Lu Qianmo came out of the pawnshop and went back to the deacon's mansion by herself, but during the process, she found that many people were secretly following her.

As soon as she arrived at the gate of the deacon's mansion, she was stopped by an immature child's voice.

"This big brother is good."

Lu Qianmo stopped looking for prestige, and saw a well-behaved little girl standing not far away looking at her. Although the little girl was wearing clothes and pants with patches sewn all over them, the whole person was clean. I think it should be the little baby of the ordinary people.

Lu Qianmo smiled at the little girl and asked, "Are you calling me?" ”

"Hmm." The little girl kept pointing at the melon seeds on her little head and told Lu Qianmo that she had not guessed wrong.

"Then what are you looking for me?" Lu Qianmo asked patiently.

Hearing this, the little girl took out an envelope from her pocket and handed it to Lu Qianmo, "Someone has given me some silver, let me give this to you." ”

Lu Qianmo looked at the letter in the little girl's hand but didn't answer it, she was wondering who would look for her. "Do you remember what the person who asked you for help looked like?"

The girl nodded in understanding, but said, "I can only tell you that he is also a big brother." The eldest brother is a good person, he helped Xue'er's mother buy medicine and gave her mother some silver. Xue'er promised her big brother not to tell anyone. ”

Lu Qianmo took out a silver ingot from his arms, "This is for you, thank you for helping to send the letter." ”

Who knows, Xue'er didn't accept it, and refused: "Xue'er has already accepted the remuneration of that big brother." ”

"I know. This is for your mother's treatment, use it to buy some good medicine for your mother, so that she can get better quickly. ”

Xue'er was a little hesitant, her mother had been sick for a long time, and because she had no money, she could only drag it all the time. Recently, her mother even began to cough up blood, and she was very afraid that her mother would leave her. But my mother taught me not to take other people's things at will.

Seeing that the other party was hesitant, Lu Qianmo smiled at the little girl and said, "Xue'er took the silver to treat her mother's illness, and when she grows up and earns money in the future, how about returning it to her brother?" ”

Xue'er's eyes lit up, and she asked expectantly, "Is it really possible?" ”

"Hmm." Lu Qianmo touched Xue'er's head and nodded with a smile.

Xue'er took the letter and handed it to Lu Qianmo, then took the other party's silver, and promised very seriously: "Thank you, big brother, I will come here to pay you back when Xue'er earns money." ”

"Okay." Xue'er's family background is not good, judging from her actions just now, she should have a pair of good parents. I hope she will have smooth sailing in her future life.

Back at the Ruling Mansion, Ye Qiao handed Lu Qianmo a letter.

Lu Qianmo was curious in her heart, what day was it today, and why so many people sent letters to herself. She took the lead in opening the letter given by Ye Qiao, and the person who wrote the letter only said that there was news that Lu Qianmo wanted, and asked her to meet tomorrow night.

Back in the room, Lu Qianmo opened the letter sent by Xue'er, and the familiar handwriting jumped into her eyes, but she felt a little uneasy. Why did he appear in Dongyue Imperial City at this time, and even came secretly.

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On the top of the Nanyu City Tower, an elegant-looking man stood with a sword. Years of military life on the border have added a bit of tenacity to his elegant face, and the heavy responsibility of guarding the border has left marks on his face. A finger-length scar loomed in the face, out of step with his face.

Now it is early winter, the cold climate in the south, and the cold wind is blowing in his face, blowing Mo Qingyan, who has not slept well for two days, very awake.

There was a sound of footsteps, and when Mo Qingyan turned around, he saw the elderly general of the border pass in the Western Tang Dynasty.

"Old General." The old general is also a teacher and a friend to himself, and he is like a father.

When he first arrived in Nanyu eight years ago, he was just a milky prince, although he didn't have any emotions on the surface, but deep down he was dissatisfied with his father's arrangement, and even resentful.

I left my hometown, my mother, and Ke'er, all without asking his opinion. At first, the mother concubine also objected, cried, but it was useless, and then gradually turned into acceptance.

He had overheard the conversation between his father and his mother, and understood his plans, but he never thought about whether he wanted to. In the face of the compromise of the mother, he also has resentment, although he understands that for the king of a country, the mother has no ability to change at all, but there is always a pimple in his heart.

When he first arrived, the old general did not take care of himself because he was a prince, and had to participate in training every day like an ordinary soldier. I was overloaded with training every day, and I gritted my teeth every time, but I never slouched once. may be said to be stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat, but in fact, a big reason is that he wants to paralyze himself with this kind of training day and night.

In the first three years of coming here, whether he was a prince, a soldier, a captain, or a general, he always wanted to return to Tang Jingcheng. One day five years ago, when the news of General Pei's mansion was destroyed, he was stunned. Obviously, he received a letter from Ke'er five days ago, in which he said that General Pei had agreed to her to come to Nanyu to visit him, and his full expectation had now changed into an impossible knot.

