Shen Wen looked at Chang Po in front of him, and said sadly, "It's to destroy all the enemies who try to cross this mountain."
Ji Wenzhao frowned: "'Destroy all'?" He looked around and said, "Avalanche is going to be used? The ridge we are on has a steep slope on the inside, but the side to the north is considered to be moderate, and probably cannot create an avalanche." .”
Yan pointed to the valley and said, "Avalanches can be created over there, but they may not be able to flood the valley all at once. The valley is too wide, so they should have time to avoid it."
Shen Yi shook his head and said, "We can't just disperse them, or they will come again after the avalanche."
Ji Wenzhao nodded: "We must destroy the invading enemies! Let them not dare to commit another crime easily!" He looked at Shen Wen: "Tell me, how can you 'destroy everything'? Don't repeat your talk about what happens after death ! Now the enemy has invaded our border, and there are thousands of people behind. If you are soft at this time, you are betraying the country!"
Shen Wen said with some timidity: "They are also human beings, some of them came here following orders, and some of them came here to survive."
Ji Wenzhao reprimanded: "Women just can't make great things! They only care about human feelings, not morality! What's wrong with people? People must have a conscience! You can't rob just because you don't have food! You can't just do it just because it's an order." Bad thing! Those soldiers came here with the intention of burning, killing and looting! Do you think those people won’t kill and set fire to our city? Will they treat my people kindly? How can you be so dull?!”
Yan Shi also urged: "If you can't make it up, I'll let someone put up a sign in the distance, telling the Beibei army that they will live and die if they come, can't they?!"
Shen Yi nodded and said: "I am more than a hundred miles away from the border. I can mark the boundary markers well and warn them not to cross the border."
Zhang Yunzheng said to Shen Wen: "What are you waiting for for so long?! Not to watch your dreams come true again?!" Of these people, only Shen Wen understood that Zhang Yunzheng was referring to her thousand years of waiting.
Shen Wen took a breath, and said: "The winter of that year was very, very cold, dripping water turned into ice, and there were several heavy snowfalls. Many livestock and people in the north froze to death, so the Beirong army came here. This army is the third army. The weakest route in the army, although there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Huo Luo, more of them are people who join the army to find ways to survive."
Just now those who criticized Shen Wen at the same time stopped talking, and Shen Wen sighed again: "Why do I feel unbearable, because I don't plan to give the other party a chance to repent."
Everyone was silent for a while, and finally Ji Wenzhao said: "Even so, we are at a very disadvantage with thousands of people resisting the opponent's hundreds of thousands, and we cannot be Mr. Dong Guo."
Shen Yi nodded heavily and said: "If they are allowed to come, the rear of Yancheng will be cut off, and the towns in the south are not guaranteed, so they must be stopped."
Shen Wen said: "It's a pity that my strategy is not to stop, but to die."
The mountain wind howled, mixed with tiny ice particles lifted from the surface.
Yan Shi said to Shen Wen: "Then you have to tell us too! Because at that time, you will not stand here, and your second brother, I, will be here. We should decide how to decide."
Ji Wenzhao nodded and said, "That's right! That should be decided by those who face life and death here."
The fourth prince, who had been silent for a long time, responded to Ji Wenzhao: "Yes, we are all outsiders. Since the other party can invade, we can resist. What you should do is to give us weapons and strategies." People, when the time comes, they will fight, not you and me, so you have to trust your own people."
Shen Wen finally said: "The first plan is to keep it secret. The city wall here cannot be repaired openly, and all preparations must be done in private. On the bright side, the layout can only be done after my second brother dies..."
Yan's exclaimed: "Your second brother is going to die?!"
Shen Wen nodded: "Yes! He needs to die..."
Just as Yan Shi was about to say something more, Ji Wenzhao waved his hands at her and asked, "What about the second one?"
Shen Wen said: "Secondly, there must be people who beat gongs and drums and play suona..."
Everyone's eyes widened, and Ji Wenzhao asked: "Drummer?" Shen Wen confirmed: "Maybe we don't need drums, but we must have gongs and suonas, very loud instruments..."
Shen Wen explained the plan in detail, and then, no one accused Shen Wen of being soft-hearted anymore, but felt utterly chilled.
