At the end of March, in the study of Pingyuanhou's mansion, Pingyuanhou was sitting behind the desk, while Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng stood aside with serious expressions. The man and the prince's men passed the money, a total of forty-seven carriages, and were transported from Yuncheng, three hundred miles to the north. Our first batch of more than fifty people left that night. The armory scrapped a cart of weapons and left the city yesterday Yes, our people have already followed. One of the crown prince's staff packed his luggage, and our people followed when he left this morning."
Marquis Pingyuan narrowed his eyes: "If you set off tonight, fifty more people should be enough. Have you figured out where to ambush?"
Mr. Song said in a low voice: "Since we knew that Yuncheng was the one to start the shipment, it has become easier. Some brothers are from the vicinity and are very familiar with the terrain. We found a mountainous area very close to Lianghu Lake. From There, the carts are driven to Lianghu, the grain is transported to the boat, and then the carts are driven eastward to other places, and the carts are sold along the way, but the livestock are ridden to the south."
Marquis Pingyuan agreed, turned to Zhang Yunzheng and said, "Are you ready?"
Zhang Yunzheng said unhappily: "Of course!"
Marquis Pingyuan frowned: "Don't talk back! You go out and listen to Master Song!"
Zhang Yunzheng snorted.
Zhang Yunming smiled and said to Mr. Song: "Master Song, you must be a stupid bandit, and you must be very kind and don't want to kill people..."
Zhang Yunzheng glared at him: "I've made all the arrangements!"
Mr. Song nodded and said, "I've kept it in mind: stupid bandits, don't like to kill people, are timid and afraid of getting into trouble, but luckily they robbed the convoy."
Marquis Pingyuan twirled the jade ball and said, "You all come back well, it's best not to lose a single soldier."
Master Song clasped his fists: "I would like to follow the general's instructions." Zhang Yunzheng also saluted and said goodbye.
Marquis Pingyuan nodded, Zhang Yunzheng and Master Song left together, and Zhang Yunming followed them out.
Zhang Yunming walked beside Zhang Yunzheng, and said in a low voice, "You have to be careful. You don't have immediate kung fu, you only have punches and kicks and light kung fu. Just watch from the side, give advice, don't do it yourself..."
Zhang Yunzheng said impatiently, "Leave me alone!"
Zhang Yunming said sharply: "I'm too lazy to care about you! Don't ask me to help you with things next time!"
Zhang Yunzheng clenched his fist, and the two brothers said at the same time: "Want to fight?!"
Master Song smiled: "Okay, okay! You guys stop making trouble, go and say goodbye to Madam, we have to go."
When Zhang Yunzheng went to see Mrs. Li, he only said that he wanted to go out for business with others. Mrs. Li pulled Zhang Yunzheng's sleeve and told him: "You have to take care of yourself, don't eat when your hands are dirty, and cover your stomach when you sleep... "
Zhang Yunzheng frowned, looking very reluctant. Zhang Yunming watched from the side, and said to Mrs. Li: "Mother, you can beat him up!"
Mrs. Li looked like she was about to cry: "How can I give up..."
Zhang Yunming said courteously: "I'll beat him, I'm willing!"
Zhang Yunzheng stared, Li Shi hurriedly said: "Go early and come back early, don't let mother worry!"
Zhang Yunzheng hummed in response.
Zhang Yunzheng and Zhang Yunming came out, handed Zhang Yunming a note, and said, "Go and put it in the room over there."
Zhang Yunming curled his lips and said, "I just said that I won't do anything for you!"
Zhang Yunzheng said, "Then I'll fight those people!"
Zhang Yunming sighed: "You will bully me! Didn't we talk about it with her two days ago? We said we're going to leave soon. What else is there to send?"
Zhang Yunzheng stared: "But she didn't say what day it was! She said that if the day came, she would leave a note!"
Zhang Yunming said: "If I send you a note, you have to keep that pretty servant Du Juan by your side."
Zhang Yunzheng squinted: "What are you doing?!"
Zhang Yunming said: "As a backup! I have to catch people from Changle Hou Jia's mansion. Among other things, the young masters are more lustful than each other in that mansion."
