Chapter 38

After the words were spoken, Fu Changxi felt a little regretful.

A lie often needs countless lies to make up. Of course, in his capacity, Zhen Tingyun is just a boudoir girl who doesn't go out very much. If you really want to hide it seriously, you can hide it.

But, can this kind of thing really be hidden for a lifetime?

It’s hard to speak now, but if you don’t speak, wouldn’t it be even harder to speak later?

Fu Changxi's thoughts were racing in his heart, but his face was still calm, and he just changed the subject and said, "Anyway, this yard was also given by the regent, you didn't know it earlier, and I can't tell you more. Actually, this is The other courtyard is also empty on weekdays, and I am only you as a student. If you are free, just come and practice riding and shooting, there is nothing to worry about..."

Zhen Tingyun nodded, and then he had some doubts: "Well, why did the prince regent give this yard to Mr.?" Moreover, looking at the situation, the little princess still doesn't know about the different owner of the yard, otherwise he wouldn't be special today. Special came to find her uncle.

See, that's the price of lying - one lie and another.

Fu Changxi was also a little annoyed in his heart, and he just said lightly, "I don't know either."

Zhen Tingyun glanced at Fu Changxi's icy handsome face, and couldn't help but secretly thought: I'm afraid it wasn't because the regent wanted to win people's hearts, and seeing that his husband was old or lonely, he gave him an estate so that he could start a family and start a business?

Thinking like this, Zhen Tingyun somehow didn't want to ask any more questions, and felt strange in his heart. It just so happened that Fu Changxi on the other end didn't want to lie any more, so the two masters and apprentices changed the subject and talked about Zhen Tingyun's homework these days again.

Until the evening, someone came from the kitchen, saying that dinner was ready, and that Zhen Tingyun wanted to eat bacon rice earlier.

This bacon rice was originally going to be steamed, but Zhen Tingyun had already smelled the smell when he was talking to Fu Changxi in the room. He only felt that the aroma of the bacon and rice was like a small hook, gently in the stomach. Hooked inside, very greedy. At this time, when she heard that dinner was ready, she immediately raised her eyes to look at Fu Changxi, her eyes were big and bright.

Fu Changxi pursed his lips slightly when she saw it, but he showed a very light smile: "Have someone set up the meal. After the meal is ready, I'll ask someone to take you back."

Zhen Tingyun nodded quickly.

The servant heard the sound and came up to set the meal. Because it is outside, the meals are not as sophisticated as those in the palace. Most of them are wild and wild goods, so try something fresh.

Earlier, Zhen Tingyun and Fu Changxi also showed off that the bacon in her other courtyard is made of wild boar, which is fat but not greasy and delicious. As a result, she ate Fu Changxi's steamed bacon this time, and she knew the real thing. What is the taste of good bacon. Moreover, this rice seems to be different from what she has eaten. It is placed in a large bamboo tube, as if it was soaked by the oil and water of the bacon. The grains are crystal clear, with a touch of blue and bamboo. Fragrant, even from afar, it is even green. If you take a bite, you can taste the deliciousness of bacon in your mouth.

In the past, Fu Changxi didn't like such oily food very much. Seeing Zhen Tingyun eating non-stop, he had a rare appetite and ate half a bowl.

Zhen Tingyun ate a bowl and a half, and couldn't help but ask, "Is this rice the same as the Bi-japonica rice that was said outside?"

Zhen Tingyun has also heard the name before, and I heard that this is also called Jingmi. "The good ones are produced in Yutian County. The grains are slender, slightly green, and fragrant when cooking." Above, you can see the strangeness and expensiveness of this bi-japonica rice. Zhen Tingyun just listened to it in the past, because she had never seen or eaten it, so she still doubted in her heart: Is this rice also green? I'm afraid it's not dyed to deceive people, right? It wasn't until now that she saw and tasted it that she understood why it was Gomme.

Fu Changxi nodded slightly when he heard the words, and said, "'The color of the spring is green, and the petals of the lotus are red when the rice is cooked. People know that Kunlun is in the sky, and the green essence is not the same as the bottom.' That's what he said." After a pause, He added, "Actually, this rice has mixed flavors when used to steam bacon. If it is used to cook porridge, it is delicious and mellow, and if it is used to steam rice, it is fragrant and sweet. It’s hard to avoid being mixed with the smell of meat.”

