At night, the noisy Shen Mansion during the day also quieted down, Shen Zhitang sat in front of the bookcase, looking at the half of the black jade in his hand in a daze, this jade feels heavy, oily and transparent, just looking at the quality of the jade is undoubtedly the best, but the winding ravines on it make people feel a little numb on the scalp

I heard a footstep not far away, and hurriedly took the jade pendant into my arms

Li Jianqing walked in with a bowl of teacups, Shen Zhitang raised his head and smiled: "See Qing!" You're here, I'm looking for someone to call you."

Li Jianqing looked at Shen Zhitang's elegant and kind face, thinking about what he was going to do in the future, he couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in his heart, and smiled reluctantly: "I know that the teacher has to wait for the result, so I will come to you first as soon as I come back."

Shen Zhitang looked out the door: "What?" Didn't I come back with you? ”

Li Jianqing replied: "She went to report her safety to her sister first."

Shen Zhitang laughed "hehehe~": "This girl, she is quite good at being a person" and then took the teacup, motioned for Li Jianqing to sit down and said: "You go to the Zhou Mansion to ask Nong Qi, can there be a result?" ”

Li Jianqing also smiled and said: "Nong Qi said that those blood worms were developed by him, at first he just wanted to better dissect the skin of the animal, but later because that thing was very easy to get on the human body, a few people died, and he sealed them all by him, and he had destroyed them all when he escaped, so now he doesn't know where these blood worms came from."

Shen Zhitang was stunned for a moment, raised his head, and frowned: "In Xilin City, when Nong Qi is behind, is it the Shentang Valley or the Xiao family?"

Li Jianqing said: "The teacher has already guessed it, hasn't he?" ”

Shen Zhitang took a deep breath: "If it is really the Xiao family, then their plan that has been passed down for hundreds of years is not something we can easily contend with."

Li Jianqing listened to Shen Zhitang's words, thinking of the power of the Xiao family, which was just a vague glimpse, and suddenly felt creepy, and his hands tightly grasped the edge of the stool, motionless

Shen Zhitang was also silent for a long time before he said softly: "When I was in Xilin City, I saw that Xiao's family acted insidiously and viciously, they didn't treat the people as human lives at all, and they did everything to achieve their goals, if they let their conspiracy succeed, the world will definitely be ruined!" ”

Shen Zhitang and Li Jianqing were silent for a long time, until Li Zhilian tiptoed in with two bowls of ginseng soup and put the tray on the table before he exhaled a long breath: "The senior lady asked me to bring it, the teacher and the senior brother have one bowl each, and they are not allowed to leave."

Li Jianqing frowned, picked up the medicine bowl and drank it all, a strong bitterness left on the tip of his tongue for a long time

Li Zhilian conjured up a candy like a trick and handed it to Li Jianqing: "Sister Xiaoyan secretly stuffed it for me, I left one for you"

Seeing this, Shen Zhitang laughed and said, "I'm used to drinking, I don't need that sugar"

Li Zhilian also laughed, took out a small bottle of medicine from his arms, it was the bottle that Nongqi gave him when he was in the Zhou Mansion, poured out two pills and said, "Teacher, let's eat this first!" ”

Shen Zhitang was puzzled: "What is this?" ”

Li Zhilian said: "This is the antidote to the blood worm refined by Nong Qi, the blood worm is very easy to get on the human body, and it will be hidden on the skin of the clothes, it is safer to eat two grains, and the people who have come into contact with the corpse in Dali Temple have let them take it."

Shen Zhitang nodded, put the two pills in his mouth, and just picked up the ginseng soup, Li Zhilian handed over a teacup and said, "Drink this!" lest the effects of the medicine clash with each other"

His eyes glanced in the direction of Li Jianqing, and when he saw his embarrassed face, he couldn't help laughing

Li Jianqing glanced at Li Zhilian depressedly, turned his head, Shen Zhitang reached out and patted him lightly on the shoulder: "Good medicine is bitter"

Li Zhilian cleaned up the medicine bowl on the table: "That Zhilian retreated first~"

Shen Zhitang pressed the end plate with one hand and said, "Don't worry, sit down first!" ”

Li Zhilian looked at Shen Zhitang, looked at Li Jianqing, and sat next to Li Jianqing with a complicated expression

Shen Zhitang walked to the top seat and sat down, and said softly: "When I became an official today, the emperor told me two things, one of which is related to you."

