[Red Mansion] Marrying a wife like jade

Grand Master Shen's body is really hard to move around, this year's Palace Banquet Shen Xueshi reported illness to Grand Master Shen, Shen Xueshi and Shen Xin attended.Fortunately, the Taishanghuang's body is also getting worse day by day. I heard that he is already hanging with old ginseng, and he has to deal with the passing of the year no matter what.

I don't know where this rumor came from, but there are noses and eyes.As the Yin of the Shuntian Mansion, Shen Ren has already been reprimanded several times by the present day, asking him to find out the source of the rumors, and then bring the person responsible for the rumors to justice.What can Shen Ren do?I had no choice but to live in the government office. In addition to sending people to visit during the day, I also personally watched the government officials to strengthen street patrols, and at night they divided into shifts to patrol the streets.

Even if he couldn't go home, Shen Yue took the job of delivering meals to Shen Ren from Mrs. Fang, so that Shen Ren would know that someone at home missed him, so that he would not feel alone during the Chinese New Year.Although the source of the rumors has not been found out, no one is willing to spread them when everyone is busy celebrating the New Year, and the Supreme Emperor is still in the palace, the rumors tend to be self-defeating, Shen Ren is also relieved.

Today is the fifth day of the lunar new year, and the sage will start writing tomorrow.However, 99 steps have been taken, and this last step must be taken steadily to be considered a merit. Shen Ren still has not returned to the house to reunite with his family, so Shen Yue personally served him to finish his meal before returning home with a food box.

It was dark early in the winter, and there were no street lights at this time, so it was somewhat bright thanks to the lanterns in front of the cars and the lanterns hanging in front of other people's houses.Shen Yue instructed: "Drive slowly." The car was already rumbling.

The Shuntian Mansion is located in Nancheng, and the Bachelor's Mansion is in Xicheng, and they arrive in half an hour every day.Today's car was running slowly, and Shen Yue was thinking about what he should do in the household department after he started writing tomorrow in the car, when he heard someone oops, he felt the carriage stopped, and asked outside: "What's the matter? ?”

The coachman was already asking: "Why don't you have eyes? How could you bump into such a big carriage?"

Just as Shen Yue was about to tell the coachman not to bully others, he heard the sound of several people running: "It's right here. I saw him running towards the main road just now. Is that the one lying on the ground?"

Shuang'an who was following the car had already said, "Who are you?"

Shuang'an's voice was very nervous, and Shen Yue's heart tightened.These young servants have seen the world with him, even if their carriage hit someone, even if it was all due to them, they should see the doctor and pay the money, why should they be so nervous?

Shen Yue didn't get out of the car in a hurry, and secretly raised the curtain to look out.With the lantern in front of the carriage, besides Shuang'an and the coachman, there were four panting men standing in front of the carriage, obviously they had run all the way just now.The four of them were all dressed in short black clothes, and carried sticks in their hands. No wonder Shuang'an wanted to ask such a question.

"This second master," the leader bowed to Shuang'an: "We belong to the palace, and this servant escaped privately by taking advantage of the loose guards during the Chinese New Year. We are chasing the fugitive slave."

Shuang An breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this: "Wang's Mansion? May I ask which lord's house is it?" These servants really have no rules, and they don't know which lord's house it is.Presumably it wasn't the imperial family's mansion, otherwise it should be said to be a certain prince's mansion.If it's really some clan prince or county prince's mansion, he should also ask the young master to get off the car, so as not to be rude.

Don't want to ask such an ordinary question, a question that should be answered casually, the four people didn't answer immediately, but wanted to go forward to pull the fallen person as if they hadn't heard it.

The person who fell to the ground was also knowledgeable. He saw that this car was not affordable for ordinary people, so he shouted to Shuang'an desperately: "I am not a slave of their family, I am from Ping'an..." Before he finished shouting , has been gagged.

Shen Yue had already quietly opened the door of the car, and with the four of them paying attention to the person who fell on the ground, he got out of the carriage and hid in the corner—the son of a daughter doesn't sit in the hall, who knows if these people are coming for him, It's better to hide by yourself so that Shuang'an can do something.

