Chapter XVI Refugees

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The scenery of the plum garden is just right, the plum fragrance is overflowing, the four people bypass the flower forest, a blue pond is exposed, the blue waves are quiet and reflect the bright moon, and the moonlight pulls out a black shadow of the plum trees in the garden.

The sound of the piano is there, and this scene makes Yin Gewan sigh: "Such a beautiful scenery, I really want to slide on the ice lake!" ”

After hearing this, Xia Liang glanced at the lake, and said with some worry: "This ice surface looks solid, so you are not afraid that your feet will fall into the ice water as soon as you step on it?" Don't expect me to save you then! ”

Shu Chang's face was expressionless, and he said in a cold voice: "I won't either!" ”

"Why?" Yin Gewan asked.

"I'm afraid of the cold!"

"I'm afraid of the cold!"

Shu Chang and Xia Liang blurted out as if they had a heart, and the words they said were the same word for word.

"Did you negotiate it? If anyone says that you are not a pair of believers, look at what you say with this lame excuse! Yin Gewan smiled and looked at the two of them with bad intentions.

Shu Chang just smiled and didn't speak, but Xia Liang couldn't help but look at Yin Gewan's head, and said in a cold voice: "What nonsense are you talking about!" ”

"Girl Huaichun, don't deny it as human nature!" Yin Ge glanced at Xia Liang meaningfully.

I couldn't skate, so I continued to shop, Yin Gewan spread his hands and continued to walk forward. Every time he approached a plum tree, Shu Chang pulled a few times intentionally or unintentionally, and suddenly the petals were colorful, and the wind blew through the summer cool body behind him.

After Yin Ge saw him late, he also shook the tree with Shu Chang, and the two of them wandered between the plum trees, and where people passed, a layer of red plum blossom petals fell on the ground.

"Xia Liang, Huan Qing, come on, let's play together!" Yin Gewan took a hand of red plum blossom petals and threw them into the air, and said to Xia Liang and Du Huanqing.

Looking at no one around, Xia Liang and Du Huanqing simply had the courage to mess around together, and now it's okay, almost every tree in the entire plum forest was poisoned by the three of them. Shu Chang stood next to him, looking at the three girls in front of him with a smile, frolicking and chasing in the plum forest.

The flowers fell one after another, and the three of them held the fiery red petals in their hands and threw them at each other, and the petals fell like snow, covering the hairline and shoulders of the three people. It's just that at the end of the game, because their movement was too big, it disturbed the steward of the plum garden, and the steward actually sent the guards to protect the garden, and blasted the four of them out of the plum garden with hounds, and even chased them all the way into the deep mountains and old forests.

The next day, the four of them returned to the plum garden in a bit of embarrassment, and the steward of the plum garden did not go to trouble them, but sent someone to take them to the old site of the Du family in the capital.

Before, they only glanced at it in the carriage, but now they are walking on the street, and the three of them, as women, are more like people who have never seen the world, and they feel new when they see everything, and if they have silver on them at this time, they are afraid that they will buy all the things on this street.

When they left the city, the four of them were stunned when they saw the sight, only to see a large number of ragged people gathered outside the city. At this time, the weather is getting colder, and before the coldest time of winter, there are already people lying on both sides of the official road outside the city.

It seems that he didn't know where the refugees came from, and ran to the capital, and at this time, a few people who looked like refugees wanted to enter the city, but they were shouted back by the guards guarding the door. There was already a row of archers standing on the walls, each with bows and arrows in their hands, and they were on standby at any time in case the refugees under the walls forcibly broke in.

"What's wrong?"

The leader was Helian Mu who arranged the foreman who was responsible for repairing the Du family's mansion, and at this time, he just shook his head and replied: "They are all refugees, they can't live in their hometown, so they fled to the capital, thinking that they can beg for some life at the foot of this Tianzi, but they don't want to be blocked outside the city gate." ”

"With so many people, has there been a natural disaster somewhere?" Yin Gewan asked.

