Jiangning, September.

The weather has begun to turn cooler, in the morning, there are a lot of pedestrians on the road on the Qinhuai River, but because the many Qinglou Chu pavilions on both sides of the river are still in a quiet state, for people who are accustomed to the nearby ecology, the scenery in front of them seems a little bleak.

Zhou Junwu sat in the restaurant room across the road, meeting with Pu Yangyi, who had come to see him, and then talked about business.

In the autumn of the twelfth year of Jinghan, Zhou Junwu was already sixteen years old. As the little prince of King Kang's mansion, he is now one of the most high-profile young people in Jiangning City. Such attention is of course because of his identity, and secondly because of his handsome appearance and temperament is different from his peers. And after these two points, there is a series of oddities and peculiarities, which are often discussed.

As the heir of King Kang's Mansion, although he can't be involved in politics as a royal family guide, if he has the heart to do it, he will still be able to participate in a lot of things. Especially when they were young, most of the royal families with a little wisdom and cultivation would still be vassals and elegant, such as reciting poems, feasting literati to have a good reputation, etc., which is the best direction for this era.

Of course, there are still a lot of crooked melons and cracked dates in the royal family, if they are arrogant and domineering, and they have nothing to do to bully the common people, everyone may not be surprised, after all, Zhou Yong, his father, was once very keen on these things. But the contradiction is that this little prince is handsome and weak, and he is also quite cultivated in dealing with people, and he is polite and polite.

He always collected a large number of craftsmen, and spent his days studying all kinds of strange and pornographic techniques. If he hears that there is a craftsman in a certain place who knows some special skills, he will also try to invite them, and even he himself likes to do some carpentry work, manual work, and so on. He also recruited the children of many "second generations" in Jiangning to form a "Gewu Party".

A promising little prince likes things that are so unethical, not to mention "gentlemen but not parties". The literati felt that it was a pity and persuaded them many times. King Kang Zhou Yong himself is an indifferent prince, but people say that his son is promising, and he still likes to listen to it. Let these literati personally persuade Zhou Junwu. After making trouble for a while, the gentle little prince went crazy, and the mop chair chased a few literati down the street, and the matter stopped later.

As Ning Yi said. When people think he's a good guy. I want to "change" it. "Correct" it, and when the other party really shows his hideous face, no one will "regret" it. Hide if you can.

In fact, whether it is to cause a topic, or the literati want to change Junwu, the reason in the heart will naturally not be so simple. If the pursuit continues, it is also because at the age of fifteen or sixteen, the little prince has relied on the power of the palace to prop up a big stall: purchasing all kinds of materials, hundreds of craftsmen and hundreds of small workers eating under him, and spending money like running water. can make this qiē work, even if it is a royal background, it is impossible to eat white food alone, first of all, because the little prince himself is not incompetent.

A sixteen-year-old little prince, even if he relies on some help or staff, no matter what he does, can have this scale and momentum of operation, and when he grows up and inherits the throne, he will definitely be the most important force in Jiangning City, relatively speaking, it is much more powerful than a prince who takes a golden melon sledgehammer to the street and smashes people's heads all day long.

Many people approached and stammered, but the little prince himself was still sensible and very cautious about the choice of collaborators around him. He also never wants too many interest groups to gather around him and step on the bottom line of "the clan does not interfere in politics" -- although the existence of the clan itself is an influence on politics, there is always a degree.

After meeting, the young man who had already tied up his hair and his face was still delicate and immature chatted with Pu Yangyi about business. Although there must still be a childish side in some aspects, the young man with a noble status and a gesture that imitates a certain teacher intentionally or unintentionally already has the momentum of a little prince. After chatting, the two opened the window and looked down, Zhou Junwu with his hands behind his back.

