Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 271
In the room, Shen Zhezi's face was serious, holding a jade ruyi, flicking the flickering flames in the brazier.

The letter was sent by my father with his third uncle Shen Hong, telling him to see it alone in the secret room and not to show it to others.As for the content of the letter, after the initial surprise, Shen Zhezi's mood gradually calmed down, and then he began to think about how to adjust his many arrangements.

Although he knew that the Liyang military disaster was not far away, Shen Zhezi's arrangement around this incident was mainly to play around the edges, and he didn't intend to get involved in the center of the situation prematurely.

On the one hand, its own background is not enough, and the center is still in a weak position, and it is not enough to deeply intervene to share the profits.On the other hand, the estrangement between the North and the South is still a factor that cannot be ignored at present. Even if his family has opened up some situations in the overseas Chinese, the Qingxu overseas Chinese who are the backbone of the overseas Chinese are still closely united. Around the Langya Wang family, it was only because of the containment of the overseas Chinese in Yuzhou that they did not form a strong suppression of the Shen family.

But in his heart, Shen Zhezi is a bit unwilling. If there is no major change in the future, then the Su Jun Rebellion is the only opportunity for his family to achieve a substantial leap in the near future. If he cannot make the most of it, it will be too much pity.In his heart, he actually planned to fight again.

At the end of the letter, the father urged Shen Zhezi to return to his hometown, but Shen Zhezi's earlier idea was to retreat to Qu'a, sit back and watch the changes in the current situation in Gyeonggi, and take advantage of the opportunity.But now, his mentality has changed a bit. He does not intend to leave the capital, but to stay in the most central position at the most critical moment, to seize a place that is crucial to his family and his long-cherished wish of the Northern Expedition. Important opportunity!
Once such a decision is made, some adjustments must be made to many of the earlier arrangements.In essence, he is not a desperate gambler who is ready to put all his eggs in one basket at any time, especially when he can control and influence more and more people and resources, he always has a bottom line for stability in his heart.

But this does not mean that he does not have the courage to be bold and enterprising. He does not believe in fighting with one's life, but hopes to have a careful plan and a few records before fighting, even if it can only increase the first line of victory. Machine, these preparations are not useless.

Sitting in the room for a long time, the flame had been extinguished and the ashes had been scattered, before Shen Zhezi got up, pushed the door and walked out.In the following period of time, he will not have much leisure.

At this time, in a living room in the backyard of the Princess Mansion, there are two little fat men sitting and looking at each other. One is eight or nine years old, and the other is five or six years old. Although they are not very old, their eyes are very cold, with a faint The chill atmosphere is permeating.

"Humph……"

The little fat man who was slightly older sneered, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and a wave of sarcasm waved: "Little raccoon, why haven't you returned to Wuzhong Township, and you have been relying on my sister's house?"

Hearing this, the chubby man on the opposite side was not to be outdone, and said bluntly: "Big belly man, this is clearly my elder brother's home! My sister-in-law is not your elder sister!"

"Haha, you might as well go out and see whose mansion is the book written by Yimen outside the court!"

The older fat man is the current emperor Sima Yan, wearing a child's clothes, when facing the little fat man Shen Jin, he has a sense of intellectual superiority.

"I can't read!"

Not to be outdone, Shen Jin stood up suddenly, put his foot on the small case, clapped his hands on his knees, and said in a high voice.It's just that after this posture, even if you feel the coolness in your crotch, you put your feet down again in a hurry, but your expression still doesn't flinch: "When you come to my house, you always have to share my snacks. Let me tell you, no!"

Sima Yan also didn't expect this kid to be so hot-tempered that he could speak of his ignorance so eloquently. He was a little stunned for a moment, but he reacted after a while and laughed and said: "I just want to share your sweet food, what can you do?" ! Your sister-in-law is my elder sister, your elder brother is my brother-in-law, how to calculate, this is not your home, what do you have to say?"

"You, you...wow... sister-in-law, this big-bellied man is deceiving me!"

Shen Jin ran out of words for a moment, and Dang even threw himself on the case and howled dryly.

"You talk nonsense, I didn't bully you!"

Seeing this, Sima Yan hurriedly stepped back a few steps to show his innocence. He hadn't come for many days, and he almost forgot that this kid had such a killer weapon.

As soon as the cry started, there was a gust of wind rushing in from outside the door, Princess Xingnan quickly scanned the room, pinched her waist with one hand, pointed at the emperor with the other and scolded: "Aliu, are you bullying my He'er again?"

"Sister, I really don't! He just couldn't argue with me, so he started crying."

Hearing this, Shen Jin, who was lying on the table, howled more fiercely, and kicked his calf by the way.Seeing the princess's demeanor getting worse, Sima Yan said with a bitter face: "Sister, your uncle is too disgusting! I finally came to your house, and he came to blame me..."

"No matter how loathsome He'er is, how can he be even more loathsome than when you were a child? You're such an old man, what's the point of arguing with him?"

Princess Xingnan is very protective of her uncle. She herself is only a half-grown girl, so she doesn't know how to raise children.Just keep in mind that since Auntie has entrusted her uncle to herself, she must take good care of her, and then she will gradually stand by the child's side unconditionally.

Hearing this, Sima Yan felt even more speechless. At this moment, when he saw the figure walking outside the court gate, he seemed to be looking forward to justice, and rushed to the corridor in a hurry, shouting at the top of his voice: "Brother-in-law, why don't you come here?" Coincidentally, your little brother is crying and wronging me again! I just want to taste your sweets, but he insists on accusing me of cheating him!"

