The past is like smoke, wading through the long river of years, and coming to the present again.

Xu Shao held the edge of the bookcase with his hand, and walked heavily to the high-backed chair on the other side of the bookcase step by step.

Sitting down, he let out a long sigh of relief, looked at Xiao Shiji and said, "...... That's it, what I should say and what I shouldn't say is told to you. - What did you promise me? ”

Xiao Shiji's eyes kept staring at Xu Shao. When he saw Xu Shao sitting down, he raised his eyebrows, raised his right hand, and slowly released it.

A delicate sachet hung down from the palm of his right hand and shook it lightly between his fingers.

Xu Shao looked at Xiao Shiji suspiciously: "...... Sachet? ”

Xiao Shiji nodded, "Yes, sachets." This sachet is related to my mother-in-law. ”

Xu Shao's heart sank suddenly. Xiao Shiji, why did he suddenly mention Fang Yuniang? ……

Although he tried his best to endure and remain calm, Xu Shao still twitched uncontrollably under his right eye.

The study was silent, and the sound of the two of them breathing was clearly audible.

Xu Shao didn't speak, and Xiao Shiji didn't urge him, but from time to time he moved his gaze to the sachet hanging between his fingers.

"Sir, Madame is here." A crisp sound from the scholar outside the door broke the silence here.

Xu Shao almost jumped up from behind the bookcase and asked nervously, "Why is Madame here?" ”

"I asked my mother-in-law to come over." Xiao Shiji shook his hand, and the sachet was densely hidden in the palm of his hand.

"Taxi? Are you here? Why don't you go to the inner court, you kid? I want to come to the master's outer study. Fang Yuniang's smiling voice came from outside the door.

Xiao Shiji is her eldest son-in-law, and now he is like this. She is also worthy of Du Xiancheng......

Dense beads of sweat appeared on Xu Shao's forehead, and he wanted to grab it, but Xiao Shiji was much faster than him.

The door of the outer study was opened by Xiao Shiji.

Fang Yuniang smiled and looked Xiao Shiji up and down, "It's dark, and I'm thin." Mobei is having a hard time, right? As he spoke, he walked into the study.

Xiao Shiji sideways and let Fang Yuniang in.

Xu Shao only had time to close the door of the study.

Fang Yuniang was curious, "Do you still have something important to say?" Why don't I go out first, and then I'll come in when you're done?" She thought that Xu Shao closed the door of the study because he was discussing confidential matters with Xiao Shihe.

Xiao Shiji smiled: "No." The business has already been over. Now it's a private matter. After a pause, he stretched out his right hand and spread his palm upward, revealing the sachet in his palm. Mother-in-law. I'm going to Mobei this time. I met one of your old friends, and she gave me this thing, saying that if I had the opportunity to meet you. Let me hand it over to you. ”

Fang Yuniang was even more curious, and reached out to take the sachet.

"Stop!" Xu Shao was in a hurry, walked to Fang Yuniang's side, grabbed her arm and said, "Be careful, beware......"

"Watch out for what?" Xiao Shi and Guan Er, "This sachet is not poisonous. If it was poisonous, I would have been poisoned long ago. ”

Fang Yuniang pushed Xu Shao away and said angrily: "That's it." Shi Ji is not an outsider, you are still like this, a heart and eyes are eager to break into one hundred and eighty petals, and you have said that you think too much, and you grow old quickly, and you still don't recognize it. As he spoke, he picked up the sachet from Xiao Shiji's palm and looked at it carefully.

"What's in there?" Fang Yuniang opened the plum blossom knot on the sachet and looked inside.

Xiao Shiji couldn't help but remind her, "Mother-in-law, is there anyone still alive in your mother's family?" ”

Fang Yuniang shook her head while taking out something from it to take a closer look, "My father and mother are gone." But there are brothers and sisters, all in Chang'an City......" Before the words fell, her voice fell, her eyes widened, and her eyes couldn't wait to burst out.

