Shen Wen didn't want to just admit it, and asked in a low voice, "What would you think of?"
Eunuch Gu was silent for a moment, and Shen Wen also listened to the sounds around him, only the slight bleakness in the winter night.
Eunuch Gu said slowly, "Second Miss Shen."
The last time he visited Zhenbeihou's mansion for the emperor at night, because he remembered that Second Miss Shen fainted from fright during the winter hunting, he stopped by Miss Shen Second Miss's courtyard to listen to her breathing and see if she was sick and dying. But he felt a dangerous aura in that courtyard, just like the man in black he met in the palace at that time. Because of this suspicion, he didn't tell the emperor that he went to Miss Shen Er's yard. Afterwards, he thought about it for a long time. At that time, he only heard the breath of a normal person from the main room. It didn't look like a person with a weak heart. That person should not be Miss Shen Er. And he didn't hear Miss Shen Er's supposed to be breathing hard. As a young lady, she shouldn't live elsewhere, so it can only mean that he didn't even hear Miss Shen Er breathing so quietly!
He recalled the figure of the man in black a long time ago, and realized that it was not a short man, but a child! But that's it, and because it's too bizarre, he can't be completely sure. Tonight, when someone really came out of the window of Miss Shen Er's boudoir like smoke, he had to believe that the man in black with superb lightness kung fu was actually the "stupid and weak" Miss Shen Er of the Hou Mansion who was rumored outside. !
Knowing that Eunuch Gu saw through her, Shen Wen felt a little nervous. After all, this is the first person who discovered her secret, so it won't be harmful to her, right? She wanted to see if Eunuch Gu was about to release a concealed weapon or held a weapon, so she closed her eyes and looked at Eunuch Gu, and immediately opened her eyes and said, "You are poisoned!"
Eunuch Gu didn't speak, Shen Wen closed his eyes and took a look again. Among the red and healthy meridians of Eunuch Gu, there were light black decay in several places, especially near the left hand, so he said: "You forced the poison to the left hand." The so-called Forcing poison is actually a kind of use of consciousness. That is, when you are just poisoned, use your mind to separate the impurities from the blood and store them in the muscles of the body.
Seeing that Eunuch Gu didn't speak, Shen Wen knew that he understood his situation, and continued: "You can't use your left hand. If you move, the toxins accumulated in the muscles will enter the blood again and damage the organs. If a strong man cuts off his wrist, you should cut it off." left arm."
Eunuch Gu snorted, "Even if you cut off your left arm, you can't get rid of the toxin."
Shen Wen also understands, how can you force them all to one place after eating □□? But he said: "Cut it off, it will definitely last a few years, and I know a good doctor who can help you." Duan Zeng, should he dare to amputate
Eunuch Gu seemed to have finally made up his mind: "I don't need a doctor, I want Marquis Ping Yuan to cut it for me."
Shen Wen was stunned for a moment, and immediately smiled: "The emperor asked you to assassinate Pingyuanhou? Did he mean that Pingyuanhou would be seriously injured and another life would be required?"
Eunuch Gu nodded slowly: "That's right." He now fully understands that Shen Wen faked his death during the last hunt in the palace. This woman is so scheming, but she is still a girl. Eunuch Gu immediately became vigilant.
Shen Wen didn't notice anything unusual, and asked, "How many people will there be?"
Eunuch Gu shook his head: "I don't know. The emperor said a few people, but I guess there should be at least twenty."
Shen Wen thought for a while: "Do you want to stay in the capital? Or do you want to leave?"
Eunuch Gu said: "I want to stay in the capital."
Shen Wen remembered that time when he saw that beautiful woman in palace costume standing next to Eunuch Gu in the palace, and couldn't help asking: "Is it because of Concubine Chen?"
Eunuch Gu asked in a low voice, "What did you say?!"
Hearing that Eunuch Gu's voice was strange, Shen Wen hurriedly explained: "I passed out in the palace that time, and saw a beautiful woman's soul next to the fifth princess, but then she went to your side, I thought she wanted me to Trust you, and show me a spirit, shouldn't it be Concubine Chen?"
Eunuch Gu was silent for a long time, Shen Wen thought he was angry, so he said: "Okay, I shouldn't talk too much..."
