Su Jinyao took a closer look at the burden again, judging from the length and shape of the burden, it was particularly close to the long sword that Xiao Cheng'er had used before.

Su Jinyao was a little hesitant, and she really didn't know if she should take it. But after thinking about it again, I felt that there was no such thing as a remote-controlled bomb in ancient times, and there should be no danger in holding it in my hand.

Therefore, Su Jinyao still reached out and took the burden. I checked it with my hand, it wasn't very heavy, it wasn't like metal, and it shouldn't be a long sword.

Gu Shangqing saw that Su Jinyao hesitated, and he didn't mean to open the baggage, so he said, "It's not a strange thing, it's actually just a crutch." ”

"What crutches?" Su Jinyao was even more stunned, and only then did she untie the burden.

袱包的回 (tǐng) is tight, wrapped layer by layer, and after opening, it is really a crutch.

It's just that Su Jinyao doesn't understand, what does it have to do with him giving himself a cane and him suddenly running away at night?

In short, Gu Shangqing's jumping thinking made Su Jinyao repeatedly puzzled.

Su Jinyao had to ask, "Gu Gongzi, is there anything special about this crutch?" Why do you run around all night? ”

The reason why she asked this was because Su Jinyao felt that Gu Shangqing's face was gray, and it should be because she didn't sleep well.

Remembering that he had left the inn the night before, it was the result of not sleeping for two nights.

Gu Shangqing smiled slightly and explained: "I just heard that Miss Xiuning and Miss Liu talked about Ling Zun's leg disease, saying that they are recovering and have improved, so I thought it would be best to send a peach wood cane." Therefore, I went to the nearby peach grove a few times, found the most suitable peach tree, folded it down and went to the craftsman to make a walking stick. ”

At this moment, Su Jinyao was speechless. Gu Shangqing actually went to find a peach wood to make a crutch because of a few conversations between himself and Xiuning? This mind...... There's really no one left.

Gu Shangqing saw that Su Jinyao was silent, smiled awkwardly, and explained: "Miss Liu, please don't misunderstand, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on you. I just came to tell Miss Xiuning that the red bean porridge was delicious, and I wanted to drink another bowl, but I overheard it. ”

"The result?" Su Jinyao couldn't help asking, "You didn't drink red bean porridge, so you ran to find Taomu and make crutches?" ”

Gu Shangqing smiled, his elegant and handsome face was a little embarrassed and shy. said: "Yes, I just do whatever I think of it, and it's really annoying. ”

Su Jinyao breathed a sigh of relief, wrapped the crutches again, handed them back and said, "My father doesn't need this now, please take it back to Gu Gongzi." ”

"However, I heard that Ling Zun ......" Gu Shangqing wanted to say something more, Su Jinyao waved his hand, and did not let him continue, but said, "You come in with me." ”

Gu Shangqing was puzzled, followed Su Jinyao into the house, and saw Su Xiangui in a wheelchair.

Su Xiangui naturally heard what Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing said at the door, so he beat his leg with a smile and said, "This son, thank you for giving me crutches." It's just that my legs are just now able to stand, and I can't walk yet, and I'm afraid I won't need this crutch for a while. ”

We are only brothers and sisters

Gu Shangqing can be said to be kind-hearted, but this horse (pì) seems to have slapped directly on the horse's leg.

With the extent to which Su Xiangui is now recovering, it is a qualitative leap to stand up and take the first step. It would be a miracle if you could really walk on crutches and no longer rely on a wheelchair.

Therefore, this crutch is an expectation for Su Xiangui. It was a dream for him to be able to walk on crutches for the rest of his life.

Gu Shangqing naturally understood that he was doing such a thing (qíng) without understanding it, and some (cāo) were in a hurry.

So he picked up and put down the crutches in his hand, put them down and picked them up again, and the smile on his face looked embarrassed.

Su Jinyao said, "Gu Gongzi, can you come out for a while?" Let's take a step to speak. After speaking, Su Jinyao walked out first.

