Yanlouchun

Chapter 8 This old thing is still pretending!
Nanny Kong walked through the corridor to the old lady's yard, lifted the curtain and entered the door with a happy expression on her face.

The old lady was half lying on the soft bed, and beside her was a young waitress who was holding a book and reading aloud.

Listening to the movement, the old lady slowly opened her eyes, "Seeing that you are so happy, what happened?"

Nanny Kong clapped her hands together happily, "Accepted! Eldest Young Master accepts it!"

The old lady thought that she had been listening to the book for so long that she was hallucinating, "Xiao Jing, help the old man get up."

The young maidservant quickly stretched out her hand to support the old lady, lowered her brows and eyes, and slightly bent her knees.

"Can you say that again."

The old lady sat up and looked at Nanny Kong with urgent eyes.

Nanny Kong smiled happily, and her wrinkles and trembling were describing her joy, "It's the thirteen girls you found in your hometown. The Eldest Young Master took two of them and let us send the rest of the girls back."

The old lady's cloudy eyeballs couldn't hide her surprise at this time, the stretched wrinkles showed that she was in a happy mood, and then she felt something was wrong.

"Is it that easy?"

You must know that so many women were stuffed into their big room before, and all of them were returned.

This time, I made up my mind to find thirteen girls with good figure and good looks, and led them directly into the mansion. They were all ready to deal with the big house, but it ended before it even started?
"I heard that it was that girl Lan Yu who went to the girls' courtyard to make a fuss." Kong Nanny said.

After thinking about it, he added, "It's to compete for favor!"

"Oh?" The old lady was surprised.

The woman in the big house was always sick, Shen Zhiyun was busy with the government affairs of the court every day, and all the affairs of the backyard were entrusted to Lan Yu.

It can be seen that Lan Yu is smart.Ever since she was in charge, she has been calm and thoughtful, which made her unable to insert someone into the big room several times.

She also tried to take this orchid jade for her own use, but the girl looked young, but she didn't show her flaws at all.

It's not like someone who goes to trouble someone for a girl who hasn't settled down yet.

"Tell me in detail." The more the old lady thought about it, the more wrong she became.

Mother Kong explained in detail what happened today.

"According to this old slave, the Eldest Young Master is so cunning that even the Lord can't control him now. I'm afraid we just send people to the courtyard on the front foot, and the Eldest Young Master will get rumors on the back foot. I'm afraid he will know about it before Lan Yu."

The old lady nodded, "He has a lot of people under him, it is indeed possible."

Nanny Kong went on to say: "Old slave reckons, the Eldest Young Master has already gone over to see some of them."

"Lan Yu is always with the Eldest Young Master, so she must have known the Eldest Young Master's intentions. In the past, the Eldest Young Master had no intention of paying attention to those women, so Lan Yu was not in a hurry. Now the Eldest Young Master fell in love with two of them silently. Lan Yu I must have been in a hurry, so I thought about driving those girls out before the Eldest Young Master made a final decision."

The old lady also felt that Nanny Kong's analysis made sense, and asked again, "Then did he keep those people?"

"Jiang Ruyun, the first daughter of Jiang Xu's family."

"Jiang Hui, the concubine of Jiang Xiuhai's family."

The old lady recalled who these two people were, and she probably had an idea in her heart.

At the beginning, she had seen all these people one by one, and their appearance and conditions were all the same.

"These 13 people are all our own family members, and whoever is staying is our own family member." Kong Nanny said.

The old lady nodded approvingly, "Zhiyun was raised by that woman and was not close to me at all, but this Shen family will be left to the eldest son in the end, I don't worry that he doesn't have many people around me. "

Nanny Kong followed the old lady's words and said: "Young master is one of the best among the young generation, he is the dragon and the phoenix, and in the future, he will definitely bring our Shen family to a higher level."

The old lady smiled slowly, but felt that she should not take it lightly, and told Madam Kong: "Those two girls, you need to beat them earlier."

"Of course, they need to know what kind of noble fortune they have to be able to enter the eldest son's courtyard." Kong Nanny said.

"If you don't know which side you are from, then it's better not to."

At the mention of this, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in the old lady's old eyes.

Nanny Kong understood, nodded and agreed, "That's natural."

into the night.

The leaves rustled slightly in the wind, and the half moon was hidden behind the clouds.

It was a quiet night.

"Shh-"

A feathered arrow flew through the air and passed through the window, extinguishing the candle wick by the window, leaving only an afterimage, nailed directly to the bookshelf behind Shen Zhiyun.

Shen Zhiyun looked sideways out of the window, through the pierced paper hole, there was a quiet and dark night outside, and his dark guards had already chased him out.

Bai Bian hastily pushed the door open and entered.

"Is the son injured?"

"No problem." Shen Zhiyun said in a deep voice.

"Let Yannan not have to chase after him."

Shen Zhiyun pulled out the arrow that had penetrated the wood behind him, rubbed his fingers over the body of the arrow, and snorted coldly.

