Although the incident of Princess Ming'an in the Ding capital caused an uproar among the common people, the people of Dali Temple were unable to find out the results of the investigation. Pile of unsolved results. The Prince of Qin, Huangfu Hao, was naturally dissatisfied, but the people he sent out didn't find anything wrong. As time passed, the enthusiasm of the people for this matter also faded. After all, everyone has to eat to live, and guarding a romantic unsolved case can't resist the cold of winter.
During the cold winter in the Ding capital, a major event also happened in the Shen residence.
Shen Yue is engaged and will be married soon.
The family that Shen Yue was talking about was the Wang Family, a member of the Wang Family, whom Shen Wan and Chen Rouqiu favored very much. The Wang Family had only two sons, the youngest son was not yet ten years old now, and the eldest son was Wang Bi, the one who betrothed to Shen Yue. Wang Bi, who is twenty-four this year, has already entered the official position, and holds a post in the bachelor's mansion. He is very knowledgeable and has a promising future. In addition, although the position of Yuanwailang is not one of the most important ministers in the court, his colleagues inevitably deal with Yuanwailang more on weekdays. If they are related to the Wang family, they will have a lot of help in the future.
The support in his career is naturally viewed from Shen Wan's eyes. From Chen Rouqiu's point of view, Wang Bi is the eldest son of the Wang family, and there is no concubine in the mansion. If you can get married, you can grasp Wang Bi's heart. In the future, if you can gain a firm foothold in the Wang family and have a boy and a half girl again, you will be able to sit back and relax in this life.
The marriage was decided directly by Chen Rouqiu and the Wang family, and the Geng Tie had been changed. After Shen Yue found out about this, it naturally made a scene again. It was just that the usual gentle Chen Rouqiu seemed determined to marry her this time, and Shen Wan, who had always loved her, did not obey Shen Yue's plea. Mrs. Shen was even more happy to see it succeed—Shen Yue had a mouth to eat if she didn't get married in Shen's mansion, and life in Shen's mansion was already difficult.
Shen Yue was making too much noise. Rao is that Shen Wan usually never punished his daughter, but this time he also felt that Shen Yue was going too far. In a fit of rage, he locked Shen Yue in the ancestral hall and asked Shen Yue to reflect on himself.
That day and night, Shen Yue sat alone in the ancestral hall and wept silently.
The ancestral hall had traces of being burnt by fire, which was ironic, the last time Shen Miao was locked in this ancestral hall, Ren Wanyun tried to let Shen Miao marry and take the opportunity to exchange relatives with Shen Qing. Who knew that there was a big fire in the middle, but Shen Xin left the capital at that time and Shen Miao escaped. Shen Yue looked at the closed gate of the ancestral hall, it seemed that Shen Miao started from that time and everything went smoothly. Because Shen Xin and his wife and Shen Qiu were behind Shen Miao to support her, Shen Miao was unscrupulous in what she did. Shen Yue believed that if Shen Miao wanted to marry Fu Xiu Yi one day, the Shen Xin couple would never stop them like Chen Rou Qiu and Shen Wan.
And Shen Miao was indeed fond of Fu Xiu Yi in the past, if one day Shen Miao rekindled her old love and now Shen Xin makes a comeback and holds great power, then will Fu Xiu Yi refuse? Besides, Shen Miao was no longer the bastard that the whole capital laughed at two years ago.
When she thought that Shen Miao might be with Fu Xiu Yi, Shen Yue felt extremely uncomfortable, she thought unwillingly, why did the fire in this ancestral hall not burn Shen Miao to death
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a knock on the doorknob outside. Shen Yue thought that Chen Rouqiu sent someone to give her food, and said angrily, "I don't want anything, let's go out."
The voice continued, Shen Yue said angrily, "I told you to get out!"
The door opened with a creak, and a head emerged from the door, but it was Shen Dongling.
