When Jiang Chenfeng stumbled over pushing Jiang Xuewen's wheelchair, he saw people carrying the ashes in. Looking at Jiang Yu, Huo Shijiu, and Cao Yu all wearing linen and filial piety, the subordinates also wore filial piety belts around their waists, and there were even maids with white silk flowers on their heads working on the side, so they whimpered and cried. Jiang Chenfeng felt that his hands and legs were weak, if he hadn't grabbed the armrest of the wheelchair, he was afraid that he would fall, and muttered: "Dad, look at this, what's wrong!" ”

Jiang Xuewen's heart was shocked, his eyes turned black, and his lips trembled and said, "Girl, this is ...... You're back, where are your mother and your sister? What about the in-laws? ”

"Daddy." Jiang Yu slowly walked closer, although she did not shed tears, but the red and swollen eyes that had just cried in the palace could not be faked.

Jiang Xuewen looked at the pitch-black jars containing ashes, pointed to them tremblingly, and asked, "What's wrong?!" ”

Jiang Wei lifted her skirt, slowly knelt down in front of Jiang Xuewen, grabbed his hand with both hands and shook her head and said, "We are in Yi County, something happened......"

Jiang Yu said what he had just told the emperor in the palace, but his hand holding Jiang Xuewen's hands was reminding him.

Jiang Xuewen knew that there must be a secret in the matter, Jiang Yu was so afraid that she would have to do it for others to see, and her heart was a little more settled, but on the surface, she took her sadness to the extreme, as soon as Jiang Yan finished speaking, he was excited to get up, but because of the inconvenience of his legs and feet, he fell over, if it weren't for Jiang Yu and Cao Yu, he would have to lie on the ground. When he looked up, Jiang Xuewen was already in tears.

"Shuhui, I said that maybe I can't see you again in this life, but I didn't mean you, but I have such a temperament. Inevitably, that day will bring disaster. I can't imagine that I would say such a prophecy. It turned out that you were the first to go...... Sook Hye! I'm sorry for you! ”

"Mother! Eldest sister, fourth sister!! Jiang Chenfeng didn't know it, knelt beside Jiang Xuewen, crying and breaking his liver and intestines.

"The one who kills a thousand knives! My father-in-law is such a good person, why did he go!! ”

"Six pounds is so small! How can someone be so ruthless! ”

"Call me a white-haired man to send a black-haired man ......"

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Jiang Xuewen and Jiang Chenfeng's crying, and the people who listened to it were also sour. Huo Dazhuan and Zhao are both kind-hearted people, they have never criticized anyone on weekdays, and they are even more cherished by the old and the poor. Huo Dazhuan's only hobby is farming, and he also likes to grab cheap labor to help pick up manure and fertilizer. Unexpectedly, such a cheerful and healthy old man was killed like this!

I thought that in the backyard, I could no longer see the sturdy old man squatting on the ground smoking a cigarette pouch, I couldn't see the lively third lady, and I couldn't see the second old man and the second lady holding the little eldest sister out for a walk every day...... The people were all sad and wept. For a time, the entire Hou Mansion was filled with sadness.

Jiang Yu was worried that Jiang Chenfeng would cry badly, but she pulled him up in a moment and helped Jiang Xuewen back into the wheelchair with Huo Jiujiu. asked Cao Yu to help take care of it for the time being, and went to the inner hall together.

After retiring from the next person. Jiang Xuewen changed his sadness and asked anxiously, "Sister Girl, what's going on?" ”

Jiang Chenfeng's snot was originally crying, but when he saw Jiang Xuewen suddenly ask, he asked suspiciously: "What, what?" ”

Huo Shijiu twisted the handkerchief and handed it to Jiang Chenfeng, saying, "I have wronged my second uncle, and today is a last resort." They were indeed ambushed in Yi County, but fortunately, with the help of friends, the family was safe. Because I was afraid that someone would continue to chase and kill, the girl didn't come back in time, and when I went to find them, we discussed it together, and finally decided to let the family fake their deaths to avoid future troubles. ”

"Fake death?" Jiang Chenfeng blinked in disbelief.

"Yes, fake your death. I had already given my father a code when I made a statement, but it was inconvenient to tell the second brother that the second brother was strong and it was okay to cry a few times. Jiang Yu smiled and said: "Some people say that when things are over in the future, I want to ask you if you are willing to marry her." ”

"You ......" The great sorrow and joy changed so quickly, and it was also thanks to Jiang Chenfeng's heart and installation, otherwise he would really faint at this time. Hearing what Jiang Yu said about getting married, he had already guessed who it was, his face was hot, and he said: "Third sister, where is there such a thing as you, if you continue to be so frightened, I will have problems even if I am strong." ”

Jiang Yu bowed to Jiang Chenfeng a few more times, and then made him laugh.

