The old lady gently picked up the book and flipped through it—it was indeed a book of Analects.

Manuscript with notes and notes.

Hongchen also took it and looked at it, and said with a smile: "This book is written by Empress Liu herself, and in the eyes of some people, I am afraid it is worth a thousand gold." ”

Some of the pen and ink used by Empress Liu back then, books, and even the small bits and pieces she carried with her back then, are also treasures now, and it is absolutely no problem to take them to any pawnshop, and it is absolutely no problem to easily make five or six hundred taels of silver.

"Ahem, that's right, and this jade box is still priceless."

It's so big, I'm afraid there is no one in the palace.

Master Li sighed, and then smiled, he is also greedy, in fact, there is such a hole in his own garden, so beautiful and exquisite, it really makes people design and build, I am afraid that it may not be able to be built so well in more than ten years, he has already taken a big advantage, not to mention, there is a big jade box of mutton fat and white jade.

No matter how you look at it, he is a blessing in disguise this time!

Hongchen flipped through the Analects and said with a smile: "There are rumors that Empress Liu can almost ascend to the supreme position, relying on this treasure, now it seems that it is not unreasonable, the so-called half of the Analects to rule the world, although it is nonsense, but reading is always right, if Empress Liu is not full of poetry and books, full of economy, she can't seize the opportunity, there is no such achievement!" ”

When Empress Liu was still a low-ranking concubine, she had already given advice to the emperor and acted as a think tank, and then she controlled the government step by step, and walked steadily, even if the power was tilted towards the government and the opposition, the emperor and ministers did not dare to say a bad word about her until she died......

She herself said that everything was just because of reading!

If you don't read. She will not have ambition, no ambition, and there will be no situation where the heroine is in the court.

Master Li nodded when he heard this: "Yes!" ”

He didn't bother much.

Since everything has been turned out, how to deal with it in the future is a matter for Master Li, Hongchen is probably far less experienced than an old official who has been in the officialdom for many years in terms of dealing with some intrigues and tricks, so she doesn't have much to worry about.

Luo Niang and Tie Niu packed up their things early in the morning and set off quickly.

Hongchen's serious guard of honor is driving, even if it stops one step at a time. Delay any longer. It won't be long to delay, and they still have to rush back first.

got into the car, the Li family came to see them off, and prepared a generous gift.

Hongchen took a look. couldn't help laughing: "Master Li is so generous." ”

The most precious cave in the ground. Priceless mutton fat white jade box. He actually gave it to her, along with the Analects.

Hongchen looked at it twice at that time, probably the Li family thought she was very interested.

"We don't have a bad time taking this gift. Didn't you cure their family, Miss Sun? Luo Niang smiled.

In the first few days, the young lady Li Yuan of his family kowtowed to Hongchen three times in frustration, which was regarded as making amends, although a face was not said to be restored as before, it was six or seven points better, even if she was no longer a thing, she was grateful to Hongchen at that time.

"Ahem, don't talk about it."

If you want to mention this, it should be your turn to be weak-hearted.

Hongchen touched the jade box, the tentacles were warm, and the jade was the most nourishing, so she simply spread a pillow towel on the box and used it as a pillow to rest.

The carriage swayed.

Occasionally, a cool breeze blows outside the window.

Hongchen fell asleep.

In a trance, I saw a big river, the river was turbulent, and there was a beautiful man in a green robe and wide sleeves sitting by the river, with a white jade box on her knees.

The lid of the box was opened, and there was a thick mist inside, and the mist was steaming, as if there were many things hidden.

The beauty in men's clothing stretched out her slender hand, went in and stirred, and then pulled it out, holding a blue-gray strange-looking slender sword in her hand.

The long sword jumped on the ground, and a human figure suddenly appeared on it, the face was blurred, the clothes were also blurred, and after a long time, the facial features grew little by little, the eyebrows were delicate, with an indescribable cold and sharp aura, and the clothes became the same cyan robe as the men's beauty.

