Before seeing Lu Ju, Cao Song was a little angry. It's not because of the identity of the green chrysanthemum, I look down on her; It was because of her that Cao Xiang insisted on going his own way and staying away from the capital.

However, when they met, seeing that she was so thin that the wind was about to blow down, and her face was so yellow that she was afraid of people, Cao Song's anger reached ten, and he frowned and said: "The fourth master is not here, and my nephew still needs someone to take care of her, what kind of system do you look like?" ”

Green chrysanthemum was trained to tears, and she lowered her head and didn't dare to respond.

Seeing this, Cao Song thought of Cao Xiang, who had not heard from him so far, and his face was a little gloomy.

Regarding Cao Xiang's safety, Cao Hao has no bottom in his heart. Thinking of his nephew, who had not yet been a hundred years old, Cao Hao sighed and said to Lu Ju: "What about the nephew? If you don't fall asleep, let someone carry you. ”

If something happens to Cao Xiang, this child is Cao Xiang's only bloodline, and his fate will be the same as that of Heavenly Protection.

Lu Ju tried her tears and replied, "Yes, uncle." After speaking, he turned around and whispered two words to his mother-in-law.

"No news, that's good news. Don't worry too much, as the second master said, taking care of the child is really worthy of the fourth brother. Cao Hao saw Lu Ju's sad expression, and finally couldn't bear it, and said slowly.

"Yes, uncle." Green Ju lowered his head in response, and tears fell as he spoke.

This month, she couldn't tell what it was like in her heart, she only felt astringent and bitter. If it weren't for her, Cao Xiang would still be in the capital, and he would be the elegant fourth young master of the Cao family's East Mansion, a young talent in Taixue. Where would he have run so far to suffer these sins.

In the past year, although Cao Xiang has not complained, Lu Ju can see that he is very tired. Sometimes, sigh often. Speaking of errands in the yamen, he didn't smile. The appearance of waiting for family letters every month is also long-awaiting.

After all, he was only seventeen years old.

While talking, the mother-in-law came in with a baby in her arms. It seems that he has slept enough, his eyes are bright, and he is waving his little arms and scratching around.

When Cao Song saw it, he couldn't wait, took the child from his mother-in-law's arms, and held it clumsily in his arms. This child looks like Cao Xiang, with a small mole on his chin, and the position is the same as Cao Xiang's.

Seeing this child, it was really like seeing Cao Xiang in swaddling clothes, Cao Song grinned, but his smile froze later. He was stupid, but he realized it later, and he thought of this.

He hurriedly sent the child back to his mother-in-law's arms, but he couldn't bear to look at him. The third brother is gone, if the fourth brother has another case, then how can he, as an elder brother, be sorry for his deceased father?

Thinking of this, he couldn't sit still, turned around, looked at Cao Hao and said, "Brother, what should we do, fourth ......"

"Don't be impatient, in two days, someone will come over from the governor's yamen." Cao Hao replied.

After listening to Cao Yin's words, Cao Song's face turned pale, and it became more and more difficult to feel at ease, but in front of Lu Ju, she didn't want to say more, which saved her from worrying even more.

Cao Hao looked out the window, it was getting dark, and he got up and said to Lu Ju: "I'll go back to the post station with the second master first, if there is anything, you can send someone directly to the post station." ”

Cao Xiang was not there, and Lu Ju, as a concubine, had no right to stay as a guest, so she could only respectfully respond and send the Cao Hao brothers to the door.

After getting on the horse, Cao Song saw that Lu Ju had returned to the yard, so he couldn't wait to ask: "Brother, look at Zhang Shengzuo's meaning, he wants to suppress it." What about the fourth? ”

Cao Hao glanced at him, this younger brother, his mind is too simple, it has been two days since he came out of the governor's yamen, and he only thought of this.

"Brother Wei has a friend of this Henan Mansion, and he has already gone to find out the news." Cao Hao replied.

Cao Songcai remembered that he hadn't seen Wei Hei for two days, so he laughed twice and said, "I know that if my brother comes forward, the fourth brother doesn't have to worry about it." This stupid guy asked him to practice more boxing and kicking when he was a child, but he only knew how to read, and he learned to be a nerd who was powerless, and he was so tired that we were brothers and followed......"

* Yongning County, in the mountains, Shenyan Village.

Cao Xiang, who was dragged to the Juyi Hall, couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw the statue of Maitreya Buddha enshrined in the main hall, and his heart was turbulent.

Originally, I thought that it was just the local officials who levied and extorted so much that the people could not get by, so they rebelled. For this reason, even if Cao Xiang was kidnapped, he would not have a grudge against these people.

However, looking at this Maitreya Buddha statue, Cao Xiang's previous compassion was gone, and he was a little vigilant.

Seeing Cao Xiang's expression, the Kang brothers glanced at each other and did not speak.

Li Yilin, who was sitting at the head of their brother, stood up and said to Cao Xiang with a smile: "Lord Cao, what the student said last time, did the adult think clearly?" ”

This Li Yilin donated prisoners and read two books, and he didn't have any ink in his stomach, but he loved to talk the most.

is also a robbery, Gao Shiqing of Yongning Zhixian County was imprisoned in the dungeon, and Cao Xiang was only sent two people to guard him, and the treatment was completely different, just because his official position was to discipline.

In the eyes of the local people, the literate is the character, the show is even more remarkable, the person is the official master, this discipline is in charge of the study and politics of the house, and it is half of the teacher of the show and the people.

They have a natural awe for readers.

They want to pull Cao Xiang into the gang to be a military advisor, so the treatment has always been favorable.

