Chapter 4 Chapter Three

In the second year of Qingping, at the beginning of March. The king, Shen Tingyao, formally hired General Qu to marry Qu Lingyu, the eldest daughter of the Qu family, with the gift of an empress.General Qu was far away in the northwest, and sent someone to return the urgent military letter, which was written vigorously and forcefully: the wedding date was set on the eighth day of February in the third year of Qingping.The minister congratulated His Majesty with a letter from the Yueshi Kingdom.God bless Daxing, His Majesty blesses the common people. On the same day, Shen Tingjiao went to General Qu's mansion, but was stopped by Mrs. Qu's Mrs. Wei.At that time, the Wei family was only thirty-eight or nine years old, wearing the priceless white fox fur, surrounded by pearls and emerald greens, and dressed in an overpowering aura: "Ninth Prince, please stay."

Shen Tingjiao had known her since he was young, at that time she treated him very well, her words and deeds were all gentle and amiable, but now her attitude seems cold and distant.Shen Tingjiao had no choice but to reason with her: "Madam Qu, you once told me when you were young that you would marry Ling Yu to me, do you still remember now?" Mrs. Qu frowned, and said bluntly: "Ninth Prince, the concubine did say this at the time, but at that time the late emperor was still there, and he once said that our Ling Yu is a golden phoenix, and the Ninth Prince has forgotten No? At that time, the late emperor had not established a heir, and the Ninth Prince was in love with Ling Yu. I only thought that the Ninth Prince had already obtained the approval of the late Emperor, but who knew that it was the King who would inherit the throne in the end. Ninth Prince, the world is changing, you have to watch it Just open it."

"But Mrs. Qu, this king and Ling Yu are already in love..." He was interrupted by Wei before he finished speaking: "Ninth Prince, be careful, don't ruin our Yu'er's innocence out of thin air. Not long after, she will add a phoenix crown to her body, and her mother will honor the world. Ninth Prince, I think you are a reasonable person. Yes, look at your reputation in Chang'an City now, you are not too young, you have accomplished everything, just look at this dandy and impetuous attitude, how can you let our master rest assured to hand over his daughter to you?" Shen Tingjiao has yet to say. , Wei Shi has already issued an order to evict the guest, "If the Ninth Prince is fine, please leave quickly."

Shen Tingjiao only got out of Qu Mansion, in fact, it is not scary for someone to utter bad words, what is scary is that everything she said is the truth. At that time Yin Zhuli was looking at a batch of embroidery thread with Yun Tianyi, the owner of Tianyi Embroidery Workshop, since it was the first batch of goods from a new supplier, he couldn't be careless.In the warehouse of Tianyi Embroidery Workshop, thirty-six junior embroiderers are checking the embroidery thread, and six experienced embroiderers are supervising the sampling.Yun Tianyi also picked up the silk thread at the bottom of the box and inspected it carefully.

All kinds of cotton, silk, gold, and silver threads were wound into cloth and neatly displayed in the box.Not long after, someone from outside came to report: "Master, please see He Jian in Prince Fulu's residence." Yin Zhuli pondered for a moment, then said softly: "Let him wait first, I'll be there later." The visitor promised, turned around and walked out quickly.Yin Zhuli looked at Yun Tianyi who was rummaging through the gold thread, and leaned closer to him and whispered: "You send someone back to Yin's house in the evening, just say that I will discuss new embroidery patterns with you tonight, and go back later."

Yun Tianyi often helped her cover up, so naturally he didn't dare to say much at this time. Yin Zhuli saw He Jian outside Tianyifang. He was wearing a gray gown, dressed like a scribe, with a neatly trimmed beard, which added a bit of elegance.Yin Zhuli didn't wait for him to speak, so he said with a smile: "Let me guess, Chang'an City frequently reports that the king has hired the Qu mansion, and the Ninth Prince must have gone to the Qu mansion. General Qu is not here, so he must have been kicked out by Mrs. Qu." .” He Jian was silent. Yin Zhuli walked forward: "Where is your car?"

He Jian had no choice but to lead the way, and the two rushed to Fulu Palace in the same car.Yin Zhuli walked in along the long corridor, and Shen Tingjiao stared at a pool of clear water in the back garden in a daze.It was cold in winter, but he was dressed thinly. No matter what the servants said, he just didn't move. Yin Zhuli stood in front of the corridor for a long time, feeling that the young prince Shen fit the scene very well.The cold winter is coming to an end, the little lotus is on the tip, and the willows on the bank are spouting green. He is sitting on the bluestone by the lake in a plain brocade suit, his hairband is loose, and his long hair is slightly rippling.Yin Zhuli approached him slowly, and made sure of one thing first: "Are you going to throw yourself into the lake?"

