So, on the second day, Pu Yangxu went to the court to raise funds for the disaster situation in various parts of the country this year, and took out the money from his private treasury by setting an example.

Those who donate a lot can also be rewarded by the emperor himself, and they are also happy for this glory.

Then, in order to keep filial piety, Pu Yangxu proposed to be diligent and thrifty, dismiss the old palace people over thirty-eight years old who were registered in the palace, and at the same time revise the staffing of each palace and so on...... The harem is his back garden, and he wants to move trees and plant flowers, and everyone has no objection.

But it is a bit reluctant to require hundreds of officials to order and enforce the order, and not to be extravagant, and to limit the personnel in the government according to the rank of officials, but the emperor himself drinks porridge, do you want to eat meat? Come to think of it, there is no reason to object either.

Next, Pu Yangxu raised the time of the early dynasty for half an hour, and then checked the points every month, and he had to spot check at any time, and if he found dereliction of duty, he would pay a ransom at the lightest, and be dismissed from his post and sent to prison at the heavy...... At the same time, he set up three people's drums in Kyoto Prefecture, and those who beat the drums could 'sue the officials with the people', and whoever was accused was to be fined three years, and then the case was tried, and if there was any fault, he was severely punished, and if there was no fault, the accuser was to pay three times the fine.

All the money is invested in the treasury, and all the cases are investigated by Bai Feiran, the new secretary of the palace, the second instance is submitted to the temple supervisors, and the third instance is finalized by the criminal department.

For a while, the dreary court became lively, and the residents near the main street of Kyoto Prefecture were thinking about moving, and the sound of the people's drums was loud and dull, and after living for a long time, they were afraid that they would become deaf at a young age.

On this day, Shen Tingnian rewarded the stick with big characters to play picking up beans, that is, a plate of red beans and a plate of black beans mixed together, one of the two picked up red beans, the other picked up black beans, and whoever picked it up first won.

Yue Zhu led three or five palace maids who were newly assigned to Yanxi Hall to lecture in the courtyard, because they lived in the same hall with the emperor, Shen Tingnian had not assigned his own people, and after all the palace people in the harem were cleared, there were many fewer people in the Qinzheng Palace, and Yan Xitang had to fill in because no one had reduced them.

Through the screen window, I vaguely heard the palace maids answering, Shen Tingnian picked up the beans with her hand, she tilted her ears slightly, as if she heard a familiar accent, in order to confirm, she raised her hand, and the waiting waiter immediately helped her open the screen window.

The palace maid wearing a unified summer palace dress in the sunlight is like a green onion in the water, fresh and white, and her facial features are also middle and upper-middle, Shen Tingnian saw the lock bridge at a glance.

This little girl who once served her has grown taller, but her appearance has not changed much.

The Shen family sent her in-Shen Tingnian pondered, could it be that the emperor caught Lin Mo?

Then she won't be able to save him.

Thinking about this incident, Shen Tingnian ate lunch absent-mindedly.

"Niangniang, you eat too little." Yuezhu sighed.

After Shen Tingnian rinsed his mouth, he spit out a mouthful of water from the spittoon held by the new palace maid, and another palace maid next to him immediately handed over a cup of new tea, and Yuezhu had already taken a clean cloth towel to wipe her jade hands.

"What's your name?"

"Slave lock bridge."

"Slave Aman." The two palace maids saluted in unison, not only did they look excellent and their movements were neat, but the older Ah Man looked steady and responsible.

Shen Tingnian nodded, "How many years have you been in the palace?" She lazily leaned on the paved beauty couch, "It doesn't look like a newcomer." ”

Aman replied for five years, and Suoqiao replied for three years.

Three-year ...... Shen Tingnian overturned all his previous ideas.

"Stay and wait."

Yue Zhu was a little hesitant, she planned to observe first, but she saw Shen Tingnian with his eyes closed, his expression was lazy, and he didn't dare to persuade Ah Man to pinch his legs, after all, there were some things she couldn't think of.

