The relationship with Prince Duan can't be said to be good, but it can't be said to be bad either. Today, Shen Jingshu said that Prince Duan will come to visit, Shan Banyan will inevitably be a little surprised, "He said that Prince Duan will come to visit?" How could that be? ? Duan Wangshizi never came again except for that one visit in person, Shan Banyan knew that the man's temperament didn't particularly like these contacts, and he was quite puzzled.
"Yes, that's what he said when I met him just now, mother, what's the matter?" In fact, let alone Shan Banyan, even Shen Jingshu felt strange. In the past, he thought that Prince Duan was the kind of unreachable person who could hide as far as he could, but why now, instead of avoiding, it seemed that he was getting closer
Also, the other party was of high status, so it was not the other party who came to visit in person, otherwise it would have ruined them.
"This is unavoidable. Prince Duan's son has a noble status. Since we know that he lives nearby, we should be the ones to visit. Why bother him to come in person?" Sure enough, Shan Banyan frowned immediately Frowning, she got up and went to find Shen Wenhua, "Okay, Shu'er, you can play by yourself for a while, mother has something to do with your father."
"Okay, mother!" Knowing that Shan Yuerong was going to discuss this matter with Shen Wenhua, Shen Jingshu didn't say anything, the words had already been brought, how Shan Banyan and Shen Wenhua would deal with it was none of her business .
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"Rong'er, is what you said true? Prince Duan lives near here?"
"Shu'er said that he also came to recuperate. Zhuangzi doesn't seem to be very far away, and he will come to visit tomorrow. Wenhua, should we go first today?"
"Naturally, Prince Duan's son is honorable, how could he come to visit first, it should be us who should go, you prepare, we will go there in a while!"
"good."
"etc!"
"What's up?"
"The things you prepare don't need to be too expensive, just bring some specialties from the Zhuangzi, and some game. After all, this is not the capital city, so there is no need to be too polite."
"Wenhua, don't worry, I'll save it." Smiled, I didn't expect to meet here, this is just an ordinary visit, there is no need to be too strong, or they are flattering, this point of propriety, alone Banyan Tree still has it.
After preparing the presents, the couple went to visit in person, and Shen Jingshu didn't follow. Instead, she went to take care of Shen Zihan, completely forgetting about this matter.
Over there, Prince Duan was not too surprised to see Shan Yuerong and Shen Wenhua visiting in person. He understood, and treated the two of them kindly. Visiting?"
"Hehe, I heard that Prince Duan is also cultivating here, so I came to have a look. How is Prince Duan?"
"It's not very good, Master Lao Shen is worried."
"Duan Wang's son comes to this village, is he still used to living here?"
"I'm used to it. It's just that the cook in this village is not very good, and the food doesn't quite satisfy my appetite. After living here for a few days, I feel that my appetite has dropped a lot."
"The food in this village is indeed lighter. It's not as good as in the capital. Prince Duan's son grew up with rich clothes and fine food. I'm afraid he's not used to it, but it's a common thing."
"Really? Maybe, after living here for a few days, I feel that I have lost weight. The dishes made by this chef really don't meet my taste, and I always feel that my mouth is bland." Because of the injury on the cheek, Prince Duan did lose some weight. Shen Wenhua heard what Prince Duan said, thought about it, and finally said tentatively, "If Prince Duan is not used to this cook's food, why don't you come to me later? If there are more people and more lively dining there, your appetite will be better." Although there was an element of invitation in these words, they were mostly polite, and Shen Wenhua originally thought that Prince Duan's temperament would not agree, but he never thought that the other party He actually agreed, "What Master Shen said is, it's just like this, will it be too disturbing?"
"Here, why bother? It's just an extra set of bowls and chopsticks. Prince Duan is willing to appreciate his face, and our face is also bright." Although he didn't know what Prince Duan meant, Shen Wenhua did not dare to be careless.
"If that's the case, then it's troublesome."
"What kind of food does the prince like to eat, I will ask the cook to prepare it later?"
"It's fine as long as you want, it doesn't have to be too much trouble."
"Okay." I didn't expect Prince Duan to agree in this way. Shen Wenhua still felt unreal at the moment, and left after sitting for a while. Before leaving, Prince Duan seemed to want to explain that he was not joking. After mentioning it again for a while, Shen Wenhua believed me when he politely interrupted, "Okay, Prince Duan, take your leave!"
"Well, Shuang, send Master Shen off!"
