Li Zi soon went to He's house to meet his grandfather and grandmother under the leadership of his fourth uncle He Xin, and recognized this family. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Old Man He and Mrs. He thought that they would never see their exiled children and grandchildren again in this life, but they didn't expect to have a day to reunite with their grandsons, and they heard that their little granddaughter was also in the Cheng'en Hou Mansion, and they were so excited that they burst into tears. The old lady chanted the Buddha repeatedly, saying that she was going to the temple to offer incense and repay her vows. The second elder learned that the youngest grandson and youngest granddaughter were all rescued by Wu Shaoying, and the two gray-haired old men even wanted to kneel and kowtow to him. How could Wu Shaoying accept it? To put it mildly, let Li Zi pick up the old man, and this matter will be over.

When the He family calmed down a little, everyone went into the house to sit and talk. Old Man He choked up and mentioned the difficult experience of inquiring about the news of his children and grandchildren over the years: "At the beginning, we got the letter in our hometown, and we were so bluffed that our souls were scattered, and we lost a lot of money to Lord Shangshu, so we didn't care about your father, but we were kind enough to keep the ancestral house and ancestral property for the two of us, so as not to have a livelihood when we were old." It's a pity that I'm dizzy and confused, and I want to go to Beijing to save your father, but I have no way, so I have to ask someone, but I met a liar again. The house is gone, the land is gone, and the debts you owe to your relatives and friends are really shameless! That is, your fourth uncle is filial, and would rather sell his own family business and pay off the debts for us, and his own son is nothing more than that. Your grandmother and I have only raised your father as a child in our lives, and I thought that I could enjoy a few years of happiness with him, but I didn't expect that the blessing would not be enjoyed for a few days, and then it would be a disaster. If it weren't for your fourth uncle, we'd have turned all our old bones to ashes! And because of us, we would have sold him into slavery. Every time I think about it, I feel that I will die in the future, and I will not have the face to see his father!"

When Mrs. He heard this, she also shed tears. He Xin and his wife hurriedly comforted the second elder in a low voice. Li Zi was sad to hear this, and knelt down to kowtow to He Xin, thanking him for his grace in saving his grandparents. He Xin hurriedly helped him up: "Don't say such things, I have no father and mother since I was a child, and my uncle and aunt raised me, and treat me like my own son." I also regard my uncle and aunt as my father and mother in my heart. My uncle and aunt have a problem, and I can still watch it happen, but I just do my part. If you want to thank me, won't you treat me as an outsider?"

Everyone continued to sit quietly, and Old Man He said again: "At that time, our old couple were sick, and we struggled to get to the capital, but we couldn't do anything, and because of the cost of medicine, your fourth uncle had to go to be a slave. I really wanted to die at that time, because I thought, even if I want to die, I will see your father and ask him why he did such a shameless thing! If I don't get a reason, even if I die, I won't be able to die!"

He Xin whispered to Li Zi: "I can't figure it out either." Since entering the Chengenhou Mansion, I have devoted myself to doing things for the second master, and I have gradually become a little decent, I can get to know some high-ranking officials and eunuchs, and occasionally I can meet people from the Tang family. I thought of a way to ask someone who used to know your father. Some people say that it is because your father wants your eldest sister to enter the East Palace as the prince's concubine and needs some silver; some people say that it is because your mother is greedy for money and blows the pillow wind on your father; some people say that it is because your mother sees that your aunt is not pleasing to the eye and knows that she is from the Tang family, so she wants the Tang family to be unlucky, and she will have no backer, and you can let your mother mess with it from now on. No one can say which of these statements is true. It's just that I thought, there are a lot of ridiculous things here, and your father must not really turn his back on his teacher for such a ridiculous reason, right?"

Li Zi's eyes turned red, and he said, "My aunt has always been humble and polite in front of my wife, and my grandfather and grandmother also know her temperament. Just Mrs...... It's really not very much to look down on her, but it's just that it's in the way of the Tang family, and I don't dare to make a mistake. The father made a big mistake, which was indeed related to the persuasion of his wife, and the wife really wanted to send the eldest sister to the East Palace, so she persuaded her father to be greedy for the money of the Yamen. But when she went back to the Tang family, the eldest sister was not favored by Mrs. Tang, and she had no chance to enter the palace, so the wife and the eldest sister held a grudge from then on. I have heard people say that my father corresponded with others and wanted to set a trap to frame Tang Shangshu, and it was also my wife and eldest sister who discussed with others when they were out to socialize. My father agreed to such things in a daze, and kept it from his aunt...... He was not wronged when he was punished. ”

Old Man He's face was discouraged: "I should have guessed it a long time ago...... And so it was. No matter how big the people around him are, if it weren't for your father's own confusion, he wouldn't have left so much evidence of guilt. In this case, what kind of ending he ends up in is what he deserves. I just don't think I have this son, that's all!"

Mrs. He cried breathlessly: "He shouldn't have been allowed to marry such a wicked woman in the first place! If it weren't for the instigation of the loser's mother-in-law, her son would not have done such a thing!"

Old Man He waved his hand: "It's also that his ears are too soft." If he can really hold it and know what to do and what not to do, no matter how much his mother-in-law says, he will not be moved. Don't put gold on your son's face, just raise him for nothing. Now that Ashin is here, isn't Ashin a hundred times stronger than him?!"

