Long Xiao wipes Qingfeng

Xiao Jiu said: "This is beyond my expectation."

Zhong Shuo smiled and said, "The third prince is very similar to His Highness."

Xiao Jiu cupped his hands, "What's the similarity? I'm not as good-looking, not as talented, and not as good-tempered as me."

Zhong Shuo: "Yes, not as good as His Highness, I mean some temperament, His Highness and the third prince are both stubborn people, the third prince, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to let go."

Xiao Jiu raised his eyebrows and said, "How can you see that?"

Zhong Shuo thought for a while, "If the third prince wants to keep Song Yan, it is actually very easy, but he did not take Song Yan lightly, but treated each other seriously, never forced, and did not act urgently. He is also considered helpless, but To be honest, if I were in this situation, I would not be able to do better than the Third Highness."

Xiao Jiu said bitterly: "You speak so well of him, but how do you know he is sincere?"

Zhong Shuo said: "Before I left, I saw a sachet worn around the waist of His Highness the Third Highness. The stitches were rough, not something a prince would wear, but it looked like it was made of pine smoke."

Xiao Jiu probably only listened to the last sentence, and suddenly became more sour, "Okay, you, can you still see the stitches of Songyan at a glance?!"

"Your Highness, I'm serious, don't make trouble." Zhong Shuo said tiredly.

Xiao Jiu giggled, "Okay, I won't bother you anymore. From this point of view, this guy is kind of real." He never admitted that Xiao Gong had his affection.

Zhong Shuo said: "That's right. I talked with His Highness the Third Highness today, and suddenly recalled what happened when we were in Yangzhou. I was a little emotional. The situation at that time was just like today, and His Highness also did not force anything."

"It's just similar, they're not the same after all." Xiao Jiu disagreed with his statement.

"If it is true, it will be more difficult for me and Your Highness."

Xiao Jiu stretched out his hand and pinched Zhong Shuo's chin, and began to dig through old accounts, "Why is it difficult? I have to be wronged when I bring this up. What did you say you did in Yangzhou? Sure enough, the master and the servant are equally cruel, and they all abandoned it." I don't care about my own husband."

Zhong Shuo felt a little guilty, "At that time, I was afraid of delaying Your Highness' great cause." He paused, and then hurriedly coaxed: "I am a bit of a twitch, and it is thanks to Your Highness."

Xiao Jiu snorted and said, "It's good to know, why don't you treat me better?"

Zhong Shuo agreed to smooth his hair before continuing: "So I think His Highness is somewhat similar to the third prince, with the same intentions."

Xiao Jiu said: "I know you value affection, but it's a pity for them. Let's look back. If Xiao Gong is really sincere, he would dare to violate the imperial decree. I'm not afraid that Songyan will not change his mind."

Zhong Shuo sighed softly and took Xiao Jiu's hand.

"It's just that this road is not easy to walk after all."

Xiao Gong acted quickly, and within a few days, Emperor Longde discovered Shen Yu's collusion with the Ministry of Industry.

Shen Xian was imprisoned in the palace, it is impossible for Shen Yu not to know, he should be holding back for his delay in making a move, but Emperor Longde couldn't find out his truth, even if he had the evidence in hand, he would not dare to confirm him easily crime.

Shen Yu can be regarded as openly provoking the authority of the emperor, the two sides are still confronting each other, Xiao Jiu holds the military power in Linye, and watches the show leisurely.

Because of this matter, Emperor Longde didn't have the energy to deal with Xiao Gong's wedding, so she put it on hold for the time being.

Zhong Shuo is Xiao Jiu's person, so naturally he would accompany Xiao Jiu to raise flowers and walk birds, go shopping from time to time, book a restaurant or something, so that everyone in the capital knows the dislike of the two of them.

The rumors about the two of them in the capital are separated and reconciled for a while, sometimes they seem to be in harmony, and sometimes they are in love. It is even more exciting than the romance of the scholar lady written in the scriptures. Many girls in the boudoir are holding their handkerchiefs and waiting for the latest rumors. .