Gu Shangqing nodded at Su Xiangui and said, "You have a good rest, it's me who is abrupt." Then he walked out.

At this time, the sun is in the sky, and on one side is the high old city wall, and on the other side is the low grass house with broken houses and tiles.

Su Jinyao stood with her hands in her hands, and next to her stood an elegant, handsome and bright Gu Shangqing, no matter how you look at this picture, it is a little out of tune.

Su Jinyao looked back at Gu Shangqing and said bluntly: "Gu Gongzi always says that he (xìng) is weird, and he does whatever he thinks, presumably Gu Gongzi is willing to go straight when he speaks, right?" ”

Gu Shangqing smiled, nodded, and said, "Miss Liu, please say it directly, Gu Mou listened." ”

"That's good." Su Jinyao pointed to the dilapidated old house in front of her and said, "Gu Gongzi has seen my home, in fact, my home was still in the countryside before, and the house I lived in was even more dilapidated than this." ”

Gu Shangqing nodded, indicating that he had listened to it.

Su Jinyao continued: "And I think Gu Gongzi also knows my younger brother. His name is Su Cheng, and he is a scholar of the old man of the ancient family. ”

Gu Shangqing said: "I know, he is a very clever and capable boy. And my grandfather also liked him, saying that he wanted to cultivate well. ”

"Thank you very much." Su Jinyao said again: "Now that Gu Gongzi has seen it, I came out of a small village in the countryside, my family is poor and my father (shēn) is disabled; My younger brother is still the little servant of your Gu family, so it can be said that our Su family and your Gu family are the gateways of the two extremes that are far apart. So I don't understand, what does it mean that Gu Gongzi has repeatedly shown favor to me? ”

Su Jinyao said that Gu Shangqing showed favor to her, which was not arrogant and narcissistic, but a fact.

If he saw Su Jinyao at the door of the inn before, it was just out of fate, and because Su Jinyao bought his jasmine garden, it would be reasonable to say.

But yesterday, Gu Shangqing left suddenly, and now he has sent Su Xiangui a cane made of peach wood that he personally went to find, which is a bit ambiguous and inexplicable.

Su Jinyao was afraid that if she didn't make it clear, it would be even more difficult for her to understand what Gu Shangqing meant.

Obviously, Gu Shangqing didn't expect Su Jinyao to have such a direct question as soon as she opened her mouth.

He stood there stunned for a moment, and said, "Miss Liu, maybe you misunderstood, I ...... you There is no male or female (qíng), just brother and sister. I think that you are the same girl as Xueqi and Yuxuan, so I take special care of you. I didn't want you to be upset about Lingzun's affairs (qíng), so I thought of sending a cane to help you fulfill your filial piety. ”

As soon as Gu Shangqing's words came out, Su Jinyao smiled, and she said, "Gu Gongzi, you said you helped me fulfill my filial piety?" Is it just because I'm friends with your cousin Xueqi? So I can say bluntly now that Xueqi and I can only be regarded as general friends, from meeting to separation, it is only about ten days of time together. Think about it, how many deep (qíng) friendships will there be in such a short period of time? ”

Although Su Jinyao felt that Gu Xueqi was really good, she was a member of the Gu family after all, and Su Jinyao didn't want to be too involved.

Now Gu Shangqing is inexplicably courting, saying that there is no male or female (qíng), only brother and sister, Su Jinyao of course naturally thinks that he is helpful to him because of Gu Xueqi's relationship.

Su Jinyao originally thought that after saying it so bluntly, with Gu Shangqing's (shēn), he should disdain to talk to himself anymore.

Unexpectedly, Gu Shangqing smiled after listening to Su Jinyao's words. His smile is warm and warm, like the brightest sun in autumn (rì), more like the peach blossoms that bloom early on the branches of warm (chūn).

Su Jinyao couldn't help but be stunned when she saw it, she didn't know what this Gu Shangqing was going to laugh at?

