Chapter 101: Wealth and Power
What seems to be very easy in the eyes of others is beyond imagination in Shen Jiahe's hands, she looked at the embroidered purse in her hand, and exhaled deeply, if the companions of later generations knew that their sharpshooter was defeated by an embroidery needle, I don't know what kind of surprised expression they would show.
"Is Miss still going out?" Bai Ying saw that Shen Jiahe had changed into clothes for going out, so she came over to tidy up for her.
Shen Jiahe touched the purse in his sleeve pocket uncomfortably, nodded and said, "You go to sleep first, I'll be back in a while." ”
Bai Ying knew that she was going to the Xianwang Mansion so late, so she was not too worried: "The slave maid left a light in the young lady's house, and you shouldn't stay too late." "It would be nice if Miss and Prince Xian could get married as soon as possible, and there would be no need to work hard for the two of them to run back and forth like this.
Shen Jiahe didn't want to make an oolong like last time, so he honestly walked through the main gate, the guards at the door were already familiar with each other, and they were also used to Shen Jiahe occasionally coming over at night, and the one who led the way respectfully saluted Shen Jiahe: "Miss Shen, the prince is in the study, do you think you want to send someone to take you over?" ”
"No need, you guys are busy." Shen Jiahe is familiar with this place, where he needs someone to lead the way.
The dim halo made the cold breath of late winter a little lighter, and Shen Jiahe didn't feel cold all the way, and even a little fine sweat appeared on the tip of his nose.
Pei Yuan greeted him as soon as he saw the figure, and stepped in front of Shen Jiahe in a few steps, with a little blame in his tone: "Didn't you go out this day?" ”
Shen Jiahe smiled and took the initiative to reach out to pull Pei Yuan: "I sent something to you." ”
Pei Yuan brought the person into the room, and noticed that her hands were not as cold as she imagined, and the expression of blame on her face faded a little: "What is still worth your trip, just let the little guy send it over." ”
Shen Jiahe shook his head and took out the things in his sleeve pocket: "I gave you my purse, my hands are too slow, and it took several days to embroider it." ”
Blue brocade, the back is embroidered with some white gold auspicious cloud patterns, the front is the silhouette of a sika deer stepping on a piece of bluegrass, the pattern is unique, and the popular style is not the same, I think she painted it herself, but although the stitching and embroidery is much better than when he first saw it, it can still be seen that it is a novice.
Shen Jiahe was a little apprehensive: "Do you like it?" ”
"I like it, I like everything you make with your own hands." Pei Yuan smiled and sat on his lap, "I'll use it tomorrow." ”
Shen Jiahe hurriedly waved her hand in a panic, she turned around and hugged Pei Yuan's neck: "Don't wear it on your body, can I still not know whether it is good or bad?" If you take this out and you are going to be laughed at, I will ask Bai Ying to teach me to mix some soothing incense, put some in it, and hang it on the bedside for you. ”
It was only at this time that she knew that in ancient times, if she was a qualified princess or wife, she had to learn too much, embroidery, making clothes, perfume, flower arrangement, and Mrs. Kuo in later generations was not much different, but these were all things she was impatient to learn.
A hand with a gun suddenly wanted to do this, Shen Jiahe not only couldn't accept it in his mind, but his body couldn't adapt for a while, but when she thought of marrying Pei Yuan, she wanted to give it a try.
Pei Yuan was not afraid of jokes, but he was afraid that after he told this, others would laugh at Shen Jiahe, so he nodded in agreement, he rubbed Shen Jiahe's hand in the palm of his hand, and felt a little rough, so he looked at the light, and saw a pair of white little hands full of wounds, and there were some thin calluses on the thumb and index finger of his right hand.
Shen Jiahe hurriedly hid his hand behind his back, Pei Yuan's face had darkened the moment he saw those wounds and calluses, Shen Jiahe was afraid that he would be angry, so he could only explain to him softly: "It's okay, Bai Ying said that it was like this when he first learned these things, and he won't be in the future." ”
"Are you still thinking about the future? Just this time, you are not allowed to do it in the future, you don't have to bother with these, just leave them to the next person, and you will live in the palace in the future, and there will be embroidery girls in the house to do these jobs. Pei Yuan tightened his hand holding Shen Jiahe.
