When Xie Ling and Wang Liulang arrived at Jiankang Qingxi Gate together, they met several Xie clan members waiting at the city gate, led by her brother Xie Xi.

Xie Xi is not her own brother, but the son of the clan uncle Xie Yanyang, although Xie Ling is recorded as the eldest son of the eldest son, he can only be counted as the fifth in the clan.

Like many of Xie's children, Xie Xi naturally inherited the Xie family's beautiful and handsome appearance, and the eighteen-year-old Xie Xi has an extremely calm and calm bearing, both the clear light of the bright moon and the pines, and the purity of the Qingquan Stone.

Xie Ling remembered his previous life, Xie Xi was favored by Princess Changle, and under a holy decree of Emperor Wu, he married Princess Changle.

And in order to cover up their ugly deeds, the two brothers and sisters actually set fire to Xie Xi's mansion, and her brother, who had believed in the old way all his life and had no desires and no desires, died in the fire.

The person who set the fire was Xiao Zhengde.

Princess Changle is also Xiao Zhengde's own sister.

Xie Ling clenched his fists, still looking at Xie Xi in a stunned state, but Xie Xi's reproach with a distressed reprimand came from his ears: "Ah Ling, why did you come back?" Don't you know that your temporary disappearance will make the entire Xie family worried? ”

Xie Ling immediately came back to his senses and saluted Xie Xi and several Xie disciples who came with him: "I'm sorry, Ah Ling has worried your brothers. ”

At this time, Wang Liulang came over and sneered: "Don't blame him, this kid is lucky to be able to save his life and come back." ”

Xie Xi's face changed: "What happened?" ”

"Eldest brother, let's go back and talk about it!" Xie Ling continued.

Xie Xi didn't ask any more, a few people got on the carriage with the emblem of the Xie clan of Chenjun, and drove towards the city, and after a carriage with a half-curled bead curtain passed through the Qingxi Gate, it walked on the Vermilion Bird Bridge on the Qinhuai River, and the green willows hung low along the way, and countless paintings and pavilions were in full view.

Looking at the long-sleeved black-clothed gentlemen on the painting boat, the shops on the street, and the clogs and laughter that came from time to time, Xie Ling didn't feel that his heart was hot, and the tears in his eyes fell.

She's really back!

The city in front of her is no longer a hell full of corpses and blood, her family is still alive, and these innocent people are also alive in front of her, holding flowers in their hands, or throwing carefully embroidered sachets, throwing the freshest fruits picked in the morning onto their wagons.

They shouted: "It's the Langjun of the Xie family of Chen County, it is the Langjun of the Xie family of Zhilan Yushu, please open the curtain of the car and let us take a look, just this one look, there will be no regrets in this life!" ”

Xie Ling, who heard the voice, couldn't help but open the curtain of the car, stretched his head out slightly, and looked at the eyes of a pair of little girls who were staring at each other with wide eyes, the little girl looked only seven or eight years old, holding an unripe peach in her hand, and her ruddy face was dripping with sweat beads in the sun, looking very cute.

Xie Ling suddenly felt warm in his heart, and couldn't help but smile!

"Ah Niang, Ah Niang, you see, that Xie Jialangjun smiled at me! He looked so good when he smiled. The little girl pulled at the skirt of the woman's clothes and exclaimed with joy.

"Then don't you give the peach in your hand to this Lang Jun." The woman spoke softly.

The little girl nodded, hurriedly put the peach into her bag, and threw it at Xie Ling with all her strength.

The peach crossed an arc in mid-air and almost fell to the ground, and at this time, Xie Ling stretched out his hand and took it firmly in his hand.

"Thank you."

Thank you for your love for my Xie family, Xie Ling said in his heart, I was responsible for you in my previous life, so I will never let everything in my previous life repeat in this life.

Thinking of this, Xie Ling smiled at the little girl, and the little girl cheered happily, and asked the woman beside her for a raw peach.

Wang Liulang, who was sitting on the side, saw Xie Ling smiling brightly, and poked his head out curiously to look, but before he could see anything clearly, there was a pain on the top of his head, as if something was smashing at his forehead.

"Who hit me?" Wang Liulang shouted.

When he looked up, he saw a little girl standing on the street looking at him in embarrassment, muttering as if she was sorry.

Wang Liulang naturally didn't bother with a little girl, so he brushed the ground and pulled down the car curtain.

"What are you doing? Who told you to open the curtain of the car, didn't you know that this thing would kill people? ”

He pointed to the peach in Xie Ling's hand and said angrily, as he spoke, he was about to snatch the peach in Xie Ling's hand, but unexpectedly let Xie Ling dodge away.

"Wang Liulangjun, who dumped Jiankang, please pay attention to your demeanor." Xie Ling said.

Wang Liulang was choked speechless again.

The carriage soon crossed the Suzaku Bridge and headed for the south bank of the Qinhuai River, where their ancestors had lived for three hundred years.

"Wild grass and flowers by the Vermilion Bird Bridge, and the sunset at the mouth of Wuyi Alley."

Seeing the continuous houses and rows of Wuyi Alley shrouded in the orange sunset, during which the sound of silk and bamboo pipe music flowed out, with the murmuring water in the Qinhuai River, Xie Ling stepped off the carriage, looking at the red walls and green tiles not far away, and the caisson locked windows, and couldn't help but be stunned again.

