Chunguang Brocade

Chapter 154 Resignation (About enthronement)

Ji Chong was really busy. From then on, Shen Chuxia basically heard the news about him from the streets and alleys. After King Chu committed suicide, the first major event that spread to the people was to make up for the slain little emperor. funeral.

During the entire Wei Dynasty, there was no opening of the market for marriage within a month, and no one was allowed to enter the Fengyue place for entertainment for any reason. Suddenly, the entire capital was quiet.

Ordinary people are not in the mood to marry and open the market, and they have no spare money to enter the Fengyue place. They all renovate the houses destroyed by the war at home. Those families who have no casualties are lucky to survive the war.

Shen Yuanshi and others were not injured because they were protected by Uncle Xiaoguo, but because Yulin Lane was the regent's other courtyard, it was severely damaged and had to be repaired.

Shen Yuanshi seemed to come alive when she heard the news that her husband was coming back, "Xia'er, this is not our own house after all, let's buy back the house your father used to live in, and return it to Your Highness. "

Shen Chuxia has been thinking about this for the past few days, and has been hesitating. Hearing her mother say this, she nodded as if someone had made up her mind, "Okay, but mother, there was a concubine in the house before, are you sure?" Want to buy it again?"

Upon hearing about the little concubine, Shen Yuanshi felt very uncomfortable, "Then..."

"Let's buy a small courtyard again."

After coming back from the Hou's mansion, Shen Yuanshi had been in a bad mood, but when she heard her daughter's idea, she thought about it and agreed.

Due to the war, the business was sluggish, and there were still small yards for sale. Shen Chuxia didn't bother to buy a small yard with two entrances and two exits. On the second day after the yard was tidied up, Shen Jinlin came back from Hengnan.

When she saw her husband, Shen Yuanshi felt aggrieved like a child, "His father..." threw herself into his arms, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

"Okay, okay, everything is alright, don't cry Xiu'e, don't cry, I will be here from now on." Shen Jinlin coaxed his wife softly, but glanced at the concubine Shen Mingxi from time to time.

One mind and two uses.

Shen Chuxia couldn't stand it anymore, and really wanted to remind him that you still have two sons who have gone back to their hometown to take the talent examination, so don't focus on the younger son.

The actual action was that she left the room with a few unsightly things, "Come on, I'll take you to the kitchen to prepare food for Dad, and clean him up."

Seeing his father come back, Shen Mingxi, who had been there for a few days, also seemed to be alive, and asked bouncingly, "Shen Chuxia, what are you going to do delicious?"

"I don't call you sister, no big or small."

"I thought you were a special sister, but I didn't expect you to be so pedantic." Shen Mingxi looked disgusted, her cute eyes rolled.

"It has nothing to do with being special or not. Am I not your sister?"

Shen Mingxi pouted, "Yes, yes, Sister Shen."

It's Big Sister Shen again, she sounds like a silly big sister, Shen Chuxia has been in a bad mood recently, and she has no energy to argue with him, she rolled her eyes, and went into the kitchen, ready to cook some hard dishes with the cook.

Because Mu Tong said the approximate date of Shen Jinlin's return, and he bought a new house, he had prepared a lot of good ingredients in the kitchen. Unfortunately, in modern times, Shen Chuxia didn't cook much and didn't know much about cooking. In the end, , I was still the cook, and made several famous Bianjing dishes, including braised shark's fin, crystal elbow, fried fish slices, shredded pork in sauce, fried crispy pork, and baked carp noodles, and the last dish was abalone in clear soup.

The chef made several dishes with great care. The braised shark's fin was made with golden color, mellow soup, and fragrant soup. It was delicious, salty and sweet.

Crystal elbow, which Shen Chuxia has eaten in modern times, is also a famous dish. Pork elbow is nutritious and contains a lot of collagen protein. The crystal elbow is cooked through multiple processes. It is crystal clear, the elbow meat is rotten, fat but not greasy, Refreshing and palatable, it is best eaten in summer, and it is also good to eat in March.

The fried fish fillet dish is golden in color, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, bright in oil, crispy in the mouth, sticky in the outside, boneless and thornless, with sour, sweet, salty and fresh flavors, which will greatly increase the appetite.

Carp Baked Noodles is a famous traditional dish in Bianjing, which is prepared from two famous dishes: sweet and sour fried fish and baked dragon beard noodles.Its characteristic is that the color is red, soft, tender and delicious; the baked noodles are as thin as hair, fluffy and crispy.

Carp baked noodles are strictly selected and carefully made.The fish meat tastes pure, delicious and tender.There are also two dishes of shredded pork in sauce and crispy fried pork that I usually eat. Of course, the taste is also good. The last dish is abalone in clear soup.

Abalone is rare, and ordinary people can't eat it. This one was sent by Xiaoguo's uncle Liu Weixian, and the Shen family didn't accept it.

