Splendid Book

Chapter 81
After Shen Changle arrived at home and greeted the old lady, he went straight to Shen Ruhui's yard.Although he hasn't come back yet, the people in his yard are familiar with the third girl at first glance.He led her to the academy and withdrew.

So when Shen Ruhui came back, he saw a little beauty staying quietly in his study.

"What do you fancy today?" Shen Ruhui came in and asked her with a smile.

As soon as he lowered his head, he saw the book in her hand. He frowned slightly, and was about to speak, but an embarrassed expression appeared on the little girl's face.She was so engrossed in watching before that she didn't notice when Shen Ruhui came in.It was only after he spoke that she raised her head.

"Big brother," Shen Changle smiled lightly, and wanted to press down her hand, but who knew that Shen Ruhui next to her moved even faster than her just as she started.

When Shen Ruhui took the book in his hand, Shen Changle's cheeks turned red.Because she found this book from Shen Ruhui's bookshelf, but she didn't expect that her elder brother would read such a beautiful script, and it was actually the most classic story of the fox fairy and the scholar.

In fact, Shen Changle also has two such scripts, and they were all secretly collected by her at the risk of losing her reputation.Who would have thought that in the big brother's study, she would find such a book by casually flipping through it.So she hurriedly took advantage of Shen Ruhui's absence to see what kind of idle books such a serious elder brother would read.

It turned out to be really amazing, it turned out to be the story of this kind of love.If this book appeared in Shen Ruan's study, she would not be so excited.But this book is Shen Ruhui's study room. When she thinks that her elder brother reads such idle books, she...

So now she is even more embarrassing than Shen Ruhui, with a white and smooth face, reddened to the base of her neck, even her ears on both sides are red.

Shen Ruhui naturally noticed her embarrassment, and when he lowered his head and glanced at the contents of the book, he couldn't laugh or cry, "Where did you find this book?"

Shen Changle didn't have the nerve to speak, but her embarrassment somehow infected Shen Ruhui.After all, he usually looks serious and upright, but his own sister saw such a book hidden in his study.

It's just that if Shen Changle hadn't dug it out, I'm afraid even he himself would have forgotten that he still has such a book.Even if he is as serious as Shen Ruhui, there will always be times when he is young and frivolous, and when he is studying in the academy, even if he is not frivolous, he will be understood by his classmates to some extent.The story book in his hand was very popular in the academy at that time. It is said that the author who wrote the book had a very eloquent writing style, and almost everyone in the academy had a copy of his book.

And Shen Ruhui was forced to give it to him by a classmate he had a good relationship with, so that he could participate in their conversation.It's just that after he came back, he casually flipped through a few pages, and felt that they were not good enough, so he put them on the bookshelf.I don't know where Shen Changle found this book, if she didn't find it, he almost forgot the existence of this book.

"It's actually pretty good, haha..." Shen Changle tried to ease the awkward atmosphere in the room.

But who knew that after she finished speaking, she only got a faint look from the big brother opposite, and she couldn't help lowering her head, it was really embarrassing.She shouldn't have spoken, and just as she lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers in a daze, she was lightly patted on the head by the book, and Shen Ruhui's slightly serious voice reached her ears: "Little girl, you can't." Random reading."

"I was just not careful," Shen Changle argued in a low voice with red ears.

Shen Ruhui glanced down at the book in his hand, the page was still on the page that Shen Changle was flipping through, it wasn't to the extent that he accidentally saw it.So when Shen Ruhui's chuckle sound reached Shen Changle's ears again, she felt even more embarrassed.

"Don't be an example," Shen Ruhui coughed lightly, and warned again seriously.

Shen Changle hurriedly nodded obediently, and hummed, but the sound of his mouth was like a gnat.

Originally, she wanted to please Shen Ruhui, but instead she was caught doing bad things.Fortunately, Shen Ruhui didn't pursue too much, just asked: "Any good things to tell me today?"

Asked by him, Shen Changle remembered something important.She immediately raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Big brother, I went to a banquet today..."

She deliberately only said half of what she said, but Shen Ruhui on the opposite side did not show an expression of interest as she thought.She pouted helplessly, her eldest brother is really calm, so she could only obediently say: "I am ordered by my grandmother today, so why don't you go to see your future wife?"

