Chapter 126: A Safe Return
The fish bowels cowered behind the woods not far away, staring at the scene hatefully, and then, turning around and speeding away through the woods.
Shen Nianzhen, who was rescued, opened his eyes dimly, and in the bright sky, he saw an extraordinarily familiar face, this face was angular, the eyebrows and eyes were sparse, the bronzed skin was burning in the sun, and the corners of his mouth were curved, revealing an indescribable familiarity.
"Big brother...... Shen Nianzhen muttered, "I, am I dead again?" Big brother, I'm sorry, I couldn't save you and Sister Zhu......"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand tremblingly, about to touch Shen Yunlan's face.
Shen Yunlan grabbed her hand and smiled: "Sister, what kind of hysteria do you have?" You're not dead, I'm not dead, your sister-in-law has already returned to the city. ”
No, not dead?
Shen Nian's heart was in ecstasy, slowly, slowly being able to see the people and things in front of him clearly, and reason returned to his mind.
"Big brother? Is it really you? You're not dead? ”
Shen Nian really felt the temperature of Shen Yunlan's hand, suddenly his nose was sore, he got up and threw himself into his arms and cried loudly.
The cry moved everyone present.
Shen Yunlan's eyes were also slightly red, and he couldn't stop patting his sister-in-law's back lightly with his hand, and comforted her softly: "Nianzhen, don't be afraid, everything is over, it's all over." ”
Shen Nianzhen cried for a while before he embarrassedly crawled out of Shen Yunlan's arms.
She sniffed, and suddenly saw a face with clear eyebrows next to her, and couldn't help but be taken aback: "Third Prince Liao? How did you end up here? ”
"Hello Miss Shen."
Although Shen Nianzhen only noticed him now, Liao Zhongwen smiled at her good-naturedly and bowed his head.
Shen Nianzhen also nodded at him, wondering in his heart, how could his eldest brother appear with Liao Zhongwen, and how did the eldest brother get out of trouble? Did you just pass by here and save yourself?
There were countless question marks in her head.
Shen Yunlan said briefly: "That day, I fell off the cliff with Miss Zhu, it was Liao Sangongzi who brought someone to find me, and later, I avoided those who secretly attacked, and returned to Shangjing, but I heard that you and Your Second Highness came to the mountains and forests to look for me regardless of the danger, so I received orders from Your Majesty and personally brought people to find you." Originally, I was worried that I couldn't find it, but it happened that there was a fire in this mountain forest, and I found you with such a big smoke......
The fire was put by fish intestines, originally intended to burn her and Rong Chen to death, but unexpectedly attracted Shen Yunlan by mistake and let them be saved, it really has its own providence in the dark.
The people standing around were all Shen Yunlan's generals, and the eldest prince and his party had long since disappeared. Seeing these people, Shen Nianzhen believed that she and Rong Chen had survived, and they had been saved!
"By the way, what about His Royal Highness the Second Prince?" Shen Nianzhen suddenly asked nervously: "He is seriously injured!" ”
At the moment when she just woke up, she had been immersed in the joy of her eldest brother's return, but she forgot about Rong Chen, and she didn't know if he had been rescued.
"The second prince was seriously injured, smoked again, and had fainted." The person who answered was Liao Zhongwen, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Miss Shen, the imperial doctor has already gone to treat him." ”
"That's good." Shen Nianzhen breathed a long sigh of relief, until this moment, the countless gloom shrouded in his heart finally disappeared.
She pulled Shen Yunlan to speak for a while, then helped him get up with difficulty and went to see Rong Chen.
Rong Chen has been arranged in the carriage, and there are two imperial doctors who are treating the injury on his calf, and one of them praised: "Fortunately, the second highness's leg injury was treated and medicated in time, otherwise this leg may not be able to be saved until now......"
When Shen Yunlan heard this, he immediately turned his head and glanced at Shen Nianzhen: "You treated his wounds?" ”
Shen Nianzhen nodded and said, "At that time, I didn't even have clear water, so I roughly dealt with it to prevent the wound from becoming inflamed, and I still had to rely on the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat it." ”
"You, you really impress my eldest brother." Shen Yunlan looked at her, his eyes were full of pride: "When I thought you were still a delicate lady who needed someone to protect you, you were able to stand up and do so many things, you really deserve to be the daughter of my Shen family!" ”
"Big brother, don't praise me, I'll float." Shen Nianzhen blinked his eyes.
