a pillow in autumn

The light rain in the spring day, the slightest drop, moistened the streets and corners of Ruijing, and the flaming kapok in front of the twelve squares was ruined with red makeup, and fell to the ground in the rain and wind.

Shen's residence got the news and sent people to wait in front of the palace gate early in the morning. They waited until noon when they saw their third young master coming out of the palace with his lips pursed.The long follower in the car did not dare to speak, and protected him and got into the car.

The car drove from the other side of the avenue to the gate of the mansion. Seeing this, several boys jumped up and pulled the horses. Shen Lan got out of the car with the curtains on the car. When she looked up, she saw the white lanterns in the mansion with ink-colored words "Dian" written on them. " Words, my heart sank a little more.

Today is not the first day of the Hundred Days Ceremony, most of the people in the mansion are family members, and there are also some relatives and friends who came to help.After these days, the look of concern on his face gradually faded, relatives and friends and the filial sons and grandsons of Shen's mansion said a few words of relief, and then sat outside to drink tea.

Shen Lan changed into plain white filial piety clothes, burned incense in front of Taifu Shen's spiritual tablet, kowtowed, and slowly knelt aside to burn some gold paper ingots, and cast a glance at Shen Youtang through the smog.

Shen Youtang understood, and winked at the boy who was always by his side, the boy blinked cleverly, got behind the person, turned and went to the second door.

Shen Xianxun was with her mother in the courtyard of the inner house, and she was startled when she heard that Shen Lan came back alone.Sent Siyuan to the second gate to wait, if there is any news from the front hall, report it as soon as possible.

Sure enough, after a while, Siyuan came back in a hurry, saying that the young master asked the young man to pass the message, and invited the young lady to come to the master's study to help with the old master's old calligraphy and paintings.I deliberately added that the third young master is also going.

Shen Xianxun knew that it was because of Zhou Mubai's business, so she couldn't talk much with her mother, so she nodded and took the two girls to Shushizhai.

The maids of Shushizhai stayed in the hall, Shen Xianxun gave Shuyao and Siyuan a few words, and carried her skirt up the stairs on the second floor.Shuyao and Siyuan knew the seriousness, intentionally or unintentionally, they stood in front of the railing of the corridor, and looked at each other, both a little panicked.

In the Accord on the second floor, Shen Qixuan was sitting beside Huang Huali's desk, his brows furrowed.Shen Xianxun knocked on the door and came in. Both brothers were there. She closed the door behind her and looked at Shen Lan.

"His Highness has been left in the palace." Shen Lan said.

"What does it mean to be left in the palace?" Shen Youtang asked, "When did you enter the palace?"

"His Royal Highness and I were entering the palace at this time, thinking that the court had not yet dispersed, we went to wait in the side hall. At about the first quarter of noon, Grandpa Quan came to the side hall and said that His Majesty, Prince Xuan Rui, was going to the imperial study. After hearing this, His Highness went out with him, but didn't come back. I waited in the side hall for more than an hour, and a little father-in-law came and led me to the north gate. Something is wrong. Turn around and ask the little father-in-law, Prince Rui, if he is out of the palace? He didn’t answer, but just urged me to leave. I said I entered the palace with His Highness, and now I naturally have to wait for His Highness to go back together. He saw me standing in the porch Let's go, and walk along the palace wall with arms sleeved." Although Shen Lan replied to her elder brother's words, she kept looking at Shen Xianxun from time to time.

Shen Youtang frowned like his father, and said again: "Then how do you know for sure that His Highness was left in the palace?"

Shen Lan said: "It was the University of Kangda who passed by the north gate of the imperial palace and told me to go home quickly. My grandfather is gone. I'm afraid I don't know yet. I was dumbfounded when I heard it, but I was always uneasy, so I cried and said that I would wait for you." Seeing that I was crying, Prince Rui sighed and said there is no need to wait, just leave immediately. He also gave me a hand." Shen Lan's voice paused, and continued: "I see his expression is serious. It was so dark, I'm afraid... I'm afraid there may be some disaster. When I came back and looked, His Highness did not come back, so I thought something must have happened."

Bachelor of Kang University and Shen Qixuan are from the same University of Science and Technology. They have similar personalities and often communicate with each other. Shen Youtang's first wife is married to the Second Miss of the Kang family.

Shen Qixuan said: "Lord Kang probably didn't pass by the north gate, but went to remind you to come back on purpose. His Royal Highness Prince Rui... I'm afraid he has offended the dragon scale."

