Mingzhu was stunned for a moment, then she calmly started to fool him and said, "I used some medicinal materials when I made the soup, so my body may be tainted with a medicinal smell."
Zhao Shi did not doubt whether her words were true or false.
Mingzhu secretly sighed, then opened the food box, filled a bowl of freshly cooked mutton soup, and pushed it in front of him. She lowered her eyebrows with a gentle look on her face and said, "You have a try."
Zhao Shi's attention was not on the soup. He looked at the girl's wrist. She had slender bones and wore a jasper bracelet, which made her skin look more delicate and fairer.
He held her hand and glanced at the clothes she was wearing today. They looked good, but they were too thin.
The corners of Zhao Shi's mouth curved downwards, and he looked a little worried. He asked: "My body is not in good shape, yet I wear so little."
The sun is shining brightly today. After the sun came out, the weather started to feel springy, with hot flashes. She raised her dark and transparent eyes and shook her head, "I'm not cold."
Zhao Shi remained silent, but still insisted on putting a thinner cloak on her shoulders, "It's better to wear more clothes if it's not cold."
Mingzhu was not arguing about this trivial matter, and she didn't want to stay in the study any longer. She explained gently, "Your Highness, I won't disturb you anymore."
If Sheng Wenlin is not here, Zhao Shi may not let her go easily.
But he was extremely jealous, and he really didn't like Mingzhu seeing her husband. Zhao Shi couldn't stand it when she looked at other people.
He warned: "Don't let the wind blow when you go back."
In spring and winter, she likes to bask in the sun the most, and the cold wind that blows in her face cannot stop her. If he blows too much, he will catch a cold, and he will be the one who gets sick and uncomfortable.
Mingzhu said something flattering in front of him, "Okay."
She turned around and her eyes inevitably met the Crown Prince of Shengfu. Although she hated him, she couldn't be rude enough to ignore him directly.
Mingzhu bowed to him and Shi Shiran walked out.
The mutton soup on the table is already a little cold. Zhao Shi drank a bowl of soup. It tasted really good. He knew that Mingzhu could cook, but every time she took the initiative to bring him food, she always asked for something. Pure days like today are few and far between.
Sheng Wenlin's mind wandered away, and the fragrance of peach blossoms seemed to flash past her nose. Just now, Mingzhu passed by him, and he didn't know why he was nervous. His breathing was stagnant and he didn't dare to exert force.
When Sheng Wenlin thought about it, he suddenly felt ashamed and angry.
Why was he so uneasy being seduced by such an idiot beauty
Maybe it's because the less a woman can get, the more itchy and intolerable she becomes.
Sheng Wenlin calmed down his good mood and returned to his usual free and uninhibited image. He continued to talk about what had just been interrupted by Zhao Shi, "The minister of Dali Temple is presiding over the case. He has already interrogated almost everyone, and everyone who should have confessed has confessed. Wei Liu has also uncovered a lot of new evidence, and now we just have to wait for His Highness to nod and the case can be closed."
A major corruption case with wide implications. These days, countless people have died in the dungeon of Dali Temple. There are layers of red and black blood stains on the ground that cannot be washed away even with water.
Sheng Wenlin had heard a little bit about it. His Royal Highness went to the dungeon in person to interrogate the governor of Jiangnan. The people in Dali Temple tried their best to get even a word out of his mouth. It only took him half a day to pry Jiangnan away from him. Zhizhou mouth.
I heard that when the prince came out of the dungeon, he was full of anger and his clothes were stained with blood and could not be washed off.
Zhao Shi hummed, "Do you have anything else?"
Sheng Wenlin did still have something to say. After thinking about it, he said: "Although Wei Chiyu handled that sum of silver, the money is still in his hands and the amount has not changed. Shouldn't he be moved?" Let go?"
Wei Chiyu was captured by Wei Liu himself just last night. In the middle of the night, Wei Liu led several members of the Jinyi Guards and quietly took Wei Chiyu away from his home.
Zhao Shi turned sideways to him, looked out the window and thought for a long time, then said calmly: "Let's talk about it in a few days."
