In the reception room of the princess's mansion, two people were sitting in the seat waiting for the princess to receive him.

One of them is Xie Shang, Chen Jun, who was wearing a plain-patterned brocade dress, with white feathers on his neck, a small gauze crown and a jade hairpin across his hair. His temples were long and his hair was hanging to his chest. His face was handsome and white. His every move was filled with elegance. Even the maids standing next to him looked at each other frequently. If they attracted the other person's gaze, they would be so excited that they were at a loss.

On the other side is a young man who is about the same age as Xie Shang. He has a light jade crown, straight eyebrows and eyes, and also has a calm and restrained temperament. However, sitting on the same table with Xie Shang will inevitably pale in comparison, making it easy for people to ignore it at a glance.

The young man named Zhuge Qi, who is the second son of Zhuge Hui of Langya. This time he came to visit, and he also came with a mission. Although the master was reluctant to leave, Zhuge Qi was not impatient, but was interested in admiring the layout and decoration of the halls and rooms in the princess's mansion.

The northerners have long been despising southerners. Zhuge Xu is naturally unavoidable from politics to culture, from daily life, food, clothing, and all kinds of superiority.

Although the prince-in-law Shen Zhezi has long been famous in the capital and has gained popularity, Zhuge Qi has not had much contact with him, and even the princess's mansion is the first time to visit him. There are inevitably some old ideas in his heart, which are a picky eye and a scrutiny attitude.

The room is covered with thick hemp carpets, covered on the cold and hard floor tiles. Even if you walk barefoot, you won’t feel cold. Moreover, the hemp carpet is delicate in texture and does not have the roughness of ordinary hemp fabrics. It is also dark and lightly dyed, with hazy patterns made of dark textures, like a charming grass mat, which is interspersed with bamboo bushes on all sides.

The wind is still cold outside, and the wind is hot inside, but there is no such stuffy or smoky as the warm warm pavilion in winter. As soon as you enter the room, a fragrant warm breeze blows over you. Sitting in it for a long time makes people forget the cold winter, as if spring has arrived. Zhuge Qi looked at it for a long time in the room, but still couldn't see how the warm pavilion was used to keep warm. He didn't want to ask politely, and exposed his shallowness and could only suppress this doubt.

There is not much decoration in the room, with gauze curtains hanging down from the beams, and a few screens are either horizontal or slanted, which can be seen at first. At first, I felt a little simple, but after looking at it for a long time, I saw that these few decorations were interesting, and everything was just right, not giving people a dazzling sense of complexity and burden.

These observations did not satisfy Zhuge Qi, and even the original sense of superiority gradually disappeared. Because of the long wait, his expression gradually became cramped, and his chats and greetings with Xie Shang in the banquet became a little absent-minded.

The two waited for about half an hour before footsteps came from the inner room. Not long after, the prince-in-law Shen Zhezi walked out from behind the screen. His footsteps were a little slight and he had to support two maids by his side to stand firm. His face was a little pale, and he gasped for a few breaths before asking the two men who were standing up to greet him to sit down.

"It's really rude, I'm sick and weak, and I'll wait for a long time."

Shen Zhezi first accused him, and then lay on his side on his bedding.

"The prince-consort does not need to be too polite. Instead, I am sorry to disturb the prince-consort when I enter the house and make it impossible for me to keep it safe."

Zhuge Qia apologized slightly. Seeing that the prince consort was so sick, he was still a little embarrassed to come forward to receive him. He was silent for a moment, sorting out his thoughts, and then said: "The prince consort lives in sickness and is not durable, so I won't say much. I came to visit today, and I have something to tell the prince consort..."

As he said that, he told him about the fact that Wang Taibao decided to block Chenyuan. At the same time, he carefully observed Shen Zhezi's expression changes, and felt a little nervous. Although he was currently in the Taibao Mansion, he really didn't want to come to such an offensive notice, so he had no choice but to assign it. It is said that it was his father's intention. Even if he was embarrassed, he could only bite the bullet and ask Xie Shang for help to introduce it.

After listening to Zhuge Xu's decision to tell Taibao, Shen Zhezi fell silent immediately, his pale cheeks were still indifferent, and he could not see any emotions. This inevitably made Zhuge Xu even more nervous. Although they had no close relationships with each other, Zhuge Xu also heard about the eloquence of this son-in-law. It was impossible for Shenyuan Zhaixing Tower, which had been built with so much effort, was sealed as soon as someone said it, and it was impossible to have no resentment in his heart.

Zhuge Xu was arrested and informed that he would inevitably bear the other party's dissatisfaction and anger. He was nervous and was ready to fight back.

However, what Shen Zhezi is thinking now is different from what Zhuge Qi was worried about. The thick powder on his face used to dress up his sick face covered the gimmick that he couldn't help but reveal. Wang Dao Fenglou's decision was originally expected, and even a loophole he deliberately left behind, so there was no need to think about it.