At that time, he was crazy and wanted to rush back to Tang Jingcheng, but he was blocked by the old general and his own soldiers in the general's mansion in Nanyu City. The two sides could not hold on, and the initial obstruction turned into violence. At that time, he was the first to move, although he understood that the old general was for his own good, but he didn't care about everything at that time, and just wanted to see Ke'er for the last time, even if it was just a cold corpse.

Unfortunately, the confrontation ended with two months of bed confinement with serious injuries. The knife wound on the face was left at that time, and the other party was also unintentional, and later the doctor said that it was good to live and raise without leaving a scar, but he wanted to leave this scar. This reminds me of the pain and hatred at that time.

The old general stood on the city wall and looked into the distance, with a pair of old eyes blazing, "The deployment of troops in southern Xinjiang in the past two days is ordinary, and I am afraid that there will be trouble." ”

"I don't know who provoked southern Xinjiang." Mo Qingyan followed the old general's line of sight.

Yes, in the eyes of everyone, Southern Xinjiang is the least ambitious of the four countries, and I don't know why it will transfer troops at this time. "Whoever provokes them, it's time for you to go." The emperor's decree has reached five days, and if you don't leave, it will be a rebellion, and it is not worth it.

Since General Pei's Mansion was destroyed, Mo Qingyan has fallen into a dead cycle in the face of whether to return to Tang Jingcheng. He not only wanted to go back to find out who was behind the scenes to avenge Pei Ke, but he was also afraid that he would return to his hometown to hear the bits and pieces that he had been with Pei Ke, he didn't dare to face it, he was afraid that Pei Ke would blame him.

Five years have passed, and the holy decree of the Western Tang Emperor has finally arrived, but he is not in a hurry.

"I'll talk about it when the southern Xinjiang side calms down." This is the excuse that Mo Qingyan made for himself.

The old general understood what Mo Qingyan was thinking, "Don't you want to find out who is behind the scenes to avenge Ke'er?" Now here's your chance. "General Pei and he are friends of life and death, and they have been on the battlefield together to kill the enemy, and out of selfishness, he also hopes to find out the people behind the scenes, and hold grievances for General Pei. He understood that Mo Qingyan also had this thought, otherwise he would not have said so.

"If I leave, there will be trouble in southern Xinjiang, and you will be the only one left." Mo Qingyan looked at the old general worriedly. The old general led the troops for decades, guarded here for decades, and lived a life of fighting horses all his life. Originally, he had a son under his knees, but he died young due to a natural illness, and her wife was too sad because the white-haired man sent the black-haired man, so he went early. The old general has only one wife in his life, and it is said that they have been young and have a very good relationship, and after the death of Mrs. Nian, the old general did not remarry.

Hahahaha~"The old man has been fighting horses all his life, if he really dares to attack in southern Xinjiang, even if the old man dies in battle, he will not let them step into Nanyu City half a step." The old general patted Mo Qingyan's shoulder with his hand and said, "Child, go with confidence." You're still young, do what you have to do. ”

"You're not here yet." Mo Qingyan sighed.

"Well, it's different. My husband has been determined to be a soldier since he was a child, and this is my ambition. And that's not what you're aiming for. ”

"I've long been a man of no ambitions." Ever since he learned that General Pei's mansion had been destroyed and Pei Ke had died, his heart had died, and he had no desire to pursue everything, let alone his body......

"Although I understand the importance of Ke'er in your heart, you still have to let go of what you should let go. If you can, may you meet again in the next life. The old general reassured.

Put it down? He really couldn't do it. Perhaps only on the day of death can his heart stop hurting.

Seeing that Mo Qingyan didn't speak, the old general sighed deeply, then patted the other party's shoulder and said, "I'll report the transfer of troops in southern Xinjiang first, so that you can still have an excuse to stay for a few more days." These days, you should think about it, pack up your mood and go back to Tangjing City. With that, the old general went down to the city tower, leaving Mo Qingyan alone on the city wall.

After the old general left, Mo Qingyan continued to stay on the city wall for nearly an hour, he looked into the distance, and his mind flew to the memory of his past with Pei Ke before leaving Tang Jingcheng.

At sunset, the winter sun was soon engulfed by the night, the cold wind was whining, and a torch was lit on the city tower, stretching Mo Qingyan's figure very long.

"General, go back and rest early." A soldier guarding the tower came over and persuaded him. As soon as he came to change shifts, he heard the soldiers on duty say that their general had been standing at the city gate for two hours.

Mo Qingyan's thoughts were interrupted by the soldiers, and when he came back to his senses, he found that it was already dark. Mo Qingyan nodded at the soldier and was about to leave.

Chirp~ Arrows pierced the sky.

Mo Qingyan dodged sideways, pushed the soldier away, and an arrow flew between the two and stuck on the city wall.

The two looked back and saw a piece of paper folded in the place of the arrow. The soldier walked over and took the paper down and handed it to Mo Qingyan.

Mo Qingyan took it and opened it to see. It's just that what the paper said made him smile desolately, he didn't expect that he could still make people think so hard.