marquis of jingan

Chapter 1510 Turbulence

Chapter 1510 Turbulence

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."

At the gate of Marquis Shen's mansion, Lu Ruoxi and Shen Ji came out and greeted them at the main entrance. The Crown Prince got off the carriage and bowed to Lu Ruoxi politely without waiting for her to salute.

"aunt."

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Today, Mr. Shen can feel at ease being the uncle of these princes, but Lu Ruoxi has not yet adapted to it, so she still feels a little embarrassed.

After Lu Ruoxi bowed, she asked, "Your Highness, why are you here?"

"Today, we received a report from the Datong border army, saying that there were some unusual movements by the Tatars outside the Great Wall. Although my nephew is the regent, he knows very little about military affairs."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled and said, "The several ministers in the Secretariat are not very knowledgeable about military affairs, so I came to see my uncle and ask for his advice on how to deal with it."

He asked, "Aunt, is uncle at home?"

Lu Ruoxi looked back at Shen Ji. The second young master Shen, who was already sixteen or seventeen years old, stepped forward silently, protecting his stepmother behind him, and whispered, "Your Highness, my father is ill, and it is not convenient for him to see guests now. You should go to the Ministry of War and consult a few officials there."

"sick?"

Upon hearing this, the prince frowned and said, "My uncle is a pillar of the court. How come I didn't know that he was sick?"

After saying that, he turned around and looked at the followers behind him, frowned and said, "What are you still standing there for? Why don't you go and get the imperial physician over right away?"

Shen Ji said softly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. The doctor came last night and prescribed medicine. Now my father has gone to bed, so I'd better not trouble the palace physician."

"How did this happen?"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince frowned: "Uncle Shen is ill. If I don't care, my father will scold me when he finds out. Does Sanlang want to see me being punished by my father?"

Shen Ji turned his head silently and glanced at his stepmother Lu Ruoxi and his biological mother Ye Chan. Ye Chan shook her head calmly. Shen Ji then looked up at the prince and whispered, "Your Highness, my father just caught a cold. If Your Highness insists on using this as an excuse to force his way in, I naturally have no way to stop him. When Your Highness goes in, I will help my father out and kowtow to Your Highness to apologize."

Hearing what Shen Ji said, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince couldn't help but frown.

He was very familiar with Shen Yuan, the eldest son of the Shen family, but the second son of the Shen family was not well known because he was still young and seldom went out.

Now it seems that the eldest son of the Shen family inherited some of Lord Shen's abilities, while Lord Shen's eloquence... seems to have been inherited by the second son.

Having said that, even the prince couldn't force his way in. He smiled and said, "I'm just worried about my uncle. Don't take it too seriously, Sanlang. Since my uncle is ill, I'll go to the Ministry of War right away."

Shen Ji lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, would you like to come into the mansion and have a cup of tea before leaving?"

"No, no, no."

The prince shook his head and said, "The military situation is urgent, so we must have a plan today. I have been busy and have no time to drink tea."

"Wait until this busy period is over."

He patted Shen Ji on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I'll treat Sanlang to a drink."

"it is good."

Shen Ji bowed and said, "When the time comes, I will host a banquet for Your Highness."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled, turned around and got into the carriage.

Shen Ji and the Shen family watched His Royal Highness the Crown Prince leave. After the carriage had gone far away, he turned back and bowed to Lu Ruoxi and Ye Chan: "Grandmother, Mother."

"Go back to the backyard and don't go out again. Uncle Zhu Zhen will take good care of the backyard."

Lu Ruoxi frowned and asked, "What about you, Ji'er?"

Shen Ji took a deep breath and said, "I have to go see my uncle."

Ye Chan, who was standing by, pulled Lu Ruoxi's arm and said softly, "Sister, before the master left home, he told Ji'er that the children have grown up now and it's time for them to take on some responsibilities. We women will go back to the backyard and wait for news."

As he spoke, he looked at Shen Ji and said, "Be sure to pay attention to safety."

