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Chapter 103 Yin Shen Article (1)

In the middle of the six years in Xinde, the thorough investigation of the corruption of officials who went up to the capital and down to the localities can be said to be the biggest battle since Emperor Yuan ascended the throne. praiseworthy.

But at the end of the year, Shen Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Jianji Temple, was assassinated and killed.

This not only made Emperor Yuan feel as if he had lost an arm and lost a man available, but also made many ministers in the court panic.Who is Shen Wei?Like Zhang Anyi, ministers who have gone through three generations of kings, their status in the court is second only to Zhang Anyi. Such people can be assassinated, so what about others?

For a while, all officials in the DPRK and China felt insecure and panicked.

Many officials who have made good friends with Shen Wei are even more regretful.At the beginning of the seventh year of Xinde, Yin Ji, the Minister of the Household Department and a scholar of the Wenhuadian University, asked the Holy One to resign from office.

Many people in the court felt that Yin Ji had been bewitched suddenly, otherwise why would he resign without giving up his hard-won position and power?He is younger than Mr. Zhang Ge, and his future is immeasurable.

If it is said that the Holy Majesty respects and relies more on Zhang Anyi, the chief assistant, then he absolutely trusts Yin Ji, and since he lost Shen Wei, the Holy Majesty was absolutely unwilling to let Yin Ji resign.

It's just that Yin Ji's determination to resign is so strong that Emperor Ren Yuan couldn't say anything.

Finally arrived in Xinde for eight years, and Emperor Yuan was 17 years old.With the assistance of the cabinet team headed by Zhang Anyi and followed by Yin Ji, the court finally stabilized, the country was prosperous and the people were safe, and there was a hint of prosperity.

This time, Yin Ji once again made a request to resign.

From the seventh year of Xinde to the eighth year of Xinde, he has mentioned it no less than dozens of times.This time, Emperor Yuan finally agreed.

In the eighth year of Xinde, on the third day of March, it happened to be Shangsi, which happened to be the day when Yin Ji left Beijing.

When I entered Beijing, I had a carriage and two servants. Now I leave with a carriage and two servants. I can travel lightly, just like before.

After taking off the official clothes he had worn for so many years, Yin Ji put on a gown that literati love to wear, with a frivolous smile on his face, clean and handsome like a romantic scholar.Back then, what kind of determination and ambition did he have to set foot on the land of the capital?After so many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, it was as if he was on the battlefield, and now he was finally leaving behind the relationships and status he had worked so hard for for many years, and the fame and fortune he had earned so hard to leave. He actually felt very happy and relaxed.

Because outside the capital, there is another person waiting for him.

In the suburbs of Beijing, the weeping willows are sprouting new green in early March.Standing under the tree was a tall man dressed in light green, with a chic and heroic spirit that ordinary women don't have.Seeing a carriage coming out of the city from a distance, a smile appeared on her cold face.

The carriage stopped, Yin Ji opened the curtain, saw the person standing under the tree, smiled, and said in a frivolous tone: "Little lady, long time no see, how do you feel traveling?" His gaze was unprecedentedly gentle .

This woman is the "dead" Shen Wei.

Two years ago, Shen Wei finally recognized his heart during the one-night relationship with Yin Ji, and compromised after Yin Ji willingly gave up his official position.

As a man, he can give up the official position he has worked so hard to get for her, so what is there to miss as a woman?

It is always bad for "Shen Wei" to live in this world, so they negotiated to let Shen Wei die first, and then Yin Ji resigned.Everything went smoothly before, but who knows that something went wrong in the matter of Yin Ji's resignation.It took him almost two years to resign from the office.

Shen Wei is not a woman who can only rely on men to survive.During the more than a year when Yin Ji was detained by the Yuan Emperor, she traveled all over Guanghua's famous mountains and rivers alone, and never went back to the capital to see Yin Ji, but only occasionally sent letters to him.

Several times, Yin Ji suspected that Shen Wei had repented and left him to enjoy himself.

"I finally know how Zhang Er felt when he was traveling abroad for two years, and he couldn't miss it." After speaking, Shen Wei got into Yin Ji's carriage with his skirt in hand.

Originally thought that Yin Ji stretched out his hand to help her, but who knew that she was dragged in by her just as she went up, and fell directly on his body.Just when Shen Wei was about to get up, the carriage suddenly moved, causing her to fall on him again.

Yin Ji stretched out a hand to wrap her slender waist in his arms, lingering on her waist, making Shen Wei tremble.

"I miss you to death, you have no conscience." After finishing speaking, Yin Ji kissed the lips that he had been thinking about for more than a year.

