Songjiang Shenjiafang five-room inner courtyard

It was already the winter moon, and the days were getting shorter, and it was already twilight.

Shen Ying came back from the outer study, and explained things to the steward beside her as she walked, and only after passing through the hanging flower door of the hall, she saw her mother supported by two little maids, followed by a string of maids, pacing slowly in the courtyard.

Seeing Shen Ying coming, Guo Shi paused.

Shen Ying hurriedly hurried over a few steps, although she knew that her mother was worried about joining forces with the Lu family, she still couldn't help complaining: "It's cold, my mother should take care of it more in the house, that is, she wants to go out to visit the garden, and wait for the next day to be warm." Now the sun is setting and the cold is heavy......"

Guo Shi waved his hand to interrupt him, and walked back with his support, saying, "But wait for your kung fu activities to move your muscles and bones at this moment, I don't want you to talk about it here." ”

Shen Ying hurriedly said: "Is it my son's, I talked speculatively for a while, and forgot the time." ”

The mother and son laughed and entered the upper room, and the maid helped Guo to the warm couch, put together the hand stove, changed the hot tea, and then retreated.

Guo Shi took a sip of hot tea, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, "Since it's speculative, if you want to come to the Lu family, you should go down, right?" ”

Shen Ying nodded and said, "Mother rest assured." The Lu family is now like a frightened bird, and there is nothing to do. He sighed again, "It's also thanks to his master's shrewdness, he left evidence when he noticed that something was wrong, and he grabbed the head and told Lord Qincha, and it was also meritorious to cooperate with the case." Otherwise, the Lu family's great cause will inevitably be coveted, the Zhang family will bite with all their might, and the Lu family will have no powerful high-ranking officials to help them, so I am afraid that they will be dragged into the water. ”

Guo sighed, thinking of the Shen family, knowing that it was safe to have someone in the court to protect him.

Since the second room master Shen Cang is gone, the Shen family has lost its pillars in the morning. Originally, her eldest son was an old subordinate of the East Palace, and he was also an important position in the General Administration, and after the new emperor ascended the throne, he should have a good future, and he may not be the backer of the Shen family's officialdom in the future. It's a pity that it's going to be three years now, and the officialdom is changing rapidly, and I don't know what the situation will be after three years.

Shen Ying saw that her mother sighed, she would be wrong, and comforted her again and again: "Mother rest assured, Lu Sanlang is a reliable worker, and you don't know, he often walks in the market, and there are some ways that we may not be able to do what Brother Rui said, but he can do it." That's why Brother Rui recommended him. ”

Lu Saburo is a local official of the Yamen. Although the house is small, it is mainly in charge of the county's civil affairs, finance, taxation, land, taxation and grain payment, disaster relief and other matters, and is accustomed to dealing with the market and villagers, so it has a wide range of people.

What's more, this Lu Saburo is not a scholar who went all the way to school, on the contrary, he was a standard prodigal when he was young, and he followed his elders to haunt the ninth-rate places, and he also had a small name on the street.

Snakes have snake paths, rats have rat paths, and there are some things that can only be visited secretly, and only such people have a way.

That year, Shen Rui went to Beijing and traveled with Lu Sanlang, saw his dice skills, and also knew about his absurd past when he was young, and saw that this person was really tactful, so he especially mentioned it in his letter to Shen Ying.

Guo Shi waved his hand and said, "I have something to worry about." It's not a sigh. But he didn't say it explicitly, but said with a smile: "You said that Brother Rui, a little person, he was originally a young man, and now he has become more and more capable, but he is more secure than the third child." ”

Shen Ying couldn't help laughing, "Mother, where is Brother Rui still young, he is also a sixteen or seventeen young man, and he even won Xiucai." ”

However, compared with Shen Rui, the older Shen Quan is still a little out of the way, and Shen Ying often hates this younger brother for not being stable enough, because he said: "The third brother has less experience, but this is also due to nature, and he can't be punished." Now that he has won the crown, he has become a family again, and he is also the head of the family, and he is slowly stable. ”

The three sons in the family all agreed, and both mother and son thought of the second child, Shen Qi, and they all fell silent, and they all sighed.

However, it was said that when Taihu Lake began to send people back one after another, Shen Qi reported great hope, but the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, and sent back four batches of captives in a row, without Jiang's mother and son.

Shen Qi locked himself in the study, and there was no tooth staining for a whole night, even when Guo personally called the door, there was no sound.

