The nursing home frowned, looked the little Chu Qiao up and down, and secretly said When did the old lady change her preferences and start to favor such a girl who has not yet grown up? He said suspiciously, "Who told you to go?" Do you know where the old lady's outer house is? ”

"I have the address." The child rummaged through his small baggage, took out a piece of white paper, drew with his white and tender little hands, and muttered, "Go out of the house, turn left at the third intersection, and in front of you is the Fuxiang Restaurant......

"Alright," shouted the nurse impatiently, "who told you that, why didn't anyone take you there?" ”

The child replied honestly: "Aunt Song came to tell me, she was going to take me there, but when she just crossed the stone bridge, she accidentally fell off the bridge and smashed the ice, I watched her sink, I guess she probably can't take me there." ”

"What?" The nurse suddenly shouted, grabbed Chu Qiao's shoulder, and shouted, "Who did you say fell from the stone bridge?" ”

"Aunt Song, the steward of the miscellaneous backyard."

With a snap, the man's slap suddenly slammed heavily on the child's face, and he scolded: "You little rabbit cub, why didn't you say it earlier?" Someone! Follow me to save people! ”

Chu Qiao was knocked to the ground, his ears buzzed, watching everyone rush away in a mess, the corners of the child's mouth were slightly raised, bringing out a hint of indifferent sneer.

This slap, she will remember.

Chu Qiao quickly stood up, picked up the burden in his hand, and walked towards the gate without looking back. The three-person tall gold-inlaid Zhu Gate, on both sides of the mighty stone lions, the vermilion lacquer is eye-catching, and there is a trace of evil aura in the weirdness. The three glittering big characters of Zhuge Mansion are engraved on the lintel, which is brilliant and dazzling.

Chu Qiao took a short step, laboriously stepped over the threshold, and stood in one foot in the door and one outside the door. The bright morning sun shone on his body, and even the air seemed to be freshened. From now on, life will be another starting point, and she will always remember the humiliation she has suffered, the blood and tears she has shed.

The child pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and raised his hind feet to step out of the rotting cage.

At this moment, a familiar shrill scream suddenly came from the patio of the right wing of the front garden, mixed with the frightened crying of the child. The front and back doors of the right compartment were wide open, and the muffled sound of the board slapping on the flesh and blood spread throughout the entire Zhuge mansion.

The servants who passed by all looked sideways, waiting to see who would enjoy such a "privilege".

Chu Qiao stood in front of the mansion, and she could walk out of this cannibalistic courtyard in just one step, but those screams kept hitting her ear drums.

The child's brow furrowed more and more, and finally retracted his small steps, turned around and quickly ran towards the right compartment.

Fate will give people a chance to choose many times in many cases, and one step can often change a lot of things.

Zhuge Yue was dressed in a pale green brocade dress, with dark green green lotuses embroidered on the placket, his black hair was loosely tied behind him, his face was as white as jade, his eyes were as black as ink, and his lips had a hint of red that was different from ordinary people. Although he was only thirteen or fourteen years old, he looked evil and cold, his eyes were half-squinted, as if everything in this world could not enter his eyes, and he was as indifferent as the snow on the top of this midwinter peak. He lay on his side on a soft chair painted with red sandalwood, his elbows supporting the back of his head, and the handsome maids on both sides squatted beside him holding fine incense and tea, and from time to time peeled a fresh lychee for him that had been transported by a thousand miles of express horses from Bian Tang.

Twenty paces in front of him, the child in the clothes of a servant had been beaten to the ground, and even his cry was getting faint. A little slave girl of six or seven years old knelt beside her, constantly kowtowing and begging for mercy, her forehead had been broken, and blood was flowing everywhere, spreading over the child's clear and tearful eyes.

The sun is gradually rising, Zhenhuang City is located on the Hongchuan Plateau, although it is the middle of winter, the sun is still fierce. Zhuge Yue raised his head, frowned slightly, and narrowed his eyes slightly. When the maids on both sides saw this, they nervously raised their umbrellas and covered his head. Zhuge Yue sat up straight, waved his hand to the attendants on both sides, and leaned back on the back of the chair.

The two powerful men immediately stepped forward respectfully, lifted Zhuge Yue's soft chair one after the other, and walked outside the door of the right compartment.

The girl who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing was shocked when she saw it, screamed in panic, climbed forward, grabbed the corner of Zhuge Yue's clothes, and cried and said: "Fourth young master, please let me go, if you fight again, he will die!" ”

Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrows, glanced down slightly, and looked at the girl's black and blood-stained little hand.

The child felt an irrepressible cold suddenly hit his head, and saw that Zhuge Yue's white boots had five blood-stained finger prints, which looked particularly eye-catching and dazzling.

The child was startled, opened his mouth, and after a long time, he rubbed Zhuge Yue's boots vigorously with his sleeve in a panic, and cried: "I'm sorry, Fourth Young Master, Xiao Qi will wipe you clean up immediately." ”

With a bang, the big man carrying the sedan chair kicked the child to the ground, and the maids on both sides immediately knelt forward and took off the dirty boots. Zhuge Yue glanced at the child, then turned his head, his eyes were faint, and he couldn't see any emotion.

The maid who was accompanying her said coldly, "Chop off her hand." ”

The child suddenly forgot to cry, and sat on the ground dumbfounded, and the wolf-like guard quickly rushed forward, and the long knife at his waist was instantly unsheathed, only to see a blood line rising to the sky in an instant, and a white and thin little hand was cut off to the ground!

The piercing screams broke through the sky in an instant, scattering the vultures that screamed fiercely.

