The crossed scholar

"Why? Don't you do small business?" The fourteenth princess asked with a charming smile just because she wanted this effect.

"Well... do it! Of course do it, even if it's half a tael, it's a business! Treat everyone equally!" Ji Zhizheng said with a smile.

"Then half a tael! There's no place to throw too much! I'm just cheering on my nineteenth sister!" The fourteenth princess said immediately after Ji Zhizheng's words.

"Okay! The best fried green half liang! You have it! This is a half liang as a gift! You have taken it too! There is also a special confession from the nineteenth princess. The fourteenth princess came and specially presented a set of high-quality teacups !" Ji Zhizhen did not show any surprise this time, on the contrary, he prepared something for the fourteenth princess very skillfully!

At this time, many people gathered around, all looking at the fourteenth princess and Ji Zhizheng, only buying half a tael of tea, many people are waiting to see a good show!But I didn't expect Ji Zhizheng to greet her so loudly, as if she was very happy!

"Hmph! This is a tael of gold! I'll reward you if you get more!" The Fourteenth Princess threw a small ingot of gold with a bit of disdain and snorted.

"Qingxiangju green tea, the best tea, the fourteenth princess will reward you with a tael of gold! Thank you princess for the reward!" Unexpectedly, Ji Zhizhen raised her voice even more, and sang loudly!

"Hehe! Mr. Ji is a bit interesting, do you have any plans to attach me a job?" The Fourteenth Princess frowned first, then turned her head and asked with a half-smile.

"Don't dare! I know that I have little talent and learning, and I can't afford to climb high! Thank you princess for your wrong love!" Ji Zhizheng said with a deep salute.

"Hey! Interesting!" The fourteenth princess looked deeply at Ji Zhizheng. She was very surprised by the calmness and composure shown by this person. Most people would tremble with fear when they saw her, but this person But it is easy to deal with, it seems very simple!

Seeing the malicious smile lines of the fourteenth princess, Ji Zhizhen watched the fourteenth princess leave, and stood up after a long time, feeling a little uneasy in her heart, it seems that the fourteenth princess is eyeing her...

Chapter 27 Seven Princesses

In the mansion of the Sixth Highness Xia Zesheng, the Fourteenth Princess is reporting to him. Regarding the matter of going to the tea house of the Nineteenth Princess this time, the Fourteenth Princess Xia Yuejiao is a little upset. That Ji Zhizhen is not as she said. As expected, on the contrary, she shouted and screamed to make things worse and took advantage of her. I didn't expect that the nineteenth princess would have such a flexible person!

"Brother! How about this tea, can it be made?" Xia Yuejiao asked after Xia Zesheng took a few sips of the green tea she brought back.

"I can't say it! It's a bit special!" Xia Zesheng frowned and said, he was used to drinking sencha, and suddenly changed to this kind of fried tea, Xia Zesheng was also difficult to judge for a while!And Ji Zhizhen's tea is not very good!

"Hmph! I knew that she didn't have much background at all, and it was impossible to make a name for herself in tea! I regret it, it's a waste for her to use that shop!" Xia Yuejiao said. Said with a disdainful face, this seemed to be as early as she expected!

"Hmm! It seems that Xia Zhen'er doesn't have a deep foundation. Maybe I overestimated her! When the contest with Gao Tiehua is over, you don't have to pay too much attention to her! Just go and suppress her!" Xia Zesheng frowned and said.

The Sixth Highness Xia Zesheng has now shifted the focus to Xiyuan City, and the Nineteenth Princess is really a little unhappy here!It should be almost enough to have my own sister to handle it!Even if it is not beautiful, the nineteenth sister still looks very exciting, and her female guards are also pretty good, if they can be taken together, it will be perfect!

"Hee hee! I see, I will let Gao Tiehua show mercy! Brother, you are not interested in those female guards who wield knives and swords!" Of course Xia Yuejiao knows her own brother very well. , although it is very manly, but in private, I still like to taste fragrance and hunt beauty!