Considering that Shen Jinlin was tired from the journey and had a poor appetite, he finally made clear soup with abalone.

Although it is a clear soup, the process is not so simple. Sliced ​​abalone, green beans, and ham slices are served in a sea bowl, and the good clear soup mixed with seasonings is poured into the bowl and stewed. This dish is made with clear soup. , the soup is clear and mellow, the abalone is tender, extremely refreshing and has a long aftertaste.

It can be seen from the expression of Shen Jinlin's food at the end that this dish is very palatable to him, "Our family's life is not bad."

Shen Chuxia said bluntly, "If my father's salary is given to my mother, the food will probably be even better."

Shen Jinlin blushed, "I'll give your mother half a year's salary later."

"..." Now it was Shen Chuxia's turn to feel embarrassed.

Shen Mingxi glared at her, and asked innocently, "Father, don't you use money when you go out?"

"It doesn't cost much to live in the government office, and basically all the money is brought back."

No way, Shen Jinlin is actually a good homeboy?Shen Chuxia didn't know him well, and didn't believe his words, she glanced at Qingluan who was serving Shen Mingxi for dinner and stopped.

She looked at Shen Jinlin and Qingluan calmly, since her father came back, her gaze has been on Shen Yuanshi, she almost never looked directly at this concubine, and it didn't look like she was acting.

Could it be that he married a concubine in a moment of loneliness, but in fact, he really loves his wife, Shen Yuanshi?

For this kind of father who loves his wife while marrying a concubine, Shen Chuxia still has reservations. He can only think about it objectively. Shen Jinlin seems to be better than other men in the Wei Dynasty.

And only a little bit better.

After the meal, everyone sat in the side room to digest their food. Since she was not the real daughter of the family, Shen Chuxia didn't say much, for fear of missing the point.

Shen Xiaoqiu and Shen Xiu'er, one is younger, the other is not their own daughter, and they have nothing to say, only Shen Mingxi chatters around Shen Jinlin, asking questions curiously.

"Father, then you have made some contributions this time, will you be promoted?" The child knew he cared about his father's promotion and salary increase.

Shen Chuxia was obviously taken aback when she saw Shen Jinlin, and then fell silent.

Did he commit a crime, or is it impossible to be promoted to a noble with mediocre qualifications?

Unexpectedly, Shen Jinlin said in a deep voice, "Father plans to resign and return to his hometown, and become a farmer from now on."

"what……"

"..." Everyone was shocked.

After the shock, Shen Yuanshi was the first to smile, "Really, Jinlin, you didn't lie to me?"

Shen Jinlin nodded, "Yes."

For Shen Yuanshi to have such a reaction, it is not surprising for Shen Chuxia to think about it carefully. She was born in the countryside since she was a child, and she is a young lady from a wealthy family.

For her, having enough food and clothing, having dozens of acres of fertile land at home, and her husband teaching her children to read and write at home is the happiest state of life.This is actually the ideal life for most women after marriage - three meals a day for four seasons, staying with the one they love, everything is enough.

Can Shen Jinlin give Shen Yuanshi such a life?At this moment, Shen Chuxia envied her mother for no reason, no wonder she respected Shen Jinlin all the time, she really married the right person.

No, wait!She had to figure out why Shen Jinlin wanted to quit his job and go home to farm at such a young age. Was it because of his personality, or lack of ability, or did he commit a crime when dealing with corrupt officials in Hengnan?
Shen Chuxia really wanted to go to the Prince Regent's Mansion to inquire about it, but felt that it was inappropriate. Maybe she was thinking too much, but in the end, she decided to let nature take its course.

After finishing eating, each of them dispersed.

Shen Jinlin took his wife's hand and was about to go back to the room, but was stopped by Qingluan in the corridor, "My lord, I have something to say."

Shen Yuanshi looked at her husband.

He looked comfortingly, "Go to the room and wait for me, I'll be right back."

"Yes, husband." For Shen Yuanshi, Shen Jinlin was her god. She listened to everything he said, and went back to the room very obediently.

Qingluan looked around, very cautious, and her voice was very low, "My lord, Ji Chong may know the identity of the young master."

"What?" Shen Jinlin was taken aback and couldn't believe it.

Qingluan was helpless, "In the past, my servant couldn't figure out why he didn't kill you, my lord. It turns out... oh, I'm sorry, my lord, this servant didn't want him to kill you, it's just that he did something unreasonable, so this servant has to think so."

Shen Jinlin sighed, "I used to think that he didn't kill me because of Xia'er, but I didn't expect that he had already guessed Xi'er..." Not all men in the world are as loyal to their wives as he is, and guard their masculine virtues.

He said, "Ji Chong is very ambitious. I think he has already planned when he will ascend the throne. Why should I resign? I just want to take Xi'er away from the center of the vortex and preserve the only blood of the late emperor."

Qingluan had a bitter face, "What if the regent won't let the little master go?"

