allonlinenovel Chapter 201 You blind fool, daring to bump into me!
Chapter 201 You blind fool, daring to bump into me!
Second Brother Shen Zhuo lowered his head slightly, holding the sword hilt in his hand. His fingers carefully embedded the sword tassel into the engraving, until the tassel filled the engraving. He also suppressed the emotions that welled up in his heart.
He turned to look at Shen Du beside him, only to see that Shen Du's deep eyes were dark and unfathomable, as if turbulent undercurrents were hidden beneath the calm surface of a lake.
Shen Zhuo knew that his elder brother was calm and reserved, and rarely showed his emotions.
He patted Shen Du on the shoulder: "Brother, if you want to cry, just cry. Why hold it in? I won't laugh at you."
Shen Du turned his head, his deep eyes looking at Shen Zhuo without any emotion, yet making Shen Zhuo shudder.
Shen Du lowered his eyes and looked at the hand that was resting on his shoulder.
Shen Zhu felt a chill run down his spine and was about to withdraw his hand.
The next moment, Shen Du lifted his hand and saw the wrinkled fabric. He smoothed it out with his palm, but there were still creases.
Shen Du's face darkened. He pressed down on the crease again, but there were still faint marks.
He wrinkled the fabric on his left shoulder to match the right.
Shen Zhuo: "..."
He pursed his lips, somewhat unable to stand Shen Du's fussiness, and turned to look at Shen Qingtan at the door, who was leaning softly against the Princess of Zhenbei's arms.
The Prince of Zhenbei's mansion is full of rough, old men, and none of them have ever had a daughter in the past few generations.
Shen Qingtan's birth made her unparalleled in status, and everyone in the mansion revolved around her.
He looked at the baby with two eyes, a nose, and a mouth, and didn't find it particularly strange. Was it really that unusual?
She's so delicate, she cries at the slightest bump or bruise, it's so annoying.
He won't indulge them.
But she always clung to him, wanting him to lift her up high. Looking into her watery eyes, he was afraid she would cry and disturb his ears, so he picked her up and lifted her up high.
Unfortunately, he was the one who finished his schoolwork the fastest, so his mother always forced her to be with him.
Even when she went to Nanling Prefecture, she still insisted that he make her a cat lamp.
But she was gone for fourteen years.
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At the entrance of the front hall, the old lady and the first lady rushed over and slowly stopped when they saw the mother and daughter recognizing each other at the door.
At such moments, they seemed to empathize, and a pang of sadness welled up in their hearts.
The suffering of the Princess of Zhenbei further highlights the sins of the Marquis of Chengen's family.
The old lady thought of her daughter who died young, whom she didn't even get to see one last time.
Her eyes welled up with tears: "Tan'er's family is reunited, and it's not appropriate for us to disturb them."
"Yes." The First Madam pressed a handkerchief to her eyes, concealing the emotions in them. "Tan'er's family is reunited...it's so good."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law arrived silently and left without a sound.
Princess Zhenbei calmed down and released Shen Qingtan.
Shen Qingtan looked at the white jade porcelain jar in the arms of the Princess of Zhenbei. The jar depicted a lion cat lying on its back with its belly exposed on the grass, and a little girl with pigtails lying next to it, poking the belly of a kitten with her finger.
My uncle said she used to own a lion cat.
Princess Zhenbei saw Shen Qingtan staring at the white jade porcelain jar, so she opened the lid, took out a piece of lactose, and fed it to her, just like she did when she was a child.
With lactose in her mouth, Shen Qingtan stared blankly at the Princess of Zhenbei, the sweet taste spreading in her mouth.
Instead of biting the lactose, she waited for it to dissolve little by little.
Looking at the Princess Consort of Zhenbei's red eyes, Shen Qingtan said softly, "Mother, I still want to eat."
She mischievously let out an "ah".
Princess Zhenbei was stunned for a moment, then quickly lowered her head, picked up a piece of lactose and fed it into Shen Qingtan's mouth. She watched as Shen Qingtan smiled with satisfaction, as if she were eating a delicacy rather than a piece of lactose.
Next, the Princess of Zhenbei fed her the third and fourth pills.
The mother and daughter seemed to have returned to fourteen years ago, with the little dumpling nestled in her arms, cuddling and begging her mother to feed her candy.
Princess Zhenbei looked at Shen Qingtan with tender eyes, a slight smile appearing on her lips.
She closed the lid and subconsciously took out a handkerchief to wipe Shen Qingtan's mouth: "Your brothers miss you very much. Please recognize your brothers."
Shen Qingtan ate several candies in a row, her heart seemingly soaking in a candy jar.
She nodded obediently: "Okay."
Princess Zhenbei brought Shen Qingtan to Shen Du and Shen Zhuo.
"This is your eldest brother, Shen Du. He is a steady and reliable person. In the future, if you need anything, besides your parents, you should go to your eldest brother first."
Following the introduction of the Princess of Zhenbei, Shen Qingtan looked up and saw Shen Du wearing a round-necked black robe. He was tall and straight, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and looked like a small mountain, which was very imposing.
His face was tense, and his chin unconsciously tucked in.
Shen Qingtan looked into Shen Du's dark eyes and saw a faint emotion that she couldn't quite catch.
She called out softly, "Big Brother."
Shen Du clenched his fist at his side and gave a low, hoarse "hmm".
Princess Zhenbei continued, "This is my second brother, Shen Zhuo. He may seem unreliable in his words and actions, but when it comes to things he cares about, he does them quite well. Before you went to Nanling Prefecture, you wanted cat lanterns, and the following year at the Lantern Festival, he made a whole courtyard full of them."
Shen Zhu frowned: "That's what lion cats like."
Seeing that he was being hypocritical, Shen Qingtan nodded: "Paper cat lanterns can be easily broken by a cat's paw. Second Brother, make more so the cats can play with them for a while."
Shen Zhuo kept his mouth tightly shut, turned his head away, and didn't say another word.
Upon seeing this, the Princess of Zhenbei smiled, pursing her lips.
The second son's stubbornness needs to be corrected by Manman.
Shen Du glanced at Shen Zhuo, whose brows were furrowed and who seemed rather displeased.
His expression relaxed, and the fatigue from days of travel dissipated.
Princess Zhenbei was about to introduce her third son, Shen Lue, when she realized he wasn't in the front hall.
She frowned slightly: "Where did the third brother go?"
Shen Du and Shen Zhuo looked at each other in bewilderment. Since entering the Duke's mansion, who has had the time to care about the third son?
Meanwhile, Shen Lue, whom they were thinking about, sat imposingly on the wall, gazing at a path paved with bluestone slabs.
Suddenly, he saw a figure approaching and nimbly leaped down.
Shen Lue's sturdy shoulder bumped into the man, his thick eyebrows furrowing as he grabbed the man's collar with his other hand: "You blind fool, how dare you bump into me?"