In less than ten days while waiting for the imperial edict, Shen Shuren took advantage of every opportunity and hurriedly traveled around the counties in Wuchang Prefecture.
We sorted out the institutional construction work on refugee resettlement and settlement legislation, and also inspected and accepted three new armament products, including forged steel bulletproof breastplates, nitrocellulose propellant produced in the laboratory, and absorbent cotton gauze.
After all, he didn't give Song Yingxing much time. From April to now, just over seven months, he was able to tinker with these technological innovations, which is already remarkable.
Shen Shuren stayed in Daye County until November 27th. In the evening, after finishing the complicated internal affairs work, Shen Shuren was eating and chatting with Fang Yizhi, thinking about what else needed to be inspected and inspected later.
Check for leaks and fill in the gaps.
As a result, a team of close messengers from the Shen family hurried to Daye and asked to see the young master overnight, interrupting Shen Shuren's relatively idle days:
"Sir, there is an urgent report from the capital. Your Majesty's envoys who have knighted you, as well as Governor Fang and his daughter, should have passed Tongbai Mountain and arrived in Suizhou. In about two days, they will reach Wuchang.
We rushed our horses in advance and changed horses without changing people. After landing from Huainan, we came to report the news first."
If envoys and former officials from the capital want to go to Wuchang, if they are not in a hurry, they can go east to Hefei and Anqing to enter the Yangtze River, and then go upstream instead of going through the dangerous mountainous areas.
If you are in a hurry, then only the Huaibei part north of Xinyang has waterways to travel, and you can use canals. Once you enter Huaihe, you can only take a land route and take a shortcut over Tongbai Mountain via Xinyang Road.
Therefore, before arriving at the Huaihe River, the Shen family's emergency messenger moved at the same speed as Fang Kongzhen's family and the edict messenger, and occasionally had to take a boat. After abandoning the boat and landing on the shore, he quickly accelerated and ran away.
It took two days. For ordinary people who are not in a hurry, the final journey may take four or five days.
Chen Shuren and Fang Yizhi heard this and looked at each other in a tacit understanding: "I'll leave this to Mr. Song. We'll go back to Jiangxia County early tomorrow morning."
…
Daye is only sixty miles away from Jiangxia County. The group set off early the next morning and returned to Jiangxia County before noon. They could still catch up with the family for dinner.
In the governor's office, Shen Shuren's confidants had also received the news in advance and knew that the young master was preparing to receive the order, and they were extremely busy.
During lunch, Chen Yuanyuan, Dong Xiaowan, and Li Xiangjun all came to accompany him and serve him. The expressions of the three women were a little solemn. Chen Yuanyuan was helping to pick up the dishes while making insinuations worriedly:
"Young Master, I heard that His Majesty gave you the national surname so that when you marry the young princess of Prince Lu's family in the future, you can avoid the suspicion of marrying into the family and save some face for both families? Congratulations to the Young Master, you should have a young mistress to help take charge of the affairs.
It’s a mess in the inner house.”
Chen Shuren was eating fish. Li Xiangjun helped him deftly pick out the thorns one by one, leaving the clean meat, and then served him to chew it slowly. When he heard the words, he also heard the hidden worries in it, and couldn't help but put down the tassel and put his hands down.
Hug Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xiangjun and comfort them:
"What? Are you worried? It sounds like I don't mean what I say. I will marry a real wife after all. But I will not let you down in this life. This is inevitable. I will always let you have a beginning and an end."
Dong Xiaowan is on the side, dressed in pure moon white, and she is not obsessed with her. In this life, she and Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xiangjun have different backgrounds. Because of Shen Shuren's rescue, Dong Xiaowan has never fallen into those situations where smiling faces welcome people, and is just a person.
She is the daughter of a bankrupt wealthy businessman. Therefore, she cannot do anything about being obsessed with her master with other women in broad daylight, and would rather wait and see what happens.
