Zhao Qingmiao returned to Zhao's mansion and sent Shen Xiao down, but he walked through the corridor and went straight to Zhao Yanjiu's east wing. Seeing the glow of the candle light on the lattice of the famous tile window, he knocked down the door heavily.

"Who? Ben Gongzi is trapped to death. Zhao Yanjiu's slightly tired voice came from inside.

"Brother open the door, I have something to say to you." Zhao Qingmiao didn't put down his hand, holding a posture that if you don't open the door, I will continue to knock, blocking the door.

The sound of shoes squirming in the house, Zhao Yanjiu put on a satin robe and came over to open the door.

"Sister, I heard you went to see your grandfather? Uncle Zhong said that Shen Jiu went to pick you up, so I was relieved. ”

Zhao Qingmiao staggered in from beside him. With a worried face, his eyes were cold, and he turned around and closed the door.

Zhao Yanjiu looked very strange at this move, and pondered: "What's wrong?" Look at the unhappy look on your face. Someone in the Wang family has made things difficult for you, hasn't he? ”

Knowing that his brother wanted to go wrong, Zhao Qingmiao was not in a hurry to explain. She found a cross-backed chair and sat down, clasped her fingers between her sleeves, cast her eyes on Zhao Yanjiu, stared at him with some deep meaning, and was silent before speaking: "Brother, you have something to hide from me, right?" ”

Zhao Yanjiu was stared at for a long time, and he was a little unsure for a while: what was she talking about?

He thought about it for a while, and felt that it was not a big deal anyway, so he simply turned his heart and confessed: "Sister, you also know that Governor Tong has some friendship with me. Today, the supervisor arrived in Yongcheng, and the Tong Governor's Mansion specially sent the master to invite me to accompany him. However, when something happened to me, I didn't see it. ”

Zhao Qingmiao didn't expect such a show. Slightly flustered, as if he had forgotten what kind of anger he had just had, but calmly said lightly: "It seems that my brother has hidden a lot of things from me, but this is not what I want to ask." ”

Zhao Yanjiu sat down and split his legs, lifted the half-slipped robe to his shoulder, and sighed: "What do you want to know?" Let's talk to our brothers and sisters, so don't hide it, right? ”

Zhao Qingmiao was silent, her eyes moved to the table, and she stretched out her fingers and slid around the flame of the candlelight. I felt that my hand was hot, so I withdrew it, and said lightly: "Brother, you asked the people of the Wang family to steal a letter for you, didn't you?" ”

The expression on Zhao Yanjiu's face was subtle, and his back froze. Holding his breath, he hesitated and struggled in his heart for a long time, and only spit it out at the last moment, already made up his mind.

“…… You wait. His tasy jaw slowly relaxed, and he got up and walked to the closet with a solemn expression, and pulled out a letter from a locked box on the upper level.

It's just a thin piece of rice paper, but it seems to feel very heavy when pinched in your hand.

Zhao Yanjiu walked over step by step, feeling that his chest was almost out of breath, and he took a deep breath before handing over the letter.

"Take a look."

Zhao Qingmiao looked at him with a serious expression, his eyes moved to the letter, and after slowly unfolding, he was stunned when he saw him, and his hand trembled unconsciously.

In trouble today, I am afraid that I will not be able to take care of my children, so I hope that Gong Er will come to Beijing as soon as possible. - A few numbers, although not signed, but the person who wrote the pen is folded horizontally and vertically, and the pen is round and gentle. Zhao Qingmiao knew at a glance that it was the handwriting of her father Zhao Qianshan!

His eyelashes trembled, and a line of wetness suddenly crossed his cheeks. Zhao Qingmiao hurriedly wiped away the tears that rolled down, and her red lips moved, but she couldn't believe it. It wasn't until he raised his eyes to look at Zhao Yanjiu that he nodded that Zhao Qingmiao cried: "Brother, how can it be Daddy......"

Zhao Yanjiu lowered his eyes and didn't dare to look at her directly, there was a dullness in his chest, and he replied: "Do you remember that my father was drunk and drowned...... Looking at the content of this letter, it seems that my father had a premonition that something would happen, so he wrote a letter to call my grandfather to Beijing. ”

How can you not remember? Zhao Qingmiao choked up, a breath of heartfelt air slowly spit out with pain, and her teary eyes blurred her vision again.

