The kid was lucky, he went to the field to escort the darts at that time, not in Huawen Town, and when he returned to the dart board the next day, the tragedy had already happened. The kid simply took the rest of the dart bureau and fought back angrily, killing the county magistrate and the local county office. ”

Mu Yan didn't mention his name from beginning to end, but Duanmu Fei had already heard it, and Mu Yan said that "that child" was Xiao Tian.

Just thinking about what Xiao Tian has experienced over the years, she feels heartache.

Her younger brother has gone through so many hardships outside, but he still grows into a teenager who loves to laugh.

Duanmu Fei couldn't help but see Xiao Tian's bright smile in front of him, overlapping with Chu Tingshu's well-behaved smile when he was three years old......

Duanmu Fei held Mu Yan's hand tightly, his palm was wide, warm and dry, with a rough thin callus, but Duanmu Fei felt at ease.

Old Lady Chu and Mrs. Chu's hearts almost rose to their throats, and their hearts were agitated and their expressions were nervous.

The matter of Jinju mountain bandits has long been spread throughout Dasheng, and of course the second elder also knows about it.

Hearing Mu Yan say this, they were all afraid, and naturally wondered in their hearts whether the kid would join any cottage......

Mrs. Chu's eyes turned even redder.

Mu Yan continued: "After that, in desperation, he took a group of people to occupy the mountain as the king and built a Taichu village on Taichu Mountain. ”

Mrs. Chu is a woman in the house, she doesn't know Taichu Village, but Mrs. Chu does.

Jinju now has three forces standing on three legs, the Imperial Army, the Jinjiazhai and the Taichuzhai.

His grandson turned out to be the owner of Taichu Village?!

Old Lady Chu's heart was even more complicated, so she heard Mu Yan say again: "That child's current name is Xiao Tian." ”

After a pause, Mu Yan looked at the second elder and asked, "Do you want to meet him?" ”

The two elders subconsciously glanced at each other, and then came back to their senses, and the old lady Chu hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes!" Where is he now? But in Jinju, we set off immediately......"

While speaking, Old Lady Chu couldn't help but wet her eyes, her emotions were high, and her eyes were shining.

Mrs. Chu nodded again and again.

"Don't worry. Xiao Tian is not in Jinju now......" While speaking, Mu Yan gently scratched Duanmufei's soft palm.

"......" Duanmu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that Mu Yan specially brought her over today to comfort Mrs. Chu.

Duanmufei hurriedly got up and walked to Mrs. Chu on the Luohan bed.

Mrs. Chu's emotions were very excited, at first hearing about this, in just a cup of tea, she was angry, shocked, hated, and happy, her mood changed suddenly, and even her breathing was a little short, and her face turned slightly pale.

"Madame, be relieved, don't get too excited." Duanmufei took out a handkerchief, affectionately wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and gently stroked her back comfortably, and said softly, "This is a happy event." Since people have found it, they will eventually be able to see it. ”

There was a deep meaning in her tone that only Mu Yan could understand.

While appeasing Mrs. Chu, Duanmu Fei's agitated emotions gradually eased, and there was only one voice left in his heart: Xiao Tian is really his younger brother!

Her younger brother Chu Tingshu!

Mu Yan has been paying attention to Duanmu Fei's every move, and when he saw her expression relaxed, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

His eyebrows stretched, and a gentle smile rippled in Duanmufei's phoenix eyes.

Duanmufei's presence can not only alleviate the emotions of the second elder of the Chu family, but also soothe the second elder from the second elder.

Moreover, he believed that she would want to know about Chu Tingshu as soon as possible.

Thinking of their encounter with Xiao Tian, the corners of Mu Yan's lips curled higher.

Maybe there is a force in the dark that is pulling their sisters and brothers to meet, maybe God wants to make up for Chu Qing's regrets in his previous life.

Mu Yan said again: "Xiao Tian, he is in the capital at the moment. ”

Capital?! The two elders of the Chu family both widened their eyes in disbelief, and their throats were dry.

"He has recently been temporarily living in the Princess's Mansion to recuperate, and his injuries are fine. However, he still doesn't know his background, and if the two want to see him, I'm afraid they will have to go to the princess's mansion. Mu Yan said calmly.

After the words fell, the room fell silent again.

Mrs. Chu turned her head to look at Duanmufei, and eagerly held Duanmufei's hand, her nervous expression seemed to ask, did she hear it right?

Duanmu pursed his lips and nodded solemnly. That's right, younger brother, he is now in the Anping Eldest Princess Mansion!

