Chapter (6) Trickery
After wrapping his abdomen, it was Yu Huan who first proposed that he hoped that the two of them would go to the study together to kill time, Shen Xunqing naturally liked to see it, and without saying a word, he led Yu Huan directly to the study.
In the quiet study, the atmosphere was completely different, the two of them each held a book and sat alone, but Yu Huan opened his mouth first, "Didn't you say that I was asked to teach you?" Why don't you start now? ”
Shen Xunqing smiled playfully, his eyes were full of expectation, he couldn't have put the book back in place neatly, supported his chin with both hands and said, "Okay, then what are you going to do?" ”
When Yu Huan heard this, he walked to the bookcase, picked up the pen, and wrote the word "and" on the rice paper.
Yu Huan's words are like floating clouds, pretentious like a dragon, revealing his style and bones between the lines, just as the so-called words are like his people, so it seems that they are not completely empty words.
Shen Xunqing lowered his eyes and looked at the words on the paper with a smile, and said loudly, "Sir, are you trying to test me?" ”
Yu Huan said indifferently, "If you want to teach people, you have to explore the depths." ”
Shen Xunqing took the pen in Yu Huan's hand, raised his eyebrows, and almost at the same moment as he took the pen, he put down the pen, Shen Xunqing wrote a hand of wild grass, but it will not make people feel confused at all, compared to Yu Huan's slightly restrained words, Shen Xunqing's words are completely let go, unconstrained, arrogant and domineering.
There are ancient rumors that there are seven steps to become a poet, but Shen Xunqing is a chapter in an instant, at the same time as Yu Huan gave the title, he put down the pen, during which there was no pause, the words were accurate, the sentences were smooth, and the article highlighted the idea at the same time, but also contained another new meaning.
Shen Xunqing wrote, Yu Huan followed and watched, after Shen Xunqing put down the pen, Yu Huan couldn't help but applaud, after doing it, he felt that his behavior seemed to be a little inappropriate, Yu Huan helplessly picked up the perfect article, smiled and sighed, "Such a sharpness, Yu Huan sighed to himself, how can he be qualified to be your teacher?" It's up to you to teach me. ”
Naturally, I was happy to be praised by someone I liked, Shen Xunqing couldn't help but smile and squint, "Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, how do you know that you don't have anything to teach me?" ”
Yu Huan's expression was much soothed, "In this way, then Yu Huan will think about it again." ”
Shen Xunqing nodded busily, thinking slowly, he was not in a hurry.
Yu Huan didn't know what to think, his brows furrowed, he subconsciously bit his lip, and asked what was confused in his heart, "Shen Xunqing, I have something to understand." ”
The first time he heard Yu Huan call his name, Shen Xunqing nodded happily and responded, "What's the matter?" But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”
When Yu Huan heard this, he stopped going around the corner, "It is rumored in the city that Shen Gongzi of Shen Mansion ignored the king's law and robbed the people's men, and he has a habit of Longyang, is this true?" ”
Shen Xunqing seemed to have finally grasped the point of Yu Huan's original change of attitude, he gradually restrained his expression and said, "So, you think I am the ridiculous son of the Shen Mansion?" ”
Yu Huan seemed to have an indescribable grievance in his tone, and he suddenly regretted saying it a little.
This time it was Shen Xunqing's turn to sigh helplessly, he was silent for a long time, and finally explained, "First, I am not the Shen Gongzi of the Shen Mansion in your mouth, and in this imperial city, there is more than one surnamed Shen, and second, I am not the Shen Mansion, but the Shen Wangfu specially approved by the emperor, and third, I don't understand what Longyang's fetish, but I do have someone in my heart." ”
After hearing this, Yu Huan finally figured out that he had misunderstood, but why did this Shen Mansion suddenly become Shen Wangfu, Shen Xunqing is so young, he is already a prince? Yu Huan couldn't hide his surprise, and it took a long time before he recalled Shen Xunqing's last sentence, "I really have someone in mind." ”
Yu Huan stammered a little, "You, are you the prince?" "It's the prince, he doesn't lack wealth, power and status, so why does Shen Xunqing spend so much time thinking about intersecting with him? Now that you have a crush, why spend all your time on him?
Shen Xunqing restrained his smile a little and said, "After my father and mother died early, the emperor decreed that I would become the first prince with a foreign surname, although I didn't want it very much. ”
The atmosphere turned serious, Yu Huan didn't know how to comfort Shen Xunqing, who looked a little lonely, so she could only pat Shen Xunqing's shoulder, Shen Xunqing chuckled, "It's just some old things, you don't need to mind." ”
Yu Huan pondered for a moment, and finally said the purpose of his initiative to invite Shen Xunqing to the study this time, "I want to go to the inn where I used to stay, can I?" ”
The words that came out with a pleading tone made the atmosphere even more awkward, but Shen Xunqing didn't seem to notice it, "Okay, I'm inviting you to come to the mansion as a guest, and I'm not imprisoning you, you can naturally come and go as you like, but for the sake of safety, I hope you can say hello when you go out, after all, the imperial city is crowded with people and easy to mess around." ”
Yu Huan heard that he could go out, so he was a little impatient, nodded at Shen Xunqing, turned around and left.
