There were only two people facing each other inside the house, and the wind seemed to blow the leaves by the window.

The sky rolled over with a muffled thunder, Shen Yan's fingertips trembled, and the brush almost fell. She hurriedly put it on the pen stand, because she remembered what happened in the Lingering Garden before, and when she first met, she was a little at a loss, and just asked, "His Royal Highness King Duan?" What are you doing here? ”

Xu Yan was calm, her eyes swept to the bookshelf behind her, and said, "Just turn around, the books are all right?" ”

"It's all right, all the moisture-proof and beetle-proof things have been used, since I promised people to keep it properly, I naturally have to send it back as it is." Shen Yu took the opportunity to bow her head, and her eyes fell on the book "Confucius's Family Sayings" again.

The wind outside was getting more and more urgent, and when I looked sideways, I could see the swaying branches outside the window.

Suddenly, she heard Xu Yan call "Shen Fei", she looked up in surprise and happened to look at him.

Xu Yan's gaze was deep, so that people couldn't see the bottom, he seemed to be chatting, and asked, "Huo Zongyuan didn't come to make trouble again?" ”

"With His Royal Highness in charge, where does he dare to come." Shen Yan smiled and asked, "Do you have any news from my father?" It's the end of July, so it's time to go back, right? ”

"Come back in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival." Xu Yan sat down in the circle chair opposite Shen Yan, there were only two of them in this room, and when Xu Yan entered the door, he ordered outsiders not to disturb, so it was very clean. He poured two cups of tea to himself, and handed one to Shen Yan, "There has been news from the capital, and Xue Wanrong will be brought back to Beijing for trial." ”

"Back to Beijing for trial?" Shen Yu was a little surprised.

Xu Yan didn't elaborate, just said, "Let's wait." ”

Shen Yan didn't dare to ask again, her eyes withdrew from the book, and after a while, she felt curious again, and secretly glanced at Xu Yan, and saw that he was bowing his head and pondering, so he was embarrassed to bother, and still lowered his head. After three or four times, Xu Yan finally couldn't help it, glanced at her, and said, "Don't be curious, you shouldn't know about this." ”

"Hmm." Shen Yu quietly stuck out her tongue, "And that "Tongxuan Sutra" ......"

As he was talking, he heard the wind outside strong, and the window sash creaked.

Shen Yan was afraid that the rain would blow in and wet the manuscript inside, so she hurriedly ran over to close the window, and when she went back, Xu Yan had already occupied her seat, and lowered her head to open the "Letter to Confucius".

However, he also remembered Shen Yan's question just now, and replied: "Xue Wanrong's East Window incident, they don't dare to fight this idea for the time being. You come here. ”

Shen Yu went over as ordered, and Xu Yan pointed to a seal on the book and asked, "This seal is interesting to look at, do you know whose it is?" ”

He took up his seat, and of course Shen Yu couldn't ask him to go away and stand across the table to take a look.

The seal is engraved in the shape of a gourd, the handwriting is not neat, but it has a unique charm, it looks like it should be a few years, I don't know if the ink is not good, and the handwriting is a little blurry.

At this time, the light in the room was not as bright as usual, Shen Yan hesitated, and then reached out to pick up the book to discern it, but Xu Yan suddenly reached out and pressed the page, and her fingertips touched her tiger's mouth, which was delicate and warm to the touch.

"With the books of the year, it's better to move less, so let's just look at it." As he spoke, he got up and moved to the side a little, and Shen Yan still sat back in place, and looked at it carefully for a long time before saying: "It's the four words 'night rain in the west window', and what is written at the back is...... Yunshen Creek Mountain is a fisherman. ”

Xu Yan bowed closer and said in a low voice, "Is it raining at night in the west window?" I don't look like it. ”

"That's right." Shen Yu is confident, "Yunshen Xishan is the nickname of Mr. He Wenchou, he has always admired Li Yishan, and it is not surprising that he will use the night rain in the west window as a book seal." ”

"He should cut the candles in the west window, but when it rains at night in Bashan. This gentleman also has a story? Xu Yan looked down at the book, but her eyes fell on Shen Yan's fingertips, the tips of her hair, her neck, and her earlobes...... There was a muffled thunder outside the window, and the little girl's body trembled suddenly, and her fingertips curled up suddenly.

