Chapter 118
"Yesterday, Miss Six also went to the Yuwang Mansion for a banquet, Mr. Lu was actually drunk and almost had a big accident." Aunt Liu sighed softly: "After all, Lu Haowen is a poor student, and he doesn't understand the rules of our aristocracy, but he teaches in the Prime Minister's Mansion, which represents one side of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and if he loses his temper in front of everyone, it will also cause the Prime Minister's Mansion to lose face......
"Yesterday, Qin Zhuangyuan was also drunk, and it didn't work to drink the sobering soup, it was the biggest silver needle in the government medicine that made him sober up, he was drunk like this, I really don't know how much wine he drank." I haven't seen a bar in my previous life, so I will drink it desperately, how can such a greedy person be appointed.
Aunt Liu's face was a little pale: "Qin Zhuangyuan is the champion after all, Lu Haowen is just a poor student, and in terms of talent, he is not as good as Qin Zhuangyuan." ”
"Our Xiangfu's academy only teaches some things that are easy to understand, and we don't need talented gentlemen, not to mention that Mr. Lu's fall is not not not talented, but caused by the wind and cold......"
"After all, Qin Zhuangyuan is a person with an official position, and if he comes to teach in our Xiangfu, he will inevitably add face to the Xiangfu Academy......" Aunt Liu refused to admit defeat.
Shen Qingwan sneered, the Prime Minister is a royal cronie, and he still needs a seventh- or eighth-grade sesame official to grow face: "Auntie, since Qin Zhuangyuan is an official, there will be no official business, in case he delays official affairs due to the affairs of the school, the emperor blames it, and our Prime Minister can not afford to be guilty......"
Aunt Liu's smile froze: "Qin Zhuangyuan is a sensible person, and he has the right to divide which is more important." ”
"In case Qin Zhuangyuan delays the affairs of the school due to official business, it is equivalent to not opening our school." Shen Qingwan has the heart to go against Aunt Liu, so no matter what she says, Shen Qingwan can find a reason to refute.
"Miss Six is very satisfied with Mr. Lu?" Aunt Liu seemed to be smiling, meaning something.
Shen Qing's evening dress didn't understand: "Every gentleman has his own teaching method, Mr. Lu is extremely talented, I, the third sister, Yuqing and others have adapted to his teaching method, if we change people, we have to adapt again, our school has only been open for one year, there is no need to toss so much." ”
"Qin Zhuangyuan is a foreign man, and Aunt Liu has lived in the inner courtyard for a long time, how did she know Qin Zhuangyuan? My aunt values Qin Zhuangyuan no less than we value Mr. Lu. "Shen Qing used us later, and he pulled Shen Yimeng, Liu Yuqing and others in.
Aunt Liu smiled unnaturally: "I'm not familiar with Qin Zhuangyuan, but I heard that he is extremely talented, so he ......."
"Auntie, hearsay is not enough to believe, Daddy has lived in the court for a long time, and he sees people and things more accurately than us, since he decided to invite Mr. Lu to teach, he must think that Mr. Lu can support the school, in case Daddy misunderstood, thinking that Auntie said good things for Qin Zhuangyuan, it is doubting his choice and judgment, and Daddy will be sad...... "There is no contradiction between the two of you, right, then I will create some for you."
Shen Cheng's face really sank: "The school is still taught by Mr. Lu." "I know my own ability, and when it's the turn of others to doubt it.
Shen Qingwan smiled secretly in his heart, even if he didn't show up, Shen Cheng would not let Qin Yihan enter the school to teach, Qin Yihan was already an official, he was still an official who provoked nobles and was demoted, and people with a little brain would no longer pay attention to him.
On the contrary, Lu Haowen, King Yu, and the crown prince all appreciate him, if he is the top student in high school next year, the future is unlimited, even if Shen Cheng drives him away, many nobles in Beijing will compete for the invitation, Shen Cheng also expects Lu Haowen to say a lot for him in front of the emperor, so that he will not be stupid enough to give this treasure to others.
Why didn't Qin Yihan let go of his good officials, and suddenly thought of coming to the Prime Minister's Mansion to be a gentleman, didn't he think that if he entered the Prime Minister's Mansion to teach, Shen Cheng would promote him, it was really a fool's dream.