"Yes!" Shuang's heart became more and more inexplicable now, didn't the master always keep a respectful distance from unfamiliar people? Why did you suddenly agree to have dinner with Master Shen's family? But because of Miss Shen
Thinking of Shen Jingshu, Shuang felt a bit chilly for some reason.
Master's taste can't be so peculiar, right? That Miss Shen is a ten-year-old girl, almost seven years younger than the master, this...
Shuang didn't know what was going on in his heart, so he sent Shen Wenhua and the others away, and Shuang returned dutifully. Prince Duan saw him and ordered, "I'm going to Master Shen's village later, so it's not easy to go there empty-handed. Go find something so I can take it with you."
"Yes, master."
"It doesn't need to be too expensive, just what you want."
"Yes, master!" Shuang felt that Duan Wangshizi was becoming more and more strange. Recently, many behaviors were abnormal, and he was very puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask, so he could only hold back and go to ask someone to prepare a gift. .
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Prince Duan was in a good mood here, Shen Wenhua invited him over for dinner so tactfully, and he was also happy to walk along the other side's steps. It's just that Shen Jingshu didn't expect that when Shen Wenhua and Shan Yuerong went out, instead of pushing away the trouble of Prince Duan, they pulled him over, "Father, mother, do you think Prince Duan will come over for dinner soon? "What the hell is this guy going to do? Does he have nothing to do
"Well, Prince Duan has been alone these days, and he probably doesn't eat happily, so he has a bad appetite. Since we met here, it's right to invite him to have a meal. Quan is in charge, and he will be well prepared in a while. Don't let it go lightly." Prince Duan's coming to dinner is a major event, and it must not be neglected.
"Yes, ma'am, but do you want to prepare some game?"
"Of course I want it. Didn't I have a rabbit before? I cooked and ate it, and some wild game from the mountains can be served. If the taste is moderate, it's fine."
"Then, madam, do you want to prepare some chicken, duck and fish?"
"A few people can't eat a lot, but the fish can be prepared, and the chicken soup is also very nourishing. It tastes good, so prepare some. The portion does not need to be too much, and the dishes are finely prepared."
"Do you need a slave to buy some ingredients? There is a small town nearby, and you can buy some things." As the son of Prince Duan, Guan Guanshi dare not neglect, otherwise, if the son of Prince Duan is not satisfied, how can the master and wife Don't you want to doubt his ability
"This is not necessary. We are too deliberate, and Prince Duan will have ideas in his heart. Just make some farmhouse flavors. I have eaten it these days. It is good, and Prince Duan will also like it." Shan Banyan He is quite fond of food, but it tastes good. He believes that Prince Duan won't hate it so much.
"Yes, ma'am!"
"You go and prepare it. The combination of meat and vegetables is reasonable, and you can prepare more vegetarian dishes." There are a lot of fish and meat in the capital, and these fresh side dishes can arouse people's appetite even more.
"The servant can save it, and the servant will arrange it now?"
"Okay, let's go!" Shan Banyan also heaved a sigh of relief after giving the order. Although she had invited others to the house for dinner in the past days, how could the identities of those people compare to Prince Duan's? And it was in the capital city, there was everything there was to invite people to dinner here, Shan Banyan had no idea, "Wenhua, what if Prince Duan is dissatisfied?" Shan Banyan felt a little regretful Shen Wenhua proposed, but neither of them thought that Prince Duan's son would really come.
"It's okay, we'll just do our best. In terms of Zhuangzi, it's no match for the capital city. Prince Duan understands it when he thinks about it."
"Hey, Prince Duan's status is noble, how could he agree to come over for dinner?" Shan Banyan didn't understand this, and neither did Shen Wenhua, "Perhaps he felt deserted after eating alone. , be more lively."
"Is that so?" Although this was the only reason for the past, Shan Banyan always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say anything.
"Okay, don't think about it too much. It's good preparation. We've done our best and have a clear conscience."
"Okay." Busy preparing dinner, Shan Banyan didn't think about it anymore, but Shen Jingshu watched her parents get busy because Prince Duan was coming, and suddenly regretted that she told her parents that the other party was coming to visit something happened.
Why does she have the feeling of lifting a rock to shoot herself in the foot? Is it an illusion
Shen Jingshu didn't understand, and at the moment, she could only help Shan Banyan with what she could. She just thought that Prince Duan would come soon, and Shen Jingshu felt a little weird after all.
What is he doing here
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Busy with the preparations, Prince Duan came here in the afternoon, not too early or too late, and brought things. Shen Wenhua was a little embarrassed, "I asked you to spend money, and you brought these things. How can you be ashamed?"
