Chapter 225: If someone steals a treasure, return to Lin'an
The birthday banquet ended in a weird atmosphere, but it also made everyone remember Shen Tang's name. Naturally, Zhu Shilu and Sheng Xinghua had some thoughts about Shen Tang, but naturally they would not Before they knew the details of Shen Tang, they had a big fight with Shen Tang. Therefore, until they left, they did not attack Shen Tang again.
After the birthday banquet was over, Shao Xun returned to the hall with a bit of dissatisfaction, while Shen Tang, led by Shao Muyu, went to visit his mother and two young ladies! For Shen Tang, Murong Hui not only did not look at her son-in-law like a mother-in-law. , but with a bit of displeasure and disgust! Murong Hui knew most of Shen Tang's affairs, and she was much more opposed to her precious daughter becoming a concubine than Shao Xun.
This time, Murong Hui was extremely restrained by not driving Shen Tang out directly. Of course, it was also because of Shao Muyu's uniqueness! Shao Muyu supported half of the Shao family, so he naturally had his own ideas, so even if Shao Xun and his wife couldn't oppose Shao Muyu's opinions too forcefully. What's more, how could they not see that their daughter already had a deep love for Shen Tang?
Shen Tang could see the attitude of Shao Xun and his wife towards him, so he did not stay at Shao's house longer. In the afternoon, he said goodbye to Shao Muyu and returned to Fucheng, and waited to return to Lin'an with Shao Muyu two days later.
This time, Shen Tang came here to wish Shao Xun a birthday. Secondly, he wanted to put the pressure on Shao Muyu away from him. After all, if he didn't come, he would face the pursuit of Sheng Xinghua, Zhu Shilu and others, and if he refused forcefully, , they can only hate these two families. But now, even if they are angry, they will only focus on themselves instead of facing Shao Muyu or the Shao family.
As for the third one, it is natural to hand over the business to the Shao family.
When he rehabilitated Yue Fei not long ago, in order to make the Void God Statue, Shen Tang studied the method of making colored glaze. Nowadays, the colored glaze of the Song Dynasty is purely imported and luxury goods, and every piece is absolutely The sky-high price. However, the formula Shen Tang told Shao Youcai was made of clay, which can be said to be a business without capital. Otherwise, how could Youcai have the confidence to surpass the Shao family's own business?
Moreover, the rich kept their wealth secret very well. Even when asked by their parents, they did not reveal anything. However, that night, the Shao family was 'stolen'. The Shao family was extremely wealthy, and their valuables were Naturally, there are not many things, but what was stolen this time was all the glazed utensils in the house. There are more than a hundred or so glazed utensils in the Shao family? Moreover, the cheap ones are worth thousands of taels of silver, and the expensive ones are tens of thousands. One hundred thousand is not unusual, but, overnight, everything was stolen.
In anger, Mr. Shao immediately searched for the thief, but after searching all over, he found the head of his second son. After all, so many glazed utensils were not a small amount, and it would not be easy to transport them out of the Shao family. Moreover, Many servants and maids saw that the second young master and a few personal servants took away a lot of things from the house in a sneaky way. What's more important is that the second young master has disappeared at this moment...
"Where is that little beast now..." Shao Xun took a deep breath. Is it possible that this guy has changed his ways again?
"This..." The old housekeeper hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The news came from the shopkeeper Zhao in Fucheng, saying that early in the morning, the second young master brought a large cart of glassware for sale in Fucheng, and the price was only sixty-seven times the normal price. After the sale, I only took a few personal servants with me and left. As for where I am now, I don’t know..."
Although those utensils were not his own, the old housekeeper was still stunned. This was an earth-shattering prodigal. The price was 60% to 70%, which cost him at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver!
Shao Xun gasped for a long time before he lost his breath and passed out!
"Go and find that little beast for me!"
Youcai wanted to hide, so it was certainly not easy to find him in a short time. However, Shen Tang waited for Shao Muyu's carriage two days later.
"Shen Lang!"
Before leaving home, her mother's earnest teachings obviously had no effect. Although they had not seen each other for only two days, Shao Muyu still couldn't wait to throw herself into Shen Tang's arms!
The two of them didn't stay long in Fucheng. They got on the carriage and headed towards Lin'an.
But within a few days after Shen Tang left Lin'an, several things happened again in the court.
The first thing is that Lu You, on the recommendation of Zhou Bida, was appointed as the general magistrate of Longxing Mansion. Although he is still only from the sixth grade, his power is at least much greater than before, and it can be regarded as a big deal. Good thing.
Originally, Lu You wanted to wait for Shen Tang to return before taking office. However, due to the urgent order, he could only go to Longxing Mansion to take office first.
After Lu You and his wife left, the house was naturally empty again. Liu Xiangling thought about it and moved back to the Su family's old house again. After all, although this house is good, it is not his own place. Waiting for Shao Muyu When you arrive, it is safer to live in your own home.
Although Lu You was highly promoted, he had no place above the court, so it was not a big deal. However, it was thought that Yue Fei was rehabilitated, and there was a battle between the two factions above the court. In Shen Tang Under Jin's plan, the Zhuhe faction suffered a hidden loss. However, they naturally would not be reconciled. Therefore, they started planning again from the beginning of the year, asking the court to make peace with Jin on the grounds of futile results from the long war and a waste of money and food, and urged Zhang Jun withdraws his troops as soon as possible.
Naturally, the main war faction refused, and there was no result after a heated argument. However, in order to appease the main war faction and prevent them from hindering the Northern Expedition, Zhao Shen and Shi Hao had to discuss another matter. Leave important matters to the other party.
This big event is this year's big exam.
Therefore, the imperial court decreed that March 3rd would be the day for the scientific examination, and ordered Shang Huaili, the Minister of Rites, to take charge of the examination! Sure enough, after receiving this benefit, the Zhuhe faction also shifted their energy from the Northern Expedition to the scientific examination. .
The scientific examination is to select scholars for the country. Although examiners and candidates are not allowed to be called students or teachers, it is naturally a great good thing to be able to preside over the scientific examination.
The decree was issued, and at the same time the announcement was made, a letter was sent to all the state capitals. Naturally, the hearts of the waiting students were shocked. Those who had already arrived in Lin'an gathered all their thoughts and began to study hard. Those who had not yet arrived in Lin'an also set off immediately to avoid delaying their studies. It’s the day of the exam. After all, the journey will take more than a month at this time, and time is already extremely tight.
When Shen Tang returned to Lin'an, it was already the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, and tomorrow was the Lantern Festival!