"Where are you going? The woman smiled and said, smiling and looking forward to it.

Mrs. Ye stayed directly in place, is this still the Miaofu who is only willing to make promises on weekdays?

However, it was only a moment of relief.

"In that case, let's stay. ”

"Thank you, ma'am. ”

"Rest early. ”

With Miaofu's quiet salute, Mrs. Ye and Qiao's mother left the flower room.

I didn't see the relaxed posture on the face of the girl behind her after she stood up.

Half a month has passed since Du Huaishu went down the mountain, but he has not returned for a long time.

Ye Luo began to mumble in his heart.

"Didn't you be sold by human traffickers?" Ye Luo sat at the desk in the room, but his eyes were looking out.

"I heard that no, something happened in Hangzhou City. ”

"Are you talking about the Ye family?"

"That's right, I asked for leave to go home a few days ago, and I was delayed on the way, and it was already night when I arrived in Hangzhou. I happened to see the official who took the person with a torch and took the Ye family master away from the Ye Mansion. ”

"You say he's a good businessman, he's not right, what do you have to set fire to other people's houses? It's terrible, fortunately I haven't offended this kind of person......

As soon as the words of the two students fell, an inkstone flew out of the room on the side, and smashed firmly on the student who had just been lucky enough not to offend the Ye family.

"Who! Who, come out for me!"

"What's the matter with coming out! Master is here, I'll see what you can do! Tell you, put my mouth clean! Otherwise, next time I throw an inkstone!"

was obviously an eight-year-old child, but at that moment, he scared the two fourteen or fifteen-year-old students so much that they didn't dare to refute.

The boy turned around and left the window and left the room.

"Qingfeng, prepare the car and go home. ”

Qingfeng's hand was holding the scroll he had just obtained from Mr. Gu, and his hand suddenly shook,

"Not going to school?"

"My home has been raided, and I went to school!

Saying that, Ye Luo didn't care how ugly Qingfeng's expression was, how surprised he was, and dragged him away.

When the two students were discussing the affairs of the Ye Mansion, Ye Luo was not thinking of Du Huaishu's safety, nor of the father who was arrested, but of the woman in the Ye Mansion at this moment.

――――

Hangzhou City

The lively and noisy Ye Mansion in the past is extremely cold at the moment, and the vermilion gate looks a little bleak at this moment.

The gatekeeper sat in the gatehouse, looking at the gate of the Ye Mansion, and sighed.

However, in the blink of an eye, a child dressed in blue brocade passed in front of him.

This person is a little familiar.

After reacting for a while, the gatekeeper remembered that this was his own little master.

"Young Master, why are you back?"

As soon as he opened the porter to greet him, he saw the boy wave his hand and walk inside

"Stay still, move less, eat less. ”

“......”

Master, you are so good at living, do you know, madam?

However, looking at Ye Luo's posture, it is estimated that he also came back after knowing what was going on at home, looking at the angry back of the little boy, the doorkeeper sighed, and his eyes were dyed with a trace of distress.

Poor baby.

――――

When Ye Luo arrived at home, he walked straight to his mother's bedroom, and the Qingfeng who followed behind him almost couldn't keep up with his pace.

"Mother......

As soon as he stepped into the house, Ye Luo's footsteps were stunned.

The woman in front of the bookcase looked at the thick stack of account books in her hand, perhaps because there was a mistake in the account, or the surplus was not satisfactory, and her delicate brows frowned from time to time.

In the past, in the center of this person's eyebrows, she only saw shrewdness, with a bit of bookishness, but at this moment, there was a touch of sadness between her eyebrows.

Even if it was only one point, Ye Luo's heart couldn't help but shrink.

"Mother. ”

Hearing the sound, the woman in front of the bookcase raised her head and looked at Ye Luo at the door.

However, the woman's face did not show the slightest joy because of the child's return, but frowned slightly and reprimanded,

"Why are you back? Shouldn't you stay in the academy at this time?"

"If something big happens at home, how can my son be at ease?" retorted the boy at the door.

"It's not your turn to be a child to interfere in big things!"

Saying that, Mrs. Ye looked at Qingfeng,

"Bring the young master back!"

Madame spoke, as a subordinate Qingfeng only had the share of execution, but as soon as her hand was on Ye Luo's shoulder, she shouted,

"Mother, Luo'er doesn't want to live a lifetime with regrets!"

