Chapter Twenty-Six: The End of the Story
It is not so much an interrogation room as an office study, completely different from a long, dimly lit prison. Shen Enlai knelt on the ground, looking humble and submissive.
Emperor Wen Wen looked at the woman with her head hanging on the ground, her eyes flashing slightly. "Look up."
Shen Enlai sighed in his heart, his face showed a panicked look, and he slowly raised his head from the ground.
"How can you say so much in court, why did you come to me and be dumb, huh?" Emperor Wen Wendi's tone couldn't hear joy or anger, but the last question still made Shen Enlai shudder. With a 'bang', Shen Enlai kowtowed, and his head fell back to the ground again.
"The people are terrified."
"The daughter of the Shen family, but she is helping the prince do things?"
As soon as Emperor Wen Wen's words came out, Shen Enlai probably guessed what Emperor Wen Wen meant, maybe it was a temptation. But she still couldn't figure it out, even if she was a princeling, why would Emperor Wen Wen waste time with a little girl like her, unless, Emperor Wen Wen had other purposes, and this process needed her.
"Holy Mingjian, the people have not helped anyone do anything."
"Oh? The three princes and the crown prince, what do you think of these two? ”
Shen Enlai was already sweating on her forehead, from the beginning of Taixue's provocation, she and Gu Chusheng made enemies, that is, she was at odds with the third prince, and in the eyes of outsiders, she had already been branded as a princeling. She knew very well that the emperor thought so too. However, if she wants to be the prime minister, she must make the emperor believe in her and have no idea of participating in the party struggle.
"The Three Princes and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are all dragons among men, and Your Majesty has taught them well, which is really my great luck."
"Then you, who do you think is more likely to sit in my seat?"
"The holy will is measured, and the women of the people dare not speculate on themselves."
"I'll give you a chance to speculate, say."
"Everything is a divine grace, whether it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or His Royal Highness the Third Prince who finally ascends the throne, it is the grace of His Majesty, and His Majesty's will is the meaning of Shen Enlai's allegiance."
Shen Enlai's legs trembled uncontrollably, she lowered her body, and the whole room was silent, and after a long time, the voice of Emperor Wen Wen sounded, and in this voice, Shen Enlai knew that her crisis was temporarily lifted.
"Stand down."
Shen Enlai was in a trance on the way back to the cell, and every word that Emperor Wen Wen said, Shen Enlai couldn't wait to break it open and crumple it, carefully identifying whether she didn't understand the meaning in it.
That's it? Just let her go? Although she said that, she knew that the emperor was beating today, and if she wanted to really let down her guard, she still needed to find the fault of the prince. Prince... She thought of the man who was as gentle as jade, who had really achieved the match of virtue, but had a father who was bent on finding faults.
What can be wrong with the prince, the prince can't do anything, so he can only use the prince's surroundings as a breakthrough. Shen Enlai suddenly had a headache. But soon, Shen Enlai knew what the reason for Emperor Wen Wen to come here today was.
The second prince of Zhao and the little marquis of Huai'an arrived in Beijing today, from the capital city of Zhao to the capital, no matter how fast it is, it will take eight days. Therefore, Emperor Wen Wen had already received the news that Zhao Guo had sent someone to join the alliance, but he kept it a secret. And at this moment, Emperor Wen Wen came to find Shen Enlai. Although he didn't know what Emperor Wen wanted to do, Shen Enlai knew that he would definitely be inseparable from the envoys sent by Zhao State.
On this night, Shen Enlai and Nan Huaiyun were allowed to be released, Gu Chusheng was sentenced to exile for harassing the people's daughters and even attempting to kill the prince, and the seat of Dali Siqing was also changed.
The moonlight hung high on the branches, and with Nan Huaiyun's support, Shen Enlai only felt a little sad in his heart. Gu Chusheng, who was found out in the morning, was innocent, and after a few hours of hard work, he overturned it and started again. This is the emperor, this is the power. It has nothing to do with the truth, only with interests.
Walking out of Chengtian Mansion, there were dozens of people standing neatly in front of the gate, either dressed in white or green shirts, tall, short, fat and thin, each with its own merits. In addition to the people in the sixth class, Bai Xianqi, Li Yunheng, and Xu Xi in the second class, they also saw Zhao Feiyan, who had not been seen for a long time.
Shen Enlai had a kind of battle to welcome his relatives, "What are you doing standing, let's go." Shen Enlai bypassed the row of door gods standing in front of him.