After being shocked to the extreme, the second elder of the Chu family finally calmed down gradually.

With the calmness of his mind, many practical problems also surfaced in the heart of Old Lady Chu, surging with extremely complex emotions, including worry, sadness, fear, and apprehension......

Old lady Chu was not a person who would avoid problems, she raised her eyes to look at Mu Yan, stared at him deeply and said, "Ah Yan, Jinzhou is in turmoil, and Taichu Village is one of the two largest cottages in the local area. ”

Old lady Chu's eyebrows were raised, her face was solemn, and her throat was even more bitter, spreading rapidly throughout her body.

He took a deep breath and said with difficulty, "What will happen to Brother Shu?" ”

What he wanted to ask was how the imperial court would punish Taichu Village, and how Xiao Tian, as the leader of the village, would be dealt with.

Old lady Chu was not afraid of being implicated because of this, at this moment, he was more guilty and annoyed in his heart.

The fault is theirs, not the kid.

As the old saying goes: the government forces the people to rebel.

If they had found the child earlier, he would not have suffered so much, and he would not have killed the court officials, and then fell into the grass and was charged with "rebellion".

They were his relatives, they were supposed to protect him to grow up, and they should have raised him well, but they didn't, leaving him to defend himself with his own sword.

According to the laws of Dasheng: there is no distinction between those who plot rebellion and those who seek great rebellion

The first slave is beheaded; His father and his son over sixteen years old were hanged; Uncle and nephew, whether they lived together or not, traveled three thousand miles......

Rebellion is a capital crime, making trouble for a bandit leader is a capital crime, and killing an official of the court is also a capital crime.

Just thinking about it, Old Lady Chu felt as if an invisible hand had grabbed his heart.

The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but he hasn't reached the sad place.

Thirteen years ago, the eldest son's family went to three at once, and he and his old wife sent the white-haired man to the black-haired man, and every time they thought about it, the two of them couldn't sleep at night......

Later, even Sister Ci left!

Old lady Chu's eyes were sour, and there were tears in her eyes, and the sorrow that had been hidden in her heart for more than ten years burst out at this moment.

The air inside the room sank.

Mrs. Chu was immersed in the joy of finding her grandson Chu Tingshu just now, and she didn't think much about it at all, but now when she heard Old Lady Chu say this, she trembled, broke out in a cold sweat, and her face turned even pale.

They finally found their grandchildren, but did they say goodbye forever?!

No!

"Old lady." Mrs. Chu looked at Mrs. Chu eagerly, wanting to say something, but saw the same meaning in the eyes of the other party.

The couple blurted out almost at the same time: "Danshu Iron Coupon." ”

The Danshu iron coupon is a gold medal for exemption from crime and death given by the imperial court, which can be passed down from generation to generation.

In today's Dasheng, there are no more than five fingers of the family with Danshu iron coupons, all of whom have made immortal contributions to Dasheng, such as the Chu family, such as the Jian Wangfu.

If you can use the Danshu iron coupon that has been passed down by the Chu family for a hundred years to protect Chu Tingshu's life, then that Danshu iron coupon can be regarded as making the best use of everything.

"It's fine." Duanmu Fei knew Mu Yan's plan, so he held Mrs. Chu's hand and comforted the second elder, "Ah Yan is planning to recruit peace in Taichu Village." ”

"......" the second elder was stunned.

Mrs. Chu couldn't help but ask, "Really?" ”

"Zhen Zhen is right." Mu Yan nodded hurriedly in response, "Old lady Chu, Mrs. Chu, this Taichu village acts in a chivalrous manner, never kills innocents indiscriminately, and does not do unrighteous acts, moreover, they also bless many ordinary people in Jinzhou, and they are also quite good in Jinzhou, and the people are full of praise for them. ”

Mu Yan meant that he had planned to recruit an for a long time, and it was not because he took care of the Chu family that he had a temporary idea.

The second elder's expression eased slightly, and the atmosphere in the room also relaxed.

Mu Yan smiled slightly, and continued methodically: "Now, Jinju has three legs, temporarily forming a delicate balance. ”

"Dasheng has been fighting for many years and has suffered countless casualties, even after the northern border is stabilized, Dasheng needs to take several years to recuperate, and at this time, making a big move against Jinju will only hurt Jinju's muscles and bones."

"Zhao'an Taichu Village is better for stabilizing Jinju." Mu Yan is colorful.

Old Lady Chu slowly stroked her beard and calmed down.

Mu Yan analyzed it well.

