Eight years ago.

Weizhou.

When there was no war, Yue Lan would mostly take his wife and children to live in his hometown of Weizhou.

Seeing that the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, the young daughter Yue Wen is afraid of the heat and noisy all day long, and his wife Chu Rong is pregnant and can hardly endure the heat.

The manor is much cooler than the city, and there are many fun places, Yue Wen has not had enough to go up the mountain and down the river for a few days, but I don't know which mother-in-law in the manor has a broken mouth, and said that the recent night market in the nearby town is very lively, and this happened to be heard by Yue Wen, who likes freshness, and she pestered her father to take her to the night market.

The mother is pregnant and inconvenient to go out, and her father usually accompanies her mother when she is at home, so she refuses to take her there, and the thirteen-year-old brother in addition to the usual martial arts and reading, when he sees her when he is free, he loves to keep a straight face, and she doesn't want to provoke, so she tangled around and found that no one paid attention to her stubble at all, Yue Wen was unhappy, and sat outside the door alone with a wrinkled face.

"Why is Wenwen unhappy? Who messed with you? ”

It was one of Yue Lan's guards who spoke, Yue Cheng.

Normally, when there is no war, the soldiers are disarmed and returned to the field, and live a stable life with their families, but Yue Cheng is different, he is an orphan, when he was young and wandering, he was found by the Yue family army who was passing by, General Yue was kind-hearted, so he received him into the army, gave him food, taught him to practice martial arts, and let him follow his surname, and gave him a name. Later, the war on the frontier gradually died out, and there was no need to fight anymore, so Yue Cheng, who was already homeless, returned to Weizhou with Yue Lan and became a guard of Yue's mansion.

But because the Yue family and his wife treat everyone gently, the two children never regard themselves as masters, and Yue Cheng himself is also cheerful and talkative, so he gets along very well with the Yue family.

Yue Cheng was only in his early twenties at the time, only ten years older than Yue Wen, at this age call him his brother, a little young, called uncle, and a little old, after thinking about it, Yue Wen created a title - "Uncle Xiao Cheng".

Uncle Xiao Cheng was looking at her with a smile at the moment and asking, she said listlessly: "It's so annoying, no one takes me to the night market to play!" ”

"So it's just for this, it's a trivial matter, I'll take you there later!" Yue Cheng volunteered.

"Really?" Her eyes lit up and she was pleasantly surprised.

"Of course it's true, Uncle Xiaocheng, when did I deceive Wenwen?" Yue Cheng winked at her.

She immediately cheered.

At dusk, Yue Cheng reported to Yue Lan and his wife, and really took Yue Wen to the town to visit the night market, of course, he also brought Nanfeng, a little girl who was as old as her, that is, Yanling later.

Yue Cheng is as his name suggests, although he is young but sincere and loyal to the Yue family, plus he has been in the army for more than ten years and his kung fu is good, with him taking care of Yue Wen and Nan Feng following, the couple is very relieved.

At that time, Yue Wen was actually very lively, but her mother was strict with her, and since she was born, she was determined to raise her to be a well-read lady like herself, so this eight-year-old little girl was locked up in the courtyard of the deep house on weekdays, and her lively and active personality was suppressed by a dull and boring life, which made her heart very depressed.

So at first glance, when she saw the night scene of the town with a strong atmosphere of the market, she was so excited that she couldn't even find the north, and she scurried around in the crowd all the way, and the eccentric didn't forget to tell Yue Cheng and Nan Feng who were chasing after her, "Uncle Xiao Cheng, Nan Feng, hurry up, don't lose me!" ”

Nan Feng said as he ran: "Miss, Miss, slow down, wait for me!" ”

At this time, Yue Wen was like a bird out of the cage, and even Nan Feng, who had been practicing martial arts since childhood, almost couldn't keep up with her.

Yue Cheng laughed as he walked behind, "I won't lose you, our Wenwen is naturally beautiful, and she can recognize it at a glance in the crowd!" ”

The curious little girl walked around the town for two and a half hours and was still in the ascendant, until Yue Cheng bribed him with a sugar gourd before agreeing to return to the manor.

The three of them drove the carriage back slowly, and Yue Wen was still nibbling on the sugar gourd, but before she could enter the main road of the manor, bursts of smoke came to her face.

Yue Wen and Nan Feng lifted the curtain in confusion, and saw the direction of their manor not far away, and there was a firelight, which was about to dye half of the night sky red. Yue Wen shouted at Yue Cheng, who was rushing to the car, in fright: "Fire, it's on fire!" It seems to be in the manor, Uncle Xiaocheng, look! ”

The experience accumulated from many years of marching and fighting made Yue Cheng instinctively vigilant, and he immediately abandoned the carriage and walked along the path to the manor with the two little girls.

