The Ding capital caused another uproar as Shen Xin returned to the court.
The first and foremost is naturally to praise Shen Xin for his bravery and martial arts, winning in a hundred battles. This time, he took the enemy's surrender book ahead of time. When he returns to the imperial banquet, the emperor will definitely reward him again and again. After further promotion, everyone guessed that the title of this reward would probably fall on Shen Qiu, Shen Xin's direct son.
The other thing is that on the day Shen Xin returned to Beijing, it was the birthday of Mrs. Shen, but the ancestral hall was flooded, and it was even more unfortunate that the fifth Miss Shen was still trapped in the ancestral hall. On that day, the attitude of everyone in the Shen family was cold, and Shen Xin also witnessed it with his own eyes. I was afraid that the Shen family would not be peaceful in the future.
These two incidents were widely circulated in the Ding capital. Some people just laughed when they heard it, and some people listened, but they were like ants on a hot pot, rushing around.
In the west courtyard of the Shen residence, in the boudoir, Shen Miao stood up wearing clothes, Shen Xin and his wife were summoned by the emperor to enter the palace today, but before leaving, they specially mobilized the guards from the army to guard the west courtyard, almost clearly doing it to Shen From the family's point of view, it is the Shen family who are guarding against it.
Yesterday Shen Xin came back in a hurry and went to look for the doctor again, and after Shen Miao rested, she did not dare to disturb. However, he had not spoken to Shen Miao yet.
"Does the girl feel better?" Jing Zhe asked worriedly. His eyes fell on the strip of cloth wrapped around Shen Miao's arm, and his eyes were again sour. She said: "If the servant girl was quicker yesterday, the girl wouldn't have to suffer like this. Now there are still scars..."
The burn marks are too deep, and the doctor also said that it can only be taken care of, it is impossible to have no scars at all. The daughter’s family cherished their appearance, even if there was a little scar on her body, now Shen Miao had a burn and Jing Zhe felt remorse every time she thought about it.
“Nothing.” Shen Miao looked at her and said with a smile, “Yesterday you did very well. You didn’t break in just because you were impatient, if you break in, it would ruin my affairs.”
Jing Zhe lowered her head, and later Shen Miao fainted and Shen Xin and his wife were furious, she thought and thought, and roughly understood what Shen Miao was thinking. It was precisely because of this that Jing Zhe felt more distressed for Shen Miao and was probably at the end of the road, so he did not hesitate to put himself in such a dangerous situation so that the Shen Xin couple could see the true face of the Shen family clearly.
A boudoir girl, with such years, should have been playing the piano and writing like a young lady from another family, but everything Shen Miao did was related to her own life. If you want anything, you have to plan it yourself, as if walking on the tip of a knife, if you are not careful, it will be doomed.
"What the girl says, the servant will do what she does." Jing Zhe said loudly.
Shen Miao was relieved that Jing Zhe was indeed the most daring of the four girls, there would be such things in the future, Jing Zhe would be useful, naturally, Gu Yu had to be cultivated slowly. She is not Shen Miao, the daughter of the boudoir, but Empress Shen, the lord of the six palaces, she must have her own confidant, and the future she will face will be more dangerous than the one in front of her. She can get used to it, and these girls must learn to get used to it.
Just thinking about it, I heard a hearty laughter from outside: "Sister!"
Shen Miao turned her head and saw Shen Qiu walking in from outside the door. He took off the armor on the battlefield, and only wore a cyan suit, which looked extraordinarily heroic. Wheat-colored skin, and the two pear eddies when he smiled made him look a little more childish. He approached and looked at Shen Miao carefully before asking carefully, "Is there anything else that your sister feels uncomfortable?"
Shen Miao closed her eyes abruptly and the memories of her previous life flooded in.
In all fairness, this elder brother Shen Qiu should really do his best. No matter how cold she was to Shen Qiu back then, Shen Qiu still treated her with the same enthusiasm as always. Later, something happened, Shen Qiu stained the innocence of other girls and was forced to marry that girl as his wife. Then everything changed. Military affairs often went wrong. Later, he fell off the horse and broke his leg. Later, the girl put a green hat on Shen Qiu. Shen Qiu killed the adulterer in a fit of anger. Shen Qiu's life was saved by dispersing his family's wealth, but Shen Qiu still died on a winter morning. Someone found his body in the pond.
