Concubine Survival Guide

In ordinary people, ten years old is still an innocent age.

But in the Long family, at the age of ten, he had to know how the elders were hypocritical, how to stand out from the crowd, and win the little favor of the elders of the Long family.

Last year when Sheng Xia was nine years old, it was supposed to be Sheng Yan's first rank test in his life following Long Bifei and Long Bisheng.

But something happened that year.

Sixth Young Master Long Bilian was scalded by an incense burner in Xiaoxiang Terrace, and the burn was very serious.At that time, only Sheng Yan was standing beside him.

During the period, after Ai Ai was pressed on the bed by the doctor and applied medicine, Long Bilian said to the old man with tears in his eyes: "Daddy, this incense burner doesn't fall down sooner or later, why did it fall down when Bilian walked in? Ten My brother was standing there at the time, why did he have nothing to do and only hurt me?"

Yeah, it's just you who hurt so much?I still want to ask.Sheng Yan snorted coldly and stood aside, bowing his head in silence.

Although Long Bifei and Long Bisheng were watching each other carefully, they all gave Long Bilian a glare in unison.

It happened just as the rank test was approaching, so Long Bilian would definitely not be able to go.Originally, it was useless to go based on his ability at the time, but now that he had a hand injury as an excuse, the others felt a little more regretful and sympathetic, and instead ignored the fact that he was actually not qualified.

Why can't the elder see through this trick.

But Long Bilian's hand was injured after all, and the injury was not serious.If he is really willing to suffer such a big crime and keep his poor reputation, it will not be easy to expose him as a father.But there is another problem. There is something in his words, and he clearly hinted that Sheng Yan did something wrong. If this matter is serious, why not worry about it, but if you don't investigate...

I'm afraid Xiaoliu will have to hold back and cry for a while.

When the child grows up, if he cries like this again, the Elder Master will be disturbed to hear it. After a moment of silence, he said, "Fei'er and Sheng'er should go this year, and Xiao Shi will work harder, and wait for next year."

next year?Why do I have to wait for next year, just because of Long Bilian's words?Sheng Yan was not angry, but he couldn't get angry, so he had to bear it down, gritted his teeth and confessed.

Hearing about this incident, Feng Suyang was even angrier than him, rolled up his sleeves and said that he was going to demolish his house, but was stopped by Sheng Yan.

"Su, I don't believe in this kind of trick, the old man really doesn't know...but he acquiesced, do you know what it means?"

Feng Suyang sighed softly, and patted him on the shoulder, "Your father is as unreliable as my old man, not to mention partiality, on the surface he never served a bowl of water unevenly, no wonder the fraternities When it comes to fighting, having brothers means having no brothers!"

"But...at least, I still have you as a friend. The elder brother and the second elder brother are still good to me, but they can't be the masters. Whoever is the head of the family can decide everything. Today I Endure it, it's not that I'm short-tempered, and it's not that I don't want to fight, it's just that I understand this. In this family, no matter how capable the son is, he can't beat the old man. Wait..." Sheng Yan also sat on the table that day, imitating Feng Suyang's way of shaking his legs.

The smile on his face was vague.

"Waiting for what?" Feng Suyang asked.

"Waiting for the old man to get old, waiting for him to make mistakes and be confused! Sooner or later, he will have to rely on several sons, right? Years make people old, and my biggest bargaining chip is that I am still young and have a lot of time to wait. But he can't do it anymore. So I have to wait... Even if I suffer a little more now, suffer a little more, it doesn't matter... I can afford to wait..." Looking at him fixedly, Sheng Yan's words were full of vows and boldness .

Feng Suyang secretly felt a little surprised, before he just thought that Sheng Yan was clever and cunning, flexible, resilient and ambitious, but now he realized that his speculation about him in his heart might not be one-tenth of what Sheng Yan thought about.

He seems to be able to say something that surprises him, sometimes in an adult tone, and sometimes innocent and cute.But there is one thing that Feng Suyang is absolutely sure of. Sheng Yan wanted to become a perfume maker not only to win a position at home that would not be bullied.

Thinking about it carefully, Sheng Yan's thoughts are exactly the same as his own thoughts of practicing hard.Even if he didn't like that home in the past, as long as his mother is still there, he will go back after all...

