Chapter 19： Informant

Shen Wen returned to the courtyard here and whispered to Su Wanniang: "You tell Shen Xiang tomorrow, you see a carriage following us outside. Next time you go home, let two or three guards accompany you."

Su Wanniang was startled: "Really!"

Shen Wen nodded: "A canopy carriage, a coachman, two people in it, no weapons."

Su Wanniang was a little nervous: "Could it be my father who is unfavorable to my brother?"

Shen Wen slowly shook her head: "I think I came to you." She glanced at Su Wanniang. Su Wanniang was eleven years old, and her stunning face that had conquered the capital in the future had already been revealed, so she could only comb her bangs in the middle of her nose. Cover a third.

Su Wanniang touched her face: "Then I will wear a big hat." Only women from wealthy families wear veils and so on. A maid wears a hat.

Shen Wen said solemnly: "Be careful in everything."

If the four princes knew that Shen Wen looked back, Su Wanniang would put on a big hat and hate Shen Wen to death. From then on, the guards found that the maid was wearing a cloth cap when she went in and out, only a chin could be seen underneath, and there was always a guard by her side.

When Neiji Ding learned about it, he realized that someone had seen them that day. But after thinking about it, only the second young lady, the "fat young man", was the only one who had seen it at that time. She was definitely not the one who had discovered it. It must have been the secret whistle of the Hou Mansion nearby. He told the fourth prince that he could no longer go to the gate of the Hou Mansion to peek at Su Wanniang.

The fourth prince nodded, but after a long time he said: "Occasionally, it should be fine." Ding Naibu did not dare to speak anymore.

Shen Wen arrived at Su Wanniang's house that day, and saw that the woman employed by Su Wanniang was very diligent, and the room was tidy. Su Wanniang's mother also looked clean. But she was out of breath, and Shen Wen saw in her mind that blood and qi stagnated in her heart, it should be the so-called heart failure in later generations. Shen Wen knew that this kind of disease could not be cured by her being able to clear a few key points. Although Su Wanniang's mother was still alive, she was just staying up in this way.

She didn't dare to speak so directly, so she said to Su Wanniang: "Your mother's illness has been cured for so long and there is no improvement. You should change to a doctor. You go to a doctor named Shi Helin, who is said to be a master."

Su Wanniang frowned and said: "I have also heard of this man. Some people say that he is a great sacred hand in Beijing, but many people say that he is a liar. Most of the illnesses cannot be cured, and he often cures the dead."

Shen Wen said: "That's because he dared to treat those intractable and suspected diseases that others dared not treat, and he dared to take in people who are dying." The cases he left behind are regarded as classics in later generations.

Su Wanniang nodded, a little worried about how to find it, Shen Wen said: "Go and tell Shen Xiang that you are worried about your mother's illness. I heard that there is such a person, and let her help."

Su Wanniang smiled: "You have eaten her."

Shen Wen said: "She is very righteous, she will save you only when we meet at that time, and she will definitely help now. Moreover, it is not her to do it, in all likelihood, she will let Shen Zhuo do it."

Since Su Wanniang reminded Shen Xiang at Xiangye Temple, they came back early to avoid those troubles, Shen Xiang and Su Wanniang became close. After practicing martial arts in the summer morning, the two sometimes came back together, chatting and laughing, and then one went to get Shen Wen to get up, and the other went back to take a bath and prepare to ask for peace.

Su Wanniang is older than Shen Xiang, and Shen Xiang gradually regards Su Wanniang as an older sister who can talk to herself.

On this day, Su Wanniang just said that she wanted to ask Shi Helin, the strange doctor in Beijing, to show her mother, but she couldn’t inquire everywhere, so Shen Xiang took care of it: “I’m going to help you, is it Shi Helin? I’ll let the third brother go and ask if I find it. Come, let's go together at that time and see if he is really that weird."

Su Wanniang almost cried, she forced a smile and said, "Thank you, Miss."

Shen Xiang said with a sigh, "You are so boring, so out of sight! If you want to say it, you should also say thank you, master."

Just as Su Wanniang was about to speak, Shen Xiang immediately said: "Don't say it now! Not really sincere at all!"

Su Wanniang wiped her face and said, "You are so annoying, you deliberately want me to cry."

Shen Xiang touched Su Wanniang with his arm: "Don't be like my sister, crying at every turn, it's like a wet towel, just twisted, it will be full of water."

