In the peach forest, along the winding path through hundreds of steps, close to the upper reaches of the stream, there is an ancient temple, because all the roads go to the dust-free temple to prepare for the ceremony of worshiping the sky, at this time there are only two old servants who are over the age of the sixtieth year in front of the ancient temple. This ancient temple covers an area of about two acres of land circle, the ancient stone wall is moss-mottled, full of weeds, the front hall is for the great priest's order, and then there are several empty houses, in which countless wooden frames are placed, on which are placed countless spiritual seats of the dead.

The Great Jin Dynasty continued to war, the people's lives were like soil, the general died in a hundred battles, and he was still able to return the body of the horse leather, and returned to his hometown and entered the soil for peace. If ordinary people are involved in wars or encounter bandits, they usually can't even find their bodies. Therefore, the people can also find a workaround, for the relatives who cannot find the body and cannot be buried, carve a stone spiritual seat, and enshrine it in the Great Priest's Palace, hoping that this ancient god of life and death can give more protection to these innocent people who unfortunately died.

This is similar to Xie Ying's when he was young, and he enshrined the poems and books in the temple of sending his son to Niangniang, but Xie Ying worshiped the wrong gods and Buddhas, which caused endless troubles. Da Si Ming is the ancient god worshiped by the Chu people for generations, born in nature, and his origin is naturally unquestionable, and the worship custom continues to this day, but there is no need to worry about his degeneration into a demon.

Sacrifice to the heavens and ghosts, each has a time, so now the hall of the great priest is empty and there is no one else, which seems to be extremely quiet. Lu Sheng just followed the forest path to believe in the reins of the horse, and unconsciously passed by here, so he simply entered the temple to worship.

Unexpectedly, I thought of Xie Ying again.

Lu Sheng clenched the newly replaced saber at his waist, and felt a little distracted.

At this moment, the door to the apse creaked open, and a tall man stepped out of it.

The man wore a dark narrow-sleeved hunting suit that was easy to move, deerskin boots, and his hair was fixed with a dark silver crown. Coupled with this person's outstanding demeanor, he is like the chivalrous man described in the legend, heroic and murderous. Although he was holding a bucket in his hand, he seemed to be wearing a feather bow and long sword, and suddenly there was a little "meteor white feather inserted in the waist, and the sword flower autumn lotus light came out of the box." The heavenly soldiers shine out of the jade pass according to the snow, and the arrows shoot like sand and gold armor. Momentum.

Carrying a bucket can also bring out the majestic majesty of the mountains and rivers, except for Xie Ying in this world, I am afraid that I will not be able to find others.

Lu Sheng couldn't help but sigh: "...... It's really a narrow road. ”

Xie Ying was carrying the wooden barrel, her posture was upright, and she also showed a little surprise, but then her face sank, "What are you doing?" ”

Seeing his unhappy expression, Lu Sheng became more and more annoyed, so he opened the river: "I am Si Mingong Cao, and I patrol and garrison both inside and outside the capital. But I don't know what the eldest prince Xie is doing in this place where the Hanmen Shu clan gathers? ”

Xie Ying couldn't hear his sarcasm, treated himself as a small sneer, only walked to the well outside the main hall with a bucket, and replied casually: "...... Today is my mother's death day. ”

Xie Ying is the eldest son of the Marquis of Weinan, and his mother is naturally the wife of the Marquis of Weinan, even if she dies young, she should be buried in the ancestral tomb of the Xie family, and the spiritual position is enshrined in the ancestral hall of the Xie family to enjoy the incense. Why did they fall into the temple of the great priest and live with the innocent refugees who had been displaced?

Lu Sheng couldn't hide his curiosity, he naturally inquired, but it was just a secret of Xie Fu, and it was not enough for outsiders, so it was just in vain. He also asked his master Wei Su for advice, but Wei Su said: "This matter is a tragic case back then, and the Xie clan naturally keeps it secret. Since you are good friends with Xie Ying, when Xie Ying tells you in person, it is when he introduces you to your best friend. Do you want to listen to the teacher, or wait for Xie Ying to speak? ”

Lu Sheng naturally didn't want to listen to Master.