At that time Shen Miao had already married Fu Xiu Yi and it was the critical time to win the heir. After hearing the bad news, she hurried back to the house, and what she saw was the deformed and swollen corpse of Shen Qiubao.
Even though she didn't get close to Shen Qiu, she still shed the same blood. She was very sad because of this and suffered a serious illness, but Fu Xiu Yi asked Shen Xin to go to war at that time.
The icy winter sun, the wet corpse outside the pond, Shen Qiu's pale and deformed face, and the young man in front of him smirked a little, like a sharp sword, stabbing her so hard that she couldn't breathe.
Shen Miao suddenly bent down and covered her chest, gasping for breath.
"Sister!" Shen Qiu was startled, and as soon as he lifted her up, he shouted outside: "Go and call the doctor! Quick! My sister is not feeling well!"
One hand grabbed Shen Qiu's arm, he turned his head and saw Shen Miao grabbing his hand and stood up, facing behind him, "No need, just a little tired."
"Sister isn't in good shape yet, so it's better to invite the doctor to take a look." Shen Qiu shook his head with concern in his tone.
“I’m fine.” Shen Miao said to the hesitant Jing Zhe, “You all go down.”
Her tone was firm and calm, causing Shen Qiu to be stunned for a moment.
"Sister, what's the matter with you?" Shen Qiu asked. As soon as he said it, he was a little annoyed that he said it too hard. He usually faces iron-blooded men in the army, but he forgot to tell the little girl what he said. Gentle, so he slowed down his voice again, and said, "I came back yesterday to see you trapped in the fire. Your parents were terrified. Sister, why are you in the ancestral hall? Are you locked up?"
But Shen Miao shook her head, looked at him and smiled, "I haven't seen you for a year, is eldest brother okay?"
"Ah?" Shen Qiu was heartless, he scratched his head and smiled when he heard the words: "I'm alright, the army is like that, I made a few small contributions, and when Your Majesty rewards me, sister, you can choose what you like. Yes." After speaking, he seemed to think of something, and said with joy, "By the way, Daddy hunted a fire rat before, skinned it and made a cloak. When I look back, I will ask the servants to bring it to you. That cloak is invulnerable to guns and fire. If I had that cloak, I wouldn't have been burned yesterday..."
Before he finished speaking, Shen Qiu even froze, Shen Miao stepped forward, wrapped her arms around Shen Qiu's arms and put her head on his chest.
Even if they were biological brothers and sisters, they were not children after all. Shen Qiu was a little embarrassed for a while, but also a little joyful. Shen Miao had not been so close to him for a long time and was flattered for a while. He was a little happy, but then his heart sank, thinking of Shen Miao's temperament, and being close to him today for the first time, could it be that he was greatly wronged.
He hurriedly asked: "Sister, did someone bully you, if there is, just tell me, I have to beat him to half death..."
What he said was filled with righteous indignation, but Shen Miao wanted to laugh. Mrs. Mei has an older brother, who is extremely intelligent. She advised Fu Xiu Yi in the previous dynasty, and Fu Xiu Yi later spoiled Mrs. Mei, and it was not necessarily because of her brother's credit. Shen Miao herself once envied but at that time, Shen Qiu was already dead.
It seems that she has not tasted the taste of having a backer for a long time. Life is accustomed to fighting alone and dividing one person into countless individuals, so she was defeated by Mrs. Mei in her previous life, maybe it was just a weak defeat.
The feeling that someone is protecting them now is so beautiful that it is almost unreal.
She slowly let go of her hand and raised her head to meet Shen Qiu's concerned eyes.
"Sister..." Shen Qiu was also startled. The girl in front of her had bright eyes and zircon teeth. When facing him, her eyes no longer had the impatience and boredom of the past, but a kind of deepness instead. That feeling made him a little unfamiliar, and he carefully looked at the girl in front of him. After a year of not seeing Shen Miao, Shen Miao lost a lot of weight, her face that used to be somewhat round now showed a pointed chin, and she looked much slimmer. The delicate facial features became more and more clear. That kind of naive and immature person has not been able to find a trace since when, and when he looked at him, there was a touch of relief, and a kind of unknown loneliness.
