Dad Shen Zhang still didn't go to Jiankang with Shen Yi.
Because there is a young brother at home who needs to be taken care of and needs someone to watch over him.
Of course, another part of the reason is that Shen Zhang can no longer go back to Prince Jin's Mansion.
Shen Yi is now a second-ranked Jinshi and a person of status. It is impossible for him to go to the Jin Palace to do things like before. He would be too ignorant and would embarrass his son.
Moreover, he would obviously be much happier staying in Jiangdu than in Jiankang.
In the past, Shen Zhang was not very popular in Jiangdu, but now, his eldest son has become a second-ranked Jinshi, and has become good friends with his parents in Jiangdu. He, Shen Zhang, is now not only loud in front of neighbors, but also in front of others. In the Shen family mansion, he also spoke much tougher than before.
Even during the few days when Shen Yi was at home, someone came to Shen Zhang to marry her and renew his marriage.
Therefore, Shen Zhang would naturally feel more comfortable staying in Jiang. Anyway, his family now has a hundred acres of land in his name. Coupled with his savings over the years and Shen Yi's current family fortune, it is more than enough to enjoy his old age comfortably.
As for Shen Yi who was leaving, because he brought the Lu family father and daughter and the maid Lian'er with him, in order to avoid any trouble, Shen Yi asked Tian Boping to find a few martial arts masters to escort each other along the way to avoid any accidents on the way.
There were three carriages in total for their group.
Shen Yi and his two maids were in a carriage, Miss Lu and Lian'er were in a carriage, Master Lu was in a carriage with an old servant of the Lu family.
The other martial artists were accompanying him on horseback.
Shen Yi only stayed in his carriage for part of the time. Sometimes when he was free, he went to talk to Mr. Lu. When Mr. Lu was tired, he went to the carriage behind to talk to Junior Sister Lu.
Originally, with Shen Yi's shamelessness, he should have just begged and squeezed into Junior Sister Lu's carriage at this moment, but with the presence of his "father-in-law", he did not dare to act like this and could only abide by etiquette.
Junior Sister Lu's maid Lian'er has a rather fierce temperament. After spending a few days together, she and Shen Yi had nothing to do with each other, but she didn't get along very well with Shen Yi's two maids.
Among Shen Yi's two maids, Qing'er is relatively more stable, but Ping'er is not a character who accepts anger. In the past two or three days, she has had several quarrels with Lian'er. Every time they meet, she does not look at Lian'er seriously. Son.
Lian'er felt that these two maids were "seduce" Shen Yi by sticking to Shen Yi's side every day, so naturally she felt even more aggrieved for her own young lady, and would make sarcastic remarks from time to time.
Regarding the "war" between the maids, Shen Yi and Miss Lu maintained a tacit understanding and did not interrupt.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed, and on May 15th, the group had arrived at the foot of Healthy City.
It was still five or six miles away from Jiankang. Because the weather was hot and dry, at noon, everyone stopped and looked for a shady place to drink water and rest. Master Lu found a big tree and sat down under the shade. Shen Yi also He sat down next to Master Lu and said with a smile: "My mentor has not returned to Jiankang for many years. Now that Jiankang is so close, how do you feel?"
"No."
Master Lu shook his head slightly, glanced at Shen Yi, and sighed: "To be honest with Zi Heng, I already miss the Ganquan Academy a little bit, and I don't know if there will be any trouble in the academy after I leave."
After Master Lu left, the academy was left in the hands of a few senior gentlemen. Although theoretically nothing major would happen to a place like Ganquan Academy, Lu Anshi, who had stayed at the academy for a long time, was still a little worried.
Shen Yi sat next to him and advised: "Teacher, don't worry. Before we went out, we said hello to Senior Brother Zhang. With his parents and officials here, there will be no problems in the academy. Besides, in Jiangdu Prefecture, who dares to be in the academy?" act wildly?"
"That's what I said."
The little old man shook his head and said, "I still feel a little uneasy."
Shen Yi comforted him a few words, then found a tea shop nearby, made a few jars of cold water, and sent some to Master Lu. He also sent a bowl of water to Junior Sister Lu, and said with a smile: "Junior Sister, the weather is too bad." If you feel hot, drink some water to relieve the heat."
