Chu Qiao's eyes were dark, and he almost fainted, and his heart was almost unable to load for a while. She clutched the girl's shirt tightly, and asked in a hoarse voice, word by word, "How long have you been walking, how long have you been walking?" ”

"It's been an hour, Yue'er, there's no salvation."

Chu Qiao turned his head and looked at Xiao Ba who was standing at the door. The child's eyes were red, and he looked up at her. As soon as the eyes of the two met, tears flowed down, but no one cried.

"Yue'er, I have to go back, be careful yourself. I heard from the people in the Huanyi room that Steward Zhu deliberately targeted you, did you offend him by something? ”

The house gradually fell silent, and in the courtyard was a large white white field, and the two children stood quietly and did not say a word for a long time.

The drum of the third watch had just been beaten, and the last two remaining children of the Jing family quietly passed through the bluestone forest and came to the Tinghu Lake behind Zhuge House. The cold wind is desolate, the bamboo forest is swaying, and there is a dead silence in the pavilion lake, and the waves are not alarmed, and it looks no different from the usual countless days and nights.

Chu Qiao knelt on a high slope and said to Xiao Ba beside him: "Xiao Ba, kneel down and kowtow to your brothers and sisters." ”

Hachi is not yet seven years old, and this child has undergone a big change tonight, and his little face has lost the innocence that a child should have. She knelt quietly beside Chu Qiao, bowed deeply in the direction of Tinghu, and kowtowed three times.

"Hachi, do you hate this place?"

The child nodded without saying a word.

Chu Qiao's voice was calm, and he said lightly: "Then do you want to leave?" ”

The child said in a deep voice, "Yes." ”

Chu Qiao looked ahead, his voice was flat, his eyes narrowed slightly, his brows furrowed slightly, and he said slowly: "I promise you, I will take you away soon." But before that, we still have some things to do, and when it's all over, we'll get out of here. ”

The child nodded quietly, kowtowed to the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Sister Juxiang, you always ask for the blessing of the gods and Buddhas, but you don't know that God has already been blind. You take your brothers and sisters to walk slowly, wait and see, wait and see Xiaoba and Sister Yue'er avenge you. ”

The cold wind was raging, the night was dark, and on the high slope of the high bluestone forest, two small figures leaned on each other and held hands tightly.

In December, there was a large-scale invasion of the Dog Rong people on the northwest frontier, and the wolf smoke was ignited, and the beacon fire was in the sky, and the army spread the ground.

Within 20 days, the fighting intensified, and tens of thousands of Lebanese people outside the border were drawn into the flames of war. The geographical location of the Northwest Pass is special, located between the western fiefdom of the Batuha family and the jurisdiction of the Yan King of Yanbei, the old Batu in the northwest and the lion king of Yanbei have been fighting for many years, and now with the background boss of the old Batu, Mu He's position in the court is becoming more and more stable, the Batuha family has gradually gained the upper hand. A few years ago, he finally seized the military power of the Northwest Pass, and wantonly changed blood to clean up the officers at and down the Northwest Pass. Other clans in the DPRK and China also sent their descendants to the northwest in a vain attempt to infiltrate the empire's largest military system. As a result, the experienced generals who have guarded the border for many years have stepped down one after another, and the people on top are all imperial magnates who have never even seen blood.

It is precisely because of this that the dog Rong people have an opportunity to knock open the first plug outside the Northwest Pass at a small price, and let the male soldiers enter the fertile land outside the Northwest Pass like sharp knives.

Although the Batuha family made a gesture of resistance in time and sent elite soldiers from the Northwest Pass to quell the chaos, because the enemy was not clear and there were many factions in the Guan, the resistance was carried out like a plate of scattered sand. Not only did the rebellion not ease at all, but it became more and more intense, and the emergency documents were sent to the imperial capital like snowflakes, requesting the Zhenhuang Elders to send troops to quell the rebellion.

On the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, the broken army star appeared, Zhaoming returned to seclusion, and the Qintian Palace Taizhu Zhao Buwen: Taihe was empty, the red water contained ice, and the big murderer.

The Seven Great Gatelords discussed overnight and decided to send the Huangtian Department to Guanwai to quell the rebellion in the northwest.

After the document was issued, it was submitted to Shengjin Palace, and the emperor read it, and the reply was approved.

All of a sudden, the Zhenhuang Imperial Capital was in turmoil, and the major families were nervous, and in the dark night, the turbulent undercurrent was surging rapidly under the thick ice.

At this moment, Chu Qiao was busy in the withered grass in the North Pavilion, carefully rummaging through those cat-winter snakes, but suddenly heard the sound of a horn resounding in his ears, like a white crane roaring, thick and majestic. She slowly straightened up, her eyes half-narrowed to the south of True Glory. There, is where the Shengjin Palace is located.

The night is thick, and the night road is very difficult to walk.

On the afternoon of the second day, when the snow was clear, under the glazed tiles of the Aoyama Pavilion, two lovely jade snow dogs were crystal clear and bright in the morning light. It had just snowed heavily last night, and the snowflakes had piled up more than a foot thick, and the cleaning staff passed by the snow dog, not squinting, as if they were afraid that they would get into trouble if they looked at it more.