Shen Wen looked at everyone worriedly, and asked, "Do you think this plan is too...too that?"
Just now, Ji Wenzhao, who justly criticized Shen Wen, cleared his throat and said: "No poison, no husband... no, nothing is more poisonous than a woman's heart..." He figured it out, Shen Wen was not soft-hearted, but guilty!
Zhang Yunzheng glared at him: "What are you talking about? You know how to say weird things because you can't come up with a strategy to control the enemy?! You can say something better than this!"
Ji Wenzhao sighed at the evening sky: "If the Beirong invade our territory brazenly, they shouldn't be allowed to go back, otherwise there will be endless troubles! Now we are in a weak position, and the weak enemy is strong, so we have to resort to tricks. This plan Combined with the avalanche, it can indeed shatter the plan of the north and the south."
Shen Yi said coldly: "We must use this strategy first!"
Shen Jian also sighed and nodded.
Ji Wenzhao agreed: "Yes, we must get rid of their elite soldiers."
Shen Wen looked at Yan Shi, Yan Shi understood, and said, "I will do the preparation here."
When Shen Jian wanted to refute, Ji Wenzhao nodded and said, "Really, it would be the safest thing if Uncle Yan... coordinates."
Yan slapped Shen Jian's arm and said, "Look, it's fortunate that I'm here, isn't it?"
The fourth prince was still worried: "Are you sure you can keep it?"
Shen Yi said: "If you really can't hold on, don't hold on to it, I will come to meet you."
Shen Wen nodded and said: "As I said just now, this army is not strong. If Huo Luo's elite soldiers are wiped out, the remaining ones will come here, and it will not be a problem. We only need to disperse 20-30% of the Shen family's army in advance... "
Shen Yi frowned: "Twenty to thirty percent gone?!"
Ji Wenzhao immediately understood, nodded and said, "Yes, we are leaving!"
Shen Yi slowly shook his head and said, "Master Hou must not allow it."
The corner of Shen Wen's lips curled up: "You don't need to bring it up, the court will speak at that time, and if Lord Hou is loyal, he will definitely obey."
Yan said: "I understand! The emperor's prince will also ask Lord Hou to reduce the soldiers."
Zhang Yunzheng snorted, "It's thanks to them to do this kind of self-destruction of the Great Wall."
The fourth prince frowned: "Are they really... going to be that stupid?"
Shen Wen said with a smile: "The Ji Jun division is making a fuss, and when the news spreads to the capital, you will know whether they are stupid or not."
Yan couldn't help laughing: "The world-renowned gaming genius Ji Guo joined the army, assisted the generals, and then started construction and made weapons... Hehe, how do you think they can sit idly by?"
Ji Wenzhao said with emotion: "People's hearts are selfish, and it is not uncommon for people to destroy the public and the country because of selfishness."
The fourth prince felt that he was standing at the junction of the two camps, and he could fully understand the different opinions of the two sides. He could imagine that if the emperor heard all kinds of movements in Yancheng, how could he not be suspicious? It is necessary to ask Zhenbeihou to cut down his troops to show his innocence. On the opposite side is Bei Rong, who is eyeing the tiger. How can any guard with patriotism not be prepared to deal with the enemy? It's a pity that what the emperor worries most is that his subjects support their own self-respect, and they will definitely suspect that those who say that Bei Rong is dangerous are trying to support Beihou...
Standing on the ridge in the twilight, the fourth prince suddenly felt a burst of sadness, and muttered to himself: "What's so good about being an emperor?"
Ji Wenzhao also nodded and said: "With such a system, our dynasty will not die today, but will die tomorrow."
Shen Wen said: "I can tell you very clearly, don't talk about my dynasty, every dynasty that pursues imperial power in China has perished, and, once the country is destroyed by foreign barbarians, the enemy will drive the royal descendants to extinction. So, who will be the king?" The emperor, whoever is destined to have no children and grandchildren. But people just can't see through it, they still want to seize the throne and follow this old road."
Seeing that it was getting late, she said: "Let's go down the mountain, we can't go back to Yancheng today, we have to camp at the foot of the mountain." After speaking, she led the way down the mountain. Zhang Yunzheng knew that going down the mountain was difficult, so he walked beside the fourth prince. Shen Yi also followed Ji Wenzhao, helping him at any time. Shen Jian and Yan Shi stood on the ridge for a while longer.