The moment she saw Shen Dongling, Shen Yue was also stunned. Shen Dongling glanced outside, slammed the door shut again, walked in front of Shen Yue, thought about it, sat down on the ground, handed the basket in her hand to Shen Yue, and said softly, "The old lady who guards the door outside has a drink. Now, I sneaked in. Knowing that you haven't eaten for a day, I'm afraid you'll be hungry, so I'll bring you something to eat. Second sister, you must be quiet. "
Shen Yue was stunned for a moment, and saw that Shen Dongling had already lifted the bamboo basket and took out stacks of desserts from it.
Rao is that Shen Yue is just a perfunctory face to Shen Dongling on weekdays, but now he is also touched. Thinking that she hadn't eaten in a day, Chen Rou Qiu and Shen Wan didn't ask, but they were still thinking about this concubine who didn't have a deep friendship on weekdays, and her expression towards Shen Dong Ling immediately softened. It's just those dim sum that can't be eaten no matter what.
She said, "Don't bother, I really can't eat it."
Shen Dongling looked at her: "Why doesn't the second sister want to marry the prince? The prince is a good person, and I heard that his family is also wealthy. If the second sister passes, it will be the life of the mistress of the house. Is it because you don't want to leave the Shen family?"
Shen Yue glanced at Shen Dongling, Shen Dongling probably spent the whole day in the house and didn't go out very much. She was obviously about the same age as Shen Yue, but she had the innocent innocence on her face. Shen Yue felt contempt and envy in her heart, contempt for Shen Dongling sitting in a well and looking at the sky, not knowing that there are people outside the world, and a Wang Bi can impress her, while envying Shen Dongling's simple-mindedness, she lived a more relaxed and happy life. Seeing Shen Dongling's appearance, Shen Yue suddenly felt the urge to vomit unpleasantly, she smiled bitterly, and said, "Whether he is a good person has nothing to do with me, it's not the person in my heart after all."
Shen Dongling thought about it for a while, and suddenly said: "Could it be... Second sister already has a sweetheart in her heart?"
"So what? What if it's not?" Shen Yue smiled miserably: "Who made me born in the Shen family, and I don't even have the right to choose my future husband. My parents only care about their careers, but they don't care about what I think in my heart. , Sometimes I think it's better to die."
Shen Dongling was taken aback and waved her hands quickly: "Second sister, don't think like that, to know the things in this world, death is the cheapest, but if you die, nothing will be left. Second sister might as well change your mind, knowing that the Wang family is not bad. The three uncles and three aunts will never harm you. Maybe the prince is also the sweetheart of many girls, and maybe many girls also envy the second sister and your luck. Take me as an example, if If I can marry into the Wang family, my aunt is afraid that she will go to the temple every day to thank the Bodhisattva for giving me such a good marriage."
Shen Yue shook her head and smiled, feeling more and more that Shen Dongling was a little stupid, that she and Shen Dongling couldn't make sense. Especially seeing Shen Dongling's envious face, she felt that Shen Dongling would not be able to make it to the top, even if she wanted to, a concubine from a concubine background, it is not bad to be a wife, not to mention the wife of a member of the family.
Seeing that Shen Yue was still gloomy, Shen Dongling turned her eyebrows and said, "The car must have a way to the front of the mountain, why should the second sister be so sad and troubled now, it's not worth it if she's exhausted. It's just like the fifth sister back then. The fifth sister said kiss, I heard that the fifth sister also had a trouble, and there is no room to turn around, who knows that when the uncle and aunt come back, the fifth sister will naturally have nothing to do after that."
What Shen Dongling said was a little confused, but Shen Yue's heart moved when she heard it.
At the beginning, Shen Miao was about to get married, but she escaped because of Shen Xin and his wife returning to Beijing. At that time, Shen Yue herself had eavesdropped at the door and overheard Chen Rou Qiu and the servants talking, and knew that Ren Wan Yun was fighting Shen Qing and Shen Miao's idea of changing marriages.
Since Shen Qing and Shen Miao could switch relatives, why couldn't she
Shen Yue's heart was excited, and a thought from a long time ago gradually came to her mind. Her eyes turned to Shen Dongling who was beside her.
