Chapter 53: Gossip in the capital
Shen Qianmo nestled back into his arms, curled the corners of her mouth, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.
She knew that he doted on her and believed her, and that was enough.
"By the way, do you know where the Shadowless Gate is?" Thinking of the assassin's words just now, Shen Qianmo asked.
"I once heard Yun Fei say that it is a killer organization that only recognizes money and not people." Meng Yuanheng's answer was concise and to the point.
"That said, there's still no way to know who's going after you." Shen Qianmo was a little deflated. Using hypnosis is also very tiring, but I didn't expect it to take a lot of effort, but it was useless.
"No, the clues Mo'er asked are useful. The fees of the Shadowless Gate are extremely high, and there are very few who can afford to hire them, and the king knows which people want the king's life. Meng Yuanheng hugged her arms tightly and said coldly.
Feeling the coldness emanating from his whole body, Shen Qianmo stretched out his hand to wrap around his waist, and said softly: "Ah Heng, in the future, I will slowly tell you all the things about the world I lived in before." ”
Although this matter was so incredible, she knew that Meng Yuanheng would definitely believe her.
"Hmm." Meng Yuanheng hugged her petite and soft body back, and his heart was full of tenderness. He believed that his Mo'er must have come from a very special place, which is why she is so different. And he will wait for the day when she will open up to him without reservation.
The carriage galloped all the way, and after a few days, it reached the outside of Shengjing City. As soon as he entered the city, Changdong announced outside the car. "Master, Lord Lu and General Feng are here to pick you up into the palace."
Meng Yuanheng frowned, and when he heard that Feng Ze was also there, his face was displeased, and he responded lightly. "Hmm."
But he snorted coldly in his heart. Hmph, it's clear that I'm here to greet the king, but I'm actually here to see Mo'er. Feng Ze is really ghostly.
Shen Qianmo saw that he didn't move for a long time, so she couldn't help but push him helplessly, "Ah Heng, get out of the car." ”
Meng Yuanheng took her hand and looked at her reluctantly, with a reluctant look.
Shen Qianmo gave him an angry look, so she had to lift the curtain by herself, jump out of the carriage first, and then take the wheelchair prepared by Changdong, and help Meng Yuanheng, who looked unhappy and deliberately slow, into the wheelchair and sat down.
Looking back, Lu Ziqing and Feng Ze were standing in the middle of the bustling street, Lu Ziqing was wearing a purple official uniform, and Feng Ze was a black Jinwuwei uniform with gold trim, looking serious and dignified.
Obviously, the two of them had just returned from the palace, and when they heard that Meng Yuanheng and his party had arrived, they rushed here to greet them.
Seeing Meng Yuanheng get out of the carriage, the two stepped forward and saluted.
"Xiaguan Lu Ziqing (Feng Ze) has seen Lord Xuan."
There is no way, the etiquette cannot be abolished, not to mention that the two are still wearing court clothes, and they must be cautious in their words and deeds.
Meng Yuanheng sat in a wheelchair with his back straight, his always cold and unwavering face, but he kept holding Shen Qianmo's hand, and spit out a few words indifferently: "No need to be polite." ”
Feng Ze lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head, hiding the surging emotions in his eyes. Just when he saw Shen Qianmo get off Meng Yuanheng's carriage, his heart was full of sourness.
Did they both come back in the same carriage along the way?
Shen Qianmo also greeted Lu Ziqing and Feng Ze generously, and they could be regarded as sharing hardships along the way, so they were not too formal.
Here, Shen Qianmo felt that the most unaccustomed thing was these red tape of kneeling and saluting at every turn, and she was simply full of food and had nothing to do.
It's just that seeing Feng Ze this time, Shen Qianmo always feels that his attitude towards him is a lot colder, as if he has lost his previous acquaintance. Didn't you inadvertently offend him? Shen Qianmo thought about it for a long time, but there was no result, so she decided not to worry about it anymore, and just find a time to ask him when it is appropriate next time.
Because Gonggong Li was anxious to invite Meng Yuanheng into the palace, Shen Qianmo didn't talk to them much, and after sending Meng Yuanheng into the carriage again, he told him "Be careful in everything", and then said goodbye to everyone and left.
Passing through the bustling streets of Suzaku Street, Shen Qianmo's carriage stopped in front of Shen Guogong's Mansion.
Standing at the gate of the Guogong Mansion, Shen Qianmo had a feeling of being separated from the world. It was three months ago that I went south to Suzhou, and I don't know how the people in the Guogong Mansion are doing in these three months?
To be honest, because of the unpopularity and suffering of the original owner in the Guogong Mansion, Shen Qianmo did not have much good impression of this nominal home. Relatively speaking, she prefers the lightness and casualness when she is at the Xie family.
The subordinates outside the door saw Shen Qianmo getting off the carriage and shouted excitedly: "The eldest lady is back!" The eldest lady is back!. A few subordinates hurriedly ran into the mansion to spread the word, and the rest came forward to salute Shen Qianmo.
Shen Qianmo was stunned. When have these subordinates been so enthusiastic about themselves, have they not seen her for so long, and missed her?
She didn't bother to pay attention to it, and after nodding her head in response, she walked into the house, and was greeted by Mama Xu and Qingluo.
When Mama Xu saw Shen Qianmo, she burst into tears. "Miss, you can be counted as back, it's good to come back safely, it's good to come back safely."
