Imperial Capital, Tai Fu's Mansion.

Shen Xuan put down the urgent letter in his hand and looked out the window.

The end of summer in the imperial capital is still lush, through the glaze on the window pane, you can see a row of maple trees of different heights under the wall of the courtyard opposite the atrium. The green leaves that have not been subjected to frost are inconspicuous in a garden full of leeks.

But it was planted corresponding to the number of male heirs in the Shen family.

The tallest one is now a pavilion of trees.

Shen Xuan's eyes lingered for a moment on the canopy of the Huagai-like tree, suddenly remembered the first eldest son is still small, he held him, stood under the maple tree is still a small sapling to tell him that the tree and its same year of the past to ......

At that time, Shen Zang Li only to their knees so high, open black and white eyes, was held in their arms, curious to reach out and touch the leaves, Pi then that tree is also only a bush like a clump of ...... thirty years, as if a snap of the fingers.

I do not know how long, Shen Xuan felt a burst of enthusiasm depression, so he called into the boy and asked: "Zang Li is still outside?"

"Back to Valve Master, the Grand Duke is still waiting." The young boy carefully said.

"Go tell him to come in."

A few moments later, Shen Zang Li, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes and dignified, but with a haggard look on his face, entered the door and saluted, calling out in a low voice, "Father!"

"There is no need to be polite, sit down." Shen Xuan looked at the first eldest son who, despite being tormented, still straightened his spine, and whose temperament, demeanor, and etiquette were all impeccable, and commanded with mixed feelings.

"Thank you father." Shen Zangli complied and sat down at the lower head, and after a moment of silence, he brought up the purpose of his request for an audience, "Third brother wrote a letter saying that Moyo ......"

Shen Xuan faintly said: "this matter I already know, this child is very good, in the end is our Shen family blood. Although in the hands of Mu Xiuer suffered a lot, but also seized the opportunity of the split between Aitahu and Ugu Meng, killed the second son of Ugu Meng, with its head to Aitahu, and immediately gained the importance of the reversal of the situation has been because of the identity of the father is not known in the tribe of the highly discriminated against. Followed by see Ai Tahu even defeat, and immediately took the initiative to help, personally went to Die Cui Guan contact Zang Feng, to their mother and son's encounter to blackmail us promised to help his arm ...... Ming Er in the end by you spoiled too much, even to his age now, think it is difficult to have him such a city of mind! This is a reminder to me, Guang'er and Yi'er grew up a bit, can no longer let people spoil them! Men still need to be sharpened more!"

Shen Zangli listened silently, and only after a long time did he say in an astringent voice: "Father, the child is sorry ......"

"Knight ah ......" Shen Xuan heard him in the end said this sentence, his eyes but a condensation, sighing, "you know, at the time for the father will be in the pick you back to the capital, immediately dismissed the idea of letting you take over Ming Pei Hall, instead of cultivating Your third brother?"

"The child is sick, dragging parents and uncles for several years to be able to barely get up the couch, how can take up the heavy responsibility of a family?" For this matter, Shen Zang Li does not have any resentment, he smiled self-deprecatingly, said, "Fortunately, there is still third brother can do, can for father, mother and uncle to share the worry. This matter child thought father did rightfully and reasonably."

Shen Xuan, however, shook his head and said, ''Does a valve master have to be strong and healthy? Look at the Wei family, the Song family, the Duanmu family, which of these three valve masters are not old and sick now? Wei Gong is old, Song Gong is also, and Song Gong has foot disease, in and out of the must cane support has been more than ten years! Duanmu Sheng also can't live without medication for three days or two. These three valve masters, which is not a young servant at home can be strangled in the couch? But which one of them is a mediocre and useless valve owner? Even though your chronic illness is not yet gone, you are much stronger than them!"

He looked deeply at his eldest son, "You fell in the array of injuries and illnesses is not for father to give up cultivating you to become the next valve master of the Shen family, originally this is supposed to become your seniority and honor ...... Why you fell so seriously injured and sick is the cause of letting father, and your uncle disappointed in you! "

Shen Zang Li's face changed - Shen Xuan has coldly said: ''You in the Western Liang those years, primus inter pares to fight bravely to kill the enemy, subordinates were inspired by you, loyal to you! So together they helped you hide it! So you think that I really believe that set of your body injuries and illnesses are so serious that even the season to go to the disease can not follow the treatment is because you are alone to chase and kill the Di spies, so that the night fell into the river of ice, in the wind and snow in the glacier immersed in the middle of the night due to the rhetoric?!"

Shen Xuan gaze cold, long sigh, "Although I said Shen and the Di war for a hundred years, beacon fire without interruption, the two sides of the grudge like a mountain! But you are a man, and not to be married out of the daughter, you really like the Di Princess, over to be a small is not impossible! Anyway, it's just a concubine, how much can it contribute to the overall situation? If it's just for this one thing, I really won't blame you - how old were you when you went to Western Liang? You were fifteen when you left for Xiliang. Who hasn't been young and in love? I am not the Duke of Wei. Your uncle and I are still in our prime and can afford to make mistakes! In fact, I also hope that you can make more mistakes nowadays, while we are still here, we can give you some advice or teach you, lest we are no longer here, and when you meet something you are not sure of, you have no idea, and no one will really give you any ideas. ...... The fact that you are harboring the princess of the Di people, and that you are having secret affairs with her, of course, worries me a little bit, but it doesn't shake your position of taking over the Ming Pei Tang! The position of taking over the Ming Pei Hall!"

"But you should never have been compelled by that Di Princess, confused to the point of abandoning the identity of the firstborn son of this clan and presuming to elope with her!"

