Mama Kong walked through the corridor to the old lady's courtyard, lifted the curtain and entered the door, with a happy face.

The old lady was half-lying on the soft floor, and beside her was a young maid holding a book and reading aloud.

Listening to the movement, the old lady slowly opened her eyes, "Look at you so happy, what happened?" ”

Mama Kong clasped her hands happily, "Accept it!" The eldest prince has received it! ”

The old lady thought that she had been listening to books for a long time, and she had heard hallucinations, "Xiaojing, take care of the old man." ”

The young maid hurriedly stretched out her hand to support the old lady, lowered her eyebrows, and bent her knees slightly.

"Say it again."

The old lady sat up and looked at Mama Kong with an urgent look in her eyes.

Mama Kong smiled happily, her wrinkles trembled and she was describing her joy, "It's the thirteen women you found in your hometown, and the eldest prince took two of them and left them behind, so let's send the rest of the girls back." ”

The old lady's cloudy eyes couldn't hide her surprise at this time, and the stretched wrinkles showed that she was in a happy mood, and then she felt that something was wrong.

"It's that easy?"

You must know that so many women went to their big house, and all of them were returned.

This time, I was specially ruthless, and I found thirteen girls with good figures and good looks in one go, and led them directly into the house, and they were all ready to have a good deal with the big house, but it ended before it started?

"I heard that it was Lan Yu's girl who went to the girls' courtyard to make a fuss." Mama Kong said.

After thinking about it, he added, "It's to compete for favor!" ”

"Oh?" The old lady was surprised.

The woman in the big house has always been sick and weak, Shen Zhiyun is busy with the affairs of the court every day, and all the affairs in the backyard are handed over to this Lanyu.

It can be seen that Lanyu is a smart person. Since she was in charge, she has been calm and strategic, so she can't insert people in the big house several times.

She also tried to take this blue jade for her own use, but this girl looked young, but she didn't show her feet at all.

It's not like someone who goes to trouble people for the sake of a girl who hasn't decided yet.

"Tell me more." The more the old lady thought about it, the more wrong it became.

Mama Kong spoke in detail about what happened today.

"According to the old slave, the eldest prince has all the means, and now even the lord can't control him. I'm afraid that we just sent people to the courtyard on the front foot, and the eldest son on the back foot will get the rumors, I'm afraid that he will know before Lan Yu. ”

The old lady bowed, "He has a lot of his own people, it is indeed possible." ”

Mama Kong continued: "The old slave estimated that the eldest prince had already gone over to see a few. ”

"Lan Yu often accompanies the eldest prince, and must have known the eldest prince's intentions. In the past, the eldest prince had no intention of those women, and Lan Yu was not in a hurry, but now the eldest prince fell in love with the two silently, Lan Yu must have been in a hurry, so he thought about driving those women out while the eldest prince had not yet decided on this matter. ”

The old lady also felt that Mama Kong's analysis was reasonable, and asked, "Then who did he keep?" ”

"Jiang Ruyun, the youngest daughter of Jiang Xu's family."

"Jiang Hui, the concubine of Jiang Xiuhai's family."

The old lady recalled which two of them were, and she probably had an appearance in her heart.

At the beginning, she slapped these people one by one, and the appearance conditions were not bad.

"These thirteen people are all our own family, and any one left is our own people." Mama Kong said.

The old lady nodded approvingly, "Zhiyun is not close to me at all in that woman's raising, but this Shen family, in the end, has to be left to the eldest son, and I don't worry that there are few people around him." ”

Mama Kong followed the old lady's words and said: "The eldest prince is one of the best among the younger generations, the dragon and the phoenix among the people, and in the future, he will definitely take our Shen family to a higher level." ”

The old lady smiled slowly, and felt that she couldn't take it lightly, so she instructed Mama Kong: "Those two women, you need to beat them earlier." ”

"Of course, they need to know what kind of noble blessing they have to enter the courtyard of the eldest prince." Mama Kong said.

"If you don't know who you are, you might as well not want to."

At this point, a trace of cruelty flowed in the old lady's old eyes.

Mama Kong understood, nodded and agreed, "That's nature." ”

Night.

The leaves swayed slightly in the wind, and the half-moon was immersed behind stratus clouds.

It was a quiet night.

"Uhhh

A feather arrow flew through the air and passed through the window, and the wicks of the candles by the window were all extinguished, leaving only an afterimage, which was nailed straight to the bookshelf behind Shen Zhiyun.

Shen Zhiyun looked sideways out of the window, through the pierced paper hole, it was a quiet and dark night outside, and his secret guard had chased him out.

Bai Bian hurriedly pushed the door in.

"Is Childe injured?"

"No problem." Shen Zhiyun said in a deep voice.

"So that Yan Nan doesn't have to chase it."

Shen Zhiyun pulled out the arrow that entered the wood behind him, rubbed his fingers over the arrow body, and snorted coldly.

"This is General Xue's warning to me."

