Every year on September 15, among the White Emperors, at the beginning of Qisu, the king of Qi will lead his ministers to go hunting in Xiangshan, one is to remember the ancestors, and the other is to practice martial arts.

On the eve of Qiumi, in the Changming Palace, Shen Zi'an was alone in the study to review old books, and just after turning a few pages, he heard a sound of fighting in the outhouse. frowned, and was about to ignore it, but when he heard a "bang", the bead curtain was lifted all of a sudden, Mei Changjing held a wooden stick in his hand, and ran straight towards him, Gu Xuan also strode into the house, and scolded with a smile, "If you want to gamble and lose, what are you running?" ”

Mei Changjing hid behind Shen Zi'an, grabbed his shoulders, shook him vigorously, and shouted, "Zi'an save me!" ”

"What are you doing here?" Shen Zi'an was confused, and he was about to turn back as he spoke. Before the words fell, Gu Xuan stepped forward and reached out to snatch the wooden stick in Mei Changjing's hand. Mei Changjing is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and suddenly pushed Shen Zi'an in front of him, blocking left and right, holding the stick and saying that he was unwilling to let go.

"Your Highness, pause." Shen Zi'an was troubled by the shouting and yelling of the two people in front of him.

Seeing Mei Changjing squeaking and screaming, Gu Xuan became even more energetic, so he bullied up, grabbed the end of the wooden stick and dragged it in his direction, and said with a smile, "If you don't let go, I won't be able to spare you today." ”

Shen Zi'an was pressed between the two and couldn't move, he couldn't breathe for a while, and he was very annoyed, so he stretched out his hand to push him away. Gu Xuan was originally tiptoeing sideways, but when he was suddenly pushed like this, his center of gravity was unstable, and he was about to fall to the ground. Seeing this, Shen Zi'an hurriedly wanted to pull it, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, a black shadow flashed in front of him.

"Smack!"

As soon as a sound came out, all three of them were silent.

Shen Zi'an was beaten by the wooden stick and turned his head away, and he didn't know what happened for a moment. He subconsciously covered the right side of his face, only to feel that his cheeks were numb, followed by a hot stinging sensation, and his eyes were very sore. Gu Xuan struggled to get up from the ground, didn't care about the elbow that hit the corner of the table, threw himself in front of Shen Zi'an with his hands and feet, and was about to pull his hand away, and asked anxiously, "How is it?" Where did it go? ”

Shen Zi'an didn't make a sound, just bit his lip and trembled, for fear that he would cry out. Gu Yan saw that he was about to cry, he was guilty and annoyed in his heart, and his voice was a little trembling, "It's me who is not good, I shouldn't be messing around, you take your hand down, let me see if it hurts anything?" As he spoke, he raised his head and said sharply to Mei Changjing, "What are you doing there!" Why don't you call someone? ”

Mei Changjing came back to his senses at this time, and saw that he was still holding the culprit in his hand, as if he had been burned, he threw it on the table at once, and raised his foot to find the doctor. Although Shen Zi'an said that he was very aggrieved, he didn't want to alarm others, so he hurriedly reached out and grabbed Mei Changjing, "Changjing, don't go, I'm fine." Only then did Gu Xuan see that Shen Zi'an's right face was already red and swollen, and there was even a trace of blood, and he couldn't help jumping to his feet in a hurry, "It's all injured like this, and he said it's okay, you are going to die in a hurry, I can't do it!" ”

Shen Zi'an saw that he got up and was about to go out, so he hurriedly grabbed his arm and pulled it back, "Your Highness can't go, if you alarm the king, Your Highness will be scolded again." ”

"If you get scolded, you get scolded!"

"Please stop, Your Highness! I insisted on making trouble just now, and now I still don't listen to people's advice, do you have to get disaster to live in peace? Shen Zi'an was so angry that he let go of Gu Xuan's hand, and sat back in the chair to shed tears.

Gu Xuan felt at a loss for the first time, hesitated in front of the door for a long time, and finally moved back to the desk, stammering, "That...... Then I'...... And your wounds ......."

Shen Zi'an also consciously lost his words, wiped his tears, and said with a smile, "It's just that it was touched, and it doesn't get in the way." If Your Highness really doesn't want to go, help me get some cold water and put it on it. ”

"I'm going to fetch water!" Mei Changjing was extremely guilty, and he was worried that he didn't know how to atone for his sins, as soon as he heard this, he spread his legs and ran out, and after a while, he brought a large basin of cold water.