Just after hiding, Shuangan was still talking to those people: "Hey, even a slave has one life, right? He hit him hard just now, and there is a medical clinic in front of him. Why don't we go and show him first?" look."

The leader smiled at Shuang'an: "Second Lord is kind-hearted, but at first glance, Second Master is working for someone else, knowing that he is a slave who wants to betray the master, and if he is arrested, he will be beaten to death with a board. Why bother with that again."

Shuang'an pulled a purse from himself: "That's what I said, but I feel uneasy because I hurt someone after the New Year's Eve. It's just that the brothers don't want to bother, so keep this purse and don't care if you give it to him. Buying medicine or buying a coffin is enough." He said and handed the purse to the man.

This move stunned the chaser, not knowing whether he should pick it up or not.Shuang'an didn't hold back, and kept stretching out his hand, waiting for the man to come and take it.At this time, a series of footsteps came from far away, and the other of the four called out to the one who was in a stalemate with Shuang'an: "Brother, the night watchman is here."

It was only then that Shen Yue knew that Shuang'an had also noticed something strange about these four people, so he delayed the time like this - they delivered meals to Shen Ren every day these days, and they knew when and where the night watchmen would be able to patrol.

The leader grabbed the purse in Shuang'an's hand, and wanted to take him away with a polite word, but Shuang'an grabbed his hand grabbing the purse: "Wait a minute, brother, you said this person belongs to your family!" A fugitive slave, you have to show us his identity card, or if the guards come to ask, we won’t be able to answer.”

The leader was stunned again: "Second Master, we have divided up several groups of people to chase this slave, and it happens that his deed is held by someone else. Second Master, let me know which mansion it is from, and wait for our master to go to the mansion tomorrow to pay homage to him. At that time, show the body deed to the master of the family, and the second master will not be burdened."

So far there has been no movement in the car, the leader only thinks that Shuang'an is seeing off the guests for the master of the house, and wants to get rid of him so that he can get away.At this time, the yamen servants were already approaching, and Shuang An shouted to them: "Brother Xie, our car hit someone, come and help."

The yamen servants have also gotten close to Shen Yue's servants these few days, and when they heard Shuang'an's shout, they took two quick steps toward the carriage.Seeing the yamen servants approaching, the four men in black pushed the people in their hands to the ground, raised their sticks and hit them on the head.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Shuang'an didn't expect these people to do this.How can people pay attention to him?Seeing that the fallen person was exhaling more air than inhaling, he ran towards the dark alley.

Seeing this, the yamen servant surnamed Xie hurriedly asked, "What's going on, why did they beat up their own people?"

Shen Yue came out from under the shadow of the wall, and said to Jie Jie: "Hurry up and chase those people, I'm afraid it won't be embarrassing."

With the words of Mr. Fu Yin, the Jie Jie didn't dare to neglect, waved at the Yamen servants, and chased after them in the direction in which they ran away.

Shuang'an had already pulled off the gag from the mouth of the person who was hit, and called out softly a few times to no avail, and said to Shen Yue: "Mr., this person is still alive."

This is a human life, so let someone plot it out in front of his face, Shen Yue really couldn't do anything to save him, so he said to Shuang'an and the driver: "Isn't the hospital up ahead? Someone sent it over, and you went to report to the master."

Shuang'an was very worried: "Didn't those people just say that they chased this person after a few days, what if someone else comes?"

Shen Yue asked the coachman to carry the man into the car, and said: "That's why I asked you to report to the master quickly, and then bring someone to the hospital to look for us. If someone really came, what's the use of having one more of you?" .”

Shuang'an took a step and looked back a few times before turning around and running quickly towards Shuntian Mansion.The coachman didn't even say what he was scared of just now, and now there is another person in the car whose life or death is unknown, and he suppressed his fear and drove the car to the front of the hospital.

When Shen Ren brought someone to the hospital, the doctor in the hospital had bandaged the man's injuries. Unfortunately, the two sticks on his head were too heavy, even though the doctor gave him an injection, he still didn't wake up.

Even if this person hadn't woken up yet, it was not that simple for the dignified emperor to lead someone to commit murder and try to kill someone in front of the street patrol officer.Especially the word "Ping'an" that this person desperately shouted, the first thing Shen Yue thought of was the Ping'an Prefecture in the original book that had close contacts with the Rongguo Mansion.