Now even though he is angry with Xie Ying, his curiosity is not a lot, Xie Ying only mentioned this sentence, which made him feel like a hundred claws scratching his heart, if it weren't for the fact that the two of them had a mustard before, Lu Sheng was afraid that he would have chased after him a long time ago.

Xie Ying stopped at the door, turned his head and said, "Baoyang, would you like to meet my mother with me?" ”

Lu Sheng snorted: "This ......"

Xie Ying chuckled and said, "It's difficult to have visitors to the Great Si Ming Palace, and my mother will be happy to come." ”

Lu Sheng listened to his tone, and couldn't help but soften his heart again, and only secretly thought to himself, this son is obedient, but he can't complain about his mother, the old and the old, and the old people, so he worships with him, which is also human nature.

Then he straightened his face and said, "It's up to you...... See the Rite Hall. ”

Xie Ying didn't say a word, and the two of them each carried a bucket of water, walked through the apse, and came to the courtyard.

The backyard is vast, and the blue brick tombs are neatly arranged, and Xie Ying leads the way in front of a tomb made of white stones, surrounded by pines and cypresses, and neat shrubs. The two of them went back and forth several times, watering the plants and trees before and after, and then offered incense and candles, and solemnly worshipped.

This tomb is built to be extraordinarily neat and large, but the tombstone is inscribed: the tomb of Bai Xizhen in Hexia Village.

Lu Sheng naturally heard of Hexia Village, which is in Xunyang County, less than two hundred miles away from the capital. About 18 years ago, the bandits attacked Hexia Village, burned and looted, and slaughtered the villagers, and then Xunyang County Shou sent a letter to ask for help from the imperial court, it was Wei Su who was ordered to lead Yulinwei to crusade, encircled and suppressed the culprit Tianfeng Village, killed 186 people, captured more than 300 people alive, and eliminated the great trouble for the people in Xunyang County for hundreds of miles.

Subsequently, Weisu fought for many years, and successively broke dozens of thieves and cottages, so that the people of the Great Jin Dynasty were less disturbed by the rogue bandits, and their prestige spread far and wide.

Therefore, he was surprised and said, "Ling Tang is from Xunyang County? ”

Xie Ying said: "My mother is the only daughter of a teacher in the Bai clan school in Hexia Village. ”

Lu Sheng's heart jumped suddenly, and he recalled what Wei Su had mentioned to him: "When Xie Ying told you in person, it was when he introduced you as a close friend. ”

Xie Ying turned his head to see that his expression was excited, his face remained unchanged, but he smiled gently: "Baoyang, can you drink a glass of wine with me?" ”

At this moment, Lu Sheng naturally couldn't say bad, so he followed Xie Ying out of the ancient view, went to the depths of the peach forest, along the bend of the stream, on a gentle grassland, I don't know who built a hanging bamboo house, soaked the green bamboo with medicine, and maintained the verdant color of the bamboo house, which remained unchanged for several years, and was very elegant.

If the frost and rain are outside the bamboo house, guarding the red clay stove to warm the wine.

The two walked up the stairs, entered the bamboo house, and sat on the couch, Xie Ying talked about his life experience with Lu Sheng all the way.

This matter can be traced back to a major case of rebellion and usurpation 29 years ago.

The court was treacherous and complicated, so there is no need to repeat it, but it only implicated Xie Ying, the father of Xie Ying, who was still the son of the Hou of Weinan at that time, Xie Yi.

Xie Yi had already made a marriage contract with Miss Wang, and before getting married, he was ordered by his father to go to Jingzhou to deal with family affairs. But he forgot all about his past because of a heavy blow to the head, and fled in a hurry, leaving not even a single token on his body.

Mr. Bai saw that he was born with extraordinary weapons, and he thought that he was not an ordinary person, so he kindly took him into his home, just waiting for his relatives to come to look for him, and he waited for three years without moving.

