Chapter 53: The Frontier
The handsome young man did not act immediately when he heard this, he still sat lazily in his place, and did not speak, only looked at Liu Xiangu lightly.
The tiger-headed little guy behind him looked like an old god, hugging his shoulders and lifting his chin, as if waiting for Liu Xiangu to make a statement.
Liu Xiangu sighed and said, "What the Lord Dong said, where is there a time when Xiaodao doesn't obey?" Will do what you have arranged. ”
After receiving this affirmation, the young man finally stood up, straightened the cloak outside and said, "In that case, then I will also take a look around." ”
Qin Yining had already followed the Duchess of Dingguo to the courtyard at this time, and vaguely heard a low and magnetic male voice, which felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he heard it, so he didn't pay much attention.
"Grandmother, how about we go and see the pagoda first?" Qin Yining helped the Duchess of Dingguo out of the Moon Gate, turned a corner, and asked with a smile.
Duchess Dingguo shook her head and sighed: "Sister Yi, if you like it, you can take a walk by yourself later, I'm a little tired, and I want to go and offer incense to Doumu Yuanjun." ”
"Then I'll go with you." Qin Yining saw that the Duchess of Dingguo was tired between her eyebrows, and she also dispelled the idea of going shopping.
Seeing her like this, the Duchess of Dingguo deepened her smile and said: "Your little girl's house is rare to come out once, just go shopping by yourself, I have Bao Mother and girls to accompany me, I went to the incense, and went back to the carriage to rest, you look around by yourself, it is not in vain to come to the fairy Gu Temple, right?" ”
Qin Yining was actually a little moved, but he was worried about the body of the Duchess of Dingguo.
Seeing her like this, the Duchess of Dingguo touched her cheek, "Little girl, young girl, don't be so heavy-minded, what can I do?" You and Miss Tang go to see the pagoda, and then you will make incense in the hall, and that's it. Saying that, he waved his hand, looking like a bang, and pulled his mother to the main hall first.
Tang Meng accompanied Qin Yining and said with a smile: "Don't worry too much, girl, I see that the old lady's health is fine, it's just that she is sick, I think I'm worried about the family." ”
Qin Yining nodded, thinking that the Duchess of Dingguo must have been frightened by Liu Xiangu's words.
She didn't know much about physiognomy and metaphysics, and she was also half-convinced, thinking of what Fang had just said about "Red Luan Star Movement", Qin Yining felt that her face was hot, and she couldn't help but think of the disciple who suddenly fell from the sky that day, snatched her hairpin, and touched her face.
Qin Yining felt that his face was hot, frowned, and coughed lightly: "Then let's go around first, you are familiar with this place, where is the scenery good?" ”
Tang Meng smiled and pulled Qin Yining to walk around the Immortal Gu Temple.
Qin Yining is still wearing the scarlet brocade white rabbit fur trimmed cloak today, and in the gray scenery in winter, her figure is like walking on an ink painting, becoming a bright color that stands out.
When Xiao Xiao and Huzi arrived at the open space in front of the main hall, they saw from a distance the backs of her and Tang Meng gradually walking towards the direction of the pagoda.
"Master, I didn't expect to meet Miss Qin here today, do you want to go up and talk?" Huzi squeezed his eyebrows and said: "Just now the old Dao Gu said that, but it means something, such a good opportunity, do you want to go ......?"
Xiao Xiao frowned and glanced at Huzi.
Huzi coughed, and finally shut up and stopped talking nonsense.
Xiao Xiao stood in place and kept looking at Qin Yining's back without moving.
There were no people around, and if there were anyone, they would find that his elegant outfit with a gray squirrel cloak over a white coat did not match the sharp aura he inadvertently revealed.
At this moment, the two heard footsteps approaching, and Xiao Xiao and Huzi quickly turned to behind a thick tree.
I only heard the Duchess of Dingguo and Mama Bao leave the hall and walk towards the mountain gate, saying as they walked: "...... Sister Yi is a sensible person, Xu Shi can already see that the Lord is also a test, if she is reluctant to give alms, how can she really be good to Miss Tang? ”
"Do you think that person is too noble? The old slave looked at her, but she was a philistine. ”
"These are all appearances, but I think she is a vulgar and benevolent person, otherwise, how could she take in Miss Tang? It's just a disguise to think that the philistines are just a disguise......"
Duchess Dingguo and Bao's mother and her party gradually walked away, and their voices became weaker.
Only then did Xiao Xiao and Huzi come out from behind the tree.
"Master, I didn't expect this old lady to be a transparent person." Huzi has a good impression of the Duchess of Dingguo.
Xiao Xiao nodded, and after meditating, he reined in his overly sharp edge, blurred his eyes with ruthlessness and anger, and his back was no longer habitually straight, but slightly hunched.
In this way, the momentum of the sharp-edged person suddenly changed and he became an elegant nobleman.
"Let's go, let's go to the main hall too." Xiao Xiao took the lead.
Huzi nodded and said, "Let's also burn pillar incense, the old lady, Mrs. Tai and the old lady are still in the palace at this time, I don't know how, I hope we can get things done this time, and we can eliminate the emperor's anger." ”
Speaking of his mother, grandfather and grandmother, who were temporarily detained in the palace to "live for a small stay", Xiao Xiao's face was a little worried.
The statue of Doumu Yuanjun with a golden body in the temple is majestic*.
