New·New Consort

On the last day of Feng Suzhen's sick leave, Tianxiang dragged her and him to see Jiexiantai, which was under construction.

Feng Suzhen joked: "Don't you want me to get sick again?"

Tianxiang curled her lips: "How dare you delay Mr. Feng's serious business?

Feng Suzhen said with a smile: "As a son-in-law, it is my business to serve the princess."

Tianxiang was so proud that her tail almost turned up.

The two drove to the fortification office and saw the prince directing the reinforced stone steps at the foot of the mountain.

There used to be a Beacon Tower here, so the stairs have been here for many years. This time, it was specially widened and repaired. Now it is a ladder with a width of one foot and a length of one hundred feet. Looking from a distance, it goes straight into the sky, and it really has the potential to ascend to the sky.

The prince specially added a side rail for it, leaving a place for the palace lantern, which was enough to ensure that the emperor could climb to the top of the mountain with a fast pace even when the sky was not clear.

Jiexiantai has already begun to take shape, and the overall appearance can be seen, and the gilding and silver on it are really exquisite.

Tianxiang is not very interested in connecting with Sendai, she is mainly here to visit her brother.

For such a large fortification, the prince did not personally participate in the construction of Jiexiantai, but was responsible for dispatching and acceptance, so he stayed indoors for a longer time.

Tianxiang looked at the prince's barracks, saw a lot of manuscripts piled up on the desk, couldn't help laughing: "Master Zhang really has a heart."

Living in the countryside, he still does not forget to let the prince read the mansion every day, and cares about the national economy and the people's livelihood, which means that Zhang Shaomin can have this effort.

The crown prince sighed: "If I don't read these every day and write down my thoughts, Zhang Shaomin won't let me see Jiexiantai."

Feng Suzhen laughed out loud, picked up a few copies of the mansion and looked through them, commenting on the people's livelihood in them from time to time.

At first the prince didn't take it seriously, but after hearing the truth, he took it into his heart and nodded frequently.

They actually talked about political affairs inside, and Tianxiang was very bored, so she followed Shan Shiwen out for a walk.

I saw Shan Shiwen greeting each other from left to right. People called him "Shan Xiaoye" along the way, and he was obviously a person who could enjoy himself here.

Tian Xiang was greatly surprised: "Young master, you are really amazing!"

Shan Shiwen chuckled and said, "My brother worked as an errand in the Beijing camp before he went to Huailai. I always stole his clothes and came to play in the Beijing camp, so many people here still recognize me."

Tianxiang remembered that when she was pregnant, this guy looked good in the clothes from a hundred households that he didn't know where he came from, he was indeed a talent who could put on a show.

However, this disguise is still not as good as Feng Suzhen's. Perhaps as a woman, she is naturally better at hiding her emotions.

After turning around, Tianxiang returned to the tent and saw that there were many more guards on the prince's side than other places. She expected that Zhang Shaomin really protected the prince tightly, so she couldn't help saying: "Brother prince should also take some with him." Something that can be used for self-defense, so as not to get a chance to hurt you after being approached by thieves."

Feng Suzhen nodded and said: "Princess is right, His Royal Highness needs to pay attention to his own safety. Yanshan is a vast area, even if Mr. Zhang is well-prepared, there is no guarantee that nothing will happen."

The prince thought for a while, and said with a bitter face: "I don't know kung fu, how can I protect myself?"

Zhang Shaomin murmured, "Why don't I go and get the crown prince a firecracker?"

Tianxiang shook her head and said: "That thing still needs to be loaded and tightened on the spot. It's easy to use on the battlefield. It's probably not very useful when you're close to it. But it's better than nothing after all. Master Zhang help me get one too!"

On one side, Tianxiang is stalking Zhang Shaomin with a hippie smile, on the other side, the prince is flipping through his desk, except for woodworking knives, and a small amount of gunpowder samples, none of them seem like a big killer that can defend himself against the enemy .

You can't blow yourself up on the spot, can you?

The prince was lost in thought.

The couple lingered in Yanshan for a whole morning, and returned to the city slowly after eating the big pot of rice in the Beijing camp.

There is already a guest in the mansion——Liu Qian.

