The Way of the Consort

Jasmine Lane is not a simple place. Even though Pipa Lane is so lively, Jasmine Lane is extremely quiet just a few alleys away, and most people will unconsciously avoid it even if they pass by.

It's like Ji Zhao lying at the entrance of the alley and watching for a long time before passing two or three people. They also came to Jasmine Alley to seek pleasure, and most of them also had their own houses here. He glanced at Ji Zhao.

Ji Zhao was so good-looking that Wen Guiren could just stare blankly into the water, and one of them looked at Ji Zhao also in a daze.

Only then did Ji Zhao regain his senses, and he turned around and strode away.

Chen Xing and the coachmen stood waiting for him at the gate of Pipa Lane, and seeing him coming from a distance, Chen Xing ran forward, observed his expression, and carefully asked, "Have you agreed with Your Highness?"

"..." Ji Zhao pursed his mouth tightly, his face was slightly red, and his ears were also red.

Not shy, but angry.

He didn't answer Chen Xing's words, he climbed into the carriage and said coldly: "Go home!"

Chen Xing blinked in confusion, had no choice but to climb into the carriage, and ordered the coachman to drive back to the mansion. The guards got on their horses and accompanied the carriage, and went home together.

Not long after they left Pipa Lane, two people sat on the shaft of an ordinary mule cart that passed them by. The person in question seems to be a son-in-law!"

Zong Mi, who had his eyes closed, immediately opened them, opened a curtain, and looked out, it was really Ji Zhao's car!

The man worriedly asked: "Could it be that the son-in-law discovered something..."

Zong Mi frowned and thought for a moment, then immediately said: "Impossible, son-in-law, I know, it's just a coincidence that you often come to Pipa Lane."

After hearing this, the man didn't say anything more.

The mule cart drove directly into Moli Lane, and when the car stopped in the middle of the alley, Zong Mi leaned out and looked around to make sure that no one was there, so he quickly didn't enter the door.He walked across the yard, opened the heavy cotton curtain in front of him, and the smell of traditional Chinese medicine diffused a little. A man coughed and turned around to look. Seeing that it was Zong Mi, he immediately got up and said, "The lord is here..."

Zong Mi smiled and said, "Please sit down..."

The man poured a cup of tea and handed it to him: "There's nothing good here, please have a cup of hot tea, my lord."

"Sir, you don't have to be so polite to me. I haven't seen you for a long time. Why do you still drink medicine every day? This disease——"

The man raised the corners of his mouth and smiled faintly, looked up at Zong Mi, whoever he was, if not Pei Rong.

That day, the reason why he fled to the princess mansion was because he was injured!According to his original idea, throwing the weapon that killed Wen Guiren to the Marquis of Pingyang and blaming it on the son-in-law is the best way to kill two birds with one stone.

Helpless, he had just jumped from the roof to the main courtyard of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, before he had time to do anything, there were twelve people from all directions in the southeast, northwest, and they seemed to be waiting for him, and immediately raised their swords and stabbed at him.He really didn't think of it!It was also because he underestimated the enemy. He never thought that there would be such a master in Pingyang Hou's mansion.

No matter how powerful he is, he can't beat so many people. At that time, the most important thing to do is not to be caught. Some kind of poison seemed to be applied to the arrow. If it wasn't for the fact that there was no way out, he wouldn't have hid in the princess mansion.

Later, the imperial army searched for him all over the city, and he had been hiding in Jasmine Lane, which no one would have thought of, so he was considered safe.In Jasmine Lane, he and He Qiniang owned several houses, which were prepared in the early years, and they planned to flee as soon as they recovered their health. With his ability, it is not difficult to escape from Jinling City, as long as they are healthy.

The problem lies in the problem of poor health. I don't know what kind of poison he was poisoned that day. Even if he knows a little bit of medical skills, he was poisoned in his early years and took a lot of medicines, but he is really helpless. There are not enough medicines around him. , my sister did not see any movement.

In order to survive, he went to Prince Zheng's Mansion.

Zong Mi, regardless of what he thought, knew that Pei Rong was the person who reported to him in Guizhou that night, so he immediately agreed to help Pei Rong take care of his body.These days, he has been secretly sending people over to deliver medicine, and he will come once every ten days and a half.

