Yongping was coming, and Shen Changtang got off the boat.

The people of the Hou Mansion had already received the news and waited at the Chenjiang Wharf two days in advance. Shen Lu received the order of Mrs. Shen and brought a box of new clothes for the carriage. Originally, Mrs. Shen also wanted to come over to pick up Mu Yanghou together, but it had been pouring rain recently, and Chen Jiang was a two-day drive from Yongping, and Mrs. Shen was ill and had to stay in the Hou Mansion, but she made a car of clothes for nearly half a year, so she asked Shen Lu to bring it over.

Shen Lu is the head of the Shen family, originally not surnamed Shen, surnamed Chen, is an orphan, and later his appearance is prominent, very capable of management, feeling his ten years of hard work, specially given the surname Shen.

Shen Lu saluted Shen Changtang.

"Meet Master Hou."

Shen Changtang asked him to get up, but he didn't say anything, but turned to look at Chen Jiang, turned his head slightly, and asked, "Is there a letter from Gongcheng?" ”

The person who answered Shen Changtang was deeply spoken.

"Half a month ago, the Yellow River flooded, I'm afraid it was delayed.".

When Shen Lu heard this, there was a trace of surprise in his eyes.

Gong Cheng's letter?

He had been waiting for Mu Yanghou for twenty years, and there was obviously a meaning of concern in Fang Cai's tone. This time I went to Suizhou for half a year, what happened? He thought to himself for a while, and saw that his Hou Ye had never spoken again, and said: "Qi Hou Ye, Madame has made new clothes for Hou Ye, all of which are in the carriage." ”

Shen Changtang said lightly: "Thank you for your mother's care, tell my mother for Ben Hou, there are many embroidered girls in the Hou Mansion, and Ben Hou is not short of clothes, so I don't have to worry about my mother in the future." ”

Shen Lu was not surprised by Shen Changtang's reaction at all, and asked in response, "Master Hou wants to go back to the Hou Mansion first?" Or enter the palace first? ”

Shen Changtang said: "Enter the palace." ”

Shen Lu answered again and respectfully invited Shen Changtang to get into the carriage. Two days later, Muyanghou arrived in Yongping. Someone had already opened the way, clearing an empty street, so that Mu Yanghou's carriage went all the way to the palace without hindrance.

Xuanjiawei sent each other all the way, and the flying Shenzi banner was majestic under the sun.

"It's so angry." The silk merchant who came to Yongbian for the first time exclaimed and asked, "Which Shen family is the Shen family?" ”

Someone glanced at the silk merchant with disdain and said, "Who else can have such honor and prestige in the world, except for Mu Yanghou?" Mu Yanghou doesn't know, you still dare to come to Yongbian business, and you don't know when you offend anyone. That's the Yongping Shen family under one person and above ten thousand people! That was the only Marquis Shen who was allowed to carry a sword face saint! ”.

The south gate is wide open.

The guards guarding the gate bowed their heads and greeted him, and Mu Yanghou, who had already changed horses, entered the south gate directly without stopping, and the Xuanjia guards behind him were all stationed outside the city gate.

After Mu Yanghou revealed the emperor's meaning last time, Yan Shen and Yan Mo both had palpitations, and they were both waiting from afar, as far away as they could from the imperial study, for fear that the emperor would see them and have other thoughts, if they asked for it in front of their marquis, it would be a dilemma. The two of them didn't want to see them, so they had to hope that the emperor would not see them.

At this moment, Mu Yanghou was outside the door of the imperial study.

The chamberlain Wang Quan smiled and said respectfully: "Back to the Hou Ye, the Holy Lord is discussing state affairs with several ministers, and I also ask the Hou Ye to wait for a while." The minion has already been transmitted, and the saint specially instructed the minion to be hot outside, so he can't make Hou Ye hot. As he spoke, he gave the little waiter beside him a look.

It didn't take long for the little chamberlain to bring a pineapple wood carved dragon and phoenix armchair, and also equipped with a table with the same pattern, and a cup of tea on it.

There are palace ladies standing on both sides, one holding a bamboo umbrella, the other holding a simple and elegant fan, fanning the wind and shading, each performing its own duties.