The beauty picked it up, looked at it, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the first magic weapon that was cultivated turned out to be a murderous thing...... You are the master of killing, you will see blood, it's not good, it's not good, it's better to have a gentle name, how about calling Qing'er? Green, from birth to Dan, the oriental color also, the east is the beginning of the place, meaning new life. ”

The man on the sword turned his head and sat down slowly, not looking at her.

The beauty smiled again: "Shy? Don't be shy, grow up to be a good man. ”

Hongchen couldn't help but think - that long sword looked a bit like her short blade, but her one was half-crippled, so much like a dagger more like a sword, I couldn't see it clearly, but it felt very similar.

The box looks like the original owner should not be the Empress Liu, I don't know where she got the old man, of course, it is not an exaggeration for Queen Liu to say that she is rich all over the world, and it seems to be easy to get some rare treasures, after so long, if you want to find out the root cause, it is unlikely that even if it is thankless.

Hongchen thought as he fell into a deeper dream in a daze, and before he could think about it, he fell asleep more and more deeply.

After sleeping for a long time, I woke up the insects and birds on the side of the road, and couldn't help but reach out and touch the white jade box, grabbed it out and took out my dagger, hesitated, and gently put it in.

As soon as he entered, Qing Feng actually let out a crisp long roar, as if he was very excited and excited......

Hongchen blinked and smiled.

Maybe this jade box is indeed a treasure, not just an ordinary luxury, she guessed, maybe there is a function of nourishing the soul, but intuitively, the function of the jade box should be more than that.

It's rare that it's okay now, Hongchen just held the jade box and carefully rubbed it to watch, how to look at it, it is also a very precious, but ordinary jade box, just turned over and over for a long time, Qing Feng, who was well placed in the box, didn't even bother to move, so it seems that this thing does have some special functions.

Hongchen changed her posture, hugged and lay down, her eyes suddenly froze, she reached out and touched the box, there were some slight traces of the tentacles, after thinking about it, she changed her direction and shone in the sun, and some strange patterns faintly appeared on the bottom of the box.

"Sounds familiar?"

She still has a good memory, for a long time. Lifted the futon and mat, took out a sandalwood box from the car, took out the purse inside, poured out four pieces from it, and put it together, and put it together to spell out a palm-sized token.

After careful comparison, the pattern on the token turned out to be exactly the same as the one in this jade box.

"Interesting!"

Hongchen smiled, these token fragments are her mission rewards, and they also belong to all mission rewards. One of the rare rewards issued by Yujue Space. She didn't know what it was for, because she heard that it was a fragment of a prop, so she had to collect it, and she rarely encountered a task again lately. Never seen again. It seems to have forgotten a little.

This time, if not by accident. I'm afraid she won't be able to connect the two things in her life.

Hongchen rubbed her eyebrows, and she suddenly had a feeling that her fate was wonderful, like a hand. Pushing her forward step by step, towards the future that she thought was unknown, but in fact had been arranged.

This kind of sad and sad thoughts only left for a moment, and Hongchen is generally a pragmatic person.

If there is really a fate in this world, then let fate walk freely, as a mortal, think too much and grow old quickly. Besides, as a spirit master, she often does a job of changing her life against the sky, how can she really take her life too seriously.

The jade box was too big to hold, so Hongchen ruthlessly stuffed Qing Feng, who was very unhappy to come out, back into his sleeve, pressed it into the dark compartment on the car, and covered it with a blanket.

Not far from Hongchen's carriage, and even the place where the red lanterns on their carriage could be vaguely seen, Monk Yunsheng's face was blue and gray, his eyes were bleak, obviously the injury was not yet healed, he looked up at this time, and then turned his gaze, not daring to look carefully, in addition to the heavy hatred, there was also a lot of jealousy.

Xia Cicada sat aside, staring at her fingers.

It's only been a short time, her hands are rough, although she still doesn't have to do any work, but in the end, it's not like before, pampered, carefully maintained every day, where she lives now, no one cares about her beauty.

“…… If you think about it again, I am bound to get that house. ”

Xia Cicada lowered her voice, and her eyebrows showed a little tiredness.

