Xie Liangqing stood at the gate of Xie Mansion, staring blankly at the strange and familiar door plaque. She wanted to move forward, but hesitated. She looked at what she was wearing, if someone had sued her a few years ago, she would one day be in rags and begging to get by, I'm afraid she wouldn't believe it.

The granddaughter of the second product of the Counselor, the daughter of the Eight Grades of the Five Classics. My grandfather's family is a well-known scholarly family in the country. Her family background must be powerful and powerful, and she must be noble and noble. A noble girl in Beijing, how could she end up like this.

Xie Liangqing felt as if her legs had been poured into a full pile of stones, and she was struggling. She slowly walked towards the gate of the Xie family, a little excited in her heart. After suffering so much, I finally arrived home. It was as if all the qiē on the road to exile was a dream, just waiting for her to walk into the gate of the Xie Mansion, sleep on the soft bed, and wake up to the carefree second girl of the Xie family who was not married at that time.

She was getting closer and closer to the gate of Xie Mansion, but the scenery in front of her was getting more and more blurry, and she gradually became a little unable to see clearly. In an instant, it seemed to turn into smoke and gradually dissipate. Xie Liangqing quickened her pace a little impatiently, wanting to rush over and grab the smoke and hold it in her hand. Re-pinched into the Xie family who dreamed of being true in Nanzhili.

"Where did you call Hanako! Don't know whose house this is? Hurry up and let me go! ”

A man's voice broke the scene in front of Xie Liangqing's eyes. The smoke gathered again, and it became the Xie Mansion she was familiar with, but it felt so strange to her. She stretched out her hand to touch it to see if it was real, but someone "snapped" and knocked it off.

"Didn't you hear me?! Get out of here! The man dressed as a servant waved his hand at Xie Liangqing impatiently, "Get out!" This is not the place you should be, you have to beg for food and go to a restaurant and tea shop. No matter how bad it is, go to the soup kitchen shop at the other end of the city gate. ”

Xie Liangqing finally sobered up. She looked up at the servant. This man, she recognized, had been a porter in Xie Mansion for many years, but she didn't know his name. It's not surprising that she, a young lady in the house, can casually ask the name of the outer housekeeper. I am not allowed to ask someone to spread the word that the young lady eloped with the servant, such a reputation, Xie Liangqing would not dare to ask for it, and he would not be able to afford it.

"I, I'm the second lady of the Xie family, you go to find Mrs. Wei, she will recognize me as soon as she sees me." Xie Liangqing hadn't spoken for a long time, and she rarely had enough food and clothing all the way, so her words were a little unclear. But her thoughts are very clear, knowing that it is difficult to win the trust of others with her own appearance now, but as soon as Wei comes out, she will immediately prove her innocence.

The porter glanced at Xie Liangqing and sneered: "I have been a porter in the Xie family for so many years, and it is the first time that someone has come to the door to pretend to be our lady. It's really embarrassing. ”

The porter was a little pitiful when he saw Xie Liangqing asking for food from a woman's house, although his tone was impatient, but he showed her where to go and ask for something to eat. Now seeing that Xie Liangqing didn't appreciate it, and dared to "pretend" the second girl in the house, his heart was on fire.

He was able to be the porter of the Xie Mansion because of the divine power in his body. He pulled out the latch of the gate at this time, held it high, and his eyes popped out, "I warn you, if you don't leave, don't blame me for not having eyes on this stick in my hand." ”

Xie Liangqing's eyes were almost blind from crying all the way, and they were so dry that they couldn't shed tears at this time. She wiped her face desperately with her dirty tattered clothes, which she couldn't see clearly, and yelled at the porter, "I am! I didn't lie, I am the second lady of Xie Mansion and the second granddaughter of the Wei family. I'm Xie Liangqing! You ask Mrs. Wei from the big house to come out to see me, she knows me! ”

Her tone bordered on despair.

Please, believe me, okay? I'm really not a liar, and I'm not called Hanako. I'm Xie Liangqing, I'm Xie Liangqing! Mother, mother, where are you...... It's A-Qing who is back, you come out to see me!

The stick in the porter's hand slammed heavily on Xie Liangqing's body, knocking her to the ground.