Seeing the two masters coming back, Liu Qian straight to the point and thanked Feng Suzhen for Li Zhaoting's recommendation.

She has been on vacation for so long, how can she have any business in her hands?In the final analysis, she didn't know how to face this person, this, Li Zhaoting's wife.

Li Zhaoting didn't come to visit in person, Tianxiang slandered a few words about this, and then chatted with Liu Qian in the main hall.

Liu Qian said: "The current Prime Minister's Mansion was given by His Majesty after my father became Prime Minister. Now my father has resigned, but His Majesty has not said the ownership of this house, and we don't know how to deal with it. I don't know if the princess has a smaller house, let Zhao Ting and I rent it for a while."

Tianxiang didn't take it seriously: "Why do you need to do this, you just need to live here. Prime Minister Yuxian lives in the palace, how could he be willing to move out? My royal father will not accept your house."

Liu Qian faltered and said some other words, Tianxiang was very comforting, telling her not to think about living in peace.

Liu Qian had no choice but to tell the truth: "Princess, I don't know. Recently, because Zhao Ting entered the cabinet to be a member of Zhongshu She, many people called him Xiaoge Lao for the sake of my father. I am afraid that I will offend Prime Minister Yuxian. .In the past few days, outside our house, there are always people from the Jianghu, and they are all dressed up in strange shapes and colorful colors. At night, there are strong people who break into the door, saying that we are dominating the prime minister's mansion, clamoring outside to let me and my wife Get out. Although I beat those people out, it was really disturbing, and Zhao Ting was so tired that he couldn't rest well for the past few days."

"Why didn't you come and tell me sooner!" Tianxiang was startled, and said angrily, "Let Li Zhaoting and Shuntian Fu Yin tell you, send people over at night, whoever makes a fuss will arrest whoever goes in, beat a hundred boards first, and then send them to their master .”

If you think about it, you will know that the members of the Yuxian Gang are causing trouble. They wanted to occupy Liu Changying's Qing Yalin to be the chief helm, but after they failed, they had to be wronged in the rented yard.Unexpectedly, now that Yuxian became the prime minister, Xiao immediately thought of Liu Tao's house.

Liu Qian smiled wryly: "Zhao Ting has thought of some methods. Those people stopped for a few days when they saw that there was preparation here. However, as soon as the officers and soldiers we hired left, they appeared again. We always You can't ask someone to help you every day..."

Thinking about it, Tianxiang felt embarrassed for Liu Qian, Li Zhaoting was humble and his salary was meager, and the prime minister's mansion was indeed too big, and it couldn't be guarded by less than a hundred people.

"The capital city is Migui, it's not easy to live here..." Tianxiang thought for a while, that Yuxian would be an outcast sooner or later, so there's no need to force him over these trivial matters at this time, "So, in the prime minister's mansion, let the crow write a letter to invite me Take it back, Father. I remember that I do have an empty courtyard in my hand. It's just in the south of the city. It's three in and three out. It's not too big. If it's suitable, you and that crow's mouth can clean up and live there. "

A look of joy floated on Liu Qian's face, she hurriedly got up and thanked Tian Xiang, and then said a little shyly: "Three in and three out is still too big... Now there are only two of us in the house, if it's too big, it's uneasy to live in an empty place, go down It’s also difficult for people to maintain.”

Tianxiang knew that this was an excuse, but she was still worried about the rent, but she didn't want to be too big and hurt Li and Liu's self-esteem, so she sent Taoer to find Feng Suzhen.When the prime minister was auctioning off a while ago, Shan Shiwen was the one who negotiated her big purchases in Gyeonggi. Feng Suzhen must have a better understanding of the property under her name.

Xing'er interjected: "Mrs. Li, don't worry, when you have children and more young masters and misses, the house will naturally become lively."

A complex look flashed across Liu Qian's face. She was yearning and embarrassed, so she could only smile and say, "It's still early..."

Tian Xiang feels sorry for Liu Qian, she has experienced the previous life, and she knows that Li Zhaoting and Liu Qian may not even consummate their marriage at this time, so where did the child come from?

In the previous life, Liu Qian never became a real husband and wife with Li Zhaoting until his death, but Li Zhaoting lived a good life, married wives and concubines, and had children.

