After the third prince returned to the palace, he said goodbye to the fifth princess. The fifth princess hesitated for a long time before asking in a low voice: "I heard... Mr. Zhang is going to marry the fourth sister?" this gossip. Zhang Yunjin vaguely said that her elder brother would go to the south soon, it seems to be avoiding him, but I don't know if this is what the emperor meant.
The third prince smiled and said, "They think well. Mr. Zhang, you don't remember what he did that day..." He was referring to the blue gown that fell from the sky and Zhang Yunming's vigorous figure in front of the assassin , the cheeks of the fifth princess turned red, and she dared not look at the third prince.
The third prince didn't notice, and continued, "You said he would do such a stupid thing?"
The fifth princess lowered her head and whispered, "...he won't, but father..."
The third prince said very self-righteously: "If Marquis Pingyuan offends Royal Father, Royal Father is possible. But now, Marquis Ping Yuan is honest, why should Royal Father make things difficult for him?"
The fifth princess didn't look up, the third prince gave a few more instructions, and the two said goodbye.
The third prince was about to return to his courtyard, when the fourth prince who was limping behind caught up and called out, "Brother Sanhuang."
The third prince turned his head, and the fourth prince said to the third prince: "Thank you, brother three, for inviting me to go. I am very happy today, and I really appreciate the brother's affection."
The third prince waved his hand and said, "My brother, you don't have to be so polite."
The fourth prince was thinking about Su Wanniang's entrustment, thinking about how to find an excuse to talk about the fact that the price of grain hurt farmers and wanted to buy extra grain, so he heard the third prince ask: "Second son Shen said that he has been ripe for years, and he may have trouble in the future." The disaster situation, let me tell my father to buy food with gold and silver in addition to taxation, what does the fourth emperor think?"
The fourth prince called the third prince "Brother Zhishuang" in his heart, and on the surface he thought about it for a while and said, "It sounds reasonable. After all, flowers do not bloom in a hundred days. After a good harvest, there may be droughts and floods. The third prince can say something to the father." , to show his concern for the country and the people, the emperor will have his own opinion. But let alone the words of the second son of Shen."
The third prince smiled: "Of course it can't be said that he said it, or it will be troublesome." He sighed: "Actually, I don't have any thoughts of worrying about the country and the people. I just want a fief of my own. Or, brother four, you go Tell your father?"
The fourth prince hurriedly shook his head: "I won't even be able to see my father, so don't let me stand out. Besides, I don't expect any fief, I just want to guard the mausoleum for my mother and concubine." In that case, Su Wanniang will definitely marry Give it to me—her heart is the softest, and she will never see me so down and out. We are not short of money, we can live freely and peacefully...
The fourth prince had a longing look on his face, but the third prince felt sorry for him: "Fourth prince, don't give up on yourself so much... take care of yourself, and I will take you out for a walk often in the future." As soon as the young master used it on him, he immediately gave it to the fourth prince.
The fourth prince hurriedly said sincerely: "Thank you, Brother Sanhuang." The fourth prince felt that the third prince's words were inappropriate. After that, not anymore. Now I am very positive to welcome the new life.
The two walked to a fork in the road to bid farewell. The fourth prince returned to his dormitory. Without washing up, he hurriedly found a small box, put the white jade hairpin that he hadn't sent out today, found a piece of paper, and wrote today's day, put it in.
Waiter Ding at the side witnessed the frustration of the fourth prince's rejection, and he didn't understand that the fourth prince had at least given away the jade pendant last time, but this time he didn't give away the jade hairpin, so why did he look happier
Seeming to understand Ding's servant's confusion, the fourth prince whispered: "I'm not married, she's not married, this matter is not over yet. I just keep it for her and give it to her together in the future."
Ding Neishi nodded quickly, admiring the fourth prince's inner strength.
In fact, the fourth prince did not tell Ding Neishi another reason that made him very excited: Su Wanniang asked him to play the side drum for the third prince, and Shen Jian gave advice to the third prince. Naturally, that expert finally started to attack the third prince! If that expert can put the third prince on the throne, why don't he understand the third prince's character? The most honest thing is that my relationship with him is far better than that with the current prince. Both of their mothers were murdered and died. Naturally, there is a layer of intimacy of sympathy. Why can't you speak at that time? Whether it is guarding the imperial mausoleum or marrying Su Wanniang, isn't it just a matter of one sentence
The fourth prince deeply felt that the future was bright, so he was naturally happy in his heart. What's so great about Su Wanniang not accepting this hairpin now? At that time, when a wedding is given, at the wedding night in the bridal chamber, I show her a jewelry box, which contains all kinds of jewelry that I want to give her every time but can only save for her, can she not be happy... The corners of the fourth prince's mouth are about to twitch It's at the tip of the eye.
