Four months later, in the eleventh year of Tai'an, spring.

Shao An was on the sickbed for a few months, so he could only lie on the bed and watch the time pass by and a year passed.

"My lord, I've drunk the medicine." Liu Ruqing will personally bring it. He has not left since he came to Shao Mansion to recuperate from his injuries. Although his injuries had long since healed, he still stayed in Shao Mansion and wanted to take care of Shao An.

"Don't call me an adult, I'm not an adult anymore." Shao An took the medicine with a smile and drank it in one go.

Having said that these days, Shao An went to the top, saying that he was weak and sick and could no longer take on heavy responsibilities, so he resigned. After repeating back and forth several times, he finally resigned from his position, just waiting for his body to recover a little more and be able to withstand the fatigue of the journey, so he could leave Beijing with peace of mind and go to the south to recuperate.

It's not called Lord Shao'an, is it called a word? Liu Ruqing thought for a long time but couldn't think of a suitable name, so she had to ask, "Then what do I call you?" ”

Shao An remembered that when he and Liu Ruqing investigated the case of King Jin, the two pretended to be brothers and went to see Ling Guan. So he said, "Call me brother, and I'll recognize you as a younger brother." ”

Liu Ruqing couldn't ask for it, and called out generously: "Brother." ”

All that's left is to pack up and move. Those idle people in the house, Shao An each sent a big red envelope, so that they all dispersed, leaving only the personal servant Ah Rui. As for Uncle Qin, he was not a slave, so Shao An personally asked, "Uncle Qin, what are your plans in the future?" Do you want to go south with us, or do you want to go back to your homeland to live a good life? ”

Uncle Qin is old, with white hair and a face full of vicissitudes. He was full of wealth and fell all his life; Brilliant and accomplishing nothing. Now he couldn't toss anymore, smiled kindly, and said: "I have been adrift all my life, ups and downs, and now I also want to return to my roots and live a few days of leisure." I guess you've also checked my background. ”

"You are a descendant of the Qin family during the period of the first emperor. When the Qin family was in power, the power leaned towards the government and the opposition, and the children of the Qin family were also talented. It's a pity ......" Shao An said this, but he couldn't bear to continue.

Recalling the glory of the family back then, Uncle Qin smiled lonely, "Actually, I am not a collateral line, I am a descendant." At that time, my grandfather and father were both high-ranking officials in the imperial court, and they were appointed generals to worship the prime minister. It's a pity that I didn't expect the first emperor to be so ruthless, in order to take back power, as soon as he ascended the throne, he made up charges for us, what kind of corruption and bribery, and forming a party for personal gain...... Twenty of them. The Qin clan fell in power, killed and killed, degraded, and the trees fell and scattered. ”

"You're a direct relative, and you're just exiled?" Shao An remembered that the people of the Qin family were almost killed back then, but he didn't expect that there were still survivors. It is no wonder that Uncle Qin's insights and knowledge are not comparable to those of ordinary families.

Uncle Qin smiled bitterly, "It was my little servant who died for me back then, I swapped identities with him, plus the people who raided the house didn't know me, and the relatives and subordinates also kept it a secret, so I was able to get through the trick and escape the murder." It's a pity that I can only be incognito in this life, and I can't be myself again. ”

"No wonder you went back to your hometown during the amnesty, and you didn't have any relatives. It turns out that those people are not your real relatives, and besides, you don't know them, so you are afraid of revealing them, so you stay at home all day and don't want to move. Shao An sighed slightly, "So the Qin family, are there any other relatives alive?" ”

"I only found out all these years, and there is a cousin alive." Uncle Qin smiled, "It's time to restore your identity and go to my true ancestral hometown." ”

"It's okay to go back and have a look. Uncle Qin, you have to take care of yourself. Shao An suddenly felt a little sad and a little relieved. The sad thing is that he and Uncle Qin will finally have a farewell, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to see each other again. Fortunately, Uncle Qin has finally found his relatives and can return to his roots.

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Shao An gave Uncle Qin a large amount of property, hoping that he would have no worries about food and clothing in his old age, but Uncle Qin refused to accept it. Shao An had no choice but to secretly stuff the silver ticket in his clothes, and then sent Uncle Qin to the carriage and watched him leave Beijing.

Now there are only three people left in the Shao Mansion, and the huge mansion is empty. Shao An walked all the way, lifeless, only hearing his own footsteps and the rustle of the leaves in the spring breeze...... Unconsciously, Shao An went more and more deviant, and walked to a side courtyard that had been idle for many years.

That's exactly where he and his brother used to live. Shao An pushed open the door tremblingly, and saw that the courtyard was still the same courtyard, but the dwarf jujube tree had grown into timber, and the trunk was straight and thick, and one person could no longer hold it. The leaves sway gently in the breeze, green and vibrant. The gently swaying branches and leaves, as if they were human hands, have been calling for the arrival of their masters.

It was a tree he planted with Li Hongyi. At that time, both of them loved to eat dates, so they dug up a small sapling from the back mountain and planted it in the courtyard. When it was first planted, the tree was no more than three or four feet tall, but now, almost twenty years later, it has become a towering tree, proud of the others.

