Shen Wanzhen and the Wu family returned to the Shen family and met Master Shen, when Master Shen saw her, his eyes moistened, "God bless, my father thought that you died in the fire, and in a few days, you will marry the King of Anyang, and the future will be smooth, the palace lives in brocade clothes and jade food, and the heart of your parents is also happy for you." ”

He said to Wu again: "You Zhang Luo Zhang Luo for her, you can enter the palace anyway, you can't go empty, make people laugh, the dowry is sufficient, and when you get to the palace, you can go up and down, the palace is not as good as ordinary people, you have silver by your side, you have confidence, and you are not scared." ”

Master Shen was thoughtful, but he didn't mention that his daughter married to be a concubine, and the queen mother didn't dare to leak a little rumor.

"You will enter the palace in three or five days, and from now on your sisters will be together, take care of each other, and have someone to discuss with them."

Shen Wanzhen agreed, secretly frightened in her heart, she would enter the palace in three or five days, a lifelong event, such a hasty, she must be carried by a small sedan chair to be a concubine, she knew that it was impossible to be a princess, but she was willing to believe in his promise, she was entangled in these two days, reluctant to leave, she couldn't let go.

When the king of Anyang returned to the palace, he always felt that his heart was not steady, so he easily stayed up until dinner, and then went to the inn where Shen Wanzhen lived.

As soon as I entered the inn, it was empty and silent, and when I heard Zhao Shijiao's footsteps, the shopkeeper ran out, and when she saw that it was still him, she smiled; "Childe is here again, Mrs. Shen was picked up by her mother's family, after Childe left, there were many people from her mother's family, who didn't look like ordinary people, looking at her mother's momentum, just like Mrs. Kuo of an official family."

Zhao Shijiao was a little surprised, Shen Wanzhen lived here, her mother's family didn't know, how could her mother-in-law suddenly come and take her home, and there was a fire these days, I wanted to pick up early, so I asked where she lived.

"Did Miss Shen say anything before leaving?" Zhao Shijiao thought that if Shen Wanzhen left, he should always leave a message and tell him.

"No, nothing was said, everything was taken."

Zhao Shijiao bowed his head and came out, always wondering if something was wrong, and got on his horse and ran to the palace.

Entering the gate of Cining Palace, the eunuch guarding the door stopped him, bent down and said respectfully: "Lord, the Queen Mother commanded, but I didn't see anyone." ”

Zhao Shijiao wanted to be angry with his mother, probably didn't want to see him, and wanted to wait for his mother's anger to disappear, and then beg his mother to agree to the marriage, so he silently left the palace, since Shen Wanzhen lived in his mother's house, he also put his mind at ease.

Shen Mansion

Aunt Zhang has been in the capital since she arrived, and she thought that this time the sixth aunt Xiaosun gave birth to a girl, and she could raise her eyebrows, and Bao'er's affairs should also be mentioned on the agenda, but she mentioned it several times, but she was blocked back by the master, and the old man did not come to her room for a while, and was tripped by Feng'er's maid, and the old man liked her delicate and lovely, and she was just right young, and she looked down on the Wu family and put the Wu family's virtuous and virtuous on her lips.

Aunt Zhang was depressed and anxious, don't wait for this maid to give birth to a boy, the lord is eccentric, and the identity of the sister-in-law will give birth to her son, and then she will be empty, not to mention, if Bao'er is remembered as a son-in-law, she will inherit the family business in the future, and her daughter will have a light on her face, and she will have the support of her mother's family and be the backing, wouldn't it be better to live in the palace.

Zhang thought about it, but still tried to find a way to let the master give her a promise, even if she was not on the family tree for the time being, if the master had three long and two short, there was also a guarantee, but the old man was shrewd, he could see through her mind at a glance, and he would not promise easily, which was at a loss.

A girl in the outer courtyard stepped in, "Auntie's maiden brother and sister-in-law came to see my aunt and returned to my wife, and my wife asked my sister-in-law to come in and meet my sister-in-law." "As soon as Aunt Zhang heard that her brother and sister-in-law came to the capital from Shandong, her head was big, her brother-in-law was idle, and her sister-in-law had two mouths and was lazy to do.

"Grandma, when your brother comes home, he talks about his aunt and grandmother, as if he is worried about his aunt or something, he doesn't have to go to the capital to find his aunt and grandmother." Her sister-in-law walked in with a smile on her face, holding a small wine jar in her arms.