Zhen Tingyun listened, biting chopsticks in his mouth, blinking to look at Fu Changxi, his eyes were shining.

The students he taught by himself looked like Zhen Tingyun, how could Fu Changxi not know her thoughts? He raised his eyebrows slightly, but he deserved to relax: "There should be some in the other courtyard. If you like it, ask someone to decorate it for you to go back."

Zhen Tingyun was overjoyed, and felt that he was embarrassed to eat and take it, so he quickly expressed his filial piety: "I know that you love me the most, sir. In the future, I will definitely be filial to you, sir..."

When it came to being filial and not filial, Fu Changxi remembered an important matter and reminded her: "By the way, you said you wanted to squeeze my shoulders last time."

Zhen Tingyun: "..." She almost forgot about such a trivial matter. Her husband looks like a busy man, how could he still remember? !

Fu Changxi snorted coldly when he saw her face.

Of course, Zhen Tingyun immediately responded: "I was thinking about this too - when I have eaten, I will give you a shoulder squeeze, sir."

Fu Changxi was satisfied.

After the two had eaten, the good student Zhen Tingyun stood behind Fu Changxi and pinched his shoulders.

Not to mention, Zhen Tingyun has also put a lot of thought into this aspect-mainly because Mrs. Zhen is getting older, she will inevitably suffer from back pain, and the granddaughter has to press it even if she sees it. With Mr. Fu Changxi in his turn, Zhen Tingyun didn't dare to move his back or waist, so he only pinched slightly on his shoulders.

After pinching it for a while, she felt that the muscles in her shoulders were tense and stiff, and she was also a little concerned, and asked, "Sir, are you very tired these days? I see that your shoulders are a little stiff..."

It was rare for Fu Changxi to enjoy the "filial piety" of his own students.

Zhen Tingyun made up his mind a lot, and secretly said: No wonder the prince regent even gave the yard, maybe how much work his husband did behind his back...

Thinking of this, Zhen Tingyun was even more distressed as a student, and he couldn't help saying: "You are already this age, you should pay more attention to your body on weekdays, what should you do if you are really tired?"

Fu Changxi: "..." So, how old am I?

Fu Changxi felt that he was in his prime and his youth was just right, so it was inevitable that he would be heartbroken when someone said this suddenly. Just looked up and looked back, and saw that she was only a thirteen or fourteen-year-old female student, as delicate as a spring leek.

With such a stark contrast, Fu Changxi was suddenly speechless.

Just in time, someone came to report that there was a guest coming.

The guard who came to report also knew that this girl Zhen didn't know the identity of her prince, and did not dare to reveal too much, so she just went up and said a few words in Fu Changxi's ear.

Although Zhen Tingyun stepped aside to avoid suspicion, he was standing behind Fu Changxi, and vaguely heard the words "General Song" and "I just returned to Beijing". She didn't even know who this General Song was, she just heard about it, but didn't take it to heart.

It was Fu Changxi, who listened carefully, frowned slightly, and soon let go.

After a while, Fu Changxi waved his hand to let the guards go down, and said to Zhen Ting, "It's getting late, I'll have someone take you back?"

Zhen Tingyun knew that he had business affairs, so he naturally got up: "Well, I should go back too, or my grandmother will be worried too."

Fu Changxi breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a while, then got up and escorted her out in person, and asked someone to pack a small bag of Bi-Germ rice for her.

When he was about to get on the carriage, Zhen Tingyun was still reluctant to give up, holding the curtain of the carriage with one hand and did not let it down, and shaking the other hand towards Fu Changxi, he said, "Sir, next time I'm free, I'll see you again. ah."

Fu Changxi is both funny and angry: she is free, but she is not necessarily free!

When the curtain of the car was lowered, Zhen Tingyun swept the corner of his eyes inadvertently to the side, but saw a dark horse in the courtyard - this dark horse with shiny fur, standing with its head held high, reckless and arrogant, even just looking at it. Knowing that this must be a rare good horse, Shenjun is very good.