Ding Neishi was afraid that the fourth prince might be in trouble, so he whispered: "Your Highness is tired today, let's wash up first, it's getting dark, eat some food and rest quickly."
The fourth prince smiled and waved his hands: "Don't worry about it, Your Highness, it's disgusting. You find someone to send a letter to the Jiang family, asking them to do their best to buy a large amount of rice this summer and autumn. Of course, you have to be careful, and don't let people catch you." Or see the clues."
Ding Nei hurriedly responded, helping the fourth prince to change clothes.
The fourth prince thought that after a few moves by the person behind the scenes, he had already made the prince hideous and forced the queen to step down. This is the first time for him to give advice to the third prince, and it must be a good move that will never go wrong. How could he not follow up? Taking the opportunity to earn more money, I can spend a happy life with Su Wanniang in the future.
Not to mention that the fourth prince was happily eating and falling asleep, Su Wanniang was also whispering to Shen Wen in the dark.
She told Shen Wen what she said to the fourth prince, and the fourth prince gave her jade hairpin to herself, and asked Shen Wen with some worry: "He looks a little sad, so he won't stop helping us because of this?"
Shen Wen asked: "Do you think he is that kind of person?"
Su Wanniang shook her head slowly: "No, he has a good temper and is not a bad person."
Shen Wen leaned over and asked, "To be honest, do you regret not accepting it?"
Su Wanniang pushed Shen Wen away vigorously: "What! It's too late for me to think about how to help you every day, I don't want to do more things, it's annoying!"
Shen Wen giggled softly: "Do you remember how that Yan Shi seduced my second brother?"
Su Wanniang remembered that Yan's woman disguised herself as a man to lure Shen Jian to talk about marriage, and she also laughed. The two of them laughed on the bed for a long time, and Shen Wen whispered: "When you were away, that Yan's said a lot of things. It’s shameless, but I also think she’s right.”
Su Wanniang smiled and asked, "Which point?"
Shen Wen leaned closer and said with a smile: "When you meet someone you like, don't let it go."
Su Wanniang pushed Shen Wen away again: "Fuck you! Who likes it..." At the end of the words, they were so weak that they couldn't be heard.
Shen Wen laughed softly, Su Wanniang covered her face: "If I don't take revenge, I won't think about these things!"
Shen Wen said in a low voice: "Our affairs will still look like five or six years. At that time, you will be almost twenty. We plan this way for a better life in the future. Don't miss out on a good marriage... "
Su Wanniang pinched Shen Wen's fleshy arm in the dark: "How old are you! Are you a matchmaker for me?"
Shen Wen yelled: "What's wrong with being a matchmaker? I think the fourth prince is pretty good, don't lie to me, you like him too."
Su Wanniang was silent for a while, then sighed slightly and said: "He is the prince... I will not be a concubine!"
Shen Wen said again in a low voice: "When the time comes, I will ask my mother to adopt you as a adopted daughter, the adopted daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei, the status must be justified."
Su Wanniang quickly whispered: "What are you talking about! I'm just a maid..."
Shen Wen shook Su Wanniang's hand and said: "I said before that we are sisters. If we didn't act, the Zhenbeihou Mansion would be razed to the ground in the future. You and I are comrades-in-arms fighting side by side. From the moment I told you the secret, she was already my sister Jinlan, why isn't she a righteous daughter?"
Su Wanniang was silent for another moment, and said firmly: "If I don't take revenge on my father, I won't marry. If he can wait... if he can't..."
Shen Wen sighed: "Poor fourth prince, why did you fall in love with a cruel person..."
Su Wanniang groped to pinch Shen Wen's face: "I'll let you talk nonsense..."
The two fought together while suppressing laughter.
The details about the spring outing were naturally reported to the emperor and prince.
The emperor was very upset when he heard that the third prince had secret talks with the second son of Zhenbeihou and the eldest son of the Ye family—isn't this too ignorant? Hooking up like this in front of so many people! He decided to call the third prince to warn him.