In the previous life, with the support of the eldest princess's mansion and the prime minister's mansion, Qin was proud of the cold spring breeze, and he rose all the way, but in this life, not only did he lack the support of these two mansions, but he also repeatedly took the opportunity to suppress him, and his official position changed from the controversial fifth rank to the seventh grade, and then from the seventh rank to the eighth grade, and then went down, I was afraid that he would have to be repatriated to his hometown and be his cloth civilian.
Liu Shilang is also a snob, he should have valued Qin Yihan's position as the champion at the beginning, so he won him over, if Qin Yihan was trampled on by himself as a commoner, there was no use value, Liu Shilang would definitely kick him away.
There are also Aunt Liu, Shen Yimeng, these people who hurt themselves in their previous lives, none of them can be let go.
The matter was settled, Shen Qing left space for Shen Cheng and Aunt Liu to sulk, and he held Xun Han's hand to say goodbye and leave, after turning the corner, Lu Haowen appeared outside the door, his eyes were full of gratitude, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, only Xiangye and Miss Six were sincere to themselves, and they would definitely repay their kindness.
Approaching the Wuyuan, a maid hurriedly ran over: "Sixth Miss, Third Lady is invited." ”
At this time, what did Shen Yimeng invite himself to go to the Lotus Pavilion for? Puzzled in her heart, Shen Qingwan still agreed: first Aunt Liu, then Shen Yimeng, the mother and daughter will not stop for a moment, it doesn't matter, she is just idle, what trick is she playing.
"My sister is here." As soon as he walked to the door of the Lotus Appreciation Pavilion, Shen Yimeng happily greeted him and lightly took Shen Qingwan's arm, "Sister, I have been grounded recently and can't go to the school to listen to the class, you come to the Lotus Pavilion every day after the school and tell me about the content of the class, okay?" The voice seemed to be pleading, if Shen Qingwan refused, it would be too unkind.
Shen Qingwan smiled faintly: "As long as my sister doesn't think my sister is rough, my sister comes every day." Shen Yimeng's careful thinking, not to be afraid, invited himself to come to the Lotus Pavilion, didn't he just want to create a false appearance of sisterhood, and then, when he was defenseless, he assassinated himself.
"Thank you, sister." Shen Yimeng was very happy, and pulled Shen Qingwan into the inner room: "Sister, I have freshly picked dew here, it tastes very good to make tea, you can taste it." ”
The curtain opened, and the maid walked in with two cups of tea, and the faint fragrance of tea suddenly lingered in the entire inner room: "Good tea." Shen Qing spoke out in admiration.
"It's good if my sister likes it." Shen Yimeng's smile was innocent and cute.
"Miss Six, please have tea." A cup of fragrant tea was placed in front of her, Shen Qingwan's smile stiffened slightly, this voice was so familiar, she looked sideways, and it was really as she thought, "Hongbei, why are you here?" ”
Aunt Wu let her beat her for thirty boards, and she was hungry for three days before she was sold, it was difficult to do it, the people on Zhuangzi went against Aunt Wu's will, not only did not sell her, but also sent her back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to serve Shen Yimeng.
The maid blessed Shen Qing in the evening: "Miss Huiliu, the slave maid is named Luyan......"
"Sister, you also think she is very similar to Hongbei." Shen Yimeng smiled softly: "When I first saw her, I was also shocked, how could there be two people in the world who are so similar, but there is a beauty mole on her chin, but Hongbei does not......"
Shen Qingwan didn't speak, and her smile was extraordinarily bright: A person with superb medical skills should be able to put fake moles on people, and Aunt Liu took a lot of thought to let Hongbei enter the mansion again......
"Making tea is her specialty, and it was after drinking the tea she made that my aunt decided to buy her." Lest Shen Qing misunderstand, Shen Yimeng hurriedly explained, "She bought it ten days ago, and she has been training at Yapo, and she only understood it today." If my sister doesn't believe me, my aunt has a copy of the paperwork for buying and selling......"
Ten days ago, Aunt Liu was still in charge, it was reasonable to buy a maid, and Hongbei was still on Zhuangzi, which showed in disguise that she was not Hongbei.
"I believe in Aunt Liu." Shen Qingwan smiled faintly, picked up the teacup and took a sip: "The tea is indeed good." "With Liu Shilang's ability, making a fake document is a trivial matter, but does this Hongbei have any special skills, otherwise, Aunt Liu would have taken the risk of being found out and brought her back to the house.
Although Hongbei was betrayed by Aunt Wu, she was also involved in it, and Aunt Liu brought her back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, which was nothing more than using her to deal with herself and Aunt Wu.
