Chapter 12 From the heart to the unfinished love

Yan Qing arrived at Guiyan Villa very late, didn't alarm anyone, and went back to the room to rest.

The next morning, I got up and washed up, and when I came to the restaurant, the others had already had breakfast.

Yan Qing informed Steward Chang and asked him to send someone to call Hongshan and Chang Dalu Manor.

Yan Qing had breakfast, came to Liu Yulian's residence, knocked lightly on the door, and after a while, the door opened, "Uncle!" "It was Willow Branch who opened the door, and I was very surprised to see that it was Yan Qing, I hadn't seen Yan Qing for almost a year, Willow Branch missed Yan Qing more and more, and Yan Qing's appearance made Willow Branch stunned, "Mom, uncle is back," Willow Branch told Liu Yulian loudly, Liu Yulian heard her daughter's shout, hurriedly walked out of the house, and saw Yan Qing, "Brother!" After only saying two words, the tears remained, "I'm back, eldest sister, I came back this time because I have something to tell you," "What's the matter?" Liu Yulian asked, "Uncle is taking me to Qinhuai River," Liu Zhi still remembered Yan Qing's words, she would take her to Qinhuai River in a year, as for what to do, she didn't think about it, she only thought about Qinhuai River, and she could see Yan Qing every day.

Yan Qing walked to the coffee table, "Eldest sister, willow branch, let's sit down and say," Yan Qing said softly, the three of them sat down, Yan Qing looked at willow branch at this time, it had changed too much from a year ago, wearing a light pink skirt, a light pink hairpin with a slanted hanging bun, the eyebrow line was slightly curved, and the skin was like jade. After a year of conditioning, Liu Yulian's complexion is as white as jade, her beautiful eyes are full of affection, and she wears a light blue skirt, which is even more beautiful.

Yan Qing looked at it and said: "Eldest sister, you listen quietly, let me finish speaking, I will ask when I finish speaking, I am going to go to Mobei to visit Song Huizong, one is to tell him, the situation of your mother and daughter, let him rest assured, and the other is to return my friend a friendship, because I want to go to the capital of Jinrenguo, the risk is too great, I can't come back, I can't imagine, if I can come back safely, your mother and daughter are willing to follow me to Qinhuai River, I will take you there, I have arranged the place to live for you, if I can't come back, my sister will definitely come back to find you, At that time, you will obey her arrangement," Yan Qing said and looked at Liu Yulian and Liu Zhi's mother and daughter.

Liu Yulian is still shedding tears, for Liu Yulian, there is not much affection for Song Huizong, at first it is hate, and then the bleak life is a kind of expectation, when Yan Qing finds the mother and daughter, Liu Yulian is an expectation, this year, she is more of Yan Qing's feelings, the longer the time, the deeper the feelings, today I heard that Yan Qing is going to the desert, he is going to complete his friend's entrustment, in order to fulfill this love, he dares to risk his life to go, Liu Yulian knows that Yan Qing is a person who can be entrusted for life, but she is already old, if Yan Yan Qing is willing, She wants to marry her daughter to him, and it doesn't matter if she has a name or not. She was afraid that she would cry, that Yan Qing would really not be able to come back, that her mother and daughter's stable life would return to the past.

"Brother, can you not go?"

"No, I was entrusted by someone,"

"Eldest sister and Liu Zhi don't have to worry, if something happens, someone will take care of you, but you remember, you are just my sister, you have nothing to do with others, and your future life will be an ordinary person," Yan Qing admonished.

"Remember, brother," Liu Yulian replied wiping away tears.

"Uncle, you must come back, you promised to take me to the Qinhuai River after the willow branches,"

Liu Zhi and Song Huizong are only related by blood, it was Yan Qing who gave her everything today, and maybe it was also her lifelong dependence, she didn't want Yan Qing to go to the desert, but she knew that she had no strength to stop Yan Qing's actions.

"Uncle promised that Liu Zhi would definitely come back," Yan Qing comforted Liu Zhi.

"Really?" Willow Branch confirmed.

"Really," Yan Qing replied affirmatively.

Liu Zhi slowly stood up, walked to Yan Qing's side, and suddenly threw himself into Yan Qing's arms: "Uncle, you must come back, Liu Zhi is waiting for you at home, I don't want others to take care of me, I just want to wait for my uncle to come back," Liu Zhi cried and said.

