Time passed by like a white horse, and in a flash, it was July.
Because the Jingzhao Mansion caught the person carrying the disease in time, the plague finally did not affect Chang'an. At the same time, another big event happened in Beijing.
Zheng Jingzhao's heart disease attacked again. After learning that it could not be cured and could only be cultivated, he took advantage of Lu Yan's meritorious service and proposed to resign.
On the eighth day of the seventh lunar month, Lu Yan took the seat of the governor of Jingzhao.
Twenty-four years old, holding a lot of power, the official residence is the third rank.
Young is enviable.
On the Luoyang side, the prefect Yao Zheng colluded with the Turks, and the evidence was conclusive. The house was confiscated, and the Yao family was full of heads hanging over the city gate.
The sixth prince invited himself to Luoyang to treat the epidemic. Although this move inspired the people's hearts, but in the process of curing the epidemic, the sixth prince himself unfortunately contracted the plague. The sage heard about this, and although he did not recall him, he also sent the hospital of the Imperial Physician to Luoyang.
Empress Xu breathed a long sigh of relief in the Anhua Hall...
From the moment when the post of Minister of the Ministry of Industry was suspended, Auntie Auntie in Li's house seemed to be even more favored. On the day when He Wanru gave birth, she cried so hard that she was scolding Auntie Auntie for being an unprofessional fox, and Wen's distressed her. The grandson was there to help.
Seeing Wen's sad tears, Li Di could not add fuel to the fire, so he had to promise He Wanru that he would give her another child, and told her not to be angry with Auntie Auntie.
There are three reasons why Li Di loves Auntie Wu. One is of course because Auntie Auntie's flirtatious kung fu really fascinates men, and two? That auntie was from Empress Xu, and there were more than one or two secret letters from Lanning Garden. Li Di doted on her, and being close to her was tantamount to showing loyalty to Empress Xu.
As for the third and most important point, he wanted the position of Minister of Industry.
The elegant courtyard was quiet, and the first rays of sunlight shone into the room in the early morning. Shen Yan lifted the curtain of the bed and stepped down to the ground. Qingli waited on her to wash her hands, "The girl's face is a little pale, can you use some rouge?"
Shen Yan shook her head.
At this moment, a maid named Ju Ye hurried over.
From the bronze mirror beside the make-up robe, Shen Yan saw that she was hesitant to speak, and said calmly, "Let's talk." Those two courtyards were like singing opera every day.
Ju Ye took a deep breath and said, "Yesterday, Auntie He was ill and had a high fever all night. Just now Langjun went to visit, but Auntie Ai suddenly wanted to eat red bean cakes..."
Qingli said, "Go on."
Ju Ye lowered his eyebrows and said, "Lang Jun has gone to Dongshi on a horse."
Qingli's eyes were stagnant, and she immediately turned to look at her girl. There is no other reason, these things, Li Di did not less for Shen Hao in the past.
Thinking back to the time before Yunyang Hou's mansion had an accident, let alone buying some red bean cakes in the East Market, even if Shen Yan blinked more than usual, Li Di had to hold her face up and check it out.
I remember one winter, Shen Yan caught the cold. Shen Jiao didn't want to be sick to him, so she sent someone early to tell him that he didn't have to come here, but Li Di had to take care of her personally, feeding the medicine and wiping herself was all done by herself, the more Shen Jiao let him go, the more foolish he became.
So early the next morning, Li Di started sneezing and coughing, but Shen Yan gradually got better.
Shen Yan asked him if he was uncomfortable.
He said it was worth it.
It has to be said that Li Di seems to be born to coax women. Although his appearance is not unparalleled, his affectionate eyes make people mistakenly believe that he is deeply rooted in love. A sword can easily break a woman's heart defense.
Qingli looked worried and murmured, "Girl..."
Shen Hao pinched her earlobe, put on an ear tie in front of the mirror, and whispered, "It's okay." It was Li Di who taught her that a smile that goes straight to the bottom of her eyes can also deceive people.
There was no one worth her trust.
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Shen Yan went to the West Market in the afternoon.
Pushing open the door of Baixiang Pavilion and walking in, I happened to see Shen Zhen bowing to take care of the flowers.
Shen Hao took a step forward and placed the two land deeds in front of Shen Zhen.
Shen Zhen took it and glanced at Shen Yan in surprise, "Big sister, this is not..."
"Well, I got my dowry back. Last time I heard you say that you want to open a tea shop in the East Market. I see that these two shops are in good locations."
Shen Zhen took it, glanced at it and said, "This location is indeed excellent."
Shen Yan looked at her looming Li Wu and said, "Here's the one for you, take it."
Although Shen Zhen was reluctant to accept Lu Yan's money, she didn't resist the shop offered by Shen Yan at all. So much so that after hearing this, Lu Yan grabbed Shen Zhen's ear and asked her, "Co-author, treat me as an outsider, right?"
Shen Yan sat down, poured a glass of water by herself, and asked, "Is it still busy?"
Shen Zhen said: "I almost have enough money in my hand, so I thought of getting back the former butler Lu of the Shen family and asking him to take care of it."
