Outside the door, the wind and snow howled.

"White bait, come with me!" The person who spoke was a young man of about the same age and size as the second brother Bai Yan, and the hat on his head was already covered with a layer of snow.

Seeing this, Bai Bait went out of the door, closed the door, and asked puzzledly, "What, why are you here?" ”

"Don't say it, run away with me, I'll take you away, from now on we will wander the world, you will never be a singer again, I will raise you!" He Yu said in a hurry, bent on holding Bai Bait's hand, and decided to take her away.

Why can't you go crazy? Tomorrow is the day of his wedding to his third sister, how can he say such a thing? White Bait was stunned at once.

"Why, do you know what you're talking about? You are my brother-in-law, if my third sister hears this, how will you let me deal with myself? Bai Bait shook He Yan's hand away, and his face was very angry. The snow on the ground was a little slippery, and the two of them trampled on it.

"You know that the person I have in love with you is you. On the water pavilion of the Qinhuai River, since I saw you for the first time, I have fallen in love with you, you all know this, my marriage with your third sister is controlled by my father, this has never been my intention, I have always loved the fourth daughter of the Bai family, Bai Bait! Don't you understand? Besides, tomorrow's marriage between me and your third sister is destined to fail, and I can't be your brother-in-law, I only be your father-in-law! He explained excitedly, his voice getting louder and louder.

After finishing speaking, He always felt that there was a stove covering him on his face. On weekdays, he has repeatedly and secretly revealed his intentions to Bai Bait, but such a earthy love story without technical content is the first time that he has said it blatantly and without reservation.

It's unreasonable, there is no logic at all, this man must be crazy, Bai Bait's heartbeat accelerated immediately, she can tell clearly, this is definitely not the tension after being confessed, but a sense of crisis that something big is about to happen.

Bai Bait probed around and asked angrily, "What do you mean by that?" How are you not my brother-in-law? Why can't tomorrow's marriage be done? If you want to escape the marriage, not only will I not agree, but my third sister will not agree! ”

"It's not that I want to escape, it's that the entire Qin Huai people are on the run! My father has received news from the foreign countries that the Mocang Wind Country will cross the Qinhuai River tonight, and the entire Qinhuai will cease to exist tomorrow, my father has prepared a big boat in Liuyedu, and now you will follow me! With that, he pulled the white bait and walked out.

The snow fell the faces of the two of them.

"What's the matter, you let go! This is impossible, how can this prosperous Qin Huai say that there is no no, you just want to escape the marriage and lie to me to go with you! I won't believe you! White Bait cried out in a suppressed voice.

What crossed Qin Huai, what no longer existed, Bai Bait's mind was in a mess, and he subconsciously pushed away He Yu and ran into the eaves. He slipped and fell on the snow carelessly, and the snow on the hat slipped down together. He repeatedly called Bai Bait's name, but there was no response, and he could only watch in despair as the door was locked by Bai Bait.

Bai Bait entered the main hall, and the room was much warmer.

"Bait, but your father is back?" Mother asked anxiously. Seeing that Bai Bait was silent, his expression was a little wrong, and he asked again: "But what happened?" ”

"No... Thing..."White Bait replied absentmindedly. He Yu's words were like headless flies, buzzing around her all the time.

"It's okay, but why did you go for so long? I seem to have heard Brother He's voice," the third sister Bai Ling stared at Bai Bait suspiciously, and asked in surprise: "Did Brother He Yu come to see me?" ...... Absolutely! ”

The more Bai Ling thought about it, the happier she became, and she rushed out of the main hall to find out, but she was in a hurry and collided with Xiao Taotao, who ran into the door. Bai Ling yelled at Xiao Taotao twice, obviously a little uncomfortable.

Bai Bait looked at Xiao Taotao's eyes were dull, her face was not very good, as if she was frightened by something, and hurriedly pulled her to her side and hugged her tightly in her arms.

The mother reproached: "Peach, there is a lot of snow in the yard, don't run around." Now that the night is late, your father has not returned, and your son has not returned to inquire about the news, no matter what happens outside, don't panic, don't mess up, sit down, don't go anywhere, just stay here with me and wait for your father and eldest brother to come back. ”

Everyone didn't speak again, but just sat down one after another, waiting for their father and Bai Sheng to come home.

