Capital.

She finally left the palace again, and stepped back into the place where she was almost unfamiliar. Luoyang long streets and alleys, familiar with the direction, the sound of people, bustling, walking in the flow of people in the carriage shuttled quickly, she opened the curtain to look at the scenery that has not been seen for a long time, although the surroundings are not as elegant and light as the palace, but the smell of people is strong and affectionate, if the imperial city is compared to the high cloud fairy land that does not eat the fireworks of the world, Luoyang City is an ordinary ordinary home-cooked food, taste the delicacies of the mountains and seas, enjoy the prosperity of the world, and the place where there are people with horses and miscellaneous markets is more nostalgic.

The gongs and drums are beating on the road, and there is an atmosphere of wanting to prepare for the winter solstice and the New Year. Both men and women are bloated and bloated in kudzu weaving clothes, carrying vegetable baskets in their hands, and wandering dizzily among the street vendors, while children bite sugar gourds and play in the corners. Shen Shuzhao was fascinated by it, she rarely saw this kind of scene when she stayed at home all the year round in the deep boudoir of the Shen Mansion. The way the people celebrate the New Year is different from theirs, she has always only heard rumors that say so, if there is a chance, she will definitely pull Wei Yang out of the palace at the end of the year to walk around, and see where the difference is before she stops.

At the Guangyang Gate at the end of Luoyang, the mansion of Yanhan Mountain is located here. Although it is located in a remote area, it is the closest to Moxuan Pavilion, which can be left in the suburbs.

The carriage stopped, and Shen Shuzhao walked into the door of the house surrounded by guards disguised as subordinates. The servants of the cold mountain came forward to treat each other warmly, and came to the guest room, and the cold mountain had been waiting for a long time under the painting of the green mountains and deep clouds. Gao Dezhong appeared in front of him, and he immediately greeted him with a smile, "I have lost my welcome, and I hope that the nobles will forgive me." At noon, we received the letter of worship sent by the palace, and began to prepare for the arrival of the nobles. ”

"Your Excellency, don't be too early." After Gao Dezhong's eyes turned to the person standing beside him, Yan Hanshan paid attention, the girl's brocade clothes and jade bracelets, and the beautiful materials for the headdress and embroidered shoes were above the ordinary family. Isn't this Shen Shuzhao?

"This is not Shen Er...... No, Shen Concubine Niangniang? As he blurted out the last five words, he realized that something was wrong, and quickly knelt down and bowed to the royal family.

"Master Yan, get up." Shen Shuzhao said.

Yan Hanshan looked at her in surprise with his mouth closed, "How can the golden body of the mother step into the ruined place of the grass people?" ”

"The master has praised it, this palace has always been loyal to the Queen Mother, and the master is the top in employing people outside the Queen Mother's palace, how can this palace not see the master?"

"The contemptible people are blessed by the favor of the mother and the queen mother, it is really a blessing for three lives, the mother should sit down, Huiqiu, don't hurry up to serve tea." Yan Hanshan said to his subordinates, and then turned his face to greet him with a flattering smile, "Niangniang sits, and the nobles sit." After they all entered the guest room safely, Yan Hanshan wiped a cold sweat on his back, the palace didn't plan to let him go, the fact that Shen Shuzhao was the queen mother's lobbyist was obvious, this time, what did the queen mother want him to do? Alas, not very annoying.

"How has the master been doing lately?" Shen Shuzhao looked at his mental appearance, Yan Hanshan was uncomfortable, this villain was really unguardable, he replied: "Fortunately, with the wealth and silver rewarded by the Queen Mother, the contemptible person will not worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life." ”

Well?

Shen Shuzhao smiled: "The queen mother cares about her master, and the master can live in peace." If it is not good, the Queen Mother will help the master to get out of adversity, as long as the master speaks. ”

"The contemptible people dare not be, the queen mother loves and despicables."