Li Zhilian was stunned for a moment, not sure if Shen Zhitang was talking about himself, until it came to his ears: "The emperor wants to crown you as the eldest princess, and the Internal Affairs Office is already choosing an auspicious day."

Li Zhilian looked at Shen Zhitang in a daze for a long time before he smiled bitterly: "This is a good way"

Shen Zhitang was stunned for a while, he had imagined countless reactions, but he didn't expect Li Zhilian to be so indifferent, and he was silent for a moment before he said: "This second thing is to seal Zhou Cheng as the king of Zhou Yang."

Li Zhilian raised his head, and his gaze happened to meet the gaze cast by Li Jianqing: "Zhou Cheng~ Isn't it that he has not yet entered the official career?" ”

Shen Zhitang nodded: "So I proposed to the emperor to canonize Zhou Keyan first, and pass it on according to the hereditary system."

Li Jianqing was at a loss: "How could the emperor suddenly want to canonize Zhou Cheng?" ”

Shen Zhitang lowered his eyes: "Maybe from beginning to end, the emperor never thought of canonizing Zhou Cheng"

Li Jianqing and Li Zhi's eyes widened in astonishment, and they looked at Shen Zhitang blankly

Shen Zhitang looked at their surprised appearance, hesitated for a long time, and then spoke: "Wait for this summoning order, this is about to turn over again from Ningcheng, the Zhou family seems to have the favor of the saint, but in fact there is no real power, now that Zhou Keyan has been crowned king, the Zhou family can be regarded as adding a point of protection, and the prince's line seems to be only the prince's family, but there is the support of the old school of officials behind the scenes, and now with the addition of the two of you, the prince's line can be regarded as standing up."

After a long time, Li Jianqing said in a low voice: "The emperor's move is a triple win, suppressing today's rumors about Li Kun, balancing the court, and leaving a guarantee for the Zhou family."

Shen Zhitang stood up and raised his head and said: "But these are of no help to us in investigating Li Kun's case, think about it, if that human skin is not Li Kun, then where is the real Li Kun?" And who died? Yang Tao is a sixtieth year, who wants to kill him? ”

Li Jianqing and Li Zhilian were stunned, and it took a long time to hear Shen Zhitang continue: "Li Kun is originally a royal family, and with the addition of Jianqing's life experience, it involves the current emperor, and my dynasty calendar, it is a serious crime to talk about the royal family in vain, and this is from the feet of the emperor of Ningcheng, no matter how bold the people are, they dare not talk about it at will, so these rumors have not played any practical role except for tying me up with Jianqing and the Li family, I am afraid that these people have other plans!" ”

Li Jianqing and Li Zhilian both looked at Shen Zhitang with solemn faces

Shen Zhitang glanced at them sideways, and then said with a smile: "Okay~ This matter is not in a hurry, you two go back to rest first, and send your master to the mountain early tomorrow morning."

Li Zhilian exclaimed: "The master is leaving? ”

Shen Zhitang nodded: "Now that the situation in Ningcheng is unknown, it is not safe for her to stay here."

In the courtyard of the East Wing, Shen Xinle was pondering in his room, and Bai Yin'er pushed the door in: "Xinle~ Have you packed up all your things?" ”

Shen Xinle looked at Yuan Fang in a daze, tears filled her eyes, and after a while, she cried out with a "wow", and plunged into Bai Yin'er's arms: "Aunt~ Xinle doesn't want to go"

Bai Yin'er patted her lightly and said, "You heard all the rumors about Jianqing's life experience today, right?" ”

Shen Xinle slowly withdrew from Bai Yin'er's arms: "Xinle knows"

Bai Yin'er looked at her with a smile: "Then do you know what you will face if you stay here?" With your father's temperament, in a few days, he will bring someone to leave Ningcheng, and then pressure Jianqing to let him marry you, and then our Shen family will be tied to Jianqing and the Li family, everything your uncle has done will come to naught, and the efforts of the Shen family for generations will cease to exist."

Shen Xinle sobbed and nodded: "Xinle knows"

Bai Yin'er sighed: "If you see that Qing has half a bit of affection for you, my aunt will not persuade you like this"

Shen Xinle buried her head in Bai Yin'er's arms and cried loudly