Along the way from the Flower Hall to the Huqiu Courtyard, Shen Haolin was thinking about Xue Ruitian's words. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was right. That boy Song Jue had bad intentions and had no good intentions for his tea. Not only Xue Ruitian couldn't bear this happening, he couldn't bear it either.
Shen Haolin still remembers the first time he brought Shen Cha into the palace. At that time, the late emperor was still alive, and the dragon was in good health and full of energy, while Song Jue was still a man who had not yet established a government office and was thinking about the past. The prince who ran away from the palace did not have the same identity and status as now. In fact, the weight of the Prince Zhenguo was much more important than that of an idle and careless prince.
That time he entered the palace because the late emperor wanted to see the orphan girl who was adopted by the Zhenguo Palace. After all, the Zhenguo Palace guards an important border town. If he accidentally fell into the trap of Liao and Jin and led the wolf into the house, the pair of Daxia In short, it is a huge disaster. Therefore, for the sake of caution, the late emperor had better meet her in person and ask her in detail to see where this girl came from.
At that time, although Shen Cha had been raised in the Zhen Guogong Mansion for two or three years and was in good health, he still looked wilted. He didn't like to talk or laugh, and he liked girls. I have no interest in many things in Xijing. They are completely different types of people from the royal family members in Xijing and the delicate little ladies from the families of important ministers.
However, after a brief response from the emperor, the late emperor was very satisfied with Shen Cha and felt that she would become a famous general in Daxia. After all, Jiaping Guancheng is no better than Xijing. Even a girl who is a general must go into battle to kill the enemy. If you are like those delicate little ladies in Xijing, with confused thinking, indulgent temper, and intolerance, there will be no other way out except death at the border.
Facts have proved that the late emperor had a very accurate eye for people. Three years later, Shen Cha became famous in one battle and became the youngest female general in Daxia.
However, when he entered the palace for the first time, he did not expect that one day would come. Shen Haolin just followed the emperor's edict and the orders of his parents to bring his sister to Xijing to meet the saint, and by the way, he met his good friend Song Jue. , introducing his precious sister to him.
If he knew that Song Jue would have inappropriate thoughts about Shen Cha in the future, Shen Haolin would never do that.
"Brother? Brother?"
When Shen Haolin heard Shen Cha's voice, he instantly came back to his senses and turned to look at Shen Cha with a blank look on his face.
"What's wrong?" Shen Haolin looked around and realized that at some point, they had returned to Huqiu and his house, and even the cloak on his body had been taken off. He rubbed his forehead and smiled at Shen Cha, "I seemed to be distracted just now."
"More than just being distracted, my brother looked absent-minded when he came out of the flower hall. Are you worried about something?"
Shen Cha took off his cloak, handed it to Mei Zhu, and asked her to bring two basins of hot water and make another pot of hot tea.
Mei Zhu nodded, hung up the cloaks of the two of them, turned around and walked out, passing by Mei Lin who came in with a large stack of books and documents.
"General, these are the official documents you left in the flower hall." Merlin put the top pile on the inside of the desk, and the rest in the middle, and said, "This part was just sent over. There is a newspaper from the residence, and there are also There were some exchanges of letters, but there was no news from Liao and Jin."
"No news is good news, it means nothing special happened." Shen Cha nodded, looked at Mei Lin, and then at Mei Zhu, who walked in slowly with a teapot in one hand and a wooden bucket in the other, "Put it here. Just leave it alone, go eat quickly, go to sleep after eating, and come back when you wake up."
"General, isn't this bad?" Mei Lin and Mei Zhu looked at each other, "You and the Duke need someone to take care of you, we..."
"There's nothing wrong with it. Xiao Qi will come to you if something happens." Shen Cha poured the hot water from the bucket into the wooden basin on the shelf next to the bed and smiled at them, "Go quickly. Don’t starve yourself. It’s cold outside, so remember to bring a hand stove.”
"Yes, General!" Mei Lin and Mei Zhu saw that Shen Cha was very insistent and could not refute any more. They saluted Shen Haolin and said, "Marshal, I am resigning."
Shen Haolin nodded, watched them leave the house, and closed the door gently.
"Brother, wipe your face!" Shen Cha handed over a warm handkerchief, "Brother has not answered my question just now."
