In Chen Song's living room, the four of them sat dryly, and no one moved their chopsticks.

Chen Song and Guo Xu were both thinking about the sudden death of the madman and Ziyun, and they also knew that the madman had been secretly manipulating them these days. This person used to be a brother in life and death who rolled over from the head of the knife together, but he didn't expect that he could be so ruthless in the end! Guo Xu remembered the wine order that everyone picked up together by the Yellow River:

The army went on the Northern Expedition,

The soldiers will fight.

The wife stays at home,

How can one person give birth to a baby.

Look at the fence,

the fresh.

The ruthlessness of the Xianbei people is the ruthlessness of the enemy, before the two armies meet each other, they already have the heart to destroy the opponent. But why did a brother who stirred spoons in a pot, snoring in a tent, and a brother who crawled out of a pile of dead people come to this point? Is it true that once people enter the officialdom, they will be hard-hearted? Can't you soar without stepping on your own bones? The estrangement between brothers cannot be extinguished with wine, but must be fattened with blood?

These days, they have been trapped in the Assassin's Mansion, and they have not thought much about what they have seen and heard in the past year. On weekdays, he was busy with combat and drills, and he didn't bother to look back, and now he is deprived of his freedom, but he can calmly touch the road he has walked. The more I thought about it, the deeper I understood, the more desolate it became, and finally came to a cold and dark conclusion: the Beifu soldiers in Guanzhong seemed to have been abandoned in a corner that had nothing to do with the grand purpose of power, and was left to fend for itself.

For more than a year, Jiangdong did not send a single soldier to reinforce it, let alone send a decent assassin to replace Liu Yizhen, a hairy child, which seems to be the center's interest. It was completely thrown into Jiangdong, and a circle of dense turns around Jiankang. I am reluctant to put an extra copper plate into this place that is destined to have no future. The chaos in Guanzhong, after Wang Zhenwei was killed. It could have been purged and purged, but except for an unclear notice declaring that Shen Tianzi had gone crazy and had an accident, there was no effort to reorganize the discipline, so that the internal strife happened again, and the morale of the army fell one by one. As a new general, they tried to save the situation, but Huang Que was behind, and they became prisoners in a blink of an eye. After learning the truth, I realized how close I was to the ghost gate! They came from the Northern Expedition. The fierce battles continued but there was no danger, and who knew that the most terrible enemy was actually in his own camp.

Mei Hong looked at her husband's silent appearance and knew that he was awkward. She herself was even more full of rivers and seas, and she didn't know how to open her mouth so that she wouldn't be shocked and humiliated. She believed that Chen Song knew that she loved him deeply, but she didn't know if Chen Song could tolerate being deceived for so long. She made all kinds of assumptions, and even thought that if Chen Song didn't want her anymore, she would swallow the gold ring he gave her and commit suicide. But when I thought that Xiao Chang'an couldn't walk and became an orphan, I felt that I couldn't help but live, even though this was a life that was already heartbroken like dust. But she's made up her mind, no matter what the outcome is for herself. Today she must tell the whole truth, and she can't bear it for another day. One is that she can't continue to deceive her sweetheart with a huge hidden secret, and the other is that she doesn't want to have any more subtleties to affect her sweetheart. But at a glance at Chen Song's already cloudy face. I really can't bear to add a little more chill to him, and I feel anxious in my heart. I didn't care about breastfeeding the child, so I picked up a small bowl of wine and drank it all.

Xiaoqiao is a mixture of joy and sorrow. The good thing is that her husband and Chen Song have regained their freedom. He was not deprived of his rank and rank, and he did not suffer any flesh and skin. Sadly, they lost another brother, and the way they lost it was very different from the vegetable worm and mung bean that they had done before. Although they escaped from the cage, they were in the army, and they were already worse day by day, and in the long run, the overall situation was erosive, and I was afraid that there were no eggs under the nest, and life and death were ups and downs, which could not be changed by personal support. Thinking that Xiaoxi had just been born, the little family had been safe and happy for just a year, and the sunny days were about to pass, and he might have to start wandering again, and the sourness in his heart was difficult to contain. In the past, although he was bitter, he was single, he was a wanderer in life, and he was a lonely soul in death, but now he has a child in his arms, and all the pain he endured before seems to be unwilling to fall on his head at all.

