The next day, it was not until the end of the morning that the two of them packed up and boarded the boat, and Cheng Ke ordered the accompanying escort ships to follow behind, "You are in the way, what else are you watching?" ’

The two sat leisurely in the cabin with the windows open, Li Xiaonuan pointed to the scenery along the coast, smiled and cooed with Cheng Ke about the various pieces of tomb sweeping that came back from Qingming every year before last, and the warm sun lazily shone in the twilight spring, and the breeze with the fragrance of flowers and plants on both sides of the strait blew through the cabin, gently raising Li Xiaonuan's long skirt.

In the evening, the sunset shone red, dyed the water surface a bright red, the bow of the boat broke through the water, stirring up countless pieces of gold green, jumping and dancing, Cheng Ke held Li Xiaonuan, standing in the bow of the boat in the wind, far away, you can already see Yunpu Town.

The guards who accompanied them from the shore and the stewards, mothers-in-law, and girls who had arrived at the Yunjian Inn early in the morning had already been cleaned up. On the dock of the Yunjian Inn, the innkeeper Sun's nervous forehead was sweating, and several stewards stretched their necks and waited on the dock, from the letter that the eldest princess and the prince wanted to live in his inn, from the inside to the outside, he did not have a moment of peace, and the noble people who could be counted in the world made it clear that they wanted to live in his inn! This is really the ancestor of virtue, in the future, his inn, this inn in the clouds, is a world-famous inn!

Shopkeeper Sun swallowed his saliva, stretched his neck and looked at the string of black dots in the distance, here! Shopkeeper Sun swallowed his saliva again, from the time he received the letter, before he sent away the guests in the inn, Lord Huang of Xiuzhou Zhizhou arrived, he was the first time in his life to see such a big official as Zhizhou, and there was an adult, I don't know who it was, looking at Lord Huang's respectful appearance, I was afraid that it was the official of Hangzhou Mansion or the capital, and the inn would not let him clean, and his inn would not let him in, first a few adults, and then those stewards and mothers-in-law

I heard that this eldest princess is the girl of the Li family in Xiali Town, this Li family is really an ancestor of virtue, and the daughters who got married still take care of their mother's family one by one, the old lady Li in Shangli Town first, this time is the eldest princess, this girl surnamed Li, how did she become a royal princess again?

Shopkeeper Sun's nonsense thought, seeing the long list of ships slowly leaning on the dock, Shopkeeper Sun swallowed heavily, quietly wiped the cold sweat on his palms on his clothes, stared closely at the steward next to him, half-hung his head, and didn't dare to look at the boat, only stared at the steward, he went further, he went further, he stopped, he stopped, he long, he also long.

A corner of the moon-white silk robe moved to the front of him, and a gentle and soft female voice next to him seemed to be talking to him:

"I'm tired of the shopkeeper."

"No annoyance, no annoyance!"

Shopkeeper Sun hurriedly waved his hands and replied, Cheng Ke laughed, turned his head to look at the steward and ordered:

"Give him more silver, I'm afraid that his inn won't be doing business for the past few days, don't lose him."

The steward agreed, pulled the shopkeeper Sun, and took half a step back. Li Xiaonuan turned his head to look around, pointed to the stone stake tied to the cable, and said with a smile:

"It's still the same here as it was ten years ago, it hasn't changed, the stone stake is still there, and when I came back that year, Chaoyun hid behind the stake, followed me into the inn, and then followed me."

Cheng Ke turned his head to look at the half-human-tall, rough and ancient stone pile, raised his eyebrows and nodded with a smile:

"This is her blessing, if I didn't follow you, how could I have today's chance? Now the Yunda shopkeeper of Houdeju in the capital is also a well-known figure! ”

Cheng Ke thought about the embarrassment of Houdeju not making money every year, laughed loudly, lowered his head and spoke, hugged Li Xiaonuan, and slowly walked into the inn.

The next day, the two got up early in the morning and arrived at the Gujia Wharf in Shangli Town, but just after the beginning of the year, the ancient family patriarch Gu Taiye, the Yuezhou Zhizhou Huang, the Liangzhejiang Road Xuanfu Envoy Han, the Gu family housekeeper and others crowded the narrow wharf, Li Xiaonuan wore a hat, helped Cheng Ke's men to get off the boat, followed the grandmother Sun who had returned to her hometown to retire, and went straight to Songfeng Courtyard to rest.

Cheng Ke greeted the ancient master, Lord Huang, Lord Han and others, let everyone enter the ancient mansion, accompanied everyone to lunch, explained the things entrusted by Mrs. Zhou, and entertained for a long time before sending everyone away and returning to Songfeng Courtyard.

