Tang Shishi stepped aside and pointed to the desk behind him: "Father-in-law, I have finished copying the two books you just gave me. Can I go back?"
Liu Ji glanced inside, and there were two stacks of paper neatly placed on the desk, apparently they had just written it. Liu Ji said calmly, "Girls copy books faster, not worse than Gongsheng who transcribes books outside. You can take a break, but you can't leave."
Tang Shishi's eyes widened: "Why? I obviously finished copying it."
"There is the next book." Liu Ji said with a smile, "It's the servant girl who neglected the girl. Don't be impatient, the servant girl will get you another copy."
Tang Shishi understood, copying the book was just a pretense, in fact, what they wanted to do was to trap her. Regardless of whether Tang Shishi finished copying, or how much he copied, they would not let Tang Shishi go out.
Tang Shishi restrained his smile and asked: "The little girl is stupid, father-in-law might as well give a clear word. What does father-in-law want to do with the little girl?"
Liu Ji shook his head and smiled, as if pointing: "Girl, you just came here, and you still don't know how to serve people. How can we, as slaves, leave earlier than the master?"
Tang Shishi was stunned, Liu Ji gave him a silent glance, looked at Tang Shishi and smiled: "Girl, the most important thing in serving people is to have flexible eyebrows, diligent movements, and know how to share the master's worries."
Tang Shishi understood, she twitched the corner of her mouth stiffly, and said to Liu Jifushen, "My little girl understands. Father-in-law Xie."
"The slave girl knows that the girl is a smart person." Liu Ji smiled, his brows fixed, and he said sharply, "Miss Tang, please."
Tang Shishi returned to Baoxia, and soon, the servant sent another few books. This time there is a thick pile, so you don't have to worry about being idle no matter what.
But this time, Tang Shishi was not in a hurry to copy the book. Anyway, no matter how much she writes, she has to stay in the study for a whole day, so why is she so busy? It's better to dawdling around for a day, and when the time comes, just copy a few pages and you can handle it.
Tang Shishi's movements were unhurried. She knew now that Jing Wangming actually wanted to trap her here in order to let her come to the study to serve the pen and ink. The study room has heavy eyeliner, and Tang Shishi can't do anything at all. In this way, there is no need to worry about the prince being confused by her.
The conscience of heaven and earth, Tang Shishi was really wronged. You can't be prejudiced against her just because she's good-looking. She is not a fox spirit, the real fox spirit is clearly Zhou Shunhua.
Zhou Shunhua and Zhao Zixun stayed together all day, why did King Jing only guard her but not Zhou Shunhua
It really makes no sense.
Tang Shishi grinded it angrily and tickled each stroke very heavily. If King Jing didn't leave, the people serving in the study could not leave. Tang Shishi also had to stay in the Baoxia, and he couldn't even go back to rest. Tang Shishi was pretending at first, and finally found that no one paid attention to her at all. Tang Shishi was lazy and upright, and finally, he fell asleep directly on the table.
Zhao Chengjun's study is an independent courtyard. The five upper rooms on the front are connected, occupying a huge area. Three rooms were stepped out behind the main house, and it was built into a small building. The place where Tang Shishi is located is the three Baosha buildings in the back.
Baoxia is shady, dark, and low and narrow. No one notices it when the door is closed. It is generally used as a utility room or a Buddhist hall. After Tang Shishi fell asleep, there was no sound, and people came and went outside, even forgetting that there was someone inside.
At night, the study was quiet. Zhao Chengjun was tired from reading the map, so he closed the book and rested his eyes. He closed his eyes and didn't seem to move, but he was still sketching the terrain in his mind.
Zhao Chengjun was thinking about how to arrange troops in Suzhou. As autumn was about to begin, he had to guard against a surprise attack by the Tartars. In addition, Anji Timur recently had a private relationship with Dongchagatai, and he also had to guard against Beiting.
While thinking about it, Zhao Chengjun suddenly heard breathing in the study. Zhao Chengjun opened his eyes instantly, the light in his eyes was deep, and there was no sign of distress.
Zhao Chengjun got up with a sullen face, and walked quietly to where the voice came from. He had already put his hand on the saber, and even began to investigate in his heart who it was. An assassin sent by Anji Timur? No, Anji Timur did not have such audacity. Is that a Tatar? Eastern Chagatai Khanate? Zhao Chengjun even thought of Empress Yao.