“…… Oh my God, what nonsense! - What a mess! After reading all the things, Fang Yuniang hurriedly stuffed them back, and then threw them back into Xiao Shiji's hand, and said in a panic: "Who gave it to you?" It's all nonsense, I don't believe a word! ”

Although she didn't believe it, her eyes were red. In the voice, there was more panic than anger, more shock than denial, which showed that the contents of the sachet were still very convincing.

"Don't worry, sit down and have a cup of tea first." Xiao Shihe personally brought a cup of tea to Fang Yuniang.

Fang Yuniang took it tremblingly, held it in her hand, and drank it all in one gulp.

Xiao Shiji waited quietly beside him, and only after Fang Yuniang was completely calm did he say gently: "Mother-in-law, when I first learned about this matter, I was also very shocked. But the man said many other things, and I could tell my mother-in-law them all. ”

Fang Yuniang seemed to grasp the last straw, nodded vigorously and said, "Tell me about it, let me think about it." This matter is really incredible. ”

Xu Shao watched from the side for a long time, and saw that the two of them had been talking as if no one was talking, and endured it for a long time before coughing and saying, "What's the matter?" Look at your anxious ......"

Xiao Shiji looked at Xu Shao with a smile and said, "Lord Xu really doesn't know?" I thought ......"

Xu Shao's face changed greatly, and his eyes showed extreme pleading.

Xiao Shiji had never seen Xu Shao show such a pleading expression. He opened his mouth, but swallowed the words that came to his mouth, and changed the subject: "Mother-in-law, what do you think of the evidence that this sachet says?" Why don't you go and sum it up with your siblings? ”

Fang Yuniang's heart is simply full of flavors. She didn't understand, how in the blink of an eye, she changed from a good family of a poor family in Chang'an City to the only descendant of the Northern Zhou royal family!

And if the things described in the sachet are true, then he is not only the bloodline of the Northern Zhou royal family, but also half of the bloodline of the Great Zhou Dynasty of the previous dynasty. His own father turned out to be the last emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty? Her own mother is the last queen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty? At the same time, she is the eldest princess of the former Great Zhou?!

It's just too much to accept.

Fang Yuniang sat stunned for a while, and asked Xiao Shiji, "Can you show me the sachet again?" ”

Xiao Shiji handed it to her, "The man said that this was originally left to you by your own mother." ”

Somehow, Fang Yuniang heard these words. Tears immediately flowed. She wiped her tears with her hand and said with a smile: "Let you see you laugh." At a young age, I can't see through it. ”

Xu Shao coughed again, and the pleading color became more obvious.

Xiao Shiji thought about it for a while, but he still didn't do it, and he didn't make Xu Shao's scheming clear in front of Fang Yuniang, but said slowly: "Lord Xu still doesn't know the way, right?" My mother-in-law turned out to be extraordinary. This time I went to Mobei, and the person I met was entrusted by the queen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty to bring this sachet back. Delivered to the mother-in-law. It's been decades. It's time for things to be returned to their rightful owners. ”

Xu Shaozhi said to Xiao Shi and helped him save his face, and a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. He nodded lightly to Xiao Shiji, gave him a grateful look, and then walked to Fang Yuniang's side. Holding her shoulder, he said, "What's the matter?" Speak up so that I can share your worries. ”

Xiao Shiji glanced at them. It was decided to let the two speak alone. He was also worried that he was standing here. I can't help but pick out the truth.

"You talk slowly, I'll go for a walk, and I'll come back later." Xiao Shiji said. Open the door of the study and stand out, close the door again, and stand at the bottom of the porch in a daze.

In the study, there were bursts of sobbing, and Xu Shaowenyan's voice comforting Fang Yuniang.

But it's not big, Xiao Shiji can't hear clearly, what the two people inside are talking about.

After a long time, it was getting dark outside, and the door to the study opened.

Fang Yuniang's red and swollen eyes came out, and she was still holding the sachet tightly in her hand.

Xiao Shiji bowed down and asked, "Mother-in-law, do you want your son-in-law to help?" ”

Fang Yuniang shook her head, "I'm going to go and ask my brothers and sisters for questions." As he spoke, he walked away without looking back.

