The weather has entered May, and Shen Wen is wearing a light yellow dress, just like the color she wore when she gave the sachet at the Flower Club that day. Of course, she has grown a lot taller and is no longer that fat little girl.
Shen Yi smiled and said, "Sister has really grown up."
Shen Wen smiled nervously, almost speechless, and bowed nonchalantly. Shen Yi smiled and led her into the living room, and Shen Wen sat at the table stiffly.
Shen Yi asked people to serve tea, Su Wanniang said to Liu's maid: "Sister, let me serve you, I know Miss likes it." The maid looked at Shen Yi, Shen Yi nodded, she left, and the surroundings became quiet.
Shen Yi said to Shen Wen: "Your sister-in-law is accompanying mother, and the child is sleeping, otherwise this place would not be so quiet."
Shen Wen forced a smile and asked: "Brother is going to the border, do you feel sad in your heart?"
Shen Yi replied seriously: "A man with ambitions everywhere, our Shen family is a general, so naturally we have to guard the border for the country and the people. This is my duty, so don't you feel sad."
Shen Wen also suppressed his smile, and stared at Shen Yi blankly. Shen Yi was a little puzzled and asked, "What's wrong with my sister?"
Shen Wen asked: "Did brother find the sachet I gave when I was six?"
Shen Yi smiled, took it out of his arms and handed it to Shen Wen, saying, "Look, I keep it all the time."
Shen Wen didn't pick it up, and still asked without a smile: "Since my brother took this sachet, he hasn't returned it to me, right?"
Shen Yi was taken aback: "Yes, if you don't ask me for it today, I won't find out, why should I pay you back?"
Shen Wen still asked seriously: "Brother, do you think it is possible for me to go to your place and take this sachet back?"
Shen Yi shook his head strangely: "How come? You don't even know where I put it. Besides, when have you been to my bedroom?"
Shen Wen asked seriously: "Brother, can you swear that this sachet has always been with you, and I won't take it back in the middle, and no one will take it away?"
Shen Yi felt it was weird, looked at the sachet in his hand with old fabric and messy stitches, nodded and said: "I can swear, this sachet has never left me, and no one will take it away."
Shen Wen said in a low voice: "Brother, please cut it open and see what's inside."
Shen Yi frowned, looking at Shen Wen, feeling something was wrong. Instead of looking for scissors, he went to the side and opened a drawer, took out a dagger, looked at Shen Wen, and said hesitantly, "Do you really want me to open it?"
Shen Wen said: "Yes, brother cut it himself, you should know that if the middle of the sachet is cut, it can't be sewn back."
Shen Yi used a sharp knife to cut the edge of the tightly sewn sachet, poured out the spices in the sachet, and there was a small note in the middle. Shen Yi put down the dagger, unfolded the note, and saw that it read: "Shen Yi, married to the Liu family, with the eldest son named Shen Wei, and the second son Shen Yu."
Shen Yi frowned: "I just received a letter from the old official Liu this morning. It was named after the word 'Wei'. Wei is a rare and beautiful jade, and its homonym is Wei An Zhiwei. Before that, I didn't know this word."
Shen Wen nodded, pointed to the sachet and said, "Brother, please take a look at the date." Shen Yi looked at the sachet, and there were crooked characters embroidered by Shen Wen on it, which was the day of the flower festival.
Shen Yi looked at Shen Wen and said with deep eyes: "When you gave me the sachet, I hadn't seen Mrs. Liu."
Shen Wen looked at Shen Yi pleadingly: "Brother, although this matter is weird, you must believe me! I once had a dream about things in the future."
Shen Yi smiled briefly, and said: "This is not too unusual. There are many records that people have seen things that are about to happen in dreams."
