The girl's face was like a spring flower, her eyes were condensed, her cherry lips were smiling, and when she saw Qing Ziting, she threw herself into his arms and shouted happily: "Second brother, you are finally back!" ”

"You're running like crazy under such a big snow, aren't you afraid of slipping?" Qing Ziting hugged her, and her words were reproaches, but she was really concerned.

The girl let go of Qing Ziting and said with a smile: "Who am I, how can this little snow slip on me?" I received a message from home outside, saying that you are going to get married, I was so shocked that I kept rushing home day and night, I never wanted to go home so much, you take me to meet the future second sister-in-law! Is the one sitting over there ......" said that she didn't wait for Qing Ziting to answer, and rushed directly to Tong Yuqing, looking at her carefully from top to bottom.

"Hmmm! It's a beauty, second brother, you have a good eye. After a moment, she turned back to Qing Ziting and said.

Only then did she see Qing Ziting's eyes, and found that there were three other people sitting in the living room, she secretly exclaimed, and sure enough, there was a burst of scolding after a heavy glass dropping sound, "Reckless, no sense of proportion at all, do you still have my father in your eyes?!" ”

The girl hurriedly smiled and said, "What did my father say, how could Xi'er not have you in the eyes of the old man?" ”

Lu Tiansheng was hindered by the presence of outsiders, so he no longer blamed his daughter, and instead said to Bai Qiaoxuan: "This is the little girl Lu Xi, who has always been used to wandering outside, please forgive me for the rudeness." Then he said to his daughter, "Haven't you seen Young Master Bai yet?" ”

Although Lu Xi was very unhappy in his heart, he still gave Bai Qiaoxuan a salute, "Xi'er has seen Young Master Bai. ”

How could Bai Qiaoxuan not feel her reluctance to give this courtesy? However, seeing that she was Lu Tiansheng's beloved daughter, he still respectfully replied.

"Change your clothes, and then go and meet your mother, who misses you all these days when you're away from home." Lu Tiansheng said to Lu Xi.

"Yes, Ciel is retiring."

After Bai Qiaoxuan saw Lu Xi leave, he said to Lu Tiansheng: "The overseer has every opportunity, and the little nephew will stop bothering and leave." ”

Lu Tiansheng thought for a while and said, "Okay, if you are free in Jindu these days, you will often come to the house to sit." Beloved, you can send Young Master Bai to your father on your behalf. ”

Qing Ziting looked at Bai Qiaoxuan with a gentle gaze, "Young Master Bai, please." ”

Tong Yuqing sent Bai Qiaoxuan and Yao Yao out of the house with Qing Ziting, and the four of them were silent all the way, until the two got into the car, Bai Qiaoxuan lowered his voice and said to Qing Ziting: "See you at the tea shop in Shen Chulanruo." ”

Qing Ziting's voice was also low, "See you then." ”

As the engine started, the car gradually moved away, and the two people, who had never looked at each other just now, stared at each other without any scruples, staring at their lover's face and slowly turning into an illusory figure, a little in the distance, until it disappeared......

Lu Xi walked through the living room and towards the inner courtyard, all the way, all the way to silence, when she came to the door of her room just in time to meet Yu Huan waiting for her.

"Big and small ......" Before the word sister could breathe, Lu Xi had already covered her mouth.

Lu Xi pulled Yu Huan into the room and let go of her, "What are you doing with all this fuss?" ”

"Miss, when did you come back, why is there no movement outside?"

Luci grinned, "Of course I want to scare you." ”

Yu Huan caressed her heart and sighed: "My eldest lady, the slave really doesn't have the courage to withstand your scare. ”

Lu Xi looked at her very pitiful, and said with a smile: "Okay, I won't tease you next time." Go and find me a dress to wear at home, and I'll go see my mother when I'm done." ”

Yu Huan smiled sweetly, "Yes, Miss." ”

Lu Xi crept along the wall step by step towards the main room, and the two maidservants guarding the door of the main room saw her and wanted to salute, but after seeing Lu Xi's gesture, they all retreated. The closer Lu Xi got to the main room, the deeper the smile on her lips, but the moment she walked to the window, the smile on her face disappeared instantly.