Outside, a night owl flew over and let out a terrible grin. Not far away, a dog barked, dragging its voice like a wolf. Lightsflower jumped.

Mei Hong glanced at everyone:

"The dishes are cold, do you want to warm them up before eating?"

No one answered her.

Now that you've spoken, let's go on:

"Chen Song, there is something I must sue you tonight."

Chen Song glanced up at his wife, and barely squeezed out a smile:

"Say, I know too many things today, I don't care about adding another one."

Although the speaker had no intention, the three words "don't care" still stabbed Mei Hong. But when he thought that Chen Song would be stabbed even more painfully, how could he care so much:

"Chen Song, do you know why Ziyun killed the madman and then committed suicide?"

Chen Song shook his head blankly. He knew that the madman first raped Ziyun and then married her, and the so-called rebellion was also obedient, but it seemed that he didn't keep it well.

Xiao Qiao already knew what Mei Hong was going to say, and reached out to hold one of her hands on the side.

Mei Hong smiled gratefully at Xiao Qiao, turned her head and stared straight at Chen Song:

"Because she regretted that she told the madman a secret, this secret will hurt me, and it will also hurt you, Guo Xu, and Miss Sun. The reason why Ziyun was enraged was because she would also be involved, and the madman had no mercy! ”

Chen Song was originally immersed in his own thoughts, and listened to the woman's words in vain, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but sit up straight, looked at Guo Xu, and found that the latter was also surprised. looked at Mei Hong again, she had already stood up and pointed to her heart with her finger:

"This secret is because of me!"

There was a pause at this point, as if choked on a huge secret. I poured myself a small bowl of wine, and drank it all with a of my neck. The brazier in the house was burning very hot, coupled with the power of wine, Mei Hong's face was full of peach blossoms, charming and moving, but her eyes were full of tears:

"My name is not Mei Hong, my name is Xue Mei'er, and I am the palace maid of Emperor Yao Hong of Great Qin...... This kid is his! ”

Xiao Qiao held her hand hard, as if to pass on her courage with the help of her five fingers.

Guo Xu was pouring wine for Chen Song. With a shake of his hand, he poured the wine on a plate of braised beef.

Chen Song slowly stood up. After a shake, he reached out and wiped his forehead heavily. Take a step back. Guo Xu stretched out his hand to help, but he opened it. He looked at this woman who was Mei Hong just now and now suddenly became Xue Mei'er:

"You mean your man is Yao Hong?"

Under his eagle-like gaze, Xue Mei'er plucked up her courage and straightened up:

"Yes! But that's in the past, and my current man is ......"

Chen Song waved his hand and made a cutting gesture:

"Don't talk about this, tell me why you keep hiding it from me?"

Xue Mei'er's big tears rolled down:

"Yao Hong was killed, his family was killed, and I was afraid that if I spoke out, I would also be arrested and beheaded. The child died in his stomach. ”

After saying that, she finally couldn't help crying, Xiao Qiao took her in her arms, and glared at Chen Song viciously while coaxing her softly.

Guo Xu has already listened stupidly. He suddenly remembered that when he killed Yao Hong's entire clan, he had tried to save Yao Shao's wife and children, but in the end he still watched Xiahou Yan take his two sons and sing mournful love songs to the execution ground. If Xue Mei'er is also killed, then the child in his belly has nothing to do with the chaos in the world. Wouldn't it be too unreasonable to be stillborn suddenly? glanced at Chen Song, and then at Xue Mei'er, wanting to say something. Unable to find the words again, he sighed and sat down slowly.

Chen Song did not soften his voice because of Xue Meier's tears:

"Then why are you saying it now?"

