When I got to the foot of the mountain, I saw four dilapidated carriages pulled by two donkeys or mules, and next to each cart were two or three big men dressed as refugees riding on animals.
Shen Wen frowned: "This doesn't look right!"
Yan looked at it, nodded and said, "Yes, the carriage looks too strong, it is either rich or expensive, even if you wear the clothes of refugees, it can't cover it."
Zhang Yunzheng came over, and when he heard what they said, he said, "Then let people think we are gangsters."
Yan Shi burst out laughing: "That's right, with so many animals, you guys are also tough, you really might be bandits!"
Zhang Yunzheng pointed to the burly young man in the lead: "This is rose..."
Shen Wen couldn't help laughing, Rose came up, imitating Zhang Yunzheng's tone and said: "I've seen you all."
Yan Shi praised: "This is really amazing, it sounds the same."
Zhang Yunzheng curled his lips: "I think it's different, he felt guilty when he heard it."
Rose retorted: "How can you not feel guilty? I'm not you..."
Zhang Yunzheng raised his hand and gave Rose a head: "It's against you?" Rose covered her head resentfully and moved away, her huge stature looked very pitiful. Zhang Yunzheng pointed to a young man with very handsome features and said, "This is Du Juan. He will stay in the monk's temple next to the nunnery. If necessary, he can pretend to be one of you."
Du Juan was the only one who was not dressed in rags. Among a group of "vagrants", he looked extraordinarily noble. He said with a cold expression: "I don't think it's necessary!"
Zhang Yunzheng stared: "What do you think is useful? I think it is necessary!"
A small beggar ran over, "My lord..."
Zhang Yunzheng said: "Call me Brother Zhang." He said to Shen Wen and others: "This is Yulan, an errand runner." Yulan saluted and said hastily: "The secret sentry in front signaled that someone is coming."
Shen Wen hurriedly told Zhang Yunzheng where he was going: "Let's pick up Doctor Duan first, then go to the Imperial Tomb to deliver something, and then go to the wine cellar..."
Zhang Yunzheng's eyes widened: "Are you really going to the border?"
Yan Shi was also anxious: "That's right! You're going around like this, when will we..."
Shen Wen didn't want to argue with them, so he interrupted: "Get in the car! Get in the car!" Pulling Yan Shi and Su Wanniang into the car, Zhang Yunzheng yelled: "Let's go! Let's go!" Increase in succession.
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Duan Zeng knew that his wish for many years was about to come true, and he would soon go out for a tour. He was so excited that his feet were like stepping on clouds, and he was full of interest and chatting and laughing every day. Both Shi Helin and Su Chuanya pretended not to notice, but they got together at night and scolded Duan Zeng for being heartless.
When the day of departure drew near, Duan Zeng became a little sad. I was busy with this and that every day, and I did a lot of work for Shi Helin, and I didn't quarrel with Shi Helin anymore, and I often said some words of gratitude to Shi Helin. Shi Helin put on airs and ignored them a little. He was busy outside every day and didn't come back until evening.
The day before Duan Zeng was about to leave, he behaved abnormally. Sitting there in a daze for a while without speaking, when Shi Helin asked him a word, he jumped up in shock.
At night, Duan Zeng waited until Su Chuanya, who was in the same room, fell asleep, got up quietly again, found a pen and ink, and wrote a letter to Shi Helin by candlelight.
He is most annoyed by writing, and his usual prescriptions are very scribbled. He wrote this letter very slowly, one stroke at a time, and wrote a few sentences in the middle of the night. It was nothing more than thanking Shi Helin for saving his life and nurturing him, and said that he would repay him well in the future. Now he has an opportunity to go out to practice medicine, first go to learn more, and ask the master not to blame him. He will be back.
Finally finished writing, Duan Zeng pressed the paper on the table, blew on the lamp, took the package and walked out the door lightly.