While they were talking, Jiang Xuewen was thoughtful, and then asked Huo Shijiu: "Ah Ying, who sent the assassins, do you have eyebrows?" ”

Sure enough, he has been immersed in the court for many years, and he is a person who is engaged in political affairs, so he asked the idea at once.

Huo Nineteen said: "This matter ...... Father-in-law still doesn't need to ask. Anyway, I just know it. ”

"Can't answer?" Jiang Xuewen thoughtfully: "Not the British duke? ”

Huo Jiujiu really admired Jiang Xuewen's intelligence at this time, and he had already heard the clue in a sentence, and said calmly: "Maybe he also has a share." ”

"Maybe ......"

Jiang Xuewen groaned, and the well-behaved Huo Shijiu and Jiang Yu arranged for their families to leave Beijing. And now something like this has happened all of a sudden.

Previously, he only felt that Huo Shijiu was afraid that the struggle with the British Duke would become more and more fierce in the future, and he would only send them away until his family was affected, but now he looks, how can there be other hidden secrets?

Could it be the emperor?

Jiang Xuewen's brows furrowed tightly, and a Sichuan character squeezed out between his eyebrows. He is loyal to the emperor, but he also knows that those who play with the government will be stained with blood in their fingers. When necessary, it is also a helpless thing to get rid of some people. But he couldn't think of a reason why the little emperor wanted to kill Huo Shijiu's family. Isn't Huo Nineteen enduring humiliation for the sake of the little emperor? Could it be that the relationship between the Huo family and the little emperor is not close enough?

Even he, an outsider, was moved after learning what Huo Nineteen had done, not to mention the little emperor, who fought side by side with Huo Nineteen to this day? Huo Nineteen is dedicated to him!

Jiang Yu pushed the wheelchair to bring the contemplative Jiang Xuewen back to his senses.

"Dad, don't think about it. All you need to know is that everyone in your family is okay. But I watched, my father and mother are really in love. When I go back, I must tell my mother what you looked like when you just arrived. ”

Jiang Xuewen's old face turned red, and he scolded with a tense face: "Stinky girl, your husband is not good at taking care of you." You are so presumptuous. ”

Jiang Wei smiled proudly: "If I don't let go one day." He's not used to it. ”

Huo Nineteen arched his hand. Funny: "That's what you said. It's really hard to get used to it. ”

All four laughed.

Not long after, the emperor's decree arrived, rewarded Huo with nineteen thousand taels of silver, comforted him again, and praised the deceased's conduct. With the emperor's instructions, the funeral can be done bigger. Within a day, the entire Kyoto City knew that the family members of the Marquis of Jinning were tragically robbed when they went out to play, and all the others died except for the surviving Mrs. Marquis of Jinning.

The little emperor made another decree at the right time. Ordered people to hunt down the murderer and punish him severely.

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In the back garden of the British Mansion, the British justice lies on a drunken chair under the grape trellis, holding a comb of rhino horn in his hand, combing his new beard that has just been glued. After listening to his subordinates' reply, the British Duke laughed, and the more he laughed, the louder he became, and finally laughed unscrupulously.

His voice was hoarse and high-pitched now, and his laughter sent chills down his spine.

Although the people under him and the Qingke who were accompanying him all had goosebumps on their bodies, they all laughed along with it.

They laughed at the earliest. The laughter of the British Duke stopped abruptly, and Yan asked sternly, "What are you laughing at?" ”

That's a question. Who would dare to laugh at the next people?

Everyone was silent, and only one dared to say: "Huo Ying's family is dead, and he deserves it!" Tell me they should have died a long time ago. It's just that evil has evil retribution, and Huo Ying should be retributed for what he did wrong. ”

The British public sneered when he heard this, and said slowly: "Of course he Huo Ying deserves to die." His family is not a good thing, and it is better to die. It's just that I'm smiling at something else. You say, isn't the most ridiculous and tragic thing in the world that Huo Ying is devoted to his king, but his family members all died at the hands of the king! ”

Several people didn't dare to echo casually this time, and they only smiled silently.