Aunt Liu's wishful thinking is not bad, but she will never let her get her wish, Hongbei, she should be called Luyan now, she is just a lowly maid, she has no power and power in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she really wants to see how much waves she can make in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Coming out of the Lotus Appreciation Pavilion, Shen Qing did not return to Wuyuan in the evening, but went straight to the pear orchard where Aunt Wu was.
Aunt Wu is pregnant and sleepy, when Shen Qingwan came, she had just woken up and said hello to Aunt Wu, Shen Qingwan went straight to the point: "Auntie, Hongbei was taken back to the Prime Minister's Mansion by Aunt Liu again..."
"Really?" Aunt Wu was surprised, and the reason had already been figured out: "Aunt Liu wants to use her to deal with me......"
"It's not just my aunt, it's me." Hongbei was heavily fined, and she was almost sold to a remote place, and she also had a share, with their kind of flaws that must be reported, they would never let go of themselves, "I'm single, so I'm more prepared, my aunt is a person with a body, and I must be careful in everything......"
In order to prevent this child from being born, Aunt Liu must do everything, otherwise, Aunt Wu will help upright, and the arrogant Aunt Liu will not be angry to death.
Speaking of Fuzheng, Shen Qingwan sighed softly, Shen Cheng's age was past thirty and he was gradually approaching forty, how early did a high-ranking woman marry, and a high-ranking woman of the same age as Shen Cheng had already become her own son, and the younger one was naturally unwilling to marry someone who could be his father, if he wanted to remarry an innocent woman, he could only choose from the cold family.
The old lady is very picky, the etiquette of a woman from a poor family is not thoughtful enough, needless to say, Aunt Liu is a woman who is a waiter, and the main room of the cold door, even if she enters the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, she will be stimulated by Aunt Liu and can't raise her head.
The old lady needs a smart and capable housekeeper daughter-in-law, not a cowardly and weak woman who needs her to protect everywhere, so most of the main rooms of the Prime Minister's Mansion are supported by aunts.
Aunt Wu does not have a strong maiden family, and with the old lady's face-saving temperament, it is impossible to allow a woman who does not have much net worth to be the main room of the prime minister's house, so even if Aunt Wu gives birth to a son, the probability of correcting is only fifty percent.
Aunt Liu has already begged for suspicion in front of the old lady, under normal circumstances, it is not very likely that she will be corrected, but Liu Shilang is sinister and cunning, and he can do everything, in case he gives Aunt Liu some tricks, so that the old lady has to help her as the main room, and he and Aunt Wu will not have a good life.
Therefore, if the Prime Minister's Mansion must support an aunt as the main room, Shen Qingwan hopes that person is Aunt Wu, "Auntie, I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”
Aunt Wu smiled lightly: "Although the two of us have not shared joys and sorrows, we are also people in the same boat, and it doesn't hurt if Miss Six has something to say." ”
"Here's the thing...... Shen Qingwan's eyes looked at the maids in the inner room, and Aunt Wu understood: "I have something important to discuss with Miss Six, Hongling, Red Candle, take someone to guard outside, and no one is allowed to come in." ”
"Yes!" Hongling, Red Candle took the order and left.
Knowing that their conversation could not be heard by outsiders, Shen Qingwan still lowered her voice: "Auntie's parents, are they in Yunnan?" In her previous life, Shen Qingwan was not close to Aunt Wu, so she naturally didn't care about Aunt Wu's affairs, and only vaguely knew that she had a father who made a mistake in the capital and was relegated to Yunnan.
"yes." Aunt Wu's eyes swelled with a faint layer of sadness: "When my father was demoted to Yunnan, I had just married into the Prime Minister's Mansion, and in the blink of an eye, it had been more than ten years......"
"Does my aunt have correspondence with them?" This is what Shen Qingwan is most concerned about.
Aunt Wu sighed, her smile was a little bitter, "Yunnan is far away from the capital, we have three or four letters a year, ......."
"That's an ordinary messenger, if it's fast, although it's not as fast as an expedited horse with an eight-hundred-mile rush, it can be reached in more than a month......" Shen Qingwan had a faint idea in his heart.
The bitterness in Aunt Wu's eyes was even stronger, and there were hidden tears condensing, and she muttered to herself: "But it's almost not who likes to use it......