Eunuch Gu interrupted: "Thank you for telling me." He paused for a moment before asking: "Do you have any arrangements?" Now that Chen Guifei has appeared, he should listen to Shen Wen's words.
Shen Wen said: "You don't have to go out of the palace anymore, I'll inform the Pingyuan Hou Mansion. When you start, you have to tie a red belt on your left arm, and you have to tie some chicken blood bags in your clothes. When the time comes , you want to act like this..." After muttering, she stepped back and asked, "Do you think it's okay?"
Eunuch Gu was silent for a while, in order to think and to hide his surprise, he said, "Okay. I should have done it around the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Even if it wasn't on that day, it was around that time."
Shen Wen said: "Okay, then take care of yourself."
Eunuch Gu turned to leave, looked at Shen Wen again, and probably wanted to say something like "who would have thought of it", but finally didn't speak again, and disappeared into the shadows.
Shen Wen also returned home all the way. As soon as she entered the house, Su Wanniang whispered: "Thank God, Bodhisattva bless you!" She came over and pulled Shen Wen's arm: "You scared me to death! I woke up at night and saw that there was no one in your bed." , I don’t know where you went!”
Shen Wen smiled and cheated: "Sister Wanniang cares about me the most..."
Su Wanniang said: "Don't come here! You know how to say good things, but when you do things, you are not ambiguous at all. Scaring people will not pay for their lives!"
Shen Wen called Qu: "I'm wronged, I never scared Sister Wanniang."
Su Wanniang pinched Shen Wen's arm: "You must wake me up if you want to go out in the future, otherwise I will be even more worried when I wake up! My hair is almost turning white."
Shen Wen pulled Su Wanniang: "It's nothing, my sister's hair is as black as ink, my brother-in-law must like it..." Su Wanniang was about to get angry, Shen Wen said: "Quick, let's go to bed together."
The two were lying on the bed, and Shen Wen said in a low voice: "Tomorrow, I will try to let my third brother and I meet and talk alone."
Su Wanniang agreed, and the two fell asleep peacefully.
The next day, Shen Wen and Su Wanniang went to Zangshu Pavilion and "coincidentally ran into" Shen Zhuo who was reading alone inside. Although Shen Zhuo heard the letter from Su Wanniang in the morning, and came here ahead of time to distract everyone around, and the three of them were talking homely, they still looked at the library again, Su Wanniang guarded the door, Shen Wen and Shen Zhuo came to the corner.
Shen Wen said in a low voice: "You are going to find Marquis Pingyuan, but you can't go without reason..."
Shen Wen explained the plan again, and Shen Zhuo asked: "Is this person completely reliable? If he cheats, then Ping Yuanhou..."
Shen Wen said: "Probably not. But for the sake of safety, I can go to Pingyuanhou's bodyguard." Originally, if Eunuch Gu did not come, Shen Wen would also plan to inspect Pingyuanhou's mansion frequently. She thinks she can do it now. He is a master of martial arts.
Shen Zhuo didn't think so, and frowned at Shen Wen: "You little girl, who is going to be the bodyguard? I have to protect you then! Don't worry about it, I will go over there and watch." It's just right to show my courtesy.
Shen Wen couldn't brag about his kung fu to him, so he pouted.
Shen Zhuo said with emotion: "Ping Yuanhou and the emperor are completely on the same page."
Shen Wen said: "He was on the right track when he attacked the prince's people." He didn't want to make false claims anymore, it seemed that he believed the future that Zhang Yunzheng said.
Shen Zhuo said: "The crown prince asked for it himself, how can he attack Mr. Zhang? That is Pingyuanhou's precious son. How is it now? The empress is dead, and the fourth princess wants to make peace."
Shen Wen remembered the conversation with Zhang Yunming at that time, and said to Shen Zhuo in a low voice: "This is not a good thing, the crown prince wants to get close to Bei Rong."
Shen Zhuo sneered: "Huo Luo definitely doesn't think so! Fortunately, we have taken precautions."
Shen Wen said: "You can't be careless, Huo Luo will come again, it will be majestic, if you bring enough soldiers, the crown prince will bring him back the food and iron directly."
Shen Zhuo was in a hurry: "How can it be done? The people from Marquis Pingyuan went to rob it last time, right? This time I will!"
