[Red Chamber] Madam's wishes come true

"Hmm..." Lin Ruhai couldn't laugh or cry, "As long as you can sit still, of course you can."

But after thinking about it, it seems that Zhen Fu has always been able to sit still.

It was only recently that he often ran to Lin's house because of Enke's activity, which made him come to the conclusion that Zhen Fu was not easy to sit still, but in fact, before joining Enke, Zhen Fu was at home almost every day. It didn't come out much.

Lin Ruhai felt that there was really no need to worry about whether Zhen Fu could sit still.

Instead, he should remind other things: "Even if you are always at home, it doesn't mean that there is no danger at all. The betrayal of the servants at home, the safety of food, and Enke's first day may not be so peaceful..."

Is it Liuyuan Jidi or Enke Liuyuan Jidi?

There are not many troubles that Zhen Fu may encounter.

Lin Ruhai thought for a while: "Why don't you live in Lin's house directly? When you take the palace examination, I'll send you to the examination room directly. There should be no major problems."

Zhen Fu quickly refused: "My servants are no more than three or two kittens, and they are all trustworthy people. And there are few people, so they can supervise each other and be on guard. On the contrary, the Lin family has more miscellaneous eyes and is more prone to problems. As for the safety on the day of the imperial examination, I will also be careful."

When Lin Ruhai thought of the little maid just now, she didn't try to persuade her anymore.

Zhen Fu told Lin Kou about it after returning home.

Lin Kou paused: "You mean, if there is no accident, you will basically be number one in the imperial examination?"

Although many people felt that being spoiled about the future was not good, Lin Kou accepted it well and was even quite happy.

As for danger?

"You're right. We'll just have to hide at home until the palace exam starts. Unless someone sets us on fire, it's absolutely impossible..."

Lin Kou paused, then looked up at Zhen Fu, "Those people should only be trying to prevent you from achieving the six-yuan achievement, so they shouldn't kill anyone, right?"

Zhen Fu hesitated: "That's not sure."

Lin Kou: "..."

As for it, it's just a good omen for the six yuan and the first place.

But thinking of the ancient superstitious attitude towards auspicious omens, Lin Kou also became a little distressed: "If this is the case, let's find a way to hide."

Zhen Fu looked at Lin Kou: "Hiding?"

He planned to stay at home and not go out, how else could he hide?

Lin Kou lowered his voice and said in a low voice, "The rouge and gouache shop opened by Sister Lin and others is only one street away from the examination room. We asked Sister Lin and others to buy a yard nearby, and then find a chance to move there."

Although she felt that those people might not be so mad as to directly set fire to people, but since there was such a possibility, of course she had to avoid this possibility from happening.

She didn't want to put herself in danger because of her negligence.

Zhen Fu actually didn't think it was necessary, because even if someone set fire to it, they might not be unable to escape.But when he saw that Lin Kou was planning seriously, and the matter was for himself, Zhen Fu didn't object after hesitating.

Since Madam wants to move, let's move.

So Lin Kou quickly asked Daiyu to buy a shop near the rouge gouache shop, and then left the original residence overnight with her valuables and moved to the yard she just bought.

Just in case, Lin Kou seized the opportunity and made a wish. He hoped that Zhen Fu would be able to attend the palace examination safely, and that everyone would be safe.

Then, Lin Kou suddenly lost thirty pounds.

She had lost weight once before by making a wish. If she hadn't regained some fat these days, no matter how thin she is now, she might be able to lose seventy catties directly.But even if he recovered some during this time, Lin Kou's current weight is only around [-] catties.

Especially standing with Zhen Fu, who has gained a lot of flesh now, the visual effect is quite explosive.

It looks a little scary.

But Lin Kou got used to it, so he didn't care about this. Instead, he went straight to Zhen Fu and said, "I wish that you will pass the exam and that everyone will be safe. You will lose about [-] catties in no time. This is a bit exaggerated, I think it is certain." There are other dangers that we did not expect."

But what danger is there?

They are sure that when they move overnight, absolutely no one will find out that they have moved.

