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In the following days of rushing, the two were silent all the way.

Shen Mingan was in a state of depression and fell asleep all the time. Once he woke up coldly in a dark carriage. Although he was still covered with Lu Ciheng's cloak, he was the only one in the carriage besides Xiaobai he was holding. .

When he got off the carriage, Lu Ciheng was having dinner at the post station. Seeing him get off the carriage, he just looked up at him, his eyes were dark and emotionless.

Shen Mingan sat down opposite him, and he didn't know if the carriage was too bumpy or what, but he always felt a little disgusted looking at these meals.

He had a poor appetite and couldn't eat anything, but fresh food was better than dry food, so he stuffed a few mouthfuls into his mouth with a bowl.

The meal was inexplicably silent, Shen Mingan wanted to break the dull atmosphere, after thinking about it, he seemed to ask casually, "How long will it take to arrive in Beijing?"

"Two days." Lu Ciheng lowered his eyes and cherished his words like gold. After speaking, he put down the bowl and chopsticks, turned and went upstairs.

Shen Mingan stared at his back in a daze, and slowly put down the bowl in his hand, not thinking about eating.

When we arrived in Shangjing two days later, when the carriage stopped at the gate of Shen's residence, Lu Ciheng got off the carriage an hour ago. Shen Mingan woke up at that time, but did not open his eyes.

At the end of the ugly era, Yongyuan Street was silent, the surroundings were dark, only the lantern in front of Shen's residence was still on.

The chief eunuch of the East Palace graciously helped Shen Mingan get off the carriage, and persuaded him to go to the East Palace.

Shen Mingan rubbed his sore waist from sitting in the carriage, and said in astonishment: "It's time to be ugly now, the prince should still be sleeping at this time, I'll wait until dawn."

"Teacher Shen, you don't know how much His Royal Highness is worried about you." Eunuch He smiled obsequiously, "His Royal Highness heard that you had encountered an avalanche, and almost passed out. Thousands of times, I told the servants to find you." Bring you back safely, knowing that you have arrived in Beijing today and have not slept all night, I just want to meet you and make sure of your safety, so go there."

Shen Mingan felt it was strange, but the crown prince had always relied on him, so there might be something urgent about seeing him in such a hurry, he hesitated for a moment, and agreed, "Then I'll go and change clothes first."

After entering Shen's mansion, he found that the lights inside were brightly lit. When Shen Ming'an first entered, his eyes were so stimulated by the bright light that he couldn't open his eyes. After a while, he realized that the person inside was Zhang Ling, and Liu and Yu were standing beside him refilling his tea.

Zhang Ling had obviously been waiting in the mansion for a long time, when he saw Shen Mingan entered the room, he stood up and greeted him, first saluted him, and then explained that he had come to wait for him at the Shen mansion according to the emperor's order.

"The emperor got the news, and it is estimated that you will be able to go to the capital today, and you will go to court in less than an hour. The emperor hopes that you will go to the palace quickly, and don't miss the time for today's morning court."

Shen Ming'an has been an official for so many years, even if he was ill, he never missed a morning court, took a short rest on the way, changed his clothes and set off.

The emperor's will is naturally more important. When Eunuch He saw Zhang Ling, he shut up and didn't dare to say anything. Shen Ming'an could only tell him that he would see the crown prince when he went to court today, so that he didn't have to worry about not being able to do the job.

Just now Liu and Yu couldn't make a sound in the hall, and when they followed Shen Mingan to the back room, they were very wronged, and murmured, "Why have you been away for so long, and didn't take me with you when you left? I know that Mr. Afterwards, I wish I could go to you with Eunuch He and the others, I made a lot of mistakes when distributing the medicinal materials in the Imperial Hospital, Imperial Physician Fan scolded me for a long time."

He waved his hand in front of Shen Mingan's eyes again, and asked worriedly, "Are your eyes better, sir?"

Shen Mingan was Liu Heyu who was picked up at the gate of the Imperial College ten years ago. At that time, Liu Heyu, who was four or five years old, had just escaped from the traffickers. After Shen Mingan picked him up, he took him with him, and moved him when he was teaching. I bought a small table for him to sit in the back and listen to the class.