Zhang Yunzheng said: "Okay! His appearance is indeed not suitable for being a bandit."
Only then did Zhang Yunming take the note and unfold it: "You didn't leave a note saying you were going to be a bandit, did you?"
Zhang Yunzheng waved his fist: "You are so stupid!"
Zhang Yunming saw a cart loaded with goods drawn on the note, but there were no horses, so he smiled and said, "It makes sense, this cart can't go anywhere."
Zhang Yunzheng rolled his eyes: "What do you know? Horses are very difficult to draw, and they are easy to draw very ugly! I'm in a hurry, so I won't draw any more."
Zhang Yunming shook his head at Zhang Yunzheng: "I really want to beat you up!"
Zhang Yunzheng raised his eyebrows: "You fight! Who is afraid of you?!"...
The two ended up not fighting. Zhang Yunzheng and Master Song left Pingyuanhou's mansion in the afternoon, went out of the city, and arrived at a village of Li's. That night, after changing into farm clothes, he and more than fifty people quietly left Zhuangzi in batches and headed north.
When Shen Wen arrived at the courtyard at night, it was dark inside. Shen Wen entered the room and lit the lamp, only to find a note under the lamp. She knew it was Zhang Yunzheng's brushstrokes at a glance, which meant that he was going to rob food, and Zhang Yunming would not come to get along with Shen Wen alone. According to calculations, Shen Wen knew that it would take Zhang Yunzheng more than ten days to reach the location of the robbery, and when the matter was over, this group of people would disperse into several routes and return to the capital around Dayuan. In this case, he would not come back for a month or two, and the originally quiet night suddenly became even quieter.
Shen Wen entered the secret room and began to draw sketches of various weapons and terrain mechanisms. At hand is the pure gold feng shui compass brought by Zhang Yunzheng. The paper and pens used are carefully purchased by Zhang Yunzheng. Even the lamp oil is extremely precious, smoke-free and bright... There are traces of Zhang Yunzheng everywhere, but he is not here, so she always has to pay attention to her surroundings Not only to prevent people from approaching the courtyard, but also to listen to the drums so as not to miss the time to go back. She was keenly aware of a subtle sense of loss in her heart, which made her very vigilant.
She had just raised the banner of "I don't want it" a while ago, and she felt relieved. Why did she feel worried again? Zhang Yunzheng has a hot temper, poisonous and rude words, not her usual favorite at all, but it made her feel safe and trustworthy. After he left, she actually missed him? ! Shen Wen is very unwilling! Fortunately, she has too many things to do now, and she doesn't have too much mental energy to entangle this issue. She can only think to herself: "I don't want, I don't want", while letting nature take its course, taking one step at a time.
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Although Zhang Yunzheng, who went to be a temporary bandit to rob food, thought of Shen Wen when he left the capital: I wonder if she saw the note when she went to the courtyard? Do you feel that it is a big loss not to have yourself to help draw pictures and watch the time? ...But the closer they got to the ambush site, the more excited they became, and gradually shifted their minds.
He traveled northward with Master Song and his team for nearly twenty days, and arrived at a hilly and mountainous area. Master Song pointed out to him from a high place: "This area is full of hills, only this road can carry carriages, they can't even run."
Zhang Yunzheng kept a straight face, tried his best to appear mature, carefully observed the surrounding terrain, nodded and said, "Very well, let's do it here."
Master Song said with a smile: "One sentence of "burning food" has strangled the opponent's deathbed. There shouldn't be any difficulties. It's considered military training."
Shen Wen's face flashed in Zhang Yunzheng's mind. He didn't want to mess it up, so he immediately turned his head and said to the big and round rose behind him: "You memorize everything you need to remember! Don't be lazy!"
Rose sighed: "I miss Lilac! He can cooperate with me, give me a word, and pretend to be my wife..."
Zhang Yunzheng interrupted: "You don't need a daughter-in-law! You just need to be very, very stupid! You can't show any cleverness!"
