Chapter 69: Captivity
"Shen Miao?"
"That's right......" Su Mingfeng was a little surprised by Xie Jingxing's attitude, suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile: "Isn't that the girl you saved the beauty in the school examination field last time?" In this way, he has a bit of guts, and he is not too ugly, Wei Qian, this kid, is clearly in the blessing and does not know the blessing. โ
Seeing Xie Jingxing fall into deep thought, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Hey, you don't really like that girl?"
Xie Jingxing sneered, glanced at Su Mingfeng coldly, and said, "You are very idle?"
"Of course I'm idle," Su Mingfeng frowned: "I'm 'seriously ill' now, and I can't go to court, I recruit cats and dogs in the house all day long, you don't show up often recently, and you are very close to the doctor named Gao Yang, are you hiding something from me?"
If you say that the friendship when you were a child was great, but the more you grow up, the more mysterious Xie Jingxing becomes. Although he reminded the Su family about it, sometimes Su Mingfeng didn't know anything about Xie Jingxing.
Xie Jingxing threw a fruit to him: "Eat yours." โ
Obviously, he didn't plan to continue talking, Su Mingfeng's eyes flashed, and a wry smile overflowed from the corner of his lips, but he didn't say anything.
......
Not long after the Shen family took over the Wei family's Gengti, Ren Wanyun also asked Xianglan to invite Shen Gui to Caiyun Garden.
Since Shen Qing's matter, there has been a rift between Shen Gui and Ren Wanyun, and the two don't talk much. These days, the relationship is as cold as ice.
This time, it was Ren Wanyun who took the initiative to take the soft.
Xianglan and Caiju greeted Shen Gui who came in, and Ren Wanyun sat at the table with a somewhat melancholy look.
"What's wrong with you?" Shen Gui's tone was still very stiff, because of Shen Qing, Ren Wanyun scolded him for being ruthless and unrighteous, which made Shen Gui very unhappy in his heart. Although he admired Ren Wanyun for being able to handle things inside and out well, he was not a broad-minded person, let alone being scolded by his wife like a shrew.
"The master is here. Ren Wanyun glanced at him lazily, her face was very haggard. She has always been shrewd and high-spirited, how could she have such a look. When Shen Gui saw this scene, his heart softened by three points. Knowing that Ren Wanyun loves Shen Qing, these days because Shen Qing has put a lot of thought into it, whether it is a wife or not, face still has to be given. Then he scolded Xianglan and Caiju: "Why is Madam so haggard, how do you take care of your master?"
Ren Wanyun also heard the relaxation in Shen Gui's tone, and as soon as she was happy, she stroked her forehead more and more: "It's none of their business, it's me who worries about Qing'er." These days, I can't sleep at night without knowing the taste of food, and my heart is very sad. โ
"Since Qing'er's matter has come out, it's useless to think about it, you better take care of your body earlier, and the house still needs you to be in charge. Shen Gui glanced at Ren Wanyun. Before Ren Wanyun was in charge, he naturally had many convenient places, Zhonggong's silver was used as gifts, and Ren Wanyun could not make mistakes in the accounts. Now that Ren Wanyun wants to take care of Shen Qing, Chen Ruoqiu temporarily replaces the power of the family, naturally, it is not as convenient as in the past. And all those cheap ones were taken up by the three rooms, and Shen Gui was not happy in his heart.
Ren Wanyun gritted her teeth, Shen Gui was only for his official career, but he didn't care about Shen Qing at all. She said: "I think the same way, but Qing'er's body is inseparable from people now, and I don't feel at ease." โ
"So it's good to marry her to the Huang family. Shen Gui mentioned this matter, and his tone became stiff again: "In the woman's opinion, the hair is long and the knowledge is short, Qing'er is like this now, it is right to find a good family to marry." The Huang family has a big business, and Qing'er used to be the main house, but you didn't agree. โ
Ren Wanyun sneered in her heart, Shen Gui, as a father, is really ruthless and unjust. People like Huang Dexing can also say such things as Shen Gui can say such things as a good person. Although he knew that the person next to him was a cold person who put his interests first, now that he thinks about it, Ren Wanyun still shuddered.