Su Chuanya waited until the sound of footsteps disappeared, then jumped up from the bed, took the note and ran to the next room to knock on the door: "Master! Master! Brother ran away!"
Shi Helin had already seen that something was wrong with Duan Zeng, and the time was almost up, so he didn't take off his clothes when he went to bed at night, just waiting to hear the sound of the door next door. When Duan Zeng was leaving, he peeped in the crack of the door, and secretly called Duan Zeng a dozen times as a little white-eyed wolf. Now that Su Chuanya came to knock on the door, he hurriedly opened it, and pulled Su Chuanya in. After lighting the lamp, he took the paper in Su Chuanya's hand and looked at it, cursing: "You have no conscience! You only wrote so little!"
Su Chuanya still said something fair for Duan Zeng: "Brother Duan doesn't have any writing skills, and it's not that he didn't write much on purpose..." But then he boasted: "If I were me, I wouldn't write five or six thousand words. …”
Shi Helin glared at Su Chuanya: "You kid also want to run?!"
Su Chuanya quickly shook her head: "No! No! Master, I won't be as heartless as him. Let's go after him!"
Shi Helin twirled his beard and said, "Don't panic, he left so early and the city gate hasn't opened yet. He ran away in the middle of the night because he was afraid of seeing me when he got up in the morning. He deserves it! He has to squat somewhere for half the night. We can take a nap." , and then get up and go in a carriage, you won’t miss it.” He looked at the sky and said, “Go and find Qin Quan at five o’clock, I’ve already made an agreement with him.”
Su Chuanya didn't dare to sleep at all, went back to the house, took out the package she had hidden, and checked it carefully. Sitting in front of the bed, closing eyes for a while, opening them for a while, listening to the bells and drums striking five watches outside, and hurriedly looking for Qin Quan.
There were few people in front of Qin Quan's clinic. Su Chuanya turned to the back door. As soon as he knocked on the door, the door opened. Qin Quan walked out, closed the door carefully, and whispered: "Brother Shi said last night that it should be this It's been several nights, and I've been waiting all night."
When the two arrived at Shi Helin's clinic, Shi Helin said to Qin Quan: "Junior Brother, I will leave it to you."
Qin Quan nodded and said: "Brother, don't worry, I will let someone come to clean it on time, and it won't be deserted."
Shi Helin gave Qin Quan a big box and said to him: "After I leave, you can't practice medicine. Do you understand? I have medical records written by me in my study. You can read them when you have time. If we don't come back for two or three years , and there is no letter, here is the title deed of the house and the paperwork I wrote, you can sell the land, use the money to open a pharmacy, or open it here, but remember, you cannot practice medicine!"
Qin Quan cried: "Senior brother must come back! I still want to treat someone for a minor illness..."
Shi Helin sighed: "Okay, okay, you really don't want me to feel relieved!"
Qin Quan took the box and muttered: "Senior brother, be careful, it's not peaceful outside now, come back early."
Shi Helin nodded and said, "Okay, I will!"
After talking about carrying the package on her back, Su Chuanya also carried her big package on the back excitedly. Shi Helin and Qin Quan saluted and bid farewell, and whispered: "Don't let people find that you are helping me, understand?"
Qin Quan nodded hurriedly: "Understood! No way."
Shi Helin took Su Chuanya out of the clinic, found a car dealer who had negotiated the price, hired a carriage, and went out of the city.
After riding in a carriage for two days, they finally arrived at Luoxia Village in the west of Beijing, rented a room in the farmhouse, and found out where the egret forest was. Rested overnight, and left at noon the next day.
He waited at the edge of the forest for an hour, but he didn't see Duan Zeng. Su Chuanya became anxious: "Could it be that he came early and already met Miss Hou's Mansion, and they all left?!"
Shi Helin twirled his beard: "No. The car dealership I'm looking for is an old one, and it won't take a long way. It must be the fastest way. I think he took a detour and hasn't arrived yet! Look, People can't be heartless, otherwise drinking water will clog their teeth!"