"When the tutor was still in Jiangning, Brother Puyang had some friendship with the tutor. Jun Wu is going to Beijing recently, does Brother Puyang have anything to say, do you want Jun Wu to bring it? ”

"The little prince has a heart. Puyang family and Zhuji, and the Su family now also have business dealings, copper smell does not need to pollute the ears of the little prince, but when Liheng people were in Jiangning, there was known as the first genius in Jiangning, I recently found a few paintings and calligraphy, but also a look, but I want to ask the little prince to transfer to Liheng, but also get it. ”

"Haha, Brother Puyang's intentions, Junwu will definitely bring it."

The relationship between the two is no longer a moment, and Pu Yangyi has long understood that the little prince in front of him has great respect for the "master" who has gone to the capital now, so much so that he deliberately imitates what he says and does. He also has business dealings with Zhuji and the current Su family, so at this time, he might as well talk to Ning Yi again and give Zhou Junwu some good impressions. However, as the heir of the Puyang family, in his words, he is neither humble nor arrogant.

The two of them stood in front of the window and talked, and an incident happened below, which suddenly came into view, it was the back door of a green building below, and the guests who stayed overnight were coming out, and the face of one of them shook in the field of vision of the two.

Zhou Junwu put his hands behind his back, and the chatter-like words in his mouth paused slightly, and then continued as usual. However, what kind of person Pu Yangyi is, when the figure below appeared, he had already recognized the identity of that person. And beside him, the little prince's gaze suddenly became sharp, and a pair of lips were already pursed thinly.

Although it is the kind of fierceness that belongs to a sixteen-year-old boy, but when it appears on the face of a person with the identity of a little prince, it usually kills a lot of people. But fortunately, after this scene, Zhou Junwu continued to chat, when nothing happened at all. Pu Yangyi also pretended not to see it and took over the topic.

The one who appeared at the back door of the Qinglou was the brother-in-law of the little prince, Junmaqu Zonghui, who was married to Zhou Pei.

Pu Yangyi has more or less heard about this couple's affairs, but only for now. He didn't dare say anything. After a while, the two sides said goodbye to each other and left the restaurant to go their separate ways. Zhou Junwu inquired about the people around him, and then took a carriage to the location of an imperial warehouse outside the city. Late autumn has arrived, winter is coming, a lot of supplies and grain are being hoarded here, and soon after entering, he also found his sister who was checking the warehousing here.

In the color of the fallen leaves in late autumn, Zhou Pei, who is already a wife, wears a warm yellow deep coat, with a graceful and luxurious temperament. The sixteen-year-old boy still has childishness on his face. His sister, who is only two years older than him, has been in the last two years. Quickly shedding his childishness, even he didn't understand why the change was so fast. Seeing Jun Wu coming, a smile appeared on the woman's face and she pushed the people around her back.

"Junwu. Why did you come here to me today? Can I help you? ”

"Sister." Jun Wu called her. And then the road. "Nothing."

"Come here." Zhou Pei smiled and waved his hand to him, "Take you to a high place to see." ”

The high place that Zhou Pei mentioned is the side of the Huangcang that can overlook the surrounding main building. The two went all the way, and the maids and entourages followed behind.

"I don't know when, the weather is going to turn cold, and a few boatloads of grain from Huainan are still on the way. In last year's famine, there were twice as many beggars around Jiangning, all of whom lost their houses and lands during the famine, and beggars did not have a habit of begging...... Many people will starve to death this year. But they won't continue to increase, and each year will be less and less...... Look at your clothes, they're all wrinkled......"

Zhou Pei said, Ti Junwu pulled his collar, the two had reached the top floor of the main building at this time, Junwu looked at his sister who was already slightly shorter than himself in front of him, and hesitated.

