"My lord? General? Why did you leave the palace?"
Shen Haolin and Shen Cha left the palace and just walked into the downtown area when they met Bai Meng who was about to enter the palace.
"Is the Commander-in-Chief going to the palace?" Shen Haolin reached out to hold him and waved his hand towards him, "I'm not busy. It's almost lunch time. Let's find a place to eat and chat for a while."
"But Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty and Qiyun were called away by the empress." Shen Cha raised his eyebrows at Bai Meng, "I heard that he wanted to discuss the matter of Sister Jinyu with them. His Majesty asked my brother and I to come to the Commander-in-Chief. So, you Don't be too busy entering the palace. Once you enter the palace, His Majesty won't have time to see you."
"Your Highness Princess..." Bai Meng couldn't help but rolled her eyes when she saw that Shen Haolin and Shen Cha's smiles were particularly weird and scary. "I want you two to pay more attention to this street. People are coming and going, and seeing you like this will damage your image of being wise and powerful in people's hearts!" He sighed, "Since Your Majesty has decided this, let's do it! Then... where should we go to eat? ah? "
"Ask both of us?" Shen Haolin smiled, "Commander, you are the landlord, you decide!"
"I know a shop that doesn't have a big appearance, but the taste is excellent. It's just that the shop owner has a strange problem. He doesn't accept orders from customers. What he eats every day depends entirely on his mood. If he's not in a good mood, maybe The food they make is weird. But the best thing there is the seafood, especially the crabs.”
"Crabs?" Shen Cha frowned, "Now is not the season for eating crabs."
"It's the season for eating crabs. The general can't bear it, right?" Bai Meng made a "please" gesture and walked slowly in front to lead the way, "This way."
"The commander is so familiar with that store and the owner's situation, so he must be a regular customer." Shen Haolin looked at Bai Meng, "What's going on with the store owner?"
"Master Guo, you were born and raised in Xijing, so you should be very familiar with him. On the other hand, the general, you should have only heard of this man's name and never met him in person." Bai Meng looked at Shen Haolin. He raised his eyebrows, "It's Xuanyuan!"
Hearing this name, Shen Haolin was stunned for a moment, then sighed heavily.
"Xuanyuan..." Shen Cha looked at Shen Haolin and then at Bai Meng, "Is it the Xuanyuan I know? The Xuanyuan who dominates the Eastern Realm?"
"Which Xuanyuan is there in our Daxia?" Bai Meng nodded, "That's him. You all know how tragic that battle was back then. If the guards around him hadn't protected him, his life would have been lost long ago. . Later it was found out that there was a mole there, and someone pointed the finger at him."
"But later it was found out that the mole was not him!"
"Yes, the mole is not him, but he is the brother he trusts most and lives and dies together." Bai Meng and Shen Haolin looked at each other, "Xuanyuan has tasted what it feels like to be betrayed by one's closest relatives and loved ones." Looking at Shen Cha, "Master Huilan once came to Xijing once. The late emperor specially asked him to show it to Xuanyuan. It was true that he could not return to the east again, so he stayed in Xijing."
"Then why did you open a restaurant?"
"My life is too comfortable and boring."
This was not what Bai Meng said. Shen Cha was not very familiar with this voice. She raised her head and looked over, only to realize that they had unknowingly arrived at a not-so-busy alley. A very erect man stood at the entrance of a courtyard at the end of the alley.
"I haven't seen you for many years, and you've grown so big!" The man looked up and down at Shen Haolin, "He looks like an old man."
"My nephew has met Uncle Xuanyuan!" Shen Haolin saluted the man respectfully, then pulled Shen Cha, who was a little confused, and introduced, "Uncle, this is my sister Shen Cha, you have never seen her before. "
"Uncle Xuanyuan, our first meeting!" Shen Cha followed Shen Haolin and saluted, "I am Shen Cha."
"General Shen, I have long admired your name, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Xuanyuan Liang looked at the three people standing in front of her and raised her eyebrows slightly, "Come to have dinner at this time?"
"Uncle, we just came out of the palace and happened to meet the commander-in-chief. The commander-in-chief said..."
