"Brother." Although the younger brother's voice is weak, it also has the crispness of a child. Seeing this, Xiao Yao breathed a long sigh of relief and smiled unconsciously, "Okay, it's good to wake up, how about being hungry or not?" Would you like to have something to eat? ”

The little boy looked at Xiao Yao with a pair of big black eyes, and there was curiosity in his eyes, not like his brother's initial resistance and suspicion. Xiao Yao knew at a glance that the elder brother in front of him protected his younger brother very well, and this kid was obviously much less wary of strangers.

However, of course, this is what Xiao Yao herself thought. The child looked around and heard Xiao Yao's question, so he simply nodded. Xiao Yao asked Yunyue to go to the kitchen to bring up the porridge that had been prepared a long time ago, adding mushrooms and boiled crispy chicken, plus the japonica rice boiled crystal clear, looking very appetizing.

With the help of his brother, the child drank most of the bowl of porridge. The elder brother wanted to feed a little more, but the younger brother shook his head, "Brother, I'm full." ”

"Forget it when you're full," Xiao Yao next to him saw that the boy was still stubbornly asking his younger brother to eat more, so he said, "I haven't eaten for a few days, I eat too much, and my stomach is uncomfortable." Anyway, the food is always in the kitchen, and when your brother is hungry, you can go to the kitchen and get it again. ”

When the boy heard Xiao Yao say this, he no longer let his younger brother continue to finish the remaining half of the bowl, but carefully put the bowl next to him. He stood at the head of the bed and refused to leave.

The relationship between the brothers is really good, Xiao Yao thought. Xiao Yao smiled and said to her younger brother, "Your brother bumped into me on the street, and then I brought you two back and found a doctor to treat you, but fortunately, it was still too late." ”

"Thank you, ma'am." The younger brother said to Xiao Yao word by word seriously.

The child was bedridden. But Xiao Yao found that the child's back was very straight, and the back of the brother standing by the bed was also very straight, obviously well-trained.

Xiao Yao remained silent and continued to ask, "What are you all called?" How old is this year? ”

The younger brother looked at Xiao Yao, then at his brother, and saw that his brother nodded slightly to himself. The younger brother said cautiously. "My name is Zhong Yiyuan, the word is Xi, and my brother's name is Zhong Yiliang. Ziyao. ”

"So you're really brothers?" Xiao Yao looked at these two children and took a closer look, in fact, there were still similarities, such as noses.

Zhong Yiyuan nodded. "We are brothers, but not mothers."

Oh. Xiao Yao understood.

In that case, if you have the ability to take a concubine, then the family conditions must not be too bad, how can the two children fall to this? Xiao Yao thought for a moment. In the end, I asked.

As soon as the words fell, I saw that the faces of the two children were pale, and the green tendons on Zhong Yiliang's forehead burst out. Both children seem to be trying to suppress something. In the end, Zhong Yiyuan looked at Xiao Yao and said seriously. "If so, if we sue you, will you help us get revenge?"

Avenge?

Xiao Yao shook her head, "No, because that's your business." However, you are too young, if there are really enemies, presumably they are still looking for you, I think I can provide you with a place where you can grow up safely, as for revenge or not, it is up to you to choose for yourself when you have the ability. ”

Zhong Yiyuan lowered his head, and the moment he lowered his head, Xiao Yao still caught the loss in the child's eyes, but this is Xiao Yao's way of doing things, she is not a virgin, and the prince of her family has already walked on a high-altitude tightrope, how can he take care of others.

"My father and mother were originally the retainers of the King of the Southwest...... Zhong Yiyuan lowered his head and said slowly, "I am my sister-in-law, and my brother and mother are my mother's sister." Actually, I don't know why, but one day there was a big quarrel in my father's study, and then our whole family was ...... that night Kill ......"

Speaking of this, Zhong Yiyuan's face was pale, but his eyes were as red as blood, and Zhong Yiliang, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but climb into bed anymore, hugging his younger brother tightly, as if they were drawing strength from each other.

There was silence in the whole room, and Xiao Yao didn't urge them, just waited quietly.

Speaking of which, she doesn't know much about court politics, but some time ago, she seemed to have heard He Yu mention it sporadically, the southwest seems to be not peaceful, and the emperor still wants him to lead troops to suppress bandits. Isn't it just a simple bandit? Thinking like this, Xiao Yao felt as if she understood something.

