I was reborn after dying
Chapter 31
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"Father!"
"Enough! Shut up!"
The emperor got angry, and threw the red sandalwood incense string in his hand on the ground, scaring the surrounding maids, and the little eunuchs knelt on the ground one by one and shouted, "The emperor calms down."
His eyes sank, the emperor glanced between the seventh prince and the prince, and then heaved a long sigh, stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, "I think this is just a folk rumor, how could Qing Chaogui kill someone as a prince?"
After a pause, the emperor said to the seventh prince again, "There is also the murder of the side concubine. I have already found out that it was the work of some violent bandits. You don't want to speculate anymore, Chao'er."
"Yes, Father."
The Seventh Prince cupped his hands, his face still gloomy.
The crown prince glanced at the seventh prince triumphantly, and said respectfully, "What the father taught me, I will be careful in the future, so that the father will not worry."
In this way, this matter is over, but in the hearts of the Seventh Prince and the Crown Prince, there is a cancer left.
☆, family law
Different from the jittery wind outside, the atmosphere in Pingyang Palace was extremely dull at this time.
King Pingyang went out a few days ago and learned that Xu Jinyan had finally returned to the capital, so he finished the matter at hand as soon as possible and rushed back to the palace all the way.
At the moment when the front foot stepped into the palace, the anger accumulated in the heart for a long time could no longer be restrained and erupted.Immediately, he ordered his men to tie up Shizi.
Xu Jinyan was originally teaching Xu Mo how to practice swords in Dongyuan Yaju. When he learned that his father came back, he was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly and shook his head. He couldn't hide from the one who should come, and he didn't plan to hide at all.
Putting the sword back on the stand, Xu Jinyan raised his foot and was about to follow his servants to the front yard.
"Big brother!"
Xu Mo suddenly reached out and tugged at the corner of Xu Jinyan's clothes, and said worriedly, "Can you not go?"
Hearing this, Xu Jinyan smiled, how could he not see the worry in Xu Mo's heart.
However, as the eldest son of the Pingyang Palace, he failed to fulfill his own responsibilities, and instead had to work hard for his younger brother.Two years away and not returning home, causing parents to worry, is unfilial, the second.Failure to lead by example as an elder brother is three.
But this time it was indeed he who should be punished, whether it was out of filial piety or responsibility, the punishment was too late.
Smiling at Xu Mo, Xu Jinyan comforted, "Don't worry, I'll be fine."
Xu Mo's expression was gloomy, and he watched Xu Jinyan walk out of the courtyard step by step, silently praying that Xu Jinyan would be safe and sound.
forecourt.
King Pingyang stood in the porch in a black robe, looked at the thin eldest son with stern eyes, and suddenly shouted angrily, "Come here, close the courtyard door for me, anyone who dares to inform the princess today will be beaten to death with a stick!"
Xu Jinyan knelt on the ground silently, bowed his head and said nothing.
"Nizi!" King Pingyang said in a deep voice, flicking his sleeves coldly.
In the spacious yard, servants soon brought up long spring benches and boards.
Xu Jinyan lowered his head and smiled wryly. He didn't need others to restrain him. He stood up consciously and lay down on the bench.His thin face flushed suddenly, he gritted his teeth, and turned his head to one side.
Seeing this, King Pingyang frowned first, then waved his hand and ordered, "Hit me! Hit me hard!"
The two boys holding the boards looked at each other, then gritted their teeth, swung their arms round, and hit the board through the air.
The prince has orders, they dare not not fight, but the prince lying on the bench in front of them makes them dare not really hit hard.
The board hit Xu Jinyan one after another, making a dull sound.
Xu Jinyan gritted his teeth, gripped the stool tightly with both hands, resisting the beating forcefully.But even if the servants spared no effort, the heavy board still beat Xu Jinyan's buttocks and legs to pieces, bloody and bloody.
"Nizi, has this king forced you to do anything these years? You went to Qingli Mountain to learn from a teacher, and you stayed there for so many years! Have you forgotten your identity! You are the prince! It is Pingyang The son of the palace! Look at which family's child is as presumptuous as you!"
King Pingyang pointed at Xu Jinyan and scolded him. He was furious for a while, grabbed the board from his hand and beat Xu Jinyan.
Xu Jinyan couldn't help but let out a low growl when he was hit hard. He felt as if he was being crushed behind him, and the pain was so unbearable that he wished he could pass out immediately.
The broken corner of the mouth was bitten out by Xu Jinyan forcefully, and the original pair of white jade-like fingers were also dripping with blood.
The board behind him seemed to crush his whole body, one stroke after another, the bright red blood stained the plain white clothes on Xu Jinyan's body, but the next board seemed to hit the bone.
Xu Jinyan could only feel the blood rushing up, and the fishy sweetness in his throat could no longer be restrained and spurted out.
"My lord, please stop!"
Princess Pingyang's crying sounded in his ears, Xu Jinyan struggled to get up, but his body went limp and he fell heavily.
"My lord, please forgive him, all mistakes are my fault, don't fight again."
Princess Pingyang hugged King Pingyang's leg and wailed, tears streaming down her face.
Xu Yangyi threw herself on Xu Jinyan, crying and shouting, "Father, please don't! I beg father, please don't hit big brother anymore, woo woo, big brother can't take it anymore!"
"Step aside!"
King Pingyang said angrily, with hate and pain on his face.
"No, no!"
Xu Yangyi just didn't let go, and wanted to protect Xu Jinyan life and death.
Xu Jinyan, who was covered in blood, moved, and then smiled wryly, "Sister, get out of the way, this time it's brother who did something wrong..."
"Big brother..."
Xu Yangyi cried, and was forcibly pulled away by several servants.
King Pingyang was furious, and hit him again with a hard blow.
Seeing Xu Jinyan's body trembling like a dead fish, he finally had no strength to struggle anymore.
"My lord, don't fight anymore, Yan'er can't take it anymore!"
Princess Pingyang lay beside Xu Jinyan, touching his face with trembling hands.
"Mother Concubine." Xu Jinyan's voice was hoarse, his eyebrows were wrinkled in pain, and he whispered with pain, "Don't cry, my son is fine."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Jinyan tilted his head and passed out.
King Pingyang heaved a long sigh and threw the board in his hand, and the palace was in chaos again for a while.
Xu Jinyan was in a daze, and felt that sometimes his body was bitingly cold, and sometimes his body was burned like a flame, and there was even more unspeakable pain behind him.
After being carried all the way back to Dongyuan Yaju, Xu Jinyan's face was covered with sweat, and his lips lost the last trace of blood, becoming extremely pale.
King Pingyang ordered his feet to be grounded, and no one was allowed to visit Dongyuan, let alone Jinyan was allowed to step out of the palace.
The skin between the buttocks and legs was torn apart, bloody and bloody, and it had been frozen for such a long time.The wound was tightly glued to the clothes.
Zijin pursed her lips tightly, her eyes were red, she suppressed her tears and moistened the wound with water, and then gently peeled off the cloth.
But even so, Xu Jinyan's face turned pale from the pain, bead-sized beads of sweat rolled down, and wet the hair on his temples.
"Taoyao, hurry up and get another basin of clean water."
Zijin opened his mouth and said, as soon as he put down the handkerchief, the water in the basin was stained red.
"Okay, I'll go right now."
With a crying voice, Tao Yao went down to fetch water with a basin in her hand.
"My lord, bear with me."
Zijin said in a low voice, and with a little effort from her hand, the bloody wound still made her tears flow down in an instant.
Xu Jinyan frowned in pain, and bit his fist in his mouth to swallow the pain.
This board received 75 marks, Xu Jinyan was not beaten to death, but it did expose him to death.I want to rest for a while before I can get better.
The process of applying the medicine was particularly difficult, the wound was itchy and painful, which made Xu Jinyan feel depressed, but he still tried his best not to say a word.
Following the lord's order, Zijin's big maids gave Xu Jinyan the medicine and retreated.
After a while, there was the sound of locking the door, and several windows were also nailed, and the room was darkened suddenly, only the slight flickering of candlelight.
Xu Jinyan knew in his heart that King Pingyang was determined to punish him, and he was also trying to prevent him from returning to Qingli Mountain in disguise.
Forget it, now that he is injured like this, he can only stay quietly in the palace for a while.
Thinking of this, the corners of Xu Jinyan's mouth curled up slightly, and he smiled wryly. He felt his head getting more and more dizzy, and then he lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
When Xu Jinyan woke up again, it was already time to hold the lamp.
During the period, Zijin came over to change his medicine, and brought him food.It's just that Xu Jinyan's pain is unbearable, and he really has no appetite.
Zijin wiped his tears and went down.
After a few days like this, Xu Jinyan's injuries were slightly better, and the bloody wounds gradually healed, but the pain did not abate at all, and it was even more painful than when he was beaten.
Xu Jinyan often endured it, only to feel that his legs were like dead wood, and he couldn't move, and even a slight movement would feel painful.
After all, this sharp 75-note board hurt Xu Jinyan's muscles and bones, and I'm afraid he will have to take care of it for a long time in the future.
During the daytime, Xu Yangyi sneaked over to visit Xu Jinyan behind her back.