As for the candidates... . Isn't there a ready-made one in front of you
Shen Dongling is a concubine, Shen Dongling thinks that the son of the Wang family is very good, and Shen Dongling's character is cowardly and easy to deceive... No one is more suitable than the Shen Dongling in front of him.
Shen Yue looked at Shen Dongling, suddenly grabbed Shen Dongling's hand, and said softly, "Third sister, how do you think I will treat you?"
Shen Dongling was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and said a little embarrassedly: "Second sister doesn't dislike my birth, treat me very well. Among the sisters in the entire Shen residence, only the second sister is willing to talk to me." The appearance of the vice noble and generous, even though she despised Shen Dongling in her heart, she didn't show it at all on her face, on the contrary, she seemed to treat Shen Dongling well. Especially after the last time, Shen Yue went to talk to Shen Dongling every once in a while, and it seemed to outsiders that the relationship between the two was pretty good.
Hearing this, Shen Yue smiled, and she said, "The third sister, I'm in trouble now, would you like to do me a favor?"
Shen Dongling smiled without any scheming, and said, "No problem, as long as I can do it, I will definitely do my best for the second sister."
Shen Yue smiled and said, "I'm relieved to hear what you said." She squeezed Shen Dongling's hand even tighter: "You... Can you help me marry Wang Bi?"
Hearing this, Shen Dongling was immediately stunned. After being stunned for a while, she was about to withdraw her hand from Shen Yue's hand, and said in a panic, "This is not good, second sister, I can help you with other things... I can't help you with this matter. of."
"You can!" Shen Yue didn't let go, she said in a hurry, "Don't you also think that the prince is very good? Didn't you say that if you got this marriage, your aunt would also be happy about it? Three Sister, please!"
"Having said that," Shen Dongling stepped back again and again: "But it's too risky, if I'm found out, I will be beaten to death, second sister, you will also be punished, it's too risky! And second sister, you don't need to take such a risk. Big risk, why you must not marry the prince!"
Shen Yue looked at Shen Dongling, and two lines of tears immediately flowed down. She was born Wenxiu weak, and such tears made people feel a little sad. And Shen Yue's voice was also hopeless, she said: "Third sister, the honey of the first and the arsenic of the second, it is a good marriage for you, but not for me. I already have a sweetheart, and I am determined that this life is not him. If you don't marry him, if you can't marry him but marry someone else, it's a dead end for me, and I'll definitely cut myself off on the same day." Shen Yue looked at Shen Dongling for a while, then suddenly stood up and pointed at Shen Dongling, "Pfft. Kneeling down, she said: "If you don't agree, you will end my life, third sister, for the sake of our sisters, and for your sake, I am the only one in the entire Shen residence that treats you well. For my sake, please save my life!"
Shen Dongling was stunned when she saw Shen Yue kneeling down, and when she heard Shen Yue's words, she was so panicked that she didn't know what to do. She pulled Shen Yue up and said, "Second sister, don't do this, don't scare me!"
Shen Yue took Shen Dongling's hand: "Third sister, second sister, please this time, this time, do you want to see me become a dead bone?"
Shen Dongling bit her lip and looked at her, Shen Yue's hair was disheveled, her eyes were hazy with tears, she was really pushed into a desperate situation, she was desperate, she nodded reluctantly, and said, "I promise you, second sister, you will get up first."
Shen Yue's eyes lit up, she jumped up and hugged Shen Dongling, hurriedly saying thank you, as if she was really grateful to the bottom of her body, but with her back to Shen Dongling, there was a somewhat smug smile on her face.
"It's just the second sister, it's better to consider this matter from a long-term perspective." Shen Dongling said: "After all, changing relatives is no trivial matter. Once it happens, we won't be able to ask for it, and the third uncle and three aunts will definitely watch it, so we have to pay attention to it. Discuss."
Shen Yue let go of Shen Dongling and said excitedly, "That's natural." She looked at Shen Dongling, held Shen Dongling's hand, and said, "Don't worry, third sister, since you did this for me, I will definitely explain it clearly, I forced you to do this, I won't let your parents blame you, and I won't let you be implicated at all."
