Tanhualang

After packing up and having lunch, Shen Jing was packing paperwork in the study, Zhao Heng walked in leisurely: "Xi Wei is going back to Haining, invite us to go with you to see the Haining tide."

Shen Jing stopped his movements: "Go to Haining?"

"Yeah." Zhao Heng stood still by the desk, flipping through the documents on the table, "Gu has promised him. Let's go to Haining this year to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Zhao Heng did what he said, and the next day he took Wei Zheng, Shen Jing, and Xi Wei to Haining County, Suzhou.

Probably because the counter-insurgency event had been decided, Zhao Heng was in high spirits, calling it a "sea patrol", stopping and stopping all the way, it was no different from traveling in mountains and rivers.

It's not far from Changzhou to Suzhou, and it's only three or two days away, but they walked for five or six days.

When they arrived in Wuxi, Zhao Heng refused to follow Xi Wei on the dry road, but wanted to cross Taihu Lake to Wujiang by boat, so he parted ways with Xi Wei and boarded a cruise ship on Taihu Lake.

The autumn is high and crisp, with lotus flowers and willows on the lake, and the wind blowing from all sides, it is indeed very pleasant.

Standing on the bow with his hands behind his back, Zhao Heng turned his head and asked Shen Jing: "Miao'an is from Suzhou, so he must be very familiar with the scenery here?"

"It's okay." Shen Jing looked at the calm lake, and smiled slightly: "I used to come here when I was young. When my father was in good health, I would come here every autumn. I was still young at that time, and I don't remember the scenery. I always remember the lake shrimp here, the shell is thin, the meat is tender, the whole body is white, and the taste is very delicious.”

They thought they would be able to reach Haining on the same day, so the three of them disembarked in Wujiang. The prefects of Suzhou and Wujiang were already waiting on the shore, and specially hosted a banquet in honor of Zhao Heng, so they were delayed in Wujiang for another day.

Early the next morning, the three of them packed up their luggage and were about to leave for Haining when they received the Beijing Express.Zhao Heng read the urgent report at the dinner table, and then put down his chopsticks: "Pack up your luggage, prepare the carriage, and return to Nanjing."

Both Shen Jing and Wei Zheng were accidental, but they didn't dare to ask any more questions, so they packed their bags and set foot on the journey back to Nanjing that day.

It took five or six days to travel from Changzhou to Wujiang, and from Wujiang back to Nanjing, we rushed all the way, and arrived at the place late at night on the third day, even the Mid-Autumn Festival was delayed on the way.

Shen Jing's body was weaker than Zhao Heng and Wei Zheng's, and he was exhausted from running all the way.Fortunately, when he arrived in Nanjing, Zhao Heng was able to take care of everything around him, so he didn't need to worry about it, so he could have a good rest.

Xiao You was also very surprised by their hasty rush back. After waiting for Zhao Heng to take a rest that night, he even came to ask Shen Jing: "Didn't you say that you are going to Haining to watch the tide, and spend the Mid-Autumn Festival there by the way? Why did you come back in such a hurry?"

Shen Jing had just finished washing, her hair was loose at the moment, and she was leaning on the head of the bed drowsy: "I don't know either. His Highness received an urgent report from Beijing that morning, and ordered us to pack our bags immediately and rush back to Nanjing." gone."

"Urgent report from Beijing?" Xiao You wondered, "Why is there such a rush? Could it be that His Majesty's dragon body violated peace again?"

"Not necessarily?" Shen Jing half-closed his eyes, almost as if talking in sleep, "If that's the case, His Highness must have rushed back to the capital directly, why are you still staying in Nanjing?"

Xiaoyou got up and waved his hands: "That's right. You should rest, seeing you are so tired, your eyelids are almost glued."

Shen Jing had another sleepless night that night, but she was shaken by Xiao You the next morning: "Get up! Get up!"

Shen Jing began to ignore him, was shaken badly, half awake and half asleep, closed his eyes and grabbed the sleeve of Xiaoyou's hand that patted him: "...Uncle Qian... so Xiaoyou, please let me sleep more Half a moment..."

