Song of Peach Blossoms: Alluring Princess

Chapter 276 Selective Amnesia

"Does the prince often come to drink tea?"

"Not too often, I came here today just passing by here, the dim sum and tea in this teahouse are pretty good." Xiao Xuan asked the waiter to serve a pot of scented tea again, and ordered some desserts, then he raised his eyes and looked at Shen Yu.

The previous expression of sullenly keeping strangers away has disappeared, and he actually saw the deep loneliness from him at the stairway just now.

"The fruit is a little too sweet." Shen Yu refused to move after taking a bite.

"It's good to accompany tea. When I ate it for the first time, I thought it was too sweet like you. But after eating it a few times, it turned out to be pretty good."

The two chatted casually, Xiao Xuan heard about Shen Yu's illness, he recovered but he was a little forgetful, he couldn't remember many people and things.He tried it selfishly, and Shen Yu really didn't remember her.

A horse passed by downstairs, and the sound of hoofbeats galloped past. Shen Yu glanced sideways, it was a member of the Ministry of War.

"Your Excellency Shen just came back from the Ukrainian Kingdom. You may not know that Mr. Zhang, Minister of the Ministry of War, proposed to resign and return to his hometown to retire a few days ago. Although the Emperor Father has never agreed, he is also ready to find someone else to replace him. There's been a lot of debate over this."

"Is there anyone for the prince?" Shen Yu asked and stared at Xiao Xuan. This Prince Zhan was not as calm as he appeared.

"I personally think that the current Zhang Shangshu is quite good. He is upright and has no intention of forming cliques. Only when the military power is stable can the world be stable. If he really leaves, then there will be big troubles." Xiao Xuan was indeed in his heart. Thinking so, judging from the military training in the school field, this Zhang Shangshu can at least handle it impartially without fear of the powerful.This is why the father thinks highly of him.

"Has the prince ever thought that the six ministries have basically fallen, and how can he be spared the military ministry? It is because Master Shangshu Zhang is impartial to him that he is even more unstable in his position. Some people expect him to resign. So he is an official. I will definitely resign, if the prince has any plans, he needs to make arrangements as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Xiao Xuan lowered his head and took a sip of tea. He hadn't made any plans, and there is a suitable candidate right now, but...

"Master Shen, have you ever thought about your future plans?" Xiao Xuan twisted a fruit into his mouth and looked at Shen Yu.

"I'm just a little servant, so it doesn't make much difference to me who is the emperor." Shen Yu simply didn't want to be involved in the struggle for imperial power. Who can help the prince to seize power since ancient times? There is a happy ending.

Xiao Xuan smiled and said nothing, no one can escape in this extraordinary period, but anyone who walks in the officialdom of Dali will be involved.A few days later, Zhang Shangshu of the Ministry of War really returned home and left the officialdom. The emperor promoted the Minister of the Ministry of War to take over the position of Shangshu, which shocked everyone.After all, several princes and ministers in the court were blushing from earning money, and they all stared at the seat that was not Shangshu. No one thought that the emperor would be directly promoted to the position of minister and let him take over as Shangshu.

As soon as the imperial decree was announced, Duke Qing glanced at the dejected ministers around him, and he felt more or less aware.This is probably the result of discussions between the Minister of the Ministry of War and the emperor. It is better to use someone who can be picked up by himself, at least he will be loyal to himself.

But at the same time, he also couldn't understand what the emperor planned in his heart. He neither showed special preference nor established a prince, but just wanted to watch his sons fight back and forth.The current situation is not clear, it is possible to look at anyone, but if you think about it carefully, the odds of winning are not particularly great.Such a hard work will lead to big troubles sooner or later.

He went back to Duke Qing's mansion uncomfortably all the way, "Have you been to any special place today, young master?"

"After drinking tea in the tea house for a while, I went back to the mansion, and I'm still in the mansion now." The servant said respectfully.

Shen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and went back to the study to deal with the official documents. After a while, Mrs. Shen came.

"Master, Zi Yan told me today that Miss Song was depressed in the room, and she kept blaming herself for breaking into the mansion rashly. Not only is she in an embarrassing situation, but she also makes everyone unhappy. What she means is Let us return the token from Duke Qing's mansion to her, and she will return to Yangzhou with Wangmu's token. From then on, we will never owe each other." After Madam Shen finished speaking, she took a careful look at Shen Yuan, only to see him frowning and putting down his hand official documents.

"Yu'er just woke up, and everything needs to be taken slowly. You tell her that she is living in Duke Qing's mansion, and this marriage must not be withdrawn." If you have a chance, you should try to persuade him. If you have a crush on a girl from any family, you can go to Duke Qing's mansion to propose marriage. He is not young anymore, it's time to start a family."

"Yes." Mrs. Shen actually gave Shen Yan a good look at his family. Looking at the capital, the people who can be comparable to Duke Qing's family in family life are either from the Xiao family, or there is no girl of the right age in the family, or they are too individual. She didn't think it was dignified enough.

In the end, the former servant of the Ministry of War, Zheng Yu, the daughter of Master Zheng, who is now the Minister of the Ministry of War, was selected. She was originally planning to participate in the draft, but later she did not enter the palace under the mediation of Master Zheng.She went to see that girl, she was not very beautiful, but her personality was easy enough to catch her eyes.

Shen Yuan can't let Shen Yuan know about Mrs. Shen's plan now, otherwise she will definitely say that she has stepped up and stepped down.

Song Miaojin, who was left out in the cold, was suffering from her only son in the yard. When Xiaoman was around, she could still find someone to talk to. Although that girl came up with bad ideas, at least she was sincere to herself.Now in this mansion, there are a bunch of maids serving her, but they are all the eyeliners sent by Mrs. Shen. She feels like she is in jail.

Xiaoman, if you are alive, you must bless me to become the concubine of the Duke's Mansion as soon as possible, so that I can make my own decisions, and I will build a tomb for you and light an ever-burning lamp when the time comes.

"Miss." The girl suddenly said, Song Miaojin shivered in shock.

"What's the matter?"

"Madam said that I would like to invite you to come. I have something to look for you." The girl was respectful, but Song Miaojin still felt uncomfortable. She nodded and followed the girl to Mrs. Shen's yard.

At night, Shen Yu was still reading in the study, Song Miaojin brought the girl over and said that she made him a bowl of ginseng soup to nourish his body.

"Go away."

"My lord is just recovering from a serious illness and needs recuperation. This ginseng soup is only ordered by the doctor to be quoted every day. Does your lord dislike the poor cooking of folk girls?"

Shen Yu frowned, and was about to reach out to pick it up, when a stone jumped in from the window and completely smashed Detective Sheng's forehead, causing the servant girl to jump in shock.Shen Yu followed and jumped out of the window.

The black shadow fled back and forth on the wall of Duke Qing's mansion, and finally escaped from Fugui Lane. Shen Yu also followed like a ghost, and finally caught someone at the end of Fugui Lane.

"Lincang?" Shen Yu was surprised that he could remember Lincang's name, "Where is Linshan? I haven't seen him since I came back from Wu Country."

"He... hasn't he been following the adults all the time?"

"Do you really think I don't remember anything?" Shen Yu raised his brows sharply, and there was a coldness in his eyes as he stared at Lincang.

(End of this chapter)