"I'm not worried about anything, I'm just recalling some things. I don't know if it's because Song Jue secretly ran out of Xijing, but I just remembered the way you looked when you met Song Jue for the first time." Shen Haolin wiped Face, he returned the handkerchief to Shen Cha, "At that time, although my body had been nursed back to health, I still looked thin and weak, like a little monkey that hadn't grown yet. Don't glare at me. , this is not what I said, it was said by that boy Song Jue. After I met you that time, Song Jue once secretly told me that you are nothing like the Shen family, and you look very harmless, which makes people laugh. People have the urge to protect.”
"His eyes don't work well. He should let the imperial doctor take a look. I don't think I told my brother about my impression of Song Jue when I first met him, right?"
Shen Cha also washed his face. It was too cold outside, so it was still very comfortable to wash his face with hot water. After washing his face, Shen Cha poured the hot tea from the pot into two teacups, handed one to Shen Haolin, pulled him to sit on the soft couch, took the blanket aside and covered it with him. On two people's laps.
"It seems not." Shen Haolin shook his head, "However, thinking about your appearance at the time, you don't seem to like him very much."
"It's not that I don't like it, I just think that this kind of person can be seen from a distance, but can't get too close. And...Song Jue, to be honest, I never thought that he would become the emperor. Compared with the previous emperor, he He was a little more playful, much like the dandy in some storybooks. Unexpectedly, this dandy actually became the emperor, and did it in a decent way. If he can continue to persevere, the history books of later generations will definitely be able to do so. He was included in the Great Xia Mingjun Book." Shen Cha took a sip of tea, rested his head on Shen Haolin's shoulder, yawned, and said, "Brother mentioned this today, and suddenly felt that time flies so fast, and it has already happened. So many years have passed. Sometimes when I think of the first time I followed my brother to the battlefield, it seems like it happened yesterday!"
"That's right!" Shen Haolin put down the teacup in his hand and put his arm around Shen Cha's shoulders. "Sometimes, I find it incredible. The little girl I watched grow up can actually change in an instant. You have become a prestigious female general, and your admirers can line up from here to Xijing. In two years, I will hand you over to a strange man with my own hands. When I think about it, I suddenly feel very sad."
"What strange man?" Shen Cha raised an eyebrow, "Where is the strange man?"
"Your future husband-in-law, or someone who likes you and wants to marry you." Shen Haolin looked at Shen Cha, "Song Jue once asked me what I thought. There are sons of generals in Xijing who all hope to marry you. , some people have even approached His Majesty."
"Let them give up. I will never leave Jiapingguan City, nor the Duke's Mansion." Shen Cha sneered, "Marrying to Xijing? Brother really thinks that those people are Do you really want to marry me? You just want to use me to establish a relationship with the Duke of Zhenguo, or... marry me back as a decoration to show off to other mansions in Xijing."
"What if...it is His Majesty who wants to marry you?"
"Your Majesty?" Shen Cha raised his eyebrows, shook his head, and said firmly, "It's okay to be friends, but nothing else is possible."
"Why? Don't you two get along very well? We often exchange letters."
"Brother, why are you as suspicious as Brother Xiaotian?" Shen Cha raised his head and smiled at Shen Haolin, "What kind of person is His Majesty? You grew up with him, so you naturally know better than me. I just said Yes, he is playful and responsible... Yes, but not very strong. Otherwise, he would not have done things like sneaking out of Beijing and kidnapping the commander of the imperial army and the patrol camp. Such a person, We can indeed be friends. Chatting with him is very interesting. I can also collect some news about Xijing and understand the latest situation there. I kill two birds with one stone. Why not? We are stationed at the border all year round. If we don’t know about Xijing, We don't even know about the situation. Someone is throwing dirty water on us." Shen Cha glanced at Shen Haolin curiously, "When did brother start paying attention to this kind of thing?"
"Isn't this boring? Let's just chat! Besides, it's time for me to help you find a good marriage. I thought you were very happy with His Majesty, so..."
"Brother, Your Majesty is the same in my heart as Hongye and Miaomiao."
"Is it the same as the two of them?" Shen Haolin looked confused, "Do you mean to hand over His Majesty as a handkerchief?"
"Yes!" Shen Cha nodded, "He is not the kind of person I like. If I have to say what I like, it should be someone who has a strong sense of responsibility for his country and is very reliable, someone I can admire and trust a lot. "People." Shen Cha looked at Shen Haolin, "Is my brother satisfied with this answer?"
"Very satisfied."
After hearing the clear answer given by Shen Cha, Shen Haolin finally felt relieved that his tea would not be taken away by those ignorant boys outside. However, while I was relieved, I couldn't help but sympathize with poor Song Jue. After spending so much thought and effort, he only got a handkerchief handover position. It was really tragic. If Song Jue knew this, he would probably cry to death.
