peach smile

Then he bowed his hands respectfully, and said calmly, "Mother, after all, this is still on other people's grounds. If we walk around casually, will it be abrupt?"

They came here directly from other places, not from the end of the corridor. The building here is in a state of shade and flowers, and it is impossible to see everything at a glance. How does mother know that this corridor is a nine-curved corridor?

Knowing "son" Mo Ruomu, seeing Shen Quji's calm expression, Shen Lian shook his head in a trance, and walked forward first. She put her hands behind her back and said to Shen Quji, who followed immediately: "Where are you here?" I have been in the capital for a long time, and I must have known my own life experience, so I will not hide anything from you anymore-this [a game of gambling house] was created by myself... and your biological mother... 25 years ago. "

Shen Lian hesitated a few times, but in the end he still didn't say the name of that person himself.

Shen Quji couldn't help turning his head to look at the scenery in the garden. It turned out that this place was his hometown.

There are nine winding corridors. Walking on the corridor, the long corridor is winding and undulating. When you walk, you can feel some free and easy "the breeze and the bright moon don't need to be bought by a penny", which reflects the person who designed the corridor. The original state of mind.

The buildings in the garden face east and west, and the layout is compact and natural. In addition, the plants that are now covered with snow, have withered, or are still green and lush, directly give people a sense of clarity and leisure.

I think the person who built the garden at the beginning should be a person of no ordinary character.

Shen Quji shrugged his shoulders. The scene was good, but it was a little cold. After hearing what his mother Shen Lian said, Shen Quji's hands couldn't help trembling—these words, which had been proven several times, were finally spoken by his mother!

Shen Lian, who was walking in front, didn't know about Shen Quji's strangeness. She strolled along the corridor and continued to say what she had thought about for a long time: "The grievances and entanglements between our generation were not cleared up in time. It still implicates you to come forward to solve it, Quji, the most sorry person in my mother's life is you."

Shen Quji's eyes were suddenly a little sour, and slowly, her vision became a little hazy, she lowered her voice so that no one could tell her emotions, but it was more or less nasal: "Mother, what are you talking about, what are you talking about?" It is a great kindness to my sister and me to nurture me, and my son should repay it with this life."

The Jiuqu Corridor said it was not long. At the end of the corridor, Shen Lian stopped in front of a two-story warm pavilion. She turned her head to look at Shen Quji, her expression was gentle, and she was no longer calm and indifferent as usual: "Now that you are here, you should go first." Let's go back."

Shen Quji knew that this was a matter between the previous generation, so she couldn't talk too much, so she bent her eyes and cupped her hands and said: "I will leave first, and I will leave Shen Pan and the carriage with mother outside, after the matter is over After that, I hope my mother will go back soon."

Shen Quji, who was about to leave, just walked out five or six steps, when Shen Lian behind him softly called her name.

Shen Qujiu stopped, turned around and cupped his hands towards his mother.Shen Lian nodded and said, "Go back and accompany you, Aunt Fuqu, for me. I'll be back soon..."

After watching Shen Quji's figure disappear into the wind and snow, Shen Lian slightly trembling hands pushed open the half-hidden door in front of him.

The door was pushed open, and the furnishings were the same as 20 years ago, Shen Lian was in a trance for a moment - the scene now is a reality that happened in memory.

It was also a winter moon full of snow, and some trivial matters happened in the gambling house in front, and she needed to solve them personally. Someone came over to take off her cold clothes and handed her a cup of heart-warming hot tea...

Following the track in her memory, Shen Lian finally came to the second floor, but this time, no one came to undress her, and no one handed her hot tea. She didn't even dare to push away the road in front of her. Warmth.

A pair of hands, facing the door knocker, raised and lowered several times, and finally turned into a shallow sigh.

"Is it you?" Xu Shi sensed the presence of the person outside the door. After warming the door, a gentle voice suddenly sounded, soft and shallow, with the immersion of the years, not rushing.

Shen Lian's right hand clenched into a fist, his left hand held his right hand uneasily, his thin lips moved, and his voice was incoherent - she was really behind this door!

"Li'er..." An inaudible murmur, two long-lost Chinese characters, filled Shen Lian's heart with half of the ocean and half of hell's magma.

After warming the door, there was also a moment of silence before another weak words came out: "It's been so many years, the mountains and rivers are far away, are you okay?"

Hearing that person's weak voice, Shen Lian raised his hand and was about to push the door in. She wanted to take another look at her, and say a few words to her personally, but she couldn't touch the hand that warmed the door. strength.

Sansu and Shangsu go up and down, never to see each other, just like the two of them promised in front of His Majesty the former emperor, in order to protect those two little guys who don't know whether they will grow up safely, she practiced deeply, and since she made a vow, she will never meet again. If you keep the promise, you are willing to bear the lovesickness for the rest of your life.

But now, she asked herself if she was okay!

No, no, Li'er, I'm restless, not at all, for 23 years, I've never had a single moment of peace...

The person who is obviously dreaming of is behind the warm door, but Shen Lian can't meet him, and can't even speak. She is afraid that once she speaks, she will be unable to stop all impulses.

The current situation is not easy to come by, and she is not the young person she was more than 20 years ago, so she should be sensible.

There was still no response from the people outside the door. Sitting behind the warm door, the eldest princess Huaibi had no light in her dark eyes—maybe, I felt wrong, maybe, there was no one outside, and it was because I was too young. Expected, hallucinated.

"Shen Lian, whether it's you or not, I have something to say to you," the eldest princess pinched the palm of her other hand with one hand, and tried all the tenderness in this life. The lover whispered: "For more than 20 years, you have your persistence, I have my stubbornness, and each has his own way. I thought about sending someone to Hezhou to inquire about your situation, but I still held back. I was afraid of inquiring about you. The news I received is that your husband and wife are in harmony, and your sons and daughters are under your knees..."

Or because it was too tiring to say so many words in one breath, Princess Huaibi paused for a rest before continuing to say: "I have lived a good life these years. Your Majesty is a great treasure, and I have enjoyed all the wealth and glory." — Cough, cough, cough, cough..."

After opening the door, Shen Lian coughed weakly. Shen Lian clutched the clothes around her heart tightly, and squatted down on the ground in pain. She covered her mouth with one hand, not daring to make a sound.

After coughing for a while, Princess Huaibi's voice was a little hoarse than before, and she lost her previous strength intermittently: "At the beginning of the year before last, I saw Yu Nian from a distance, and not long ago, I also saw Jin Nian... ...Although the two of them have the same mother, but... But Yu Nian is like you, and Jin Nian... is more with me, especially, those eyes... Now, the two of them have grown up safely, and I... ...I have no regrets, Shen Lian, I...I...I..."

The people inside the door have no more voices.

The author has something to say: Uh... the word count of this chapter...

The next chapter may still be related to Shen Lian and Princess Huaibi, Shen Quji and Wei Chang'an may not have too many scenes.

No.: Incident

Princess Huaibi had a dream, which was the same as the one she had dreamed in the past 20 years, but in this dream, as she got closer, she seemed to be able to see clearly the person who was always hazy... …

Shen Lian!Thinking of this name in her heart, the fainted Princess Huaibi slowly woke up, surrounded by her familiar environment, with familiar people guarding her bed, here is her bedroom in Wuwen Garden.

"Mother, you're awake!" Seeing her mother waking up, Princess Yongjia leaned over and said softly, "Is there anything wrong with mother? My son, call the imperial physician in."

"...No need." Princess Huaibi closed her eyes slightly, and uttered two words with difficulty.

Princess Yongjia shook her head, her eyes were red: "Mother, let the imperial doctor come in again. Mother is not afraid of life and death, but the child is afraid. In this world, the only relative is the mother. The child, the child does not want the mother to have trouble, the child ..."

Seeing the tearful eyes of her adopted daughter Yongjia, Princess Huaibi finally blinked and agreed to the imperial doctor's pulse diagnosis.

Several imperial physicians made a diagnosis together, and the result was nothing more than the words familiar to Princess Yongjia - the eldest princess suffered a lot from her health when she was young, and now she can only take good care of her. Sad when happy.

