On a hot summer day, the doors and windows were ajar, and when Mrs. Song was asleep, there were no cicadas singing on all sides, let alone people moving around.

Mrs. Song turned her head to look around the room, and did not wake up at a loss, although her face was weak, but her eyes were slightly bright, she lifted the quilt, slowly supported a little bit to sit up, got out of bed, held the bed frame, did not get up for a long time, dizzy, did not walk for a long time, like a child swaying unsteadily.

She didn't open her mouth to call people, but held her breath, stumbled step by step, tore off a robe from the hanger, trembled and tied it haphazardly, walked to the door, and threw herself on the closed door with one hand to rest, careful not to collide with the open door, lest it make a sound.

The yard is full of green trees, dotted with blooming flowers, wooden benches and tables under the big trees, scattered wooden horses, rocking chairs, wooden ducks tied with ropes, and other toys, messy and lively.

Madame Song steadied herself and crossed the threshold, the bright sunlight shining on her body, and the scattered gray hair made her thin body even thinner, swaying as if it was about to be melted by the sun, and finally stumbled down the steps, through the courtyard, and went straight to the gate.

Although this is her home, it is the first time she has walked out of the house, everything is unfamiliar, but on the day she came back from outside the capital, she lay in a soft sedan chair and remembered the way from the door to the residence.

This is the third gate, this is the second gate..... From here, you can hear the noisy gongs and drums outside, firecrackers, and the gate in front of you.

In the shade of the main aisle, four domestic servants sat laughing.

"What people.... Ah, ma'am?" someone looked at the inside, and lost his voice in surprise.

"Madame? how is it possible, ma'am.... Ah, ma'am!" said the others, rising in astonishment.

The eyes of several people focused on the woman who seemed to be eager and seemed to be walking slowly, this woman looked to be in her fifties, but in fact she was in the same year as Song Yuan, and this year was only forty-two or three.....

They hadn't met Mrs. Song, but if there was a stranger in this mansion, it could only be Mrs. Song.

"Madame, you, how do you..."

How did you come out? Why did you come out alone?

The people in front of the door were at a loss for what to do, and they did not dare to approach.

Mrs. Song pressed her hand on the placket of her clothes, and seemed to breathe a few breaths before she spoke: "I, I'm going out and take a look." ”

Get out?

The people in front of the door looked at each other, the people of the Song family could run rampant in the capital, but the people of the Song family easily did not go out, and there was no such a lone person who suddenly wanted to go out.

"Mother. Song Ying's voice came from behind, a little anxious.

Mrs. Song's expression suddenly became anxious, and she rushed to the door in a hurry.

"I'm going out. She said, "I'm going out and have a look." ”

The people at the door wanted to stop but didn't dare to stop it, so they could only watch Mrs. Song pounce on the door.

The deadbolt was so heavy that two men could only open it together, and she was a woman and a patient..... The woman frantically pulled the deadbolt, but the deadbolt did not move at all, in vain.

As you get closer to the door, you can hear the commotion outside, and the footsteps behind you are getting closer.

"Mother. Song Ying said, "What are you going to do?"

Ji Zhong followed beside her, and with her appearance, a group of guards seemed to emerge from the originally empty courtyard, quietly and quickly surrounding the door.

"I'm going out and have a look. Mrs. Song muttered, looking back at the approaching people, there was only one door left, and she could go out to have a look, and she didn't know where she got the strength to hold the door bolt and move it down.....

The doorkeeper who did not dare to approach or come by the door let out an exclamation.

Mrs. Song didn't have the strength in the end, as long as she shook the deadbolt, her thin body was taken and fell....

"Hold on. Song Ying raised his voice and shouted, and people rushed over.

Her speed couldn't catch up with the support, and Mrs. Song didn't fall down, the people on both sides surged to hold her steadily, and the bolt was also held up, and she didn't take it away, because Mrs. Song's hand was still tightly gripping the bolt, refusing to let go, refusing to let go.

She didn't let go, and the servants didn't snatch it, but just carried the weight for her.

Song Ying knelt down to support Mrs. Song, and checked anxiously: "Mother, are you okay?"

Mrs. Song lowered her head and shook her head, muttering, "I'm fine, I'm fine." His hand was still gripping the deadbolt.

Song Ying said: "Call the doctor." He helped her to her feet.

Mrs. Song just shook her head, holding on to the deadbolt and not moving.

Ji Zhong stepped forward: "I'll carry Mrs. back." ”

Song Ying stopped, knelt on the ground and hugged Mrs. Song's shoulder, and said softly, "Mother, what do you want to do?"

