Two days later.

Under Mu Yunting's arrangement, Shen Qingli met Shen Ke in an inconspicuous courtyard on the back street of the alley.

Shen Ke was much thinner than before, and there was a bit of vicissitudes between his eyebrows, and when he saw Shen Qingli, who was staggering but radiant, his eyes deepened, and he said in a deep voice: "Li Niang, as soon as you are well in the Hou Mansion, I will be relieved, why let the prince take such a big risk to bring me to the capital." ”

"I haven't seen you since my brother had an accident last time, how can I not worry about you in my heart." Shen Qingli sat down with Bi Tao's support, and said with a light smile, "It's just that I've been inconvenient recently, so I can't go to Youzhou to see you, and when I have a child in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of it, so I asked the prince to pick up my brother and take a trip to the capital." ”

A young man with a young eye stepped forward to serve tea respectfully.

Shen Qingli glanced at him, he looked fourteen or fifteen years old, and his appearance was quite dignified, but there was a faint scar at the corner of his mouth.

I don't know why, Shen Qingli's eyelids jumped fiercely when he saw him, and he couldn't help but look at the little guy more, although this person was young, but his demeanor was extremely capable, most of them looked like a practitioner.

The little servant served the tea and quietly retreated.

Shen Ke explained: "His name is Ah Fu, he is an orphan, helpless, one day hungry outside the tea garden, I saw that he was pitiful, so I took him in to help in the tea garden, I didn't want this child to be a smart and clever person, so I simply left him by my side to help." ”

"It's always good to have someone right by my brother's side to help." Shen Qingli saw that Na Ah Fu was serving a bowl of boiled water, and secretly sighed in his heart for his carefulness. Thinking of this, she admonished again, "It's just that my brother has a special status now, and he should be extra careful when making friends, and he must not be targeted by others." ”

I remember that when Mu Yunting arranged him in Youzhou, he said that he had left two reliable people for him, but I don't know why Shen Ke didn't bring him with him.

"Don't worry, I'm in control." Shen Ke picked up the tea, took a sip, and said. "The prince also left someone for me at that time. Those two people are loyal and reliable, and they have helped me a lot, and they can't be separated from the tea garden at the moment, so it is naturally inconvenient for me to bring them out this time. ”

Shen Qingli was relieved. Seeing that Shen Ke's expression was always very calm. mentioned the peach branch: "The peach branch grew up in the Hou Mansion since childhood. has admired his brother for a long time, and his temperament is gentle and virtuous, and now he volunteers to take care of his brother. I wonder why my brother didn't accept her? If there is a peach branch to take care of my brother, I will be relieved. ”

Shen Ke pondered for a moment before he said slowly: "Li Niang, I am a person who has died once, and now with the help of the son of the world, I have escaped death and returned to Daliang, but after all, I still have to live an incognito life, which seems to be quiet and unwavering, but in fact, it will be exposed at any time, maybe it will affect the prince and you, if I ask for a peach branch, it will hurt her, I really can't bear to involve an innocent person again, it is better to let her find another good person to marry, and live a truly carefree life." ”

"Brother is too worried, now that the emperor is back to the court, the queen mother is sick in bed again, and she is unable to ask about the government and politics, no one will ask about the affairs of the Canglang Club anymore, my brother just needs to live in Youzhou with peace of mind guarding the tea garden." Shen Qingli comforted, "In a few years, the turmoil caused by the waves will disappear, why should my brother think so much, if my brother is interested in Taozhi, it is better to marry her, take Kexin, and live happily together as a family!" ”

"Li Niang, you think too simply, now that Situ Kong is in charge of the government in the Western Regions, do you think he will be dead to Da Liang?" Shen Ke said in a deep voice: "A family like ours in the former dynasty, if you want to live a stable life, I'm afraid it's impossible, Taozhi's matter, don't worry about it anymore, I have made up my mind, I won't marry again in this life." ”

Don’t wait for prosperity to care for the things important to you.

What's more, the ambition in his heart is not as simple as guarding a tea plantation.

"What does Situ Kong do? What does it have to do with us? Shen Qingli asked in surprise, "Is there still a connection between my brother and Situ Kong?" ”

"No, how could I have any contact with Situ Kong." Shen Ke knew that he was speechless, and hurriedly explained, "I'm just talking casually, don't take it to heart." As he spoke, he looked at Bi Tao who was standing beside Shen Qingli again, frowned and said, "Li Niang, I have something to tell you alone." ”

"Let's go down!" Shen Qingli looked at Bi Tao.

