"roll."
Hearing this, the corner of Xie Jing Xing's lips twitched and he looked sideways at Shen Miao with interest, "Long time no see, your temper is getting more and more irritable."
Shen Miao sat down at the table and said coldly, "You still like to come uninvited as always."
If someone sees Xie Jing Xing in her room, he does not know how much trouble he will cause, but this person always likes to do this kind of thing, as if there is danger in his bones. Shen Miao had already decided to stay away from Xie Jing Xing, the other party had too many secrets, but now Xie Jing Xing came over by herself, how could she not be angry.
“Passing by here, I came to see you by the way.” Xie Jing Xing shrugged and changed into a comfortable posture. He was wearing plain dark clothes and a white collar today. It was the season of ice and snow, but because of his outstanding eyebrows, the house was full of spring. He stroked his chin and said, "There is one more thing I want to ask you."
"Tell me." Shen Miao was not willing to say a word to him at the moment.
When Xie Jing Xing saw Shen Miao's attitude, he was not annoyed and said, "Shen Yuan is in the manor, is there anyone he trusts?"
Hearing this, Shen Miao glanced at Xie Jing Xing in surprise. She did not expect that the person Xie Jing Xing wanted to ask was actually Shen Yuan, although she did not know Xie Jing Xing's purpose, she still said, "No, Shen Yuan has a short time back in Beijing and is not close to the people in the mansion. What are you asking him for?"
“Just walked around from his yard.” Xie Jing Xing said lazily, “I didn’t find anything, come and ask.”
Shen Miao lowered her eyes and pondered, could it be that Xie Jing Xing wanted to find something in Shen Yuan, but he didn't find it, so he thought that Shen Yuan handed the things over to someone he trusted, so he inquired from her.
“What exactly are you looking for?” Shen Miao asked, “It is the same as the one in the secret room of Prince Yu’s residence?”
As soon as these words came out, the room was silent for a moment. For a moment, Shen Miao could feel a chilling chill bursting from Xie Jing Xing's side. However, the dangerous atmosphere only lasted for a moment, Xie Jing Xing soon burst into laughter, when he smiled, he was as graceful as jade, but there was a sharp edge in his peach blossom eyes that could not be concealed.
Xie Jing Xing did not answer Shen Miao's words, but asked, "You have had a good time these days, I heard that the second room of the Shen family is about to fail."
"Little Marquis knows everything about the Shen residence well, if you don't know it, you still think you are from the Shen residence." Shen Miao sneered.
Xie Jing Xing spread his hands: "There is no way, the guards in the Shen residence are set up, but what happened is interesting and it is difficult to know." He looked at Shen Miao, "It's just that I underestimated your ruthlessness."
"You can try it too."
Xie Jing Xing looked at her with a smile: "I don't have that much effort."
“It sounds like you are very busy.” Shen Miao stared at him, “But you have so much free time to visit other people’s mansions.” When she said this, she showed a little anger. Xie Jing Xing was always able to easily draw out some small emotions in her heart, if Jing Zhe Gu Yu and the others saw it, they would definitely be surprised by Shen Miao's expression at the moment. Because Shen Miao had not shown such candid emotion for a long time. Anger or anger is something that only Shen Miao had in the past.
Xie Jingxing said, "Little girl is always so angry."
Shen Miao said angrily, "After all the questions have been asked, are you still not leaving?"
Xie Jing Xing stood up and patted his clothes, he really opened the back window and planned to swipe out from the window, he suddenly thought of something, turned his head and looked at her strangely, and asked, "I almost forgot to ask you, Shen Miao, do you love Pei Lang? "
Shen Miao: “…”
Before she had time to speak, she saw Xie Jing Xing sizing her up and down critically, his eyes seemed to be disgusted: "It should be no use." The figure disappeared in an instant.
“This bastard….” Shen Miao almost grinded her teeth. But I saw Jing Zhe knocking on the door outside: "Girl, the water has already started to burn, the servants will put the spices for you first." As soon as she came in, she said strangely: "What is the girl doing standing in front of the window? Be careful not to catch cold."