Shen Dongling smiled: "Well, I trust Second Sister."
The night was like ink, and by the time Shen Dongling returned to her dorm in Caiyunyuan, Concubine Wan had already fallen asleep. Shen Dongling sneaked out with Wan Yiniang behind her back, and Wan Yiniang thought that Shen Dongling had already rested.
Shen Dongling's maid Xinghua asked, "Miss really want to help Second Miss marry?"
"Marry, why don't you marry?" Shen Dongling watched Xinghua close the door, sat on the couch, took the tea cup in front of her and took a leisurely sip, showing a different smile than before, she said, "The Wang family is an official. Family, Wang Bi will have countless official careers in the future, and the backyard will be clean. With my background, it is impossible for me to marry into the Wang family in this life. Since I have this opportunity, I will be a fool if I don’t take it firmly.”
"So," Xinghua smiled, "Second Miss has done a good deed."
"A good thing?" Shen Dongling laughed mockingly: "Don't you think that there are really good-hearted and kind-hearted people in the Shen residence?"
The maid was stunned for a moment, and said a little puzzled: "Miss means..."
"I spared no effort to help her like this, but you must know that once she changed her parents that day and something happened, the first thing Shen Yue had to do was to pour dirty water on me. I must have tried to steal her from her. Shen Yue is also very wronged about the marriage. Even if the second room knows the reason, but in order to prevent the Wang family from enmity with them, they will say that it is my fault. As for the old lady," Shen Dongling sneered: "A concubine, in Naturally, her eyes are not as important as the first daughter. In any case, I am the one who was sacrificed."
A look of disbelief rose on Xinghua's face, and she said, "But the second lady said earlier that she would clarify for the lady and would not let the lady bear the guilt in vain..."
"Is Shen Yue such a kind-hearted person?" Shen Dongling shook her head and smiled: "Everyone in this house is selfish, why do you think Shen Yue is such a self-sacrificing person? If she is really so selfless, then I won't let me marry her."
"That being the case," Xinghua asked, "Is Miss still going to marry her? If all the dirty water was poured on Miss in the end, what would it be?"
Shen Dongling smiled indifferently: "Don't worry, since I can marry her, I must have made all preparations. Xinghua, remember, all the people in this Shen residence are wolves, tigers and leopards. If you want to do anything, it is better to ask others than yourself. For example, the fifth sister does a good job. Therefore, once I have the opportunity to leave the Shen residence, I will not be reluctant. "
Xinghua nodded knowingly, but suddenly remembered something and asked, "Do you want to tell my aunt about this?"
"No need." Shen Dongling categorically refused: "My aunt is timid, she will definitely not promise me to marry Shen Yue, and I will explain it to her after the matter is done."
Xinghua then retreated.
Coincidentally, in the Qiushui Garden in the Shen residence, someone was also talking about Shen Yue's marriage.
"Yue'er hasn't eaten for a day today, and her body can't take it anymore." It was Shen Wan who spoke, and he also loved Shen Yue for so many years. If it wasn't for Shen Yue who was always thinking about people who shouldn't be thinking about, Shen Wan would not be. Don't punish her like that.
"She doesn't know how to eat what I sent to her," Chen Rouqiu sighed, "I asked the third sister to deliver it to her. It's probably time to eat it."
"Third sister?" Shen Wan frowned, "When did Yue'er get along so well with her?" In Shen Wan's eyes, Shen Dongling was a concubine after all, and it would be a loss of identity for Shen Yue to befriend Shen Dongling. Yan was not very happy.
Chen Rouqiu said with a smile, "It was only a few days ago that I got better. Originally, there was the eldest sister talking to Yue'er in the mansion, but after the eldest sister disappeared, there are also every sister in this mansion. Sister is honest, Yueer likes to play with her, it's not worth anything."