How can they keep the only blood of the first emperor?

The two stood in the corridor without making a sound for a long time. The March breeze blew by, causing troubles all over the city.

"If possible, Xi'er will always be my bastard."

"My lord..." Qingluan's face is full of pain, "But the former emperor dragged his illness and worked hard to plan for the young master. Are we doing him justice?"

"Then what can we do?" Shen Jinlin said, "Ji Chong has an army of 30 in his hands, and now he has defeated the Gao clan. The Great Wei Dynasty is already in his hands. As long as he calls out, there are many people who will kneel at his feet and bow their heads and bow their heads. Yes."

This is the truth, Qingluan had to admit, biting her lip.

The two fell silent again.

Finally, the bird flew over and broke the silence, "I'll resign first, and save Xi'er first." After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and left in a deep voice.

Qingluan stood in the corridor without moving for a long time.

I haven't seen each other for more than half a year. As soon as Feng Shaoyin came back, he had a secret conversation with Ji Chong for a day and a night. In the end, he was so sleepy that he got up with a yawn and was about to go back. He asked casually, "When will you be enthroned?"

Ji Chong raised his eyes.

"See what I do?" Feng Shaoyin scolded with a smile, "Is there anyone in the Great Wei Dynasty who is more suitable to be on the dragon chair than you?"

He lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Feng Shaoyin felt something was wrong: "Hey, Ji Wenchu, what do you mean? You won't tell me that you don't want to become emperor?"

Ji Chong remained silent.

Feng Shaoyin couldn't figure out what he was thinking, "Are you afraid that the clan will disagree?" He sneered, "If they dare to disagree, my mother alone can scold them, do you believe it?"

Ji Chong, who had been silent all this time, drove the gentle and elegant Feng Shizi into a temper, "Wenchu, what are you afraid of?"

He raised his head suddenly, "I haven't returned to the capital for so long, the eldest princess misses you, go back quickly."

"Hey, Wenchu, what on earth are you thinking?" Feng Shaoyin didn't move.

Ji Chong smiled helplessly: "Don't you know what the Great Wei Dynasty is like now? If you want money, you don't have money, and you don't want people. I want to recover Gao's embezzled money first."

Why does it sound like something is wrong: "Wenchu, just because the treasury has no money and a large number of corrupt officials have been dismissed, it is even more necessary for you to be enthroned as emperor!"

Ji Chong stroked his forehead with his hand, not wanting to speak.

Feng Shaoyin frowned and said: "You don't ascend the throne, could it be related to the last secret decree of the first emperor?"

Ji Chong said: "For this secret decree, Gao Chen almost searched for all the people who had been in contact with or were close to the late emperor before his death, but he still couldn't find the secret decree."

Feng Shaoyin asked, "Wenchu, are you worried that the reputation will be wrong?"

"Ah."

He laughed, "How did the first emperor come to be the throne? You and I know very well. It is already a gift from heaven for him to sit on the throne as a sick child. Now his son was killed by the king of Chu. Who can be blamed? Wenchu, you There is really no need to think so much, your ascension to the throne is what people want."

Hearing the 'son' Ji Chong's face was serious, his thin lips were lightly pursed into a straight line.

"Find the Gao family and the embezzlement silver first." Ji Chong put an end to the conversation.

Feng Shaoyin looked at him complicatedly, "Then I'll go back and rest first."

He entered the East Office, at the door, Su Juesong saw him coming out, and hurriedly approached him, "Master, how are you?"

He glanced, "Nothing?"

Su Juesong was in a hurry, "If you don't ascend the throne, the person chosen by the clan will be sent to the imperial palace. At that time, Grand Tutor Geng and his gang will definitely organize an assembly to send the person selected by the clan to the throne."

"Teacher Geng?" Feng Shaoyin almost forgot that there was such a person in the court.

"Yes, my son."

Feng Shaoyin turned his head to look at the office, what was Ji Chong thinking?
The new emperor has not been enthroned for a long time, and the entire Wei Dynasty is undercurrents, and people are panicking.

Shen Jinlin pondered secretly for two days, and still took his resignation letter and went to the Prince Regent's Mansion. He thought he would wait a while before seeing Ji Chong, but he did not expect to see the Prince Regent when he arrived at the Palace.

After receiving Shen Jinlin's resignation letter, as expected by Ji Chong, during the whole trip to Hengnan, he was like a soy saucer, and he didn't do anything at all.

He remained calm and said calmly, "Go back to Pengcheng to farm?"

"Returning to Your Highness, yes, Xiaguan's ancestors left a small property, and I want to return to the village to be a squire."

Ji Chong leaned back on the grand teacher's chair, and looked at him lightly, "Did Xia Er tell you?"

"..." What did you say?Shen Jinlin thought about it carefully, his daughter didn't say anything about the regent Ji Chong, and he suddenly became nervous.

(End of this chapter)