The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

"What did you find?" Xu Shoufu lay on the bed with his eyes closed, while two maids were massaging his whole body.

"Grandfather, it's me." Xu Baiyan walked up to him and asked suspiciously, "Is grandfather waiting for someone?"

Xu Shoufu raised his eyelids and glanced at his eldest grandson, then closed his eyes and said, "It's Xiaoyan, I thought it was Tong You who came back."

Bai Yan knew that Tong You was the person next to his grandfather who was in charge of the intelligence network, and the news that would send him out to investigate must be big news.

"Has grandfather been in trouble recently?" Bai Yan thought about it for a while, but he hadn't heard of any major incidents in the court recently.

However, the news that the eldest princess is going to marry Wacha caused shock in the palace. Bai Yan was afraid that the prince would go to the emperor to intercede, but the prince was extremely calm. I have told you.

Xu Shoufu waved his hand, and the maid behind him saluted and retreated, closing the door for them.

Xu Shoufu got up and put on his clothes, turned his back to him and said, "No trouble, just curious about Shen Jia Shen Shilang."

Bai Yan's lips moved, he admired Shen Jia very much, especially the last time they fought side by side together, and asked him to introduce Shen Jia as a confidant, if it weren't for the limited status of the two of them, he would definitely take the initiative to make this friend.

He tried his best to ask calmly: "What's wrong with Shen Shilang? Isn't he injured and recuperating recently?"

Xu Shoufu looked back at him and asked, "Have you heard any news in the East Palace? Cheng'en Hall is not far from the East Palace, why did Shen Jia stay in the palace to recuperate?"

Xu Baiyan thought for a while, and then asked suspiciously: "What is grandfather doubting? I went down with the crown prince to visit Mr. Shen once, and he was injured on his back. It is said that the emperor was worried about him, so he insisted on keeping him in the palace to recuperate."

"Are there any rumors in the palace?"

Xu Baiyan paused for a moment. There were indeed some strange gossip in the palace, but he didn't think it was true, so he shook his head and said, "The grandson has never heard of it."

"Forget it, maybe it's just that the old man is sensitive, let's talk about it when Tong You comes back." At this moment, there was a knock on the study door, and it was Tong You who came in to check the news.

"My lord, this subordinate is back."

"Well, any news?"

"Yes..." Tong You glanced at Xu Baiyan, wondering if he should say it in front of the young master.

Bai Yan knew that his news was related to Shen Jia, so he didn't want to leave. Instead, he went to the bookshelf and took a book and sat by the window, "You talk, I'll read for a while."

As the eldest grandson of the Xu family, Xu Baiyan grew up in this study. Xu Shoufu usually would not shy away from him, and it was the same this time.

Tong You then shared the information he had found, "In addition to going to the yamen in daily life, Mr. Shen occasionally socializes with his colleagues. He goes to serious restaurants, never goes to brothels, and never returns home after Xu hour. Everyone said that he and his wife were very affectionate, and they neither took concubines nor concubines. Except for the two beauties bestowed by the queen mother, Mr. Shen had never accepted beauties from others.

His subordinates bribed a servant of Shen's mansion, and that servant only did odd jobs in the outer courtyard, but he revealed that the relationship between Mrs. Shen and his wife is not good, and they have never seen the two go in and out together, but Mrs. Shen likes her daughter-in-law very much. To prove this point, my subordinates have inquired in several jewelry shops and clothing shops in the capital. Mr. Shen has never given his wife anything, and no one has ever seen them go out together. "

"It's strange, but County Master Liu came from the palace, so it's normal for Mr. Shen to dislike him."

"My subordinates also found out that Mr. Shen went on tour with the emperor in disguise several times. The servants of the Shen residence also said that there was a son surnamed Zhao who often went to the Shen residence. After his description, he was definitely the crown prince. I asked the emperor if he had also been to the Shen residence, but he did not expect the other party to say that this Mr. Zhao is haunted by ghosts, he has actually seen it."

Bai Yan couldn't help but interjected: "The good relationship between the emperor and Mr. Shen is well known in the whole city. It's not surprising that the emperor went to Shen's residence in micro-clothes, right?"

Tong You nodded, and replied: "This subordinate also thought the same way at the beginning, Shen's residence often receives rewards from the emperor, which shows how favored they are, but I also heard that the servants of Shen's residence do not know about the emperor and the crown prince. With their identities, they should only be treated as noble masters and young masters, and even on New Year's Eve, the two of them would also have lunch in Shen's residence."

Xu Shoufu must be envious, since the emperor ascended the throne, Shen Jia is the only official who can make the emperor show courage again and again. It is different to have the friendship of young fellows.

"That's all?" Xu Shoufu was a little dissatisfied. What does this news mean?

Tong You continued: "Also, your subordinates have found something about Gao Xun and the eldest princess that you asked to investigate."

"Don't be a secret, just say it."

"Yes, my subordinates found out from the people who served the eldest princess that the eldest princess had that kind of meaning towards Gao Xun. It is said that the son-in-law separated from the eldest princess not long after they got married. The two had a normal relationship, and later fell ill. There is even less emotion, but the eldest princess has never mentioned the matter of returning to Beijing, it should be because of Gao Xun."

"Ridiculous!" Xu Shoufu laughed and cursed, shaking his head, suspecting that the eldest princess would be married to Wacha because the emperor knew about it.

If this is the case, then Shen Jia may really have no problem.

"The subordinates also inquired about a piece of news, but there is no evidence. It's just a bit of speculation. It is said that Gao Xun is the one who plots against Shen Jia behind the scenes."

"Oh? What's the reason?"

"My subordinates can't guess. I've inquired about it from the household department. When they got along, they were very harmonious. They never blushed, and they didn't have much interaction in private. It is reasonable that there shouldn't be any deep hatred."

