Shen Xi thought that he couldn't help Cheng Minzheng in the case.

As a candidate who has not taken the examination of the Ministry of Science and Rites, Shen Xi himself has been implicated in this case, and Tang Yin's friend Du Mu also insisted that he was also involved in the case, if it weren't for Li Dongyang, a scholar of the Second Auxiliary University, who was aware of everything, not to mention Zhonghui Yuan and Zhuangyuan, and now he may also be tortured in the prison of the Zhenfu Division.

When the case intensified, Shen Xi not only went to the Hanlin Academy every day to take a shift to extract the administrative regulations and rules and regulations promulgated by the emperors and local governments before the Hongzhi Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, but also went to buy medicinal materials and came back, and prepared some dog skin plasters by himself.

Of course, Shen Xi was not going to sell it, but he was just thinking that if Cheng Minzheng was released from prison, these dog skin plasters might be able to save his life.

But looking back, what is the difference between saving and not saving?

Why do you have to go against the course of history?

Maybe ending up with injustice can be regarded as Cheng Minzheng's fate!

However, Xie Yun'er helped Shen Xi dispense medicine, and asked with curiosity and puzzlement: "Is Xianggong preparing to open a pharmacy?" ”

After Shen Xi said that it was more cordial to be called "Xianggong", Xie Yun'er finally changed her title back and did not insist on calling Shen Xi "Master" anymore.

I have to say that after Shen Xi gave the Xie family the inscription to get back the imperial gift, Xie Yun'er's attitude towards Shen Xi has changed greatly, and the previous mode of getting along with the two was basically to respect each other as guests, the well water does not interfere with the river water, and they take care of each other, but it is more similar to a routine.

But now Xie Yun'er has a bit of her daughter's playfulness in front of Shen Xi, and occasionally makes some petty temperament to him, although it is all in moderation, but it makes Shen Xi feel that Xie Yun'er is gradually treating her as a wife.

"Even if we want to open a pharmacy, we don't have the capital."

Shen Xi sighed, "With my money, it will take at least ten years to open a shop along the street in the capital, together with the rent and purchase money, as well as the recruitment of manpower. ”

Xie Yun'er pursed her lips and smiled: "Then the princess also let the concubine revive the Xie family?" ”

"It's just an idea, are you serious?" Speaking of this, Shen Xi pursed his lips, stopped helping to make medicine, got up and went back to the room, he took the tail of his hand home with a bit of business to deal with, but it was a trivial matter of the Hanlin Academy's book repair, there were two volumes of local chronicles of Sichuan Prefecture and County He hadn't finished reading it, so he simply brought it back to work overtime.

Shen Xi also wanted to be a good person to the end, a few days ago he went to ask the Xie family's old house and the price of the pharmacy shop, he didn't know, he was shocked when he asked, the housing prices in the capital have been high since ancient times, and if he wants to redeem the Xie family's property, it will cost at least more than 1,000 taels of silver, calculated by his annual salary of sixty or seventy taels, and it will take fifteen or six years to complete without eating or drinking, so he consciously dispelled this idea.

Originally, Shen Xi had some silver in his hand, not only the balance from the exam, but also the silver taels that Hui Niang brought from someone, and Xie Yun'er brought some when she went north. It's a pity that the "silver subscription" given to him by the thieves in the previous treasury theft case and the benefits given to him by Zhou Fatzi were all "confiscated" by Yu Niang instead of the imperial court, otherwise the money would be enough if they were added together.

In the past, Shen Xi was a hairy boy, and it was not difficult to make a living behind his back, after all, no one paid attention to him, but now he is a dignified champion, and he is still working in the Hanlin Academy, so it is not suitable to be a businessman again.

When he came back from work at Hanlin Academy the next day, Shen Xi took the painting he made for Miss Li Er and waited in the tea house in advance, because he was busy with business, and there were many twists and turns in the middle.

It took more than ten days for him to complete the forgery of "The Peach Blossom Lady".