Lin Kou couldn't figure it out, and Zhen Fu was also at a loss——

In fact, he felt that the move was a bit exaggerated.But after seeing Lin Kou's current appearance, Zhen Fu inevitably raised the danger level of the palace examination to the highest level.

On the second day after Zhen Fu and Lin Kou moved out overnight, several rascals came near their house, causing many people to frown and chase them away.

But how can the little bastard talk to other people?Even if they are driven away for a short time, they will come back soon.

The number of driving away is too much, and the people nearby are impatient and too lazy to care.

The punks stayed happily near the street where Lin Kou's house was located, as if they had won a battle.

But a few gangsters stayed nearby for several days, but never saw anyone from Lin Kou's family come out, let alone the two masters, even the kitchen servants never came out to buy anything.

A few gangsters realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked people to climb in through the wall.

After a while, the little bastard turned over from the wall, with a dazed expression on his face: "Boss, there is no one living in this yard at all!"

The gangster was stunned for a moment, and immediately turned into the wall to search around.

In the end, not only did he not find anyone, he actually found that there were only some ordinary objects left in the yard, and the valuables, like the people in the yard, had disappeared long ago.

The gangster's face changed drastically immediately, and he jumped over the wall and went out: "Come on, let's tell that lord about this!"

The other gangsters didn't dare to delay, so they hurriedly followed.

The surrounding families who were terribly annoyed by the gangsters saw the actions of the gangsters just now, and thinking about what happened recently, they couldn't help but sneered,

Some people, their minds are really rotten!

Soon, it was the day of the imperial examination.

Lin Kou and Zhen Fu hurried over. They were inspected by the guards as soon as they arrived, and then entered the palace.

Up to this point, there has been no danger.

The imperial examination only examines strategy theory, so the examination is only for one day, and the papers will be collected as soon as the sun goes down.

Lin Kou was worried about Zhen Fu, so apart from leaving the palace gate for a while during lunch, she sat in the carriage and waited for Zhen Fu.

As soon as the sun went down, Zhen Fu was the first to come out of the palace.

He recognized his own carriage at the first sight, and was about to walk forward, but for some reason, he stepped on his right foot with his left foot, and even stepped on the shoe of his right foot.

Zhen Fu immediately squatted down and put on his shoes.

He had just squatted down when a middle-aged man with a knife rushed over next to Lin Kou and other family members who were waiting for the candidates. The man was about to stab him in the chest with the knife.

Granted, the man pokes the loneliness.

Lin Kou immediately yelled, "Zhen Fu back up!"

Zhen Fu heard a series of footsteps running towards her, and was about to look up when she heard Lin Kou's voice. Although she didn't understand what it meant, she subconsciously took a step back.

As soon as he backed away, he saw a knife inserted into the place where he was squatting just now from top to bottom.

All the actions happened in the blink of an eye, but in just a few moments, Zhen Fu had already escaped twice at the moment of life and death!

Zhen Fu was startled, and instantly got up and ran towards the palace.

The guard at the gate of the palace finally came to his senses, and immediately rushed up with a knife in his hand. The peddler realized something was wrong and wanted to run away, but for some reason he slipped suddenly and fell directly on his back.

A group of guards rushed forward and directly arrested him.

Zhen Fu swallowed, borrowed a knife from a guard, and then returned to her carriage with the knife.

Although the murderer who dared to attack at the gate of the palace had been caught, the guards were still worried about Zhen Fu, worried that he would be attacked again on the road, so several guards left him behind, and a group of people surrounded the carriage.

Then, one of the guards entered the palace to report the situation.

When the emperor knew that Zhen Fu was almost attacked at the gate of the palace, he immediately became furious, and even wanted someone to take Zhen Fu and his wife back to the palace for a short period of time, and then let them go after the results of the palace examination came out and were announced.

Fortunately, he was dissuaded by the courtiers in time.

But the emperor was worried that Zhen Fu would be in danger again, so after hesitating, he called Prince Zhongshun directly: "Before the results of the palace examination are announced, Zhen Fu may encounter many dangers. There are only three or two, not even a guard who can fight. I am really worried, so I can only arrange the two of them to the imperial brother's residence, and hope that the imperial brother can protect them well during this time."

