Chapter 3： Sachet

On the day of the flower meeting, Shen Wentian was called as soon as it was light. What can a six-year-old girl in the military commander’s house have to dress up, but Yang told the maids to dress up the two girls this time-these people may have a son of the same age at home, and now they leave a good impression on each other. It is easy to talk about marriage in the future.

Shen Wen sat in front of the mirror, thinking of the upcoming series of dealings with others, his expression was a little sad, Xia Hong thought that Shen Wen hadn't woken up yet, and she tied a bun with a yellow gauze flower in her hand and smiled. Said: "Look at the little lady, she's so pretty."

Shen Wen raised his eyes and looked at himself in the mirror. Her face and second brother followed the old princess. Her eyes were long and thin, but her cheeks and thick lips seemed to be puckered up. In the long loneliness, she could see through the changes and vain of the world. She didn't like jewelry and clothes, but she was very concerned about food, perhaps because she could sometimes smell the aroma of food in the void. Since her rebirth, she has changed the problem of being very picky in her previous life. As long as it is eaten, she likes to taste it. As a result, she gave birth to a baby twice as fat as her previous life.

She frowned and secretly made up her mind not to eat so much. What to do if she becomes a fat man in the future is too inconsistent with the image of Sister Lin she is about to create. People say that she has a wide heart and fat body. If she cries again, people may think it is fake. Thinking of this, his little eyebrows wrinkled slightly.

When Xia Hong saw it, she didn't dare to speak anymore, for fear that this person would cry again, and she would have to ask for peace after a while. She was crying, and his wife had to be replaced again. You will be able to marry yourself if you do it for another year. At this time, you must be careful, start and end well, and don't be degraded into a maidservant or something.

When Shen Wen walked into the main hall wearing light yellow silk and green gauze piping clothes, he found that his brothers and sisters were all here, and the wife and the old lady had not yet come out. Today is the flower viewing party. I want to come to Yang to call all the children over and make the last reminder.

Shen Yi sullen his face, frowning his sword brows, and pursing his lips. He is still a fifteen-year-old boy, but wants to make himself look twenty-five years old. He wore a light blue gown and a white belt, and looked very detached among a group of children.

Shen Wen walked to him, smiled and pulled his sleeve as a greeting. Shen Yi smiled reluctantly, and gently touched the top of Shen Wen's head. Shen Wen understood that Shen Yi knew the purpose of this flower fair, and was probably a little nervous. Shen Jian, who is next to Shen Yi, is one and a half years younger than him. He always smiles at Mimi. He bent slightly and said to Shen Wen in a low voice, "Don't mess with the big brother, he is shy."

Shen Yi's face flushed suddenly, and he looked at Shen Jian with anger, Shen Jian raised an eyebrow, and looked back at Shen Yi provocatively. Shen Wen hurriedly worked hard to pile up a smiling face, looked up at Shen Jian, and pulled his sleeve. Her mind is not a child, and sometimes she speaks as little as possible.

Shen Zhuo next to him poked his mouth and said, "Little girl, don't beg to be hugged. You are so fat now, like a piggy, no one can hold it anymore." The military commander’s men and women’s defenses are not that serious. But Shen Yi and Shen Jian are all young people, and they don't hold Shen Wen much, not because she is fat. Shen Wen stared hard and looked at Shen Zhuo with an angry look. Shen Zhuo twisted his nose and winked at her.

Shen Xiang next to Shen Zhuo pushed Shen Zhuo and scolded: "Don't bully the little girl!" It seems that she still remembers the fight with Shen Zhuo yesterday. Shen Xiang has thick eyebrows and wide foreheads. Because of martial arts training, she has eyes that look like her elder brother Shen Yi. She has a kind of heroic beauty. She wore a peach-colored riding uniform and a short skirt with narrow sleeves today, which looked particularly refreshing.

There was footsteps from the inner room. It seemed that the old lady and Yang were about to come out. The children all stood up a little bit. Shen Zhuo moved his foot and stepped on Shen Xiang’s feet. Shen Xiang cried out. He punched Shen Zhuo. As soon as Shen Zhuo hit the punch, he sat down on the ground. At this time, the old lady and Yang were entering the outside room. Yang first shouted: "Bring the ruler! What day is today! I have said nothing in these two days!"

Shen Xiang also yelled unconvincedly: "He stepped on my foot!"

Shen Zhuo raised his eyebrows upside down into a horoscope: "I didn't mean it!"

Shen Xiang immediately retorted: "Yes! He still bullies the little sister! He is called the little sister pig!"

