Shen Tiaolan seemed to have just come back from outside. He looked dusty and had not yet washed himself. When he saw her coming, he hung his bamboo hat on the wall not far away and raised his eyebrows and asked, "But what's the news?"
"I haven't seen whether there is someone behind Fu Chuoxian at the moment, but I'm afraid she won't be able to tolerate me anymore." Xi Fuwei had no intention of chatting with him and said straight to the point, "I don't know about the Zou family. What's the matter with you young master? Every time he picks something wrong with Fu Chuoxian, he always takes me with him. I managed to resolve it twice before, but this time the matter is a bit big. Fu Chuoxian is probably going to get angry at me. .”
She pondered, "I just want to ask you, will it matter if I drive her out of the Zou Mansion?"
"You are confident!" Shen Diaolan heard this and said noncommittally, "Although the identity of Fu Chuoxian has not been thoroughly investigated, her origin is not a secret. She is from Jining Prefecture, and her late father and the Zou family are still related. Due to a strange relationship, Mrs. Shang asked her to join the house as a mistress. In addition to being interested in her skills, she also wanted to take care of her. The most important thing is that her family is very complicated, with a lot of aunts and so on. She is a concubine herself, but she was lucky enough to be raised by her aunt and uncle... In short, this person is not a cheap person. Why don't you ask her to drive you away instead of driving her away?"
Xi Fuwei said nonchalantly: "Since her family is very complicated, they must be involved with each other. Even if she is lucky enough to be raised by her aunt, she still doesn't know if her aunt is good enough to hire a martial artist for her. To the point of teaching martial arts?”
Narrowing his eyes, he said calmly, "It really makes me anxious, so I can find a way to send her down... No matter how many beautiful thoughts she has, what's the use? She can't beat me."
These words made Shen Tiaolan choke for a moment, and then he muttered: "If I didn't know Miss Xi's background, I would really doubt whether you are the apple of the Xi family's eye."
Xi Fuwei didn't care about his innuendo and said calmly: "My Xi family is an outsider in Dongchang Mansion, and my brother is a rare scholar. Over the years, overtly or covertly, out of jealousy or interests or other messy things, Thinking about it, there are many ways to target the Xi family. I have been helping my father take care of things since I was a child, and I am not a young lady raised in a boudoir who doesn’t know the world!"
Glancing at him, she pointedly said, "I don't have the tolerance and kindness that most ladies generally have. As long as I can preserve the inheritance of the Xi family, I can do anything! As for whether such unscrupulous means will hurt I have no control over the innocent!"
But he warned Shen Tielan tactfully not to think that raising the banner of Jinyiwei would end his life.
If she doesn't take good care of Xi Jiao, she will never give up!
Shen Tiaolan heard this and just smiled: "It is precisely because of Miss Xi's ability that I generously helped in the first place. But I hope that Miss Xi can bring good news when she comes next time... Miss Xi has other things to do. Son?"
This is the naked beating and urging: if there is still no progress the next time Xi Fuwei comes over, Shen Taolan will show her the color!
Xi Fuwei left with an ugly expression.
When she went out, she was walking in a hurry and almost bumped into an old servant.
Seeing this, both of them were a little dazed, but Xi Fuwei reacted quickly. She nodded to him and walked away. She only said that the other party was a spy in the Jinyiwei, and he was pretending to be a traitor in some house in the city. This was the job of the Jinyiwei. , there’s nothing surprising about it, just take a quick glance at it.
Little did he know that after she left, the old servant stood at the door for a long time, looking surprised and uncertain. It took a long time before he raised his hand and knocked on the door.
When the young man in green who was serving Shen Piaolan came over and opened the door, he took a closer look and said, "Manager Song, why are you free to come here today? But what are your orders?"
"This is my young lady." The old servant raised the basket that was originally held on his arm and said with a smile, "The cakes I ate in a shop in Dongchang Mansion two days ago were very unique and I was specially asked to bring them to Mr. Shen. Send one."
The young man in green clothes quickly thanked his master and invited the old servant in to talk.
