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Chapter 65 Xiao Suo Poisoning

Poisoning Shen Yan is not the goal, it is Lu Yu's plan to make trouble for others.Xiao Suo guessed so, but he didn't know whether he was right or not.

When Lu Yu gave him the pottery pot, he said that there is no serious poison in the tea, but a few herbs are added, which will cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and even sluggish heart. Once the sex is urged, it will cause a state of poisoning and dying.However, although its appearance is fierce, it is not fatal. You only need to ask a doctor to prescribe two doses of medicine, and then you will be fine.

Even so, Xiao Suo was still unwilling and did not dare to poison Shen Yan.He would rather Lu Yu poison him than he would be in a dilemma, be troubled by his conscience, and suffer emotionally.

But he couldn't refuse, and Lu Yu held onto him. Although the tone of their conversation that day was gentle, the meaning was very clear-if he refused, then the private relationship between him and Shen Yan would no longer be a problem. secret.

Xiao Suo was terrified, he didn't want to go through the sufferings of the past again, and he didn't want to be separated from Shen Yan out of selfishness.If this matter gets out, he may die, but Shen Yan will not get any benefit.

But he really can't do such insidious things, his master has never taught him, never seen him since he was a child, and he has never been contaminated by nature.

In the past few days, he was sitting on pins and needles, tortured, and lost two rounds of weight, as if he had just escaped from a refugee camp.

Shen Yan has been very proud recently. Firstly, the ice drinking case has progressed rapidly, and now the only thing left is the inside story of the Ministry of Industry burying the corpse; secondly, the problem of the earthquake case was imposed by the emperor on the four words "the ground is sinking" , while he breathed a sigh of relief, he finally realized why the emperor asked him to supervise the case - it turned out that it was just an excuse to rectify the Ministry of Industry.

In this way, the burden on his shoulders was lifted.What's more, one joy is not over, and another joy comes.The day before yesterday, Yan Jun went to the mansion to look for him, and brought him an official post with red leather and yellow.

Yan Jun's work was really proper, that day Shen Yan asked him to make a living for Xiao Suo, within half a month he got this official post.

As a prison student, Xiao Suo belongs to the gentry family, so he is not allowed to enter the world to do business, and he is not allowed to be an apprentice in a shop.In the past, Ouyang Xu's uncle Wang Yongye had the status of a merchant, so he set up a calligraphy and painting stall along with him.

It is difficult to find a regular business nowadays.What literati can do is only those professions, such as helping teachers, cleaning guests, and even accountants, or selling their pens and inks to bookstores to earn some refills, or famous people selling calligraphy and paintings to Change some silver at a paper shop or something.

The big households in Beijing and China all have family education, so there is no need to hire outsiders.There are old gentlemen who have taken root in the school attended by a small family from a poor family, and there are very few Shu Xiu. Xiao Suo is probably willing, but Shen Yan must not like it.

It is a good job to make a living as a gentleman of Qingke. It is profitable and does not require much effort. What he does on a daily basis is some flattering things.But Xiao Suo is straightforward and cowardly, and he dare not to flatter him that he can't do it, and let him offend the official.Besides, there are many cases where the masters and young masters of rich families take over customers, Shen Yan probably doesn't want him to do this for a living.

Yan Jun's family has a great career, and his ancestors belonged to the family of officials. Although the population is declining now, it doesn't take much effort to provide Xiao Suo with an empty seat in the mansion to support him.It's just that Shen Yan didn't give him the money directly, but asked himself to find him a job, obviously to "make face" for Xiao Suo, and wanted him to make money for himself - at least on the surface.

This matter must be done with a knife to cut the tofu with both sides smooth, watertight, and without showing the slightest intention of charity.

As for accountants and the like, Xiao Suo has done it before, so he is familiar with it.But there are no small yamen in Beijing, and most of the officials are particular about it. The master needs one from Shaoxing, and the tent needs one from Shanxi.Moreover, earning a living in the yamen is the easiest way to get involved in right and wrong, so Shen Yan would definitely not want him to go.

Selling calligraphy and paintings and earning pens is not a good business either.