"What about the back? Just these two sentences, there is no follow? Wang Liulang came over and quipped, "What's wrong with you kid, I remember that you used to be very talkative, and in the school, I could tell that the master didn't quench his thirst even after drinking eight glasses of water, and more than a dozen students are not your opponents, why do you look stunned today, is it that you have learned the Tao from Master Ge in the past five years, and the Tao has not learned anything, but it has taught people stupidly." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, I think the poem of the fifth brother just now is very good, although the popular is the five-word palace style poem, but the fifth brother's seven words are catchy to read, the Vermilion Bird Bridge to Wuyi Lane, the flowers and plants to the sunset, the artistic conception is far-reaching, complementing each other, but why does the brother sound unconsciously chaotic.

Ah Ling, but how do you feel about learning from Master Ge all these years? Xie Xi asked.

Xie Ling replied: "I just think that our Wang Xie family, from generation to generation, has entered the government with Xuanfeng, believed in Zhuang Lao all his life, lived and died, and waited for blessings and misfortunes, is it really right?"

The white clouds are flowing with the wind. The abyss is green and green, and it is full of ups and downs. The white clouds and flowing water will also rise and fall from time to time, depending on the situation, let alone people? ”

After that, she looked at Xie Xi and Wang Liulang again, "We are in the game and don't know it, but others laugh at us, Wang Xie and the two clans only guard the dry bones for beauty, and don't want to make progress, what do you think?" ”

Xie Xi and Wang Liulang's faces were stunned.

"Fifth brother, what are you talking nonsense! What do others say, what does it matter to us? The other two Xie disciples couldn't help but shout.

"No, I think what Ah Ling said is very reasonable, and it is worth reflecting on."

Suddenly, a woman's cheerful voice came.

Xie Ling looked for a voice, and saw a girl in a wide-sleeved embroidered and curly deep coat was hurrying towards this side, the girl was only fifteen years old, but she was born with a graceful and tall posture, black hair and cicada sideburns, clouds and foggy, charming eyebrows and blue daisies, bright eyes and longing, such a look is that she has a moment of dazzle and distraction when she sees it.

This is her eldest sister Xie Hanyun, in her previous life, when the eldest sister was thirteen years old, she had a good reputation in Jiankang, how many children wanted to hire her as a housewife, but the eldest sister was arrogant by nature, and only wanted to marry into the Xiao royal family, and promoted the political and metallurgical status of the court for the Xie family.

"Ah Ling, you are back, Sister Ah has been so scared in her heart these days, for fear that you will ......"

Xie Hanyun came over and hugged Xie Ling into her arms, as if she had returned to her childhood, her father died, she took her into her arms and cried fiercely, and then told her: "This is the last time we cry, we must hide this weakness in the future, and we must never let anyone see it." Ah Ling, do you remember? ”

"You will no longer be the daughter of the Xie family in the future, but the eldest son of the Xie family, you can't be weak, you can't be slack, you can't be angry,

As the eldest son of the Xie family, you must shoulder the responsibility of revitalizing the family. ”

In her ears was the girl's pure teaching in her ear, which she thought was far away, but now she reappeared in front of her.

Xie Ling couldn't help but stretch out his hand, hugged Xie Hanyun tightly, and said in her ear in a slightly hoarse voice that had been choked for a long time, "Sister, I remember, I will never let you leave me again in this life." ”

Never.

I will never let go of those who try to hurt you.

After hugging for a while, Xie Hanyun let go, looked at Xie Ling carefully, and said with a tearful smile: "Ah Ling has grown up, he has grown so tall, and he has a man-like demeanor. ”

"I'm a little guy." Xie Ling replied with a smile.

Xie Hanyun realized that she almost mistakenly said her daughter's identity, and said again and again: "Yes." As if remembering something, he asked solemnly: "By the way, what happened to you on the road, why have you only returned so far?" What about Chunhua? ”

Xie Ling didn't answer, but Qiu Shi replied on his behalf: "Chunhua, she...... She died, she was used to betray Lang Jun, so that Lang Jun saw through her intentions, and then she let people kill her. ”

Xie Hanyun's face changed suddenly, and he turned a little white in an instant.

She looked at Xie Ling, her expression a little frightened and excited: "I knew that you must have encountered something if you didn't return for a long time, what happened?" ”

Xie Ling only said: "Sister, I want to see my grandfather." When I see my grandfather, I will be all about it, but I don't want to talk about it now, especially because I don't want my stepmother Zhu to know. ”

Why is that? Ah Ling, how can you call your mother Zhu? Xie Hanyun blurted out a soft sentence, and then asked, "Why do you want to avoid her?" ”

Facing Xie Hanyun's questioning gaze, Xie Ling smiled bitterly in his heart, pondered for a moment, and asked rhetorically: "Sister, do you really think she is good to you?" ”

All right! Why is it not good?

Xie Hanyun couldn't understand the meaning of Xie Ling's words for a while, so at this moment, a Yingli voice came: "My son, you can be regarded as returning safely, you have worked hard in the past five years." ”

When Xie Ling turned around, he saw a woman wearing a purple and gold twig trimmed robe, surrounded by a group of maidservants.

This woman was none other than her stepmother, Zhu.