On the afternoon of June 19, Shen Zhizhang, who had been traveling day and night, returned to the capital. After visiting the tablets of his mother, Concubine Jing and sister-in-law Wang, and settling down with his brother Shen Zhiyan, he immediately set off to enter the palace.

When parting, Yao Lin and Liu Bin both hinted that he could lead the troops to go together, but Shen Zhizhang rejected the kindness of the two of them and went alone.

Now that time has passed, he is no longer the naïve and childish second son of Shen back then, and he can already think through many things. As Shen Zhiyan said before his death, for the people of the world, there is no need for them to be loyal to a king who has no action, not to mention that this king may be the culprit who killed his father and countless soldiers of the Shen family's army. Since Gao Chengyan has come to this point, the world has become a foregone conclusion. In this case, if he resists desperately, it is just a mantis arm blocking the car, or maybe it is just to satisfy his selfishness.

Taking a step back, as the brocade book said, the people are just to live a good life, so what difference does it make who is in power? Since Gao Chengyan can take the initiative to investigate the truth about the accident of the Shen family back then, maybe he will make a difference in the future.

Thinking like this, the person had already walked to the door of the Taiping Hall under the leadership of the last winter. Before entering the door, Shen Zhizhang stopped for a moment, looked at Fang Dong and asked, "Why did you follow him?" ”

Go Dong raised his head slightly, there was some surprise in his eyes, he didn't seem to expect Shen Zhizhang to ask him, but after hesitation, he still said: "When the slave was twelve years old, there was a famine in his hometown, and he could only go to the capital to beg for food. Once, the slave collided with the carriage of the waste prince in order to pick up food on the ground, and it was the emperor who escaped by rescuing him. At that time, although the emperor was the little son of King Ning, he was still ridiculed and ridiculed by the abolished prince. From then on, the minions began to follow the emperor. ”

Shen Zhizhang's eyes moved slightly, he nodded, no longer looked at the winter, and only strode into the hall.

At this time, the Taiping Hall was brightly lit but empty, and there was silence all around. Shen Zhizhang's pace slowed slowly, and he looked around suspiciously, trying to find a trace of people.

Turning a screen, he quickly caught an almost faint and inaudible sound behind the curtain on one side, the cheerful and contented hum of a baby after it had eaten and slept well. This little sound instantly added a touch of warmth to this empty and quiet room.

This is......

Without waiting for Shen Zhizhang to react, he saw the new emperor Gao Chengyan walking out with a small baby in his arms, and he patiently and gently coaxed the child in his arms as he walked: "Little girl, look, your father is here to pick you up." ”

The person in front of you is both familiar and strange at the same time. The scene in front of him was what Shen Zhizhang longed to see the most in his dream, but when he suddenly saw it at this moment, he was completely stunned: Jinshu has already been born? Is this his daughter? What about the brocade book?

"Where's the brocade book?" He subconsciously blurted out.

Gao Chengyan smiled slightly, he walked to Shen Zhizhang's side, handed the child over and said, "You hold her first." ”

Shen Zhizhang woke up like a dream, and hurriedly looked down at the small child in Gao Chengyan's arms, carefully took it, held his arm stiffly in his hand, and still asked in his mouth: "Where is the brocade book?" ”

"Haha......" Gao Chengyan shook his head with a smile and said, "You only think about her, don't you care about your daughter at all?" As he spoke, he turned around and instructed Gong E: "Go and invite the sixth princess to come over." ”

In less than a moment, Shen Zhizhang heard a rush of footsteps behind the curtain. It seemed to be a sudden thing, he watched Jinshu run out from behind the curtain in a few steps, completely ignoring his existence, and directly rushed forward to snatch the child from his hand and protect it in his arms, facing Gao Chengyan and scolded: "Why don't you talk to me when you take the child!" ”

"Didn't I invite you over now?" Gao Chengyan explained with a slight smile, and didn't seem to care about her attitude. A woman is a mother, and it is understandable that Jinshu is like this. When he ordered the nurse to take the child away, he was indeed selfish. Without knowing Shen Zhizhang's attitude, he really wanted to use the child to contain him.

"Don't deceive people too much!" Jinshu was so anxious that he jumped to his feet, and he almost couldn't help but scold, but thinking of his identity, he finally gritted his teeth and held back: "There will be no next time!" ”

Shen Zhizhang only stared blankly at the scene in front of him, unable to say a word. The husband and wife are separated by as long as half a year, although half a year is short, but in this half a year, their surrounding environment has long been vicissitudes. At the first reunion, Jinshu was so anxious about the child that he didn't notice him at all.

Also, he now has a scruffy beard and a low expression, and his whole person looks like a few years old, and he no longer looks like half a cent of his past. It's possible that she didn't notice him.

