Chapter 156: Family Affairs
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Shen Miao was drying books in the yard, all of which were military books brought by Shen Qiu, which were put in the house these days for fear of growing mold, so they were dried clean. Shocked and Gu Yu were drying the bedding in the courtyard, and said in shock: "I heard that the lawsuit between the Chen family and the Shen family is very lively, and many people have seen it, and now it has dragged on for so long, and I don't know what the final result is." ”
"What else can you do, it's thankless on both sides. Gu Yu said disdainfully: "It's really ridiculous and generous to bring all the housework to the lawsuit, fortunately the old lady separated the family early, otherwise, maybe they will be involved together." ”
Chen Ruoqiu's maiden family and the Shen family started a lawsuit.
Master Chen is a stubborn old man, and he is very good-looking and refuses to admit defeat, he has to fight for the best in everything, and he will never allow himself to be the one who loses. Although Chen Ruoqiu is already married, Master Chen also has to maintain Chen Ruoqiu's reputation, naturally not because he loves Chen Ruoqiu, but because he does not allow the Shen family to look down on the Chen family so much. Chen Ruoqiu's mother is a powerful person, she feels sorry for Chen Ruoqiu, and in a few words, she said that she moved Master Chen and wanted to fight a lawsuit with the Shen family over the matter of divorce from his wife.
The Chen family said that Chen Ruoqiu married into the Shen Mansion and worked diligently, took care of the family business for Shen Wan, and also wanted to give Shen Wan a concubine, but Shen Wan himself refused. Chen Ruoqiu has been married to the Shen Mansion for many years, and everyone outside knows that she is knowledgeable, gentle and graceful. Now for the sake of an unknown woman who went out to flee, he divorced his wife, which is really a spoiled concubine and killed his wife.
The Shen family said that although Chen Ruoqiu was a housewife, she couldn't give birth to a son, and she didn't want to help her husband spread out and take a few concubines.
One said that the mother-in-law was unkind, and the other said that the daughter-in-law was not filial, which was really a farce. The passers-by who look directly at Dingjing City are all relishing.
In the end, the complaint was filed with the Yamen, which rarely fought such lawsuits. And this lawsuit is not a big deal, the old man of the Chen family is a county official, and Shen Wan's official position is not a sesame official, and both sides can't afford to offend, so they have to drag it out like this.
Shen Wan and Chen Ruoqiu In this lawsuit, the fate of husband and wife can be regarded as coming to an end. First, because Shen Wan is also a courtier in the end, but he is in a lawsuit because of family affairs, and those imperial historians who eat idle meals all day are easy to catch someone who can speak, so they naturally won't let it go. Shen Wan's career will be hindered because of this. The second is because Chang Zaiqing has a body.
Chang Zaiqing's body is also a coincidence, and getting pregnant at this juncture almost pushed Chen Ruoqiu out. Although Shen Wan has loved Chen Ruoqiu for so many years, it doesn't mean that he really doesn't expect his son. If he is always pregnant with a son in his green belly, he will have someone to inherit in this life. Because of this, the more I look at Chang Zaiqing, the more I feel good, and Chen Ruoqiu has become a disliked piece of bad cloth, and I don't look at it anymore.
Shen Miao smiled slightly and said, "Don't forget to give some silver to the adults of the Yamen." ”
Gu Yu said yes, and was a little puzzled, and asked, "Is the girl going to help the third master or the third lady?"
Shen Miao asked Gu Yu to take some silver to deal with the people in the yamen, but he didn't know who Shen Miao was going to do, because Shen Miao's letter didn't let them read it.
Gu Yu whispered: "It's better to mix less with this kind of thing, that family is not a good person." ”
Although her voice was small, it was still heard by Shen Miao. Shen Miao said: "Either way." ”
This kind of thing is a lawsuit, and the most expensive thing is to burn silver, and the lawsuit of the poor family is bare, so it was decided very quickly. But those who have a little bit of net worth have to hold on for a few more days, nothing else. and the men of the yamen will also make money. The longer the fight, the more the yamen will catch.
