Xiao Jiu heard someone calling him.

The voice was low, with a shallow smile, and an incomparably full viciousness.

"Do you want to live? …… Shaocheng ......"

"Want to live?"

The pain that hurt into the bone marrow made him open his eyes again.

There was a faint feeling of nausea in my heart.

The cold breath around him made his emotions slowly calm down.

In the darkness, he stretched out his right hand and smiled bitterly: "I'm still alive." ”

The early morning of winter is a little later than in other seasons.

After Xiao Jiu had breakfast, he asked Lao Zhong, "Where is the army?" ”

This time, in order to cooperate with him, Song Enpei deliberately slowed down the march.

It's just that even if Song Enpei intends to postpone the day of return, he can't do it too deliberately, so that people can find out that there is a clue.

In the army, his subordinates were disguising themselves as him, and slowly rushing back to Kyoto with the army. He must handle the affairs promised to the Song family well before the army returns. Otherwise, it would be pointless for him to rush back on purpose.

"In ten days, we will arrive in Huai'an." Lao Zhong handed Xiao Jiu a cup of hot tea and added, "Do you want to send someone to bring a letter to General Song, and delay it for a few more days?" ”

Lao Zhong has been by Xiao Jiu's side for many years, but he still can't figure out what Xiao Jiu is thinking.

For example, it is clear that Miss Gu is more suitable for the young master, but the young master has never given up on the third miss of the Xia family. Although Xiao Jiu and the third lady of the Xia family have now made a marriage, Lao Zhong feels a little sorry for Xiao Jiu, after all, he is suitable for better.

Miss Xia Jiasan's recent reputation ...... It's ......

Lao Zhong sighed secretly. Stand a little closer.

Xiao Jiu raised his eyebrows, and then smiled faintly: "No need, if it drags on like this, the emperor should be suspicious." ”

Xiao Jiu didn't mention Xia Ruan's matter at all, and Lao Zhong was a little anxious.

Lao Zhong thought for a while before asking tentatively: "Third Young Master, haven't you heard the rumors outside recently?" ”

Xiao Jiu took a sip of tea lightly, and then said slowly: "Since you have already said that it is a rumor, then why do you need to dirty my ears?" ”

Lao Zhong was swallowed half to death by Xiao Jiu's words.

He glanced up at Xiao Jiu, not knowing what to say about it.

Do you want him to take the initiative to tell the third young master. Say your wife who hasn't passed through the door. In the White Horse Temple, I cursed you to go west early, and then flew with the Tang family.

Lao Zhong naturally couldn't say this.

But Lao Zhong didn't want Xiao Jiu to be deceived like this, and Xiao Jiu lived in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing these days. Naturally, there is less news from Kyoto.

Lao Zhong was not very satisfied with the third lady of the Xia family. Now I hear these boiling rumors. Naturally, he felt more uncomfortable. This woman is too vicious, isn't she?

"But the third young master ......" Lao Zhong plucked up his courage and said very unhappily: "Third Miss of the Xia family, she really lives in the White Horse Temple. And ......"

Lao Zhong glanced around, and then leaned over and continued in Xiao Jiu's ear, "The lamp she lit for the third young master is actually an ever-bright lamp...... It's actually something used to curse people. ”

Lao Zhong thought that what he said was very clear and understood, but Xiao Jiu's face still did not change.

It seems that the person who was cursed in this matter was not him at all.

These days, it has been rumored in Kyoto that the ever-bright lantern that Miss Xia Jiasan lit at the White Horse Temple is not actually an ever-bright lantern, but something that is used to curse people. This word came from a small family with incense, so later this rumor spread more and more, and in the end, the people around thought that Xia Ruan wanted to marry into the Tang family, so they came up with such a filthy practice.

Rumors, can kill.

Moreover, there is no blood in killing.

Xiao Jiu shook his head: "She won't." ”

"Young master, you ......" Lao Zhong muttered, "If she didn't, she wouldn't have divorced you from the young master in the first place, and ......"

"Huh?" Xiao Jiu still had a smile on his face, but Lao Zhong had never seen Xiao Jiu's smile so cold, "What did I say?" ”

Lao Zhong listened to Xiao Jiu's words, and then stopped talking.

Don't use suspicious people, don't suspect people.

Love, too.

Xiao Jiu stood up, then slowly walked to the edge of the window lattice, and exhaled a turbid breath.

Since he became sensible, every day has been a difficult one.

His father once asked him, "Do you regret that you are the Xiao family?" ”

He was too young to understand what his father meant by asking.

Later, the last thing his father said to him was, "Do you want to live?" If you want to live, you can't rely on anyone, you can only rely on yourself. ”

The people of Nanxiao don't want him to live, and the people of Beixiao and Dongxiao want everyone in Nanxiao to be wiped out. Emperor Jianguang promised that he would let the Xiao family survive, that is, before Emperor Jianguang died, two of the three clans could not survive.

The words that Emperor Jianguang promised to Qin Yuncheng were vicious behind the benevolence.

And Nan Xiao, apart from him, is indeed about to be wiped out.

I don't want him to live, I don't want him to be in this world, but he wants to live.

