"Master Marquis, you are back." From a distance, I saw the Marquis of Jing'an bringing his people back, and my concubine hurriedly went to greet him.
Marquis Jing'an looked very sad and said nothing. He pointed to the side as he walked: "You all go out first."
The beautiful concubine looked at the maids and said softly: "Go out first."
"yes."
The maids gave blessings and turned to leave.
Marquis Jing'an strode towards the table without sitting down. He waved his hand and threw away the pen and ink paperweight on the table.
The green and white jade carved pine and cypress pen holder fell to the ground together with the agarwood base wrapped around branches, making a loud noise on the ground.
"Master Hou, what's wrong?" The concubine stepped forward softly.
The military advisor and several captains came in behind him, their expressions not very good.
The military advisor glanced at the paper and pen that had been stained by ink and the ground, and then looked at Marquis Jing'an.
"Then Mr. Shen, have you offended Mr. Hou?" the concubine asked again.
"No one takes me seriously, no one takes me seriously anymore!" Marquis Jingan yelled angrily.
"Master Hou, please take a rest." The concubine hurriedly comforted her.
Marquis Jing'an shook off her hand and sat down behind the desk, his eyes red and startled.
The military advisor paused for a moment, then stepped forward and said: "Master Hou, it's possible that those two little boys are ignored by everyone, and they are not just targeting you..."
The concubine poured the water and handed it over: "Master Hou, don't be impatient yet."
Marquis Jing'an did not answer, and looked at the water in the tea cup, swaying in waves, reflecting the candlelight, reflecting the beams of the simple earth temple above his head.
Looking back on the capital city when he was young, wearing bright clothes and angry horses, and being high-spirited, and now looking at the situation now, living in Jing'an, pointing fingers in the streets and towns, all humiliating, insulting, and vicious curses, he felt really depressed.
Marquis Jing'an waved his hand and pushed the tea cup up again.
"Bitch!" Marquis Jing'an cursed.
The tea cup shattered on the ground, and water splashed in all directions. The beautiful concubine jumped back in shock, and her face turned pale when she heard Marquis Jing'an's scolding.
The military advisor said nothing and lowered his head, knowing that the Marquis of Jing'an was not scolding his beautiful concubine.
Captain Lin couldn't help it when he saw the atmosphere in the room, and said: "Master Hou, are you angry with them? I don't understand, why do we have to give them face? That brat has no status in the Shen family. , no matter how favored he is in the Guo family, he is just a nephew. To put it bluntly, even if the Guo family and the Shen family favor him in the end, what does those two families have to do with us? Zuilu is not close to us, and it is further away from the capital. Alright."
The military advisor grabbed Captain Lin, looked at him and shook his head.
Lieutenant Lin stared at him and cursed: "Are you still not allowed to talk?"
Marquis Jing'an looked gloomy and ugly. He took a deep breath and looked up at Captain Lin: "Why are you following us? Go back and rest."
Captain Lin wanted to speak, but the military advisor stopped him again.
"Master Marquis, let's retreat." The military advisor said to the Marquis of Jing'an.
There were only two people left in the house. The beautiful concubine was still frightened and said softly: "Master Marquis, I'm going to order some hot water to be boiled. Is it going to be a medicinal bath or a flower bath today?"
Marquis Jing'an shook his head invisibly: "No need."
"But Mr. Hou..."
"How long do you think Emperor Xuan Yan can hold on?" Marquis Jing'an suddenly asked.
The beautiful concubine was startled, and then said blankly: "Master Hou, why are you..."
Marquis Jingan looked at the door in confusion and said: "There is nothing treacherous, there are only two of us now."
The beautiful concubine paused, lowered her head, and did not dare to speak.
After a long silence, Marquis Jing'an said again: "Do you know what I am most afraid of right now?"
The concubine shook her head.
"Have you ever heard of the horoscope of swallowing a knife and scraping your intestines to change your life?"
The beautiful concubine hurriedly raised her head and widened her eyes: "Master, swallow, swallow the knife?"
"How could Zhao Zhi swallow a knife and scrape his intestines? Therefore, the people he wants to scrape must be the Tao family and me." Marquis Jing'an's eyes became fierce, "He has been emperor for so many years and is very treacherous. He deliberately kept our Tao family
Invite the world to scold us, and then everyone will be angry. Then he will kill us with a knife to appease the people and win the hearts of the people."
The concubine frowned: "Master Hou, are you..."
Thinking too much...
But the concubine did not dare to say it.
"Even if he didn't plan it like this, he might think of it when the time comes. Also," Marquis Jing'an looked at his concubine, "You said that if Zhao Zhi cannot keep his throne, he will be killed by Song Zhiyi
Or if Lin Zhiyi or Guo Zhiyi were overthrown, will the new emperor keep my Tao family?"
This look in her eyes made the beautiful concubine's heart skip a beat and her complexion turned even paler.
"Master Marquis, you mean... we can't escape this disaster?"
"The people of the world would like us to have nine tribes wiped out. We should comply with the people and win the hearts of the people. Which new emperor wouldn't do this? You know it, we are standing on the edge of a cliff!"
The concubine nodded slightly and said softly: "I understand. The Zuiluguo family has been in the family for thousands of years, and their popularity may be able to protect us."
"Yes," Marquis Jing'an looked back at the door with a hollow voice, "The Guo family has been established for thousands of years. It is not unreasonable. They are capable."
"But Mr. Shen..."
"You are young and frivolous," Marquis Jing'an said as if to comfort himself, "I have to bear with it, I have to bear with it."
"Hmm..." The beautiful concubine nodded again, then thinking of the girl's appearance, she raised her eyebrows and said, "I like that girl. Mr. Shen seems to treat her differently and respect her very much."
"You mean I'm not as good as a girl?" Marquis Jing'an said immediately.
"No, no, no, what I mean is that she is still a child after all, and she is a bit unruly and perverse, but maybe if you talk to her nicely, she can be coaxed over."
The girl's eyes and smile appeared in front of him. Marquis Jing'an felt a chill arise for no reason and waved his hand: "No need."
"Concubine, you can try..."
"Have you ever seen me, a military advisor, overwhelmed by someone's momentum?" Marquis Jing'an asked.
The concubine paused.
"This girl is not easy to deal with, nor is it easy. Her clothes look shabby, but she has an extraordinary bearing. If she is not from a good family, she is from a famous Confucian scholar." After saying this, Marquis Jingan became thoughtful,
"However, that boy Shen Lie asked me about Saint Lao Qingzhou."
"What did he ask Saint Qingzhou?"
"It is important to suppress bandits."
"Sage Qingzhou..." The concubine muttered these four words in a low voice, and then said, "The only connection between Mr. Shen Langjun and Sage Qingzhou is that brother Shen is familiar with it. Sage Qingzhou is extremely capable. He
If you help Shen Shu, and Shen Shuangcheng doesn't want to see Mr. Shen, then the Shen family's fortune..."
"Women's opinion!" Marquis Jing'an slapped the table and shouted, "You are all thinking about the conspiracy in the back house. Shen Lie has the Guo family in charge, Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Shen supporting him, and his eldest son.
How could he care about this when his status is there?"
"I don't dare!" The beautiful concubine hurriedly lowered her head.
Marquis Jing'an withdrew his gaze, held his forehead against the case as he had a headache.
No matter what, this is an important matter. Shen Lie opened his mouth to him on this matter, and he had to figure out something.
