Chapter 534 534. Add new friends?
Pan kings from all over the country came to the capital, and the situation in the capital became increasingly strange.
Nobles often appear in the bustling main street. The city gate is loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Strangers with evil spirits pass by from time to time in the potato-growing villages in the suburbs.
When Cheng Xi’s self-made "Free Clinic Notes" filled up a thick volume, Qiliba Village on the outskirts of Beijing had all been transferred. In view of the increasing number of emergencies encountered when returning to the city, The old man and the young man stopped leaving the city.
Cheng Xi asked Fu Guang to buy some medicinal seeds. Xu Lao taught Cheng Xi the acupuncture technique while urging the plants to practice their powers. He did not miss any of the teaching lessons.
In addition to daily study and training, Shen Xingqi went out to reunite with her friends, check the accounts of Qingyi Pavilion and chat about the gossip of the capital.
Although Cheng Xi stayed at home, his ears were not idle, and he often heard news from her.
"Pan kings from all over the country have come to Beijing, and five of them have come this year."
"The Qin family fruit wine shop is making money every day, and there is an endless stream of customers queuing up. Some people Even before dawn, we had to queue up.”
“The eldest prince died of a hemorrhage that night after giving birth to a daughter. The eldest prince was so distraught that he passed out on the spot.”
"It is said that the third prince fell in love at first sight with Miss Song, a member of the Household Affairs Bureau, and wanted to hire her as a concubine."
"The eldest prince is going to marry the daughter-in-law of the Duke of Chu, and at the same time he also wants to marry his sister-in-law. ! "
Cheng Xi: "."
She seemed to have heard some incredible news.
“What did you just say? I didn’t hear it clearly.”
"Then I have to talk about it carefully."
Shen Xingqi, with a "You didn't expect that," an expression on her face, recounted the news she heard from her friends.
The eldest prince’s health was not good, and she almost died one and two on the day of delivery. In the end, the Duke of Chu sent precious medicinal materials to save the pregnancy. Out of gratitude in her heart, she made her last words on the spot to pray for her. The prince married the daughter of the Duke of Chu as his step-concubine.
The eldest princess’s natal family was very sad when they heard the news. They wanted to marry their concubine into the eldest prince’s house on the grounds that the princess was still young and needed someone to take care of her. The eldest prince felt sorry for his deceased wife and could only agree and planned to hire her. As a side concubine.
Cheng Xi: .6
As for who can play the tricks of my relatives, it has to be you ancients.
I am willing to bow to the disadvantage, I am willing to bow to the disadvantage.
"The eldest prince is very calculating."
"Yes, there are rumors on the street that the eldest prince and his deceased wife are deeply in love, and some people praise the eldest prince's concubine as a model of a good wife."< br>
As for what is going on, the common people may not know, but the rich and aristocratic families know it well.
Shen Xingqi lamented, "If one of the loving couples unfortunately dies, the other will choose to mourn. There have been rumors in the capital that the couple was very loving. Now that my beloved wife has passed away, I thought no matter what, I have to stay in mourning for a year and a half. It’s impossible to imagine.”
I have a backup plan.
Not only was he able to marry two beautiful ladies quickly, but he also won a good reputation.
"It is a misfortune to give birth to a little princess. If the little emperor's grandson has to live in fear every day in the future."
The Duke of Chu will not allow such a threat to exist, and must think There is no way to get rid of it, and the eldest prince's natal family will definitely try their best to ensure that the child's life will not be peaceful when the two forces pull him away.
"It's not much better now."
Cheng Xi laughed, "When the eldest prince marries these two beauties, the house will be much livelier."
Especially at night.
Obviously Shen Xingqi didn’t think about it that deeply. She just let it go and then started talking about other things.
“The capital is becoming more and more lively, and the business of Qingyi Pavilion has also improved a lot. We have already started to develop the next product.”
"Oh? What are you planning to do next?"
"Su Yan Cream!"
"." Such a modern word.
Cheng Xi was silent, it would be good if there was a shortcut to the secret passage. Even in modern times, makeup cream is a new product. Before that, there were various concealers and other products.
I never expected that in a different world, I would get there in one step.
"Develop it carefully, I'm waiting for your results."
Shen Xingqi clenched her fist confidently, "Yeah, yeah, yeah!"
The little girl seemed to be interested in research and development and doing business. She even threatened to do so before. She wants to apply the knowledge she has learned to reality and wants to open shops in every state in the Yan Dynasty. She is more active than a time traveler like her.
Did she embarrass the time-travelers?
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"Xing Luo, what delicious food did you bring today?"
Qin Zheng sat down and grabbed it with both hands, "Quickly take out the lunch box, I want to eat the oily salted duck eggs!"
