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Yan Suimiao Qianyue prepared a dress for him, not counting according to his official rank, and he was not allowed to wear the bloody armor on the battlefield, it was just a flashy dress.

The base cloth is crimson red, the sleeves and collar are embroidered with gold thread, a lotus-patterned mutton jade is worn around the waist, the hair is tied up with a purple gold inlaid jade hair crown, and then the eyebrows are painted, and the paint is painted, It seems to be following the rules of male pets.

After the maid finished dressing Shen Xiu, he also fully understood it.

Yan Sui hated him, so naturally he wouldn't let him live happily, he just wanted to humiliate him, and tried every means to make him feel ashamed, but he didn't allow him to die.

Facing the distorted face reflected in the bronze mirror, Shen Xiu slowly raised his hand to touch his own face.

Although his appearance in the bronze mirror was a little distorted, the color of the makeup on his face was very clear.

He was originally born no more resolute than other men, even after many years of tempering in the frontier, he is always more delicate than others, and his skin is fairer and more tender. Now that he has been raised in this Feiluan Palace for nearly a year, he is really white and tender .At this time, let this dress with a neutral style be lined up, it will be a living pet.

Shen Xiu smiled wryly, but didn't resist, just said softly to Qianyue: "Aunt Qianyue, can you wipe off all the rouge and gouache on my face?"

"Huh?" Qian Yue didn't think too much about it, and said with a little doubt, "Young Master Shen, you don't think the makeup looks good?"

In fact, she thinks that Shen Xiu's current appearance is really very good-looking. The gentle outline, with some colors added, makes the whole person look refreshed, which makes people especially like it.

Although it wouldn't be said that it is all about the beauty, it can definitely be regarded as a disaster.It's a pity that after being born as a man, and having been on the battlefield for many years, he always lacks the softness that men love most.

Qianyue is also very conflicted in her heart now.Knowing that Shen Xiu is a great general who conquers the world, he should have backbone and arrogance, but now he has to be a forbidden pet who can't leave the gate, and can't enter the second gate. Qianyue thinks that if he can soften his temper, your lord You can't torture him like that.

But after thinking about it, the root cause of this matter was not his fault, so why should he give in?

However, Qianyue is still Yan Sui's maid after all, although she feels sorry for Shen Xiu, she still takes Yan Sui's side.

Qianyue was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't hear what Shen Xiu said later, "I don't like makeup". When she came back to her senses, she continued with her own words: "Young Master Shen still looks good with makeup on, you look good recently. Your body is too weak, your complexion is not good, and you look too pale without makeup. Today you are going to pray for blessings, so you should go with your blessings on your face."

"That's all." Shen Xiu gave up, and said flatly: "That's it."

By now, it was time for him to realize his status.

The maidservant in Feiluan Palace, on the surface, said to take care of him in daily life, but in fact they were Yan Sui's eyeliner, any of their words were more effective than his.

After tidying up Shen's sleeves, Qianyue followed him into the sedan chair in front of the door, and went straight to the altar.

"If one day, Duan'er marries as a woman, what gift will elder brother give Duan'er?"

"If one day, brother dies in battle, Duan'er will go all the way to find your body and see you off."

"If one day, Duan'er can't find his brother, he will go to Junshang and give Junshang the string of white jade tassels that his brother gave to Duaner, and Junshang will help Duaner find his brother."

"But brother, Duan'er went to find Junshang, he took away Duan'er's white jade tassel, and concealed his whereabouts."

"Brother, Duan'er found you. Finally, I found you!"

"Brother!"

On the way to the altar, someone stopped Shen Xiu's sedan chair.

Shen Xiu heard the sound of step shaking and the sound of greetings beginning with Qianyue: "See you, Concubine Jing, Jin'an."

Concubine Jing, Shen Duaner, his fourth sister.

The fourth younger sister who was closest to him at home.

Shen Xiu asked someone to get off the sedan chair, lifted the thick veil and walked out of the sedan chair, walking slowly to Shen Duan'er.

"Duan'er, long time no see, how are you doing?" Shen Xiu stopped two steps away from her, stood still, and asked lightly with her lips open.