Shen Wen shook his head and said: "You can't go out of Beijing, so you let Lao Guan..." Shen Wen said the matter in a low voice, Shen Zhuo laughed, and said to Shen Wen: "Little sister, why didn't I find out? It can really kill people.”
Shen Wen also smiled: "The prince will not die so easily."
Shen Zhuo suddenly remembered something: "The emperor wants to take revenge on Pingyuanhou's mansion? Will he not take revenge on us? Besides, why won't the crown prince take revenge? Will he also do it?"
Shen Wen bit his lip and thought for a while, then whispered: "You are the only adult man in our family now, you should be careful when you do things. The emperor hates Marquis Pingyuan the most now. For our family, military supplies and military pay will probably be completely stopped in the future. Yes, it can be regarded as revenge. As for the prince, this time Pingyuanhou has made him miserable, he will not touch Pingyuanhou, but he may make a bad one and come to trouble my sister and me."
Shen Zhuo said: "Big sister is skilled in martial arts, who in the capital doesn't know? It's your trouble to look for it."
Shen Wen nodded: "I must be out of the house."
Shen Zhuo said solemnly: "Just don't leave the house."
Shen Wen said: "You tell grandma to pay more attention. During this time, anyone who wants me to leave the house will be suspicious."
Shen Zhuo agreed, and said in a low voice: "It would be great if we have someone on the side of the prince. You have kept me staring at Xu Chundao, the prince's aide. It's been a long time, and there's nothing to say. What are you going to do?"
Shen Wen sighed: "I'm still not sure."
Shen Zhuo asked: "Why are you not sure?"
Shen Wen explained: "Being an internal response means betraying the master. If he disagrees, he will expose us. But on the other hand, he has not left the prince now. If he can betray the master who gave him money, can this person still be trusted? ?”
Shen Zhuo said: "But his master wants to kill him."
Shen Wen said: "Can he escape? If he is only afraid of death and dare not leave, this person is not wholehearted, and he must not be reused. The prince should have seen who he is, but he is still kept. I am afraid that the prince They used him as bait to lure us to take the bait."
Shen Zhuo agreed: "Then shall we keep watching?"
Shen Wen said helplessly: "Let's keep an eye on it first. One day, if the prince's aides go to him, and then he comes to us, he is really here to catch us."
Shen Zhuo said angrily, "Second brother saved his life. After such a long time, he was afraid of the prince, so he didn't even say thank you."
Shen Wen said: "There is no need to worry about these details, the key is to see if he will harm us in reverse."
Shen Zhuo nodded and said, "Looking at it this way, we really have to keep an eye on him, and we can't just ignore him."…
Su Wanniang looked at the door and whispered, "Someone is here."
Shen Zhuo breathed out through his nose, "When the matter is over, I have to clean up the house, and I can no longer live in such a grievance!" After speaking, he took a few books and left.
Shen Wen also picked out a few books, and walked out with Su Wanniang. Madam Qian walked over with a smile and said, "Second Miss, Madam is looking for you." After speaking, she accompanied Shen Wen to Yang's place.
It turned out that Yang came to them just to say a common word.
Winter has already entered, and this year is another drought year. There is no harvest everywhere. The imperial court has been releasing grain, but the granaries everywhere are half empty. As winter came, some refugees had already come out to seek livelihood. Around the capital, all major monasteries and Taoist temples began to set up porridge sheds and discard old clothes. Porridge sheds were also set up inside and outside the city gate, and many rich and noble families took turns to support them.
Zhenbeihou's position is delicate, and he cannot be ostentatious or stingy. Yang's asked Liu's to compare with other companies and only focus on the middle and upper reaches. The mansion has set a date for people to go to the porridge, and Yang asked the princes and ladies in each courtyard to sort out the old clothes and hand them over to the temple to help the hungry people when they find time.
Shen Wen naturally agreed, and went back to the courtyard with Su Wanniang to organize the old clothes.
On the way, Su Wanniang whispered: "I have to go to you for such a trivial matter, don't I just want to see what you are doing?"
Shen Wen nodded and said: "It seems that they are staring at me. People say that after sadness, they are angry. The prince is angry. No matter what, I will never go out!"
