Gou Shun was still in the study, and Lu Shun came.
"Please greet me, Your Majesty." Lu Shun said and looked at Gou Shun. Although the two of them were both good friends, they had no connection at all except that they were both on errands in the Prince's Mansion.
Gou Shun's original name was Gou Sheng, but Shen Li felt that it was too difficult for him to live in a refined society, so he named him Gou Shun. He was not a son born in the family, but an orphan who was rescued by the young Shen Li from the refugees. His family died in the war. After his death, Shen Li kept him by his side and became a steward of the county prince's palace.
"Just tell me, there's nothing that I can't listen to."
"It's about the princess." Lu Shun thought that he was the master after all, so he had to save some dignity for her.
Shen Li waved his hand, "No problem."
Since the prince had already said it, Lu Shun had nothing to hide and told the prince everything he found.
After Lu Shun finished speaking, he raised his eyes slightly and glanced at the silent county prince with his peripheral vision. To his surprise, the county prince's expression remained as usual. He didn't know whether he was not surprised or had a good control over his emotions.
"Your Majesty, this is what my subordinates found." Lu Shun lowered his eyes and said.
"Well, go down, I understand."
Lu Shun left the study, and the master and servant in the study did not speak. After confirming that Lu Shun was gone, Shen Li sighed.
"Gou Shun, when will you be the leader?"
Gou Shun lowered his head and said nothing. At this time, Shen Li didn't need Gou Shun to say anything.
"At that time, I didn't agree with my eldest brother's intention to marry a daughter of the Lu family. It would not lead to a happy death. Why drag my lover into the mud pit of the Shen family?"
"But, this is what I have been doing all my life. I don't want my eldest brother to live a comfortable life in the backyard. It's already hard enough on the battlefield."
Gou Shun couldn't hold it back in the end, "The eldest brother has an idea, and the eldest lady is not an ordinary woman. Why don't you tell me frankly."
Shen Li was a little impatient, "What do you mean, elder brother, it's best not to let him grow up, at least not to live a full life?"
"Every time Brother Bao calls me grandfather, I will think about what evil Brother Bao did in his previous life, and he will be reborn in the Shen family in this life."
"Your Majesty, you can't say that." Gou Shun advised.
Shen Li looked very painful, "Humph, I also think about what sins I did in my previous life, and I have to be a member of the Shen family in this life."
"How could the prince do evil? The prince is the most kind-hearted person."
"No, I'm not a good person. I just want to stop being a member of the Shen family in my next life. I don't want to be a pig or a sheep anymore."
Gou Shun knew some of the inside story, but Gou Shun never knew how painful his master was inside.
"Is it really okay to live like this? I once thought that if the children of the Shen family continue to be like this in the next hundred years, then the decline of the Shen family will mean their decline."
Gou Shun cried out in pain, "Your Majesty!"
Shen Li waved his hand feebly, "That's all, go down and treat the Lu family well."
The study fell into silence, and Shen Li felt bored looking at the poetry and picture albums on the desk.
Everyone agrees that Prince Xijun was born in the wrong place. His painting skills are unparalleled, and his calligraphy skills are also very high. If he was born in a family of poetry and calligraphy, he would be a great scholar in the world. It is a pity that he was born in a family of Xunwu.
He was born in the wrong place. He would rather be born in an ordinary military family, where he could ride a horse and carry a sword into battle, instead of being trapped in a small area with only calligraphy and painting as his companions, and having to take medicine from time to time. .
Shen Li did not sit there for a long time. When the rest of the Lu family arrived, Shen Nanxun came to Wosongju in the front yard of Shen Li's long-term residence again.
He was accompanied by four men from the Lu family.
Shen Li accepted the courtesy of the four gentlemen before talking to them.
Seeing these handsome and handsome husbands who were all extraordinary in conversation and knowledge, Shen Li secretly sighed in his heart, which was a pity.
The husband of the Lu family was not born in the wrong place. Let alone other aristocratic families, he was an ordinary farming and studying family, and he probably had an official position.
"This time I came to disturb the prince's intimacy." The speaker was Erlang of the Lu family, the eldest among the princes, so he naturally acted as the spokesperson.
Shen Li waved his hand, "It's best if you can come. Once we get married, we are a family. If we say we don't want to disturb you, we are out of touch."
Lu Erlang bowed again.
"I heard that Jiuro came to Beijing this time and stayed to prepare for next spring?"
Lu Jiulang bowed and said, "Yes, I have wasted my time so far."
"Kiuro is too modest. He can participate in the Spring Festival at twenty-one years old. He is already successful at a young age."
Lu Jiulang bowed again, "This junior is scared."
"Stay here with peace of mind. Although I have little contact with your husband, I still know a few of you. I will take you to have tea with them some other day."
"Then I'll thank you uncle first."
After presenting the prayers to Shen Li, Shen Li didn't stay with them much.
"You're tired from sailing, go and get some rest. Don't see anyone else at home. We'll talk about it later."
After the ceremony here, everything was done in the backyard.
Shen Nanxun helped clear up the empty yard. It was originally planned that the four married men would have one yard, which was spacious and convenient. The lonely Lu Jiulang would live in the front yard and the guest house.
As a result, when the women arrived, they all said that there was no need to bother. Each courtyard was not small, with three main rooms, two rooms on both sides, and the east and west wings were all neatly arranged.
Finally, the Zhao family had two sons, Lu Silang and Lu Balang, who lived in Qixia Garden behind Bailu Garden. Lu Jiulang followed his two elder brothers, Lu Erlang, and Lu Sanlang lived in the next courtyard, called Jishui Garden.
It happened that not far from Jishui Garden was the back door of the Prince's Mansion, which was not open in the past. General Tie locked it, and an old couple whose son had died in the war and had no one to rely on acted as concierges.
When Shen Nanxun brought the men back to Bailuyuan, their boxes and cages had been delivered to the yard respectively. Shen Nanxun never said more about what Lu Fenghe had arranged.
Lu Fenghe greeted his brothers through the window, and after saying a few words, they were all invited away by his sisters-in-law.
Everyone went to freshen up and tidy up, and only Lu Fenghe, Shen Nanxun and Zhao were left in the room.
Lu Fenghe naturally wanted to thank Shen Nanxun first. No matter what he thought in his heart, at least he went to pick up people and arranged everything, so he still looked good to her in front of his family.
"Mr. Sir, you have been busy for a long time and have worked hard. Please take a break with some sweet soup and snacks."
Shen Nanxun took the mung bean and lotus seed soup from Lu Fenghe and raised his eyebrows at Lu Fenghe.
The person who used to call his son a prince earlier changed his name to "Lang Jun" again, and it was still Lang Jun who listened and ironed it out.
Mrs. Zhao was relieved to see that her daughter and son-in-law were not related by birth.
My daughter is marrying away from Kyoto, and her mother-in-law is obviously not a good match. If her husband is not considerate, then my daughter's life will be really difficult.
"Brother Xun, my sister will have her third bath tomorrow. Do you have any regulations in your house?"
As the elder of the Zhao family, calling Shen Nanxunxun brother was a sign of intimacy.
No one has called Brother Xun for several years, and Shen Nanxun is not used to it.
"Forgive me, mother, but I have to trouble mother to take care of this matter." Shen Nanxun directly entrusted it to Mrs. Zhao. His own mother really had no hope.
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Someone asked before about what to do with Li's children. As long as the natal family is strong enough, the children can also compete with each other.