Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Su Xiaobei and Su Xiaojing stood in the yard tremblingly, peeking up the steps.

In the hall, on the grand teacher's chair at the first seat, a young man in brocade clothes sat in a big lala, staring at the door with a dark face. It was Zhu Helin, the prince in white dragon fish suit.

The servant, Fu Bao, stood beside him and persuaded him in a low voice: "Master, I've been waiting for more than an hour, Mr. Su thinks it's because he's busy with work and came back late, why don't we go back first, check it out next time, and come back when he's at home? "

Zhu Helin said angrily: "Master, I have come here three times, and he is not at home every time! What kind of business can you be so busy that you can't go home, and Mr. Ge doesn't see such a busy schedule like him! I ordered someone to go to Dali Temple today to inquire about it. Shen Shisan value , now it's nightfall, and I haven't come back yet."

He raised his voice and asked the servant standing below the steps: "Say! What is your master doing right now?"

How did the two servants know the master's whereabouts? They only know that they have been busy with cases in the government office recently, they don't go home at noon, and they also eat outside at night. Fanzi came to deliver letters to them and said that there was no need to wait at the door.

This time, under the pressure of the crown prince, the two of them did not dare to express their anger and spoke in a whisper.

"The fan in Tsing Yi Xiaomao?" Zhu Helin pondered, "It's probably Jin Yiwei and the guards of Dongchang who made this dress. Dongchang is now useless, so it is Jin Yiwei."

Fu Bao reminded him: "Master Su's errand is not related to Jin Yiwei."

"Anyway, can you still sleep in Beizhen Fusi at night?" Zhu Helin slapped the table, shaking the package of "abalone with bones" on the table.

This "abalone whelk with bones" is baked with milk and cane milk cream. It looks like an abalone. It is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. It is the specialty dessert of the new chef from Suzhou in the palace.Before he left the palace, he deliberately brought a pack of newly baked ones, wanting to give Su Yan a taste, but he didn't meet them.Full of expectations in vain, the prince felt wronged and angry, and then he became angry with the servants.

Su Xiaojing was terrified, fearing that the crown prince would question his master, he hurriedly said: "My lord, calm down! Although I don't know where my lord is going, I accidentally heard the coachman tell me that every time I waited for my lord, I would drink at the mouth of the quiet alley." Douhua."

Su Xiaobei's hand behind him pulled his coat vigorously, but he couldn't stop the quick talk, so he could only secretly stare at him, and mouthed: Shut up!Kill you!

Su Xiaojing shrank her neck like a frozen quail, shivering and stopped talking.

Zhu Helin asked Fu Bao: "Where is Quiet Lane?"

Fu Bao thought for a while and said, "It seems to be in Yongfang when I was young."

Zhu Helin got up immediately, and put the bag of "conch shells with bones" into his sleeve, "Let's go and have a look."

"My lord, the palace gate is about to be unlocked, why don't we—"

"Tomorrow will come tomorrow, my young master, I can't let it go!"

The two left Su Yan's house, boarded the carriage, whipped their whips and drove away.

After Su Xiaobei closed the door, he turned around and slapped Su Xiaojing on the forehead, still not relieved, he picked up the broom behind the door and whipped him.Su Xiaojing was beaten so loudly that she repeatedly begged for mercy: "Brother Bei, I don't dare anymore, and I'm also worried that the young master will blame the adults..."

"You're the troublemaker who hit you!" Su Xiaobei's arms were sore, and he stopped panting, "The thing on the neck is called the brain. If you grow up, it's useless, use it to cook hot pot for me!"

Su Xiaojing said aggrievedly: "I can't eat my brain! Don't you become addicted to eating human flesh while fleeing famine?"

Su Xiaobei can't wait to open him up with an axe: "Think about it, Mr. Su has to go to Jingxiang every day after work, and sometimes he doesn't return home at night. When he returns home, he has bathed and changed into new clothes. Why? No. If you have a friend who leans on the door, you have a seductive foreign house, and you don't want others to know about it. If you stab me in front of the young master, if the young master rushes to bump into him, it will embarrass the adults!"

Su Xiaojing was dumbfounded: "My lord...you still care about whether people keep a foreign house or not? There are so many officials in the court, can he manage it?"

Su Xiaobei said: "My lord is different from other officials. The honor and favor of the East Palace is the only one, and the restraint is also the only one. I just ask the lord not to stay overnight, otherwise the young master will break in and get angry, and he will deal with that rascal , but how will it end?"