Entering the room and putting it on the square table, he rarely wiped the jar of Chu mud glazed wine with his sleeve, "This is made at home, and my aunt and grandmother don't like to drink home-brewed wine the most." Her sister-in-law said, smiling flatteringly.

Aunt Zhang's attitude was lukewarm, and she didn't lift her buttocks, "How many days will you come to Beijing to live?" ”

Her sister-in-law didn't like her very much, a little sneering, and then she thought about it, and she had to bow her head under the eaves, look at her face and say, "Your brother won't be a side, he left his sister at home, and life was difficult. ”

Aunt Zhang's heart is blocked, her mother's family can't help, and it's messy, her sister-in-law is here, she can't let her go back empty-handed, Aunt Zhang told the maid to take out five taels of silver to her sister-in-law, her sister-in-law's eyes flashed, look at the silver in her hand, it seems that she is not very satisfied, Aunt Zhang does not stay to eat, her sister-in-law accosted a few words, and said goodbye to go back.

Aunt Zhang sat at the table sulking, when she looked up, she saw the jar of wine, suddenly, a flash of inspiration, there is, this is not ready-made, Bao'er Ming'er has a birthday, so I want to take advantage of Bao'er's birthday, and take advantage of this reason to invite the master to come over.

On Bao'er's birthday, Aunt Zhang bought wine and food, and asked the maid to go to the study to invite Master Shen, and Master Shen was Bao'er's only son, so he attached great importance to it, and listened to Aunt Zhang's invitation, even if he came over.

Aunt Zhang deliberately dressed up, and when Master Shen entered the door, she saw Aunt Zhang twisting her waist and swinging her hips, greeted her with a charming smile, and trembled her body, "The concubine has seen the master." ”

Master Shen looked at her trembling delicate body, held it up, and said with a smile: "No need to be polite." ”

Looking up and down again, it is almost winter, but Aunt Zhang is wearing a green and tender color, which looks more and more graceful, Master Shen is in a good mood, although Feng'er is young and tender, but Aunt Zhang has the charm of a mature woman, and understands the mind of a man, Master Shen is still in love with her.

A table of sumptuous dishes, Aunt Zhang put Master Shen on the seat, personally poured a full wine glass, and held it to Master Shen, "Congratulations to the master, congratulations to the master, Bao'er's birthday, let the concubine serve the master and drink a few glasses." ”

personally sent it to Master Shen's lips, and Master Shen took a drink from her hand, "Where's Bao'er?" How not to see. ”

"I wrote in the house, and said that when I finished writing, I would come and kowtow to his father."

"Okay, know how to work hard." Aunt Zhang deliberately opened Bao'er and asked the nurse to take it back to the house.

Aunt Zhang poured the wine for the second time and sent it to Master Shen's lips, coquettishly and stupidly, "The master drank these two glasses of wine, and the concubine said the reason." ”

Master Shen drank it again with her hand, and pinched her still delicate face, "Say it." ”

Aunt Zhang filled three more glasses of wine, squinted her eyes, leaned on Master Shen's shoulder, and said close to her ear: "Master drank this third cup, and the concubine said." ”

Master Shen grabbed her waist, "Say it quickly, don't hook the master's fire." ”

Master Shen had three glasses of wine in his stomach, his face was red, Aunt Zhang took a double-inlaid silver chopstick, took a mouthful of food, and sent it to Master Shen's mouth, before he smiled and said: "This joy, Bao'er's birthday, this second joy, the fourth girl entered the palace, and the third girl escaped from death, the master said yes?" ”

Master Shen was a little excited, and as soon as he drank, he talked more, "Not only that, the third girl and the fourth girl can also be companions, you say that this is no better than the fourth girl being alone in the palace, and you are worried all day long." ”

Aunt Zhang didn't know what the old man said, thinking that he was drunk and confused, so she didn't pay attention to it, and persuaded him to drink and eat food, and was diligent.

Mr. Shen's wine entered his belly, his nerves were excited, under the lamp, Aunt Zhang's face was like a peach blossom, her eyes were slanted, she didn't realize that there was a fire under her, she hugged Aunt Zhang for joy, Aunt Zhang took Qiao, but she refused, saying that Bao'er was going to come over, the more this was the case, the more anxious Master Shen was, pushed her to the kang, took off her clothes, undressed herself, drank too much wine, and lay down on her stomach when her feet were soft, hugged Aunt Zhang and bit it, and then lay down and fell asleep.