Pei Rong didn't know what Zong Mi wanted to do, did he want to partner with him, or what?If Zong Mi is willing to cooperate, it would be nice to be a puppet emperor in the future.

However, he understood Zong Mi's words, and Zong Mi was reminding him that he needed to leave.

Pei Rong smiled, her voice hoarse: "It's getting colder and colder, I really should leave Jinling and go to a place further south, so I can recover from my illness."

Zong Mi smiled: "Sir, I didn't chase you away. I heard that the Crown Prince will still attend the Winter Solstice Grand Meeting this year, and he may meet with all the officials. Who else can use the forbidden army to search that night, except Your Majesty? Besides, After Wen Guiren's incident, the Wen and Yu families were completely ruined, so who benefited?"

Pei Rong laughed "hehe": "You don't need to tell me these things, but you finally admit that the prince is not so simple?"

"Hey, I'm just talking casually."

Pei Rong smiled again, and Zong Mi got up: "Then, in three days, I will send someone to take you out of the city."

Zong Mi was about to leave after finishing speaking, "My lord..." Pei Rong called him back, "My lord has really saved my life this time, so you don't need me to do anything?"

Zong Mi looked at him for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, I just hope you can get well soon!"

Zong Mi nodded towards him, turned around and walked away gracefully.

Pei Rong stayed where he was, thought for a while, then lowered his head and smiled, it was obvious that Prince Zheng still hadn't made up his mind, or he didn't believe him.

He dragged his sick body to the inner room, but heard some noises. He looked up, down, left, and right vigilantly, and there was nothing strange.He smiled mockingly. He has been in poor health recently and has become more paranoid.

Chen Keye carefully climbed down from the roof, jumped lightly into the yard next door, and walked into the room. Zong Zhen was sitting by the window in the winter sun, his black hair was covered with gold, and he was drinking tea quietly.

It's true, Zong Zhen didn't intend to catch the masked man at first, after all, he is here, if the man wants to kill him or make trouble, he will always come back.On the contrary, father was thinking about this person and thought that such an assassin was very dangerous. Even though he had been in Liang Country for more than two months, he still ordered the imperial army to search the whole city. After he came back, he learned about this and knew that the person was still not found.

He took advantage of the situation and thought about it. That man was good at martial arts, but he was stabbed by his guards and poisoned. He would not leave too far away. The imperial guards guarded the gate of the city every day, day and night. That man was definitely still in the city. So where exactly will it be?Where might the other caves of the Three Cunning Rabbit Caves be located?

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince naturally thought of that little Mo'er and Jasmine Lane, but he sent Chen Keye over to look around at random, and found the person, and found that there was actually a relationship between that person and Zong Mi.

In the past few days, Zong Zhen almost came to visit in person. Zong Mi was a guilty conscience and did not dare to send someone to guard here. As for Pei Rong, he even stayed behind closed doors, so no one would find him haunting this place.

Today, the person who went out to search for Xiaoyaozi's books just came back, so he thought of sending them to the study by the way, so that Ji Zhao could have the book to read, but the two bumped into each other unexpectedly.

He was sitting here drinking tea, seemingly indifferent and motionless, but in reality, Ji Zhao was only thinking of Ji Zhao lowering his head and grabbing the pages of the book.

Chen Keye relayed the conversation between the two to him, and said softly: "Your Highness, he is leaving, shall we stay or let him go?"

Only then did Zongzhen clear up the images in his mind. He put the teacup on the table, made a soft noise, and said, "Let him go. He is probably going to recuperate when he leaves this time. If he sends someone to follow him, Liu Rui will definitely I will get in touch with him, he will come back, and Zong Mi will keep an eye on him."

"Yes, the subordinates all remember!"

Zong Zhen got up and left directly, and the tea on the table quickly cooled down.

When he got home, Ji Zhao changed his clothes, washed his hands and face, climbed onto the couch, and sat up half-reclining, with an oil bottle hanging from his mouth.He really can't accept it!How could Zong Zhen go to that kind of place!Does he also want to keep an outside room? !How could Zong Zhen be such a person!

The more Ji Zhao thought about it, the more unhappy he became. Chen Xing brought him hot tea and snacks, sat on the side of the couch and said worriedly: "What's the matter with you? Did His Highness say anything to make you unhappy?"

