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

Zheng Yuting was frightened and helpless. She sat there for half a day and couldn't eat lunch. After her husband left his job at home, she went to see her cousin Zheng Shiyan.

When she arrived, Zheng Shiyan and Lu Yuan were picking snow in the yard.

Lu Yuan was dressed warmly, and her whole body was obviously a little bloated due to her pregnancy. She was held by Zheng Shiyan's hand and walked slowly from one tree to another.Zheng Shiyan held a big pottery bowl in his other hand. After Lu Yuan stood still, he let go of her hand and used the wooden spoon in the pottery bowl to plunk the snow on the leaves.

There were also female servants and manpower in their yard, but they all watched from afar.When everyone was watching the two people quietly, Lu Yuan raised her finger and pointed to a branch: "Cousin, there is a lot of snow there, can you reach it?"

Zheng Shiyan stopped what he was doing, turned around, and looked in the direction Lu Yuan pointed. He found that it was a bit difficult and didn't refuse. He just said patiently: "Stay here and don't leave. Let me bring a stool."

In ordinary times, making tea and arranging flowers are all emotions and elegance.Lu Yuan has outstanding talents and rich emotions, and loves to do small things like this with others.In order to please her, Zheng Shiyan often stayed with her.

Standing outside the door and seeing the daily life of the couple in the courtyard - the wind and snow covered their heads, it did not stop the passion, nor did it stop her from playing with her whenever she wanted - Zheng Yuting's heart dropped, thinking about herself What you are looking for is whether you can finally get something like Zheng Shiyan.

Now, probably not anymore.

Zheng Shiyan walked towards the man who was watching quietly in the distance. Lu Yuan followed him for a while. When he heard a bird chirping and turned his head inadvertently, he saw Zheng Yuting standing at the entrance of the courtyard with red eyes.

Lu Yuan unconsciously walked in the direction of Zheng Yuting. After taking only two steps, the man behind him suddenly shouted: "A Yuan!"

Lu Yuan was so frightened that she froze up. Zheng Shiyan quickly stepped forward and said quickly, "My little sister is here." He turned around and looked at Lu Yuan nervously: "Don't move around, there is wetness everywhere." It’s slippery and there’s no one to help you, what will you do if you fall?”

Zheng Yuting stepped forward, and her good family upbringing prompted her to apologize first: "It's my fault. I didn't come forward to greet the second brother and second sister-in-law in time, so the second sister-in-law came to me."

Her voice was hoarse and her mood was obviously low. Only then did Zheng Shiyan notice her red eyes and asked with concern, "Are you here to see me?"

Zheng Yuting nodded, but she didn't want to interrupt their original activities for her own reasons, and she didn't want to be the destroyer of the warm atmosphere. She looked at the bowl in Zheng Shiyan's hand and said, "Second brother, let's go pick the snow first. I'm in no hurry."

Zheng Shiyan has a kind nature and has always cared for his sisters and brothers in the clan. He neither wanted to ignore Zheng Yuting nor let down his wife's expectations. He looked at the bowl in his hand and finally thought of a way to kill two birds with one stone: "Then you add your second sister-in-law first. Go to the house, I'll come back after picking it." After that, he waved to the two female envoys and motioned them to take care of Lu Yuan.

He moved quickly. Zheng Yuting and Lu Yuan had just entered the room, and he had already walked to Lu Yuan with the bowl on his back: "Can you take a look?"

"That's enough." Lu Yuan nodded, and said wisely, "I'm feeling sleepy right now, so I'm going to lie down for a while, and you can greet my little sister."

Seeing Zheng Shiyan holding less than half a bowl of snow, and seeing Lu Yuan being so considerate, Zheng Yuting felt a little guilty. Just when she was hesitating whether to let Lu Yuan listen to her story, a man came from outside the door and said Report: "Mr. Erlang, Mr. Zhao and his wife are here. The Marquis wants you to come over immediately."

The only person with the surname Zhao who is close to the Zheng family is his uncle's brother-in-law, Zhao Si. Zhao Si has been seriously ill for many days, so it is naturally a surprise to be able to visit him in person.

And his uncle Zheng Yu suddenly asked him to go see Zhao Si, which must not be a trivial matter.

At this time, Zheng Shiyan could no longer take care of Zheng Yuting, so he could only apologize: "You can have dinner with your second sister-in-law here. I will come back after I'm done."

Zheng Yuting nodded and said that her second brother would go first, but she had already withdrawn from the idea of ​​having a detailed chat with Zheng Shiyan.

