Quadrangle, backyard

"Everyone, come here, our Zhenying is here." Aunt Wen took Zhenying's hand and shouted inside, and the uncles and aunts in the yard jumped up when they heard the sound.

"Aunts and uncles, grandparents, are you okay?" Zhenying ran over and was hugged by all the elders, and hugged with her grandmothers.

"Oh, Zhenying, you've come to see us." "yes, how are you these days?" "Zhenying, grandma has made a lot of new delicious food recently, how about you try it?" Grandma Deng didn't know where else to take out a plate of dim sum, and Zhen Ying was so frightened that her eyes were about to pop out when she saw it.

"Well, Grandma Deng, you need to eat more yourself, I, I'm not hungry. Ah, also, Aunt Xu, I heard Xiaodou'er say that you have a cold, and you have to take the medicine on time; Well, Grandpa Zhang, you should pay more attention to your rheumatism, the old man can't be careless; Also, Aunt Kou, I don't need to ask the black dog fat man to send me the clothes you made in the future, just leave them to the children; Ah, where is Uncle Yin? Tell him not to drink anymore, it's not good for his health; By the way, are the children done with their books? Uncle Qian, if you don't have any books to read, go and move some to me; Hey? Grandpa Li, why are you black again? I ......" Just as Zhenying was chattering and talking to the elders to the end, a threatening voice suddenly came from behind her, making Zhenying stop her endless mouth.

"Zhenying."

Everyone automatically helped Zhenying make a way, and at the end of the path was an elderly man who looked about forty or fifty years old.

"Master?" Zhen Ying smiled and ran over to hold the elder's hand, shaking his elbow like a little girl, "I miss you." ”

The elder looked at Zhen Ying's eyes full of the elders' care and doting on the juniors, but he still said to the people in this courtyard first, "If everyone is okay, can you wait for me to talk to Zhen Ying first?" ”

"No problem, we won't hinder your master and apprentice from talking." Aunt Wen shouted, and everyone dispersed, leaving only Zhenying's master and apprentice.

"Master, I've been busy lately, so I didn't come to see you, you won't blame me, right?" At this time, Zhenying was like a child, wearing men's clothes, and she was a bastard, winking at her master with big and godly eyes.

"Busy? You are the daughter of the Guoyi Mansion, what do you need to be busy with? Dongfang Ce pointed at Zhen Ying, his mouth was gentle but with a hint of doubt, he let go of Zhen Ying after asking, and went to the side to sit down.

Zhen Ying smirked and followed, walking around Dongfang Ce, who was sitting, "Master, don't say that, my identity is quite special, you also understand and understand, and ......" Zhen Ying looked around, leaned into Dongfang Ce's ear and whispered, "Everyone doesn't know that I am the young lady of Guoyi Mansion, so please don't be too loud." ”

"You girl." Dongfang Ce shook his head with a smile, but couldn't help but ask Zhen Ying again, "Zhen Ying, it's just that it's been half a month since your Ama was imprisoned, and the Guoyi Mansion is no longer what it used to be, you have a daughter's family, what should I do?" In the face of Dongfang Ce's greetings full of concern, Zhenying's expression was no longer sad, but she just sat calmly opposite Dongfang Ce, with her hands on the table and her head propped up.

"At least Amma is not dead, my mother and I are fine now."

"Listen to the black dog, you and your mother live in the old alley, if you have any difficulties, you have to tell the master, you can't bear it yourself."

