Chapter 151 Secret
After taking a bath, Chen Quan changed his clothes, dried his hair, and waited for it to dry so that he could tie it up and go see Su Fengyi.
Xiao Guo was helping him pack his changed clothes, so Shen Quan asked Xiao Guo:
“Did Shen He leave any words for me before he left?”
This is true, Xiao Guo said:
"Yes, yes. The junior general left a letter for the general, saying that he would read it when he came back. It's on the table in the east wing. Go get it."
Since he was free anyway, Shen Quan stood up and said:
"You keep busy, I can go by myself."
The east wing is designed as a study.
As soon as Shen Quan walked into the east wing of Wangyue Pavilion, he felt uncomfortable in his eyes.
Since he was a child, Shen He never put things away properly after using them. He just wouldn't listen even after being told many times, and Shen Quan had to follow him and clean up for him every time.
Now in the study, the books on the table are piled in a mess, and the books on the bookshelf are placed here and there. In short, Shen Quan feels uncomfortable no matter how he looks at it.
While Shen Quan was thinking about how he would have to have a good talk with Shen He when he came back, he sorted out the books on the bookshelf.
When he got to the table, Shen Quan picked up the books on the table one by one and took a quick look. He found that they were all books about going out to sea. He was puzzled:
"Does Shen He want to go out to sea?"
This is like Chen He's personality. He doesn't want to stay in Xuanfu and wants to go out.
If he just went to sea, he would be gone for several years. Shen Hezhen was going, and Shen Quan felt a little worried.
After collecting the books one by one, at the bottom there was a stack of papers, which were paintings drawn by Chen He. The first one was a painting of a fiery red phoenix wing flower.
Shen Quan smiled as he picked up the paintings, looked at them one by one, and said to himself:
"You're a pretty good painter, boy."
Chen He's paintings, like him, use colors without reservation, passionately and directly, without any concern for concealment.
There are several pictures in a row, all of which depict phoenix wing flowers in various postures. Without exception, they are all gorgeous and flamboyant.
Later on, there are still scenes, several of which depict a corner of a house with open windows, some on sunny days, some on cloudy days, and some on rainy days.
Behind it are a table and chairs with a teapot and teacups under the eaves. On the table, two teacups are placed close together. The tea in the cups is still steaming, and the hot steam is lingering together, but there is no one in the painting.
The last picture finally showed a person, but it was a beauty leaning on a small couch in front of the window reading a book. Through the window, only a vague silhouette could be seen, and it was not clear.
Shen Quan put all the paintings away for him, and found a box in the study to put them in. He just thought it was funny:
"This kid has someone in his heart. When he comes back, we must interrogate him thoroughly."
Based on Shen Quan's understanding of his brother, if he had someone in his heart, he would not hide it at all.
Chen He is the type of person who, if he figures out his feelings in the morning, he would want to find the girl and tell her his feelings at noon, find a matchmaker to propose marriage in the afternoon, and hold the wedding night in the evening, and never stay overnight.
Therefore, Shen Quan found it strange that he painted a beauty so subtly, and he had to ask him about it.
After packing up the books and paintings, Shen Quan went to read the letter that Shen He had left for him. As expected, Shen He was talking about going out to sea in the letter.
Chen He said that the princess wanted to send people out to sea, and he also wanted to go out, so when he came back from the Northern Tartars this time, he would ask the princess for this errand and go south to sea.
Chen He added, "Going to the South Seas will take several years. Brother, you are not a child anymore. You should get married as soon as possible and marry your sister-in-law as soon as possible."
It would be best if he could attend his brother's wedding as soon as he returns from the Northern Tartars, the sooner he can, otherwise he will miss it after going out to sea.
Shen He talked a lot, all of which were about urging Shen Quan to get married as soon as possible, and did not mention anything else. It was so disrespectful that Shen Quan did not know whether to laugh or cry.
After reading the letter and tidying up the study, Shen Quan called Xiao Guo over and asked:
"Who has the young general been in contact with during his time in the capital?"
Based on Shen Quan's understanding of his brother, since Shen He has someone in his heart, it is impossible for him to stay in the Princess's Mansion obediently.
You will definitely try every possible means to find an opportunity to meet your sweetheart. If you ask him who he is in contact with, you can guess the answer almost exactly.
As a result, Xiao Guo said:
"The young general stays in the Duke's Mansion every day and rarely goes out."
Hearing this, a strange and vague feeling came over him, and Shen Quan asked again:
"So what does he do every day?"
Chen He only does those few things every day, Xiao Guo can recite them by heart, and said:
"The princess arranged a cook for the young general, and the young general gathers around the cook to make new snacks every day."
Oh, I see. That makes sense.
There are delicious foods, no wonder Shen He doesn't go out, I'm afraid he can't even take care of his sweetheart.
Shen Quan listened and nodded:
"Okay, as long as he doesn't go out and cause trouble."
As a result, Xiao Guo continued:
"Then the young general went to see the princess every day, saying he was going to take care of the flowers. It seemed that the young general had planted a flower in the princess's study, so he went to see it every day."
When Shen Quan heard this, the strange and vague feeling in his heart gradually became clear.
Shen Quan's heart was in turmoil, but his face remained calm. He asked again:
"Every day?"
Xiao Guo thought about it and replied:
"I went there every day at first, but later I stopped going. I just read books and painted in the East Wing every day."
Shen Quan stared at Xiao Guo:
"When you came back and helped me pass the message to the princess, was Shen He there too?"
Xiao Guo nodded:
"Yes, the young general later asked me a lot of questions about General Shen and the princess."
At this point in the conversation, it’s clear what that weird feeling is.
Shen Quan asked Xiao Guo to go down, and opened the box that contained the paintings for Shen He again, and took out the painting of a beautiful woman reading a book painted by Shen He to look at it.
It was just a blurry silhouette through the window, and it was actually hard to tell what was going on. But Shen Quan had that doubt in his mind, and the more he looked at it, the more it looked like the person he had in mind.
So, Chen He, his younger brother, urged him to get married quickly and suddenly wanted to go to sea, thousands of miles away from home. Could this be the reason?
So what should he do?
If it was someone else, he would naturally be fearless and would not give in, but that was his own brother.
General Shen, who had been advancing bravely and never retreating on the battlefield, suddenly didn't know what to do.
At this time, a servant came at the door and said that it was the princess who sent a message that if General Shen was feeling better, he could go to the study to see her.
On the way to meet Su Fengyi with the servant, Shen Quan kept thinking about this question.
Arriving at the study, Shen Quan did not go inside, but looked in the yard first, and soon found the phoenix-wing flower, the half-open window, and the table and chairs under the eaves.
Exactly the same, even the silhouette of the beautiful woman leaning on the couch by the window reading a book, is exactly the same.
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