Since Grand Tutor Shen passed away a few years ago, Shen Qixuan and Shen Qike kept their guard at home and cautiously chased after the end, so the news from the court has lagged behind a lot.Whether Prince Rui stayed in the palace for some reason, whether it was because of his previous unauthorized trip to the west to take over the army of border counties, or whether there was a new incident in the imperial study today, the Shen family did not know.

Shen Xianxun has been silent since entering the study, only frowning slightly, as if thinking.

A few cups of hot tea on the table had already cooled down. Outside the window, the spring rain had just stopped. A bird came and stopped on the window sill. Everyone in the room was silent. The bird chirped twice and flew away with its wings flapping.

Shen Lan was very close to the window and glanced out. Although she knew that there was no one in the corridor, she finally put down the window drawer, turned her head, and heard Shen Xianxun say: "Tomorrow, there will be many courtesans at the Grandfather's Hundred Days Ceremony." People who come to pay homage, please pay attention to my father and the two elder brothers, always ask for good news before thinking about how to deal with it."

Shen Qixuan nodded and said, "Exactly."

After a while, Shen Qixuan saw that several people were silent and seemed to have nothing to say, so he asked Shen Youtang to take care of his brother to rest.Shen Xianxun waited for the brothers to go out before walking up to her father and knelt down to kowtow.

Shen Qixuan was startled, and hurriedly stretched out her hand to help her: "What... what does this mean!" One must know that state rituals are more important than family rituals, Shen Xianxun's bow was Princess Rui's kneeling.

Shen Xianxun knelt on the ground and supported her father's arm, but she couldn't get up. She just raised her head and said, "My daughter is about to do something. Her body is hairy and skinny, and she has to accept it from her parents. My daughter is unfilial. Please forgive me." She Her gaze was soft and firm, exactly the same as she said to Taifu Shen many years ago in front of the Shen family hall, "I would like to marry the third prince. Grandpa, please allow the marriage." That expression was exactly the same.

Shen Qixuan was stunned.

Shen Xianxun kowtowed again, Fang stood up, and said wanly: "I'll go to the house to accompany mother."

In the early morning of the next day, the sky was only dim, and the maids came in to help Princess Rui wash up. Siyuan and Shuyao had been with the princess for many years. Seeing that her eyes were black and blue, she knew that she had tossed and turned all night, and she might not be able to close her eyes.

The little maid brought the vegetarian porridge in a food box, and Shen Xianxun took the corn porridge and slowly stirred the spoon, and asked Si Jin Nianyu to order the side room of the yard to be cleaned up for use.Sijin and Nianyu bowed to accept the order and took the maids with them.

After leaving the door, Nianyu asked in a low voice, "Are you going to pick up the young master and the young miss?"

Si Jin said: "Most likely."

Nian Yu still wanted to ask something, but two maidservants walked up to them, since they were brought by Princess Rui, they were naturally more respectful than the maids in the mansion, and they all saluted them together.Nianyu bit her lips, not wanting to say anything more, and went to the side room with Sijin.

This day was busy from Chenshizheng to Xushichu, and the guests who came to express their condolences dispersed one after another.The door of Shen's house was rumbled shut, only Shen Qixuan, Shen Youtang and Shen Lan remained in the mourning hall.

Seventy-seven and forty-nine white candles were lit, the door of the room was open, the candle flames swayed in the night wind, and the black shadows reflected by the white curtains became more and more ethereal.

After a while, Shen Xianxun turned out from the back hall and scattered the maids outside the hall. She went up to offer a stick of incense to Taifu Shen before kneeling beside Shen Youtang.

Shen Qixuan's face was solemn, and he lowered his voice: "Someone secretly read Prince Rui's book, saying that she was buying people's hearts in the western frontier, supporting her own self-respect, and her intentions were not against the court."

Shen Lan gritted her teeth and said, "Uncle, do you know who made such remark."

Shen Qixuan shook her head, "I don't care about who wrote the book now, it just depends on whether His Majesty believes it or not."

Shen Youtang lowered his eyebrows, and said slowly: "I'm afraid there is more than one person in the book."

Both Shen Qixuan and Shen Lan were stunned for a moment, and Shen Youtang's voice became lower and lower: "Your Majesty is already suspicious, but now the three of them have become tigers, and it is even more difficult for the Holy Tribunal."

Shen Qixuan frowned and said: "Since that's the case, I will go to the palace to face the saint tomorrow morning."