Aunt Zhang was naked, beckoned him twice, he didn't move, Aunt Zhang put on a gown and went to the ground, took out a piece of paper that had been prepared for writing, walked to the front of the kang, grabbed Master Shen's hand, and shook it twice, Master Shen slept to death, unconscious, Aunt Zhang dipped his hand in red mud, pressed the handprint, and turned out the private seal that Master Shen carried, dipped it in red mud, put the paper on the table and flattened it, pressed it, picked up the yellowish paper and looked at it, and smiled, Bao'er's life was pinned on this, the old man was drunk, I remember what I did.

Aunt Zhang was proud and just wanted to put it away, so she listened to the kang on the box, and Master Shen muttered: "The third girl became the concubine of the king of Anyang, and she happened to be with the four girl sisters, you don't have to always nag in the future, the fourth girl is from a low background and is ...... being excluded in the palace." ”

Aunt Zhang didn't have the idea to listen at first, but when she heard the concubine and listened carefully, Master Shen muttered again: "Although the third girl is the same as the fourth girl, she is the prince's concubine, but she is named by the prince, and I can be favored, and my Shen family can also borrow it." ”

Aunt Zhang heard it clearly this time, and understood it in her heart, no wonder in the past two days, Mrs. bought things and asked the people in the room, but they all concealed it, it turned out to be like this, Aunt Zhang thought, this news has to be told to her girl quickly, tonight, a letter will be sent to her parents' house.

So she put away the things she had worked so hard to get, and took the jar of wine to the backyard under the tree and poured it out, and if the old man asked, he said that he had drunk it all, and the maids in the house let her send it away, and she drugged the wine without anyone knowing.

As soon as Shen Wanzhu received a letter from Aunt Zhang asking her to go back to her parents' house, she hurried over, and said when she entered the door: "Auntie is looking for me urgently, what's the matter?" ”

Aunt Zhang pulled her over, went into the back room, looked at people under the eaves of the porch, and went to close the door.

Shen Wanzhu was very surprised when she saw her series of movements, and whispered: "Auntie is so careful, what's the matter?" ”

Aunt Zhang pulled her to sit down, "Listen to me tell you carefully, your father drank too much yesterday, and revealed that the third girl was going to enter the palace as the prince's concubine, and I got a letter yesterday to find you back and tell you." ”

Shen Wanzhu had doubts before, but she didn't dare to really think about it, listening to her aunt, ten ** is the real thing, thinking for a moment, a little annoyed, said; "I said that the prince always runs to the West Mountain, so I didn't dare to think about it, it seems to be true."

Aunt Zhang was a little psychologically unbalanced, with an old face, and she was not happy, "What is the identity of the third girl, now she is on an equal footing with you, and the prince is still interested in her, why can't you catch the prince's heart with such a look." ”

Shen Wanzhu made her aunt excited, blushing with shame, and angry, "She is not a good monk, come to mix something with me, she looks like Yujie Bingqing, male thieves and female prostitutes in her stomach, she is still a monk, and she is really in the palace, but she really has her." ”

Aunt Zhang couldn't swallow this breath, it is said that the conditions of the fourth girl are much better than the third girl, and she is not favored by the prince, and the prince does not know that he has committed that evil, but he actually likes a widow and is still a monk.

Shen Wanzhu was so angry that she pulled her handkerchief, pouted, stood up suddenly, and stomped her feet, "I'll go to her and seduce the prince, but I want to see what face she has on me." "Say it, turn around and pedal away.

Aunt Zhang told her uncomfortably in the back, "Don't tear your face, it's not good for the girl." Shen Wanzhu didn't listen, and went straight to Shen Wanzhen's room.

Shen Wanzhen lived in her mother's house for a day, pondered carefully, obvious flaws, put on a dress, and prepared to go out, Xiuju asked: "Where is the master going?" ”

"Find the prince." Shen Wanzhen didn't explain much.

Xiuju pursed her lips and smiled, Shen Wanzhen saw that she had misunderstood, and said: "I guess the queen mother's meaning is to make me the prince's concubine, and I won't agree to kill me, let alone the concubine, even if it's a concubine, I hesitate to agree." ”

Xiuju was strange, "Looking at the prince's attitude towards the master, it doesn't look like he wants to treat the master as a concubine." ”

Shen Xuanzhen wanted Zhao Shijiao to respect her, as if she was a wife, not a concubine, "He was born in the royal family, and he can't do many things." Shen Wanzhen had already put on her clothes and walked out, Xiuju stopped squeaking, and silently followed behind.