"Master Shen, these things are not valuable things, they are just food, just don't dislike Mr. Shen." The more polite they are, the more distant the relationship between each other seems. Supplements, value aside, this intention is very important.
"Thank you very much."
"It's just a wish." Smiling, he passed the things over, Prince Duan immediately saw Shen Jingshu standing aside, "I think this is Miss Shen, right?"
"Hehe, I almost forgot, Shu'er, come and meet Prince Duan!"
"Prince Duan!" Saluting politely, Prince Duan was very happy to see Shen Jingshu's appearance, "Miss Shen, we met before." ! Are you afraid that you are not welcome here? He still poses like this, it's really...
"My little girl is ignorant, didn't you disturb Prince Duan before?"
"It's nothing, Ms. Shen is cute and sensible, but she's so cute!" Shen Jingshu's ears felt strange about this praise.
"Prince Duan, please sit down!"
"Master Shen, Mrs. Shen, please sit down!" Guests can do whatever they want, Prince Duan has no pretensions, he seems to be in a good mood today, and looks easy to get along with, which made Shan Yuerong and Shen Wenhua amazed. After talking for a while, the food was ready, and Shen Wenhua stood up now, "My son Duan Wang, the food is ready, shall we go to the front hall to have dinner?"
"Of course it's possible." Standing up, he saw Shen Wenhua walking with him, Prince Duan stopped, "Master Shen, I'm the one who bothered you today, why don't we all have dinner together, it will be more lively. "
Men and women have different seats, which is common in rich families, but there are not many Shen family members, so they usually eat together. Today, when the prince is here, Shan Banyan and Shen Jingshu will definitely not follow. Prince Duan knew this, so he made this request. Shen Wenhua immediately felt a little embarrassed, "Sir Duan, this is too much trouble, let's forget it?" It's okay for them to eat together as a family, but Prince Duan Being noble and outsiders, it might be bad for two women to eat at the table together.
"It's okay, Master Shen, this is not the capital city, and there is no need to worry about it in Zhuangzi. There are so many dishes, it's not interesting for the two of you to eat. It's more lively with more people. It's just a matter of how many sets of bowls and chopsticks, Master Shen Just don't care about it." Indeed, there are few people here, and in Zhuangzi, those vain rituals are only set up for those pedantic people, Shen Wenhua thought about it, and finally agreed, "Then do as the prince said. !"
"Ms. Shen, Ms. Shen, let's go together, let's make it more lively. I haven't had such a lively meal for a long time." It's really a bit pitiful to say it, Shan Banyan thought about it, got Shen Wenhua's consent, and agreed , "In this way, it's so disturbing, and I hope the prince will not be offended."
"I'm the one who bothered you today, so you just don't dislike me."
"Hehe, how could it be?" A few people smiled and went to the table. Shen Wenhua and Duan Wangshizi sat on the side, and Shan Yuerong and Shen Jingshu sat on the side. After all, it is still a little uncomfortable.
"Mrs. Shen, Miss Shen, don't worry about me, you can do whatever you want!"
"Your Majesty, eat more!" At first, she was a bit restrained, especially Shen Jingshu, if she had a choice, she would rather eat alone with Shan Banyan.
"Your Majesty, try it. This is fresh rabbit meat. It was delivered this morning. It tastes very delicious."
"Well, it's not bad. The dishes cooked by Master Shen's chef are really delicious."
"Your Majesty praises it, try this!" Shen Wenhua entertained the guests conscientiously, Prince Duan was very cooperative and ate a lot, Shan Banyan and Shen Jingshu saw that Prince Duan was still easy-going today, and gradually let go of their restraints , but started to eat, and we talked happily for a while. After eating, the smile on Prince Duan's face deepened, "Master Shen and Mrs. Shen are very lucky, and they can also eat in this village. It’s much better than me when it comes to such delicious dishes.”
"The son has won the award, but it is just some farm side dishes, as long as the son does not dislike it."
"Why do you dislike it? I think these dishes are much more delicious than those in the capital. The natural flavor is incomparable elsewhere."
"Indeed, this farm food has its own flavor. If the prince likes it, he will come here often in the future."
"Hehe, what's the point of this?"
"It doesn't matter, the more people there are, the better the appetite. The prince will come whenever he wants, but let me know in advance so that I can make people prepare."
"Then thank you, Master Shen. It's just that I don't need to do anything deliberately for me when I come here in the future. I'll just follow you and eat whatever you want. It tastes good."
"Okay!" Although he agreed, but Prince Duan really came, did they really let the other party simply eat something? Of course you have to be prepared.