After seeing off the imperial physicians and feeding his mother the decoction, Yongjia sat on the edge of the bed and gently lay down on the edge of the bed.

"...Mother, my child is wrong." After a long time, the person lying on the edge of the bed sobbed in a low voice, his body heaving together, choked up, "Mother, my child shouldn't use the life of Miss Gao Er to seduce brother Those who are in the game, if the elder brother does not join the game, that person will not come to the capital, if that person does not come to the capital, mother, you will not get sicker, mother, my son is wrong, my son knows his mistake..."

Princess Huaibi shook her head weakly. After drinking the medicine, she somewhat regained her energy: "My son is right, and the second lady in high school deserves what she deserves... As for your brother, he is too smart, even if it wasn't you, he would know All of this will happen sooner or later.”

Hearing that his mother kept silent about that person, Yongjia sat up and couldn't help but said: "Mother, you have been in a coma for almost a whole day and night. Yesterday during the day, that person... really came to Wuwenyuan." she came.

Princess Huaibi suddenly opened her eyes, and the emotions in her eyes were so complicated that Yongjia could not understand. Soon, Princess Huaibi closed her eyes calmly again: "Mother knows my son's filial piety, but, how about she came here?" , so what if you haven't been here? Times have changed, everything should fade away, it doesn't matter."

Saying so, Princess Huaibi explained again: "Your elder brother Jinnian is currently dealing with a difficult matter. It is a matter of life and death. He has more heart than strength for his mother. If you can help him, I hope you will help him."

"That's natural. Elder brother is mother's son and Yongjia's elder brother. The child will definitely not stand by and watch. Mother can rest assured." Princess Yongjia replied seriously.

Princess Huaibi muttered "That's good" in a low voice, then turned her head and went back to sleep.

Princess Yongjia, who was sitting by the bed, clenched her teeth. She pressed her hand on the edge of the bed, her knuckles turned white, and she secretly swore in her heart——Mother, you have always taught me that everything should have a beginning and an end. Don't worry, the child will never let that person Give mother an explanation!

What Yongjia knew was that after his mother passed out, that person carried her back to the dormitory with his own hands. After he came to Wuwen Garden, he saw that person, and that person stood by her mother's bed. The kiss's eyebrows and eyes are clearly so thick that it's hard to dispel the affection.

Princess Yongjia doesn't believe it, that person is really a heartless and ungrateful person!

She has seen her mother become sick with love for nearly 20 years. Her mother has done so much for that person in the capital silently. That person shouldn't know anything!Mother shouldn't be suffering like this until now!

……

Shen's house in the south of the city:

From yesterday to now, even Wei Changan, who has always been big-hearted, felt the difference in Shen Lian. During dinner, under the table, Wei Changan touched the feet of the people around him with his toe, attracting Shen Quji's attention .

Shen Quji clinging to the chopsticks, raised his eyebrows at her, with some doubts in his eyes.

Wei Changan secretly looked at the mother-in-law and aunt Fuqu who were eating with their heads down, and then winked at Shen Quji.

After receiving Wei Changan's hint, Shen Quji, who was eating, put down his chopsticks, licked his back molars, pursed his lips, and said cautiously: "Well, mother, my affairs should be handled quickly in the next few days. It's over, shall we go back to Hezhou directly? Or should you take Chang'an back first?"

Under the table, Wei Changan hastily kicked Shen Quji again, followed by a slash of the eye—Shen, what did I ask you to ask!

Shen Quji frowned, really aggrieved.

Shen Lian raised her head, just in time to see the two people flirting silently, she cleared her throat, and put down the ebony chopsticks in her hand: "There is a doctor who is going to take care of the disease at home, and his wife is also capable... I Don’t rush back, just wait for you.”

This answer was what Shen Quji wanted, and with a smile on his face, Shen Quji bowed his head and went to eat again after he answered yes.

Returning to the side room after dinner, Wei Changan no longer asked Shen Quji what was wrong, but sat far away, holding the child and playing with her.

Shen Quji asked the nanny to go down to rest, saying that the young lady would stay in the side room to sleep tonight.

After the nurse went down, Shen Quji moved the stool and sat beside Wei Changan, after much deliberation, he finally spoke.

She put her palms on Wei Changan's knees, and discussed with her: "It's been a long time, and I think Feng Bancheng should be almost ready. Tomorrow morning, you take Ling Jun to stay with Princess Yongjia for a few days, okay? ?”

Wei Changan looked away from Lingjun's lovely face, and looked at Shen Quji firmly: "Am I the kind of person who just hides behind you? Since someone doesn't want us to have a good time, why should I stay alone?" You faced it alone, but you avoided it by yourself?"

It was rare for Wei Changan to be so serious, and Shen Quji could feel her emotions when she said these words. However, Feng Bancheng really only came to Shen Quji alone this time.

Shen Quji raised his hands to smooth Lingjun's hair. There was a piece of skull on the top of the child's head that hadn't grown in yet, and the thin scalp was where Xiaolingjun's fatality was.

She avoided the deadly softness, and gently followed Lingjun's black lanugo hair: "It is inevitable that a person will have one or two weaknesses in his life. A monarch in the former Chen State once said that the so-called weakness is either destroyed or destroyed." Drop it, or hide it well, Taohua, Feng Bancheng is only here for me, if I don't hide you well, how can I deal with him wholeheartedly?"

Wei Changan looked at Shen Quji hesitantly. She knew that part of the reason why Shen Quji was able to defeat Chu Henian before was because Chu Henian's wife and children were hidden by Shen Quji.

"Then... that's fine," Wei Changan finally nodded, but she was still uneasy. She had a hunch that Feng Bancheng would be more difficult to deal with than that Chu Henian: "But what should you do? I always feel that this Feng Bancheng is not easy. If he's against you, and you don't have enough boxing skills, you can't beat him!"

The corners of Shen Quji's eyes were crooked, and he smiled indulgently and softly. He couldn't help but raise his hand to pinch Wei Changan's face: "If you really care about it, you will be confused. You forgot Wei Sange? And Jinglinghou, that gentleman Hou will still ask for me in the next few years, and he will not put my safety at risk, you can rest assured, you go to Yongjia to stay for a few days, and I will pick you up soon, okay?"

Wei Changan had no choice but to agree: "Shen, if you dare to do anything, wait until you come back and see how I deal with you..."

……

Early the next morning, Wei Changan hugged Ling Jun and got into the carriage sent by Princess Yongjia with auspiciousness.

The carriage was gorgeous and everything inside was complete. Princess Yongjia even sent a nanny who could take care of the children, because Wei Changan definitely couldn't bring the original nanny with him when he went to Princess Yongjia this time.

Because even His Royal Highness Princess Huaibi recuperated in Wuwen Garden, most of the troops and servants of the Princess's mansion were transferred to Wuwen Garden, and Wei Chang'an was also arranged to live in Wuwen Garden by Princess Yongjia.

It's just that Princess Yongjia was not in Wuwen Garden when Wei Changan brought the child.

After inquiring about the situation here from the steward in the garden, before Wei Changan took the initiative to invite Her Royal Highness, a nun came to invite her, saying that Her Royal Highness wanted to see her and the child.

Wei Changan carried the child in his arms, and took a soft sedan to the eldest princess' bedroom.

The room is furnished in a simple and elegant way, and there is a faint bitter smell of soup and medicine in the room. There is a tulle screen in front of the bed, which dimly separates the people on the bed from the people who come to see.

"Woman Wei and her young daughter pay homage to His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, a thousand years old, a thousand years old." Wei Changan handed the child to the nurse next to him, knelt down on the ground, and respectfully kowtowed to His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess.

A low voice came from behind the gauze screen, although it was weak, it was very pleasant, "Chang'an, quickly get up and take your seat."

"Thank you, Your Highness, Princess Chang." Wei Changan thanked him, then got up and took his seat, holding Ling Jun in his arms again.

……

Originally, Wei Chang'an thought that the people of the royal family must be aloof and look down on all sentient beings, but what surprised her was that the current emperor's sister, the eldest princess, is actually so amiable.

Princess Huaibi's spirit has improved a lot today, she is happy, and she specially left Wei Chang'an in the room for lunch, although she can't be at the same table, but even if she just looks at her "daughter-in-law", the princess is happy of.

