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Chapter 27

When Shu Hui and the others arrived at the Prince's Mansion, Shu Rong and his servants stood at the main entrance. When Shu Hui arrived, they all went forward to greet the sedan chair. Only Mrs. Zhen and a few personal servant girls stood at the door and waited.Shu Rong held his father's hand, just please go into the mansion, Shu Hui walked to the steps, turned around, and said to the servant, "Go and welcome the second son in." After hearing this, Shu Rong hurriedly patted his head and called Said, "I only saw that my father was happy, but I forgot that my younger brother was here." He told the servants beside him to ask him to get off the sedan chair.Shu Hui didn't make a sound, and went to the gate together with him. Zhen Shi just half-kneeled and kowtowed, Shu Hui hurriedly supported him, and said in his mouth, "Get up, get up." Your Highness, I thought I would never see you again." As soon as he said that, he flung his handkerchief into Shu Hui's arms, sobbing.Shu Hui also shed tears, "Madam is really tired of taking care of this big family." Mrs. Zhen wiped her eyes and said, "It's nothing for me to be tired. Separated from my own father, I have not received your upbringing since I was a child, although I have loved him everywhere these years, but after all, it is not as much favored as a child who grew up with his father." Just talking about Shu Yin, Dong Shi, Wu Shuang came forward, Shu Hui was just about to introduce an acquaintance, once he heard this, he couldn't bring it up right away.On the other hand, when Zhen saw Shu Yin, she smiled and took his hand, and asked, "This is Yin'er." nodded.Mrs. Zhen looked him up and down, and praised, "Yes, he is much more handsome than Rong Er." Shu Yin blushed, and hurriedly lowered her head.Mrs. Zhen pulled him, and said to Shu Hui, "Your Highness, don't just stand at the door, come in quickly." Then he led everyone into the mansion.Since no one paid any attention to Dong Shi and Wu Shuang, they didn't stand or enter the door, they just stared blankly.Fortunately, Zhu Xiu and Yang Shi, who accompanied him all the way, invited him.

After returning to his room, Shu Hui changed his clothes, and was called into the palace by two messengers who came.

Mrs. Zhen personally took Shu Yin to Xiyuan's room, and explained to him the layout of the mansion all the way, "Rong'er is the only one in this Xiyuan. If you live with him, he will not be boring in the future." "Your Highness lives in the East Garden with me. After you settle down, come to my garden and I will show you around." Shu Yin looked around, and saw that the mansion was full of winding paths, surrounded by peaches, Fruit trees such as pears and apricots are surrounded by lakes and rivers. If no one leads them, they will really get lost.Shu introduced him before he arrived for a moment, so he asked, "Madam just mentioned the West Garden and the East Garden, so is there a South Garden and a North Garden in this mansion?" Mrs. Zhen laughed, "The South Garden is the gate of the Prince's Mansion. So we don't call it the South Garden, we just call it the entrance, and the North Garden is not called the North Garden, it is the place where the servants live, it is only called the North." The two walked around a white pagoda and walked through two long Corridor, just arrived at the West Garden.Shu Yin couldn't help complaining in her heart that she had to walk for a long time to go out.

Mrs. Zhen took him into a room with three openings and three entrances, and said, "This is your residence." Shu Yin looked around, and there was a square table and small chairs in the middle room, with fruit plates and snacks on the table. There is also a celadon tea set, which should be used for meeting guests; look into the other room, and there is a long desk by the window, with the Four Treasures of the Study on the corner of the desk, a few narcissus in vases by the window, and a bookshelf against the wall. , there are a few words teaching people how to do things hanging on the side wall, I think it is a study room; I entered another room, and when I lifted the curtain, I smelled a light fragrance, and I saw a bed, a table, and two mahogany chairs in the room. There is a wardrobe closet on the wall, which is the bedroom.Shu introduced it and walked around for a while, only to feel that the fragrance seemed to be there, lingering on the tip of the nose inadvertently, but he couldn't see it when he smelled it carefully, so he felt strange in his heart and asked, "I see that there is no sachet or sachet in this room." , why is there a strange fragrance?" After hearing this, Zhen covered her mouth and smiled, and said, "I think you have lived in the country for a long time and you don't know the details of our side, so you just smell the quilt on the bed." Shu led to the bedside , pulling up a corner of the quilt suspiciously, the scent was indeed clearer.Zhen Shi said, "In the country of Yue, the bedding we use is all smoked with flower petals." Shu Yin put the quilt by his nose, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and then said after exhaling, "It's just that the smell is fresh and elegant, teach me It smells refreshing to your head, but it doesn't smell like some kind of flower." Zhen Shi said, "Yes, because I thought about Yin'er's long journey, the one prepared for you was not smoked by flower petals. All the bedding in this room They are all infused with dozens of medicinal herbs such as Scrophulariaceae, clove, licorice, and tea." Shu Yin nodded, grateful for Zhen's thoughtfulness.

