"Chunxue, you get up." After a moment of silence, Xia He reached out and helped Chunxue, who was still kneeling on the ground, up. While gently dusting off his clothes, he said, "Actually, you don't have to. Mr. is a master of the Dao, even if we want to deliberately hide it, we may not be able to hide it, so it is better to tell the truth. ”

"But ......," Chunxue said hesitantly.

Xia He didn't say anything anymore, just shook his head at her gently, his eyes full of determination. Then, a wry smile appeared on her lips, and she said to Shan Zhuokun:

"Sir, you are right, Xia He is indeed not the daughter of a poor family, but an official family. It's a pity that because of the troubled times I was born, my fate is even more miserable than that of a poor daughter. ”

"Oh?" Shan Zhuokun blinked his eyes and asked puzzledly, "How do you say this?" ”

Xia He's smile became even more sad when he heard him ask. Soon, under her intermittent narration, the situation of that year was revealed.

It turned out that Xia He's hometown was not in Chang'an, but a place called Jiangning, about 80 miles away. Because she had no father since she was a child, she was raised by her grandfather Xia Zhiguo, who had been a scholar in the previous dynasty and later returned to her hometown under the pretense of life because she couldn't get used to what Emperor Yang did.

The ancestors of the Xia family were all scholars, and they have always adhered to the style of poetry and book heirlooms. Because of this, although she was only three or four years old at the time, under the careful guidance of her grandfather, she was able to skillfully recite common articles such as the Four Books and the Five Classics and the Daughter's Classic, and became a famous prodigy in ten miles and eight towns.

Seeing his granddaughter so smart, Xia Zhiguo was naturally very happy. In his opinion, although Xia He is a girl, as long as she is carefully selected, she will definitely be able to become an outstanding female talent in the future. If you're lucky enough, you might be able to pass the exam, become a female official, and participate in government politics.

If that's really the case, then even if you go under the Yellow Spring, you can still look at it.

However, what was unexpected was that Xia Zhiguo had not had time to wait for his granddaughter to grow up, and the family suddenly suffered misfortune.

One day, a group of people dressed in errand clothes broke into the Xia Mansion viciously, claiming to have come on the orders of Lord Wei Chi to eradicate the rebels of the previous dynasty.

Xia Zhiguo was teaching Xia He to learn calligraphy in the study at the time, and when he heard that the housekeeper came to report this matter, his face was immediately bloodless. Just in case, he hurriedly asked his granddaughter to hide in the dark room behind the bookcase, and after making sure that nothing was wrong, he followed the butler away.

The dark room was pitch black, except for a bright gap in front of me. The ignorant Xia He timidly curled up his small body in the corner, squinting at the situation outside. She thought that her grandfather would come back soon and release herself, but she didn't expect that this parting would be separated from heaven and man, and there would be no day to see each other again.

Speaking of this, Xia He couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, and couldn't help covering his face with his sleeves, crying sadly. Shan Zhuokun saw her crying so sadly, and he didn't feel extremely sad in his heart.

"Xia He, who rescued you later?" After a long silence, he asked again.

Xia He stopped crying, and while recalling the situation at the time, he sobbed and said:

"There was no one, but the slaves and maids were so hungry that they waited left and right and no one came. So I couldn't help but sneak out of the dark room, thinking that I could sneak into the dining room to get some food like before, but who knew that as soon as I walked out the door, I saw blood on the floor......"

At this, she couldn't help but widen her eyes full of horror, as if she had seen another extremely frightened thing. Then, again, he lost his voice and wept. The cry was very poignant, as if he wanted to fully express the pain he had suffered over the years through tears.

Shan Zhuokun sighed heavily, as an extremely professional warlock, even if Xia He didn't want to go any further, the scene she saw at that time had already appeared in front of his eyes.

Xia Mansion is a big family in Jiangning, although Master Xia resigned and returned to his hometown, as the most well-known local squire, the family still has a very decent pomp.

Not to mention, there are more than 100 servants at all levels in the house. These people were so lively when they were alive, and they died extremely tragically. Death in an instant, rivers of blood.

Needless to say, Shan Zhuokun also knew what kind of resentment and despair those people had in their hearts at the last moment before they died.

There is also the respected Master Xia, but he just reasoned with others for a few words, and was stabbed by the other party with a sword. How can this kind of scene be described in a tragic word.

"Sir, what Xia He said is true, my mother said that she was later rescued by the snow wolf and delivered to the door of my house. That's why we have sisters to match. ”

Chunxue stretched out her arms and hugged Xia He tightly, gently patting her back, while explaining to Shan Zhuokun anxiously.

"Oh? You grew up together? Shan Zhuokun said with interest.

"Yes, the slave doesn't dare to hide it." Chunxue nodded in confirmation.

"Yes, sir, I know."

Shan Zhuokun casually picked up an empty teacup from the table and filled it with a teapot. Then, he got up and came to Xia He's front and handed her the teacup.

"Xia He, don't worry, Mr. will definitely help you administer justice." He comforted, "Your grandfather will definitely not die in vain, I will definitely find out the ins and outs of this." ”

Xia He heard Shan Zhuokun say this, and stopped crying again. He stared at him quietly with a pair of reddened eyes, as if wondering whether his words were true.

Shan Zhuokun smiled slightly and nodded at her, still looking calm and calm.

To his surprise, Xia He's knees fell to the ground suddenly, he kept kowtowing, and said in a trembling voice:

"Xia He begs Mr. to seek justice for my Xia family."

Chunxue was startled at first, and when she saw Shan Zhuokun looking at her with her eyes, she hurriedly reached out to help Xia He up. Who knows, the other party pushed his hand away, refused to get up anything, and still repeated Fang Cai's words in his mouth.

Shan Zhuokun saw that Xia He was so persistent, so he let Chunxue step aside, and then said:

"Xia He, don't worry, I will definitely do what I say. But there's one thing you have to promise me......"

At this point, his voice stopped abruptly.

Xia He raised the face of the pear blossom with rain, looked at Shan Zhuokun suspiciously, and waited for the other party's next step.

Shan Zhuokun thought for a moment, and said slowly:

"Although I haven't known Eguo Gong for a long time, I don't think he should be able to do such heinous things like you said. If my guess is correct, there should be someone else who harmed your Xia family. If you believe me, wait until I get the whole thing straight, and don't act rashly. Otherwise, it will only harm others and oneself. ”

Xia He's body trembled, and he turned his head sideways and quickly exchanged a look with Chunxue. The reason why the two of them wanted to enter Wei Chi Baolin's house as maids was to find an opportunity to assassinate Yu Chi Gong and avenge their family.

However, it may really be as Shan Zhuokun said. If the real culprit behind this bloody case was not Wei Chigong, but someone else, wouldn't she have done something that made her relatives and enemies happy? If this is the case, then even if I jump into the Yellow River, I am afraid that I will not be able to wash away this injustice.

Thinking of this, Xia He decided to put his hatred aside first and quietly wait for Shan Zhuokun's news.

"Okay, Xia He promised." She bit her lip and said with difficulty.