It's better to fall in love than seize the heir

Mu Yun was overwhelmed with coldness, and Yin Han turned the jade plate silently.

It was the Mid-Autumn Festival again, but the grand banquet in the palace ended much earlier than before.After the group of officials dispersed, no one noticed that the man wearing the bright yellow dragon robe on the throne just now took off his outer robe, changed into an ordinary uniform, and quietly slipped out of the palace on the newly lit lanterns.

On the day of family reunion, General Lin's Mansion is no exception.Even through the closed door of the mansion, the bustling sounds of preparations inside could not be blocked.The butler was so busy in the back kitchen urging dishes to set the table, the fragrance was overflowing, and all the delicacies were presented one by one by the attendants, which was dizzying.

Shen Rutang hugged her little daughter with one hand and coaxed her up and down, while gesticulating to the servants who were busy making arrangements in the main hall.

"Move the pot of laurel a little further in... Oh yes, yes, that's right there! And you, go to the backyard and ask the little devil king to wash his hands and change his clothes, come out quickly, you're going to see guests later, you're still crazy there! "

She was worrying there, and when she turned her head, she saw Lin Jifeng squatting by the table, stealing a fruit and eating it happily, out of breath.Da Da stepped on the embroidered shoes a few times, and the empty hand mercilessly twisted the ear and turned it around.

"Oh, it hurts, it hurts..." Poor General Lin hurriedly stuffed the remaining fruit into his mouth, and begged his wife for mercy with a bitter face, "Tanger, I'm just too hungry. I smelled it in the kitchen. It smells so fragrant, and you don't even let me taste a sip..."

Shen Rutang snorted, pulled her husband up effortlessly with her ears twitched, and rolled her eyes with anger and stare: "Eat, eat, eat, eat all day long! I'm so busy here that I didn't even take a sip of water." , you don’t even come to help me!”

Lin Jifeng hastily poured a cup of fragrant tea into his wife's hands, and comforted him in a low voice with a smile on his face: "Our lady in charge of the Lin family is so capable, I'm afraid I'll be in the way... don't talk about me, the guests will come later , what if it hasn’t been arranged yet?”

Putting her sleeping daughter lightly on the soft chair, Shen Rutang was about to speak when she heard movement from the door of the mansion, and her face immediately beamed with joy.She also ignored Lin Jifeng, and left him behind with a flick of her body, and ran towards the gate of the house with her skirt in hand.

The door happened to open at this moment, revealing a face as graceful as a banished immortal.Facing this handsome face, Shen Rutang's joyful expression collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he curled his lips in disgust, "Why is it you..."

Shen Zhuoxuan could hardly hold back the gentle smile on his face, his eyelids twitched slightly.

"Sister, don't say that I am your younger brother who came out of your mother's womb. I am an emperor now, right? Come to visit me as a guest, and you don't want to see me like that?"

A smirk hung on Shen Rutang's face, and Shen Zhuoxuan's back was fluffy.Staring at it for a long time, the bright and unruly figure made way for him, and while leading people into the mansion, he said: "When you are wearing a dragon robe, you are naturally the emperor of Dayong. But you take off that clothes Next, that's just my Shen Rutang's younger brother!"

Shen Zhuoxuan followed behind her, deliberately shook his head and sighed.However, the smile in his eyes could not be faked no matter what.

Born in a heavenly family, there is still such a family relationship that does not change with the passage of time, what more can a husband ask for?

There are more and more delicacies from mountains and seas placed on the sandalwood round table, and the sky gradually darkens with the cinnamon fragrance blowing in the wind.Shen Rutang rested her chin in one hand and leaned in front of the beauty's couch, with a pair of beautiful eyes, she looked towards the door of the mansion from time to time, but every time she only got a disappointed sigh.

"What time is it now... It's clearly stated in the letter, should I arrive tonight?"

Shen Rutang suddenly stood up again, and nervously wrinkled the veil with one hand, "It's broken, so there's nothing wrong with it on the road, right?"

Lin Jifeng shook his head as usual, ever since his wife received the letter from afar, she has been chanting in surprise from time to time, poorly his ears are getting callused.On the other hand, Shen Zhuoxuan pulled her to sit down, dumbfounded, and said, "You can sit down and wait at ease! If you say you are coming back today, you will definitely arrive today."

Having said that, he looked out of the gate no less frequently than Shen Rutang.The eyes of the two met by chance, and they both clearly saw the longing in each other's eyes, and turned their heads tacitly at the same time.

It's been a year, and the person they all care about in their hearts is finally coming back to have a look.