The two of them waited until it was dark before returning to the village, ate their dry food, and asked the landlord if anyone came to stay in the village. The landlord said he hadn't noticed.
The next day, the two went to the Egret Forest early in the morning. This time, they didn't wait long before seeing Duan Zeng rushing here. Shi Helin and Su Chuanya smiled at each other and hid behind the bushes.
Duan Zeng came to the edge of the forest, looked left and right, saw no one, he was relieved, and sat on a tree stump. He did take a detour and took an extra day to arrive. Fortunately, it was within the time period Su Wanniang mentioned, so the agreement should not have been missed.
As soon as I took a breath, I heard a familiar voice say: "Xiaoya! Look, your brother, the white-eyed wolf, just left me! You didn't even kowtow to me and say goodbye! Back then, I brought him back At that time, he was afraid of the dark, so I slept with him at night, told him stories, told jokes... But now, he turned around and left without seeing me! I swear, I will not be his master anymore! From then on, I am gone This apprentice!"
Duan Zeng stood up abruptly, turned around and walked into the woods in surprise, and saw Shi Helin and Su Chuanya were "embracing each other and crying", Su Chuanya said: "Master, don't worry, I will never treat you like that! In the future, If I want to go out to play, I must tell the master first! The master agrees, and I will leave! When I leave, I will ask the master if he wants to go with me. What if the master also wants to go out to play? The apprentice can’t ignore the master !"
Shi Helin "sobbed": "He's not my apprentice anymore... no... I'm heartbroken! I'm so sad!"
Duan Zeng was embarrassed. Shi Helin is his dearest person. He said he wanted to leave for so many years, but Shi Helin stopped him. He could imagine how desperate Shi Helin would be to make him change his mind if he really left this time. But he is really determined to follow Shen Wen to the border, and he will not change his mind. He didn't want to face the pain of parting, so he left a letter and escaped, but the master still came after him!
Duan Zeng stammered, "Master..."
Shi Helin was originally worried that Duan Zeng would turn around and run away immediately, but now when he heard Duan Zeng calling him, he thought that the child had not lost his conscience, so he immediately raised his head: "Don't call me master! I can't afford it! It's been so many years, I'm so happy Sad so sad..."
Duan Zeng sighed: "Master, I'm sorry. But I really have to go..."
Shi Helin wiped the underside of his eyes with his sleeve to Su Chuanya: "Xiaoya! Let me tell you the truth, in fact, Master has no family..."
Duan Zeng was shocked: "Ah?! Then every year the master said that he would bring money to the family, and borrow money from me?!"
Shi Helin didn't look at Duan Zeng, and continued to say to Su Chuanya: "The money is hidden, and it will be used for your senior brother's wedding in the future. I will tell you the place. In case, the master dies..."
Duan Zeng lost his voice: "Master! Don't talk nonsense like that!"
Shi Helin turned his face: "What is nonsense? I am so old! My hair is all white! How many years can I live?"
This time, even Su Chuanya felt that it was not true: "Master, your hair is actually not white, it's just a little bald... oh no, it's rare."
Shi Helin looked at Su Chuanya: "Let me tell you, when I first met your senior brother, I had thick black hair! Look, how much is it white now? Do you know how much I have worked hard for your senior brother?" Right?!"
Duan Zeng became contentious again: "Is that for me? There are so many patients!"
Shi Helin looked at Duan Zeng: "Did I save money for the patient? Did I cook and dress the patient? Did the patient quarrel with me every day?!"
Duan Zeng said to Shi Helin weakly: "Master, I'm sorry..."
Shi Helin said angrily: "Apart from being sorry, what else can you do?! Ah?! Just open your mouth and say sorry?!"
Duan Zeng also frowned: "Then what do you want me to do? I won't go back!"
Su Chuanya said in time: "Then we won't go back either! I'll just follow you!"