The young prince Shen who had been sitting blankly was stunned for a moment, then he turned his head, saw that it was her, and turned his face away coldly. Yin Zhulied the fox white fur on his body, draped it lightly on his shoulders, leaned over to help him fasten the belt carefully, Fang slowly said: "Then think about it slowly, when you are about to jump, remember to put this Give me back my clothes." She waved her hand, and immediately in the corridor, a house slave came over with a red clay stove and several jars of wine.Yin Zhuli patted the mud seal off the wine jar, poured it on the pot, and said in an unhurried voice, "You and I have a marriage contract, if you throw yourself into the lake, I will be widowed before I get married. Why don't you accompany me first?" How about a few drinks?"

Shen Tingjiao didn't say much, he took the wine jug from the stove and poured it into his mouth, then he spit it all out in one gulp, took another gulp of cold wine from the altar, and then breathed out: "Hot, hot! " Yin Zhuli didn't panic: "Anyway, you're going to throw yourself into the lake, and you won't need your tongue anymore. Just burn it a little bit, it's okay." Shen Tingjiao glared at her unbearably, and poured the wine in the jug into the altar without saying much.Yin Zhuli looked at him warming the wine. His five fingers were exceptionally long, his skin was almost transparent, and the light blue veins on it could be faintly seen. When holding the pot, he liked to raise his tail finger and thumb slightly, and his posture was focused and elegant: "This is called warming wine. You're cooking wine, which spoils the aroma of the wine." It was rare for him to talk to Yin Zhuli, and he got up to pour a glass of wine for her.There was no low table, and the two sat on the bluestone by the lake, cooking wine in front of the water, which added a bit of wildness.

Yin Zhuli raised his head and drank the wine in the glass: "Cook more, after you throw yourself into the lake, you won't have a chance to cook wine." Shen Tingjiao was angry: "Enough is enough for you, can you just say a word and don't mention throwing yourself into the lake?! When did this king say that you were going to throw yourself into the lake?! Did you persuade people like that!" Yin Zhuli looked surprised: "Who says I'm here to persuade people? I'll come to see Master Jiu, you threw yourself into the lake! The prince threw himself into the lake, it's a wonder through the ages, otherwise I wouldn't have left those messy things behind." Are you running here?" She immediately panicked again, "My lord, you have to vote, I'm planning to make a story and sell it to storytellers after reading it!"