Wang Quan personally served Mu Yanghou, poured a cup of tea, handed it to him, and said: "The saint knows that the Hou Ye likes the taste of Junshan silver needles, and the tribute sent by Wuling a few days ago has the top Junshan silver needles, only a few taels, and the saint specially instructed the slaves to put it away and cook a pot when the Hou Ye comes." ”

Shen Changtang sniffed it lightly and only said, "It's really good tea." ”

After a while, he put down the teacup and said casually: "Why are you waiting in front of the palace today?" What about Deng Zhong? ”

"If you go back to Hou Ye, Gong Deng went to Suizhou on the order of the Holy Lord, and he was supposed to pick up Hou Ye by the way, but there was an accident in Suizhou."

As for what the accident was, there was nothing else in Suizhou that was related to nuclear carving. Shen Changtang didn't ask again, picked up the teacup again, sniffed it twice, smelled it three times, and the fragrance of tea lingered, making his whole body feel comfortable.

About the time to touch a stick of incense, there was a sound of footsteps in the imperial study.

Shen Changtang didn't get up either, still smelling the tea.

At this time, the door of the imperial study was pushed open, and several officials of the court and the central government walked out in turn, and the one in front with a fat head and big ears was the current king. As soon as Wang Xiangyi saw Mu Yanghou not far away, his footsteps stopped, and he was still talking and laughing, but now his face was as cold as a wax moon.

Shen Changtang said unhurriedly: "Coincidentally, I actually met Wang Xiang here." ”

The two officials in the back hurriedly saluted Mu Yanghou, but they didn't dare to mix between Wang Xiang and Mu Yanghou, knowing that there was no time when the two of them had the same political views in the court, so they quickly pinched the wording and left in a hurry, so as not to harm the pond fish.

When Wang Xiang saw Shen Changtang, he felt that his head hurt, his eyes hurt, his nose hurt, his shoulders hurt, his spine hurt, and all the problems of middle-aged people began to commit. What Mu Yanghou did in Suizhou, no matter how big or small, made him angry!

He sneered: "I am the prime minister of the past, and I came to the imperial study to discuss state affairs, not like some people who have been hanging around for a year and a half, and have not done much serious things, and have gone all the wrong ways." ”

"Oh? Ben Hou was ordered by the Holy Lord to accompany Zhang Yushi to Suizhou to arrest corrupt officials and fill the treasury. Wang Xiangtao is all over the world, and I don't know what kind of knowledge he was taught at the beginning. He pretended to be worried and sighed lightly: "Sometimes, Ben Hou is really worried about the pillars of the country in Daxing, and he almost couldn't sleep at night for several days in Suizhou. ”

Wang Xiang was so angry that his beard stood up.

At this time, an unhappy voice suddenly sounded in the imperial study: "Half a year outside, why hasn't your temperament been smoothed out?" In. ”

Only then did Shen Changtang get up slowly and said to Wang Xiang: "Fang Cai Benhou has offended a lot in his words, please bear with Wang Xiang." "That being said, the expression is another matter. Wang Xiang brushed his sleeves away, and Shen Changtang entered the imperial study.

Emperor Yongsheng stood in front of the imperial table, wearing a crow-blue five-clawed dragon dress, although he had a too young face, he was still majestic, and the power of the Son of Heaven came to his face without words.

Emperor Yongsheng looked at him and said: "You are good, as soon as you come back, you will raise the bar with the king, and tomorrow I will have to have a bloody storm when I go to the early dynasty." ”

Shen Changtang smiled and said, "The minister thinks that the saint has long been accustomed to it. ”

Emperor Yongsheng said: "Accustomed to it, take it for granted, and if you listen to it too much in the court, you will inevitably get bored." It's a pity that I am the king of a country, so I can only listen. Ming Mu is back, and the court can be a lot more interesting. ”

"The court is a place for the discussion of national affairs, how else does the Holy One want to be interesting?"

If there are outsiders here at this moment, they will definitely be shocked by the familiarity and closeness between Emperor Yongsheng and Mu Yanghou. When Shen Changtang was six years old, he gave Emperor Yongsheng, who was seven years older than him, as a companion, and the two of them have been together for twenty-two years, which can be described as extremely familiar.

The two of them gossiped again, and Emperor Yongsheng asked about Suizhou.

Hearing Emperor Yongsheng ask about Suizhou, Shen Changtang also changed his words and was commensurate with a monarch and a minister. It is precisely because of familiarity that Shen Changtang is very aware of Emperor Yongsheng's temperament, he is familiar, and he can't mess up the position of the monarch and minister.

Emperor Yongsheng was very satisfied with the harvest of Shen Changtang's trip to Suizhou, and frequently bowed his head.