As Wei Chiyu's window and official, Sheng Wenlin didn't want to see him suffer such an unreasonable disaster, and he might still be implicated by his ex-fiancée.
His Royal Highness had a thorn in his heart, but he just happened to use this excuse to kill someone with a knife.
Sheng Wenlin pursed his lips and said boldly: "To be honest, those words just now were made by the Grand Tutor's granddaughter who asked me to come and beg you for a favor in tears."
He was reminding His Highness the Crown Prince that although Wei Chiyu had some romance with your beloved concubine, that was all in the past, and he now has a new fiancée.
This jealousy is not worth eating.
Zhao Shi didn't intend to take the opportunity to kill Wei Chiyu. After being imprisoned for two days, someone would lose his temper.
He put his hands behind his back and said, "Tell her that Wei Chiyu will not die."
"good."
Sheng Wenlin was also confused by something. When Wei Chiyu was interrogated, he neither admitted nor denied all the charges. Other innocent people wrote letters of grievance, but he refused to write.
Sheng Wenlin felt that Wei Chiyu was not such a pedantic person.
After Zhao Shi heard this, he twitched his lips and smiled coldly, "He deliberately refused to write."
Wei Chiyu wanted to take advantage of his imprisonment and force the Grand Tutor's granddaughter to break off the engagement.
Sheng Wenlin was a little surprised and didn't expect this. Taifu Jiang's granddaughter, their junior sister, came to him begging for help this morning with her eyes swollen.
After discussing official matters, Sheng Wenlin shamelessly decided to stay in the Prince's Mansion for a meal.
Zhao Shi didn't say anything, but raised his eyebrows, "Since when did you like staying in my mansion so much?"
Sheng Wenlin's expression did not change and he softened, and said in a joking tone: "My mother has been urging me to get married lately and forcing me to look at girls, so I have no choice but to hide here with you."
"You have indeed reached the age where you should start a family."
"Let's talk about it in two years." Sheng Wenlin caught a glimpse of the food box on the table from the corner of his eye, and felt a thousand emotions in his heart. He swallowed and seemed to be normal and said, "Your Highness's private matters, I shouldn't have mentioned them. But I still feel that Your Highness should not be so doting on a concubine."
Zhao Shi looked at him with half-smiling eyes and said, "You are starting to care about my affairs."
Sheng Wenlin pretended to be magnanimous and said, "Too much is not enough."
He was actually a little guilty in his heart. He always felt that Zhao Shi had seen through his dirty thoughts, so he had to pretend to be romantic and continued: "This time I went to Jiangnan, and I brought back a few good-looking people. She is an innocent girl with great talents and talents. If His Highness likes her, I won’t be able to bear the pain and let her go.”
Zhao Shi looked away and said calmly: "No wonder your mother is eager to urge you to get married."
Sheng Wenlin laughed it off.
…
As soon as Zhao Xin woke up, she rushed over to look for Mingzhu and refused to leave even though she was empty. She waited for half an hour before she came back.
"where have you been?"
"Went to the study."
"Did my brother ask you to work?"
Mingzhu shook her head, "It doesn't count."
Zhao Xin stamped her feet, "He is such a blockhead, he doesn't know how to care about people at all."
She pulled Mingzhu into the house to avoid being burned by the sun outside, and asked: "Last night, my brother didn't notice that we went to Chunxiang Tower, right?"
She said to herself, "Probably not, I have thrown them away."
Mingzhu couldn't bear to expose her sweet dream, so she whispered: "He knows."
"Ah?" Zhao Xin looked at her with a confused expression and held her hand tightly, "My brother isn't angry, is he?"
Mingzhu comforted her and said, "No, he was quite easy to talk to last night."
Zhao Xin felt relieved and said, "That's good." Her mood fluctuated greatly, "But it's not the first time I've done this. My brother should be used to it."
Mingzhu was amused by her words. As she held back her laughter, two small dimples appeared at the corners of her mouth.
Zhao Xin couldn't help but stretched out her finger and gently poked her dimple, "So cute."