Zhao Chengjun stopped at Baoxiakou and opened the door without warning. Tang Shishi was sleeping in a daze, when he heard a startled sound, and someone pushed the door open. Tang Shishi was frightened, and when she opened her eyes, she saw a person standing at the door. She couldn't see who it was. She stared blankly at the other person for a long time. Finally, her mushy brain finally returned to work.
Tang Shishi hurriedly knelt down and bowed in the air: "See your lord."
As she spoke, her body shook. She just woke up, and she couldn't even tell the direction, and almost fell to the ground. Tang Shishi quickly knelt down and bowed his head respectfully.
Zhao Chengjun looked at her for a long time and asked, "Why are you here?"
Tang Shishi also paused, and said faintly: "It's your order, let me copy the book here."
Zhao Chengjun thought for a while, and vaguely remembered that he casually mentioned a sentence, asking Tang Shishi to copy the book, and he was not allowed to leave if he couldn't finish copying it. Unexpectedly, she was really copying.
After such a big battle, the result was just a misunderstanding, and Zhao Chengjun didn't know whether to get angry or relax. He stared at Master Tang, not letting go of any expression on her face.
Tang Shishi didn't know what Zhao Chengjun was looking at, she couldn't help thinking in her heart, could it be that she didn't pay attention when she slept, and now she's ugly? Oops, she just slept on the book, did she make a mark on her face
Tang Shishi secretly raised his hand to rub his face, Zhao Chengjun glanced at her, approached quietly, and looked down at the paper and ink behind her. After Zhao Chengjun walked to the back, Tang Shishi immediately looked for a mirror and tried to see his face.
"You wrote this all?"
Tang Shishi was secretly arranging his hair. Hearing Zhao Chengjun's voice, he instinctively responded, and then he responded quickly, "Your Highness, forgive your sins. If you go back to your Highness, the little girl copied it."
Zhao Chengjun looked down at Tang Shishi's calligraphy, and saw how old and new the pen and ink were. These were indeed written one day after another. She wasn't pretending to be crazy, but she was really asleep.
Zhao Chengjun felt a little relieved. He picked up the stack of paper and flipped through it, saw a place, and asked, "Have you studied the Four Books and Five Classics?"
Tang Shishi didn't know why, so he nodded subconsciously: "Yes." Tang Shishi felt strange after speaking, and asked cautiously: "Why did the lord ask this?"
Zhao Chengjun pointed to a line of words on the paper and said, "This is a sentence from "The Doctrine of the Mean". The original version copied a wrong word. You have corrected it here. I guess you have probably studied "The Doctrine of the Mean"."
Tang Shishi was surprised, she didn't realize it herself, and she didn't expect Zhao Chengjun to recognize it at a glance. Tang Shishi asked, "How do you know that the original copy was wrong?"
Zhao Chengjun turned back and glanced at Tang Shishi. Although he didn't say anything, Tang Shishi read inexplicably disgust.
It seems that when Master Tang asked this question, it was stupid in itself.
Zhao Chengjun put her manuscript back on the case, and said casually, "This king's book has naturally been read by this king."
Tang Shishi was stunned for a long time, and flattered against his will: "The lord has a really good memory, and the little girl admires it."
Zhao Chengjun didn't say a word, just laughed softly. Obviously, he knew all about women's methods. He grew up in the palace and was used to seeing women's mouths and swords, and he would do anything to win favor. This flattery is one of them.
It was just a false alarm today, Zhao Chengjun relaxed and said a few more words: "You actually read the Four Books and Five Classics. This king is not belittling you, but... You really don't look like you."
Tang Shishi stood up from the ground and stood on one side with his hands tied. When she heard Zhao Chengjun's words, she chuckled: "My lord is right, my daughter is indeed not a person who loves books and learning. I read four books all to please my fiancé."
Zhao Chengjun was slightly startled: "Husband-in-law?"
"The former husband-in-law is not anymore." Tang Shishi lowered his eyes and said, "Before the little girl entered the palace, she once ordered a baby to kiss. The other party is a child handed by my mother's handkerchief. She has been diligent and motivated since she was a child, and she is very good at reading. In order to please him and show him that I am different from my sister, I reluctantly finished the four books. It’s a pity…”
Tang Shishi didn't finish speaking, but Zhao Chengjun already understood. Later, Tang Shishi was selected as a beautiful girl, and then sent to the court. As soon as you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea, and when you enter the Forbidden City, you will naturally be unable to do anything.
