"Shen Miao?"
"That's right." Su Mingfeng was a little surprised by Xie Jing Xing's attitude, suddenly remembered something, and said with a small smile, "Isn't that the girl you saved the beauty in the calibration field last time? In this way, there is a bit of courage, and I don't think so. It's not too ugly, Wei Qian, this kid, is clearly in the midst of happiness and does not know happiness."
Seeing that Xie Jing Xing was in deep thought, he couldn't help but say in surprise, "Hey, don't you really like that girl?"
Xie Jing Xing sneered and glanced coldly at Su Ming Feng, "Are you busy?"
"Of course I'm free," Su Mingfeng frowned, "I'm seriously ill now, and I can't go to court. I spend all day beckoning cats and dogs in the house. You don't show up very often recently, and you get along very well with the doctor named Gao Yang. Are you hiding something from me?"
If it was said that the friendship in his childhood was great, but the more he grew up, the more mysterious Xie Jing Xing became. Although he reminded the Su family, sometimes Su Mingfeng felt that he knew nothing about Xie Jing Xing.
Xie Jing Xing threw a fruit for him: "Eat yours."
Obviously not intending to continue this talk, Su Mingfeng's eyes flashed, a wry smile overflowed from the corner of his lips, but he didn't say anything.
…
Not long after the Shen family picked up the Wei family's Geng Tie, Ren Wanyun also asked Xianglan to invite Shen Gui to Caiyun Garden.
Since the matter of Shen Qing, there has been a rift between Shen Gui and Ren Wanyun, and the two have not spoken much. These days, the relationship is as cold as ice.
This time, it was Ren Wanyun who took the initiative to obey.
Xiang Lan and Cai Ju both greeted Shen Gui who came in, Ren Wan Yun sat at the table with a sad look in her eyes.
"What's wrong with you?" Shen Gui's tone was still blunt. Back then, because of Shen Qing, Ren Wanyun scolded him for being ruthless and ruthless, which finally made Shen Gui extremely unhappy. Although he admired Ren Wanyun's ability to manage internal and external matters well, he was not a broad-minded person, not to mention being scolded by his wife like a shrew.
"Master is here." Ren Wanyun glanced at him lazily, her face very haggard. She was always shrewd and high-spirited, how could she ever look like this. Seeing this scene, Shen Gui's heart softened by three points. Knowing that Ren Wanyun loves Shen Qing, these days, because Shen Qing has taken care of a lot of thoughts, whether it is to send a wife or face is still to be given. Then he scolded Xianglan and Caiju: "Why is Madam so haggard, how do you take care of the master?"
Ren Wanyun also heard the softening in Shen Gui's tone, and she felt joyful, and then she caressed her forehead more and more softly: "It's none of their business, I'm worried about Qinger myself. These days I don't know how to eat and I can't sleep at night, and I feel extremely sad in my heart. already."
"Since Qing'er's matter has already happened, it's useless to think too much. You should take care of your body earlier. The mansion still needs you to take charge of the family." Shen Gui glanced at Ren Wanyun. He was in charge of Ren Wanyun's family before, so he naturally had a lot of conveniences. The middle Duke's money was used as a gift, and Ren Wanyun was able to pick out the wrong things when it came to accounting. Now that Ren Wan Yun wanted to take care of Shen Qing, Chen Rou Qiu temporarily replaced the power of the family, naturally, it was not as convenient as before. And all those cheap ones were taken by the three rooms, and Shen Gui was not happy.
Ren Wanyun gritted her teeth, Shen Gui was only concerned with her official career, and didn't care about Shen Qing at all. She said: "I think so too, but Qing'er can't live without people now, so I'm not at ease."
"So it's good to marry her into the Huang family." Shen Gui mentioned this matter, and the tone that had just eased became stiff again: "The woman's opinion, the hair is long and the knowledge is short, and Qing'er is like this now, looking for a good family. It's right to get married. The Huang family has a big business, and Qing'er used to be the main house, but you didn't agree."