Duan Zeng's eyes widened: "How can it be done? We are going to a far away place, the master is getting old, and you are still so young, you can't go that far!"
Shi Helin turned his back to the sky: "I will go to the point where I can't walk, and lie on the side of the road, silently..."
Duan Zeng didn't expect Shi Helin to have such an annoying poetic sentiment, so he interrupted, "Master! Don't just talk about it all the time!"
Su Chuanya explained: "Brother, you are the heart of the master. If you leave, the master will... feel so uncomfortable..."
Shi Helin cried loudly: "You heartless white-eyed wolf! I have no apprentices! No more!"
Duan Zeng was about to go crazy, stomping his feet on the ground anxiously, and said, "It's not up to me to decide! It's up to others to agree..."
Shi Helin immediately stopped lamenting, and said to Duan Zeng: "What are you talking about others? Tell me what you think!"
Since being picked up by Shi Helin, Duan Zeng has never left Shi Helin, so he naturally has a sense of belonging psychologically. In the past three or four days alone, why haven't I missed the master who has been with me for many years? Duan Zeng said hesitantly: "If they say they can go together, then of course I like it..."
Shi Helin immediately relaxed his frowning brows, snorted and said, "He's still a conscientious little... wolf!"
Su Chuanya also nodded and said: "Yes, yes, as long as the other side agrees, we will go together!"
Duan Zeng frowned and looked at Su Chuanya: "Master can walk with me, but you certainly can't. How old are you? How can you walk thousands of miles?"
Shi Helin looked at Su Chuanya now: "You are indeed younger..."
Su Chuanya jumped up: "Master wants to cross the river and tear down the bridge?! Even if I let my brother carry it on my back, I have to go together!"
Duan Zeng was angry: "Who wants to carry you?!"
Su Chuanya said eloquently: "Did Master ever recite you before?! Ah?! Don't just go in and out, the mountain doesn't turn around, now you have to carry me! Otherwise, you are ungrateful! You just ran away I haven't settled with you yet..."
"Disciples, don't make noise..." Shi Helin got the answer he wanted, and now he started to make love.
A group of refugees came along the main road, they were in ragged clothes, all three of them stopped talking and looked over there, but no one paid attention to it, Duan Zeng thought that the convoy of the Hou Mansion should at least be well-groomed.
Just heard a scream: "Xiaoya?! Why are you here?!"
A woman jumped out of a car and trotted this way.
Su Chuanya opened her mouth: "Sister?! You... you are... married, right?!"
Su Wanniang came to her out of breath, and reached out to grab Su Chuanya's ear: "You know how to make trouble for me! What are you doing here?! Say!"
Su Chuanya was caught accidentally in surprise, and cried loudly: "Master brought me here! You said you wanted me to listen to Master! We came with Senior Brother Duan!..."
Duan Zeng just wanted to deny it, but he was right after thinking about it—didn't they follow him
The convoy stopped at the side of the road, and Shen Wenyan and Zhang Yunzheng walked over together.
Duan Zeng was a little embarrassed, but Shi Helin took the initiative to salute: "Shen Er... little brother", he saw Shen Wen's boy's beggar attire, and changed his words: "We discovered Duan Zeng's plan, so we closed the medical center in the city. Yes, the house is also sealed, go with him. Just now, he agreed!"
Shen Wen originally only planned to pick up Duan Zeng, but instead he saw Shi Helin and Su Chuanya, both carrying large packages. Shi Helin's package even had a pot of medicine hanging on it, which obviously meant leaving his hometown completely. Encountering this situation, Shen Wen couldn't react a bit, and frowned slightly thinking: "In fact, we need a doctor everywhere, but the journey is far away, and Shi Lang's body..."
Shi Helin hurriedly said: "My body is very good! Doctor, I know how to take care of my body! Besides, moving creates yang, people should walk around!"
