On the quiet mountain road, a few or two carriages were driving leisurely, and Yue Shao'an, who was supposed to be pouring wine in front of the car, was unaware of it in the sedan car at the moment. It's not a good thing that this man's ears are too smart, and even though he has two pieces of cotton stuffed in his ear holes now, it's still a little noisy.

However, walking in this kind of wilderness, which is many times quieter than in the city, is barely a pleasure.

When leaving, Yue Shaoan did not alarm others, took his wives in disguise, bought a few carriages, and was driven by the guards. Chu Broken Soul did not accompany him this time, he said that he would not go again for no reason, and decided to take his wife to live in seclusion in the forest of Xiaoyao Town. Yue Shaoan was not reluctant, as for Wen Chengfang and other veterans who wanted to see him off, he also refused.

I just met Zhuo Yan and Gao Chong.

Zhuo Yan became more calm, but it could be seen that he had worked a lot over the years, and he had grown gray hair at a young age, and Yue Shaoan wanted to invite him to go with him, but he refused.

On this day, the carriage traveled to the edge of a small river, Yue Shaoan was climbing at the sedan curtain to see the scenery, and suddenly felt very familiar, so he ordered to stop and jumped straight out of the car.

"Xianggong, what's wrong?" Liu Ruyan poked her head out and asked softly.

Yue Shaoan pinched her little hand and said, "It's okay, it seems that I have come to my hometown, I want to go for a walk." ”

"I'll go with you."

Yue Shaoan was about to refuse, but after coming into contact with Liu Ruyan's eyes, he saw that she seemed to have something to say, so he nodded and said to the others: "You are waiting for me here, I will come when I go." ”

The two walked side by side, Liu Ruyan looked at him and said, "Xianggong, do you have something on your mind?" ”

Yue Shaoan didn't hide it from her, and told her everything that happened in Xiaohe Village back then.

After hearing this, Liu Ruyan sighed softly and said, "She is also a hard-working woman. ”

Yue Shaoan nodded: "I was a little angry that he betrayed me, and I was in danger, so I didn't go back to see her." Later, the matter was put on hold again, and I don't know if she was still there. ”

"If she is here, what will Xianggong do?" Liu Ruyan looked up and asked.

"If she wishes, take her with her. Speaking of which, I lost her a little......" Yue Shaoan said, feeling a little lost.

"Actually, I don't blame you for this." Liu Ruyan shook her head and said, "But you can't blame her, she is just an ordinary woman, and when she encounters such a thing, she is naturally very afraid...... It's just that the creation is to blame for making people......"

Yue Shaoan nodded and didn't say anything more.

Not far away, the familiar Xiaohe Village has arrived.

Stepping into existence, the village seems to have no other changes except for being more dilapidated, and occasionally people walk out of the house, and they can't help but be a little curious when they see this group of young men and women walking on the village path.

Among them, the sister-in-law of the Li family, who was already a little older, actually recognized Yue Shao'an, and suddenly her complexion changed greatly, she was so frightened that she trembled, and ran back to the house, the emperor of the year, and the current emperor. One of her hearts "plopped!" Thump! "The dance is endless.

It's just that I still can't believe it in my heart, because Yue Shao'an's appearance has hardly changed, more than ten years, the years have not left the slightest mark on his face, and the clothes at this moment are not as young as at that time, and he looks a little younger. even made her suspect that Yue Shaoan was demonized.

Yue Shao'an didn't pay attention to these, and went all the way to the courtyard where Qin Susu lived.

The house was in a dilapidated state, and there were even a few places on the windows that were covered with stones, and the roof seemed to be broken, but the yard was very clean, and it looked like someone was living there.

Liu Ruyan was a little surprised and said, "She lives here?" ”

Yue Shaoan nodded.

Liu Ruyan was very shocked in her heart, she was born in a wealthy family, even if she often listened to her father's teachings when she was young, saying how hard civilian life was, but she never thought that she could suffer to this extent, and the crying she imagined was only a concept.

Yue Shao'an walked into the courtyard, looked left and right, came to the door, knocked on the door, there was no movement inside, and opened his mouth to shout: "Is there anyone?" ”

There was silence inside, and after thinking about it, Yue Shaoan pushed open the door and walked in.

The furnishings in the room are very simple, the tables, chairs and benches are replaced by a few wooden stakes, and the others are a pot, a bowl with broken corners, and a pair of chopsticks with some black spots.

Yue Shaoan was a little disappointed and sighed softly.

Liu Ruyan said: "Maybe she moved to live elsewhere, let's go to the village and ask." ”

"That's all there is to it." Yue Shaoan said, took Liu Ruyan's hand, and walked towards the outside of the courtyard.

When I came to the gate of the courtyard, I suddenly saw a peasant woman dressed in coarse cloth walking slowly, holding a basket woven from branches in the crook of her arm, in which were placed some wild vegetables, a few rags, and some dry branches.

