Accompanied by Gao Ming, Shen Yi left the Ganlu Hall.
The moment he stepped out of the main entrance of Ganlu Palace, he knew in his heart that the incident of attacking and killing Zhou Yuanchui was over for the time being.
Gao Ming walked in front of Shen Yi and said as he walked: "This time, Bachelor Shen has made our family look at you with admiration."
Shen Yi walked behind and asked, "Eunuch Gao, what do you say?"
Because of the cold weather, Eunuch Gao put his hands in his sleeves. He said calmly: "Before he went to kill that man, did Academician Shen have expected what would happen next?"
He looked back at Shen Yi and asked, "Including His Majesty's reaction today?"
Shen Yi's heart tightened, and then he quickly shook his head: "Eunuch Gao, Shen did this wrong thing entirely because of impulse. He did it as soon as his mind was hot, without thinking about the consequences at all."
Eunuch Gao chuckled: "Your Majesty has just said that no one can be impulsive for a month."
"No matter how excited I am, I calm down in a month."
He looked at Shen Yi silently and sighed slightly: "Now our family has gradually lost sight of Bachelor Shen."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Eunuch Gao is too exaggerated. My thoughts are very simple. You can see through it at a glance."
Gao Ming narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
After the two people walked for a while, Eunuch Gao stopped again. He looked at Shen Yi and then looked around. After making sure that there was no one around, he hesitated and asked: "Senior Shen, our family is here." There is something I have been unable to figure out, and I would like to ask you."
Shen Yi also stopped, with a polite smile on his face: "What is it that even Eunuch Gao can't figure out?"
Eunuch Gao looked around again, then lowered his head silently and said: "There are many things in our family that we cannot figure out. For so many years in the palace, we have only relied on loyalty to serve His Majesty..."
After hesitating for a moment, he asked: "Scholar Shen thinks that Concubine Hui..."
He did not continue speaking, but looked at Shen Yi quietly, speechless.
However, given this situation and the situation in the palace, Shen Yi had already guessed what he was going to ask.
Gao Ming was the chief steward of the inner court, and most matters inside and outside the palace had to go through his hands. Not only did the emperor use him, but the queen mother and empress would sometimes call him over for questioning.
And with the "birth" of the emperor's eldest son in the palace three months later, there is likely to be another force in the palace.
At that time, he, as the head of the inner court, may be in a dilemma.
He wanted to ask Shen Yi how he should treat Concubine Hui.
Shen Yi was stunned for a while, and then said: "There will be a day when Eunuch Gao will serve the emperor wholeheartedly and will not help each other."
Gao Ming shook his head slightly.
"Scholar Shen, there is a difference between the palace and the outside."
"As a steward of the inner court...sometimes I have to..."
When Eunuch Gao reached this point, he did not continue.
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said: "Since it is a palace matter, I can't talk too much. Eunuch Gao also knows that this is taboo."
Hearing this, Gao Ming was silent for a while, then he shook his head slightly and sighed: "Well, it's too early to say this now. I'll ask Bachelor Shen for advice when I have the opportunity in the future."
While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the entrance of the palace. Eunuch Gao took Shen Yi all the way to the entrance of the palace and bowed his hands to Shen Yi: "We will send it here. It's dark and the roads are slippery. Bachelor Shen should be careful on the way."
Shen Yi and Eunuch Gao looked at each other and saluted, "Thank you, Eunuch Gao."
After parting with Gao Ming at the palace gate, Master Shen had many thoughts in his mind.
Today, Gao Ming's performance was so weird.
He doesn't look like a high-ranking steward of the inner court at all, but rather looks like he's seeking medical attention in a hurry.
At this time, two possibilities flashed in Shen Yi's mind.
The first possibility is that the emperor was using Gaoming to test his opinion of Concubine Hui.
The second possibility…
Eunuch Gao's own position is unstable, or he has a premonition that his future position will be unstable, and he plans to make plans for the future...
In the cold wind of winter night, Mr. Shen shook his head and put all these miscellaneous thoughts behind him.
In any case, these nonsense things in the palace have little to do with who he is now.
Now, he mainly wants to do good things for the court. As for the affairs in the palace... let them do whatever they want.
The trouble was so severe that it was the emperor's headache and had nothing to do with him.
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The next day, when Mr. Shen woke up, it was almost noon. He stretched a lot before getting up from the bed.
The main reason why I slept in late was that my nerves were highly tense these past few days. In addition, last night in the palace, I had a high-intensity "confrontation" with the emperor and the high eunuch, so I was quite tired.
