Fu Renzhai smiled bitterly: "Ten years of planning, how much effort, how much manpower, in one fell swoop, He Qihu died crisply, how can the emperor not find a scapegoat to vent his anger." ”

Shen Nian's answer was not much different from what he had thought before, the emperor couldn't help but be angry for a while, and was shocked that the most trusted courtier would actually betray, so he counted Fu Renzhai as his guilt and asked him to blame, when he handed over the seamless list to the emperor, the emperor's expression was amusing.

Now, after thinking about it, if you can't even keep the last dozen chess pieces, then Fu Renzhai's official position, and even his life, can't be saved.

Fortunately in the midst of misfortune, the list in He Qihu's hands did not fall out.

Fu Renzhai seemed to guess his thoughts: "He Qihu didn't hand over the list, because this is his next bargaining chip, he wants to keep it in exchange for greater benefits, but it's a pity that he has been fighting with the tiger for many years, and he still underestimated Shuntian's brutal methods, and fifty people in the whole house were all killed, even the son he cared about the most, the person he married was also premeditated, and the situation set up by Shun Tian was bigger than we expected." ”

"And a child." Shen Nianyi originally thought that it was a good thing to send Wen Wu'er into the palace, the only bloodline of the previous imperial historian, but now that he thinks about it, if that child is ordinary, he may be able to save his life, if there is a little outstanding, how will the emperor treat the remnants of this He family?

"That child, I have seen it once, is very good-looking, but he is timid, he refuses to talk to strangers, and he is led by a little eunuch, and when he asks him, he only nods and shakes his head, is he frightened in that massacre?" Fu Renzhai thought for a moment and said, "The child was brought back from Ling County by Lord Shen, if Lord Shen knew the truth first, would he be sent to the palace?" ”

Fu Renzhai is also a smart person, obviously thinking of one place, Shen Nianyi's eyes were clear and soft, he thought of Sun Shining holding Wu'er, when he came back from the ruins, he didn't let go of his hand all the way: "I will take him into the palace, and I also believe that the emperor will not be angry with a child at will, especially this child doesn't know anything." ”

Wen Wu'er didn't even know his own background, he only thought that he was the son of a cook, and his mother had unfortunately passed away, so he wouldn't be a man with many mouths and tongues, so he would tell him the truth afterwards.

"The emperor can't save face, and he will definitely not publicly announce He Qihu's treason, otherwise it will be a slap in the face, so whether it is in you or in the government and the opposition, He Qihu's case has been pushed on Yiyantang's body, and Yiyantang will not stand up and say that the case was not done by them, and no one will be convinced." Fu Renzhai stood up and hooked the corners of his lips slightly.

"This scapegoat couldn't have been better found."

"Lord Shen and I don't have a deep friendship on weekdays, but when I was in danger, I was able to stand up, suppress the criminal department, and personally go to the palace to say such things to the emperor, Fu is grateful."

"Master Fu doesn't need to be polite, I also have selfish intentions when I make a move." As soon as Shen Nian listened to Fu Renzhai's words, the more he listened, the more frightened he became, Fu Renzhai was afraid that he had also installed eyes and ears in the palace, and the emperor's every move was well understood, and he was afraid that every word he said that day would have been transmitted back to his ears as soon as possible.

"No matter how hard you try, it has turned into sand in your fingers and the moon in the water." Fu Renzhai put his hands behind his back, paced to the window, sighed and said, "The emperor is annoyed and angry, how can I not be cold, He Qihu will also get a glorious funeral with royal courtesy, just because the emperor can't afford to lose this face, and I will still be removed from my official position because of this matter." ”

"Perhaps, the emperor will change his mind."

"The emperor didn't immediately order me to be arrested, which can be regarded as a change of heart." Fu Renzhai smiled lightly and said, "Before coming to Dali Temple, I have written my resignation and sent it to the palace, please ask the emperor to take a look, if the emperor really sympathizes with me as an official for many years and is conscientious, then he is naturally willing to let me live." ”

The sounding outside is indispensable, and the inside is full of holes, and someone must be willing to stand up and bear it.

"I won't complain about this, officialdom has always been so dark, if there was no Mr. Liu to help solve the siege, and there was no Fu someone to visit the Hanlin Academy, a good dream is done today, it is time to wake up." Fu Renzhai looked straight over, "Don't hide it from Lord Shen, I have never worried about my fate in my heart, but I am a little unwilling to succeed." ”

If things develop within his control, then Dali Temple is the last stop for Fu Renzhai as an official, regardless of whether he can tell others such a cruel and unbearable truth, he chose Shen Nianyi because the emperor trusts this person very much, and his tone is notoriously tight.

As long as there is one person who knows his heart for the emperor and the Celestial Empire, then it will not be in vain.

