Shi Yun was stunned, although he didn't see anyone, he had already guessed who it was. It was a steward in the house, who had just returned from Henan a year ago.

The reason why he guessed that it was this person was because once he happened to hear the person in the tent complaining, saying that the steward was going to Henan and was in a hurry to pay the silver, but he did not greet him in advance according to the rules. He felt strange, the Shi family had no relatives and no property in Henan, what did the eldest brother send this person to Henan for?

When chatting with the eldest brother, he inadvertently asked about it, and he just asked casually and didn't take it to heart, but the eldest brother just mumbled vaguely and immediately diverted the topic. He was surprised, wondering if it was an errand in the eldest princess's mansion, so he didn't continue to ask.

Today, he immediately thought of this matter, could it be that it was another errand in the Eldest Princess's Mansion? Who is Gongzi Xie?

Sure enough, the curtain with 10,000 characters was opened from the inside, and it was the steward who came out.

The steward saluted him and hurried away.

In the capital, the Shi family is only a medium-sized family, more than the upper is less than the bottom, and the foundation is shallow, there are no old people in the family, most of them have only come in the past few years, and the eldest lady is a docile character, therefore, the rules in the house are like a fictitious thing, until Shi Yun also came in, Shi Yuan did not notice that his younger brother was coming, and there was no one outside.

"Aren't you on duty at the Hanlin Academy today? Why did you come back so early? Shi Yuan asked.

Shi Yun saluted his eldest brother, sat down on the chair he often sat on, and said to Shi Yuan: "In the morning, Huo Zhangyuan went, and after a while, he was summoned into the palace by the people in the palace, and it seems that he will not come back. ”

He is a Shujishi, although he has a promising future, but he is only a political scholar in the Hanlin Academy, and he is often called by the old Hanlin people.

Shi Yuan nodded and asked, "Huo Zhangyuan has been summoned to the palace?" Who is here? Qinzheng Palace's or Cining Palace's? ”

Although the emperor paid little attention to political affairs, he usually stayed in the Qinzheng Hall most of the time, where he participated in meditation and enlightenment.

The Queen Mother lives in Cining Palace, which is also a rule that has existed since the previous dynasty.

Shi Yundao: "It's the people from the Qinzheng Palace, and Huo Zhangyuan was summoned by the Son of Heaven. ”

Speaking of this, Shi Yun remembered what Fan Hui said to himself, the eldest brother is the father, over the years, he has relied on the eldest brother, and in front of the eldest brother, he has never hidden it.

Shi Yun recounted today's conversation with Huo Jiang and Fan Hui to Shi Yuan, and then asked, "Big brother, have you heard any rumors in the Eldest Princess's Mansion?" ”

Shi Yuan frowned, lightly twisting a few strands of beard under his palate, but he didn't answer: "You said that you asked me to help tell the eldest princess, but Huo Jiang refused?" ”

Shi Yundao: "Yes, and in my opinion, Huo Zhangyuan is a little displeased, big brother, did I say the wrong thing?" ”

Shi Yuan chuckled: "It's okay, don't look at Huo Jiang as if he was not close to anyone, but if he is really such a person, how can he stay in the cabinet for several years back then?" These words of yours are just right to probe his mind. If it was someone else, his son was kidnapped, and the other party was a character he couldn't afford to provoke, at this time, where did he have other thoughts, he would have done everything possible to ask someone to ask for a relationship to ask the eldest princess, but what about him? Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, I could feel Huo Jiang's confident appearance from your words. Ah Yun, Huo Jiang had already planned for this matter, he was very calm, haha. ”

Calm?

Shi Yun couldn't help but think of Fan Hui's words, but he still couldn't understand why the Zhan family wanted to let out the news by himself and detain those things on his head? Kill people, kill the first assistant of the dynasty; Tied to the ticket, tied to the eldest son of the second rank of the master. Any one is enough to see the head, even if the Zhan family is a first-class lord and a relative of the emperor, it can't be taken seriously.

He wanted to ask again, Shi Yuan waved his hand and said, "Let's wait and see what happens in this matter, I want to see what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of the Zhan family." ”

It turns out that the eldest brother is also suspicious of the Zhan family?

Isn't that the same as Fan Hui's statement?

Shi Yun sighed, Fan Hui was right, although he will be disbanded next year, he is still confused about things in the officialdom.

He suddenly remembered the steward he had met when he came in, and asked, "Big brother, have you sent Lu Ping'an to Henan again?" Who is that Mr. Xie? ”

Although there are many officials in the capital, Shi Yun doesn't remember that there is a surname Xie, as a Shu Jishi who watched politics in the Hanlin Academy, he once participated in the compilation of "Taizu Shengxing", and the maiden family of Empress Taizu Gao is surnamed Xie, but it is strange to say that there are no outstanding children in the Xie family in later generations.

Shi Yun suddenly came in just now, and Shi Yuan guessed that what he said to Lu Ping'an might have been heard by Shi Yun, but he knew what his younger brother was, so he didn't take it to heart.

Hearing Shi Yun's question at this time, Shi Yuan said: "Gongzi Xie opened a bookstore on Gongyuan Front Street before, and I often visit his business, so I have some friendships. This time he asked me to find an ancient book for him, and I was worried that the things would be valuable and that there would be a mistake in the post station, so I let Lu Ping'an run in person. ”

It turned out that he opened a bookstore on the front street of Gongyuan, and Shi Yun had absolute trust in his brother, although he felt that it was a bit of a fuss to let Lu Ping'an make a special trip to deliver the book, but he didn't take this matter to heart.

Coming out of Shi Yuan's study, Shi Yun saw that it was still early, so he went to the flower room to see the orchid he had picked up not long ago.

The orchid is delicate, and it is too cold in winter, so he is worried that he will not be able to feed it, so he puts it in the flower room and lets the women take care of it.

Although the historian is not big, although the sparrow is small, it is only limited by the locality, and each place is adapted to local conditions, which is not as particular as the real big family.

The flower room is behind the big kitchen, and if Shi Yun wants to go to the flower room, he must go through the big kitchen.

Dinner was being prepared, and the large kitchen was crowded in and out, the most crowded and busiest time of the day.

Shi Yun felt a headache when he thought of a bunch of people with the smell of oil smoke greeting him, he remembered that there was a path next to the big kitchen, and the owner of the previous hand planted a lot of elm trees there, when the weather was warm, the trunk of the elm tree was full of insects, and if he was not careful, he would rub on his clothes, which was very disgusting, but these elm trees were some years old, and the eldest lady was reluctant to cut them down, so this path gradually became less crowded.

It was winter, and there would be no insects on the elm trees, so Shi Yun wanted to walk over that path and bypass the people who were coming in and out of the big kitchen.

The path was indeed quiet, and the sound of talking from the large kitchen could be heard in the distance, but as soon as Shi Yun walked over, he saw two women whispering under an old elm tree.