Yan Qing was stunned, and Liu Yulian was also stunned. Yan Qing slowly stood up, held the willow branch and said; "Uncle Liu Zhi must come back, and I will take you to the Qinhuai River when I come back," Yan Qing finished speaking, turned around and took out a house deed from his bag, and a silver ticket, handed it to Liu Yulian and said: This is a house deed near the Qinhuai River, this is a silver ticket of five thousand taels, you take it, the property is a small manor, and there are several subordinates in it, taking care of the manor. After Yan Qing finished speaking, she gave Liu Yulian a look, Liu Yulian already understood Yan Qing's intentions, took the deed and silver ticket and said: "Liu Zhi, your uncle will definitely come back, uncle still has something to ask uncle to go first, let's wait for uncle to come back in the manor." After Liu Yulian finished speaking, she pulled the willow branch and sat down, and the willow branch looked at Yan Qing with affection.

"Sister, I'm leaving, I made an appointment with Hongshan, he is in the medicinal herb business, I want to tell him a few words, by the way, how the business has been doing recently," Yan Qing finished speaking, glanced at Liu Zhi again, and turned to leave.

Liu Yulian took Liu Zhi's hand and asked softly, "Daughter, what do you think in your heart?" ”

"Mom, I just miss my uncle and want to always be with him," Liu Zhi said with a slightly red face.

"Have you ever thought about it, he is a family man, and, he may not be alone," Willow said, looking at her daughter's face.

I didn't think about it, I just want to be with him, I grew up and suffered a lot of bullying, it was my uncle who gave me everything today, others respected me and looked up to me, it was all given by my uncle, without my uncle, I would not have everything I have today, I also know that I will not repay my uncle's kindness all my life, I can only be by his side and do everything I can. Even if I be his maid, I am willing," Liu Zhi said with a resolute gaze.

Liu Yulian listened to her daughter's words, stunned, in this year, silently, hard to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, maybe just for today, but Liu Zhi usually said to her that she must surpass Yan Qing's sister Luluo, Liu Yulian's mother and daughter have been in the manor for more than a year, and they also know that Luluo is just a pair of orphans from Yan Qing.

Liu Yulian stroked Liu Zhi's face, she didn't say anything, the mother and daughter were thinking about something quietly, maybe they were wishing Yan Qing a safe return.

Yan Qing came to the Nuanchun Pavilion, Hongshan and Chang Dalu were waiting there, Yan Qing sat down, asked the two of them about the business in the recent period, the two briefly talked about the situation, more than a year, earned a thousand taels, the next step, I want to buy some medicinal materials in Guangdong, said that there are a lot of Western goods, and the profit is quite high.

When you go to a new place, you must be very careful, if you don't have a chance, come back quickly, Yan Qing instructed.

"Don't worry, Childe, we must be careful", Hong Shan and the two replied together.

"There is another thing, I am going to the desert recently, I have to go for a while, and I have something to do to find Zishan in Nanjing," Yan Qing instructed again.

"Got it," Hong Shan replied. "Then you can go back first," and the two of them left the manor.

Yan Qing returned to her room, packed her luggage, packed her luggage, and brought some loose silver to use on the road, and asked the housekeeper to change some, Yan Qing turned around and wanted to go out, and saw Liu Zhi standing at the door, looking at Yan Qing.

"What's wrong with the willow branches? Come in" Yan Qing greeted while pouring water for the pothos, and the pothos took the water cup and said, "Uncle, these rough jobs will be done by willow branches in the future, is it okay?" ”

"No, if Liu Zhi has to do a good job of learning skills, his uncle will be happy," Yan Qing said seriously.

"Willow Branch has learned all the skills, can I serve my uncle?"

"This?" Yan Qing was speechless.

"Uncle, do you want to listen to the willow branch singing?" Liu Zhi didn't let Yan Qing speak, and continued.

"I want to hear it," Yan Qing replied.

"Then let's go to the piano room,"

"Okay," said the two of them, coming out of the room together and walking towards the piano room.

At this time, Liu Yulian came head-on, Liu Yulian came out of the inner room, and suddenly saw that the willow branch was gone, so she went out of the room and asked the maid, and the maid said that the direction of the residence of Miss Chaogongzi went, so she hurried over.

"Eldest sister, let's go to the piano room, listen to the willow branch play the piano, let's go together,"

"Okay,"

"Willow Branch?"

