After breaking off the marriage, the Zhuangyuan Lang who was picked up was dressed weakly every day

Chapter 124 I’m sincere
Since Gaozong proclaimed himself emperor in the first year of Yongxing, the Jin Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty have always been in conflict, and the political center of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty has been moving southward with the continuous migration of central government officials.

Up to now, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty is located in Lin'an Prefecture, and the political center has been stabilized in the Jiangnan region.

Although Dajin in the north occasionally invaded the territory, in the Huaihe and Huaihe areas, the generals headed by Yue Fei and Han Shizhong were brave and skillful in fighting and firmly defended the city and fortress. Dazhou and Dajin took the Huaihe River area as their center line, and one occupied the south. One Zhanbei.

While the confrontation between the north and the south of the two countries is stabilizing, the rogue bandits in the Huaihe River area have been ready to move. Bandits have been occupying several mountains in the north and south of the Huaihe River, which has become a headache for both countries, but it is difficult to completely eradicate them easily. .

On New Year's Eve, a horse galloped out of Lin'an Prefecture. The rider carried the baggage and went straight north, through the mountains and ridges, and after changing paths several times, he went to the first site of a village called "Lijiazhai" not far from the Huaihe River. He stopped in front of the checkpoint.

When the guard on the sentry post saw the horse approaching from afar, he frowned. When the horse stopped, he asked loudly: "Who is it?"

"Lin'an Mansion is here to deliver a letter!"

The man on horseback took out the letter from the bag and handed it to the guard along with a jade plaque engraved with the word "李".

The guard looked at the jade sign, doubled it back and forth, and after confirming that it was indeed the owner's item, he took a step back and let it go.

Although Lijiazhai is in the mountains, it is not under the control of the imperial court all year round. It sits on a mountain. The village on the mountainside is very gorgeous. At a glance, it even looks a bit similar to the main hall of the Grand Palace.

This "Lijiazhai" has three heads. Among them, the third head is a woman, and she is also the person to whom Lin'an Mansion's messenger came to deliver the letter this time.

After seeing the messenger, Li Shen asked: "Who has the letter for me?"

She has gray hair on her temples and is obviously not young, but she is quite elegant in every move she makes. She sits upright and looks well-educated.

The visitor remembered something. It was said that the third head of the family had a royal background. After hearing the question, he quickly bowed and saluted, and replied: "It's Mrs. Shen."

Li Shen raised his eyebrows and asked casually: "Wen Rong, can you ask me something?"

The messenger couldn't answer, so he just bowed and remained silent.

Li Shen smiled casually and opened the envelope.The moment she read the letter, the calmness on her face suddenly collapsed, the color suddenly faded away, and she said in a trembling voice: "Qin...Qilang?"

The messenger raised his eyes to look at her, and Li Shen immediately asked him: "Who is Qin Qilang?"

The sender was a relative of Qing Yuan, Wen Rong's personal maid. He knew a thing or two about the Shen family affairs and replied truthfully: "She is the new uncle of the Shen family."

Li Shen looked at the messenger who didn't speak for a long time and seemed to be very hesitant. After a while, he said, "You go out to rest and reorganize. I'll write the reply and you take it back."

"Yes."

When the messenger went out, he passed by Li Ge, the second head of Lijiazhai who came in.

When Li Ge entered the door, he saw Li Shen's face was pale and her eyes were staring blankly at the ground. He patted her shoulder and said with a smile: "Little sister, why are you acting like this? The letter from Lin'an Prefecture is to say that there are troops who do not overestimate their capabilities and ask for help." Are you coming to suppress us?"

Li Yan shook his head and handed the letter to Li Ge to read, "It means that there is Qin Qilang in Lin'an Mansion. Please check his background. Qin family, Qin Lang again, second brother, don't you think it's a coincidence?"

Li Ge took the letter, read it, and sneered, "Little sister, don't you always be suspicious! Why do you think everyone is the son of the eldest princess? This makes it clear that he is from Henan Prefecture, not Tokyo. ! Besides, the family with the surname Qin is the Qin Prince Consort’s family? Today’s Prime Minister Qin is still surnamed Qin!”

Li Shen's face was still pale.

"Second brother, I just..." She opened her mouth and muttered: "After all, I was the one who felt sorry for the eldest princess. After that, her two sons were also missing..."

Li Ge frowned, "Look at this name, but what is the name of Prince Yisu? How old was Prince Yisu at that time? After so many years, the war has not stopped. He is a young boy, and the Qin family has no one." Protected by one person, the Supreme Emperor would be even more unable to protect himself. If you ask me, those two brothers would have died long ago!"

Li Shen wanted to say something else, but Li Ge made a sound and shook the letter paper, "Look at this man's age, he's only seventeen or less! He's no match for the one from the Qin family!"

