rogue
Chapter 62
There was a moment of silence in the hall.
The princess stared at Shen Jiahe with a slightly ugly expression on her face.
The concubine remained silent, and the concubine Shizi naturally remained silent, her gaze quietly falling on Shen Jiahe.
From the day she married into Xiaoyao Wangfu, Gongyang Suyun was full of curiosity about this little book boy whom she had never met.With just a startled glance, she understood why Pei Yi paid so much attention to him as a mere book boy.He was so pleasing to the eye that even a woman like her would be astonished, how could she not make Pei Yi's lustful hungry ghost fascinated?The way Pei Yi treats this book boy is unusual, obviously the two of them are not just ordinary masters and servants... But it is definitely not because you love each other, otherwise they would not run away from each other.This book boy is also a poor man, with jade and gold appearance, but he is stuck in the mud.Gongyang Suyun couldn't help feeling sorry for her, and sighed silently.
After a long time, the princess said indifferently: "Raise your head."
Shen Jiahe raised his head, but still kept his eyebrows lowered.
Gongyang Suyun looked at his face carefully, and found him more and more shockingly beautiful, but also felt more and more regretful that such a fairy beauty was ruined by a shameless villain like Pei Yi.
"Who told you to come back?" Wang Hao asked lightly.
"Responding to the princess' words," Shen Jiahe said, "It's the meaning of the prince."
"My lord?" Wang Fei frowned and said, "Where have you met your lord?"
"In Pingyao." Shen Jiahe said: "At that time, the prince had just captured Pingyao, His Royal Highness brought the servants to join him, but the prince and the prince wanted to continue the expedition, so they sent the servants back to Fengze."
Hearing him mention Pei Yi, the concubine was slightly moved, she couldn't help but soften her tone, and said: "A few days ago, I received a letter from the prince, saying that the son was injured and lost his memory. Please tell me in detail, what is going on?"
Shen Jiahe explained the twists and turns in detail.
After listening to the princess, she snorted coldly and said, "Sure enough, it's because of you again!"
Shen Jiahe bowed his head and knocked on the ground, saying: "Princess, please punish me."
The concubine said coldly: "Of course I will punish you. There is a lack of a handyman in the kitchen, so let you fill it in for now."
Shen Jiahe respectfully said: "The servant obeys."
The princess said: "Xunmei, take him down."
Xunmei Fang answered "Yes", and then heard Shen Jiahe say: "I want to report to the princess, this child is the adopted son of the slave, please ask the princess to allow him to stay in the mansion, and the slave will bear all his expenses."
Wangfei looked at Niannian, Niannian kowtowed and said: "See Wangfei, see Shizifei."
Gongyang Suyun, who had been silent all this time, smiled and said, "Concubine Mu, this child is really Yuxue and cute."
The concubine smiled, remained silent for a moment, and said, "Go down."
That's right, Shen Jiahe said: "Xie Wangfei."
Nian Nian followed suit to say thanks.
Xunmei led Shen Jiahe and Niannian down.
Shen Jiahe said: "Sister Xunmei, why don't you see Sister Taxue?"
Xunmei showed a sad look, and said: "Sister Taxue... she is no longer here."
Shen Jiahe was startled suddenly, from Xunmei's tone and expression, he already had the worst guess in his heart, but he still couldn't believe it, and said, "It's gone... what do you mean?"
Xunmei choked slightly and said: "Sister Taxue and I originally went to Beijing with the princess, who knew that she fell ill on the way, and before arriving in the capital... let go."
Shen Jiahe was shocked like a sharp sword piercing his heart, and tears fell like rain.
Who would have thought that a farewell that day would be a farewell forever.
Shen Jiahe wiped away tears and asked, "Where is she buried? I want to go to worship."
Xunmei sighed, and said: "Because I was busy with the Longevity Festival at that time, the princess rushed to bury her without even having a decent funeral, so I don't know where she was buried."
Shen Jiahe was both sad and angry.
He worked hard as a slave for more than ten years, but in the end he ended up in such a miserable end. He really lived like an ant and died like a dust.
Poor, sad... more hateful!
Xunmei comforted her and said: "You don't have to be too sad. Our lives are worthless. It's better to die than to live. You don't have to suffer any more. It's like receiving the mercy of the heavens. You will be cast into a good baby in the next life and enjoy the glory and wealth of the rest of your life. Also excellent."
This is nothing more than self-comfort after being powerless to resist, and this is the only thing they can do.
Shen Jiahe wiped away her tears and said, "What about Sister Taxue's mother and younger brother? Can the Palace help with the settlement?"
Xunmei said: "Sister Taxue entrusted me to hand over her belongings to her family before she died. Among them was a stack of silver bills, amounting to a thousand taels. Jintang used this money to open a restaurant. I went to see it once. , the business is still booming. Also, Jintang is getting married soon, who do you think is marrying?"
Jintang is the name of Taxue's younger brother.Since Xunmei asked him to guess, she was someone he knew, Shen Jiahe thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I can't guess."
Xunmei smiled and said, "It's Yun Qing's younger sister, Yun Lan, or the matchmaker that sister Ta Xue gave her as a guarantee during her lifetime."
Shen Jiahe also showed a little smile, and said: "This is really a good marriage."
The dead are long gone, and the living are as good as their husbands.
Such is life.
During the conversation, they have arrived at the place.
Xunmei said: "The chores are all physical work, such as chopping firewood, carrying water and so on. I know you can't do these rough jobs, but there is no other way, you can only endure for a while, and wait for the son to come back. Then you can escape from birth."
Shen Jiahe said: "If others can do it, so can I. By the way, where do I live?"
Xunmei pointed to the dilapidated house in front of her, and said, "I live in the woodshed."
Shen Jiahe pushed open the door of the firewood room, which was full of firewood and sundries. There was only a bed in the corner with a torn quilt and no pillows.
Shen Jiahe has lived in even worse places, so he doesn't think much of it, but he can't let Niannian suffer with him.
"I'm sorry to trouble my sister to make a trip," Shen Jiahe said, "Please go back."
Xunmei nodded and said: "If there is anything that can help, just look for me. Although you and I are not as close as you and Taxue, we have grown up together. The love is different from others. I will definitely help help."
Shen Jiahe said gratefully: "Thank you, sister."
Xunmei left.
Shen Jiahe led Niannian into the room, hugged him and sat him on the bed, and asked softly, "Are you hungry?"
Nian Nian said: "Not hungry."
Shen Jiahe asked again: "Do you want to sleep for a while?"
Nian Nian shook her head and said, "I don't want to sleep."
Shen Jiahe said: "Then let's go find Uncle Jing together, shall we?"
Nian Nian nodded and said, "Okay."
With Nian Nian, Shen Jiahe went to Jingwu courtyard with ease.
Jingwu was eating with Yifeng, so he hurriedly asked him to sit with him, and someone added two sets of bowls and chopsticks.
Jing Wu picked up two chopsticks for Nian Nian, and then asked Shen Jiahe: "Did the princess make things difficult for you?"
Shen Jiahe shook his head slightly, and said, "It's not really a problem, it's just asking me to do chores in the kitchen, it's nothing."
Jing Wu frowned and said, "How did you do the handyman's work?"
Shen Jiahe said: "I'm not as weak as you imagined."
Jing Wu said: "If the world knows this..."
"Don't tell him." Shen Jiahe interrupted him and said in a deep voice.
Jing Wu nodded, remained silent for a moment, and said, "Is there anything I can do to help you?"
Shen Jiahe said: "I came here on a special trip to ask for something."
Jing Wu said: "You say."
Shen Jiahe said: "I want Niannian to live with you for a while."
"I don't want it!" Tears welled up in Nian Nian's eyes, and she said in a sobbing voice, "Daddy Shen, I want to follow you. I'm not afraid of suffering, so don't want me."
"Silly boy, why would I not want you." Shen Jiahe stroked his little face and said with a smile: "I have a lot of things to do every day, and I will be very tired, and I have no time or energy to take care of you, so That’s why I let you stay with Uncle Jing temporarily. Don’t you want to learn martial arts? Uncle Jing is very good at martial arts, and Uncle Yifeng can teach you.”