"Sister. How are you lately? ”

"I'm a little tired, but there's something bad about me." Zhou Pei tilted his head and glanced at him playfully, "Lack of money?" ”

"Nope. In a few days, I'm going to Beijing...... Is there anything or something that my sister wants me to pass on to Master? ”

"I know about it. You are a member of the royal family, remember to pay attention to your identity when entering Beijing, even if you are short of money, don't act like helping people to be lobbyists, you have to remember this clearly. Zhou Pei arranged his collar, "Master, I'll prepare something for you to bring over a little bit...... I'll also write a letter, and you can help bring it. ”

Zhou Junwu stood straight and looked at his sister: "I know these things, my business is my own, I can't talk about being a lobbyist for others, I remember everything." I will also visit Grandpa Qin and Master, they will give me ideas, and this time I will go to Beijing, I will also go to meet some young ladies from big families, and my father said that I should also get married. ”

Zhou Pei's movements stopped slightly, and he laughed narrowly: "Oh, when it comes to getting married, I thought you would be shy." You have also seen the girls that the family chose for you before, and Yumei, who grew up with you since childhood, is it still ...... to look down on you?"

Jun Wu's face was slightly red, and he followed his sister to the window: "It's not, they're ...... And Yumei, you can. You can marry anyone, this time it was because I said I wanted to go to Beijing, my father asked me to meet people, in fact, there are also Grandpa Qin and Master will help with ideas. ”

Zhou Pei turned his head to look at him: "How can you get married...... With whom? ”

Jun Wu looked at the busy movement between the various imperial warehouses downstairs and frowned: "It's almost the same as anyone." Woman...... Sister, after you get married, I will ...... I know those things, it's funny, it's fun, but ......."

Zhou Pei's eyes were stern: "After I got married, what has become of the palace?" ”

"It's not too messy." Jun Wu's eyes looked at his sister as clearly as possible, "Sister, you let me learn to call those people, I went to the Qinglou, and after tasting those things, I also had a relationship with Sister Luan Hong, but that's it...... After I get married, I will marry Luan Hong as a concubine. ”

"Luan Hong seduced you?"

"No, after I tasted those things, I thought it was funny, and I also felt that there should be a woman by my side, otherwise I would always have to go to the Qinglou, which is not good."

To say this, Jun Wu's expression was somewhat restrained, but in the depths of his eyes, there was a calmness as if he couldn't say anything to people. Zhou Pei frowned, and didn't know what to say for a while.

"Before you get married, ask Luan Hong to come to see me once, and I'm going to beat her, but don't worry, it won't be too much."

"Okay." Jun Wu nodded.

After a while, the woman seemed to be a little unwilling to ask: "...... Do you really think it's okay? ”

"I'm a man and I have a lot to do. What's more, after getting married, I can still have a concubine, how can I spend too much time on these things? Master said that people's mental strength is limited, and unimportant things should be thrown away. ”

"You don't have to learn this Cheng dù......" Zhou Pei whispered, "Your master is ...... It is very close to my wife. ”

"Hmm." Jun Wu nodded, "I also envy the relationship between the master and the masters......" After he finished speaking, he was silent for a moment. Then he spoke: "Sister." That...... Between you and your brother-in-law, is that all? ”

Zhou Pei's eyes blinked, his gaze dimmed, and then he sighed: "What did you hear again?" ”

"I ...... Nothing ......."

"It's okay...... Zhou Pei said. After all, I did it wrong. ”

"How can you say it's your fault, sister!"

"Of course it's my fault." Zhou Pei laughed. The smile was a little sarcastic. "Isn't what your brother-in-law did human? I have only one husband, a man...... But there were many women. ”

"I ......," Jun Wu raised his hand. Finally, the fist slammed into the windowsill in anger. He didn't know what to say.

He actually knows the inside story between his sister and brother-in-law, and this is the truth that Zhou Pei told him privately after the incident appeared. It turned out that before the two got married, Zhou Pei had talked to Qu Zonghui once, and she hinted to Qu Zonghui that the two could not have sex immediately, and they would only accept her after they had some feelings. At the beginning, Qu Zonghui may have thought that this was a woman's shame, and also felt that Zhou Pei, the little county lord, was indeed a little different, so he agreed.