However, halfway through lunch, a guard quietly walked in from outside, and whispered a few words in the ear of the nunnery next to the eldest princess, and the complexion of the nunnery changed.

"What happened?" asked the eldest princess.

Mammy hesitated. The eldest princess's face was not as pale as the previous two days, but it was still not much better. She was afraid that if she said it, the eldest princess and the guests would...

"Mother, it's okay." The eldest princess put down the chopsticks in her hand, and waved for someone to remove the food in front of her: "Over the years, I still have some tolerance. Chang'an is my son-in-law, let alone hide it." What."

The mother looked at the eldest princess next to her, then at Wei Changan who was sitting at the opposite table, and said with downcast eyes, "Go back to Your Highness, back to Mrs. Wei, news came from the Jingzhaoyi Mansion that Feng Bancheng, the Patriarch of the Feng family, was beating a drum. Sue the Patriarch of the Shen family in Hezhou, Shen Quji, for disguised as a man, deceiving the world, stealing fame, imprisoning good people privately, bullying the market, and now the young master has been captured by Jing Zhaoyi's yamen."

Wei Changan stood up from the stool suddenly, completely stupefied——Feng Bancheng actually knew Shen Quji's true identity? !

"Chang'an, don't worry." Although the eldest princess's voice was weak, she was still steady: "Jin Nian has already expected this, and she has made corresponding preparations, so you don't need to panic."

Wei Changan's ears were buzzing, and the eldest princess' voice could be heard faintly. She didn't hear it clearly, so she tilted her head and asked, "Your Highness, is what you said true?"

The old fox surnamed Shen likes to set people up in advance, and then watch his opponent jump up and down like a monkey without saying a word. It's not that Wei Chang'an doesn't believe that Shen's surname has this ability, but she's just worried. .

The eldest princess smiled, not caring about Wei Changan's recklessness, she covered the corners of her mouth lightly with a handkerchief, and said with a smile: "I am also a man of promise, what are you doing to lie to you?"

Ever since she promised Shen Quji to stay with Princess Yongjia, Wei Changan expected that she would bear such a worry. She rubbed her hands, thought for a while, and asked the nanny, "This nanny, where are you going?" Any other news? My husband has been taken to Jingzhaoyi's mansion, what about my mother-in-law? How is she?"

Mammy has served the eldest princess for more than 40 years. In the past 20 years, this is the first time someone has mentioned that person in front of her highness. Mammy can't help but look a little bad.

Wei Chang'an didn't think that his worried question would make the nanny unhappy, so he hurriedly knelt down and apologized: "The woman is rude and presumptuous, please punish the princess!"

Seeing that the expression on Princess Chang'an's face didn't change, Mammy hurried over to help Wei Chang'an with her own hands, and explained: "No problem, no problem, Mrs. Wei forgive me, it's the old slave's fault that surprised you."

In the end, no one enjoyed this lunch.

Grandpa Shen Quji was sent to Beijing Zhaoyi prison, mother-in-law Shen Lian lost contact, and Wei Changan really began to worry and wait like years.

Jixiang said that she heard the servants in the garden chatting in private, saying that Feng Bancheng had made a big fuss about the young master, which had alarmed the entire capital circle. Jing Zhaoyi knew that she couldn't handle it, and had already handed over the booklet to Dali Temple overnight. Official documents, please take over from Dali Temple.

On the second day after Shen Quji was arrested, news came from outside that the Minister of Dali Temple issued an order to directly transfer the case of Shen Quji to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and Shen Quji himself was transferred to the Ministry of Criminal Justice overnight. prison.

The prison of the Ministry of punishment!That is a hell that is not much better than the prison in Dali Temple!Wei Changan was in a trance and almost fell down.

The eldest princess personally felt Wei Changan's anxiety with her confident calmness. She leaned on the head of the bed and comforted Wei Changan unhurriedly: "Dali Siqing has a bit of good sense, and knows how to send people directly to the Ministry of Punishment. Chang'an, don't worry, Sima Xuan, the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment, is..."

Speaking of this, the eldest princess paused, as if she was resting, and she seemed to be organizing her words. After a while, she continued: "Let's put it this way, when Jinnian was young, he made trouble in the imperial examination room. Yes, my father and younger brother just smiled when they knew about it, and my younger brother, who is now His Majesty the Emperor, just said, 'This kid is brave, he is worthy of being the seed of our Dachao Royal Family', Chang'an, I So, do you understand?"

It was the first time for Wei Chang'an to hear so many words from the eldest princess. She was a little confused, but she also grasped the main point of these words, that is—the current emperor is Shen Quji's biological uncle!

Thinking of this, the big rock in Wei Chang'an's heart fell halfway back, and she couldn't help laughing, it turned out that the surname Shen had such a big background, and she had climbed such a high branch.

Bai was worried about that rough-skinned, thick-skinned guy who would occasionally play tricks!

But unexpectedly, on the afternoon of the third day after Shen Quji was arrested, Simaxuan sent someone to send news that Feng Bancheng had found a female witness named Taoyao in the lobby of the Ministry of Punishment, accusing Shen Quji of deceiving the world by disguising herself as a man. , and Shen Quji, as a righteous person, tore off his robe in court, Feng Bancheng continued to blame, and asked the Ministry of Criminal Affairs to send someone to verify Shen Quji's integrity in court. criminal cases above.

Shen Quji was seriously injured, Sima Xuan, the right servant of the Ministry of War who was interrogated, invited the imperial physician to come for diagnosis and treatment.

According to the doctor's certificate, Shen Quji is a man's pulse condition, and it is the same as a man's body.

Returning to his residence from the eldest princess, Wei Changan held Ling Jun in his arms, and couldn't help crying—what is all this for?They just want to live in peace, why are there always people who make things difficult for them?

In the northern border of the Dachao Kingdom, the various ministries of the Huns invaded the border people every year. The soldiers stationed in the northern border, one after another, used their blood and lives to build a city wall for the Dachao people behind them, protecting them behind them. Cathay Pacific Minan—but why!Why are there always people who want to fight each other in this hard-won peace and happiness?

Feng Bancheng, then Feng Bancheng should be dispatched to the northern border, to experience the horror of having his head pinned to his waistband!

Wei Chang'an held back his tears, and that night he asked the eldest princess to borrow some soldiers from the palace, and asked them to escort him to the general's mansion of the loyal general Wei Jingting.

The author has something to say: The author is irresponsible to call Sima Xuan, Marquis of Jingling

"Rong Xuan":

The northern army has lived and died countless times. After being discovered by the opponent as the eyeliner of the emperor, Sima Xuan, who was given aphasia medicine and was beaten deaf in one ear, and Cao Ke, the biggest anti-thief power minister since the founding of the Dachao Kingdom The story between Cao Hui's daughter - the famous and talented woman Cao Hui.

Well, it is also necessary to abuse first.

No.: Enron

I am ashamed to say that I have lost my manners, since Wei Changan came to the capital, it was the first time he personally visited the residence of his third elder brother Wei Jingting.

Wei Jingting is usually stationed outside, and his wife and children naturally live outside with him. To put it bluntly, this General's Mansion is just a place where Wei Jingting stayed when he returned to Beijing. Now that his sister came to visit suddenly, Wei Jingting has a body in Wei Jingting, Hezhou. The trance illusion of home.

"Third brother, save him!" Wei Changan held Wei Jingting's forearm, his big eyes were foggy.

Wei Jingting pulled his younger sister to let her sit down in a chair, and turned around to tell the guard outside the door: "Hurry up and make a charcoal basin."

The guards outside the door left in response, and Wei Jingting then sat down opposite his sister, and said in a low voice, "You girl, you really do what your husband said, and if you care about it, you will be confused. He is my sister-in-law. If something happened to him, according to the Dachao law, I have to avoid it."

Wei Changan woke up suddenly, and slapped himself on the forehead—hey!As soon as someone surnamed Shen was involved, I lost my sense of proportion first!The one surnamed Shen said that he was her weakness, and the one surnamed Shen was not her weakness!

