Shen Cheng asked Zhao Guishan to inform Jin Kun, and he returned to Tie Songke.

"Go ahead. Tie Song said politely, and instructed Shen Cheng: "Find a chance for no one to tell your father: Your senior brother has been promoted to the deputy ice king, and he is about to rush to make the royal weapon, and I will be the master's order for you to stay and help in the New Year." ”

Shen Cheng received the order of the teacher, left the Miaofa Palace and went to the Six Arts Mansion, and met Zhao Guishan and Jin Kun on the way.

After the three of them met, they left the Qidao Mansion, and a group of guards were already waiting outside with their mounts.

So Shen Cheng stepped on the snow horse, Jin Kun rode on the moa king, surrounded by all the guards, and galloped back to the palace.

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Before entering the palace gate, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy greeted him, smiled, climbed Shen Cheng's arm, and shouted: "Good brother, you are finally back!"

Jin Kun knew that Shen Cheng had a younger brother, with a single name "Gong", who was two years younger than Shen Cheng. Since Shen Gong showed his extraordinary ice endowment, he was sent to the side of Luo Taifu, the master of the Shufu Mansion, and under his teaching, he is now a Zhengbing scholar. Shen Gong rarely went home, and Jin Kun mostly stayed in the academy, and it had been several months since Yongdong had seen him for the first time today.

Shen Cheng saw his younger brother, and his face was also happy: "Gong'er, why is Taifu willing to let you go home today?"

Shen Gong said: "There is still a month to go before the New Year, and the Taifu said that I am about to retreat, and I can't go home for the New Year, so let me come back early." As he spoke, he was a little unhappy: "I have to go back tomorrow." ”

Only then did Shen Cheng know that his father had passed on his return to the palace today, and it turned out that it was because Shen Gong wanted to come back. introduced him to Jin Kun.

After the two greeted each other, Shen Gong said again: "Father hasn't returned home yet, I have already met my mother and my mother." My mother said that my brother would go home today, so I waited here. ”

The brothers hadn't seen each other for a few days, and Shen Cheng was also very happy in his heart, so he pulled Shen Gong to ask long and short questions. Hearing that he was already promising for the third grade, he was inevitably happy for him, and told him to listen to Taifu's teachings and strive to be promoted to the mage as soon as possible.

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The brothers talked and laughed, and walked to the east of the unicorn side by side. Shen Gong asked his brother if he had seen the third princess recently. Hearing Shen Cheng say that he often sees him, Shen Gong started to complain, complaining that he has no freedom now......

Jin Kun said little, just listened. Shen Cheng was afraid of snubbing him, so he also said a few words to him from time to time.

On the way, I was about to pass a lake of righteousness, but I saw a woman in costume, surrounded by maids, and stopped on the arched bridge.

The woman is over half a hundred years old, decorated with gorgeous decorations, and richly dressed, and she is Shen Gongsheng's mother, Mrs. Ying, the side concubine of King An. She was already standing on the bridge, with her head and neck held high, her eyelids half-drooping, looking down at Shen Cheng, like an old heron staring at a fish swimming in the water.

A few people walked over, and after Shen Cheng saluted, he said hello to Erniang.

Mrs. Ying glanced at Shen Cheng coldly, but ignored him, just looked at Shen Gong and asked, "Gong'er, where are you going?"

Shen Gong stepped forward and grabbed Mrs. Ying's arm, and said with a smile: "My son hasn't seen his brother for a long time, and I remember it very much, and I want to go to my brother's house to play for a while!"

"No!" said Mrs. Ying categorically, "If something happens to you, who can handle it? Besides, how can you leave your guests behind? Go back with me at once!"

"I'll go to my brother's," Shen Gong was a little reluctant: "What can happen again......