From the overall point of view, for the sake of the people of Jinju and in order to reduce the casualties in Jinju, Zhao'an Taichuzhai is the most effective method and the plan with the least casualties.

Once Taichuzhai is recruited, then the three-legged equilibrium will naturally be broken, and the remaining Jinjiazhai is not to be feared.

From the position of the Chu family, if the court recruits peace, according to the law, the previous sin can be exempted, and Chu Tingshu will be fine.

Moreover, the old couple knows Mu Yan's personality very well, Mu Yan is full of words, he is not the kind of person who unloads the mill and kills the donkey, since he said Zhao'an, he will not be liquidated in the future.

Old Lady Chu and Mrs. Chu glanced at each other again, and the husband and wife were relieved.

Old lady Chu stood up suddenly, stroked her sleeves, and then solemnly leaned over to Mu Yan and made a long bow: "Regent......"

Mu Yan couldn't afford the old man's gift, got up as quickly as he could, put his hands around Old Lady Chu, and at the same time interrupted his words: "The family doesn't talk to two families. ”

In Mu Yan's heart, he is not only the uncle of the Duanmu family, but also the uncle of the Chu family.

Besides, it is a good thing to recruit Antai Chuzhai in public and private, why not!

Old lady Chu didn't pay much respect, in his mind, it was good for their Chu family to remember Mu Yan, and they would have a chance to return it in the future.

At this time, Mrs. Chu also stood up with Duanmufei's support, and said in a hoarse voice, "Ah Yan, I want to see him." ”

They all wanted to meet Chu Tingshu.

Mu Yan's response was to reach out and make a petition.

So, when Mu Yan and Duanmu Fei left the Chu family, there were two more elders of the Chu family in the carriage, and the group went to the princess's mansion on Zhongchen Street together.

At this time, it was noon, and it was supposed to be lunch time, but everyone in the group was worried about Chu Tingshu, and no one thought about it at all.

After a stick of incense, they arrived at the princess's mansion.

Luofeng hurriedly dismounted, and was about to raise his hand to knock on the corner door, but the corner door opened from the inside with a "squeak".

Luofeng raised his eyebrows, thinking that it was the people in the house who learned that Gongzi was back, but the next moment he knew that he was wrong.

Behind the corner gate, a young man in Tsing Yi led a black horse walked out.

"It's Xiao Gongzi!" Luofeng shouted in surprise.

The young man in Tsing Yi who came out of the corner gate was Xiao Tian.

Since sneaking out of the door three days ago and accidentally meeting Duanmu Fei, Xiao Tian has not been idle for the past three days, and has been going out every day. He was also tempting to see if anyone was secretly following him.

After making sure that no one cared about him, his heart became restless, and he began to think about how to run, not only to pack up his baggage, but especially to deceive more ointments and prescriptions from the imperial doctor.

He had already prepared seventy-seven-eighty-eight, and now he was also planning to go out and prepare some more things, but he didn't want to be blocked at the door by Mu Yan and Duanmu Fei, who had just arrived.

"......" Xiao Tian looked at Mu Yan behind the falling wind, and for some reason, he felt a sense of guilt that he had been caught.

Wrong!

He hasn't left with his baggage yet, why should he be weak-hearted, he is going out to watch a play!

Xiao Tian said to himself in his heart, and there was a heartless smile on the baby's face again.

The second elder in the carriage was anxious to see his grandson, and when he heard Luofeng shouting Xiao Gongzi, the two elders couldn't wait to open the curtain on the side of the carriage and look out.

Their eyes immediately searched for the young man in Tsing Yi outside the corner gate.

He is Xiao Tian...... It's their Shu Ge'er!

The second elder stared at Xiao Tian with burning eyes, looking at him almost greedily, trying to find some traces of memory from his face.

The young man in front of him looked so strange, and on closer inspection, he seemed to be able to vaguely find some traces of his youth, his eyes were as dark and bright as when he was a child, like a sister quit......

Their brother and sister's eyes are exactly the same!

The second elder's gaze was too hot, Xiao Tian was already an alert person, how could he not see an old couple poking their heads out of the window of the carriage and looking at themselves with a strange gaze.

Xiao Tian was puzzled, and said to Mu Yan with a smile: "You have guests, then I won't bother you, I'll go out to watch the play." ”

Xiao Tian was about to turn over and get on the horse, but was stopped by another female voice: "Xiao Gongzi, the play sung by Jiusiban today is "Peach Blossom Fan", which is sad and sad, you must not like it." ”

Duanmu poked his head out of the window on the other side of the carriage with a smile and looked at Xiao Tian, his eyes shining.

