It was already dusk, and the sun that had lost its power was half-hanging on the top of the mountain in the distance, and the clouds on the horizon were dyed by the sun in brilliant colors, and the golden sunlight made the trees in the mountains and forests leave slender and long shadows on the ground.

The yellow leaves of early autumn are blown by the cool breeze, and you can hear the cheers and songs of the mountain people in the distant places when you ride the horses in the fields.

Harvest autumn.

Xie Yuan and Shen Xiu chatted all the way back to the venue.

The meadow was covered with white brocade, and all sorts of prey were stacked on top of each other, from brilliantly feathered pheasants to grey geese, from supple fur foxes to sturdy hares, roe deer, and staunch stag...... The servants of the Shen family were methodically counting the number of prey.

The descendants of the Shen family came back a lot, and they all sat together and chatted, handsome men and beautiful women, and the beauty was very eye-catching.

Xie Yuan glanced casually, didn't see Shen or Xie Jing, her maid was chatting with a few maids of the Shen family, and when she saw her, she trotted over.

She dismounted, handed the reins of the foal to the little maid who led the horse, and the foal pouted her hooves and rubbed her head affectionately against Xie Yuan, who had to smile and touch its head before she would follow the little maid away.

The foal likes her.

Xie Yuan smiled slightly, raised his head and saw Shen Xiu's smiling face, and his face suddenly became hot for some reason.

"My cousin is very fond of the foals. Shen Xiu looked at Xie Yuan and silently endured the idea of touching this girl's head.

He likes Xie Yuan very much. This cousin is smart, and she will not complain or be tired when she learns to ride a horse with him, nor will she be startled...... What's more, Shen Xiu was inexplicably cute by Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan turned around to avoid Shen Xiu's gaze, cleaned her face, neck and hands under the service of almonds and lilies, and when she raised her head again, she could no longer see Shen Xiu, and she was relieved. turned his head sideways, but saw Shen Xian sitting on the collapse table and raised his wine glass and smiled at her.

Xie Yuan didn't know what to think in her heart, she was a little awkward, looked at Almond, and asked, "What about my mother and brother?

"Aunt Eleven has just returned from a full load, and my cousin is still on the west bank of the river, and I have sent someone to call him back. Shen Xiu drank all the contents of the cup, put down the wine glass and got up and said, "Let's go and see what good things your mother hunted this time." ”

Shen's side is lively, she is wearing a bearded suit, pulling a men's bun, looking heroic, like a female general, but she does not lose / The kindness and gentleness of a mother. Several servants were carrying her prey off their horses, and were already piled up as high as a hill on the brocade.

Seeing Xie Yuan, Shen glanced at A-Ning who was waiting beside her, A-Ning was also dressed in a bearded suit, and she carried a ball of white from her horse. But it was a little silver fox with a beautiful coat, with a big fluffy tail, and some pale pink blood on the hair.

"Sister Yuan'er likes it?" Shen asked gently.

Xie Yuan glanced at the silver fox, and the hair on the silver fox's whole body immediately exploded, staring at her with bared teeth, her eyes wide open, but she didn't struggle anymore.

She shrugged her shoulders and saw Xie Jing who was happily talking to Shen Xiu and walked over, and said, "Mother, give it to Brother Jing." ”

Before Shen could speak, a delicate female voice took the lead in shouting: "Mother, I want that little fox!"

Xie Yuan followed the prestige, but she was a gorgeously dressed girl, not far from Xie Huan's age, her face was similar to Shen's, and she looked more like Shen's daughter than herself. However, her face is not as dignified and graceful as Shen's, but as delicate as a peach blossom, and her expression and demeanor are not as generous and decent as Shen's.

Look at her mother again, she is a rare beauty, even in the top gate valve known for her beauty, she is not inferior, delicate and beautiful, scorching like a beautiful sunset, but her temperament is a little gaudy.

They are side branches of the Shen family, or concubines.

Xie Yuan saw a lot of these unreasonable provoking Shen people, she glanced at her eldest aunt and second aunt whose faces were sinking, and beckoned to Xie Jing: "Brother Jing, my mother caught a little fox, you come and take a look." ”

Xie Jing was seven years old, and it was the most annoying and fun time for boys, he left Shen Xiu a few steps and ran over, and was very surprised to see the white silver fox that was still alive and fried: "It will still stare at people!"