Niannian tried not to cry, and said: "I am already five years old. I can dress, eat and sleep alone. I don't need you to take care of me. I can also help you with work. I used to help Mother gathers firewood to light the fire, I am very capable. Daddy Shen, please let me stay by your side, I don't want to leave you. "
Jingwu knew that Shen Jiahe couldn't bear to speak harshly, so he said to Niannian: "Even if you are obedient and obedient, your father Shen can't take care of you without being distracted. If you really understand him, you can follow me for a while. He can relax."
Nian Nian was on the verge of crying, but she didn't let the tears flow down after all, sobbing slightly, she said, "Then when will you come to pick me up?"
Shen Jiahe said: "I will pick you up when my situation improves, and I will come to see you as soon as I am free. We are not far away, are we?"
Nian Nian nodded and said, "Then you should visit me often."
Shen Jiahe patted his head and said with a smile: "Okay, I promise you, let's eat."
Nian Nian obediently picked up the chopsticks to eat, but she couldn't taste the taste anymore.
When Shen Jiahe left, Niannian stood at the door and stared at his back, and kept standing until she couldn't see him.
Jing Wu came over, put his hand on his immature shoulder and patted it lightly, sighed, and said: "When you grow up, you will know that every separation is for a better reunion."
Nian Nian seemed to understand, but still nodded.
As soon as Shen Jiahe returned, he was ordered to fetch water.
Although he has been a servant for more than ten years, he has never done any dirty work.He carried the bucket around, but he couldn't even find the well. He only found it after asking a little maid.He tied the wooden bucket to the well rope and put it in the well. He fiddled with it for a long time, but he couldn't get water. He was struggling with himself, when a voice came from behind: "Let me help you."
Looking back, it was Shen Luoyu who spoke.
Shen Jiahe was startled, and said, "Long time no see."
Shen Luoyu came over with a basin of clothes, put it aside, took the well rope from Shen Jiahe, and said while doing it: "Gently lift the well rope, and swing it back and forth in the opposite direction to the well wall, Let the bucket turn over and sink into the water, and when the bucket is full of water, turn the pulley to pull the bucket up." She handed the well rope to Shen Jiahe and said, "Try it yourself. "
Shen Jiahe tried once according to the method she just said, and it really succeeded.
"Thank you." Shen Jiahe said.
Shen Luoyu looked at him and said, "You shouldn't have come back alone."
Shen Jiahe understood what she meant, but didn't answer her words, she just laughed it off, and then said: "Aren't you serving the concubine Shizi? How can you do such rough work as washing clothes?"
"As soon as I came back, the concubine sent me to the laundry room." Shen Luoyu smiled slightly, and said: "She didn't kill me, she was showing mercy."
Shen Jiahe fell silent for a while, and said, "I'm a handyman now, and we both have the same disease."
A fleeting smile floated on Shen Luoyu's face, and said: "The concubine is pregnant, do you know?"
There was a thump in Shen Jiahe's heart, like a bucket falling into a well, causing big ripples.
He immediately smiled and said, "This is a happy event."
Shen Luoyu said: "What do you feel in your heart?"
Shen Jiahe said: "What does this have to do with me? I don't have any thoughts."
Shen Luoyu smiled but said, "That's good."
Shen Jiahe looked at her for a moment, and said, "I always feel that you are different from before."
"Really?" Shen Luoyu said: "People always have to change, either for the better or for the worse. Do you think I've become better or worse?"
Shen Jiahe said: "No one is good or bad, and there is no right or wrong, but the balance of pros and cons is different."
Shen Luoyu smiled without saying a word.
Shen Jiahe didn't dare to delay any longer, so he picked up the pole and said, "I have to go."
Shen Luoyu nodded, watching him pick up the bucket and walk slowly away with difficulty.
Because the movements were too slow, Shen Jiahe was reprimanded for a while, he obediently admitted his mistake, and then tried his best to do other tasks assigned by his superiors.
It was late at night after work, and he was exhausted and hungry.There were only leftovers left in the kitchen, and he ate a few mouthfuls to fill his stomach. Then he went back to the woodshed, closed his clothes, and lay down. He closed his eyes, but it was difficult to fall asleep.
As soon as I closed my eyes, all kinds of chaotic thoughts flooded in.
Ta Xue, Pei Yi, Nian Nian, Wei Yan, Wei Lin, Shi Zifei...the past, the present, the future...many, many people and things are mixed together like a big net, binding him tightly, making him He couldn't breathe.
Tears fell unconsciously, and I don't know why.
He curled up, buried his face in his arms, and let the tears flow freely, as if those sorrows would flow out of his body with the tears.
Suddenly there were two soft knocks on the door.
Shen Jiahe was startled, and raised his voice to ask, "Who?"
But no one answered, there were still two knocks on the door.
Shen Jiahe burst into laughter suddenly, wiped away tears hastily, jumped out of bed, ran to open the door without even thinking about putting on his shoes.
He hugged the person standing outside the door without hesitation, suppressing the joy and sadness of reunion after a long absence, and called "Yun Qing" in a low voice.
Yun Qing hugged him back tightly.
The two embraced each other silently in the dark night, letting all kinds of feelings flow quietly in silence.
After a long time, they let go of each other, Yun Qing smiled and handed Shen Jiahe a magnolia flower in his hand, and said in sign language: I know you don't want to go back to this place, but I'm still very happy to see you again.
Shen Jiahe also said in sign language: I am also happy.Let's go in and talk.
The house is full of firewood, and the lamp cannot be lit.
They sat by the bed and took a moment to adapt before they could barely read each other's sign language.
Yun Qing had a lot of questions to ask, but he didn't know where to start. He only talked about trivial things after the separation, such as what new flowers he planted, such as her sister's marriage, Shen Jiahe listened with great interest, and occasionally asked a few questions , Unknowingly said for a long time.
Tired of talking, the two lay face to face on the bed, Yun Qing finally couldn't bear it and said: You... must have suffered a lot this time, right?
Shen Jiahe said: But I also experienced many happy things.
Yun Qing laughed, stopped asking any more questions, and said: That's good.
Smelling the scent of flowers on Yun Qing's body, Shen Jiahe quickly fell asleep.
When he woke up, Yun Qing had already left, only the magnolia branch by the bed was left, reminding him that it was not a dream.
After struggling to get up, I washed my face with cold water and started to work.
Carrying water, chopping firewood, sweeping... I was so busy until the sun was high that I had time to eat a few bites of food, and then I started working again, as if I would never finish.At the end of the day, there were several blisters on my hands, my shoulders were sore from the weight of the shoulder pole, and my back was so sore that I could hardly stand upright.But he can bear it, and even enjoys these physical tortures, because in this way, he has no energy to think about it.
It was the dead of night again.
Shen Jiahe dragged his exhausted body to Jingwu to see Niannian.
Niannian was already asleep, Shen Jiahe sat on his bedside for a while and then went out.
Jing Wu poured him tea and said, "You look tired."
Shen Jiahe said: "It's okay."
Jing Wu put the tea in front of him and said, "Don't hold on."
Shen Jiahe took a sip from the teacup and said, "I can hold on, but I will trouble you to take care of the child for me."
Jing Wu said: "Anyway, the son is not here, and I have nothing to do. I can just use him to relieve my boredom. However, Nian Nian is very talented, and he is diligent in learning and thinking. If he cultivates it carefully, he will be able to achieve great things in the future."
Shen Jiahe smiled slightly, and said: "I don't want him to become a major event, but I only hope that he can be safe and happy."
Jing Wu was silent for a moment, and said: "Maybe I am worrying unfoundedly, but I still want to remind you."
Shen Jiahe said: "But it's okay to say."
Jing Wu took a sip of tea and said: "Judging from the current momentum, the Helan family will be destroyed only in the blink of an eye, and the Xia Kingdom will soon become the Pei family's world. It is inevitable that the prince will become the emperor, and the son will become the crown prince. Although you I don't want to, but the prince sincerely regards Nian Nian as his own and intends to cultivate it. And now the concubine is pregnant. As the son's own flesh and blood, this child should naturally become the emperor's grandson. By then, Nian Nian existence becomes a potential threat."
Having said this, Shen Jiahe already understood.
Jing Wu was silent for a moment, and said: "It's always right to plan ahead. I really like to miss this child, and I don't want him to be involved in unnecessary royal disputes, so I want to persuade you to make plans early."
Shen Jiahe nodded and said: "You are right, I will thank you on my behalf."
Jing Wudao: "between you and me, why bother to say thank you."