His eyes were red and swollen from crying, and he just called "Big Brother" over and over again.
Xu Jinyan felt sore and couldn't get up, so he could only comfort Xu Yangyi outside the door from a distance.
After Xu Mo and Xu Jinyan were imprisoned, they often came to visit in the middle of the night.Every time, he stood outside the door without saying a word.
Xu Jinyan knew that Xu Mo was feeling uncomfortable, but he couldn't think of how to comfort him for a while.Xu Mo is not Xu Yangyi, not the child whose tears can be stopped with a few words of comfort from Xu Jinyan.
Suddenly, he thought of Su Yu again.
☆, flower feast
Xu Jinyan's injury lasted for a few months, autumn and winter came again, and two months later it was the New Year's Eve.
Because Princess Pingyang missed Xu Jinyan every day, her already sick body became worse and worse.
King Pingyang felt sorry for Princess Pingyang, and couldn't bear to criticize his eldest son any longer, so he ordered Xu Jinyan's restraint to be released.
The first thing Xu Jinyan did when he left Dongyuan was to visit his mother and concubine in the front yard.
These days of recuperation have made Xu Jinyan thinner and thinner, and his originally handsome appearance has also become haggard.
When Princess Pingyang saw it, her heart ached again, and she hurriedly ordered the small kitchen to prepare medicinal meals for Xu Jinyan.
Xu Jinyan just smiled wryly, and his temper became more and more silent.
During the period when Xu Jinyan was recovering from his injuries, Princess Pingyang thought about ordering a marriage for Xu Jinyan so that he could stay in the capital with peace of mind.Xu Jinyan is not young, and it is time to marry a concubine.Not to mention the prince of a family as big as Xu Jinyan in the capital, there are several concubines.
Not to mention the distance, Xu Wen is three years younger than Xu Jinyan, and now there are three girls in the house.
Originally, Princess Pingyang had her eyes on Lin Qianyu, the daughter of Lin Shoufu's family, but Lin Qianyu was actually married to the Seventh Prince by the emperor.
Although Princess Pingyang felt uncomfortable, she couldn't say anything.These days, just choose some prostitutes from aristocratic families to see each other.
Xu Jinyan didn't know anything about this, and he was afraid that after knowing it, he would have another headache.
A few days later, the wintersweet in the palace was just in bloom, Princess Pingyang took the opportunity to ask Xu Yangyi to hold a flower viewing banquet, and invited all the ladies in the capital to enjoy the flowers.
Xu Yangyi didn't doubt that there was him, so she agreed immediately, and went down to write a post with great interest.
On the day of the flower viewing banquet, all the girls from the capital city came to the palace together. Not only them, but the crown prince and the seventh prince also came after hearing the news, saying that they wanted to enjoy the flowers together.
What surprised everyone even more was that Princess Xiluo also came, not only by herself, but also with a handsome young boy by her side.
Princess Xiluo is not the current emperor's daughter, but the youngest sister, the little aunt of the princes.Because Princess Xiluo's mother and concubine died early, she has been by the Queen Mother's side all these years.I just came back from worshiping the temple in Wutong Mountain some time ago.
Everyone saw that Princess Xiluo was only more than ten years old, and she was wearing a light green dress that tightly wrapped the girl's graceful figure, and she was wearing a rabbit fur cloak.Her waist-length hair was pulled up, and the rest was casually draped behind her back, tied with a headband of the same color.A small palm-sized face has delicate and delicate features, slightly childish, fair skin like creamy fat, and a pair of big eyes that are watery and lively, which adds a bit of agility.The innate nobility in every gesture, as well as the maids following behind, all showed the dignity of their status.
At this time, he was smiling, reached out to grab the hand of the handsome young man beside him, and said with a smile, "Ahan, hurry up."
The one called "Ahan" by Princess Xiluo was a young boy, about the same height as Princess Xiluo.She was dressed in lavender clothes, and her hair was only tied with a bright red headband, which made her look taller and more radiant.
Everyone guessed the identity of this young boy for a while, only Xu Yangyi frowned, feeling a little familiar inexplicably.
A group of people were invited to the backyard by the servants. On the way, a few pretty ladies came to say hello to Princess Xiluo, but their eyes were all on the young boy at the side.
Princess Xiluo frowned, responded casually, and pulled the young boy away.
"These ladies are so annoying."
Princess Xiluo complained to the boy, her beautiful brows were slightly frowned.
Hearing this, the boy raised his face, it was Shen Junhan who had been in the capital for a long time.
"I think they want to get closer to you, princess, don't refuse people thousands of miles away." Jun Han said with a smile.
Princess Xiluo frowned slightly, before she could say anything in the future, Xu Wen brought the Seventh Prince and others over from afar.
The Seventh Prince glanced at Shen Junhan for a few moments, then saluted Princess Xiluo, and said very politely, "I've seen little aunt."
Xu Wen and the others also saluted and said, "See Princess Xiluo."
Princess Xiluo waved her hand casually, and smiled at the Seventh Prince, "When I followed the Empress Dowager to worship the temple in Wutong Mountain, I heard that you married the First Concubine, and I happened to meet you today, so bring the Seventh Concubine to me soon Take a look. I really want to know what the most beautiful woman in the capital looks like."
Hearing this, the Seventh Prince smiled, "Little Auntie, forgive me, Qianyu hasn't been in good health since she gave birth to her child. It was very cold in winter, so I didn't bring her here."
"That's it, then I'll see you some other day."
Princess Xiluo nodded slightly regretfully.
"By the way, little aunt, who is the son next to you? It looks very strange."
"He is not a son of a family. His name is Shen Junhan, and he is my new friend."
Princess Xiluo seemed very happy, she pointed at Shen Junhan and said.
"The seventh prince is polite."
Shen Junhan chuckled, and cupped his hands at the Seventh Prince.
The Seventh Prince nodded in return, and looked Shen Junhan up and down a few times.
At this time, Xu Wen, who had been silent by the side, suddenly said, "Young Master Shen looks familiar, have we met somewhere?"
Before Shen Junhan could speak, Princess Xiluo preempted her, "How did you meet Ah Han? It's just his first visit to the capital."
Xu Wen apologized, "I'm the one who admitted the mistake, don't blame Princess Xiluo."
In this way, the Seventh Prince and others left first.
Shen Junhan watched them go away with a playful look in his eyes.He is not capable of writing or martial arts, nor is he a stunningly talented person, but with all the memories of his previous life alone, he does not believe that relying on the ability to predict the future, he can not beat the Seventh Prince and others.
Thinking of this, Shen Junhan suddenly remembered the business, so he said to Princess Xiluo, "Princess, the flower feast will start after a while, why don't we go around the palace by ourselves?"
Princess Xiluo is the most respected princess, and she has never seen such a scene.But she was happy to accompany Shen Junhan everywhere.
After waving her hand, Princess Xiluo asked a group of maids to wait in the front yard, and then followed Shen Junhan.
Along the way, the corner of Shen Junhan's mouth was smiling, watching Princess Xiluo secretly blushing.
In fact, she and Ah Han met near Suoxin Pavilion. That day she sneaked out of the palace disguised as a woman to play, and heard others say that there are many beauties in Suoxing Pavilion, so she followed the past and wanted to join in the fun, but she lost her way , and sadly sprained his foot.
At this moment, Shen Junhan happened to climb over the wall, and in the eyes of Princess Xiluo, she really thought that a god had descended to earth.
Shen Junhan saw her daughter at a glance, but he didn't take advantage of the danger to treat her lightly. Instead, he knelt down and asked her if she could leave.
At that time, Princess Xiluo was helpless and terrified, how could she not be grateful for someone so handsome and gentle who came to help her.
Afterwards, Shen Junhan carried her back, healed the wound on her foot, and never exposed her daughter until the end.
Later, Princess Xiluo recovered from her injury and returned to the palace, thinking about Shen Junhan all the time, she sneaked out of the palace several times to play with Shen Junhan.After coming and going, the two became friends.
Today, she happened to come out to find Shen Junhan when she had nothing to do. Hearing that he liked to watch winter plums, she remembered the post sent by Xu Yangyi, the daughter-in-law of Pingyang Wangfu's family two days ago.So he took the opportunity to bring Shen Junhan to the palace for a banquet.
The backyard of the palace is really big, and Princess Xiluo is also a golden branch and jade leaf. After walking a few steps, she felt sore under her feet. It can be seen that Shen Junhan was still in high spirits, and she was embarrassed to speak for a while.I can only grit my teeth and move forward.
After walking a few steps, there happened to be a raised stone in front of her. Princess Xiluo didn't pay attention, and she was about to trip over.
With sharp eyes and quick hands, Shen Junhan grabbed Princess Xiluo's slender waist, "Princess, are you alright?"
Princess Xiluo blushed, hurriedly came out of Shen Junhan's arms, and unnaturally stirred her fingers.
"In private, you can just call me by my name. It's always the princess. It's very natural to call me the princess."
Before the words came out, Princess Xiluo's face became even more rosy, she bit her lower lip and ran away.
Shen Junhan froze for a moment, and just wanted to tell Princess Xiluo that she was going in the wrong direction, but when she raised her eyes again, Princess Xiluo had already run away.
