Shen Xi finally relaxed completely, could enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way, and embarked on the road to the capital north with a carefree attitude. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although Shen Xi hangs the official position of the right deputy capital of Zheng Sanpin, but in fact, in the Ming Dynasty, the right deputy capital of the imperial history is only a part-time job with a title, Shen Xi has no official position now, which is equivalent to relieving the heavy responsibility, as for what yamen he will be arranged to after returning to Beijing, he doesn't care, the important thing is to be able to reunite with his family.

Although it is important for the eldest husband to make contributions, Shen Xi is reincarnated as a human being, and he cherishes his family more than anything else. There are beautiful wives and concubines around him, and there are luxurious mansions, if you buy dozens or hundreds of acres of land, you can even be a landlord with peace of mind, but the premise is that you must have enough identity and status, otherwise others will use power to destroy your peaceful life.

The night was like water, Shen Xi stood at the bow of the boat, with the help of the moonlight, looking at the scenery on the canal, facing the river breeze, and finally drove away the summer heat.

Although it has entered July, it will not be long before the Midyear Festival will be ushered in, but the Central Plains region is still hot and dry.

Shen Xi originally wanted to take advantage of the leisurely time on the ship to sort out what he had seen and heard in the southeast region, write a book and write a biography, or extract some knowledge in his mind, even if he could not make use of this knowledge at present, he could also publicize it widely, and then enlighten the thinking of the Chinese people, apply this knowledge to practice, and promote scientific and technological progress and the development of productive forces.

It's good to plan, but unfortunately neither the weather nor the environment allows it, except for the unbearable heat, people sit in the cabin, the ship is shaky, and it is impossible to write at all.

Shen Xi's idea has never had a chance to be realized, but he plans to return to the capital and have time to start working on this aspect.

"My lord, why don't you sleep?"

Just when Shen Xi was thinking about something, a gentle voice came from behind him...... Yun Liu came to the bow of the boat with a cloak, and Qiao Shengsheng stood behind Shen Xi, "It's cool on the river at night, so adults should go to bed early." ”

Shen Xi glanced back, didn't find Xi'er's figure, and immediately thought that Xi'er should be making a bed for him in the cabin at this time.

The two sisters are very attentive to him these days, they have tea to drink when they are thirsty, they have folding fans when they are hot, and Yunliu will also play the qin and entertain them when they are resting, Shen Xi can be said to be living a fairy life.

In Shen Xi's opinion, maybe it was Yu Niang who put some kind of pressure on the two sisters, and they didn't know what it was, but it was nothing more than letting the sisters make all kinds of hints to him, and even a little bit of explicitness, their sisters could give what they wanted.

The farther north this way, the more Yunliu and Xi'er were devoted to him, if it was winter, it is estimated that the second daughter would have taken the initiative to help him warm the bed, all of which made Shen Xi feel at a loss. He guessed that if they went further, the two sisters would take the initiative to dedicate themselves like Ning'er at the beginning.

Shen Xi frowned slightly: "On this hot day, it's rare to be cooler at night, not to mention cold...... If you are sleepy, you and Xi'er should go back to rest early. "The attitude is the same as before, and he doesn't show any interest in Yunliu and Xi'er sisters!

Shen Xi thought about things clearly, since he didn't think about how to accept the two sisters, then just keep the current state, even if he wants to take a concubine, it is definitely not for Nase, even if Yunliu and Xi'er have eight or nine colors, what can they bring him?

"The adults must be disgusted with the little girl and Xi'er...... used to be an official prostitute in the Teaching Workshop Division...... "Yun Liu lowered his head, and his beautiful face was full of disappointment.

At this time, Shen Xi could have said two beautiful words, but after all, he was a high-ranking member of the imperial court, and he didn't feel that he had an equal relationship with Yunliu, so he didn't say anything, and he should acquiesce.

Yun Liu continued: "Yu Niang saw that the little girl and Xi'er were still virgins in Fuzhou City, and thought that our sisters had failed to serve the adults well, so they complained a lot and made cruel remarks...... If my sister can't win the favor of adults, after returning to the capital, she will enter the Qinlou Chu Pavilion and welcome guests, and a pair of jade arms and pillows will fall into the dust......"

Shen Xi admires people who tell the truth, although the truth often doesn't sound so good.

Shen Xi didn't suspect that Yun Liu would deliberately deceive him.

Who is Yu Niang, he knows better than anyone else, unscrupulous means to achieve the goal, Yunliu and Xi'er are lucky, they were not sold directly, among the girls that Yu Niang brought back to the capital from Fujian last time, some were given by her to dignitaries, some were sold by her, and some stayed in the Qinlou Chu Pavilion to welcome guests.

Therefore, in Shen Xi's eyes, even if Yu Niang has a certain use value for him, he can't easily accept Yu Niang's "overtures". Yu Niang now wants to find a new backer in the court after Liu Daxia, but Shen Xi is worried that even if Yu Niang surrenders in front of her, it is difficult to guarantee that she will not betray herself for profit in the future.

A woman who can even send her goddaughter who has been with her for more than ten years to Qinlou Chu Pavilion to pick up guests, and she is also said to be for her sake, can such a woman easily believe it?

Shen Xi said: "If your sisters want to be free, this official can talk to Yu Niang on your behalf, or buy you with silver money and give you back your freedom!" ”

The lord smiled.

Yunliu didn't kneel down to thank Shen Xi, and there was not much turmoil and expectation in her heart, her face was sad, "Actually, the little girl and Xi'er have always had the opportunity to leave Yuniang, but the world is so big, where can our sisters go?" Wandering outside, maybe it is really better to stay in the Qinlou Chu Pavilion, at least in the next few years, there is no need to starve to death on the streets! ”

Shen Xi thought about it, the reality is indeed so cruel.