After drinking a cup of tea, Shen Jiahe was about to stand up and leave, when Jing Wu said suddenly: "I have something to ask you, don't blame me for talking too much."
Shen Jiahe said: "You ask."
Jing Wu seemed a little hard to say, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "You and the son... what is the situation now?"
He asked this question vaguely, and it took Shen Jiahe a moment to understand what he was referring to, but he didn't know why he asked this question.
"It's the same as before." Shen Jiahe said, "Why do you ask that?"
Jing Wu took a sip of tea and said: "The authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear. From my point of view, the relationship between you and the son is already different from the past."
Shen Jiahe frowned and said, "What do you mean by that?"
Jing Wu looked at him and said, "You should ask yourself, not me."
Shen Jiahe was silent for a moment, got up, and said indifferently: "I'm leaving."
Jing Wu sent him to the door, looked at his back, and sighed inaudibly.
Because of Jing Wu's few words, Shen Jiahe tossed and turned sleeplessly all night.
The extreme physical exhaustion combined with the excessive mental torment made him feel deeply depressed and unable to support himself.
When he was going to fetch water, he almost fell into the well in a trance. Fortunately, he helped the pulley next to him in time, but he also broke out in a cold sweat.
After struggling to finish the morning's work, I finally couldn't hold on while eating breakfast, and fell unconscious when my eyes went dark.
Several servants carried the unconscious Shen Jiahe back to the woodshed, and then reported to the princess.
The concubine was dressing up. After listening, she looked at her makeup in the mirror and said calmly: "He is just tired, he should take a rest. There is no need to say anything, and there is no need to ask the doctor to see it."
The servant who came to report immediately understood, answered "Yes" and withdrew.
Shen Jiahe lay in that dilapidated firewood house from morning to noon, and from noon to dusk, and finally struggled to open his eyes.
He was in a trance, he didn't know where he was, he just felt like falling into a cellar of ice at one moment, it was piercingly cold to the bone, and at another moment it was like burning with heat, scorching hot, excruciating pain.He wanted to sit up, but couldn't exert any strength, and wanted to call out, but couldn't make a sound.He felt like he was dying.But he couldn't die, he vaguely felt that there was something unfinished, and he had to live.Struggling with all his strength, he finally turned over, stretched out his hand to grab the edge of the bed, clenched his teeth and moved forward vigorously, but he felt that he was so far away that he couldn't reach it.Suddenly, the world spun and he fell off the bed.But he couldn't feel the pain, and only saw the light coming from the crack in the door ahead.He crawled towards the ray of light, but exhausted his energy just in time to reach it, and passed out again.
At the climax of the moon, Yun Qing came to Shen Jiahe with a pot of Ri Ri Chun.
He felt that the woodshed was lifeless, and some color and vitality should be added.
When he arrived at the firewood room, he knocked on the wooden door twice and waited for a while, but no one came to open the door, so he knocked again and waited for a while, but still no one answered.He thought maybe Shen Jiahe was fast asleep, and he didn't want to disturb him, so he put the Ri Richun in his hand at the door, turned and left.After walking a few steps, I felt that it was not appropriate to put the flowers outside the door. It would be bad if people saw them and took them away tomorrow morning, or something else happened.So he turned back and planned to put the flowerpot in the house.He knew that the door of the firewood house had no latch, so he gently pushed the door open a crack, picked up the flower pot and was about to put it in, when he saw the person lying in the shadows, he was startled, and the flower pot in his hand fell to the ground. smashed to pieces.
Shen Jiahe had many dreams.
He floated up and down in a dream where reality and illusion were intertwined, and he wanted to wake up, but he couldn't.
He heard someone talking, but he couldn't make out what they said, and he heard the cry of a child, which was very familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.
Consciousness gradually became drowsy, and he fell into a boundless hazy dream again.
When Shen Jiahe woke up from the chaos, the first thing he saw was Wei Yan's face.
Shen Jiahe had a splitting headache, forced himself to sit up, looked around, and said in a hoarse voice, "Where is this?"
Wei Yan said: "This is the courtyard where I live." He got up to pour tea, and before Shen Jiahe could ask any questions, he took the initiative to say: "That day you fell ill and passed out, and were discovered by the gardener of the palace. He happened to meet me when he was looking for help. , I took it upon myself to bring you to my place, and I found a doctor to treat you. You have been in a coma for a day and two nights, if you don’t wake up again, that child named Nian Nian will tear down the house.” He handed the teacup to Shen Jiahe and said, "Drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat first, and eat later."
Shen Jiahe took it, drank a cup of tea in small sips, felt much more comfortable, and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you."
Wei Yan said: "Is there any more?"
Shen Jiahe said: "No need."
Wei Yan took the teacup and put it aside, sat down beside the bed, and said, "Do you still feel uncomfortable?"
Shen Jiahe said: "It's just that my head hurts."
Wei Yan said: "This is normal, it will be fine after a while."
Shen Jiahe nodded and wanted to get out of bed.
Wei Yan hurriedly pressed his shoulder and said, "What are you doing?"
Shen Jiahe said: "I want to go back."
"Where are you going?" Wei Yan said, "Is that the broken firewood house?"
Shen Jiahe nodded.
Wei Yan said: "You don't have to go there anymore."
Shen Jiahe asked confused: "Why?"
Wei Yandao: "I'm short of a young man who is proficient in literature and ink, so I asked the princess to ask you. Before Pei Yi comes back, you will work with me."
Shen Jiahe looked at Wei Yan suspiciously, not knowing what he wanted to do.
Wei Yan looked at him, and said again: "If Pei Yi knows that his sweetheart has been tortured into such a pitiful state, he must blame me for not taking good care of you."
Shen Jiahe was silent.
Doing things with Wei Yan is naturally much better than being a handyman, but Wei Yan is a scheming person, and he will definitely not do unprofitable things.
What does Wei Yan want from him?He has nothing but this skin.
Shen Jiahe was puzzled, Wei Yan smiled and remained silent.
At this moment, the servants came in to announce that the meal was ready.
Wei Yan said: "Go and eat, you must be very hungry if you haven't eaten a grain of rice for so long."
I didn't think it at first, but what he said made me really hungry.
Meals are very simple, a bowl of porridge with a few side dishes.
Wei Yan said: "You haven't eaten for a long time, so you have to proceed step by step, don't overeat, eat some porridge to nourish your stomach, and then eat a bigger meal at lunch."
Shen Jiahe thanked him, picked up the spoon and sipped the porridge.
Wei Yan watched quietly from the side.
Shen Jiahe was already reserved, but after being stared at by him like this, she became more and more restless, and even found it difficult to swallow.Let me say something to break the awkward atmosphere.After thinking for a while, he said: "You said that Wei Lin would arrive from time to time, wouldn't it be very inconvenient if I stayed with you to do business?"
Wei Yan said: "A man should be able to take it and let it go. I know Lin'er. He still has this kind of mind. It depends on whether you can let him go."
Shen Jiahe took a mouthful of porridge and said, "Put it down."
Wei Yan smiled and said, "Then what's the hindrance?"
Shen Jiahe paused, and then said: "Where is Nian Nian?"
Wei Yan smiled and said, "I heard from Jing Wu that the child is your adoptive son?"
Shen Jiahe nodded.
Wei Yandao: "Those who don't know think you are his own father, lying on your bed and crying non-stop, no one can persuade him, Jing Wu is afraid that he will cry badly, so he has to tap his acupoints to make him fall asleep In the past, I was afraid that he would make a fuss and come to you as soon as he woke up."
Just as she was talking, Nian Nian ran in, saw Shen Jiahe, cried and threw herself into his arms, sobbing, "Daddy Shen! You finally woke up... I thought, I thought... you scared me to death ..."
Shen Jiahe wiped his tears for him, and said in a gentle voice: "Silly boy, why would I leave you alone? I promised to take care of you for the rest of my life. Don't cry anymore. Didn't you say in front of your parents' graves that you would never cry again?" ? I heard you crying in my dreams, scaring away my good dreams."
Nian Nian hurriedly wiped her tears by herself, but the tears could stop as soon as she said she would stop, the more she wiped, the whole face seemed to be washed with water, it looked a bit funny, Shen Jiahe smiled slightly, and Nian Nian burst into laughter too up.
Jing Wu followed in, seeing that Shen Jiahe had woken up, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.