Shen Changtang entered the palace this time, in addition to reporting on his work, there was another important matter. He quietly probed, and said: "Suizhou is really the holy land of nuclear carving, whether it is Suizhou or Gongcheng, you can see nuclear carving skills everywhere, and nuclear carving commodities also abound, especially there is a nuclear carving town outside Gongcheng. Shangguan's family also held a nuclear conference, I also went to see it, there are many excellent nuclear carving technicians," after a pause, he said: "Among them, there is a female nuclear carving technician, the nuclear carving is not bad, Ming Mu looked at the artistic conception is good, and bought a lotus pond moonlight nuclear carving from her." ”

He took out the moonlight nuclear sculpture of the lotus pond and asked, "How does the Holy One look at it?" ”

Emperor Yongsheng glanced at it, and then retracted his gaze: "In the end, it is outside, not as good as in the palace." Ming Mu, you are even more willing to seek far, if you like nuclear carving, there are many nuclear carvers in the palace, what do you like to let them carve for you. If you want a female nuclear carver, there is no one in the palace, and the new nuclear carver is a girl. ”

Emperor Yongsheng took over the moonlight nuclear sculpture of the lotus pond at this time, and said casually: "Such nuclear sculptures, you can have as many as you want." I'll have someone deliver it to you tomorrow. As he spoke, he flicked his fingertips and threw it directly, looking like he was smiling but not smiling: "You have been in Suizhou for half a year, did you meet some confidante?" ”

Shen Changtang said: "The saint is joking, Ming Mu can't get close to women, how can he be a confidant?" ”

"It's best if you don't have it, and it's good to be a confidant if you have. It's just that I have to get past it. When my father was alive, he often told me that Ming Mu's marriage should be taken care of, and if I chose a person with a low status and not worthy of Ming Mu, it would be difficult for me to explain to my father after a hundred years. ”

Speaking of the first emperor, Shen Changtang's heart moved slightly, and he felt a little touched.

At the age of six, he became the companion of Emperor Yongsheng, and spent much longer in the palace than in the house. Although it is said that accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, whether it is Emperor Yongsheng or the first emperor, they treat him very well, and it is one of the few warmth in his dark and heavy childhood.

It is precisely because of this that he is willing to give Emperor Yongsheng a sharp blade to his relatives.

Muyang Houfu.

"Ming Mu entered the palace directly?"

"Back to Mrs. Hui's words, the Hou Ye has entered the palace to report on his work." Shen Lu frowned slightly, and said, "Master Hou also specially asked me to tell my wife, saying that I thank my wife for her care." As for the second half of the sentence, Shen Lu didn't say it.

In the Hou Mansion, the relationship between Hou Ye and Mrs. Shen was rusty and stiff, and everyone had long been accustomed to it.

Mrs. Shen asked, "What else did you say?" ”

Shen Lu said: "Back to Mrs. Hui's words, Hou Ye hurriedly entered the palace and didn't say much else. ”

Mrs. Shen leaned back in the chair, her dignified and luxurious face added a trace of melancholy, sighed lightly, and sighed a few times in succession: "That's it, I gave birth to him in October, how can I not know his thoughts, you don't say it." If you say it, it will hurt in vain. ”

"Madame, don't think about it, the Hou Ye is really in a hurry to enter the palace, and he didn't say a few words to me. The car of clothes made by the lady, the Hou Ye also saw it, and asked people to send it back to the house and put it in the cage. Madame's intentions, how could Master Hou not know? It's just that the debriefing is important, as soon as the Hou Ye enters the city gate, he goes straight to the palace without stopping. Shen Lu said again: "Master Hou is doing things for the saint, and it has been more than half a year since he traveled to Suizhou......

When Mrs. Shen heard this, she was even more distressed, and she couldn't care about the sadness of the spring and autumn, she wiped the corners of her eyes, and hurriedly instructed the people in the Hou Mansion to prepare meals.

Seeing this, Shen Lu breathed a sigh of relief.

Being the manager of Muyang Houfu is not an easy errand.

Suizhou.

On the evening of the second day when Ah Yin said he was ill, Shangguan Shixin came over.

