Tanhualang

After the banquet, Shen Jing was "closed" in the study by King Yu for two full days.

The report sent by the Ministry of Accounts was half a foot thick, and Shen Jing had never touched the documents of the Ministry of Accounts, let alone found fault with them.

In fact, compared with the ledger, the account report of the Ministry of Accounts is clearly organized and easy to understand.But Shen Jing is not familiar with the affairs of the household department. He only relies on the superficial knowledge of accounts that he has learned from his father, which has not been used for many years.

Shen Jing had no choice but to learn while watching, as if returning to the time when the young man didn't hear anything outside the window.Fortunately, there is a know-it-all eunuch Ding Bao who can teach him from time to time, so that he will not be caught blind.

After two days, Shen Jing looked at Ding Bao with admiration.

On the third day, I watched it for another day. At dusk, King Yu came to the study:

"Come out with me."

Shen Jing didn't ask any more questions, left the case file behind and followed.

There are still two sedan chairs outside, Ding Bao is on one, and Shen Jing still rides with King Yu.

Shen Jing had a severe headache from reading the documents, and was even more dizzy from being bumped by the sedan chair, so she kept rubbing her forehead.King Yu saw him, and looked at him with a half-smile:

"Haven't you finished reading the Hubu's report?"

Nod quietly and honestly:

"There are many things I don't understand, and I will read half of it."

"Ask Ding Bao if you don't understand." King Yu said, "He was born as a ceremonial supervisor, so he understands this best."

Nod quietly:

"Yes."

"Go back and watch slowly." King Yu raised the curtain and looked out, "Follow me to the theater today."

Shen Jing was taken aback:

"A play?"

It was only after getting off the sedan chair that it was Feng Hong, Minister of the Ministry of War, who wanted to entertain King Yu.

The sedan chair stopped at a side door, Feng Hong personally greeted him at the door, entered the garden, went up a small building, entered the hall, and could see a stage on the opposite side from afar.After taking his seat, Ding Bao smiled and said:

"When I came here just now, I saw other carriages parked at the front gate of the garden. It's a mixed bag, no outsiders will come in, right?"

Feng Hong smiled and said to King Yu:

"This garden is owned by the Ministry of Rites, so it's more reassuring than outside. Although there are others coming, they are hidden in the city. Besides, I have sent people to look outside our place, so don't worry, Your Highness."

King Yu said "hmm":

"Feng Shangshu is bothering you."

Just as he was talking, a gong sounded downstairs, which meant the show was about to start.

Quiet eyes turned involuntarily.

From a distance, I saw a danjiao with heavy make-up, phoenix crown and xiapei, walking up to the stage in small steps accompanied by the sound of clanging cymbals, and said clearly:

"Hey~~ ah!"

Feng Hong whispered to King Yu again:

"The person on the stage is the head of the Jiaofang Division. Is the prince's voice okay?"

King Yu looked at the stage, listened to a few words, and asked:

"Which song is this song from?"

"It's a new play called Farewell My Concubine, and it's about Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, who commits suicide. The people in the Ministry of Rites said that it was performed by a troupe in Hangzhou two years ago, and it was very popular for a while."

Shen Jing was a little distracted when he heard this, and the banquet had not started yet, so he didn't want to disturb King Yu, so he got up and went to Ding Bao, lowering his voice:

"My lord, I'm going out to wash my hands."

Ding Bao then arranged for his followers:

"Tell Xiao Shun'er to follow you—"

"No need." Shen Jing hurriedly pressed his arm, "You listen to the play slowly. I'll come as soon as I go."

Shen Jing was looking for an excuse to come out to breathe, quietly left the hall, and went downstairs along the aisle at the back.

Downstairs was a short corridor with a lantern hanging at the end. He walked along to the end and saw a screen wall covered with lush weeds.It was just getting dark, and Shen Jing didn't dare to go far, so she stood on the side of the screen wall, while the wind was blowing, while listening to the lively and faint gongs and drums and the eloquent singing on the stage in front of her.

Standing for a while, just about to go back, suddenly heard a voice from behind the screen wall, and then saw a thin figure staggered and ran past behind the screen wall. .

The person who knocked him down let out a low "ah" before falling into a ball with Shen Jing.

The lantern was dimly lit, and Shen Jing managed to glance at it, and saw that it was a disheveled girl, her face was not clean, and she was still wearing a costume; just as she was wondering, a person staggered out from behind the screen wall, reeking of alcohol, Seeing this scene, he was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said:

"Tell you to run again, this time is good, did you hit someone?"

Shen Jing instantly understood what was going on.

This is the place of Jiaofangsi, there are actors and prostitutes, and of course there are people who seek pleasure.

He got up from the ground and helped the little girl who fell on the ground, but the girl grabbed his sleeve suddenly:

"Brother! Brother! Please save me!"

"Brother? You're also in the troupe? You're new here?" The person chasing him squinted his eyes, looked at Shen Jing up and down, and his eyes were blatantly obscene, "Are you playing a female role?"

"You've got the wrong person—" Shen Jing wanted to turn around as she spoke, but before she finished speaking, the man took two or three steps forward, raised his hand to pinch Shen Jing's chin, and forced his face away. Airjet will come:

"Looking at this figure, it's either a danjiao or a niche—a young child, right?"

A rush of anger rushed.

Shen Jing raised his hand and waved it, who knows that this man is not weak, he raised his hand to grab Shen Jing's wrist, and the hand pinching his chin touched his face along the way:

"The small face is quite nice to the touch—woo!"

