Shen Qian's intentions for her have long been revealed, and when she didn't say it before, she could still pretend not to know, but now that he has said it, she can't pretend to be stupid.

I thought that the two of them would have Qingfeng with them on the road, so there would be no embarrassment, but now that Qingfeng didn't come, only the two of them were alone, Meng Xiaoran naturally felt very uncomfortable.

She thought for a while, intending to ease the somewhat embarrassing and ambiguous atmosphere, so she coughed lightly and asked, "Now that the Prime Minister's Mansion has also fallen, you can tell me why you want to deal with the Prime Minister's Mansion, right?" Don't tell me you're just jealous and hateful, and you want to get rid of the evil. ”

Shen Qian couldn't help but laugh softly when he heard this, "Haha, you know me very well, so naturally it's impossible." Then he looked at her again, "You are very smart, this is also the reason why I chose you in the first place, I am naturally not for myself to deal with the Prime Minister's Mansion, I think with your cleverness, I must have guessed that there should be someone behind me, it is really good, that person is the Seventh Prince." ”

"The Seventh Prince?" Meng Xiaoran was a little surprised when she heard this, she carefully recalled some rumors she had heard in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the seventh prince was the youngest son of the emperor, but he was born in the same year as the fourth prince and the fifth prince, but it was just a lack of months.

It is rumored that the seven princes left the palace when they were more than ten years old, went out to learn art, and returned to Yujing City when they were eighteen years old.

"Isn't the Seven Princes unintentional? Why do you want to deal with the Prime Minister's Office? ”

"Hmph, what's wrong with the court?" Shen Qian sneered when he heard this, "Who in this royal family really doesn't have ambitions?" It's just pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. ”

Also, she had watched so many palace fighting dramas in her previous life, and these things were naturally well-founded, she nodded, and asked him again, "Your Shen Mansion is an imperial businessman, why are you also involved in these battles?" ”

Shen Qian smiled bitterly, "Our Shen family has been an emperor for generations, and we have experienced the changes of the two dynasties but are still standing, and in the eyes of outsiders, it is naturally infinitely beautiful, but only I know that the Shen family has become a thorn in the emperor's side, and sooner or later one day will deal with us." ”

Meng Xiaoran nodded, she can understand this, the Shen family's shop industry is all over the country, and the family has a lot of wealth, I'm afraid that the emperor is not as rich as the Shen family, right? What's more, in addition to money, the Shen family has a lot of power, and it is normal for the emperor to be jealous.

Or that he is not jealous, he just wants to take the Shen family's property for himself, and emperors have been like this since ancient times, ruthless and suspicious.

"Then if you cooperate with the Seventh Prince, aren't you afraid that he will do the same in the future?" What Meng Xiaoran said was the deepest worry in Shen Qian's heart.

He sighed, "The Seven Princes and I have the same love, when I was eight years old, I went to Yunzhou to learn art, when I was seventeen years old, the master accepted a disciple, that is, the Seventh Prince today, he was only ten years old at that time, we were commensurate with brothers, a year later I learned to go down the mountain, and the younger brother continued to stay in the mountains to learn art, a year ago he suddenly found me, I knew that he was the Seven Princes, he made a deal with me, asked me to help him solve the four princes and the five princes, after he ascended the throne, can protect my Shen family for a hundred years of glory. ”

"I see, then now that the four princes have been solved, there are still five princes left, and you asked me to go to Fenghua Xueyue Tower to deal with the five princes?"

Shen Qian nodded, "Among the emperor's sons now, only the fourth prince, the fifth prince and the seventh prince's mother concubine have a noble status, and the uncle's family is in a high position, the fourth prince is the queen's son, the fifth prince's mother is a concubine, the seventh prince's mother is a concubine, and the other princes are not very competitive, he only asked me to help him deal with the fourth prince and the fifth prince, and the rest is up to him." ”

Meng Xiaoran didn't speak, he didn't expect that the Shen family, which had infinite appearance, was also in such a situation, and when he thought about it, he felt a little sympathy for Shen Qian, and the two didn't speak again, they both leaned on the tree and closed their eyes to recuperate.

On the second day, when a ray of sunlight shone into the forest through the branches, Meng Xiaoran woke up, she opened her eyes and looked, she didn't find Shen Qian's figure, she moved her somewhat sore body, she stood up and walked to the side to put the clothes she hung on the branches last night, after a night it was really dry, she put away the clothes, and when she turned around, she saw Shen Qian walking back.

He was holding a sword in his hand, and there was still a little sweat on his face, Meng Xiaoran guessed that he should be going to practice swords, Shen Qian walked over and handed her a cloth bag, "I picked some wild fruits by the way when practicing swords, let's eat some for breakfast." ”

Meng Xiaoran nodded, took the cloth bag and turned around and walked towards the forest, found the hot spring last night, first washed up, and then washed the wild fruits, and then went back.

The wild fruits in the mountains are crisp and sweet, and eating a few is considered a full stomach, the two led the horse out of the forest, Shen Qian looked at Meng Xiaoran after getting on the horse, and saw that her brows were furrowed, and her expression was obviously wrong when she sat on the horse, knowing that her injury was not healed.

"You ride with me."

Meng Xiaoran was stunned by his cold words, and then immediately shook her head, she didn't want to have too much physical contact with Shen Qian, after all, she had Lu Ziqing, and he was interested in herself, so she should avoid suspicion.

