Shen Langgui

In the early spring, when it was warm and cold, the sun was warm at noon, which attracted people to take a walk in the streets, and Jidi Road was crowded with people.

"The one in front, please give way, my car..."

"What are you yelling about! Let me decide whether to let it go or not! The traffic ahead is getting worse, so hurry up and take a detour."

Looking along the direction of this person, the coachman was dumbfounded: he saw a circle of people layer upon layer, tightly packed in front of a shop door.The driver was about to report the situation to his master, when he turned around, he saw that the people in the car had already pulled up the curtain, their faces paled, they jumped out of the car and squeezed into the crowd.

"Master Li!..." As soon as he yelled, the coachman suddenly remembered that the purpose of the master's trip was not far away, recalling the rare flustered appearance of the master just now, could it be...

Looking up at the shop surrounded by crowds, the signboard has already been smashed down, only one corner is still connected to the wall, and most of it is crumbling in the air.The coachman didn't know many words, so he squinted his eyes for a long time and murmured:

"Nine... Jiuwan?"

The girls felt the crowd behind them, and turned around to reprimand them. They didn't want to meet a pair of bright eyes and sparse eyebrows. Their anger was extinguished for a while, and before they could react, they saw the young man with a green body rushing into the shop.

Before entering the door, he caught up with a wave of Zaoli coming out, and Mr. Miopi retreated sideways.Seeing that the officials had left and there was no excitement to watch, everyone scattered like birds and beasts.

"Hey, the number one silk and satin shop in the capital just disappeared."

"I think it makes sense."

"How to say?"

"I've heard people say that the shopkeeper behind 'Jiuwan' has a lot of background. It is said that he is the third son-in-law of Prime Minister Wu..."

"How do you know it's connected?"

"Brother, I have been in the fabric business for more than ten years, and the insider information is better than others. However, there is also the reason for the 'Jiuwan' shopkeeper, who is low-key and unwilling to publicize...but these are not important anymore, you see , No matter how vigorous it was in the past, now it’s not just copying, tsk tsk..."

"That's reasonable. The common people's lives are ordinary, but at least the whole family is neat. It's not like them. Once they lose power, their families will be ruined."

……

As soon as Young Master Miobi came to the door, he couldn't help but stare, the interior was full of scars, there was only one person in the huge shop, this person was dressed smartly, but the hair on his head was messy, standing among the scattered fabrics, his eyes were blank.

The surrounding windows are tightly closed, and the room is dark, only the ground is dotted with stars. In the room, these high-quality materials that should be worn by the powerful and expensive, have been trampled and abandoned just now, but they are still the same. Colorful streamer.

"Peng...Peng Yu..." the uninvited son called out tremblingly.

After a long time, the people in the room noticed the call, turned their heads hesitantly, and when they saw the person clearly, the objects they held in one hand fell to the ground suddenly, making a crackling sound.

It was actually an abacus for a dozen accounts.

"Master Sand Gull?..."

Just now Jin Pengyu was still trying to maintain his standing posture, when he saw the person coming, Bai Hai's strength suddenly lost his stubbornness, and he fell straight up, but fortunately, Sha Ou stepped forward to support him.

Sha Ou dragged a few pieces of silk and satin for cushions, helped Peng Yu to sit down, and then said: "I asked a lot of people to inquire, Master...he really... Shen Yue really didn't bring him back?"

The word "Master" seems to be taboo, once it entered Peng Yu's ears, it was like a password to open the gate, and the two lines of tears flowed down.

Sha Ou took out a brocade handkerchief from his sleeve, and wiped away Peng Yu's tears.With the help of Sha Ou's palm patted behind him to comfort him, Peng Yu cautiously leaned on the man's shoulder, trembling and whimpering for a moment, then murmured: "The master should really be gone, Shen Yue can't find someone to settle the score, so he just Will come here to find..."

"He sent someone to smash the store?"

Jin Pengyu wept unceasingly, only nodded in affirmation.

"Then... what about the introduction? None of the people around the master came back?"

"I'm here." The voice came from the side, hoarse and dry, reminding Shaou of the winter when he was a child, picking up fallen branches and scratching them on the bark. He couldn't help turning his head, stunned for a moment:

The person in front of him was leaning on a wooden stick with one hand and leaning on the door frame with the other, barely standing still, his face was flushed with effort, and there were several red scars on his blushing cheeks, his body was loose and he wore plain clothes.

How dare I believe that the one dressed like this is a young girl.

"Introduction?"

The woman gestured to stop the Shaou who stood up and supported her, leaned on a stick, and moved to a hard wooden bench to sit on, and then said: "I fell into the water very early, and I only knew what happened after listening to them shouting. Young master It seems to be injured..." Yinzhang paused, choked up for a moment, and then continued, "They think the injured person is a burden, so...they only took Wu Erye and went back..."