Gu Xuan took a piece of cloth, soaked it in water, squatted in front of Shen Zi'an, and wiped his cheeks for him. The wound was stained with water, causing a tingling sensation. Gu Xuan saw him frowning, and his heart was even more uncomfortable, so he asked softly, "Does it hurt?" ”

Shen Zi'an saw that his eyes were full of worry, and he was embarrassed, so he chuckled lightly and quipped, "Your Highness, isn't you very good at taking care of people?" Why bother to put on a perverse appearance. ”

"Just you talk a lot." Gu Xuan flattened his mouth, but kept helping him change the water and apply it to his face, and stopped making a sound.

Only then did Shen Zi'an see that the master in front of him was wearing a dark red armor and a scabbard pinned to his waist, so he asked, "Your Highness is wearing the clothes of tomorrow's hunting?" ”

Seeing him mention this, Gu Xuan's eyes lit up, and without saying anything, he stuffed the cloth into Shen Zi'an's hand, got up and turned around a few times, "Is it good-looking?" ”

Shen Zi'an looked at it carefully for a while, and said with a smile, "It's good-looking." ”

"It's not just good-looking, His Highness is wearing this armor, it's like a god of war!" Mei Changjing propped up the table with a look of adoration.

Gu Xuan was also too happy, he took out his sword scabbard and waved it around, his excitement overflowing, "This is the new armor sent by Uncle Chu." I will wear it tomorrow, and I will definitely come out on top and make my father impress me. As he spoke, he smiled with Mei Changjing again.

"Your Highness, it's better not to be too showy." Shen Zi'an said coldly.

Gu Xuan was stunned for a moment, "What did you say?" ”

"Although Your Highness is in a strong posture, it is not necessarily a good thing to compare others with others during the hunt." Shen Zi'an said unhurriedly.

"Why isn't that a good thing? I'm not good at schoolwork, and if I don't stand out from the crowd in riding and shooting, my father will think I'm a waste! ”

"Riding and shooting is useless."

"Say it again." Gu Xuan's face sank completely.

Shen Zi'an was not afraid, "I heard that His Highness has been proficient in the art of war and martial arts since he was a child, if these things can please the king, how could His Highness fall to such a state today." Your Highness, if you are brighter in your heart, you should know that now is not the time to dance with knives and guns. ”

Gu Xuan only felt that the anger was surging, and even the hand pointing at Shen Zi'an trembled slightly, "Your father is a military attaché, don't you think it's ridiculous for you to say such things!" If it is said that riding and shooting are useless, then is the country of Qi written by literati with a pen? ”

"The country was fought down by the first king and the soldiers, but now it is your father who owns this country!" Shen Zi'an was excited and unconsciously raised his voice. After a while, seeing that Gu Xuan didn't answer, he said slowly, "It is precisely because my father is a military attache that I will understand that the king has always hated fighting and killing, and the so-called Qiu Mi is just an errand." If Your Highness wins the first place tomorrow, the King will only think that you are cruel and stubborn by nature. ”

Gu Xuan was suddenly sad, as if he had thousands of words to refute, but he couldn't say anything, and the enthusiasm he had not been so long ago was gone, he just desperately held the scabbard and turned his back fiercely. Mei Changjing watched the two of them go toe-to-toe with each other, and was very scared, so he leaned over to Gu Xuan's side step by step, and pulled his sleeve tremblingly, "Your Highness......"

After a long time, Gu Xuan didn't have the slightest intention of making a sound. Mei Changjing had no choice but to turn around and squeeze his eyebrows at Shen Zi'an, and whispered, "Zi'an, you quickly admit your mistake with His Highness......

Shen Zi'an stared at Gu Xuan's back for a long time, and finally got up and sighed, "Your Highness, why are you so troubled." What I just said, Your Highness should know better than me. ”

Before the words fell, Gu Xuan suddenly shook off Mei Changjing's hand, turned around suddenly, glared at Shen Zi'an angrily, and said sharply, word by word, "You don't understand anything at all." As he spoke, he picked up the wooden stick, and before the two of them could react, they lifted all the books and tea sets on the table to the ground, and walked out of the house without looking back.

When Mei Changjing saw this, he wanted to chase him out. Before he took a step, he was dragged back by Shen Zi'an. The floor was full of debris, the room was silent, and the bead curtains collided with each other, making a clanging sound.

"Don't go."

"Then how can it be done...... Mei Changjing wanted to insist, but when he looked back, he found that fine beads of blood oozed from Shen Zi'an's face, so he had to give up. Sighing, he soaked a cloth on his face, and said softly, "Your Highness is actually looking forward to tomorrow's hunt. As soon as the armor arrived, he yelled for me to put it on for him, and insisted on competing with me, saying that he had moved his muscles and bones so that he could perform better tomorrow. ”

Shen Zi'an lowered his eyes, thought for a long time, and finally spoke, "I know, I'm just ......"

"What?"

"I just can't see that His Highness is being bullied by others unscrupulously. Changjing, things shouldn't be the way they are now. ”

It can't be like this.