Externally, Shi Jing has never revealed this secret. And when the emperor wanted to promote and promote Shi Xin several times, Shi Jing chose to refuse by belittling his children's talents. Shi Xin knew that his biggest flaw was very troublesome, and of course the words of father and son were very consistent, and before he overcame this problem, he agreed with his father's decision.

It's just that in the Privy Council, although there is only one word difference between the deputy envoy and the chief envoy, it is really redundant. The person in charge of this post is indeed idle, and many matters can be decided by the chief envoy without having to come forward, which also proves the narrowness of the deputy envoy's authority. The actual power of the deputy envoy is very small, and the right to know is not complete, and in the days of waiting for his son to overcome that hypothesis day by day, Shi Jing feels more and more that this position is just a favor that the emperor sold him.

Shi Jing, who mentioned this, couldn't help but remind his third son again: "Xin'er, the man of my Shi family can't lose his courage because of a few drops of blood, and the Shi family still has a long bumpy road in the future." ”

Shi Xin lowered his head and replied seriously: "I know, I will step up my practice." ”

Shi Jing nodded, his eyes gradually became cold, and he said lightly: "Putting this aside for the time being, what is your most sincere impression of what I did today?" ”

"Damn it." Shi Xin was silent for a moment before he spoke, but he only spit out these two words without saying a word of explanation.

Shi Jing asked again: "If this person didn't provoke Cen Chi, could you still answer so decisively?" ”

Shi Xin didn't answer immediately, he thought in silence.

But Shi Jing didn't mean to leave time for him to think about it at all, and only waited for a moment before continuing: "On this question, even if you only have a trace of hesitation, it is equivalent to answering." However, this reply of yours is the one I don't want. Unexpectedly, the friendship between Cen Chi and you has reached the level of affecting your judgment. He obviously doesn't live in the house very often, which puzzles me. ”

"Father, Cen Chi is a piece of jade." Shi Xin's quick reply showed a slight amplitude in his affection, but he quickly realized this, and then said slowly: "Cen Chi's talent is rare in the world, and his love for talent is like cherishing a treasure, which makes people cautious. ”

"Although Puyu is beautiful" Shi Jing looked into his son's eyes, and said slowly word by word: "But it is something outside the body." ”

Shi Xin's eyes moved slightly. Didn't speak.

Shi Jing didn't say anything more about this matter, he opened the drawer in the middle of the desk, took a paper bag from it and put it on the table, and then said: "I heard from the servant last night that Cen was late to come back, but the hour was a little late, so I didn't come to see him." I was busy for half a day this morning, and I used the excuse of going home for dinner at noon, so I had so much free. I won't go to Cen Chi's side. This drawing will be given to you first, and I will go to the palace again to discuss matters. In a few days, it will be the national ceremony, and it will be busy again. ”

Shi Xin approached the desk and lowered his head to take the paper bag, the familiar face when he was very close to his father's face. The fine lines that are densely intertwined like cobwebs have become much clearer. Shi Xin thought for a moment, and couldn't help but speak: "Father, you have to take care of your body. ”

"Hmm." Shi Jing nodded.

Shi Xin held the paper bag and bowed to Shi Jing, who was sitting calmly behind the desk, "That son left first." ”

When Shi Xin was about to turn around, Shi Jing's voice suddenly came.

"Xin'er, you ......"

Shi Xin's footsteps were sluggish, he raised his eyes to look at his father's eyes full of words, and said gently, "What does my father command?" ”

"I, Shi Jing, am not a mad person who kills. All the actions are for the sake of my historian's affairs. I hope you understand, too. Shi Jing said this slowly, his tone gradually softened, and then said: "I have a total of three children, and your eldest brother is strong and powerful. The talent of the general, but the handling of human feelings and sophistication is too much inferior to you. Your second brother is a hard-working man, and he was born with a disability, so he ...... The burden of the historian is likely to fall on your shoulders in the future. ”

Shi Xin said movingly: "Why did the father suddenly say such a thing, and the child was terrified. ”

Shi Jing lowered his eyes and said, "My father just wants to tell you that you must not be emotional. Although there are many talented guests in the house, you can drink with them on weekdays, but that doesn't mean you really have to show your feelings for friendship. However, if there is a major event that affects our historians, whether it is active or unintentional, it should be crisp and clean when it is time to make a decision. ”

"The child must remember his father's teachings today." After Shi Xin answered this sentence sincerely, he calmed down a little, and then he said again: "My father just asked me if I regretted that person's death, and I didn't answer for a long time, but now I think clearly." It's not that I'm reluctant and sorry, but I don't want to talk about it now, because I'm going to see Cen Chi in a while, they are the same kind of people, they just saw a dead person, and immediately saw a living one, and I always think it will be a little strange. ”

After Shi Jing heard what his son said, he suddenly let out a burst of incoherent laughter, and then said: "This is easy to do, the one who is alive, you will treat him as a good friend, and the one who dies is a friend who betrayed you." They used to be friends, but the one who died failed you, so death is a natural result, so it's easy to tell? ”

Shi Xin nodded when he heard this: "The father is wise, and the child understands it." ”

……

To the east of the Prime Minister's Mansion, in a small courtyard planted with camphor trees, a young man was lying on his back on a stone table in the middle of the courtyard with a large figure. A blue-sealed thread-bound book was split in the middle and spread on his face, blocking the somewhat dazzling sunlight of the noon and covering his face.