(Although there is an old saying, how can a person walk by the river without stumbling?) Not to mention that Zhao Qianshan was drunk and walked by the river, and it was very likely that he would fall into the water. ）

Zhao Qingmiao still remembers that the Beijing official in charge of investigating the case said so, and the case was decided. Their brother and sister had no relatives in Beijing, and with a few colleagues who were close to their father, they were able to complete the funeral. Zhao Qingmiao herself was still in a trance, and her brother was removed from the list after the examination, and the two of them lived a few days down. It wasn't until my grandfather sent someone to pick them up that there was hope for life again.

On the day she left Beijing, she looked at the official road getting farther and farther away from the towering city, and listened to the wind as if she was crying in her ears. In hindsight, she howled, hugged Zhao Yanjiu and muttered, "Brother...... We—Are we homeless? In the future, there will be no father and no mother......"

She remembered that Zhao Yanjiu also hugged back tightly: "We, sooner or later, we will come back." “

But after so many years, the brother and sister have never set foot in Beijing again.

Zhao Yanjiu once thought that if he had successfully taken the name of Jinshi and stayed in the capital, he would be able to find out what was wrong with his father's case. But he was framed and fell off the list.

Zhao Qianshan is a thick and simple hostage, straightforward and outspoken in the investigation of cases, and often says that there is a blue sky on the head of the black yarn. But if you are too self-disciplined, you will not be jealous and hateful......

Zhao Yanjiu shook his head lightly and withdrew his messy thoughts. His eyes softened, and his hand pressed on Zhao Qingmiao's green silk and stroked it gently, "You listen to my brother, I can't let go of this matter, I want to check on you, don't worry about it, just do everything my brother." ”

Zhao Qingmiao was still immersed in grief. On the one hand, the handwriting on the letter, along with the warm images of the past, emerge together, which makes people unable to let go. On the other hand, she didn't expect that her brother would want to find out about her father's death after so long.

She adjusted her breathing, snorted a few times, turned her face away and buried her head in Zhao Yanjiu's arms, bit her red lip and said persistently: "Brother, no matter what, our brothers and sisters should advance and retreat together." ”

Zhao Yan said it for a long time, but he still couldn't persuade the stubborn Zhao Qingmiao, and his last sigh was mixed with complicated emotions, and he reluctantly agreed.

"I'll have a discussion with you in the future, okay? It's not early, let's go and rest. ”

This night was lonely, it was disturbed by the past, and the brother and sister didn't sleep well.

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Following. In the morning, the air is cold and damp, and although the sun shines on the earth, the autumn seems to be stronger. The green leaves are yellow, the red flowers are withering, and a flock of birds are busy migrating south above the blue sky.

Fuchu. Chang Xi stood idly at the door of Zhao Qingmiao's room, and glanced at Shen Xiao, who was slowly walking up the steps.

Shen Xiao saw that the room was quiet, so he stood beside her with his arms folded and asked, "Miss is not awake?" ”

Chang Xi yawned with a little tear in the corner of his eyes and nodded. Suddenly thought of something, with an indescribable face, he said hesitantly: "Shen Jiu, let me ask you something." ”

Shen Xiao didn't know what she was going to ask, the corners of her mouth pressed down slightly, and her eyes were dyed with a faint suspicion and looked over.

Chang Xi's cheeks were covered with a hint of shame, and he lowered his voice and said, "Shen Jiu, you tell me honestly, I drank a few glasses yesterday, and I didn't talk nonsense, right?" ”

It turned out that I was going to inquire about this.

Shen Xiaojian's eyebrows dispelled his doubts, and he suddenly felt that this girl was a little funny, so he turned his gaze and deliberately hung his appetite and said, "Yesterday, you told me to work hard and become the little aunt of the Zhao Mansion as soon as possible." I think that makes sense. ”

Chang Xi's eyes widened in surprise, he closed his mouth and swallowed his saliva violently, and his head was big with a bang: Finish!