Zhen Tingyun originally thought that his Ma Lantou was not bad, but now that he compares it, he feels that his Ma Lantou is also inferior. It was brought by the "General Song" in the guard's mouth. That's right, it may be a horse that has been on the battlefield, Ma Lantou's estimate is really incomparable...

Zhen Tingyun was just a little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old. Since entering Beijing, she has been bored at home reading and practicing calligraphy.

If this is a person who is sensitive to the current situation and politics, just the word "Song" can immediately think of the little emperor's biological mother-many people know that the little emperor was born by a palace maid, and after birth, he went to his mother to keep his son, and he has always been Raised at the lap of Queen Zheng, few people knew that the palace maid was the daughter of the Song family. Just because something happened to the Song family, all the adult males were beheaded, the males under the age of 14 were exiled to the southwest, and most of the female relatives in the family were filled in the palace and served as slaves and maids. I don't know what kind of fate, the first emperor and Yuan succeeded after, there are countless six palaces, but nothing came out, but the palace maid who accidentally came to the fortune, that is, the daughter of the sinner surnamed Song gave birth to the emperor. only son.

Of course, if you have keen senses, you can think of the birth mother of the little emperor when you hear the word "Song", and you can also think of the word for the regent when you hear the word "Yuanhui". But Zhen Tingyun didn't know anything, couldn't think of it, and wasn't even interested.

So, Zhen Tingyun leaned on the side of the carriage, lifted the curtain of the car and looked out, enjoying the wild spring scenery in a relaxed mood.

I don't know if it was a coincidence or not, the carriage passed all the way, and halfway through, she saw a familiar person - it was the night that Yuan Hui left, and she met Mrs. Chu in the inn yard.

Mrs. Chu was still as tall as before, with plain shirts and skirts, gentle and amiable. She was standing in the pavilion with two little girls, as if waiting for someone.

Zhen Tingyun's thoughts moved, so he asked the driver to stop the car, lifted the curtain, and called out crisply, "Ma'am, long time no see." After saying that, he wanted to get out of the car and greet others.

Mrs. Chu obviously remembered Zhen Tingyun, so she couldn't help but smile, and said warmly, "It's a coincidence that I met the girl again."

Zhen Tingyun was quite fond of this Madam Chu - this was someone who praised her Xiao Sheng, valued her talent, and wanted to accept her as his apprentice! It can be seen that he has eyesight, and he must be a big good person! Therefore, she did not see the outside world, and asked with a smile: "Is Madam waiting for someone? It will be dark when you see it, and this place is lonely and uninhabited. You are waiting here with two girls, I don't know when you will wait. Well. Why don't you go to my village to rest first and have a little tea, it's not too far from left to right, and it's convenient to go back and forth. If the lady is really worried, she can leave the girl here to wait, and it's convenient to send a letter or something. It's really not good, I'll ask the driver to take you here later."

Zhen Tingyun spoke earnestly, and Mrs. Chu understood: this girl was afraid that she felt that she had no car or sedan chair, and there were only two girls beside her. It was really unsafe to stand in the pavilion, so she took the initiative to invite people Go and sit, and then you can ask the driver to take you away.

In fact, Mrs. Chu also came out to reminisce with her old friend this time, so she only brought two girls, but both of her girls are capable of martial arts, so there is really nothing to be afraid of. Furthermore, she had previously instructed the coachman to pick him up when the hour came, so standing in the pavilion was just waiting for the coachman to come. However, with Zhen Tingyun's kindness, Mrs. Chu couldn't bear to let it down, she pondered for a while and said, "Then I will disturb you, girl."

After all, Mrs. Chu left a girl in the pavilion and waited for the driver to come over and then let someone go to Zhen Tingyun's Zhuangzi to pick her up.

So, Zhen Tingyun took Madam Chu and her girl to his Zhuangzi.

Mrs. Zhen had already eaten her dinner, and she was thinking that her granddaughter would not come back after she left. She wondered if she should leave dinner for her. As a result, his granddaughter not only came back, but also brought back two big living people.

Zhen Tingyun also introduced Mrs. Zhen to Mrs. Chu: "This is my grandmother. Today, I also accompany my grandmother to stay and relax."

She introduced Mrs. Chu to Mrs. Zhen again: "This is Mrs. Chu, she..."