Shen Xingluo turned slightly to avoid his hand, and resignedly gave him half of his food.
"The Hanlin Academy is not far from the Qin Mansion, and I have given you all the dishes. Is it possible that the house is still short of cooks?"
"Oh, it's not that the cook can't make your wife. It tastes good!”
Of course there are cooks in Qin's house. Since getting Cheng Xi's recipe, the food has been greatly improved. Now the food in Qin's house is excellent.
However, there is still a big gap between the Shen family and the Shen family.
"I'm also puzzled. It's obviously the same recipe, but how can it be made so differently?"
"." Of course the ingredients are different.
Shen Xingluo ate in silence, not wanting to deal with a shameless person who came to him all day long to have a meal.
The food in the small kitchen of Hanlin Academy meets the tastes of most people in Dayan. Officials will leave food here when they leave work at noon. Of course, there are also those who bring their own food. Shen Xingluo is not the first one.
However, there is still a big difference between rice and rice. Even if the meals prepared by the Shen family are low-key and try to avoid being fragrant, they still attract covetous people.
For example, Qin Zheng.
This is a master who never wrongs himself.
“Ah~ this is the smell, it’s so fragrant.”
He picked up a small piece of golden duck egg with wooden chopsticks and put it into his mouth. The client immediately squinted his eyes in enjoyment, and his whole body exuded the feeling of "delicious, delicious, delicious".
Yu Heting, who was also given a salted duck egg, shook his head funny, "Brother Qin's cook failed to study salted duck eggs again?"
"Isn't it? It's obviously the same method. Son, why does it taste wrong if you change it to another person?”
Qin Zheng ate another piece of sweet and sour pork ribs with the snow-white steamed buns, "Is it possible that the one in your family is the reincarnation of the God of Cooking, with magical powers in his hands?"
"Mrs. Shen It truly deserves such praise.”
Yu Heting agreed, thinking about what kind of gift he should prepare to visit the Shen family.
I always borrow Brother Shen’s favor for lunch, which is somewhat unjustifiable.
The three of them sat opposite each other, eating lunch and enjoying a moment of rest.
The officials at several tables next to them were also chatting in a low voice, but the content was not as simple as what to eat for lunch.
The visit of vassal kings from various places to the capital caused quite a stir, and each of them has their own style of doing things. In just one month, there has been quite a storm. In addition, the princes in the court are not people who can sit still. It made the originally turbid water even more lively.
Why are the eldest prince and King Qi so close? The third prince seems to be wooing King Heng, etc. The person who said it was astonished and looked as if he was surprised, and the other person who heard it also had such an expression.
Shen Xingluo's expression remained unchanged, as if what he just heard had never entered his heart. Qin Zheng curled his lips and snorted to express his dissatisfaction, while Yu Heting sighed secretly and shook his head slightly.
The three of them looked at each other and ate the food on the table in silence.
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In mid-May, the capital was visibly lively, and various stores ushered in a shopping boom.
The Empress Dowager's birthday has come, and the Holy Emperor Longyan is overjoyed. There is a banquet in the palace, and princes from all over the country have given birthday gifts. The palace ministers are not willing to be outdone, and they bring their relatives into the palace to celebrate her birthday. Of course, this has nothing to do with the Shen family.
The editor of the Sixth Rank Imperial Academy was a small official with a sesame-sized position in the capital. Shen Zhuangyuan was able to rest on this day and stayed in the study after breakfast.
“Just ask Fuguang to send birthday gifts to the Ministry of Rites? Is that simple?”
“Ordinary officials just give birthday wishes to the Queen Mother, how complicated can it be?”
"I just don't understand why it's the Ministry of Rites and not the Ministry of Husbandry."
Cheng Xi was curious, "Isn't the Ministry of Husbandry in charge of the world's money? Everything in the treasury has to be filed separately, and gifts have to be given. Why don’t you pay a visit to the Household Department when you enter the palace? ”
“No need.”
Shen Xingluo taught her basic common sense, “Everything in the palace belongs to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Since it is a birthday gift for the Empress Dowager, it naturally goes to the private treasury.”
< br>“Okay, I understand.”
Cheng Xi thought of the three-hundred-year-old ginseng plant that she asked Fu Guang to take away. Well, this was already the tenth plant she had given away.
The Empress Dowager is already at the top of the Yan Dynasty. When giving gifts in the future, remember to give gifts that are less than three hundred years old.
(*^▽^*)
Shen Xingluo looked into her eyes, and the right hand holding the carving knife paused and started to move again.
“What are you carving this time? No more piglets!”
"It won't be a surprise if you tell me."
"You really don't want to tell me?"
"Yeah."
Tch~ Is it possible that I still can't see it?