However, as the road got closer, the scene in front of him became more and more terrifying. The fire that originally ignited from only one corner had already engulfed half of the manor, and there were still shouts and screams in his ears, Yue Cheng tightened his brows, placed the two little girls in the bushes on the side of the road, and went to the manor alone to investigate, and did not forget to ask before leaving, "Nanfeng, take care of Miss!" ”

Lord Nanfeng nodded solemnly.

The smell of blood was approaching, Yue Wen was so frightened that she trembled, and Nan Feng always stayed by her side, squatting with her in the bushes that were just enough to cover their figures.

I don't know how long it took, Yue Cheng never came back, but a familiar woman's voice came not far away, Yue Wen was surprised, it was her mother. However, before she could get up, she heard her mother's heart-rending cry.

"Xu Jilin! You devil! In vain, my husband has always treated you like a brother, but you have destroyed me all over the house today, and you will not die well! ”

A male voice responded eagerly, "Rong Rong, Yue Lan is dead, didn't you also see it, you follow me, I will take you away, I will let you give birth to the child, I will treat him as my own flesh and blood, Rong Rong, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you, will you go with me?" ”

In this sudden conversation, Yue Wen only understood six words - "Yue Lan is dead". Daddy is dead? Daddy is dead! Yue Wen almost cried out in fright, but fortunately Nan Feng covered her mouth so that no one could find out, but before her tears flowed, she heard her mother's cry again.

"Don't you think! I won't go with you if I die, Xu Jilin, you beast is not as good as you! If you kill my husband and my child, I will never let you go! ”

As soon as the mother's words fell, the sound of the sword coming out of the sheath sounded, followed by a cry of anger from the mother, and then the sound of the body falling to the ground.

"Rongrong ......"

The man just now seemed to be screaming in pain.

Yue Wen's eyes widened suddenly, and she understood what had happened.

Mother is dead!

Mother is dead!

The little girl hid in the dark, and she couldn't come out for a long time.

Nan Feng, who was also frightened, kept in mind Yue Cheng's advice, and kept covering her mouth vigorously to prevent her from making a sound.

After a while, she finally exhaled that breath, Nan Feng relieved her heart slightly, but saw that her body suddenly began to tremble again, and tears rolled down from her eyes.

The old lady treats herself as if she were her own, although the young Nanfeng is also grief-stricken, but she vaguely knows that the most important thing at this time is not to let those people find them again, so she just covers the young lady's mouth hard, even if the young lady has bitten her painfully, she has never let go of her hand.

Yue Wen cried silently and fainted.

When she woke up, she was already in a hurrying and fast carriage.

Uncle Xiao Cheng, who didn't know when he came back, drove the car desperately in the night, and Nanfeng held her tightly in his arms, for fear that she would be uncomfortable by the bumps.

The pain in her heart had overshadowed the discomfort in her body.

Dad, mother, brother, and everyone in the villa, except for her, Nan Feng and Uncle Xiaocheng, everyone was gone overnight and died! She was fine before she went out, how could it be? How could it be! Daddy hasn't said anything to her yet, so she'll never see her again?

I couldn't believe it was true, she bit her hand desperately, trying to wake up from the nightmare, but she was awake, and this qiē was true.

She wept as long as she woke up.

At dusk the next day, they had arrived in the capital. Yue Cheng waited in a remote part of the city until it was dark before leading them to the Chu Mansion.

"Uncle! My father, my mother, and my brother...... They're all dead...... Our whole family is dead......"

Yue Wen, who had already lost her face, threw herself into Chu Lin's arms and cried in a suppressed voice.

"My lord, Xu Jilin led more than 200 elite troops to raid Yingyue Manor last night, General Yue, Mrs. and Young Master have been killed, and everyone in the Yue family has been wiped out except for the three of us!" Yue Cheng, who was in the dust, knelt down in front of Chu Lin, and reported the bad news word by word, which was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day.

Chu Lin, who had been worried for several days because of the serious illness of his young daughter Chu Xue, was even worse at this time, and Mrs. Chu on the side was almost fainting.

The bad news struck, Chu Lin's heart was numb, he instinctively didn't want to believe it, but look at the situation of the three people who came suddenly, and look at the niece who was crying quietly in his arms, how could this be fake?

After a while, he finally figured out some clues, and hurriedly asked his wife to take the two little girls to rest in person, and asked Yue Cheng for some details.

