Chapter 157: Forced to take refuge
This intense and solemn planning will not end until noon.
The wheels of the carriage made a "squeak" sound, slowly marching on the sheep intestine path, and Xie Shiyun could only nourish his spirit at this moment.
"Your Royal Highness, you are back." Mama Wu stepped forward to greet her.
Xie Shiyun nodded: "The ancestor worship ceremony is only two or three days, and there is not much time left for us." ”
Sitting at the round table with Mama Wu, Sixi and others, Xie Shiyun was telling them in detail about the plan that the queen said.
"Therefore, the first thing we need to do now is to get in touch with the Queen Mother during the ceremony." Xie Shiyun concluded, "Mama, you are an old man in the palace, I'm afraid I have to ask you to think about what can be done about this matter." ”
"Do as you are told." Mama Wu pondered for a moment and said, "Speaking of the queen mother's palace, the slave maid did know a reliable person before, and had a relationship in the past, if I came forward to let him do things, he would definitely be obedient." That person is also an old man, who has served in the palace for many years, and is quite appreciated by the Queen Mother, and can say a few words. ”
"Then Mama can still contact him now?" Xie Shiyun said busily.
"Slave maid try it in the next two days, the problem is not very big, and then report the results to Her Royal Highness the princess." Mama Wu pondered for a moment and replied.
"Hmm." Xie Shiyun smiled, and the big stone in her heart was a lot easier, "There is Mama Lao." ”
"Princess, when the time comes, you will establish a code with that person, and you can indirectly contact the Queen Mother during the ceremony. The slave weighed it, and only this method has the greatest chance of winning. After a while, Mama Wu replied respectfully.
"It's a good idea." Xie Shiyun said happily, her eyes softened, "I've been quite troubled by this matter for the past two days, and I just thought of you, Mama, and this problem was immediately solved." ”
Mama Wu just smiled lightly: "The slave and maid retired and went to contact first." ”
"Okay."
Besides, Xie Shiyun had just solved this problem, but the Shen Mansion welcomed guests.
In the main hall, Shen Wenwen and Xie Yuan sat opposite each other.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, I haven't seen you for many days." Shen Wenwen quietly picked up the teacup and took a sip of it.
He was also very surprised by Xie Yuan's arrival today. But judging from the momentum and face of entering the door, the person who came was not good.
"Shen Gongzi is in this mansion, but he is happy and leisurely." Xie Yuan looked at the tea cup on the side of the case, his lips hooked, and he didn't move.
With that, he looked at Shen Wenwen.
"In life, if you don't have fun in time, it will be a pity." Shen Wenwen saw that the person in front of him did not take the initiative to say the purpose, and he pretended to be confused.
"Shen Gongzi, we are all people who understand, open the skylight and speak brightly." Xie Yuan snorted coldly, "Shen Gongzi is a young talent, but he is really a genius. Serving the imperial court but only being the governor of Dali Temple, the prince really felt a pity. ”
Shen Wenwen raised his hand in the teacup and paused, his lips hooked up with a vague arc, but he was disdainful.
Is this trying to recruit him?
"Therefore, this prince has a heart of love for talent, if Shen Gongzi can work for me, what he will have in the future will not be as simple as it is now. Whether it's money, power, or the rank of earl, this prince can give you in the future. Xie Yuan consciously said with pride, and raised his eyes to look forward, "What does Shen Gongzi think?" Do you want to think about it? ”
Shen Wenwen smiled, noncommittal, just put down the teacup and said softly: "I understand the intention of His Royal Highness the Prince's employment. But I am used to being lazy on weekdays, and there are countless outstanding young talents in this city, and I am afraid that I dare not be called this 'prodigy'. ”
"As for the bottom, I don't have much ambition, and it's best to settle in a corner. The temptations that His Highness said were indeed great, but they were not what His Highness wanted. ”
This was said tactfully, and the tone was very polite.
But the meaning is indeed a refusal, and the politeness is full of alienation.
Xie Yuan's pupils shrank slightly, and there was obviously an impatient emotion in his eyes.
The knuckles slowly snap against the tabletop, making a rhythmic and crisp sound.
"Shen Gongzi really doesn't think about it anymore?" Xie Yuan narrowed his eyes, but he didn't smile, "What this prince can give you is not just money and power. When this prince sits on the world, whether it is a beauty in the country, it will be ours, and the princess An Chen you miss is naturally not a problem. ”
Xie Yuan is still tempting. He didn't understand, how could people in the world not be tempted by this?
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's good intentions are understood, but I am not talented, I am afraid that there is really no way to be competent for His Royal Highness's weight, please forgive me." Shen Wenwen didn't get up.
At this time, Xie Yuan's hand at his side was already clenched into a fist.
He was really annoyed. There are not many people in this world who dare to refuse him in person, and this Shen Wenwen is really bold.
"Never obey, I'm afraid this can't be caused by Shen Gongzi, right?" Xie Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, he had been immersed in the whirlpool of power in the palace for many years, and the momentum he had accumulated was already quite deep.
Even an ordinary look can give people a feeling of not being angry and self-assured.
"Shen Gongzi is a smart person, don't toast and don't eat and drink, you have to force Prince Ben to do it."
Xie Yuan thought that the words had come to this point, and he had also given steps for his rudeness, and it would be too much if he was not interested.
"It's easy to do what you want to do down there. But in exchange for obedience in this way, His Highness should not be at ease, right? Shen Wenwen smiled warmly, extremely kind.
On the surface, it seems that he is not affected by his momentum in the slightest.
"Huh." Xie Yuan smiled suddenly, with a hint of playfulness in his eyes, "If Shen Gongzi is really not afraid, it's okay." But there are so many mouths in the Shen Mansion, if something happens, please don't regret it and come to me again. ”
Shen Wenwen's hand at his side trembled slightly.
This is a real poke at his soft underbelly.
If he is the only one, everything is good, and he can oppose the prince unscrupulously. But what if you add the entire Shen Mansion?
"Prince Ben seems to remember that the original Shen Mansion was not so brilliant." Xie Yuan saw his expression, the corners of his mouth hooked, and he seemed to be holding a winning ticket, "If it weren't for the Zhou family, Shen Gongzi would not even be able to do it." ”
A thin layer of sweat broke out on Shen Wenwen's forehead.
He knew that Xie Yuan in front of him was hinting that with his status, he could suppress the Shen Mansion back to its former powerlessness.
"Down, yes." Shen Wenwen closed his eyes slightly, only to feel that every word he read was extremely difficult and bitter.
He can't bet.
Xie Yuan smiled with satisfaction.
"Shen Gongzi is really interesting." He said aloud, his eyes mixed with incomprehensible meaning, "Prince Ben knows that you have a soft spot for Princess An Chen, so you will still be by her side in the future and occasionally tell her about the situation." ”
“…… Good. ”