After marriage, Shen Xitang did not shy away from Jiang Xun. He did not avoid her even when discussing political affairs. When his staff came to talk to him, Jiang Xun was listening nearby. Gradually, he came to know many secrets of the court and was interested in her. Shen Xitang's understanding became much more in-depth, and he also gained a new perspective on the power of the Shen family.
Jiang Xun saw the steward of the tea shop where she had gone to buy information in the Shen Mansion, and then she realized that the tea shop was actually the property of the Shen family. Shen Xitang told her that the Shen family's spies were all over the capital. Even in the palace, many of his people were stationed. The kite fish that helped Jiang Xun in the treasure fight last time was considered part of this complicated information network. A steward, on the surface she is a famous prostitute in a brothel, but in fact she has many informants who specialize in snooping for information in brothels and restaurants.
Jiang Xun was deeply impressed by Kite Fish. Thinking of the rumors he had heard before, he asked a few more questions.
"So the girl Yuyu who helped me last time is actually one of yours?"
Shen Xitang couldn't see what she actually wanted to know. He was a little pleased with her rare display of jealousy. He pulled her into his arms, put his hand on her waist, and told her the complete life story of Yuanyu.
Yuanyu, whose real surname is Yang, is the daughter of a county official in Hangzhou. Due to family troubles and the death of her parents, she was given to the governor of Hangzhou as a concubine by her relatives. Because of her good looks and talent, she was given to Shen Xitang by the governor of Hangzhou in order to please Shen Xi. Tang, at that time Shen Xitang happened to be going to Jiangnan to investigate a corruption case. He happened to find out that the governor of Hangzhou had taken bribes and ransacked his home. As for Yuanyu, he wanted to let her go, but she refused to leave, saying that Shen Xitang avenged her and wanted to repay him by Shen Xitang's side.
Shen Xitang was not as powerful as he is today, but he was also a clean-minded person. Naturally, he looked down on Yuanyu. He thought she was trying to get along with others, so he handed her over to the housekeeper and dismissed her as he pleased. He did not expect that she was not only beautiful. Mei Conghui was also quite scheming and performed very well. In the end, Shen Xitang looked at her differently and gave her a chance to build Ruanyan Tower, which made her famous in the capital.
Sometimes Shen Xitang would go to Ruanyanlou to talk privately, with Yuanyu as a cover. Everyone just thought that Shen Xitang fell in love with Yuanyu's beauty, so it was rumored that Shen Xitang was Yuanyu's guest. However, Shen Xitang did not clarify the rumors, so the rumors were regarded as true by everyone.
Jiang Xunben didn't regard the kite fish as a threat. He was just curious and wanted to make Shen Xitang happy, so he deliberately acted like he cared.
"Why don't you speak?" Shen Xitang pinched her nose and smiled.
"It's nothing, I just feel like I know a lot of your secrets." Jiang Xun smiled.
"What? Are you scared?" Shen Xitang half-joked.
"Not afraid." Jiang Xun shook his head.
What did she have to be afraid of? The more she got to know Shen Xitang, the more at ease she felt, and the more she felt that choosing Shen Xitang was the right decision.
The emperor was old, feared death, and sought immortality. He raised many Taoist priests to make elixirs for him. He almost ignored the government and was unwilling to abdicate. Shen Xitang controlled the government. Although the emperor was afraid of him, he had to reuse him, so even if the Qing Dynasty Princess Jue is his favorite daughter, but once Shen Xitang is involved, the emperor will not help Princess Qingjue, but will punish Princess Qingjue in order not to offend Shen Xitang.
Shen Xitang can be said to be a person below one person and above ten thousand people, and she has nothing to worry about. Since marrying Shen Xitang, she has become the envy of women all over the capital, whether she is attending a flower banquet or tea party Whether he was attending a wedding banquet of aristocratic families, Jiang Xun was always a star-studded presence.
Another two months passed in her quiet and comfortable life. No matter what she did, Jiang Xun was served by someone all day long. Whatever she wanted to eat would be cooked to her taste by just asking the kitchen and brought it to her. The clothes and jewelry were all the best, and tributes from all over the country were sent to her. She also had a share of the palace's tributes, and her life couldn't be more comfortable.