But at this moment, it was not the time for her to think about this, she wiped her eyes, and said: "What the master said is right, it was originally that I wanted to go wrong, I was in the back house all day, and I couldn't see these big things, and the people the master picked were naturally the best." I didn't want Qing'er to marry in the past, but now I feel that this is not a good thing for Qing'er. โ
Shen Gui was stunned for a moment, and then looked at her in disbelief: "You agreed?" Ren Wanyun looked at Shen Qing more than anything else, how could he agree to this family business so easily, you must know that Huang Dexing is a good man.
"Yes. Ren Wanyun's face showed a look of sorrow: "Qing'er's appearance, which good family is willing to want her in the future, I think about it, but I think that the Huang family is good, at least marry, Qing'er will not lack food and clothing, if she is really not good, it is also her life......." With that, he pulled his sleeves and cried in a low voice.
Seeing Ren Wanyun like this, Shen Gui's heart relaxed, and he believed Ren Wanyun's words a little. Now Shen Qing is no longer the eldest daughter of Huanghua, and the Huang family just needs a noble concubine to sit in the position of Mrs. Huang to blind the eyes of the world. Shen Qing married Huang Dexing, and he had no worries about food and clothing all his life, which can be regarded as the best ending. Although as a woman, she may not be able to get the consummation of a love affair in her life, but if something happens, who would want her.
Thinking of this, Shen Gui sighed, walked to Ren Wanyun's side, patted her on the back, and comforted: "It's good that you figure it out, Qing'er is my daughter after all, and I won't harm him." Lord Huang has some friendship with me, I will let him take care of Qing'er, and Qing'er will marry in the past, and she will never be wronged. โ
Ren Wanyun was disdainful of Shen Gui's high-sounding words in her heart, but there was a look of dependence on her face: "Then please ask the master to mention it to Lord Huang, and let the Huang family send someone to exchange Geng posts." โ
"So fast?" Shen Gui was a little surprised.
"Qing'er's current appearance, where can it be delayed. Ren Wanyun sighed: "The longer it drags on, I'm afraid that someone will find out, after all, Qing'er hasn't been out for a long time." Marrying into the Huang family, at least you can cover up a little. Besides," Ren Wanyun stroked her chest: "There are many dreams at night, since Qing'er's accident, I am always afraid." โ
Seeing her palpitating appearance, Shen Gui groaned for a while, and said: "What you said is also reasonable, Qing'er's matter cannot be delayed, so I will write to Lord Huang today to mention this matter, if it is exchanged Geng posts, it is not impossible to discuss the day." โ
"Everything depends on the master. Ren Wanyun said meekly.
Shen Gui said a few more words, and then left satisfied. Today, Ren Wanyun lowered her eyebrows and was pleasing to her eyes, admitting her mistakes and doing what he said, which made him feel a lot more comfortable, and the haze of the past few days was swept away, and his steps seemed to be a little proud.
After Shen Gui left Caiyun Garden, Xianglan closed the door outside, and then said in a panic: "Madam, this matter is hidden from the master, is it really good?"
Ren Wanyun made Shen Gui think that Shen Qing was really willing to marry Huang Dexing, but she didn't tell her that she planned to let Shen Qing and Shen Miao sisters marry. In this way, Shen Qing married the real beloved Wei Qian, and Shen Miao married the extravagant broken sleeve Huang Dexing.
This matter naturally cannot be known by Shen Gui, no matter what the outcome is, a person like Shen Gui, as long as there is a little career that may involve him, he will not take risks. But Ren Wanyun couldn't let her daughter step into the fire pit.
"Naturally, he has to hide it from him, he has no conscience so much, he wants to exchange my Qing'er for a future, and he doesn't ask me if I want to. Ren Wanyun sneered, her husband's indifference and her daughter's accident had made her old during this time, and it seemed that a few wrinkles had been added overnight, and there was only a vicious look left on the original kind face: "This matter must be foolproof." Even if he found out later, it would be too late. โ
"But won't this be bad for the second young lady?" Caiju asked: "Even if Yi marries, how can the Huang family and the Wei family, who know the truth, be willing?"