Shen Jiahe didn't dare to say that he still wanted to make a liner for him, but thinking that with his own craftsmanship, he didn't know when he would be able to make it, so he responded with a smile: "If you don't do it, don't take it as an example." ”
After speaking, she looked at Pei Yuan's distressed expression, and her heart was so sweet that she took the initiative to go up and kiss the corner of Pei Yuan's lips.
Where would Pei Yuan let go of Shen Jiahe's rare initiative, when even holding Shen Jiahe's face and deepening the kiss a little bit, the tip of his tongue wantonly plundered in Shen Jiahe's mouth, until she was about to breathe before she reluctantly let go.
The slight redness and swelling of the lip flap made Pei Yuan feel a little uneasy, and he took a sip of the herbal tea at hand, and then temporarily suppressed the jade fire in his heart: "I told my uncle about us, I really want to marry you in as soon as possible." ”
Shen Jiahe is not reluctant to marry now, at least he doesn't have to meet Pei Yuan secretly like this in the future, and now the people above are staring, and I don't know if there will be accidents.
She didn't say to wait any longer, Pei Yuan took it as if she agreed, and immediately called Father-in-law Fu to send her cloak and tie it for Shen Jiahe before sending someone back.
After the next morning, Shen Jiajue came back alone for the first time, and Shen's mother immediately felt uneasy, "Why didn't your father and your brother come back together?" ”
Shen Jiajue thought of what happened after the early dynasty, and he was also a little confused: "The second brother went to the Hanlin Academy to help the teacher sort out the papers, but his father was left by the emperor." ”
Mother Shen chuckled in her heart, when Pei Yuan proposed to go to Shen Jiahe to pass the door, Shen Xiang told her that it would not go so well, and this sudden leaving Shen Xiang alone would not be a threat to him.
Shen's mother was flustered, and Shen Jiahe was also a little uneasy, but she still comforted her: "I just want to leave my father to discuss state affairs, and my mother doesn't have to worry too much." ”
"I'm afraid that there is something else, your brother also said that he can't figure out what to leave your father alone to discuss, hey, they all say that a companion is like a tiger, others look at your father as a high and powerful position, but who knows that our family is living with a heart every day." Mother Shen sighed.
Shen Jiahe also knew that things would not be so simple, but he still tried his best to make his mother not think too much: "My father is an honest official, and he is not involved in anything, even if the one above does not want to see our family, he will not target his father at will." ”
She has never regretted leaving King Kang's Mansion, but now she is still a little uneasy when she sees that the royal family is targeting the Prime Minister's Mansion because of her own affairs.
In fact, Shen's mother's guess in her heart was half right, the emperor left Shen Xiang to discuss Shen Jiahe's marriage, but with Shen Xiang's status in the court, he would never make such a threat.
The emperor looked at Shen Xiang who was standing in front of him with his head down, they have been monarchs and ministers for many years, if it weren't for his son being too bastard, the relationship between the two of them should be on a higher level.
Shen Xiang should have hated the royal family now, but when he thought of his son who was kneeling in front of him and crying, he still had to say a good word or two for him.
He coughed lightly, and said after deliberation: "I have been with Shen Xiangjun for many years, and I don't want to hide it from you today, although the court has a lot of complaints about King Kang, but sooner or later he will become the crown prince, and it is only a matter of time before I want to appoint him." ”
Shen Xiang didn't raise his head, but arched his hand and said: "As the eldest son, King Kang should become the prince, but he still needs to be trained." ”
The emperor paced two steps before he said in a deep voice: "I am not discussing this matter with you today, I just want to tell Shen Qing's family that King Kang will be the crown prince soon, and the future will be the emperor, and Ling Qianjin will only enjoy endless glory and wealth with King Kang." ”
Shen Xiang suddenly laughed, he raised his head to look at the emperor, and couldn't help but ask: "Does the emperor feel that our Shen family can't afford to raise a daughter?" Or did she suffer so much in our family? The emperor also said that we have been monarchs and ministers for many years, and you should know that our Shen family is by no means the kind of family that covets wealth and nobility. ”
"Wealth is one thing, power is another, as long as Shen Jiahe is willing to accompany King Kang well, he will be the queen of the world in the future, don't you Shen family want such glory?" The emperor looked at Shen Xiang, he has been the prime minister for many years, if he says that he is not greedy for power, he will never believe it, no one in this world can resist the temptation of power.
