A small hill three or four days away from the capital, behind the slope is a lonely mountain that is not high or low, and in front of the slope is a small river less than a zhang wide. Although the mountains are not high and the water is not deep, it can be regarded as a treasure of feng shui in the eyes of ordinary people.

"What a great place!" Walking into the carriage at the bottom of the slope in the sunset, Qiu Yulan held the curtain and said with a smile - her eyes were on a frightened hare - especially the fat and toned hind legs stayed for a long time before she retracted it fiercely and looked at the top of the slope.

Through the afterglow of the setting sun, you can see that a group of people are gathered there, dressed in simple clothes, and there are no glamorous people.

"Send someone up and ask if it's someone from the Xihe Palace?" Qiu Yulan stared at it for a moment, and smiled meaningfully, "Let the person who hosts come down and speak!" ”

Although the hillside is not high, it takes some effort to go back and forth.

After a while, it was getting dark, and the people started to light torches—after all, this was a wilderness, and it was open on all sides, and seven or eight torches could illuminate such a place.

Beyond the firelight, there was endless darkness, and Su He, who was afraid of the dark, couldn't help but sit in front of Qiu Yulan, not daring to leave an inch.

Qiu Yulan looked funny, and was about to say a few words of relief, but a light cough came from not far away, and her tone was surprised: "Fifth sister, why are you here?" ”

The subordinates parted according to the sound and let Qiu Hongzhi walk in.

The eldest son of the prince has been crowned, he is short, but his appearance is delicate, wearing a navy blue robe, his right hand keeps turning a jade wrench, his left hand is behind his back, and his expression is alienated and guarded, "Aren't you serving in the general's mansion?" Why did you leave General Ruan here? ”

Qiu Yulan was too lazy to talk to him: "Is the Lu family buried?" ”

This unceremonious question and the content of the question made Qiu Hongzhi frown, and anger appeared on his face!

But Qiu Yulan followed up with a sentence: "What are you angry about? Do you want me to call her grandmother?! Does she deserve it? ”

"The fifth sister laughed." Qiu Hongzhi's face was gloomy, he hated Qiu Yulan from the bottom of his heart, not to mention the love that Mrs. Lu loved him during her lifetime, but said that after Mrs. Lu went, in the fight for the position of the son, the huge help he lost was enough for him to hate this cousin to death.

But he still couldn't do anything about this cousin, so he showed an unconcealable disgust at the moment, "What are you asking for?" ”

"What to do?!" Qiu Yulan was impatient than him, his face was gloomy, and he shouted, "Tell me, why did you bury the Lu family here?" ”

"She can't be buried in our ancestral grave, and she remembers her grandfather, and wants to overlook it here, this little wish, fifth sister, you are the lord of the county, you don't care, right?" Qiu Hongzhi was robbed one after another in front of his subordinates, and he couldn't get off the stage very much, and he was afraid of throwing his hands away, so he was grabbed by Qiu Yulan and tossed things out, so he had to answer with his breath.

However, Qiu Yulan sneered: "Why don't I care?!" I ask you, who is she?! ”

Without waiting for Qiu Hongzhi's answer, she had already answered herself, "She is an outsider!" Since Grandmother kicked her out, it has nothing to do with our family! Thinking that she gave birth to an uncle, and you did her funeral, I have turned a blind eye and didn't care about you...... But you still bury her in this place where you can see our ancestral grave? What do you mean by that? Do you think your grandmother has done something wrong and she has been wronged?! ”

Qiu Hongzhi's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "I asked my uncle of the Lian family before I left Beijing......

"Then you must not have made it clear to your uncle!" Qiu Yulan said coldly, "Otherwise, it would be strange if my uncle promised you!" You probably told your uncle about your difficulties, and asked him to promise you to come out and bury the Lu family, right? Don't think I'm so young to deceive! Let me tell you, she is not allowed to be buried in this place, if you dare to bury it, just wait for me to enter the palace and cry out to my grandmother! Sue your father and son for unfilial piety! I still look at it from afar, and I still remember my grandfather! Shameless thing! Who was her grandfather? Worthy of remembering my grandfather!? ”

Qiu Hongzhi was so angry that his face turned pale, and he couldn't help but take a step towards the carriage: "You ......"

Su He hurriedly stood in front of Qiu Yulan and looked at him vigilantly.