Shen Wan didn't speak any more, only to hear Chen Rouqiu say again, "It's just that I'm worried that Yue'er will continue to be so noisy, what should I do if it's still so noisy on the day of marriage?"
"It's enough to lock her up for a few days. You are her mother, and then you can say a few soft words to Yue'er." Shen Wan said, "It's really impossible. If there is still trouble on the day of marriage, think of something."
Chen Rou Qiu's heart skipped a beat when she heard that, Shen Wan was always gentle in front of her, rarely when she was so tough. Chen Rouqiu was a woman after all, she could hear a trace of impatience from Shen Wan's words, she was even more uneasy when she thought about the fact that Old Shen Furen frequently wanted to concubine Shen Wan these days. Then he hugged Shen Wan's waist from behind Shen Wan and said, "After Yue'er gets married, the master and concubine should relax for a few days. These days, it seems that the official affairs are not going well for the master, so he doesn't talk to his concubine very much. , the concubine feels uneasy in body and mind."
Although Chen Rouqiu was quite old, because of proper maintenance and understanding of what a man was thinking, Shen Wan usually liked it very much when he acted coquettishly. Who knew that today Shen Wan just clapped her hand and said with a smile, "Let's wait until Yue'er's marriage is over."
After all, there was a bit of perfunctory in his tone.
Chen Rou Qiu's heart gradually sank, and the hand that hugged Shen Wan's waist gradually tightened.
…
Shen Miao received Pei Lang's letter.
When the light was on, Shen Miao finished reading the letter. The letter stated that Fu Xiu Yi seemed to have discovered some clues between Shen Miao and Prince Rui, and for the purpose of testing, he deliberately brought Princess Ming An to Shen Miao in front of Prince Qin in order to test the relationship between Shen Miao and Prince Rui. In the future, if Huangfu Hao made a move against Shen Miao, he could see the clue just by looking at Prince Rui’s actions.
Shen Miao did not expect that Fu Xiu Yi would think of this level so quickly, and after thinking about it, she was relieved. After being husband and wife with Fu Xiu Yi for so many years, it was not the first time that Fu Xiu Yi was good at finding evidence among clues. Besides, if Fu Xiu Yi really couldn't find out anything so incompetent, he wouldn't have stood last in the prince's succession.
However, Shen Miao herself was not too worried because Huangfu Hao was not impulsive, and moreover, when the Shen family was involved, Huangfu Hao would not act lightly, at least he had to investigate carefully.
The letter finally stated that if Shen Miao really had friendship with Prince Rui of Great Liang and encountered any troubles, she could ask Prince Rui of Great Liang for help. Prince Rui of Great Liang had many capable people and people, so it would be much less troublesome to do things.
Shen Miao felt that the last paragraph was somewhat inexplicable, there was no connection between Pei Lang and Xie Jing Xing, and more importantly, with Pei Lang's cautious temperament, it was a bit strange to say words to ask for help. But this was indeed Pei Lang’s letter, Shen Miao couldn’t think of anything else after thinking about it, so she didn’t take it seriously. He threw the letter into the stove with the flames, and the flames licked the letter paper and instantly turned to ashes.
There was a big red wooden slip on the table. It was a message sent by Shen's house. Shen Yue was about to marry Wang Bi, the young master of Yuanwailang's family. I don’t know what the people in Shen residence thought, and the post about the banquet was also sent to the Shen residence, Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan looked at it and ignored it, Shen Miao naturally would not take the initiative to join in. However, Shen Yue would eventually marry Wang Bi, but Shen Miao did not think so.
In the previous life, Shen Yue had such a deep obsession with Fu Xiu Yi that she had to endure it for so many years. How could Shen Yue be willing to marry her in this life
While she was thinking, she heard someone knocking on the window, and when she looked back, Xie Jing Xing had come uninvited.
He looked lazily at the red slip in Shen Miao's hand and raised his eyebrows, "You are going?"
