The man entered the mansion and went straight to the backyard, not looking for Ning Zhiyuan, but finding an old scholar in the mansion. The old scholar squinted and listened to the man's advice, bared his teeth and thought for a long time before getting up and going to find Ning Zhiyuan.

Ning Zhiyuan listened to the whispered voice of the old scholar in his ear, and his eyes gradually lit up.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm really sorry, I'm in a bit of a hurry today, and I can't entertain you." Ning Zhiyuan got up and gave an eviction order with everyone who was chatting happily, everyone saw that this situation should not be fake, and they didn't say much, and left after saying a few goodbyes.

"You send a few people to guard outside the gates of the various exits of the Shen Mansion, and you can't relax for a day, if you find any suspicious people leaving the Shen Mansion, come and report to me immediately." Ning Zhiyuan took a step, and had a plan in his heart, the person he just placed outside the Shen Mansion to monitor, on weekdays, if there is any change in the Shen Mansion, this person will come to report, today this person brought a news, saying that the old mother on Du Yiyi's side mysteriously took a bag of things out of the Shen Mansion, and went all the way to the pawnshop, and when he came out, the things in his hand were gone. And he went into the pawnshop to inquire, saying that he had made a lot of gold, silver and jade jewelry, and said that he didn't want silver taels, just silver tickets from Chase Bank.

The man just thought that this was the old mother who had rubbed the oil and water, so he came to report it to the old scholar, but as soon as the old scholar summarized Du Yiyi's movements in the Shen Mansion in the past few days, he noticed something unusual, so he came to tell Ning Zhiyuan.

Ning Zhiyuan never thought that Du Yiyi was a demure lady, but everyone couldn't do such a thing as jumping off the city tower to provoke the conflict between the boss and the second, at the banquet that day, he knew that Du Yiyi didn't want to get married, why she changed her mind He also knew a little bit about it, and he was only forced by this gossip and his sister-in-law to have no choice, so he would agree to marry, but he was afraid that he was unwilling, and someone reported Du Yiyi's movements to him in the past few days. She practiced hard day by day, and yesterday Dr. Song concluded that her injuries had healed, and today she asked the trusted old mother around her to make jewelry for herself, which is very likely that she is going to do something again.

He acted in such a painful scene in exchange for marriage, and at this time, there was no way out.

"Yes." The old scholar arched his hand, and then quickly left with Ning Zhiyuan's instructions.

"Your Highness, General Shen is here, and now the butler is leading him to the lobby." The old scholar left, and the guards at the gate of the mansion came in a hurry.

Shen Ke came at this time, Ning Zhiyuan didn't say a word, and went to the lobby.

Shen Ke not only came, but also brought a box of congratulatory gifts, which was to congratulate Ning Zhiyuan on being crowned king. Before Ning Zhiyuan arrived, the housekeeper let the maid serve tea, and then waited on the side.

Shen Ke was not in a hurry, just drinking tea leisurely, looking at the newly renovated lobby of Rui Wang's Mansion, the red paint of the beams and pillars of the lobby has been replaced with gold paint, not only a new one, but also extravagant, Ning Zhiyuan is a person who does not like to open the door to welcome guests, and there are few people here, these chairs don't know if this is the case or repainted this time, and they also look as bright as new.

"General Shen, I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting!" Ning Zhiyuan quickly stepped up the stone steps and entered the lobby, looking apologetic.

"His Royal Highness King Rui is busy with affairs, Shen and so on are okay, His Royal Highness King Rui is enthroned for such a big event, Shen is also coming to join in the fun, this is a little careful, please smile, smile!" Shen Ke hurriedly put down the teacup in his hand and got up, bowing towards Ning Zhiyuan.

"General Shen is polite, between us, where do we need such a courtesy." There is also Half Moon Shen Ke is his brother, so naturally there is no need for such etiquette.

"Hey, a kiss is a kiss, a gift is a courtesy, even if it is a marriage, this ceremony is indispensable." Shen Ke chuckled and brushed over the polite words: "His Royal Highness King Rui's mansion is really extravagant!" ”

"Where, where, General Shen sits, sit." After Ning Zhiyuan stretched out his hand and led Shen Ke to sit down, he made it to the chair at the top of the main hall.

"Shen came here today, firstly, to congratulate His Royal Highness King Rui on his blessing, and secondly, to discuss with His Royal Highness King Rui some matters concerning the marriage in half a month." Although the marriage at that time will be taken care of by the people of the household department, but in the end the marriage will be held in the Rui Wangfu, and some things still need to be discussed.

"This king also planned to go to the Shen Mansion to discuss the marriage with General Shen, but I didn't expect General Shen to move faster." Ning Zhiyuan smiled, turning the atmosphere into harmony.

"On that day, His Royal Highness looked at the sedan chair and walked through North Street? Or Duihua Street? His Royal Highness is a daughter, and he still has to do some protection in advance. ”

"There are many vendors on North Street, and there are many people on weekdays, so we can't disturb the peace of the people because of the marriage of this king, so it's better to go to Duihua Street." Ning Zhiyuan thought about it for a while, and then gave the answer, and the housekeeper on the side also kept a note of it.

"When the time comes, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division will send people to clean up the road, my Shen Ke only has this one sister, no parents and brothers, so there will be no other people on our side at that time, as for those guests, it should also be divided into two ways, the female guests will go to the Shen Mansion to congratulate, the male guests will go to the Rui Wangfu to congratulate, and when the time comes, I will follow the invitation of the Ministry of Rites to organize."

"My father has already spoken, saying that there are too few maidservants in this palace, and some will be selected from the palace to be sent over at that time, and the ladies in the marriage room will also come to help arrange them, so General Shen doesn't have to worry about them." Ning Zhiyuan also thought about these things, they were all trivial things, and he didn't need to put any effort into it.