"Get out of the way!" Qiu Yulan pushed her aside and sneered, "What? I'll correct your mistakes, but you want to do it to me?! I've never seen someone as ignorant as you! I'm here now, you come up and give me a try! ”

"Childe, you are angry!" Qiu Hongzhi's subordinates hurriedly grabbed him - Qiu Hongzhi really couldn't hold back and went up to beat Qiu Yulan, with the tossing strength of this county lord, Qiu Hongzhi's life is estimated to be over!

Qiu Hongzhi himself also understood this truth, although he wanted to strangle this cousin to death, but his fists were clenched and opened, several times in a row, he still forced himself to hold back, and almost gritted his teeth and asked, "Then what do you mean?" ”

"Find a place to bury it from afar! It's just an abandoned concubine who was kicked out, her name has long been lost on the family tree, and she still wants to have something to do with our family! Qiu Yulan said calmly, "When I was alive, I was an old lady for more than ten years without face and skin, and I enjoyed the blessing of being like a concubine for more than ten years, why are you still entangled when you die?!" The goods of the eight-lifetime mixed hook column are not necessarily so shameless and obscene! ”

"You !!" Rao Qiuhongzhi decided to be patient, and was also angry by her mean words, and was about to rush up as soon as he rolled up his sleeves, "I'll ...... you"

Qiu Yulan's eyes flashed, jumped out of the carriage, pointed at him and said, "What am I?" You make it clear to me! ”

"Childe! Calm down! Calm down! The subordinates were so frightened that they pulled Qiu Hongzhi to the side of the road, and at this time, they didn't care that Qiu Yulan would hear it, and persuaded one after another, "The prince is sick, and the princess also said that she was not happy, and said that the seventh prince was young, and pushed the matter to you - what do you mean by this?" Have you forgotten what your in-laws said? Moreover, the lord of the five counties clearly said that he would go back to the general's mansion to serve the sick...... Why did you come here all of a sudden?! ”

These words were like a bucket of ice water, pouring down from Qiu Hong's head - the servant was afraid that he would not be able to persuade him, so he simply told the past: "Last time you were pushed down the lake in the palace, the matter was asked and finally fell on Aunt Liu's head, how can you say this is possible!" Aunt Liu is favored and has no children, why should she harm you?! ”

Qiu Hongzhi took a deep breath, pushed away the hand of the servant, walked up to Qiu Yulan, and said in a deep voice: "The princess asked you to come over?" ”

At this time, Qiu Yulan also suppressed the vitriol just now, and smiled as if she had never said those words: "No wonder the Lu family and uncle like you, big brother, you are really smart and smart!" ”

"Is the princess kind to you? You're helping him like this? Qiu Hongzhi sneered, "Do you think Qiu Yinzhi inherited the throne, what good will you have?" The princess is ...... person"

"Stop!" Qiu Lulan raised her hand to signal him to shut up, "Auntie, she revealed this place and the time you came over to me, I know very well!" But even if she doesn't try to tell me, I'll inquire. ”

She narrowed her eyes, "Big brother, should you, think I came here to be angry with you, right?" ”

Qiu Hongzhi frowned slightly, and suddenly felt bad in his heart, he asked coldly, "Where are you going?" ”

"I want to go and visit the graves of my grandfather and grandmother, as well as my father and my mother." Qiu Yulan looked at him with a smile, "I accidentally missed the overnight stay today!" I'm so scared when a girl walks at night...... But who told me to meet you, big brother? Come with me, so you won't worry about me, and I won't be afraid, will you? ”

Qiu Hongzhi said angrily: "What do you mean?!" ”

"I don't want you to bury Lu in person!" Qiu Yulan said very frankly, "When my mother passed away, I, as a daughter, couldn't send her the last ride!" That's still a princess! Why should a lowly abandoned concubine of the Lu family have a grandson to see him off? Do you think I'm the kind of person who repays grievances with virtue, magnanimity, and compassion?! ”

In the firelight, she smiled sweetly, beautiful and charming, but her eyes were indifferent, which made people's hearts cold, "Don't hesitate!" Come with me! Otherwise, after I returned to Beijing, I said that you didn't go to sweep the grave of your serious grandfather and grandmother for the burial of an abandoned concubine in our family! Think for yourself how happy your mother-in-law must be when this reputation spreads?! ”

Qiu Hongzhi's face was distorted for a long time, and in the whispered persuasion of his henchmen, he stomped his foot fiercely and squeezed out a word from between his teeth: "Good!" ”

"Oh, there's one more thing." Qiu Yulan turned around with satisfaction, suddenly stopped again, and said lightly, "At the beginning, my mother's funeral was completed by my cousin Ruan for five thousand taels of silver. So if you want to bury the Lu family, you have to give me six thousand taels of silver!" Otherwise, she wouldn't want to go into this soil! ”

Qiu Hongzhi almost vomited blood: "That's the money collected by the princess!! ”

"Aren't you in charge these days? Give it to me as soon as you get back! Qiu Yulan said lightly, "If you don't take it, believe me, I have a lot of experience in debt collection...... Moreover, by that time, there will be no such good thing as only six thousand taels of you! ”

Qiu Hongzhi looked at the car curtain she threw down with her hand, and his face was pale!