Mrs. Song shook her head and said nothing.

"Mother, what you want, I must do what I can do, and if I can't do it, I have to find a way to do it. Song Ying looked at her, her voice soft but serious, "Mother, you have to tell me." ”

Mrs. Song's voice murmured, "I want, I want to go out and have a look." ”

Song Ying smiled, stroked her shoulder, and said, "Then go out and have a look." ”

The people around looked at Song Ying, and Mrs. Song raised her eyes to look at her.

Song Ying said: "Of course my mother can't go out like this..."

Mrs. Song's eyes darkened, Song Ying looked up at Ji Chong, and said, "Prepare the car..." "The car is not good, you can't look outside, raise your shoulders, and then call a doctor to follow. ”

Ji Zhong responded by turning around without the slightest hesitation to ask and block.

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The gate of the Song family opened, and a team of guards poured out with a shoulder, surrounded by servant women and girls, and Song Ying accompanied him with his hand.

A group of people stood still in front of the door, and the passers-by who were passing by were startled, and the guards were about to expel them.

"Song Yuan is out!"

"Song Yuan is going out!"

The scattered passers-by have scattered...... Song Yuan didn't know how many people were waiting to kill him when he went out, it was too dangerous, stay away.

The group stood still in front of the door, there was no one in front of the door, and the noisy sound of gongs and drums came from the street in the distance.

Song Ying looked in the direction of the hustle and bustle, her face was covered by a veil, and she couldn't see her expression, but there was a smile in her voice: "Let's go, let's go to the street and watch the champion parade on the street." ”

The Song family's mansion is close to the royal street, which is the best place to see the champion on the street, but at this time, the new science and technology scholars have already walked over, only the surrounding people and the officials of the scattered dynasty who did not follow are left, Song Ying and his party came over, such a battle made these people startled, and they quickly recognized it as the people of the Song Yuan family, and they were even more surprised.

"Who is that?"

"Daughter, it's Miss Song...."

"There's one more on the shoulder... Be... Mrs. Song?"

"Is Mrs. Song's illness cured?"

"I've never seen Mrs. Song..."

Although he was afraid that Song Yuan would attract assassination, his curiosity still made many people rush to this side, looking, peeping, but the head and face of the woman on the sedan chair were almost covered, and the guards were isolated layer by layer, and they could not see clearly, and they could only see that they were thin and small, which was not strange for people who were sick all year round.

There was a commotion in the streets again.

This noise did not affect Song Ying, she held her shoulders, spoke to Mrs. Song in a low voice, and pointed ahead: "... More than 300 people passed the exam this time... In order..."

More than 300 people, then what she saw was the end, Mrs. Song looked forward vigorously, over the dense human heads, over the colorful flags and honor guards, the soldiers in front and back, left and right, and could see the backs of those people wearing red robes and riding horses, swaying with the horses, some tall and some thin, or straightening their eyes without squinting, or shaking their heads to look left and right, laughing and echoing with the crowd on the street, walking fast and slow, the team pulled long, twisted and zigzagged, and meandered on the street.

I can't see it clearly, I can't see it.......

Mrs. Song tried her best to stand up, holding on to the armrest and looking forward, Song Ying held her arm and dragged it up hard.

There was a commotion behind him, and the guards got out of the way, and the only ones who could make the guards get out of the way like this were ......

Song Ying didn't look back, Ji Zhong said beside him, "The master is here." ”

Song Yuan's voice also came.

"What are you doing!" he shouted, his voice angry and frightened, and the people rushed over.

Song Ying called out to her father, turned her head and smiled: "My mother is in good spirits today, I want to take my mother to see Jinke Xuanbang." ”

Song Yuan said: "Crazy, how can you go out casually?" grabbed his shoulder, "Go back, go back." ”

The four sedan chair drivers were not as strong as him, and they were caught and shaken, and Mrs. Song fell back on her shoulders, her cloak scattered to reveal her white hair.

"I'm going to see.." She lost her voice.

Song Ying grabbed Song Yuan's arm, shouted to his mother, and then called his father, and said, "It's okay, the guards are all guarding, and it will be okay if you come out, let's take a look at it later." ”

Song Yuan stomped his feet and shouted at Ying Ying, and said, "Your mother is not sensible, and you are not sensible, don't you know what is happening now?" Without waiting for Song Ying to answer, he grabbed Mrs. Song's shoulder, shook her and raised her head to look at herself, "Look at it, what do you want to see?" gritted his teeth and paused word by word, "You, want, look at death, her?"