"Liang Yiming really said that, did you hear it wrong?"

"Yes...... Madam...... Not only Deputy Director Liang, but also Deputy Director Chen said...... Tong Yuqing's marriage into our Lu family is a happy event that is of great benefit to the country......"

"Don't I know how good it will be for her to marry into the Lu family?! The key is who she marries, and she can't marry that wild seed! ”

"Madame, it is not to blame them for not daring to admonish, for this time the Overseer has taken a tough attitude, saying that whoever dares to stop the marriage of that wild seed will let his family be ruined. He had already disposed of a person, how could they dare to touch the dragon scales? ”

"Don't they dare to offend Lu Tiansheng, so they dare to disobey me?! Hum! Lu Tiansheng has a good calculation, he wants to give the whole country to his precious son. I won't let him get his way! Go! Tell those dogs, if they can't stop Tong Yuqing from marrying that wild seed, don't blame me for cutting off their way of life! ”

The person who withdrew from the room saw Lu Xi standing by the window and trembled in fright, "Big ...... Lady ......"

"Aunt Hui, long time no see."

Rong Hui was apprehensive in her heart, and she didn't know how to reply, so she heard Lu Xi say coldly: "Didn't Mother ask you to tell some people something?" What are you still standing for? ”

She was about to kneel down to plead guilty, but she heard the person in the room ask, "Rong Hui, who are you talking to?" ”

Lu Xi ignored Rong Hui anymore and pushed the door in directly, "It's me." ”

The lady who was originally sitting in the inner room greeted her with joy, "Xi'er, you're back!" ”

Lu Xi stared at her mother's face, but after a few months, the fine lines on her face seemed to be a little deeper, and the gorgeous hair on her sideburns became more and more obvious, but these did not affect her noble temperament in the slightest, her demeanor was still so perfect and decent, and the light on her body still made people dare not look directly. In front of her, everyone will naturally bow their heads.

Luci knelt down, "The child greets his mother." ”

Zhong Shunhua hurriedly picked up her daughter, "Hurry up, why are you so polite to your mother?" Come and sit down and tell Mother about what you've seen these days. ”

Lu Xi said flatly: "No matter how much my daughter enjoys the scenery and makes more friends outside, she can't come home and listen to her mother's teachings." ”

The smile on Zhong Shunhua's lips was no longer there, "Did you hear what I said to Rong Hui?" ”

Lu Xi didn't answer and asked: "I don't understand, why do you oppose the marriage of the second brother?" ”

Zhong Shunhua said sharply: "He is not your second brother!" You don't have such a second brother! ”

Lu Xi said calmly: "Mother, I don't want to argue with you on this issue. Whether he is my second brother or not, can you and I decide whether they say yes or no? What I ask is, why are you blocking him from getting married? ”

Zhong Shunhua also felt that it was pointless to entangle with her daughter on this issue, so she said: "Xi'er, you are still young and don't understand your mother's painstaking ......"

"It's because I don't understand that I have to ask my mother for advice." Lu Xi didn't give Zhong Shunhua a chance to breathe at all.

"Everything I do is for you and your eldest brother, do you know who Lu Jingzhi wants to marry? That is the eldest daughter of the Tong family, the largest family in Pudong! You never ask about politics, and you don't know the intricacies of the relationships. In short, whoever marries this woman is equivalent to marrying the whole Pudong! ”

Lu Xi's voice was as calm as water, "First, I don't believe that one woman can decide the fate of a land. Is there no one in Pudong? How could the Overseers of Pudong allow such a thing to happen? Second, even if the Pudong Overseer is really crazy and gives away the country for a woman with a foreign surname, then giving it to the second brother is to send it to our Lu family, to the father and eldest brother, why do you want to stop it? ”

Zhong Shunhua actually laughed in the face of her daughter's innocence, "How could the thing given to Lu Jingzhi be your eldest brother?" You are just deceived by your father and Lu Jingzhi, what their father and son are thinking about now is to take away the country that should belong to our mother and son, and they have no good intentions......"

