At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, Shen Yi left Huai'an and headed for Jiankang with a hundred-household camp.
Before leaving, he went to see Xue Wei once. Xue Wei's injuries were not healed yet, but he could already walk on the ground and had no problem eating. It was just that his vitality was damaged and he needed to recover slowly.
It will be better in spring next year.
After seeing that Xue Wei was fine, Shen Yi got into the carriage and set off for Jiankang.
The distance of four hundred miles took eight or nine days to arrive in a carriage. At the gate of Jiankang City, Mr. Shen opened the curtain of the carriage, looked at Jiankang City not far away, and shrunk again.
When he came back, he looked at Ye Chan who was in the same car.
"You really don't want to go back with me?"
Ye Chan didn't speak, she just smiled at Shen Yi, smiling with tears in her eyes.
"I want to go home with you..."
She grabbed Shen Yi's arm, wiped her tears on Shen Yi's sleeve, and said softly: "However, we can't just ignore family matters. I have to go home to settle my old father and teach my younger brother well.
and…"
She wiped the tears that welled up again and said softly: "Besides, I am going home with the master now. I am nothing more than a decoration in the house. I..."
"I still want to be of some use to my family."
After spending more than a month together day and night, before she knew it, Ye Chan's title to Shen Yi had changed from "young master" to "master".
In comparison, they are a bit closer, more like a family.
Shen Yi knew that she was weak on the surface but very strong in her heart. He nodded silently and sighed: "Since Chan'er is not willing to go home with me, then we have to part ways here, but..."
"There are only twenty days left until the Chinese New Year."
"Were you able to return to Fuzhou in time?"
Mr. Shen sighed: "Don't make it miserable to celebrate the New Year on the road."
"I know how to ride a horse."
Ye Chan squinted her eyes and smiled: "I just don't ride often on weekdays. It's just a little more hardship. I will definitely be able to get to Fuzhou before the year."
Traveling in winter is a hard job, but riding a horse in winter is not as simple as suffering a little bit.
Shen Yi patted her head and sighed softly: "It's too hard to travel and travel. From now on, just stay in Fuzhou and don't go out again."
Ye Chan raised her head slightly, looked at the young master in front of her, and quietly moved closer to him.
"Then Master, will you go to Fuzhou to see me?"
Mr. Shen rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Next year... I'm afraid it won't work."
Next year is a very important year for Shen Yi. In his plan, next year his "Huai'an Army" will switch from defense to offense.
Even if it is a local counterattack, it must be counterattacked.
Therefore, Shen Yi will probably be very busy throughout next year and will have no time to spare.
Ye Chan sat closer, put her arms around Shen Yi's neck, and gently bit Mr. Shen's earlobe.
"That…"
"If I give birth to a baby next year, won't I go to Fuzhou?"
In the past month or so, the two of us have been in the same room quite a lot.
It wouldn't be surprising if she was pregnant.
It's just that if you get pregnant before you are married, you will inevitably be poked in the bone and scolded bloody.
Shen Yi hugged her and said with a smile: "You lied to me again. Jiang Sheng told me that you were secretly taking medicine."
"That's a folk remedy."
Ye Chan bit her lip lightly and looked a little worried: "No one knows whether it will work or not."
"Master, if I get pregnant, I won't be able to stay in Fuzhou any longer."
"Um."
Shen Yi nodded silently and said, "If you notice it after you go back, write me a letter and I will have someone take you back to Jiankang's house."
"If you are a daughter-in-law, and you get pregnant out of wedlock, you will probably be chased and scolded by those talkative women in Fuzhou."
Ye Chan nodded, she lay next to Shen Yi's ear, and laughed softly: "Master, I didn't apply makeup today, lest I go back and have trouble with my sister."
After saying that, without waiting for Shen Yi to speak, she let go of Shen Yi and smiled with tears in her eyes: "It's getting late, so I won't delay the master's entry into the city. I'll get off the car right now..."
Shen Yi looked at Miss Ye, and then slowly shook his head.
"When I get down, you can take this carriage back to Fuzhou."
After the two people had a private conversation, Mr. Shen jumped out of the carriage and prepared to go to another carriage.
The stove was lit in the carriage compartment, but there was no stove outside. As soon as Shen Yi jumped out of the carriage, the cold wind of the twelfth lunar month rushed in and hit him directly in the face.