Liu Heyu's studies were not very good, but Shen Ming'an discovered that he had a great talent for medical skills and medicinal materials, so he entrusted Doctor Fan of the Imperial Hospital to take him and let Liu Heyu learn from him.

Liu Heyu is smart and motivated, and often goes to the imperial hospital. Physician Fan is teaching him as a closed disciple.

At that time, when Shen Mingan set off for Yizhou, he didn't tell Liu Heyu, feeling a little sorry, told him that his eyes were fine, and comforted him a few more words.

There is hot water in the mansion, at least Shen Mingan can take a hot bath in time. He soaked in the bathtub, his body was wrapped in warm water, but he couldn't wash away the tiredness of the past few days, but after a while, a servant came to urge him go out.

Shen Mingan came out of the bathtub and went to get the official uniform hanging on the side.

He had no appetite for the past few days, and he ate very little, but when he looked at himself in the bronze mirror, he found that there seemed to be a little more flesh around his waist, and even the belt of his official uniform was a little tighter.

The servants outside urged him tightly, Shen Mingan hurriedly put on his official uniform, and got into the carriage at the gate of the mansion.

At the beginning of spring, the days were short and the nights were long. It was still completely dark when Shen Ming Anyin arrived at Qinghe Gate, and many courtiers were already waiting in front of the gate.

There are many and complicated dragon carvings on the steps of the palace gate, and Lu Qingshi stands at the top under the dragon chair.

"gentlemen……"

Lu Qingshi looked very haggard, but when he saw Shen Ming'an, he was both surprised and happy, as if relieved, he called Shen Ming'an, but he didn't dare to talk to Shen Ming'an because of etiquette.

Shen Mingan stood and waited for a long time before Lu Chengjing came late, and he hadn't seen him for a few months, Shen Mingan felt strange looking at him.

Lu Chengjing was wearing a gray Taoist robe, his face was morbidly pale, his eye sockets were sunken, and his eyes were a little gray. He sat cross-legged on the dragon chair with disheveled hair, and started to meditate with his hands folded regardless of the courtiers below.

The emperor did not speak, and naturally none of the courtiers below dared to speak out. Shen Mingan braced himself up and waited for nearly an hour. Lu Chengjing sat on the dragon chair without even changing his posture. Shen Mingan asked his colleagues standing behind him in a low voice, " What is the emperor doing?"

"Absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon." After standing for an hour, the privy envoys relaxed, and stood up straight when Shen Mingan spoke to him. He seemed to be familiar with Lu Chengjing's behavior, "Zhao Tianshi said, Chen Xi At this time, the aura is the strongest, and at this time, meditation can lead to longevity, and it has been like this in the past few morning courts, and it is estimated that it will end at the end of the day, just wait."

When Lu Chengjing was young, he worked hard to govern, and he never failed in the past, but in recent years, he has been lax and neglected a lot. After Zhao Tianshi entered the palace, it became more serious, and he often did this once or twice in the early morning of a month.

It was a rare early morning today, but Lu Chengjing adjusted his breath on the dragon chair for more than two hours. During this period, Lu Ciheng walked in from the outside as if no one was there, and stood behind the prince. Lu Chengjing didn't even notice, and he didn't even open his eyes.

Lu Ciheng turned up because he came whenever he wanted to, and never came if he didn't want to. Shen Mingan hadn't seen him in official uniform for a long time.

Lu Ciheng is a prince, and the shape of his official uniform is different from that of ordinary courtiers. On the dark blue official uniform is a four-clawed python embroidered with gold thread, and a two-finger-wide jade belt is tied around his waist, reflecting his tall and straight figure.

After Lu Chengjing on the dragon chair adjusted his breath, he raised his eyelids, but still didn't say a word. Zhang Ling who was on the side got his wink, and conveyed his order for the courtiers to play.

Occasionally, a few scattered people came out to report political affairs, and Lu Chengjing didn't know whether he listened or not, and finally said: "Let the prince make the decision."

Lu Qingshi responded in panic.

"Shen Aiqing."