In the back garden of the ancient house, the lotus leaves of the pond have just been stretched, floating on the clear water, fresh and itchy, the two wandered around in the back garden of the ancient mansion for an afternoon, until the evening, they returned to the Songfeng Courtyard, and had a meal and rested.

Early the next morning, Cheng Ke and Li Xiaonuan dressed in plain clothes, left the ancient mansion, got into the car, and went to the ancestral tomb of the ancient family. Cheng Ke sacrificed Mrs. Li and Gu Zhiheng privately on behalf of the emperor, and then sacrificed the two of them with Li Xiaonuan.

Mrs. Li was not buried with her husband, but was buried behind Gu Zhiheng's cemetery, just like before her death, her mother stood behind her son, looking at her son lovingly and proudly, watching him grow up little by little.

Li Xiaonuan stood in front of the tomb of Mrs. Li, looked at the pine and cypress behind the cemetery, which was already gloomy, stayed for a moment, turned his head to look at Cheng Ke and said in a low voice:

"I want to say a few words to the old lady."

Cheng Ke nodded:

"I'll wait for you over there."

"Hmm."

Cheng Ke raised his hand, and the girls and mothers-in-law who were accompanying him stepped back lightly, leaving Li Xiaonuan standing alone in front of Mrs. Li's tomb. Li Xiaonuan carried her skirt, walked a few steps forward, knelt in front of the tombstone, stretched out her hand to caress the red letters engraved on the tombstone, the person who loves her the most in the world and knows her the most has become the red letter on the tombstone, these years, she always suddenly felt that if one day she returned to Shangli Town, returned to Ruixuan Hall, she was still there, smiling and calling her "Xiao Nuan is back"

Li Xiaonuan put his head against the tombstone, tears fell like balls, and after a while, he raised his head, with tears, and said in a low voice:

"Ancestor, Xiao Nuan is back, I have done everything you asked me to do, years ago, they all told you, the Xu family went back to the countryside to live in the ancestral house, just like we did back then, but you have hope, you have a daughter-in-law, a grandson, a granddaughter, there is Xiao Nuan, they don't, they only have a son, I have let people castrate him, ancestor, you are suffering because of your son, they are suffering, you said, death is not bitter, it is the living who suffer, I will let them live."

Li Xiaonuan let out a long breath, his fingers unconsciously crossed the tombstone, looked up at the tomb made of blue bricks, was silent for a long time, moved forward, as if to rely on the ancestor to get closer, and said in a low voice:

"Ancestor, maybe you are listening to me somewhere, I can't see you, but you can definitely see me, I know that people really have souls."

Li Xiaonuan paused, as if thinking about how to say it,

"Ancestor, are you gone? Are you listening to me? Ancestor, I'm not Xiao Nuan, I'm not Li Xiaonuan, I'm actually a wisp of soul, coming from a place you don't know, just like a person who was reincarnated without drinking Meng Po soup, with a previous life, so I'm smarter than others, Ancestor, are you still there? Gone?

Yesterday I went back to worship my father and mother and Xiao Nuan, Xiao Ke asked my father and mother to posthumously seal, I have done a lot of prayer for Xiao Nuan, I hope she will be happy in the next life, better than me, I also let people build a clan school for the Li family, buy a clan field, so that the children of the clan can study, the ancestor, I am Li Xiaonuan, the girl of the Li family, the same as you. ”

Li Xiaonuan breathed a long sigh of relief, stood up, looked at the tomb and said goodbye:

"Ancestor, I'm going back, next time I come to see you, I don't know when, Xiao Ke will take the throne when he goes back, in the future, I won't be able to leave the capital, Ancestor, you can rest assured, I will guard the ancient family, like you. I'm leaving. ”

Li Xiaonuan took a step back, took another step back, and was about to turn around, when a violent whirlwind suddenly swirled on the left side of the tomb, rolling the soil, rolling the paper money that had been burned to ashes, rolling into a straight line, roaring and rushing to the sky.

Cheng Ke jumped over in two steps and pulled Li Xiaonuan back, Li Xiaonuan fell into Cheng Ke's arms, his eyes were firmly fixed on the whirlwind, and he choked and shouted:

"That's the Ancestor! It's the ancestor! She heard me and she's gone! ”

Cheng Ke looked at the whirlwind that had already entered the sky with awe, bent down and hugged Li Xiaonuan, who was crying silently, and strode back.

In the afternoon, Li Xiaonuan woke up, Cheng Ke was sitting on the edge of the bed looking at a book, and when he saw that she was awake, he hurriedly threw away the book, looked down at her and asked:

"Better?"

