The tenth winter of the year of Yongle.

The heavy snow lingered for several days and still refused to stop, falling on the green tiles, the palace walls were covered with snow, only a few green plums were waving in the wind, revealing a trace of vitality.

"It's been snowing for so long this year, I don't know how many people in Kyoto are going to be displaced." Looking at the snowflakes outside the window silently, I couldn't help but sigh.

The woman sat on the couch, looked coldly at the snowflakes outside the window, and said indifferently: "What is there to worry about, man-made disasters are still inevitable, how can natural disasters be avoided, it is better to die clean." ”

The painting was dumbfounded, and although he had been serving the woman for so long, he still didn't know how to speak, silently picked up the white cloth and wiped the table that had been wiped many times.

There was an awkward atmosphere in the room for a while, and he secretly sighed softly, trying to suppress this suppressed emotion.

The embarrassment and depression of the painting, the woman did not know, she looked at the snow outside the window and was a little tired, lazy and moving, so she leaned on the soft pillow, crooked on the couch, sleepy eyes.

I don't know how long it took, so long that my hands were about to wipe the acid, and I accidentally saw the person leaning on the couch and already asleep, she secretly took a sip, took the white cloth and the basin out, and sat straight to the innermost part of the room eating melon seeds in a daze.

………

"Into the painting, why are you leaving the window open on such a cold day?"

"Beware of the cold mother, the emperor will definitely not spare you......"

The woman was woken up by a sound, and what she saw was a chess game and a reprimand for the painting, while closing the windows.

After closing the window, he also turned out a big box from the bottom of the box and put it on the woman.

"What time is it?"

"It's time for Shen." Entering the chess to tidy up the corners of the woman's clothes, he said: "The emperor has sent a message to say that there is a family banquet tonight, let you attend." ”

The woman just woke up a little dizzy, and when she heard this, her eyes instantly cleared, the corners of her mouth were sarcastic, and she sneered: "Family banquet? Whose home? Whose feast? ”

Jin Qi sighed and persuaded: "I also know the girl's thoughts, but girl, you have entered this place, don't think about yourself, but also think about Lord Shen, he is now on an errand in the previous dynasty......"

The rest of the words were not specified, but the woman already knew: "My brother's position does not need me to consolidate it for him." ”

"Girl......" still wants to persuade when she enters chess.

"Let's go down." Before the woman could finish speaking, she was interrupted.

Two people came in from outside the house, a little older and more stable was the piano, and behind the piano was a girl in purple, not very old, with bright eyes and bright teeth, with childishness between her eyebrows, looking at the woman, as if crying: "Miss." ”

"Ahh The woman cried with joy, and couldn't help but stand up and hugged Ah Ci: "Why did you enter the palace?" ”

Ah Ci glanced around and whispered in the woman's ear: "Mu Gongzi will also attend tonight, he asked me to pass on the message to you, tonight at three o'clock, see you in the Qingliang Palace." ”

The woman's calm face was a little more angry, "Go to chess, you take them down first to prepare the clothes I need to wear at night......"

Entering the chess meeting, he opened the painting in the room, entered the piano, and closed the door by the way before leaving.

"Is he okay?" The woman spoke astringently.

"Mu Gongzi is all right, but he's afraid that you're not doing well in the palace, Miss!"

"Huh! Scold! When Nanyan returned, it was even more lonely......" A cold and slightly helpless voice came from far and near, shivering to the bone.

This is the first year of Yongle, the new emperor just ascended the throne, the first thing is to recall General Shen to return to Beijing to stabilize the political situation, and then the Shen couple and their daughter who have guarded the border for many years finally returned to Beijing after many years.

The people of Daliang are simple, and their thoughts and speeches are relatively free, and when this holy decree is given, the streets and alleys, teahouses and restaurants are naturally indispensable to talk about this matter.

"The former emperor didn't know how much effort he wasted in order to reduce his military power, but he was said to be gone by the current saint?"

"Childish, yellow-mouthed child, how can you govern the country? How to govern the country? ”

"Let's go! Cease! Cease! ”

"General Shen, Mrs. Shen is old, Miss Shen is not very old, the frontier is bitter cold, it's good to be back!"

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The Imperial Study

"Ah Jin, you are not in a state today!" The man in black asked lightly.

"The emperor forgives the sins, and the ministers ......"

"That's it, it's your sister who is coming back today, so you should go back early." The man didn't care and waved his hand.

"Thank Emperor Longen!" Shen Jin thanked him gratitatively and hurriedly.

"Ah Jin, we have been playing since we were children, brothers for many years, you are still so polite!" The man laughed.

After coming out of the imperial study, seeing that the hour was not early, Shen Jin couldn't help but speed up his pace, and found that he was almost out of the palace, so he dared to think carefully about the scene in the imperial study.

"Brother?!" Oh, in the palace, the undercurrent is turbulent, the waves are treacherous, and if you are not careful, you will never recover. I'm afraid he doesn't have the life to be a brother to the emperor yet.

He remembered the scene when he entered the palace when he was young, and the soft and glutinous fat dun called his brother, and he wanted to laugh a little, who would have thought that now this sword eyebrows and starry eyes, the unfathomable emperor would be the soft and glutinous child back then, the water in this palace is really deep!