Su Yan is currently in the boudoir of Langtizi Qianhu, burying his head in the papers and writing like flying.

As long as the name of a certain thousand or one hundred households in a certain health center is reported, Shen Qi will be able to tell when this person took office, has handled such and such important cases in his hand, how he behaves, what characteristics and characteristics he has after a little thought. hobby.

At the end, I will make a comprehensive comment: "He is a talented person, and he has no major problems except being ugly." It’s better to go home and grow sweet potatoes.” Yun Yun.

If it was Zhenfushi, Qianshi, Tongzhi, etc. who had higher ranks, his comments would be more detailed, and he would basically demote several confidant officials personally selected by Feng Qu'e to nothing.

Su Yan laughed: "It's not that bad, at least it can handle things, otherwise how could Jinyiwei run smoothly in the past few years?"

Shen Qi snorted coldly: "Eat and work, what's the use of doing more? Keeping them, it's better to replace the lion at the door with a brave."

A complete change of blood was also Su Yan's idea.After all, these acquaintances and Qianshi colluded too deeply with Feng Qu'e, and they couldn't keep their business no matter how capable they were. According to the words of later generations, they were "incorrect political stances and problematic ideology."

With a swipe of his pen, he wrote the chief officer's comment behind these names: "His heart is not righteous, his nature is not pure, and he is Feng's party."

Su Yan suddenly thought of something, and turned his head to smile again: "Speaking of which, isn't Shen Qianhu Feng Dang? Don't they all say that the kindness of acquaintance is reciprocated by the spring?"

These words were mostly ridicule, but Shen Qi replied in a serious manner: "Your Excellency is ridiculous, the humble job is actually the Soviet Party, it is a life-saving grace, and I promise it with my body."

Su Yan couldn't help his face getting hot, and threw the brush in his hand at his head.

Shen Qi was lying on the edge of the bed, unable to dodge, and did not want to dodge, the bristle of a pen poked her forehead, forming a mass of jet black.The barrel of the pen fell off, brushed the bridge of the nose and cheeks, and there were spots of black spots. The whole face looked like a civet cat.

Su Yan laughed so hard that he almost fell down.The colder Shen Qi's face became, the happier he laughed.

With great difficulty he stopped laughing, he dipped a sweat towel in hot water, and squatted down in front of the bed to wipe Shen Qi's face.

Taking advantage of his face approaching, Shen Qi wanted to lean over to steal the fragrance.Su Yan covered his face with a sweat towel: "You are so good, wipe it off yourself!"

Taking out the newly bought western enamel pocket watch to check the time, it was already early nine o'clock at night, Su Yan got up and sorted the papers on the table, put them in a box, and said, "I should go back, you should go to bed earlier."

Shen Qi was putting a wet sweat towel on her shoulders, rubbing her face self-reliantly, and advised: "Take a rest tonight, my place is close to the Dali Temple official office, so you won't have to go back and forth."

Su Yan shook his head: "These days, I've come to bother you as soon as the time is over, which affects your rest and hinders the healing of your injuries. But fortunately, these people on the list have also been checked thoroughly, and the prison files have been straightened out. In seven or eight days, I will be able to sort out everything, plan to play it into a book, and report it to the emperor for decision."

A chill flashed in Shen Qi's eyes: "This is to say that if I am not useful, I will not come in the future? Master Su is planning to hide everything?"

Su Yan raised his forehead: "Here we go again! You said you are a brother, how can I be so snobbish, I just want you to rest at ease and heal your wounds. You have only been lying down for more than half a month after being injured for a hundred days, and it is still early .”

Shen Qi didn't answer, just sneered ho ho.

Ever since Su Yan saw his wounds after being tortured, his tolerance for him was much higher than before, and he coaxed patiently: "Qilang, please be reasonable. I am busy with work, and I really can't stay here with you at twelve o'clock. While you are in bed, I will try to find time to visit you, and when you recover from your injury, I will go to the emperor to ask for credit for you."

Shen Qi pretended to be weak for almost a month, because she went against her nature, she worked very hard to pretend, and now her demonic nature broke out, and she really wanted to make waves, but it's a pity that she couldn't do it right now.

