Stepping over the threshold with one foot, Shen Qingxuan was relieved to feel that the world was spinning, spinning so fast and so urgently, as if it was about to collapse. He heard the screams of the servants, the screams of the girl, and the screams of the woman sitting on the chair behind him.
She shouted: "Xuan'er!"
Shen Qingxuan thought, who won? Both sides will suffer. Thinking like this, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he fell down covered in blood.
The moment he fell to the ground, Yi Mo hugged him into his arms.
No one saw clearly how he moved, only knew that he who had walked away side by side with Master Shen suddenly appeared in front of him, holding the young master in his arms. Then the two disappeared together.
When Shen Qingxuan woke up, there was not a single thread on his body, and he was soaking in the hot spring water, which was very warm. Opening his eyes and looking around, he smiled and said, "If you just bring me here, the family will be worried."
Yi Mo put his arms around his waist from behind, and said lightly: "No."
Shen Qingxuan was silent. He stood on the rock and stood in the water. He didn't feel any pain on his back. When he touched it with his back hand, the texture was smooth and there was no scar left. Can't help turning around, raised his arms to wrap around Yi Mo's neck: "It's time for you to marry me now."
Yi Mo still said: Don't marry. The refusal was firm and relentless, but there was a trace of tenderness in his eyes that even he himself didn't know.
Shen Qingxuan sighed: "Okay, don't marry today, marry tomorrow. It's the same."
Yi Mo didn't think he would marry him. If he had to give the two of them a marriage relationship, it would be difficult, but he married the person in front of him. But people, also don't want to marry, just want to marry.
That's how it got screwed up.
Shen Qingxuan knew that after today's incident, no one could stop him. If he wanted to befriend the demon, no one could stop him; if he wanted to marry the demon, no one would dare to stop him. His parents have already surrendered, and only the elders and relatives of the family are left, but so what? Even the involvement of close relatives by blood did not stop him, and among those who were not bound by close blood, who would dare to stand upright in front of him, and swear insulting public morals openly and aboveboard!
dare not. No one dares.
Shen Qingxuan squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky above his head. The sky was blue and cloudless. The silver and liang of the Shen family's family are all in his hands to this day.
Whoever dares to stop him can try the feeling of being strangled by the throat!
With one hand hooked around Yi Mo's neck, Shen Qingxuan leaned over and kissed him on the face, "It's time to go back. At this hour, Xiaobao is looking for me everywhere."
Yi Mo said: "Okay".
Having known each other for one year and three months, Shen Qingxuan swept away all obstacles, and only waited for Yi Mo to nod. As long as he nodded, Yi Mo's name could be recorded in the genealogy in the Shen Clan's ancestral hall, under the eyes of all the clansmen and elders. .
In the future, regardless of the rise and fall of the Shen family, if future generations look through the genealogy, they will see the word Yi Mo next to Shen Qingxuan's line of ancestors.
He just waited for Yi Mo to nod.
Ke Yimo never nodded.
Shen Qingxuan waited for eight years.
It was another early summer, the window was full of greenery, swallows were whispering under the eaves, Shen Qingxuan was sitting in the gazebo in the courtyard, flipping through a book, ten steps away, a boy with a bun was standing under the sun, with his back on his back. With a quiver tied to his waist and a longbow in his hand, he was taking out a feathered arrow from his back and aiming at the swallow's nest under the eaves.
"Little Treasure." Shen Qingxuan glanced out of the corner of his eye and lazily called out.
The child hastily retracted the feather arrow, jogged over, and shouted in a drawn-out voice: "Father—"
"Bored at home?" Shen Qingxuan asked.
"It's not as fun in the mountains and forests," Xiaobao wrinkled his nose, "Daddy only knows how to read."
Putting down the book in his hand, Shen Qingxuan pinched his face: "Your father just sent you here yesterday, and you want to go back to the mountains. You hate your father, don't you?"
"Of course not." Xiao Bao quickly explained, "No one at home will play with me."
"Your father just played with you?" Shen Qingxuan couldn't imagine Yi Mo playing with him, and was quite curious.
"Father doesn't accompany me either." Xiaobao smiled and showed two canine teeth. "There are many wild animals in the mountains, so my father let them play with me."
Aha - Shen Qingxuan thought, the beast went to play with the beast.
The father and son were talking, when Yi Mo suddenly appeared in the courtyard and asked, "What did you say?"
"Say you let the beast play with him." Shen Qingxuan said with some blame: "Do you think he is not wild enough?"
