The East Courtyard of the General's Mansion is naturally very lively. Guests come and go, the birthday wishes, the gifts and the gifts, before the banquet begins, it is already a happy appearance.
Old Shen Furen always pretended to be lavish in front of outsiders, but whenever a young lady stepped forward to celebrate her birthday, she would always give some precious greetings. Seeing this scene, the smiles on the faces of the ladies became more genuine, but Ren Wanyun was seen gritting her teeth secretly.
Ren Wanyun is in charge of the money in the public, and she has to deal with the affairs of the three rooms on weekdays. The more the old lady splurges, the less she can fill her own pocket. What's more, Shen Gui has to manage in the officialdom on weekdays, so, I'm afraid that in the next period of time, the money will be stretched again.
This one is very lively, but the other side is not. The ancestral hall in the southwest corner of the Shen residence was deserted at the moment, and then outside the courtyard gate, there were actually some people dressed as guards. An ancestral hall naturally could not afford such a battle. The reason for this was because these people were responsible for watching over Shen Miao so that she would not escape from it.
The ancestral hall was originally located in a cold and cold place, and the sun could not be seen for many years. There is a smell of incense ash everywhere, and the incense burning in front of the incense niche is still curling up, making the icy tablets smell like clouds and mists.
"Girl," Gu Yu rubbed his hands together, "Today is the old lady's birthday, but they deliberately locked the girl here, it's too bullying!"
Not to mention that he invited Shen Miao out, he did not say a single word of greetings. It was simply treating Shen Miao as a servant who had made a mistake.
“What’s the hurry?” Shen Miao stood in front of the window, outside the window were trees with withered branches and leaves, in winter, the bare branches looked extremely desolate.
"How can you not be in a hurry, ma'am?" Gu Yu held back for so many days, and finally couldn't help but said, "They locked the girl here, obviously forcing her to marry. After the old lady came back, the girl was already married to the Huang family, even if the old lady returned. Will protect the girl, the girl's life will be ruined!"
Jing Zhe has been fiddling with the charcoal brazier on the ground. In the cold ancestral hall, only this charcoal brazier can emit some warm breath. A small bed was placed in the back room, Shen Miao shook her head, "You take some quilts in this room and go outside to dry for an hour."
“Girl!” Gu Yu stomped his feet, a little worried about Shen Miao’s nonchalant attitude. But being swept away by Shen Miao's gaze, she was unable to speak any more, so she could only hold back the quilt in the room and put up the quilt outside according to Shen Miao's instructions.
“Today is a rare good weather.” Shen Miao looked out the window, the sunlight could not be in the ancestral hall, only in the courtyard. And she couldn't leave the courtyard of the ancestral hall, but she was unwilling to leave the ancestral hall.
"What the girl said," Jing Zhe finally stopped fiddling with the charcoal in the basin: "Will the Master and Madam really come back today?"
Shen Miao told Jing Zhe that there was nothing to worry about because on the day of Old Shen Furen’s birthday, Shen Xin and his wife would return to the Ding capital. Although this is too absurd, because no messenger has come to inform Shen Xinhui that he will return to Beijing today, which is still some time away from the end of the New Year. Shen Miao was locked in the ancestral hall day by day, where did she get such news. But when Jing Zhe faced Shen Miao, the doubts in his heart could not be asked. In her own girl, she found some grace that she had never had before. One thing is, what she said is always convincing without any conditions.
Shen Miao said, "Wait for a while, then you will try to entangle the guards outside and let them stay away from this yard. After all, they will not leave directly, but it is better to stay away."
"Slaves don't have to." Jing Zhe said. Although she did not know why Shen Miao did this, she had spent these days with Shen Miao in the ancestral hall and she found that Shen Miao was not panicked by the scene in front of her. People do not panic in a bad situation. First, they are stupid and don’t know it. Second, they already have a strategy to deal with it. But Shen Miao, Jing Zhe did not think she was stupid. So even though he was as worried as Gu Yu in his heart, Jing Zhe unconditionally trusted Shen Miao to be able to cope with the situation in front of him.
Shen Miao noticed her gaze and sighed slightly in her heart.
