Emperor's Grace

When He Huailing came back, he told Zhu Yunjing about the matter, and Zhu Yunjing asked him with a half-smile when he heard the words: "You will keep the man, do you have time to entertain him as a landlord? Didn't you say that you have to go back to the barracks before the wedding?" Have you arranged everything in one trip?"

"It's rare for him to come here. I don't know when we will meet again next time. I just want to keep him for a wedding drink." He Huailing explained.

"Okay, I'll entertain him for you."

He Huailing: "...are you willing to let him know about you?"

"You have left him behind. Now you don't know the day you get married, you will know. Now he is a dead person like me, so where can he tell me about me?"

"You...to entertain him?"

"What? Are you worried?"

He Huailing was really worried, who knew if Zhu Yunjing still had any thoughts about Xu Shixian now, after all, he had worked so hard to get Xu Shixian back then, and in the end he paid himself for it.

"I won't do anything to him," Zhu Yunjing said angrily, "Do you think I can force him now?"

On that day, Zhu Yunjing invited people to the courtyard where she lived.Hearing that the future Mrs. Hou wanted to see him, Xu Shixian was very surprised, not to mention that the other party had already entered the General Military Mansion, until he stepped into the house with the servants who led the way, and saw Zhu who was sitting by the couch and drinking tea. Yun Jing.

When the four eyes met, Xu Shixian was stunned, Zhu Yunjing raised the corners of his lips: "Why are you standing there stupidly, sit down."

Everyone in the room retreated, Xu Shixian finally came back to his senses, and looked at Zhu Yunjing warily: "His Royal Highness?"

Zhu Yunjing reminded him: "I am no longer the Crown Prince, you should call me another name."

"...Why are you here?"

Zhu Yunjing smiled and said, "Why are you here, so why am I here."

Xu Shixian was puzzled: "I don't understand what Your Highness means."

"You're a smart person, so why don't you understand how you escaped from birth? I'm the same. Thanks to He Huailing, I can sit here and talk to you."

Xu Shixian's pupils shrank slightly: "Was it Huai Ling who rescued you?"

It is well known that the crown prince was deposed and bestowed to death. Xu Shixian really did not expect that one day he would be able to see the former crown prince who had pushed himself into a desperate situation. He was in a very complicated mood at the moment, and... the person who saved him was He Huailing.

The phrase "Huai Ling" is quite intimate, Zhu Yunjing thought sourly, and said softly: "Can he not save me? Did you change mine before you escaped from Zhuangzi that day?" Tea? Do you know that he happened to sneak up to the village to save you that day, but it turned out to be wrong..."

Xu Shixian was stunned, and only then did he notice that there was a small child lying beside Zhu Yunjing, and his complexion turned pale instantly: "Is it... birth control medicine?"

"It's my own fault," Zhu Yunjing laughed at herself, "I deserve today."

Xu Shixian was stunned, his eyelashes trembled, and he said, "...that's how it is."

Zhu Yunjing didn't miss the change in his eyes, she understood a little bit in her heart: "Are you surprised?"

"It really never occurred to me... Your Highness isn't afraid that I will tell you about you?"

Zhu Yunjing shook her head slightly: "Since I dare to call you here, I am naturally not afraid. If I say that your mentor's matter was done by Xie Chongming alone, I don't know about it. Do you believe it?"

Xu Shixian sighed: "Huai Ling has already told me, I believe him."

"I did lie to you at the beginning, and I didn't do my best to help you rescue your teacher, but anyway, I saved you, and I know you will not tell the matter. First, I believe in your character. People, secondly, you wouldn't say it even for He Huailing."

"...Don't worry, Your Highness, I won't say anything, and I have nowhere to say it."

Zhu Yunjing nodded: "I called you here just to confirm one thing."

"What's the matter?"

"The other day you said that two people are in love with each other and the piano is harmonious. Who exactly are you referring to?"

Xu Shixian's complexion became a little paler. He looked at Zhu Yunjing for a long time before saying in a hoarse voice with difficulty: "Your Highness was joking...that was just a reference, not who..."

Zhu Yunjing didn't take it seriously: "I heard from He Huailing that you came here to do business? If you just want to save some family property, what kind of business can't you do in Jiangnan? Do you have to travel all the way here?"

After a long silence, Xu Shixian smiled bitterly: "Is it true that Your Highness married him?"

Zhu Yunjing said lightly: "Whether you are sincere or not, you have to live on."

"...I have never seen him so happy. When he said that he was about to get married, his eyes were shining, Your Highness...you have never been born in a blessing and you don't know the blessing."

Zhu Yunjing frowned lightly: "Is he worthy of you?"

"Whether it's worth it or not, I can't say it clearly in a few words, and I have never expected anything extravagantly."

Zhu Yunjing was very puzzled, but the Xu Shixian in front of him looked more like a real person than before: "I heard people say that when you were in Jingzhou, you had a verbal engagement with him? If you really want to , why didn't you explain it to him earlier?"

Xu Shixian smiled wryly: "He has always regarded me as a good friend and a confidant, and has no other friendship. The so-called marriage contract is just an excuse for him to help me solve the trouble when I was pestered by others."

"You have been to him since then..."

Xu Shixian closed his eyes: "It's just me who bothers me."

Maybe it was the first glimpse on the wall when we first met, maybe it was the first time he stretched out the hand of friendship to his introverted self, or maybe it was the sentence that the man firmly stood in front of him and said to others "The two of us have a marriage contract long ago, so don't entangle me any longer." He couldn't remember why he was moved, and it was meaningless.

Zhu Yunjing felt inexplicably uncomfortable: "If I were you, I would have to try everything."