Su Wanniang laughed again: "You dare to say that to her, and see if she doesn't cry to you."

Shen Xiang said hurriedly, "Don't tell her! I'm so scared." The tone was the same as Yang's.

The two smiled and said goodbye, the autumn sun had just risen.

In September, the prince canonized the ceremony, and Zhenbeihou returned from the border to observe the ceremony.

The Yang family seemed to go crazy, shouting every day, directing the people in the house to wait, and began preparing a month ago: cleaning the house, repairing the vegetation, buying food, making new clothes for Hou Ye, etc. It's the same for the New Year.

The solemn festival on August 15 was scribbled. Not only was there not much moon-watching, singing and dancing in the Hou Mansion, the children in the Mansion were also not allowed to go out to participate in the celebration of Beppu, and only let the kitchen make moon cakes, inside and out. It's over if it's distributed.

Although the old lady said a few cool words, she couldn't help but always smile.

After asking for peace on the morning of the second day of September, the next generation reported that Lord Hou had approached the capital and should be able to enter the city today. Shen Yi asked about the path, he was about to go out to welcome him, Yang couldn't stop him, he just agreed to go out of the city, Shen Jian also wanted to go, Shen Zhuo was naturally unwilling to be left behind, and he ran away without waiting for Yang to say anything.

Not long after, some people said that the eldest son and the others went out on horseback, and the eldest lady Shen Xiang also followed.

Seeing this, the Yang family was anxious and happy, looked at the little daughter nestling next to the old lady, and sighed: "Wen'er is still good, those few always irritate me."

Shen Wen ran over excitedly and took Yang's hand and said, "Mother, will there be a lot of delicious food when Dad comes back?"

Yang smiled and nodded Shen Wen's head: "I know how to eat! I'm eight years old!"

The old lady said on the side: "You love to eat! Wen'er is a blessed person."

Shen Wen twisted his waist shamelessly and said: "I listen to my grandmother!"

Everyone in the room laughed humorously. Shen Wensi added that when Zhenbeihou came back today, the eldest prince would certainly not be too happy. His performance was conveyed by those eyeliners, which should give him a bright spot in his emotions.

Be regarded as a kind of compensation for you, after all, I am going to ruin everything about you, Shen Wen smiled not innocently.

At noon, Shen Yi sent a letter saying that he had welcomed his father outside the city, but his father said he wanted to go to the palace and could not return to the house. Several children accompany him to the palace, and then they will be there waiting for him to leave the palace.

Yang frowned upon hearing this and said, "These children! How long will it take to wait! Isn't it so fast to see the emperor, it's better to wait at home."

The old lady sighed: "They haven't seen their father for many days. It's their heart. You have sent people tea and meals, lest they don't want to leave the palace gate and have nothing to eat or drink."

The Yang immediately said, "Go get ready, give the eldest son and them... Oh, and Master Hou, prepare some food and drink to send over, don't be hungry."

Shen Wen had been waiting here in Yang's room, knowing that his father and brother could not come back so quickly, but Yang and the old lady didn't intend to leave, nor did they let her go back by herself, so they were the same.

After having lunch together, the Yang family asked Su Wanniang to take Shen Wen to the side hall behind for a nap, which meant that she still had to wait here. Is it because she was afraid that Lord Hou would not have time to call Shen Wen at the door. Shen Wen knew that this was Yang family An expression of anxiety in the mind.

According to Shen Wen's guess, Zhenbeihou would certainly not see the emperor so soon. The emperor might ask him to wait until the palace gatekeeper is closed to see him again, to express his contempt and other emotions. This is the sorrow of being a loyal minister: the emperor knew that Zhenbeihou would not be rebellious if he held a heavy soldier in his hand, so he didn't need to be too scrupulous in etiquette except for not doing things absolutely. Calculating this way, Zhenbeihou can't return home until it's dark.

Of course, Shen Wen would not tell Yang like this: there is no need to show that he is smart in front of many eyeliners. She lay down on the bed and said coquettishly to Su Wanniang: "Sister Wanniang is sleeping with me!"

Su Wanniang lay down beside Shen Wen in a helpless manner, and Shen Wen whispered in Su Wanniang's ear: "Don't forget what I said last night."

Su Wanniang responded.

Sure enough, after the second watch (approximately nine to eleven o'clock in the evening), someone outside came to report, saying that Lord Hou and the eldest sons had left the palace gate and it was time to arrive at the house in half an hour.

