There was a long queue from Tongming Gate all the way to Yeting.

Wen Mingtang stood at the end of the line and yawned lazily.

A female official wearing a moon-green short pleated skirt and her hair in a bun passed by with two palace maids. She immediately spotted Wen Mingtang, who was yawning.

She stopped, said something to the palace maid next to her, and walked towards Wen Mingtang.

"Are you up late?"

Hearing the majestic female voice coming from behind, Wen Mingtang turned around, faced the delicate-looking but solemn female officer, bowed and saluted, and called out: "Zhao Sishan."

Zhao Sishan said "hmm", raised his head and glanced at the long queue for leaving the palace, and looked at Wen Mingtang: "When it's your turn to leave the palace, I'm afraid it will be past noon to midnight, but you can still make it to my brother's house in time.

Lunch?”

Wen Mingtang didn't take it seriously: "Then we won't go to brother Si Shan's house for lunch. We can just have an evening meal." At this point, the girl paused, then touched her nose and smiled, "I don't know who Si Shan is.

My brother’s wife saw that I skipped a meal, so she was so sensible that she even gave me a meat dish in the evening meal!”

Zhao Sishan glanced at the smiling Wen Mingtang and interrupted her thoughts without politeness: "What you think is beautiful! Do I still know the temperament of my brother and sister-in-law? If you want to add meat and vegetables, you might as well

Just cut their flesh!"

After hearing this, Wen Mingtang's smile deepened: "That's all! After all, I have worked in the palace for so many years, and I still have enough money to find an inn in the city to stay for a few days!"

Hearing that Wen Mingtang refused to use brother Zhao Sishan's house for food and accommodation, Zhao Sishan snorted and said, "What the hell? If you don't stay with my brother for a few days, how will I know the real situation at home?"

?If I don’t make preparations early, when I leave the palace next year, why don’t you ask people to drive me out of the restaurant I bought with my own money?”

Zhao Sishan entered the palace fifteen years ago. At that time, the late emperor was still in his forties, but Zhao Sishan at that time was a girl who was only twenty-eight years old.

The emperor is so old, but ordinary people's families who care about their daughters will not send their daughters to the palace. After all, the daughters sent by ordinary people's families are to serve as palace servants, and they are not like those high-ranking officials and powerful ministers.

His daughter entered the palace to be the empress. She was just lucky enough to fall into the eyes of the old emperor... To be honest, at the age of the emperor, twenty was considered the right age for a man to marry, sixteen or eighteen was enough for a great honor.

He is the father of Zhao Sishan. If the ordinary daughter's family is not greedy for power, who would want to be favored by the old emperor?

It was not a good job to go to the palace, but Zhao Sishan had to go to the palace at that time. For no other reason than the poor people in the family couldn't blame him.

Zhao Sishan's elder brother was a useless man. Seeing that his brother and sister could no longer live together, Zhao Sishan had no choice but to enter the palace.

Compared to his useless brother, Zhao Sishan was much more powerful even though he was a woman. He did not covet the power of the old emperor, and simply relied on his own ability to find a position as the food keeper in the palace's Shangshi Bureau.

Instead of being used as a stepping stone, he actually took the lead, which shows how powerful Zhao Sishan is.

The nobles in the palace gave generous rewards. When Zhao Sishan got rich, he never forgot his brother. Of course, his brother would not forget her either. After all, the sister who entered the palace was a moneybag!

In the third year after entering the palace, Zhao Sishan's brother fell in love with the daughter of a salesman named Liu and wanted to marry him. Since he had no money himself, he asked Zhao Sishan, who paid for him to marry him.

, then she gave birth to a daughter and could no longer raise her, so brother Zhao Sishan came again.

At that time, Zhao Sishan was being appreciated by the nobles, so he spent all his belongings to buy a small house in Chang'an City. Although the location was not good, it was a house in Chang'an City. Finally, several generations of the Zhao family got rid of the fate of renting a house.

Got a place to live.

That small storefront later became a small restaurant, and the dishes were also taught by Zhao Sishan.

"I helped him marry his wife. She didn't let me come to the wedding by myself, so I gave him the advantage," Zhao Sishan said with a serious face, but the words he said almost didn't make anyone laugh, "

I bought the place where he lives without asking him to pay a single copper coin in rent; I also taught him the dishes in his small restaurant without asking him to pay a penny." At this point, Zhao Sishan finally

He couldn't help but hold his forehead and sighed, "My brother, I can catch any man on the street with my eyes closed and he will be more useful than him. How can Mr. Liu like him? It's just because he is easy to handle and he likes me."

