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Princess Xingnan sat in the gazebo a little bored, looking at Shen Zhezi and a group of attachés riding horses and chasing prey back and forth by the river, regretting that she was going out in skirts today.

On the other side of the pavilion, there sat the little maid of the Shen family, Gua'er, with an abacus in front of the desk, and her white fingers moved quickly on the abacus dexterously, occasionally stopping to pick up a pen and copy the numbers on the account book fairly.

Over the past few years, this little maid has grown completely, her eyebrows and eyes are delicate and picturesque, and her facial features are exquisite and impeccable. Even from a woman's point of view, Princess Xingnan also feels that such a beautiful woman should be raised in the deep pavilion and dressed in gorgeous clothes, and she should sing and dance lightly with her hands. It's a pity that she is not ladylike, such a little beauty who is captivating the country and the city, only knows that she must compare with the abacus every day, and suddenly falls from the fairyland into the mortal market.

But when she thinks of her dignity as a princess, and now she is also edified, every day she thinks about how to add new products to Nanyuan, and she has no taste of elegance and tranquility of a noble girl from a family, Princess Xingnan has no shortage of grievances against Shen Zhezi. You must know that in her early years in the garden, she also fantasized that she would become a demure and elegant lady, but since marrying into the Shen family, she has gradually distanced herself from this image.

Seeing that the little maid was focused and not haunted by foreign affairs at all, Princess Xingnan came to her side and asked with a smile: "Gua'er, is your family Langjun annoying?" Such a delicate and pretty lady can't bear to let you do things with an abacus every day! ”

Although she has grown older, this little maid's affection has never changed, the same weakness, and she is ashamed before she speaks. Even if he has been with the princess for a long time, he is no stranger to it, but his demeanor is still timid, and after hearing this, he lowered his head and said: "Gu'er has nothing to do, and I am already satisfied to be able to share some burden for Lang Jun and the princess with this calculation." ”

Hearing this, the corners of Princess Xingnan's mouth twitched, and she understood that it was impossible for her to arouse this little maid who had no temper at all to share the same hatred with her. She turned back to her position, looking at Shen Zhezi, who was galloping on the grass and in high spirits, her expression was not lacking in attachment, but her tone was angry: "This person is really disgusting, he said that he would go out of the city to welcome the people from his family, but he only cared about playing by himself, and he didn't know how to inform people in advance to prepare!" ”

With such clear and good weather, it was a good time to go out and swim, but because she wanted to welcome people from her family, Princess Xingnan deliberately chose a solemn dress, but now it is inconvenient to move, and she is very envious of Shen Zhezi playing outside.

After another half an hour, a huge convoy gradually came out from behind the mountains and forests in the south, and servants of the Shen family rode horses to report the news.

At this time, Shen Zhezi led the crowd back to the vicinity of the pavilion, washed his face with the copper basin presented by the maid, and smiled at the princess after entering the pavilion: "There is also that Cui Ling lady who came with her this time, and she may be able to accompany the princess for a long time in the future, is the princess happy?" ”

Hearing this, Princess Xingnan's heart suddenly disappeared, and she hurriedly got up and pulled Shen Zhezi's arm and asked, "Ah Ling is really here?" Why didn't you tell me earlier, I could bring a slingshot and let Mrs. Ah Ling take a look at the skills I have worked hard for the past few years! ”

Shen Zhezi sweated when he heard this, patted the back of her hand and comforted: "There is a chance." ”

As he spoke, his eyes fell on the little maid Gua'er again, and said with a smile: "Gu'er, you don't have to work all the time, taking you out of the city today is to distract yourself." Your parents are also with you, and the family will be reunited in the capital later. ”

After Gua'er heard this, her face suddenly showed a look of surprise, although she was even restrained, but then she looked out of the pavilion frequently, which showed that she missed her parents a lot.

After another quarter of an hour, the convoy gradually approached, and Shen Zhezi and a group of attachés greeted him.