Although Prince Zhongshun is also the son of the Supreme Emperor, but the royal family, where can there be so many touching family affection?

What's more, the Supreme Emperor didn't value the current Emperor and King Zhongshun's two brothers. On the contrary, the emperor and King Zhongshun depended on each other before the Supreme Emperor abdicated.

Therefore, whether it is based on feelings or interests, King Zhongshun will stand unswervingly by the emperor's side, and will not choose the overlord.

Zhongshun Wang Ben also appreciates Zhen Fu, not to mention that Zhen Fu is very important to the emperor and him now——

If the emperor had the upper hand, King Zhongshun would also gain more power.

So, what reason does he have for not protecting Zhen Fu and his wife?

Although King Zhongshun is not satisfied with Zhen Fu's wife, who cares about it now?

Seeing that King Zhongshun agreed to this matter, the emperor ordered many guards to escort the group to Prince Zhongshun's mansion.

Zhen Fu and Lin Kou's original intention was of course to refuse, but since the matter was arranged by the emperor, it doesn't really matter what their husband and wife think.

The two could only enter the carriage, and followed Prince Zhongshun's carriage into Zhongshun Prince's Mansion.

Princess Zhongshun got the news very quickly, and went directly to the front yard to meet Zhen Fu and Lin Kou.

With just one glance, Lin Kou could tell that the relationship between Princess Zhongshun and Prince Zhongshun was not harmonious, and this Princess Zhongshun looked dignified and gentle, but from her overly cold eyes when she looked at Prince Zhongshun, it could be seen that this was not a A provocative woman.

Lin Kou's eyes flickered, and he took a step back to hide behind Zhen Fu.

Princess Zhongshun raised her eyebrows when she saw this, and chuckled lightly: "Who are these two?"

Prince Zhongshun turned his head, pointed at Zhen Fu with a smile, and said, "This is our emperor's apex. He passed Xiao Sanyuan, Jie Yuan, and Hui Yuan successively before, and now he is only one..."

He smiled, "His name is Zhen Fu, and he is an examinee this year. But he was attacked at the gate of the palace before and almost died, so the Holy Majesty specially asked the two of them to stay in our house for a few days until the palace examination is released. Enough."

Princess Zhongshun immediately understood the ins and outs of the matter, and after saying hello to Zhen Fu, she walked up to Lin Kou with a smile and pulled him out: "This is Mrs. Zhen, right? She is so beautiful. I have never seen her in these years." I've seen such a beautiful girl. She has such an outstanding temperament that people don't know what to say."

Lin Kou paused and smiled shyly.

Princess Zhongshun looked at her suspiciously, Madam Zhen has such a temper?

But she didn't say anything more, but immediately took Lin Kou's hand to the backyard, picked out a few yards, and was going to let Lin Kou choose where to live during this time.

Prince Zhongshun's mansion is a big place, but because of Prince Zhongshun's fascination, the mansion also has a large population.

So after some selection by the princess, she finally found only two suitable residences: "The Ningxiang Garden is bigger and closer to the front yard. The Shuangxi Garden is smaller, but it is close to the street outside, so you can live there from childhood." The door can come in and out at will, more freedom."

After speaking, the princess took Lin Kou to walk around both courtyards, and then asked her: "How is it? Which courtyard do you like more?"

Lin Kou smiled embarrassedly: "Let's go to Shuangxiyuan, let's be more free."

The concubine nodded: "Okay, I'll send someone to clean it for you. By the way, what is the size of you and Zhen Fu? You came here in a hurry, so you probably didn't bring any clothes? There are many sewing ladies in our house. , now I can make two sets of underwear in time, so that you don’t have to wear new clothes after you wash up at night.”

Lin Kou was taken aback, and quickly said, "I've asked the housekeeper to go home to pick up the clothes, and I think it won't be long before I can bring the clothes to the door, so I won't bother the sewing lady in your house."

