Cuiwei Building was originally Shen Qianyu's territory. It was originally used by Dongchang to investigate rumors in the market and to find out whether officials from various government offices in Beijing had engaged in illegal activities. It was later taken over by Duan Yiting for his own use.
After Shen Qianyu and Wan Xiao joined forces to destroy Duan Yiting, this place became a resting place for them outside the palace.
Both the shopkeeper and the waiter here are from Dongchang, so as soon as Shen Qianyu appeared, someone came forward.
Walking to the shopkeeper, Shen Qianyu asked someone to bring two jugs of good wine and a plate of bacon to the seat where Su Xie was sitting.
"This is a gift from our boss. The young masters will use it lightly."
Classmate Su Xie asked, "Zixuan has other friends in Shangjing?"
Su Xie shook his head and asked slightly confused: "Who is the shopkeeper?"
The shopkeeper pointed to Shen Qianyu who was standing not far away and said, "That is our boss."
Seeing Su Xie and others looking at him, Shen Qianyu walked over generously.
"Mr. Sun, I am really lucky to meet you today. I wonder how your brother is doing?"
A young man with an arrogant face next to Su Xie looked at Shen Qianyu with squinted eyes, and after thinking for a long time, he said, "It's you."
"This is a friend of my elder brother at home, his surname is..."
"My surname is Xiao. How old are you? If you guys like me, please call me Brother Xiao."
The young man named Sun called Brother Xiao, and Su Xie followed suit.
The father of the boy surnamed Sun was the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple. His brother was good at dancing and had some friendships with children from various families in the capital. Shen Qianyu often dealt with his brother and met him several times.
It's just that Shen Qianyu has never appeared in his true form before, so the young man thought about it for a while before realizing who the person in front of him was.
Su Xie saw that Shen Qianyu had outstanding appearance and showed the demeanor of a superior person in every gesture, so she couldn't help but guess that this person must have some background. It would be beneficial to make friends with him, so he gave up his seat and asked him to sit down.
The young man surnamed Sun couldn't help but look at Shen Qianyu. He always felt that there was something strange but couldn't place it.
Shen Qianyu didn't take him seriously, but he talked happily with Su Xie.
He was well-informed and tactful, but after just a few glasses of wine, he made a few fledgling teenagers look up to him with admiration. Even the young man named Sun from before lost his arrogance and stared at Shen Qianyu in admiration.
During this period of time, he had conquered many old foxes in the court, not to mention a few little children. In just one moment of burning incense, Su She and others confided in him and spoke about themselves.
A young man surnamed Cui drank some wine and said with a blushing face: "So...my family has arranged such a marriage for me."
"If my sister were a boy, I wouldn't have to marry that tigress who controls me everywhere."
Shen Qianyu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he finally found something to say.
Turning to look at Su She who was eating with gusto, he coughed lightly and whispered, "It's better to choose a wife with a more delicate temperament."
Su Xie nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Su Xie's expression remained as usual after hearing about the marriage, and she didn't know anything about it, Shen Qianyu guessed that Mrs. Su had not told him about her marriage to Song Wan.
After thinking for a while, he added: "As the saying goes, a virtuous wife and a husband bring few disasters, but it doesn't happen if the people around you are virtuous."
"Especially if a woman is older than me, she will be dignified and self-possessed, with a softness that is rarely seen in ordinary times. If she is still an old-fashioned person, won't she treat her husband as a son?"
"It's not easy to get married. Not only can we not have soft jade in our arms, but we also need to have multiple 'mothers' to obey and discipline us. This way... it can't be done."
Shen Qianyu shook his head, and Su Xie followed suit while holding up the wine glass.
Seeing that he had taken it into his mind, Shen Qianyu put down the wine cup in his hand: "If you decide to get married in the future that is not in line with your wishes, you must shirk it early to avoid suffering from your classmate."
Su Xie sighed: "My parents ordered a matchmaker, if the marriage is really decided, where is the room for maneuver?"
Shen Qianyu patted Su Xie on the shoulder and said with a warm smile: "Then he would have to live his whole life in relative silence with a woman he doesn't love."
After saying that, Shen Qianyu asked the waiter of Cuiwei Building to help serve some more food and drinks for a few people, while he went to the third floor.
The reason why he left the palace today was far from trivial matters like Su Xie.
After suppressing the smell of alcohol, Shen Qianyu pushed open the door of the wing room in Cuiwei Building.
Walking to the deepest part of the wing, he raised his hand and knocked on the secret door behind the closet, bent down and stepped in.
"The subordinates pay their respects to the master."
Liu Changque knelt down and saluted, and Shen Qianyu helped him stand up.
"How's Uncle Yan?"
Liu Changque said: "My subordinates have reported to Nanqing the assassination of the king of Dongning Kingdom. Qin Zhan became furious. Now the DPRK is planning to send Qin Rao as an envoy to Dongning. I think my master will see Uncle Yan soon."
Qin Rao.
Hearing Qin Rao's name, murderous intent surged in Shen Qianyu's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.
The other party knows that Uncle Yan is kind to him, and if he goes to Dongning as an envoy, he will definitely bring Uncle Yan with him as a bargaining chip to blackmail him.
"Can you tell me when we're going to leave?"
"According to my subordinates' calculations, we can arrive before winter next year."
Shen Qianyu nodded, he couldn't wait to see the two brothers Qin Zhan and Qin Rao again.
"Have you got the list of Nanqing's spies in Dongning?"
Liu Changque took out a palm-sized jade slip from his arms and handed it to him. Shen Qianyu took it and placed it in front of the candlelight. There were seven or eight lines of writing faintly visible on the wall. After he quickly scanned it and remembered it in his mind, he broke the jade slip into several pieces with a strong force.
"You go back and take care of Uncle Yan. See you next winter."
Liu Changque knelt down and bowed, and then left the room.
Shen Qianyu returned to his private room through the secret passage and took out the black bow and arrow under the bed.
When the night got darker, he left Cuiwei Tower wearing black clothes.
Both Emperor Wen Hui and Jiang Man thought that he wanted to be the crown prince, and as long as he restored the crown prince's position, he would be content to stop there.
But he wanted more than that.
Holding the mysterious bow tightly in his hand, Shen Qianyu hid in the dark streets and alleys and walked through Beijing.
Nanqing's spies couldn't stay, and neither could Emperor Wen Hui.
Although every humiliation he suffered in Nanqing was at the hands of Qin Zhan and Qin Rao, Emperor Wen Hui was the real culprit.
His opponents were never the two children who had not yet stopped breastfeeding. All he could see were Shen Qianchi and his nominal father.
Hiding secretly on the roof, Shen Qianyu stared at a three-entry courtyard for a moment.
The tiles were bitingly cold in winter, but he lay on them as if there was nothing there.
When Nan Qing was held hostage, he was shackled in a stable by Qin Rao and lay naked in the snow for a night. What does this mean now?
The silence of the night, and the occasional barking of a dog in his sleep, could not make Shen Qianyu lose his mind even for a moment.
It was getting slightly brighter, and a man wearing a white silk lining appeared in the courtyard. As soon as he stepped out of the house, Shen Qianyu drew his bow and fired an arrow in one go.
With a bang, the man lay on his back without making any more noise.
Shen Qianyu held the bow and quickly disappeared on the streets of Shangjing.