Li Shen took the letter and looked at it carefully. It was indeed the case.

Seeing how relieved she was, Li Ge took the letter and put it away, and said: "Okay, leave this matter to my second brother. I will send someone to the north to check it. Don't worry about it." .”

After Li Ge left, Li Shen called the messenger to talk about Qin Qilang's appearance.

Originally, Li Ge's words had mostly convinced her, but the more she listened to the sender's description, the more uneasy she felt.

Although he is poor, he has beautiful features, fair skin and handsome face, and has the talents of heaven and man...

The eldest princess of Yanqing was famous for her beauty in Bianjing, and the consort of Qin was also extremely handsome. If she were their son, it would not be surprising to look like this.

Li Shen was conflicted for a long time. After a few days, he packed up his belongings and decided to go to Lin'an Mansion in person.

Li Ge stopped her: "Little sister, you can't take such a risk. We finally set up camp on this mountain and lived a good life. If you go down the mountain, if your identity is exposed, someone in the southern court will know that you are from our Li family village." The third boss, how dangerous you are!"

Li Shen said decisively: "Second brother, no, I must see him with my own eyes."

"Little sister!"

"Second brother, please stop talking, I have made up my mind!"

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At the beginning of the new year, every family in Lin'an Prefecture has a new look.

Ever since she received the dowry house title left by Qi Yun, Shen Yanhan has also focused on decorating her new home. She goes out early and comes back late every day with Qi Han who helps her pick things and her cousins ​​from the Gu family who help her pick things up. Very happy.

On this day, Shen Yanhan returned to Shen Mansion at night again.

Mu Jin, who was sent home by her to celebrate the New Year, also returned to Shen's house that day. Seeing her coming back in the snow and wind, Mu Jin poured tea for her and said, "My lady is cold, sit down and have a rest!"

Shen Yanhan walked a few shops until the soles of her feet were sore. She sat down at the table, reached out and took the tea cup from Hibiscus, and drank it.

When the tea was in his mouth, Shen Yanhan paused and asked Hibiscus: "Did you prepare this tea?"

Hibiscus glanced at the teapot and replied: "Oh, Master Lang prepared this tea half an hour ago! I was afraid that my wife would not have hot tea to drink when you came back, so I poured herbal tea directly and asked me to keep it warm."

Shen Yanhan knew clearly that the husband Mu Jin mentioned was not Shen Guci, but the husband.

Doing the math, she hadn't seen him for a few days since she went to greet her elders on the first day of the new year. She went out at dawn every day on the pretext of shopping, and then went to decorate her new home. People set the time.

And she selected dozens of books from Shen Guci's study room and sent them to him, which must have kept him busy.

Thinking of this, Shen Yanhan nodded and asked, "Has he finished reading his books? If he finishes, I will pick some more for him."

Mu Jin thought of the mountains of books she saw when she went to Qin Yuehuai's house. She covered her lips and smiled and said, "Not to mention Mr. Lang's memory, even if I know how to read it now, I can't possibly finish it in just a few days." Shen Yanhan didn't laugh.

She rubbed the rim of the azure teacup with her fingers. This tea set was a meeting gift from Meng Changqing. She lowered her eyes and said seriously: "The scientific examination is coming soon. Now that we have a goal, we must work harder."

Hibiscus teased her with a pun: "Madam, you are so cruel!"

Shen Yanhan raised his eyes to look at her and said blankly: "Really...am I cruel?"

Although Mu Jin had just returned to the Shen Mansion, she could see the reason for the quarrel between the two.The master came to his wife's house, tidied up the messy room for her, and prepared tea for her. When she said that the lady should be back soon, he left a little anxiously.

But she just looked through the crack in the window and saw that the master didn't really go back to the guest room. He had been standing behind the hibiscus tree in the east of the courtyard. He turned around and left when he saw his wife entering the house.

Mu Jin said: "Madam, my husband is not familiar with our place. You go out alone all day long and leave people hanging. Isn't that cruel? Seeing how cruel you are, I will tell you." Well, Master Lang has been hiding behind the hibiscus all day long, waiting for you to come back from going out. He waits for you to come into the house every day before going back to the guest room."

Shen Yanhan was startled and her eyes widened. She imagined Qin Yuehuai standing alone behind the hibiscus tree at night, waiting for her...

Just as her heart was about to ache, she paused, then stood up and said angrily: "You lied! You just came back today, how do you know he is standing there every day? What did you do to speak for him? Do you know what he does? Whatever, just say something nice for him!"

Hibiscus: "What did he do?"

Shen Yanhan subconsciously wanted to accuse Qin Yuehuai of going back on his word, but when she opened her mouth, she suddenly changed her mind.

"I won't tell you! Anyway, in your opinion, he is fine no matter what, but I am making trouble unreasonably."