"do not worry."

Shen Ji lowered his head and said, "My son will be fine."

After saying that, the second young master of the Shen family turned around and came to the residence of Minister Shen of the Ministry of Rites without taking a car. He did not even look at the servants guarding the door and rushed in. He soon saw Chen Youniang. Shen Sanlang knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Aunt."

Chen Youniang quickly helped him up and said with a smile, "What happened to Sanlang? Why are you suddenly doing such a big ceremony?"

Shen Ji took a deep breath and said, "Aunt, are my second brother and his brothers and sisters at home?"

Chen Youniang thought for a moment and said, "A few are playing outside, but Erlang is at home."

Shen Ji whispered, "Aunt, please bring my second brother, several aunts, and my brothers and sisters to my house, to my backyard."

Although Chen Youniang was born in a peasant family, she had been a lady of high rank for 20 years, which made her a bit shrewd. She sensed something was wrong when she heard this, and asked, "Sanlang, what happened?"

"Aunt, it may be something, or it may be nothing, no matter what..."

He looked at Chen Youniang and said softly, "Just think of it as you going to my house to play for a day or two, and when my father comes back... nothing will happen."

Chen Youniang was confused and asked, "What about your uncle?"

"Send the servants at home to the Ministry of Rites immediately and ask my uncle to come to my house. I will wait for him at home."

As he was talking, Shen Heng's eldest son, Shen Zhou, had already walked in. He glanced at Shen Ji and said with a smile, "It's rare to see you come to my house, Sanlang. Is there something going on?"

Among the third generation cousins ​​of the Shen family, Shen Yuan has a more cheerful personality and has a good relationship with Shen Zhou. In comparison, Shen Ji is not very talkative, so the relationship between them is not as close.

Shen Ji bowed his head and saluted, then said, "Second brother, can I ask you to go out of the city and see my father?"

"Meet uncle?"

Shen Zhou frowned, then became serious and asked, "What happened?"

"After my second brother saw my father, he didn't need to say anything else. He just told him that the prince had been to my house."

Shen Zhou seemed to understand something and nodded, "Then I will leave the capital now."

Shen Ji shook his head, took out a sign from his pocket and handed it to Shen Zhou, saying: "Second brother, go to my house first, go to Uncle Zhu Zhen, or go to Tian Chong, they will give you people to escort you out of the capital."

Shen Zhou didn't waste any words, took the sign and asked, "What about you, Lao San?"

"I'll stay at home and wait for my uncle to make the decision."

Shen Zhou took a deep breath, turned around and left without saying anything: "I'll go first!"

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Half an hour later, Shen Heng's family went to the Shen Hou Mansion, and the young Minister Shen hurriedly left the Ministry of Rites and came to the Shen family. Shen Ji bowed to him.

"uncle."

Shen Heng helped him up, patted his shoulder, and said, "What happened? Why are you so mysterious?"

"My father is no longer in the capital."

Shen Ji stood beside Shen Heng, his hands hanging down. "Before he left, he told me that if there was any disturbance, we should all hide in the backyard of the Shen Mansion and wait for him to come back."

Shen Heng was startled at first, then he looked at Shen Ji and asked, "When did Big Brother leave the capital? Even I don't know."

"Two days ago."

"Father said he would be back in three to five days at most."

Shen Ji took a deep breath and said, "It's obvious that the prince seems to have noticed that my father is not in the capital, and he even came to my house to test me..."

Minister Shen frowned again.

He looked at Shen Ji and asked, "What else did my elder brother tell you?"

"Nothing else, just tell the family to hide in the backyard immediately."

"The Shen family is only this big."

Shen Heng frowned and said, "If something really happens, hiding in the backyard will probably be useless."

"uncle."

Shen Ji shouted.

Shen Heng turned around and looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

"My family lives in Yanjing and has lived there for many years."

"My backyard is not big, but downstairs..."

A smile appeared on Shen Ji's face.

"very big."

(End of this chapter)