Thinking of this, Tianxiang couldn't help thinking of Li Xianglai who was gentle and understanding.

Her mind suddenly became a mess.

Some messy lights and shadows flashed in front of my eyes, against the autumn-scented sky, Feng Suzhen, who was wearing a blue underskirt and combing her lady's head, flashes of silver light and wisps of water smoke.

A bitter taste suddenly appeared in her throat, which made her feel a little nauseous, and her whole body broke out in a cold sweat.

Xing'er was the first to discover what was wrong with Tian Xiang, and asked in surprise: "Princess, what's wrong with you?!"

"Tianxiang!" An exclamation was like a thunderbolt, splitting the noise in Tianxiang's ears, and a white figure came into view, shattering the chaos in front of her eyes.

Feng Suzhen came to her with a chill all over her body, and said worriedly: "What's wrong with you?" Her slightly cool palm touched Tianxiang's sweaty forehead, making her spiritual platform a little clearer.

Tianxiang hurriedly supported her head, drank half a cup of tea into her stomach, and managed to suppress the uncomfortable retching.She turned her head, saw Feng Suzhen's clear face with her wet eyes, and suddenly felt an inexplicable grievance in her heart: "I, I don't know what's wrong... I just feel a little nauseous... "

Feng Suzhen frowned, and pulled Tianxiang's wrist to feel her pulse.

Xing'er at the side let out an "ah", and everyone in the room looked up at her in fright, only to see that she was just biting her finger, without saying a word, her eyes flickering.

People were surprised.

Nanny Zhuang on the other side suddenly swayed, staring fixedly at Tianxiang's wrist with anticipation in her eyes.

In this way, even Liu Qian felt something and became nervous.

Except for Tao'er who looked confused, everyone else waited with bated breath for Feng Suzhen's pulse signal.

Feng Suzhen suddenly felt several eyes on herself and Tianxiang, and felt pressured for a while, she coughed lightly, let go and stood up: "No problem, I'm afraid I ate too much for lunch, I have accumulated food... The princess has been eating lightly these days, so don't drink alcohol."

After the words fell, she heard three slightly disappointed sighs.

Nanny Zhuang recited scriptures as if nothing had happened: "...Eat less and eat more, you won't become a fat pig..."

Feng Suzhen had no choice but to smile bitterly, and lowered her head to look at Tianxiang, only to find that Tianxiang was looking up at her with bitterness on her face.

Feng Suzhen was startled.

During the silence, Tao'er held a box of house deeds and broke the silence: "Princess, son-in-law, do we want to see the house deed?"

In the end, Liu Qian chose a yard with two entrances and two exits in the north of the city, and Tianxiang took some money as a token.

Feng Suzhen's first day back on duty as the Secretary of the Ministry of Officials was extremely lively. She used to always get off at Chengtianmen, but today she heard the groom yelling that she couldn't walk anymore when she was a mile away.

She had no choice but to poke her head out of the carriage, and saw a colorful ocean in the distance.

She was taken aback, jumped down from the carriage, and asked the guards of the imperial guards beside her, "Where did this circus troupe come from?"

The guard replied feebly: "Prime Minister Yuxian's subordinates came to lead the official."

Feng Suzhen was silent.

She struggled through hundreds of people from all walks of life, finally squeezed under Chengtian's gate, showed her waist badge and entered the official department, and saw the distraught minister of the official department.

"Feng Shilang, you came at a good time. Come, help me get these official seals and send them to those mud legs outside!"

Feng Suzhen looked puzzled: "Master Shangshu, I am in charge of the Department of Examination, so the matter of issuing the seal should be the responsibility of the doctor of the Wenxuan Department?" She saw the doctor in the crowd with sharp eyes, and hurriedly pointed: "Do you think that is it? "

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials was full of displeasure: "Those little ninth-rank officials insisted on asking me to issue official seals to them... It's a joke, I haven't even passed the ninth-rank official seal of Shuntian Mansion... this place How is it worth me to issue a seal for my ninth-rank false position!" He was so angry that he didn't pay attention to the implication in his words, including Feng Suzhen.