Seeing his younger sister's face changing expression for a while, Wei Jingting sneered and said, "What's the matter, you suddenly calmed down and found yourself impulsive?"

"...Third brother," Wei Chang'an pursed his lips, "There was news from the Ministry of Criminal Justice that the lack of heart surnamed Shen injured his head..."

Wei Jingting raised his eyebrows: "It's not a problem. I have met the Marquis of Jingling. If you don't make the injury serious, how can people in the dark be easily hooked?"

As he said that, the guard brought over a burning charcoal basin, and Wei Jingting put it next to his sister, "Silly sister, don't scare others with this news, it scares you first."

Wei Changan was ashamed, he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at his brother, and admitted his mistake with a good attitude: "Well, I know I was wrong, I shouldn't worry about your men's affairs."

Such a duplicity of admitting the wrong sister reminded Wei Jingting of his childhood - when he was young, his sister was more mischievous than boys, daring and reckless all day long, wreaking havoc everywhere, even their father's favorite jade paperweight. She was broken in half.

It made them brothers take turns to follow behind this girl every day to deal with her aftermath, and since this girl loves to make mistakes, she is not ambiguous in admitting her mistakes, but what is it to admit her mistakes?Next time she will make no mistakes, she is not afraid of anything.

In a blink of an eye, the girl Pianzi grew up and knew to worry about others. Although her younger sister was worried about outsiders, Wei Jingting was still happy.

He kicked the edge of the charcoal basin with his feet, shaking off a layer of charcoal ash from the charcoal body, and his knife-sharpened face was rarely soft: "Since that kid from the Feng family wants to make trouble, we are not afraid to play with him, he We can't mess with the people behind it, but Taohua, don't worry, the third brother will not spare anyone who bullies my sister."

After chatting for a few more words, Wei Jingting took advantage of the night to personally send his sister back to the Wuwen Garden where she was hiding, and happened to have a face-to-face meeting with Princess Yongjia who had returned late at night.

The owner of Yongjia County told Wei Jingting that General Lao Zhongwu would be the one to follow.

Wei Jingting told Princess Yongjia that this was his business, as it should be.

Wei Changan guessed that what they said was all related to the person surnamed Shen.

Sure enough, eight days later in the afternoon, Wei Changan, who was restless, was playing chess patiently with the eldest princess. The mother said that the princess is back.

Wei Chang'an got up subconsciously and stepped aside, but next to Princess Yongjia, he saw a person she had been worrying about for several days——Shen Quji!

After meeting the eldest princess, Shen Quji obviously didn't want to respond to the eldest princess who was eager to speak.

She turned around, came to Wei Changan with a smile like a flower, raised her hand and pinched her chin: "Yo, why are you still pouting? Don't cry, since I'm out of prison, I came back safely, don't cry."

I don't know what Shen Quji has experienced in the past few days, why did he become glib after he got out of the prison?Wei Changan gouged him out, but didn't speak.

Princess Yongjia glanced at her mother, and couldn't help teasing Wei Changan: "Sister-in-law, don't be sad, otherwise Yongjia will think that sister-in-law is not comfortable living with me these few days, and feels wronged after seeing her brother."

Wei Chang'an burst into laughter immediately, but in the end it was in front of the eldest princess, Wei Chang'an did not dare to be presumptuous.

After thanking Princess Chang and Princess Yongjia for their protection, Shen Quji immediately took Wei Chang'an and Xiao Lingjun to Wei Jingting's General Zhongwu's mansion.

This was Wei Jingting's idea, he was afraid that Feng Bancheng would stay behind, so he asked Shen Quji's family to temporarily live in his General's Mansion.

At night, after returning to his guest room, after washing and going to bed, Wei Changan pulled Shen Quji's clothes to check if she was really uninjured. After all, she cracked her brow bone a few days ago, and her head is still intact. Wrapped in gauze.

Wei Jingting knew that his younger sister was afraid of the cold, so he specially asked his servants to make her room very warm. At this moment, this suitable temperature became the basis for Wei Changan to dare not cover himself with a quilt when he was only wearing a middle coat.

Shen Quji giggled, and managed to hold the hands that were groping around his body: "I'm really not injured, if you don't believe me, look..."

As he spoke, Shen Quji took the initiative to take off his shirt, not even a single bruise, very white and clean.

Seeing the way Wei Changan looked at him, Shen Quji twitched his mouth, put his hands on the waist of his trousers, and said nonchalantly, "How about it, do you want to take off your trousers and let Madam check?"

Wei Changan's face immediately turned red to the base of her ears, and she got under the quilt angrily, turned her back to the person next to her, "Hooligan, big hooligan, surnamed Shen, you really... really... hate you!" ! You're a..."

Wei Changan lost his voice before he could say the word "hateful ghost"—it was Shen Quji who suddenly came over and blocked her words with a kiss.

This kiss was filled with too many emotions.

The joy of winning a game, the joy of being safe, and the joy of being reunited.

A long kiss took away all the strength in Wei Changan's body.

She gently pressed Shen Quji's cold hand to Shen Quji's heart, and asked in a low voice: "Shen Quji, is this matter over?"

"It's over!" Shen Quji buried his head on her neck and sighed: "Peach Blossom, if there is another one in the future, it's just a small fight, you and I will be safe for the rest of our lives."

Shen Quji slowly became aware of the strangeness of the person below her. She raised her head and saw Wei Changan turned his face away, with faint traces of tears on his face.

"Why are you crying, aren't you happy?" Shen Quji turned his head and kissed away the remaining crystals in the corner of his eyes, feeling extremely distressed.

Wei Changan suddenly felt a little cold, so he burrowed under her again: "I'm crying with joy—you lie down first, don't hold the quilt, I'm a little cold."

"Oh." Shen Quji turned over, stretched out his hand to pull Wei Changan into his arms, and placed a warm kiss on the tender neck, absent-mindedly: "Ma'am, I came back safely, should you give me some rewards?" ah?"

"Hey, don't make trouble..." Wei Changan shrank his neck that was itchy from being kissed, and pushed Shen Quji weakly: "I just started to feel a little uncomfortable, so don't make trouble..."

Shen Quji was helpless, but had to stop all movements, rather unwilling, so he hugged the person in his arms tightly.

She was not wearing a middle coat, and her arms were warm. Wei Changan lay on his back, found a comfortable position, and ordered Shen Quji to say, "Hey, as a reward for your safe return, you can rub this lady's lower abdomen, it hurts a little." Woolen cloth."

Shen Quji: "... Follow orders, my aunt!"

The corners of Wei Changan's mouth curled up quietly where Shen Quji could not see.

……

Unlike the good atmosphere in Shen Qu's ward, Shen Lian's room was somewhat depressing.

Shen Lian slept late, after washing, she sat cross-legged on the warm couch, and stayed in a daze for a long time, until Fu Que made the bed, hesitating whether to call Shen Lian to come over to rest, Shen Lian who recovered from the memories, Already walked over by himself.

"Thank you for your hard work." Seeing that his bed had been made, Shen Lian said subconsciously.

Fu Que is most afraid of hearing from Shen Lian's mouth, which is not blame, reproach, or embarrassment. She is not even afraid of any unpleasant words. Shen Lian is not afraid of ignoring her like she was at the beginning. The only thing she is afraid of is Shen Lian was polite to her.

A word of "thank you" made Fu Que stand where she was, at a loss for what to do.

Seeing Fu Que standing still, Shen Lian, who had already sat under the quilt, looked up at her: "What's wrong? Why don't you come and rest?"

Realizing her sudden disrespect, Fu Qu hurriedly cast her eyes aside, evasively, not daring to look at Shen Lian.

After a while, under Shen Lian's quiet and puzzled gaze, Fu Que finally found an excuse: "Ling Jun hasn't gotten used to her new nanny recently, I'll go and see her, you go to bed first."

Shen Lian nodded, and Fu Que left in a panic, with a slightly embarrassed back.

Fu Que didn't go to Ling Jun's place, she walked out of the room, and after standing numbly in the snowy night for a while, she found a sheltered corner nearby and hid herself in it.

She loves Shen Lian deeply, and it has been 25 years since she first met.

