In the study room of Shen's family, Shen Yi and Xu Fu were drinking and talking about what happened in Jiankang City during this period. After drinking for a while, Shen Yi hesitated and asked: "Since this year, your Majesty has been here.
I have met Gu everyone several times, Xiao Xu, do you know?"
Xu Fu's hands shook, then he raised his head to look at Shen Yi. After taking a deep breath, he shook his head slightly: "Master, I work for the palace and I have to be careful in every move I make. How could I dare to know about this kind of thing? Unless I care about it on weekdays,
Everyone wants to see me, otherwise I will only be responsible for their food and daily life, and I will not even go there."
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Having said this, Xu Fu paused and continued: "Every once in a while, I ask my little sister to go to their place and ask them what they need, oh..."
Xu Fu remembered something and whispered: "More than a month after you left Jiankang, sir, because the house they originally lived in was too small, I bought them another house in Jiankang City..."
Shen Yi thought thoughtfully: "Did you buy this house for them on your own initiative, or did the master and servant ask for it, or..."
"Is it arranged by the palace?"
Xu Fu lowered his head and took a sip of wine, and whispered: "Eunuch Gao hinted at it."
"Eunuch Gao said it very cryptically. I wasn't sure if he meant it at the time, but after I changed their house, Eunuch Gao didn't say much. In the second month, he gave them more purchasing business from the palace.
I, I knew I guessed it right."
Shen Yi raised his wine glass, clinked it with Xu Fu, and drank it all in one gulp.
After finishing the glass of wine, Mr. Shen lowered his head and took a few bites of the food, and then sighed slightly: "This is something that you and I should not have done in the first place. Although there are many benefits, it would be a bit embarrassing to talk about it.
If we don’t do this, after we finish Huangshizhai, we can start some other businesses, and we may not make less money.”
Shen Yi exhaled a breath: "Now that I have a relationship with the palace, it is difficult to escape even if I want to."
Xu Fu took a sip of wine and shook his head: "Master, I am the nephew of Eunuch Gao. I have a relationship with the palace and have nothing to do with you, Master."
"I am a beggar, and having a relationship with the palace can only be said to be a high-level promotion, not a loss of status."
He looked up at Shen Yi and smiled: "Sir, you are a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, a double-ranked Jinshi, and a person who will become the prime minister in the future. These dirty things have nothing to do with you."
Shen Yi shook his head and said, "You know, that's not what I meant."
"I know."
Xu Fu said with a serious look: "Young Master has been very kind to the six of us, so let Xu Fu block some things for you. Now the palace treats me very well. As long as I pay attention to the propriety when doing things, nothing will happen."
"
Shen Yi knocked on the table with his hand, closed his eyes and thought for a while, and then said: "I have an idea. There are no outsiders now. Can you listen to it?"
Xu Fu quickly lowered his head and said, "Master, please speak."
Shen Yi glanced at him and whispered: "It has been almost a year since you bought Gu Hengbo. After such a long time, it's time to take her in."
Xu Fu's expression changed slightly. He raised his head and glanced at Shen Yi in surprise. Seeing that Shen Yi's expression was serious and not a joke, Xu Fu's brain was spinning rapidly and he quickly figured out what Shen Yi meant.
"Young master, what you want is to find someone who looks similar to Mr. Gu..."
"Um…"
Shen Yi nodded and said: "Try to buy one that looks similar to hers. Then we can hold a decent banquet and openly accept her as a concubine."
"With your current status, you should be able to invite a lot of people. When the time comes, invite more people to come and make things more lively."
Shen Yi looked at Xu Fu and continued: "After getting married, it is best to announce to the public that Gu has died of illness after a year or two."
Having said this, Mr. Shen paused, and then said with a serious face: "I'm not asking you to kill someone, I'm asking you to properly arrange her. Of course, if you think there are no flaws and you like this woman, you can continue to keep her."
By your side."
Xu Fu shuddered, shook his head quickly and said: "Sir, I don't dare to keep a "Gu Everyone" by my side."
This kind of thing cannot be kept true or false. If the emperor has some kind of mental mysophobia and inexplicably takes some void vinegar, it will not end well.
Shen Yi nodded and continued: "After you find a suitable candidate, before you take a concubine, you must first ask your uncle to come over and take a look. Only after he nods and agrees can you do it. Do you understand?"
Xu Fu nodded and said with a smile: "I know this, but my 'uncle' doesn't agree, so I don't dare to do such a thing."
After saying this, Xu Fu looked up at Shen Yi and asked, "Then... where is this Mr. Gu now?"
"Put it where you should. Don't let her appear in public. Let's first see if the palace agrees with this matter and what its attitude is towards it. If the palace agrees, I will be free to take action after a while.
Try to find a way to give her a decent family background."
"Xiao Xu, remember."
Shen Yi said with a serious face: "You must keep everything about Gu everyone absolutely confidential and not tell anyone about it. In the eyes of that person, this matter is a merit, and in the eyes of everyone else in the court, it is a sin. Once something happens
If you leak it, he may not protect you."
“It’s a matter of wealth and life, and nothing can be done carelessly.”
"Um…"
Xu Fu took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "Don't worry, sir, I will handle this matter myself from beginning to end, and nothing will go wrong."
Mr. Shen lowered his head and took a sip of wine and continued: "Also, you have taken over a lot of business in the palace now. These are jobs snatched from others. When you are walking around Jiankang City, you might as well hire
Keep a few people around to avoid any surprises."
Xu Fu toasted Shen Yi and said with a wry smile: "To be honest, young master, I have hired a few followers to follow me. In the past few months, Qingpi has been following me. When I was at Huangshi Zhai in Bitong Lane, someone came to make trouble. I almost..."
"I was stabbed with a dagger."
"Well…"
Shen Yi reached out and patted Xiao Xu on the shoulder, sighing: "I'm sorry for you."
………………
That night, Xu Fu stayed in Shen Yi's study for more than an hour before saying goodbye and leaving.
In the next two days, Shen Yi spent most of his time at home with his wife, and occasionally went out to see Zhang Jian for dinner and drinks. However, he never went to Zhao Changping's house.
Because it's not convenient to meet at the moment.
After Shen Yi's appointment and confirmation of promotion, Shen Yi can go to the Zhao Mansion to meet Uncle Zhao, because by that time, the matter about the shipyard firearms has been settled, and what Zhao Changping said to the emperor in the palace before will also be settled.
No more counting.
After waiting at home for two days, on the morning of the third day, two eunuchs finally arrived at Shen Yi's house with the emperor's imperial edict.
Except for Lu Qingque, who was already pregnant, everyone in Shen Yi's family followed Shen Yi to the front yard to greet the imperial edict.
The eunuch who announced the decree first recited a regular "prelude" in parallel prose, then coughed and cleared his throat.
"Shen Yi, the former chief of the newspaper department, followed the imperial envoy to the south and annihilated nearly 2,000 Japanese pirates. He performed meritorious service in patrolling the sea. I am hereby promoted to the chief of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War..."