The only sober person present was Gao Chengyan, who smiled and said, "You husband and wife, one is full of wives in his heart, and the other is only staring at the children. Now face to face, I don't even recognize it. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Shu suddenly realized something, and immediately turned his head to look behind him.

When she turned around and saw Shen Zhizhang standing aside, the tears that she had been holding back for a long time could no longer be controlled, just this glance, Jin Shuwa cried. She hugged the child and said aggrievedly while crying: "You are finally back...... Zhizhang ...... You...... Woowoo...... Finally back......"

How could he ever have seen such a brocade book that howled and cried without any image at all? Not only Shen Zhizhang, but even Gao Chengyan was taken aback. This woman who can get pregnant and give birth alone in a foreign land without saying a word, and who can withstand all the pressure and anxiety, has always been gentle and indifferent in his impression, but he didn't expect to have such a wronged little woman posture.

Seeing that she was crying out of breath, Shen Zhizhang's heart was sour, and his eyes turned red in an instant, and he took a few steps to hold her in his arms and comforted: "I'm back, I'm sorry, I'm late." ”

Jin Shu shrank in his arms and still couldn't stop crying. Everything at the moment is not as good as the reunion of the two. She couldn't stop trembling while crying, and Shen Zhizhang quietly hugged her and gently patted her back.

They are finally reunited.

At this moment, Jinshu suddenly realized that there was no emotion in this world that she thought she could control freely, and there was no reason that could be controlled in front of her beloved. In the past, for example, the reason that thought it could be withdrawn at any time was just a temporary pride that did not experience loss when it was obtained. And many things, you have to experience gains and losses before you realize how important they are to yourself.

Wait for Jinshu's mood to slowly stabilize. Gao Chengyan, who has been a light bulb for a long time, coughed lightly and said slowly: "There are many days of reunion in the future. I still have something to say to the six horses. ”

Shen Zhizhang had already regained his composure, and when he heard him say this, he also understood Gao Chengyan's intentions. Therefore, after a pause, he said: "Your Majesty, your mind is ......" Shen Zhizhang lowered his eyes and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "The minister knows it in his heart." There are a lot of truths that you don't need to say, the minister can figure it out. Today, the princess is in a bad mood, the minister will retire first, and then enter the palace another day to discuss in detail? ”

Hearing him open his mouth and take the initiative to be a minister, Gao Chengyan's heart settled down a little, and at the same time, he had infinite compassion and guilt: "You...... Your Shen family, approved? ”

"The world is the world of the people of the world, and the Shen family is just the Shen family." Shen Zhizhang bowed, and said in a calm and firm voice: "The Shen family has never recognized anything, but only guarded the morality in their hearts and the mountains and rivers of the beam. ”

Hearing this, Gao Chengyan nodded, and he said with a little guilt in his relief: "It's me who spends the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain." ”

"The minister will retire first." Shen Zhizhang said that, he stretched out his hand to hold the brocade book, and smiled softly: "Let's go home!" ”

Jin Shu nodded tearfully, hugged the daughter in his arms, leaned closer to him and said, "Go home." ”

Gao Chengyan was independent of the empty hall, and looked at the backs of the two of them with a flat expression, as if all the love and hate in this world had nothing to do with him.

It was the hazy time of the night, the summer night was quiet and beautiful, unknown insects and birds hissed, and the night breeze sent bursts of flowers. Shen Zhizhang slowly boarded the carriage with the brocade book in his arms, and told the coachman to go back to Shen's mansion.

The crisp sound of horses' hooves sounded on the bluestone slabs, carrying the family in the direction of home.

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Five days later, Shen Zhizhang entered the palace again to negotiate with the new emperor about the affairs of Northern Xinjiang, discussing the posthumous title of Shen Zhiyan and the reward of the new star Hou Zhanfei and others. The new emperor is happy, and he stays in the palace to eat.

In the afternoon, the two went together to visit the Emperor Taishang of the previous dynasty. The three of them withdrew and talked for a long time. Of course, no one will know exactly what the three of them talked about.

Only three months later, in dealing with the surrender of the Northern Night Kingdom, Yuwenqiao, the new emperor of the Northern Night Kingdom, exchanged the conditions for the leniency of the Great Liang with a secret report.

It was precisely because of this secret report that the new emperor suddenly ordered a thorough investigation of the traitor He Jing in the first battle of the Shen family's army to quell the invasion of the Hu people, thus revealing the truth of what the **** Jing did and what happened back then.