Shen Wen then nodded, Shi Helin immediately saluted Zhang Yunzheng and Yan happily, and introduced himself: "My surname is Shi..."
Duan Zeng felt relieved, followed Shi Helin to meet Zhang Yunzheng and Yan Shi, and exchanged names.
Zhang Yunzheng has never met Duan Zeng, seeing that he is so young and knows Shen Wen, he pays special attention to him, but his face is indifferent.
Su Wanniang over there said sharply to Su Chuanya: "You can't mess around! We can't take you where we are going!"
Su Chuanya burst into tears: "You just want to leave me alone! My father and mother are dead, and my only relative is you. If you leave me alone, I will die too! Wow..."
Su Wanniang's eyes were red, she let go, and said anxiously: "How old are you?! You are so naive! We are going to a far away place, you are a child, how can we get there? We still have to find someone to take care of you? !"
Su Chuanya jumped up and down: "I'm not going back to the capital! I've dropped out of school, and we have no house to live in! I will follow you! If you dare to drive me away, I will wander around and let you find me again." Not to me! Wow...”
Su Wanniang was so anxious that she raised her hand to hit Su Chuanya, but she couldn't let go.
Shen Wen was also worried, and said to Su Wanniang: "We definitely can't send him back now..."
Yan suddenly said: "Then send him to my cousin! Anyway, it's heading north, in the same direction as Border Gate."
Su Wanniang's eyes lit up: "Your cousin? Ji Wenzhao's wife?"
Shi Helin asked repeatedly: "Who is this? Who is Ji Wenzhao?"
Shen Wen pointed to Yan and said: "This is my second sister-in-law, now called Uncle Yan..."
Duan Zeng said: "Ji Wenzhao, don't you know? It's the one who plays chess!"
Shi Helin twirled his beard and asked Yan: "Are you Mrs. Shen Er? Is your cousin married to Ji Wenzhao?"
Yan nodded and said, "Yes, my cousin is very patient and will definitely take care of him. Doesn't my grandfather have a school? Just let him go to school with those children."
Su Wanniang exclaimed: "Oh! How can it be called a school? It's called an academy. It was opened by old master Yan Jing..." When she wanted to contact Ji Wenzhao, she knew his background.
Shi Helin nodded again and again: "Yan's Academy? I've heard of it, it's a famous academy!"
Yan waved his hand: "It's all the same, it's just a place for a group of children to study."
Su Wanniang frowned: "I heard it's not easy to get in! You must be a child prodigy, have passed the provincial examination or something."
Yan said: "It's okay! Let my cousin-in-law, who is my senior brother Ji, just say it."
Shen Wen suspected: "But that's not Ji Wenzhao's academy, it belongs to Old Master Yan. I heard that Ji Wenzhao's parents begged Mr. Yan for a long time in order to get Ji Wenzhao to join Old Master Yan's school..."
Yan snorted and said: "My grandfather likes to carry it very much. In fact, he had heard about Brother Ji a long time ago, and he liked it so much that he asked someone to turn a corner and tell his parents to send him here. His parents came He put up the scores there for a long time before accepting him. But on the night when Senior Brother Ji arrived, he played chess with Senior Brother Ji, and the two chatted for half the night. You see, he took my cousin I gave it away, which shows how much I value Senior Brother Ji. Senior Brother Ji opened his mouth, can he disagree? The academy is full of people, so what if there is one more or one less? How can you hurt your feelings for a ten-year-old child?"
Su Wanniang was still not sure: "Will Ji Wenzhao say that?"
Yan Shi took over: "Brother Ji listens to my cousin, and my cousin listens to me! Don't worry, I will tell my cousin that this will definitely happen!"
Su Wanniang asked Shen Wen: "What do you think?"
