Bondage

Young children grow up when they see the wind, but after seven or eight years, Shen Shiyan and Shen Shixiao have grown into half-grown children.

The two brothers look similar, but their temperaments are quite different.

Shen Shiyan's temperament followed his father's, he seemed to be laughing and scolding and flamboyant, but inside he was very successful.He was loved and loved by Shang Rong, Zhao Nanzhang and others since he was a child, and he is also very open-minded by nature.

But Shen Shiyan, who has been loved by thousands of people, is not without worries.

Many people in the court speculated that in the future, he and Shen Shixiao would not be able to fight with each other as brothers, and they would fight against each other because of this country, but he always felt that if Shen Shixiao really had such thoughts, he would be happier on the contrary.

"What are you reading these Buddhist scriptures for?"

Taking the scriptures from Shen Shixiao's hand away, Shen Shiyan raised his eyebrows: "Didn't the Concubine Zhao ask you to find her to learn riding and archery yesterday? Why didn't you go yesterday?"

"Brother, don't be angry, Xiao'er forgot."

Shen Shixiao raised his head and smiled shyly.

"If you forget that I sent someone to your palace to look for you, why haven't I found anyone in half a day?"

Shen Shixiao lowered his head, not daring to speak.

He hid under the rockery in the imperial garden yesterday to study Buddhist scriptures, and he fell into a trance and forgot the time without knowing it.When the sky was getting dark and the handwriting could not be seen clearly, he came to his senses and hurried to find his father, queen and queen.

"It's Xiao'er's fault, it won't happen next time."

"Why not? How many times have you lied to be your brother?"

Shen Shiyan pressed the scriptures on the table with one hand, but his heart was very disturbed.

"You are a seven or eight-year-old doll, what do you do looking at this kind of thing all day? Is it possible that you will become a monk in the future?"

"Reading can enlighten the mind and enlighten the mind, it has nothing to do with being a monk or not."

Shen Shixiao stood up, and obediently stepped forward to hold Shen Shiyan's hand: "Today, the imperial brother will accompany the imperial brother to practice riding and archery, and the imperial brother will not be angry anymore."

How could Shen Shiyan get angry when his younger brother obediently begged for mercy?It's just that what he said about practicing riding and archery was all consolation.

Although his emperor's younger brother has the word Xiao in his name, he has nothing to do with Xiaoyong. On the contrary, he looks like a scholar with a gentle manner.

"Then you promise to be a brother, and you are not allowed to look at these things in the future. How can you mislead your temper?"

"Xiao'er doesn't know how to be a monk. The father, the emperor, and the mother said that Xiao'er will help the emperor take care of the country in the future. Xiao'er is aware of his responsibility."

"You don't have to think so, there is a brother in this world, you can do what you like to your heart's content."

It is really heavy to shoulder the responsibility of the world, if Shen Shixiao has that kind of thought, he can hand over this country to him.

But he knew that Shen Shixiao had no ambitions at all.

His younger brother likes Jingjing to study, and has no interest in Lao Shizi becoming king or emperor.

Patting Xiao'er's head affectionately, Shen Shiyan said: "You can do whatever you want, except you can't be a monk or someone who is outside the party."

"Brother Huang, don't worry, Xiao'er won't."

"People are born with a mission. Xiao'er has Xiao'er's mission. She will not hide from the world to avoid her responsibilities. The reason why she likes to study Buddhism is because the Dharma is powerful and can be used for meditation."

Shen Shiyan didn't know what the mission he meant, but as an elder brother, he always doted on his younger brother, and when he heard this, he just smiled and let him go.

"Shall we go to Concubine Zhao's palace today?"

"No, the queen mother asked Heng Zhi to call the two of us to have dinner, and I will come to pick you up."

The two brothers held hands and walked towards Changle Palace.