"Hehe! Just like this tea, it may not be the best, but it's okay to change the taste! By then, that Ji Zhizhen will probably be yours!" Xia Zesheng also smiled, and the brother and sister knew each other very well. Talk about anything!

"Hmph! That's his good fortune!" Xia Yuejiao also snorted disdainfully.

"Report to Your Highness! I have something important to report!"

At this time, the voice of the personal guard sounded outside the door, which stopped the Xia Zesheng brothers and sisters from talking.

"What's the matter?" Xia Zesheng asked in a low voice.

"The seventh princess has returned to the imperial city! It's less than thirty miles away from the gate of the city!" The guards under him hurriedly reported back.

"What? Thirty miles? You didn't pay me back until now?" Xia Zesheng said angrily when he heard the words.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the Seventh Princess was easy going all the way without showing off, so she didn't find out in time!" The guard outside the door replied in fear.

"En! Alright, you go down first, and immediately monitor closely, but don't disturb the Seventh Princess!" Xia Zesheng thought for a while, and then ordered.

After the guards left, Xia Yuejiao immediately asked: "Brother! How about we go out of the city to meet him right away, and the seventh sister came back suddenly, it must be because of Xiyuan City!"

"No need! Since she consciously avoids our eyes and ears, she doesn't want to disturb the princes and princesses! If we go out to greet her, it will be as if we have been staring at her, which is not good! Don't say anything, just wait and see what happens!" Xia Zesheng thought about it and made the most sensible choice. Sometimes being too enthusiastic is not a good thing!Everything depends on the heat!

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The Seventh Princess, Xia Zerong, is considered the most talented princess in the Great Xia Kingdom, bar none!There are many legends about her. At the age of 16, she joined the army of the eldest prince Xia Zeyuan and went to the Great Liao Kingdom. At the age of 19, he began to guard the southeast, and it took another ten years to get his own fiefdom!It is said that he is both civil and military, and he is proficient in all poems and songs!

The most admirable thing is that the fiefdom of the Seventh Princess is very stable and prosperous, because half of the fiefdoms are near the sea, so the most famous of the Seventh Princess is her navy, which now has two thousand warships.The navy and infantry under his command are no less than 300 million!Her fief accounted for almost one-tenth of the entire territory of the Great Xia Kingdom.And quite independent, did not form an alliance with any prince, and did not expand his fiefdom!It is the owner's own territory, no one will offend, but no one is afraid of anyone!

The greatest achievement of the Seventh Princess Xia Zerong is that it took eight years to calm down the sea bandits and pirates along the southeast coast, restoring peace to the southeast of the Great Xia Kingdom, and fishermen can go fishing with peace of mind!And the Seventh Princess was also named King Rong, dominating the southeast!

This time the Seventh Princess came back mainly for the affairs of Xiyuan City. Although her general Zhao Meng is guarding it now, the Seventh Princess has no intention of guarding Xiyuan City for a long time. After all, Xiyuan City is in the southwest, and she The fief is in the southeast, and there is a huge mountain range between the two places.Dividing hundreds of thousands of troops for a Xiyuan City, it is obvious that the Seventh Princess is not willing!Moreover, Xiyuan City is relatively barren and the situation is chaotic!

There was a cavalry team of more than 30 people, led by a good-looking woman, who was under [-] years old and dressed in casual clothes, but her aura was very powerful!The thirty guards who followed were all tough and strong, and they were battle-tested, full of murderous aura!

On the contrary, the seventh princess, who was the leader, smiled softly when she was about to arrive at the Seventh Princess' mansion: "Unexpectedly, they are all smart people, and no one is rushing to get ahead! It's rare to be clean!"

An old man behind him also smiled and said: "I'm afraid after today, it will no longer be quiet!" This old man is Duanmu Qi, the most reliable aide of the Seventh Princess!

Don't look at Duanmuqi who is over 50 years old and looks ugly, but he has won the trust of the Seventh Princess. He has made many good strategies, not only in military affairs, but also in managing fiefdoms. He is also very good!