The emperor summoned the third prince to the study, although the third prince arrived soon, but when he greeted the emperor, his face was flat, almost listless. The emperor felt that the third prince had grown taller than the last time he saw him, and he was really a young man. He remembered that a long time ago, the third prince was only as tall as the table. Every time he saw him, the third prince would rush towards him with his hands open and shouting "Royal Father", with a bright smile on his face, and there was always a gentle figure behind him …
The emperor coughed and asked, "Did you go out for a spring outing with others a few days ago? How was it?"
The third prince replied politely: "We had a good time, climbed the mountain, and had dinner."
The emperor felt a little tight in his chest, frowned slightly, and asked, "That's all?"
The third prince kept in mind what Shen Jian entrusted, and according to the story that Young Master Ye had already prepared for him, he said to the emperor: "The other thing is, the child is in the suburbs, and the spring seedlings are pleasing to the eye. This year should be another year of maturity." .”
The emperor was a little surprised by such a turning point, and asked, "Do you still know what a big familiar is?"
The third prince nodded and said: "Of course, my child found that the food is abundant in the market. There are many restaurants on the street, which shows that there is plenty of food."
The emperor snorted at this childish explanation and asked, "What about Dashu?"
The third prince went on to say: "I heard people say that the low price of grain hurts the peasants. Maybe the emperor should let all regions buy grain with gold and silver. Uh... the price of grain should be increased. Also, uh... buy more grain to prepare for the famine year..."
Hearing the third prince's jerky words, the emperor smiled: It seems that this is the result of the three people's secret talks—we need to buy food through the third prince's advice! why? Is it because the Marquis of Zhenbei is short of food? Or did the Ye family want to use this to enlighten the third prince and make him shine? In any case, this matter has nothing to do with the political situation. The emperor prefers that Zhenbei Hou wants to ask for more military rations in the future, so the third prince should ask for it now. It can be seen from this that the third prince really cannot be the prince! Isn't this a tool in Zhenbeihou's hands? What does Marquis Zhenbei want to do, the third prince will speak for him
The momentary warmth dissipated, and the emperor said coldly to the third prince: "It's rare that you have such a heart to care about the farmers. In the future, you can think about such important national affairs, and don't just know how to ride horses all day long." But everyone can hear that there is irony and warning in it.
The third prince didn't care, he did what Shen Jian told him, felt very relaxed, agreed, saluted and left.
Since he was dissatisfied with both the prince and the third prince, the emperor summoned the prince and said to the prince: "Your third prince said that if this year is the year of ripening again, if the rice is cheap and the farmers are afraid, the imperial court should buy it with gold and silver. Gu Liang, what do you think?"
When the prince heard that it was the third prince's suggestion, he immediately became angry, but he tried not to show any anger, and after thinking for a while, he said: "If it is still ripe next year, what will happen to the court? The granaries in various places are already full, and the purchased grain must exist Where? How can it be kept for a long time? If it is broken, wouldn’t it be a waste of silver? The third brother is still young, and he will go out of the city once in a while, listening to the wind and rain.”
The emperor felt that his prediction of the prince was accurate, and said, "Anyway, let the people in the household department think about this matter to see if there is something feasible."
The prince naturally agreed, and sent the third prince's advice to the household department. The household department already had the foundation of a prince, and in the next few days at the court, there was a statement from the household department that if it wanted to increase the price of grain, it would require a large amount of gold and silver, and the treasury simply did not have so much extra silver. Moreover, the granaries in various places are full, and even if next year is a famine year, there will be enough grain and rice, so there is no need to worry.
Originally, because the prince had already sent a contact person to Beirong, he felt that he had hope in his heart, and he calmly accepted the things that were bothering him during the spring outing, such as the fourth prince playing chess with whom, the third prince having secret talks with who climbed the mountain, etc. But when the emperor summoned him like this, he stirred up the prince's suppressed anger again. When there was no one in private, the prince complained to his staff: "They all came out! Ben Gong said it?! They just want to pull Ben Gong down! Now he has not only found the general Zhen Beihou, but also started to win over civil servants ! Caught up with the Ye family!"
The aide said: "Ye Zhongshu is just an empty post."
The prince gritted his teeth and said, "Void job? False job is also useful. If I put my words here, the Ye family will definitely take action!"