Miss Li Er, as a woman who had not left the pavilion in the Shangjia family, came in a small sedan chair as promised, and when she saw Shen Xi, there was no resentment on her face, as if she had expected that Shen Xi would drag her.

"Sorry to keep Miss Li waiting."

Anyway, Shen Xi broke his promise first, so he could only salute and make amends, and then he didn't talk nonsense, he directly opened the painting scroll, and the lifelike beautiful lady was displayed in front of Miss Li Er.

When Miss Li Er first saw the painting, she felt that it was a work that had been painted for about twenty or thirty years, and when she saw the characters on it clearly, her face was even more shocked.

The characters in the painting are indeed seven or eight points similar to her appearance, but in terms of demeanor and temperament, they are even more beautiful than her, and their demeanor is outstanding. ”

Shen Xi said: "I didn't mean to offend Miss Li when I painted before I went down, the person I painted was indeed modeled after the woman in this painting......

Miss Li Er turned a deaf ear to Shen Xi's words, she whispered softly, and read out the inscription poem in the painting: "Last year, in this door today, the peach blossoms on the human face were red. The face of the person does not know where to go, and the peach blossoms are still smiling in the spring breeze. ”

This is the Tang Dynasty Cui Hu's "Title Capital City Nanzhuang", but also a widely circulated peach blossom poem, in an era of concealment of love, this poem is loved by the majority of young men and women.

Now this poem is inscribed in such a painting, which can show the helplessness of the painter's heart.

The whole painting is very atmospheric, but the brushwork is not inherited from any famous school, not everyone's work, there is no title, and even the inscription poem is only a quote from the poetry of the ancients, but this adds a bit of authenticity to this painting.

After Miss Li Er saw it, her expression was slightly emotional, and she raised her head and asked, "Zhao Gongzi, I don't know who made this painting?" ”

Shen Xi sighed and said, "It's the first teacher." In his early years, he visited the shore of West Lake, sheltered in a small temple in the hazy mountain rain, did not expect to meet such a beautiful person, but had a chance to meet but did not have a chance to meet, which was a regret of his life, and the painting he made for more than 20 years, when he was dying, he sighed at the painting, and finally died of depression. This painting, passed to the next hand, has always been kept safely, but unfortunately recently moved several times, forgot to put it at the bottom of the large wooden box containing the book, until yesterday to find it. ”

A heart-wrenching love story, probably the same as Cui Hu's mood in the poem back then, the peach blossoms on the human face, but the human face does not know where.

I'm not afraid that you won't believe it, I'm afraid that you will get to the bottom of it, and I will block the road for you first, explaining that it was made by the ancestors, and if you want to verify it, you can only dig the grave.

After listening to this story, Miss Li Er really sighed deeply with sadness: "Could it be that there are many people in this world who are destined to be inseparable?" ”

Shen Xi was a little stunned, he didn't expect that Miss Li Er, who was twenty-eight years old and more beautiful than peach blossoms, would also have such a sad heart, but it was expected that this young girl was just beginning to fall in love, and she was both curious and longing for the things of men and women, and it was reasonable to feel some feelings when she heard the touching love story.

Shen Xi said with a smile: "Since Miss Li likes it, I will give you this painting in the future." ”

Miss Li Er hurriedly waved her hand and said, "No, this painting is a relic of Gongzi's respected teacher, how can it be easily with others?" ”

Shen Xi sighed: "It's okay, maybe the ancestor doesn't know, I will see a woman so similar to the person in the painting more than twenty years later, even if the ancestor has a spirit in the sky, he will want to give this painting to Miss." It's not for yourself, but for the teacher, please be sure to smile. ”

Miss Li Er's jade hands trembled, and she took the painting in her hand excitedly, and couldn't help but open it again, caressing the woman in the painting as if it was her own incarnation. In the end, she nodded heavily and said, "Thank you for the kindness of the son, the little girl must cherish this painting...... But I don't know what the name of the ancestor is? ”

Shen Xi said: "The son does not speak of the father, the disciple does not speak of the teacher, the name of the ancestor cannot be said clearly, Miss Li remembers that his surname is Shen." ”

Miss Li Er thoughtfully: "It's the same surname as him." ”

In a word, Shen Xi was a little confused, with the same surname as "him", who is this person?