The appearance of Shen Jiahe's disease really frightened him. The doctor said that if he hadn't discovered it in time, he might have died.
If Shen Jiahe was gone, all of them would probably be buried with him. Thinking about it, I felt terrified.
Now that Shen Jiahe is fine, Jing Wu will take Nian Nian away.
Although Nian Nian was reluctant, but when Jing Wu said that he could not disturb his recuperation, he had no choice but to follow.
After eating a bowl of porridge, Shen Jiahe felt even hungrier.
He knew he couldn't eat anymore, so he asked Wei Yan: "What do you need me to do?"
Wei Yan said: "It's too inhuman for me to order you to do things as soon as you recover from a serious illness. You will take care of it for a few days first, and it will not be too late to help me when you recover. Go back to bed and lie down, and I will call the doctor to help you." You check the pulse."
Shen Jiahe said: "I'm sorry to trouble you."
Wei Yan smiled, got up and wanted to leave, but suddenly stopped, turned to look at Shen Jiahe, and said: "There is something I think I should tell you."
Shen Jiahe said: "What's the matter?"
Wei Yan said: "During the two days you have been unconscious, you have been calling someone's name."
In the middle of his speech, he naturally wanted someone to pick him up, but Shen Jiahe remained silent.
Wei Yan smiled and said, "It seems that you already have the answer in your heart."
Shen Jiahe remained silent.
Wei Yan walked away.
After being raised for a few days, Shen Jiahe recovered completely.
It wasn't a serious illness at all, although it came on fiercely, it went away quickly.
Wei Yan didn't order him to do any important things, but just copied the account book and wrote a few letters, all of which were about business matters.Occasionally, I would chat with him about astronomy and geography, poetry and songs, and learn about the past and the past. His talents and learning are amazing, which taught him not to be underestimated.He could also learn about the situation of the war from Wei Yan, knowing that King Xiaoyao had successfully joined forces with General Hussars, and that the Helan Dynasty was about to run out.
One day, Shen Jiahe was writing a letter for Wei Yan, when Bian Xun suddenly came to report, "Eldest Young Master, Second Young Master has arrived!"
Shen Jiahe was startled, a drop of ink fell on the paper, and it quickly smudged away, destroying this unfinished letter.
As soon as I put down my pen and stood up, I heard a familiar voice: "Brother!" Then there was a series of footsteps, followed by deathly silence.
Shen Jiahe didn't dare to raise his head.
He could feel that burning gaze falling on him.
Tilting slightly, Shen Jiahe raised his head, met Wei Lin's gaze, smiled slightly, and said, "Long time no see."
Wei Lin finally moved his eyes away, looked at Wei Yan, and said, "Why is he here?"
Wei Yan said: "He is from the Xiaoyao Palace, so naturally he should be in the Xiaoyao Palace, isn't that strange?"
Wei Lin remained silent.
Shen Jiahe came out from behind the desk and said, "You guys talk, I'll go out first." After saying that, he left without hesitation.
He met Xue Zhuo at the door.
Nodding to each other, it's okay to ask.
Shen Jiahe walked a few steps, then turned back suddenly, and said, "Is it convenient to take a step to talk?"
Xue Zhuo said: "Lead the way ahead."
Shen Jiahe led Xue Zhuo to a chaste corridor.
There is no one around, just right for talking.
Some things, I tell myself to let go, but I can't let go after all, I always want to know the answer.
Although it started ignorantly, it has to end clearly.
Xue Zhuo probably guessed what he was going to ask, but quietly waited for him to speak.
Shen Jiahe was silent for a while, before asking: "We were in Luancheng that day, were the officers and soldiers recruited by Wei Lin?"
As expected.
Xue Zhuo said bluntly: "No."
Shen Jiahe was taken aback.
This was not the answer he had in mind, but the answer he expected to hear.
For a moment, his mood was complicated and difficult to understand, and he couldn't help asking: "Really?"
Xue Zhuo said: "Really not."
After a moment of silence, Xue Zhuo explained in detail: "That day, the Second Young Master was furious when he went upstairs, and ordered me to report to the police to arrest you and Prince Xiaoyao. Come up and take back the order just now. We were about to return to the inn, but a large number of officers and soldiers had already arrived."
Shen Jiahe suppressed the thoughts in his heart, and said: "It should be the official resignation reported by the common people."
But Xue Zhuo said decisively: "No."
Shen Jiahe was startled, frowned and said, "Why are you so sure that you are not an official of the People's Daily?"
Xue Zhuo hesitated for a while, and said: "Because when the officers and soldiers poured into the inn, I noticed another group of masters lurking in the dark. At the beginning, those masters stood still. They rushed out and slaughtered all the officers and soldiers in a short time. Don't you think this is strange? Why didn't those masters make a move sooner or later, but waited until Prince Xiaoyao was in a desperate situation before making a move? As if they were waiting for this moment Same."
In Shen Jiahe's heart, there was a thunderbolt, which made him almost unable to stand upright.
He held on to the pillar next to him and said in a trembling voice, "What you just said...is it all true?"
Xue Zhuo said: "It is absolutely true, if there is a false statement, it will teach me that I will die badly."
Memories of the past came flooding back like a flood.
Grass snake gray threads, horse traces and spider threads, the buried true desire is ready to come out, but there is a leaf blocking his eyes, which prevents him from spying.
Seeing that his expression was not right, Xue Zhuo held his shoulder and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
As if Shen Jiahe had never heard of it, she subconsciously blocked the hand on her shoulder and murmured: "Don't touch me..."
He turned around and staggered forward.Xue Zhuo wanted to pull him, but he broke away.His pace became faster and faster, and gradually he started to run.Xue Zhuo was worried that something might happen to him, but he didn't dare to stop him, so he had to follow him until he ran into a courtyard, and Xue Zhuo didn't stop.
Jingwu was teaching Niannian how to stand up, when he suddenly saw Shen Jiahe running in, with a panicked expression, he rushed up to meet him and said, "But what happened?"
Shen Jiahe held his hand tightly, opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.
Jing Wu became more and more worried, and said anxiously: "What's the matter? Don't worry, just speak slowly."
Shen Jiahe gradually calmed down.
He let go of Jingwu's hand, let Niannian go into the room to read a book for a while, and then went to find a place to sit down.
Jing Wu sat across from him, full of doubts, and urged: "You are talking."
Shen Jiahe looked up at him, evoked a wry smile, and said, "I finally know why you asked me such a strange question that night."
Jing Wu was confused and said, "Which night? What did I ask you?"
Shen Jiahe said: "The night I came to see Niannian, you asked me what the situation with Pei Yi is now."
Jing Wu looked at him suspiciously, and said, "What are you trying to say? I'm so confused by you."
Shen Jiahe sneered, and said, "Jingwu, at this point, do you still want to lie to me?"
Jing Wu looked at him for a long time, and said, "What did you find?"
Shen Jiahe said in a deep voice: "You don't have to worry about what I found out, you just need to tell me where did you start partnering with Pei Yi to deceive me."
Jing Wu lowered his eyes and sighed, and said, "Since we rescued the son from the river."
Obviously already had a conjecture, but when the conjecture was confirmed, he was still shocked and angry as if struck by lightning.
Jingwu knew that he couldn't hide it anymore, so he simply told the whole story from the beginning.
That day, Jing Wu and the others rescued Pei Yi from the rushing river. Although Pei Yi was injured, it was not serious and he was conscious.He ordered Jing Wu to lead a group of dead men to follow them secretly, go into the mountain alone, find Shen Jiahe, and then pretend to have amnesia, and ordered them to pretend to be officers and soldiers to search the mountain and flee down the mountain with Shen Jiahe.When they arrived in Luancheng, Pei Yi asked Jing Wu to report to the officials, and attracted a large number of officers and soldiers.
"...After that, we got together and didn't lie to you anymore." After Jing Wu finished speaking, he went to look at Shen Jiahe with some anxiety.
Shen Jiahe's face was as pale as paper, and after a long silence, he said in a trembling voice: "I only want to ask you one thing, about the death of your parents, but Pei Yi planned it all by himself?"
Jing Wu said: "The death of Nian Nian's parents is purely accidental, and has absolutely nothing to do with the son."
Shen Jiahe closed his eyes, and said decisively: "You taught me how to trust you again..."