The prince expected it well, and a few days later, Ye Zhongshu wrote a letter with several Qingliu, saying that his son met the third prince during a spring outing and found that the third prince was lacking in his studies. As the prince, this is discrediting the emperor, and I hope the emperor will urge the third prince.
The prince heard this, and grinned grinningly: "What did I say?! This is for the third prince to compete with me! This group of powers! Seeing that my mother was abolished, they came to step on me! I will definitely kill them in the future!"
The staff quickly persuaded: "Your Highness, maybe the emperor doesn't pay attention to it? It's just talking."
The crown prince shook his head and said: "When my mother was the queen, maybe she didn't care about it, but now, my father does."
The prince was right again.
As soon as those people wrote the letter, the emperor promised that he would find someone to urge the third prince to study, and would not indulge his ignorance.
When the emperor returned to his study, he asked the third prince to come to see him.
The emperor originally thought that after hearing the disapproval from the prince and the household department after the third prince made a suggestion, he should come to persuade himself again, maybe put down some airs and be more affectionate to himself. But for several days, the third prince didn't come.
He naturally didn't know that the third prince didn't have any deep understanding of this matter, so he went to tell the emperor according to Shen Jian and Mr. Ye's instructions, just as if he had finished his homework, he quickly forgot about it.
Being called back to the study by the emperor, the third prince was a little impatient, and after saluting, he stood silently waiting for the emperor to speak.
The emperor is also waiting for the third prince to speak, should he bring up the matter of buying food again? But after waiting, the third prince didn't say anything, the emperor couldn't wait any longer and asked, "Do you have anything to tell me?"
The third prince shook his head, the meaning was obvious - you asked me to come, what can I say to you
It was only then that the emperor realized that the third prince was just on a whim that day, and he didn't regard this suggestion as a way to stand up at all. The emperor was instantly satisfied, and somewhat dispelled some of his grievances towards the third prince. He coughed and said, "Some people say that you have neglected your studies, and I want to test you."
As soon as the third prince thought about it, he knew that it must be Young Master Ye who ordered someone to send a message, asking the emperor to arrange for him to go back to school, secretly scolding Young Master Ye for being troublesome, what a bad friend! He was absent-minded here, and naturally he didn't understand the emperor's question. The emperor saw that the third prince really didn't learn anything, and was completely useless. He was furious for a while, and scolded the third prince for being useless. He ordered people to find a teacher for the third prince immediately, so that he could not stop studying literature, history and philosophy.
The third prince was a little panicked—he had been playing wild for the past two years, but he really didn't want to study anymore, so he hurriedly said, "The fourth prince doesn't have a teacher, can I take him to study with him?"
The emperor waved impatiently: "It's up to you!" The third prince retreated.
The emperor looked at the back of the third prince and frowned: why was he so disappointed and angry that the third prince didn't study anymore? Doesn't he dislike this child
The third prince came out from the emperor with his head downcast, and went to the fourth prince apologetically, telling him that the free time of the two of them was over. It was rare for him to come to the courtyard where the fourth prince lived. The fourth prince was so overjoyed that he was served with refreshments.
The third prince was even more embarrassed, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Fourth prince, I just went to see my father..."
The fourth prince immediately became focused: "Is it about buying grain? What's your father's reaction?"
The third prince was stunned: "Oh, that matter, I told my father last time, let my father make a decision."
The fourth prince asked: "Did you just say it again?"
The third prince shook his head: "I said it last time, why did I mention it again?"
The fourth prince shouted in his heart: If there will be a severe drought year after year next year, what a good move this will be! Shouldn't you write something with all your heart and soul, and state your point of view well, so that the emperor can't help but pass it on to others, and earn some reputation for yourself
The third prince put on a mocking smile and said: "I heard that the father asked the prince to look at this matter. Can you say anything good about him? Naturally, I don't need to mention it."
The fourth prince felt refreshed: This is the backhand! It turned out that this Yishou had expected that the third prince would have no results, and what he wanted was to disgust the prince again. It is obviously not a mistake not to buy grain at this time, but if there is a famine in the future, the emperor will remember that the third prince reminded him, but the prince was delayed.
The fourth prince smiled sincerely and said: "Since the third prince mentioned it, he did his best."
