Chapter 120: Three Years of Death, Things Are Wrong
Giving up the Jiankang Mansion and saying goodbye to his father and younger brother, Ning Yu, who was still infatuated, resolutely swore to come with Xiang Lin, and for the first time in more than ten years, he experienced the pain of lovesickness and the pain of travel. His father Fan Yi was a little worried at first, and then he also ruthlessly let her go, now Jiankang is not a peaceful place, hatred and resentment seem to be like a black cloud pressing down on the city, sinking and falling, maybe one day it will collapse the Prime Minister's Mansion, and disaster is coming.
"General, Wan'er plans to go back to visit her father... It's been more than three years since she left home last time, and Wan'er thinks about them all the time, and I don't know how they're doing now..." Bochen paused for a moment and nodded in response, "I actually forgot about this matter, I really should go home to visit my uncle and aunt, but now it is a harsh winter, and the road is far away and the mountains are dangerous, if you go alone, it is really difficult for me to rest assured, it is better to let me go with you, and by the way, I will also visit my uncle and aunt." Bochen held Mei Duo's hand tightly, this was specially picked by him in the back garden, he originally had something to say to Wan'er, and he would stop when he heard Wan'er say this.
"The general can't help it, Wan'er and her father have been separated for a long time, this time I have to stay for many days when I go back, as little as January, as much as March and May, if the general goes with him, there is no one in charge of the huge general's mansion, if there is any disaster to tell Wan'er how to take care of it... General, don't worry about me, Wan'er should be careful. Wan'er walked up to Bochen and smiled, Bochen felt sorry for her, and was more willing to accompany her, Wan'er insisted on refusing, Bochen knew her temperament and didn't fight anymore, "I'll go tomorrow, I'll go and tell my subordinates to prepare carriages and horses." As he spoke, he reluctantly exited the room.
At noon the next day, the weather was fine, the carriages and horses outside the general's mansion were ready, Bochen was riding a horse, holding a dragon yin, and Konoi Zizhong also straddled the horse to stand beside him, and several servants slowly helped Wan'er into the carriage. When the carriage and horses were about to leave, Wan'er opened the curtain and asked, "What is the general doing?" Bochen turned around and said, "Wan'er, let me send you out of the city." Wan'er didn't stop him again, the carriage and horse drove out of Jiankang, and Wan'er said, "General, let's go back..."
The road ahead was wide, Bochen stopped the carriage and got off the horse and walked to the window, "I didn't expect to travel more than ten miles without thinking of this meeting... Wan'er, take care on the road..."Wan'er leaned out of the window, "General take care..."Bochen looked at her quietly, and suddenly shouted loudly after a while, "Zizhong! If the lady has three long and two short, come and see you! Zizhong's eyebrows sank, "The last general will definitely sacrifice his life to protect Mrs. Chen!" The general is relieved! Bochen walked away a few steps, hesitantly stepped on the horse's back, "Don't stop after sending Mrs. Chen to the house, return to the house quickly!" "Zizhong should be, Bochen will leave immediately.
"Bochen! Wait until I get back! Wan'er said, her eyes were full of affection, this was the first time she showed a different kind of affection in front of Bochen. Bochen heard the words to stop the horse, his eyebrows and eyes suddenly smiled but did not look back, paused a little and shouted, rode the horse and galloped away, Wan'er's words seemed to warm his heart like a fire in the cold winter, only to look at the vast thousands of piles of snow, the hills and mountains are barren, the heart is few, how to fight the beauty of a word, the heart is full of joy, at first glance it seems to be a good spring.
Wan'er's journey was also smooth, but the road was closed by snowfall, and the carriage fell into a pothole, but Wan'er was fortunate to be unhindered. The ice condensed under the newly fallen snow, and the horse's hooves were slippery and unable to make it stronger, so Zizhong ordered his servants to drive the horse, and he tried his best to push it behind the carriage, and it took a long time to pull the carriage out of the pit... After bypassing thousands of mountains and traveling thousands of roads, Wan'er finally returned to Wusheng, but Zizhong did not dare to stay longer, and hurried back to Jiankang with his servants after resting for an hour.
Chen Tong and Cai's surprise was unspeakable when they saw the little girl, their eyes were full of tears, Wan'er knelt in front of the second elder and cried into tears, Cai's hugged her and cried, she couldn't get up for a long time, Chen Tong couldn't bear to look at his mother, and stood with his back to wipe his tears. Shaoguang passed, three years of parting caused three years of separation, and in the days when Wan'er disappeared, Chen Tong and Cai's missed each other, worried every night, and their white life was like silver, and their faces were much older. At night, Cai and Wan'er slept together, talking for a long time, endless pain and sorrow, and endless lovesickness.
"How is Daddy depressed?" Wan'er went to the hall to bow early, and when she saw Chen Tong sitting uncomfortably, looking preoccupied, Chen Tong sighed and walked to the front and said embarrassedly, "Good daughter... You.. When do you plan to go back to Jiankang? Wan'er was stunned, "How could my father bear to say that... The daughter and the father have not seen each other for more than three years, the tide of thoughts, the worries, all the time looking forward to the reunion with the father and mother, now fortunate reunion, the words have not been finished, but the father is. But she wants to drive her daughter away, so that Wan'er will not be sad and her heart will be covered with ice..."Wan'er said with tears in her eyes.
