It was very windy tonight. Even if the doors and windows were closed, Lu Fenghe could still hear the rustling of leaves outside the window.
Lu Fenghe didn't listen to a word of Yu's nagging in her ears. She was thinking about two things now, whether she could bring Brother Bao back, and why Shen Nanxun suddenly came back intact.
The Shen family is the only king with a different surname in Dayong. The king of Dingxi County, even if he is just a county king, he is still a king.
A hundred years ago, the ancestors of the Shen family came from a rough background. At that time, the Shen family was still working on a horse farm in the northwest. A master of horse recognition and training came out of the Shen family. Shen Yun was known as Shen Bole. Shen Yun was not only a master of horse training, he was also very good at riding and shooting. , by chance, I met Gaozu who came to buy horses.
Following Gao Zu's internal governance and external strife, the two fought side by side as brothers. After successfully entering the imperial city, Shen Yun was born as a slave of his own horse. He was illiterate and refused the throne. He even refused to hold an official position. He only brought a Dingxi Duke with him. His title returned to the northwest, where he became a horse rancher.
Over the next thirty years, the head of the Shen family only returned to the capital once with his son. It was Emperor Gaozu who issued three imperial edicts in succession, allowing him to visit the capital. Even so, the Shen Yun family lived in seclusion, except for their former classmates. He had almost no contact with other officials in the army, and stayed away from Kyoto again after the Emperor Gaozu's Wanshou Festival.
Until Shen Yun died of a serious illness, Emperor Gaozu, in gratitude for his brotherly love, posthumously named Shen Yun the King of Dingxi County, which was hereditary.
The special feature of Dingxi County Prince's Mansion doesn't stop there.
Although in terms of rank, the Prince's Palace can be regarded as the most noble, after all, the Tian family has few heirs, and there are not many princes in the clan.
But in Kyoto's social circle, Dingxi County Prince's Palace is not only not the core, but is often excluded from the circle.
The reason is very simple. In the eyes of the world, the Prince of Dingxi County only has a title, but when it comes to official rights, it has no rights.
So what if Shen Nanxun was made a champion general of the third rank? Regardless of whether this dynasty values civility over military affairs, a general without military power is worse than a sixth-rank imperial official.
In addition, in the entire Dingxi County Prince's Mansion, except for the young masters, none of the other masters were born and raised in Kyoto, which means that the Dingxi County Prince's Mansion does not even have any in-laws in Kyoto.
This makes it difficult for them to break out of the circle and enter Kyoto's core social circle.
Three years ago, Brother Goer was born. Shen Nanxun returned to Kyoto from the border city of Xiangzhou in the west and never returned to Xiangzhou again. The military power was naturally transferred to others.
As for Shen Nanxun, he either had to find someone to practice his boxing and kicking skills at the Forbidden Army Camp on the outskirts of the city, or he was assigned some thankless official duties in other places.
More than a month ago, Shen Nanxun was sent north to Chenzhou to inspect the iron ore mines. In the matter of inspection, the emphasis was on inspection, not investigation.
Shen Nanxun went to the battlefield as soon as he could run a horse. He had an upright temperament and never pretended to be pretentious. It was obvious that he was asked to clear up accounts and investigate cases to offend others and do bad things.
Strangely enough, no matter how unreasonable the errand was, he would never refuse it as long as it was assigned to him.
Lu Fenghe recalled the incident of her giving birth to sister Zhen, and started the plan in advance. Lu Fenghe also sent a letter to Shen Nanxun who was having an affair with his uncle. Shen Nanxun turned around after receiving the news, but he only arrived in Kyoto six days after the birth. .
Because I was in a hurry to return to Beijing, I offended someone by being too harsh during the investigation. Someone shot me in the dark on the road, and when I rushed back to Kyoto with my injuries, I already had a high fever.