Shen Duan'er couldn't help herself, and Lihua threw herself into his arms with rain.

"Brother! I miss you..."

Shen Xiu gently caressed her back, and said in a warm voice: "Don't cry, Duan'er, elder brother didn't carry winter melon candy on him today."

Shen Duan'er got up from her arms sobbing, wiped her tears with a silk handkerchief, and said coquettishly: "Brother, don't make fun of me, I don't need sweets to coax me well."

"Okay, okay." Shen Xiu showed a smile, raised his hand and touched her head, and said: "Aren't you going to the altar today? Why are you walking on this road?"

Shen Duan'er raised her eyes to look at him fixedly, her expression was rather complicated, she said: "Brother, Duan'er has been looking for you for a long time."

"Hey, brother is fine, don't wander around in the future, and be careful to cause trouble."

Shen Duan'er nodded and said, "Duan'er knows."

After finishing speaking, she opened her mouth again, as if she still had something to say, but she couldn't say it because she was worried about Qianyue and others being around.

The two brothers and sisters looked at each other quietly for a while, and someone called Shen Duan'er behind her.

"Your Majesty, the time is coming soon, let's go quickly. If you delay the time, Your Majesty will blame the servants."

"Okay." Shen Duan'er responded, raised his arms to hug Shen Xiu, and then hurriedly turned and left.

Shen Xiu had some emotional ups and downs, but it wasn't too big. Seeing Shen Duan'er walking away, he also consciously got into the sedan chair and continued to move forward.

After restarting the journey, Qianyue was only silent for a moment, and then began to speak.

"Young Master Shen."

"Huh?" Shen Xiu glanced sideways, and Qianyue's face was blurred by a thick gauze curtain.

Qianyue said without looking sideways: "Although Concubine Jing and you are brothers and sisters, there is a difference between men and women, and now you are all the king's people, so you should pay attention to where you should avoid suspicion."

"I see."

When Shen Xiu answered this sentence, he felt as if something was strangling his throat, and he was so sad that he couldn't breathe.

He is angry in his heart, and has always been.

He was both aggrieved and angry, but more than that, he found it ridiculous.

Yes, everyone knows that he and Shen Duan'er are brothers and sisters, but they are under the same man.

He hadn't wanted to.

He originally thought that when the world was stable, he would choose a good son-in-law for his younger sister to marry, and when his younger sister settled down, he would continue to bow to the king and guard the land.

But now, why did it become like this?

It was all because of Shen Jingshu, who not only ruined himself, but also ruined Duan'er.

How could a girl as good as Duan'er enter the palace as a concubine?She should have had a better home.

Shen Xiu closed his eyes, and gently wiped away a tear from the corner of his eyes with his fingertips.

He originally thought that he could bear anything, but only after seeing Duan'er did he realize that there was still something he couldn't bear.

"Duan'er, do you want to leave this deep palace and high walls?" Shen Xiu murmured in an extremely soft voice, except himself, no one had heard his rebellious words.

The road from Feiluan Temple to the altar is a bit long, but no matter how far it is, it will always be there.

After getting off the sedan chair, he saw Yan Sui standing in the center of the altar.

He was dressed in a black dragon robe and a jade crown with dragon patterns on his head, standing there with his hands behind his back.His expression was indifferent, his temperament was cold, and his whole body exuded a submissive air of being a venerable.

At this time, the altar was full of people standing according to their official ranks, and there was a vast area, all of them were waiting for him alone.

Shen Xiu adjusted his mood secretly, and walked from the central road to the empty seat closest to the altar with a dignified posture.

After he took his seat, the national teacher who had been practicing in the Wuya Temple in Qishan Mountain in the south slowly came out from the Star Picking Pagoda next to him.

The national teacher walked to Yan Sui, lit three sticks of incense and handed them to Yan Sui, and then said: "Please pray for your blessing."

Yan Sui took the three sticks of incense, and solemnly bowed three times towards the altar, and said in a straight voice, "May Dong Jun spread blessings all over the place, so that the weather will be smooth for me in the future, and the country will be safe and the people will be safe."

After his words fell, the national teacher said: "Bye——"

When all the officials heard the sound, they all knelt and kowtowed.