In this way, Feng Suyang and Sheng Yan became closer unconsciously.

During Sheng Yan's dormant year, Feng Suyang still came over every now and then to grab quilts and pillows with him.While lying on the bed and fighting, they also said a lot of private things.

For example, the fat alcoholic master actually started to quit drinking, in order to lose the fat around his stomach.Second Yiniang's private house has more and more money, there are thousands of taels of silver in the cabinet, which Feng Suyang secretly saw.Sheng Yan promised him that if the money bag was empty, he could fill it up.For another example, last time Sheng Yan put inferior ashes into the incense burner of the sixth brother Long Bilian at Xiaoxiangtai, he didn't even notice it once.Last time I was discovered by the elder, and I was severely punished.

In the blink of an eye, it was midsummer again, and this time, if there were no accidents, Sheng Yan and his two elder brothers would definitely enter the product rank examination.Long Bifei is now at the sixth rank, with a ochre-colored headband tied around his head.Long Bisheng also successfully passed the fifth grade and changed into a white headband.Fang Ling, on the other hand, became ruthless. He actually skipped the sixth-rank exam, and let him pass the exam. He wore that ocher hairband and dangled in front of Long Bisheng all day long.

So how about him, how many grades can he pass the exam?

Sheng Yan wasn't conceited, but he felt that it was okay for him to take the second-rank exam directly, and it shouldn't be too difficult.

"Take the exam if you want, don't worry too much." Feng Suyang said to him like this. Of course, in his opinion, whatever Sheng Yan does is the best, no matter how you look at it, it is pleasing to the eye.

On this day, Sheng Yan finally heard the elder call his name at Xiaoxiangtai. This time the Long family can enter the exam is Long Bifei, Long Bisheng, Long Bichen and Long Shengyan.

"Eh, it's strange, your sixth brother didn't manage to squeeze in this time?" Feng Suyang was lying on the bed filled with smoke, eating sweet-scented osmanthus cake, wearing a thin white coat lazily opened.

Sheng Yan slapped his ass, told him to light it inside, and said with a smile: "You said my sixth brother, he is out of luck... The day before yesterday, he overturned the agarwood tablet that the old man had just soaked."

"Hey, is he that frizzy?" Feng Suyang felt that it was too sweet, and then stuffed the half he couldn't finish into the cigarette holder.

Sheng Yan glared at him with puffed cheeks, and then said: "I don't know about that, don't the fourth and fifth brothers want to go? But they are not good at learning, so they can only use other thoughts. Now it seems that my fifth brother is the most powerful some, isn't it?"

"You said Long Bichen... I don't think he's very good. It's useless if he goes back now. He definitely won't pass the exam." With a raised eyebrow and a smile, Feng Suyang licked the powdered sugar on his lips.

"Oh, why?" Sheng Yan stretched out his hand to pour tea for himself, paused, and poured another cup for Feng Suyang.

Feng Suyang sat up and took the teacup, and said: "If it's your father who is not good at naming names, listen to the name of the fifth young master, Long Bichen! The dragon must sink, and it must sink...so it must be Can't pass the exam."

Sheng Yan shook her head with a smile, "Then my fourth brother's name is neither good nor bad, Long Bixun...does it sound like you think Long will lose?"

"Well, it's true! So don't worry, they won't catch up with you. If you can pass the exam, they will definitely not pass the exam. Think about these two names, it's really bad, don't bring your Long family with you in the future It's bad." Feng Suyang smiled and swallowed the tea as wine, then waved his hand, "Come on, have another cup!"

Who would have thought that Feng Suyang's words would really come true after many years.

The night before he packed his bags and was ready to go out, Feng Suyang mysteriously pulled Sheng Yan out of the courtyard, saying that he would show him something.

Following him around the corners, Sheng Yan really lamented how familiar this guy is with his home. He is almost catching up with the rats in the kitchen. Discover.

"Su, where are you taking me?" He planned to go to bed early tonight, but don't be so tired that he won't be able to get up early in the morning.

Feng Suyang raised his index finger to remind him to keep his voice down, pointing to the wall in front of him and said: "Across this wall, there is a dry well behind, let's jump in..."

"Ah? It's okay to jump into a well to do something, Su, you're crazy..." Sheng Yan dragged him back, but he couldn't let this little lunatic do stupid things.