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In the middle of November of the lunar calendar, the winter solstice. Due to the drought, the emperor decided to follow the ancient law and held a ceremony to worship heaven in the suburbs on the day of the winter solstice, expressing his devotion to heaven and praying for good weather and no drought in the coming year.
Because the queen's position was vacant, the ladies and noble ladies in the capital did not participate in the palace worship and other activities, but many wealthy families still took this opportunity to hold some small winter solstice sub-year banquets.
The Marquis of Pingyuan is dormant, waiting to be recruited, so naturally there is nothing to do. And Zhenbeihou's mansion is now the head of the Liu family, without any background, and doesn't want to act lightly, so there are no activities, but every day I receive many posts inviting Zhenbeihou's two daughters.
Regarding the invitations of the sisters-in-law, Mrs. Liu gave them to Mrs. Yang. Yang looked at it and put it aside, she knew that her eldest daughter was old enough to socialize, but with Shen Xiang's temperament, it's okay not to go to these parties or something, if she really went, she would get angry on the spot and hit someone. Like, reputation will be completely ruined, don't even think about marrying a good family in the future... Yang's head hurts thinking about it, and he can't help but sigh.
Madam Qian said with a smile on the side: "I saw the second young lady the day before yesterday, and she has grown up and is much more beautiful. It's true that this girl has changed a lot. In two years, I will have to find my in-laws."
Yang said: "Wen'er, I'm not that worried. She has a good temper. Find a more refined husband. The two of you respect and love each other, and you can live a good life. It's Xiang'er..." She shook her head.
Grandma Qian said again: "Although I said that, Miss Er has been talked about before, so she should go out and meet people."
Mrs. Yang nodded and said, "There are quite a few people here. I'll ask her."
Madam Qian said with a smile: "Second Miss, if you don't leave the door, you don't know which one to go to? Madam can make the decision."
After hearing this, Mrs. Yang chose the winter solstice banquet at the homes of two generals who had a good relationship with the Hou Mansion, and handed it to Shen Wen after dinner.
Shen Wen took it over and took a look, and immediately said: "I won't go, it's cold, I'll stay in the mansion."
Yang's face was sullen: "You can't always be bored at home, go out for a walk, and show your face in front of the ladies, isn't it good?"
Shen Wen shook his head: "I'm not going, I want to be a lady of the big family and never go out. Like the poem said: Naturally beautiful, it's hard to give up, and it's hard to give up on being raised in a deep boudoir."
Everyone laughed, and Yang frowned: "That's what I said, it's not like I don't know everyone."
Shen Wen dragged his sly tone: "I'm not going! I'm shy, and I'm embarrassed to meet people."
The old lady listened, and said: "Wen'er doesn't want to go, so don't let her go, it's reasonable for girls to stay at home."
Yang had no choice but to give up.
A few days later, Mrs. Yang said to Shen Wen again: "Five days later, there will be a ceremony for donating clothes and donating silver at Xiaoyun Temple in the west of the city, and we have sent messages to the families of wealthy and noble relatives in the capital. Our mansion has also prepared Clothes, quilts, some food, and sealed silver, you go and give them."
Shen Wen acted like a baby again: "Just let the housekeeper deliver it, why did you ask me to make a trip?"
Yang patiently explained: "It's not something that can be delivered by the housekeeper! This puja is hosted by the well-known Daoist Mao in the capital himself, praying for blessings and rain, and praying for the victims of the disaster. This is a major event nowadays, and other aristocratic families are all juniors. Come forward and express your solemnity, our government must not appear rude."
Shen Wen evaded again: "Let the third brother go! He often goes out in our house."
Yang sighed: "Your third brother is also going, but there is a special place for women's family members over there. You have the best temper. Go there to salute, say a few good words, and give away things. Isn't it also earning money for our house?" reputation?"
Shen Wen said: "Aren't sister-in-law and sister-in-law going?"
Mrs. Yang said: "This is an occasion for ladies from all families to come out. I will accompany you there." This kind of occasion is usually when each government visits unmarried women. Kindness, let the daughter-in-law express what? Your own house pays to honor the girls of other families? Of course she didn't dare to say it directly.
The mother had to accompany her, and when it came to this point, it would be deliberate to refuse, so Shen Wen had no choice but to agree.
The old lady glanced at Madam Qian who was beside Yang, but said nothing.
