Shen Muqing listened, like a forgetful child, and then put this matter behind him, and picked up the cantaloupe with a ginkgo tooth and ate it with a fork: "Mrs., Mr. Min said that this melon grows in the north, and now it is also sold in Kyoto?" I haven't seen it in previous years. ”

"Where is it sold. It was rewarded by the palace. Li smiled, "It was said that the west side won a big battle." The prince of Zhen'an asked people to bring it back. The Queen Mother rewarded a few close ministers around her. ”

Shen Muqing sighed secretly in his heart.

The Yuan family is the trend of cooking oil with flowers, even if his father is still in constant favor, I am afraid that I can only endure this matter......

The thought was just a flash, and Shen Muqing continued to divert Li's thoughts, and said, "How many rewards?" Everyone should try such a rare thing. Dashe, cousin, and Aunt Chen, I don't know if I have enough points. ”

"Although you are the only one in the family, you never eat alone." Hearing his daughter like this, Li Shi was very emotional, and said with a smile, "Yuerong is there, I have already let people send it." also gave her the two magnolia flowers rewarded in the palace...... That's a tribute from the fat mill to the palace. ”

"The last time I saw her, Huang's mother said that her cousin was copying the Tripitaka for his wife! Does my wife know about this? ”

"How don't you know?" Li said, "He also said that he would embroider a statue of Guanyin for me!" I looked at this child as well-behaved, and just now I asked Xie Hong to take two big red woven gold makeup pythons from the library and give them to her, and make a gown for her to wear. ”

"Is it the persimmon-patterned makeup python that I appreciated in the palace last year?"

"Hmm!" Li Shi responded, looked at Shen Muqing with a smile, and pretended to be ridiculous, "Don't worry, I also left two horses for you, just to make a jacket." ”

The two talked and laughed a few words, and seeing that the sky was darkening, Aunt Chen came in and set the meal. After eating, Shen Muqing accompanied Li to talk a few more words, and then went back to the house.

Everything is the same as ever.

But as soon as Shen Muqing entered the door of the upside-down seat, she saw Agarwood standing in her yard looking forward to it, and when she saw her coming back, she ran over as soon as she slipped away.

Shen Muqing was like a mirror in his heart, and said, "Is the master back?" ”

Agarwood nodded again and again: "The master is waiting for the girl in Jiusi Zhai!" ”

Shen Muqing didn't hit one, turned around and went to Jiusizhai.

Unlike last time, this time the lights were bright in Jiusizhai, and Manager Wang stood under the eaves with his hands down, and there was not a single servant in the house.

Shen Zhen was wearing the clothes of the big red yarn fairy crane complement, lying on the drunkard chair in the warm pavilion, with his right arm on his forehead, blocking the upper part of his face, and he couldn't see what the expression was.

When Shen Muqing walked in, he saw that his black gauze hat was far away in the middle of the room, and he was spinning around.

Hearing the movement, Shen Zhen didn't move, but just asked in a low voice, "Is it Mu Qing?" ”

Shen Muqing looked at the ivory official card on his waist swaying from side to side with the drunkard's chair, said "um" softly, picked up the black gauze hat, and stood quietly beside the drunkard's chair.

Some words, yes? Or don't say?

She hesitated like never before.

The experience of her previous life taught her that the best way to get along with people is to keep a distance that is not close or far. But she's not really a child—she was able to stand out from so many competitors to a Fortune 500 company, thanks in large part to her gift for delicate relationships.

At this moment, Shen Muqing's expression was in a trance and his mind was restless.

A voice deep down told her: You'd better not be too busy. Treating your current parents like your former boss will not only make you happy, but you will also get the most out of your interests.

But another voice told her: they don't know that the soul in this body is another person, and they have always pampered you as if you were their daughter. Like all parents in the world, build a comfortable nest for you that the wind can't blow and the rain can't get in. At this moment when the Shen family can be called internal and external troubles, how can you be so selfish, only thinking about your own feelings and calculating your own interests......

