When they arrived at the hall, Shen Shiyun was meditating with her eyes closed. Luo Jin walked in front of her and bowed, then lowered her head and retreated to one side. Shen Shiyun saw she brought a 'bloody clay figurine' here, and the carpet was smeared with mud and blood. She said unhappily, "Luo Jin, where did you get this barbarian? Why haven't you kicked him out yet? Bengong is tired of seeing him. " Luo Jin said, "He … not … he …" Thinking about how she lost her composure in front of Hu Wei just now, she simply lost all her face for the rest of her life. She glared at him with hidden bitterness.
Hu Wei knew she was asking him for help, so he moved forward with difficulty and said, "Answering Niangniang, lowly officer is not a barbarian, I … lowly officer is Hu Wei, I have returned to report to you."
Shen Shiyun was shocked, "You are Hu Wei?" During his absence, Shen Shiyun was inconvenienced by all the major and minor matters. Only now did she realize how important he was to her. But the more time passed, the less hope she had. Now that she saw he had returned alive, she was happier than anything else. She wanted to stand up and welcome him. But she had always thought that showing her emotions in front of others was showing weakness in front of others. Her happy expression disappeared as quickly as it appeared, and her face turned cold again. She shouted, "Where did you die to? I haven't seen your shadow for so long, yet you still know to come back to the palace to see me? "
Hu Wei kowtowed and said, "Asking Niangniang to investigate clearly, lowly officer went through a narrow escape and almost lost my life. But in the end I did not disappoint Niangniang's great trust and investigated a shocking secret case!" Shen Shiyun eased her tone and said, "What happened? Give me a detailed report. If there is a single lie, bengong will break your dog leg. " Hu Wei thought to himself, "You don't need to break my dog leg, it's already broken. You really have foresight." With a bitter smile he said, "It's all thanks to Niangniang's nurturing and promotion. You predicted that Prince Yu would go to find Deshou before leaving, so you arranged lowly officer to ambush him in advance. I saw Prince kill him with my own eyes … "
Shen Shiyun was shocked, "Prince Yu killed Deshou?" Hu Wei was startled. His admiration for Shen Shiyun grew. He said, "Niangniang knows everything. Even something as small as a sesame or mung bean can't be hidden from you. That's right, it wasn't Prince Yu who did it. It was that witch, Chu Menglin. " Shen Shiyun knew that he had misunderstood, but what was wrong with letting him worship blindly? There was no need to explain. He snorted and said, "It's good that you know. Continue."
Hu Wei said, "Lowly officer put on a disguise and followed him all the way …" Speaking of how he was quick-witted, as soon as he guessed Prince Yu's purpose, he used his old profession to cater to Prince Yu's liking and obtained his trust. When he talked about the perilous situations he ran into in the royal mausoleum, he even added fuel to the fire and bragged about his bravery. He talked about how he was fearless when he faced a great disaster and charged forward without regard for his own safety to break all sorts of traps. He also talked about how he used a few human skin masks to pretend to be a ghost. This part was especially satisfying.
Shen Shiyun, however, had no interest in this kind of bloody story. Then he talked about how Chu Menglin ambushed him and buried him alive with a lump of earth. Originally he wanted to say, "Lowly officer beat her at her own game and hid under a rock to obtain the secret of heaven." While he was hurrying along, he often hesitated whether he should report the truth or be vague.
If he bluntly revealed the truth, at that time Shen Shiyun would undoubtedly regard it as a marvelous achievement and praise him greatly. He would also be able to show off in front of Luo Jin. But he was greedy for momentary gratification and was afraid that there would be no end of trouble in the future. Thereupon he still used his original excuse and said, "Lowly officer was careless and was smashed unconscious. When I woke up, there was no one in the Hall of the Dead. Lowly officer was incompetent and allowed the rebels to escape, allowing the tiger to return to the mountain. However, I retrieved a treasure they left behind. It was engraved with characters. I guessed that there must be a great secret recorded in it. I specially presented it to Niangniang to read. "Finished speaking, he took out a jade annulus from his bosom, walked over to Shen Shiyun, and presented it with both hands. He had carefully protected this jade annulus along the way, so it was still in good condition.
