Zhao Xiu froze in place for a while, and a thick sadness surged in his heart.

In fact, she should have thought of it a long time ago, Zhao Zhuo and Mi both fell into the water soon after the shipwreck, and then disappeared, unlike her, Zhang, and Zhao Wei, who relied on the broken planks on the boat to float for a long time, if they were still alive, they should have had news with other servants a long time ago, they have not been dropped for so many days, they have either drifted far away, or the body has been found, but the adults subconsciously concealed her as a child, obviously, Zhang's is aware.

No wonder, when Yanxia talked to her just now, her expression was so weird, it was clear that she knew the truth, but she was pitiful that she had no parents, but she couldn't tell her the truth.

Zhao Xiu sighed in his heart, he really didn't have parents, so he only got new parents for a few days, and then lost them again.

Gao Zhen looked at her ignorantly, not understanding why the little sister suddenly stood still and didn't leave, he leaned over and whispered, "Is my sister tired?" ”

Zhao Xiu looked up at him, shook his head with a smile, took his hand and walked forward, but his eyes were already red.

Zhao Wei nestled on the bed, his eyes were closed, and he seemed to be still asleep, but he slept very unsteadily, coughing twice from time to time, frowning tightly between his brows, and his face was very pale.

Zhao Xiu let go of Gao Zhen's hand, stumbled to the side of the bed, and looked at Zhao Wei on the edge of the bed, feeling strangely sad in his heart.

In this short period of two or three days, what a great misfortune the Zhao family has suffered, Zhao Xiu is even wondering, if she hadn't crossed over, would the ignorant little girl also die in the icy river? Will these people who survived still survive?

And Zhao Jiong, as a murder suspect, is even more hateful. Zhao Xiu didn't understand how much hatred he had for his stepmother and half-brother that would make him do such a beastly thing.

Gao Zhen looked at the back of her little sister, felt that she seemed to be trembling all over, and stepped forward puzzled: "What's wrong with my sister?" When I got closer, I found that her face was full of tears, and she was crying breathlessly, so she hurriedly hugged her: "Sister Zhao, Sister Zhao, what's wrong with you?" Don't cry, don't cry! ”

Zhao Wei slowly opened his eyes and saw his sister standing in front of the bed, although he didn't understand what was going on, he still showed a weak smile: "Sister, don't worry...... My brother will be fine...... I'll protect you......"

Zhao Xiu cried even more, she also remembered her parents who died in modern times, the perpetrator of the car accident who led them, and she hadn't been found until she crossed over, why could these murderers who killed innocent people still live in the world with dignity? And the victim's family had to endure great pain to send their relatives away!

Her crying became louder and louder, Zhang's side was alarmed, Princess Guangping hurriedly came over to see what was going on, Qiuye also rushed with Zhang's family, and when she entered the room, she saw Gao Zhen standing there with a helpless face, clumsily comforting Zhao Xiu, who was crying non-stop.

Princess Guangping hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Zhao Xiu softly, and glared at her son again: "What's the matter?" Did you bully your sister? ”

Gao Zhen said aggrievedly: "I didn't, I don't know why she cried, she was fine when she came over just now, it seems that she started crying when she saw Zhao Wei......"

Princess Guangping looked at Zhao Wei with a sick face, thinking that she understood the reason why Zhao Xiu was crying, so she comforted her and said: "It's okay, your brother is just sick, and he will get better soon, and when he gets better, he will be as white and fat as before, don't worry, good boy." ”

Zhao Xiu was still crying, and Zhang staggered forward with the help of Qiu Ye, sat on the edge of his grandson's bed, reached out and gently touched his granddaughter's little face, and sighed: "Silly boy, did you just hear what we were saying?" ”

Zhao Xiu stopped crying, sobbing and nestled into Zhang's arms: "Grandmother-"

Zhang closed his eyes and endured the great pain in his heart: "It's not that we are hiding it from you, but I don't know how to tell you, it's okay if you guess it, ...... in the future." It's just our grandparents and grandchildren. ”

Zhao Xiu grabbed the placket of her clothes tightly and began to cry again. Zhao Wei was dazed, and couldn't help but have red circles in his eyes, and the three of them cried together.

Princess Guangping watched from the sidelines and couldn't help sighing, the Zhao family's small second room suffered such a big change, it was really a tragedy in the world. She looked at her ignorant son on the side, and couldn't bear to blame him for anything.

Zhao Xiu cried happily, and finally cried so tired that she fell asleep in a daze, and when she woke up, she had already returned to her room. Yanxia sat on the edge of the bed doing needlework, and Gao Zhen could be vaguely seen reading outside.