A marriage contract is no longer a marriage contract, a family is no longer a family, and even a parent is no longer a parent.
The light in the Baoxia was dim, and the lamp on the desk was extinguished when Tang Shishi was copying the book. Only the lights from the outside came in. Tang Shishi stood in the semi-dark candlelight, like fine porcelain. After all, this is a young and beautiful woman. Zhao Chengjun had always felt that Tang Shishi was eager for quick success and unscrupulous. Now, looking at her lowered eyebrows and calm expression, Zhao Chengjun actually felt a little pity.
Not at the beginning, Tang Shishi was such a utilitarian temperament. She also had a soft girlish feeling, and she also had a heartbeat, reading the books read by her older brother, and walking the road he walked, just to get closer to him. It's a pity that good luck tricks people, and in the end, she was forced to this step.
She is also a person in the game, and she can't help herself. Being elected into the palace, being sent to a fief, and being dedicated to King Jing, all these are not her choice. All she did was to make her life better.
Zhao Chengjun gradually calmed down and said, "If you like him, after another two years, this king can let you out of the house ahead of time."
After the palace maid reaches the age of twenty-five, she can leave the palace and marry on her own. Although Tang Shishi was not a palace maid, he had already been given to King Jing. If King Jing agreed, letting Tang Shishi go out one or two years earlier would be a matter of words.
After Tang Shishi heard it, he stood quietly, and suddenly smiled softly: "Thank you, Lord. But no need, he has already married another beautiful woman."
Zhao Chengjun was stunned when he heard Tang Shishi continue to say, "It's my sister."
Zhao Chengjun opened his eyes unexpectedly, then frowned: "Ridiculous. Your parents actually allowed this kind of thing?"
"Why not?" Tang Shishi said in a nonchalant tone, "My daughter has been spoiled and raised so much, isn't she just to win over a good son-in-law? One daughter went to the palace to gamble on luck, and the other daughter married into a family friend to consolidate her connections. , If you are lucky, you will be able to have an official son-in-law in the future. Which businessman would miss this kind of business without capital and huge profits?"
When Tang Shishi described his past in such a light-hearted tone, Zhao Chengjun was speechless. The two were silent for a moment, and Zhao Chengjun asked, "What about your mother?"
Only a true wife can be called a "mother". Listening to Tang Shishi's tone, her biological mother should be a direct wife. Her father is a businessman and is full of interests, so her mother doesn't care
"Mother?" Tang Shishi's eyes were lost for a moment when she mentioned her mother. After three years, she hadn't remembered Lin Wanxi for a long time. Tang Shishi quickly returned to his senses, continued to bow his head obediently, and said, "My mother is weak, and from the eyes of the noble ladies in the capital, she is probably very useless. She fought, but I don't think it is necessary, so I just let myself go. Please enter the palace."
Zhao Chengjun didn't know the situation of the Tang family, and he didn't want to know, but just listening to these words, he could probably guess what kind of environment Tang Shishi lived in when he was a child. She was surrounded by wolves, no wonder she had developed such a character.
Zhao Chengjun couldn't say anything. He saw Tang Shishi pick up the pen and wanted to continue copying, and said, "No need to copy, you can go back."
"But Eunuch Liu said..."
"If he asks, you can say that this is what this king ordered."
Tang Shishi saluted and said, "Yes, thank you, Lord."
After Zhao Chengjun finished speaking, he ignored Tang Shishi and turned back to the study. Tang Shishi was half-squatting on the ground, and after Zhao Chengjun had completely walked away, he got up, casually sorted out the pen and ink on the desk, and turned to go out.
Tang Shishi thought that it was a rare compassion for Zhao Chengjun to let her go back. Unexpectedly, after going out, a maid saluted her with a lamp, and said warmly: "Hello, Miss Tang. The servant was ordered by the prince to send Miss Tang back to the house."
Tang Shishi was rather flattered. She looked back and saw that the light in the study was still on, and it seemed that it would last for a long time. As a prince, he was more diligent than his courtiers.