"Hmm," Shen Shiyun softly said, "What is written inside?" Hu Wei cautiously said, "The characters are engraved in Manchurian characters. Lowly officer does not recognize a single character, hence I do not know anything." Finished speaking, he raised his eyelids and looked at Shen Shiyun in fear and trepidation. Worried that she would see a flaw, he used so much strength that his forehead creased.
His explanation was reasonable, Shen Shiyun did not think too much about it. In the Palace, she had read many Manchurian books and records, so she roughly understood Manchurian characters. Roughly looking at the densely engraved characters on the jade annulus, she felt dizzy. Although she was anxious to know the secret, she still felt impatient. She handed the jade annulus over to Luo Jin and said, "What is written on it? Help me take a look."
When Hu Wei was narrating what happened, according to Luo Jin's nature, she would definitely nitpick at him, seize every detail and laugh at him. But this time she was quiet from the beginning to the end, she did not say a single word. Hu Wei was influenced by the past, his first impression was the strongest; he really thought that she cared about him and was considerate, which was why she gave him enough face. But he did not know that she did not hear more than a few sentences, her mind was already wandering, she was thinking about Jiang Liechen, so she did not hear Shen Shiyun's question at all. Suddenly she saw the jade annulus was handed to her, momentarily she did not have time to think carefully. She busily said, "Thank … thank you Niangniang for the reward."
Seeing Shen Shiyun's face sank, several sentences flitted across her mind. Only then did she realize that she had not answered the question. In a panic she received the jade annulus, and with a trembling voice she read, "Zhuang Wangzi's generation has read it personally: Xi 'er's father had great talent and bold vision, he was a rare genius, endowed by the Heavens, his troops spread all over the world, his only thought was to unify the Jiuzhou. Unfortunately, his good luck was bad, his fate fell into the hands of thieves and trifles, in the end he failed on the verge of success, before his great undertaking was accomplished, he died in prison. The Heaven has no Dao, it pardoned the criminal outside the law, he regained his throne. Law and principle have no foundation, what is the human path? Now I am writing down the late King's unredressed grievances, for later generations to explain … "
Shen Shiyun unhappily said, "That's enough, who told you to read the original text? Speaking of which, what's wrong with you recently? You've been absent-minded all day long, what are you up to? "
This question unexpectedly made Luo Jin and Hu Wei's faces and ears turn red. Hu Wei was completely imagining things, he thought, "Recently? Recently? Isn't it just these few days when I'm not here? Turns out Miss Jin's heart is in this way, I've suffered so much. "
His wife had been forcibly taken by a high-ranking general. Due to the general's power, he did not dare to make any moves, in the end he could only swallow his anger. Both he and Luo Jin worked for Shen Shiyun, so they had many opportunities to meet. Seeing her intelligence and beauty, he gradually had a good impression of her. He also knew that Luo Jin looked down on him. If he let her know about this unrequited love, he would not be able to raise his head in front of her in the future, so he had no choice but to restrain himself and hide it. Every time Luo Jin quarreled with him, he would reply with a cheeky smile, hoping that they would develop feelings for each other over time.
This trip to the mausoleum was no less than a trip to the gates of hell. He truly had the courage to be reborn as a human, so he cherished everything in the world. As soon as he returned to the Snow Song Palace, he felt Luo Jin's wholehearted concern for him. Seeing that he was about to succeed, he already regarded her as his woman. Seeing her being interrogated by Shen Shiyun to the point of being at a loss, he wholeheartedly wanted to help her out. He did not even have time to carefully plan to protect himself, he stepped forward bravely and said, "Niang niang, Miss Jin just told me that she has been suffering from a cold recently and often feels dizzy, so she was not in a good state of mind just now. Although this humble servant did not personally see what was recorded on this jade wall, this humble servant still heard Prince Yu explain it to that witch Chu Menglin. This humble servant can give you a general explanation. "After all, he was afraid of Shen Shiyun, so he had foreshadowed this in advance and did not dare to completely overturn his original judgment.
Shen Shiyun sized him up with a suspicious gaze and said, "You knew? Why didn't you report it just now? "
Hu Wei braced himself and said, "Because this humble servant wanted to present this jade wall to Niang niang so that you could personally investigate the truth. After the matter was completed, it was you who solved the mystery. This humble servant was only an errand boy and did not have the slightest bit of credit."