The tail feathers are dark yellow, clamped at the tail end of the arrow shaft, the arrow is triangular, and the rear front is bent inward to make a barb design, which is a typical Xue family arrow.

"Keep this arrow."

Shen Zhiyun put the arrow in Bai Bian's hand.

"When you shoot an arrow in someone else's house, you have to think about the price he will pay."

Shen Zhiyun's eyes crossed a fierce color, so cold that the looker fell into the ice cave.

At this moment, the shadow of the window is shaking, and someone is outside.

Shen Zhiyun's expression was cold, and he glanced at Bai Bian.

Bai Bian put the arrow on the desk and rushed out of the room quickly.

After a stirring outside the door, Bai Bian pressed a woman in.

It was the woman in Tsing Yi who held Lan Yu hostage in the daytime - Jiang Hui.

Bai Bian threw the woman to the ground and said sharply, "Why are you here, what are your intentions, say!" ”

Jiang Hui fell to the ground and looked up at Shen Zhiyun who was standing, the wick swayed, and Shen Zhiyun's face was bright and bright, and he couldn't see it really.

"Mama Kong sent the other girls away overnight, leaving only me and another girl, who was terrified and wanted to come to see Gongzi!"

Jiang Hui spoke very quickly, for fear that Shen Zhiyun would not have the patience to listen to her explanation and kill people directly.

Shen Zhiyun's inquiring eyes were too penetrating, making Jiang Hui look at her heart cold, her eyes moved to the desk, and the arrow on the desk was facing her, and her heart moved.

"This arrow is the Xue family's arrow, I recognize it!"

Despite her messy hair, Jiang Hui's eyes were sharp.

This is to show Shen Zhiyun his ability.

But there is no lack of possibility, it is possible that he heard what Shen Zhiyun said outside the door just now, and he painted a tiger according to the cat.

"Why do you say that?" Shen Zhiyun picked up the arrow and threw it into Jiang Hui's arms.

She didn't believe that the lights were enough, and Jiang Hui could see the appearance of the arrow clearly through the window.

But since this man has the guts, give her a chance to cut off the source of this arrow.

Jiang Hui picked up the arrow and said timidly: "The arrow feathers are yellow, the arrow is triangular, and the tail is barbed." ”

She really didn't see the appearance of the arrow, but just begged for her life first, so that Childe would know that she was useful.

Now that I see it clearly, I am sure that this is the Xue family's arrow.

"What else do you know?" Shen Zhiyun asked.

"My brother is obsessed with weapons, and I have learned a lot, although I can't get through, but I can still do it to identify which places and those genres."

"Stand up and talk back." Shen Zhiyun looked at her and had a plan in his heart.

"Yes, Childe."

"You are the family member found by the old lady, Jiang Hui." Shen Zhiyun called out her name.

Jiang Hui said: "I am Jiang Hui of the Qinghe Jiang family, and I do have some relatives with the old lady. ”

"But."

Jiang Hui paused, and looked straight at Shen Zhiyun.

"The old lady, like my father, treats women as objects and vassals for men."

"I know that it was not my intention to leave a few of us, if Childe is willing to use me, I will definitely live up to Childe's trust, and from now on, I will be used by Childe!"

Shen Zhiyun looked at Jiang Hui, the look in her eyes was unknown, Jiang Hui looked back, did not dodge, but her hand quietly pinched her skirt.

In the silence, Shen Zhiyun smiled, and his voice was clear.

"Okay, in the future, you will stay in my courtyard, not as a concubine, but as a subordinate."

Jiang Hui finally smiled.

She held the arrow in both hands and handed it back to Shen Zhiyun, raising her head with a determined expression.

"Act with loyalty, and kill me if you rebel."

Walk in loyalty, and kill me if you rebel.

Shen Zhiyun chewed these eight words, and felt that this woman could be reused.

In these days of spring, the capital is in a good weather, but there is an undercurrent in the court.

Shen Zhiyun said goodbye to Qi Lao, who left Beijing, and had been waiting for Zhang Peng to write a book to give her a big boost these days, but after waiting for so many days, she didn't see Zhang Peng make any moves.

The investigation of the case in Dali Temple is indeed not the words of Jiang Yujin's family, and many adults in the Criminal Department have been examined these days, and everyone in the Criminal Department is guarding Dali Temple like an iron bucket.

In the meantime, Guan Zhong was also protected by the Criminal Department, and there was a vague tendency to become innocent.

Shen Zhiyun probably knew in his heart that Zhonglang General Zhang Peng had defected.

The reason is still unknown to her, but next, she has to watch out for Zhang Peng.

Gu Hanshu's people over there have repeatedly written to urge the southern school to learn the field, and she has been working around for a few days, but I'm afraid it won't be long in coming.

Cabinet.

Yang Shilin, the first assistant, was dressed in official robes and discussed with a group of cabinet members here.

In the Hanhai incident, he kept holding it and let Shen Zhiyun argue with those people.