As soon as Mrs. Zhen left the West Garden, a servant girl came up to ask for instructions, "Ma'am, what should I do with the two wives that the master and the second son married in Mengguo?" Covering his face full of grievances.Mrs. Zhen scolded, "This hoof has raised you for nothing all these years, who is the lady you are calling?" , the cheeks were swollen from the beating before hearing Zhen's call to stop.Zhen clasped her chest and said with white eyes, "I will find out later that there is only one wife in the Prince's Mansion, and that is Mrs. Cuixie, who was named by the king. What are they? I still want to be my wife here. You are a useless thing, you still come to ask me about this matter, just find a house in Beidi and send it away." The maid nodded repeatedly and went away covering her face.

When Shu Hui entered the court, he was led by the little eunuch towards the palace of King Yue. He traveled fast and fast, but stopped at the gate of the palace.Shu Hui rubbed his hands and walked around a few times, the little eunuch waited in front and didn't dare to rush, so he could only ask the guards at the door to report first, and after a while the guards came out, saying that it was King Yue who asked His Royal Highness to go in quickly.Just then Shu Hui let out a heavy breath, straightened his collar and pulled up his skirt, and stepped forward.

When Shu Hui entered the room, he saw the king of Yue lying on the couch, and the prime minister Zhen Sibo was standing beside him.Shu Hui walked two steps quickly, knelt down in front of the couch, and cried, "It's my son who is not filial! The father is seriously ill, and the son can't serve him by his side!" The king of Yue has been ill for half a year. The dry and yellow eyeballs moved, only to hear him spit out a few words in anger, Shu Hui lay on the ground and couldn't hear clearly, so he hurriedly climbed up and asked, "What did the father say?" On the face of King Yue.There was a sound of phlegm in Lao Yue King's throat, and his breath was short, Shu Hui was too frightened to ask any more questions.The prime minister made a bow and said, "Your Majesty means that Your Highness suffers for the country. This is great filial piety, which is much more respected than just being a filial son in the court." King Yue calmed down after hearing this.Shu Hui thought in his heart that his father could think this way, and the suffering I suffered in the country was worth it, so he cried and held the hand of the king of Yue, and told him all the thoughts about his family and the country for the past 20 years, and went straight to the king of Yue. Listen to the old tears.

Zhen Sibo was also crying beside him, but after waiting for half a day, he saw the two of them were crying, but he couldn't squeeze any tears, so he pretended to wipe his eyes with his sleeve and said, "Your Highness and Your Majesty haven't seen each other for many years, there must be many In other words, I really shouldn't have interrupted, but I do have something important to report right now." After hearing this, Shu Hui stopped crying.Zhen Sibo said, "According to the insider's report in the country, Shao Renjun was furious when he learned that His Highness had returned to the country privately, and immediately dispatched 10 horses. Now it has reached the border of Youhuan, and it may take less than ten days for the army to overwhelm the border." Hui immediately changed his color and scolded, "I have never heard of any country that has the face to imprison the prince of other countries for 20 years, and now he is not consciously ashamed and even sent troops to chase after him!" It is expected that he will do this. The most urgent thing is to hope that the king can send General Chu to move to the place where there is Huan Fusi, ready to fight at any time." King Yue snorted twice.Shu Hui frowned slightly, and asked, "I wonder who this General Chu is?" Zhen Sibo said, "He is General Chu Qianli who has marched thousands of miles without defeat." Rebellion, General Chu Qianli Chu, who stabilized the border tribes, I often heard the name of the general when I was in the country." Zhen Sibo nodded, and said, "If General Chu goes out, he will be able to repel the enemy." Shu Hui thought for a while and asked Said, "Prime Minister, do you know which general is leading the gangster army this time?" Zhen Sibo said, "I don't know yet, but if Your Highness wants to know, I can just send someone to find out." Shu Hui said , "I have an idea. If it goes well, the gangsters will retreat without a single soldier." Zhen Sibo hurriedly said, "If it is true, it will be the best." Shu Hui said, "It's just that we need to do it first. One thing." Zhen Sibo asked, "I don't know what it is?" Shu Hui bowed on the couch, "My father, please immediately grant the status of Dong Shi, the daughter of the Great General Dong Qu, and Shao Wushuang, the princess of the Meng Kingdom." Zhen Sibo listened After a pause, he immediately said, "It's a small matter to grant status, and there is no rush. Your Highness should find a way to defeat the hundred thousand gangsters at this moment." Shu Hui laughed, "Giving status is related to this matter. As far as I know You know, Shao Renjun is arrogant, extravagant and greedy. If we declare that the [-] troops are to escort me back to the country, then we will send General Chu to the front of the battle with a thousand gold and jewels, praise Shao Renjun's benevolence, and tell me that I have been granted a seal Dong and Wushuang, to show that the Yue Kingdom is willing to put aside the previous suspicions and form a friendly state with the Mang Kingdom, then Shao Renjun will be able to calm down his anger temporarily when he gets money and fame." Zhen Sibo also felt reasonable after hearing this, and asked, "I don't know this And what does it have to do with the generals who lead the troops?" Shu Hui said, "The Prime Minister doesn't know, I was able to escape from the Mang Kingdom this time because of the Mang Kingdom's court lieutenant and imperial envoy, this person is careless and negligent , I was easily fooled, so Shao Renjun will be angry with him, if he is leading the army this time, then he must be determined to catch me back, even if the matter fails, he will not agree to negotiate a peace and retreat without a fight. "Zhen Sibo said, "What Your Highness said is very true, that humble minister ordered someone to inquire about the news, and then His Highness and the King can make a decision." Shu Hui nodded and let him back down.

