"Eunuch Gao."
Shen Yi couldn't sit still anymore, he stood up directly, cupped his hands towards Gao Ming, and said: "Eunuch Gao, no one in Jiankang City can understand Qi, even the lower officials. In the past few years, Xia Guan, But splashing on the Princess of Northern Qi..."
"alright…"
Gao Ming frowned and said helplessly: "Princess of Northern Qi, that is His Majesty's concubine, my imperial concubine."
"The imperial concubine didn't even mention this matter, but you brought it up again."
Eunuch Gao glanced at Shen Yi: "Besides, if I really didn't believe you, our family wouldn't invite you out to talk in private right now."
"Instead, we sent internal guards to your home."
Having said this, Eunuch Gao glanced at Shen Yi lightly: "Sit down and talk."
Shen Yi breathed a sigh of relief, sat down carefully, and said, "Father-in-law, the Qi people must have deliberately framed Xiaguan for this matter. Xiaguan..."
"This matter is not over yet."
Eunuch Gao looked calm and continued: "The internal guards have only found preliminary results, and the internal guards will continue to investigate. If, Chief Shen, you really let down the emperor's favor and did something that was disgraceful to the court, the internal guards will continue to investigate." Wei will naturally take advantage of you."
As he said that, the eunuch of the inner court softened his tone: "But if you can take the initiative to come to the palace to come to our family, our family will still believe in you."
Shen Yi felt relieved and breathed a long sigh of relief: "Eunuch, these Qi people can quietly deliver things to the door of Xiaguan's house in Jiankang City, which shows that they have a lot of manpower. Eunuch, maybe we can use this Opportunity, unplug these spies hidden in Jiankang."
Eunuch Gao lowered his head and took a sip of tea, with a calm expression: "Is there any eyeliner from Beiqi in Jiankang City? How many eyeliners from Beiqi are there? Our family knows better than Master Shen. Some eyeliners should be removed, but some should be kept. Blocking people's eyes, these are matters for the internal guards, so you don't need to worry about it, Chief Shen."
"yes…"
Shen Yi said yes and carefully stopped talking.
Seeing Shen Yi's slightly frightened look, Eunuch Gao frowned slightly, then returned to his original state. He looked at Shen Yi and continued: "Don't publicize this matter for the time being. Once it's possible, It will alert those Qi people’s spies, and secondly, if word spreads in Jiankang, it may also have some bad effects on you."
"The matter is personal, but of course the lower officials won't talk nonsense...it's just..."
Mr. Shen looked up at Gao Ming and whispered: "It's just Eunuch Gao, your majesty..."
Gao Ming frowned again, his tone a little unhappy: "What are you thinking? Your Majesty, our family will definitely report it. The internal guards and internal ministers are all private servants of the Tian family. They will not hide anything in front of your majesty. .”
Seeing that Gao Ming was a little angry, Shen Yi smiled bitterly and said: "Eunuch Gao, this is not what I mean. I just think that this matter is a trivial matter. Before verifying it, please don't disturb your Majesty..."
"do not worry."
Gao Ming glanced at Shen Yi and said calmly: "My emperor is an unparalleled hero. As long as you are not found to have collusion with Northern Qi, His Majesty will not punish you."
"Just continue to go about your business with peace of mind."
Shen Yi nodded solemnly.
"alright…"
Eunuch Gao stood up and put his hands in his sleeves.
Because he was used to bowing his head and bending down in the palace, even outside the palace, he would bend down subconsciously.
"We still have things to do in the palace, so we won't have dinner with Master Shen."
"You take care of yourself."
Shen Yi also stood up and forced a smile: "I'll see my father-in-law off."
"no…"
Gao Ming shook his head and said calmly: "You ministers of the outer court, especially the two-ranked Jinshi, have always been unwilling to be seen having any interactions with eunuchs. We'd better go on your own, so as not to be seen by others and ruin you." Chief Shen’s reputation.”
Having said that, Shen Yi still sent him to the door of the private room, and then said with a smile: "Father-in-law, it's cold this year. I will ask Xu Fu to take the car of silver bone charcoal sent by Qi Guan's house to my father-in-law." My father-in-law is keeping warm in the palace to keep out the cold."
There is no shortage of charcoal in the palace, nor is there any shortage of silver bone charcoal.
With Gao Ming's position in the palace, there is naturally no shortage of charcoal.