Afraid of thunder?

Xu Yan smiled slightly, there was a strange softness in her heart, and she couldn't help leaning forward, wanting to give her some security.

Shen Yu was calm and calm. She was indeed afraid of thunder, because it was a thunderstorm when she crossed, and she fell into the darkness in the midst of the storm and woke up from the darkness, and the panic and fear of that time are still fresh in her memory. Therefore, she is afraid of thunder and darkness, and always likes to light a candlestick outside the bed tent when she sleeps at night, and can only sleep when there is some faint light.

But there was Xu Yan standing behind her, Shen Yan was not so scared, thinking of this fisherman, the corners of her lips hooked, and she smiled: "He is indeed a person with a story, he has never married in his life, but he is known for his love, this West Window Night Rain is written by a girl who has been thinking about her for a lifetime." ”

"Oh?" Xu Yan was rarely interested in wild history, but if Shen Yan was willing to tell a story, he would really like to hear it.

Shen Yu wanted to tell a story, but His Royal Highness Duanwang stood behind her so "intimately", which always made her feel embarrassed, so she got up and said: "My father has always said that anecdotes in the literary world are excellent snacks, and there is no wine at this time, why don't Your Highnesses please sit there and have a cup of tea?" ”

"Tea is also intoxicating and does not need wine, but I am blessed." Xu Yan was a little attached to this hug-like posture, but he still walked over and sat down very cooperatively, and plucked the brazier with tongs to see the water boiling inside.

Shen Yu had already taken the tea porcelain cup, walked over and brewed the tea for him, and told the story of the fisherman.

The thunder outside the window was far and near, high and low, and the sound of the wind was suddenly mixed with the sound of rain, knocking on the window paper like a drum.

The sound of the rain covered the movement outside, separating the few square rooms into a separate world.

Shen Yan's voice is sweet and soft, and although she doesn't tell the story like Mr. Teahouse Storyteller, it is intriguing and fascinating, but it has a unique charm.

Her voice was obscured by the sound of the rain, sometimes high and sometimes low, falling into Xu Yan's ears to form a rhythm of its own.

It turned out to be a stubborn and stubborn scholar...... Xu Yan listened to the story and thought to himself. The royal brother once said that when he thought about it at that time, it would not change for ten years, but it was confirmed in this person.

When I was young, I was full of peach blossoms and night rain poems, and falling in love with someone may only be in a thought, but it always takes a lifetime to interpret. The distress of not being able to ask for it, the regret of passing by, has become a past sorrow and tactful obsession after many years.

Although Xu Yan has the name of the god of war, he has been fighting and killing in the cold wind and dry sand of Mobei for many years, and his majesty is cold, but he has been raised in the royal family since he was a child, and he has been taught by many famous Confucian ministers, and there are many beautiful women in the palace, of course, he will not be a rough person.

Tenderness is hidden under the killing, just because there is no time to flourish.

And now, in the soft, delicate, prosperous and rich Luling City, in the face of such a delicate and lovely little girl, the slaughter is gone, the conspiracy is overturned, and some things begin to take root, quietly grow, and spread all over the heart silently.

Xu Yan looked at Shen Yan, and when the last cup of tea was handed over, he suddenly reached out to hold her hand.

Shen Yu was stunned.

The thunder outside the window has long since stopped, and only the rain and wind are raging, hitting the window paper heavily and knocking into people's hearts. The temperature gradually dropped in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the temperature was slightly higher because there was a charcoal basin for boiling water next to the two, and when Shen Yu held the delicate teacup in her hand, it was slightly warm.

What's even hotter is the back of the hand and the tiger's mouth, Xu Yan's palm wraps her hand entirely, and the palm is a hot temperature.

He didn't hold it too hard, but it was very firm, so that Shen Yan couldn't succeed when she subconsciously withdrew it, and her heart jumped violently and looked up at Xu Yan.

The light in the room was dim, but his outline was extremely clear, it was the hard lines that had been trained under the frost and killing of Mobei, and it was the noble temperament raised by the royal unparalleled rich lieutenant general, and when he looked at it seriously, it was actually fascinating.

"Shen Fei." Xu Yan stared at her eyes, soft and deep, but with a strong strength, penetrating into her heart.

