Spring Forest Evening

Princess Shen Yi heard the news that Miss Zhou's body was picked up from Liuhu Lake this morning. Although it was expected, after sighing for a while, she was still worried about her younger brother, so she asked Marquis Weiyuan to sue the yamen for a long time False, the two had a good discussion at home about what Shen Fu should do in the future, so after coming over, the couple sounded very consistent.

Although Shen Fu wanted to tell the elder sister the truth, but because Wei Yuanhou's brother-in-law was also there, he still didn't say anything later, and it didn't mean he didn't trust him, it's just that the people behind the scenes didn't find out for a day, and the relationship between the aristocratic family It's better to be cautious when criss-crossing.

In this way, it didn't take long for the words to turn into Shen Yi's concern for her younger brother's lifelong event:

"Sigh, I didn't expect Cousin Heng to be so beautiful! Later we will go to Zhou's house to see my aunt and the others. I think the mourning hall should be set up too. Alas, how sad my aunt and Mrs. Zhou must be! Speaking of which, It’s also thanks to brother that you postponed the wedding date. Of course, if it wasn’t for the delayed wedding date, Cousin Heng might not be able to... Forget it, everyone is gone. It’s useless to talk about it. It’s an accident. Fortunately, we are always relatives. I'll just try to make up for the Zhou family in the future. It's just brother, your brother-in-law and I are the only ones in the room now, and Cousin Heng has disappeared so suddenly, so... what are your plans in the future?"

Shen Yi knew that her younger brother was not happy about the marriage given by the queen mother, the so-called marriage of close relatives, so when she heard the exact news that Zhou's cousin's body was salvaged this morning, she also told the people around her The confidant maids sighed a lot, lamenting the difficulty of their younger brother's marriage.

After sighing, no matter what happens to the cousin, it will be over in the end, and now the most urgent thing is to quickly plan for his own brother after the loss of his fiancée.

Cousin Heng's full attention is on her younger brother. Not many people in the whole capital don't know about this. Not to be called a flirtatious lover, it seems not good to have a serious mistress in Prince Jing's mansion in the short term. To be honest, in the short term, it may not be possible to find a suitable concubine who is well-matched and agreeable. I can only accept a side concubine first.

Once she figured it out, Shen Yi felt suddenly enlightened:

That's right, my younger brother already likes children, and every time he comes to the mansion, he first goes to see the two monkeys he gave birth to. The second child is still young, and the eldest brother, Arong, is even closer to this uncle than to his father. No, actually It’s closer than being with his father. Every time I see Hou Ye who is acting like a strict father and has to take a school homework test, it’s like a mouse seeing a cat, but every time Ah Fu leaves, he will be reluctant to leave and keep asking him. When will you come back next time.

So the idea of ​​letting Ah Fu accept a side concubine to have a child is very feasible. There are three ways to be unfilial and have no descendants. What's more, my younger brother is a person who has taken on a heavy responsibility in the palace. After two years, the matter of sister Heng has been forgotten by everyone. In the past two years, I have also looked at him a lot, and I think it will not be too late to marry a concubine and give birth to a son.

This idea was also approved by Marquis Weiyuan who returned to the mansion later, so the couple came to the mansion to talk straight to the point with Shen Fu.In the final analysis, the Zhou family's matter is indeed embarrassing, but the marriage of Prince Jing is what the Marquis Weiyuan and his wife are really concerned about.

Compared with when the Shen and Zhou families first got married many years ago, the current situation in the DPRK and China has changed a lot, so for Shen Yi, all she cares about is how to get her younger brother out of the bad influence of this matter, how to let the Shen family succeed as soon as possible, and for Shen Yi For Marquis Weiyuan, it is how to use this matter to continue to retain the power of Prince Jing's Mansion and Marquis Weiyuan's mansion in the new emperor's court, and even go one step further.

The Zhou family was already in decline, and most of the children were dandies, which did not help Prince Jing's mansion. Now that Miss Zhou's family is gone, Shen Fu's marriage needs to be reconsidered seriously. In this way, the side concubine that Shen Yi advocated also happened to be a powerful concubine. Approved by Yuanhou.

After she finished talking about her husband and wife's thoughts, Shen Yi found that her younger brother frowned and didn't immediately answer or express his opinion.

"Why, Ah Fu, do you think this is not feasible? Or is it too early to say?" Knowing that his younger brother is stable, he will not rush to express his opinion, but from his appearance, it seems that he does not agree with this matter?

Shen Yi glanced at Marquis Weiyuan next to her, and saw her husband winking, which meant to tell her not to continue asking, and then saw him clear his throat and ask:

"Ah Fu, but what other considerations do you have?"

Shen Fu thought for a while, anyway, he will know when he goes to court tomorrow, after all, he is his brother-in-law, so it's okay to tell him now, so he frankly said his plan: "Tomorrow I will tell the emperor that I will keep my filial piety for Ah Heng. year-"

"What? Are you crazy?" Shen Yi, who was so excited that she got up immediately, stopped her before she finished speaking: "It's a mess! One year of filial piety? Do you know what you are talking about?"

