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

At the end of the year, yin and yang urge short scenes, and the sky is frosty and snowy.

In a blink of an eye, it was winter, the north wind was lingering, and the weather was clear.The courtyard was full of scorpions yesterday, and when Shen Jinghe got up in the morning and opened the window, he thought it was the tea-blossom forest flowers blooming all night.

"It's very cold in Shuanghua today. If you want to go out, remember to wear that crepe-faced white fox fur crane cloak." The queen sat in front of the round table carved with carved heartwood, and saw that the tip of Shen Jinghe's nose seemed to be frozen Reddish, put down the ivory chopsticks and frowned.

"I'll save it, empress, don't worry." Shen Jinghe's heart warmed slightly, and he sat down respectfully with a smile.

It has been more than a month since Xiao Ning left those few prescriptions. During these days, after some recuperation by Hao Sheng, most of the symptoms of deficiency and cold in his body have been cured.The queen's complexion really improved a lot, but...

Shen Jinghe sighed softly in his heart.

After that day, although the empress quickly returned to her usual dignified and proud character, she couldn't hide her instantly haggard eyes no matter what.It's not good for him to say more about this matter, so he can only try his best to stay by her side and say more words to make her happy.

But the queen seemed to have made a firm decision. She walked out of the Changle Palace that had been closed for half a year, and asked the emperor to take back the right to control the harem.It had not been half a month since the Phoenix Seal was returned, and he had already heard that Concubine Xu Gui had found wrong places in Qingyun Palace and punished her palace servants several times.

He knew that the empress swallowed the deep-seated hatred and tears of blood, and only waited for it to burst out suddenly in the future after keeping a low profile.But seeing the queen suppressing himself so much every day, and still trying to deal with the emperor, he inevitably felt a little sour in his heart.

"The goose with five-flavored apricot cheese and the hand-washing crab with vinegar and vinegar in the dining room are really excellent. Your empress can use more to warm up your body." After a moment of silence, Shen Jinghe pushed the steaming food on the round table to the queen again pushed.

The queen smiled and took a portion to the plate, and pointed to him with her eyes at the red lacquer carved food box with landscape patterns, "I know you like sweet things the most, this is the honey cloud persimmon that they specially added." And pear syrup."

Shen Jinghe looked at the exquisite cakes full of a food box, and was startled in surprise, "How did the empress know?"

"You are in the palace, and you often go to the dining room to bring back some snacks. Don't you know about it?" The queen laughed, and lightly tapped his forehead with her fingertips, "Sure enough, I'm still a child. Like something sweet."

Shen Jinghe just lowered his head and chuckled in agreement, without denying it.

Love to eat sweets, is it a habit from a previous life?At that time, why did he like such a taste?

A trance flashed across Shen Jinghe's eyes for a moment.

I vaguely remember that when he was young, under the light of the sword and the shadow of the sword, his ailing body stubbornly resisted the plots. Half of his life was too bitter, so he always ate one piece of honey after another paranoidly and with a compensatory mentality. Sweet yogurt.After using it a lot, I feel that I can taste a little sweetness.

He laughed and shook his head, did he ever have such a foolish look?

Pick up a piece of honey crisp and put it in the mouth, the sweetness melts on the tip of the tongue, but for me in this life, it is no longer such a strange and unreachable taste.

"Your Majesty, you have to take good care of your health." Swallowing the melt-in-your-mouth pastry, Shen Jinghe raised his head and looked at the Queen seriously, regardless of her slightly startled by his sudden words.

It was these people who he thought were just passers-by in his life brought him this sweetness, warming Mu Xueluo in the silent winter night.

He is grateful, but also greedy, and he wants to keep it for a long time.

……

Standing in front of the simple and elegant palace gate, Shen Jinghe held the book and looked at the three big characters "Lingxi Palace" on it, with admiration in his eyes.

It has been half a year since he entered the palace, and this is the first time he has come to the bedroom of the fourth princess and the fifth prince, but he did not expect that Lingxi Palace is such an exquisite and elegant place surrounded by streams and stones.

Gathering his mind, he stepped into the palace gate.Before he could raise his eyes to see the scene in front of him clearly, he heard a pleasantly surprised "sixth brother".

"Sixth brother, why did you come to my place today?"