After getting married, he at first tried to make contact with the little lord as gently as possible, maintaining a seemingly respectful relationship between husband and wife, and maintaining a warm relationship, but it was not long before this contact became cold. It may be that Qu Zonghui feels that as a husband and wife, this kind of interaction seems too weak for men, or he himself feels tired and bored. In any case, since then, Qu Zonghui's participation in poetry meetings among literati has become frequent, and several times, he stayed in the Qinglou.

There is no quarrel, there is no outbreak, Zhou Pei, who was learning to manage various things with Princess Chengguo at the time, was a little stunned when she learned about the situation, and she didn't know whether to protest or take care of the horse in the county. Qu Zonghui's attitude also became cold in the silence of bowing his head day by day. Things simply slipped off in both directions. By the time Zhou Pei was able to figure things out, Qu Zonghui didn't know how many nights he had stayed in the Qinglou.

Even if you try to save it, you can't get it back.

All she could do was to carry a lot of pragmatic things and no longer have too much contact with Qu Zonghui.

Zhou Junwu didn't know what to say about this matter, in a sense, the request that his sister made at the beginning was right and wrong, but he also understood why his sister made such a request. And when things have developed to this point, he can certainly come forward to arrest Qu Zonghui back, or simply kill him and throw him into the Qinhuai River, but his sister will not allow this kind of thing to happen.

"Sister, why don't you go to Beijing with me to meet Master." Jun Wu looked at her, and for some reason this sentence came out, and then added, "Master may have a way." ”

The royal girl, who was only eighteen years old but already had some gorgeous temperament, looked at him with a tilted head, and after a while, she smiled slightly and shook her head: "I'm not going, there are so many things......" She reached out and tidied up her brother's collar again, "It's still the same sentence, don't lose the face of the royal family, you just give them a chance to meet you, not to be a lobbyist." ”

"I understand. Sister, you have to be good too. ”

"Of course."

The elder sister raised her chin, and the silhouette of light fell, setting off the girl's beautiful, proud and lonely smile, mature and youthful, just like that......

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Bianliang.

Also at the beginning of September, Ning Yi was at home with Tan'er, Yunzhu and others to live a simple life, and many of the work at hand had also been transferred to his home to deal with. When he received the urgent message, he was playing backgammon with Xiaochan under the eaves, and the little woman opposite was holding her chin with her hands together, looking at the chess game and humming softly, very arrogant, because it looked like she was about to win.

Ning Yi glanced at the content of the information, and was slightly stunned, and the paper read: August 28...... Chen Fan and Ji Qian'er in Qinkou...... Kill Sikong Nan.

He read the information three times. On the other side, Xiaochan, who knew that she couldn't disturb him, looked at him with some concern with her face.

"Great!"

Ning Yi slammed the information on the chessboard, startling Xiaochan and blinking at the jumping chess pieces. Ning Yi waved his hand with the subordinate who came over to deliver the information: "You go down." After the person left, Xiaochan stood up, frowning and a little aggrieved: "Xianggong, you are cheating, I obviously want to win...... Hmmm......"

She was held in the face by Ning Yi, who jumped up, kissed her mouth, couldn't speak, and finally even her tongue was snatched away.

"Uh......h Xianggong, you are playing tricks......"

After being released, Xiaochan was still muttering softly. Ning Yi grabbed the piece of information and waved his hand: "Don't worry too much about small things...... Tonight we make our own barbecue to celebrate, and I'll go to the kitchen to find meat! ”

He turned around and left, Xiaochan pursed her lips.

"Hmph...... I'll go too, Xianggong will wait for me ......"

The autumn sun shone down from the side of the eaves, Xiaochan chased after her, although she didn't understand what it was, but everyone would be very happy to celebrate.

Similar to Jiang Ningshi a few years ago, when Ning Yi went out or did something, Xiaochan followed by him, but at this time, the two could already hold hands or hug each other. And in the original little girl's womb, a small life is also quietly pregnant in a happy time...... (To be continued......)