Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 245: Brothers Forever

"That's right." Shen Yichuan nodded.

Seeing Shen Yichuan so anxious, Bei Yao suddenly felt like joking.

So, he slowly said, "It's normal for him to be close to the Crown Prince. Just like he couldn't refuse Concubine Xing, or me, he couldn't refuse the Crown Prince either."

Shen Yichuan's face darkened slightly, and he said seriously: "Third Master, you know that's not what I meant."

"I know you don't mean that, but I also want to ask you, what secret is hidden between you and Xuyuan?"

Bei Yao's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked at Shen Yichuan.

Shen Yichuan must know about the wish.

But in order to protect Xu Yuan, Shen Yichuan never told anyone else.

Realizing this, Beiyao couldn't help but laugh at himself.

The two brothers had similar interests and never wanted to hide anything from each other.

But I never thought that one day we would hide things from each other for the same person.

Making a wish has changed so many people.

There is naturally a secret between Shen Yichuan and Xu Yuan.

And this secret is huge and involves many people.

It's not that Shen Yichuan was unwilling to tell Bei Yao, but people in the royal family always put profit above all else. Although Bei Yao usually smiled gently, he was actually extremely heartless.

There was no way Shen Yichuan would gamble with Xu Yuan's life.

Therefore, he could only deny it.

Shen Yichuan said: "There is no secret between Xu Yuan and me, only the friendship between master and disciple."

Bei Yao laughed, unconvinced: "With the friendship between you two, it's not enough to let the famous Master Shen help her again and again. Ji Huai, you and I have known each other for many years, don't you know me well?"

Beiyao didn't understand what Shen Yichuan was concerned about.

Just like he didn't understand what making a wish was about.

Everything is open and there is nothing wrong, but some people insist on hiding it.

Shen Yichuan said nothing.

The candlelight flickered, and his figure was tall and silent.

Bei Yao sighed softly and said, "I know Xu Yuan's identity and what she wants to do. Moreover, I will spare no effort to help her."

When Shen Yichuan first heard Bei Yao's words, he was extremely surprised. After he looked at Bei Yao and finished the sentence with a calm face, he stood up directly.

Don't get excited and don't lose your composure.

Shen Yichuan forced himself to calm down, sat down slowly, picked up the teacup and said, "What are you talking about? I don't know."

Bei Yao sighed softly: "Shen Yichuan, I've said that you and I have known each other for many years. I know all your little movements when you are nervous."

Bei Yao saw through Shen Yichuan's pretended calmness and said directly: "Xu Yuan is a descendant of the Xu family. Everything she did in the capital was to overturn the case for the Xu family. Am I right?"

Things have come to this point, and Shen Yichuan doesn't know how to refute.

He nodded silently.

Beiyao asked: "When did you know?"

"Her father came to me and asked me to pass on a letter."

Opening a letter is not what a gentleman does. Shen Yichuan felt a little embarrassed, but Bei Yao was not an outsider, and what's more, he had already done it, so there was no point in feeling embarrassed.

Shen Yichuan said frankly: "Because what he took out was a keepsake from my aunt, I couldn't help but open the letter without permission. The Shen and Xu families are old friends. Xu Yuan's father should be Xu Ze, the youngest son of the Xu family. If it weren't for that accident, Xu Yuan and I should still be cousins."

There was an engagement between Xu Ze and Concubine Xing.

The Shen and Xu families have been passed down for hundreds of years, and there are representatives of both families in every emperor's harem.

The late emperor married Xu Xi, the eldest daughter of the Xu family.

When the current emperor ascended the throne, the Xu family had already been confiscated. The only member of the Shen family who had been engaged to Xu Ze was Shen Yifeng, who had not yet married. Therefore, Shen Yifeng entered the palace and became Empress Xing.

Bei Yao raised his eyebrows, seeming to understand something.

