In ancient times, people were more precocious and sensible, and at the age of eleven they were already half an adult.

Xu Yanxiao is already smart, she began to learn housekeeping and management methods by her mother's side at the age of six, and she has seen too much of the inner house, and her mind cannot be measured by the standards of an ordinary eleven-year-old girl. She knew where she was—

The uncle was the culprit who forced her father to death, and her mother was also indirectly forced to die.

In short, Xu Pei is not only her uncle, but also her enemy who killed her father and mother.

Let an enemy take care of himself, who will be at ease?

Xu Yanxiao also has such worries.

Qin Gong sat upright, looking at the girl in front of him dressed in plain linen and wearing linen and filial piety, with some hesitation in his heart.

"Shin Zhaogong doesn't dare to treat you badly, if something happens, he will do his best to protect you. ”

Xu Yanxiao's pale and bloodless face showed some mockery, "The enemy who killed his father and mother, will he do his best to protect me?"

"You are now equal to his reputation, how dare Xin Zhaogong not protect it?" Qin Gong said, "If he can't even take care of Ling Wengong's only daughter, and let you have three long and two short, don't say that the people of the world, just the old man of the Xu clan will be the first to not let him go-"

Xu Yanxiao hung her head, her exposed hands were so thin that only bones remained, like a pair of shriveled chicken feet, where was there still the slender and round that she used to play the piano and paint? She clenched it tightly, and her nails were embedded in the flesh of her palms, leaving deep red crescent fingerprints.

"But—Qin Fengjing—"

Xu Yanxiao endured it for a long time, and finally said what she said from the bottom of her heart.

"But I'm afraid. ”

Qin Gong didn't interject, the scene of that day appeared in front of Xu Yanxiao's eyes, and his emaciated body kept trembling.

She thought she could get through it, but in the dead of night, the nightmare was full of thugs laughing fiercely.

They surrounded themselves and their mothers, violently separating them from each other, tearing their clothes and beating them.

The mother couldn't bat her eyes, her eyes were wide open, the corners of her eyes were cracked by the exertion, and the blood that flowed out dried and coagulated.

She saw the scene of her mother's humiliation through the cracks of the mob, and the thugs did not let her go—

In her dreams, she was even more desperate than she was, and she struggled to wake up, only to be treated more cruelly by the thugs.

In the second half of the dream, the thugs all turned into deadly ghosts, each losing their scalps, revealing bloody skulls, and the crotch of their lower bodies was dripping with dirty blood - one by one crawling towards them, shouting a poisonous curse for their lives.

If it weren't for Xu Yanxiao's strong state of mind, he would have been driven crazy by dreams.

After waking up from the dream, she couldn't help but think wildly, and even had thoughts that frightened her-

Why didn't Qin Gong arrive in time?

Obviously, if it was an hour or two earlier, all tragedies could have been stopped.

Why wasn't it sooner or later, but after everyone died, he was late?

Xu Yanxiao's reason told her that such thoughts were too ungrateful, but she couldn't restrain them.

When she regained her senses, she felt that she was like a devil, and her face was uglier than the concubine in her father's back house.

Qin Gong was silent for a moment, and whispered, "What is Xu Niangzi afraid of?"

"I always feel like I'm afraid I'm going to be a bumpy life. Xu Yanxiao smiled miserably, "No matter how good Xu Pei treats me, but can he be better than his own daughter? Although I am a boudoir woman, I also know that the world is in chaos, and all the princes are insatiable people, how can I be satisfied with everything I have? I went to Xu Pei's side, how many years will I be able to live in peace? Or a few months? Finally, there will be another enemy attack on the city, and I will be plundered by the mob? At that time, will there be a second Qin Fengjing in the world who will arrive in time to save me from fire and water?"

Troubled woman, should it end like this?

As a woman, should she accept such a helpless fate?

She can only compromise and bend her arrogance to survive the troubled times?

And finally—

Xu Yanxiao hesitated, but still asked him.

"Why did you come late that day?"

Qin Gong hung his head and confessed.

He came that day, not specifically to save Xu Yanxiao, he was for Xu Fei's corpse.

