Step-Mother has Given Up

Shen Yanmo not only asked the shopkeeper to talk about interesting things, but also the people from the ready-to-wear shop and the rouge shop. They said that they would buy some dresses and rouge. Even though they had to go to the country to follow the customs, they also wanted to use the things from their hometown.

When Qingfeng learned of Shen Yanmo's practice, he was alert and relaxed. It seems that he has been worrying too much, and Madam Shen really intends to return to the country of Yan with them.

He didn't know that Shen Yanmo gave her two letters and a token to the shopkeeper of the rouge shop in a place where she couldn't see it.

The shopkeeper of the rouge shop left the Fuyuan Inn and went to the Dudu's Mansion. It didn't take long for a letter and token to appear on Shen Linpeng's case table.

When Shen Linpeng saw the familiar handwriting and the token on the mansion, he was delighted, opened the letter and scanned it roughly, and learned that Shen Yanmo was in trouble and needed help. After pacing for a while, he shouted to the outside of the study.

Soon a man in his thirties who often dresses up opens the door and asks respectfully, "What do you want, my lord?"

Shen Linpeng pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Order a hundred soldiers, listen to the instructions, tomorrow night, the governor has something to order."

Often go out with a promise. Shen Linpeng was left with a pensive look, thinking that Shen Yanmo asked him to help, but did not say what happened to her. It seemed that things were not simple, otherwise Shen Yanmo would not ask him for help.

When he was assassinated with an arrow, the arrow was poisonous. If it hadn't been for Shen Yanmo, he would have died. After he woke up, he had a very happy conversation with Shen Yanmo. He wanted to marry her to repay her life-saving grace as his ordinary wife. When he learned that she was already married and had two children, Shen Linpeng gave up, so he got married with Shen Yanmo. Brothers and sisters of the opposite sex.

For two years, Shen Yanmo never asked him to do anything. On the contrary, he asked Shen Yanmo for help many times. His parents were seriously ill. He asked Shen Yanmo for medicine. His sister was infertile, so he asked Shen Yanmo to see a doctor. In short, Shen Yanmo has been troubled in the past two years, and now Shen Yanmo is in trouble, even if he sacrifices his life, he will not hesitate.

Fuyuan Inn

Shen Yanmo recovered from his illness and went out for dinner, spending dinner with a few children.

The children were very happy to see that Shen Yanmo had recovered from his illness, and begged Shen Yanmo to take them out for a stroll. When they came to Youzhou, there was no reason not to do so. I will leave China in a few days and arrive at the borders of Yan Kingdom. I must buy some special products to bring with me.

Shen Yanmo couldn't, and promised to take them out tomorrow. The children clapped their hands excitedly.

"Quickly go back to rest, go to bed early and get up early tomorrow, go shopping on the street, and we will leave Youzhou the next morning." Shen Yanmo smiled and went upstairs.

The next day, Shen Yanmo took a few children, followed by a few guards, and walked towards the busiest street in Youzhou. After two hours of shopping, I bought everything I wanted to buy. I went to the Qingyuelou branch for dinner. After the meal, I drove a carriage back to Fuyuan Inn.

The shopkeeper saw Shen Yanmo coming back with a smile on his face: "I heard that Madam Tomorrow is going to leave, and I specially ordered the kitchen to make some good food and drink. Madam must use more for her face."

"The shopkeeper is polite, so it's better for my wife to respect her life." Shen Yanmo said with a smile.

Without a word, a group of people came in. The head of the group was a man. In the coming year, Ufa was erected high with a purple gold crown, a purple brocade robe, a white jade belt around his waist, and his body was wearing official deerskin boots. Wearing a large cloak of silver and white fox fur, a tall nose, thin red lips, a sword eyebrow slanted at the sideburns, a few strands of black hair hanging down on his forehead, a handsome face, and a sculptural outline, he is a handsome man.

A few people dressed as guards followed, all wearing long swords around their waists, with cold temperament and gloomy faces, which made people daunting.

When the shopkeeper saw the incoming person, a bright smile appeared on his face, and he eagerly greeted him, and shouted in surprise and joy: "Oh, what a rare visitor, rare visitor, Governor Shen, what brought you here? Can you Come to the shop, the shop is full of glory, and the shop is full of glory."

The visitor was Shen Linpeng. He frowned when he heard the shopkeeper's words. His face was not as cold as before, and his low voice slowly said, "I came to Yan Guo Xisuo recently. Are there any foreign residents in your store?" He looked at Shen as he spoke. Yan Mo, seeing her unfamiliar face, asked, "Madam is not a local, right? Where do you come from and where do you want to go?"

