It took Shen Jin less than an hour to dismiss all the people in the general's mansion. Before Chu Xiuming knew about it, it had already reached Emperor Cheng's ears, and his entire expression changed again and again. .
Also because of this incident, Emperor Cheng originally wanted to let Princess Rui and Concubine Chen go home after meeting Chu Xiuming, but now he decided to wait and let the queen test Shen Jin before talking about it, could it be Chu Xiuming? Suggested
If you really think about it, this is the first time for Chu Xiuming to show his face in front of many people. At this time, everyone at the gate of the imperial study room cursed inwardly. Is this called a hideous face? Where to put the old faces of these people
Emperor Cheng saw that the complexions of the old ministers had eased a lot, and the hatred in his heart became stronger. He said with a smile on his face, "Bo Yongning guarded the border city for a long time, and it was hard work. It happened to be the birthday of King Rui, so I stayed in the capital for a while. Just take it easy."
"Yes." Chu Xiuming looked serious and unsmiling, and his official uniform made him look even more graceful.
Even Chen Chengxiang, the serious father-in-law of Emperor Cheng, sighed secretly. Seeing Chu Xiuming now, I don’t know how many ministers are upset. The rumors are really misleading. When I think that those rumors were spread by myself under the instructions of Emperor Cheng, Even Prime Minister Chen couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
Even if Emperor Cheng wished to kill Chu Xiuming immediately, he was afraid in his heart that Chu Xiuming was dead and the border would be unstable, so he had to act like he was kind to heroes, so the Yongningbo Mansion in the middle of the capital was quite large, and Shen Jin sent people After they were driven away, there was not enough manpower in the mansion. "Only one main courtyard and one guest courtyard are left, and the rest are all locked."
Zhao Momo's eyes lit up, she understood what Shen Jin meant, and said, "I'll do it right now, old servant."
Shen Jin nodded and said, "I'm sorry for the trouble, mama, let people work harder, and get rid of those people earlier."
"Yes." Mother Zhao respectfully replied.
An Ping went to help Mammy Zhao, but An Ning stayed with Shen Jin. The little one squatted at Shen Jin's feet, wagging his tail comfortably, while Shen Jin brushed it with a special brush, even if it was not used occasionally. It doesn't struggle even if it hurts from the force. After brushing its back, it just lies on the ground and brushes its sides, which is very enjoyable.
"Madam, why would you think of driving people away?" An Ning asked from the side.
Shen Jin said directly, "Because I don't know who to trust, so I just drove them away."
An Ning thought for a while and nodded and said nothing more.
Emperor Cheng kept Chu Xiuming for lunch. When Chu Xiuming came back, Shen Jin was already taking a nap. As soon as Chu Xiuming entered the Yongningbo Mansion, he felt that something was wrong. All the people brought from the border town were left to Shen Jin. These guards didn't know how to be sympathetic, and they were very capable of executing orders.
A few people divide the work and cooperate, one hand gives the bond and the other hand gives money, and then throws the person out, other things? Sorry, madam didn't say.
After seeing Chu Xiuming, Mother Zhao told the story, and Chu Xiuming said, "That's fine, just follow Madam's instructions and search the house several times in the past few days."
"Yes." Zhao Nanny said with a smile, "I never thought Madam would be so thoughtful, and she just got angry today. Those people yesterday packed up the presents overnight for the sake of showing off."
Chu Xiuming paused, looked at Zhao Nanny, and saw that Zhao Nanny was still praising Shen Jin. He opened his mouth and didn't say anything about Shen Jin, although he looked confused at ordinary times, but he didn't say anything. Jin didn't think of this at all. She entered the mansion in sleep yesterday, so she stayed here and dismissed everything today.
"This old slave never thought of such a simple method." Madam Zhao sighed, "I still figured out how to find out the spies along the way, and then sent them away without a trace."
Chu Xiuming changed into his regular clothes, smiled and asked, "What did Madam use for lunch?"
"Because of the chaos in the morning, Madam ordered someone to go to the restaurant to buy ready-made meals." Zhao Mama said, "Madam used a few more mouthfuls of that sweet and sour fish."
Chu Xiuming nodded, didn't say anything, and Zhao Mama didn't speak anymore. He first looked at the sleeping Chen Jin, and then went to the study next to him. By the way, he called Guanshi Zhao over and asked, " How about it?"
Guanshi Zhao himself was Chu Xiuming's military adviser, and he heard the words and said, "Which aspect is the general asking about?"
"Ma'am." Chu Xiuming looked at Guanshi Zhao with a smile.
Zhao Guanshi thought for a while before saying, "Unexpected."
Chu Xiuming nodded, instead of talking about it again, he talked about the things in the palace. Manager Zhao frowned and said, "I'm afraid Emperor Cheng will let the queen call his wife into the palace tomorrow."
"En." After knowing what Shen Jin did, Chu Xiuming also thought of this, squinted his eyes and said, "No problem."
Zhao Guanshi didn't mention it anymore, he just said, "It's better for the general to meet Princess Rui privately."
Chu Xiuming let out a breath slowly, "I will contact those people in Beijing after a while."
Manager Zhao also understands, not to mention how many of those people are left, and whether any of them have betrayed, they will definitely attract attention when they first arrive in the capital, and some things will be difficult to handle. It's better to entrust it to Madam."
Chu Xiuming narrowed his eyes, shook his head slowly and said, "It's too dangerous, wait a little longer."
"Yes." Manager Zhao agreed.