As a lowly woman, she will either become a tool for the entertainment of the powerful, or she will die of loneliness, hunger and cold, which is an unsolvable situation.

Yunliu and Xi'er have redeemed their music and are now women from a good family, but Yunliu and Xi'er signed a deed of sale with Yu Niang, and Yu Niang really wants to send them to Qinlou Chu Hall to pick up guests, and there is no problem of "forcing good people to be prostitutes" in the law, and Yunliu and Xi'er really can't fight on this point.

Even if Shen Xi told Yu Niang to let them be free, they would not be able to marry ordinary people.

Two women in their twenties may be young in later generations, but they are already old girls at this time. In an era when women are generally married at the age of fourteen or fifteen, no one plans to marry them back to live a good life, unless they have enough dowry, but unfortunately they have been working for Yu Niangbai all these years, and they may not even have a salary, where is the silver to buy a dowry?

"Go back to sleep, and the official will discuss with Yu Niang when you go back."

Shen Xi did not relent, because Yu Niang wanted to send Yun Liu and Xi'er to the Chu Pavilion of Qinlou, he said that he wanted to talk to Yu Niang about this matter, in fact, to give Yun Liu and Xi'er a hope.

If the two women really lose confidence in life, they may choose to abscond, or commit suicide by throwing themselves into the river, which will force them to a dead end.

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On July 16, the day after the Midyear Festival, the ship passed through Tianjin Sanwei and docked at Yangcun Wharf that night, and entered the end of the canal.

In two days, the ship will arrive at the Tongzhou wharf and will disembark, plus a horse-drawn carriage back to Beijing, and will arrive in the capital on July 20 or July 21.

The sun is shining all the way, and it doesn't rain in the middle of summer, which is very abnormal.

Shen Xi knew that this was another drought year for North China, but the drought had not yet reached a very serious point, and the local output would be reduced but not to the point of failure, and the imperial court could only allocate grain funds from other places for disaster relief, but the most important thing for the imperial court at present was to deal with the war in the northwest.

This is a paradox, the imperial court went out to conquer the outside of the country in the year of famine, and was ready to use external contradictions to solve internal contradictions, but can a war against foreign countries really alleviate internal contradictions? Not necessarily! The chaos in the Chongzhen year is the best proof of this, and the powerful Ming Dynasty finally collapsed with the cooperation of the Jurchens and the peasant rebel army.

Shen Xi went north all the way, and basically stayed on the boat, even if there was a post station at the dock along the way, but for safety reasons, he still spent the night on the boat.

However, food and accommodation were on the ship, and he was a little unsteady when he landed at Yangcun Wharf.

Fortunately, it was not floating on the sea, Shen Xi remembered that he went south to the Leizhou Peninsula to level bandits, and after a day and a night on the boat, after suffering from the turbulence of the waves, he couldn't even stand on the land.

"Lord Shen, we will arrive in the capital in a few days, and the slave family will bid you farewell here, and return to the capital quickly...... I wonder what you have to say? ”

Yu Niang, dressed in men's clothes, led the horse to Shen Xi, who was stretching her body, and saluted respectfully.

"This is leaving?"

Shen Xi frowned and looked at Yu Niang, perhaps because the road close to the capital was relatively smooth, and riding a horse was faster than taking a boat, Yu Niang actually abandoned the boat in advance, obviously in a hurry to go back to recover her life.

Yu Niang nodded and said, "If the adults have official documents or letters, the slaves can bring them back with them." As for the criminal minister Jiang Liwei, he was bothered to be escorted back to Beijing...... There are also two righteous daughters of the slave family. Yu Niang didn't forget to remind her before leaving, wanting to see how Shen Xi would settle Yunliu and Xi'er.

Shen Xi shook his head slightly: "This official doesn't need Yu Niang to bring back to the capital, I wish Yu Niang a smooth journey!" ”

Saying goodbye is so simple, one wants to leave, the other doesn't want to send off guests, Shen Xi's attitude towards Yu Niang is so straightforward, who said that you should be grateful to you for escorting me all the way to the capital? You are just acting on orders, if you don't come, someone else will come, unless the court is ready to let a court official of the third rank return to the capital alone, if this is the case, then the official title of the right deputy capital imperial history is too worthless!

Yu Niang saluted again, then turned over and got on the horse, and with a "driving" sound, the horse went away.

Shen Xi looked at the dust raised by the horses, stomped his feet, he was still a little unaccustomed to stepping on the ground, he was thinking about a problem, if he rode a horse in this state, he would probably be able to fall off the horse directly.

"Your Excellency."

Yun Liu appeared in front of Shen Xi at an inopportune time again.

"Yu Niang left for the time being, she should have said hello to your sisters in advance, right?" Shen Xi asked.

Yun Liu lowered his head and said, "Yes." ”

"Then Yu Niang should know that this official has not accepted you, and now there are two opportunities in front of you, either leave directly, I will give you some entanglement, so that you can return to the life of ordinary people, and Yu Niang will definitely not send someone to find you. Or, as Yu Niang said, after going back, she will be reduced to the dust and live by laughing! Shen Xi said.

Yun Liu said nervously: "My lord, these two paths, our sisters...... I don't want to choose. ”

"Then there is only a third way."

Shen Xi smiled and said, "The official has some things, you sisters can help you do it, after the matter is completed, I will ask Yu Niang to bring the two of you to my side, continue to help the official, I will pay you a fortune, you can support yourself, and even have pension capital in the future, how about it?" ”

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