The opponent's figure suddenly flew like a kite with a broken string, and after flying a foot away, it slammed on the head of the shadow wall.

Shen Jing turned around in astonishment.

After kicking someone, King Yu retracted his feet, and stood behind Shen Jing with his hands behind his back, his eyes were cold:

"Pickling things."

After King Yu finished speaking, he turned around and walked back, ignoring Tuan's figure in the corner at all.Shen Jing settled down and hurriedly followed.

The little girl stood where she was, looking completely terrified.Shen Jing walked past her, hesitated for a while, and pulled her close, and said in a soft voice:

"You come with me."

King Yu was in front, Shen Jing was behind, and finally followed by a thin and bony girl, the three of them filed down the corridor, the girl suddenly took a step forward, grabbed Shen Jing's sleeve, and said in a low voice:

"……elder brother!"

She grasped Shen Jing's sleeves with both hands, her hands were shaking, and her voice was trembling too. Shen Jing stopped and looked down at her:

"what happened?"

"You guys... run away!" Her pupils were black and white, with tears in her eyes, she looked at Shen Jing, and then at King Yu who also stopped in her tracks, "That man just now is not an ordinary person, but a son of a high official family, I can't afford it!"

"..."

"Go away, I won't say anything!" She trembled until she couldn't speak, "If you don't go, you won't be able to go!"

Shen Jing raised her head and looked at Zhao Heng, Zhao Heng frowned, but still went upstairs.

Shen Jing took out the handkerchief in his sleeve and handed it to the little girl:

"Wipe your tears. Don't be afraid."

King Yu entered the room first, and quietly handed the little girl to Ma Shun'er at the door.Pushing open the door and entering the room, King Yu had already sat down and was wiping his hands. Seeing Shen Jing coming in, he turned to Ding Bao and said:

"There's something short-sighted downstairs. Tell someone to clean it up."

Both Feng Hong and Ding Bao were taken aback. Ding Bao reacted quickly, and then looked at Shen Jing. Shen Jing briefly explained what happened just now. More a little rude.Even so, Feng Hong's expression changed immediately:

"There is such a thing!"

It stands to reason that in a place like Jiaofangsi, molesting a prankster is not a big deal, but molesting people around King Yu is not a trivial matter.While Feng Hong was busy apologizing to Shen Jing, he beckoned someone to come:

"Go down and see who is so bold!"

Shen Jing was still thinking about the girl at the door, so she said to Ding Bao:

"Master Ding, I brought that girl up at the door."

After a pause, he explained:

"It's human life after all. If you keep her here, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep her."

Ding Bao nodded:

"Let me arrange it."

After a good banquet, everyone was a little absent-minded in the end.Feng Hong was worried that he would offend King Yu, and Shen Jing felt that he had caused trouble for King Yu, while Ding Bao was afraid that someone would make trouble and expose the identity of King Yu.

Only King Yu was serious about watching the play, and when he finally got up to leave the table, he even praised him:

"This play is well written."

Feng Hong's face looked a little better.

Quiet but always a little uneasy.

Back at the guard mansion, Ding Bao sent the two of them into the garden and said goodbye. He quietly followed King Yu to the garden. When he arrived at King Yu's gate, he hesitated again and again, but thanked him:

"...Your Highness, what happened tonight - thank you."

King Yu heard this, stopped in his tracks, and looked back at Shen Jing:

"If I didn't meet you tonight, I'm afraid you wouldn't call someone, would you?"

"..."

"If you encounter such a thing in the future, call someone directly." Yu Wang glanced at Shen Jing and frowned, "You are really thin, and you look easy to bully. When Wei Zheng arrives in Nanjing, let him teach you A few sets of punches will strengthen your body."

"……Yes."

Sending off King Yu, he quietly went back to his residence, but saw Ding Bao standing in front of his door, he hurried forward to salute:

"Master Ding?"

"When I went out just now, Master Feng sent someone back and forth to ask about tonight's affairs." Ding Bao smiled, "Go in and talk about it."

Shen Jing hurriedly let him into the room and made tea again.

Ding Bao took the tea bowl and said slowly:

"It turned out to be Xu Wei, the son of Xu Peng, the servant of the Ministry of Rites. He is usually ridiculous, and even I have heard a lot about his misbehavior. He happened to be drinking there tonight. If he drank too much, he would be shameless. His father Xu Peng It seems to be honest, alas, how did you raise such a prodigal thing."

"Jiaofang Siben is a place for fun. To put it mildly, Mr. Xu just saw the wrong person."

Ding Bao put down the teacup and said seriously:

"What you said is wrong. If you recognize the wrong person, you can only blame him for being blind. In the end, he is still a bully and fears hard things. Why don't you see him molesting those people with so many people in the military department outside? You have the guts to look at your face. bully you."

Shen Jing was still worried that she would cause trouble for King Yu:

"Your Highness' kick was not light, is Mr. Xu doing well?"

Ding Bao showed a sympathetic expression:

"It is said that two ribs are broken. It can be seen that His Highness is really angry."

"..." Shen Jing's heart skipped a beat, "Master Ding, have I caused trouble for Your Highness?"

Ding Bao was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said:

"Xiao Shen, you are worrying too much. I think that this person surnamed Xu was lucky enough to not be kicked to death. Your time with His Highness is still short, and you will know it after a long time. Your Highness, the last It's short-sighted."