"How about it? Your master's house is well decorated?"
Wu Qingruo led Shen Haolin and Shen Cha into his house. He knew that Shen Cha was afraid of the cold, so he ordered the servants to prepare two more charcoal pots in advance, and also told the dining room to prepare hot soup and hot tea. They had just come back for a while. Son, the master chef of the kitchen brought soup and tea over.
Wu Qingruo's house is decorated like an ordinary military general's house. The only difference is that there are a few more calligraphy and paintings, two more pots of orchids, and a few pots of unnamed flowers and plants, which make the whole house look more like a scholar. .
However, Shen Haolin and Shen Cha realized that those calligraphy and paintings actually told a complete story, about what happened in the lives of Prince Dai and Wu Qingruo, and these calligraphy and paintings were all written by Prince Dai. , occasionally there are a few unreliable annotations that should have been written by Wu Qingruo, which is quite interesting.
"You two, come and sit down!" Wu Qingruo waved to the two children, asking them to sit in front of him, and moved a charcoal basin towards Chen Cha. "It's too cold today, don't freeze."
"Thank you, uncle."
Wu Qingruo looked at Shen Haolin, then at Shen Cha, and sighed softly.
"Master, what troubles have you encountered?" Shen Haolin and Shen Cha exchanged a look, "Can you tell me so that my disciple can share your worries?"
"No, I just thought about the past." Wu Qingruo shook his head gently and looked at Shen Cha, "When your master was temporarily transferred to the southwest border, he happened to be assigned to the same team as me. We ate, lived and stayed together. The two of us can chat well, and I will not look down on me because I am the adopted son of the guard, nor will I avoid you because my background is unknown."
"That's why Master and you became brothers with different surnames. The friendship between you two is better than that of some real brothers!"
"Your uncle Wang is my confidant, and your master is my best brother. With the two of them, I am already very satisfied."
"Where is His Highness Prince Ning?" Shen Cha raised an eyebrow, "He has deep feelings for you. If I support you in saying that, I'm afraid he will be sad."
"Chenchen...just like you, he was raised by us as our son." Wu Qingruo smiled and pointed at an unsightly small incense burner placed on the shelf next to him, "Little Cha, do you still remember this?"
"Of course I remember this." Shen Cha touched his chin sheepishly, "It was your return gift when I first met you when you passed by Jiaping Pass to visit Master. This thing is the first finished product I made. , it’s so ugly, why did you show it off? If you like it, I’ll make another one for you. My craftsmanship is much better now than it was then.”
"Not ugly at all." Wu Qingruo raised an eyebrow at Shen Haolin, "What do you think, Haolin?"
"Isn't it ugly? At least it can be seen that it is an incense burner."
"Brother!" Shen Cha was even more embarrassed, "It's just an incense burner!"
Shen Haolin didn't speak, just smiled, his eyes continued to stay on the shelf. Next to the small incense burner, he saw a dagger studded with gems. This was his first time on the battlefield, and he got it from a general of the Jin Kingdom. I found it and thought it looked very good, so I gave it to his master directly.
Wu Qingruo looked at the two children in front of him, and his memory was pulled back to the time when Shen Cha said he passed by Jiaping Pass many years ago.
That time was not considered passing by. He was ordered to see Duke Shen to discuss the border drill, which happened to be a chance to meet his brother Qin Zheng.
As a result, after the two met, without even saying a few words, Qin Zheng happily dragged him to the school to meet his apprentice. He also told him that his apprentice was a natural martial arts prodigy and planned to pass on the mantle to him. child.
Wu Qingruo didn't care at all at that time. His apprentice Shen Haolin was the legitimate heir to Duke Shen. No matter how talented he was, he couldn't keep up with his apprentice, so he had reservations about Qin Zheng's words.
But when they entered Shen Jiajun's school grounds, Wu Qingruo saw a thin and frail figure standing in the middle of the school grounds, with a whip dancing like a tiger, and even the dozen or so soldiers around him could not get close.
"This is...your apprentice?" Wu Qingruo looked at Qin Zheng who looked proud, "It is already very rare to have practiced to this level at such a young age."
"Right? Did I say that right? He is definitely a genius!"
"It's not easy to come across something like this. How did you find it?"
"How did you find it?" Hearing Wu Qingruo's words, Qin Zheng couldn't laugh or cry, "Don't let Lao Shen hear what you said. I will risk my life with you. This is the apple of his eye."
"Oh!" Wu Qingruo suddenly realized, "It turns out to be the eldest lady in the legend, but she is really a good young lady."
Qin Zheng smiled even more arrogantly than before. If it weren't for his kindness, Wu Qingruo would have wanted to punch him. He was so powerful that it was as if someone else had no apprentice.
However, when Shen Cha followed Qin Zheng's instructions and walked up to the two of them, Wu Qingruo was really shocked by her. He saw the mark that represented the Xuanyuan family's children.
Wu Qingruo's original plan was to go back to the southwest after talking to Duke Shen about the border drill, but he saw Shen Cha. He stayed one night in Jiaping Pass to listen to Qin Zheng tell him about Shen Cha's miserable childhood. It is not easy to tell about this child.
After Qin Zheng finished speaking, Wu Qingruo was even more certain that this was the child chosen by the Xuanyuan family. The so-called ill-fated child was all false and arranged. It's just that they underestimated the child's own endurance, and they didn't expect that the Xuanyuan family's younger brother would miss and almost kill the poor child.
After Qin Zheng went to bed, Wu Qingruo went to the main courtyard to meet with Duke Shen and the eldest princess, who had been waiting for a long time. The three of them made careful arrangements for Shen Cha's current situation, and then in front of Duke Shen and the eldest princess. In honor of Her Majesty the Princess, she wrote the situation of Shen Cha in the letter, sent people to gallop into Xijing, and delivered the letter to Prince Dai's Mansion and Xuanyuan Mansion. They repeatedly told the person who delivered the letter to see Prince Dai and Xuanyuan Liang in person before they could hand over the letter.
Every year after that, Wu Qingruo would find opportunities to pass by Jiaping Pass, under the guise of visiting old friends and caring for his apprentices, to meet Shen Cha, check on her condition, and then communicate with Xijing. This situation lasted until Shen Haolin and Shen Cha officially took over Jiaping Pass and Shen Jiajun, and they disbanded their armor and returned to their fields and returned to Xijing. However, the contact between them has not really been broken. Every time Shen Haolin and Shen Ca lead the Shen family army back to Beijing to report on their work, they always have a small gathering.
Seeing that the two children are getting better and better and getting more and more in tune with each other, Wu Qingruo has finally let go of his worries. Not only him, but everyone involved in the plan breathed a sigh of relief. Now they are waiting for a complete solution. After getting rid of the so-called mysterious organization and everyone returning to their respective places, the two children can fulfill the marriage arranged by their elders and become a real family.
"Master? Master?" Seeing that Wu Qingruo's eyes were red, Shen Haolin was a little anxious, "What's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing." Wu Qingruo shook his head gently and smiled at the two children who looked worried, "Humans, when you get older, you like to recall the past, and you are easily moved. Don't worry, it will be fine in a while. .”