Xiaoyou didn't know whether to laugh or cry, turned around and took a soaked handkerchief and threw it on his face: "Get up quickly! Your Highness is welcome!"

Hearing it quietly, he barely woke up, and immediately struggled to get up, while still muttering: "...Don't you fool me? Your Highness has always been considerate, and told me to sleep more in Changzhou that day..."

When he was done tidying up, Xiao Youcai sat down at the table with a smile on his face: "You're right, I'm just bluffing you."

Shen Jing stopped tying her belt: "..."

"Frighten you to get up and eat candies." Xiao You smiled and patted a few thin papers on the table next to him, "Come here quickly, see what this is?"

Shen Jing walked over suspiciously, picked up the paper, glanced at it, and then stood there in a daze.

Xiao You stood behind him, patted his shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Shen Jing, this is His Highness's wish. Please keep it well."

After speaking, I will leave.

Shen Jing turned around and grabbed him: "This, this is—"

Xiao You looked at him amusedly, and lit the yellowed papers one by one: "This is the deed of your ancestral house. This is the farm land deed returned by your cousin. And this is yours. After high school Jieyuan, the Suzhou government announced the good news."

Shen Jing's hands were trembling, and she just couldn't believe it: "This...what the hell is going on?"

Xiao You explained: "Earlier, Your Highness knew about your imprisonment, and ordered me to find out what happened back then. I then found Grandpa Ding, and asked Mr. Xue Yinxue from Suzhou. His Highness wrote him a letter Write a letter and ask him to find out the matter. Didn’t you see him in Wujiang a while ago? These things should be given to His Highness by Lord Xue. His Highness asked me to give them to you this morning. As for your case, Lord Xue Yin has already reported to you The Ministry of Criminal Justice in Nanjing has issued a request to return you to the state government for a retrial, and I think it will be able to wash away your grievances in the past few days."

"I met Lord Xue at that time." Shen Jing seemed to be still in a dream, "It's just that His Highness didn't mention this to me at that time—"

Xiao You said with a smile: "It's been so long, you still don't know what kind of character His Highness is? It's not easy to say anything."

Shen Jing held a few thin sheets of paper, full of bitterness and gratitude, she didn't know what to say for a while, looked at Xiao You for a long time and said, "Thank you...I'll go and thank His Highness right now."

"Hey you—" Xiao You hurriedly stopped him, "The reason why His Highness asked me to hand it over is to avoid these things. What else are you going to do?"

"That--"

Xiaoyou patted him on the shoulder again, and said with a slight smile: "I know, you have suffered a lot of grievances and twists and turns in the past. Now it's all over. You have been in the mansion for some time, the love between us There is no need to say thank you. As for His Highness's kindness, just accept it, it is nothing more than doing a good job in the future, and the right to repay."

After saying this, Xiao You left, closed the door, leaving Shen Jing alone in the room, holding the yellowed house deed and land deed, and the township examination report that had made him happy and depressed, feeling unsettled for a long time.

The house deed and land deed were handed over to him by his father before his death.

His father passed away suddenly that year, and he was only seventeen years old. After attending the funeral for his father, he suffered from a serious illness, which became increasingly serious, so that he was unable to get out of bed for more than half a month.

Later, all the follow-up matters of the funeral were arranged by a cousin of his father and a relative he had been calling his uncle to help him. He didn't know the manpower and cost involved.

When his condition improved slightly, the cousin came to him with a paperwork and told him that his father's funeral and doctor's treatment for his father had exhausted all the assets of the family; even the house and land had been sold. .

The buyers are the cousin's two sons-in-law.

Shen Jing was not stupid, so he naturally knew that something was wrong; it was just that his handprint was clearly marked on the signed paperwork, which really made him unable to appeal for grievances.After several struggles, he could only be swept out of the house in the end.At that time, he was poor and sick, but fortunately, he was taken in by an old friend of his father who was in the opera troupe, so that he would not end up on the streets.