Shen Tingjiao's face became darker and darker, his handsome face changed shape with anger, he stood up with a groan, and kicked Yin Zhuli: "Yin Zhuli, go to hell!" Yin Zhuli was not afraid of him, she smiled and hid sideways, but unexpectedly she was sitting by the lake, dodging like this, the Ninth Prince kicked the ground and fell into the lake with a bang. ... Yin Zhuli was stunned, and the servants of the palace rushed towards him screaming like crazy.Shen Tingjiao didn't know water at all, and the spring was cold at that time, and the lake water was biting, he lost his head as soon as he fell into the water.Seeing that he really couldn't do it, Yin Zhuli sighed, and slowly took off his shoes and socks: "I thought I was watching the prince throw himself into the lake today, but I really didn't expect that I was throwing myself into the lake." She frowned, gritted her teeth, and jumped down. Seeing Yin Zhuli go into the water, He Jian hurriedly ordered his servants to prepare a change of clothes for Shen Tingjiao, and ordered the kitchen to prepare fried salt and warm ashes from the stove for emergency treatment.The house slave knew that it was serious, so he prepared ginger soup for Yin Zhuli to drive away the cold without He Jian's order, and even invited the doctor from the mansion to prepare it. Yin Zhuli carried Shen Tingjiao ashore, seeing his pale face, he didn't dare to be careless, so he hurriedly carried him into the bedroom.He Jian quickly untied his clothes, dried his whole body and ironed his navel with a cloth filled with fried salt, and ordered someone to spread warm ashes on the couch. Seeing that he acted safely, Yin Zhuli felt relieved.The servants knew that she would be the mistress of the mansion, so they didn't dare to neglect her, so they hurriedly invited her to change clothes.Yin Zhuli found a long robe of Lord Shen and put it on, drank two bowls of ginger soup, Shen Tingjiao also woke up, he didn't drink much water, it was just that he was very cold. Yin Zhuli hugged a hand stove and waited and watched by the couch, seeing that his face gradually returned to color, he sighed in shock: "Jiuye may never throw himself into the lake again from now on, what a pity, what a pity." Shen Tingjiao glared at her fiercely, even though he was sleepy, he didn't say any more. After all this tossing, it was getting late.Seeing that he was fine, He Jian felt relieved, and only then could he care about Yin Zhuli: "Master Yin, do you want the doctor to show you too?" Yin Zhuli still felt cold holding a hand stove, but she was always in good health, so she didn't take it seriously: "It's nothing, I'll ask Ke Tingfeng to prescribe a medicine tomorrow." He Jian knew the ghost doctor Ke Tingfeng's ability, so he didn't force it: "I have prepared a guest room for the master. The master's clothes are not dry, why don't you take a rest?" Yin Zhuli nodded and went back to the guest room to rest. On the second day, Master Yin woke up and felt bad. She thought she had suffered from the cold in the lake, so she greeted He Jian and went back to Yin's house without going to see Shen Tingjiao. As soon as he entered the door, Director Hao greeted him with a black face: "Master, where did you rest last night?" Yin Zhuli had an ominous premonition: "Did Mommy send someone to Yun Tianyi's place?" Director Hao Da nodded sadly: "Naru, the buyer of the Persian Palace, came here today. Everyone thought that you really stayed at Yun Tianyi's place. The old lady was very angry, and the head of the family... You hold on, and you will come back after twenty years. He is a good man!" Yin Zhuli kicked him, and asked in a low voice, "Where is my master?" Manager Hao was heartbroken: "Mr. Tang Jin's younger brother's birthday, and Mr. went to congratulate him." Yin Zhuli was desperate, so he had to go to the ancestral hall.Yin's face was ashen, and seeing her straightening the crutch in her hand, it seemed that she took the floor of the ancestral hall as her head: "Naughty beast! It will only ruin the Yin family's family tradition since childhood, and I have raised you so big for nothing! Yin Qi, hit me again!" Master Yin lay down skillfully on the bench, feeling annoyed in his heart - he would have worn a thick jacket if he knew it earlier. The hundred lashes were beaten firmly, Yin Zhuli was already in a daze, so after such a beating, half of his life died immediately.It's not that she didn't think about self-protection, such as biting the tip of her tongue and spraying a mouthful of blood, at least she wouldn't suffer so badly.But after thinking about it, I felt that my back was already so painful anyway, so why let my tongue suffer too. Enduring like this until the end of the hundred lashes, she didn't feel dizzy anymore, but her body felt dull, and she couldn't tell where the pain was. Hao Jian couldn't help but stepped forward to help, Yin Zhuli put more than half of his body weight on him, his voice hoarse: "Hao Jian, today Nalu is here to buy silk and porcelain for the Persian royal family, right?" Hao Jian saw that her blood was congealing with the clothes on his back, so he didn't dare to touch it: "Let Dr. Ke take a look at the wound first, Nalu's side... I'll go and take a look." He helped Yin Zhuli to Danfeng Pavilion, Yin Zhuli shook his head: "I heard that the Fei family also wants to do this business?" Hao Jian nodded: "This is a big order, including silk, porcelain, tea, and embroidery. If it is finished, it will be enough for Yun Tianyi and the others to work for half a year. That old thing in Feiguanshan must be coveted." Yin Zhuli showed an evil smile on the corner of his lips: "This meal is at the right time. If you go, Lu will definitely think that Fugui City is not sincere. But if the head of the family is seriously injured and sick, he will definitely cry bitterly." If you run out of tears, this business deal will be completely lost for Fei Guanshan." For the first time, Hao Jian showed a look of worry: "But the boss, your injury..." Yin Zhuli shook his head: "It's okay, it's just that I caught the cold earlier, and I'll let you talk about everything when I go there, I'm just putting on a show." Seeing that her expression was not right, Hao Jian stretched out his hand to touch her forehead, and couldn't help being anxious: "Master, you have a fever." Yin Zhuli blocked his hand: "The sicker the better, we've decided to take over this business. Go there and remember to publicize the fact that the head of the family is seriously injured and sick." Hao Jian couldn't resist