A-Ning smiled: "Its claws and teeth are very powerful, you have to cut the claws and extract the teeth before it can play with you." ”

When Xie Jing heard this, he suddenly felt bored: "Cutting his claws and pulling out his fangs is not fun at all!" He looked at Shen, his eyes rolled, he suddenly smiled slyly, took Shen's hand and said, "Mother, you can catch a wolf for me! Liu Yu's brother in the General's Mansion raised a wolf, and he looks majestic!"

Shen glanced at him and ignored him.

The eldest aunt and the second aunt laughed, and the eldest aunt teased him: "Brother Jing, wolves eat people." ”

Xie Jing said: "Why don't the wolves raised by Brother Liu Yu eat people?"

The little uncle smiled grimly at him: "Brother Jing, you can't see people eating people." ”

Xie Jing shrugged his shoulders, almost not being frightened.

Everyone laughed good-naturedly.

The Shen family were pure Han Chinese, and they went back to Huazhi Garden before dark to eat, and they did not barbecue meat or dance around the campfire. Hunting is just hunting, they enjoy the process of hunting, and as for the results of hunting, there are not many people who care.

At dinner, Xie Yuan saw the girl who was as delicate as a peach and plum, she had changed her clothes and was helping her grandmother out, her eyes were red and swollen, as if she had just cried. Her grandmother held her hand and spoke to her from time to time, kindly and gently.

Xie Yuan subconsciously looked at Shen, who held her hand tightly, and the force was a little strong, even making her hand hurt.

But Shen Shi was smiling on his face, the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes, and his expression was also a little lonely.

My grandmother didn't like Shen, but she liked the delicate girl who was similar to Shen.

Obviously, Shen is the mother of her maternal grandmother.

Xie Yuan's eyes darkened, and he suddenly felt a lot more disgusted with this grandmother.

The delicate girl had a chill down her spine, she looked around in surprise, but she didn't find anything, but the bone-piercing chill always existed, which suddenly made her a little creepy. She subconsciously approached her grandmother and whispered, "Grandmother, they are so hateful. ”

The grandmother glanced at the Shen family lightly, then looked at the delicate girl, pinched her hand, and was very doting: "The old body has not passed away yet, and I will definitely seek justice for you!"

His grandfather also came out, and when he saw the delicate girl beside his grandmother, his usually kind face sank: "Why are you here?"

The delicate girl was very aggrieved, she shook her grandmother's arm, and choked up: "Grandmother!"

The grandmother looked at her husband and said impatiently, "I made her here!"

The grandfather glared at the beautiful girl, but he didn't want to lose the face of his old wife, so he said: "The ancestor of the Shen family, if you disobey it, no one can beg for mercy for you!"

The delicate girl shrank for a moment, leaned on her grandmother's support, and then straightened up and said, "I know, grandfather." ”

The ancestors of the Shen family are trained by the ancestors, and the grandparents are different tables.

The top gate valve pays attention to bloodline, and the lineage is noble, but the status of the concubine is no different from that of a maid servant. However, the emerging families of Bai Yujing have a higher status of their children, and the status of concubines and aunts is also half a slave.

The grandfather snorted coldly, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of his daughter Shen's somewhat lonely face, his heart suddenly throbbed, and with a flick of his sleeves, he didn't look at his old wife's face: "Madam, a concubine is always a concubine, and a fake is not real." ”

A few maids stepped forward and controlled the delicate girl very neatly and sent her out of Huazhi Garden.

Grandmother's face turned blue, she glared at her grandfather fiercely, and said, "Don't go too far!"

My grandfather sighed and said nothing.

My grandmother was originally a gentle and gentle woman, but in the past few years, she has become ill, her temper has become eccentric, and she will lose her temper if she is a little uncomfortable, and she also spoils the concubine who is out of the side branch, but she is cold and distant from her real daughter Shen, and she is simply a different person.

She mistook that concubine for the Shen family.

But his grandfather did not admit his mistake, he hated this lowly concubine, even if it was similar to his daughter Shen, she was not a daughter Shen.

The grandfather raised his head and smiled at Shen with his father's kind and gentle smile.