Cao Xiang was born in a family of lords, and he read the way of Confucius and Mencius, and the words "loyalty and patriotism" have been engraved in his bones, how could he agree to this absurd request?

It's just that when he was a child, he grew up watching his mother-in-law's face, and he was the best at looking at people's faces. When the Kang brothers and Li Yilin besieged Yongning County, the knives in their hands were red, and they betrayed their lives. Cao Xiang didn't want to die in a daze, so he has been delaying until now.

The lord of the big village, who was sitting in the first place, was the bandit leader of this uprising, Kang Ting, with a calm face, waiting for Cao Xiang; His younger brother Kang Heng sneered and said to Li Yilin: "Third brother, what else is ink with him?" He was sent out by the prefect yamen to supervise taxes, and asked him to be a military advisor. ”

It seemed that Li Yilin was also impatient, so he smiled and said, "If Master Cao can't figure it out, then the student can only regret it." Lord Cao is also a Han Chinese, why is he willing to be an official of this Tartar court? Now is the time to employ people, not to mention a discipline, when the big thing is about to be accomplished, the adult is the founder of the country, is a prime minister, and there are also. ”

When Cao Xiang heard this, he couldn't cry or laugh.

This is based on the 1,800 people of this god dirt village? also founded the country, returned to the prime minister, and slipped the world's big joke.

Even if more than 1,000 people are elite soldiers, can they withstand the slaughter of the imperial soldiers? Not to mention that among the more than 1,000 people, half of them are old and young, women and children, and less than half of them are men in the prime of life.

It's just to take more than a thousand surnames and dream back as emperors. Thinking of the old woman who was usually kind to him, and the children who knew how to read with him with a branch, Cao Xiang's heart was heavy, and he felt panicked.

Li Yilin spoke for a long time, thinking that he was extremely eloquent, but Cao Xiang did not speak. He couldn't help but be annoyed, and said to the Kang brothers: "The master of the big village, the master of the second village, since Cao Xiang doesn't know what to do, how to deal with it, and ask the two owners of the village to show me." ”

Kang Ting's side is a little embarrassed. These words, his wife whispered in his ear a lot, that is, she fell in love with Cao Xiang and wanted him to be her grandson-in-law.

Kang Heng was angry here, and he had long seen Cao Xiang unpleasantly. After listening to Li Yilin's question, he said: "It's just that the third child is verbose, so according to the lesson method of the dog official surnamed Gao, he broke his leg and threw it in the dungeon to feed the mice, and the person will be honest." ”

When Cao Xiang heard this, his expression did not move, but cold sweat broke out on his back.

Gao Shiqing, the county governor of Yongning, was a little Gengjie, and after being robbed by them, he was a "chaotic minister and thief", but he was beaten and put in a dungeon, and even if he didn't die, he only had half a life left.

Li Yilin thought about it for a while, and said that "salute first and then soldier", since it is not good, it is not good, but it is also hard to look at it.

He stepped forward and whispered a few words in the ear of the boss. Boss Kang raised his eyebrows, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Come on, drag this dog official down and beat fifty boards." ”

Before Cao Xiang could react, someone had already come out and dragged Cao Xiang out.

Cao Xiang felt numb all over his body, and it was not until there was a sharp pain in his body that he really realized that he was in a bandit village. These "good people" whom he had sympathized with before were murderers with blood on their hands.

Even if he was discriminated against by his grandmother since he was a child, it was just a slap and a pinch, how could he ever be so beaten?

After only a few hits, he broke out in a cold sweat and tears came out. He hurriedly lowered his head, not wanting his cowardly appearance to be seen by others.

When he counted "more than twenty" in his ear, he couldn't stand the pain anymore and wanted to beg for mercy. However, when he raised his head and saw the statue of Maitreya Buddha enshrined in the hall, he gritted his teeth and persevered.

Who is he? He is the son of the Cao family.

Even if he is a concubine who is not taken seriously, he has enjoyed the grace of the family, and he has lived to this day. If he really has anything to do with the cult and serves as the dog-headed military advisor of this rabble, it will not only lose the face of the Cao family, but also affect his uncle and brothers.

That's it, that's it, just when he Cao Xiang's life is thin.

If he endures it any longer, he is really afraid that he will become a wreck for begging for mercy. Cao Xiang slowly closed his eyes, opened his mouth slightly, and sent his tongue between his upper and lower teeth. When he made a choice, he thought of his son who had not yet been said to be in love with Lu Ju, and thought of his biological mother who was waiting for him to go out of the capital in the capital, and he only felt that his heart was like a knife.

Before he could bite down, he heard an angry shout: "Stop." ”

As she spoke, an old woman in a half-worn blue cloth coat strode over with a cold face. Behind her, followed by a girl with long braids. In the sixteenth and seventeen-year-old grades, his skin is a little dark, but his eyes are smart and compelling. When she looked at Cao Xiang on the ground, she couldn't help frowning, and she couldn't hide her concern.

The Kang brothers couldn't sit still and hurriedly came out. The few strong men who were executed also obediently took the board and stepped aside.

This old woman is the mother of the Kang brothers, Duan. The girl who came with her was Jiaojiao, the daughter of Boss Kang. Jiaojiao originally set a baby kiss, but she didn't expect the other party to die in her teens. For this reason, she carried the reputation of "Kefu", and no one in ten miles and eight villages dared to say that she was close.

Jiaojiao lost her mother at an early age and grew up with her grandmother Duan, and is the top of Duan's heart.

In the past month or so, the Duan family has taken care of Cao Xiang a lot, that is, seeing that he has a good character and is a scholar, he wants to keep him as his grandson-in-law......

(To be continued)