Feng Suzhen suddenly found it funny, it is true that the Shangshu despises them, and disdains to be driven by the Yuxian gang.She smiled and said: "Okay, okay, my subordinates know, I'll send it to them." Although she is not a heavenly official, she has the status of the son-in-law of the Tian family, and she can be regarded as calm.

Sure enough, when they heard that the person who came was the imperial son-in-law, the gang members who had been clamoring for the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to come out and issue the seal to their helmsman stopped for a while, but there were many whispering voices.

"Ge Laozi's is him, the one who bid for the prime minister with our gang leader before!"

"You are so handsome, no wonder you can marry the emperor's daughter."

"A man, what good is good-looking?"

"You don't understand this, hehehe..."

"Tsk, it's too thin, can the princess be satisfied?"

Feng Suzhen, who has a keen ear, still smiled handsomely, and it took 12 minutes of patience to turn a deaf ear to these murmurs, and she suddenly understood the Minister of the Ministry of Officials——

These people really don't look like court officials...

"The Governor of Chengdu—"

"Xiangyang Mansion General Judgment—"

"The governor of Songjiang Prefecture—"

Feng Suzhen devoted herself to her duties and solemnly sent these Ninth Rank official seals, which she had never seen before, to the hands of the helmsmen.

The official seal was gone, and the helmsman who received the official seal happily stepped back and summoned his brothers to go out to celebrate. Only one of the people dressed in Confucian shirts sighed, and there was not much joy.Everyone left one after another, Feng Suzhen saw that there was still a person standing beside her, and she couldn't help being a little surprised: "Hey, why is there still?" She asked, "Where is this lord from, but he missed it?"

"Um... I was passing by..."

Feng Suzhen took a closer look, and then realized that it was actually a juggler passing by to watch the excitement.This person has colorful body and colorful hair, which is exactly the same as those helmsmen, so she took a wrong look and couldn't help but be speechless for a while.

Feng Suzhen came back to the mansion and told Tianxiang what happened during the day as a joke, Tianxiang immediately felt overjoyed when she thought of the colorful and complicated scene.

"Look, what I said is right, even if Yuxian becomes the prime minister, the power in his hands is limited, and he can turn the world upside down!"

"The princess is right. It's just 'the county magistrate who broke the family, and the governor who destroyed the family'. With his support in the court, even a ninth-rank subordinate can do harm to one party..."

Tianxiang didn't take it seriously: "After the winter solstice, the dream of him and his disciples and grandchildren to be a marquis and prime minister will come to an end!"

Today's prince already has the demeanor of a prince of a country, and the whetstone of Yuxian can be discarded.

Feng Suzhen shook her head: "I'm afraid, at that time, Huang Liang's dream will wake up, it will be His Majesty..."

After Li Zhaoting received the paperwork for retiring the house, he packed up his things without waiting for the emperor's response, and moved to his new home in the south of the city.

Before moving out, Liu Qian sealed a generous bounty and dismissed the other servants.Now the husband and wife are left with only two old slaves to serve them, and what is left to them is mainly the work of the stove, kitchen, washing and cleaning, so many housework in the house has to be done by the master himself.

The two got busy with enthusiasm.

Liu Qian went out to practice martial arts since she was a child, and she didn't live in the Xiangfu for a long time, so she didn't have any regrets about losing that huge house.On the contrary, it was this small world arranged by her and Li Zhaoting personally, which made her feel at home.

In just two or three days, the house was almost tidied up, except for Li Zhaoting's study room which had not been properly arranged.

Liu Qian felt sorry for Li Zhaoting's hard work between the Ministry of Rites and the cabinet, so she thought that she would take care of the study by herself so that Li Zhaoting would not be busy when she came back.

She woke up early in the morning and personally cleaned the dusty study with two old slaves, and went out to buy a lot of stationery and toys to make this small study extraordinarily elegant.

She carefully disassembled Li Zhaoting's collection of books, stacked them neatly on the bookshelf, and carefully put a few books that were the most worn out, which were obviously Li Zhaoting's most frequently read books, so they were readily available The place.

She placed Li Zhaoting's accustomed writing brush and ink on the table, and repeatedly adjusted the position so that the owner of the study could use it more easily.