Then, the brother and sister looked at each other and smiled.
The dark clouds in the sky dispersed in an instant.
Liao Zhongwen stood not far away, quietly watching this scene, with a light smile on the corner of his mouth: "The relationship between Commander Xiao Shen and Miss Shen is really good. ”
"That's natural, when everyone thought that the little Shen commander was dead, only Miss Shen firmly believed that he was still alive, and in the end, it was the little Shen commander who saved Miss Shen in turn, which was really unexpected!" The little guy beside him said with a lot of emotion.
"Miss Shen is a person who is blessed and long-lived." Liao Zhongwen smiled slightly.
The fire in the trap pit had been completely extinguished, Shen Yunlan was not at ease, and ordered everyone to go down and let everyone go to the nearby beach to bring some sand and soil over, fill the pothole, and then set off back to Shangjing.
With the sound of the carriage, the group left this dense jungle in a mighty way, and Shen Nianzhen's mood was full of joy.
After returning to Beijing, Shen Nianzhen found Liao Zhongwen and thanked him solemnly: "Third Prince Liao, thank you for saving my eldest brother this time, everyone in our Shen family will remember it in their hearts, and if they are sent in the future, they will not hesitate to go to the soup and the fire!" ”
"Miss Shen is polite." When Liao Zhongwen heard this, he hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "My aunt is about to marry into the Shen family, our two families are in-laws, and it is within our duty to rescue the commander of Xiao Shen, take 10,000 steps back, the commander of Xiao Shen is the general of the country, and saving him is a good thing for the people of the court, and I can't bear this credit anymore." ”
"Young Master Liao, you're polite."
Shen Nianzhen said seriously: "I still want to thank you." ”
Liao Zhongwen smiled helplessly when he heard this, he was rarely thanked in person like this, especially this girl was still the person he once loved, and he was a little overwhelmed standing there.
But at this moment, a cool voice came from behind the two people: "You two are over there to thank you, thank you, is it interesting?" ”
There was a hint of displeasure in the voice.
Shen Nianzhen turned around, and saw that Rong Chen didn't know when he had come to his senses, and at this moment he was reaching out to open the carriage curtain, looking at this side with deep eyes, and he didn't know how much he heard what she had just said to Liao Zhongwen.
Rong Chen's face was pale, his spirit was not bad, his two thin lips were tightly pursed, and a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes showed a trace of impatience.
Shen Nianzhen knew that this was a precursor to his anger.
His heart jumped, and he hurriedly saluted Liao Zhongwen, and then returned to the carriage.
Liao Zhongwen looked at the back of her leaving, a trace of loss crossed his eyes, but he quickly returned to normal, and when the carriage arrived at the city gate, he went over to say goodbye to Shen Yunlan and led people back to Liao's house.
In the carriage, Rong Chen had a stinky face and glared at Shen Nianzhen angrily: "Then what's the matter with Liao Zhongwen?" Why is he here? How are we saved? ”
"Your Highness, this time you have misunderstood people. The two of us were saved thanks to Mr. Liao. Shen Nianzhen slowly told the story of what he had learned.
Rong Chen was very surprised when he heard that Shen Yunlan was not dead and still alive.
However, listening to Shen Nian's admiration and gratitude for Liao Zhongwen in and out of his words, he was unhappy again, and immediately frowned: "This time it was mainly your eldest brother who saved us!" It doesn't have much to do with the surname Liao! ”
"Okay, okay, thanks to my eldest brother this time." Shen Nianzhen asked with a smiling face, "How is the injury on your leg?" ”
Rong Chen glared at her.
Suddenly, his brows furrowed, his face showed a look of pain, and his lips trembled slightly: "Oops! It hurts...... It hurts to death! ”
In the trap in the dense forest, Rong Chen was almost pierced through the calf by a sharp bamboo stick, Rong Chen didn't even snort, now the wound has been carefully medicated and bandaged, and her special painkiller medicine, where can it hurt? Rong Chen is like this, it is clearly deliberate!
However, he also reminded her not only to remember the merits of others, but to know that the person who accompanied her from birth to death and desperately protected her was him Rongchen.
Shen Nianzhen thought of this, and the expression on his face suddenly became a little more gentle. He lowered his head to inspect Rong Chen's wounds.