Yun Sheng glanced at her, hesitated, frowned, and said, "Since it was Master's order, I will try again, but my injuries have not healed, I'm afraid I will have to wait for a while." ”

Xia Chan closed her eyes and nodded.

She didn't want to wait a moment. But in fact, she is not in a hurry, she is still very young, and she still has a lot of time to wait...... Waiting for that miracle to be born in her, but......

"Jiang Hongchen!"

She still couldn't help it, and burst out the name on the tip of her tongue, her emotions were indescribably complicated, "Life and life are mutually restrictive, life is mutually restricted, only one person can achieve great things, and if the rest are not oblivion, they will inevitably ...... Caught in a sea of misery. ”

Xia Chan sighed - how good it would be if Jiang Hongchen didn't leave Jiangjiazhuang for the rest of her life, and how good it would be if she wasn't so good!

Perhaps today, all her hesitation and hesitation have been lost, and all that is left is obsession.

She and Jiang Hongchen are destined to die for the rest of their lives, and she will use all her strength to seek that way to live!

She is not wrong, she was born as a human being, who wants to end up miserable? People are selfish, and so is she Jiang Hongchen.

Xia Chan's chest was on fire, she took out an embroidered handkerchief to cover her lips and coughed lightly, vomiting out a mouthful of black blood, her eyes were fixed, and she couldn't help touching her face, her face was still delicate at first glance, but if you look closely, there are a few more fine lines on the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and her complexion is gradually gray, as if it is caused by hard work, but she knows that this time not only the senior brother was injured, but she was also counterattacked, she and the senior brother are different, the senior brother is high, and it is good to recuperate slowly after a little injury, but she ...... For so many years, she has tried all the methods, but she can't get her senses.

Moreover, she also vaguely felt that following the practice of prudence for a long time, it was obviously useless, she couldn't stop anymore, once she stopped, once she stopped......

Xia Chan's face showed a little fear.

"Gotta get it this time."

Taking a deep breath, Xia Chan's gaze gradually became firm, bright as the sun and stars, she didn't believe it, God was looking at her and gave her a revelation, she couldn't break out of a road yet.

"Let's go."

Yun Sheng took a sip of stream water and drank it, stood up, and turned back to support Xia Chan, "There is still a chance." ”

It's autumn.

The leaves are yellow, and the wind is getting cold.

Hongchen and the others entered the boundary of Qixian County, and quickly whipped their horses. went straight to the county seat, and when she came in, Luo Niang was stunned.

In a short period of time, Qixian County has changed greatly.

Of course, the market is still the same market, the restaurants are still those restaurants, and it is normal for small places to remain unchanged for more than ten years.

There are fewer pedestrians, and when they went shopping in Qixian County, they could always feel the bustling market and the crowds of people.

"Hmm. Maybe it's because we've been in the capital for a long time. ”

Luo Niang smiled.

Hongchen thought about it too. How can a small place like Qixian be compared with the capital, they have stayed in the capital for a long time, and they naturally feel desolate when they see each other.

The group didn't stay long. Go back to the teahouse and settle down first.

The serious guard of honor has not yet arrived.

But it's only about three or two days.

Because I have already passed the letter. The teahouse is cleaned up. Hongchen ate a steaming meal as soon as they entered the door, took a shower, dried their hair and went to sleep. Early in the morning of the second day, she hesitated, but still went straight to Jiangjiazhuang with the gift.

Luo Niang and Tie Niu also hurriedly followed.

Tie Niu was still a little nervous, he didn't let go of the iron stick in his hand, no matter how much Hongchen persuaded him, he refused to throw it down.

"It's you talking nonsense in front of him."

Hongchen shook his head.

Luo Niang smiled: "It's none of my business." ”

This must be Xiao Yan's sin, don't look at Xiao Yan's child who is usually silent, in fact, he occasionally speaks very exaggeratedly.

When she mentioned the Jiang family in front of Tie Niu, she must have to say any harsh words, as if her own young lady had suffered a lot of losses.

But in fact, just a Jiangjiazhuang, can it really make the young lady suffer?

Hongchen patted Tie Niu's shoulder, with a gentle smile on his face.

