"That's not right, is it?" He Qiong was shocked, but still found something strange: "I remember that it was rumored in the outside world that Miss Ge was stabbed on her face, how could it be that her arm was burned by fire?" ”

I didn't answer his question right away, but looked out of the small window in the distance.

"He Qiong, do you believe that there is a relationship of selfless dedication and no return in this world?"

He Qiong was stunned for a moment, was silent for a while, and replied, "I believe it." ”

"Why?" I looked back at him.

"Because it really exists." He Qiong squinted and smiled at me.

I paused, then laughed softly.

"Maybe."

He Qiong raised her eyebrows, but she didn't refute me.

"Do you still remember the tragic case of the former official Shangshu's family being wiped out?" I asked him.

He Qiong nodded, "But there are also rumors that they all died in that fire, and the court has been secretive about this matter, and there is still no final decision." ”

"Which do you believe?"

He Qiong paused and looked up at me, "I believe what you say." ”

My eyes moved slightly, and I smiled, "Then guess who killed them?" ”

He Qiong raised his head and thought about it, and said in a deep voice, "The former official Shangshu Master Li is a well-known good man, and he has no enemies at all, if he offends people, then only his position in the court." ”

"He has always advocated the traditional rules of his ancestors, and he has always been the most staunch supporter of the emperor in the struggle for the throne, so it is inevitable that he will be oppressed by King Chen and his party, and it is only natural that they will send someone to assassinate him."

I glanced at He Qiong appreciatively, "Once when you were in the academy, the master asked you to answer the reason for the fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but you couldn't say a few words, and the master was so angry that he wanted to drive you out of the academy. ”

He Qiong was quite embarrassed by what I said, he touched the back of his head, lowered his head and whispered, "Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, people will always become." ”

"Hahaha......" I laughed out loud at the shy appearance of his little daughter-in-law, if it weren't for my efforts to restrain myself, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to stop laughing all day today.

"You!"

He Qiong was annoyed and angry, he pointed at me with one hand, picked up the teacup with the other hand and made a gesture to splash it at me, I quickly begged him for mercy.

"Okay, okay, don't be like this, everyone is a good brother...... Hahaha......"

"Shen, Qing, Zhi!"

"Miss Ge is disfigured because of Cai Yu!"

Seeing that He Qiong couldn't bear it anymore and was about to pour tea on me, I hurriedly shouted.

He Qiong's movements really stopped.

"Whew!" I patted my chest, barely breathing a sigh of relief.

"Because...... Cai Yu? He Qiong was obviously extremely shocked, he stared at me closely, and asked me to tell me why anyway.

I put the smile on my face and silently drank the water from my teacup.

"That year...... I lowered my head and looked at my empty white porcelain cup, "King Chen sent people to set fire in Zhuyi Lane, the purpose of which was to deter the hundred officials and kill the officials who opposed him. ”

"You said killing, could it be that King Chen really sent a killer?" He Qiong was surprised, he didn't expect that King Chen really had the courage to kill the imperial court officials.

"The secret folds of Dali Temple, I turned them all over three years ago."

“……”

"Lord Ge has always been a neutral party, so he escaped, but Lord Cai's family, which is adjacent to him, is not so lucky." I stood up and sighed, "A total of 134 subordinates of the Cai family were all killed, at that time, Lord Cai and Mrs. Cai escaped because of the emperor's urgent edict, but Cai Yu, the only son of the Cai family who was only eight years old at the time, was trapped in the fire and could not escape. ”

"It was Miss Ge who rushed into the fire despite Lord Ge's obstruction."

He Qiong's eyes widened, and her face was full of incredulity.

"Really...... Really? At that time, she was a year younger than Cai Yu, right? ”

"yes." I smiled silently and paced to the window.

The wind in the attic is always much stronger than usual, and the warm spring is mixed with the wind, and there is a feeling of chill in the heart.

"Who made them childhood sweethearts, and the two had no guesses? Maybe in Miss Ge's heart, Cai Yu's safety is better than her own life. ”

He Qiong listened to my sigh, and couldn't help but feel slightly moved in his heart, he looked at me sideways, and the fluttering robes shimmered in the sun, gradually blurring like a dream.

"Miss Ge's arm was injured while saving Cai Yu?" He asked me.

I nodded, "The roof beam fell because it burned down, and she reached out to block it for him, and since then he has been crippled for life." ”

He Qiong's mood sank, but he still asked, "What about the injury on her face?" Could it be because of those killers? ”

I turned around and sat down across from him again. 52 Literature

I added him a cup of tea and some for myself.

"King Chen wants to get rid of all the people in Cai's mansion, and Cai Yu naturally can't escape." I said, "Miss Ge finally dragged the unconscious Cai Yu out of the raging fire, but when she came out, she met more than a dozen killers who were waiting outside. ”

"In order to save his life, Miss Ge blocked the killer's deadly sword for him, if it weren't for Lord Ge and Master Cai who rushed over with people later, maybe Miss Ge would have died that night."