"Marry me." He said.

Shen Yu was still stunned, and Zhu's lips opened slightly.

Xu Yan was not in a hurry, looked at her quietly, and only after a while did he provoke a smile and said, "What, stupid?" ”

"Your Highness...... Don't laugh at it. Shen Yu stammered a little, barely holding her mind and wanting to withdraw her hand.

Xu Yan didn't allow her to escape, took the teacup with one hand, held her firmly with the other, raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't it good to marry me?" ”

Shen Yu hadn't recovered from the shock yet, and said, "No." Just ......"

It's too sudden, and it's too ...... Shen Yu couldn't tell what kind of feelings were at that moment, in addition to the shock, there seemed to be a faint joy, but reason clearly told her, this is a fantasy.

Mrs. Shen had already warned her to stay away from Xu Yan, but Shen Yan didn't pay much attention to it before, but she just thought that it was rare to meet someone like him, and she didn't think about marriage. But now...... He is a royal nobleman, and he is overwhelmed in the court, how many famous ladies in the capital he doesn't pay attention to, will he take a fancy to her, a flat-headed commoner?

Shen Yu didn't think daydreaming was a beautiful thing.

I hope that His Royal Highness King Duan is infected by the atmosphere and story at this time, and he has a whim, but how can such a person who lives in the clouds really know the true meaning of "ten years at the end of the year"?

Shen Yu didn't dare to have extravagant hopes, so after the sharp heartbeat calmed down, her heart became very clear. She struggled hard again, successfully pulled her hand back, and then raised her eyes and said calmly: "Thanks to His Highness's love, the folk girl has no such heart." ”

Xu Yan's expression didn't fluctuate much, he raised his glass of tea very leisurely and decently, and asked indifferently, "Why?" ”

Shen Yan looked at his calm appearance, and suddenly became a little annoyed, so she said, "No why." The story is finished, the tea has just been drunk, and the folk girl has to make an inscription, Your Highness, please go back. As he spoke, he stood up and walked to his desk.

Xu Yan was still standing there, watching her clothes swing in a slight arc when she got up.

The crown clothes in the academy are intertwined with blue and white, the men wear them elegantly, and Shen Yan's body is slender, which looks a little empty, and there is more and more of a charm that wants to cover up. He suddenly remembered her slender waist, which was so delicate and weak, that it must be very graceful to hold in her arms.

Taking a sip of tea, Xu Yan still looked at Shen Yan calmly, and even a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

When Shen Yan sat in front of the desk, there was only the sound of rain brushing in her ears, and she didn't hear Xu Yan leaving for a long time, and when she looked up, Xu Yan was looking at her calmly. Just like that time when she was summoned into the Jingzhao Pavilion, he peeked at her embroidered shoes hidden under the corners of her skirt while drinking tea, and he didn't feel guilty when he was found.

This person...... It's a bit of a scoundrel sometimes!

Shen Yan glared at him in annoyance, not wanting to pay much attention to it, and still lowered her head to read. Xu Yan suddenly got up and walked towards her.

The flames flickered slightly, and Xu Yan's figure had already arrived at the desk. Sometimes he appears quietly, and sometimes he seems to be walking, and although his clothes are not moving, he can disturb the things around him. Shen Yu stopped writing and looked at her, and there was a lot of anger in her bright eyes.

Xu Yan leaned over in front of her and whispered, "I'll wait for your answer." ”

"The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, Your Highness is afraid that you have forgotten."

Xu Yan seemed to be playing, looking at her annoyed appearance, she approached a little bit again, and her breath could be smelled.

He opened his mouth leisurely, and his tone was firm, "Shen Fei, you are not a weak girl who will obediently obey your parents' orders. Your marriage should not be decided by a matchmaker. I'm waiting for you. After speaking, he turned around and left, leaving Shen Yu there with a knot-

He's so confident that she'll be happy to marry him?

Baba Bah! No, it won't!

Thinking about it carefully, after getting along in the past few months, although Shen Yu has become more and more fond of Xu Yan, if it is said that he wants to give up the comfort nest of Luling for him, and go to the place of Longtan Tiger's Den in the capital, and fall into the palace with strict rules and cannot be free, it is still impossible!