With a wry smile twice, Shen Junhan shook his head, and walked forward with a dead leaf in his hand.
It is winter now, and it will be the end of the year soon.
It has been several months since he came to the capital from Qingzhou, and Shen Junhan has been resisting not to see Xu Jinyan.
Now he is already the young son of the Shen family, no longer that arrogant little junior on Qingli Mountain.Apart from his identity as a junior, he actually wanted to leave something else in Xu Jinyan's heart, even a little bit.
But he didn't dare to be too close to Xu Jinyan, as his elder brother said, all the ancestors of the Shen family were watching.He only felt that he was stepping on the edge of a cliff, and that if he was not careful, he would fall to pieces.Xu Jinyan is his eternal doom.
☆, goodbye
After walking for a while, Shen Junhan's eyebrows were a little sad, how long has he not been to this palace.It seemed that as long as he closed his eyes, he could go back to the beginning, when Xu Jinyan liked to read on the porch, while he ate snacks on the soft cushion.
A few years have passed in a flash, or what kind of scene it will be when we meet again.
As Shen Junhan was thinking this way, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
The heart contracted suddenly, and the corners of Shen Junhan's mouth trembled a little. He raised his eyes and looked quietly at the man in white in front of him, but his heart seemed to be experiencing a stormy sea.
In fact, he was wrong just now. If he saw Xu Jinyan again, he would not think about blood feud at all. He still wanted to pounce on him as before.
"Brother!"
Xu Jinyan was stunned, and looked down at the boy in his arms in disbelief, "Are you...A Yu?"
Shen Junhan's eyes were slightly red, and he bowed his head into Xu Jinyan's arms, and said in a muffled voice, "Brother, I'm here to take refuge in you again."
There was joy on Xu Jinyan's face, and it took him a long time to regain his composure, and stretched out his arms to hold Shen Junhan tightly in his arms.
In the cold wind, snow fell unexpectedly at some point, and the crystal clear snowflakes fell on Xu Jinyan's plain white clothes, making his figure even more thin.
Shen Junhan crawled out of Xu Jinyan's arms, looking at the senior brother who was thinking day and night with sore eyes, he felt as if a ball of cotton was stuffed in his heart, soft and numb.
His elder brother used to be so warm and moist as jade, a person from Zhilan Yushu, but now he is so thin and weak.
Thinking of this, Shen Junhan's heart ached again, he should have come to see Xu Jinyan earlier.
"Ayu, you... are you okay in Qingzhou?"
Xu Jinyan lowered his eyebrows and smiled slightly on his lips, but in Shen Junhan's eyes, he was extremely cold and lonely.
"My brother treats me naturally well."
Xu Jinyan was slightly taken aback, and then smiled wryly, because he thought too much, how could his brother not treat him well.
"Brother, I miss you very much, I really miss you very much!"
Shen Junhan buried his face in Xu Jinyan's arms and said in a low voice.
——Brother, your A Yu is back again.Although I am weak and useless, and I often cause trouble for you, I will grow up slowly in the future. No matter what happens in the future, I just want to be a reliable thick shield in front of you.
I know that you have never liked turbulent and weird party disputes, and I also know that you have never thought about fighting for power.If you don't like fame and fame, I don't like it either.But I would like to be with you.Everything that happens in the future, I want to bear it for you.I only hope that you can ride the wind and waves, and live in splendid clothes for the rest of your life.I would like to cut through the thorns and thorns for you, and may the place where you live have a clear sky.And I... don't want anything, don't ask for anything, I just want to be with you in this life.
After a while, Xu Jinyan said in a low voice, "I also... miss you very much..."
The snow fell heavier and heavier, and soon the ground, treetops, and vermilion eaves were covered with a shallow layer.
Xu Jinyan took Shen Junhan's hand and walked back, just like back then.
At this time, there was only an exclamation from a distance, Shen Junhan was taken aback for a moment, and then secretly yelled that it was not good, just now he was only concerned with exchanging heartfelt feelings with Xu Jinyan, and for a while he forgot about Princess Xiluo.
Shen Junhan and Xu Jinyan looked at each other, then hurried towards the direction of the sound.
When the two of them arrived, they saw a group of young ladies gathered together in the gazebo, all of them were shocked, and wherever they looked, Xu Mo was sitting under the tree with his head down, and his left shoulder was slumped. An arrow is being inserted.
Princess Xiluo squatted beside Xu Mo, and shook his arm with a worried face, "Hey, how are you doing? Don't scare me! Wake up!"
The corner of Xu Mo's mouth was stained with blood, and he frowned upon hearing the sound, gritted his teeth and pulled out the arrow on his left shoulder.
Hot blood splashed out all of a sudden, Princess Xiluo had never seen such a bloody scene before, her eyes widened on the spot.
Xu Jinyan hurriedly came out from the crowd, first tapped two acupoints on Xu Mo's body to stop the bleeding for him, and told the left and right, "What are you all doing in a daze? Why don't you call the doctor, hurry up!"
Soon, two young men ran down to invite the doctor.
Standing beside Xu Jinyan, Shen Junhan frowned, looked around at everyone present, and finally settled on Xu Wen, the Seventh Prince and others.Sure enough, the story will continue, and Xu Wen started to kill his younger brother again.He secretly added a sentence in his heart: Dogs can't change eating shit.
The bows and arrows in their hands have not yet been put down, and the cause and effect of the matter are actually clear at a glance, but Jun Han still wants Xu Jinyan to know how cruel and merciless his younger brother Xu Wen is.
Jun Han tilted his head and asked in doubt: "Princess, what happened? How could someone be injured? No way, isn't this the palace?"
Princess Xiluo was full of anger, she pointed at Xu Wen and others on the field, and said, "Ask them!"
It turned out that after Princess Xiluo ran away, she had been hiding behind the rockery and waiting for Shen Junhan to come to her.But she didn't know that Shen Junhan had met Xu Jinyan, so she didn't have time to come out to find her.
Princess Xiluo thought that Shen Junhan was only playing with herself, so she got sullen and walked all the way to the gazebo.Unexpectedly, I saw Xu Wen comparing archery with a few rich men.
Just comparing archery skills is enough, but they actually used a young man as a target and put an apple on his head!
Princess Xiluo was already angry, but now that they don't care about human life, she is even more angry.
But before he could stop it, he saw an arrow shot out fiercely, but the shot missed, and it was about to hit the boy's cheek.The boy narrowly escaped with his head slightly tilted, but then someone shot another arrow, which hit the boy directly on the left shoulder.
That's what Xu Jinyan and others saw afterwards.
Hearing what Princess Xiluo said, Xu Jinyan's eyes darkened immediately, and his complexion became ugly. He looked around and then stopped his gaze on Xu Wen, "Second brother, tell me."
Xu Wen came out in response, threw the bow and arrow into the servant's arms, and said with a smile: "Brother, no servant has notified you why you are here."
There was silence on the court, everyone was looking at the legendary eldest son who had been apprenticed to Qingli Mountain for many years and had just returned to Beijing some time ago.
Xu Jinyan frowned and said displeasedly: "Second brother, since you are here, why don't you stop?"
The smile on Xu Wen's face gradually disappeared. It was obvious that Xu Jinyan's questioning under the watchful eyes of everyone made him unable to hold back. He was silent for a moment, and said: "Xu Mo is just a concubine. If you get hurt, you will get hurt. How can you be worthy of brother?" So angry? There are so many people here today, why does brother have to defeat everyone's interest for a small matter?"
"Yeah, big cousin, don't blame the second cousin, I saw Xu Mo behind the scenes, so I wanted to call him over to play. There are so many people present, who knows how to shoot Xu Mo What does it have to do with the second cousin." The person who spoke was Su Zhen, the son of Princess Pingyang's natal brother.
Shen Junhan took a few glances at Su Zhen. According to his past life memory, Su Zhen was just a naughty son, and he only obeyed Xu Wen's orders.
Thinking of this, Shen Junhan quietly walked to Xu Mo's side, and asked in a low voice when others were not paying attention, "Which one shot you? Was it Xu Wen or that Su Zhen? Tell me and let your brother avenge you!"
Xu Mo was slightly surprised when he heard the sound, and then replied calmly, "It's Xu Wen."
Hearing this answer, Shen Junhan secretly thought about it, if Xu Wen was injured, then this fire would not be able to burn the Seventh Prince, what should be done to give the Seventh Prince some flair.He glanced at Princess Xiluo again.
Princess Xiluo said: "Ah, what do you see me doing? Is there a flower on my face?"
"..." Jun Han said, "There is blood, wipe it off quickly!"
"what?!"
At this time, the Seventh Prince who had been silent on the sidelines said, "Jin Yan, this matter is just a misunderstanding, Su Zhen must not have meant it, let him apologize to Xu Mo later, this matter is over, okay? "
Su Zhen understood what the Seventh Prince meant. He wanted to protect Xu Wen. The arrow that hit Xu Mo just now was originally shot by Xu Wen.Others might not have noticed it, but he stood beside Xu Wen and could see it clearly.Xu Wen's arrow clearly wanted Xu Mo's life.