"What, what are you afraid of... There are good things at the bottom of this well." Feng Suyang is a son of Lian Jia, and he pulled him back with his hand, and walked forward with him, before Sheng Yan yelled, "I want Don't tie the rope, ahh~~" He hugged himself and jumped down.

"Su! I seriously warn you... tell me next time you want to use lightness kung fu." Sheng Yan patted his heart, and suddenly he was hugged and jumped into the mouth of a well that was not in the midwinter. arrive.

Feng Suyang took out a torch and lit the bottom of the well that was stretched thin.

His snow-white teeth looked a little gloomy in the firelight, "You won't be afraid if you come here a few more times in the future!" After touching around, he picked up a small torch and lit it.

Only now did Sheng Yan see clearly that there was a rather small passage connected to the bottom of the well. Looking at it under the light of the fire, the passage was very narrow and long, and the bricks on the wall were very simple, as if it had gone through decades of vicissitudes.

"Oh my god...there's a cave here!" Sheng Yan couldn't help sighing, a surprised smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he turned his head to let Feng Suyang lead the way, "You must have passed by, right? Where will this lead?"

Feng Suyang took his hand and walked forward slowly, smiled triumphantly, and said: "There are actually several passages under the ground of your Dragon Mansion, which are connected to different dry wells. I just left all of them a few days ago. End. These passages all converge at one end, and that passage can lead to two places... Guess!"

"I can't guess, so don't be fooled!" Sheng Yan became curious and impatient.

"Then you left the Dragon Mansion, where do you want to go?" Feng Suyang asked in a different way.

Sheng Yan hesitated for a moment and said: "I still want to go to the market, what else... I want to go to the back mountain full of flowers, plants and fruit trees the most!"

"I knew you couldn't think of any other place to come! Come with me..." With a smile on her lips, Feng Suyang pulled him along the passageway, and Sheng Yan didn't remember how many times he turned left and right After turning a few times, when he was in a daze, he hugged his waist tightly and flew up with a whistling.

This man is real, and he didn't say hello in advance!Sheng Yan frowned and was brought to the mouth of the well by him. He was dumbfounded when he took a closer look. Walking out of this alley, isn't there a market in front of him?

"Here, remember this road, you can come here whenever you want in the future! It's much faster than going out in a carriage!" Feng Suyang lifted his hair and tugged.

Sheng Yan was speechless for a long time, turned her head and grabbed his sleeve, and said in a low voice, "That... Su, I didn't remember the way."

"Can't you remember such a simple road? I deliberately walked a lot slower..." Feng Suyang pulled him up helplessly, "Then walk again later, and I will take you to the back mountain first."

"Houshan, can you still go to Houshan?" Sheng Yan couldn't help being excited.

Originally, the heirs of the Long family had to wait until they had passed the grade test before they could go to Houshan. It is said that this rule was to maintain the quantity and quality of all kinds of flowers and spices in Houshan, and prevent people from randomly picking them.

On weekdays, there are guards from the Long family guarding and patrolling, and outsiders are not allowed to enter.

If he could come in and out at will before then, it would be...

Sheng Yanxin said that it's okay to go and see for herself without picking flowers, it's not too much.

Feng Suyang didn't know these rules, he went there whenever he wanted, since he found out that this passage could lead to the back mountain, his place of practice has been changed to a small hillside full of white ginger flowers.Next to the hillside is a mountain depression, and there is a lake full of green waves, like an emerald inlaid among the flowers.

When he danced the long sword and jumped up and down among the white petals flying like butterflies, his whole body was translucent and comfortable from the inside out.

He really wanted Sheng Yan to see such a scene.

Since they came here in the middle of the night, when they climbed out of the well, the flowers in the mountains were blown by the night wind and made rustling noises.The silver moonlight slipped from the delicate petals, as if coated with a layer of silver powder, mysterious and noble, with a special charm.

Sheng Yan was standing in a field of purple flowers that was several mu in size, and he couldn't close his mouth for a long time.

"Su, thank you... Thank you so much! I'm so happy, so happy... This place is so beautiful!" Only the Long family can enjoy such a beautiful place, and it really is an elegant luxury.Sheng Yan murmured in his heart, but he felt a little rejoiced in his heart that as long as he passed the grade test, he could touch everything here with his own hands, and he no longer needed to imagine it in his dreams.

