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King Jin set off in the afternoon and rushed to Ningcheng Mansion with a large group of people.Halfway through the journey, he received news that Shen Si had been severely whipped by Old General Shen and would be hung on the shaft gate for public display for three days.

The September days in the frontier fortress are cool and windy, and the night is even more chilly. This kind of solar term is not to say that you hang there with your hands and feet tied, even if you stand there for three days with all your clothes on, your limbs will be stiff from the cold.It seems that Shen Wei's behavior is really tough, and it may be more difficult to deal with than expected.

King Jin unconsciously tightened his cloak: "What about people, can you still hold on?"

The subordinate sent to investigate bowed and replied: "There is no serious problem at the moment, depending on the situation, we can support it for another day."

"Since there is no serious problem..." King Jin narrowed his eyes slightly and thought for a moment, then waved his sleeves, "Order me, don't rush on the road, just arrive at the hour of tomorrow."

Going too early is a waste of effort, why not just delay him.Before his son was dying, how could Shen Wei let him go so easily with his temper?

When the frame arrived at Wei Daying in Yifu, the early morning mist had not yet dispersed.King Jin saw a black figure hanging straight in the white mist from a distance, not moving, and he couldn't help but feel a sinking heart.

Shen Si was still wearing the same outfit as in the battle of Ningcheng, but the soft armor was removed, and the material of the clothes was also beaten to pieces, with only a few pieces of cloth hanging on his body here and there.The blood on the back had already dried up, covered with criss-crossing scars, the flesh turned up ferociously, but there was no piece of intact skin to be found.

In such a tragic situation, even if the king of Jin was used to seeing life and death, he would still be terrified. He cautiously leaned into Shen Si's ear and whispered, "Nian Qing, bear with me for a while. From now on, you will be my king's man, and I will definitely protect you." You are considerate."

Shen Si struggled to raise his head, his eyelids blinked slowly, and his eyes were fixed there, like two gems hidden in the dark pool, so dark and misty, hazy.Suddenly he moved the corner of his mouth, and said a word almost inaudibly: "Okay." Then he smiled leisurely at King Jin.That smile bloomed from his face like a ray of brilliant morning light, it was clear and joyful, and it made King Jin's heart flutter and his imagination run wild.

King Jin quickly withdrew his gaze, sorted out his confused thoughts, turned around with his princely posture, and strode into the handsome tent of Shen Wei.

After Shen Wei gave the gift and served tea, the King of Jin said openly and honestly: "This king is here for two reasons. One is to thank General Shen for sending troops to help, and the other is to ask the old general to forgive Nianqing." Life."

Shen Wei speculated on King Jin's expression, and responded calmly: "The act of rushing to help Ningcheng was not done by Shen, and the general dare not take credit for it. As for punishing Shen Si, please forgive Shen for not following orders. Yu Gong, Shen Si is a member of our army. General, in private, Shen Si is the youngest son in my family, the commander punishes his subordinates, and the father disciplines his son, it is all natural and legal. Such trivial matters, you don’t need to worry about the prince.”

Seeing Shen Wei's words were neither humble nor arrogant, making himself indisputable, King Jin had no choice but to pull down his face and tell the truth: "Actually, this king has an unfeeling request. In the battle of Ningcheng a few days ago, your son Shen Si was brave and courageous." Mou, heroic and extraordinary, this king is very fond of seeing him, so he intends to adopt him as a foster son, take him with him to cultivate and raise something, I don't know what the old general thinks?"

"This..." Shen Wei couldn't help snorting coldly, "Thinking about the quality of mud and weeds, his background is humble, and he is rebellious and disobedient in teaching, fearing to ruin the prince's family tradition, so he never dares to climb high."

What are you talking about accepting as a righteous son? The word "adopted son" is just a nice name.

King Jin married Princess Ji at the age of 17. Eight months after the marriage, Princess Ji gave birth to a daughter, named Scarlet, who was proclaimed Princess Anping by Emperor Taizu.The outside world has different opinions on this. It is widely rumored that Princess Crimson was not born to the King of Jin, but the evil seed of the concubine who had an affair with others before marriage. His majestic prince Qiansui was actually given a first-class green hat in the Zhou Dynasty, which is a great shame.But Jin Wang himself was calm about all kinds of rumors and rumors. Even though Ji's family had nothing to do after the crimson red, he never married any side concubines or concubines.

