amaotonovel Chapter 1460 You have come to this day!
Chapter 1460 You have come to this day!
Chapter 1460 You have come to this day!
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only received the Emperor's favor this once. After that, he never had the chance to ascend the Emperor's throne again.
On the contrary, Shen Yi would be summoned into the dragon chariot from time to time to talk with His Majesty the Emperor.
Although they were talking, most of the time they were actually discussing matters.
The imperial court is a huge institution. Although not all government offices have been moved to the north, even if only the core parts are moved to the north, it will bring many problems, and His Majesty the Emperor is sometimes overwhelmed.
If it were any other time, he would have to handle these things by himself, but now, with Shen Yi here, the two of them could discuss them to some extent.
Moreover, Mr. Shen has been an official for more than 20 years. He can get a general idea of many things in the officialdom at a glance. When it comes to assisting the emperor, Mr. Shen is quite adept at it.
The journey from Shandong to Yanjing was relatively smooth. Except for the fact that His Majesty the Emperor had a minor illness and was delayed for a few days, there were almost no other problems. The group arrived outside the city of Yanjing smoothly.
After all, Master Shen's guard camp and tens of thousands of imperial guards from the imperial court are protecting the flanks, so it is unlikely that anything will go wrong.
When the group arrived dozens of miles outside Yanjing City, the local officials in Yanjing City and all the members of the Shen family came out of the city to welcome the emperor.
At this moment, Shen Yi was in the dragon carriage, talking to the Emperor about some things in Yanjing City. After the Emperor slowly stopped and the sound of "Long live the Emperor" came from outside, the Emperor curiously lifted the curtain and looked outside. Then he turned around and asked with a smile: "Is the little guy kneeling outside your second son?"
Mr. Shen glanced outside and nodded, "It's my son."
The emperor then lifted the curtain of his carriage and waved to Shen Ji: "Little guy, come forward."
Shen Ji was Ye Chan's son. He was much younger than his two older brothers and sisters. He was only twelve or thirteen years old. He hesitated for a moment when he heard the words, turned around to look at his mother, and then looked at Lu Ruoxi.
Lu Ruoxi touched his head and said softly, "Go."
Shen Ji then nodded and said softly, "Yes, ma'am."
He stood up and strode towards the dragon chariot, then knelt in front of it and bowed his head and said, "Shen Ji greets your majesty."
His Majesty the Emperor lifted the curtain, looked the little guy up and down, and said with a smile: "When you left Jiankang, you were still a little guy. In the blink of an eye, I haven't seen you for more than ten years, and you have grown so tall."
At this time, Master Shen had quietly stepped down from the dragon chariot. He walked to Shen Ji's side and coughed, "Back in Jiankang, His Majesty also held you in his arms."
Shen Ji lowered his head deeply and said nothing.
The Emperor smiled dumbly: "How old was he then? How could he remember it? Stop kneeling and stand up."
Shen Yi stood up as he was told and bowed his head to express his gratitude.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at him and asked with a smile, "Where is your brother?"
Shen Sanlang bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, my elder brother is serving in the frontier army under the order of his father and has not returned yet..."
His Majesty the Emperor smiled and looked at Shen Yi, who quickly lowered his head and said, "My son is familiarizing himself with military affairs, but he should be back in Yanjing to see Your Majesty soon."
The emperor nodded and said, "When he arrives in Yanjing, Shen Qing will bring him to see me. I will have a good talk with Shen Qing about how much trouble he caused me in Jiankang that year."
Master Shen smiled awkwardly: "Yes, I will punish him severely when the time comes."
His Majesty the Emperor did not respond, but said loudly: "Everyone, please stand up. It is not convenient to talk here. Let's go into the city and talk."
After saying this, the emperor looked at Shen Ji and said with a smile: "Little guy, do you want to come up and ride with me? Your father told me that you are good at studying. I will test you to see how you are doing."
Among the two sons of the Shen family, although Shen Yuan had studied a lot, he was definitely not a good candidate for the college entrance examination. Even his mother Lu Ruoxi was not as good as him in writing contemporary essays. However, the second son, Shen Ji, had some talent. After growing up a little in the past few years, his academic progress was quite obvious.
Shen Ji turned his head and looked at his father.
After Mr. Shen hesitated for a moment, he nodded and said, "Be careful not to offend His Majesty."
Shen Ji then nodded and carefully got on the dragon chariot.
The team continued to move forward again.
Mr. Shen came to Lu Ruoxi, then took Lu Ruoxi and Ye Chan to his own carriage, followed the emperor's carriage, and headed towards Yanjing.
In Shen Yi's carriage, Ye Chan looked anxious. She whispered, "My husband, sister, given Ji'er's status, how can he ride with His Majesty? This is too against the rules..."
