The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 373: Assignment

The short night passed quickly. Thinking of the good thing he didn't do with Chu Yanqiu last night, Shen Wen wanted to slap himself in the face. Why did he fall in love with her at that time? He was also puzzled. He was already past the time of youth. Why would he still seduce the beautiful girl? He couldn't control himself at that time. He was simply a fangirl.

The eldest master of the Shen family, who was thrown out last night, surprisingly had some luck. He flew out from the second floor and was caught by the pile of hay in the yard. He was not injured. Shen Wen has asked Puzhao Dadi to send him back to the Shen Mansion.

When the sky just got light, the two young eunuchs who were supervising him and who were sleeping in the guest room downstairs came up early and knocked on his door, then came in to serve him.

The young eunuchs were very attentive. Probably the emperor or eunuch Guo had instructed them to treat him the same way they treated the other ladies in the palace, gently and meticulously taking care of him from his hair to his toes, and serving him comfortably and appropriately.

After helping him wash, brush his teeth and comb his hair, the two young eunuchs went out. One called him for food, while the other went to the stable to check on the horses so they could set out.

Shen Wen watched the two young eunuchs close the door. When he turned around, he was startled by the sudden appearance of Chu Yanqiu. He covered his chest and asked Chu Yanqiu why he came again.

Chu Yanqiu saw that his eyes were full of worry, and he said, "I told you yesterday that no matter what, don't rush to the palace. I will find a way to send that substitute to the palace for you."

Shen Wen was almost annoyed to death by this man. He looked at Chu Yanqiu's expression carefully, wondering if this man had turned into the crazy Chu Yanqiu overnight.

Chu Yanqiu reached out and touched his soft lips and said, "Where are you going later? Can you handle those two eunuchs? If not, I will stay with you. They dare not urge you to enter the palace as soon as possible."

Shen Wen grabbed his restless hand and shook it off, telling him not to touch him. He said, "You underestimate me too much. These two little eunuchs are as weak as chickens. Do you think I'm afraid? You still don't understand me. I don't have much respect for the supremacy of imperial power. Since your analysis of the emperor last night made some sense, I will do as you say and delay them as long as possible. There is no problem in delaying them until night."

However, as to whether Chu Yanqiu will be able to find a substitute by then, it is hard to say.

Shen Wen looked at him with a typical dangerous expression.

Chu Yanqiu was quite satisfied with him. He thought that this little thing would not listen to him so easily.

It's interesting to say, from the beginning when the two of them came to this point, he felt that Shen Wen had never been under his control. He didn't expect that this little thing was so stubborn in his bones. He thought that he was a rare genius in the world, and so many people wanted to be his lover but couldn't, yet he looked down on him.

Oh, it's so difficult to chase after a wife.

The footsteps of the waiter approaching from afar in the corridor outside, Shen Wen reminded Chu Yanqiu, "The eunuch has asked someone to prepare breakfast, so he must be back, you should leave quickly."

Chu Yanqiu felt like a thief. Why did he have to be sneaky when meeting someone?

Chu Yanqiu's face was full of displeasure.

Shen Wen was anxious. He pushed Chu Yanqiu and coaxed him, "Be good, you know these two eunuchs are the emperor's eyes. They were sent to monitor me. If they found you and I hanging out here early in the morning, they would immediately send a pigeon to the emperor. Then what you told me would be useless. Second Master Chu...be good and listen to me."

After saying this, he pushed Chu Yanqiu to the window and waved at him to leave quickly.

Chu Yanqiu was the type of person who followed the will of others. He really enjoyed the sweet words from his beloved, so he happily flew out of the window.

Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door behind me.

When Shen Wen heard that it was the waiter who introduced himself and said he was there to bring him breakfast, he opened the door and let him in.

Shen Wen ate his breakfast leisurely. Soon the two eunuchs came back. Shen Wen asked them to sit down and eat together. The two eunuchs refused to eat, but Shen Wen insisted on inviting them, so they sat down and ate with him.

After breakfast, Shen Wen wiped his hands and said, "Your Majesty told me to give me half a day to arrange the work and family affairs before entering the palace. Do you know what that means? I am not serving the emperor in the palace as a criminal. I just made a bet and lost and have to bear the consequences. So you two will not treat me like a prisoner and force me to enter the palace at a specified time, right?"

The two young eunuchs looked at each other and said to Shen Wen with a smile, "We understand. Young Master, you plan to stay until the afternoon before going back, right?"

Shen Wen shrugged and said, "I don't know, I just feel that it will take a little longer. You know, you can't get things from the outside in the palace. I'm about to lose my freedom, so I think I need to delay some time to have fun. It's rare for you two to leave the palace, right? How about we go out and have fun together?"

These words really touched the young eunuch's heart. They were all young, and it was the time when they were greedy for many things.

One of the eunuchs even suggested, "How about you take us to visit some rouge shops?"

Shen Wen liked this kind of understandable kid the most and agreed readily.