The third prince was very happy to stop talking about such boring topics, but he started to be embarrassed again: "Fourth prince, um, my father asked me to start studying, please ask me, sir... I said I would drag you to study together."
What the fourth prince immediately thought was that this way he could have a good relationship with the third prince, and it would be easier to ask for a marriage in the future. Moreover, he has never left his books all these years, and reading is not a difficult task, so he readily agreed: "Thank you, Brother Sanhuang Support."
The third prince deeply felt that the fourth brother was really loyal, and said happily: "Now I feel relieved, we can do homework together."
The fourth prince smiled and nodded: "That's natural."
The two said goodbye, and the fourth prince felt that he had taken a big step towards a beautiful ideal. He hummed a little song and watched Ding Neishi find out those books such as the Four Books, Five Classics, Emperor's Classics and pile them up on the case. This is his return to school. up.
Ding Neishi hadn't seen the fourth prince so happy for many years. Looking at the smiling young man in the spring sun, Ding Neishi silently wished in his heart, hoping that Concubine Jiang Shu in heaven would bless the fourth prince to live so happily.
After another ten days, the emperor appointed the third prince and the fourth prince to be the teacher of Old Master Jian, a scholar of Guanwen Temple. Mr. Jian, whose name is Han, and whose courtesy name is Wuya, was a former prime minister who had long since served as an official, and is now over sixty years old.
Old Master Jian didn't want to take this job at first, but when the news came out that the emperor wanted to hire him, his former protégé Ye Zhongshu came to visit and told him that the third prince had recently suggested to the emperor that he would buy grain and raise the price of grain so that Linong people. Such compassion and love for the people should not be neglected in ignorance.
Old Master Jian accepted the order as soon as his heart softened. On the first day of class in the palace, he found that these two students had obviously not studied hard for a long time. The third prince didn't know the books to memorize, and the fourth prince could memorize a few sentences in stumbles, but it was far from being fluent. It stands to reason that the foundation should be laid again, but the two princes, one eighteen and the other sixteen, it is not appropriate to endorse the book from scratch now.
Old Master Jian found another way, directly teaching policy theory. Choose a classic sentence, arrange the relevant content in twenty or thirty books, and let students read both sides of the book and write a discussion on both sides. In this way, he can save himself trouble, he can come once every three to five days, and he doesn't have to teach them every day.
This is a pain for the third prince. He used to be praised by his master for reciting books well, but now he doesn't need to memorize them. He wants to write by himself. He feels more tired than memorizing, and several mountains are on his head.
The fourth prince found it interesting, so he went to find a lot of books after class. The third prince saw that he was in such a good mood, so he asked him to help him draft a copy. The fourth prince thought that he would still count on this elder brother to give him a marriage in the future, or persuade the emperor to give him a marriage, so he agreed. Anyway, writing one article is writing, and writing two articles is also writing, as long as the perspectives are different, and it is not difficult for him.
Boss Jian never dreamed that one of his students would desert at the beginning of the semester, and he was also a key student strongly recommended by Ye Zhongshu.
After the spring outing, the Pingyuan Hou's Mansion sent away Mr. Zhang and his "distant brother" Zhang Yunzheng.
This is not only Zhang Yunzheng's first time away from home, but also the eldest son Zhang Yunming's first long trip. Although the two brothers said they wanted to ride horses, Mrs. Li still equipped them with more than a dozen carriages. Mrs. Li knew that Marquis Pingyuan had used his former soldiers as guards, and they also had martial arts skills, but he just reminded them to be careful, to run away when something happened, and not to fight.
Before the two of them left, Mrs. Li was still crying and said some silly things like how she remembered how they were when they were young, but how they left their mother in the blink of an eye.
Zhang Yunming might be a little sad, but Zhang Yunzheng wasn't moved at all, he just felt that this mother was troublesome. After shutting herself up for so many years, now that she can finally go out to play, she is not happy for herself, and she still cries endlessly! So Zhang Yunzheng always looked upset, and impatiently kept urging Zhang Yunming, who comforted Mrs. Li, to leave, appearing particularly ruthless.