When Shen Miao was in the palace in his previous life, he had seen Fu Xiuyi want to deal with a courtier, the courtier was originally a person who had been with the king of Zhou, Fu Xiuyi wanted to deal with him, and he couldn't deal with it openly, so he calculated that the courtier was involved in a lawsuit, and finally went bankrupt.
The yamen and the medical hall are the places where the most money is eaten. The Shen family and the Chen family, as long as Shen Miao thought of Shen Wan and Chen Ruoqiu's efforts in framing the Shen family's big house in their previous lives, they would be eager to tear apart these two who were in a state of affection.
Besides, Shen Miao gave some money by himself to remind the people of the yamen to drag on the case for a longer time, not to mention that the family was bankrupt, and the Shen and Chen families would not be able to run away from the serious damage to their vitality. What's more, Shen Wan and Chen Ruoqiu are both people who want to save face, and this time, it is absolutely impossible to reunite after breaking the mirror.
Nothing could be more satisfying.
Shen Miao's gaze turned cold slightly, but Chang Zaiqing would be pregnant at this time...... Thinking of what role Chang Zaiqing played in Luo Xueyan's death in his previous life, Shen Miao couldn't help but sneer.
She said: "Call Mo Qing over and ask him to find some more people to pick up someone in Liuzhou for me." ”
In that place in Liuzhou, some of them are not just in Qing. Naturally, there is Chang Zaiqing's husband and son, Chang Zaiqing ruined Luo Xueyan in his previous life, and it took a lot of days of worry-free food and clothing before he was lifted off the old bottom, and now this old bottom is lifted by himself.
It is inevitable to add some jokes to the farce of being worth three rooms.
When Shen Miao was considering the three rooms of the Shen family at this end, Shen Wan stayed in the Dingwang Mansion.
In the several ups and downs of the prince's succession, Shen Wan was a smart man who always couldn't stand his feet. The prince is orthodox but sick and weak, and the king of Zhou has a favored mother but acts arrogantly, and he is not loved by Emperor Wenhui from the king's connections.
However, Shen Wan had an intuition that Fu Xiuyi was not as uninterested in the throne as he seemed. And this made Shen Wan even more hesitant, but now the Shen Mansion has been unlucky one after another since Shen Xin came back, and even Shen Wan himself felt a little unlucky. His career is getting more and more difficult, and he is afraid that no one wants to stand in line among the other princes, and at this time, he thought of Fu Xiuyi.
In the early years, when Shen Xin had not yet broken up, Fu Xiuyi treated Shen Wan very well, and there was even a meaning of wanting to win him over. Of course, Shen Wan understood that Fu Xiuyi was aiming at Shen Xin's military power, but at that time, he had more choices, so he also delayed playing Tai Chi over, and later Fu Xiuyi seemed to understand what he meant, and it was not as enthusiastic as at the beginning.
Now that the Shen family is not as defeated as before, Shen Wanruo still wants to keep his official career prosperous and prosperous...... Coupled with the fact that Chang Zaiqing may be able to give birth to a son for him, Shen Wan's original "golden mean" way instantly turned into wanting to break through.
Wealth is in danger, and great wealth is in great danger, and he still wants to give it a try.
So Shen Wan finally came to King Ding's mansion, and he finally chose to surrender. Shen Wan himself also felt a little funny, if he had made this decision earlier, maybe Shen Yue would not have to marry into the Wang family, nor would he have to change his parents, let alone run away. Shen Yue can still hold Fu Xiuyi's heart. But if Shen Yue hadn't changed his parents, maybe he and Chen Ruoqiu wouldn't have come to this point, Chang Zaiqing wouldn't have gotten pregnant, and he wouldn't have defected to King Ding.
The world is wrong, and fate likes to make people.
Fu Xiuyi sat on the main seat and ordered someone to serve tea to Shen Wan. There is no need to say polite words, and they both know what they mean. Fu Xiuyi smiled gently: "Lord Shen is busy with housework today, and suddenly came to the door, what's the matter?"
Shen Wan's face was stunned. Now the matter between him and Chen Ruoqiu has caused the entire court to be in an uproar, and his colleagues look at him with a look of joke, which is simply a painful torment for Shen Wan, who cherishes feathers.
Shen Wandao: "The minister is willing to smear His Highness's liver and brain!"
