Inside the Royal Palace

Sang Huai'an walked on the road, walking like flying, and a few swallows chasing each other flew over his head from time to time.

The red bricks and green tiles on both sides of the road and the wooden doors that looked exactly the same, Sang Huai'an thought about the name Bai Yusheng in his mind as he walked towards the third courtyard of the school.

His pace slowed down, and there was no way to go any further, on his right was the wooden gate to the direction of Guozijian, and on the other side was the wooden door to the third courtyard of the study.

Sang Huai'an didn't hesitate to turn to the right, just raised his foot and stepped into the threshold, and the other one hadn't passed yet...

He thought of... Guozijian... Right! It's Guozijian!

He retracted the foot that had stepped into the threshold, and Leng Leng turned to look.

Why didn't he remember it from the beginning, Bai Yusheng was the master who taught him when he was a child.

When he was a child, he was playful, Sang Huai'an ran to the Prime Minister's Mansion all day long to find Gu Ziyuan, he had never been to Guozijian at all, and he had never seen this Bai Yusheng much, and he only knew that his childhood master was surnamed Bai.

After thinking about it, he still strode towards the Third Academy, and now as long as he finds out Bai Yusheng's place of residence, he may also be able to find out the clues of that group of people.

His steps were fast, his brows were tightly locked, and after delaying for so long, he was afraid, afraid that Bai Yusheng would already encounter an accident.

Mai Jiu sat alone in the Yi'an courtyard and ate dinner, Sang Huai'an sent her into the palace and turned away, and then sat on the horse and waved the reins and disappeared.

Another three days passed

Sang Huai'an found the place where Bai Yusheng had registered on the document, but it had already turned into a pile of ruins, probably because the heavy rain and mudslides in the past few years had washed away the house.

This clue was broken, and Sang Huaian rushed to the eastern capital non-stop.

Weizixi, who lives in the west of the eastern capital, is already an old man who is close to 100 years old, and when he was young, he read poetry and books and won the top prize.

In the eastern capital, a slightly smaller place out of a champion, but it is really rare, the name of Weizixi instantly became a household name, the day of returning to the hometown to recognize the ancestors, the streets were noisy with gongs and drums, firecrackers, and the people welcomed them.

Wei Zixi once served as the Guozi Priest Wine, Bai Yusheng was his most proud disciple, and Bai Yusheng once recognized Wei Zixi as a benefactor, if Wei Zixi didn't appreciate him, he would never have entered the palace to be a master.

Sang Huai'an firmly believed that it was impossible for the two of them to break off contact.

Inside the wooden house

Sang Huai'an sat on the stool and exchanged a few words with Weizixi, and then went straight to the point.

"Do you know where Bai Yusheng lives now?"

Wei Zixi sat on the stool, his back arched like a mountain, his hand on the crutch, his fingers were a little unstraight, and the whole looked like a dry branch.

Probably because of his age, Wei Zixi couldn't hear clearly, he squinted at the person in front of him, his face was full of puzzlement.

Sang Huai'an watched as the man turned his face side little by little to bring his ears closer, and he raised his voice and shouted, "This king is here to ask you, do you know where Bai Yusheng lives now?" ”

Wei Zixi heard it and understood, he withdrew his ear and said slowly: "Oh, you said it earlier." ”

Hearing this, Sang Huai'an took a deep breath to suppress his anger, gritted his teeth and muttered in a low voice: "This king has already said it. ”

Wei Zixi moved his hand on the crutch and said: "A few years ago, Bai Yusheng wrote a letter to Lao Yu, saying that his yard was washed away due to a mudslide, so he moved to live in Yangliu Village on the edge of the capital. ”

Sang Huai'an grew his heart this time, and directly leaned into Wei Zixi's ear and replied: "Didn't Bai Yusheng teach this king?" Yes, this king has something to do with him, you take care of your body, this king will take his leave first. ”

Wei Zixi nodded.

Sang Huai'an got up and wanted to leave, just walked to the door and didn't go out, only to hear Wei Zixi say leisurely: "The old man once said that you want to be close to the virtuous minister, far from the villain, but I don't know that the villain is inseparable by your side." ”

Sang Huai'an stood at the door and didn't move forward, he just wanted to turn around and ask what he meant by this, but he saw Wei Zixi trembling and standing up: "It's okay, the old man is up to send you." After speaking, he walked towards Sang Huai'an step by step.

Mai Jiu went to visit Xiaohu and his mother every day, and bought a lot of things for their empty home.

Xiaohu and Mai Jiu sat in the outhouse chatting, and Mai Jiu said as he sent the peeled melon seeds in his hand to Xiaohu: "Do you have any other relatives?" Like grandparents and the like. ”

Xiaohu picked up a melon seed and put it in his mouth, he shook his head and said lightly: "Grandparents were crushed to death in the mudslide a few years ago. ”

Hearing this, Mai Jiu realized that he shouldn't ask this question, a few days after Xiaohu's father died, Xiaohu was probably going to be sad again.