Among her four maids, Gu Yu was the smartest, Bai Lu was the calmest, Shuang Jiang was the most loyal, and Jing Zhe was the most daring.
In order to help Fu Xiu Yi win over the powerful minister, Jing Zhe used his beauty to directly become the concubine of the powerful minister. The powerful minister was greedy for beauty, and Jing Zhe also had the means. The handle of that powerful official was given out, which made Fu Xiu Yi successfully win over the other party.
As a maid, she has such courage. Jing Zhe is an unusual girl. Therefore, Gu Yu Bailu and Shuang Jiang were not suitable for this matter, only Jing Zhe could be slightly better, but after Jing Zhe knew what she was going to do, Shen Miao did not know whether she would continue to help.
After all, what she was going to do was really shocking.
"Actually," Jing Zhe endured and said softly, "If the girl wants to, it is not impossible for Mo Qing to think of a way to take the girl out."
Mo Qing's skills are above the guards of the general's mansion. Although it is said that two fists are hard to beat with four hands, it is not impossible to seize the opportunity and lead someone to escape.
“Then what?” Shen Miao asked back, “The world is huge, will the world be peaceful if you escape? The four of you are in the hands of the old lady, so what about you when I leave?”
Jing Zhe fell to his knees and said, "The slaves know that the girl is willing to stay here for the sake of the slaves' lives, but if the girl is unfortunate because of the slaves, the slaves are really to blame. The four slaves and maids are by the girl's side, just want the slaves to take care of the girl, how can the master take care of the slaves in turn?"
Shen Miao's eyes flashed with a hint of emotion, Shen Xin was indeed very good at picking people, these four maids, even when she was at the most difficult time in her previous life, never had a single act of betrayal. However, people are not goods. The things in this world are so simple. Repaying kindness and revenge. If you want to win people's hearts, you can't even give up the maids around you.
“Don’t worry.” Shen Miao said, “You and I will be fine. Today, on the old lady’s birthday, I heard that the second elder sister repaired a Guanyin picture for grandmother, since they all forgot me here, I can’t just let it go. ." She smiled slightly: "I also have a big gift to give to the old lady, but I don't know if she has this blessing."
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A few dozen miles away from the Ding capital, there are horses drinking water by the frozen stream. The withered grassland looked a little yellow and decayed, and the soldiers rested here.
Sitting farthest from the group of soldiers is a middle-aged man, his skin is bronze, probably caused by the sun and rain on the battlefield, but he has a clear strength. The figure is like a hill, and the eyebrows are even more upright, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a beard, and at a glance, he looks very bold.
The woman sitting beside him was stroking the head of the horse that was gnawing at the grass roots. The woman is also middle-aged, wearing a cyan jacket shorter than the armor, a pair of embroidered golden breeches on her lower body, her hair tied in a simple wind conch bun, a pair of wonderful eyes, and she is also beautiful, but attractive. It was her valiant temperament. A pair of double-ring silver bracelets on her wrists made a ding ding dong dong sound when she stroked the horses.
"Madam, we will be able to arrive at Dingjing in about an hour." The middle-aged man said with a smile: "Staying in the northwest all day long, returning to Beijing, this feeling is sweet."
"What's wrong with the northwest?" The woman stared at her, and asked rather savagely, "I grew up in the bitter and cold land of the northwest. If you like sweets, why would you marry me?"
The man hurriedly apologized with a bitter face: "What Madam said is that the sweetness of this capital is not suitable for rough gentlemen like us. It is better to go to the northwest. In winter, you can go hunting in the deep mountains, and silver foxes run around. Madam makes robes."
When the woman heard the words, she raised the corners of her mouth and scolded with a smile, "Speak the official language when you see an official!"
These two were none other than the mighty general Shen Xin and his wife Luo Xueyan. They came back in a hurry today to participate in Old Shen Furen's birthday. Before that, they had not vented to the Ding capital, because they had obtained the enemy's surrender letter in advance, so the early victory was probably to surprise everyone in the capital.
"We haven't seen Mother's birthday once." Luo Xueyan said, "In the past, when I came back at the New Year's Eve and gave my mother the gift of your majesty, it was counted as a birthday gift. I'm in a hurry to go back today. Got the old lady's eyes."
