At this moment, on the street outside the eldest princess's house in Jinyang, in a carriage with glazed hairpins and a group of nuns and maids, the plump beauty suddenly looked at her charming and beautiful face after hearing the nun's advice. Densely covered with clear frost, the long and narrow clear phoenix eyes were dim and bright.
That bastard also said she couldn't become a queen. How could she become a queen if she didn't?
The eldest princess came from Beijing, and she rushed over to greet her immediately. What was the result? He was sent back without even seeing anyone!
If she were the queen and the eldest princess dared to be so rude to her, she should have come to see her.
The beauty in a lily-colored dress sitting next to her, holding a handkerchief, thinking on her snowy jade face, said softly: "Sister, the eldest princess just came here. I think there are still many things to deal with, why don't we go back first? ? Just come back tomorrow."
My sister's expression is probably angry again. Ever since Ziyu went to Haojing, my sister has been acting as if someone owes her money every day.
Zhen Qing raised her beautiful eyebrows, snorted coldly, and said softly: "Then come back tomorrow. Let's go to Ningguo Mansion to see Sister Xi'er."
It wasn't for the sake of etiquette that she didn't bother to come over to meet a widow who hadn't tasted a man in decades.
snort! It's so pathetic.
Zhen Xue responded softly. As the carriage turned, the quiet afternoon sunlight filtered through the bamboo curtains, illuminating the beauty's peach-like face, making her face even more charming and charming.
Zhen Qing raised her eyebrows, her beautiful eyes were condensed, and she said with a hint of resentment in her tone: "This heartless person has been gone for so long without even a letter. He really just forgot about it."
After not seeing each other for nearly a month, it was impossible for her to say that she didn't want to, but that heartless man had probably forgotten her and her sister a long time ago.
Zhen Xue was speechless and said softly: "Sister, he also has to be busy with business. I heard from the newspaper that a customs and taxation branch has been added. I don't know what the regulations are."
Zhen Qing looked at her sister with a half-smile, and joked: "My sister can also read the Di newspaper now."
She is not the only one who misses her so much, her sister just doesn't say it, but she actually knows it better than anyone else. She talks in her sleep while holding her in her arms at night...
"Sister." Zhen Xue felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by Zhen Qing's gaze. Zhen Xue's eyebrows were lowered and her jade cheeks were as red as the bright red sky. She said angrily, holding a handkerchief in her hand, and then sighed softly. He said: "Sister, we have been in Jiangnan for a long time. The prince and concubine in Beijing have been writing letters urging us to go back."
Zhen Qing raised her eyebrows and asked in surprise: "Sister is going back to Beijing?"
It had been a month since Jia Heng left Jinling, and a long time had passed since Mrs. Zhen's funeral. In addition, King Beijing also returned from Datong, so Zhen Xue could not stay away all the time.
Zhen Xue looked sad and said quietly: "I've been here for a month or two, and it's time to go back."
This trip south to Jinling, recalling all the past events, was really like a dream, those entanglements to death, the desire to die, and the tenderness and love in her eyebrows, there was such a person in her heart unknowingly, and she couldn't help but feel... go.
When I arrived in Beijing, I thought I would never see Ziyu again.
Thinking of this, the beauty's heart felt cramped for some unknown reason.
Zhen Qing frowned and said softly: "How can I feel relieved when my sister goes back alone? Why don't we go back together and write a letter saying that after the old lady passed away, everything in the family has been complicated. The two elders are very sad and want to spend more time with each other. Time.”
Zhen Xue hesitated and said: "This..."
Zhen Qing took Zhen Xue's hand, concern evident on her face, and said with a chuckle: "Is my sister so eager to go back and be a widow? I do think that if my sister doesn't go back now, she may be playing into the hands of Princess Beijing. I can't say... I can't say that I can use this time to find a room for my brother-in-law to carry on the family line."
When Zhen Xue heard this, her face turned red, her eyes flickered, she bit her pink lips with her pink teeth, and sighed again.
