Early in the morning of the second day, after Zhao Chengfang washed up, he took Suiliang to the courtyard where Man'er lived.

The girl at the door announced that she would go in, and after a while, Man'er walked out with Meizi and a smile.

Before, Man'er had a lively temperament, liked to be lively, and always liked to wear some bright clothes, like a strong and fragrant drunken hibiscus; On this day, Man'er wore a sleeveless waist jacket with a light cyan embroidered purple magnolia, lined with a jade-colored narrow-sleeved jacket, tied with an ivory white pleated skirt embroidered with plain orchids, her hair was simply curled into a hanging bun, and she simply saved a few white jade flower and bird hairpins.

Zhao Chengfang's eyes lit up, and he lost his mind instantly.

"Brother Chengzi!" Man'er screamed crisply, recalling Zhao Chengfang's senses, and in a trance, he hid his surprise and said with a slight smile: "Man'er's clothes today remind me of the first time I saw my aunt...... At that time, my aunt was always dressed plain and elegant, just like you are today. ”

The smile on Man'er's face condensed slightly, lowered his eyes, and said, "My father died in northern Xinjiang, far away...... Even the date of death is unknown. Today is the day when my father is clothed and graved, and it is the day of death. ”

Chengzi was a little surprised, he was also raised in the Lin family, and he didn't know about it for more than ten years. In his memory, the Lin family only sacrificed on festivals such as Qingming and Zhongyuan, and did not pay tribute on the death day......

Or, at that time, the Lin family was in a difficult situation, acting in a low-key manner, and only paying respects at home, which was possible for him to know.

With a sharp turn of thought, Zhao Chengfang lowered his eyes and saw the new vermilion robe he was specially wearing, and he was inevitably a little embarrassed. With a light cough, Zhao Chengfang straightened his expression and said: "As a child, filial piety should also come first...... I don't know, where is Man'er going to sacrifice? I also want to follow the pillar incense! ”

Man'er shook his head lightly, "Thank you Brother Chengzi, on this day, we are all just eating vegetarian fasting to mourn, and there is no memorial." ”

That's it. Nariko nodded abruptly.

Without waiting for him to speak, Man'er said again: "Today, Man'er is not suitable to go out, and he can't accompany Brother Chengzi, if Brother Chengzi has anything to say!" ”

Chengzi's face showed a slight hint of loss, but it was fleeting, and he only arched his hand and said: "I came here today, and I was just about to tell Man'er that after coming for two days, I should also go to the yamen to meet the officials, and then inspect the people's ......."

"Also, Brother Chengzi is a patriot on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and he still has a lot of official affairs to do. It's just that he is busy with official business, and my brother should also pay attention to his body and not be too tired! Man'er smiled and bent his knees, Chengzi's brows tightened slightly, and then he also bowed his hand and said goodbye, took Suiliang out of Zhuangzi, and went to Sanshanpu Yamen!

Man'er watched Chengzi walk away with a puzzled expression, and went around the corner of the house to see it, so he retracted his gaze a little dazed, and entered the house with a slightly lonely expression.

Brother Chengzi is not bad, but she is a little unsure for a while whether she has the courage to enter marriage. Once a marriage is concluded, it is not an overnight thing, if there is no accident, it is a lifelong thing.

She is accustomed to seeing her mother and stepfather in love with each other, and she is deeply in love; More often than not, I have heard and witnessed most people's homes, wives, concubines, and even girls, kabuki and dancers...... Also, the men lingered in the green buildings, filthy, pretentious, proud, not ashamed, but proud......

She has seen a lot of loving couples who have turned against each other, and even more so that wives and concubines compete for favor, and the methods are bloody and cruel...... What makes her feel even more afraid is that the husband and wife, who obviously don't have the slightest kindness, are still tied together, and on the surface, they still have to maintain respect for each other and raise their eyebrows......

On such days, just thinking about it made her feel cold to the bones, and she couldn't live a day when she really faced it.

In other words, she has countless means to give herself the life she wants; But if it is Chengzi's brother, if he really turns against him one day, can she do it? What's more, she has long been accustomed to the pampering and maintenance of Brother Chengzi, without the slightest hesitation, without any reason, how can she accept that one day Brother Chengzi will change his appearance, and he will no longer cherish her, care for her, and spoil her......

If she has to face it, she is not willing to face Brother Chengzi!

Suiliang held his breath and followed carefully behind his master, cheering up his spirits, paying attention to his expressions and movements, and serving him wholeheartedly, just afraid that the master would be annoyed for a while and send fire on him.

Since the grandfather left the eyes of the eldest girl, his face has been cold, and his face was originally quite handsome, but it was as cold as if he had hung up ice ballast.

Thinking about it, the lord put on a new robe in the morning, brought silver taels, and was ready to take the girl out to play, who would have thought that he would encounter the death of the girl's father...... I was so excited that I couldn't say it! It's no wonder that the lord has a cold face!