Finally, the two finally left the capital with their troops. Knowing that there would be no one behind, Zhang Yunzheng still looked back. Zhang Yunming asked him what he was looking at, Zhang Yunzheng shook his head in a daze. Soon, he was completely absorbed by the scenery along the way and the unknown south, and he never thought about the flash in his mind at that time: If there is no little ghost, he can't get out now, right
Although Shen Wen, who was neglected by Zhang Yunzheng, was so "weak" that he lay down and basked in the sun during the spring outing, he was much more energetic now and was able to help Yang and Liu with some trivial matters. Because Shen Jian's wedding was just over a month away, the whole house was in a hurry. Shen Wen didn't want to miss seeing Shen Jian's expression when the bridal chamber lifted the hijab, so he couldn't always pretend to be sick.
The scale of Shen Jian's wedding was smaller than that of Shen Yi's, but it was not much less complicated. The houses that should be painted, the happy characters that should be decorated, the banquets that should be held, etc., have to be implemented one by one.
In May, the Yan family sent their relatives to Beijing. After receiving the letter, the Hou Mansion quickly sent Shen Zhuo to meet him outside the city, and then sent them to the Yan family's courtyard in the capital, and invited the two parents and elder brother of the Yan family to meet Yang Shi and the old lady meet.
Generally, for families who marry in different places, few elders come in person. Yan's parents arrived with their eldest son, showing their concern for their daughter.
Two days later, Yan's parents and elder brother came to visit. Yang, the old lady and all the children were in the hall to welcome them.
Yan's parents are slightly older than Yang's, and they are from the family of civil servants, so their manners are more mature and sophisticated, while Yang's conversation is obviously not as elegant as the other's. But Shen Wen doesn't care about these now, and concentrates on watching Yan's parents' attitude towards his second brother.
A few days ago, when Yan's parents met Shen Zhuo, they felt that the third son of the Shen family was very good. When Mrs. Yang called Shen Jian to meet his future father-in-law and mother-in-law, the second official Yan and the second wife were even more satisfied.
It was already summer, and Shen Jian was wearing a moon-white gown with blue borders, a jade belt around his waist, a slender and straight waist, and a youthful appearance, which reminded Mrs. Yan's sigh: "That figure! That appearance! It was fantastic...”
Second Madam Yan almost blushed, and immediately took out a handkerchief and covered her mouth and pretended to cough, and said to herself, no wonder people say that the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she likes her more. My daughter has found a good husband, maybe it is really a good wink inherited from me...
The second official Yan also nodded with a smile, twirled his short beard with an air, and said to Yang: "Your son is really a good-looking talent, with a tall and straight posture."
Mrs. Yang hurriedly smiled and said, "The officials are over-rewarding!"
Shen Zhuo and the others had met before, and Yang introduced Shen Xiang, Shen Wen and Shen Qiang who were like Black Douzi to the two in-laws of the Yan family.
Seeing Shen Xiang's generous brows and eyes, with the appearance of a martial arts practitioner, and Shen Wenwen's weak expression, Er Madam Yan felt that these two were not like sister-in-law who would make things difficult for others, so she was even more relieved. Then he introduced his eldest son to Yang, Yan Cheng, who is already twenty-two, won the Jinshi, and is now a county magistrate in a place.
Naturally, Mrs. Yang and the old lady also greatly praised it. The elders looked very happy, Yan Cheng also looked respectful and polite, but Shen Jian was a little distracted standing aside. Shen Wen knew why, and secretly smiled in his heart.
That night, the Zhenbeihou Mansion hosted a banquet to entertain the in-laws.
After seeing off the second elder of the Yan family, it was already dark. After saying goodnight to Mrs. Yang and the old lady, Shen Zhuo made a gesture to Shen Wen quietly. Shen Wen blinked his eyes knowing that this meant meeting and talking.
When it was late at night, Shen Wen left the mansion according to the way last time. Outside, Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo were waiting for her. This time, she didn't go too far, and stopped in the cold backyard of a big mansion near the Hou's mansion.
The three of them put their heads together, and Shen Zhuo said in a low voice: "I found the prince's staff member who was almost stabbed in the winter hunt. His name is Xu Chundao. After the crown prince was canonized, he was cast under the prince's door. Talking bad about people, talking about people's shortcomings when they see someone, naturally criticizes the prince. He said that the prince was narrow-minded and acted too cruelly, and that the death of Concubine Chen Gui was caused by the prince."
Shen Wen nodded and said, "That's right. Someone hated him and told the prince what he said."
Shen Jian said: "We all understand this, borrowing a knife to kill someone, the prince gets angry when he hears this, and wants the assassin to kill him."