Shen Wen looked at Su Wanniang, Su Wanniang nodded, walked out the door, stood outside the door, and looked into the yard. Only then did Shen Wen lower his voice and say: "Brother, in my dream, the Bei Rong invaded aggressively, there was little food at the border and there was no help, the traitor colluded with the enemy, the father died after the city was destroyed, the second brother died of the enemy after being seriously injured by the traitor, and the elder brother was asking for help. Killed in battle on the road, the third brother and the third prince were shot dead by thousands of arrows from the Imperial Forest Army after failing to reinforce them, the elder sister committed suicide, our family was copied and murdered in the name of collaborating with the enemy, the grandmother died in a headbutt, the mother died in a rape, the elder sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law threw themselves into the trap Suicide, the eldest brother's two sons were killed..."
Shen Yi's eyes widened suddenly, and he stood up abruptly. Shen Wen hurriedly said, "Brother, there are eyeliners everywhere in the Hou's mansion. Brother, don't show anything unusual!"
Shen Yi's chest rose and fell, but he lowered his voice and asked, "Is it the prince?"
Shen Wen hummed.
Shen Yi clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice, "I knew that person was dishonest! I want to tell my father..."
Shen Wen immediately said: "No!"
Shen Yi turned his head and asked, "Why?"
Shen Wen said in a low voice: "First, he may not believe it. Just with this sachet, just based on what I said was right about your marriage and childbirth, can you believe in the future I said? Brother, after a while, you But will you still believe me?"
Shen Yi calmed down, he was shocked by the words written in the note in Shen Wen's sachet just now, and then suddenly believed the words behind Shen Wen. Thinking about it now, how credible is it for Shen Wen, a ten-year-old child, to say such a tragic future? Who can guarantee that it is not a child's nightmare
He also began to look at Shen Wen suspiciously, Shen Wen smiled bitterly, and then said: "Second, my father is a loyal minister and is not good at tricks. He would rather die in battle than overthrow the country. It is because he believes that the prince will use Bei Rong If the forces of the Communist Party attack the Shen family, will he do anything to stop the prince? Will he dare to replace the prince?! Even if he has the heart, how many connections does he have in the court? How to control the court affairs? Can he do it?"
These were not words that a ten-year-old child could say, and Shen Yi began to look at Shen Wen seriously.
Shen Wen also stood up, looked up at Shen Yi, and said firmly: "Brother, it doesn't matter even if you don't believe me, but you must help me make some preparations. Just in case the nightmare really happens, our Shen family will not Will be overwhelmed as I see it."
Shen Yi frowned deeply, and asked in a low voice, "What are you going to do?"
Shen Wen said: "Since ancient times, the nomadic army in the north has always won more victories than lost when attacking the farming people in the south. What do you think?"
Shen Yi said: "Those people outside the country are uneducated and cruel..."
Shen Wen shook his head slightly and said, "Not necessarily."
Shen Yi was surprised that his younger sister, who was less than ten years old, disagreed with him, and couldn't help asking: "What do you think, younger sister?"
Shen Wen said: "It is doomed because of different ways of making a living."
Shen Yi frowned and said, "How do you say this?"
Shen Wen said: "In the north, the people lived as nomads, riding horses to hunt, traveling thousands of miles. If there is a war, it must be a plunder, which is far easier to benefit than herding horses and sheep. The people who come are young and strong, good at riding and shooting , not sparing blood. Their families also ride horses to accompany the army, so that they will not be far away from their loved ones. In our dynasty, the people lived on farming and lived on grain and vegetables. How often did they kill livestock? If there is a war, smoke Soldiers, who will plant the land at home? Who will raise the family members? Who will pay the taxes? Therefore, farmers don’t like to fight, but just want to guard the fields and cultivate. Not to mention the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled who can’t plow the fields, even the young and strong will not concentrate on the war, and will always think about going home to farm. Therefore, if one day, Beirong enters the country, not only the resistance of the people or the hastily convened The backup army cannot cope with the enemy, and even the army supported by the imperial court is often unable to fight the war.”
Shen Yi said: "But my Shen family army has defended the border for several generations..."
