Chapter 4

After returning home, Shen Xiaogongzi couldn't stop sneezing.

That night, he had a high fever.

Early the next morning, Ji Yan went to the school as usual, and waited until the scholar in the bamboo garden hit the bell, but he didn't see the little shadow with the fragrance floating on his body.

Shen Xuefeng didn't come to school all morning.

The seats of the two of them have always been remote, and no one noticed it at first, but when school ended at noon, the students who were walking together passed by that corner, and some people wondered: "Strange, why did the little young master of the Shen Mansion skip school today?"

The voice came into Ji Yan's ears.

Another person responded: "I guess I'm lazy and don't want to come, he's really bold."

"I can't see it, didn't he come to the school early in the morning two days ago?"

The man replied: "It's because he doesn't want to be the companion of the third prince, no, when he gets past that naive, he will naturally recognize the reality."

"That's right, I just want to break my head and I can't figure out what the benefits of being the companion of the three princes are."

The two walked out of the gate of the school while chatting, and they didn't shy away from talking even when they passed by Ji Yan.

After all, His Majesty has many children today, and excellent ones abound, so what if you listen to Ji Yan, who cares about such an unfavored prince?

The discussion of the people around Ji Yan was only regarded as a deaf ear, and when he left, he glanced at the table of the two of them-

Shen Xuefeng chased him in a hurry yesterday, and the punishment was only halfway written and then there was no follow-up, and this morning the palace maid simply sorted it out, but the text was still open there, as if waiting for him to come back.

Ji Yan stared at it for a long time, as if thoughtful.

However, he didn't need a companion in the first place.

On the day of the selection, all the princes and princesses in the palace came to Chongwen Hall, and Ji Yan was naturally among them.

In the afternoon of that day, His Majesty took a soft sedan chair to the door of the Chongwen Pavilion, and as soon as he walked in, he heard the sound of kneeling and worshipping.

He came here in a hurry, but it was just a formality, and before he could say a few words to his children, the chamberlain hurriedly reported that the concubine of the Chengxiang Palace was unwell, and then left.

The person who presided over the general election was still the empress dowager of the dynasty.

Those important ministers of the upper three grades all wanted to win the best opportunity for their children to study, and one by one openly and secretly wooed the powerful prince Ji Changran and the fourth prince Ji Xuanyan.

Ji Yan is naturally the kind of person who no one cares about, he just sits in the corner, and always maintains his appearance: cowardly, silent, and not motivated.

When the Queen Mother was resting halfway, Shen Lan stepped into the hall with her youngest son who got up late.

The young man behind him who looked around curiously was none other than Shen Xuefeng.

As soon as Shen Xuefeng came, it attracted a discussion from the audience, because the object of the Shen family's allegiance in the court is not yet clear, and because the family power of the in-laws is growing stronger and stronger with the help of the Queen Mother, no one dares to force Shen Lan to stand in line for a while.

Shen Lan is finally going to make a move today?

Everyone is waiting to see a good show.

The little boy of the Shen Mansion is really beautiful, he loves to laugh when he speaks, and the smell on his body is also fragrant, which is very pleasing.

He first dragged Shen Lan's clothes and talked to his father for a while, looking like he was learning to recognize people.

Between the lightning and flint, Shen Xuefeng and Ji Yan in the corner glanced at each other, slightly stunned.

But after a while, he immediately showed a happy look.

This was the first time the two had met, and it was hard to imagine why Shen Xuefeng's pretty little face showed such a look, as if they had known each other before.

Soon, Ji Yan heard Shen Xuefeng's excited voice.

"Dad, I want to be the companion of the Third Highness!"

　　“……”

Thoughts pull back.

Ji Yan looked condescendingly at the regular font on Shen Xuefeng's desk, and there was a rare interest in his heart.

What is the purpose of this little companion reading so much effort to get close to him?

The next day, Shen Xuefeng still didn't come.

The same was true on the third day.

After not going to school for three days in a row, the news spread throughout the class, and Ji Yan had a new joke with his siblings.

"This has not been able to leave people behind, it can be seen that this third child is really a wreck, if Shen Xuefeng is His Royal Highness's companion, His Royal Highness will definitely not let him run away."

"I don't know if I have a good temper, that Shen Xiaogongzi looks very pleasing, who doesn't like this kind of person to study with?"

　　“……”

Shen Xuefeng didn't come every day, Ji Yan didn't have any obvious reaction, he did what he had to do every day, and he didn't care about the whereabouts of his little companion.

In fact, Shen Xuefeng was really just sick.

It is said that the illness is like a thread, his illness is very slow, and after the fever subsides, he contracted the wind and cold, and in the past few days, in addition to drinking medicine or drinking medicine in the Shen Mansion, he has no time to go to school at all.

During this period, Shen's father and Shen's mother, together with his sister Shen Yuhuai, persuaded him to give up his companionship as soon as possible, after all, the whole family allowed it, and his body did not allow it.

But Shen Xuefeng, who was sick, was still very persistent, he grabbed the county lord's hand, and said with tears in his eyes: "Mother, if you don't let me go to school, I will get this disease in vain! I don't care, I'm going to read it! ”

The county lord didn't take him seriously.

Shen Xuefeng was not worried about his illness at all, but he was very worried about Ji Yan.

The two blew the wind in the snow together that day, Ji Yan didn't get sick, right? If he was sick, did he take the medicine he was given on time? If I take medicine, will I not be able to give enough of it?

After thinking about this, he felt like he was licking a dog, but after all, it was to go home after the plot and please the future prince, so he didn't shudder.

Ji Yan's family lives in such a remote area, and he wears little clothes, so he expects that no one will treat him if he is sick. What if you freeze to death in the middle of the night?