He Qiong no longer knew how to express his current mood.

A woman who is usually raised in the boudoir, not to mention how she got the courage to rush into such a fire to save Cai Yu, is because he is disfigured and damaged her arms, and has been criticized by outsiders for ten years, what kind of resolute belief does this have?

But even if he has paid so much for Cai Yu, he will eventually face the sad situation of being lonely and old, how embarrassing!

"How can Cai Yu treat her like this?" He Qiong smashed the table and stood up from his seat angrily, "Even if he doesn't want to marry her, he can't laugh at her like others, right?" This is also too wolf-hearted, the benevolence, righteousness and morality taught by the master, and the gratitude and retribution, can he forget all of them? ”

"Actually, Cai Yu can't be blamed for this." I took a sip of tea, looked up at the indignant He Qiong, and spoke for Cai Yu.

"What do you mean by that?" He Qiong was angry, listening to me defend Cai Yu, she also glared at me angrily, "Could it be that Miss Feige deserves to do this for him?" ”

I shook my head and pushed the teacup to his hand, "Let's drink a cup of tea to kill the anger, don't be so excited." ”

He Qiong raised her eyebrows, and immediately guessed that there was something else hidden.

He picked up the teacup, tilted his head and took a sip.

"You are such a bull, but you have really lost your identity as a scholar." I shook my head repeatedly.

"Don't talk nonsense, just say it quickly if you have a reason!"

"Okay," I won't continue to hang him," Cai Yu said...... I can't remember the fire. ”

"You're kidding me, aren't you?" This was He Qiong's first reaction.

"Such a big thing, he said he didn't remember it, he didn't remember? He's just evading his responsibilities! This was He Qiong's second reaction.

He ...... It's true...... Why is this happening? After calming down repeatedly, He Qiong finally believed my words.

He knew that Cai Yu was not an ungrateful person, and he couldn't be so ruthless to Miss Ge for no reason.

"Cai Yu was unconscious in the fire, after waking up, as soon as he mentioned this incident, he had a splitting headache, nausea and wanted to vomit, the doctor said, maybe at such a young age, he saw so many people die tragically in the fire, he had a self-protective reaction, and took the initiative to forget about it."

"The people were given a death order, and they were not allowed to mention the fire again, and Ge Fu was not willing to kidnap Cai Fu about this matter, so no one mentioned it, and gradually, this fire was forgotten in the depths of everyone's minds, except for ...... Miss Ge. ”

"In order to be grateful to Ge Fu and because of guilt in his heart, Cai Fu made a family affair with Ge Fu, and overstepped the courtesy, invited a matchmaker early, and gave a dowry, and when they were both of age, they would get married immediately."

"It's just ......" I sighed helplessly, "Maybe it's the creation of people, after Cai Yu forgot about the fire, and also forgot everything about Miss Ge and him, he was forced to marry a strange girl with a ruined appearance and a disability for no reason, how could he be? Over time, I'm afraid there is only incomprehension and disgust. ”

He Qiong was silent.

In this world, good people and bad people have a judgment of right and wrong, but only this fate can only make people sigh and sigh, passively accept, forgive, and bear.

Destiny is sometimes, but it is always impermanent.

Maybe...... Maybe it's really only when people come to the end that they can look back at their fate, which they are powerless to change.

"You did the right thing," He Qiong lowered his head, "It's a good thing to be able to match them, if it doesn't work out in the end, there is nothing to be done." ”

I looked at He Qiong in surprise, "Don't you think telling Cai Yu about this is the most time-saving and labor-saving way?" ”

He Qiong glanced up at me and laughed mockingly, "That's the case, why haven't you told him until now?" ”

I picked up the teapot and poured him tea.

"Because of the word love, in the heart."

No matter how touching the past is, it can only be touching after all.

It can't get back to liking, and it can't get back to the gentleness between the low eyebrows and raised eyes at a certain moment in the past.

A strong and forbearant woman like Miss Ge is grateful, and she is not worthy of her.

I looked at the flowing tea, and somehow thought of the scene yesterday, when Lord Ge knelt in front of him.

"Prime Minister, the lower official is willing to serve you as a dog and horse, even if you want the life of the lower official, the lower official will never hesitate, the lower official only asks you to help the little girl realize a dream, just a dream, just a dream......"

He kept kowtowing to me, and the word "dream" was repeated over and over again.

"What kind of dream does Ling Ai have?"

"Drink a cup of red candle with your sweetheart."

The spring breeze suddenly blows, neither warm nor cold.

"Qingzhi? Green Branches! ”

"Huh?" I came back to my senses in an instant.

He Qiong looked at my expression and sighed helplessly.

"Tea overflows."