Shen Wen shook his head and said: "There has been no major war in the past 100 years. At least half of the soldiers of the Shen family army cultivated fields on the border to make up for the shortage of food and grass. Many soldiers took turns between guarding the city and plowing the fields, and few of them could concentrate on improving Martial arts, honing the skill of riding and shooting. In order to maintain the overall strength of the army, the elite soldiers will be scattered in various units and not concentrated together. This will further weaken the strength of the Shen family army."
The battle at this time still relies on crowd tactics, and whoever has the most is likely to win. Moreover, there is no concept of an elite army. Ever since Cao Cao set up troops to reclaim the fields to raise soldiers, the army has also taken on the role of collective farms.
Shen Yi finally faced up to his little sister. These words were beyond the imagination of a ten-year-old girl raised in a deep boudoir. He asked: "How can my sister know this? If you don't farm, you can't support so many people with the unreliable military salary of the court. If you concentrate elite soldiers, how can so many mediocre soldiers meet the enemy? Bei Rong is tough, Weak and weak soldiers will die if they meet them, how can we not match the strong and the weak?"
Shen Wen said: "When the opponent is not aggressively invading, he can handle it. But if one day, dozens of troops from the opponent come, the strength of the Shen family's army cannot be compared with it!"
In fact, Shen Wen didn't have to worry so much about whether Shen Yi didn't believe her. She has thousands of years of experience, and her natural conversation is different from that of a child. Once the disguise was removed, her words completely entered Shen Yi's thinking.
Shen Yi asked: "Then how can we improve our military strength?"
Shen Wen said: "To prepare for the upcoming war, we need to train a strong professional team. They can fight against the northern nomadic soldiers, not the farmers who usually operate the farmland. These people have to practice every day, long-distance Riding and shooting, hand-to-hand combat. It is necessary to practice arm strength, foot strength, perseverance and courage. Livestock must be slaughtered frequently so that they will not be afraid of blood."
Shen Yi pondered and said, "Your sister is saying that you want to train an elite army alone, instead of defeating the enemy by numbers?"
Shen Wen nodded and said: "Yes, it must be as strong as a sharp sword and be invincible. I don't want 200,000 troops, but only 10,000! When the Bei Rong invades, if there are 10,000 cavalry at the border, then follow my plan. Bei Rong will not dare to commit another crime within twenty years!"
Shen Yi was shocked, staring at Shen Wen who had not yet reached his chest, Shen Wen clenched his fists so as not to tremble, and continued to make her speech: "As for the defensive soldiers, soldiers with ordinary qualities can be used. The essentials and the art of close combat, and know how to build fortifications and fortifications. Defending the city can also recruit the power of the people. In normal times, the people in the city must be organized into militias to facilitate wartime. I will also find someone to make strong bows and crossbows. Give big brother a weapon."
Shen Yi asked in amazement: "The weapon is my forbidden weapon, how will my sister plan it?"
Shen Wen raised his head slightly: "I have my own way. What my brother has to do now is to train a team of 500 to 1,000 people, who can ride and shoot, and can fight for thousands of miles, and the most important thing is that there are no traitors! I At the turn of winter and spring when I was fourteen years old, I had to borrow it for two months. At that time, I would have to have Beirong’s clothes and people who could understand the language there. As for the 10,000 elite soldiers, my eldest brother needs to complete the training within five years! "
Shen Yi looked at Shen Wen in disbelief: "My sister still needs to borrow soldiers when she is fourteen?"
Shen Wen nodded and said: "Exactly! Maybe you still don't believe me now, but training this army is what the Shen family army should do. Brother should start immediately when he arrives at the border, don't delay."
Shen Yi frowned, Shen Wen stared into Shen Yi's eyes and said: "Brother, what I want you to do can determine the life and death of the Shen family. If you promise me, you must finish it on time! If you don't believe me, tell me now Me! I can find someone else. You must not answer without saying yes, otherwise, on the day of the catastrophe, the eldest brother will regret it, and the lives of the 200,000 members of the Shen family army and the lives of our Shen family members will be irretrievable! Do you know the tragic consequences of this kind of consequences?!"