Ren Wanyun sneered in her heart, Shen Gui, as a father, was really ruthless and unrighteous. People like Huang Dexing, but Shen Gui can say such things as good people. Even though she had known for a long time that the person beside her was a cool person who put her own interests first, Ren Wanyun still shuddered a little when she thought about it now.
But at this moment, it was not when she was thinking about these things, she wiped her eyes and said, "Master is right, I was wrong at first, I was in the back house all day, and I couldn't see these big things, the people the master chose, naturally It's the best. I didn't want Qing'er to marry, but now I think it's a good thing for Qing'er."
Shen Gui was stunned for a moment, then looked at her in disbelief: "You agreed?" Ren Wanyun regarded Shen Qing more than anything else, how could she have agreed to this marriage so easily, you must know that Huang Dexing is a good man.
"Yes." A look of sadness appeared on Ren Wanyun's face: "Qing'er looks like this, which good family will want her in the future, I have thought about it, but I think the Huang family is not bad, at least if they marry, Qinger will not be short of clothes. Eat less, if her life is really bad, it will also be her life..." After he said, he pulled his sleeves and cried in a low voice.
Seeing Ren Wanyun like this, Shen Gui's heart was relieved, and he believed in Wan Yun's words. Now Shen Qing is no longer the eldest daughter of a yellow flower, and the Huang family just needs a daughter of a noble family to sit in the position of Mrs. Huang Shao to blind the eyes of the world. Shen Qing's marriage to Huang Dexing is the best outcome for her life. Although as a woman, you may never be able to achieve consummation in love affairs, but if something like that happens, who would want her.
Thinking of this, Shen Gui sighed, walked over to Ren Wanyun, patted her on the back, and comforted: "You can figure it out, Qing'er is my daughter after all, and I won't hurt him. Sir Huang and I For some friendship, I will let him take care of Qing'er, and when Qing'er gets married, she will never be wronged."
Ren Wanyun despised Shen Gui's high-sounding remarks in her heart, but there was a look of reliance on her face: "Then please ask Master Huang to mention a word, and let the Huang family send someone to exchange Geng Tie."
"So fast?" Shen Gui was a little surprised.
"Qing'er's current appearance, how can it be delayed." Ren Wanyun sighed: "The longer it drags on, the more people will find clues. After all, Qing'er hasn't gone out for a long time. After marrying into the Huang family, at least she can hide a few things. Besides," Ren Wanyun stroked her chest, "Night have a lot of dreams, since Qing'er's accident, I've always been very scared."
Seeing her heart palpitations, Shen Gui pondered for a while, and said: "What you said is reasonable, Qing'er's matter cannot be postponed, so I will write a letter to Master Huang today to mention this, if the Geng Tie is exchanged, we can discuss the date. It's not impossible."
"Everything depends on the master." Ren Wanyun said meekly.
Shen Gui said a few more words, and then left with satisfaction. Today, Ren Wanyun lowered her eyebrows and pleasing to the eyes, admitting her mistake and doing as he said, which made him feel a lot more at ease. The haze of the past few days has been swept away, and her steps seem to be a little complacent.
When Shen Gui left Caiyun Garden, Xianglan closed the door outside, and then said in a panic, "Madam, hide this from the master, is it really okay?"
Ren Wanyun made Shen Gui think that Shen Qing was really willing to marry Huang Dexing, but did not tell her that she planned to let the sisters Shen Qing and Shen Miao marry easily. In this way, Shen Qing married the real lover Wei Qian, and Shen Miao married the lewd and lustful Huang Dexing.
Naturally, this matter cannot be known by Shen Gui. No matter what the outcome is, a person like Shen Gui will not take risks if it may involve his career. But Ren Wanyun couldn't let her daughter step into the fire pit.
"Naturally I have to hide it from him, he is so unconscionable, he wants to exchange my Qing'er for his future, and he doesn't ask me if I want to." Ren Wanyun sneered, her husband's indifference, and her daughter's accident had already caused her this period of time. After giving birth to an old state, it seems that a few wrinkles have been added overnight, but on the originally kind-hearted face, there is only a sinister expression: "This matter must be foolproof. Even if he finds out in the future, it will be too late."