When Fu Xiuyi heard this, she just smiled and didn't answer, and she didn't know whether to believe Shen Wan's words or not. There were only the two of them and the servants in the whole hall, and this silence gradually made the atmosphere tense. Cold sweat began to gradually ooze from Shen Wan's head.
I don't know how long this silence lasted, until Shen Wan felt that his whole body was soaked with sweat, and then he heard Fu Xiuyi's voice from above, and he said, "But now that Shen Xin has left the mansion, what about you?"
Shen Wan's psychology "chuckled", Fu Xiuyi really came to Shen Xin.
Originally, when the second room had not yet fallen, Shen Wan guessed that Shen Yuan was doing things for Fu Xiuyi. It's just that Fu Xiuyi can let Shen Yuan do something, Shen Yuan was accepted by Fu Xiuyi when he was still young, just because those talents are not enough. Later, Shen Wan thought clearly, it was probably because Shen Yuan was convenient to spy on Shen Xin, or to do something in Shen Xin's daily affairs.
But then Shen Yuan died, and Fu Xiuyi thought that there was also a lack of someone like Shen Yuan. Later, Shen Xin simply went to Xiaochun City, so this person was also saved.
Who knew that two years later, Shen Xin would return to Beijing with a force that could not be ignored, and he would inevitably become a particularly dazzling existence in Fu Xiuyi's eyes.
Shen Wan said cautiously: "Although the mansion is opened, there is also a point or two of brotherhood in the end. If His Highness has orders, the ministers will do their best. ”
"Good. Fu Xiuyi said: "This hall appreciates talented people, and also believes in Lord Shen's ability, there happened to be an incident recently, since Lord Shen happened to be today, he will not bother others, since they are all their own people, I believe Lord Shen will do it well." ”
Shen Wan was a little uneasy. Fu Xiuyi's words are clearly going to give him a problem, if he does it well, he will naturally be Fu Xiuyi's person, if he can't do it well, he can't prove that he is a "talented person", and he will be ruthlessly abandoned by Fu Xiuyi. And the consequences that arise because of this problem, Shen Wan must also bear it himself.
It's a deal.
Shen Wan's heart was crossed, and he said, "Please give orders from Your Highness!"
Fu Xiuyi looked at him with satisfaction and said, "This matter is not difficult. The palace knows that General Shen has a daughter, Miss Shen Wu, who loves jewelry, and now Miss Shen Wu has also reached the age when she should be married. ”
Shen Wan raised his head suddenly!
Originally, when Shen Miao chased after Fu Xiuyi and shouted that she wanted to marry Fu Xiuyi, Fu Xiuyi didn't even look at Shen Miao. Occasionally, when I talked to other princes and courtiers, I also looked annoyed. After all, being liked by such a straw bag and stupid glutinous person is tantamount to humiliation for the prince. But now...... Shen Wan's heart thumped, Shen Miao became more and more beautiful, and her temperament gradually calmed down, fading away from her original straw bag appearance, she could really be called a very good lady in Dingjing City. If Fu Xiuyi wants to ask to marry Shen Miao...... With the rivalry between the Shen family's big house and the third room, once Shen Miao gains power, he will definitely suppress him.
In public and private, the better Shen Miao lives, the better the Shen family's big house, and the more dangerous Shen Wan himself is! He doesn't want Shen Miao to go higher and higher, he hopes that Shen Miao is as cheap as dust!
Shen Wan held back the astringency in his heart and said, "Your Highness...... Do you want to ask to marry your fifth sister?"
"This hall?" Fu Xiuyi laughed, as if he had heard some funny joke, he shook his head and said, "It's not this hall, it's the royal brother of this hall." ”
Shen Wan was stunned.
Fu Xiuyi's voice slowly reached his ears.
"Let Miss Shen Wu marry the fourth brother of the main hall, King Zhou. ”
Shen Wan was surprised at first, but when he thought about it for a moment, when he thought about it, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
What kind of person is Shen Miao, she is Shen Xin's daughter-in-law, South Xie and North Shen, the Xie family is really in decline, and the Ming Qi Shen family is dominant. Whoever marries Shen Miao will have the great military power of Ming Qi. Shen Miao's identity doomed her to be unable to marry a powerful dignitary, which would make the already suspicious Emperor Wen Hui even more jealous. Shen Miao is the best to marry a white body, and she can't marry a military attache at the worst. Probably because of this, Shen Miao has not yet decided on a family affair at this age, because if he really marries a man with a white body, Shen Xin must feel that he will wronged his daughter.
