Chapter Twenty-Five: Chen's Mother

The smoke and rain are hazy, and the streets and alleys are long. [Ran^Text^Library] Shen Wuyan just held the umbrella and walked away, leaving Wan Cong with a peaceful face, there was no emotion in his eyes, but the corners of his mouth sometimes flashed a smile.

It wasn't until Shen Wuyan disappeared around the corner that he slowly turned his head and said lightly: "You should have gone so smoothly, you have experienced this little thing like this...... What can you do if you can't withstand the blow? ”

Shen Wuyan, who was strolling away, was not too depressed, his eyes were resolute and heavy, probably thinking about something, but it seemed to have nothing to do with the previous things.

But he couldn't stop muttering, "Go to the kitchen early in the morning to fill the ashes...... Sneaky, and later clutched his stomach...... Got a cold? ”

But I was still thinking about the scene when I saw Li Wan'er this morning, and my heart was always a knot, although I forgot about it after a fuss from Guozijian, but I remembered it when I was walking on the road at this time.

So he walked and chattered like this, and went straight to West Chang'an Street.

It is really a long way from Guozijian to West Chang'an Street, if you can ride a horse faster, if you walk, you have to pass through seven or eight large and small alleys, and you can only get to it in the alleys and streets.

As soon as he walked around an alley, Shen Wuyan heard a rough voice sound. It should be a northern woman, who has always had this rough voice, but her voice is like that of a man.

"You know how to read books this day...... After reading books for more than ten years, I haven't seen any growth, and I still want my wife to sew clothes to support my family...... What's the use of reading......"

The voice is extremely loud, and the words are vulgar, but it is quite pyrotechnic, at least it is more comfortable than the official words of Liu Si Cheng and Zou Zou, and Shen Wuyan can't help but look sideways.

It is a rather simple courtyard, with no fence and only a fence, so you can see the inside of the courtyard when you stand outside the door.

I saw a fat and stout woman standing in the courtyard, who was cross-legged and indignant, and sometimes raised her hand to the middle-aged man who was washing clothes on the side, with an extremely dissatisfied face.

But the man was weak. After all, there are really not many scholars in Daming who wash their wife's clothes, and Shen Wuyan is an exception, but it is more servants who solve this problem.

And the man in front of him not only washed clothes, but also endured the scolding of his wife, which was really pitiful, but he didn't even dare to say a word of rebuttal, just rubbed the clothes in his hands vigorously.

"Rub and rub...... Rubbed the old lady's mother Chen's mother......"

Shen Wuyan couldn't help but be stunned. I secretly thought about what this Mother Chen was, how could she still put it in a basin of water to wash and rub it. When I think about it. Then the woman took out a long strip of cloth from the basin.

Although Shen Wuyan, who was standing in the distance, couldn't see clearly due to the hazy smoke and rain, he could still see clearly that the thing that the woman was holding in her hand was extremely familiar, it was the cloth bag that Li Wan'er took out to hold the ashes in the early morning.

After this glance, Shen Wuyan suddenly had a lot of thoughts, and he planned to go over to ask what this Chen's mother was, but before he got closer, he listened to the middle-aged man and said, "I am also from a Xiucai background, so I am exempt from the rent of forced labor at home." Not enough...... I have studied the books of the sages diligently, but I still have to bring you this woman for menstruation......"

"Moonlight brings ......" Shen Wuyan's steps immediately stopped, and then he turned a corner and walked into the distance.

But I saw that his face was flushed, and I listened to the woman behind him yelling: "Old lady, I can't tolerate the cold when I come to menstruation, is it wrong to let you wash it......"

Shen Wuyan finally understood what Li Wan'er's bag was for, and it was actually used for menstrual affairs. For several years, the woman had not paid attention to how this once a month was resolved.

After all, there are no sanitary utensils for women in the Ming Dynasty, and paper is also a very valuable thing.

My heart went up and down for a while, and I was fluttering. It wasn't until he walked out of the alley, and the woman's shouting could no longer be heard, that he returned to normal.

I found a random stall on the side of the street and ate some things, so I went to the pharmacy to buy some suitable medicines, and then continued to rush towards the small courtyard.

Shen Tianjun handed it over to Wang Tian to pick him up, so Shen Wuyan didn't have to worry about time today, it was enough to walk so slowly. Just thinking about Li Wan'er, who was holding her abdomen in pain, her steps were much faster.

After returning to the courtyard, it was already about to be dusk, and because it was raining, the sky seemed a little darker.

Li Wan'er was sitting in the pavilion reading a book, but one hand was always pressed on her abdomen, obviously not very comfortable, sometimes her eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and she was probably very swollen and painful.

Shen Wuyan instructed the kitchen to decoct the medicine and boil the water, then hurriedly walked over, gently pinched Li Wan'er's little hand, put it on her lower abdomen, and said softly: "It's uncomfortable......"

Li Wan'er was still a little hesitant, but she suddenly noticed the position of the other party's hand, and knew that the other party guessed that it was not a taboo for the two couples, but after all, it was still a woman's secret, and she was still a little shy to say it.