If it weren't for the eyes of the sky, Xu Yanxiao was also there, and he didn't know when he would be able to find her.

"I'm asking-" Xu Yanxiao took a deep breath and said word by word, "Why did the army come to Mountain Urn City late?"

Qin Gong's eyes showed a hint of puzzlement.

"Gong Fang has already said it-"

He never thought of doubting Jiang Pengji, let alone Xu Fei, but Xu Yanxiao was different.

"I want to know, why did Liu Xi borrow 10,000 soldiers and horses so generously, borrowed 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the arrival time was so coincidental?"

There are many coincidences, which inevitably arouse suspicion.

10,000 soldiers and horses are Chinese cabbage, and they will borrow it?

Qin Gong is the most loyal courtier under his father's account, why would he switch to someone else?

These 10,000 soldiers and horses galloped to the aid of the mountain urn city, why was the time stuck so well?

Xu Yanxiao has been busy keeping the spirits of her deceased father and mother these days, and the temporary mourning hall is empty and quiet, and she can't help but think about it.

These doubts were like her nightmares, and they were holding at her throat.

Qin Gong didn't hide it either, and told him in detail what he knew.

In the end, he added in frustration.

"Gong, I am ashamed to cultivate and trust Ling Wengong. ”

After Xu Yanxiao heard this, she was silent for a long time.

"Xu Niangzi, please rest assured for a while, stay in Zhejiang County, and wait for good news. Qin Gong seemed a little shy, staggered his gaze, and said in a low voice, "Gong looks at the general trend of the world, and there will be a battle between the lord and the prince of Xinzhao." On the day when the army defeats the enemy, Gong will take you away. ”

Xu Yanxiao didn't reply, Qin Gong accompanied him to keep watch for a while, and then got up to go to the training patrol.

Because he wanted to prevent Xu Pei from sending troops to sneak attack, he had been very busy these days, but Qin Gong couldn't rest assured that Xu Yanxiao would not be relieved.

In order to do both, he had to shorten his sleep breaks.

As soon as he left the mourning hall, he found Yang Si standing outside.

"Master Yang, you are—"

"Tomorrow is the deadline, Xu Niangzi wants to help Ling Ling go back with the remains of Ling Wengong and others. Yang Si smiled bitterly, "Si has admired Ling Wen Gong for a long time, but he can't send a spirit to him." Taking advantage of this moment, he wanted to come over and give Ling Wengong a few sticks of incense to express his feelings. ”

Qin Gong was grateful, and his favorability towards Yang Si climbed to a new level.

As everyone knows, this kind of kind words are just easy words for the strategists.

As soon as Qin Gong left, Yang Si entered the mourning hall.

The temporary arrangement of the mourning hall is very simple, and the internal air is a little dull, which is a little uncomfortable after staying for a long time.

Yang Si said a few words of comfort to Xu Yanxiao, and when he was incense, Xu Yanxiao on the side asked him.

"How long has the gentleman been listening?"

Yang Sidao, "It's been a long time. ”

Xu Yanxiao frowned, "Mr. don't listen if you don't know how to be rude?"

Yang Sidao, "Mrs. Xu is still pitiful and pitiful Captain Qin." ”

"What do you mean?"

Xu Yanxiao was a little afraid of the man, and when she saw Yang Si turn to look at her, she subconsciously shrank and took a step back.

"Xu Niangzi, do you know, why did my lord borrow 10,000 soldiers and horses to Captain Qin? Captain Qin also entered the lord's account?" Yang Si raised his lips and smiled, and said in front of Xu Fei's coffin, "Because Duke Ling Wen used Captain Qin as a bargaining chip to exchange these 10,000 soldiers and horses." From Maruzhou to Hujun, the road is so far that it is too fast to catch up. If we can catch up that day, the soldiers of the whole army are also tired. ”

Xu Yanxiao's eyes widened in shock, and she took a step back in fright.

"Father, he's—"

Yang Sidao, "Captain Qin is a pure and loyal person, but he is always loyal to the old master, and sooner or later he will not be tolerated by the new master. If you still have the slightest gratitude, you can pity and pity Captain Qin—the old master is dead, but the new master is still there—he should have a better future. ”