In the room, Shen Zhezi's face was calm, holding a jade ruyi, fiddling with the swaying flames in the brazier. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The letter was sent by his father to his third uncle Shen Hong, telling him to look at the secret room alone and not show it to others. As for the content of the letter, after the initial surprise, Shen Zhezi's mood gradually calmed down, and then he began to think about how to adjust his many arrangements.

Although he knew that the Liyang military disaster was not far away, the arrangement made by Shen Zhezi around this incident was mainly to play a side game, and he did not plan to get involved in the center of the current situation too early.

On the one hand, its own heritage is not enough, and the center is still in a weak position, and it is not enough to deeply intervene to share profits. On the other hand, the gap between the north and the south is still a factor that cannot be ignored nowadays, even if his family has opened up some situations in the overseas Chinese gate, but the Qingxu overseas Chinese, who are the backbone of the overseas Chinese gate, are still closely united around the Langya Wang family, and it is only because of the containment of the overseas Chinese in Yuzhou that the Shen family has not been effectively suppressed.

But in fact, in his heart, Shen Zhezi is a little unwilling, if the current situation does not change much in the future, then Su Jun's rebellion is the only opportunity for his family to get a substantial jump in the near future, if he can't use it to the fullest, it will be a pity. In his heart, he actually planned to fight again.

Daddy Xinmo strongly persuaded Shen Zhezi to return to his hometown, and Shen Zhezi's earlier idea was to retreat to Qu'a, sit and watch the changes in the situation in Gyeonggi, and take the opportunity to make profits. But now, his mentality has changed somewhat, he does not plan to leave the capital, but to stay in the most pivotal position at the most critical moment, and seize a crucial opportunity for his family and his long-cherished wish of the Northern Expedition!

Once such a decision was made, many of the earlier arrangements had to be slightly adjusted. He is not essentially a desperate gambler who is ready to make a desperate bet, especially when there are more and more people and resources that he can control and influence, and he always has a bottom line in his heart to seek stability.

But this does not mean that he does not have the courage to be bold and enterprising, he does not believe in the strong will to sacrifice his life, but hopes to have a careful plan and several filings before the struggle, even if it can only increase the chance of victory, these preparations are not useless.

After sitting in the room for a long time, the flames had been extinguished and the ashes had been scattered, before Shen Zhezi got up and pushed the door out. He won't have much of a laid-back time for the rest of the year.

At this time, in a hall in the backyard of the princess's mansion, two little fat men were sitting and looking at each other, one was eight or nine years old, and the other was five or six years old.

"Humph......"

The slightly older little fat man sneered, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and a wave of ridicule rippled: "Little raccoon dog, why haven't you returned to Wuzhong Township yet, and you have to rely on my sister's mansion all the time?" ”

Hearing this, the little fat on the other side was not to be outdone, and said unceremoniously: "Big-bellied Lang, this is clearly my brother's home!" My sister-in-law is not your sister! ”

"Haha, you might as well go out and see whose mansion it is written by the Yimen outside the court!"

The older fat man is the current emperor Sima Yan, who is wearing a child's clothes, and when facing the little fat man Shen Jin, he has a sense of intellectual superiority.

"I can't read!"

Shen Jin was not to be outdone, he stood up suddenly, stepped on the small case, patted his knees with his hands, and said in a high-pitched tone. It's just that even if this posture is cold, he is busy and puts his feet down, but his demeanor still does not flinch: "When you come to my house, you always have to share my snacks." I tell you, no! ”

Sima Yan didn't expect this kid to have a very strong temper, and he actually said ignorance so eloquently, he was a little stunned for a while, and only reacted back after a while, and said with a smile: "I just want to share your food, what can you do!" Your sister-in-law is my sister-in-law, and your brother-in-law is my brother-in-law, no matter how you count it, this is not your home, what else do you say? ”

"You, you...... Wow...... Sister-in-law, this big-bellied man deceived me! ”

Shen Jin was speechless for a while, and when he threw himself on the case, he howled.

"You talk nonsense, I didn't deceive you!"

Seeing this, Sima Yan hurriedly took a few steps back to show his innocence, and after not coming for many days, he almost forgot that this kid still had such a killer feature.

The cry started, and a strong wind rushed in from outside the door, and Princess Xingnan quickly swept the situation in the room, pinched her waist with one hand, and pointed at the emperor with the other hand and reprimanded: "Ah Liu, are you bullying my crane again?" ”

"Sister, I really don't have it! He just couldn't argue with me, that's why he started crying. ”

Hearing this, Shen Jin, who was lying on the case, howled even more intensely, and kicked his calves by the way. Seeing that the princess's demeanor was getting worse and worse, Sima Yan said with a bitter face: "Sister, your uncle is too disgusting!" As soon as I finally came to your house, he came to wronged me......"

"No matter how disgusting he is, can he be even more disgusting than when you were a child? You're such a big man, what are you arguing with him? ”

Princess Xingnan is very protective of her uncle, she is only a half-grown girl, and how do she know how to raise children. just kept in mind that since the aunt entrusted the uncle to herself, she must take care of it, and then gradually everything was unconditionally on the child's side.

Hearing this, Sima Yan felt even more speechless, at this time, seeing the figure walking outside the court gate, he suddenly seemed to be looking forward to justice, and rushed to the bottom of the corridor in a hurry, shouting at the top of his voice: "Brother-in-law, you came just in time, and your little brother wronged me with a howl!" I just like to taste your food, and he wants to accuse me of deceiving him! ”

Shen Zhezi had to have leisure, and when he heard this shout, he suddenly felt that his head was big, if he knew that the emperor was coming to his house today, he would not come to the inner courtyard to say anything. So he turned his head and glared at Yu Bin behind him, Yu Bin smiled, to be honest, he really didn't want to bring this cousin to the princess's mansion, but he was so annoyed that he couldn't stand it.