Shen Wen thought about it: She planned to walk along the east coast, and took a long detour, so as to avoid the main disaster area. If you go to Yan Jing's academy, you will deviate from the path she originally set, but it is actually a closer path. It's just that starting from Yanjing Academy, you have to go through the disaster area to get to the wine cellar, isn't that okay? If you don't go to Yan Jing's academy, how will you place Su Chuanya? Absolutely can't take him to the border, he is too young, winter is coming, he can't bear the severe cold... Moreover, Yan Jing's academy is indeed very famous, like a key school in the future, if Su Chuanya can enter, Even if the teacher is famous, Su Wanniang will be very happy if she has a background in the imperial examination and an official position...
Shen Wen nodded and said, "Let's do it this way."
Su Wanniang was overjoyed and said, "That's really great!" If her younger brother can enter the academy, she will have no worries at all.
Su Chuanya shook her head: "It's too bad! I want to go with you!"
Su Wanniang said sharply: "That's one of the best colleges, you've accumulated great virtues in your lifetime if you can enter! If you dare to be disobedient! I'll tear your ears off!"
Su Chuanya continued to cry: "You pull you... You don't love me at all..."
Zhang Yunzheng said impatiently: "Get in the carriage, what's the point of standing on the side of the road and arguing like this?" He turned to Shen Wen and said, "Look, fortunately I brought four carriages! If it's according to what you said, there are only two carriages." , is not enough."
Shen Wen was upset by Su Chuanya, sighed, and said softly to Zhang Yunzheng: "You are so smart, thank you very much."
Duan Zeng disdained Shen Wen: "Why do you still talk like this..."
Zhang Yunzheng said to Duan Zeng in a vicious voice, "What's wrong with her talking like that?!"
Duan Zeng curled his lips: "Like a little girl, she won't grow up."
Zhang Yunzheng stared: "So what if he doesn't grow up?!"
Duan Zeng frowned and looked at Zhang Yunzheng: "I don't think you have grown up yet!"
Zhang Yunzheng pushed back: "You haven't grown up!"
Su Chuanya turned her head and shouted: "I haven't grown up either! I'm not growing up!"...
Shi Helin opened his hands again: "Apprentices! Children! Stop fighting! Get in the car!"
Everyone got into the carriage in a panic, Shi Helin and Duan Zeng were in the same carriage, Shen Wen and Yan Shi, Su Wanniang and his brother, and a group of people headed for the imperial mausoleum in the northwest.
There was a garrison guard next to the imperial mausoleum, and Shen Wen and his party did not get too close, and slept in the open in the forest outside the garrison. Zhang Yunzheng's people went to the surrounding villages, and on the pretext of buying some water and hay, they chatted and found out that there was a prince guarding the imperial mausoleum nearby. The villagers probably knew the direction, so they wentssiped a few words.
The night at the end of autumn is not too cold, everyone is sitting in a curtain surrounded by four cars, Shen Wen assigns tasks for tomorrow: "Mr. Can you find out where the Fourth Prince lives?"
Shi Helin twirled his beard, glanced at Duan Zeng proudly, and said, "I'm sure I can find out. I am so experienced and mature, and I am very reliable in my work."
Duan Zeng pursed his lips, rarely arguing.
Shen Wen sat Su Wanniang on one side, and Yan Shi disguised as a man on the other. Su Chuanya stood next to Su Wanniang, poked her head vigorously towards Shen Wen and said, "I'll go with Master, I can help you find out."
Shen Wen smiled happily: "The little mute is really smart! Well, maybe it shouldn't be called the little mute, let's call it Xiaoya..."
Everyone laughed: "Isn't that still a little mute?"
Su Chuanya said happily: "It's okay, it's fine if you call me little mute."
Zhang Yunzheng frowned, looked at Su Chuanya, thinking that if he found fault with a ten-year-old child, he would really be unable to do so, but how could he cure this kid? He always gets close to Shen Wen.
Yan Shi was anxious to go to the border now, and asked, "How many days are we going to stay here?"
Shen Wen smiled: "Uncle Yan, don't worry, we have time. As long as we find a place and ask Brother Zhang to deliver the package at night, we can leave the next day."