Shen Jinghe looked, and saw the plum tree under the Qingfang, a game of remnants of chess was lined up on the stone table in the front yard, Shen Zhuoxuan was holding a teacup in one hand, and looked at him slightly surprised.Sitting opposite him was a gentle woman in plain palace clothes, who was smiling and nodding to herself at this moment.

Presumably this is Concubine Jing, the biological mother of the Fifth Prince.

Shen Jinghe first saluted him respectfully, and then said with a slight smile, "At first, I wanted to visit Empress Jing, but I didn't have any free time, so I didn't dare to bother you easily. I don't have anything to do today, so I will take the liberty to come here , by the way, return the book I borrowed from Fifth Brother last time."

"Why are you in such a hurry to return it to me? You can take it and read it for a few more days." Shen Zhuoxuan put down his teacup, came up to take the copy of "New Odes on the Jade Terrace" in Shen Jinghe's hand, and raised his eyebrows in surprise, "You How did you see it so quickly?"

Shen Jinghe smiled and did not answer.Concubine Jing looked at the familiar appearance of the two of them, and her eyebrows and eyes showed a bit of sincere relief, "I used to hear Xuan'er praise you as a character and appearance of Zhilan Yushu, but now I know what he said. It's true. Since you brothers are friends on weekdays, if you have free time in the future, you can often come to Lingxi Palace to sit and sit."

Shen Jinghe nodded in agreement.After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Concubine Jing stood up and ordered the servants to bring some refreshments, and then said softly, "Okay, I won't bother you brothers and sisters. If you need anything, six Your Highness can just order the palace servants to do it."

"Thank you, ma'am." Shen Jinghe bowed gently.

After Concubine Jing returned to the palace, Shen Zhuoxuan summoned the servants to put the books back in the study, looked at the branches covered with a thin layer of white frost, raised his eyebrows and said: "Today coincides with the Taixue's rest, you are usually confined in the palace. , Thinking about it, there is no chance to go out of the palace. It’s better to catch up, why don’t we go to the streets later to have a good time?”

Shen Jinghe's eyes lit up, and before he could answer, he heard a bright and unrestrained voice from a distance.

"Okay, you two, go out to play on your own, but you don't even want to take me with you?"

"Fourth Sister." Shen Jinghe called out with a smile when he turned his head and looked at the bright woman who was slowly walking around from the backyard.

Shen Zhuoxuan hurriedly raised his hand and begged for mercy, "How dare we forget you, Fourth Sister! Didn't we see you busy practicing new songs in the backyard, so we dare not disturb you?"

Shen Rutang waved her hand angrily, "Come on, playing the piano in that small broken pavilion all day, but it almost suffocated me."

She turned her eyes to Shen Jinghe again, and smiled deeper, "Xiao Liu, tell me yourself, how long has it been since you came to see my fourth sister?"

Shen Jinghe could only laugh and sigh to make amends to her, but before he said a few words, Shen Rutang couldn't help interrupting, "Okay, okay, let's go out of the palace while it's still early Turn around!"

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Although the weather in the capital is gradually getting colder, the streets are still full of lively scenes.People who have changed into cold clothes are bustling around the street, stopping from time to time to bargain with the street vendors.In recent years, although the red lanterns have not yet been hung under the eaves of the street, hardworking people have already started to sweep, and the streets and alleys are full of a new look.

Walking out of Baiweiju, the most prestigious restaurant in the capital, even Shen Jinghe, who has tasted all kinds of delicacies in two lifetimes, couldn't help touching his full stomach and sighing with emotion for the outstanding craftsmanship of this chef.

Shen Rutang also had a look of recollection. She glanced at Shen Jinghe and raised her eyebrows, "How about it, Xiaoliu, the dishes in this Baiweiju are not worse than those in the dining room, right? Next time I come, I will show you to try them again. Home dim sum, such as Zhenzhu Yuanzi, Qibao sour stuffing, Chengfen water ball, lactose mallet, Paihua cake...that is the best in Beijing!"

Shen Zhuoxuan smiled and pulled Shen Rutang, who was getting more and more emotional, and was about to turn around and walk back immediately, and sighed, "Okay, Fourth Sister, don't say a few words. Don't push it on the startled crane , I think it's you who are salivating!"

Shen Rutang gave him a gouged look, then raised her chin and walked around to Shen Jinghe's side, leading him to continue walking forward, "Don't bother about your fifth brother, Xiao Liu, let's go shopping by ourselves!"