Rose said repeatedly: "Okay, it will definitely work. Pretending to be smart is easy to reveal, but it is not easy to pretend to be stupid?"
Zhang Yunzheng said: "Don't be careless! It's not easy to pretend to be stupid!" The little ghost was obviously full of calculations, but she pretended to be stupid and fooled everyone! Little liar! There was a hint of a smile on the corner of Zhang Yunzheng's mouth, but no one else noticed.
A few days later, a long line of carriages, under the banner of the largest security agency in the capital, slowly came along the main road. The head of the security guard was extra vigilant when he saw the surrounding terrain, and just shouted: "Everyone, be careful..." He saw a few people stumbling towards the front and shouted: "There are robbers! There are robbers!"
The head of the bodyguard pulled out a big knife to block these people, preventing them from approaching the convoy, and asked, "What robbers?!"
The few people who ran over seemed to be in civilian attire, and one of them bent over and gasped in front of him: "Actually, those people just want property and dare not hurt others. We can't beat them. You have so many escorts, and they Just hit it!" After speaking, he was dejected, and said to the people behind him: "We are unlucky, let's go." Several people walked away along the road. Seeing that they were nowhere to be seen, the head of the bodyguard felt that they were not here to rob, and he was telling the truth.
The head of the bodyguard felt relieved, such things as robbery scare the cowardly to death. Those robbers dare not hurt people, but we dare! If someone wants to rob, kill two people to suppress them. So he said loudly: "Listen, everyone! There are robbers ahead, don't dare to hurt anyone. If we encounter them, we will beat them to death!" Everyone roared in unison, and their voices echoed in the forest.
The convoy continued on, and after walking for a mile or two, a large group of people rushed out of the forest. They were all dressed as farmers, with disheveled faces, and ran over with picks and hoes, shouting: "Leave the car!" "Grab it!" !”… Pure vernacular!
Because of the words of the people in front, the head of the escort somewhat underestimated the enemy in his heart. He waved his big knife and shouted: "Brothers, kill a few of them! Show them how powerful they are!"
After speaking, he took a few people and left the main road to meet him. As soon as he fought against several farmers, the big knife touched the opponent's hoe, and the hoe fell to the ground. The "farmer" looked very strong, but he looked very timid, turned his head and ran away, shouting: " Run away first! Come back at night!" The accent was so earthy that it gave goosebumps. The bodyguards of all the bodyguard bureaus laughed. If they knew that this person's name was Rose, they would probably laugh even harder.
The head of the bodyguard also shouted: "Brothers, don't let them all run away! Capture a few and send them to officials! Be hostages!"
A few more people ran over, and only half of the convoy was guarding.
These people chased the farmer and ran for a few steps before they fell into the deep pit of the two of them one after another. There was a cloud of dust in the air, and it made people dizzy to inhale. Before they could jump out, the farmers who had run away quickly turned back, and more than a dozen of them threw stones into the pit at the same time, knocking them unconscious.
The people guarding the convoy saw the figure of the chasing person flickering, and they knew they had fallen into a trap when they fell into the ground.
The farmers fished out seven or eight people who had fallen into the trap, tied them up firmly, and dragged them over for "negotiations." Rose begged: "Masters, we really have no way to survive! The crops are not harvested, there are old and young at home, everyone is human, leave the trucks to us, we won't hurt people's lives."
The head of the bodyguard was in the hands of the opponent, and no one in the bodyguard bureau dared to do anything. Only the prince's staff shouted: "Go! You can't give them anything! We paid the silver, you go up and fight!"
A few thugs from the Escort came over slowly, wielding knives in their hands.
Rose said sadly: "If you don't give us a way out, then we will have to break his legs." He pointed to the head of the escort and said, "Folks, hit his legs with a big stone..."
The drowsy head of the dart shouted: "Don't, don't!" How can you walk a dart without legs? Escort's subordinates are naturally his brothers, so he won't do anything at this time.
Rose cried again: "Masters, please do me a favor! There is really nothing we can do." The wailing was moving.
The prince's staff stomped their feet: "If you don't fight, I will tell people that your bodyguards are colluding with robbers!"