It got stuck for a while, mainly because Zhen Tingyun was out of Mrs. Chu and her surname was Chu, and the others were no longer clear.

Seeing this, Mrs. Chu couldn't help but smile: she thought that if she had given her surname, the other party would check it out, and she would know her identity. As a result, Zhen Tingyun still doesn't know yet - I really don't know if this kid is smart or stupid?

Madam Chu sighed inwardly, she still likes Zhen Tingyun's rare kindness, and explained, "I teach at the Kyoto Women's School."

Zhen Tingyun: "..."

Mrs. Zhen: "..."

Zhen Tingyun didn't really expect Madam Chu to be the female teacher of the Kyoto Women's School.

You must know that Kyoto Women's School and Yuhua Women's School are two of the most famous women's schools in the world. Every year, the top ten women's schools are rated. It can be said that Zhen Yiyun can now be called a talented girl, firstly because she worshipped Mr. He of Yuhua Girls' School as her teacher, and secondly because she was the leader of the year when she was admitted to Yuhua Girls' School last year.

Thinking that he actually refused to be a teacher for Yuan Hui's sake, Zhen Tingyun really wanted to go back to that time and directly strangled himself. ——Once, a great opportunity was put in front of her, and she actually refused it for the unreliable Mr. Yuan Hui!

Zhen Tingyun is simply a regretful liver! intestinal! Inch! break!

She opened her eyes wide and looked at Madam Chu, forgot to even say a word.

It was Mrs. Zhen, who had seen a lot of things. Even after knowing Madam Chu's identity, she recovered faster than Zhen Tingyun. Of course, she has also heard the names of Yuhua Women's School and Kyoto Women's School, and she knows that her granddaughter is determined to take the women's school. At this time, seeing Mrs. Chu, who is said to be the female teacher of Kyoto Women's School, is naturally enthusiastic. Incredible: "Oh, that's what happened."

Madam Zhen's snobbish eyes changed her indifference from earlier, she smiled like a flower, and hurriedly urged Bazhen to bring tea and snacks, and smiled with Madam Chu enthusiastically: "This small place, There's nothing good, just fresh, if you don't dislike it, I'll ask someone to prepare some food, and it's good to have a taste."

Mrs. Chu did not intend to stay for a long time, and politely declined the two grandparents who were enthusiastic about staying guests: "I still have something to do, so I won't stay for a long time..." After a pause, she sighed again: "It's getting late, if we delay If it's later, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to the city."

That being the case, it is not good to stay strong.

Zhen Tingyun and Mrs. Zhen accompanied Mrs. Chu to drink a cup of tea, and then heard someone from outside reporting that the carriage to pick up Mrs. Chu had arrived. Mrs. Chu got up and wanted to leave, but halfway through the steps, she seemed to remember something, reported the address of her mansion to Zhen Tingyun, and said, "Although you and I have no relationship between master and apprentice, it is really a bit of a chance to meet today. Coincidentally. In this way, if you are free in the future, you can come and sit in my house."

Having said that, he got up and walked out, and walked away.

Zhen Tingyun: "!!!"

Although she didn't say a word, she almost cried bitterly in her heart: Don't go! Who said we don't have the bond of master and apprentice? ! I feel so blessed!

If possible, Zhen Tingyun really wanted to jump up and hug Mrs. Chu, begging for the apprenticeship with all his body - really, the tears that fell today were all the water that came into his mind the day he refused to apprentice!

As soon as Mrs. Zhen turned her head, she saw her granddaughter's grief-stricken appearance, she couldn't help laughing, patted her shoulder and comforted her: "Alright, alright, I see that Mrs. Chu also values ​​you very much, Otherwise, I will not tell you your identity. When you wait for the June Women's School Exam, if you really pass the Kyoto Women's School, you will prepare some rituals at that time, and it will naturally be a matter of course."

At this point, Zhen Tingyun could only comfort himself like this.

Turning his head, Zhen Tingyun took Mrs. Zhen's hand again and said coquettishly, "I'm hungry." In fact, she also ate a lot of things at Yuan Hui's place, but she was so angry that she really wanted to eat more. what to make up.