Every summer, the two of them often enjoy the shade under the trees, one reads, and the other dances the sword. The jujube flowers on the tree are blooming one after another, the flowers are very small, faint yellow, and they are flying down one after another under the wind of Li Hongyi's sword, falling into the colors, sprinkled all over Shao An's shoulders, clothes, and pages......

Only at this time will Shao An look up from the book, glance at the mischievous Li Hongyi, and then shake off the petals on the book, continue to indulge in the book, unable to extricate himself.

When the autumn harvest season came, Li Hongyi would volunteer to climb the tree to pick dates, and Shao An would pick them up under the tree. Li Hongyi sometimes deliberately threw it into a place where Shao An couldn't reach it, and the two laughed and played, and laughter filled the entire courtyard.

More than ten years later, the jujube tree is still growing strongly, and the jujube trees that bear fruit every year are still sweet. When Shao An is fine, he will come here alone to help him water and prune the branches and leaves. The shadows of the trees are swaying, and the old shadows of the past seem to be in front of you......

Now, even Shao An is leaving this mansion, he didn't expect that he would live here for so many years. Looking at the tall jujube tree, Shao An wondered if the future owner would continue to take care of it, whether he would let it wither, and whether he would eradicate it...... However, even if it still grows tenaciously here, future generations will not know who planted the tree.

If the tree is like this, how can a person be worthy of it......

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Every year the willow color, the tomb is sad goodbye. Shao An and A Rui drove lightly and left from Chang'an quietly. When he stood under the towering city tower, he looked up at the Chang'an that brought him so many joys and sorrows. He didn't expect that he would live here for more than ten years, meet his best friend in life here, gain everything here, and lose everything here......

It turned out that unconsciously, Chang'an had occupied most of the time in his life. Whether it is wind, rain, sadness, or joy, all his memories are linked to Chang'an. With the passage of time and the passage of time, the city's openness and tenderness, darkness and light, have been engraved in his blood and bones, becoming a deep imprint.

Shao An remembered that when Tai'an returned here in the second year, his heart was filled with deep disdain and disgust. At the time of parting now, everything has turned into reluctance to melancholy, but Chang'an is not seen to make people sad......

"Shao An!" In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the two of them galloped forward and backward, rolling up a puff of dust and smoke.

Shao An turned around, and it turned out that Zhang San and Li Honghui had sent him off.

"When you go, you don't call me, but you just inform him." Zhang San began to complain as soon as he got off the horse, "Fortunately, he has a conscience and took me on board." ”

Shao An really wanted to come quietly and go gently. When he saw that Zhang San was actually here, he was still a little moved in his heart, "I didn't expect you to be willing to send me." ”

"We're friends, shouldn't we send you off?" Zhang San said firmly. After going through so many things, Zhang San still firmly believes that Shao An is his friend.

At this time, Li Honghui also came on horseback, and he arched his hand and said, "Shao Xiang." ”

"It's not Shao Xiang." Shao An teased himself, then took out his things and handed them to Li Honghui, "I invite you to come to Baqiao to see you, I want to ask you to hand over this letter and jade pendant to the saint." ”

"Jade pendant?" Zhang San's eyes were sharp, and he recognized at a glance that it was the jade pendant of the hidden guard, and he guessed, "You want to hand over the jade pendant of the fourth child?" ”

"It's useless for me to take it." Shao An sighed and said softly, "It's time to return things to their original owners." ”

Li Honghui put away his things carefully, but Shao An still stared at him and said to him: "Now that I am leaving, before leaving, I want to take the liberty of asking, you are the first little military master in the hidden guard, right?" ”

Li Honghui smiled, he guessed that Shao An already knew, so he replied calmly: "Exactly." However, I am not as good as you in terms of wisdom, and I am not as good as Li Si in terms of martial arts. With your unparalleled wisdom and his world-class martial arts, if the two of you join forces, who in the world can match it? ”

Indeed, I am afraid that in this world, there is no one who is the opponent of Li Hongyi and Shao An. However, this was also the reason why the emperor had to guard against them.

Shao An defended: "But I have no ambitions. ”

"You don't have ambitions, he does." Li Honghui knows very well that Li Hongyi has had ambitions since he was a child.

Shao An is naturally very aware of Li Hongyi's ambitions, "He has." He wants to defend his family and the country and make a name for himself. And I only want to wash away the sins of my life and go clean into the earth. ”

"Shao An!" Zhang San was hit by this sentence, and his heart ached for a moment.

Li Honghui was speechless, he finally understood Shao An's sincerity at this moment.

Shao An eased his excited expression and handed a key to Zhang San, "Since you are here, I will give you the key to the mansion." ”

Zhang San held the key in his hand and looked excited. Unexpectedly, Shao An trusted himself so much that he handed over the key to the Prime Minister's Mansion to himself for safekeeping.

Shao An saw Zhang San's grateful look, and hurriedly said: "I handed over the key to you, you have nothing to do to help me go to the house to take care of the flowers and plants, especially the jujube tree in the side yard." By the way, clean up the room again, and if you still have time, help me take out the books in the study and dry them. ”

Zhang San: "......?" ”

Without waiting for Zhang San to react, Shao An turned over and jumped on his horse, pulled up the reins and said to everyone: "Farewell." ”

The end of the world is next to each other, and there is no sue for death.

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