The familiarity of the lips and teeth immediately evokes the memory of the two people's entanglement in Yin's mansion and in the official residence at night.Shen Wei was about to struggle to push his hand, and suddenly changed it to grab his neck.

The longing that hadn't seen each other for more than a year turned into the voices of the two entangled, and disappeared into the sound of the wheels of the carriage.

The carriage was heading south all the way to Yangzhou.

They toured mountains and rivers along the way, walking very slowly.When the two were together, it was inevitable that there would be dry firewood and fire at night, especially in the first few days, Yin Ji would toss and toss until dawn almost every night, and toss and toss until Shen Wei's throat was hoarse before letting her go.

Finally, they finally arrived in Yangzhou after thunder and fire all the way.

The Emperor Yuan cared most about Yin Ji's resignation and returning to his hometown, and then everyone in the Yin family in Yangzhou.

On the day when Yin Ji's carriage arrived in Yangzhou City, the masters of the Yin family all looked as if they were facing an enemy.Back then when Yin Ji came back to recognize his ancestors, they thought he was just a bastard who was easy to bully, but who would have thought that he would let them taste the power in a year.Later, this ancestor finally went to the capital to take part in the test, and everyone hoped that he would stay in the capital in high school.

Unexpectedly, he would resign from office and come back instead of serving as a cabinet assistant.

Everyone in the Yin family suddenly remembered the deep sense of powerlessness they felt back then.

The minister of the cabinet, who had been in power for a while, returned to his hometown, and officials of all sizes and merchants in Yangzhou City guarded the gate of the city early.Although he resigned from office, after all, he used to be a celebrity around the Holy Majesty, the boss of the cabinet, and a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, so how could he not take the opportunity to set up a relationship?

As soon as Yin Ji's carriage entered Yangzhou City, it was forced to stop.

Shen Wei raised the curtain of the car window to look, and when he saw those in official uniforms, he retreated subconsciously and guiltily.

"Don't worry, you have never been to Yangzhou. The magistrate of Yangzhou was transferred from other places, not from the capital city. As for the small officials from other places, it is even less likely that they will have the opportunity to see Lord Shen's honor." Yin Ji teased. Said.

Shen Wei glared at him.

The more Yin Ji said, the more frivolous he became: "You are engaged to me now, let alone show your face for others to see." After finishing speaking, he opened the curtain and walked out of the carriage, leaving Shen Wei gnashing his teeth in the carriage.

Who is engaged to him?

When Yin Ji stepped out of the carriage, there was an exclamation among the people watching the excitement behind.

It is said that he is the old man who resigned and came back, so he should be in his 50s. Who would have thought that he would be so young and handsome, and he might not even reach his thirties?
After exchanging pleasantries with those officials for a long time, and agreeing to go to the banquet to welcome him at night, Yin Ji was finally able to return to the carriage.

As soon as he got into the carriage, he heard Shen Wei sneering: "I didn't expect that a person like you would be so popular when he returned to his hometown."

Speaking of this, a trace of loneliness flashed in Shen Wei's eyes.All her relatives are dead, and even she herself should have died more than ten years ago. She has no hometown and no relatives.

Sensitively capturing her fleeting emotions, Yin Ji's expression moved slightly, and he said with a smile: "That's because they don't know that Mr. Shen is still sitting in this carriage. If they knew, they probably wouldn't be able to care about currying favor with me." gone."

Shen Wei laughed, and said disdainfully: "Flaty!" The moment she raised her eyes was extremely touching, very feminine, and also free and easy of a literati.

Yin Ji's eyes dimmed, he held her hand and put it on his chest, letting her be close to his warmth, and said, "Let's get married." He didn't know when he put away the frivolity in his eyes, and he was very serious.

The smile on Shen Wei's face froze, and she felt that the temperature felt in her hand was transmitted to her heart, which was extremely warm.

"it is good."

She even gave up her official position, isn't it just to be with him and marry him?
The carriage finally arrived at Yin's residence.

This time, Shen Wei got out of the carriage with Yin Ji's support.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother." Seeing the people waiting at the door, Yin Ji showed a very friendly smile on his face.

Master Yin passed away many years ago, and Yin Ji is his illegitimate son, the youngest.There are four elder brothers above him, two are descendants and the other are concubine descendants.

"Fifth brother, it's been a long journey." Although Yin Ji and his elder brothers smiled, their expressions were somewhat unnatural.When Yin Ji came back to recognize his ancestors, each of the four of them plotted against him.

They noticed Shen Wei who got off the carriage with Yin Ji. "Who is this girl?" It was Yin Ji's sister-in-law Yu Shi who asked.

"She is—" Just when Yin Ji was thinking about how to address Shen Wei, Shen Wei took a step forward and said with an impeccable smile, "My name is Shen Siniang."