She was originally the daughter of a tea merchant. That year, she followed her father to the Northwest for tea, and encountered robbers on the way. In the entire tea team, only she and a tea team member survived by luck.

The robbers robbed horses, killed people, and set fire to all the tea leaves. She was seriously injured. She was carried by the tea crew to find the crowd, and was rescued by a passing Hezhou caravan. , the buddy of the tea team took her by his side for 25 years.

That guy was Shen Lian, and to put it bluntly, he was just a scoundrel who insisted on staying by her side under the pretext of "repaying favors", a scoundrel who took advantage of her, a scoundrel...

In the room, after waiting for Fu Que to return for a long time, Shen Lian put on his robes, took a lantern and prepared to search for Ling Jun, but not far from his door, he saw the man who curled himself up in a corner and cried secretly. people.

Shen Lian walked over, squatted down in front of Fu Que, and reached out to caress her cold cheek: "What's wrong with you? Why are you hiding here and feeling sad?"

"I'm fine——" Fu Que turned her head, avoided Shen Lian's hand and stood up: "It's you, who have been busy day and night these days, why don't you take a good rest and come out?"

It wasn't until Shen Lian took Fu Que back to the warm room that she took a closer look at Fu Que's face, which was mottled with tears.

She straightened Fuqu's shoulders, and said seriously: "Fuqu, if you encounter something, you can tell me and let me help you solve it, huh?"

Fu Que lowered her eyes, and finally spoke hesitantly, heartbroken: "The two children are now grown up safely, and the poisonous oath can be ignored. Ah Lian, you, you go to her and tell her. She, you still love her, you still miss her, you..."

Fu Que, who suddenly raised her head, was frightened by Shen Lian's ice-cold eyes, and was speechless.

After a long time, when Fu Que's back was covered with cold sweat and she was almost unbearable, Shen Lian finally relieved the coldness all over her body.

"It's nothing, don't think about it, go and rest quickly, it's very late at night." Shen Lian took Fu Que's slightly trembling hand, and pulled the curtain into the sleeping room.

……

Early in the morning six days later, a bad news came from the Feng family:

The head of the Feng family, who was detained by Jingzhaoyi Mansion for five days for the crime of "blasphemy of the court", had dinner with his family after he came out. After the meal, the head of the Feng family fell into the lotus pond in the back garden of the Feng family because of drunkenness, and had a high fever. Sadly passed away early this morning after one night.

Shen Quji was playing chess with his third brother-in-law Wei Jingting in the general's mansion. After the news came, Shen Quji, who was obsessed with black chess, couldn't help but look up at the person sitting opposite him.

Wei Jingting dropped a white stone on the chessboard, and his voice was flat and without ups and downs: "Isn't he famous for being a good person? You haven't heard of 'good people don't live long, but evil people live for a hundred years'."

Shen Quji raised his eyebrows: "I have been taught, thank you General, I am very grateful to Quji."

The black and white chess on the chessboard struggled for a few more steps, and Wei Jingting suddenly said casually: "I don't care whether the trouble with that surname Feng is true or not, as long as you treat my sister well, I will naturally not treat you badly, but, If you let me know that you bullied my Taohua, Shen Quji, I don't care if your mother is a princess or a fairy, I, Wei Jingting, will never let you go, and I will never stop dying."

Shen Quji put the chess pieces in his hand back into the chess box, stood up, straightened his sleeves, and bowed respectfully to Wei Jingting: "Don't worry, General Wei, this promise will be fulfilled for the rest of my life."

Wei Changan, who got the news and ran over, happened to see Shen Quji bowing to Wei Jingting. She hurried over and gave Wei Jingting a little blessing: "Third brother, I heard from people in your house that Feng Bancheng..."

"Well," Wei Jingting nodded, looking at his sister with a gentle expression: "You deserve what you deserve, don't be surprised--by the way, the matter in the capital is really over from now on, when do you plan to return to Hezhou?"

Wei Changan glanced at Shen Quji next to him, touched his nose and said, "It will probably be a few days—brother, can I move back?"

Wei Jingting raised his eyebrows: "Leaving in such a hurry, are you not used to living in Brother's General's Mansion?"

Wei Changan rolled his eyes, unable to deny it.Wei Jingting laughed loudly: "Okay, since I'm not used to living here, I will send someone to take you back to your home..."

In less than a month, after moving back and forth two or three times, and returning to Shen's house, Wei Chang'an, who had finally rested, suddenly remembered something - he had promised Wei Shi to help her niece get married!

At night, Wei Changan hugged Shen Quji's arm, gossipingly leaned beside her, and said, "Shen Quji, let's discuss something."

Shen Quji blinked: "What's the matter, Madam just tell me."

Wei Changan turned his head and blew hot air into Shen Quji's ear: "Third Aunt wants you to bring her niece from her natal family into the house."

"What do you say?" Shen Quji pretended to be very interested, his eyes sparkled brightly: "I've seen her niece before, she is pretty and lovely, have you agreed to the third aunt? - Oops..."

Under the quilt, the occasional cheap-mouthed person was kicked resolutely, Wei Changan stretched out his hand, and unceremoniously screwed her ear.

"Want to take a concubine? Dreaming!"

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The next chapter will still focus on Shen Lian's story, uh. .

No.: Birth and separation

Since I came to Beijing in early autumn, it is now the twelfth lunar month, and I am finally going back to Hezhou.

Shen Pan took Little Six and the servants brought by Shen Lian, busy packing up and saluting, while the girl Jixiang was brought by Wei Changan to the Chu family with Shen Quji.

The Chu family still only had the mistress Wei Shi at home. After seeing Wei Shi, Shen Quji put aside the false politeness before, and directly told Wei Shi that he would not take concubines.

Wei Shi, who had a smile on his face, froze his expression and words as if someone had poured cold water on his head.

Second Young Master Chu was used to being domineering in the Chu family since she was a child, seeing that Wei Shi was still in shock, she used the excuse of going to another courtyard to visit her uncle Chu Boding, and took Wei Changan away in a hurry.

Chu House——

Shen Quji met his uncle, uncle Hu, and his cousin Chu Yiren, who had shed tears. Only then did Shen Quji know that the third aunt Wei was forcing Yiren to marry.

Shen Quji frowned after hearing about the in-law's family that Wei had found for his cousin - he was leaving tomorrow, do he want to take care of such a thing again?After all, I don't want to completely offend my third aunt Wei...

Just as Shen Quji was hesitating, Chu Yiren suddenly knelt down and pulled out a dagger from Shen Quji's boots familiarly.

"Second sister!"

With Shen Quji's sound of stopping, a handful of black and blue hair fluttered to the ground.

After reacting, Shen Quji snatched back the dagger he used to protect himself, and was so angry that he didn't know what to say.

On the other side, Chu Boding devoted himself to taking care of his crazy and silly wife, and he didn't care about Chu Yiren at all. Wei Changan secretly guessed that Yiren might also be the same as her brother, and her surname was not Chu...

"Little Erzi," Chu Boding, who had completely white beard and hair, said suddenly, calmly, "If you don't, you can take the second girl away. He Nian has passed away, and you are her elder brother now, and the elder brother is like a father." , whether she lives or dies depends entirely on your arrangement, and it is better than being at the mercy of others here."

Before Shen Quji could speak, Chu Yiren suddenly laughed out loud, with disheveled hair and a sharp voice, which made Shen Quji subconsciously protect Wei Changan and Jixiang who followed behind him.

Chu Yiren strolled around the room and said, "My parents don't want me anymore, haha, my brother is gone, my parents don't want me anymore, my third aunt wants to marry me to a person who has leprosy, second brother You don’t want me either, or I’ll go with the Buddha, the Buddha is merciful, he won’t force me, he won’t bully me, the Buddha, the Tathagata Buddha..."

Shen Quji tilted his head slightly, and exchanged glances with Wei Changan, then, Shen Quji walked over to stop the cousin who kept walking in circles, and held her shoulders with both hands, forcing her to look up at him: "Yiren, You want to become a monk, right? Then you need to find a good Buddha. There is a Wan'an Temple in Hezhou, the second brother's place. Why don't you take me to the Wan'an Temple?"

