Dad Shen Zhang still didn't go to Jiankang with Shen Yi.
Because there is a young brother at home who needs to be taken care of and needs someone to watch over him.
Of course, another part of the reason is that Shen Zhang can no longer go back to Prince Jin's Mansion.
Shen Yi is now a second-ranked Jinshi and a person of status. It is impossible for him to go to Jin Prince's Mansion to do things like before. This would be too ignorant and would embarrass his son.
And he would obviously be much happier staying in Jiangdu than in Jiankang.
In the past, Shen Zhang was not very popular in Jiangdu, but now, his eldest son has become a second-ranked Jinshi, and has become good friends with his parents in Jiangdu. He, Shen Zhang, is now not only loud in front of neighbors, but also in front of others. In the Shen family mansion, he also spoke much tougher than before.
"First Evolution"
Even during the few days when Shen Yi was at home, someone came to Shen Zhang to marry him and renew his marriage.
Therefore, Shen Zhang would naturally feel more comfortable staying in Jiang. Anyway, he now has a hundred acres of land in his family's name. Coupled with his savings over the years and Shen Yi's current family fortune, it is more than enough to enjoy his old age comfortably.
As for Shen Yi who was leaving, because he brought the Lu family father and daughter and the maid Lian'er with him, in order to avoid any trouble, Shen Yi asked Tian Boping to find a few martial arts masters to escort each other along the way to avoid any accidents on the way.
There were three carriages in their group.
Shen Yi shared a carriage with two maids, Miss Lu and Lian'er shared a carriage, and Master Lu shared a carriage with an old servant of the Lu family.
The other martial artists followed on horseback.
Shen Yi only stayed in his carriage for part of the time. Sometimes when he was free, he would go to talk to Mr. Lu. When Mr. Lu was tired, he would go to the carriage behind to talk to Junior Sister Lu.
Originally, with Shen Yi's shamelessness, he should have just begged and squeezed into Junior Sister Lu's carriage at this moment, but with the presence of his "father-in-law", he didn't dare to act like this and could only abide by etiquette.
Junior Sister Lu's maid Lian'er has a rather fierce temperament. After spending a few days together, she and Shen Yi had nothing to do with each other, but she didn't get along very well with Shen Yi's two maids.
Among Shen Yi's two maids, Qing'er is relatively more stable, but Ping'er is not a character who accepts anger. In the past two or three days, she has had several quarrels with Lian'er, and every time they meet, she does not take Lian'er seriously. Son.
Lian'er felt that these two maids were "seduce" Shen Yi by sticking to Shen Yi's side every day. Naturally, she felt even more aggrieved for her young lady, and would make sarcastic remarks from time to time.
Regarding the "war" between the maids, Shen Yi and Miss Lu maintained a tacit understanding and did not interrupt.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed, and on May 15th, the group had arrived at the foot of Healthy City.
It was still five or six miles away from Jiankang. Because the weather was hot and dry, at noon, everyone stopped to find a shady place to drink water and rest. Master Lu found a big tree and sat down under the shade. Shen Yi also He sat down next to Master Lu and said with a smile: "My mentor has not returned to Jiankang for many years. Now that Jiankang is so close, how do you feel?"
"No."
Master Lu shook his head slightly. He glanced at Shen Yi and sighed: "To be honest with Zi Heng, I already miss the Ganquan Academy a little bit. I don't know if there will be any trouble in the academy after I leave."
After Mr. Lu left, the academy was left to a few senior gentlemen to take care of it. Although theoretically nothing major would happen to a place like Ganquan Academy, Lu Anshi, who had stayed in the academy for a long time, was still a little worried.
Shen Yi sat next to him and advised: "Teacher, don't worry. Before we went out, we said hello to Senior Brother Zhang. With him as a parent official, there will be no problems in the academy. Besides, in Jiangdu Prefecture, who dares to be in the academy?" act wildly?"
"That's what I said."
The little old man shook his head and said, "I'm still a little uneasy."
Shen Yi comforted him a few words, then found a tea shop nearby, made a few jars of cold water, and sent some to Master Lu. He also sent a bowl of water to Junior Sister Lu, and said with a smile: "Junior Sister, the weather is too bad." It’s hot, drink some water to relieve the heat.”