The concubine was born in the general family, and she was five years older than the king of Jin. Her father and brother all died in the battle of Shuozhou.The concubine is proud of being a daughter, so she eats fast and pays homage to the Buddha and doesn't care about world affairs, while the king of Jin hangs out with some beautiful men all day long, living a luxurious life of pleasure-seeking and debauchery.He regarded all these men collected from various places and hidden in the palace as adopted sons, so Prince Jin actually has countless adopted sons...

King Jin was very aware of his reputation, and he had already expected his reaction to Shen Wei.He picked up the teacup, blew on the tea foam on the water, took a sip, and then unhurriedly raised the tails of his eyes: "Then if this king, relying on his honor as a prince, insists on taking people away where to go?"

Shen Wei was upset at this moment, and he couldn't think of any reason to refuse King Jin.His son is his own blood, and he knows his temperament very well. Even if he enters the Prince Jin's mansion, he will not be reduced to the lowly male favorite of the Israelites.Now that Shen Si's life is hanging by a thread, if he is taken away by King Jin, at least he can still be alive.

But once the son recognizes the King of Jin as his adoptive father, the whole world will involve the Shen family and the King of Jin. What does this make the emperor who has always wanted to get rid of the King of Jin to be quick?Furthermore, if one day they want to lead troops to conquer Jinyuan, if the king of Jin threatens himself with his son's life before the two armies, how should they deal with themselves?

After thinking for a long time, Shen Wei shouted: "Come here, bring me meditation!"

After a while, two soldiers escorted Shen Si into the tent.Shen Si's hands and feet have long since lost consciousness, if it wasn't for someone supporting him from left to right, he might have fallen to the ground.

Shen Wei condescended to look at his son, and said sharply: "Shen Si, thanks to the great love of Prince Jin, I would like to accept you as a foster son. Hurry up and kneel down and kowtow to thank the prince for his great kindness!"

Shensi's sanity has not yet recovered, and he was even more dizzy when he heard that it was the prince and the adopted son.

King Jin put down his teacup and waved his hands: "Why does the old general need to be so polite, from now on we can be regarded as a family, there is no need to be formal."

"My lord said that too early!" Shen Wei cupped his hands expressionlessly, and said to Shen Si again, "It's my father's fault if you don't raise him or not. As a father, I cannot escape the blame for not following the etiquette. Father is not qualified for what he did, so he simply cut off the father-son relationship with you, and today you have stepped out of Yifu Wei Camp, you are no longer a descendant of my Shen family when you meditate.

He also had no choice but to make such a bad move. In this way, not only his son could be preserved, but also the reputation of the Shen family could be preserved, and the suspicion in the emperor's heart could be washed away a little bit.

King Jin glanced at Feng Feng, it seemed that Shen Wei had exposed his thoughts.He wasn't afraid, he would tear it apart as soon as he got on the thief boat, and it wouldn't help if he jumped off again, since his shoes and socks were already wet anyway.

After pondering for a while, he couldn't believe his ears. No one told him the whole story, but he was untied and dragged into the handsome tent for a while, King Jin wanted to accept him as a foster son, and his father wanted to adopt him Expelled from the house... He stared blankly at Shen Wei, and after a while fell to his knees with a "plop", his voice was hoarse and mournful: "Father..."

The third brother rushed up to support him, took the opportunity to stick to his ear and quickly said: "Little Wuer, the father is also a painstaking figure. He can't kill you and can't let you go. He is riding a tiger. Only King Jin can save you at this moment." His life is gone. You let him go for now, and when the situation subsides, we will discuss it in the long run!"

Shen Si's eyebrows were furrowed tightly, and a layer of misty water vapor had condensed in his eye sockets. He closed his eyes hard, suppressed his heart full of sadness, kowtowed three times to Shen Wei, then turned around and knelt down on King Jin's table. In front of him: "I greet my adoptive father..."

The situation is changing rapidly, King Jin dare not stay for a long time, only by returning to his own land in Jinyuan as soon as possible can he be completely at ease.

The second brother and the third brother supported Shensi all the way out of the camp, the moment he boarded the carriage, he stopped, turned his head and looked in the direction of Ning Cheng for a long time, his vision was blocked by fog, and his eyes were all white. He closed his eyes and listened carefully, hoping to find the faint sound of horseshoes several miles away, but there was nothing.In the end, he pursed the corners of his mouth in frustration, and stepped onto the carriage frame of Prince Jin's Mansion.