Xie Liangqing lay on the ground and couldn't get up for a long time. She felt as if the bones in her body had been broken, and it hurt terribly everywhere. Even so, she slowly moved her body on the ground and crawled towards the gate of Xie Mansion. She muttered in her mouth: "I'm Xie Liangqing, the second lady of Xie Mansion, you let my mother come out to see me, come out to see me......"

The porter originally planned to make up for another stick, but seeing Xie Liangqing squirming on the ground was too pitiful, his heart was a little soft-hearted. At the same time, he was also afraid that if he beat people to death in front of Xie Fumen, he would eat and hang up. After all, the Xie family's house is full of officials with names and surnames in the palace, and if the time comes, if the official is involved in a book because of this matter, the Xie Mansion is afraid that he will not be able to eat and walk around. The Xie family is not comfortable, so naturally they will not let themselves be the culprit.

Xie Liangqing thought that he had almost climbed to the threshold of the gate of Xie Mansion, but in fact it was just a few steps away from ordinary people. Blood and tears rolled down her eyes, her hands were clasped on the ground, and she had ten deep marks on the muddy ground in front of Xie's house. The dirt was embedded in Xie Liangqing's nails, and because it was too deep, blood oozed from the cracks of the nails.

The porter stood on the steps and looked at Xie Liangqing at the bottom of the steps, like looking at an ant. He poked inside and said to another porter who was knocking peanuts and drinking inferior wine: "Come out and take a hand, this person who asks for food is going to die, and we must not let people die in front of the house, otherwise we will not be able to wash our heads by jumping into the moat." ”

The boss of the man inside reluctantly put down the wine glass, patted the peanut crumbs on his hand, and walked out of it. The two of them raised their heads one by one and lifted their feet to carry Xie Liangqing, who was still crawling on the ground, to the street a little farther away.

The porter said to Xie Liangqing before leaving: "You want food, it's more suitable here." There are many people coming and going on the street, and there are many kind-hearted people. Don't come to Xie Fu again. "Leave the man and turn around and leave.

The people passing by on the street saw that Xie Liangqing was carried out by two well-dressed servants, and they thought that the subordinate who had made a mistake in the house was kicked out by the master's family after being lynched in the house, and no one dared to come to her. Most of the pedestrians only glanced at it hurriedly, and said pity in their hearts, but their footsteps never stopped.

Xie Liangqing struggled on the ground for a long time before finally getting up. She couldn't see it anymore, so she had to grope her way forward. Occasionally, I would hear a shopkeeper say to her dissatisfiedly, "Look at it while walking!" It's almost bumping into my stuff. ”

Xie Liangqing said sorry to the store where the voice came from. Then continue to move forward slowly.

She walked aimlessly, not knowing exactly where she was going. She suddenly remembered her maternal grandfather's family, and she had doted on her maternal grandparents and aunts since she was a child, and she would definitely see her. But thinking of the attitude of the gatekeeper of the Xie Mansion towards herself, she hesitated again.

Now that he is dressed like this, can he really enter the Wei family? Will he also be beaten by the porter and brought to the street again?

The steps that had been taken from memory stopped again.

"Beware, those ahead!"

Xie Liangqing heard the sound of a carriage and the sound of a coachman calling behind her, she turned her head to look, and vaguely saw a carriage that seemed to be coming towards her. She tried to avoid it, but she couldn't move at all, and she was knocked to the side by the rushing carriage.

The coachman said "bad luck". He thought that he had just sneaked away, but the people in the carriage asked, "Did you just hit someone?" ”

The coachman had to be careful and said: "It's mine, Mr. Wei, you have bad legs, don't get out of the car, I'll take a look." ”

Wei Yang, who was in the carriage, took out a purse containing silver from his body, stretched out the curtain with his hand, and handed the purse to the coachman, "Tell the injured man, I still have urgent matters, and these rights are medical expenses." If that's not enough, just go to the shop and find me. ”