Regretful?

A different color flashed in Mrs. Ye's eyes.

Is it the regret that the Ye family was wronged, or is it afraid that the person will not know for the rest of his life......

"Whatever you want. The path you choose, you bear the consequences. ”

As he spoke, he looked down at the ledger in his hand and ignored it.

"Young Master......"

Seeing this, Qiao's mother walked to the door, only to see the eight-year-old child turn around and leave.

"Madame...... This ......"

"Let him go, it's a mess, he's just a child. ”

Mrs. Ye said a word, and Qiao's mother understood.

Kids, children make a big fuss, that's just ...... Childlike words.

――――

"Young master, where are we going?"

Qingfeng followed behind Ye Luo, trotting all the way to barely keep up with the child's pace.

"County government. ”

"Go to the county government to visit the master?"

To be honest, from the time he followed Ye Luo, he felt that this little young master was different from the sons of other families.

Although the sons of other families are not so close to their fathers, the two of them are father and son at first glance.

Looking at the father and son of the Ye family, they can be described as the most polite strangers.

However, there is a saying that blood is thicker than water.

Qingfeng felt that his young master's heart must also be thinking about the master.

It's just that the young master is very thoughtful and difficult to show.

"No, go rebel. ”

Master, I heard you right, right?

Is the young master stimulated because the master went in?

You're not crazy like that, are you?

――――

In the end, Qingfeng felt that the young master still felt sorry for him, and when he reached the corner of the county office, he said that he would not let himself go with him.

"If I'm caught, go home and tell my mother. Listen to her on how to do it. ”

Qingfeng nodded in a half-blinded state, and came back to his senses, Ye Luo had already walked to the gate of the county office, and was unexpectedly stopped by the official at the door.

Ye Luo looked at the two officials at the door, and he was not annoyed, but just calmly went to that station,

"It seems that the law of Dayan does not have a rule that young children cannot beat the drum and cry out for grievances. ”

Hearing that the two officials were in trouble,

"Young Master Ye, I know that you are here for your father's business, but the certified physical evidence is there, don't embarrass us, we are just here to eat. ”

"Did I say I came for my father?"

Ye Luo looked at the two servants, his gaze moving back and forth between the two.

"Did you say that?"

The two officials glanced at each other, and then looked at Ye Luo and just shook their heads.

"Can I play the drums?"

The two servants got out of the way, and saw the eight-year-old boy climb the steps in three steps and two steps, and when he reached the drum, he picked up the hammer beside it and struck it on the drum.

For a moment, a heavy and slow sound resounded throughout the long street.

More and more people came out to see the excitement, and everyone was discussing and pointing.

"Isn't that the little young master of the Ye family? What is a child doing here? It's just nonsense! It seems that this woman can't be in charge. ”

"Heh, this is to beat the drum for his father, right? Is this kid brainbroken?"

The ridicule in the crowd came and went, but the young man's back was straight, his eyes became more and more determined, without a trace of fear, and there was no sense of panic.

Zhao Zhixian felt that the feng shui might be unfavorable recently, why did someone always beat the drum all day long?

However, when he heard the report from the officials, he was almost petrified on the spot.

"What is she doing here?

When Zhao Zhixian wore his official uniform to the lobby and saw the young man kneeling under the lobby, his beard immediately became crooked.

Looking at the people who gathered around outside to watch the excitement, Zhao Zhixian really wanted to beat this little kid.

However, after all, he is still a child.

Zhao Zhixian, who rarely had compassion once in his life, ignored the people outside, walked up to Ye Luo, and asked,

"Do you know that this drum of grievances is not child's play! This official thinks that you are young and ignorant, so you can be lightly punished. ”

"Who's going to take it lightly?"

Ye Luo said in a voice that only two people could hear,

"Uncle Zhao just handled the case impartially. ”

"......" Zhao Zhixian is also hehe.

Why is this stinky boy so ignorant?

immediately ignored the personal relationship with their family, and went directly to the back of the table in the hall.

There was a shocking sound, and the people who were originally watching the excitement couldn't help but be shocked.

"Who is the hall! What is the matter with the drumming! If there is a grievance, the official will ...... "redress your grievances."

Before the words could be spoken, Ye Luo, who was kneeling in the hall, directly said something that made everyone stunned.

"Knock and play, can't you?"

Oh, this madness!

The onlookers burst out laughing.