The sadness in her words made Shen Yi wake up suddenly. In fact, he didn't completely believe in Shen Wen in his heart, but Shen Wen's conversation at this time was very different from usual, and the reason behind it was definitely beyond the comprehension of a girl of her normal age. If there is really a dream of a prophet, and if those things are true, then if you get a warning but do nothing, it will be the same as killing someone!
Shen Yi finally nodded slightly, and said: "The Shen family's army has been stationed at the frontier all year round. They defend more than attack, and the soldiers are mixed. Maybe we should train a strong soldier alone and prepare more."
Shen Wen slowly let out a breath, tears welled up, and said with a choked up voice: "Brother, thank you for accepting my suggestion, our Shen family has a way out from now on."
Shen Yi still found the whole incident unbelievable, and asked, "What happened to you in the dream?"
Shen Wen began to sob and said: "I married the prince's staff, and it was said that I gave the letter from my father and brother to the enemy! Then, I was strangled to death by my husband!"
Shen Yi's heart trembled, he felt a tightness in his throat, and said firmly to Shen Wen: "Sister, that will never happen!"
Shen Wen knew that she couldn't cry now, otherwise Shen Yi would look down on her, but she still couldn't help crying, and she was so wronged that she grabbed Shen Yi's arm and sobbed, "Brother, we must not let those things happen! You must believe me, If you train elite soldiers, I will go to the border at the age of fourteen, and at that time, I will tell you how to defend Beirong!"
Shen Yi patted Shen Wen on the back and comforted him, "Sister, don't cry."
Shen Wen went on to say: "This year's grain harvest will be bumper, and next year's grain will also be ripe. Rice prices will hurt farmers. But then there will be four years of severe drought and one year of severe floods, and food will be extremely expensive. In my dream, the prince regarded the disaster year as a Because of this, he asked the emperor to reduce the army, and the emperor also agreed to his suggestion because of the severe drought. The imperial court's military expenditure was exhausted, and the border gates exhausted the food and grass previously stored, and repeatedly reduced soldiers. When the disaster year passed, the vitality could not recover, and the north Rong immediately sent troops, and my father was short of soldiers and food, so he immediately fell into a passive situation. My eldest brother is going to the border now to persuade my father to stock up on food."
Shen Yi's back felt cold, and he finally began to believe that what Shen Wen said might actually happen.
Shen Wen went on to say: "Although Yancheng is strong and difficult to attack, it was finally broken by the enemy. It can be seen that pure defense cannot be preserved. My elder brother will use the excuse to garrison troops and demolish the residents near the north gate to free up an area with a radius of about five miles. I'll tell you what to do when I go."
This matter is more difficult, Shen Yi frowned, Shen Wen said anxiously: "Brother, the harvest next year or the next year will prove my words, brother, you must believe me!"
Shen Yi hurriedly said: "Brother believes you, if you can't go, why don't you tell me what to do now?"
Shen Wen wiped away his tears vigorously, and said in a mature tone as much as possible: "Brother, when archery, the closer you are, the more accurate you can shoot. Some preparations should not be too early, so as not to reveal the key. Moreover, there are traitors in the Shen family army. Otherwise, the city of Yan would not have been destroyed! Eldest brother is here, on the one hand, to mobilize elite soldiers, and on the other hand, to purge the army, at least among the strong soldiers of elder brother, to ensure the reliability of the soldiers."
Shen Yi nodded, and Shen Wen said again: "Geng Biao who was next to the elder brother died for the elder brother in my dream, and was shot by more than a dozen arrows in his body. Qi Conglin who was in the guard also died in the north with the elder brother. But Wang Zhi who was next to the second brother But he stabbed the second brother in the back, seriously injured the second brother, and was hacked to death by the enemy."
Shen Yi said in a low voice: "I'll take him away now, when we get to the border..."
Shen Wen hurriedly said: "No, we have to keep him and use him to report in the future. If the elder brother finds the traitor, don't cut it off, but keep it."