Hearing this, Sha Ou said anxiously: "You only hear a few words, and you jump to the conclusion that the master is dead!? At least you have to ask Shen Yue for clarification!"

"I..." The introduction was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Don't blame Yinzhang. This time, she also went to the ghost gate to close. Fortunately, she met a nearby fisherman and managed to save her life. After that, she went all the way back to the capital yesterday. She hoped that the master would survive, No less than yours."

After hearing Peng Yu's explanation, Sha Ou sadly apologized, and said: "I really don't want to ask, I'll go back to Shen's mansion once in two days."

"No!" Yinzhang said loudly, "Master Shen holds grudges very much. You used to have something to do with Master Wu. It's better to avoid it if you can. I'll go see you in the next two days."

Yinzhang was injured, but when he said this, the other two did not interrupt, after all, there was really no better way.Leaving Sha Ou aside, Peng Yu has devoted himself to managing business with Xun He all these years, and he has never met Shen Yue before, so it is absolutely impossible to send him to meet Shen Yue.

The three of them were silent for a while.

After a while, Peng Yu broke the silence and asked Sha Ou, "This time I'm going to Beijing, are... are you busy with business?"

"No. I missed a few waves of people, and after inquiring about it, I found some ambiguous situations. I might as well go to the capital in person. No matter what happens, at least ask clearly."

The response was a bit unexpected, but after thinking about it, it seemed reasonable.Peng Yu nodded, lowered her eyes to cover the flashing... loneliness.

Qingchuan calendar, the sun shines brightly.The Qianyuan Hall, on which the roof of the hall with double eaves is built, is inlaid with golden glazed tiles as many as the sand of the Ganges River.

In the hall, above the high ranks, Emperor Cheng swung his sleeves wide and said loudly: "If you have nothing else to report, then today's court meeting will come to an end."

The hall was silent for a moment, and then all the officials sang in unison: "Farewell, Your Majesty!"

After Shen Yue stepped out of the palace gate, Shen Chao had been waiting by the Panlong Pillar for a while.Seeing his younger brother, Shen Yue just nodded his head slightly, his face remained as grave as before, Shen Chao saw his elder brother striding forward as usual, gave a silent wry smile, and immediately stepped up to follow.

"Brother, all the guilty ones have been brought to justice, and now that you are an extremely human minister, it stands to reason that you should let it go, but I haven't seen you show a relaxed expression so far... No, I haven't seen you smile."

Hearing his younger brother's words, Shen Yue hesitated a little, and seemed to pause in his steps.

"Whether I laugh or not has nothing to do with these things."

The reason for laughing is to have fun, but until now, Shen Yue found that there is nothing to make him happy.

Shen Chao was splashed with cold water for his kindness, curled his lips as usual, and silently followed behind his brother.

When he was about to leave the palace gate, a figure in a scarlet robe stood by the gate, Shen Yue and Shen Chao saw it from afar, and the two bowed to greet him: "Eunuch Tao!"

Xian Tao hurriedly stepped forward to help each other: "How can slaves and maids accept it, two adults, please get up quickly! Courtesy is unavoidable in front of others, but don't be courteous in front of others. Back then, we all entered the house without knocking for friendship, etiquette If there are too many, you will be alienated."

Shen Chao's eyebrows were clear, and his smile was even more like a spring breeze: "What the father-in-law said is very true." Immediately, Shen Chao made a 'please' gesture and asked; "Where is the father-in-law..."

"Hey, look at me, I forget the business when I talk about other things. The emperor invites you to go to the imperial study. If Brother Shen Yue has nothing else to do, you can go back to the mansion first."

Shen Yue said in a deep voice: "Thank you, Father-in-law, for your trouble! There is nothing wrong in the house," turning to Shen Chao, "I'll wait for you here."

As for his elder brother's decision, Shen Chao always seemed to take it for granted, turned around and bowed to Xian Tao, "Thank you Mr. Xian Tao for leading the way."

Before entering the hall, one could smell the fragrance of ambergris, misty and dense.Shen Chao stopped and straightened his clothes before entering the hall.

It is worthy of being an emperor who has been known as 'diligent' since he took office for more than a month. At this moment, after only a moment of downfall, Emperor Cheng returned to his study and immediately began to review the papers.

As soon as Shen Chaofu entered, he lifted his robe, knelt down, and sang respectfully: "Minister of Rites, Shen Chao, kowtow to the emperor!"

"Get up, Li Mo." As soon as the emperor finished speaking, an eunuch entered in response, holding a white jade plate in his hand, on which lay several folded clothes.

"Give it to Shen Shilang."

"Yes."

