A good return banquet ended in this sudden change. Emperor Wen Hui was disturbed, and he walked away after a while, and the queen was also tired. The emperors and queens all left, and the courtiers naturally knew that they could not stay for long, and they all found excuses to leave. Although today's incident seems to have found a perfect ending, the eldest Shen family married into Prince Yu's mansion, but everyone with a discerning eye knows that it is just a shocking scandal. As for the eldest Shen family, once she is married to Prince Yu The government, of course, is more fortunate and less fortunate.
Luo Xueyan held Shen Miao's hand tightly, she did not know how Shen Qing and Prince Yu would have an affair, but because of this she was more worried about Shen Miao's safety, she only felt that the danger in this Ding capital city was no less than that of the Northwest Desert.
Shen Qiu didn't say a word until he left. He was always cheerful, which made Shen Xin think he was embarrassed because of Shen Qing. But he didn't know that Shen Qiu's heart was already extremely angry at this moment, he just felt that his sullenness had nowhere to sway.
Shen Qing had already been hurriedly taken away by Ren Wanyun, but Shen Gui's expression was very exciting, and the eyes of everyone looking at him were also meaningful. Some colleagues in the court who were not in the right place even came to fall into the trap and smiled at him: "Congratulations to Sir Shen, it is a great blessing to be able to marry His Royal Highness."
If Shen Qing married Prince Yu in the past, it might not be a big problem for Shen Gui, as long as it can help his career, the happiness of his daughter is not very important. But now, Shen Qing's performance today has obviously brought trouble to Prince Yu, will Prince Yu take his anger on him? Thinking about it, Shen Gui felt some irritability and fear in his heart.
After returning to the banquet, Luo Xueyan and Shen Miao walked outside the palace and when passing a corridor, Shen Miao reminded her softly, “Be careful, there is a loose brick here.”
Luo Xueyan was a military general, and his steps were big and heavy. If he stepped on it with one foot, he might stumble. Luo Xue Yan took a closer look and smiled, "I almost fell." Then she was stunned again and looked at Shen Miao and asked, "How does Jiaojiao know?"
Shen Miao choked, she has lived in the palace for decades and she has long remembered what it was like. When Luo Xueyan asked, she had no choice but to answer, "I had a somersault here one year, and I will remember it from now on."
"So that's the case." Luo Xueyan laughed heartily, "Jiaojiao is smart, remember where she fell, so she won't fall again."
Shen Miao moved in her heart and did not speak.
While the two of them were walking, they saw two guard-like people dragging a little eunuch walking past. . Behind the three of them was Eunuch Gao, the chief eunuch.
"Mrs. Shen, Miss Shen." Eunuch Gao stopped to salute them.
"Eunuch Gao, this is..." Luo Xueyan looked at the little eunuch and asked.
"The newcomer doesn't understand the rules and makes a mistake, and the miscellaneous family will take him to be punished." Eunuch Gao said with a high voice.
When the little eunuch saw Shen Miao, his eyes fell on Jing Zhe who was behind Shen Miao and he suddenly struggled like crazy, as if he wanted to rush towards Jing Zhe.
"Be honest!" Eunuch Gao kicked the little eunuch's knee, and the latter groaned and fell to his knees. Eunuch Gao snorted from his nose and said, "I don't know how thick the sky is, and it almost collided with the noble."
Luo Xue Yan frowned, she didn't like these impersonal punishments in the palace, and such scenes would make her feel uncomfortable, even if she said to Eunuch Gao, "If that's the case, I won't disturb Eunuch Gao in his work."
Eunuch Gao quickly responded with a smile.
But it was Shen Miao who suddenly opened her mouth and said softly, "Since you have made a mistake, naturally you should be punished."
Everyone looked at her in surprise, the little eunuch trembled and looked at Shen Miao with a trace of resentment. Shen Miaoli ignored her and left with Luo Xueyan in her arms, but before leaving, she still lightly threw a sentence: "If you don't understand the rules, you must teach them. The palace is not like the outside of the palace, and today is also different from the past."