Forget the past.For a long time, because he failed to keep the ancestral property left by his father, he didn't even dare to visit his parents' graves, feeling ashamed to show his parents.But he never thought that one day, he would be able to take back the ancestral home and property.At this moment, how can his gratitude to Zhao Heng be repaid with a mere thank you?

Besides, Zhao Heng started to be very busy when he returned to Nanjing, and he didn't even have time to rest for a while.When Shen Jing saw him again, it was already noon the next day. Zhao Heng ordered him to tidy up the files and letters in the study, and asked him to draft a few letters.

Shen Jing took the order, and before leaving, she bowed deeply to Zhao Heng: "For the Suzhou matter... Thank you, Your Highness, Shen Jing."

Zhao Heng looked up from the document, said "Yes", then paused and said, "After you've been busy for a while, if you want to, you can ask for leave and go back to Suzhou to have a look."

Shen Jing listened and did not refuse: "Yes."

"Who knows that this urgent matter will happen at the last minute. Otherwise, I could have spent the Mid-Autumn Festival in Suzhou, and it would have saved you another trip." Zhao Heng said, and handed a stack of documents to Shen Jing again, "Take it and have a look." If you don't know anything about the preparations, you can discuss it with Xiaoyou Ding Bao. Remember that the rest of the outsiders are not to be disclosed."

It was only then that Shen Jing found out why Zhao Heng hurried back to Nanjing: it turned out that the emperor was planning to go to Shandong in person in mid-September, commanding to put down the rebellion of the King of Han.

In fact, Shen Jing had already had an impression of this matter: half a month ago, after Changzhou wiped out Zhang Zhi's 5 horses, Zhao Heng ordered Shen Jing to write a letter and send it to Beijing, the content was to ask the emperor to drive him personally.

Shen Jing understood at the time that Zhao Heng didn't want to take credit for it, and wanted to give the military exploits to the emperor.

But Jingzhong did not reply for a long time, Zhao Heng thought that the emperor had no intentions, so he gave up, and took Shen Jing and others to Haining.

Unexpectedly, the emperor agreed to this matter again, and really planned to march in person. No wonder Zhao Heng rushed back to Nanjing in such a hurry, with all kinds of careful arrangements.

Hearing the news and thinking of the rumors in the market, Shen Jing couldn't help feeling suspicious.He didn't dare to ask Zhao Heng, so he went back and closed the door, discussing privately with Xiaoyou: "Why does Your Majesty suddenly want to march in person? Could it be that...you are afraid of His Highness?"

Xiao You laughed when he heard the words, and patted his arm: "You think too much about this. Although Your Majesty and Your Highness, brothers don't get along very well, they will never have any jealousy. You will know in the future gone."

After a few more days of busy work, I had a general idea of ​​how to welcome the holy driver, and Zhao Heng also made plans to leave for Shandong in early September.

This day, Shen Jing was a little more relaxed. Just after taking a nap, Xiao You pushed the door in with a smile: "Someone sent a message to invite you to dinner early in the morning, and I have the courage to accept it for you. It just so happens that His Highness also has a banquet tonight." , I don’t have to follow, I just follow you.”

Shen Jing sat up from the bed, took a look at the post with drowsy eyes, and instantly woke up: "You! Why did you respond?"

"Admiring the flowers, watching the moon and eating crabs, such an elegant thing, why not? What's more, the treater is very sincere, and even posted a special post." Xiao Youle sat down, drinking tea and laughing, "Actually, I I also have selfish intentions: I have always loved eating crabs the most, but I have been in Nanjing for so long, and there is no one to invite me; those who want to curry favor with His Highness come to invite me, but I dare not go. I have to borrow your light."

Sitting quietly on the bed, she was so angry that she repeatedly slapped her thighs: "You want to eat crabs, so I'll just treat you to them, and now I'll go out and buy ten baskets, so you can eat enough for one meal—why bother to accept this post? Only a few crabs from Mr. Xu? You don’t know—how talkative he is!”