Yi Mo asked without answering, "Do you want to tame wild animals into domestic dogs?"
Shen Qingxuan retorted: "He is a human being now."
Yi Mo raised his eyebrows, but didn't answer.
Xiao Bao looked at the two fathers with round eyes, and finally couldn't help interjecting, asking, "Am I a beast?"
The next moment Shen Qingxuan grabbed the book, slapped it on his head, and said in a deep voice: "The elder speaks, you..." How can you talk too much.
"My child was wrong." Xiao Bao knelt down, admitting his mistakes very readily, obviously he was used to it. Shen Qingxuan didn't make things difficult for him, and just passed the book in his hand silently.
"Father," looking at the volume of "Lotus Sutra" with a bitter face, Xiaobao asked pitifully, "How many times have you copied it?"
"Three times." Shen Qingxuan smiled slightly: "After copying, send it to your grandma."
Xiao Bao got up, grabbed Yi Mo's cuff and shook it, "Father, after I finish copying, you can come and pick me up to the mountain, okay?"
Yi Mo thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Your husband has recovered from his illness. Tomorrow you will go back to school to listen to his lecture."
Xiao Bao's face drooped completely, and he walked away limply.
I racked my brains along the way and couldn't figure out why my father and father obviously disagreed on how to raise him, but when they met me, they agreed very much. Divorce cannot be separated.
It's like this every time, it's not as good as grandpa treats him. Give what you want.
After the child left, Yi Mo sat down, looked at the very familiar face opposite, and couldn't help asking: "How many books do you plan to let him copy?"
"Try your temper, copy and watch, just copy as much as you can." Shen Qingxuan took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "You keep them in captivity, I keep them in captivity, what's wrong?"
Yi Mo thought about it, and nodded: "Very good." As he spoke, he pulled him over, Shen Qingxuan leaned on his chest, and waited for him to kiss with his face up.
The two were embracing a group of relatives, inseparable, the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open, and the figure in the Taoist uniform rushed in all the way, yelling and rushing in, just in time to see the two people in such a posture, and stopped immediately He raised his hand to cover his eyes, and said angrily: "It's broad daylight, don't go too far!"
Shen Qingxuan sat up, looked at Xu Mingshi who was stomping beside the bamboo grove, and thought to himself that he didn't know who was going too far. His yard was originally sparsely populated. Since the incident with Yi Mo was revealed eight years ago, no one has been there, except for two maids who are still serving in the yard, and the former servants have all been assigned to other places. In the past few years, even Master Shen has not set foot there a few times, and Mrs. Shen has not even once. Everyone knows that the South Courtyard of the Shen Mansion is a forbidden area.
Although it is a forbidden place, it still has an owner. Xu Mingshi rushed in without saying hello, and dared to accuse him of going too far, which is really getting worse and worse.
Shen Qingxuan stood up, straightened his robe and walked over.
Xu Mingshi covered his eyes, still stamping his feet: "You all stop, I have something urgent!"
Shen Qingxuan slowed down and approached, and patted him on the shoulder suddenly. Xu Mingshi was taken aback, and put down his hands only to see the eldest son of the Shen family in front of him smiling, pointing to the east and saying, "I'm anxious, The hut is over there."
"I don't go to the latrine!" Xu Mingshi waved his hands, "I'm really busy."
"Are you causing trouble again?" Shen Qingxuan squinted his eyes to look at him, and said with some disbelief: "You have become more sensible in recent years, so you should not cause trouble."
Xu Mingshi quickly waved his hands to express his innocence, "It's not me, it's your brother."
"Huh?" Shen Qingxuan was no longer in the mood to tease him after hearing the words, "What's wrong with Xiaozhen?"
Xu Mingshi wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Give me some water to drink."
Shen Qingxuan rolled his eyes at him and returned to the gazebo.
Xu Mingshi also followed in, picked up the tea cups on the table and poured three cups before stopping, sat down on the stone bench, and then came one by one.
Shen Zhen was an official in the south of the border. Originally, his family was rich, so he didn't need to do anything about corruption and bribery. He practiced martial arts when he was young, and he is proficient in the art of war. He also wiped out the bandits in the south of the border one by one, which is an extraordinary achievement. Three years ago, I had to be recommended to be the prefect of Border South. From then on, I was supposed to have good weather and guard the southern border for the country. Unexpectedly, the emperor in the court did not appoint a prince for a long time, which caused the important officials in the court to be divided into several factions, and there were constant disputes in the court. It is unknown how many officials benefited or suffered from this. The matter in the court was too far away from the southern border, so he should not have been involved, but because of the position of the crown prince, the flames ignited more and more, and finally ignited on the frontier officials. Regardless of whether they are ministers or generals, whether they are high or low, they are all forced to stand on one side or the other.