The figures of Shen Miao and his party gradually drifted away, Eunuch Gao said to the two guards, "What are you waiting for, let's go."
Xiao Lizi was full of unwillingness, and his face was full of fear. He didn't even know what he had done wrong, in the small garden of the imperial banquet, Shen Miao's personal maid Jing Zhe gave him a piece of silver and told her that Eldest Miss Shen was unwell and would not drink the wine prepared for the palace banquet, she needed A cup of clear lotus tea is fine, please wait for the banquet to accommodate. He felt that he could get a piece of silver for this simple matter, so why not do it, and if he pleases this lady of the Shen family, he might become a noble person in the future.
But Xiao Lizi had a lot of calculations, but he didn't expect Shen Qing to be pregnant, and Qinghe tea became the culprit that caused everything. It can be said that the cup of Qinghe tea caused a disaster, and the source of this cup of tea was checked and found, and it was found on his head.
Xiao Lizi explained countless times but no one believed him, and the silver he received was the most common silver, not even official silver. How could a young lady from your family use such ordinary money as a reward? No one believes his words. He is a wicked person. What is waiting for him
Outside, Shen Miao walked quietly. She knows better than anyone what is waiting for Xiao Lizi. The palace is a place where black and white can easily be reversed. If you stand tall, you will have the ability to turn black into white. White became black. When Fu Xiuyi first ascended the throne, Xiao Lizi was a dog that Eunuch Gao called and lingered. She thought Xiao Li was pitiful and was willing to give him face in the palace. Later, Xiao Lizi became Eunuch Li, and she changed from queen to queen. The eunuch, who was personally picked by him, also personally sent her the last journey and gave her a piece of advice: Today is different from the past.
Now she can be regarded as returning the original sentence, this life is different from the past. Now she is a high-ranking official's daughter, and the other party is just dust, she doesn't even bother to make a move, so clean and neat, very good.
She and Luo Xueyan were walking in front, but after the twists and turns of the corridor, someone looked at her back and sighed: "Is this Miss Shen family having a grudge against that little eunuch? It's a good thing.
Beside him, Xie Jing Xing looked at him with a sneer: "When did you become compassionate?"
"Being a doctor and being a parent." Gao Yang shook his fan, suddenly thinking of something, his expression became solemn, and said, "Miss Shen is not simple, just now in the palace, she looked at me for a long time, could it be... She found my identity?"
"impossible."
"Then the way she looks at me is really scary," Gao Yang touched his chin, and thought for a while before he said, "Could it be that she likes me?"
Xie Jing Xing stared at him blankly and spit out a word: "Get out."
"You are really boring." Gao Yang shook his head with regret: "Although the big event is imminent now, your temper is getting more and more fierce. You still need to relax."
Xie Jing Xing looked into the distance and said, "Yu Shu is here."
"What?" Gao Yang was shocked: "When?"
"Yesterday."
Gao Yang's expression gradually became solemn: "Don't you want to..."
"good."
…
Dingjing, Shen Mansion, Caiyun Garden.
With a slap, clear fingerprints appeared on Shen Qing's face, and the edges of his lips were also a little bright red.
"Shen Gui, what are you doing!" Ren Wanyun shouted sharply, holding Shen Qing in her arms while looking at Shen Gui with a fierce look in her eyes.
"What am I doing?" Shen Gui's smile was ferocious, like a wolf, I was afraid that if he hadn't scrutinized a trace of affection, he would have wanted to kill the two in front of him. He said, "What did you do today?"
"What's the matter?" Ren Wanyun didn't want to be outdone: "Can you blame Qing'er for this? You are Qing'er's father, and you beat your daughter if you don't help her, Shen Gui, you have no conscience!"
"Daughter?" Shen Gui laughed in anger: "I, Shen Gui, don't have such a girl! I don't know how to be shameless, and I'm scheming! I'm still pregnant with a scumbag! It's really worse than the prostitutes in the brothel!"
