The scene that happened at the door of the wine shop, Qingcheng thought it was just an act of eating and drinking, but he didn't want to, it had something to do with pirates. And when he heard that the son of the sister-in-law had died at the hands of the pirates, and that she had gone mad because she could not bear the blow, he could not sit still.

Seeing that the store was about to drive people out, Qingcheng hurriedly stepped forward, stopped the store and glanced at this sister-in-law Wang, and found that this was a woman who was about sixty years old, short in stature, slightly dark-skinned, sloppy in clothes, and there were many patches on her clothes and pants. The strange thing is that although the body is gray and dirty, the hair and face are clean, and it looks like it is taken care of.

Looking at the woman in front of her, who was crazy because of her son's death, and thought that her son who sold smuggled salt was a soldier who died in battle, Qingcheng couldn't help but feel some pity in his heart. And after he stopped the store and said that he paid the bill for her, he said, "Auntie, come in and have some food." ”

When the woman heard Qingcheng's words, she subconsciously looked at him vigilantly, then suddenly laughed, and said as she walked to the store: "My lord is a good person at first glance, good people have good rewards, you must have made your wishes come true." The old woman is not polite to you, my son is a soldier and has gone to fight pirates. When my son comes back in triumph, I will ask him to thank you very much. ”

Listening to her words, the people around couldn't help laughing, but when the excitement ended, they all dispersed to eat and drink.

Qingcheng led her to her table, the two of them sat down, and before Qingcheng could speak, the woman saw the beef and the fat chicken, wiped her saliva, stretched out her old and dark hands, picked up the chicken, opened her mouth wide and bit off a piece of meat. Then I didn't care if I would choke if I ate too quickly, and I took a big bite off a piece.

Looking at her appearance, Qingcheng thought distressedly: Xu hasn't eaten properly for a few days, and he is so hungry. Hey, an old woman who has no son, how should she live in the future?

The woman buried her head in eating, and she didn't seem to have the intention of talking to Qingcheng, who was treating. As for Qingcheng, he was not in a hurry to ask, thinking that he would let her eat first before he spoke, so he poured a glass of wine and drank it by himself.

"Guest officer, you are really kind-hearted, maybe you don't know how powerful this sister-in-law Wang is. If you invite her once today, and if you meet her again in the future, I'm afraid I'm going to continue to blackmail you. ”

The child who came to serve the food looked at Sister-in-law Wang's eating appearance, pursed her lips in disgust, and then said this to Qingcheng. And Qingcheng listened to his words, looked at Sister-in-law Wang's appearance again, sighed, and said, "It's just some money for wine and food, and it's not a good heart." I see her so pitiful and helpless, I really can't bear to let it go. ”

"Xu is a guest officer, your family is well-off, you are not afraid of breaking the bank, and you are also good-looking. But our small shop can't afford to support it. Don't look at our shopkeeper just now, in fact, he is a very good person. After her son was captured by pirates, our shopkeeper also sent her family a lot of food. At that time, Sister-in-law Wang was not crazy, and it was still okay to barely get by. Later, hey, my son died, and my sister-in-law couldn't stand the blow, so it became like this. It's a hard time to say. ”

After speaking, Xiao Er shook his head and left. Qingcheng thought about the losses and harm caused to the people by the Haichuan bandits, and became angry, and secretly thought in his heart: The world is peaceful, and the people can at least live in peace if they don't say that they have enough food and clothing. But this war is the disaster that they really suffered. Hmph, the wolf's ambition is really deserved!

Thinking about it, Qingcheng thought that he was also in trouble for his family, and he also needed Zhaoxue's grievances. However, if you want to make meritorious contributions, you must have war. Although the world is undecided now, foreign races in all directions are eyeing each other, and war is indispensable. But when he thought of the harm caused by the war to ordinary people and the country, Qingcheng felt a contradiction in his heart.

If Qingcheng wants the family's grievances to be ordinary, he must have the opportunity to face the saint and strong evidence. Needless to say, the opportunity to face the saint is naturally extremely difficult, but there is always a way and a possibility. However, it is difficult to defend the father with strong evidence.

The reason is also very simple, because the current Qingcheng doesn't understand what a "trumped-up" crime is, and only thinks that it is a traitor and a villain who is obstructing it, which blinds the heavens. Therefore, if he wants to be rehabilitated, he must find out who planted the false accusations and what kind of evidence was used to confirm his father's crime of rebellion.

In fact, many years later, Qingcheng realized that the most terrible crime in the world was the dictatorship of the Sacred Heart. Because as long as the emperor wants you to die, even if there are hundreds of mouths and there is no argument, but the way he killed you, even if it is just the simplest frame, no one can go against his will.

But at this time, Qingcheng had not experienced so many things, and he only thought that only by making military exploits would he gain the trust of the emperor and have the opportunity to change his opinion of the Duan family. And as long as you continue to work hard, pacify the Quartet, and then make a marquis with military merits, you will have the opportunity to face the saint.

At that time, first show the loyalty of the Duan family with his military exploits, and then investigate his father's affairs in detail, as long as the Duan family acts rightly and is fair and comfortable in the hearts of the people, there will always be a way to rehabilitate his father.

