imprinted you in my heart

After asking the question, Shi Min was very nervous, looking forward to it and a little apprehensive, but couldn't help thinking about it after the apprehension passed.

Because the plot that the storyteller just mentioned is so similar to what she experienced before, I don't know if someone did it on purpose, or is it really a pure coincidence?

Thinking about it carefully, the only ones who knew about it were the Queen Mother, Zhang Daochang, and the former director of the Taitai Hospital who had returned home. The Queen Mother and Shi Min absolutely trusted her. Even if the Queen Mother got angry with her again, she would not joke about such things. And staring at Daoist Zhang and the old dean's hint that the recent news is normal and should be fine.

In the past two years, Daoist Zhang took Chi'en to live in no fixed place, stopped and stopped all the way, counting wherever he went, and occasionally organized a few rituals for others, mainly teaching Chi'en and practicing medicine to save people.

Chi En has also changed from a half-hearted doctor who can only treat minor ailments with his hands at the beginning, to a real doctor who can take care of himself now, and has also become an official monk.

In order to hold the crown scarf conferring ceremony for Chien, Daoist Zhang deliberately took her back to the Taoist temple where she was originally. This was the condition she had agreed to Daoist Zhang to pass on their Taoism.

From the moment she agreed to Zhang Daochang, she knew that no matter how she felt about Liu Fei, she could only be strangers from now on, so she deliberately avoided her. Before she left, she wanted to see Liu Fei, but she just wanted to say Some harsh words made the other party give up on her, but her master didn't give her this chance.

It wasn't until one year after she left that she found an opportunity to write a letter to Liu Fei, and she didn't know if Liu Fei had received it. Anyway, she had never received any letter since she lived in no fixed place.

If it weren't for sending someone to watch Daoist Zhang secretly, Shi Min would not have known that Chi En had become a monk, let alone that she had written a letter to Liu Fei. Although she didn't know what she wrote, Liu Fei suddenly gave birth after a while An illness is a well-known fact.

Anyway, the person who whispered has been staring at Daoist Zhang for more than two years, and has never heard anything about the royal family from him, nor has he heard any secrets, so he is very tight-lipped.

As for the other old dean who has retired and returned to his hometown, he became a medical officer after returning to his hometown. The daughter of a prodigal family, fortunately, her grandchildren are smart, so she put all her energy on cultivating her grandchildren.

He kept tight-lipped about the royal affairs, and never held himself too high as the former director of the Imperial Hospital. If there was any change, the person who whispered it would definitely report it as soon as possible. It seems that there should be no problem.

Moreover, going out of the palace today was just a temporary act of hers, so it was impossible for someone to know that she would come in advance, and even arrange this event specially. Thinking about it this way, Shi Min felt that he was overthinking, and was a little bit like an underdog.

Bu Qianxue, however, was stumped by Shi Min's question, and her expression became serious. If she puts herself on the line, one side is her mother and the other side is Shi Min, and if she has to choose one of the two, reason and education tell her that she should choose her mother, because her mother's The situation is the most critical. Although the life expectancy can only be extended by one or two years, as long as the person is alive, there are other possibilities and solutions.

And considering the overall situation and selfishness, she wanted to choose Shi Min in her heart, because Shi Min was not only young, but also the king of a country. If it collapsed suddenly and there was no designated heir, the entire Hua Dynasty might be in danger of falling into war. At that time, the people will be displaced, and her crime will be serious.

Bu Qianxue thought for a while before she said seriously: "I'm not Yan Qiu, I don't know how he would choose, but if I had to choose between your mother and you, I would choose you, and then spend the last time with my mother." for a while".

"Although I'm very happy that you chose me, I still want to ask why?" Shi Min was both surprised and happy, looking at Bu Qianxue as if he wanted to see a flower.

Lu Guanchu, Lu Yan and others next to him were not surprised when they heard Bu Qianxue's choice, as if they had known the answer for a long time, because if it were them, they would have chosen the same way, and the country cannot live without a monarch.

"Two sides should choose the lesser harm, and two benefits should take the greater weight," Bu Qianxue said with a smile, but what she thought in her heart was, "I have no choice at all!" '.

The education Bu Qianxue has received since she was a child is "loyalty and filial piety". Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve, and there are many people who choose loyalty instead of filial piety. Over time, it has become the default rule, or value.

If she really chooses her mother and gives up Shi Min, she is afraid that everyone in the world will drown her with a mouthful of saliva. It is not necessary to think about how ugly it will be if she scolds, after all, the lessons learned from the previous dynasty are there.