Shen Miao retracted her gaze, "Nothing, just drove away a wild cat."
"Wild cat." Jing Zhe smiled and said, "It is common for feral cats to appear this season, but it's just to disturb people's dreams. I'll save them trouble by rushing them out tomorrow."
“It is better to use arsenic,” Shen Miao said, “It is clean after death.”
"Huh?" Jing Zhe was a little confused.
At the other end of the Shen residence, Wan Yiniang looked worried and seemed resentful, and said to Shen Dongling, "I don't know what Fifth Young Lady said to Madam that day, but I heard from Cai Yunyuan's servants these days that Madam's illness changes every day. The sun is getting better. Now that I know people, I don’t lose my temper. Now I can do things even more. I even let the servants around me make porridge for the master to drink. I am afraid that I want to get the master’s attention again. I'm afraid it will be another day of suffering for us." Concubine Wan complained a little: "It seems that Fifth Young Lady really wants to help Madam and even cured her."
Shen Dongling was combing her long hair in front of the table. When she let it down, she happened to be facing the light again, soothing the pale color on her face a little, and her face became more and more pointed, her eyes were big, and she was alive. little beauty. She said: "My aunt is thinking too much. No matter how talented the fifth sister is, it is impossible for her to rejuvenate herself. It seems that the lady was just pretending to be crazy and selling stupid. Stop being stupid."
"What?" Concubine Wan was shocked: "Ling'er, you said that the madam has been pretending to be crazy and selling stupid. For so long, the master has taken good care of us, isn't it all in the eyes of the madam, if the madam has the opportunity, she will definitely forgive Not ours."
"What are you worried about?" Shen Dongling combed her hair with a silver comb, and said, "Because of the matter of the eldest sister and the second brother, my father has already despised my wife. It was the wife who really woke up. At most, Dad treats her with tolerance on the surface, and he must be disgusted in his heart. It is impossible for Madam to regain her former status, Madam herself knows this, and Auntie just relax."
Wan Yiniang wondered: "Since Madam knows that the master will not forgive her, why not continue to pretend to be crazy? What did the fifth lady tell her to change her mind?"
"Madam has nothing but the seventh brother now. The fifth sister is probably making a fuss about the seventh brother. My aunt should also work hard to give birth to a son for my father, whether it is a concubine or a direct son, as long as a son is born, he will be able to live in the future. Stand firm here, and no one dares to step on your head."
Wan Yiniang smiled bitterly, why didn't she want to give birth to a son? In the early years, she was suppressed to death by Ren Wanyun. If she had not given birth to Shen Dongling as a daughter, I was afraid that their mother and daughter would not have survived today. Right now Ren Wanyun is crazy, but Shen Gui has always been ruthless, she is not a young woman after all, how can she keep Shen Gui's heart? How could he be so lucky to have a son
Thinking wildly in her heart, Wan Yiniang said, "What are you talking about, Ling'er might as well guess what Fifth Young Lady wants to do. Helping Madam means going against us."
"That's not necessarily true." Shen Dongling shook her head: "The fifth sister is not a simple person. Now our status in the second room is not high. Even so, it is already very good. All in all, don't get involved in these things and live your own life well. Otherwise, you will get into trouble if you are not careful.”
Wan Yiniang was startled and asked tentatively, "So..."
"Don't look, don't ask, don't tell." Shen Dongling looked at herself in the mirror: "Just let it go. One day, we can live a good life."
In the Shen residence, not only people in Caiyun Garden were discussing this matter, but in Qiushui Garden, the name Ren Wanyun was also mentioned.
Chen Rouqiu was wearing a plain white shirt, sat on the bed and said, "Second sister-in-law is getting better, sir, what does the second brother say?"
Shen Wan rubbed his forehead, because of Shen Yuan's affairs, his colleagues in the imperial court now have quite a few criticisms of the Shen family, and even he has been implicated, and these days are not easy. He shook his head and said, "Second brother didn't mention this."