Xu Shao didn't follow, he looked at Xiao Shiji, and said, "Thank you." "Of course, thank you Xiao Shihe for not exposing him in front of Fang Yuniang just now.

"Come in." Xu Shao motioned for Xiao Shihe to go in with him.

The little scholar walked in lightly and gave the lamp to the study.

The orange light illuminates the study room.

Xiao Shiji closed the door of the study again and sat down in front of Xu Shao.

Xu Shao looked at the fine silk table lamp and said with emotion: "The eldest princess is really a last resort. It's been so long since he died, but he actually recognized his biological daughter back. ”

Xiao Shiji tilted his head, "When you say this, are you admitting that you knew the true identity of my mother-in-law early on?" ”

Xu Shao didn't deny it this time, he looked at Xiao Shihe and the face that looked like Xiao Xiangsheng, and said lightly: "Yes." At the beginning, when the princess of the Great Circumference secretly went to the shop of the flower craftsman's house, I had the opportunity to meet it occasionally. But at that time, I didn't have anything else to think about the girl. I'm much older than her, and she's so awkward. Once exposed, hundreds or thousands of people from all over my Xu family will not live. ”

Xiao Shi and Mo Ran. He knew that Xu Shao was telling the truth. Because when the eldest princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Yuan Chanjuan, was still alive, Fang Yuniang's true identity was a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh of the Great Zhou Emperor. As her stand-in, "Chai Eying", who was raised in the palace, was also young, and died of dystocia after giving birth to a child. Then her daughter "Li Jingxun" was admitted to the palace and died violently within a few years.

Xu Shao encountered such a thing at that time, with his temperament, he would only keep his mouth shut and stay away, neither trying to beat Fang Yuniang's idea, nor wanting to report Fang Yuniang and ask for credit. - This is against his principles of life.

Later, when Du Hengshuang was one year old, Xu Shao gave a secret decree to go to Chang'an to see Emperor Dezhen, and followed his relatives to Du's house to celebrate Du Hengshuang's first birthday. During the banquet, he saw Fang Yuniang again. At that time, she was already married, and she was not as beautiful as a real person.

Of course, at that time, Xu Shao didn't know that in the second half of his life, he would spend the rest of his life with this stunning woman. He just glanced at her a few more times, and was figuring out whether Du Xiancheng knew the true identity of Fang Dao Fang.

“…… Later, Chai Eying died, Li Jingxun died, and the eldest princess Yuan Chanjuan couldn't stand such stimulation and passed away. Not long after her death, Da Zhou was in a precarious situation, and several years passed in turmoil. In those years, I was busy looking for a way back and finding a way for the Xu family, but I didn't guard against it, and my own wife almost sent the Xu family to a dead end. Xu Shao said with emotion.

Because Da Zhou was about to be destroyed, Fang Yuniang's true identity was actually not so important, so Xu Shao began to play Fang Yuniang's idea. To be precise, he began to focus on the layout, that is, when he found that the Xiao family had been sheltered by the second son of the Qi family at that time. At that time, Du Xiancheng happened to have died at sea, and Fang Yuniang became a widow with two daughters who dragged oil bottles.

A widow returned to Luoyang with her two daughters. All kinds of hardships are naturally not enough for outsiders.

Xiao Shiji is most concerned about one thing. He frowned, and asked Sen Ran: "Lord Xu, you tell me that my father-in-law was shipwrecked at sea, is it your handiwork?" ”

Xu Shao shook his head calmly, "No." When I remembered that I could borrow the relationship between the Du family and your family, your father-in-law had already died at sea. ”

"If my father-in-law hadn't died at sea at that time, would he have died at your hands?" Xiao Shiji asked mockingly.

Xu Shao smiled and didn't answer his words, but said, "After your mother-in-law returns to Luoyang." was once forced by the Du clan to remarry. I admit it. This is my handiwork. "He only admits what he has done, and he doesn't want to think about what he assumes didn't happen.

"Persecution of orphans and widows. You can do it too! - You're still not a man! Xiao Shiji was annoyed when he heard it. Lean in. grabbed Xu Shao's collar tightly.