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Outside the city, at Xiaoyun Temple, Taoist Master Mao is instructing all the staff in the temple to arrange and prepare for this charity ceremony. In the middle of the Taoist hall is a large money-raising box, and there is a platform next to it, where you can sing about the donations from various prefectures. Flat tables are set up in the courtyard, and bags of clothes will be accepted at that time. The Taoist room next to it was cleaned, and tables and chairs were placed...
There is also a separate social place for women's relatives to donate to the inside of the temple. Naturally, there are halls, side halls, dressing rooms...
In addition, there are sheds selling various Taoist supplies in front of the temple. There are large talisman papers for exorcising ghosts and evil spirits, and small talisman papers of different sizes for peace and smoothness. The beauty pills, the vitality pills, the gossip pictures that can be hung on the wall to illuminate the demon mirror, etc...
The old Taoist priests and young Taoist priests who have been living in the temple have to help out by setting up a bench or something. But the old Taoist moved slowly, and the young Taoist was clumsy and didn't do much work. When Taoist Mao came to inspect, the Taoist priests next to him glared at the old Taoist and the young Taoist in front of Taoist Mao.
Mao Daochang hesitated. This relief and fundraising ceremony is the largest in the capital, and the people who are coming from each family have already reported their names and rankings. There will be more than 300 people in total! Someone from the Prince's East Palace even came to ask for a list.
He looked at the dozens of young Taoist priests standing in front of him, and then at the lonely old Taoist priest and the young Taoist priest standing in the corner. He couldn't help smiling happily, and said to the old Taoist priest, "Brother, how are you doing lately?" , You’ve been here for so long, and I haven’t even taken you for a walk around the temple, so come with me today and see the whole picture of my Xiaoyun Temple.”
The old Taoist walked over with a little helplessness, and the young Taoist didn't want to be left behind, so he had to follow.
With his chest up, Taoist Mao led the old Taoist priest through the courtyard, the tall and spacious worship hall, the neat and grand alchemy room, and the rows of houses behind... Finally, he stopped on the high slope behind the Taoist temple. From here, you can overlook part of the Taoist temple. Mao Taoist turned to the Taoist temple below, and said to the old Taoist with emotion: "Brother, do you still remember what you said to me decades ago?"
The old Taoist peeked at Taoist Master Mao's face, and said, "I tell you, if you are poor in this life, you will live long and if you are rich, you will have a short life. You must not force yourself to stand out."
Daoist Mao chuckled and asked, "What else?"
The old Taoist said: "I said you'd better just be a wandering Taoist priest and don't build temples. Even if you have to build temples, you can't build them near the capital. Even if you have to build temples in the capital, you can't be famous, and you can't build them big... "
Mao Daochang laughed loudly, and the dozen or so Taoist priests who followed them also laughed.
Mao Daochang pointed to the Taoist temple in front of him, and said to the old Taoist priest: "Brother, I thank you for what you said to me at the beginning, because if you didn't say that about me, I wouldn't be unconvinced, and I wouldn't want to do a good job. Fan career, let you see! I left Shimen, went directly to the capital, and built a temple. Of course, it was very hard at the beginning! I begged grandpa to ask grandma to raise money, choose a site to buy land, and then sell pills by drawing talismans , build this Taoist temple little by little... But you see, my Taoist temple is the largest next to the capital, and there are over a hundred disciples in my Taoist temple, and it is also the largest number of Taoist temples in the left and right! Baiqing, there are more than 100,000 people who come to offer incense every year, and the health-preserving pills in my view are well-known in the capital... Brother, if I had listened to your words, I would not be where I am today! But if I had never listened to what you said, I would not There won’t be today! So, I still want to thank you! Hahaha, brother, it doesn’t matter how long you live here, I can afford you!”
Everyone around laughed, the little Taoist was a little embarrassed, the old Taoist was a little depressed, looked at Taoist Mao and said: "Junior brother, I also know that what I said is not pleasant, but you are a person who learns Tao, you should know that blessing is disaster The truth is that misfortune is blessing. Besides, you have worked so hard to earn all of this, if it does not increase your Dao Xin, it will not benefit your practice!"