Seeing that there was nothing wrong, before Zhang Ling said to retreat, Lu Ciheng yawned, turned around and wanted to go outside, but stopped when Lu Chengjing called Shen Mingan.

Lu Chengjing on the dragon chair suddenly smiled and stood up, his protruding cheekbones made his entire face look a little weird, "Teacher Shen, last year Yizhou suffered a serious disaster, thanks to your supervision and supervision, we can save Yizhou from disaster." killed."

"The third prince is in charge of supervision, and the minister is only assisting him." Shen Mingan insisted on going out with the ivory wat, knelt in the center of the hall, and mentioned along the way: "Your Majesty, the root cause of the famine in Yizhou is that the dam was destroyed by the flood last summer. If the dams that were washed away are not built, I am afraid that the same mistakes will be repeated this winter. I have sorted out the key points of the dam construction and the ministers who can be reused. Please the emperor send someone to build it as soon as possible..."

Lu Chengjing waved his hand to tell him to shut up, and suddenly changed the subject, "You have made a contribution this time, General Yang's daughter has always fallen in love with you, and you are not too young, I will decide to marry you two today."

Lu Chengjing's words were blunt and illogical, but Shen Mingan was startled, and he spoke with difficulty: "... Your Majesty, I don't want to marry a wife."

The document that went to Yizhou for inspection was written by Lu Ciheng without Lu Chengjing's knowledge. No matter how flawless Lu Ciheng's work was, as long as Lu Chengjing thinks carefully, there will always be traces to follow, and he can find some flaws. , but he didn't pursue it at all.

He didn't go to court for a long time but suddenly went to court today, and very anxiously asked Zhang Ling to stay in Shen's mansion. Shen Ming'an returned to the mansion in the middle of the night and Lu Chengjing asked him to come to court. meditate.

It was clear that there was nothing wrong with Chaoshang, Lu Chengjing had simply made up his mind and was anxious to marry him and Yang Che's daughter today at Chaoshang.

But Yang Che was sick at home today and didn't come to the court today. These words were clearly addressed to him alone.

Shen Mingan understood his plan, and heard Lu Chengjing say with a smile: "Your parents have both died since you were young, and the Yang family's descendants are prosperous, so you can leave a queen for your Shen family to comfort your parents' souls in heaven."

Before Shen Mingan could make a sound, he heard Lu Ciheng's sinister voice resounding in the empty hall.

"General Yang's daughter is so outstanding, why don't you promise to the Taifu, why don't you just promise to the Crown Prince."

"What's the matter with you!" Lu Chengjing was furious when he heard the words, took the seal at hand and smashed it on Lu Ciheng's head, "Lu Ciheng! Get out of here, I don't want to see you, so get out!"

Yang Che holds the military power in his hands, he is upright and does not form cliques, he is neutral, Shen Mingan wholeheartedly assists the prince, Lu Chengjing just wants to make General Yang a princeling by bestowing a marriage, his thoughts are clearly revealed , anyone with a discerning eye can see it, but no one would embarrass Lu Chengjing by saying it openly like Lu Ciheng.

The blunt object hit Lu Ciheng's head, Lu Ciheng didn't hide and didn't move, a slender line of blood flowed down his forehead, covering his eyes, but it couldn't hide the violence in his eyes at all. He gritted his teeth and stared at Lu Chengjing like a wolf, his eyes were fierce. Shen Mingan had no doubt that if he had a sword in his hand, he would kill the king and his father the next moment.

"Mo'er, do you want to kill me again?" Lu Chengjing was so angry that he paced up and down above, he looked at Lu Ciheng, but his eyes were a little erratic, as if he was looking at someone else through Lu Ciheng , muttering and repeating: "I'm going to kill you, kill you."

He spoke lightly, as if he was talking to himself after being extremely angry, only Shen Mingan who was closest to him could hear what he was saying.

The blood-stained seal rolled down to Shen Mingan's feet, and it seemed to hit him at that moment. He felt a dull pain in his heart. He was afraid that Lu Ciheng would say something rebellious, and also afraid that Lu Chengjing really wanted Lu Ciheng. life.

He knelt on the ground, bowed deeply, and said in a trembling voice: "I thank the emperor for the marriage."