"yes, alright."

Li Xiaonuan stood up,

"What time is it?"

"Shen Zheng."

Cheng Ke saw Li Xiaonuan's expression soothing, put his mind at ease, and said with a smile:

"Just now the housekeeper came over and said that tonight Shangli Town is going to set off fireworks and sing a hundred operas, I heard that it is the silver from several big families in the town, saying that it is to celebrate your aunt and grandmother returning to her parents' house."

Li Xiaonuan raised her eyebrows, her interest was high,

"Let's have dinner and watch the fireworks! Whenever there is any lively thing in Shangli Town, it must be in the Temple of Literature, and there is a family selling quail dumplings next to the Temple of Literature, and his quail dumplings are the best! ”

Cheng Ke was more interested in Li Xiaonuan's interest, Li Xiaonuan got up and washed, changed into a moon white silk embroidered folded branches and green plum pleated skirt, a light green silk jacket, Cheng Ke wore a moon white silk gown, the two eaten, came out of the side door, the guard, the chief followed as passers-by, Lan Chu took a few girls and women, not far away and waiting.

Cheng Ke took Li Xiaonuan in his arms, crossed a bridge, in front of him was the most lively and prosperous place in the town, the night had fallen, on both sides of the street, red lanterns were hung under the eaves of every house, illuminating the street red and festive, the street was full of people, from time to time I saw neatly dressed young women, in groups of three or five, whispering and laughing, and moving forward along the flow of people.

Li Xiaonuan led Cheng Ke and walked in the direction of the Confucian Temple along the flow of people, talking and laughing as he walked, and told him about the excitement he had seen and passed in Shangli Town.

The two turned a few street corners, and the lights were bright in the distance, and the sound of babbling singing and shouting came from time to time.

In the Temple of Literature, there was a stage in the middle, singing out of an unknown play, Cheng Ke and Li Xiaonuan stood under the stage and watched for a while, puzzled, Lan Chu took two steps forward, smiled and whispered:

"Why didn't the master and the young lady hear it, this singing Wenqu star is difficult to go down to, isn't it our old master!"

Li Xiaonuan was half furious in surprise, turned his head to look at Cheng Ke, blinked his eyes and couldn't speak, Cheng Ke shook off the folding fan in his hand, covered the two of them and stepped back, laughing as he retreated:

"If you say, don't you let people sing? It's not a bad thing, just sing it. ”

Li Xiaonuan shook his head while sighing, followed Cheng Ke to look at the side of the illusion hundred operas, and after walking more than a dozen steps, he heard a loud and crisp shouting sound in front of him:

"Sell quail dumplings!"

Li Xiaonuan's eyes lit up suddenly, and he hurriedly pulled Cheng Ke forward:

"Let's go, the dumplings are coming! It's his house, I ate it once, I remember his voice, let's go buy dumplings to eat! ”

When Cheng Ke smiled and squeezed Li Xiaonuan over, there was already a full crowd in front of the dumpling stall, Li Xiaonuan pulled Cheng Ke, looked at it on tiptoe, and lined up with drooling, Cheng Ke lowered his head, and in his smiling eyes, he only saw Li Xiaonuan.

The two slowly lined up in front, and Li Xiaonuan stretched out his hand in front of Lan Chu:

"Ten big bucks is enough."

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Cheng Ke and said with a smile:

"This bun is big, it's enough for the two of us to eat a bunch."

The stall owner neatly tied two dumplings, took a withered lotus leaf, wrapped it and handed it to Cheng Ke, Li Xiaonuan pointed to the vinegar mill:

"Dip this! I love to be jealous! ”

Cheng Ke laughed so hard that his hands trembled, barely dipped in vinegar, retreated to the side, and handed the steamed dumplings to Li Xiaonuan, Li Xiaonuan took Cheng Ke's hand, took a bite carefully, narrowed his eyes with satisfaction, and motioned for Cheng Ke to eat too, the two stood in the corner of the street, you eat the dumplings in one bite, and I eat the dumplings in one bite.

In the distance, there was a dull roar, and the magnificent fireworks bloomed in mid-air, Li Xiaonuan leaned on Cheng Ke's arms, looked up at the fireworks in the distance, and sighed leisurely for a while, and turned his head to look at Cheng Ke:

"It's my blessing to be with you in this life."

Cheng Ke looked down at Li Xiaonuan with bright eyes, and suddenly leaned over and kissed her on the forehead,

"You are my blessing!"

The fireworks in the distance shone brightly and darkly on the two people who were leaning on each other, warm and peaceful.

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