"Why can't I get the old lady's eyes?" Shen Xin immediately asked back when he heard this: "That's a good thing, even on the battlefield, it's a treasure. With it, it's invulnerable, for hunting Fire Rat, I have been on the mountain for seven days and seven nights, if you insist on giving it to my mother, I will… give it to you." At the end, Shen Xin's voice gradually lowered, obviously, these words are a bit disobedient, but human The heart is not a steel scale, there will be eccentric parts. Although Old Madam Shen treats Shen Xin very well, she is not a biological mother after all, and her blood relationship cannot be faked. Naturally, Shen Xin still loves his wife more. Besides, Luo Xueyan also followed him in the battlefield on weekdays. This fire rat fur cloak was much more useful to her than to Old Shen Furen. If Luo Xue Yan insisted on giving it to Old Shen Furen, why would Shen Xin make a cloak for Luo Xue Yan first.
"What do you know?" Luo Xueyan glared at him, "You missed the old lady's birthday every year. Even if you give the old lady all the rewards from His Majesty when you go back to Nianguan, who would really know. The last time we went back to Beijing, I But I heard that there are still people in the capital saying that you didn't kiss your stepmother on purpose. Isn't it because of you that I did this. If you don't worry about this reputation, Jiaojiao can't afford to be an unfilial father."
As soon as these words came out, Shen Xin was also silent for a while. Indeed, although the Ding capital city was not as difficult as the bitter cold land in the northwest, and there was no enemy's sword and spear trap, how could it be true peace. The two of them were not in Dingjing, and the rumors were spreading, and they were really annoyed.
Luo Xueyan said again: "You know I don't understand the twists and turns in the house, our Luo family doesn't have so many rules. I can only use the simplest way, this fire rat fur cloak is precious, if it gets the old lady's blue eyes, the old The wife is happy, everyone can see it, and the rumors will naturally subside."
After a long while, Shen Xin said, "It's still Madam's thoughtful thinking."
"I'm not for you, but for Jiaojiao." Luo Xueyan snorted, her face suddenly a little gloomy: "You and I, husband and wife, are not in Dingjing all the year round, although the northwest is too dangerous, Jiaojiao is still young and can't Take it with you. But for so many years, we have not personally taught or accompanied her, and we are sorry for her. "
Hearing this, Shen Xin also sighed, lowered his head, and a look of pain flashed in his eyes.
There are no cruel parents in the world, and no parents who do not love their children. But he and Luo Xue Yan were destined to fight on the battlefield, but Shen Miao could not go with them. The two armies were fighting with dazzling means. There were not a few cases of tying up each other’s relatives and friends and killing them. They could only reluctantly be separated from their daughters. At least in Ding capital, Shen Miao’s safety did not need to be worried.
Luo Xueyan seemed to be getting sadder the more she thought about it, and continued: "I often wonder if it is really safe to keep Jiaojiao in the capital. Without her parents by her side, is she really happy. We are with her every year at the end of the year. When we meet, she always treats us coldly, but the reason is all our fault. So, no matter what she does, we can't blame her."
Shen Miao and Shen Xin and his wife, even Shen Qiu, did not kiss because these so-called relatives did not accompany her since she was a child. She is close to Ren Wanyun, Chen Rouqiu, and even Old Shen Furen, because these people get along with her day and night, these are the "relatives" in her eyes. However, Shen Xin and his wife treated their daughter very well, no matter how famous Shen Miao was for being stupid in the capital, they never got angry with their daughter because this was the reason they planted.
Shen Xin patted Luo Xueyan on the shoulder: "One day, Jiaojiao will understand our difficulties."
"Does she really understand?" Luo Xueyan smiled bitterly, "Sometimes, I even think, who caused Jiaojiao to be so stubborn now, the Shen residence..." She suddenly stopped, and glanced at it with some annoyance. Shen Xin.
Shen Xin naturally understood what she meant, and his expression changed slightly. After a while, he sighed and held his beloved wife's hand: "Madam, worry too much. Mother and younger siblings will teach Jiaojiao well, if it's not right, Jiaojiao Jiao won't be so close to them anymore."
