- Because of the severity of the burns on his hands, many basic things in his daily life were affected, and Nguyen Luo's birthday banquet on the ninth day of the fourth month and the coronation ceremony held at the same time could only be postponed by three months.

So, half a month ago, Mo Ye helped send posts everywhere to invite people, and half a month later, he got a post to ask for sin. Even though she has a very balanced temperament between doing things and reasoning, on the way back after sending the last apology post, she couldn't help but sigh: life is sometimes more tortuous and changeable than the drama sung on the stage.

If something like this happens a few more times, I'm afraid she will also have a resentment similar to that of a woman in the deep boudoir, sighing that she seems to be living in nothingness!

Fortunately, the work of sending two posts in this place is quite smooth. Although a few of the Beijing merchants who had deliberately taken time out of their busy schedules to attend the banquet sighed unhappily at the date being changed so quickly, most of the Beijing merchants still gave Ruan Luo a lot of face, not only did they not blame, but they were all remembering Ruan Luo's injuries.

It's just that although Mo Ye already knows the specific reason for Ruan Luo's injury, it is precisely from this section that she can only perfunctory about those inquiries from Jingshang out of concern.

The most painful thing in the world is to get along with people, but after four busy days, these two posts have been completed. Nothing to do, Mo Ye walked on the way back, and was habitually holding her right hand with her left hand and her left hand with her right hand crushing the joints of her ten fingers into a crackle, and suddenly her natural gaze in front of her was slightly stunned.

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Shi Jing returned home, and the servants immediately went to prepare washing utensils when they saw it, while Shi Jing entered the study, and unexpectedly saw his third son waiting.

Shi Xin saw that his father was back, and was about to ask Yahuan, who was waiting outside, to bring in the soup, but was stopped by Shi Jing's voice.

Seeing that Shi Jing shook his head slightly, and then sat down at the desk, Shi Xin had to close the door of the study, turn around and approach. Worriedly, he asked, "Father, but what went wrong?" ”

"None of the things I have done in the past few days have been smooth." Shi Jing took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it. Finally, he said: "If it weren't for the fact that the day before yesterday I had been staying with the Portuguese envoys and talking about the shipping routes with their country that will be opened next month, perhaps the things I would have dealt with would have been even more difficult these days." ”

"It's those people who are so rampant that they do things like crazy." As Shi Xin spoke, the hand hanging down his sleeve slowly clenched into a fist.

Shi Jing looked at his face and asked, "Have you found out who the main messenger is?" ”

Shi Xin shook his head when he heard this, and his hand clenched into a fist slowly loosened.

"Huh." Shi Jing suddenly laughed twice, but after laughing, he snorted coldly, and then said: "If you think with your nose, you can also know who did it." Although it is said that to catch people is to take dirty. But if the emperor really wants to know who did it, as long as he arrests a person and tortures him first, he will naturally get the evidence he wants. That's it, it's a bit of a transgression, but it's just for those few people. There is no need to measure things in terms of righteousness. ”

Shi Xin was surprised and asked, "Father thinks the emperor doesn't want the truth?" ”

"Of course he wants to, but it's not something he can do if he doesn't want to." Shi Jing pondered for a while and continued: "San'er, let's tell you this for my father! You have a very good cook, but one day you know that after he has cooked a dish, he will always take a bite before it is served to the table, what do you do? ”

"It depends on who I am." A smile appeared on Shi Xin's face, "If I were a restaurant owner." And he didn't eat much, at least it didn't affect the appearance of the dish, I guess I would forgive, at most two reprimands. If I'm just a runaway, maybe I'll learn from him and steal food with him. ”

Speaking of which. A smile grew on his face, and after a slight pause, he said, "If I were the head of his family, I would definitely not keep him any longer, but before I can drive him away, I must first find a cook who is also very skilled." And in order to prevent him from continuing to eat secretly, someone must be arranged to watch him cook. ”

Shi Jing asked with some meaning: "Don't you consider directly telling him not to steal food, or punish him by deducting his wages?" If you hire another person, it may cost you more wages. ”

"Father, I believe that human shortcomings are more difficult to modify than their strengths, and that if I hire people, I do so for the good of workers, and it is not the duty of employers to educate people." Shi Xin's face reappeared with a smile, and he said meaningfully: "His Majesty is the biggest employer in the world, and his family is not short of money. ”

Shi Jing also smiled, raised his hand at Shi Xin, and said, "You are direct." ”

Shi Xin's face was embarrassed, and he was about to speak after a moment of silence, when there was a sudden knock on the door outside the study, and it was a servant who brought hot water.

