girl riding a horse

Chapter 990 Extra Story 2: Many Years Later ([-])

half a month later.

An official ship was parked on the river in Liuxian County, and the willows on both sides of the river were beautiful. The summer scenery was beautiful.

In the cabin, Shen Liuzhen had a banquet with several local celebrities and officials, and there were silk and bamboo dancers beside him.

He already had a wide range of friends, and since he withdrew from the court, he was not afraid of being drunk and saying the wrong thing.The more we can drink, the more we can chat together.

A painter was drunk and asked inarticulately:

"...Does Master Shen have any wonderful ways to keep in good health? You and I are the same age, but this appearance is at least ten years younger than mine, which is really enviable."

Shen Liuzhen's eyes sparkled from drinking, and those peach blossom eyes became more and more profound. He said with a smile:

"If you want to say I'm envious, I'm still envious of you guys. I'd like to grow a beard. It would be nice to look respectable at first glance. Just like my father-in-law looks the best."

He touched his chin and said sadly:

"It's a pity...my family, General Xie, won't let me go."

Another disciple of the family showed regret and said:

"The Patriarch of the Xie family has passed away for two years, right? It's a pity to say it. Thinking back then, the Xie family had a large population and had power over the government. It was such an honor. Now that the population is withered, they will never be able to get back up."

Shen Liuzhen held the wine glass in silence, not knowing what he was thinking.The atmosphere suddenly fell.

Several people gave each other winks, and someone eased the atmosphere and said:

"You can't say that. It's not that the Xie family has no heirs. I heard that General Xie's younger brother, Xie Guang, is not bad at learning. If General Xie and Mr. Shen are willing to support him, wouldn't it be easy for him to get an official position in the court? As long as There are people in the court, and it will not be a matter of time before they want to restore their former glory."

"...That's true." A group of people echoed.

In Liu County, the county magistrate is the biggest official.What's more, everyone knows that Shen Xie and Xie retreated from Pingcheng.Although he was demoted, the tree was big and deeply rooted, and his connections determined his status.

These people were afraid of Shen Liuzhen's relationship, so they all coaxed him.

Shen Liuzhen smiled lightly and said:

"You don't know, because of the implicated tragedy that year, the father-in-law did not support the Xie family's direct lineage to get involved in the court, for fear of danger. The reason why my family, General Xie, became an official is because she is a girl, and the family can't control her. It will."

After Shen Liuzhen finished speaking, everyone showed a surprised look, and someone echoed:

"The Xie family has many disciples, and Mr. Shen is the most promising among them. Although his surname is not Xie, it is also the inheritance of the Xie family, right?"

"Isn't it? This is the great wish of my father-in-law back then. So now I want to inherit his great wish and teach a few more students. Some of you have nothing to do, and you also go to my school to teach the children." Shen Liuzhen said .

"That's natural..."

"Master Shen ordered, we are naturally willing to lose our hearts."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The atmosphere became active again, and several people raised their glasses to congratulate each other.The sound of silk and bamboo is in the atmosphere, and the lingering sound is lingering.

Holding the wine glass, Shen Liuzhen thought to himself: There is another reason. The two of them have become auxiliary ministers, which is enough to be feared by others.

Xie Yuan also killed the emperor's nanny... just because he was afraid that the emperor would kill them one day, and Xie Guang would be implicated.He wanted to support it, but the conditions did not allow it...

However, from now on, this danger is lifted.

Thinking of this, Shen Liuzhen had a satisfied smile on his face.

At this moment, the boatman outside suddenly shouted:

"Master Shen...someone is chasing the boat on the shore, it looks like...it seems to be your wife, General Xie."

Shen Liuzhen raised his eyes, his expression a little nervous.He sat up straight and stretched his neck to look out of the cabin window.

The rest of the people also looked over.

On the shore, Xie Yuan was dressed in men's attire, with a sword at his waist, riding a horse in a heroic manner, coming from far and near like the wind and lightning, wearing the woods.

The painter said strangely:
"It looks like something is urgent."

"Isn't it here to arrest Mr. Shen? You are not allowed to drink and have fun? My wife sometimes gets jealous, and she looks so aggressive." Another person said while holding the window.

The dancing girl and the music slave who played the music didn't bother to play, and ran to the window to see what was going on.

Shen Liuzhen's eyes became more and more tense, but he muttered an excuse for Xie Yuan:

"She's not an ordinary woman, so she won't care about my banquets... Not to mention jealousy, I don't dare."

The voice trembled, very guilty.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the painter exclaim: "Look quickly! General Xie is coming!"

Shen Liuzhen stood up quickly, and saw Xie Yuan leaping into the water from the horseback, his figure was light and vigorous, skimming across the water like a swallow, leaving only circles and circles behind. ripple.

The scene was so breathtaking that the people in the cabin were dumbfounded for a moment, and there was a sudden silence.

But before everyone could see enough, Xie Yuan's figure disappeared from the cabin's sight.Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of "boom", and a pair of hands were on the side of the boat, which shocked everyone.