her, and finally prepared a car. She didn't change her clothes, she just put on a blue fox fur cloak, the white had a light ice blue, which made her sick appearance even more prominent.Hao Jian was in the car with her, seeing her frowning, he was only worried that she would not be able to bear it.Yin Zhuli didn't know what was going on in his mind, but her mind was in a mess, so she simply closed her eyes and rested her mind, without saying a word all the way. The carriage went all the way to Guangling Pavilion, Hao Jian helped Yin Zhuli off the carriage, the cold wind was blowing in her lap, she felt it was difficult to breathe, and Nalu had been waiting inside for a long time.Feiguan Mountain also arrived early, and the two sat at the same table, and had a good chat. Seeing a business rival coming, Fei Guanshan has bad intentions.The Fei family was also a wealthy businessman in the previous dynasty, and it can be said that they are evenly divided with the Yin family.It's just that the business has not been as good as before in recent years, and everything is lower than that of Fugui City.This old owner who is known as Fei Wanwan has tried to marry the Yin family several times, he has calculated wisely, thinking that Yin Zhuli is a daughter anyway, once married back home, the Yin family is a big family business, so why not change their surname to Fei? Unexpectedly, the master Yin's calculations were more precise, she immediately released the words, saying that if Shao Dong of the Fei family agreed to join the Yin family, and all children in the future would bear the Yin surname, then this marriage would be agreed immediately. For this matter, although the Fei family and the Yin family did not turn their faces in public, they still accumulated some unhappiness. Now that there is only one business deal, he regards Yin Zhuli as a thorn in his side, wishing he could get rid of it quickly: "The head of the Yin family will leave the customers here for more than half an hour, this is the way your Yin family treats guests ?" A maid came to pick up Yin Zhuli's cloak, her face was flushed sickly, she was obviously high fever, but the smile on her face didn't fade: "Mr. Nalu, it's really rude to leave Mr. Ling for so long." Nalu stood up to greet him. He had long curly hair and a long beard. He was wearing a blue gown with a cross collar and a pair of huge gemstone earrings. He spoke a little blunt Chinese. Quite displeased: "Yin Da is the head of the family, and Nalu heard that Fugui City is the most powerful merchant in the entire Daying Dynasty, but the most important thing in the way of doing business is to be trustworthy, and you can't even be punctual. , Nalu can't believe your sincerity." Ignoring Fei Guanshan's pale face, Yin Zhuli walked over slowly: "Mr. Nalu blamed you." She walked to the table, and Nalu looked up and saw the mottled blood on her plain clothes.Only then did she finish her sentence, "Just now I heard that Mr. has traveled thousands of miles away, and Yin came here in a hurry, but he didn't think it was still late. It is really shameless to see Mr.." Nalu was taken aback when he heard the words, Fei Guanshan sneered: "Da Yin's boss is really extraordinary, he even resorted to bitter tricks." Manager Hao was not polite to him, and immediately sneered at him: "Treasurer Fei, we The boss does not allow us to talk about the shortcomings of our peers, no matter what you say today, Hao will never dare to say that Fei remembers it." Yin Zhuli let out a low voice: "Boss Hao, be careful with your words." Manager Hao stopped talking, and hurriedly helped Yin Zhuli. This chair has a back, although it was covered with brocade cushions, Yin Zhuli was absolutely unreliable.No medicine was applied to the wound on her back, and now the blood has soaked the plain shirt. Nalu saw that her expression had changed drastically, and saw that her cheeks were blushing, obviously because of her high fever, and she was moved immediately: "Master, although Nalu is not from the Central Plains, he also knows that the Yin family is rich and powerful, your injury..." Yin Zhuli felt a buzzing in his head, but he still smiled lightly: "Mr. Nalu came from a long way, it's rude to leave without welcoming him, and I'm really uneasy for making him wait here for a long time... a little A small injury, not enough to worry about." As soon as she finished speaking, Hao Jian said, "Mr. doesn't know something. Although the Yin family is rich and powerful, the old lady runs the house very strictly. Our head of the family was whipped a hundred times for returning home last night. I heard that Mr. came here, and even the medicine was not given." If you don't care about it..." Yin Zhuli raised his hand to stop Hao Jian's words, and Nalu couldn't help but help her up. Seeing the blood on her back was shocking, he was even more moved: "Let's go back, Master, this matter is settled! He will wait for Master After recovering from the injury, Na Lu will drink with the head of the family." Yin Zhuli pushed the boat along the way, and Haosheng entrusted Hao Jian to go back by car.Only Nafei Guanshan in Guangling Pavilion was left with a pale face and hatred in his eyes. When Yin Zhuli returned to Danfeng Pavilion, the physician Ke Tingfeng had been waiting with a sullen face for a long time.Seeing her turn around at this time, he didn't say much, and went up to look at the wound on her back. After a long time, the blood and clothes coagulated, so he found scissors, baked them on a candle, and cut the clothes and flesh. open. Yin Zhuli lay on the bed, allowing him to toss about with the knife in his hand.Ke Tingfeng didn't care if she was in pain or not, and he tossed around like a mule or a horse, and he would die if he didn't treat her. When Tang Yin came back later, he heard about the incident during the day, and hurried to Danfeng Pavilion, Yin Zhuli fell into a coma.Ke Tingfeng looked after the bed and never left. Her back was seriously injured, and the medicine gauze was wrapped in a thick layer, but blood was still oozing out.Tang Yin sat down on the low stool in front of the bed and shook her hand.She didn't open her eyes, but there was a smile on her face: "Master." She called softly. "Yeah." Tang Yin sat a little closer, probing her forehead with the other hand, "Why did you make your mother angry again?" She didn't answer, resting her chin on his arm, a sickly blush on her face.Tang Yin sighed, but he was afraid of disturbing her, so he half leaned on the head of the bed, using his arm as a pillow.