After a long time, Shen Ling'er stopped crying, smiled, and helped Shen Ao stand up.
"My father laughed."
Shen Ao looked at his daughter carefully with kind eyes.
"In front of my father, there is nothing to laugh at."
Shen Ling'er saw Mrs. Zhou on the side again.
Sister-in-law and sister-in-law were naturally no strangers to each other, but they both felt the same way about each other. Tears filled their eyes, as they wanted to miss the late Shen Changyong. Then, Shen Ling'er thought of her late husband Zhang Jing.
"Second sister-in-law."
As soon as he was called, the aunt and sister-in-law hugged each other and cried.
"Okay, okay. Don't cry anymore. Today is a happy day."
Shen Ao spoke to persuade the two people who were grieving. Then he turned his head and looked at everyone standing under the steps.
"Arrange for them all to come in. The yard has been arranged for you. Freshen up and let's have a reunion dinner."
Shen Xiyao helped Shen Ling'er and his family settle down. After taking a short rest, she took everyone to the middle hall.
The banquet has been set up, and the family is sitting together, chatting, laughing, and drinking happily. During this period, Shen Ling'er introduced the Wu family and their children, who had been anxious. Shen Ao waved his hand indifferently, letting Wu family and the others live in peace. Down.
In the Hong Hotel, a group of people from Nan Chu ran back in a panic. Before they could enter the door, Hu Shichang, who was covering his forehead with one hand, began to curse.
"You bitch, one day I will make her kneel in front of me and beg me to spare her."
The guards on the side nodded in agreement.
Hearing the people around him just nodding obediently, Hu Shichang became angry again and punched and kicked the surrounding guards.
"Aren't you all very powerful in normal times? What's wrong? You can't protect me at the critical moment? What use do I need from you!"
A group of guards bowed their heads and did not dare to speak or resist. They allowed Hu Shichang to vent his anger due to his rough skin and thick flesh. The leader of the guards spoke with a wry smile.
"Sir, it's not that we can't do it, it's that those girls are so powerful and they attack so quickly. This..."
"Get out! Get out! Get out! And you guys too."
Hu Shichang again targeted several people traveling with him.
"Master, I can't swallow this breath. Please find a way to deal with her."
"Brother Shichang, who do you want to punish?"
Before the envoys could reply, a gentle voice from the courtyard came to mind, with dissatisfaction in his tone.
"Hey, isn't this your highness? Do you have any advice?"
Hearing this voice, Hu Shichang glanced at the people walking out of the courtyard carelessly. His tone was mostly teasing, and it was obvious that he did not take His Highness the Crown Prince seriously at all.
"presumptuous!"
His Highness the Crown Prince was a little angry and scolded him.
"What are you doing out there? The young minister of the Honglu Temple of the Wei Dynasty came to me specifically and said that you are causing trouble and deliberately violating the laws of the Wei Dynasty."
While he was talking, a man wearing a wide robe and long sleeves, as gentle as jade, walked out of the courtyard. Behind him were Ji Yun and Li Huan, the young ministers of the Honglu Temple of the Wei Dynasty.
Li Huan ran back to Honglu Temple to report the matter, and everyone present was a little anxious. While Ji Yun arranged for someone to notify Shangguan Yang Minzhi, he took Li Huan straight to the Hong Hotel.
"I'm just going to take people out for a walk to see the scenery of Wei and experience the people of Wei. What's wrong?"
Hu Shichang still looks carefree.
"Then what do you say to you who raped a common girl?"
His Highness the Crown Prince frowned and continued to ask.
"It was just a joke, I didn't really think about it. Besides, I paid them back."
"presumptuous!"
Before His Highness the Crown Prince could speak again, Ji Yun shouted angrily.
"That is an innocent woman from a good family, not a woman from a brothel in the Chu Palace. Moreover, you also spoke rudely to the officials of the Wei Dynasty. Do you think that the Wei Dynasty takes it seriously?"
Hu Shichang curled his lips disdainfully and said no more.
His Royal Highness the Prince turned around and saluted Ji Yun.
"Ji Shaoqing, I have offended many people in this matter. Brother Shichang does not know that Shen Changshi, and he who does not know is not guilty. I will apologize on behalf of Brother Shichang. I will take him to the Lord Shen's house to apologize someday."
"Chen Ruiyuan! Why do you make the decision for me and come to apologize? I want you to go and stop involving me!"
After hearing the prince's words, Hu Shichang felt like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. He suddenly became furious, widened his eyes, and frowned at the prince, with no respect in his mouth.
"you……"
His Royal Highness pointed at Hu Shichang and was speechless.
"Let's go!"
Hu Shichang, however, did not care about the people in front of him at all and led his men towards the courtyard.
Ji Yun secretly shook his head, a little disappointed with the prince of Nanchu.
Seeing that Hu Shichang and his entourage had disappeared, the prince saluted Ji Yun and smiled slightly.
"I made Ji Shaoqing laugh. One day I will definitely go to Shen Hou's house to apologize in person."
"Why!"
Ji Yun sighed.
"This matter has nothing to do with His Highness the Crown Prince. Your Highness does not need to be like this. It's just that your mission would like to ask Your Highness to take more care and prevent similar things from happening again."
"Please rest assured Ji Shaoqing, something like this will never happen again."
"Okay! Then I'll take my leave. Your Highness, please stay. Li Huan, you stay and continue to accompany His Highness."
Li Huan nodded in agreement.
After speaking, Ji Yun and the Prince of Chu greeted each other and left the Hong Hotel.
