Shu Qingluo got her assurance, and gradually eased up, Hua Manxi comforted her while picking up a big bowl of bitter medicine next to her, and after tasting it herself, she frowned, which was too bitter. However, Shu Qingluo had regained her composure, and she didn't see any grievances, so she took the bowl of medicine in a whisper and drank it in small sips. She couldn't take it in one gulp, but she drank it firmly, and it seemed like she was used to it. After drinking, Hua Manxi fed her a large candied fruit before helping her to sleep.

As if he was not at ease, Hua Manxi patted the mattress, and untied a peace charm from his waist, before he said softly: "This is the spiritual object that I went to Dingyuan Temple to get at that time, and the abbot also said that it was good, so I will give it to you now." Hurry up and go to sleep, I'll be well in a few days, I'll take you to play again, a kind of sugar painting is popular in the capital recently, it's very good-looking. ”

The effect of the medicine began to work, Shu Qingluo closed her eyes in a daze, and gradually fell asleep.

Aside from this side, let's talk about Shen Shao. Since Hua Manxi also left the capital, he and Chen Xiuli, as Xu Jinfei's internal responses, are also under a lot of pressure. Chen Xiuli is better, after all, he is not in a particularly important official position, and he is also very gentle, and treats people like a spring breeze. Now that the third prince is obviously in power, he wants to test his mind, openly and secretly, I don't know how many people are arranged.

In the past few days, he is afraid of walking, and it will be a pit when he walks. There was a widow yesterday, holding her child, crying and saying that it was Shen Shao's. Shen Shao's head was as big as a bucket, and he directly carried the widow to the yamen, and when he saw the majesty of the yamen, the widow also died with a hard mouth, and bit him in one bite, but he still invited a doctor on the spot to verify his true body. Although it is inevitable that there will be another inconsequential rumor in his romantic history, Shen Shao doesn't care much about it.

In the evening, Nan Jinwei also invited him to a private banquet, but because of the face of a comrade, Shen Shao was not able to go. As a result, when he went, he poured him wine desperately. What kind of character Shen Shao is, how can he be bluffed by these, it is clear at a glance, when this waiter pours it to others, he pinched this place, and when he poured wine for him, he pressed that one, I am afraid that it is a yin and yang heart-turning pot, I am afraid that he is waiting for him to jump into the trap!

Shen Shao remained silent and said with a smile, he really didn't know much about wine, but he felt that the other people's cups were more delicious, so it was better to drink them instead. Everyone changed it on a whim, and it was already messy, and they couldn't tell which cup had been cooked, and the black man behind the scenes was pale, and he didn't dare to say much, for fear of missing the stuffing. These three princes have said that Shen Shao is as cunning as a fox, and he is not easy to provoke. You shouldn't tear your face unless you have to.

Declined the invitation of many adults to drink wine, and passed by countless beauties, Shen Shao smiled, but felt a pain in his heart, like a fire. His steps were steady, and he could hardly see any flaws, but when he knocked on the ring behind his back, he took out a short needle from it, pricked it, and the whole person was excited, and he immediately woke up. Then he rubbed a little blood on his inner robe, thanks to the fact that he was wearing a red one today.

Stepping on soft clouds under his feet, Shen Shao floated back to his mansion in the clouds. Xu was lazy in the porter, and when he knocked on it, no one came. Shen Shao squinted his eyes and took a closer look, only to find that he was running around, not knowing which side door he had touched. He laughed self-deprecatingly, and secretly said that he was drunk and confused, and was about to turn back to the right path, when he stumbled under his feet and almost fell to the ground. When I looked, there was a child sleeping by the door.

At most, the appearance of twelve or thirteen, who looks black and does not slip into autumn, cannot see men and women. The child was clasped on his knees, curled up in a ball, and seemed very uncomfortable, and his clothes were thin, and only in this way could he barely sleep. Shen Shao felt a little interesting, touched him lightly with his foot, and said, "Child, why are you sleeping at the door of my house?" ”

The child opened his eyes in a daze, rubbed them again, and suddenly lost his voice. Tonight, the moon is bright, the osmanthus is golden, Shen Shao is a tall and thin man, his eyes glanced over, as if there was wine in it, it was beautiful and smoky, and anyone who saw it would pour it. He snorted, as if he didn't feel Shen Shao's malice, and then whispered, "I, I didn't mean to sleep at your door." I came to the capital to look for my father, and they all said that my father lived here. ”

Shen Shao held his head and thought about it for a while, and felt more and more that the wine was surging, so he was a little slow to pronounce words, and he was good-looking, so his tone sounded like lingering and amorous, and after thinking for a while, he said: "In this house, I am the only one who is the master, how do I think it, there is no son as big as you, say, what is your father's name and what does he look like?" I'm in a good mood today, so I'll help you find it, and then ask your dad to take you home quickly. In the middle of the night, how can children sleep on the street? ”

