After responding to the concern of his colleagues on the side, Xu Yuan looked at Shen Xiyao with some resentment.
If these two dishes were presented to Guanglu Temple today, a large reward would be inevitable. Maybe I could be promoted to an official position, but I asked Shen Xiyao to teach Princess Zhu'an. Not only would I not get any credit, but I might also be punished. On crime.
A martial artist's intuition is keen.
After saying hello to Princess Zhu'an, Shen Xiyao looked at her with an unkind look. She quickly scanned the hall, and Shen Xiyao immediately spotted Xu Yuan with sinister eyes.
Shen Xiyao frowned and suddenly realized. Thinking of this person, she hummed and ignored it.
Wang Weiren, who had been sitting paralyzed outside the hall, seemed to have thought of something at this moment. He stood up and rushed into the hall.
Not caring about the occasion or being polite, he rushed to Hu Shichang.
"Brother Hu, save me."
Wang Weiren begged with a hoarse voice.
Hu Shichang also had a headache.
Five hundred thousand dollars.
For the Hu family, who had escaped the accident more than ten years ago, it was naturally possible to get it. It can't be said to be traumatic, but it took a lot of effort. After all, Wang Weiren was considered to be on his side, helping him deal with everyone. Wei Cai took advantage of this 500,000 yuan. If he doesn't care about it, no one will be willing to do anything for him in the future.
But, five hundred thousand!
When Wang Weiren saw that Hu Shichang was silent, he turned to Meng Changxun again.
"Your Highness Prince Fu, please save me for the sake of my father and my ancestors!"
Meng Changxun coughed lightly and twisted in his seat.
"I said at the beginning that Shu will not participate. It is not easy for me to help you now."
Wang Weiren's nose was almost twisted with anger. On weekdays, King Fu would always find excuses to go to Wang's house to talk about scriptures with his father, but in fact he took away a lot of good things. And every year during the New Year, Wang's family would give gifts to Wang Weiren. A valuable gift. Now I ask him for help, but he hides far away.
Seeing that the Shu royal family did not care about the matter, Hu Shichang could only speak out.
"Brother Wang, don't worry. This matter happened because of me. My Hu family will not ignore you. We will discuss it when we go back and we will definitely give you an explanation."
"Thank you, thank you so much, Brother Hu."
Hu Shichang ignored Wang Weiren's thanks and glanced at Yang Ke, who was smiling, and then at Shen Xiyao, who was sitting far away. He narrowed his eyes slightly, picked up the wine glass and walked into the hall.
"I offer a toast to Your Majesty. The Wei Dynasty truly occupies the land of the Central Plains and has outstanding people. Only one woman can perform like this. We are convinced."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Chu Rupeng, Cheng Kangming, and Shen Ao changed.
Praise and kill!
This is murder and heart-breaking!
In the eyes of the ministers of the Wei Dynasty, Shen Xiyao saved the face of the Wei State twice in a row. There must be people who admire her, but most of them are envious and jealous people. If you don't say anything now, it doesn't mean you won't say anything in the future. Once the emperor listens If there are too many, it will be difficult for Shen Xiyao to continue to be an official in the future.
Let’s not talk about where Shen Xiyao’s talent and learning came from, but this talent and learning was extremely useful to the Wei Dynasty. Shen Xiyao’s role can be maximized only in the court, and once the emperor became wary, this talent and learning would be Learning is useless.
So poisonous!
Chu Rupeng and Shen Ao rushed out of the queue, ready to speak to Shen Xiyao.
Yang Ke raised his hand to stop the two of them, and gave Hu Shichang a cold look.
"Don't use this kind of counterintuitive tactic."
Hu Shichang bowed his head and saluted, with a smile on his lips.
Shen Xiyao also wanted to understand the meaning of Hu Shichang's words. The originally calm face slowly became cold.
She also thought that the revitalization of Shen Mansion had already made a good start with the help of Mu Jianming. If Hu Shichang's words really worked, then everything would be in vain.
After that, the banquet finally got on track, with singing and dancing, a peaceful scene, and nothing happened until the end of the banquet.
Inside the Hong Hotel, in the courtyard where the Chu State envoys lived.
A group of servants stood like quails at the entrance of the courtyard, watching the moving shadows reflected on the window paper of the main room. From time to time, there was the sound of porcelain being smashed on the ground. Whenever they heard this sound, people couldn't help but cry. Draw your neck down.
Xu Liangqiu, Wu Lijin and Yiyi stood side by side in front of the house door.
Yiyi'e frowned slightly and gracefully took a few steps forward, then turned around and looked at Xu and Wu.
"So, it was Changshi Shen who ruined your affairs again this time?"
Xu Liangxiu sighed and said helplessly.
"That's her."
Thinking of the woman who peeked at her chest at the door of Hong Hotel that day, and comparing it with what they said, Yiyi's red lips couldn't help but curve upward.
"This person is really a strange woman. I admire her so much. I must get to know her if I have the chance."
"Miss Yiyi, do you still admire her? This is a bit of a boost to others' prestige and destroys your own."
Wu Lijin was a little dissatisfied with Shen Xiyao's attitude.
Yiyi hummed softly.
"Do you still want me to destroy your spirit? You have already been trampled under my feet."
The room finally became quiet. The door creaked, and Hu Shichang walked out with a gloomy face and glanced at the crowd gathered at the entrance of the courtyard.
"What are you looking at? Go, go, go, get out of here."
