Hou Fangyu was sprayed all over the ground by the Shen Shuren looking for teeth, which attracted the people of Meixianglou to come forward to persuade him.

Shen Shuren also took advantage of the trend to restrain slightly, after all, he still needs to pay attention to his image in the Nanjing literary circle - after all, it has only been Chongzhen for fourteen years, if it is two or three years later, this kind of false image will not matter at all, and then it will be a knife to speak.

However, even if they didn't do those insulting attacks, the Shen Shuren still had a way to make Hou Fangyu lose his reputation.

He pretended to give Li Zhenli a face, sat down to drink tea, and stopped pestering. Then he suddenly turned to Yang Wencong behind Hou Fangyu, pointed at him with a folding fan halberd and scolded:

"If no one knows, he must not do it. In the name of his father, Hou Fangyu tried to sell his official position to ask for bribes but failed, and he couldn't make up the silver for a long time, but today he suddenly has silver, you gave it to him. ”

As soon as these words came out, Hou Fangyu was only slightly surprised, but Yang Wencong's face changed greatly.

There were dozens of literati in the rest of the venue, but they were just a little inexplicable.

"It turns out that Hou Gongzi's silver tonight was borrowed, and he really slapped his swollen face and became fat."

"But so what? It's not a shame to be poor, and it's nothing to borrow money, maybe he is infatuated with Miss Li. ”

The first reaction of most of the uninformed people was not to feel poor and embarrassed, but to have a trace of disgust for Shen Shuren.

As Hou Fangyu's friend, he can be regarded as a talented person in the Jinling circle, and he couldn't help but stand up when he heard this:

"Shenfutai! Although you have the title of the gold list and the ambition of a young man, you have the capital to look down on me and other poor students. But isn't it too much to laugh at the poverty of others? A gentleman does not speak for profit! It's great to be rich! ”

Shen Shuren clasped his hands on his chest and waited quietly for the other party to finish. Just like a tiger listening to a small animal barking at him, he was not in a hurry or angry.

He is also a principled person, and he does not see who steps on whom to these literati in Nanjing, or he thinks that "friends of enemies are also enemies".

For those who are too weak to threaten existence, whether to trample to death, Shen Shuren has a standard: what is the person's character in history, and whether he has been a traitor.

Although Mao Xiang had a close relationship with Hou Fangyu, after all, he was also a reclusive refusal in history, and with this, Shen Shuren didn't want to embarrass him directly, so he could give him a chance.

After the other party finished speaking completely, there was nothing to say, Shen Shuren still stared at the other party with sharp eyes, and saw that the other party was empty, Shen Shuren shook his fingers and said:

"Mao Xiucai, how can you think that I am talking about profit and laughing at the poverty of Hou Fangyu? People can't understand what they say, no wonder they failed in the five tests-you ask Yang Wencong, where did the six thousand taels he borrowed from Hou Fangyu come from. ”

As he spoke, Shen Shuren suddenly became more eye-catching, turned to Yang Wencong, and said in a loud voice: "To be a man, you must dare to be a man!" Dare to lie, this son is sure to debunk you! Don't underestimate our intelligence that has traveled all over the world! ”

This last sentence is pure blackmail.

Shen Shuren actually has no ironclad evidence, he just repaid Eucalyptus directly because he had watched "Peach Blossom Fan".

But Yang Wencong saw that he had always controlled the rhythm of the whole audience tonight, and he had already been frightened, and he had an unfathomable fear of the Shen family's power. At this moment, if he was deceived like this again, he was immediately speechless.

Shen Shuren took advantage of the victory to pursue: "This silver belongs to your brother-in-law's friend, Ruan Dacheng!" ”

As soon as these words came out, all the literati in the circle subconsciously leaned into the distance, as if a shock wave emanated from Yang Wencong and Hou Fangyu.

Mao Xiang's face was incredulous: "Hou ...... Virtuous brother! Is this true?! ”

Hou Fangyu and Yang Wencong didn't dare to speak, and Ai Ai, Mao Xiang and the others also roughly understood what was going on.

"From now on, you and I will break up!" Leaving with a sound of hatred, I felt that I couldn't afford to lose this person.

That's Ruan Dacheng! At the beginning, they reinstated the Chinese people who jointly signed "Staying in the Capital to Prevent Chaos and Public Exposure", shouting and beating Ruan Dacheng everyone, and now their old friends actually accept the benefits of Ruan Dacheng, isn't this a collusion with the eunuch party! Who can afford to lose this man!

Originally, Hou Fangyu and Yang Wencong stole the silver, but it was relatively secretive. Others still have room to maneuver, and they can privately persuade Hou Fangyu to return the money and settle the matter.

Now there is a butterfly effect of the Sinking Tree Man, and the truth is directly pierced in public. Let Hou Fangyu and Yang Wencong be unavoidable, and openly make a fool of himself in front of the guests of tonight's literary event, and his reputation will be stinky for three miles from then on, and there is no way to recover.

The guests left one after another, and they didn't want to watch the singers perform, drink and chat anymore, and shook their heads and sighed one by one when they left.

Such an accident made the people in Meixianglou very passive, Li Zhenli complained bitterly in her heart, but she didn't dare to offend Shen Shuren, she just secretly hated how she recruited Hou Fangyu, a boneless one, to take Ruan Dacheng's silver.

After this incident, how many of those literati who pretend to be high and noble will avoid Meixianglou in the future? It's going to be a bit of a bad business.