The concubine was stunned for a moment, and smiled wryly for a while: "Since Mrs. Zhen has asked people to go back to pick up the clothes, I don't have much to do. But if you encounter any troubles or need anything, just come to me."

Lin Kou thanked her repeatedly.

The concubine left a few people to clean the Double Happiness Garden, and took Lin Kou back to the main courtyard.

At this time, Lord Zhongshun looked Zhen Fu from head to toe, and then looked regretful: "If you were not in a hurry to get married, I would have married my daughter to you. Jidi was targeted and almost died?"

Zhen Fu paused, and hurriedly said, "My lord, speak carefully."

Prince Zhongshun took a look at Zhen Fu and chuckled: "You have a deep affection for your wife, and you can't say anything bad about it. It's just that your wife is not worthy of you, and your identity is flawed, but you finally got along with the Minister of the Household Department. And the people in General Zhenguo's Mansion get along well, which can make up for the lack of status."

"But if I remember correctly, you and your wife have been married for seven or eight years, right? You have nothing to do so far, is it really okay in the future?"

Zhen Fu frowned: "Madam is in good health. She just doesn't want to have children, so I don't need to worry about it."

Prince Zhongshun himself is not taboo about meat and vegetables, and he has a bit of a mischievous temper, so he can't understand Zhen Fu's protection of his wife.But he really appreciated Zhen Fu's ability, so after finding out that Zhen Fu didn't want him to mention his wife, he smacked his lips, but he didn't continue the question after all.

only……

King Zhongshun reminded him as an elder: "There must be many people who think like me. You were a white body before, and you don't know what will happen in the future. Others will not pay much attention to the back house of you, an unknown person. But wait After you enter the court and become an official, with the emperor's favor for you, there will definitely be many people who want to invest in advance, and there will definitely be many people who want to make money for you, so you have to be prepared."

Although he was not very satisfied with Zhen Fu's wife, he did not want to destroy other people's marriages, nor did he want his daughter to be a concubine, so he only said a few words, and he would not really do anything to Zhen Fu or that Mrs. Zhen What.

But others are different.

Zhen Fu's eyebrows twitched: "I haven't even passed the Jinshi yet."

King Zhongshun glanced at Zhen Fu and sneered: "Do you think Liuyuan Jidi is a Chinese cabbage? Even if you are just a mascot, your official position will not be lowered in the future, and the emperor's brother attaches great importance to you..."

Zhen Fu hadn't entered the officialdom yet, so he had already had a lot of troubles because of it.

He frowned, for a moment he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for him to take the imperial examination.

and kids...

He could tell that Lin Kou didn't like children, and he himself didn't like children very much, so he didn't say that he must have a child.

But even if he didn't say it, Zhen Fu knew that his husband and wife's thoughts were a bit shocking at this time.

In fact, Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin have been giving birth all these years at the beginning, but it was later discovered that Lin Kou was not pregnant, and Zhen Fu didn't seem to think it was a big deal, so they were worried that they would talk too much. It brought pressure to Lin Kou, so I didn't bring up this topic during Chinese New Year in the past two years.

but……

Zhen Fu frowned, unavoidably thinking of the rumors Lin Ruhai and Jia Min had suffered at the beginning, and the suffering they had suffered because of those rumors.

He didn't want Lin Kou to experience these things.

On the contrary, he himself didn't pay much attention to those rumors because he had seen enough cold eyes from others and had suffered enough from the high-profile prodigy who fell into the quagmire.

Seeing that Zhen Fu had listened, King Zhongshun shook his head with a smile and said nothing more.

The time for the announcement of the palace examination is coming soon.

No surprises, Zhen Fu's name really appeared in No.1 of Yijia, that is, the position of champion.

What is even more unexpected is that Zhen Fu's article has also been published.

The topic of this year's palace examination is about shipping and commerce.

Because in recent years, many people in the DPRK and China have been arguing over whether to close the treaty ports.In fact, on this point, whether it is the Supreme Emperor or the current emperor, they all hold a positive attitude towards it.