"Don't worry," Ren Wanyun pinched the paperweight in his hand: "What the Huang family wants is just a name, and all of them are the same." As for the Wei family, if they dare to speak out, I will accuse them of the Wei family for raping innocent people's daughters, and there will always be a way to make them speechless. Besides," her face instantly became hideous: "What's wrong with my Qing'er, is it better than Shen Miao's little slut!
As soon as Shen Miao was mentioned, Ren Wanyun trembled with hatred, and Xianglan and Caiju immediately lowered their heads in silence, not daring to speak again.
After a while, Ren Wanyun's voice sounded: "But right now, the most important thing is to let the two family affairs be completed quickly." Before the eldest brother and sister-in-law return to Beijing. โ
"The eldest lord will not return to Beijing until the end of the year, and there are still a few months left. Xianglan took a step forward and reminded: "On the contrary, the fifth young lady is too inferior, if she knows that she has engaged to marry privately, I am afraid that she will make a few big troubles, and maybe she will escape from the Shen Mansion at night, what can I do at that time?"
"Escape?" Ren Wanyun said viciously: "It also depends on whether she has the ability to do this." Isn't she locked up in the ancestral hall now? From this day on, lock the ancestral hall for me!"
He actually wanted to lock Shen Miao up alive!
Xianglan and Caiju were startled, and both lowered their heads. Although Shen Fuzhong suppressed Shen Miao in the past, it was all done and could not be seen at all, and the water flowed for a long time. This is the first time that such a thunderous method has been used on Shen Miao, and he almost tore his face without any scruples.
"That little slut has a lot of tricks, only lock it up, when the time comes, a glass of wine is sent to the sedan chair, so that the sky is not good and the earth should not be, the Huang family is not a fuel-efficient lamp, train well for a few days, look at her, and she will be obedient. The viciousness in Ren Wanyun's words was not disguised: "It's really not good, there is also a prince." She smirked.
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The winter is getting colder and colder, and the northwest desert frequently reports good news, and the army led by Shen Xin has made meritorious efforts to retreat from the enemy, and the battle is brave, and the enemy is terrified on the battlefield. Dingjing City naturally speculated that when he returned to Beijing at the end of the year, Shen Xin would inevitably receive countless meritorious rewards.
The glory of the Shen family is really enviable, but it is all hard work on the battlefield, and now the Huns have not retreated, and there are neighboring countries around them, and the Ming Qi royal family naturally wants to reuse the Shen family, but in the future, it is not clear. The cunning rabbit dies and cooks the lackey, which has always been what the royal family loves to do, after all, once a son of heaven and a courtier. Especially the nine princes of the Ming Qi royal family right now, the undercurrent in private is surging, and people dare not underestimate it.
If there is anything lively in the capital recently, it is that the Shen family intends to get married. However, for some reason, this matter is also mysterious, and I only know that there are two families who come to the door to propose marriage, one is the family of the Chinese scholar Lang Wei, and the other is the Huang family of the Shaofu Supervisor. These two furniture are big families, and the two young masters are also young talents, and they can be called a good match with the Shen family. Shen Yue still goes to Guangwentang every day as usual, so everyone also guessed that it must be Shen Miao, the daughter of the Shen family's eldest house, and Shen Qing, the daughter of the second room.
Regarding Shen Qing, Shen Miao's identity is a little subtle. Among today's military attachรฉs, only Lin Hou can be compared with it. However, Lin Anhou seems to be a smart person, except for the emperor's command, he generally sticks to the capital. Shen Xin is stationed at the border all year round.
With a powerful father like Shen Xin, who Shen Miao marries, it means that her husband's family will be able to get help. The eyes of the Ming Qi royal family are watching, but fortunately, the two people who come to propose marriage now are both Wenchen people, and they can't fight with the generals. And the Wei family and the Huang family both belong to the famous, but they are in the golden mean, and they have not been stirred into the troubled waters of seizing the heir for the time being, so this family business, compared to others, especially the boiling Shen Miao's love for King Ding, which was passed down before, is really much smoother.