The fire in the hall was blazing, and the air was filled with cold white gas, and the flames in the furnace were burning with black charcoal, making a fierce noise.

Late at night, people are fixed.

Xiao Taotao was young and not sleepy, so she went to bed early, Liu went to warm the meal again, Bai Ling was ecstatic and went back to the room to try tomorrow's wedding dress, and Bai Yan was guarding outside.

Bai Bait and his mother stayed by the fire, and the topic did not know when it began.

"Although the Bai family is not a wealthy family, for decades, life has been smooth, there are no diseases and no disasters, all by God's favor. Your father and I are old, and we don't want anything else, to be able to watch you a few of you safely is the greatest wish. It's good that your eldest brother has his own family, and Bai Ling also has Ruyi Langjun, but Xiao Taotao is still young and timid, you and Bai Yan have also grown up, and the Bai family still depends on you to support it. Everything is unpredictable, and no matter how the day changes, you must remember not to mess with yourself. ”

The mother spoke unhurriedly, looking out from time to time.

The four words "Ruyi Langjun", when Bai Bait hears it, I always feel a little sad, and what my mother said about Ruyi Langjun is just superficial.

Back then, He Yan's father went to a foreign country to do business, but he encountered robbers on the way, but fortunately he met his father who delivered goods for the horse gang, and the Bai family has always been kind-hearted, so they saved He's father's life. Although the He family is not a big family, but it is also a rich family, in order to repay the favor, Father He didn't care about what was right, so he came to the Bai family to propose marriage for his son. According to the number of etiquette, the eldest daughter marries first, and the marriage between the third sister and He Yu is decided.

And the third sister has been in love with He Fan since she was a child, and in the eyes of the third sister, He Fan is naturally her wishful husband.

But marriage has never been a person can determine the thing, if the two love can not be happy, this marriage is destined to be a dead knot, not to mention in the prosperous era of Jiankang, when all kinds of whether it is noble or inferior silk have been embroidered with personality patterns, those so-called ancestors left by the rules and regulations can not suppress the young people's desire to pursue the freedom of the soul.

And He Yu is a typical example, he fell in love with Qin Huai Song Girl, a person he shouldn't fall in love with.

Bai Bait pulled his thoughts back, and listening to his mother's words, Fang Cai's uneasiness gradually eased, and he comforted: "Mother, don't worry, no matter what happens, my brother and I will definitely guard the Bai family." Don't worry, Father and Big Brother will be back soon! ”

"Father, big brother is back!" A sharp voice came all the way into the inner house.

Mother and Bai Bait got up happily and stepped out of the hall to greet each other, and the stone hanging in their hearts finally fell.

"Dad-" Bai Bait's tone gradually faded, and she found that her father's face was extremely heavy, and the fear he brought to her was uncontrollable for a while, and it swept over the world.

At this time, Liu and Bai Ling also rushed to see their father.

"Today I delivered the goods for the Ma Gang, but the people of the Ma Gang did not appear, on the way to inquire about their news, I actually saw Mu He, the princess of Heqin, being sent back to the imperial city by a carriage carrying death row, and later I learned that the leader of the Ma Gang had been killed by the Feng people of the Mocang Country, and thousands of strong horses and grain and grass of the Ma Gang were all robbed by them, so I knew that something big was going to happen to Qin Huai,"

The father breathed a few sighs of relief, and his heavy voice was like thunder.

"The Mocang Feng people are armed with scimitars, extremely cruel, they will be slaughtered when they meet people, and the killing methods are even more vicious, I was almost discovered by a few wind people, and I ran for more than ten miles before escaping back."

The bad news brought by his father was like a thunderbolt that shocked everyone.

Bai Bait froze there coldly, as if he hadn't heard what his father had just said.

Bai Ling beside her almost cried: "This is impossible, mother, you tell me, what Daddy said is not true, this is impossible, we live at the feet of the Son of Heaven, we have the blessing of the Son of Heaven, and nothing will happen......"