Shen Miao's attitude towards the two aunts was so good that it was enviable, so some thoughts would appear nondescript.
"I think too much." Luo Xueyan said. She is the precious daughter-in-law of the Luo family in the northwest, and she is also a family of military generals. Although she is a third-rank military officer, her family is also full of iron-blooded men. Luo Xueyan was the youngest younger sister and had three older brothers, so since she was born, there were only parents and older brothers in the family, and there was not so much salty things.
Thinking about it, if she knew, she would rather let Shen Miao take the risk with her than leave Shen Miao alone in that terrifying Shen residence.
Just as he was talking, he heard someone shouting from behind: "Father, mother."
Shen Xin's face sank, and he said angrily, "When there is someone outside, call me..."
"General Shen!" the visitor said quickly.
"Ignore your father," Luo Xueyan rolled her eyes at Shen Xin, "Pretend."
The person who came was a young man in his twenties. He was born with a good-looking appearance, wheat-colored skin, and two dimples when he smiled, which added a rare childishness to him. This young man looked quite similar to Luo Xueyan, and he was Shen Xin's son-in-law, Shen Qiu.
Shen Qiu was in his twenties this year. As early as the age of ten, he was brought to the battlefield by Shen Xin, saying that he was a master from a strict teacher. Shen Qiu is also brave. Over the years, he has earned several meritorious deeds, and now he is a junior general of the fourth rank.
"Father, mother, your birthday gifts are given, what should I give?" Shen Qiu scratched his head, a little dazed.
"You bastard, what gift are you giving, ask us what to do, a manly man, you can't even make up your mind on this trivial matter, what kind of battle are you going to fight!" Shen Xin took the opportunity to scold his son.
"It's been a long time since I attended my grandmother's birthday." Shen Qiu said awkwardly: "I don't know what to give, I can't report the merits of killing many enemy troops. It's not auspicious for the birthday."
Luo Xueyan was amused by Shen Qiu's words: "Nothing, Your Majesty didn't reward you with a Tencel brocade before, you gave that to the old lady. I heard that there is an extremely short supply of Tencel brocade in the Ding capital now, and the concubine in the palace is in great demand. Not necessarily at all, the old lady will be happy if she can get one."
"But that's for my sister!" Shen Qiu hurriedly said.
"Forget it." Shen Xin waved his hand: "Have you ever seen your sister like that kind of brocade."
Even though Shen Xin did not know the vulgar things in a woman's family, he knew that his daughter did not like those elegant materials, but liked to wear gold and silver, the more vulgar the better, although she was helpless, she could only let Shen Miao Happy. Although Tiansi Jin was beautiful, Shen Miao would not necessarily appreciate it.
As soon as Shen Qiu heard it, he felt that what his father said was reasonable, so he squatted down with his head lowered, and whispered, "I came back in a hurry this time, but I didn't bring any gifts to my sister, and I feel guilty when I think about it."
In fact, Shen Qiu and Shen Miao had a very good relationship in the past, the two brothers and sisters supported each other and lived happily. But then Shen Qiu went to war with Shen Xin every year and met with Shen Miao once a year. After that, Shen Miao's temperament became worse year by year, and the siblings were almost speechless. No matter how Shen Qiu got close to this younger sister, Shen Miao treated him neither cold nor warm.
Shen Qiu did not know the reason, but Shen Miao did. In fact, it was Shen Yue and Shen Qing, as well as Gui Momo. They reminded Shen Xin and his wife that they only took Shen Qiu by their side. They clearly valued sons over daughters. Sons were able to pass on the lineage, so they valued them, but daughters paid less attention to them. . Shen Miao was young and could easily be influenced by someone who said a few words. Looking at this elder brother, she naturally felt that he stole all the love from her parents and it was very hateful, so she did not want to get close to him.
"That's it." Shen Xin patted the dust on his body and stood up: "Tell those brothers to get up and continue on their way. After an hour, be sure to return to the Ding capital!"