Shen Qing's body shook violently, and her eyes were a little blurry. If Shen Gui had a father-daughter relationship with Shen Qing, he would never use such vicious words to speak of his own daughter.
Ren Wan Yun handed Shen Qing over to Chun Tao, stood up with a sneer, and said, "Shen Gui, you can ask with your own conscience, who is the one who harmed Qing Er in her current state? Is it me? Bitch! Why don't you go to trouble Shen Miao, oh, you are afraid right, you are afraid that the big brother and sister-in-law will come back and you will not be able to move that little bitch. You are angry with Qinger, but don't forget that when you were at Wolong Temple back then You also have a share in the matter. Now you will be on your own and put everything on Qing'er and me. My mother won't take your shit! If I get in a hurry, I'll tell my brother and sister-in-law about the matter, and we can't beg anyone. it is good!"
"You!" Shen Gui has been married to Ren Wanyun for many years, and he has never seen such a shrew as Ren Wanyun. What made him even more uneasy was that Ren Wanyun actually used this matter to threaten him. Although Shen Gui was a smooth person, he was extremely timid in his bones, which was evident from the fact that he did not dare to provoke Prince Yu at all. Now that Shen Xin and his wife had returned to the manor, he did not dare to trouble Shen Miao. If Ren Wanyun really dared to shake this matter out, Shen Gui believed that Shen Xin might slash him with a knife.
Thinking of this, Shen Gui said angrily, "You bitch, you're so unreasonable, I can't tell you what to say! Let's go!" After speaking, he ran away.
Seeing the back of Shen Gui hurriedly leaving, Ren Wanyun's face was mocking, she knew her husband best, Shen Gui was a person who was bullying and fearing hardship in his bones, marrying such a person, now he can't even protect his daughter.
Undoubtedly, Shen Miao gave Ren Wan Yun a fatal blow, for Ren Wan Yun, seeing her daughter step by step towards destruction was more painful than killing her. At this point, even if Ren Wanyun had the ability to reach the sky, the Queen conferred the marriage, but it wouldn't change anything.
"Shen Miao, I, Ren Wanyun, will not ask you to get this debt back, I swear it will not be for anyone." She gritted her teeth and bit her lips to the point of blood.
…
In the west courtyard, after Shen Xin and his wife returned to their room, Shen Qiu still sat still.
With a blank face, he sat in front of Shen Miao’s desk like a doorman. This young general usually looks like a spring breeze, but when his face is dark, he will have a bloody aura like a boy in the battlefield, Bai Lu and Shuang Jiang are a little bit more bloody. Fear not to step forward.
“Big brother.” Shen Miao sent Shen Xin and his wife back to the house and sat down opposite him.
"Sister, I thought and thought," Shen Qiu said, "I can't just leave this matter alone, I'm in a panic." The "this matter" he said was referring to Shen Qing and Prince Yu. Although Shen Miao had concealed a part of it before, but after going back to the court banquet, Shen Qiu himself was able to guess about the future. It was precisely because he knew that this act was vicious and absurd, that Shen Qiu was out of anger. The youngest sister in their family was so calculated this year, and she almost lost her life. If something really happened, Shen Qiu didn't dare to think how much they regret it.
Shen Miao looked at him and Shen Qiu was still saying, "The more I think about it, the more angry I get, sister, please don't stop me, even if you risk your life, I will not make it easier for them."
“Big brother.” Shen Miao sighed, “I have already said that there is no evidence for this matter. Since they are doing things, they are naturally impeccable, and moreover, there is a Prince Yu involved in it, against Prince Yu, the royal family will give protection, if you jump When you come out, you stand on the opposite side of the royal family, do you want to kill your parents?"