The attendant behind him carried large packets of medicine and two food boxes. He said apologetically: "It's Shixin's poor arrangement, the bosom friend came to Suizhou, but it didn't arrange it properly, and you were wronged." ”

He asked Jiang Man to put down the medicine and food box, and said, "I heard that you are not accustomed to water and soil, so I specially asked the doctor to prescribe good medicine." The doctor specially instructed that this medicine is very mild, and if you drink it when you have nothing to do on weekdays, it can also clear the liver and eyes. We use our eyes a lot on weekdays, so we asked the doctor to prescribe a few more packs. There is also a food box, is Shixin from Gongcheng brought over the cook, in the Gongcheng restaurant a few times eaten, think it is good, so the cook dug over, I didn't expect you to come over to make trouble, so let the cook make some Gongcheng food. If you are not used to eating Suizhou's food, you can just taste it. ”

Ah Yin didn't expect Shangguan Shixin to be so accessible, and he really lived up to the word bosom friend.

From the moment she saw the above, she didn't say a word, he knew the ins and outs of the matter, and he was extremely gentle, and he didn't debunk her that she was pretending to be sick, and he prepared these things so thoughtfully.

She coughed lightly and said, "I can't say anything about grievances, and I came to Suizhou in advance." ”

"Miss Lu, I thought that when you came to Suizhou, I would tell you immediately. But you knew before I did. Shi Xin was ashamed, and once said that when the bosom friend came to Suizhou, he would definitely be entertained, but in the end it violated the original promise. In order to make up for Shixin's mistakes and treat your illness as soon as you are cured, Shixin will personally welcome the girl into the door of Shangguan's house. ”

When Jiang Man heard this, the corners of his mouth trembled.

Do they know what it means for a gentleman to welcome a girl into the door? As soon as they met their bosom friends, they were like they were all gone, and they couldn't wait to dig out their hearts and lungs for each other.

Ah Yin hurriedly said: "Shi Xin Yan zhòng, where can I use such a big gift?" ”

Shangguan Shixin said: "You are my bosom friend, and you deserve such a big gift." ”

Ah Yin still wanted to worship under the Shangguan family, but he didn't want to make such a big fanfare. Before worshipping, the young owner greeted him personally, and they were all unmarried Langjun and girls, and when it came to nuclear carving in the future, it would inevitably cause gossip.

Shangguan Shixin really understands her.

When she was thinking about how to refuse, he had already taken the initiative to say: "It's Shixin's inconsiderate thought again, and it's embarrassing to call the bosom friend." After you get well, I will talk to Uncle Yuan and ask Uncle Yuan to take you over. After a while, he told her about Lu Lan again, and talked about everything in detail.

Ah Yin asked Fan Haohe to go out to inquire before, and she was already clear about seven or eight points, and Shangguan Shixin said it, and she completely understood the ins and outs.

She said "thank you."

Shangguan Shixin said again: "This matter is a little tricky, but you don't need to worry. What Yuan Bo believed, even if the emperor of Yongping took a knife across his neck, he would not change. Now that Yuanbo has not accepted apprentices, although the rest of the nuclear carvers do not want to cause trouble, there is still room for things to turn. When you come to Shangguan's house, you will know that we rely more on nuclear eagles to speak. ”

When Ah Yin heard this, he asked again: "The Shangguan family must have a lot of good products." ”

Speaking of this, Shangguan Shixin was very proud, and said: "There are naturally good products, originally you are my bosom friend, it doesn't hurt if I take a few to show you." But if you become a nuclear carver of the Shangguan family, you can enjoy it. ”

As soon as they talked about the nuclear carving, the two seemed to have endless words, and they talked for half an hour before Shangguan Shixin said goodbye and left.

Before Shangguan Shixin left, he also said: "If you have any difficulties in Suizhou, just tell me." ”

Hearing him say this, Ah Yin remembered the fake Chen Dou.

But just a moment of hesitation, Ah Yin pressed it in his heart and waved goodbye to him. After Ah Yin returned to the room, Jiang Xuan asked, "Why didn't my sister tell the young owner?" With the strength of the young owner, it shouldn't be difficult to solve that person. ”

Ah Yin shook his head and said: "The person who can quietly solve the real Chen Dou must have a lot of background behind it, and we don't know what the origin is." I can trust Shixin, but I don't want to get him in trouble. That person even dared to do something from Mu Yanghou, let alone someone from the Shangguan family? ”

Besides, if she really told Shangguan Shixin, how would she explain that Mu Yanghou would send a secret guard to protect her? She still didn't want anyone else to know about her relationship with Mu Yanghou.