Xu Shao's collar was clutched by Xiao Shiji, and he had difficulty breathing, and soon his face became red and purple.

Xiao Shiji saw this. Busy and relieved.

Xu Shao's breathing was smooth again.

He pushed Xiao Shiji's fist away, and said lightly: "Compared with my Xu clan, whether I am a man or not, this question is not important. At that time, I had to plan ahead. Besides, I have my own measure. Your mother-in-law was born like that, unless she is disfigured, do you think that if she does not remarry me, she will have a good life? - A stunning widow with two stunning daughters. If I hadn't made a move, their mothers and sons would definitely be in the dust. Waiting for you to come to the rescue? At that time, you were still a gangster in Chang'an Nancheng, and you had no time to take care of yourself. Your father-in-law died in the ocean, even if there is a spirit under the nine springs, what can he do when he sees his wife and daughter being humiliated? ”

"So, we all have to thank you." Xiao Shiji said mockingly, shook his robe, and sat down again.

"Don't thank me. She and I take what we need. Your mother-in-law understands that, too. Xu Shao said very frankly, "But I still have to thank you." I don't want your mother-in-law to know that I used my wrist to force her to remarry me. ”

Xu Shao's mood is very complicated. has been married to Fang Weiniang for so many years, of course he treats her as well as his original partner, but the days he spent with her are longer than when he was with his original partner.

People are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless?

Xiao Shiji nodded, "I won't tell anyone about this." "It's not a good thing, why bother to let Fang Yuniang know and be sad again?

Xu Shao thanked Xiao Shiji again, and asked him again, "When will you give me the authentic work there?" What he had in mind was the last piece of evidence. As long as that evidence is destroyed, their Xu family can be regarded as truly worry-free.

"What did you promise me?" Xiao Shiji asked in hot pursuit.

"You give me a few days. After Shuang'er comes to Chang'an, you will naturally be able to hear what I have to say to you. ”

Xiao Shiji stood up, "Okay." I'm waiting for good news in the Zhuguo Mansion. As he spoke, he handed the small oilcloth bag back to Xu Shao, "This is the real thing." I didn't have a copy of the transcript. "Of course it was a lie just now.

Xu Shaoha smiled, took the small oilcloth bag, took out the contents of the bag, threw them in the smoke cage, and watched the things burn out, before he said with emotion: "Shiji, you can even deceive me, and in the future, our Xu family will also entrust you to take care of it." ”

Xiao Shiji smiled, "Why do you need me to take care of it?" An Zichang is much better than me, with him, are you still worried about the Xu family? Besides, none of your three sons are vegetarians. ”

Xu Shao thought of his three sons, and his face showed a look of amazement, "Shiji, then you have to bear with Yan Chao." He's a ghost. His two elder brothers knew about these things, but he didn't know anything about them. I'm afraid that your mother-in-law will tell Yan Chao about this. ”

Xiao Shiji didn't know what to do.

Xu Shao thought about it, took up the pen and wrote a letter, and handed it to Xiao Shiji, "If Yan Chao can't think about it in the future, you give him this letter." If he hadn't thought about it, there would have been no need to do more. ”

Xiao Shiji accepted the letter and left.

A few days later, Du Hengshuang took his children and subordinates from Fanyang to Chang'an.

The day after she arrived in Chang'an, she saw Fang Yuniang report to the Zhuguo Mansion, saying that Xu Shao suddenly had a stroke last night and died in the outer study.

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One shift is four thousand and five, Ha Lu Ha, it can also be regarded as two watches, right? This pit was dug too far, and the foreshadowing was buried in the first volume of Chapter 7 "Calculation", that Xu Xiucai was Xu Shao who went to eat wine in disguise, he asked a word, and asked Fang Weiniang which high-ranking lady she was......

Yuanmu ~~~ I won't bury such a far foreshadowing in the future.,It's estimated that in addition to the author.,Someone remembers this.。 T_T

Ask for a pink ticket. O(∩_∩)O Xie Xie Xie ~

…… (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you enigmayanxi for the reward yesterday. Thank you for the peace charm you gave yesterday. O(∩_∩)O Xie Xie Xie ~