The emperor had to work hard to get out of the gap, and saw an open yard. The snow that was once an eyesore was swept away. You must know that it was because the snow layer was too thick at that time. After getting stuck once, there was no way to break free. Now that the snow was gone, there was nothing to trap him anymore, and the kitchen not far away was still exuding a tempting smell of food.
And this smell is simply... The emperor hesitated for a moment, then jumped and walked towards the kitchen.
Zhao Jinyu was cooking. Bacon and radish were being stewed on the stove. The smoky aroma of the bacon permeated into the sweet radish. The sauce was beautiful, and a different fragrance wafted around, making people move their index fingers.
Zhao Jinyu took a deep breath, showing a look of enjoyment, and couldn't help muttering, "It will be ready soon, I'm adding a fire." Yes, it's very warm, but there wasn't enough firewood a few days ago, so I kept saving... This time, Zhao Jinyu moved all the desks from the outside room and split them with an ax for firewood.
People are about to freeze to death, so they don't care about these furniture anymore, Zhao Jinyu thought openly.
Zhao Jinyu washed the big soup bowl, boiled it for another quarter of an hour, then lifted the lid of the pot, took a piece of bacon and ate it with chopsticks, the delicious smell immediately flooded the mouth, couldn't help but smiled and murmured, "It's so delicious!"
I put the vegetables out and put them by the stove. I wanted to eat them right away, but then I thought of the Wen family who lives next door. Today, there is another world under the basket that Wen family sent. There is a bag of rice under the radish, which is as big as a fist. The sauced beef chunks and four boiled eggs, she really didn't know what it was like when she saw it.
Send a bowl of food over there, although it is not a good thing, but it is also a heart.
Zhao Jinyu found a clean bowl from the cupboard, filled it full and went out the door. What she didn't know was that when she stepped out, a stone came bouncing over, ==.
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On this side, Governor Zhang and Mrs. Wen are entertaining guests.
Governor Zhang’s surname is Zhang Dan, and his first name is Yao. Governor is his position in Shuntian Mansion. Zhang Yao’s ancestors were just farmers who planed food in the fields. In Zhang Yao’s generation, he has such a seed of reading. He passed the Jinshi examination when he was twenty, but he was a third-class Jinshi. Naturally, he was different from Zhao Jinyu's father, Zhao Changchun. Zhao Changchun was a second-class Jinshi. After being promoted to an official, Zhang Rao was still the governor five years later, but Zhao Changchun was transferred to the household department as the fifth-rank member of the household department, Wailang.
Who knew that the future was boundless, but in a blink of an eye, because of being involved in the case of Yan Shangshu, the days of watching flowers and flowers suddenly turned cold and windy.
While the guests were washing up, Wen brought the prepared dishes to the table, and couldn't help talking about Zhao Jinyu, "Ms. Why just leave like this? How can she let Jinyu live as a little girl?" Wen's temper is gentle and he rarely complains about others behind his back. At this moment, he obviously felt that Zhao Jinyu was really pitiful, and said, "I'm Look, the whole yard is empty, just a little girl standing there plowing the snow, her face flushed with cold, carrying a shoulder-high broom and working tirelessly, she happily shouted at me, a little She doesn't look sad, but she is really not sad? It's just that she is kind-hearted and can't bear to complain, it's really pitiful." Wen said, her eyes turned red, and she remembered Zhao Jinyu's little smile when she was a child and called her aunt, " Master, you should think of a way? If it weren't for those two bastards who are too young to marry a wife, I really want to take someone over as a wife."
Zhang Yao took a puff of dry cigarette silently, and exhaled a puff of smoke ring. Thinking of the scene Wen said, he was also quite sympathetic, and replied, "I'll ask Qingchen later."
The Qingchen that Zhang Yao said was the guest they entertained this time, a child adopted by Zhang Yao's parents, who is four or five years younger than Zhang Yao, and is said to be a high-ranking and powerful person now, but every time he comes here, he is dressed in ordinary clothes Dressed up, so Wen never knew what official position he was.
After hearing this, Wen finally smiled, with affectionate eyes, very tender, and said, "Master."
Zhang Yao couldn't bear his wife's gaze, coughed lightly and looked away, but his cheeks were a little red.
But after a while, Su Qingchen came back after wiping his face and hands. He was very young, about twenty-five years old, wearing an ordinary velvet fine cotton robe, but his eyes were sharp and his expression was calm. Seeing Zhang Yaodun, he yelled with gentle eyes, "Brother."
Zhang Yao stretched his brows and eyes, and a smile stretched from the corner of his eyes to his lips, and said, "It's cold outside, hurry up to the kang."
Su Qingchen got on the kang and saw Wen's politely shouting, "Sister-in-law."
Wen said with a smile, "A few days ago you said that you would be away from home for a while, why did you suddenly arrive in Beijing yesterday? You must know that receiving the letter made your brother very happy. Are you hungry? Here you go Prepare a lot of dishes, they are all things that can’t be put on the table, don’t be disgusted.”
A bit of softness rose in Su Qingchen's indifferent eyes, and he said, "Why do you dislike it, I like the dishes made by sister-in-law the most, thank you sister-in-law."