Lu Xi interrupted her, "I know what you're worried about, you're afraid that the second brother will compete with the eldest brother for the position of overseer after marrying this Tong Yuqing, it's impossible. He has never interfered in military and political affairs, how can he compete for the throne with his eldest brother? ”

Zhong Shunhua said: "He has not learned to deal with political affairs, but your father can teach him from now on." For so many years, as long as he wanted, your father would give it, wouldn't he? used to be an island, but now he is a woman, and he may not want your eldest brother's country in the future! ”

Lu Wangxiang's mother's gaze was full of helplessness, "What you are bound to get and can't give up may not be what others have in their hearts. I don't understand, you can tolerate the third aunt and the third brother, the fourth aunt and Ye'er, and the fifth aunt and Fei'er, why can't you tolerate the second aunt and the second brother? The second aunt has passed away for many years, and the second brother was forced to an island by you, why do you still refuse to let him go? ”

Zhong Shunhua sneered: "What are the third, fourth, and fifth children?" They are just minions in my eyes, and they are no more than minions in your father's eyes. As for the good second brother in your mouth, if you want to blame him, you can only blame him for staying on the island restlessly! I still have to marry such a troublesome woman! He said he was going to marry this woman because he liked her, joke! If he is really as ambitious as you say, how could he like such a calculating woman? ”

Lu Xi looked at his mother in disappointment and said in a lamented voice: "Mother, giving others room is to leave your own way to live, when will you be able to let go of your second brother and yourself......"

Zhong Shunhua said again: "Xi'er, my mother is doing this for you and your eldest brother, you ......"

Lu Xi hurriedly said: "You keep saying that everything you do is for me and my eldest brother, but in fact, you only have your eldest brother in your heart, and you don't have me at all." Have you ever asked me what I really want? All I want is a home, a normal, complete home! But this supreme power has brought me nothing but a home that chills my heart. How long has it been since my father set foot here? How long has it been since my eldest brother and sister-in-law have come back for dinner? ”

When Zhong Shunhua heard her daughter's words, tears instantly filled her eyes, "Xi'er, how can you say that?" How can you say that your mother doesn't have you in her heart? You know, I'm not the one to blame for the shattering of this family. If it weren't for your father's empathy, we wouldn't be where we are today. ”

Lu Xi gritted his teeth to prevent himself from crying, "I'm sorry Mother, Xi'er didn't mean to hurt you. ”

Zhong Shunhua wanted to touch her little face full of grievances, but Lu Xi turned his head to avoid it, "Xi'er retires." ”

After Lu Xi went out, he could no longer suppress the sadness in his heart, crying and crying as he ran, and he didn't know how many suspicious maids he pushed away, and he didn't know where he was going......

"Have you really figured it out?"

"Zhangling Street is inaccessible, and the location you chose is really good."

Qing Ziting had already seen Lan Ruo's plaque, and was anxious, ignoring that Tong Yuqing was driving, and pulled her shoulders hard, "Ruojia, have you really thought about it?" ”

Tong Yuqing looked directly into Qing Ziting's eyes and said word by word: "I once told you that Tong Baiyi is my mortal enemy, do you know what the mortal enemy means?" Some grudges in this world can be resolved with time, some grudges can be resolved with money, and some grudges can only be resolved with death. The grievances between me and Tong Baiyi cannot be resolved unless they die, either he dies or I die. Every step I take now is a last resort, risking my life to avenge my parents. But what does he get with me? He gets nothing but a daily grind with death. I must not let the person I love the most go to hell with me, my parents are no longer there, and if anything happens to him, then I simply don't want to live. ”

Qing Ziting saw an indestructible determination in Tong Yuqing's eyes, every bit of her pain was a sharp knife, slashing at his heart one by one, but he had no way to resist this kind of injury......