And Shen Yi gave him a cart of charcoal, not really to give him charcoal to keep him warm.
The real intention is that silver bone charcoal can almost be regarded as hard currency in winter, and it is very popular among dignitaries.
Therefore, that car of charcoal can be easily converted into cash.
They say they are giving charcoal, but they are actually giving money.
Gao Ming stopped and glanced back at Shen Yi: "Forget it. It's better for Mr. Shen to keep it for himself and enjoy it slowly. Our family is not happy to enjoy it."
After saying that, like an old farmer, the eunuch put his hands in his sleeves and walked to the stairs with his body bent slightly.
As soon as he reached the stairs, he saw a young man in dark green clothes walking up to him, holding his arm and helping him down the stairs.
It was Xu Fu.
Mr. Shen squinted his eyes and glanced at the "uncle and nephew", then stretched himself and went back to his private room to sit down.
It's a rare visit, so naturally I want to have a meal here.
After returning to the private room and sitting down, Mr. Shen reached out to pick up the remaining half cup of tea in front of him. After taking a sip, he glanced at the direction in which Eunuch Gao left, feeling a little uneasy.
The reason why he was worried was not because Qi Ren gave him something.
Rather, he was worried about whether what he had just acted looked like.
It is not easy to pretend to be panicked in front of a big boss in the intelligence community like Gao Ming.
Shen Yi just felt that he was very into the drama.
While Shen Yi was drinking tea and thinking about something, there was a knock on the door: "Sir, it's me."
It's Xu Fu.
Shen Yi put down the tea cup and said calmly: "Just come in."
Xu Fu then opened the door and walked in. He stood in front of Shen Yi and bent slightly: "For the sake of your reputation, I didn't invite you up. I forgive you."
Shen Yi smiled hoarsely, pointed to the opposite side of him, and motioned for Xu Fu to sit down and talk.
"Why are you always so polite? It's not like I don't know what you're thinking."
Xu Fu sat down carefully, raised his head and glanced at Shen Yi, and said: "Master, I have almost made preparations for going south. I know that Master does not like to ride in a sedan chair. I made it custom-made at the horse and carriage shop on Dongshi Street a few years ago. A carriage, which is said to be able to avoid bumps when traveling, will be delivered to the young master's house in two days."
"That's all..."
Shen Yi was a little helpless: "Forget it if you send it to my house, but you can take this carriage with you. When we set off after the Lantern Festival, I can give it a try."
After saying that, he looked at Xu Fu and said with a smile: "You are indeed richer now, and your thoughts are much more delicate than before."
Xu Fu smiled shyly, then lowered his head again, and continued: "Also, what the young master asked me to find earlier...is not...the substitute for Gu everyone I was looking for. I have already found it."
"I look a lot like Mr. Gu. When the time comes to sit in the carriage, outsiders shouldn't be able to tell."
"Three or four points..."
Shen Yi was about to ask why they were only 30% or 40% alike, and then he suddenly realized and couldn't help but give Xu Fu a thumbs up.
A three to four point resemblance is enough. If there is a six to seven point resemblance, the emperor knows about it, or Gao Ming sees it...
Isn’t it transgression?
Xu Fu has indeed developed an exquisite heart in the past few years as he has been doing business.
Seeing that the tea cup in front of Shen Yi was empty, Xu Fu stood up and reached out to fill Shen Yi with tea. After pouring the tea, he sat back and continued: "And..."
"I said earlier that I wanted to find a new family background for the Gu family. The young master also knows that I am a merchant in Jiankang. I don't know any nobles and I can't find anyone who can keep it secret. This matter..."
"Don't tell me this."
As soon as Shen Yi took a sip of tea, he put the cup down and looked at Xu Fu with a serious expression.
"This kind of matter needs to be discussed with Eunuch Gao. I will not participate in it."
Xu Fu realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly lowered his head.
"yes…"
"I said something wrong...please forgive me, sir."
Shen Yi also reached out and put aside the tea cup Gao Ming drank from, found a new cup and poured him a cup of tea, with a smile on his face.
"Okay, don't be so nervous, sit down and have a cup of tea."
After Xu Fu sat down, Shen Yi placed the tea cup in front of him, then stood up, reached out and patted Xu Fu on the shoulder, and said softly: "On this trip south, we brothers still have a lot to work with."
"Just take care of each other."
