Qing Jialu

Shen Jia and Cheng Ge broke up after the first meeting, and he walked out of the room with a gloomy expression.Han Chang was the best at observing words and expressions, and when he saw this, he stepped forward and asked with concern: "Changqing, what's the matter, was the teacher told you?"

Shen Jia just nodded, not in the mood to speak.

"My mentor has always been a knife-mouthed and tofu-hearted person. In fact, he scolded you for your own good." Han Chang patted him on the shoulder and persuaded him.

"I know he's doing it for my own good." Shen Jia sighed, but he didn't want this kind of "goodness" from Mr. Cheng Ge.

Han Chang also sighed secretly, then put his arm around Shen Jia's shoulders, and the two walked out together.As Han Chang walked, he changed the subject and said, "I heard that when you came back today, Master Li and I ordered a table of food and wine to welcome you. Changqing, relax your mind, have a drink, and forget all your troubles. "

"You guys... are too polite." Shen Jia said shyly, "It's costing you all."

"A meal is nothing. We haven't seen each other for a year, so we don't have to catch up on the old days." Han Chang said, and he dragged Shen Jia straight to the restaurant.

At this time, Xiao Yi had just finished his dinner, and after cleaning his hands under the service of kapok, he sat on the couch, drank some strong tea, and then ordered dessert.

Mu Jin and the eunuchs took away the rest of the food, Xiao Yi saw that there was only Mu Mian left in the study, so he called her to his side and handed her an exquisite box.

When the kapok opened it, it was a delicate hosta.

"Your Majesty, this is..." Mu Mian didn't know why, and looked at Xiao Yi suspiciously.

"Du Huan asked Shen Jia to bring this hairpin into the palace and gave it to Mu Jin." Xiao Yi said flatly, "You are her sister, so give it to her for me."

"Yes." Kapok took the box and put it in her sleeve.

"Kapok," Xiao Yi asked casually, "Du Huan, what do you think?"

Although Kapok hadn't met Du Huan a few times, she judged with a woman's intuition: "Mr. Du is a noble character, and he is a beloved man who can be trusted for life."

"Character is precious..." Xiao Yi played with the beads in his hand, and said in a low voice, "I don't care about his character and family background, the point is whether he really likes Mu Jin, and what is Mu Jin's heart? This matter only Can you be my sister, ask for me."

Mu Mian was moved, it seemed that His Majesty was very concerned about Mu Jin's marriage.

"If younger sister and Young Master Du are in love, will His Majesty give them a marriage?" Mu Mian asked boldly.

"Of course." Xiao Yi raised his eyes to Mu Mian, "I know, you are worried about Mu Jin's background, afraid that she will be looked down upon by her husband's family."

Mu Mian nodded, "After the slaves and maidservants became criminals, my lady never gave up and brought our sisters by her side all the time, so that they could follow into Prince Qin's mansion."

Xiao Yi naturally knew the background of Mu Mian Mu Jin, he said lightly: "When your father committed crimes, your sisters were still young and didn't understand anything. Don't belittle yourselves. The former queen gave you a new name. I just want you to put aside the past and start over."

When Kapok heard this, the tears in his eyes almost fell.She took a deep breath, bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, if it wasn't for Your Majesty to take care of our sisters, we would not be able to enter the palace and serve by Your Majesty's side."

"Your sisters are the dowry of the former empress, so I will naturally take good care of you." Xiao Yi and his late wife were not affectionate, at best they treated each other like guests.The two got married when they were teenagers because of their parents' orders.But at that time, Xiao Yi was leading soldiers outside all the year round, and he and his wife rarely got together, and the two of them didn't develop any relationship.

It wasn't until Xiao Yu was named the King of Qin and went to Qinzhou that he finally didn't have to fight.He originally thought that he could spend a lot of time with his wife, but unfortunately, the two had a happy life for a few days. After arriving in the northwest, the princess left at a young age because of the unacceptable climate.

Xiao Yi always felt that he owed his late wife, so he took extra care of the personality brought by his late wife.The two sisters, Mumian and Mujin, were lonely and helpless at that time, so he always took them by his side and brought them from the northwest to the capital.

