Although it was not easy to go home, Shen Zi'an had no intention of bothering others. The main hall was full of lights, and people came and went, and he was resistant in his heart, so he naturally didn't want to join in the excitement. It happened that Su Yu went to the temple to pray, and he simply teased Shen Fang in the house.

As soon as the child woke up, he looked at him with round eyes, Shen Zi'an subconsciously grimaced, but he didn't expect Shen Fangcong to be very supportive, grinning and giggling. Seeing this, Shen Zi'an's heart warmed, and he finally had a faint smile on his face, so he squeezed his eyebrows even harder.

Outside the house, someone said congratulations, some people said envy, someone said something witty, causing everyone to laugh, and some people were full of laughter, and they didn't forget to take care of them after greetings. The north wind blew outside the window, carrying these noises all the way away until they were delivered to the bedroom door and into Shen Zi'an's ears.

"Everyone is congratulating you on your birth." The child's energy is limited, and he doesn't care about any movement outside, so he falls asleep again after a while. Shen Zi'an leaned against the head of the bed, poked Shen Fangcong's chubby face, and gently put her exposed hand back into the quilt, and then was stunned.

Even if it was just in a daze, Shen Zi'an didn't feel bored. During this period, Shen Yan was ordered to come to chat with Shen Zi'an to relieve his boredom, but he was also sent out. Time flew by, and it wasn't until Aster entered the house with the food that Shen Zi'an knew that it was time for lunch.

"Childe is hungry." Aster laughed.

Shen Zi'an washed his hands in the basin of water in the room, and when he returned to the table, Aster was carefully picking the dishes into small plates for him.

"Don't be busy, sit down and eat together." Shen Zi'an said.

Aster promised on her lips, and she didn't stop in her hands, "There are a lot of people coming today, and the chefs who prepare the meal are so busy that they really can't spare time to cook two dishes for Gongzi." The food at the banquet is heavy in oil and salt, so I picked out some favorite food for my son, what I can eat, so as to save me from feeling uncomfortable for a while. ”

Shen Zi'an listened, and didn't say anything anymore, just sat aside, holding his head and watching her busy.

"Childe, eat it." When Aster finally sat down, she turned her head and saw Shen Zi'an looking at her with a smile, "What are you laughing at?" ”

"Nothing." Shen Zi'an picked up the bowl and said, "But it's not easy to think that you have been so careful." ”

Aster's face turned red, and she hurriedly took a few mouthfuls of rice and said, "If Childe feels sorry for me, just eat all this, and it won't be in vain for me to be kind." ”

Shen Zi'an glanced at her and didn't say anything. After a long time, he asked again, "Where did you just go?" “”

"I went to Mother Li's."

"Is Mother Li okay?"

"The body is still strong, but after all, he is old and can't be compared with before." Speaking of this, Aster Wan secretly glanced at Shen Zi'an, "If the son is free, go and see Mother Li, I heard that after a while, she will go back to her hometown." ”

"When will you go back?"

"I say it's next spring at the most."

"Hmm."

Seeing that Shen Zi'an was noncommittal, Aster thought about it again and again, and said, "Mother Li misses you too,

She also said......"

"Say what?"

"Childe doesn't have to be so himself."

Shen Zi'an paused slightly in his hand and said, "You guys also have leisure and leisure, and you actually talked about me." Aster has been inseparable from him for ten years, although Shen Zi'an's tone was indifferent, she also sensed a trace of displeasure from it, so she had to be silenced.

The two of them finished their meal hastily, Aster cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and sent them back to the stove room, and when they came back, Shen Zi'an had already put on his cloak, stood beside the rocking car with his hands behind his back, and looked down at Shen Fangcong, who was sleeping soundly.

"Why did Childe put on the cloak?" Aster leaned in and asked quietly.

"It's getting late, and I'm tired." Shen Zi'an raised his eyes and looked out the window, "You get dressed, let's go back." ”

"But...... Haven't said goodbye to the adults yet? ”

Shen Zizheng's bedroom faces the heather tree in the center of the inner courtyard, and through the window, you can get a rough look at its outline. For as long as Shen Zi'an can remember, this heather has been flourishing, even in the cold winter. When the three brothers of the Shen family were young, they often loved to play around this tree, so they were also accused by the elderly servants I don't know how many times, saying that this tree has been there since the ancestors of the Shen family settled here.

Shen Zi'an looked away, looked at Aster, and said, "Just send someone to talk to my father." ”

Aster couldn't, so she could only follow his wishes, packed her things, and went to the coachman to prepare the car. I was about to push the door out, but I heard footsteps outside the house. The door was slammed open, Shen Yan rushed in panting, and said to Shen Zi'an in a low voice, "Childe, come with me!" ”

"What's going on?" Shen Zi'an frowned.

Shen Yan jumped to his feet in a hurry, "The king suddenly wants to come to see Miss, the adult didn't tell others that you are back, so the prince should avoid it!" ”

Shen Fangcong in the shaker seemed to be frightened, and when she woke up, she didn't say anything, she seemed to be about to cry, Shen Zi's head tightened, and she scolded, "You scared her." ”

Before the words fell, he heard Shen Xiao laugh outside the door, "When the king said this, he made the ministers embarrassed." It is already a great honor for the king and the crown prince to be here today, let alone come to see Fang Cong. ”

"General Shen is polite, the imperial court and the frontier will count on the general in the future."