The Yang family made the whole mansion light up, although it was dark, but the Hou Mansion was brightly illuminated. Yang led Shen Wen to the gate and listened to the sound of carriages from afar. Shen Wen hadn't cried yet, but Yang began to cry. Shen Wen had no choice but to wipe his tears.

There was a sound of dismounting at the door, and Yang was already crying and trembling all over. Others finally discovered where Shen Wen's crying temperament came from.

Zhenbeihou came in from the gate surrounded by a few children. Yang cried so hard that he could not breathe. He moved forward to salute, choked up and said, "Master Hou...you are...returning..." Then he used his sleeves. He covered his face and couldn't cry.

When several children saw that their usually strong mother was crying so bitterly at this time, the eyes that had cried were also red.

Zhenbeihou came to help his wife, his eyes were hot, but he said: "You... don't cry... so many people are watching..." He looked around, Shen Yi took the lead and turned to look away, only Shen Wen was still babbling. He whispered and looked at Zhenbeihou with blinking eyes.

Zhenbeihou is less than 40 years old, but he has been stationed in Saibei for many years, making him feel windy and frosty, his skin is rough and dry, because he often frowns, there are deep folds between thick eyebrows, and the corners of his eyes also show obvious wrinkles.

Zhenbeihou saw his little daughter, who had not seen him for several years, who had grown from a short and chubby baby to a chubby little girl. He was happy in his heart, picked up Shen Wen, and said with a smile: "Wen'er is so big! "

Shen Wen hugged Zhenbeihou's broad shoulders and cried out, "Father, why did you come back..." He gave birth to Yang's cry that had just calmed down again.

Zhenbeihou held Shen Wen in one hand and pulled Yang's hand in the other. He smiled and said, "Didn't I come back, so stop crying."

Shen Yi walked over and whispered to Shen Wen: "Daddy is hurt on his shoulder, don't let him hold him." During the time they waited outside the palace, he had already sent Zhenbeihou to the accompanying sergeant. I asked a lot about things.

Yang immediately raised his head and said, "Master Hou is injured! Wen'er, come down quickly."

Zhenbeihou said hurriedly, "It's okay, it's not the side that hugs her, and it has been sealed. I hugged Wen'er. It's been a long time since I hugged her. She grows so fast, and I will definitely not be able to hug her next time I come back."

Shen Wen suddenly put his hands on Zhenbeihou's shoulders and pretended to be dead, and said, "I won't come down, I want Daddy to hold him!"

Several children glared at her, and Shen Wen closed his eyes and ignored it. In her consciousness, she explored the wounds of Zhenbeihou, used her consciousness to urge the clotted blood, combed the sticky veins, and used her consciousness energy to hit several occluded acupoints again and again.

Knowing that Zhenbeihou was injured, Yang couldn't stop his tears, so he supported Zhenbeihou's arm and walked into the house.

Zhenbeihou only felt that the injured arm that Yang was touching was sore, and it would suddenly hurt like a fire. He thought it was days of exhaustion, affecting the scabs, and did not show it, Ren Yang pulled him, comforting Yang who was crying in a low voice.

When we arrived in the hall, the old lady waiting inside had already stood at the door. Zhenbeihou put down Shen Wen and bowed down to the old lady and bowed to the old lady: "Unfilial..."

The old lady also cried, and helped Zhenbeihou to get up and said, "You have broken my mother..." Zhenbeihou was afraid that the old lady might be crying, so he hurriedly got up and helped the old lady, and said with a strong smile: "Is my son not good? Mother don't worry." After speaking, he glanced at Yang's.

Yang knew that this was forbidden to tell the old lady about his injury, so he cried and nodded, then signaled to Qian. Qian hurried out of the hall and said, "Supper, hurry up! Also serve everyone outside!"

The old lady took Zhenbeihou's hand and sat down at the big round table that had already been set. She said, "You must use the soup to nourish your stomach first. You must eat first. Don’t worry about changing. You don’t need to pay attention to these clothes in the house."

When Zhenbeihou saw the emperor, he changed his clothes and washed his face. Now that he is not too much Zhengchen, he motioned to the children to sit down. Shen Wen sat on the side of Zhenbeihou's injured arm unceremoniously, causing Shen Yi to raise her eyebrows infrequently.