Bai Qiaoxuan's heart tightened when he saw the two people coming side by side, and he said to Yao Yao beside him: "You wait for me with Lu Ershao for a while, I have something to talk to your young lady alone." ”

Yao Yao wanted to refuse, but seeing his pale and emaciated face, she finally nodded.

After Qing Ziting opened the door of the tea shop, he said to Bai Qiaoxuan and Tong Yuqing: "You go to the second floor to talk, Yao Yao and I are guarding on the first floor, and we have time to block any accidents." ”

The two of them went upstairs with their heads bowed and sat down separately, Bai Qiaoxuan eagerly grabbed Tong Yuqing's hand and said, "Yuqing, you listen to my explanation, Yao Yao is not what I want to marry." The night we went to find Yiyou together, we were attacked by Tong Baiyi's people, she blocked a shot for me, and that shot ......" Bai Qiaoxuan paused, "Yao Yao will not have any more children in this life...... I had already given her a sum of money to settle in, but I don't know how my father found out about her and forced me to marry her. I...... After I left your house that night, I was escorted home by someone sent by my father, who was angry that I had been humiliated and ran for others, locked me in my room, and ordered me to think about it. After a while, I heard Ayin say that you lost your trace in Yejin, and I was anxious, but my father knew that I was going to come out to find you, and he was even more angry, so I broke off this idea, took Yao Yao as a concubine, and came to Jindu to negotiate with Lu Tiansheng before he was willing to let me out. I have no choice but to meet these three conditions first, and then find another opportunity to track down your whereabouts...... Yuqing, you believe me, I have never touched her, and I have never loved her, I will definitely find a suitable time to let her leave, can you forgive me......"

Bai Qiaoxuan held Tong Yuqing's hand tightly and pressed it against his forehead, Tong Yuqing wanted to reach out and brush away the torment in his heart......

But she could only pull out her hand forcefully and let her nails sink into her palm, "Actually, you don't have to explain to me about you and Yao Yao, you are not wrong, your father is not wrong, Yao Yao is injured like this for you, except for marrying her, there is no other way to heal the pain on her body and the wound in her heart." The problem between us has never been Yao Yao. ”

Bai Qiaoxuan looked up at her, and she was getting more and more scared in her heart.

"On the night I said goodbye to you, I walked to the suburbs alone and was unconscious by the heavy rain, and it was Ziting who saved me. I really didn't expect that an unintentional act that day would be exchanged for such a great blessing. Not only did I save my life, but I also found the best helper to avenge my parents. ”

"Then you can't marry him!" Bai Qiaoxuan's panic finally overflowed, "You can't lose your life's happiness and use your marriage as a bargaining chip!" ”

Tong Yuqing was unusually cold, "Why can't you?" My marriage has always been a bargaining chip, a bargain. ”

Bai Qiaoxuan couldn't speak, Tong Yuqing asked rhetorically, "Isn't it?" It's just that he used to be a brother of the Qiu family, and now he is Qing Ziting. Since I was born, I have long been destined that my Tong Yuqing can only live for the family in my life. Now I should be glad that I still have a little bit of value in exchange for avenging my parents. ”

"I don't allow you to say that!" Bai Qiaoxuan rushed over and grabbed Tong Yuqing's wrist, extremely emotional, "You have a choice, you can choose, you go back with me, we get married, I can also help you kill Tong Baiyi and avenge your parents." ”

"You?" Tong Yuqing sneered, "Your Baijiawan is important in Puxin Prefecture, but there is not a single soldier, why do you say that you can find Tong Baiyi, who even Qiu Zeyuan can't find?" Even if you can find it, do you need a year, five years, or ten years? I can't wait that long, I don't want to wait for a day. If I could, I would like Tong Baiyi's head to appear in front of me now, immediately, immediately! ”

Bai Qiaoxuan's strength suddenly leaked, and he didn't know where to look, Tong Yuqing still didn't let him go, and forced him in front of him, "Also, you still refuse to believe me, it was Qiu Zeyuan who abandoned my parents, what else can I say to you?" ”

After saying that, Tong Yuqing withdrew and left, Qing Ziting saw that she was the only one coming down, and when she was confused, she suddenly saw a figure flash in front of her, and then she was choked by the throat, almost suffocating, he was blinded by the Venus in front of him, and he couldn't see the bitter hatred in the person's eyes, only in the haze he heard two alternately overlapping female voices, one pleading, the other roaring.