The man glanced at her and replied, "This girl, you are laughing, and now this snow and frost country ...... Where is it used...... Woe to you! ”

Yin Gewan was surprised and said, "Since there is no disaster!" Then they ......"

"Go away, go away!" The leader yelled at a child who came to beg for food.

"In this year of war, this border is in chaos, alas, it is difficult for these people, and it is difficult to survive all the way to the capital, but I am afraid that I will not be able to stay!" The leader sighed, and then said, "When something like this happens, even if we can't bear it, we can't help them. Let's not talk about this, it will take an hour to get to Ling Yuan, Du Mansion has already been repaired according to the will of the Third Highness before, and now we only need Miss Du to go over and see what else needs to be rectified. ”

The five of them rode their horses, and Xia Liang found that these people's eyes were very wide, their faces were pale, and some of their lips were purple-black. The people on both sides of the road, after hearing the sound of horses' hooves, some of them hurriedly hid back in panic, and some opened their eyes and looked at it, as if they wanted to get up and move forward, but they only moved their feet and stood timidly in place.

At this time. A child came over with great courage and stretched out a pair of thin black hands to stop Xia Liang's horse.

Xia Liang was startled, and hurriedly tightened the reins, only to see the child staring at her with two big black and big eyes and said, "Sister, it's okay......"

Staring at her with longing eyes, Xia Liang couldn't bear it, and subconsciously touched the inner pocket on the side of his waist. She just came out of the Shura field, and naturally she didn't have a penny.

At this time, the leader spoke again: "Where did you come from, little brat, go away, be careful of Lao Tzu's whip." ”

The child retreated timidly, but his eyes were still staring at Xia Liang.

"What's your name?" Xia Liang suddenly spoke.

"Liangsheng!" The boy replied, his voice crisp and loud.

"My sister went out in a hurry this time, and she didn't bring silver taels on her body, although this jade ornament is not a fine product, but you can exchange it for some silver taels." Xia Liang took off the ornament around his neck and handed it over.

"Xia Liang, that wasn't left to you by your mother." Du Huanqing glanced at Nayu and blurted out.

Xia Liang ignored Du Huanqing, only looked at the child and said, "Xu is destined for us, you and I have a cool character in our names." My name is Xia Liang, Liang Sheng, I don't know if this thing can help you, but I hope you can live well. ”

Regardless of whether the child understood what she said or not, Xia Liang gently pulled the horse rope, the horse neighed lightly, and continued to hurry.

The city wall behind her is majestic, and the straight official road leads directly to the city gate, Xia Liang glanced back, and the black crowd on both sides of the door followed her away, and her figure gradually blurred and disappeared from sight.

The Du family in Lingyuan County, although it was baptized by fire, has now been renovated. The people who take care of it in the house are quite dedicated, but the scenes and things inside are no longer the familiar appearance of the Du family.

Before leaving, Du Huanqing quietly looked at the plaque on the door, which was no longer carved with the word Du Fu, but Xiao Qingyuan.

In the old days, now only this lonely mansion remains, Du Huanqing knows in his heart that although Helian Mu bought the land here, the plaque of Xiaoqing Garden that he hung shows that this place has nothing to do with the Du family.

The sky was gray, and the three of them stood behind Du Huanqing, and Xia Liang gently patted her shoulder to show comfort.

Du Huanqing finally put away her gaze and said, "I'm fine, that's fine, at least I still have some thoughts, as for this plaque...... I'm afraid that His Royal Highness didn't want to cause any trouble, so he made this decision. ”

Yin Gewan also came over to comfort her and said: "It's right for you to think like this, it doesn't matter if it's called Dufu or Qingyuan, I think your family as long as you live well, it will be the greatest reward to your family, besides, doesn't there be a green character in your name, it should be the garden given to you by His Royal Highness." ”

Du Huanqing glanced at Yin Gewan and said, "You have such an idea, even if the Third Highness is willing to send it, I don't dare to ask for it." ”