Jing Wu was silent for a moment, and said: "Jiahe, the son has gone all out to please you, there is no need for him to kill the couple,
The princess stared at Shen Jiahe with a slightly ugly expression on her face.
The concubine remained silent, and the concubine Shizi naturally remained silent, her gaze quietly falling on Shen Jiahe.
From the day she married into Xiaoyao Wangfu, Gongyang Suyun was full of curiosity about this little book boy whom she had never met.With just a startled glance, she understood why Pei Yi paid so much attention to him as a mere book boy.He was so pleasing to the eye that even a woman like her would be astonished, how could she not make Pei Yi's lustful hungry ghost fascinated?The way Pei Yi treats this book boy is unusual, obviously the two of them are not just ordinary masters and servants... But it is definitely not because you love each other, otherwise they would not run away from each other.This book boy is also a poor man, with jade and gold appearance, but he is stuck in the mud.Gongyang Suyun couldn't help feeling sorry for her, and sighed silently.
After a long time, the princess said indifferently: "Raise your head."
Shen Jiahe raised his head, but still kept his eyebrows lowered.
Gongyang Suyun looked at his face carefully, and found him more and more shockingly beautiful, but also felt more and more regretful that such a fairy beauty was ruined by a shameless villain like Pei Yi.
"Who told you to come back?" Wang Hao asked lightly.
"Responding to the princess' words," Shen Jiahe said, "It's the meaning of the prince."
"My lord?" Wang Fei frowned and said, "Where have you met your lord?"
"In Pingyao." Shen Jiahe said: "At that time, the prince had just captured Pingyao, His Royal Highness brought the servants to join him, but the prince and the prince wanted to continue the expedition, so they sent the servants back to Fengze."
Hearing him mention Pei Yi, the concubine was slightly moved, she couldn't help but soften her tone, and said: "A few days ago, I received a letter from the prince, saying that the son was injured and lost his memory. Please tell me in detail, what is going on?"
Shen Jiahe explained the twists and turns in detail.
After listening to the princess, she snorted coldly and said, "Sure enough, it's because of you again!"
Shen Jiahe bowed his head and knocked on the ground, saying: "Princess, please punish me."
The concubine said coldly: "Of course I will punish you. There is a lack of a handyman in the kitchen, so let you fill it in for now."
Shen Jiahe respectfully said: "The servant obeys."
The princess said: "Xunmei, take him down."
Xunmei Fang answered "Yes", and then heard Shen Jiahe say: "I want to report to the princess, this child is the adopted son of the slave, please ask the princess to allow him to stay in the mansion, and the slave will bear all his expenses."
Wangfei looked at Niannian, Niannian kowtowed and said: "See Wangfei, see Shizifei."
Gongyang Suyun, who had been silent all this time, smiled and said, "Concubine Mu, this child is really Yuxue and cute."
The concubine smiled, remained silent for a moment, and said, "Go down."
That's right, Shen Jiahe said: "Xie Wangfei."
Nian Nian followed suit to say thanks.
Xunmei led Shen Jiahe and Niannian down.
Shen Jiahe said: "Sister Xunmei, why don't you see Sister Taxue?"
Xunmei showed a sad look, and said: "Sister Taxue... she is no longer here."
Shen Jiahe was startled suddenly, from Xunmei's tone and expression, he already had the worst guess in his heart, but he still couldn't believe it, and said, "It's gone... what do you mean?"
Xunmei choked slightly and said: "Sister Taxue and I originally went to Beijing with the princess, who knew that she fell ill on the way, and before arriving in the capital... let go."
Shen Jiahe was shocked like a sharp sword piercing his heart, and tears fell like rain.
Who would have thought that a farewell that day would be a farewell forever.
Shen Jiahe wiped away tears and asked, "Where is she buried? I want to go to worship."
Xunmei sighed, and said: "Because I was busy with the Longevity Festival at that time, the princess rushed to bury her without even having a decent funeral, so I don't know where she was buried."
Shen Jiahe was both sad and angry.
He worked hard as a slave for more than ten years, but in the end he ended up in such a miserable end. He really lived like an ant and died like a dust.
Poor, sad... more hateful!
Xunmei comforted her and said: "You don't have to be too sad. Our lives are worthless. It's better to die than to live. You don't have to suffer any more. It's like receiving the mercy of the heavens. You will be cast into a good baby in the next life and enjoy the glory and wealth of the rest of your life. Also excellent."
This is nothing more than self-comfort after being powerless to resist, and this is the only thing they can do.
Shen Jiahe wiped away her tears and said, "What about Sister Taxue's mother and younger brother? Can the Palace help with the settlement?"
Xunmei said: "Sister Taxue entrusted me to hand over her belongings to her family before she died. Among them was a stack of silver bills, amounting to a thousand taels. Jintang used this money to open a restaurant. I went to see it once. , the business is still booming. Also, Jintang is getting married soon, who do you think is marrying?"
Jintang is the name of Taxue's younger brother.Since Xunmei asked him to guess, she was someone he knew, Shen Jiahe thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I can't guess."
Xunmei smiled and said, "It's Yun Qing's younger sister, Yun Lan, or the matchmaker that sister Ta Xue gave her as a guarantee during her lifetime."
Shen Jiahe also showed a little smile, and said: "This is really a good marriage."
The dead are long gone, and the living are as good as their husbands.
Such is life.
During the conversation, they have arrived at the place.
Xunmei said: "The chores are all physical work, such as chopping firewood, carrying water and so on. I know you can't do these rough jobs, but there is no other way, you can only endure for a while, and wait for the son to come back. Then you can escape from birth."
Shen Jiahe said: "If others can do it, so can I. By the way, where do I live?"
Xunmei pointed to the dilapidated house in front of her, and said, "I live in the woodshed."
Shen Jiahe pushed open the door of the firewood room, which was full of firewood and sundries. There was only a bed in the corner with a torn quilt and no pillows.
Shen Jiahe has lived in even worse places, so he doesn't think much of it, but he can't let Niannian suffer with him.
"I'm sorry to trouble my sister to make a trip," Shen Jiahe said, "Please go back."
Xunmei nodded and said: "If there is anything that can help, just look for me. Although you and I are not as close as you and Taxue, we have grown up together. The love is different from others. I will definitely help help."
Shen Jiahe said gratefully: "Thank you, sister."
Xunmei left.
Shen Jiahe led Niannian into the room, hugged him and sat him on the bed, and asked softly, "Are you hungry?"
Nian Nian said: "Not hungry."
Shen Jiahe asked again: "Do you want to sleep for a while?"
Nian Nian shook her head and said, "I don't want to sleep."
Shen Jiahe said: "Then let's go find Uncle Jing together, shall we?"
Nian Nian nodded and said, "Okay."
With Nian Nian, Shen Jiahe went to Jingwu courtyard with ease.
Jingwu was eating with Yifeng, so he hurriedly asked him to sit with him, and someone added two sets of bowls and chopsticks.
Jing Wu picked up two chopsticks for Nian Nian, and then asked Shen Jiahe: "Did the princess make things difficult for you?"
Shen Jiahe shook his head slightly, and said, "It's not really a problem, it's just asking me to do chores in the kitchen, it's nothing."
Jing Wu frowned and said, "How did you do the handyman's work?"
Shen Jiahe said: "I'm not as weak as you imagined."
Jing Wu said: "If the world knows this..."
"Don't tell him." Shen Jiahe interrupted him and said in a deep voice.
Jing Wu nodded, remained silent for a moment, and said, "Is there anything I can do to help you?"
Shen Jiahe said: "I came here on a special trip to ask for something."
Jing Wu said: "You say."
Shen Jiahe said: "I want Niannian to live with you for a while."
"I don't want it!" Tears welled up in Nian Nian's eyes, and she said in a sobbing voice, "Daddy Shen, I want to follow you. I'm not afraid of suffering, so don't want me."
"Silly boy, why would I not want you." Shen Jiahe stroked his little face and said with a smile: "I have a lot of things to do every day, and I will be very tired, and I have no time or energy to take care of you, so That’s why I let you stay with Uncle Jing temporarily. Don’t you want to learn martial arts? Uncle Jing is very good at martial arts, and Uncle Yifeng can teach you.”
