Shen Miao did not speak.
But Xie Jing Xing did not let go of her and just locked her in his arms.
After a long time, Shen Miao raised her head and looked at him.
Xie Jing Xing also stared at her. This arrogant man who seemed to take nothing to heart, seeing him go from a stubborn teenager to now, the cynicism in his eyes has never changed, but looking at her now, there are bits and pieces of nervousness in his eyes.
Shen Miao's heart moved, and after a short while, she suddenly laughed.
She said, "So what's in it for me?"
Xie Jing Xing was stunned for a while, there was ecstasy in his eyes, he seemed to be relieved, and he was a little unbelievable. He said: "Whatever you want, I will give it to you."
“If what I want, do you want it too?” Shen Miao asked.
Xie Jing Xing raised his eyebrows, "What do you want?"
"The Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou."
“It’s yours.” He waved his hand cheerfully, as if what Shen Miao said was just a little thing like rouge gouache.
"Mobei Dingyuan City." Shen Miao looked at his face.
“It’s yours.” Xie Jing Xing didn’t even blink his eyelids.
"Yuzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, East China Sea in Dingxi, Qinghu Lake in Lin'an, and the ancient city of Luoyang."
"It's all yours!"
Xie Jing Xing answered smoothly, he almost didn't think about it, if Emperor Yong Le heard this, he would vomit blood, if Emperor Xiaowu was here, he would turn around and point at Xie Jing Xing's nose and curse the prodigal son. , Shen Miao was charged with another charge of "dangerous girl of calamity".
But Xie Jing Xing was not someone who would care about the opinions of others, it is true that Shen Miao would not really take Xie Jing Xing's power. She just felt that Xie Jing Xing was carrying too much burden and hoped to distract him and make a little joke to make him feel more relaxed.
“It’s all mine, what do you want?” Shen Miao asked.
Xie Jing Xing gave a wicked laugh and hurriedly said, “Thirteen times in one night?”
Shen Miao: “…”
Xie Jing Xing grabbed Shen Miao who was about to leave and said sternly, "Madam, you can't leave me."
Shen Miao said, "You are so energetic, I will ask Uncle Tang to bring you some ice cubes to reduce the fire."
Xie Jing Xing threw her down and said slowly, “With Madam here, what ice cubes do you need?”
Outside, Cong Yang covered his ears with a painful expression on his face. On the other hand, Jing Zhe, who was passing by, saw his appearance, kindly stepped forward and said, "Guardian Yang, why are you shaking so fiercely? Could it be that you are ill?" As he spoke, he reached out to probe Cong Yang's forehead.
Congyang is a young man in the end, and he was forced to listen to the lively erotic palace. When his face was red and his ears were red, he was suddenly covered by a cold little hand, and immediately jumped from the ground. On the contrary, Jing Zhe was also startled. Jing Zhe looked at his hand: "I... what's wrong?"
Congyang glanced at her as if he had seen a ghost, and then he rushed forward and ran away like his butt was on fire. Leaving Jing Zhe stunned in place, Tie Yi on the tree had a panoramic view of what had happened, without saying anything, showing a clear look, sitting quietly holding his sword.
Under the tree, Uncle Tang walked by, saw the closed door, smacking his lips with satisfaction, and then went to the kitchen to make soup.
In the next few days, Xie Jing Xing was really busy. Probably because Emperor Yongle's condition was getting worse, Xie Jing Xing had to run many things that the Lu family and Ye family had to do by themselves, Xie Jing Xing would go out early and return late.
Xie Jing Xing was busy and Shen Miao was not free. After all, the Lu family and the Ye family have lived in Long Ye for so many years. What the royal family has to do now is to kill a thousand people, but they can't make the royal family seem too cruel, and the courtiers will have dissent in the future. Shen Miao was in charge of these tasks and spoke to the noble ladies of Long Ye, but also passed on some ideas to them subtly.
These noble ladies look like women, but in a mansion, the role of women is essential. Originally, everyone thought that Shen Miao was from Ming Qi after all. Mingqi and Great Liang are two different countries, and many places are different. Shen Miao, the daughter of a general's family, could not have any insight. Who knew that after the exchange, it would greatly change Shen Miao. Seeing that she not only speaks properly, but also seems to know a lot of things they don't know.
Speaking of the style of clothes, Shen Miao could keep up. Speaking of the overall situation, Shen Miao could also follow. Even those anecdotes from the north and south of the river, she can also tell.