After Shi Jing finished washing his face, the servant brought another basin of water. The servant crouched on the ground to wash his feet, but he called him outside to wait.

Watching his father remove his shoes and socks and dip his feet into the hot water in the wooden basin, Shi Xin couldn't help but say, "Father, let me serve you to wash your feet!" ”

Seeing Shi Xin approaching, Shi Jing waved his hand and said, "No need, I still have something to ask you, you sit down first." ”

Shi Xin hesitated for a moment, then sat down on the side according to his words, looked at his father, and waited for his orders.

Shi Jing let Shui loosen his feet that had stiffened after a day, and at the same time slowly spoke: "Tomorrow I will put aside the seal for self-examination, and you will be the day after tomorrow, the newly appointed official secretary and the superintendent." It's not a big problem over there, I just want to ask you, is the house ready? ”

Shi Xin nodded, "The house has taken care of it, and the self-examination is also expected." ”

"Well, you are doing things more and more calmly and carefully, and the Shi family is safe." A relieved smile appeared on Shi Jing's face. After relieving one of his worries, he lifted his feet soaked in hot water, took a towel to dry the water stains, and prepared to go back to the study to rest.

Waiting for the servant to enter the study to take away the wooden basin, Shi Jing also got up and prepared to leave the house, but when he was about to go out, he suddenly remembered something and asked casually: "That Cen Chi, how are you getting better these days?" Why don't you mention him? ”

Shi Xin's eyes moved, and he hesitated for a moment before he said: "Cen Chi suddenly became seriously ill the day before yesterday, and he was on bed rest for the past two days and didn't do anything. ”

Shi Jing stopped when he heard this, and looked sideways, "What's the matter?" ”

Shi Xin said softly: "At the time of the Lin family's accident, he seemed to have gone out for a trip, and when he came back, he suddenly had a nosebleed. ”

"You see?" Shi Jing closed the door of the study and turned around to look at Shi Xin. "Are you alright?"

"I've been practicing restraint in that kind of emotion, and gradually it has some effect, and when I see blood again, I am not as flustered as before." Shi Xin curled the corners of his mouth. Thinking of the blood that fell on his wrist that day, his heart was still slightly tense, and the smile he showed to Shi Jing also showed a hint of reluctance, "It's just that Cen Chi was a little sick this time, and when Lang Zhong came, his nosebleed hadn't stopped, and his whole face had become bloody." ”

Shi Jing didn't seem to care much about Cen Chi's condition, and even though he heard his son say it strictly, he only let out a soft "oh".

But after a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, "Why did you go out to him?" So vaguely said? It's not like I usually teach you how to do things. In the past few days, the whole Shifu must be cautious in their words and deeds, and they should also pay close attention to those idlers in the mansion, you also know this, but what were you hesitating about just now? ”

His father's outspoken inquiry made Shi Xin not hesitate any longer. He sorted out the clues in his head, and then said slowly: "The afternoon before yesterday, Yahuan suddenly came to report that Cen had not seen anyone for a long time. Considering that Cen Chi was already ill at that time, I took my family to look for him in the mansion garden, and found him in the orchid garden. ”

"Orchid Garden...... It's the back gate of my mansion. Shi Jing groaned: "What do the people say? ”

Shi Xin replied: "There was a rough envoy who saw him wandering there when he passed by the orchid garden, but the door at the gate of the back house said that he did not see him go out. ”

Shi Jing asked again: "What did Lang Zhong say about his emergency?" ”

"Cen Chi, he was originally a little overworn...... "Shi Xin hesitated for a moment before saying, "But." Lang Zhong said that his emergency was caused by strenuous exercise, so the nosebleed at that time would be so terrifying. However, if Cen Chi has another hidden disease, this heavy judgment is a little uncertain. I asked Na Langzhong again for this reason, and he only assured me that his diagnosis was correct. ”

"That's when he went out." Shi Jing spoke calmly. "Otherwise, would he be running around in the four gardens of the mansion and tossing himself?"