Shen Yanmo glanced at Qingfeng and saw that his hand holding the saber was exposed with blue veins. He looked sideways and smiled at Shen Linpeng: "Master Governor, we are not a master craftsman from the Kingdom of Yan. The wife is originally from Jinling. His father was admitted as a scholar. I went to Kyoto to be an official. The women went to Kyoto with their parents, lived in Kyoto for many years, and later moved to Yangzhou. You can tell me something if you listen carefully to the accent of the women."

The shopkeeper was afraid that Shen Linpeng would embarrass Shen Yanmo, so he hurried out to make ends meet, and said with a smile: "When I was young, I walked north and south. I heard the accent of the lady. It was a mixed Yangzhou accent, especially the youngest sons of the lady. They grew up in Yangzhou since childhood. , Yangzhou accent is heavier."

At this time, Brother Yao stood at the railing on the second floor, poking his head out, and shouted: "Mother, my brothers are sleepy. You must be busy beforehand. I will coax the brothers to take a nap."

Everyone downstairs looked towards the second floor and saw that Brother Yao was a young boy in his early ten years old, speaking with a strong Yangzhou accent. This made Shen Linpeng relieved a lot, and his face was much more relaxed. A few words instructed the shopkeeper to make him pay attention to people with an accent from the country of Yan. If there are such people, they should report in time. The shopkeeper nodded and said yes.

Shen Linpeng turned around and wanted to leave, walked to the door and looked back, focusing on Qingfeng's body, and said with no deep meaning: "This strong man's sword is good, did Yan Guo buy it?"

Hearing these words, Qingfeng's heart was turbulent, but his face was pretending to be calm, and the corners of his lips barely pulled out a smile. Shen Yanmo was interrupted when he was about to speak, "The Governor is so insightful. In the past few years, when our country fought against the Yan Kingdom, a lot of spoils were captured. Qingfeng was given to Qingfeng. They all say that swords are worthy of heroes. This is a good story, don't you think?"

"Really?" Shen Linpeng glanced at Qingfeng, obviously not believing in Shen Yanmo's words, "Since the patron is serving in the court and is also Shen's colleague, Shen kindly reminds his wife that Youzhou City has not been safe recently. If nothing happens, leave as soon as possible. , Even if you stay here, don’t run around, lest you get into trouble."

Shen Yanmo said a few words of thanks. Shen Linpeng's words seem to be advice, but Qingfeng and others understand that there is no relationship between Shen Yanmo and Shen Linpeng. The scene just now is a play between Shen Linpeng and Shen Yanmo.

When Qingfeng watched Shen Linpeng leave the Fuyuan Inn, he was relieved.

The shopkeeper sent Shen Linpeng out and took a sigh of relief as they watched their distant back. It was so dangerous, how did this killer come. Could it be possible that Youzhou City really got into it?

He didn't understand, he turned around and saw that Shen Yanmo was still standing there, comforting a few words.

Qingfeng glanced at Shen Yanmo looking at him with a faint smile, and said in a deep voice, "Madam, let's leave tomorrow morning. It seems that there is something wrong with Youzhou City."

Shen Yanmo nodded, agreeing with Qingfeng, walked upstairs, and glanced at him when he passed the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper's knowing smile immediately said: "We got some new good tea here. I will send it to the lady and let the lady taste one or two, which is considered as a shock to the lady?" This is because she is afraid that Shen Yanmo will be frightened by what happened just now.

"Oh, I want to taste it. The tea from Youzhou is better than the tea from Kyoto?" Shen Yanmo said, already on the second floor, and said to the downstairs, "When I wake up from a nap, I will bring it to me. Bar."

Shen Yanmo woke up from a nap. The shopkeeper was holding the tray in both hands, and entered Shen Yanmo's room with a smile. When there was no one, the shopkeeper unfolded the note, read the words clearly, held the note by the fire, and threw the note into the stove.

At the second shift, the back door of Fuyuan Inn opened, and several black guards with knives came in. They went straight to the second floor, wrapped four "things" in a quilt and carried them out. Then three came out wearing black belts. The man in the cloak was guarded by black guards. Compared with the burly guards, the three of them were petite, like women. When everyone went out, the shopkeeper closed the back door, drank a cup of tea in the room, and fell asleep deeply. The next morning, Qingfeng opened his distressed eyes, and slowly got up and felt dizzy and a little unwilling to do so. , Suddenly felt bad, lifted the quilt, pulled the shoes and got out of bed, opened the door and ran out frantically, and walked to the door of Shen Yanmo's room. Seeing that the door was open, there was no one in the room. There was no one upstairs and downstairs, inside or outside.

