I don't know if I was disturbed by the sudden sound of horses' hooves, Zhou Yi suddenly interrupted Xia Hui impatiently: "Okay, okay, let's go back to Beijing, I'm still in a hurry!" ”

Xia Hui had never seen him speak in such a tone, and couldn't help but be stunned.

Zhou Yi didn't look at her again, hurriedly turned over and got on the horse, frowning unconsciously between her eyebrows.

As soon as he pulled the reins, the horse's head turned, but he saw that the shadow of the rider in the forest had come within fifty paces, and his speed had not slowed down in the slightest, and it was clearly coming towards them.

"Ahead, is the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Chi Gong Residence?" Before he stopped, he couldn't wait to shout.

The concierge should be loud.

"I'm from my home in the capital, the master of the quick report, the Zhou family in Dunhuafang-" The words stopped abruptly, and the person who came looked at Zhou Yi blankly.

"What happened to the Zhou family in Dunhuafang?" Zhou Yi clenched the reins and asked sharply.

The person who came turned over and dismounted, knelt on the ground and said in a low voice: "Zhou Lang mourns, Bao Niangzi, Bao Niangzi is gone......"

There was silence for a moment.

"Brother!" Xia Hui screamed.

On horseback, Zhou Yi fell down violently......

……

“…… On the nineteenth day of the winter month, about three o'clock...... The Green Chamberlain...... Wine ......"

"Palace? How could it be the palace? Who else is in the palace? Who is in the palace? Chi Tang clenched Chi Changting's sleeve tightly, his eyes aching.

The holy car is on the eastern tour, and the queen mother, concubines, princes, and princesses are almost all brought with them, who else is in the palace? Who has this motivation? Who has the guts? Who has the ability?

No matter how low Zhou Yi's official quality is, he is also an official of the imperial court, and no matter how humble Bao Xue's background is, she is also a wife!

Who is it that takes people's lives in broad daylight and grandiosely!

Chi Changting's face was even more ugly than Chi Tang, but he only patted her hand and nodded at the messenger: "Go on!" ”

“…… Aunt Bao also fell ill, and the eldest lady in the family has sent her family to help with the funeral—"

"Is there a report to the officer?" Chi Changting asked in a deep tone.

"The county government ran away, and I heard that it was the palace that gave wine, but refused to accept it."

"What did Yan Songyun say?" Chi Changting asked.

The Zhou family is in Dunhuafang, Dunhuafang belongs to Wannian County, and Yan Songyun is the county lieutenant of Wannian County.

Mr. Yan said...... It is indeed a person from the palace! ”

"Who's in the palace?" Chi Tang couldn't help but ask.

The person replied: "I didn't find out who ordered it when I left!" ”

Chi Changting nodded: "You have worked hard, go down and rest!" ”

The messenger bowed and retreated.

Chi Tang threw himself into his father's arms and cried, "Daddy...... Ah Xue, Ah Xue...... Kid ......"

Chi Changting stroked her hair and was silent.

After a while, a report came from outside: "Zhou Xiaolang woke up-"

……

Zhou Yi woke up, but she didn't wake up either.

Chi Tang stood beside his father, watching him bite and hold his servant, his eyes split.

"Let him go." Pond Changting Road.

As soon as the servant let go, he rushed to the door, not seeing either his beloved sister or his divisional commander.

Chi Changting raised a hand and pressed it on his shoulder, and he glanced up, his eyes were crazy.

Chi Tang suddenly mourned in his heart.

How can you not go crazy?

His wife, his son.

He was ecstatic because he was a new father a moment ago, and in the blink of an eye, he fell into the abyss.

"Sir......" his voice was hoarse, "I want to go back to Beijing, Ah Xue is waiting for me ......"

Xia Hui rushed up and grabbed him, crying, "Brother, how can you go back like this?" You're going to die on the road! ”

"Let him go back." Pond Changting Road.

Chi Tang tugged at the corner of his clothes, and he didn't agree.