“…… Son, let go, he is Lu Tiansheng's son, kill him, you won't survive......"

“…… Let go! Bai Qiaoxuan, you have a grudge and a grudge against me, it is me who has lost you, it is me who begged Ziting to marry me, all this is none of his business......"

Tong Yuqing tried her best to speak, but she saw that Bai Qiaoxuan's hand was getting tighter and tighter, and in a hurry, she could only use all her strength to knock Bai Qiaoxuan's arm down. Bai Qiaoxuan was injured on his arm, painful in his heart, he looked at Tong Yuqing with a very unfamiliar gaze, "You actually hurt me for him?!" ”

Tong Yuqing couldn't bear to witness his grief, she just went to help Qing Ziting, who was pinched and out of breath, Bai Qiaoxuan's eyes were stained with blood-red marks, staring at the two people without blinking, and said word by word: "I will make you pay!" ”

Although the weather was still cold, it was a rare sunny day in these days, and a woman with her hair tied up and dressed in a military dress spun down from a high platform, grabbing a barrel with a knife mark engraved on the surface from hundreds of huge wooden barrels. Without the wind and snow to hinder her, several of her movements today were as smooth as flowing water. But she didn't dare to relax for a minute, and continued to repeat this set of actions again and again as usual......

It wasn't until a voice like a clear breeze and jade dew sounded that she turned around, "Ruojia, who do you see is coming......"

The barrel hit the ground with a heavy sound, and before she could react, a boy threw himself into her arms and cried, "Sister......"

Tong Yuqing's tears burst out of her eyes, and she hugged her brother tightly, "Yu Hao......"

After a while, Qing Ziting walked up to the two of them and whispered, "It's cold outside, you guys go into the house." ”

Tong Yuqing wiped her tears, "Yes, it's too cold outside, let's go to the house to talk......" As she said that, she looked at Qing Ziting, who smiled softly: "I'm in the study, you can go there to find me if you have something." I have already told Shuque that the East Courtyard is closed today, and no one will come to disturb you. ”

"Thank you."

After the two entered the room, Tong Yuhao hurriedly asked, "Sister, what has happened in the past few months?" Why did you come to this Pushi? Do you know I'm going crazy looking for you? ”

Tong Yuqing helped him sit down and said softly: "What has happened these days can't be explained clearly in a few words, you listen to my sister talk slowly......"

Tong Yuhao had been quietly listening to what his sister said, but when he heard that she was about to marry Qing Ziting, he bounced up from his seat, "What? Are you going to marry Lu Tiansheng's son? Sister, do you remember that you are still in the period of filial piety? If you do this, you will be notorious and will be remembered for thousands of years! ”

Tong Yuqing said: "But now there is no more suitable ally than Lu Tiansheng, and with the strength of my uncle and aunt's family alone, I may not be able to pull Qiu Zeyuan out of power." Yuhao, you don't have to worry, whether it's good or notorious, it's all borne by my sister alone, and it will never involve you. ”

Tong Yuhao eagerly held her sister's hand, "Sister, I never thought that there was any drag between you and my sister and brother. It's just that if you have to bear the charge, it should also be borne by me, the eldest son of the Tong family. ”

Tong Yuqing smiled and stroked her brother's head, "Silly Yuhao, now there are only you and I left in the family, and everything is shared by you and me." Don't you treat your sister as a child's family? ”

"Sister knows I didn't mean that, I just ......"

Tong Yuqing smiled: "Okay...... My sister understands what you mean, but this opportunity happened to fall on me, so naturally I should bear it. ”