Shi Xin smiled silently and said, "Father, in fact, what I want to say is another thing. The girl ring placed next to Cen Chi seemed to have something wrong. ”

"Oh?" The look in Shi Jing's eyes did not change in the slightest. But he didn't say anything more, walked back to his desk and sat down, and then looked at his son's face and waited for him to continue.

"When I found Cen Chi in the Orchid Garden the day before yesterday, the girl was staying by his side. To be exact, if it hadn't been for her exclamation, maybe I would have met Cen Chi farther away from the back door. Shi Xin paused and continued: "So of course I have to ask the girl, as expected, she also said that Cen Chi never went out." But that girl, from the day I picked her to serve Cen Chi, has been a person who can't lie, and she still is. ”

Shi Jing said lightly: "Do you think she didn't tell the truth?" ”

"Actually, it doesn't matter if she tells the truth or not, as long as she speaks, the person she faces is me." Shi Xin fell silent when he said this.

In the quiet atmosphere of the study, Shi Jing suddenly spoke: "It turns out that you are hesitating for that girl." ”

Shi Xin nodded and said: "Leave her or not, the child is really confused, and ask his father to prompt." ”

"Let's keep it for now!" Shi Jing smiled and said: "Emotion is a double-edged sword, if used well, it can be of great use." That Yahuan was emotionally attached to Cen Chi, I'm afraid it wasn't something that only happened in the past few days, but Cen Chi hadn't been back here for a year. But looking at Cen Chi's appearance, he didn't seem to be aware of it yet. However, sometimes the feelings of hindsight are more moving, isn't it, especially for someone like this who has a different brain. ”

Shi Xin hesitated and said: "I...... I don't quite understand. ”

"The true meaning of affection lies in trust, and the result of mutual trust is actually mutual containment." Shi Jing said slowly: "Let that girl become a link, and our control over Cen Chi will be more thorough." ”

"Father, this was planned from the beginning." Shi Xin smiled slightly, but quickly put down his smile and said seriously: "However, if that girl deviates from her loyalty to the Shi family because of her emotional expansion, then this bond will no longer be binding." ”

Shi Jing was slightly surprised and said, "You make your words clearer." ”

"Father, the relationship between Cen Chi and Lin Shan, you and I are very clear. Even so, you decided to use him a few years ago, just because you found out that he left the school a long time ago and had little contact with Lin Shan. ”

Shi Xin said this, and lowered his eyes to look at his hands. After a moment of silence, he continued: "After the events of the day before yesterday, I doubt that Cen Chi will already know about Lin Shan's return to Beijing? ”

Shi Jing pondered for a moment, then looked into his son's eyes and said, "So are you doubting that girl's loyalty now, or are you worried about Cen Chi's ambiguity?" ”

Shi Xin said softly: "Both. ”

"You're not wrong." Shi Jing nodded, then shook his head again and said: "But you are not meticulous and accurate enough, you are not a cloth cloth talent who has just come out of the academy, you should understand that the truth in this world is not only right and wrong." ”

"Regarding the affairs of the Lin family, my Shi family actually has a little bit of hands. This is another matter, and it will definitely not affect tomorrow's self-examination, and I will tell you later. Shi Jing looked at his son's surprised eyes, smiled slightly, and then said: "I just want to sue you, if someone sues Cen Chi about something about the Lin family's accident, that person can't be Xiaoqiang's girl, even you probably only learned the news from me today, how could she know it earlier than you?" ”

Shi Xin slowly calmed down the surprise in his heart and asked, "Who could that be?" ”

"The only people who know about this matter are those few people, I presided over this matter, and of course I have to do the finishing things, you don't need to worry too much." Shi Jing paused, and then said in a softened tone: "San'er, for the sake of my father, I still repeat what I just said to you." Most of the problems are in people, and there is no such thing as absolute right or wrong in the world, and there is no such thing as absolute right or wrong. Find the reason for the accident in the person, but this category must be flexibly mastered, sometimes it is not the opponent who is wrong, but the person on your own side who is in trouble.

Shi Xin nodded and asked casually, "Who does my father think is the problem?" ”

"Maybe it's not who leaked the news directly, but unconsciously missed something, which happened to let Cen Chi run into it again." Shi Jing frowned slightly and said, "A quick-witted person like him may only need to give him the slightest hint, and he will be able to connect a series of things into a whole. ”