When the team arrived in front of the city gate, Guard Chief Ying and Gu Rouzhang also changed into women's clothes in the car. After checking each other's appearance, they calmly took out their noble ladies' attire and sat down, waiting quietly.
After a while, I heard the voices of Shen Die, Gu Xinian, and Deng Zongqi's confidants coming to greet him through the car curtain. They said that Shen Zangfeng was injured and had not gotten up from the bed; but Gu Xinian and Gu Yiran were separately. The place where they were stationed; only Deng Zongqi knew that his sister had traveled thousands of miles to follow Wei Changying and his party, so he took leave from his boss to greet her.
The two sides exchanged a few words through the car curtain, and after hearing Shen Zanghui and Deng Zongqi exchanging pleasantries outside, Shen Zanghui rode to the car and reported to his sister-in-law: "Master Deng said that our ancestral home has been prepared. You can go directly to the house now."
The guard chief Ying responded: "Thank you for your help. Let's go over now."
Shen's ancestral home in Sangzidi covers an extremely large area, even exceeding the size of Ruiyu Hall.
The carriage entered the inner courtyard, and Wei Changying got out of the car first. He looked up and saw that the courtyard, which was supposed to be row upon row of buildings, was covered in snow, like mountains, and seemed to reach to the sky.
This is where Mingpeitang is located. The architecture is far less exquisite and gorgeous than Ruiyu Hall, but is simple and heavy.
Walking along the corridor to the back hall, you can see that many places have been carefully repaired and maintained - it is the Shen family's ancestral hall after all - but there are still many signs of weathering that cannot be repaired, such as several obvious sword scratches.
Naturally, it is impossible for the children of the Shen family to attack their own ancestral home with swords. Looking back on the hundreds of years of the Shen family in Xiliang, this ancestral home, like the Liu family in the East Hu, has experienced many losses and fierce battles.
The sky was gray, and snowflakes were falling in large clumps. There was no wind, but it was surprisingly cold.
Wei Changying could still joke with Gu Rouzhang outside the city, but when he arrived here, his heart was on fire and he was eager to see her husband. The people of the Shen family who stayed to take care of the ancestral home of Ming Peitang, and the two who should be called uncles and aunts when talking about the Wei Chief Ying advised everyone to sit in the back hall and drink hot tea to cool off the cold before meeting in the back, but she listened. He refused to go in and insisted on seeing that Shen Zangfeng was fine before he could rest assured.
Uncle Shen Chu and his wife Zhou couldn't resist her, so they had to send someone to guide her. Wei Changying was unwilling to go after drinking tea. On the one hand, Shen Zanghui was inconvenient to get along with Gu Rouzhang and others, and on the other hand, he was thinking about his brother, so he also went to complain.
When we arrived at the courtyard where Shen Zangfeng lived, we saw a row of eucalyptus trees in the extremely wide courtyard. Because of the thick snow, they were completely covered, and it was impossible to tell the tree species... No one had the time to pay attention now, and they were walking in a hurry. Up the cloister.
Wei Changying took off his red fox fur coat and stepped through the door. Before he could think of what to say to his husband... he saw a girl with beautiful features outside, carefully serving tea. Seeing Wei Changying, Shen Zanghui and his entourage coming in one after another, with the sound of their footsteps and the jingling of their pendants, the girl hurriedly made a silent gesture and pointed to the room, with a hint of complaint between her eyebrows.
Although Wei Changying reunited with her husband after parting ways, she was both happy and worried, and she was in a state of excitement. However, she suddenly saw a pretty girl outside where her husband was recovering from his injuries, and he instinctively became wary. After another look, this girl was nothing more than a girl. At the age of sixteen or seventeen, it’s not that she has beautiful features, but the key thing is that she is also dressed brightly and tightly: a light-colored bottom with plum blossom pattern on the collar and upper jacket, a pink tunic about an inch wide showing at the skirt, a colorful sash tied around the waist, and Wearing a primrose yellow fairy skirt, twined with double snails, a silver hairpin, and pearls, she is bright and bright. Even in the Taifu Mansion in the imperial capital, Manlou and others in front of Mrs. Su also wear clothes during the New Year. I will be dressed brand new from head to toe.