Shen Miao sighed in her heart, Shen Qiu had an almost youthful innocence and this innocence made his temperament very valuable. Sincere and full of energy, it is hard to imagine such a person ending up drowning in a pond. Back then, people said that Shen Qiu committed suicide because he felt that he was notorious, but thinking about it now, with Shen Qiu's perseverance, how could he commit suicide because of other people's advice. As for the initiator, her so-called sister-in-law, at first forced Shen Qiu to marry her in the name of climbing the bed, but now it seems that it may not be someone else's conspiracy.
“Why does my little sister keep staring at me.” Shen Qiu was inexplicable: “Did I have something on my face?” He felt that the current Shen Miao was strange, and Shen Miao who was not temperamental or cold made Shen Qiu feel unfamiliar, as if facing the Not like a little girl.
“Why didn’t Big Brother go to the palace today?” Shen Miao asked softly.
"Your Majesty only summoned your parents." Shen Qiu smiled and said, "I won't follow. Sister, you haven't told me what happened yesterday, how could you be trapped in the fire of the ancestral hall? "
All he was thinking about was this matter and he was also concerned about Shen Miao's injury, so he insisted on clarifying the ins and outs of this matter.
“Eldest brother will believe what I say?” Shen Miao smiled slightly, “If you don’t believe it if you say it, then there is no need to say it.”
“How could I not believe it?” Shen Qiu hurriedly grabbed Shen Miao’s arm when he heard it, “You are my sister, if I don’t believe you, who else would I believe?”
"I can tell the eldest brother about this, but the eldest brother has to promise me one thing. I cannot tell my parents what I said to you today. If I do, I will ignore you again."
“Why can’t you tell your parents?” Shen Qiu was a little confused, then suddenly realized: “Could this be related to His Royal Highness Prince Ding?” The letter from the Ding capital received by the Northwest also mentioned that Shen Miao had a special liking for Fu Xiu Yi. . But Shen Miao is a boudoir girl after all, not knowing that the prince will seize the heir, it is best for the servants to mix less, the sooner they mix, the sooner they will die. Shen Miao was steadfast towards Fu Xiu Yi with all her heart, Shen Xin and the others were far away in the northwest, although they were impatient, they were helpless and only hoped that Shen Miao could figure it out on her own and did not love Fu Xiu Yi anymore.
“It has nothing to do with him.” Shen Miao couldn’t help crying and laughing, Shen Qiu could think of this. She said: "Before you came back, the second aunt took the three of us, the direct descendants of the Shen family, to the Wolong Temple to offer incense. On the same day, my eldest sister and I changed rooms, and the eldest sister was defiled by the villains. Suffer for me, I am the initiator, if I do not admit my mistake, I will be fined and banned from copying Buddhist scriptures."
When Shen Qiu heard this, a cold sweat broke out in his heart first, he only said that it was dangerous, it was not Shen Qing but Shen Miao who almost had an accident. After hearing this, he was extremely angry, what does this matter have to do with Shen Miao, why should Shen Miao be grounded
"This is clearly a rhetoric!" Shen Qiu said angrily. He didn't have a good impression of Shen Qing, just because Shen Qing relied on Shen Yuan as a big brother, he often ignored Shen Qiu, and once satirized Shen Qiu as a martial artist who didn't understand the language.
“Not only that,” Shen Miao continued, “It happened that the Wei family, the waiter of the middle book, came to the mansion to propose marriage, and I was the one who chose me, and the supervisor of the young mansion, the Huang family, also came to propose marriage, and the elder sister was selected.”
Shen Qiu was stunned: "Proposing marriage?" They had received letters from the Shen family, but they never mentioned anything about Shen Miao's marriage. This is too absurd. How can there be children whose parents don't tell them? The Shen family's behavior is really too much.
"The young master of the Wei family, Wei Qian, is a young talent, and the young master of the Huang family, Huang Dexing, is a broken sleeve. The second aunt wants to marry me and the elder sister and sister. When I learned about this, I had to say that I would not marry. Protest against marriage. So they put me in the ancestral hall, the guards you saw yesterday were not to fight the fire, they were to guard me so that I wouldn’t escape.”