Shen Ruhui on the opposite side didn't seem to care, just looked down at her with the same calm and indifferent expression as before.Only then did Shen Changle realize that teasing the eldest brother really didn't have the same effect as the second brother.

Fortunately, Shen Ruhui seemed to realize that his attitude was too flat, so he asked again: "What do you think?"

Shen Changle looked at his plain face, and his mood was complicated, at least it was about his own marriage, why was his elder brother calmer than himself.Even if he is a man, but this is always his own marriage, he is really so calm.

"Very good, I think very good," Shen Changle still said truthfully, after all, it was not the first day she knew Nie Qingsang, she should be the person who knows her best in this family.So she can also be sure that Nie Qingsang is really suitable for big brother.

Shen Ruhui, on the other hand, was a little surprised by her answer.Although Shen Changle looked easy to get along with on the surface, Shen Ruhui knew this sister well, if she hadn't recognized someone from the bottom of her heart, she would not have answered so decisively.

He looked at the little girl, and couldn't help but ask again: "Do you really feel good?"

"Well, I think Sister Nie is very nice, you will definitely like Big Brother," Shen Changle nodded. She also believed that Nie Qingsang and Big Brother were destined. After all, many things were changing in this life, but her Nie Qingsang will be the future sister-in-law, which shows their fate, even God approves.

Shen Ruhui looked at the little girl in front of her, dressed up more than usual, with watery eyes, silky black hair, and a serious expression on her tender tofu-like face.

"Little girl," Shen Ruhui finally showed a different expression, what she likes and doesn't like, what does she know as a little girl.

Shen Changle naturally saw the indifferent expression on his face, and immediately argued: "Big brother, I'm already a big girl."

She will be 14 years old during Chinese New Year, so she is not a big girl.

But Shen Ruhui didn't take her words to heart at all, instead she raised the book in her hand and said, "So you dare to read this kind of book?"

Shen Changle's cheeks blushed again, really, she had already forgotten about it, but the elder brother actually brought it up again.Shen Changle didn't expect that Shen Ruhui would repeat the old story and wait here for him.

So she hurriedly found an excuse and left in despair.

As the new year was approaching, Ji Yu was obviously restless, and even the people who served him noticed it.The little uncle was supposed to return to Beijing to report on his work five days ago, but until today, he still hadn't heard the news of his return.

Naturally, it is not easy for him to inquire, after all, the identity of the little uncle is different now.In addition, in the past few days, the father has been assessing their prince's studies, so he didn't even have the chance to leave the palace.

Fortunately, although he was worried, the things that should be done well would still be right.This time, he was the best in the assessment of several princes, and the master usually praised him the most in front of the emperor.So when the emperor was in a good mood, he rewarded him with many things.

Nowadays, the unmarried princes still live in the prince's courtyard.So what the emperor rewarded and which prince it was given to, within a quarter of an hour, almost the entire prince's courtyard could know.And now the concubine De, who is in power in the harem, naturally knows it too.

When the palace man reported the news, she frowned, but didn't say anything, she just waved him to go down.

Seeing the tired look on her face, Su Yuan, the big court lady next to her, asked softly: "Your Majesty, can I give you a massage?"

The reason why Suyuan was able to gain face in front of Concubine De was because of this family-passed massage skill.Every time Concubine De was tired, she would always come over to her. Her hands, even though they were small and small, were very powerful.

Those who can serve by Concubine De's side naturally know her delicate attitude towards the Seventh Prince.

Yes, subtle, a mother is not full of love for her son, but a subtle state of mind.Even though Concubine De would be happy that the Seventh Prince gained face in front of the Emperor, this happiness cannot reach the bottom of her heart.And if it was the Ninth Prince, she would be in a good mood for a few days.

If it's once or twice, it's fine.But this time it's always the same, the people who are waiting on the left and right naturally have to murmur in their hearts.

Golden light came in from the window in the afternoon, and the winter sun had a cool taste, but fortunately, the earth dragon in the house was warm enough.Concubine De's clothes are not thick, and her waist is still slender, with a charming waistline.Su Yuan leaned forward slightly, put his hands on both sides, first pressed lightly, and then slowly added strength.

