Sima Xunian couldn't wait to return to the mansion immediately and return to Shen Jiyue's side......

When night fell, Chang'an City was curfew, there were no pedestrians on the street, he galloped on horseback, and returned to the gate of the mansion in a short time, immediately jumped off his horse and ran into the mansion. The doorkeeper was taken aback when he saw Sima Xunian, and hurriedly ran down the stone steps to lead his mount.

At this time, his heart was full of distress and reluctance, and when he thought of Shen Jiyue in the five years that he was controlled by the Song family's father and son, he didn't know how many sins he had suffered, and his heart felt uncomfortable.

No matter who else she has in her heart, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that she is by her side, and she is willing to stay with him for life...... All kinds of emotions were mixed together, and he felt that his entire chest cavity was so stuffy that it seemed to have to be dissected before it could be released.

Running all the way back to the backyard, he saw Ming Xin sitting on the railing at the door from a distance, holding a handkerchief as if he was wiping away tears, he was shocked, could it be that something happened to Shen Jiyue...... An uncontrollable worry suddenly surged in his heart, and he ran over quickly.

"Mingxin, is Madame in the room?"

Mingxin raised his head suddenly, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was Sima Xunian, and immediately happily wiped away the tears that flowed out of his hand without knowing whether he was sad or excited, "Yes, here, my lord, you can go in quickly." ”

Sima Xunian turned around, and Mingxin suddenly grabbed his sleeve again, "My lord, no matter what you think in your heart, but don't torture Madame anymore, her diet is getting less and less, and the whole person has lost weight, and from yesterday to now, I have drunk a few mouthfuls of porridge......"

When Sima Xunian heard this, he felt distressed for a while, and hurriedly stepped forward and pushed the door in.

"Mingxin, I don't eat...... You get out......"

Seeing Shen Jiyue sitting at the table reading a book, Sima Xunian walked over slowly.

Shen Jiyue felt that the breath of the person who came was wrong, and when she looked up, she found that it was Sima Xunian! With a look of disbelief, she slowly stood up, and the book in her hand had already landed......

Sima Xunian stepped forward in three or two steps and hugged her into his arms......

Still the familiar fragrance of plants and trees, Shen Jiyue bit her lower lip tightly to prevent herself from crying......

"Yue'er...... I am back...... I miss you so much......"

Shen Jiyue was teary-eyed, her hands were on his waist, but she didn't hug him, she didn't dare to hug him, because she didn't know if this person was still not her own, or, how much was her own......

Sima Xunian felt that she didn't respond, and he panicked in his heart, and hurriedly hugged her tighter, "Yue'er, in the past half a month, I have been angry with myself. Now I know that the things I am struggling with are simply insignificant, and the only thing of value is you......"

Shen Jiyue still didn't react, Sima Xunian's heart became more and more panicked, he pushed Shen Jiyue away slightly, stared at her tearful eyes, and muttered, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry......" As he spoke, he kissed her eyes and kissed away her tears......

Shen Jiyue pushed him away, turned around, and quietly wiped away her tears, "You came back this time to give me a letter of resignation...... Still, tell me you're going to take a concubine......"

A hint of surprise suddenly flashed in Sima Xunian's heart, she cared about him!

He stepped forward slowly, slowly hugged her from behind, kissed her earlobe, absorbed her fragrance, and whispered, "I'm worried that you're going to divorce your husband, so hurry back and make amends......"

Shen Jiyue turned around and pushed him away again, "Don't say these words to me again, if you want her, I will give way and let me go back to the Shen family." ”

Sima Xunian stepped forward and hugged her tightly, "I am innocent with her!" The reason why I acquiesced to her running into the yamen of the ministry was because I wanted to use her to stimulate you, and I hope you care about me in your heart! ”

Is it...... Shen Jiyue felt unbelievable, is this the Sima Xunian who strategized and won thousands of miles......

"Yue'er, I love you."

"Can you trust me, Sunny Year? I've never loved anyone but you......"