Madam Zhen looked at her granddaughter's angry little face, and couldn't help pinching her hand: "Okay, Bazhen also packed some wild vegetable wontons in the evening, I'll ask someone to cook a bowl for you. It's not early. Now, it’s not too much to eat, just taste it, but don’t accumulate food.”

Zhen Ting nodded vigorously, turned his head to turn his grief and anger into appetite, and ate a large bowl of wild vegetable wontons.

Only Mrs. Zhen sat on the edge, grabbed a handful of Bi-Gong rice that Zhen Tingyun had brought from Fu Changxi, narrowed her eyes, and looked at it carefully. She had never seen such green rice grains before, so she couldn't help but sigh: "It's really a rare thing - I've been begging for a living in this land for half my life, and it's the first time I've seen such rice, which is really eye-opening. …”

Zhen Tingyun said casually: "I heard that this rice is very good for cooking porridge. I will ask someone to cook a pot of porridge with this rice tomorrow. Grandma, you can also taste how it tastes."

Mrs. Zhen was so willing, she immediately said: "You prodigal girl! You really can't save anything! Your husband just gave it to you, and you think you'll have nothing to eat?"

Zhen Tingyun: "...This rice is still rice no matter how rare it is? The master gave it to me, so I was asked to eat it."

"Even if you eat it, you have to pick a good day, right!" Madam Zhen pouted, and the eldest taught her granddaughter unhappily, "You can eat something like this every once in a while, if you eat it every day, it will be ready in a few days. It's been over by you! It's not me who said you: Er girl, you are not a person who can live like this! How can you live your life without looking at the future? I'll tell you..."

Zhen Tingyun only felt the buzzing in his ears, but in the end he couldn't resist Mrs. Zhen's nagging, so he had to admit defeat: "Okay, I will listen to my grandmother, and I will eat it later."

"That's right! Put this rice here first, and grandmother will keep it for you." Mrs. Zhen happily touched the green rice with green stems. His little granddaughter waved his hand very generously, "When your birthday arrives next month, I will use this rice to cook porridge for you."

Zhen Tingyun: "...Isn't it all about longevity noodles before? This year, it was changed to porridge?"

Mrs. Zhen also set it up: "Longevity noodles is a name for longevity. Then you will eat a small bowl of longevity noodles... After eating noodles, can't you have porridge?"

Zhen Tingyun: "..."

Okay, it's all up to you, the old man. Your old man will be happy.

Since the bag of green rice was clearly arranged by Mrs. Zhen, Zhen Tingyun didn't dare to think about it, and slowly finished his small wontons with wild vegetables.

It was getting late outside, so Zhen Tingyun and Mrs. Zhen took turns to wash and change clothes. When they all changed into their bedclothes, Ba Zhen, Liu Shun and others had already made the beds, and the grandparents and grandsons were all on the bed together. couch placement. Only Zhen Tingyun ate such a big bowl of wild vegetable wontons. He didn't realize it at first. When he was lying on the couch, he felt that his stomach was holding up. After tossing and turning, he couldn't sleep, and his stomach was uncomfortable.

Madam Zhen held her hair and rubbed her granddaughter's stomach for a long time, scolding her: "I said before that it's not good to eat too much, and you will accumulate food if you eat too much, but you are like a pig. It doesn't stop! It's alright now! Can't you fall asleep after holding on? It really deserves it!" He hated himself for being cheap! What are you rubbing your stomach? !

Zhen Tingyun: Hey...

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Because of what told Father Zhen and Mrs. Pei earlier, Zhen Tingyun and Mrs. Zhen lived in Zhuangzi for a few days and enjoyed the leisurely days in Zhuangzi.

Madam Zhen also said, "I didn't feel it when I was in the village, but now I feel more comfortable outside."

Zhen Tingyun spoke from the side: "No, I see that my grandmother even ate an extra bowl of rice for the past two days."

This is really true. Living in Zhuangzi, Zhen Tingyun practiced riding and shooting sooner or later, while Mrs. Zhen went out for a walk sooner or later. The air in the suburbs is good, and the scenery in the early spring is good. The grandparents and grandchildren also feel a lot more open. When it comes to dinner, their appetites are already appetizing. In addition, the food in the village is very fresh, so it is inevitable to use more.