Chi Changting patted her hands and ordered, "Give him a basin of cold water, wipe his face and leave!" ”

No one stopped him, and Zhou Yi just stood dumbfounded, lost his soul.

Chi Changting called Zhan Yu again and instructed: "You go and prepare the car, run in person, and send their brothers and sisters back-" The tone was stunned, and his eyes looked at Zhou Yi coldly, "Live well, Ah Xue and the child are still waiting for you to avenge them!" ”

……

Zhou Yi and Xia Hui left on the fourth day of the first lunar month.

By the time Chi Tang returned to Beijing, it was already February 12.

February 12, it happens to be the Flower Dynasty Festival, the city is full of splendor, full of vitality.

As soon as Chitang entered the city, he went straight to Zhou's house in Dunhuafang.

The door was closed, deserted, and the white cloth on the lintel was a little crooked, like a murderous house that had not been inhabited for a long time.

"Zhou Xiaolang said that he hadn't kept a wake for Bao Niangzi, so he didn't let the funeral be removed." Zhan Yu said, stepped forward and knocked on the door twice.

"It's coming, it's coming!" There was a crisp sound inside the door, which suddenly made the atmosphere lively.

The one who opened the door was a seven or eight-year-old girl, who laughed so hard when she saw Chi Tang that her eyes were gone, and she immediately turned her head and shouted in: "It's the girl who is here!" It's the girl from the Chi family who is here! ”

Chi Tang couldn't help but smile, touched her head, and asked, "Miss Du is here too?" ”

This little girl turned out to be by Chi Tang's side, called Chun Miao, and Chi Tang asked her to follow when the painting screen went to Du's house.

As soon as Chunmiao nodded, two people ran out of the house, it was Huaping and Xia Hui.

Chi Tang nodded with the painting screen and looked at Xia Hui fixedly.

Dressed in plain clothes, her face was tired, and when she saw her open her mouth, she burst into tears before she could shout.

“…… When we returned to Beijing, my sister-in-law hadn't been buried yet," Xia Hui said softly while walking in with Chi Tang, "Aunt Bao said that I must let my brother see my sister-in-law for the last ......" Speaking of this, she choked up and couldn't continue.

The painting screen took it and said: "After Zhou Xiaolang buried Bao Niangzi, he said that he would keep the spirit for Bao Niangzi for 7749 days, so the mourning hall was not withdrawn, and he has been guarding the spirit these days, and he can't persuade him to leave." ”

As he spoke, he had already arrived at the mourning hall.

Standing outside the door and looking in, you can see everything.

There are two tablets on the mourning hall, one large and one small, and Zhou Yi knelt in front of the brazier wearing heavy filial piety, and added paper money to it.

"Brother must set up a tablet for the child...... Xia Hui choked up.

"He has a name and a surname, so naturally there should be a tablet-" Zhou Yi suddenly spoke.

He looked at Mu Ran, but he was not unaware of his surroundings.

He looked up, his face pale, but he smiled slightly.

"On the night I received the letter, I named him," he looked gentle and loving, "This is my first child with Ah Xue, both men and women, they all call him Ah Yuan." ”

Xia Hui covered his mouth, tears raining down.

Zhou Yi got up with the spirit table, stabilized her body, staggered forward, hugged Xia Hui on her shoulder, patted it, and said softly: "I've worked hard for you these past few days, go and rest, I'll say a few words to my junior sister." ”

He also thanked his head with the picture screen: "There is Miss Laudu to take care of the sister." ”

He watched Xia Hui leave with the support of the painting screen, and sighed: "I always say that I want to take care of Xiao Xia, but in the end it is Xiao Xia who takes care of me, these days, my mother-in-law is sick, and it all depends on Xiao Xia's service, I owe her too much......"

"Then you have to cheer up, Aunt Bao and Xiao Xia need you." Chi Tang held back tears and persuaded.

Zhou Yi smiled slightly and said, "Of course I will cheer up, Ah Xue and Ah Yuan are still waiting for me to avenge them." ”

Chi Tang looked at his gentle smile as before, and suddenly shuddered.

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