Shen Zi'an was punished and grounded for five days, and he couldn't sleep at night, tossing and turning, thinking that the eldest brother in the ancestral hall could not even be supported by someone because of a whip wound, and he couldn't help but be very worried, so he wanted to go to Shen Zizheng's house to have a look. As soon as he opened the door, he saw two housekeepers guarding the door. Shen Zi'an didn't pay attention to them, and was about to go out with his neck straight, but before he could react, he was dragged back to the house by his clothes. Shen Zi'an was annoyed and angry, "You are so bold! The family did not flinch, and said respectfully: "The little master is considerate, the master ordered the two of us to stay here, just because I am afraid that the young master will go out secretly, and please don't embarrass us." ”

Shen Zi'an jumped to his feet in a hurry, "I'm going to see my eldest brother!" ”

Li's mother was woken up by this commotion, and hurried over to check. After listening to what happened to the family, he squatted down and persuaded him repeatedly, "The eldest young master has already been beaten, if you are disobedient and insist on leaving the house, I am afraid that the eldest young master will be affected." I'll rest obediently tonight, and I'll inquire tomorrow morning. Shen Zi'an listened, although he also felt that it made sense, but after all, he was still indignant, and Li's mother was helpless, so she talked back and forth a few times, and then persuaded him to go back to the house. The child pouted and rolled on the bed for a long time, but finally he couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep.

The next day, Shen Zi'an got up early in the morning, got out of bed before his shoes were put on, and shouted to go to the side room to find Li's mother.

Shen Zi'an tilted his head to look at her, "Sister, where is Mother Li?" ”

While helping him wash and dress, Aster said, "Mother Li has gone out and hasn't come back yet." ”

"Haven't come back yet? How long have you been there? ”

"It's only been a while since I went, if the young master has something important, just tell me."

Shen Zi'an frowned, just smashed his mouth, and did not speak. After a while, breakfast was brought from the kitchen, and Aster brought the porridge to the table, turned her head and said, "Mother Li is afraid that she won't be able to come back for a while, so the young master will eat some food first." ”

Shen Zi'an pushed the dishes and chopsticks to the side, "I'm not hungry!" ”

Aster is only responsible for cleaning and laundry on weekdays, and she doesn't understand the temper of this ancestor in the house, so she doesn't know what to do for a while. was in a panic, only to hear a sound of footsteps outside, "What caused the little young master to be so angry early in the morning?" Shen Zi'an looked at it, but it was the second brother Shen Ziheng, so he had to stand up, obediently made a gesture, and shouted sheepishly, "Second brother." Shen Ziheng smiled, "People are still young, but their temper is very big, who bullied you?" I'll take revenge on you. Shen Zi'an pouted, "Second brother teased me again." ”

Shen Ziheng sent Yahuan out, and when he saw that there were no outsiders in the house, he asked softly, "Are you still angry?" Shen Zi'an didn't answer, but asked anxiously, "How is the eldest brother, is the injury better?" ”

"It's not good, I have a high fever, and the wound is also a little inflamed."

Shen Zi'an was immediately deflated and annoyed, "It's all my fault." ”

Seeing this, Shen Ziheng pressed his head, "Isn't it your fault, if you don't run around, can you have these things?" ”

"It's me who shouldn't run around, but ......" Shen Zi'an was indignant.

"You're right, but what?"

"But my father won't be so ruthless, and he still says that the love of fathers and mothers is all for outsiders to see."

Shen Ziheng smiled, "Dare to talk back, be careful that your father will punish you again." ”

Shen Zi'an rolled his eyes, turned his head to look out the window, and said no more. Shen Ziheng saw that he was serious, and he became serious, turned his face, and persuaded softly, "This is your fault, my father has always favored you, you should also think about him." ”

Shen Zi'an argued, "My father said yesterday that I didn't know what to do and wanted to kill me." ”

Shen Ziheng sighed, "As a son of man, you open your mouth and close your mouth to fight dogs, who will you fight if you don't beat you?" I'm so well-behaved on weekdays, why can't I figure it out all of a sudden now? You and your eldest brother are both sisters-in-law, and your father also has the heart to cultivate you, and I was born to a partial house, although now my mother has been corrected, I am still a concubine. What a great opportunity to enter the palace, but you don't cherish it, if you change me, I don't know how happy I should be. ”

Shen Zi'an felt speechless, and opened his mouth to comfort the second brother, but was interrupted by Shen Ziheng, "You listen to me first." Don't you think that your father's words and deeds are inconsistent, and he says that he will not wade into troubled waters, but he still does things to compliment the prince. It's just that have you ever thought about how there can be anything in this world that can be left alone, the Shen family has been high-ranking officials for generations, and now as many people want to win us over, there are as many people as they want to bring us down. Do you think your father wants your eldest brother to be the prince's companion? It may not be a good thing to go too deep in that imperial city, but this is recommended by someone with a heart, the emperor hand-picked, and my father has no choice. What's more, if today's prince likes literature and dislikes martial arts, the prince is generous and gentle, so he is deeply favored, and the queen of Chu is snobbish and powerful, and it is not something we can touch. My father never wanted to tie up the prince's party, but the current situation does not allow the Shen family to offend them. In the blue sky and white day, you went to Changming Palace to talk and laugh with the second prince, how about letting your father be good? ”

"But His Royal Highness hasn't done anything, so do you want to suffer this kind of humiliation in vain?" Shen Zi'an was not convinced.

"Zi'an, you have to remember that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, the imperial city is ruthless, and the royal family has no relatives."

As he spoke, he heard the door being pushed open, and Mother Li entered the house, and when she saw Shen Ziheng here, she hurriedly wanted to withdraw, and said, "I didn't know that the second young master was in the house, so he came in so suddenly, it's really damn." Shen Ziheng stood up and said with a smile, "Mother Li, what are you talking about, it just so happens that I should also leave, and this troublemaker will trouble you to take care of it." As he spoke, he looked at Shen Zi'an, "That's all I say, when you figure it out, go and apologize to your father and eldest brother." After speaking, he opened the door and left.