"Do your best."

The person who came to the door had arrived, Shen Yan quickly looked left and right, and without saying a word, he pulled Shen Zi'an and the others behind the barrier of the side room, and made a silent gesture.

Shen Fangcong's shaker was only five steps away from the barrier, and although Shen Zi'an's face was calm, he was also holding his breath, for fear of making a little noise.

The sound of footsteps came from far and near, and it was about the time when everyone entered the house. I only heard Gu Yan ask, "With such a young child, let her stay alone?" ”

Shen Xiao hurriedly explained, "Originally, there was a nurse to take care of her, but when I heard that the king was coming, I sent her away." ”

Through the gap between the barriers, Shen Zi'an saw Shen Xiao pick up the child in the shaker and send it to Gu Yan's arms, while Shen Zizheng and Shen Ziheng stood with their hands down on the side, without saying a word. Gu Yan gently shook Shen Fangcong and said with a smile, "This kid's eyes are really good-looking. Then he looked at Shen Zizheng, "With her mother?" ”

"It's not quite like Su Yu, speaking of which, it's probably with my mother." Shen Zizheng said with a smile.

Gu Yan thought for a while and said, "My eldest grandson is three years old this year, I think I can let these two children play together more." ”

"The king has such a great favor, where can Fang afford it." Shen Xiao said.

"What, General Shen thinks that Yuan Qi is not worthy of your family?" Gu Heng pretended to blame.

"Your Highness, stop making fun of the ministers." Shen Xiao said with a smile.

Gu Yan put the child back on the shaker, and asked as he walked towards the main house, "I have always heard that General Shen has three sons under his knees, all of whom are dragons and phoenixes among people. Especially Ji Zi, who is clear and beautiful, has the talent to learn. I saw two sons today, I don't know where the third one is? ”

"This is all rumors from others, are Zi Zheng and Zi Heng dragons and phoenixes among people, can the king still know?" Shen Xiao hesitated for a moment, and said cautiously, "Don't hide it from the king, my youngest son Zi'an, has the meaning of 'peace' in his name. He followed his mother, he was sven and weak, and I didn't ask him to make any achievements, let alone be born talented. He has suffered from his old illness again in the past few days, so he went outside the city to recuperate, and he really can't come today. ”

"Why is General Shen so modest? Shen Zizheng is the general of the forbidden army, and Shen Ziheng is responsible for the supply of the royal family. Gu Yan squinted at Shen Xiao.

"I don't dare to mean that." Shen Xiao was shocked and hurriedly made amends.

Gu Yan paused, and then said, "Shen Zi'an has been in the palace since he was a child to be a companion, although he has followed Gu Xuan, he is also sharp. Does General Shen want to say that he doesn't know? ”

"The minister doesn't dare, but Zi'an does ......"

"I have heard about Shen Zi'an's fall into the water in distress a few years ago, and I also understand the general's heart to protect his son. It's just that this kid has such a good talent, and the general is afraid that he is reluctant to hide him. Seeing that Shen Xiao wanted to stop talking, Gu Yan said again, "Bring him to me in the next few days, if you have some knowledge, you can also do something beside Heng'er." ”

With that, Gu Yan got up to leave. Shen Xiao was in a hurry, and hurriedly followed behind, "The king ......"

Gu Yan was obviously a little impatient, so he turned his head to look at Shen Xiao and said coldly, "General Shen doesn't need to say much. Three days later, I sent someone to pick me up. ”

Shen Xiao couldn't, so he had to answer "yes", and sent Gu Yan and the others to the car with a smile all the way. When he returned to the house, Shen Xiao whispered to Shen Zizheng, "Don't tell your brother in advance, I will enter the palace tomorrow to persuade the king." ”

"But the king has made up his mind, I'm afraid that it will be useless to persuade him, but it will anger Long Yan."

"You just do it, what a mouth."

The three of them were silent all the way, passed the hall, and when they reached the atrium, Shen Xiao raised his eyes and saw Shen Zi standing quietly under the old tree, the cloak on his body turning slightly with the north wind.

Shen Zizheng hurriedly greeted him and said with a smile, "Why are you standing here stupidly?" It's so cold outside, it's not good to catch a cold. ”

Shen Zi'an didn't answer, his eyes directly crossed him, looked at Shen Xiao quietly, and said, "Daddy, I don't want to enter the palace." ”

Shen Xiao was stunned, and wanted to ask him how he knew about this, but when the words came to his lips, he changed his words again, "I know, but the king's order is difficult to disobey......"

Shen Zi'an's voice softened by seven points, and he said almost pleadingly, "I don't want to enter the palace." ”

"You can't make it so hard for your father." Seeing him like this, Shen Zizheng couldn't help but feel anxious, and his tone became stern.

Seeing this, Shen Ziheng hurriedly stepped forward to play a round game, grabbed Shen Zi'an's arm and said with a smile, "Zi'an, let's go into the house and say." ”

"I'm not going, I'm going back." Shen Zi'an's body trembled, shook off his hand suddenly, and walked quickly without looking back.

Shen Xiao suddenly felt that this situation was familiar.

He will probably never forget the autumn ten years ago, when seven-year-old Shen Zi'an stood under the heather tree and said to him with a smile, "Daddy, don't worry." ”

At that time, his youngest son looked very good when he smiled.