His back injury was barely glued, the surface was covered with a layer of uneven blood scabs, and the muscles underneath were twisting and growing day and night, throbbing all the time.Only when he sees Su Yan will the pain be diluted by a stronger desire, and only when Su Yan sleeps beside him for a night or two can he sleep peacefully.

Now, as long as he thinks that this kind of life under the control of others will continue for another two months, the hostility he has accumulated day by day will drive him mad.

Watching Su Yan leave, the sternness in Shen Qi's eyes almost solidified.He curled his fingers like claws, and used his newly grown nails to tear the bed under him one by one, tearing the bed sheet.

On the other side, just as Su Yan left the gate of Shen's residence, he met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who got off the carriage.

As soon as Zhu Helin raised his eyes, he was dazed at first, then his eyes were reddish, he strode over with restrained anger, and asked in a deep voice, "Whose house is this? What are you doing here?"

Su Yan saw the prince at the door of Shen Qi's house, remembering that the two of them hadn't seen each other for more than half a month, and as the prince's attendant, it had been a long time since he had gone to the East Palace to greet him, so he inevitably felt a little guilty, and said embarrassingly: "This is... I A brother's mansion. He was seriously injured for saving me, so I come to visit whenever I have time."

Zhu Helin was planning in his heart, his anger gradually hid in his chest, and he grinned: "Could it be the Qianhu Shen Qi you mentioned in the 'Twelve Chen'? Not only for him alone, but also for him in public at the court meeting You brother deserves a meritorious service, you are really kind and righteous, you have both sides! Since he is a righteous man praised by Taifu Li himself, I should meet him and praise him for his righteous deeds face to face."

The prince's youthful face suddenly had a hint of the charm of a mature man, which inexplicably gave Su Yan the illusion that the other party had grown up overnight, and the unstressed intimacy between the two seemed to be a little different.

Zhu Helin didn't notice, and with a smile on his lips, he forced him into the door.

Although the servant of the Shen family was ordered to allow Su Yan to come and go as he wished, he was very wary of another strange uninvited guest, and stepped forward to interrogate and stop him.

Su Yan saw that the prince's sword eyebrows were raised, which was a sign of anger, and immediately shouted: "Who would dare to be rude in front of the prince, and report it to Shen Qianhu quickly! Even if he is seriously injured and cannot get up from the bed, he has to be sent to the palace to go to bed. Shout out up and down to pick you up."

He intentionally made his momentum louder so as to alarm Shen Qi, so he had to make mental preparations in advance, so as not to face the prince suddenly and be punished for being rude.

Zhu Helin went out of the palace in private, not wanting to make it known to everyone, so he was a little bit hard to get off for a while.He saw that Su Yan was protecting this so-called brother, and his heart was sour. He said to the housekeeper of Shen's residence who rushed up to greet him: "There is no need to greet you. I am alone to visit a meritorious minister. I just drop by and won't stay for long."

The housekeeper respectfully and nervously led the way with the lamp in front. Zhu Helin held Su Yan's wrist tightly, walked through the courtyard twice, and broke into the master room directly without taking a seat in the main hall of the third entrance.

"Since he's seriously injured and can't get up, just lie down and go into the room to see him alone." Zhu Helin stretched out his hand and was about to push the door of the bedroom.

In a panic, Su Yan stretched out his hand to stop him again.

Zhu Helin stared at him intently, making Su Yan's heart skip a beat. He wondered why this kid was a little weird today. He said he was having a temper tantrum, and he didn't yell like usual, but if he wanted to say he came to visit his doctor sincerely...in 10 minutes Before, could he remember who Shen Qi was?

This appearance doesn't look like a visit to a sick person, but rather like spying on the military situation under the banner of peace talks.

He was puzzled and helpless, so he had no choice but to persuade him: "Master, Shen Qi has not healed from her injuries for a long time, so the room will inevitably be turbid, and she will not feel well after being ill. Besides, it is also against etiquette for a prince to enter a subject's bedroom."

Seeing this, Zhu Helin twitched the corners of his mouth, but he didn't get angry, and said with a slight nasal voice: "You are a frail body, and you take care of him every night before bed, why are you afraid of getting sick? It's not suitable for me to enter his bedroom, and you don't Going to live in someone else's house, is Yu Li compatible?"

Su Yan was speechless.But in the blink of an eye, he found a high-sounding excuse for himself: "Shen Qi and I are brothers who have died, I accept his love for saving lives, and I should take care of him when he is sick. As for staying in Shen's residence once or twice..."

