In the past, when Mr. Shen was still a white man, he did think about completing the class jump by pleasing the emperor, but that was already a thing of the past.
After becoming a Jinshi from middle school, his class jump has been completed. In fact, there is no need to deal with these nonsense things for the emperor. Not to mention the benefits obtained are limited, and the benefits are not as big as imagined.
However, the emperor probably had no good solution at the moment, so he threw the matter on Shen Yi again.
And this matter is actually relatively sensitive. If you are not careful, you will get into deep trouble, or someone will catch you and use it to attack you.
The reason why this matter is sensitive is that the Queen has no children.
The Queen Mother gave birth to a princess with her first child, and she must be pregnant with her second child now, but no one can say for sure whether the child in her belly is a son.
And it's even less certain whether there is a son in Gu's belly.
If Gu Hengbo gives birth to a son to the emperor this time, and the empress does not live up to her expectations and gives birth to a daughter, then Gu Hengbo will probably arouse the jealousy of the descendants as soon as they enter the palace.
This descendant clan does not refer to Queen Sun alone.
But everyone including Queen Mother Sun and the entire Sun family.
What's even more terrible is that the emperor did not fall in love with Gu everyone on a whim, but maintained an improper relationship for a long time. In other words, the emperor probably liked this woman who was born in a brothel.
Once Gu Hengbo enters the palace and has the emperor's favor, there may be some waves in the emperor's harem.
And...this person taking care of everyone is probably not a fuel-efficient lamp.
Because she was born in a brothel, logically speaking, she knew some contraceptive methods.
While walking on the road, Shen Yi felt his forehead swelled when he thought of these things. He could only shake his head and put these things behind him.
Because he had been traveling all the way, he was indeed a little tired. After Shen Yi came out of the palace, he did not go to any other place to delay. He returned directly to his home. First, he watched with his wife for a while, and then a little later, he felt sleepy. Feeling overwhelmed, he simply lay on the bed and slept.
At night, the son Shen Yuan was carried to the next room by the maid Lian'er. The couple, who had reunited after a long separation, finally had some private space and began the vigorous business of creating a villain.
After struggling until midnight, the young couple hugged each other and fell asleep.
In the early morning of the next day, Lu Ruoxi was lying in Master Shen's arms, squinting her eyes lazily, and said softly: "When you come back this time, can you stay longer?"
Shen Yi hugged the beautiful woman, yawned, and said, "I guess it won't be a problem to stay for half a month."
With that said, Shen Yi sat up from the bed, then stood up in his underwear. He rummaged through a bundle beside the bed and found a small bundle. He waved to Lu Ruoxi and said, "Madam, come and see."
Lu Ruoxi didn't have much strength in her body at the moment, but she still stood up, walked to the table, picked up a colorful conch from the small bag, looked at it in her hand, and asked, "Is it from the beach?" Are you here?"
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Some of them I picked up on the island, and some I bought at the Yueqing market."
"They are all very beautiful, so I brought them back to you as a gift."
In the small bundle, there were more than a dozen items, most of which were conches and seashells, but they all looked very nice. Lu Ruoxi picked them up one by one, played with them in her hands, and then hummed softly: "When did you hide it in the bedroom?" ?I packed your things yesterday, but I didn’t even see these."
"When I came in to see my son yesterday, I put it next to the bed."
Lu Ruoxi sat on the chair, while looking at these gadgets, she said softly: "I have never been to the beach in my life."
"next year…"
Shen Yi smiled and said, "I will take you there next year."
"Why next year?"
Mrs. Shen looked up at Shen Yi.
"I will go south with you this time."
"No."
Shen Yi shook his head and spoke softly, but his tone was firm.
"Why not?"
Lu Ruoxi bit her lips and her eyes turned red: "Is it possible that you have a foreign wife in Zhejiang?"
"you…"
She reached out and pulled Shen Yi's sleeve: "It's okay if you raise a foreigner, I will go to the south with you..."
Shen Yi still shook his head.
He knew that it was inappropriate for a young couple to separate just after they got married, but at this moment, he really couldn't take his wife south.
The last time it was because the situation in the southeast was not stable.
And this time, it's because of that bullshit Cleansing Department in Northern Qi.
"Ma'am, it's dangerous in the south."
Shen Yi whispered: "I have no time to care about you."
The last time Shen Yi's residence caught fire, he did write a letter back to Jiankang, but the letter was only sent to Zhao Changping and Zhao Shangshu's house, and not to his home.
The reason is simple. Delivering it to your home will serve no purpose other than worrying your family members.
Therefore, Lu Ruoxi didn't know that Shen Yi almost died in Yueqing.
Shen Yi simply told Lu Ruoxi for a long time that he was in danger in the southeast and could not concentrate on taking care of her.
When it came to the end, Lu Ruoxi just lowered her head and shed tears and stopped talking.
It was almost noon when the young couple came out of the room and went to the dining room to have dinner together.
In the afternoon, Shen Yi didn't go out again.
Because he knows that there are probably people watching him all the time now, and he doesn't want to be like the number one scholar in Northern Qi who "falled off his horse and died" inexplicably.
It was not until evening that Shen Yi changed into new clothes and left home.
He was holding the gift that Shen Ling had prepared in his hand. After getting on the carriage, he arrived at Zhao Shangshu's house not long after.
Shen Yi knew the timing very well. At this moment, Zhao Changping had just returned home from "getting off work" at the Ministry of Household Affairs. When Shen Yi dismounted at the door of Zhao's house, Zhao Shangshu had just stopped at the door, and the two almost bumped into each other.
After Shen Yi got off the carriage, he immediately straightened his clothes, stepped forward, and saluted Zhao Changping: "Uncle, are you okay?"
After not seeing each other for a few days, Zhao Changping seemed to have more white hair on his head, but he was in good spirits. After seeing Shen Yi, a happy smile appeared on his face, and he waved to Shen Yi: "Zi Heng is back. ”
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "I came back yesterday, but I was too tired yesterday, so I didn't bother my uncle. Today I feel a little better, so I came to see my uncle."
Zhao Changping stepped forward, pulled Shen Yi's sleeve, and smiled peacefully: "Let's talk in the room."
"These days, your aunt is also thinking about you very much and has asked me several times."
After saying this, he looked back at Shen Yi's carriage parked outside, shook his head slightly and said, "Zi Heng, your rank is not low anymore, why don't you hire a sedan?"
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Personally, my nephew doesn't like being carried by others, he will get dizzy."
In fact, riding in a sedan chair is naturally much more comfortable than riding in a carriage.
It's just that Shen Yi is not psychologically accustomed to handling people as animals, so he almost never rides in a sedan.
Zhao Changping just asked casually and didn't mention it again. He led Shen Yi in and said with a smile, "I heard someone mention Ziheng in the Ministry of Household Affairs today."
Shen Yi smiled and said, "80% of them are talking bad about me."
"It really is."
Zhao Shangshu smiled heartily.
"Those people said that you, Shen Ziheng, must be a traitor because you moved around in two years."
Shen Yi also smiled.
"Isn't that right? As long as someone gets promoted quickly, in their eyes, I'm afraid no one is a good person."
(End of chapter)