Bi Tao retreated as she said.

Shen Ke got up and entered the inner room, walked out with a delicate little mahogany box, put it in front of Shen Qingli, and opened it for her to see, the mahogany box was divided into two grids on the left and right, one of the grids contained a stack of thick silver tickets, and the other grid placed a golden peony flower headdress and a string of long-lived centennial locks brought by children, all of which were exquisite and valuable.

Shen Ke took out the silver ticket and put it in front of Shen Qingli, the silver ticket was divided into two stacks, tied with red thread, and said: "Li Niang, all the property of our Shen family is here, I have nothing else to worry about in this life except for you and Kexin, so I divided these silver tickets into two parts, leaving them to you and Kexin, as for this hairpin, I specially picked it for you in the past two days, and the longevity lock is naturally left for my little nephew who has not yet been born, and you can put it away." ”

It sounds like a last word.

"Brother, what are you talking about! In this way, I will keep this hairpin, and this longevity lock will be given away after I give birth!" Shen Qingli took out the hairpin, pushed the mahogany box to him, and said, "You take these silver tickets back, since they are the property of the Shen family, you can just take them with you, why give them to me, I don't want them." ”

"Li Niang, don't think about it." Shen Ke insisted on pushing the box to her, and said earnestly, "No matter how good it is over there in Youzhou, it is not my hometown after all, although the prince has bought the house for me, but I still don't worry about putting so much silver there, I originally thought that if I couldn't see you, I would give you these trustees, and now that I have come to the capital, I will simply do all these things, besides, when you give birth to a child, I may not be able to come over in person to congratulate, so you are obedient, take all these, and by the way, take Kexin's share, Take good care of it for her, and forget about my thoughts. ”

"Then keep all the money. Don't you use it yourself? When Shen Qingli heard him say this, she suddenly felt sour in her heart, all along, Shen Ke had treated her very well.

Although she is not short of silver, she is not short of jewelry.

But now, she is holding this mahogany box, but she feels heavy, after all, she still has a brother in this other world who cares about her. Worried about her......

"Don't worry about me. My tea garden has already started to make profits, and I don't need this silver. Shen Keyun picked up the tea bowl lightly, took a sip, and said with a light smile. Later, if I need money. I'll talk to you. When the time comes, you won't leave me alone, will you? ”

"Then I'll keep the silver for my brother first." Shen Qingli had no choice but to nod in response. Thinking of that Ah Fu, he instructed again, "Brother, I think that Ah Fu is not an idle person, brother must be careful." ”

"Don't worry, I remember." Shen Ke smiled faintly, "Although the prince asked me to stay in the capital for a few more days, I knew that if I was in the capital, the prince would take on more dangers, so I thought I would go back tomorrow." ”

"My brother finally came, so let's stay longer!" Shen Qingli heard that he was about to leave so soon, and hurriedly tried his best to stay, "Since the prince has an arrangement, don't worry, just stay here for a few more days, besides, Kexin is still young, and it is not easy to go back and forth on the road." ”

"Taozhi and Kexin stayed for a while, and I went back alone, the tea garden is busy right now, and I can't leave for too long." Shen Ke seemed to have made a plan a long time ago, "After a few days, I will send someone to pick up Kexin back, tomorrow I will leave early in the morning, you don't have to come over again, I will come to see you when I have time, but you have to take care of yourself." ”

"Oh well! I listen to my brother. Shen Qingli had no choice but to nod and said, "Brother should also take care of himself, and he must not have any contact with Situ Kong anymore." ”

"Don't worry about this, it won't." Shen Ke smiled.

The brother and sister chatted casually again.

Shen Qingli looked at the sky, and only reluctantly said goodbye and left when Mu Yunting was about to come back.

When she returned to Qingxin Garden, Mu Yunting had already returned, and was leaning on the couch to read, and when she came back, she raised her head from the book and said, "Why did you come back?" ”

"I haven't seen my brother for so long, so I just talked a little more!" Shen Qingli glanced at him coquettishly, washed up, changed into homely clothes, and then sat down beside him, "Why did you come back so early today?" ”

"I just came back, too!" Mu Yunting simply put away the book, sat up, pinched her shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "I have to go to the palace in a while, and I will serve my father tonight." ”

"Serving the sick?" Shen Qingli looked at him in surprise and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, he ......"