The dignitaries are still like this, and the princes dare not fight Shen Miao's idea. The crown prince is better, after all, it is orthodox, if any of the other princes marries Shen Miao, they are almost talking about their ambition to win the heir, such a heavy weight, it looks like a blessing, but it is actually a curse.
At present, among the heirs, the limelight is actually the King of Zhou's faction. King Jing of Zhou's mother is favored, and she also has some skills. Seeing that the power is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more followers, if you get involved with Shen Miao, King Zhou will be pushed to the forefront, Emperor Wen Hui will definitely be displeased, and the rest of the princes will inevitably be red-eyed, and King Zhou is only afraid that he will be suppressed very badly. As for the Shen family, needless to say, with such fanfare, I am afraid that as soon as the people of Qin State and Da Liang leave, the Shen family will die miserably.
Kill two birds with one stone, and the end is a perfect fire. Shen Wan's heart suddenly developed timidity towards Fu Xiuyi, this person's mind was too heavy and ruthless, but it was a little terrifying.
Fu Xiuyi didn't seem to see Shen Wan's expression, smiled gently, and said, "This matter will be handed over to Lord Shen." "I didn't say how to do it, and I didn't say how much I wanted to go. King Zhou already has a princess of Zhou, and if Shen Miao marries him, he can only be a side concubine.
Shen Wan didn't have any bottom in his heart, but he couldn't show it, and he arched his hand at Fu Xiuyi and said, "The minister must do his best." ”
The next thing is that the two of them exchanged a few polite words, Fu Xiuyi's attitude is not warm or cold, if it was two years ago, Fu Xiuyi would have a better attitude towards Shen Wan, but now it is not what it used to be, the Shen family is not as good as before, Shen Wan himself is also a lawsuit, Fu Xiuyi naturally does not have to value him as before.
After Shen Wan left the Dingwang Mansion, Pei Lang walked out from behind the screen.
Pei Lang walked to Fu Xiuyi's lower position, looked at the tea cup left by Shen Wan after drinking tea, and said, "Your Highness plans to use Shen Wan?"
Fu Xiuyi looked at Pei Lang: "What does Mr. think of Shen Wan?"
Pei Lang shook his head: "Although there are means to forbear, but the ruthlessness is insufficient, the family affairs are chaotic, if it is enabled, it will inevitably cause trouble in the future, it can be used for a small time, and it is unbearable." ”
Fu Xiuyi laughed, looked at Pei Lang's eyes full of appreciation, and said, "Mr. is the same as I thought." After that, he sighed again and said, "Since the death of the Xie family's brothers, some things are not easy to explain to others. The Xie family brothers raised themselves and were also useful sons, but now they have been completely ruined. Although it is not an important pawn, it is also a cause for trouble. ”
Pei Lang frowned: "Does Your Highness plan to reuse Shen Wan?"
"Wallgrass. Fu Xiuyi smiled a little vainly: "In the past, I could waver, but now the situation forces me to defect to me, I don't dare to use such uncertain people." It's just a matter of asking him to do something small. ”
Pei Lang said again: "Let Shen Wan want to match the four princes and Shen Miao, Your Highness thinks it is feasible?"
"I don't know. It's just that since this matter is Shen Wan's only chance, he will definitely do whatever it takes. The Shen family has high merit, and King Zhou is dominant, and now it has reached enough points, and if he doesn't make a move, I'm afraid it's really too late. ”
Pei Lang stopped talking. But I saw Fu Xiuyi suddenly say: "If I marry Shen Miao, what does Mr. think?"