Xue Mei'er raised her face from Xiao Qiao's shoulder. Looking at the man warmly and bitterly:

"I'm worried that if the news leaks out, people will use this against you. Chen Song. You should understand my heart, I want to live with you for the rest of my life. There's just no such thing as a madman. I'm also going to find a chance to explain it to you! I can't choose my past, but I can choose the next day, and the next day will be with you. I only have you in my heart now! ”

Chen Song listened in a daze, picked up a cup, as if he wanted to drink, but dreamily smashed the cup on the ground, and then turned around to go out. Guo Xu jumped over and hugged him:

"Big brother, where are you going?"

Chen Song gritted his teeth and said that I, Chen Song, am blind and sheltering Yao Qin's remnants, and the crime is unforgivable, so I will go to the Shifu and surrender!

Xue Mei'er's face turned white, and she stood there in a daze, crying stupidly.

Guo Xu was in a hurry, his hands became more and more forceful, Rao is Chen Song's strength was outstanding, and he couldn't move at all, and while exerting his strength to break free, he scolded sharply:

"Guo Xu, let go, don't force me to do it!"

The two of them were entangled, but Xiao Qiao suddenly came over, rounded her arm and slapped Chen Song fiercely. Chen Song was attacked by this sudden attack, and instantly quieted down, and Guo Xu also seemed to have been slapped with a slap and lost his strength, and immediately let go of his hands. Chen Song covered his hot face and watched Xiao Qiao's face deformed because of anger. The latter picked up a glass of wine, drank it all, and then slammed it on the ground as well:

"Chen Song, I thought you were an upright man, but you were even dirtier than a madman! The general is majestic on all sides, he doesn't let go of a weak woman in distress, and he wants to exchange his wife for fame, I used to call you big brother, and today I can't wait to cut off this tongue! Aren't you going to turn yourself in? Aren't you going to sue your wife for being a remnant? Okay, I can help you, and you sue me too! I am also a remnant, a remnant that you and your Song Gong did not clean up! Sue you, I don't have a surname Sun or a Sun Qiao, my surname is Zhuge Qiao, Zhuge Qiao, my father is Zhuge Changmin! I also sue you, Guo Xu already knew this, you can sue him together, just say that he harbored the Qin criminals and deliberately rebelled! ”

Her pale face was red with anger and excitement, and her eyes were still burning with oppression, as if she wanted to burn everything dark and gloomy in front of her.

Chen Song was like a dull old tree that was suddenly struck by lightning, and the whole person was really out of his body, and he couldn't tell the day in an instant!

Zhuge Qiao!

It turns out that this woman is really Zhuge Changmin's daughter who escaped annihilation!

When they met for the first time, he vaguely felt that Xiao Qiao was similar to Zhuge Changmin, but Xiao Qiao was attacking and defending at that time, and skillfully covered up the past. By the time Xiao Qiao helped at the madman's wedding, out of gratitude, he didn't believe that the bad Zhuge Changmin would have such a daughter, and his doubts had gradually dissipated. Unexpectedly, today, Xiaoqiao personally confirmed her identity.

He turned his head to look at Guo Xu, who nodded, with a slight "I'm sorry to hide it from you for so long".

Xue Mei'er didn't know who Zhuge Changmin was, but when she looked at this formation. has also roughly guessed that Chen Song and the Zhuge family should have a deep holiday, and they can't care about the pain for a while. Instead he was worried about his man, and looked at him with pity. Although the latter is unaware.

Chen Song has already stood at a fork in the road, and he must make a decision immediately. His wife, a member of the Yao Qin palace whom he and his brothers had killed with their heads, also gave birth to the son of Emperor Yao Qin in his house, and he regarded him as his own; His best brother saved the daughter who married Liu Yu, a die-hard political enemy, and he was the one who carried out the mission of raiding the house and destroying the door, and he had a grudge against her to kill his father. Oh my God. Chen Song has no grudge against you, you have to torture him with such cruel means!