Thinking that he was also a bad person, Qingcheng raised his head and poured a sip of wine, then stood up and walked to the shopkeeper, chuckled and said, "The shopkeeper is reasonable, I wish the business prosperity." ”

This shopkeeper is not a foolish person, he sees Qingcheng handsome and extraordinary, with an extraordinary temperament, plus generous and decent manners, it is not difficult to see that Qingcheng is not an idle person. Only then did he hurriedly clasp his hands into fists and replied with a smile: "Thank you for your objective attention." The guest officer is extraordinary, kind-hearted, and will definitely get his wishes true. ”

"The shopkeeper is polite. I want to inquire with the shopkeeper about something, I don't know if there are others in this sister-in-law's house? ”

Qingcheng thought that he could only help for a while, so if this sister-in-law Wang had other family members, he could also inform the situation. However, listening to his words, the shopkeeper glanced in the direction of Sister-in-law Wang, then shook his head and sighed: "Hey, how can there be anyone." She was originally a foreigner, no one knew where her hometown was, and she never returned to her parents' house after marrying into the Wang family. It's also a hard life, a few years after getting married, the head of the family died of illness, and there was only one son left, who was frugal and frugal, but he didn't want to go at a young age. Honestly, who can withstand this blow if they are replaced. ”

Hearing that this sister-in-law had no relatives in her family, Qingcheng was melancholy again, and after a moment of silence, she asked, "Then where does her family live?" When she's done, I'll send her back. ”

"You are really good-looking, but don't tire you, she will go home when she is full. Hi, according to her words, she is afraid that her son will come back and see that no one in the family will be in a hurry. ”

As he spoke, the shopkeeper remembered something, and said: "Speaking of which, his son is also stupid, a good person, where he can't mix a bowl of rice to eat, and he wants to sell smuggled salt." Instead of wanting to get rich, he was captured by pirates. These brutes have plagued us for a day or two, and finally the army of the imperial court has come and exterminated them, and now her son should be able to come back. But I don't want to die in a mining accident, you say, how unlucky is this? ”

"What! Mine? ”

As soon as Qingcheng heard what the shopkeeper said, he subconsciously blurted out and asked. And the shopkeeper didn't know yet, so he explained: "Yes, I heard that the army of the imperial court had defeated the pirates, and seeing that the pirates were about to surrender, who would have thought that there was a sudden mining disaster and many people died." If you want me to say, it's these beasts who have been damned, and God will take them. Hey, I just didn't expect that I took away a few lives of our Daqi by the way. ”

Listening to the shopkeeper's explanation, Qingcheng suppressed his anger and did not attack. On the one hand, he hated King Guhong for saying that the shelling was a mining disaster, and the lives of those unjustly killed were also blamed on pirates and natural disasters; On the other hand, he hated himself for not being able to avoid this incident, which made innocent people such as sister-in-law Wang and his son suffer this in vain.

"Indeed, before the war, the people's hearts were the most important, and this matter can only be handled in this way, and it is not good to cause extraneous branches. However, looking at the suffering woman in front of me, who is still waiting for us to rescue his son, but I don't want the real executioner to be the officers and soldiers who defend the country such as us, I can't accept it in my heart. ”

After suppressing his anger, Qingcheng was left with only a sense of powerlessness. He thanked the shopkeeper and turned his head and walked back to his desk. He looked at Sister-in-law Wang, who had already eaten all the wine and food, his brows were furrowed, and in addition to pity her, he also felt a little guilty.

And the sister-in-law Wang, who was full of wine and food, saw that Qingcheng was back, and didn't care that he was worried, so she smiled and said: "My lord, you are so nice, thank you for inviting me to dinner, hehe, don't worry, when my son comes back, I will definitely thank you." By the way, my son is a soldier, fighting pirates, if you have any difficulties, just go to him, I will let him make decisions for you. My son is the most filial, and he will definitely listen to me. ”

Saying that, Sister-in-law Wang looked around, then bent down and whispered: "Let me tell you, my son, I followed the Marquis of Zhenhai to fight pirates, and he has a secret mission." Think about it, those who have confidential missions are all Hou Ye's henchmen, so he will definitely be able to glorify his ancestors when he comes back. ”

Saying that, Sister-in-law Wang sat up straight, the smile on her face gradually solidified, and said slowly: "I'm a mother, in fact, I don't ask him to do anything, I just think that he can live a good and peaceful life." If I am lucky, I will be given a kind-hearted and down-to-earth daughter-in-law and a big fat grandson, and I will be content. But my son is filial, he wants me to live a good life, how does he know that the greatest wish of the world's mothers is the safety of their children. As long as he's good, I'm good anyway. Son, come back quickly, mother, mother really misses you. ”

As she spoke, a tear quietly slipped across Sister-in-law Wang's face.

That's what it takes to be a mother. Although she is crazy, her son is the most important thing in her heart. Although Wang's sister-in-law is crazy, the fact that he died tragically in her heart is always imprinted in her mind, in fact, even if she is crazy, she can't forget it.

And the inadvertent emotional touch will make her remember, and then she will naturally cry. Maybe she is not sober now, and she doesn't know what she is sad about, but as long as she thinks of her son, she will be sad, sad, and cry.

Thinking of this, Qingcheng clenched his fists, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, and couldn't calm it down for a long time. And Sister-in-law Wang looked at him, at first she was a little confused, and then, she actually put her hand on Qingcheng's clenched fist, and then looked at Qingcheng who was slightly surprised with a smile.

"Don't be angry, it's not good if the anger is too big. I often tell my son, anger hurts the body, be a man, be content and happy. Oh yes, do more good, good people will definitely be rewarded. That's why I often help others, who need to sew and mend their clothes, whose children need to be taken care of, who needs to work in the fields, and I help them all within my ability. I just hope that God can let my son have a good life and live a peaceful life. ”

Sister-in-law Wang's words touched Qingcheng and made her heart even more uncomfortable. He wondered if she would resent herself if she knew the truth. Will he avenge his son?

"No, she's a kind-hearted person, and she certainly doesn't resent anyone. However, is it really as she said, are good people rewarded? If Cang Tian really has eyes, then why did her son die tragically? Why did our Duan family have to bear this injustice? Father, will what I want to do really come to fruition? ”