The emperor didn't even care about Xiao Gong, let alone Xiao Jiu. For a while, Beijing was almost Xiao Jiu's domain. The rumors that spread because of his separation from Zhong Shuo didn't suit him very well. Now Emperor Longde has no time. He cares, he naturally has to make up for it.

However, although Zhong Shuo was a more leisurely military officer, he still had to go to the post to earn a salary to support the Empress Dowager, and he couldn't accompany Xiao Jiu often, so Xiao Jiu found his best friend—Jiang Huai when he had nothing to do.

On this day, Jiang Huai was listening to a little song with Xiao Jiu.

Xiao Jiu didn't want to be too ostentatious, so he just booked a private room, listening to the babbling voices on the stage downstairs, making tea in front of Jiang Huai.

Jiang Huai stretched his neck to see the woman singing outside, then turned his head back for a while, and said, "How come Beijing has become so popular these days? It's not too vulgar to be popular."

Xiao Jiu poured the boiling water and said, "Perhaps you are learning from me."

Jiang Huai shook his fan and said in surprise: "How can my cousin be so cheeky? What does it matter to you how she dresses?"

Since Xiao Jiu returned to Beijing, every time he saw Jiang Huai, he happened to not be wearing the flower made by Zhong Shuo himself, so Jiang Huai didn't know the reason.

Xiao Jiu calmed down, "Do you think the flowers those women wear look like raw flowers, but the stems are replaced with silver hairpins?"

Jiang Huai said: "Exactly."

"That's right. I have a whole set of flowers on their heads. They are available in spring, summer, autumn and winter. They were made by Bei Ning himself. I hang around at banquets a lot, so I was imitated by the noble lady. Now It actually spread to the market." Xiao Jiu pretended to be calm, but in reality he showed off.

At first, Xiao Jiu wore those flowers in turn, and Zhong Shuo found some spare time to make new ones. In short, he wanted different ones for him to wear. Slowly, he built up a whole set, which could almost be seen. The flowers are all placed in Xiao Jiu's jewelry box.

The ignorant Jiang Huai: ...

He said: "Beining has a way of coaxing people." He sighed as he spoke, and insisted on asking Zhong Shuo how he did it.

Xiao Jiu said, "Don't you want your tongue?"

Jiang Huai shut up.

Xiao Jiu said again: "Are you going to have the palace exam soon? Are you still so leisurely?" The exam will be held in March and the palace exam in early May. It is indeed coming soon.

Jiang Huai waved his hand and said: "It's not like being the number one scholar, who will show your diligence? It's enough to enter the Imperial Academy, nothing else is required."

Xiao Jiu looked at him with a smile, "Uncle didn't deal with your son who doesn't want to make progress?"

"After my father came back from Linye, he looked away a lot, and he didn't force me to make progress. He just said that he wanted me to get married as soon as possible, and he was already choosing someone." Jiang Huai said sadly.

Xiao Jiu poured him a cup of tea, "So, isn't everyone happy?"

"What are you happy about? The young master is not happy enough, and he is about to get married."

As someone who has been there, Xiao Jiu sincerely persuaded: "Cousin, don't panic, getting married is very good, there is someone who knows the cold and the hot, and can buy snacks to make a flower hairpin and give you a peace talisman, why not do it?"

Jiang Huai felt that it was better for him to be deaf, so that he would not have to hear about the tragic experience of his good brother.

Xiao Jiu, he didn't understand at all.

The words were not speculative, Jiang Huai started another topic, and said: "Father has found some news, although it is not important, but let me call you to inform you, Shen Yu, who was around when my aunt gave birth back then. people."

Back then, Queen Jiang gave birth without many people accompanying her, and they were all her confidantes. It was actually very easy to conceal Xiao Jiu's gender. Even Jiang Yanzhao didn't know about it until Queen Jiang confessed to him. The minister has never managed any power in the palace. Jiang Yanzhao knew it was too late and could no longer protect Empress Jiang, so he could only try his best to cover up the truth of the year and take good care of Xiao Jiu.