Facing the cold wind, Mr. Shen raised his head and glanced at Jiankang City in front of him.
Jiankang City stands in the cold wind. Even if you don't enter the city and just stand at the city gate, you can still see the bustling streets with people coming and going in the city. Many vendors set up stalls at the city gate to sell lanterns.
Gadgets like firecrackers.
The flavor of the New Year in Jiankang City is getting stronger.
Shen Yi stood there and didn't move for a long time.
Because the Jiankang City in front is too smokey.
It made him, a "veteran" who had fought hard for several months, feel like he was in another world.
After a moment of silence, Shen Yi turned around and waved to Miss Ye, who stuck her head out to look at him. Then he put his hands in his sleeves, turned around and strode towards Jiankang City.
The cold wind blew on his body, making his clothes rustle.
Not far away, Jiang Sheng chased Shen Yi in small steps and shouted: "Sir, the car next to you is ready for you."
Shen Yi didn't even look back.
"I want to walk for a while."
"Do not bother me."
………………
Shen Zhai.
Shen Yi, who had just returned to Shen's house, met his wife Lu Ruoxi in the backyard at noon. Mrs. Shen was now eight months old and close to nine months old, and her belly was already highly bulging.
The couple hadn't seen each other for half a year. After they met, they had endless things to say to each other. The couple stayed in the room for more than an hour without coming out, until sunset, when the Shen family's dinner was cooked.
Okay, the couple walked out of the room.
Master Shen carried his eldest son Shen Yuan and walked to the dining room. At this moment, the old master Shen Zhang and the courtier Shen Heng were both there. The family finally had a reunion dinner together.
After eating, Shen Heng found Shen Yi who was playing with his son in the backyard.
Seeing Shen Heng coming over, Shen Yuan climbed up from Shen Yi's back and smiled at Shen Heng: "Uncle."
Shen Heng rubbed his little head and said with a smile: "Go to the front yard to play with your Aunt Lian, and uncle will talk to your father."
Shen Yi didn't spend much time at home, but Shen Heng was often at home. The uncle and nephew were very familiar with each other. After hearing this, Shen Heng nodded in agreement, looked back at his father, and went to play in the front yard.
After the baby left, Mr. Shen sat down under the pavilion and stretched himself.
Shen Heng stepped forward and sat down opposite Shen Yi. He looked Shen Yi up and down, frowned and said, "Brother is injured, isn't he?"
Shen Yi was a little surprised. He opened his eyes and looked at Shen Heng. He smiled and said, "How did Zichang know?"
"I saw it when I was copying documents in the Hanlin Academy."
Shen Yi smiled hoarsely: "Nonsense, I didn't write in the document that I was injured. You kid is a bad example and you actually came to deceive your elder brother."
Shen Heng frowned and said: "This is not a document written by the eldest brother to the court, but a document from Zhongshu. It is written very clearly in the document that the eldest brother's right shoulder is injured and the wound exceeds a foot."
"The wound is just long, not very deep."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "It's just a minor injury. It's normal to fight outside."
He coughed and said to Shen Heng: "I haven't told your sister-in-law about this yet, but I can't hide it from her if we share the same bed. However, I have to help me hide it from my father. Brother, there will be many things next year."
There are important things to do, and you can't let him know."
Shen Heng nodded silently, then clenched his fists, feeling a little angry.
"Eldest brother has done so many things for the court, and he was injured because of it. Today, when eldest brother returns to the court, no one from the court, including the Ministry of War, comes to greet him!"
“It’s really chilling!”
"Don't talk nonsense."
Shen Yi shook his head and smiled: "I was ordered to supervise the army in Huai'an. The war in Huai'an is not over yet, and no edict has been sent to Huai'an. My brother should not have come back. If he comes back at this time, he has already left his post without permission. How can anyone come to greet me?"
"
Shen Heng opened his mouth and wanted to say something. Suddenly Jiang Sheng hurried over and came to Shen Yi. He lowered his head and said, "Young Master!"
He saluted Shen Heng again: "Ninth Young Master."
Shen Yi smiled.
"Is there someone from the palace?"
He had been back in the city for half a day, and the palace came to see him at this time. Relatively speaking, it was already very slow.
Jiang Sheng nodded.
"Two father-in-laws are here, please come into the palace."
Master Shen stood up and stretched.
"Fortunately, I was finally allowed to have a meal with my family."