Shen Qiu was stunned, Shen Miao's words were too rational and made him ignore the disrespect and disdain towards the Ming Qi royal family in Shen Miao's tone. He knew that what Shen Miao said was right, there were no girls in the aristocratic family who were not spoiled by Prince Yu, and those families were not not more famous than the Shen family, but in the end they all stood up high and put down low, the Prince Yu's mansion Behind it is the highest power of Ming Qi, and it is like hitting a stone with an egg. But he still felt very bored in his heart, and he asked, "It can't be just like that."
“Big Brother, play a game of chess with me.” Shen Miao said.
"What time is it?" Shen Qiu scratched his head: "And don't you like playing chess?"
Shen Miao did not take his words, set up the chessboard, picked up the black pieces by herself, gave the hundred pieces to Shen Qiu, and said, "The two armies face off, this is your soldier, this is my soldier, with the son as the pawn, the generals and the commanders will be divided into each other, and they will compete for the deer. How is the world?"
Shen Qiu has always been keen on the battlefield, but he was also interested when he heard the words, and said, "Okay." Although he is a military general, he is also proficient at chess. Just because playing chess and fighting have a lot in common, a fine chess game can sometimes reveal endless tactics.
Baizi and Heizi landed on the chessboard, the ravines were vertical and horizontal, and the black, black and white seemed to be a real battlefield. Shen Miao played chess slowly, not because her movements were slow, but very soft, different from Shen Qiu's clanging style, it seemed to be soft. This feeling made Shen Qiu feel powerless to grind meat with a dull knife. No matter how intimidating Ren Shenqiu's Bai Zi was, she remained motionless, maintaining her own rhythm, and falling down Heizi unhurriedly. Although it seemed that she was at a disadvantage, the number of sunspots in her hands was quite large. Occasionally, Shen Qiu saw that she was about to devour her sunspots, but she slyly ran away.
A stick of incense passed, and there were a lot of white and black on the table. No one got any advantage, and no one had eaten the other party. However, it could be clearly seen that Shen Qiu’s Bai Zi had always taken the initiative and Hei Zi was pushed into the corner by Bai Zi, and if this goes on, Shen Qiu would step up a little more and Shen Miao’s Bai Zi would be able to take the lead one by one. nibble.
Shen Qiu said: "Sister, your escape method is good, but do you want to keep me out of the night like this? I'm going to attack."
“Just right,” Shen Miao smiled slightly, “I also intend to do the same.” Before she finished speaking, the black piece in her hand suddenly fell into a tricky position, Shen Qiu’s brows were tightly wrinkled, only that position was the only one for the whole game of chess. The situation seems to have changed.
He was astonished in his heart that Bai Zi's intimidating step by step before, now seemed to be restraining himself, he was caught in the twisting situation of Shen Miao's black child, and he had no way to start.
Next, Shen Miao changed her previous style of only attacking but not defending. She attacked fiercely and ate Shen Qiu's white gully like a storm. In less than a quarter of an hour, Shen Qiu was still full of baizi, and there was only one last left. particles.
"I lost." Shen Qiu smiled bitterly and looked at Shen Miao in surprise, "Sister, when did your chess skills improve so much?"
Taking the chess game as the battlefield, one of his generals was killed by his sister to the point of death. It was a big joke to say it. But in his heart he was also very surprised, what Shen Miao showed was not the control of the pieces, but the understanding of the overall situation. From the previous weak style to the fierce final move, she looked calm, and maybe how this game of chess will go, she has always been in her grasp.
“I don’t want to play chess with the eldest brother.” Shen Miao shook her head and said, “Earlier, the eldest brother asked me if this is the case and played a game of chess, what does the eldest brother think?”
Shen Qiu was stunned for a moment, then startled, and said, "You..."
