It was already night when she returned to the British Mansion, and Xianrui was waiting for her at the gate of the courtyard early, and when she saw Shen Min coming back in a hurry, she stepped forward and grabbed her hand and walked to the rockery next to her.

"Grandmother has whispered that she is not allowed to have contact with the people of the Hou Mansion for a while, so that the female relatives will not go out if they are fine." Xianrui looked at Shen Min and said tightly: "You don't have to go to your grandmother's place to ask for a way, by the way, is the Hou Mansion okay?" ”

Hearing this, Shen Min's eyes flashed twice, and he did not speak.

Xianrui held her hand and looked at her worriedly: "Shen Min, don't wait in front of me during this time, I'm afraid that the Hou Mansion is in chaos, I thought about it, why don't you go to accompany Yan'er in my name." ”

"Not necessarily." Shen Min shook his head, grabbed Xianrui and said, chuckling: "The slave maid who should say and do has already told Mrs. Hou, and the rest is not something that the slave can worry about." ”

It was clear that she didn't have the energy during the day, Xianrui knew that this person was pretending to be forced, but she was afraid that she would worry about her, so she could only nod, pursed her lips and smiled: "I'm relieved that you can think like this." ”

Shen Min thought for a moment and paused: "The slave still has some things, so I can't accompany the eldest girl today." ”

Xianrui thought of something again, grabbed Shen Min, who was leaving, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry about me, by the way, I went to my grandmother's side to find out the inside story of the accident in the Hou Mansion, and I watched from a distance that the eldest uncle also came out, and now at this moment, you must not touch the mold, if you need money to move around, you just come to me to discuss." ”

Shen Min was silent for a moment, then hummed heavily, turned around and walked towards Grandma Nuan's yard.

When Grandma Nuan saw Shen Min coming, she shook her head helplessly, and took Shen Min to the small hall next to her.

"The British government is not prepared to intervene." Grandma Nuan sighed heavily, and stretched out her hand to support her forehead, looking tired.

Shen Min stared straight at Grandma Nuan, muttered for a while, and just asked, "Can Grandma Nuan say a few words for the Hou Mansion as the concubine of the Zhenguo Mansion?" ”

Grandma Nuan sat down on the chair next to her, her eyes were heavy, and she said slowly: "As soon as the news of Ouchi came out, the old lady immediately closed the door of Luhetang and called the two masters of the family out, I am afraid that she knows that my family will be in the same camp as the Yongyi Marquis Mansion, and she doesn't want to see me at all." ”

"I am the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family, and you also know my situation in the big house...... "Grandma Nuan said, she also touched her face, looked at Shen Min, and her expression was solemn: "Don't go to the old lady's place to beg, it won't be useful, and it's not worth it to put yourself in again." ”

Shen Min bit her lower lip and thought for a moment, then said tentatively: "Grandma Nuan, can I meet the little grandfather alone." ”

Grandma Nuan looked up at her: "It's not that you don't know that the eldest young master is a graceful man, although he is called a little grandfather, he is not contaminated with the power of the mansion." ”

Shen Min stared at Grandma Nuan, hooked the corners of her mouth, and said word by word: "Who will know the result if you don't try?" ”

She respectfully gave a salute to Grandma Nuan, and said in a low voice: "Big milk, the old lady is just a woman in the hospital, to put it bluntly, now is to enjoy her old age in peace, I just hope that the family will be peaceful, let her children and grandchildren around her knees, although I occasionally listen to the two masters occasionally discuss some major government affairs, in the end, the affairs of the government are changing rapidly, how can I look at it with the eyes of the past." ”

Mrs. Zhang is the supreme helmsman of the British government, but it is just because this dynasty governs the country with filial piety, so in this unclear turmoil, Mrs. Zhang chose to protect herself, which is indeed the best policy.

Grandma Nuan raised her hand to hold the person, closed her eyes and said: "Let's go, you can go to the study when he is in the study, but he was scolded by his Lao Tzu today, and even I am not allowed to accompany him, you know him, if he has a temperament, no one's face will be sold." ”

Inside the study.

The little grandfather Zhang Zhijin was scanning the bookshelf, listening to the sound of pushing the door, and a smile immediately appeared on his expressionless face: "Nuan'er is here, give me a hair ...... today"

Turning his head to see the person coming clearly, Zhang Zhijin's eyes lit up, and he still said politely: "Why did you come to me at this hour, but there is something wrong with the eldest girl?" ”

Shen Min stepped forward, his black and white eyes were extremely bright, and his voice was calm: "Why did I come back, and what do I have to say here, the little grandfather really doesn't know?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Zhijin suddenly laughed, but he didn't expect Shen Min to say it so simply.

He laughed in his voice: "Then I think you should also know the answer, or, you know the whole story, and you came to me to discuss a solution?" ”

Shen Min raised his head, looked at Zhang Zhijin with a sinking gaze, and said loudly: "Dare to ask the little grandfather, is it really useful to protect Mingzhe in this situation?" The old lady just wants the peace of the whole family, but you are the helmsman of the mansion in the future, interests are the core of officialdom, the British duke has been hereditary first-class titles for generations, do you want to be a British duke without power and authority in the future, or take this opportunity to gain a foothold in the second ancestor? ”

Zhang Zhijin looked at Shen Min: "Do you know what you're talking about?" ”

"Naturally, I know, didn't the little grandfather think about these words?" Shen Min smiled sarcastically: "The country already has the next prince, but the second son of the fifth prince is still allowed to fight with the prince of the East Palace, why is this?" No emperor really wants the court to be clear, so the courtiers will only twist into a rope to deal with the royal family. ”

"What the royal family wants to weigh these powers more, if it is peaceful today, Your Majesty is old, I have to worry about whether the new emperor will be able to suppress the shrewd old ministers and the military generals who hold military power."