Shen Jian said to Yan Shi: "You can come to prepare, but when the war starts, you don't come up."
Yan gave him a coquettish look: "How can I do that? I have to supervise the battle for my preparations. Besides, you and I must cooperate the most tacitly, don't you? Do you have anyone better? ?”
Just as Shen Jian was about to say "Zhang Ding", Yan immediately said, "I'm a jealous person! If you say there are other people, I'll be angry! Crying, making trouble and hanging myself, I can do it all!"
Shen Jian sighed: "This is not the same thing."
Yan Shi smiled and took Shen Jian's arm: "Why not? We are caring and the best partners. You can't choose the wrong person! No one but me! Do you understand?..." The two walked down the mountain .
Ji Wenzhao was thinking about Shen Wen's strategy, and wanted to feel sorry for Shen Yi's second miss. But Shen Yi is Shen Wen's elder brother. Although everyone calls him "General Shen", he is only a young man of twenty-four or five years old. In Ji Wenzhao's view, he still belongs to the category of "hair-headed boy", otherwise he would not Rolling with the stupid boy Zhang Yunzheng. What if he was disgusted by what he said about Miss Shen Er, and when he was about to fall again, what if he didn't help him? Ji Wenzhao kept his mouth shut, not daring to comment on Shen Wen's scheming.
The fourth prince and Zhang Yunzheng walked in silence for a while, and suddenly asked: "Are you the son of Marquis Pingyuan?"
Zhang Yunzheng was taken aback, and asked back, "Why do you say that?"
The fourth prince looked at Ji Wenzhao and Shen Yi who were far behind, and said in a low voice: "That little brother Wen is the best at understanding people's hearts. She let Uncle Yan control the design of this place because her husband will come here to meet the enemy in the future. I Now I understand that she had a plan to bring Uncle Yan, not just to get them together. Then, she let you set up an ambush on that cliff because Marquis Pingyuan is a very important person to you, so , Marquis Pingyuan should be your father..."
Zhang Yunzheng retorted unhappily: "Why don't you say that she didn't plan to bring you?"
The fourth prince said: "Didn't you listen to what she said? She will ask me for a favor in the future."
Zhang Yunzheng continued to gossip: "Isn't it too much of a loss to let you follow me around for such a long time as a favor?"
The fourth prince looked at Zhang Yunzheng: "You are always looking towards her, so you are not afraid?" Who would dare to want this kind of woman who can set traps and kill thousands of people
Zhang Yunzheng rolled his eyes: "What are you afraid of? I'm not that timid!"...
In the end, he didn't answer the fourth prince's question. The Fourth Prince didn't think that Zhang Yunzheng had forgotten, he thought he had guessed right, and Zhang Yunzheng just avoided answering. Zhang Yunzheng must be Ping Yuanhou's son who was born outside! Second Miss Shen found out about this and carried out an emotional kidnapping, making Zhang Yunzheng believe that if he completed the ambush, he would have made a great contribution, and he would be able to recognize his ancestors and return to his clan in the future...
The fourth prince secretly sighed: Second Miss Shen's grasp of people's hearts is so accurate, she doesn't need to be rich and powerful at all, but to use emotions. Where can people escape love and hatred? Shen Wen pushed everyone to their proper positions based on what they loved and hated. How can the emperor and the prince guard against an enemy who has never shown up? Miss Shen Er should pray in the temple now. Who can connect her with the support of the third prince in the court, Ji Wenzhao went to the border to join the army? What did Shen Wen do by himself? She has never given out a single piece of money, never made a single weapon, and has no leadership position... But because of her trip, the Beibei Third Army was unable to enter the Central Plains...
The fourth prince felt his incompetence, not to mention himself, even Ji Wenzhao probably couldn't match Shen Wen's concealment and secrets, let alone the prince... The fourth prince murmured: "Poor prince..."
Zhang Yunzheng said dissatisfiedly: "What's so pitiful about him? His lack of understanding and cruelty to Zhongliang really allowed him to succeed. He is a king of subjugation. Do you think he is right?"
The fourth prince sighed: "He is wrong. I pity him because he has no other way to go."