It was the bridge that was about to remove the bun for Shen Tingnian's nap, and laughed silently.

Even Yuezhu didn't find anything abnormal all day, and in the evening, Shen Tingnian said that he was sweating and wanted to wash his hair and bathe.

For these nobles, washing their hair is definitely more troublesome than bathing, their long hair needs to be specially boiled out of the medicinal decoction care, the washing process used in the fragrance is also very particular, from the water soaked again, the medicinal soup soaked again, and then smeared with the fragrance and wrapped with a hot dry towel...... In short, the process is cumbersome, and after washing, use a dry towel to suck over and over again, and finally dry it, and it will take an hour and a half before and after.

Every time Shen Tingnian washes his hair, Zhu is tired and panting, and today there are Aman and Suoqiao, who are very capable and skillful, and the three of them are sweating after they are done.

"Go down and rest for a while." Shen Tingnian was refreshingly slumped on the couch and flipped through the scrolls, and the advantage after moving into Yanxi Hall was that there were enough books.

"The slave is not tired, and she will dry her hair for the mother." Suoqiao knelt on the ground with dry towels on her arms, and Shen Tingnian's long black hair was held high by her to dry.

Shen Tingnian replied lightly, as if he was immersed in a book.

After a while, the house was completely quiet.

Shen Tingnian flipped a page of the book with his fingers and called softly: "Lock the bridge." ”

"Master—" Suoqiao lowered his hand and knelt straight.

"Who arranged for you to enter the palace?"

Suoqiao's voice lowered, "Master, do you remember that five years ago, when I left you, I told you that someone had been helping you, who it was, I couldn't say at that time, and then I entered the palace because of his arrangement......"

Shen Tingnian nodded, then thought of something, and frowned slightly.

Suoqiao analyzed her expression, and looked away a little weakly, "The slave didn't mean to hide it, but he ......"

Realizing that his conjecture was correct, Shen Tingnian's expression became more and more solemn.

Suoqiao glanced at her appearance vainly, his eyes were red, and he bit his lip and lowered his head and didn't dare to look at her again.

Time passed quietly, Suoqiao's kneeling knees were stiff, her back was numb, and she said: "Master, you know him, he is a person, in fact, he is clumsy, and in the past few years in the academy, he always secretly found me...... I didn't believe him at first, but the bystanders knew that they had seen a lot, so I couldn't help but believe him. Suoqiao bit his lip and said, "What he did for you, I want you to know, but I'm afraid you will know." ”

Shen Tingnian always thought that Suoqiao was Mrs. Shen's person, after all, in the seven years she was in Fenglai Academy, Suoqiao had always been there, and even in the last year, she was in a coma, and Suoqiao fed her medicinal soup one by one.

"You asked Min Yun to go to see Shu Youlian in person, because you wanted to know if the allergies on her face involved Imperial Doctor Wang, and she didn't find out the connection between Imperial Doctor Wang and the harmless pharmacy."

Speaking of this, Suoqiao glanced at Shen Tingnian, "You should have guessed that the person behind the harmless medicine shop is not the Shen family, but him." ”

Shen Tingnian's eyes were clear and calm, and Suoqiao continued, "Shu Youlian was locked up in Yongxiang and planned to get out with fake death, but unexpectedly she was really softened and suffocated to death, because of this incident, the Shu family can only swallow the bitter fruit, but they have been secretly tracking down the real culprit." ”

If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have left Beijing. Later, when I came back, it was also ...... "to see Shen Tingnian."

"Although I don't know what irreparable things happened between you at the beginning, one thing I can be sure of is that Lin Mo has been guarding you in his own way."