Shen Wanzhen judged the situation, her mother's family could not stay, now there is only one way, there is no other way out, but if you want to go, you always have to say hello to the prince and make your words clear.

The master and servant walked to the middle gate, but the two mothers-in-law guarding the door stopped them, groveling and smiling, "Grandma is going out, have you returned to Mrs.?" ”

Shen Wanzhen's face sank, Xiuju took a step forward, and said sharply; "Bold slave, my master will be blocked when he goes out."

The two mothers-in-law were so frightened that they hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "The slave and maid don't dare, it's really the wife's order not to let the aunt and grandmother go out, and the housekeeper's daughter-in-law specially instructed her to let go of the aunt and grandmother, and the slave and maid can't afford to eat the crime." "Say it, kowtow again, begging for mercy in your mouth, "My aunt and grandmother are considerate of the slaves and maids, and the right to feel sorry for the slaves and maids." ”

Shen Wanzhen sneered in her heart, she knew her mother's means, it seemed that the Shen Mansion couldn't get out,

Walk back to the room with embroidered chrysanthemums.

As soon as the front foot entered the door, I heard Qiaoshan's voice in the yard, "The fourth aunt and grandmother are here." ”

"You girls are in the house?" Shen Wanzhu's voice,

"Sister, come in." Shen Wanzhen greeted her through the window.

"My sister is alone, what kind of person are you thinking?" Shen Wanzhu stepped into the threshold with a sharp sneer.

"My sister really knows how to laugh." Shen Wanzhen is generous and does not have the same general knowledge, Shen Wanzhu relies on her aunt to be favored, pampered, snarky, and childish.

Shen Wanzhu looked up and down as if she didn't know her, "My brother-in-law is gone, but my sister's complexion is better, it's strange." ”

Shen Wanzhen turned around and sat down, but she didn't let her, seeing that she was here to find fault today, she was impatient to quarrel with her, and asked directly: "Is there something wrong with my sister?" ”

"It's okay, come and see my sister, my sister has become a widow, and she is still so hot, my sister wants to ask my sister how to hook up with the prince?." Shen Wanzhu sat down on her own, her tone was extremely contemptuous, and she ridiculed her.

"Why did my sister say that?" Shen Wanzhen's expression was indifferent, and Shen Wanzhu had insulting words, she was not annoyed.

Her indifference annoyed Shen Wanzhu, and she snorted coldly in her nose, "Sister, don't be too proud, the prince is just fresh for a while, I don't accept it in my heart, I am ice clear and jade, why is my sister the same as me, what is the place in the palace, my sister is not self-conscious, she wants to be the princess's concubine, and I am tired of making people laugh." ”

"That's enough, don't talk about it." Shen Wanzhen couldn't help it, and glanced at her, "Do you think that everyone in Lu is the same as you, embroidering chrysanthemums and sending off guests." ”

Shen Wanzhen walked inside as she spoke, and put Shen Wanzhu cold, so angry that her hands and feet were cold.

"Fourth aunt and grandmother, please." Xiuju really didn't listen to her words, and her attitude was not very polite.

Shen Wanzhu stomped her feet, snorted in her nose, flicked her sleeves and went out, and said in her heart, this girl is also arrogant and unreasonable, there must be a master and a servant, it is not false at all.

After Shen Wanzhu left, Xiuju went into the inner room, and she heard what Shen Wanzhu said, as soon as she entered the door, Shen Wanzhen said: "Close the door." ”

She didn't understand what she meant, so she went to cover the door of the hall, and when she entered the inner room, she saw that the master was packing up his things, and she silently did not persuade her, so she helped the master pack up her clothes.

The master and servant were silent, and wrapped the clothes of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and poured out the hairpin ring jewelry from the box, and wrapped it in soft silk.

At this time, the door of the outhouse 'creaked' open, "What door is closed in this daylight?" ”

Qiao Shan came in, looked at the package on the kang, and was surprised, "The master is going to marry the palace, and he is too anxious." ”

Xiuju gave her a look, she saw that the master was silent, hurriedly covered her mouth, and looked at Xiuju inquiringly.

"Xiuju, you go and find Mother Qian and Mother Yan and discuss it." Xiuju said yes and walked out of the house quickly.