Originally, although the last life in Ming Qi's harem was not very good, in the end it has increased her knowledge, and some envoys from other countries will also say some strange things. The more you know, the more you can use it. Some things can be used to great effect. What Xie Jing Xing can do, Shen Miao may not be able to do, but the intricate relationship of interests in the power and tricks, to achieve her goal through silent guidance, is precisely what Shen Miao is good at.
However, in just a few days, those noble ladies were all fiery with Shen Miao and they hesitated about some matters and began to ask Shen Miao for advice. There are also problems with the current situation. First, Shen Miao was the concubine of Prince Rui’s residence and was closely related to the royal family, so they could also know the current attitude of the royal family. Second, although Shen Miao was young, even a few years younger than some of the ladies’ daughters, She has a special feeling about her, which is very gentle and settled down, making people feel that what she said is also credible.
Both Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing were working hard for the upcoming resurgence of Long Ye, and it was true that the Lu family and Ye family did not sit still.
The Lu family lost a daughter. Seeing that Emperor Yongle's attitude was getting tougher and tougher, he finally began to panic and began to mobilize the people he had raised privately in various places.
The Ye family also stood on the sidelines from the beginning, and now they suddenly found themselves unable to control themselves. It seemed that they had been dragged into the water by the Lu family unknowingly. Although they did nothing, the attitude of the royal family became subtle. From the beginning to the current indulgence, it seems to have explained something.
Shen Miao asked Mo Qing to pay attention to Ye Mei's every move. These days, Ye Maocai was very angry because of Ye Mei's disaster in the Long Ye Palace. Ye Mei's action was precisely to offend Emperor Yongle and the Lu family. The Lu family can say that although Lu Zhengchun is arrogant, he has been living on his own for so many years, and he has no brains. But Emperor Yong Le was different. The young emperor already had thunderous means, and it was precisely because he did not blame Ye Mei that Ye Maocai was even more uneasy, feeling that Emperor Yong Le seemed to be brewing something.
Ye Maocai took his anger at Ye Mei, so he imprisoned Ye Mei for so many days, and he was quite indifferent to Ye Mei. Ye Mei has been very frustrated these days, and today she finally got rid of her grounding. In order to make up for her, Mrs. Ye took her to her jewelry store to choose some jewelry. Who knew that there was a noble person visiting Ye Mansion on the way, and Madam Ye had to go back. Since it was her own shop, she was not afraid, so she let Ye Mei pick out the jewelry in the shop by herself, and then she went back after picking it up.
The shopkeeper of the jewelry store had a flattering expression on his face, and took out the most expensive pieces for Ye Mei to choose.
She's just a businessman's daughter, and now it's a great luck to be recognized by the Ye family as her ancestor, and she's still picky. These jewelry are not looked down upon, and I don't know what kind of wealth can be seen.
Ye Mei didn't notice the look on the shopkeeper's face. She had been treated coldly by Ye Maocai for the past few days, and she was extremely angry, but she also realized more and more that the Ye family was not a place to stay for a long time. Ye Mao is a person who puts his interests first, and he can sacrifice her at any time for his own interests. She originally wanted to use the Ye family to climb up, but who knew that her strength was not enough, she could only be a chess piece. And the path that Ye Maocai arranged for her was simply not enough for Ye Mei to get what she wanted.
Her eyes swept across the dazzling array of jewels, but she thought about how to escape, and if she escaped, where could she escape.
Just as I was thinking about it, two more people came to the jewelry store. But it was a man and a woman. The man was in his early thirties, dressed in rich clothes, with a plain appearance and a little fat. The woman is young, dressed in red and willow green, and as soon as she enters, there is a strong aroma, and at first glance, it is a woman from a brothel.
The woman said delicately, "My lord and I should buy a bracelet of pure gold."
The man smiled and said generously: "Today, you can choose whatever you want, I'm in a good mood."
It should be the young master who brought the girl in the building to take advantage of it.
The shopkeeper was a little dissatisfied when he saw that Ye Mei had been absent-minded all the time. Now that a new guest came, he simply put Ye Mei aside, smiled and put the pieces that he had just given to Ye Mei in front of the woman, and said with a smile: "These are all new arrivals, the girl can take a look."
The woman squeezed to Ye Mei's side, the aroma made Ye Mei a little unhappy, she turned her head and glanced at the woman, when she saw the man beside the woman, she couldn't help but startled, the man also saw her, and was stunned for a while. , and immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Mei'er!"
The woman who was picking out jewelry raised her head and looked at Ye Mei vigilantly. The shopkeeper also pricked up his ears. Since this person called Ye Mei "Mei'er", he naturally had an old friendship with Ye Mei. After all, Ye Mei was the daughter of a merchant back then.