Zhenying smiled and said to Dongfang Ce, "Master, I know that you love me the most, you have taken me from childhood to adulthood, don't you know me yet?" Even if the sky falls apart, I won't wronged me and my mother. ”

"As a teacher, I'm afraid that you have a daughter's family, and you still pretend to be a man to fool around outside, and now it's unstable outside, and the current state of Curb Pilon is not ideal, you will be in danger outside, and you still have the name of Curb Pillon's daughter on your head." Dongfang Ce's master-apprentice friendship with Zhen Ying is very accidental, Zhen Ying also has great respect for Dongfang Ce, the Han master, since she was a child, she has been the head of the teacher, even if she has taught her, she has not treated Dongfang Ce as the same as Dongfang Ce, and regarded them as her own father-like existence, Dongfang Ce has known Zhen Ying since she was a child, and saw that Zhen Ying is different from ordinary people to accept her as an apprentice, although Zhen Ying is all about the eighteen martial arts of swords, guns, swords, and crossbows, but Zhen Ying is still very happy to learn, Zhen Ying, who has not been serious since she was a child, is particularly obedient here in Dongfang Ce, which is the master-apprentice friendship between the two, is different from ordinary people, in Zhen Ying's heart, Dongfang Ce is not inferior to the existence of Curb Pilon.

"I know, I'll be careful, master, you can put a few hundred hearts."

Dongfang Ce took her heart booster before nodding slightly, "But your sister, why did your eldest mother ignore you?" ”

Zhenying lay on the table and sighed, "My mother doesn't have a mother's family as a backer like my eldest mother, and I don't have a husband like my sister who has a husband who is above 10,000 people, even if it is a family, but in fact, it is still a bit far-fetched to help our mother and daughter, I understand their feelings, so it is difficult not to force others." ”

"You're just too kind."

"Master, in the Ama Mansion, I have been blessed with all my blessings, and I can't be filial, although Ama doesn't let people know about my existence and doesn't put me in the genealogy to raise the banner, but after all, it's also my bloodline that is not in front, it's not a matter of kindness or not, at least, my aunt and sister have never treated me harshly, so what reason do I have to blame them for ignoring me at the moment?" Zhen Ying took off the hat on her head, took out a piece of paper from the hat, and handed it to Dongfang Ce, "Master, look, this is a letter written to me by Brother Zhiqi. ”

Dongfang Ce took it, opened it and looked at it.

Zhen Ying also explained beside her, "Brother Zhiqi is very busy, and he has to help me worry about Amma, and now he has also said that Amma's situation is uncertain, whether it is a blessing or a curse or an unknown number, I don't dare to show the uncertain news to my mother, and I am afraid that my mother will find out at home, so I can only bring it with me, master, do you have a way to know what the emperor wants to do with my Amma?" ”

Dongfang Ce closed the letter after reading it and put it on the table, Dongfang Ce gave people a very powerful and deterrent feeling, so he was in charge of the courtyard on behalf of Zhenying, and everyone also called him "Ce Patriarch", because of his ability to worship him as a teacher, he worshiped him very much, and many people who didn't dare to say it at home would share it with Dongfang Ce. Dongfang Ce said: "If you have the ability to be a teacher, you will naturally help you, but if you are a teacher, you are just an ordinary ordinary person, and I am afraid that you can't help, but the second son of the Xiong family is very interested in you." ”

Dongfang Ce's last sentence Zhen Ying listened to it, looked at the master's expression, and smiled, "Master, Brother Zhiqi and I grew up together, he treats me as his own sister, and he has loved me since I was a child, so this is normal." ”

Although Zhenying's words were reasonable, it was really like this, but Dongfang Ce knew it, so he only nodded slightly and did not reply. Xiong Zhiqi is a famous young master, the same name as Zhen Ying are wealthy people, the family is a big local family, his father is Xiong Ci Xu, an official in the court, because he is upright and has been criticized by the four auxiliary ministers of the Emperor and is quite appreciated by the emperor today, now the Ao Bai party has not been able to set off any waves, plus the time of Chao Fangyuan, so Xiong Ci was promoted to the official position, Xiong Zhiqi is the second son of Xiong Mansion, the same age as Zhen Ying, Zhen Ying went to Guoyi Mansion at the age of four, and met Zhiqi at the age of six because Xiong Cixu was a guest of Guoyi Mansion, so he formed a brother and sister relationship, It has been more than ten years now.