At this time, the maid brought the tea and presented it to the three of them, Shen Shuzhao saw at a glance that the tea leaves at the bottom of the tea were dry and not tender, containing mixed stems, steaming hot after soaking, and the soup color gradually turned from clear to gray and turbid, which was actually the inferior grade of tea. Facing the queen mother's henchmen and favorite concubines from the palace, Yan Hanshan could only get this kind of tea at home, Shen Shuzhao didn't feel good for a while, she took a few sips, and put it down as if nothing had happened.

Gao Dezhong beside him is also an old insight, he drank tea with a calm face, and both of them tacitly agreed not to evaluate it.

They didn't say it, after Yan Hanshan sipped it himself, he sighed and put down the teacup. His poverty and embarrassment are already everywhere. Therefore, the will given to him by the Queen Mother this time, whether it is a black hand or a white way, he must grit his teeth and accept it!

So he cut straight to the point, "Niangniang, what does Changle Palace want to contemptible?" ”

Shen Shuzhao said naturally: "The Queen Mother wants the master to do the same thing as before. ”

"Who is writing for? Is it well written, or is it bad? ”

His question was sensitive and critical, so much so that Shen Shuzhao even felt full of traitorous appearance when he said the latter words, and it was extremely dark. She replied again and again: "For, heaven, son." ”

"Every day, every day?" The cold mountain was so frightened that his eyes were bulging to a round one, and the race was only a dragonfly. What Shen Shuzhao said completely frightened him, he only knew that he wrote a fu for the first time for the former Sizhi Li Chong, and then the adult resigned from his official position and left Beijing and was killed; He wrote a letter for General Sima Da, the son of Xiao Mansion, for the second time, and the next day he was reported to the yamen for seeking money and killing him; This time, it turned out to be written on the pilgrimage? Isn't that a head-wrenching thing!

Yan Hanshan sat on the bench, dumbfounded, unable to speak for a long time, Shen Shuzhao knew that he felt that the Queen Mother had always acted uncleanly, and he was timid.

"As long as the master finishes the order of the Queen Mother this time, the palace will no longer bother you."

"When...... Seriously? ”

Shen Shuzhao nodded. "The master was originally a sage of books, and he should have looked for the true meaning of the world in the second half of his life between the words, but he was caught in the whirlpool of power and conspiracy, and was contaminated by vulgarity, and the concubine took pity on the master, so the master did not have to act for the palace in the future, and the concubine always believed that the scholar should follow himself in writing, not gold and silver."

Yan Hanshan was moved, thinking that it was not a day or two that he wanted to get rid of the queen mother's control.

"What the Master needs to do is to write a letter criticizing the matter of the Holy Being's forgiveness of sinful concubines and arson."

"What? The rumors turned out to be true? ”

But this focus falls on the excuse that no one in the court dares to admonish, so as to satirize the paranoia of the Son of Heaven who does not listen to people. The Master's fame is well known throughout Beijing, as long as the Master raises the pen, those who admire the Master will follow suit, not to mention that this is still a matter of conscience, and the Master will never ruin his reputation, what is it? ”

Speaking of which, the benefits are all shared, and after Yan Hanshan's eyes slipped, where did he find a reason to refuse? So he respectfully accepted: "The contemptible people receive the order, please go back to the palace to tell the queen mother, and the contemptible people will try their best to do their best." ”

"These are the rewards of the Queen Mother."

The guard brought the silver, Yan Hanshan's eyes immediately lit up, and when he was about to reach out to touch it, Shen Shuzhao firmly pressed his hand down, pressed it on the table, and did not move. "Niangniang......" He looked up at her suspiciously, ushering in a look that was so cold that it couldn't be colder, Shen Shuzhao had never been so solemn, and he was very unsmiling. Yan Hanshan was still wondering where he had annoyed the nobleman, so he heard Shen Shuzhao say fiercely: "Remember, this is the last time." In the future, you will no longer have the opportunity to accept the windfall wealth, please think clearly about how to save money in the future in the house, how to take care of your wife and heirs, and how to honor your elders. This huge mansion is up and down, but you alone can support it! ”

Yan Hanshan was reprimanded and froze in place.