Years later, the woman who delivered the baby was dead, and those maids were sent back to their hometown. Shen Yu made great efforts to investigate this matter, perhaps because she became suspicious of Xiao Jiu.

However, he was a few years late, if Xiao Jiu had been a little afraid of Cha Xiao Jiu a few years ago when Xiao Jiu was fledgling, now, it is really useless.

Although Xiao Gong openly opposed Shen Yu in the court, he was protected by Emperor Longde, and Shen Yu couldn't touch him before rebelling against him. As for Xiao Jiu, even if Shen Yu knew it, he couldn't reveal it. No one is better than Longde now. The emperor hoped that Xiao Jiu was a man. Shen Yu could at most turn his guns on Xiao Jiu, but Xiao Jiu was not afraid of him. On the contrary, Shen Yu had to swallow his anger and hide it from Emperor Longde, becoming more and more aggrieved.

Just thinking about it makes me happy.

Xiao Jiu smiled slightly, and said, "You're asking for trouble." His tone was sarcastic and mean, which made Jiang Huai's hair stand on end.

They didn't say a few more words, and Zhong Shuo came to find him.

He also brought a fried meatball bought on the street - Xiao Jiu liked it very much, but Zhong Shuo only allowed him to eat it once every ten days.

The meatballs are delicious, and they are best eaten while they are still hot. Zhong Shuo doesn't like them, so a dozen or so are Xiao Jiu's.

Xiao Jiu took bamboo sticks and ate them one by one. Zhong Shuo sipped his tea and smiled as he watched him eat, telling him to slow down and not burn them.

Jiang Huai shook his fan for a while, looked at Xiao Jiu reservedly, expecting to get one, but Xiao Jiu took one bite and ate it up in a short time. He looked up at Jiang Huai, with a bit of sauce still on the corner of his mouth , said: "Look at what?"

Jiang Huai said angrily: "I didn't see anything." He was stingy.

Zhong Shuo wiped the sauce from the corner of Xiao Jiu's mouth, and said, "I bought the meatballs not far from the restaurant, brother Jiang can help himself."

Jiang Huai couldn't stay any longer, so he hurriedly left and went to buy meatballs.

Zhong Shuo drank some tea for Xiao Jiu, and the two of them said "Master" and "Lady" on the stage and left the restaurant.

Today Zhong Shuo was on duty a little earlier, and he agreed with Xiao Jiu to go back to Zhongfu to see Mrs. Yu.

The two greeted Mrs Yu, and as usual, Xiao Jiu stayed to talk to Mrs Yu, while Zhong Shuo was kicked out.

Although Zhong Shuo moved to Diji's Mansion, some things were still stored in Xie Yuxuan. He went to the storeroom to dump some handy tools and put them in the yard. He took a close look at the Baipi with an empty sword hilt under the sun. .

Today when he practiced his sword, the small black stone on the hilt of Baipi fell off without warning, but fortunately it fell into his palm, and it didn't break, and he could repair it well.

When Xiao Jiu came to look for Zhong Shuo, he was holding a stone and inserting it into the hilt of the sword. The oval-shaped stone was just stuck in the groove of the hilt, and it became much firmer.

"Where did you get this stone?" Xiao Jiu, who had been silent all this time, took the sword in Zhong Shuo's hand and looked at it against the light.

Zhong Shuo thought it would be a while before he came over, but he had been watching behind him for a long time, "Why is Your Highness here?"

Xiao Jiu said: "Outside, Zhuangzi came to deliver local products, and my mother went to take care of them and store them in storage. I can't help you, so I came to look for you."

"You haven't mentioned this stone yet." Xiao Jiu urged Zhong Shuo.

Zhong Shuo said: "I picked it up when I was fighting in the north. Although it is not jade, it looks good, so I took it back."

Xiao Jiu raised the sword and waved it twice, and said: "Yes, it fits this sword very well, but if it falls off, it will fall off, and then it will be inlaid with black jade, so there is no need to use this stone again."

Zhong Shuo shook his head and said with a smile: "This is my chance, I must keep it alive, and I cannot lose it."