Shen Yi was really surprised, looked at Shen Wen seriously, and said: "In the palace, you pretended to be poisoned. The Lantern Festival is on the street, and you said that on purpose."
Shen Wen nodded: "Of course, in Changle Hou's Mansion, it was also on purpose."
Shen Yi stretched out his hand and patted Shen Wen's head: "You frightened grandma and eldest sister!"
I am not a child anymore! Shen Wen sighed secretly, but she was very satisfied with this situation today. Shen Wen said again: "Brother, remember, when you do this, you have to hide your father's back. It is considered as training yourself, and you also have to guard against other people's eyes and ears. You can't tell your father the reason."
Shen Yi frowned and said: "The things you mentioned, even if you don't have your nightmare, it will be good for Shen Jiajun if you do it."
Shen Wen pressed Shen Yi's arm again, and said solemnly: "Father has the emperor and the prince by his side, and his every move is in the eyes of that side. If he makes a big fanfare to force his troops to practice martial arts, what will that side think?" Won't they start early? If they were early, it would not be what I dreamed about, and my preparations would be useless. And," Shen Wen stopped, his eyes locked Shen Yi's well: "The last thing I have to do, Father dare not think about it, let alone do it. Brother, do you dare?" I want to destroy the prince.
The conversation just now made Shen Yi fully understand what Shen Wen meant. He pondered for a moment and said softly, "I dare."
Shen Wen excitedly took Shen Yi's hand, shook it and said, "Thank you brother, you don't know, I'm afraid you don't believe me, these years, I have suffered so much, only Wanniang..."
Shen Yi's eyes turned black: "Don't tell me you arranged to rescue Su Wanniang in the street?" Did you use me then
Shen Wen blinked again and again, hugged Shen Yi's arm and shook it, and said in a low voice: "My elder brother doubts what I say now, but I was only a few years old at that time, let alone believe it!"
Shen Yi thought for a while, too, frowned and said: "Su Wanniang is just a maid, you must have a few helpers in this mansion."
Shen Wen said in a low voice: "You don't know who is the eyeliner and who is the traitor. I know that Xia Zi is the eyeliner, and Mrs. Qian next to my mother is also suspicious, but there must be others. I'm afraid that my grandmother and mother, including my sister-in-law, will all People who can't pretend, will show it. So, I can't tell them yet."
Shen Yi also shook his head: "The eldest sister is not much better. But the second brother is okay, and the third brother is also very smart."
Shen Wen whispered: "The second brother is waiting to get married now, and he will go to the border soon after marriage. I want to wait for him to leave and tell him to let him live a relaxed life. The third brother is only a fifteen-year-old boy …”
Shen Yi smiled: "How old are you?"
Shen Wen didn't smile, but looked at Shen Yi sternly, and said, "I'm in a dream, and I've lived my whole life." Plus a thousand years!
Shen Yi looked at the young master Shen Wen, and thought that this sister had been thinking so hard over the years. Although he still had doubts, the suggestion made by Shen Wen was beneficial and harmless to the Shen family army, which shows how much this sister has used her brains. Feeling sad for a moment, he touched Shen Wen's head and said, "Don't worry, sister, I will train an elite soldier. If my sister can't come, just tell me what I have to do, and I will finish it."
Shen Wen shook his head and said, "I know the place, but others may not be able to find it in Beirong."
Shen Yi was surprised: Shen Wen had never traveled far, so how could he know the place north of the border.
Shen Wen said as if to make him understand: "Yes, I know. Moreover, I also know how to get to the border. So, brother, train your soldiers and wait for me." I have wandered in that land for thousands of years. century.
Looking at Shen Wen's deep eyes that did not match her childish face, Shen Yi nodded heavily and said, "Sister, I'm waiting for you."
Shen Wen stretched out his hand: "Brother, let's swear by high-fiving. What we said today, not only can't tell others now, but in the future, even if it's done, we can't tell father. Except for those who will cooperate with us, other people know The less the better."
