marquis of jingan

Chapter 1044 The Powerful Master Shen

Shen Yi stood at the door.

At some point, he had already stood up straight, and no longer subconsciously bent over slightly.

There was no expression on his face, he just quietly looked up at Concubine Hui who was sitting in the main hall.

Gu Hengbo felt uncomfortable being watched by him, and subconsciously frowned.

"What is Lord Shen looking at?"

Shen Yi shook his head slightly, with a calm tone: "The empress taught me a lot of things today, and made me understand that strife in the palace is not much easier than in the outer court."

"We are old friends, and I will also teach my mother."

Shen Yi's voice was calm: "First of all, the empress is the noble concubine in the palace, and I am a foreign minister. We are not on the same road."

"What's more, the empress may indeed have no way out if she walks on this road."

Shen Yi's voice was calm: "But I have it."

"Don't talk about the future, I'm resigning from office now, and I can go back to Jiangdu, and I can live a happy life for the rest of my life. The big thing is losing the official title."

"I didn't break the law, and I can't lose my reputation."

"In the future, during the Northern Expedition, one day the imperial court will be defeated, and Shen will be sent to Jiankang from the northern threshold. There is a high probability that he will be dismissed from office."

"And there is."

Shen Yi looked calm, and said: "Your Majesty just said that this is a rare opportunity."

"This is why the empress doesn't know much about the outer court and about me."

Shen Yi looked up at Gu Hengbo, and said, "If it's the situation in the north, there will naturally be some opportunities at this time, but the eldest son of the emperor has passed the year and is only four years old."

"Your Majesty is at the peak of spring and autumn."

"The word opportunity is impossible to talk about."

Unknowingly, Master Shen put his hands behind his back. He slightly raised his head to look at Concubine Hui, and said calmly: "Besides, I don't really need that illusory opportunity that your empress told me about."

Gu Hengbo sat in the main hall, frowning slightly.

Shen Yi continued: "Your Majesty is a very smart person, it can be seen that Teacher Gu and I have a deep friendship."

"Indeed, when I was taking the entrance examination, Teacher Gu helped me a lot, and also helped my younger brother a lot. Without Teacher Gu, even if my two brothers could win Jinshi, their rankings would probably be pushed back a lot. It may be a few years later.”

"For Teacher Gu's sake, I respect my mother very much. If it's something small that I can do, my mother will ask, and if Shen can help, I will be happy to help."

"but…"

Shen Yi looked at Concubine Hui, and said softly: "However, Master Gu cannot be your empress' means to restrain me, nor should it be."

Facing the royal family, Shen Yi has always maintained superficial respect.

Because he doesn't want to get into trouble.

But Gu Hengbo, this woman...

Repeatedly trying to pinch him has already made Lord Shen feel uncomfortable.

Although this Concubine Hui is smart and capable of scheming, but in terms of the overall situation, she is not very up to the table, and she can't handle many things well.

If she can show her affection to Shen Yi through Old Man Gu, it will actually be a good relationship.

Master Shen looked up at Gu Hengbo, with a calm expression: "Actually, Madam, right now, there is no way to restrain Shen."

"Whether it's inside or outside the palace, it's the same."

"on the contrary…"

Shen Yi said softly: "Your Majesty should understand in her heart that the incident back then was not seamless. Many interested people want to investigate, and it is not difficult to find some clues."

Hearing Shen Yi's words, Concubine Hui's expression changed suddenly.

She naturally understood what Shen Yi was talking about.

It means her identity.

Her surname is Gu, not Lu.

A prostitute was born.

Although she was favored now, she might not necessarily be dealt with by the palace after her identity was exposed, but after this matter was made public, the eldest son of the emperor, Li Wang, completely cut off the possibility of succession.

There is no way to talk about Gu Hengbo's future in the palace.

The concubine Hui who "holds the pearl of wisdom" suddenly stood up from the chair, she stared at Shen Yi firmly, and gritted her teeth: "That matter is also inseparable from Lord Shen!"

Shen Yi didn't even frown.

"Your Majesty thinks that if this matter is spread by someone with a heart, will the imperial court dismiss me as an official, or take away my position as the commander of the Northern Expedition?"

Shen Yi slightly lowered his eyebrows: "I'm afraid not."

Gu Hengbo clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth: "Shen Qi, I have shown you favors many times, but you repay kindness with resentment!"

Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty is naturally intelligent, but it still seems too naive to use it in the court. Under such circumstances, you have repeatedly tried to push the eldest son of the emperor on me."

"It's not a show of favor."

Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "Mr. Shen has a good temper. If it is another official in the court, I am afraid that he has turned against the empress."

Seeing Gu Hengbo's face full of anger, Shen Yi continued: "Your Majesty, don't be angry, I still say that, we used to be friends, but now we can be regarded as old friends, and with Master Gu's face, in the future, no matter whether it is your empress or the eldest son of the emperor, , as much as I can, Shen will help."

"but…"

Shen Yi looked up at Gu Hengbo, and said slowly: "Shen has never been restrained by others, let alone form cliques with others, so please don't think about him."