However, because the Marquis of Weinan was involved in court disputes at that time, and the various houses were eyeing the position of this hereditary reckless marquis, he was unable to take care of the disappearance of his eldest son.

Xie Yi forgot all about the past, spent three years in Hexia Village, and made a living by teaching, but he was also open-minded, so he made up his mind to live in the village for the rest of his life. Then he gradually fell in love with Mr. Bai's only daughter, Bai Xizhen, and the two secretly communicated with each other, so they asked Mr. Bai for marriage.

Although Mr. Bai is worried about his beloved daughter, he is afraid that there are many hidden dangers when he marries this unclear son, but these two people love each other and are affectionate and friendly.

After Xie Yi married Bai, he lived a deep love, and a year later Mr. Bai died of illness, when Bai was pregnant, and Xie Ying was born eight months later.

However, the good times did not last long, and when Xie Ying was six months old, Weinan Hou's cronies finally found Hexia Village.

If the family of three returns to the Hou Mansion, it will be a good story. However, Miss Wang Shu, who is married to Xie Yi, is a very assertive woman, since six years ago when Xie Yi's life and death were unknown, Wang Shu's parents intended to withdraw from their beloved daughter, but Wang Shu said that she would not marry Xie Yi in this life, and now Xie Yi's whereabouts are unknown, she wants to see people in life, and she wants to see corpses in death.

Wang Shu's parents saw that she was resolute, and they had no choice but to let her go. It's just that at that time, everyone in the capital mentioned it, but they sighed a lot and praised less. The people of the Great Jin Dynasty are open-minded and do not advocate women's festivals, and Wang Shu is also deeply rooted in Xie Yi's affection for Xie Yi when he was young, so he vowed to be Xie Yi's wife for the rest of his life. She loves affectionately, although it is a good news, but it took six years in vain, but fortunately, Xie Yi returned to the capital safe and sound, but for Wang Shu, it was a fortunate thing to be able to see the moon.

Xie Yi was taken back to the Weinan Marquis Mansion with his wife and children, and the old marquis invited a famous doctor to treat him, after all, he gradually remembered the old things when he was young, and even remembered his childhood sweetheart and fiancée.

However, in this way, Bai's identity has become more and more subtle.

Xie Yi is sincere to Wang Shu and the Bai family, not to mention that it is ordinary for a man to marry a wife and take a concubine, so he is naturally willing to leave the two together.

Bai is Xie Yi's wife who is marrying in Hexia Village, and now Xie Yi has given birth to his eldest son, Xie Ying. However, Wang Shu, a dignified and noble daughter of the Wang family, is raised like a princess, how can she be willing to be a concubine with others? What's more, she originally had a marriage contract with Xie Yi in advance, if it wasn't for fate, how could she get the turn of a rural village woman of the Bai family to marry the prince of Weinan Hou?

Therefore, Wang Xie's two families discussed several times, and asked the Bai family to give up the position of wife, Xie Yi married Wang Shu as his wife, and accepted Bai Xizhen as a concubine, and Xie Ying naturally became the eldest son. In the eyes of everyone, it is naturally a cost-effective transaction for a rural woman to exchange her name for a lifetime of glory and wealth.

It's just that Wang Shu is arrogant, but the Bai family is not a weak woman, she only needs Xie Yi to record her son in the family tree, establish the identity of her eldest son, and then reconcile with Xie Yi. After Xie Ying's full moon, Bai kept his promise and returned to Hexia Village alone.

Five years later, there was a tragedy when Hexia Village was slaughtered by bandits, and Xie Ying was only six years old at that time.

The eldest son, the eldest son, although there is a difference of one word, what is hidden behind is Bai's noble temperament of being a broken jade and not a complete tile, and a heart of motherly love for Xie Ying's overall plan.

Even though Xie Ying was named as the son of Rahu, even though he was snubbed and alienated, and even though he was deprived of the right to inherit the throne, he was still the eldest son of the Marquis of Weinan, and he did not have to be subservient.