What to do? Go to the Holy Driver to sue the royal court in person? Sued Xu Jilin for killing his sister-in-law because he was jealous of his military achievements? Throughout the night, many thoughts flashed through Chu Lin's mind, but on the morning of the second day, the emperor sat down on the holy car, and Yue Lan was charged with treason in the court.

Rebellion? This crime is insisted on Yue Lan, who won hundreds of tough battles for the imperial court, will anyone in the world believe it?

But the Ninety-Five Venerable used this method to make the people of the world choose to believe, keep it secret and forget.

~~~

Chu Lin was not only cold, but also worried about Yue Wen's fate.

Since Xu Jilin had already planned to destroy the Yue family, it was very likely that he would find that Wenwen had escaped, and once he found out, with his ruthless methods, he would never give up, his sister's family was gone, and Chu Lin would never let his niece fall into the tiger's mouth again.

But how to create a way for Wenwen to survive? A stable way to live?

As soon as Chu Lin, who was worried, returned to the mansion, he saw that Yue Cheng, who was escorting Yue Wen, had disappeared, leaving only a note, asking him to take care of Yue Wen for Chu Rong's sake, and let Yue Cheng deal with the rest of the worries himself.

Sure enough, three days later, Chu Lin got the news that the remnants of the Yue clan who were rumored to be missing had appeared, but when they were discovered, they had already fallen into the cliff near the Yingyue Manor in Weizhou with their cars, and the car was destroyed and people died.

At this point, the Yue family has completely disappeared from the world.

Unexpectedly, I just saw Wenwen's glimmer of life, but it was snowing again. Their biological daughter, Chu Xue, who was only half a year older than Yue Wen, was born with a weak illness and was infected with smallpox, an epidemic that was prevalent in the capital at that time.

Desperate to save the daughter, the Chu couple decided to send their daughter to Baicao Mountain, 300 miles away from the capital, to seek treatment from Gu Xin, a miracle doctor with excellent medical skills, and in the spirit of finding a way out for their niece, they also brought Yue Wen, who had been hidden in the house for many days.

But what kind of disease is smallpox? If a healthy child is infected, there is only a six-point chance of cure, let alone Chu Xue, who has been sick and weak since childhood? Although Gu Xin went all out, God took away their hearts, and nine-year-old Chu Xue, after barely supporting it for more than half a month, still died young.

lost his sister and daughter, and the successive blows made Chu Lin painful, but after the sadness, he who had always been sensible vaguely saw a hope, God took Xue'er, was it intentional to leave a way for Wenwen to live?

Although he has already given birth to the idea of replacing Li with a peach, if he wants to cross the sea in secret, the most important thing is to obtain the consent of his wife, after all, if Wenwen wants to live as Xue'er in the future, it means that their daughter, the real Chu Xue, cannot be buried openly. And this is a very cruel thing for a lady who is not related to Yue Wenben.

To his surprise, his wife, who was in love with him, agreed with his idea, so he endured the heartache, and the couple secretly lit a fire in the Baicao Mountain with their dead flesh and blood, and scattered ashes between heaven and earth.

Half a month later, the Chu couple returned to the capital with Yue Wen, who had become Chu Xue.

The rest of the matter is very easy to handle, when Chu Xue first contracted smallpox, Mrs. has ordered the housekeeper to send out the people who are close to the servant, and now Chu Xue has returned from "recovery", and Chu Mansion naturally has a new batch of subordinates. And follow them to Baicao Mountain, except for Mrs. Chu's side of Mama Wang, there is only Ruyue who serves Chu Xue closely, after Chu Xue died of illness, Mrs. left her by the side of Baicao Valley Xin, first, Ruyue took care of Chu Xue closely, once she was infected, it was easy to heal, and second, this little girl was talented and intelligent, and she could learn some things with Doctor Gu, which was better than being trapped in the house.

After all, the less people know about stealing the day, the better.

In this way, the people in the house who understand the truth are not only their husband and wife, their son Chu Jian, but only Mama Wang and the housekeeper, they are all confidants for decades, and they are naturally 100% trustworthy. And when Yue Wen and Chu Xue were cousins when they were young, they were somewhat similar in appearance, and Chu Xue was frail since she was a child, and she rarely went out, so no one in and out of Chu Mansion had ever been suspicious.

In this way, day after day, Yue Wen grew up day by day under the care of her uncle and aunt, and gradually, she really lived as Chu Xue. After the family change, her lively temperament has become calm, and the fun-loving little girl has really grown into a well-informed lady, just as her mother expected back then.

She could have continued to hide in the boudoir until that day, in the back garden of the Chu Mansion, she met King Heng.