"Cousin, I was wrong, I'll go and apologize to Xu Mo later." Su Zhen said, but there was no trace of guilt on his face.
Seeing this, Xu Jinyan frowned, and said to the Seventh Prince, "Please forgive me, Xu Mo is also my younger brother, and I must give him justice today."
At this time the doctor also rushed over, and everyone made way for the doctor to bandage Xu Mo's wound first.
Fortunately, Xu Mo's injury was not serious, but he bled a little more.
Seeing Xu Mo's pale face, Xu Jinyan ordered his servants to send him back to recuperate.
Seeing that Xu Mo was fine, the Seventh Prince immediately said, "Since he's fine, everyone might as well go away." Then he changed his voice and said to Xu Jin, "I haven't seen Jin Yan for a long time, so why don't we go together to enjoy the flowers today?" go drinking?"
"Okay, drink and drink." Su Zhen happily replied.
At this moment, Shen Junhan, who had been silent all this time, opened his mouth, "Wait a minute, I seem to have heard that the prince said that he wants to seek justice for Xu Mo. Why, none of you heard it, or is there something wrong with my ears?"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of Xu Wen, the Seventh Prince and the others suddenly turned ugly. Su Zhen had a hot temper, and immediately said angrily, "What are you, how dare you act presumptuously in front of the Seventh Prince, believe it or not, I will kill you!"
Princess Xiluo is not happy anymore, she is not willing to say a harsh word to Shen Junhan, Su Zhen is nothing.Immediately, he frowned and scolded coldly, "What are you, you have the guts to act presumptuously in front of this princess! Believe it or not, I will go to the palace and report to the imperial brother right now! Let the imperial brother punish you for being disrespectful!"
Su Zhen was startled, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Princess calm down, I...I..."
Seeing this situation, the Seventh Prince narrowed his eyes slightly, the current Emperor has very few princesses under his knees, and he dotes on Princess Xiluo, the youngest sister, very much.With the Empress Dowager protecting her, Princess Xiluo has always been fearless, if she is offended today, she will definitely sue the Emperor in a fit of anger.
At that time, even if the emperor looks at the empress dowager's face, he will definitely not let Princess Xiluo suffer.If that's the case, then who among them can please?At that time, the prince still doesn't know how to take the opportunity to suppress him!
Thinking of this, the Seventh Prince's face suddenly darkened, and he looked at Su Zhen with unfriendly eyes.Xu Wen is the best at observing words and expressions, and took the opportunity to kick Su Zhen over, scolding: "The seventh prince and the princess are here, how can you speak? You shot someone, what should you do?"
Su Zhen was kicked and turned over a few somersaults, then got up and repeatedly begged for mercy, "Princess forgive me, princess forgive me."
Princess Xiluo snorted coldly, without even looking at Su Zhen, she turned her head to Shen Junhan and said, "Ahan, what do you want to do with him?"
Shen Junhan smiled. He has no interest in such an insignificant pawn like Su Zhen. If the Seventh Prince can't please him today, it will naturally be a very happy thing.
Thinking of this, Shen Junhan chuckled, "Of course I don't have any ideas, but how can someone act so rebelliously in a place where the army is at the foot of the emperor? After all, Xu Mo is also a decent young master of the Pingyang Palace. He has been wronged today, so naturally he has to be punished." It's justice."
Princess Xiluo nodded, and said to Xu Jin, "You are the heir of Pingyang Palace, this matter is up to you."
Xu Jinyan nodded, and said word by word: "Naturally."
☆, sinister intentions
Xu Jin said: "Su Zhen, but you let Xu Mo be the target?"
"Yes."
Su Zhen nodded, he just saw that Xu Wen didn't want to see Xu Mo, so he wanted to take the opportunity to please Xu Wen.
"The arrow that hurt Xu Mo was also shot by you?"
This time it was Shen Junhan who asked.
Hearing this, Su Zhen didn't answer immediately, but secretly glanced at Xu Wen, only to see that Xu Wen's eyes were slightly narrowed, and there was a strong sense of warning in his eyes.This matter was not his fault, if he admits it today, he will definitely have his leg broken by the old man when he returns home.If he doesn't admit it, Xu Wen will definitely not let him go in the future.Thinking of Xu Wen's thunderous means, Su Zhen couldn't help but tremble.
"Yes... I shot..."
Everyone looked at Su Zhen, Su Zhen blushed, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "Big cousin, forgive me once, I won't dare next time, please don't tell my father about this, otherwise I will be beaten to death by my father!"
Hearing this, Shen Junhan frowned slightly, wondering why this Su Zhen was so cowardly, he would rather risk having his leg broken when he returned home than tell the truth.
But it can also be seen from the negative side that Xu Wen is really not a good person, he can even be said to be sinister and vicious, even his own younger brother will not be spared.
If Xu Wen succeeds today, he can put the blame on Su Zhen.But what good would it do him if the news spread?
Shen Junhan couldn't figure this out, so he glanced out of the corner of his eye and suddenly saw Xu Yangyi.
She frowned, but her beautiful eyes kept staring at Xu Wen.Could it be that she also saw who shot the arrow?
Shen Junhan thought for a moment, and thought that he could find an opportunity for Xu Yangyi to tell Xu Jinyan about this matter.First, Xu Jinyan can see Xu Wen's true face clearly, and second, it can make Xu Jinyan more defensive.So what if they are blood brothers, there is only one position for Pingyang King in the future.
"Come here, take Su Zhen down for forty sticks and send him back to the Su Mansion! He will never be allowed to step into the Palace again!"
Soon some servants of the mansion pulled the crying Su Zhen down.
From now on, I can no longer enter the palace. When Su Zhen returns to the palace, I am afraid that he will be abandoned by the Su household. One can imagine the days ahead.
Xu Wen frowned, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Xu Yangyi was staring at him.
"Yang Yi, what's wrong with you? Does Second Brother have something on his face?"
Xu Yangyi was stunned for a moment, for some reason, she only felt that the smile on Xu Wen's face was a bit dark, just like the expression he had just raised an arrow to kill Xu Mo.
Shaking his head, Xu Yangyi took a small step back and tried his best to put on a smiling face, "Second Brother, it's nothing."
With deep eyes, Xu Wen smiled at Xu Yangyi.
The interaction between the siblings naturally failed to escape Shen Junhan's eyes.
Touching his chin, Shen Junhan smiled suddenly, turned his head to Princess Xiluo and said, "Princess, go and call Miss Xu, how about we go visit Xu Mo together?"
Princess Xiluo wrinkled her nose and turned her head to glance at Shen Junhan.I saw him smiling brightly, and his eyes were sparkling and beautiful.Nodding involuntarily, Princess Xiluo walked over, pulled Xu Yangyi past her and said, "Come and walk with me, this palace is too big."
Xu Yangyi was still in a daze, and was dragged away by Princess Xiluo in a daze for a while.
After all the crowd dispersed, Xu Wen stared at Xu Yangyi's back in a daze.
"Is that why you can't get used to seeing the concubine in the house?"
The seventh prince said with a smile, his eyes fixed on Xu Wen.
Xu Wen came back to his senses, and then sneered, "Isn't the Seventh Prince the same? But if someone robs me, so what if it's a brother?"
The Seventh Prince smiled, with a flash of appreciation in his eyes.People like them, even close relatives of flesh and blood, should be ruthless.
The ladies of each family were called by the princess in the front yard, saying that they wanted to watch the snow and flowers.So they all went to the front yard, but Xu Yangyi was not interested in admiring the flowers, and was dragged by Princess Xiluo, and walked to Xu Mo's residence unknowingly.
Xu Mo was lying on the bed with his clothes closed, when he saw someone approaching, he struggled to get up.
"elder brother."
Xu Jinyan hurriedly stepped forward, supported Xu Mo and said, "Don't move around, be careful of the wound."
Xu Mo pursed his lips, looked up at Xu Jinyan, wondering if he should tell him.
If he said that Xu Wen wanted his life, would Xu Jinyan believe him rather than his own brother?
At this time, Princess Xiluo said, "This courtyard is really broken, the palace still has such a courtyard."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned, only Xu Mo's expression darkened, he was just an unfavored bastard, if it wasn't for Xu Jinyan's protection, he would have died countless times.
Shen Junhan coughed and rubbed against Xu Jinyan, "Brother..."
"What? What are you calling Prince Pingyang's son?"
Princess Xiluo looked at Shen Junhan and Xu Jinyan in shock.
Even Xu Mo couldn't help showing surprise. Could it be that the handsome young man in front of him was Su Yu?
Shen Junhan smiled wryly, and said to Princess Xiluo, "I'll tell you about this later, how about listening to me now?"
Although Princess Xiluo was a little angry that Shen Junhan lied to her, she still kept her mouth shut obediently.
Seeing this, Shen Junhan smiled at Princess Xiluo, then turned his head and said to Xu Jin, "Brother, I guess even if I don't tell you, you will feel that things are different. Although Su Zhen has a violent personality and is very playful, But he didn't have the guts to mess around in the palace. The arrow wound on Xu Mo's body may not be caused by Su Zhen."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and they all looked at Shen Junhan.