Junior Sister Lu took the bowl of cold water and said "thank you" first, then looked at Shen Yi and asked, "Brother, how long does it take to get to Jiankang?"
"Very close."
Shen Yi turned to look at Jiankang City and said, "We will almost be there after we finish resting and walk for another half an hour."
"Um."
Miss Lu smiled at Shen Yi: "Brother, please sit down and have a rest. Seeing how busy you are, you are probably tired."
"I'm out of the way."
Shen Yi poured out another bowl of cold water from the water jar, handed it to Lian'er, and said with a smile: "Sister Lian'er drinks water too."
Lian'er glanced at Qing'er Ping'er, who was resting not far away, rolled her eyes, and reached out to take it: "Thank you, Mr. Shen, for the water. Otherwise, how would I have survived this hot day~"
Her voice was neither loud nor quiet, enough for Shen Yi's two maids to hear.
Miss Lu frowned and whispered: "Lian'er, why are you speaking so loudly?"
Shen Yi smiled and shook his head, saying it was okay. Then he sent the remaining half a jar of water to his two maids, and said with a smile: "It's hot, drink some water to cool it down."
Qing'er stepped forward to help pour water.
Ping'er on the side said with a sour voice: "The slaves are not hot, the slaves feel very cool..."
Generally speaking, maids would not dare to talk to their master like this, but Shen Yi usually gets along with the two maids on an equal footing. In addition, Ping'er is an outspoken person who can't hide things, so she just exposes them. Shen Yi said it in front of him.
Shen Yi wasn't angry either. He sat down and picked up the water bowl and drank a large bowl himself. Then he smiled and said, "If you really don't feel thirsty, then there's no need to drink."
Ping'er sat down angrily, poured herself a bowl, and drank it all.
The group of people took a break at noon and did not eat anything. Anyway, they would arrive in Jiankang soon, so if they wanted to eat, they would naturally eat in Jiankang.
When the weather became a little cooler in the afternoon, everyone packed up and prepared to set off. Before they set off, they saw two fast horses coming from the direction of Jiankang. After dismounting, two young men jumped off their horses and ran to the In front of Master Lu, he kowtowed and saluted without saying a word: "My nephew Zhao Yanzhou."
Another person lowered his head: "Nephew Zhao Jizhou."
"Meet uncle."
They are the two brothers from the Zhao family.
Master Lu was resting under a big tree at the moment. After seeing the two brothers, he stood up with the help of the old servant, then stepped forward to help the two brothers up, with a smile on his face: "You two nephews, there is no need to be polite. Why did you come so far to greet me?"
After the two brothers stood up, the eldest brother, Zhao Yanzhou, lowered his head and said, "I feel ashamed to say that I only delivered the letter to my house in the morning. Originally, my nephews should have gone ten miles out of the city to greet me. I'm neglecting my uncle."
Zhao Jizhou Zhao Er said with a smile: "Uncle Lu, my father took a half-day leave specifically for you. Now he is waiting to greet you at the city gate."
Master Lu sighed.
"Brother Changping is too polite."
He knew that Zhao Changping had a serious personality and was a bit of a "workaholic". He basically worked overtime at home every day, let alone asking for leave.
Zhao Changping took half a day off today because of Master Lu.
Of course, at the level of Minister Zhao, in fact, except for taking leave during court meetings, no one can control whether he goes to the Hubu Yamen or not on weekdays.
After the two brothers finished speaking, Shen Yi and Miss Lu also came over. After the four of them greeted each other, Zhao Er first glanced at Miss Lu, then pulled Shen Yi aside and said with a smile: "My old man invited Uncle Lu, I don't know. It's been a long time, but I haven't invited him. It's because of your greatness, Ziheng, that after you went back to Jiangdu, you invited Uncle Lu, the great Buddha."
As he said that, he secretly glanced at Miss Lu again and sighed: "Sister Lu, she is getting more and more beautiful, and I am giving you an advantage..."
Seeing the slim Miss Lu, Zhao Er's fat face twitched and he said faintly: "In the early years, my old man was planning to propose marriage to the Lu family's sister on my behalf..."