Besides, Xu Yan's attitude, no matter how you look at it, it seems like a whim.

Shen Yu stopped the pen in her hand, a little distracted.

However, after only being distracted for a while, she forced herself to come back to her senses, still concentrating on reading, and put Xu Yan behind for the time being.

Anyway, without Huo Zongyuan eyeing her there, Mrs. Shen is not as eager for her marriage as she was at the beginning, Shen Yan's current strategy is to delay it as much as she could, it is best to wait until she is seventeen or eighteen years old to talk about marriage, if Shen Ming can return at that time, she will no longer have to support the family business, and turn to do something in the library, wouldn't it be better?

After returning to the Shen Mansion, she didn't dare to tell Mrs. Shen about it, and went to the library as if nothing happened.

It has been four or five months since the book collection order was launched, and Shen Ping, as the main figure in this book collection, should naturally set an example when persuading others to enter the book, and donate more books.

However, the Shen family's collection of more than 100,000 volumes of books is not something that can be sorted out in a day or two, Shen Ping is busy running, and this trip has not returned for two months, and the matter of sorting out books falls on Shen Fei's head.

Shen Yu is not lazy here, she has the inventory of the collection of Luling Academy and the government, which is detailed with the title and version of the book, so she compares this list and picks out the books that are not on it, or have different versions, and there are four or five hundred volumes now, and only a small half of the collection has been checked.

Mrs. Shen is also from a scholarly family, although she is not as proficient in book collection as Shen Yan's father and daughter, she is still somewhat familiar with her own book collection. The affairs of the bookstore outside were taken care of by He Bo and others, and her mother and daughter entered the study building and slowly sorted them out.

There are rows of bookshelves standing in the library, the light is slightly dimmer than elsewhere, these books are the most afraid of water and fire, and they don't dare to bring lamps and candles into it.

The rules of the Shen family are not too strict, because the study building is close to the Linglong Mountain Pavilion, the mother and daughter eat here.

The whole Shen Mansion is the most shaded and quiet in the Linglong Mountain Pavilion, when the summer heat has not faded, chatting and eating under the old locust tree in the atrium, it is very pleasant. After the meal, Mrs. Shen was free, and when Mother Liu, who helped her take care of things, replied, Mother Liu finished the important matter, and Mrs. Shen asked, "The day after tomorrow is the birthday of the girl, can the gift be prepared?" ”

"Mrs. Hui, I have prepared a set of girl-made overprint books, and a set of exquisite jade rabbits and hairpins, do you want to look at it?"

"Let's see tomorrow." Mrs. Shen thought for a while, "Miss Zhen will go to the capital at the end of the year, and next year's birthday will be there, so the gift this time should be thicker." I'll add some more when I get back. ”

Shen Yu listened beside her, and sighed: "It's only four or five months before the end of the year, and Cousin Zhen doesn't know when we will be able to meet each other when we go to Beijing this time." ”

——Listening to the faint tone of the adults, it is said that Jiang Wenying's entry into the cabinet has already shown signs, if there is no accident, I am afraid that there will be a letter at the beginning of next year, and their family will naturally move to the capital at that time. Jiang Hao's wedding date is at the end of next year, and she has to prepare for marriage in this year, and she has to be familiar with the characters in the capital, so I am afraid that she will not have time to return to Luling.

Mrs. Shen was also emotionally moved when she heard this, and said, "In a blink of an eye, you are already so old. ”

The mother and daughter sat until the middle of the moon before they rested separately.

On Jiang Zhen's birthday, Mrs. Shen took Shen Yu over early. Although Jiang Zhen is just a child, the daughter of the political envoy is treated differently. Wuchuan is mostly people who want to be courteous in front of the Jiang family, so although the Jiang family does not hold a banquet, the people who give gifts to congratulate almost break the threshold.

Jiang Wenying's career is now at a juncture, Aunt Jiang doesn't dare to go wrong at this time, so she can push it, and then she personally came forward to receive some female guests who came to congratulate, but she didn't take any gifts. And Jiang Zhen set up a table in the back garden of the mansion and invited three sisters who often come and go to play and celebrate.