Shen Zhuo sat on the ground and couldn't get up: "Aren't you calling your mother too, she gave me a push!"

Yang had already held the ruler in his hand, and said to Shen Xiang, "Stretch out your hand!"

Shen Xiang's eyes were tearful. She was the first daughter after Yang gave birth to three sons. Yang has been spoiled for her since she was a child, and she seldom actually teaches herself. She has developed a proud temperament, besides, she Now that it was Shen Zhuo's fault, it was even more aggrieved.

Shen Wen's previous life was the most intolerant of these two children calling back and forth every day, but looking at it now, I feel like playing. Seeing that Yang was really going to hit Shen Xiang, he hurried up and took Yang's hand without saying anything, so he shed tears drop by drop. She believed that if Yang knew the fate of these two children in the future, she would definitely be reluctant to fight.

Shen Jian grinned and said, "Mother, don't be angry. Today, at the Huahui, if the eldest sister's hands are swollen, how can I receive those ladies?"

Shen Yi also solemnly said: "The eldest sister and the third brother are just joking."

The old lady also said: "That's right, it seems that our Hou Mansion has no rules, how can we beat up on this day of seeing people" dissatisfied looking at the Yang family, it seems that it is all her fault.

Yang couldn't get off the stage with the ruler, and stared at Shen Xiang and said, "Just hit it!"

Shen Xiang frowned and stretched out his hand slowly, Yang slapped a ruler, Shen Xiang gritted his teeth and retracted his hand, looking at Shen Zhuo with his eyes sideways. Yang also turned to look at Shen Zhuo, Shen Zhuo got up, patted his clothes, and reached out in front of Yang and stretched out his palm in an indifferent manner. Yang's powder face was filled with cream, so he hit hard, Shen Zhuo wailed, raised his hand to his mouth and blew vigorously, Shen Xiang "pushed" and smiled, Shen Wen also laughed, tears still on his face on.

The old lady pulled Shen Wen to her side, stroked Shen Wen's back and said, "Wen'er is softhearted."

Yang sighed: "This child, crying every day, is really not the same as Xianger."

The old lady was not happy again: "For all the same temperament, Jackie Chan can still give birth to nine kinds."

Yang's mouth curled his lips and said to several children: "Today there are many people in the house, you are all holding some temperament, don't make people laugh." She glanced at Shen Yi and continued: "Staring on the side, if I ask you to come , Come here right away, don't delay."

Shen Yi lowered his eyes and nodded, Shen Jian smiled and said: "It must be certain, mother don't worry."

Shen Zhuo pretended not to understand and asked, "Why do you want to meet someone right now?"

Shen Yi looked sideways at Shen Zhuo: "Brother, it's been a long time since I taught you how to martial arts. Waiting for me in the schoolyard tomorrow morning."

Shen Zhuo immediately accompanied the smiling face, "Big Brother is so kind to me, I'm so grateful."

Shen Xiang eagerly flexed his hands: "Great brother! I'll go too and teach him a lesson!"

Shen Zhuo moved to Shen Wen's side: "My younger sister will also come here to watch my third brother and elder brother practice martial arts, and protect my younger sister in the future. This is what you should do when you become a elder brother." In his words, he reminded the eldest brother to take care of himself, and The younger sister loves to cry most. When she sees herself being beaten, she must cry. The elder brother can't see the tears, so naturally he won't be cruel.

Shen Xiang also came over: "Little girl, he just called you a little pig!"

Shen Zhuo replied: "I stopped calling, you called twice."

Shen Wen bit his index finger, looked at Shen Zhuo, and asked weakly: "Then what should you call me now?"

Shen Zhuo was taken aback, looking at Shen Wen’s small, swollen eyes with tears, and blinked two eyes in disbelief. If he is now softly calling Shen Wen with a nice voice, then the price will be a little lower in front of Shen Xiang, making him seem like he is right. The elders have another set of actions. If you don’t applaud, your mother and grandmother are right in front of you, and you probably won’t be pleased. Looking at the tender yellow dress and the chubby child's face that Shen Wen wore, Shen Zhuo didn't believe that Shen Wen was putting him off. The young man's temperament prevailed. He solemnly said to Shen Wen: "Nature is small. Yellow chicken, fat little yellow chicken!"

Shen Wen closed his eyes vigorously, squeezed a tear, and pulled down two corners of his mouth, turned to look at the old lady, the old lady pointed at Shen Zhuo and said, "You little heartless! Wen'er such a good sister also bullied ."