As soon as Yu Huan left, the black slave in the study appeared, "Lord." ”
Shen Xunqing's smile disappeared the moment Yu Huan turned around and left, "What's the matter?" ”
The black slave replied, "Those people have moved, they have found out Yu Huan, who has the most contact with the lord recently, and plan to let Yu Huan be tried for cheating, colluding with the examiner and other crimes on the day of the examination." ”
Shen Xunqing carefully folded the rice paper on which Yu Huan was writing just now, and said without raising his head, "It's all a trick that is often played in the world, what's the matter?" Slave, when you can't even handle these things. ”
The black slave silently replied, "The slave understands." ”
Yu Huan, who had just walked out of the mansion, suddenly looked back at the plaque, and it was really the Shen Wang's Mansion, not the Shen Mansion.
Out of the Shen Mansion, no, it was the Shen Wangfu that was really a lot easier, Yu Huan's originally anxious footsteps also slowed down, and he walked a little comfortably.
It took so long, Yu Huan finally found the old inn and the old man in the small corner at the end of the street, there were not many guests in the inn, the old man swept the ground quietly, Xu saw his shadow on the ground, the old man looked back, glanced at Yu Huan, like seeing a stranger, and continued to do his own thing, Yu Huan was not annoyed, just sat aside and waited, the old man cleaned the last bit of the place, sighed helplessly, put down the broom and sat next to Yu Huan.
The old man's voice was slightly tired, looking at Yu Huan's clothes, it was the same as the Shen Mansion Gongzi last time, "What are you doing when you come back?" Since I went to the Shen Mansion, I will stay in the Shen Mansion. ”
Yu Huan didn't explain when he heard this, if it was Shen Wangfu, the old man would be more worried, although Shen Xunqing had no malicious intent, so he only said, "When I first arrived in the imperial city, it was you who helped Yu Huan to spend that time, and Yu Huan will not forget this kindness." ”
The old man sighed again, "I have a son, I think he should be about the same age as you now, but he was lost more than ten years ago, and somehow, when I saw your back, I thought of my son who was the same age as you, and I couldn't help but nag a few more words, don't take it to heart, this day still has to go on, you can do it yourself!" The old man still has something to do, so I won't send you. ”
After hearing this, Yu Huan got up and put the scroll in his hand on the table, which was a painting, in which the old man looked at him with a smile in his eyes, his eyes were kind, his face was kind and kind, looking at him, as if looking at a returning relative.
Yu Huan thought that after he finished the exam, he would come back to take a look, just to come back to see his father for the old man's lost child.
And in his mind, he can't remember his father's face clearly, the so-called father brought Yu Huan most of the bad memories, although there are also good and small parts that can be cherished, but because of the small part that he once obtained, so that when he encountered the bad later, he would be so disappointed and helpless, he came to the imperial city because of his mother's dying words, but it was not because he wanted to fulfill his father's long-cherished wish.
Yu Huan slowly walked out of the small inn, the huge imperial city, the street was still full of people, he walked to one place at will, trying to find him in the sea of people, I am afraid it is not easy, Yu Huan was immersed in his thoughts, walking in one direction at will, he didn't know himself, he walked into a very remote alley.
I don't know how long it took, Yu Huan was suddenly called back to his senses by a shout, "Young Master Yu! Yu Gongzi! Yu Huan! ”
Yu Huan was stunned by the shouting, he turned around and looked, he couldn't help frowning, it turned out to be the old Tao of that day, "How do you know my name?" ”
The old man grinned, he made a fortune-telling action with a pinching of his fingers, and said nonsense, "Don't forget, I'm a Taoist priest, and I mainly tell fortunes, and then collect demons." ”
When Yu Huan heard this, he wanted to bypass him, but the old man stretched out an arm to stop him, "Hey, Yu Gongzi, what are you going to do?" Can you see the wickedness in that house? ”
Yu Huan said, "The Taoist is too worried, there are no demons in that mansion. ”
Lao Dao restrained his smile, narrowed his eyes that were not very big, and his long slanted eyes narrowed, looking a little panicked, "So, you want to shield those demons?" ”
Yu Huan's hand couldn't help but tremble when he was seen, but he said with a light smile on his face, "The Taoist is too worried, there are no demons and evil in the house, so how can you talk about covering up?" Yu Huan keenly felt the sense of danger from the old Dao in front of him.
Lao Dao sneered and took out a glass-like bead, "I knew that you would play tricks, look at who is in this bead?" ”
The white light flashed in Lao Dao's hand, and in the bead, it was the white fox he saw in the house, and there was a peach blossom mark between his eyebrows, and the white fox kept grabbing the beads, and his teary eyes were very anxious and scared.
Yu Huan was silent, Lao Dao sneered a few times when he saw this, and threw a bottle, "If you want to save him, put this medicine in the water that the people in the house often drink, and within three days, whether it is completed or not, you have to come to see me in this alley, otherwise not only this fox, but even the little old man in the inn, you don't want to save his life." After speaking, the old man sneered again and disappeared in front of Yu Huan.
After the old way left, Yu Huan felt a little weak leaning against the wall next to him, and the bottle in his hand was like a jack pressing on his heart, what should he do?
Yu Huan didn't know when he returned to Shen Wangfu, but when he came back to his senses, he saw Shen Xunqing's worried face, "But what happened?" ”
Yu Huan didn't see his pale face, it looked like he was dying in a short time, but he just let Yu Huan go out alone for a while, he didn't expect that when he came back, Yu Huan would be so unrelenting, and Yu Huan's body was that familiar smell.
This time he could smell it clearly, and the familiar smell was like that of a beast.