Clearly not an ordinary maid.
Wei Changying's excited mood calmed down a little, and her eyes became colder - she could see that this maid did not look like a well-behaved person, and the servants accompanying her also knew this, so He asked coldly: "Who are you? ? "Why are you here, my master?"
"Oh, I told you to keep your voice down, why didn't you listen? I'm really disturbing the young master..." I don't know if the maid waiting here heard that He's voice was a little louder, so she hurriedly put her hand on it. On his lips, he complained in a fuss.
"Third brother is in there?" Shen Zanghui also noticed the reason why his cousin-in-law suddenly stopped talking, but he was a man and felt that these maids were not worth the extra time, so he impatiently interrupted the girl's words. , said, "This is my third sister-in-law! How can you talk to someone who has no rules!"
Since Ming Peitang has prepared a place for the arrival of the Guard Chief Ying and his entourage, how could the maid not know that Shen Zangfeng's wife came personally because she was concerned about his injury - she should have guessed the Guard Chief at this meeting Ying's identity was revealed, but after hearing this, he pretended to be surprised and came up to apologize: "You really deserve to die! It turns out that the third young lady is here? Your servant Ruanyu, I have seen..."
After being reminded by Shen Zanghui, Wei Changying also felt that there was no need to care about a little maid. Without Shen Zangfeng's permission, how could such a person get close to him
He flicked his sleeves and said coldly: "Shut your mouth! I won't ask you anything until I see your husband!"
She thought in her mind that although the maid named Ruanyu was still dressing up as a girl, who knew if Shen Zangfeng had already moved someone else? Thinking like this, Shen Zangfeng's worry actually subsided a bit, and he actually entered the inner room after Shen Zanghui. However, he couldn't help but be startled when he entered the inner room:
But Shen Zangfeng was not alone in the inner room.
A burly old man with a majestic face and gray beard was carrying a jar of wine, sitting cross-legged on the kang under the west window with great interest, sipping one sip after another.
Seeing Shen Zanghui and Wei Changying, the old man hurriedly jumped off the kang and asked, "But our fourth uncle and third aunt?"
"..." Shen Zanghui and Wei Changying didn't know his identity. They took a look at the hospital bed and saw the curtains were drooped. Shen Zangfeng was hugging the brocade quilt, only half of his pale face was exposed, his eyes were closed, and he seemed to be sleeping. With. The injured person is sleeping, and there is only a restless pretty maid waiting on him inside and outside. This old man is actually drinking in a good mood in front of the bed. This... what is this mess? !
Wei Changying frowned and said, "Who are you? Why are you drinking at my husband's place!"
The old man put on his shoes sarcastically and coughed dryly: "General... uh, my nephew Shen Youjia is a descendant of a side branch of the Shen family, and he is now the captain of Xiliang."
He is actually the husband’s nephew and Shangguan!
Wei Changying looked at the couch and saw several people saying these words. Shen Zangfeng hadn't woken up yet. He felt suspicious and said, "So it's..." This guy is both his husband's Shangguan and his clan nephew, and now he is not. In the court, it is inappropriate to call someone an official, but to call him a nephew... Just looking at him with his white hair, he was a little embarrassed. Guard Chief Ying simply went over and asked in a low voice, "Husband, what will happen to him now?"