After Xiaoqiao's lightning and thunder, Xiaoyu Qiqi:

"Chen Song, I have also heard a lot about my father over the years, and I know that he is not only what I think he is, but no matter what his crime is, Liu Yu should not slaughter all his relatives, and he should not even spare the baby! You are the one who was ordered to carry out this task, do you know why I can still tolerate you standing in front of me? ”

Chen Song listened expressionlessly. I don't understand and don't want to reply. Xiao Qiao smiled miserably;

"Maybe you forgot, but I remember. That time, you were ordered to go to Yangzhou to block my aunt's villa, and you rested in a ruined temple halfway, and you didn't know that I was hiding under the Buddha statue. ”

Guo Xu and Xue Meier gasped for this terrifying plot as soon as they heard it. Chen Song was secretly surprised by this kind of mistake, if God didn't have the intention to leave a blood for Zhuge Changmin, how could he let them reach the end of the world?

"You teach your men every word. I'll remember it for the rest of my life. You say this kind of shit errand with blood on your hands, and you don't want to touch it the most. But the soldiers only do what they are told, and I ask the government about the right and wrong. Your subordinates said that An Chengji took the opportunity to embezzle my family's property. You say that this kind of robbery while the fire is fired, and you are not afraid of retribution! The guilty should be killed, that is the law of the land; Taking the opportunity to rub oil is a lack of morality, saying that you will definitely drive him away if you find an opportunity. ”

Guo Xu knew this paragraph, and when he first listened to Xiao Qiao's memories, he was secretly glad that Chen Song had such a voice in Xiao Qiao's heart, and if there was divine help, he dissipated part of his hatred. Listening to it again at this time, knowing that Xiaoqiao has clear grievances, there is a faint sense of relief.

When Xue Mei'er heard this, she felt that she really didn't misunderstand Chen Song, and she couldn't help but have more love in her eyes, but it was a pity that Chen Song was immersed in the past and had no time to receive this love.

Xiao Qiao spit out the block, and her voice gradually calmed down:

"The reason why I don't hate you, and the reason why I call you Brother Chen one by one, is because you don't mean to harm my whole family, but simply carry out orders. Your words came out of them, in the ears of a person in distress, like the sound of a Buddha; Another reason is that when Guo Xu was in a catastrophe on the bank of the Yellow River, you risked being executed by Liu Yu and only went ashore to save him. If he was gone that day, I wouldn't be alive today. So Brother Chen, you are not only my enemy, but also my great benefactor, I forget the hatred, remember the grace, and remember your good for the rest of my life!"

After speaking, he knelt down and kowtowed to Chen Song.

Chen Song subconsciously jumped back a step, and hurriedly stepped forward to pick it up.

Xiaoqiao stood up, already full of tears:

"But Brother Chen, you are such a good person, why can't you tolerate Miss Xue? In the past year, there has been enough chaos in Chang'an City, and enough blood has been shed, do you still want to send a woman who loves you to the execution ground again? Yao Hong used to be your enemy, but now he has turned into a ghost and is an enemy to anyone. Miss Xue used to be his palace maid, but now she is not anyone's palace maid, she is your woman. Do you really want to ruin the happiness of the present and ruin the future of you, her and Xiao Chang'an for the sake of the past? ”

Speaking of this, I was touched by my heart, and I cried loudly when I thought of the unpredictable future that my family would also face. Xue Mei'er walked over and hugged her to comfort her, but she couldn't say a word, only endless tears rolled in.

Someone next door lowered her voice and sobbed, obviously the maid couldn't suppress her sadness when she heard this, but she was afraid of waking up Xiao Chang'an.

All of them are like clay sculptures.

After a long time, Chen Song suddenly turned around, wiped a handful of tears, strode out, flew outside the courtyard, and galloped away.

Xue Mei'er said in a daze that he didn't want me anymore, and his body was about to fall down as soon as he shook, but fortunately he was hugged by Guo Xu, and his head did not hit the case. He and Xiaoqiao carried Xue Mei'er to the bed in the bedroom, and pinched her for a long time before Xue Mei'er opened her eyes, and she kept crying as soon as she woke up.

Xiaoqiao said that now is not the time to cry, you hurry up and pack your things. Let Guo Xu send you out of the city, you can find a place to hide quickly.

Guo Xu shook his head. said that I didn't believe that Brother Chen would go to report his sister-in-law. Wait, I'll look for him.