Hu Shichang angrily led people back to the courtyard where he lived. The maids and maids along the way were silent when they saw his unkind expression. They stood aside and saluted when they were far away. Only when Hu Shichang was far away did they dare to stand up and continue to do their own things. .
There were some brand new furniture piled in the corner of the yard. Seeing these things, Hu Shichang's face turned darker, turned around, pointed at the corner and scolded his men.
"I asked you to throw these rags out, but you didn't even hear me? Did no one take my words seriously?"
The men behind Hu Shichang all stood there with their heads lowered, and no one dared to speak.
"Brother Hu, you don't need to embarrass these men. If you don't like the household utensils prepared by Da Wei, just ask them to take them back. Why throw them out? It will give Da Wei an excuse."
Hu Shichang turned around and walked in from the entrance of the courtyard to two people. Both of them were elegant and distinguished in appearance. With their wide robes and long sleeves, they looked like jade trees standing in the wind.
Seeing these two people, Hu Shichang turned around.
"So it's Brother Xu and Brother Wu?"
The two of them smiled, walked up to Hu Shichang, and said in surprise: "Hu Shichang, what is this? Who was so cruel."
Hu Shichang covered his forehead with his hand again and said bitterly: "Sooner or later I will come back with revenge."
Then he asked: "What do you two have to say?"
"I heard that Brother Hu was scolded by our prince. Let's come over and visit Brother Hu."
Hu Shichang snorted slightly from his nostrils.
"Some outsiders are trying to give him face. It really pisses me off. It's not certain who will be the prince."
"Hu Shichang speaks carefully. Even so, we are outside after all. If others see the joke, our faces will be disgraced."
Hu Shichang thought for a moment and nodded.
"What Brother Xu said makes sense. Well, just give him face outside."
The two of them hugged each other.
"Brother Hu is very righteous."
Hu Shichang waved his hand nonchalantly.
"It's nothing. You two, come to my place for a drink at night? Everything is fine in Luojing City, but this wine is too little."
"That's annoying!"
Seeing the two people leaving, Hu Shichang slowly put away his smile and did not look back. He seemed to be facing his subordinates, but also seemed to be talking to himself.
"Xu Liangqiu and Wu Lijin came to see my master's jokes again. The Xu and Wu families were driven out of the Central Plains. How dare they laugh at me?"
The next day, Shen Xiyao will be on duty as normal.
As soon as I returned to Chang Shi's Mansion after my leave, a servant came to look for me.
Shen Xiyao did not dare to delay and followed the chamberlain to the imperial study.
Today, only Yang Ke and the accompanying eunuch Chang Chu were present in the imperial study. Shen Xiyao stood aside obediently after bowing.
"I heard that your aunt's family came back yesterday?"
Shen Xiyao nodded in agreement.
Yang Ke smiled slightly.
"That was a demon back then. How many people in Luo Jing City got headaches when they saw her."
Shen Xiyao was embarrassed, not knowing how to answer.
"But... it's a pity... Zhang Jing can be considered a hero of our great Wei Dynasty. Chang Chu."
The accompanying eunuch quickly agreed.
"Immediately pass on the decree and confer the title of fourth rank to Zhang Shen's family."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
Shen Xiyao saluted and thanked him.
Yang Ke waved his hand indifferently.
"Zhi Jinwu reported that the Chu envoys caused trouble in the streets yesterday, and it was you who took action to solve it."
Shen Xiyao quickly apologized.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was reckless."
Yang Ke laughed loudly.
"well played!"
"Well……"
Shen Xiyao didn't know how to answer it. She looked at Yingzong in confusion.
"These dudes from aristocratic families are used to being arrogant and domineering. When they arrived in the territory of Wei Dynasty, they still wanted to bully the people. It would be easy to teach them a lesson. They will stay in Luoyang for a while, and if I don't teach them a lesson, they will still I don’t know what they will do.”
"Your Majesty, aren't you worried that they will use this matter to exert pressure?"
Yang Ke just snorted.
At this moment, a chamberlain hurriedly walked into the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Chu, Minister Cheng, Taixue's sacrificial wine, and several doctors came together to seek an audience with Your Majesty. In addition, hundreds of Taixue's disciples also gathered at the imperial city."
"What happened?"
"I don't know about this, but it seems to be related to the great scholar in the Southern Chu mission."
Yang Ke's face was expressionless, but the aura of the Human Emperor was spreading.
"I ordered Chu Rupeng, Cheng Kangming and others from Taixue to wait for me to see you in Zichen Hall. Then I ordered you to go to Zichen Hall."
"Here!"
All the servants around him saluted and agreed.
"Changshi Shen, come with me to take a look."
"According to the decree."
Shen Xiyao followed Yang Ke's driver and rushed to Zichen Palace. She was thinking about what she knew.
Luojing Imperial College was built by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu. After successive expansions, it reached a huge scale of 240 rooms, 1,850 rooms, and more than 30,000 students. During the reign of Emperor Ling, he also ordered famous contemporary Confucians to Cai Yong, Ma Rixi and other Zhengding Five Classics texts were carved into the Xiping Stone Scripture in eight-point official script by Cai Yong, which was published in the official script and erected outside the gate of Taixue. There was an endless stream of people from all over the country who came to view and copy the scriptures.
It is a pity that after Dong Zhuo entered Luojing, Taixue was destroyed. Many classics and policy articles were lost. It was not until the Cao Wei period that Taixue was restored.