His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, only received the holy favor this time. After that, he would never have the chance to board His Majesty the Emperor's dragon chariot again.
On the contrary, Shen Yi would be called into the dragon chariot from time to time to talk to His Majesty the Emperor.
They say they are talking, but in fact they spend most of their time discussing matters.
The imperial court is a huge institution. Although not all yamen have been moved to the north now, even if only the core part is moved to the north, it will cause many problems, and the emperor is sometimes very anxious.
Normally he could only handle these matters by himself, but now, with Shen Yi here, the two of them can more or less discuss it.
Moreover, Mr. Shen has been an official for more than 20 years. He can roughly understand many official matters at a glance. Mr. Shen is also very good at assisting the emperor.
The journey from Shandong to Yanjing went smoothly. Except for His Majesty the Emperor being delayed for a few days due to a minor illness, there were almost no other problems. The group arrived outside the city of Yanjing smoothly. .
After all, Master Shen's guard camp and the imperial court's tens of thousands of imperial troops were guarding the flanks, so it was unlikely that anything would go wrong.
The group of people arrived dozens of places outside Yanjing City. The local officials of Yanjing City and members of the Shen family all came out of the city to greet the emperor.
At this moment, Shen Yi was in the dragon chariot, talking to His Majesty the Emperor about some things about Yanjing City. When the Emperor's chariot slowly stopped and the sound of shouting "Long Live the Mountain" came from outside, His Majesty the Emperor opened the curtain with some curiosity. , glanced outside, then turned back and asked with a smile: "Is that little guy kneeling outside your family's second child?"
Mr. Shen glanced outside, nodded and said, "It's Quan Zi."
The emperor then opened the curtain and waved to Shen Ji: "Little guy, come forward."
Shen Ji was the daughter of Ye Chan. He was much younger than his two brothers and sisters. He was only twelve or thirteen years old at the moment. He hesitated when he heard this, looked back at his mother, and then at Lu Ruoxi.
Lu Ruoxi touched his head and said softly: "Go."
Shen Ji nodded and said softly: "Yes, aunt."
He stood up, strode towards the dragon chariot, then knelt down in front of the dragon chariot, bowed his head and said, "Shen Ji, please pay homage to your majesty."
His Majesty the Emperor opened the curtain, looked at 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, after not seeing you for more than ten years, you are already so tall."
At this time, Mr. Shen had quietly got off the dragon chariot. He walked up to Shen Ji and coughed: "Back in Jiankang, His Majesty also hugged you."
Shen Ji bowed his head deeply and said nothing.
His Majesty the Emperor smiled hoarsely: "How old was he then? How could he still remember him? Stop kneeling and get up."
Shen Yi stood up as instructed and bowed his head to thank him.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at him and asked with a smile: "Where is your brother?"
Shen Sanlang lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, my eldest brother was ordered by my father to serve in the border army and has not come back yet..."
His Majesty the Emperor looked at Shen Yi with a smile. Shen Yi quickly lowered his head and said, "Quan Zi is getting familiar with military affairs, but he should be returning to Yanjing to see His Majesty soon."
The emperor nodded and said: "When he arrives in Yanjing, Shen Qing will bring him to see me. I will talk to Shen Qing about how much trouble he caused me in Jiankang that year."
Mr. Shen smiled awkwardly: "Yes, I will punish him severely when the time comes."
His Majesty the Emperor did not answer any more, but said loudly: "Everyone, please get up. It is not convenient to talk. Let's talk after we enter the city."
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 reading. I will test you and see how well you read. What’s going on?”
Among the two sons of the Shen family, Shen Yuan has studied a lot, but he is indeed not a material for academic examinations. His writing skills are not even as good as his mother Lu Ruoxi's, but the second son, Shen Ji, is somewhat talented. As I have grown up in the past few years, my academic progress has been quite obvious.
Shen Ji turned to look at his father.
After hesitating for a moment, Mr. Shen nodded and said, "Be careful not to collide with His Majesty."
Shen Ji nodded and then cautiously got on the dragon chariot.
The team moved on again.
Mr. Shen came to Lu Ruoxi's side, then took Lu Ruoxi and Ye Chan into his own carriage, followed the emperor's carriage, and headed towards Yanjing.
Ye Chan looked anxious in Shen Yi's carriage. She whispered: "Husband, sister, Ji'er's identity, how can he ride with His Majesty? This is so against the rules..."
She looked at Shen Yi, with a look of pleading on her face: "Husband, please bring him down."
Mr. Shen and Lu Ruoxi looked at each other, then smiled hoarsely and said: "Our family is not that particular, and besides, Ji'er may have to take the exam in the future, so it would be a good thing for him to become familiar with His Majesty in advance. and…"
Shen Yi said softly: "Now, our family is not the only one present. His Majesty is followed by most of the officials from the imperial court. Everyone is watching."
"Don't think too much. Let's see if the kid has the ability to adapt."
Lu Ruoxi also laughed and said: "Sister, don't think so much. Isn't Ji'er my son too? If he is promising, I don't have any objections to him taking care of the family business in the future. After all..."
Speaking of this, she sighed: "Our family's family business is very different from other people's families. Yuan'er has been outside for the past two years, and I am worried about him every day."
Ye Chan shook her head slightly and said: "Sister, don't worry, Dalang is just a scholar, but he is first-class in other aspects. My husband also saw this, so he put him in the army. He will take him with him." He, Dalang, will definitely achieve a great career in the future."
Lu Ruoxi shook her head again and sighed.
Mr. Shen laughed and said with a smile, "Why are you talking about this? My husband is not dead yet."
"With my husband here, our family is as stable as Mount Tai and there will be no problems."
The two women felt a little relieved and started talking about other topics.
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The team slowly approached Yanjing. When they arrived outside Yanjing City, Shen Yi took the lead in getting off the carriage.
After all, he is the chief magistrate 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, he, the chief magistrate, still has to serve as a local official to welcome the emperor's arrival.
Moreover, from now on, he, Shen, probably can no longer be regarded as a local official, and may have to change his identity and become a capital official.
But as soon as Mr. Shen got off the carriage, the scene in front of him made his eyes go dark!
Near the gate of Yandu City, a woman in lavender clothes was talking to a young man in apricot yellow robes. The two people had obviously been talking to each other for a long time. They were talking and laughing at the moment, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
That young man was 60-70% similar to the young Emperor Hong De. He was clearly the fourth son of the emperor, Li Jian!
What made Shen Yi's eyes darken was the identity of the young woman.
Mr. Shen strode over and stopped between the two of them calmly. Then he bowed slightly to the fourth prince and said, "Your Highness, the fourth prince, will get off the car soon."
Li Jian looked at the young woman behind Shen Yi, then quickly bowed and saluted: "Replying to my uncle, my nephew was feeling depressed in the carriage, so he rode for a while and walked a little faster."
"father…"
The young woman standing behind Shen Yi shook Shen Yi's arm in annoyance and said, "The fourth prince didn't say anything else to his daughter. He just said what ridiculous things his eldest brother did in Jiankang City two years ago..."
"What are you doing..."
Mr. Shen turned back, glanced at his precious daughter, gently touched her head, and said helplessly: "Why did you get out of the car too?"
Shen Sangsang turned her head away and hummed softly: "My mother and I went out of the city to pick up the carriage. You didn't let your daughter get on your carriage. If your daughter wants to get off, she will get off."
Mr. Shen smiled awkwardly: "I really can't sit down anymore."
Shen Sangsang turned his head and no longer paid attention to his old father. Instead, he smiled at the fourth prince and said: "Your Highness, that's all we are talking about today. One day my brother comes back, I will take him to find him." You, see if what you say is true."
His Highness the Fourth Prince's face changed slightly, and he shook his head quickly and said, "No, brother Shen Shi, don't give me a beating when the time comes."
"That won't happen."
Shen Sangsang said with a smile: "In front of me, he doesn't dare to do anything wrong."
After saying that, the little girl winked at Mr. Shen and said, "Dad, I'm going home first."
After that, she took her maid and skipped into the city.
Mr. Shen smiled helplessly, then turned to look at the fourth prince, his expression became serious.
"Your Highness and my daughter, if you can avoid seeing each other in the future, you'd better not meet again."
Li Jian nodded quickly.
"Yes, yes, we all follow uncle's orders."
Having said this, the Fourth Highness paused and suddenly said with a smile: "Looking at my younger sister, my nephew seems not to be afraid of my uncle at all."
Mr. Shen glared at him: "My daughter should be older than Your Highness."
The fourth prince scratched his head: "Then my nephew should be called sister?"
"..."
Mr. Shen gritted his teeth and remained silent.
Not far away, Emperor Hongde and Shen Ji poked their heads out of the carriage, taking in this scene.
His Majesty the Emperor almost slapped his legs and laughed.