"Then it will be a lot of trouble for Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen." At this moment, Shen Wenhua and Shan Yuerong only thought that Prince Duan was joking, but in the next few days, Prince Duan would occasionally come over, every time he came They would send some game in advance, such as hares, pheasants, and so on. Once, they even sent tiger meat, which surprised Shen Wenhua and Shan Banyan.
But because of this, everyone ate a lot of good things. In this way, Prince Duan got closer to Shen Wenhua. From the conversation with Prince Duan, Shen Wenhua found that Prince Duan was a very knowledgeable person. The two of them had a lot to say. Shen Wenhua even had a feeling that he hated seeing Prince Duan for too late, and the two of them had formed a long-lasting friendship. If Prince Duan didn't come, Shen Wenhua would even ask someone to invite Prince Duan to come over. Firstly, Prince Duan came more diligently.
Shen Jingshu saw that her father and Prince Duan were talking more and more happily, and sometimes they even forgot the time when they talked, and felt a little helpless. I don't know what method this Duan Wang Shizi used to make his father love him even more. The two talked about learning, calligraphy, and even played chess. The son has an extra sense of pity for talent.
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Happy days always pass quickly and shortly. Although Shen Jingshu likes the life in Zhuangzi very much, she still has to go back. Shen Wenhua rested for a long time, discussed with Shan Banyue, and finally decided to go back. After Prince Duan heard about it, his tone was a bit regretful, "You left so soon?"
"Do you want to be together? Is there a companion along the way?"
"No, I still have to stay in Zhuangzi for a while. When I go back, I'll go to Master Shen to discuss with you!"
"Naturally, it's very good. It's just that my son is not used to these foods. Why don't I let the chef from Zhuangzi cook at your place?"
That's great, thanks a lot. "
"Your Majesty, you don't need to be polite. These days, I have His Majesty Lao talking with me, which made me realize a lot of truths!"
"Master Shen was being polite, but after talking to Master Shen so much, I also understood a lot." If we said that we approached Shen Wenhua with a purpose before, but later Prince Duan really recognized Shen Wenhua's talent. Sanyuan Jidi, who used to have great fame, is indeed not an empty shell. Although he is only a magistrate now, he will definitely be able to occupy a high position in the future!
"The prince is polite, since the prince is not leaving, let's take a step and meet again some other day!"
"Master Shen, go slowly!" As soon as Shen Wenhua left, Shuang breathed a sigh of relief, and disapproved of Prince Duan's recent actions, "Master, the doctor said, the master wants to rest, and now it's going back and forth every day, The master's body is not recovering, but what should I do? "I can't help it, of course Shuang wants to say it, but Prince Duan doesn't care at all," it's okay, the injury is almost healed, don't worry, it's okay! "
"Master..." If you don't come here every day, and you specially let me go hunting, and you always come and go, which is not conducive to the recovery of the wound, why is it still like this now? Feeling dissatisfied, Shuang really didn't know what attracted Prince Duan to the Shen family.
As for the Miss Shen's family, she didn't pay much attention to her master at all, and even after the master came, there were not many opportunities to talk to Miss Shen's family, so why bother
"Okay, let's go back!" Shen Wenhua came here to tell him that he was leaving. Seeing that Shen Wenhua was gone, Prince Duan felt a little bit reluctant. Thinking of that girl, he actually wanted to go with her, but...
The injury hasn't healed, and it's not good for him to get too close to that family. He doesn't want to implicate others because of himself, so let's just leave it like this for now!
Turning around, Prince Duan thought of something, looked at Shuang with a serious look in his eyes, "By the way, do you have a clue about what I asked you to investigate?"
"Master, the subordinates have indeed found some problems."
"Oh? What is it? Tell me about it?"
"Master, Master Qi seems to have been in close contact with the capital..."
"But the third prince?"
"The subordinates haven't found out yet, but the subordinates discovered that they had secretly communicated, and they seemed to be plotting something."
"You observe secretly, and you must find evidence of their collusion. I am worried that they will be detrimental to Prefect Shen!"
"Master means..."
"Prefect Shen has always remained neutral and has always been a royalist. These years, he has controlled the power of the two provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, but he refused to accept the courtship of the third prince. It's just that the emperor is getting older now, and the battles between the several princes are becoming more and more serious. It's getting more and more intense. As far as I know, the second master Shen also has contacts with the third prince. The third prince is cruel and unscrupulous in his actions. All of this, based on his current friendship with Shen Wenhua, Prince Duan will not let anything happen to Shen Wenhua!