If he goes, his mother and siblings will soon follow in his footsteps.

He has a myriad of responsibilities on him......

For women, family affairs are like a gamble, you will be very happy if you win, you will lose if you lose, and finally you will end up depressed.

Now that Xia Ruan has gambled with him, then he should live well and protect these people.

Just as Xia Ruan believes in him, he also believes in his sweetheart.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jiu frowned slightly, and then continued to say to Lao Zhong, "Go and tell the little general of the Song family that you don't need to delay the days and return as soon as possible." ”

Lao Zhong looked up at Xiao Jiu, and then nodded.

……

At that time, Xia Ruan packed her luggage and prepared to leave from the White Horse Temple with her mother.

Li didn't know about the rumors outside, and he still had a smile on his face.

She looked at her daughter and looked at the son in her arms again, and she couldn't close her mouth with joy.

For Li, this kind of life is a happiness that she never imagined. She is content with her current life.

"Madame, be careful." Bai Zhi reminded by his side. "The road is slippery."

Li nodded: "I know." ”

After living in the White Horse Temple for a few days, Li almost didn't want to go back to that so-called home, she didn't want to see her husband's hypocritical face anymore, and she didn't want to quarrel with her husband every day. In the past few years, her husband has tormented her every day, making her feel uncomfortable every day.

Lee was tired of the way she interacted with her husband, but she had to endure it.

The daughter's family affairs are about to be decided, and nothing else can happen at this time.

On her husband's side, she still needs to continue to cope.

However, Li looked up and looked at his daughter's immature face. Feel these pay. It's worth it, too.

If her daughter and son can live well in the future, then she will be relieved.

As soon as Li and Xia Ruan walked out of the chamber, they heard the monks outside shouting.

"It's out of water...... Walked the water......"

"Quickly put out the fire...... Quickly put out the fire......"

Li Shi was a little stunned, she looked at the crowd and was a little overwhelmed.

Winters are always cold and cold. Why did the fire start at this time?

A group of people ran towards the main hall. Li subconsciously protected Xia Ruan behind him. Comforted softly: "Ah Ruan, stand back, don't be afraid." ”

Xia Ruan just stood firm. Li Shi then instructed Bai Zhi: "Go and ask, what's going on." ”

Encountering such an unfortunate thing in the White Horse Temple, no matter who it is, is a little unhappy, and the Li family is no exception.

Bai Zhi was a little hesitant, she didn't know where to ask, she had to look at Ai Ye......

This group of girls all know that Ai Ye has a lot of strength......

Sure enough, Ai Ye quickly understood what Bai Zhi meant, she nodded, and walked to the front with Bai Zhi, and soon grabbed a running little monk.

The little monk showed a look of surprise, looked at Ai Ye and said, "Female donor, you ...... Let go. ”

The little monk said as he struggled hard. He never thought that this little girl's strength was so great.

"I can let go, but you can't run." Ai Ye's strength in grabbing the little monk's clothes became stronger and stronger, and the anxious little monk nodded hurriedly.

After Ai Ye let go of his hand in satisfaction, Li Shi asked the little monk, "What's wrong?" How could it catch fire? ”

The little monk also looked at the fire in a little confusion, he had never seen such a big fire in the years he had been in the White Horse Temple. This fire, however, is a little weird.

"I don't know." The little monk thought for a moment before saying, "However, some people say that the Buddha is angry. ”

When the little monk heard this sentence at that time, he didn't understand why the senior brothers spoke like this.

Why did the Buddha get angry?

He is still young, so naturally he doesn't understand the reason for this.

Moreover, the senior brothers taught him that monks are not allowed to speak, and he naturally will not tell lies in front of this group of female benefactors.

However, at this time, there were a lot of screams in the hall, and the little monk glanced at Ai Ye anxiously: "I...... I'm going to put out the fire, sue ...... Leave. ”

After saying that, the little monk ran away, afraid that Ai Ye would grab his clothes again, so that he couldn't break free.

After hearing this, Li was a little puzzled.

Buddha angry?

Li has always believed in Buddhism, and when he saw this scene, he naturally believed that it was the Buddha who was angry. Otherwise, why did such a fire occur at this time?

Xia Ruan stood obediently behind her mother, looking at the little monk who ran away in a hurry, and slightly raised the corners of her lips.

She naturally knew what was going on.

If you want to stop the rumors, then you have to create another rumor.

She spent a lot of silver this time, but she didn't regret using it in this place at all.

She didn't need to do anything about this at all, she just spread some rumors.

Then, some people can't bear it......

This fire burned for a long time, and the Li family had to hurry back to Xia's house with Xia Ruan because of the fire.

The New Year is approaching, something like this happened in the White Horse Temple, and the Li family felt somewhat unlucky.

But what made the Li family feel even more unfortunate was not only the fire in the White Horse Temple, but the rumors that spread outside. When Li heard this sentence from her husband's mouth, she almost fainted with anger.

Before the daughter got married, there was a rumor of such a thing.

Li didn't have a good night's rest, shouldn't she go to comfort her daughter.

However, how should this be mentioned?

Li had a headache. (To be continued......) (To be continued......)