The big ones are also here. Xiao Tian blinked.

Mu Yan looked at the pair of sisters and brothers, and stretched out his hand to Xiao Tian to make an invitation, "Xiaotian, I have something to tell you, let's go in and talk." ”

"......" Xiao Tian shrugged his shoulders, obediently led the horse back again, and sighed in his heart: Hey, who let him send people under the fence, and eat people with soft mouths and short hands.

The five of them went to the main hall of the outer courtyard of the princess's mansion together and sat down separately.

On the way from the gate to the hall, the second elder of the Chu family and Duanmu Fei kept staring at Xiao Tian, staring at him with goosebumps.

After the maid served tea, Mu Yan dismissed the idle people, and let Luofeng wait under the eaves, and then he asked straight to the point: "Xiaotian, do you have a Guanyin jade lock?" ”

Guanyin jade lock?! Xiao Tian intuitively looked at Duanmu Fei, and it was obvious that Mu Yan must have heard about the jade lock from the young man.

Could it be that the little injustice boss really took a fancy to his jade lock, and let her man come to him to ask for it, right?

Even if you want to ask for this, you don't need to bring two old people with you.

Xiao Tian glanced at the second elder of the Chu family again, a little confused, and couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd.

Mu Yan said again: "Can you take a look?" ”

Xiao Tian was still puzzled in his heart, but thinking that Mu Yan said "one view", it should not mean that he wanted to rob it.

After hesitating for a moment, he nodded and said, "I'll lend you a look!" ”

He took out the Guanyin jade lock of mutton fat and white jade from his neckline, and Mrs. Chu's eyes widened with excitement.

Mu Yan simply walked to Xiao Tian's side and stretched out his right hand to him, "Can you take a look at it?" ”

"Don't think about my stuff." Xiao Tian said jokingly, the strangeness in his heart became stronger, but he still untied the jade lock according to his words.

After Mu Yan took the Guanyin jade lock, he walked to the second elder of the Chu family and handed the jade lock to Mrs. Chu.

Xiao Tian raised his eyebrows in surprise, originally thought that Mu Yan borrowed the jade lock for Duanmu Fei, but he didn't want to, but he gave it to the old man.

The second elder of the Chu family looked at this jade lock with fiery eyes, especially Mrs. Chu's eyes turned red again with excitement.

She remembered this jade lock, this jade lock was personally begged by her sister from Jiangnan, back then, on the way from Jiangnan to the capital, she had grabbed it in her hand and played it repeatedly.

She remembered this jade lock too clearly.

Even if the jade lock is flawed, the appearance of the lotus Guanyin on the jade lock, and the shape of the jade lock are all exactly the same.

Mrs. Chu's fingers trembled slightly uncontrollably, and the jade lock still carried the warm body temperature of a young man.

The warm touch seemed to indicate that their grandchildren were still alive.

Mrs. Chu looked at Xiao Tian again, and her uncontrollable tears were like springs, and tears overflowed her eyes.

Old Lady Chu could still restrain herself, but Mrs. Chu couldn't help it, she took a few steps forward with the jade lock, and reached out to touch Xiao Tian's cheek.

Xiao Tian's face is not something that ordinary people can touch, of course he can dodge, the problem is that he is now facing an old lady who is enough to be his grandmother, and it seems that he doesn't respect the old man very much.

After hesitating, he felt Mrs. Chu's warm fingers touch his cheeks, and the other party's fingers were trembling slightly......

"......" Xiao Tian froze, everything in front of him was completely beyond his comprehension.

I'm handsome, but I won't be fascinated by the old lady, right? Moreover, the old lady's man is still present!

Duanmu Fei also gradually calmed down from the initial excitement, looked at Xiao Tian with a smile, and couldn't help but smile as he could guess nine times out of ten about his thoughts at the moment.

"Brother Shu." Mrs. Chu choked out, tears finally uncontrollably slipping from the corners of her eyes.

"......" Xiao Tian was even more confused. Is this old lady calling herself?

Mu Yan on the side answered the question in Xiao Tian's heart: "Your real name is Chu Tingshu, when you were three years old, you went to Longzhou with your mother from the capital to visit relatives. ”

"These two are the old lady Chu and his wife from the Xuanguo Mansion, and they are your grandparents."

While Mu Yan was speaking, Mrs. Chu nodded frequently on the side, tears falling like rain.