Shen Jinghe was sandwiched between the two of them, he didn't want to leave, and he didn't want to leave, so he could only look back at Shen Zhuoxuan as if asking for help.Shen Zhuoxuan smiled and looked at him for a while, then shook his head and followed, "Let's go! Today we all listen to the Fourth Princess."

Shen Jinghe also nodded happily, and followed behind the woman in front of him who still looked arrogant, but pulled him from time to time to avoid the rushing crowd.He listened to the high-spirited talk from time to time in the tea house and wine shop, and looked at the endless stream of vendors selling silk flower candy in the long street beside him, and he was very happy in this relaxed and lively scene of fireworks in the world.

When passing by a rouge shop, Shen Rutang's eyes lit up, and she walked briskly towards the door of the shop without them.The two were following her, but they couldn't resist her sudden quickening of pace, and were blocked by a caravan that happened to pass by, so they had to squeeze through the crowd to the other end.

Shen Jinghe was about to say something, but all he saw was a tall horse in the caravan suddenly raised its front hooves, neighed high, and ran wildly in one direction like a headless fly.The crowd who were chattering and laughing just now burst into screams of panic, pushing and shoving each other in confusion to avoid it.

His pupils constricted for a moment - the direction that the horse was running towards was in front of the Rouge shop where Shen Rutang was standing!

Shen Zhuoxuan was also extremely anxious for a moment, his eyes widened and he wanted to rush over, but he was stopped by the panicked fleeing crowd.Shen Rutang was about to dodge, but was accidentally knocked to the ground by a running pedestrian, his ankle hit the stone steps hard, and a trace of pain flashed across his face.

Seeing that the crazy horse was about to step on her, cold sweat was faintly dripping from her forehead, she pursed her lips tightly and wanted to struggle to get up, but she was a little desperate to find that it was too late——

"Be careful girl!"

There was a muffled thud, like a thunderclap.I saw a tall and strong young man in armor quickly leaping to the side of the startled horse, turning over neatly and pulling the bridle, his legs clamped the horse's belly, and he kept urging and drinking to make it turn around.The horse was still shaking its head restlessly and wanted to run away, but was firmly restrained by the young man. It had to run to an open space not far away to stop the horse's hooves, shaking its head again and again and snorting. .

Shen Rutang passed by the tall horse dangerously, Shen Rutang was still looking at everything in front of him in shock, at this moment the two finally came to her side against the fleeing crowd, and carefully lifted her up, their faces were full of tears. Worry.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. We must pay for the girl's wound medicine!" A middle-aged man dressed as a leader in front of the caravan was still in shock, his face pale with fright.No one knew why the horse had gone crazy, but with this farce at the feet of the emperor, they would not be able to do any business on this trip.

The tall young man who stopped the frightened horse neatly just now inspected the horse carefully, took a small sharp object from the horse's hoof, and then led the calm horse towards them in big strides.

"The reason why your horse suddenly went crazy may be because it accidentally stepped on this thing." He opened his hand, revealing half of a sharp copper nail in his palm.

This street was originally the busiest main road in the market. It was thought that someone's carriage accidentally left this thing, but was accidentally stepped on by a passing horse. This was a thrilling experience just now.

"I don't blame you, no one would have thought that there would be an extra nail out of thin air on the street." Shen Rutang had already recovered her usual calmness at this time, she stood firm with the strength of the two of them, and when her left foot stepped on the ground, But he couldn't help but let out a soft "hiss" in his mouth.

"Girl, are you okay?" The young man looked at her with calm eyes, glanced at her left foot covered by the skirt, and frowned slightly, "You should have accidentally hit your ankle when you fell, it's best to Find a doctor to take a good look, and don’t miss any root cause.”

When Shen Rutang thought of the near-miss scene just now, she felt a little scared in her heart.She rarely pursed her lips and smiled embarrassedly, raised her eyes and said sincerely, "Thank you, young master... I have to repay my life-saving grace. Why don't you leave a name, young master?"

The young man seemed to have time to see her appearance clearly.When he looked up and saw the pair of watery eyes looking at him on her bright and charming face, he was stunned for a moment on his dark face, which was sunburned all the year round, and then a slight ochre appeared on his cheek.