Yang picked up the ruler and said to Shen Zhuo: "You! Come here! You don't have to receive female guests anyway!" ... Shen Wen also smiled in Shen Zhuo's exaggerated wailing and Shen Xiang's chuckle. Shen Xiang's admiration for Shen Zhuo went from admiration to struggle to renewed admiration when he grew up. The two are actually the best-loving siblings. He was jealous in his previous life, so he tried to dislike them.

After hitting Shen Zhuo's hand, Yang cried a few more words and asked people to have breakfast. Everyone ate breakfast quietly. Yang wanted to take care of the affairs of the mansion, and the children left.

In the yard, the breeze in the early spring was gentle, and Shen Wen said in a sweet tone: "Brothers and sisters, today is the first flower party I have seen. I made a sachet to give my brothers and sisters a thought. "After speaking, she motioned to Xia Hong, and Xia Hong brought a plate with four identical sachets inside.

Shen Wen picked one and held it to his eldest brother Shen Yi with both hands.

Shen Zhuo laughed out loud when he saw the sachet.

Shen Wen glared at him, then turned his face to look at his elder brother with a smile, and said, "I don't need to wear it on my eldest brother, as long as you hang it wherever you are, don't throw it away."

Shen Yi looked down at Shen Wen, who was fat around his waist, then looked at the ugly sachet, smiled and said, "How can I not wear the little girl?" After he said, he took the sachet and hung it on his belt. , The rough-worked sachet looks extremely unsuitable under Shen Yi’s exquisite embroiderer’s belt.

Shen Wen was dumbfounded, and stammered: "But, I didn't look good..."

Shen Yi smiled and said, "The little girl is only six years old, and she is doing very well."

Shen Wen pulled Shen Yi's sleeve: "Wear it for a while, don't make people laugh, but eldest brother must keep it!"

Shen Yi nodded: "Since there are today's days on it, I will wear it for one day, and then I will keep it."

Shen Wen smiled and took another one to Shen Jian. Shen Jian smiled and took it and hung it on his waist. Before Shen Wen could speak, he said, "Sister, don’t worry, I’m sure I won’t lose it. This piece of jade is rare."

Shen Zhuo picked one with his left hand and said bitterly: "It's ugly, and they have to take me with me, otherwise people will think I am not your brother anymore. Something is adorned on it and looks like a small one. Stone, chubby bird, you have hurt me."

Shen Xiang pushed him away, took the last one, and hung it on his waist, saying, "You are so stupid, that's agate, little girl, don't listen to him, you sew better than me, and there is such a good one. Something is on it."

Shen Wen smiled and motioned to Xia Hong. Xia Hong handed over two sachets that looked the same as the others. Shen Wen hung them on her body, and Shen Jian asked: "The little girl made them for herself, why should I wear two sachets? "

Shen Wen said seriously: "If I meet someone who wants to give a gift, I will send it out." Seeing her as a serious little adult, several people laughed.

Shen Yi patted Shen Wen's head again, and said, "Okay, the little girl is thoughtful, maybe you can find good friends in this way."

Shen Zhuo curled his lips: "Probably someone who is as fat as her."

Shen Wen was crying, and Shen Jian hurriedly said with a smile: "Little sister, don't Risaburo, I will teach him martial arts with my eldest brother tomorrow."

Shen Xiang stared at Shen Wen: "If you don't have a handkerchief, just forget me."

Shen Wen shook his head vigorously at Shen Xiang, "No, no, you are my sister, no one can replace it."

Shen Xiang smiled with satisfaction, and Shen Zhuo said upon seeing this: "You still look like a girl as a sister, you can be a brother."

Shen Xiang raised his eyebrows, raised his hand, and patted Shen Zhuo's swollen right hand. Shen Zhuo turned and ran, saying, "Fourth brother! Don't chase, you won't be able to go back if you chase..." Shen Xiang chased Ran past.

Shen Yi watched the two siblings walk away, and said to Shen Jian: "There is probably still some time before the people come, let's go to the library."

Shen Wen immediately said: "I will go and I will also." Zangshu Pavilion is Shen Wen's favorite place to go, Shen Yi naturally agreed, and informed the Yang family of the three people's whereabouts, and the three went to the Hou Mansion not far away. The library of books.

In fact, the so-called book collection pavilion has only one storey, and in terms of the number of books, it is far less than that of civil servants. There is a study in the military commander's house, which is already very elegant. Most of the collections in the library are military books or historical books. When Shen Yi's brother and sister entered the library, Shen Yi found the book, sat down by himself, and started reading. Shen Wen knew that the eldest brother was not deliberately indifferent, but he didn't like to talk. However, Shen Jian accompanied Shen Wen to walk slowly in the middle of the bookshelf.