Shen Xuan's voice was very soft, but filled with endless anger, ''You are my eldest son, or born of my first wife! At that time, I hadn't taken over the position of Valve Lord from your grandfather for a long time, and the clan was watching intently! You won't know how much effort and trepidation your mother and I put into keeping you! Since you landed, your mother and I, your uncles, and your long-dead aunt, have poured our hearts and souls into you - before you eloped with the Di princess, we had hoped that you would be able to sharpen your skills in Xiliang, and subdue the clan, so that Ming Pei Tang could flourish in your hands! --But you ran away for the sake of a foreigner woman, disregarding the reputation of the family and your own flesh and blood!"

"--When you did this, did you ever think of the consequences that the people who gave birth to you and raised you would have to suffer for you, and how deeply you would have been hurt?"

"How worthy you are of a son of man!"

The city such as Shen Xuan, status such as Shen Xuan, mentioned that the year carefully taught to put almost all the expectations of the first son indulged in female sex, disregard for the family's behavior, so far, also feel the pain of the heart, said here, can no longer endure, even raised his sleeve to cover his face, cried aloud!

In the old father's bawling, Shen Zang Li's face was pale, lifted up his robe and knelt on the ground, without saying a word is bang bang bang several head, forehead blood splattered: "The child's sin is unforgivable!"

"...... Although that time the news came back, your mother was so angry that she vomited blood for several days." Shen Xuan long sleeves cover the face, only to hear its voice choking hard to help, "but you are ultimately the child we poured the most heart and blood at that time, and you in addition to this one, in addition to the performance in the Western Liang has always been good. So your uncle suggested to give you another chance ...... but what did you do?"

Shen Zang Li opened his mouth, half a long time, disheveled: "Children know the crime, but ...... desert wild he is indeed the child's flesh and blood, know that he was born, the child really can not even a letter is not returned ......"

"Confused!" Shen Xuan ultimately long for the valve master, certainly a moment of sadness out of shape, soon calm down again, messy wipe the face, put down the sleeve, then the Senran bellowed, "You are not wrong here? Is not after the wedding will be the big house of the yard with you to that Di people princess named Han name not to mention, but also told your new wife this matter?

Shen Zang Li smiled miserably, "The child knows his sins."

Shen Xuan heatedly said, "You know the sin, but you don't know where the sin lies!"

Shen Zang Li, however, did not say anything, seems to have acquiesced, but also seems to be disillusioned, has no intention to refute or explain.

"Your previous love with that Di Princess was so deep that you ignored the family and ran away with her, and the two of them also left their bones and blood ...... but after returning to the imperial capital you never had the chance to go to Xiliang again, and married Liu, you should put down this section in front of you, and live a good life with Liu! " Shen Xuan gaze like an eagle, gleaming at his eldest son, said in a deep voice, "As a result, you married all married Liu, but in the newlyweds can not hold back to tell her about this, actually also delusion that she will agree with you to name the courtyard where you live for the Xinyi courtyard ...... with the name of the Han name of the princess of that Di! Let Liu's newlywed at the time of a stick, angry so far are not allowed to Xinyi courtyard half of the flowers of the Xinyi! You think your mother did not tell me about this?"

"View you over the years to Liu is also good, also did not take a concubine, can see that even if you are still hung up on that called Xin Yi Di people princess, to Liu always have a hair tie." Shen Xuan slowed his breath and said.

Shen Zang Li whispered: "Ruoyi is virtuous, the child is ashamed of her a lot."

Shen Xuan listening to him say this, the disappointment in his eyes but deeper: "you have been extremely happy that Xin Yi, but not willing to be with her in the name of concubines with you long box, hastily eloped with it, and in turn caused himself to fall into the river of ice at night, if not I arranged for the 'hedge' to always keep an eye on you, for fear of I would have long ago to send the black hair of a man! Even if you are lucky to be saved, that Xinyi returned to the tribe is also from now on miserable! Afterwards is certainly me and your mother forced you to marry Liu, but your impression of Liu is not bad ...... but still have to tell her about Xin Yi! So many years have passed, listening to your mother said, Liu's mouth does not mention, the heart for the Xinyi matter has been grudging, but you have always refused to change the name of the Xinyi Hall! Li'er ah, your intention is to be good to Xinyi, also want to be good to Liu, but look at what you do, who are you good to? You say, you even experienced so two women, are disposed of in a mess, and such a willful, indecisive, subject to children's love, so how can we rest assured that you are in charge of the Shen family?"

"...... Child knows that his talent is not as good as third brother, and has never been jealous that third brother will be in charge of the Shen family." Shen Zang Li face confused, "Father, child has always been very happy, child can have a younger brother who surpasses child, so as to replace child this useless eldest son."

Shen Xuan's eyes were heavy, "I'm not saying that you're jealous of Hidden Front!" He closed his eyes and opened them again, "I am hoping that what you want to say when you come to seek me out this time, think about it before you say it!"

Shen Zangli was silent, and after a long time, he hissed, "There's no need to think about it, father, the Aitahu tribe can't pose much of a threat to Xiliang nowadays, and I ...... I owe it to Moyo, so ...... "

"You also owe the Shen family." Shen Xuan heavily closed his eyes, murmured, "Knight, you do not forget, compared to Mo Ye, you owe more to the Shen family! Shen family gave birth to you to raise you to cultivate you painstakingly for decades, you ...... you return Shen family like this?!"

"If the beacon fire in Western Liang rises again, my child is willing to go to serve, even though he dies in battle, also ......"

"So the Shen family gave birth to you to raise you hard to cultivate you for decades, and finally have to raise orphans and widows for you?!" Shen Xuan opened his eyes, the color of disappointment flashed past, is the meaning of the complex, "After all, you guilty of this guilty of that, but still do not understand? Have you ever thought that the Di Princess called Xin Yi, and today's Moyo, are all traps targeting you?!"

Shen Zang Li's entire body shook!