Chapter 5: First Sight
Shen Shibai and his entourage walked quickly for several days, and Chang'an was finally close at hand. She has always acted decisively, and she couldn't bear to take the carriage, so she only took Xiping on the road, and Dongzhu and them walked slowly.
"Brother, there's a tea house in front, and take a break." They came too early, the gate of Chang'an City had not yet opened, and there were many people sitting in the tea house.
There was one of them who made it impossible not to notice him.
He is not weak in the crown, his skin is abnormally white, the bridge of his nose is high, his eyes are blue, and he has Hu blood at a glance. Shen Ting's height was already outstanding, and he was a few points taller.
What's even more concerning is that he is dressed in a blood-colored brocade with black feathers hanging from his waist. Obviously, there are a lot of people in the tea house, but the few small tables centered on him are empty.
He sat there alone with a bowl of wine, full of murderous air.
The bloody black feather is clearly the famous black feather guard. They are the secret guards of the Son of Heaven, full-time punishment, and a sharp knife is stained with the blood of many officials and nobles.
It is rumored that someone scolded Zhao for being unkind at home, and after a while, he became the ghost of Black Feather Guard's sword. No wonder everyone was afraid of him.
"Li Shizi, excuse me." Eighteen Niang said, pulled Shen Ting to find a table and sat down.
I saw that the man's eyes lit up, he looked straight at Shen Shibai, and asked, "Do you recognize me?" ”
Eighteen Niang frowned, and said with a smile: "Red clothes and black feathers, Fu is extravagant, except for the son, the little woman can't think of a second person." ”
"Oh." The man stopped talking, lowered his head, and raised his glass again, not knowing what he was thinking.
Shen Ting had already called Xiao Er and brought beef and rice wine up. Along the way, he has already understood that his sister, his heroic spirit is not inferior to that of a man. They walked all the way, and they didn't hear her cry out for tiredness.
"What do you care about, this is the famous living king of Hades, brother, my head is hanging under his knife." Everyone was afraid of Black Feather Guard, but they also secretly despised it.
Shen Eighteen kicked Shen Ting, this fool, in front of others, made irresponsible remarks, and I don't know how many people have been offended by this kind of behavior.
This Li Shizi, the name of the son, came from Zhenping Wangfu, and his father came from the Li family of Longxi, who is the righteous brother of today's saint, and both of them pursued the Tang King to fight the world. At the time of the change, he was a lobbyist for the family today, which can be said to have made an immortal contribution, and both father and son were in the emperor's heart.
Li Zi is not enough to take charge of half of the Black Feather Guard, which can be described as a young talent. It's a pity that he has Hu blood, which is not tolerated by the family, and he was excluded from the evaluation of the fourth prince that year.
Shen Shibai secretly glanced at Li Ziqi, Shen Ting's voice was not small, if he was suitable, he would hear it all.
Who knew that Li Ziqi happened to be looking at the future, and his eyes seemed to be about to kill her.
Eighteen is not afraid, no matter what life she is, she is a person who will never lose.
Li Ziqi saw that Shen Shibai was looking at him, but he quickly lowered his eyes and muttered softly: "You're not afraid of me?" ”
His voice was soft, like a feather scratching. Shen Shibai knew that he was asking her.
"Both horizontal and vertical are people, the little girl asks herself if she has no regrets, why should she be afraid of you?" She wasn't afraid of him. She is a woman in the boudoir, even if she marries in the future, she only walks in the inner house. He is an eagle dog of the imperial court, no matter how you look at it, she can't hit one place with eight poles, she is fearless.
It's just that the brothers want to take the economic career, and this person is easy but can't be offended.
Li Ziqi stopped talking, and Shen Shibai gradually put her mind on her father, when she first arrived in Chang'an, although some things had already been known, but before that, she didn't care, and she didn't inquire deeply.
"Brother, can you tell me about the Shen Mansion in Chang'an? After all, I haven't met my father yet. She said as if she was a little sad, and she didn't seem to care.
Their father, Shen Ze, is also a figure in Chang'an, and now he is the secretary of the ministry. But he is most famous not for his ability, but for his beauty.
A son of a family who has been famous for his beauty for many years. I think that when he first entered Chang'an, the young lady looked at each other, and the flowers and fragrant fruits covered the entire street. But he didn't move, and he was alone.
"Father takes a fancy to Mrs. Wu the most, if you go, don't contradict her. Mrs. Wu has three sons, Shen Yu, Shen Lang, and Shen Rui, all of whom are older than you; Two daughters, Shen Ke is slightly longer than Qin Niang, and Shen Yu is younger than you. After Shen Ting finished speaking, he looked at Shen Eighteen worriedly.
He is a man, and he is rarely in Chang'an, and he doesn't know much about family affairs. But he is not stupid, no matter how good Mrs. Wu is, she is not their own mother in the end.
"Father is good at painting, he doesn't like martial arts, if you go, don't practice martial arts under his nose; Shen Yu is already a two-rank jinshi, and he was personally taught by his father. and thou shalt not offend him. The more Shen Ting spoke, the more worried he became, that family was not easy to offend anyone.
When he saw the tragic death of his mother, for a while, he hated the Wu family so much that he lost his temper and tore Shen Yu's homework in his room to pieces. And his father was furious, and bound him, and beat him to death.
It was on that occasion that my grandfather rushed over, rescued him, and took him to the border. Later, although he returned to Chang'an and lived at home, he was also alienated from father and son, and he was like a stranger.
Shen Shibai picked up the wine jug and poured a full bowl for Shen Ting.
"Brother, don't worry, what are you afraid of."
Shen Ting's news is similar to what she knows, Shen Yu is indeed very promising, Da Chu has resumed the imperial examination in recent years, although Shen Yu is a son of a family, but he also won Tanhua all the way with his true skills, and now he is a romantic figure among the scholars of the family.
Shen Lang is a gentleman who catches chickens and dogs all day long, is quite talented in poetry, and is slightly famous in the teaching workshop; Shen Rui is still young and is also studying.
However, there is no main room in the Shen Mansion, and Mrs. Wu is the eldest person, and the people in Chang'an City actually use these cats and dogs as heirs, which makes her very unhappy.
If you mess up, you will mess up the roots.
The concubine is out, and An can be compared with the main room? She Shen Eighteen came to Chang'an to set things right.
She really didn't think it was worth it for the Lu family, and her husband actually favored the concubine alone, and she was praised all over the city. It's simply that the world is declining, and people's hearts are not ancient.
"The door is open, the door is open, go and line up."
The ordinary people who were sitting at the gate of the city waiting for the capital shouted, quickly stood up and lined up in a long line. There was an old farmer who was still carrying two hens in his hands and clucking.
"Brother, let's go, let's go into the city." Xiping took out the silver and paid for it, and went to lead the horse.
Shen Shibai glanced back, and the plum period on the side was gone.
She stepped forward on her horse and, together with Shen Ting, quickly leaped in from the side of the city gate.
The so-called aristocracy has power higher than the people and has its own responsibilities higher than the people. If someone doesn't understand, let her tell her the true face of the family.