The eldest brother has been standing in the distance watching him silently, while the father has never shown his face.After the carriage traveled slowly for a while, the brother-in-law chased after him out of breath, and stuffed him with a few scattered bundles in his hand.Inside were medicines for golden sores handed down by the Shen family's ancestors, some half-worn clothes that he was used to wearing, books on the art of war that he always studied, and even a letter from home.The letter was just received yesterday, and my sister said in the letter that she was three months pregnant.The brother-in-law handed over the private letters between husband and wife to him, because he was afraid that he would never have the chance to tell him the gratifying news...

When King Jin arranged everything and boarded Shensi's carriage, Shensi had already cleaned up the blood on his back, and was lying there with the help of an attendant to apply the wound medicine.

King Jin stood for a while, but his eyes became a little hot.There is a charcoal stove in the car, which is warm and pleasant. The meditation jacket is casually draped around the waist, with two arms bent to support the head and neck, and the entire back is exposed.His waist was lean and firm, his shoulders and arms were stretched and powerful, and his dark and translucent skin was covered with dark red welts. When the cold ointment touched the wound, he shuddered slightly from time to time.

Seeing this scene, King Jin's blood was racing, and he felt that someone was twiddling a thin goose feather to sweep back and forth on the apex of his heart, and his heart itched unbearably.

After standing for a while, King Jin walked over to take the box of ointment from the attendant, waved him away, and sat aside to help Shen Si apply it himself.

Shen Si raised his head when he heard the movement, and seeing that it was King Jin, he couldn't help but look stagnant, as if he wanted to get up quickly, but he just lazily returned to the original place just by making a show, and he just used his mouth to excuse: "This kind of trivial matter, How dare you bother the prince to do it."

He said "how dare you", but in fact not only did he "dare", but he also "dare" with a very peace of mind.

King Jin saw it, and laughed dumbly: "Since you called me foster father, there is no need to be restrained. Nianqing has saved my life, and I want to repay you well."

Shen Si didn't take it seriously: "This is how the prince repays the savior?"

"Oh?" King Jin raised his brows in confusion, "Is there anything wrong with what this king has done?"

Shen Si smiled wryly: "If you hadn't come all the way to bring me out of Yifu Guard, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to survive tonight. But if you make such a big fuss to come to the door to recognize your adopted son, maybe you have other motives?"

Seeing that he was once again penetrating into his mind, King Jin couldn't help but sneered and said, "Then what does Nianqing think this king has in mind?"

Shen Si pursed his lips, and smiled calmly: "I am a rough person, and I have always been dull-minded and short-sighted. Since the prince has accepted me as his adopted son, I am naturally happy to be a fat-bellied royal relative. What's wrong with spending money like dirt on eating, drinking, and playing every day?" As for Old General Shen...he has a strong character, he would rather bend than bend, if someone wants to use me as a hostage to control him and threaten him, not only will he not submit, but he will cut me down without hesitation."

Jin Wang pondered the deep meaning of Shen Si's words, and couldn't help laughing: "Nianqing, just be your son of Jin Wang with peace of mind. As for how this king will repay your benefactor, just wait and see."

While talking, the attendant came in with medicinal porridge. The porridge was thin and thick, and many herbs were added to dispel cold and heal wounds.King Jin planned to feed Shen Si with a bowl, but he didn't want Shen Si to get up, the movement was too big and his back was injured, and he gasped in pain.

While sucking in "hiss", he took the porridge bowl from King Jin's hand. When King Jin went to get the spoon from the tray and turned around, Shen Si raised his head and drank the whole bowl of porridge with "gudong gudong" , and held the empty bowl high in front of King Jin.

King Jin stood there blankly for a while before he realized that the boy was not full and was waiting for him to help add porridge.But the attendant in charge of the meal thought that the injured person must have a poor appetite, so he only prepared such a bowl.

Seeing that there were still two small dishes of pickled vegetables on the tray, Shen Si didn't care about the etiquette, just reached out and picked up a few pieces and threw them into his mouth, King Jin didn't even have time to stop them.After eating a few pieces of pickled side dishes, I nodded thoughtfully: "It tastes good, but the taste is a little bit salty. It's okay, just drink a few more pots of tea and you'll be full."

King Jin didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Nianqing, do you think my Prince Jin's mansion is so shabby that I can't even afford to feed you?"