The old servant stood still and smiled: "Speaking of which, I was also Meng Lang just now. I followed the lady's instructions and thought I would send it over earlier, but I almost bumped into Mr. Shen's distinguished guest... I don't know who the lady is?" Can you allow me to come and apologize in the future?"
The young man in green clothes was startled for a moment when he heard this, then he understood and said with a smile: "What kind of distinguished guest? He is just a subordinate temporarily recruited by the young master for a big event!"
He briefly talked about Xi Fuwei's situation, "I think I got some news today, so I came here to report it. Because I call the young master brother and sister to the outside world, and we are not very taboo about interacting with each other, I did misunderstand you."
The old servant was relieved and entered the door with a smile.
He is a family member of Song Li, Minister of Industry, and the Song family has a long-standing friendship with the Shen family behind Shen Tiaolan.
Because Song Li's youngest daughter, Song Jianiang, and Shen Diolan were both old enough to discuss marriage, but not yet married, the two families wanted to get married. This time, Song Li went north incognito to inspect the Huitonghe site in person to prepare for the next dredging project. , the reason why he took Song Jianiang with him was not only because he loved his daughter and couldn't help Song Jianiang's entanglement, but also because Shen Diaolan took over the errand and would be active in Shandong, intending to let the two of them have more contact in order to develop feelings for each other. After getting married, they can be happy with each other and not become resentful couples.
Both families were well aware of this situation. Shen Tiaolan had just arrived in Shandong not long ago and was busy with official business. He couldn't take care of the love between his children for the time being, so he just let it go.
Song Jianiang, under the subtle influence of Song Li and others, became more and more satisfied with Shen Tiaolan. During this period, whenever she encountered something delicious and fun, she would never forget to give him a piece. This intention was so obvious. But the servant saw a strange and beautiful girl leaving Shen Tiaolan. How could he not feel sorry for his own lady
After hearing the answer from Shen Taolan's attendant, Fang Zhong smiled and went in to greet him.
Inside, Shen Tiaolan didn't know what was going on outside. When he saw the servants of the Song family, he was a little surprised. He thought it was Song Li who had said something. When he found out what Song Jianiang meant, he frowned slightly and pondered for a while before telling him tactfully. Old servant, he is very grateful for Shimei's concern, but he has a heavy responsibility now. It is the time to lurk. There is nothing important and it is not appropriate to disturb him to avoid being exposed.
Therefore, next time Song Jianiang makes any novel discoveries, please don’t miss him again!
... At least don't think about him until he completes his mission!
The old servant couldn't help but feel a little resentful when he heard this, but considering the lintel of the Shen family and his young lady's love for this person, he still responded respectfully.
After he left, Shen Tiaolan asked the boy: "How many times has the younger sister of the Song family sent things?"
The boy in green didn't dare to look at him: "...there have been so many times."
"I've been running around outside these days and I'm not here. I think you packed it up for me and said something to the person who delivered it, right?" Although Shen Taolan was questioning, her tone was very firm, "Come here this time. The old servant is the old man in front of Song Shibo. Even if Song Shimei is deeply favored by Shibo, it is impossible to send him casually. Most likely, you promised something in my name, but because I didn't know about it, I never kept it. Over there You were thinking about something else, so you sent him here?"
The boy immediately knelt down and apologized, explaining that he had done this for a reason: "The reason why the family asked the young master to temporarily interrupt his studies and come here to work is simply to hope that the young master can seize the opportunity when the emperor wants to move the capital and establish a Thanks to your contribution, you will have the confidence to enter the officialdom, be promoted and be re-employed in the future!"
"Now Shangshu Song has gained the trust of the emperor. He is interested in getting married to the Shen family, and the lady under his knee is so worried about the young master. If Miss Song is disappointed... what if there are twists and turns in this marriage?"
"Young Master definitely didn't hide it on purpose. It's really Young Master who just came back from the outside. It's too late for me to report!"
When Shen Tiaolan heard this, he just smiled and said, "How come the current status of our Shen family is all due to marriage?"
After saying these words, the boy's face turned pale.
