Miss Li Er is the same age as Lin Dai, or one year older than Lin Dai, but she wants to help her family run a business, and she has a lot more knowledge and experience than Lin Dai, but Shen Xi also found that this Miss Li Er is sometimes very "unacquainted", obviously she has noticed that he has no intention of helping, but she always has to annoy him. At the cost of more than a thousand taels of silver, you have to make enough money.

Shen Xi was quite kind: "Miss Li, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Miss Li Er looked embarrassed: "The little woman recently received a famous painting and wanted to find someone to send it to Xie Ge's old mansion as compensation for his old man's ......"

Shen Xi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Dare to ask Miss Li, have you ever thought about what the consequences will be after this painting is sent to Xie Ge's old mansion?" ”

"This ...... The little woman didn't think about it. She replied honestly.

Shen Xi said: "Then it's up to Miss Li to think about it...... There are many paintings at the entrance of Xie Ge's old courtyard for no reason, and it is still the famous work "Qingming Riverside Picture" stolen by the government, which adds a lot of trouble not to mention, but also arouses great criticism...... Do you really think that Xie Ge always wants to help your Li family return the painting to Li University? He didn't want to get himself in trouble! ”

"Originally, the matter could end here, but if you have to send another painting, Xie Ge Lao must think that someone wants to use him, and he doesn't want to investigate it to the end, I'm afraid that he will make a big deal in the end, and if you find out the thief who stole the painting, as long as the thief is caught, the Li family can get out of the matter?"

Miss Li Er's face was full of horror, she just wanted to "repay the favor", but she didn't think too much.

Shen Xi can understand that this is her lack of experience in the world, maybe her brother and uncle are not very suitable for business, but she can only discuss with her grandfather about anything, and as a result, if one of the discussions is not in place, she almost went wrong.

Miss Li Er nodded: "Thank you Painter Zhao for the point, the little girl's painting will be given to Painter Zhao as a reward." ”

As she spoke, she asked her attendant to bring a painting scroll and hand it to Shen Xi, who took it unceremoniously, turned around and left.

Before Shen Xi went far, he heard Miss Li Er's girl muttering: "Miss, this person is so greedy, helping us repair a painting requires a house and a shop, and now you still give him this painting, which is worth a lot of silver." ”

"Don't talk nonsense." Miss Li Er reprimanded, "That's the remuneration that Painter Zhao deserves, let's go back." ”

Shen Xi smiled bitterly, the character of this Li family is really strange, a Li Yu, wine-colored and wealthy, is not a reading seed for learning at all, there is a good sister, but after all, it is a daughter's family, and she will marry in the future. is only three generations rich, and the foundation laid by the Li family is estimated to be defeated in a few years, but these have nothing to do with him.

When she got home, Shen Xi entered the yard, and Xie Yun'er was helping Ning Er pack up the bedding that had been drying for the day.

Seeing Shen Xi coming back, Xie Yun'er simply tidied up her appearance and came over to salute Shen Xi...... Even at home on weekdays, she respectfully treats Shen Xi in accordance with the etiquette of a wife, which is somewhat due to the reason why Shen Xi gave her the emperor's imperial ink treasure.

"Xianggong came back a little late today, but he's busy with official business?" Entering the house, Xie Yun'er helped hang the clothes that Shen Xi had untied on the shelf behind the door, and then asked.

Shen Xi smiled: "I have a gift for you, but I have to wait for two days, I remember that it was my mother's birthday." ”

Xie Yun'er was slightly stunned, her face was somewhat moved, and she looked at Shen Xi: "How can you worry about the concubine's birthday?" ”

"You can't say that, we're husband and wife, huh...... Although I don't know how long it will last, but since we are husband and wife, we must have enough respect, I will come back early the day after tomorrow, when our family gathers, speaking of leaving Tingzhou for so long, I am a little homesick, I don't know if my father and aunt are good, as well as Yun'er and Yi'er. ”

Xie Yun'er nodded: "I want to come to the house and be safe, but I expect that the news of Xianggong High School should be transmitted back at this time, and the family is happy for Xianggong." ”

Shen Xi counts the days, not to mention the news of the champion at this time, I want to learn that the letters from home after high school are about to arrive in the capital.

Before dinner, Shen Xi opened the painting given to him by Miss Li Er, and shook his head after reading it, the painting looks good, it is the spring scene of Liu's "Four Landscapes" by the secret door of the Southern Song Dynasty, but unfortunately it is a fake, and the level of making a fake is not bad, such a fake painting is estimated to be worth two or three taels of silver, but if this kind of painting is taken to Xie Qian, it is really called asking for trouble.

"Xianggong, what is this?"

Xie Yun'er looked at the painting for a while, and with her appreciation level, she couldn't judge the quality of this painting.