Niannian tried not to cry, and said: "I am already five years old. I can dress, eat and sleep alone. I don't need you to take care of me. I can also help you with work. I used to help Mother gathers firewood to light the fire, I am very capable. Daddy Shen, please let me stay by your side, I don't want to leave you. "
Jingwu knew that Shen Jiahe couldn't bear to speak harshly, so he said to Niannian: "Even if you are obedient and obedient, your father Shen can't take care of you without being distracted. If you really understand him, you can follow me for a while. He can relax."
Nian Nian was on the verge of crying, but she didn't let the tears flow down after all, sobbing slightly, she said, "Then when will you come to pick me up?"
Shen Jiahe said: "I will pick you up when my situation improves, and I will come to see you as soon as I am free. We are not far away, are we?"
Nian Nian nodded and said, "Then you should visit me often."
Shen Jiahe patted his head and said with a smile: "Okay, I promise you, let's eat."
Nian Nian obediently picked up the chopsticks to eat, but she couldn't taste the taste anymore.
When Shen Jiahe left, Niannian stood at the door and stared at his back, and kept standing until she couldn't see him.
Jing Wu came over, put his hand on his immature shoulder and patted it lightly, sighed, and said: "When you grow up, you will know that every separation is for a better reunion."
Nian Nian seemed to understand, but still nodded.
As soon as Shen Jiahe returned, he was ordered to fetch water.
Although he has been a servant for more than ten years, he has never done any dirty work.He carried the bucket around, but he couldn't even find the well. He only found it after asking a little maid.He tied the wooden bucket to the well rope and put it in the well. He fiddled with it for a long time, but he couldn't get water. He was struggling with himself, when a voice came from behind: "Let me help you."
Looking back, it was Shen Luoyu who spoke.
Shen Jiahe was startled, and said, "Long time no see."
Shen Luoyu came over with a basin of clothes, put it aside, took the well rope from Shen Jiahe, and said while doing it: "Gently lift the well rope, and swing it back and forth in the opposite direction to the well wall, Let the bucket turn over and sink into the water, and when the bucket is full of water, turn the pulley to pull the bucket up." She handed the well rope to Shen Jiahe and said, "Try it yourself. "
Shen Jiahe tried once according to the method she just said, and it really succeeded.
"Thank you." Shen Jiahe said.
Shen Luoyu looked at him and said, "You shouldn't have come back alone."
Shen Jiahe understood what she meant, but didn't answer her words, she just laughed it off, and then said: "Aren't you serving the concubine Shizi? How can you do such rough work as washing clothes?"
"As soon as I came back, the concubine sent me to the laundry room." Shen Luoyu smiled slightly, and said: "She didn't kill me, she was showing mercy."
Shen Jiahe fell silent for a while, and said, "I'm a handyman now, and we both have the same disease."
A fleeting smile floated on Shen Luoyu's face, and said: "The concubine is pregnant, do you know?"
There was a thump in Shen Jiahe's heart, like a bucket falling into a well, causing big ripples.
He immediately smiled and said, "This is a happy event."
Shen Luoyu said: "What do you feel in your heart?"
Shen Jiahe said: "What does this have to do with me? I don't have any thoughts."
Shen Luoyu smiled but said, "That's good."
Shen Jiahe looked at her for a moment, and said, "I always feel that you are different from before."
"Really?" Shen Luoyu said: "People always have to change, either for the better or for the worse. Do you think I've become better or worse?"
Shen Jiahe said: "No one is good or bad, and there is no right or wrong, but the balance of pros and cons is different."
Shen Luoyu smiled without saying a word.
Shen Jiahe didn't dare to delay any longer, so he picked up the pole and said, "I have to go."
Shen Luoyu nodded, watching him pick up the bucket and walk slowly away with difficulty.
Because the movements were too slow, Shen Jiahe was reprimanded for a while, he obediently admitted his mistake, and then tried his best to do other tasks assigned by his superiors.
It was late at night after work, and he was exhausted and hungry.There were only leftovers left in the kitchen, and he ate a few mouthfuls to fill his stomach. Then he went back to the woodshed, closed his clothes, and lay down. He closed his eyes, but it was difficult to fall asleep.
As soon as I closed my eyes, all kinds of chaotic thoughts flooded in.
Ta Xue, Pei Yi, Nian Nian, Wei Yan, Wei Lin, Shi Zifei...the past, the present, the future...many, many people and things are mixed together like a big net, binding him tightly, making him He couldn't breathe.
Tears fell unconsciously, and I don't know why.
He curled up, buried his face in his arms, and let the tears flow freely, as if those sorrows would flow out of his body with the tears.
Suddenly there were two soft knocks on the door.
Shen Jiahe was startled, and raised his voice to ask, "Who?"
But no one answered, there were still two knocks on the door.
Shen Jiahe burst into laughter suddenly, wiped away tears hastily, jumped out of bed, ran to open the door without even thinking about putting on his shoes.
He hugged the person standing outside the door without hesitation, suppressing the joy and sadness of reunion after a long absence, and called "Yun Qing" in a low voice.
Yun Qing hugged him back tightly.
The two embraced each other silently in the dark night, letting all kinds of feelings flow quietly in silence.
After a long time, they let go of each other, Yun Qing smiled and handed Shen Jiahe a magnolia flower in his hand, and said in sign language: I know you don't want to go back to this place, but I'm still very happy to see you again.
Shen Jiahe also said in sign language: I am also happy.Let's go in and talk.
The house is full of firewood, and the lamp cannot be lit.
They sat by the bed and took a moment to adapt before they could barely read each other's sign language.
Yun Qing had a lot of questions to ask, but he didn't know where to start. He only talked about trivial things after the separation, such as what new flowers he planted, such as her sister's marriage, Shen Jiahe listened with great interest, and occasionally asked a few questions , Unknowingly said for a long time.
Tired of talking, the two lay face to face on the bed, Yun Qing finally couldn't bear it and said: You... must have suffered a lot this time, right?
Shen Jiahe said: But I also experienced many happy things.
Yun Qing laughed, stopped asking any more questions, and said: That's good.
Smelling the scent of flowers on Yun Qing's body, Shen Jiahe quickly fell asleep.
When he woke up, Yun Qing had already left, only the magnolia branch by the bed was left, reminding him that it was not a dream.
After struggling to get up, I washed my face with cold water and started to work.
Carrying water, chopping firewood, sweeping... I was so busy until the sun was high that I had time to eat a few bites of food, and then I started working again, as if I would never finish.At the end of the day, there were several blisters on my hands, my shoulders were sore from the weight of the shoulder pole, and my back was so sore that I could hardly stand upright.But he can bear it, and even enjoys these physical tortures, because in this way, he has no energy to think about it.
It was the dead of night again.
Shen Jiahe dragged his exhausted body to Jingwu to see Niannian.
Niannian was already asleep, Shen Jiahe sat on his bedside for a while and then went out.
Jing Wu poured him tea and said, "You look tired."
Shen Jiahe said: "It's okay."
Jing Wu put the tea in front of him and said, "Don't hold on."
Shen Jiahe took a sip from the teacup and said, "I can hold on, but I will trouble you to take care of the child for me."
Jing Wu said: "Anyway, the son is not here, and I have nothing to do. I can just use him to relieve my boredom. However, Nian Nian is very talented, and he is diligent in learning and thinking. If he cultivates it carefully, he will be able to achieve great things in the future."
Shen Jiahe smiled slightly, and said: "I don't want him to become a major event, but I only hope that he can be safe and happy."
Jing Wu was silent for a moment, and said: "Maybe I am worrying unfoundedly, but I still want to remind you."
Shen Jiahe said: "But it's okay to say."
Jing Wu took a sip of tea and said: "Judging from the current momentum, the Helan family will be destroyed only in the blink of an eye, and the Xia Kingdom will soon become the Pei family's world. It is inevitable that the prince will become the emperor, and the son will become the crown prince. Although you I don't want to, but the prince sincerely regards Nian Nian as his own and intends to cultivate it. And now the concubine is pregnant. As the son's own flesh and blood, this child should naturally become the emperor's grandson. By then, Nian Nian existence becomes a potential threat."
Having said this, Shen Jiahe already understood.
Jing Wu was silent for a moment, and said: "It's always right to plan ahead. I really like to miss this child, and I don't want him to be involved in unnecessary royal disputes, so I want to persuade you to make plans early."
Shen Jiahe nodded and said: "You are right, I will thank you on my behalf."
Jing Wudao: "between you and me, why bother to say thank you."
