Hearing about that beautiful allusion, Zhao Wenhua and Luo Longwen burst out into an ambiguous laugh, and they both said: "Then I must taste a beautiful tongue." Hu Zongxian also smiled and put a piece into his bowl and tasted it slowly.

Looking at the plate of Shih Tzu tongue, Shen Mo felt very uncomfortable in his heart, and secretly said in his heart: "Zhang Butang told this allusion before the war. Who knew that when he turned his head, he was also like Xi Shi, who was wronged after making great achievements, and he really couldn't talk nonsense. He made up his mind never to eat it again.

Zhao Wenhua noticed that he was distracted, so he smiled and asked, "Humble words, what's wrong?" "Although there is a smile on his face, his eyes are faintly shining, as long as he concludes that Shen Mo is 'seeing things and thinking about people', he will be put into another book and destroyed by his hands...... Even if he Shen Clumsy said that he was a person valued by the emperor, Zhao Shilang would not take it seriously, saying that among the officials who have fallen over the years, which one is not valued by the emperor?

But if you come silently and open your mouth, you won't be seen by others. I saw him say with a sad face: "I was quite appetizing, but when I heard that it was caused by the tongue of a beautiful woman, I didn't even dare to look at it." When he boarded, the whole table laughed, and Zhao Wenhua didn't think about it anymore.

Then he was silent, talked and laughed freely, and did not show any flaws, and finally persevered until the end of the banquet.

When he returned to the courtyard where he lived, he let Tie Zhu close the door, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This is not a place to stay for a long time, let's go home tomorrow for the New Year." The guards cheered and couldn't wait to pack up.

Shen Mo scolded with a smile: "I haven't seen you so active." Amid the laughter of the crowd, he pushed the door open and entered the main room.

Rou Niang and another maid, Qingcui, stepped forward, one took the adult's cloak, and the other served the adult's warm face wash. After Shen Mo washed his face, Qingcui waited for him to change into a comfortable wide-sleeved cotton robe, and Rou Niang came over with another copper basin and said softly: "My lord, please soak your feet." ”

Shen Mo sat down on the chair, Rou Niang knelt on the carpet, first removed his boots and socks, pulled up his trouser legs, and then reached out to test the temperature of the water, and then put his two feet into the basin and washed them carefully.

Shen Mo felt her delicate little hands slowly massaging her feet, and her legs seemed to melt away, and she suddenly felt tired and almost moaned in comfort, so she quickly closed her eyes and concentrated so as not to make a fool of herself.

Feeling his body tighten, Rou Niang raised her head and said softly: "My lord, but the slave is uncomfortable?" ”

Shen Mo shook his head, opened his eyes and smiled: "It's so comfortable." Then he looked at her carefully, and saw that she was wearing a light yellow satin jacket, and her long hair was high on her head, which made her look more graceful and graceful, and her jade neck was slender. ”

After Rou Niang dried his feet and put on his shoes, Shen Mo asked her and Qingcui to sit down, and after the two girls sat down on the chair with anxiety, he opened his mouth and said, "Lord Zhang said that you are free, is that the case?" ”

The two girls nodded, and Rou Niang said softly: "At noon today, the lord burned all the deeds of sale of the people in the mansion. ”

"What are your plans?" Shen Mo suddenly realized that he kept asking others this question today.

Rou Niang was silent, and Na Qingcui said first: "There is a new housekeeper in the Houshu Mansion, saying that Lord Shilang has just moved over, and if there is someone who is willing to stay, I will go to him tomorrow to re-sign a deed of sale." ”

"Do you want to stay?" Shen Mo asked softly.

"I don't want to." This girl is straightforward and fast-talking, she can't hide things, and she whispers: "The people who sing opera: 'Once a son of heaven and a courtier', even if you stay, you can only do some rough work, why do you practice yourself?" ”

Shen Mo smiled: "Then what do you want to do?" ”

"The slave maid has a cousin in Hangzhou City, she works as a shopkeeper in Baotongyuan's women's clothing store, and she has long said that she will go over to work with her when my deed is full." Qingcui is still very confident in the future: "I heard that the big boss is also a woman, so the slave maid wants to go to her...... However, there is still a problem that cannot be solved. ”

Shen Mo nodded and smiled: "Say, I'll solve it for you?" "Actually, it's not a big problem, it's just that Qingcui is a Datong clan, and she doesn't have a household registration in Hangzhou. According to government regulations, factories and shops are not allowed to accept them...... Of course, there are also bosses who are greedy for cheapness and will accept it, but once they are caught, they will have to be fined and imprisoned, which is really dangerous.

