[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 161 [English]

Chapter 156 Sister-in-law

The Crown Prince of Libei, Lu Yizhi, and Xiao Jiming were childhood sweethearts. After their marriage, they had a very harmonious relationship and were very well-known in Libei.When Princess Libei died of illness, Xiao Chiye didn’t understand anything. As the saying goes, a sister-in-law is like a mother, and Lu Yizhi was exactly the same for Xiao Chiye.She is not only Lu Guangbai’s sister, but also Qi Zhuyin’s good friend.

The carriage stopped outside Cizhou City, and there were Libei cavalry accompanying them on both sides of the official road.Lu Yizhi sat among them, listening to the sound of footsteps outside the curtain, and someone shouting “Tongzhi”.

Same knowledge.

Lu Yizhi gently clasped her hands together, thinking happily.

That’s he!

Zhou Gui stood outside the carriage, saluted from a distance, and said: “Greetings to the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess is tired from traveling and traveling, so please enter the city quickly.”

Lu Yizhi had never met Zhou Gui, and naturally he had never heard Zhou Gui’s voice.She just heard someone shouting “Tongzhi”, so she thought Zhou Gui was Shen Zechuan.The carriage drove towards the city gate. She quietly opened a corner of the curtain while the wheels were rolling, and saw Zhou Gui’s back.

Zhou Gui stood with his back turned, and Lu Yizhi couldn’t see the front, thinking that Shen Zechuan was different from what Xiao Chiye described in the letter.She quietly lowered the curtain, and after a moment, opened it again, and looked again.

Zhou Gui showed his face this time. He was many years older than Xiao Jiming. He was of average height, with a clear face and a beautiful beard. Lu Yizhi was stunned with shock. Fortunately, he still had some sense and remembered that Shen Zechuan was two years younger than Xiao Chiye.

At that moment, Zhou Guiwei was seen leaning over to get out of the way, leaving behind a white shadow.The white figure was tall and tall. Although he was leaning sideways, his appearance could be vaguely glimpsed.Lu Yizhi looked at it carefully, thinking that Aye really wasn’t bragging, he was indeed good-looking, and must be more like his mother.

Shen Zechuan didn’t know that Lu Yizhi was looking at him, and he whispered to Zhou Gui: “Today, I would like to ask you gentlemen to draft a new document. The other matters will be postponed for the time being and discussed another day.”

No matter how dull Zhou Gui was, he knew who Lu Yizhi was here to see. He followed Shen Zechuan closely and said, “I’ll transfer someone from the Yamen over right away.”

Shen Zechuan was stunned and said, “What are you doing to transfer people?”

Zhou Gui’s palms were sweating and he replied: “Protect fellow intellectuals!”

Shen Zechuan was speechless. He saw that there were about 500 Libei Iron Cavalry people accompanying him on this trip. If he really wanted to get he, Zhou Gui couldn’t stop him even if he wanted to.Xiao Chiye has not received a letter since August, so he can only rely on guesswork.At that moment, he comforted her casually: “Maybe the Crown Princess is just taking the road. From Cizhou, you can go directly to Chazhou, and then it will be much more convenient to enter Qidong. Sir, don’t worry too much, we are not enemies with Libei.”

Who would have thought that Shen Zechuan’s casual words would actually hit the mark.

Lu Yizhi went south this time just to go to Qidong.

Lu Guangbai defected, Lu Pingyan was implicated, and was ordered by the court to be taken to Qudu for trial. However, Qi Zhuyin directly detained Yingxi, the eunuch who oversaw the border county. On the grounds that Yingxi had repeatedly interfered in the military affairs of the border county and was involved in the food and grass issues of the border county, he asked the Ministry of War to give her an explanation first, and to take Lu Pingyan into his camp to take care of her.Qi Zhuyin had sent a letter to Libei as early as June, asking Xiao Jiming to pick up Lu Pingyan as soon as possible.

