Pastoral little master

Chapter 71 The Emperor's Secret
Shen Huairen went into the inner room to change into regular clothes, washed his face and hands with hot water, and then sat down at the table.

He picked up the cup and took a few sips of tea to moisten his throat.

Seeing him doing this in a slow manner, Zheng Wanru became impatient and urged, "Master, if you have something to say, hurry up and don't let me worry about it. What happened to you to Nan'er?"

Shen Huairen smiled softly, and said, "Ma'am, you are so anxious, Nan'er is also my son, what else can I do to him. In order for him to study with peace of mind and not be influenced by others, I have decided to let He lives in the academy, and Qingshan takes care of him daily."

Qing Shan is Shen Huairen's personal entourage, before when he was in office, Qing Shan always accompanied him.

"I don't agree." Zheng Wanru objected immediately, "letting Nan'er live in the academy, it's not like a caged bird with no freedom at all. Nan'er is very self-disciplined. She has been living at home all these years. When will she delay her studies? , you are not fooling around."

For Shen Huairen, Zheng Wanru has respect and love, but she is neither afraid nor timid, and never let him go.

"When I was young, I didn't work hard, and the boss was very sad. Ma'am, I also did it for Nan'er's good. He is very serious and hardworking, but he is still a child after all, and sometimes he misunderstands people's words without knowing the severity.

Like what happened last time, I'm still annoyed when I think about it. When the child Qiduo didn't speak before, he looked very cute, but when he opened his mouth, he picked Nan'er to play, hum! "Shen Huairen's face was suddenly covered with thin cream, and he made a fist with his left hand, and tapped lightly on the table.

Zheng Wanru was displeased, and retorted, "Master, you are too unreasonable. I don't think Nan'er was wrong about what happened last time, and Qiduo was even more right. They didn't go for fun, and I don't want my son to be just a pedantic boy in the future." Cold hearted nerd."

She also darkened her face, and turned her face aside, breathing heavily.

Seeing that she was angry, Shen Huairen couldn't bear it, and his face softened.

He sighed softly and said, "Ma'am, I know that you dote on Nan'er and don't want to see him suffer. I promise you that he will stay in the academy for two months first. If his mind is completely settled, then let him go home to live. Is it all right?"

Zheng Wanru didn't have a stubborn temper either, since Shen Huairen gave in, she didn't bother anymore, and nodded in agreement.

However, in his heart he was thinking of finding an excuse to let Shen Nan come back in a few days.

"When we got together with Mr. Huang these few days, what did you say? What do you think about re-entering the official?" Zheng Wanru changed the subject.

Shen Huairen's complexion sank again, and he let out a long sigh.

Qingming's eyes are very complex, with anger, worry, and a hint of bewilderment.

"What's wrong?" Seeing this, Zheng Wanru hurriedly asked.

Shen Huairen sighed again!
Zheng Wanru clenched her heart tightly, it was rare to see her husband so depressed.

She held her husband's hand softly, and said softly, "Master, what's the matter, tell me, and let me bear it with you. You make me very worried."

Shen Huairen's heart warmed up, and he patted Zheng Wanru's hand lightly with his backhand a few times.

He turned his head to look at the closed door, and said in a low voice, "I'm not in a hurry to become an official, it's still early, and Master Huang and the others are here. I just heard them talk about the recent situation of the Holy One, and I'm worried about our daimyo."

Zheng Wanru hurriedly got up and opened the door to have a look, but seeing no one there, she closed the door again.

Although there are only Uncle He and Sister-in-law Li in the family, apart from their husband and wife, the emperor must be on guard.

She sat beside Shen Huairen, lowered her voice and asked, "What's wrong, Majesty?"
"Well, the Holy Majesty has become obsessed with the art of immortality in recent years. He has set up altars all over the palace, and spent a lot of money on alchemy and medicine to raise Taoists. Last year, he recruited a new batch of so-called 'immortals'. Listen to me They said they started to refine red lead, using the method of destroying the maid's body and mind and even killing her life, and desperately took the raw materials for alchemy.