Shen Yi felt that Shen Wen was too thoughtful, but he also understood her caution. Even if Shen Wen is talking about dreams, they are only talking about building elite soldiers behind their father's back or even replacing the prince, which can be regarded as disloyal and unfilial, not to mention that they really know how to do it? It seems that Shen Wen will indeed take action.
Shen Yi is nineteen years old this year. At this age, there are still some rebellious spirits of teenagers left. Moreover, Zhenbeihou is not at home all year round, and he has not yet established a tacit understanding of working together with his father. In addition, he has been friends with the third prince for the past few years, and he sympathizes with his situation. On the contrary, the prince has been making things difficult for Zhenbeihoufu. Several reasons came together for Shen Yi to accept Shen Wen's rebellious suggestion.
He clapped his hands on Shen Wen's and said, "Okay, I won't say anything."
Shen Wen suddenly asked: "Brother, if, in your dream, your soul heard that I gave the letter from my father and brother to the enemy, would you believe it?"
Shen Yi looked at Shen Wen's face that was still chubby when he was young, and said with a smile: "How can you believe it? Who is my sister? She has always been gentle and cowardly, and she obeyed her family all the time. How could she do such a thing? A clumsy trick, don't say I don't believe it, no one at home will believe it."
Shen Wen was a little teary, but also a little lost. What the eldest brother is talking about now is the self who grew up crying and clinging to his brothers and sisters, not the self who was incompatible with his flesh and blood relatives in his previous life and always looked at the Hou's mansion blankly. Shen Wen secretly sighed, maybe some answers are really lost in the past time forever, even if everything is repeated, they cannot be found.
Shen Wen let out a long breath, his shoulders slumped, and he smiled and said to Shen Yi: "In front of people, I still have to be your weak and stupid sister, big brother, don't put yourself out there."
But Shen Yi didn't feel any sense of relaxation, as if he had shouldered an invisible burden.
In other people's eyes, Shen Wen went to practice with Shen Yi and acted like a baby. As the eldest brother, Shen Yi told the younger sister to be obedient before leaving. This is exactly what Su Wanniang "unintentionally" said.
Shen Wen slept very well that night, and she had accomplished an extremely important matter. If Shen Yi didn't believe it, she would probably have to run away from home soon and go find someone herself. She shuddered at the thought of that situation. Now that part of the responsibility has been offloaded to Shen Yi, Shen Wen is of course relaxed.
Shen Yi didn't sleep almost all night, he didn't continue to prepare the armor and equipment he was going to bring, but seized the time to read the military book in the middle of the night. When he returned to the dormitory lightly, he found that Liu Shi was still sitting by the bed waiting for him.
Shen Yi sat beside Liu Shi, took her hand, and asked in a low voice: "Why don't you sleep?"
Liu Shiyi came over and clung to Shen Yi tightly. Shen Yi recalled the dream that Shen Wen said, if the Shen family's army were wiped out, his wife and son would die tragically, which is actually in line with common sense. With a pain in his heart, he couldn't help but put his arms around Liu Shi's shoulders, pressing Liu Shi tightly to his chest.
At the beginning, he chose this woman because he liked her carefulness and gentleness, but there was indeed a meaning of honoring his elders in it. Sooner or later, I will stay at the border like my father. I have a wife who respects and loves her elders and has a docile temperament. The relationship with my mother should be more harmonious than my mother and grandmother. Unlike her mother who was born in a general's family, Mrs. Liu is well educated and reasonable. As the eldest daughter-in-law in the future, she should also smoothly take over the affairs of the mansion.
But after getting married, the Liu family took very good care of him on a daily basis. When he comes back from martial arts practice every day, the bath water is ready, the change of clothes is folded and put aside, and there is also warm soup. When he reads at night, he has weak tea and small snacks at hand. No matter when he goes to bed, Liu Shi will wait for him.
Normally, Liu Shi would blush when speaking to Shen Yi. Shen Yi caught Liu's adoring eyes peeking at him more than once. He began to really like Liu Shi.