The former Xiao Suo did it, and Shen Yan saw that everyone had his own unique treasures, so he overwhelmed half of the pot with jealousy, and his life was messed up by him. In the end, only Lu Yu went to buy paintings, and Shen Wenyu forcibly took them away. .

The latter is also easy. For a literati like Xiao Suo who is full of knowledge, it is easy to write stories and legends, or to proofread articles for others, or to do ghostwriting.It's just that such things are detrimental to reputation. If you enter the court and become an official in the future, this experience will become a shame for people to ridicule.

Yan Jun thought hard for a long time, and finally thought of a good place: "If you count it carefully, it is the most appropriate place to go to the bookstore. Don't worry, this is a government-run bookstore under the jurisdiction of Hongwenguan in Menxia Province. Anyone who goes there to repair books is regarded as an official hire." Literati are not counted as serial. Since they are going to edit books, they are not proofreaders or ghostwriters, and they will not be criticized in the future. Moreover, literati in the past dynasties have been eager to learn and make progress, and they are not afraid of people talking about it.”

"This is good, this is good!" Shen Yan was overjoyed, "The work is easy, and he can take the opportunity to read books. He has to take the exam next year!"

Yan Jun smiled, knowing that he would be satisfied: "I also earn a lot of money, two taels a month, enough for him to spend."

"It's only two taels!" Shen Yan jumped up immediately, "It's so little, what is it enough for! No, you have to add it to him, just add... ten times, 20 taels. Go to Hongwen Museum and say hello to me, this money Withhold it from my salary, don't let him know."

Yan Jun rolled his eyes silently, and handed over the official post: "The people in this bookstore are all half-officials, they must have this official post. Go and give it to him."

Shen Yan was stunned, and hurriedly said: "I can't see him, how can I give it to him! Your repeated orders and five orders are not enough, and now you are here to try to deceive me!"

"What are you in a hurry for? It's not just lying to you." Yan Jun laughed. "Because of my persuading you two to break up, he probably hated me. I will give him this official post, and he probably won't take it. You should find a way by yourself and entrust someone to send it to him. .Hey, didn't you bribe Wang Yongye's family, it's just right for him to pass on this thing!"

With a guilty conscience, Shen Yan casually took down the official post, changed the topic and said, "I know, I have something to tell you. The emperor asked to check the inside story of the buried corpse under the ice storage that day, did he tell you?"

Yan Jun shook his head: "The Yushitai has been busy with official business these days, so I haven't had time to ask about it. I'm afraid the emperor has something to say about this matter. You have to be careful when you check it out, and you have to think about it more."

"Chengtian has something to say, just tell me how easy it is to save trouble, and insist on making such a fuss!" Shen Yan said angrily.

As Yan Jun walked out, he sighed: "If everything is so easy, people in the world don't have to calculate all day long. I'm leaving, you just rest."

Shen Yan didn't send him off either, and took out the official post, smiling wickedly.How could he easily give to Xiao Suo, he would have to bargain, coax him to be happy, just try a few more tricks from the embroidery picture book.

It's just that when Xiao Suo came this morning, his expression was very sluggish.When we met in the past, he always had a smile on his face, but today he is rather weird.He also lost a lot of weight, Shen Yan's heart ached when he saw the sharp chin, he took his hand and asked: "Why are you so thin, what are you doing with a sad face, you are not happy to see me?"

"No, no." Xiao Suo hugged the porcelain pot and went in with him through the back door, keeping his head down and saying nothing.

Shen Yan became more suspicious, pulled his arm and asked: "What are you holding, such a baby?"

"Ah——" He suddenly took two steps back, and said falteringly, "No...it's nothing. This is tea, it's tea."

"What good tea?" Shen Yan frowned slightly, "Show me."

Xiao Suo leaned his body and half-hid the porcelain jar behind his back: "It's not good tea, don't...don't look at it."

Shen Yan stared at him for a moment, then said with a smile: "Okay, if you don't want to see it, then don't. If you don't show it to me, I have something good to show you. Come with me."