The love of parents for their children is far-reaching.

Ruoshuang quietly entered and exited the bamboo house, and had already sent four pots of pear blossom white to the two.

Lu Sheng suddenly put down his wine glass and burst into tears, and the crystal tears were like glass pearls, dripping on the back of his hand.

Xie Ying's face was a little cold again.

He mustered up the courage to open his heart to Lu Sheng and tell the old things, but it was not in exchange for a few tears of pity from Lu Sheng.

- Just thinking about it makes me feel anger burning in my heart.

Therefore, Xie Ying refused to appease him, and only said bluntly: "Don't pity ...... for me"

"Pathetic? Who is pitiful? Lu Sheng blinked, his eyes were drunk, but his nose and eye circles were moist and red, he raised his hand and wiped his eyes clumsily, but wiped his eyes more and more red, just like the snow-white rabbit raised in the forest garden.

Xie Ying was speechless for a while, so he had to sigh and get up, sit next to Lu Sheng again, take him into his arms, and whispered, "Then why are you crying?" ”

Lu Sheng leaned on Xie Ying, buried his face in his shirt, and said in a muffled voice: "I miss my mother......"

Xie Ying lowered his eyes and looked at the person in his arms, only to feel that the tenderness in his chest was gradually growing and overflowing, and even the resentment towards his indecisive, weak and incompetent father could not be tolerated.

He gently stroked the back of Lu Sheng's head and said softly: "Dignified Yu Lin Wei, why do you cry at every turn?" ”

Lu Sheng snorted and only said: "Acting spontaneously is the way of saying, and it is the virtue of its nature." The master is a virtuous and virtuous Yu Linwei. ”

Xie Ying smiled, seeing that he was getting more and more drunk, he simply hugged him, put it on the bamboo bed on the side, and took off his shoes and socks and coats for him with his own hands. He also ordered Ruozhu to go and spread the news for Lu Yuan and his wife, but Lu Sheng had other important things to do, and he would return home later.

He just sat at the head of the bed, Lu Sheng spontaneously rolled into his arms as if he had found a heat source, perhaps because he didn't have to face to face, Lu Sheng talked a lot, and he became bolder, grabbed the shirt around Xie Ying's waist, and said in a low voice: "Ah Ying, you are willing to talk to me, I am so happy." ”

Xie Ying was silent, and Lu Sheng said again: "It's just ...... You sent me the hanging pot, did you really want to harm me? ”

After waiting for a long time, I heard Xie Ying say, "Not in the future." ”

Not in the future, but it was in the past.

Lu Sheng didn't know what to feel in his heart for a while, the sourness and bitterness all came up, but Xie Ying stroked his back and said, "Baoyang, I used to ...... Wrong. People are not sages, who can do no wrong, hug the sun, you forgive me once. ”

Lu Sheng squinted at him, and sneered with a little wine: "Grand Master Xie actually has an apology day...... Why was you so hard-mouthed before? ”

Xie Ying smiled bitterly and lowered her eyes: "...... I'm afraid that if you say it, you won't forgive me. ”

Lu Sheng frowned and said, "Why aren't you afraid now?" ”

Xie Ying said: "Now I know, you are willing to forgive me." ”

Lu Sheng didn't know why, he suddenly turned red in embarrassment, turned over and shrank to the corner of the bamboo bed.

Xie Yingwan'er leaned over to hug him again, but Lu Sheng suddenly opened his eyes and glared at him, and said with a straight face: "Ah Ying, I regard you as a confidant, and I am willing to be close friends with you in the future." As for the peach and broken sleeves, I was not interested in it at all. ”

Xie Ying withdrew his hand, but his face was still as usual, and he only said: "It's not common for friends to sleep together." Rest in peace, and when you wake up, I'll send you back. ”

He didn't hear Lu Sheng's reply, thinking that the young man was still confused, and said, "Hold the sun and be relieved, I won't force you anymore." ”

Lu Sheng still didn't speak, Xie Ying leaned over to look, but found that the young man had fallen asleep.