The servants dispersed like birds and beasts, and all of a sudden they disappeared.
"How are you, sir?"
Yiyi asked with concern.
Hu Shichang took a long breath and snorted softly.
"It's nothing. I don't care about some things, young master, but I can't swallow this breath. Yiyi, please send someone to check this Shen Xiyao for me."
Yiyi smiled sweetly.
"The slave family has already done this."
As he spoke, he took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and handed them to Hu Shichang. Hu Shichang took them and listened to Yiyi's narration while reading them.
"This person was suddenly promoted to a permanent attendant one month ago, and was transferred from the army to a civil servant. The specific reason was not found. He was then responsible for the brewing of Luoshen wine. Because he was a woman, he rarely participated in Luoyang students' literary poetry gatherings, etc. , I only have some contacts with the daughter of Prince Lu’s Mansion and the Prime Minister’s Mansion.”
The information written on the paper is much more detailed than what Yiyi said.
Hu Shichang frowned and read all the information on Shen Xiyao.
"Is there any way to destroy this person?"
"Of course we have. Just set a trap to lure her out and send experts to kill her."
Xu Liangqiu said indifferently.
Yiyi glanced at Xu Liangqiu with disdain. Then her eyes rolled, and she gently bit her plump red lips.
"The laws of the Wei Dynasty stipulate that once a woman gets married, she must retire from the army and resign from office when she joins the court. Young Master, how about we ask for a marriage from the Wei Dynasty."
After saying that, he glanced to the side.
Hu Shichang followed Yiyi's gaze and saw that there was no one next to him.
Hu Shichang smiled.
"Okay! Our Highness the Crown Prince has been weak for a long time, but has never established a Crown Princess. This is an opportunity. When she comes to our territory, we can knead her as much as we want."
On King Lu's carriage, Zhu An sat beside King Lu, describing his interactions with Shen Xiyao. Finally he spoke: "Father, Xiyao is kind to me, and I think she can avenge my father." A key figure. Please father, please keep Xiyao safe."
King Lu stroked his lame right leg and chuckled.
"Don't worry, your uncle will never let anyone touch Shen Xiyao."
Zhu An looked at his father blankly.
King Lu continued: "Which one is easier to become the emperor? However, your uncle still has some bottom lines."
In another carriage, Chu Qingying sat next to Chu Rupeng and blinked at her grandfather. Chu Rupeng was stroking his beard and smiling.
"Don't worry, that girl from the Shen family will be fine. The Marquis of Jibei didn't give her for free, and my grandfather will take action at critical moments."
In the palace, Yang Ke rested his right hand on the white porcelain tea cup, recalling everything that happened at the banquet, which was full of ups and downs.
First, Zhu An stunned the whole audience.
Then everything went smoothly.
After that, Hu Shichang pressed forward step by step.
Not to mention, the descendants of the Hu family are quite capable, so Da Wei, who was trying to bully him with words, had to fight with them, and then he took advantage of Da Wei's weaknesses and chased them fiercely.
Then I felt a little desperate. But when I suddenly heard the word "Servant", I felt relieved.
Afterwards, Shen Xiyao did not disappoint herself. Not to mention the fireworks. Even the white porcelain was stunning.
Yang Ke picked up the tea cup in his hand again, looked at the white porcelain of Jishuang Saixue and tasted it carefully.
On the road leading to the Marquis Mansion in Northern Hebei Province.
The four members of the Shen family rode horses and rode in cars.
There is a servant holding a lantern in front to light up.
"Yao'er."
Shen Ao, who was riding ahead, called out.
Shen Xiyao, who was accompanying the carriage, heard what he said, picked up the reins of the horse and caught up with her grandfather, pulled down half of her body and followed Shen Ao.
Shen Ao coughed slightly, and the servants around him consciously distanced themselves from the family master.
"Those things are all...prepared?"
Shen Ao lowered his voice and asked vaguely.
Shen Xiyao snorted lightly.
"Why don't you tell me first."
Shen Xiyao said a little aggrievedly: "I only found out this morning."
Shen Ao breathed a sigh of relief. He had been sitting in the army since the day before yesterday. He had never returned home and had no chance to contact his granddaughter.
The grandfather and grandson walked forward in silence.
"What are those fireworks?"
"I don't know either."
Shen Ao sighed.
"This thing is very convenient for sending messages in the military."
After a pause, he asked again: "Who is the person who makes the porcelain? Can you control it?"
"Grandpa, I can't answer you until I understand these things."
Grandfather and grandson fell into silence again.
Returning to the Hou Mansion, the grandfather and grandson jumped off the horse and waited for the servants to lead the horse away. Shen Ao said again: "The Longevity Festival has passed, you can find an opportunity to resign to His Majesty. I have arranged for people to visit famous doctors. I will definitely cure you."
Shen Xiyao said nothing and followed her aunt, who silently returned to the backyard.
As soon as he stepped into the courtyard gate, a figure rushed forward and bowed.
"Miss, I'm back."
The voice was a little choked and trembling, and a hint of joy was mixed in it.
"Yunxiu?"
The Yunxiu in front of her was somewhat different from the impression Shen Xiyao had half a year ago.
Xu went out and saw a lot of the world, and Yunxiu lost some of the girlish worldliness and gained a more calm and capable temperament.
"Well, miss, it's me."
Shen Xiyao grabbed Yunxiu's hand.
"Quick, come with me. I have something to ask you."
The master and servant returned to the house, where Yunxiang was already waiting on them.