Xu
"Father!"
"Enough! Shut up!"
The emperor got angry, and threw the red sandalwood incense string in his hand on the ground, scaring the surrounding maids, and the little eunuchs knelt on the ground one by one and shouted, "The emperor calms down."
His eyes sank, the emperor glanced between the seventh prince and the prince, and then heaved a long sigh, stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, "I think this is just a folk rumor, how could Qing Chaogui kill someone as a prince?"
After a pause, the emperor said to the seventh prince again, "There is also the murder of the side concubine. I have already found out that it was the work of some violent bandits. You don't want to speculate anymore, Chao'er."
"Yes, Father."
The Seventh Prince cupped his hands, his face still gloomy.
The crown prince glanced at the seventh prince triumphantly, and said respectfully, "What the father taught me, I will be careful in the future, so that the father will not worry."
In this way, this matter is over, but in the hearts of the Seventh Prince and the Crown Prince, there is a cancer left.
☆, family law
Different from the jittery wind outside, the atmosphere in Pingyang Palace was extremely dull at this time.
King Pingyang went out a few days ago and learned that Xu Jinyan had finally returned to the capital, so he finished the matter at hand as soon as possible and rushed back to the palace all the way.
At the moment when the front foot stepped into the palace, the anger accumulated in the heart for a long time could no longer be restrained and erupted.Immediately, he ordered his men to tie up Shizi.
Xu Jinyan was originally teaching Xu Mo how to practice swords in Dongyuan Yaju. When he learned that his father came back, he was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly and shook his head. He couldn't hide from the one who should come, and he didn't plan to hide at all.
Putting the sword back on the stand, Xu Jinyan raised his foot and was about to follow his servants to the front yard.
"Big brother!"
Xu Mo suddenly reached out and tugged at the corner of Xu Jinyan's clothes, and said worriedly, "Can you not go?"
Hearing this, Xu Jinyan smiled, how could he not see the worry in Xu Mo's heart.
However, as the eldest son of the Pingyang Palace, he failed to fulfill his own responsibilities, and instead had to work hard for his younger brother.Two years away and not returning home, causing parents to worry, is unfilial, the second.Failure to lead by example as an elder brother is three.
But this time it was indeed he who should be punished, whether it was out of filial piety or responsibility, the punishment was too late.
Smiling at Xu Mo, Xu Jinyan comforted, "Don't worry, I'll be fine."
Xu Mo's expression was gloomy, and he watched Xu Jinyan walk out of the courtyard step by step, silently praying that Xu Jinyan would be safe and sound.
forecourt.
King Pingyang stood in the porch in a black robe, looked at the thin eldest son with stern eyes, and suddenly shouted angrily, "Come here, close the courtyard door for me, anyone who dares to inform the princess today will be beaten to death with a stick!"
Xu Jinyan knelt on the ground silently, bowed his head and said nothing.
"Nizi!" King Pingyang said in a deep voice, flicking his sleeves coldly.
In the spacious yard, servants soon brought up long spring benches and boards.
Xu Jinyan lowered his head and smiled wryly. He didn't need others to restrain him. He stood up consciously and lay down on the bench.His thin face flushed suddenly, he gritted his teeth, and turned his head to one side.
Seeing this, King Pingyang frowned first, then waved his hand and ordered, "Hit me! Hit me hard!"
The two boys holding the boards looked at each other, then gritted their teeth, swung their arms round, and hit the board through the air.
The prince has orders, they dare not not fight, but the prince lying on the bench in front of them makes them dare not really hit hard.
The board hit Xu Jinyan one after another, making a dull sound.
Xu Jinyan gritted his teeth, gripped the stool tightly with both hands, resisting the beating forcefully.But even if the servants spared no effort, the heavy board still beat Xu Jinyan's buttocks and legs to pieces, bloody and bloody.
"Nizi, has this king forced you to do anything these years? You went to Qingli Mountain to learn from a teacher, and you stayed there for so many years! Have you forgotten your identity! You are the prince! It is Pingyang The son of the palace! Look at which family's child is as presumptuous as you!"
King Pingyang pointed at Xu Jinyan and scolded him. He was furious for a while, grabbed the board from his hand and beat Xu Jinyan.
Xu Jinyan couldn't help but let out a low growl when he was hit hard. He felt as if he was being crushed behind him, and the pain was so unbearable that he wished he could pass out immediately.
The broken corner of the mouth was bitten out by Xu Jinyan forcefully, and the original pair of white jade-like fingers were also dripping with blood.
The board behind him seemed to crush his whole body, one stroke after another, the bright red blood stained the plain white clothes on Xu Jinyan's body, but the next board seemed to hit the bone.
Xu Jinyan could only feel the blood rushing up, and the fishy sweetness in his throat could no longer be restrained and spurted out.
"My lord, please stop!"
Princess Pingyang's crying sounded in his ears, Xu Jinyan struggled to get up, but his body went limp and he fell heavily.
"My lord, please forgive him, all mistakes are my fault, don't fight again."
Princess Pingyang hugged King Pingyang's leg and wailed, tears streaming down her face.
Xu Yangyi threw herself on Xu Jinyan, crying and shouting, "Father, please don't! I beg father, please don't hit big brother anymore, woo woo, big brother can't take it anymore!"
"Step aside!"
King Pingyang said angrily, with hate and pain on his face.
"No, no!"
Xu Yangyi just didn't let go, and wanted to protect Xu Jinyan life and death.
Xu Jinyan, who was covered in blood, moved, and then smiled wryly, "Sister, get out of the way, this time it's brother who did something wrong..."
"Big brother..."
Xu Yangyi cried, and was forcibly pulled away by several servants.
King Pingyang was furious, and hit him again with a hard blow.
Seeing Xu Jinyan's body trembling like a dead fish, he finally had no strength to struggle anymore.
"My lord, don't fight anymore, Yan'er can't take it anymore!"
Princess Pingyang lay beside Xu Jinyan, touching his face with trembling hands.
"Mother Concubine." Xu Jinyan's voice was hoarse, his eyebrows were wrinkled in pain, and he whispered with pain, "Don't cry, my son is fine."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Jinyan tilted his head and passed out.
King Pingyang heaved a long sigh and threw the board in his hand, and the palace was in chaos again for a while.
Xu Jinyan was in a daze, and felt that sometimes his body was bitingly cold, and sometimes his body was burned like a flame, and there was even more unspeakable pain behind him.
After being carried all the way back to Dongyuan Yaju, Xu Jinyan's face was covered with sweat, and his lips lost the last trace of blood, becoming extremely pale.
King Pingyang ordered his feet to be grounded, and no one was allowed to visit Dongyuan, let alone Jinyan was allowed to step out of the palace.
The skin between the buttocks and legs was torn apart, bloody and bloody, and it had been frozen for such a long time.The wound was tightly glued to the clothes.
Zijin pursed her lips tightly, her eyes were red, she suppressed her tears and moistened the wound with water, and then gently peeled off the cloth.
But even so, Xu Jinyan's face turned pale from the pain, bead-sized beads of sweat rolled down, and wet the hair on his temples.
"Taoyao, hurry up and get another basin of clean water."
Zijin opened his mouth and said, as soon as he put down the handkerchief, the water in the basin was stained red.
"Okay, I'll go right now."
With a crying voice, Tao Yao went down to fetch water with a basin in her hand.
"My lord, bear with me."
Zijin said in a low voice, and with a little effort from her hand, the bloody wound still made her tears flow down in an instant.
Xu Jinyan frowned in pain, and bit his fist in his mouth to swallow the pain.
This board received 75 marks, Xu Jinyan was not beaten to death, but it did expose him to death.I want to rest for a while before I can get better.
The process of applying the medicine was particularly difficult, the wound was itchy and painful, which made Xu Jinyan feel depressed, but he still tried his best not to say a word.
Following the lord's order, Zijin's big maids gave Xu Jinyan the medicine and retreated.
After a while, there was the sound of locking the door, and several windows were also nailed, and the room was darkened suddenly, only the slight flickering of candlelight.
Xu Jinyan knew in his heart that King Pingyang was determined to punish him, and he was also trying to prevent him from returning to Qingli Mountain in disguise.
Forget it, now that he is injured like this, he can only stay quietly in the palace for a while.
Thinking of this, the corners of Xu Jinyan's mouth curled up slightly, and he smiled wryly. He felt his head getting more and more dizzy, and then he lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
When Xu Jinyan woke up again, it was already time to hold the lamp.
During the period, Zijin came over to change his medicine, and brought him food.It's just that Xu Jinyan's pain is unbearable, and he really has no appetite.
Zijin wiped his tears and went down.
After a few days like this, Xu Jinyan's injuries were slightly better, and the bloody wounds gradually healed, but the pain did not abate at all, and it was even more painful than when he was beaten.
Xu Jinyan often endured it, only to feel that his legs were like dead wood, and he couldn't move, and even a slight movement would feel painful.
After all, this sharp 75-note board hurt Xu Jinyan's muscles and bones, and I'm afraid he will have to take care of it for a long time in the future.
During the daytime, Xu Yangyi sneaked over to visit Xu Jinyan behind her back.