"Wan'an Temple?" After hearing Shen Quji's words, Chu Yiren's two big empty eyes finally became focused: "Okay, Wan'an Temple... But Wan'an Temple is not a nunnery."

Shen Quji smiled gently at his cousin: "You don't have to worry about this, there is a place for women to practice in Wan'an Temple."

Just like that, with a few words, Shen Quji had another small burden.

It was already afternoon when we returned to Shen's house. Shen Pan said that the old head of the family had gone out, and only Aunt Fuqu was taking care of the children at home.

Seeing Aunt Fuqu holding the child, Shen Quji frowned, suddenly feeling bad.

"Taohua, you go out with me." Without any explanation, Shen Quji grabbed Wei Changan's hand, turned around and rushed out of Shen's house again, and dragged the coachman Deshun who was about to enter the door.

There are not many times when Shen Quji can be so flustered, and Wei Changan can't help feeling nervous.

Far away in the east of the city, located in the Wuwen Garden behind [Yiju Gambling House], Shen Lian bowed down respectfully to Princess Yongjia.

Princess Yongjia was angry in her heart, so naturally she wouldn't give Shen Lian any good looks. After all, Shen Lian was Shen Lian, and she respectfully accepted Princess Yongjia's criticisms.

The anger that should be vented has also come out, and the ugly things that should be said have also been said, but Princess Yongjia still couldn't hold back, and asked in a deep voice: "Patriarch Shen, if it wasn't for my mother's sudden relapse, if it wasn't for you, you would have to die tomorrow. Leaving the capital, don't you... you won't come at all?"

Shen Lian stood there with his head down, and said respectfully: "You are the king, the princess, and the people are the people. Since ancient times, the king wants the people to die, and the people have to die. The king wants the people to come, and the people dare not not come."

Standing in this room that once belonged to her, Shen Lian didn't know if she wanted to say this to Yongjia, or to herself, or to someone of the junior generation. The man in the middle listens to...

Seeing the old mother leading the imperial doctor to file out, Princess Yongjia waved back a roomful of servants, approached Shen Lian, her eyes were red, and said word by word: "Old Master Shen, I have been raised by my mother for more than twenty years. In 23, since I knew a little bit about her affection for you, but how deep is this affection, I am afraid that only you know. Back then, my mother could no longer walk upright after giving birth to a child. It has been [-] years, Old Patriarch Shen, Now my mother's body is getting weaker and weaker, maybe at some point...Old Patriarch Shen, I hope you will not let my mother hold grudges for the sake of Brother Jin Nian and Sister Yu Nian."

After speaking, Yongjia also left the room.Shen Lian stood where he was, unable to turn his mind for a while—what does it mean to "be unable to walk upright after giving birth"?What do you mean by "I don't know when..."?

What, also called "Don't let my mother hate you"?

I don't know how long I stood like this numbly, some faint sounds came from inside, and then, the small bell hanging on the door frame to summon the servants also shook feebly, but did not make a sound.

Shen Lian's numb chest suddenly seemed to be stirred by a blunt knife, and the pain was so painful that she couldn't breathe.

In the middle, when Princess Huaibi was about to ring the bell again, she vaguely saw a familiar figure circling in front of the screen carved with patterns of hundreds of flowers.

"Who is it?" Princess Huaibi slowly let go of the hand holding the bell rope, and said weakly: "Pour a glass of water over here, I'm a little... a little thirsty."

She shed too many tears when she was young. Princess Huaibi's eyes have been damaged in recent years, and she can see everything a bit blurry. She squinted at the person who poured water and walked towards her slowly. Suddenly, something hurt her heart. Something bumped...

"Is that you, Shen Lian?" Princess Huaibi trembled, but there was no answer.

Finally, the man came to the bed and reached out for a glass of water: "Water, how do you drink it?"

This voice, calm and unwavering, with a bit of hoarseness, has passed through more than 20 years, and coincides with the tone deep in my memory—Princess Huaibi decisively raised her hand and pulled down half of the bed curtain in front of the bed. His vision was cut off.

Shen Lian, she's here, she's really here!The action of lowering the bed curtain was too strenuous, Princess Huaibi was lying there, gasping for breath, her eyes were extremely dry.

"...You, what are you doing here?" After a long time, Princess Huaibi's voice was almost inaudible from the half of the plain gauze bed curtain, and Shen Lian's vision was blurred by tears. .

She blinked, and a tear accidentally fell into the water glass she was holding in front of her, silently.

No answer was heard, Princess Huaibi took a deep breath and said to herself: "So, it's still a dream."

Princess Huaibi struggled to stand sideways, and the hand on the edge of the bed was still clutching the bed curtain that she had put down. Through the plain veil, she looked at the vague figure greedily, and said intermittently: "You have been waiting for a long time!" ...No, I didn't come, I was in a dream...This time, don't leave in a hurry, listen to me...listen to me for a while, okay, okay?"

Through Susha, Princess Huaibi saw that familiar yet unfamiliar hazy figure sat down on the bedside stool.

Princess Huaibi smiled silently: "It seems that you also know that I... my time is numbered..."

"...Li'er," Shen Lian murmured, staring at the pale hand exposed from the edge of the bed.

Princess Huaibi, who took a few breaths, was about to speak again when her hand, which was always temperatureless, clutching the bed curtain, was carefully wrapped by a dry warmth.

"That day, Yongjia said that you had been here before," Princess Huaibi stretched out her other hand, greedily but cautiously reaching out to Fang Nuannuan: "But, I, I was thinking, why did you come here?" Well, in your dream, you don't even want to see me... the one who sees me..."

Maybe she talked too much, Princess Huaibi was so tired that she couldn't speak for a while, so she had to increase the strength in her hands, trying to hold her tightly, lest she leave again.

For Shen Lian, the hand that was holding his was the same from beginning to end. It felt like a piece of paper fell on the back of the hand, without any weight.

Pursing his dry lips, Shen Lian finally said: "Both Jin Nian and Yu Nian are very smart, but Yu Nian knows how to hide things when he was young. a bit more……"

Yes, when they reunited after 23 years apart, Shen Lian couldn't express what he misses in his heart, so he had to start talking about the children.

"Speaking of appearance, Jinnian's facial features are all like yours, but she doesn't have your gentleness, she is more sharp and deep, especially those eyes. As for Yu Nian, although her appearance follows me, her personality is like You, twittering, talking and laughing..." As he spoke, Shen Lian also lowered his head and laughed: "Li'er, the two of them are really exactly the same as what you said at the beginning—the big one is quiet, the small one is lively ..."

Saying that, the hand covering Shen Lian's hand was slowly retracted, and the voice of Princess Huaibi finally sounded again: "It's not a dream..."

Princess Huaibi's voice was too weak, and the room was so quiet that the voice of Shen Quji talking to Princess Yongjia outside the door could also be heard clearly.

"Jin Nian is here, do you want to see her?" Shen Lian asked softly.

This time, the person behind the bed curtain was silent.

Shen Lian was silent, and had to raise his hand to wipe his eyes. Tears welled up in his eyes, sore and bitter: "I have written a letter for Ming/Hui to come to Beijing. If you persist... I, I will leave tomorrow. This farewell, the mountain is high and the road is far away, so cherish it.”

"...Okay," Princess Huaibi replied in a low voice, "In my lifetime, I will be able to taste life and separation again, thank you Patriarch Shen..."

Princess Huaibi knew that it was not easy for her to persevere until now, and she would make people forget her completely, so that she would not bury a dead person deeply in her heart.

"Then... Patriarch Shen, you can step back... Bengong, I'm tired..."

Shen Lian got up, cupped his hands and saluted: "Your Highness is resting, and the grassroots leave."

Shen Lian didn't know how she got out of the house. She felt that she was covered in an invisible big hood, airtight, unconscious, and unable to breathe, her mind went blank.

Shen Lian didn't say until he walked out the door and saw the crowd waiting outside, "Quji, you and Chang'an stay here, Your Royal Highness, let me retreat..."

Regardless of whether his son heard his words or not, Shen Lian's footsteps did not stop, only walking forward mechanically.

Princess Yongjia had already rushed into the room after Shen Lian came out. When Shen Lian had just walked out of the shot, Princess Yongjia cried bitterly, pulling back Shen Lian's intermittent thoughts.