She looked at Shen Yi, with a pleading look on her face: "Husband, please bring him down."
Master Shen and Lu Ruoxi looked at each other, then smiled dumbly and said, "In our family, there is no need for so many considerations. Besides, Ji'er might want to take the path of studying in the future. It is also a good thing for him to get familiar with His Majesty in advance, and..."
Shen Yi said softly, "Now, we are not the only ones present here. Behind His Majesty are most of the officials of the imperial court. Everyone is watching."
"Don't think too much. Just see if the child has the ability to adapt."
Lu Ruoxi also laughed and said, "Sister, don't think so much. Isn't Ji'er also my son? If he has a promising future, I have no objection to handing over the family business to him. After all..."
At this point, she sighed, "Our family business is very different from other families. Yuan'er has been away for the past two years, and I worry about him every day."
Ye Chan shook her head slightly and said, "Don't worry, sister. Dalang is only not good at studying, but he is first-class in other aspects. My husband also saw this and sent him to the army. With my husband leading him, Dalang will definitely achieve great success in the future."
Lu Ruoxi shook her head and sighed again.
Master Shen laughed and said, "Why are you saying this? My husband is not dead yet."
"With my husband here, our family is as stable as a rock, nothing will go wrong."
The two women felt a little relieved and started talking about other topics.
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The team slowly approached Yanjing, and when they arrived outside the city, Shen Yi was the first to get off the carriage.
After all, he is the chief constitutionalist of Yanjing City and has been in charge of Yanjing for more than ten years. Although officials from the Ministry of Rites have arrived in advance to arrange relevant etiquette and protocol, he, as the chief constitutionalist, still has to welcome the emperor's arrival as a local official.
Moreover, from now on, he, Shen, probably can no longer be considered a local official. He might even transform himself into a Beijing official.
However, as soon as Mr. Shen got off the carriage, the scene in front of him made him feel dizzy!
Near the gate of Yandu City, a woman in lavender clothes was talking to a young man in apricot-yellow robe. The two had obviously been talking to each other for a long time. They were talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
That young man is about 60% similar to Emperor Hongde when he was young. He is clearly the fourth prince Li Jian!
What made Shen Yi's eyes go dark was the identity of the young woman.
Master Shen strode over and stood between the two of them without making a sound. Then he bowed slightly to the Fourth Prince and said, "Your Highness got off the car so soon."
Li Jian looked at the young woman behind Shen Yi, then quickly bowed and said, "In reply to your uncle, I felt suffocated in the carriage, so I rode for a while and walked a little faster."
"father…"
The young woman standing behind Shen Yi shook Shen Yi's arm in a somewhat reproachful manner and said, "The Fourth Prince didn't tell his daughter anything else. He just talked about what ridiculous things my eldest brother did in Jiankang City two years ago..."
"What are you doing..."
Master Shen turned around, glanced at his precious daughter, gently touched her head, and said helplessly: "Why did you get off the car too?"
Shen Sangsang turned her head away and snorted, "My mother and I went out of the city to welcome the emperor. You didn't let me get on your carriage. I can get off if I want."
Mr. Shen smiled awkwardly: "There's really no room left."
Shen Sangsang turned her head away, no longer paying attention to her old father, and smiled at the Fourth Prince and said, "Fourth Prince, let's stop here today. When my brother comes back one day, I will bring him to find you to see if what you said is true."
The Fourth Prince's face changed slightly, and he quickly shook his head and said, "Please don't, Brother Shen, don't beat me up when the time comes."
"That won't happen."
Shen Sangsang smiled and said, "He doesn't dare to do anything wrong in front of me."
As she said that, the little girl winked at Mr. Shen and said, "Dad, I'm going home first."
After saying that, she took her maid and went into the city first, skipping and jumping.
Mr. Shen smiled helplessly, then turned to look at the Fourth Prince and his expression became serious.
"Your Highness and my daughter, if you can avoid meeting each other in the future, then it is better not to meet each other again."
Li Jian nodded quickly.
"Yes, yes, I will follow your orders, uncle."
At this point, the Fourth Prince paused, and suddenly said with a smile: "My nephew sees that my sister doesn't seem to be afraid of my uncle at all."
Master Shen glared at him and said, "My daughter should be older than Your Highness."
The fourth prince scratched his head and said, "Then my nephew should call me sister?"
"..."
Mr. Shen gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Not far away, Emperor Hongde and Shen Ji poked their heads, one big and one small, out of the carriage and watched the scene.
His Majesty the Emperor almost clapped his thigh and laughed.
He hugged little Shen Ji and laughed heartily.
"Your father has also suffered this day!"
(End of this chapter)