Shen Chao took the plate, and listened to the emperor's explanation: "When the Supreme Emperor moved into the Jinxiang Pavilion, he hardly brought any belongings with him. It's spring, and the weather is getting warmer. You can send these changes of clothes for me."

"The emperor's kindness is mighty! The minister will definitely convey the emperor's benevolence to the place." As soon as Shen Chao's words fell, the eunuch outside the door sang: "Prime Minister Zi Chong has passed it on."

Before Shen Chao turned his head, he heard someone greet him and said: "See Your Majesty." Shen Chao turned sideways and bowed: "I have seen Prime Minister Zi."

"Ziqing's here just happened to remind me of something. Shen Chao, how is your brother doing?"

Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly asked this question, and Shen Chao was a little stunned: "Thank you for your concern, brother, everything is as usual."

The emperor Zichong seemed dissatisfied with Shen Chao's answer, both of them frowned, but Zichong immediately made a relief and said: "My Majesty is thinking that Shen Yue's grievances are over, so he should be more at ease."

Shen Chao hesitated for a while before answering: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, my brother has always been like this for the past few years, it's a deep habit, maybe it will take some time before it can change."

"That's right. Well, go down and deliver the things for me. Also, I advise your brother to be more open about everything."

"A good and rich life made him live a miserable life, tsk tsk tsk..." Zi Chong pouted and shook his head, his disgusted look made the emperor amused, and Shen Chao, who wanted to kowtow again to thank him, was relieved , only made a bow and left.

When the person walked away, the emperor put down his wolf hair, Zichong had a tacit understanding, stepped forward to the table, bowed and whispered to the emperor: "The same rhetoric is still there." After speaking, Zichong rarely frowned in distress.

The emperor also sighed when he heard the words: "Looking at Shen Yue's expression, he is not as straightforward as after revenge. It seems that Xun He has really died in the ocean. Thinking about him all these years... Alas, it's a pity. He can't get him back , you choose a day to set up a tomb for him, at least as a souvenir."

"..."

It was rare to see Zi Chong hesitate, and Emperor Cheng was puzzled: "Why, do you have other ideas?"

"Your Majesty, all the people from the faction have been sent out, but they haven't confronted Shen Yue...I want to try."

The emperor hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay, if he really has something to hide..." The emperor hesitated to speak.

"Your Majesty, be at ease. Although Xunhe is my nephew, I must put the overall situation first." After finishing speaking, Zi Chong retreated and stepped out of the palace gate.

When Shen Chao returned to the original spot, he could see his elder brother standing upright from a distance, looking up at the sky with his hands behind his back, and he could imagine his frowning and thoughtful expression without waiting to step forward.

"Brother!" Seeing his elder brother turning his head, Shen Chao apologized, "The emperor sent an errand, why don't you go back first."

"What's the matter?" Basking in the sun, when Shen Yue uttered his voice, it still made people feel cold, but Shen Chao also understood that Shen Yue was a very assertive person, and others were kind enough to give him the decision. He also mostly ignored the suggestion—the elder brother was determined not to go back alone today.

Shen Chao smiled helplessly, and replied: "Send some clothes to the Supreme Emperor."

"It's not far, let's go together."

Shen Chao thought for a while, and replied: "Okay."

Jinxiang Pavilion is not worthy of its name. It has neither the beauty of Jinxiu nor the omen of auspiciousness. It is just a remote courtyard.Even though Shen Yue had been calm all these years, when he stepped into the courtyard, he was still frightened by the deserted scene.

Shen Chao even went back to the door, making sure that the plaque was correct and that he had entered the wrong room before re-entering.

"The Supreme Emperor?" Shen Chao called out, but no one answered, the two hesitated for a moment in the front yard, but heard no response, only heard a few indistinct 'jingle' sounds.

Shen Yue didn't hesitate anymore, and strode into the inner courtyard.Shen Chao followed immediately, and was about to walk into the Moon Arch with his elder brother, but Shen Yue took a step to the brakes, causing Shen Chao, who was behind, to run straight into it.

"Emperor... Supreme Emperor?"

Shen Chao was startled, seeing his brother stuttering and shocked, he hurriedly turned his head to take a look, and after seeing clearly, Shen Chao was even more puzzled——

At this moment, a man is squatting in the garden with his legs spread out, wrenching the iron with one hand and squeezing the soil with the other. The surrounding yellow mud has been rummaged.On the side, on the stone steps under the eaves, a small eunuch is swimming in the sleeping village, and the halazi flows straight.

Shen Chao looked at his elder brother, seeing that he was still looking like he was hesitant to speak but stopped swallowing flies alive, Shen Chao looked back at the yard again, after this look, finally, even Shen Chao's eyes widened:

I saw a few faucets faintly visible on the long gown, which was covered with wet mud and could no longer distinguish the original color...

faucet? ? ! ! ...

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