"Even if the second sister-in-law is really good, there is only one seventh brother left in the second room." Chen Rouqiu said, "Second brother has a temper... In the future, he will bring his concubine back from one room to the next, I'm afraid..." Having said that , actually gave birth to some sadness of the death of a rabbit and a fox. The difference between her and Ren Wanyun is that Chen Rouqiu can firmly grasp Shen Wan's heart, but the third house has never had a son, and now that Shen Yuan is dead again, in the eyes of Old Shen Furen, she is afraid to let the two sons open up. loose leaves. Shen Gui's side is unworthy to say that he is not a person who is devoted to love, but Shen Wan's side, if he is in a hurry... Chen Rou Qiu can't help but feel flustered, how long can a man's favor last? But she just doesn't live up to her stomach.
Shen Wan noticed that Chen Rouqiu's face was ugly and asked in doubt, "What's wrong with you? But you are not feeling well?"
Chen Rouqiu smiled reluctantly, shook his head and said, "I just remembered the elder brother and elder sister-in-law." After a while, Chen Rouqiu said, "The elder brother and elder sister-in-law have decided to separate the family, and even threatened to invite the elders out of the clan. I'm afraid it is unfilial. Don't be afraid of being charged."
"This is because Mother did not act properly." Shen Wandao said, "I was caught by others, and if I provoke eldest brother into a panic, and tell me about what Mother did to frame Qiu'er, the whole capital will poke us in the spine. ."
Chen Rouqiu nodded: "Yes, it is probably because of this that the eldest brother and sister-in-law are so certain." Chen Rouqiu said, "We have been together for so many years, why do we have to split up at this critical moment? "She couldn't help thinking of Shen Miao again, since Shen Miao's temperament changed greatly, many things in the Shen residence also changed quietly. In the past, the Shen Xin couple were kind to the rest of the Shen family because Shen Miao was kind to them. Now as soon as Shen Miao showed disgust and dissatisfaction, the attitude of Shen Xin and his wife immediately changed.
Shen Wan sighed and Chen Rou Qiu asked, "Master, is there still room for change in this matter?"
Shen Wan shook his head: "If it were us, it wouldn't be acceptable. The eldest brother and his family are all people who can't tolerate sand in their eyes, and the most important thing is Xiao Wu. The Jing family and their mother conspired together to plot against Qiu'er and Xiao Wu. The taboo of the eldest brother is gone. It’s just the separation of the family, and they are already showing mercy. If the eldest brother’s previous temper is changed, I’m afraid that the Shen residence will be overthrown.”
"But..." Chen Rouqiu said, "It's not a good thing for us to split up now."
Shen Wan looked out the window: "Now the second room has been severely damaged, and the second brother and I have both been hindered in our careers. In the past, we could continue the eldest brother's situation. Once the family is separated, everyone knows that the Shen family is not on good terms, and it is to please the eldest brother and will not be with us. Communication. The road for the Shen family will only get more difficult."
"Not only that, the money in the public..." Chen Rouqiu reminded. In the past, Shen Xin gave countless rewards, and he couldn't spend it all year round in the northwest, so he gave them all to the public. Old Shen Furen spent a lot of money, and Ren Wanyun occasionally needed to supplement herself, but it was still like this. Now that the family is separated, even if Shen Xin doesn't want the property left by the old general, their life will only get more difficult.
"It's just that." Shen Wan's eyes flashed a gloomy look: "After the family split, the reputation of the eldest brother's military strength will only get better and better, and in the end it will overwhelm us. this step."
Chen Rouqiu was shocked when she heard this. She has been married to the Shen residence for so many years, so she naturally knows that the Shen residence is very good looking. Shen Xin and his wife are not in the residence all the year round, so she doesn't know it, but she and Ren Wanyun know it well. In this Shen residence, brothers Shen Xin and Shen Gui didn't climb out of a mother's belly, and naturally they weren't sincere. The better Shen Xin has been, the worse the other two rooms will be. One day everyone will come to a confrontational situation, but he never thought that this situation would come so quickly.