Shen Xiang shook his head, the emperor in front of him still didn't understand him, nor did he understand his daughter: "This position is good, but if the person next to the pillow is not what he likes, he won't be happy if he wants to sit on it, the minister's little daughter and King Kang are already fated to be inseparable, their feelings have been exhausted, and then forcibly put together, there are only disadvantages and no benefits, and I hope the emperor doesn't have to persuade again." ”
When Shen Xiang returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Shen's mother had been coaxed to sleep by Shen Jiahe, she followed her father to the study, and she was also extremely worried: "Father, is it because of his daughter's business that the emperor left you today?" ”
Shen Xiang nodded, he said what the emperor meant, and then asked, "What do you think in your heart?" ”
"My daughter will never marry Pei Shu again, my daughter has nothing to do with him, not to mention that he will be the prince in the future, even if he becomes the emperor immediately, his daughter will not look down on him, her daughter only has Pei Yuan in her heart." Shen Jiahe immediately expressed her position, she was also beating a drum in her heart, afraid that Shen Xiang would not be able to resist the temptation.
Shen Xiang nodded with satisfaction: "It's good that you can say this, and my father is also rejecting the emperor's intention today." ”
Shen Jiahe breathed a sigh of relief instantly, but Shen Xiang suddenly looked at her with a solemn face: "But I'm afraid that the matter between you and Pei Yuan will not be so easy, the emperor has now expressed his position, and it is estimated that he will block your affairs, and Pei Shu has always been that kind of character, it is inevitable that he will not have a heart of revenge." ”
Shen Jiahe didn't want the Shen family to be affected by his own affairs anymore, and he didn't want his father to worry about himself anymore, so he said to Shen Xiang seriously: "Pei Yuan said that I don't have to worry about this, he will arrange everything, and his daughter believes that he will definitely sit down, and his father should not worry too much." ”
"That's the best, you go back and rest first, and I'll go back to your room to see your mother." Shen Xiang and his daughter went out of the study, and he reflexively went back to his bedroom.
Shen's mother had already woken up, and when she saw Shen Xiang coming back, she naturally asked all the questions, and she was still very worried in the end: "Our little daughter is a hard worker, King Kang treated her badly before, and now she meets a good one, and it is so difficult to be together again." ”
Shen Xiang didn't care, after hearing Shen Jiahe's attitude, he was much more relieved: "I was worried that my daughter would waver, but I will hear her attitude, but there is nothing to worry about." You should also know that Pei Yuan is not good at stubble, otherwise he will not let the emperor delay the establishment of the crown prince, we will wait and see what happens, if there is really a need for help, we will help again. ”
Shen Xiang was actually thinking very far, he thought that it didn't matter if Pei Yuan didn't ask for the marriage decree one day, the most important thing was that his daughter must be safe, even if she didn't marry in this life, he could support her for a lifetime.
Shen Jiahe didn't know that Shen Xianghui would be so aware of the righteousness, even in later generations, if a child does not get married for a lifetime, it is a thing that will make parents anxious, let alone in this feudal ancient times.
She was talking to Chunhe and the two, Chunhe came over so late to ask her to come over to see Yao Xinrou: "Our wife has a soft temperament, that Xiaoxia bumped into our wife at the dinner table, and she didn't blame her too much, but the slave didn't look at that Xiaoxia like a good one, although she promised not to be a concubine, but the eyes staring at our master were very explicit." ”
Shen Jiahe sighed: "Xiaoxia collided with Xinrou, but Master Cheng didn't say anything?" ”
Chunhe replied indignantly: "The master reprimanded her at the time, but she was fine, and she didn't say anything about apologizing to our wife, she just sat there and cried, as if we had wronged her." ”
Shen Jiahe thought of the time he had met Xiaoxia that day, there were too many things in his eyes, and he really didn't have a good idea, so he instructed Chunhe: "You go back and take care of your wife, she is too old to worry about it, I will go to the door tomorrow to have a look." ”