Ji Zhao shook his head irritably, the two of them didn't even have a turn to talk, okay!

Zong Zhen has gone to a private meeting with the little lady!Where is the time to listen to him!Only the beautiful little lady is left in my mind!

How easy is it to say such a thing, although he is very angry, he does not intend to let a third person know about Zong Zhen sneaking out of the palace to Moli Lane, it will really damage the image of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!But when he thought about it this way, he became even more sad, wronged and angry. He still wanted to help Zongzhen save face, but what about Zongzhen himself? !

No heart!As expected, Zong Zhen is still that unconscionable Prince Highness!

Chen Xing handed him a letter: "It's from brother Yin Ming."

Ji Zhao opened it up and saw that Yin Ming had already arrived in Huzhou and came to report his safety. After reading the letter quickly, Chen Xing was still unhappy to see him, so he handed him another book: "It's Mr. Xiaoyaozi's work, you Check it out, we'll have dinner later."

"I don't want to read it..." Ji Zhao didn't want to read those books again, turned over, and simply asked Chen Xing to go out too, and stayed alone.

The next day, Ji Zhao went to see Qin Wen and gave him those books. Qin Wen was very grateful.Qin Wen studied hard all day for Chunwei, and lost a lot of weight. Ji Zhao didn't dare to bother him too much. When the book was delivered, he gave a few words of encouragement, and then he hurried away.Before leaving, Qin Wuniang came over specially and gave him a box of snacks made by herself.

In the past, Ji Zhao liked Qin Wuniang quite a lot, of course, it was just a very common kind of liking.

Qin Wuniang is beautiful, she is also a good person, and her voice is soft and soft, everyone will like it, right?He would even complain about Qin Wuniang's wanting to be Zongzhen's side concubine, but for some reason, he didn't like it today.

After getting in the car, the dessert made by Qin Wuniang, which he used to like very much, was immediately thrown away by him like a hot potato, and asked Chen Xing to put it where he couldn't see it, Chen Xing felt even more strange.

The next day, he went to Prince Zheng's Mansion, had a meal with Zong Yan, and played until the afternoon before returning home.

During these two trips, he passed Pipa Lane every day, including Moli Lane, and every time he wished to rush over to see if Zong Zhen was there, but luckily his mind was still there.

He felt that there was really no way to stay in Jinling City. Originally, he wanted to put on a show and stay for ten days before leaving. Otherwise, if His Majesty suspected that he was arguing with the princess, it would be bad if he was not allowed to leave the city.

He can't take care of it now, he just wants to leave immediately tomorrow!

On the next day, he planned to enter the palace, but he greeted Yin Yu first, and Yin Yu came to pick him up to his grandfather's house.

Since the Yin family withdrew from the imperial court, the children of the family seldom took the imperial examinations. For example, Yin Yu, although this kid is young and likes to play, his actual knowledge is very good. In the words of his grandfather, whether he can pass the imperial examination It's hard to say the number one, after all, it also depends on luck, more often it depends on the examiner's preferences, but a high-ranking two-ranked Jinshi is not a problem, he is only 14 years old.

But Yin Yu didn't like it at all. He didn't want to take the imperial examination at all. Men from the Yin family usually went out to travel after they became adults, but he was more interested in traveling.Similar to Yin Yu's thoughts, the younger Yin's boy didn't even bother to take the imperial examination.

Of course, the Yin family has produced too many champions and two top scholars. Even if no one has referenced them these years, the Yin family is still famous.It's just that the descendants of the side branch are not as handsome as the main family. They still study hard and take exams, and many of them are officials, so they are not affected by the Yin family.

The reason why my grandfather called Ji Zhao back was because a nephew of Bangzhi had come from Yangzhou.

This nephew is called Yin Haochuan, and he has also passed Qiu Wei, and he is still Xie Yuan from Yangzhou, which is very remarkable.

He came to Jinling to prepare for next year's Spring Festival, and he stayed at his grandfather's house for the past few months. His grandfather thought that they were about the same age, so he arranged for Yin Haochuan to meet him. Yin Yu said, this person is not bad.

When Ji Zhao went to his grandfather's house, he saw Yin Haochuan himself. As Yin Yu said, he was indeed a very good boy, even though he was five years older than him...he had a high seniority, and that was the only benefit!