"This is Old General Xue's blatant warning to me."

The tail feathers are dark yellow, clamped at the end of the arrow shaft, the arrowhead is triangular in shape, and the back front is bent inward to make a barb design, which is a typical Xuejia arrow.

"Keep this arrow."

Shen Zhiyun put the arrow in Bai Bian's hand.

"When you shoot arrows in someone else's house, you have to think about the price he will pay."

A cruel look flashed across Shen Zhiyun's eyes, which was so cold that the watcher fell into the ice cave.

At this moment, the shadow of the window is shaking, and someone is outside.

Shen Zhiyun's expression turned cold, and he winked at Bai Bian.

Bai Bian put the arrow on the desk, and quickly rushed out of the room.

After a commotion outside the door, Bai Bian pushed a woman in.

It was Jiang Hui, the woman in Tsing Yi who held Lan Yu hostage in the daytime.

Bai Bian threw the woman to the ground and said sharply, "Why are you here and what are your intentions, tell me!"

Jiang Hui fell to the ground, looked up at Shen Zhiyun who was standing, the lamp wick was shaking, and Shen Zhiyun's face was bright and bright, so she couldn't see clearly.

"Nurse Kong sent the other girls away overnight, leaving me and another girl alone. I was terrified and wanted to come and see the young master!"

Jiang Hui spoke very fast, for fear that Shen Zhiyun would not have the patience to listen to her explanation and just kill someone and keep silent.

Shen Zhiyun's probing eyes were too penetrating, making Jiang Hui feel cold when she looked at her. She moved her eyes to the desk, where the arrow on the table was pointing towards her, and her heart skipped a beat.

"This arrow is Xue's arrow, I recognize it!"

Although her hair is messy, Jiang Hui has sharp eyes.

This is to show Shen Zhiyun his ability.

But there is no lack of possibility that he heard what Shen Zhiyun said outside the door just now.

"Why do you say that?" Shen Zhiyun picked up the arrow and threw it into Jiang Hui's arms.

She didn't believe that under the dim light, Jiang Hui could see the arrow clearly through the window.

But since this person has the guts, let her have a chance to cut off the source of the arrow.

Jiang Hui picked up the arrow and said without timidity: "The arrow feather is yellow, the arrowhead is triangular, and the tail is barb."

She really didn't see the shape of the arrow, she just wanted to save her life first, and let the young master know that she was useful.

Now that I see it clearly, I am certain in my heart that this is Xue Jiajian.

"What else do you know?" Shen Zhiyun asked.

"Brother is obsessed with weapons, and I also learned a lot. Although I can't understand it, I can still distinguish where and what schools are."

"Stand up and answer." Shen Zhiyun looked at her, with a plan in mind.

"Yes, son."

"You are a family member that the old lady found, Jiang Hui." Shen Zhiyun called out her name.

Jiang Hui said: "I am Jiang Hui from the Qinghe Jiang family, and I do have some relatives with the old lady."

"but."

Jiang Hui paused and looked straight at Shen Zhiyun.

"The old lady, like my father, regards women as objects and men's vassals."

"I know that it was not the original intention of the young master to keep the few of us. If the young master is willing to use me, I will definitely live up to the young master's trust. From now on, I will be used by the young master!"

Shen Zhiyun looked at Jiang Hui, with an unclear expression in his eyes, Jiang Hui looked back, without dodging, but quietly squeezed the sleeves of her skirt with her hands.

In the silence, Shen Zhiyun smiled with a clear voice.

"Okay, from now on you will stay in our courtyard, not a concubine or maidservant, but a servant."

Jiang Hui finally smiled.

Holding the arrow in both hands, she handed it back to Shen Zhiyun, raised her head with a firm expression.

"Act with loyalty, betray and kill me."

Act with loyalty, and kill me if you betray.

Shen Zhiyun chewed on these eight characters, and felt that this woman could be reused.

In these days of spring, the weather in the capital is good, but there are undercurrents in the court.

Shen Zhiyun bid farewell to Elder Qi who left Beijing, and had been waiting for Zhang Peng to write a letter to give her a big boost these days, but after waiting for so many days, Zhang Peng did not see any action.

The investigation at Dali Temple was indeed not the opinion of Jiang Yujin's family. These days, many officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice were inspected, and everyone in the Ministry of Criminal Justice was guarding Dali Temple like an iron bucket.

During this period, Guan Zhong was also protected by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and he had a vague tendency to become innocent.

Shen Zhiyun probably understood in his heart that Zhang Peng, the general of Zhonglang, had turned his back.

She still doesn't know the reason, but in the future, she must be wary of Zhang Peng.

The people from Gu Hanshu's side have repeatedly written to urge the matter of the southern school field. She has been working around for a few days, and I'm afraid it won't last long.

cabinet.

Chief Assistant Yang Shilin was dressed in an official robe and discussed with a group of cabinet members here.

In the matter of Han Hai, he kept holding it and let Shen Zhiyun argue with those people.