The mother held Bai Ling's hand tightly and did not speak.

"How much do we really know about the affairs of the imperial court, this fire has been silent for so many years, and it will still burn after all......" Father's tone was full of indescribable sadness and helplessness.

At that moment, Bai Bait suddenly believed what He Yu had said before. Over the years, as a singer in the Qinhuai area of the country of Li Sanqiu (qiú), she has wandered among the dignitaries and nobles, and she knows what this fire her father is talking about.

Eighteen years ago, Li Sang's hatred of the country stopped Ge Mocang, and sent Princess Mu He to the Mocang Feng Country and relatives, in order to seek peace in the world, but the Mo Cang Feng Country never really surrendered to Li Sang, and the little daughter born by Princess Mu He died less than a year old, Mu He was charged with murdering the emperor's heir, and the Mo Cang Emperor took this opportunity to beat Mu He into the cold palace, and Li Sang Huang ignored it in order to protect the interests of the world.

In the past eighteen years, Mo Cang has taken the opportunity to provoke countless times openly and secretly, and Emperor Li Sang has connived at it. No one dared to believe that the Mocang Kingdom, which was just a land of projectiles, was now strong and began to eyeing the four corners of the world.

"Hurry up and pack your bags, don't bring large and heavy objects, just prepare some scattered silver, let's flee overnight, the wind and snow outside are pouring down, and the road is inconvenient. There are several people in the Bai family, and the schedule is tight, so we can't delay it any longer! Father commanded eagerly, his voice a little labored.

Mother helped his father sit down and rest, everything was unthinkable, Liu and his two brothers hurriedly went down to the hall to prepare, and Bai Bait was ready to wake up the sleeping little Taotao.

"I'm not leaving! I'm not going anywhere, I'm going to wait here for Brother He's sedan chair tomorrow, he said, he will come to pick me up, I can't go, I can't abandon Brother He! ”

Bai Ling had burst into tears, and it was difficult to control the panicked sound. The light of the fire in the stove illuminated her bright red wedding dress in a particularly dazzling light.

"Ling'er, we don't have a tomorrow! There will be no tomorrow for Qin Huai! On my way back, the family was gone. My father told him tearfully.

When Bai Ling heard this, her heart felt like someone had cut a hole, making her breathless. Bai Bait saw that her sister was so uncomfortable, her heart was extremely sad, she didn't dare to tell her sister why she came to her today, she didn't dare and couldn't, she had to hide and hide.

Bai Ling shook her head, she didn't believe what her father said, her lips trembled: "Brother He won't leave me, he must be waiting for me, yes, he must be waiting for me, I'll go find him!" ”

Her mother grabbed her and comforted her. Bai Ling begged her mother desperately in a hoarse voice to let her go to see He.

"Third sister." This time it was the white bait that held her.

Bai Bait walked to his sister's side, took out a hairpin from behind him, held back his tears, and smiled: "This is the hairpin that my brother-in-law entrusted me to give you today, I originally asked me to secretly bring it to you when I was dressing up for you tomorrow, so as to give you a surprise, but now that the situation is urgent, this hairpin will be kept by my sister." When we settle down, my brother-in-law will definitely come to us, and at that time, you will wear this hairpin in a bun, and my brother-in-law will be happy when he sees it. ”

Bai Ling took the hairpin, her heart was suddenly very moved, she nodded to her sister, she knew that his brother did not leave her, she had to wait for him, no matter how difficult it was, she had to wait for him, by the light of the fire, she found that this hairpin was very beautiful.

Persuaded, Bai Bait said that he was going to wake up Xiao Taotao. In the shadows, she wiped away the tears that were about to fall.

She knew that this hairpin was a congratulatory gift she had prepared in advance for her sister, and she had to tell this lie for him.

In the middle of the night, after the last light was blown out, several members of the Bai family left from the backyard. Through the window, the cold smoke from the charcoal fire in the main hall, which was covered by the residual snow, drifted all the way to the Qinhuai River, which was swallowed by heavy snow, and the direction that was destined to have no tomorrow.