Shen Tiaolan didn't say much to him, and just said, "Tomorrow you pack your things and go back to Shen's Mansion. Find a family to accommodate you!"
"... The young master took the younger one with him when he came out this time. After the young one left, there was no one to serve the young master." The young man still wanted to fight for it, but he was interrupted lightly: "I haven't taken you with me when I go out these days. , there’s no way around it.”
Neither Xi Fuwei nor the old servant of the Song family knew about this turmoil.
But when the old servant went back to Song Li and his daughter, and reported the truth, Song Jianiang was scolded by Song Li: "You are so confused! I told you a long time ago that Shen Diaolan's current errand is very important, how can you still be so childish?" Are you going to bother me again?"
His voice lowered, "And it's not like you don't know what yamen he is in now! That's the emperor's personal army! If you are already married, you can just send things from time to time. This has no status. You Just do this, let people know, and impeach me before His Majesty, God knows what he will say!"
Song Jianiang has always been favored, and she couldn't help but feel aggrieved when she heard this: "Even if he is the emperor's personal soldier, isn't he working for His Majesty now? Isn't it time for him to have some time to breathe and work together?"
"Work together?" Song Li was dumbfounded by his daughter's innocent words. He shook his head for a while and said, "First of all, the Jinyiwei has been disbanded when His Majesty the Emperor Taizu was here. What is your Majesty doing to restore it now? In the final analysis, still Aren’t you distrusting us ministers and want to have an extra pair of eyes and ears in this world to supervise all directions on behalf of the emperor?”
"So when you and Shen Tiaolan's identities were not clear, you contacted him rashly, and the person you sent was an old man who was used to his father. This alone is enough to accuse a political enemy of participating in his father's ulterior motives. !”
"Secondly, if we work together and get the job done, what about the credit? How will we divide it?"
Song Jianiang said: "Of course we will reward based on merit!"
"Then how should we judge the merits?" Song Li asked back, sighing before his daughter could answer, "There are only a few high positions, and His Majesty's rewards cannot be endless, so it is impossible not to fight for it! What's going on here It’s very complicated, and you kid can’t understand it now… Anyway, remember one thing, don’t contact Shen Tiaolan again without my permission!”
"You said before that if I was bored, I could go and play with him!" Song Jianiang's eyes were red with grievance, and she said while rubbing her belt, "Now you say that..."
Song Li said speechlessly: "Let's set off first. We know that the Shen family has arranged an errand for him. He will take this opportunity to show his face in front of His Majesty... Who knows that he will be admitted to the Jinyi Guard? What if he becomes an official in Shandong? What's the big deal about your body? But can the situation be the same for His Majesty's people?"
Seeing that her daughter was about to cry, she couldn't bear it anymore, so she coaxed her a few words, and then looked at the old servant next to her, her face turned cold, "Miss is young and not sensible, and you are not sensible either?! Over there at Shen Tiaolan, Can you disturb me now?! Fortunately, that child was not confused and sent you back in time. Otherwise, the Song family and the Shen family would not be able to bear the consequences of ruining His Majesty's important event. In this situation, we may have to do it again. Implicate the East Palace!"
He was suspicious, "You are an old man who has been following me for many years. There is no way you don't even know the importance of this! Tell me the truth, but who did you accept benefits from or was threatened by someone to deliberately take advantage of my son?!"
Song Jianiang was very surprised when she saw this. She wanted to say something, but she saw the old servant throwing herself on the ground and yelling for injustice. He also mentioned the incident about Xi Fuwei: "It's not that the old servant deliberately provoked it. However, Mr. Shen came from a wealthy family and now he is on the errand of Jin Yiwei. Who are you going to send? As for making such a talented and beautiful woman a traitor to Lao Shizi? Most likely, you have other ideas!"
"The reason why I ask this old slave not to disturb you again in the future, doesn't it have something to do with this woman?!"
Song Li sneered at this and quietly ordered the guards to drag him down and interrogate him carefully to see if the political enemy's spy had penetrated into his side. However, Song Jianiang became restless and followed him hesitating for a long time before finally asking: "Dad, Do you think what he told about Miss Xi and Brother Shen is true or false?"