She continued: "This palace knows that the master often goes in and out of Changhuanfang and other gambling places, and asks the master not to do this kind of thing again!" ”

"You...... How do you know? Yan Hanshan's face turned purple, he never expected that his secret would be discovered, or it would be known by the people in the palace, it was really embarrassing!

"The entire Wei Dynasty belongs to the Queen Mother, and there is nothing in the capital that the Queen Mother does not know?" Shen Shuzhao replied arrogantly, and her words also made Gao Dezhong proud.

Yan Hanshan's heart was cold, the power of Wei Chao's relatives infiltrated here, the Son of Heaven was still so incompetent and incompetent, and he didn't take action, could Wei Chao fall like this and let these foreign surnames be ruined? Unfortunate, unfortunate!

"The queen mother's majesty and contemptible people have already appreciated it, please rest assured that the contemptible people will do what they should do, and they will not say what they shouldn't say."

"It's good to understand." Shen Shuzhao affirmed, she looked at the courtyard, "Bengong remembers that when I came here before, there were many young children in the courtyard playing in the courtyard, does the master still remember what Bengong said?" It is the greatest happiness of the Master to let them grow up carefree in a mansion. Now, this palace will say this to the master again. After finishing speaking, she and Gao Dezhong both left, leaving Yan Hanshan alone to sit quietly next to the herbal tea, savoring this sentence, and gradually regret spread to his heart......

The next place they went to was Zhen's Mansion.

It is a grand and bright mansion that is different from the Yan house.

On the way there, Gao Dezhong asked her, "Why did Niangniang persuade Yan Hanshan to stop?" The more he indulged in Changhuanfang, the more dependent he became on the Queen Mother. ”

"Zhongguiren, you and I are both people who make a living for power, using passers-by to pull chess pieces that should not be involved into the chessboard to harass each other, these are all things that are duty. This palace connived at him to gamble, that is because the queen mother is in a hurry, and this palace harms him, because he is forgiven and there is still room to turn over. But now, his house is surrounded by four walls, he doesn't open the pot, and if he sinks again, he will be treated as a waste, and the palace will force him to stop, why can't he? ”

"Mother's kindness." Gao Dezhong showed a smile that he didn't know whether it was ironic or not, and walked straight forward.

Shen Shuzhao sneered, when the chess pieces are so bad that they don't even have a conscience, what is the difference between such a person who gives advice and a machine carefully carved by a carpenter?

Coming to Zhen's Mansion, Zhen Shangze, as a shrewd businessman, is not like the cold mountain with only Gao Dezhong in his eyes, his unforgettable ability quickly recognized Shen Shuzhao behind him, and he also knew the situation in the palace very well. After meeting, the first thing he asked was whether Niangniang came to pardon Concubine Xi for the emperor.

"Exactly." Shen Shuzhao said, "What do you think about the affairs of the court?" ”

Zhen Shangze smiled, "Niangniang has not seen her for a day, she has changed from a famous lady to the emperor's favorite concubine, there are people like Niangniang in the palace, how can it be the turn to speak here?" ”

"Your Excellency is humble, you even know what happened in the harem last night, what else is there not to understand?"

"Everyone outside the palace has passed on it, but I only hear it a little bit."

"The emperor was bewitched by Concubine Xi, the court was in an uproar, the queen mother was shocked, and the palace came on the order of the queen mother to ask your relevant opinions. Your Excellency's wisdom and strategy, in the palace, have been in love with Your Excellency for a long time. ”

"Thank you. Zai Xia always thinks that he is just a humble businessman, and no matter how much the Queen Mother wants, the emperor favors Concubine Xi to forgive her sins, and there is nothing she can do. Love is a difficulty in the difficulty, unless the emperor feels that Concubine Xi is not sincere, it will be useless to persuade others. ”

"What do you think...... Your Majesty, is it good to find out, or is it not good? ”

In this case, I am asking for a position.