"Yes, it's not good." Mu Yunting frowned and said, "It's probably just the matter of the past two days, the first recovery from a serious illness, the body is already weak, and he was seriously injured on the way, so it is inevitable that something will happen." ”

"If something happens to the emperor, the prince will inevitably ascend the throne, then let's ......" Shen Qingli asked worriedly, as the saying goes, once a son of heaven is a courtier, not to mention, the prince is still at odds with Mu Yunting.

"Don't worry, we'll be fine." Mu Yunting simply hugged her in his arms, stroked her stomach back and forth with his big hands, rested his chin on her temples, and said faintly, "You think, how can I put you and the child in a disadvantageous situation, no matter who ascends the throne, I have a countermeasure, you believe me." ”

"I believe in you." Shen Qingli looked back at him and said in a low voice, "It's just that there has always been a change of thrones, and there will inevitably be turmoil, and people are unpredictable, you have to be careful." ”

"I'll be careful." Mu Yunting lowered his head and pecked her soft lips, and chuckled, "It's nice to see your brother, right?" He's still used to it in Youzhou, right? ”

"Well, he's fine." Shen Qingli saw him staring at her without blinking, and his face turned slightly red, "It's just that he is worried about the business of the tea plantation, and he said that he will go back tomorrow, I can't stop him, so I can only rely on him." ”

"I'll go back tomorrow?" Mu Yunting looked away and asked quietly, "It's hard to come here, why don't you stay for a few more days?" Is it bad to think that the back street of the alley is bad? ”

"No, he just wants to leave, he just thinks about the tea plantation." said that he had only been in the capital for two days, but he had been away from the tea garden for several days.

"Well, if he wants to go, let's go!" Mu Yunting pondered for a moment and said, "It's just that I'm going to enter the palace tonight to serve the sick, and I can't go to see him, so I'll ask Gong Si to send him back to Youzhou tomorrow." ”

"You just have to be busy with you, he can go back by himself, there are too many people to make people suspicious." Shen Qingli hurriedly said, "Gong Si is better to stay by your side." ”

"Then listen to you." Mu Yunting nodded.

Anyway, by Shen Ke's side, he sent someone to follow.

Early the next morning, Shen Qingli took Kexin to Muyingtang to greet the Huangfu family, and the Huangfu family was so happy that the Huangfu family hugged Kexin in his arms and said: "Oh, my little girl, grandmother heard that you were sick when you first came, are you okay now?" As he spoke, he turned his head and asked Shen Qingli, "Does Kexin still take medicine?" ”

"I'm still feeding the medicine, and Mrs. Chi said it's no big deal." Shen Qingli said with a smile.

"That's good, I'm most afraid that the child will get sick." Huangfu hurriedly took a piece of pastry from the plate and stuffed it into Kexin's hand, Kexin happily took it, took a bite excitedly, and said in a childish voice, "Thank you, grandmother, such a delicious dim sum, there is no such delicious dim sum in Youzhou." ”

"Look at what the child has been wronged into." Huangfu looked at Ke Xin eating the snacks in his hand with relish, and said distressedly, "I look at this girl, I will stay in our house in the future!" ”

"Let's see later!" Shen Qingli just laughed.

There is naturally no problem with raising a child in the Yongding Marquis Mansion, but she thinks that it is better for the child to grow up next to her parents.

After all, Shen Ke has settled down, and with his daughter Chenghuan on his knees, he is not too lonely.

At this time, Mama Chu hurriedly lifted the curtain and walked in, and said with a pale face: "Mrs. Tai, just now the Hou Ye sent someone to deliver the news, saying that the emperor just died this morning. ”

The emperor died?

Shen Qingli couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

"This day has changed after all!" Huangfu sighed, his eyes suddenly became wet, and he hurriedly ordered: "Go and prepare court clothes, Su and I have to go into the palace to cry." As he spoke, he patted Shen Qingli's hand, "Li girl, although you are also a third-grade order, but you are pregnant, you don't need to go to the palace to cry and mourn, we have to be busy for a few days these days, you must take good care of yourself." ”

"Don't worry, grandmother, I will." Shen Qingli hurriedly responded.

Next, the Yongding Marquis Mansion was busy again, the red silk decorated with flowers and trees in the courtyard when Mu Yunxuan got married was untied one by one, and the big red lantern at the door was also taken down and replaced with a plain one.

Mu Yunchao sat at the door depressedly and watched the people who were busy going back and forth in the courtyard, now it's okay, his wedding date has to be postponed for another half a year...... (To be continued......)