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Time passed, and the Shen residence's birthday banquet was about to start. All the ladies and ladies were already seated, and there were actually a full ten tables. The old lady Shen's name was also big enough. In this pomp, all the officials and ladies of the Dingjing with a little rank came. Of course, when everyone came to this table, they naturally didn't see Old Shen Furen's face, but the name of the Shen family's Shen Xin. Even so, this birthday banquet was still lively, just like in previous years.
Shen Yue was wearing a pleated ruyi moon skirt, and the color of the moon white made her very gentle and quiet. . Now that Shen Qing and Shen Miao both had families, the ladies present looked at Shen Yue with their own thoughts and naturally planned that if they could marry the second young lady of the third room of the Shen residence into the residence, they would benefit a lot.
After the male relatives gave birthday gifts, they were all on the other side, accompanied by two brothers, Shen Gui and Shen Wan. Naturally, Shen Gui and Shen Wan would not give up this opportunity to win over people's hearts.
Master Su was holding the wine glass, but he had some headaches in his heart. His family had a good relationship with the Marquis of Lin'an, but the Shen family and the Xie family never dealt with each other, but the Shen family sent him a message. Mr. Su is a good man. Since he has posted a post, he can't refuse it, so he has to bite the bullet and participate. In his heart, he was somewhat envious of his eldest son who was "sick in bed". At least he didn't have to watch this group of scheming old oilers push the cups and change the cups and try each other out.
"Father." Su Minglang blinked. Today, he was also dressed up by his mother. Even so, he looked like a well-dressed dumpling. He pulled Master Su's sleeve: "I want to go out for a walk."
"Don't run around." Master Su warned. Although the eldest son did not participate, the younger son, who has always been uninterested in these, was clamoring to participate, and Master Su did not know why. However, Su Minglang made a lot of trouble, and Mrs. Su agreed, so Master Su had to bring this small oil bottle.
Su Minglang put down his hands aggrievedly, he heard that this was Old Shen Furen's birthday banquet, which was Shen Miao's grandmother's birthday banquet. Thinking of not seeing Shen Miao in Guangwentang for so long, he was also very concerned. Originally wanted to take this opportunity to see Shen Miao, but who would have known that Shen Miao had never shown her face today. Hearing that Shen Miao had a rash and could not talk to others, Su Minglang was still itching and wanted to see Shen Miao. He had very few friends and others despised him for being stupid, only Shen Miao treated him gently, in his heart, Shen Miao was already his only friend.
At the ladies' banquet outside, Mrs. Jiang laughed and coaxed: "Speaking of which, Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Wei, should you also pay special respect to the old lady for a glass of wine, after all..."
After all, it will be the family of the children in the future.
These words were not spoken, but the ladies at the banquet knew it well. Mrs. Huang is a noble lady with exquisite makeup. Hearing that, she just smiled, unable to tell what it was like. Probably also knew that this marriage was nothing more than a good marriage. If the Shen family really cares for their daughter, they are as righteous and awe-inspiring on the surface, and they will not agree to this marriage at all. The so-called bright winds and moonlight are just superficial posturing. Therefore, the eyes are somewhat mocking.
On the contrary, Mrs. Wei seemed a little uncomfortable. The Shen family is indeed a good family, and climbing up the Shen family is considered to be a high branch, but the previous Shen Miao was too stupid to be the mistress of the house. Later, since the examination field, I heard from everywhere that Shen Miao now seemed to be enlightened and her temperament was much calmer. This is why he came to propose marriage for his son.
But who would know that Shen Miao was not seen today and heard that Shen Miao had a rash. Mrs. Wei was a little worried. If she had a serious illness, wouldn't she have wasted her son's life. Thinking of this, she showed some reluctance on her face.
These expressions fell into Chen Rouqiu's eyes, and Chen Rouqiu sneered a few times in her heart. She wasn't a fool, so she couldn't tell that Ren Wanyun was fighting the idea of sisters getting married easily. Old Shen Furen and Ren Wanyun were hiding from others, but they couldn't hide from her, Chen Rou Qiu. But these are even good things for her, Ren Wanyun cares about it, but she doesn't know how Shen Xin will be furious when he comes back. When Jie Shi's big room and the second room are fighting each other, each of them hurts their vitality, and her Yue'er can stand out.
