The county horse is a medicine jar

Outside the door, the low roar of the Ninth Prince came to her ears, shaking Lin Sishen's startled body. She stared at the door for a while, then quickly recovered, and turned her head to look at Shen who was beside her in a panic. Qingwan begged in a low voice: "Princess, save me!"

Unexpectedly, when she heard her calling for help, Shen Qingwan slightly hooked her thin lips, slowly raised her eyes and glanced at her, her clear eyes were full of playful smiles, and she reminded softly: "Don't worry about it." Make father wait too long."

Lin Sishen's expression froze, knowing that Shen Qingwan was planning to stand by and watch, she stared at Shen Qingwan with resentful eyes, and asked pitifully: "Is the princess really cruel?"

Shen Qingwan raised her eyebrows, looked her up and down with interest, and said with a blink of an eye, "What are you afraid of, my father won't eat you."

"My lord really doesn't know how to eat people."

Lin Sishen parted the corners of his lips with a fake smile, glanced at the door from the corner of his eyes, swallowed subconsciously and said, "But he will skin me."

Outside the door, the Ninth Prince's face was overcast. He was circling back and forth outside the door anxiously and angrily. Alarming others provoked criticism.

Therefore, he could only hold back his anger, raised his hand and patted the door, and squeezed out a sentence between his teeth: "Lin Sishen, this king knows you are inside, if you are a man, if you If you have the guts, just be brave enough to let this king get the hell out of here."

Listening to the gnashing of teeth of the Ninth Prince, Lin Sishen could almost imagine his expression at the moment, and couldn't help but feel fear.She quietly walked two steps towards the window, turned her head to look at Shen Qingwan, and said with a sly smile: "Fortunately, I am not a man, and I have no seeds. I can't provoke but I can hide."

As soon as the voice fell, Lin Sishen tapped his toes, and his figure instantly swayed towards the window like a ghost. He raised his hand and brushed the window, and the door opened in response to the sound. He couldn't wait to jump out of the window and escape.

It was too late to say it, but just as Lin Sishen leaned over and slightly bent his knees, planning to jump, a pair of snow-white hands grabbed her by the back of the collar.

It was supposed to be passing through the window in a chic way, but Lin Sishen was grabbed by Shen Qingwan abruptly, and he bounced in vain before falling back to the original place, his posture was quite ridiculous.

Lin Sishen turned her head to stare at Shen Qingwan behind her in anger and annoyance, she couldn't hide her anger, and she called in a low voice: "Princess."

Shen Qingwan was calm, but there was no time to hide the sly smile in her eyes. Before Lin Sishen became angry, Shen Qingwan reminded softly, "Shen'er, you have to think about it. Father already knows that you are in my house, if you avoid seeing me today, father will never let you step into the palace again in the future."

Lin Sishenwen was immediately discouraged, and she didn't care about Shen Wan stopping her. She lowered her eyelids and said sullenly: "But the Ninth Prince has always been prejudiced against me, and now he is angry again. If I bump into him, I'm afraid it will be wrong." I really want to be peeled off by him."

Shen Qingwan looked straight, and said persuasively: "Father is not an unreasonable person. The reason why he has prejudice against you is because of what you have done in the past. He doesn't know the inside story, and he doesn't understand your nature. He will inevitably listen to others. Criticism of you. And you only blame him for being harsh and unkind to you. When you see him on weekdays, you either avoid him or bury your head in a perfunctory way. It is also human nature for him to treat you like this now."

Speaking of this, Shen Qingwan sighed softly, and said softly: "After all, he is my father. If you really want to stay with me forever, you can't just avoid him every time you see him."

Lin Sishen thought for a moment, nodded with a complicated expression, and said with some shame: "The princess is right, but I didn't think carefully."

The Ninth Prince did not have a good look towards Lin Sishen, ever since Lin Sishen and Shen Qingwan got married, whenever he saw Lin Sishen, the Ninth Prince must have a sullen face and never smiled at Lin Sishen.

But the Ninth Prince's dislike for Lin Sishen seemed to be nothing more than that, he never really felt sorry for Lin Sishen.