Yin Ji raised his eyebrows, and a smile flashed in his eyes.

Shen Sikong, Shen Siniang, are very suitable.

He said: "I am coming back this time to marry Si Niang."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of his brothers and sister-in-law changed.A person of Yin Ji's status has never been married. Although he doesn't know why he resigned, maybe there will be a time of recovery. If someone's woman can marry him, it's not sure what will happen in the future.

Several of his sister-in-laws are thinking of marrying the outstanding girl from her natal family to Yin Ji, but who knows that the first thing he will do when he comes back this time is to get married?
What is the identity of this fourth lady Shen?
After entering Yin's residence, Shen Wei followed Yin Ji to the other courtyard where he lived.The other courtyard is very spacious, and the elegant layout reveals a feeling of being piled with money, which is exactly the same as his mansion in the capital.While looking around, Shen Wei said: "Just now you said that you want to marry me, the faces of your brothers and sisters-in-law suddenly became very ugly."

What kind of insidious and cunning people hadn't seen her in the court all those years?To her, Yin Ji's elder brothers and sister-in-law could be seen through at a glance.

Yin Ji didn't deny it, he led her to look elsewhere, and said, "I'm afraid they will make things difficult for you." There was no trace of worry in his tone.

Shen Weiyi raised her eyebrows, her tone was indifferent: "I still can't deal with them?" She was extremely confident.

Yin Ji laughed, and nodded agreeingly: "I am worried about my brothers and sisters-in-law."

Shen Weishen thinks so, and should really worry about them.

"In the evening, the prefect of Yangzhou will be the host, and other officials and merchants will accompany me. They want to welcome me." Yin Ji said, "Based on what I know about my four brothers and sister-in-law, I'm afraid they will suffer tonight."

Shen Wei understood this kind of entertainment, she had participated in many of them back then.

"You can go at ease." As for those who want to embarrass her...

We'll see.

Although Yin Ji and Shen Wei have been together for a long time, they have done everything that should be done and should not be done, but those are all in private.Shen Wei is a woman now, so naturally she has to consider her reputation.Yin Ji arranged for her to live next door to his yard, and arranged for her two big maids and four young maids.

In the evening, Yin Ji took two young servants to the banquet.

Not long after, someone came to Shen Wei's residence, saying that the Da Furen wanted to cleanse her up.

Shen Wei didn't hesitate at all, Dang even agreed to go.

After more than a year of being a leisurely cloud and wild crane, she also misses the blushing and thick-necked censors in the court hall.

Before Shen went, the four wives of Yin's residence had already arrived.

"Miss Shen, sit down quickly." There was a kind smile on Yu's face.Yu's husband is also Yin Ji's eldest brother, the eldest son of the Yin family, so Yu is naturally the wife of the Yin family.

"Thank you, Ma'am." Shen Wei thanked her.

"Why are you polite, Miss Shen will call me sister-in-law from now on, we are a family." Yu Shi looked at Shen Wei, and asked tentatively, "Where is Miss Shen's house?" Yu Shi is also a shrewd person. People, sisters-in-law always have a little pressure on the second, third and fourth rooms.She felt that it was too strange for Shen Wei, a woman, to come back with Yin Ji.

How could a lady from a family or a wealthy family follow a man home before getting married?

Shen Wei replied truthfully: "My parents——died when I was young."

Shen Wei's appearance was originally cold, but at this time he intentionally showed a trace of weakness, with his eyes downcast, this appearance was seen by Yu Shi and the others as a look of poverty and indifference.

Sure enough, as I expected.Yu suppressed the pride in his heart, and continued to pretend to be concerned, first sighed regretfully, and then asked: "Then Miss Shen lives at a relative's house?"

Shen Wei shook her head: "I haven't lived in a fixed place for the past two years, and I've been walking around." She was telling the truth.She has been traveling abroad for more than a year, and it is true that she has no fixed place to live.

As soon as these words came out, the four wives of the Yin family showed disdain in their eyes, guessing that Shen Wei was a woman who went to the rivers and lakes to sell and sing.I don't know how a person like Yin Ji would be so obsessed with the idea of ​​marrying such a person.

Women like them from rich families know that they are well-matched when they get married. A person like Shen Wei can only be a concubine who can't stand on the stage at most, and no one will accept being a regular wife.Women who run the rivers and lakes are a bit petty. If they marry into a noble family, how can they restrain the people below?
Immediately, Yu Shi and the others wanted to arrange someone for Yin Ji's side again.

They were sure that a woman with no family and status would definitely not be able to become Yin Ji's official wife.

(End of this chapter)