In Guangwentang, Yi Peilan asked Shen Yue: "Your sister and sister, are you really going to get married? โ
Since Wolong Temple, Shen Miao and Shen Qing have never left the mansion, let alone mention Guangwentang. Shen Miao was grounded, and Shen Qing wanted to take care of his body.
Shen Yue smiled: "I don't know, my mother did something mysterious, right?" โ
"But speaking of which, your sisters and sisters are still lucky," Jiang Xiaoxuan thought for a while: "Especially Shen Miao, this Wei Gongzi and Huang Gongzi, which one can be called good." Why didn't it fall on you?"
Shen Yue feigned anger: "I still want to stay in the mansion for a few more years, but I haven't thought about getting married." "But there is also a pimple in my heart. Indeed, at their age, they will definitely start to care about their own family affairs. But in the Shen Mansion, Shen Miao was two years younger than her, and now she is also engaged, but she has left her. Shen Qing didn't care, there were people who had been damaged left and right, but when he knew that even Shen Miao might be able to find a good home, Shen Yue was unspeakably jealous in his heart.
It's probably that Shen Miao can't see Shen Miao, especially Shen Miao, who was not as good as her in the past, but now someone like the Wei family has taken the initiative to propose marriage, which means that it is still good to admit Shen Miao herself. If it weren't for Chen Ruoqiu persuading her, I was afraid that Shen Yue would continue to drill this horn tip and refuse to come out.
"You, you," Bai Wei nodded her forehead: "Now that the age is right, naturally you have to plan for yourself, so no," she nodded her chin to the other side: "What do you think of him?"
The direction she said was facing Cai Lin, Shen Yue followed Bai Wei's gaze, Cai Lin noticed Shen Yue's gaze, turned his head, was stunned for a moment, and avoided it uncomfortably.
Shen Yue's eyes turned red all of a sudden, and he bit his lower lip tightly.
The young man who used to be obsessed with himself is now avoiding snakes and scorpions, and arrogant people like Shen Yue naturally feel a great shame.
Cai Lin avoided Shen Yue's accusatory gaze, and felt a little worried in his heart. Ever since he had been taught a lesson by Shen Miao on the verification field, when he saw Shen Miao again, he would have a fear that he didn't know why. It seems that his innate fear of danger made him want to avoid Shen Miao, and Xie Jingxing seemed to have relieved Shen Miao that day. Cai Lin is a big bully in Dingjing, but he can't beat Xie Jingxing, so naturally he won't take the initiative to oppose Xie Jingxing. Regardless of whether Xie Jingxing's relief that day was intentional or unintentional, Cai Lin would not take the initiative to provoke Shen Miao again.
And that day, Shen Yue didn't look at him from beginning to end, which also made the young man's fiery heart completely cool.
Seeing Shen Yue's embarrassment, Yi Peilan pursed her lips, diverted the conversation, and said with a smile: "However, whether it will be your old lady's birthday in half a month, I should also pick some gifts." โ
Mrs. Shen's birthday every year is extremely beautiful. This kind of pomp and circumstance is even on top of the royal family, and Mrs. Shen is shallow-eyed, thinking that the grander the birthday, the brighter her face. Every year, many officials and family members are invited to come, and Shen Gui and Shen Wan are naturally happy to see it happen, which can also make them more friendly with their colleagues.
For such a birthday, the gift is naturally to be received. When they want to come to the half-birthday banquet next month, Yi Peilan and the others will be there, after all, at this time of year, the slightly better official family of Ming Qi has been invited by the Shen family.
"That's right," Bai Wei seemed to remember: "I almost forgot about this, thanks to Pei Lan for reminding me, Yue'er, what gift did you prepare for Old Madam Shen?"