She wiped off the shade of the oil lamp on the table, lest the dim light of the room hurt the master's eyes.

She replaced the couch beside it with a brand new and thick cushion, in case the master lay down and rested after being tired from reading.

During the break, she felt sore in her waist and legs, but she was still full of energy.

She looked around the study room and saw that there were still two or three packages unopened. She secretly cheered herself up, and she must pack it up today, so as not to make Li Lang come back and work hard.

Jiang Zuo Tuo's trip to Beijing this time won the official status of Songjiang Tongzhi Governor, but Jiang Zuo Tuo's helpers knew that his own Tuo Zhu was not very happy.After all, he is the only leader of the Yuxian gang who has a reputation. Even if his own gang leader fails to become the prime minister, it is not difficult to find a ninth-rank official.

The other rudder masters got drunk at banquets to celebrate, but Jiang Zuo's rudder masters got drunk at banquets to relieve their sorrows.

This melancholy has been poured out for two or three days, but it is still not exhausted. Jiang Zuo's rudder retreated the gang around him, and walked towards the Misidentified Water Restaurant alone.

He passed by the former prime minister's mansion, and from the corner of his eye, he saw Jin Kanglong directing the people to move things inside.

Jin Kanglong also saw him, and immediately strode towards him beamingly: "Where is Jiang Zuo rudder going?"

Jiang Zuo's rudder could only say: "I plan to drink at Misidentified Water Restaurant."

Seeing that there was no one around him, Jin Kanglong couldn't help laughing and said: "It's boring to drink alone, come on, come on, let's go together!"

He confessed to his subordinates, put his arm around Jiang Zuo's shoulders and dragged him to the misidentified water.

"Then Li Zhaoting retired the prime minister's mansion, and the emperor gave it to our lord without even thinking about it. In the future, when the brothers who are at the helm come to Beijing, they don't have to be wronged to stay in the inn! Hahahaha, this is Jiang Zuo Rudder Master, you brought your brothers to help, if you hadn’t gone to the mansion to spy on them, Li Zhaoting and his wife would not have moved so easily! Come on, brother, I’ll toast you!” Jin Kanglong said boldly The wine in the bowl was drained in one gulp.

Jiang Zuo's helmsman felt better when he heard his compliments, so he drank a bowl of wine slowly with him.

Jin Kanglong said: "You are going to go back the day after tomorrow, right? On the way back, why not go to Miaozhou. There are mountains, rivers and beauties there. It is much more fun than the capital city!"

Jiang Zuo rudder nodded: "The few of us also have the same meaning. After all, we are far away from each other. This time, we don't know when we will reunite, so we might as well go to Miaozhou to have fun together."

Jin Kanglong sneered: "I heard that the former prime minister Liu Tao and his son Liu Changying are in Miaozhou. Since you have gone to Miaozhou, you might as well meet them!" He was full of emotion, "I still remember a year ago , when I was drinking with the young master Dongfang, I asked him to help me build a house. At that time, we were looking at Qing Yalin, the son of the former prime minister, Liu Changying, and we almost got it! Haha, unexpectedly, now, Take down their family's lair directly, and our leader has also become the prime minister..."

The more he talked, the happier he was. Jiang Zuo's helmsman was also curious, so he asked carefully about what happened at the beginning, and couldn't help but feel a burst of emotion: "Why didn't I see that young master of the East when I came to Beijing this time?"

Jin Kanglong said angrily: "Hmph, that boy, our leader gave him the Black Tie Token, and let him go...to seek fame and fortune. He didn't know what evil he had fallen into, so he went to fight by himself!"

At this time, Jiang Zuo's helmsman disliked the words "fame, wealth and honor" the most. He sighed and said, "He is a relative of the emperor, and he must be rich if he wants to be rich. Yes, unlike me waiting, alas..."

Jin Kanglong knew the grievance in his heart, so he could only comfort him: "Brothers, don't worry, now you have an official position, and our lord will go further in the future, and we will naturally be able to elevate your official positions!"

Jiang Zuo's helmsman was excited to hear it, but after thinking about it carefully, he found it a bit puzzling. How about going further?Their gang leader is now the prime minister, if he goes one step further, is it possible that he can become a prince?