It turned out that this post was sent by Xu Wei, probably because he heard that Shen Jing had returned to Nanjing, and it happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, so he specially posted the post, asking Shen Jing to enjoy the sweet-scented osmanthus and eat crabs.

"You don't like chatter? Then you and His Highness really like each other. No wonder His Highness appreciates and values ​​you so much." Xiao You smiled anxiously, "I really think this young master Xu is very interesting. When the time comes, I will talk to you." Let's go see together, and by the way, ask him, did the thief who robbed your purse catch him last time? You must take me with you."

Shen Jing never had anything to do with Xiaoyou, so she nodded in agreement.

Xu Wei's timing was very accurate. At dusk, just as Zhao Heng left, he drove the carriage to the vicinity of the manufacturing bureau.

The door went in to report, and not long after, I saw Shen Jing coming out of the door, wearing a jade-white embroidered cloud-pattern robe, a bunch of blue silk sash around her waist, and a jade-white scarf tied on top of her head. They were all coquettish and chic, so happy that he immediately jumped off the carriage, waved and shouted repeatedly: "Brother Shen! Here! Here!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw a purple-shirted boy who looked about his age flashed behind Shen Jing. He had a white complexion, clean facial features, smiling eyebrows, and a black gauze lantern on his head. He looked sharp and dashing.

Xu Wei was taken aback, and felt that the other party looked familiar, and was curious, Shen Jing had already stepped forward: "Master Xu, this is the money steward next to the prince. Today is just free, so I asked him out together. Forget Let me tell you in advance, is there any inconvenience?"

"No, no! It's convenient, why is it inconvenient!" Xu Wei thought to himself, no wonder he looked familiar, and he turned out to be someone next to King Yu. He smiled and greeted Xiao You, and cupped his hands, "Steward Qian, it's a pleasure to meet you." .”

Xiao You looked him up and down, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Master Xu, it's a pleasure to meet you."

The three got into the carriage and headed towards the eastern suburbs of Nanjing.As soon as he walked up, Shen Jing was very grateful for bringing Xiao You out.

Xiaoyou has a bright and straightforward personality, and he is also well-informed. No matter what topic Xu Wei throws up, he can answer a few sentences, and he will make a joke from time to time, and it will be cleared up in the past. embarrassment.

After walking for a quarter of an hour, the carriage stopped in a sweet-scented osmanthus garden in the eastern suburbs. Xu Wei led the two of them inside, and said, "This was originally the place where the Ministry of Rites taught. Later, it was sold away. The garden has been rebuilt. There are all kinds of sweet-scented osmanthus planted here, more than in Grandpa Ding's garden."

Walking along the path, you can see the strong scent of sweet-scented osmanthus all the way. When the breeze blows, the golden sweet-scented osmanthus grains fall all over the ground, accompanied by the scent.

When they arrived at the place, Xu Wei's other two or three friends were already waiting.After everyone sat down together, Xu Wei ordered someone to steam the crabs. After a while, plates of red lake crabs the size of palms were brought up.Xu Wei courteously poured a saucer of vinegar for Shen Jing and Xiao You, sprinkled ginger powder, and each of them picked up a big crab that was still hot: "Try it quickly! The crabs are the fattest at this time!"

Shen Jing took the scissors, cut off the crab legs neatly, and opened the crab cover. Thick oil flowed out from the golden and bright crab roe, which was very delicious and attractive; Handed it to Xiao You beside him: "Eat this, it's very fat."

Xiao You was not polite, took a sip and sipped it into his mouth: "Sweet!"

Xu Wei watched eagerly from the sidelines, swallowed, saw Xiaoyou looked up at him, quickly looked away, picked up the wine pot and poured it for the two of them: "Come, drink and drink! Crab roe and rice wine can keep the cold away .”

One night, Xiaoyou talked and laughed with everyone while eating crabs, freely; Shen Jing sat there quietly, just unpacking crabs for Xiaoyou.Xu Wei watched eagerly, and from time to time wanted to say a few words to Shen Jing, but often the eloquent Xiao You cut the conversation away, and finally stopped talking, and Jing Jing buried his head in eating crabs and drinking.