If he is not a prince, he cannot become an emperor. The prince does not have powerful relatives, and even if he escapes, no one can support him. If he is still in the royal family, he should be named king, but who dares to make the former prince king? Isn't this asking for trouble for yourself? In the end, it's not just death. …
Zhang Yunzheng also roughly understood this truth, curled his lips and said: "It's so boring! I don't want to be reborn in the royal family, either kill or be killed."
The fourth prince sighed: "I don't want to either..."
The two talked all the way.
When all the people came down and it was dark, Shen Yi asked the soldiers to set up camp on the spot, and after a night's rest, they rode back to Yancheng the next day. Shen Jian led Ji Wenzhao and Yan Shi to separate ways, and Shen Yi led the soldiers and Shen Wen back to the barracks.
When Shen Wen, Zhang Yunzheng and the Fourth Prince returned to the courtyard where they lived, it was evening again, and candles were already lit in the house.
Su Wanniang came out and said, "Great, you are back! I have someone prepare the noodles, and I'll serve them to you right away. I also made bone soup, and Dr. Duan put some herbs in it. It smells good. Go wash your face and wash your hands." Hurry up and drink some soup to get rid of the cold..."
She combed her married woman's hair in a bun, her face was painted with medicinal powder, and she also drew wrinkles. Shen Wen often came back at night when he was in the capital, and he was used to being nagged by Su Wanniang, and he didn't feel anything wrong, so he snorted and went into the house. But the fourth prince was cold and hungry, and his heart was full of hopelessness about the royal situation, but being taken care of by Su Wanniang, he was almost moved to tears. He limped towards Su Wanniang with a pitiful expression on his face.
When Su Wanniang saw it, she came over to help him regardless of her defenses, and said in a low voice, "You can't go out riding like this again. I made you a pair of long knee pads, which can wrap your calves. You can use it tonight." put on…”
The fourth prince looked at Su Wanniang and nodded vigorously, and said: "Thank you, lady..."
Su Wanniang blushed, and pinched the fourth prince fiercely... Unfortunately, the outer clothes were too thick, so she didn't pinch the flesh at all. The fourth prince said in a low voice: "My lady, save your energy, it won't be too late to wait until summer."
Su Wanniang gritted her back teeth and said, "Say more! Say no more knee pads!"
The fourth prince muttered: "My leg hurts..."
Su Wanniang poohed: "Reluctant!" and escorted the fourth prince back into the room.
Zhang Yunzheng was very upset listening to their conversation in front! He looked at the back of Shen Wen who entered the house first, and felt that Shen Wen was too slow! Her maids are all smarter than her... Then she reflected on herself: the fourth prince is very cunning, he knows how to show weakness and buy well, should he pretend to be lame or something... But Shen Wen probably won't notice! This little liar is now full of conspiracy and tricks, and he has to win her attention. …
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Shen Xiang was riding a horse, urging Shen Zhuo: "Why are you riding so slowly! It will take two or three days! Hurry up!"
Shen Zhuo knew that once they came out of the city, they could only get the temple, and they couldn't return halfway, lest the people who stared at them see the flaws, but he was also worried about how to explain to Shen Xiang that Shen Wen was not in the temple. Shen Xiang couldn't hide things on his face, if he knew what Shen Wen was planning, what if something was revealed? He thought about it, trying to weave a suitable lie to cover up the real situation.
But no matter how Shen Zhuo procrastinated, they still arrived at the foot of the mountain where Shen Wen and Yan's should be praying for blessings. Shen Zhuo moved things with two guards, and accompanied Shen Xiang and her maid Chunlu up the mountain. In front of the temple gate, Shen Zhuo said to Shen Xiang: "There are nuns inside, I put things here last time, do you still go in?"
Shen Xiang stared: "Of course! I have walked such a long way to meet them!" After finishing speaking, he knocked on the door, told the purpose of coming, and asked the people inside to come out and help carry all the bags and bags. After entering, he took Chunlu into the courtyard.
Shen Zhuo asked the guards to go down the mountain first, and he stayed outside the door to wait, wondering how long it would take for Shen Xiang to run out yelling, and he had to say something to appease her.
But after waiting for a long time, the two of Shen Xiang didn't come out.