After wiping her eyes, Aunt Wu cheered up: "Miss Six, what do you want to say to me?" ”
"The death of the maid in Yuwangfu, my aunt must have heard about it......"
Aunt Wu nodded: "This matter has been spread in the capital, everyone knows about it, that little thief is really bold, he actually sneaked into the palace of King Yu in broad daylight to kill people and steal things, it's really dead......"
Shen Qingwan shook his head, his eyes were solemn: "The truth of the matter is not like this, there is another reason for the death of the little maid......"
"This ...... What's going on? "Aunt Wu has lived in the capital for a long time, so she naturally knows that the rumors of the world are often exaggerated, and even the rumors deliberately released by people with a heart are only known to a few people.
"There are spies in Yuwangfu......" Although Shen Qingwan only suspected it, it was true that someone was in harmony with Liu Shilang.
Aunt Wu's eyes widened in shock: "Is this true?"
"There is no falsehood." Shen Qingwan's beautiful face was dignified like never before: "The number of spies, and the masters behind the scenes, don't know, and I don't know if there are spies in other mansions, in order to prevent things from leaking out, and the Yuwang Mansion lied and said that the matter was done by thieves......"
"How did Miss Six know about such a confidential matter?" Aunt Wu just subconsciously asked this question, and had no other meaning.
"It was Duan Yunqi, the king of Yu, who told me quietly, he said that our prime minister may also have spies, so he specially reminded me to be careful......" Shen Qingwan smiled faintly, her face did not change and her heart did not beat.
Although Aunt Wu had just returned home, she was sitting in the old lady's Songshoutang every day, and the old lady's intention to match Shen Qingwan and Duan Yunqi did not hide it from her, she did not doubt Shen Qingwan's words, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief, her heart also rose, "If the Prime Minister's Mansion is also mixed in with spies, what is good?" ”
"Auntie, don't worry, Prince Yu has found out, the spies sneaked into the mansions, for one thing, the prince secretly made a plan, and in a few days, he will secretly leave for Yunnan...... "In his previous life, King Yu was assassinated in Yunnan, and he went to Yunnan to investigate things.
"What is it that makes the spies risk their lives to sneak into the Yuwang Mansion?" Aunt Wu's curiosity was aroused.
"I don't know about this, King Yu didn't say it." King Yu secretly went to Yunnan to investigate, Shen Qingwan really didn't know
Aunt Wu didn't continue to ask, after all, Miss Six is her daughter's family, and she has not passed through the door, and King Yu can't tell her all the truth for her good.
Shen Qing reminded one step later, "Auntie, King Yu went to Yunnan, it is dangerous, and your father is in Yunnan......
Aunt Wu suddenly realized: "Miss Six's meaning ......" Let her father secretly pay attention to the movements of King Yu, if there is an assassin assassination, he will come out to rescue the driver, and save Lord Yu, it is a great achievement!
"Auntie, it's not too early, I won't bother you, when my aunt rests, my little brother will be healthier." Shen Qingwan got up and said goodbye, Aunt Wu is a smart person, the matter, she has already ordered it to her, if she knows how to seize the opportunity, her father will definitely make meritorious service and be transferred back to the capital, it will not be a problem.
Three years ago, Liu Shilang saved the emperor and was promoted to become rich, and this time, he followed his example and asked Aunt Wu's father to save King Yu.
"Miss Six, the messenger is very slow, my letter will be sent to Yunnan, at least, it will take more than a month, and I am only afraid of ......" This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it must not be missed.
Shen Qingwan smiled slightly: "My aunt has a body, but it is a happy event, and I wrote a letter to ask the Prime Minister's Mansion to go to Yunnan to report the good news to Lord Wu, which is also human nature, what is my aunt worried about?" ”
Aunt Wu reacted instantly: "Thank you Miss Six for your advice, I know how to do it." "King Yu's trip to Yunnan is confidential, and there are very few people in Beijing who know about it, and he must not disclose it in the letter he wrote to Yunnan.
What's more, Aunt Liu has been waiting to catch her handle, if she sees the clue in the letter, she may not know how to frame herself.
"By the way, Auntie, Hongbei is not called Hongbei now, she is Aunt Liu's newly bought maid Luyan." Whether it is Hongbei or Luyan, as long as she is the one who is against you, she will slowly get rid of her.
After the meal, Shen Qing went to Songshoutang to greet the old lady in the evening, and from a distance, he smelled the strong fragrance of tea wafting, and bursts of laughter came from Songshoutang.