Sometimes in court, when Lin Sishen was targeted by someone with a heart, General Lin would not stand up for her because of his temper and to avoid suspicion, but the Ninth Prince didn't care about it at all, he would stand up and speak for Lin Sishen, never afraid of others He is partial.

Even after Lin Sishen and Shen Qingwan reconciled, the Ninth Prince, even though he was very angry, did not deliberately make things difficult for Lin Sishen, and would still speak for Lin Sishen, and helped her out several times.

Lin Sishen has all these in mind, she naturally wants to live in harmony with the Ninth Prince, but the Ninth Prince always sees her with disgust and impatience on his face, and he doesn't even bother to say a word to her, how can she be shameless Go ahead and talk to yourself.

Shen Qingwan's words are reasonable, because of emotion and reason, Lin Sishen shouldn't avoid the Ninth Prince so much. If she avoids the Ninth Prince again and again, and doesn't treat the Ninth Prince frankly, the Ninth Prince may not be prejudiced against her. It will be reduced by an inch, and it will only accumulate.

Seeing Lin Sishen bowed her head in silence for a long time, Shen Qingwan asked her softly: "Do you understand what I just said?"

Lin Sishen raised her head, with a calm expression on her face, she nodded solemnly and said, "I figured it out."

Shen Qingwan curled her thin lips slightly, and asked again: "Now that you understand it, do you still want to escape?"

"Don't run away."

Lin Sishen took a deep breath and puffed up his chest, raised his head in that generous tone and said, "The Ninth Prince will beat and scold later, I will stand obediently and wait for him to finish beating and scolding, and then explain to him properly."

The Ninth Prince had been waiting outside the door for a long time, but he still didn't wait for Lin Sishen to go out. He walked around the door over and over again, almost reaching the limit of his patience.

Just when he was about to force his way in and drag Lin Sishen out, the door suddenly and quietly opened from inside, and Lin Sishen appeared in front of him with an embarrassed smile on his face.

Lin Sishen was neatly dressed, she straightened her sleeves calmly, slowly bent over and cupped her hands, and bowed respectfully: "Sishen has met the prince."

When the Ninth Prince saw her, his originally gloomy face darkened a bit. He stared at Lin Sishen, gritted his teeth and asked, "Where's Wan'er?"

Lin Sishen felt a little guilty, so naturally she didn't dare to look directly at the Ninth Prince, her eyes flickered and she replied calmly: "The princess is dressing up inside the house."

The Ninth Prince snorted heavily, and after squinting at Lin Sishen, he raised his hand and knocked lightly on the half-open door, his gloomy face suddenly softened a lot, and his tone was extremely gentle: "Wan'er, are you here?" In the house?"

Inside the room, Shen Qingwan's voice came softly: "Father, the child hasn't dressed yet, so it's inconvenient to come forward to say hello, please don't blame your father."

The Ninth Prince waved his hand, and told Lin Sishen in a soft voice: "It's okay, it's been hot these days, my father heard from Lan Qing that you have lost your appetite, so he specially ordered the back kitchen to prepare some iced white fungus soup to cool off the heat. Someone will send it in a while, and you should eat some."

The Ninth Prince's attitude towards Lin Sishen and Shen Qingwan is completely different. Just now he was glaring at Lin Sishen, wishing he could peel off Lin Sishen's skin, and when he turned his head to talk to Shen Qingwan, he spoke softly and softly. Caring.

Even though Lin Sishen and Shen Qingwan had nothing to do with each other, they were still ambiguously involved, causing many people to gossip, but he didn't have the slightest intention to criticize Shen Qingwan, and he couldn't even bear to say a word of reproach.

Lin Sishen was caught in the middle and didn't dare to speak, and didn't even dare to move. She looked at the gentle expression of the Ninth Prince when he was talking to Shen Qingwan, and then remembered the look in her eyes just now, and couldn't help but feel a little bit moved by the Ninth Prince's change of face. Books are fast.