After drinking a cup of tea, Shen Jiahe was about to stand up and leave, when Jing Wu said suddenly: "I have something to ask you, don't blame me for talking too much."
Shen Jiahe said: "You ask."
Jing Wu seemed a little hard to say, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "You and the son... what is the situation now?"
He asked this question vaguely, and it took Shen Jiahe a moment to understand what he was referring to, but he didn't know why he asked this question.
"It's the same as before." Shen Jiahe said, "Why do you ask that?"
Jing Wu took a sip of tea and said: "The authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear. From my point of view, the relationship between you and the son is already different from the past."
Shen Jiahe frowned and said, "What do you mean by that?"
Jing Wu looked at him and said, "You should ask yourself, not me."
Shen Jiahe was silent for a moment, got up, and said indifferently: "I'm leaving."
Jing Wu sent him to the door, looked at his back, and sighed inaudibly.
Because of Jing Wu's few words, Shen Jiahe tossed and turned sleeplessly all night.
The extreme physical exhaustion combined with the excessive mental torment made him feel deeply depressed and unable to support himself.
When he was going to fetch water, he almost fell into the well in a trance. Fortunately, he helped the pulley next to him in time, but he also broke out in a cold sweat.
After struggling to finish the morning's work, I finally couldn't hold on while eating breakfast, and fell unconscious when my eyes went dark.
Several servants carried the unconscious Shen Jiahe back to the woodshed, and then reported to the princess.
The concubine was dressing up. After listening, she looked at her makeup in the mirror and said calmly: "He is just tired, he should take a rest. There is no need to say anything, and there is no need to ask the doctor to see it."
The servant who came to report immediately understood, answered "Yes" and withdrew.
Shen Jiahe lay in that dilapidated firewood house from morning to noon, and from noon to dusk, and finally struggled to open his eyes.
He was in a trance, he didn't know where he was, he just felt like falling into a cellar of ice at one moment, it was piercingly cold to the bone, and at another moment it was like burning with heat, scorching hot, excruciating pain.He wanted to sit up, but couldn't exert any strength, and wanted to call out, but couldn't make a sound.He felt like he was dying.But he couldn't die, he vaguely felt that there was something unfinished, and he had to live.Struggling with all his strength, he finally turned over, stretched out his hand to grab the edge of the bed, clenched his teeth and moved forward vigorously, but he felt that he was so far away that he couldn't reach it.Suddenly, the world spun and he fell off the bed.But he couldn't feel the pain, and only saw the light coming from the crack in the door ahead.He crawled towards the ray of light, but exhausted his energy just in time to reach it, and passed out again.
At the climax of the moon, Yun Qing came to Shen Jiahe with a pot of Ri Ri Chun.
He felt that the woodshed was lifeless, and some color and vitality should be added.
When he arrived at the firewood room, he knocked on the wooden door twice and waited for a while, but no one came to open the door, so he knocked again and waited for a while, but still no one answered.He thought maybe Shen Jiahe was fast asleep, and he didn't want to disturb him, so he put the Ri Richun in his hand at the door, turned and left.After walking a few steps, I felt that it was not appropriate to put the flowers outside the door. It would be bad if people saw them and took them away tomorrow morning, or something else happened.So he turned back and planned to put the flowerpot in the house.He knew that the door of the firewood house had no latch, so he gently pushed the door open a crack, picked up the flower pot and was about to put it in, when he saw the person lying in the shadows, he was startled, and the flower pot in his hand fell to the ground. smashed to pieces.
Shen Jiahe had many dreams.
He floated up and down in a dream where reality and illusion were intertwined, and he wanted to wake up, but he couldn't.
He heard someone talking, but he couldn't make out what they said, and he heard the cry of a child, which was very familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.
Consciousness gradually became drowsy, and he fell into a boundless hazy dream again.
When Shen Jiahe woke up from the chaos, the first thing he saw was Wei Yan's face.
Shen Jiahe had a splitting headache, forced himself to sit up, looked around, and said in a hoarse voice, "Where is this?"
Wei Yan said: "This is the courtyard where I live." He got up to pour tea, and before Shen Jiahe could ask any questions, he took the initiative to say: "That day you fell ill and passed out, and were discovered by the gardener of the palace. He happened to meet me when he was looking for help. , I took it upon myself to bring you to my place, and I found a doctor to treat you. You have been in a coma for a day and two nights, if you don’t wake up again, that child named Nian Nian will tear down the house.” He handed the teacup to Shen Jiahe and said, "Drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat first, and eat later."
Shen Jiahe took it, drank a cup of tea in small sips, felt much more comfortable, and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you."
Wei Yan said: "Is there any more?"
Shen Jiahe said: "No need."
Wei Yan took the teacup and put it aside, sat down beside the bed, and said, "Do you still feel uncomfortable?"
Shen Jiahe said: "It's just that my head hurts."
Wei Yan said: "This is normal, it will be fine after a while."
Shen Jiahe nodded and wanted to get out of bed.
Wei Yan hurriedly pressed his shoulder and said, "What are you doing?"
Shen Jiahe said: "I want to go back."
"Where are you going?" Wei Yan said, "Is that the broken firewood house?"
Shen Jiahe nodded.
Wei Yan said: "You don't have to go there anymore."
Shen Jiahe asked confused: "Why?"
Wei Yandao: "I'm short of a young man who is proficient in literature and ink, so I asked the princess to ask you. Before Pei Yi comes back, you will work with me."
Shen Jiahe looked at Wei Yan suspiciously, not knowing what he wanted to do.
Wei Yan looked at him, and said again: "If Pei Yi knows that his sweetheart has been tortured into such a pitiful state, he must blame me for not taking good care of you."
Shen Jiahe was silent.
Doing things with Wei Yan is naturally much better than being a handyman, but Wei Yan is a scheming person, and he will definitely not do unprofitable things.
What does Wei Yan want from him?He has nothing but this skin.
Shen Jiahe was puzzled, Wei Yan smiled and remained silent.
At this moment, the servants came in to announce that the meal was ready.
Wei Yan said: "Go and eat, you must be very hungry if you haven't eaten a grain of rice for so long."
I didn't think it at first, but what he said made me really hungry.
Meals are very simple, a bowl of porridge with a few side dishes.
Wei Yan said: "You haven't eaten for a long time, so you have to proceed step by step, don't overeat, eat some porridge to nourish your stomach, and then eat a bigger meal at lunch."
Shen Jiahe thanked him, picked up the spoon and sipped the porridge.
Wei Yan watched quietly from the side.
Shen Jiahe was already reserved, but after being stared at by him like this, she became more and more restless, and even found it difficult to swallow.Let me say something to break the awkward atmosphere.After thinking for a while, he said: "You said that Wei Lin would arrive from time to time, wouldn't it be very inconvenient if I stayed with you to do business?"
Wei Yan said: "A man should be able to take it and let it go. I know Lin'er. He still has this kind of mind. It depends on whether you can let him go."
Shen Jiahe took a mouthful of porridge and said, "Put it down."
Wei Yan smiled and said, "Then what's the hindrance?"
Shen Jiahe paused, and then said: "Where is Nian Nian?"
Wei Yan smiled and said, "I heard from Jing Wu that the child is your adoptive son?"
Shen Jiahe nodded.
Wei Yandao: "Those who don't know think you are his own father, lying on your bed and crying non-stop, no one can persuade him, Jing Wu is afraid that he will cry badly, so he has to tap his acupoints to make him fall asleep In the past, I was afraid that he would make a fuss and come to you as soon as he woke up."
Just as she was talking, Nian Nian ran in, saw Shen Jiahe, cried and threw herself into his arms, sobbing, "Daddy Shen! You finally woke up... I thought, I thought... you scared me to death ..."
Shen Jiahe wiped his tears for him, and said in a gentle voice: "Silly boy, why would I leave you alone? I promised to take care of you for the rest of my life. Don't cry anymore. Didn't you say in front of your parents' graves that you would never cry again?" ? I heard you crying in my dreams, scaring away my good dreams."
Nian Nian hurriedly wiped her tears by herself, but the tears could stop as soon as she said she would stop, the more she wiped, the whole face seemed to be washed with water, it looked a bit funny, Shen Jiahe smiled slightly, and Nian Nian burst into laughter too up.
Jing Wu followed in, seeing that Shen Jiahe had woken up, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.
The appearance of Shen Jiahe's disease really frightened him. The doctor said that if he hadn't discovered it in time, he might have died.