Just as he was thinking about it, a light voice came from beside him: "Hahahaha, that's well said, if you go one step further, you can stand next to the emperor with one more cut!"

The two were taken aback for a moment, and suddenly realized where the knife was going to cut, they immediately clapped together and looked at the voice.

I saw a handsome young man in brown and white shorts holding a jar of wine in each arm, looking at them with a smile.

Jin Kanglong's complexion changed, he suppressed Jiang Zuo's helmsman, took out the silver from his arms and slapped it on the table: "Today is unlucky, let's go!"

Jiang Zuo's helmsman went in without knowing it, seeing Jin Kanglong's face, he also knew that this person's identity was not simple, so he just followed Jin Kanglong away sullenly.

Tianxiang watched the two leave, snorted, then turned her head and shouted impatiently: "Thirty Wen, you should hurry up! This princess has finished watching a joke, why haven't you shown it yet!"

"Here we come!" Shan Shiwen hurried out of the backyard with four altars of sweet-scented osmanthus wine in each hand, and said with a bitter face, "Mr—Mr., you said you were going out to buy wine. I'll ask a few more brothers to push a cart out and carry it all the way back, I'm afraid I won't be able to carry a knife tomorrow!"

Tianxiang rolled her eyes and said to him, "I can't lift the jars after only eight jars, my physical strength is too weak. Come on, take my two jars too. Practice hard, and you will be able to be a commander in the local area!"

Shan Shiwen couldn't explain his troubles, so he had to carry two more jars, and followed behind the relaxed Tianxiang: "Princess, tonight, the son-in-law is socializing with his colleagues in the bureaucracy, and you won't come back for dinner, why are you buying so much wine? "

Tianxiang smiled and said: "What do you know, I just bought some more when she was not here." Feng Suzhen forbade her to drink since that day when she felt unwell !

Shan Shiwen curled his lips: "Generally, this should be because the son-in-law is afraid of his wife like a tiger. Princess, you are a wife who is weak!"

Tianxiang coughed dryly: "What do you know!"

This princess is the serious fear!

On the imperial street at dusk, the aroma of wine and meat came from the restaurants and restaurants on both sides.Li Zhaoting thought that his family was so busy, his wife probably didn't have time to prepare dinner, so he bought roast chicken and marinated meat, and made another catty of wine.

Passing the original prime minister's mansion, Li Zhaoting was in a trance for a moment, and almost walked towards the gate again.But when he saw a familiar bearded man driving a carriage to the gate, he realized that this was the Water Guardian of the Yuxian Gang.

He stood there for a while, watching the Water Protector and several others drag a person out of the car and into the courtyard.

He was furious for a moment, this group of villains, just doing evil in broad daylight...

However, as a scholar with no strength, he really can't do anything.He had no choice but to grit his teeth and walk past the former prime minister's mansion, thinking about how he would lure the elders in the cabinet to make that Yuxian continue to suffer when he was on a job in the cabinet tomorrow.

When he reached the alley of his house, he paused, turned around and entered a paper making shop, and came out again after a while.

A few steps to the door of the house, knocked on the door, an old slave opened the door for him, and took all the things he was carrying in his hand.

"Where's Madame?"

"I'm tidying up my uncle's study. Oh, I've been busy all day, and I won't let us help, for fear of breaking my uncle's things."

Li Zhaoting's eyebrows stretched, showing unusual softness: "Qian'er has worked really hard—you go and prepare meals."

Suddenly, a small string sound came from the study.

Li Zhaoting paused and strode towards the study.

Liu Qian struggled to put Yaoqin on the table, and she wiped away the dust of years, and even the cracks where the Qinzhen was placed were wiped so brightly.Now this piano is like new.

She wiped off her sweat, and when she heard a familiar sound of footsteps behind her, she quickly turned around happily: "Zhao Ting, you're back, look at me—"

However, Li Zhaoting passed her body and looked behind her, his voice was cold: "What are you doing?"

Liu Qian was a little confused: "Oh... I saw the dust on the piano, so I wiped it..."

"Who allowed you to touch my piano!" Li Zhaoting shouted.

Liu Qian looked at him in disbelief.