He whispered his conjecture to Shen Ren, and Shen Yue also took a deep breath: This Ping'an Prefecture is the last line of defense to protect the Celestial Empire against Beirong. If it is really related to Ping'an Prefecture, it is not just in the street A small matter of committing a murder may lead to major events between countries.

Regardless of whether this matter is true or false, this matter must be investigated.However, the guards led people to chase them out of several alleys, but they still lost them. The people living in this southern city are from the top schools and top schools, and the poor can live in shacks. The buildings are messy, and the alleys are full of twists and turns. It's dark at night, and it's normal to lose someone.

Shen Ren only asked Jie Jie to continue to lead Haosheng to patrol the streets, while his own people brought the unconscious people back to Shuntian Mansion.Shen Yue knew that something like this happened, Shen Ren had to write a note overnight and report it to the Ministry of Punishment, so he couldn't help him, so he could only remind Shen Ren: "Second master, it's better to put this in the big prison in Shuntian Mansion, and let the prisoner They are easy to take care of. Otherwise..."

Shen Ren nodded after hearing this: "Understood, you have to be careful when you go back. You don't have to come to deliver food tomorrow." Shen Yue responded indiscriminately, and he didn't know where to turn his mind.

Back home, fearing that Fang Shi would be worried, he ordered the coachman and Shuang An not to miss anything, and he still asked An to rest with his usual expression.It's just that such a thing happened to me, how can I rest until the truth comes out?When I went to the Yamen on the second day, I inevitably got a big dark circle under my eyes.

The busiest time for the household department is the end of the year, and there is nothing to do at the beginning of the new year.At the end of the year, tax and silver were collected in various places. At the beginning of the year, where droughts and floods occurred in the previous year, they should ask for the withdrawal of silver. The local government always needs money to appease the victims and improve people's livelihood. The money needs to be approved by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Only then can we pay.

So before Lin Ruhai and the left and right servants came back from the court, the household department was already full of officials from all over the country asking for money.These people either greeted each other, or visited the officials of the household department who could speak, and made noise in the household department like a vegetable market.And there are accents from all over the world, Shen Yue only felt more irritable after hearing it.

After Lin Ruhai and the left and right servants left the Yamen, they called the officials of the household department to say a happy new year. Everyone will continue to work hard together in the new year, so they will start to run their own errands.Shen Yue did not follow everyone, but followed behind Lin Ruhai.

This was the first time since he entered the household department. Lin Ruhai took a look at his face, and bowed his hands to the servants on the left and right who also followed him: "I will invite the two adults to refer to it later."

The servants on the left and right knew about the relationship between the Shen and Lin families. Seeing that Shen Yue obviously had something to say, they smiled knowingly and went back to their rooms, leaving space for the master and apprentice to talk.

"What's the matter, you didn't sleep well last night? I said earlier that you should take care of your body. This is what you persuaded me, but you forgot?"

"Sir, I don't know about today's court, but what news is there?" Shen Yue asked Lin Ruhai hurriedly, ignoring the explanation.

Lin Ruhai thought about it for a while: "It's just a cliché at the beginning of the new year. Except for the Ministry of War's application for equipment for Ping'an Prefecture, everyone else is talking about it."

The Ministry of War, unpacking equipment for Ping'an Prefecture, Shen Yue's heart gradually became a thread: "Sir, do you know that my carriage hit someone last night?"

Lin Ruhai looked at his apprentice suspiciously. If he just hit someone, he wouldn't look like this, because he asked, "What does this have to do with the Dachaohui news?"

"I'm afraid it has something to do with it." Shen Yue saw that Lin Ruhai asked something right all of a sudden, and he didn't hide it from him: "The person I bumped into, there were still people chasing him, but I heard that he came from "Ping An" Yes, sir, don't stare at me, that's what that man said, the person chasing him gave him a sap and ran away, and the servants of Shuntian Mansion failed to catch up."

"Besides, the opening of the Dachaohui, as Mr. said, there is a precedent. Why did the Ministry of War ask for equipment for Ping'an Prefecture, or did it speak out at the Dachaohui? I was just wondering if the person who was beaten had anything to do with Ping'an Prefecture. "

Lin Ruhai pondered for a while, and asked, "That person?"