The coachman took the silver and said again and again that Wei Yang was a kind-hearted person. He walked towards the dirty and smelly Xie Liangqing with a disgusted face, and threw the purse in front of Xie Liangqing from a distance, "Mr. Wei said, there is an emergency, these are medical money." If there is not enough, go to the fat powder shop on the side of the tribute courtyard to find him. When you go to the Gongyuan and ask where Mr. Wei is, the people over there will show you the way. ”

Xie Liangqing stretched out her hand and clenched the purse tightly. The purse material is not used well, but it is also considered to be medium, and the embroidery thread on it is Yuzhilou's when touched by hand, and it is embroidered with a flower in a fine and dense manner. The purse is bulging, and when you touch it, you know that there is a lot of broken silver in it, not to mention seeing a doctor, even if you live in Beijing for a few days, it is enough.

The fat powder shop in Gongyuan should be the shop of the fifth sister. Mr. Wei...... Mr. Wei......

Blood and tears fell from Xie Liangying's eyes again. He saved himself once, and he saved a second time.

It's okay, although it's not a real meeting, but at least I heard his voice. Xie Liangqing remembered the wish she made to God in the last days of Nanzhili. Like, I'm really going to die.

The carriage slowly passed by Xie Liangqing, who was lying on the ground and holding a purse.

The curtain was stirred by the wind, revealing a corner. Wei Yang looked out from between the gaps, and when his eyes swept over Xie Liangqing on the ground, his heart moved. He hurriedly asked the driver to stop the car.

The driver muttered a word of trouble, but stopped the car anyway. He helped Wei Yang, who had inconvenient legs, to get out of the car.

The carriage was already some distance away from Xie Liangqing. Wei Yang called "Miss Xie Er" while walking over with the help of the coachman.

Xie Liangqing heard Wei Yang call her, and she was a little panicked for a while. Unexpectedly, out of nowhere, the strength was born from the ground, and suddenly struggled to get up, and stumbled forward.

Wei Yang wasn't sure that this ragged woman was Xie Liangqing, but he had always trusted his instincts, and if he didn't see his face and get the other party's denial, he wouldn't give up lightly. Seeing that he couldn't catch up, Wei Yang raised his voice to ask the surrounding spectators for help, "That woman is from my owner's house, and please intercept people for me, I will definitely have a reward." ”

As soon as they heard that there was money to take, the pedestrians moved one after another. How could a Xie Liangqing be their opponent, and they were quickly brought to Wei Yang's side.

Wei Yang fulfilled his promise and gave the honorarium to the passerby who brought Xie Liangqing with him. He looked at Xie Liangqing, who twisted his head to the side, unwilling to look at him. After a long time, he sighed and took Xie Liangqing's hand, "Second Miss Xie has an injury, so come with me to heal first." ”

Xie Liangqing wanted to break free and escape, but she never could break free. She raised her head and looked at Wei Yang's back.

Wei Yang was a little lame on his feet, so when he looked from behind, he could clearly feel the ups and downs when he walked.

Xie Liangqing's mood has never been like this for a moment. It seems that every time he is the most unbearable, he bumps into Wei Yang. This man who has no intention of being ruthless to himself. The back that is different from others is the most solid tree in her heart at the moment. It can provide her with shade and protect her.

Helping Xie Liangqing into the carriage, Wei Yang said to the coachman: "Go back to the shop, don't go out today." ”

The coachman said yes, let Wei Yang sit firmly, and drove the car back to the shop.

Xie Liangying's shop is not very big, and the only room that can live in it is Wei Yang's one, which was prepared early. Wei Yang took Xie Liangqing into the house, cleaned up the inside a little, and said to Xie Liangqing, "I'll go and get a basin of water for Miss Xie Er to clean it." ”

Without waiting for Xie Liangqing to agree, he went out of the house, set up the shop in front of the water and called an idle female guy to help Xie Liangqing wash.

The female guy frowned when she saw Xie Liangqing. While cleaning Xie Liangqing, she said, "The girl must have suffered a lot." ”

Xie Liangqing shook her head slowly. Compared to the suffering in the Li family, this pain in the flesh and skin is nothing. Although the stool is not comfortable, it is very stable to sit in. The towel that scrubbed her body was not soft, but it made her feel that her despair had been wiped away little by little.