Xu Shoufu walked up and down in the study, thinking and thinking, but couldn't think of a clue. As for his previous suspicion, he couldn't find any evidence.

"Grandfather, the news in the court has always been false and true. How can Gao Xun and Lord Shen have any hatred? There must be some hearsay. Gao Xun was poisoned by an assassin. Forcibly connecting with Lord Shen doesn't make sense."

Xu Shoufu paused, "Assassins? Don't you think these assassins came for no reason? You haven't seen a single assassin's body from the beginning to the end, right? Jin Yiwei didn't explain why the assassins came. Could it be that the assassins are fake? ?”

"But Master Gao's disappearance is a real matter, and the Gao Mansion has been sending people to look for it." Bai Yan retorted.

"Investigate again, and then send someone to Shuzhou to investigate the details of the Shen family. Don't disturb Mr. Huai'an."

"Yes, this subordinate will do it."

Bai Yan also left soon, and on the way, he saw Sanmei leading two maidservants walking outside the mansion, because he was far away, he didn't go to say hello.

"Master Shen, there are people from the House of Internal Affairs." Xu Ran ran in and told Shen Jia.

"Come in, please." Shen Jia sat still and didn't come for a few days. There was a backlog of business affairs in a box. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was piled up like a mountain. However, he didn't have a thorough understanding of the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, so he was a little slow to deal with them. .

"Slave Li Hai has met Shen Shilang." A father-in-law in charge knelt in front of Shen Jia, and the two had a lot of dealings. The emperor always sent things to Shen's residence, and the House of Internal Affairs naturally wanted to curry favor with this favorite minister.

"Please get up, what wind brought Eunuch Li here?"

Li Hai stood up, leaned over and handed over a notebook, "Excuse me, sir, this is the dowry for the princess's wedding planned by the Ministry of Rites. Some of the items need the help of the Ministry of Industry to make. This is the list."

Shen Jia took it over and took a look, good guy, there are a few pages full of paper, ranging from dowry furniture to small accessories, and finally a blueprint of the palace.

He threw the list on the table, squinted at Li Hai, patted the table and asked, "What is this?"

"Ah?" Li Hai bent over and looked at him flatteringly, "My lord, what's the problem?"

"What questions do you ask me?" Shen Jia pointed to the items on the list and asked, "Is this what my Ministry of Industry needs to do?"

"Yes... yes." Li Hai nodded.

"Aren't these furniture made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs? What does it have to do with the Ministry of Industry?"

"This... the Ministry of Internal Affairs has limited craftsmen, time is tight, and it can't be finished."

"Then go outside and hire craftsmen. Are you afraid that you won't be able to hire craftsmen in the capital? The people in my engineering department are all busy and don't have time to help you make small things like furniture."

Li Hai rubbed his forehead, not daring to refute Shen Jia's words, and thought: these things can be replaced by looking for them in the warehouse at worst, "Then ask the Ministry of Industry to help prepare a bedroom."

"The sleeping palace? Are you kidding me?" Shen Jia laughed angrily. He had heard that aristocratic women had to prepare a lot of dowry when they got married. Have to prepare one to take away?

"How do I bring it? Where is the house built? There is the Chang'an Palace in Chang'an City, so officials from the Ministry of Industry can't be allowed to go to Wacha to build a house?"

"Of course not, but to complete all the parts, and then the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will follow and put them together according to the drawings. This... there was a custom for princesses to marry in the past. You may wish to ask Mr. Chen and the others." .”

Shen Jia took a brush and twirled it in her hand, opened the last blueprint and looked at it carefully. The architectural blueprints of this era are extremely detailed, with diagrams for each component. The difference is a thousand miles away, but in this way, the workload... It's scary to think about it.

"Whose idea?" he asked.

Li Hai didn't dare to raise his head, he always felt that this young servant was about to get angry, but he didn't understand why he got angry. Although this kind of thing was rare, it was not without precedent.

"This... the Ministry of Rites gave the dowry gift list. Her Royal Highness said that she missed her homeland and couldn't bear to marry far away. Later, she asked to build a mansion similar to the Princess Mansion next to the Wacha Palace, so as to save the princess from homesickness."

"Can the pain of homesickness be relieved by a similar mansion? Have you ever thought about how long it would take to build such a mansion? How much manpower and material resources are needed? Your Royal Highness is messing around, and you are also messing around?"

Seriously being terrified by his training, Shen Shilang is really too courageous, dare to say that the princess is messing around?

"My lord, this... this time is tight, so you see..."

Shen Jia threw the list back to him, "Take it back, and tell you Shangfeng, the Ministry of Industry will not release any of these things! If he is not convinced, let the emperor issue an imperial edict to the Ministry of Industry, explaining how much to make , How much money will be given, how much manpower will be added, the affairs of the Ministry of Industry are delayed or delayed, please forgive me and wait for innocence, etc., and come to me again after explaining clearly!"

Li Hai was stunned when he heard this. Although he had heard that Lord Shen was favored, he never thought that he dared to speak in such a tone. Could it be that he was not afraid of the emperor's blame?

"Master Shen, do you want to think about it again?" Li Hai reminded him kindly.

"No, I'm very busy. You can go back. The princess's wedding is imminent. Instead of doing these useless things, it's better to prepare more gold and silver property for her. If she wants to live in a palace like the eldest princess's mansion, let her bring the money to Watts. If you need someone to build it, are you afraid that you won’t be able to build it if you have blueprints? Why bother to waste time and money.”

Li Hai didn't dare to listen anymore, packed up his things and left in a hurry. As for how to report to his superiors, that was not something Shen Jia had to consider.