Chapter 117: The Dream Returns to the Nest (Part 2)
Shen Han was not very clear about what happened later. He only knew that the Duke of Su, who was surnamed Su, escaped the death penalty by relying on the iron certificate of the alchemy book that his ancestor sacrificed his life to protect at the time of the founding of the country. However, he was also deprived of his title and ruined. The deeds were taken, the house was ransacked, and the whole family was reduced to common people, except for the status of slaves, which was considered to have saved the dignity of his ancestors.
As for the Shen family...the family was ruined day and night, and Mrs. Wan Qing fainted from crying several times. The second wife Shen Bingdao's widow was even more miserable, as her husband and her children died, but the second wife was also from a military family, so she was stronger and held on. Taking care of funeral affairs and helping the big family a little bit.
At that time, the Tian family was not too harsh and ungrateful, and they did not treat the Shen family members lightly, and all the deceased were awarded posthumous titles. Shen Bingdao pursued General Wu Jing Qingyun, Shen Lan pursued General Zhongsu, and Shen Bingde pursued Wu Yi Hanyun. The general also gave him an iron certificate of alchemy. From then on, the descendants of the Shen family will always enjoy the right to avoid death and pardon their sins.
If we continue to live like this, when Shen Han takes over his position as an adult and lives peacefully year after year, the pain of the Shen family will be gradually overcome. Shen Yuan's disappearance will undoubtedly be the final factor that crushes the family. A straw.
At the time of her death, Mrs. Wan Qing was seriously ill, her mind was confused, and she could not speak. She only held Shen Han's hand tightly and refused to let go. The second wife knelt beside her and burst into tears. After Mrs. Wan Qing passed away, the Empress Dowager He wanted to take Shen Han back to Beijing and place her there and raise her in person, but she was already old and gradually began to be confused all day long. Shen Han also refused to leave her hometown, so she was unable to make the trip. The second wife took care of her on her behalf.
The second wife was Shen Han and Shen Yuan's second aunt. She was the daughter of a general in the border garrison. Her maiden name was Ye. Mrs. Ye and Shen Bingdao were childhood sweethearts. Although their family backgrounds were quite different, fortunately they were very similar. The love is deep, and the Shen family has never cared about family status, so Mrs. Ye is very grateful to the Shen family.
At that time, Mrs. Ye had just turned thirty and could have remarried in the northwest, but she always refused and took care of Shen Han until he was fifteen years old. After taking up his job, he returned to his parents' home with peace of mind and married a widower. The doctor who had been a doctor for many years bowed briefly and became husband and wife.
Besides, there are also some trivial matters. For example, the current King Jing has gained some respect because of his blood relationship with the Shen family. His eldest son is the same age as Shen Yuan, so he is a few months older than her. He was also a cousin of the Shen brothers and sisters. When the war subsided, when he was still a child, he made an exception and made him the crown prince early. No one among the descendants of King Xianjing's concubine dared to say anything.
Although the battle that year was extremely tragic, it also established a great reputation for the Shen family in the northwest. Everyone in the rivers, lakes and temples praised and respected them. Countries in the north even spread the word "Don't provoke the Cangwu Shen family." Even so, Shen Han followed Instead of taking this as an honor and relying on one's own identity, it feels like a burden. Every time I hear people mention it, I always recall the sorrow of being orphaned when I was young and having my brothers separated. Therefore, I took up my post. He is only willing to go into battle and fight to achieve meritorious deeds. , until now, he is full of fame and honors, and his official rank is from the second rank to Zhenyuan General, all of which are well-deserved and blameless.
The Northwest Shen family and the Cangwu Shen family are used to being criticized by others. Shen Yuan just laughed it off after hearing this. He was proud of his family and knew that rain, dew, and thunder were all gifts from God, just like the Su family. Thinking back to those days, it must have been extremely prosperous, right? Even if you were so complacent that you forgot your form, the result would be your decline.
Shen Yuan could only hear all this from Shen Han, and had never been able to see the Shen family's grand scene with his own eyes. Now in his dream, although he could only see clearly in front of him, Shen Yuan was content, at least he could see clearly. Kissing my parents, being hugged and coaxed by my parents can be regarded as comforting the blood clot in my heart that has been blocked for so many years.
But the dream was not so peaceful. Suddenly, her mother hurriedly picked her up and walked out of the house not knowing where she was going. Her father followed behind, but could not catch up with her mother, a woman holding a child. She saw My mother's eyes were full of tears, and my father's face was full of reluctance.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, they arrived at a hall. Her mother put her down, touched the top of her hair lovingly, covered her mouth and cried, pulling her father away, leaving her alone. Shen Yuan looked around and saw the front of her. On the seat, there was a set of uniform-like things neatly placed.
It wasn't that she didn't want to chase him out. Unfortunately, she was too sober and knew it was just a dream, so she was careful even when dreaming. Instead of trying in vain, she stepped forward and looked through the uniform.
Shen Yuan was not familiar with the ceremonial system of official uniforms. His nun taught him about it when he was young. Unfortunately, he had been too old and could not remember much of it. After checking it twice, Shen Yuan only knew that this was definitely not a formal ceremonial uniform. The dress worn by the ladies of the lord is obviously not the crown dress worn by Mrs. Wanqing.
If we continue to infer, the pattern embroidered on it looks like a phoenix or a green luan. I really can’t tell the difference. In short, it is probably the dress of the royal family members. It is different from Mrs. Wanqing’s natal family. She should be a blood relative of the Ling family of the royal family, or an exceptional reward. Some kind of princess or princess.
There was also the big crown inlaid with emerald beads, which was really beyond what Shen Yuan had learned. She was holding it in her hand and looking at it again and again. Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she saw that the dress on the seat had changed. She was frightened and hurriedly She bent down and took a closer look. This look was so terrifying that she was stunned. The big crown she was holding fell out of her hand and hit the ground with a clang.
This is no longer a formal dress, it has clearly become a dragon robe, a black robe and a yellow dress, with twelve chapters, dragon buttons and jade belt, and a gold leather and red cloak.
What made her most uneasy was the double-petaled begonia in full bloom on the base of the dragon button.
She suddenly fell to her knees and cried uncontrollably. As she cried, she suddenly realized that things were getting more and more out of control. She felt like she was out of her body and saw "Shen Yuan" changed back. He stood with his back turned, but he was already wearing a dragon robe, and the big crown that fell on the ground turned into twelve crowns decorated with round eastern beads and four-tailed redbirds on top.
Shen Yuan didn't understand what this meant. There was a desire deep in her heart, which instigated her to pick up the crown and put it in the hair of the woman in the dragon robe, soaring up to the sky and looking around.
But as soon as her fingers touched the top of the bird's tail, she burst into tears again. Different from howling just now, this time there was only silent sadness. She felt that her eyes were astringent, and she wanted to close them for a while, but after closing her eyes, she realized Have returned to reality.
When she opened her eyes again and reached out to touch her face, her face was indeed filled with tears. When she moved a little, her lower abdomen immediately felt a throbbing pain, and she immediately felt that something was not good. She calculated the days and found that the geranium was indeed coming.
She didn't want others to notice anything strange, so she quietly wiped away the tears and lay there to calm down for a while. After confirming that she had calmed down, she turned over as if nothing had happened, softly called the maid, and prepared a warm water cotton bag for herself as usual. And so on, and then asked the kitchen to boil brown sugar water.