The wind blew the eaves bells, and after the long horse neighed, before seeing anyone, a cheerful and clear voice was heard first.

"Fourth sister, fifth brother! Liang Yan and I are back!"

Shen Rutang rushed over like a gust of wind and embraced the future man tightly in her arms. The handsome and youthful young man in her arms smiled helplessly, raised his hand, and lightly punched Shen Zhuoxuan who was walking behind him.

"You still know how to come back, you little heartless one, leaving your brother in the capital for a year. This time you have to stay for a few more months before you are allowed to leave!" Shen Zhuoxuan glared at him pretending to be angry. Liang Yan who walked into the gate of the mansion, smiled and came forward to say hello.

Shen Rutang raised her head, wiped the tears from her eyes, turned her head and gave him a gouged look, and said unforgivingly: "What are you yelling about during the festival! Jinghe finally came back to see my sister. Tell me again He, be careful I will let Lin Jifeng throw you out!"

Shen Zhuoxuan smiled wryly.Forget it, anyway, he already knew that as soon as He'er came back, he, the fifth younger brother, would have no status.

Lin Jifeng also smiled wryly.Madam is really flattering him, no matter what, he can't drive his immediate boss out of the house!

"You and Liang Yan have been traveling in mountains and rivers this year, are you okay on the road?" Shen Rutang didn't care about them, and looked up and down at Shen Jinghe, who had been separated for a long time, "Seeing that he is in good spirits, I feel relieved. "

"I do all the work of driving the chariot and leading the horse, can he not be in good spirits?" Liang Yan calmly hooked the man's waist and turned him back to his side, grasping Shen Jinghe with one hand The hand hanging by the side rubbed it twice with a smile in his eyes.

Shen Jinghe glanced at him and smiled slyly: "I really want to do it, but I don't know who is trying to stop me from doing it."

Liang Yan had no choice but to raise his hands in surrender.The intimacy of the two fell in Shen Zhuoxuan's eyes, and he could hardly restrain his urge to roll his eyes quietly.

After Shen Jinghe and Liang Yan left the capital, they accompanied Xiaoyao across the country.First, I followed the route that Liang Yan sent troops to go all the way to the north to see the snow, and then wandered to the west to watch the moonlight on the grassland and enjoy the sunset on the thousand mountains. I almost traveled half of the continent.Everywhere I went, I stopped to buy a small courtyard to live in for a few months, chatting with the locals, tasting the local products, peaceful and pleasant.

Letters sent back to Beijing are of course indispensable. Each letter is full of recent sights and stories, and sometimes even more ostentatiously wrote down what interesting things Liang Yan and he did together. Share happiness in the world.

Sometimes when Shen Zhuoxuan read the letter, he couldn't help feeling the fate between the two who went around going around but couldn't be separated or separated.From the acquaintance at a young age to the present, no matter how fateful and dangerous the situation is, there is still one person who is willing to stand firmly by his side.After all the smoke and clouds cleared, we can retreat hand in hand and walk together to the end of the world.

Later, he hid the personal part of the letter, only extracted the exotic scenery and anecdotes, and asked Ruan Ling to compile a travelogue.When it was published and printed among the people, it unexpectedly aroused the vigorous pursuit of literati and common people.All of a sudden, the streets and alleys were full of people reading and discussing this meaningful travelogue, which led to many active exchanges at the non-government level, and the development and cooperation of commercial roads in various countries after a long time, which is no longer a topic.

But at this time, only Fang peeked out from the clouds a round of bright moon, shining like water and clear light, illuminating the pair of Bi people who were looking at each other with smiles.

"Uncle!"

A small figure with a thick head and a thick head rushed over like a cannonball, hugged Shen Jinghe's thigh, raised his head, his eyes sparkled.

"Uncle is back! Did you bring me anything fun and delicious?"

"Of course I have, you little monkey." Shen Jinghe laughed, squeezed his fleshy little face, took the package that Liang Yanzao handed over, "Open it and have a look."

The little boy couldn't wait to unpack the package, but he didn't see Shen Jinghe and Liang Yan looking at each other, and a smile flashed in their eyes.

"Wow...why, why are they all books!" The little boy sat down on the ground, looking at the neatly packed Four Books and Five Classics in the package with aggrieved eyes, his bitter little face suddenly wrinkled, "Uncle... ..."

Shen Jinghe hadn't opened his mouth yet, but Shen Rutang had already laughed out loud without giving the slightest bit of face.She laughed so hard that she leaned against Lin Jifeng and trembled, pointed at her naughty elder son and said, "You deserve it! I told you to play with knives and guns all day long so that you can't study hard! Little uncle gave you a good gift. I think I should give you more." Buy a few calligraphy practice posts!"