What if she doesn't want to go back? When they arrived in Beijing, they thought they would never see each other again. After all, she and he had a bad fate.
Zhen Qing chuckled and said jokingly: "Even if my sister wants to leave, at least she has to wait for him to come back. Why don't you leave without telling him?"
Zhen Xueying's watery eyes showed a bit of shame, and she said: "Didn't he say before that after Xianning comes over, it will be difficult for us... to meet again."
"Just talk normally, it's not...what is my sister worried about." Zhen Qing said softly, turning her beautiful eyes, and lowered her voice: "If you ask me, if you are pregnant with his child, it will be a perfect match for Mrs. Bei Jing." Concubine’s wish.”
"Sister..." Zhen Xue's cheeks were burning and she said anxiously, "What are you talking about?"
If she had Ziyu's child...ah, she was thinking about this.
Zhen Qing's beautiful eyes narrowed, and she said quietly: "It's a pity, I don't know what happened to him."
If she and her sister gave birth to his child, the weight in his heart would be heavier. Even if it was not for himself, he would do it for his child. But after so long, there was no movement. Maybe this was also the case with her. Don't worry about being obsessed with him.
The two sisters of the Zhen family rode a carriage along the bluestone road towards Ningguo Mansion.
At this moment, in Ningguo Mansion
In a pavilion in the backyard facing the garden, a petite girl is sitting quietly, wearing a silver-red chrysanthemum collared gown, a pink satin horizontal-collared long coat, and a scarlet skirt. She is holding a book in her hand. .
With her head lowered, she was flipping through the pages boredly, while Zhen Xi, not far away, was holding a book of music scores and looking at them.
Jia Heng has not returned for more than a month, and the huge Ningguo Mansion is very quiet on weekdays, except when Li Wen and Li Qi's mother, Cao, come to talk to You, Li Wen and Li Qi often come to stay.
Daiyu has been alone in the house for a long time, and she inevitably feels lonely. Even though she usually has Li Wen, Li Qi and Zhen Xi, they usually play chess and discuss poetry to relieve their boredom.
Fortunately, Zhen Qing, Zhen Xue and even Zhen Lan sometimes come over to visit as guests.
Because Jia Heng was not in the palace, even though the two princesses came more frequently, they did not arouse suspicion from others, and they also released the friendship between the Zhen family and the two families.
Zhen Xi put down the music score in her hand, stood up from the stool, and with curious eyes under her curved eyebrows, she asked: "Sister Lin, besides telling the story of A Chinese Ghost Story, Brother Heng, anything else?"
During this period, Zhen Xi frequently pulled Dai Yu to ask about some of the ghost stories Jia Heng had told. These were stories that the girl had never heard before.
Daiyu put down the collection of words in her hand and said with a chuckle: "That's too much. I can't remember some of them for a while. Let's wait for Brother Heng to come back and let him talk about something new."
As he spoke, the starry eyes under Yanyan's brows were gleaming, and he was slightly absent-minded. Scenes of being with that person in the past emerged in his heart, sometimes making people blush and feeling like a deer, and sometimes they felt as if they were lost. Feeling ashamed and angry.
It's been a month since I last saw him, but I feel empty in my heart. There is no one to bleat the little lamb waiting to be fed.
"Zicjuan, do you have the latest newspaper from your residence?" Daiyu turned her beautiful jade face, stared at Zicuckoo, and asked.
Zicuckoo put down the two cups of green tea she had brought, with a slight smile on her face, and said, "Girl, this is the newspaper from the day before yesterday, and there is no news about the uncle."
"Oh." Daiyu hummed softly, her expression obviously a little disappointed.
The two were talking when Xiren came in and said with a smile: "Miss Lin, Princess Chu and Princess Beijing are here."
When Zhen Xi heard this, her palm-sized face was full of surprise and she said, "The eldest sister and the second sister are here."
After saying that, he got up and walked towards the flower hall outside with Daiyu.
Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue were sitting in the hall talking with Youshi. Because Zhen Tianjun had not yet come out of the filial period, they were still wearing plain skirts embroidered with white lilies, elegant and beautiful.
Youshi was also dressed in a widow's dress. She was smiling lightly and chatting with the two princesses.
Zhen Qing's beautiful eyes narrowed, she looked at Daiyu and Zhen Xi, and said with a chuckle: "Sister Lin, sister Xi'er, how have you been these past two days?"
Daiyu also stepped forward to talk and said, "I have met the two princesses."
Zhen Qing's beautiful face said with a smile: "This is not the first time I've come here. Sister Lin doesn't need to be so polite."
His cousin, every time I saw her, I felt that her peerless appearance, every frown and every smile looked like a sick beauty.
Daiyu had long since lost her temper when she first met the two princesses. She knew that they often came to trouble her lover, and the relationship between Zhen and Jia's family was also extraordinary.
Under Daiyu's beautiful eyebrows, her starry eyes were condensed. She looked at Zhen Qing opposite and said softly: "Why is the princess so free today?"
When Brother Heng is away, she should act like the mistress of the Duke's Mansion.
"Come here and have a look. I originally went to the eldest princess's house to talk to your elder sister Yuanchun, but the eldest princess may be a little tired from the hard journey, so I can only go tomorrow." Zhen Qing said with a sweet smile.
Daiyu said in surprise: "Eldest sister is here?"
According to previous letters, Daiyu knew that not only Yuanchun, but also Tanchun, Xiangyun, and even Baochai were traveling south this time.
Zhen Qing said softly: "I just arrived at the house. There is no news yet. I think they will come later."
Coincidentally, just as he was talking, a nun ran over from outside the corridor and said in surprise: "Miss, the eldest lady sent someone to say that she has arrived in Jinling and will come to Ningguo Mansion later."
Daiyu nodded, feeling a little happy, and said, "I understand."
The mansion has inevitably been a bit boring these days. Although it is a little more noisy when a group of sisters come over, it is also a little more lively.
On the other side, Jinyang Princess Mansion
Princess Xianning said softly: "Auntie, I heard that something happened to the Zhen family a month ago, won't aunty go see it?"
The eldest princess of Jinyang chuckled and said, "It's not too late to go and have a look tomorrow. We just came here and we have to take a rest. Besides, Emperor Qin still has a debt to settle with the Zhen family."
Princess Xianning was surprised and said: "What account?"
Princess Jinyang chuckled, her beautiful eyes narrowed a bit, and said, "You will know when the time comes."
Princess Xianning looked thoughtful and did not ask any more questions.
The eldest princess of Jinyang turned to Fu Qiufang and ordered: "Go and show me the account book delivered by the Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy."
Recently, the method of voting for salt from the Lianghuai River has become popular in the world, because in Jia Heng's charter plan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Household Affairs jointly manage the Salt Transportation Department of the Lianghuai River. When the Ministry of Internal Affairs learned of the arrival of Princess Jinyang, they sent someone to deliver it. Recent accounting books.
Princess Xianning sat down, with a look of longing on her skin as beautiful as snow, and said softly: "Aunt, sir, is there a letter from you?"
As soon as he said this, Yuan Chun put down the tea cup in his hand and looked at Princess Jinyang.
And Baochai listened calmly.
Princess Jinyang shook her head slightly and said, "It's not like you didn't see the last letter. You should still be in Haojing at this moment."
Princess Xianning sighed softly and said, "I don't know when it will be until sir comes back."
Princess Jinyang said: "Your little Mr. Jia takes this matter very seriously and even made a trip himself."
When Li Chanyue heard this, she raised her face as big as a palm, took over the conversation and said, "Mr. Xiao Jia went to Haojing to introduce Western firearms."
Baochai listened to the two talking and glanced at Princess Qinghe. There was a hint of worry on Ruli Rui's snow-white face.
A princess, a princess...