Shen Cheng could hear that Mrs. Ying's words were thorny, so he coaxed Shen Gonglai: "Gong'er, our brothers have been coming to Japan for a long time, how many words can't be said slowly in the future? You haven't been home for a long time, it's hard to come back, it's better to accompany your mother more." ”

Shen Gong could only reluctantly agree, and said that he would be close to him at the family banquet in the evening, so he was reluctant to go with Mrs. Ying.

Before Mrs. Ying left, she not only glanced at Shen Cheng fiercely, but even Jin Kun did not let go.

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In the evening of this day, King An's palace was decorated with lights, and a feast was held in the main hall.

King An sat on the chairman, flanked by the princess and Mrs. Ying.

On the right seat, sitting the host and guest of today, is a green-shirted samurai. The samurai was about twenty-seven or eight, with a square face and round eyes, a short beard, and a samurai shirt, looking heroic. Sitting with him was Wang Sanfang, the leader of the palace guards.

On the left seat, there are Jin Kun, Shen Cheng and Shen Gong. Shen Gong wanted to be close to his brother, so he squeezed together with Shen Cheng.

King An first introduced the warrior, who turned out to be the eldest grandson of Gu Taishi, the head of the Wufu Mansion, named Gu Weihao.

Shen Cheng knew the name of this person for a long time. It is said that like his grandmother, he is a shield cultivator. And the talent is blue, and he is already a deputy shield envoy. Although he has no official position at present, he has a second-rank military lord "general" in his body. Gu Weigui, one of Shen Cheng's rivals, is his younger brother.

It's just that Gu Taishi and King An have always been at odds, and there are also Gu Shen parties in the court, Shen Cheng can't understand: Why did this person come to King An's Mansion as a guest?

"A few days ago," King An said, raising his glass, "Haoxian's nephew has been canonized as a young guard, which is gratifying." A glass to you. ”

Gu Weihao got up and said, "Don't dare", drank it all, and everyone accompanied a cup. Shen Cheng and Shen Gong are under the age of 1, so they can only replace wine with tea.

Mrs. Ying was especially enthusiastic, and without waiting for the princess to speak, she said that she also had a cup of respect for Prince Hao.

After everyone congratulated, King An rarely spoke with a spring breeze, and said with a smile: "Gong'er, your master said that you will enter the customs in a few days and impact the consummation of the four products." Therefore, you go home to save your relatives, I called your two brothers back, and we can be regarded as celebrating the New Year in advance. What do you need to prepare in advance for this retreat, just tell your father. ”

Shen Gong replied that Master Luo Taifu was ready and thanked his father for worrying.

Gu Weihao also raised his wine glass and said from afar: "Brother Gong is not yet seventeen, but he has already touched the threshold of the third grade, and the future is great, this is the blessing of all the people! The Supreme has a will for me, and my grandmother has also told me that my first priority in the future is to protect Brother Gong." Come, Brother Gong, Brother Fool will give you a drink. ”

Shen Gong's reputation has always been very tight. Gu Weihao made it obvious at this time that Shen Gong was about to be made a young honor, and everyone tacitly agreed.

King An looked at his second son, smiled with great satisfaction, and turned to Mrs. Ying and said, "Gong'er is valued by the supreme, and you can be regarded as having made great contributions to the country." ”

Mrs. Ying's mother was very proud of her son, and she glanced at the princess, undisguised her arrogance, and almost wrote "That's my son" on her face.

The princess saw it clearly, but she was helpless and terrified.

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How could Shen Cheng not hear the meaning of Gu Weihao's words?

Over the years, he has fallen from heaven to mortal dust, carrying the empty name of the prince, and suffering from the cold eyes of everyone, but he still has hope in his heart: maybe one day, he can break through the entrance and correct his name again?

At this moment, I heard that Shen Gong was going to be promoted to the rank of young master, and to say that he didn't mind and didn't lose it, it would definitely be self-deception.

Especially seeing the smugness on Mrs. Ying's face and the worry in the princess's eyes, Shen Cheng only felt that his hands and feet were cold, and the teacup seemed to weigh a thousand catties, and he couldn't hold it......