Mrs. He couldn't help crying loudly, and He Xin's wife hurriedly hugged her and whispered to comfort her. When the old lady stopped crying, she choked up and asked Li Zi: "You go to the northwest all the way...... How did you live? Your father...... I heard he wasn't on the road, I don't know...... Where are they buried?"

A trace of puzzlement flashed in Li Zi's eyes: "My father died after arriving in Xingxian, and it was my aunt who died halfway." Where did Grandmother hear about it?"

Mrs. He was stunned for a moment, and He Xin's wife hurriedly said: "We also asked someone to inquire, but we only know that you died along the way, and I also heard that your father was sick on the way, and he was very sick, so we thought it was ......."

Li Zi sighed: "My father fell ill in prison, and his condition became more and more serious along the way, but he still survived to Xingxian." It was my aunt who was missing halfway through. At that time, my father was very ill, and my wife and eldest brother and sister were unwilling to pay attention to my aunt's funeral, and my sister was young, so I asked for a servant, found a vacant lot in the forest by the roadside, dug a pit, and hastily buried my aunt. At that time, I was afraid that I would not be able to find it in the future, so I used it to make a mark on the grave. It's just that after so many years, I don't know if the mark is still there. If there is a chance in the future, I still have to take my aunt back for burial. ”

As for Father He, after he arrived in Xingxian County, he didn't last long, and after his death, he was buried at the foot of the dirt mountain on the outskirts of the county, and the tombstone was erected. The burials in that area were all exiled officials like Father He. Li Zi remembers the approximate location, and it is no problem to go back and look for it.

He Xin sighed: "I see. When I had the spare time to ask someone to inquire, it had been several years, and I only heard that your father was gone halfway, and his wife and children had arrived in Xingxian, and no matter how much news I had, I couldn't find out. It wasn't until a few years ago, when General Ma Lao came back from the northwest, and some of his soldiers had been stationed in Xingxian, and I inquired about it, only to know that your father's family left Xingxian after the amnesty that year, and never heard the news since. Some people say that your eldest sister got married and lived a good life, and some people say that your mother took your brothers and sisters back to their hometown. We also asked someone to go back to our hometown to look for you, but there was no trace, so I thought it was probably just a rumor. ”

Li Zi was stunned, but he didn't expect He Xin to ask someone to inquire about the news. This is not false, I am afraid that the lies he made up earlier will have to be changed a little. Otherwise, if you say that your grandmother and others have escaped, you are afraid that the news from He Xin will not match, and it will be easy to go.

He thought for a while before he said: "Mrs. took a few of our brothers and sisters to endure hard in Xingxian for a while, and when we met the emperor's grace and amnesty to the world, we could be regarded as getting out of the sea of suffering." It's just that at that time, we were penniless, and even if we wanted to return to our hometown, it was very difficult. I went to my eldest brother to discuss and see if I could find some work to do, save up for the journey, and go back to my hometown to find my grandfather and grandmother. But the eldest brother ignored me, and said that I didn't have to bother, they had enough hard life, and they didn't want to go back to their hometown to be poor, and my wife had already found a good family for the eldest sister, and she was about to get married. It was a wealthy businessman passing by, although he had a wife at home, he had been serving his in-laws in his hometown, and the rich businessman was doing business outside and wanted to take a beautiful concubine. The dowry was sent to the house, and the wife and the eldest brother and sister were very happy, and were happily preparing the dowry. I thought how could this be done? Not to mention that she was a merchant, and that the eldest sister was also a scholarly eunuch, how could she be willing to practice and be a concubine for others? I persuaded my wife and eldest brother not to agree to the merchant's family affairs. ”

Old Man He's face was already dark: "That's a good thing. Our old He family has been cultivating and studying for generations, and they are also decent people, that is, your father has done something bad and smeared his ancestors. But no matter what, the daughter of our old He family can't be a concubine for others! Or be a concubine for a businessman, what are they trying to do?! Your wife is confused, she is from a merchant family, and she only has silver in her eyes, so she has taught the girls of our He family badly, and your eldest brother is even more stupid and dull as a pig! He is also worthy of being the descendant of our He family?!"

After scolding, he asked with concern: "What happened?

Li Zi's eyes turned red: "I don't know." Because I tried to persuade my wife and eldest brother not to marry the eldest sister, the eldest sister felt that I was in the way of her wealth and good future, so she slandered in front of her wife, and the next day she called someone to come and sell me and my sister!

"What did you say?!" Old Man He's eyes darkened, and he almost fainted with anger, "How dare that girl say such a thing?!You are her own brother!"

Old Lady He nervously grabbed Li Zi's hand: "What happened later......? Do you have ......" in the second half of the sentence, but he didn't even dare to say it, his eyes were full of fear.

Li Zi held his grandmother's hand with his backhand: "Grandmother, don't worry, my grandson is fine." The man took me and my sister out of the house, and when he saw me crying pitifully, he said to me that he had never seen such a ruthless sister, and that she was not afraid of thunder and thunder, and that they wanted to accumulate more yin virtue. He sold me to the troupe, told me to learn martial arts, and sold my sister to be a girl. Our brother and sister are not far away, I can occasionally go to see my sister, and then I was lucky to meet Wu Ye, he is a very kind person, and spent money to buy our brother and sister, so that we can be reunited, and we are away from the fire pit. ”

Old Mrs. He's tears fell, and she was about to kowtow in front of Wu Shaoying: "Benefactor!"