In the middle, Shen Jing left his seat and came out to wash his hands. When he came out of the toilet, he saw Xu Wei standing outside under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, kicking the stones on the ground.

Shen Jing called him: "Young Master Xu, do you want to clean your hands?"

"Ah, yes——no, no." Xu Wei walked up to Shen Jing, while hesitating IX, UY, looking up and down with his eyes, but he refused to look at Shen Jing.Shen Jing glanced at him and said with a smile: "Since not, let's go back together."

"Hmm...Okay." Xu Wei agreed indiscriminately, and followed Shen Jing, walking back along the winding path covered with lanterns and planted with sweet-scented osmanthus flowers. He had just taken two steps before stopping again and calling out to Shen Jing One voice: "Brother Shen—"

Shen Jing turned around: "Huh?"

The moonlight is bright, and the lanterns under the illuminated trees are not so bright. The moonlight and lights blend together, revealing thick and thin shadows of trees and people on the ground.

Xu Wei looked down at the quiet, slender figure on the ground, and said dryly, "Well, I have a few words—"

Shen Jing interrupted him: "Master Xu, wait a moment."

"what?"

"Master Xu, please wait a moment."

"...Uh." Xu Wei responded, staring blankly at Shen Jing passing by him and walking back.

He then turned around, only to realize that a figure appeared at the end of the path at some point, looking at it with his hands behind his back.

Although Xu Wei couldn't see the man's face clearly, he could recognize the man's slender and tall figure, and his whole body was extraordinary.

I saw Shen Jing walking forward in a hurry, saluted shallowly, and said a few words in a low voice, until he saw the other party walking away slowly, then turned around and walked back: "Master Xu, I have been waiting for a long time. "

"It's okay." Xu Wei stretched his neck and looked at the opposite side again, and looked away, "Brother Shen's friend? Who is it? He looks very impressive."

"It's not a friend. It's someone - someone I know. I didn't expect him to be here. When I met him, I said a few words." Shen Jing smiled slightly, "Let's go back. By the way, Mr. Xu wanted to say something just now. What?"

"No, it's nothing." Xu Wei waved his hands indiscriminately, "I just want to ask if your crab tastes good? My friend brought it back from Suzhou. If you think it's good, I'll ask him to get some more. I'll send it to you in two days. I see that you have opened a lot tonight, and you don't eat much."

He knew that Shen Jing was always polite, and he didn't expect Shen Jing to agree, but after thinking about it, Shen Jing nodded: "Alright. This crab is really good. It's big, and the cream is also fat. If it's convenient, I'll thank you." son."

Xu Wei nodded happily after hearing this: "No problem, leave it to me."

After eating the crab roe, a few of them drank some wine, and the crab feast for viewing flowers was a joy for both the guests and the host.The guests dispersed separately, leaving Shen Jing and Xiao You to follow Xu Wei to go out, Xu Wei was in front, Shen Jing and Xiao You were behind, Shen Jing suddenly remembered, lowered his voice and said to Xiao You: "By the way, just now I met His Highness in the garden ahead."

"His Royal Highness is here too?" Xiao You was taken aback, "He is not the chief envoy of Anhui—that is, His Royal Highness's banquet must have been arranged by Grandpa Ding. Since this used to be the place of the Ministry of Rites, it is inevitable Grandpa Ding arranged it here."

"Yeah." Shen Jing answered absent-mindedly.Tonight, he drank a lot of rice wine to resist the coldness of the crabs. Now that the alcohol was getting stronger, he was a little too strong, so he walked out with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

At the gate of the garden, Xu Wei, who had been walking ahead, suddenly stopped, looked at Xiaoyou, and then at Shen Jing: "Mr. Qian, the carriage is just outside the garden. Please get on the carriage first. I, I have a few words." I want to talk to Brother Shen, so Brother Shen please stop."