"When I left yesterday, I was only breathless. The doctor did not wake up after giving me an injection. I should be in the prison in Shuntian Mansion now."

Hearing that a patient was put in the prison in Shuntian Mansion, Lin Ruhai pointed at Shen Yue: "It must be your idea, Mr. Shen can't think of such a tricky way."

"My husband," Shen Yue felt that Lin Ruhai's focus was wrong: "My father can't afford such a thing alone, he must report it to the Ministry of Criminal Justice overnight, but everyone is in a hurry at the beginning of the new year, who knows when the paper will be written? Only by being seen by adults. If something really goes wrong, my father may not be able to bear this responsibility."

This is about hitting his own wooden clock, Lin Ruhai is puzzled: "Scholar Shen is easier than me to face the saint, why didn't he invite the old man to come forward?"

Shen Yue could only smile wryly: "Sir, the old man's body is getting heavier and heavier these days, my grandfather keeps vigil for his old man every day, and I return home late, so I dare not disturb his old man."

That's right, although Grand Master Shen didn't say anything about his health, but he didn't come out to meet people often during the Chinese New Year. Listening to Shen Yue's words, it's not a very good situation?Lin Ruhai nodded to Shen Yue: "Understood, it's just that I'm the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and I'm not in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Punishment. Forget it, I'll go to meet you."

"Sir, even Mr. Mian, find a reason, so as not to..." Shen Yue knew that Lin Ruhai believed in himself, so he took over the matter. Once the matter is not what he guessed, he will be suspected of interfering in the affairs of other departments.But don't let the present know, Shen Yue always feels like something is going to happen.

Lin Ruhai wanted to touch his head like he was when he was a child, but when he lifted his hand, he realized that he was so tall that he needed to raise his hand to touch it. Not to mention, he even wore an official hat, so he couldn't help but smile: "Don't worry, I know these things naturally." Shen Yue went out.

After being an official for so many years, how could Lin Ruhai not know the harm of crossing the line?Not to mention that the matter was just Shen Yue's guess, even if he had already said something clearly from the mouth of the injured person, it was still a matter for the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of War.

He just found a matter that should have been approved by the Holy One years ago, and then went to the palace to meet the holy man, and when the holy man finished his habitual caring for his courtiers, he talked about Shen Yue's accident at night.

Just saying the word "Ping An" from his mouth was enough to arouse the saint's vigilance. Before Lin Ruhai walked out of the palace gate, people from Jin Yiwei had already gone to Shuntian Mansion to take over the injured person. There was no need to worry about the next thing. The more I asked again.

Everyone in the Shen family was happy to see the success, even Shen Ren who handled it was unwilling to get any credit for it - Shen Yue heard clearly that night that the chaser was also speaking official language, so he should be from the capital.Those under the emperor's feet who dare to act so unscrupulously, except for desperadoes, have someone behind them to back them up.

It is more appropriate for Jin Yiwei to investigate such a person.Didn't Jin Yiwei take over not long ago, and now he even sent people to surround several houses regardless of the Lantern Festival?The fact that the Shen family can stay out of the matter has already accepted Lin Ruhai's great affection.

Shen Yue was the person sent by his family to thank the Lin family.It's really not that Bachelor Shen got a university, but that only Shen Yue can stay unobtrusive on the cusp of this storm when he goes to the Lin Mansion.Lin Ruhai understood Shen Yue's intentions, and agreed with the Shen family's caution: "It's really better to move around less at this time."

Not only should you walk less with yourself, but also with other people.

Shen Yue was a little dissatisfied: "At first I told Brother Kuan that I would take him out to watch the lights."

It's not true that you take your brother out to watch the lights, but it's true that you want to take your daughter to watch the lights.If Lin Ruhai could open his eyes and close his eyes in the next day, now is not the time to ask two children and women to make an appointment after dusk: "The emperor is not in good health, and the saint has already made a decree that this year's Lantern Festival will not be held. You should also be less excited. After this One year, how many lanterns can’t be seen.”

No matter how many regrets Shen Yue had, he had no choice but to bear it in his heart.What do you think when you go back home? It’s not a good feeling, so I called Shuang’an over: "You often go out and walk around, do you know which one is good for making lanterns?"