The next day, at noon, spring was all over the ground.

"Lu died, not only at the hands of her own son, but also deceived to death by her son. I think she must have been so uncomfortable before she died, right? And her aftermath is also extremely embarrassing...... Ha! ”

Under the tall mausoleum, Qiu Yulan, who was dressed in plain clothes, lost the meanness of the previous day, she sent everyone away, fiddled with the paper money in the brazier, and spoke softly to Princess Ruan in the mausoleum, "She hurt you and your father, and forced you to commit suicide to save your daughter...... In fact, even if you kill yourself, your real daughter is still gone...... I don't even know how she didn't? ”

"Youmian Xiang is too involved, and Lu Shi refuses to explain where she got it; As for Qiu Mengmin, after being tempted that night, he didn't seem to know...... Why else would you think your death isn't a big deal? I can't find out the real culprit behind the scenes now, so I can only send Lu Shi on the road first and give you a breath of relief! ”

"Of course, the people who have bullied your mother and daughter over the years are not just the Lu family. Qiu Mengmin, Qiu Yuqing, Princess Yang...... Up and down the Xihe Palace, it's really like what Cousin Ruan said, there is no good thing! Qiu Yulan muttered, "Don't worry, I will remember it all, and I will never let anyone go...... After all, who knows if they still have the sleeping incense in their hands?! ”

"I still don't even know what it smells like or what it looks like...... How tired are you to keep guarding against it? So...... It's better that they're all dead, so I'm not afraid. The firelight shone back on her face, and the originally white and delicate cheeks seemed to be dyed with a layer of rouge, and the bright color was compelling, "Oh, I almost forgot, and there is good news: the Ruan family has an heir, and it will not be extinct." Even though the Ruan family is very ruined now, the heir of your mother's family is very powerful! ”

“…… Although there seems to be some problems with the way he came. ”

"But it's good to me, and this good is still thanks to you - after all, I made him angry three times and twice, and I am not a qualified cousin in his mind, I don't think it is because you are his aunt, he has long since ignored me, right?"

"However, as long as he can hold up the lintel of the Ruan family, it is okay to ignore me in the future...... Anyway, I should have no problem standing on my own in the future...... ......."

"All in all, I will give you justice one by one for the grievances you have suffered and the despair you have felt......"

"If nothing else, just because of the past, my parents also tried their best to protect me...... It's a pity that I can't honor them now. I would like you to receive this on your behalf......"

She stretched out her hand, rubbing the words on the inscription little by little, and at the end, she leaned her head on the tablet, and the cold touch made her feel a little trance: "Dad, Mom, are you okay?" ”

Memories of past and present lives come flooding back.

But Qiu Yulan had already learned self-control in the last days, she only indulged her thoughts for a short while, then forced herself to stand up, and bowed deeply towards the mausoleum: "I'll accompany you here this time, I have to go back - but hopefully, I will come back to you to tell you more good news soon!" ”

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Su He and the others had already walked over to this side, Qiu Yulan took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped the tears from his cheeks, and said softly: "Yes, no matter what situation I come into, I have to live...... And live well! I did it...... Isn't it? ”

Her parents in her previous life both died because they covered her in the tide of corpses, and the last words of the two were the same sentence: "Live!" Live well! ”

"I've survived, and I'm going to live well...... I have to look at those who stand in my way, one is worse than the other! Qiu Yulan threw the handkerchief into the brazier and indifferently ordered, "Go back!" ”

The sky is high and the clouds are light.

It is such a season when the spring sun is like water and wind, even the cemetery full of pines and cypresses, at this moment, is also clothed with a layer of warmth and warmth—such a vein, like the tenderness and love of a mother, full of the Creator's love for the living beings.

The more you go out, the brighter the scenery, as if in front of her, gradually paving a vibrant path: the more you go, the brighter it becomes; The more you go, the more prosperous you become.

In the mighty fresh spring, the fragrance is boundless.

[End of this volume]