She sat up, Yanxia was shocked, and smiled and hugged her: "Are you hungry?" Shall I bring you almond tea? ”

"Thank you, sister." Zhao Xiu also felt a little hungry in her stomach, so she pushed the boat along the water, and when Yanxia came over with almond tea, she couldn't even care about the heat, so she drank it. Yanxia looked at her with a smile and said softly: "It can be seen that she is so hungry, such a small person actually ran to the side room without me, if you really want to see your brother, why don't you tell me?" I'm worried that you'll be sick, but it's okay to hold you and look at him outside the door. You went with the prince yourself, in case you fall or knock, I still have to bear it. ”

Zhao Xiu was right to think about it, and solemnly apologized to her: "I'm sorry, I was reckless." ”

As soon as she apologized, Yanxia felt embarrassed: "I don't dare to take this seriously, I'm not blaming you for anything, I'm just afraid that you will have an accident, so I said a few more words." She took the bowl and took it down, and poured another bowl of tea: "Miss Zhao, let's have a cup of tea, and play with our son for a while." ”

Zhao Xiu drank tea, let her help her recomb her hair, tidy up her clothes, then jumped out of bed and ran to Gao Zhen's desk, and said to him: "Brother Zhen, thank you so much, the princess didn't blame you, right?" ”

Gao Zhen put down the book and looked at her with some grievances: "The mother didn't blame me, but what are you crying about?" ”

Zhao Xiu pursed her lips: "I heard the princess say that my father and mother died, so I cried." ”

Gao Zhen was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "I see, I didn't realize it, it was my negligence, I'm really sorry." He took Zhao Xiu's hand again and comforted her very seriously: "Good sister, please mourn and change." ”

Zhao Xiu thanked him, looked outside the door again, and then turned around and asked Yanxia: "I want to go to my grandmother's, is it okay?" ”

Yanxia squatted down: "Isn't it good to be here?" Mrs. Zhao is still sick. ”

"That's why my grandmother is still sick, so I have to go to her." Zhao Xiu said, "I am a granddaughter, and I should take care of my grandmother." Even if I'm small and can't do anything, at least I can comfort her. ”

Yanxia was amazed, and Gao Zhen whispered to her: "The concubine punished me for studying in the room, you can take her there." Yanxia hurriedly agreed, picked up Zhao Xiu and walked to the east wing.

Zhang was sitting on the bed, serving a bowl of medicine by Autumn Leaves. Although she was still sick and haggard, she no longer cried, and seemed to be more energetic, and she was a little surprised when she saw her granddaughter coming: "Why is the eldest sister coming over again?" ”

Yanxia said with a smile: "Miss Zhao said that her grandmother is sick, and she has to take care of her grandmother as a granddaughter, even if she can't do anything at a young age, she can at least comfort and comfort the old lady, which is really filial." ”

Zhang's heart was moved, and he hugged his granddaughter over: "Silly boy, you are still so young, what are you doing here?" Although he said this, he was happy in his heart, holding the child and caressing it constantly.

Zhao Xiu said to her very seriously: "Grandmother, father and mother have passed away, we are sad, but we have to continue to live." Grandmother must recuperate well, brother must get better soon, we not only have to avenge our father and mother, but also live well and happily, so that our father and mother will rest assured in the spirit of heaven. ”

Zhang was surprised, and his eyes turned red again: "Grandpa Jun has opened your mind, I don't know if it's your luck or misfortune, which child is as young as you and knows this?" She lowered her head to wipe away her tears, raised her head and took a deep breath: "Well, even children know the truth, don't I understand it at this age?" No matter how sad I am, I can't be sad for a lifetime, life still has to go on, I should cheer up! ”

King Guangping and Zhang's party only stayed in Liulin Town for three days, and news came from Wang Siping's side that the two people who went to Gaotang had returned, and it was said that the bodies of those domestic servants had been properly buried, but because one of them was unwell, he came back a day later than expected. When another member of the fleet returned, he found that Wang Siping had finished burying all the dead Hou's subordinates, and even hired the boats to transport them, but the shipwrights were still in the grass huts built at random by the river, and they were very dissatisfied. Wang Siping had to deduce that he couldn't recognize the names of the boatmen, so he could only wait for him to come back and identify them, so he delayed a little, and gave him an extra sum of silver, so he was relieved, cremated those companions, and then packed the ashes in urns, marked their names, and packed them in a big box, which was considered appropriate.

The shipwrights died in a foreign country, and it was inconvenient to transport the bones home, so they had to be cremated and the ashes returned.

Wang Siping's handling of everyone's corpses was done in secret. The people on the sunken ship, except for the surviving Zhang, Zhao Wei, Zhao Xiu brothers and sisters, and Qiu Ye, almost all of them were found, and only Zhao Xiu's mother-in-pearl was missing.

King Guangping's guards only found an embroidered shoe on the river bank where Jiannanhou's fleet had docked, and according to Akiba, it was Pearl's sister-in-law. Zhang speculated that she was beaten with oars by the Marquis of Jiannan and sank into the water, perhaps drifting downstream with the current, and no one could see clearly in the night, and it was not easy to find it at this time. The king of Guangping sent one of his guards to greet the local government, telling them to pay close attention, and if the remains of the pearl sister-in-law were found, they would be buried alive and placed in a nearby temple, and then sent a letter to Fengxian to the Zhang family. She saved Zhao Xiu's life, and the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhang family hoped to bury her well.

The king of Guangping ordered two other big boats to be hired, and half an hour after the boat hired by Wang Siping set off, he also set off from Liulin Town and went south along the canal to Shanghai.

At the same time, a fast horse also left the town of Liulin and sent a handwritten letter from the king of Guangping to the emperor to the capital.