Generally speaking, the Escort Bureau and the bandit tyrants in the rivers and lakes are more or less friendly, and they use some silver to open the way, and the two sides have a tacit understanding with each other.
The head of the bodyguard hurriedly turned his face away and said to Rose: "Which side is sacred, brother? I offended you. How much does brother want? We can discuss it!"
Rose shook his head and said: "We are not holy, but we just want to have a bowl of rice to eat. If you don't give us things, we can't live, so everyone will suffer." He discussed with many farmers and said: "They didn't want to give us anything, so they burned their car?"
The peasants yelled in unison: "That's right! They ran away after lighting the fire! We can also grab some mules and horses!" Everyone started to make torches in a hurry, and some people threw flints on the ground. The prince's staff was anxious: "What?! You want to burn the car?!"
Rose said angrily: "If you don't burn it, why keep it? You won't give it to us!"
The torches were lit, and as soon as Rose waved, several people threw torches into the convoy, and the prince's staff shouted: "Stop! Stop!"
If the food was robbed, they would report to the officials immediately, and there might be a glimmer of hope to get it back, but if it was set on fire, there would be no hope at all. Now is the year of calamity, the grain is extremely precious, and it is not easy to raise money, so we can't burn it.
The prince's staff said loudly: "Don't burn it! It's food!"
When Rose heard it, she yelled like crazy: "Folks, that's food!"
The farmers shouted loudly at the same time and ran over together, unstoppable! Only then did the prince's aides realize that they had said the wrong thing: how can they provide food in a disaster year? Negotiations should be carried out, leaving some for the other party, and letting the other party let him go. It's too late now!
Crazy "farmers" rushed forward, hunting the coachman and the rest of the guards by the side of the car like hungry tigers, all in the desperate posture of country people. A person who knows martial arts is hard to beat by one person at this time, not to mention that his leader is still in the hands of others. People's many picks and picks can be done in a few strokes.
Not long after, it turned out that the people in the convoy were all tied up tightly. Several farmers opened their pockets and saw that it was really grain, "crying with joy"! Some people even "cry with their heads in their arms"!
Rose wailed loudly for a while, wiped away the tears choked by the ginger juice in her sleeves, and said to a group of bound people: "We have to thank you, sir! These grains can save many lives. I must wrong you Don't blame us."
All the peasants gagged the mouths of the people whose limbs were bound, dragged them to the original pit, and threw them into it. These people discovered that there were more than 30 pits dug in this area. How stupid these farmers are! With so many of them rushing over together, they were able to snatch the chariots and horses, so why did they bother to dig so many holes!
These people also wondered that these robbers were making such a fuss on the road, but there were no pedestrians from the north to the south. They didn't know that there were "fleeing" merchants in the north and south directions, telling everyone "there are robbers ahead!", but to other people, these "merchants" didn't say that these robbers did not hurt people's lives. Pedestrians did not leave, and only set off together when there were more people.
The "farmers" put dead grass and branches on the pit, got into the carriage, and drove away. After galloping along the main road for two days and one night, they arrived at a wharf in Lianghu at night, unloaded all the grain and iron packages on the car, and then continued on their way, but when they reached a village, they sold one or two cars at a low price carts, but leave behind the horses or mules. The band of robbers became smaller and smaller until one day they disappeared completely.
The boats on the lake left the shore overnight, and one night three days later, they moored at another shore of the lake. A dozen horse-drawn carriages came, and after several nights, they unloaded the grain and sent it to the wine-making workshop.
The people trapped in the pit struggled for a long time before someone broke free from the rope. Yelling for help, but the area is desolate, it is already late, and there is no travel on the road. These people had just been robbed, and they didn't dare to walk at night, so they had to wait until the next day. The next day, these people walked for another whole day before arriving at a county town. They went to the yamen to report the case, and when the yamen servants came out to check, another day later, where was the shadow of the carriage? Asking passers-by to chase all the way, at most a few cars were found, the grains and ironware on the cars, as well as the robbers and farmers, have long since disappeared.