"Oh yes, last time I heard the black dogs say that you went to Chaofangyuan and set fire there." Dongfang Ce's faint question instantly made Zhenying's hair stand up, her body trembled, and her eyes flickered and flickered.

Her head tilted to the side with an aggrieved expression, and she muttered in her heart: Why can't this black dog control his mouth so much? She looked at her breezy master again, and smirked, "Well, master, I suddenly think that those new dim sum made by Grandma Deng just now are delicious, I'll go to her and help her taste it, taste it." After saying that, I was greased on the soles of my feet and wanted to run.

As soon as he ran a few steps, Dongfang Ce said softly again, "Paper can't hold the fire, even if I don't know it today, it may be clear tomorrow." ”

Zhen Ying turned around tremblingly and looked at the ground embarrassedly, "Master, I was wrong. ”

"Zhenying, Chaofangyuan is a place of right and wrong, and how is it suitable for one of your daughters' family? If it weren't for the fact that the government issued a notice in the execution of the mission, and no one was allowed to investigate thoroughly after compensating Chaofangyuan, you would not be standing in front of the teacher today, and you might be the same as you. Dongfang Ce was reproachful, but he still cared about it, and he really couldn't do anything about this apprentice.

Zhen Ying slowly walked back to Dongfang Ce's side, like a child who admitted her mistake, "Master, Zhen Ying knows that she is wrong, I went to Chao Fang Yuan to invite the black dog and the fat man to dinner at the beginning, but there was an accident in the middle, I swear, I will never go to Chao Fang Yuan again, and I will never burn the house again." Zhenying pouted and swore that it was very cute.

Dongfang Ce showed disbelief and laughed, "If you don't get into trouble, I won't be your master." ”

Zhen Ying muttered after hearing this, "Do I often get into trouble?" ”

Dongfang Ce's ears were enlightened, and he replied to her again, "Huh? You say it again. But just when his eyes were fixed on Zhen Ying's neck, Dongfang Ce's expression could be described as shocked, his eyes widened, as if he had lost an extremely important treasure, he was excited, got up and held Zhen Ying's hand, and asked Zhen Ying loudly, "Where is the silver lock on your body?" Why don't you wear it around your neck? ”

Zhen Ying was so excited to see Dongfang Ce for the first time, Xu was scared and scratched again, she couldn't speak in the first century, and wanted to withdraw her hand but Dongfang Ce was too hard, and Zhen Ying couldn't get out at all, "Master, you scratched me, master." ”

Dongfang Ce reacted at this time, he himself was also surprised by his behavior, and hurriedly let go of Zhenying, staring at his uncontrolled hand just now, with an annoyed expression and a slight self-blame, "I'm sorry Zhenying, I'm too excited." ”

Although Zhen Ying was frightened, it was the master in the end, "It's okay, it's not good for me, it's clear that the master told me that the silver lock is very important for safety, and I accidentally lost it......"

"What?!" As soon as he heard that Zhenying had lost the silver lock, Dongfang Ce was even more nervous, and his voice suddenly turned up even higher than just now, as if he had lost the treasure, "Lost?" How did you lose it? Where was it lost? ”

Seeing Dongfang Ce's unusually excited, Zhen Ying hesitated, "I, when I went to Chaofangyuan before, I was arrested and taken away, so it is possible that I was lost on the way to the first floor of Beijing, or on the first floor of Beijing." ”

"You went to the first floor of Beijing that day? Or was it captured? ”

Zhenying trembled and nodded, "Well, it's just a misunderstanding, I will go home soon, the silver lock, maybe, it will be lost, I have been looking for ten days, but I haven't found it." ”

Dongfang Ce closed his eyes, sat heavily on the chair, and said helplessly, "It's okay to lose it, lest in the end, the peace lock will become a life talisman." ”

Zhen Ying was completely confused, she didn't know what she meant by this, so she could only comfort, "Master, master, I will definitely find it back, it was given to me by my mother, and Master, you have also taught me that it is an extremely important peace charm since I was a child, how can I lose it like this?" Rest assured, you'll find it. ”