Zhenbeihou laughed, and gently pulled Shen Wen's chubby hand and said, "Wen'er, just sit here."

The old lady said to Yang who was standing by: "Sit down, too."

Yang shook his head and said, "I'll serve." The old lady knew Yang's intentions and didn't say anything.

Zhenbeihou was injured on his right arm, which was obviously inconvenient to lift a chopstick. In fact, he was feeling particularly uncomfortable in his right arm, and there was some heat in the lifting, and it was so painful for a while and convulsed, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

Yang's tears were on the side and he was pouring soup and rice to prepare vegetables, which meant that he had to feed the rice to Zhenbeihou's mouth by himself.

Shen Wen, who was sitting next to Zhenbeihou, had a big mouthful of food, and looked down at the bowl in front of her, making people think she was concentrating on eating. In fact, she was closing her eyes in consciousness, and according to Zhenbeihou's shoulder movements, she used energy to tear away the necrotic tissues that hindered blood circulation, and stimulated the surrounding acupuncture points again and again...

She was too focused and didn't notice that everyone put down their chopsticks one after another. Behind her, Su Wanniang coughed softly, and Shen Wen suddenly raised her head, seeing everyone looking at her. Shen Wen realized that his mouth was full of rice, and he closed his eyes just now...

The old lady smiled and said, "Wen'er is a child after all. She looks like she is going to fall asleep. Carefully put her face in the bowl."

Yang also smiled and said, "Wen'er has been waiting here for a day, and now I can go back to sleep."

Shen Wen hurriedly pulled the sleeve of Zhenbeihou while chewing the rice in his mouth, and said vaguely: "I won't go back, I will guard my father."

Zhenbeihou hugged Shen Wen on his lap and smiled and said, "It's okay, if I sleep, I'll take her back in a while."

Yang's grotesque said: "Your..." When Zhenbeihou glanced at it, he hurriedly changed his words: "Don't get used to her..."

Shen Wen nestled in Zhenbeihou’s arms and closed her eyes like a sleepy child: She has cleaned up all the silted tissues in the wound. Just continue to dredge the meridians to stimulate the acupuncture points, and the wound can heal faster...

She listened to Yang's people withdrawing the food, served light tea, and said a few more words. Qian came over and told Yang that all the people who came with Beihou in the town had already used dinner and arranged baths and accommodation. Yang was very satisfied. Qian said in a low voice, "Master Hou also brought back a girl who is twelve or thirteen-year-old."

The Yang family was taken aback, Zhenbeihou heard it, and said Yang family said: "You can ask me to bring the two children named Geng Biao and Wang Zhi who followed me, and that girl."

Su Wanniang looked at Shen Wen, whose eyes were still closed in Hou Zhenbei's arms. Others might not see the expression on Shen Wen's face, but Su Wanniang felt a sneer from it.

After a while, three people walked in outside the door, two of them were thirteen or fourteen-year-olds, and one was a beautiful girl.

Zhenbeihou said to Yang, pointing at a young man with a tiger head and a tiger brain: "His name is Geng Biao." Then he pointed to another handsome man: "His name is Wang Zhi." The two young men saluted.

Zhenbeihou said: "Their family died when Beirong was invaded, and my sergeant rescued them."

Every year, small groups of Beirong troops harassed, ransacked villages, and robbed people for food. Zhenbeihou said that his sergeant rescued them. In fact, he himself intercepted Bei Rong soldiers from Bei Rong's hand while leading his troops to chase and suppress the passing Bei Rong soldiers. In order to save Wang Zhi, he also hit an arrow in his right shoulder. He was not going to tell the Yangs about these details, and went on to say: "They are young, I look very smart, and I brought them back to be with Da Lang and Erlang. They were born in a bitter cold, and their temperament is stronger than the children of the rich, Da Lang Erlang. I will follow me to the north in two or three years, and they should be able to help Da Lang and Jiro in the future."

Shen Yi and Shen Jian both stood up and saluted: "Thank you father for worrying."

Yang looked at the two teenagers and said with a smile: "Geng Biao looked simple, and followed the eldest son. Wang Zhi, the younger boy, followed the second son." The two teenagers thanked them.

Shen Wen opened his eyes slightly and looked at the two teenagers. Geng Biao's bulging face was confused, while Wang Zhi was joyful.