This matter is a major case. Whether Lu Guangbai will defect to the Twelve Biansha Ministries after his defection is the most critical. There is currently no news about the border garrison in Dazhou. Judging from Lu Guangbai’s behavior of going deep into the desert, he is more likely to defect to the Twelve Biansha Ministries.The court officials petitioned Lu Pingyan to be tried because they wanted to take Lu Pingyan into Qidu as a hostage so that he could negotiate with Lu Guangbai in the future.The document conveyed by the Ministry of War was blocked in Qidong, and Qi Zhuyin turned a blind eye. At this time, the Jin Yiwei should have mentioned it.

But Chinti failed.

Six years ago, when Zhongbo was defeated, the Jinyi Guards headed by Ji Lei reported that Shen Zechuan was Qinti.It not only requires the seizure ticket, but also the driving post and the imperial pen approval document.After the death of Li Jianheng, the descendants of the Queen Mother assumed the power of the Emperor. She originally wanted the Queen Mother and the cabinet to jointly issue a document to replace the imperial pen approval, but Qi Zhuyin did not accept it.

During Hua Qi’s wedding, Han Cheng personally led the guard of honor and wanted to negotiate with Qi Zhuyin.The remuneration given by the Queen Mother was quite generous, but no agreement was reached. Qi Zhuyin was now the military support of Qudu, and they did not dare to force Qi Zhuyin to surrender.Xiao Jiming’s reason for giving a gift last time was to send someone to inquire about the news. Qi Zhuyin gave a clear message that Lu Yizhi’s trip was to take Lu Pingyan to Libei.

I stopped by to see who Shen Zechuan was for my father at home.

Naturally, Shen Zechuan couldn’t let Lu Yizhi stay at the inn, so he specially arranged for someone to clean up the courtyard at home and invited Lu Yizhi to stay in Xiao Chiye’s name.Lu Yizhi saw that the cornices of the house were all in the style that Xiao Chiye liked, and that the inside and outside were well maintained. He couldn’t help but think of the letter Xiao Chiye wrote to him before leaving. There were three pages in it praising Shen Zechuan.

After Lu Yizhi got off the carriage, Ding Tao happily came to pick him up.Lu Yizhi was very happy when she saw him. She pulled him to look at him and said, “Tao Zi is also very excited. Why don’t you go home with the second young master?”

Ding Tao said: “The master asked me to stay and stay by the young master’s side.”

Lu Yizhi called the maid to bring sweets to Ding Tao, sat on a chair, held her sleeves, and asked gently: “Does the second young master always live here?”

Ding Tao had been beaten by Qiao Tianya, and now he hesitated, not daring to tell lies to the Crown Princess.

Lu Yizhi said more gently: “When we were at home, you would often come to accompany me to relieve my boredom. Shisun has always known that there is a brother Taozi, who misses you all day long to come home and play with him.” He turned slightly sideways, a little sad, “I haven’t seen our little Taozi in six years, and I am also unfamiliar with him.”

Ding Tao hurriedly said: “We are no strangers! The imperial concubine treated me well. Before leaving the capital, she also asked Brother Jin to take care of me. I remember that.”

Lu Yizhi then turned back and said: “You are young, and as brothers, we naturally have to take good care of you. A Ye was being bullied in the house. After I heard about it, I couldn’t eat. I tossed and turned all night and was worried for a long time…”

Ding Tao heard this and said immediately: “My master was not injured when he left the capital. The Eighth Battalion cannot catch up with us. The Han Jin who came here is still in prison. Don’t worry, Crown Princess, my master is very powerful now.”

“Since Aye is so powerful,” Lu Yizhi said worriedly, “Why did you still leave for so long?”

“The young master was injured,” Ding Tao recalled. “The master was besieged in the city by Han Cheng. The young master helped a lot. But Han Cheng was so hateful that he threatened the young master with the teacher. The young master failed to save the teacher. After he came out, he became very ill. The doctors on the road couldn’t see clearly. We didn’t dare to go fast.”

