In Shen Yan's eyes, the current Shen Mansion is a city full of mist, and she has to uncover the faces of these people layer by layer to know where the opponent is.

And the things she occasionally heard in the court were like fingers, stirring a certain string in her heart.

At present, Gu Zhicheng mentioned the Guangxi famine, isn't this exactly a breakthrough she needs to find at present?

“…… I am ashamed, there are many people in the DPRK and China who have both ability and political integrity, and Zi Yan is shallow in his studies, so how dare he be ambitious? ”

When Shen Yan was distracted, Shen Mi had already replied.

Seeing that Shen Yan had no reaction to his actions, Gu Song couldn't help but feel a little hot, his brows were also furrowed, he paused, walked back to Hu's bed, waved away the maid who wanted to reach out to help, dragged out a soft pillow from the cupboard under the bed and put it on the bed, pressed a brocade handkerchief on it, and gently hit it.

Shen Yan was disturbed by this voice, looked at Gu Song who was awkward in front of him, and couldn't help but think of Song Jiang beside him. After thinking about it, she dipped in water and wrote a few words on the table, and said, "Do you know the princess of Huyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty?" ”

Gu Song lowered his head and looked at it, it was the words "Princess Huyang".

The Gu family has been practicing martial arts for generations, taking advantage of the troubled times and making a fortune, although it is the third generation to Gu Song, but the time is not long, the foundation is not deep, and the whole country at the beginning of the founding of the country sang the praises of the military generals and heroes, and the literature and history are inevitably neglected to practice. Gu Song was born in Jinxiu, and now he has been reading for three years, and because of the environment, he fished for three days and dried nets for two days.

He stared at Shen Yan vigilantly and did not speak.

Shen Yan smiled.

Shen Mi happened to walk in with Gu Zhicheng one after the other, "Sister Yan, it's time for us to leave." ”

Shen Yan stood up. Gu Song stared at the words on the table, then stood up, and was about to send him off, but was persuaded by Shen Mi.

Gu Zhicheng walked out of the door with him, and said: "I respect Brother Ziyan as a human being, and the two mansions are neighbors, and they should be close." If you don't see outside in the future, Brother Ziyan might as well come to eat tea often. ”

"Definitely, definitely." Shen Mi clenched his fists and said goodbye to Shen Yan.

Gu Song was silent for a long time at the four words of Princess Huyang, and called the maid and said, "Please Mr. Xie come over and speak." ”

Shen Mi's father and daughter returned to the house, and Hua Shi asked about it.

Hearing that Gu Shizi was not as rude as Qi's, Hua's face was better.

Xie Yan was still thinking about the famine in Guangxi, and she said to Shen Mi: "Has my father been fishing with Uncle Lu recently?" ”

Shen Mi smiled: "Why not?" Yesterday, he asked me to go to the Shen family's Zhuangzi on that day, and I have already made an appointment with your third uncle. ”

When Shen Yan heard this, he immediately wrapped his arm around him and said, "Can I go with you?" I can help you fight cats. "Originally, when Shen Mi went fishing, she often did this kind of thing for him, there are many cats in Zhuangzi, and they are very fierce, and they can often take away the fish they catch under people's noses, which is no different from the guys who specialize in oppressing the common people in the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses.

"Not allowed." Fahrenheit glared at the top. "If you go out, you'll be in trouble, so you'd better stay at home and worry less."

Shen Mi looked at Shen Yan in embarrassment.

Shen Yan stretched out his hand and took out a cross and shook it in front of his eyes, "Those ten taels ......"

Shen Mi quickly grabbed her two hands and flattered Hua's words: "Let her go!" With us here, we are sure that we will not get into trouble. ”

Fahrenheit glanced at them and turned to enter the house.

It was still early on the day of Xiu Mu, but Hua Zhengqing's reply came soon.

The letter said that the family was fine, and everyone missed them very much. Shen Yan also misses them very much, so there is no need to say more.

Hua Juncheng has been catching up with the autumn silk weaving recently, and rarely stays at home, Mrs. Hua caught a cold while admiring the moon in the back garden a few days ago, but she is already well. Shen Yan grew up in the goldfish raised in Washington, and the big raccoon cat was actually pregnant, and the Hua sisters were a little bored recently because of the lack of Shen Yan in the mansion, so they went to live in Zhuangzi for a few days.

Hua Zhengqing's tone is relaxed and gentle, even if it is more than ten years apart, even if it is thousands of miles away, people can feel the gentleness on her body.

The letter did not mention the Hua family's errand.

She locked the letter in the secret compartment of the bookshelf.

Not because of how secret it is, but because of the warmth that cherishes the return to hand.

She has been going to Lu's house a lot recently, and she doesn't go to Yuzu Hutong to play. Now even if she is still holding the body of a nine-year-old girl, she is not in her heart, Mo said that it is funny to mix with those little boys, but because of this, with the rules she learned later, she can't play with them outside.

Of course, except that she doesn't play in the streets, she's actually the same. Time has changed her cognition, but it has not changed her nature, and gradually Lu Silan has also been affected by her and become a little more lively.

In the back garden of the Lu family, they picked lotus leaves and buckled them on their heads, sat on a small wooden boat, and leisurely took steamed bread crumbs to tease the fat koi in the lake. Lu Silan grabbed the edge of the boat and shouted, but Shen Yan sat up, smiled and patted the fish's heads, and then fished a handful of water chestnuts into the lake and gave it to Mrs. Lu to taste.