"But will this be bad for Second Miss?" Cai Ju asked, "Even if Yi gets married, how can the Huang and Wei families who know the truth be reconciled?"
"Don't worry," Ren Wanyun squeezed the paperweight in her hand, "What the Huang family wants is just a name, no matter which one is the same. As for the Wei family, if they dare to speak out, I will sue them for raping innocent girls. The method made them speechless. Besides," her face turned hideous in an instant, "What's wrong with my Qing'er, maybe it's better than that little bitch Shen Miao! The blessing of their Wei family!"
As soon as she mentioned Shen Miao, Ren Wan Yun trembled with hatred, Xiang Lan and Cai Ju lowered their heads in silence and did not dare to speak any more.
After a while, Ren Wanyun's voice sounded: "But right now, the most important thing is to make the two marriages happen quickly. Before the elder brother and elder sister-in-law return to Beijing."
"The eldest master will not return to Beijing until the end of the year. There are still a few months left." Xianglan stepped forward and reminded: "Instead, the fifth young lady has a very unpleasant temper. After a few riots, maybe they will escape from the Shen residence at night, what can I do then?"
"Escape?" Ren Wanyun said viciously, "It also depends on whether she has the ability. Isn't she locked up in the ancestral hall now? From today, the ancestral hall will be locked for me!"
It was actually going to lock up Shen Miao alive!
Pandan and Caiju were startled and both lowered their heads. Although the former Shen residence suppressed Shen Miao, they were not seen at all in the face of what they were doing, and the water was flowing. This was the first time that such thunderous tactics were used against Shen Miao, and it was almost without any scruples to tear her face.
"That little slut has a lot of tricks, just lock it up, when the time comes, a glass of wine will be sent to the sedan chair, and the sky will not work and the ground should not respond. The Huang family is not a fuel-efficient lamp, so make sure to tune it up and teach it for a few days. If you look at her, she will be obedient." Ren Wanyun's words did not hide the viciousness of her words: "It's really not good, there is still a prince." She smiled proudly.
…
The winter was getting colder and colder, and good news came frequently from the desert in the northwest. Naturally, there was speculation in the Ding capital that when he returned to the capital at the end of the year, Shen Xin would definitely be rewarded with countless meritorious deeds.
The glory of the Shen family is really enviable, but they were all fought hard on the battlefield. Now that the Huns have not retreated, and the neighboring countries are eyeing them, the Ming Qi royal family naturally wants to reuse the Shen family, but in the future, Can't tell. Cooking cunning rabbits and running dogs has always been what the royal family loves to do. Especially the nine princes of the Ming Qi royal family, the undercurrents are surging in private, and people dare not underestimate them.
If there is something exciting going on in the Ding capital recently, it means that the Shen family intends to marry. However, for some reason, this matter is also mysterious and mysterious. I only know that there are two families who came to propose marriage, one is the family of the Zhongshu servant Lang Wei, and the other is the Huang family of the Shaofu supervisor. These two households are high-profile families, and the two young masters are also considered young talents, and they are a match for the Shen family. Shen Yue went to Guangwentang as usual every day, so everyone guessed that it would be Shen Miao and the second daughter Shen Qing who would marry.
It was only about Shen Qing, but Shen Miao's identity was somewhat subtle. Among the military attachés today, only the Marquis of Lin'an can be compared with him. However, the Marquis of Lin'an seemed to be a wise man. Except for the emperor's command, he generally stuck to the capital. Shen Xin was stationed at the border all year round.
With such a powerful father like Shen Xin, who Shen Miao marries means that the husband's family will be able to get a helping hand. The eyes of the Ming Qi royal family were all watching. Fortunately, the two people who came to propose marriage were both civil servants, and they couldn't beat the military generals. In addition, the Wei family and the Huang family both have good names, but they practice the middle way, and they haven't been involved in the muddy water of winning the succession for the time being. Therefore, compared with others, this marriage is especially popular. When Shen Miao fell in love with Prince Ding, it really seemed to be much smoother.