Yan Lun spoke, "These days, I see that Your Majesty's tone has loosened, and I am afraid that he is more inclined to send troops. ”

Another person responded, "We only need to drag this situation on, and when we send troops, we will pay attention to the timing of celebrating civil strife, and wait for another month, even if Your Majesty has made up your mind, it is not suitable for the whole army." ”

Shen Zhiyun, who was aggressive in the court, was silent at this time, she took a sip of tea, took a sip, and when she put it down, she found that everyone's eyes were focused on her.

Shen Zhiyun raised his eyebrows and said indifferently.

"Look at what I do, Zhang Peng's defection is really unexpected for me."

Lord Yan, who had just spoken, rolled up his sleeves, "That Zhang Peng can't be used, Lord Shen has to think of some other way, and he must have something in his hand to drag this situation down." ”

Shen Zhiyun was disdainful in his heart, so he would say why didn't he see you fighting in the court.

"My own way." Shen Zhiyun said.

Lord Yan still wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Yang Shilin.

Yang Shilin is a smiling tiger, and he usually carries the elegant style of a literati, secretly treating people as guns, and wielding them wherever they need to be.

He looked at Shen Zhiyun, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes stretched into a kind arc, "Zhiyun, how is Shen Shilang's attitude?" ”

Shen Shilang, this is asking Shen Zhiyun her father.

Now the head of the household department is old, much older than Yang Shilin, and he is no longer able to deal with government affairs, and most of them are handed over to Shen Pingshan to investigate, and they all say that when the book returns to his hometown, Shen Pingshan will be the next head of the household department.

At that time, the Shen family was really in full swing.

In the past few days, Shen Pingshan, under Shen Zhiyun's secret provocation, felt that Aunt Jiang was not aware of her use of people, and she had a big temper with her.

Regarding the matter of Hanhai, Shen Pingshan was unexpectedly neutral.

When asked how much money was left in the treasury, he arranged for someone to calculate it in a proper manner, and reported it to His Majesty.

Shen Zhiyun has seen the items, some omissions and gaps are normal, after all, when the water is clear, there are no fish, and officials at all levels take a few percent of the imperial court appropriations, which can be tolerated if it is not too excessive.

In the end, the accounts of the state treasury are not falsified, and it is okay to say that they can bear the needs of the war situation, and it is okay to say that the state treasury is strapped for labor and money.

His Majesty asked Shen Pingshan again, what do you think the country can afford about Hanhai?

He worked hard to write more than a dozen pages of policy arguments to play sloppy, and he calculated that the profits of the mutual market and the whole army were divided fifty-fifty.

Thinking of Shen Pingshan's ability to fight sloppily, it can be regarded as a neutral ability to make the expenses of the war and the mutual market and the follow-up income mediocre.

"My lord really asked me in vain, and everyone doesn't know the relationship between me and my father, when I have stood in a camp."

It is well known that Shen Zhiyun and Shen Pingshan's father and son are not harmonious, but in the end, the Shen family will have a sister-in-law with Shen Zhiyun, and the Shen family will still be handed over to Shen Zhiyun in a few years.

How can father and son have an overnight feud, everyone thinks that Shen Zhiyun is young and vigorous, and he is angry with his father.

Shen Zhiyun said again: "This matter has been going around for many days, you don't have to worry, as Lord Yan said, just drag it out." ”

The reason why the cabinet is so opposed to war is because of the old general Naxue.

When Yang Shilin was young, General Xue was still in Beijing, and the two were also incompatible,-for-tat.

Later, it was obvious that Yang Shilin won, and Xue Deming left Beijing to sit on the frontier, leaving his wife and children hostage in Beijing.

Once the war starts in this Hanhai, the right to lead the troops will be in the hands of Xue Deming, and who knows whether he wants to return to Beijing or tell the old man when the time comes.

If he returns to Beijing, he will be respected and the people will want to do so, and there will definitely be no good life for Yang Shilin.

Yang Shilin has no good life, how can the cabinet have a good life?

What's more, the opening of the mutual market will first be approved by the cabinet and then handed over to the household department for appropriation, if this is done, it will be a major achievement of Yang Shilin, how can he relax.

Although Shen Zhiyun is young, he is very good at judging the situation, and Yang Shilin is very optimistic.

said that he wanted to drag Hanhai, but Shen Zhiyun really persisted for so many days.

Yang Shilin touched his beard, if Shen Zhiyun was a white cloth, he really wanted to accept him as a righteous son, and there was no more powerful subordinate than him.

It's a pity that Shen Zhiyun is not from a poor family, his father Shen Ping is the only son in law of the Shen family, what a pity.

"Shousuke-sama, what else do you think?" Shen Zhiyun asked.

Yang Shilin is a tolerant one, Zhang Peng's defection is not conducive to the situation on their side, Shen Zhiyun is stubborn, and he didn't see Yang Shilin show his hole cards.

Yang Shilin sighed, "It's just dragging, what good way can there be." ”

This old thing is still pretending to be here.