Chapter 177: Drugged Wine
After the imperial doctor probed Yan Qinghan's condition, it didn't take long for a wave of rumors to spread in Chang'an City, saying that King Ling would not live for more than a year, so he was in a hurry to get married. It is rumored that Shen Yanshu is a restless woman, how could she be willing to marry a dying person?
These rumors were originally there, but Shen Yanshu didn't mind, her mouth was on others, so she naturally couldn't care what others said, if she really cared, it would just fall into someone else's trap.
"Miss, this rumor is getting worse and worse, don't you clarify it?" Chao Yan said with a sigh.
She often helps Shen Yanshu to inquire about the situation outside the house, and in recent days, there have been more and more rumors about Shen Yanshu, and she is angry when she hears it, let alone Miss.
Shen Yanshu said: "The reason why rumors can hurt people is because they care too much, but the more you care, the more it hurts you." If it is a person who believes in you, naturally there is no need to explain, if it is a person who does not believe in you, the more you clarify and explain, it will be counterproductive, and you will end up without three hundred taels of silver. Of course, there are still many people who have eaten to watch the excitement, so they don't have to pay attention to it. β
Chao Yan said anxiously: "But...... They all spread the word that Miss was out and about with other men......"
Shen Yanshu's eyes flashed, it turned out to be the case again, when she first came to the Shen family, she was also slandered by Shen Yuyan and Meng Shi for having a personal relationship with Shi Youcai, if she hadn't turned Shi Youcai against the army, maybe she really couldn't wash away this bad reputation.
It is rumored outside that King Ling is not long in life, how could Shen Yanshu not know that this is a trap set by King Ning, but he doesn't know what kind of demon Yan Xiao is going to do this time?
Xiyan said on the side: "Chaoyan, don't think too much, Miss didn't rest assured about this matter, the so-called clean person is self-purifying, why worry too much?"
She said and handed the two small bottles to Shen Yanshu and said, "Miss, this is the medicine that Young Master Yun Hao prepared before, one is a chronic poison, and the other is a strong poison that can kill you immediately, just in case of emergency." β
Shen Yanshu took the two bottles that looked like small gourds and tied them directly next to the jade pendant on his waist, which seemed to be without the slightest sense of abruptness, but a little more playful.
Today is Ji Anbo's birthday, Ji Anbo Mansion has always been low-key, this birthday is not too much, all the friends or in-laws are invited, because Shen Yuan, the eldest daughter of the Shen family, married the third son of Ji Anbo Mansion, but received an invitation.
Ji Anbo is now old, holding a birthday to add joy, Shen Yanshu is naturally not good to wear plain white clothes, she wears a light pink gauze skirt, only a peach pink silk flower, looks as pink as the age of a fifteen-year-old girl.
When Shen Yanshu walked outside the mansion, everyone saw her dressed like this, and their eyes lit up.
"The third sister is unusual today, it looks like it is reminiscent of the peach blossoms in March. Shen Xi'er stepped forward and said.
Shen Baozhu said: "I was used to seeing the third sister's white clothes, and I thought that the third sister was the most suitable for white, but I didn't expect that pink was not inferior at all." β
Song said: "The young girl's family is still better dressed up. β
Shen Yanshu listened to their words, but chuckled lightly and said, "According to what you said, wearing white clothes before me was like a seventy or eighty old. β
Shen Xi'er said: "What's the matter, the third sister is so beautiful, she looks good in anything!"
"It's sweet in your mouth!"
As they were talking, Shen Yuyan also walked out of the front door, and everyone's eyes looked in her direction, but they were stunned.
The clothes Shen Yuyan is wearing today are the same as Shen Yanshu's color, but if you look closely, you will see that the fabric and style of this skirt are not as good as those worn by Shen Yanshu, and her temperament is not as good as Shen Yanshu's, and she looks even more childish in comparison.
When she saw Shen Yanshu, Shen Yuyan was stunned, her face was a little unbearable, she didn't say anything, and went straight to the carriage with the help of her subordinates.
Shen Yanshu's eyes flashed, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
When the carriage arrived at Ji Anbo Mansion, the Shen family got off the carriage and was led into the mansion by the little servant.
Shen Yanshu of Ji Anbo Mansion had been here several times, but he was familiar with the road, and he went to the lobby with the Song family to see Ji Anbo and Mrs. Ji Anbo, and then went to the backyard.
Although only friends and relatives were invited, there were still a lot of people who came this time, and as soon as they entered the backyard, Shen Yanshu saw a lot of ladies and misses.
Shen Yuan, who was in charge of entertaining female guests in the backyard, saw the Song family and hurriedly greeted them: "Mother, you are finally here, my daughter was still thinking about you just now!"
Song looked at his eldest daughter and said with a smile: "I'm a mother, and I love to be coquettish so much!"
Shen Yuan said: "That's because my mother will always spoil me!"
"The eldest sister is really, she forgot the rest of us when she saw her mother!" Shen Xi'er pouted and deliberately tilted her head.