After exhorting Shen Qingwan a few words, the Ninth Prince finally looked at Lin Sishen who was an eyesore. He stared at Lin Sishen's pale and feminine face, frowned, looked up and down in disgust, and then snorted heavily, He suddenly turned around and walked out with his hands behind his back, and said coldly: "You come with me, I have something to say to you."

How could Lin Sishen dare to refuse, he followed the Ninth Prince step by step, not daring to show his air, secretly thinking about how to explain to the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince didn't say a word along the way, with a tense and preoccupied face, he led Lin Sishen around the palace and went to the west garden of the palace.

Although Lin Sishen often comes to the palace, she has never been to the West Garden of the Palace. She once heard people say that there is a courtyard in the secluded area of ​​the West Garden of the Palace. A place of rest.

But since the concubine died of illness, this Xiyuan has been left unoccupied, perhaps because he is afraid of seeing things and thinking about others, the Ninth Prince has never set foot in Xiyuan again, and the servants in the mansion are not allowed to mention it again.

After taking Shen Qingwan to Qingzhou, the number of times the Ninth Prince returned to Beijing is also very few. People outside said that this Xiyuan is the forbidden area of ​​the palace, and it is also the most desolate and dilapidated place in the palace.

Lin Sishen had heard about these things, so when the Ninth Prince led her to Xiyuan, she was full of doubts. She is here.

It is true that Xiyuan has been uninhabited for a long time. It is different from the magnificent main hall of the Wangfu. It is more like a mansion isolated in a corner and no one cares about it, without a trace of life.

However, it is not as desolate and dilapidated as rumors from outsiders. It has obviously been carefully taken care of. From a distance, one can see that the vermilion gate is not mottled at all.Even the stone road in front of the door is clean and spotless without any fallen leaves.

The Ninth Prince slowed down and stopped in front of the gate of Xiyuan. He, who was always serious and grumpy, suddenly restrained his aggressive majesty, and became docile like a tamed lion.

Under Lin Sishen's complicated and puzzled eyes, the Ninth Prince slowly stepped up the stone steps. He raised the corners of his lips and smiled gently. Son, let me see you."

Seeing the Ninth Prince like this, Lin Sishen didn't have time to secretly sigh with emotion, the Ninth Prince suddenly turned his head, gave her a deadly stare, and said in a very impatient tone: "You will go in with this king in a while, and nothing inside is allowed. Luanbang, do you hear me clearly?"

Lin Sishen trembled again at the shock of the Ninth Prince, and hurriedly bowed his head in a yes.

Ninth Prince snorted coldly, gave her an angry look, turned around and opened the door, leading her in.

Lin Sishen followed the Ninth Prince across the threshold, but was stunned in place when he looked up.

Behind the high wall, in front of the West Garden, there is a large courtyard surrounded by green trees, with gurgling water, mountains and rocks dotted with gazebos, and green stones paving a green path in the courtyard, with exquisitely manicured gardens on both sides. Precious flowers and plants.

The zigzag veranda connects the houses of Xiyuan. Under the corridor is a pool that is pulled out, connecting the flowing water in the yard vertically and horizontally. There are well-growing water lilies on the water surface, and occasionally a few koi swim by under the water, leisurely in the pool extending in all directions. Going back and forth like hiding and seeking.There are also small waterfalls piled up with rocks, and the splashed water droplets just moisten the large green space on the ground.

Rumor has it that the abandoned Xiyuan is even more elegant and quiet than the back garden of the palace. No one lives in it, yet it took so much effort to take care of it.

Lin Sishen also noticed a big tree not far away. On the stone table under the tree was an unfinished game of chess, a teapot and two cups of tea. No matter how you look at it, it looks like someone lives here. And just now he was playing chess with others here.

The Ninth Prince followed her gaze, and his eyes were a little dazed: "After Qing'er left, I ordered the servants in the mansion not to move all the objects in Xiyuan. These...are Qing'er left behind during his lifetime."

Lin Sishen was silent when she heard this, and sighed rather melancholy in her heart, unavoidably moved by the Ninth Prince's infatuation.

Ninth Prince retracted his gaze, took a deep breath, and continued to walk forward: "Let's go, this king is going to take you to another place."

