September is full of flowers

In the carriage, Ning Tao tilted his body and rested his cheeks, his eyes kept staring at Shen Man.

Shen Man felt uncomfortable being stared at by him. He took a few glances out of the corner of his eye, but quickly avoided Ning Tao's sight.

Ning Tao seemed very displeased with her existence, so he nudged Ning Xu beside him and said, "Why would grandfather send her here? It would be more fun if the fourth sister was here. She is so bored, she will be bored to death along the way."

Ning Xu said nonchalantly, "You don't have to be here, but she must be." The implication is to give Ning Tao a blow and protect Shen Man.

Shen Man looked at Ning Xu again, not understanding why the second young master of the Ning Mansion suddenly treated him so well, with so much protection in his words, he always felt that there must be some secret in it.

She put the dagger that Miss Tang gave her to protect herself in her bag. She didn't have boots, and she was thinking of getting a pair of daggers to carry with her.The road is inconvenient, so it is best to have a men's suit to lend yourself to wear.

Ning Tao didn't dare to contradict Ning Xu, he rubbed his nose and turned his head aside in anger.

There was a sudden silence in the carriage.

The journey was long and lonely, and Ning Xu was a person who wanted to obtain fame, so he didn't dare to waste time easily, so he took out a book from the drawer at the bottom of his seat and read it carefully.

As the carriage swayed, he also swayed, but his expression was always focused and he was not disturbed by other things.

Shen Man looked at the cover of the book, and saw that it was a book called "Determinism".It is said that Ning Xu will take the two subjects of Tianwenmen and Shumen in Yinyang Dao, and Tianwenmen is one of the notoriously difficult subjects, and it is the essence of Yinyang Dao.Presumably this "Determination of Heaven" is a book about Tianwenmen.

Now the highest department of Yin-Yang Dao established by the imperial court is a place called "Yin-Yang Prison", which has six departments including Tianwenmen, among which Tianwenmen is the highest level of the six departments, and the officials in charge of Yin-Yangjian are called "Damenjian". At the same time, he is also the highest official of Tianwenmen.

The gate supervisor in the past has never served as the gate supervisor of Tianwenmen at the same time. This one in the current dynasty is an unworldly genius. In the Dafeng Dynasty, anyone who mentions this gate supervisor will show a kind of fascination look.

All candidates who want to enter the astronomy department must take the astronomy one.As for the calculation gate, it is also one of the most essential parts of the six gates.Ning Xu chose these two subjects for the exam, which shows his affirmation of his talent and talent.No wonder, as the eldest grandson of Ning Xiangfu, he should have such courage.

"Are you interested in this book?" Ning Xu asked when he saw Shen Man staring at his book in a daze.

"I'm just curious," Shen Man said, "Second Brother, does everyone who takes the Astronomy Gate need to use this book?"

"Hahaha," Ning Tao laughed a few times, and said contemptuously, "Do you think that everyone will have the "Determinism" that only our Ning Xiangfu has? This is an isolated copy, and it can be said that there are no more than ten people in the whole world who are lucky enough to read this book. Even today's gate supervisors may not have read this book!"

The tone of his speech was subconsciously revealing arrogance and complacency.

Ning Xu was much more kind. He put down the book and said to Shen Man, "I'm going to learn Yin-Yang Dao towards very young girls, and there are very few of them. But if you're interested, I can show you. But this book You must not pass on the things recorded in it to outsiders."

"Second Brother!" Ning Tao almost slipped from his seat in shock, "Grandfather will definitely not agree, even I can't read this book, so why should I show it to her?"

As he spoke, he wanted to grab the book while Ning Xu was not paying attention, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, Ning Xu took the book back conveniently, and said solemnly, "Third brother, according to your temperament, you can't read this book. Have you forgotten your grandfather's advice?"

Ning Tao's face turned pale, and he clasped his hands bitterly and said, "If you don't watch it, don't watch it, who cares!"

Shen Man saw the two of them quarreling, facing Ning Xu's "good intentions", he shook his head and smiled, "I don't read it, even if I read it, I still can't understand it."

"I remember you were literate."

"My mother taught me some, but they are just common words, which cannot be put on the table. Besides, I have never been interested in reading. I am afraid that I will doze off after reading these obscure books." Shen Man vomited. Tongue, somewhat playful and lovely.

A strange look flashed in Ning Xu's eyes, and he immediately smiled and said, "That's good, if you read less of these books, you will be less troubled."

Seeing that he had nothing to do with himself, Ning Tao closed his eyes and rested.

Ning Xu continued to flip through the books, glanced at Shen Man from the corner of his eye, and Shen Man was opening the curtains to look at the scenery outside.Ning Xu couldn't help but think of the advice of the person sent by the gate supervisor that day.

"Second young master may be in great trouble in the near future. This is a calamity of life and death."

"Is this the result of gate monitoring?"

"To be honest, the monitoring at the gate has calculated that one year in the southeast of the capital city, there will be disasters and calamities for the nobles in the near future, and the young master of the Xiangfu meets this condition. Just in case, I sent a special official to come to inform you. It’s good to make some preparations.”

"Does the gate supervisor explain what we need to do to avoid this catastrophe?"

"This catastrophe is extremely dangerous. If you want to avoid it, you must find someone close to your blood to suffer on his behalf."

"Blood relationship..." Ning Xiangye stroked his beard and pondered, and asked, "Is collateral within three generations acceptable?"