Shen Lian looked up, it was windy and snowy today, it turned out that it was completely dark at some point.

……

Princess Huaibi of the Dachao Kingdom passed away due to illness at the age of forty-three. His Majesty the Emperor personally bestowed a Bolu Ritual Ceremony, posthumously named Yinzi, and stopped court for five days to express her condolences.

The royal funeral has strict rules. Shen Quji, a grassroots man, even if he is dressed as a servant of the Jinglinghou's mansion or the Zhongwu General's mansion, he can't get close to the mourning hall of the eldest princess Huaibi. Qu Ji kept vigil for his biological mother every night.

Therefore, the Shen family's trip back to Hezhou was postponed for six days.

However, on the way back to Hezhou, Shen Lian and Shen Quji unexpectedly fell ill at the same time - Shen Lian had a relapse of an old illness with a headache, and Shen Quji had eaten the cold wind on the Wushou River and cooled himself thoroughly.

After reluctantly returning to Shen's house, Shen Quji lay ill in Xinyixuan until the end of the year.

Wei Chang'an knew that Shen Quji was suffering from a heart attack, if Yu Nian hadn't come back suddenly from Jin, Shen Quji would not have gotten up from bed.

With the excuse of recovering from illness, Shen Quji left all the ups and downs of the family to his second brother Shen Qubing to take care of it, while he lived a clean year confidently.

This year's Chinese New Year, the Shen family is even more lively.

Shen Jintian and his nephew Yanlang ran all over the place chasing and chasing their sick daughter-in-law, Wang Shi, to find an old companion for Mrs. Shen who was over [-] years old. He didn't become a monk, but he and Shen Jie, the third son of the Shen family, became happy friends.

After there were more people in the family, Qubing's daughter-in-law Wang arranged the New Year's Eve dinner in the front hall of Shen's house. The whole family was together, and the meal became more and more lively.

During the meal, Shen Quji was quite relieved to see Wang's orderly arrangement of everything - the strange reason is that Uncle Sheng insisted on marrying Wang Xiaolian at the beginning, so it was such a thought...

While Shen Quji was inadvertently distracted, Shen Yunian saw the opportunity, held the wine cup, and ate wine recklessly with his sister-in-law, second younger sibling Wang Xiaolian, and cousin Chu Yiren.

When Shen Quji found out, it was already too late to stop it.

In the end, Shen Yunian was a little drunk, but she was still sober. She looked at Shen Quji, who had a double vision, and asked, "Are you going to bring my sister-in-law back to Xinyixuan?"

Wei Changan drank a little, and fell asleep on the table without taking a few mouthfuls of food.

Shen Quji: "How fresh, why don't you put it here and take care of it?"

Shen Yunian waved his hand and snorted, "Come on, you're reluctant, get out of here, don't show off in front of my old lady, your eyes hurt."

Shen Quji gave a bad tone of "hmm", and turned to Shen Jie who was sitting opposite, "Jie'er, pour over Shen Yunian, brother gave you 18-year-old daughter Hong! Two altars."

Hearing this, Shen Jie immediately put down the wine cup, stretched out his hand to hold the wine pot in his hand, and looked at the elder sister Shen Yunian with bright eyes, like a little milk dog whose master begged for bones, eagerly: "Elder sister, elder sister, daughter is red! "

Shen Yunian slapped himself on the forehead, feeling a little bad.

Shen Qubing couldn't help laughing out loud, Aunt Fuqu also curled the corners of her mouth, Shen Xiren laughed and dropped all the dishes from the chopsticks on the table, when Shen Lian's eyes also had a rare smile, Shen Qu Ji had already left the front hall with Wei Changan on his back.

On the way back, Wei Changan rested his head sideways on Shen Quji's shoulder, and went out, the wind was bleak, Shen Quji moved his shoulders, and reminded: "Taohua, don't sleep, be careful of catching a cold, let's go back to sleep, um ?”

Wei Chang, who was drunk, showed her his death.

Shen Quji asked Jixiang Ruyi to cover Wei Changan with his cloak, and then walked steadily towards Xinyixuan with Wei Changan on his back.

Ask the world why parting?

But I didn't go back to Changting again.

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No.: Trivia

After New Year's Eve, Shen Yunian did not stay at home for a long time. After the tenth day of the first month, she was going to Jin Kingdom again. Accompanied by Wei Chang'an, Shen Quji sent Shen Yunian away at the long pavilion outside Hezhou City. .

Due to lying ill for a long time, Shen Quji became thinner than before. The brow bone that was cracked in the capital before healed left a thin crescent-shaped scar at the end of the brow, which made her eyes look more beautiful. The eyes became deeper and deeper, as if they could see everything.

When he was in the capital, there were troubles in the capital, and after returning to Hezhou, there were naturally trivial matters of returning to Hezhou.

Many shops in the Shen family have already opened on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and the second young master of the Shen family, Shen Qubing, is still taking care of them. As a result, when the Lantern Festival comes on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, some elders of the old Shen family will take advantage of this festival , together with Shen Quji here.

When Shen Pan ran into the inner hall with big strides, Shen Quji was sitting on the warm couch playing with his daughter Lingjun in his arms.

"Didn't you say to leave the family affairs to the second young master, why come to me in such a hurry?" Shen Quji hugged his daughter in one hand and a cloth tiger in the other, with soft eyes.

Shen Pan, who was out of breath, immediately bowed his hands, inevitably a little anxious: "Eldest young master, this time is not a family matter, this time it is the elders of those clans, they want to see you, the second young master is not at home, the elders will naturally ignore you Second young lady, I can't stop them, they have already..."

"Go to sick nephew? Are you in the house?" A deep voice came from outside, interrupting Shen Pan's words: "You have been ill for a long time, and the uncles came to see you!"

Shen Quji raised her eyebrows, and the corners of her eyes slightly curled up. She handed Lingjun to the nurse next to her to hold her, and then exchanged a glance with Wei Changan, who was sitting at the round table making clothes for Lingjun.

"Shen Pan, help me out." The person who stood up from the warm bed had numb legs. She stretched her arms, put on a sick face, held Shen Pan's hand, and half leaned on Shen Pan to greet her. out.

Talking outside the hall——

Shen Quji was supported by Shen Pan, and just as he came out from behind the screen, those members of the old Shen clan had already entered the house by themselves.

They brought in half a room of wind and snow, and Shen Quji, who was still "sick", coughed violently.

Shen Panjiu was by Shen Quji's side, and he was also a guy who was good at winking. He patted his young master on the back and scolded the servants under his door, accusing them of not knowing etiquette, and not knowing how to report to the master in advance, so that As for making the Patriarch lose his bearing in front of the elders.

Many people with the surname Shen sitting in the guest seats couldn't help but look at each other—Shen Pan, this dog slave, was clearly pointing fingers at Sang and scolding Huai, but he blocked them sentence by sentence so that they had nothing to say.

"Ahem——" A black and thin old man sitting on the first chair cleared his throat in embarrassment, and said in a harmonious voice with the posture of an elder: "Patriarch, you have been ill since you came back from the capital. , It’s inconvenient for me to disturb you during the New Year’s Eve, but now that it’s New Year’s Eve, this old man just wants to say that he’s coming to visit, the Patriarch should take care.”

The red-faced Shen Quji waved Shen Pan away, and reluctantly said: "A gentleman is good at protecting his body, and the sixth uncle is still in good spirits after he is over [-] years old. It is worth going to Jiji to learn cough cough..."

When she coughed, the group of elderly men in the room were so coughed that they dared not speak easily.

After Shen Qu quickly drank hot water to suppress his cough, Uncle Six, who was the leader among the crowd, spoke again, with a smile on his wrinkled face, and said, "Patriarch, to tell you the truth, we will wait for you." This time, apart from visiting you, I also came here for the business power of our Shen family."

Our Shen family?Shen Quji raised his eyebrows, wondering how the foundation laid down by his mother became "our Shen family".