"I said your place is clean and the food tastes good. Moreover, you haven't seen the Duke for a long time, and you have never seen the general, so I brought them here." Bai Meng looked behind him and said, "Do you have any Guests who have been booked in advance?"
"No, just come out for some fresh air." Xuanyuan Liang turned sideways, "Come in!"
Shen Cha followed Shen Haolin and looked at the tall man walking in front. He felt a little nervous and quietly reached out and grabbed his brother's sleeve. She felt that Xuanyuan Liang was just like the legend, a person with a cold personality. She considers herself to be a very lonely person who is not easy to approach or be approached by others. Unexpectedly, there is someone who is better than her.
"It's okay!" Shen Haolin deliberately took a few steps back and turned to face Shen Cha with a reassuring smile, "Uncle just has a cold temper and doesn't like to talk. You two should get along very well."
Shen Cha didn't speak, just nodded slightly, but did not let go of Shen Haolin's sleeves. Shen Haolin looked down and simply held Shen Cha's hand, pulling her and Bai Meng into the main hall.
"Sit down!" Looking at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha's clasped hands, Xuanyuan Liang raised her chin towards them, "Drink tea first."
The two people sat down side by side and raised their teacups to Xuanyuan Liang. The four of them nodded to each other and drank the tea in one gulp.
"Chen Cha...general!"
"Uncle, just call me Xiaocha."
"Okay, Xiaocha!" Xuanyuan Liang looked at Shen Cha, a faint smile flashed across his face, "The old man mentioned you to me many times before his death, saying that you... are taciturn and have a very cold temperament. It's not like... His children are more like the children of our Xuanyuan family. I thought the old man was really showing off his daughter to me, but I didn’t expect it to be true."
"Let's put it this way..." Bai Meng looked at Xuanyuan Liang and then at Shen Cha, "Uncle, Xiaocha, you also look very similar!"
"Perhaps people with similar temperaments also have similar looks?" Shen Haolin coughed lightly and continued to hold Shen Cha's hand, "How have you been, uncle, in recent years?"
"Of course it's good, otherwise why would you open such a small restaurant if you are so bored?" Xuanyuan Liang stared at Shen Haolin for a long time, "This is a rare occasion. I will cook the food myself. Is there anything you won't eat? ?”
"I'm sorry, uncle." Shen Haolin raised his fist towards Xuanyuan Liang and told Jin Miaomiao what Shen Cha was forbidden to eat, "My sister is weak and has been taking medicine, so there are many things that need to be avoided. .”
"So that's it." Xuanyuan Liang looked at Shen Cha, "It's not easy for Xiao Cha to achieve today's military exploits."
"I'll make you laugh!"
Xuanyuan Liang shook his head and said that he didn't care. He let the three children continue to sit while he stood up and walked out to prepare for today's lunch.
"Huh!" Seeing Xuanyuan Liang leave, Shen Cha breathed a sigh of relief and tilted his head to rest on Shen Haolin's shoulder, "What a huge pressure!"
"Right? Right?" Bai Meng came over and whispered, "Let alone Xiaocha, even Song Jue was trembling when he saw him. Song Jue dared to play tricks with anyone, but he didn't dare to make trouble in front of him. , respectful, but obedient. Later, several cabinet bosses also discovered this, and every time Song Jue wanted to make trouble, they would use Xuanyuan to suppress him. "
"This trick can still be effective if used once in a while, but if it is used too many times, it will be useless and will be counterproductive." Shen Cha leaned on Shen Haolin's shoulder and closed his eyes slightly, "General, Wanyan is happy What was the reaction?"
"I'm really scared. Anyway, I was quite scared by Song Jue, but..." Bai Meng raised an eyebrow, "My desire to cooperate has not changed, and I have become more determined."
"This response is very good!" Shen Haolin and Shen Cha looked at each other, "Let him feel the difference between our Daxia and Liao."
Bai Meng nodded and looked at Shen Cha thoughtfully, "I don't know whether to say something or not."
"What?"
"Xiao Cha, when I look at it this way, there are really similarities between your eyebrows and Xuanyuan's!"
