In the days since Fu Jinan left Beijing, letters would arrive without fail every other day.
Logically speaking, it is time to receive the letter today, but now it is getting dark and the letter has not arrived yet.
For some reason, Luo Ran felt a little flustered, and even felt a little absent-minded when changing clothes. Fortunately, with two children making noise around me, my irritability finally eased.
On the other side, Shen Yuzhi sent Wang back to the yard and turned to leave.
Mrs. Wang hurriedly stopped him: "It's raining. If you don't go change your clothes, where are you going?"
Shen Yuzhi looked at the clothes on his body and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just that the hem of the clothes is a little wet. I have something else to do and I'll be back soon."
Mrs. Wang looked at her son's figure disappearing in the rain and sighed: "Hey, when will you stop worrying me so much?"
The maid beside her smiled and persuaded: "Madam, don't worry. I heard from Wen Ping that the young master even sent a gift to Prince Qing's Mansion for Princess Anzhen's birthday a while ago."
"really?"
When Wang heard this, the dullness on his face disappeared.
Wen Ping is Shen Yuzhi's servant, so his words should be correct.
The maid said: "So Madam, don't worry. Our young master is well educated, good-looking, and has excellent official career. Besides, we also have such a good and reasonable mother-in-law like you. What girl wouldn't like that?"
Speaking of this, although Mrs. Wang thought so in her heart, she still glared at the little maid and said humbly: "You little girl! Just talk about it in your own house. Don't talk nonsense when you go out, so as not to make others laugh!"
Hearing that her son had taken the initiative to give gifts to the girl, Ms. Wang finally felt better and hurriedly changed her clothes and went to Mrs. Shen to report that she was safe.
Shen Yuzhi left the mansion and went straight to the city gate.
When the guards at the Yamen Gate saw that it was the eldest son of the Shen family, they quickly came forward respectfully: "Little Master Shen! What are your orders on this rainy day?"
Shen Yuzhi threw the reins to him and strode inside: "Is Colonel Liu here?"
The guard tied the horse and hurriedly followed him: "Replying to Mr. Shen, Mr. Liu just came back, but..."
Shen Yuzhi raised his hand to interrupt: "It's okay, I'll come and see him."
After hearing this, the guard no longer had anything to say, but he murmured in his heart: Haven't you heard that Master Liu has any contact with Master Xiao Shen? Moreover, the situation in Beijing means that the Liu family and the Shen family should not get too close.
Although he thought so in his heart, neither of these two guards could afford to offend him, so he quickly sent a wink to the other guard to communicate.
When Shen Yuzhi walked to the door, Liu Zimo happened to come out. The two of them stood in the corridor, you looked at me, I looked at you, neither of them spoke for a while.
It was Shen Yuzhi who spoke first, looking at his chest and saying, "I have some medicine here, I hope it can help Master Liu's injury."
Liu Zimo raised his eyebrows and made a gesture of invitation: "Master Shen, please come in."
According to his official position, Liu Zimo was several levels higher than Shen Yuzhi. Shen Yuzhi cupped his fists and saluted: "Master Liu, please!"
Liu Zimo didn't refuse and stepped over the threshold.
It wasn't until the two were a few steps away that Shen Yuzhi followed closely behind.
After taking their seats, the two of them sat down one by one, and there was another moment of silence.
This time it was Liu Zimo who spoke first: "How did Lord Shen know that I was injured? But what did Princess Xuan say?"
Shen Yuzhi lowered his eyes. In fact, he was not sure. He just said that on purpose.
Earlier, not long after he came out of the capital, he saw Liu Zimo riding back to the city. Looking at the direction in which he came back, I guessed it was Fahua Temple.
Because his mother and Ranran also went to the mountains today, he was worried about what Liu Zimo would do, so he sent people to check on Liu Zimo and Fahua Temple. Just after returning to Shen Mansion, someone sent out came back and said that Liu Zimo seemed to be injured.
The people who went to Fahua Temple came back and told what happened in the temple today. Although there was nothing to do with Luo Ran, the look of Xie Ying on the way to contact her. Although Shen Yuzhi didn't ask, he always felt that he was inseparable from Liu Zimo. relationship, so I came here.
"Master Liu, where do you start with these words? Is it possible that your injury is related to Princess Xuan?"
Shen Yuzhi asked back.
Liu Zimo looked at Shen Yuzhi and suddenly smiled: "I was rash and fell into your trap."
Shen Yuzhi did not smile, but said: "Master Liu, please tell me if you have any requests. The Shen family will repay this kindness."
Although he didn't understand what was going on, judging from Liu Zimo's appearance, his injury was probably related to Luo Ran.
After hearing this, Liu Zimo's face turned cold, he picked up the tea cup and chuckled: "Is this the kind of person Liu is in Mr. Shen's eyes?"
How old is Liu Zimo and Shen Yuzhi, and with many years of experience at the border, not to mention a young man like Shen Yuzhi who has just entered the officialdom, even in front of a second-rank official like Xie Hang, his momentum is not inferior at all.
It sounded like a joke, but no one dared to take it seriously.
Although Shen Yuzhi was wary in his heart, his face was calm: "Master Liu, of course, cannot be compared with others. But now that my cousin is Princess Xuan, it will be detrimental to her reputation if this matter spreads."
He's gambling.
Shen Yuzhi was suspicious when he heard that Liu Zimo blocked an arrow for Luo Ran during the last wedding of the prince.
Moreover, before he came here, he specifically checked that Liu Zimo was on duty today. How could he appear at Fahua Temple for no reason? The reason was intriguing.
Therefore, he deliberately said this sentence to test Liu Zimo's attitude.
Sure enough, Liu Zimo frowned slightly when he heard that Luo Ran's reputation was being damaged. Although it was fleeting, Shen Yuzhi still caught it and continued: "I guess Mr. Liu doesn't want to cause unnecessary trouble." Please trouble me."
Liu Zimo lowered his head and thought for a moment, then looked up at Shen Yu and said, "Don't worry, today's incident will not be spread. Moreover, Mr. Shen may not be able to repay Liu's kindness."
Shen Yuzhi: "Oh? Lord Liu, you might as well tell me."
Liu Zimo smiled: "Let's wait until King Xuan comes back. I think King Xuan's reward may be more generous."
Shen Yuzhi saw that he didn't seem to be hypocritical in his eyes, so he said: "In that case, I won't force you to lower my rank. Master Liu, take care!"
Stand up and salute.
Liu Zimo also stood up and nodded slightly. He didn't turn back to the house until Shen Yuzhi's figure completely disappeared.
Ah Cheng, who had never appeared, came back at some point. He followed him in and whispered: "Sir, it's done."
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On the street, the rain has stopped, smoke is curling up, and the evening after the rain is very comfortable.
Lu Jiuchen was on duty for a day and a night and finally had two days of rest. He didn't even return to the palace and went straight to Yichun Courtyard.
"My lord, that seems to be Master Xiao Shen."
Lu Jiuchen was taking a nap in the carriage when he heard the boy next to him saying.
He opened the curtain and took a glance, then looked in the direction Shen Yuzhi came from, and asked, "Shouldn't he be at Dali Temple at this time?"
The boy said: "Perhaps Master Xiao Shen has something happened?"
Lu Jiuchen put down the curtains and continued to rest. After a moment, he opened his eyes again and said to himself: "That is obviously the direction of the city gate. Are you leaving the city on a rainy day?"