Xiao Xiao and Huzi both put on incense, and then knelt down uprightly and performed the Taoist salute, kowtowed and chanted silently: "Begging Doumu Yuanjun to bless the safety of the disciple's mother and family, the sinister killing I have caused in this body is only borne by me alone, I hope it will not harm my family." ”
With his forehead on the ground, the pious praying Xiao looked a little fragile, which made Huzi, who was kneeling beside him, feel distressed when he saw it.
He is inseparable from Xiao Xiao's side, and he understands his distress the most. Everyone knows that the little prince is in a high position and decisive in killing, but who can see that his height is unbearable?
The saddest thing for people is that they have paid a lot, but no one can understand it, and they are even blamed in every way. Because of the ruthlessness of the little prince, sometimes even the old lady, the lady and the old lady would stab him, hoping that he would not be so reckless about human life.
But who can understand their helplessness?
Sometimes, it's hard for them to ride a tiger.
"Squeak-"
The sound of the door pushing broke the silence in the temple.
Xiao Xiao and Huzi turned their heads at the same time, and saw Qin Yining, who was wearing a scarlet cloak, and Tang Meng, who was dressed as a little Daogu, coming together.
Xu is in a good mood, Qin Yining still had a bright smile on his face when he entered the door, and the pear vortex on his cheeks and his smiling eyes looked particularly cute.
Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment, quickly turned around, his ears were dyed red, and he knelt stiffly in place, looking up at the treasure statue of Doumu Yuanjun, as if he was praying sincerely.
There are three futons on the ground.
Huzi knelt on the left side at first, but at this time he was already standing on the side, and only Xiao Xiao occupied the middle position, which happened to be vacant on the left and right.
Qin Yining was a little hesitant, but after all, the Taoist temple was a public place, and she was not qualified to drive people away, so she had to ignore the young man on the side, went to incense with Tang Meng, and then knelt on the futon on the far right, closed her eyes and prayed sincerely.
Tang Meng knelt on the futon on the left side, and also performed Taoist gifts.
Although Xiao Xiao was kneeling, the corner of his eye had not left her since Qin Yining knelt beside him.
She was born so delicate and lovely, but her fate was so bumpy......
She should be fourteen years old by now, right?
When they first met, he was about her age.
The seven-year-old girl, whose tattered clothes were white and clean, was kicked out and pushed to the ground by the man who was pushing her to the ground with the shopkeeper of the herb shop who always got along with her for her adoptive mother's illness.
He was watching from a short distance with Mr. Zheng and Guard Zhao, and when he heard Guard Zhao's gloating laughter, he felt uncomfortable in his heart.
He thought she would cry, but in fact, she really had a reason to cry. But she just stood up, patted the dust on her body, stubbornly picked up the tattered basket, and used the only copper money left on her body to buy two meat buns and go home for her adoptive mother to eat.
He still hadn't forgotten the big, bright eyes on her tiny face, and the smiling face she had on when she patted her shriveled little belly and told her adoptive mother that she had eaten it.
He couldn't bear it at that time, and pretended to pass by her house, wanting to beg for a drink.
When the little girl saw him, she was stunned for a long time, and then she called out "Brother Beauty" with a smile and went to boil water for him to drink.
He drank the water, and gave her the money bag he was carrying, which contained about ten taels of silver and some copper coins.
She was so frightened by the amount of silver that she refused to ask for it.
He made a face of grace, saying that it was a reward, and then left her house under the angry eyes of Mr. Zheng and Zhao guards.
Mr. Zheng and Zhao Guard, both of his father's former subordinates, questioned him loudly after leaving.
"Why do you want to help the enemy's daughter!"
"Qin Huaiyuan, that dog thief should be damned! If it weren't for his treacherous schemes, how could General Xiao have died unjustly and was fed to the dog by Ling Chi piece by piece! It's just that the family doesn't have a single living mouth......"
He was fifteen years old at the time, and he had just been found by Li Qitian to serve in the army for a year, and Li Qitian pulled the banner of General Xiao and set him up as a banner to avenge his father and overthrow the tyranny.
No one asked him if he wanted to, but the army suddenly stopped in front of the small restaurant owned by his grandfather's house, robbed him and left......
No one even knew that he was just the product of General Xiao's overnight romance, and General Xiao himself probably didn't remember that he still existed.
And if the housewife of the family is good, how could she quietly drive away his mother?
He was born with someone else's fate.
And this girl, wasn't she born with someone else's fate?
He asked Mr. Zheng at the time, "What does this little girl know?" So many years is enough for you to get her out and make her suffer, right?! If you really have the ability, why don't you go to her father to take revenge, and make it difficult for an innocent child?! ”
Mr. Zheng only said one sentence - the father pays the debt to the son.
They have different ideas in some ways. Quarrels don't solve the problem either.
Later, another year passed, and he had gained a certain prestige in the army, and he had become a cold-blooded man who would never be soft again when killing.
It's just that every time he thinks of that little girl, his cold heart seems to become soft.
He brought people to her, trying to help her.
But Liang Cheng has been ransacked, and her family is only a dilapidated and empty house.
He arrested someone and asked, only to find out that her adoptive mother had died last month and that she was nowhere to be found.
He thought she must be dead.
A sensible little girl, a little girl who can call him "Brother Beauty" softly, a sensible child who makes him feel guilty and pity, died so silently and aggrieved.
I just didn't expect that seven years later, he would see her again. She has been like a flower, so that every time he sees her, he will lose his normal heart.