Chapter 169: Late Night Guest
Obviously, this guest who arrived was a little out of Shen Ting's original expectations, and after calming Uncle Shen a little bit, he still decided to go to the gate of Shen Mansion to see who it was in person. ΞγPen Ξ© Fun Pavilion Ξ©.
Maybe the person came from the palace.
These things are very uncertain, but Shen Ting naturally has to deal with them carefully, the only thing he is worried about is that other people have specially found someone to frame him, if that is the case, he Shen Ting is likely to be targeted by someone.
Looking up at the bright moon in the courtyard, this round of full moon was hanging obliquely in the sky, because it was not a full moon, the ground was illuminated a miserable white.
Shen Ting couldn't help but smile faintly, what would happen was impossible to determine now, he looked down at the figure stretched by the moonlight under his feet, just like in the daytime, he couldn't see the true outline of the shadow clearly, and could only vaguely see a distorted figure at his feet.
He walked briskly in the direction outside the Shen Mansion Gate.
Shen Ting is a person who doesn't like the crowds in the mansion very much, so it seems very deserted here, and there is no guard who can guard the gate of the huge Shen Mansion, only two red lanterns hanging in front of the open courtyard gate.
It's almost hard to believe that this is the residence of Shen Ting, the prime minister of the dynasty.
But it's okay to save a lot of trouble, and it can be regarded as making him more at ease.
The solemn but simple building gives people a very subtle sense of disobedience, and it is not possible to determine what kind of person he is, but it can also vaguely figure out some of Shen Ting's lifestyle from the architectural style, he prefers this low-key and introverted way, which is not too ostentatious, and also knows how to be restrained.
All this seemed to be full of subtle atmosphere, Shen Ting had already walked quickly outside the Shen Mansion, and was seeing a figure wandering back and forth on the street outside the Shen Mansion, and there was no one around him.
Shen Ting did not rush to meet him, but stood at the door of the Shen Mansion to carefully observe this back, using his advantageous memory to recall, and after sifting through it, he did not find a person who was more in line with the back in front of him, after thinking about it a little, he still did not step forward out of caution, but just hid behind his back and waited quietly for this person to take the initiative to reveal his true face.
However, that person was also an unsuspecting guy, and he hadn't been looking for Shen Ting for a long time, and Shen Ting, who was observing him in the corner.
"It's already late at night, I don't know what happened to this son who came to Shen late at night. Shen Ting paused, raised his feet and walked towards the figure, and his voice changed with the sound of footsteps.
In Shen Ting's opinion, the person who came here late at night would definitely not be for a simple purpose, if he really wanted to do something, he would definitely have something to ask for, as for this, he should think carefully about who would have the possibility of this until he died, and give a better conclusion.
It's the only reason that can be explained.
The man didn't turn around in a hurry, snorted lowly, turned around and revealed a completely unfamiliar face, a strange look flashed on his face, and he hugged his fist towards Shen Tingxu, Sentimen was a little hoarse, and said: "Childe can't be called, he is just a porter who delivers news for others, and he took people's money to bring a message to Lord God." β
Shen Ting frowned, and took a closer look at this person's appearance, he was really an ordinary man with a wrinkled face, gray head, and plain clothes.
With his eyesight, he is sure that this person does not have the slightest martial arts, just an ordinary porter, and he can also show more problems in this place, but he still hasn't completely said everything about the two, but from this person's slight essence, some problems can be seen.
This person is not good-looking, but his body is slightly rickety, he has been engaged in heavy physical labor for many years, and his face is covered with traces of time, and he naturally often goes in and out of places with bad environments, and the wind and sand cause the skin to become like this, and the way he salutes is the usual way of Jianghu people, and they are generally informal.
Without martial arts, but still able to walk in the rivers and lakes, often this kind of person is called a porter by the children of the rivers and lakes.
They are not much different from all ordinary farmers, but this kind of person is better than the intelligence network is very large, and can maintain a normal livelihood through this kind of transmission of information, and the scope of activities of this kind of person is very uncertain, and it is often impossible to get the news of customers from them, but Shen Ting can be sure that the person who is looking for a porter must be a person in the rivers and lakes.
The corners of Shen Ting's lips hooked slightly, and he didn't say more.
"The small bridge flows, the moon is like a hook, and the sugar is fried chestnut. β
The simple ten words were like a heavy blow in Shen Ting's heart.
He raised his head suddenly, and when he saw the porter's cunning eyes, something was fleeting, and it regained its blackness, and clenched his fists: "The little one has already brought the words of the patron, and the small one will retire first." β
After speaking, without waiting for Shen Ting to have any retention, he had almost disappeared at the corner of the street.