Mrs. Liu became pregnant soon, and after hearing the news, she seriously asked Shen Yi if she should find him a roommate. Shen Yi told her that generations of military generals in the Shen family did not advocate female sex. One drop of essence and ten drops of blood is for the general to clean himself up and not be hollowed out, otherwise he will not be able to return to the battlefield in the future. In addition to being shy, Liu's treatment of Shen Yi was even better, making Shen Yi feel that no one in this world would be so gentle and considerate to him...
Shen Yi blew out the lamp, and lay down on the bed with Liu's arms around her. Liu cried softly in Shen Yi's arms. Shen Yi knows that Liu Shi often cries these days, and also understands the pain in her heart, the momentary tenderness...
Before falling asleep, Shen Yi decided in his heart that even if Shen Wen's dream was nonsense, and the harvest next year or the next year would not be as Shen Wen said, he would train an elite army. The Shen family army must not perish, and he will never let Liu's suicide son die by human hands, no one can stop him from protecting the one he loves, even if the other party is the crown prince.
The capital that Shen Yi left at the end of May.
The day before he left, he called Shen Jian, Shen Zhuo and Shen Xiang to his side on the martial arts training ground, and looked at the younger brothers and sisters in short clothes, each with bright eyes, just like youth, and Shen Yi felt heavy in his heart. If what Shen Wen said was true, none of them would end well, and Shen Yi strengthened his determination to deviate from the past.
Shen Yi acted like a big brother, and said: "After I leave, you must protect my little sister, she is the only weak girl in the family who doesn't know martial arts."
Shen Jian nodded and said, "That's natural."
Shen Yi said again: "I'm not going to winter hunting..."
Shen Zhuo rushed to say: "We will still get a..."
Shen Yi interrupted: "No, you don't have to be brave. In fact, it would be better if you don't get ahead."
Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo were taken aback for a moment, but Shen Xiang said anxiously: "Are we going to let others say that there is no successor to the Marquis of Zhenbei?"
Shen Yi smiled, looked at Shen Xiang and said, "If they said it, is it true?"
Shen Zhuo said: "Brother, I understand. Our Shen family are military generals who fight in the battlefield. We can't do well in hunting, so it's nothing."
Shen Yi nodded slightly, and said, "Actually, what I mean is that we should keep a low profile now, so as not to attract attention."
Shen Zhuo chuckled: "Brother, you are just like father."
Shen Yi shook his head and said, "It's not the same." Dad wants to endure it, but I won't.
Amid their confusion, Shen Yi didn't explain much, and continued: "There is a smart person in this mansion, who is Su Wanniang next to my little sister. If she has any suggestions, you must all listen to them." Since Shen Wen wants to continue to play dumb, she must pass on her ideas through Su Wanniang, so it can help her.
Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo hadn't spoken yet, but Shen Xiang quickly responded: "She's very smart, wasn't she the one who discovered the problem at Xiangye Temple last time? Later, she helped the younger sister talk to the prince several times , the last time my sister left the palace, she was the one who said to get a doctor as soon as possible."
Because Shen Zhuo participated in the matter of the fourth prince arranged by Su Wanniang, he also felt that Su Wanniang was very powerful, so he said, "Okay, I will listen to her."
Shen Yi looked at Shen Jian who was the only one who didn't express his opinion. Under Shen Yi's gaze, Shen Jian reluctantly said: "Okay, if what she said is reasonable."
Shen Yi concluded: "After I leave, you have to discuss things with your relatives. Know people with your eyes. Even the people around you should be careful." He glanced at Shen Jian, who felt very strange, but still followed the other Several siblings promised.
While they were talking, someone said that the third prince came to see the eldest son and see him off. Shen Yi had just finished his martial arts training, so he asked someone to entertain the third prince first, and went to take a bath and change clothes by himself. When he came out, people said that the third prince was going to the martial arts hall, Shen Yi Jian and Shen Zhuo heard about it and went with them.