Living in the guest room is reasonable, but he sleeps in the same bed as someone else, so it seems a bit too intimate, Su Yan himself felt that it was unreasonable, and slightly lowered his head: "In the future, I'd better go home early."

Zhu Helin still held his wrist and said, ""

The door of the room was opened suddenly, and Shen Qi was wearing a dark underwear. She stood in front of the two of them with a pale face. She glanced at the Prince very briefly and sharply, and then she was about to kneel down and salute.

Su Yan smelled the strong smell of medicine, and hurriedly supported his arm: "Don't move around! Your wound has just scabbed, and if it cracks, it will be even worse!"

"No need to salute, get up."

There was no joy or anger in the voice of the prince at the moment, Shen Qi supported Su Yan to stand up straight, and said respectfully: "His Royal Highness came to the humble house, but I was impolite for not being able to greet you in a hurry because of my injury. Come on, what advice do you have?"

Zhu Helin's stature hadn't grown up yet, he was a head shorter than Shen Qi, so he had to look up slightly, carefully scrutinizing his face and posture, and faintly felt some kind of indescribable threat.Especially when he touched the other person's eyes—behind the docile appearance, there seemed to be a beast-like predatory nature hidden, which made him unhappy.

"I came here alone today, one is to visit the injured heroes on behalf of the emperor, and to show the holiness. The other is to see what the "righteous man" in Li Taifu's mouth looks like." The prince said in a high and arrogant tone, "This first Three."

He deliberately paused, stretched out his hand to pull Su Yan over, and then continued: "Qinghe was promoted to be the young minister of Dali Temple, but the title of prince's attendant is still there, and he is still a lonely person. In addition to being on duty at Dali Temple, he will also have to serve Donggong, don’t waste time here. If you need someone to serve you, I will give you ten boys and ten maids, and send the servants to your house tomorrow——thank you?”

Shen Qi secretly gritted her teeth, lowered her head and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward."

A smile appeared on the corner of the prince's mouth: "You deserve it. As for what you don't deserve, it's useless to think too much. It's better to heal your wounds as soon as possible, and continue to serve the king and be loyal to the country."

After saying that, he pulled Su Yan and walked away with his head held high.

Shen Qi stood inside the door, and the light under the eaves shone obliquely, hiding half of his body in the darkness.And his eyes were also burning at the junction of light and darkness for a long time.

Zhu Helin walked quickly and hurriedly, dragged Su Yan all the way, and finally dragged him into the carriage parked outside the gate of Shen Mansion.

Su Yan rubbed his aching wrist, frowned and was about to speak when Zhu Helin took out the bag of "abalone with bone" from his sleeve, took a piece and stuffed it between his open lips.

"I brought you some snacks from the palace." Zhu Helin said with a smile. Seeing that he didn't respond, he urged, "Try it, if it's delicious, try it!"

Su Yan subconsciously chewed a couple of mouthfuls. It was crispy on the outside and smooth on the inside, sweet and mellow. It tasted like the puffs he loved in his previous life, and he missed it a bit.

Seeing that he liked it, Zhu Helin fed another one, and stuffed one into his own mouth.

Seeing his happy expression, Su Yan seemed to have turned back into that innocent and sincere kid again. Thinking of the scene just now, Su Yan couldn't help feeling a little dreamy, and asked, "Why did the young master come out of the palace today?"

"Let's come to see you. I've come here three times, but I didn't see anyone every time, so I got angry and took you back myself." The carriage rattled, and Zhu Helin squeezed to the opposite side, and sat side by side with him affectionately. Aggrieved and complained, "Since Dongyuan returned to the palace, I haven't seen you for 22 days. Do you miss me?"

Su Yan laughed.Of course, when I am free, I will think of this kid, guess what he is doing at the moment, whether he has completed today's class, what is the result of the quiz, and whether he will be rewarded or blamed by the emperor.He also thought about going to the Eastern Palace when he was free from the errands at hand, and bringing some novelties from the market to make him happy.

However, these days are so busy that they almost forget to eat and sleep, not to mention going to the East Palace, they even spend very little time at home. The two nights they stayed at Shen Qi's mansion were also because they were too tired to fall asleep at the desk and wake up. When he came, he found that his outer robe had been removed, and he was lying beside Shen Qi, so he continued to sleep.