Liu Ruyan stepped forward and said, "This sister, is there a girl named Qin Susu here?" ”

As the words fell, the peasant woman raised her head suddenly, and a rather delicate face was revealed in front of Liu Ruyan's eyes, the skin on her face was the same as that of most people of this age in the village, and it looked a little rough under the baptism of wind and rain and years. However, the most obvious thing is that on her left cheek, another scar a few inches long, which has ruined the original delicate appearance.

Liu Ruyan still had to speak, and suddenly remembered that Yue Shao'an had told her that Qin Susu was injured on the left side of her face, but seeing that the peasant woman in front of her was at least forty years old, Liu Ruyan dispelled this idea again, and was about to turn around to talk to Yue Shao'an, but saw that Yue Shao'an had already walked over.

"Su Su ......" Yue Shaoan looked at Qin Susu's current appearance, feeling very guilty in his heart, and after calling her name, he didn't know what to say.

But these words were very shocking in Liu Ruyan's eyes, under Yue Shaoan's narration, she imagined Qin Susu as a similar appearance to several of their sisters, and now the contrast is too great, so that she can't react for a while.

"I'm ......" Yue Shao'an opened his mouth and was about to speak. Qin Susu shook his head and stretched out his hand to point to the room.

Yue Shaoan understood, and said, "Like smoke, help Su Su, let's go to the house to talk." ”

Liu Ruyan reacted and hurriedly went to help Qin Susu's arm, but Qin Susu was startled, and waved his hand again and again to salute, indicating that he did not dare. Liu Ruyan looked at Yue Shao'an, and could only give up helplessly.

When they came to the house, the three of them sat down, Qin Susu went to scoop a bowl of water, held it in his hand, looked at the two of them, there was only one bowl in the room, but he didn't know who to put in front of him.

Yue Shao'an sighed and said, "I'm not thirsty. ”

Qin Susu handed it to Liu Ruyan, Liu Ruyan reached out and took it, looked at the bowl full of old marks, frowned slightly, but still put it to his lips and took a sip.

Qin Susu was a little flustered, and he was about to get up and confess again.

Yue Shaoan hurriedly held her down and said, "Susu, I was sorry for you back then, you must have suffered a lot over the years, this time, I am here to pick you up, are you willing to go with me?" ”

Qin Susu suddenly burst into tears, turned a few times, and fell out, covering her face with her hands and crying for a long time, with remorse in her heart. Over the years, she has been frightened, Yue Shao'an's son became the emperor, she knows, she almost killed Yue Shao'an back then, and she has always regretted it, and she is afraid that Yue Shao'an will send someone to retaliate.

When he really saw Yue Shaoan, he was calm, he was ready to be scolded or beheaded by Yue Shaoan, but he didn't expect Yue Shaoan to speak softly and apologize to himself.

For a while, so many years of grievances and regrets poured out.

I couldn't stop the tears.

Qin Susu cried for a long time, and Yue Shaoan and Liu Ruyan sat quietly without saying a word.

In the end, Qin Susu finally stopped crying, touched her tears, and looked up at Liu Ruyan's fairy-like appearance, even when she was married to Yue Shao'an, she was quite a lot away from her, and then thinking about her current appearance, she couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of herself. For Yue Shao'an's invitation, he dismissed the year, shook his head, smiled apologetically at Liu Ruyan, took the water bowl in front of her, dipped his fingers, and wrote, "Don't be like this, it was the fault of the slave family back then, the son is not guilty, it is already a great favor, and he dare not ask for anything else." I just want to live here for the rest of my life......"

Yue Shao'an was a little surprised, looked at Qin Susu, and said, "Do you really want to go with me?" ”

Qin Susu nodded.

Yue Shaoan took a deep breath and looked at Liu Ruyan. Liu Ruyan was comforting on the side, but Qin Susu was already resolute and was unwilling to agree to go with them no matter what.

In the end, Yue Shaoan had no choice, so he took out some gold from his body and put it on the stake in front of him.

Qin Susu excused himself and accepted it.

The two talked to Qin Susu for a while, and then left.

Watching Yue Shaoan and Liu Ruyan leave, Qin Susu crawled on the door frame, and tears couldn't help but roll down again, she actually wanted to follow him, but she knew in her heart that they were no longer people in the same world.

Maybe they haven't been in the same world all along, but they used to be closer than they are now, and now they don't intersect at all......

On the way back, Liu Ruyan was very emotional, thinking of Qin Susu and the appearance of the villagers, and seemed to understand why Yue Shaoan was so strict with Yue Xiaoan, and even threatened his son so much, these are nothing compared to poor people.

Back to the carriage, Yue Shao'an called a guard and gave him a few words, the guard nodded, took the money and things, and ran towards Xiaohe Village.

"Let's go!" Yue Shaoan sat back in the carriage.

"Don't you wait for him?" Liu Ruyan asked.

"It's okay, we're not doing it fast, after arranging Su Su, he will catch up......"

The carriage drove slowly on the quiet road again, and Yue Shaoan lay down in the sedan with his head up, feeling a little tired. Liu Ruyan lifted his head, put it on his lap, and gently rubbed his cheek......