Shen Yan nodded, "This is excellent, after all, you can't do everything yourself. If you need anything, just tell me."
The twilight drum sounded, and Shen Yan returned to the mansion. As soon as she stepped through the door, she saw two maids turn around and run, one ran faster, and the other was directly held by her.
"Look up and say, why did you run away when you saw me?"
The maid slowly raised her head, and after meeting Shen's eyes, she knelt down directly, "Madam forgive me, madam punish the slave maid."
Asking for punishment without even being convicted of a crime, the intention of delaying time is too obvious.
Shen Yan walked past her and went straight back to her yard.
She lifted the curtain, walked into the inner room, and waved her hand.
Shen Yan sat on the couch and looked around, but she didn't notice anything unusual, but the moment she lowered her head, her whole body suffocated.
Covering his mouth, he retched.
"What's the matter, girl?" Qingli asked nervously.
Shen Yan's palms were trembling, she pointed to the bed and said, "Replace all these quilts, immediately."
Qingli followed the reputation.
It was found that there were not only a lot of hairs next to the jade pillow, but also traces of rouge on the edge of the quilt.
Qingli called the others in the yard and said angrily, "Who has been here before?"
The people who were kneeling on the ground in the room shook their heads one after another, either saying that they were in a hurry, or that they went to serve in Mrs. Tai's room, and everyone found a reason.
"Who is the master of this yard?" Qingli asked.
"Okay." Shen Yan looked at them, clutching her chest and said, "You all go down."
The hair, rouge, and the scent of the room all indicate that Auntie Aunt and Li Di were in Shen Jiao's room just now and did that thing... Maybe Li Di just wanted to stimulate and didn't want to slap Shen Jiao's face, but What was Auntie's plan, Shen Yan could guess.
Everyone in the world is greedy. Li Di wants the position of the minister who can reach out and touch. So does her concubine, and she doesn't want to be a concubine.
This is provocative to the eyes of the mistress.
As soon as the time of Hai passed, Li Di appeared at the door of Shen Yan's courtyard. Just as he was about to come in, he was stopped by Qingli.
"Why stop me?" Li Di frowned.
Qingli bowed her body and said, "Girl's spleen and stomach are not in harmony, and there are still filth in the house, so please don't enter."
Confused, Li Di stopped.
"But the doctor?"
"The girl said you don't need to ask, it'll be fine after tonight."
Li Di looked at Qingli with half-squinted eyes, "How long have you been in the Li residence?"
Qingli said, "It's been more than four years."
"After more than four years, you still call her a girl?" Li Di said lightly, "She let her?"
"The slave's slip of the tongue will not be made again in the future."
"If you ask me to hear the word girl again, you won't have to serve in the Li residence, remember?"
"Slave, keep it in mind."
Shen Yan was sitting in front of the makeup, facing the bronze mirror, staring at her face in a daze, a choked breath in her throat, unable to exhale or swallow.
Qingli said: "If the girl has been patient enough, the slave is willing to risk her life..."
"Qingli, I'm fine."
"The slave will dismantle this bed tomorrow and replace it with a new one!"
"No need." Shen Yan said slowly, "Just sleep like this."
The candle went out, the room was dark, and the moonlight shone straight down on the stone steps in front of the porch.
Shen Yan lay flat on the couch and slowly closed her eyes.
In fact, she should thank the auntie.
Thank you for throwing the straw that crushed her to death and giving her the courage to take risks.
It was another early morning, Shen Yan was grooming herself, and after ordering her rouge, she said to Qingli, "Call someone to prepare a car, I'm going to Dali Temple."
Shen Yan was extremely clear about what the man wanted. If Li Mansion was compared to a wolf's den, then Dali Temple would be a tiger's den.
If falling into a tiger's den was inevitable, she didn't want her to become the prey he held in her mouth, allowing him to bite without the ability to fight back.
Qingli helped her get off the carriage.
She was wearing a plain white water-gloss gauze skirt with layers of begonias embroidered with gold thread on the skirt, like the microwaves that the sun sprinkled on the water surface, and the amber-colored cross-collar up to the chest was exposed. Her slender snow-white neck and rouge-colored earrings swayed gently with the shadow.
The Shen family daughters have outstanding appearance and are well known in Chang'an.
But even so, Zhou Shuan was still dazzled by the style and charm of the corners of her eyes.
For a time, the dark prison seemed to flood into the sky...
Zhou Shuan lowered his eyes and stood up, pursed his thin lips and opened the prison door for her. When she walked out, Shen Yan softly said thank you to him.
After half an hour, she came out of the cell, and there was no one around.
She didn't understand why the key to her father's cell had to be placed on Dali Siqing's body. She didn't understand why the guards around her would quietly leave when she came.
Now I understand it.
Zhou Shuan got up and said, "I'll take you out."
Shen Yan walked side by side with him, her footsteps suddenly stopped, her eyes were fixed on the man's resolute and serious face, and her red lips lightly opened: "Zhou Shu'an, the character is Rong Jing, from Jiaxing, Suzhou?"
Hearing her call her name, Zhou Shu'an brought a smile to the corner of his mouth, and his eyes became firm and clear.
"Check me?"
The man's voice is low and his words are eloquent.