It was still early, so Yan Xiu asked Zhu Sijia to stay with him in Tai Chi Palace. After he finished reviewing the memorial, the two of them went to visit Zhu Yuancun together with medicines and supplements.
During the time Zhu Yuancun was recuperating from his injuries, to ensure safety, he had to live in Jingfu Palace, which was not far from Changle Palace. As long as Zhu Sijia was willing, she could watch him and drink medicine every day.
As soon as I entered the dormitory of Jingfu Hall, the strong smell of blood hit my face.
Zhu Yuancun's injuries were all concentrated on his upper body. Although he looked terrible, he did avoid his vital points and did not injure his muscles.
Earth Dragon should not overheat, lest it affect the wounds on his body. Therefore, when Zhu Sijia entered the palace, Zhu Yuancun was covered with bandages and was half lying on the bed, shirtless.
Seeing Zhu Sijia and Yan Xiu both coming to visit, Zhu Yuancun was so frightened that he quickly put on his coat and struggled to salute them.
Yan Xiu stopped him and said, "I wish you were injured, so there is no need to be polite."
Zhu Sijiafang's eyes turned red when she smelled the smell of blood in the room. She sat on the side of the bed and held Zhu Yuancun's hand:
"Yuan Cun, who hurt you like this? You have never been hurt so seriously since you were a child. How would your mother feel if she knew about this?"
Zhu Yuancun covered himself up with the quilt in embarrassment: "It's normal for people who practice martial arts to have a lot of bumps and bumps. Sister, one day I will go to the battlefield and make great achievements for His Majesty. What does this small injury mean?"
His face was as pale as paper, and the bandages on his body were stained red by the oozing blood. Even if he gently pulled off the quilt, the pain would make him grin, all of which Zhu Sijia saw.
Zhu Sijia cried harder and ignored Yan Xiu's presence: "Sister would rather you be safe than see you like this."
Before Zhu Yuancun became an official in the court, even if he stumbled and twisted his feet, he would run to Zhu Sijia's courtyard and ask her for medicine.
Now, although he has become a man who can stand alone, Zhu Sijia would rather see him act coquettishly than see him pretending to be strong.
Yan Xiu stepped forward and took Zhu Sijia into his arms. He looked at Zhu Yuancun and said:
"When did it happen? My brother-in-law is still so tough. Just say it when it hurts. I won't laugh at you. Your sister is not in good health. Stop making her sad."
"I have sent someone to take the young man in your house into the palace. I have also ordered that the news of your injury be prohibited from being leaked to anyone. I will make sure that Mrs. Yu does not hear the slightest bit of news. During this period, you can rest peacefully in the palace and recuperate. You are not allowed to come back. It’s time to practice martial arts.”
Just when Ren Huai came to visit him, Zhu Yuancun heard about his sister's fainting outside Tai Chi Palace.
Zhu Yuancun was so ashamed that he didn't expect that he would also implicate his sister. In order to make Zhu Sijia feel at ease, he deliberately faked crying after listening to Yan Xiu's words:
"Ouch! It hurts me so much. Sister, you don't know how powerful those dead warriors are in martial arts and how sharp their swords are. When they cut me, my blood flowed out like spring water. Wuwuwu..."
After Zhu Sijia heard Zhu Yuancun's words, her body convulsed even more violently in Yan Xiu's arms, and her tears seemed to wet Yan Xiu's belt.
When Zhu Yuancun saw Zhu Sijia crying, he started crying uncomfortably.
Yan Xiu darkened his face: "..."
Is it possible that both of the two people in this room need to be coaxed by him?
…
When returning to Changle Palace from Jingfu Hall, Zhu Sijia was as confused as if she had lost all her soul.
Yan Xiu still had political affairs to deal with, so he asked her to go back first and then go to Changle Palace to find her at night.
She had reconciled with Yan Xiu, but the successive incidents always left her unprepared and exhausted.
Zhu Sijia had been out for a rare day. Zhu Ya ran towards her holding the account book: "Jieyu, the Queen Mother is simply making things difficult for you. Look at this account——"
"Zhu Ya." Zhu Sijia weakly interrupted her, "I'm tired, let's talk about these things tomorrow."
Zhu Ya closed the account book and smelled the faint smell of blood on her body, and asked worriedly: "Jieyu, what happened? What does it smell like on you?"
Zhu Sijia pushed everyone away, pulled Zhu Ya into the completely soundproof dormitory, and said with great gravity:
"Zhu Ya, you did a great job in owning the restaurant. There is nothing in this world that you cannot do. You are the most powerful person I have ever seen."
She suddenly knelt down to Zhu Ya: "There's just one more thing I have to ask you for. If it's convenient for you, can you recruit talented people with strong martial arts skills for me? Under the guise of running an escort agency, privately train them into Secret guards to protect us...and the people around us."
"If this can be done, from today on, the income from your property and mine will be divided into 70-30 or 80-20."
After Yan Xiu revised the laws of the Qin Dynasty, the most serious one was the private raising of private guards such as dead men.
Each official's guard must be registered and reported to the court. Everyone's name, position, and when the guard was changed must be truthfully informed.
The Qin Dynasty ruled the country by law. On the surface, it emphasized that the emperor's crimes were the same as those of the common people. However, except for the emperor, anyone who wanted to raise a dead soldier would be punished by implicating the nine tribes at the least, or quartering the body with five horses or splitting the chariot into pieces at the worst.
There was once a prince who changed his personal bodyguard and forgot to report it to the court. After being reported by his political enemies, Yan Xiu thought that he was his sibling, so he just reduced his title and exiled him to Chu.
This is undoubtedly a huge problem.
Zhu Ya couldn't bear her great gift, and quickly knelt down opposite Zhu Sijia: "Jieyu, please get up, you don't have to be so polite. I'm ashamed to say that I don't have any self-defense skills, and I don't know anything about the various martial arts here. How should I go? select?"
Zhu Sijia was also asked by her.
But she doesn't want to imitate the ministers of the court and raise dead soldiers. She just wants to raise some strong thugs with strong martial arts skills. She only needs to have someone around her who can protect her master at all times.
Zhu Ya suddenly realized, slapped her forehead and said: "It turns out that Jieyu lacks bodyguards, so this will be easy."
Zhu Sijia: "Bodyguard?"
Zhu Ya smiled and said: "This is a bit confusing for me to explain, but please rest assured, Jieyu, I will handle this matter. I just had such an idea some time ago, but I never told you."
"Not only that, I also want to recruit another group of people who specialize in collecting information on business opportunities. They will go to major teahouses and restaurants every day to get information when they have nothing to do. This will make it easier for our restaurant to grow bigger and stronger."
Zhu Ya thought carefully and wished Scarlett in awe.
In Tai Chi Palace, Yan Wei appeared here after a long absence.
"The incident of Wang Yi's widespread charcoal fire has a high reputation among the people. The spies came to report, and Chen Shangshu intended to use this to recommend him to take over the Ministry of Punishment."
"He does have a good uncle." Yan Xiu sealed the secret envelope in his hand, "It's just that at this juncture, Chen Shangshu rashly recommends King Yi, isn't he afraid that the officials will become suspicious?"
Yan Wei: "It's not like there is no one available in the court, but those who can be used have been sent by Your Majesty to the north to provide disaster relief."
Yan Xiu asked: "If I ask you to temporarily take up a position in the Ministry of Punishment, will you be willing?"
Yan Wei quickly refused: "No, in the eyes of outsiders, my brother is just a prodigal prince who never even went to court. Prince Yi can't sit in that position, so how can my brother?"