What he was thinking about at this moment was something that was impossible to deal with. Zhuge Hui was also a top celebrity at the moment, but the fun was so tricky, which can be seen from the names of his children. The eldest son Zhuge Qing, the second son Zhuge Qi, one white tiger and the other black tiger, and the daughter Wen Biao and Wen Xiong, were all full of ferocious spirits. In comparison, only the younger son Zhuge Heng was normal.

The gimmick flashed, and when Zhuge Yu stared at him with wide eyes, Shen Zhezi suppressed his smile, turned to a sad expression, and sighed: "It is reasonable for Taibao to be here to stop. Please tell Taibao that I have no complaints about this. Even if I demolish the Shenyuan and report it to me, I will immediately instruct my family to do things and dare not use it for public use."

Zhuge Qi was already ready for eloquence, but he didn't expect Shen Zhezi to bow his head so simply to accept the punishment. For a moment, he suspected that he had heard it wrong. He was stunned for a while before he reacted and said hurriedly: "The prince-in-law is so handsome. The Zhaixing Tower is a collection of elegance in the capital. If it is really demolished, it will be really heartbreaking. Taibao is helpless. Now he will ban it again. Tomorrow..."

Only after he talked about this did he realize that his words were inappropriate and that he could not decide for Taibao. So he quickly shut up and laughed dryly to hide his embarrassment.

"Mr. Ge doesn't have to comfort me. The evil thing the day before yesterday is still heartbreaking. If the ban on this building can make things better and no longer harm human life, what's the regret of the first floor? I really regret it. If I had known that such a thing would have happened, I would have burned it to the fire..."

When Zhuge Qi heard Shen Zhezi's regretful words, he was inevitably a little moved. He felt that the reason why Taibao banned Zhaixing Tower was a bit far-fetched. People liked to discuss the discussion at that time, it was like this. Zhaixing Tower was just more conspicuous. As for the bad impact it caused, it was still the people rather than the villa.

However, his position was limited, even if he had such a thought, it was difficult for him to say it. Since the news had been notified and the other party also expressed his acceptance of punishment, Zhuge Xu would not stay for a long time and immediately stood up to say goodbye.

After seeing off Zhuge Qi, Xie Shang turned back halfway, so Shen Zhezi asked his inner room to discuss.

Without others present, Shen Zhezi didn't have to pretend to be sick and haggard. He did feel the cold occasionally, but it was not as serious as before. The reason for this was to avoid too many noises and be able to calm down and think and arrange things.

"In fact, it may not be a bad thing to seal the building at this time. The prince-in-law Yawang is growing, and there is no need to rely on the mediocre growth. Instead, we must prevent problems from being misinterpreted and misunderstood."

What Xie Shang said was half to comfort Shen Zhezi, and half to think about it. Although he often went to Chenyuan to play and gather, he actually did not agree with some of the content and practices that Jiang Xu and others claimed. He had long felt that Shen Zhezi should not let these people make noises by using Chenyuan's name. Moreover, he often dispersed his clothes, and those people's recent riots made him a little embarrassed.

There are people who have left and right places, and Shen Zhezi was not surprised by Xie Shang's view. Chenyuan has developed to this day and is the most popular gathering point for many aristocratic families in the capital. The ones captured this time are undoubtedly the most radical among them. It is just one aspect of Shen Zhezi's influence, not all, and it is even a minority in Shenyuan.

Although Shen Zhezi would not give up those people, he could not give up the rest in order to protect them. When he heard Xie Shang say this, he smiled and said, "Life is a hundred feet long, and it will be a 90-year-old problem. How can everything be as satisfactory as everyone's affairs? I also have both grief and anger. Spreading interests is the selfishness of people, and it doesn't matter too much, so it will harm people's lives. It's just that things have come to this point, and it's useless to make strong arguments. I just hope that things can be properly resolved."

"Those people may be pitiful, and they are also disgusting. The prince-consort did not avoid suspicion and tried hard to save him, but I don't know how much they could understand. The prince-consort said that people share joy and sorrow, which is a virtue sound. I hope they can understand something and restrain themselves in the future."

In fact, Xie Shang wanted to advise Shen Zhezi to give up those people, not to get too deep into it, so as not to suffer more suppression, but Shen Zhezi has already expressed his opinion. If he goes back on his word, it will inevitably hurt people's expectations.

His family is now too deeply involved with Shen family. If Shen Zhezi can't handle it, the Xie family will be in trouble. So Xie Shang has also been asking for information from many sources recently, and then he said: "The Taibao bans Shenyuan, and its meaning is deep, so it is still necessary to guard against it."

Shen Zhezi had already foresaw this, and of course he would not understand that the so-called ban was not just a garden. To put it more clearly, that is, Director Wang was showing his attitude and the signal was equivalent to telling the people of the time that Shen had done more than his patience.

"Yuan Yan said to me, the son-in-law wanted to resign, but the Taibao was not yet decided, and he might be given a speech to Qing. If so, the son-in-law should give up his post early, or return to his hometown to defend himself, or plan for the county first."
Chapter completed!