He carried a bucket of water and threw others awake, even the treasurer of Fuyuan Inn was not spared.

The shopkeeper slept soundly, a bucket of cold water was poured down, and suddenly he woke up and couldn't help cursing: "Which bastard, has disturbed my dream, is you going to die?"

He quickly climbed out of the bed and shook his wet shirt, trembling with cold, cursing, so embarrassed, he raised his eyes to see the breeze, and stared at him horizontally. The shopkeeper curled his lips with a smile, and said to please: "Master Qingfeng, what's wrong with you, pour water on my bed well, are you awake or sleepwalking?" He twisted his wet gray hair and looked at him. .

"Don't give me sloppy eyes, let me ask you, what happened yesterday and why my wife and my little son are gone." Qingfeng threw down the bucket, stepped forward and grabbed the shopkeeper's collar, his voice was cold, and his eyes were mixed. Kind of killing intent.

If Fuyuan Inn didn't give them an explanation, no one would please.

The shopkeeper's complexion changed drastically when he heard the words, his eyes staring like copper bells, and he stammered: "Qing, Master Qingfeng, you are not open, kidding, the madam and the little son were fine before going to bed yesterday, how suddenly they disappeared, Xiao The old man is courageous, so don't lie to me." After being splashed with cold water, he shivered coldly, but now he is like falling into an ice cave. Pushing Qingfeng's hand away, he walked out, and went straight to the second floor. When he came to Shen Yanmo's room, he yelled anxiously: "Madam, ma'am, where are you? Don't cheat me, Xiao There are old people and young people, but I can’t help it tossing about it. If you don’t say anything, you will disappear. Madam, you do it, come out quickly, don’t embarrass the little old people."

He cried and searched and searched, but Shen Yanmo and others were still missing. He burst into tears, and finally he suffocated a sentence: "It seems that I can only report to an official. Yesterday, Governor Shen came and said that there was a fine work by Yan Guo. They sneaked into Youzhou City and they took away his wife and young son. But the wife was humble and grew up in Kyoto. How could she offend Yan Guo's work, no, this matter is very troublesome, and the young man has to report it to Governor Shen, and said Maybe I can get my wife back. Luckily, the little old man can still do meritorious service."

These words seemed to be talking to himself, and the person who had just arrived at the shopkeeper felt that it was feasible, so he went out and prepared to go to the Dudu's Mansion.

Qingfeng has quick eyes and quick hands, and stepped forward a few steps to hold the shopkeeper: "Where are you going?"

"Your wife and the little son are gone. Naturally, you should report to the official and let the government help you find it." The shopkeeper wiped away the tears from his cheeks. I felt that Qingfeng was silly again, "If you are lost, you are going to report to the official. Don't you want to find your wife." He said that Qingfeng's sleeves were thrown off, and he walked out.

Qingfeng secretly said something bad, if Governor Shen asked about this, he would ask them clearly, and then their identities would be exposed. The situation in Hua and Yan is tense, and there is already a sign of war. If the Ming emperor knows that the prince takes Yao and Rong and puts them in danger, there will be thunder and anger, and Yan will be in danger. .

The current plan is not to leave as soon as possible when thinking about this, and not to let Governor Shen grasp any handle. Qingfeng didn't have time to think about it, so he took everyone on horseback and left. After a cup of tea was not enough, Qingfeng and his group left the inn and went straight to the gate of the city.

Watching Qingfeng and his group walk away towards the gate of the city, the shopkeeper came out from the corner and paced back to the Fuyuan Inn leisurely, humming a little song in his mouth.

Not only did he meet the owner, but he also did a major event for the owner. If he is rewarded for his merits, he will be considered for his merits. At the end of the year, the red envelopes will be richer again. The life at home will be more relaxed. So I sent my little grandson to the school. If I was lucky, my family could still have a talent or a man. I think it’s beautiful these days.

Dudu Mansion.

Shen Yanmo got rid of Qingfeng and others, and had a good night's sleep. After getting up early the next day, she washed and brought her sons to Shen's mother's courtyard.

Shen's mother learned from her son Shen Linpeng that Shen Yanmo was coming to Youzhou, and she was happy with expectation, hoping that Shen Yanmo would come soon, and ordered her daughter-in-law to clean up the courtyard early.

She had already known that her son was rescued by Shen Yanmo from poisoning. I want to thank Shen Yanmo, but I haven't found a suitable opportunity. In the past two years, if Shen Yanmo hadn't helped her, she could not heal her many years of old illness. Her daughter had not had a child for many years, so she was diagnosed and treated by Shen Yanmo. After getting what I wanted, I got a big fat boy last year.

