When he came back this time, he also brought back a piece of news, and he collected the news about the traitors who had not been investigated by the imperial court.

"In their tent, I found a very mysterious tent, and no one was allowed to go near it, and there were people who took shifts, and they were more tightly guarded than the camps of ordinary generals, otherwise others would approach them."

Ergou took a sip of tea to quench his thirst: "I have to go in and see what I said, and in the second half of the night, I found a vigorous master and asked him to sneak in and check it out, and guess what?" ”

Lin Piao was a little nervous, and sat a little closer to Shen Hong, always feeling that it was not a simple matter.

Ergou took a breath: "Human urn." ”

"Huh? Human? Lin Piao fought a cold war, thinking about that strange picture, the people who were hidden in the camp tent were too terrifying.

"The human urn is in good health, but if he is put in a big jar and soaked in medicine, he will not be human." When Ergou said this, his back was also a little chilly, and he looked at Shen Hong: "It's the second child of the Xiang family." ”

Shen Hongwei frowned: "It stands to reason that he should die." ”

"Yes, but he didn't die, they hung on him with medicine, probably to get more news from him."

Lin Piao couldn't stand it anymore when he heard this: "You continue to talk, I'll go out and stand for a while." Lin Piao got up and went outside, standing at the junction of the sun and the eaves, the warm late autumn sun falling on his body, dispelling the cold on his body.

Ergou was stunned for a moment, turned his head and looked at the back of the little sister-in-law walking away, only to realize that this topic was a little too terrifying for the little sister-in-law, and the description of a few simple words was not bloody, he was used to this kind of cruelty.

"Tell your majesty about this matter quickly, and don't delay the opportunity."

"Naturally, I just have to choose a good time, otherwise I won't have the credit, but I will be tabooed by His Majesty."

"Just choose a private meeting and don't let anyone listen to you."

Ergou nodded, he didn't tell the emperor about this matter as soon as possible, but came back and said that he was afraid of the emperor's attitude, this matter was that the emperor did not do it properly, and the soldiers could not be killed, even if he had a grudge against the Xiang family, let others know about this matter, and it would also affect his image as a master.

Now that I have Shen Hong's words, I know that there are not too many points to consider, and we will do things first.

Lin Piao stood outside in the sun for a while, and the two of them walked out to find him after a brief conversation.

Lin Piao didn't think these words were terrifying, but the chill behind this matter, the pinnacle of power, was the bone-chilling cold, even if he only glanced at it, he felt chills all over his body.

He had met General Xiang Jiaer.

This matter has been hidden from Erzhu until now.

They picked on their hands and feet, cut their tongues, fed poison, and died within a few days of being sent to the border, but Lin Piao did not expect that it could be more cruel and terrifying.

Shen Hong saw Lin Piao's face and knew that he was a little frightened by this incident, so he glanced at Ergou lightly, and the two dogs who knew each other first retired and left, and went to find Juan'er and Xiaoyue, the two sisters, to talk about it, and there were only two people left in the courtyard, so Shen Hong reached out and hugged Lin Piao in his arms.

"Piao'er, the king is defeated and the royal family fights, you don't have to think so much."

"I know, I'm just a little chilly in my back."

"Let's have a hot soup."

Lin Piao nodded, he knew that this world was inherently cruel, on the one hand, benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, and faith, on the other hand, conquest and endless power strangulation, and the closer Shen Hong and the others got to the center of power, the more they could feel this kind of thing.

Shen Hong asked Qing Yu to fetch the soup.

By the way, he sent two plates of side dishes and two plates of pastries in, Lin Piao sat in the house, Shen Hong sat with him, it was already cool at the end of autumn, and when a cup of hot soup went down, every pore on Lin Piao's body was warm, and the heart that originally felt stiff and uncomfortable was also relieved a lot.

Shen Hong soothed: "Although the Xiang family is unfortunate, but every bane is planted by themselves, even if it is a struggle for imperial power, but if it weren't for them in order to provoke a war, they provoked these foreign royal families several times, regardless of the safety of the people, and did too much, the foreign race will not ask them to vent their anger, even if Your Majesty splits them, he will never hand them over to the foreign race, and the current fruits are all planted at the beginning." ”

Shen Hong didn't want Lin Piao to feel close to the imperial power, being in the center of power was destined to be so dangerous and terrifying, which would only make Lin Piao worry about themselves, and they would not be at ease at home.

Lin Piao listened to his words and nodded: "I know, it's just that I suddenly heard this kind of thing, and I feel very scary when I think of that picture." ”

Shen Hong comforted him a few more words and slowly took the topic away.

Lin Piao no longer thought about this matter, but instead thought about the emperor's reaction when he knew about it, if he wanted to, he couldn't fight, Ergou had just come back from the peace talks, everyone was ready to save the autumn and winter, but if he didn't fight, it was estimated that the emperor himself would feel uncomfortable.

There is nothing to be said about the matter, at least from Lin Piao's point of view, and it is not known whether the emperor has done anything in private.

Just at the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, the end of the grain pasting autumn fat, it was time to put up clothes, Lin Piao often went to Yuemingfang from time to time to see the shop, this day was almost noon, the second aunt personally sent the food over, and her face was a little panicked.