"Master, even if it's for Yue'er, we can't let us be suppressed." Chen Rouqiu pressed his shoulders for him, "But how to deal with them?"
"Now the eldest brother is wary of us, and it is not so easy to do it." Shen Wan shook his head: "Besides, his soldiers are not ordinary people, it is even more difficult to find loopholes, this matter has to wait for an opportunity." Shen Wan said: "The most urgent task is to find a good family for Yue'er. You should pay attention these days."
Chen Rouqiu said tentatively, "Master, His Royal Highness Prince Ding..."
"Don't put your mind on King Ding first." Shen Wan said sternly, "I just passed through Yuan'er, and everyone in the court was afraid that it would be related to the Shen family, so the prince needs to pay more attention. At this time, think about King Ding, King Ding will also be unhappy in his heart."
Chen Rouqiu nodded, "I know about the concubine, and the master also rests earlier."
…
In the early morning of the second day, Shen Miao had just finished her meal when she saw Shuang Jiang running in panting from outside, and as soon as she entered the room, she said, "Miss! Something happened!"
"Speak slowly if you have something to say, what does it look like in a hurry." Gu Yu reprimanded. Shuang Jiang stuck out his tongue, but still couldn't hold back, he said it with a bang, and said, "Didn't the Jing family leave for Suzhou a few days ago? Today, the officials on the other side say that the Jing family is on their way back to Suzhou. When I met robbers on the road, they were all silenced by the gangsters. I knew that the Jing family had something to do with the old lady, and the government came to inform me." Shuang Jiang patted his chest and said with lingering fears: "Now the gangsters are getting more and more rampant, and they dare to dare in broad daylight. Killing people like this doesn't leave anyone alive. Knowing this earlier, the Jing family would definitely regret coming to Ding capital."
Shen Miao lowered her eyes, the Jing family was silenced, whether it was the actions of rogues or not depends on what the individual thinks. But Shen Miao knew that Sun Tianzheng's methods were always vigorous and resolute, just like in the court. This matter happened because of Jing Chu Chu and Sun Cainan lost his life, how could Sun Tianzheng be reconciled, Shen Miao believed that if it was possible, Sun Tianzheng wished to silence all the Shen family. It's just that the Shen family is not the Jing family after all.
The Jing family still had the same ending as the previous life, and died because of Jing Chuchu's greed. Now Jing Chuchu is still in the hands of Sun Tianzheng, Sun Tianzheng will not let Jing Chuchu die easily. Living in such despair may be more painful than dying.
However, this has nothing to do with her.
Shen Miao said to Gu Yu, "What about the preparations?"
Gu Yu said: "In the box, but..." Gu Yu hesitated: "Girl, you really want to..."
“Go get it.” Shen Miao interrupted her.
After half an hour, four people walked out from the side door of the west courtyard of the Shen residence.
Among the three, the head is a young man with clear eyebrows, dressed in moon-white clothes and a hat, he can be regarded as a handsome young man, but he is a little shorter, but he is somewhat cute in pink and jade. . A pair of bright eyes is even rarer and clearer, and this kind of beauty can also be sought after in a small shop.
Immediately behind him were two people dressed as followers. But walking was a little clumsy and awkward. Behind the entourage is a bodyguard, who is much taller than the three of them.
“Don’t be afraid.” Shen Miao said, “Be bolder and don’t show your legs.”
These three were none other than Shen Miao, Jing Zhe, Gu Yu and Mo Qing.
Jing Zhe and Gu Yu were not accustomed to wearing men's clothes, they were crying and were a little scared, but Shen Miao was very calm and Mo Qing felt a little murmured in her heart when she saw it. But she didn't know that when she was a hostage in Qin State, she was teased by the royal family and asked her to disguise as a man for more than a few months. Dressing up now, it is actually alive and well.
After the three got into the carriage and Mo Qing drove the carriage himself, Gu Yu asked Shen Miao, “Miss, are we really going to Bao, Baoxiang Lou?”