Lu Yizhi didn’t know who Shen Zechuan’s teacher was, but he was shocked when he heard it, so he showed a bit of his true colors and asked, “What happened next, were you cured?”

Ding Tao didn’t know how to explain it, so she said: “I think it’s better, but master and grandpa both said it’s not better yet. The last time the master went to Chazhou for business, he got sick on the way, and the master was very angry when he came back.”

Lu Yizhi knew that Xiao Chiye really came here often. She said, “I have never seen Ah Ye angry.”

“But the master is in a hurry and has to leave after staying for one night.” Ding Tao thought for a moment and added in a low voice, “He came in over the wall.”

Lu Yizhi understood and said, “Are you happy living here? If you want to go back with me, I will take you back.”

Ding Tao hesitated. He wanted to go back to Libei, but he couldn’t let go of Cizhou.He made an appointment with Li Xiong to go fishing in the suburbs of the city in the winter, and promised Ji Gang to learn a set of boxing before the New Year. The most important thing is that Shen Zechuan never held back his pocket money. He raised frogs in Shen Zechuan’s courtyard, and Shen Zechuan did not blame him.

Lu Yizhi saw this, thoughtfully, patted Ding Tao’s head, and stopped embarrassment.Ding Tao’s hesitation shows that Shen Zechuan treats him very well, so Shen Zechuan is not a difficult person to get along with. At least he is very patient with such a half-grown boy.

Lu Yizhi thought to himself.

Good-looking, house-keeping, patient, and emphasizing friendship.He can not only take care of the house, but also handle government affairs.He can hold Aye without being too strong.He is not in good health, probably due to the illness he suffered in Qandu in his early years. He has had a difficult life, but he is approachable.

Such a good kid!

Lu Yizhi clapped his hands and said excitedly: “Prepare some pen and ink quickly. I will edit a book. You can send it back to Dajie overnight. Let the prince read it and send it to the prince at the battle site.”

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Shen Zechuan was a foreigner and could not see Lu Yizhi directly, so he set up a screen in the courtyard to separate him.They already knew that Lu Yizhi was taking advantage of the road, so they prepared a small banquet for Lu Yizhi to cleanse himself from the wind and dust. Zhou Gui’s wife accompanied him during the banquet.

Mrs. Zhou knew the best and praised Shen Zechuan again and again during private conversations with Lu Yizhi, and picked out a few things to tell Lu Yizhi.Lu Yizhi’s original impression of the Shen family was all about Shen Wei. It was Xiao Chiye who sent a letter overnight, describing Shen Zechuan’s good deeds for three pages. Finally, he implicitly stated that he was beaten by his father at the battle site and was demoted.

Lu Yizhi will only stay one night, and will continue to go south to Chazhou tomorrow.She specially called Shen Zechuan into the hall when the banquet was over. The more she looked at it, the better it looked, and the more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became. Remembering Xiao Chiye’s mention of his life experience, and what she heard from Ding Tao, she couldn’t help but feel particularly fond of Shen Zechuan.

Shen Zechuan felt that the Crown Princess looked at him like a rabbit, as gentle as she wanted, as if being more fierce would frighten him.

“Shen Tongzhi,” Lu Yizhi said softly, “I have troubled you a lot this time. As a reward, I hope you can accept a gift.”

After saying that, without waiting for a reply, Shen Zechuan asked the maid to bring the things over.The thing is not a rare thing, it is silk satin in a box.The things were not valuable, and Shen Zechuan was reluctant to refuse them after being polite. But when he took it, he felt that the box was heavy.

When Shen Zechuan returned to the courtyard, he opened it and saw that there were gold and jade bracelets underneath. They were all heirlooms with exquisite inlays and exquisite craftsmanship.

Fei Sheng stood behind and took a peek, thinking that this was an object passed down to his daughter-in-law!But he didn’t dare to think or say anything, so he looked away silently, leaving Shen Zechuan standing there alone in confusion.