Furious, Gu Hengbo passed Shen Yi and walked towards the door. When Shen Yi passed by, she sneered and said, "Master, isn't he restrained by the Holy One?"

For this question, Shen Yi smiled slightly, but did not answer.

Walking all the way to the entrance of the private school, the imperial concubine didn't know if she lost her anger, but she figured it out. She stopped, looked back at Shen Yi, and bent over to give Shen Yi a blessing.

"I'm Wang'er, thank you Uncle Shen for taking care of me."

After saying this, she slowly turned and left.

Shen Yi stood in the front yard with his hands behind his back, watching the imperial concubine go away, shook his head slightly, and sighed.

"she left?"

Shen Yi was taken aback by these three words, and turned around to see that old man Gu had already stood behind him at some point, Master Shen heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "Just left."

Mr. Gu sighed, and exhaled a mouthful of white mist because of the cold weather.

"Before I left, I didn't come to see the old man."

Shen Yi patted the old man's shoulder, and comforted him: "She has suffered since she was a child, and she grew up in a brothel, some philistines are inevitable, Master Gu, don't be sad."

"Her nature should not be bad."

"It's not bad to say whether the nature is bad or not."

Old man Gu sighed again: "My heart is really big."

"The old man is afraid that she will cause trouble."

Shen Yi turned his head to look at the little old man, and said with a smile: "This Master Gu is biased. It doesn't make sense that a man is ambitious, but he has big ambitions. A woman has ambition, but it becomes a disaster."

"It's a good thing that she is ambitious."

Old man Gu frowned and said, "Then you have to stand upright."

"Concubine Hui is the eldest son of the emperor of this dynasty. Now the queen has no children. It is not surprising that she has such thoughts, and her standing is not crooked."

Shen Yi smiled and said: "Anyway, as long as it is done, everything is reasonable."

Having said that, he paused and said softly, "It's just that it's more difficult to do."

Mr. Gu sighed: "Whether it's done or not, I won't be able to see it."

He looked at Shen Yi, and said: "At that time, Ziheng don't bother with her, just let her do it by herself. Anyway, at that time, my old man's bones will probably be rotten and I won't be able to see them anymore."

Shen Yi pulled the old man's sleeve and said with a smile: "You old man, you think too much."

"Today is the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. Tomorrow is the New Year's Eve. I probably won't be able to come here tomorrow. I'll invite you out for a drink today, as if we are celebrating the New Year together."

Hearing drinking, old man Gu felt better immediately and nodded readily.

"Yeah, don't think about that."

"Go for a drink!"

…………

The next day, New Year's Eve.

As in previous years, the emperor will also hold a banquet in the palace to entertain all the officials. At the same time, the empress will also hold a banquet in the palace to entertain the wives in the court.

Shen Yi and Lu Ruoxi each changed into their uniforms in the evening and entered the palace.

Lu Ruoxi went to the harem, while Shen Yi and the others ate in Deqing Hall.

After the banquet, there were musicians, singers, dancers, etc. from the Jiaofang Division, singing and dancing in the Deqing Hall to add to the fun. The entire Deqing Hall looked peaceful.

This year's New Year's Eve banquet is different from previous years. Shen Yi, who was not attended by many people last year, has become a big hit this year, and people come to toast from time to time.

Shen Yi's capacity for alcohol is not bad, and when most people come over, he will save face and have a drink with him.

It didn't take long for her face to turn red.

After a round of drinking, Uncle Changning's grandson Yanchang came to Shen Yi's table with a glass of wine in his hand, smiling all over his face: "Master Shen, Mr. Sun toasts you."

"Happy New Year."

Shen Yi looked at the middle-aged man and sighed slightly in his heart.

This is the father of the current Empress Sun, the cousin of the Empress Dowager Sun, and the head of state Sun Yanchang.

Shen Yi got up, raised his glass and said no dare.

"Happy New Year, the head of the country."

After the two drank a glass of wine, they saw Lu Zheng, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, who seemed to be about to stand up. Master Shen acted preemptively, picked up the wine glass, and sat down beside Jiang Shangshu's table in the Ministry of War, and said with a smile: "Old man, I toast you."

Jiang Jian picked up the wine glass, glanced at him, and said angrily: "You boy, you are getting more and more crazy, and you don't even call him by name!"

After the two of them drank the glass of wine, Master Shen said with a smile: "That's not dare, I respect you very much, and I'm waiting for you to retire and return to your hometown early, and let the minister of the Ministry of War do it for you. "

Jiang Shangshu looked around and scolded with a smile: "It's so dishonest to avoid the limelight."

"If you can do it, the old man will retire and return home tomorrow, and I will let you do it as the minister of the Ministry of War."

Shen Yi smiled slightly, but did not answer.

The little old man added another glass of wine for him, keeping his eyes on the dancing girl, and said indifferently: "The hot taste is not very pleasant, is it?"

Shen Yi took a sip of his wine and felt the same way.

"Better than Enemy the World."

"But it's far worse than no one cares."

Old man Jiang glanced at him when he heard the words, and scolded him with a smile: "Poor mouth."

"Forget it this year."

"I must bring my grandson back next year!"

Shen Yi smiled and nodded.

"The subordinate obeys the order."