Qing Jialu

After such a terrible thing happened, none of the five of them was in the mood to continue drinking and chatting.After Xiao Yi and others bid farewell to Du Huan, the four of them took two carriages and returned to the palace together.Shen Jia followed His Majesty into the same carriage, and Mu Jin had to squeeze in with Dr. Fan.

Along the way, Xiao Yi saw that Shen Jia was in a low mood, and he didn't feel the pleasure after winning a battle of words.Xiao Yi knew that Shen Jia had been suppressing her grievances all this time, and just now she pretended not to care about it in front of her friends, and was still talking and laughing happily.

Anyone who is splashed with sewage for no reason will always feel uncomfortable.Xiao Yi sighed secretly, stretched out his hand to pat the back of Shen Jia's hand, and said distressedly: "If I could have known you earlier, maybe I would not agree with your reform."

If it is now, Xiao Yi will definitely not want to see Shen Jia get into trouble and let him be besieged by his colleagues.

He was reluctant.

Shen Jia understood why Xiao Yi said this, but he shook his head resolutely and said, "Xi Ming, don't worry about me. I don't regret taking this path."

"Then why are you sad?" Xiao Yi asked, "Could it be that you really care about those people's nonsense? If you really don't regret it, then don't care about what others say."

"I don't care what other people say, I'm just afraid of causing trouble for you." Shen Jia actually began to reflect, "You said a long time ago that too many officials will be dismissed, which will definitely cause backlash. But I didn't listen to it at the time, and insisted on doing so , disrupted your plan. Sure enough, it was expected by you.

"In the end, I made the decision to dismiss the three people from 510. This is our joint decision. Why should you blame yourself?" Xiao Yi comforted, "If there are any consequences, we will bear it together."

Hearing Xiao Yi's words, Shen Jia was even more annoyed.Holding his mind, holding back the tears that were about to burst, he said to Xiao Yi: "I didn't help you, but became your drag."

"No." Seeing Shen Jia like this, Xiao Yi's heart ached even more.

Shen Jia lowered her head, not wanting Xiao Yi to see his red eyes, he said sullenly: "I hate myself, when will I be your right-hand man."

"You are." Xiao Yi approached Shen Jia and held him in his arms, "You have always been my right-hand man. Without you, the reform would have died a long time ago."

"Really?" Shen Jia didn't believe it, "You're kidding me."

"It's true, I'm not perfect, I also have times when I shrink back. If it weren't for your persistence, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to go on." Xiao Yi said, gently pressing Shen Jia's head, letting him lean on own shoulders.

Shen Jia felt Xiao Yi's hand gently caressing the back of her head, like a mother comforting an injured child.Surrounded by this kind of warmth, the tears he had held back for a long time fell drop by drop and wet Xiao Yi's shoulders.

After the group returned to the palace, Xiao Yi took Shen Jia directly into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and Mu Jin and Dr. Fan also went back to their own residences.When Eunuch Chen served tea for His Majesty and Lord Shen, he saw that the expressions of both of them were not very good.He wondered in his heart, didn't His Majesty say to have a small gathering with friends outside the palace, why would the mood get worse after gathering together?

Eunuch Chen hadn't figured it out yet, Xiao Yi took the lead and said, "Be loyal, call Commander Jiang."

"Yes." Eunuch Chen panicked even more. Normally, His Majesty would not summon Jin Yiwei unless something serious happened.

After Commander Jiang came over, Eunuch Chen stood by and listened to Shen Ge's retelling of the matter in detail, only then did he realize that the group of civil servants were lawless and made trouble before His Majesty's eyes.

"Go and keep an eye on the two leaders." Xiao Yi ordered lightly, "As for those who have said bad things about Shen Changqing today, send secret sentries to watch and see if there is anyone behind them."

"The minister leads the order." Jiang commanded the envoy to take the order.

Seeing that His Majesty had no other orders, Commander Jiang and Eunuch Chen withdrew, leaving only Shen Jia and Xiao Yi in the hall.Xiao Yi was afraid that Shen Jia would still feel uncomfortable, so he said to him: "Don't worry, I will thoroughly investigate this matter."

"Who do you think is the mastermind behind the scenes?" Shen Jia asked, "Could it be related to the assassination case in Hangzhou?"

Xiao Yi remembered, he frowned and said, "It's hard to say. The master interrogated the assassins brought back from Hangzhou for so long, but found nothing."

"I heard that those assassins are now living in Jinyiwei's prison. They are tortured every day, and they are questioned over and over again. They have squeezed out all the things they know in their stomachs." Shen Jia guessed Said, "Perhaps, they are all young people, and they can't get in touch with the mastermind behind the murder."

Xiao Yi held Liuzhu in his right hand, pondering, "I'm afraid it's just two groups of people. The time in Hangzhou should have been done by the conservatives, but this time the disturbance was too big, so it may not be the conservatives."

"Do you think there is another group of people?" Shen Jia's heart trembled.

"Maybe it's more than that, maybe there are three dials and four dials?"

Shen Jia felt guilty again, "I muddied the water."

"It's okay, it's fine if it gets muddy. Turn over all the stinky fish and rotten shrimp hidden in the mud, and clean it up together."

Seeing that His Majesty was confident, Shen Jia was relieved.Only then did he notice that Xiao Yi was holding a Taoist Liuzhu in his hand, which he had never seen before.It seems that this year, Xiao Yi became more and more obsessed with Taoism.

Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, Shen Jia suddenly approached Xiao Yi and gently tugged at his sleeve.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Yi asked cautiously.

"Liming, you don't know. The cabinet duty room is small and the bed is hard. I've lived in it for a while, and my back hurts from sleeping there. Look..."

"No." Xiao Yi guessed the little Jiujiu in Shen Jia's heart at a glance, and interrupted him directly, "When did I say that we are reconciled?"

"Ah, no?" Shen Jia continued to play dumb.

Xiao Yi pulled back his sleeves, "Come on, don't dawdle in front of my eyes if you have nothing to do."

Shen Jia: "..." Cengzhu failed again.

Du Huan was still in a daze after the emperor and the others left for a long, long time.From time to time, he pinched his own thigh, or bit his own finger, and stared at the servant of Du's family until his eyes were straightened, wondering if the master is out of his mind?

After waiting for almost half an hour, Du Huan realized belatedly, no wonder Shen Jia said that Mu Jin was not an ordinary maid, she was actually a palace maid.

Moreover, she is also a maid in front of the imperial court.

Du Huan saw that His Majesty cared for Mu Jin very much, just like an elder brother treats a younger sister.Now he was getting more and more uncertain, and began to doubt himself.Can he really marry a girl as heavenly as Mu Jin?

So Du Huan studied hard in closed doors at the Imperial College day by day, and started a hard-working study career.He felt that if he didn't win the No. [-] ranking, he wouldn't be good enough for Miss Mujin.