"certainly."
"But..." Gu Yu said, "Can't we talk outside if we have something to say, if someone sees the girl strolling around the flower building..." She couldn't go on, because Gu Yu didn't know what would happen to the girl visiting the flower building
"Baoxianglou is a business place, and it is enough to give money to the business place. People who visit Hualou don't know etiquette and morality.
Jing Zhe and Gu Yu looked at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes. Shen Miao had a great idea, and even nine cows could not pull back what was decided. And there are always various high-sounding reasons. Now that we have come this far, we can only walk and watch.
In the elegant room in the happy building, someone opened the curtain and walked in. Ji Yushu said, "Brother Xie, you came just in time. I have something to tell you, King Ding..."
"Hey," Gao Yang on the side suddenly said, holding the wine glass in his hand for a while, and said to himself, "Why is this time different?"
“What’s the difference?” Xie Jing Xing sat down by the window while talking, poured himself a cup of tea and followed Gao Yang’s gaze.
I saw a carriage stop downstairs in Baoxiang Building, and a few people came down from it, and the one headed was Mo Qing. Mo Qing was followed by three young people.
“In the past, people with the surname Mo were all alone, why are there so many here today, this was also what Shen Miao ordered?” Gao Yang held his chin and looked at it.
"Let's take a look." Ji Yushu stretched his neck to look at it, and a flash of light flashed: "Could it be that Miss Shen actually uses silver to reward good servants. If servants do well, they will go to Baoxiang. A day trip to the building. I also want to be a servant of Miss Shen's house. "
"Go to the side." Gao Yang pushed Ji Yushu's head away and said, "Why do I think these people look familiar."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Xie Jing Xing spit out a sip of tea.
"Third brother!" Ji Yushu, who was sprayed all over his face, jumped up in a hurry, and said angrily while sorting his clothes: "What are you doing!"
Xie Jing Xing ignored him and stared at the few people downstairs in surprise, "He actually came by himself."
"Myself?" Gao Yang grasped the meaning of his words and looked down carefully. When he saw it clearly, he almost fell over on his back.
That young master who was headed by pink and jade was not Shen Miao and who was it
In the whole world, there are still women who disguise themselves as men to visit Hualou. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Gao Yang would have thought that such a thing would only appear in a playbook.
Shen Miao followed Mo Qing into the Baoxiang Building. The girl who greeted the guests at the door saw Mo Qing, and she greeted him with a familiar smile and said, "Master Mo, let's order Miss Liuying."
Mo Qing nodded, the girl seemed to notice the people behind Mo Qing, and hesitated for a moment: "These people..."
"With me." Mo Qing said.
The girl was stunned for a moment, then she thought of something, and looked at Mo Qing with a narrow expression: "I didn't expect Mo Ye to be so good at this... It's okay, there are more people playing."
When Jing Zhe and Gu Yu heard this, their faces immediately blushed, Mo Qing was also a little uncomfortable, the most calm one in the group was only Shen Miao.
The girl led them to Liuying Xiaozhu, and Mo Qing almost became a frequent visitor to Baoxianglou. There are no girls here who do not know each other, and it is not surprising. However, it was rare to see such handsome young sons as Shen Miao, especially Shen Miao, who was born with pink and jade carvings, and from time to time there were girls looking at this with a smile.
When they arrived at Liuying Xiaozhu, the girl who led the way knocked on the door and said, "Liuying, Master Mo is here to see you." After that, she said to Mo Qing, "The slave will go down first."
Mo Qing pushed open the door and walked in. A woman was sitting in front of the dressing mirror, her clothes were loosely draped over her body, her hair was like a waterfall, and she was dressing in front of the mirror. Hearing the movement, he said without turning his head, "You came early today."
Jing Zhe and Gu Yu glanced at Mo Qing strangely, Mo Qing coughed twice and said, "It's not just me."
Liu Ying’s dressing hand paused, then she turned her head and saw that Shen Miao was stunned for a while, and then her pretty face climbed into a trace of anger, “What do you mean?”