"......" Xiao Tian looked at the people present back and forth, this is even more than a play book.

What tricks is Mu Yan playing?!

In order to make him agree to Zhao'an, he made up a family history for himself, trying to soften himself with family affection?

Xuanguo Mansion, this is still a Guogong Mansion?

This regent must be too big!

Xiao Tian smiled slightly, that smile was a little helpless, a little unbearable.

"I'm afraid a few people have misunderstood." Xiao Tian said as he took the Guanyin jade lock from Mrs. Chu's hand, and his slender fingers played with it casually, "This jade lock, I bought it from a pawnshop in Jinju." ”

"I think it was seven or eight years ago." He frowned, as if trying to recall, "At that time, I happened to pass by the pawnshop, and there was a young poor scholar who took this jade lock to pawn, but the owner of the pawnshop was only willing to give two taels of silver, and the scholar refused to agree, saying that the old mother in the family was seriously ill and urgently needed money for medicine. ”

"I look at this jade lock in good condition...... By the way, the jade lock hadn't been broken yet. So I told the poor scholar that I would give ten taels of silver......

"Huh? That's not right. Duanmu Fei suddenly interrupted Xiao Tian and wrinkled his little face.

Xiao Tian chuckled in his heart, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

Duanmu crooked his head and said: "Xiao Gongzi, how do I remember that when you were in Qinxiang Teahouse three days ago, you told my sister and me that it was because the dart man couldn't pay the money, so he took some goods to you as compensation, did you buy this jade lock when you sent those goods to the pawnshop to pawn?" ”

There was silence in the room.

Duanmu Fei's words almost said that Xiao Tian was lying.

"......" Xiao Tian finished for a while, and he couldn't make it up anymore.

He glared at Duanmu Fei silently, feeling that the little injustice was born to restrain him.

"Ahem." Xiao Tian waved his hand and said with a grin, "Don't care about these small details. It's inevitable that I will have a vague memory of something so far ago, but I just bought it at a pawnshop. ”

He folded his right hand, and took the Guanyin jade lock in the palm of his hand and held it tightly.

Mu Yan knew that Xiao Tian was very wary of outsiders, and he also knew that he definitely didn't believe this matter so easily.

This point, Old Lady Chu and Mrs. Chu naturally understood it.

The second elder looked at each other, and the sadness and self-blame in his eyes became even stronger, because they were sorry for this child, that is, he didn't want to recognize them, and that was a matter of course.

Mu Yan's eyes were dark, and he was about to say something, Duanmu Fei reached out and pulled his sleeve, and winked his right eye at him, meaning to let his grandfather and grandmother talk to Xiao Tian himself.

Regarding Duanmufei's request, Mu Yan has always been responsive, nodded obediently, and then said to the second elder of the Chu family: "Old lady Chu, Mrs. Chu, you three talk slowly, Zhen Zhen and I will go out first." ”

Old Lady Chu nodded in response.

Mu Yan and Duanmu Fei exited the main hall, and Mu Yan also thoughtfully closed the door for them.

The two stood under the eaves and did not leave.

The courtyard was quiet, except for the occasional sound of birds flapping their wings.

On both sides of the courtyard are a few laurel trees, swaying slightly in the autumn breeze, and between the lush laurel trees are tiny pieces of pale yellow flowers, which look vibrant.

Through a door, the voice in the hall was not clear.

Duanmu half-lowered his eyelashes, and the thick eyelashes left a faint shadow in the eye sockets, looking calm and gentle, but the body was slightly tight.

Duanmufei's heart was far less calm than she appeared, and she looked at the hall behind her from time to time.

Although she took the initiative to let Mu Yan come out, she was still worried about the three people in the room, especially Xiao Tian.

No wonder she has always felt very close to Xiao Tian, and has always intuitively trusted this stranger who is not familiar, it turns out that he is her younger brother Chu Tingshu.

Shu Ge'er, Shu Ge'er, Shu Ge'er......

Duanmu silently read his brother's name in his heart.

God treated her really well, so she had this opportunity to be reborn, and returned her younger brother to the Chu family.

The younger brother is back, and it is always a little relief for the grandfather and grandmother.

In this life, she was satisfied.

Duanmufei's eyes moistened slightly.

Duanmu Fei hooked Mu Yan's index finger with his index finger and shook it slightly.

She wanted to say, thank you, but she couldn't say it, only in this way.

The corners of Mu Yan's lips curled, and her index finger wrapped tightly around her index finger, and she also shook it.

He understood what she meant, and he understood.

(End of chapter)