When Shen Yi arrived at the Martial Arts Hall, the three of them were taking turns trying out various longbows hanging on the wall. The third prince pointed to an ebony bow hanging on the wall in the middle of the hall and said: "I didn't pull it off last time, I have to try again this time."
Shen Jian took it down for him, and the third prince hooked the bowstring with his thumb with a finger puller, took a deep breath, and pulled it hard...but it didn't come off. He vented his anger, handed the bow to Shen Yi who came over and said: "You pull it, you pulled it away last time."
Shen Yi smiled and said, "I thought you were here to see me off, but it turned out that you were here to pull the ebony bow."
The third prince sighed and said: "This is the bow of the old Zhen Beihou. People outside have passed it on like a god. I always miss it. Since you can pull it away, I should be right."
Shen Yi said in a comforting tone: "I can only open it once or twice, and then my arms are sore." He took the ebony bow, put on the finger puller, took a deep breath, his chest bulged, and suddenly With one stroke, the bow was pulled round, and the face was flushed immediately, but when it was released slowly, the complexion returned to normal. The third prince sighed in admiration, and stretched out his hand for a bow. Shen Yi handed it to him, and said with a smile: "I just took a shower, and now I'm sweating all over again."
The third prince weighed the ebony longbow, shook his head, and said, "Old Zhen Beihou must have divine power." He hung the bow back on the wall, without looking at Shen Yi, and said, "Go to the border and take care, I hope Someday, I can go out for a ride with you again."
Shen Yi nodded and said, "Thank you, Your Highness..."
The third prince waved his hand: "How many times have I said it...you don't need to call me that..." He was a little depressed, looked up, but didn't see the person he wanted to see, and said with some frustration: "I'm going back, you are really... mediocre Let's be safe!"
Shen Yi saluted, Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo also saluted at the same time, and the third prince left.
Shen Yi sent the third prince away, and came back and said to Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo: "After I leave, you still want to be friends with him and often go out to play together."
This is completely opposite to what his father said. In the past, Shen Yi only expressed his position with actions, but now he openly told his two younger brothers. Shen Jian felt a strange feeling in his heart again. Looking at Shen Zhuo, he didn't express anything. The objection was naturally answered again.
Shen Yi told Liu Shi that night to take care of Shen Wen more usually. It is said that the servants in the Hou's mansion always have the pride of a wealthy family, and Shen Wen is cowardly. If the Liu family has good maids and wives, introduce some to Shen Wen. At this time, even if Shen Yi asked her to pick the moon, Liu Shi would agree immediately. This matter was naturally taken to heart immediately.
On the day Shen Yi left, he kowtowed farewell to the old lady and Mrs. Yang in the hall. With tears in her eyes, the old lady told him to help her father well, but she didn't get up. Mrs. Yang cried a lot. When Shen Yi got up to leave, she also stood up and followed Shen Yi step by step to the door. The old lady called out: "Don't follow out, you will ruin the child's life."
Yang could only lean against the door frame, crying and saying over and over again: "Son, you have to take good care of yourself, don't get sick, don't get hurt, come back and see your mother when you have time..." Everyone else couldn't help crying.
Several younger brothers and sisters followed to the gate of the mansion and saluted one by one. Shen Yi looked at Shen Wen and said firmly, "Sister, don't worry." Shen Wen nodded with tears in his eyes, and said, "I admire elder brother the most, and I believe in elder brother."
Shen Yi also nodded, but there were no tears in his eyes, but there seemed to be flames. He couldn't wait to rush to the border and start to act.
Liu Shi was the last one to come to Shen Yi, crying too much to speak. Shen Yi was more generous than the Marquis of Zhenbei, so he hugged Mrs. Liu tightly in public, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, I will be back!"
Liu Shi nodded with a sob, straightened Shen Yi's clothes, and said in tears, "You must be well, you are my life..."
Shen Yi said: "I understand."
He gave Liu Shi a final hug, turned around decisively and walked out the door, followed by Geng Biao, Qi Conglin and his former followers. Outside the gate, they got on their horses and left. Amidst the sound of horseshoes, Shen Yi didn't look back.