"Class master, Gu Chusheng has suffered retribution now."
"Well, take your fat claws off my shoulders." If Shen Enlai hadn't had a back injury, he would have slapped Chen Zhenmin away.
"Class master, Nuan Nuan, I'm sorry," a small apology suddenly sounded in his ears, Shen Enlai frowned slightly, and looked at Li Qingshan. She thought about it in her mind, what kind of apology Li Qingshan put here.
"It's all said it's okay, if you stand in the center today, Shen Enlai won't stand up if he can't keep it." Wen Xingxing interrupted what Li Qingshan was about to say.
"Then thank you for getting to know me so well." Shen Enlai opened his mouth and choked back. Then he looked at Li Qingshan, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "You haven't done anything wrong, you don't have to apologize." ”
"By the way, Young Master Bai, when you came to see me in the afternoon, did the envoy of the Zhao State mentioned already stay at the post station?" Shen Enlai is still more interested in the sudden arrival of the second prince of Zhao Guo and the little marquis of Huai'an.
"They are in Taixue."
"What? Too learned? ”
"The second prince of Zhao has heard of the reputation of Taixue for a long time, and this time he specially asked His Majesty to live in Taixue and feel the daily life of Taixue." Nan Huaijin had already heard the news in Taixue today, and now he explained to Shen En.
"There has never been a precedent for envoys to enter Taixue..."Shen Enlai was a little puzzled.
"The defeat came from the border, and Zhao Guo came to my Dalu this time, saying that he was here to talk about the alliance, and it was more like he came to Xuanwei." Wen Xingxing's words made the faces of everyone present change, except for Bai Xianqi.
"There's a war at the border?" Chen Zhenmin was a little surprised, why had he never heard of it.
"There are often frictions on the border, but they are all small battles, not big battles with national strength. However, Zhao Guo has recuperated and strengthened his troops over the years, and if Zhao Guo did not stop this friction in time, I am afraid that our border line will be in danger. ”
Wen Xingxing's words made Han Qianjin a little surprised, Da Lu has now been reduced to the point where he wants to see Zhao Guo's face? But at the same time, everyone also knew very well that Wen Xingxing's news was obtained from the palace, which was the fastest and most accurate information. Their country is not as dilapidated as it seems.
"Why are you here? We are the downcast Gu Chusheng this time, the cronies of the third prince. Shen Enlai turned his gaze to Zhao Feiyan, who was speechless. Zhao Feiyan didn't think about it so much, but it was impossible for him to betray the three princes, so it was better to stay away from them.
"Gu Chusheng is a bastard, should!" Zhao Feiyan either didn't speak, or she just opened her mouth, and she was very happy.
"I said, Feiyan, you really don't think about coming to us?" Chen Zhenmin put his hand on it, and the two brothers put their heads on Zhao Feiyan's shoulders.
"Impossible," crisply and neatly, without even having time to hesitate, Zhao Feiyan rejected Chen Zhenmin indifferently, and then he suddenly became twisted, "I, I am mainly here to see Miss Nan today, I have been taken care of by you a lot in the past." "I'm not afraid of hooligans and culture, Zhao Feiyan's appearance of five big and three rough is matched with the shyness of such a little woman, coupled with the crepe words that I don't know where I learned, Shen Enlai only felt goosebumps popping up.
"It's okay, when I go back, you can come over anytime you want to eat."
Shen Enlai turned his head to look at Nan Huaiyun who was talking with a smile, and pursed his lips, well, the little girl is so likable, she has to watch it carefully, but she must not be deceived.
The group laughed and strolled through the streets of the capital, Xu is Gu Chusheng's fall, Xu is tonight's wind is too gentle, Shen Enlai feels a long-lost lightness, Emperor Wenwen's temptation, the secret behind the envoys of Zhao State, the mistakes around the prince, everything seems to be blown away with the wind at this moment, leaving only the joy of the young people in the ears.
"Let us live a chic life with Hongchen as a companion, gallop on horseback and share the prosperity of the world, sing the joy in our hearts when we are drinking, and vigorously grasp the youth." Shen Enlai slowly opened his throat by humming quietly at the beginning, and everyone who was frolicking stopped listening to the song.
"Wonderful. I didn't expect Miss Shen to not only write poems well, but also write excellent lyrics. ”
For Li Yunheng's praise, Shen Enlai could only wave his hand, and she also learned this song from her brother. It's not original, it's deserved.