Now although she doesn't have to work anymore, she can't be idle like Uncle Qiu, she has to run a few times to Tongxi Building if she has nothing to do, check all the details in the backyard, and if she is idle, she will come to Yuemingfang to deliver food, and if she has something to do a day, she can pass the day.

Lin Piao looked at her face: "Second aunt, what happened?" ”

The second aunt put down the food box, brought out the food and put it on the table, and Xiaoyue and Juan'er also gathered: "Eat first, you eat first." ”

As soon as Lin Piao heard her words, his appetite was about to be suspended, and the subtext of this kind of thing was, now that I said it, you won't be able to eat it.

"What's wrong, auntie?" Satsuki couldn't help but ask.

The second aunt shook her head, and when Lin Piao saw that the second aunt could hardly hold back the gossip, she insisted on asking them to eat first, so Lin Piao picked up the chopsticks: "Okay, let's eat first." ”

When they had almost eaten and finished eating side dishes, the second aunt said: "I don't have to say such things to be annoying, but today I heard some rumors outside, and I was not happy to hear them. ”

Lin Piao pricked up his ears to listen, and Xiaoyue and Juan'er also waited for this big gossip with anticipation.

"Piao'er, don't be angry, now some people are saying that you are as compatible as Shen Hong."

Satsuki sipped her tea, coughed and almost choked.

"It's ridiculous out there right now, and I don't know where it's coming from."

Lin Piao was surprised, saying that it was already a cliché that he and Shen Hong had a leg, and every time he could escape speculation with Shen Hong's personality and appearance, it was still rare to say that they were a good match.

"Why? In the past, they didn't say that I was as good as Shen Hong, and they used to take the opportunity to beat Shen Hong with this matter. ”

The second aunt didn't hear the point of his words: "Who knows, chewing the root of the tongue is spread around." The second aunt lowered her voice a little: "I don't know who spread it outside, saying that you and Shen Song don't have a round house at all, and they are gone before they are next to you, saying that your life is not ordinarily hard, Shen Hong is also hard, and the lives of the two of you are unbearable to others, and the result is spreading, I don't know who said it, then you two are quite compatible, no one can restrain anyone, this matter spread, I think you two are a good match." ”

Lin Piao felt that the people in Beijing were a little stubborn, no one was willing to admit that they were a match before, and they all felt that Shen Hong, who was in the light of the wind and the moon, would never have any superfluous thoughts about Lin Piao.

"I'm bringing this here so that you don't have to be annoyed when you hear it later, and you have a preparation in your heart, being a widow is like this, other people's eyes are watching, and you will always have some peach blossoms on your body at every turn."

The second aunt babbled and complained, feeling very ridiculous about this matter, Xiaoyue and Juan'er lowered their heads, continued to pull their own bowls with chopsticks, and ate grain by grain, not daring to look up at the second aunt, for fear that as soon as they raised their heads, their expressions and eyes would be exposed.

However, when the sister-in-law heard others say this about him and Brother Shen Hong, she should be happy in her heart.

The two secretly glanced at the sister-in-law, and saw that he really did not have any displeased expression, and continued to talk with a faint smile.

Xiaoyue and Juan'er's reaction The second aunt did not suspect him, but they were shy and embarrassed to listen to this kind of topic.

Lin Piao just thought that the people in Shangjing were bored and were using him and Shen Hong as a pastime, but later he found that he was still thinking too simply, and this matter was quite a bit of a trend of spreading more and more, not only among the people, but even in the backhouses of some ladies in Shangjing.

Lin Piao didn't know how to do it, and it was rumored that some people were a little superior, thinking that they were both kind, that they were both good people, that they were very suitable together, and that they were destined to be golden boys and girls.

Lin Piao only reminisced at this time, and suspected that someone was leading the rhythm, but this kind of good thing, if it was a person sent by a political enemy, the other party might not be so considerate, and handed Shen Hong a pillow when he wanted to sleep.

So Lin Piao doubted Shen Hong for a while, and felt that Shen Hong wanted to engage in a public opinion anti-encirclement line.

But Lin Piao didn't go home and ask Shen Hong about it, after all, Shen Hong hated to marry seriously, no matter whether he did it or not, Lin Piao always had a feeling that his mind had pierced, so he thought that if he hadn't done it, he would have dealt with it himself, and if he did, he would naturally have a plan in his heart, and he would just wait for a result.

There is nothing wrong with this spreading the news like this, and anyway, it will increase the public's acceptance of them, so that they will not panic at the first mention of what they have, as if it were a great earth-shattering thing.

At the end of winter, Lin Piao didn't know what was going on, the only feeling was that it was warmer and more comfortable to sleep together in winter recently, and Shen Hong became a little enthusiastic.

Will hold him and call him his name over and over again, his eyes are gentle and fascinated, affectionate and pitying, Lin Piao was shocked by his complicated eyes, and always felt that this thing Shen Hong was doing something, but Shen Hong didn't say it, and if Ergou didn't come back to report the news, he couldn't feel it from anywhere else.

Shen Hong wanted to marry Lin Piao.