Sima Xunian was ecstatic, he pushed her away slightly, lowered his head and kissed her lips, a long-lost sense of familiarity came to his heart, and he indulged......

Late at night.

Shen Jiyue lay in his arms and gasped, and Sima Xunian closed his eyes, as if he was reminiscing about this long-lost satisfaction......

"Sunny ......" Shen Jiyue calmed down a little and called out to him faintly.

"Huh? I just told you to call me, why didn't you shout? Next time, you have to be obedient......" Sima Xu began to make requests.

Shen Jiyue blushed shyly, "I have something to ask you...... Why did you come back all of a sudden? Is it because you need information from my brother? ”

He suddenly opened his eyes, "Has Sima You been here?" ”

"Hmmm......"

"I don't need information from Shen Guangfeng."

"Huh?" Shen Jiyue was a little surprised.

"No matter what the result of the investigation of Dali Temple is, it is a fact that the Ministry of Rites Shangshu has made the saint lose face, and he will not appear in the court again...... Sima You wanted to know that it was because he was in the light and the enemy was in the dark, and he was worried that Dali Temple would be unfair and his people would copy the fate of the Book of Rites. ”

Shen Jiyue nodded, her fingers unconsciously drawing circles on his chest.

"Yue'er...... I don't think we should be bothered by Sima You anymore......" After speaking, he turned over again and pressed Shen Jiyue under him......

Early the next morning, Sima Xunian woke up and heard that Shen Jiyue and Mingxin were talking and laughing outside, and he was in a good mood.

Shen Jiyue walked into the inner room after finishing grooming, and saw that Sima Xunian had woken up, with his hands behind his head, looking at her lazily, so he walked to the bed, sat down on the edge of the bed, reached out and stroked his cheek, and said softly, "It's time to get up, it's time to go to the court." ”

"Good. By the way, today I will ask Dr. Chen to check your pulse. ”

Shen Jiyue was stunned for a moment, "I'm fine, why do you want to diagnose the pulse." ”

Sima Xunian got up and said while arranging his clothes, "You haven't eaten well these days, where can your body stand it, I asked Dr. Chen to prescribe a few pills to make you up." ”

Shen Jiyue saw that his belt was tied crookedly, stepped forward to open the heavy tie for him, then folded the placket and wrapped the belt, "It's all a trivial matter, why bother to move the people, and eat it back slowly." ”

"Good, I'll call Yiming to invite you later." After Sima Xunian tidied up his clothes, he gently hugged Shen Jiyue, printed a kiss on her forehead, and then turned to leave.

Before leaving the door, his brows unconsciously twisted, today's political hall will definitely not be easy.

Above the court, Shen Guangfeng came out to report the case of Zhang Hong's murder of his wife after deliberation. The autopsy case file, the confession of the concubine, and the testimony of the Department of Education that Zhang Hong personally recounted the matter, etc., all point to Zhang Hong and his concubine deliberately murdering.

In order to survive, Zhang Hong naturally argued, claiming that he was bewitched by his concubine, and the person who poisoned him was his concubine, not himself.

The laws of Dacheng State stipulate that "lowly marriage does not go to the noble", that is, a woman marries a man whose status and wealth are lower than herself, and the man is not allowed to divorce his wife after he is noble. The law also stipulates that it is a capital crime for a concubine to kill his wife.

Zhang Hong's wife, from the Zheng family of Xingyang, is also a family of gate lords, Zhang Hong was poor when he was young, studied hard in the state, Zheng Zheng, a doctor of economics, appreciated his talent and learning, and married his daughter to him as his wife. Zhang Hong Jinshi and the second, he was promoted by the Zheng family and moved to the Ministry of Rites. It is still a sin to divorce a wife, let alone kill a wife.