But before that, the first thing he had to do was to go to the yamen. Although there were only one or two cases in his charge and he didn't need to report them to the yamen in detail, since the emperor had appointed him to go, he still went there as a formality.

He took two young eunuchs with him, each leading a horse, and walked out of the inn.

As soon as they left the inn, several people stopped Shen Wen. Shen Wen saw that the man looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was. Behind him was a middle-aged man who was bending over and looked ready to talk. He didn't care about the priority of status and said to Shen Wen first: "Master, I am Liu Bafeng, the butler of your house."

When he saw that it was Liu Bafeng, he remembered that the Fifth Master's house that was divided out from the Marquis's Mansion was not his own house. He still recognized his own housekeeper, and Shen Wen nodded.

At this time, the man in front of Butler Liu said, "The younger of the Seventeenth Young Master is the newly promoted butler Shen Saner of the Marquis. The old butler was my uncle."

Shen Wen nodded again.

Shen Saner said, "Seventeenth Master, the Marquis has ordered me to ask you to return to the Marquis' Mansion."

Shen Wen raised his eyebrows and said, "Return to the Marquis' Mansion? He is no longer trying to hide this. He is planning to trick me back and put me under house arrest? Or secretly send me to someone? Make me disappear openly?"

Shen Saner was hit by the question and looked constipated. He almost exposed himself.

The two eunuchs beside Shen Wen heard Shen Wen say something about house arrest, sending away, and disappearing. Their faces immediately changed and they stopped sitting in the background. They stepped forward and stood in front of Shen Wen, saying to Shen Sanpin in a pretentious tone, "What kind of person dares to order my master around? Who are you? If you have nothing else to do, get out of here."

Although Shen Saner is younger than his uncle, he is better at observing people's words and expressions than his uncle. As soon as he saw the two men's postures and listened to their hoarse voices, he immediately guessed that they were servants in the palace.

Shen Saner estimated that his mission was not accomplished, but he looked at Shen Wen and felt a little unwilling, so he became even more humble, almost pleading with Shen Wen: "Seventeenth Master, please don't joke with us. I am a servant. The master asked me to invite you, so I must invite you. You also know the tempers of the masters in our mansion. If you leave like this, we servants will suffer physically."

How could Shen Wen care about the life and death of this loyal dog of a noble family? He simply ignored him and turned to the two young eunuchs and said, "It's getting late. We should hurry up and rush to the government office to do serious business."

The young eunuchs agreed with him, so they held the horse's neck to make it stay still, and asked him to mount first.

Shen Saner wanted to continue to persuade him. He leaned forward to stop him from getting on his horse, saying, "Young Master, the Marquis really wants to see you for something. You also know that the eldest master was beaten so badly by you and your men last night. The Marquis asked me to come and ask you to go back and explain everything."

Shen Wen looked at the young eunuch, who was extremely thoughtful. He crossed his hands together as a stepping stone to help him get on the horse. Without saying a word, he raised his feet and pushed hard on his hands, then sat his whole body on the horse.

The eunuch who was holding the horse's neck had long been fed up with Shen San'er's noise, so he pushed him away and held his horse's reins while saying, "Go away, our lord is here to do business today in accordance with the emperor's order. Don't use your Lordship's trivial matters to make him unhappy. Go back and tell Lord Shen that if there is anything, go to the Qinzheng Palace to talk to His Majesty."

When Shen Saner heard that they were going to do the emperor's work, he immediately fell silent. He watched them get on their horses, and quickly led his men to make way, watching them ride away.

Shen Wen went to the government office, and as soon as he entered, he asked the yamen runner Ruan Qingxia if he had been on duty today. The yamen runner said that Ruan Qingxia's injury had not healed yet, and he came but did not stay for long, nor did he handle any cases. He explained some things to the chief clerk of his yamen and left. The yamen runner also said: "But before he left, I heard him tell the chief clerk that he was going to the prince's mansion to take a look. I guess he probably went to the prince's mansion to check the case."

After listening to this, Shen Wen thought about it and went to find the chief clerk first. He told him that the emperor had ordered him to put down the case and go to the palace. The chief clerk had also heard about the bet in the court, and listened to the details of the case that Shen Wen told him with great understanding. Before Shen Wen left, he even comforted him and told him not to worry.

Shen Wen left the government office, and the two young eunuchs who were chatting and waiting at the gate of the government office also followed Shen Wen.

They went to the former prince's mansion, and someone soon informed Ruan Qingxia. Ruan Qingxia met Shen Wen halfway, and the two of them strolled on the gravel road and exchanged some things with each other.

Among them, they mentioned the Red Lotus Villa incident. Ruan Qingxia patted Shen Wen on the shoulder and said with sympathy: "It's hard for you, Brother Shen. I don't know what your situation will be like after you go to the palace. Otherwise, I will raise some property for you privately and help you make things easier for you in the palace."

Shen Wen waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, Brother Ruan. I think I can still survive in the palace."

Ruan Qingxia looked at him with some surprise and confusion in his eyes, but since the other party refused, he just let it go.