Spring Forest Evening

As soon as Zhou Heng said this, Shen Fu's expression froze.

"No way, do iron hooks and iron spears have other uses?" Zhou Heng thought that he had misunderstood. Aren't ordinary iron hooks just for hooking things?

"I thought the big iron hook was used to hook the ship, and the big iron spear...shouldn't the iron spear be used to kill people? It must be more convenient to use the sword directly. Then, it seems that it can only be used to cut through the deck, the hull, etc. I don’t know how big the custom-made iron spear is, and how many they ordered. Anyway, I don’t understand this, I’m just guessing, did Uncle He say there are other things?”

Shen Fu didn't answer this, but sat at the table and tapped the table with his fingers habitually. At that time, the two of them were sitting in the study room on the second floor of Liufeng Pavilion. It is very beautiful to see the water surface of the golden sunset, accompanied by the willow branches fluttering slightly in the evening wind nearby.

Shen Fu only felt his heart was heavy, and he felt faintly in his heart that it seemed that the third princess and her maternal ancestral family were not just for the simple purpose of marrying into Prince Jing's mansion, but if it was not purely for this, then what else would it be? other purpose?

You are the eldest princess, and the youngest sister who is loved by the emperor more than his own daughter, what is there for the third princess to be dissatisfied with?Apart from her future husband, what else can she want but can't get?

Thinking of this, Shen Fu felt that it was useless to think too much, and he had better wait for Uncle He to find out more clues before drawing another conclusion. The sun is not too bright now, and there is a more important thing to do: "Either, Let's go down to the water for a walk and sort out our thoughts."

When he got to the water's edge, naturally, he didn't need to think about it, anyway, it would be useless if he thought about it, and Shen Fu didn't want to reason with Zhou Heng. Right now, there is another thing that needs him to take a deep breath before he can say it:

"The horse head jade carving you painted last time, I have checked carefully in the warehouse of the palace, and it is not there."

Zhou Heng, who was unprepared for what he said, sank in his heart. He raised his head and looked at Shen Fu seriously. said:

"A jade carving of such a large size, as you drew it, and it is also carved from black jade, must be extremely eye-catching. It is impossible to miss it. The dowry list from the eldest sister is backed up here in the palace. There is no such jade carving."

"Aheng, I know you want to go back to see your grandmother as soon as possible. I have absolutely no secrets about this."

Originally, Shen Fu wanted to find other excuses to delay some time. For example, if the incident happened with the third princess in the future, Zhou Heng himself would have to come forward to testify against the other party. Ma Shoutu, after thinking about it for the past few days, I think it is better to be honest with each other.

Moreover, after repeatedly and carefully counting the warehouses in the mansion, Shen Fu found that his uneasy heart had finally settled down completely. This jade carving with a horse head was definitely not the Shen family's property, so whether it existed or not, it had nothing to do with Shen Fu. Now, since that's the case, it's better to tell her bluntly as soon as possible, so as not to be resented by her because of intentional deception in the future.

What Zhou Heng was thinking before was that Shen Fu was unwilling to take out his own treasure, but he never thought that there was no such thing in the palace. For a while, he didn't know what to say. , looking at the willow branches flying against the evening wind in front of him, he was speechless for a while.

Seeing her like this, Shen Fu felt distressed and guilty at the same time, stood behind her and comforted in a low voice: "I am wrong about this, I should go to the warehouse to look for it according to your description... But don't be too sad, maybe …Maybe it’s unknown in other people’s homes.”

In someone else's house?After hearing this, Zhou Heng raised his head blankly and asked, "Whose house is that?"

This question naturally caught Shen Fu, but now comforting people is the most important thing, so he had to deal with it vaguely: "This, we can only investigate slowly, but since it is the head of the horse, maybe it is at the home of a certain general. .” Quan Dang slightly narrowed the scope.

There is no difference between saying this and not saying it. Zhou Heng didn't ask any more. For a while, seeing the afterglow of the setting sun gradually fade, the two of them stood where they were and didn't speak any more.

Unlike before when he fled to the palace after falling into the water, and when Zhongnan Road was frightened and returned to Zhuangzi, Zhou Heng didn't show too many external emotions this time. He just bit his lip and looked at the water not far away as if in a daze. I didn't know how to comfort her until dusk, so I had to walk behind her and whispered: "Go back first, there will always be a way."

Zhou Heng didn't say anything at first, then he sighed and replied in a low voice: "Go back?" Where are you going back?

These words made Shen Fu's heart ache for a while, thinking that Zhou Heng was able to hug herself and cry last time after being frightened, but now she can't even cry, she must feel more uncomfortable than the last two times.

Because the two of them came out of Liufeng Pavilion after talking for a while, these days Chuntao and Chunyu were used to the two of them chatting and walking by the Shangyun Pool, so they did not follow each other very well, and now it was just the two of them, In addition, even though it is now dusk, there are no other servants by the Shangyun Pool, and no lights are lit. Only outside the Liufeng Pavilion in the distance, it can be seen that Chunyu is tiptoeing on the big lanterns under the porch.