Shen Qiu's expression fluctuated along with Shen Miao's narration, and finally he punched the table heavily, the smile on his face disappeared long ago, his eyes were a little red when he looked at Shen Miao: "Sister, what you said is real?"
“Naturally I don’t have to lie to you.” Shen Miao said, “Even the fire came out of no apparent reason, I doubt it…” She smiled slightly, “After all, after I die, the eldest sister will get married easily, so it is more justifiable.”
"Too deceitful!" Shen Qiu shouted angrily and turned to leave. Being pulled by Shen Miao, she asked, “Where is Big Brother going?”
"I'm going to argue with them, whoever moves you will pay with blood and blood!" Shen Qiu said.
Shen Miao looked at him and asked calmly, "How do you plan to reason, where is the evidence, are you to scold them all or kill them all?"
The irony in her tone made Shen Qiu slightly sober, he turned his head, looked at Shen Miao and asked with a frown, "Sister, what does this mean?"
“Why don’t you think about it, eldest brother, why I don’t want to tell my parents about this matter.” Shen Miao said lightly, “My parents are both outspoken people, my father is more impulsive, it is easy to stand up for me, but the next thing is different. How is it? The Shen family is everyone from Ming Qi, and how many pairs of eyes are watching. Today, my father seeks justice for me, and tomorrow the imperial censor will be able to write a book about my father." The corners of her lips twitched: "This world is full of people. The crowd, whoever has the most people, will take care of everyone. The third room of the Shen family, the second and third rooms are treated by the big room, and there is an old woman, do you think we can really take care of it?"
Shen Qiu was taken aback by Shen Miao's words, and what surprised him even more was the expression on Shen Miao's words, that kind of plain analysis, somewhat cruel to the point, made him look sideways. This was not something that Shen Miao could say at her age, which boudoir girl could judge the world in such a cool way. He hesitated for a moment: "Sister... ."
Shen Miao glanced at it and knew what Shen Qiu was thinking, Shen Qiu was too bright and upright, it should be said that the entire Shen family was too bright and upright, and in this difficult world, good people did not have good results.
She said, “Big brother wants to ask why I have become like this now.” Shen Miao lowered her eyes, “Because I came here like this.”
"After so many things, no one can stay the same, big brother, I am not the me from the past, and you are not the you from the past. Now, I just ask, after listening to me, do you hate them?"
Shen Qiu was stunned for a while, then looked at Shen Miao and slowly clenched his teeth, "Hate."
"Why hate?"
"Because... How could they treat you like this."
Shen Miao shook her head: "What you want to hate is not this."
Shen Qiu was surprised, he suddenly realized that his younger sister, now speaking, made him more and more incomprehensible, but in the dark, he felt that what Shen Miao said was very reasonable.
"What you want to hate is that we have paid our own sincerity to treat each other with sincerity, but in exchange for it is inferior to the enemy. For their own sake, they can kill us, this is not family, strangers do this kind of harm , has already become a blood feud, and between relatives, it is even more sinful."
Shen Miao watched Shen Qiu's eyes move slightly and sighed in her heart. If possible, she even hopes that she can protect the young man in front of her well, so that he will only know how to gallop on the battlefield and be a hero admired by all people. However, she was really afraid, afraid that one day, the scene by the pond would repeat itself, so she could only build a wall for Shen Qiu's heart right now. Remember to hate than to remember hobbies, love is the most hurtful.
"What do you want to say?" Shen Qiu finally said.
Shen Miao breathed a sigh of relief, Shen Qiu was not really stupid. Some things are a lot easier once you figure it out.
“I hate them and the eldest brother wants to vent his anger for me, if the parents take action, they cannot be killed.” Shen Miao said, “I want to deal with them personally, but this requires the help of the eldest brother.” No matter what Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan do, There is no evidence at all. If the second room is killed, the siblings will be killed according to the order of Ming Qi. For her sake, Shen Xin might actually do this. She could risk her own life, but she didn't want to see the Shen Xin couple in danger.
Death is the easiest thing. If you can get out of your body, then a dull knife will grind the flesh, and it will hurt those who are sharpened. Moreover, behind her bait, the big fish has not yet been hooked.
"What do you think of my sister?" Shen Qiu asked.
Shen Miao smiled, "No hurry, there is time, let's slow, slow, come."