Mrs. Song, who was originally struggling when she heard this dead word, stopped for a moment and looked at Song Yuan.

In the sunlight, the two looked at each other, and each other's faces were extremely clear.

"You, are you so old?" muttered Madame Song.

Song Yuan's angry face was like being slapped in the face, flushed, and twitched, and the hand holding Mrs. Song's shoulder trembled uncontrollably, so that Mrs. Song's thin body trembled with it.

"Let's go back. He said, his voice hoarse and squeezing out.

Song Ying raised his hand to say something, but finally put down his hand and did not speak.

Song Yuan let go of his hand, Mrs. Song didn't struggle anymore and lowered her gaze and slowly fell back, sinking into the cloak, covering her head and face, Song Yuan held her shoulder with her hand and said in a low voice: "Go back." ”

The palanquin drivers turned around, and the maids and servants who had retreated before rushed up to surround them, and turned around and returned along the road under the support of the guards.

Unfortunately, no assassins appeared, and the Song Yuan family entered the gate surrounded by layers of guards, and the gate closed, and the silence returned to the front of the door, as if no one had ever appeared.

However, if it has appeared, it exists, and the crowd of onlookers dispersed, and the news spread in all directions of the capital.

Song Yuan's wife was able to go out, and Song Yuan's wife went out.

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The Song family's mansion was quiet and nothing seemed to have happened, there was no noise in the house, the servant woman stood up, the doctor asked silently, Song Ying sat on the edge of the bed and fed a bowl of medicine herself, watching Mrs. Song fall asleep.

"My lord, don't worry, Miss, Madame is fine, but she is mentally exhausted, just sleep more. The doctor said.

Song Yuan, who was sitting on the circle chair, seemed to wake up and hummed.

Song Ying nodded to the doctor: "You have to worry about it." ”

The doctor withdrew, and the maids and servants followed.

The room was silent.

"Dad, it's me who scared you. Song Ying said.

Song Yuan stroked the circle chair and said, "It's not you, it's her who scared us." ”

There was silence again.

Song Ying smiled, poured tea and held it to Song Yuan, and said, "Dad is frightened, right?"

Song Yuan held the teacup and raised his voice: "She!"

Song Ying hurriedly booed him, pointed to Mrs. Song who was sleeping on the bed, and said, "Don't scare my mother." ”

Song Yuan's voice was pressed back, and he took a long breath, and said: "I was scared half to death by her in the court, I was caught off guard, and I was ...... when I came back" He raised his hand and pointed to the bed, "How many people in the capital are staring, never going out, sick to death, running out at this time, this is not ......"

In the end, he couldn't speak, his hand slapped on the armrest, and there was a low muffled sound in the room.

"Don't talk about her, she doesn't understand anything. Song Yuan continued, his voice angry again, "But what about her?"

These two she is obviously not alone.

"It's just that she won the top prize, she ...... when she counted the gold list" Song Yuan gritted his teeth and squeezed out his voice, "Who made her do this? What does she want?"

Song Ying listened quietly, and then said, "She can do whatever she wants." ”

Song Yuan held the teacup and said, "Has she ever thought about how she would let others do this......?"

Song Ying interrupted him and said, "Dad, I mean, she can do whatever she wants, and we'll let her do what she wants." ”

Song Yuan looked at Song Ying and said, "But she is doing this, so dangerous, so troublesome......"

Song Ying said: "The danger and trouble are not because of what she has done, but it has always existed, how can you blame her?" sat down on the side, "What's more, it's not wrong for her to do this now, isn't it the same what we originally wanted to do?"

Song Yuan was silent for a moment, and sighed: "I didn't expect her ......"

"She's so good, she's really good, it's a good thing, it's a happy thing, Dad, you should be happy. Song Ying took over and nodded with a smile, "We should all be happy." ”

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How many people are happy and how many people are unhappy, Xue Qing doesn't know, and she doesn't care, she is very happy, when she stepped into the house, Mr. Si Brown and Qi Wei were also very happy.

Outside the door, a string of firecrackers crackled and lit, causing the children to run and jump, and the honor guard who sent the champion home had been gone for a long time, and the onlookers in front of the door had not dispersed, but seeing Qi swishing outside the door, no one dared to go in to disturb the new champion, only congratulated outside the door.

Mr. Si Brown stood in front of Xue Qing in the door, his wrinkled face was full of smiles, and he seemed to be too excited to say anything, and raised his hand to pat her on the shoulder.

"Student, I have finally looked forward to this day. He said, his voice choked, "The pact between us is finally over." ”