The child looked at him stupidly, and felt that he was really good-looking, and if he was really his own father, he would not be happy. It's a pity that I don't have this fate, so I had to answer honestly: "My name is Tangyuan, my father's name is Sesame, my mother's surname is Guo, and everyone else calls her Guo Sanniang." Shen Shaojiu hadn't woken up yet, and when he heard the name, he couldn't laugh, read it again in his heart, and teased: "Sesame rice balls, your mother is serving you two in one pot, which chef, it's very tasteful." ”

The child's eyes were red, but he turned over and over, and there were only a few words, Shen Shao stood for a while, the night wind was blowing enough, and he also felt that the wine had woken up a little, and his head began to hurt suddenly. He rubbed his temples and said slowly: "Okay, I don't care if your father is sesame or peanuts, if you meet me today, I should also do a good deed." If you are ten years older, and you are a lad with hands and feet, I will appoint someone to blow you away. But who told you to be ten years younger? Well, come with me into the house first. ”

After saying this, he generously stretched out a hand. Although the child was not very smart, he was also a little vigilant, and shrank down the steps and said, "I don't know who you are, I'll wait for my father here." When he finds me, I will tell him that my mother is very sick and wants to see him. ”

Shen Shao was amazed and said: "I'm still a filial son." He changed his words and pointed at himself very calmly: "Then who am I, do you know?" I live in this house and am the owner of this house. When adults live in a big house, there will be a lot of people, and they have to listen to him, you always understand this truth, right? Okay, I'll tell you one last time, if you don't want to go in with me, then pull down, the only kindness I have is still sent out by poetry, but I don't have so much for you to squander. ”

Thinking of Wang Shishi, the corners of his eyes bent, and he sketched a smile with infinite charm, but unfortunately there is only a breeze and a bright moon here, and there is an ignorant child, who blinds his peach blossom eyes. After a while, he didn't hear the reply, regrettably felt that the child didn't understand very well, only a straight stunned tendon, then felt the corner of the robe, a hand pulled him and said, "Then, then I'll go in with you, you help me find my father." Doing laundry, cooking, mopping and feeding the chickens, I do it all. ”

Shen Shao felt a little funny, there were countless servants in his house, how could he abuse such a small child? Then he took the hand of the man and went into the house. In view of his rising alcohol, he couldn't remember what he said later, but after only a few words of instructions to the housekeeper, Shen Shao let the maid change and wash him, and then carried him to the bed to sleep. The next day was the season of rest, and there was no need to go to court, so he glanced at the hourglass in bed and slept with peace of mind.

The maids knew his habits, and no one bothered them, but after a while, a small figure walked in with a large copper basin. Shen Shao was startled at first, but after looking at it again, some vague memories emerged, oh, this is the kid from last night. Xu is his orders are very solemn, the housekeeper washed him inside and out, and this rice ball has become a white-skinned boy, but unfortunately it is still a little bit, like a little thing that is not stunned.

Tang Yuan'er was quite solemn, pointed to the sun, and then pointed at him and said, "Sister maid said, you should wake up at this time, so I came over with a basin of water." Your family is so big, there are a lot of people, and my sister gave me something very fragrant, it seems that you are not a bad person. "I haven't heard such immature fairy tales for a long time, Shen Shao is also strangely happy, thinking that he has excellent wisdom in his life, and when he was ten years old, he knew that instigating his fellow party to steal chestnuts for him to eat was really born with three more eyes than others.

Shen Shao freshened up casually, since the maid didn't come in, he was not the kind of waste person who was not diligent in his limbs and did not distinguish between grains, so he picked out a moon-white arrow sleeve, put it on, and tied the belt neatly, and the whole person looked handsome and straight. The days of rest at home are nothing more than getting together with a few friends, or reading books and writing some poems by yourself. Yesterday, he received this little bit back, and he ordered the housekeeper by the way, asking him to pay attention to this rice ball.

Tang Yuan didn't know anything about his father's surname, so he could only say his approximate height and appearance, and finally patted the board and remembered that his father's left foot was a little lame. Shen Shao casually looked at a fortune operator, tapping his right finger rhythmically on the table, but a faint smile appeared on his face. There are hundreds of people in this mansion, and he naturally has no impression of many of them.

But coincidentally, one of the four housekeepers in the family is lame, and he still trusts him, because he is an old man who has been with him for more than ten years, and he even usually goes to Xu Jinfei's house to pass on some inconvenient things, and he does it for him. But he already has a wife and daughter, and lives in the house on the other side of West Street. Once when Shen Shao walked there, he also begged for a bowl of water to drink. Could it be him? Shen Shao thoughtfully, beckoned his butler Fu to come over and speak.

Steward Fu hurriedly said clearly, that Steward Wang asked for leave today, and heard that his daughter was sick.