Thinking that Xie Jing Xing also knew about the marriage between Shen Yue and Wang Bi. It should be true, when Chen Rouqiu and Shen Wan do things, they must do a complete set. In order to prove that their daughter is also very precious, they will definitely give a feast to the guests of Ming Qi. In addition, Yuanwai Lang knew a lot of courtiers, and many ministers were friends with him, so it was appropriate to send more red slips. Maybe all the capital of Ding will know about it now.
“Don’t go.” Shen Miao threw Hongjian on the table casually.
Xie Jing Xing seemed to have expected that she would say so, and his figure flashed into the room. Shen Miao sat down at the table, Xie Jing Xing stood aside with his chest folded and said, "Shen Yue is locked in the ancestral hall, Shen Dongling just went to see it."
Shen Miao glanced at Xie Jing Xing in surprise, hesitated for a while, and asked, "You even went to the Shen residence?" Xie Jing Xing, a dignified Prince Rui of Great Liang, how could he do such uninvited thieves? It's enough to stroll around the gardens in the Shen residence, but secretly peep at the movements of the people in the Shen residence.
Xie Jing Xing choked on Shen Miao's words and said, "Of course it's not me."
Shen Miao knew that it was probably Xie Jing Xing who sent her subordinates, but she felt a little strange that the people in the Shen residence had nothing to do with Xie Jing Xing, what did Xie Jing Xing do for people to keep an eye on the movements of the Shen residence? for yourself
“Shen Yue got married, are you unhappy?” Xie Jing Xing asked.
“The people in the Shen residence have nothing to do with me, could it be that I still want to be happy for her?” Shen Miao said, “Besides, it is one thing to be married, so what is there to be happy about?”
Xie Jing Xing hooked his lips, sat down opposite Shen Miao, looked at her and said, "You seem to understand?"
“You came here to tell me that Shen Dongling and Shen Yue were together, didn’t you just want to tell me about this?” Shen Miao smiled indifferently, “Shen Dongling and Shen Yue are going to change relatives after all. It's Shen Dongling, I think with Shen Dongling here, nothing will go wrong this time around."
In the Shen residence, Shen Miao never knew what role Shen Dongling played, and Shen Miao did not pay much attention to this concubine in her previous life. Since his rebirth, he has seen a lot of things clearly. Shen Dongling is actually very similar to a person, Shen Dongling is very similar to Fu Xiu Yi, and has a kind of endurance. Shen Dongling has endured for so many years, and now when Shen Dongling is mentioned in the Shen residence, everyone will think that she is a prostitute who can be manipulated at will, with no special characteristics, and she seems to have a good temperament. Then there was just such a person, who has survived unharmed under Ren Wanyun's checks and balances. Right now, in the entire second room, it seems that only Shen Dongling and Wan Yiniang are the winners.
Shen Miao did not dare to underestimate such a person.
Xie Jing Xing smiled, "How do you know that you want to change relatives?"
“Because Shen Yue is unwilling.” Shen Miao said, “Shen Yue is unwilling to marry Wang Bi, but unfortunately Chen Rou Qiu and Shen Wangeng have already exchanged posts and their marriage has been decided. For a person like Shen Yue, this is a forced marriage. Shen Yue. Self-indulgent and arrogant, after so many years and everything went smoothly, how could it be possible to accept such an arrangement? Shen Dongling's appearance here is not entirely accidental, it is probably one who wants to escape, and one who wants to replace it. It happens to be an excellent event. transaction.”
Xie Jing Xing listened to Shen Miao's words with a lazy smile, he seemed to like listening to Shen Miao's analysis of the opponent's appearance every time, and felt that Shen Miao's serious appearance was somewhat interesting.
He said, "Forcing marriage? Wang Bi is enough to match Shen Yue."
“It’s a pity that he is not Shen Yue’s sweetheart.” Shen Miao sneered slightly, “Shen Yue such a stubborn person will not change her original intention. In order to marry her sweetheart, in order not to be forced to marry, she will always come up with something method."
“Then what about you?” Xie Jing Xing asked suddenly.
Shen Miao frowned.
Xie Jing Xing said casually, "If one day you are forced to marry, what will happen to you?"