So when parting, Qingcui wanted to ask Shen Mo to solve this problem. Although the Ming Law does not allow the household registration to be changed at will, more than 170 years have passed, and the system in the early years has long been full of holes, and some holes can be drilled...... In fact, except for the household registration of the reader, everyone is staring at it, and the rest of the people want to change the household registration is very simple.

Shen Mo asked her cousin and cousin-in-law's name and household registration, and then wrote a note and said: "You give this to your cousin, let her take it to the county office, and say that she will pass you as a daughter." "His original inspector can only look at it but can't say it, Mao has no power, so he naturally doesn't dare to be so big. But now that he has become the governor of Zhejiang, in addition to the power to patrol on behalf of the heavens, he can also participate in his book if anyone is not pleasing to the eye, and even the governors and political envoys have to serve him carefully, not to mention the county.

So when Qingcui whispered, 'What if they embarrass us?' Shen Mo waved his hand very arrogantly and said, "No." ”

Shen Mo ordered Shen An to take a letter of silver, which was fifty taels of silver, which was a parting gift for Qingcui.

Qingcui happily kowtowed to Lord Shen, and said without a word: "Your Excellency, you are so good, the slave will worship your immortal tablet in this life." ”

Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "But don't, I'm panicking." He glanced at Rou Niang and said, "Rou Niang, what about you?" ”

"Slave, slave and maid, ......" Rou Niang was speechless, and Shen Mo saw that she was blushing like a boiled shrimp, so he waved his hand and asked Qingcui to retreat first.

There were only two of them left in the room, and Rou Niang was nervously holding the belt of her clothes, and she didn't know that her little hands were white. Fortunately, silence and patience have always been very sufficient, and finally waited for her to speak like a mosquito: "My lord...... There was no one around. ”

"Shen An." Shen Mo said softly.

"He can't do it, he's lazy, greedy and lustful, how can he take care of adults?" Rou Niang raised her head slightly and said...... I don't know if Shen An will feel ashamed when he hears it?

Anyway, Shen Mo nodded and said, "When I finish the imperial examination, the first thing I will do is to send him back to my hometown." ”

Rou Niang didn't have the heart to listen to him laugh at all, knelt on the ground, and plucked up the courage to say: "The slave can wash and cook for the adults, make the bed and fold the quilt......" After speaking, she lowered her head and closed her eyes, as if waiting for the verdict to be announced.

There was a soft woman kneeling in front of him, begging to go with him softly, if she was silent, if she was not moved, even Huang Jin was not as good. He also closed his eyes and engaged in a fierce battle of thoughts...... The quiet pins in the room could be heard, and even Rou Niang's slightly rapid breathing could be heard.

Finally, Shen Mo opened his eyes, shook his head, and said, "No." ”

Rou Niang's heart seemed to be pricked by a needle, and she opened her eyes in a panic and said: "The slave has no thoughts, I can swear, I will never ...... in this life" But she was silently stretched out her hand, gently pressed her lips, and said softly: "To tell the truth, you are gentle and beautiful, considerate and careful, and what is even more rare is that you are knowledgeable and kind." If I don't like you, I don't believe you......"

"Then why?" Rou Niang's eyes were already full of tears, like hibiscus after the rain.

Shen Mo withdrew his hand and sighed, "It's because you're so lovable that I won't let you follow me...... To tell you the truth, I already have a woman I like, and when I return to Shaoxing this time, I will go to the door to propose marriage, so I can't marry you......"

"The slave maid is as cheap as mud, and I have never had the luxury of that," Rou Niang said with tears rippling in her eyes: "I just want to follow you, I don't want to be a concubine, it doesn't matter if I just be a maid for the rest of my life." ”

"How can that not matter?!" Shen Mo sighed and said, "Of course I'm willing, but what about your future?" Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about what you will do with your future children. "The Great Ming Law contains a clear text that those who are slaves and slaves shall not be subject to the imperial examination for three generations.

"It turns out that adults dislike slaves...... Rou Niang suddenly lost her spirit, and she remembered that she didn't even deserve a child.

"Nonsense, can I keep you like this?" Shen Mo waved his hand and said angrily: "Listen to my arrangements for you first, and I will send someone to quietly send you back to Shaoxing, where you will become the righteous daughter of a large family." After a year or two, find a good family and marry you in a beautiful way, what do you think of this arrangement? ”

Rou Niang's tears were like beads with broken threads, and she bit her lip tightly and said: "Then, then wait for two years, and the slave will go to the adult again......" said and raised her head, her eyes were full of resoluteness: "If you don't even agree to this, the slave and maid will not go anywhere, and will follow you with a dead face......

With a complicated smile on his face, he pulled her up, looked at the pretty face with pear blossoms and rain, and said, "I have always felt that a good life deserves a happy ending." He sighed and said, "Since I can't give it, I should let you get it elsewhere." ”

(To be continued)