Liang Yan let out a muffled laugh, squatted down and looked straight up: "In addition to the scriptures, there are two military books at the end. I heard that when you grow up, you also want to be a general on the battlefield like your father. But the general It’s not enough to have martial arts skills, if you don’t know how to read and can’t even read military newspapers, how can you fight?”

If others say that, the eldest son of General Lin's mansion will not pay attention.But standing in front of him at this moment was General Liang, the God of War whom he had admired and respected since he was a child. No matter how unwilling the little boy was, he had no choice but to respond awkwardly.

"Okay... From now on, I will listen to the lectures carefully, and I will not deliberately let my master go away!"

Liang Yan smiled and stood up, receiving Shen Rutang's approving look and Lin Jifeng's silent thumbs up.

"Where's the little princess? Are you still sleeping?" Shen Jinghe turned his head, but he didn't see the little girl who was awarded a reward by the princess a year ago.

Lin Jifeng said: "I just let the nanny carry her into the house to sleep. I suffered from a cold a few days ago. I asked Dr. Xiao to prescribe a prescription, and it's almost recovered."

Since they left Beijing, Xiao Ning originally wanted to pack his bags and continue traveling around the world.It's just that more and more patients came to seek medical treatment in the capital, and Xiao Ning, who could be cured, couldn't bear to refuse him. After coming and going, he unknowingly stayed in the capital for more than a year.The reputation of the miracle doctor is widely spread. In the eyes of the common people, the miracle doctor Xiao has the best medical skills, and the consultation fee is reduced as much as possible. Not to mention Bian Que's rebirth, even if the real Bian Que came, they would not change it.

Shen Jinghe would sometimes send him letters, and Xiao Ning's replies were short, but often included many medicines that were difficult to obtain during the itinerary but must be kept on hand, all of which were prepared by him himself, with extraordinary effects.In the letters received, the most common sentence is always the following sentence:

—It’s good to know that you’re doing well.

"Don't talk, don't talk, everyone is here, come and eat quickly, the food will be cold later."

Shen Rutang brought them into the hall, looking at the table full of delicacies that were almost exaggerated in quantity, Shen Jinghe twitched the corners of his mouth in surprise.

"Fourth sister... is this too much? Just us, can we finish eating?"

"Who said there are only us?" Shen Rutang smiled triumphantly, clapped her hands, and suddenly shouted loudly, "Hurry up and come out! Our last two guests have finally arrived!"

Shen Jinghe and Liang Yan hadn't bothered to figure out what she meant when they heard the sound of bead curtains rattling from the back of the hall.Seeing the familiar smiling faces getting closer, Shen Jinghe froze in place, forgetting to move for a moment.

"Long time no see, Your Highness is still as handsome! If it wasn't for Zhuo Xuan's refusal to let me go, I would have resigned from the official position and went to visit the mountains and rivers, and I will be the Qingdu Shanshui man again!" Ruan Ling, who was promoted to Yushi doctor, was the leader. However, even in such a prominent official position, the arrogance and carelessness in his temperament have not changed in the slightest.

"Master, you really want to kill this slave!" Cheng Mo ran over with a still flexible figure, with two tears streaming out of the corners of his eyes in good time, "You and General Liang have gone away, leaving only this slave to manage Beijing alone." The property and the house in the middle, the servant is so lonely!"

Shen Jinghe smiled and pretended to kick him: "You can save yourself! The housekeeper of so many shops, I think you are also half a rich man, look at your face, you have gained a lot of fat!"

Cheng Mo was still waiting for a grievance, but Dequan who came from behind glanced at him, his calm and prestige eyes made Cheng Mo shrink his neck involuntarily, and hid aside with a good-looking smile.

"Eunuch, there is no need to be like this, I am no longer His Highness the Sixth Highness." Shen Jinghe hurriedly supported Dequan who was about to salute himself, but Dequan ignored his dissuasion, and insisted on completing the salute with his old body.

Shen Jinghe was helpless, but fortunately seeing the old man's complexion much better than before he left, he also felt a little bit of comfort in his heart, "I heard that my father-in-law is now the chief steward of the palace, and it must be quite a lot to work on every day. Are there many?"

"It's okay." Dequan shook his head, a smile appeared on his old face, "Your Majesty is considerate and strict, there are no such idiots in the palace now, and the few apprentices that the old slave used to lead also helped , after doing the math, it's actually much more leisurely than when the late emperor was here."

"That's good... Liang Yan and I are not in Beijing, so we can't visit father-in-law more. Father-in-law should take care of himself."