She hoped that she would never have a day like this, she couldn't bear her mother, and she couldn't bear Shi Min either, she wanted both fish and bear's paw, she didn't want to choose!Just let her pray to God, don't let her face such a choice.

"It's very sensible." Shi Min sighed thoughtfully, and stopped looking at Bu Qianxue. Even if she didn't need to read minds, she knew that this was something everyone would answer, and it wasn't the root cause. But since Bu Qianxue didn't want to say it, Naturally, she was happy to pretend to be confused, not to mention what she wanted to know the most had already been known.

When Bu Qianxue said to choose her, Shi Min's uneasy heart calmed down. Apart from other things, at least they chose the same one. If Bu Qianxue really found out one day, she would be able to turn around.

Even though Shi Min still wanted to know more about Bu Qianxue's opinion on this matter, he didn't dare to ask any more, otherwise it would not be a whim, but too much attention, and he might not think too much about asking Bu Qianxue now, but You will definitely find out a thing or two afterwards, and if you talk too much, you will miss it. If Bu Qianxue really finds out something by then, it will not be good.

Lu Guanchu, who was forced to eat dog food next to him, acted as if he hadn’t heard it from the beginning to the end. He did what he had to do. He would get tired of eating too much dog food. What’s more, he must not forget his professionalism. See Even if you are not used to it, you have to get used to it.

After a while, the storyteller continued. Yan Qiu finally chose his mother in pain, because loyalty was not involved in his world, and filial piety became the most important thing, and the partner he abandoned was healed by chance. illness, but there was a estrangement between the two of them, they separated, and then there was no more, because today's talk is over.

On the way back, the two were very close, and they could touch each other's hands from time to time. After touching each other a few times, Shi Min simply held Bu Qianxue's smooth hand. Fortunately, the sleeves were wide enough, and the two got closer again. The people next to you will not see anything if you don't look carefully for a while.

I just thought it was a young couple from a rich family going out on a date, but I didn't know that it was inconvenient to carry so many tails. Maybe they are used to it, who can say for sure.

When she was caught and held by the familiar slender fingers, Bu Qianxue glanced around in a panic. Seeing that everyone around her looked at them as if they were nothing, her face began to heat up, but she didn't let go of her hand .

As far as Bu Qianxue was concerned, it was embarrassing for so many people to watch; but in Shi Min's view, this was not a problem at all. But it's just holding hands secretly, um, her face is also practiced, and she will get thicker with practice.

A group of pedestrians boarded the carriage that came to pick them up, and Bu Qianxue was the most active among them, and was the first to get on the carriage.

Back at Buhou Mansion, Jiang Li had already prepared appetizers in the hall of the middle courtyard. Grandmother, grandpa, Bu Lang and Sister Qing in Chinese costumes were all there, apparently waiting for them.

After Shi Min and Bu Qianxue took their seats, the grandmother turned around and took the lead in saluting, "Respectfully, Your Majesty, Sheng'an, and Zhonggong Wanfu Jin'an." Because Shi Min was in micro-clothes, they didn't wear court clothes, they wore casual clothes made of silk and satin. It was also temporarily changed to the division of the banquet in the palace, and the round table was no longer used.

In the past two years, the Buhou Mansion has not added a single servant, nor has it hosted any big banquets. Even when Bu Lang got married, he only invited close relatives and friends to be witnesses, and there was no big banquet, so the mansion's expenses were not much. Jiang Li's salary is more than enough to support her daily expenses, plus the reward from her previous engagement to Shi Min and Bu Lang's own meager income as a scholar subsidy, Jiang Li has accumulated a lot of money.

Maybe it was because of her downfall that she knew the value of money. Even though she was a marquis, Jiang Li's salary was more than that of a first-rank official, but she was reluctant to spend it. The cost of food and clothing has remained at a relatively low level for a period of time, which is better than that of the two elders and Bu Qianxue.

After Bu Qianxue found out, she chatted with Jiang Li. After all, even if they don't care about face, they still have to take care of the royal family. The level before the downfall, but he refused to mention the honorable family no matter what, and he said that if he is not in charge of the family, he does not know the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt.

There's a lot of crackling talk, what is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but hard to go from extravagant to frugal, Jiang Li has said that, what else can Bu Qianxue say?I can only follow her.

Buhou's Mansion is obviously a noble family's expense, but it's only at the level of nobles. In the past two years, Shi Min occasionally came to Bufu for dinner, and he never said anything bad, and he didn't even show a bad face. Always boasting about the wealth of Thai water without arrogance, being diligent and thrifty, is a role model for nobles to learn from.

