The emperor's heart alone

This is not the first time that Su Shao and the others met Shi Junji, compared to the first meeting with Xu Yunjin who drove them away, this time Xu Yunjin didn't say anything to let them go.

Shi Junji quickly walked to the table, Xu Yunjin subconsciously looked at the people sitting by the table, hesitated for a moment, then pulled the stool not far behind him to his side: "Master Li, where are you going?" Sit over there."

Li Dashao moved to Zhao Ershao's side according to his words. The table was big enough, even if Shi Junji was added, he didn't feel crowded. When Shi Junji sat down, Xu Yunjin asked in a low voice, "Why is it so late?"

Shi Junji also replied in a low voice: "I haven't seen you for a long time, and you are so tired that you can't even say a word."

Xu Yunjin pretended not to hear Shi Junji's words, raised his head and smiled and said, "This is the first time you've really seen him, in a word, it's currently at the stage where I like him and he likes me, and what happens after that depends on how it develops." .”

Shi Junji glanced at Xu Yunjin in astonishment, he didn't expect Xu Yunjin to speak out about his relationship with him so frankly, but Shi Junji was still a little dissatisfied, he had already identified Xu Yunjin, and of course they would be together later, no , he felt that the two of them were together now.

The four people present were all taken aback, among them, Young Master Su had the strangest expression. Shi Jun glanced at Young Master Su casually, feeling complacent, so what if Su Xiyin likes Yun Jin again?So what if he liked Yunjin for a long time?Can't he just watch Yun Jin and Shi Junji together now?

It was Young Master Li who came back to his senses first: "Second Young Master Xu, this was so sudden, why did it suddenly..."

"It's not sudden." Xu Yunjin thought for a while, "Actually, we have known each other for a while, and it was only recently that we broke through this layer of paper."

"I don't know what to call this person?" Liu Sanshao said.

Xu Yunjin glanced at Shi Junji, Shi Junji didn't wait for Xu Yunjin to help him answer, and said very calmly: "My surname is Shi, just call me Lord Shi."

Surname Shi?The four people present looked at each other and looked at each other. Did they know that the surname of the Daping Dynasty was Shi, and only members of the royal family could have the surname Shi.That being said, the lowest status of the person in front of him is a prince or something, and it's not too much to call him "lord".

Xu Yunjin is quite satisfied. He doesn't pursue Shi Junji's true identity, but it's because of his own negligence. However, in this situation, if Shi Junji is unwilling to reveal his surname in front of his friends, Xu Yunjin is really serious. Some would doubt Shi Junji's so-called sincerity.

Su Shao lowered his head, the expression on his face was complicated and incomprehensible. Fortunately, no one saw Su Shao's expression because he lowered his head. What's more, everyone's attention is now on Xu Yunjin and Shi Junji, but no one Pay attention to Young Master Su.

Li Dashao and the others did not ask deeply about Shi Junji's identity. Like Xu Yunjin back then, their guesses were also focused on the two younger brothers of the current emperor. No one thought about the identity of the emperor. To them, the emperor is just a mysterious pronoun.

Xu Yunjin looked at the food that had moved a little on the table, and said to Shi Junji, "I'll let you serve the food again."

Shi Junji stopped Xu Yunjin's movements: "I've already eaten, don't worry about me." He took the tea that Xu Yunjin drank, "I'll just drink this."

Xu Yunjin didn't force it, just took another teacup for Shi Junji, then turned his head and said to the people present: "Let's go on, just treat him as one of our own."

Zhao Ershao rubbed his chin, thoughtfully: "Don't say it, in a sense, he is indeed one of us."

Everyone present laughed, although the smiles were a little unnatural, but after saying a few words, everyone present was relieved, and they didn't think there was anything scary about Shi Junji, who basically didn't speak, it was natural She relaxed, but only Shi Junji noticed Su Shao's absent-mindedness, and even Xu Yunjin didn't notice that Su Shao was wrong.

Everyone ate and chatted. Lunch time passed quickly, and everyone left one by one. In the end, only Xu Yunjin and Shi Junji were left. Xu Yunjin sat stiffly, stood up and moved a bit: "Will you go back later?"

Shi Junji shook his head: "Today's affairs have been dealt with, if there is anything important, someone will come to find me." He added, "I will stay with you to sleep tonight."

Xu Yunjin said "En": "Then you will come with me this afternoon?"

Shi Junji nodded.

After resting for a while, the two left Donglaiju, and then went to Dongliyuan, Wumingzhai and other places.On the way to the grain shop, Xu Yunjin was very uncomfortable with Shi Jun's extremely weird gaze, and he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Why do you keep looking at me like that?"

Shi Junji said after a while, "Wumingzhai is also yours?"

Xu Yunjin remembered the scene when he first met Shi Junji in Wumingzhai, and couldn't help laughing. As time goes by, who would have thought that the two of them would love each other now?Thinking of this, Xu Yunjin recalled the guard who uttered nonsense in front of him back then, and asked casually, "Who was that person who followed you back then? Why haven't I seen him since?"

Shi Junji thought for a long time before he remembered that Xu Yunjin was asking about Jiang Zichun: "Jiang Zichun is the second son of the Jiang family." After a pause, "After I went back that time, I found a reason and transferred him away."

"Oh? Transfer him when you go back?" Xu Yunjin became interested, "Could it be that you were interested in me at that time?"

