After three days of running around, Zhang Eryong finally arrived at Jizhou City as scheduled. When he arrived at the gate of the palace, his heart was so excited that he seemed to jump out, and he was a little afraid to go forward.
It is said that she is more timid near the hometown. I haven't seen her for two years. I don't know what she is like now. Is she fat or thin? Is it black or white? I wonder if she thought about herself? Anyway, in the past two years, except for sleeping, he spent the rest of the time thinking about her...
"What are you doing?"
The guard at the gate of the palace saw him standing hesitantly not far from the palace, peeping at the gate of the palace and lingering, out of a sense of responsibility, he yelled and questioned him.
Only then did Zhang Eryong muster up his courage, and stated his purpose of meeting Shen Ruolan.
However, after making the request, the guard at the gate refused to inform him. The reason is very simple - the princess is busy taking care of the young prince and has no time to see guests.
The reason why there is such a rule is thanks to Shen Ruolan's good relatives!
The first is Shen Ruolan's cousin Li Qiaolian.
Ever since Shen Ruolan became the princess, Li Qiaolian almost knelt down to carry Shen Ruolan's shoes, she couldn't stand the slapstick, Shen Ruolan couldn't stand it anymore, when the guards reported that she was coming, Shen Ruolan would shudder, and the hairs all over her body would stand on end.
She really couldn't stand Li Qiaolian's flattery, her disgusting smile, and all kinds of unreasonable demands she made if she seemed to have nothing!
Here, Li Qiaolian hadn't finished fulfilling her promise, when Shen Xiuying and her man Qi Laishun suddenly paid a visit.
Since getting Shen Ruolan's two dim sum recipes and the recipe for making crystal jelly, Qi Laishun immediately took his family to the capital to show off his skills in the capital, including dim sum with crystal jelly, and really earned a lot of money, let's not talk about it now There are also three or four hundred taels of silver worth.
Now the family has money and things. Not only did they buy a house in the capital, but the family also bought a carriage and two servants, making them look like rich people.
Their purpose of coming to Jizhou this time is very simple, to find cheap ones.
After Qi Laishun heard that Shen Ruolan became Princess Zhan, he immediately made wishful thinking. He wanted to make crystal jelly and snacks for the 300,000 troops in Jizhou. He only needs to hire a few hundred people, and he can earn tens of hundreds of taels of silver every day, which is much better than earning those three melons and two dates in the capital!
There is a niece who is a princess, no one dares to bark when he walks sideways in Jizhou, what a face! Unlike in the capital, because they are foreigners and earn some money, they are often bullied by the local hooligans. In the past two years, in order to save money and avoid disasters, they have paid tribute to those hooligans, and they feel distressed He is dead.
In Jizhou, who would dare to extort his money? It would be good if he didn't blackmail others, but want to blackmail his money? If he doesn't bring out the grandson's egg yolk, he can count it!
With this in mind, their family packed up their business in the capital and came to join Shen Ruolan full of hope.
Shen Ruolan had never looked down on their family, let alone agreeing to him. With Qi Laishun'er's temperament, if he was really allowed to stay in Jizhou, he would definitely be able to act like a bully.
Therefore, it is better to kill his dream in the cradle.
With those few prescriptions in his hand, it is not a problem to live comfortably for a lifetime, and it is not a problem to be diligent and flexible, and it is not a problem to get rich.
It's just that people's hearts are not enough, and Qi Lai Shun'er's greed can no longer be satisfied without worrying about food and clothing, and making a small fortune. After learning that Shen Ruolan has become Princess Zhan, his first thought is that he can make money from this niece. How much benefit can be obtained, and how can we maximize the maximum benefit.
Of course, Shen Ruolan rejected his shameless request without hesitation.
But Qi Laishun'er has that shameless spirit, it doesn't matter if you reject me, the big deal is that I will hang around your house all day long, bearded, and cuddly.
How could Shen Ruolan bear their family's going to the mansion all day long? The whole family is more hypocritical than the other, they all wear mask-like smirks to flatter her and stalk her, especially that Qi Qiaoer, who seems to have forgotten that she used to feel sorry for Shen Ruolan. It was like meeting her own sister, that look of sisterly love made Shen Ruolan's goose bumps all over the ground.
Seeing that Shen Ruolan was too much to respond to, Chun Yuxuan ordered decisively to announce that all those who came to see Princess Zhan, on the grounds that Princess Zhan was unwell, disappeared.
Because the people who came to see Shen Ruolan, except for Li Qiaolian and Qi Laishun'er and his wife, no one else really came to see Shen Ruolan.