Bu Qianxue thought it was fine for them to talk in private, but the next morning, Chao Shimin said it carefully in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, calling on the honored nobles to follow Buhou.

From then on, those people looked at her mother with weird eyes, as if they were looking at a fool.If you don't enjoy what you should enjoy, what is it if you are not a fool?

Her mother couldn't see other meanings from the smiling faces of the honored nobles at all, and she was very happy to answer all questions. Afraid of embarrassing her, Bu Qianxue never told her the essence behind the appearance.

Because she knew very well that her mother was not a material for being in the officialdom at all, and it would be over if she called a dick every morning. Obviously, Shi Min also knew her mother's character very well, so Shi Min had never assigned her mother any tasks in the past two years.

Under Jiang Li's thrifty life, and even if Bu Qianxue has real power in the harem and only rewards according to the rules, Bu's mansion has finally completed the transformation from the superficially rich with a large mansion to the honorable man with the same appearance and appearance. Home.

So when I went shopping today, I was not only buying things for Ban Yue's marriage, but more importantly, buying gifts for Bu Qianxue's big wedding. They had no choice but to accept it brazenly if His Majesty didn't have the money to give them a cushion.

But now three years have passed, and the mansion has some money, so this time without the two elders talking, Jiang Li is not willing to accept it brazenly anymore. Anyway, she will prepare everything they need to prepare.

Shi Min also knew about this matter, but Taishui Jiangli had to prepare by herself, so she would not intervene in this matter for the time being.

Thanks to the development of the commodity economy, the past two years have been doing good business for Heping Zhun, and she has made a lot of money. Anyway, she has never worried about money in the past two years, and she has saved a lot in her private treasury.

Considering the situation in Bufu, she also secretly asked An Yan to prepare gifts for the big wedding. She has already prepared a lot of gifts, but judging from the current situation, it will depend on whether she can take them out or not. specific situation.

"Visiting rashly, I'm the one who bothered you, please get up, grandma, and everyone else should get up too." Shi Min said with his eyes and gestured for Lu Guanchu, who stepped forward to help his grandmother and grandfather up.

In fact, Shi Min really likes to come to Bufu for dinner. There are so many people in Bufu, unlike in the palace, there are only three people in Jiabu Qianxue, but every time she comes to Bufu, she is very reserved, and she salutes from time to time, which is quite nice. They made trouble, so even if she liked it, she only came here once in a while.

"Thank you, Your Majesty" Grandma has a few more strands of white hair, but she is very energetic, with a rosy face, which makes people know that she is an old man with a happy family.

After everyone was seated, the dinner officially began. Shi Min and Bu Qianxue sat in the middle, the grandmother sat first on the left, Jiang Li sat on the first right, Bu Lang and his partner sat second on the left, the little niece did not see, May sleep in the house, and children of several months are lethargic.

The waiters stood on both sides behind the master, and Zhang Xiao, who stood behind the two elders, had grown up a lot and was already slim.

Zhang Xiao is the granddaughter of Zhang's grandparents. After Lao Zhang was killed and left, Bu Qianxue asked her what she wanted. She didn't ask for money to go back to her hometown, but chose to stay and study, because this was her grandfather's expectation. Also her wish.

So after Zhang Xiao personally sent grandpa's coffin back to his hometown for burial, he returned after only three months of filial piety, and entered school under the arrangement of Bufu. To renew the contract, but the living allowance and the money that should be given are all the same, so whenever the school is on holiday, Zhang Xiao will go back to Bufu to accompany the two elders.

Although life has brought Zhang Xiao a lot of surprises and hardships, it also gave her a cheerful personality with a sweet mouth. After reading the book, she is even more eloquent, which is quite liked by the two elderly people.

Therefore, although Zhang Xiao's status in Bufu is only a servant, his status is much higher than that of all servants, even Bu Lang and her partner have not said a word of gossip because of this.

After dinner, Shi Min didn't stay longer, knowing that Bu Qianxue planned to stay at home for a few days, she didn't force her to go back with her.

In the next few days, the weather was bright and clear, and the sun was shining. The musty and damp smell that had accumulated for more than half a month disappeared, and it was full of vitality.

On the day Yang Banyue and Ai Xixia got married, Shi Min had something to do, but she didn't go, so Bu Qianxue went there in a low-key manner. Seeing that Ai Xixia's family liked Banyue very much, she was relieved.

Ai Xixia is not from Fandu. She entered the palace in her teens, and after so many years of hard work, she only managed to set up a small family business in Fandu. Even her family members took over this year. No one came, but the gift was delivered on time, and it was a big gift.