When Wen heard Su Qingchen's words, he felt very useful, smiled all over his face, and said, "Why are you polite, I'll go and make you hot wine."
After Wen warmed up the wine, he put away the cloak that Su Qingchen had taken off on the edge of the kang and was about to hang it on the clothes hook. As soon as he picked up the clothes, he saw the knife pressed underneath. The slightly curved tail of the knife was hung with bright yellow The sword spike is very beautiful, even a layman like Wen thinks this knife is unusual, but Wen's face is as pale as if he saw something terrible.
This knife is obviously Xiuchun knife! Only Jin Yiwei can wear a knife!
Wen's heart was turbulent, and as soon as he raised his head, he met Su Qingchen's eyes that could see through people's hearts. He smiled kindly at Wen's, and Wen's originally tense mood suddenly became relaxed. What is this person's status outside? At home, he is her father-in-law's brother and also her younger brother. What has she to be afraid of
Feeling relieved after thinking about this, she nodded towards Su Qingchen and went to the kitchen.
Waiting for Wen's to go out, Zhang Yao said with a wry smile, "It seems that the lady knows your identity, brother, don't blame your sister-in-law."
Su Qingchen smiled indifferently, and said, "If my uncle hadn't taken me in back then, I might not have survived today. Brother, do you think I'm an outsider when you say that?"
When Zhang Yao was nine years old, a very noble son suddenly came to his family. His parents treated him respectfully. At first, he felt awkward. Once I saw him crying secretly wrapped in a quilt, I realized that although he came from a noble family, but because of an accident at home, both parents died, and he became an orphan long ago. at home.
Children don't hold grudges, fight and fight, and soon become friends. Later, Zhang Yao was able to study because of the money left by Su Qingchen's family. When he grew up, Zhang Yao passed the Jinshi exam, but Su Qingchen gave up. I passed the imperial examination and chose another, more difficult path.
Zhang Yao knew that Su Qingchen's family background was not simple, and there was a great mystery behind the death of his parents back then. I am afraid that he chose Jinyiwei, a road that is feared but actually despised, because he wanted to take revenge as soon as possible.
Now that he is the emperor's confidant, Jin Yiwei's left commander, he can be regarded as a high-ranking and powerful person, but he doesn't know if his family feud will be avenged...
He knew that Su Qingchen didn't want him to ask about his own affairs because he was afraid of implicating him, so he didn't ask, he was useless, not as capable as his brother, but he thought, he was safe and secure here, when Su Qingchen wanted to settle down , he asked him to come back, as long as he entered the house, he would protect him even if he died.
After eating the food and drinking two glasses of wine, Su Qingchen's expression became more and more dignified, holding the wine glass, he said in a hoarse voice, "This time, His Majesty is very angry, not only me, but also Qin Hong, that hell dog, was summoned into the palace. "
Zhang Yao frowned slightly, and said, "What on earth made the two of you go on an errand together? I heard from my colleagues that some valuables were lost in the palace, and I don't know if it's true." Zhang Yao felt that this matter was a little bit Strange, the things in the palace are precious, but the emperor is too well-informed to be so angry about a thing, so this incident seems a bit unusual. Nothing else, but can the Chuanguo Yuxi be easily lost
In the biography of Ye Luzi, it was written about knights breaking into the palace at night to exchange photos... In his opinion, it was pure nonsense. There are high-ranking people outside the palace, but inside the palace are all trash? Not to mention the imperial guards with ten steps and one sentry post, but the hidden guards raised by the emperor are not comparable to ordinary people.
Su Qingchen didn't hide it from Zhang Yao, and said, "It's a stone."
"Stone?"
Zhang Yao was even more puzzled. He put two deadly enemies together just for one stone? Su Qingchen is the left commander of the Jinyiwei, and Qin Hong is the right commander of the Jinyiwei. One is a eunuch who came out of the palace, and the other is a descendant who came from a wealthy family despite the decline. The emperor put them in the same position. It's just for the sake of check and balance, I'm afraid that the family will dominate, but the two have long regarded each other as a thorn in the side, and the emperor seems to know that two people have conflicts and rarely let them run errands together.
"Yes, it's just a stone." Su Qingchen has a portrait of that stone in his hand, but just like this is undoubtedly a needle in a haystack. If you put in more effort, you can always find it, but this time he finds it very difficult. What he is looking for is a rain flower stone without any characteristics... He dares to bet that this kind of stone can be found by just asking. The baskets came exactly the same.
But thinking of the emperor's will, he felt that even if the front was full of thorns, he would have to step over it. Su Qingchen had never seen such an angry emperor. Normally, no matter how angry the emperor was, he would just put it aside coldly. You are very restrained, but this time he really saw the spreading anger in the emperor's eyes, as if a volcano could no longer suppress the eruption.
In fact, what Su Qingchen didn't know was... the stone he wanted to find so much was right next door to him.
After waiting for Zhao Jinyu to leave, the emperor jumped up and down to the stove, looking at the fragrant dishes in the bowl, he just felt salivating.
On the one hand, he felt that he, an emperor, would be attracted by this kind of wild vegetables in the countryside, but on the other hand, he felt that the woman in this house despised him first, and always wanted to punish her. He never thought about it... A stone doesn't even have a mouth how to eat, ==.