"I… ."
Before Mo Qing could finish speaking, Liu Ying sneered again: "If you want to play like this, you can, but you have to pay twice the money!"
As soon as these words came out, not only Jing Zhe and Gu Yu, but even Shen Miao looked at Mo Qing with strange eyes.
Mo Qing was a little embarrassed. He didn't know why Liu Ying, who had eased his attitude a few days ago, was furious today, and the cold alienation began to appear again.
“Miss Liu Ying, next is Mo Qing’s master.” Shen Miao opened her mouth to break the deadlock, she smiled slightly, “We are not here to ‘play’ today.”
Jing Zhe and Gu Yu wanted to cover their eyes, but wished they couldn't pretend they didn't know.
Hearing the word "Master", Liu Ying was stunned for a while and looked at Shen Miao up and down with vigilant eyes. Shen Miao walked over, Jing Zhe and Gu Yu hurriedly moved the stool at the table to a place near Liu Ying and waited for Shen Miao to sit down.
"You asked Mo Qing to order my brand every day?" Liu Ying asked.
Shen Miao nodded.
Liu Ying held her chin in one hand, and her eyes suddenly became amorous: "Young master does this, but the slave family doesn't understand. Could it be that he has a real affection for the slave family?"
Mo Qing looked to the sky, Liu Ying was a happy woman after all, and she could be said to be a consummate in the style of this romantic place. Jing Zhe and Gu Yu showed contempt.
Shen Miao looked at her, "What does Miss Liu Ying think?"
Liu Ying looked at Shen Miao carefully, her eyes paused, and she suddenly smiled, "This girl wants to play the trick of the phoenix and phoenix in the playbook?"
It was at a glance that she saw through Shen Miao's female identity. Shen Miao was not surprised, she was born beautiful, her skin was as white as jade when she was dressed as a man, her eyebrows were just like jade, and she was too delicate when walking, if she looked seriously, she could not escape the eyes of others.
“I want to redeem myself for you.” Shen Miao said.
Liu Ying couldn't smile anymore.
She has been selling Baoxianglou for a long time, and now, it is naturally incomparable to the smash hit style back then. Fewer and fewer people came to ask her, let alone spend a lot of money to redeem her.
"Liu Ying doesn't understand what the girl means."
“I was lucky enough to get a handkerchief, which is a rare double-sided embroidery. There are only dozens of people in Ming Qi who can do double-sided embroidery.” Shen Miao said, “After inquiring from various sources, I learned that it was made by Miss Liuying.”
"You!" Liu Ying clenched her hands: "How do you know it came from me?"
Shen Miao waved her hand, "How I found out is not important. The important thing is that I have an embroidery workshop and I still lack an embroidery maid, is Miss Liu Ying interested in managing the embroidery workshop for me?"
Liu Ying looked at her incredulously, and suddenly the flower branches trembled with laughter: "Girl, don't you want me to be good, right?"
Jing Zhe and Gu Yu were a little dissatisfied with Liu Ying's demeanor at this moment, Mo Qing also frowned slightly, how many women with amorous feelings are eager to wash away the lead, Liu Ying is still young, if the dust is washed away, it may not have a good future.
"I've been sold here since I came." Liu Ying showed a frivolous face: "I learned the art of the house, I only know how to serve and please men. The girl asked me to take care of the embroidery workshop and sell the coolies. In those hard times, I can Can't come. Are you afraid that I will bring down the embroidery workshop?"
Shen Miao stared at her and said with a smile, "Whether or not to break down is my business, but it is your business whether to do it or not." She said lightly, "It's just... this is something that is not necessary for me, for you, It's the only way out of here."
“There are thousands of people and professions in the world, and each individual has his own way of living. To me, I do not think that a brothel woman is inferior to others, but the world sees it this way.” Shen Miao said, “Just like my guard Mo, she is also the same. She is a slave, but no one will look down on her. My personal maids, some people even envy them. The world is like this, people are divided into three, six or nine classes. What about the spine?"