Chapter Seventy-Eight: Another Year of Rising and Falling
"I hope you didn't deceive the general, the general plans to never trace the whereabouts of your wife again, and the court will no longer report it, when the Qian Mansion was destroyed, do you know that the general has admonished the emperor many times, and also shouted grievances for your Qian Mansion, saying that you are not a traitor, for this matter, the emperor has also snubbed the general for a long time, this emperor's holy decree, if you are a general, can you not obey? If the general doesn't obey, then it was the general's mansion that was wiped out back then, and in the past year, although the general knows the whereabouts of the two of you, the people we sent are just searching, if we really want to arrest you, do you think that your clumsy disguise technique can hide it from us?"
Qinglong snorted heavily, and reprimanded Ah Zhong again, "You don't know what the general is thinking, you even took revenge, and deliberately came to the general's mansion to poison you, the general didn't plan to hunt you down, he really wanted to let you go, why do you still throw yourself into the net, fortunately, this is not a big incident, something is wrong, you and your wife's lives can't be saved, you yourself feel that it doesn't matter, your wife, but the last master of the Qian Mansion." ”
"I'm ......" Ah Zhong listened to the long list of words Qinglong said, and was there for a while, not knowing what to say, now that they are doing this, he really wants to believe that this General Mo Lin is planning to let them go, at the beginning he also seemed to have heard that General Mo played the emperor for the matter of the Qian Mansion, but he always thought it was a rumor, in order to clear General Mo Lin's bloody reputation, maybe, General Mo Lin, will it really be the emperor, he also remembered this year, If the General's Mansion really wanted to arrest the two of them, how could they escape easily, there were several thrilling moments, and I don't know why, they were let go in a daze, fortunately, the poison didn't poison people, otherwise Madame would really lose her life.
"Get up, what are you still doing in a daze, in order to save your wife's life, you can only go to the Western Regions once, and when you are exiled to the Western Regions, you are a mute, you don't need to say anything more, and your identity must not be exposed, you and your wife, even if you have never met in this life, do you know!"
Ah Zhong looked at Qinglong and listened to his words carefully, he could only nod with tears in his eyes, he understood that this was all for the good of him and his wife, if he was still in the Tang Dynasty, maybe one day the court would track it down again, I am afraid it would be more difficult to do, wouldn't it be easier to kill him, and he went to such great lengths to send him to the Western Regions, not to save his little life, perhaps, the hatred he has harbored in the past year is really in the wrong place.
The soldier put on new black clothes for Ah Zhong, put on a gauze hat, covered with a veil, and the group immediately set off, riding a horse to gallop in the direction of the Western Regions, Ah Zhong lifted the curtain in the carriage, and looked at Chang'an Street that was gradually moving away, Yunjin City, Tang Dynasty, farewell, this life, it is estimated that you will never come back, madam, you and your children in Yunjin City, you must live well, you must live happily.
Qian Ni, no, it should be Yun Shan, it was already very dark, she hugged the child and leaned out of the house, this Ah Zhong, just went to the street to buy something to eat, why hasn't she come back after a day, she only felt that her eyelids were jumping vigorously, and the child's crying made her upset again, Ah Zhong hadn't seen a trace so late, didn't he...... Yun Shan muttered, "No, impossible, it must not be." She didn't even dare to say the word "accident", God, you must bless Ah Zhong to come back safely, in extreme anxiety, Yun Shan waited for most of the night, and finally couldn't bear the sleepiness and fell asleep deeply.
On the second day, the third day, the fourth day, the fifth day, Yun Shan waited for several days, Ah Zhong still did not come back, Yun Shan knew that this time Ah Zhong was afraid that it was more than lucky, when the two of them were hunted down before, they would also run away separately, but they always said a good place to hide before they escaped, and no matter how late it was at night, Ah Zhong would come to her in the dark, she remembered that time, she also waited anxiously for two days, and on the second night, Ah Zhong finally staggered back, she saw Ah Zhong who fell with a wounded face, and couldn't help crying loudly.
Today is the fifth day, thinking that Ah Zhong may have been separated now, maybe there are no lives left, Ah Zhong must have not confessed to her and the child, because these days have been very peaceful, and no one has come to search, the more Yun Shan thinks about it, the more sad and indignant she becomes, she looks at the child, and silently thinks in her heart, "Child, in the future, the two of us will live, Qianfu, in the end, there are only two of us left, all of this, Ah Zhong exchanged his life for it!" She looked at the dark night, thinking in her heart, for now, she can only bring the child up first, as for revenge, she can only bury it deep in her heart for the time being, and when there is a suitable opportunity in the future, she will avenge Master Qian, avenge Qianfu, and avenge Azhong.
Along the way, the doctor changed the gauze plaster for Ah Zhong, and when they walked to the gate of the Western Regions, it was already several days later, Ah Zhong's hand was almost good, Qinglong took out the token, and the soldiers guarding the gate of the Western Regions muttered that they didn't know what to say, so they let go of the rejection of the horse, and their group entered the territory of the Western Regions, Ah Zhong stepped down from the carriage, and Qinglong secretly said a few words to him, "You came here as an exile, if you are smart, seize the opportunity yourself......" said to Ah Zhong with a wink, Ah Zhong nodded, and a few of them waited for a while, and a messenger from the Western Regions with a long beard came over, they handed over the process, and asked Ah Zhong to press his handprint on a document, and the handover was done.