Unexpectedly, before he stretched out his hand, he was grasped by Rong Chen.
The eyes are facing each other.
Rong Chen stared at her tightly, suddenly stretched out his hand, circled Shen Nianzhen's head into his chest, lowered his head and gritted his teeth: "Don't look at other men with such gentle eyes!" Not even your eldest brother is allowed to do so! ”
"Hey! You don't need to eat this flying vinegar, right? Shen Nianzhen immediately frowned when he heard this.
Rong Chen said domineeringly: "This palace doesn't care, anyway, you are not allowed to see other men!" Especially Liao Zhongwen! ”
It's Liao Zhongwen again, Rong Chen is on the bar with him.
Shen Nianzhen was really a little crying and laughing when he heard this.
She looked at Rong Chen and also made her own request: "Then can Your Highness forget Su Muwan?" You can't just allow Guanzhou to set fires and not allow the people to light the lamps, right? ”
The words fell, but he saw that Rong Chen's face changed slightly.
At this time, I heard the low voices of several guards outside the rickety carriage: "It's really lively in Beijing today!" I heard that Miss Su and His Royal Highness the Third Prince are married today, and the wedding is really lively, and the flowing water banquet will be set up for three days and three nights......" As soon as the words fell, I sucked my saliva.
Shen Nianzhen was immediately silent.
At this time, he saw Rong Chen sneering lightly and looked down at her: "Nianzhen, we promised the eldest brother before, we want to make trouble, let's go, let's go to the wedding banquet to have a look!" ”
"Don't go, right?" Shen Nianzhen immediately hesitated when he heard this: "You have injuries on your body, and I also look embarrassed, besides, the two of us didn't prepare gifts, did we go to the wedding empty-handed?" You can't be kicked out! ”
"Who dare?" Rong Chen immediately let out a cold sneer, and then explained to Shen Nianzhen: "You go back to the house first, dress up well, and after an hour, the palace will come to pick you up in person with a congratulatory gift to attend the wedding banquet." ”
It's a must-go.
Shen Nianzhen couldn't help but wail when he heard this.
There is a feeling in my heart that I am about to enter the wolf's den when I get out of the tiger's den.
Shen Yunlan rode a horse and walked in front, and when he heard the two of them talking, he came over and said: "Your Highness, go if you want, the reason why the two of you have suffered so much under the cliff is inseparable from the third prince, Miss Su, this time I went to scare them, and let them know that some people will not be defeated by conspiracy!" ”
"Big brother......" Shen Nianzhen looked at him and couldn't help but redden.
Rong Chen was also slightly moved.
There are some things that it is time to face.
The two of them separated, Rong Chen returned to the Seven Princes' Mansion, and Shen Nianzhen returned to the Great Commander's Mansion.
When they were separated, Shen Nianzhen was very reluctant in the carriage, these days, she has become accustomed to Rong Chen by her side, and she is still a little unaccustomed to this sudden separation.
"Sister, let's go."
Shen Yunlan said softly on the side.
Shen Nianzhen nodded, and then lowered the carriage curtain.
Half an hour later, the carriage stopped in front of Shen's house. Shen Yunlan lifted the curtain of the car, helped Shen Nianzhen get out of the carriage, and as soon as he stood still, he saw his father Shen Zhong helping Mrs. Shen out of the gate, and the two of them were full of eagerness and worry.
When they saw Shen Nianzhen and Shen Yunlan, they all burst into tears.
"Really! Lan'er! Old Lady Shen stretched out her arms and called out to her favorite grandchildren in a sobbing voice.
"Grandmother!" Shen Nianzhen stretched out his hands, pounced, hugged Mrs. Shen tightly, and said in a suffocated voice: "Grandmother, granddaughter almost won't see you......
"Really good, this time it's really hard for you." Old Mrs. Shen patted her shoulder lovingly, looked at Shen Yunlan with tears in her eyes, and then smiled from ear to ear: "Okay, good, you two can come back safely, grandmother will be at ease, even if she dies, she will be blind......ed."
"Grandmother, don't say such unlucky words, you will definitely live a long life!" Shen Nianzhen interrupted her with a smile.
Then he looked at Shen Zheng on the side: "Dad, my daughter is back......"