Lin Sishen followed the Ninth Prince, and the two walked through the West Garden to the backyard, and passed the long corridor to a secluded corner, in front of a small courtyard surrounded by greenery.

The courtyard was very small, with only three small houses, and in front of the courtyard was a path covered with vines and orchids.

The courtyard was full of flowers and plants, quiet and simple. The Ninth Prince took Lin Sishen and pushed open the door. As soon as he entered, Lin Sishen saw the tablet enshrined in the house, which was Shen Qingwan's biological mother, the spiritual tablet of the Ninth Princess.

It's no wonder that Lin Sishen never found her spiritual tablet in the palace, it turned out that her spiritual tablet was actually enshrined here.

Ninth Prince's expression was extremely calm, but when his back was facing Lin Sishen, he seemed to gently wipe his eyes with his sleeves.He first lit three incense sticks, closed his eyes and remained silent for a while, then inserted them into the incense burner, lit three more, and handed them to Lin Sishen who was standing in front of the door, who was afraid to speak.

Lin Sishen hurriedly picked it up, although she didn't know what the Ninth Prince meant, she bowed respectfully, at least she was her mother-in-law, so etiquette should not be sloppy.

After Lin Sishen offered the incense, the Ninth Prince stood in front of the concubine's coffin, and said softly to himself: "Qing'er, I have raised Wan'er up, and our little girl looks more and more like you now." Yes, it looks very much like you, and your temperament is also like you."

Lin Sishen looked at the coffin of the princess, and suddenly remembered that he seemed to have seen the princess twice, once at the palace dinner, and once in the palace.She vaguely remembered that she was a gentle and quiet woman who always spoke in a soft voice and had a faint medicinal fragrance on her body.

The broken memories were vaguely connected together, Lin Sishen was lost in a daze, and a gentle and urgent call suddenly sounded in his mind without warning.

Are you all right, kid.

That strange yet familiar call immediately pulled Lin Sishen into her memory, and made her unexpectedly recall a past event that she had long forgotten.

In my memory, it was a scorching afternoon like today, when Lin Sishen, who was only four years old, was taken by General Lin to the palace to celebrate the birthday of the Ninth Prince.

The young Lin Sishen was very curious about everything in the palace, and when General Lin was not paying attention, he sneaked out and wandered around the palace alone.

When she was in the back garden, she was attracted by a nest of young birds waiting to be fed on the tree. She stood under the tree and watched until a flightless young bird was squeezed out of the nest and fell on the ground with a clatter. on the grass.

Xiao Lin Sishen hurried over to pick it up, carefully protecting it in the palm of her hand, she looked around and saw that there was no one around, and she also looked at the baby bird that was flapping and singing in her hand.He had the courage to hold the baby bird in his chest, climbed up the tree by himself, and wanted to send it home.

After exhausting all her strength, she finally climbed up the tree, stuffed the baby bird back into its nest, and wiped the sweat off her face. Before she could feel proud, there was a sound of cracking under her feet.

Xiao Lin Sishen fell firmly on the grass from mid-air, and was dizzy from being thrown. Before he could open his eyes, a woman's urgent voice suddenly came from not far away.

After the sound of footsteps approached, Xiao Lin Sishen was hugged into a soft embrace, and smelled a faint scent of medicine. She frowned and opened her eyes in a daze, and saw a pair of gentle and beautiful eyes, full of concern He looked up and down at himself.

Are you all right, kid?

The woman was very beautiful, and her voice was unbelievably gentle. Lin Sishen felt close to her almost instantly, and she pointed to her arm and cried out for pain in a crying voice.

The woman took Xiao Lin Sishen by the hand and went to a beautiful large courtyard, talked to her softly, and asked about her identity.

After learning her name, the woman seemed very happy. She knelt down and lovingly touched Xiao Lin Sishen's head, and said something that Lin Sishen didn't understand at the time.

You are a good boy, I am at ease.

The woman was very kind to Xiao Lin Sishen, gently applied medicine to her, wiped off her dirty face, gave her delicious pastries, and even taught her how to play chess.