Ye Mei originally avoided his gaze and wanted to leave, but suddenly she thought of something, and her footsteps stopped. Glancing at the shopkeeper again, he suddenly said, "Since we have met, let's take a step to talk."
The man seemed to have nothing to ask for, and the woman beside him grabbed the man's arm and said, "Sir, you have to accompany the slave's family to pick out jewelry."
The man was impatient, grabbed a few silver notes from his arms and threw them to the woman, saying, "See for yourself."
When the woman got the bank note, she didn't bother anymore. The man and Ye Mei went out together, Ye Mei hung up the veil and said, "Find a restaurant."
In a certain private room of the restaurant, the man looked at Ye Mei and said strangely: "Why are there so many guards around you? You and Brother Ye disappeared from Qinzhou without saying a word, and I asked someone to find them. For a long time, I didn't expect it to be here."
Ye Mei was beating a drum in her heart. This man is none other than her childhood sweetheart. Back then, the Li family was a merchant in Qinzhou, and this man was Jin Xingming, the eldest son of the Jin family. The Jin family is also a merchant, and Master Jin and Master Li have a deep friendship. When Ye Mei was young, Jin Xingming was already a young man. Master Jin also joked that he would marry Ye Mei to Jin Xingming. Ye Mei had a high spirit since she was a child, and marrying a businessman was not her ultimate goal.
However, although she hated Jin Xingming very much, she was very smart and never showed it to Jin Xingming. Instead, she was very considerate and well-behaved.
Later, the Li family and his wife passed away, and several shops in the Li family had to be taken care of by the Jin family. Ye Mei was even more considerate to Jin Xingming, and Mr. Jin was about to ask about her marriage. After all, the Li family and his wife were away. Only Ye Mei herself.
Ye Mei was naturally reluctant. In her heart, she would rather be an official's concubine than a merchant's wife. At this moment, the Ye family appeared, and they hit it off. Ye Mei and Ye Mei immediately came to Long Ye. Because of her disgust for the Jin family, she didn't even say a word to the Jin family. Naturally, Jin Xingming didn't know that she was here in Long Ye, who knew that she would meet here.
With a quick calculation in mind, Ye Mei shook her head and sighed: "I was in the Li family back then, and I was taken care of by the Jin family, and I had a good time with my second brother. Who would have known that someone would suddenly come to the door and say my My parents are other people, and I am actually the daughter of the Prime Minister Ye's family. I was in shock, and they took me away without giving me time to explain."
"Prime Minister Ye Family?" Jin Xingming exclaimed in surprise: "But the Prime Minister Ye from Long Ye."
Ye Mei nodded and said, "But after I arrived, I found out that they made the wrong person. But you also know that the Ye family has only one bad young master. They searched for relatives with great fanfare and made the wrong person, which is not good. Since he slapped his face, he insisted that I be the daughter of the Ye family. I originally thought, that's all, who knows that Prime Minister Ye is actually a man with a beastly heart, he... He wants to use me as a bargaining chip in his career and use my marriage Come and win others over!"
She burst into tears, and she was born beautiful, so she was so touching that Jin Xingming's heart was broken. Jin Xingming said angrily: "How could he do this! You can't be so ruthless as a biological daughter, not to mention that you are not his daughter, and you are trying to seize your marriage, damn it! Go, let's sue the official!"
"It's useless." Ye Mei shook his head: "Officials protect each other, not to mention Ye Maocai covered the sky with one hand in Long Ye. I wanted to write a letter to Qinzhou to seek your help, but who knew that even the letter was stopped. In fact, my second brother and I They have all been placed under house arrest by the Ye family, and it is rare to go out like this today."
Jin Xingming's face was extremely ugly. He had always liked Ye Mei very much. When Ye Mei's sister and brother disappeared, Master Jin said that it was because Ye Mei didn't want to marry him, so he ran away. Jin Xingming is still a little angry. At this moment, the beautiful woman is crying like pear blossoms and rain, how can Jin Xingming still be angry? He only cursed himself in his heart, if only he had discovered Ye Mei's predicament earlier.
Ye Mei raised her head and said, "In the past few days, I have missed Brother Jin all the time. I just hope that one day I can recover my freedom. Brother Jin, can you help me?"
Jin Xingming nodded again and again: "Help. What can I do?"
"Brother Jin, now I don't ask for anything else, I just want you to help me leave the Ye family." Ye Mei said with a tearful smile, "If I can be with Big Brother Jin, I don't have to worry every day."