Mingzhu's face was rosy, but she was still a little shy in the face of compliments.
The longer Zhao Xin got along with her, the more she felt that her brother was not that kind to Zhuzhu, "Zhuzhu."
"Um?"
"I'm celebrating my birthday next month. Then you can enter the palace with my brother, okay?"
The princess' birthday banquet must of course be held with great fanfare. Zhao Xin likes to be extravagant and lively.
Mingzhu thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
In return, Zhao Xin asked her in a low voice: "Do you want to see Wei Chiyu? I can take you to see him."
Mingzhu smiled, "No need."
"Really?"
"It's true."
Zhao Xin had never seen a girl who was gentler than Mingzhu. She felt very comfortable staying with her and her whole body could relax. She felt that her brother should marry her.
Concubine, this status is really too low.
Although Zhao Xin is a pampered princess, it doesn't mean that she doesn't know anything about the dirty things going on in her family's backyard. The difference in status is enough to crush a person to death.
I heard that the Ming Dynasty didn't pay much attention to this girl. They didn't care whether she lived or died, let alone support her in the future.
Zhao Xin couldn't help her escape, but he could help her meet her ex-fiancé for comfort.
"It doesn't matter if you don't like my brother." She said melancholy.
If you like it, it's even worse.
As Zhao Xin sat in her courtyard for a long time, someone came to urge her. It was clear that they had Zhao Xin's orders and they would not let Zhao Xin and Mingzhu stay any longer.
Zhao Xin was a little irritated, "Don't worry about my affairs."
"You will return to the palace this afternoon."
"Who said I'm going back?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered."
"He will definitely be a tyrant in the future!"
But Zhao Xin really can't stay in this Prince's Mansion any longer! There are too many rules and no one is used to her. Getting up and eating every day is a kind of torture.
The only thing she felt reluctant to part with was Mingzhu.
She said: "I will come to see you often in the future."
"Okay." Mingzhu took the initiative to hold her hand and asked in her own voice, "Princess, can you lend me some more money?"
If you want money, Zhao Xin can do it.
Her brother was so stingy that he was reluctant to spend money on his own woman. Zhao Xin was shocked when he took her to see a doctor yesterday to buy medicine. Zhuzhu couldn't even get a penny out of her pocket.
So pathetic.
It's so pathetic.
Zhao Xin stuffed a few banknotes into her and said, "Take these. If you don't have enough money in the future, you can ask someone to come to me."
Mingzhu hid the money in her sleeves, "Thank you."
It was still early in the evening, so Zhao Xin took Mingzhu to the back garden and the lake to see the newly blooming peach blossoms, and ordered people to place snacks in the pavilion by the lake.
The lotus leaves by the lake are gradually turning green. When summer comes, lotus flowers will bloom one after another.
When Mingzhu was at home, she liked to pick lotus leaves in the water while no one was taking off her socks and use them to cook lotus leaf rice.
Mingzhu saw that Zhao Xin was bored, so she asked her, "Do you want to go into the water to catch fish?"
The lake is not deep and the water is crystal clear. Mingzhu has observed before that there are many edible fish in the lake.
Zhao Xin was about to make a move, "I think. Will you come with me? Just stew the fish after you catch it."
Mingzhu still looked lively like a little girl in front of her, so she said, "Okay."
The sun was shining brightly, so Mingzhu helped the two of them put on their hats and rolled up their trouser legs to get into the water.
Both of them stood in the shallow water, not daring to go deeper. Zhao Xin worked hard for a long time but didn't catch a single fish, even if it slipped into her hands, it would slip away.
She was too busy sulking.
On the other side, Mingzhu held a lively fish tightly in her hand and turned around with a smile, "Look, I caught it!"
Even more brilliant than the sun is her smile.
When Zhao Shi and Sheng Wenlin were about to approach the center of the lake, they saw this scene.
The bright sunshine shines on her body, and her smile is unreservedly brilliant. Her eyes are curved into half moons, and her eyes are black and clear. When she smiles, she is more beautiful than the stars in the sky.