In her mind, Jiangjiazhuang is not a bad place, even in the previous life, she lived here, except for being poorer and tired, and not suffering much, Jiang Zhuang is a good person.

He brought a lot of gifts, mostly edible, half a fan of pork, a lamb, two bags of salt, a dozen cotton cloths, and a few silks.

When the countryside uses cotton cloth more, the silk and satin are too expensive, maybe the girl gets married and makes two clothes to accompany her, and when she is aside, she still honestly wears such thick and washable cheesecloth, linen cloth as well.

Their skin is also thick, and they are afraid that they will be scratched by the slightest touch of silk and satin, and they will not be distressed to death!

As soon as the carriage entered the village, the villagers couldn't help but watch.

For so many years, Jiangjiazhuang has rarely entertained distinguished guests, at most, the students of the nearby Yanshan Academy occasionally pass by, but they are ordinary donkey carts, ox carts, and there are very few carriages like Hongchen.

Snow-white horses, without a trace of variegation, very Shenjun.

Da Zhou also domesticated his own war horses, but in the end it is not like Beiyan, almost everyone is strong, can fight on horseback, and the control of horses is very strict.

Nowadays, the rules are not so strict, and occasionally some wealthy businessmen and big families use multiple horses to pull carts at will, which is also a matter of not being raised by the people.

Well, the rules are forever bound by ordinary people.

It's just that in Jiangjiazhuang, how many people have never seen a snow-white good horse in their lives.

There are more and more people probing their brains, but everyone is scruple and dare not approach.

Hongchen hurriedly lifted the curtain, saluted all around, and the people around him were stunned, and some recognized it, so they shouted loudly: "This is Erya, no, Hongchen is back?" ”

In an instant, the news of Hongchen's return to the country spread.

They rushed to the gate of Jiang's house, and Jiang Zhuang was already waiting at the door.

Hongchen got out of the car, and before she could say hello, Rhubarb rushed over and rubbed on Hongchen's legs, all the hair on her body stuck to the hem of her skirt.

Jiang Zhuang was stunned, and the expression on his face softened slightly.

"Rhubarb is still the closest to you, at home...... refused to eat the food fed by Gu's, and was lazy and unwilling to move all day long. ”

Hongchen smiled, Ying Ying bowed, and said very lightly: "Daddy." ”

Jiang Zhuang's eyes were hot, Hongchen didn't call him dad in his early years, but he didn't think about it, but he actually called him once today.

"You can't shout like that...... Your family recognized you and went back, so you should break off with your family cleanly, those wealthy families in the capital, there are a lot of things, you, you have to take care. ”

Hongchen smiled, thought about it, and didn't explain, so he let Daddy Jiang think about it according to his own ideas.

There is no need to explain these things in detail.

Jiang Zhuang lowered his head. Pushed the door open, welcomed Hongchen and them in, and didn't shirk those gifts, and looked at Hongchen carefully with the corner of his eye.

I always feel that this child has been wronged.

It's not that he doesn't look good, the current Hongchen is not the kind of yellow-haired girl when he was at home, but he is slim, he hasn't seen many beauties, and he doesn't pay attention to any beauty. But he took a look. I also feel dizzy in front of my eyes.

Own two girls...... Hongchen girl's appearance, I'm afraid it's top-notch, if she stays at home, she can't say that she will bring trouble to herself. But I went to the capital that day was far away. I don't know if it's because of this face. Endure pain and suffering.

Jiang Zhuang himself hasn't read too many books, but he has experienced a lot of things, and he knows it when he thinks about it. It must be very difficult for a girl who has been from outside and has been with her at all to suddenly insert herself into her own family.

Hongchen will be uncomfortable, and the people of that family will not be comfortable either.

"Hongchen, it's a blessing to suffer, don't be too hard outside, be soft, let those who can bear it, grit your teeth and endure it."

Hongchen didn't speak, and looked up at Jiang Zhuang.

He's old again.

Not normal old.