In the end, it was Shen Ying who took someone to go, slammed the door open, and escorted Shen Qi to pour down a bowl of ginseng soup.

After sending people away, Shen Ying took the precept ruler and shouted, "My father is gone, my eldest brother is like a father, I will teach you on behalf of my father!" As he spoke, he took a few precepts and scolded him, "It's just that you spoil your body like this, do you know that your mother can't eat because of you?" You are also famous, don't you even know filial piety?! ”

When it came to his deceased father, Shen Qi couldn't help it anymore, hugged his brother and cried, "It's me who is not filial, it's me who is not filial, my parents can't be filial, and my wife and children can't protect me, big brother, big brother, I ...... I'm useless......"

If he hadn't known that he had been unjustly imprisoned, his father dragged his weak body and anxiously rushed back to Songjiang, how could he have aggravated his illness and died!

And he has always had a very close relationship with his wife, and the child has only been married for many years, and he has always regarded it as a treasure.

The disappearance of his wife and children, the unjust imprisonment, and the death of his father, one by one, he actually couldn't bear it for a long time.

The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but he hasn't reached the sad place.

At this time, Shen Qi just wanted to yell a few times and cry loudly to vent all the remorse and anger in his heart.

He didn't know that his father's words also stung Shen Ying.

Shen Ying has always regretted that she had thought too much and didn't come back with her father all the way, and if she was there, her father might not be worried so much.

However, before he could also fall into a collapsed mood, Shen Qi had been weak from hunger for too long, and cried under great sorrow.

Shen Ying hurriedly lost the ring ruler, desperately pinched Shen Qi's people, and anxiously shouted to the little guy waiting in the courtyard to invite the doctor.

Fortunately, Shen Qi woke up in a moment, Shen Ying breathed a sigh of relief, wiped a handful of sweat or sad tears on his face, grabbed his brother's shirt, and roared: "What's the use of talking about this now?" Now that our father is gone, we should take good care of our mother! If you make my mother sad again, I will not use the ruler to do the family law on my father's behalf! ”

Shen Qi couldn't care about the tears on his face, and choked up: "The lesson of the eldest brother is that I am not angry......

Shen Ying interrupted him sharply, "What's the use of you and my mother's compatriots still saying such things!" If you really have this heart, you shouldn't do it next time. He increased his strength a little, "Besides, although the younger siblings and their brothers have not returned, and there is no news, it is not necessarily a bad thing." ”

Shen Qi's eyes were hazy with tears, and his mind was confused for a while, and he didn't know why.

Shen Ying sighed in her heart, her face was fierce, and said: "If you are concerned, you will be chaotic, you think, there is no news, it means that they are not in Taihu Lake." If they weren't in Taihu, where could they be? ”

"Nanchang!" Shen Qi's eyes flashed with hope, "Second Brother Jun has gone to Nanchang......"

"Don't mention him." Shen Ying didn't have a good impression of Zongfang, and he didn't think that Shen Jun was a person with great ability. "I only ask you, why did they kidnap their siblings and nieces and nephews? In order to blackmail us! If you take them as hostages, you will surely keep their mothers and children safe. ”

In fact, this is not something that has not been said to Shen Qi, but at this time, the effect is undoubtedly better, and Shen Qi almost regarded this as a life-saving straw.

Shen Ying leaned down, lowered her voice, and her eyes flashed, "Second brother, now, you are the patriarch!" Only by cheering up and making this patriarch's position more valuable can you make their mother and son safer. On the contrary, if you are so sad and miserable, you will harm them. ”

Shen Qi stared at his brother, his gaze gradually returning to clarity.

Seeing that he came to his senses, Shen Ying sighed, let go of his hand, patted him on the shoulder, his voice slowed down, and said seriously: "Second brother, how come I don't know your thoughts?" But you must also understand that this time it was a man-made disaster, and the entire Shen family was calculated! Why is it calculated? In the final analysis, it is the weakness of the patriarch and the disunity of the people! Now that you have taken over the position of patriarch and have a sense of justice, you should abandon those little children and take up the burden of the entire Shen family, only if you, the patriarch, gather the hearts of the people, the Shen family will not suffer such a catastrophe in the future! ”

Shen Qi looked ashamed when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "I was blindsided for a while, and I only thought about their mother and son......"