The two voices intertwined in her ears, making her unable to hide herself as calmly and calmly as usual, and her impetuous and messy mood slowly leaked into the air around her.

Shen Zhen, who also has high emotional intelligence, soon felt his daughter's unease.

He sighed softly and sat up.

Under the bright light, Shen Zhen's sideburns were white like frost, and the wrinkles on his face were like ravines.

In the flint lightning, Shen Muqing suddenly realized: This father, like her father in her previous life, is old! will slowly withdraw from the stage of history with the long river of time, giving way to young people......

This thought was like a big hammer, shattering Shen Muqing's hesitation at once.

Her heart was sour, and she gently squatted next to the drunkard's chair and put her face on Shen Zhen's knees.

"Master, that day you and Mr. Min were talking in this Jiusi Zhai, and I was sitting on this drunkard chair."

As soon as the words fell, Shen Muqing clearly felt Shen Zhen's body stiffen.

If she was smart, she shouldn't have used that as an opening line. But Shen Muqing was tired of it. Tired of wearing a mask all the time in order to cover up his past, cautiously, step by step, wandering and living alone in this world...... She wants to think of herself as Shen Zhen's daughter, a real daughter - she doesn't have to hide herself, she can cry when she wants to cry, she can cry when she wants to laugh, and she will treat this place as the harbor of her own soul and her home!

"I know, the master is the one who does great things." She didn't hesitate a little, her voice was low, so she seemed very serious, "The most important thing now is the wife's body, and the rest is easy to say." ”

"Mu Qing......" Shen Zhen's eyes widened, and his face was full of disbelief.

Shen Muqing looked at him with clear eyes: "I went to the Medicine King Temple just to know what kind of disease my wife has...... Ma'am, are there not many days left? ”

Shen Zhen looked at his honest and calm daughter in front of him, feeling extremely strange.

It seems that just yesterday, no, just now, she was still coquettish on her knees, but in a blink of an eye, she was like an adult, discussing her mother's illness with herself...... Is it that he doesn't know about his daughter, or has her daughter suddenly grown up...... He didn't know and was confused. But this helplessness only made him lose his self-control for a short time, and soon, he calmed down: "Who are you listening to talking nonsense there...... Your mother is just not in good health, just take your time. ”

"We are sometimes well-intentioned and tell white lies. But sometimes, it's this kind of white lie that makes things out of control. Shen Muqing's soft voice seemed so erratic in this silent night, "I am twelve years old today, and I have read a lot of books with Mr. Min, and I have seen a lot of things around my wife...... Master, even the tiger cubs have to be put in the forest to practice their skills, let alone people. As she spoke, tears glistened in her eyes, "You are also past the age of knowing the destiny of heaven this year......

"Mu Qing......" Shen Zhen's voice was heavy and stagnant, with pain like a trapped beast, "You, you...... Don't be cranky...... Mrs. will be fine...... It's going to be fine...... You're so sensible, she's going to be fine......"

Did Shen Zhen not want her to know about Li's condition, or was he lying to himself......

Shen Muqing sighed helplessly and said his opinion: "Mrs. is in the inner courtyard, as long as we keep our mouths shut, she won't know what happened at all." ”

She heard her voice become calm, calm, and confident, as if she had gone back many years to the days when she stood at the top of that skyscraper and presented her views to the company's directors...... It seems to have traveled through time and space, connecting the future and the present, "As for the Zhen'an Palace...... Now people in Kyoto are probably talking about it, even if we want to back down, some forms, we still have to go. At the very least, to repay debts and kill people to pay for their lives, people have to come forward to bear this responsibility. Otherwise, wouldn't our Shen family become a laughing stock, and whoever wants to pinch it in the future can come and pinch it. ”

Shen Zhen slowly let go of Shen Muqing and looked at her in shock.