She originally accompanied her mother and aunt to Jingci Temple, but then the two elders suddenly stopped going. She was curious about this matter and asked her mother about the reason. Her mother knew that she was tight-lipped and did not hide it from her. Someone said that it was her uncle's illness. It was done deliberately, and she suspected it was done by some political enemies. Later, the eldest prince officially took over the Lin'an Mansion. She heard Meng Changqing talking with Zhao Si at the Zhao family, and there was news that it was someone from Prime Minister Qin who did it.

Qin Xiang...

That was exactly what Liang Sanlang's biological father - her parents told her when they made the engagement.

Zheng Yuting didn't know much about political matters, but she knew that her parents and her aunt's family had always been close, and her parents would never sit idly by if Qin Xiang moved her uncle.In this way, the feasibility of marriage between Liang Yifei and her, who is Qin Xiang's biological son, will be greatly reduced.

Won't she take advantage of the right time, location, and harmony?
Zheng Yuting's back was soaked with sweat. After Zheng Shiyan left, she found an excuse to say goodbye to Lu Yuan and walked back in a daze.

*
Zheng Shiyan's expectation was good. Dingyuan Marquis Zheng Yu summoned him there because he really had important business.

When he entered Zheng Yu's study, as soon as he greeted Zhao Si, Zheng Yu turned away everyone, leaving only Zhao Si and him, and said straight to the point: "Erlang, your uncle Zhao was killed by someone when he was ill." It has been poisoned, and we have found some clues, but we are still not sure who is responsible for it. I called you here because I hope you can verify it. "

Zheng Shiyan looked at Zhao Si, who had lost a lot of weight. Zhao Si nodded and gave him a positive answer.

Zheng Erlang has always been pure and kind. Because he was born in a prominent Hou family and is not an heir, he does not have to bear the responsibility of the honor and disgrace of the family. He is not a scheming figure among friends and family around him.Even if he is an official, he is in a department such as the Ministry of Rites, which is in charge of the ritual system of the Five Rites and the method of tribute in schools. Relatively speaking, it pays more attention to regulating etiquette.

Lang Jun, who grew up in such an environment, to put it bluntly, had never been beaten by harsh reality and had a simple mind, suddenly knew such a sinister inside story. You can imagine the shock in his heart.

Seeing him staring at her silently with an expression of disbelief, knowing his nature, Zhao Si patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Erlang, don't worry, I have survived now, but for the next investigation, I still need your uncle." I worry too much about you."

Zheng Shiyan nodded immediately. The matter was of great importance. He asked cautiously: "What kind of clue is the clue that my uncle mentioned? What do you need me to do?"

Zheng Yu took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and said concisely: "This list was secretly placed on your Uncle Zhao's desk. After verification, it was actually the poison that Uncle Zhao was poisoned by. It is precisely because of this reminder that the doctor came in time." That's where the right medicine can be given, and that's why your Uncle Zhao will recover so quickly. Take a look, what might you see?"

Zheng Shiyan took the paper.

An elegant man like him was very knowledgeable about pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Almost as soon as he got the paper, before he had time to read the content, he already noticed the difference and said in surprise: "This paper is golden millet paper."

Zheng Erlang was as meticulous as dust, and both Zheng Yu and Zhao Si looked at him with approval.

Zheng Yu said: "With the exception of the Da Nei Department, no more than three companies in the entire Lin'an Mansion can use this kind of imperial paper. We have checked the archives of imperial gifts in the past, and found that only the Prime Minister of Qin, Duke of Qi, and Zhen Guo have been rewarded by them today. Three men."

Zheng Shiyan raised his eyebrows.

Duke Guo of Qi has always been on good terms with his uncle. If he had this news, there was no need to secretly release it. He could just come here and tell his uncle directly.But Zhen Guogong was far away in Yangzhou and had no such opportunity.

Zheng Shiyan said: "What does uncle mean, is the person who wrote this list someone from Prime Minister Qin's house?"

Zheng Yu nodded: "It's just a guess at the moment and needs support, so I asked you to test it out. If it's confirmed that he did it, then the person who poisoned it will be clear."

Zheng Shiyan asked: "Who are you testing?"

Zheng Yu looked at the paper in his hand and said: "Although the handwriting on this list is sloppy, it can be seen that he is not very proficient in calligraphy. He was born in the late Qin Dynasty, and his calligraphy is still poor. After we eliminated a few people... we suspected that it was Liang Sanlang."

"Liang Sanlang?" Zheng Shiyan was obviously surprised again.

He lowered his eyes to read the words carefully, and felt a sense of familiarity.