The female guy changed three buckets of water to clean up Xie Liangqing, and specially took some fat powder from the shop for the guests to try to dress Xie Liangqing. Xie Liangqing originally wanted to refuse, but she couldn't resist the female guy.

The female guy turned the newly dressed Xie Liangqing to the mirror and let her look for herself, "Woman, you have to dress yourself up all the time." If you don't have yourself in your heart, then who will take yourself seriously? Looking at Xie Liangqing's side face, the female guy couldn't help but praise, "The lady's foundation is really good, and when she cleans it up like this, it becomes more and more obvious." ”

Xie Liangqing couldn't see herself in the mirror clearly, she reached out and touched her face, and the skin after applying fat powder changed from rough to smooth and delicate, although it was not as good as blowing a bullet before marriage, it was not bad. She kept repeating in her mind what the talented woman had said unintentionally. I care about myself......

She didn't know what the female guy had gone through, so she would have such feelings. But hearing these words at this time, Xie Liangqing felt that she could deeply understand. If he didn't put the interests of the Xie family first when discussing his relatives at that time, but clearly put forward his unwillingness to his mother and father, would he not have fallen into such a field now? If at that time, he faced up to his affection for Wei Yang, and did not bury this feeling in his heart, but mustered up the courage to make it clear to Wei Yang, if he didn't hide it, would Wei Yang, the Lielang, be afraid of her pestering girl?

Xie Liangqing didn't know where she came to her conclusions, she just knew that Wei Yang had her in her heart. Maybe I don't have a deeper love, but I have a good feeling.

Why didn't he seize that little bit of liking at the beginning, and bravely sued Wei Yang, hoping that he would come to the Xie family to propose marriage. I don't care who he is, and I don't mind his family background.

Yes, she's a girl. The Xie family raised her to the teenage years, and she should indeed do something for the family to repay the kindness of raising her for more than ten years.

But she's even more personal! It's not a puppet in the hands of a puppeteer. She has her own ideas and her own feelings.

Xie Liangqing raised one of his hands high in front of him. Aren't these scarred rough hands enough to repay the Xie family?

She tightened her outstretched hands into a fist.

In the future, she will live for herself. Put yourself in the forefront of your heart.

Wei Yang knocked on the door, "Okay?" ”

The female guy laughed loudly and said, "Mr. Wei, come in." She turned Xie Liangqing to Wei Yang, like offering a treasure, "Mr. Wei, look." ”

In an instant, Wei Yang seemed to see the Xie Liangqing in the past again. The shy, but flourishing Miss Xie Jiaer. At the beginning of today, Wei Yang had never asked Xie Liangqing what had happened to him—just by looking at her appearance, he could guess a thing or two. I watched a delicate but tough flower in the wind wither into what it is now. He regretted it a little, if he hadn't pushed Xie Liangqing's mind out at that time, would Xie Liangqing still be the delicate but tough flower at this time.

The female guy saw that Wei Yang and Xie Liangqing seemed to have something to say, so she casually found an excuse and went back. Leave the house to the two of them.

"Xie ......" Wei Yang just said a word, but was interrupted by Xie Liangqing.

Xie Liangqing felt that if she didn't say it now, she wouldn't have the courage to say it again in the future. She looked at Wei Yang, who was standing in the backlight at the door, with eyes that couldn't see clearly, "Master Wei, I know that you should have a number in your heart." Although it is not appropriate to say this as a married woman. But this time, I must make a clear connection with the Li family. Xie Liangqing was desperately cheering herself up in her heart, she felt that she was almost going to use up all the courage she had had in the past few decades at this moment, "I have always been happy with Wei Gongzi!" ”

Wei Yang opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say for a while. Just when he was still struggling with whether to agree or not, Xie Liangqing continued.

The most important words came out, Xie Liangqing breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and the rest of the words could be said lightly. "I know that I am no longer worthy of Wei Gongzi now, and I don't force Wei Gongzi to respond to my intentions." Xie Liangqing smiled bitterly and laughed at herself, "After returning to Beijing, I'm afraid I won't be able to go out again, and the Xie family won't allow me to remarry." But it's okay that way, I can live forever with this will. ”

After Xie Liangqing finished speaking, she looked at Wei Yang intently, waiting for his reaction.