These people have also been seen by Shen Yan, needless to say Lu Yue'er, one is Han Zhen, the daughter of Jiang Wenying's deputy, and the other is the maiden sister of Jiang Ruyun's wife Wei, called Wei Yan. Although these people are all daughters of official families, because they are good with Jiang Zhen, they are also very friendly to Shen Yan, and the five of them laugh together, but they are also happy.

Who knew that halfway through the game, an uninvited guest came, it was Qin Yu's sister Qin Fei.

Qin Fei came with Mrs. Qin.

Qin Fei is a lively character, and he usually likes to drill into the lively pile, but because Jiang Fei was very protective when Shen Yan slapped Qin Fei, Qin Fei didn't come to Jiang's house for a while, Jiang Zhen had a mediocre relationship with her, so naturally she wouldn't post to invite, and this time I don't know how Qin Fei was so excited and could come uninvited.

Now that there are guests, Jiang Zhen naturally can't treat them coldly, so she greeted her and said with a smile: "I heard that Second Miss Qin has been concentrating on studying recently and ignoring mundane affairs, so she didn't dare to disturb, please sit down." So saying, he ordered someone to add bowls and spoons.

Qin Fei was also full of smiles, pulled Jiang Zhen to say a few words to celebrate his birthday, and then pulled a girl full of silk behind him to step forward, and said, "This is my cousin of the Huo family, let's join in the fun, Miss Zhen won't be annoyed, right?" ”

"Where?" Although Jiang Zhen is innocent and coquettish, and now that she is about to get married, she has slowly practiced her introverted skills, warmly beckoned the girl to take a seat, and said with a smile: "Your cousin of the Huo family, isn't she the one from the capital?" ”

"Exactly, my cousin's name is Huo Zongqing." Qin Fei smiled, and then set his eyes on Huo Zongqing.

This Huo family girl is naturally Huo Zongyuan's twin sister, and she naturally has a bit of pride in her eyebrows.

After all, she was born in the public government, her aunt is the queen, and her mother is the eldest princess, she has enough proud capital, so she naturally doesn't take the daughter of an official like Jiang Zhen too seriously.

She nodded, although there was a smile on her face, her tone was very perfunctory, "I heard that Miss Jiang is about to enter Beijing, and we will have more contacts in the future, so I came to congratulate Fangchen this time." The words were said to Jiang Hao, but her eyes kept glancing at Shen Yan's face.

Shen Yu and Jiang Hao's eyes met, and when they saw Jiang Hao's face was also confused, their hearts became more and more puzzled.

She heard that Huo Zongyuan brought his twin sister when he came to Luling this time, and now he lives in the Qin family, which is a delicious and delicious hospitality, and he is more dedicated than a princess.

However, it stands to reason that Mrs. Qin is a concubine, if it weren't for Qin Xiong, as a military and political official, with the lintel of the Huo family, I am afraid that he might not be interested in this relative. And Huo Zongqing was born noble, he came here, and it was reasonable to be good friends with his cousin Qin Ni, why did he get involved with Qin Fei now, and came to the Jiang family so abruptly?

Because of Huo Zongyuan's matter, Shen Yu didn't have a good impression of the Huo family, so she turned her eyes away.

Who knew that Huo Zongqing hadn't drunk a sip of tea yet, so he asked, "I heard that Miss Jiang has a cousin named Shen Yu, who is it?" ”

Shen Yu was even more surprised, and when she looked up, Jiang Zhen also looked at her.

Jiang Hao couldn't be more clear about Huo Zongyuan's things, this time Huo Zongqing specially mentioned Shen Fei, naturally felt that the person who came was not good, so he couldn't help but sit down next to Shen Fei, and said, "This is my cousin, the Shen family's concubine." ”

"But that's it." Huo Zongqing's critical gaze fell on Shen Yan's face, and the contempt in his tone was undisguised.

Shen Yu sneered in her heart, it seems that this Huo Zongqing's upbringing is half a pound and eight taels with that twin brother. She didn't want to cause trouble for Jiang Zhen, so she suppressed her slight annoyance and said, "Since Miss Huo is here to celebrate my cousin's birthday, please drink a cup of cinnamon tea, which was made by my cousin herself." ”

Jiang Zhen was surprised.

This cinnamon tea is indeed specially used by her to entertain guests today, but she did not make it herself!

She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Shen Yan.