Shen Zhuo said: "Kill him and bury him with the third prince, so that everyone will not be able to see that those assassins are targeting the third prince."
Shen Wen asked: "Then what happened to him after he came back from Winter Hunting?"
Shen Zhuo said: "He drank every day, he was always drunk, and he often didn't go to order. But the East Palace didn't dismiss him."
Shen Jian said: "He should have discovered the prince's intentions, but he didn't dare to leave."
Shen Zhuo said, "Then let's talk to him?"
Shen Wen said: "Wait a little longer, we will go to him again in a year."
Shen Zhuo asked: "Are you afraid..."
Shen Jian also understood: "You mean he is being watched?"
Shen Wen nodded: "He did it too obviously. It would be fine if he recovered from being frightened for a few days and continued to speak bad things like before. He is doing this now, which means that he knows that the prince wants his life. In this way , the prince will definitely send someone to watch him, in case he has second thoughts."
Shen Zhuo scolded in a low voice: "This idiot, I thought he was brave enough to scold people everywhere, but now it seems that he was scared out of his wits."
Shen Wen said in a low voice: "Not necessarily, maybe it's another layer of disguise for him. Besides, it's good for him to be like this."
Shen Jian said: "I have already found seventeen craftsmen, and they all promised silver taels for a period of six years. The average craftsman here only earns sixty to one hundred taels of silver a year, and I set them one hundred and sixty taels a year. Ten taels are also in charge of food, drink and lodging. When I leave, they will go to the border with me. Before leaving, Mr. Zhang gave me 20,000 taels of silver bills in Guanyi Pavilion, which should be enough, and I will take the rest to the border to buy food."
Shen Wen said: "Okay, that is, when you leave the capital, they will form a caravan outside the city, and they should just go with you by chance. Don't let people see that you have arranged for them in advance."
Shen Jian replied: "Okay, I will arrange it."
Shen Zhuo said to Shen Jian: "I also found a few people, you can go and have a look when the time comes. If there is a day when you have to go to the border, I will help you organize them."
Shen Jian said again: "On the spring outing that day, I chatted with the third prince, and found that he didn't want to fight for the heir. He just wanted to leave the capital and seal a territory. Do you remember the dream you mentioned? It's not right for him to have military power in the future. The prince will start."
Shen Zhuo used to be the third prince's fist when the third prince knew that Concubine Chen Gui was poisoned. He deeply sympathized with the third prince's pain and said, "Is such a character bad? Only when such a person becomes the emperor can he value love and friendship." , will not kill people like the prince."
Shen Jian was not sure, looking at Shen Wen, Shen Wen frowned: "It's either the third prince or the fourth prince, but in my dream, the fourth prince was doing nothing all his life, and was confined to death by the prince. He should have no disputes." The meaning of Chu. When the country was in crisis, he didn't even fight for military power, so he was much more incompetent than the third prince."
Shen Zhuo said: "Besides, the third prince is the elder brother. Unless he is dead, we can't go beyond him to 'make the young but not the elder'."
Shen Jian was surprised why they didn't say that the fourth prince was still crippled, so he could only nod his head: "If that's the case, then he has to be the third prince."
Shen Zhuo said: "The third prince is pretty good, at least he is a man, not like that sinister villain."
The three of them talked about something else, Shen Wen asked Shen Jian in a low voice: "Are you looking for that uncle who is your matchmaker today?"
Shen Jian sighed: "That's right, he made this matchmaker for me, how could he not come? He also said that he wanted to finish the game of chess with me. If he came, it stands to reason that the Yan family should give away all their money. Introduce your son to us?"
Shen Wen couldn't help laughing "hehe", Shen Zhuo frowned and asked, "Why are you smirking?"
Shen Wen cleared his throat: "Nothing!"
Facing the suspicious eyes of the two brothers, Shen Wen couldn't bear it any longer, and reluctantly said: "I... went back..." He ran away with a low voice and laughed all the way.
Shen Zhuo said dissatisfied: "Does she sound like a little night owl?"
Shen Jian wondered, "She must be hiding something from us."
Shen Zhuo shook his head: "No, I kept it from you, I don't think this matter has anything to do with me."
Shen Jian patted Shen Zhuo: "You can't run away from anything."
The two strolled back to the mansion, climbed in through the courtyard wall, and then broke up.