Shen Xi said: "This is a thank you gift from the Li family, hang it up, there is not even a little decent decoration at home, just be a vassal and elegant, and any guest in the future can also support the façade." ”

Xie Yun'er said with a smile: "Xianggong himself is a master of painting, why do you want to hang other people's paintings?" Having said that, Xie Yun'er still took it, rolled up the scroll and put it away carefully, ready to go back and ask Xiu'er to find a nail to nail it and hang the painting specifically. still mentioned a sentence: "Then the Li family has bad intentions, don't get too close to each other in the future." ”

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The day of the Mongolian Dayan envoy to the capital is set for May 28, and the people of Honglu Temple sent people to greet them in advance, and the Hanlin Academy also sent a few people to accompany them, so as to record the grand occasion of "**** Shangguo receiving foreign envoys", this task finally fell on Shen Xi's head.

In the summer, it is hot enough to wear regular clothes, but this time it is good, and you have to wear thicker court clothes to greet the envoys, and bask in the sun for a few hours, this feeling can only be described as miserable.

But there is an advantage, as long as you can pick up people, Shen Xi's day's work will be completed, and he can go back to Xie Yun'er for his birthday early.

On this day of work, Shen Xi did not need to go to the Hanlin Courtyard to order, but went directly to Honglu Temple to report, and went to meet the envoys outside the Desheng Gate in the north of the city with the people of Honglu Temple.

Shen Xi is the highest rank among the several people present in the Hanlin Academy, and the officials of Honglu Temple are looking for him to discuss anything, this is the first time that Shen Xi has participated in official business as an official after joining the company, although it is only five or six miles out of the city, it can be regarded as a "business trip".

Shen Xi's deputy envoy is the same palace test flower and Hanlin editor Fengxi.

Feng Xi has a problem with his legs and feet, and it was not his turn to see foreign envoys as an official like him who "damaged the face of the Ming Dynasty".

Feng Xi is not a polite person, he is nagging in the carriage, and he has suffered more from the cold eyes of Shen Xi in the Hanlin Academy.

No matter which yamen in the imperial court, it is the newcomers who are suppressed.

When they arrived at the place, everyone got out of the carriage, the sun was scorching, and there was not even a tree on the side of the road.

To say that there is still a large forest in the north of the capital, but in the years of Guotai and Min'an, what the people in the city want to build, they will go out of the city to cut down trees, and no one prohibits it, and then the court believes that the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the Beijing division is in the front line of the barbarian invasion, so it is best not to leave trees around the city, otherwise it will be used for Diyi to hide soldiers and make siege equipment in the future.

Shen Xi is not against the cutting of trees, but he is helpless because he does not have a big tree to shade today.

Even during the Xiaoice River period, this summer was a little hot, but the Mongolian Dayan envoy was not punctual, so Shen Xi and the others waited for two or three hours, and they survived noon, and still did not see the shadow of the envoy.

"Those barbarians, you sincerely play Lao Tzu, right? When is this still not coming, you have to wait for the sunset to show up, right? ”

Zuo Shaoqing of Honglu Temple scolded and walked to the side of the road, picked up the scoop and scooped it into the bucket, half a scoop of water, and drank it down, but it was not enough, and then I wanted to scoop it, but there was not much left in the bucket.

On the other side, Feng Xi limped over: "Hu Shaoqing, please leave some trouble." ”

"It's gone!"

Hu Gong said angrily, and said to the entourage next to him, "Go to the farmer's side to get a bucket of well water again, straight mother thief, if you don't come again, Lao Tzu wants to go back." ”

Hu Gong's temper is not very good, this time he is the official in charge of the reception of Honglu Temple, and when he arrived at the place, he knew that he was played by the Mongols, and he was very unhappy in the sun for a few hours, and the scolding words were extremely ugly.

Hu Gong is a three-year jinshi of Hongzhi, and he belongs to the same class of jinshi who mix very well, this is only nine years, and he is already from the Wupin Honglu Temple Zuo Shaoqing, but there is no one in the court, his official is basically the head, plus he is not young, he is already fifty people, this officialdom is mixed, especially the Beijing officials who are still comfortable, it is easy to consume people's fighting spirit.

Shen Xi, who was sheltering from the sun in a small shady area next to the carriage in the distance, said with a smile: "Hu Shaoqing is dissipated, maybe he will come in a while?" ”

Only then did Hu Gong realize that there was a place for shade, and three steps turned into two steps, with a smile on his face: "Hey, why didn't you find this good place before, make room for it, and I will also sit." ”

At noon, the sun was just overhead, and there was no shade anywhere, at that time, Shen Xi was hiding in the carriage, but it was not windy, and after noon, there was a shady place next to the carriage as soon as the sun was slanting, and he ran out.

People with bad mouths often have a warm heart, and this Hu Gong is similar, and he is a little envious of Shen Xi who is such a small champion.

“…… Shen Xiu is only thirteen, if I was thirteen years old, let alone the champion, even if I was a talent, why did I end up in such a field today? I advise you, if you have the opportunity to go out in the future, you must not stay in the capital, the yamen in this capital is really poorer than the other, the soup is too boring for so many years, you say...... I went from the five products to the place, how can I also be a governor, a fellow governor, or even a prefect, even if there is no filial piety from the people below, can I get less money every year? ”

Shen Xi smiled, didn't reply, and was speechless.

In the Ming Dynasty, officials lived a hard life, corrupt officials were not ashamed, and even some honest and self-proclaimed officials were envious of others who could have gold and silver, big fish and big meat.

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