Several girls were discussing, and suddenly at this moment, Lianxue came in from the outside with a happy face and said: "Your Highness, there is news from Jinyi Mansion that Uncle Yongning has set off to return to Jinling."
As soon as these words came out, the princess of Jinyang's snow-skinned and beautiful face was filled with joy, but she was still worried after all.
However, Princess Xianning on the side spoke first, her bright eyes sparkling, and she asked: "Where are you now, sir?"
Lianxue smiled and said softly: "I left Fucheng, Guangzhou a few days ago, and I should arrive at Jinling in half a month."
When Princess Xianning heard this, she felt sad and said: "Half a month has to take so long."
Xiangyun said in surprise: "Brother Heng is coming back?"
The eldest princess of Jinyang nodded and said: "If it is a flying pigeon delivering the message, then it set off from Guangzhou Fucheng a few days ago. It should be on the way now. Let's wait more than ten days."
She also wished she could see him sooner.
With a trace of thought in Tan Chunming's eyes, he said, "Coming back is not as good as when we left. I think it may be a little slower to escort important things."
In fact, Jia Heng had already returned to Jinling with Chen Xiao on a fast horse on the transportation road.
Princess Jinyang said softly: "He will come back eventually. Don't worry about him. It's already evening. Let's have dinner together. You two, Yuan Chun and Qiufang, will help me put the account books together. You little girls, take a bath and rest." Ichiban, and then have dinner tonight.”
Yuan Chun and Fu Qiufang nodded slightly, and then went about their business.
On the other side, Baochai, Xiangyun, and Tanchun returned to the courtyard, entered a side room, and waited for the maid to prepare hot water.
As the three people from the Jia family, their relationship is much closer than that of Xianning and Li Chanyue.
Tanchun said: "Come here, I heard that Brother Heng went to Haojing to correct the disadvantages of the old salt law. Let's go and see Sister Lin later."
Xiangyun's apple-round face as rosy as the clouds was white and rosy, and he said unhappily: "Brother Heng, he is always running around these days."
Baochai whispered: "He is now burdened with national affairs, and these are inevitable. I heard that there was a battle in Jinling more than a month ago, and I don't know whether things went smoothly in Haojing."
A good man has his ambitions in all directions, how can he be like that... he often hangs out among women's makeup and makeup.
Tan Chun said softly: "Although Di Bao didn't say it, I think the opening of the customs was not an easy task. It must have been a battle."
As several people talked, the maid called a few girls to take a bath, then took a bath and rested for a while. In the evening, they took a carriage and went to Ningguo Mansion accompanied by Yuan Chun.
Daiyu was talking to Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue when she heard the nanny from the front yard coming to report, and Yuanchun led Tanchun and the others over.
Just like that, a group of Yingying and Yanyan met in Ningguo Mansion.
In the backyard flower hall
When Xiangyun saw Daiyu, he ran over to her in surprise and said, "Sister Lin."
At this moment, Tan Chun also came over with a smile and said, "I haven't seen you for several months."
Baochai also came closer and said with a smile: "It seems that the climate of the Jiangnan water town is good for people. She looks rosy and energetic, and she is much taller than she was in Beijing."
I don't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that the frail girl in front of her was much different than when she was in Beijing, and there was also a slight charm between her eyebrows.
Maybe I have grown up, Tingting is more than thirteen years old, and the cardamom leaves are in early February.
I couldn't help but secretly say that I was really a little suspicious.
In normal interactions, he likes those who are plump and have a fair face, and he is always polite and insensitive... Well, what is she thinking?
Brother Bao and Zhu Er in the mansion must have been childhood sweethearts.
In fact, in the two houses of Rong and Ning, Chai and Dai were often compared with each other among the servants and other wives and grandmothers. Baochai inevitably had to pay attention to Daiyu.
Although it is slightly different from best friends secretly competing to find a more outstanding man, as time goes by, the superiority mentality after this comparison will inevitably come to mind.
Especially Aunt Xue, she once wanted Baochai to break up the childhood sweethearts Baochai and Baochai who always bickered.