After all, Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xiangjun were redeemed by Chen Shuren, so they didn't have so many concerns about etiquette. The two girls were quickly comforted by Chen Shuren, their faces turned red and their faces turned pink, and they just whispered in a tired voice:
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo Reading recently to catch up on books, change sources, and read aloud with many sounds, and it can be used on both Android and Apple.]
"The slave family sincerely congratulates the young master. How could he not be willing to do so. With the young master's status, talent and good looks, he deserves to be served by many women. Who is the princess? She is worthy of being a princess. But... I don't know what this Prince Lu's man is.
Little princess, how old are you and are you a powerful person?"
Chen Shuren laughed loudly: "So that's what I was worried about. Don't worry, the little princess will only be sixteen years old after the New Year. She has not been familiar with the world since she was a child, has no heart for the city, and is not in the temperament to make things difficult for others. As long as you don't
If you offend her, she won't be too lazy to be jealous and pet you."
After hearing that the little princess was so young and didn't understand anything, the three girls felt relieved. Chen Yuanyuan was still a little ashamed. She subconsciously stroked her cheek and said to herself:
"That's actually three or four years younger than the slave family. There's really nothing to worry about. The slave family will definitely be the first to lose sex in the future."
Among Chen Shuren's three women, Chen Yuanyuan is the oldest and will be twenty years old next year. Dong Xiaowan is a few months younger than her, and Li Xiangjun is more than a year younger, so next year, the youngest among them will also be ten years old.
Eight.
Other families marry wives first. After the head wives become old and lose their lust, they then find younger concubines. The head wives become very aware of the crisis.
The Shen family is just the opposite. Shen Shuren works hard until he is twenty-three years old before he can officially marry his wife. Before that, the concubines around him have been serving him for four or five years.
In order not to cause trouble for his future wife, and not to cause trouble for the family, Chen Shuren has deliberately staggered the time as much as possible in the past few years. Unless he is not in urgent need of comfort after a long separation, he usually chooses a relatively safe day.
Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xiangjun didn't have a physique that was easy to conceive, so they lived peacefully together for two or three years. Only Dong Xiaowan gave birth to a daughter for him, who was almost two years old.
Facing Chen Yuanyuan's complaint, Shen Shuren was of course very responsible: "There is no such thing as sex and love here! I don't think you are vulgar fans who use sex to do things.
You have either shared difficulties with me, or helped me in my career, and you are all quite talented and knowledgeable. There are very few women in the world who can get to know me and understand my ambitions. What do you have to worry about?"
The girls were so coaxed that they didn't say anything jealous, they just buried their heads in Shen Shuren's chest and enjoyed the moment quietly.
After being provoked by them, Shen Shuren remembered something and reminded him: "Speaking of the little princess of Prince Lu's Mansion, since she is not opposed to the marriage, she must also have a good impression of me.
Thinking back to that time, maybe I showed off some musical insights in front of Prince Lu and the princess, which made them feel quite refreshed. I chatted with the little princess several times, but I couldn't get around the rhythm. Everyone in Prince Lu's mansion is really good at musical skills.
Crazy.
For the sake of harmony in the future, you guys should try to improve my piano skills when you have free time. I don’t need to be perfect at all, but at least I can get across the lake with the dragon gate array, so I won’t be too ambitious and too weak.
You yourselves, you should also read more of "The Authentic Ancient Music" written by King Lu, and think about it carefully. When the little princess comes in, you can ask her for advice, and maybe she will sincerely treat you as sisters. You enter first, even if she doesn't.
I won’t be challenged by my status.”
The girls nodded in agreement, each keeping these precautions in mind.
…
The girls learned that the young princess could be formally betrothed at any time. The days of freedom and freedom that no one cared about were becoming less and less with each passing day.
Moreover, the young master is very likely to be sent out on business inspections at any time, and he does not know how many days he will be at home, so he cannot help but be courteous and serve him well, and he cherishes every opportunity.
The next day, Li Xiangjun thought of her good sister who was still a female laywoman behind closed doors. She also thought of what her young master said, "If you enter before the little princess, you won't be deliberately made things difficult for her." She became a little anxious and eagerly wanted to
matchmaking.