"It's human nature." Shen Ying said with relief, "What I just told you is not to coax you. If the imperial court naval army is victorious, Nanchang is afraid that it will not sit down. If the younger siblings and nephews are really in their hands, then the day to contact us is near. ”

Shen Qi came back to his senses, rubbed his face with his hands, his eyes became resolute, and he nodded: "Don't worry, big brother, I know the severity and I won't be confused again." ”

After that, Shen Qi really paid special attention to the affairs of the clan, and after the autumn harvest, all the affairs of the clan property were also taken care of together, and the people seemed to be much more energetic. But it seems to be overkill, he wants to numb himself with busy business, although he will not forget to sleep and eat, but it is also distressing to look at when he is busy.

Guo and Shen Ying, who are close relatives of flesh and blood, also know the bitterness in Shen Qi's heart, and they can't help but feel sad and sad.

Shen Ying didn't want to say more that Shen Qi made Guo sad, so she only said: "I will take care of the second child, and my mother will not read it." At this time, he still has some things to explain to Changshou, and he will come to eat with his mother when he is young. ”

Guo Shi nodded, and then ordered: "Tell him to live a long life and raise for two days, don't work him." Poor to see. Alas, I am much more relieved to have such a faithful person as him by his side. ”

Changshou got Shen Rui's order, galloped south all the way, stayed overnight in Xiaoxing, and arrived in Songjiang very quickly, and when he arrived at the fifth room, a layer of inner skin of the thigh was worn off, and a piece of flesh and blood was blurred. However, after receiving letters and taking medicine, he refused to cultivate, and still dragged his two injured legs, actively participating in the planning.

Shen Ying also praised: "It is rare to live a long life, this piece of loyalty, how many families have children are not as good as him." And he is also an extremely capable person, and he will be able to take care of a lot of things for Brother Rui in the future. ”

He didn't know that Changshou was also responsible for another thing - to visit the old things to see if the second master of the second room and the second master of the second room and the second master of Sun were the same person.

Although Shen Rui made up his mind to strike preemptively, he would find the handle of the He family and convict them first, so as not to let them have time to investigate Mrs. Sun again. But it is still necessary to know the identity of Mrs. Sun.

When Shen Cang was still there, the father and son talked about Mrs. Sun, and even Shen Cang suspected that Mrs. Sun was the second master of the second room who did not die, otherwise it would be difficult to explain that Mrs. Sun, who had the grace of saving his life for the third master, took care of the Shen family without regrets, and after the Shen family repented of the marriage, he could leave a large amount of inheritance to the Shen family, and the third master accepted it calmly.

It's just that Shen Cang asked his father but didn't get a result, and in the end, Shen Cang only said to Shen Rui, what does it have to do with whether it is true or not, as long as you are a descendant, you don't forget the instructions of your elders and don't forget your righteousness.

At that time, Shen Rui gave up the idea of pursuing the truth.

And now the situation is different, if Mrs. Sun is really the second master, then how did the second master survive, who was "left by the Japanese and left no bones in the river"? How developed? Did you join the gang of Japanese pirates?! There's a lot to be done here.

Brother Shou is asking about maritime merchants, and the subtext is that they are pirates!

Shen Rui didn't dare to ignore it, thinking that he would let Changshou go back and investigate, if there was really anything suspicious, he would quickly deal with it and make this matter impeccable.

The Shen family must not fall into this handle, otherwise it will not be the He family and the side family, although it was a long time ago, but it is not possible to ensure that Qi will be used by anyone in the court again.

Xu Youzhen has been gone for many years, and he has been falsely accused and rehabilitated before, and he is still a great contributor to the restoration of Yingzong, but when Wei School took the Shu Jishi exam, Xu was still worried that someone with a heart would use the matter of Xu Youzhen, the grandson of Wei University, to block his future.

He Shen Rui has his back on the two generations of Jiuqing of the Shen family, and he is the heir, and it is ridiculous for Xu Youzhen to attack him. But what if he had a pirate grandfather......

The clouds and waves above the court are weird, and it is dangerous to leave a handle.

*

On the Songjiang side, the Shen family and the Lu family joined forces to use various social connections to secretly investigate the affairs of the He family before and after the Japanese rebellion.

In the capital, after Shen Cang's anniversary festival ended, the Shen family returned south one after another, but Shen Lian and Shen Quan found an excuse to stay and started to act.