Shen Wen knew from those historical materials that this bulging Geng Biao died in a fight with his elder brother Shen Yi in the future. He blocked a dozen arrows for Shen Yi, and he still opened his arms when he died. Shi". Wang Zhi, however, stabbed Shen Jian with a sword from behind when Shen Jian was surrounded and fighting the enemy, seriously wounding Shen Jian. Although he was seen by the guards behind Shen Jian and angrily killed him, Shen Jian was also hacked to death by the enemy.

It was also rescued by Lord Hou, some became loyal comrades-in-arms, and some became betrayal white-eyed wolves.

It was this girl who was on the side that made Wang Zhi do such a horrible thing. She was timid, with crescent eyebrows, single eyelids, fair skin, and red lips, which made people feel pity. If Su Wanniang's beauty is the kind of peerless beauty, then this girl is the lightness with shyness and femininity. Although not outstanding, she feels easy to approach because of her simplicity.

At this time, Zhenbeihou pointed to her and said: "On our way back, we saw this girl selling herself, saying that her father was dead, and she was kicked out of the house by her stepmother, so she didn't meet her. There were a few dudes. Such a kid was teasing her, she cried to passers-by for help, so I bought her."

Shen Wen rolled his eyes secretly: There is really nothing new! Not much better than me.

Yang smiled and said, "Now I know who Wen'er learned from is softened."

Everyone laughed, but Shen Wen pouted in dissatisfaction: This girl was named "Chun Zi" in her previous life and became Shen Xiang's maid. Shen Xiang went to fight, but she did not follow. After the demise of the Hou Mansion, she became the concubine of a courtier of the Eastern Palace.

Yang looked at the girl and said, "Look at the age, just give it to Xianger..."

Shen Wen suddenly said: "I want her to be a maid for me. My mother said just now that I was soft-hearted by learning from my father. Father bought it and naturally belongs to me!" Then he blinked hard to look at the Yang family.

Yang looked at Shen Xiang, and Shen Xiang was extremely dissatisfied with Shen Wen's performance tonight: knowing that Dad is hurt, he still keeps holding him! Then, relying on his young age, he sat beside his father. Then he sat in Dad’s arms...

Shen Xiang disdain to be with such a naive sister, she said with some impatientness: "If my sister wants to give it to her, besides, she looks so delicate, probably not suitable for my yard."

Shen Wen hurriedly said to Shen Xiang sweetly: "Thank you sister, I know that sister is the best to me!"

Shen Xiang frowned: "Then don't you sit here, don't always let Dad hold it!"

Shen Wen twisted his waist and lay in the arms of Hou Zhenbei and said, "No, I like to let Dad hug!"

Zhenbei Hou smiled and said, "Xiang'er don't have to worry, Wen'er is very light, so it's okay to hug."

Shen Xiang pouted: "She's still light! So fat! She must be heavy."

Shen Wen turned around and threw on Zhenbeihou's shoulder and said, "I am not sinking!"

Zhenbeihou only felt a bout of heat on his injured shoulder, and he was very comfortable. He smiled and shook Shen Wen and said, "Neither fat nor fat, nor sinking nor sinking..."

After a few more jokes, the old lady said: "Master Hou is tired, everyone should rest."

The children all told goodnight to go out. Shen Yi motioned to the two teenagers to follow. Su Wanniang coldly said to the girl who was looking at Master Hou, "You follow us." The girl agreed timidly. .

Out of the hall, Shen Yi frowned and said to Shen Wen: "Sister, you are really wrong today!"

Shen Xiang immediately followed: "Yes! Is there anyone who pesters Daddy like that?"

Several people criticized Shen Wen one after another, and Shen Wen began to whip up: "I just... miss Dad..."

Shen Xiang said sternly: "Since you miss your dad, you can't be so indifferent to him. What to do if you get tired of your dad's wounds!..."

Shen Wen cried hard, and finally Shen Yi sighed: "My sister is still young."

Shen Xiang said: "She is eight years old, and she should understand the truth!"

Shen Jian said roundly: "Okay, okay, this little girl won't be like this in the future, isn't it?" Shen Wen nodded vigorously, looking aggrieved.

Shen Zhuo also persuaded Shen Xiang: "It's done, she is crying like this, so there is no need to talk about her."

The children split up, and Su Wanniang took the new girl along with Shen Wen, who was still crying, and walked into the yard along the illuminated path.

The new girl asked in a low voice, "This elder sister is polite with your surname."