The three people who had been watching from the sidelines for a while came forward and looked intently, who could it be if it wasn't Fang Pingzhi, Zhu Shan, and Tian Hui.Shen Jinghe had made good friends with them in Taixue, now when they meet, greetings and pleasantries are inevitable.

The three of them are still the three eye-catching new stars in Qingliu's lineage. Among them, Fang Pingzhi has the highest talent and reputation, and the other two are not bad.They are all talents with orthodox Confucianism background. They sort out poems and essays and compile classics every day. They are very happy in their favorite careers.

"Brother Fang, I've just arrived in Beijing, and I'm really ashamed that I haven't had time to pay a visit to Lord Fang." Shen Jinghe said.After Shen Zhuoxuan came to the throne, he wanted to promote Fang Taichang, but Fang Taichang declined. He still returned to Taixue to teach and educate people, and he followed his lifelong ambition.

Fang Pingzhi blinked when he heard the words: "There is no need to be ashamed, my father is drinking tea with Mr. Su in the backyard at this time. I just heard the sound of your arrival, and Xu Jin has already gone to ask the two to come over."

"What?" Shen Jinghe asked in surprise, turned to look at his brothers and sisters who had been smiling and looking at him from just now, with a deeply moved expression, "Fourth Sister, Fifth Brother, you really..."

Shen Zhuoxuan walked over with a smile, and tapped on the top of his hair: "Is it touched? How is Fifth Brother treating you?"

Shen Rutang glared: "Shen Zhuoxuan, don't come here! Obviously I suggested it first!"

"Then I went to hire someone!" Shen Zhuoxuan was unwilling to reply.

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Shen Jinghe hurriedly stepped forward and inserted between them, holding the arm of one of them dumbfoundingly, his eyes flickering with emotion.

"I know you two are the best for me... Having such a family who cares and loves each other is something I... never even thought about before."

Shen Rutang stopped and looked at him, with sparkles in her beautiful eyes.After a long while, he smiled lightly and turned his face away.

"fool."

The two of them looked at each other again, hummed to each other, and then reluctantly turned off the fire.

Shen Jinghe looked at his brother and sister who were finally willing to show mercy and let go of this paragraph, and heaved a sigh of relief with a smile in his eyes, but he suddenly felt a sinking in the socket of his shoulders.

More than half of the face is the familiar one that can be drawn with eyes closed.Liang Yan's deep and dark eyes flickered, and when he spoke in a low voice, his breath lightly brushed the side of his neck, making his skin tremble slightly.

"...what's best for you?"

Shen Jinghe was speechless, and after a while he gave a helpless laugh, stretched out his backhand and touched that handsome side face, it was gentle, natural, and intimate.

"You even want to eat the jealousy of my fourth sister and fifth brother?"

This whisper did not make Liang Yan give up on asking, and his eyes were still lingering on the face that was close at hand.

Having been together for so many years, being watched so intently by Liang Yan, Shen Jinghe's cheeks would still be slightly reddish.He hastily turned his face away, unsuspectingly exposing his slender neck that was tinged with red in white, and Liang Yan's eyes darkened as he watched.

"...You're the best, okay?" Shen Jinghe clenched his fist to cover his lips and coughed dryly. Hearing a faint sound coming from the main entrance of the hall, he hastily pushed Liang Yan's cheek lightly, "Stop making trouble, Get up quickly. Tonight... I will make it up to you in the evening."

Hearing this sentence, Liang Yan's eyes flickered, and finally revealed a faint smile, and slowly straightened up.When he stood up completely, Shen Jinghe saw the meaningful smile on his face, and couldn't guess what Liang Yan was thinking.He only had time to stare at him with a blushing face, and hurried to the main entrance to meet him.

The visitors were indeed Fang and Su. Xu Jin led them into the hall, looked up and met Shen Jinghe's eyes, and immediately smiled happily.

"Your Highness, you are really back!"

Shen Jinghe nodded at him with a smile, just about to ask Xu Jin, who was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Officials, how he is doing now, but Su Qingfu stepped forward in great surprise, and pulled him to look him up and down.

"Okay, okay! Mid-Autumn Festival moon night, reunion, it's good to be back today!"

"Uncle Shi..." Shen Jinghe called softly, looking at Su Qingfu whose eyes were full of love, his heart filled with emotion.

When he first came to Beijing at the age of 16, the first person he saw with his birth mother's jade pendant was Su Qingfu.Without Su Qingfu's strong recommendation and secret help, whether it was entering the palace at the beginning, or ascending the court later, and finally when the situation settled down, everything would inevitably have to experience more twists and turns.