Taoist Master Mao said: "Why is there no benefit? I have accepted more than a hundred disciples, which has strengthened the momentum of my teaching. How many spell stickers have been sold and the teachings have been spread to the people. How can it be detrimental to my practice?"
The old Taoist sighed: "If you have gained fame and fortune from it, it is not a purely good deed. It is regarded as having been rewarded and cannot be recorded as a sinful virtue. If a practitioner is tired of these worldly joys, it will cover the eyes of spiritual wisdom. , One day, the road will be bumpy, the mind will be confused, and the decision will be unclear, and the suffering will be equal to today's enjoyment... "
Daoist Mao laughed again: "Senior brother, after so many years, why are you still like this? You always say that you need to live a simple life in order to practice. If I am simple, where do you live today? Where do you eat? You can also meditate. Only when you’re full can you rest assured? Brother, if it’s jealousy, it’s okay to admit it, don’t say sour words, and take advantage of it!”
The people around also laughed, and the old Taoist sighed again: "Don't worry, I will definitely pay back what I owe you."
Daoist Mao looked at the old Taoist priest's patched Taoist uniform and smiled, "What do you pay for it? Didn't senior brother learn a bit of alchemy? You can conjure money from the air?"
The Taoist priests next to him also laughed, and Mao Daochang patted the old Taoist priest on the shoulder and said, "Brother! If you pay in life, you will gain! I earned this business from dawn to dusk, and it was all my hard work. Brother, these Playing in the mountains and rivers in the clear and bright months of the year naturally has no fixed place to live. What is poor is long life and rich is short. It is just a reason for those lazy people to find for themselves. It is just an excuse for those who do not want to work hard. Brother, if you make up your mind and draw some Dao talismans for me, I can buy them from you for each piece of Wuwen, so that you can make a living. We are from the same school, and I will not let you starve to death, hahahaha... "
Mao Daochang walked down the high slope with a smile, and all his apprentices followed him, leaving only the old Taoist priest and the young Taoist priest on the high slope.
The old Taoist looked at Taoist Mao's back and murmured, "I won't watch you die..."
The little Taoist said uncertainly: "Master, your calculations were not accurate before, maybe Master is fine."
The old Taoist shook his head: "His appearance hasn't changed a lot, it's a catastrophic face. If he had devoted himself to practice and kept his heart clean these years, he might be able to change the situation of his death, but it's a pity..." The old Taoist looked at the young Taoist: "It's all You! So edible! Look, we owe such a heavy debt!"
The little Taoist asked: "Master, are you going to draw a talisman for him?"
The old Taoist patted the young Taoist on the head: "Why don't you draw?!"
The little Taoist shouted: "I can't!"
The old Taoist said: "Why don't you learn?!"
The little Taoist said: "You can't learn it!"
The old Taoist took another shot: "Nonsense! You must be a person with psychic abilities..."
The little Taoist begged: "Master, wake up! Don't count on me! You should go draw amulets, we can have a few pennies."
The old Taoist shook his head and said, "I can only paint when I feel something like that. How can I paint for five cents? If I do too much, my soul will die."
The little Taoist asked in surprise: "How could it be? How could the soul die?"
The old Taoist said: "It's so annoying! It's like listening to you now! If my spirit dies, I'll go and take it from you!"
The little Taoist said fearfully: "Master, my spirit is very lazy, so please don't ask for it. You will lose money."
The old Taoist sighed: "It's true. In my life, I have done nothing but lose money. For example, I found a soul boy and turned out to be a fool. If I want to save my life, I will lose my cultivation. If I eat someone else's food, I will save him. I don't know what to do, it's very annoying!" I walked back with my hands behind my back.
The little Taoist followed behind him, still not giving up on discussing with him: "Master, can I draw a picture? Can I sell the peace amulet you gave me?..."
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The next day, the staff of the East Palace finally had good news to tell the prince: "Second Miss Shen will leave the mansion with Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Zhenbeihou, and Third Young Master Shen in four days to attend the recruitment ceremony of Xiaoyun Temple outside the city."
The prince was worrying about the affairs of court, so he said impatiently: "What do you want?"
The staff said: "Find someone to pretend to be a refugee and mix with real refugees. When the car from the Zhenbei Hou Mansion arrives, rush over. The guards of the Hou Mansion dare not kill or injure the refugees in public. When the time comes, put the car in the car." Second Miss Shen pulls it out..."