Baochai did not have the mentality of quickly locking up the couple's usual petty sex and fights, and had already seen the golden and jade character of "a noble scholar in the mountains with crystal clear snow".
Daiyu's eyebrows were as gloomy as a green mountain with a hint of shame, and she whispered: "Sister Bao is joking, how can she?"
Xiangyun Pingguo's round face looked like a begonia with a smile on her face. She chuckled and said, "Sister Lin has gained weight during this period. I can see that her arms are a little thicker."
Daiyu: "???"
Who got fat? Am I as fat as you?
Tan Chun smiled and said, "What did Sister Yun say?"
Zhen Qing saw a group of Jia sisters talking with smiles in their eyes. At this moment, she looked at Yuan Chun, looked at the plump and charming beauty, and said, "Sister Yuanchun, I just went to see the eldest princess. Is the princess resting?"
In terms of age between the two of them, Zhen Qing is older, so of course there is no big or small bed.
Yuanchun had no choice but to explain to Princess Jinyang: "Your Highness, she is dealing with matters of the Salt Transportation Department in Yangzhou. She is very tired. She will rest first when she comes back."
Zhen Qing chuckled and said, "What do I mean, my aunt did come here to lead my father's errands."
With that said, the two of them sat down and talked about old times. Zhen Xue and Youshi were also talking beside them.
In fact, Yuanchun was also quite surprised as to why these two princesses came to Ningguo Mansion and seemed to be very familiar with Daiyu and Youshi.
Even if Xinxin recognized Hengdi as his godfather, the two of them should not have run away so frequently.
While chatting, listening to Zhen Xue's introduction to Zhen Xi, the beauty suddenly realized. She cast her beautiful eyes as bright as water towards Zhen Xi and asked, "Sister Xi'er, how come she is waiting on Brother Heng?"
This...serve, probably wasn't what she understood.
At this moment, Baochai was talking to Daiyu, and he was originally paying attention to the two concubines of the Zhen family and Zhen Xi. After hearing this, he couldn't help but glance at the shy and evasive girl.
What's going on with the fourth lady of the Zhen family?
Just listen to Zhen Xue sighing softly, with a complex look on her beautiful face, and said: "It was the old lady's last wish. She was not worried about Xi'er's future life, so she promised Xi'er's sister to Zi Yu before she died. , when the Zhenhai Navy was defeated in Haimen, it caused a lot of trouble for Ziyu."
After all, sister Zhen Xi was getting married on her behalf, so it was naturally up to her to explain the whole story.
As soon as these words came out, Baochai was shocked. Li Rui's snow-white face paused slightly, and she clenched the handkerchief hidden in her sleeves. How could it be like this?
People from the Zhen family actually came to him?
If she had known that there was such a thing going on when she went south, she should have followed. Otherwise, what difference would it be to Sister Qin who was playing mahjong at home and kept in the dark?
Seeing Yuan Chun frowning and saying nothing, Zhen Xue said softly: "Ziyu didn't agree with this matter at first, but later..."
Later, the fourth sister broke into her relationship with Ziyu...
As the young woman Hua Xin spoke, her pink cheeks were slightly hot, she calmed herself down, considered her words, and said softly: "Later, I saw that Sister Xi'er had a pitiful background, so she stayed with her. The Zhen and Jia families were family friends. Now it’s considered a close kiss.”
At this time, Zhen Qing reached out and hugged Zhen Xi, who had blushed shyly. She tilted her head in Zhen Qing's arms and looked helpless. She chuckled and said, "It turns out that we have been friends for several lifetimes. This way it becomes even more intimate."
Yuan Chun glanced at Zhen Xi and saw that her features were beautiful and delicate, and her eyes were like a clear spring, as if there was a spiritual stream flowing. Her tenderness made her feel pity, and she said, "It's just..."
When he was about to say "I'm just a concubine, I feel a little wronged", he swallowed back the words, nodded and said: "That's fine."
It's just a concubine, so it won't affect anything. I guess he... has a plan.