Seventh Princess also has her own mansion in the imperial city, although she doesn't usually come back, but the Seventh Princess's mansion has always been taken care of by many servants, and there is no dust in front of the door!Although the Seventh Princess doesn't live in the imperial city, there are many shops in the imperial city. They specialize in those seafood, which can be regarded as very unique shops!The annual benefits are also very considerable!

As soon as they entered the mansion, the servants immediately offered fragrant tea. The first thing the Seventh Princess wanted to know was what major events had happened in the imperial city recently!

The housekeeper of the Seventh Princess' Mansion immediately recounted all the matters that he had carefully inquired about and mastered.The Seventh Princess sipped tea slowly and listened carefully!

"Hehe! Unexpectedly, this nineteenth sister is quite special, and no one comes close to her! But I'm afraid this life will be difficult!" Xia Zerong said with a smile after listening to the butler's narration.

"Yeah! Not only is it difficult, but it's humiliating! Not only was the fourteenth princess sent a servant to bump into the lotus pond, but also made his guards fight! The biggest attraction in the imperial city now is This competition!" The butler also laughed.

It turns out that the martial arts contest between Wu Yue and Gao Tiehua has been publicized by the fourteenth princess, and she just wants to suppress the nineteenth princess.

"I haven't seen this nineteenth sister yet! But I heard that the emperor father accepted a concubine bestowed by the former prince Xia Xia?" Seventh princess closed her eyes and said in thought.

"Princess, that's not the case. That concubine was sick and was sneaked out of the palace long ago. Later, the Holy Majesty passed by by chance and had such a fate. So many people doubted her identity!" The steward explained in time.

"Hmm! I'm afraid someone is trying to tell the truth, father wouldn't be so confused! Brother Liu Huang's approach is a bit aggressive! It seems that he doesn't want to have any hidden dangers, and the plan is not small!" The seventh princess waved his hand to let After the butler went down, he said to Duanmu Qi beside him.

"It's not just His Highness the Sixth! The other Highnesses are also ready to move! It's just that His Sixth Highness's situation looks the best now! In fact, the most optimistic thing may not be really good!" Duanmu Qi said indifferently.

"Let's just wait and see what happens! I didn't expect to see a martial arts competition this time! It's also interesting..." Seventh Princess said thoughtfully.

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The return of the seventh princess made Xia Zhener, the nineteenth princess, very excited. Speaking of which, the seventh princess can be regarded as her idol. She just wants to have her own fief and army like the seventh princess!But now the idol is back.It would be great if we could get the help of Seventh Princess!

But when she calmed down, Xia Zhen'er was a little depressed. She had no capital, let alone a strong relationship, and she couldn't come up with something that the Seventh Princess could appreciate. Why should she help her!Now that you think about it a little, you can know that the Seventh Princess Mansion is probably already lined up waiting to meet this King Rong!

The atmosphere in Xia Zhener's study was very dull. There were only two people in the study, Xia Zhener and Director Wu, and only Director Wu could participate in this matter. There is still no good general!

"Uncle Wu! Do you think we should also visit Seventh Sister?" Xia Zhen'er asked hesitantly. If I was rushing now, I must have fallen behind others!

"I'm definitely going! Even if it's just a formality, I have to go! After all, she is King Rong! Besides, look at the attitude of Princess Seven towards you, although you may not be able to see anything!" Director Wu said with a sigh In fact, the appearance of the seventh princess is not necessarily their opportunity, because everyone thinks so.But the Sixth Highness, the Fourteenth Princess, and the other princes and princesses thought it was a chance, so there was no chance!

"Well! I know, Uncle Wu, let's talk about this today! I want to be alone!" Xia Zhen'er said a little bored.

"Yes! The old man will leave first!" Director Wu also sighed in his heart, the princess lacks someone who can advise her!And he is a warrior himself, the one who can really help the princess is the escort!

Xia Zhen'er was alone thinking about her own thoughts, and walked to Zhu Xiaobao's newly built residence!