His eyes were red and swollen from crying, and he just called "Big Brother" over and over again.
Xu Jinyan felt sore and couldn't get up, so he could only comfort Xu Yangyi outside the door from a distance.
After Xu Mo and Xu Jinyan were imprisoned, they often came to visit in the middle of the night.Every time, he stood outside the door without saying a word.
Xu Jinyan knew that Xu Mo was feeling uncomfortable, but he couldn't think of how to comfort him for a while.Xu Mo is not Xu Yangyi, not the child whose tears can be stopped with a few words of comfort from Xu Jinyan.
Suddenly, he thought of Su Yu again.
☆, flower feast
Xu Jinyan's injury lasted for a few months, autumn and winter came again, and two months later it was the New Year's Eve.
Because Princess Pingyang missed Xu Jinyan every day, her already sick body became worse and worse.
King Pingyang felt sorry for Princess Pingyang, and couldn't bear to criticize his eldest son any longer, so he ordered Xu Jinyan's restraint to be released.
The first thing Xu Jinyan did when he left Dongyuan was to visit his mother and concubine in the front yard.
These days of recuperation have made Xu Jinyan thinner and thinner, and his originally handsome appearance has also become haggard.
When Princess Pingyang saw it, her heart ached again, and she hurriedly ordered the small kitchen to prepare medicinal meals for Xu Jinyan.
Xu Jinyan just smiled wryly, and his temper became more and more silent.
During the period when Xu Jinyan was recovering from his injuries, Princess Pingyang thought about ordering a marriage for Xu Jinyan so that he could stay in the capital with peace of mind.Xu Jinyan is not young, and it is time to marry a concubine.Not to mention the prince of a family as big as Xu Jinyan in the capital, there are several concubines.
Not to mention the distance, Xu Wen is three years younger than Xu Jinyan, and now there are three girls in the house.
Originally, Princess Pingyang had her eyes on Lin Qianyu, the daughter of Lin Shoufu's family, but Lin Qianyu was actually married to the Seventh Prince by the emperor.
Although Princess Pingyang felt uncomfortable, she couldn't say anything.These days, just choose some prostitutes from aristocratic families to see each other.
Xu Jinyan didn't know anything about this, and he was afraid that after knowing it, he would have another headache.
A few days later, the wintersweet in the palace was just in bloom, Princess Pingyang took the opportunity to ask Xu Yangyi to hold a flower viewing banquet, and invited all the ladies in the capital to enjoy the flowers.
Xu Yangyi didn't doubt that there was him, so she agreed immediately, and went down to write a post with great interest.
On the day of the flower viewing banquet, all the girls from the capital city came to the palace together. Not only them, but the crown prince and the seventh prince also came after hearing the news, saying that they wanted to enjoy the flowers together.
What surprised everyone even more was that Princess Xiluo also came, not only by herself, but also with a handsome young boy by her side.
Princess Xiluo is not the current emperor's daughter, but the youngest sister, the little aunt of the princes.Because Princess Xiluo's mother and concubine died early, she has been by the Queen Mother's side all these years.I just came back from worshiping the temple in Wutong Mountain some time ago.
Everyone saw that Princess Xiluo was only more than ten years old, and she was wearing a light green dress that tightly wrapped the girl's graceful figure, and she was wearing a rabbit fur cloak.Her waist-length hair was pulled up, and the rest was casually draped behind her back, tied with a headband of the same color.A small palm-sized face has delicate and delicate features, slightly childish, fair skin like creamy fat, and a pair of big eyes that are watery and lively, which adds a bit of agility.The innate nobility in every gesture, as well as the maids following behind, all showed the dignity of their status.
At this time, he was smiling, reached out to grab the hand of the handsome young man beside him, and said with a smile, "Ahan, hurry up."
The one called "Ahan" by Princess Xiluo was a young boy, about the same height as Princess Xiluo.She was dressed in lavender clothes, and her hair was only tied with a bright red headband, which made her look taller and more radiant.
Everyone guessed the identity of this young boy for a while, only Xu Yangyi frowned, feeling a little familiar inexplicably.
A group of people were invited to the backyard by the servants. On the way, a few pretty ladies came to say hello to Princess Xiluo, but their eyes were all on the young boy at the side.
Princess Xiluo frowned, responded casually, and pulled the young boy away.
"These ladies are so annoying."
Princess Xiluo complained to the boy, her beautiful brows were slightly frowned.
Hearing this, the boy raised his face, it was Shen Junhan who had been in the capital for a long time.
"I think they want to get closer to you, princess, don't refuse people thousands of miles away." Jun Han said with a smile.
Princess Xiluo frowned slightly, before she could say anything in the future, Xu Wen brought the Seventh Prince and others over from afar.
The Seventh Prince glanced at Shen Junhan for a few moments, then saluted Princess Xiluo, and said very politely, "I've seen little aunt."
Xu Wen and the others also saluted and said, "See Princess Xiluo."
Princess Xiluo waved her hand casually, and smiled at the Seventh Prince, "When I followed the Empress Dowager to worship the temple in Wutong Mountain, I heard that you married the First Concubine, and I happened to meet you today, so bring the Seventh Concubine to me soon Take a look. I really want to know what the most beautiful woman in the capital looks like."
Hearing this, the Seventh Prince smiled, "Little Auntie, forgive me, Qianyu hasn't been in good health since she gave birth to her child. It was very cold in winter, so I didn't bring her here."
"That's it, then I'll see you some other day."
Princess Xiluo nodded slightly regretfully.
"By the way, little aunt, who is the son next to you? It looks very strange."
"He is not a son of a family. His name is Shen Junhan, and he is my new friend."
Princess Xiluo seemed very happy, she pointed at Shen Junhan and said.
"The seventh prince is polite."
Shen Junhan chuckled, and cupped his hands at the Seventh Prince.
The Seventh Prince nodded in return, and looked Shen Junhan up and down a few times.
At this time, Xu Wen, who had been silent by the side, suddenly said, "Young Master Shen looks familiar, have we met somewhere?"
Before Shen Junhan could speak, Princess Xiluo preempted her, "How did you meet Ah Han? It's just his first visit to the capital."
Xu Wen apologized, "I'm the one who admitted the mistake, don't blame Princess Xiluo."
In this way, the Seventh Prince and others left first.
Shen Junhan watched them go away with a playful look in his eyes.He is not capable of writing or martial arts, nor is he a stunningly talented person, but with all the memories of his previous life alone, he does not believe that relying on the ability to predict the future, he can not beat the Seventh Prince and others.
Thinking of this, Shen Junhan suddenly remembered the business, so he said to Princess Xiluo, "Princess, the flower feast will start after a while, why don't we go around the palace by ourselves?"
Princess Xiluo is the most respected princess, and she has never seen such a scene.But she was happy to accompany Shen Junhan everywhere.
After waving her hand, Princess Xiluo asked a group of maids to wait in the front yard, and then followed Shen Junhan.
Along the way, the corner of Shen Junhan's mouth was smiling, watching Princess Xiluo secretly blushing.
In fact, she and Ah Han met near Suoxin Pavilion. That day she sneaked out of the palace disguised as a woman to play, and heard others say that there are many beauties in Suoxing Pavilion, so she followed the past and wanted to join in the fun, but she lost her way , and sadly sprained his foot.
At this moment, Shen Junhan happened to climb over the wall, and in the eyes of Princess Xiluo, she really thought that a god had descended to earth.
Shen Junhan saw her daughter at a glance, but he didn't take advantage of the danger to treat her lightly. Instead, he knelt down and asked her if she could leave.
At that time, Princess Xiluo was helpless and terrified, how could she not be grateful for someone so handsome and gentle who came to help her.
Afterwards, Shen Junhan carried her back, healed the wound on her foot, and never exposed her daughter until the end.
Later, Princess Xiluo recovered from her injury and returned to the palace, thinking about Shen Junhan all the time, she sneaked out of the palace several times to play with Shen Junhan.After coming and going, the two became friends.
Today, she happened to come out to find Shen Junhan when she had nothing to do. Hearing that he liked to watch winter plums, she remembered the post sent by Xu Yangyi, the daughter-in-law of Pingyang Wangfu's family two days ago.So he took the opportunity to bring Shen Junhan to the palace for a banquet.
The backyard of the palace is really big, and Princess Xiluo is also a golden branch and jade leaf. After walking a few steps, she felt sore under her feet. It can be seen that Shen Junhan was still in high spirits, and she was embarrassed to speak for a while.I can only grit my teeth and move forward.
After walking a few steps, there happened to be a raised stone in front of her. Princess Xiluo didn't pay attention, and she was about to trip over.
With sharp eyes and quick hands, Shen Junhan grabbed Princess Xiluo's slender waist, "Princess, are you alright?"
Princess Xiluo blushed, hurriedly came out of Shen Junhan's arms, and unnaturally stirred her fingers.
"In private, you can just call me by my name. It's always the princess. It's very natural to call me the princess."
Before the words came out, Princess Xiluo's face became even more rosy, she bit her lower lip and ran away.
Shen Junhan froze for a moment, and just wanted to tell Princess Xiluo that she was going in the wrong direction, but when she raised her eyes again, Princess Xiluo had already run away.