But fortunately, after the emperor shouted, the crying in the door had stopped, and Xiao Shen Jin stood at the door with red eyes and said, "Brother, I didn't accuse him!" This big-bellied man said that this is not my home, it is not my home, how can I live here! ”

"Good Crane, this is your home, not his! Obediently, let the cloud fat lady take you to wash your face, your brother didn't blame you, don't worry. ”

After a lot of commotion, it was time for dinner. Because Shen Zhezi was at home, the two fat men couldn't enjoy themselves, but they just put a lotus seed soup on their respective cases. After hastily eating dinner, when Shen Jin went to sleep, the emperor looked at Shen Zhezi with an excited face and said, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, quickly let someone bring your fat tube!" I haven't played with it for a long time, and I'm really itchy! ”

"You're very itchy, I think you're very itchy! Do you spend a lot of time in the garden? There is so much time every day thinking about the karma of these women! ”

Princess Xingnan was a little displeased when she heard this, and now there were no outsiders in the restaurant, so she pointed at the emperor and reprimanded.

Yu Bin saw that the emperor shut up, and didn't dare to contradict his sister, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If he also had such prestige as a princess in front of this cousin, then he would have been less scolded and reprimanded by his father in the past few days. Although he has been promoted to the secretary Lang, but the main job is the Son of Heaven, every time the emperor has a mistake, he is the first to be blamed, which is really miserable.

Regarding the emperor's attitude, Shen Zhezi treated his little brother differently, seeing that the emperor was reprimanded by the princess and didn't dare to speak, he frowned and said: "Your Majesty rarely leaves the garden to come to my house once, how can you treat it harshly." Young people should combine work and rest, bury themselves in the scriptures all day long and do not know how to rest, and before they understand reason, they will faint first. ”

"yes, yes! Sister, I read the scriptures hard every day in the garden, practicing calligraphy at the desk, and I don't dare to slack off! If you don't believe me, ask your cousin! Isn't that right, cousin? ”

When Sima Yan heard Shen Zhezi's words, his eyes lit up, and he even pulled Yu Bin to testify to himself.

Yu Bin smiled bitterly and nodded, the atmosphere in his family was very different from this, his father was in the hall, how could everyone dare to talk and laugh and argue, they were all sitting upright, lest the eyes of the non-angry and self-righteous fall on him. In contrast, he prefers the atmosphere of the Shen family, although there are quarrels, but there is also warmth.

As he spoke, the servant had already presented a wooden hand crank cylinder, lined with multiple layers, which was what the emperor had said earlier. To put it bluntly, it is actually a degreaser that separates the cream. Nowadays, northerners drink more buttermilk, which is full of butter and has a strong smell, which is not a good taste for people who are not used to drinking it. Southerners seldom drink this, just as northerners rarely drink tea.

Nowadays, there is also cream, and the buttermilk is left for a period of time, and the fat floats up and naturally solidifies into a layer. This kind of milk skin also needs to be pounded to turn into cream, which is more troublesome than directly stirring and skimming.

Since the emperor tasted the cream steamed cakes sent into the garden by the Shen family, he was amazed, not only did he like to eat, but after seeing the production process, he sincerely liked the process of making food by himself, which can be described as an indescribable hobby. When he saw that the fat cylinder was on the table, he rolled up his sleeves and went down, and ordered the man to add milk to the bucket, as if he were a skilled man, and when the milk was added, he gritted his teeth and shook the rocker wildly.

It was a lot of effort, and after a while, the emperor was out of breath and stopped to rest.

Seeing that the emperor was sweating profusely, the princess felt a little pity, and frowned: "I don't know why you love this matter, can't you leave it to others?" ”

"Sister, you don't understand! All techniques have their own way. Milk transfer and fat dumping seem simple, but in fact, if the strength and slowness are poor, the final taste will be different. Eat into my mouth, taste I know in my heart, this is private, real food, how can you fake your hands to others! ”

Hearing the emperor talk about his theory in a serious way, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but sigh, it is really a philosophical principle of doing a line of love and a line of work.

So for more than an hour, the hall was filled with the emperor's wheezing sound like an old cow grinding. Princess Xingnan couldn't stand this state and left early. Shen Zhezi and Yu Bin were talking while sitting and watching how the emperor, a real foodie, was trying to satisfy his appetite.

Yu Bin relayed his father's words with some embarrassment, and when he saw Shen Zhezi's eyes condensed, he added with a slight sense of anger: "My father is in a different position, and his concerns are different from ours. I think Wei Zhou is a different kind of wonderful in the capital, and for my age, you can be called an example. ”

Shen Zhezi smiled slightly after hearing this, but he didn't take Yu Liang's words to heart, and turned to talk to Yu Bin about other things.

The night was getting late, and the emperor returned to the garden when it was time, looking at the small half pot of cream, and his sweaty face showed a happy smile, but he was so tired that he couldn't lift his arms. Before leaving, he also instructed Shen Zhezi to have the cream processed and sent to the garden later, probably because the fruits of his labor were particularly sweet.

Shen Zhezi couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, if his mother-in-law in the garden knew what the emperor was going to do every time he came to his house, she would probably hate him even more. However, he felt that no matter what the emperor loved, as long as he did not overly work on the people and lose money, he might as well accommodate one or two, and this majesty was really pitiful.