This is a person who will ascend to the throne in the future, and he must not be dragged down by his little villain at this juncture, if Ji Yan has three long and two short, where will his task be completed?

The more sorrowful you are, the slower the disease will get better.

coincided with the Shangyuan Festival, a big feast was held in the palace, the queen mother handed a banquet to Shen's mother, and the eldest princess invited Shen Yuhuai again, Shen Xuefeng seized the opportunity to beg his sister and asked the two to take him into the palace together.

Seeing that his illness was almost better, Shen Yuhuai pondered: "Just take you to compensate the Queen Mother, last time you politely refused His Royal Highness, this time you can't be reckless, by the way, you will perform a show at the banquet for the elders to enjoy."

"…… Yes." Under the eaves, Shen Xuefeng bowed his head.

On the day of the banquet, Shen's mother and sister specially changed him into a dark crimson collared robe, which looked stable and festive. After entering the palace, Shen Yuhuai went to the East Palace to find the eldest princess as usual, while Shen Xuefeng followed his mother to the Cining Palace.

Shen Xuefeng knew that he had upset the Queen Mother last time, but this time he behaved very positively, and his mouth was sweet, and he deliberately chose a nice thing to say, halfway through the banquet, he escaped at the right time and went straight to Ji Yan's residence.

Following the direction of the side hall path, Shen Xuefeng deliberately half-covered his face, running while dodging, he walked very quickly around a certain corner, and he didn't know what he bumped into head-on, only to hear a coquettish cry from the other side, the two of them met their heads and fell to the ground.

"Who doesn't have long eyes dares to hit this princess!"

Shen Xuefeng covered his forehead and looked over, only to see a little girl wearing a peach-colored twig skirt sitting in front of him with a grinning expression, the silk on her wrist swaying in the wind, and she knew that she was either rich or expensive when she looked at this dress.

Before this little girl grew up, Shen Xuefeng had already recognized her identity by her young and immature face, the most difficult female character in this game - Ji Ling, the tenth princess who is the most favored by His Majesty today, basically whoever provokes her will be unlucky.

Hearing that the girl who fell to the ground began to cry, he immediately rushed up in three steps and two steps to cover her mouth, and whispered, "Shhhhh ”

Ji Ling was about to have a seizure, but when he saw Shen Xuefeng's appearance clearly, he immediately stopped screaming.

She blinked wide, looked away, and muttered, "Who are you, why do you know who Princess Ben is, Princess Ben has never seen you."

"I'm a companion of the Chongwen Pavilion, and I've seen the princess in the school, so I remember."

"You say you're a companion?"

Ji Ling looked him up and down: "Impossible, why doesn't Princess Ben remember seeing you in class? It stands to reason that I'm sure I'll remember you. ”

“…… I sat in the middle of nowhere, so the princess hadn't seen it. ”

Ji Ling was still young, and she wanted to play a play, she suddenly grabbed Shen Xuefeng's sleeve: "You bumped into this princess, you should apologize, otherwise, I will tell my father!"

Shen Xuefeng also wanted to find Ji Yan, and immediately apologized when he heard this: "I'm sorry for the tenth princess, I apologize, I shouldn't have bumped into you."

"It's useless to talk about it," Ji Ling smiled like a little devil, "This princess wants you to be the princess's companion! If you don't agree, Princess Ben will call someone to clean you up now! ”

Shen Xuefeng stammered when he heard this, "But, but I'm already someone else's companion, and there is no reason for a man to be a woman's companion."

"It's okay, my father loves me, whatever I say is what," Ji Ling tugged at his collar, "Whose companion are you? No prince and princess in the entire palace dare to oppose me, you say! I'm going to reason with him! ”

Hearing this aggressive tone, Shen Xuefeng didn't dare to say Ji Yan's name, he didn't want to make an enemy for Ji Yan.

Sometimes the inspiration is so wonderful, he doesn't know what to think, and suddenly says, "I...... I am the companion of His Highness! ”

Ji Ling was stunned for a moment.

"Oh, it's the eldest brother......"

The girl pursed her lips, let go of Shen Xuefeng's already wrinkled collar, patted her ass and stood up from the ground.

Shen Xuefeng looked at her walking around in place, as if she was very unwilling.

But it didn't take long for Ji Ling to come over and grab his cuffs: "What if you are the companion of the eldest brother? Brother Huang has always loved me very much, go! I'll take you to the Great Emperor Brother now! ”

"Wait, princess, don't-don't drag me-"

As soon as Shen Xuefeng was in a hurry, he began to cough when his throat itched, but Ji Ling wanted to pull him away regardless of it, and the movement between the two became bigger and bigger.

At this time, someone seemed to notice this side not far away, and Shen Xuefeng was anxious when he suddenly heard a scolding:

"Ling'er, what are you doing here?"

Ji Ling turned around, and when he saw who was coming, he sneered, "Great, big brother."

Shen Xuefeng, who was standing behind her, trembled.

The man got closer and closer, and his tone was gentle but quite majestic: "Didn't you say that you were looking for the eldest imperial brother, why did the imperial brother come here, you are dumb again."

"Who's standing behind you, don't you want to introduce me?"

Ji Ling immediately stood aside like a treasure and exposed Shen Xuefeng.

　　“……”

Shen Xuefeng showed a smile and was about to say hello when he saw the eldest prince coming out of the shadows with a folding fan and looking at him fixedly.

"It turned out to be, Xiao Gongzi Shen."

Ji Ling's eyes lit up, and he walked up quickly: "Brother Huang, do you know him? Is he really the royal brother's companion? ”

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