After hearing this, Xiao You didn't make a sound, turned around to look at Shen Jing with a smile, saw Shen Jing nodded, and then walked away: "Then I'll go there first. It's late at night and it's cold, so don't delay outside."

There was a row of lanterns at the gate of the garden, Xiaoyou came out of the shadow wall at the gate of the garden, stood outside for a while, listened to the movement inside for a while, and then walked out along the lantern with a smile.He walked two steps out of the door, and before he found Xu Wei's carriage, he saw another carriage that was very familiar. The figures standing in front of the carriage, especially the one at the head, were so familiar that they couldn't be more familiar. He walked forward: "His Royal Highness's banquet is over? Who are you waiting for?"

Wei Zheng looked behind him: "Waiting for you guys. His Highness knew that you and Shen Jing were also drinking here, so he ordered Grandpa Ding to see the guests off first, and said that he would wait for you to go back together. Where is Shen Jing?"

Xiao You lowered his voice and laughed: "Silence inside, being held back by Young Master Xu to whisper—"

Before the words finished, Zhao Heng opened the curtain from the carriage and came out of the carriage, supported Wei Zheng's arm to get off the carriage, looked at Xiaoyou, frowned and said, "Why are you the only one who came out, quiet?"

In front of Zhao Heng, Xiaoyou didn't dare to make jokes, so he hurriedly saluted and replied respectfully: "Shen Jing got stuck with something, so I'll come out now."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Heng raised his head to look at the gate of the garden, and took two steps forward.

Xiaoyou knows Zhao Heng's habit, he only likes to pace back and forth when he is thinking about something or impatient.He then looked back at the gate of the garden, then looked at Zhao Heng, and smiled carefully: "It's getting late, Shen Jing doesn't know how long the delay will be, why don't you go back and rest first, Your Highness? I'll wait for him here, and let him know later." Mr. Xu just send us back."

Zhao Heng turned around, looked in the direction of the garden gate, and said, "Wait."

After waiting by the carriage for another quarter of an hour, Xiao You was a little impatient, and just about to go back and call for Shen Jing, when she saw Shen Jing and Xu Wei coming out of the garden one after the other.Shen Jing still walked steadily as usual, but Xu Wei was not as lively and talkative as when he came, and followed Shen Jing silently.

Xiao Youmang shouted at Shen Jing: "Shen Jing!"

Shen Jing raised her head, she seemed a little surprised when she saw the situation here, she turned her head and said something to Xu Wei, and saw the two hurried over here, greeting Zhao Heng and saluting together.

Zhao Heng responded lightly, looked at Shen Jing, then turned to Xu Wei: "Give your father a treat, and ask him to come to the house to talk sometime."

Xu Wei hurriedly nodded his thanks, and watched Shen Jing and Xiao You follow Zhao Heng into the carriage.

Zhao Heng probably drank some wine, got on the carriage and leaned on the seat, closed his eyes and rested his mind; Shen Jing was also a little drunk, leaned against Xiao You and covered his mouth quietly and yawned twice, just as he put down his hand, he saw Xiao You walking by He pulled out a cushion and handed it over, "If you're sleepy, just close your eyes."

This carriage is spacious and gorgeous, and the seats on both sides are more than enough for a person to lie on.Shen Jing turned to look at Zhao Heng over there, and saw that he seemed to be asleep, so he carefully put the pillow behind his back and leaned on it, and also leaned on the seat to rest. Shen Jing asked in a low voice, "Little Master Xu stopped you, what did you say to you?"

Shen Jing opened her eyes and looked at Xiao You: "I didn't say anything."

"Why do you think he looks like a frost-beaten eggplant after he came out?" Xiaoyou smiled lowly, "Could it be that you said something unpleasant to him?"

Shen Jing glared at him: "Speak too much."

As soon as the words fell, Xiao You suddenly reached out and pulled out a purse from his cuff: "Hey, isn't this the purse that was snatched from you before? Why, he really found it for you? This kid is not bad at tricks! "

Shen Jing looked at the purse, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I found it...but it wasn't snatched away."