Sima Tao didn't want to listen to it anymore, and he didn't want to turn the political hall into a public hall of Dali Temple, so he issued an order in court to dismiss Zhang Hong's official position, change his fame, and demote him to a commoner. Qin Tianlin played, the current spring has just passed, the Ministry of Rites still has many follow-up affairs that need to be expedited, and it is inconvenient to deal with the lack of Shangshu, so he recommended Jiang Shu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, to fill the vacancy, and the Ministry of Rites is the fourth main guest of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhongma Han fills the vacancy of the Ministry of Rites. The emperor was upset by Zhang Hong, and he just wanted to end the matter as soon as possible, and allowed Qin Tianlin to play. Sima Yang and Sima Xunian had no intention of touching Sima Tao's scales again, and were silent.

Sima Xunian expected that Song Zhongming's appointment document would soon be available, and sure enough, just a few days later, the Ministry of Rites sent a document signed by Shangshu, and promoted Song Zhongming to be the Wailang of the Ministry of Rites.

According to the usual practice, the Ministry of Officials presides over the assessment, appointment, and transfer of officials below the fourth rank, but respects the opinions of the chief officials of the yamen. Sima Xunian forcibly suppressed Song Zhongming's promotion documents and waited for work.

Qin Tianlin soon summoned Sima Xunian.

"Lord Sima, I don't know why the Ministry of Officials has not yet issued Song Zhongming's appointment documents, a mere five-grade petty official, does it take a lot of time to consider?" Qin Tianlin tried to lure Sima Xunian many times, but all failed, and he knew that he could not take this person for his own use, so he was no longer as polite to him as before.

"Lord Shang Shuling, the lower officials think that what this person said and did when he was in Dali Temple was not enough to take on the great responsibility. Moreover, this person was promoted to the fifth grade after serving as the head of the sixth grade for more than a month, which is inconsistent with the convention. If Shang Shuling insists on his own opinion, he can discuss it in the political affairs hall, and the three provinces will make a decision, and the lower officials will not dare to say half a word. ”

Qin Tianlin knew that Sima Tao's anger towards the Ministry of Rites had not subsided now, and if the Ministry of Rites had another dispute, I was afraid that Jiang Shu, who had not yet sat in the position of Shangshu, would suffer immediately, and if he didn't do it, he would clean up Lang and Lang Zhong again, and the gains would outweigh the losses, so he endured it.

"The internal personnel transfer of the yamen of each ministry, unless otherwise ordered by the Holy Lord, it is necessary to respect the opinions of the chief of the yamen, Lord Sima, you forcibly obstruct the normal official operation of the Ministry of Rites, are you selfish, fake public interests?"

"The lower officials don't dare." Sima Xunian stopped talking, Qin Tianlin was scheming, and if he said more, he was afraid that he would catch the loophole, and it would not be worth it to ask the superintendent to supervise the imperial history to participate in himself.

Qin Tianlin had no choice but to temporarily suppress the matter.

As soon as Sima Xunian left Shang Shuling's study, he went to find Sima You, and there were some things that needed to be solved quickly.

Sima You was dragged out of the yamen by him, and the two rode to the suburbs, and when they got out of the city gate, Sima Xunian began to speak, "Sima You, Song Zhongming wants to control the Thirteen Prefectures of the World. ”

"This is not a key yamen, let him go." Sima was puzzled, this little thing is also worth talking about.

"The flies and dogs within the Teaching Workshop Department, I'm afraid that the head of the teaching department is clear, do you think Zhang Hong will be a case?"

When Sima You heard this, he immediately understood Qin Shuyun's source, "Could it be that Song Zhongming has already taken refuge in Prince Ning?" Na Pei Guo Gong ......"

"It's worthless." Sima Xunian glanced slightly, "Song Yunli has fished a lot of secrets from the Teaching Workshop Division, and knows that the Teaching Workshop Division is an excellent source of information, Song Zhongming is in the same vein as his Lao Tzu, and he also wants to use the Teaching Workshop Division to rectify the incident." ”

Sima You naturally knew about the matter of the Teaching Workshop Division, and asked, "What do you think?" ”

"Dacheng has been established for more than 100 years, and the Department of Education has long deviated from the original intention of its establishment, and now, it is time to sort it out."