- It was Shi Xin who opened the door, and his father, Shi Jing, was sitting behind his desk, and nodded when he saw the young man come in. The young man walked straight to the desk, gently put down the box, and then bowed respectfully to Shi Jing and stepped aside.

Shi Jing casually removed the lid of the box, his eyes fell into the box, and he froze for a moment before retracting it. He closed the lid of the box, then looked at the young man with the saber, and said slowly, "Are you sure it's him?" ”

Prime Minister Shi Jing is now in his early fifties, but he usually pays attention to taking care of his body, so he looks a few years younger than his actual age. However, as Xiangguo, he is the closest auxiliary minister to the emperor, and he usually needs to consume a lot of mental energy, and the pressure attached to power and responsibility is not small, so he can still capture some dry and dumb timbre caused by the attenuation of the body in his voice, but it is more of a natural majesty of the minister.

"Hui to the head of the family, it is indeed this person." The young man with the saber bowed down with an extremely respectful expression.

"Hmm." Shi Jing nodded and didn't ask anything more. There was a hint of praise in his eyes, but he didn't say a word of praise to the young man, but after a little silence, he pushed the box on the table forward slightly, and said calmly: "You don't need to cook the meat for the dog today, just scoop this dai till!" ”

"Yes." The young man bowed his hand again, then went to his desk, picked up the box, and went out of the house.

After being silent for a long time, Shi Xin walked back after closing the door, and finally asked, "Father, is the person in the box who made trouble last night?" ”

Shi Jing nodded.

Shi Xin then asked, "Kill him like this?" ”

Shi Jing said with a smile: "You ask so." Are you sorry, or do you think it's cheaper? ”

Shi Xin didn't answer immediately, he lowered his head slightly. After a while, he replied, "It feels a little sudden." ”

"He's one of the guests." Shi Jing looked at the look on his youngest son's face, and hesitated slightly before continuing: "When I opened the lid of the box just now, you turned your gaze to the side, don't you want to know who that person is?" ”

Hearing this, Shi Xin suddenly raised his head and said, "Father, I have been like this since I was a child, I hate to see blood. ”

"I know." Mention this defect of the son. Shi Jing couldn't help but sigh.

His third child is gentle and calm-hearted, and his intelligence is also in the other two sons. A large group of guests raised in the house are mostly this son weaving. He is also very popular among everyone. But he was born with the hypothesis of not being able to see blood, which made his great help have a lot of limitations.

In the DPRK, Shi Jing assisted Shi Xin to serve in the Privy Council, but he only hung up the false title of deputy envoy. It can be regarded as digging a prepared pit for the position of the envoy. However, Shi Xin didn't overcome this hypothesis for a day, and Shi Jing wouldn't push him to that position for a day. Shi Jing waited and watched for a long time about the control of the Privy Council, but he didn't want to make Shi Xin have problems in the midst of compulsion.

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.

Just in the Privy Council. Although there is only one word difference between the deputy envoy and the chief envoy in terms of titles, it is really redundant. The person in charge of this task is indeed idle, and many matters can be decided by the envoy without having to come forward. This is also a testament to 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." There is still a long bumpy road ahead for historians. ”

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 scoop the paper bag, the familiar face as he got very close to his father's face. The fine lines that are densely intertwined like cobwebs have become much clearer. Shi Xin moved. 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. "The son went 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. Your eldest brother is strong and mighty. 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. Born with a disability, so ...... 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's eyes drooped. He said, "My father just wants to say to you, you must not be emotional. Although there are many talented guests in the house, and you can drink with them on weekdays, but that doesn't mean you really have to pool your feelings to exchange friendships with them. 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: "Father asked me just now. Whether I regret the death of that person, I have not answered for a long time, and now I think clearly. I'm not reluctant or sorry. It's that I don't want to talk about it now, because I'm going to see Cen Chi in a while, they're the same kind of people, they just saw a dead one, and immediately saw a living one, and I always think it's a little strange. ”