Shen Yuan said: "I saw you a few days ago, how can I forget? There are also the third aunt and other sisters, come and sit here." β
So saying, he led them to the seats set up in the garden.
When everyone saw the people of the Shen family coming, they all looked at it together, after all, the recent ups and downs in Chang'an City were inseparable from the Shen family.
Shen Yanshu ignored the eyes of others and followed the Song family closely, and the appearance of An Fen was not like the rumored troublemaker.
With his reputation as not easy to mess with, no one dares to come forward to trouble Shen Yanshu, not to mention that now that Shen Yanshu is about to marry, she will soon become Princess Ling, so naturally she is not easy to bully.
After the banquet and drinking, there was a performance program to help the fun, Ji Anbo also listened to the play, Mrs. Yu specially invited the famous opera troupe of Da Zhou, although Shen Yanshu was not interested in these things, but still did not leave the seat, and listened to the play boringly.
This play tells the story of a girl in distress and a son of a wealthy family, the girl in distress was a young lady of the eunuch's family, she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, there have been countless sons who ask for marriage, she only asks for a confidant, but her father was framed, she begged everywhere in order to clear her father's grievances, but people's hearts are cold, and no one is willing to help her.
Later, she was heartbroken, wanted to throw herself into the lake and die, before she died in the lake to stroke the qin and cry, the sound of the piano was sad and moving, so that a passing wealthy son was very moved, and fell in love, so he decided to help her, so this wealthy son punished the bad guy with the power in his hands, and later flew with the girl in distress, and the love was very.
"This woman is so lucky to have met such a person who treats her sincerely. Shen Baozhu said that she loves to read this kind of story the most.
Shen Yanshu was interested: "Not everyone is so lucky, and not everything is so simple. β
Shen Xi'er, who was on the side, turned her head sideways and asked, "Why did the third sister say this? This woman is not lucky to be in trouble, it is her persistence that has won the last beauty." β
Shen Yanshu was idle, and said: "All the people who pin their hopes on others are lucky to get results, but there are very few such lucky people. β
"What the third lady means, shouldn't this woman pin the matter of clearing grievances on others? But how could a woman who is powerless to do such a thing by herself?" Yu Chan was close to them, and when he heard them discuss in a whisper, he was very interested.
Shen Baozhu also said: "That is, she is a weak woman, and if she wants to overturn the case, she can only choose this way." β
Shen Yanshu said: "Then what if the man she met is also a bad person?"
"This ......," Shen Baozhu said, "if you are a bad person, you will naturally leave." β
Shen Yanshu chuckled, but didn't continue to say anything.
There are some things that you will never know how difficult it is if you don't go through them.
A maid stepped forward and put the fruit plate on the table, and there were some delicate pastries.
"Ahh......h My foot just accidentally kicked the table, it hurt a little bit, and it didn't get in the way. β
Shen Yanshu looked back, and saw that the maid who had just placed the fruit plate had a flash in her eyes, her hand suddenly trembled, and her expression flashed for a moment, she bowed, and then continued to walk towards the other tables to continue to set the fruit plate.
She glanced down at her glass, her eyes glazed.
"Why was you so careless?" Song rebuked softly.
Shen Yuyan lowered her head and admitted her mistake: "It's my fault, I won't next time." β
"Qiangβ"
The opening sound suddenly sounded on the stage, and Shen Yanshu suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed to the corner on the stage, and asked, "Look! This corner looks really good!"
Everyone didn't know why, and they all looked in the direction she pointed, and it was at this time that Shen Yanshu changed the position of his wine glass and Shen Yuyan's wine glass.
"Is this called good looks?" Shen Baozhu said disappointedly, "I've heard this play, but this is not the protagonist." β
Shen Yanshu nodded as if he didn't understand, without explaining.
Shen Yuyan didn't notice anything abnormal, she raised her wine glass and said to everyone: "I was not good just now, I scared everyone, I toast everyone!"
Her attitude of admitting her mistake was sincere, she drank the wine first, and when the others saw that it was their own family members who were not good outside, they all picked up the fruit wine and drank it all.
Shen Yanshu was no exception, took the wine glass and drank the wine, and then continued to listen to the play.
Seeing her drink the drugged wine without warning, a smug look flashed in Shen Yuyan's eyes.
But it didn't take long for her to put her hand on her forehead, looking very sleepy.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Qing Kite asked with some concern when she saw Shen Yanshu like this.
Shen Yanshu shook his head, waved his hand and said, "Maybe I drank too much and felt a little dizzy." β
"Huh?" said the green kite, "Miss, you drink fruit wine, it's not easy to get drunk, how can you ......?"
Seeing this scene, Shen Yuyan hurriedly said: "My sister has always been too strong to drink, maybe she is really drunk. β
Yu Wenjing saw what was being said on the Shen family's table, she walked over, saw that Shen Yanshu was a little drunk, and hurriedly asked someone to help her to the guest house to rest.
"I went to see my sister. Shen Yuyan said, "It's good to have a response." β
As he spoke, he walked in the direction where Shen Yanshu was.