The pattern carved on the jade pendant is Zhong Kui's mission to drive away ghosts and ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters.
This Prince Zhan is really interesting. He is weak and unlucky, but he gives others things to ward off ghosts and evil spirits. Do you think everyone is as unlucky as him?
The jade pendant was hot in her hand, Shen Moran quickly put it back and got up to go home.
The wheels rolled on the flat stone road, gathering together with the crowds of people surging around.
In order to welcome Prince Pingchuan and Princess Poyun of Northern Liao, the Ministry of Rites took the lead in organizing many activities among the people. The selection of oirans at Sacred Heart Lake was temporarily suspended due to the assassination of His Royal Highness King Zhan, so... it was changed to a street parade.
After all, this once-a-year opportunity to make money cannot be missed, and all the girls also have familiar benefactors with profound backgrounds.
Girls dressed up in gorgeous clothes paraded through the streets in carriages with only one layer of gauze curtains on all sides, blocking the main street.
"Miss Jun, look at me!"
"Miss Xianglan, ah, Miss Xianglan is looking at me!"
"Rang Rang, I want to see Mr. Yue..."
The oiran ladies who might not be able to see them even if they spent money showed up and paraded in the streets. Men and women all over the capital crowded the streets to catch a glimpse of their beauty, which made the already crowded streets even more crowded. The alleys can't be passed.
There were people in front, back, left and right, and the carriage could not move forward or retreat. The sun hung diagonally on the wall and was about to sink.
"Let's get off the car and walk back."
Bi Tao's intuition was wrong, but there was no other way. She couldn't meet the convoy head-on. Anyone who gave way to whom would get a bad reputation.
"Miss, let's walk along the lake."
Sacred Heart Lake has been closed since last night. There are relatively few people on the lake. There are a few boats floating on the lake. From a distance, someone emerges from the water and climbs onto the boat, and then another person enters the water.
People from Dali Temple are still searching for evidence.
Although she didn't witness the scene last night with her own eyes, judging from this posture, Zhou Zhan's assassin was well hidden.
"Miss, Miao Qianhu said that Mr. Si is out of town, could it be related to this case?"
It was indeed related to this case, but Miao Cong would not talk too much to Shen Moran. Therefore, Bi Tao only knew that Si Yiluo was very busy and often could not be seen for several days.
"Whether it's related to this case or not, remember, it has nothing to do with us."
There are several boat shops on the shores of the Sacred Heart Lake. The burned boats were salvaged and placed on the shore. All other boats, large and small, that were launched last night were ordered to stop in a row. The boatmen and the people who were waiting on the boats last night were waiting to be interrogated one by one.
Several officials wearing official uniforms from the Ministry of Justice were looking through the chartering records, trying to find some clues.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in Shen Moran's peripheral vision and ran towards her quickly.
"Miss!"
Bitao pulled her back and took a step away from the man.
"Hurry up and chase!"
The man disappeared into the crowd and shouted towards the passing carriage: "Master Yue!"
Following his line of sight, Yue Beishu's carriage happened to pass by the entrance of the alley. The handsome young man on the carriage smiled and looked away.
The man was captured again by people from Dali Temple.
Are there men who choose courtesans?
Shen Moran gained knowledge.
After avoiding the conflict here, two drunkards rushed out of the restaurant on the other side. When they saw Shen Moran and Bi Tao, they stretched out their hands to grab them.
"Miss Xianglan, I, I miss you!"
"Your dog's eyes are blinded!"
Shen Moran went back and forth every day, and Si Yiluo secretly ordered his brothers to protect him. Before the drunkard could get close, he was kicked away by the guards who rushed out of the darkness.
"Miss, are you okay?"
Shen Moran nodded and thanked him, and from the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Zhou Yu not far away looking at him with a sarcastic look on his face.
How many times does a move need to be used?
Zhou Yu handed the large and small bags of things in his hand to the guard beside him, and walked over with a bamboo grasshopper.
"Miss Shen, this is really an accident. I'm here to buy some small things for Si Qiong and Simin."
After Emperor Yao had nine sons, he got two more princesses, the tenth princess Zhou Siqiong and the eleventh princess Zhou Simin. One was eight years old and the other was six years old. They usually had a good relationship with Zhou Yu.
The guards behind him were holding windmills, mianren, little arhats, bamboo weavings...
He is indeed very attentive, and Princess Ten and Princess Eleven also like him very much.
"So, was it intentional before?" Shen Moran half-jokingly looked at the little grasshopper in his hand and asked, "Can you give this to me?"