I didn't like Cousin Heng too much, so I even laughed at him for not being enlightened in this aspect...Isn't it? !

Thinking of this, Shen Yi looked at her younger brother with shock: It is said that the world is impermanent and you should cherish the person in front of you. Now that Cousin Heng has an accident, my younger brother is enlightened and feels regretful?So, after learning from the painful experience, in order to be worthy of Cousin Heng's deep affection at the beginning, should he keep filial piety for her for a year?

It's not impossible, the two have known each other since childhood, and the relationship between the two families has never been broken in these years. If they get closer, keeping filial piety can also give the Zhou family an excellent explanation. Years are too long!

If the emperor really wants to be accurate, then what kind of side concubine do I have to talk about!

Thinking of this, Shen Yi sat down slumped, her tone softened, and she began to persuade her younger brother softly:

"Ah Fu, do you think about this matter again? I also know that Sister Heng is a good person, but people cannot be resurrected after death. In any case, this huge Prince Jing's mansion must be passed on, right?" The father's three-year filial piety had not been long before, and now he was about to start filial piety again. Shen Yi also felt sorry for her younger brother, so she signaled to Marquis Weiyuan next to her: " You also say something!"

Marquis Weiyuan smiled helplessly, bowed his hands to his wife, and then heard him still ask Shen Fu the sentence just now:

"Ah Fu, but what other considerations do you have? Why don't you tell us about it today?"

Seeing the couple staring at him and waiting for the answer, Shen Fu felt a little sorry, but unfortunately there are still some things that he urgently needs to answer, so he couldn't give a specific explanation, so he could only bite the bullet and answer:

"I also ask elder sister and brother-in-law to be considerate. It is indeed not the time to accept the side concubine. For the matter of keeping filial piety, tomorrow—"

"Let's go!" Shen Yi couldn't listen anymore, she patted the table, and called Wei Yuanhou who was still listening carefully: "Go to Zhou's house!"

"Hey, I said Madam..." After all, Marquis Weiyuan is a member of the court, and he is not more concerned than his wife, so he is more chaotic. Seeing Shen Fu's helpless expression, he knew that there might be some secrets behind him, so he was just as helpless He followed suit and stood up, but before leaving, he said something meaningful to his brother-in-law:

"Since you've thought everything through, you should naturally be prepared for the reaction in the Palace of Tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly went out to chase his wife who had already left in a huff.

On this side, Shen Fu, who rarely sees his sister getting angry like this, felt a little sorry, so he walked in the bamboo forest next to the outer study.Just thinking about the matter of accepting the side concubine, I finally felt depressed, and couldn't help exhaling a few foul breaths, and then seeing that it was getting late, like a ghost, I went to the inner courtyard.

It was a pity that Chuntao outside the study had already seen him at this time. The little girl's eyes lit up, and she quickly walked a few steps over to salute. With understandable eyes, he raised his head and asked Shen Fu:

"My lord, do you want to discuss with the lady in the book room about book reading?"

Shen Fu was speechless, lowered his head and asked her, "Where is Chun Yu?"

"Sister Chunyu is inside, here..." Chuntao rolled her eyes, and the prince was followed by the servant girl who was holding the lamp, so she couldn't tell the truth, so she quickly added: "I don't know what the servant girl is doing."

Nanny Shen has very strict rules. Originally, no one was allowed to appear around the inner study. Sister Chunyu, as the big maid in charge of the inner study, didn't know what she was doing. Of course, Sister Chunyu is actually talking to Miss Biao now. Chuntao felt very satisfied with how she responded to the situation.

Seeing her proud expression with shining eyes waiting to be praised, Shen Fu glanced at her without saying anything, then turned his head and told the maid in charge of the lamp: "Okay, you step back!"

Then went into the inner study.

Naturally, the two people inside had known about the movement at the door. Seeing him coming in, Chun Yu saluted him, and then tactfully withdrew from the door to be with Chun Tao.

"Why is the prince here?" Zhou Heng was a little surprised. It was supposed to be dark at this moment. Why did Shen Fu come suddenly? Fortunately, he hadn't eaten yet and was dressed neatly. Thinking of this, he couldn't help asking: "have you eaten yet?"

In fact, Shen Fu bit the bullet and came in. Unexpectedly, the other party said such a common sentence. For a while, he felt a strange emotion in his heart: such a common sentence, but he hadn't heard it for many years. !

Since Princess Jing passed away, Shen Fu has basically been by his father's side who rarely smiles. Although Nanny Shen and other elders in the inner courtyard helped take care of daily life, Shen Yi was still in her boudoir at that time, just a servant after all. , I can’t be the master of Prince Jing and his son, and the other is a young princess. Sometimes I don’t want to eat three meals a day on time, let alone pay attention to my younger brother all the time. It's doing whatever you want, but it also loses the life experience of ordinary people.

Now I heard Zhou Heng raise his head and ask himself such a sentence, seeing her in a pink dress with a smile on her face, the evening sun slanted through the window, the whole person was bathed in the sun, with a hazy Crimson, felt a sudden tremor in his heart.