If Shen Jiahe was gone, all of them would probably be buried with him. Thinking about it, I felt terrified.
Now that Shen Jiahe is fine, Jing Wu will take Nian Nian away.
Although Nian Nian was reluctant, but when Jing Wu said that he could not disturb his recuperation, he had no choice but to follow.
After eating a bowl of porridge, Shen Jiahe felt even hungrier.
He knew he couldn't eat anymore, so he asked Wei Yan: "What do you need me to do?"
Wei Yan said: "It's too inhuman for me to order you to do things as soon as you recover from a serious illness. You will take care of it for a few days first, and it will not be too late to help me when you recover. Go back to bed and lie down, and I will call the doctor to help you." You check the pulse."
Shen Jiahe said: "I'm sorry to trouble you."
Wei Yan smiled, got up and wanted to leave, but suddenly stopped, turned to look at Shen Jiahe, and said: "There is something I think I should tell you."
Shen Jiahe said: "What's the matter?"
Wei Yan said: "During the two days you have been unconscious, you have been calling someone's name."
In the middle of his speech, he naturally wanted someone to pick him up, but Shen Jiahe remained silent.
Wei Yan smiled and said, "It seems that you already have the answer in your heart."
Shen Jiahe remained silent.
Wei Yan walked away.
After being raised for a few days, Shen Jiahe recovered completely.
It wasn't a serious illness at all, although it came on fiercely, it went away quickly.
Wei Yan didn't order him to do any important things, but just copied the account book and wrote a few letters, all of which were about business matters.Occasionally, I would chat with him about astronomy and geography, poetry and songs, and learn about the past and the past. His talents and learning are amazing, which taught him not to be underestimated.He could also learn about the situation of the war from Wei Yan, knowing that King Xiaoyao had successfully joined forces with General Hussars, and that the Helan Dynasty was about to run out.
One day, Shen Jiahe was writing a letter for Wei Yan, when Bian Xun suddenly came to report, "Eldest Young Master, Second Young Master has arrived!"
Shen Jiahe was startled, a drop of ink fell on the paper, and it quickly smudged away, destroying this unfinished letter.
As soon as I put down my pen and stood up, I heard a familiar voice: "Brother!" Then there was a series of footsteps, followed by deathly silence.
Shen Jiahe didn't dare to raise his head.
He could feel that burning gaze falling on him.
Tilting slightly, Shen Jiahe raised his head, met Wei Lin's gaze, smiled slightly, and said, "Long time no see."
Wei Lin finally moved his eyes away, looked at Wei Yan, and said, "Why is he here?"
Wei Yan said: "He is from the Xiaoyao Palace, so naturally he should be in the Xiaoyao Palace, isn't that strange?"
Wei Lin remained silent.
Shen Jiahe came out from behind the desk and said, "You guys talk, I'll go out first." After saying that, he left without hesitation.
He met Xue Zhuo at the door.
Nodding to each other, it's okay to ask.
Shen Jiahe walked a few steps, then turned back suddenly, and said, "Is it convenient to take a step to talk?"
Xue Zhuo said: "Lead the way ahead."
Shen Jiahe led Xue Zhuo to a chaste corridor.
There is no one around, just right for talking.
Some things, I tell myself to let go, but I can't let go after all, I always want to know the answer.
Although it started ignorantly, it has to end clearly.
Xue Zhuo probably guessed what he was going to ask, but quietly waited for him to speak.
Shen Jiahe was silent for a while, before asking: "We were in Luancheng that day, were the officers and soldiers recruited by Wei Lin?"
As expected.
Xue Zhuo said bluntly: "No."
Shen Jiahe was taken aback.
This was not the answer he had in mind, but the answer he expected to hear.
For a moment, his mood was complicated and difficult to understand, and he couldn't help asking: "Really?"
Xue Zhuo said: "Really not."
After a moment of silence, Xue Zhuo explained in detail: "That day, the Second Young Master was furious when he went upstairs, and ordered me to report to the police to arrest you and Prince Xiaoyao. Come up and take back the order just now. We were about to return to the inn, but a large number of officers and soldiers had already arrived."
Shen Jiahe suppressed the thoughts in his heart, and said: "It should be the official resignation reported by the common people."
But Xue Zhuo said decisively: "No."
Shen Jiahe was startled, frowned and said, "Why are you so sure that you are not an official of the People's Daily?"
Xue Zhuo hesitated for a while, and said: "Because when the officers and soldiers poured into the inn, I noticed another group of masters lurking in the dark. At the beginning, those masters stood still. They rushed out and slaughtered all the officers and soldiers in a short time. Don't you think this is strange? Why didn't those masters make a move sooner or later, but waited until Prince Xiaoyao was in a desperate situation before making a move? As if they were waiting for this moment Same."
In Shen Jiahe's heart, there was a thunderbolt, which made him almost unable to stand upright.
He held on to the pillar next to him and said in a trembling voice, "What you just said...is it all true?"
Xue Zhuo said: "It is absolutely true, if there is a false statement, it will teach me that I will die badly."
Memories of the past came flooding back like a flood.
Grass snake gray threads, horse traces and spider threads, the buried true desire is ready to come out, but there is a leaf blocking his eyes, which prevents him from spying.
Seeing that his expression was not right, Xue Zhuo held his shoulder and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
As if Shen Jiahe had never heard of it, she subconsciously blocked the hand on her shoulder and murmured: "Don't touch me..."
He turned around and staggered forward.Xue Zhuo wanted to pull him, but he broke away.His pace became faster and faster, and gradually he started to run.Xue Zhuo was worried that something might happen to him, but he didn't dare to stop him, so he had to follow him until he ran into a courtyard, and Xue Zhuo didn't stop.
Jingwu was teaching Niannian how to stand up, when he suddenly saw Shen Jiahe running in, with a panicked expression, he rushed up to meet him and said, "But what happened?"
Shen Jiahe held his hand tightly, opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.
Jing Wu became more and more worried, and said anxiously: "What's the matter? Don't worry, just speak slowly."
Shen Jiahe gradually calmed down.
He let go of Jingwu's hand, let Niannian go into the room to read a book for a while, and then went to find a place to sit down.
Jing Wu sat across from him, full of doubts, and urged: "You are talking."
Shen Jiahe looked up at him, evoked a wry smile, and said, "I finally know why you asked me such a strange question that night."
Jing Wu was confused and said, "Which night? What did I ask you?"
Shen Jiahe said: "The night I came to see Niannian, you asked me what the situation with Pei Yi is now."
Jing Wu looked at him suspiciously, and said, "What are you trying to say? I'm so confused by you."
Shen Jiahe sneered, and said, "Jingwu, at this point, do you still want to lie to me?"
Jing Wu looked at him for a long time, and said, "What did you find?"
Shen Jiahe said in a deep voice: "You don't have to worry about what I found out, you just need to tell me where did you start partnering with Pei Yi to deceive me."
Jing Wu lowered his eyes and sighed, and said, "Since we rescued the son from the river."
Obviously already had a conjecture, but when the conjecture was confirmed, he was still shocked and angry as if struck by lightning.
Jingwu knew that he couldn't hide it anymore, so he simply told the whole story from the beginning.
That day, Jing Wu and the others rescued Pei Yi from the rushing river. Although Pei Yi was injured, it was not serious and he was conscious.He ordered Jing Wu to lead a group of dead men to follow them secretly, go into the mountain alone, find Shen Jiahe, and then pretend to have amnesia, and ordered them to pretend to be officers and soldiers to search the mountain and flee down the mountain with Shen Jiahe.When they arrived in Luancheng, Pei Yi asked Jing Wu to report to the officials, and attracted a large number of officers and soldiers.
"...After that, we got together and didn't lie to you anymore." After Jing Wu finished speaking, he went to look at Shen Jiahe with some anxiety.
Shen Jiahe's face was as pale as paper, and after a long silence, he said in a trembling voice: "I only want to ask you one thing, about the death of your parents, but Pei Yi planned it all by himself?"
Jing Wu said: "The death of Nian Nian's parents is purely accidental, and has absolutely nothing to do with the son."
Shen Jiahe closed his eyes, and said decisively: "You taught me how to trust you again..."
Jing Wu was silent for a moment, and said: "Jiahe, the son has gone all out to please you, there is no need for him to kill the couple,
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