In the yard, Shen Xiang and Chunlu saw the crucian carp, Yan's maid, who hurried out to greet her. The crucian carp's face was pale, and she welcomed Shen Xiang and Chunlu into the house, let them sit down, and started to cry.
Shen Xiang was anxious: "What's wrong? Where are my sister and second sister-in-law?"
Crucian carp cried and said: "Second madam, take the second young lady back to her natal home for the New Year, and don't let me tell others, how good is that?"
Shen Xiang was taken aback for a moment, then laughed hahaha, and said, "I'm still afraid that they are foolishly guarding here, so let's go."
The crucian carp continued to cry: "Miss! The second lady came to pray for blessings. If she ran away in the middle and was discovered, what should I do! Not only her reputation is over, but the reputation of the Zhenbeihou Mansion is also over!"
Shen Xiang's face darkened, and he nodded solemnly, "We can't tell others about this! Chun Lu, you have to be careful!"
Chunlu sighed: "Miss, the main thing is that you have to be careful! Don't show your feet!"
Shen Xiang clenched his fist and punched the air: "You must not show it! Chunlu, please pay attention to me! If I am wrong, interrupt me immediately!"
Shen Xiang and Chunlu said goodbye to crucian carp after talking about how to pay the bill when they go back. After they left the courtyard, crucian carp ran back to his bedroom and cried loudly: "Mother! I was scared to death! I was really scared to death! I can't live through this day! I can't take it anymore..."
Shen Zhuo was surprised to see Shen Xiang coming out of the temple as if nothing had happened, followed by Chun Lu with a very calm expression, and asked involuntarily, "How are little sister and second sister-in-law?"
Shen Xiang remembered that Shen Zhuo said that he left his things at the door when he came last time, and he didn't go in. Thinking that he didn't see Shen Wen and the others, he said, "It's good! They asked the family how they are. The little girl looks like Fat."
Shen Zhuo's eyes widened in surprise: "Really?!"
Shen Xiang raised his chin: "Really! Let's go!"
Shen Zhuo secretly smiled, heaved a sigh of relief, and descended the mountain with Shen Xiang.
Shen Xiang actually didn't see Shen Wen and Yan's, and he felt that it was useless to come out for a few days, so he said: "Since I came out, I'm going to see the fifth princess."
Shen Zhuo hurriedly said: "I can't go to see it!" The emperor intends to marry the fifth princess and him, if he goes to see it, will the rumors be fulfilled
Shen Xiang said: "You don't need to meet me, just walk down the mountain with me."
Shen Zhuo still disagreed: "No way! I can't get that close, I can only send you... fifty miles away!"
Shen Xiang said helplessly: "Okay! I have to tell the eldest brother and the second brother about this, and let them beat you up!"
Shen Zhuo smiled and said: "How could it be? They are so far away, how can we reach them?" He smiled, but felt a little uncomfortable in his heart: the eldest brother and the second brother must be preparing for the battle at the border now, even the younger sister has passed, but But I stayed here and accompanied my sister to visit my best friend! Shen Zhuo felt like a failure!
They went to the place where the fifth princess practiced. They didn't know that at the same time, Zhang Yunjin was also listening to Li Shi's teaching in Pingyuanhou's mansion: "If you really want to see her, you should ask your father to send someone to escort her. And, go and come back quickly, don't stay outside for too long."
Zhang Yunjin agreed. She and Shen Zhuo's marriage failed, so she understood the sadness and determination of the fifth princess very well. She had to visit the fifth princess during the Chinese New Year and have a good chat with her, just like Shen Xiang comforted herself at the beginning.
And the third prince was also going to visit his sister the next day, and he asked someone to send a letter to Shen Zhuo saying that he wanted to meet, but the reply said that Shen Zhuo escorted Miss Shen to go to the second Miss Shen who was guarding the temple. The third prince hoped that it would be best to run into each other on the road, even if he looked directly at Shen Xiang, smiled, or said something, the two of them hadn't seen each other for a long, long time.