For this reason, Lu Fenghe was even scolded by her mother-in-law, saying that Miss Lu Fenghe was like Miss Lu. If any woman didn't experience pregnancy and childbirth, she would urge him to come back. If she didn't urge him, he wouldn't offend anyone. Also injured.
This time, Shen Nanxun actually came back on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, seemingly uninjured.
Lu Fenghe asked Bihe to go out quickly and ask what happened to Shen Nanxun's personal attendant Shouxi.
Before Bi He found out, Shen Nanxun had already returned from Fushou Hall with Brother Bao.
Lu Fenghe looked at Brother Lao with tears in his eyes, and pulled Brother Lao into his arms.
"My dear brother, my dear brother..."
Brother Bao didn't know why, but he still stayed in Lu Fenghe's arms obediently and let her hold him.
It was Shen Nanxun who interrupted Lu Fenghe with a cough.
Lu Fenghe raised his head and looked at Shen Nanxun. He was still wearing a white riding uniform. His bun was a little loose, and a few strands hung down by his ears, which softened his already strong face a lot. Lu Fenghe actually saw a gentle emotion in Shen Nanxun's eyes.
Lu Fenghe thought that he had given up on his love for Shen Nanxun long ago, but when he saw the young eldest son of the Shen family, Lu Fenghe's heart beat faster and the tips of his ears turned red.
Lu Fenghe quickly lowered his head and said to the child in his arms: "Brother Bao was scared this morning? Don't be afraid, it's my sister who wants to come earlier to spend the Dragon Boat Festival with Brother Bao."
It was easy to divert Zhi'er's attention. Brother Lao opened his bright eyes wide, and Lu Fenghe could see his own appearance in those dark eyes.
"Brother, can you go see your sister?"
Lu Fenghe nodded, "Of course, it's just that my sister is still young and she needs to sleep more. If she is still sleeping, Brother Bao should not wake her up and come back after checking on her."
Brother Bao nodded obediently, "Brother Bao took note of it."
Brother Bao was taken to the wing next to him by Cuizhi. There were only two people in the room, Lu Fenghe and Shen Nanxun. Lu Fenghe had no choice but to remain silent at the moment.
"Are you feeling well?"
"Why is Lang Jun back?"
The two people spoke at the same time. Lu Fenghe noticed that Shen Nanxun was still standing and thought that Shen Nanxun felt that the room was stuffy and did not intend to stay for a long time.
"I won't keep you husband." After saying this, he said loudly to the courtyard, "Bihe, wait for your husband to wash and eat."
Bihe responded through the window.
Shen Nanxun was stunned for a moment, "No need, just prepare food here, I'll go wash up myself."
After saying that, Shen Nanxun turned out of the screen, opened the cotton curtain only used in autumn and winter, and pushed the door out.
Hearing the footsteps heading towards the main house along the corridor, he must have met Brother Ba. The two of them even exchanged a few words, but Lu Fenghe didn't hear anything.
Immediately afterwards, Cuizhi pushed the door open and came in with Brother Lao.
Brother Bao walked to Lu Fenghe and pushed Lu Fenghe, "Mom, lie down quickly."
Lu Fenghe followed Brother Lao's strength and leaned sideways on the pillow, "Can you see my sister?"
Brother Lao nodded, "I see, my sister is sleeping and still clenching her fists."
Brother Bao lay down next to Lu Fenghe, tilted his head and said to Lu Fenghe: "Is Mom in pain this morning?"
After he finished speaking, he answered to himself, "It must be very painful. I broke my knee in the first ten days of the month, and it was only a little bit broken, and the blood was just a little bit. I have been in pain for a long time, and my mother bled so much, so it must be very painful." "
After saying that, he tried to touch Lu Fenghe's head like Lu Fenghe always did to comfort him, but the little man's hands were not long enough, and Lu Fenghe tied up his forehead again. In the end, he could only reach Lu Fenghe's eyebrows.
The little fleshy hand of the little man gently placed Lu Fenghe's forehead and eyebrows, and muttered, "Mom, be good, and it won't hurt soon."