"I tried it... before he returned to Beijing, I gave him a pair of hand-carved wood carvings, but he didn't take it back and asked someone to return it intact, so I understood." Xu Shixian's expression was gloomy. It was a rare occasion to confide his most secret thoughts to Zhu Yunjing who was in a similar situation.

Zhu Yunjing didn't know what to say for a while, she was relatively silent for a moment, Yuan Bao next to her raised her head and babbled, Zhu Yunjing touched his face, and wiped away the involuntary dripping from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief. drool.Xu Shixian watched intently, with mixed feelings for a moment, and seemed to be relieved a lot. If he hadn't suddenly learned that He Huailing was going to get married today, and that person was still Zhu Yunjing, he wouldn't have lost his composure. No matter how extravagantly you think about it, it's useless. In fact, he has already seen it.

"I think he must really love His Highness, and please His Highness not to let him down in the future."

"This is the matter between me and him, there is no need for outsiders to comment," Zhu Yunjing said, "If you don't think about yourself, you are still young, even if you help your teacher raise a child, it may not be possible. If you can’t find a partner, why bother yourself.”

"I have no such intentions. Your Highness is too worried. After I go back, I won't bother you and him again. You don't need to care about me."

"I don't care," Zhu Yunjing shook her head slightly, and the corners of her lips raised an arc, "I also believe in He Huailing."

Xu Shixian was stunned: "Sorry, I overstepped."

Zhu Yunjing felt that it was boring, so she changed the topic: "What kind of business are you doing? Is it easy to make money?"

"Embroidery, the embroidery from the south of the Yangtze River is brought here, and even the worst quality can be sold for at least ten times the price. Most Yi people don't know how to distinguish between good and bad."

Zhu Yunjing was instantly amused: "Really? I didn't expect that Tan Hualang, who used to be aloof and aloof, would still be a bit of a profiteer when he started a business."

Xu Shixian sighed: "Your Highness, you are joking, I am also forced by life, and I have no choice."

"Haven't you ever thought of going to Fujian and Guangdong to do business with maritime merchants? You may not earn less than now, and it's closer to Jiangnan."

Xu Shixian was a little surprised: "Sea merchants?"

Zhu Yunjing explained: "The imperial court intends to open the sea ban. Those who are well-informed have probably heard the news. Now I can go to Fujian and Guangdong to get a share of the pie. Later, I can only watch others eat meat and drink soup by myself."

Xu Shixian hesitated and said: "I'm not the type to do business after all, so I don't plan to do it this time when I go back. But thank you Your Highness for reminding me, there are still people in my family who are doing this, maybe I can try my luck there."

"I really want to go," Zhu Yunjing patted Yuan Bao's head, "Unfortunately, I'm stuck, and I won't be able to go within three to five years."

Xu Shixian was even more surprised when he heard the words: "Your Highness, do you want to go into business?"

"I have to find something to do. Is it possible to stay in the backyard of the Hou Mansion for the rest of my life?" Zhu Yunjing narrowed his eyes slightly, "If there is a chance, it would be good to go to sea to see."

Xu Shixian was speechless, he might as well think about the long term, Zhu Yunjing, his only thought now is to bring up his teacher's grandson, as for himself, his ambitions and aspirations have become empty talk, and it is a fluke not to follow the crowd.

But what Zhu Yunjing said made him have some vague thoughts in his heart. After thinking for a long time, Xu Shixian tentatively said: "I have a family uncle who runs a small business at home. Yes, if His Highness is interested, I can persuade them to be His Majesty's pawns, and go to Fujian and Guangdong to explore the way first, not seeking wealth and wealth, but only hoping that His Highness can take care of them if something happens in the future, and the one I adopted. child."

Zhu Yunjing looked at him, her eyes darkened slightly: "...you really have changed a lot."

Xu Shixian smiled wryly: "In the past, I offended too many people by not thinking about changing things around. In the end, I couldn't help anyone or save anyone. I should have a long memory."

Zhu Yunjing reminded him in a deep voice: "Do you think I can protect your clansman and adopted son? I, like you, have nothing left."

"But behind you is the Dingyuanhou Mansion, and His Royal Highness King Rui."

Zhu Yunjing was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed dumbly: "You, you, it seems that I really misjudged you at the beginning, and thought you were simple-minded."

If he really didn't have Chengfu, he wouldn't have exchanged his tea and escaped. If there hadn't been that incident, who knows what will happen now.

After Xu Shixian left, Zhu Yunjing's mood changed, and she called the steward of the mansion over.This steward used to be He Huailing's bookboy, he had been with him the longest, and knew his affairs the most.

Zhu Yunjing didn't beat around the bush, and asked directly: "When Lord Hou left Jingzhou to return to Beijing, did his friend Mr. Xu send him a pair of hand-carved wood carvings?"

The steward hesitated and didn't know whether to say it, Zhu Yunjing gave him a sideways look: "What? Can't you say it?"

"...No, it's just that Master Hou didn't know about it. Before Master Hou returned to Beijing, Mr. Xu did give me a pair of wood carvings of Phoenix Qiuhuang and asked me to send them to Master Hou. Going back with the things, when I entered the door, I ran into the old general who came to pick up Lord Hou to return to Beijing. The old general took the things over and looked at them. After asking who sent them, he told me to return the things without saying anything, and told me Don't tell Lord Hou, after so many years, if you didn't mention this matter, I would have forgotten it."

"Old General?"

"Yes," the steward nodded in embarrassment, "The young master Xu was just a down-and-out scholar living in the county government office, and the old general naturally looked down on him."

"So that's it... okay, I get it," Zhu Yunjing waved his hand, "You can continue to pretend that you don't remember this matter, it rots in your stomach, go on."