"That's it, so I won't bother Lord Shen more here." Fu Renzhai said politely, "I'm going back and waiting for the so-called good news." ”

Shen Nianyi personally sent people to the door, Fu Renzhai leaned over slightly, and his voice was very low: "What the emperor wants, you can't hide it, and you can't hide it." ”

Before Shen Nian could react, Fu Renzhai had already strode down the steps, and from behind, his back was straight, just like his own personality.

Shen Nianyi stood at the steps for a long time, until Qiu Cheng came over and replied, "Master Fu has something to ask for?" ”

"He didn't ask for anything." Shen Nianyi knew that Fu Renzhai had been disheartened, and ten years of hard work had been in vain, and the emperor's attitude was even worse, He Qihu's betrayal was not Fu Renzhai's fault, but he was right, someone must bear it, and the murderer who could not be arrested in Yiyantang outside, and the person who planned the entire plan in the dynasty was the culprit, "Being an official is actually the most tiring thing in the world." ”

"My lord, my lord, where are you going?" Qiu Cheng saw Shen Nian's long legs and step down the steps, and said urgently, "There are a bunch of official affairs here waiting for adults......

Shen Nian waved his hand, did not look back, he knew where he wanted to go, who he saw, those official affairs were put aside for the time being, and it would not be delayed for too long, this was the first time since he took office in Dali Temple that he felt that official affairs were not as important as he thought.

He didn't ride a horse, let alone take a car, he walked very fast, and when he arrived at the gate of Sun's mansion, Shen Nian looked at the two closed doors, and didn't even bother to step forward and knock on the door, he went directly to the side door and jumped over the wall.

The location was well chosen, almost no one saw him, and walked straight towards the main house, Holly came out with a basin of water, and when he saw him, his eyes widened: "Lord Shen, where did you come from?" ”

Shen Nianyi smiled lightly and said, "From Dali Temple." ”

"No, it's not, what I want to ask is, why didn't anyone come to talk in front of me." Holly was still full of joy, "The girl is reading in the house, Lord Shen asks her to do it inside, and I will pour water and make tea." ”

Shen Nian opened the curtain, there was a crystal bead curtain hanging on the door of the inner room, separated by beads one by one, he looked at Shi Ning quietly, he was nesting in the chair, where was he reading, the pages of the book had long been turned away, his hair was loosely puffed, wearing a homely lake blue cocoon silk dress, the weather was slightly warm, probably Holly was afraid that she would be cold, and she deliberately covered a small cloak of gray squirrel skin outside, velvet, lined with a pretty face before the palm was big.

She turned her face sideways, her eyes were like a pool of soft water, she didn't know what she was thinking, who she was, she was clearly a little distracted, and suddenly the book she was holding in her palm slipped and fell to the ground, and with a soft snap, she woke up the person who was half-asleep and half-awake.

Sun Shining wanted to bend down to pick up the books on the ground, her eyes lifted, and her eyes touched Shen Nian, who was standing still outside the door, she didn't seem to believe her eyes, she coughed heavily, Shen Nian heard her reaction, and immediately laughed, stepped forward, the round beads slid through her fingers, cold and cold.

"How did you come!" Sun Shining's face was full of surprise, "There are so many things, didn't you say that you can't come over until you're done?" ”

"You can come and have a look before you finish it." Shen Nianyi picked up the book for her, it was still a common flower book on the market, he seemed to have seen it somewhere, and flipped it in his hand a few times, "At that time, you were unjustly imprisoned, I went to the courtyard where you lived to check, and there was such a book on the table." ”

"It's not that one, it's hard for you to remember." Sun Shining pursed the corners of his mouth and smiled, this person always comes and goes, the corners of his clothes are pure as new, almost dusty, "Holly put it away for me, flip it over with my hands, my hands are inconvenient, and I can't see the fine ones." ”

Shen Nianyi didn't answer, he gently held Sun Shining's wrist, very cautious, as if she was the fine porcelain that was easy to break, the gauze wrap was still there, but she had already relieved him, his voice was very low, as if whispering: "I just suddenly want to come to see you, see what you are doing, whether you are recuperating well, after seeing you, I will feel at ease." ”

When he spoke, the warm breath of exhalation, lingering in the wrist, Sun Shining liked to listen to his voice, the first time they met, she couldn't see anything, but he was as cold as ice and snow, proud as Xuanzhu's voice was impressed, she looked in front of her, the posture of the leaning body, the black hair, a trace of feathers at the tip of the heart was gently scratching, a little itchy, and the indescribable joy.

"It's not that painful anymore, you don't have to feel too guilty, I won't blame you, really." Sun Shining only felt guilty because he was still guilty, and said softly, "Doctor Zheng has said that the ointment has the effect of building muscles, as long as you recuperate slowly, you can recover." ”

"No, Shining, not just for your injuries." Shen Nianyi raised his head suddenly, his eyebrows and eyes were handsome, and the mountains were undulating, suddenly magnifying, making Shining almost breathless,