Ren Wan Yun got up with a smile and said, "Since that's the case, then I should also toast the two ladies first."
The crowd's laughter grew louder, Feng Anning frowned and looked a little unhappy.
In the ancestral hall at the other end, all the girls were set aside, Shen Miao knelt before the tablet in front of the ancestral hall and looked at the hourglass in her hand, the sand was almost leaking out, and the time she had arranged with her was approaching.
She put the three incense sticks in her hand in the alcove and bowed gently.
But at this moment, a slight noise was heard.
The few years in Qin country in her previous life made her develop the habit of being extremely vigilant at all times, Shen Miao stood up suddenly and said, "Who?"
“Little girl feels very keen.” A familiar voice sounded, Shen Miao turned her head and saw the purple clothed youth leaning against the window, looking at her with a half-smile. Seeing her eyes turn around, she jumped and jumped into the ancestral hall.
No matter how calm Shen Miao was, she could not help being a little stunned. Xie Jing Xing was swaying around in other people's houses in the clear sky and day, naturally he could not have been invited here, the relationship between the Shen family and the Xie family was on thin ice, unless Shen Gui and Shen Wan were crazy.
Now there are guards in the courtyard outside the ancestral hall, how did he come in, Shen Miao accidentally asked the question in her heart.
"The Shen residence's guards are really unusable." Xie Jing Xing said, "I came here."
Shen Miao frowned, "What are you doing here?"
Xie Jing Xing just smiled and ignored her, but he seemed to be rummaging for something in the room, but after just a stick of incense, he was finished. However, the results were clearly unsatisfactory, and he found nothing.
Shen Miao stared at his every move and doubts grew in her heart, Xie Jing Xing looked like she came to the Shen residence to find something. But what is there in the General's Mansion worthy of him being a gentleman on the beam, and taking such a big risk to search for it in person, what else is there that she doesn't know
“What are you looking for, tell me and I can help you find it.” Shen Miao said.
Xie Jing Xing paused, turned his head to look at her inquiringly, and said with great interest, "Shen family girl, I know that you are the smartest in the Shen family, but please don't hit me on the head."
“Then you come to my house to steal something during the day and day, does it count as hitting the Shen family?” Shen Miao was unmoved. In her heart, she was a little annoyed that Xie Jing Xing was not leaking, she was subdued, but just wanted to know what it was. In the end, this person was so vigilant that he didn't give her a chance at all.
“Steal?” Xie Jing Xing seemed to have heard something funny, his beautiful peach blossom eyes flashed a dangerous light: “That’s what this Marquis belongs to, it can only be considered, take it.”
Shen Miao's heart moved as if she had caught something, but the idea disappeared so quickly that she could not catch it.
“However,” Xie Jing Xing glanced at the ancestral hall, “There are so many people guarding this place, I thought it was to protect things, but it was to watch over you.” He looked at Shen Miao, hugged his chest and said, “What mistake did you make? With so many people shutting you up, the ancestral hall is not a place where the eldest lady should live."
“What does it have to do with you?” Shen Miao looked at the hourglass, the last bit of sand had already flowed from the top to the bottom, and it was almost time. But Xie Jing Xing had not left yet. Her patience was exhausted, and she said: "Since the little prince has not found 'your things', please leave. The ancestors of the Shen family do not want to see the heroic appearance of the gentleman on the beam."
She was sarcastic, fearing that Xie Jing Xing had grown so big that no one had ever dared to speak to him like this, and he was still a little girl. But he wasn't angry either, he just teased: "Indeed, the ancestors of the Shen family didn't want to see this marquis, but they were willing to see their descendants forced to marry, which is considered lively."
"You don't want to marry Wei Qian?" he asked.
“What if you want? What if you don’t want to?” Shen Miao asked back.
"Wei Qian can be a good person, you are not a good wife, you are the one who picked it up. This is the first time I have seen such a person who doesn't know the good or the bad." He narrowed his eyes, and the evil smile on the corners of his lips was dazzlingly handsome for a moment. He said frivolously: "You don't like this prince, so you don't want to marry Wei Qian?"