Shen Yanhan has a straightforward temperament, with a clear distinction between love and hate, right and wrong. Whenever he has anger or resentment in his heart, he is always very good at expressing it verbally and never stays overnight.

But she was uncharacteristically speaking. What she said was extremely sour and she felt vaguely aggrieved, but she did not talk to Qin Yuehuai face to face.

Mu Jin looked at her and understood that her wife had grown up and had something on her mind.

Not only is he thoughtful, he may also be sincere towards his master.

She was happy for Qin Qilang, but also worried about Shen Yanhan.

She was born in a small family, unlike Shen Yanhan who had no worries since she was a child. Because her family was poor, she had to work for people since she was a child. As a worker, she has to be extremely cautious and sensitive to people and things in order to avoid touching them. It is taboo to go to the master's house, and you will suffer less in the hands of the master.

She knew that the late wife's natal family was a wealthy family in Chengzhou. During the turbulent decades of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the north, northwest, and even the southeastern Jiangnan area had also been harassed by Dajin. The southwest alone had always been stable and prosperous.Then what kind of desperate move did the Madam make to leave her natal home in Chengzhou and willingly travel north, south, east and west with Mr. Shen?
She had witnessed how the late wife in this mansion left the Shen family with a bulging stomach and how heartbroken she felt.

The original reason for all this is sincerity.

If Qi Yun hadn't really loved Shen Gu Ci, how could there have been such an ending?

Is the current young lady, like the former madam, in love with her husband?She is not afraid that the young lady will fall in love, but is afraid that the young lady will be hurt and let down by her husband.

She had already seen the previous generation's relationship ruined and extinguished, and she was reluctant to let her little lady get stuck in it and repeat her mother's suffering.

Mu Jin stared at the angry Shen Yanhan for a while, then walked forward, lowered her voice, and asked seriously: "Madam, has Master Lang done anything to make you unhappy? I stand on your side. Yes, if the master dares to use his love to hurt his wife, I will be the first one not to agree!"

Shen Yanhan immediately retorted: "Who likes him?"

Mu Jin was now more and more sure of her conjecture, and followed Shen Yanhan: "Okay, okay, okay, it's not that the lady loves the master, it's that our husband loves the wife the most, and his affection for the wife is deep and unbreakable."

Shen Yanhan looked at Hibiscus.

She didn't speak, but various emotions were already swirling in her heart.

She is not good at playing tricks with others, and she doesn't like to think the worst of others, but she is neither stupid nor stupid.

With her mother's tragic experience in front of her, and the incident of Tang Youxiu abandoning Lu Yuan not long ago, she didn't believe what Lang Jun said verbally, but she believed her own eyes to see what Lang Jun did.

Shen Yanhan did not discuss what he liked or disliked with Hibiscus anymore, and said, "Prepare water for bathing."

After Hibiscus prepared the water, Shen Yanhan walked to the bathtub and began to slowly take off his clothes.

The fragrant mist and clouds are wet, and the jade arms are cold.

At the top of the mountains, on both sides of Yangliu's slender waist, there were still faint traces of her going to the guest room to "make trouble" a few days ago. Shen Yanhan lowered his eyes and looked at it, remembering every moment she spent with that husband, her cheeks gradually gradually Pan-hot.

Sitting in the water, the mist was rising, and some words echoed in her ears out of her control -

"Jiaojiao, I love you..."

"No matter what happens, you have to stick with me and never leave me."

"I will always be with you."

The affectionate words appeared in his mind along with the man's gentle eyebrows, and Shen Yanhan felt sad in the deserted place.Her body sank slowly, wanting to isolate herself from the world and not think about anything else.

However, she had just sunk to her chin when there was a knock on the door and a door opening outside.

Mu Jin walked in quickly and said urgently: "Madam, Master Lang is ill! Go and have a look!"

Shen Yanhan reacted for a while, then stood up suddenly, "What's the disease? When did you get it?"

She stepped out of the tub and shivered in the cold air. She ignored the cold and quickly dressed and walked out.

Mu Jin chased her and reported Qin Yuehuai's situation: "Master Lang has been cold for several days, but no one paid attention to it. I just went to deliver charcoal and saw him lying unable to move. His whole face was covered with sweat. This is called I went to ask the doctor. No wonder his cheeks were very red when I came to your room to make tea today."

Shen Yanhan turned to look at Hibiscus, "How many days have no one cared about them? Are they blind?"

Mu Jin added: "The brazier in Master Lang's house seems to have not been lit."

Shen Yanhan's expression changed, and he pushed Qin Yuehuai's door with a dark face.

The room was as cold as outside, without any heating.Going further inside, she opened the bed curtain and met the surprised eyes of the husband on the couch.

Looking at it, Shen Yanhan's eyes were moist and she said loudly: "Qin Yuehuai, don't you have a mouth?"

(End of this chapter)