Don't be tempted, sir

Song Xiaoyuan didn't come to look for her for a few days, and Shen Yining didn't ask about it either. They were both busy with their own things. Although the snow had stopped but hadn't melted, Shen Yining went out every day, secretly fiddling with something, and always went out empty-handed and came back empty-handed, and Xingyue followed him mysteriously.

Shen's mother brought a tailor to measure Shen Yining's wedding dress early in the morning, but when they arrived at the garden, there was no one there. She felt embarrassed to ask the tailor to come to her house during the New Year, so she hurriedly asked someone to look for him.

"Madam, where can we find it?"

"This..." Finally, she felt embarrassed to send the tailor back. Mother Shen was not afraid of the cold. She asked the servant to move a chair and sat in the garden outside the mansion gate waiting. How could the child who was well-behaved and sensible in the past become naughty now that she is about to get married? She will definitely scold her today and not even care about the New Year.

Shen Yining came back from breakfast. As soon as she entered the door, she saw her mother was furious. She immediately walked over obediently and said softly, "Mom, why are you sitting in the wind?"

"Don't you want to get married?"

"I think..."

"You run away before dawn every day. Today I asked a tailor to make you a wedding dress as soon as possible. But you're not here! Where have you been?"

Shen Yining twisted her handkerchief with her hands: "I went to the street, but mother, don't ask! This is a secret."

Mrs. Shen stood up and said, "You are going to get married soon. You are not at home every day. You said you went to the Song family..." She was worried that she would be lectured by her in-laws, but then she thought about Mrs. Song and Lord Jueming, who were so eager to hold her in their hands. Forget it, let her do whatever she wants, as long as she is not like before. But she still added, "Yining, be obedient and don't go tomorrow. Stay at home and wait for your wedding and measure your wedding dress first."

"No, I haven't finished that yet..."

When Shen's mother heard that, she was furious and chased him to the dining room. Shen Changjun pulled him over to protect him: "Yining is getting more and more naughty now. What makes you so angry?"

Shen Yining refused to say: "It's a secret, mother..."

"So do you measure the amount of Xifu?"

"Measure! But not in the next few days. Can it be after the Lantern Festival, mother?"

Mother Shen frowned, and Shen Changjun naturally understood. He raised his hand to comfort his mother and reminded her softly: "Mother, Song Xiaoyuan, Lantern Festival! Yi Ning said it should be after the Lantern Festival, after all, people who are getting married are not in a hurry."

"I'm anxious, big brother, but I can't do it these few days!"

Mother Shen also understood and sat down and said, "Then let me do as you say. But you still need to tell me where you are going. In case something happens, I won't be able to find you."

"Mother, I'm at the lantern shop on West Street."

"Lantern shop?"

"Ah."

After the family finished their meal, Shen Yining was about to go out again, and intelligence agent Shen Changsi followed him happily.

Song Xiaoyuan received some herbs sent by Tuoshi: "Mr. Song, Tuoshi said that these herbs are now strictly checked, so they can only be sent separately."

"Okay, thank you. Where is Toshi now?"

"Southern Xinjiang."

After saying goodbye to the visitor, Song Xiaoyuan first delivered the herbs to the residence of Imperial Physician Liu, and then whipped his horse into the palace.

"Southern Xinjiang! Southern Xinjiang is close to Linzhou! Go, summon Captain Shen to the palace." Emperor Yan looked at the map of Liao: "Southern Xinjiang, Qiang Kingdom, and Loulan, these three countries are all next to my Liao Kingdom and adjacent to this Qiang Kingdom."

Song Xiaoyuan thought for a moment and then said, "Thank you, Eunuch Li, for asking the purchasing department of the palace to come over."

"Yes, Lord Song."

Emperor Yan turned around and asked: "What does Xiao Yuan think?"