"Goodbye-"

Kowtow again.

"Three salutes—"

Kowtow again.

"Li Cheng—start——"

Baiguan followed his words and stood up again.

After praying to the sky, there is a wine invitation ceremony.

Offer a glass of wine to the sky, a glass of wine to the earth, and another glass of wine to Dong Jun.

However, apart from worshiping the sky, which required hundreds of officials to kowtow together, other procedures were basically completed by Yan Sui alone.

After the process of offering sacrifices to heaven is completely completed, it is time to visit the garden. Today is the day for the officials and concubines to perform, and everyone is naturally well prepared.

Only Shen Xiu has been out of state.

He mixed among the officials, and from time to time he responded to the words of the officials beside him, but his eyeballs kept rolling around, not concentrating.

After seeing Shen Duan'er today, he was a little confused.

He thought he should see her again.

But from the time of the sacrifice until now, he has not seen Shen Duaner's shadow again.

He didn't know that when he was looking for Shen Duan'er, a pair of eyes had quietly fixed on him.

The man found a suitable time and said loudly: "Your Majesty has heard a lot about General Shen's deeds over the years, but he seldom sees you. Today, the King and all his colleagues are very interested. I don't know if General Shen Can you dance a set of sword skills so that I can see the world later?"

Shen Xiu glanced sideways at the speaker, who was unfamiliar to him, and he didn't know him.

However, this person's tone was arrogant, and there was a sense of arrogance in his eyebrows, which made people feel bored just by looking at him.

Furthermore, he is a true warrior, but he has no interest in being seen as a monkey by others, so he refused straight away.

He never thought that he rejected the person who proposed, but he couldn't reject Yan Sui.

Yan Sui said, "Shen Qing is very skilled in martial arts, why not use a set of swordsmanship to open everyone's eyes" and he had to submit.

Shen Xiu, who was perfunctory and perfunctory in the spirit of dancing casually, stepped onto the stage, picked up the sword brought up by the guards, and made a move.

Just after playing more than a dozen tricks, his hand was hit by a stone that was thrown suddenly.The stone was bounced by someone using internal force, he was unprepared for a moment, the pain was so painful that he let go of the sword immediately.

The sword fell to the ground with a "bang", which made his scalp numb.

But the situation didn't give him a moment to react. Just as the sword in his hand fell, more than a dozen people rushed out from the crowd and started to plunder.

The Imperial Forest Army immediately gathered to deal with these dozen assassins, but the skills of these dozen assassins were all excellent, and the number of escorts on this side was not too many.

Seeing that the assassin's sword was about to point at Yan Sui's chest, Shen Xiu didn't care about the pain in his hand, picked up the sword on the ground, flew over to block it with his arm, and then wrestled with the assassin.

The sound of sword clashing lasted for a long time, and was finally broken by Yan Sui's roar.

"Jingshu! Jingshu! Come here! Call the imperial physician! Call the imperial physician quickly!!" In the chaos, Yan Sui's roar was particularly clear and piercing.

Shen Xiu looked back at the person lying in Yan Sui's arms, the person was wearing the clothes of a servant, with a handsome and elegant face, but his complexion was pale, not as good-looking as before.

He understood that today's assassination was just a play.It was a good show to help Shen Jingshu return to Yan Sui's side.

Today Yan Sui is very nervous and quiet, so he has no time to talk to him for the time being. Tomorrow, Yan Sui will definitely come to ask him about his crimes.

Because this is not only a scene to help Shen Jingshu come back, but also a scene to kill him.

Shen Xiu didn't intend to stay here any longer, dropped the sword in his hand, bypassed the panicked people and returned to Feiluan Hall alone holding his wound.

After returning, he didn't rush to treat his wound, but sat on the steps in front of the courtyard in a daze.

He was thinking, would Yan Sui agree to exchange Shen Duan'er's freedom with his own life?

He also couldn't guess whether Yan Sui would agree, after all, his life was worthless, and Yan Sui had already held him in his hands. He is still alive now, just because Yan Sui didn't play enough.

Now that Shen Jingshu is back, and such a thing happened, he might not survive.

Otherwise, while you are still alive, go to Duan'er to watch the moon, right?