So, when Shen Zhuo and Shen Xiang arrived near the Taoist temple where the fifth princess was practicing, and were about to split up, they saw a group of people approaching. Shen Zhuo looked carefully, it turned out to be the symbol of the Pingyuanhou Mansion, he was overjoyed for a moment, and immediately asked someone to inquire, and reported that it was Miss Zhang Liu from the Pingyuanhou Mansion who was going to visit the fifth princess. Shen Zhuo was overjoyed, Shen Xiang immediately smiled and said: "I'll go with her in the past, you just wait here."
Shen Zhuo immediately said seriously: "How can it be done? You two girls, no matter what, you must have an elder brother to accompany you."
Shen Xiang said contemptuously: "Are you acting like an elder brother now? Why didn't you accompany me just now?!"
Shen Zhuo said, "Isn't that to avoid suspicion?"
Shen Xiang asked: "Why don't you avoid it now?"
Shen Zhuo took it for granted, "It's better to arouse suspicion now."
They were waiting for the chariots and horses from the Marquis of Pingyuan to come over, and another group of people came over there. Shen Zhuo saw that it was the royal banner, and said, "The one who came here must be the third prince, right?"
Shen Xiang's face turned red all of a sudden, and he said, "I'm going to ride with the sister of the Zhang family." After speaking, he led the horse to ride to the convoy of the Pingyuan Houfu. But when the third prince saw the convoy of Zhenbei Hou Mansion from a distance, he had already locked up the rider in red. He took the lead and rode in Dada, riding towards Shen Xiang with a full face of excitement.
Seeing this scene, Shen Xiang couldn't turn around and walk away, so he could only grit his teeth and lower his head to continue riding, hoping that the third prince would consciously miss the horse and pass by. Unexpectedly, the third prince slowed down the speed of the horse, repeated the old trick, and said repeatedly: "It's been a long time since I saw you, how are you? Don't promise other people's marriage! You must wait for me! I won't marry anyone else either. , it’s up to you! Don’t listen to their nonsense, I won’t marry a side concubine or anything like that, and I don’t want any woman from anyone. My innocence is still intact, and I’ll keep it for you...”
Shen Xiang blushed with embarrassment and had a thick neck. Fortunately, there was a veiled hat, so the third prince probably couldn't see clearly. She kicked the horse's belly, accelerated to ride, and arrived in front of the convoy of Pingyuan Houfu, got off the horse, and got into Zhang Yunjin's car. As soon as he entered the carriage, Zhang Yunjin exclaimed in surprise: "Sister Shen! That's great!"
Shen Xiang took off the veiled hat, Zhang Yunjin asked in surprise: "What's wrong with you? Your face is so red?"
Shen Xiang said vaguely: "Just now I was running... Oh, let me tell you, my third brother is bullying people again! If you hadn't arrived, he wouldn't have sent me there, and let me walk the remaining fifty miles by myself, saying Why avoid suspicion. Now that he is going to send us off again, don’t avoid suspicion, do you think there is such a thick-skinned person?”
This time, Zhang Yunjin blushed, bit his lip and lowered his head, Shen Xiang secretly took a breath, and secretly scolded the third prince for being a reckless guy! It's all nonsense. If it wasn't for the fact that he was the third prince, I really wanted to whip him a few times!
The third prince couldn't turn his horse around and chase Shen Xiang to confess his love, so he could only go on and meet Shen Zhuo. The three parties joined together to visit the fifth princess.
Although the fifth princess has a good diet, she is inevitably depressed. The years of living in the mountains are quiet, and she can only pass the time by painting. Of course, she draws lotus flowers most often. She has drawn more than a hundred pictures of lotus flowers here and there.
Today I just finished a picture of a lotus flower, when I heard the voices of people outside, the Taoist nun came forward and said that the third prince, Miss Shen from the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, and Miss Zhang Liu from the Pingyuan Hou Mansion came to see her. The fifth princess got excited, and hurriedly said please, washed and hung up the pen here, put on the coat, and when they arrived at the door, Zhang Yunjin and Shen Xiang had already been led over.
Shen Xiang smiled and said, "My aunt said you were painting, I have to take a look."
Zhang Yunjin also smiled and said, "I want to see it too."
The fifth princess smiled: "What painting? It's just scribbling, just to relieve boredom." Let them in.
Shen Xiang and Zhang Yunjin took off their coats, and went to look at the volumes of paintings that the fifth princess put on the long case beside the wall. Shen Xiang exclaimed: "Wow, you have painted so many!"