In Guangwentang, Yi Peilan asked Shen Yue, "Your sister and sister, are you really going to get married? Even Guangwentang doesn't come."
Since Wolong Temple, neither Shen Miao nor Shen Qing had ever left the mansion, let alone the Guangwen Hall. Shen Miao was confined while Shen Qing wanted to take good care of her body.
Shen Yue smiled and said, "I don't know either, what my mother did was mysterious, maybe it was."
"But speaking of it, your older sister and younger sister are lucky," Jiang Xiaoxuan thought for a while, "Especially Shen Miao, either Young Master Wei or Young Master Huang can be called good. Why didn't it fall on you? ?"
Shen Yue pretended to be angry: "I still want to stay in the mansion for a few more years, but I don't think about getting married." But there was a lump in his heart. Indeed, at their age, they will definitely start to care about their marriage. However, in the Shen residence, Shen Miao was two years younger than her, and now she was engaged, but she was left behind. Shen Qing was nothing, there were people left and right who had been damaged, but knowing that even Shen Miao could find a good home, Shen Yue was indescribably jealous.
It was probably that Shen Miao was not good, especially Shen Miao who was not as good as her in the past, but now someone like the Wei family took the initiative to propose a marriage, which meant that it was good to admit that Shen Miao herself was good. If Chen Rouqiu hadn't persuaded her, I'm afraid that Shen Yue would continue to stick to this bull's horn and refuse to come out.
"You, you," Bai Wei nodded her forehead: "Now that the age is just right, naturally you have to plan for yourself, then no," she nodded her chin to the other side: "What do you think of him?"
The direction she was speaking was facing Cai Lin, Shen Yue followed Bai Wei's gaze, Cai Lin noticed Shen Yue's gaze, turned her head, stunned for a moment, and actually avoided it uncomfortably.
Shen Yue's eyes suddenly turned red, and she bit her lower lip tightly.
The young man who used to be fascinated by himself is now shunned like a snake and a scorpion, and a proud person like Shen Yue naturally feels a great shame.
Cai Lin avoided Shen Yue's accusing gaze, feeling a little worried. After being taught by Shen Miao in the verification field, seeing Shen Miao again, he would have a kind of fear that he did not know why. It seemed that his innate fear of danger made him want to avoid Shen Miao, and Xie Jing Xing seemed to relieve Shen Miao that day. Cai Lin was considered a big tyrant in Dingjing, but he couldn't stand against Xie Jing Xing, so naturally he would not take the initiative to oppose Xie Jing Xing. Regardless of whether Xie Jing Xing made the siege intentionally or unintentionally, Cai Lin would not take the initiative to provoke Shen Miao again.
On that day, Shen Yue didn't look at him from the beginning to the end, which completely cooled the young man's fiery heart.
Seeing that Shen Yue was embarrassed, Yi Peilan pouted, changed the conversation, and said with a smile, "However, if it's your old lady's birthday in half a month, I should also pick up some rituals."
Mrs. Shen's birthday is very beautiful every year. This kind of pomp is even the top of the royal family. Mrs. Shen's eyelids are shallow, and she thinks that the bigger the birthday is, the brighter the face will be. Every year, many officials and family members are invited, and Shen Gui and Shen Wan are naturally happy to see it happen. This way, they will also be able to get along better with their colleagues.
Such birthdays naturally have to be received. Yi Peilan and the others would all be there when they came to the half-birthday banquet next month. After all, at this time of year, Ming Qi's slightly better officials were all invited by the Shen family.
"Yes," Bai Wei seemed to remember, "I almost forgot about it, thanks to Pei Lan for reminding me, Yue'er, what gift did you prepare for Mrs. Shen?"
As a talented woman in Beijing, Shen Yue naturally gave Old Shen Furen a face at the birthday banquet every year. If Shen Qing took out something expensive, what Shen Yue took out was unique and delicate. Only Shen Miao, every time she gave something made people laugh out loud.