After everyone dispersed, Shen Shuren took a long time to ask Li Zhenli: "Can I take Xiangjun away?" ”

"Shen Futai go slowly," Li Zhenli smiled more ugly than crying, and while asking her daughters to send Li Xiangjun out, she seemed to think of something, and pleaded with Shen Shuren in a pleading tone,

"Shen Futai, the old body has something to ask for, if you still want to come to Meixianglou to redeem people in the future, can you say hello in advance? We don't dare to set up any more banquets and invite guests to bid. You just give us the number and don't let us suffer too much. ”

She was completely frightened by the Shen Shuren's trouble, and she didn't dare to play with the Shen Shuren anymore to find a way to raise prices, lest she would be completely unable to do business if she came to make another mess.

Shen Shuren didn't care about these at all, so he casually dropped a promise and floated away with Li Xiangjun.

……

On the way back to the Shen family's house, Li Xiangjun's carriage was still her own, to be exact, it was given to her daughter by Li Zhenli.

Eight thousand taels of silver were collected, and it was also appropriate to take some carriages and horses when sending his daughter. This is also the atmosphere of the late Ming Dynasty, leaving some dignity for the Oiran lady, like a dowry for her mother's family.

The interior decoration is also gorgeous and soft, and it is smoked with countless precious spices.

Until she entered the mansion, Shen Shuren would not be in the same car with her, which was also the custom at the time, but Li Xiangjun's car could not go through the front door, but had to go through the side door or the back door.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the garden inside the side door, Shen Shucai came to help him personally, and Chen Yuanyuan, who had been at home all day, also came. When Li Xiangjun saw the two of them, he was still a little ashamed.

She doesn't have any feelings with Shen Shuren, she has only had some fantasies at most, knowing that Shen Gongzi is an existence that she can't climb, and he is also a well-known and heroic person in the world.

But worship and longing, after all, can't replace the relationship between men and women, everything came too fast, and she was overwhelmed.

Fortunately, Shen Shuren is not a person in a hurry, and Chen Yuanyuan's body is still convenient these days, and it will not be inconvenient until the beginning of next month, at least seven or eight days.

He took the initiative to extend an olive branch with pity: "Miss Li, don't be nervous, let's talk about it, I'll save you from the fire pit to prevent you from falling into the clutches of beasts like Zuo Liangyu." You listen to my arrangement and act when the opportunity arises.

I have always been true to my word, and I will not force women to commit to me, so you will live and adapt first. If there is any omission or inconvenience, just talk to your sister Yuanyuan. ”

Li Xiangjun's brain is still dizzy, and when she heard Shen Shuren mention business, she was still a little nervous:

"Is Childe going to deal with Zuo Liangyu soon? Forgive the slave family bluntly, I heard that Zuo Liangyu was fierce and domineering, with more than 100,000 soldiers. Childe now only has a place as a foundation, so he won't get into trouble, right? ”

Shen Shuren gently patted her shoulder, which was also the first time that Shen Shuren took the initiative to consciously touch the other party's body and gave an encouraging smile:

"You and Miss Bian have read a lot, but they are still a little hot. This kind of thing, of course, is in my own hands, and I can turn my face whenever I want.

Today, when I talked to Hou Fangyu, did he dare to say in public that he wanted to ransom you in order to give it to Zuo Liangyu? He didn't dare! Therefore, at this time, whoever takes the initiative to find out about this matter and tell the truth is who is slapping Zuo Liangyu - rest assured that you will live your life. ”

Shen Shuren himself was very satisfied with today's disposition, and he squeezed Hou Fangyu so much that he didn't dare to talk nonsense. This is equivalent to turning a time bomb into a remote-controlled bomb, and the detonator is still in the hands of the Sinking Tree Man himself.

After listening to Li Xiangjun, his mood was not good or bad, but more complicated.

She could see that Shen Gongzi was very righteous and principled to his friends. But today's incident is not because of love after all.

In such a short period of time, no one believes that true love can be generated, at most it is only enough to have time to see the color.

……

After a night without words, Li Xiangjun occupied a courtyard by himself, and he suffered from insomnia until dawn, and then fell asleep.

Shen Shuren didn't touch her, but went back to rest with Chen Yuanyuan.

For the next day or two, they read books in the garden every day and talked to each other to get to know each other. Shen Shuren also gave Li Xiangjun some gorgeous jewelry, precious incense.

Shen Shuren is not a hypocritical person, there is a stunning beauty who is included in the house for some reason, even if he doesn't sleep, it is very cool to talk about ancient and modern Chinese and foreign experiences, and show off his men's knowledge.

Even for aspiring men, this kind of convincing people with knowledge is more fulfilling than pure physical communication.

Li Xiangjun's understanding of literature and history is not as good as Bian Yujing, but she can barely cope with it, so that Shen Shuren will not say that an ancient person has taught her, and she doesn't even know who that ancient person is.

The days came to the twenty-eighth day of the first month in a blink of an eye, and Li Xiangjun almost adapted to the daily life of the Shen family's outer house.

Early this morning, the housekeeper Shen Fu found the young master and reported some news:

"Young Master, Chief Wu Shan, the eunuch of the country, and Xu Shilang, the minister, all have sent letters. Wu Shanchang said that he had already handled the latest evaluation for Zheng Chenggong, a prisoner, and his studies were outstanding.

Xu Shilang said that the petty officials you confessed to last time have also been recruited to Nanjing, and their political achievements in the first two years have been evaluated. If you have time in these two days, you can go to the yamen of the ministry and interview them to see if they are willing to contribute to the country and accept a new job in danger. ”

Shen Shuren immediately got up: "Prepare the horse!" ”