In the corner of the courtyard wall not far from the stone table, a donkey was tied to a camphor tree, and next to the donkey stood a thirteen or fourteen-year-old maid ring in the house. This girl's eyebrows are not described, but the arc of the eyebrow line naturally grows very soft, and the lips are not dotted, but it has a healthy moist luster. A light layer of grease was applied to her cheeks, but it didn't affect her delicate appearance in the slightest.

In fact, the most crucial point is that at this moment, the water spirit ring, who was holding a coarse brush to comb the donkey's hair, would from time to time throw a wave of eyes at the young man lying on the stone table in a very indecent posture. But the man covered her face with a book, so that she couldn't see the inexplicable face that would make her feel palpitations for a long time. But Yahuan thought about it, if it weren't for the fact that the person covered his face with a book, wouldn't he be ashamed to look at each other so frequently?

Thinking of this, two blushes quietly appeared on Yahuan's face, she quickly turned her head, her eyes fell on the face of the donkey in front of her, but she was thinking about another thing in her heart: "When did it happen?" In fact, he is not handsome! Oh, that's sad! ”

At this moment, the person who had been quiet for a long time on the stone table suddenly sneezed and sat up directly from the stone table, and the book on his face slid to the ground.

"A ......" Cen Chi rubbed his astringent nose and muttered, "Who is scolding me?" ”

Cen Chi's sneezing was earth-shattering, and the donkey on the side was a little affected, spewing rough air in his nostrils, and when he shook his head, he was so frightened that Yahuan, who was combing him, hurriedly took a few steps back, and his body staggered.

"You brute, you weren't crazy enough yesterday, were you? You are not at ease when someone serves you today, you must have been cursing me just now! Cen Chi got down from the stone table and scolded as he strode closer to the donkey. When he came to the donkey, he reached out and slapped him in the face. The donkey ate for a moment, took a few steps back, and then hooked his head and did not dare to come again.

Cen Chi turned to look at the girl, smiled slightly, and said: "This beast is wild and untamed, easy to be stubborn, and almost caused me a big disaster yesterday, it seems that I have to grind for a few days to live in peace." Didn't scare you just now, did you? ”

"The maid is fine, thank you...... Mr. Yahuan whispered, her face flushed as she looked more and more afraid.

Seeing this scene, Cen Chi subconsciously took a few steps back, and then asked, "Your face is a little wrong...... Isn't it a cold, but a fever? ”

There was embarrassment on Yahuan's face, she bit her lip, she couldn't speak for a long time, and her face was even more scarhy. After holding it for a long time, she finally spoke: "Sleeping on a cold hard stone slab with such a frank stomach, Mr. is afraid that he is infected with the wind cold!" Then the servant went into the house and brought him a garment. ”

Looking at the little broken steps that the girl hurriedly walked into the house, Cen Chi looked at his clothes, reached out and rubbed the placket on his chest, and muttered to himself at the end: "Belly? Not really, right? ”

"Brother Cen—"

The familiar voice of the third son of the Shi family came from his ears, Cen Chi raised his head and looked at the courtyard gate naturally, and saw Shi Xin walking in with light steps.

"Shi Gongzi, you're here." Cen Chi bowed his hand to Shi Xin, and his gaze quickly fell from the other party's face to the paper bag he was holding in his hand.

Shi Xin smiled, approached behind him, stretched out a hand and made a gesture of invitation to the stone table. After the two of them sat down, he put down the paper bag in his hand, and did not immediately mention the things contained in the paper bag, but greeted in a brisk tone: "Although this small courtyard has been kept for you, it has been vacant for more than a year, I wonder if Brother Cen slept well last night?" ”

"Annoying Shi Gongzi cares, a qiē is very good." Cen Chi replied with a smile.

Shi Xin looked sideways at the door of the house, turned around and asked, "Xiao Qiang's service is still thoughtful?" ”

Xiao Qiang is the girl who has Xia Fei's cheeks just now, who claims to be going to get clothes for Cen Chi at this moment, and has already entered the house.

Cen Chi smelled a hint of something unusual from Shi Xin's words, but he still said honestly: "Miss Xiaoqiang is as careful as ever in her life, I really want to thank her." ”

Cen Chi didn't know that inside the house, Xiao Qiang took a piece of his clothes and walked to the door. It's just that after hearing what he said, Xiao Qiang, who was about to step out of the threshold, suddenly stopped. Holding the clothes between her arms tightly, Xiao Qiang only felt that a voice in her heart was vaguely telling her to slow down.

At the stone table, Shi Xin smiled silently, shook his head slightly, and then said, "Brother Cen, forgive me for taking the liberty of saying it, I accidentally took a look at the things in the courtyard just now, don't you feel a little bit?" Little Qiang seems to be a little interesting to you! ”。 (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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