Jiang Xuan said distressedly: "Also, what should we do?" Tiger Eye Tiger Boxing is good, but yesterday the two of them asked Chen Dou to guide them, neither of them is Chen Dou's opponent, although Fan Jia Xiaolang is also Lang Jun, but after all, he is not as specialized in martial arts as Tiger Eye Tiger Boxing. We have three Lang Jun, but we still can't beat that fake Chen Dou. ”

Ah Yin said: "I want to find a way. ”.

In the next few days, Ah Yin has been carefully observing the whereabouts of the fake Chen Dou.

In the past, Chen Dou was mediocre in appearance, and he didn't stand out at all in the crowd, so it was easy to be ignored. And now, because of burns, it is also conspicuous if you wear a hat, and it is even more conspicuous if you don't wear a hat. Although he is more agile than before, as a dark guard, his appearance is no longer suitable.

Ah Yin tested Chen Dou several times in a few days.

After knowing that he was a fake Chen Dou, Ah Yin wanted to know where he came from. If you know, maybe you can help Mu Yanghou. Fortunately, although this fake Chen Dou is agile, he looks down on their sisters.

After Ah Yin found out about this, he was extremely happy.

What kind of people are easiest to beat? He is the one who underestimates the enemy. The more he underestimates the enemy, the easier it is to expose his weaknesses. Soon, Ah Yin discovered a little bit that this fake Chen Dou was defenseless against Ah Xuan. It was probably Ah Xuan's enthusiasm before that made him let down his vigilance.

At the same time, in the past few days, Ah Yin has also asked Fan Haohe to inquire about all kinds of traitors in Suizhou.

Fan Haohe said that there was a thief in Suizhou recently, he was very good, and he committed theft when the moon was dark and the wind was high, and he had stolen a lot of treasures from rich and noble families in just half a month, which made Taishou Li Cheng very headache, and the yamen arrested him for half a month, but he never caught it, and he didn't see what the thief looked like.

Ah Yin whispered to Jiang Xuan: "You go buy a few jars of spirits tomorrow and come back, and then give them to Chen Dou." ”

Jiang Xuan was puzzled and asked, "He has bad intentions, why does my sister still invite him to drink?" Spirits are a lot of money. Ah Yin said: "If you buy it, you must buy the best spirits." ”

When Jiang Xuan heard this, she couldn't help but be overjoyed, and asked, "Didn't my sister come up with a way to deal with fake Chen Dou?" ”

Ah Yin's head.

Jiang Xuan said again: "What does my sister want to do?" ”

Ah Yin said: "You come here with your ears." She whispered a few words in Ah Xuan's ear, and Ah Xuan nodded like a chicken pecking rice. Ah Yin finally instructed: "The last step is a little dangerous, I will let Fan Haohe do it." ”

Jiang Xuan nodded again.

Fake Chen Dou was really not wary of Ah Xuan, he had eaten too much of Ah Xuan before, and now Ah Xuan bought spirits for Tiger Eye Tiger Fist to drink, and when he said that he would give him a jar, Fake Chen Dou did not have any suspicions.

After he drank one jar, Ah Xuan took out two more jars and whispered to the fake Chen Dou: "Originally, it was secretly hidden for the Fan family Xiaolang to drink, but he doesn't like to drink spirits, if you like it, I'll give it all to you, ah, I remember, Tiger Fist still has a small half of the altar left, and I'll bring it to you." ”

After drinking three and a half jars, the fake Chen Dou got drunk.

Li Cheng has been a little worried recently, and the thief who has been caught for half a month has not been caught.

Just when I was full of sorrow, someone suddenly came to report to the official, saying that he had seen that thief! Get drunk in an inn! When Li Cheng heard this, his eyes widened, what a thief, even if he stole something, he still dared to get drunk under his nose openly! Isn't that defying his authority? Mocking him for nearly half a month of incompetence?

Li Cheng immediately ordered the people of the yamen to go and arrest him.

When the person brought it back, the smell of wine was so strong that Li Cheng wanted to gag. He kicked the thief's body over and asked his entourage to search him, but he didn't find a single treasure, but found a letterhead.

Li Ying took it apart and took a look.

…… Stunned.

It turned out to be a letter that said how to plot to kill Mu Yanghou! Originally, stealing things was just a trivial matter, but this matter involving the life of the Marquis of Yongping, the matter suddenly became strict!

Li Cheng hurriedly asked the thief to be put in prison, afraid that he would escape, and put on the shackles.

He was carrying a thin piece of paper, and his heart was really heavy.