When a subordinate was working for his master, if he wanted to show his loyalty, not only did he have to complete the task, he also had to push all the credit away. If he succeeded, he would say that it was because his master had taught him well and he was only following orders. If he failed, he would say that he was stupid and messed up the important matter. In short, the credit would be plastered on his master's face and he would shoulder all the blame. Only in this way would he not overshadow his master and truly gain the trust of his superior.
Shen Shiyun sneered slightly and said, "I don't know how many more things you have hidden from me." Hu Wei said, "This humble servant definitely does not dare. This jade wall says that the phrase 'the one who obtains the Shadow Sword and the Tears of Broken Souls will obtain the world' is a lie. If you want to dominate the world, you have to gather the 'Seven Evils'. Those are seven treasures left behind from the ancient times and their power is unparalleled. Also … also, Prince Yu is actually King Zhuang's direct descendant. It originated from a plan to switch the body more than ten years ago. That was a backup plan that King Zhuang left for himself so that he could avenge his father when he found out the truth. At that time, this humble servant was half asleep and half awake and only heard intermittently. This was also after I … summarized and summarized … it might not be accurate, so I didn't dare to report it rashly, lest I bewitch Niang niang. "He still concealed most of the information and left it for Shen Shiyun to find out on her own.
Luo Jin also listened to him and her heart was stirred. She thought, "Aiya, this is incredible. Young Master Chen wants me to find information about King Zhuang. This is the most important information. There's also the gathering of the 'Seven Evils' to seize the world and whatnot. He'll definitely be happy to hear this … "
Jiang Jianchen casually gave a few instructions, but she acted as if she had accepted an extremely sacred mission. She planned to obtain the jade pendant and pondered with all her attention. She immediately came up with an idea and pretended to be submissive as she said, "This is all my fault. Can Your Highness allow me to atone for my sins? I am willing to translate the words on the jade wall sentence by sentence and transcribe them separately for Your Highness to peruse. " In order to curry favor with Jiang Liechen, as long as he felt even the slightest bit of gratitude in his heart, she was willing to make hundreds or thousands of copies, much less two copies at the same time. She was willing to break her wrist.
Shen Shiyun sneered, "When I asked you to read it once and summarize the general idea, you caught a cold and became dizzy. Now that I asked you to translate the entire text and increased the workload by more than ten times, you're full of energy instead? " Luo Jin said, "It's all because this servant is stupid and worried that if I didn't summarize well, I would overlook the essence of the words and hinder Your Highness. That's why I thought of this safe method."
This time, even Hu Wei felt that something was wrong. Luo Jin had always been a proud and arrogant person, and her self-esteem was extremely strong. Usually, even if someone belittled her, she would refute it verbally, and she would only stop after forcing the other party to retract their insults. It was absolutely impossible for her to admit that she was stupid. Putting a high hat on her master's head was a good way to escape punishment. However, in private, Luo Jin and Shen Shiyun were as close as sisters. There was no distinction between master and servant. Her sudden deference was especially suspicious. Shen Shiyun wanted to see what kind of trick she was playing. She said, "That's fine. Then I'll have to trouble you."
Luo Jin was overjoyed and repeatedly expressed her thanks. Shen Shiyun raised her eyebrows and said, "You're working hard for me. It should be me thanking you. Why is it that from your expression, it seems like a treasure has fallen from the sky?" Luo Jin said, "When this servant thinks that I can help Your Highness solve your problems, my heart is very happy."
Shen Shiyun nodded and said, "It's been hard on you. You can withdraw first." At first, Luo Jin had volunteered to be Shen Shiyun's maidservant. It was only because she saw that she would have a bright future in the inner palace. Working for her would bring her endless benefits. It was far from what the other concubines could afford. Naturally, she wouldn't be easily bribed by an outsider. Therefore, although Shen Shiyun had her doubts, she didn't really think that she would betray her.
Hu Wei watched as Luo Jin silently walked away. He was extremely worried and said, "This servant will go and see her." Shen Shiyun said, "There's no hurry. You stay here. I have something to ask you." Hu Wei didn't dare to disobey and could only agree. He moved to Shen Shiyun's side and waited for a long time. Seeing that she didn't speak, he couldn't help but urge, "Your Highness?" Shen Shiyun coldly said, "What are you nervous about? Are you very restrained when you're with me? "
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