"Lang Jun!"

At the front of the convoy was Liu Meng, the captain of the Shen family's troops, who had been training Longxi soldiers in the township for several years, and was finally able to enter Beijing this time. Seeing Shen Zhezi again, whose physical appearance has changed greatly, his expression was a little excited.

"Liu Wei has entered the capital, and there is no danger in the circle in front of me!"

Among the many retainers, Shen Zhezi has the deepest feelings for Liu Meng, even Liu Chang, who is always by his side, is slightly inferior.

After a moment of greetings, Liu Meng turned around and introduced nearly a hundred young people behind him to Shen Zhezi, the oldest of these people was less than thirty, but they were a new batch of Longxi soldiers of the Shen family, and they would follow Shen Zhezi for a long time in the future, arching the doorway and charging into battle.

Seeing this group of vigorous and burly soldiers, Shen Zhezi was also extremely excited, and waved his fist at these new Longxi soldiers and shouted: "Strong Wu Zhong Erlang, come to me and be with me to promote your power in Yunei!" ”

"Die for Lang Jun!"

The young people shouted one after another, some of them were transferred to Longxi Pawn Training in the early days, but more of them were later selected in the shade of their homes, and they heard more about the name of the young master, and had little contact. When I finally saw it, I couldn't help but look up with wide eyes.

Although Shen Zhezi has a lot of training in Qu'a and Jurong, when it comes to real henchmen, he still has to say that he is a pawn in Longxi. These soldiers, all of whom came from their own tribes, have a master-servant relationship that has lasted for hundreds of years for generations, and their loyalty is by no means comparable to that of the newly recruited. Like those parts around Du He, even if the master is at the end of his rope, he still swears to follow him, which can be regarded as the heritage of the great clan from generation to generation!

The Long Xi pawns broke away from the team and lined up behind Shen Zhezi. At this time, Shen Hong, who led the team into the capital this time, came down from the ox cart in the middle of the team, and laughed when he saw Shen Zhezi, who was outstanding. Even if the north and south are far apart, Shen Hong has heard a lot about Shen Zhezi's deeds in the capital, and it is really difficult to have any dissatisfaction with this nephew, who is becoming more and more important than at that time.

Shen Zhezi hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, Shen Hong helped him up with a smile, patted him on the shoulder with a look of relief, and then said: "Ge Xianweng and Mr. Cui are still in the back car, hurry up and greet him first!" ”

After Shen Zhezi heard this, he and the third uncle entered the team together, and when they arrived at an ox cart, they saw Ge Hong with a red face and Cui Hui, who was a little tired after a long journey.

"The elders have worked hard from afar, so it is better to go home first and rest for a while, and then worship and worship later."

After the group of people had gathered, they continued their journey to the capital. After passing the fence gate in the south of the city, part of the frame materials and personnel were temporarily placed in the Waiguo Manor, and then they were lightly loaded into the city.

Shen Hong was already impatient to see Nanyuan and Shen Yuan, who were well-known in Jiangdong, and he had already passed the fence and drove away with several children in his family. Shen Zhezi also let them go, these people entered the capital this time, in addition to transporting some Wuzhong materials, they were also responsible for transporting a large amount of wealth accumulated in the capital back to Wuxing, and they did not have much time to stay in the capital.

As for Ge Hong and Cui Hui, who came with the team, Ge Hong stayed in Wuzhong for too long and had homesick thoughts, so he returned to the capital. As for Cui Hui, it was Shen Zhezi who sent several letters to persuade him to go north.

Cui Hui and Wen Qiao, who was the assassin of Jiangzhou at the time, were both subordinates of Liu Kun in the past, and they also had a personal friendship, so Shen Zhezi hoped to use Cui Hui to get some contact with Wen Qiao. Jiangzhou will suddenly become more important in the future, and Wen Qiao will become one of the few people who can influence the current situation.