The British Duke muttered: "I want to see what Huo Ying plans to do next, is it to avenge his parents, or just go on like this?" What should a person like him do when such a thing happens, I really look forward to his appearance. ”

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The funeral of the Huo family was very grand, and after seven days of death, he was buried in the ancestral grave of the Huo family.

This place is beautiful and beautiful, quiet and pleasant, Huo Shijiu ordered people to repair the tomb again, and after crying in front of the grave, he went back to the house with Jiang Yu.

After tossing so much, even if the person faked his death, the funeral was real, and the crying was really crying, Jiang Yu and Huo Shijiu were tired these days. instructed his subordinates to prepare a hot soup bath, and after the two of them freshened up, they went to bed in advance.

When Jiang Wei got up the next day, she was already refreshed, but because of such a sad situation, she was much calmer than before.

Tingyu and Yuqiao are all cautious these days, not only to talk to make Jiang Wei happy, but also for fear of making Jiang Yu sad if they don't pay attention to any words, so they are even more cautious in serving.

"Madam, is it good to wear this today?" Yuqiao and Luorui were holding a crescent-white skirt, and the other shook off a plain brocade chrysanthemum.

Jiang Wei nodded at them in the mirror, and when she heard the rain, she took a sterling silver moire flat square from her makeup and fixed the bun for Jiang Wei. and picked up a few small plain silver pear flowers for her hairpin to put on her sideburns. The rest of the ornaments are not worn.

Jiang Yu changed her clothes properly, and she was not allowed to practice, so she simply went out for a walk with Tingyu, and originally wanted to go to the study room in the outer courtyard to see Huo Shijiu, but before she arrived at the gate of the courtyard, there was a maid back and forth: "Madam, Miss Du is here." ”

"Come in, please."

Jiang Yu ordered people to invite people, and on the other hand, she looked outside to greet her, and saw Du Mingyuan coming in a light blue quiet dress.

"Kites."

"Girl, are you better?"

The two held hands and saluted each other, and Du Mingyuan had tears in his eyes: "I didn't sleep well last night, and I still feel scratched when I get up early today. The handkerchief wiped the corners of Jiang Yan's forehead and said, "Look at you, your face is so bad, you are about to become a mother, and you must be strong for the sake of your children." ”

Du Mingyuan has almost taken root in the Huo family these days, and Ye Angel and Yang Xi have also come three or four times on the seventh or eighth day. Jiang Yan cried, Du Mingyuan remembered that Tang, Jiang Yan and others also cried, and even more cried for Jiang Yan to lose her family. After learning that she was pregnant, Du Mingyuan was more and more afraid that she would get up, if she hadn't gone to be buried yesterday, she would have to stay with Jiang Yan.

"I know. Thank you for being with me all these days. You're there. I feel so much better. ”

Du Mingyuan shook his head. The pearls in his hair swayed, "In front of me, do you still want to force a smile?" Girl, if you are sad, cry out, don't hold back and suffocate your body. ”

"I'm really fine."

The two of them had already entered the house hand in hand, and listened to the rain to prepare refreshments and set them up.

Du Mingyuan said: "You have always had a strong temperament, I know it." Don't say it's you these days, even I feel panicked. The angel told the Tang family that she had already set a date, but she was moved by what happened to you, and she was in a low mood for a few days, and she was clamoring to delay her marriage with Tang Gongzi. ”

"That's not going to happen." Jiang Yu was a little anxious, "I will definitely talk to that girl about it when I go back, a good marriage is not easy to come by, how can I cherish it, she proposed to postpone the marriage because of my business, where will the Tang family agree?" It's not like something happened in your own home. The Tang family disagreed, if the angel had solid eyes. Isn't there going to be a quarrel? What if the two hurt their relationship because of this? ”

"That's right, but don't worry. Angels are measured, and she is really sad. ”

Du Mingyuan pressed the corner of his eyes with a handkerchief, and he didn't want to make Jiang Wei sad about it again, so he changed the topic and said something light.

Jiang Wei knew that she was really for herself, so she was moved, so she talked to her to relieve her boredom.

The two only talked for less than a stick of incense, and a maidservant replied under the corridor: "Madam, the emperor is here." Master Hou, please go to the front hall. ”

"Got it."

Du Mingyuan said: "Go quickly, there must be something wrong with the Hou Ye asking you to go together, I am relieved to see that you are fine, so I will leave." ”

"I'm in a hurry to go to the front, and I happen to be walking with you, and I'll send you off."