"Reply to Third Aunt." Shen Youjia called out according to the clan title and said, "Third Uncle has been recuperating these days due to excessive blood loss. Today, my nephew came as usual to discuss military affairs with Third Uncle. The uncle heard that he was happy, so he gave his nephew a jar of frosty wine to cheer up. However, before the nephew could finish speaking, the third uncle was tired and fell asleep. The nephew... just... wanted to finish the drink... and left... uh. …”
Wei Changying understood: Although her husband Shen Zangfeng was lying on the bed recuperating from his injuries, he was still worried about the war. Shen Yujia came to discuss with him every day. Perhaps he had heard some good news today. He was injured and could not drink. Yu Jia brought a jar. As a result, Shen Youjia was too lazy to leave after drinking. When he saw that Shen Zangfeng was exhausted and fell asleep, instead of leaving quietly, he still wanted to finish the wine in this warm room. Walk…
Everyone was silent for a moment, and just when the situation was getting awkward, they heard Shen Zangfeng on the couch ask in a weak voice: "Yu Jia, have the fourth brother and the others entered the city?"
Shen Youjia secretly shouted that he was lucky, and said loudly: "Third uncle, don't worry, third aunt and fourth uncle are right here!"
... This guy's voice was so high-pitched that it shook the tent on the couch slightly. Shen Zangfeng was so weak now that he could fall asleep even talking. He knew that he was most afraid of noise. Wei Changying couldn't help but became furious and scolded: "Shut up!"
After driving the dejected Shen Youjia out, Shen Zanghui, under the cold gaze of his cousin-in-law, forced a smile to greet his cousin, and quickly and wisely said goodbye - only the couple was left, Shen Zangfeng asked with a smile: "Isn't it very hard on the road?"
Although Mrs. Su said that she deliberately made the injury report more serious, it now seems that Shen Zangfeng's injury is actually not less serious than what was reported to the Holy Master. She may have deliberately told it lightly because she was afraid that her parents would be worried. It had been at least three months since he was injured. With Shen Zangfeng's previously strong spirit, he was still so sleepy that he could not get up from his bed. It was conceivable that he must have been in critical condition at the beginning.
Looking at his pale face, the familiar brows were full of exhaustion, and although his eyes were still bright, they were not as sharp as before. If he hadn't seen that pretty maid outside, Wei Changying wouldn't know how to feel distressed.
But now after hearing his greetings, Wei Changying was silent for a moment and then said: "It's not bad, I'm just glad I didn't bring Guang'er with me."
"Guang'er is still young, and he must not be able to withstand the bumps now." Shen Zangfeng chuckled softly, thinking that his wife's silent pause was because she was thinking about her eldest son who was far away in the imperial capital, so he stretched out his hand from the quilt to hold her with some difficulty The hands of both of them were a little cold... Wei Changying pressed his hand back into the quilt and said calmly: "You are not in good health now, don't be cold."
Shen Zangfeng let her put his hand into the quilt, but when Wei Changying was about to pull away his hand, he stretched out his finger to hook hers. Wei Changying struggled away. After all, Shen Zangfeng's injury was not healed, so she easily pulled his hand out of the quilt. - He has always been a careful person, so how could he not notice that his wife seemed to have a grudge against him? Just as he was about to speak, Wei Changying asked about his injury first: "Mother said you were not seriously injured, but I think you are still not feeling well now? Did you conceal the news?"
"No." Shen Zangfeng frowned slightly and whispered, "Come closer and I'll tell you."
Wei Changying leaned down according to the words, and Shen Zangfeng raised his head with a smile and kissed her on the temple. Wei Changying was not surprised that he took the opportunity to steal the fragrance, and only calmly urged: "What's going on?"
"You're still stained with snow water on your temples. I'll ask someone to prepare hot water for you to take a bath later to avoid catching a cold." Shen Zangfeng warned before saying, "Originally, the injury was not serious, but it was injured a few days ago. He was able to get up. As a result, he underestimated Mushuer and was captured by the assassin who sneaked into the city, so he lay down again. "
Wei Changying couldn't help being frightened, and lost his voice: "What?! An assassin can sneak into Mingpeitang to assassinate you?!" (To be continued)