Shen Miao was about to laugh angrily, she turned her head and glared at Xie Jing Xing, "If you think this way, I have nothing to complain about, I just advise the little Marquis that some things should not be mixed in, otherwise, when you regret it, what will you do? It's too late."
Her face was a little pale, probably because she ate and slept poorly in the ancestral hall these days, she lost weight, but the outline of the girl became more distinct, her chin became pointed, and her talking eyes were extremely clear, but Xie Jing Xing did not. Saw a fire burning.
“Girl!” Jing Zhe ran in and was startled when she saw Xie Jing Xing, she immediately protected Shen Miao behind her, pointed at Xie Jing Xing and said, “You, you, how did you come in?”
Xie Jing Xing shrugged and did not answer.
“Just leave him alone.” Shen Miao was too lazy to care about him and asked Jing Zhe, “How are you doing?”
“I asked the ginkgo in the yard to buy the food and wine, and said that it was brought over from the birthday party. They were just happy to eat at the moment, but they were a little slack. But it is impossible to leave.” Jing Zhe was still a little afraid of Xie Jing Xing, while He said while looking at Xie Jing Xing's face.
“Okay.” Shen Miao glanced at Jing Zhe, “Jing Zhe, can you trust me?”
When Jing Zhe heard this, he didn't even care about worrying about Xie Jing Xing, he immediately lowered his head and said, "The servant girl is loyal to the girl, and the servant girl will never give up on what the girl ordered."
"Then listen, whether it's you, Gu Yu, or Bailushuangjiang, don't come in, don't look for me, and don't block me." She put the hourglass into Jing Zhe's hand: "Wait for this sand dumpling. When you get here—" She pointed to a small mark on Liuli: "You go out and call for people, and you have to rush out while the chaos is running, and rush directly to the birthday banquet in the East Courtyard, calling out loudly in front of all the guests. I think you are bold and thoughtful, and you know what to do best whether I tell you or not."
“This…” Jing Zhe was a little dazed and did not understand what Shen Miao meant by these words. But when she saw Shen Miao's expression, all the doubts were swallowed again and solemnly said to Shen Miao, "This servant can save it."
“Okay, then you go out now.” Shen Miao instructed with a solemn expression, “Remember, no matter what you see or what happens, you are not allowed to come in.”
Jing Zhe gritted his teeth, glanced at Xie Jing Xing, then at Shen Miao before nodding, turned around and left the ancestral hall.
After Jing Zhe left, Xie Jing Xing looked at Shen Miao and said lazily, "It is so mysterious, what do you want to do?"
“What do I want to do?” Shen Miao stared at him. Xie Jing Xing's posture was relaxed, but his beautiful peach blossom eyes were sharp as knives, and when those eyes looked at him, it seemed as if the thoughts and thoughts in his heart could not be hidden.
"Little Marquis If you don't want to be implicated by me, let's go first." She said coldly.
"No one in the world can implicate me." He also said arrogantly, but it seemed that he could really do what he said.
“Since you want to be buried with you, I have nothing to say.” Shen Miao turned around.
Xie Jing Xing frowned, before he could understand the meaning of Shen Miao's words, he saw Shen Miao suddenly walking to the incense altar and stopped in front of the tablets of the ancestors of the Shen family. The next moment, he was also stunned. Dayton in place.
Shen Miao suddenly picked up the neatly arranged tablets and picked them up without saying a word and threw them into the charcoal brazier on the ground. Wood is easy to ignite, and in an instant, the stagnant flames that were burning slammed into the old high, and the flames swallowed those wooden spiritual tablets, and the names on them were looming in the firelight.
“Are you crazy?” Xie Jing Xing looked at Shen Miao with surprise in his eyes.
Destroying the ancestral tablets is an act of great treason and can even be expelled from the clan. After a hundred years of such behavior, Xiahuangquan will not be spared by his ancestors. And Shen Miao's sudden rise was really incomprehensible, was she venting her dissatisfaction with being locked up? But if she does, she will only be punished more in the future.
Shen Miao looked coldly at the tablet that was gradually scorched in the flames, it was not her disobedience, the heroic spirits of the ancestors certainly could not be abused at will. But the most important thing in the world is the present, her future, Shen Xin's future, and the future of the Shen residence are obviously more important. If the ancestors knew that her actions could relieve the crisis of the Shen family, the spirit of heaven would also be relieved.