Baochai now sat down with Tanchun and Xiangyun, her moist apricot eyes twinkling under her willow-leaf eyebrows.
She always felt that it was not that simple.
This scheming girl originally came here to listen to Qin Keqing's instructions to "investigate the case". At this moment, her mind was activated and she felt that there were doubts everywhere.
Regardless of whether it is Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue, these two have been confirmed to be seven or eight, but now I feel that Daiyu and Zhenxi are also a little unusual, and even Yuanchun, her cousin has been together for a long time, and when I heard the mention of Jia The kind of love I felt when I was in Heng.
What's going on?
Baochai was puzzled and could not imagine that there would be so many vines around Jia Heng.
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Dachen Island, Zhoushan, Zhejiang
In late autumn, everything dies, even the heat in the sea in Fujian gradually disappears, and the sea breeze blows, making it cool and pleasant.
After a battle with the Fang family in Taizhou Prefecture during this period, the island has become occupied by Jurchens and pirates, and many ships are passing by on the sea.
Duduo was wearing a mink fur mattress and short jacket at the moment. He was standing on a high place in the northeast of the island, holding on to a reddish-brown rock. The cool sea breeze blew in his face, making the Jurchen prince shiver, and his jaw was glued. The beard that was stuck to the paint was a little itchy. His face, which was getting whiter and whiter, turned around and asked Deng Biao: "Where is Li Daoshun's navy?"
Deng Biao hurriedly replied: "Master, the news from Feige said that it has arrived at Jiangkou, and it should arrive in two days."
Duduo nodded. Under his thick eyebrows, he looked towards the direction of Jinling with a malicious look, and said coldly: "This time we have gathered 20,000 to 30,000 naval troops, with more than 10,000 naval troops in the south and north of the Yangtze River. As long as we can quickly capture Jinling, The entire south of Han was plunged into war."
Deng Biao looked slightly startled. For some reason, these words seemed vaguely familiar. Did he say them last time?
"Master, please ask me to pay attention to Jia Heng's movements. Jia Heng seems to have gone to the Guangdong Sea. The newspaper said that the Han Dynasty has relaxed the maritime ban and set up a customs office to collect shipping trade taxes." Deng Biao Suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his heart, he said softly.
Duduo sneered and said in a low voice: "The naval forces in the Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps are not good at drills, but he still has time to go to the Guangdong Sea to open the sea? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Last time, the combat power of Jiangnan Jiangbei Camp was actually not much better than that of the Sihai Gang, Nujiao Gang and other gangs he led. It was only because of the boy's personal bravery that he fell short.
It happened that Jia Heng's son was not in Jinling, so he led tens of thousands of naval troops to attack Jinling in one fell swoop.
Deng Biao reminded: "Master, after my servants sent people to investigate the generals in the Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps, since Jia Heng left, some generals have been transferred from the Beijing camp to go south. These generals are leading the troops in drills and should not be underestimated."
Duduo said in a deep voice: "The battle between the navy and the navy is no better than elsewhere. Those generals have little reputation and are not to be feared. Moreover, most of their soldiers and horses are newly trained."
Among the Chen and Han generals, the only one he feared was Jia Heng, and the others were not worth mentioning.
Time flies by like water. After the eldest princess of Jinyang came to Jinling, on the one hand she sent officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check the unpaid taxes recovered by the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou, and on the other hand she dispatched officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to discuss taking over the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department. Operational matters.
As time passed, the salt ticket method also began to exert its power. The Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department had collected nearly one million taels of salt. It was only more than a month. Of course, because of the problem of salt sales period, it is impossible to do it all year round. There will be so many sales, but this result is enough to make Lin Ruhai and Qi Kun happy.
Lianghuai earns at least 7 to 8 million taels of silver per year. For the country, this is a sustainable financial resource.
The two are drafting a plan to jointly promote the new salt production method that has been effective in Lianghuai to other major salt fields such as Changlu, Liangzhe, and Hedong.