Cheng Xi did not believe in evil, so he pulled up a chair and moved over to take a closer look, staring hard at the jadeite stone as big as a copper plate.
Well, I really didn’t see anything.
It’s just a rough outline, so vague that you have to guess whether it’s a small animal or not.
A burst of fragrance floated into his nose. Shen Xingluo glanced sideways at the cheek that was getting closer and closer. His black eyes focused on carving flashed and put down the carving knife. The next second, he took the person into his arms.
He lowered his head and accurately grasped the bright red color, turning his lips and teeth for a long time.
“You”
The word "deceit" was swallowed into his stomach without even being uttered, and Cheng Xi could only passively bear the sudden kiss.
The temperature in the study gradually increased, and the white and tender face was dyed pink at some point. The hands around the waist became tighter and tighter, and it was burning.
Just when the owner of the slender hands could not control himself, a "ding ding ding" sound sounded in their minds at the same time, followed closely by the lively electronic sound of 666.
【Good news, good news, great news! 】
Two people: "."
Shen Xingluo took a deep breath and buried himself in the other person's neck to ease his breathing. For the first time, he felt the urge to untie himself from the system.
Cheng Xi felt the hot breath coming from her neck and dared not move, letting her red lips breathe.
【Hey? 】
666 seems to feel the awkward environment around it and secretly tells something bad. It has an inexplicable illusion that it is about to be slapped.
“Say.”
Just one word, Shen Xingluo's deep and unhappy voice seemed to contain murderous intent, making 666 tremble again in fright.
[What about that? Miss, don’t you want to add a few more friends, especially high-level ones? I’ll let you know as soon as there is news. 】
666 feels that he has been wronged.
Its host is very profitable. It is lucky to meet a host with such luck and strength. The main brain has many good subsystems that are envious and jealous.
Since a large amount of money was made every day, it automatically turned off the notification sound in order to create a better environment for the two great heroes. It never expected that they would be disliked if they did not contact them for such a long time.
嘤嘤嘤 Its host doesn’t love it anymore woo woo, the little sister is too lazy to talk woo wow——o(╥﹏╥)o
666 consciously cried very loudly, but Shen Xingluo didn’t want to care at all If it weren't for the fact that the news it brought was what Cheng Xi had always wanted to hear, he would probably have cut off contact with it and locked it in a small dark room with just one thought.
“When can low-level planes contact high-level planes?”
[I still can’t contact you, but the other party purchased the goods from the online store and was eager because they were too delicious. I wanted to purchase goods, so I sent a lot of applications to add friends. 】
That’s it.
Cheng Xi vaguely remembered that she did ask 666 to turn off the message notification tone, and the system would not contact them specifically unless there was an important matter.
"What plane is this time?"
[It is the world of immortality that the young lady has always wanted to contact. However, the level of this world of immortality is not high, it is a second-level plane. 】
“Are there different levels in the immortal cultivation plane?”
[Of course, each plane will be divided into different levels according to the technology or the level of immortals and demons at that time, such as this time The businessman contacted is actually the most basic existence in all the immortal cultivation planes. No one of the immortal cultivators there has ascended in thousands of years. 】
"I probably understand."
It's actually not difficult to understand.
Cheng Xi thought about the interstellar planes they had been to, and also thought about the various plane merchants he had encountered in the system's virtual market. They were all interstellar people, and there was a big difference.
At least in the interstellar planes they have been to, they can still find mutant forms of Earth's plants, and humans are still in charge, and there are no slimes or pincer-armed creatures.
She had also read interstellar novels and movies about silicon-based creatures in her previous life.
"So there are really immortals and gods in the Immortal Cultivation Plane?"
[The low-level Immortal Cultivation Plane is indeed focused on cultivation, and those with good qualifications can ascend to become immortals. But the kind of plane that the lady mentioned, where gods and goddesses roam, already belongs to the plane of gods and demons. 】
Wow!
“Don’t tell me that there are high and low levels of gods and demons?”
[Young lady is so smart! 】
"Isn't there also some kind of Western fantasy plane, with magic wands, fairy castles, and elves?"
[Yes! 】
Cheng Xi: "."
Okay, another day where the world view is forced upon me.
However, as an "ordinary" person with only supernatural powers and internal strength, Cheng Xi knew very well that he had to take one step at a time. If he took too big a step, he would easily get injured.
"The topic has gone too far. What is this businessman so interested in in the store that he can't wait to add friends?"
[It's La Tiao! 】
Both people: "."
This answer is both surprising and expected.
Cheng Xi pushed Shen Xingluo, who put most of his weight on her neck, causing the other party to sigh.
"Hurry up, we want to see the news."
"Since the other party is asking for help, don't rush it."
Shen Xingluo said, putting his arm around her waist But relaxed.