Zhao Zhixian was so angry, he directly slapped Tang Mu and shouted,

"Come on, hit the three boards, throw them in prison and detain them for three days!"

"Quit!"

After saying that, he got up and went back to the back hall.

The sound of "Wei!" and "Wu" sounded in the room again, and at the same time, Ye Luo was taken into the prison with satisfaction.

Of course, it was put in after the board first.

As soon as he was dragged into the door of the cell, Ye Luo saw Zhao Zhixian waiting in the prison.

"You first beat the official's son, and now the official has locked you and your father together, is the grievance between our two families over?"

When the three boards went down, even an adult was beaten with energy, such a small child, Zhao Zhixian himself felt that those people were too ruthless.

Ye Luo tried his best to raise his head and look at the county magistrate in front of him, his eyes were shining, but his head was heavily lowered.

That's the nod.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhixian waved his hand contentedly, signaling the officials to pull him away, and he was removed from the prison.

The sound of chains colliding with each other woke up the man in his sleep, and he raised his eyelids with the pain on his body, Ye Qiqing seemed to see the stinky boy in their family.

"It must be a dream. ”

Ye Qiqing said with a smile, but the next moment his eyes widened.

"Daddy. ”

This weak and weak voice hit Ye Qiqing's heart like a boulder.

His son, this is ...... His son.

Ye Qiqing didn't care about the pain left by the torture on his body, and limped towards the bloody child behind him.

"Luo'er, how did you get here?"

"Dad, my son is not filial, and he can't clear his grievances for his father. The son is not filial and cannot bear this earth-shattering disaster for his father. The son is unfilial and powerless to share his mother's worries. ”

Ye Qiqing always knew that this child was sensible, but he didn't expect him to be a little too sensible.

"Kid, it's not your fault. ”

Ye Qiqing carefully picked up Ye Luo on the ground and put him on the only bed in this cell.

"Daddy......"

Growing so big, but it was the first time to feel the warm embrace of his father, Ye Luo's eyes were a little red.

"Didn't your mother tell you, you kid? The dust has settled on this matter?"

"Tell. ”

Ye Qiqing smiled bitterly, "Then you are still so reckless, and you are tortured by this turn in vain?"

"Dad, my son wants to know if you are really a murderer. ”

In front of him is the sincere expectant gaze of his own flesh and blood, and behind him is the earth-shattering whirlpool of power.

Ye Qiqing was speechless for a while, and it was difficult to answer.

"Kid, something ......"

"My son got it. The boy on the bed had buried his head in his arms.

Ye Qiqing leaned against the stone wall of the cell, looking at the child's shoulders trembling on the bed, and the hand that had been stretched out had fallen before he could raise it.

"It's just bitter for your mother. When she followed me, I was just a small businessman. She is a child of a scholarly family, and she just fell in love with me. I also suffered a lot. ”

"Girl, take care of your mother. ”

The young man's shoulders suddenly stopped trembling, and the "girl" was called very softly, but she still heard it.

"When?"

There is no beginning or tail in a sentence, but Ye Qiqing just understood.

"...... when you were two years old"

Perhaps this is the tacit understanding between father and son, which cannot be replaced by any emotion in this world.

Silent and warm.

――――

"She's back?"

At that time, Mrs. Ye was looking at the account book in her hand, and the moon was in the west building, and the stars were dense.

As soon as Qiao's mother stepped into the house, she heard her ask.

"yes, it's back. ”

His voice was a little choked up.

The woman who was reading the account book raised her eyes, her brows frowned dissatisfied,

"Mom, what's wrong?"

"The people in the county government are too ruthless, how can a child who is only eight years old be so ruthless? The skin is open, no one has given a medicine, and when he comes back, the wounds are all suppurated. Fortunately, Mr. Murong arrived, otherwise, I am afraid that I will have to burn it tomorrow, and it will not be better in ten days and half a month. ”

"Oh. ”

Mrs. Ye replied that she knew, and then continued to look at the account book in her hand.

"Madame...... Why don't you go and see?"

"Did she let me go?" the man buried in the ledger didn't even lift his head.

Qiao's mother was silent, and the only thing left in the room was the sound of papers flipping.

At this moment, Qiao's mother had the illusion that the person in front of her was not the young lady of her family, but the young lady of her family.

Since that day, Ye Luo has never left the gate of Ye Mansion again, until ...... The autumn of the year has arrived.