I really want to marry Lin Piao.

When he was a teenager, he wanted Lin Piao wholeheartedly, wanted Lin Piao to be good only to himself, wanted Lin Piao to only look at himself, wanted Lin Piao not to leave his side, and married him with all his highest expectations of love, they could legitimately brand each other, whether in the eyes of the world or in each other's eyes, they all belonged to each other.

At that time, everyone will know that Lin Piao is his, he is Lin Piao's, and this is the meaning of marriage.

He carefully and meticulously did what the emperor wanted him to do, the adjustment of the system, the selection of talents, the support for the poor family, and the shrouding of the family like a weaving net, and he completed it in a meticulous and silent way.

Of course, he knew that the emperor could not marry him for the sake of decency.

Then he paved the way, and everyone said that they were destined, and that they were worthy.

Lin Piao has done good deeds for many years, and he has accumulated reputation for the country and the people for many years, in exchange for the tolerance of the world today.

He had presented everything to the Emperor, and even if he had not said anything, the Emperor should have felt that he had done his part, that his mind had been written clearly, and that there was no reason why it would not be fulfilled again.

There is no writing, no language, but the emperor should understand what he wants, and these are things that do not need words to give people a handle.

At most, this winter, it's time to give him everything.

This is the moment when Shen Hong pinned everything out the most, pinned on the tacit understanding between him and the emperor, and pinned on the emperor's fulfillment of him as a courtier.

In winter, there is a lot of snow, and Shen Fu has soaked a large jar of laba garlic, which is green and oily like jade, and a small plate will be placed on the table every morning for eight-treasure porridge.

Lin Piao doesn't like to drink porridge, but recently he likes eight-treasure porridge, and specially asks the small kitchen to put more lotus seeds, kidney beans, kidney beans, and glutinous things in the porridge after being boiled soft, and less rice, just drink it smoothly and not too viscous.

This winter, Lin Piao didn't know what Shen Hong was waiting for, they built snowmen as usual, had snowball fights, watched the snow fall, stepped on the snow and enjoyed the plum blossoms, and every leisure gap was extremely fulfilling.

Then came the wax moon, the New Year, Shen Hong's twenty-first birthday.

Shen Hongda held a big one, which was not inferior to the weak crown, and also set up a few tables under the porch outside the house, gave porridge and delivered vegetables, and Tongxi Lou also opened a welfare table, so that those who have difficulties in winter life can take a bowl and come directly to receive a meal.

And so the days began to bloom until the snowflakes went.

Lin Piao didn't know if Shen Hong had something to do in the court during this time, and always felt that Shen Hong didn't talk to him, but only looked at other scenery, his expression became more and more cold and resolute.

Lin Piao called Ergou over and asked, but he didn't ask anything.

"Now that nothing has happened in the court, there is no war, and although Erzhu can't come back, it's a little harder to live on the closed side, and nothing else will happen."

When Ergou heard Lin Piao ask like this, he knew that Shen Hong might have something to do during this time, but he really didn't know, he and Shen Hong were not in contact with each other all day, and Shen Hong had not done anything to the emperor at present.

"Is it about winter being too cold? Did Shen Hong lose some weight this winter? People look thinner, and their faces naturally look cold. ”

"It's a little thinner, it's probably too busy."

Lin Piao actually had some doubts in his heart about getting married, but just a few months ago, a little voice was spreading outside, and Shen Hong was as steady as an old dog from beginning to end, and he didn't take any action.

Lin Piao didn't know that everything was in plain sight, and it was already done.

In the emperor's bedroom, Concubine Min is pressing the emperor's temple, he has neither the honor of the queen, nor the family background of the concubines, and being able to mix with the concubine is to accompany the emperor for many years, and he is cautious and meticulous beside him.

Unlike other concubines, his hair was full of pearls, but he simply pulled up his hair with two hairpins, a light blue velvet flower pressed on the sideburns, and the rest of his hair was draped behind him.

At that time, he was nameless and unshared, and he was the emperor who was still the second prince, and he was his interpreter flower, often accompanying him, and now the emperor's favorite person is him, and the biggest reason is that he is relaxed enough in front of him and can talk about the past.

The emperor had a handsome face and a tall posture, leaning on his arms, Concubine Min looked at him infatuatedly, and pressed her fingertips lightly: "Your Majesty is better, Your Majesty's headache is now worse than in the past, it can be seen that he is still too busy and has not rested well." ”

When the emperor heard him say this, he did not say anything, and Concubine Min stopped talking.

After a while, the emperor said slowly: "Shen Hong doesn't let people worry. ”

"Lord Shen?"

The emperor laughed: "He threatened me with the affection of the monarch and his courtiers, he wanted to be with his sister-in-law about crazy, I saw him so reckless for the first time." ”

Concubine Min thought about it, although His Majesty said that Shen Hong was reckless, Shen Hong only showed his weakness in front of His Majesty, and where could others see the slightest undercurrent surging.

"How is he, how is it not a sign of weakness to Your Majesty, Your Majesty might as well fulfill him, so that in the future, he will be more loyal, and will cherish the relationship with Your Majesty even more."