In order to please Shen Yanhan, Liang Yifei specially asked him to practice calligraphy before. Although he improved under his guidance, this ability was not something that could be achieved overnight. Later, the breakup of the engagement happened, and Liang Yifei's calligraphy It was also wasted.

When Zheng Shiyan looked at the words and pondered, Zheng Yu revealed the purpose of entrusting this important matter to him instead of Zheng Shilin: "Because of the delay in the marriage between Liang Sanlang and your little sister, your third brother has repeatedly clamored for me to cancel the engagement. , if you let him go to see Liang Sanlang, you also know that with his temperament, he might get irritable without even saying a few words, so... this matter is of great concern, Erlang, you must have a good conversation with Liang Sanlang. "

Zheng Shiyan came back to his senses and responded seriously.

Zheng Yu sent Zheng Shiyan to do this because he took advantage of his peers and was prepared with both hands.Zheng Yuting and Liang Yifei were still engaged. It was reasonable for the Zheng family to ask Liang Yifei to meet. Even if it was found out that Liang Yifei was not responsible, it would not be out of the ordinary according to Zheng Shiyan's previous friendship with Liang Yifei.

It's just such a coincidence that this time the arrangement happened to be at an important node.

Liang Yifei never thought that he had just sent a letter to Zheng Yuting the day before, and got the information about Zheng Shiyan's appointment the next day. Thinking that it was Zheng Yuting who asked his brother to come forward to discuss marriage with him, he went to Tingfeng Teahouse as promised.

He met Zheng Shiyan, whom he had not seen for a long time, in the private room on the second floor.

Zheng Shiyan was already gentle and elegant in his golden clothes, but now that he is happily married and has a satisfied life, his whole temperament has become even gentler.

Seeing Liang Yifei appear, he greeted warmly: "Sand brother Liang is here. Long time no see. Please sit down."

Liang Yifei was stunned for a moment.

The same elegant room, the same location, and even similar temperament all reminded him of another person involuntarily.

Liang Yifei calmed down, tried hard to get rid of the two figures in his mind, and said to Zheng Shiyan, "Long time no see, Brother Zheng."

After all, time has changed. Liang Yifei has experienced love, life and death. He is no longer the enthusiastic young man who loved to follow Brother Zheng. Zheng Shiyan now has a family and rarely goes out to socialize. Carefully calculate the two of them. The last time they met was before Liang Yifei went to Dajin as an envoy. After the two sat down, they felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

Fortunately, Zheng Shiyan was older and always caring. When he noticed Liang Yifei's change in figure, he immediately asked him: "Why are you so thin now? But are you not used to eating in the north?"

Everyone knows that he protected the envoys when they went to Daijin and welcomed back the Empress Dowager and the Supreme Emperor's Zi Palace. Everyone has their own merits, and everyone has gained through promotions. But they don't know that he is the most miserable among them all. that.

Thinking about what happened to him, probably only Qin Yuehuai and Shen Yanhan in the world knew about it, and he didn't know whether he should feel lucky or sad. Liang Yifei avoided the seriousness and said lightly: "I am a little acclimatized, and I am currently recuperating. "

Zheng Shiyan frowned.

At this time, he thought of the purpose of his trip and asked again: "Have you seen a doctor? Isn't it some kind of illness?"

It was just a physical loss caused by a narrow escape. Liang Yifei shook his head: "I'm not sick."

Zheng Shiyan asked again: "Could it be that he was poisoned by an unusual and difficult-to-detect poison?" Suddenly talking about "poison", Liang Yifei looked at Zheng Shiyan with lightning-like eyes.

Zheng Shiyan observed his expression carefully and noticed his excitement. He was shocked and hesitant in his heart. If it was really Liang Yifei who did it, it would not only mean that the person who did it was really the Qin Prime Minister's house, but also that Liang Yifei and them were not of the same mind.

Although Zheng Shiyan lives a simple life, he is not a brainless gentleman. On the contrary, he is known for his wisdom and calmness, and his ability to observe people's emotions well. Liang Yifei is almost the young gentleman he has watched grow up. What mood does his expression change represent? Zheng Shiyan How could you not know?
Almost the moment he met Zheng Shiyan's gaze, Liang Yifei knew that he had been exposed.

But he didn't care much about it.

He thought with complicated emotions, his biological father didn't know that Wang Qiong killed him, but what if he knew?He didn't blame anyone either.If he hadn't been living in the Qin Mansion, under his nose, and always showing a sense of presence in front of Qin Hui, Wang Qiong would still not let him go with his endless tricks.