"?" Xiaoyou was at a loss for a moment, "What do you mean? What's wrong with Mr. Xu?"

"Don't ask." Shen Jing closed his eyes again, and said in a low voice, "I'll talk to you when I get back."

Not long after, the carriage stopped outside the Weaving Bureau.Xiao You waited for Zhao Heng to get off the carriage with the curtain closed, and then went back to help Shen Jing: "You look like you can't handle alcohol. Let's drink less in the future."

After entering the courtyard, Shen Jing and Xiao You honestly followed Zhao Heng.Shen Jing didn't wake up in the morning, and after drinking wine and blowing the wind, she had a headache.At the front of the West Courtyard, he went forward to bid farewell to Zhao Heng and said, "Your Highness, I'm going back first."

Zhao Heng didn't nod, he stopped and looked back at Shen Jing: "Shen Jing."

Shen Jing was startled, and raised her head to look at Zhao Heng. She didn't know whether it was because of drinking or sleepiness, but there was a thin watery light in her eyes.

Zhao Heng glanced at him, turned his face away for a while, and said calmly with his hands behind his back: "When you came into the mansion, Xiaoyou told you the rules of the mansion, right?"

Xiao You was also stunned for a while, not knowing what Zhao Heng was going to say.Shen Jing looked at Xiaoyou, then looked at Zhao Heng, and asked in doubt: "...What does Your Highness mean?"

"Doing work by Gu's side, you are not allowed to accept court officials privately." Zhao Heng's tone was indifferent, but with a perceptible coldness, "You should have a sense of proportion when dealing with Mr. Xu."

These words sounded like a knock.After Shen Jing listened, he suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured down on his head and face, making his whole body icy cold, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Since entering the mansion, Zhao Heng has always been polite to Shen Jing, even if he joked a few words, he still respected him, and never said a word of seriousness.

Xiao You also realized that the words were wrong, and before Shen Jing could reply, he smiled and excused him: "Your Highness, you still have to blame me for this matter, Mr. Xu posted the post, please Shen Jing, because I want to eat crabs, that's why I did it for him." Respond -"

"There's no need to talk anymore." Zhao Heng waved his hand and turned around, "Let's go back earlier and rest."

Shen Jing returned to the room, sat on the head of the bed without changing her clothes, and didn't recover from her despair for a long time.

It is not allowed to make friends with court officials without authorization. This rule in the palace was indeed told to him by Xiaoyou, and he always remembered it.Therefore, all dealings with officials, such as the previous communication with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, were done carefully, and almost all of them refused to invite him to dinners or visits.

As for Xu Wei, even though they had dinner together, it was because Ding Bao recommended him first, and he owed Xu Wei a favor later; besides, the last time I met Xu Wei, I mentioned it to Zhao Heng, and Zhao Heng didn't comment at that time. , Shen Jing didn't take it seriously.

He never thought that Zhao Heng would hit him with these two words for this, and when he thought about it, he felt wronged and ashamed.

While struggling with troubles, Xiao You knocked on the door and came in.

Shen Jing looked up and walked out of the inner room with a forced smile: "Why are you here, sit down. Your Highness has already rested?"

"Yeah." For a while, Xiao You didn't know what to say, sat across from Shen Jing, and said for a long time: "Oh, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have answered that post—"

"Okay, there's no need to mention this matter anymore." Shen Jing interrupted him, stood up and poured tea for him, "It's none of your business in the first place. What Your Highness actually taught me is that I had some quarrels with Young Master Xu. It's really not appropriate to have any more contacts. It's because I lost my sense of proportion. I'll just be careful in the future."

"Oh, I didn't expect His Highness to say that to you all of a sudden." Xiaoyou grumbled softly, "To be honest, Your Highness never cared about these trivial things before. I don't know what happened to Your Highness today... Maybe it is How many more drinks did you have?"