But he heard Gu Shangqing say: "Miss Liu, you really misunderstood. My feelings for you (qíng) have nothing to do with Xueqi or other people, I just feel that you have such a place in the depths of my memory. ”

"I'm in the depths of your memory?" Su Jinyao is even more dizzy, even if it is an old-fashioned accosting and confession, there is no such strange rhetoric, right?

Even though Su Jinyao is good at figuring out people's hearts, she can't understand Gu Shangqing's true meaning at all.

Gu Shangqing sighed and said, "I'll say it too." In my memory, when we were young, we used to see each other. ”

"What did you say?" Su Jinyao was taken aback, and then asked, "When you said childhood, how young was it?" ”

"I'm twenty-five, you're under sixteen, and we're more than nine years apart. ...... year I'm eleven, you're not even two years old, and you're a toddler, babbling. I've hugged you, and you've wet my robe. That's it. ”

After Gu Shangqing finished speaking, Su Jinyao stood on the spot, not coming back to her senses at all, and she didn't know what Gu Shangqing meant by saying these words suddenly.

Then her mind turned a little bit, and she suddenly remembered that what Gu Shangqing said should have been a long time ago, when her mother was still in the Fang family.

At that time, the Gu family and the Fang family were both among the three Confucians in the capital, and they must have had dealings with each other.

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao asked in surprise: "But back then, I was so little old, and you were not yet an adult, and more than ten years have passed in a blink of an eye, why can you recognize me?" ”

You must know that Su Jinyao is actually not the original Su Yao. And what Gu Shangqing has seen must be Su Yao's right.

And the appearance of a child is the most changed, maybe you have seen it when you are two years old, and if you look at it after a few years, you may not be able to recognize it at a glance.

What's more, he hasn't seen him for more than ten years, and Su Yao has also been replaced by Su Jinyao, can he still recognize it? Or is it just a mistake?

Gu Shangqing smiled indifferently and said: "Because I clearly remember that your mother said to me that she wanted me to take good care of you, and I also agreed to come down." Although it is said that children have no memory, I already recognized you as my little sister when I saw you a few months ago. ”

Su Jinyao found her father

Gu Shangqing said that Su Jinyao was the "little sister" back then, which shows that there is indeed such a girl in his memory.

But Su Jinyao didn't think that the little girl he was talking about was herself.

Therefore, Su Jinyao shook her head lightly and said, "I think, Gu Gongzi still recognized the wrong person." Maybe you did have a little sister in your memory, but there are so many girls in the capital, how do you think it's me? And I also told you, I am a native of Pingshan Village, a native of the village. ”

Gu Shangqing listened to Su Jinyao's rebuttal, smiled "haha", and said: "Miss Liu, you are very similar to your mother's appearance back then, the only difference is the tenderness in her eyes, you haven't yet." Besides, I was eleven years old at the time, so you don't think that an eleven-year-old boy has no memory, do you? ”

After speaking, Gu Shangqing said again: "If you don't believe it, I can tell you one more thing (qíng)." ”

"What else?" Su Jinyao felt that Gu Shangqing was talking about something, what did he want to tell himself?

Gu Shangqing didn't answer immediately, just restrained the smile on his face, turned half (shēn), and looked at the north in the distance seriously.

Su Jinyao looked in his direction, except for the city wall at the end, there was nothing special, what was Gu Shangqing looking at?

But when he heard Gu Shangqing speak, his voice became clear and low.

"I said earlier that my parents died when I was young, and I grew up with two uncles," he said. Among them, I have the best sense (qíng) with the third uncle. The third uncle is only ten years older than me, I started practicing at the age of three, and the first squatting step was taught to me by the third uncle. Later, it was also the third uncle who guarded me all the way and accompanied me to grow up. ”

Su Jinyao was stunned for a moment, looking at the increasingly sad expression (qíng) on Gu Shangqing's face, a little unclear.

Because Su Jinyao didn't understand why Gu Shangqing made such a big turn and told her about the Gu family (qíng).

Could it be that he is playing the qíng card to win his favor? But when I think about it, I don't feel like it.