With a big hand, he pulled Xiao Suo into the room, turned around the wall, and took out the carefully kept official post from the small mother-of-pearl cabinet, "Put down your treasure, I won't read it. Look, what is it?"

Xiao Suo slowly put the tea can on the table, then picked it up again and asked: "I...are you thirsty? I'll make you... tea, okay?"

Shen Yan's hands froze in mid-air, silently took them back, nodded and said: "That's fine, drink tea first, we'll talk about it later."

Xiao Suo walked to the tea table, took a small white jade cup with a lid, took out some tea leaves from the tea pot and put them in it, then went to pick up the kettle sitting on the small stove, tilted his hand, and poured the boiling water straight on himself.

"Hey, be careful!" Fortunately, Shen Yan had quick eyesight and quick hands, and caught the kettle, eventually burning his wrist.

Xiao Suo was so frightened that he dropped his teacup, and with a bang, rushed forward to look at his wound: "Does it matter, does it matter?"

Shen Yan touched his heart, and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, what are you afraid of. What are you thinking, in a daze? If your tender hands are burned, it will be a disaster!"

Xiao Suo was silent, took his hand and dipped it in the emerald fish tank next to him, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I was distracted."

He was so gentle and well-behaved, Shen Yan couldn't help pinching his cheek: "It's okay, it doesn't hurt at all." He said shaking his wrist, "Look, it's more flexible than yours!"

Xiao Suo clearly saw a red mark on it, but there was no blister.He wiped his hands, put away the broken teacup, this time he didn't dare to use a jade one, and took a sand pot to make tea.

Shen Yan laughed: "Do you know that the pot in your hand is the submerged purple sand rewarded by the emperor, which is worth the price of ten jade cups?"

Xiao Suo shook his hand, and put it back respectfully.Facing the table full of tea sets, I couldn't find a usable one.Could it be God's will that prevented him from doing such despicable and vicious things?

Seeing that he was frowning and lost in thought, Shen Yan brought him another white porcelain cup painted with gold, sat on a small stool carved from a tree root and said: "It's worth embarrassing, but it's just a utensil, if you hit it, you will hit it. If you like it, it doesn't matter if you smash them all and listen to them."

Xiao Suo took it conveniently, and after exhausting his efforts, he finally brewed half a cup of tea and handed it to him tremblingly: "You..."

As soon as he spoke, Shen Yan laughed: "Why are you shivering, this cup is worthless, hearing the sound of "ding ding lang lang lang", if you don't know it, you might think there is a living dragon hidden in your cup!"

Xiao Suo smiled, but fell into the water like a feather without any waves.Shen Yan took the cup, smiled softly at him, just about to drink when he raised the cup, he suddenly yelled: "Don't drink!"

Shen Yan raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you drink it? Even if there is arsenic in the tea you make, I must drink it."

He said the cup was close to his lips, Xiao Suo opened his hand and broke another cup.

"Sure... there's really arsenic," he said.

"Is there really arsenic?" Shen Yan became sullen, "Have you taken a fancy to the official Ximen?"

"I..." Xiao Suo lowered his head, "I'm not Pan Jinlian."

Shen Yan pulled him into his arms and rubbed his head: "You are so cute. Since tea is not allowed, can we read this post?" He took the official post from the table and gave it to him.

Xiao Suo opened it and looked blankly for a moment, then slipped to the ground suddenly, hugging his calf and crying.Shen Yan was taken aback: "Hey! What's the matter, are you dazzled by joy?"

"I'm sorry for you!" He whimpered, and it was difficult to breathe, his face gradually turned red.

"Stop talking nonsense!" Shen Yan hastily pulled him up, "These are all things you said after wearing a cuckold for your husband!"

"...Ah?" Xiao Suo was startled when he heard the words, wiped away his tears, and continued to choke with sobs, "I'm really sorry for you, that tea... that's not good tea." Zensheng threatened him, Zensheng asked him to poison Shen Yan, and confessed one by one.

The more Shen Yan heard it, the darker his face became, and he looked at him coldly, and when Xiao Suo was about to cry again, he suddenly burst out laughing.

"You..." Xiao Suo trembled in fright, "What are you laughing at?"

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