At this time, the books are all laid flat, one by one, and they need to be translated one by one. Shen Wen is short and can only look at the two shelves below. Shen Jian usually spends a lot of time with his elder brother Shen Yi, and has no time to play with Shen Wen. Today, I have time to spend time with Shen Wen. I feel that this sister is round, weak, and cute, so she flips through the shelves that Shen Wen can’t reach. The books on the book told Shen Wen that if Shen Wen said he wanted to read it, he would take it down and hand it to Shen Wen.

The sun is higher, the house is shining into the sun, there is a slight dust in the sunlight between the bookshelves, the birds are calling outside the window, and there is the fragrance of spring in the air. Shen Wen glanced over the books and caught a glimpse of Shen Yi, who was studying attentively, with a resolutely lined face. Hearing the voice of Shen Jian talking with a child-like tone around him, Shen Xiang's laughter was faintly in the distance, and he only felt this. The world can be so warm and beautiful. She lived in a muddle-headed life in her previous life, and she had never cherished such a life.

Someone outside the window reported that Mrs. Ping Yuan Hou took the eldest son Zhang Yunming and the two young ladies to visit. She had already met the old lady and his wife. The two young ladies of the Zhang family stayed there, and Zhang Yunming came to see the sons. Shen Wen brought up the spirit. Although there were differences between men and women at this time, she was only six years old, so she should not have much scruples. Sure enough, Shen Yi hesitated for a while, then stood up and said please.

After a while, the book boy walked in with a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy. Shen Wen had never seen the eldest son of Ping Yuanhou who died with Shen Zhuo and the third prince in his previous life, so he couldn't help but pay attention to him.

Zhang Yunming should be only thirteen years old at this time. His straight eyebrows have not yet been opened, but his behavior is obviously imitating the style of a literati. He has a slow gait, a chest and jaws, a fan in one hand, and a slightly bent elbow. Put it on your side. Shen Wen knew that he had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he couldn't help but smile at his style.

After Zhang Yunming met Shen Yi and Shen Jian over there, they saw Shen Wen in a blink of an eye, and Shen Yi said, "This is my young girl." Shen Wen was young, so he should bow first and take a blessing. She was short and fat, and looked a little clumsy.

Zhang Yunming smiled and said in return: "Little lady, don't have to be polite, I know your brothers very well."

Zhang Yunming's words are not polite. The two are family friends. The predecessors have fought together on the battlefield. Zhenbei Hou and Heping Yuan Hou are friends who grew up together. It was just that Ping Yuan Hou surrendered his military power on the grounds that he was injured and killed after his own Master Hou had been killed on the border for more than ten years. It's not like Zhenyuanhou stationed at the border with heavy soldiers in his hand. Ping Yuan Hou is actually an empty-headed prince, and he married the daughter of a business man who was despised, Li, and lived a luxurious life in the capital regardless of political affairs.

It is said that the businessman’s daughter, Li, was extremely jealous and refused to allow Ping Yuanhou to marry a concubine because her natal family was the richest man in Jiangnan. Pingyuan Hou had a son, Zhang Yunming, and then two daughters. The eldest son was ten years old and finally got another son. The eldest daughter is sick all year round, and the younger one is walking around. Shen Wen knew that Zhang Yunming would always go to write poems with literati in the future, and was regarded as an arty person.

In the previous life, Zhenbeihou and his eldest son died. After the fall of the Shen Jiajun, Ping Yuanhou, who had been wisely defending his life, finally stepped forward and led the handsome flag. His wife Li used all his furniture to prepare food and grass for him. Only in a short time can the army be assisted. Reorganized, and his eldest son please be the pioneer. At that time, people knew that this ordinary literati dressed up, and went to the examination of a talented Zhang Gongzi, a martial artist with no compromise on martial arts.

Shen Wen looked at Zhang Yunming sweetly and said: "Since the son is familiar with my brothers, then I have to be familiar with your sisters too. May I ask which sister is here today"

Zhang Yunming replied: "My cousin, Miss Zhang Er and my younger sister, Miss Six are here today." Ping Yuan Hou has two brothers and there is no separation. It seems that this is the daughter of Ping Yuan Hou brothers and Zhang. His own little daughter.

Shen Wen pretended to ask inexplicably: "Then why doesn't your big sister come to our house to have a lot of flowers, it's fun." Then he blinked, lest he was not cute.

Zhang Yunming really smiled and said, "The eldest sister is sick and can't go out." He spoke very skillfully, which shows how many times he has said this to people.

Shen Wen waited for these words, frowned and said sincerely: "How good is that?" Childishly.

