Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 272 Dust Settled ([-])

Lu Ying retreated silently, and was suddenly called out by the Empress Dowager Lu again. Lu Ying was overjoyed, and hurriedly agreed to turn around, but heard the Empress Dowager Lu coldly said: "After going back, stay in the mansion honestly. , this matter has been settled, you don't even need to think about it. If you let the Ai family know what kind of moth you have made, don't blame the Ai family for not being sympathetic. Go!"

Lu Ying's body froze, she agreed in a wooden way, and walked out with light feet and heavy feet, feeling both sad and angry in her heart: Auntie, talking to her like that!She had never done this to her, never!

Lu Ying was so angry that her body trembled lightly, unwilling, unwilling, and dissatisfied, but she never dared to have any bad intentions.She knew her aunt's method, so it was definitely not a joke with her.

Empress Dowager Lu breathed a long sigh of relief, her eyes fell on the half-played chess game, she waved her hand and said lightly: "Take it!" There was a slight joy in her tone, as if something extremely important had been settled. same.

Naturally, no one in this world dares to completely guess her mind, she is happy, and she has her own reasons for being happy.

Shen Quan emerged so quickly that people were caught off guard. What's worse, with her decades of experience in political circles, she was a little bit confused about him!
Since returning to Beijing, Shen Quan's behavior has been completely out of order. Say he is low-key. He has never boasted about his military achievements, and even after returning to the Ministry of War, he has never shown any contempt and indifference to ordinary generals.Except for the share that should be taken, he has not embezzled half of the money that should not be taken. He is strict with himself and abides by the laws of the country, but he does not hesitate to use insidious tricks to put pressure on the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of War when it comes to the liquidation of the Yao family's food funds. , don't give them the slightest room for delay!

The honorables who were secretly close to the Zhou family invited him to a banquet, and he went; the Qingliu people invited him to a gathering, and he went; The charming daughter of the family, Pingjin Wengzhu!He seems to be close to everyone, but in fact he is not close to anyone.As long as his bottom line is not touched, he can call anyone brother and brother, but if his bottom line is touched, he is not afraid of turning his face in public!But after turning his face, the matter was over, and he could still continue to hang out and drink with others without caring.

Empress Dowager Lu felt uneasy. This feeling of being invisible and uncontrollable was very bad, and she could not tolerate this feeling continuing.

She has never been afraid of the high achievements of her courtiers, nor her great ability, because no matter how powerful people are, they also have fatal weaknesses, such as greed for money, lust, love for power, fear of death, good fame, or The lives of parents, wives and children, or the loyalty between friends, or an overly noble and pure temperament, or some kind of hobby that one person likes to do one thing and not another, but others are inexplicable...

In short, as long as it is an individual, there are no exceptions!She only needs to pass this point, and she can firmly control the man in her own hands without being afraid of him flying out.But Shen Quan, she couldn't find such a weakness.

He is not greedy for money, not lustful, not in love with power, not afraid of death, not famous, has no friends who are good enough for him to give everything, and has a noble temperament?It doesn't match at all!As for other hobbies, no!

What's more terrible is that his childhood was not very happy, and his relationship with his family was very cold. Now that his father and brother have passed away, there is no relationship between mother and child, and the uncles and cousins ​​in the other three rooms, all of them can't wait for you eat me i eat you!Family?That is needless to mention!

The more Empress Dowager Lu thought about it, the more uneasiness in her heart grew. If it was an ordinary courtier, since he couldn't control it, he would simply find an excuse and kill him.Whenever the monarch wants the life of a subject, it is the method!Even if it is unthinkable, isn't there still the saying that "the ruler must die and his ministers have to die"?

But she can't kill Shen Quan. One is that the hereditary prince of the Shen family is not so easy to move; Appreciation, since there is a bit of love, she will not give up; Fourth, she still counts on him to lead the army and defend the territory for her!In case there are barbarians in the frontier again, where can she find another person like Shen Quan?
Can't kill, can't control, so what should I do?I can only find a way to control it!There must be a way!Empress Dowager Lu is also an unbeliever, she doesn't believe that there are people in this world who have no flaws at all!
When the matter between Shen Quan and Lu Ying was full of ups and downs, Empress Dowager Lu suddenly became enlightened.Yes, why didn't I think of it before?As long as he becomes the son-in-law of the Lu family and a member of the Lu family, what else is there to worry about?
She was very happy to see this situation, so she sent a secret decree to her brother, and it happened that his brother also had the same intention, and the two hit it off.In order to make this marriage a bit more legendary, and create a story of a hero and beauty through the ages, the Empress Dowager Lu had a whim, ordering her elder brother not to take the initiative, and let them get along like this, so that they would not be afraid of Shen Quan being obedient when they showed affection. Go to Lumen to propose marriage!

Lu Fang also thinks this is very good: even Zhenxi Wang, General Shen, has taken the initiative to pamper our Lu family, what are you little fish waiting for?
Unexpectedly, they didn't wait until Shen Quan came to propose marriage, instead they waited for Shen Quan to ask for marriage, and the person who asked to marry was actually the second lady of the imperial merchant Yao's family!