Fu noticed that Shen Qianmo's face injury had healed, and the appearance became more and more beautiful, and he wiped his tears again and again happily, smiling from face to face.
Qingluo also looked excited and tearful.
Shen Qianmo's heart felt warm. No matter how disgusted she was with this Guogong Mansion, at least these two people really cared about herself.
Luzhu couldn't hide his words, and immediately chattered with Xu Mama Qingluo and the two about various encounters in Suzhou.
When Xiao Qian heard the movement, he poked out his fluffy head from Shen Qianmo's arms and whined a few times.
Mama Xu and Qingluo were startled when they saw this white thing at first glance, and when they saw that it was a cute little fox, they immediately liked it and teased it with a smile.
Shen Qianmo looked at the scene where the three of them and one fox got along well, and felt warm in her heart, and her face was filled with a gentle smile.
"Big sister has been back for a long time, why haven't you gone to see your father and mother, but here you are entangled with a bunch of minions!" A female voice with a bit of a sinister voice came from behind him.
Shen Qianmo frowned, this was Shen Qianxue's voice. Didn't she marry into King Rong's Mansion, why was she here?
Looking back, it was Shen Qianxue who was right, her pretty face was tense, and she seemed to be full of anger.
There was also a man standing beside her, with a light purple brocade robe, handsome and slightly feminine, who was Meng Yunce, the son of King Rong.
I haven't seen Shen Qianxue for many days, but this time I saw her as a woman, with a jade white blouse, a Luo skirt of the same color, and a few blue poppies embroidered on the corners of the skirt.
Since Meng Yunce accompanied him, he must have gone back to his parents' house to walk around. It seems that this Meng Yunce is also affectionate and righteous to Shen Qianxue, and he will accompany one of his concubines back to his parents' house.
However, it was none of her business, seeing that Shen Qianxue didn't have a good face for herself, she didn't bother to pay attention to them, and said to Luzhu and Qingluo: "Let's go and meet the old lady first." ”
Shen Qianxue looked at Shen Qianmo's back as she gradually walked away, clenched her fists tightly, and her eyes became extremely vicious. This woman lost her child, lost her position as the side concubine of the prince, and lost the favor of the prince. All this, she will definitely find her to come back!
And Meng Yunce looked at the direction of Shen Qianmo's departure stupidly, and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Princess Xuan's righteous act of saving people and breaking into the cult alone has long been spread in the capital, because of curiosity, I heard Shen Qianxue mention that Shen Qianmo was home today, so she found an excuse and accompanied her to the Guogong Mansion to have a look. Who would have thought that he would be allowed to see Shen Qianmo's true face with such a flowery appearance.
This is the eldest lady of the Guogong Mansion who was divorced by herself? Didn't Qianxue say that she was stupid and disfigured by fire, and the few times I saw her before, she had obviously covered her face with a light veil, which seemed to be unsightly. But why is her true face so shy, captivating the country and the city?
At this moment, he really regretted his intestines.
Mrs. Shen still lives in the Buddha hall, chanting scriptures and worshipping the Buddha all day long, and does not ask about world affairs. However, Mama Ning occasionally told her about Shen Qianmo. She has also heard a little about the deeds of Princess Xuan's women who refused to shave her eyebrows and broke into the cult alone. Seeing Shen Qianmo come to see her at this moment, she rarely put down the Buddha beads and chatted with her for a long time.
Shen Qianmo was also respectful about what happened in Suzhou and Wuji Island, and picked out some important things to tell the old lady. She herself is not good at storytelling, but for the old lady and Mama Ning who live in seclusion all the year round, these things that happened on Wuji Island are unheard of by them, and they can be regarded as twists and turns, twists and turns, so they can also listen to it with relish, and after talking about it, they actually have a sense of unfinished.
Coming out of the Buddhist hall, Shen Qianmo went to meet Shen Yi'an and Cui Shi again. Although she doesn't have a good impression of these two, she won't forget the etiquette she should have.
When Cui Shi saw her, he naturally still had that resentful expression that he couldn't wait to eat her. Shen Yi'an said a few words of greeting with a rare pleasant face, and naturally mentioned the recent rumors about her in the capital. Shen Qianmo felt really helpless, the sentence "People are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong" is really a wise saying. But he couldn't blow Shen Yi'an's face too much, so he briefly said what happened in Suzhou, of course, it was very brief.
On the way, he met Shen Mingxuan again, pulling his mother-in-law and Aunt Sun to meet her. Shen Mingxuan has always admired this big sister's five-body throw, and now after listening to these rumors, he feels more and more that Shen Qianmo is invincible in the world, and her bright eyes look at her adoringly, and Shen Qianmo has to think that she is not shrouded in a halo and has become a god.
However, the gossip ability of the people in the capital really amazed her. On that day, he forced the Wuji Sect to hand over the antidote in Xie Mansion, which was a natural thing, and it was rumored that it was not the same as if she had sacrificed herself to save people, and the righteousness was awe-inspiring, and so on, it was like a generous revolutionary martyr, and even worse, it was rumored that she had superb medical skills and peerless martial arts, and she could come back to life and fly off the wall.
Shen Qianmo sighed helplessly. Sure enough, the three of them became tigers, and she saw what the power of public opinion was.