"It's just embroidering a portrait." Shen Yue said modestly.
"When you say this, I'm starting to be curious," Jiang Xiaoxuan said harshly, "Then what will your fifth sister give? It's not that she was busy embroidering the wedding dress and forgot the old lady's birthday gift, right? ."
Feng Anning, who was lying on the table, heard the words, snorted coldly, and got up and left the table.
The words of Yi Peilan's group also fell into Pei Lang's ears, who was packing up and studying. These days, he naturally heard the news that Shen Miao was going to get married, but he had a strange feeling. The girl's eyes were like beasts, and she would let her lurking in the back house so early
At the same time, Shen Miao, whom everyone was talking about, lined up the chess pieces in front of them in the ancestral hall.
The wind in the ancestral hall was gloomy and cold, and the ground was covered with blue-gray slates, and it would be cold to the cracks of the knees when kneeling down. Jing Zhe and Gu Yu brought some soft cushions, but those cushions didn't work. It was Shen Miao who instructed them to boil some herbs and put those herbs on the corners of the house and smoke them so that they could ward off the cold and prevent the body from falling into the root of the disease.
Jing Zhe and Gu Yu did not believe it at first, but after seeing that the herbal soup was really useful, they asked Shen Miao how she knew such a secret recipe. Shen Miao only said that she had heard what others said, but she knew that it was something she had learned during the few years she was a hostage in Qin State. The weather was too cold and the money was not enough, so I had to find the cheapest remedies to keep warm and get rid of the moisture in my body. Today, this little thing in the ancestral hall is really nothing.
"The girl is still thinking about playing chess." Jing Zhe stomped his feet.
Shen Miao arranged the chess pieces in front of them one by one, and on the chessboard, the pieces that were originally scattered were lined up by her as black and white, white and white, and there was no pattern.
“Chun Tao has asked Mo Qing to bring a message.” Jing Zhe saw that Shen Miao did not speak, and continued, “Second Madam wants to change the marriage between you and the eldest young lady, then the young master of the Huang family is a broken sleeve, how can this be? Come on, girl, why are you still in the mood to play chess here?"
Originally thought it was a good marriage, but Shen Miao rejected Old Shen Furen's proposal in Rong Jing Tang that day and was locked in the ancestral hall. But even so, Chuntao still found out that the Shen family had already accepted this marriage behind Shen Miao's back, but the people in the western courtyard did not know, that is to say, everyone except Shen Miao knew that Shen Miao was going to marry.
It would be fine if she married Wei Qian, at least it could be called virtuous and upright, but then Huang Dexing was a broken sleeve, so Shen Miao was not a widow when she married? A few girls almost went crazy when they heard this, Mo Qing also said that if Shen Miao wanted, he could take Shen Miao to escape.
Mo Qing used to be a person in the rivers and lakes. Naturally, he didn't know that it was easy to escape. Once he escaped, it meant that the things behind him could be fabricated at will, and no one knew what the truth was. Besides, Shen Miao had no idea of escaping from the beginning, so she immediately rejected these words.
"If it doesn't work, at least let Mo Qing speak to the master on behalf of the girl. This is also hidden from the master. They want to let the girl marry while the master has not returned to Beijing. Nothing can be changed." Gu Yu also advised. She knew that Shen Miao had an idea now, but she didn't say anything and their servant girls could only worry about Shen Miao.
"What are you talking about?" Shen Miao said lightly, "Ren Wanyun's people are guarding the outside of the western courtyard now, even a fly can't get out, if I run away, what will happen to the rest of the people in the courtyard? Although I am nothing Kind people, but some of them were specially left to me by my parents. Believe it or not, as soon as I leave, Ren Wanyun will immediately kill the people in the yard."
Jing Zhe and Gu Yu were startled.
"Besides, you think it's so simple to spread the word. There are people guarding here all day long. What they mean is that they want to lock me up. Do you think there will be a hole for me to take advantage of? Then you also underestimate me too much. This second aunt."