After a long while, Zhong Yiyuan continued, "Later, that group of people set a fire and burned down my house. My brother and I were put in a secret cabinet at the back of the house and survived. However, my brother's throat was so smoky by the smoke of the room that he couldn't speak. ”

Xiao Yao looked at the younger brother in front of him with red lips and white teeth, and suddenly asked, "You have a good relationship, right?" ”

"Well," Zhong Yiyuan nodded, "My brother and I have been very close since we were children, and my brother has always taken care of me. If it weren't for my brother's ability to escape from the house to protect me, maybe it wouldn't have been like this. ”

Zhong Yiyuan looked guilty, "Brother, I'm sorry." ”

Zhong Yiliang pursed his lips and shook his head, indicating that it was nothing. Then he stretched out his hand and pointed at him, then at himself, and then hugged Zhong Yiyuan, indicating that the two were brothers.

Xiao Yao looked sad, she was supposed to be a child enjoying life at home, but now she has suffered such a family change. She thought for a moment and said, "Then I think those people must still be looking for you, right?" ”

Sure enough, with this, the faces of the two children turned white again. The panic and worry in their eyes were undisguised, and Zhong Yiyuan hurriedly said, "Well, but they don't know what we look like, so they haven't found us." ”

"How do you know they don't know what you look like?"

"Because we have met ......" Zhong Yiyuan's voice lowered, "After we escaped from home, we originally wanted to go out on the official road, but we didn't expect to meet those people, and they also saw us." But didn't recognize ......"

"And how do you know what they look like?"

“…… Because of the fire they lit in the firewood room...... "If he hadn't lit the fire in the firewood room, his brother would not have been dumbfounded by the smoke."

Xiao Yao nodded silently and lit a fire in the firewood room, allowing these two children to escape, which can only be said that God let them die. After thinking about it, Xiao Yao didn't say anything immediately, just touched the heads of the two children and said, "Don't think so much about it now, take care of your illness first, and wait until your illness is cured." Rest assured, I'm safe here. ”

"Thank you, Madame, for saving your life."

"It's okay, oh yes, how old are you?" Xiao Yao suddenly forgot to say this.

"I'm eight years old, and my brother is ten." Zhong Yiyuan said.

Xiao Yao listened and said with a smile, "I also have two sons, who are very similar to you." They are five years old. ”

The two children were stunned, but Xiao Yao didn't say anything else, and went out directly.

After going out, he told Yunyue, "Prepare food for them, but you can let them go to the kitchen to get it by themselves, and prepare it for them in a qiē life, but let them take it themselves." ”

"Yes." Yunyue bent her knees in response.

"Well," Xiao Yao bowed, "you are ready for them, just come back and serve, and let them do the rest." ”

"Yes."

Xiao Yao went out of the ear room, and He Yu accompanied the emperor to visit the Weaving Bureau at this time. hasn't come back yet, Xiao Yao pondered what Zhong Yiyuan said, listening to Zhong Yiyuan's words very clearly, he must have received a very good education.

There are definitely a lot of books to read, and Zhong Yiliang's quick reaction can also be explained, so he must have been trained. If it was an ordinary little beggar, when he was caught by He Yu, he would not react so quickly. Xiao Yao tapped the two children to give her information little by little.

I feel as if I've discovered something, but I don't have a clear clue. However, there was one thing that surprised Xiao Yao, there was actually a feudal town here.

This is something that Xiao Yao didn't expect at all before, after all, there are no feudal towns on this side of the Yangtze River, and it seems that only relatively remote places have the appearance of feudal towns. Thinking of this, Xiao Yao called Yunzhu in and asked, "How many fiefdoms do we have in Dafeng like the King of the Southwest?" ”

Yunzhu thought for a while before he said, "Back to the master, now the only princes who have fiefs are the kings of the southwest and the kings of Qingnan. ”

"Where are they?"

"The king of the southwest is mainly in the area of Yunnan and Guizhou, and the king of Qingnan is mainly in the Ryukyu region of Fujian."

Sure enough, similar to Xiao Yao's own speculation, basically the entire middle court is under the control of the imperial court, and the surrounding remote places are basically barbarian haunts, that is, the king. In these places, the court has no time to separate, and over time, it has caused the restless thoughts of the princes of these fiefdoms. Presumably, the rebellion of the Southwest Army is also for this reason.

Xiao Yao pondered for a while, then raised his head and said to Yun Zhu, "I know, you go down first." ”

"Yes."

He Yu went out for a day, and after coming back in the evening, Xiao Yao told He Yu about it.

"The Zhong family?" He Yu thought for a while, and understood, "That's right, I've heard before, the king of the southwest has a retainer surnamed Zhong, and it is said that he is also very important to the king of the southwest. ”

"yes, what to do, I think we seem to have picked up a terrible secret and come back." Xiao Yao leaned on He Yu, "Will it cause you any trouble?" ”

"What trouble can two children have, you think too much." He Yu hugged Xiao Yao and smiled, he raised his head and squinted his eyes, and after a while, he said slowly, "It's not good, this will be a big help for us to turn the tables, maybe it's not enough." ”

He Yu said. (To be continued) R655