The two emperors didn't have any opinions on the trade itself, but they were quite dissatisfied with some foreigners brought by the trade with malicious intentions, so they always hoped that the treaty ports could be closed.In fact, the Supreme Emperor did this before he abdicated. Not only did he do it, but he also directly drove out the foreigners who had originally settled in Dayang.

The relationship between Dayang and overseas countries was once tense.

But because those countries hope to get the silk and other products from Dayang, they can only lower their figures to intercede with the Supreme Emperor, hoping to restore the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

However, the Supreme Emperor was unmoved.

The emperor was also unmoved by those people's rhetoric, but now His Majesty the emperor has tasted the sweetness of doing business, and after some investigation, he learned that the maritime business turned out to be the most profitable business——

Even domestic non-top tea, porcelain and other items can earn back a boatload of spices and gold when they are taken abroad.And the spices are sold back home, which is also priced at gold.

Although the sea situation is unpredictable, it is easy to encounter danger.

However, the previous dynasty sent officials to many places, and returned to this land safely after a circle, and the nautical chart of that overseas voyage was hidden in the Royal Library!

On the one hand, it is money, on the other hand, it is the harassment of people with malicious intentions.

The emperor himself was entangled, and that's why he had this exam.

But Lin Kou told Zhen Fu the answer to this question early in the morning!

Although not all of them, it is not an exaggeration to say that Lin Kou occasionally revealed a sentence or two when he mentioned shipping, which was enlightening to Zhen Fu. She may not have said something very important, but Lin Kou's unique and advanced thinking itself gave Zhen Fu a sense of enlightenment. Zhen Fu provides a new direction of thinking.

Zhen Fu is a very smart person. After finding his direction, he can think of no fewer problems than those modern historians.Even, because of his previous experience as a bodyguard for the emperor, he can give answers that are more in line with today's actual situation from a political perspective.

Zhen Fu's answer sheet caught the attention of all the examiners almost as soon as it appeared.

After the emperor read Zhen Fu's answer sheet, he nominated him as the champion without any guilt——

Such a capable person, why choose him as the number one scholar?

The emperor also found out the exam papers of the Zhen Fu Exam, and compared it with the others: Hey!It's not bad, although the strategy and theory in the test is not as amazing as the palace test, but it is absolutely not guilty to get No.1!

The emperor was instantly satisfied.

After all, who would like to be known as a "faint king" in the history books if he can be a "Ming Jun"?

With a swipe of his pen, the emperor directly bestowed a mansion of the No. [-] scholar with a plaque of "Six Yuan Ji Di".

This is the Liuyuan Jidi who came out of Enke, not the ordinary Liuyuan Jidi.

Zhen Fu bid farewell to King Zhongshun immediately after he rode his horse through the streets, and then took everyone to live in the Zhuangyuan Mansion.

There is a half-month holiday after the Palace Examination. If Jinshi want to enter the Imperial Academy, they will have to take an exam. If they pass the exam, they will become Shujishi, and they can enter the Imperial Academy as an official and stay in the capital.

But the champion, the second place, and Tanhua do not need to take an exam, and they can directly enter the Imperial Academy.

So Zhen Fu directly used the half-month vacation to take care of the Zhuangyuan Mansion together with Lin Kou, and then went to the Imperial Academy to report.

And not long after Zhen Fu entered the Imperial Academy, the person who attacked Zhen Fu and the officials behind him were finally found out, and the emperor directly beheaded him on the grounds of "murder and contempt for the emperor".

At this time, the Supreme Emperor finally woke up, and his body began to gradually improve.

Then, he heard that the emperor prescribed Enke while he was in a coma, and this time Enke also produced a six-yuan grade that was rarely seen in hundreds of years.

Immediately afterwards, the Supreme Emperor found out that someone wanted to take action against the new champion at the gate of the palace, but because of too much unlucky not only failed to succeed, but was captured alive by the guards and confessed the mastermind behind it——

Just a few days before he woke up, the mastermind and the murderer were beheaded together.

And who is the mastermind?The overlord's own confidant.

The Supreme Emperor: "..."

He couldn't help but call someone over, and asked about the new No.