Approaching the New Year, the Jieguo Mansion, which had just been given not long ago, was also like other high-ranking families, hanging lanterns and colors, creating a festive atmosphere for the New Year. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Xie Guogong was worried about the country and the people before his death, and tried his best to support the prince, but because the prince was defeated, he was infamous for treason, and ended up with a miserable end of nine clans and a ruined reputation. During the prince's imprisonment, he deeply hated his own incompetence, which involved Zhongliang and his unjust death. Now that we have been able to turn over, we must do everything we can to make amends.

The officials and nobles in the capital are either well versed in the heart of the new emperor, or they sincerely respect the Duke of Jie, and there is no one who does not help to raise the Duke of Guo. Since Mrs. An was welcomed back to the capital, there has been an endless stream of people who come to offer condolences. At this time, there are countless people who come to give gifts, and there is a lot of traffic in front of the mansion, and there is a momentum of reproducing the prosperity of the Duke of Xie Guo when he was alive.

Mrs. An has been away from the world for many years, and she has always been pure. At first, you can still beat your spirit and hold a banquet, but the days are a little longer. simply said that he was unwell, and locked himself in the Buddhist hall to burn incense and read the scriptures, and never saw outsiders again.

The affairs inside and outside the palace and all the personal contacts were all handled by a servant woman named Hongyu.

When An decided to move to the nunnery to cultivate, Duke Xie Guo had appointed four girls to accompany him to serve, and Hongyu was one of them. An was full of resentment towards Duke Xie Guo at that time, and was unwilling to admit his favor, so after arriving at the nunnery, he let a few girls go.

The other three girls eliminated their slavery and went to fend for themselves, but Hongyu was reluctant to leave, and knelt outside the mountain gate for two days and two nights, finally impressing An's and staying by her side ever since.

For more than 30 years, the master and servant have relied on each other, and their relationship is extraordinary.

The drums of the first watch were beaten, and with the departure of the last group of visitors, the Guogong Mansion also sent away the hustle and bustle of the whole day. There was no sedan car outside the door, and only two stone lions guarding the door of the town house were lying there quietly. A row of red lanterns embroidered with the word "solution" swayed in the cold wind, and the dim red light swayed, lining the high eaves of the Zhu Gate.

Lamps were lit everywhere in the house, and colorful silk was moving rhythmically among the flowers and trees, but it still couldn't hide the bleakness of popularity.

A huge house, with only a lonely main house, is still a person who doesn't like to be lively and clean. When the servants first arrived in the palace, they were cautious and cautious in every way, and of course they had to act in the style of the master's house, and they did not dare to speak loudly, and they walked lightly and quickly, and rarely got together to gossip and laugh.

This was especially true at night, when the whole mansion was enveloped in a solemn silence that seemed lifeless. The less timid people, if they don't have to, will never go out after dark, lest they bump into the unjust soul wandering in the house if they are not careful.

Hongyu had only punished a few rumored haunted subordinates two days ago, and now she had just finished counting the gift boxes sent by the various mansions, and walked on the road to the Buddhist hall, feeling that the atmosphere in the mansion was even more dull than before, and her brows frowned unconsciously.

It seems that there is a real need for people to import in this house, and if what the letter says is true, it can be regarded as a great good thing.

She pinched the letter in her sleeve, took a deep breath of cold air, and quickened her steps into the Buddhist hall.

Mrs. An has just passed fifty years this year, and her face is still the same as when she was young, and her sideburns are already gray, which adds a bit of old age to her. At this time, he was holding a scroll of scriptures, and he could see God under the lamp.

Hongyu took off the cotton in the outer room and handed it to the little girl. I sat on the chair for a while, waited for the cold on my body to dissipate, and then brought a cup of tea and opened the curtain to enter the door.

"Ma'am." She placed the tea on the table and called softly.

Mrs. An raised her eyes and swept her, "How many times have I told you, don't call me Mrs. when there are no outsiders, or call me master, I've been used to it for many years." ”

The voice was faint, revealing an indescribable coldness.

"At this time and at that time, now that you are the master of the Guogong Mansion, you must not break the rules." Hongyu replied with her hand down, and subconsciously pinched the letter in her sleeve, hesitating whether to speak.

Mrs. An put down the scriptures, picked up the teacup and took two sips slowly, before she fixed her gaze and looked at her, "Just say something, it's not like you who hesitates." ”

Ruby replied "yes", took out the letter, and presented it to her with both hands, "Madam, please take a look." ”

The vellum envelope has a window flower pattern of a magpie in the center of the front and no name of the recipient.

Mrs. An knew that if it wasn't an important letter, Hongyu wouldn't show it to her, so she didn't ask much, reached out to take it, and pulled out a thin piece of letter paper from her head. Looking closely, I saw a few neat lines of small words written on it:

The Xie family has a daughter and lives in a fishing village. Eleven or twelve years old, with red marks. Fengzhou Binxian County, Sanshui Town. If you want to find a trace, be a guide.

The last signature - the person who received the grace.

After reading this letter, Mrs. An's always calm face showed a rare look of surprise, "Where did this letter come from?" ”

"I found it when I was counting the gift boxes." Hongyu replied, without waiting for Mrs. An to ask, and continued, "There is no surname on the gift box, I asked the person in charge of receiving the gift at the door, they don't remember who gave the box, and there is no record in the gift book. ”

Mrs. An's eyebrows furrowed slightly, "It seems that the person who sent the letter didn't want to reveal his true identity. ”

"Yes." Ruby answered in her mouth, clasping her hands together, watching her reaction.

Mrs. An read the letter carefully twice more, and her face showed a contemplative expression.

It is said that there was a powerful general on the ancestor of the Xie family, who was invincible on the battlefield. He was ambushed in the last battle with the Jianhanhu people, and all the soldiers around him were killed, and he killed more than 500 enemy soldiers alone, and finally fell due to physical exhaustion.

When his son arrived with reinforcements, he still had a breath left, but unfortunately he was too seriously injured and had no medicine stone. When he was dying, he grabbed his son's hand, as if he wanted to leave his last words, but after all, he couldn't say a complete sentence, only spurted out a mouthful of blood, and died suddenly.

Miraculously, the blood seeped into his son's chest, forming a red mark like a shield, which could not be removed by washing his hands with water. Since then, it has been passed down from generation to generation, and frequently appears on the descendants of the Xie family. Anyone who has a birthmark is a rare general.

Of course, the origin of the birthmark is just a legend, but there is indeed no shortage of people with birthmarks in the descendants of the Xie family. Xie Guogong himself has it, Lao Guogong has it, and among his brothers and nephews, there are also many people with red birthmarks from their mother's womb.

The birthmark of others An Lao Taijun has never seen it, but the piece of Xie Guogong can be seen clearly, just above the waist. The color is dark red, not like a shield, but rather like a skull with a vague shape.

She had just given birth to her son, and Xie Guogong had also looked carefully for her son, but she regretted that she didn't see the birthmark for a while.

As far as she knew, the birthmark of the Xie family only appeared on the male descendant, and never appeared on the female heir.

The letter mentioned a girl with red marks is really suspicious!

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