Shen Nanbao and his party arrived in Gyeonggi three days later.
The carriage rolled up the official road, swaying slowly and crisply. I opened the curtain and looked out. A crack was torn in the sky, revealing a little light, like ink dripping on the paper. From deep to shallow, layer by layer, it was empty. The tiles on both sides of the street are bright and dark under such scattered light.
A little light reflected in the apricot eyes was a lone swinging lantern in front of the Shen Mansion. A fist-sized light came out from the gold-sprinkled cover, scattered in a ball on the ground, and folded on the wall.
This is the only light in the chaotic world outside the lantern on the eaves of the sedan chair.
Shen Nanbao withdrew his gaze and got out of the car with his skirt up. As soon as he stepped firmly, his fine porcelain hand stretched out, and his jade-like knuckles tucked the half-rolled car curtain, revealing Xiao Yichen's face.
"Fifth girl, let me ask one more question, what are you going to do about that matter?"
His voice was very nice, and when he wasn't recruiting people, it could refresh his mind like spring water, so that after listening to it, Shen Nanbao remembered for no reason that he had taken care of everything along the way.
That kind of glance, when she glanced slightly wrong, he would know whether she was hot and needed ice, thirsty and needed a cold drink, or tired and needed to stop the carriage to take a nap.
And this kind of carelessness made her unable to control her heart, nor could she find high-sounding excuses.
It is even more impossible to deceive oneself and others, deceiving oneself that it is just a temptation, just a fleeting affection. As for the original intention of cutting off the relationship with him, it is still as strong as a bird perching on a dry wood.
Xiao Yichen watched the person in front of him become silent, as if he was in a difficult situation, confused and at a loss.
In fact, this matter is not big at all, it is just another scandal in the mansion. But for her, it is not a small matter. On the one hand, it involves the people she cares about, and on the other hand, given her current situation, if she wants to make a There is basically no chance of winning in a turnaround battle.
This is how it is in the inner chamber of a high-ranking family. Without a good background and the love and care of your elders, you will have to grit your teeth and endure the great grievances you suffer.
Miss Shen Er just understood this, so she wanted to find a good husband and get out of this quagmire.
As for her, in the past, he and Hui Zhai, his matchmaker, might have made these people afraid. Now that Shen Shi has been reinstated and promoted to the title of Founding Prince, what should she do to win that position on her own?
Xiao Yichen raised his head and looked at the sky. It was almost dawning. The endless medicinal jade color fell down, reflecting the mist everywhere. He sighed silently and lowered his head, but the person in front of him suddenly raised his eyes and looked directly at him.
Those eyes were like stars in such a gray background, so bright that he suddenly froze.
She said: "Second sister."
He didn't seem to expect it. His eyes, which had always been congested and deep, showed surprise, showing the simplicity of a young man. But soon, he came to his senses, smiled proudly, nodded and said: "Fifth girl has always been smart, she is my uncle." I am worried and sleepy."
After hearing these words, Shen Nanbao understood another layer of meaning.
Is it because caring leads to chaos?
His heart was beating so hard that his eardrums were ringing and burning. Shen Nanbao turned his eyes away erratically and knelt down, "Thank you so much for your consideration, Commander-in-Chief, and thank you for your escort."
Take a look.
She made such a solemn rule again, just to draw a line between Chu River and Han Dynasty to alienate him.
In the past, Xiao Yichen might have been so angry because of this, but now that he had planned to be Jiang Taigong, he naturally did not rush forward, so he said 'hmm' and said, "It's a simple matter, so you don't have to worry about it, but let me say one more thing, if the fifth girl really If you are really out of ideas, come to the front office to find me."
He saw Shen Nanbao curling her lips and was about to speak, so he quickly stopped her, "Fifth girl, there is no need to answer me in a hurry. This situation is just like the sun will set or the rain will not fall tomorrow. No one can tell. Who knows whether you will be there or not?" Do you really need my help?"
After he finished speaking, he gestured to the pestle, lowered the curtain and sat down in the dim field, and walked away leisurely with the horse riding on it, rolling the bricks.
It was probably because the sound was too loud, which alerted the napping Si Yan. He rubbed his eyes in confusion and walked up with a yawn, "Who is making the noise in front of Kaiguozi's gate? I'm not afraid of dragging you to the Yamen and making your butt explode." What?"
Yi Bi'er said, Yi Bi'er opened his eyes.
The lights flashing in front of the door slipped past Shen Nanbao's pale face, and Si Yan was immediately startled, "Five, fifth girl?"
Si Yan rubbed his eyes, thinking he was dreaming, but Shen Nanbao smiled, "Please open the door. I have something to see my grandmother."
The fifth girl who was far away in Jinling returned to Beijing, and now she was outside the door. This message fell on Peng's ears, and she thought she was dreaming.
"Sister Bao is back? How did she come back?"
Bai Shi was afraid that the city gate would catch fire and harm the fish in the pond, so he just shook his head and muttered, "I don't know, I just heard the letter from Si Yan who read it."
After hearing this, Mrs. Peng took off her shoes from the bed and walked to the window. The sky was still a thin blue, casting a thin blue sky on the yard. The edges of the scattered branches were pale. Only when you look closely can you see a little bit of the veins.
Mrs. Peng looked at it and couldn't help but smile, "She came back early."