Mai Jiu peeled the last melon seed in her hand and put it in front of Xiaohu, she thought that Xiaohu would be sad and sad, but she saw Xiaohu quickly pick up the melon seeds and stuff them in his mouth, saying that it was really fragrant while eating.

Well? Xiaohu doesn't look like a heartless child.

Mai Jiu pushed the peeled melon seed skin aside and said, "I've eaten a lot, and it's time to get angry when I eat it." ”

After a long time, Mai Jiu still asked suspiciously, "Don't you like grandparents?" ”

Xiaohu didn't even think about it, shook his head and said, "I don't like it." ”

"Are grandparents bad to you?"

Mai Jiu thinks so, there are only Xiaohu and his mother left in the family, and she can't care about the two of them for a lifetime, his mother has a strange disease, Xiaohu is still young, and it is a good thing if there is a relative to take care of each other.

Xiaohu stepped on the stool to reach the melon seeds on the table, and Mai Jiu took out a few grains and put them in front of Xiaohu when he saw this.

Xiaohu slammed the melon seeds at the door, and he peeled off the melon seeds and said, "They sold my sister." ”

Younger sister? Sold?

Hearing this, Mai Jiu scratched his neck in confusion and asked, "You still have a sister?" ”

Xiaohu bit the melon seeds and didn't put them in his mouth for a long time, he put the melon seeds on the table and said, "My sister also likes to eat melon seeds." ”

Mai Jiu didn't continue to ask, looking at Xiaohu's expression, he knew that this was really sad and sad.

Xiaohu pouted his lips and cried with a sour nose and said: "My mother was born after my sister was sold, she kept saying that her sister was punishing her, and it was her sister who blamed her." ”

Douda's tears slipped down one by one, and Mai Jiu hurriedly took the embroidered handkerchief and stuffed it into Xiaohu's hand.

Xiaohu picked up the embroidered handkerchief and wiped the snot that flowed out, and then took a corner to wipe his tears.

"Since then, as long as my sister is mentioned, my mother will cry, and my father will not let my sister be mentioned at home, and he also said that only villains and women are difficult to raise, and let me treat me as if my sister has never appeared."

Speaking of this, Xiaohu cried again, he grinned and cried a lot: "How can I be a sister who has never appeared, she will hold my hand and call me brother." ”

Seeing Xiaohu crying silently, Mai Jiu moved a few times and hugged Xiaohu into his arms.

Xiaohu cried so much that tears and snot rubbed all over Mai Jiu's clothes, and he sobbed and said, "I still remember that my sister's name is Xiaohua, and Xiaohu will find Xiaohua back when she grows up." ”

There was movement in the back room.

Xiaohu Niang propped up her heavy body, and asked in a weak voice, "Xiaohu, are you crying?" ”

Outside the house, the two still heard the voice, and Xiaohu broke free from Mai Jiu's embrace and jumped up and ran towards the inner room.

Mai Jiu also stood up, she looked at the wetness on her chest and picked up the embroidered handkerchief and wiped it a few times.

Sang Huai'an and Shen Qianyue came to Yangliu Village, and after inquiring about four or five families, it became clear that Bai Yusheng lived in the bamboo forest at the edge of the village, and the two hurriedly drove forward.

The sky was blue, and the fierce sun baked the ground hot; The south wind blew in the bamboo forest, bringing a hint of coolness, and the cicadas were calling "knowing" and "knowing" on the trees, and their voices were low and slow, as if they were telling something.

As soon as he entered the forest, Sang Huai'an noticed a vision, and there was a strange aura nearby, so he opened his big hand and stopped.

Shen Qianyue asked softly, "Lord Wang, why don't you go back first and send some more people to come." ”

Sang Huai'an put down his hand, the south wind blew the leaves in the forest, he turned his horse's head and said: "There is no need, according to the king, Bai Yusheng may have already encountered an accident, we are in the open and the enemy is in the dark, and it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time." ”

Mai Jiu stood beside the bed, Xiaohu told his mother what had happened in the past few days, and his mother cried when she heard that Xiaohu's father was beaten to death and covered her mouth, she always felt that her illness had dragged down the family.

Crying and crying suddenly turned into a mother and daughter hugging their heads and crying.

Mai Jiu stood there neither left nor right, she could only walk out quietly.

At this time, she happened to meet Aunt Wang to deliver food to Xiaohu, and when she heard the miserable crying sound in the house, she put down the dishes and chopsticks and walked in.

Crying and crying, how did it become three people hugging their heads and crying?

Mai Jiu stood at the door and looked at Aunt Wang, as if she was asking, 'What are you crying about?' ’

Aunt Wang said to Xiaohu Niang while crying: "It's not easy for you two mothers, I want to cry when I see you crying, woo woo." ”

Mai Jiu stood at the door, neither left nor right, looking at the situation in the house, did she also want to join in.