Until one night, Jiang Xun waited in the room for a long time but did not see Shen Xitang return to the room. In the middle of the night, she vaguely heard Shen Xitang's voice. Jiang Xun was woken up by Shen Xitang and told her that something had happened.
Three months later, Yan Cong forced the palace to rebel, and the emperor died suddenly. The fourth prince took out the imperial edict and succeeded him as emperor.
The first thing he did after sitting on the throne was to clean up Shen Xitang's gang. Unexpectedly, the day before he took action, he received a note from Shen Xitang sent to the palace.
Shen Xitang said that he was ill and could not bear the heavy responsibility, so he resigned from the title of mighty general. Yan Cong immediately sent people to check on Shen's mansion, only to find that Shen's mansion was already an empty shell.
Shen Xitang had already sent someone to secretly leave the capital with Jiang Xun. He also quickly caught up with Jiang Xun after the morning court yesterday, and fled to the south while Yan Cong was forcing the palace and had no time to care about anything else.
Yan Cong was so angry that he overturned the table and tore up Shen Xitang's book.
The Shen family was empty. Although Shen Xitang resigned, he did not hand over the military talisman. The military power was still in his hands, which was enough to make him feel confident.
He originally planned to directly use Shen Xitang to establish his power after he ascended the throne, but now he is fetching water from a bamboo basket. On the surface, his accession to the throne was a decree from the late emperor, but in fact, the ministers in the court knew clearly that Shen Xitang ran away with the military talisman. Now, the Shen family controls the economic lifeline of the Ning Dynasty. How can the ministers in the court obey him? This emperor is simply a decoration.
Not to mention the little thoughts in his mind, Shen Xitang was afraid that he would know his plan early, so he was so well prepared and left cleanly without leaving any traces or making him suspicious. Half a minute, it can be seen that the entire capital has no secrets in front of Shen Xitang.
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After Shen Xitang settled everyone in the Shen Mansion, he took Jiang Xun around, going to the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River and the desert in the north of the Great Wall, and experienced the customs of western Sichuan. There were maids and guards following him along the way, so Jiang Xun did not suffer at all. Shen Xitang's feelings for Jiang Xun also deepened during the game, and soon reached a height of ninety percent.
Jiang Xun was satisfied with his play, and finally felt tired of it. He decided to spend one more night with Shen Xitang and left.
Because she had the intention of leaving, she was particularly submissive and considerate to Shen Xitang that night, and even went against the norm and took the initiative to please him.
Shen Xitang had long been accustomed to Jiang Xun's cold and jade-like, shy and reserved appearance. Every time he did that, he took the initiative and served her obediently and comfortably. After dinner today, Jiang Xun was surprisingly surprised. She asked him for a kiss, and even pulled him shyly and said that she wanted to go to the peach forest in the valley where she went last time to enjoy the moon.
Shen Xitang was so surprised that he naturally responded to Jiang Xun's request. He put a fox fur cloak on Jiang Xun and hugged her, using Qinggong all the way to the peach forest.
Although night has fallen, fortunately, the moonlight is strong tonight, the bright moonlight is clear and bright, and the trees are full of peach blossoms in full bloom, falling in the evening wind. It is simply a pale pink world, with a faint floral fragrance floating in the air.
After Jiang Xun was put down by Shen Xitang, he looked around and was attracted by the scenery in front of him. He sincerely praised "It's so beautiful."
However, Shen Xitang's eyes were always on Jiang Xun. He reached out and took her into his arms, and whispered: "You said you wanted to come, so I brought you here. Isn't it an exaggeration for me to ask for a reward?"
Jiang Xun blinked and smiled coquettishly. Shen Xitang was stunned by his charming eyes.
Jiang Xun had never shown such an attitude in front of him. His breath was suffocated, and before he could react, Jiang Xun hugged his neck.
"Husband." Jiang Xun shouted in a low voice.
Shen Xitang stared closely at her face, and saw her charming smile and seductive eyebrows. Under the petals flying in the sky, she looked like a beautiful peach blossom fairy, enchanting people.
The author has something to say: Because I am rushing to make the list, I will update it first. I haven’t finished it yet. I will add more than a thousand words later. Hehe, whoever sees it first will earn money.