This is the good relationship formed by the biological mother, Mrs. Qi, and it is also the last support that gentle woman left for her own son.

Su Qingfu pressed his shoulder, and all his thoughts were kept silent.

"Have you not met Fang Taichang yet? He is teaching in Taixue, and every time he meets a talented and self-confident student, he will show them your answer sheets back then. No matter how high-minded you are, you have to put down your proud temper , earnestly and steadily learn." Su Qingfu turned sideways, and brought Shen Jinghe to Fang Taichang.

Fang Taichang also looked over with a smile: "Your article is still framed in the Siqi Hall of Taixue. When you have time, you might as well go back and have a look."

Shen Jinghe lowered his eyes with some embarrassment: "Master Fang is too famous... When I was in Taixue, you enlightened me and helped me a lot. I have always thanked you and remembered it."

"You child!" Fang Taichang smiled and patted him on the back, and walked forward, "Let's go, just talk, they should be waiting impatiently."

The group of people finally sat down lively and gathered, took off their official robes, changed into regular clothes, and closed the door of the house, as if they had escaped into this small world embraced by the bright moon.

"Fourth Sister, can you move your chopsticks?" Shen Jinghe sat beside Liang Yan, his eyes were full of mouth-watering delicacies, and the lingering aroma from the tip of his nose made him a little moved.

Shen Rutang smiled brightly and shook her head, shaking her hand mysteriously in front of his eyes.

"Wait a minute...there is another dish."

"Anything else?" Shen Jinghe was stunned, but suddenly a chic chuckle came from outside the hall, and the voice that drifted in with the wind sounded full of energy.

"I'm coming--"

A suave and suave figure strode into the main hall, the exquisite food box dangling in his hand, and the smile on his face was touching and warm.

Shen Jinghe stood up in surprise and cried out.

"Xiao Ning?"

Xiao Ning didn't answer in a hurry, just put on a foolish look, carefully placed the food box in the center of the round table, lifted the lid, raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"How can we miss mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Everyone's eyes could not help but focus on the middle of the food box following his words. The crispy yellow and thin outer skin is carved with exquisite patterns, and the round and small shape has a circle of petal-like folds. Without the cover of the cover, it is attractive. The sweet fragrance is overflowing and wafting, making people move their index fingers.

"Shocked Crane." Xiao Ning looked at him, took a deep look, and suddenly smiled, "Happy Mid-Autumn Festival."

The lively Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet lasted for a long time. The house was full of guests, drinking wine and wine, chatting and laughing continuously, almost disturbing the stars on the Milky Way.The flying mirror in the sky, the golden waves of autumn shadows, the dewy osmanthus, and the moon in the cup.

After the wine was hot, the people in the seats went to the gazebo in the backyard to enjoy the moon in groups of threes, where there was a flute playing, and the autumn green was soaked in the cold for a day.

Shen Jinghe stood under the eaves of the painting pavilion, and the cool moonlight like water brushed over his body.A second before the night wind blew, a warm figure came up from behind and hugged him tightly. There was a powerful heartbeat, and the familiar cold breath enveloped the sky and covered the sky, but it only let his arms fall. People feel safe and reliable.

Shen Jinghe let himself relax and leaned back in Liang Yan's arms, raised his head slightly and squinted his eyes, staring at Liang Yan's sharp jaw line for a while, then turned his head to look at the bright moon in the sky.

"My favorite Mid-Autumn Festival poem when I was young, but I can't help but feel sad when I read it." Shen Jinghe paused, and said softly, "This life and this night will not grow well, where will the bright moon next year be seen..."

Liang Yan followed his gaze and looked up at the moon. It was a bright full moon, and the world was cold.

"As long as the bright moon is still shining one day, and we still remember one day, this life and this night will surpass the sinking and last forever. For you and me, even a moment at this moment is eternity."

Liang Yan lowered his head again, met Shen Jinghe's quietly focused gaze, smiled and kissed him lightly with a feather on his eyelids.

"Under the bright moon next year, I don't know where we are. However, I only know that there will always be you by my side, and that's enough."

Shen Jinghe closed his eyes because of that light kiss, and when he opened his eyes, the extremely soft touch seemed to still remain.He rested his head on Liang Yan's shoulder, his eyes were brighter than the stars in the sky, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

"Liang Yan, can I kiss you?"

Liang Yan took a deep look, closed his eyes and leaned over. The second before his lips met, words and sentences were blurred in the blending of breath.

"As long as you want, I dare not ask for your ears."

Don't talk about the ups and downs of the cloudy and sunny, and it is a good season in the world.Good season, wish to have every year, see the Mid-Autumn Moon.

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