Shen Zhezi had time to spare, and he felt dizzy when he heard this yelling. If he knew that the emperor was coming to his house today, he would never come to the inner courtyard.So he turned his head and gave Yu Bin behind him a hard look, and Yu Bin smiled coyly. To be honest, he really didn't want to bring this cousin to the Princess Mansion, but he was so annoyed that he couldn't stand it.

Fortunately, after the emperor shouted, the crying in the door had stopped, and Xiao Shen Jin stood at the door with red eyes and said: "Brother, I didn't accuse him! This big-bellied man said that this is not my home, not my home." , How could I live here!"

"He'er, be good, this is your home, not his! Be good, let Mrs. Yunzhi take you to wash your face, your elder brother didn't blame you, don't worry."

After a while of commotion, it was time for dinner.Because Shen Zhezi was at home, neither the big nor the big fat man could enjoy themselves to their heart's content, but a portion of lotus seed soup was placed on their respective tables.After a hasty dinner, the emperor looked at Shen Zhezi excitedly after Shen Jin went to sleep, and said, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, get someone to bring your fat transfer tube! I haven't played with it for a long time, I'm so ticklish Very good!"

"You are very itchy, I think your skin is very itchy! Do you spend a lot of time in the garden every day? You have so much time to think about these women's careers every day!"

Princess Xingnan was a little displeased when she heard this, and now there were no outsiders in the restaurant, so she pointed at the emperor and reprimanded her.

Yu Bin couldn't help sighing when he saw that the emperor shut up in embarrassment and didn't dare to contradict his elder sister.If he had the prestige of the princess in front of this cousin, he would have been less scolded and reprimanded by his father in the past few days.Although he has already entered the official position as a secretary, but his main job is the emperor's servant. Whenever the emperor makes mistakes, he is the first to be scolded. It is really miserable.

Regarding the emperor's attitude, Shen Zhezi was different from his own little brother. Seeing that the emperor was reprimanded by the princess and dared not speak, he frowned and said: "Your Majesty rarely leaves the garden to come to my house, how can you treat him harshly. Young people should combine work and rest. , burying one's head in scriptures all day long without taking a break, and before one understands the truth, one will lose one's wits."

"Yes, yes! Sister, I spend every day in the garden studying scriptures and practicing handwriting at my desk. I dare not slack off! If you don't believe me, you can ask my cousin! Isn't that right, cousin?"

When Sima Yan heard Shen Zhezi's words, his eyes lit up, and he even pulled Yu Bin to testify for himself.

Yu Bin nodded with a wry smile. The atmosphere in his house was quite different from this one. When his father was in the hall, no one dared to talk, laugh and argue.Comparatively speaking, he prefers the atmosphere of the Shen family. Although there are quarrels, there is also warmth.

While talking, the servant has already presented a wooden hand rocking cylinder with a multi-layer lining, which is the fat transfer cylinder that the emperor mentioned earlier.To put it bluntly, it is actually a skimmer for separating cream.Nowadays, northerners drink more buttermilk. The full-fat cream has a strong taste and strong smell. For those who are not used to drinking it, it is not a good-tasting drink.Southerners seldom drink it, just as northerners seldom drink tea.

In fact, there is also cream nowadays. The buttermilk is left for a period of time, the fat will float up, and a layer will naturally solidify and precipitate.Such milk skin has to be pounded to become cream, which is more troublesome than direct stirring and skimming.

Ever since the emperor tasted the butter steamed cakes sent by the Shen family to the garden, he was amazed. Li Yu's strange hobby.Seeing the fat-transfer tube being put up, he rolled up his sleeves and left, ordered someone to add milk into the bucket, as if he was a skilled worker, and when the milk was added, he would hold the rocker and shake his teeth wildly.

This process was really a laborious one. After a while, the emperor stopped to take a rest, out of breath.

Seeing that the emperor was sweating profusely, the princess felt a little pity and frowned, "I don't know why you love this matter so much, can you leave it to others?"

"Sister, you don't understand! All techniques have their own way. Turning milk and throwing fat seems simple, but in fact, if there is a difference in strength and slowness, the taste of the final product will be different. When the sweet food enters my mouth, it tastes in my heart You know, this is private, how can a real gourmet give it to others!"

Hearing the emperor talking about his theories in a serious manner, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but sigh with emotion. It really is the philosophical truth of doing what you do and loving what you do.

So for the next hour or so, the hall was filled with the sound of the emperor's panting like an old cow pulling a mill.Princess Xingnan couldn't bear this state of affairs and left the stage early.While talking with Yu Bin, Shen Zhezi sat and watched how the emperor, a real gourmet, was trying to satisfy his appetite.

Yu Bin relayed his father's words with some embarrassment, and seeing Shen Zhezi's serious eyes, he added a little weakly: "My father's position is different, and his concerns are also different from ours. I think Wei Zhou, you are not in the capital It is so wonderful, and it can be called an example for me at the same age."

Shen Zhezi smiled slightly after hearing the words, but he didn't take Yu Liang's words very seriously, and talked to Yu Bin about other things.

The night was getting late, and the emperor returned to the garden when it was time. Looking at the small half pot of cream, his face covered with sweat showed a gratified smile, but he was too tired to lift his arms.Before leaving, he also ordered Shen Zhezi to have someone process the cream and send it to the garden later, probably because the fruits of his labor were especially sweet.

Shen Zhezi couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, if his mother-in-law in Yuanzhong knew what the emperor would do every time he came to his house, she probably would hate him even more.However, he felt that no matter what the emperor loved, as long as he didn't overly waste the people and money, he might as well give in to one or two things. This His Majesty is really pitiful.

(End of this chapter)