Su Wanniang blushed a little, bit her lip and said nothing.
Besides eating and sleeping, the fourth prince just stood up, played chess, and read books every day. He has lived like this in the past, and now that he has more stances, he feels that life is much better than last time. He has been able to stand on the pile for half an hour in the morning and evening, without moving a muscle, with a peaceful breath and a comfortable body and mind.
After standing up this morning, the fourth prince was sweating a little. He wiped his face, then put his hands behind his back, and walked out of the house without pretending to be limping.
Standing in the small courtyard of the back house, looking at the morning sun shining on the ground, smelling the fresh air in the countryside, and listening to the voices of people in the distant village, the fourth prince tried his best to make himself feel happy in life. King Wen of Zhou knew that he would be imprisoned if he went to the capital, so he went anyway? I also edited the Book of Changes in the prison, so it can be seen that there is no dead end, only people's hearts are unclear...
The front courtyard door rang, Ding Nei waiter greeted the soldiers, and seemed to close the door again.
But in time, Ding Neishi walked to the backyard with a basket and said to the fourth prince, "Good morning, Your Highness."
The fourth prince sighed: "How many times have you called me Young Master Jiang?"
Ding Neishi smiled: "Young Master, I went to the village ahead to buy some vegetables. It's really expensive. A radish costs one or two taels of silver! Last time I paid back one or two taels. It's really a robbery. Fortunately, we don't have to buy it often, Jiang The delivery from the government is almost enough... "
The fourth prince interrupted: "Have you heard any news from the capital?"
Ding Nei waited for a moment, then leaned over and whispered: "I heard that in the capital, the Second Miss Shen from the Zhenbei Hou Mansion went to the temple to pray for rain and made a great wish. She would not leave the temple because of the drought. We also know Second Miss, if she goes to the temple, then..." Then Su Wanniang must have followed.
Ding Neishi said worriedly: "Your Highness, the drought has been going on for more than three years, right? It's fine if it's over soon, but if it happens for another two or three years, Second Miss Shen will have to live in the temple for two or three years. Then..." Doesn't Su Wanniang have to guard in the temple? Ding Nei waiter sighed: "That Second Miss Shen is really ignorant! Why go to the temple if you have something to do? Why not just set up a Buddhist altar at home and worship? And drag others to suffer together..."
Maybe it was just after standing up, the fourth prince's mind was very clear, he thought for a moment, and then whispered: "You often go outside these days, take a look..." He didn't finish.
Servant Ding nodded and said, "Okay, I'll check with you and see if there is any other letter."
In fact, the Fourth Prince didn't mean this. He believed that Second Miss Shen was a puppet in the hands of the invisible man in the Zhenbeihou Mansion. She asked to live in the temple for no reason. It must be for activities outside the city. Naturally, Su Wanniang was with her. It is said that she needs to live until the drought is over, because she needs a long time. It takes such a long time, naturally it is for a long journey.
The fourth prince had an extremely slim hope in his heart—maybe, really maybe, Su Wanniang would come to see him... Thinking of this possibility, the fourth prince's heart beat so hard that he panicked. The self-consolation of those who knew heaven and happiness just now were replaced by surging expectations, but he didn't dare to reveal the slightest bit: this hope is too fragile, he can't appeal to it, lest if he speaks out, this hope will be ruined. Blown away by the wind.
A few days later, Ding Nei's attendant came back from the outside and saw the fourth prince who was helping to sweep the floor in the yard. He hurriedly grabbed the broom from the fourth prince's hand, pulled the fourth prince into the room, and closed the door behind his back.
The fourth prince said: "I read in the book that sweeping the floor is good for stretching the limbs and keeping the body healthy..."
Ding Neishi hurriedly said in a low voice: "I saw that Langzhong Shi and Mrs. Su's younger brother!"