Jin Xingming was almost heartbroken by Ye Mei's words. You must know that Ye Mei treated him very gently in the past, but unlike now, she never explained it, as if she was looking at her through the gauze curtain, it was difficult to understand her attitude. But now her words clearly showed that Ye Mei regarded him as a very important person.
Although he was a little overwhelmed, Jin Xingming didn't lose his mind. The Ye family is the prime minister's family, and he is just the son of the merchant family, so he said, "This... The Ye family is very tricky."
Ye Mei didn't speak, just looked at him with those beautiful eyes. Jin Xingming's heart swayed, and he said: "It's not impossible, Meier, do you know why I came to Long Ye?"
Ye Mei shook her head, she didn't even care about Jin Xingming, she saw Jin Xingming take the initiative to talk to him today, but she just wanted to use him to escape from the Ye family, how could she think of this level
Jin Xingming said proudly: "I have a friend who is also a businessman. I went to Mingqi last year. I heard that this year, I have a relationship with the imperial merchant at Mingqi's side. Maybe I can get an official. I think about it. I thought, instead of being an ordinary merchant all my life in Qinzhou, it would be better to go out and venture out. That friend also invited me to go with me. I came to Longye just to deal with the family’s business, so I discussed it with that friend. "
"I was hesitant at first." Jin Xingming said, "After all, my parents are here, but now that I have met Meier, I have nothing to fear. I decided to go to Mingqi Dingjing, and I didn't even think about being a Shangguaner. , but there will be more money." He said: "The Ye family can cover the sky with only one hand, but if they escape to Ming Qi, the Ye family's hand will not be able to stretch so long, what do you think Mei'er?"
Ye Mei's heart moved, and when Jin Xingming was talking, he was already calculating quickly in his heart. Even though some things have not yet been figured out, she still smiled and said: "Of course it's very good. Brother Jin, you really rely on Mei'er. Everyone in this world is unreliable. Fortunately, there is Brother Jin, you..."
Jin Xingming's heart skipped a beat when she saw it, she was charming and gentle, and had a lot of style. Jin Xingming couldn't help but reach out and touch Ye Mei's little hand. Ye Mei forcibly endured her nausea and let Jin Xingming wipe her oil. If it was in the past, she would naturally disdain it, but now, she has no choice but to compromise.
Shen Miaofang came out from a lady's house and she also attended a tea party today. Those ladies have gradually accepted Shen Miao's words to "influence" them, Xie Jing Xing said that the imperial court is now much more stable. She rubbed her neck, and was about to get on the carriage, when she saw a man and a woman walking out of a teahouse on the other side of the street not far away. The woman was covered with a veil and could not see her face, but Shen Miao had been dealing with her all her life, and even by looking at her steps and posture, she could recognize that it was Ye Mei.
The man who was talking to Ye Mei seemed to have a very close relationship with her, but Shen Miao looked very sharp, this man did not look like a son of your family in terms of etiquette and behavior, but revealed a vulgarity like a peddler. , maybe a businessman or something.
Shen Miao turned sideways, the shadow of the carriage blocked her, Ye Mei could not see her. The man said a few more words to Ye Mei, although he did not do anything out of the ordinary, the relationship between the two seemed to be unusual. Ye Mei quickly left in a carriage, and the man turned his head and walked in another direction.
Shen Miao thought for a while and instructed Mo Qing, "Follow that man and inquire about everything he can hear."
Mo Qing had been secretly monitoring Ye Mei these days, since this man had something to do with Ye Mei, Shen Miao let him inquire and let it be natural and Mo Qing led the order to leave.
Shen Miao got on the carriage but began to ponder in her heart.
That man did not seem to be of noble origin, Ye Mei, Shen Miao knew very well that the most important thing was high and low, and would not speak to commoners. However, he went to the teahouse with this man, and perhaps sat and drank tea.
Ye Mei was always able to take advantage of everyone around her, especially men. Shen Miao thought almost immediately that Ye Mei might want to use this man to achieve what purpose, otherwise she would be arrogant and disdain to talk to such a lowly man at all.
What does she want to do
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Ye Mei returned to Ye Mansion in the evening. Usually Ye Maocai, who came back very late, was in the mansion early today. Seeing her come in, he stared at her and asked, "Where did you go?"
Perhaps it was the predicament that the Ye family faced these days that made Ye Maocai, who had always been like a fish in water, start to feel difficult.
Ye Mei calmed down and said, "Mother asked me to go to the jewelry store to pick up a few pieces of jewelry."
"Mother?" Ye Maocai asked back.