Shi Junji shook his head very simply: "No, it's because Jiang Zichun's character is really not suitable for staying with me, nor is he qualified to be my confidant."

Xu Yunjin resisted kicking Shi Junji's * *: "Which Jiangfu are you talking about?"

Shi Jun said casually: "Which other Jiang family can there be?"

Xu Yunjin understood that it was the Jiang residence of the Empress Dowager's mother's house. No wonder that Jiang Zichun dared to talk nonsense to him back then. Firstly, it was because of Shi Junji's identity, and secondly, presumably because of Jiang Zichun's older brother Jiang Zirun.

Jiang Zirun, the head of the four princes in the capital, a man of good morals, it's hard for him to use any means to cultivate Jiang Zichun into that character.

Xu Yunjin and Shi Junji stopped in front of the grain shop, the sun was already half-slanted, and the door of the grain shop was half-closed, Xu Yunjin pushed the door and entered, Shi Junji followed closely behind.

There were no customers in the grain store, only the shopkeeper stood behind the cabinet, and when he saw Xu Yunjin coming, the shopkeeper hurriedly handed the prepared ledger to Xu Yunjin, Xu Yunjin did not open the ledger in his hand, but went with the shopkeeper Behind, standing still in the warehouse behind, Xu Yunjin casually glanced at the grain and rice in the warehouse, and opened his mouth to ask: "How is the grain harvest in the suburbs of the capital this year?"

"Very good." The shopkeeper didn't hesitate because of Shi Junji's existence, and said after hearing Xu Yunjin's question, "The weather is good this year, and the grain harvested by the farmers was quickly purchased by the capital and surrounding towns. The grain store still pays more for a bag of grain than other grain stores.”

"How much food did you collect in total?"

"The granaries of the two grain shops are already full, and the warehouses in the outskirts of the capital are also full." The shopkeeper hesitated for a while, then asked, "Boss, why do we have to collect so much grain?"

This time Xu Yunjin took a look at Shi Junji, stared straight at Shi Junji and said slowly: "There is a severe drought in the northwest, farmers have no harvest, do you know that?"

The shopkeeper thought he was asking him, but Shi Junji's pupils shrank suddenly, and he clenched his knees tightly with his hands on his knees, and said in a deep voice, "Severe drought in the northwest? Why didn't I know?"

Xu Yunjin smiled: "You really don't know?" Shrugged, "I just suspected it, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Xu Yunjin waved at the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper retreated. There were Qingpei sandalwood and Xu Sa's guards guarding the door. Xu Yunjin and Shi Junji were not worried that anyone would overhear their conversation.

"It's the end of November now, and I received the news of the severe drought in the northwest a month ago." Xu Yunjin mulled over, "Since a month ago, I asked them to buy grain secretly, because it was ordered to buy grain secretly The order cannot be found by interested people, so the granary was not full until one month later. But what surprised me was that during this whole month, the imperial court did not take any measures against the severe drought in the northwest."

"We have always been uneasy in the imperial court." Xu Yunjin said again, "What we are afraid of is being suspected by the superiors. Therefore, we don't know the attitude of the superiors towards the severe drought in the northwest. I also tested my father and my elder brother a few times. , I have never heard anything about the severe drought in the Northwest.”

"It's not just me, Su Shao, Zhao Ershao and others didn't hear any news. At first, I thought it was the secret of the court that few people knew about it, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt that it was wrong. I just sent you away today. It's drawn here." Xu Yunjin took a closer look at Shi Jun's extremely gloomy face, "You were kept in the dark about such a major drought in the Northwest, you have to say..." Xu Yunjin shook his head, and did not continue.

Shi Junji didn't speak for a long time, only thought for a while, and suddenly said: "The governor of the Northwest is from the Jiang family."

Xu Yunjin blinked his eyes, and smiled after a long while: "It seems that the Jiang family's power is really not small." After thinking about it, he sarcastically said, "I thought you controlled the entire court, but I didn't expect that the northwest It all fell into the hands of the Jiang family."

Shi Jun was extremely uncertain, and rubbed his forehead with a headache: "It is because the Jiang family controls the Northwest, I have not touched the Jiang family these years, and the Queen Mother is just one of the unimportant reasons."

The northwestern part of the Daping Dynasty has a vast territory, but the climate is arid, the vegetation is sparse, and the population is sparsely populated. It is the only way for the Daping Dynasty to reach nearly ten neighboring countries. The military status and diplomatic status are very important. A few years ago, Shi Junji did not The Jiang family almost became local emperors in the Northwest. This phenomenon did not improve until Shi Junji took charge of the government after his marriage. Knowing that the power in the northwest was handed over to the Jiang family by the Queen Mother.

Xu Yunjin didn't answer Shi Junji's words. Shi Junji glanced at Xu Yunjin and eased his expression: "Why are you saving so much food?"

"Disaster relief." Xu Yunjin sneered, "My people will deliver the food directly to the local farmers."

Shi Junji sighed: "I have to go back first, I'm afraid I won't be able to go to your place tonight."

Xu Yunjin waved his hand indifferently, Shi Junji looked at Xu Yunjin apologetically, and hurriedly left with the people outside. After Shi Junji left, Xu Yunjin also left the grain shop and walked slowly towards Xu's mansion.

The author has something to say: On the third day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, I finished watching Prison Rabbit, finished watching the amazing Ayo, finished watching the first season of Cheese Cat, and now I have watched half of the second season. I dare not do anything other than cartoons in my life... TV dramas and movies what!