Thinking of these things, Shen's mother's gratitude to Shen Yanmo was beyond words. This time I finally saw Shen Yanmo, how could she not be excited.

Mother Shen heard that Shen Yanmo was coming, opened the brocade curtain to greet him, smiled and said enthusiastically: "This is Mo'er girl, come in quickly with the child, it has just snowed, it is cold outside, and warm inside. Come in quickly." My gaze swept across Brother Yao, Brother Rong, Brother Yu and Brother Ao. The more I watched them, the more I liked them. Holding Shen Yanmo's hand, he repeatedly praised: "You are really blessed. , There are these few boys, all handsome and sensible, which makes me greedy."

She has only one son and one daughter. Governor Shen was even more impoverished. He married two daughters-in-law, only one prostitute and two prostitutes. There was nothing out of the three concubine rooms. The daughter was infertile for many years, and she had only one son last year. Counting that, the Shen family does not have a strong heir. If anyone wants to have a few pitiful boys, Shen's mother will be envious and jealous.

How can people have sons and daughters-in-law so well. Although she is not patriarchal, she also hopes that her children and grandchildren will have more children and be blessed. Now seeing Shen Yanmo's children is even more greedy. When they entered the house, they met each other and distributed the prepared gifts to Brother Yao.

Shen Yanmo spoke with Shen's mother. The children felt bored in the house. She wanted to go out to play, so Shen's mother asked them to take them out to play, and let her only grandson accompany him.

Shen Linpeng’s son is Shen Xing, his nickname is Gou'er, and he is eight years old. He was born to his original partner. The poor family emphasized a low name to support him. For his smooth growth, Shen's mother gave him such a name. After the original partner had dystocia , He was raised by Shen's mother. It can be said that Shen Xing was brought up by Shen's mother.

The adults were talking outside the house, and the children were playing in the yard.

Brother Yao'er and others were all self-acquaintances, and they became acquainted with Shen Xing after a while. Knowing that Shen Xing's nickname is Gou, Brother Yu and Ao laughed. Gou, what kind of bad name is this, it is not as good as the names of Sixi and Xuetuan in their family.

But they were well-educated, just laughed, and didn't make any sarcasm. Even so, Shen Xing was displeased, his hands pinched his waist and his small eyebrows were immediately erected: "I know what you are laughing at. I just think my nickname is not good, and I don't want to call a dog, but my grandmother said that a bad name is good to feed. Don't change it." Shen Xing gave up after changing his name many times to no avail.

Brother Yao patted him on the shoulder: "Your grandmother is for your own good. When you grow up, she will pick up the words and let someone help you pick a nice one with a good meaning. Who remembers you called a dog when you were a child? Woolen cloth?"

After thinking about it, Shen Xing felt reasonable, and smiled at Brother Yao: "Brother Yao is better."

"It's good for us, your name is not good, we don't laugh at you." Ao Ge'er stepped forward, walked up to Shen Xing, patted his chest and promised.

Shen Xing nodded: "You are all my friends. By the way, you are going to live in the Dudu's Mansion for a few days. I will take you to skating and break the ice on the lake. How about going fishing?"

"We can't call the shots, just look at what my mother meant." Brother Yao didn't even know that Shen Yanmo shook Qingfeng and the others at this moment.

The four brothers came to the Dudu Mansion inexplicably. They were already full of doubts, but the mother said that they would explain later, but did not explain yet. So they didn't know Shen Yanmo's plan.

"I'll beg my aunt and let her promise to live longer." The words fell silent and ran into the house.

He is the only seedling of the Shen family. He is usually detained in Shen's mother's courtyard and is guarded by a group of maids and women. Even if he visits relatives and friends, he rarely meets children of the same age.

There are children of the same age in the house, but they are all children of the same age. They are slaves in the capital. They are respectful to him. They dare not speak loudly. It is not interesting to get along with them. So he has no congenial friends. , I saw a few of Yao brothers today, as soon as I saw it, I wanted them to live longer.

As soon as Shen Xing entered the house, he heard Shen Yanmo's words.

"We will leave today. I have explained the situation in detail, lest there be many dreams at night, and it is better to leave Youzhou as soon as possible." There is no doubt in the words.

"No, I won't let you go." Shen Xing ran over and threw himself into Shen's mother's arms, begging, "Grandma, don't let my aunt go, I like my aunt, but my brother and younger brother, you can let them stay with me for a few days. good?"