Pei Lang's heart jumped fiercely, but his face was still indifferent, and he analyzed: "I'm afraid that if it's not good, it will attract the suspicion of His Majesty, and it will also make the rest of the princes jealous." ”
Fu Xiuyi nodded, his expression was a little regretful, and he couldn't tell what tone it was in his words, and said, "It's a pity." ”
Pei Lang didn't understand what Fu Xiuyi was sorry for, on top of love, Fu Xiuyi didn't seem to have any other feelings for Shen Miao. If there were, Manding Kyoto, where Shen Miao was chasing him, would not have been so cold when he knew about it, and if Fu Xiuyi had half of Shen Miao's practice of protecting Shen Miao at that time, the rumors at the beginning would not have been so unscrupulous.
What is Fu Xiuyi sorry for? It's a pity that the Shen family's military power didn't have a chance to be received in his hands?
Pei Lang didn't know what this answer was, after Fu Xiuyi left, he also returned to his house, and when he saw that there was no one left, he began to write a letter.
......
Tonight's Rui Wangfu is a bit slaughtered.
The subordinates all had a solemn expression, and they didn't dare to come out. Today, His Royal Highness King Rui came back with a very indifferent expression, and Gao Yang and Ji Yushu, who were following him, also had rare and solemn faces, while Tie Yi and Nanqi entered the house with a person dressed as a guard.
Even the personal study is also very spacious, plus some magnificent furnishings, it doesn't look like a study, some of the palace corners. There was a man sitting in the right seat, boredly playing with the wrench in his hand. He was dressed in a gorgeous robe embroidered with dark purple and gold, and his robe slowly spread out into a wide seat, as if a purple cloud was flowing down from the sky.
The person kneeling on the ground was prostrate, only the boots in front of him could be seen, the blue-black deerskin boots, and the thread was also the most neat, the fine and dense seams did not move, and the silk thread seemed to be also rolling silver. And just a boot seems to be able to glimpse the arrogant and luxurious bearing of this master.
Xie Jingxing put one foot on the soft couch, half-leaning in the seat, and looked down at the people below. His eyebrows and eyes are handsome, and when he smiles, the spring color of the garden can't be stopped, but when his face is cold, it makes people feel cold at a glance. The beautiful peach blossom eyes seemed to have turned into an ice spring on the top of the mountain in an instant, and he opened his mouth lightly, and his voice couldn't hear joy and anger: "Say, who is the master?"
The man gritted his teeth and remained silent.
Gao Yang and Ji Yushu also frowned.
Xie Jingxing smiled lazily and said, "It's okay if you don't say it, throw it in the tower prison." He suddenly bent down, approached the guard, and said in a low voice, "I know who it is anyway." ”
The guard's face was not moving, and his body was also scarred, obviously he had suffered a lot of torture before, Xie Jingxing smiled slightly, but the smile was not under his eyes, and said, "Accept his token." ”
Ji Yushu and Gao Yang were stunned at the same time, and couldn't help but look at the guard.
The guard was stunned for a moment, and then a hint of struggle flashed on his face. A token, obviously Xie Jingxing already knew his identity. Everyone knows that the Rui King of Da Liang is ruthless and unscrupulous, and the tower prison is even more terrifying to listen to. Rao is that he will also tremble in his heart.
The guard's heart was crossed, so he simply knelt down and kowtowed to Xie Jingxing a few times, and said, "Your Highness is gracious!"
Xie Jingxing glanced at the other party and sneered: "The person sent by the imperial brother is this virtue," his tone carried a deep mockery: "I thought how hard the bones were, it was boring." ”
Ji Yushu couldn't help but speak, "What does Your Majesty want you to do to Miss Shen Wu?"
This person was caught at the gate of the Shen Mansion. It is also thanks to Xie Jingxing who sent his own people to keep an eye on Shen Mansion all day long to avoid another accident, this person is extremely strong in martial arts, and quite vigilant, Xie Jingxing's people squatted and guarded for several days before arresting him. It's not surprising to think about it now, after all, he is a secret agent by Emperor Yongle's side, if he doesn't have this ability, then the Daliang royal family is in danger.