But at this time, Shen Xi didn't have the heart to ask, anyway, it was no good for him to hang this painting at home, but it made Lin Dai, a little vinegar jar, angry all day long that he painted other women, and gave it to Miss Li Er.

Shen Xi took the opportunity to say goodbye: "Since I have fulfilled the wish of the ancestor in the future, it is inconvenient to stay longer, so I will leave it at that." Miss Li, please come back too. ”

Miss Li Er's lips moved, as if she wanted to say something, but she was embarrassed to say it because she took into account the reserve of her daughter's family, and finally bowed her head slightly, and made a farewell salute before leaving the tea house with the "Peach Blossom Lady" given to her by Shen Xi.

Shen Xi watched Miss Li Er's sedan chair walk away, with a smug smile on his face, it seems that this matter has ended here, and he will not cause him any more trouble in the future.

But the smile on Shen Xi's face quickly turned into a bitter smile, because he noticed that an old acquaintance was standing on the side of the road, looking at him with a smile, presumably the scene he gave to Miss Li Er just now also fell into this person's eyes.

"Wherever the son goes, he will be favored by beautiful women, and he can't be admired if he doesn't admire it." It was the jade lady who had not come to Shen Xi for many days.

After Shen Xi helped Liu Daxia investigate the grain theft case in the treasury, in order to avoid suspicion, Yousi Yamen withdrew all protection for Shen Xi, and even Yu Niang was transferred to other places on an errand.

Shen Xi expected that she had just come back from the field, a woman running around, if she was young and young, it would be fine, but she was a half-old in her thirties, and she was not afraid that her body would run apart?

Shen Xi bowed his hand: "The jade master smiled." ”

In front of the public, Yu Niang was dressed in men's clothes, Shen Xi could no longer be called "Yu Niang", as soon as he saw the other party's face, he knew that there was nothing good.

In the past, Shen Xi didn't know that Yu Niang was a fine work sent by the imperial court factory guard system, but now he knows, so he is afraid to avoid it.

Shen Xi had just come out of the tea house, but he had to re-enter it with Yu Niang.

As before, Yu Niang does not sit with Shen Xi, even if she is a fine work of the imperial court, she does not have rank and fame, but Shen Xi is different, she used to be a lifter, but now she is a Hanlin cultivator, plus she has a respect for Shen Xi.

"If you don't want to stay longer, then please explain your intentions." Shen Xi said directly.

Yu Niang smiled: "The household department was ordered by the emperor to thoroughly investigate the whereabouts of the disaster relief funds in Shandong and Henan provinces, and I specially came to ask the prince for a few tips. ”

Shen Xi pondered for a moment, the object of the factory guard's investigation should be the governor yamen of the two provinces, and the culprit should be Gao Mingcheng, the governor of Henan.

During the Hongzhi period, the Hongzhi Emperor sent people to Henan many times to control the water, and the money used to control the river alone accounted for two percent of the total income of the Ming Dynasty every year, but the embankment of the Yellow River was repaired every year and collapsed year by year, and the disaster relief grain money seemed to be a bottomless pit, and the investment was not enough.

Emperor Hongzhi thought that he would be able to sit back and relax if he sent a Gaoming city that was good at governing the river, but he found that this was a great failure, Gaoming City was just a showmanship, and he had no achievements in governing the river and water, but he did a very sophisticated job of corruption and bribery and concealment of the disaster, so he decided to send Dongchang and Jinyiwei to thoroughly investigate the case.

No, Yu Niang, who received the order, hit her head with the idea!

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