Mr. Huang and the others once spoke out, but their honest words were harsh, and they were severely scolded by the Holy Majesty, and said that if there was another time, they would all be dismissed from office and go home.Alas, it is deplorable. "Shen Huairen said angrily.

Hate the emperor's stupidity, worry about the safety of the court and the country.
"What is red lead? Does its raw material have anything to do with the maids?" Zheng Wanru asked puzzled.
Shen Huairen clenched his fists, his face paled, as if he was a bit embarrassed to speak.

"You husband and wife, what else can you say?" Zheng Wanru said seriously when she saw his hesitation.
Shen Huairen nodded lightly, but even in front of his wife, he was still too embarrassed to say it out loud.

He whispered in Zheng Wanru's ear.

"What? What an idiot!" Zheng Wanru couldn't help cursing loudly after learning the reason.

"Ma'am, speak carefully!" Shen Huairen turned pale with shock, and subconsciously covered her mouth.

Insulting the emperor is a death penalty for treason!

Zheng Wanru pushed away her husband's hand, with an angry expression on her face, she said, "He dares to do it, but is he still afraid of being scolded? It's really inhumane. If this goes on, our name will be regarded as... It's really inhuman, master, from now on our son won't use it." After studying, I will all go back to the countryside to farm.”

She wanted to scold more harshly, but after all, she was concerned about the identity of the other party, so she swallowed some words abruptly.

But in my heart, I am already disappointed with the imperial court. With such a king, what hope is there for the country, and what is the use of studying.

Shen Huairen whispered to her that in order to refine the longevity pill, the current emperor collects the menstrual blood of virgin girls, and secretly selects young girls to enter the palace from the people, hundreds of people at a time.

In order to collect more menstrual blood, those Taoist priests used all kinds of methods to destroy the body and collected frantically. All these young girls died tragically within a year after entering the palace.
Shen Huairen patted Zheng Wanru's hand lightly, and comforted him in a warm voice, "Madam, don't be so pessimistic. Master Huang and several elders in the court are actively thinking of a way, hoping to make the Holy One wake up and no longer be superstitious about immortality. technique."

"Hmph, the more he is in a high position, the more he wants to live forever, how can he give up so easily. He doesn't know that there is no immortality in the world, it's just a dream, and he often takes those pills, which are harmless to the body One benefit, in the end it will only be self-defeating." Zheng Wanru sarcastically.

Shen Huairen also shook his head.

Of course he knew that it was impossible for people to live forever, otherwise the world would have been overcrowded long ago.

"My lord, if the Holy One is obsessed with obsession, I advise you not to enter an official position again. It is not a bad thing to be a teacher. If you have nothing to do, let's farm and raise fish. The land at home is enough for our family to live on.

I don't want to be rich and powerful, I just want my family to be safe and live happily.In a few years, when Bin'er and Lin'er get married, we can play with our grandchildren again. How happy it is, it's far easier than those intrigues in the officialdom. " Zheng Wanru said.

There was also a peaceful smile on Shen Huairen's face, all these described by his wife were really peaceful and tranquil.

But his ambition is not in the mountains, and there are still tasks to be completed.

"Ma'am, if everyone doesn't enter the court and become an official, what will we do in our country? When I arrange the futures of Bin'er, Lin'er and Nan'er, I will resign and retire, and then we can live our lives." This kind of peaceful life." Shen Huairen said softly.

Zheng Wanru didn't force it, just nodded lightly, "Your Majesty is like this, I really don't want my sons to be officials anymore, and I don't know whether it will be a blessing or a curse in the future."

"Madam, don't worry too much, the matter will always be resolved." Shen Huairen persuaded gently, then he didn't want to continue this heavy topic, changed the subject, and asked with a smile, "Madam, what is your impression of Miss Huang?"