Shen Yue, as a talented woman in Beijing, naturally can give Mrs. Shen a long face at the birthday banquet every year. If Shen Qing took out something of high value, what Shen Yue took out was unique and exquisite. Only Shen Miao, every time she gives something, it makes people laugh off her big teeth.
"It's just an embroidered portrait. Shen Yue said modestly.
"As soon as you say that, I'm starting to get curious," Jiang Xiaoxuan said viciously: "Then what will your fifth sister give? It can't be that she was busy embroidering wedding dresses and forgot all about the old lady's birthday gift." โ
Feng Anning, who was lying on the table on the side, snorted coldly when he heard this, got up and left the table.
Yi Peilan's words also fell into the ears of Pei Lang, who was packing up his school things on the stage. These days, he naturally heard the news that Shen Miao was going to get married, but he had a strange feeling. The girl's eyes were like beasts, and she had been lurking in the back house so early, would she?
At the same time, Shen Miao, the object of everyone's conversation, lined up the chess pieces in front of him in the ancestral hall.
The wind in the ancestral hall was cold and cold, and the ground was covered with blue-gray stone slabs, which could be cold to the knees when kneeling. Stunned and Gu Yu brought some soft cushions, but those cushions didn't do much. Shen Miao still instructed them to boil some herbs, use those herbs to put on the corner of the house, and smoke them, so as to drive away the cold and prevent the body from falling into the root of the disease.
Jing Zhen and Gu Yu didn't believe it at first, but then they saw that the herbal soup was really good, and asked Shen Miao how he knew such a secret recipe. Shen Miao only said that he had heard what others said, but he knew that it was all something he learned during the few years he was a hostage in the Qin State. The weather was too cold, and the money was not enough, so I had to find the cheapest home remedies to heat up and get rid of the moisture in my body.
"The girl is still playing chess. Stamped his feet.
Shen Miao lined up the chess pieces in front of her, and on the chessboard, the chess pieces that were originally scattered were arranged by her in black and white, and she couldn't see any rules.
"Chun Tao Du Tuo Moqing came over with a message. Seeing that Shen Miao was silent, he continued: "The second lady wants to change the relationship between you and the eldest lady, then the young master of the Huang family is a broken sleeve, what can I do, girl, why are you still in the mood to play chess here?"
thought it was a good family affair, but Shen Miao rejected Mrs. Shen's proposal in Rongjing Hall that day, and was imprisoned in the ancestral hall. But even so, Chun Tao still inquired about it, the Shen family had already gone down this family business behind Shen Miao's back, but the people in the West Courtyard didn't know, that is to say, except for Shen Miao, everyone knew that Shen Miao was going to get married.
If you marry Wei Qian, you can at least be called virtuous and decent, but Huang Dexing is a broken sleeve, so isn't Shen Miao a widow when she marries? A few girls almost went crazy when they heard this, and Mo Qing also said that if Shen Miao was willing, he could run away with Shen Miao.
Mo Qing used to be a person in the rivers and lakes, so he naturally didn't know how easy it was to escape, once he escaped, it meant that the things behind him could be fabricated at will, and no one knew what the truth was. Moreover, Shen Miao didn't have the idea of running away from the beginning, so he rejected this statement.
"If it doesn't work, at least let Mo Qing bring a message to the master for the girl, this matter is also hidden from the master, they want to let the girl marry while the master has not returned to Beijing, so that the raw rice will be cooked and cooked, and nothing can be changed." Gu Yu also persuaded. She knew that Shen Miao had an idea now, but she didn't say anything, and the few maids could only worry about Shen Miao.
"What a word. Shen Miao said lightly: "The west courtyard is now guarded by Ren Wanyun's people outside, even a fly can't fly out, if I escape, what will happen to the rest of the people in the courtyard? Although I am not a benevolent person, some of them were specially left to me by my father." Believe it or not, as soon as I leave, Ren Wanyun will immediately kill people all over the courtyard. โ
Stunned and Gu Yu were stunned.