In Shen Miao's view, Ren Wan Yun's mind was nothing to be afraid of, but in the world, being a mother is strong, and Ren Wan Yun would naturally try her best to accomplish this for the sake of Shen Qing's happiness. In this matter, Ren Wanyun's bet was not small. After all, she had never discussed with Shen Gui about the matter of changing her parents. It was her own idea. If it succeeds, everyone will be very happy, if it fails, I am afraid that Ren Wanyun will have no place to stand in the second room.
"But girl, let's just forget about it?" Jing Zhe said anxiously, "The slave servant will not let the girl marry the one with the broken sleeve!"
“Can you guys see this chess game?” Shen Miao did not speak, just pointed at the chess board on the table.
On the chessboard, the white stones and the black stones are arranged in two rows, which are distinct and strange.
"Slaves, slaves don't understand chess, but they also don't understand how to play." After a long while, Gu Yu answered cautiously.
“What did you see?” Shen Miao asked.
Jing Zhe answered boldly, "The white and black ones are listed together, it's very clear."
"Yes." A gleam of light flashed in Shen Miao's eyes, "This chess game is to put all the chips up, you know my pieces, and I also know your pieces. In the end, the winner depends on their ability."
Jing Zhe and Gu Yu looked at each other and did not quite understand what Shen Miao meant.
"Ren Wanyun thought she knew all my pieces, but that's not the case." She took out another black piece from behind and placed it next to the white piece, "I still have the last move."
"The old lady's birthday is coming next month." She asked suddenly.
"Exactly." Jing Zhe replied, "I heard that Chuntao inquired about it, and the second lady meant to announce the girl's marriage at the old lady's birthday banquet."
“It’s all to catch up before father returns to Beijing.” Shen Miao smiled slightly.
"Yeah, there are still a few months until the end of the year, I'm afraid it will be too late." Gu Yu was worried.
"Is it?"
Shen Xin's teacher's return to the dynasty should indeed be at the end of the year. It is a pity that in the sixty-eighth year of Ming Qi, because Shen Xin retreated the enemy army in the northwest, the enemy army fled, and he gave the letter of surrender in advance. The Shen family army brought Jiang Shu with him and returned to Dingjing a few months earlier.
Coincidentally, or because Shen Xin expressed his filial piety, Mrs. Shen was born every time Shen Xin was not in the capital. Many times, some people say that Shen Xin is unfilial. Therefore, on the 70th birthday of Mrs. Shen in Ming Qi's sixty-eighth year, Shen Xin returned to Beijing ahead of schedule.
On that day, Shen Xin suddenly returned to the mansion, Old Shen Furen was banqueting guests at the mansion and Shen Miao was not present, the reason was naturally because she hid in Prince Ding's mansion. Shen Xin wanted to come back and enjoy the happiness of the family, but she knew that her daughter was so disregarded of etiquette and turned around to go to Prince Ding's mansion to ask for someone, but because of Fu Xiuyi's hypocritical warmth, she turned a deaf ear to Shen Xin's words, and even forced her to marry Prince Ding.
Now that I think about it, it's a sin after all. Shen Xin rushed back, and what he saw was such an unfilial daughter, thus dragging the Shen family into the abyss, and there was no way back.
This life is not the previous life, she neither fled the Shen family because of Prince Yu, nor was she blindly obsessed with Fu Xiu Yi's skin. If Shen Xin came back and saw a different daughter, would he be able to atone for the sins of his previous life.
“Father has always respected the old lady very much.” Shen Miao said lightly.
"Yes." Jing Zhe replied.
Old Madam Shen was born as a singer, and she was also an expert in acting. Back then, she acted like a loving mother. When the old general was alive, she couldn't pick out any mistakes. The generals are very affectionate, and Shen Xin repays his gratitude. He received the favor of the old lady Shen in his early years, so he could never imagine the vicious heart beneath the fair face of this old lady.
“Second Aunt has taken advantage of me this time,” Shen Miao said with a smile, her bright eyes were astonishingly bright, “Just right, let’s tear it apart and show it to the world.”