Spring Forest Evening

After two days like this, Shen Fu still came to Liufeng Pavilion every day when he came back from the yamen. In the middle, he asked someone to find several pots of pink peonies and came back. Chunyu looked calm, but Chuntao regained some vivacity With his true colors, he followed Zhou Heng excitedly to choose a place to place flowers, but unfortunately Shen Nanny also came over later, although the words were vague, everyone could hear it:

Although peony flowers are suitable for viewing, they are not suitable for placing in the house. It seems to be related to Feng Shui.

All right, let's put it under the willow tree in front of the building. Anyway, Mu Yun, who sent the flowers, said so, and the gardener told me that peony loves light and can tolerate drought.

Shen Fu looked carefully at the side, Zhou Heng was quite happy looking at it, and he felt relieved, thinking that maybe it was his own illusion before, and he didn't feel strange eating with her these two days, so he didn't mention the holiday belt again. Her idea of ​​going out, after all, the emperor is about to leave for the palace, and there are still a lot of things to do in the Ministry of War these days, and actually need to go to the yamen to do things on holidays.

Something in the middle caught Shen Fu's attention: the empress dowager was said to be in poor health these days, and she was afraid of the fatigue of traveling, so she decided not to go to the palace this year to escape the summer heat. In order to reassure the emperor, the third princess took the initiative to say that she would stay and take care of the empress dowager.

Originally, this matter was nothing, except that everyone praised the third princess as "filial piety". The matter itself is a little untenable.

Leaving aside the fact that the Empress Dowager is not very old now, she is a few years younger than the current emperor. At the age of more than 30, why are you afraid of being tired?The frame of the queen mother is comparable to that of an emperor, and it is extremely comfortable.

Besides, if you are not in good health, you will go to the palace to avoid the summer heat. Otherwise, in the capital, the bluestone roads will be scorched by the sun. Are you all staying in the hall?

Ever since he found out the third princess's thoughts about Prince Jing's mansion, Shen Fu only felt that the mother and daughter were scheming everywhere, and now the more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became.

For this reason, after dinner, the two sat in the water pavilion, and Shen Fu mentioned this matter to Zhou Heng.

"You mean, the empress dowager is only in her 30s?!" Although Zhou Heng knew the age of the third princess before, she seemed to be about the same age as the original, about 19 years old, but she was an outsider and didn't think much about her mother, the empress dowager. What age will the empress be? Subconsciously, considering that most of the empress dowagers in the costume dramas I watched in the 21st century are old with gray temples and need help, I suddenly heard that the empress dowager is only no older than myself before. How old was he, and he was shocked immediately:

nnd, this girl hasn't even gotten married yet, her daughter is about to get married, no, to be precise, if she moves faster, she will become a grandmother a long time ago!

For a while, Zhou Heng didn't know whether he should envy and envy the empress dowager, who became a widowed empress dowager at such a young age... Thinking of this, Zhou Heng asked Shen Fu cautiously:

"By the way, how old is the current emperor? How old is the age gap with the empress dowager?" It seems that the emperor and Shen Fu are brothers and sisters, and they should not be very old.

Shen Fu was a little speechless, these are not the reasons why he came here to discuss with her, okay?Moreover, he had told Zhou Heng about these things before, and he never thought that she would be careless in this regard, and would forget it after hearing it, so he had to explain it to her again.

"I'm sorry," Zhou Heng saw his helpless face, and quickly explained: "I just thought, the empress dowager is highly respected, not to mention that the original emperor is gone, so I imagined her as a person with a higher grade. People, disrespect and disrespect, ha ha!" To be precise, the image in the costume drama is preconceived.

Knowing that the emperor was actually a few years older than the empress dowager, Zhou Heng was secretly amused: Do you want to address a woman younger than yourself respectfully as "mother queen"?Doesn't the emperor feel panicked?

Then, for some reason, a somewhat "dirty" thought came to my mind uncontrollably:

Didn't it mean that the emperor respected this aunt and loved the third princess, the younger sister?Moreover, the empress dowager and her mother's governor's office in the south of China seem to have played a big role in helping the emperor ascend the throne.Then... Maybe... These two people don't have some shady affair, right?

It's not impossible, the two are about the same age, and there are many plots in Gongdou dramas that are even bloodier than this.

But in front of Shen Fu, he was naturally embarrassed to say these things, and if he was heard by others, he would definitely die. Zhou Heng tried his best to suppress his thoughts and followed Shen Fu's words. There are three princesses:

"It's not because you told the emperor that you don't want to go to the palace, so she stayed with you?"