"I guess the letter said that Xu Yuan might go to the capital soon and hoped that the Shen family would take care of him. You didn't want the Shen family to be involved, but you felt guilty towards Xu Yuan, so you decided to help Xu Yuan by yourself, right?"

Shen Yichuan nodded slowly. This was what he thought.

Bei Yao stood up and opened the window to let the cold wind blow in. His words were also tinged with a bit of chilliness: "It seems that you don't understand making a wish."

“How come you see?”

"Xu Yuan never thought of involving the Shen family and you. She knew that she was doing something very dangerous, and she didn't want to implicate anyone."

"I know, so I want to help him even more." Shen Yichuan said, his tone lowering involuntarily.

He suddenly realized that he seemed to say this every time.

He will help with wishes.

But from beginning to end, he only questioned Xuyuan and did not help.

Even if they found Wei Chenyi, they would not dare to take any risks because of Wei Chenyi's official position.

But Xuyuan is different. He never compromises and never gives in.

On the other hand, he...

"For the sake of the Shen family, you have to stay away from Xuyuan so that you can be safe. Do you understand?"

Beiyao turned around and looked at Shen Yichuan.

Shen Yichuan said nothing.

Bei Yao sighed and said, "The Xu family is a centuries-old family, and half of the officials in the court are disciples of the Xu family. With such great power, they still ended up with their property confiscated and exiled. Have you ever thought that the person behind this may also be a powerful person, or even..." It may be the late emperor.

Bei Yao was not able to say the latter part of this sentence.

Therefore, he changed his words and said, "From the moment Xu Yuan entered the capital, she was being watched. Several places sent spies to Sishui County to inquire about her. You should understand that Xu Yuan's identity cannot withstand investigation, and the sensitivity of the person behind her is not something everyone has."

Bei Yao is now just glad that he acted quickly.

When Xu Yuan arrived in the capital, he arranged for people to go to Sishui County.

Otherwise, making a wish will lead to death.

"You also know that the person behind the Xu family's treason case is very skilled, so am I just going to watch Xu Yuan go to his death?" Shen Yichuan asked back.

"You can't help her now."

"I can let him take the national exam. As long as I don't take it, Qi Shengxin won't take it either. With Xuyuan's talent, meeting the emperor won't be a problem."

"She also met the Emperor today, didn't she?"

Shen Yichuan felt that the two things were not the same, but he didn't know how to refute Bei Yao.

Bei Yao said: "Believe me, making a wish to take the national exam is not the best choice. On the contrary, you will harm her."

Because the one who made the wish was a woman.

Even if she was ranked first, even if she could meet the emperor, she was still guilty of deceiving the emperor.

And he couldn't tell Shen Yichuan this.

"Then what can I do?" Shen Yichuan said and fell silent again.

He even thought that maybe he shouldn't stay tonight and discuss making a wish.

"There is one thing I need to trouble you with." Bei Yao looked at Shen Yichuan, and a smile gradually appeared on the corners of his lips. "I heard that the Xu family had many disciples back then, and many people pleaded for the Xu family. Someone compiled the names into a list, but this list was originally meant to save the Xu family, but it eventually became the basis for those officials to be demoted and exiled from Beijing. Given the situation of the Xu family back then, the person who could have written this list should be your grandfather. I need this list."

Shen Yichuan frowned: "I have also heard about the list, but that list did not come from the Shen family."

When the Xu family's treason occurred, Shen Yichuan was not born yet, so naturally he knew very little about it.

Previously, he had not known how to help Xuyuan, but now that he had a breakthrough, he immediately stood up and said, "But no matter who the family is from, I will get the list, so leave it to me."

Beiyao nodded.

Watching Shen Yichuan leave, Gongzi Qin looked at Beiyao and couldn't help but sighed: "What the Third Master said before was indeed wonderful."

Bei Yao raised his eyebrows and asked, "Which sentence?"

Young Master Tan smiled faintly: "Third Master and Young Master Shen will always be brothers."