Zhen Shangze stood up strictly, Shen Shuzhao smiled lightly, he couldn't figure out her attitude for a while, and how did he know if the Queen Mother was optimistic or not? Zhen Shangze had no choice but to say vaguely: "The heart of the Son of Heaven, who can tell right from wrong?" found that it chilled the heart of the Son of Heaven; I didn't find it, it chilled the hearts of the subjects, and it was difficult to answer under it. ”

Who knew that Shen Shuzhao diverted this matter and said: "The flowers raised in front of Your Excellency's door were originally June flowers, why are they still blooming now?" It's really strange, this palace has never seen it in the palace, I wonder if you can give a pot for this palace to take back and play with other concubines? ”

"Huh? Okay, okay......" Zhen Shangze was puzzled by her sudden question, but still said: "Niangniang can have as many pots as she wants." ”

Shen Shuzhao turned around, "Nobleman, please go and pick a pot for the palace." Purple, blue in the middle. ”

Her order to Gao Dezhong seemed very normal to outsiders, but Gao Dezhong was a first-class confidant serving the Queen Mother, how could he tolerate Shen Shuzhao doing this to him? But in front of outsiders, Gao Dezhong couldn't bear to be angry and turned around and walked out of the house. This little girl, could it be that he deliberately retaliated because he laughed at her before?

When he walked away, Shen Shuzhao finally breathed a sigh of relief, her hands were stacked upright, her undergarment was spread along the ground, and she asked Zhen Shangze cautiously: "The emperor is now deeply trapped in the beauty of Concubine Xi, the queen mother is heartbroken, and she washes her face with tears all day long, and the palace is not only worried about this, but also anxious about the reaction of the courtiers in the world." No one dares to admonish, the officials are silent, this is the status quo of the Wei Dynasty, you and I are both people here, why don't you feel sad? ”

Her words moved Zhen Shangze, who doesn't want to live in a territory where the monarch is wise and the country is prosperous?

"That...... What do you want to do? ”

"Your Excellency knows people from all directions and has many connections, and it is really unfortunate that the Wei Dynasty has no good ministers now. If you are willing to find people with lofty ideals for the imperial court, be outspoken about the monarch, and not be greedy for life and fear death, your Excellency will make a contribution to the Wei Dynasty comparable to supporting the new emperor to ascend the throne. ”

"But no one in the entire court dared to say that the emperor was not, how could anyone else dare? The ministers are reluctant to do the thing of compromising and being the first bird, and I am afraid that it will be a little difficult to find a good minister in the next place! ”

After Zhen Shangze finished speaking, he was stunned on the spot.

Shen Shuzhao didn't speak.

He seemed to understand, wait, it turned out -

He re-looked at the girl who had made her feel uneasy from the beginning, what she wanted...... It is among these people who dare not make a head bird, looking for a person who dares to make a head bird!

It's not easy, it's not easy.

After the Empress Dowager was extremely disappointed, she was able to turn decay into magic and make this matter flexible.

Seeing his expression slowly become clear, Shen Shuzhao knew that his thoughts had turned, so he didn't say anything more. Gao Dezhong led people to come in with potted flowers, and Shen Shuzhao continued: "Your Excellency is right if you can understand your position. Now who is in charge of the world, it is clear at a glance, and he still looks at His Majesty, and he doesn't look away. I have said everything that should be said in this palace, and I will leave first. ”

She got up and left without looking back, passing by Gao Dezhong, her eyes facing each other, her aura colliding, tentative, cold, and no one let anyone. She walked out first, she hoped that Zhen Shangze could understand her true words - whose world is must be clear at a glance.

Shen Shuzhao clenched her fingers.

Certain......