Zhang Yunming hurriedly comforted: "She has always been in poor health, as long as she recuperates more."

Shen Wen pretended to be sad, and took a sachet from his waist and handed it to Zhang Yunming, "Please help me give this sachet to my big sister."

Zhang Yunming was a little embarrassed. He looked at Shen Yi, and Shen Yi smiled: "It is a sachet specially made by the young girl for this flower fair. You see, there is still today's day on it."

Zhang Yunming had to take it, and Shen Wen said seriously: "You must give it to your big sister. She is sick and can't come. She must be uncomfortable. You see, my sachet has a jade pendant sewn on it, and it is engraved on it. Xiangyun, it will give her good luck, maybe her illness will be cured."

Shen Jian smiled and said to Zhang Yunming, "You can take it to your elder sister. The younger sister values ​​her sachet very seriously."

Zhang Yunming had to take it, and Shen Wen made an extremely cute look again and begged: "You have to give it to her! I will see her another day and tell her what we did in our flower fair today." Did not give.

Zhang Yunming nodded hurriedly: "Sure, I will definitely give it to her. I thanked my elder sister first."

Shen Wen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and she finished a move.

Before the previous emperor moved the capital, he ransacked the two residences of Pingyuanhou in the northern town of Hou. Pingyuanhou's wife, Li, was killed together to protect his young son. The eldest daughter of the Hou’s house and other women in Li’s house who had not yet married due to lingering illness were taken into slavery. But that night, the eldest woman broke out of the official camp with more than 20 people with swordsmanship. Then, taking advantage of the chaos of moving the capital in the city, she gathered the old people of Pingyuanhou, assassinated the prince, and rushed out of the capital after an attempt. Only then did people know that the sick eldest daughter who was raised in a deep boudoir was not a woman, but a man! His name is Zhang Yunzheng.

In the lost wandering when she just died, Shen Wen didn't pay much attention to this matter, but then she paid more and more attention to people's accounts of this period of history, and she learned about Zhang Yunzheng's life experience.

It turned out that Ping Yuanhou once rescued a Taoist priest during the war. The Taoist priest told him that his second son should be raised as a girl until the age of 22. After that, it would not be too late to get rid of the identity of a woman, marry a wife and have children. In this way, it may be difficult to live past 22, even if you get married, the whole family will suffer. Ping Yuan Hou didn't want to do this, but his wife Li was very superstitious and insisted on doing so. This second son was raised as a woman since she was a child, and she was the "big sister" Zhang Yunming said that he couldn't get sick. When the incident happened in the Pingyuanhou Mansion in the previous life, it was only ten days before the 22nd birthday of this second son.

After Zhang Yunzheng killed out of the capital, he contacted the Shen family and Zhang family's old department everywhere to expose the prince's conspiracy to frame Zhongliang. At that time, Bei Rong had swept across the north, and the court fled south. He was unable to fight against Beirong, so he also went to the south. After that, he led people to murder the prince at the time and the emperor in the future, but failed to assassinate the prince’s people everywhere. Sometimes it succeeds, sometimes it only escapes its life by losing it, but it never ends. He killed the prince’s two concubines, several staff members, the **** next to the emperor after he was enthroned, and the bureaucracy that the emperor reused. Finally, he killed a young prince, and many people were injured by him. He never stopped in the next two decades, and he did not often come out to create **** crimes. He was simply a terrorist that later generations would call.

He was wanted by the court for many years, and the crown prince even hated him after he became the throne. He once used him as an example to warn his subordinates that "we must eliminate the roots, otherwise there will be endless troubles." Zhang Yunzheng was surrounded on a mountain when he was in his forties. All his subordinates died. He hungry and wandered around the officers and soldiers for seven days and nights before being captured. The emperor ordered a capital punishment for the right place. After torture, he was stabbed to death. When he was dying, someone asked him if he had any repentance. He said that he seeks benevolence and gains benevolence and never repents.

Shen Wen knew that he was also guilty after his death, and must experience the fear and pain of the innocent people he killed, but to a certain extent she understands and forgives what he did, that is the pain and despair of being a survivor: If Inaction can not face the tragic death of the family. I couldn't let go of this life in that long loneliness. Isn't it because I didn't do my best for my family when I was alive, and the guilt was so heavy that I couldn't follow them and leave.

This is the person Shen Wen wants to make the most in this life, but unfortunately now he is only an eleven-year-old child. Shen Wen didn't know if this person would still have such a stubborn fighting spirit if he did not go through the major changes of family destruction and death. But no matter what, this person is mentally tough, and he gave the sachet today to lay the groundwork for meeting in the future.