Peng had expected that Shen Nanbao would come back.
However, I didn't expect to come back so soon.
But it's useless even if she comes back. As long as she has someone in her hands, it doesn't matter how eloquent Shen Nanbao is, he's still at her mercy.
After thinking about it, she withdrew her eyes, picked up the cool tea on the table and took a sip, "Where is Feng Yue? Mother Zheng took her to the Yamen."
Liu Fuyin of the Yamen, she had already told her father, the middle-ranking doctor, to say hello. As long as the person passed by, no matter innocent or not, she would be detained and severely punished, and she was not afraid of Fengyue's beating.
They are all insignificant characters anyway, and even if they die, they won't be able to make a big difference.
Naturally, Liu Fuyin would not go against the middle attendant doctor for such a person and the eldest lady of Shen Fu.
Mrs. Peng was thinking leisurely. Then she thought about it and saw that the people beside her were motionless. She couldn't help but have a bad premonition, "Mother Zheng and the others haven't come back yet?"
Bai Fu shivered and hurriedly knelt down, "No, I didn't receive the message. I think I haven't come back yet..."
The voice became softer and softer, and Mrs. Peng became more and more angry. She slammed the teacup and shouted: "Not back? Mother Zheng and the others came back one step ahead. How could they walk slower than Sister Bao? Not necessarily Sister Bao." Can't you fly?"
Bai Shi was bent down by her overwhelming anger, and he bowed his head to the ground and said, "I don't even know."
"What do you know? I feed you so much for nothing!"
Mrs. Peng got up in anger and pushed the hoe against the ground, making a loud noise.
Bai Shi was trembling like chaff in the commotion, but couldn't say a word.
Mrs. Peng didn't expect her to say anything that she liked. She just sat down and touched her knees. She sat down for a long time before taking another sip of tea and asked, "What did the fifth girl say when she came back?"
Bai Shi said: "I didn't say anything, I just said I wanted to see the old lady."
"Really?"
Bai Shi didn't understand why Peng was so obsessed with whether this matter was true or not. She raised her head in confusion, and met Peng's stunned look. She immediately lowered her head and muttered: "It's true."
Mrs. Peng relaxed her eyebrows and said with a smile: "It's good if it's true. It means she doesn't know that Fengyue hasn't come back yet, so she's considering asking for justice from the old lady to get him back. Since I have such power, why be afraid?" Confront her?"
As she spoke, she glanced coolly towards Bai Shi, "Just be careful. If you see Mother Zheng coming back, just ask her not to rush to see you, but to send her directly to the Yamen."
After hearing this, Bai Shi was about to get up and go out to make assignments, but unexpectedly Mrs. Peng said again, "I stopped by the Shizhong Mansion on the way and asked Fuhuo not to let the lights flicker. I'll take care of it and get that thing done!"
On the Bishan side of the long house, when Old Mrs. Yin walked outside with the help of Mother Hu, Shen Nanbao was kneeling on the carpet, and the bright candlelight reflected half of her face, making the other half stand out. His face was extremely dark.
It was as if the mud accumulated under the rocks on the river bed had been dug out, and a stream of ink-like turbidity gushed out, which even Old Lady Yin was overwhelmed with.
But no matter how overwhelmed we are, we still have to face what we have to face.
Old Mrs. Yin sighed silently, suppressing the depression in her chest and approached.
The sound of raking alarmed the people on the ground. Shen Nanbao raised his head to look, quickly lowered his eyelashes, and said with a low eyebrow and a respectful look, "Grandma."
Old Mrs. Yin ignored her, sat on the armchair, glanced at the hourglass beside her, and then answered, "Do you know what time it is?"
Kneeling Shen Nanbao nodded, "I know, Yin Shimo."
Old Mrs. Yin said in a deep voice, "At the end of Yinshi, it was not yet dawn, and the chickens were not even crow, yet you came, and you came from the realm of Jinling. Sister Bao, what kind of behavior do you have? "
This was said eloquently at first, but later on, it became more and more urgent. It was accompanied by a striking slap on the table, which shocked the surrounding servants.
Only Shen Nanbao, with the same calm expression, knelt on the ground calmly, bowed his head and said: "Grandma, I have no rules. I should have informed you in advance. I can only come back after you give me permission, but now here The matter cannot allow me to wait any longer, so I have no choice but to kill her first and report later. When the matter is resolved, I will come back to seek punishment for my grandmother’s crimes."
The words were very high-sounding and as comprehensive as usual, but they didn't bother Mrs. Yin in the slightest. She sat in an armchair with a sullen face, knocking on the seat while looking at the person in front of her.
Rong's fetus was involved in the Shen family's business, and she had to take care of everything she wanted to eat. Naturally, she was not unaware of the twists and turns involved in this matter.
But to Mrs. Yin, Fengyue was just a servant, and she couldn't stand the attention of anyone who was beaten or killed. As long as the house could be whitewashed with peace, it was okay to lose a few more.
I thought that Sister Bao was a general person, and even if she knew it, she would accept it smoothly.
Unexpectedly, he rushed back so unruly, and even asked her to get up early in the morning. Looking at this posture, she was afraid of losing face.
Old Mrs. Yin narrowed her eyes, but before she could say anything, there was movement outside. Peng's hand was resting on Bai Shi's support, and she slowly walked around the screen with a loud voice.