When Mrs. Lu heard about the origin of water chestnut, she laughed and said that it was no wonder that there was a little more steamed bun flavor, and she seemed to be very fond of Shen Yan.

She left Shen Yan for dinner, but Shen Yan politely refused.

Except for formal invitations, don't eat at people's homes, which is also the rule of the Shen family.

In any case, the Shen family has been able to be respected for a hundred years, and it is always inseparable from these stubborn etiquette.

What's more, the purpose of her friendship with the Lu family is to find clues to Hua's death, and some overly close contacts can still be avoided.

The Guangxi famine mentioned by Gu Zhicheng seems to be engraved in her mind, Lu Ding was dismissed because he served as the Qincha of Guangxi, Shen Mi was implicated and imprisoned because of him, and Hua Shi ended up with both people and money because of the rescue of Shen Mi and finally died in Shenfu.

If she wants to avoid Fahrenheit's death, she may have to start with Lu Ding's case first, and before she finds the direct cause of Fahrenheit's unsuccessful death, she can only choose to avoid this obvious danger first, and then slowly figure it out.

It's just that before she could come up with an eyebrow, Mrs. Shen's tea party began to be held on Yaoritang's side.

Mrs. Shen attached great importance to this tea party, and in addition to inviting the ladies of the Rongguo Mansion, she also invited Mrs. Lu to accompany her.

This is a small gathering between neighbors, although there are so many restrictions, Mrs. Shen still has people to pass the word to the daughters-in-law.

The eldest grandmother Ji is widowed, although she is not taboo except for weddings, Ji still ordered Shen Yi to call back to Mrs. Shen: "Just tell my wife, I am copying the scriptures of going to incense on the first day of the new year, so I won't go." After speaking, he looked at his daughter, but continued: "Otherwise, you will go for me." You are also twelve years old this year, and you should start saying goodbye in the year after tomorrow, and now it is time to show your face more. ”

Shen Yi couldn't cry or laugh, "Mother is also in a hurry?" Are you afraid that your daughter won't be able to get married? ”

Ji Shi looked at her flawless face and laughed, "Where would I be afraid that you won't be able to get married?" If you can't get married, I'm afraid that everyone in this world will be beaten as a single. I just think that although you are the eldest girl in the house, and your wife values us again, your father is gone, and now Rui'er is young, without the support of her father and brothers, you always suffer a big loss. ”

When Shen Yi heard this, he gradually smiled.

Although the Shen family is a big family, if her father is here, she will be the daughter of the courtiers after all, and there is still hope for the future branch. Now that her father has passed away, although she still has the old lady on her head, she will not be wronged, but if she meets the accountant and wants to find a powerful in-law, she will naturally be inferior to others.

You must know that although she is still the eldest granddaughter of the Shen Mansion at the moment, when the old lady dies in a hundred years and each house is separated, she will only have one Shen Rui to rely on, and now Shen Rui is only four years old, and it is not easy to say whether the road will be smooth in the future. He was underage when she got married, so if the man had a better choice, why should he choose her?

Although she doesn't necessarily want to marry if she really meets such a snobbish family, but really speaking, in the circle of Jingshi, which family has a simple marriage? But they are all good-looking on the face, but what kind of mean the bottom is, who knows? The marriage between the heads of the official family is to seek the interests of both parties, not to mention that the situation is not so peaceful now.

Ji Shi looked at his daughter and bowed her head and was silent, and felt that she was talking too much, and she was afraid that she would not be happy in her heart, so she smiled and took her hand and said, "Look at me, what are you doing when you mention this for no reason." No matter what, the house is a high-ranking official, and it will always be good for you to maintain a good relationship with these female dependents in the future. ”

Shen Yi looked at his mother, and his clear eyes soon smiled.

"Yes, yes, what my mother said is very true, I'll go to my wife's side to serve tea."

She stood up and walked out the door cleanly.

Ji Shi looked at her and walked towards Yao Ri Hall from afar, sighed slightly, and his eyebrows, which had been entangled for more than a year, showed a hint of relief.

In the main room of Yixin Hall, Chen is also grooming in the mirror.

Since beating Mrs. Shen and hinting that she didn't have to bow her head to Hua's, she thought that Shen Xuan would have some entanglement with her, but she didn't expect that Shen Xuan not only didn't blame her that night, but stayed in the main room for the night, telling her that he had snubbed their mother and son. Although it was a wine talk, she also heard half of the pillow with tears. After being reconciled with him, he never had a quarrel again.

Even the incident of Shen Ming being punished for kneeling, she left it behind. Although Hua's mother and daughter are hateful, but she has been blessed by misfortune this time, but because of this incident, Shen Xuanwan woke up and changed her mind, compared with the harmony between husband and wife, Hua's little thing will pass.

So even if she knew that Fahrenheit would go to Yao Ri Hall for a while, she didn't react.

"Let's go back and have dinner at Yaoritang, let's let Brother Ming go to play with Brother Xin, don't go empty-handed, there are still dried meat brought back by his uncle from the northwest in the cupboard, bring some over to Brother Xin to eat."

Chen confessed and went out.

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