Junior Sister Lu took the bowl of cold water and said "thank you" first, then looked at Shen Yi and asked, "Brother, how long does it take to get to Jiankang?"
"Very close."
Shen Yi turned to look at Jiankang City and said, "We will almost be there after we finish resting and walk for half an hour."
"Um."
Miss Lu smiled at Shen Yi: "Brother, please sit down and have a rest. Seeing how busy you are, you are probably tired."
"I'm not in the way."
Shen Yi poured out another bowl of cold water from the water jar, handed it to Lian'er, and said with a smile: "Sister Lian'er drinks water too."
Lian'er glanced at Qing'er Ping'er who was resting not far away, rolled her eyes, and reached out to take it: "Thank you, Mr. Shen, for the water. Otherwise, how would I have survived this hot day~"
Her voice was neither loud nor quiet, enough for Shen Yi's two maids to hear her.
Miss Lu frowned and whispered: "Lian'er, why are you speaking so loudly?"
Shen Yi smiled and shook his head, saying it was okay. Then he sent the remaining half a jar of water to his two maids and said with a smile: "It's hot now. Let's drink some water to cool it down."
Qing'er stepped forward to help pour water.
Ping'er on the side said sourly: "The slaves are not hot, the slaves feel very cool..."
Generally, maids would not dare to talk to their master like this, but Shen Yi usually gets along with the two maids on an equal footing. In addition, Ping'er is an outspoken person who can't hide things, so she exposes them. Shen Yi said it in front of him.
Shen Yi was not angry either. He sat down and picked up the water bowl and drank a large bowl himself. Then he said with a smile: "If you really don't feel thirsty, then there is no need to drink."
Ping'er sat down angrily, poured herself a bowl, and drank it.
The group of people took a break at noon and did not eat anything. Anyway, they would arrive in Jiankang soon, so if they wanted to eat, they would naturally eat in Jiankang.
When the weather became a little cooler in the afternoon, everyone packed up and prepared to set off. Before they set off, they saw two fast horses galloping towards Jiankang. After dismounting, two young men jumped off their horses and ran to In front of Master Lu, he kowtowed and saluted without saying a word: "My nephew Zhao Yanzhou."
Another person lowered his head: "Nephew Zhao Jizhou."
"Meet uncle."
They are the two brothers from the Zhao family.
Master Lu was resting under a big tree at the moment. After seeing the two brothers, he stood up with the help of his old servant. Then he stepped forward to help the two brothers up with a smile on his face: "You two nephews, you don't need to be polite. Why did you come so far to greet me?"
After the two brothers stood up, the eldest Zhao Yanzhou lowered his head and said, "I feel ashamed to say that I only delivered the letter to my house in the morning. Originally, my nephews should have gone ten miles out of the city to greet me, so I was neglecting my uncle."
Zhao Jizhou Zhao Er said with a smile: "Uncle Lu, my father took a half-day leave specifically for you, and is already waiting to greet you at the city gate."
Master Lu sighed.
"Brother Changping is too polite."
He knew that Zhao Changping had a serious personality and was a bit of a "workaholic". He basically worked overtime at home every day, let alone asked for leave.
Zhao Changping took half a day off today because of Master Lu.
Of course, at the level of Minister Zhao, in fact, except for taking leave during court meetings, no one can control whether he goes to the Hubu Yamen or not on weekdays.
After the two brothers finished speaking, Shen Yi and Miss Lu also came over. After the four of them greeted each other, Zhao Er first glanced at Miss Lu, then pulled Shen Yi aside and said with a smile: "My old man invited Uncle Lu, I don't know. It's been a long time, but I still haven't invited him. It's because of your greatness, Ziheng, that you went back to Jiangdu and invited Uncle Lu, the great Buddha."
As he said that, he secretly glanced at Miss Lu again and sighed: "Sister Lu, you are getting more and more beautiful, and I am giving you an advantage..."
Seeing the slim Miss Lu, Zhao Er's fat face twitched and he said faintly: "In the early years, my old man was planning to propose marriage to the Lu family's sister on my behalf..."