"Good daughter, daddy is worried about white hair, and he is looking forward to you coming home, how can he bear to drive you away..."Chen Tong choked up, "It's just... It's just that the house is not a place to stay for a long time! Alas! Wan'er burst into tears, "This is my daughter's home, how can I not stay... Daddy dares to regard his daughter as a disaster? Can't you stay? Chen Tong closed his eyes and wept, Wan'er sobbed and turned around to run away.
"Yang Cong is dead! Chen Tong patted his leg and said, "Yang Ji, that old thing, blamed you for his son's death, how can you stay safe in this family!" When Wan'er heard the name Yang Cong, her heart was crisp, and the thrilling scene when she got married came to her mind, as well as Yingchun who gave up her life to save herself, although it has been several years, but Wan'er shuddered every time she thought about it, and she cried bitterly.
"It's not a pity that Yang Cong died innocently, but what does his death have to do with his daughter?" Wan'er was indignant, and Chen Tong said: "Then Yang Ji sent someone to make trouble seven days ago, and actually said that Yang Cong lost his soul because he was in love with you, and he died of depression in the end... Firmament! There is no reason to add to it, what kind of sin did the little girl create, you have to treat her like this! Wan'er smiled slightly bitterly under her stunned eyes, "Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and Yang Ji's loss of his son is his retribution... When is the time for retribution, and when is the time, the daughter must not abandon her father and mother and steal her life, and swear to share this grievance with her father. Chen Tong persuaded her to leave, but Wan'er was unmoved.
Not to mention Wan'er's marriage, only said that after Wan'er escaped from the black injury, Yang Ji sent people to the mansion repeatedly to make things difficult and threatened, and sent a secret messenger to keep an eye on him for months, Chen Tong was the subordinate official and tried his best to maneuver, Yang Ji was narrow-minded, and he was a person who had to engrave small hatreds and grudges in his heart, and if he couldn't marry Wan'er, he could find another girl, but Yang Ji couldn't swallow this breath, and he lost face when he stole the beams and changed the pillars, and he was laughed at by many people behind his back, which made him resentful and resentful.
Wan'er fled and didn't go home for a long time, Yang Ji thought about retreating as a way forward, removed the stalking messenger, and personally visited the door, and said a lot of high-sounding and kind words, Chen Tong thought that Yang Ji didn't care about the previous hatred, so he let go of his resentment, and he didn't pay much attention to the following days, but Wan'er was in Jiankang at that time, but the days were not smooth, he was in trouble everywhere, and he couldn't go back to his home.
Yang Ji was annoyed, but he didn't want to punish Chen Tong easily, after all, if he didn't get married, he didn't violate the laws of the court, and he couldn't be convicted, and the crime of deceiving Shangguan alone was not enough to calm the hatred in his heart, and besides, the black wound was a cornucopia in Yang Ji's eyes, and Chen Tong was the county commander of the black wound, and he had also sold a lot of strength for him over the years, how could such a good chess piece be willing to throw it away, and it would not be too late to throw it away when it was useless.
A few years ago, Chen Tong did a lot of hurtful things in order to climb the power and vassal nobles, but since he forced Xu Zhao to death and his daughter was exiled and lost, Chen Tong seemed to have figured out something.
Yang Ji gradually became dissatisfied with him, thinking that this chess piece was becoming more and more useless, so he decided to get rid of Chen Tong, and sent someone to threaten him a month ago, but Chen Tong did not succumb, Yang Ji made a ruthless move, but the child Yang Cong was terminally ill, so he put aside the matter for the time being, and invited hundreds of doctors who had no medicine to treat, and in the night half a month ago, Yang Cong died with a whimper.
It's also strange to say, Yang Cong recited a single word Chen in his mouth before he died, which made the already painful Yang Ji's hatred deeper, and sent someone to Chen's mansion seven days ago and gave Chen Tong an ultimatum, if he couldn't let Wan'er accompany the child to the funeral, he would sue him for all the sins he had committed before, Chen Tong was frightened when he heard it, and his previous crimes would add up to a full end.
Chen Tong begged for mercy, and begged for the second half of the month, and the next day he sent away a group of house slaves in the house, leaving only the husband and wife and a maid who said nothing and did not want to leave in the house. Wan'er saw that her home was so desolate and deserted, but Cai's lied and said that she had taken leave to go home to visit relatives.
Wan'er really couldn't believe it, and she came to the court to ask her father Chen Tong about it, but she asked about something big, Chen Tong said for a long time and then collapsed on the chair, "Good daughter, all this is a sin done for your father, I can't let you take your life in vain, go and say goodbye to your mother later, and leave early tomorrow morning..." In any case, this matter is because of my daughter, and I will not leave you alone! Chen Tong wanted to speak and stopped, as if he regretted telling her these things.
"But now there is no other way! For your father and your mother are both people who are half buried in the soil, even if they die, what does it matter, but you..." Chen Tong persuaded again, but Wan'er interrupted, "Daddy, my daughter has a way to deal with them." Chen Tong asked in surprise, and Wan'er told him what she thought, and Chen Tong poured a cup of tea and thought worriedly.