He arrived at the Assassin's Mansion first. I asked the soldiers at the door if they had seen Deputy Chen Jun coming. The soldier was an old oilman, so he didn't answer well, saying that Deputy Chen Jun finally got out of the Assassin's Mansion, and he wanted to vomit when he heard the name of the Assassin's Mansion for a while, why did he come?

When Guo Xu heard that Chen Song didn't come, he was in a good mood, and he actually took out a handful of copper plates and threw them to the soldier, saying that you can take it to sell a bowl of wine to drink. The soldier didn't know which itch he was scratching Guo Jun's vice-president, but he actually got the benefit in vain. happily picked up money all over the ground, and said thank you to the general one by one, but Guo Xu had already run away.

He searched the streets and alleys, and in the middle of the patrol, he came across a patrol and asked them if they had seen Deputy Chen. The lead officer said that he had indeed seen him go that way just now. Guo Xu saw that it was the direction of the Jade Huchun Restaurant, and he raised Chen Song to borrow wine to kill his sorrows. But after thinking about it, in the winter, the jade pot closed early in spring. It's long overdue for the hour to close. When I looked at it in the past, the jade pot was really dark. Just about to leave, I heard the sound of horses' hooves plowing the ground at the turn of the street, and followed the sound to take a look. Chen Song was pacing back and forth on the side of the road, and the horse was also restless, following the master back and forth. Guo Xu couldn't help but want to laugh, but the smile was covered by a hand in his heart.

Watchman he came. Chen Song did not speak. Guo Xu suddenly reacted, this place. It was the place where Chen Song met Xue Mei'er, Guo Xu still remembered the situation when Chen Song wrapped the cloak around Xue Mei'er.

The two led the horses and walked side by side.

Walking out two miles, Guo Xu said cautiously:

"Do you really want to give up your sister-in-law?"

Chen Song didn't answer.

Guo Xu is half consoling, half talking to himself:

"Actually, Xiaoqiao is also about to marry me, so she told me about her family. We are all people who follow Song Gong, and those who have a grudge against Song Gong are wary of us. My sister-in-law didn't know us from the beginning, so she hid it, and it would be the same if she was someone else. In my opinion, if she didn't care about you, she wouldn't have said anything today. If you keep it a secret for the rest of your life, won't you still have children with her? ”

Chen Song still didn't answer.

After a long time, he sighed:

"Think about it, I have the blood of Xiaoqiao's parents on my hands, and they are still so magnanimous, what qualifications do I have to be a person who kills people for a living? We have killed so many people in Yao Hong's family, how can we harm an innocent baby again? ”

Guo Xu has always been stupid, but today's love is like an apocalypse, and he can put the finishing touch:

"The key is that good women are rare, don't let them go!"

Chen Song let out a long breath, his heart was a lot lighter, he glanced at Guo Xu in the dark night, thinking that it was not easy for this blacksmith brother, he had hidden it for his wife for so long, and he didn't show his face at all in front of his eldest brother, it was indeed not an iron gavel as everyone imagined.

Finally, in the night, he smiled unnoticed.

They walked through an alley, Guo Xu glanced at the box casually, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly touched Chen Song's elbow and pointed towards the alley. Chen Song glanced in that direction and vaguely saw a large lump of things in the alley. Tonight the clouds are heavy, and the moonlight is crowded, and I can't see what it is.

The two of them walked up to see that it was an ox cart full of firewood. Chen Song shouted, and a person poked his head out from the top of the firewood, wrapped in a sheepskin, and looked down at Chen Guo and the others. Immediately after that, people appeared in front of and behind each car, about six or seven people. Chen Song said What are you doing, nesting here in the middle of the night. There was a person in the dark who said that we came from Xianyang to sell firewood, and we didn't open much today, so we wanted to wait for tomorrow to continue selling. I don't have relatives or friends, and I can't afford to stay in the hotel, so let's get together for a night here.

Chen Song took out a piece of firewood from the car and turned it upside down. Good firewood, dry, strong, and resistant to burning. I almost laughed out loud:

"You idiots, you can't sell such good firewood, and you can pull it to the barracks, how much do you want, and you still need to suffer?"