"Would you like me, tell me!" Zhu Helin bared his teeth and made a threatening expression, as if he couldn't get a satisfactory answer, he was about to rush over to tickle him in the next moment.

Su Yan smiled: "Think about it."

"Hmph, perfunctory." The prince said dissatisfiedly, patted the dessert crumbs between his fingers, and then put most of the remaining bag into Su Yan's lapel, "The key to the palace gate, I can't go back, what should I do?"

"Ask the guards to open the door for the young master?"

"No, they will report to the emperor."

"Then how are you doing?"

"I'll stay at your house tonight, and I'll go back when I open the gate of the palace tomorrow morning."

"You can't do it! If the crown prince doesn't return to the East Palace all night, if the emperor finds out, not only will you be scolded, but I will be ruined."

"Are you still the prince's attendant? You don't even want to share my worries about such a small matter!" Zhu Helin angrily poked his chest with his fingertips. Divide your bed in half—no, share two-thirds for the young master to sleep in!"

"My duty is to read, not sleep!" Su Yan blurted out, wanting to swallow his tongue.

"Wait—what is that? What did you just say to wait?"

"nothing!"

"There is clearly something, my lord, I heard it! Say it again!"

"...Fuck off!"

"Bold thing, dare to scold my master!" Zhu Helin leaned over and mercilessly pinched his itchy waist.

While twisting and struggling, Su Yan slid down the seat.The carriage slammed to a stop, and his forehead hit the prince's shoulder heavily, and with a groan, stars flashed in his eyes.

Zhu Helin hurriedly pulled him up to check his forehead, and scolded the driver: "How can you drive a car! Don't want your dog's life?"

Outside the carriage, the coachman’s voice of confession came: “My lord, calm down, it’s the troops from Wucheng Bingma Division who surrounded our carriage and said they wanted to arrest the assassin.”

Wu Ming escaped in before the gate of the inner city was closed.

The eight outer city gates that could be used to leave the city were closed tightly like mussels, and the entire outer city was raked by teams of officers and soldiers. Not only were the roads under martial law, they drew pictures in the market, posted up rewards, and searched house by house, looking for the identity of the assassin. clues.

All the people living in the outer city were civilians, and the officers and soldiers searched without hindrance and were very efficient.

Wu Ming couldn't leave the city for the time being, so he had to enter the inner city of the capital first.

The area of ​​the inner city is more than four times larger than that of the outer city. There are many lanes and alleys, and there are many houses. It is an extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive project to search every square thoroughly.There are also many residences of high-ranking officials and nobles, and the gardens are deep and deep, suitable for hiding.Wu Ming planned to hide in the inner city for a while, and make plans when the momentum of the search weakened.

The dark figure in the night flashed between the ridges of the roof, like a forest owl, flying into an exceptionally large courtyard with high walls.

The plaque on the main entrance is gilded with black background, engraved with three large characters of "Yuwangfu" painted on iron and silver hooks.

In front of a side room near the back garden, Xiyan was holding a candle and sighing at the crabapple on the porch.It was the end of May, and the flowering period of the crabapple was coming to an end. The withered petals aroused his sympathy for each other, and he couldn't sleep at night.

He was ordered to sing, and finally impressed his master with his singing voice, and was allowed to stay in the palace temporarily. He hoped that King Yu would come to listen to him play the piano and sing operas all day long, but for three days, he didn't even see a piece of King Yu's clothes.

What is the meaning of this, my lord?Where did he break the rules and offend the nobleman?Xiyan was worried, but she didn't dare to take the initiative to meet with her. She mustered up the courage to ask the servants of the palace, but she was answered lukewarmly, "Wait, the prince wants to see you, and he will order someone to summon you." He had no choice but to continue. wait.

"I was afraid that the flowers would fall asleep late at night, so I burned high candles to illuminate the red makeup..." Xiyan put on female makeup, put on a costume, and babbled in the corridor, hoping to have a chance to be heard by the prince. He is such a beauty.

Wu Ming was walking on the roof tiles at the moment, and was so startled by his high-pitched "Ah——" that the soles of his feet almost slipped, and half of the glazed tiles fell off.

Xiyan suddenly looked up at the roof, and asked tremblingly, "Who is it?"

Wu Ming lowered his head, and suddenly saw a red, white and white lead powder face, wearing a long beige that was neither male nor female, he frowned and asked, "What the hell?"