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Ding Xiang, a young man named Zhang Ding, who was talked about by Rose, complained bitterly to Wang Zhi at the border: "The weather here is so bad! How many months has it been, and it's still so cold?! Is it spring in the capital? It's almost here Is it summer? Why was there snowflakes here last night?"
Wang Zhi snorted: "How can there be good weather in this kind of place where dogs don't shit? You are so stupid, let the capital city stay here, and come here to suffer!"
Zhang Ding shook his head: "I can't stay in the capital, otherwise my hands and feet might be cut off. But I should have gone to the south at that time. The weather there must be better than this?"
Wang Zhi sighed: "It's too late to say these things now, why does Second Young Master keep you company all these days? Where have you been?"
Zhang Ding sighed: "This man is walking around endlessly outside the city. I don't know what to see in those stone mountains? My neck has shrunk for a day and I dare not straighten it. I am almost a bastard." .”
Wang Zhi laughed: "Where does someone say that he is a bastard?" After speaking, he felt a little uncomfortable: Xia Zi looks pretty good, and she left by herself, she will not be unruly, right
Zhang Ding said: "Actually, I shouldn't complain too much. At least I didn't follow the eldest son. That master always stays in the most miserable places and stays with the soldiers. I really don't know what he wants."
Wang Zhi asked: "I heard that the eldest son has his own guards, and he went to those places just to pick people."
Zhang Ding shook his head: "I heard the second son say that the eldest son just picks whoever is pitiful. There are orphans, young ones, and sick people at home. If you ask him, he will put him in his guard." I'm too soft-hearted!"
Wang Zhi sneered and said, "It's just to win people's hearts. If those people are saved, wouldn't those people give up their lives to protect him?"
Zhang Ding nodded repeatedly to avoid revealing his true opinion, and said, "Actually, it's not good to do this. Those people are so inept and incapable of acting, even if they want to save him, they can't do it."
Wang Zhi said contemptuously: "So don't think that those sons are superior, they are actually quite stupid."
Zhang Ding smiled and patted Wang Zhi on the shoulder: "Brother Wang is a first-class smart man!"
Wang Zhi smiled: "I can't talk about it, but no matter what, I have a few more thoughts than others. If you hang out with me in the future, you won't suffer."
Zhang Ding nodded again: "Thank you brother for reminding me!"
In a remote valley outside the city, teams of soldiers were doing push-ups, sweat dripping from their chins, and there was a puddle of water in front of each of them. Shen Yi, who was watching, said to Shen Jian who was beside him: "Why are you here today? No tail behind you?"
Shen Jian shook his head: "Let Zhang Ding pester Wang Zhi, I slipped out by myself. Don't worry, brother, of course I won't expose you. How many people are there now?"
Shen Yi said, "It's only over four hundred."
Shen Jian said: "There are not many people. My eldest brother understands each of them's background and talents, and they are all useful. I told my father yesterday that we are going to start work. He is quite satisfied with you and said that you have your own ideas. "
Shen Yi smiled wryly: "That's not what he said to me, he scolded me not to listen to him when we met."
Shen Jian said: "Just do it like this. Be a disobedient, don't stay by his side, and secretly pull out a team. I will be an obedient, and start to manage most of the sergeants by his side."
Shen Yi sighed: "There are still not enough manpower. We need to find out the background of the soldiers step by step, and we need our own confidantes. These need people and time."
Shen Jian said in a low voice: "We still have time, five years, five years."
Shen Yi took a deep breath: "At that time, I would have to have 10,000 people."
Shen Jian pursed his lower lips: "I have to be my father's deputy and have the right to command soldiers."
The two looked at each other and smiled wryly: it's not easy on anyone's shoulders.
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The information sent to the crown prince from the border once again said that Mr. Shen was still in the grassroots. After Mr. Shen became familiar with the terrain and environment, he entered the main tent of the Chinese army and became the clerk of Zhenbeihou. This is a traditional starting position for becoming a commander in the future, which further confirms that Mr. Shen did not follow the military practice, and he might not be liked by the Marquis of Zhenbei.