Yan Lun said, "These days, I see that His Majesty has loosened his tone, and I'm afraid he is more inclined to send troops."

Another person responded, "We just need to delay the current situation, and pay attention to the timing of the civil strife in Qing Dynasty when we send troops. Waiting for another month, even if His Majesty has made up his mind, it is not suitable to send troops."

Shen Zhiyun, who was aggressive in the court, was silent at this time. She took a sip of tea, took a sip, and when she put it down, she found that everyone's eyes were on her.

Shen Zhiyun raised his eyebrows and said calmly.

"Look at what I do, Zhang Peng's rebellion is beyond my expectation."

Mr. Yan who spoke just now stroked his sleeves, "That Zhang Peng can't be used, Mr. Shen should think of other ways, you have to hold something in your hand to drag this situation down."

Shen Zhiyun was disdainful in his heart, why didn't you see you talking about Confucianism in the court if you said so well.

"My own way." Shen Zhiyun said.

Lord Yan still wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Yang Shilin.

Yang Shilin is a smiling tiger, usually carrying the elegant style of a literati, secretly using people as guns, wherever he needs to wield them.

He looked at Shen Zhiyun, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes stretched into a kind arc, "Zhiyun, what's Shen Shilang's attitude?"

Shen Shilang, this is asking Shen Zhiyun her father.

Now the Minister of the Household Department is old, much older than Yang Shilin, and has been unable to handle government affairs. Most of them are handed over to Shen Pingshan for investigation. They say that when the Minister returns home, Shen Pingshan will be the next Minister of the Household Department.

At that time, the Shen family was really in full swing.

In the past few days, under Shen Zhiyun's secret instigation, Shen Pingshan felt that Aunt Jiang was neglectful and nepotistic, and lost a lot of temper with her.

Shen Pingshan was surprisingly neutral about Han Hai.

Ask how much money is left in the treasury, and he will arrange for people to calculate it, and report it to His Majesty after the calculation.

Shen Zhiyun has read the items and entries, and it is normal to make up for some omissions. After all, when the water is clear, there will be no fish. Officials at all levels take a few percent of the imperial government's appropriation, which is not too much to tolerate.

Lingling finally figured it out, the treasury's accounts were not fraudulent, and the needs of the war situation can be said to be affordable, or it can be said that the treasury is in short supply.

His Majesty asked Shen Pingshan again, did he think the vast sea could be tolerated by the country?
He neatly wrote more than ten pages of policy theory to make a fool of himself, and he calculated that the profit of the stock exchange was divided into [-]-[-].

Thinking of Shen Pingshan's ability to play sloppy eyes, being able to make the expenditures for wars and mutual markets and follow-up income flat, it can be regarded as a neutral ability.

"My lord is really asking me for nothing. It's not like everyone doesn't know the relationship between me and my father. When did I stand in the same camp?"

It is well known that Shen Zhiyun and Shen Pingshan father and son are not on good terms, but after all, Shen Zhiyun is the only son of Shen Zhiyun in the Shen family, and the Shen family will still be handed over to Shen Zhiyun in a few years.

There is no overnight feud between father and son, everyone thinks that Shen Zhiyun is young and energetic, and is just angry with his father.

Shen Zhiyun said again: "This matter has been going on for many days, and you don't have to worry about it. As Master Yan said, just drag it on."

The reason why the cabinet is so against going to war is old General Xue.

When Yang Shilin was young, General Xue was still in Beijing, and the two were incompatible, tit for tat.

Later, it was obvious that Yang Shilin won, and Xue Deming left Beijing to sit on the frontier, leaving his wife and children in Beijing as hostages.

Once the vast sea is at war, the right to lead the army will be in Xue Deming's hands. Who knows whether he wants to return to Beijing or retire.

If he returns to Beijing, he will be highly respected and popular, and Yang Shilin will definitely not have a good life.

Yang Shilin has no good life, how can the cabinet have a good life?
What's more, the establishment of a mutual market must first be approved by the cabinet, and then handed over to the Ministry of Households for allocation of funds. If this is done, it will be another great achievement of Yang Shilin, so how can he let go.

Although Shen Zhiyun is young, he is very good at judging the situation, and Yang Shilin is very optimistic about it.

Said that he was going to drag Han Hai, but Shen Zhiyun really persisted for so many days.

Yang Shilin stroked his beard, if Shen Zhiyun was dressed in white, he really wanted to adopt him as a foster son, there was no more capable subordinate than him.

It's a pity that Shen Zhiyun didn't come from a poor family. His father, Shen Pingshan, was a third grader, and he was the only son of the Shen family. What a pity.

"Master Shoufu, do you have any other ideas?" Shen Zhiyun asked.

Yang Shilin was tolerant, and Zhang Peng's defection was not good for their situation. Shen Zhiyun insisted on playing around, but Yang Shilin didn't show his hole card.

Yang Shilin sighed, "It's just procrastinating, what can be done."

This old thing is still installed here.

(End of this chapter)