In the spring of the thirteenth year of Zhangde, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the tenderness is ten miles. Just because Queen Chu loved Mosang flowers the most, Emperor Zhang De Gu Yan ordered people to plant these flowers in Pingjing City. In March, it is the peak season of Mosang. March 17 is the Shangsi Festival of Qi State, every year on this day, Gu Yan will invite the courtiers to bring the children under the age of fifteen into the palace, one is to enjoy the flowers, and the other is to select talents in the future.

This year, the little son of the Shen family finally turned five years old. On the eve of the Shangsi Festival, the child sneaked out of the house while the nurse was asleep, ran to the door of Shen Xiao's bedroom, stretched out his fleshy little fist, and knocked lightly a few times. Shen Xiao was in the house preparing clothes for entering the palace with his wife Jia Miaoyi, when he heard someone knocking on the door, he couldn't help but wonder, "It's so late, but what's the matter?" When he opened the door, he was suddenly hugged by his legs before he could see the visitors.

"Zi'an?" Shen Xiao looked down and saw that it was his youngest son. "Why don't you go to bed so late? What about Mother Lee? ”

"Daddy!"

Hearing the child calling himself vividly, Shen Xiao looked at his third son wearing a moon-white bedclothes, his small face was extraordinarily white and beautiful, although he was young, there was intelligence and Sven between his eyebrows, and he was overjoyed. So he bent down and picked up Shen Zi'an into the house. Seeing Jia sitting in front of the bed, the child slipped out of his father's arms, stood up obediently, and said, "I've seen my aunt." ”

Seeing that this child was so well-behaved, Jia Shi couldn't help but like it, and asked, "It's cold in the middle of the night, why did you come here in your bedclothes?" Mother Li didn't know to add you a piece of clothing. ”

The child showed a proud look, "I saw that Mother Li was asleep, so she sneaked out." ”

Jia Shi frowned, turned sideways to Shen Xiao and said, "This Mother Li is really dizzy, she only cares about sleeping comfortably, and she doesn't even know that Zi'an ran out, it's okay to come to the master today, if something happens, I'm afraid no one can afford it!" Then he beckoned to the child, "Come and sit down, I'll put on a dress for you, be careful if you catch a cold." ”

Shen Zi'an didn't step forward, just lowered his head and pursed his lips, hesitated for a while, and looked at Shen Xiao with a small face, "Daddy will enter the palace tomorrow, can you take me?" Shen Xiao was wiping the sword weapon on display on Binglan, and without thinking about it, he rejected him. You've just turned five, and it's not a fun place in the palace, so what are you going to do? If you are bored at home, ask your second brother to take you for a walk on the street. ”

The child pouted, "But the eldest brother also entered the palace with you when he was five years old." ”

"Your eldest brother is the eldest son, and besides, he was already in good shape when he was five years old, and he could use weapons, what would you do?"

Shen Zi'an heard his father's reprimand, bowed his head silently, and tears rolled in his eyes. Seeing this, Jia Shi hurriedly took the child into his arms, touched his head, and softly blamed Shen Xiao, "Zi'an is very well-behaved, even if the master doesn't want to take him into the palace, why be so strict." ”

Shen Xiao stopped what he was doing, and realized that he had lost his words just now. The three generations of the Shen family are all loyal and good generals, Shen Xiao naturally thought that his three sons would embark on this road, the eldest son Shen Zizheng is only thirteen years old this year, he has been tall and straight, and there is a faint courage of ten thousand people, and the second son Shen Ziheng, although he is only nine years old, is born with a rich and chic appearance, and his air is lofty. It's just that the third son, Shen Zi'an, was born because of dystocia, frail and sick since childhood, and his biological mother Lin also died soon after he was born, so Shen Xiao not only secretly regretted himself, but also had a little more love for him, so he invited a master to teach him poetry and songs, and did not force him to be proficient in martial arts.

Although he was loved by his father and brother, Shen Zi'an was often uneasy in his heart, and he felt that he had failed his father's expectations. Now that he is scolded by his father, he is even more aggrieved and blamed himself. Seeing this, Shen Xiao hurriedly walked over, squatted down and said, "It's Daddy who said the wrong thing, if you really want to go, I'll take you there tomorrow." Just wake up early and don't lie in bed."

"Really?"

"Naturally, take it seriously."

When Shen Zi'an heard this, he suddenly burst into tears and laughed, and stood on tiptoe to hug Shen Xiao's neck, "Thank you, Daddy!" ”