bookcurios Chapter 236 Mr. Shen is waiting in the front hall
Chapter 236 Mr. Shen is waiting in the front hall
One month later, in Prince Yong’s Mansion.
Zhao Si started chattering early in the morning. He first had "friendly" communication with the two cats in the palace, Bai Ze and Pi Xiu, for a few days, and was scratched all over the face. Then he boasted to other servants in the palace about how his prince bravely killed the enemy on the battlefield on the frontier. He spoke in a distorted Beijing dialect, and his loud voice confused everyone in the palace.
It was already noon. Zhao Si walked around his house several times and was almost done with circling the area again. Then he ran to the room where Gu Changfeng was sleeping to wake him up.
"Prince! Prince!" As soon as he entered the yard, the voice penetrated the house and woke up Gu Changfeng who was still sleeping.
Gu Changfeng raised his hand to cover his sleepy eyes, and the next moment the room was brightly lit - Zhao Si opened all the curtains.
"Your Majesty! Get up quickly! The sun is shining on your butt!"
After finally ending a five-year business trip, he returned to his accustomed small bed. This was only the third day back in Beijing, the second day of sleeping in, and he was woken up so rudely. Gu Changfeng's temper also flared up.
Zhao Si was completely unaware and even pulled Gu Changfeng's arm in a very rude manner to pull him up.
"You..." Gu Changfeng was about to scold him.
"Master Shen is already waiting in the front hall, so don't lie in bed!"
Shen Mingjue? He's here too?
Gu Changfeng's expression changed immediately, and the irritability on his face was swept away. He smiled a little, "Ming Jue came and didn't call me earlier. Go and prepare tea for them. Ask for the tea I brought back from Wen Lexian yesterday. Go quickly!"
Zhao Si found the clothes for Gu Changfeng and said with a smile, "It's been prepared a long time ago, Your Majesty, please hurry up."
Gu Changfeng quickly got dressed and washed, then went to the front hall.
During this month, they finally surrounded and wiped out the lairs of the Hu and Scythians, but the body of Knasu was never found. However, their camps had been occupied as well. Gu Changfeng and his men felt that no matter what, these two tribes could not cause any trouble, so they left a team behind to continue searching for Knasu's whereabouts and returned to the capital.
He thought Shen Mingjue would be extremely painful and depressed after having his tongue cut off, but who knew he actually recovered well. During this time, the two of them learned sign language for a long time in the carriage, and they could also write, which was not too inconvenient for Shen Mingjue. Sometimes, Gu Changfeng even felt that Shen Mingjue was more relaxed. He seemed to dislike his voice in the past, because he practiced too much when he was young, which made his voice thinner than that of ordinary men. Even after staying in the frontier for a few years, there was not much obvious change.
The emperor was very happy to hear that they had successfully recaptured three cities, even wiped out the territories of the Hu and Scythians, and gained countless treasures. He gave General Xue a house in the capital and transferred him to stay in the capital, sharing the military power with the Lou Hu army in the capital. As Xue Zhong was still young and would attend the Suixia Academy this autumn, he would most likely stay in the capital as a military officer.
The emperor, considering that General Shen had passed away, had prepared a tomb for him a month ago and even built a general temple. After Shen Mingjue returned to Beijing, the emperor did not care that he had lost his voice, and still gave him the title of General Xiao Yong. The original General Shen's seal was rebuilt and construction had begun during this period. Shen Mingjue had been living in Wen Yuexian's wing. As Shen Mingjue was still recovering from his injuries, his future official position was put on hold for the time being.
As for Gu Changfeng himself, there was actually nothing good to reward him. He knew that if he continued to reward him, it would probably cause dissatisfaction among the ministers in the court. So Gu Changfeng took the initiative and asked the emperor for a wish.
Even though the two brothers had been separated for five years, they could still understand each other's intentions. The matter just passed, but a family dinner was indispensable, so it was scheduled for tonight.
Gu Changfeng walked through the long corridor and saw from afar a nobleman with his hair tied up high in front of him. He was wearing his favorite color, goose yellow. Upon closer inspection, the decoration on his waist was in the shape of "lamp flowers", and he also had a familiar jade pendant on his neck.
That was exactly what Gu Changfeng gave him when he first met him.
"Ming Jue!" Gu Changfeng's heart was pounding with nervousness, and he couldn't help but call him.
Shen Mingjue turned around. His face was no longer the thin and malnourished one he had six years ago. Instead, he looked very healthy and beautiful with a bright smile that had a slight blush on it.
The pale pink lips curved up, and the pair of eyes that sparkled like stars narrowed as well.
In my ears I could hear the sound of the spring breeze blowing through the wind chimes, and a few petals of the crabapple blossoms in the front hall fell.
Shen Mingjue's mouth shape is saying:
"Long beacon."