"Why should you and I care about such a false courtesy? I'm going to walk, I happen to be taking a walk in your house, you're pregnant, it's better to take a small sedan chair to get there. ”

"It's so delicate." Jiang Yu took Du Mingyuan's hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll accompany you for a while." ”

Du Mingyuan was originally worried about Jiang Yan, but it can be seen that her steps are light and her steps are like flying, so she is not uncomfortable at all, and she is also relieved.

The two walked all the way to the front yard, and Jiang Yu ordered Yuqiao and Luo Rui to send Du Mingyuan to take the carriage, and she took Tingyu to the front hall.

When she came to the door, Jiang Yu saw Cao Yu standing aside with a solemn face.

Jiang Yu came to Cao Yu first and asked quietly, "What's wrong?" ”

Cao Yu lowered his voice and replied: "I only remembered Master Hou when I was in trouble." I don't like this kind of behavior. ”

Jiang Wan'er, who listened to such a straightforward statement, also said in a low voice: "I don't like it either." ”

Cao Yu couldn't help but chuckle.

Jiang Yu ordered her subordinates to reply, and then lifted the indigo soft brocade curtain and entered the front hall.

Huo Jiu sat on his side, but the little emperor swirled all over the ground like an ant on a hot pot, his brows twisted into a pimple, and he muttered, "What do they mean by this." It's good, and what do you do to make trouble. ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry." Huo Nineteen said: "It doesn't have to be to make trouble, maybe it's just an ordinary visit." He looked at Jiang Yu and said, "You're here, come and sit down." ”

Jiang Yu saluted the emperor, sat down beside Huo Shijiu, and asked, "What's wrong?" The emperor is in a hurry to be like this? "As soon as there is something, I look for Huo Nineteen, and I can't support the wall like this, if it's really as Cao Yu said, it's just that people can't look down on it.

Of course, the little emperor didn't know what Jiang Yu was thinking, and said anxiously: "The Jin Kingdom has come to write a letter of state, saying that the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom is about to visit soon." ”

"Visiting?" No wonder when they parted, he said that they might be able to meet soon, it turned out that he had already planned for a long time.

"yes. The peace treaty signed by the Japanese lock is only three years, and a year and a half have passed. The barbarians of the Jin Kingdom have always been warlike and brave, and now this emperor has more means than his father, and he has the power of the country and the people, and the treasury is strong, so how can I not worry? Compared with their Jin Kingdom, Dayan's internal worries have not been lifted now, how can they resist foreign enemies? ”

"The emperor is too nervous." Jiang Yu smiled and said: "Maybe the people of the Jin Kingdom came here to show friendship, isn't it self-suffering that the emperor only cares about thinking about things in the worst way?" ”

"Exactly." Huo Shijiu said gently: "Even if it is not good, there is still a year and a half to go before the peace treaty, this time is enough to end the internal troubles, and then the emperor can go all out to deal with external troubles." ”

After fighting for so many years, the British Duke has not fallen, will it succeed this time, and there will be no more variables?

The suspicion in the little emperor's heart was not obvious, but Huo Shijiu and Jiang Yu saw it clearly.

Jiang Yu lowered her head and played with the plain silver ring on the ring finger of her left hand. Huo Nineteen was also silent.

The little emperor seemed to be silent for a moment, and finally suppressed the anxiety and dissatisfaction in his heart, and then said: "What Brother Ying said is also reasonable, when he wins the British Duke, how can the Jin Kingdom be better than the domestic disaster." Brother Ying is extremely smart, and he will definitely be able to come up with a good way for me when the time comes. ”

"The minister is already Jiang Lang."

The little emperor twisted his eyebrows, and when he saw Huo Shijiu clearly shirking, he was very dissatisfied in his heart.

But this time is really not a good time to tear your face with Huo Shijiu.

The little emperor forced his anger and said, "Why is Big Brother Ying so humble? Let's not talk about this matter first, let's talk about what the Emperor of Jin and his entourage are coming, let's do it. ”

Huo Nineteen said: "The emperor doesn't need to make additional preparations for the time being, just instruct the good students of the Ministry of Rites to arrange the welcome." In the case, we are the master, the Jin people are the guests, and the guests are as the hosts, can we still go beyond the rules of Dayan to entertain them? ”

Huo Shijiu actually wanted to say that the little emperor was too nervous, to the point of a cup bow and a snake shadow. There is no calmness that an emperor should have.

When the little emperor heard Huo Nineteen beating so gently, he was also shocked that he was a little too uncalm, and he didn't let outsiders see it clearly, so he coughed and said, "I think so too." The matter will be handed over to the Ministry of Rites. (To be continued......)