Qinglong looked at Ah Zhong, shook his head helplessly, and rode back to the Tang Dynasty with Chihu and the rest of the soldiers, Ah Zhong watched Qinglong and their horses ride farther and farther, disappearing in front of him, thinking that in this life there is really no chance to return to the Tang Dynasty, never see the lady and children again, he can't help but cry, next to a soldier from the Western Regions pushed him, Ah Zhong didn't know that coming here as an exile is equivalent to being sold to the Western Regions as the lowest slave, tormenting and painful days, waiting to torture Ah Zhong.
A year later, the sunset, the clouds rolled up and the clouds were Shu, Xiyan and the children's lives in the company of the Gongsun aunts who often came to see her, and gradually passed the most difficult moments, Yun Jinxi slowly grew up day by day, has learned to toddler, on this day, Gongsun Auntie They came to the Yun family, saw Xiyan was coaxing the child, Yun Jinxi saw her godgirls coming, immediately leaned on the side of the chair, and hurriedly staggered over, Gongsun Auntie saw Yun Jinxi's cute appearance, happy blossoms, and hurriedly picked up Yun Jinxi, After shaving her little face, the three of them sat down and coaxed Xi'er while talking about new things.
"Hey, Xi Niang, do you know that on the east side, wasn't there a dilapidated house before? I saw that the house was about to collapse, I thought it must be no one to live, but I didn't expect to come back from the market the day before yesterday, a little late, and saw that there was a permanent lamp in the broken house, who moved in?" Aunt Gongsun asked them suspiciously, the house has been idle for many years, how can there be someone to live in it.
"Maybe it's the previous owner who is back, although the broken house is on the east side, far away from us, but this is also a rare addition to a new family in the suburbs of Yunjin City, hey, you say, should we go to visit, this neighborhood, we have to see who lives there, in case it's a chicken thief, then we have to be on guard." Shen Luo hurriedly took over the words and said, this neighbor is also very important, although each of them is far away, but if something happens in the future, it will definitely be their neighbors who will be damaged.
"If you don't feel at ease, go and see, in case it's a good family, we can also be a companion from time to time, this old saying is good, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, you look at me, with you good neighbors, I have been blessed a lot, you have helped me so much." Xiyan said as he took a basket of fresh fruits and handed them to Aunt Gongsun, "By the way, take my basket of fruits too, if you feel that the newly moved people are more friendly and better, you can help me give them to others, if not, we will take them back and eat them ourselves." ”
"Okay, Chu Yue, then you can accompany Xi Niang and Xi'er here, Shen Luo and I will go and have a look first, this is not too far away, and we will be back in a while." Saying that, Aunt Gongsun carried the basket and walked out of the Yun house with Shen Luo, and walked towards the broken house on the east side.
Walking to the dilapidated house, Aunt Gongsun knocked lightly on the dilapidated door, and no one came to open the door for a long time.
"I guess it's not at home, so let's go first." Aunt Gongsun said to Shen Luo, Shen Luo nodded, the two of them were about to turn around and leave, they heard the sound of something falling to the ground and breaking inside, and after a while, the dilapidated wooden door squeaked, making a hoarse sound, and the door opened a crack from the inside, Aunt Gongsun saw a little lady behind the crack in the door, and hurriedly smiled and said, "Hello, we also live in this suburb, the day before yesterday, we saw that this house was lit up, we knew that there must be new neighbors, everyone lives here, and we can take care of each other in the future, You just call me Aunt Gongsun, her name is Shen Luo. ”
Yun Shan sat in the house, she sat in the dark, listening to the knock on the door outside, frightened, she didn't dare to open the door, this year, she has been in the house with the child, touching the dark life, only dare to light some faint candles at night, only God knows what kind of life she and her child are living, this year, no officers and soldiers came to the door, Ah Zhong has never come back, she knows, Ah Zhong must have encountered an accident, maybe she and the child did not confess, this matter will be over.
Originally, she planned not to open the door all the time, waiting for the people outside the door to leave on their own, but she didn't expect that when the child was staggering and walking, she broke a bowl on the ground, and the loud voice was sure that the person knocking on the door outside heard it, Yun Shan felt that it was not a long-term solution to hide so much, this child has been stuffy in the house for a year, maybe this matter has passed, and she can also take the child to see the day, thinking, she got up and opened the door.
"Hello Aunt Gongsun, Shen Luo, my name is Yun Shan, it's a pleasure to meet you, I just moved here two days ago, my house is in a mess, and I haven't had time to clean it, so I won't invite you into the house, if I have time in the future, I'll visit you again." Saying that, Yun Shan wanted to close the door, but unexpectedly, the child crawled over, reached out and opened a crack in the door, Yun Shan could only squat down and pick up the child, and smiled apologetically at the two of them.
"Oh, it's okay, you also bring a child, just like Xi Niang, just you and the child live together?" Aunt Gongsun looked at the child in Yun Shan's arms, her face was yellow and thin, just like Yun Shan, the mother and daughter seemed to be unnourished, and the child in her arms looked delicate, but it was scary.