Zhang Yunjin looked at more than a dozen pictures, but they were all lotus flowers. Thinking of the lotus meeting that day, he felt sad for a while and shed tears.
The fifth princess hurriedly smiled and said, "Why are you crying, I don't want to cry."
Shen Xiang also understood the truth, and sighed when he thought that the three of them were all trapped in a hopeless marriage.
Zhang Yunjin pointed to a lotus painting that the fifth princess had just finished painting on the case and said, "Give this painting to me."
The fifth princess blushed a little, and said in a low voice: "It's better... don't..."
Zhang Yunjin insisted: "Yes! Sister! Don't be so hard..."
The fifth princess sighed: "Where is the hard work? It's very quiet here, and I don't have to deal with anyone. The sisters-in-law respect me very much. Anyway, I think I must have a better life than the fourth princess. She is far away in Beirong, so it's true. bitter."
Zhang Yunjin also nodded and said, "What will happen to Hefan's daughters? The former emperor's daughter, Princess Ningguo, Hefan, was asked to be buried after Khan's death. She slashed her face with a knife and disfigured her appearance before she came back."
The fifth princess said: "At least she came back alive. The one who married four khans, four men with two surnames and three generations, suffered so much. They were all buried there after death."
Shen Xiang curled his lips and said: "If she doesn't want to, how can she marry? It's not like you don't know her temper. If she really gets into trouble, the emperor will have a big head."
Zhang Yunjin said to the fifth princess with lingering fear: "If she really doesn't want to marry, wouldn't it be you?"
Shen Xiang lowered his voice and said, "Where is the emperor's daughter who is easy to reconcile? Someone must have brought it up!"
Zhang Yunjin said puzzledly: "That must be the prince. But why did the prince let his sister and Fan?"
Shen Xiang snorted: "It's not for the sake of being friendly with Beirong. If there is no war, then there is no need to pay the Shen family army."
Zhang Yunjin also said in a low voice: "I heard that the imperial court has been reducing military expenditures and not providing military supplies to the Marquis of Zhenbei. It was originally proposed by the crown prince."
Shen Xiang said disdainfully: "Sold my sister to fight against our family!"
The fifth princess shook her head: "Fortunately, my elder brother is not the prince..."
Shen Xiang said: "He would not do such a thing even if he is a prince! Take my sister to curry favor with Fanbang!"
She defended the third prince so fiercely, the fifth princess and Zhang Yunjin looked at Shen Xiang, Shen Xiang was a little embarrassed, and said: "Let's say a few more words, your brother is still waiting outside."...
The third prince and Shen Zhuo were waiting outside, both of them kept looking at the gate, chatting absently. Finally, Shen Xiang and Zhang Yunjin came out, and the third prince went in to meet the fifth princess. Shen Zhuo saw Zhang Yunjin wearing a veil and walked by him, coughed lightly, Zhang Yunjin slowed down, Shen Zhuo saluted, Zhang Yunjin had to stop next time.
Shen Zhuo asked with a leisurely smile, "Miss Zhang Liu must be very busy recently, right?"
Zhang Yunjin was a little puzzled. Seeing Shen Xiang leave him and walk towards the carriage, he whispered: "What am I busy with? I'm not busy."
Shen Zhuo was a little surprised and said: "How can you not be busy? Don't women have to embroider and make a lot of things for their husbands before they get married? I don't have any maids around me, and the inner and outer clothes are now made by the mansion. In the future, don’t they all have to be made by the lady? Even if you don’t make the outer clothes, the inside must be made by the lady herself, right? Are they still made by others? I actually want to be more particular, winter clothes need to be warm, summer clothes need to Pretty, I also want to embroider some patterns I like, such as tigers, goshawks... "
Zhang Yunjin blushed and poohed again: "Return the goshawk? Can underwear...can you embroider that kind of thing?"
Shen Zhuo smiled: "I told my mother, and my mother said that embroidering a few flies is enough..."
Zhang Yunjin made a fuss, covered his mouth and giggled.
Shen Zhuo raised one eyebrow and said, "I'm very picky! You should make some in advance, and give it to me as soon as you come, so I don't have to wait?"