But this information did not get the prince's attention, because the prince got the news that the food was robbed first.
"Kang Dang!" The crown prince smashed the inkstone on the table at the person kneeling facing him, the inkstone was out of focus, and hit the big vase behind the person, and the vase shattered.
"Who dares to do this?! Go and investigate! Who is it?! If you can't find out, be careful of your own lives!"
The staff kowtowed: "You are really ignorant and stupid people! They all took pickaxes and dared not kill anyone. In the end, none of us were hurt! These people dug a large pit full of slopes, more than 30, just to catch a few A man chasing them! At that time, I didn’t give them anything, so they wanted to burn the car and threw torches on the car! The ministers didn’t want them to burn the food, so it was called food. But when they said it was food, they went crazy They all ran over and tied us all up. When those people saw the food, some cried loudly... "
Another staff member agreed and said, "That's right, it doesn't kill people, it just means they don't want to make enemies. It seems that these people shouldn't go to people, they really want to rob things." If we can't find out, we will die? Still don't check.
The prince said coldly: "Since they are stupid people, why can't they find food and people afterwards?!"
The staff also said: "Judging from the accent of those people, they should be native farmers in that area. There is no grass in the first place, and their home is in that mountainous area. Once the food is available, they must go back to the village to distribute it. The villagers got the food. Naturally, they will not report on them. They also drove out the empty carts and horses and sold them. After taking the money, they will be gone. If it is really a fallen bandit, at least the horses should be kept, which can be used for robbery and running around .”
One of the aides said: "This time I was careless. I didn't know that the disaster was so serious. There were not only real robbers, but also so many farmers who wanted to take risks. The bodyguards we hired were also useless. After being arrested, few other people dare to move. This is the biggest and strongest in the capital, and we need to use soldiers in the future."
Another staff member sighed: "At the present time, it is time to raise grain as soon as possible, and when we transport it next time, we will use heavy troops to protect each other."
The prince said coldly: "Heavy soldiers? Where can I get heavy soldiers? You can't use the guards of the East Palace?! What if the emperor finds out about this?!"
Everyone didn't dare to say anything, the crown prince frowned tightly, he just couldn't accept this explanation of stupid bandits robbing food. Vaguely, he felt that there was someone behind here, who could it be? In the Manchu Dynasty, the one that was openly at odds with him was the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. He asked, "What's there at Zhenbeihou recently?"
The aide said: "Young Master Shen seems to be at odds with the Marquis of Zhenbei, and has never joined the Chinese army, but Second Young Master Shen has already joined the Chinese army."
An aide said tactfully: "I think it's probably because the Marquis of Zhenbei doesn't want Mr. Shen and the third prince to get closer, but Mr. Shen doesn't want to obey."
The staff went on to say: "The residence of the Marquis of Zhenbei is also the same as before. The eldest lady practices martial arts every day, and the second lady usually stays at home and sleeps in late every day. The third son of Shen always goes out to play chess, and sometimes the eldest son Zhang of Pingyuanhou Meet."
One person continued: "Your Highness wants to find someone to escort the grain. If you can find someone who has led soldiers in the past, such as Ping Yuanhou, let him help Your Highness..."
The crown prince frowned and asked: "The fourth princess's Ji Ji ceremony is this month, how are you going to deal with Mr. Zhang?"
Everyone understands that after the food was robbed this time, the marriage between the four princesses and the Marquis of Pingyuan became more important and had strategic significance: if the Marquis of Pingyuan was brought on board the prince, the wealth of the Li family would be enough for the prince to raise food. funds. If we send more food, Marquis Pingyuan can arrange for the escort from the old ministry.
The aide replied: "We're just waiting for the fourth princess and Empress Ji. In May, there will be a lotus flower party in the Marquis of Changle, and all the princes and noble daughters of the capital are invited to enjoy the flowers."
Although the Marquis of Changle was abolished due to the abolition of the empress, its reputation is not as good as before. But after all, the Marquis of Changle is still the Prince's family, so it still has status.