Unexpectedly, the other party all laughed:

"This lord, you are a layman. At first, there was good firewood, and it was indeed sent to the battalion, a car of 100 wen, one hand to pay and the other hand to deliver, never ambiguous, the soldier carried the firewood himself, asked you to sit and rest, and gave water to drink. Now it's not good, if you send firewood, people are still open to asking, but you have to move it again and again, and people are watching from the side. The money is not happy, a cart of fifty wen, half of which is put on top of the old grain, not only is it not enough to catty, but some of it is moldy. Last time, a township party quarreled with the military master for this, and he was whipped twice. Nowadays, the firewood sellers are hiding from the soldiers! ”

Chen Song's face sank in the dark night, and Guo Xu stomped his feet angrily. Beifu Bingqiu's good reputation for not committing any crimes was ruined in the hands of these rabbit cubs!

Even though it was dark night, Chen Song was afraid that people would feel the heat on his face, so he patted Guo Xu on the back, turned around and walked away. After walking about ten steps, he turned his horse's head into the alley:

"If you are not afraid of hard work, you will divide these firewood into two batches and send them to my house and this family, I will buy them all, and by the way, please come to my house for a hot meal, and hurry back to Xianyang as soon as the morning dawns."

A group of people were suspicious and refused to move, Guo Xu jumped off the horse, took off his sword and handed it over:

"If you can't believe it, then mortgage my sword here, and you send a cart over first, and then send the rest when you are sure."

Seeing this, the man who hit the head slapped his hand on his chest:

"Forget it, since we want it sincerely, let's take a trip, and you don't have to bet on your sword!"

Xue Mei'er and Xiao Qiao were at a loss in the house, when they suddenly heard a crowd of footsteps outside the courtyard gate. Xue Mei'er's face turned pale, and she said that they had come to arrest me, and after speaking, she reached out to pick up the gold ring and was about to swallow it. Xiao Qiao was quick, snatched the ring, pressed Xue Mei'er on the Hu bed, asked the maid to stare at her, and got up to go out to see. As soon as she walked into the courtyard with the lantern, the courtyard door opened, and Chen Song and Guo Xu came in, followed by a string of people, each carrying something. When I got to the front, I saw that these people were carrying firewood. Chen Song commanded and asked people to stack bundles of firewood under the south wall. After a while, half of the firewood on the car had been emptied, and the rest had to be pulled to Guo Xu's house.

Chen Song entered the door and saw Xue Mei'er in a daze, went over and touched her head, saying that she should hurry up and wash her face and heat up these dishes again.

Xue Mei'er didn't wait for the shackles, waited for this order, although she didn't know what was going on, she had already vaguely felt that things had taken a turn for the better, so she got up and went to hot food. At this time, Xiaoqiao knew from Guo Xu that the storm had passed, and her heart was over, she slipped into the kitchen, and said to Xue Mei'er close to her ear:

"It's okay! Your man won't throw yours. ”

After speaking, he pulled Xue Mei'er's finger and put the ring back. The latter whispered to God knows what he was thinking as he filled the plate. Xiaoqiao said that even the stupid man in my family said, if Brother Chen doesn't want to live with you, why would he want to buy you firewood?

The firewood seller had a full meal at Chen Song's house, took the money and went out to wait. Guo Xu said that since he still has to send firewood to my house, Xiaoqiao and I will show them the way, and you should rest early. When he turned to go out, he couldn't help but stick out his tongue at Xiao Qiao, who quietly pinched his palm.

The acquaintances and the living were gone, Xue Mei'er and the maid cleaned up the mess together, hesitated for a long time at the bedroom door, and finally mustered up the courage to go in. Chen Song was lying on his side, looking at Xiao Chang'an's sleeping little pink face. Xue Mei'er walked over, except for the outer group, wearing a petticoat, lying down against the edge of the bed, not daring to look into Chen Song's eyes.

Chen Song blew out the candle and lay down.

Xue Mei'er didn't dare to come out, and waited quietly for him to start snoring.

The snoring never came.

In the darkness, she heard Chen Song say faintly:

"How can anyone be a wife dressed like this and go to bed! If you don't take it off, how can I make out with you? (To be continued......)