[Qing Chuan] Mu Emperor's Grace

"Brother... woo... brother..." The moment Shen He regained consciousness, a boy's cry came from his ears, occasionally mixed with a sentence or two of Manchu, which made Shen He's mind, which was already in a mess, cry even more. pain.

He tried his best to open his eyes, and there was a delicate little face in front of him.Seeing him wake up, the crying stopped abruptly, but there were still dirty tears on his face.

"Brother...you're awake!" The young man with braids behind his head threw himself into Shen He's arms excitedly, "I heard from my mother that Amma has gone far, far away. Where has Amma gone?"

Young children didn't understand the meaning of the words, but Shen He forced himself to calm down and accurately judge the current situation.He is not an atheist, and he half-believes in strange things, but he never thought that such a thing as soul travel would happen to him.

Shen He looked at his shortened body, and resignedly comforted his trembling younger brother: "Ama is busy with business and won't be back for a while. You have to be obedient and don't make Ama worry."

While the two brothers were talking, they saw an old nanny enter the room carrying a bowl of pitch-black medicinal juice. Seeing Shen He leaning on the bedside and looking at her curiously, his hands trembled excitedly, almost spilling the medicinal juice up.

"Shanbao...God bless... Shanbao is awake." Nanny Song muttered, and hurriedly stepped forward to take a closer look at Shen He's face. Seeing that the redness and swelling on Shen He's face had not subsided, she frowned and said, "The wound Does it still hurt?"

When Shen He heard this name, his face froze.In the long history of the Qing Dynasty, Shen He only knew one person named Shanbao, and he was the notorious corrupt official He Shen.

He tentatively asked: "Is this the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty?"

The nanny was taken aback when she heard the words, and raised her hand nervously to check his forehead, to confirm that he was not burned, and then replied hesitantly: "Exactly."

Shen He's straight back went limp, he felt like he was possessed by an evil spirit, the name He Shen couldn't get around these days.It was him in the thesis, it was him in the dream before death, and it became him completely in the end.It would be fine to say that Shen He didn't know the ending, but he did know: this admiral of the Nine Schools, who had a great reputation in the Qianlong Dynasty, had a bleak evening scene, was given to death, and was reviled by thousands of people after his death. Added a stigma.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the nanny say angrily: "Those heartless people, in the past when the master was there, he helped them a lot. Now that the master is gone, everyone is like chasing away the plague god, and they are not even willing to borrow urgent money. .”

Shen He looked at his bewildered younger brother, and drank the medicine in the bowl in one go.The bitter taste made him frown unconsciously, but he still smiled and said to He Lin: "This medicine is too bitter, can you get some candied fruit for brother?"

After leaving with Lin, Shen He looked at Mammy's worried look, and said softly, "Mommy, I've slept for a long time, and my mind is in a daze. I want to ask Mammy about something."

Seeing the young boy's sensible appearance, Nanny Song felt sad: "Shanbao, you were raised by Mammy's milk. In Mammy's heart, both of you brothers are my children. If you want to know, as long as Nanny knows." , I will definitely talk to you.”

Shen He nodded, and his immature voice revealed a maturity that didn't match his age: "I am Ama, it is impossible to come back again, right?"

Speaking of He Shen's father, Chang Bao, Nanny Song sighed: "One month ago, the funeral news came from Fujian, and the master left very suddenly. I thought that my wife left early, and the master was here. You and Brother Lin My son's life will never be too difficult, but now..." Nanny Song became more and more sad as she spoke, and finally wiped her tears.

Shen He was silent. He expected it well. He Shen's father, Chang Bao, really died during his tenure as governor of Fujian.Heshen lost his mother at the age of three, and his father was an official outside the country all the year round, leaving behind his stepmother, Heshen and Helin brothers in the capital, living on a few acres of official land and Chang Bao's meager salary every month.Now that Changbao is gone, the family has lost its pillar.Not to mention the schools for the children of nobles like Xian'an Palace Official School, even the daily living expenses are maintained, and the life of the family is also very tight.

Shen He waited for Nanny Song to stop crying, and asked softly, "Does Brother Lin know about my father?"

Nanny Song wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and shook her head: "Brother Lin is still young, so Nanny took it upon herself to hide this matter from him. She just said that Master is busy with business, and he won't be able to go home once in three to five years."

Shen He nodded. He Lin was only eight years old, and he still didn't understand the truth that death was like a lamp going out, so why bother him in vain.He was thinking like this, but he completely forgot that this body that he had occupied the magpie's nest was only ten years old now.

"I...why did I get hurt this time?"

As soon as this remark came out, Nanny Song immediately became angry: "It's not because of those guys who look down on people with dog eyes. In the past, when the master was around, his mouths seemed to be smeared with honey, but now he beats you in less than a month." Kick." Nanny Song wanted to reach out and rub the wound for him, but she was afraid of hurting him, so she finally gave up.