"Since Your Highness said it, he has his reasons." Shen Jing lowered his eyes and smiled and said, "Let's not talk about it, let's talk about being happy. I tasted the crabs tonight to be good, but I couldn't enjoy eating with them. Wait. Think of other ways to get some, let's have a crab feast by ourselves."

"What kind of crab and thin crab!" Xiaoyou said "ah" after hearing this, and scratched his head in some annoyance: "You said you ate a crab well, why did you make it like this? ——I shouldn't ask, but This fact is a bit strange, His Highness is not such a person—Master Xu left Y.X.D.J at night. What are you talking about? You said that you met His Highness in the garden, what happened at that time? Think about it carefully, has your Highness misunderstood you?"

"When I met His Highness at night, I didn't say anything. I just said that I would go out with you to have a light meal with friends. As for Mr. Xu—" Shen Jing paused, and sighed, "He left me...just because he wanted to give me money give me back."

Xiao You snorted, and couldn't help venting his anger: "What kind of monster do you think he is! Returning a purse and carrying someone else!"

Shen Jing hesitated for a while, and waved at Xiaoyou: "I won't mention it anymore. I won't be in contact with Mr. Xu in the future. Your Highness, I'll go to accompany you some other day. This matter is over."

Shen Jing thought so, and did so.Early the next morning, I thought about it in my heart, took the manuscript and letter that I had processed the day before, and went to Zhao Heng's study to ask for a meeting.

When he knocked on the door and entered, Zhao Heng was standing under the window in a daze with a scroll in his hand, only to recover when he turned his head and saw Shen Jing coming in.

Shen Jing handed over the document first, and wanted to wait for Zhao Heng to finish reading it, discuss a few business matters, and then follow the conversation to admit his mistake to him.Unexpectedly, Zhao Heng took it and put it aside: "Let's put it aside for now, I'll look at it later."

Shen Jing didn't expect this situation, and didn't know how to respond, so she had to bow and leave: "Then... I'll go down first."

Turning around and walking to the door, Zhao Heng stopped him: "...Miao'an."

Quietly stopped and turned around: "Your Highness?"

Zhao Heng also turned around, his face seemed a little embarrassed: "Last night——"

After Shen Jing listened, just as he was about to take up the conversation and admit his mistake, Zhao Heng said again: "What Gu said is a bit heavy."

"..."

Zhao Heng coughed, and the tone of apology sounded a bit forced: "Gu drank a few more glasses last night, and his words were a little out of proportion. You——don't take it too seriously."

Shen Jing was a little dazed at first, but when she came back to her senses, she hurriedly interrupted him: "Your Highness is serious... It's not His Highness's fault, it's my behavior that is out of proportion. I will be cautious in my words and deeds in the future. Don't worry Your Highness, I will never do it again. .”

Zhao Heng didn't make a sound after hearing this, and said after a while: "Okay, don't mention this matter again. There is another matter, I just want to talk to you."

"Your Highness, please speak."

"You have outstanding knowledge, and you are quick and capable in handling things. You can only be a jobless assistant in this small palace. It really feels a little bit wronged by your talent." Zhao Heng said in a warm tone, "The world is talented!" , should stand out, seek advice for the king, benefit the court, and benefit the people. Confined in the house, doing only promises, if things go on like this, it will only wrong your talent, waste your ambition, and gradually reduce you to mediocrity. "

Shen Jing could understand the meaning of Zhao Heng's words, but it was a bit difficult to understand: "Your Highness said this... what does it mean?"

Could it be... are you going to drive him out of the palace?

Zhao Heng raised his head and looked at him: "Don't think about it, Gu didn't mean to drive you away. Now that your grievances have been resolved, your status as a son has been restored. If you are safe and well-off, you will be happy to stay in the palace and be my son. Left hand and right arm, Gu will never treat you badly."

"..."

"If you have ambitions and want to leave the palace, go to the capital to take the exam, and become an official in the court, Gu will not stop you." Zhao Heng put down the scroll in his hand, looked at Shen Jing and said softly, "Shen Jing, whether to go or stay, but Follow your heart."