Tang Shishi only glanced at it, then withdrew his gaze. She nodded slightly to the maid and said, "It's work."
"Girl please."
It was very late, there were many trees in the palace, and the road was pitch-dark, which was quite scary. The maid only carried a lamp, like a soy bean, swaying by the wind. When the corridor was turning, the person on the opposite side didn't pay attention to the movement here, and rushed directly to them.
Tang Shishi was hit by someone and almost fell. The other party supported Tang Shishi, bowed his head and said no, and ran away quickly. The lantern-carrying maid cursed angrily: "Who is this, doesn't he have eyes when he walks?"
Tang Shishi stopped the maid and said, "Forget it, it's getting late, let's go back first."
The maid bowed her head. After returning to the courtyard, the servants in the courtyard heard Tang Shishi coming back and rushed out to greet him. Tang Shishi quickly entered the house, she gave the lantern-carrying maid a reward, and after a few words, she sent the people away.
After everyone left, Tang Shishi went to the inner room, opened his palm, and there was a note inside.
Tang Shishi rolled up the note, handed it to the candle, and watched the ink-colored words turn to ashes with his own eyes. It was inevitable that Empress Dowager Yao buried someone in Prince Jing's mansion, but it seems that Empress Dowager Yao's manpower did not penetrate into the front yard.
After all, Empress Dowager Yao is a deep virgin woman. Even if she is the Empress Dowager, her power is still among the servants and servants, and she is completely unable to get involved in matters such as military affairs. The Queen Mother Yao wanted King Jing to guard the northwest, but she was worried about King Jing, so she came up with a trick to use women to spy on news.
Maybe it shouldn't be said that this is a trick, if there is such a woman in the world, can King Jing know that it is a meticulous work and can't help but be addicted? Tang Shishi didn't know if there was such a person in the world, but obviously, this person would not be her.
Tang Shishi just wants to be an empress dowager and enjoy peace. What is the grievance between Empress Yao and King Jing, and Tang Shishi? They fight against them, and Tang Shishi wants to run for his own future.
As for the Empress Dowager Yao, you can handle it casually.
Tang Shishi's days of leaving early and returning late lasted for several days. Gradually, she became accustomed to going to the study early in the morning to order Mao, and then spent a day in the Baoxia with nothing to do. When it was dark, she could no longer turn around. When the wind blows, you can call it a day and go home. Except for the first day, the other times, Tang Shishi never saw King Jing again.
The days on her side are very quiet, and there is a sense of indifference to the world. However, in the plot, the progress of the male protagonist and the female protagonist is pushed fast. When Tang Shishi comes home every night, he can see a thick stack of new plots, and sometimes, even several chapters can be updated in a day.
Most of them are daily, such as who I met today, what I said to the prince, what kind of strategy the master arranged, and so on. Sometimes, the prince would ask Zhou Shunhua and Ren Yujun what they thought. Ren Yujun was too dumb to say anything, but Zhou Shunhua was able to come up with new ideas again and again.
Zhao Zixun's attitude towards the two women also changed unknowingly, although in Tang Shishi's view, Zhao Zixun's position was biased from the very beginning. Zhao Zixun's Tianren originally came for Zhou Shunhua, and Ren Yujun was just incidental, but in Ren Yujun's view, things may be different.
Ren Yujun only knew that she and Zhou Shunhua went to serve the prince at the same time, and what Zhou Shunhua would do, Ren Yujun was also not bad. Obviously there were three people at first, but Zhao Zixun gradually fell in love with Zhou Shunhua.
It's really pitiful, Tang Shishi turned a page, and said quietly in his heart, it's a pity that Ren Yujun and Zhou Shunhua sisters turned against each other, in this case, let Tang Shishi bear all the bad consequences.
As long as Tang Shishi stole Zhao Zixun's favor and left Zhou Shunhua and Ren Yujun unloved, wouldn't it be fair
She is such a kind genius.
Tang Shishi flipped over which plots he had missed, obviously painful heart infarction, but it was okay to comfort himself, it was just a little thing that didn't affect the overall situation. She flipped to the latest part, and saw that the title of the next chapter was "The wind, the snow, the moon and the rain are in the sky, and the wine and the rain are all at this time."
Tang Shishi looked back and forth, and found that in the subsequent titles, there was also a plot of "rain". Tang Shishi pondered, lost in thought.