Jin Si wore a small sable armor, sprinkled with flowers, and a tender pink silk around her waist, standing on a piece of white snow, looking more and more beautiful and beautiful. This girl, who has been serving by the side of the fourth young master all day long, is only thirteen years old now, but she is slim and beautiful. She is dexterous and docile when she usually follows her master, but at the moment she is a little arrogant. Her tone was cold, and her eyes were disgusted and said coldly to the children who were only wearing a thin shirt and hugging the jade snow dog: "Hug it tightly, the young master said, this jade is alive, as long as it is borrowed from popularity, it will be more radiant and clear, you lowly slaves and maids are fortunate to be able to contribute to the fourth young master today, but you are not allowed to be lazy, if I come back later to see who is disobedient, I will all go to Tinghu Lake to feed the fish." ”

The children immediately cowered and nodded in agreement, Jin Xi sneered, turned around and walked towards the warm flower room.

The weather gets colder and colder after the snow, and even wearing a ferret and holding a stove is a little unacceptable, let alone standing in the snow with only a thin shirt. Within a moment, the children's lips were frozen blue.

Chu Qiao had just come over from the Blue Mountain Courtyard with a plate of fresh peaches, and when Jin Xi saw it, he hurriedly ran out of the flower room and greeted him.

Chu Qiao turned around and stopped, his face was ruddy, his appearance was delicate, he tilted his head and said, "Sister Jinsi, what's the matter?" ”

"The fourth young master is taking a nap, just give me the peach."

Chu Qiao nodded with a smile and handed over the peach. Jin Xi turned around and entered the flower room, but before he could sit down, he heard an angry shout from the Xuan Pavilion. Jin Xi put down the peach in a panic and ran away.

Before she reached the door, a colorful shadow flew out of the door, hitting her face with a bang, soft and cold to the touch, and a trace of fishy slippery.

Jin Xi looked down and saw that it was a little snake with her head held high and spit out a letter, and she was suddenly frightened and sat on the ground with a sigh of surprise.

Chu Qiao ran into the house, only to see Zhuge Yue frowning, wearing a lake green brocade shirt leaning on the soft couch, black blood flowing on his wrists, obviously having been bitten by a snake. She hurriedly ran forward in a few steps, grabbed Zhuge Yue's wrist, picked up the knife on the table to cut fruit, and cut it at the wound.

When the subordinates outside the door saw it, they shouted, and someone came forward to take this rebellious little slave.

Zhuge Yue frowned, waved his hand slightly, and stopped the movements of the people. But seeing that Chu Qiao only scratched a small cross wound, after squeezing it a few times, he lowered his head and sucked it with his mouth, and then spit out twice, and said anxiously: "Young master, please don't exert force, otherwise the poison will spread faster, and the slave will go to the doctor." ”

In a moment, a large number of minions had gathered at the door, and Jin Zhu rushed forward in a panic, pushed Chu Qiao away, knelt on the ground and grabbed Zhuge Yue's hand and shouted, "Young Master, how are you?" ”

Zhuge Yue frowned, as if he was very annoyed that she grabbed his hand, kicked Jin Candle's chest, and shouted in a deep voice: "Get out!" ”

Jin Candle's hand touched the ground, and suddenly screamed, only to see insects and snakes crawling all over the ground, there were more than 20 of them, which looked weird and terrifying.

Chu Qiao turned out the candlestick, lit it quickly, and used fire to drive away the snake, the snake was afraid of fire, and immediately dispersed.

The doctor of the Zhuge family quickly arrived, the crowd was dispersed, and the people under the service of Qingshan Courtyard all knelt at the door tremblingly, all with faces as white as earth.

After a while, a doctor in the middle of the room came out and said to the people, "Who is Miss Xing'er?" ”

Chu Qiao stood up from behind the crowd, short in stature, with a young face, raised his hand and whispered, "Sir, I am." ”

The doctor didn't expect it to be such a big child, he was a little stunned, and said in a deep voice: "Come in, the fourth young master said that you took drugs for him, and asked the old man to take a look for you." ”

The hundred and ten subordinates on both sides of the front and back were shocked and looked up at Chu Qiao.

Chu Qiao's face was panicked, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times to thank the master for his mercy, and then followed the doctor into the Xuan Pavilion.

The cold wind was steep, and the people of the Zhuge family, who were facing the high and low, quickly turned their minds.

After a while, Chu Qiao walked out, his face was deferential, and he couldn't see any arrogant appearance.

After the doctor left, the two girls, Jin Xi and Jin Zhu, walked into Zhuge Yue's room with a few high-ranking subordinates. Zhuge Yue leaned back in the chair, his eyes half-closed, and asked lightly, "Who is on duty in the house today?" ”

Jin Zhu glanced at Jin Si, his face was like earth, and he stumbled and said, "Young Master, yes, it's a slave, the slave just ......."

"Needless to say," Zhuge Yue said in a deep voice indifferently, "You know my rules here, and I have never raised idlers who eat idle food. Go down and get thirty boards yourself, and then take my letter and go to the Anjun Academy to get a position. ”

When Jin Zhu heard this, tears suddenly flowed, and he knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "Young master, you will spare the slave and maid this time, the slave and maid will never dare in the future." ”

Zhuge Yue frowned slightly, and the two powerful men immediately stepped forward, set up the brocade candle and walked out.

"Who's guarding the door?"

The two family members knelt on the ground, trembling all over, kowtowing incessantly, and were so frightened that they couldn't even speak.

Zhuge Yue opened his eyes and glanced at the two of them lightly, and said, "It's the two of you?" After speaking, he snorted lightly, "You have always beaten others, in that case, now go to the patio and beat each other with boards, whoever dies first will not be punished." ”

There was a dead silence in the room, Zhuge Yue's wrist was injured, he was upset, and he frowned and said, "Get out, I'm upset when I look at you." ”

If the people are amnesty, they will all withdraw from the ground. At this time, a small voice suddenly said, "Young Master, can the slave maid remove the few pots of burning vine horns outside the Xuan Pavilion?" ”

Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrows and looked over with the sound.