Shi Jing listened to what his son said. Suddenly let out a burst of incoherent laughter, and then said, "This is easy to do." The one who is alive is a good friend, and the one who is dead 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 important point is that at this moment, the watery girl ring who scoops the coarse brush and combs the donkey's hair will from time to time throw a wave of eyes at the young man lying on the stone table very indecently. 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. He smiled slightly and said, "This beast is wild and untamed, and it is easy to be stubborn. Yesterday almost caused me a big disaster, and it seems that I will have to grind for a few days to survive. 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 and couldn't speak for a long time. A pair of faces are even more scarf-like. 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 scooped up the gentleman's clothes. ”

Looking at the little broken steps that Yahuan hurriedly walked into the house, Cen Chi looked at his clothes. He 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. When both of them were seated, he put down the paper bag in his hand, and opened his mouth without immediately mentioning the contents of the paper bag. Instead, he 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?" ”

"Annoyed 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 scoop Cen Chi's clothes at this moment, and has already entered the house.

Cen Chi smelled something unusual from Shi Xin's words, but he still said honestly: "Little Qiang's life is as careful as ever. Thank you so much. ”

Cen Chi didn't know when he said this that in the house, Xiao Qiang scooped up a piece of his clothes and walked to the door. Just 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! ”

"Shi Gongzi." Shi Xin's words made Cen Chi stand up in surprise, and looked at Shi Xin for a moment before he spoke again: "Please be cautious about this matter." ”

Shi Xin said very seriously: "Brother Cen, I didn't mean to joke. Speaking of which, I might as well ask again, did Brother Cen really not consider marrying a wife? ”

The expression in Cen Chi's eyes moved slightly, and he did not speak.

"But with your heart, you can't ignore it. As a man, with a good wife by his side, life will be better and more comfortable. Shi Xin said and stood up.

He walked up to Cen Chi and whispered in a very close position: "My father has entered the age of knowing his fate, and there are fewer disputes between family members in the house, so the maids are a lot more relieved, and they can dress themselves up beautifully on weekdays, and they don't have to worry about the hostess's suspicion." But Xiao Qiang's girl is really a little colorful, and she is also polite, although her status is low, but if you like it, I can give her to you as a warm girl. ”

Cen Chiwei smiled after a hesitation and said, "Actually, I have never thought about this matter, if you hadn't mentioned it today, I would have almost forgotten about it." But I think this matter has to be happy with each other, if I want to marry a wife, if this is the case, it has nothing to do with my identity, and I will not treat the other party badly. ”

Shi Xin sighed lightly and said: "I suddenly feel that you should go to the small temple in the south of the city less, in case one day you really fall into the Zen Sutra and talk about meditation and inaction, it will definitely be the harm of Master Xixin." ”

"If Master Xixin knew that the third prince of the Xiangfu had said so about him, the next time I go to the small temple again, he might have to scoop a broom to drive me away." Cen Chi bent down to pick up the book he had just sneezed and shook to the ground. patted the dust lightly, and said: "If you want to enter the empty door, I need to cut off too many concerns, and the relationship is only the weakest one." ”

"So that shouldn't be possible." Shi Xin and Cen took the end of the sentence, the two glanced at each other, and then they both laughed happily.

Yahuan Xiaoqiang, who was standing behind the door of the house, listened to all the conversation between the two people in the courtyard just now, and at this time, listening to the laughter of the two people, her mood was very complicated. There is a thin hint of sweetness in the sourness.

Mr. Shum is really not as frivolous as ordinary men, if he can become his wife, he will be very happy, right? But how do you get into his heart? If this path was easy, then how could Mr. Shum still be alone? He said that he had never thought about getting married, could it be because he hadn't seen anyone yet? Does that include yourself?

The person who can make him affectionate and admired, I'm afraid it can only be a beautiful woman in the country, right?

A trace of sweetness in her heart was soon covered by a tide-like confusion, and Xiao Qiang's gaze became sluggish. He didn't even notice that half of the clothes he was holding had fallen off the ground.

It wasn't until the clothes she was holding suddenly disappeared that she suddenly woke up, and looked at the face in front of her that was so familiar that she had even seen it several times in her dreams, and she was stunned again.

With a tight hand, she was dragged into the inner study.

"Do you know how rude it is to eavesdrop on other people's conversations?" ——

(To be continued)