"Ah Qing!" Wei Shi called Xie Liangqing's name and appeared in front of the door.

Wei Yang made way for the Wei clan behind him, he didn't dare to look at Xie Liangqing's shining eyes, at this moment, he actually felt a little cowardly. He didn't dare to respond to Xie Liangqing's feelings, nor did he dare to refuse this affection that was a little fiery for him. He was extremely glad that Wei had come just right.

Wei hugged Xie Liangqing and cried bitterly, "My Aqing, you have really suffered a lot. She rubbed Xie Liangqing up and down, "You've lost so much weight, how did you get to the capital?" ”

Wei Yang's evasion made Xie Liangqing a little disappointed, but she felt a lot more relaxed in her heart, and the words that had been hanging in her heart finally came out today.

Xie Liangqing hugged Wei, forced herself not to look at Wei Yang's back, which was almost fleeing, and smiled at Wei: "These are long stories, wait for me to go back with my mother and then talk slowly." ”

Wei wiped away a handful of tears and said angrily: "The people sent by Wei's account room have made it clear!" This villain is really getting more and more arrogant, and he doesn't even recognize the master's family. I heard, and beat you with a stick? Does it hurt? Where's the hit? She touched Xie Liangqing's body up and down, and when she touched her waist, she heard Xie Liangqing crying out softly in pain, and she was very nervous, "Is it here?" ”

Xie Liangqing covered Wei's hand that was about to tear off her clothes to see the injury, "Let's go back and talk." These are the little things. ”

"Yes, yes, let's go back first." Wei wiped away the tears on his face, "Mother will take you home, say what you want to eat and what you want to do, and your mother will support you." ”

Xie Liangqing looked back at the shop before getting into the carriage. The female guy who cleaned up for her was standing in front of the door and smiling brightly at her, but Wei Yang avoided it. She nodded to the female fellow, bowed her head and smiled self-deprecatingly.

In the carriage back to Xie's house, Xie Liangqing leaned on Wei's arms and asked her in a low voice, "Mother, I fled back like this, grandmother and father...... Will you be unhappy? ”

Wei sneered, "Who do they have to be unhappy?" Do you have to kill my two daughters? Are they happy? Wei Shi snorted regardless of his manners, "Aqing, you can relax, now that you come back safely, your mother will be at ease." As soon as your grandmother returns, your mother will immediately leave your father. ”

Xie Liangqing was shocked when she heard the word Heli, but she first asked where Mrs. Wei was. "Where's my grandmother? But the body is not appropriate, go to the Zhuangzi to raise? ”

Wei rubbed Xie Liangqing distressedly, and said in his heart this filial child. She said: "Your grandmother couldn't get any tangible news about you, and she was worried about you, so she went to Nanzhili to support you and ask for justice." Your fifth sister also went, and the Marquis of Yunyang also invited the old Princess Qiyang to suppress the formation. ”

Xie Liangqing was a little moved in her heart, and she hugged Wei tightly for a while. Then he asked: "My mother just said that she wanted to leave?" What's going on? ”

Wei said: "I have discussed this matter with your grandfather's family, and your maternal grandparents and several uncles have agreed. Your father is thinking about his official position and the reputation of the Xie family, and he doesn't care about you for half a minute. Wei's voice was a little tired, "Actually, it's not just you, and now he doesn't take me to heart anymore." It's really boring to live like this, if you live with each other, he is at ease, and I am at ease. ”

Wei Shi pulled Xie Liangqing into his arms, with a straight face, "When the time comes, you have to stand on your mother's side, I will take you away." ”

Xie Liangqing was a little surprised, "What about the big brother?" ”

Wei sighed: "He is older now, and I can't control it anymore." He is a man, and he is no harder than you women. If I don't take you away, you won't have a good life in the Xie family. If the Li family is willing to give up, forget it, if you go to Beijing to beg for someone, do you believe that your father will send you out with both hands? ”

Where would Xie Liangqing not believe it? She leaned into Wei's arms, still thinking about what the female partner said.

I don't know if Wei is like this, whether he can also put himself in his heart.