Shen Zhen was naturally also involved and couldn't escape.
Shen Qingxuan tapped himself on the forehead, and said: "I heard him say something in the family letter this year, but he won't say anything about this kind of thing. Party disputes can never be avoided, you just say, which faction does he stand on? "
Yi Mo drank his tea and remained silent until now, saying: "Now there are only two factions in the court, but the one who is going to be unlucky, seems to be the old Xiangguo."
Shen Qingxuan frowned, "You mean Xiaozhen is fine?"
"How can nothing happen?" Xu Mingshi hurriedly took over the conversation and said, "Shen Zhen said that last month, officials jointly participated in the performance, saying that Xiangguo has been in power for forty years, embezzled millions of dollars, sold officials to sell nobles, and cheated in the examination room, etc. Dozens of crimes have been listed to bring him down."
"That's right." Shen Qingxuan smiled: "Since Shen Zhen is on Xiangguo's side, he is on the side of the eldest prince. When Xiangguo falls, the prince loses his right hand and right arm, and Shen Zhen will also be implicated. Why don't you pass it on for me?" A letter, let him resign before the storm comes."
Xu Mingshi shook his head and said: "He will not agree. Besides, I was going there to get rid of demons, and I happened to remember that your brother was an official in the local area, so I went to him. He is not familiar with me."
Yi Mo glanced at Xu Mingshi, then at Shen Qingxuan, and then said: "Shen Zhen originally wanted you to bring the message, but now that his brother has already sent the message, so what if you just make another trip?"
Shen Qingxuan also nodded in response: "Just make another trip."
Xu Mingshi stomped anxiously: "But he also said before that if he is asked to resign, it is better to let him wait to die."
Shen Qingxuan waved his sleeves when he heard the words: "I have nothing to do, I'm not an official, even if I have some connections, I can only avoid some minor disasters, how can I have the ability to take care of such things?"
After speaking, he got up, drove Xu Mingshi away, and when he reached the door, he remembered to ask: "Don't tell my parents about this beforehand."
Xu Mingshi was pushed and shoved so crookedly that he couldn't even stand up straight, so he hurriedly responded.
As soon as Xu Mingshi left, Shen Qingxuan slumped his shoulders, let out a long sigh, shook Yi Mo's hand, interlocked his fingers, and the two went back to the small building.
After having a good night, Yi Mo hugged him in his arms with eyes closed, stroked his back with one hand, and asked, "What are you thinking?"
"I was thinking that I could wait for you for a few more years." Shen Qingxuan also closed his eyes, and muttered, "It doesn't matter if you just marry me."
Yi Mo's eyelids opened a slit, looked at the top of his hair, closed them again, and said flatly: "Lie. You are thinking about the day."
Shen Qingxuan smiled and gnawed on his collarbone, the action was very much like a puppy gnawing on a bone, the tooth marks were densely packed, and he gnawed on Yi Mo's neck, leaving a few red marks glowing with water, before saying: "I can't hide it from you." He added, "It's just that I really can't think of a way."
Yi Mo said, "Then think about it slowly."
"I'm afraid if I want to figure it out, my brother is dead too." Shen Qingxuan lay down again, looked at the graceful pattern on the taupe-colored bed curtain, thought for a while, and said, "You go to bed first." As he spoke, he stood up, picked up After cleaning up the clothes scattered on the ground, she put on her clothes one by one again, and finally put on her shoes and socks, then turned around and pressed a kiss on Yi Mo's lips, then turned around and left.
Yi Mo watched his back disappear behind the door, then pulled up the quilt and covered him, and really fell asleep. He just slept until late at night, stretched out his hand unconsciously, and hugged the quilt tightly, as if holding someone in his arms.
Shen Qingxuan wrote several letterheads overnight, sealed them with wax, and sent someone to send them out separately. After three days, they replied one by one and quickly retrieved them. After reading the letters, Shen Qingxuan finally came up with a solution, but he himself felt that the future was unpredictable and the scheme was vicious. . After being in a dilemma for a long time, I asked Yi Mo to discuss it.