Feng Suyang pinched his earlobe, it was strange, why his ears were a little hot.

"When you pass the exam, come whenever you want, I will accompany you!" He smiled and shook the hand holding the cigarette, saying in his heart, even if you fail the exam, I will accompany you, But don't say it if you are so discouraged.Sheng Yan will definitely pass the exam!

"Yeah, I'm sure I can pass the exam!" Sheng Yan smiled so that her brows and eyes came together, just like a pair of moon buds that just emerged from the clouds.

"By the way, I'll lend you this thing for a month..." Feng Suyang reached out and took off the sachet with a strange fragrance from his neck, hung it on Shengyan's neck, and said, "I just lent it to you, smell it With this aroma, you should be able to perform better!"

Sheng Yan stared blankly at Feng Suyang, shrugged his nose, grabbed his hand with both hands, and said, "Su...you are too kind to me. Don't worry, I will take good care of you and pass the first-grade exam. What the hell, I can at least pass the second grade!"

"Okay, yes." Feng Suyang smiled heartily.

"Su, you are so kind to me, then... shall we be together for the rest of our lives?" Sheng Yan stretched out his hand and curled up his little finger.

After a little hesitation, Feng Suyang also raised his little finger, hooked his, and said with a smile: "Okay! The hook cannot be changed for 100 years!"

The laughter of the two echoed throughout the valley, and many flower buds heard it, slowly unfolding their petals, and secretly blooming into smiles.

The next day, Sheng Yan wore a double-breasted outer shirt, covered the sachet tightly with the inner coat, and stuffed dried spices such as sandalwood chips, borneol, and cloves into the bag, messing up the fragrance on his body.

Both Long Bifei and Long Bisheng have sharp noses, and it would be bad if they were smelled out.Sheng Yan didn't want to explain the origin of the sachet to them, and now he believed that Feng Suyang was a treasure, so he was very nervous, for fear that the two elder brothers would find out.

Fortunately, Fang Ling heard that they were going to leave this day, and rushed over to join in the fun and wanted to go together, leaving aside his own carriage, he insisted on squeezing in with them.

This is good, Fang Ling and Long Bisheng started fighting again, Long Bifei was busy tearing them apart, and no one would come close to him to smell the fragrance.

Sheng Yan just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Fang Ling say to him abruptly: "Sheng Yan, where is your sachet? It's not good to have too much fragrance on your body. When you get to Lingye... those candidates will laugh at you as a layman Yes. The fragrance on this body is unique, and the fragrance is good, and the rest of the fragrances are just auxiliary, only those rich people who don't know how to appreciate fragrances will hide more than a dozen kinds of fragrances on their bodies..."

"That's right, where's Sheng Yan's pear flower sachet?" Long Bisheng also turned around. He remembered that Xiao Shi made a pear lily scented sachet himself, and the fragrance was quite elegant.

Sheng Yan hesitated for a while, then said: "It's in the bag, I'm afraid it will get dirty, so I'm going to wear it when I arrive in Lingye."

Alas, I have to be so perfunctory first.

It takes about five or six days to travel from Yongjia to Lingye, but their horses have good stamina. On the morning of the fifth day, Long Bisheng woke Sheng Yan up and pulled him to open the curtain to look outside.

"Wow~" Sheng Yan exclaimed softly, "Lingye is so lively!" Not long after they entered the city gate, the city was already full of small vendors and passers-by walking around, occasionally mixed with foreign businessmen in strange costumes, and Tianxiang Chinese businessmen sat in teahouses and bargained.

He jumped down from the carriage, walked with great interest, and was about to join the crowd.

Long Bisheng quickly grabbed him and said, "Go to Dajian to eat the food first, and there will be plenty of time for you to play later."

Sheng Yan obediently responded, and followed behind the three elder brothers. After walking a few steps, he saw a seller of candied haws, and wanted to buy it immediately.When I raised my eyes and looked forward, I found a tall orchid figure swaying in front of my eyes, and the breeze was everywhere, and there was a cool and tranquil fragrance of orchids.

"Brother Shu Yan!" Sheng Yan smiled and uttered a clear voice.