"It's something he gave." As she spoke, she took out a small box from her chest, so that one side was recessed, and she neatly took out a soft handkerchief from the other side, and now the hills on both sides turned flat, and she said, "This is the last medicine that Lausanne grass has developed, and he said that he once told you how to use it." ”

Shen Tingnian was stunned for a moment, looked at the box, and Suoqiao sighed, "And there are three extremely small cow hair needles at the bottom of the box, one has been wasted on Shu Youlian's body, as long as it is pierced into the human body, it will melt into the flesh, and there is no trace on the appearance, which can be used to save life at a critical time." ”

Shen Tingnian frowned and looked at it, and said quietly, "A man's favor, who can guarantee how long it will last, if not...... You are in the palace to be truly surrounded by enemies, and when you want to leave, these are your retreats. I don't know why he gave you this, I always felt that arrangement...... It's like making a final explanation. ”

Shen Tingnian rolled his eyes, his heart became cold, Lin Mo was very scheming, Suoqiao had too much contact with her, and he was convinced of the image he set in a subtle way, this stupid girl even gave up the opportunity to marry and obediently entered the palace.

And the reason why Suoqiao was still deceived was also her responsibility, and she concealed the real reason for breaking with Lin Mo in the first place.

To this day, she still can't tell her the truth.

"I haven't heard from him since February of this year, and he said that if you haven't been in touch for more than four months, let me come to you."

"I've said everything, and after today, I'll only obey you." At least in this palace, there are still us together. ”

Shen Tingnian restrained his mind for a while, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Where did he end up go?"

Lockbridge shook his head.

Shen Tingnian actually had the answer in his head, the person who was killed in Texas under the guise of a 'prince'......

After a long time, the master and servant looked at each other again, and Shen Tingnian asked her, "You have been in the palace for the past few years." ”

Suoqiao nodded, "I don't dare to be discovered by you." ”

The palace is so big that it is naturally too easy to avoid Shen Tingnian, just don't get close to the East Palace.

"Your Majesty—he is indeed a good emperor." Suoqiao had saved too many words, and if it weren't for the fear that the movement would cause suspicion, she would not be calm at all.

"In the past three years, I have watched his governance, doing things in a grand manner, not informal, and also people-oriented, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, and the officials are also rare and honest, this kind of atmosphere, I admire a little woman who doesn't know anything."

"On the other hand, I've been in the palace for so long and gradually discovered," Suoqiao smiled, "The harem has a new atmosphere, and the palace attendants of all sizes actually really worship him, but he is usually too cold and moody, so everyone is afraid of him, but ...... I have observed that when he is with you, he is not cold at all, and he is very talkative. ”

This is actually the consensus of the people in the palace.

"But people's hearts are always biased." Suoqiao smiled, as if he remembered something, his eyes flashed with bitterness, and he frowned, "It's probably preconceived, it's still hard for me to accept ......"

Accept a pair of lovers who have been in love for many years and forget each other in the rivers and lakes.

Shen Tingnian pursed his lips...... But I don't know how to feel in my heart, people's hearts are not only biased, but also biased thoroughly, when in the heart, everything is fine, not in the heart, everything is not in the eye.

"Get up."

As soon as the lock bridge moved, she sat on the ground with a sigh, and looked at Shen Tingnian with squinted eyes, she touched her face embarrassedly and said, "I've been kneeling for a long time, my legs are numb......"

Shen Tingnian closed his eyes, reminiscing about what Suoqiao said, and moved his lips for a long time...... Lin Mo didn't make the final explanation, on the contrary, he once again took off Lin Mo's identity that was concerned by many forces, as early as when Shen Qingyan betrayed the Shen family, he couldn't hide it anymore, this time - in the confrontation with Pu Yangxu, he also tasted the sweetness.

In the past few years, he may have imitated Pu Yangxu more than once, swaggering in front of people, and later in Gongzhou, in Texas for such a long time, he has been holding the most noble identity in the world, how can he not be delusional?

Thinking of this worst possibility, Shen Tingnian forced himself to think about it anymore-

And once she thought that Pu Yangxu was replaced, she only felt that her entire chest began to stagnate and ache, as if someone had used a sharp knife against her heart.