In fact, ever since the old ancestor of the Shen family passed away and Shen Lian set up a new grave for his family, the Shen Lian family had fundamentally cut off their ties with the old Shen family in Hezhou——the old Shen family was ungrateful and ungrateful, so there was no need for the Shen Lian family to fight. deal with them.

And the reason why Shen Quji still had contacts with the old Shen family and was willing to take care of them in business was because of some long-standing affection in the past, unexpectedly, this move actually misunderstood them.

Shen Quji put down the water glass, leaned back in the chair, looked at the sixth uncle with half-closed eyes, and said in a cold voice, "Before I was away from home, the business at home was naturally left to my second brother to go to the sick to take care of it. After I came back, I got sick again. Next, my second brother will naturally take care of the inside and outside of this place..."

As he said that, Shen Quji looked straight at the sixth uncle, and asked seemingly puzzled: "Second brother, he took care of everything very well, so Qu Ji didn't know what the sixth uncle called 'business power'. what exactly is it?"

Uncle Six choked when he was asked—he couldn't just say that Shen Qubing was not from the Shen family, so he couldn't be allowed to touch the Shen family's business, right?The current head of the family, Shen Quji, protects his shortcomings, and no one in Hezhou City does not know about it.

Just when the sixth uncle was hesitating, a man in his fifties beside him waved his arms impatiently and said, "Patriarch, let me just say it straight, your second young master's surname is not Shen, not from our Shen family." Man, he can't hold the business power of our Shen family! He can't act as an agent, and the fact that doves occupy the magpie's nest is too fucking disgusting! The orthodoxy of our Shen family is still..."

Shen Quji raised his eyes and leisurely interrupted the man's words: "Then according to what this cousin said, my biological father's surname is Chu, and I am not from the Shen family. Thinking about it, I should also be the head of my family. The place was given up..."

In the crowd, the one who was not afraid of death immediately answered in a low voice: "That's right. In terms of blood, Dongjie's blood is the purest in your family..."

Shen Quji didn't say anything, the sixth uncle's face suddenly pulled down, and suddenly, he looked at Shen Quji with bright eyes: "Uh, Patriarch, what you mean by rich uncle..."

"Is this why you all came here?" Shen Quji suddenly lowered his face, sat up straight, with an imposing manner all over his body, his voice was like a spring hitting a stone, cold and cold: "I was sick a few years ago, and the elders came to visit me My daughter's background, questioning my young daughter, embarrassing my wife, if not for my second brother Qu Bing trying to protect me, I don't know what you would have done with my wife and child at that time!"

Years ago, when I first returned to Hezhou, I was really sick. These old Shen family members listened to the advice of the Shen family on the East Street, and came aggressively to trouble Wei Changan and Lingjun. The disease is still in my heart.

Dare to act but dare not to act, the words of profit are sung in the head, a group of men over half a century old, each of them knows that they are wrong, and they are frightened into silence by Shen Quji, a young junior, with a few words.

Uncle Six's face turned red and then turned white. He had said earlier that Wei and the child could not be attacked, but some people refused to listen!This is great, let people grasp the topic!

He couldn't hold back the oppressive aura of the head of the family, Shen Quji, so he could only twirl his beard, show the posture of an elder, and said in the same solemn voice: "I'm not here to make things difficult for you, look at Quji's nephew, you understand."

"Understood?" Shen Quji sneered: "I, Shen Quji, will put down my words today. After my old ancestor was established as a new ancestor, my West Street Shen family will have nothing to do with you. As for my family, you have to put it aside Right where you are."

When even someone with the surname Shen jumped out and scolded the arrogant Shen Quji: "You are rude, don't be presumptuous! All the elders of the Shen family are here, how can you allow you to speak nonsense and look at no one!"

The words in a loud voice startled Shen Lingjun in the inner hall, and the little guy burst into tears, causing everyone to be irritable for a while.

The little guy's crying made Shen Quji feel distressed.

She simply stood up, put her hands behind her back, and the corner of her mouth curled up with a chilling indifference, and told Shen Pan beside her, "There is an unexpected visitor at home, go and ask the third young master to come over and deal with it."

After finishing speaking, Patriarch Shen went back to the inner hall to coax the child without looking back.

Seeing Shen Quji's move, someone from the old Shen family jumped out to scold Shen Quji, but was stopped by the sixth uncle in time. Shen Pan had already ordered someone to invite third young master Shen, that bastard who even dared to beat his own father, It's not good for anyone if things go awry.

Uncle Six hurriedly waved his hands and led the crowd away - he is an old man, he doesn't want to experience for himself how hard that bastard Shen Jie's fist is!

The outer hall gradually lost its voice, and Shen Pan said that those people had left.

Then Wei Changan asked Shen Quji worriedly: "We will still gain a foothold in Hezhou in the future, you have offended these old clans like this, we..."

Xiao Lingjun was very coaxed, and stopped crying after hugging and spinning around a few times.

After the daughter stopped crying, Shen Quji hugged her and sat opposite Wei Changan: "Those people are dogs, and they will join them wherever there is a bone to gnaw on. It's nothing to worry about, but the family on the East Street, I read it at the beginning. They didn't do anything to help the Feng family, so they didn't want to pursue anything, but they dared to turn our minds on us, they don't have enough hearts... What are you looking at me for?"

Noticing that Wei Changan was staring at him, Shen Quji tilted his head, blinked his big eyes, and looked back at Wei Changan in bewilderment.

Wei Changan pursed his lips and smiled, lowered his head and continued sewing the small clothes in his hand: "It's nothing, I just feel that you have changed a lot."

Shen Quji was stunned, his ears quietly turned up a layer of blush, he stumbled and asked: "What have I changed? You, don't you like it? If you don't like it, I will change it."

Seeing that the little lady was asleep, the nanny came to pick up the little one, and Ji Xiangruyi also retreated, only Shen Quji and Wei Changan were left in the room, but neither of them noticed.

Wei Changan thought for a while, and said, "You didn't like to talk to me very much before, even if you spoke, you would finish a sentence or two, and sometimes you hesitated, leaving half of what you said, you see, now you have finally learned what to say. What, how wonderful!"

Shen Quji lowered her eyes - she knew that she had a brilliant tongue in business, but when she got home, she turned into a jerk-mouthed gourd, and she didn't say a word for a long time.

Probably because she has been in the business field for a long time, she has even forgotten how to speak frankly with people. If she hadn't married Wei Changan, a guy who loves to talk and laugh, Shen Quji guessed that her life might still be the same as those in the past. The same year, unremarkable, without waves.

Although it is still plain now, her world is already different, it is no longer just black and white, but gradually colorful...

"Yu Nian set up a music workshop for piano teaching in the state of Jin," Shen Quji said suddenly, "Niang and Aunt Fuqu plan to leave there with Jintian after the spring warms."

Wei Changan blinked, as if everyone was back on their own track, safe and smooth, but: "What about you? What are your plans?"

"Consult with you." Shen Quji took a small dress that had already been made in the basket into his hand, and stroked the thin stitches on it: "I don't count what I think, I have to discuss it with you."

A child can be taught, Wei Changan happily bent his eyes into crescent moons, and his lips were deeply pear-shaped: "Miss Ben is very happy if you have this kind of heart, but this time I really have to listen to you—tell me, What are your plans?"

Shen Quji: "I have already figured out Wang Dajun's family. Qubing's wife is a reliable person who knows how to live. Qubing is no worse than me in managing the business. I only keep Huaibi Tower and Linlang Pavilion in my hands, and the rest What do you think about taking care of Qubing and Shen Jie?"

Wei Changan raised his eyebrows: "People say that the young master of the Shen family has a beautiful heart, so of course I believe it. Now that you've made up your mind, then that's fine. It's just that the shopkeepers in the shop will obey you. Brother?"

"It's all trivial matters, Madam, don't worry about it." Shen Quji peeled an orange, tasted it first, it was sweet and juicy, and then she fed Wei Changan a piece: "I was thinking about what you want to do, I will I can help you... I don't want you to spend your whole life in the inner house, guarding this piece of sky in Xinyixuan."

Wei Changan rolled his big eyes and suggested, "Then I can work with you in the Huaibi Building, and I will manage the accounts for you, how about it?"

"You still manage accounts?" Shen Quji always thought that Taohua suffered