Mrs. Zhen was also amused by her granddaughter, and she beat her granddaughter with a good hand: "I hit your glib! I know how to make a joke of your grandmother!"

Two days passed in this way, and it was not until lunch on the third day that asked people to prepare a carriage and go back.

Madam Zhen was already sitting in the carriage, and she was still a little reluctant. She looked back at Zhuangzi several times, and carefully urged Zhen Tingyun: "After you go back, study hard for me. This Zhuangzi is coming. When the time comes, let’s come to Zhuangzi, and we don’t have to look at people’s faces.”

Zhen Tingyun coaxed Mrs. Zhen: "You are the ancestor of our family, and this is the Zhuangzi of our family. If you don't give it to me, you will come as soon as you want. How can you look at people's faces?"

Even though Mrs. Zhen came to the capital, the housekeeper would not know how to socialize, but she was still a bit of a thief in her heart. Listening to Zhen Tingyun's coaxing words, her old man didn't believe it at all, but whispered to her granddaughter: "You are stupid! You think I don't know that your mother took care of this village for your sister? Silly girl, this is you Mother saves a dowry for your sister... If you want to talk about people's hearts, there is no way to be biased, but your mother is very biased, everything is close to your sister, and all good things are only thinking of your sister. Our family originally only With so much family background, your sister is only one year older than you. When she gets married with Zhuangzi shop, what good things will the family give you? Besides, there is also your brother at home! "

"That's why your mother rushed to talk last time, and she said it in front of your father and your younger brother, saying that you were going to go to the women's school, and then gave Zhuangzi to you. You were going to go to the women's school. Do you get a Zhuangzi for nothing? If you still fail the exam, your mother will definitely feel that she is partial and reasonable, and she must give this Zhuangzi to your sister. If this is your sister's Zhuangzi, why does my old woman have to be a Baba Come and see your sister's face?!"

As she said that, Madam Zhen also snorted with her nostrils pointing upwards, as if she begged me to live, and my old man couldn't stop arrogantly.

To be honest, Mrs. Zhen is also eccentric, but when she talks about Pei's eccentricity, she doesn't feel guilty at all.

It can only be said that human nature is a double standard.

Even Zhen Tingyun felt uncomfortable seeing Pei's partiality towards Zhen Yiyun, but she felt sour and soft in her heart when she listened to Mrs. Zhen's hard-hearted plans for her. She lowered her eyes, held Madam Zhen's arm, pursed her lips and whispered, "Grandmother, don't worry, I know what I know, I will definitely pass the test this time."

Mrs. Zhen also had confidence in her granddaughter. This time, she had a talk with her, and she was in a good mood when she went back.

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Seeing that the old lady came back from Zhuangzi with her daughter, Zhen's father was also happy, and naturally he accompanied him for dinner, and the family had a reunion dinner. Seeing that both grandparents and grandchildren were in a rare good mood, he couldn't help but say: "Mother and Tingyun are not good at home all day long, it's time to go out for a walk, so it's time to relax. Next time I'll If you have time, you must take your mother and sister Ting out for a walk, which can be regarded as a distraction."

Thinking of her son's early departure and late return these days, Mrs. Zhen couldn't help humming twice: "Everyone can say good things. You should talk about it when you have time."

Zhen's father was also choked: "..." After all, he was transferred back to Beijing for the first time, when his business was busy, and he had to communicate with his colleagues and bosses from time to time, so he really didn't have much time.

Seeing the opportunity, Mrs. Pei smiled and said, "Let's go home together at that time."

Zhen Hengzhe was very moved, and quickly said, "I'm going too, I'm going too!" Both Pei's and Zhen's father take care of him very well. He is either reading or reading all day, but he is still young. When lively, naturally boring and uncomfortable.

Madam Zhen looked at her grandson, and the more she looked at her, the more happy she became. When she saw the grandson's voice, she couldn't help laughing: "Alright, alright, when the time comes, our family will go, and we will also bring our brother Heng."

Seeing that Mrs. Zhen opened her arms and no longer bothered about this matter, Mrs. Pei naturally changed the topic.

It was at this time that Zhen Tingyun heard from Mrs Pei that Zhen Yiyun accompanied the little county master to see the prince regent.

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