Shen Zhong is a person whose face does not change when Mount Tai collapses in front of him, but in the face of the disappearance of his own daughter, it is easy to come back, he can't help but reddened his eyes, when he heard this long-lost father, he tried to restrain his excitement, and said with a flat face: "It's good to come back, let's go to the yard first!" Let's talk about it when we go back to the house. ”
The group immediately entered the house hand in hand.
Mrs. Shen took Shen Nianzhen's hand, there were endless words, the worries of the past few days made her eat and sleep badly, and now when she saw her granddaughter, the gloomy clouds and mist suddenly disappeared, and she was busy telling Mama Zhou to prepare more dishes that Shen Nianzhen and Shen Yunlan loved to eat, and to pick up the wind and wash the dust for the two children at noon today.
Shen Nianzhen remembered Rong Chen's instructions, and hurriedly said: "Grandmother, don't be in a hurry first, His Royal Highness the Second Prince is going to come later, he will take me to attend the wedding of the Third Prince and Miss Su, and the granddaughter can only come back to accompany you later." ”
"What? You're still going out? Old Lady Shen was taken aback when she heard this.
"Grandmother, it's not a big deal, with His Royal Highness the Second Prince here, my sister will be fine." Shen Yunlan explained with a smile on the side: "In the past few days, outside Beijing, thanks to the efforts of His Royal Highness to take care of Nian Zhen, she was able to come back safely and soundly. ”
"You, you're hurt?" Hearing this, Mrs. Shen took Shen Nianzhen's hand and kept looking her up and down, her expression full of anxiety.
Shen Nianzhen hurriedly replied: "Grandmother, my granddaughter is fine, but His Royal Highness the Second Prince was seriously injured in order to protect me. As he spoke, he told the story of Rong Chen's calf being almost pierced by a bamboo stick.
When Mrs. Shen heard this, her color changed, and she kept chanting the blessing of the forehead in her mouth, and finally said worriedly: "Since His Royal Highness is injured, why do you still want to go to the wedding?" If he doesn't go, His Majesty and Niangniang won't be harsh, right? ”
"Your Majesty won't, but the Queen Mother doesn't." Shen Nianzhen said: "Grandmother, you also know, the queen mother has come to see the second highness unpleasantly, and has been looking for his stubble, besides, during the time we were in the suburbs, the gossip in Beijing spread vigorously, and my Royal Highness the second prince and I appeared at the wedding in a bright light, and we also slapped those people in the face." ”
When she entered the city, she heard a lot of rumors, which were outrageous.
When Mrs. Shen heard this, she immediately understood, Shen Nianzhen had made up her mind to go, although this girl had always been a little bold in doing things, but after thinking about it carefully, what did she do without rules?
There are some things that must be done.
She, who is a grandmother, can't do it for her granddaughter, so she can't stop her, right?
Mrs. Shen held Shen Nianzhen's hand and told her carefully: "Go to the wedding, watch and listen more, say less, and remember grandmother's words." ”
Shen Nianzhen nodded hurriedly: "Grandmother, granddaughter remember your teachings. ”
Mrs. Shen then let her go back to change her clothes and prepare for the banquet, and there were only three grandchildren left in the upper house of Chunhui Courtyard.
Old Lady Shen glanced at Shen Chong and said, "Now that Nianzhen and Yunlan are back, there is no reason for you to postpone the wedding date any longer, just put it in three months, and it will be more lively then." ”
Shen Chong actually wanted to do it simply, but these things happened in the house, and he didn't want to make his mother unhappy, so he nodded when he heard the words.
"Later, you go and accompany your sister." Old Lady Shen looked at Shen Yunlan again and said, "Don't let people bully her." ”
Shen Yunlan also responded: "Grandmother, rest assured, my granddaughter will definitely protect her sister and not let her be hurt at all." ”
When Mrs. Shen heard this, a smile appeared on her face.
As she was talking, Mama Zhou walked in from outside and reported in a low voice: "The old lady, the second master's family, and the third master's family have arrived, and they are all at the door......"
When Old Lady Shen heard the name of the second master, her face sank suddenly.
"How can he still have a face? This evil obstacle even dares to betray his own niece and nephew! What did you call him in for? Stick out! ”
"Old lady, or, let's see each other." Mama Zhou said: "The second master said that he came to apologize, and he knelt outside the gate......"