Su Wanniang said indifferently: "You look older than me, so you don't need to call me your sister. Since you are in the second lady's yard, you should use the name'Xia' and color. You will be called'Xia Zi' in the future. ."

"blind"! The girl choked unconsciously. She glanced at Shen Wen walking in front of her and asked in a low voice, "Is this the name the lady gave me?"

Su Wanniang took a string of strictness: "I gave names to the people in the yard of the lady. If you don't like it, you can tell the lady." This means that you don't need to tell the lady, it's useless.

Xia Zi bowed her head slightly and stopped talking.

Su Wanniang remembered Shen Wen's whisper the night before: "Sister Wanniang, tomorrow, my father will bring back a girl, she is the eyeliner, I will put her in my yard, you will name her "Xia Zi"... "

Xia Zi, an eyeliner named "Blind", this is Shen Wen's prank.

The next morning, Xia Zi was called up. She was new here, and Su Wanniang assigned her to the lowest level of a maid. The leading maidservant at that level naturally assigned her to do the dirtiest job: cleaning the toilet.

Xia Zi can be raised so coquettishly, of course, she has never done these arduous tasks before, and she doesn't do it smoothly. Su Wanniang asked the toilet to be cleaned every hour, and someone would come to check it. If it was not up to the standard, it was necessary to watch the person clean it on the spot in accordance with the listed regulations, and could not leave if it was done.

On this day, Xia Zi spent most of her time in the toilet, and she couldn't clean it.

In the evening, Shen Wen sat at the table indifferently, listening to the cry of Xia Zi from a distance.

In the previous life, Xia Zi was assigned to Shen Xiang. Shen Xiangpian had a bleak life. She didn't let her start as a maidservant and became a second-class maid. She usually only wiped the tables and chairs, and served a cup of tea. After Shen Xiang's personal maid, Chunlu, got married, Xia Zi, then Chunzi, became Shen Xiang's maid.

When he first entered the mansion, Chunzi cast an eye on the few princes of the Hou Mansion. The Hou Mansion is the home of military commanders. It is most forbidden for boys to indulge in the boudoir. They are afraid that they will lose their lives on the battlefield. Several princes have never used maids. Mind, vitality is not chaotic. Besides, Shen Yi was about to get married, thinking of Liu's docile appearance, so he didn't care about it. Although Shen Jian smiled on the surface, he was indifferent in his heart. He stayed a little away from everyone, and never got close to any other guy. In this life, because he checked Su Wanniang's life experience, he always had doubts in his heart. Even Su Wanniang's stunning beauty was on guard, and his previous life would not care about Chun Zi. However, Shen Zhuo had thoughts about Zhang Yunjin, who was elegant in his behavior, and naturally it was not pleasing to others.

Unable to get the favor of the sons, Chun Zi showed his charm to the young fellows of the sons. The little servant raised by the Hou Mansion usually followed the owners in the capital. He had seen so many beautiful maids and didn't take her too seriously. Geng Biao, who had just entered the mansion, was a little stunned. He followed the old man wholeheartedly, actively learning martial arts, lest the old man might think he was stupid. Only the clever-looking Wang Zhi took her eyebrows seriously, and was quickly overwhelmed, using his moon silver to buy her various powdered snacks.

But when Shen Xiang found out and asked her privately if she was going to marry Wang Zhi, she cried and swore to Shen Xiang, saying that she must serve Shen Xiang forever.

In the future, Shen Xiang went to war. Xia Zi pushed back in every possible way in the name of not being able to martial arts and could not cause trouble to the eldest lady. After hearing the news, the married Spring Green returned to the house, accompanied Shen Xiang to the battlefield, and finally died together.

Shen Wen sneered: She will not take the initiative to harm others, but she will not pity a sentient eyeliner. This was an errand that Xia Zi took from the other party, and she should pay some price. Moreover, Shen Wen believes that soon, she will not do these drudgery again.

Sure enough, after five or six days, Su Wanniang whispered to Shen Wen in the night: "Xia Zi gave me this today." She let Shen Wen look at what she was holding: a blue-white jade pendant carved on it to represent both happiness and longevity. The double lion playing ball looks very beautiful.

People often say: gold has a price and jade is priceless, a good jade can sell for a sky-high price, not to mention a good carving.

Shen Wen chuckled and said, "Where did this come from? She was just dressed in clothes when she came."

Su Wanniang said: "She said it was left by her relatives, and she kept wearing it around her neck."