Shen Qian saw that she didn't agree, so he gave up, and the two continued on the road, and after a morning of driving, the two came to a market town, Shen Qian looked at her, saw that her face was a little pale, couldn't help frowning, and then got off the horse.

"Rest here for a while, I'll find an inn, you go to see the wound, and get some medicine."

Meng Xiaoran nodded, endured the pain and got off the horse, and couldn't help scolding himself in his heart, it was really useless, but after riding the horse for a day, he couldn't stand it.

Shen Qian found a nearby inn and asked for a room, Meng Xiaoran opened the hem of her clothes after entering, the brown blood stains on her cyan pants had dried, she frowned with a little headache, asked for a basin of hot water to clean it, and reapplied the medicine.

The two of them still had to hurry, so they only had a meal at the inn, bought some dry food and went on the road, when Meng Xiaoran went to take medicine, Shen Qian had already gone to the market town to inquire for a long time, but he didn't find a carriage seller, so he had to continue riding.

The two led the horse out of the town and went to the official road, Shen Qian took the lead in getting on the horse, and then stretched out his hand, "Come up!" ”

Meng Xiaoran was about to climb on his horse, and when he saw him like this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and the whole person was spinning for a while, and he was actually fished up by Shen Qian and sat sideways in front of him.

When she reacted, she wanted to struggle to get off the horse, "What are you doing, let me go, I have my own horse." ”

Shen Qian's hand was like soldering iron, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break it, "Shen Qian, let go!" ”

"You're all injured like this, why are you still strong? Sit down obediently, I'll ask again when we get to the next town, buy a carriage, and let's take the carriage to Yunzhou. Then he raised his whip and struck it hard, and the horse was immediately gone.

"Huh? My horse is still behind, and so is the baggage! Meng Xiaoran was a little anxious, and her burden was still on the back of the horse.

"It will follow us, don't worry." Shen Qian said calmly, glanced at Meng Xiaoran, who was full of displeasure, and smiled, "Sit down, it's better to hold it tightly, otherwise I won't be able to save you if I fall." ”

Saying that, there was another acceleration of speed, Meng Xiaoran was so frightened that he grabbed his arm holding his waist, and turned his head to stare at him angrily, "Shen Qian, you did it on purpose!" ”

Shen Qian pretended to raise his eyebrows innocently, "Wronged, I just want to hurry up and get to the next town before dark, otherwise you and I will have to sleep in the wilderness again, and you will ride with me tomorrow, are you willing?" ”

"I ......" Meng Xiaoran was speechless, after glancing at him, he turned his head, Shen Qian hooked his lips and smiled, his left hand tightly wrapped around her slender waist, and his right hand grabbed the reins, galloping all the way.

Along the way, Shen Qian's heart was happy, his beloved girl was finally "embraced" into his arms, and he was naturally happy, but for Meng Xiaoran, it was torment, she was stiff, and in the end, she couldn't stand it anymore before she softened her body and leaned slightly in Shen Qian's arms.

Shen Qian gradually slowed down, if he could, he hoped that this road would never be finished, before nightfall, the two finally entered the city just before the city gate closed, Shen Qian carried Meng Xiaoran and dismounted, and walked towards the largest inn in the city.

When the two of them stood in front of the Huamanlou, Meng Xiaoran saw a mark on the signboard of the restaurant, which marked that she had seen it in the Kyoto Restaurant, the Treasure Pavilion and even the mold shop, thinking of this, she turned her head to look at Shen Qian and asked, "This is also your Shen family's property?"

Shen Qian nodded, at this time, the junior second of the restaurant had already greeted him, and he was about to salute immediately after seeing the comer, but was stopped by Shen Qian, "Lead the horses to the stables to feed, take care of them, and prepare a good carriage for me, prepare two wings, and send some hot water." He instructed as he walked, and Xiao Er nodded again and again.

Meng Xiaoran sat on her side for an afternoon, and her whole body had been stiff, it was really sore at this time, but the pain between her legs was much lessened.

Xiao Er quickly sent hot water, she didn't dare to take a bath again, only scrubbed it with hot water, and looked at the injury on her leg, it was much better, not as red and swollen as in the morning, when she cleaned up everything, the door was knocked, "Let's go down for dinner after we clean up." ”

Meng Xiaoran walked over when he heard this, and came to the front hall of the restaurant with Shen Qian, at this time, night fell, but it did not affect the business here at all.

I didn't expect the Shen family's restaurant to be so prosperous everywhere, no wonder the emperor was red-eyed, such a family business, the daily income is less, an emperor, in the face of such a temptation, how can he not have the heart of snatching?

Shen Qian and Meng Xiaoran found a seat in the hall and sat down, and the shopkeeper immediately wanted to come up to greet him, Shen Qian glanced at him, and he immediately understood, and ordered Xiao Er to go over to greet him.

The two ordered a few signature dishes, asked for a pot of tea and sat at the table waiting, looking at the people around from time to time, Meng Xiaoran originally thought that with Shen Qian's previous temperament, he would definitely let people send the food into the house, and no matter how bad it was, he would find a side room, but he didn't expect him to bring her directly to this front hall and sit with many guests.

At this time, looking at him observing the guests around him without moving, as well as Xiao Er and the shopkeeper who greeted him in the store, Meng Xiaoran thought to himself, he must have come to check how everyone in this restaurant is doing, and he is really a careful person, and only by being in it and listening to the guests themselves can he really understand the situation here.