It's just that He Nansheng is a character in the end, and he has his own set of training shopkeepers, and the shopkeepers who can be placed in the capital are not ordinary people, Shen Lian contacted friends in the old business world and secretly bought a few big guys, but he never found a useful relationship.

The Shen family's eyeliner in the He Mansion was buried deeply, and it was outside the second gate, and the information they got was very limited. He Dongsheng can be regarded as a strict family, and he can't penetrate into the inner house at all.

Since Shen Rui could think of Lu Sanlang, who was once a prodigal son, he naturally thought about finding such a person in the capital. It's just that he is also a friend of the academy when he goes out to socialize, no better than those gentlemen who deal with three religions and nine streams, and this matter cannot be openly and honestly begged, so he can only rely on Shen Lian to start from a merchant friend, find some local snakes to contact one or two, and slowly find a way.

*

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace

Liu Jin stood in front of the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace with his hands in his hands, watching Qiu Ju swaggering all the way from a distance.

But seeing Qiu Ju dressed in a red robe full of embroidery, the wind under his feet, the black background gold silk dark pattern cloak because of the rush to go for a ride, quite the momentum of the head of the East Factory, before he approached, he greeted Liu Jin, a smiling face was particularly dazzling in the sun.

Liu Jin narrowed his eyes and said lightly: "The emperor has summoned you, hurry up." ”

Qiu Ju smiled silently, and his feet were a little faster. Turning the two doors, the sharp-eyed little chamberlain ran all the way in to report the news, Qiu Ju slowed down his pace, bent down his straight waist, and heard the first "let him in", and did not wait for the little chamberlain to come out again to report, so he lowered his head and cautiously moved into the door.

Brother Shou leaned on the Luohan couch, threw an autumn pear up and down with one hand, and waved his hand when he saw Qiu Juxing, and asked casually, "What did uncle say?" ”

Qiu Ju bowed down and said with a smile: "Back to the emperor's words, the slave maid asked the Marquis of Shouning Jianchang by the emperor's holy decree, and the Marquis of Shouning did not know, the Marquis of Jianchang said that he wanted to honor the emperor, thinking that the emperor would repair the palace when he was married, and he was afraid that he would wait for the spring to freeze and delay the time, so he prepared it in advance. It was the chief administrator of the Hou Mansion who was so happy that he forgot his book because he could repair the West Garden, and he leaked some words to go out, and now the Marquis of Jianchang has severely punished a person who should be related. It is not good to start work only in winter, and the materials are temporarily stacked on the Zhuangzi outside the city of Jianchanghou. ”

Brother Shou said twice and didn't speak.

Qiu Ju bent his waist even more, and he didn't dare to speak.

Brother Shou tossed the pears twice, and then threw them on the table, as if he said to himself: "Lingji Palace is also a pseudo-immortal, it's really boring......"

Qiu Ju's eyebrows jumped, and he peeked at the little emperor's face.

Just this morning, Liu Jian, a scholar of the first assistant university of the cabinet, wrote a letter to send Li Dongyang to Lingji Palace to worship Jinque Zhenjun and Yuque Zhenjun during the Winter Solstice Festival.

bluntly said that such as Qin Shi Huang, Song Huizong is a good immortal, Han Chu Wang Yingliang Wu Emperor is a good Buddha, Tang Xianzong is a good Buddha and seeks blessings, all of them are recorded in the annals of history.

It is even more directly reprimanded that Lingji Zhenjun was born as a traitor, and died as a rebel ghost and impersonated a courtesy, enjoying endless sacrifices, and confusing the world and slandering the people.

Brother Shou couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard it on the dragon chair, but people started to pick it up from Xu Wen with a reasonable basis, and compared Brother Shou with the first emperor, Brother Shou had nothing to say, so he had to say that the sacrifice of the two true monarchs of Lingji Palace was based on the ceremony, and he returned to the palace to be sullen.

In fact, he didn't believe much in the true monarch of Lingji Palace, but he was tired of Liu Jian's aggressive letters one after another.

Qiu Ju knew in his heart that Brother Shou was in a hurry to get together, and he was in a bad mood, and he had not been out of the palace for more than a month, so he was depressed. I secretly said in my heart, look at today's situation, He Dongsheng's words don't need to be handed over. Maybe it's okay to stretch him for a few more days so that he can understand the rules, and don't hold him up in the future.