"Hmm," he wasn't talking, he just understood.

Pushing open the door of the piano room, Liu Zhi walked to the piano platform, sat down, and tried the piano. The sound of the piano sounded, from low to high, slowly winding around the beam, melodious, suddenly the style of the song changed, euphemistic and delicate, low and depressed, like confiding, like quiet, the sound of the piano slowly turned around, clear and clear, unrestrained and bright, the sound of the piano tightly grasped Yan Qing's heart, and also stirred Liu Yulian's heart, how did her daughter come over in this year, looking at her, happy every day, Liu Yulian had indescribable satisfaction, but she found out today, it was a depressed heart, depressed feelings, today, finally broke out, with the sound of the piano to release, hidden in the bottom of her heart, the true heart of the earth.

The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, Liu Zhi stood up with tears in his eyes, and slowly walked to Yan Qing's side, Yan Qing hugged Liu Zhi, "Uncle promised Liu Zhi that he would come back to take care of Liu Zhi, let Liu Zhi accompany his uncle, and do whatever you want." ”

Liu Zhi hugged Yan Qing, shed tears, and quietly lay on Yan Qing's shoulder, at this time, Liu Yulian was in tears, looking at Yan Qing and her daughter.

As soon as the sky was bright, Yan Qing had already embarked on the journey to the north. After three consecutive days of running, people and horses were even more tired, and Yan Qing stayed in the town before entering the desert.

Washed up in the morning, ate some breakfast, prepared enough water and dry food, asked for the route to Dadu, and Yan Qing went on the road again

The boundless sea of sand, dotted with a few shrubs, and the ancient river that bends along the road, has a clear stream, sometimes interrupted, and the old willows in the river are dry. Pulling out scattered branches and leaves, the sky is scarce, the heart is relaxed, and there are thin clouds floating in the air.

Yan Qing has never been to the desert, looking at the scenery of the desert, a desolation, Yan Qing jumped on the horse, quickened the pace, all the way occasionally, several ruins and broken walls that have been eroded by wind and sand for a long time, evening, sunset, desert, a yellow. Yan Qing had to find a broken wall to stay overnight.

As soon as the day dawned, Yan Qing had something to eat, fed his horse, went on the road again, walked for a while, saw the green, the grassland, saw the grassland, the air is so fresh, the sky is so clear, looking at it from afar, a blue sky, occasionally see a hillock, the flat land is green, the hillock is also green, and walked for a while, saw the white tent, Yan Qing knew, to Dadu, Yan Qing dismounted, led the horse, found the inn to live, while eating, while chatting with the Han people here, understand the customs here. But I didn't hear anything useful for Yan Qing, after eating, Yan Qing walked on the street, and while walking, he paid attention to the situation everywhere.

Suddenly, Yan Qing found a place, there is a fence outside, the gate of the fence is guarded, between the tents, there are patrols from time to time, few people approach the fence, Yan Qing thinks, this is an important place, explore it, it is not possible during the day, Yan Qing returned to the inn and sat down to eat. After eating, he paid the bill, gave the shopkeeper an extra two or five taels of silver, and then asked the shopkeeper, "There is a place on the street outside the store, there are many soldiers guarding it, what are you doing?" The shopkeeper looked at no one around, and then whispered: "Gongzi must have just arrived here, he is not familiar with this place, the place you saw just now is the place where the prisoners are held, because recently, the emperor of the Song Dynasty has been locked up inside, so there are more guards, and the soldiers of the patrol have been increased, when it is okay, it is better not to go anywhere, if you are caught, you can't get out," the shopkeeper finished speaking and left. Yan Qing was excited in her heart, as soon as she arrived here, she found Song Huizong's place, Yan Qing returned to the room, on the carpet, quietly closed her eyes and recuperated, at midnight, Yan Qing changed into night clothes, and waited for an hour, Yan Qing knew that this time to visit the prison, can only succeed once, if it fails, it is difficult to leave the desert.

Yan Qing quietly walked out of the inn, tonight, the moonlight was dark, Yan Qing leaned over and trotted all the way to the side of the prison, after looking at the patrol, an arrow step, the figure jumped, climbed over the fence, entered inside, and was about to find someone, a person who looked like a single officer came on the opposite side, Yan Qing flashed, and when the person arrived, Yan Qing grabbed the person,

The dagger pressed against the man's neck, signaling him not to speak, and then pressed the dagger the man's neck.