As soon as the case was announced, the whole country was shocked. Many people jointly signed a petition to abolish the Emperor Taishang and return General Shen Zheng and the Shen family to justice. The new emperor adopted it, and three days later, he abolished the emperor and banned him for life. At the same time, Shen Zheng was posthumously crowned as the general of the auxiliary state, and Shen Zhiyan was posthumously crowned as the general of Huaihua. The Duke of Shen was knighted by Shen Zhizhang, the second son of the Shen family, and named him the general of Congsanpin Yunlu. At the same time, the Shen family army was reorganized and formed, and Liu Bin and Yao Lin were fully responsible.

The new emperor has made remarkable achievements, so far such as Zheng Wenke, Hou Zhantian, Zhu Dongxu, Han Xi and others have slowly returned to obedience, plus such as Duan Lankang, Dou Yingshuo, Zhao Zhuhai, Yao Lin, Liu Bin and other courtiers who are both civil and military, the atmosphere of the court suddenly took on a new look.

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"To the left!" Standing in the courtyard, Wang was gently instructing his subordinates to re-hang the plaque of the ancestral hall: "A little higher on the right......"

Jin Shu hugged his daughter and swayed slowly, standing aside and looking at the four big characters "Mu and Jiafeng" on the plaque of the ancestral hall, he couldn't help but think of Gao Chengyan's evaluation of Shen Zhizhang in the previous life that day: The family style is rigorous, and the young talent.

It's just that she thought for a moment, Wang had already walked quickly, she helped the little white flower on the sideburns, and said hurriedly: "Why did the princess come out, seeing that it is about to be autumn, our little circle is still young, and she can't stand the wind." ”

"The sun is very good today, and children can bask in the sun and supplement calcium." Jin Shu said with a smile.

Wang frowned: "What to make up?" ”

"Well...... Jin Shu smiled: "It means long and fast." ”

"Then I'd better wait for her to grow up and then come out in the sun." Wang turned on the broken thought mode: "Like a princess who is weak, it's better to take care of one or two more." ”

"My good sister-in-law, my head is big when I read it!" Jin Shu stuck out his tongue, handed Xiao Yuan'er in his arms to Wang, and said seriously: "She said that she missed her aunt, and asked me to take her out to play with you." ”

Wang took the child, held it in his arms and teased it, and couldn't help but purse his lips and smile: "Nonsense, how can she speak?" The princess is a mother, how can she look more and more like a child......"

The two of them were talking, but they saw Old Madam Shen and Concubine Jing coming over with smiling eyes. Old Madam Shen smiled: "Looking for you everywhere, it turned out to be here." The princess told us to be easy to find, and I didn't even know that your mother was coming. ”

"Mother. Concubine Jing. Wang hurriedly greeted him. Concubine Jing smiled and helped her up and said, "Good boy, our family doesn't have to be polite." ”

"Mother?" Jin Shu was overjoyed: "Why didn't you say anything in advance, I'll send someone to pick you up!" ”

"It's so close, I'm bored in Mingyuan, I heard the old lady say that the ancestral hall has been rebuilt at home, so I came over to see if there was anything that could help." Concubine Jing smiled.

Old Madam Shen patted Concubine Jing's hand and said, "Look at what you said, where do you need your help?" I've invited you here because I'm going to have a family dinner tonight. Let's take advantage of the renovation of the ancestral hall to get together as a family. ”

"Yes! I was stupid for three years of pregnancy, and I forgot about it" Jinshu clapped his hands and smiled: "Blame me, blame me, I forgot to invite my mother to come over." ”

"It's fine." Concubine Jing looked up at the newly hung plaque outside the gate of the Shen family ancestral hall, and couldn't help but smile slightly: "The days ahead will be long, and we will not worry about reunion." ”

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After the banquet in the evening, Jin Shu felt tired, and when he returned to the room, he collapsed on the chair and sighed: "Alas, why do I always feel tired? I don't get tired after sitting for long......"

Chunjuan said while untying the hairpin ring for her: "Princess, this is a problem in the confinement!" Originally, the young lady was born prematurely, but you washed your hair and bathed during the month, and you couldn't stop it! ”

"Where is this?" Jinshu disdains the ancient people's confinement Dafa: "According to your statement, if you don't wash for 100 days, the whole person will already stink." The body is full of bacteria and viruses, and they are all transmitted to children. ”

Chunjuan couldn't help but mutter: "I don't know what bacteria and viruses are, how to spread the infection?" I don't know where you heard it, don't fool people with nonsense! ”

"What's the fool again?" The master and servant were teasing and arguing, but they saw Shen Zhizhang walking in with a little drunkenness and unsteady steps, he staggered and leaned against the bookcase, squinted his eyes at the brocade book, and asked with a smile: "Who are you fooling?" ”

Jin Shu sneered, only shook his head and said to Chunjuan: "I didn't see him in the blink of an eye, why did he get drunk like this." As she spoke, she motioned to Chunjuan to fetch water, and she stood up and helped him: "Are you drinking alone?" Didn't you say going to the ancestral hall? ”

"Hmm...... It's going to the ancestral hall......" Shen Zhizhang nodded vaguely and said: "I just talked a lot to my father and eldest brother, and they can't drink, so I drank a lot of wine for them......"