Following Zhao Chengfang all the way out, seeing that he was about to walk to the gate of Zhuangzi, Sui Liang could only hold on to the courage to ask: "Master, you go to the yamen, and the little one orders someone to prepare a car?" ”

Chengzi's footsteps paused slightly, and he didn't look back and ordered: "Prepare the horse!" ”

Sui Liang was slightly stunned, and then nodded like pounding garlic: "Yes, yes, the small one makes people prepare horses!" ”

Turned his head and walked two steps, summoned the guards who followed behind, ordered to prepare the horse, turned back and saw that Chengzi had already walked to the gate, Suiliang hurriedly trotted to catch up, and reminded: "Master, you are going to the Yamen, have you changed into official clothes?" …… Well, you can't ride a horse! ”

Zhao Chengfang had already walked to the gate, and when he heard Sui Liang's reminder, Kankan stopped in the aisle of the gate, stood silently for a moment, and then ordered lightly: "Prepare the car!" Let's change in the car! ”

"Whoa, whoa! The little ones are going! Hora spit out in one breath and promised to go down again and again.

Now you can breathe a sigh of relief, the master's breath is relieved, and he will serve with him, and he doesn't have to worry about being angry.

Alas, what do you say is easy to do at this age? Everyone else watched him follow the emperor's red people, and most of the court officials gave a smile when they saw it, it was really beautiful, but who knows, they are always wronged and afraid. After following the master for a long time, they have really seen the methods of the master, this master looks gentle and elegant, gentle temperament, and everyone is smiling, but they don't know that this master has a smile on his face, and he can hand a knife in his hand, and he may still miss his good ...... if he is killed by a knife Such a master, where do they dare to slack off in the slightest, every day is not trembling, worrying, walking on thin ice, and serving carefully!

Man'er was a vegetarian for three days for his father's death, and Zhao Chengfang went to Yamen to be busy for three days. Every day I go out early and return late, but I will go to Man'er to greet him every morning and evening.

After that, Man'er didn't go out to see him again, just stood somewhere inside the door, observing secretly, and every day he saw Zhao Chengfang returning with a tired face, but he was never drunk......

Three days later, Man'er's father's death day should have passed, but Zhao Chengfang still wore an official uniform and came to resign.

This time, he not only went to Sanshanpu Yamen, but also left Sanshanpu and went to Liaodi for in-depth inspections to observe the people's conditions and official rule in various parts of Liao Province.

Man'er was slightly surprised, went out to see Zhao Chengfang off, and sent it all the way to Zhuangwai, only then did he pause and watch Zhao Chengfang get in the car and set off.

The willow trees on the side of the road have sprouted, tender yellow and green, like smoke and mist, clusters and clusters. Standing next to the willows, Man'er's little face was covered with a layer of sorrow for the first time.

She became timid and cowardly, thus alienating her brother Chengzi...... Now, it can be regarded as achieving her goal of estrangement, but why is she not relieved at all? On the contrary, I felt faintly lost in my heart, and there was a slight pain, and more of a deep sense of guilt!

Over the years, how Brother Chengzi has treated her and her family has been obvious to the world. Even if she is in high school, she has become a celebrity in front of the emperor, the emperor's confidant, and her brother Chengzi is still the same as before, treating her mother like a close elder; Treat his brother Ah Fu like a sibling; Treat her, not to mention, from that year, he invited himself to go out with her for a year, guarding her all the time, when he was thirsty, fetching water for her, when he was hungry, he looked for food for her, and when he was tired, he was taken by her......

I didn't realize it at the time, but now looking back, at that time, I was always accompanied by each other, Chengzi and her are no longer ordinary brothers, although they are not connected by blood, but they are not inferior to the feelings of siblings.

When she came back that year, although the two of them couldn't be together all the time, Chengzi cared for her and loved her as always, and it never changed for ten years.

She trusts him, relies on him, cares for him...... Just regarded it as a brother and sister, and when she was drunk that day, Fang suddenly realized that at some point, Chengzi was no longer a simple brother in her heart......

Such a person, such a love, held in front of her, but she couldn't respond...... Seeing that he was tired and haggard day by day, she couldn't care about greetings anymore, let alone make soup with her own hands to recuperate and tonic for him......

Man'er suddenly remembered a sentence in a certain book: The word love is the most touching and the most hurtful!

I didn't think about it when I first saw it, but now I think about it again, and I finally have an understanding! This is true!

In the northwest of Liao Province, the north and south mountain ranges stretch endlessly, and it is the most famous ginseng producing area of Changbai Mountain.

Zhao Chengfang rushed all the way to the foot of Changbai Mountain, which was full of shallow grass without horseshoe, and the top of Changbai Mountain, but there was still snow left and had not been civilized. Leaving the brigade at the post station, he only took Qingliang and two skilled guards to follow, abandoned the horse and walked, all the way to Changbai Mountain.

Changbai Mountain is covered with snow-capped peaks, deep in dense forests, wrapped in silver, a small wooden house remains**, also covered with snow, as if it has long been integrated with the forest.

Zhao Chengfang asked Qingliang and the guards to stay in the distance, he came to the wooden house alone, lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, solemnly bowed three times, but still did not get up after the ceremony, still knelt in the snow, and said loudly: "Junior Zhao Chengfang to meet Mu senior!" ”

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Today, I want to add more to the new article "Planting the Sycamore to Attract Birds", and it's too late here.

Alas, dear guys, you are too violent, this is the rhythm that makes a certain Su Ri code word plus not look up......

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