Before I knew it, another five or six days had passed, and the city of Jinling still looked calm except for the two large camps in the south and north of the Yangtze River, which were intensifying their drills.
On this day, Liangjiang Governor’s Yamen
In the evening, the sun set in the west and the twilight fell. Shen Fan carried his tired body and returned to the back hall. He didn't bother to take off his official uniform. He sat behind the desk, took off his official hat and closed his eyes slightly. Start to close your eyes and relax.
During this period, a document from the Imperial Household Department was sent to the Governor's Office of Liangjiang, instructing the Liangjiang Governor's Office to collect autumn grain, and to cooperate with the Household Department in discharging and transporting grain. Du Jitong, the Governor of Water Transport, sent the grain to the south and north in large ships. The coordination along the way turned around, I don't know. How much effort was spent.
Shen Fang's elegant face also showed a trace of tiredness, his thoughts were racing, and he began to think about the ups and downs of his official career in the past few months.
If you are dismissed and retained, as long as you work hard, there is still a chance of recovery.
For example, after Chiang and Meng were dismissed from their posts and retained, the corruption situation has been found out by Zhang Zhi, the imperial censor of the Imperial Procuratorate in Kyoto, and they have been sent to the capital to await judgment.
According to Han Ge's old letter, as long as the autumn grain collection is carried out with cooperation, by the end of the year and the festival, the emperor should issue a decree and restore the official to his post.
Shen Fang thought about this and sighed softly again.
At this time, I suddenly heard a beady voice coming from outside, "Is brother in the house?"
Shen Fang opened his eyes, and his heart tightened. The voice sounded familiar, it was Xiao Zheng.
Shen Fang sighed helplessly, opened his old eyes, and looked attentively. He saw that little Zheng had already entered the wing in a plain dress and a skirt. Under her beautiful bun, she saw A beautiful face.
"Brother, I have a lot of cough in autumn. I cooked some rock sugar and snow pear porridge. Brother, why don't you use some?" Little Zheng walked up to Shen Fang with a graceful step and said delicately.
Although Shen Fang had been dismissed and retained, Xiao Zheng didn't care about that in order to avenge her husband, and she didn't know who to ask for help besides Shen Fang.
You can never serve a thief.
Shen Fang waved his hand and said, "I'm not very hungry."
Since that day, Shen Fang now also avoids this little Zheng.
He was even a bit superstitious, and he suspected that beauty was a curse, or that there was some bad luck involved, which was why he happened to be involved in the whirlpool of Zhen Zhu's defeat that day.
Little Zheng came closer, with a hint of resentment in Wanli's eyebrows. She put down the porridge bowl in her hand and said softly: "Brother, you look haggard these days, why don't you give me a shoulder rub?"
Shen Fang stood up quickly, as if avoiding snakes and scorpions, and said: "Brother and sister, I still have something to do."
Little Zheng's face had a dull look on her face, and she bit her pink lips tightly. For a moment, she felt extremely humiliated in her heart.
What can she do? As Jia Heng's son and members of the Qi Party were becoming more and more powerful, who else could she turn to for help besides the people in front of her?
While he was talking, the steward outside the corridor said loudly: "Sir, it's not good."
When Shen Fang heard this, his expression changed slightly. He immediately left the study and came outside the corridor. He looked at the steward and asked, "What's going on?"
The steward said fearfully: "Sir, Master Bai said that news just came from the Jiangnan camp. A large number of enemy navy ships were patrolling Haimen, Suzhou Prefecture, and Songjiang Prefecture. They seemed to be invading our Jiangnan border. I heard that a total of 50,000 ships came. division."
After nearly two months of preparation, Duduo prepared several supply islands, settled in Zhoushan and Dachen Island, and colluded with the pirates in Jilong (today's Wanwan) to prepare nearly three The 10,000 water divisions were divided into two groups and threatened Chen Han's coastal counties south of the Yangtze River. Of course, they were known as the 50,000 water divisions.
(End of chapter)