"Yes." The official of Wenmen said that day, then looked up at the sky above Xiangfu, thought for a while and asked, "Who lives in the courtyard in that direction?"

Ning Xiangye said, "It's my granddaughter, is there something wrong?"

The official shook his head and said, "I'm just asking casually..."

Ning Xiang was only concerned about Ning Xu's catastrophe at the moment, and soon sent it back to the officials of Wenmen Sect that day.At this moment, another secret decree came from the palace, Ning Xiang thought about it again and again, and decided to send Ning Xu out, in order to avoid the calamity of life and death.And because he needed a blood relative to help him solve the problem, after much deliberation, he settled on Shen Man who lived in the Prime Minister's mansion.

Xu'er, don't blame my father for being cruel...

Shen Man unconsciously fell asleep and had a dream.

I dreamed that my parents were still there, my father was making tea in the medical clinic, and my mother was decocting medicine.There were not many patients in the medical center, so the couple made tea and chatted in their leisure time. Although life was a bit more difficult, they were also at ease.

Shen Man likes to sleep with his head resting on his mother's lap.In summer, my mother would shake a fan to help her sleep, and occasionally kiss the tip of her nose.

"This child, why is he so sleepy? He fell asleep again in a blink of an eye, as if he couldn't wake up." Ning Xu, Shen Man's mother, said dotingly.

"It's fine to let her sleep, or she may not live in peace in the future." Father Shen said.

In Shen Man's impression, Father Shen was a handsome man who always wore white robes.But the strange thing is that I can remember my mother's origin and appearance clearly, but I can't remember the details of my father.It seemed that everything about his father would be automatically erased from his memory.

Shen Man attributed this to his bad memory.

But many people I met over the years can remember clearly. Until the girl surnamed Tang I met recently, Shen Man had the same difficulty as identifying her father's face—but she couldn't remember the girl clearly for a few days. appearance.All I know is that she looks beautiful, her martial arts are very powerful, and that she may be a person in the way of yin and yang.

She is so powerful, maybe she has already entered the Yin Yang prison of the imperial court, and she is a female official in the six ministries.

But Shen Manke has never heard of any female official in the six parts who is particularly powerful, perhaps because he is ignorant.

That night, everyone went to an inn on the roadside to stay.

Shen Manfen went to his room, opened the window, facing a river.The river is not clean, and willows are planted on both sides. Because of the existence of this river, the heat in the room has been relieved a little.

"Girl," said a female voice outside, "I'm here to deliver clothes."

Through the crack of the door, Shen Man saw a man dressed as a maid standing at the door holding clothes, so he opened the door a little and asked, "Is this men's clothes? Who sent the clothes?"

The maid said, "Second Young Master ordered it for the girl to put it on so that it will be easier for her to walk tomorrow."

Shen Man secretly thought that the second brother is so powerful that he can see what I think?Or is it just a coincidence?

"Thank you." Shen Man took the shirt and put it inside the house.

They ate dinner in their own houses. After dinner, Ning Xu sent someone to look for Shen Man, and specially told him to change into that suit of clothes.Shen Man changed things properly in the house, and looked satisfied with himself in the bronze mirror, so he imitated Ning Xu with his hands behind his back, and walked to the door of Ning Xu's room.

"Come in." The person inside responded.

Shen Man pushed the door open and went in, and saw Ning Xu sitting upright at the desk, holding the same "Determinism" in his hand.

"Second brother, are you looking for me?"

"Well," Ning Xu looked Shen Man up and down, quite satisfied, let her sit on the round table stool in the room, then got up and sat opposite her, pouring tea for her while saying, "Why? So, how hard is it on the road today?"

Shen Man watched him pour tea for himself, feeling more and more uneasy, but his words were still the same as usual, and he replied, "The carriage is very stable, and Xiao Man never felt bumpy." After a pause, he continued, "Thank you second brother for giving me this Pullovers, must be expensive, right?"

Ning Xu said, "It was cut from the existing fabric in the mansion, so you can wear it with peace of mind." He took off something from his waist and handed it to Shen Man, "This is for you to wear, and you will be more like a lady if you wear it." A son, not a little girl."

Shen Man stared at the object in his palm, and felt a "thump" in his heart.Isn't this a keepsake that every young lady in the Prime Minister's mansion would have? The Star Picking Peiyu, the second brother gave it to me. What does it mean?

"Second brother, I can't accept this."

Ning Xu forced it over, and said with a smile, "This thing has the effect of warding off evil spirits. Wearing it can also make you refreshed and not easy to get sick. You, a girl, follow us all the way, and wear and tear is inevitable. Hold this thing, It can be regarded as making up for the guilt of my second brother."

If I really have a calamity, you will suffer it on my behalf, and it is necessary for me to give you some things for self-defense.I just hope that I am not the one who monitored the gate this time, otherwise, my heart will be uneasy.

Shen Man's kindness could not be dismissed, so he nodded and said, "Then thank you, Second Brother."

Seeing that she took the star picking pendant and hung it on her waist, Ning Xu felt a little relieved.Seeing Shen Man in men's clothes again, I thought this cousin was elegant and beautiful before, but I didn't expect that she was even more elegant and handsome in men's clothes, and it would definitely not be a problem to fascinate all the ladies in the capital.

The more Ning Xu saw her, the more he liked her, and he made up his mind that if the trip went smoothly, he would ask his grandfather to treat this cousin well after returning home.