No woman likes to share her husband with others, but when her status is humble, if she can have a best friend with whom she has the best relationship to share the burden and help each other, some weak women will still consider it.
Li Xiangjun and Bian Yujing have endured hardships together since childhood. They have been trained together as thin horses for many years. This sisterly relationship is definitely not fake.
So she went out in a hurry early in the morning and found Bian Yujing's residence.
Bian Yujing has been in Wuchang for a year. The place she lives in is an unused courtyard provided by Chen Shuren, but it has been renovated under Bian Yujing's own aesthetic design this year.
Especially in the garden, there are a lot of bamboo forests planted. Nowadays, the trees are withered in winter, but the bamboo forests are still green, but most of the bamboo leaves are withered, making the tall and straight poles look more desolate.
When Shen Shuren was away fighting, Li Xiangjun was bored living in the house, and would often go to Bian Yujing's place. The sisterly bond was not unfamiliar at all. At this moment, Bian Yujing was not surprised to see Li Xiangjun coming, but he felt that Li Xiangjun wasted his time.
time.
She then jokingly teased: "Young, my sister is still here on a day like this. Didn't I hear that Mr. Shen has returned to Wuchang? A spring night is worth a thousand gold, and a spring day is worth at least five hundred gold."
Li Xiangjun also pretended to have a straight face and touched Bian Yujing's cheek: "Look, if I don't treat you like a bad little girl, you dare to make fun of my sister with this.
Later, I will bring you into the house and ask Sister Yuanyuan to set the rules for you. From now on, everything you say and do will be controlled by others. This is called retribution in my eyes."
Although Bian Yujing is still a virgin, she has been trained since she was a child. Even though she has only been singing, she is not thin-skinned. She does not take it personally when being said like this: "Sister is not afraid of being favored by multiple people, but little sister can only ask for it."
Li Xiangjun: "Really? Have you figured it out? Don't practice your Taoism anymore? Forget it, I won't joke with you. Today is an urgent matter. Do you want to follow the master forever in this life?
If you want to, stop being pretentious. The young master will not blame you for having had someone else in your heart. When you followed Miss Fang to help the young master write those songs about arranging and arranging bandits, it can be seen that you are very interested in the young master’s talents.
The concept is also very insightful. From now on, it is not a good idea to help him read at night.
If we continue to hesitate, after the New Year, the young master may be granted a marriage to Prince Lu. At that time, if we, who are from humble backgrounds, want to enter the house, we will inevitably be suspected of humiliating the princess, so we might as well hurry up and make rice.
There’s cooked rice.”
Li Xiangjun spoke so bluntly, even though Bian Yujing was used to teasing her with dirty jokes, he couldn't help but couldn't help it, and his face turned red subconsciously.
Then, she thought of another question and couldn't help but ask: "Are you actually going to marry the princess of the palace? What about Miss Fang? When we helped the young master write the songbook together with Miss Fang, you and I can see that Fang
The girl is probably also paying close attention to the young master.
At the beginning, she was thinking about it every day, how to add more fuel to "The Theory of the Bandit" and "The Continuation of the Theory of the Bandit", and fabricate attachments to better undermine the morale of the intruders. I see how hard she worked every day, but if it came to nothing in the end, she would bear it.
Are you staying?"
Li Xiangjun stamped his feet anxiously: "Mind yourself! The young master told me last night that His Majesty would not agree to the Fang family's marriage with him. When he saw Governor Fang being appointed as the Governor of Sichuan, he knew what His Majesty was thinking.
If Miss Fang is destined to be with him, she can only wait for the opportunity in the future."
Bian Yujing also felt a little regretful. Half a year ago, she regarded Fang Ziling as her future young mistress. When we were creating together, she often took care of each other's feelings and said good things. In her heart, she might not have any plans to please Fang Ziling, and she would wait until Fang Ziling came in first.
mean.
Now it seems that we can only take care of our own things first.