He immediately leaned in and said with a smile: "The emperor wants to go outside to be loose?" Not only where is the royal car going, but the slaves and maids should also arrange people to escort them in advance, so that the emperor can have a good time. ”

Brother Shou really showed his face, and his face bloomed with happiness, but he nodded as if he was old, and said, "You still know me." Go tell Mu Bin over there. I'm going to ......."

He rolled his eyes, thought for a while, and said, "Well, I'll go and play with Shen Rui!" It's just that his teahouse is also stuffy. There is a Zhuangzi on the outskirts of his house, so he goes to the nearest Zhuangzi to roast the one he said is called flower chicken to eat. On this day, there is a fire on the ground, roasting chickens on the bottom and warming the pot on the top, which is no more beautiful. ”

As he spoke, his eyes sparkled, as if he had found something good, and he shouted out again: "Is Zhang Hui on duty today?" Call him! Who is Cai Liang Cai Yu? I also want to call You Xiaowu ......"

With the little emperor's command, the little chamberlains immediately flew and seemed to run, quickly conveying the emperor's order.

Qiu Ju bowed behind him, looking at the little emperor's elated appearance, and cold sweat slowly oozed from his back.

Qiu Juken helped He Dongsheng, not for the sake of money. That blackmail is just instinct, in fact, he is a big eunuch next to the emperor, how many people are on the pole, where is the difference of 18,000 taels of silver.

It was he who wanted to take care of Shen Rui, and he happened to meet He Dongsheng who bumped into him, so he just made a fortune.

A simple young man entered the emperor's eyes, and Qiu Ju didn't care. But in the previous case of the Shen family, Zhang Yong was ordered by the emperor to go south for the Qin mission, and learned about the lawsuit for the Shen family, and formed a good fate, which was very different.

Qiu Ju is also a person who has been with the little emperor for many years, and he knows the emperor's temperament, that little ancestor is to believe what he says when he looks at the person who is pleasing to the eye, this Shen family kid is quite favored by the emperor, he will repay the favor of the peach, and fight for Zhang Yongmei in front of the little emperor, how can this Qiu Ju be tolerated!

The struggle between the eunuchs was far more tragic than that of the court.

Previously, Qiu Ju was the head of the East Factory, and he knew that the emperor did not like Wang Yue, and he was just around the corner, and he was quite proud, and thought about using the East Factory as a springboard to jump to the Imperial Horse Prison.

Liu Jin is bound to win the celebrant eunuch, he can't fight, if he can palm the imperial horse eunuch, he can also fight with Liu Jin.

When he heard that Zhang Yong was going to Taihu Lake to suppress bandits for the prison army, Qiu Ju was already alert, and if he had the emperor's favor and wanted to fight for military merits, that was the way to go to the Imperial Horse Prison! How will he let anyone touch the meat of his bowl?

The Cha He family collided with him, and Qiu Ju pushed the boat down the river, and also went to check the handle of the Shen family in his hand for his own use.

I didn't expect Zhang Yong to be able to win a big battle in Taihu Lake, and the emperor praised it! This is a real military feat! If Zhang Yong is allowed to occupy the Imperial Horse Prison, then Liu Jin and Zhang Yong will make him Qiu Ju forever unable to turn over.

Without saying a word, Qiu Ju quickly sent someone eight hundred miles to send a letter to several of his godsons in the south, and took the clues given by the He family to investigate the old affairs of the Shen family and the case of the Shen family - bringing down the Shen family is not the goal, he has to think of getting rid of Zhang Yong through the Shen family! At the very least, let this thief lose the emperor's heart.

At this time, the He family begged again and put forward other ideas, and one of Qiu Ju's godsons also sent a letter to say that Mrs. Sun's hometown found out that there were some problems with the age of the Sun family's household registration, and there was an article to do. Qiu Ju then entered the palace and wanted to blow the wind next to the emperor.

But now, the emperor's favor for Shen Rui is obviously closer.

The last time the emperor went out of the palace to see Shen Rui to ask about the case, he was obviously not so happy.

Qiu Ju and other close servants know the master's mind best, and immediately swallowed all the words back into his stomach, now is by no means the time to disappoint the fun.

Don't worry. Don't worry. Let's take a look. Let's take a look. Qiu Ju hunched over, clasped his hands in front of him and tightened again, reminding himself to be more sober.

Don't startle the snake, continue to dig, and grab the handle of the Shen family.

Look at the emperor's mood again......

(End of chapter)