Zhang Yunjin poohed Shen Zhuo again, and whispered: "You are so shameless!" Blushing and walking away, Shen Zhuo said to her back: "Hey, there must be at least twenty sets of clothes inside, spring and summer In autumn and winter, I'm taller than your brother, right? It's fine according to my stature... "
Zhang Yunjin continued to leave, but whispered: "You are not as tall as my brother!"
Shen Zhuo couldn't chase after Zhang Yunjin, so he could only add another sentence: "Apart from clothes, don't you have to prepare some sweat towels for me? You don't want me to wipe my face with other people's embroidered ones, do you?"
Zhang Yunjin yelled repeatedly, and hurriedly got into the carriage. Shen Xiang has martial arts skills. He heard their conversation in the car. When he saw Zhang Yunjin take off his veil, his face turned red. He shook his head and said, "I still expected you to avenge us in the future, but look at you, you are being bullied by him now." Already! Just say you don’t want to do it! Tell him to find someone else!”
Zhang Yunjin glared at Shen Xiang: "What are you talking about!" She lowered her head in embarrassment and said, "He's right, he's already engaged... how can he wipe his face with a towel made for him by another woman?" Woolen cloth… "
Shen Xiang waved his hand and said: "Don't fall into his pit! Just wipe it off, it's not like asking his people to go..."
Zhang Yunjin pushed Shen Xiang: "What nonsense are you talking about, you are so ashamed!"
After Zhang Yunjin returned to the mansion, someone took her to the warehouse, where she selected materials for several days. After choosing a few horses, I still felt that they were not enough, so I went to several clothing stores opened by Mrs. Li. It can be said that it took more than ten days to choose the materials for the four seasons and the handkerchief. Then there is cutting, sewing and embroidery. She did it very carefully, and only took one hour a day, she thought, at this speed, if she made all the clothes for the four seasons, it would take at least two or three years. But the towel handkerchief can be embroidered a few immediately, so that Shen Zhuo can use it first... These are all later.
The third prince and the fifth princess felt a little sad when they saw each other.
The third prince felt that he was weak, so his biological sister was forced out of the family. When I saw the fifth princess, I always felt a sense of depression, and I just kept saying to take care of my body or something. The fifth princess thought that she had just talked about the fourth princess with Shen Xiang and Zhang Yunjin, and felt fortunate in her heart, her mood was much better than that of the third prince. She asked about the third prince's daily life, but she didn't dare to ask about the third prince's marriage. She had long heard that the third prince asked the emperor for a marriage several times, but the emperor avoided answering. Now that she is out of the capital, the bystanders know that the Marquis of Zhenbei holds the military power, and as long as the emperor does not change the crown prince, he will not agree to the third prince marrying Shen Xiang. One of these two people is his good friend, and the other is his elder brother, but the emperor is his father. The fifth princess could not say a word, for fear that speaking would only increase their troubles.
The two said how much they valued each other, and the third prince left. The three people and horses were on the same road, the third prince and Shen Zhuo rode all the way into the city, Shen Xiangcai said goodbye to Zhang Yunjin, and went back to their respective homes.
When this matter reached the ears of the crown prince, the crown prince was not as angry as before. Instead, he was a little happy. He smiled and said to his staff: "Father did not want the third prince to marry Miss Shen, nor did he allow the residence of Zhenbeihou and Pingyuanhou. The marriage, but they are going together so openly, do you want to give the father face? Spread the word of this palace, and see what the father will do."
The emperor was really upset when he heard that: it had already been revealed that he didn't want the third son of Marquis Zhenbei to marry Marquis Pingyuan's daughter, but they actually met and talked? ! Doesn't this make him look good? The emperor's long-standing hatred for Zhenbeihou's mansion was touched again, and he felt that Zhenbeihou's children could be so rude, there must be Zhenbeihou's instruction! Zhenbei Hou must have felt that the imperial court had not provided military supplies these years, and he was still guarding the border. He thought that the emperor could only rely on his support to stabilize the country, and became arrogant and arrogant! He forgot that his wealth and life are in the hands of the emperor.
The emperor decided to completely ignore Zhenbeihou's request for military supplies. When there is a chance, Zhenbeihou is no longer needed, and he must get rid of this kind of person who does not respect himself and is not with him.