Shen Jia was so excited that she hugged Shen You off the ground.
Shen You didn't know whether to laugh or cry. With a little effort, he stood on the ground: "Third brother, your injury has only just healed. Don't get too excited and use force, otherwise the wound will burst open and it will be bad."
"I'm happy and full of strength." Shen Jia grinned, showing two rows of white teeth, and his smile was extremely cheerful: "From now on, you will be the commander of the Jinyiwei! Wow! My fourth brother is so awesome! From now on, I will have my back. The trees are good for shade, so you can walk sideways wherever you go!"
Shen Jia couldn't stop laughing.
Shen You wanted to glare at him, but he was so happy that he couldn't keep his face straight. He couldn't help but laugh together: "Didn't you also get promoted to a level?"
Shen Jia went to the border with him and fought bravely to kill the enemy while defending the city. He added an extra note to his credit book, now he is from the fifth rank.
There are thousands of families in the emperor's personal guard. They all have empty titles, and their errands are actually the same as usual.
Shen Jia smiled and said, "That's right. I've been promoted to a new level. When you prepare a banquet, take me with you. Let's celebrate together as two brothers."
Shen You smiled and hummed.
While they were joking, Lei Xiaoxue hurried over with a pair of children. Brother Yu was still young and could not walk, so he was held by his mother. Sister Miao came over, took Brother Xu's little hand, and called him brother.
Brother Xu likes his beautiful and lovely cousin very much, and calls her sister with a sweet voice.
Lei Xiaoxue was equally happy. Her father was transferred to the same level and took charge of the Shenji Battalion to protect the capital. This was also an extremely important job. The vacancy left was not made easy for outsiders. It was his fourth brother who took over. Everyone was happy.
In the evening, Shen Mao returned to his house.
"Second uncle!" Shen You stepped forward to greet him.
Shen Mao looked his nephew up and down, reached out and patted Shen You heavily on the shoulder, then grinned: "Good boy, I really have you. All the ancestors of our Shen family are proud of you."
"Let's go, I'll take you to burn a stick of incense in front of your father's grave, kowtow three times, and tell your father the good news."
Shen You nodded and followed Shen Mao to the ancestral hall in the backyard.
In this ancestral hall, the ranking of the Shen family's ancestors is displayed. Shen Rong's ranking is in the front row. As long as Shen You can remember, he has come to kowtow and burn incense every New Year.
Shen You was a posthumous son. He had never seen his real father, and he didn't have much affection for him. He respectfully held a stick of incense and kowtowed three times.
Shen Mao, on the other hand, was moved to tears by his brother's ranking: "Brother, please open your eyes and look at Si Lang in the sky. Si Lang is very up to date. He has made great achievements on the battlefield and is now the commander of the Jinyi Guards. Our Shen family is proud of its lintel. It’s all Shiro’s credit.”
"Brother, I can finally handle you..."
As he spoke, his eyes turned red and his voice choked with sobs.
He and Shen Rong were brothers from the same mother. They grew up together and had a deep relationship. His father died early, and Shen Rong, who was a few years older, was like half of his father in his heart. Shen Rong taught him martial arts. She arranged a marriage for him early and married the great Feng family. Shen Rong was so preoccupied with his work that he delayed his life-long affairs, and did not marry the Jiang family until he was in his twenties.
Shen Rong's life after getting married was not pleasant. From the bottom of his heart, Jiang despised Wu Fu and was lukewarm towards Shen Rong. After becoming pregnant, he became even more indifferent towards Shen Rong.
Shen Rong was depressed, but he couldn't express it. One time, the two brothers were sitting together drinking, and Shen Rong suddenly said to him: "Second brother, you have married a good wife. You and your wife are of the same mind, and you will live a good life in the future."
He looked at his brother's lonely face and felt very unhappy.
Jiang was born extremely beautiful and was Princess Yan's sworn sister. She felt aggrieved when she married into the Shen family. But his elder brother was also an upright man. He was brave and had a good future. He never went to the fireworks alley. It was so good. What dissatisfaction does Jiang have with your husband? Why is he so cold to his brother?
Later, Shen Rong died to save King Yan. The Jiang family had already given birth to Shen You, and when they were keeping their husband's filial piety, they hooked up with Qiu Mingcheng and couldn't wait to abandon their son and remarry to the Qiu family.
The sky has eyes, and Shen You lived up to his high expectations and became the commander of the Imperial Guard at a young age. The anger and injustice that had been accumulated for more than twenty years disappeared at this moment.
"Second uncle," Shen You said in a low voice, "I will definitely do my job well in the future, and I will not fall into the shoes of the Shen family."
Shen Mao wiped his eyes heavily with his sleeve: "Okay, second uncle believes in you."
After a pause, he smiled and said: "The Shen family is a hereditary royal guard, and the one with the greatest official position is your father. You are much better than your father. It is better to be better than a master, Shiro, and my second uncle is proud of you."
His tone was full of relief.
Shen You felt hot in his heart: "This is all because of my second uncle's good teaching."
Shen Mao laughed and said, "Don't put gold in my second uncle's face. Your third brother has been beaten by me since he was a child, and he hasn't shown any great potential."
After saying this, Shen Jia, who was standing outside the ancestral hall, couldn't help it: "Dad, if you want to praise your fourth brother, you can praise me. Don't take me along with you, okay?"
Shen You raised the corners of his mouth, his eyes filled with smiles.
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Two days later, the Shen Mansion held a grand banquet to celebrate.
This time, there were so many people who came to give gifts and congratulations. People from all the Jinyiwei gates in the capital came. There were also many military generals who came to express their congratulations.
The dozen or so tables originally prepared were simply not enough. We had to go to a restaurant to order banquets and have them delivered at short notice. Fortunately, the space in Shen's mansion was large, otherwise, there wouldn't even be a place to sit.
Qiu Mingcheng sent someone to give him a generous gift, but he didn't come. Jiang was nowhere to be seen.
Shen You was at the height of his glory, and no one would cause trouble for Shen You at this time. No one mentioned Jiang at all.
On the other hand, Wang Qing, Qiu Rou and his wife came uninvited and brought generous gifts.
Even though it's here, you can't drive people away from the big day.
Shen You looked calm, and Feng Shaojun greeted him with a smile.
Wang Qing was very discerning and did not shamelessly propose marriage in front of a large audience. He clasped his fists respectfully and called Commander Shen.
Qiu Rou lowered her head and bowed, "Commander Shen is very happy today. We, husband and wife, are here to congratulate you. I hope Commander Shen won't dislike us for being presumptuous."
It had only been more than half a year since they got married, but they had already changed their minds. It can be seen that this is all Wang Qing's "contribution".
Feng Shaojun's eyes flashed slightly and he responded with a smile: "We are very happy that you can come." Then he arranged for his mother in charge to lead Qiu Rou to the flower hall.
As for Wang Qing, he didn't force himself to get close to Shen You. He exchanged a few pleasantries and then talked to the others in a sensible way.
Everyone knows Qiu Rou and Shen You's relationship without mentioning it in their mouths. Wang Qing is also Shen You's brother-in-law. If he looks at Shen You without looking at the monk's face, he should be polite to Wang Qing.
Wang Qing's purpose of coming was fulfilled.
Three feet of ice cannot be frozen in a day. We have been estranged for so many years and have caused so many unpleasant things. It is absolutely impossible to get close to each other all of a sudden. Just walking around in a measured way like this is already good.