Shen Muqing's expression was determined, without a trace of evasion: "It doesn't matter what the real facts are, what matters is the facts in the eyes of others." ”

The expression on Shen Zhen's face was complicated, as if he was angry, as if he was happy and surprised, and sighed: "You, you have grown up." ”

Shen Muqing smiled slightly.

After seven years under the wings of Shen Zhen and the Li family, it was also time for her to stand up. Although I can't help them, I won't be a burden to them.

Shen Zhen sighed: "Don't Mountain, you're right, Mu Qing is more sensible than we imagined......"

Shen Muqing was stunned, and when he turned his head, he saw Mr. Min wearing a stone blue straight jacket, standing quietly in the middle of the hall.

When did he come? Why didn't you hear any movement!

Mr. Min walked over with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "It's really a tiger father and no dog girl." ”

Shen Muqing hurriedly smiled and stepped forward and bowed to Mr. Min.

Shen Zhen invited Mr. Min to sit down next to the desk.

At this time, Mr. Min came, although it was not necessarily related to the matter of Yaowang Temple, but it must also be something important to discuss.

Shen Muqing is about to retire.

Shen Zhen said: "You can also sit down." I will talk to Mr. Min about the Yaowang Temple. ”

Shen Muqing responded respectfully, called for agarwood to serve tea, and stood behind Shen Zhen with his hands down.

The tea was quickly served, and when Shen Muqing personally served tea to Shen Zhen and Mr. Min, Shen Zhen instructed Agarwood to bring Mr. Wang in. When the tea was served, Mr. Wang also walked in respectfully.

He saluted Shen Zhen and Mr. Min respectively, and Shen Zhen asked straight to the point about the Yaowang Temple.

Manager Wang told the story of the Yaowang Temple and the news of Ye Su's family in 1510.

Shen Zhen and Mr. Min's eyes fell on Shen Muqing's body.

"What did you tell your wife?"

Shen Zhen's face was very heavy, and he looked at Shen Muqing's heart, and with some uneasiness recounted the words in front of the Li family to Shen Zhen.

Shen Zhen listened, thought for a moment, and said with a dignified expression: "Manager Wang, this matter, according to the girl's wishes, will be hidden from his wife in a small matter; Weiyuan Dart Bureau, you run a few more times. The funerals of Chang and Sun each sent two hundred taels of silver. Part of this is spent on my wife's side according to the cost of the soup and medicine, and I will make up the rest for you privately. At Old Master Wang's place, speak tactfully, let him feel at ease, and our Shen family will give him an explanation. Ye Su's side, back up the gifts. Since the Yuan family's affairs, you don't have to ask. ”

Mr. Wang hurriedly bowed down and responded "yes".

"It's not early, you can go and rest!" Shen Zhen said, "Just go straight to appease your wife." ”

Shen Muqing thought of his promise to Pang Debao, and said, "Master, Ye Su, there is still something to tell you." ”

Shen Zhen and Mr. Min were both stunned.

"I didn't say it because I was afraid that something big would implicate people." Shen Muqing said, "I ran out of the temple that day and happened to meet a teenager. He saw that I didn't look good and asked me what was wrong. I saw that the butler next to him spoke an official dialect with a Shanxi accent, not like a local, and I was not ready to tell him. He said that he was a relative of Lord Ye and could help me. I don't know which Lord Ye is, but seeing that he is enthusiastic, I asked him to bring a letter to Lord Ye. Unexpectedly, it was a relative of the Ye Su family in the matter of the household department. "In ancient times, people paid attention to kindness and did not want to repay it, if Shen Zhen knew about Pang Debao's behavior, let alone help Xiao Sa, it would be good not to anger him. Shen Muqing tried his best to make things clear, so as not to leave a bad impression in front of Shen Zhen. "I listened to the steward's tone, the young man was studying in the country. People chivalrous help each other and give each other courtesy, which inevitably insults other people's Sven. I thought, it would be better for the master to ask for his name, give a book to the priest of the country, and help him with his schoolwork, which is better than anything else! ”

(Sisters, there are also pink tickets......... ）