As soon as the group entered the city, a member of the princess's mansion rushed to greet them, with a panicked look, and said on the way: "Lord Lang, something happened!" ”

Shen Zhezi dismounted and asked the subordinate to board the ox cart and report carefully.

Last night, Du's house in Changganli was attacked, and Duhe and his entourage were all taken away.

"First find out if there are any casualties, and then send someone to keep an eye on the movement of the Nanton Palace."

Shen Zhezi was not surprised by this sudden situation, and even to some extent, he was behind it, which was also part of helping Duhe make a name for himself and testing him.

After returning to the princess's mansion and settling down the family, Shen Zhezi got further and more detailed information. Not long after, Jiangxia Gongwei Chong and others came to visit, and their expressions were a little ugly.

"Does Wei Zhou know what happened in Changgan last night? Du Daohui was kidnapped by someone who broke into the courtyard and has not been heard from so far. ”

As soon as he sat down, Wei Chong said quickly, his handsome face full of worry.

Shen Zhezi nodded and said, "Today, the Wuzhong family entered the capital, and I went to greet it, and I just returned to the house to learn about it." Does Jiang Xia know who did this evil deed? ”

Wei Chong sighed and said: "This matter is too sudden, the county government and the Su Wei have begun to investigate, although there is still no definite news, but there are rumors in the capital. It is said that Du Daohui colluded with Qiang Liang to plunder Siye when he was in the north, and after entering the capital, he was found by the enemy because of his fame, and then retaliated. ”

When Shen Zhezi heard this rumor, his eyebrows raised slightly, and then asked, "How true does Jiang Xiagong think this rumor is?" ”

"The north and south are blocking the way, and it is really unpredictable. However, Du Daohui's family has a deep heritage, so he should not do this evil thing. There may be other reasons for this captivity. ”

Wei Chong groaned, but his tone was not very sure.

Shen Zhezi also bowed slightly after hearing this, he already knew who did it, but there was no need to speculate more. It's just that Wei Chong's opinion on this rumor should be in line with the judgment of most people at the time.

What Du He did in Jiangbei, no one can know, maybe it is not known for this kind of evil thing. Similar evil things may not have been done by various families on the way to the south, and there is no lack of tolerance for this. But the problem is that if someone catches it, the matter is much more serious. Even if you can't be convicted, your reputation will be completely ruined.

The idea of using such evil deeds to discredit Duch was an occasional stroke of genius, because unless the bitter master was found, there was no way to argue with it. Even if Duch returns to the capital afterwards, his reputation will already be discredited.

This rumor is still untrue, but another thing is confirmed. In the morning, the Nanton royal palace went to the county government to report the case, saying that Du Daohui connived with his family to steal the palace garden and villas. ”

Speaking of this matter, Wei Chong's demeanor is a little strange, if it is still forced by the situation to rob and loot in the north, then it is really a little unreasonable to do this kind of rat theft after entering the capital. The forest in the palace of Nanton is not a jade tree and a golden branch, even if it is cut down, how much can it get? If King Nanton is not falsely accused, then it means that there is something wrong with Duhe's own character!

Shen Zhezi couldn't help but be happy when he heard this, and the idea of taking a high look at King Nanton's previous rumors suddenly disappeared. He still looked down on this sect king, he simply didn't know what to say, with the previous rumor, it was already a harm to Du He's reputation, and there was really no need to do it again. While this is true, many times the more you do it, the better.

"Wei Zhou, it's hard for me to stay out of this matter. Du Daohui is well-known and has a deep relationship with us. If they are really bad, it will be a stigma for us and others. ”

Hearing Wei Chong say this worriedly, Shen Zhezi smiled and said, "It's okay, and wait and see." I am confident that Du Daohui is a bright body, and it is impossible for him to be tainted by some material discussions. ”

The reason why he sat back and watched and even led this matter to happen, in addition to Duhe's considerations, was also to completely draw a line with King Nanton.