It didn't take much effort, Mrs. Qian and Mama Yan hurried over, and Mama Yan understood as soon as she looked at the burden on the kang in the inner room, "Is the master leaving?" ”

The second monk Qiao Shan was puzzled, and asked suspiciously: "But the master is gone, what should the prince do?" ”

Shen Wanzhen is going to leave now, she needs to explain her words to a few people, and she has a good idea to get out, so she looks at Xiuju and looks at her, and Xiuju goes to the door to look at people, Shen Wanzhen learns what Shen Wanzhu said, and several people are surprised, it turns out that she said it well, and it is a lie to dare to love, and Mrs. is hiding from her master.

After a long time, Mama Yan spoke first, "You can't kill the concubines, there are many princesses and concubines, the palace is not a good place to stay, it is better to leave as soon as possible and live a stop life, since you have already planned to go to the south, it is better to go to the south according to the original plan." ”

"Yes, the old slave also means this, why go to the palace to suffer such a wretch, the prince is a good man, but there are some things, and he can't be the master, the royal family is not like ordinary people's families, rather than marrying the past and suffering crimes, it is better to live a comfortable life."

The opinions are unified, but how to get out, several people combined.

Xiuju looked at the wind at the door of the hall, heard the discussion on how to leave the Shen Mansion, walked in, and said, "Master, it is better to go out of the back door of the mansion after dark, people don't know the ghosts." ”

Mama Yan stayed by Mrs. Yan's side, knew the inside story, and said: "The key to the back door of the house is in the upper room of Mrs. Chen Sheng's house, and Mrs. will not let the back door open for a while." ”

Shen Wanzhen said: "If you want to go out from the main gate, there is no way, only by going to the back door of the house, only the wife in the house has the opportunity to get the key." ”

"The old slave thinks of one person, Zhuncheng?"

"Who? Mom is going to say it? Qiao Shan was in a hurry, she wanted to leave as soon as possible, and if the wife knew that Shen Wanzhu said it, the girl would not be able to get out.

"Feng'er." Mama Yan said, "Feng'er waited for the master, and the old slave asked Feng'er to find a way to steal the back door key."

"This idea makes Feng'er a person in the old man's house, and a confidant of the wife, and even the people in the wife's room flatter her." Mrs. Qian nodded and agreed.

Shen Wanzhen said again: "The goal is too big because there are too many people, Mother Yan and Mother Qian went out of the house first, and they said that they would help me buy things, and no one paid attention to them, so they waited outside." ”

"The girl is very worried, when the old slave gets the key, she will go out of the house first, hire a car and wait at the back door, and as soon as the master comes out, she will leave." Mrs. Yan said.

"But if you can't get out of the city gate at night, what should I do?" After being reminded by Mama Yan, everyone made a mistake, the city gate was closed at night, and the guest house, if the Shen Mansion sent someone to search the inn, it would be easy to find.

Mrs. Qian suddenly remembered and said: "Listen to my man, the tofu shop has not been disposed of, and the buyer discussed the delivery of the house in half a month, and the buyer also agreed, saying that the house is not in a hurry to be used, it is better for the master to go there to hide first, at dawn, the house found that there is no one, the city gate is opened, must go to the city gate to guard, temporarily can not go out of the city, the tofu workshop is remote, it is easy for no one to find there, it is better to live for a few days, wait for the wind to come, quietly out of the city." ”

Shen Wanzhen was still a little worried, "The tofu shop is my dowry, I don't know if there is anyone in the mansion who knows about it?" ”

"Don't worry, the front and back doors of the yard are all small alleys, one household after another, and I can't remember if I don't have an address when I go to it, and I don't know that the shop where the master married is sold, even if I find it, there is also a place to hide." Mrs. Qian has been there a few times before she remembers the place.

Shen Wanzhen thought that this idea was feasible, so she avoided it for a while, and when the wind passed, Shen Fu relaxed, and walked safely, the next thing is how to get the key, and whether Feng'er can see the relationship between the master and the servant in the old days, and have the courage to agree.

Shen Wanzhu came out of Shen Wanzhen's room and walked to Aunt Zhang's house, Aunt Zhang looked at her face and said carefully: "Did you quarrel with the third girl?" ”

Shen Wanzhu bluffed her face, puffed up her anger, and said angrily: "I was disgusted when I saw her, I said that the prince was cold to me, and it turned out that my soul was hooked by her fox spirit." ”

Aunt Zhang looked at the daughter she gave birth to, and wondered in her heart, there were some things in the past, it was inconvenient to teach her, but now that she is married, this ability to tie up the man's room should be taught to her.