Shen Fu was taken aback by what he said, alas, why is what he said today not right?However, Shen Fu loves to hear these words, which shows that Aheng is also wary of the third princess's thoughts towards her, so she retorted helplessly:

"Aheng, don't think too much about that. I think it should be because of other things. Do you still remember that when Uncle He sent someone to deliver water and came back, he said that the group of people ordered it? Those big iron objects have already been taken away, and according to his investigation, they were sent to the capital, do you think the mother and daughter of the third princess stayed here on purpose?"

Hearing what he said, Zhou Heng also put away his thoughts of making fun of him. After thinking about it, he felt that it was possible. If there was no excuse for the queen mother's poor health, the third princess would not have been able to stay, but she actually stayed. Not too big, there must be a lot of palace maids, eunuchs and imperial doctors around the empress dowager, a dignified princess, just pretending to be famous.

In this way, the three princesses must have a lot of time, and without the emperor and others, it will be much more convenient to go out of the palace, and then come out to meet those people who do bad things...

"By the way." Thinking of this, Zhou Heng thought he had discovered a small problem: "The group of people came all the way with all these custom-made large iron objects. Was there any interrogation on the way? For example, at the gate of the city? "

"That's right," Shen Fu nodded gratifiedly. He was waiting for Zhou Heng to ask questions. Ah Heng really had a quick mind: "It's just that since Uncle He sent me a message, I've had people watch at the gates of several major cities. Counting the time, I should It has arrived, but there is no sign, neither people nor things, do you think it is strange?"

And this?Naturally, Zhou Heng couldn't figure out why, so he decided to change his mind: "Let's think about this later, maybe, assuming that they have brought things into the city without anyone noticing, then I think that as long as you send someone to Keep an eye on the palace to see when the third princess will come out, can you also take the opportunity to find them?"

This is also a way of thinking, and Shen Fu said that he had already thought about it: "Yes, I have already sent someone to do it, the only thing is, Ah Heng, those big iron objects that we were puzzled before, It seems that they were not used to rob on the Peach Blossom River, but now that they have been transported to the capital, what do you think they are for?"

If this matter is not clarified for a day, the three princesses will not be able to prepare in advance, and Shen Fu thinks that he will not be able to sleep peacefully for a day.

That's right, those big iron hooks and iron spears are obviously used to attack ships... Could it be that they plan to do another bad thing on Willow Lake?But in that case, to be honest, there is no need to secretly order and ship it all the way from Zhongnan Road?

Aren't there cruise ships on Liuhu Lake?Moreover, there are many tourists on the big boats. According to Madam Huang, they are all for ordinary people because they are cheap. Moreover, it is difficult to commit crimes in broad daylight and under the watchful eyes of everyone.

What is the picture of the three princesses?

Zhou Heng instinctively felt that it was unlikely that he would be in Liuhu.

Seeing that she was engrossed in her thoughts, Shen Fu coughed lightly, stretched out his hand and patted her arm: "If you can't figure it out, don't think about it, it's okay, we are all in the capital now, we don't know what kind of medicine they sell in the gourd, But they don't know that we already know some things about them in advance, so, in time, I think, there will always be some clues."

"But this evil star will not get rid of it for a day." Zhou Heng didn't notice his movement. She felt a little distressed when she heard the name of the third princess: "I always feel a little bit uneasy. By the way, the Zhongnan Road is in the capital. Do you have any house?" Just like the 21st century Beijing office?

Shen Fu shook his head: "Really not, at least not on the surface. This is what the Empress Dowager meant to make the emperor feel at ease. Anyway, Zhongnan Road is not far from the capital. Even melons and fruits can be delivered in a day. .”

"Okay, if you can't think of it, don't think about it, but you," Zhou Heng decided to stop this kind of thoughtless guessing, and said happily: "You should hurry up and practice your swimming! Start tomorrow."

This topic immediately made Shen Fu a little happy, so he boldly asked:

"Then, now...can you go into the water?"

Seeing Zhou Heng nodded in embarrassment, indicating that tomorrow evening should be fine, Shen Fu was even more overjoyed: "Okay, it seems that I can enjoy your swimming style tomorrow!"

"That's it!" In fact, my aunt has completely disappeared today, but just in case, I'd better wait until tomorrow to talk about it. Zhou Heng thought of something in his heart, but his face didn't show it at all, and said with a smile: "It's time to look after it." what!"

Shen Fu subconsciously nodded his head to express his agreement, but he felt a little embarrassed when he thought of the content behind the words "Looking good". Fortunately, Zhou Heng himself didn't think much of it, and the sky was gradually darkening. They couldn't quite see the subtle expressions on each other's faces, so they raised the corners of their mouths and replied warmly:

"it is good!"