As soon as his heart became hot, Shen Fu couldn't care less, first he took two steps forward and gently hugged Zhou Heng's shoulders, seeing that she didn't resist, he did what he did when he saw her at the hot spring village last time, taking advantage of the situation She was held in his arms.

And Zhou Heng, who originally only felt empty in his heart and didn't know what to think, when Shen Fu's warm hand was on his shoulder, his heart was touched for no reason. When he was hugged by him, somehow, it was also a conditioned reflex. Usually, just like last time, the body precedes the brain, stretched out his hands, as if he didn't care, and hugged Shen Fu's waist vigorously with his head sideways.

Even through the clothes, maybe the summer shirt was thin, and felt the heat of the other party's body, and buried his head in the other party's arms like last time, while asking him in a low voice: "Shen Fu, I'm so scared, What if I can't go back?"

Shen Fu couldn't answer this question, so he could only hug her and continue to comfort her: "There will always be a way, let's think about it later."

What else can be done?

It seemed that he couldn't go back, Zhou Heng felt a chill in his heart, and his body trembled: I will never see grandma again!

Thinking of this, my nose was sore, I couldn't help it anymore, and finally wept silently.

After crying, it took some time until it was completely dark, and Chun Tao, who was carrying a lantern, was sent by Chun Yu to pick them up. Shen Fu patted Zhou Heng on the back and whispered in her ear Sentence: "Okay, Chuntao is coming, let's put away the tears first."

While taking out a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

Zhou Heng was a little tired from crying at the moment, so he tried his best to stop crying, took Shen Fu's handkerchief and wiped it wildly, and even blew his nose with it in a very ugly way. Now that he is familiar with himself again, if she sees something, it will only add a lot of tongue-in-cheek.

Fortunately, when Chun Tao came to the front, it was almost done. Facing the little maid who raised the lantern with some doubts to see the strange cousin, Shen Fu coughed lightly to cover her up: "There are some flying around the water. Worm, Miss Biao flew into two of her eyes just now, she feels a little uncomfortable, go back first!"

It turned out that way, no wonder she kept covering her eyes with a handkerchief, and Chuntao, who understood, hurriedly led the way with a lantern in front, while reporting to the two people behind: "Mother just sent someone to bring some rice dumplings, and said it was from the county. The one sent by the Lord was specially wrapped by her, and the two young masters in the family like to eat it very much."

"You can take it home to eat later, I don't have an appetite." Miss Biao's low voice sounded a little depressed and nasal.

"You have to eat even if you don't have an appetite. Eldest sister is always skillful. The zongzi she made must taste good. You should try it first, okay? Your body is important." My prince's voice was also low, alas, why does it sound so gentle? !

Chuntao's hands trembled when she heard this, and she almost couldn't help turning her head to look.

Fortunately, Miss Biao couldn't resist such a gentle voice, and she seemed to sigh: "Okay, thank you very much, and the princess."

After that, I went back to Liufeng Pavilion without talking. Chunyu had already peeled the zongzi sent by Shen Yi, and there was a loofah egg soup from the kitchen next to it. It looked very tempting under the lights.

After all, he was hungry right now, so Zhou Heng took the chopsticks from Chun Yu and sat down at the table.

"Hey, let me ask you, when you went to pick up the prince and Miss Biao, what happened to them?" Before going to bed, Chunyu asked Chuntao quietly, looking at the gap.

Miss Biao has been getting along for some time now, and she is quite familiar with her. She has a lively personality, and she can't help talking a lot even when eating, but something is wrong tonight. From the beginning to the end, the two of you and the prince are relatively But sitting, eating but not talking, something must have happened.

"When I went..." Chuntao rolled her eyes and thought for a while, "It's nothing... At that time, Miss Biao was wiping her eyes with a handkerchief, and the prince stood by and said that there were flying insects in her eyes."

Into the flying insects?Chuntao rolled her eyes, it seemed that the young couple had quarreled, Miss Biao might even be crying.

This is also normal, Miss Biao used to be a petulant person, and now there may be something that is not to her liking, the girl, so naturally she took the opportunity to use the veil to bluff people.

Alas, it's just that my prince is still so puzzled. In front of the little maid, he insisted on saying that there were flying insects in his eyes. Miss Biao must have been annoyed after hearing this. A bowl of soup served to her by the lord himself, but the lord didn't understand, seeing that she didn't eat, he just said:

"Then you have a good rest tonight, don't think too much about it."

Simply put, rest well and don't let me think too much!Chun Yu curled her lips, now that the parents in the family have agreed to the marriage that Nanny Shen said, and I don't know the character of the person who is far away in the Northwest Army. He must be a good person, but he must be a bad person A rough man who understands girls' minds and can't coax others!

Anyway, men are probably like this. Thinking of this, Chun Yu is a little confused. The Dragon Boat Festival will be in two days, and I am not too young. If everything goes well, I may be ready to marry after the Mid-Autumn Festival...