After a good sleep, Shen Yi finally felt refreshed. After getting up and washing up, he came to the yard, looked at Lu Ruoxi who was teaching the child to walk, and said with a smile: "Madam, we have guests at home. Are you here yet?”
When Mr. Shen returned home last night, he went to the study and wrote a note, asking Jiang Sheng to send it to the Rites Hall early in the morning to invite guests to his home for lunch.
Lu Ruoxi held the child in her arms, shook her head slightly and said, "Not yet, what kind of guest are you?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Qing'er ran over and looked at Shen Yi: "Master, there is a man named Cheng outside..."
"Take your invitation and say you are coming to visit me at home."
Shen Yi straightened his clothes and said with a smile, "Our guests are here."
He looked at Qing'er and warned: "Prepare a table with better food and wine. I want to treat the guests to dinner."
Qing'er hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and asked: "Master, isn't he a big official this time? Last time Mr. Zhou came to the house, and he had a conversation with him, but something didn't feel right for more than half a month. …”
"This time..."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "There is no such thing as the official high school last time, so there is no need to make a fuss, just prepare a table of food."
After Shen Yi gave instructions to his family, he went to the front yard and saw Cheng Tingzhi who was visiting his home. He quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands and said: "I got up late. I didn't come far enough to greet you. Please forgive me, Mr. Cheng..." "
We haven’t seen him for a while, and Mr. Cheng is obviously looking quite haggard.
The main reason was that he had been staying in Jiankang, waiting for the emperor's final "trial", which made him feel uneasy and had trouble sleeping and eating.
Especially two days ago, after Zhou Yishan left Jiankang and returned to Zhejiang to take up his post, he lived alone in the Rites Hall, which made him feel even more uneasy.
After receiving the news from Shen Yi today, he immediately prepared to visit the house. However, the final dignity of the feudal official made him not be too eager. He waited until almost noon before visiting the Shen family's house.
Cheng Tingzhi gave a bitter laugh, shook his head and said, "What else is called a vassal at this time? Scholar Shen should stop making fun of Cheng."
"Indeed, it is no longer appropriate to call it Fantai."
Mr. Shen looked at Cheng Tingzhi and said with a smile: "Maybe in two days, I will call you Cheng Zhongcheng."
Cheng Tingzhi's face trembled. He looked at Shen Yi and said blankly: "Scholar Shen, what did you say?"
Mr. Shen coughed and said, "Yesterday, I went to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit. I stayed in the palace for nearly two hours and dried my mouth..."
He said solemnly: "I finally persuaded Your Majesty. Your Majesty asked me to take you into the palace today. He wants to see Mr. Cheng again."
Having said this, Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Master Cheng, will you follow me into the palace this afternoon?"
The emperor asked Shen Yi to bring Cheng Tingzhi into the palace in order to let Cheng Tingzhi owe Shen Yi a favor.
In this case, Mr. Shen will naturally accept this favor.
If I didn't fool Cheng Tingzhi, I would be sorry for this rare opportunity.
Cheng Fantai was almost moved to tears. He grabbed Shen Yi's shoulders and swallowed: "Scholar Shen, how about we... enter the palace now?"
"It's noon now, what palace are you entering?"
Shen Yi pulled Cheng Tingzhi's sleeve and said with a smile: "Eat first, eat first."
"After dinner, we will enter the palace together. Shen will ensure that you can see His Majesty."
Cheng Tingzhi then took a deep breath, entered the main hall of the Shen family, sat with the Shen family, and ate a hasty meal.
He only ate half a bowl of rice, then said he was full, and waited for Shen Yi for a long time. Finally, when Shen Yi finished his meal and changed into his official uniform, the two of them went to the Rites Hall to pick up Cheng Zhijie's official uniform.
At the end of the afternoon, the two people entered the palace. Mr. Shen led Cheng Tingzhi all the way to the gate of the Ganlu Palace. After the announcement, the two of them waited at the gate of the Ganlu Palace for about half an hour before two eunuchs took Cheng Tingzhi in. .
As soon as Cheng Tingzhi entered the Manlu Hall, a tall middle-aged man walked out.
Shen Yi recognized this person. When he saw him, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Shen Yi, the capital of Jiangdu, pays homage to Prince Jin."
Jin Wang Li Rui.
Hearing this, Li Rui took a deep look at Shen Yi, then reached out and patted Shen Yi on the shoulder.
"No need to be polite."
After saying that, Prince Jin left with his hands behind his back.
"Sit down at Prince Jin's Mansion when you have time."