Shen Wen whispered: "Although it was not given by her mother, it can not be regarded as a lie. After all, her mother and father are still alive, but they just sold her. You must take this for granted, depending on the amount of money. If there is too much money, you can treat your mother with money. When it’s not too much, just show her the pawnshop slip, saying that there is not much money, you look down on it."

Su Wanniang nodded and said: "Otherwise, it won't show that I need money. Then, transfer her to sweep the floor, do you think she will be stable?"

Shen Wen slowly shook his head: "It's choking. In winter, she can't stand the wind and snow every morning. You wait for her to bribe you with something from her father. This time it will be more expensive. Yes, when I became a member, I transferred her to the needle and thread and told her that this is the biggest help you can do. Let the people on the needle thread not hold her, she will come out casually, and let her give you the same People with money live together."

Su Wanniang said: "This makes it appear that we are not wary of her."

Shen Wen smiled and said nothing: Otherwise, why would she go to seduce people from all sides again, why would she be confused again, how would Wang Zhi deliver the news, should the other party send someone else?

The next day, Su Wanniang went to the pawnshop. The jade pendant was very valuable, but she was only used for ten taels of silver. Then she went back to the yard with a happy face, and immediately tuned Xia Zi to sweep the street. Although it is necessary to clean the street before dawn every day, and to clean the courtyard three times a day, it is much better than cleaning the toilet, and Xia Zi immediately responded.

Shen Wen, the crown prince’s canonization ceremony, naturally couldn’t go. Unlike the city’s celebration atmosphere, Zhenbei Hou’s Mansion had a deep feeling on the day when the crown prince’s canonization ceremony: Zhenbeihou will return to northern Xinjiang after the ceremony, Yang The clan packed the items to be brought back for Zhenbeihou, but he couldn't be happy.

Zhenbeihou left early in the morning, and none of the children left the house all day. It was getting dark, and it was said that Zhenbeihou had returned to the mansion, and all the people gathered in the hall. Zhenbeihou looked calm and didn't say anything, so he let Chuanfan and had dinner with everyone.

The dishes on the banquet were plentiful, and Mrs. Yang, the mistress of the house, once again served meals for her mother-in-law and Zhenbeihou. The meal was very dull, the old lady ate very little, and Yang always looked like he wanted to cry but smiled reluctantly. When Shen Wen saw Zhenbeihou these days, he gave him some consciousness massage. Now his shoulders are completely healed, but Zhenbeihou is holding his chopsticks as heavy as the chopsticks. Shen Wen chewed like a little mouse while watching his father and old lady back and forth, thinking about what should have happened at the ceremony.

In the previous life, she was not close to this father, and his father did not come back often. Shen Wen always felt that his father was far away from him. Until the end of his father's death, Shen Wen did not know his father. She thought of her father, but she remembered that his father was very old and often sullen without a smile. Shen Wen had never acted spoiled to his father, nor did his father say a few words to himself. Even if she thinks back after her death, her father's face is blurred.

Now she looked at it from a mature millennium, that Hou Ye was just a young and middle-aged person who was less than forty years old. He is the only child in the family and has taken heavy responsibilities since he was a child. He never said a word to his father and mother, and naturally he never had any rebellion against the emperor. Shen Wen felt that his grandfather died too early, so that his father became the leader of the army in his thirties and became the leader of the army prematurely. He could only pay attention to the battlefield. Before he had time to familiarize himself with political affairs, he naturally had no way to fight with the prince. .

After the meal, Zhenbeihou told the children some thoughtless words to study martial arts and read books, and let them go back to sleep.

Shen Wen hurriedly returned to the yard, yawned and said to Su Wanniang, "So sleepy!"

Su Wanniang knew that when Shen Wen did this, when she wanted to go out at night, she hurriedly said: "Miss, hurry up and go to bed." Loudly let the yard prepare baths and so on.

After washing, Shen Wen changed into the night clothes that Su Wanniang made for her in the dark room, and covered her face with a black cloth.

Su Wanniang asked in a low voice, "Where are you going?"

Shen Wen replied in a low voice: "It's the Hou Mansion, I have to hear if they are whispering."

Su Wanniang was startled, but then she was relieved again: What if she was caught? This is the second lady. She smiled and said: "If you are caught, you can cry." Another thought: "In fact, you don't need to cry, you just need to cheat."