The young man, on the other hand, sat quietly in the soft chair with his eyes closed, as if he had seen or heard nothing.

Chu Qiao stood at the door in a daze, like a statue cast in stone, her crazy footsteps stopped, her eyes widened, she covered her mouth tightly, and she couldn't move a single bit.

"Fourth Young Master, this kid is out of breath."

Zhuge Yueyun glanced at the little corpse lightly, stretched out his slender fingers and rubbed his temples, and said lightly: "Throw it into the Houshan Pavilion Lake to feed the fish." ”

"Yes."

The strong man lifted Zhuge Yue's soft chair and walked forward slowly, and all the subordinates hurriedly knelt down, not even daring to raise their heads.

"Wait." When passing in front of the courtyard gate of the right wing, Zhuge Yue suddenly said softly, turned his head slightly, looked at Chu Qiao, who was standing in front of the courtyard gate with his eyes staring at him, frowned and said in a deep voice, "Which courtyard slave are you, why don't you kneel when you see me?" ”

The morning breeze blew, rolling up the fine dust in the corners of the wall, the sun pierced the eyes, like sharp silver needles, and there were white birds flying in the sky, their wings snow-white, like snow in early winter. Chu Qiao inhaled deeply, bit his lip tightly, swallowed the anger inch by inch, knelt on the ground with a plop, looked straight at the green brick ground with his eyes, opened widely, and said in a panicked tone like a child: "Yue'er is a handyman in the backyard, please forgive Yue'er for not being knowledgeable, Yue'er saw the young master for the first time, and thought she had seen a fairy." ”

Zhuge Yue's face softened slightly, seeing that this child was as cute as snow jade, young in age, and not very eloquent in his speech, he seemed to be quite interested, so he asked again: "How old are you and what is your name?" ”

"Back to the fourth young master, Yue'er is seven years old this year, and her surname is Jing."

"Jing Yue'er?" Zhuge Yue said, "Then you can change your name and follow me in the future, just call it, just call it Xing'er." ”

Chu Qiao immediately kowtowed to the ground and said loudly, "Xing'er Xie Fourth Young Master." ”

Zhuge Yue retracted his gaze, and his subordinates lifted the chair, turned the corridor, and were no longer visible.

The lively end was just the death of a low-level slave, and the people of Zhuge Mansion had already seen it, and they dispersed after a while. A few of the cleaners lifted the child's small body, wrapped it in a sack, dragged it on the ground, and walked in the direction of Tinghu in the backyard.

The child was still very young, and the flesh and blood all over his body had been broken, and the blood flowed out through the sack, dripping stickily on the green brick floor, and pulling into a long blood mark.

Chu Qiao was still kneeling on the ground, his back rising and falling, his teeth biting his lower lip tightly, his eyes straight, and his two small fists clenched tightly. She watched as the sack was slowly dragged away from her eyes, the piercing blood spreading to the ground, stained with filthy dust, and a large tear swirling in her eyes, snapping, falling on the back of her hand.

"Yue'er, don't be afraid, the fifth brother is here."

"We ate very well tonight, the fourth young master gave us vegetables, braised carp, sweet and sour pork ribs, vinegar tenderloin, whiteboard duck, so many dishes, I want to vomit after eating, and now I can't eat anything."

"Yue'er, don't worry, one day in the future, the fifth brother will let you be fed and clothed, and bring you all the good things in this world to eat, not only braised pork, but also ginseng, abalone, bird's nest, shark fin, elephant pull, everything you want. At that time, no one will want to bully us again, Yue'er, do you believe Fifth Brother? ”

"Yue'er, the fifth brother will protect you, I'm here with you, don't be afraid."

……

Grief and hatred surged up like the sea, but she knew that she could not cry, and she could not show even the slightest resentment at this time. She wiped her face with the back of her hand, and quickly stood up, next to the empty patio, Xiao Qi, who had broken his hand, had passed out, and the blood from his broken wrist was flowing like a spring, but no one paid attention to it.

Chu Qiao quickly tore her clothes, pressed Xiao Qi's acupuncture points, and quickly bandaged the child to stop the bleeding, and after doing everything, she carried Xiao Qi on her back, gritted her teeth and walked to the backyard.

As soon as he walked out of the courtyard gate, a cold voice suddenly said in a deep voice: "Stop! Who allowed you to carry her away? ”

Chu Qiao raised her head, only to see that it was Zhu Shun, who had locked her up for three days that day, the child frowned slightly, and said calmly: "The fourth young master didn't say that he was going to kill her." ”

"The master didn't say he was going to let her go!" Zhu Shun looked at Chu Qiao coldly, and said coldly, "Speculating on the master's mind in vain, I don't know whether I am alive or dead, come on, take it for me!" ”

The two family members stepped forward and wanted to pull Chu Qiao's arm, Chu Qiao hurriedly hid, and Xiao Qi snorted abruptly during the pull, and the blood that had just stopped flowed out again.

"Who dares to come here! I'm the person next to the fourth young master, you all don't want to die? ”

Zhu Shun sneered and said: "Before I got the chicken feathers, I was already a Lingji, and the fourth young master would not remember that you would dare to use this to scare me if you didn't remember that you were such a person!" ”

Chu Qiao raised his eyebrows, carrying Xiao Qi on his back, and suddenly stepped back like a little leopard, his eyes rolled sharply, and his brows were furrowed.

"Steward Zhu, didn't you go to inform Young Master Huai for my family's descendants, why are you entangled here? I see you're really free. ”