Xie Yuan turned over and landed on the deck. The hem of her clothes spread out and fell down with the movement of her legs. Although she was stained with water, she was very chic.

It made those dancers Le Nu blushed, looking shy and surprised, secretly looking at her.

Xie Yuan's face was solemn and frosty, even hiding his anger.

She didn't stop for a moment after landing, and came towards Shen Liuzhen while pressing the saber on her waist.

Shen Liuzhen was still holding the wine glass at this time, but the wine in the glass was almost shaken by him, so he forced a smile on his face and said:
"A Yuan is mighty, I really didn't do anything..."

Xie Yuan gritted her teeth. Seeing so many people around her, her Danfeng eyes trembled slightly, and she asked in a deep voice:

"Did nothing? What are you afraid of if you didn't do anything?!"

"I... I'm afraid you think I've done something..." Shen Liuzhen tried to smile and said, the smile was quite fake, the eyes seemed to say, A Yuan, there are outsiders here, give me some face.

The dozen or so people on the boat looked at them quietly, they were all at a loss, they didn't understand what kind of charade the husband and wife were playing.

Xie Yuan thought that he couldn't ask this question in front of everyone. She was angry and didn't want to kill him. She had taken care of him for many years, and said immediately:
"Go back and talk about it!"

He stretched out his hand and dragged Shen Liuzhen to the deck outside, kicking him into the water.

Shen Liuzhen fell into the water and swam obediently to the shore without saying a word, like a poor abandoned duckling, no one who saw it could not help feeling pity.

But it was probably because the clothes were too heavy, and he was about to sink after he had thumped a few times.

Seeing this, Xie Yuan had no choice but to jump into the water to pick him up, and the two of them swam to the shore together.

The people on the boat were dumbfounded watching this scene, and couldn't come back to their senses for a long time.

One person said:

"I'm a good boy...everyone says Mr. Shen is extremely afraid of guilt. If I were him...I wouldn't dare to do anything..."

The other person was older, and out of a man's empathy, he mustered up the courage to shout at Xie Yuan:

"You kicked him into the water, and you have to save him yourself, why bother?"

That tone was quite earnest.

Xie Yuan ignored him, she dragged Shen Liuzhen to the shore without saying a word, threw Shen Liuzhen to the grass, stood there panting, and looked at him coldly.

Both of them were covered in muddy water, with a few weed grass leaves hanging on their heads, and the water stains dripped down their hair, tick-tock.

The boat on the river drifted away, and Xie Yuan's horse ran to their side automatically at a pace.The woods are quiet and there is no one around.

Shen Liuzhen turned sideways, coughed violently on the ground, and said after a while:

"A Yuan...you are going to kill your husband unjustly."

Xie Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, held back his anger, and asked:

"You received the official document this morning, it was the obituary of His Majesty's death, and then you told the children in the school that you have a happy event today and you are going to drink?!! You still say that it has nothing to do with you?!

A few days ago, you were thinking about it, cursing him to die before you, and now he is dead. Is there such a coincidence in the world? ! ! "

Shen Liuzhen turned around, propped himself up and looked up at her and said:
"Can't there be such a coincidence?! His death must have something to do with me?! A Yuan, I have handed over all my rights, and I don't even have a secret agent. How can I kill him? And the obituary said he died of illness !"

"What's wrong with him? He's only in his 20s. He's always been in good health. He's only been back for more than a year. He didn't have any symptoms before. How could he suddenly die of illness?!"

"Then you can write to Queen Mother Feng and ask me what I do. I am thousands of miles away, what can I know?"

Xie Yuan was so angry that her chest heaved, she put her hands on her waist, turned around and paced around, and then asked:

"Then why are you happy?! Why are you happy when he died?"

Shen Liuzhen got up from the ground, and replied confidently:

"Why can't I be happy? He is dead, and Wei Guo is not in chaos, which means that Empress Dowager Feng has stabilized the situation. From then on, we don't have to worry about the emperor's enmity with us.

Our son can come home often and never has to wander around.Our relatives and friends, Ke Sande, Guan Yifei, and your own soldiers, they can also come and go frequently with peace of mind. "

As Shen Liuzhen said, he spread his sleeves excitedly and said:

"My biggest and most dangerous enemy in the world is dead, why don't I be happy?!"

Xie Yuan stared straight at him, his expression was difficult to discern, and it took him a long time to utter a sentence:
"You are always right, I can't say no to you."

She paused, trying to distinguish the expression on Shen Liuzhen's face, and said in a desolate tone:

"But...Liu Zhen, if you really do something to him, I'll be so disappointed. Even if he doesn't have his father's ideas and courage, he is at least a normal and qualified emperor. It's easy to train a normal and qualified emperor ?
Empress Dowager Feng is old, and the crown prince is still so young, who can guarantee that he can be better than His Majesty?Who can guarantee that Queen Mother Feng can wait until the prince grows up? "

Shen Liuzhen covered his forehead with a headache, and said weakly:
"I was afraid that you would miss me so much, so I didn't dare to tell you... Also, who told me to curse him a few days ago? But, I really didn't do it! I want to kill him early Well, can I wait until now?"

(End of this chapter)