The prince gritted his teeth and said, "Take off her clothes! Let her go back and commit suicide!"
Another staff member said: "Young Master Shen from the Hou Mansion is walking with you..."
The prince said: "He dares to kill more than a dozen or twenty people? Something happened, separate the guards and the convoy into two places. Find more people, gather the local ruffians around, and give each of them one or two taels of silver. Going to make trouble, Bengong doesn't believe that they can protect the carriage. Isn't it just a shock? It doesn't take much time to get her out of the carriage. If you have it, you can leave. You don't need to fight to the death, you can take her Fate!" He heard that the emperor wanted to take revenge on Marquis Pingyuan, so it was only right for him to take action against the women in Marquis Zhenbei's mansion.
The aides were all Nuonuo, and the prince walked back and forth: "How much food have you raised recently?"
An aide said: "It's less than one-tenth of what we expected."
The prince shook his head anxiously: "What does it mean to face the emperor today?"
Everyone looked at each other, but they didn't dare to speak.
In the court hall during the day, someone suddenly mentioned that the third prince mentioned storing grain to prepare for shortages, which was quite far-sighted. The third prince is not too young now, can he often advise the government
As soon as this remark came out, it was naturally counterattacked by the court officials of the Lu family. It was just a coincidence that what the third prince said was just a coincidence. No one could know the future. Could the third prince be more wise than the emperor? …
This obviously made the emperor unhappy, and the emperor said: "This matter will be discussed later! Talk about the current priority!"
A court official said: "That should be how to appease the public opinion and reduce the number of victims..."
The prince murmured, "What do you mean by 'discussing the matter later'? Could it be that the father said that he will be allowed to participate in court affairs in the future?"
The aide said: "The prince does not need to worry. The third prince has never had any political opinions. He only said it once. It must be a coincidence. The emperor also knows, so he has not only discussed with His Royal Highness?"
The prince's hands trembled a little: "But the emperor is always dissatisfied with me..." He always said that he didn't think well enough.
The aide comforted: "His Royal Highness, taking charge of the country's major affairs can only be done in one day and one night. The emperor has supported His Royal Highness for so many years, and the emperor will never abandon His Highness and use the third prince who knows nothing about court affairs."
The prince whispered: "Who can know what the father is thinking? Maybe he wants someone who doesn't understand court affairs, so that only the father can decide..." He pressed his trembling hands on the desk.
Seeing this, an aide came forward and whispered: "Now Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess is ready to reconcile. According to the time, Huo Luo should come to marry at the end of spring next year. Please be safe, Your Highness, but it will only be a few years."
The prince waved his hand and told everyone to retreat.
Feeling uncomfortable in his chest, he left the palace again and went to Churong's place. This time, he stayed a little longer and came back just before the palace gate was set. He felt that the mania had dissipated and he could sleep at night.
As the saying goes, when you go up to the mountains, you will eventually meet a tiger. The prince often goes out of the palace, which attracts the attention of the princess. Recently, the prince has not been tossing around in the palace, which is very different from his previous lust. The Crown Princess has a very negative view of human nature. She doesn't think it's because the Prince's mother just passed away. She thinks that dogs can't change eating shit. If the Prince doesn't make trouble in the palace, there must be someone outside. She couldn't send someone to follow the prince herself, so she asked someone to bring a secret letter to Lu Taifu's residence, and asked her grandfather to find someone to keep an eye on the prince to see where he went.
The Lu Mansion is known as "One Family, Three Prime Ministers", and many descendants and disciples are officials in the court. It was so easy to check the whereabouts of a person, let alone the whereabouts of the prince who came out of the palace. He quickly found out the small courtyard where the prince went out of the palace, and then found out the gender and name of the people living in it.
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On the same night, Shen Wen sat in front of the dressing table, and while pulling off the hairpin on his head, he chatted with Su Wanniang: "I will go to the border next year, are you sure you want to go with me?"
Su Wanniang said while making the bed for Shen Wen: "Of course, we can go together and be a companion. You are a girl, how can you act alone?"