"Your Majesty, the merchant I asked to bring the medicine has told me that the medicines are now strictly inspected and can only be passed through in batches. So I want to ask the Purchasing Department if there are any other medicines that have increased in price and are difficult to buy."

Emperor Yan said, "Eunuch Li, please ask the imperial physician on duty today to come over."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The prince said, "Father, I'm afraid something might happen to Doctor Liu. Please send someone to protect him."

Emperor Yan immediately agreed: "Yes, yes, Yan Shang, send some of the Western Camp Imperial Guards to secretly guard Liu's mansion and protect Imperial Physician Liu."

"Yes, Father."

"Your Majesty, the palace purchasing department's Wang Yin is outside the palace to listen to the announcement." Eunuch Li came in and delivered the message.

"Announce him to come in."

Wang Yin is in charge of the daily purchases in the palace, and only reports the expenditures to the Queen every month. This is the first time His Majesty has summoned him, and he is still somewhat worried that he has not done well enough. He kept his head down when he entered the palace, not daring to look at the people in the palace: "Your servant Wang Yin greets His Majesty, and may Your Majesty be well."

A voice that was intimidating without being angry sounded from the front: "Wang Yin, are you in charge of purchasing for the palace?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Emperor Yan gestured to Song Xiaoyuan to ask. Although Wang Yin was frightened, he still answered fluently, which showed that he was usually very concerned about the matter at hand: "Replying to Lord Song, this year's harvest is good. In addition to the price reduction of Liao's own products, the Imperial Hospital's medicines and medicines imported from the south are all at normal prices. However, there are fluctuations in the prices of herbs produced in the northwest. The prices are all high, and some are even being bought out!"

"Oh? Mr. Wang, do you remember which herbs they are?"

Wang Yin raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face and said, "Your Highness, I don't remember everything. I may need to look for something."

Eunuch Li passed on the message, and Doctor Zhang entered the palace after hearing the announcement: "Your Majesty, do you want to see a doctor?"

"Doctor Zhang, come here. Wang Yin, tell me the herbs you remember first."

"Fritillaria, Astragalus, Dayun, Licorice, Isatis Root, Honeysuckle..."

Doctor Zhang wrote down everything, and then followed Wang Yin to pick a few herbs that had increased in price. Shen Changjun also rushed to the palace, entered the hall and bowed: "I pay my respects to Your Majesty, may Your Majesty be well."

"Chang Jun, after the New Year, you will take the youngest son of the Zhao family to Linzhou to investigate whether the three kingdoms of Southern Xinjiang, Qiang, and Loulan have any intention of starting a war!"

"Yes, I accept your order."

The prince added: "Lord, investigate whether there are any herbs with price increases in the Three Kingdoms. Check whether they are imported or exported by our country or the Three Kingdoms!"

"Yes!"

The three of them left the imperial study. Song Xiaoyuan handed over a medicine bottle. Shen Changjun took it and asked in confusion: "What is this?"

"Youming Pills, Changjun, take them for comparison. Don't take them, as we don't know what the side effects are yet."

"Okay! That is...how could my brother-in-law have forgotten what to call me!"

Song Xiaoyuan smiled: "Brother."

The prince was interested: "Then I and Qizhu will be married soon, Xiaoyuan, you...will be happy to call me in advance."

Song Xiaoyuan didn't want to pay attention, and smiled gently. Changjun said, "Brother-in-law is lucky to have a good wife like Yining. She has been acting mysterious these past few days and was even beaten by her mother this morning."

Song Xiaoyuan frowned and wanted to go back with Changjun to have a look. The prince became excited and said, "Why, you asked me to stay alone again."

Smiling: "Please bear with me, cousin. I will be back soon."

"Hey! Okay, go ahead, cousin!"

The crown prince and Changjun said at the same time: "An old cow eats young grass, it's what it deserves! Hahahaha."

He had been delaying getting married for a long time, and now it happened that the child tied with red string was a little kid, which made him several generations younger. Except Changsi, all the others in the family were elders.