Yin Haochuan is very shy, he smiles more than he talks, and he is already married. When he came to Jinling this time, his youngest daughter cried and insisted on following her. The little girl is very beautiful and cute.

Yin Haochuan said naively: "The ancestors also said that my eldest sister looks like my aunt."

Yin Yu laughed "haha", Ji Zhao was stunned for a long time before realizing that this aunt refers to his mother Yin Ying.

The cousins, Yin Haochuan and Yin Yu, soon started discussing the exam questions, but Ji Zhao couldn't stand it, so he carried the little girl to play.

With the consent of the elders, Ji Zhao simply took the little girl's nanny along with her to go shopping.The little girl was only three years old, she spoke in a childish voice, and called him "little uncle", which made Ji Zhao very happy.

The child can't walk well either. She also likes Ji Zhao, and she likes to be hugged by him. Ji Zhao took her to the busiest Zhuque Street, and she said: "Little uncle, the baby came here yesterday, yes Is there no other fun place?"

Ji Zhao felt happy again, and her nanny was very sorry, so Ji Zhao shook his head and said, "It's okay."

He took the little girl to Pipa Lane, where there was a shop selling porcelain dolls and matching doll clothes, very exquisite and beautiful, Ji Zhao even gave one to Princess Fuchen, she liked it very much, Ji Zhao thought, such a small Girls must like it more, right?

I took the little girl there, and sure enough she was so happy, the shopkeeper brought many dolls and clothes for her to choose.

Ji Zhao still thought it was fun at first, but suddenly thought of the incident a few days ago, he only brought Dust Star, and asked the guards and nanny to stay with the little girl, then went to the deepest study, and asked the shopkeeper, The famous bookseller hadn't been here in the past few days, and the shopkeeper said he hadn't, so Ji Zhao heaved a sigh of relief.

After relaxing, he continued to hang his breath. If he didn't come here, it doesn't mean he didn't come to Jasmine Lane.

He turned around and approached Jasmine Lane again, and walked around in a circle. Jasmine Lane was still quiet, and there was still a faint fragrance of flowers. Zong Zhen walked in the door of the house that day, and the few bunches of jasmine flowers were still fluttering in the wind. He pouted his mouth , In the end, he was embarrassed to go in, and left lonely with Dust Star.

Today happened to be the appointed day when Zong Mi sent people to send Pei Rong out of the city, Zong Mi sent several people to guard nearby, and when he saw the son-in-law haunting again, he immediately told Zong Mi about it.

At this moment, Zong Mi faintly felt that something was wrong, and he didn't dare to delay any longer, so he hurriedly sent a carriage to send Pei Rong away. Fortunately, it was the carriage of Prince Zheng's Mansion, and the imperial guards at the city gate let it go without much inspection, and Pei Rong went smoothly Leave Jinling.

Chen Keye was actually there too, he brought people to watch Zong Mi's people and Pei Rong, and when he saw the son-in-law, he also told Zong Zhen about it after returning to the palace.

Zongzhen then asked: "Why did he go to Pipa Lane today? To buy books again?"

"No, my subordinates saw that the son-in-law brought a little girl, who looked about three or four years old. Later, I went to inquire about it. The Yin family came from Yangzhou to prepare for the Chunwei exam. The little girl is the daughter of that junior. The son-in-law seems very I like it, I took her out to play, I hugged her all the time, I couldn't bear to let her down and walk."

"Which junior?"

"Yin Haochuan, Xie Yuan who is in Yangzhou this autumn."

"Yin Haochuan..." Zong Zhen read the name, making sure he had never heard of it in his previous life, maybe he was pressed down by Ji Zhao before he had time to shine.Since it is Jie Yuan, he must have read the book well and may be able to use it in the future, so he wrote down the name.

Chen Keye asked again: "Are you going to continue to keep an eye on Jasmine Lane?"

"Since he has already left the city, it is enough to send only two people to Moli Lane. But Zong Mi, keep an eye on him. This person has deep thoughts, don't let him hurt the son-in-law."

"Yes……"

After Chen Keye finished speaking, he withdrew.

Zong Zhen remembered an important matter that he had forgotten. Why was Zong Mi willing to give way to Ji Zhao in his previous life?