"Besides, you think it's so simple to spread the word, there are people guarding here all day and night, and they just want to lock me up, do you think they will leave me a loophole that I can exploit? Then you also underestimate my second aunt too much. โ
Ren Wanyun's mind is not to be afraid in Shen Miao's opinion, but in the world, motherhood is strong, and Ren Wanyun will naturally work hard to complete this matter for the sake of Shen Qing's happiness. In this matter, Ren Wanyun's bet is not small, after all, the matter of changing relatives has not been discussed with Shen Gui, it is her own idea. If it succeeds, everyone will naturally be happy, but if it fails, I am afraid that Ren Wanyun will have no place to stand in the second room.
"But girl, let's just forget it?" said in shock: "The slave and maid will not let the girl marry the broken sleeve if she works hard!"
"Can you see this chess game?" Shen Miao didn't speak, just pointed to the chessboard on the table.
On the chessboard, the white and black are arranged in two rows, which are distinct and a little strange.
"Slave, slave doesn't know chess, but I don't understand what this is a game. After a while, Gu Yu replied cautiously.
"What do you see?" asked Shen Miao.
Surprised, he boldly replied: "The white and the black are listed together, and they are very distinct. โ
"Yes. A glimmer of light flashed in Shen Miao's eyes: "This chess game is to put all the chips up, you know my chess pieces, I also know your chess pieces, and the final winner depends on his ability." โ
Stunned and Gu Yu looked at each other, not quite understanding what Shen Miao meant.
"Ren Wanyun thought she knew all my chess pieces, but this was not the case," she took out another black piece from behind her and placed it next to the white piece: "I still have one last move." โ
"The old lady's birthday will come next month. She asked suddenly.
"Exactly. He replied in surprise: "I heard that Chun Tao inquired, and the second lady meant to announce the girl's family affairs at the old lady's birthday banquet." โ
"It's all before my father returns to Beijing. Shen Miao smiled slightly.
"Yes, there are still a few months before the end of the year, but I'm afraid it's too late. Gu Yu was worried.
"Really?"
Shen Xin's class returned to the dynasty, and it should indeed be the end of the year. It's a pity that in the sixty-eighth year of the Ming and Qi dynasties, because Shen Xin retreated from the enemy army in the northwest, the enemy army fled in the wilderness, and gave a letter of surrender in advance. Shen Jiajun took the letter of surrender and returned to Dingjing a few months earlier.
Coincidentally, or Shen Xin, in order to express filial piety, Mrs. Shen's birthday, every time Shen Xin was not in the capital. After many times, some people said that Shen Xin was unfilial. So on the 70th birthday of Mrs. Shen, who was in the 68th year of Ming Qi, Shen Xin returned to Beijing ahead of schedule.
On that day, Shen Xin suddenly returned to the house, and Mrs. Shen was banqueting guests in the mansion, but Shen Miao did not attend, why, it was naturally because she was hiding in the Dingwang Mansion. Shen Xin wanted to come back and enjoy the joy of family, but she knew that her daughter disregarded etiquette so much and turned around and went to Dingwang's mansion to ask for someone, but because of Fu Xiuyi's hypocritical warmth, she ignored Shen Xin's words, and even forced her to marry Dingwang with death.
Now that I think about it, it was an injustice. Shen Xin rushed back in the dust, and what he saw was such an unfilial daughter, thus dragging the Shen family into the abyss, and there was no turning back.
This life is not the previous life, she neither fled from the Shen family because of Prince Yu, nor did she blindly fall in love with Fu Xiuyi's skin. If Shen Xin came back and saw a different daughter, would he be able to atone for the sins of his previous life a little.
"My father has always respected the old lady. Shen Miao said lightly.
"Yes. "Surprised.
Mrs. Shen was born as a singer, and she is also a good actor in acting, and she made a motherly attitude seamlessly, and when the old general was alive, she couldn't find fault at all. The military generals are affectionate, Shen Xin knows the kindness of the old lady, and he received the favor of the old lady Shen in the early years, so that he can't think of the vicious heart under the fair face of this old woman.
"The second aunt has cheapened me this time," Shen Miao said with a smile, her bright eyes were amazing: "It's just right, let's tear it up and show it to the world." โ
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