Hearing this, Jinshu felt pity, she raised her hand and patted his back and said gently, "Okay, then let's wash and sleep early." But after Jinshu finished speaking, Shen Zhizhang half-leaned on her and staggered to the bed, hugged her to the bed, and pushed her to sit down slightly, while he collapsed on the ground, lying silently on Jinshu's knees.

Jin Shu sighed in his heart, raised his hand to his back, and gently stroked his neck. She didn't speak, only silently accompanyed. After Chunjuan came in with water and put it aside, he picked up the sleeping Shen Xiaoyuan very knowingly and retreated.

There was silence in the room, and Shen Zhizhang was lying on her lap like this, and the low sobbing sound was almost indistinguishable. Jin Shu gently patted him on the back and leaned over to kiss him on the forehead.

After a long time, I heard Shen Zhizhang's voice say in a low voice: "I just met my sister-in-law in the ancestral hall, she silently offered incense to the eldest brother, although she didn't say anything, but I know that she feels uncomfortable." ”

"Hmm." Jin Shu comforted: "We all know. On weekdays, my sister-in-law doesn't cry, but she doesn't want us to worry about her. ”

"Hmm......" Shen Zhizhang said and slowly raised his head to look at Jinshu and said, "It's really useless to cry, but I still can't control it." ”

"It's fine." Jin Shu lowered his eyes and looked at him, and his heart was so soft that he almost flowed water: "I know you're sad." ”

"I always thought it was an accident." Shen Zhizhang smiled bitterly and said: "I have hated my father for many years for this, and I always feel that I am the first wronged person in the world, and I have always taken revenge on my family with myself." But now I found out that the hatred of all these years is just ......" he said, a tear quickly crossed the corner of his eye, and his tone was full of pain: "It's just ...... In vain...... Everything I thought was nothing. And when my loved ones really need me, I can't do anything. ”

"You've done a great job." Jin Shu raised his hand to wipe his tears and persuaded softly: "It's really good." Thinking about the history of the Shen family she saw, and then thinking about Shen Zhizhang's childhood experience, Jinshu deeply knows how difficult it is for him to get to where he is today.

"Hmm......" Shen Zhizhang looked up at Jinshu, his expression serious and firm: "But this is far from enough, I must be strong, so strong that no one can take you as a hostage to threaten me, strong enough to protect my family and no longer be implicated." Jinshu, you believe me, there will be this day. ”

"Okay." Jinshu nodded, trying to squat down and look at him at eye level, but Shen Zhizhang was not allowed to get up according to her, still looking up at her, his eyes burning like a child's trick and said, "Don't move, I like this posture." ”

Hearing this, Jin Shu smiled and said, "You do this every time you get drunk." Lying on your lap like a puppy, loyal dog attributes? ”

"I'm not a dog." Shen Zhizhang replied seriously.

Jin Shu smiled and asked, "Then why do you like to lie on your stomach like this?" ”

"Comfortable." Shen Zhizhang rubbed his cheek against her thigh and said, "Because every time I do this, you will care about me very much and love me very much." ”

Hearing him say this, Jinshu couldn't help but be stunned: It seems that this is indeed the case? She does have this tendency that sympathy equals love, and whenever Shen Zhizhang shows weakness, she is extremely soft and pityful. Thinking like this, Jin Shu couldn't help but reach out and hold his head, and his eyebrows curled to look at him and smiled: "You are very smart." ”

Shen Zhizhang was embarrassed to look at Jinshu's eyes, as if he was brewing something, he only smiled and lowered his head, and only raised his head after a while, his eyes were clear and expectant: "Jinshu, the rest of your life is so long, we have always been together, right?" ”

Jin Shu nodded and gave him a gentle and bright smile back: "Okay! ”

I hope the rest of my life will be good, and the years can be expected. They can join hands and live up to this life. She will be side by side with him, spending the time that may be dull, beautiful, difficult, and smooth after the past, and then slowly grow old and die together......

(End of book)

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The whole book is coming to an end here, and of course there will be a little bit of extras in the next few days. Thank you all for your continued tolerance and support, thank you very much. Thank you to all of you who have been able to read this and have not been scared away by my childish writing. I'm a Buddhist writer, and I update it at a rapid pace, and I write freely without a charter. So thank you very much for your tolerance, thank you~