It’s just a gold bag!”

When Wen Mingtang heard this, he couldn't help but coughed slightly, and said seriously: "Then until Zhao Sishan leaves the palace, then Mrs. Liu, you have to sleep by yourself, leaving it to your brother for so many years. Isn't it a big loss?"

?”

Zhao Sishan reached out and gave her a "chestnut" on her forehead: "Come on! Don't you think I'm not good at this, but I'm good at this. She has a bitter face, a garlic nose, and a mean look with mung bean eyes, so I will

I can't do anything even with my eyes closed, wouldn't it be a big loss if she really slept with her? If she was born like you, I would still be able to sleep!"

She had been delayed in speaking for a long time. Seeing the two palace maids who came with her keep winking at her, Zhao Sishan glanced at Wen Mingtang and laughed and cursed: "Every time I meet you, you make me talk nonsense! Not to mention

Let’s talk about this mother-in-law, let’s talk about business!” Zhao Sishan said, “Every time these two people come to ask for money, they look honest and honest! But I have been in the palace for so many years and I have never misjudged this Liu.

I am definitely not easy to get along with. When you leave the palace, go and stay with my brother for two days and get a feel for the situation in my home before leaving!"

After Zhao Sishan said this, he snorted coldly: "They can use my money to eat and clothe themselves, and don't even think about crossing the river and demolishing the bridge or anything like that!"

Wen Mingtang said "hmm".

Zhao Sishan glanced at the two palace maids who were already looking anxious, took two steps, but couldn't help but turn around and remind Wen Mingtang: "Don't forget to see Zhang Caimai. Currently, several yamen in the city are short of public cooks."

Man, the public kitchen and yamen provide food and accommodation, which is a good business. If you miss this village, you will not have this shop!"

Wen Mingtang nodded again, waved his hand towards her, and said: "Don't worry, Zhao Sishan, I won't have to worry about it. I will definitely go to Zhang Cai to buy it, so that your plans don't come to nothing!"

After a few words, Zhao Sishan rolled his eyes again, and then he turned around and walked towards the palace maid.

The two maids looked at Zhao Sishan, who turned around three times, and then at Wen Mingtang. One of them couldn't help but look envious: "Miss Wen is so lucky!"

Isn't it great luck that the female relatives of criminal officials who have joined Yeting can get the protection of female officials without avoiding suspicion, and they have lost a lot of trouble?

"That's not Miss Wen's luck. Miss Wen saved Zhao Sishan's life!" The other one shook his head and sighed, "It's a life-saving grace! Besides, Miss Wen is kind and smart, so she can win Zhao Sishan's life!"

It’s no surprise that Si Shan likes it.”

While he was talking, Zhao Sishan had already returned. He glanced at the two palace maids who were talking. He no longer looked lively in front of Wen Mingtang. His expression became much more solemn and dignified, and he said, "Let's go!"

Then he took the two maids and walked forward.

Watching Zhao Sishan's leaving figure until he could no longer see it, Wen Mingtang looked away and concentrated on lining up.

This defecation lasted until noon, when my stomach made an untimely "gurgling" sound.

I'm hungry! Wen Mingtang touched his stomach and took a palm-sized rice ball from his waist. He was about to eat it when he suddenly saw the queue in front of him began to spontaneously move towards the palace wall.

Wen Mingtang didn't have time to take a bite of the rice ball, so he could only follow the team to the side and follow everyone's eyes to look at the group of people walking in from the transparent door.

What he saw was a group of officials. There was a little red among the green bushes. Wen Mingtang's eyes only flickered and he focused on the red-robed official in the middle.

Then, his eyes stopped.

There is no other reason. The red-robed official in Zhongzhong had such a good life.

His skin was already white, but against the backdrop of the crimson official robe, he looked as white as jade. His eyes were like cold stars, his pupils were dark and shiny, like stars reflected in his eyes, the bridge of his nose was straight and straight, like famous mountains, and his lips were like red spots.

The whole person is very handsome, especially when surrounded by a group of gray-haired officials in green robes who have reached "kind" years.
Chapter completed!