Chapter 28 Help

Looking at the newly built residence, Xia Zhen'er couldn't help but shook her head with a smile. Unexpectedly, Zhu Xiaobao built her residence here, which is very unique and feels like a paradise!Xia Zhen'er is a little envious of Zhu Xiaobao's life, it seems to be far away from worldly disputes, simple and comfortable!

Going forward, it is not only simple, but also very lively, Wu Yue and Ying Xiuxiu are all there, and what is surprising is that Ji Zhizhen is also there!Xia Zhen'er couldn't help frowning, shouldn't this guy be in the tea house?These few days happen to be the first few days of opening, buy one get one free, shouldn't we hurry up and open up the market?At least make an impact as soon as possible!How did you come here?Looking at the time, it's only time, but it's time for dinner!

Looking carefully, Xia Zhen'er couldn't help laughing, because Zhu Xiaobao was also practicing arrows, it was a bow and arrow, and he took a small bow, and his target was only twenty steps away, just like that, Zhu Xiaobao's Shooting skills are also unflattering, far worse than his cooking skills.

"These arrows don't count! I haven't fully developed yet!" Zhu Xiaobao hummed a little blushing, and walked over to pick up the arrows that fell on the ground. On the side of the target!

Wu Yue was practicing the saber at the side, wasn't she going to compete with Gao Tiehua soon, so besides polishing this precious saber, Wu Yue spent the rest of her time practicing saber skills as soon as possible!With a good knife, Wu Yue's kung fu seems to have improved a lot.A set of Wufeng knives makes the knives gleaming and impenetrable.Wrap Wu Yue in it.The nineteenth princess nodded again and again, she was very happy, Wu Yue's kung fu has improved again!

When she returned to the saber, Wu Yue's face did not change, her anger did not grow, she was very satisfied with her state!But when he saw Zhu Xiaobao's arrow skills, he snorted in disdain!

"I also shot two arrows just now, okay? Didn't you, Ji Xiucai, you saw it!" Zhu Xiaobao cried out a little helplessly.

"Yes, yes, yes! I saw it with my own eyes! It's better to stop practicing, it's time to eat!" Ji Zhizhen nodded his head repeatedly to save Zhu Xiaobao's face, but grinned in his heart, you also call it archery?It was only twenty steps away, and ten arrows shot eight arrows astray!

"Hmph! Watch it, shoot three more arrows!" Zhu Xiaobao said confidently, as if he was consciously wanting to show off in front of Wu Yue!

"Whoosh whoosh!"

After the three arrows passed, the target was empty, and none of the arrows hit it!

"Oh! Good arrow skills! Not a single arrow was damaged!" Wu Yue also learned how to bend around and hurt people!

"Come, come! Let's eat barbecue, let's eat barbecue! I've even heated up the slate!" Ji Zhizhen took the initiative to help set up firewood and light the fire today, showing great effort!Sui Li also muttered: "If you want to eat, you can eat, if you want to drink, you can drink, and you can eat and drink at your own convenience!"

"It's fine if it's good, it's bad if it's bad, shoot three arrows!" Zhu Xiaobao threw the bow angrily, and he was quite good at comforting himself!By the way, a second line!

"Hmph! No prospect! Hurry up, I'm hungry!" Wu Yue also snorted, this little fat man's martial arts talent is really bad.

But today Wu Yue was waiting here to eat stone barbecue, Zhu Xiaobao had been ignoring her for the past few days, but today is different.The reason is that Zhu Xiaobao wanted to practice archery, and this bow was brought by Wu Yue.Not everyone can enter the arsenal casually, only Wu Yue can enter, and she even helped Zhu Xiaobao choose the smallest bow!The condition is to cook her a slate barbecue!I have listened to it dozens of times, and my ears are almost calloused!This damn Zhu Xiaobao just won't do it to her!Now it's finally come true!

"Whoosh!"

Another arrow shot from a distance, hit the bull's-eye, and the force was strong. The arrow penetrated deeply into the target, and the tail of the arrow was still trembling slightly!

"Good archery! Pierce Yang Zhengzhong's red heart with a hundred steps!" Ji Zhixuan couldn't help but exclaimed.

