Hearing Shen Cha's words, Shen Jiu was stunned. The part of his memory that he had deliberately ignored slowly began to recover. The good times of his childhood reappeared in front of his eyes. The promise that he would teach him to ride a horse and take him hunting The figure of my little brother also became clearer from blur as the memory awakened.
When Shen Jiu was still very young...about three or four years old, he was basically in a state of free-range. His father and mother were busy building Jiaping Pass, leading troops to fight, and taking care of the Duke's and Marquis's mansions. , the young and old of the Shen family army, and his brothers and sisters were either training hard to go to the battlefield as soon as possible, or they were lingering on the sick bed, fighting against the disease.
The adults in the family couldn't count on it, but they didn't forget that there was a child who needed company, so they found some children from the Shen family who were about the same age as Shen Jiu. A bunch of little pods were left in the courtyard of the Duke's Mansion every day. Shen Jiajun's school was full of chaos.
Among the bunch of bean curds, the one who plays best with Shen Jiu is Yelu Heyi. He is the first one to be friendly to Shen Jiu, no matter what the weather is like, whether it is sunny or cloudy, windy or rainy, even if it is raining or windy. Whenever she talks to him in the house, he will appear next to Shen Jiu. This is why Shen Jiu was particularly impressed by him.
The two spent nearly a year of happy time together and had many little secrets that outsiders didn't know, including what Shen Cha said about learning to ride a horse.
However, the day after making this promise, Yelu Heyi left without saying goodbye. Shen Jiu waited in the house all day and night, but his little friend never came. In the end, he had to admit that this little friend His brother abandoned him.
However, he did not give up. He asked his father, brother and sister many times, but did not get a clear answer, but everyone told him that if the two of them were destined to meet again, they would meet again in the future.
Unexpectedly, this meeting was already ten years later, and the two of them were in completely different positions. They were both allies and opponents.
"The person you have always been thinking about is right in front of you, and you can't even recognize him. It seems you don't miss him very much!" Seeing his brother's expression, Shen Cha knew that he had remembered him, so he stretched out his hand and tapped it lightly. Desktop, "Happy or...angry?"
"None of them, I just thought it was strange." Shen Jiu recalled Yelu Heyi's appearance, "It seemed that he looked different from when he was a child, so I didn't recognize him."
"You are different from when you were a child, but he recognized you at a glance." Shen Cha stretched out and rested his head on Shen Haolin's shoulder, "Why don't we tell you if you haven't always been grudges? Are you also complaining about his whereabouts as to why he didn't say goodbye to you? Now that he has appeared in front of you, I can tell you whatever you want to know."
"Did he leave at that time just to work with Yerunan?" Shen Jiu raised his head, looked at Shen Haolin, and then at Shen Cha, "Brother and sister, from then on, they have already started to arrange their own people. ? But, he was still very young at that time and had no experience. If he made any mistake, wouldn't his life be in vain? Are you... are you..."
"Are you too cruel? This is an injustice to us. We are not that cruel people. Even if these children are candidates for the Shadow, we never thought of letting them take risks so early." Seeing his brother getting anxious, Shen Shen Cha was not angry and explained slowly, "This is his own choice. He came to us on his own initiative."
"But...why?" Shen Jiu was puzzled, "Is he a few years older than me? What can he do at that age?"
"Three years old, maybe. Being young has the advantage of knowing everything. Once he becomes Yerunan's confidant, he doubts that anyone will doubt the brother who grew up together." Shen Cha sighed, "You know him Are you and Xiaomin brothers?"
"Of course I know this!" Shen Jiu nodded, "Having the same father and mother, Xiao Min is very dependent on his brother. I also asked him where his brother went, but he didn't tell me. You...are all Is there any collusion?”
"Why are we colluding with this? You were so young at that time, and you were all stupid. Let me tell you, you couldn't understand what was going on, so I simply didn't tell you anything." Shen Haolin raised his eyebrows, " You know that he and Xiao Min are half-brothers, but do you know what kind of person his mother is?"
"Probably... I know that much, and I heard it from Xiaomin. Xiaomin's mother is the stepmother, and his father's first wife is Yelu Heyi's biological mother. It is said that his mother was originally from Liao, the daughter of an ordinary family, and later Jiapingguancheng, who had fled, followed everyone on the battlefield and died of serious injuries."
"Yes, do you know why a Liao man would wield a knife against his compatriots?"
Shen Jiu shook his head slightly. He was not sure. He had asked Xiao Min, but his brother avoided talking about it. At that time, Xiao Min's expression was not very good, and he seemed to be taboo about this question, so he did not pursue the question further.
"Because more than thirty members of his mother's family died at the hands of that old Liao King." Shen Cha sighed heavily, "When the old Liao King was young, his favorite thing to do was to conquer those poor, helpless people. A small and helpless tribe. That day, tragedy befell the tribe to which his mother belonged. His mother was hidden by her family in an inconspicuous cellar. Listening to the wailing of her family and tribe, she held her breath tightly. Shut your mouth to prevent yourself from crying. The old King of Liao and his Liao soldiers enjoyed the fun of conquest. They did not check carefully. Instead, after satisfying themselves with the killing, they walked away with the so-called loot. His mother was afraid that they would kill someone, so she waited until midnight and took advantage of the darkness to escape. She had only one purpose, to escape from this terrible place and escape from the Liao Kingdom."
"It turns out that the so-called escape turned out to be like this. The old King of Liao really deserves to die. Sister, you did a good job!" Seeing Shen Cha nodding, Shen Jiu also sighed, "Many Liao people came to us to take refuge in the beginning. It seems that the situation is similar to this. Those Liao people were full of resentment when they mentioned the old King of Liao and his soldiers. The same thing happened to the little brother. Xiao Min said that he had something on his mind and he thought about his mother every day. Revenge against his mother’s family. So, is this why he wants to be a spy?”
"This is his mother's last wish." Shen Cha nodded, "Before he left, he told us, including Xiaomin, not to tell you any news about him. He was afraid that you would worry, and he hoped that you could grow up happily."
Shen Jiu didn't say anything, just curled his lips and leaned on the table.
"If you want to see him and reminisce with him, your wish can be fulfilled." Shen Haolin stretched out his hand to hold Shen Cha into his arms, "But you have to think carefully whether it is necessary to do this and whether it is the right thing to do. Are you two okay?"
"No, I don't recognize him. It's better to keep it like this." Shen Jiu shook his head firmly, "Since he doesn't want me to know, then I'll just go with his wishes and pretend I don't know anything!" He raised his head and looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, "Just tell me this, doesn't it matter? Will it not affect your plan?"
"It doesn't matter, you won't tell anyone." Shen Haolin smiled, "Your brother Xiao Jing also knows."
"He is a military advisor, so he should know." Shen Jiu lay down again, "Actually, this is good. They don't have to separate as brothers. They are all in the same place. Occasionally, they can see each other when they are free. But, When can he leave Yerunan and return to his real home?"
"We don't know yet. One day, he will come back."
"Okay!" Shen Jiu's voice was a little muffled, "Then I'll wait for him to come back and let him explain it to me in person. Everything he promised must be fulfilled!"