Shen Ruolan doesn't have many friends, and those who can walk with each other are even rarer. Among them, Shen Youjia and his wife can't come, Shen Youjia's grandma is paralyzed, and his wife now has to take care of the elderly and take care of the children. , there is no time to talk to Shen Ruolan at all; Shen Jincun and his wife have been sent by Shen Ruolan to Ping'an Prefecture to take care of the business there, (this arrangement is also to prevent the aunt from having too much to do, so she can handle her daughter-in-law); Qiaozhen's sister-in-law She has to be busy with the business of the store and taking care of her four daughters, so she has no time to visit Prince Zhan's Mansion. Even if she has time, she is a village woman, and she doesn't have the guts to go to Prince Zhan's Mansion...
Therefore, none of Shen Ruolan's acquaintances came to Zhan Palace to look for her, except for Li Qiaolian and Qi Laishun'er, who came to look for her, and there was nothing interesting about it. It was completely correct to reject them.
It's just that Zhang Eryong was implicated innocently, and even he couldn't get in!
Zhang Eryong had missed her for two years, and this time he rode for several days in the severe cold just to see her, besides, he still had important things to tell her, so how could he retreat because of a word from the guard
Zhang Eryong waited outside the gate of the palace for a long time, he was almost frozen into lumps of ice, and he didn't wait for anyone to come out. Thinking about waiting like this, he took the horse and went to the printing factory where Shen Fucun was!
When Shen Fucun saw Zhang Eryong, he was startled severely at first, then recovered his senses and exchanged pleasantries with him.
You know, Zhang Eryong has been Shen Fucun's brother-in-law for more than ten years. Back then, during the years when Zhang Eryong and Shen Ruomei were engaged, Zhang Eryong would go to Shen's house to give gifts every year on New Year's Day, so when he came and went, he would go to Shen Fucun and Shen Jincun. They are very familiar, because they have similar temperaments and get along very well. Even after Shen Ruomei made a fuss and divorced, the relationship between Zhang Eryong and Shen Fucun has not changed, and they have always gotten along very well.
Zhang Eryong had no choice but to follow Shen Fucun's way. He also knew that it would be very difficult for Shen Fucun to do so, but he missed Lan Er so much, and he had something very important to tell Lan Er, so he had to see her Laner can't do it alone.
After Shen Fucun heard Zhang Eryong's intention, he lowered his head in embarrassment, and said embarrassingly: "Er Yong, it stands to reason that you asked me for it, and I shouldn't shirk it, but you really embarrassed me about this matter." Now, Lan'er is no longer the hairy girl she used to be, she is now Princess Zhan, and she can't meet anyone casually, let alone a man, and you were engaged to her, so... so... "
He rubbed his face and said, "I really dare not tell her. I can't bear it if King Zhan blames me. How about this? I'll go and talk to my second uncle first. If the second uncle agrees with you to see her, let the second uncle tell her, as for whether Lan'er will see you, that is her business!"
Shen Fucun couldn't bear to refuse Zhang Eryong's request, but he didn't dare to violate King Zhan's taboo. After much deliberation, he decided to kick the ball to the second uncle and let the second uncle handle it. Anyway, he is the father-in-law of King Zhan. If King Zhan has any dissatisfaction with him, he can't do anything about him, he is different, just a cousin, if King Zhan knows that he led Lan'er's past fiancé to meet in private, he will kill him in a fit of anger Children may have it!
He didn't dare to take the risk, so he had no choice but to throw the hot potato to the second uncle!
At the moment, he went to Prince Zhan's mansion.
The guards of Prince Zhan's Mansion all recognized him as his uncle, so they didn't dare to stop him, and took him into the mansion logically.
Zhang Eryong saw him go in from a distance, and his heart kept pulling, he didn't know whether he could get what he wanted, whether he could see her again!
While waiting anxiously, the gate of the palace opened, and the person he had been thinking about day and night did not walk out, but her father did.
Shen Dejian's face was cold, and he didn't have a good face when he saw Zhang Eryong. He just kept his hands behind his back and looked at him coldly, with an appearance of rejecting others thousands of miles away.
Zhang Eryong knew that he was still angry because he insisted on retiring the engagement and leaving other things without saying goodbye, so he lowered his head and bowed to him with his sleeves folded, "Second Uncle, long time no see, how is your old man? Is Second Aunt okay?" ? And, Laner, she, she is okay!"
"Lan'er is now Princess Zhan, so don't mention her name lightly." Shen Dejian said forcefully.
Zhang Eryong nodded, "Yes!"
"It seems that you already know that Lan'er has become a princess. Since you already know, you should understand that it's not good for you to meet her in private. If you don't talk about it, it will make King Zhan misunderstand you. , So, I don't think your request to see Princess Zhan is appropriate. I'm coming out now, so tell me if you have anything to say, I'm her father, and it's the same if you tell me anything. "