It turned out that although He Shen had no worries about food and clothing in the past, he also knew that his family's conditions were not well off.Compared with other official children, he worked extraordinarily hard. At the age of nine, he was selected into the official school of Xian'an Palace established by Emperor Yongzheng in the Xihua Gate of the Forbidden City.This was originally a happy event, but with Chang Bao's death, there are orphans and widows left in the family, and He Shen's family has become unable to make ends meet, and it is difficult to even pay for the tuition fees of government schools.

In desperation, ten-year-old He Shen had to borrow money from relatives to go to school.Once or twice at first, relatives borrowed some for Chang Bao's sake.After a while, no matter how young He Shen begged, the relatives always thanked the guests behind closed doors and never lent him a penny.

This physical injury was caused by He Shen who went to a relative's house to borrow money a few days ago.Before the housekeeper had time to close the door, the young man's small body nimbly slipped in through the crack of the door.When the trouble came to the inner courtyard, the relative ignored the old friendship and ordered the servant to beat He Shen out with a random stick.

Shen He listened to Nanny Song's description, and some fragments of broken memories flashed in his mind.The scene of that day seemed to be in front of my eyes.Maybe it's because this body has really experienced that kind of pain, and even recalling it afterwards has a lingering feeling.

Looking at the wound on Shen He's face, Nanny Song couldn't help sighing.Without paying attention, Helin came back with a small plate of candied fruit.

Shen He himself doesn't like sweets, so he made an excuse to distract him.Now seeing him staring longingly at the candied fruit in his hand, he handed him the food and sent him to play elsewhere.

Shen He thought for a moment, then asked, "Aside from these few acres of official land in the capital, do you have land elsewhere?"

Nanny Song obviously didn't expect him to ask such a question, and after thinking for a moment, her eyes lit up suddenly, and she said in a low voice, "I really let you tell me, when Madam was still alive, the master had a subordinate named Lai Fifth, take care of the dozens of hectares of fief land left by the old man in Baoding when he was an official, and pay the old man monthly.

Seeing the joy on Shen He's face, Nanny Song hesitated and said: "It's just that I heard that Lai Wu is a lame man by nature, and the money handed over to the master is often not enough. The master is generous and doesn't care about him. Seeing that this guy is profitable, he intensified his efforts. After the master left, there were fewer insiders, and the monthly rent may have been reduced a lot."

Shen He is not afraid, as long as the land deed is still in his hands, no matter how powerful Lai Wu is, he will not be able to get out of the sky.

He thanked Nanny Song immediately, and said that he wanted to go to Baoding himself.Nanny Song was also aware of his uncompromising temperament, so she asked him to take Liu Quan, the servant, so that he could take care of him along the way.

After Nanny Song mentioned this, Shen He remembered that Liu Quan, the housekeeper of the Hefu, who had never seen "dogs fighting against others" in later generations of film and television dramas.He asked in surprise, "Where's Liu Quan?"

"You came back from outside with injuries all over your body, and your step-wife accused him of incompetent service. After receiving thirty lashes, I'm afraid you can't get out of bed now."

After all, Shen He is a modern person. He can't regard an old man like Nanny Song as a pure servant, nor can he take it for granted that an attendant is injured because of him.

He insisted on visiting Liu Quan.Nanny Song couldn't resist him, so she could only order her servants to help him, and went to Liu Quan's room.

When Shen He arrived, Liu Quan was struggling to apply medicine to the wound.Nowadays, there are not many servants in the mansion, and there is not even a helper after being punished.

Seeing Shen He entering the room without a sound, Liu Quan was so anxious that he didn't even have time to lift his pants, so he struggled to get out of bed to salute Shen He, but Shen He held him up.

Regardless of the surprised gazes of his servants, Shen He helped Liu Quan to lie down on the couch, took the wound medicine from the side, and personally applied it for him.Liu Quan didn't make a sound, didn't cry out for pain, and just buried his face on the couch.After a while, Shen He caught a glimpse of a small piece of wetness on the pillow where Liu Quan was lying on his stomach, hurriedly pushed his back, and asked in a low voice, "But did I hurt you?"

Liu Quan turned around slowly, his eyes were as red as a rabbit.It seems that there is something to say, I endured it again and again, and finally I couldn't help but said in a hoarse voice: "Master, you are too kind to the slave. If anyone dares to hurt you in the future, I, Liu Quan, will fight with him." After finishing speaking, he burst into tears, Shen He was left stunned by the side of the couch.

He looked around Liu Quan's room, there were several old quilts stacked on top of a large bunk, and Liu Quan's bunk was on the far side.Fortunately, he is thin and small, and the narrow space can only accommodate one person.

For the first time, Shen He realized that He Shen's master and servant lived a hard life before they made a fortune.Facing the ignorant younger brother, the elderly nanny, the suffering entourage, and the indifferent relatives, Shen He felt a desire to become stronger: to let those around him live a better life, to let those who once looked down upon him Many people regret it.

Shen He shook his head, since he came, he will be at ease.In any case, he has become He Shen now, and he will carry on with this identity in the future.History repeats itself, with the addition of himself as a spoiler, maybe he can rewrite the universe.