Heizi had a gentle attitude in front, only attacking but not defending, but he turned around abruptly at the back, turning the situation around and devouring the opponent. It means that Shen Miao was gentle in dealing with Shen Qing before and did not resist, not because she planned to let it go, but... but was waiting for an opportunity, waiting for those people's methods to deal with Shen Miao to become cocooning, and she would do it again. Get started and return with a reward
"There are many ways to achieve the goal." Under the lights, the girl held a black pawn in her fingers. The white fingers and the dark chess pieces formed a sharp contrast, and there was a strange beauty. Her voice was understated: "If this road doesn't work, then change it. If it's not clear, it's dark. They've blocked their way out. Next, it's time for us to play chess."
Looking at the beauty under the lamp, the beauty looked like jade, Shen Miao could only be called a delicate and beautiful woman, but at this moment, even Shen Qiu couldn’t help but look sideways, the girl’s posture was quiet, but it seemed to contain huge energy, a seven clever and exquisite The heart has long hidden the chess game in the heart, and everyone has become a chess piece.
Shen Qiu felt astringent in his heart, he always felt that although Shen Miao was not close to him, her temperament was extremely pure and such temperament would be used by outsiders, but now, he could see clearly that his sister was already in the dark. When I grow up, I can't even match his scheming skills.
"Sister, I don't understand." She said.
“If eldest brother believes in me, then leave this matter to me.” Shen Miao said, “A person like Prince Yu will definitely come to trouble the Shen residence because of this matter in the future. We need to eradicate the grass and we don’t need such an enemy. "
"Didn't my sister just say that Prince Yu's mansion is backed by the royal family, so I can't go to trouble directly, what are you going to do, sister?" Shen Qiu worried.
“As I said earlier, the white road doesn’t work, so just take the black road. There are thousands of roads in the world, and there is always one that will work.” Shen Miao said lightly, “Prince Yu relied on the royal family’s fox and tiger’s prestige, but there are A turtle with a shell, pull out his shell and see how arrogant he is!"
While Shen Qiu was stunned, Shen Miao smiled at him: “But eldest brother, I need some silver, so… those things that His Majesty rewarded, give me real gold and silver, I will be useful.”
Shen Qiu originally wanted to ask what Shen Miao was going to do, but for some unknown reason, when he met Shen Miao's twinkling eyes, he couldn't say anything. He was the dignified Vice-General of Shen and would occasionally fight with Shen Xin to blush and thick neck, but as long as Shen Miao looked at him quietly, Shen Qiu felt that he would obey everything unconditionally. Shen Qiu spat at himself secretly in his heart. Are the enemy generals not afraid, afraid of a little girl? Really live a long time and anything will happen.
"Big brother?"
Shen Qiu came back to his senses and said, "Okay, I'll go back and ask someone to pick some to deliver."
“Thank you eldest brother,” Shen Miao nodded, “It is getting late, eldest brother should also go and rest.”
"it is good."
"Don't worry about the affairs of Prince Yu's Mansion, don't tell your parents, I'll take care of it."
"… it is good."
Shen Qiu scratched his head and left, walked out of Shen Miao's room, suddenly patted his forehead and frowned, mother, there is really a feeling of being protected by his sister!
Inside the house, Gu Yu asked cautiously, "Girl, do you really need that much money tomorrow?"
Shen Miao's eyes were fixed, Gu Yu had not seen such a serious expression of her own girl for a long time.
She sighed, "I'm afraid I won't be able to take it off."
…
On the second day, Shen Qiu really picked out several boxes of real gold and silver and came to Shen Miao’s yard, probably because he was afraid that Shen Miao would be short of silver, he took one thousand taels of silver notes from his arms to Shen Miao and said with a smile, “Sister now There are a lot of places to spend money at your age, and that little moon silver is probably not enough. You take this money, if you have something you want to buy, buy it, and if it’s not enough, ask your big brother to ask for it.”
The maids outside who were sweeping the floor all looked at Shen Miao enviously, they used to feel that the five girls of their family had an embarrassing position in the mansion, but they had a good name and did not even know that they were bullied, it was really pitiful. Now it seems that they are all blind, not to mention Shen Xin and his wife, even Shen Qiu can spoil this little sister to the sky.