With a wry smile twice, Shen Junhan shook his head, and walked forward with a dead leaf in his hand.
It is winter now, and it will be the end of the year soon.
It has been several months since he came to the capital from Qingzhou, and Shen Junhan has been resisting not to see Xu Jinyan.
Now he is already the young son of the Shen family, no longer that arrogant little junior on Qingli Mountain.Apart from his identity as a junior, he actually wanted to leave something else in Xu Jinyan's heart, even a little bit.
But he didn't dare to be too close to Xu Jinyan, as his elder brother said, all the ancestors of the Shen family were watching.He only felt that he was stepping on the edge of a cliff, and that if he was not careful, he would fall to pieces.Xu Jinyan is his eternal doom.
☆, goodbye
After walking for a while, Shen Junhan's eyebrows were a little sad, how long has he not been to this palace.It seemed that as long as he closed his eyes, he could go back to the beginning, when Xu Jinyan liked to read on the porch, while he ate snacks on the soft cushion.
A few years have passed in a flash, or what kind of scene it will be when we meet again.
As Shen Junhan was thinking this way, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
The heart contracted suddenly, and the corners of Shen Junhan's mouth trembled a little. He raised his eyes and looked quietly at the man in white in front of him, but his heart seemed to be experiencing a stormy sea.
In fact, he was wrong just now. If he saw Xu Jinyan again, he would not think about blood feud at all. He still wanted to pounce on him as before.
"Brother!"
Xu Jinyan was stunned, and looked down at the boy in his arms in disbelief, "Are you...A Yu?"
Shen Junhan's eyes were slightly red, and he bowed his head into Xu Jinyan's arms, and said in a muffled voice, "Brother, I'm here to take refuge in you again."
There was joy on Xu Jinyan's face, and it took him a long time to regain his composure, and stretched out his arms to hold Shen Junhan tightly in his arms.
In the cold wind, snow fell unexpectedly at some point, and the crystal clear snowflakes fell on Xu Jinyan's plain white clothes, making his figure even more thin.
Shen Junhan crawled out of Xu Jinyan's arms, looking at the senior brother who was thinking day and night with sore eyes, he felt as if a ball of cotton was stuffed in his heart, soft and numb.
His elder brother used to be so warm and moist as jade, a person from Zhilan Yushu, but now he is so thin and weak.
Thinking of this, Shen Junhan's heart ached again, he should have come to see Xu Jinyan earlier.
"Ayu, you... are you okay in Qingzhou?"
Xu Jinyan lowered his eyebrows and smiled slightly on his lips, but in Shen Junhan's eyes, he was extremely cold and lonely.
"My brother treats me naturally well."
Xu Jinyan was slightly taken aback, and then smiled wryly, because he thought too much, how could his brother not treat him well.
"Brother, I miss you very much, I really miss you very much!"
Shen Junhan buried his face in Xu Jinyan's arms and said in a low voice.
——Brother, your A Yu is back again.Although I am weak and useless, and I often cause trouble for you, I will grow up slowly in the future. No matter what happens in the future, I just want to be a reliable thick shield in front of you.
I know that you have never liked turbulent and weird party disputes, and I also know that you have never thought about fighting for power.If you don't like fame and fame, I don't like it either.But I would like to be with you.Everything that happens in the future, I want to bear it for you.I only hope that you can ride the wind and waves, and live in splendid clothes for the rest of your life.I would like to cut through the thorns and thorns for you, and may the place where you live have a clear sky.And I... don't want anything, don't ask for anything, I just want to be with you in this life.
After a while, Xu Jinyan said in a low voice, "I also... miss you very much..."
The snow fell heavier and heavier, and soon the ground, treetops, and vermilion eaves were covered with a shallow layer.
Xu Jinyan took Shen Junhan's hand and walked back, just like back then.
At this time, there was only an exclamation from a distance, Shen Junhan was taken aback for a moment, and then secretly yelled that it was not good, just now he was only concerned with exchanging heartfelt feelings with Xu Jinyan, and for a while he forgot about Princess Xiluo.
Shen Junhan and Xu Jinyan looked at each other, then hurried towards the direction of the sound.
When the two of them arrived, they saw a group of young ladies gathered together in the gazebo, all of them were shocked, and wherever they looked, Xu Mo was sitting under the tree with his head down, and his left shoulder was slumped. An arrow is being inserted.
Princess Xiluo squatted beside Xu Mo, and shook his arm with a worried face, "Hey, how are you doing? Don't scare me! Wake up!"
The corner of Xu Mo's mouth was stained with blood, and he frowned upon hearing the sound, gritted his teeth and pulled out the arrow on his left shoulder.
Hot blood splashed out all of a sudden, Princess Xiluo had never seen such a bloody scene before, her eyes widened on the spot.
Xu Jinyan hurriedly came out from the crowd, first tapped two acupoints on Xu Mo's body to stop the bleeding for him, and told the left and right, "What are you all doing in a daze? Why don't you call the doctor, hurry up!"
Soon, two young men ran down to invite the doctor.
Standing beside Xu Jinyan, Shen Junhan frowned, looked around at everyone present, and finally settled on Xu Wen, the Seventh Prince and others.Sure enough, the story will continue, and Xu Wen started to kill his younger brother again.He secretly added a sentence in his heart: Dogs can't change eating shit.
The bows and arrows in their hands have not yet been put down, and the cause and effect of the matter are actually clear at a glance, but Jun Han still wants Xu Jinyan to know how cruel and merciless his younger brother Xu Wen is.
Jun Han tilted his head and asked in doubt: "Princess, what happened? How could someone be injured? No way, isn't this the palace?"
Princess Xiluo was full of anger, she pointed at Xu Wen and others on the field, and said, "Ask them!"
It turned out that after Princess Xiluo ran away, she had been hiding behind the rockery and waiting for Shen Junhan to come to her.But she didn't know that Shen Junhan had met Xu Jinyan, so she didn't have time to come out to find her.
Princess Xiluo thought that Shen Junhan was only playing with herself, so she got sullen and walked all the way to the gazebo.Unexpectedly, I saw Xu Wen comparing archery with a few rich men.
Just comparing archery skills is enough, but they actually used a young man as a target and put an apple on his head!
Princess Xiluo was already angry, but now that they don't care about human life, she is even more angry.
But before he could stop it, he saw an arrow shot out fiercely, but the shot missed, and it was about to hit the boy's cheek.The boy narrowly escaped with his head slightly tilted, but then someone shot another arrow, which hit the boy directly on the left shoulder.
That's what Xu Jinyan and others saw afterwards.
Hearing what Princess Xiluo said, Xu Jinyan's eyes darkened immediately, and his complexion became ugly. He looked around and then stopped his gaze on Xu Wen, "Second brother, tell me."
Xu Wen came out in response, threw the bow and arrow into the servant's arms, and said with a smile: "Brother, no servant has notified you why you are here."
There was silence on the court, everyone was looking at the legendary eldest son who had been apprenticed to Qingli Mountain for many years and had just returned to Beijing some time ago.
Xu Jinyan frowned and said displeasedly: "Second brother, since you are here, why don't you stop?"
The smile on Xu Wen's face gradually disappeared. It was obvious that Xu Jinyan's questioning under the watchful eyes of everyone made him unable to hold back. He was silent for a moment, and said: "Xu Mo is just a concubine. If you get hurt, you will get hurt. How can you be worthy of brother?" So angry? There are so many people here today, why does brother have to defeat everyone's interest for a small matter?"
"Yeah, big cousin, don't blame the second cousin, I saw Xu Mo behind the scenes, so I wanted to call him over to play. There are so many people present, who knows how to shoot Xu Mo What does it have to do with the second cousin." The person who spoke was Su Zhen, the son of Princess Pingyang's natal brother.
Shen Junhan took a few glances at Su Zhen. According to his past life memory, Su Zhen was just a naughty son, and he only obeyed Xu Wen's orders.
Thinking of this, Shen Junhan quietly walked to Xu Mo's side, and asked in a low voice when others were not paying attention, "Which one shot you? Was it Xu Wen or that Su Zhen? Tell me and let your brother avenge you!"
Xu Mo was slightly surprised when he heard the sound, and then replied calmly, "It's Xu Wen."
Hearing this answer, Shen Junhan secretly thought about it, if Xu Wen was injured, then this fire would not be able to burn the Seventh Prince, what should be done to give the Seventh Prince some flair.He glanced at Princess Xiluo again.
Princess Xiluo said: "Ah, what do you see me doing? Is there a flower on my face?"
"..." Jun Han said, "There is blood, wipe it off quickly!"
"what?!"
At this time, the Seventh Prince who had been silent on the sidelines said, "Jin Yan, this matter is just a misunderstanding, Su Zhen must not have meant it, let him apologize to Xu Mo later, this matter is over, okay? "
Su Zhen understood what the Seventh Prince meant. He wanted to protect Xu Wen. The arrow that hit Xu Mo just now was originally shot by Xu Wen.Others might not have noticed it, but he stood beside Xu Wen and could see it clearly.Xu Wen's arrow clearly wanted Xu Mo's life.