Everyone was shocked and there was an uproar.Empress Dowager Lu was so shocked and angry that she almost lost her temper on the spot!

Empress Dowager Lu originally thought that she would suppress this matter, and Shen Quan should be sensible, but unexpectedly, this person refused to repent, and instead asked for an order again, as if he would not marry the second lady of the Yao family!

Empress Dowager Lv Lan Zhezi sneered, stayed in the middle and did not send it out, and sent an order to the King of Zhenxi to seek an audience without any announcement!She would like to see how long he can carry it with her!

What she didn't expect was that Shen Quan was determined to play for real. After that, the incident became more and more violent, and the trouble became bigger and bigger, because Lu Ying messed up the Yun family and Prince Li with her ignorant nonsense. Come in.She rubbed her temples with a headache, this matter can no longer be indulged, it must be done.

So two days ago, when Shen Quan asked to see him again, she agreed.

At the beginning, she persuaded Shen Quan with good words, but Shen Quan refused to do anything, she was also angry, and reprimanded him sharply, implying that she could take away everything he has now, including his title and life .Shen Quan remained unmoved.

She stared at him for a long time, and the monarch and his subjects finally calmed down and made the bet.

At this time, she already had a calculation in her heart.

The outcome of the matter was unexpected and expected.Now that the matter has come to this point, she is also happy to push the boat to fulfill them.

More importantly, the knot in Yu Jie's heart about Shen Quan has finally been untied!Because she saw clearly that Yao Cunhui was Shen Quan's Achilles heel!
Compared with the allegiance of the mighty general of the country, what is the marriage of the niece?What's more, this is her self-indulgence!
Therefore, although the Empress Dowager Lu lost the bet, she was extremely happy.In fact, it's not that he is really so open-minded. He is so open-minded that he doesn't care at all when he is won by the courtier, and he laughs happily. He looks very happy!
Compared with what she lost, she had earned it!And she is a person who knows how to balance.

"Come here, study ink!" Empress Dowager Lu returned to Xinghe Palace, and ordered the female officer to come forward with great interest.

This decree should have been drafted long ago.

Empress Dowager Lu paused again when she was writing, contemplating deeply, um, let’s just be a good person and do it to the end, and add another decree to make it even better!
Yao Cunhui and Shen Quan left the Empress Dowager Lu, and followed the little eunuch towards the outside of the palace step by step.

The little eunuch was in front, Yao Cunhui was behind, and Shen Quan was at the end. The palace was strictly forbidden, and the courtyard walls were deep. The two dared not talk to each other, and they never even looked at each other. .

Even if there was no communication, the two people's drooping eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles, and the corners of their slightly pursed lips could not stop evoking a slight arc.

In this world, there is nothing more joyful than the feeling of finding something lost.That kind of shock, which was obviously desperate because of the loss, but turned sharply, is enough to make people ecstatic!

"Prince Zhenxi, Miss Yao, please! This old servant should go back to his life!" The little eunuch paused at the palace gate, lowering his eyebrows and eyes and bowing slightly.

"Thank you, little eunuch!" Shen Quan smiled and handed over a bank note, and in the sound of the little eunuch sending it off, he and Yao Cunhui left the palace one after the other.

Stepping out of the thick palace gate of dark vermilion inlaid with nine huge copper nails vertically and horizontally, Yao Cunhui subconsciously relaxed his shoulders and breathed a sigh of relief.Looking up at the clear and breezy sky, Yao Cunhui felt an illusion of a world away.

"Second Miss!" The Yao family's carriage drove over slowly, seeing the Second Miss come out safely, the coachman Lao He subconsciously let out a sigh of relief.

"Let's go home!" Yao Cunhui nodded and smiled at Lao He, then turned to look at Shen Quan.

"I entered the palace the day before yesterday, and the carriage has already returned home, so you have to give me a ride." Shen Quan smiled and got into the carriage unceremoniously.

"Let's go to Shen's mansion first, and send King Zhenxi back." Yao Cunhui smiled helplessly.

"Yes, Second Miss!" Lao He lifted his spirits, and with a sound of "Woo--", he gently pulled the rein to turn the horse's head, and waved his whip.

The atmosphere in the carriage was a bit delicate. The two people who had just escaped, their hearts were clearly so close at that moment, but at this moment, it seemed that there was something separating them, as if they shouldn't even look at each other.

"Hehe!" Shen Quan laughed softly, and Yao Cunhui's heart seemed to be rippled by the stones thrown into it, rippling away round and round.

Her heart suddenly relaxed, and she smiled unconsciously, and raised her eyes to look at Shen Quan, her eyes met, silently flowing with mutual understanding.

Shen Quan stretched out his hand to hold her palm, and said with a smile: "You walked in front of me just now, and your steps seemed a little shaky. Do you know how worried I am, worried that you will fall if you become unstable?"

(End of this chapter)