"Of course, it's rare that Miss Shen likes it."
Zhou Yu handed the bamboo grasshopper to her gracefully and breathed a sigh of relief.
"As long as there is no misunderstanding, Miss Shen."
The grasshopper was so lifelike that when it touched the warmth of his fingertips, Shen Moran's hand subconsciously shrank back and the grasshopper fell to the ground.
"Feel sorry."
The two spoke at the same time, and squatted down to pick up the grasshopper at the same time. Shen Moran took the opportunity to hold the grasshopper's hand in his, and the dampness in his palm made Shen Moran fall into the memories of his previous life.
"Feel sorry."
Zhou Yu let go and stood up, taking a step back, maintaining a polite appearance.
After these days of settling down, Shen Moran thought that she could escape the web he had weaved for her, and that she would not be upset when she saw him again.
But he still made his heart beat wildly.
He deceived her with his feelings and devoured her soul like an evil ghost. It was like this in the previous life, and it will be like this in this life too! Do you still think that she will jump into his pit like a moth to a flame?
Shen Moran nodded and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for the gift. I'll say goodbye."
No matter how he showed his kindness, the beauty always looked at him with a frosty face and never changed her mind. Zhou Yu turned around and looked at her leaving back, his eyebrows sinking.
Shen Moran pinched the grasshopper, almost crushing the bamboo braid, returned to the house and threw the things away, before being overwhelmed by the memory, she ordered Bitao.
"Send this gadget to Shen Mingshu and say it is a gift from Prince Yu."
Since we are going to get entangled, let’s just be thorough and get everyone involved!
Shen Mingshu knelt in the ancestral hall for three days and was now confined to her own yard without any special punishment.
She also knew exactly what Shen Senxing had in mind.
The Shen family's financial resources are very poor, and three generations back were still digging in the fields. He climbed to the position of prime minister at a young age and reaped the dividends of marriage.
Emperor Yao likes checks and balances. Bo'an and Baofan have a deep connection with each other and are in a group. He needs to make a public enemy for them.
Shen Panxing is both talented and ambitious, so he is the best candidate.
His power relied on the imperial power, and it came and went quickly. In order to ensure his unique status in the court, he also thought of using marriage to bind the next heir of the Zhou Dynasty.
Shen Moran and Shen Mingshu are the chess pieces in his hands.
"Miss, the master is in the madam's room. Please come over and have dinner."
After Shen Moran and Si Yiluo got closer, Shen Shanxing often came to Du's house, and the family often had meals together.
Shen Moran adjusted her expression, and Mrs. Wei just opened the curtain to greet her.
"Miss, come in quickly. Madam has ordered the kitchen to prepare your favorite dishes today..."
"Dad, mother."
The dishes were already placed on the table. Shen Moran walked over and sat down. Mrs. Du lovingly served her the dishes.
"The glutinous rice and fragrant lotus root you like to eat, glutinous rice is not easy to digest, so eat less. And sweet and sour pork ribs..."
"Thank you mom, mom and dad will eat too."
After serving her dishes, Mrs. Du served Shen Anxing a bowl of soup.
"Let's have a bowl of bitter melon and egg soup first. We'll relieve ourselves from socializing outside every day."
Shen Panxing doesn't like eating bitter melon.
Shen Moran suspected that her mother was deliberately stirring up trouble. The whole table was filled with sweet and sour dishes, sweet and sour pork ribs, sweet and sour carp, glutinous rice and fragrant lotus roots... Even the dishes to go with the wine were peanuts soaked in vinegar...
Only the bitter melon and egg soup seems lighter.
Shen Panxing had no appetite and kept a straight face and said nothing.
"I don't know if the master is coming over today. If the food is not to your liking, why don't you ask the kitchen to cook a few more dishes?"
Du Shi asked for his opinion symbolically.
"No need to bother." Shen Jianxing looked at Du's face, which was getting better and better. "The Imperial Physician Song is worthy of being the head of the Imperial Hospital. With just a few doses of medicine, Madam looks much more energetic than before."
Du was only in her early thirties, and after dressing up a little, she looked even more charming than before.
Shen Jianxing used to be very satisfied with his wife. If it hadn't been for the accident in Ding'anbo Mansion, they wouldn't have had Shen Moran as their only child now.
All the sweet words in the past turned into arsenic, wiping away the remaining attachment in Du's heart. Now she only lives for her daughter.
"You have been ill these past years, so I gave the stewardship to Mengyou. Now that you are in good health, I will ask her to send you the cards and the account book tomorrow."