People like Ai Xixia who work in the palace or are officials in the court, no matter whether they are from Fandu or not, can only buy houses in Fandu and are not allowed to buy land property. Those who are not native of Fandu must go back to their original place to live for the rest of their lives when they reach old age. .

There are two reasons for this. One is to prevent these retired officials from staying in Fandu, laying the foundation for forming cliques, or influencing government affairs; .

So even if they all buy real estate, they will sell it when they are old, and finally return to their hometown with only their family and savings.

As for whether officials should bring their family members, the imperial court stipulates that they can bring them or not. The officials themselves decide. However, because they have to return to their hometowns for retirement, most officials only bring their spouses or juniors. The elders usually stay in their hometowns to take care of the family. Karma, of course, there are also reasons why the elderly do not act rashly.

Only when the official is relatively young, not married, and the parents are in their prime of life, will they bring their parents with them.

The Yuqing Pool in the imperial city is sparkling, lotus is in bud, and the green leaves are like a small umbrella covering a piece of sunshine. On the water, mandarin ducks are close to each other, scattered and playing in the water, and a few white swans are leisurely in the middle of the water. Singing loudly, a group of wild ducks are working diligently to forage by the pool, busy.

Underwater carp and grass carp spit bubbles and create whirlpools from time to time. The red carp, which is particularly conspicuous, has no hidden consciousness at all. It can be seen from far away, and small turtles and fish schools can be seen in shallow water. Zai Youzai, I don't know what sorrow is at all.

The small island in the middle of Yuqing Pool is named Penglai Island, and there is a gazebo called Wangxianting. The smog on the grass outside the parking lot destroys the picturesque beauty, making Shi Yan and Bu Qianxue sitting in the parking place chatting. Stop, go out and see what's going on.

On the lawn, smoke was coming out of the rectangular grill, so that Ban Yue and Ai Xixia couldn’t open their eyes, while Guo Fanqiu and Xing Boen were wearing skewers on the side table, Wen Zhimian was sleeping lazily. on the side.

The sleeves of the workers were rolled up, and the face of the sleeper was covered with a handkerchief. It looked like that, but in fact the charcoal fire hadn't been fired, and the skewers were all dressed in different colors.

In such a scene, not to mention Shi Min and Bu Qianxue frowning, even Lu Guanchu and Lu Yan who were following them couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, these people are not suitable for this kind of work at all.

Shi Min suddenly regretted not bringing the palace servants to the island. The Zuo Xuan and others he brought were responsible for security, and they certainly wouldn't be able to do these things. It seemed that she had to do it herself.

Regardless of the fire, Shi Min directly took Bu Qianxue to the table full of ingredients, washed his hands, and taught while demonstrating, "The meat is only worn to two-thirds of the stick, and the big pieces are worn like this. Wear it like this, and wear the same ingredients in a string.......".

Bu Qianxue, Xing Boen and others who washed their hands well looked at Shi Min who was teaching and demonstrating by himself. They have never heard that His Majesty has cooked before. How can they be better than them?A question mark.

Barbecue activities were regarded as low-class activities in the previous dynasty. They were vulgar and lacked connotation, and they were also tainted with oily smoke. It was not until the ancestors of this dynasty thought that eating like this would have a special flavor that they were gradually accepted by the upper class. It is up to the servants to do it well, and the honored nobles are only responsible for chatting, drinking and eating baked goods.

Unexpectedly, today Shi Min came to Penglai Island for barbecue on a whim. The flat grass is only so big. With their group of people, plus Zuo Xuan and other internal guards, it is almost full. Not impossible, but it will be a bit crowded.

Shi Min felt that it might be more delicious to make it by herself, so she only asked the imperial dining room to cut and marinate the ingredients in advance, and brought in the tools to be used. She believed that Xing Boen and the others would be able to handle the rest, but she didn't expect Face slaps will come so fast!

Bu Qianxue is a young master of the noble family whose fingers do not touch the spring water. After trying it on several times, Shi Min has no choice but to teach her. The warm breath hit her neck, making her seem to have heard Shi Min's words. , but did not hear what was said.

Guo Fanqiu silently turned his eyes to the sparkling water, but he thought of his partner's smiling face. She got married a year earlier than Ai Xixia, and his partner was an innocent man a few years younger than her.

In sharp contrast to her reaction, Xing Boen buried himself in the meat skewers, as if the meat skewers had a big enmity with her, and there was no smile on his face. ?