Thinking of this, Shen Jin was even more irritable, he was not a civil servant in the first place, and the emperor now gave him a position as a deliberative doctor.

"Your Majesty, Lord Shen left the palace, bought a box of lotus crisp at the Baixiang shop and went home." Zheng Fuhai put a cup of dragon well on the desk and reported Shen Jin's whereabouts carefully.

"Lotus crisp?" The man was a little puzzled, when did she like to eat lotus cakes?

Back in the mansion, Shen Jin first went to see General Shen and his wife, and when he saw that they were tired, he didn't talk much, so he went to Nanyuan with lotus cakes.

Nanyuan is antique, push the door and go in to smell a burst of agarwood incense, elegant and classical, refreshing.

In front of the bronze mirror, a woman holds a handkerchief and twists her hair, her eyes are like water, but with a touch of coldness, she seems to be able to see through everything, her skin is like clotted fat, there is a hint of red in the snow, her face is cold, probably just after bathing and changing, her hair has not completely dried up, and the green silk dances with the wind, and it can also emit a fragrance.

"My sister has been traveling all the way, I bought you your favorite lotus cake." As soon as Shen Jin entered the house to offer treasures, he took out a box of lotus cakes and said with a smile.

"Thank you, brother." Shen Nanyan took the lotus cake with a smile and a faint smile on her face.

Shen Jin has always been a lively character, and the house is more comfortable than the palace, pulling Shen Nanyan to ask questions about the east and west, no matter how big or small, from the customs of the border pass to the small number of quilts in winter.

Shen Nanyan has always had a cold temperament, but he was not impatient at all, and only picked interesting things to answer his brother's questions. The two got along well, and they didn't get away with each other because they hadn't seen each other for many years.

"Sister, why don't you eat lotus crisp, this pastry should be delicious while it is hot." Shen Jin saw that Shen Nanyan had dried her hair and didn't eat it, so he opened the box himself and took a piece for her.

Shen Nanyan took the pastry and tasted it, it was so sweet that she frowned slightly, and ate the rest with a calm expression.

Shen Jin didn't see Shen Nanyan's strange appearance, and he also picked up a piece of lotus cake to eat, "Sister, how do I feel that you are much more silent than before?" ”

"It's bitter cold at the border, of course Miss has a hard time." A girl in a yellow dress came in with tea, combing her cute double buns, which was even more lively.

Shen Jin looked at the girl who came in from outside the house, a little shocked Hurriedly got up and pulled the girl, pinched her face and exhaled: "You are Ah Ci, why do you look like this?" I remember you weren't a tomboy before? ”

The girl shook off Shen Jin's hand on her body: "Go away." ”

The girl's voice was crisp and beautiful, and Shen Jin was even more surprised, "Why have you even changed your voice?" ”

Moments later:

"Ah.........h

Shen Jin rubbed his reddened handsome face, a little dissatisfied: "Why are you like this, even if you grow into a woman, your strength is still such a man!" ”

Shen Jin finally avoided being beaten for the second time under the protection of Shen Nanyan.

"You said you haven't seen you for a few years, why has Ah Ci even changed his gender?" Shen Jin couldn't help muttering after seeing Ah Ci leave.

"Brother, Ah Ci is a girl, you have to speak in a measured manner." Shen Nanyan was a little helpless and reminded loudly.

Ah Ci grew up with Shen Nanyan and Shen Jin since he was a child, although he was the master and servant, he was like a relative. Since childhood, Shen Jin and Ah Ci have not been on the same page, for no other reason, but because Shen Jin has not been able to win Ah Ci since he was a child, although Ah Ci is younger than him, his strength is not small, and he has been used to pretending to be a boy since he was a child, and his personality is similar to that of a boy, and Shen Jin has never treated her as a girl.

Today's Ah Ci, his face is smaller, his face is small, his facial features are delicate and cute, and his voice is crisp, don't say Shen Jin, even Ah Ci's father and mother were almost startled when they saw Ah Ci's current appearance.

"It's me who is bad, I forgot for a moment that she is still a woman." Shen Jin scratched his head, a little ashamed.

"That's it, my brother will make a good compensation to Ah Ci another day, remember to coax her well." Shen Nanyan suggested loudly.

After leaving Nanyuan, Shen Jin looked around for Ah Ci, but he didn't find it, so he had no choice but to wander around the house.

As soon as I arrived at the garden, I saw Ah Ci sitting alone by the pool in a daze, Shen Jin scratched his head, took out the sugar gourd in his arms and walked over.

"Hey, do I really look like a man?" Ah Ci was a little irritable, but also a little sad, a delicate girl was said by others to be like a man, she was a little aggrieved.

"No, I'm kidding." Shen Jin explained.

"Ah........." Hearing a voice behind him, Ah Ci was startled and immediately stood up, but he didn't expect his feet to slip and almost fall into the pool.

Shen Jin's hands were quick, and he quickly grabbed her, and checked whether she was injured with some concern: "Are you okay?" ”

"I ...... It's okay. When Shen Jin pulled her, he was a little close to her, Ah Ci was a little uncomfortable, and hurriedly withdrew his hand and replied.

Shen Jin quietly looked at Ah Ci's movements, thinking that she was still angry, and sighed: "Are you still angry?" I was joking, I apologize to you, No, this is my gift to you. ”