"You mean Sister Rong?" Zheng Wanru asked.

Her expression became a little more relaxed, after all, court affairs were not something that a woman should worry about.

"Exactly." Shen Huairen nodded with a smile.

Zheng Wanru also had a faint smile on her face, "It's the first time we met, I see you are very polite and well-behaved, how can you talk about it properly?"

"Hehe, Master Huang's words mean that he intends to form a family with us." Shen Huairen said with a smile.

"Master Huang prefers Lin'er or Bin'er?" Zheng Wanru also asked with joy on her face.

Shen Huairen smiled and waved his hands, "It's not them, it's Nan'er."

"What, Nan'er?" Zheng Wanru froze for a moment, then quickly waved her hands, "No, Nan'er is too young, it's too early to talk about marriage. You never said that we should wait for the children to succeed in their studies before discussing marriage, why is it so early? I really want to propose marriage to Nan'er, really."

The tone was full of complaints, if it was Shen Bin or Shen Lin, she would definitely consider it.

But when he heard that it was Shen Nan, he almost refused without even thinking about it.

"If it were someone else, I might not be tempted, but Mr. Huang is now a minister, and will be of great help to Nan'er's future in the future. I have also met Sister Rong twice. She has an outstanding appearance, dignified behavior, and is worthy If Shang Nan'er can succeed, it will be a good relationship." Shen Huairen expressed his thoughts.

Zheng Wanru was unmoved, and shook her head, "No, Nan'er is studying hard right now, and discussing marriage will definitely distract him. We only met Sister Rong once or twice, so it's hard to say what her real character is. Get it, talk about it later, don’t worry.”

After saying that, she got up and went to the kitchen to cook some special dishes for her husband.

The subject is left alone.
Shen Huairen looked sideways at Zheng Wanru's back, his eyes became softer.

He remembered the scene when he first met her. Twenty years later, she had been filial to his parents for him, and she had raised three sons. She had worked so hard without complaint or regret.

How fortunate to have such a wife in this life.
After breakfast the next day, I took Tan Deyin to Qiduo's house in the backyard.

There was a big swelling on Tan Deyin's forehead, the color was blue and purple, and Mr. Tan really used his strength.

At the same time, he also used his left hand to support the position of the lower back, and his walking posture was very stiff. I don't know if it hurt his waist or his back.

Not here to quarrel and make trouble, but to sincerely apologize to Tan Dejin and his wife.

I don't know whether it was Saburo who persuaded Yang Shi, or Yang Shi and Tan Deyin realized that they had made a mistake.
"Brother and sister-in-law, I am sorry for you, I have made you feel wronged." As soon as he entered the room, Tan Deyin apologized to Tan Dejin and his wife with tears in his eyes.
He raised his foot and kicked Mrs. Yang with difficulty, cursing, "Yang Huafeng, you dead woman, hurry up and apologize to your elder brother and sister-in-law, you are so brave, now you dare to hide from me and come to trouble your elder brother and sister-in-law, what are you doing?" Tired of you.

Tell you Yang Huafeng, brothers are like siblings, women are like clothes, next time you dare to act so mischievously to drive a wedge between us brothers, I can't stop watching you, dead thing. "

Yang's face turned red and white, very embarrassed.

But looking at Tan Deyin who dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, it seemed that he was worried that he would be divorced.
She pursed her lips, and said after a long time, "Brother and sister-in-law, at that time, I also saw that Deyin was hurt and anxious, and I made a mistake on the spur of the moment, can you forgive me this time.

What I said to Qiduo yesterday was all nonsense I said in a moment of impatience, so don't take it from your heart, just treat what I said as fart and ignore it. "

When Tan Deyin and his wife first entered the house, Mrs. Xu was not willing to pay attention to them. She lowered her head and was still sewing clothes, but her eyes kept falling on the scissors in the basket.