Ye Mei was very displeased by his yin and yang tone, Ye Maocai clearly knew that he was not Mrs. Ye's flesh and blood, but at first Ye Mei pretended to be her, but now it seems that Ye Mei has racked her brains to come to Ye's house Be like a lady.
Seeing that Ye Mei didn't speak, Ye Maocai asked again, "Where's the jewelry?"
Ye Mei said, "If you don't like anything, you won't pick it."
"You are very self-aware, and you know that you can't take things that are not yours." Ye Maocai said something, and suddenly the conversation changed: "Who is the man you met on the street today?"
Ye Mei was stunned for a moment, and immediately felt the anger of leaving. Needless to say, it must have been done by the guards of the Ye Mansion who followed her. On the surface, those guards were protecting her safety, but they were not. Instead, they monitored her and told Ye Maocai about her every move. Despite this, Ye Mei did not dare to anger Ye Maocai, she said, "It's a young man I knew in Qinzhou, who had a deep relationship with my family. If my father doesn't believe it, he can send someone to check his details. "
Jin Xingxing was just a businessman's son, and even if Ye Maocai went to investigate, he couldn't find anything. Ye Maocai saw what she said so calmly, his expression relaxed, and he said: "Don't think I'm being rude, but now there will be a big move in Long Ye city soon. Since you are the daughter of the Ye family , every move will be seen by others. If this brings any disaster to the Ye family, both you and the Ye family will suffer." Then he pretended to be gentle and smiled: "Since you are a smart child, you should know something. What should be done should not be done, you and the Ye family are together, so naturally you have to help each other."
Ye Mei listened to Ye Maocai's words, her heart was heavy again, and she became more and more guessed that Ye Maocai must be trying to use her to achieve some idea. She thought about it in her heart, and after a few perfunctory words with Ye Maocai, she returned to her room.
After returning to the house, he found that Ye Ke had been waiting in the house for a long time. Seeing her coming back, Ye Ke smiled and said, "Sister, where did you go today, why did you come back now, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Ye Mei was upset and wanted to tell Ye Ke about Jin Xingxing. When he was in Qinzhou, Ye Ke actually wanted Jin Xingxing to be his brother-in-law, because the Jin family could take care of the Li family. It was just that at that time, Ye Mei couldn't look at Jin Xingming in her heart, and Ye Ke had persuaded her for a long time, saying that Jin Xingming should treat her well.
Now if she wanted to follow Jin Xingxing to Ming Qi, she would naturally bring Ye Ke with her. But Ye Ke's attitude, Ye Mei is still a little uncertain.
"Do you still remember Jin Xingming from the Jin family in Qinzhou?" Ye Mei asked.
"Jin Xingming?" Ye Ke looked at her suspiciously: "Remember, why did you suddenly mention him?" Suddenly, he thought of something, and he stood up suddenly and said, "Sister, you won't suddenly think clearly, Marry him now!"
Ye Mei frowned: "Didn't you really like him back then?"
"At the beginning we were merchants, but now we are officials." Ye Ke said, "Sister, with your current status, where did Jin Xingming send you. The merchant's family took the daughter of the official's family, and I'm afraid I'll laugh out loud."
He looked very excited, Ye Mei looked at him for a while and asked, "Then who do you think I should marry?"
"Sister, it's not an exaggeration to marry a prince, but there is no prince in Long Ye." He approached mysteriously and said with a smile, "Actually, Dad intends to ask you to enter the palace, I have seen it for you, the emperor You were born young and handsome, and you are quite indifferent to the queen. If you enter the palace, with your beauty and talent, I am afraid that the sixth palace will be yours in the end. At that time, you and my sister and brother will be rich and noble. Boundless." Ye Ke's eyes lit up as he said it, as if he was yearning for the prospect he said, as if someone who had been digging for a long time finally saw the treasure.
"Oh?" Ye Mei looked at him: "Do you really think so?"
"Sister, when did you become so unconfident?" Ye Ke patted his chest and said, "Trust me, you will definitely become the most honorable woman in Great Liang. So just listen to Dad and go to the palace, Mr. It won't hurt you, entering the palace, and the Ye family supporting you, isn't this a great good thing?"
Ye Mei smiled, but that smile was a little weird. She said, "Second brother, you seem to be very busy these days, can you tell my sister what exactly you are busy with?"
"Father is planning to find an official position for me in Long Ye." Ye Ke raised his eyebrows and said, "Take me around to see my colleagues these days!" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized something, stopped for a moment, and looked at him in a panic. Ye Mei.
Ye Mei's expression did not change, so she nodded and said, "So it is."