Or, Gu Shangqing's originally casual (xìng) character created his jumping thinking, and he spoke like this, and the donkey's lips were not on the horse's mouth?

Su Jinyao was thinking wildly, so she heard Gu Shangqing continue: "But the third uncle went on an expedition to the north when I was nine years old, and died on the battlefield like my father and mother back then. I heard the news of the martyrdom of the third uncle (shēn), and I was very sad and wanted to do something for him. But I was too young to do anything. Then two or three years later, I met you and your mother, and your mother gave you filial piety, saying that she was taking you to see your father. ”

"What did you say?" Su Jinyao suddenly came back to her senses, and she also understood why Gu Shangqing was talking to herself.

Gu Shangqing glanced back at Su Jinyao and said, "After saying so much, don't you understand what I mean?" Why should I treat you as my own sister? It's because my third uncle is your biological father. And the reason why I like jasmine, and I simply planted jasmine flowers in the yard, is also related to your mother. ”

Su Jinyao listened quietly and stopped making a sound.

Gu Shangqing continued: "After seeing you and your mother, I want to take good care of you all the time, and treat you as my own sister, just like the third uncle (ài) protected me in the first place. But I didn't expect you to appear again, and your Fang family became a topic that you were not allowed to mention again. The entire Gu family, and even the entire capital, were as if the Fang family had never appeared. Later, when I was sorting through the things left by my third uncle, I stumbled upon a few essays he had written, saying that he had promised a girl to plant a garden full of jasmine for her. When the jasmine flowers bloom like snow, they will be married. ”

"I think that the third uncle never came back after the expedition, so he broke his promise to that girl. I don't want the third uncle to break his word, and I don't want to break my promise to your mother, I want to find you, so I ask around for your news. The last news is that your mother took you to appear near here, and this is where our ancient family is located. I planted a garden full of jasmine flowers in my old house here, and I hope your mother can know about it and find it. But until so many years, I have never heard from your mother or you. But just after you actually sold Jasmine Garden, you appeared by such a coincidence. I felt that this was the arrangement in the dark. ”

After Gu Shangqing finished speaking, Su Jinyao's mind was a mess. She couldn't find a clue, but she couldn't find a flaw either.

Thinking about what my mother said back then, and my mother's request to build the tomb on the mountain, you can look at the road down the mountain, you should be waiting for that person to marry her, right?

But the mother should know very well that her sweetheart will never come back.

Therefore, when Tuoba Gao brought Gu Xuebin to seek medical treatment, his mother knew that he would also die because of Gu poison, but she still detoxified Gu Xuebin. Is she exchanging her life for a chance to protect her daughter?

All the problems have been solved, but Su Jinyao really couldn't imagine that she and the Gu family were so involved, she ...... It turned out to be a member of the Gu family?!!

Su Jinyao was a little dazed, then shook her head vigorously, and said, "No, it should be that you are mistaken." The girl who likes jasmine mentioned by your third uncle in the essay is not my mother. Think about it again, my mother was also a young lady from a big family back then, how could she do such a secret trick with your third uncle (qíng)? And you said that you only saw me for the first time when I was almost two years old, did you mean that my mother didn't take me to recognize my ancestors and return to my ancestors after learning that your third uncle was martyred? Why did you raise me alone to be so old to recognize me? If I can't find a reasonable explanation for all kinds of doubts, I can't believe that I still have such a relationship with you. ”

Gu Shangqing shook his head and smiled, "I have also thought about these problems. And I don't believe that my third uncle is such a reckless and irresponsible person, who would leave a child without getting married. But later I learned that in fact, the Gu family and the Fang family had already had the intention of marriage. But the military post of the expedition came suddenly, and it was too late to hold a wedding for them, so your mother intended to get along with my third uncle, in order to leave him a bloodline. But I didn't expect that my third uncle really never came back. ”

Really never came back! When Su Jinyao heard this, she also felt a pain in her heart.

She didn't know if it was because she learned a tragic (ài) (qíng) story, or because she (shēn) actually had the blood of the ancient family on it.