Chu Xiuming looked at Guanshi Zhao and said, "You should clear up the account book in the mansion first, don't worry, I have a sense of propriety."
Guanshi Zhao complied, and saw that Chu Xiuming had no other orders, so he left first.
"Entering the palace?" Shen Jin looked at Chu Xiuming in surprise, "Aren't you going to visit the mother and concubine tomorrow?"
"Princess Rui and the others are still in the palace." Chu Xiuming said.
Shen Jin looked at Chu Xiuming suspiciously, and Chu Xiuming explained, "I'm afraid that Emperor Cheng will let the queen ask you about today's affairs, and then let Princess Rui and the others go out of the palace with you."
"It's really troublesome." Shen Jin said a little angrily, "Why... you still have to take care of the affairs of the back house."
Chu Xiuming touched Shen Jin's face before saying, "Don't be afraid in the palace, I will pick you up."
"En." Shen Jin responded, "It's okay, the concubine is here."
Chu Xiuming suddenly asked, "Did Princess Rui teach you everything about housekeeping?"
"En." Shen Jin said, "After the elder sister got married, the concubine mother took me by her side."
"What about today's situation?" Chu Xiuming needs to know what kind of person Princess Rui is. Although he can ask Shen Jin directly, he needs to make his own judgment on some things.
Shen Jin nodded, "My concubine said, if I can't guess something, don't guess or judge, just solve it directly, and don't spend too much time on irrelevant things."
"Did something happen?" Chu Xiuming asked.
Shen Jin looked at Chu Xiuming in surprise, with a look on his face, how would you know!
Chu Xiuming stretched out his hand and pinched her ear, and Shen Jin hesitated before saying, "At that time, the father and the daughter-in-law of a servant in the family... Then he promoted that person to be the steward, and the steward became a little crazy. It was very long, and it offended the concubine mother, so the concubine mother directly asked someone to tie up their family, filled them with hot oil and sent them to the government, only saying that they had stolen things from the mansion."
"Because the eldest sister is already married, the mother concubine will take the second sister and I have two younger sisters to deal with this matter." Shen Jin's hesitation is not because he doesn't want to tell Chu Xiuming, but because this matter is really difficult to talk about, "Mother The concubine also said that as the mistress, if you can't even manage the affairs of the main courtyard, then you simply don't care about anything."
"You haven't come back to the Earl's Mansion for so long, I'm afraid these servants have their own thoughts, so I might as well drive them all away." Shen Jin said confidently, "I don't know who is available and who is not. , it’s not necessary, anyway, it’s just the two of us, and the people brought from the border town are enough.”
Chu Xiuming thinks it's a pity that Princess Rui married King Rui. Princess Rui sees it very clearly and handles it neatly. It's not that she doesn't care, it's just that she doesn't care about you when she doesn't touch the bottom line, but once you cross the line Already...
"Did you have a nightmare?" Chu Xiuming asked.
Shen Jin shook her head, "Mother concubine didn't let me see, but I still asked the maid to make soothing soup."
Chu Xiuming nodded, and Shen Jin smiled and said, "My concubine told me that if I played with my mind, I might not be able to play with others at all, so when I meet someone with a lower status than me, just ignore it, and someone with a higher status than me ... When you don't know what to do, just smile." She said with a smile, her eyes slightly curved, and the two dimples at the corners of her mouth are extraordinarily cute, such a smile will make people feel soft even if they want to embarrass them .
"It's fine to enter the palace tomorrow." Chu Xiuming was also completely relieved. With Princess Rui around, Shen Jin would not be disadvantaged after all. Let alone Shen Jin's origin in Prince Rui's mansion, it was Princess Rui's thoughts...
Shen Jin complied obediently, and before the two of them had another conversation, someone in the palace sent a message saying that the Empress of Japan had summoned Shen Jin, and invited Concubine Rui and Concubine Chen to go talk about family affairs together.
After listening to it, Shen Jin breathed a sigh of relief. Although she still needs to dress up, she doesn't need to wear the uncle's formal attire anymore, but the words about family life are a bit subtle. Shen Jin looked at Chu Xiuming and lowered her eyes slightly. Can't it? Is Emperor Cheng alienating their relationship? This is too... low-level.
However, there is no harmony between Chu Xiuming and Emperor Cheng. Emperor Cheng and the empress should know it well, but the three words of family life point out Shen Jin's identity. Shen Jin felt a little unreasonable when he picked his fingers. feeling out.
Nanny Zhao reacted one step faster than Shen Jin, sneered in her heart, but said without revealing her face, "What will Madam wear when she enters the palace tomorrow?"
Shen Jin turned to look at Zhao Nanny, and said, "Mama can figure it out."
"Yes." Zhao mama backed away in a respectful voice.
Chu Xiuming patted Shen Jin's hand and said, "No need to think about it."
Shen Jin responded, and said, "I kind of miss my concubine and mother."
Chu Xiuming held Shen Jin's hand, walked back and said, "I'll see you tomorrow. If you like it, we can stay in Prince Rui's Mansion for a few days."
Shen Jin nodded.
In fact, Shen Jin was not nervous at all when entering the palace. After all, she had to go there once every year and festival, but this time the feeling was a little different. It was Chu Xiuming who personally sent Shen Jin to the gate of the palace. He brought An Ning as a maid, Zhao Mama didn't follow, and Shen Jin didn't ask any more questions. He turned his head and glanced at Chu Xiuming who was still standing outside, and a smile appeared on Shen Jin's face again.