Chapter 81 The End of the Shen Family
As Yu Shengsheng expected, the Shen family's affairs caused a sensation in the capital.
The most shocking part was the breaking off of the engagement between Su Zhiyi and Shen Zhiyuan.
It is said that Su Zhiyi personally went to the prison to meet Shen Zhiyuan. No one knows what they talked about, but Shen Zhiyuan then wrote a letter of cancellation of the engagement.
The Shen family's property was confiscated, the women were forced to become official prostitutes, and the men, including Shen's father and son, were all exiled to the northwest.
This incident lasted for more than half a month, and it gradually subsided when the heat in the capital city gradually dissipated.
During this half month, the decree of marriage had not come down, and Yu Shengsheng's anxious heart gradually settled down.
There are about ten days left before the results are announced.
I hope that it will accumulate more and more every day, like the water flowing deep in my heart, warm and gurgling, and only Yu Shengsheng herself knows it.
She smiled more and more often. The Su family would not bother her unless necessary, and the people in the kitchen did not dare to neglect her. Her complexion also improved.
Although there was no decree to grant marriage, Kong Dezhao still sent people to deliver gifts.
Today Kong Rabbit will deliver a few boxes of snacks, and tomorrow Kong Cat will deliver a table of restaurant food.
He had invited Yu Shengsheng twice, wanting her to go boating on the lake with him, or to go outside the city to see some exotic animals.
But Yu Shengsheng used the excuse that she was not feeling well and did not go. The next day, most of the doctors in the capital lined up to take Yu Shengsheng's pulse, forcing her to take two more cold showers.
Kong Dezhao was making such a fuss that the Su family was in a state of turmoil. On the one hand, they were worried about why the imperial edict had not been issued and whether the marriage would fall through. On the other hand, they felt that Kong Dezhao cared so much about Yu Shengsheng, and that Yu Shengsheng must have been lucky in her previous life.
Su Zhiyi was surprisingly quiet. Ru Jian was also treated as a member of the Shen family and sold as a court prostitute, but she never said a word and stayed in the yard to recuperate.
It was a calm day.
Jin Baobao was fishing in the yard out of boredom. There was nothing scenic in the yard originally. A few days ago, he got a few large tanks and raised lotus and ornamental fish in them.
Fish would come out and bubble from time to time, and Jin Baobao would flick their heads with his fingers.
Bored, Yu Shengsheng changed her clothes and said, "Leopard, let's go."
Jin Baobao's eyes lit up: "Miss, where are you going?"
Yu Shengsheng shook the note in her hand: "Here."
This is the note that Jin Baobao got back from visiting Hao Mengye last time. On it is the address of an antique calligraphy and painting shop.
"Okay," Jin Baobao nodded, "I'll go get the car ready."
Yu Shengsheng waited at the gate of the mansion, and after a while, Su Yanshu came back from outside.
"Shengsheng, where are you going?"
Yu Shengsheng hasn't seen him since that day.
"Go for a walk."
"Are you in such a good mood today? Second brother will go with you."
"No need, Baobao has gone to prepare the car."
"How can she, a maid, drive a car? I..."
Before he could finish his words, Jin Baobao arrived driving a horse-drawn carriage, driving with ease and confidence.
"Miss, get in the car!"
Jin Baobao's voice was bright and cheerful. Yu Shengsheng was about to get in the car when she saw blood on the back of her hand and asked in surprise, "What happened to your hand?"
Su Yanshu said at the right time: "No, she is too unreliable, what if she hurts you..."
"This," Jin Baobao rubbed his hands, "the groom's blood. I told him to pick a good horse, but he disagreed, so I beat him up."
Su Yanshu: “…”
Yu Shengsheng held back her laughter and quickly got on the carriage, which drove away quickly.
Su Yanshu's face darkened and he looked at the guards behind him: "Can't you handle a maid?"
The guard lowered his head. He had handled it twice before, and each time it was Jin Baobao who handled it instead.
The antique calligraphy and painting shop is not on the busy main street, but a little off the beaten track. However, the shop is quite large and the door plaque is also antique, so it is an old shop.
As soon as Yu Shengsheng entered the store, the young apprentice came up to greet her with a smile.
"Miss, what are you looking for?"
Before Yu Shengsheng could answer, the shopkeeper came down from the second floor, glanced down, and hurried downstairs.
"Ms. Yu, this way please."
He waved his hand and the apprentice stepped aside.
Yu Shengsheng was slightly surprised, but she didn't show it on the surface: "You're welcome, boss."
Going to the small room next door, the shopkeeper invited Yu Shengsheng to take a seat and served tea.
Yu Shengsheng then asked, "Does the shopkeeper know me?"
Shopkeeper Song smiled and said, "To be honest, I don't know Miss Yu, but Commander Hao has given me instructions, so I will remember them."
"I see."
"Commander Hao said that Miss Yu has a great skill, and her painting skills are comparable to those of a master. Our shop just needs someone like this, so I asked Commander Hao to help introduce her."
"Thank you for your compliment, Commander Hao. However, rest assured, shopkeeper, I will definitely do whatever I agree to do if you give me a task."
"That's great," Shopkeeper Song turned around and took down two paintings from the shelf at the back. "These are two paintings I painted recently. Miss, take a look and see if they can be repaired. If so, you can take them all away."
"The materials and tools are from the shop. If you need anything, just write a list. We'll discuss the labor cost later. There's a price list. How about splitting the money 30% to 70%?"
Yu Shengsheng was pleasantly surprised. She didn't have to provide any tools or materials, but she could still get 30%. It turned out that she had Hao Mengye's face, which was really good.
"Okay, no problem," she agreed readily.
When you unfold the paintings, you will see that one is a picture of flowers and birds, and the other is a portrait.
The flower and bird painting is a bit old, but it is not difficult to give it a new lease of life.
A portrait of a woman and a child.
But the child’s face is a little hard to see clearly, so it takes some effort.
Yu Shengsheng observed carefully for a while and said, "Okay, both of them can be repaired. I'll take it."
…
Qi Mubai looked at the painting in front of him, his heart beating like a drum and something seemed to explode in his brain.
The summer heat was gradually receding, but there were still many basins of ice in the East Palace, which made him feel cool all over.
This painting is ordinary and is not the work of any great calligrapher or painter. It doesn't even have a signature.
But he was very familiar with the scene in the painting.
This is his home, his home in the countryside. The person washing clothes in the yard is an old servant who has followed him for many years.
The old servant had difficulty walking, so when he was taken back to the Qi family, he did not go with him and stayed in the country farm.
He went to see it before going to Beijing for the exam.
The prince's voice seemed to float from far away: "I know that you are very talented and you are outstanding among the students this time."
“However, we still need to go a little further to be among the top three.”
Qi Mubai clenched his fingers silently: "I am not a talented student, but there are many talented people in the world..."
"However, I like you," the prince smiled gently, "as long as I like you, it doesn't matter whether you are the top three or not."
"Are you willing to follow me?"
Qi Mubai's throat was choked.
He studied hard for more than ten years, and what he wanted to follow was not a certain person, but to be loyal to the court, work for the people, and leave his name in history.
He lowered his head, speechless for a moment.
There seemed to be footsteps behind him, and the prince said with a smile: "Yanshu, you've come at the right time. This is Qi Mubai."
Su Yanshu tilted his head and looked over with a cold gaze.
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