This is a set of kung fu that she has pondered for many years, but even so, she still dare not be careless.

After a while, the expression on Concubine De's face relaxed a lot, it seems that Su Yuan's move is still useful.Although she was happy in her heart, she didn't dare to show it on her face, she just waited carefully.I'm afraid it's better not to come in and disturb the master with a bad eye.

Unexpectedly, heaven does not obey people's wishes, she just finished thinking, when she heard a little eunuch outside proclaiming in a soft voice: "Your Majesty, Mr. Baoshan is here."

It was the person in front of the emperor, Concubine De immediately opened her eyes.This father-in-law of Baoshan is the apprentice of Zheng Hai, the former chief executive of the emperor, and he is the most clever person.Normally, Zheng Hai had to serve the emperor, so most of the errands in the harem were left to Baoshan.But even if it's running errands, it's still running errands for Concubine De and several other concubines, such as concubines and nobles, and then hand them over to the little eunuchs below.

So after only one sentence outside, Concubine De had already said: "Let him in."

Su Yuan hurriedly stepped aside and stood aside respectfully.Concubine De sat up. Fortunately, although the clothes on her body were half-worn, they were enough to look good.After Baoshan father-in-law came in, he performed the big ceremony as usual, Concubine De asked with a faint smile: "Why did this come here, but the emperor has orders?"

"Going back to your mother, it's General Ji who came into the palace. The emperor allowed the general to come to pay his respects after listening to your mother talking about the general several times," Eunuch Baoshan said with a beaming face.

When Qiao Yu came back, Concubine De's heart suddenly fell into her stomach.It has been said before that Qiao Yu will come back, but it has been several days, and he is still going to Beijing.So she was unavoidably a little apprehensive, afraid that something might happen.You must know that if something happens to a military general like Qiao Yu, it will be a major issue for the family.

Fortunately, she was only a false alarm.

Thinking about it again, this is really a great gift.It is the ancestral precept of this dynasty that the harem should not interfere in politics, and it was clearly written down.So after the concubine enters the palace, it is easy to see the female relatives in the family, but it is even more difficult to see the father and brother again.

Even though Uncle Yongshun's mansion is in the capital, the number of times Concubine De has seen her father in the past ten years can be counted on five fingers.Now the emperor asked Qiao Yu to come to her palace to pay her respects, this is a great gift from heaven.

Concubine De was both happy and troubled.

The joy is naturally that the Qiao family is valued so much by the emperor, but the entanglement is because she and Qiao Yu are half-siblings, and Qiao Yu is just a son of a concubine from the Yongshun uncle's mansion.At the beginning when he abandoned literature and joined the army, no one would have thought that the astonishingly beautiful young man of the Qiao family could achieve such an achievement.

Thinking of her ineffective elder brother, Concubine De felt sorry again, why couldn't Qiao Yu be her own younger brother.

At this time, Qiao Yu was meeting the emperor in the main hall. The emperor, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, squinted his eyes and looked at the person sitting on the chair. After a while, he sighed and said with relief: "You have changed."

Yes, it has indeed changed.

The Qiao family has beauties, and a concubine of virtue is already the most beautiful person in the harem, but she is not the most beautiful person in the Qiao family.If it was pushed back ten years, the name of Yumian Langjun Qiao Yu would almost resound throughout the capital.In the previous dynasty, there was a king of Lanling, who was handsome, so he always wore a hideous mask when fighting.

And Qiao Yu's beauty is almost no longer inferior to King Lanling.His ability to march and fight has already impressed people in all the victories, big and small, over the years.

The handsome and impeccable young man has gone through the ups and downs at the border, but he has grown into a man who stands upright.His appearance has not changed much, but his fair skin has been tanned, adding a bit of the charm of a mature man.He was originally tall and tall, but he was a little thin ten years ago, but now he has broad shoulders and a masculine look all over his body.

The emperor also looked at him for a long while before saying this.

"The holy dragon is as healthy as ever," Qiao Yu said with a bow.

The emperor smiled slightly, with emotion and nostalgia on his face, "It's a pity that you haven't been by my side all these years."

(End of this chapter)