The last time Shuang'an received a big reward from the young master, it was just when he wanted to repay the favor. When he heard that the young master wanted lanterns, he couldn't help but flatter him: "There is a man named Zhang in the north of the city who can make lanterns with one hand. There is also a family named Wang with three generations of ancestors and grandchildren. They will put up sea lanterns."

"Then they will tie the lamps according to the patterns drawn by others?" Shen Yue knows that these people's craftsmanship is passed down from their ancestors, and there is nothing to say about their skills, but there is also a disadvantage, that is, many people are taught by their masters. I only do something, I don't know how to change myself.

On the second day, Shuang'an found out that the grandfather in the family surnamed Wang would tie a lamp by looking at the pattern.Shen Yue drew a dozen or so pictures by himself and handed them to Shuang'an, asking him to make as many pictures as he could before the fifteenth day.

Shuang'an thought he heard it wrong: "Young master, one is enough for each courtyard in our mansion, how can we put so many?"

Shen Yue asked Hongliu to give Shuang'an the money: "You don't care what to do with so many, just let them do it. There is also the family named Zhang, who bought two of their family's various revolving lanterns. In addition, there are no duplicates in other families. Yes, buy them together."

Shuang'an was a little embarrassed: "My lord, this lamp is easy to buy, where can I put it?"

Yes, where do you put it?Lin Ruhai made it clear that she didn't agree with Daiyu's going out that day, if she was sent directly to Lin's house, Daiyu might know it all at once.Shen Yue thought of a person, and said to Shuang'an: "After you buy it, just look for Brother Kuan's boy, he will naturally show you the place."

Asking for Brother Kuan is almost the same as asking for Jia Min.Fortunately, Jia Min hasn't gone out to look at the lights for many years, so Shen Yue and Brother Kuan just don't know what to do.

It is rare for the grandparents of the Wang family to see such a big deal. They rushed to work day and night to tie up twenty lanterns from the dozen or so patterns, which saved Shen Yue the difficulty of choosing among them, and sent the repeated ones to Shen Yue of the East Courtyard. Send another one to the Wanhui Courtyard at the letter office, and it will naturally be in his own room, so he won praises from the elders in the family.

Shen Yue took the opportunity to ask the elders to accompany his husband for the festival, and the elders did not refuse.However, Xueshi Shen still instructed: "Although the sage said that it is not easy to do, many people still put up lamp sheds, and there are people coming and going on the street, so take more people out."

This is already known what happened to Shen Yue last time, and Shen Yue also knew that Shen Ren would not hide the truth from Bachelor Shen, so he hurriedly went out with a promise.Mrs. Shen said to Mrs. Li: "It is said that Chao'er should take you out to look at the lanterns today, but Beijing is not very stable, and Yue'er sent another lantern, and we also tied some at home, which is enough for a reward."

Mrs. Li had some hope in her heart, but she also knew that her second uncle was only relaxed for two days after the new year, and then he lived in the yamen again.Shuntian Mansion is in charge of public security in the capital, and the governor of Shuntian Mansion is so busy, it is indeed not very quiet in Beijing.Yin smiled to Mrs. Shen: "Second brother sent such a good lamp. I don't think I've seen it in the past. It's even more delicate than the ones outside. You can't afford such a good lamp in the house, so why bother going out. "

Not only the Shen family thought the lamp looked novel, but Brother Kuan asked his servant while directing people to hang the lamp, "Shuang Anke said, where did you buy this lamp? Why can't you buy such a good lamp?"

The servant had no choice but to grumble: "I heard from Shuang'an that Mr. Shen painted the shape of this lamp himself, and he deliberately asked the Wang family to only draw the shape of Mr. Shen, and not to accept work from other families."

After hearing this, Brother Kuan didn't say anything: Shuang'an has been used by Shen Yue for the past few years, and he has gradually become the leader of Shen Yue's servants. To know who is proficient in what, Shen Yue can tell the truth just by asking.My servant still has a few years to practice before he can achieve the shrewdness of Shuang'an.

Besides, I don't have money like my senior brother that I can dispose of at will, Brother Kuan thought a little dejectedly.