"One table eats food and eats delicious food!" Zhu Xiaobao habitually repeated the next line.The greatest joy of being with Ji Zhizhen is that the two of them fight each other all the time, and it has become a habit!

Unexpectedly, the arrow was shot by the Nineteenth Princess. It turned out that Zhu Xiaobao was practicing arrows, and it was really horrible. The Nineteenth Princess took her own bow and arrow from the female guard beside her, and shot it casually!She was sixty or seventy paces away!

But immediately after hearing Ji Zhizhen's Shanglian, Xia Zhen'er was very happy in her heart.Besides, Xia Zhen'er has always been proud of her shooting skills. Although her body is not as strong as Wu Yue's, her shooting skills and range are better than Wu Yue's!

But Zhu Xiaobao's second line almost made Xia Zhen'er stagger. Didn't he treat himself as a foodie?This damn little fat man!The nineteenth princess cursed secretly in her heart!

"Meet the princess!" Wu Yue and Ying Xiuxiu hurriedly stood up and saluted. You don't need to look at the arrow to know who shot it!They have followed the nineteenth princess for a long time, of course they know that the princess's shooting skills are amazing!

"Well! No need to be formal! You can do whatever you want!" The sixteenth princess had already walked in front of Zhu Xiaobao at this time, and asked with a smile: "Xiaobao! I am also one of the foodies, right?"

"Ah? Hehe...Princess, in fact, the foodie I said is a compliment, which means that eating here is free and easy, and it's just very enjoyable!" Zhu Xiaobao laughed awkwardly after hearing this, how could he expect to get the arrow just now? It was the princess who shot it!

"Then I still have to pay four taels of copper?" Princess Sixteen asked with a smile. The last time I ate Zhu Xiaobao's stinky tofu, didn't I pay four taels of copper?

"No, no, the princess will come to me in the future, all for free! Hehe, the princess built a new residence for me, how can I accept the princess's money? Besides, I have already received four taels of gold from the guard Wu today, which is enough It's been a year since I invited you to eat!" Zhu Xiaobao waved his hands proudly.He even winked at Wu Yue!An angry Wu Yue wanted to kick him!

"Oh? Wu Yue?" Xia Zhen'er was taken aback. The money was originally intended to be paid by the princess mansion, but Wu Yue took it out by herself!Of course, Wu Yue doesn't have much money, so it must be the family property saved by Manager Wu who took it out!

"This is my knife! I should pay the money myself!" Wu Yue said with her head lowered. In fact, she also felt sorry for the money!Her monthly salary is only ten taels of silver, which means that all four months' income has been paid into it!But thinking about how much Xia Zhen'er paid for this knife, I am afraid that 40 taels of gold is more than enough!

"Hmm! Show me the knife!" Princess Nineteen didn't say any more, but wanted to look at the knife.

"Yes!" Wu Yue immediately handed over the knife in her hand.

"Good knife!" Xia Zhen'er took the knife, and after looking at it carefully, she couldn't help but praise. Although the appearance is a bit unsatisfactory, this knife can actually make people feel a bit of sharp edge. A unique feature of a premium knife!But then Xia Zhen'er read in surprise: "Leng Yue...Little treasure knife?"

Wu Yue was furious when she heard this, although Zhu Xiaobao polished off the "little" part in the middle, but left a faint mark intentionally or unintentionally, you can still see it if you look closely of!

"It's all this villain! It's intentional!" Wu Yue said bitterly, now there is nothing to do, and time is running out, although it is a bit awkward, but if you don't look carefully, it is still "Lengyue Baodao"

"Hey! Are you so dissatisfied with engraving my name on it? I am a master swordsmith in the world. If someone asks me to mention a word on it, I still have to think about it!" Zhu Xiaobao was already busy at this time. It's time to slice the meat.But the mouth is not idle!

"Who told you that the knife you made is so ugly!" Wu Yue said angrily. To be honest, the shape of this knife is still a bit poor, which is in stark contrast to the quality of the knife, so it looks very weird!