Shen Miao felt a little inexplicable, Shen Qiu's attitude was strange, she nodded without rejecting it, accepted the silver note and said, "Thank you very much."
Shen Qiu suddenly felt a little disappointed. After thinking about it, he beckoned again. The two guards behind him immediately stepped forward. Shen Qiu said, "These two guards of mine are both good soldiers in the army. I'll lend it to you for the time being." He was worried about Yu What is the next move for the Prince, if it wasn't for Shen Miao's strong request to go out, Shen Qiu would simply let Shen Miao stay in the manor.
Shen Miao agreed, Mo Qing also followed, Shen Qiu smiled and said, "You have chosen a good guard."
Mo Qing had already left his identity as a guardian outside the Shen residence, Shen Miao told Shen Qiu his identity, Shen Qiu returned the contract to Mo Qing and asked Mo Qing to come to the army of the Shen family, but these days, it was regarded as Shen Miao escort to keep her safe.
With three guards and two maids, Shen Miao finally left the gate of the Shen residence.
Even the coachman who was on the road was a person with martial arts that Shen Qiu had found.
Shen Qiu's servant said, "Young master really protects the young lady."
Shen Qiu sighed, but no matter how he protected him, he was too old to be a younger sister, and he didn't have the sense of accomplishment to be a brother.
"Let's go," he waved his hand: "Go back to practice swords!"
…
Fengxian Pawnshop is the largest pawnshop in Ding capital.
Compared with other pawnshops, this pawnshop naturally has some advantages. The Fengxian pawnshop is only used as a precious thing. If it is an ordinary item, the pawnshop's clerk will ask it out "kindly". The owner of this pawnshop is probably also a wealthy and open-minded person. If the items given by the guests are really precious enough, the pawnshop's pawnshop's price will never be low. However, Fengxian Pawnshop still has a rule, here it is only for death, once something is sold out, there is no reason to redeem it.
But people's precious things, if it is not a dead end, no one will go out, let alone die. Therefore, although the Fengxian pawnshop has a lot of money, it also occupies the largest area in the Ding capital, but there are very few customers. Under such circumstances, this Fengxian pawnshop has been maintained for many years, and I don't know how to make a living.
Today, in front of the Fengxian pawnshop, a carriage was parked.
Some passersby couldn't help but glanced this way, because most of the people who came to the Fengxian pawnshop to pawn things were desperate for money. Ordinary people, they don't look like poor people. And how the rich would come to pawn precious things here is really a bit strange.
The pawnshop's workman was a young boy in gray, who looked smart and capable. When he saw the carriage stop in front of the door, he was also slightly taken aback, and then, a few women came out from inside. The girl at the head is probably the young lady of some family. She is wearing a cloak and has beautiful eyes. When she looks over, her eyes are as clear as water.
Several guards and maids surrounded the girl, and the young man greeted her and said with a smile, "The guest wants to be something."
"There is something that needs to be pawned." The girl in purple said.
"What is this guest pawning? Can you see the goods first?" the young man said with a smile. He could see that the girl was either rich or expensive, and his smile became more enthusiastic. Who knew that the other party shook his head: "I want to see you who are in charge here."
"This... this is out of order, guest." The young man shook his head. He has seen a lot of people who come here to find fault, some of them are rich and wealthy, but Fengxian Pawnshop has never been afraid of these individuals.
"What I want to be is too big, you look down on it." The girl was not annoyed, she said lightly.
Looking at those eyes, the little guy felt like he was falling into the ice cellar. Before he could speak, he heard a coquettish voice: "Who wants to see me?"
A young woman walked out from behind, this woman was not born beautiful, but there was a seductive charm all over her body, and the guards behind Shen Miao were all blushing.
"This guest, do you want to see me?" The woman twisted her waist and asked with a smile.
Shen Miao shook her head, "I want to see you in charge, Bai Xiaosheng."
The woman's smile instantly stiffened.