Thinking that if the two of them started messing around again, she would fight them with scissors.
But now that the two of them said soft words to apologize, she was embarrassed to remain silent and raised her head.

Tan Dejin has been paying attention to her actions. Seeing her move, he quickly stood up and said to Tan Deyin, "Second brother, siblings, we are all parents, and no one will watch their children being wronged and ignore it." Don't care. Do you understand how your sister-in-law and I felt when Qiduo almost died at that time?"

"I can understand, of course I can understand." Yang answered, rubbed her eyes, and said, "Brother and sister-in-law, I am also a mother. I think that because of Dalang, my heart was broken and my eyes almost went blind from crying. How could I not know how you were feeling at that time, alas!"

Speaking of Da Lang, Xu and Tan Dejin felt more guilty.

Mrs. Xu said, "Second Uncle and Er Niang, in fact, we went to see our parents yesterday, just hoping that our Second Uncle could rectify Duo's name. Who would have thought that all the unpleasant things would happen later, and we didn't expect that Dad would be so angry. .”

"Oh, I know in my heart that Dad is angry, not because of Qiduo, but mainly because I was not at home when Lao Wu's family came to make trouble, which made him lose his backbone and feel uncomfortable, so he took the opportunity to beat me a few times to vent his anger.

Huafeng, a cowardly woman, came here to make trouble with you without distinction. At that time, my back hurt so badly that I couldn't get up, otherwise I would have rushed over and beat her to vent my anger for my elder brother and sister-in-law. " Tan Deyin said.

Everywhere towards Tan Dejin and his wife, take the responsibility on yourself.

Tan Dejin was even more moved. Brothers are brothers. They were beaten like this without a single complaint.

Hi!
Mrs. Xu was also in a better mood, but she was still entangled in the matter of Mrs. Qiduoke Zhao, so she asked again, "Second Uncle, there are only four of us today. Tell me the truth, what happened to Mrs. Duok when I talked about it?" what happened.

Anyway, the matter is over, and we won't pursue it anymore, but Duo is young and has a bad reputation for being a restrained person. "

Embarrassment appeared on Tan Deyin's face.

He scratched his head, covered his mouth and coughed after a long while, and said, "Brother and sister-in-law, that incident was really mysterious when I talked about it at the beginning. At the beginning, I did figure out that Qiduo and my mother are in conflict with each other, and I also asked about it." My master, Qiduo must be sent hundreds of miles away, so that the two of them will live in peace.

Unexpectedly, Qiduo hid in the cellar and woke up from a coma. I pinched my fingers and counted carefully, but was surprised to find that her fate seemed to have changed quietly, and she was no longer in conflict with her mother.That's why I didn't mention sending Qiduo away later, because sending her away couldn't cure my mother either.

However, I also have a bad habit, that is, I want to save face. Besides, I still eat, if I told you at that time that I made a wrong calculation, you would not scold me to death.So... so I just kept my mouth shut.

Alas, if I had known earlier that it would cause these unpleasant things and affect the relationship between our brothers, I should have said it earlier, hey, just because of this useless old face. "

Tan Deyin told the cause and effect of the incident with a very sincere expression, and admitted his mistake.
In the end, he slapped himself twice severely, regretting what he did at the beginning.

The matter has been discussed, Tan Deyin was beaten, apologized, and beat himself again, Tan Dejin and Xu couldn't say anything more, so they nodded and said they forgave him.

Tan Deyin and Yang Shilian claimed that the eldest brother and sister-in-law were reasonable, and then left with a smile.

After Qiduo heard what her parents said, she was also a little confused. She didn't know if Tan Deyin and his wife really repented, or they were trying to play some tricks.

She didn't want to bother thinking about these useless things. If it was a fox, the tail would be exposed sooner or later.

Thinking about the separation of the family again, this matter suddenly became silent, something was wrong, it seemed that I had to find a way.

Her eyes fell on Rokuro.

(End of this chapter)