"Then you give me back the knife, and I'll give you back four taels of gold!" Zhu Xiaobao said immediately, he was sure that Wu Yue would be reluctant to return it!

"I won't tell you anymore! I hate it!" Wu Yue was really out of control, and hummed angrily.

Xia Zhen'er shook her head with a smile. It could be seen that Wu Yue and Zhu Xiaobao had been fighting against each other for so long, and she was already at a disadvantage. She was no match for Zhu Xiaobao at all!No wonder, Wu Yue has a straightforward temper, how can she beat Zhu Xiaobao!

"Okay! Anyway, Xiaobao really made you a precious knife. Is this knife suitable? Why do I feel that it is a little heavier than the original one?" Xia Zhen'er persuaded softly, but she actually knew Zhu Xiaobao deliberately made things difficult for Wu Yue, and the anger in his heart has not been completely eliminated!So I had to change the subject!

"Mmm! It's a catty heavier than before! It's very handy!" Wu Yue rolled her eyes at Zhu Xiaobao, and knew that she couldn't beat him anymore!How much depressed!

"Come here! These slices of meat are already cooked, eat them quickly!" Ji Zhizheng greeted enthusiastically at this time, if the princess doesn't eat, he can't move his chopsticks!

"Tsk tsk! I really miss it! Let's eat together!" Xia Zhen'er praised with a chuckle. Since the last time I ate it, I can't forget it, and now I can taste this delicacy again!

Once she ate it, Wu Yue's original unhappiness disappeared. Unexpectedly, this little fat man really didn't brag, this stone barbecue is really delicious!Especially dipped in that spicy and spicy seasoning, it is really enjoyable!Although the forehead was sweating after eating, but drinking two more sips of wine, it was just right!Simply perfect!

The Nineteenth Princess also ate several yuan, and then stopped and asked: "Mr. Ji, you are not at the tea house, why did you come here? Is the business of the tea house so bad?"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Selling at a loss! But... I'm here to ask for help!"

"Help? Why? Could someone come to provoke you?" Princess Nineteen asked in surprise. Although she was a very low-key princess, she was still a princess!This is still the imperial city, could it be that the fourteenth princess couldn't wait to make things difficult for her?

"Ah? No, no, that's not true. It's just my ignorance and inexperience, and I was stumped by others!" Ji Zhizhen blushed and said with shame.

To say that this guy has never blushed even when drinking, but now he is a bit embarrassing!I thought I would ask Zhu Xiaobao for help after the princess left, but I didn't expect that today would be such a coincidence that the princess would catch me right away. Ji Zhizhen was really depressed...

Chapter 29 Help

"Tell me exactly what you want!" Princess Nineteen's complexion sank, she didn't expect this guy to have something to hide from her, and he was eating so happily, without any anxiety at all. , this made Xia Zhen'er a little unhappy!

"Oh! It's..." Ji Zhizhen lowered his head a little discouraged and said...

It turned out that in order to boost the business of the newly opened tea house, Ji Zhizhen had put his brains to good use. Not only did he buy one get one free, but he also posted a couplet at the door.It is stated that as long as you can fight neatly, you will give me two catties of the best tea!It is also a way to attract customers.

Not to mention that after this couplet was posted, there were quite a few people who came to challenge it, but none of them could be right.The first couplet has been hung up like this, and the second couplet has been empty.Unexpectedly, a few people came this afternoon, they were dressed in a very dignified appearance, and they were also riding horses.Of course, Ji Zhizhen didn't dare to neglect, and came out with joy on his face.

"Huh? It's interesting that this newly opened tea house still has such a couplet. The shopkeeper is very kind!" The old man in charge didn't intend to stop at first, but he accidentally saw this couplet, so Stop, stop and watch!

"Guest officer, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! This store is newly opened, as long as you can put up this upper line correctly, I will give you two catties of top-quality tea! Guest officer, do you want to try it? But we have to explain, your right second line It must be related to tea!" Ji Zhizhen said with a smile on his face.