Really counted, Jiang Zhuang is only in his thirties, although he is not young, he is middle-aged, but he is a blacksmith, he has a lot of strength, he works hard every day, and he has an extremely tough body early, and he looks like a strong man, but now when he sees it, his back is also rickety, and he is also aging, with a dull complexion and gray hair.

He has been working in a blink of an eye, and he is an authentic old man.

Hongchen understood as soon as he thought about it - there have been too many things recently, too complicated, and even Daddy Jiang couldn't hold on.

No matter how bad Gu is, it is also his wife and the mother of his children.

Hongchen's heart was cold.

She felt a little sorry for Jiang Zhuang, but she wanted her to say that she could save Gu's family, even just a matter of words.

The Xia family publicly disposed of Xia Chan, for the sake of face, it would not make the Gu family feel better, but in fact, they didn't take the Gu family to heart at all, if she wanted to get that woman out, at most, the Xia family would never leave it difficult.

But she wasn't happy.

Gu is indeed just an ordinary, uninformed woman, looking at it now, it is very different from her status, just like the distance between a mouse in the gutter and a high Buddha immortal, but in Hongchen's mind back then, Gu was a poisonous snake and beast, the source of her fear, and the cause of all her tragedies.

She didn't take the initiative to retaliate, she was worried about her reputation before, after all, she said a thousand things and ten thousand, and the Gu family raised her, even if it was the word "kindness", it was extremely ironic.

Now she doesn't worry about her reputation, and she is not willing to bother too much for a woman who is out of tune, but let her save the Gu family, how is that possible?

Even Jiang Zhuang didn't say half of these words.

After being silent for a while, he entered the yard, Hongchen glanced at it, and it was quite clean, not too decadent.

Hongchen smiled unconsciously, Daddy Jiang has always been a diligent person, and he was forced to the point where he couldn't do anything, so he could do anything.

"You...... Brother Yi went to the academy, and the eldest girl came back, otherwise, you go and talk to her. ”

Jiang Zhuang looked around, grabbed a handful of money and planned to cut two catties of meat, and there were air-dried rabbits in the kitchen, which was enough to buy a large table.

Hongchen sighed in his heart: "Eldest sister? ”

The eldest girl is her eldest sister, two years older than her, and when she came back in this life, the eldest girl married far away and married to Yizhou.

Yizhou is much farther away than Jincheng, and it is not easy to go back and forth, and after she came back, she never saw this sister again.

took two pieces of silk, Hongchen glanced at Luo Niang, and Luo Niang took the iron ox to the kitchen to work, they were all there, and they didn't really let Jiang Zhuang cook.

Hongchen entered the north room.

The room was dimly lit, and Hongchen squinted his eyes before he could see the woman sitting at the table in a daze.

At first glance, her appearance is somewhat similar to Gu's, five short figures, slightly dark skin, but when you look at it again, you feel that it is not like it at all, the eldest girl's face is loyal, her eyes are timid, and her temperament seems to be a little cowardly, but it is not annoying.

She woke up the sound of the door ringing for a moment, turned around suddenly, and was startled when she saw Hongchen: "Are you ...... Erya? Uh, red dust. ”

After asking, the eldest girl closed her mouth in a daze, her eyes were red.

The atmosphere was awkward for a while.

Hongchen doesn't know what to say at this time, can he say - I'm sorry, although your mother is in prison, I am quite gloating, but you are a good person, your mother's sin is not on you, don't be sad.

This kind of thing can also be finished by talking?

It's still the eldest girl with tears falling in her eyes, looking at Hongchen, she is so distressed: "Sister is useless, let you suffer, look at you, how thin you have become!" ”

Hongchen: "......"

Okay, she is starting to smoke now, does it seem that her clothes are a little empty, but no matter how thin she is, can she be as embarrassed and miserable as when she was in Jiangjiazhuang?

But in an instant, the strangeness that lingered in Hongchen's heart dissipated a little, and he was finally able to say a little considerate words.

"Brother-in-law, are you good to your eldest sister?"

“…… Why is it not good, he is everyone's young master, but his heart is not bad, he is squeamish, he is not as strong as our father, and he can't be counted on to work, but this is not my ......" (to be continued.) )