The guard wanted to say something, but when he looked at Xie Jingxing's smiling gaze, he couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine, you must know that in the entire royal family of the Liang Dynasty, this lazy and handsome Rui King, who always has a casual smile, is the most difficult one to mess with. Two years ago, when he returned to Daliang, how many forces in the DPRK and China were secretly playing in it, but they were settled by Xie Yuan one by one, and none of the ministers who opposed him were also eradicated. The wrists are ruthless, the scheming is deep, and the people can't grasp the handle when they do things. However, in addition to the court fight, he also did several beautiful things, so that those old-fashioned ministers had nothing to say, the so-called love and hatred of people is this truth.
Now under his sharp gaze that knows everything, the guards no longer dare to hide it, so they have to tell it all and say: "Your Majesty knows about Miss Shen Wu, I am afraid that His Royal Highness will stay in Ming Qi because of Miss Shen Wu, and he will send his subordinates to investigate...... I didn't want my subordinates to hurt Miss Shen Wu, it was all about investigating ......"
Gao Yang and Ji Yushu both had the same face a little bad, although Emperor Yongle was in Da Liang, he may not have no eyeliner in Dingjing in Ming Qi. found the relationship between Shen Miao and Xie Jingxing, and it is really hard to say what will happen in the end. But with Emperor Yongle's temperament, he would never allow unplanned things to happen. Shen Miao is a Mingqi person in the end, and this identity will bring many variables. Judging from Ji Yushu and Gao Yang, it is not necessarily that Emperor Yongle will agree with Xie Jingxing's thoughts.
But the most troublesome thing is that the two brothers are equally stubborn, and what they believe will never change. If Emperor Yongle was to stop him, how could Xie Jingxing obediently comply. In addition, compared with Emperor Yongle, Xie Jingxing has suffered many assassinations in Mingqi over the years, and his temperament is even more unruly.
Sure enough, when Xie Jingxing heard this, he laughed and said, "Oh, since it's just to find out the news, then there's no need to close the tower and send you back to Daliang." ”
The guard was slightly stunned, and before he could speak, he heard Xie Jingxing's voice coming from his head: "Do you know what to say?"
The guard hesitated for a moment, King Rui and Emperor Yongle were both the same terrifying existence, his heart was a little desperate, and he asked tentatively: "Your Highness has nothing to do with Miss Shen Wu?"
Xie Jingxing looked at him with interest, his beautiful eyes seemed to contain some deep meaning, and he said slowly: "How can the people of the imperial brother lie?"
Gao Yang squeezed the folding fan in his hand, and Ji Yushu swallowed his saliva.
"Go back and tell the imperial brother that he was right, this king stayed because of Shen Miao. The young man smiled softly, but his eyebrows and eyes were not inferior, and he said lightly: "Don't try to change anything, because this king doesn't allow it." ”
"By the way, remember to remind the imperial brother," he yawned, "don't forget the agreement with this king." ”
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The quiet night covered everything, the undercurrent of the Rui Palace, the calculations in the Dingwang Mansion, and the whispers in the General's Mansion.
Qiushui Garden has been entered into the house, the original hostess went back to her parents' house in a rage, and also started a lawsuit with her husband's family, such water and fire are incompatible, everyone knows that Chen Ruoqiu can no longer have the former scenery. And this new aunt has gentle eyebrows and eyes, and even has a child in her belly, I am afraid that she will ascend to the sky in the future. There are not a few people who step on the low and praise the high, and immediately turn their heads to flatter the new master.
Chang Zaiqing sat in the room, touching his stomach, and a gentle smile appeared on his face.
After all, the West Courtyard is too far away, and it is a little cold, Old Madam Shen has found someone to calculate once, and it is a son who is often in the green belly. Immediately, Chang Zaiqing was well supplied, and Shen Wan even took Chang Zaiqing to Qiushui Garden for easy care.
Chang Zaiqing seems to be the new hostess of Qiushui Garden, and she herself is very satisfied with the situation in front of her. Although Chen Ruoqiu is profound, but in the end, he is old and decrepit, and he has not given birth to a son, so this battle has come to an end.
Shen Wan came into the house, put down the tonic in his hand, walked to Chang Zaiqing's side, touched her belly, and said with a smile: "It's good." ”
Chang Zaiqing smiled, was suddenly stunned, and said softly: "Master, what's the trouble?"
Shen Wan was stunned, smiled bitterly, and said, "There is really an annoying thing." ”