"I don't believe we can look at it, waiting for the end of this Hou Mansion storm, the powerful factions of the court bureau will inevitably be rewashed, 10,000 steps back, the Hou Mansion has really raided the family and destroyed the ancestors, and the Zhenguo Mansion will be safe and sound? These two provinces are related to each other! The Hou Mansion is just the beginning, if the neutral families don't twist into a rope, no one should think about protecting themselves! ”

Shen Min looked at Zhang Zhijin in front of him, and said in a low voice: "Little grandfather, they all want to fish in troubled waters, why can't the Zhang family strike first?" ”

Zhang Zhijin smiled and narrowed his eyes: "Do you want me to go and fight the old lady?" ”

Shen Min pursed her lower lip and replied bluntly: "The old lady is so resolute today, but she is afraid that the family will rush up without knowing the beginning and the end, and after waiting for the smoke to slowly disperse, the old lady can't care, and the old lady did not openly tell the family that they are not allowed to secretly help the Hou Mansion!" ”

"Luo Qilang has been studying in the Hou Mansion for half a year, and the Hou Mansion has fallen, how many families should know how many families in this capital will fall." Shen Min said straightforwardly, "Even if the British government doesn't get it, it will be implicated, and the little grandfather shouldn't want the head of the family to become you, but he can't carry it forward." ”

"It's because I understand that I, as the little grandfather of the British government, can't go to the muddy waters!" Zhang Zhijin looked serious, turned his face and said in a deep voice: "The affairs of the Hou Mansion are very important, if you know that you will never dare to come to me to talk to me about this, and you and Luo Qilang grew up as childhood sweethearts, you should know his temperament best, this Luo Shizi of your family is in a hurry, what can't you do?" ”

The whole capital turned inside and out 800 times, and I couldn't find a single girl who didn't dare to go out for a month or two for a few second- and third-grade officials!

Shen Min's face changed, and he said hurriedly: "Little grandfather, Luo Qilang really wants to rebel, why wait until now when the crown prince and the fifth prince are full-fledged?" Why do you want to make this extra move when Zhongzhiyuan is watched by the people of the capital? Now the two big factions that are seizing the heir want to win over the Hou Mansion, all because of the military power under the Hou Mansion that can help them at a critical moment. ”

"But in recent years, Your Majesty is extremely afraid of the clan that holds military power, and it has also taken a lot of money to suppress it or take it back in a roundabout way."

"It's just that the Hou Mansion hasn't made a wrong step in these years, so it will only make Your Majesty think that the Hou Mansion is impure and vicious, and naturally wants to use the two sons to fight to the death to suppress the Hou Mansion, and then take the opportunity to take it back or force the Hou Mansion to take the initiative to give up military power."

"The royal family father and son are fighting each other, and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military weigh the position, even if you look at the mediocre position, carefully send someone to investigate, you must have found a faction to belong to, fight or not fight is a fight, if something happens to the Hou Mansion, it is the Heavenly Family that wants to tell all the neutral magnates that this is the end of neutrality!"

"What did you say, didn't you want me to help Luo Qilang?" Zhang Zhijin smiled lightly, her eyelids were half drooping, and she continued to speak: "Running back and forth for Luo Qilang like this, it is difficult for you to convince me of whose family you are, the old lady raises you as her own granddaughter, and the master of the family gives you enough scenery on the surface, and secretly there is no one who dares to really help you as a person......"

Zhang Zhijin said here, looked at the girl in front of him for a long time, and said quietly, "Or do you help Luo Qilang, and their family will be able to carry a sedan chair to him as Mrs. Shizi?" ”

"Shen Min, you are the smartest girl I have ever seen, I can probably know how you are when I look at Luo Qilang, Shen Min, compared to helping him, in fact, the fall of the Hou Mansion is absolutely beneficial to you." Zhang Zhijin squinted his eyes with two ridiculous smiles: "The phoenix that has fallen into the water is not as good as a chicken, the Hou Mansion is overturned, and you can marry Luo Qilang." ”

Shen Min looked at Zhang Zhijin for a long time, and smiled slightly: "That girl in the capital doesn't like Luo Qilang, and wanting to marry him is like crossing the river. ”

"But he only likes you, doesn't he?" Zhang Zhijin smiled back at her, her eyes were deep: "If you come to talk to me as Mrs. Shizi, maybe I will weigh the weight of your words, but not only are you not, but you are also from my family, so just do your part." ”

Shen Min pursed his lips and looked at Zhang Zhijin: "So the little grandfather can help, but he needs a corresponding return, right?" ”

Zhang Zhijin said in a low voice, nodding without denying: "Yes." ”

Shen Min's hand on his side slowly clenched, and said firmly: "If the Zhang family can make the Hou Mansion safe, the fourth girl will be the wife of the prince." ”

Zhang Zhijin's eyes were cold, and he saw the girl in front of him say word by word: "After the matter is completed, I promise that the fourth girl will become the wife of the prince, and this return is acceptable to the little grandfather?" ”

"Can I understand what you say that as long as you speak, Luo Qilang is all the same?" Zhang Zhijin lowered his voice.