Zhou Mubai is the son-in-law of the Shen family, and if she is charged with treason, the entire Shen family will definitely be implicated.Just looking at the fate of Princess Min's family is enough to make people shudder.

"Father Ding You is at home at this time, so rushing to meet the saint may be counterproductive." Shen Xian said in a manly voice: "And if your majesty really insists on believing those rumors, it will only add fuel to the fire if dad goes to meet the saint."

"That……"

"Tomorrow I will go back to Prince Rui's Mansion and bring Zheng'er and Hua'er back. I will ask my parents to take care of them for a few days." Shen Xianxun's tone was cold and firm: "I want to enter the palace."

Zhou Muchen heard Quan Jingan reply when he was critiquing papers in the imperial study room, saying that Princess Rui handed over the sign and entered the palace.Women in the harem are not allowed to come to the court without a summons. Of course Zhou Muchen knew why she came, so he didn't summon her, he just didn't know.

The spring rain is always lingering, and the window drawers of the imperial study are half closed, which not only isolates the rainwater, but also absorbs a cool breeze.

Zhou Muchen approved a stack of memorials, and when he was about to get some tea, he bumped into a booklet, and it fell on the bluestone board of the big water mill with a "slap". Hearing the sound, the whole father rushed over to pick it up, and Zhou Muchen sneered at him coldly. With a glance, he lowered his head and withdrew his hand, and glanced at it and saw "Prince Rui" vaguely written on it, and the words "The Battle of Fearful Jingnan".

Zhou Muchen picked up the booklet, but he didn't read it, he just threw it into the box of "Liu Zhong".

"Is Princess Rui still kneeling?" His voice was flat, no emotion could be heard.

Quan Jingan clasped his hands together and replied: "I heard that he is still kneeling in the Laiyi Gate." Seeing that the emperor did not answer, he added: "It will be three or four hours."

Three or four hours is not too long for the women in the harem, but the drizzle is like weaving, and it lasts a whole day. What does it feel like to kneel in the bluestone-paneled palace, it must not be good.

Zhou Muchen walked out.

In the Laiyi Gate, where the front hall leads to the harem, Shen Xianxun was dressed in plain clothes, with blue auspicious clouds and dark patterns embroidered on the piping cuffs and skirt corners, to show that she was not in filial piety.A thin white cloak covered with gold was already soaked by the rain outside the dress, and fell heavily on her shoulders, reflecting her pale face.

Shuyao was two steps away, kneeling with her, seeing her swaying, hurriedly supported her, "Master."

Shen Xianxun took a breath and shook his head.

Shuyao withdrew her hand and heard the sound of footsteps stepping into the rain.She wiped the water from her face, and watched the emperor walk in front of Princess Rui.

Zhou Muchen was only followed by Quan Jing'an, who was holding up the bright yellow gold-embroidered oil-paper umbrella vigorously, but the emperor's dragon robe was still wet from the rain.

Shen Xianxun didn't close her eyes all night, and now she knelt for a long time, she was already dizzy, she bit her white lips, and kowtowed to the emperor. "This concubine is Shen Qianqian, I wish Your Majesty well, Your Majesty is blessed and safe." She paused for a moment, and continued: "This concubine is bold, please Your Majesty."

Zhou Muchen looked down condescendingly, with almost no expression on his face.

Shen Xianxun said: "Yuanzheng and Huawan in Prince Rui's mansion have already lost their parents once. They are still young and don't understand the vicissitudes of life. If there is another change in the family in the future, the concubine and her husband will have to leave them. I also beg Your Highness to see that they are of royal blood, so that they will be safe forever."

Quan Jing'an's mouth grew wide when he heard this, this Princess Rui is also very courageous.Prince Rui was imprisoned for two days, although no charges were determined, he still couldn't escape the private talks between the ministers of the DPRK and China.

Zhou Muchen was slightly taken aback, but remained silent, waiting to see what she had to say.

However, Shen Xianxun bowed again, supported Shuyao's wrist and tried to get up, the cold rain fell from her forehead, every drop was Chun Mu's tears.

She stood in the drizzle for a while, ignoring the emperor's expression, supported Shuyao's hand, and staggered away.

The author has something to say: finally came up.Is it Friday now?So sleepy, so sleepy, I went to bed.Goodnight everybody.

?(ˊ?ˋ*)? A landmine was thrown from the test paper;

One and a half knots hit a landmine.

Thanks.received.Such a reward for sailing against the current.Ha ha. O(∩_∩)O