Their power was overwhelming, but their hearts were still weak. He accidentally stumbled upon their harmful secrets, and he didn't want to be one more innocent victim.

Shen Yanhan's incident itself had a big impact on him, and he didn't want to pretend in front of people close to him. Liang Yifei was exhausted and did not deny Zheng Shiyan's statement. Instead, he asked, "Second brother, it looks like I have been poisoned by something." ?”

Zheng Shiyan took the final test written on the paper: "The poison of lingdan?"

Liang Yifei pulled his lower lip: "Maybe."

A few words confirmed that he was the one doing it, but Zheng Shiyan did not feel as relaxed and enlightened as he had imagined, because the relationship between Liang Yifei and Qin Hui was so complicated.

After hesitating for a long time, he asked Liang Yifei his motive: "Why are you doing this? Aren't you worried, will he know about it one day?" After all, this behavior was a stab in the back of Qin Hui.

Liang Yifei looked stunned.

As the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Liang Wenchang for many years, he always felt that he was loved by the Liang family. In the end, someone told him that the family warmth he thought was just a mirror image and that his parents were other people.But his biological mother is still servile in front of him, not daring to look him in the face, and his biological father is looking at him, but not daring to recognize him.

His heart is caught in the cracks, unable to rely on his left and right sides. He is even more fragmented than if he had been born an orphan and had never received anything.

In response to Zheng Shiyan's question, Liang Yifei responded with a strong sense of sarcasm: "You know it if you know it. I don't know if you can care more about me because of this."

Seeing him like this, Zheng Shiyan could guess his current embarrassing situation, so he quietly changed the topic while the waiter at the teahouse was bringing the dishes.

Liang Yifei drank heavily, and Zheng Shiyan kept him company.

After chatting for a long time about unimportant words, they still did not implement the matter of breaking off the engagement. After the two bottles of wine were finished, Liang Yifei asked Zheng Shiyan: "Second brother saw me today. Is there anything else?"

Isn't the matter settled?Zheng Shiyan looked at Liang Yifei confused.

Liang Yifei looked at him deeply and refused to give him a dumb look: "Mrs. Zheng, didn't you ask you to bring me something?"

Zheng Shiyan thought of Zheng Yuting's grievance with red eyes yesterday, and his mind suddenly shook, and he blurted out: "Did you two quarrel? Why did you quarrel? Did you apologize? Did she not forgive you after apologizing?"

Liang Yifei: "..."

quarrel?

What kind of thinking did Zheng Shiyan think that he had nothing to argue with Zheng Yuting?Even though he didn't have much affection for Zheng Yuting, he knew that the young lady was gentle and elegant and was not the type to quarrel with others.

And that apology...

When Liang Yifei had nothing to say to Zheng Shiyan, Zheng Shiyan especially eloquently advised this future brother-in-law in his heart: "Even though my little sister has a little temper, she is not an unreasonable person. If you have any questions, you have to talk it out with her." If you know how to communicate in everything, there will be no misunderstandings..."

Liang Yifei finally saw that Zheng Shiyan knew nothing about his and Zheng Yuting's plans to break off the engagement. In this case, breaking off the engagement was related to Zheng Yuting's face, so he did not mention it.

When Zheng Shiyan kept kindly reminding him how to live in harmony with his wife, he casually glanced out the window and saw the Shen family appearing in his sight, and his thoughts drifted away.

Why did Shen Guci come to Shen Yanhan's shop?
Could it be that they were discussing her marriage to Qin Yuehuai?

Feeling choked in his heart, Liang Yifei looked away and opened another jar of wine.

*
Shen Guyi didn't know that he was about to have a new uncle. This new uncle was the old uncle's "old wine in a new pot". He personally sought out Shen Yanhan because his daughter had not been home for several days.

Shen Yanhan had just recovered from his illness. He did not take any time off during his illness, but had new ideas for his business.She was a little lady who was unwilling to be outdone. After returning to the shop from Qin Yuehuai, she spent all night making up her plans. She didn't finish them until the morning, and then fell asleep in the afternoon.

She woke up in a daze when Mu Jin went upstairs to tell her that Shen Gu Ci was coming.

Shen Yanhan was shocked. Shen Guyi suddenly looked for her. Her first reaction was that something had happened to the Shen family. After getting dressed, she rushed downstairs.

Although she had fallen out with her family, she had been in charge of all the affairs of the Shen family's back house since Wen Rong was arrested. Shen Yanhan believed in her heart that she was responsible for them even though she had no family ties. Because of this sense of responsibility, She also took care of the Shen family meticulously.

At this time, Shen Guci was looking at her shop.