Although Su Wanniang had said from the very beginning that she wanted to go together, Shen Wen was always hesitant. Su Wanniang is so pretty, won't she cause trouble if she goes outside? Su Wanniang seemed to know what Shen Wen was thinking, and said, "I'll paint my face into mud when I go out, no one will notice."
Shen Wen thought that Yan Shi would also go, but it seemed that he would definitely not come back. If he came back alone, it would be hard to tell if he was with the man. It would be better to have someone to accompany him, so he said: "The journey must be very hard."
Su Wanniang said: "My miss! I have suffered more than you! Don't tell me that it's hard work."
Shen Wen recalled the scene when he first met Su Wanniang, and thought that Su Wanniang was busy all these years, and had to admit that he might not be able to endure hardships like Su Wanniang, so he finally decided to let Su Wanniang go with him.
Su Wanniang said worriedly: "You know that the prince has bad intentions, and you still can't tell the mansion, but why did you agree?"
Shen Wen cast a glance at Su Wanniang, and said in a dragged tone: "I promised—so what?"
Su Wanniang laughed: "You really know how to play tricks!"
The next day, the old lady asked Shen Zhuo to support her for a walk and walked away from the entourage. The old lady said to Shen Zhuo in a low voice: "You are the only man in our house. This time Wen'er is going out, you can't go out." You have to be careful. Several people are talking to me about letting Wen'er go out of the house to see the world, but I still want her to stay at home."
Shen Zhuo heard several layers of meaning in the old lady's words. She knew that Shen Wen would be in trouble when she went out, and she hoped that Shen Zhuo would make arrangements, which also showed that she had the other person by her side.
Shen Zhuo smiled and said, "Grandma, don't worry, I brought more than thirty people with me that day, it must be enough."
The old lady shook her head: "Bring more and more, it will cost more than fifty."
Shen Zhuo nodded with a smile: "Okay, just bring some more." Then Shen Zhuo exerted a little force in his hand, sighed and said, "It's a year of severe drought, I don't know how father and brothers are at the border, our mansion, Shouldn't someone be there to check it out?"
The old lady immediately agreed: "That's right, we can't just donate to the disaster victims, we also have to send some things to Lord Hou and the others. You can make arrangements, just tell your mother that it's my idea, and ask your sister-in-law to prepare things."
Shen Zhuo replied: "Yes, just listen to grandma."
On the morning of going to the Fa conference, Shen Wen wore a blue beige embroidered with green leaves, and a dark green dress that stretched the floor. Against the background of this disaster year, it was very low-key, but very formal. When she paid her respects, she showed it to Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Yan and the others: "Are my clothes suitable? Will everyone like them when I show up there?"
Shen Wen is over thirteen years old, and his figure is much slimmer than before, but his face is still round, with a pair of smiling eyes, and he does not have a sense of affinity for a girl.
Yang said with a smile: "It looks good, it looks good."
Liu Shi smiled gently: "My sister looks sweet, so people will naturally like it."
Shen Xiang was impatient: "You have always let us see the clothes you wear since you were a child. How many years have you been? Have you ever finished? Isn't it just a few clothes?"
Shen Wen's lower lip protruded, looking aggrieved, Yan quickly said: "Who doesn't like it? Little sister, it's okay, the second sister-in-law likes to watch, you can come to my yard at any time, and I can give you advice. "
Shen Wen smiled, and said sweetly: "Second sister-in-law is so kind to me!"
Shen Xiang looked at the sky: "She's here again!"
The old lady was not in this atmosphere, her brows were slightly frowned: "Where is the third son?"
Liu replied, "I'm waiting at the gate with the guards."
The old lady said to Shen Wen: "I went and reported the name of our house, so I will come back early." Shen Wen agreed, and said to Shen Xiang regardless of past suspicions: "Sister, won't you go with me?"
Shen Xiang waved impatiently: "I have to practice martial arts, I don't have time to accompany you."
Shen Wen pouted with some disappointment, and then asked Yang: "Mother, when are we leaving?"
Yang said, "Let's go get in the car now."
Shen Wen said enthusiastically: "Then I will help my mother out..."
Yang waved: "Who wants you to help? Go out first, don't forget to put on the outer cloak..."
Shen Wen wore a long outer cloak, and in the room, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Yan helped Mrs. Yang put on his coat. Su Wanniang helped Shen Wen who was dressed, and walked out the door first...