Ever since Shen Qianyu made Shen Shiyan the crown prince of the East Palace, he took him by his side every day.He didn't have any ambitions to be an emperor, but now that he is not yet in his forties, he has been thinking all day about how to hand over Dongning to Shen Shiyan, so that he can be his overlord with peace of mind.

"I don't know when Yan'er can be alone."

"We always have to wait for him to reach the crown."

Every time this topic is brought up, Shen Qianyu will be depressed for a long time.

Seeing his drooping brows and eyes lacking in interest, Song Wan smiled and said: "Yan'er is smart, you can slowly put your hands..."

"The queen mother is urging the father and the emperor to put down the son again."

Shen Shiyan heard Song Wan's words as soon as he entered Changle Palace.

"The queen mother only knows how to love the father but not the child. Jiang Su said that the child will not grow taller in the future because he has dealt with so many troubles so early."

"What nonsense?"

Shen Qianyu stood up: "If your mother doesn't feel sorry for me, who will I feel sorry for? You will have your daughter-in-law to take care of you in the future."

"Xiao'er, come here and let the emperor take a look."

Shen Qianyu beckoned to Shen Shixiao, pulled him in front of him and looked him up and down for a while: "You should study less at night in the future, lest you hurt your eyes at a young age."

"My son knows."

"good."

Stretching out a big palm to pat Shen Shixiao's head, seeing him blushing and pursing his lips into a smile, Shen Qianyu felt much more at ease.

Although he failed to give birth to a little princess who was born exactly like Wan'er, Xiao'er's personality was very similar to Wan'er's, which can be regarded as making up for his many years of regrets.

"Go clean your hands and come over to eat."

Shen Qianyu took the lead to sit down, although the table was full of vegetarian dishes without any meat, but the whole family had a great time eating.

These years, Shen Qianyu really didn't eat any meat, but he didn't want to wrong Song Wan, so he often asked the small kitchen to make extra meat dishes for her.

But Song Wan also felt sorry for him, and couldn't bear to eat his favorite things in the past in front of him, and gradually the husband and wife began to become vegetarians, and they have persisted until now.

After eating, Shen Shiyan left with Shen Shixiao, while Shen Qianyu lay down on the couch to take a nap.

In the past few years, he felt that his body was getting heavier and heavier, and he gradually became lazy.

Seeing that he was in a deep sleep, Song Wan took a blanket to cover him up.

A few years ago, both Heng Wu and Luan Jian were released by her to get married, and only Heng Zhi remained by her side.She tried to persuade her several times, but Hengzhi didn't want to leave the palace, so she gave up.

I don't know if she and Shen Qianyu have a quiet relationship, and these years have become more and more reluctant to keep people around, and gradually, this huge Changle Palace has become more and more empty.

Only Shen Qianyu was snoring softly in the room, Song Wan listened to it while busying himself with his own affairs lightly.

"How long have I slept?"

"Less than an hour."

Seeing that Shen Qianyu woke up, Song Wan closed the small nanmu box in his hand and turned around to pour tea for him.

"I'll help you."

Shen Qianyu wanted to get up, but his body froze suddenly just as he moved.

"Moisturize your lips and tongue first, don't worry."

Passing the teacup in her hand to Shen Qianyu's lips, seeing him gulping down, she folded up the blanket on his body, and gently kneaded her knees for him.

Her strength was moderate, and the acupuncture points she pressed were very precise, but after a while, Shen Qianyu felt the stiffness and numbness under her calf, and it slowly dissipated.

"Enough is enough."

"Are you more comfortable?"

Shen Qianyu nodded and hummed nasally.

Seeing this, Song Wan smiled softly, but when he was about to stand up, he grabbed his wrist.

Shen Qianyu raised his head and said softly: "I used to be young and didn't feel anything wrong, but as I get older in recent years, I feel that the ailments that hurt the foundation in the past have all been recovered now."

"Wan'er... I'm really afraid, I'm afraid that if my body won't last for a few years, what should I do?"