Even though he, the Imperial College Secretary, has always been in an institution like the Imperial College, he still knows that "Jinyifang" is very famous in the elite circles of Lin'an Prefecture.In the past, I had only heard about it from colleagues and students, but today I came to see it in person. When I saw the rows of clothes that I had never seen before in the store, I realized that there was another side of his eldest daughter that he didn't know.

For someone like him who is used to seeing plain-colored Confucian clothes all year round, most of the clothes she sells are fresh, strange, and irregular.

Shen Guci frowned and wondered, how could she sell these clothes?

However, his complicated emotions were just beginning when Shen Yanhan came downstairs. Seeing his frown, she thought something important had happened at home. Before she could greet him, she asked directly: "What brings you here?" ?”

Even though Shen Guci is old, he is still unrivaled in his handsomeness.

This person, who was originally elegant and elegant, was once again provoked into a violent mood by someone using just a few words.

This eldest daughter is really good.

With the eyes of many waiters around him staring, Shen Guyi secretly suppressed his anger, turned around slowly, looked up and down, and found that not only was there no unexpected surprise in this daughter, but she was actually radiant. She had not seen her for several days, and she seemed to have suddenly become more and more lonely. Much more beautiful.

The longer she grows, the more she looks like Qi Yun.

Shen Guci relaxed: "Oh, if nothing happens, my father can't come to see you?"

Shen Yanhan almost blurted out the words "It's okay, why don't you come and see me?" Shen Guci looked at her and gave a faint smile. As soon as she smiled, she reached out to avoid hitting the smiling person, and her retort couldn't help but freeze. .

Remembering that someone would have to face him in a few days, and she couldn't quarrel with him now, Shen Yanhan said nonchalantly: "That's not the case."

She smiled back at him, but it was more or less a smile.

Even such a perfunctory attitude was better than being cold-faced when he saw him. Shen Guci was already satisfied, thinking that it would be best to let Shen Yanhan go home more, and said: "There is one thing I want to discuss with you. Please tell me, your little brother has been in trouble recently, and he keeps crying at night, as if he was possessed by a nightmare."

Shen Yanhan stared closely at Shen Guci as he spoke, wondering why he suddenly pulled Shen Yu.

If Shen Yu is sick, he can ask a doctor; if he is afraid of sleeping, he can also ask for a wet nurse.The worst thing is that her sister Shen Hui is at home and she can't be found.

Shen Guci felt a little uncomfortable under her clear eyes. He coughed and continued: "When I wake up during the day, I hold the cloth dog you gave me and talk to myself. I don't let go for a long time. I also like to sit on the threshold. He was talking about why the eldest sister never came back and brought him sweets. You... go back and take a look? "

Shen Guci spoke so sincerely that Shen Yanhan felt conflicted in her heart.

He talked about Shen Yu's little things and his pitiful scenes, which led her to imagine that Shen Yu missed her. It was also a lie to say that she didn't have mood swings.

She knew clearly that he was Wen Rong's son. It was hard to say that Wen Rong had no intention of paving the way for Shen Yu when he murdered her mother and younger brother. However, she also thought that Shen Yu was only a four-year-old boy. He couldn't understand a few words and could only speak all day long. He was crying and fussing, now and even in the future he would never have his mother by his side, so what did her anger towards him mean?
And Shen Guci not only cared deeply for his beloved son, making her jealous of this father's love, but also made her feel a bit happy in addition to jealousy with his last words about letting her go home.

Qin Yuehuai said something right. She and Shen Guci are blood relatives. She can't change this natural fact that can never be changed. She only has him as her father. She hates him, but she also longs for her father to love her - these two Coexistence is not a contradiction.

Shen Yanhan took a deep breath.

Although the lonely man had no family members alive and had no such experience, he still analyzed her situation very clearly.He not only understood her self-esteem, but also persuaded her to reconcile with herself. In the final analysis, he was trying to make her reach a balance without consuming herself.

But at this time, Shen Yanhan couldn't help but wonder, how was he feeling when he talked about this?

He has no parents, is he secretly feeling sad when he tries to persuade her?After all, the emotions she had at her fingertips were rare for him. After all, he didn't even have the chance to have conflicts with his family like this.

His thoughts wandered for a while, and when he came back, seeing Shen Guci's face, Shen Yanhan couldn't help but hope that in two days, he could also relax the man who lacked family affection.

Thinking about this, Shen Yanhan said cheerfully: "Okay, I'll come back after I give them an explanation."

That night, Shen Yanhan followed Shen Guci back to Shen's Mansion and bought Shen Yu a pack of candies.