If he wanted to plot against Mr. Zhang, he would clearly be at the prince's natal family. If something happened, it would be a certainty, and he would be surrounded by his own people, so Mr. Zhang would not be able to escape.
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In the middle of the night, Shen Zhuo walked through the Changle Hou Mansion.
Many years ago, he played chess here with Changle Hou Youzi, who was five years older than himself. It was also on the night of the Lantern Festival that Shen Wen contradicted the fourth princess and the eldest prince.
Thinking of this, Shen Zhuo hated Shen Wen in his heart for keeping himself and his family in the dark. Of course, he also understands that this kind of anger is also related to his ashamed of how ignorant he was at the beginning.
Although many things are not done by Shen Wen himself, she was a little girl who was able to see through the crisis many years ago, and she was able to respond correctly. This fact made Shen Zhuo feel that being an elder brother is very challenging!
A few days ago, Zhang Yunming approached Shen Zhuo and asked him to help him find a young man of the right age in the Changle Hou Mansion, so that he can make good contact with him, so that he can use it in the future. The two of them agreed to see each other every five days to have a good time.
As soon as Shen Zhuo heard it, he knew that it was full of conspiracy. At that time, there were rumors all over the city, who didn't know that the four princesses in the palace had booked Mr. Zhang? Later, this matter has been pending, and it seems that the emperor did not agree. Now Mr. Zhang wants to get involved with the prince's natal family, which is obviously looking for a backstop. Shen Zhuo smirked, and came to check on the things that Mr. Zhang entrusted with him every night.
Changle Hou Mansion is very lively at night. The elder brother Jia Qing, who was abolished, was full of descendants. When Shen Zhuo came last time, he already had more than a dozen children of the concubine's concubine. Every courtyard is crowded, and there are crying children and adults shouting or arguing everywhere. Shen Zhuo didn't say he walked on the roof with light work, even if he stepped on a tile, no one would hear him.
Shen Zhuo found the main hall of the Hou's mansion. The fat middle-aged and elderly man inside should be Changle Hou Jiaqing, and the man in front of him, who seemed to be in his forties, was probably his eldest son, Jia Daguan.
Jia Qingzheng said: "...I sent several posts, wanting to visit your aunt, but there is no news. What do you mean by the prince? Why don't you let me visit his mother?"
Shen Zhuo stopped in his tracks, wanting to listen carefully.
Jia Qing's son, Jia Daguan, replied hesitantly: "Maybe, because my aunt is in the cold palace, the crown prince doesn't want to be noticed? Father, you know, when you enter the palace, everyone will watch?"
Jia Qing lowered his voice: "I'm not really in a hurry to see your aunt, but last year, she asked someone to bring out a letter from the palace, which meant that she wanted me to choose someone for the fourth princess. But after that, I don't believe her anymore, does her words count or not?"
Official Jia frowned: "There are no married people in our house. Except for my younger brother, there are only a few concubines and offspring. Younger brother, it is because the woman died in two families, and everyone said that he has the fate of restraining his wife, so it has been delayed until now." Is he more than eight years older than the fourth princess? Would my aunt be unhappy if the fourth princess married him? But except for my younger brother, everyone else is really not worthy of the fourth princess."
Jia Qing sighed: "That's why I wanted to ask her! But why didn't the crown prince let my uncle into the palace?" He didn't know that the crown prince was afraid that he would tell Concubine Jia Jing about this matter, so he had already ordered others to make a decision. He cannot be allowed to enter the palace to see Concubine Jia Jing.
The middle-aged man said: "The last time the fourth princess came to pay respects to father's birthday, my younger brother also went up to pay respects. I see what my younger brother means, and I don't despise the fourth princess."
Jia Qing snorted, "What is there to dislike about him? Which good family dares to marry their daughter to him?"
The middle-aged man whispered: "But the fourth princess, you know that temper..."
Jia Qing waved his hand: "Your aunt got used to that. Little girl, after getting married and suffering, she will be sensible. If she is disobedient, she will carry someone into the house. I think she can hold on to the empty boudoir alone and not admit defeat." This woman just can’t show face. If she loses her temper, you ignore her right away, and find ten or eight others later, and see if she still dares to show her temper? "
Jia Daguan said with a smile: "It's exactly..."