Shen Ting, who was standing in place, had no intention of catching up with the patron to ask for news, as long as those who were familiar with the rules of this industry knew that the porter would not take the initiative to ask the patron's news and purpose, he would simply collect money and bring words, and the completion of the task would naturally end a business, and there was no need to cause more trouble to himself.
"The small bridge flows, the moon is like a hook, and the sugar is fried chestnut. β
Shen Ting unconsciously repeated these ten words, trying to see if he could literally analyze what they meant, but for a while, he couldn't see any substantive connections in them.
After thinking about it, it was just a matter of worrying about himself, shaking his head, Shen Ting returned to the inner courtyard, and faced Uncle Shen's worried expression, he couldn't help but smile and shook his head, saying that he was fine.
After Uncle Shen saw that Shen Ting was fine, he reluctantly let go of his heart and took the initiative to say, "Young Master, Ming'er, I'd better go find a few guards, this grand prime minister's mansion can't be without a guard to guard the courtyard, right?"
He had already said this matter earlier, but Shen Ting had always felt troublesome, so he didn't look for it, and now Uncle Shen's tone was no longer the kind of negotiable space, making him feel that this matter was really going to be done according to Uncle Shen's wishes, but at this moment his attention was no longer on this, and he replied casually: "These things are left to Uncle Shen, you will take care of them, and I will go back and rest first." β
Uncle Shen looked at Shen Ting's absent-minded appearance, knowing that he was afraid that what the man said tonight would cause the young master to become like this, but he still wanted to ask something, so he still held back.
The young master's character has always been like this, he will choose to keep anything in his heart, and only when he thoroughly understands those things can he tell the people closest to him.
Closing the door, Shen Ting picked up the brush without the slightest hesitation and quickly wrote this sentence on the rice paper, carefully looking at the specific connections.
"There's no connection, not even a code, what the hell is the purpose of the person delivering the message. Shen Ting touched his chin and carefully observed these ten words, it was really difficult to find the specific connection.
If you can really find the connection, you naturally don't have to worry too much, but this kind of three sentences that have no connection together makes Shen Ting completely confused.
Eyes quickly browsed in the room, looking for everything related to these things as much as possible, and suddenly saw the landscape painting hanging on a wall, eyebrows jumped for no reason, and soon thought of something, quickly rummaged through the bookshelf next to it, and did not know what to look for.
Uncle Shen, who was still outside the house and didn't leave, was really worried about the young master's situation tonight, so he stood outside for a while, and before he stopped for a moment, he heard the sound of things falling from inside, and he couldn't help but be even more worried, so he hurriedly stepped forward and reached out and knocked on the door: "Young master, are you okay?" β
There was worry in his voice, but he would not rashly break into the study without Shen Ting's permission, this was Uncle Shen's understanding of the young master's habits, and the young master didn't like to break into his study without his permission.
"Uncle Shen, come in quickly!" Shen Ting, who came from Shen Ting, said quietly.
Uncle Shen didn't enter immediately, but stopped slightly, and after making sure that the young master's voice didn't sound the slightest bit unusual, he slowly pushed the door open.
Seeing that all the books scattered on the ground were books, Shen Ting was standing in the center of the study and looking at him sideways, the expression on his face showed a little dazed, not very sure of anything.
Shen Ting's figure was long, the white clothes were worn on his body, and there was no waist, although he looked a little wide, it did not make his whole person bloated, but there was a trace of lazy feeling, in Uncle Shen's opinion, he really couldn't see any other abnormalities.
Shen Ting was silent, and after a while, he slowly spoke: "Uncle Shen, it stands to reason that you have lived longer in the capital than me, you know what these words mean." β
As he spoke, he handed over the rice paper on which he had written in his hand.
Uncle Shen was not polite, took the paper and looked at it carefully, and soon a surprised expression appeared on his face, and he said with some uncertainty: "The small bridge and flowing water should refer to a house that has been abandoned in the east of the capital, where it used to be called the small bridge and flowing water, and the moon is like a hook and it should be the moon like a hook." β
Such a mention made Shen Ting feel like he was empowered, and he understood a lot of things at once, and looked at Uncle Shen who had deciphered the first two sentences for himself with burning eyes.
couldn't wait to ask: "What's going on with the abandoned mansion east of Uncle Shen?" β
Uncle Shen thought about it, and his eyes showed a trace of nostalgia and yearning, telling all the things that had been born there, and also said a lot of things about his youth before, which provided Shen Ting with a lot of help.