"Ah?!" The fourth prince blurted out in surprise, and the two of them went to the door and window to listen to the movement. This is not a palace, there are not many people around, it is very quiet.
The fourth prince asked softly, "Did you say hello?"
Waiter Ding shook his head: "There are soldiers next to me, and they all know me. That Langzhong Shi also saw me, but he didn't come up. He just stayed with me all the time. I think he should have seen me enter this door from a distance."
The fourth prince was excited, and clasped his hands: "They are here? Are they really here?"
Waiter Ding asked: "Who? Miss Su?"
The fourth prince nodded: "Of course, you think how precious she is to her younger brother. Her younger brother is only eleven. She will definitely not let her younger brother go out of Beijing, even with Master. If her younger brother is here, she must be too." Nearby..." The fourth prince showed a smile on his face, with a tinge of blush.
Waiter Ding also smiled: "That's true, that's true, great, great..." He looked anxiously: "We don't have anything here! Food and drink..."
The fourth prince hurriedly went to find the package, and said, "I'm bringing that jade hairpin with me! Just look, I'll know..."
Ding Neiwei helped the fourth prince find a small jewelry box from several parcels. The fourth prince took out the small box containing the hosta and held it in his hand. Instead of reading and playing chess, he sat under the window and looked at the courtyard. With a smile on his face, he began to be in a daze.
Ding's waiter still went to boil water and cook, and visited the fourth prince at the door from time to time, surprised that the fourth prince could sit so dazedly for so long without sprouting.
The fourth prince waited for a day, the sun set in the west, and the moon set in the east. Not only was he not discouraged, but he became more energetic. Putting on the jacket and moving the chair, he sat down in the yard and looked up at the sky, so that the waiter Ding had to wear a winter coat to accompany him outside.
The Fourth Prince didn't wait in vain. At midnight, a black shadow emerged from the wall. When he looked into the yard, he saw the two people waiting. Heiying Fang hesitated, Ding Neishi hurriedly beckoned.
Under the moonlight, the black shadow suddenly jumped off the wall and arrived in front of the Fourth Prince. The fourth prince got up excitedly and raised his hands in salute, feeling that the night suddenly turned into broad daylight, and the other party's whole body was bright. Although the person in front of him had scars on his face, he still recognized that it was the young man who beat Huo Luo violently that year.
Zhang Yunzheng was a little overwhelmed by this kind of warm welcome, hurriedly returned his salute, without saying much, untied a small package from his back and handed it to the fourth prince, then saluted again, and was about to leave.
The fourth prince was in a hurry: "Wait!"
Zhang Yunzheng stopped and looked at the fourth prince in puzzlement. His mission was to deliver things, and he didn't plan to say anything to the fourth prince, so he was very cautious and didn't want to talk too much.
If Ding's waiter hadn't told the fourth prince that he saw Shi Langzhong and Su Chuanya, if the fourth prince hadn't guessed that Su Wanniang was nearby, if he hadn't imagined that he was going to meet Su Wanniang, he should be very pleasantly surprised now, Then he thanked Zhang Yunzheng repeatedly. After seeing off Zhang Yunzheng, he would run back to the house to take a good look at the contents of the package.
It's a pity that the fourth prince hasn't seen Su Wanniang for a long, long time. Once he guesses that Su Wanniang is nearby, he thinks he will meet Su Wanniang regardless. Now Zhang Yunzheng only gave something, turned around and was about to leave, the fourth prince felt a great loss in his heart, almost felt like crying, he said to Zhang Yunzheng: "I want to see her!"
After saying that, the fourth prince immediately became firm, stuffed the small box he had been clutching into the package, and repeated: "I'm going to see her!" After speaking, he put the package he had just received on his back.
Zhang Yunzheng frowned: "Who are you going to see?"
The fourth prince said: "Miss Su..." No way! This trip is obviously a confidential matter, how can he let him take him to do private affairs? The fourth prince continued: "Master of...."