Shen Zhuo rolled his eyes, no wonder there are so many people in the Marquis of Changle!
Jia Qing sighed again: "To tell you the truth, our mansion doesn't have much money now. If the fourth princess is married to your brother's name, her dowry should have many treasures, and it can be used as a rescue."
Jia Daguan frowned: "Is this... can it be done? She is not allowed to have a princess mansion? Her dowry is not allowed to be managed by herself?"
Jia Qing smiled: "Don't worry about it! Let your younger brother read every day whether the food in our house is good or not, I don't believe that she can see that she doesn't give the money. If she insists on not giving it, let someone go If it is stolen and sold, and then it is said that the thief has been lost, who can find out?"
The official Jia said hesitantly: "I'm afraid that the emperor and the prince..."
Jia Qing waved his hand: "Don't worry, the emperor can depose your aunt, how much heart can he have for this disfigured daughter? Prince? What has he done all these years? He dare not even fart in front of the emperor. He won't let him enter the palace, but can he come to sue his sister with great fanfare? The two parties reconcile? Who else can the fourth princess marry? If she marries your brother, at least we won't kill her. Marry until In other mansions, with her temperament, if you meet someone who doesn't like her, hum..."
Jia Daguan smiled: "Father is really far-sighted."...
Shen Zhuo didn't want to listen any more, moved his feet, peeked back and forth in several courtyards, and finally found the young son of the Jia family who had played chess with him before.
If Shen Zhuo hadn't been looking for him deliberately, and the two really met on the street, Shen Zhuo probably wouldn't have recognized him. This Mr. Jia should only be in his twenties, but he is a little puffy, and he looks like he is thirty years old. At this time, he was half lying on the bed, and two servant girls were feeding him snacks one by one, and the other was holding a towel to wipe his mouth occasionally.
Shen Zhuo despised this kind of man very much, but to get close to him, one had to know some of his preferences, so Shen Zhuo had to squat on the eaves and listen to the movement in the room.
A maid said with a smile: "Young master's lips are bright red, did he eat someone's rouge?"
Shen Zhuo almost vomited: bright red? Did you drink blood
The other spat: "You little vinegar! The young master is by your side all day today, and eating is also eating yours!"
Mr. Jia laughed: "Listen, listen, you must be jealous too."
A servant girl's voice: "Young master, how can you not be jealous? It's not enough to guard you every day!"
Another: "Be careful! When the mistress enters the door, she will send you away first!"
Mr. Jia: "How come?! I will protect you."
A maid said in a low voice: "I have heard people say that your aunt wants to choose a husband for the fourth princess in this mansion!"
Another servant girl said, "My lord, only the young master is the son-in-law in this mansion, and everyone else is the concubine. From then on, only the young master can become a son-in-law!"
Mr. Jia's lazy voice: "Don't talk nonsense, it's been passed on for a long time, but there is no result."
A servant girl said in a low voice: "I heard that it's because the fourth princess has not reached the age of the hairpin. If it is, son, you will soon become a son-in-law!"
Another maid's voice: "Don't be so happy, who doesn't know that the fourth princess has a strong temper, if she becomes the mistress, then there is still a way for us to survive?"
Mr. Jia hurriedly said: "How can you say that? She is her, and you are you! When the time comes, we will live separately, just don't mess with her. She is disfigured, who wants her? Marry me, how dare she do it?" Like? Is she not a woman? You have to wait for me to clean her up at night... "
A maid exclaimed: "Master! Don't say that..."
Mr. Jia smiled and said, "Don't be prudish, it's like you haven't done it before!"
The other smiled and said, "Yeah, as if we've never seen you do it..."
A series of screams and fights...
Shen Zhuo couldn't stand listening anymore, got up and ran out of Changlehou Mansion. He felt unwell as if he had eaten a bad stomach, and he couldn't go anywhere at night, so he went back to the Hou Mansion, drank a pot of weak tea, took a good bath, and cleaned up the inside and outside.
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