“Little Marquis is too late to leave now.” Shen Miao ignored Xie Jing Xing’s surprise and immediately took a large number of tablets and threw them into the charcoal brazier. In an instant, the flames became even more powerful.
But she didn't seem satisfied. After thinking about it, she walked inside and took out several quilts that Fangcai Gu Yu had taken out to dry. The quilts were all cotton quilts, which were dry and soft just after drying.
“Shen Miao!” Xie Jing Xing shouted in a low voice, “You don’t want to die!”
Shen Miao spread the quilt all over the ground, most of the structure of the ancestral hall was made of wood and could easily catch fire, but she picked up a spirit card that was half stained with flames and lit a corner of the quilt.
The fire was soaring into the sky, and thick smoke gradually emerged from the ancestral hall. Jing Zhe stood outside with his teeth clenched, most of his eyes were red, until the sand balls in his hands flowed to the place Shen Miao arranged, until the guards in the yard outside were alarmed by the flames and all came to put out the fire, Jing Zhe took advantage of the People didn't pay attention and ran out abruptly.
She ran to the birthday banquet in the East Court in one breath. The guests in the garden were full of joy. It seemed that no one noticed her, a little girl who was described as a little embarrassed. "It's not good, it's not good, the ancestral hall is running out of water, and the five girls are trapped in the fire—"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the garden.
Shen Miao was not recuperating in her own courtyard, why was she in the ancestral hall again? This is so good, how can it suddenly run out of water
Ren Wanyun was also startled, she stood up all of a sudden, not knowing how the fire started in the ancestral hall. She was about to order someone to put out the fire quickly, when she saw Jing Zhe's panting appearance, for some unknown reason, her heart suddenly moved.
If Shen Miao died in this fire, would she be able to let Shen Qing marry instead, as for the Huang family, as long as she came to the door to apologize. And Shen Miao's death could only be attributed to an accident, who made her not recover well and wanted to "run" into the ancestral hall by herself and caused the fire in the ancestral hall
So Ren Wanyun stood up and said in a pretentious manner, "Eat and drink first, everyone. I think the fire isn't too big. Maybe a child played with fire and accidentally lost the water. I'll take a look first, you guys." She scolded Pandan: "Go find the guards to put out the fire!"
The atmosphere of the entire birthday banquet suddenly fell into a strange atmosphere, Old Shen Furen was not happy and hated that Shen Miao would disappoint her even at this time. However, on the face of it, she still wanted to act like a mother, and nervously instructed Ren Wanyun, "Go and see what Fifth Sister is like!"
However, what is pretended is not the same as the real thing. If she really loves Shen Miao and Shen Miao falls into such a scene, she will never be so calm. Chen Rou Qiu and Shen Yue did not even leave their seats, which showed Shen Miao's status in the Shen residence. The ladies and young ladies present were not fools, they could see the attitude of the people in the Shen residence towards Shen Miao and they felt some sympathy for Shen Miao in their hearts.
But at this moment, a high-pitched laughter suddenly sounded outside: "General Shen, Mrs. Shen, Young Master Shen return to the mansion—open the door to welcome the general—"
"What?" Not only the female relatives, but also the male relatives on the other end were stunned. Shen Gui and Shen Wan looked at each other, Shen Xin went back to the house, this was a joke. There are still quite a few days before the end of the year.
The ancestral hall surrounded by flames is now surrounded by a circle of guards from the Shen residence. Said to put out the fire, but he didn't go into it for a long time. Everyone cherishes their own lives. The fire is so fierce, who dares to go in and die.
“Shen family girl, do you want to die?” Xie Jing Xing frowned when he saw that the beams started to burn.
“Little Marquis should leave quickly.” Shen Miao remained unmoved, “If you treat more and more people, even if you want to leave, you will not be able to leave.”
“Stop talking nonsense,” Xie Jing Xing grabbed her arm: “Let’s go!”
“Let go.” Shen Miao broke away from his hand and her eyes were firm and almost stubborn: “Can’t you see that? I am using my life to gamble on a future.”