Shen Qingxuan took out the letterheads one by one, handed them over and said: "I have inquired carefully these days, and Xiangguo will not be able to hide this time. The memorial to him listed ten crimes, and any one of them is killing the family and killing the head." The crime, but only one missing."
Yi Mo flipped through the letter and asked with interest: "Which one?"
"Conspiracy." Shen Qingxuan said, laughing as he spoke.
Yi Mo glanced at him: "Smiling so proudly. Is this the crime you came up with?"
"The Son of Heaven is wise, but he can't make a decision on the matter of the Crown Prince. Obviously he doesn't like the Eldest Prince. In the court, there are many members of the old Xiangguo's party, and the other faction is Prince Wen who supports the Third Prince. Both factions are The roots are deep and the leaves are luxuriant, and the Son of Heaven is not easy to cut them off. If you get rid of one side, you have to watch the other side grow bigger. The emperor would not do such a stupid thing." Shen Qingxuan took the pen and paper, and said in a low voice: "Prince Wen ordered ginseng to grow. The old Xiangguo just wanted to take his head, to destroy the arrogance of the eldest prince, which is exactly what the emperor wants, so it is very difficult for Xiangguo to keep it. But it is not impossible... "
The solution is to add another heinous crime to the top ten counts—conspiracy.
The crime of treason is a heinous crime.
Xiangguo has many followers, if he is accused of treason, the court will carry out a big cleansing, which the emperor does not want to see. He only wanted to get rid of the old Xiangguo, and he didn't want to uproot the forces behind him at once, otherwise the first prince's faction would completely fall, and the third prince's embrace as the crown prince would be unavoidable. At that time, the emperor has to agree if he does not agree. The king of a country will not watch such a thing happen, and it is impossible for one side to become so powerful that it threatens its position.
It just needs someone to read a book in the court. The old Xiangguo can be kept, and the forces behind the old Xiangguo can naturally be kept.
"What are you looking at me for?" Yimo asked.
Shen Qingxuan smiled slightly: "You're fast, how about delivering this letter to the person who should deliver it for me?"
Yi Mo said, "I thought you didn't need my help."
"At any time, I need you." Shen Qingxuan raised his eyes and stared at him seriously: "As long as you are by my side." I am not afraid.
Yi Mo looked at him quietly, the candle on the table flickered slightly, and there was a warm orange in his dark eyes. Shen Qingxuan stretched out his hand, squeezed his fingers and rubbed them together, Yi Mo turned over his hand, and the overlapping fingers were entangled in one place, Shen Qingxuan looked at him with a smile, and then stared into his eyes, which were full of affection and never hid.
Taking out the letter paper with wet ink on the table, Yi Mo got up and disappeared.
Three months later, Shen Zhen's family letter was sent back, and the old Xiangguo was dismissed from his official position due to corruption and corruption, and returned to his hometown to recuperate. It is said that the prince planted a party for private interests, slandered important ministers, cut off his title, and deducted three years' salary.
Shen Qingxuan lay on the beauty's couch with disheveled hair and listened to Xiaobao's recitation, threw away the letter in his hand, and said to himself: "What does it have to do with me, I only protect my brother." Then he looked at Xiaobao: "Where did you recite?"
"Zhan Bi Qi Ao, Green Bamboo Yi Yi, there are bandits and gentlemen, who are like cutting like learning, like cutting like grinding..." Xiaobao put on a straight face: "Father doesn't even listen carefully."
"Little Treasure." Shen Qingxuan sat up suddenly, and said, "A gentleman is like jade, and a pair of jade is jue. You will be called Shen Jue from now on."
"Why Shuangyu?" Xiaobao asked strangely.
Shen Qingxuan lay back lazily again: "No reason."
"Daddy lied to me." Xiaobao didn't believe him, thought for a while and asked, "Because I'm the child of Daddy and Father?"
Shen Qingxuan glared at him, "If you don't understand it, think about it carefully, don't talk nonsense."
"Daddy, your ears are red." Xiao Bao pointed out seriously, and then came to his own conclusion, "It must be like this."
Then he was hit on the head with a book by his father and kicked out.
Shen Qingxuan pulled the thin blanket over his face, his ears were burning red, he spat in his heart countless times, and said to himself: "I'm not a gentleman."
Outside the door, Xiaobao shouted at the top of his voice:
... There are bandit gentlemen, who are like cutting like sharpening, like cutting like grinding... There are bandit gentlemen, like gold like tin, such as jade like jade...