"No, you don't need to repay the favor..." His voice in reply stuttered a bit, and he couldn't find the calm look just now.

Shen Rutang saw him staring straight at him stupidly, and his usually aggressive face actually became slightly hot.She looked away uncomfortably, and her voice was much lower than usual.

"Then why don't you leave a name..."

The young man scratched his hair embarrassingly, and his eyes avoided her face that became more and more beautiful due to the blush on her cheeks, "My name is Lin Jifeng, and I am the eldest son of General Shenwu Yinglin."

As he said that, he turned around and left in a hurry, "I still have military duties, so I will leave first. It's just a trivial matter, and it's not worth mentioning. Miss, don't forget about repaying your favor."

Shen Rutang stared at his tall and tall back in a daze. Before he had walked a few steps, he turned his head to the side and whispered, "Young lady's injury, let's see a doctor as soon as possible."

Shen Jinghe and Shen Zhuoxuan looked at the situation in front of them in surprise, and after a long time, seeing Shen Rutang's still slightly flushed face, they looked at each other teasingly.

——This fourth sister of theirs won't really lose a heart just because of this, right?

After this incident, several people lost the mood to play again.After returning to the palace, he quietly summoned the imperial physician to give Shen Rutang a diagnosis and treatment, and was narrated by Concubine Jing worriedly and distressedly. Then Shen Rutang put his left foot covered with wound medicine on the low stool, and sat lazily on his side. on the couch.

After being babbled by Concubine Jing, Shen Jinghe and Shen Zhuoxuan sat obediently at the side.Seeing that there was finally no one else in the room, Shen Zhuoxuan cleared his throat, and said in a gentle voice, "Shocked Crane, it's the time when the winter is clear, why do I smell the fragrance of flowers blooming?" ?”

Shen Rutang stared at them with a pair of almond eyes and sneered.

"Cough." Shen Jinghe faced the unkind eyes of his fourth sister, and answered the words boldly, "Maybe it's because the winter year has come, and spring is not far away, right?"

After saying that, the two looked at Shen Rutang with a tacit understanding, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Okay, you two little bastards, are you bold enough?" Shen Rutang's eyes were threatening, but the flush on her face revealed her seriousness, "Stop talking nonsense to me..."

Shen Jinghe smiled and remained silent.The Shenwu Camp is not far from the capital, and General Lin's mansion has always been full of loyal families. If Shen Rutang has the heart, maybe it will really make a happy story.

After all, the emperor would not easily let go of such an opportunity to win over people's hearts, would he?

He sighed softly, suppressing his inner thoughts.Being in the royal family and being a woman, it is difficult for her to make decisions about marriage.If you can choose someone who suits you from among the suitable families, it will indeed be an incredible blessing.

"Okay, okay, stop talking about what you have and what you don't have."

In the end it was Shen Rutang, but after a while, he returned to his usual arrogant and cheerful appearance.She excitedly called the two of them closer, and said in a low voice, "I buried two altars of ten-day drunkenness under the pear tree in the backyard, and today we managed to get together, why don't we just drink to our heart's content, and we won't return until we're not drunk." How are you?"

"What?" Shen Jinghe was completely surprised this time.He glanced at Shen Rutang's ankle that had not been bandaged for a long time without showing any trace, and frowned, "You were just injured, how could..."

"What's the matter!" Shen Rutang waved his hands arrogantly, "It's just some skin trauma. Besides, if I don't drink to my heart's content today, I will feel depressed. Wouldn't this wound heal more slowly?"

Shen Jinghe was shocked by her unreasonable words, he turned his face away and looked at Shen Zhuoxuan, hoping that he could help persuade the fourth sister who was clearly on the top.But I didn't expect that Fifth Brother, who has always shown himself as a modest gentleman, heard about it, and also shot the case with great interest.

"Okay! Today the three of us will not get drunk!"

Shen Jinghe's eyes widened as he looked at the glass of wine that he couldn't wait to be brought to him. After struggling for more than three seconds, he finally stretched out his hand tentatively.

If you just taste a little bit, you should be fine...

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General Liang Xiao will be on stage tomorrow! [loudly

——From a client whose neck was strangled by Zhan Liujian

Thanks to the mines thrown by Xue Chuimo!kiss

Thank you Xingwan Huizhou and Mr. Balcony for the nutrient solution irrigated~ give me a big hug