So he nodded slightly and said softly, "I came this morning...... It's really uncomfortable, probably because I've eaten too much cold these days......"

"I've asked the kitchen to cook the soup, and it will be fine in a while." Shen Wuyan said as he sat on the side, gently rubbed Li Wan'er's lower abdomen, and sighed, "You Mother Chen...... It's really not easy to use......"

At the mention of this private thing, Li Wan'er's little face suddenly turned red, and she hurriedly said: "How can the minister care about such a filthy thing......

Shen Wuyan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "That object really looks troublesome...... You do this once a month, and you deal with it like this......"

I was going to continue, but seeing that Li Wan'er's whole face was red, Shen Wuyan had no choice but to give up, and then muttered: "Women in the old society are really pitiful......

Li Wan'er ignored Shen Wuyan's self-talk, but picked up the scroll and said while reading: "How is the Heavenly Monarch in the Guozijian...... Is there any trouble. ”

Referring to this stubble, Shen Wuyan couldn't help but sigh: "If you are late this morning, Mr. Lu will scold Tianjun...... Later, it was Jun'er who received the ...... for Tianjun Jun'er is now studying in Guozijian. ”

"The crown prince also went to the national prison?" Li Wan'er's face suddenly changed, and she said in a deep voice: "In this way, he has more contact with the Heavenly Monarch...... Isn't the prime minister afraid of criticism in the court? ”

Shen Wuyan smiled bitterly: "I'm not afraid of criticism, and I, Shen Wuyan, don't need to use the crown prince to ascend to a high position...... Now there are rumors that I cheated and went through the back door...... But it's nothing, I'm afraid that it will affect Mr. Lu and Wang Xijue. ”

"And this stubble, it's not that the exam has passed......" Li Wan'er sighed helplessly: "Why are these things happening." ”

Shen Wuyan took a deep breath, got up and took the decoction sent by the servant, and then handed it to Li Wan'er before saying, "There are two people in this exam, one is our family Tianjun, and the other is Yang Xian, one of the four sons...... He is the grandson of Yang Bo, and he was defeated this time...... I guess I think I'm cheating......"

Li Wan'er sighed lightly and said, "Those who are clear are self-purifying, and there is no need to worry about these things......"

Shen Wuyan nodded, but in essence, he knew that this matter would probably not be so simple.

Because there are not many people who take the exam, there are not many people who know about this matter, and the people who are most likely to tell this matter are Yang Bo and others, but Yang Bo has always been upright, how can he chew his tongue behind his back.

But that Yang Xian is not lost, and he can't judge. It's just that when I met Wan Cong on the street today, this thing is a little wonderful, and I vaguely feel that this matter has something to do with him.

After all, it is not an easy task to let all the literati in the capital know so quickly, and there are few such forces outside the ten thousand families who own all kinds of restaurants and teahouses.

It's just that there is obviously no evidence for this fraud, and if it is investigated deeply, it will not be tenable, and there will be no problem if the court investigates it in the end.

Judging from this calculation, it was really useless to do this, but I couldn't guess what he was going to do.

After thinking about it like this for a while, Li Wan'er had already finished drinking the potion, and Shen Wuyan nodded with satisfaction, and then sighed lightly: "I was worried about your affairs, but I forgot to go to see Wen Chang." ”

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The prison of the Criminal Department is also some distance from the small courtyard, and it is almost too late to walk, so Shen Wuyan hired a carriage to go.

Since it was already early, Shen Wuyan got out of the carriage and hurried towards the prison.

However, he didn't pay attention to the coachman who cleaned the carriage and took out a letter and shook it, but he didn't stop Shen Wuyan after all, so he simply threw the letter back into the carriage and drove away.

Just after the carriage drove through this alley, Zhang Juzheng, who happened to have just come out of the yamen to finish his errands, saw the light rain dripping, and he couldn't bear to stain his official uniform, so he got into the carriage.

When the carriage was moving, Zhang Juzheng suddenly saw a letter thrown in the corner, and seeing that the letter was not signed or sealed, he took out the letter and looked at it.

It is a series of vigorous and powerful lines, but it also has a bit of charm. However, the content of the letter made Zhang Juzheng quite curious, but it was like a poem.

"Golden Wisp ...... Is Ji Zi safe ......"

Reading the content of the letter silently, Zhang Juzheng didn't feel a slight movement in his heart, but he was also full of emotion, probably thinking of his old friend who was far away, but where he is now.

"Put this in your arms, you have sleeves."

The carriage was moving upside down, driving on the street, I don't know how long it took, Zhang Juzheng suddenly wondered: "Where did the guest just go?" ”

The coachman hurriedly replied, "Go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment...... Hurried away, but walked very eagerly. ”

"Do you know what his name is?" Zhang Juzheng asked again.

The coachman sneered and said lightly: "Isn't my lord joking...... What do you tell the villain what your name is for no reason? ”

Zhang Juzheng was stunned, shook his head, and then said: "My surname is Zhang...... The word Taiyue, called Juzheng...... It can be called under Zhang Juzheng. ”

"Zhang Juzheng?" The coachman nodded and said loudly, "I remember ......" (to be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )