"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."
At the entrance of Shenhou Mansion, Lu Ruoxi and Shen Ji came out and came to the main entrance to greet them. His Royal Highness the Prince got out of the carriage, and before Lu Ruoxi could salute, he bowed to Lu Ruoxi in a polite manner.
"aunt."
"Don't dare to take it, don't dare to take it."
Nowadays, Shen can be the uncle of these princes with peace of mind, but after all, Lu Ruoxi has not adapted yet, and she is still a little embarrassed.
After Lu Ruoxi saluted, she asked, "Your Highness came to the door and you don't know why?"
"Today, I received a report from the Datong border army, saying that there were some unusual movements among the Tatars outside the customs. Although my nephew oversees the country, he knows very little about military matters."
His Royal Highness the Prince smiled and said: "Several ministers and assistants in Zhongshu are not very knowledgeable about military affairs, so they came to see my uncle and asked him for advice on how to deal with it."
He asked: "Aunt, uncle is not at home?"
Lu Ruoxi turned back and glanced at Shen Ji. Young Master Shen, who was already sixteen or seventeen years old, silently stepped forward, guarding his aunt behind him, and whispered: "Your Highness, my father is sick, and it is not convenient to see guests now. You should still Let's go to the Ministry of War and ask some of the officials there."
"sick?"
When the prince heard this, he frowned and said, "My uncle is the pillar of the imperial court. How come I don't know that he is sick?"
After saying that, he turned back to look at the few followers behind him, frowned and said: "What are you still doing? Why don't you go and ask the imperial doctor to come over immediately?"
Shen Ji said softly: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. The doctor came last night and prescribed medicine. Now that my father has gone to bed, it is better not to trouble the palace doctor."
"How can this happen?"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince frowned: "Uncle Shen is sick, and if I don't care about it, my father will have to scold me if he finds out. Does Sanlang want to see me punished by my father?"
Shen Ji silently turned around and glanced at his aunt Lu Ruoxi and biological mother Ye Chan. Ye Chan calmly shook her head. Then Shen Ji raised his head and looked at the prince and whispered: "Your Highness, my father just caught the cold. If your Highness is very There is nothing I can do to force my way in. After a while His Highness goes in, I will help my father out and kowtow to His Highness to apologize."
Hearing what Shen Ji said, His Highness the Crown Prince couldn't help but frown.
He is still very familiar with Shen Yuan, the eldest son of the Shen family, but the second eldest son of the Shen family is really not well known because he was still young and didn't go out much.
Now it seems that the eldest son of the Shen family has inherited some of Shen Hou's abilities, and Shen Hou's eloquence... seems to have been inherited by the second oldest son.
Having said this, even the prince could not force his way in. A smile appeared on his face and he said: "I'm just worried about my uncle. Don't take it seriously. Since my uncle is ill, I will go to the Ministry of War right away." ."
Shen Ji lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, please come to your residence to have a cup of tea before leaving?"
"No, no, no."
The prince shook his head and said: "The military situation is urgent. We must have a charter today. My feet are not touching the ground. I really don't have time to drink tea."
"Wait until I'm done with this."
He patted Shen Ji on the shoulder, smiled and said, "I'll treat Sanlang to a drink."
"good."
Shen Ji leaned forward and said, "When the time comes, I'll make a treat for Your Highness."
His Royal Highness the Prince smiled and turned around to get into the carriage.
Shen Ji and the Shen family watched His Royal Highness the Crown Prince leave. After the carriage went away, he turned around and bowed to Lu Ruoxi and Ye Chan: "Auntie, mother."
"You go back to the back house and don't go out again. Uncle Zhu Zhen will take good care of the back house."
Lu Ruoxi frowned and asked, "What about you, Ji'er?"
Shen Ji took a deep breath and said, "I have to see my uncle."
Ye Chan on the side took Lu Ruoxi's arm and said softly: "Sister, before I left home, I told Ji'er that now that the children have grown up, it's time to take care of some things. We women will go back to the back house and wait for the news. ."
As he said that, he looked at Shen Ji and said, "Be sure to pay attention to safety."
"do not worry."
Shen Ji lowered his head and said, "My son will be fine."
Having said that, the second young master of the Shen family turned around and went all the way to Shen Shangshu's house of the Ministry of Rites without taking a car. He barged in without looking at the servant guarding the door, and soon saw Chen Youniang. Shen Sanlang was kneeling on the ground. , kowtowed and saluted: "Uncle."
Chen Youniang quickly helped him up and said with a smile: "What's wrong with Sanlang? He suddenly made such a big gift."
Shen Ji took a deep breath and said, "Aunt, second brother and younger brothers and sisters are all at home?"
Chen Youniang thought for a while and said, "A few are playing outside, but Erlang is at home."
Shen Ji whispered: "Aunt, you take your second brother, several aunts and younger brothers and sisters to my house and the back house of my house."
Although Chen Youniang was born as a peasant girl, her twenty-year career as a married woman also gave her some wealth. When she heard this, she also sensed something was wrong and asked: "Sanlang, what happened?"
"Aunt, something may or may not happen, no matter what..."
He looked at Chen Youniang and said softly: "Just go to my house and play for a day or two. When my father comes back... nothing will happen."
Chen Youniang didn't know why and asked: "What about your uncle?"
"Send the servant of the family to go to the Ministry of Rites immediately and ask my uncle to come to my house. I will wait for him at home."
While he was talking, Shen Zhou, Shen's eldest son, had also walked in. He glanced at Shen Ji and said with a smile, "It's rare to see San Lang. You come to my house. Do you have something to do?"
Among the third-generation cousins of the Shen family, Shen Yuan has a more cheerful personality and has a good relationship with Shen Zhou. In comparison, Shen Ji is less talkative and their interactions are not as close.
Shen Ji first bowed his head and saluted, and then said: "Second brother, can you please go out of the city to see my father?"
"Meet uncle?"
Shen Zhou frowned, became serious, and asked, "What happened?"
"After my second brother met my father, he told him, without saying anything else, that the prince had been to my house."
Shen Zhou seemed to understand something and nodded: "Then I will leave the capital right now."
Shen Ji shook his head. He took out a sign from his pocket and handed it to Shen Zhou. He said, "Second brother, go to my house first to find Uncle Zhu Zhen or Tian Chong. They will provide you with manpower to escort you." Leave the capital."
Shen Zhou didn't talk nonsense. He took the sign and asked, "Where are you, third brother?"
"I'm at home. I'll wait for my uncle and let him make up his mind."
Shen Zhou took a deep breath, turned around and left without saying a word: "I'm going first!"
…………
Half an hour later, the Shen family all went to Shen Hou's Mansion, and the young Shen Shangshu hurriedly left the Rites Yamen and came to the Shen family, Shen Ji bowed to him and saluted.
"uncle."
Shen helped him up, patted his shoulder, and said, "What happened? Mysterious?"
"My father is no longer in the capital."
Shen Ji stood next to Shen and stood with his hands down: "Before he left, he told his nephew that if there is any trouble, our family will hide in the back house of Shen's house and wait for his return."
Shen was startled at first, then looked at Shen Ji and asked, "Brother, when did he leave the capital? Even I don't know."
"Two days ago."
"Father said he would be back in three to five days at most."
Shen Ji took a deep breath: "Obviously, the prince seems to have noticed that his father is no longer in the capital, and even went to the house to test it in person..."
Shen Shangshu frowned again.
He looked at Shen Ji and asked, "What else did brother tell you?"
"There's nothing else. I just told my family to hide in the back house immediately."
"The Shen family is so big."
Shen frowned and said, "What's really going on? I'm afraid there's no use hiding in the back house."
"uncle."
Shen Ji shouted.
Shen looked back at him and asked, "What's wrong?"
"My family is in Yanjing and I have lived there for many years."
"The back house of my house is not big, but underneath..."