"When Hibiscus gets married, I will put ten miles of red makeup on her, and I will never let her be looked down upon by the Du family." Xiao Yi said with a smile, "As for you, if you meet someone who is destined one day, I will also marry you beautifully go out."

But Mu Mian said with a smile: "The most rare thing in the world is the gratification of two people. My sister is destined to meet Mr. Du and grow old together. It would be great. As for slaves, I dare not ask extravagantly."

Xiao Yi thought of himself and Shen Jia, and he sighed lightly: "Yes, it is so rare for two people to be happy. It is true, it is possible to meet but not to seek."

However, how deep is the fate between him and Shen Jia?

I'm afraid, I'm afraid, there is no destiny.

On the other side, Shen Jia, Han Chang, and Li Yuanpei had drunk for three rounds, and the three of them were drinking to the fullest.

"Brother Shen, when I sent you away last year, I knew you would definitely come back." Li Yuanpei said half-drunk and half-awake while holding a glass of wine, "But I didn't expect that you only spent a year, I'm back."

Shen Jia also smiled and said: "Yeah, I didn't expect it to be so fast, and I have to thank the assassin who assassinated me."

"Changqing, I heard that you were assassinated, and my mentor and I were shocked." Han Chang said with a worried face, "Did the assassin recruit in the end? Who instigated it?"

"The assassin only said that he was a senior official in the capital, but I don't know who it is." Shen Jia said vaguely, "It's not just those conservatives who don't want to see our political reform succeed."

It was a secret that the assassin was sent to the imperial prison. Although Shen Jia was half drunk, she did not dare to reveal the inside story.

"Brother Shen, even though the capital city is under the feet of the emperor, you have to be careful." Master Li patted Shen Jia on the shoulder and said, he shook his head, and it seemed that he had drunk too much.

Shen Jia was afraid that he would not be able to sit still, so she quickly supported him, smiled and said, "Thank you, brother Li, for your concern. I don't think the person behind the scenes has the courage to do so."

Besides, Shen Jia believed in Xiao Yi, he would not see himself in danger, and would definitely send Jin Yiwei to protect him secretly.

"That's good, that's good." Master Li looked at Han Chang again, and said in a daze, "Mr. Han Ge, you too, take care."

After speaking, he lay down on the table and fell asleep soundly.

And Han Chang was staring at the wine glass in his hand thoughtfully at this time, he frowned and said: "The conservatives are really too much. They can't argue with us in the court, and they want to kill the reform minister secretly. Even you who are far away from the capital Officials will suffer from indiscriminate disasters. Hateful, hateful!"

Shen Jia looked at Han Chang, saw his resentment, and said worriedly: "I am being stared at in Hangzhou, but you and Master are in the capital, it must be difficult."

"The mentor is the chief assistant, and they dare not move. Besides, His Majesty's attitude is clear, and he has always stood firmly on our side." Han Chang said with some hesitation, "It's just that you said the abolition of officials in Hangzhou, and let those People can't stand it anymore."

"Brother Han also agrees with 'removing redundancy'?" Shen Jia asked.

Han Chang hesitated for a moment and said, "I know that 'removing redundancy' is a great plan for the country and the people, but I don't have the courage to take that kind of risk. Unless..."

"Unless what?" Shen Jia asked.

"Unless His Majesty can stand firmly on our side, the 'removal of redundancy' can be truly implemented."

But Xiao Yi's attitude was ambiguous, coupled with Cheng Ge's obstruction, it was simply difficult.

"What if His Majesty agrees?" Shen Jia hypothesized, "One day, His Majesty will stand firmly on our side. Brother Han, are you willing to give it a go?"

"Of course." Han Chang smiled, "The merits of this age are in the present, and the benefits are in the future. I will do my part. But, Changqing, are you sure to convince His Majesty?"

Han Chang also submitted a secret report to His Majesty, euphemistically expressing his support for "removing redundancy", but His Majesty did not respond.

Shen Jia sighed, "To be honest, I don't have much confidence, but I will give it a try."

"Okay." Han Chang picked up the wine glass and touched Shen Jia, "Then I wish you success."

The two smiled at each other and drank.