It is said that Mrs. Zhen has prepared delicacies early, and when Shu Hui comes back from court, the whole family can eat together.At dusk, I saw two sedan chairs getting off in the middle of the court, and they were carried to the Prince's mansion led by the personal eunuch of the King of Yue.Mrs. Zhen came out to welcome her, and the eunuch handed down a decree, naming Mrs. Dong as Mrs. Kang Ping and Mrs. Shao Wushuang as Mrs. Ning Wei.Mrs. Zhen knelt on the ground and did not move. The eunuch felt surprised that Mrs. Dong and Wushuang came to thank her after a while, and when she wanted to ask, Mrs. Zhen got up and said, "The two ladies are resting in the room at the moment. Let me give them the imperial edict." So the eunuch asked someone to deliver two brocade boxes, and said, "Your Majesty, I invite the Eldest Young Master and the Second Young Master to enter the palace to meet each other." Zhen ordered someone to call Shu Rong and Shu lead out.

As soon as the eunuch left, Mrs. Zhen returned to the room full of anger, and threw the two brocade boxes on the ground. When the maid from the dining room came to ask, Mrs. Zhen took her anger out on her, "things that don't have long eyes , what kind of banquet is going to be held at this moment, and put it out to invite two fox spirits to eat?" The servant girl was frightened and wanted to retreat, but Mrs. Zhen shouted again, thinking for a while before saying, "Let's put the food on the table, and invite the two ladies to come out " Zhen gritted her teeth, "Wait for me to go and congratulate them!"

Dong Shi and Wu Shuang didn't know why, they could only fidget when they entered the banquet, and then they entered the mansion and were taken to the Northland, thinking that they didn't have the identity to attend the banquet.After waiting for half a day, it was getting dark, but still no one came, asked the maid who was standing beside her, but the maid made a wooden face and didn't answer, Dong Shi and Wu Shuang didn't dare to force her, so they could only look at each other and wait.After a while, I saw Mrs. Zhen coming late, followed by a dozen maidservants.Mrs. Dong and Mrs. Wu hurriedly stood up to greet her, but Mrs. Zhen was very different from when they met during the day. She stepped forward with joy, held Mrs. Dong's hand, and called out affectionately, "Your sister is really lucky." Mrs. Dong Although he was puzzled in his heart, he didn't dare to reveal it, so he timidly returned the sister's gift.Mrs. Zhen took Wushuang's hand again, and said, "Princess and Yin'er are a natural match, congratulations to the princess too." As she spoke, she took Dong and Wushuang to the table respectively.After sitting down, Mrs. Zhen said that the King of Yue bestowed the two wives.The two of them were startled when they heard this, and got up again in a panic, both saying that they didn't go to thank them, they really deserved to die.Zhen waved her hand and said, "It's okay, Yue is a land of civilization and civilization, so don't worry about those red tapes." She also ordered the servant girl to present a brocade box and hand it over to the two of them.Dong Shi and Wu Shuang thanked each other.Mrs. Zhen also said, "Rong'er and Yin'er have entered the palace, and I'm afraid they will return after having a banquet with His Highness." Wu Shuang looked at the table of dishes and said, "How can we eat only the three of us?" Here are these foods." Zhen's face showed a look of embarrassment, and said, "I'm afraid there will be no three of them. The weather is getting hotter these days, and my appetite is getting worse. Let alone eating, I don't even want to look at these hot, sweet and greasy dishes." Feel comfortable, so I can't accompany my sister to eat with the princess." Dong Shi said, "Since my sister is not in good health, let's go back to the room to rest quickly, and don't chat with us." Wu Shuang also said, "Since this We can't eat the food, how about sharing some with the servants?" Mrs. Dong also agreed.Zhen Shi praised, "You are still two caring servants, I would just think of throwing it to wild cats and dogs to eat." Dong Shi and Wu Shuang were silent.I only heard Mrs. Zhen say, "Since Mrs. Kang Ping and Mrs. Ning Wei rewarded you, you still don't come to pick it up." As he said that, he saw more than a dozen maids taking down several big dishes, and after a while, only Clear soups and cold dishes.Zhen Shi said, "I think these dishes are enough for the two of you." Without waiting for Dong Shi and Wu Shuang to react, she asked the servant girl to help her out.