"Cousin, I was wrong, I'll go and apologize to Xu Mo later." Su Zhen said, but there was no trace of guilt on his face.
Seeing this, Xu Jinyan frowned, and said to the Seventh Prince, "Please forgive me, Xu Mo is also my younger brother, and I must give him justice today."
At this time the doctor also rushed over, and everyone made way for the doctor to bandage Xu Mo's wound first.
Fortunately, Xu Mo's injury was not serious, but he bled a little more.
Seeing Xu Mo's pale face, Xu Jinyan ordered his servants to send him back to recuperate.
Seeing that Xu Mo was fine, the Seventh Prince immediately said, "Since he's fine, everyone might as well go away." Then he changed his voice and said to Xu Jin, "I haven't seen Jin Yan for a long time, so why don't we go together to enjoy the flowers today?" go drinking?"
"Okay, drink and drink." Su Zhen happily replied.
At this moment, Shen Junhan, who had been silent all this time, opened his mouth, "Wait a minute, I seem to have heard that the prince said that he wants to seek justice for Xu Mo. Why, none of you heard it, or is there something wrong with my ears?"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of Xu Wen, the Seventh Prince and the others suddenly turned ugly. Su Zhen had a hot temper, and immediately said angrily, "What are you, how dare you act presumptuously in front of the Seventh Prince, believe it or not, I will kill you!"
Princess Xiluo is not happy anymore, she is not willing to say a harsh word to Shen Junhan, Su Zhen is nothing.Immediately, he frowned and scolded coldly, "What are you, you have the guts to act presumptuously in front of this princess! Believe it or not, I will go to the palace and report to the imperial brother right now! Let the imperial brother punish you for being disrespectful!"
Su Zhen was startled, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Princess calm down, I...I..."
Seeing this situation, the Seventh Prince narrowed his eyes slightly, the current Emperor has very few princesses under his knees, and he dotes on Princess Xiluo, the youngest sister, very much.With the Empress Dowager protecting her, Princess Xiluo has always been fearless, if she is offended today, she will definitely sue the Emperor in a fit of anger.
At that time, even if the emperor looks at the empress dowager's face, he will definitely not let Princess Xiluo suffer.If that's the case, then who among them can please?At that time, the prince still doesn't know how to take the opportunity to suppress him!
Thinking of this, the Seventh Prince's face suddenly darkened, and he looked at Su Zhen with unfriendly eyes.Xu Wen is the best at observing words and expressions, and took the opportunity to kick Su Zhen over, scolding: "The seventh prince and the princess are here, how can you speak? You shot someone, what should you do?"
Su Zhen was kicked and turned over a few somersaults, then got up and repeatedly begged for mercy, "Princess forgive me, princess forgive me."
Princess Xiluo snorted coldly, without even looking at Su Zhen, she turned her head to Shen Junhan and said, "Ahan, what do you want to do with him?"
Shen Junhan smiled. He has no interest in such an insignificant pawn like Su Zhen. If the Seventh Prince can't please him today, it will naturally be a very happy thing.
Thinking of this, Shen Junhan chuckled, "Of course I don't have any ideas, but how can someone act so rebelliously in a place where the army is at the foot of the emperor? After all, Xu Mo is also a decent young master of the Pingyang Palace. He has been wronged today, so naturally he has to be punished." It's justice."
Princess Xiluo nodded, and said to Xu Jin, "You are the heir of Pingyang Palace, this matter is up to you."
Xu Jinyan nodded, and said word by word: "Naturally."
☆, sinister intentions
Xu Jin said: "Su Zhen, but you let Xu Mo be the target?"
"Yes."
Su Zhen nodded, he just saw that Xu Wen didn't want to see Xu Mo, so he wanted to take the opportunity to please Xu Wen.
"The arrow that hurt Xu Mo was also shot by you?"
This time it was Shen Junhan who asked.
Hearing this, Su Zhen didn't answer immediately, but secretly glanced at Xu Wen, only to see that Xu Wen's eyes were slightly narrowed, and there was a strong sense of warning in his eyes.This matter was not his fault, if he admits it today, he will definitely have his leg broken by the old man when he returns home.If he doesn't admit it, Xu Wen will definitely not let him go in the future.Thinking of Xu Wen's thunderous means, Su Zhen couldn't help but tremble.
"Yes... I shot..."
Everyone looked at Su Zhen, Su Zhen blushed, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "Big cousin, forgive me once, I won't dare next time, please don't tell my father about this, otherwise I will be beaten to death by my father!"
Hearing this, Shen Junhan frowned slightly, wondering why this Su Zhen was so cowardly, he would rather risk having his leg broken when he returned home than tell the truth.
But it can also be seen from the negative side that Xu Wen is really not a good person, he can even be said to be sinister and vicious, even his own younger brother will not be spared.
If Xu Wen succeeds today, he can put the blame on Su Zhen.But what good would it do him if the news spread?
Shen Junhan couldn't figure this out, so he glanced out of the corner of his eye and suddenly saw Xu Yangyi.
She frowned, but her beautiful eyes kept staring at Xu Wen.Could it be that she also saw who shot the arrow?
Shen Junhan thought for a moment, and thought that he could find an opportunity for Xu Yangyi to tell Xu Jinyan about this matter.First, Xu Jinyan can see Xu Wen's true face clearly, and second, it can make Xu Jinyan more defensive.So what if they are blood brothers, there is only one position for Pingyang King in the future.
"Come here, take Su Zhen down for forty sticks and send him back to the Su Mansion! He will never be allowed to step into the Palace again!"
Soon some servants of the mansion pulled the crying Su Zhen down.
From now on, I can no longer enter the palace. When Su Zhen returns to the palace, I am afraid that he will be abandoned by the Su household. One can imagine the days ahead.
Xu Wen frowned, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Xu Yangyi was staring at him.
"Yang Yi, what's wrong with you? Does Second Brother have something on his face?"
Xu Yangyi was stunned for a moment, for some reason, she only felt that the smile on Xu Wen's face was a bit dark, just like the expression he had just raised an arrow to kill Xu Mo.
Shaking his head, Xu Yangyi took a small step back and tried his best to put on a smiling face, "Second Brother, it's nothing."
With deep eyes, Xu Wen smiled at Xu Yangyi.
The interaction between the siblings naturally failed to escape Shen Junhan's eyes.
Touching his chin, Shen Junhan smiled suddenly, turned his head to Princess Xiluo and said, "Princess, go and call Miss Xu, how about we go visit Xu Mo together?"
Princess Xiluo wrinkled her nose and turned her head to glance at Shen Junhan.I saw him smiling brightly, and his eyes were sparkling and beautiful.Nodding involuntarily, Princess Xiluo walked over, pulled Xu Yangyi past her and said, "Come and walk with me, this palace is too big."
Xu Yangyi was still in a daze, and was dragged away by Princess Xiluo in a daze for a while.
After all the crowd dispersed, Xu Wen stared at Xu Yangyi's back in a daze.
"Is that why you can't get used to seeing the concubine in the house?"
The seventh prince said with a smile, his eyes fixed on Xu Wen.
Xu Wen came back to his senses, and then sneered, "Isn't the Seventh Prince the same? But if someone robs me, so what if it's a brother?"
The Seventh Prince smiled, with a flash of appreciation in his eyes.People like them, even close relatives of flesh and blood, should be ruthless.
The ladies of each family were called by the princess in the front yard, saying that they wanted to watch the snow and flowers.So they all went to the front yard, but Xu Yangyi was not interested in admiring the flowers, and was dragged by Princess Xiluo, and walked to Xu Mo's residence unknowingly.
Xu Mo was lying on the bed with his clothes closed, when he saw someone approaching, he struggled to get up.
"elder brother."
Xu Jinyan hurriedly stepped forward, supported Xu Mo and said, "Don't move around, be careful of the wound."
Xu Mo pursed his lips, looked up at Xu Jinyan, wondering if he should tell him.
If he said that Xu Wen wanted his life, would Xu Jinyan believe him rather than his own brother?
At this time, Princess Xiluo said, "This courtyard is really broken, the palace still has such a courtyard."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned, only Xu Mo's expression darkened, he was just an unfavored bastard, if it wasn't for Xu Jinyan's protection, he would have died countless times.
Shen Junhan coughed and rubbed against Xu Jinyan, "Brother..."
"What? What are you calling Prince Pingyang's son?"
Princess Xiluo looked at Shen Junhan and Xu Jinyan in shock.
Even Xu Mo couldn't help showing surprise. Could it be that the handsome young man in front of him was Su Yu?
Shen Junhan smiled wryly, and said to Princess Xiluo, "I'll tell you about this later, how about listening to me now?"
Although Princess Xiluo was a little angry that Shen Junhan lied to her, she still kept her mouth shut obediently.
Seeing this, Shen Junhan smiled at Princess Xiluo, then turned his head and said to Xu Jin, "Brother, I guess even if I don't tell you, you will feel that things are different. Although Su Zhen has a violent personality and is very playful, But he didn't have the guts to mess around in the palace. The arrow wound on Xu Mo's body may not be caused by Su Zhen."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and they all looked at Shen Junhan.
Xu
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