"The auspicious time monitored by Qintian is the time of the child, this is good, the Rui Wangfu and the Shen Mansion are not far apart, and the sedan chair can depart later, but I see that the manpower in the palace of His Royal Highness Rui Wang is not enough, and there are too many people who come to congratulate at that time, I am afraid that it will ............"

Ning Zhiyuan raised his hand and interrupted Shen Ke's words: "The king of the human hand has already found some in the past two days, but he doesn't know the rules and is training, and the marriage is handled by the ministry, in fact, there are not many cumbersome things for us to meddle in at that time, General Shen, let's relax." ”

"His Royal Highness King Rui is right." Shen Ke arched his hand.

"This king knows that General Shen loves his sister, so he is nervous, this is also human nature, this king married Ling Mei, he will treat her well, and will never let her suffer a little grievance, General Shen can rest assured."

"Being able to marry His Royal Highness King Rui, this is a blessing from the sister-in-law, what else is Shen not worried about." Shen Ke said with a solemn expression.

"Stand down, all of you." Ning Zhiyuan smiled, got up and walked to Shen Ke's side and sat down, the butler waved to the people in the lobby, and quickly left with them.

Breaking away, Ning Zhiyuan tilted his body and approached Shen Ke, and said in a calm voice: "General Shen, the eldest brother and the second brother were sent to Aicheng and Yaozhou to do business, the eldest brother took over the land invasion case related to Li Guogong, and the second brother took over an unbelievable headless murder case with no clues, General Shen is all-round in civil and military affairs, and he can guess what his father meant!" ”

"Shen didn't dare to speculate on the holy will." Shen Ke's color changed when he heard this, and he arched his hands and lowered his head.

"Father's meaning is to let the two of them compete with each other, after so many years, even if my father is patient, he has been exhausted by the endless open and secret battles between the eldest brother and the second brother." Ning Zhiyuan didn't seem to see Shen Ke's strange appearance and continued.

"The emperor's arrangement must have his reasons." Shen Ke had figured out Ning Zhiyuan's thoughts earlier, and now that he took the initiative to say such a thing, Shen Ke had to guard against Ning Zhiyuan, the person he chose was Ning Chaoge, but Ning Zhiyuan was inserted into a rod, and now he is already difficult to ride a tiger, and the current situation seems that the best way is not to participate in the two.

"Of course my father has what he means, the eldest brother and the second brother make trouble every day, and I am upset, General Shen, I heard that on the day of my father's decree to give marriage, the second brother went to the Shen Mansion to see General Shen? What kind of throat sealing sword was also sent? Although he is an inquirer, where can he see the slightest doubt in Ning Zhiyuan's eyes, he has been hiding in Zhiyuan Mansion for all these years, he is not just wasting his time, he is away from those things that are easy to attract attention, and retreats to the back that people will not care about, so that he can make some preparations in advance without being suspected and not guarded against to lay some foundations, Ning Chaoge just didn't watch out for him, he was countered by him, and at this moment, Shen Ke knew that in the mansion that he had cleaned countless times, there were actually Ning Zhiyuan's people hidden.

It is impossible for Ning Chaoge to publicize the matter of sealing the throat sword, and Shen Ke has already given an order to keep his mouth shut, but Ning Zhiyuan still knows about it, the person in the mansion is really hidden deep enough! Who would tolerate having a murder weapon next to his pillow, Shen Ke listened to these words, raised his eyebrows, and his originally sharp eyes tightened and became cold.

"His Royal Highness went to the Shen Mansion for a trip, had a good conversation with Shen, and also gave a small thing, not a sword." Shen Ke knew that his explanation was useless, but he still had to explain.

"Seal your throat, seal the marquis, the second brother is good at everything, but he is too impatient, if he hadn't given such a sword, how could my father have changed his mind so easily and changed the person who gave the marriage from the second brother to me, and he would not have sent him to Yaozhou to investigate some headless unsolved case with Rao Su." Ning Zhiyuan carefully observed Shen Ke's expression as he spoke, and seeing that he was still indifferent, he continued: "My father only has our four sons now, the eldest brother and the second brother are eager for quick success, and the father is still young, even if the eldest brother or second brother is now helped up to become the prince, he will only cultivate an opponent, although the third brother also has the heart to win the heir, he is not a talent for governing the country, and the father of the king is weak and only wants to watch the king spend the rest of his life in peace, but in this thousands of miles of country, there is always someone to inherit, Although Xi Shuyuan is pregnant now, she may not be able to give birth to a child peacefully, and it is unknown whether the child can grow up peacefully or not, so the father will always let the eldest brother and the second brother fight, to the effect that they can grow in the frustration caused by each other, General Shen is the faithful minister of his father, and the king he follows now will naturally be the king in the future, but now the overall situation is undecided, and it is impossible to be neutral and not offended. General Shen, the battle between the princes is a game, and you have to play chess accurately. ”

Ning Zhiyuan glanced at Shen Ke and saw that he was still the same as before, so he continued: "Although this king does not work in the court, and there is no courtier support, but with the love of his father, he is often rejuvenated, and it is only a matter of time before this king recovers from his serious illness. ”

Ning Zhiyuan had already clarified the meaning of his words, and explained the current situation, how Shen Ke would reply and how to decide, which was the basis for how the two of them would get along in the future.

"As His Royal Highness King Rui said, the emperor is still young, and he can still control the general trend of the world, Shen is not talented, if there is something that offends several His Royal Highnesses, Shen can only make amends, Shen is the emperor's courtier, everything should be obeyed by the emperor's orders, no matter which royal highness the emperor appoints as the prince, Shen will swear to follow him." Shen Ke had already made a judgment in his heart, even if Ning Zhiyuan said it wittily, he couldn't move him.