Lin Sishen was too young at that time, she didn't remember many things, she only remembered that she liked that woman very much, unlike her impatient mother at home, that woman seemed to have infinite tenderness and patience, she would chatter with Lin Sishen endlessly and even Ridiculous inquiries, answered one by one seriously, without the slightest impatience.

When Xiao Lin Sishen said angrily that she didn't like her mother, the woman hugged her on her lap and fondled her face lovingly.

I have a daughter who is as old as you, and I love her more than I love myself, and your mother must be like me.

Can I be friends with her?

When you grow up, you will be very good friends.

really?

Of course, because you are all good boys.

I will definitely protect her and not let bad people bully her.

Then it's a deal.

hook.

The awakened memories poured into Lin Sishen's mind like a tide, and she suddenly remembered belatedly that she had really met Shen Qingwan's biological mother, and had a little unknown relationship with her. agreement.

It's a pity that the concubine has already passed away. If she was alive, she would respect Shen Qingwan's choice even if she knew that Lin Sishen was a woman?

After all, she is such a gentle and kind woman.

Just when Lin Sishen was lost in a daze, the candles placed in front of the coffin suddenly flickered, and the room lit up for a moment, as if the princess was affirming Lin Sishen's secret thoughts.

The Ninth Prince seemed to have forgotten that Lin Sishen was still there, and was still muttering to himself. After Lin Sishen came back to his senses, he happened to hear him complaining distressedly: "Wan'er is like you, everything is fine, but I don't know what to say." It's just that you don't have the same eyesight as you, and you were tricked by a bastard with clever words."

Lin Sishen heard the words of the Ninth Prince clearly, and couldn't help curling her lips. She really didn't know whether the Ninth Prince's words were belittling her or elevating herself...

Ninth Prince sighed self-consciously, and continued: "But I can't do anything about it, whoever makes Wan'er like her, you know her temperament, as long as she has made up her mind, no one can change it. Even It's divorced, but she's still infatuated with this bastard, and spends time with this bastard all day long..."

Speaking of this, the Ninth Prince gave a bitter smile, and after a long silence, he turned his head and his expression changed, and he suddenly glared at Lin Sishen and said, "What are you doing standing here stupidly, and why don't you kneel down."

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Sishen immediately flicked the corner of his clothes, and respectfully knelt before the coffin of the princess.

Seeing this, the Ninth Prince's face softened a little, and he said to the spiritual seat: "Qing'er, don't blame me for talking to you so much today, it's because Wan'er has identified this bastard, and it's time for me to bring her here to show you gone."

Hearing the Ninth Prince's words, Lin Sishen raised his eyes to look at him with a thought.

The Ninth Prince felt something, and immediately turned his head to stare at her, blowing his beard and staring, and said: "Don't think that this prince just wants to entrust Wan'er to you, no way!"

Lin Sishen rubbed his hands together, and asked with a sneer: "Then what does the prince mean?"

The Ninth Prince snorted awkwardly, looked at Lin Sishen's thin and frail figure contemptuously, and couldn't help but said, "I really don't know why Wan'er would fall in love with such a useless man like you, who can't even compare to ordinary people... .”

Lin Sishen blushed, knowing that the Ninth Prince had misunderstood something, hesitantly wanted to explain: "My lord, I..."

The Ninth Prince interrupted her with a wave of his hand, and said with a long sigh: "Forget it, don't explain it, I think I spent a lot of effort to find the magic medicine for you back then, but you are still useless."

Lin Sishen lowered his head, pursed his lips and looked at a loss, but the Ninth Prince regarded her as helpless and acquiesced, shook his head and sighed: "It's useless for me to say these things, who made Wan'er fall in love with you, and then You go, you will go back to the mansion later, and prepare well with your parents."

Lin Sishen's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he only waited for the Ninth Prince to continue talking.

Unexpectedly, the Ninth Prince's expression was particularly complicated. He turned his head to look at his wife's spiritual seat, then looked at Lin Sishen, and said with his hands behind his back: "In a few days, this king will take Wan'er to your general's mansion to propose marriage."