There were two people in the room, a woman sitting at the table, looking at the candles in a daze, and the other with her back to me, looking at the room as if she were bored. And his back is still a little familiar.

Before I could think about it, the person at the table had already stood up and said to me happily, "Qingying." ”

"Yu'er!"

Standing in front of me is my good sister Song Yu'er! I laughed happily and hurriedly walked over to clasp hands with her: "It's you!" ”

She smiled and said, "It's not who I am!" ”

"Why did you come to me all of a sudden?"

"We're looking for you."

"You ......"

As I listened, I felt something in my heart and looked up at the man who had been facing away from us. It was a thin man, although he could only see his back, and he was also dressed in coarse cloth, but there was a familiar and elegant aura rushing towards him.

Then, slowly, the man turned around.

"Mrs. Qingying, long time no see."

The candle flame in the room flickered, but I recognized at once the familiar, but somewhat thin, face—

"Prince Ning Yuan?!"

The man in front of him turned out to be Liu Yi's protégé, Wei Ningyuan!

When I said goodbye to him in Yangzhou, several years have passed in a hurry, and I only know that after Huang Tianba left, he continued to govern Jiangnan, which is useless, but the emperor and I both know that under the actions of Shen Gongyi to suppress the south, he has kept Jiangnan safe and sound in the past few years, and he has made immortal contributions to the Celestial Empire.

This time the Jiangnan people upheaval, I also heard about the changes in Yangzhou Mansion, just because I was worried about leaving, I didn't inquire too carefully, what role he played in it, and now I suddenly saw him appear in my home, I really have a feeling of being separated from the world.

Wei Ningyuan shook his sleeves and bowed to me, and I hurriedly returned a salute.

At this time, Li'er had already come in, blinking at the three of us with big eyes, and I smiled and said to her: "Li'er, my mother has something important to talk about with the guests, you can go into the back room to play by yourself, okay?" ”

Li'er nodded and said obediently: "Got it, mother." ”

After saying that, he put the teacup on the table, lifted the curtain and walked in.

When I turned around, I saw Wei Ningyuan and Yu'er both looking inside, the two of them didn't speak, but their eyes flickered with the candlelight, and I could also feel the turmoil in their hearts.

But now, I have bigger questions to ask them.

"How did you two end up together?"

Yu'er looked at Wei Ningyuan and said, "Actually, it's been more than a year since my eldest brother came to me. ”

"Oh?" I was shocked: "Then why didn't you sue me last time you came?" ”

Yu'er didn't speak, but Wei Ningyuan was silent for a long time with a solemn expression, as if she was considering the words. After a long while, he finally said softly, "We don't dare." ”

I didn't answer for a moment, just walked over slowly and sat down at the table.

Recalling the last time I was still in Pei Yuanxiu's mansion, Yu'er suddenly appeared to visit me, and then said a few words and left, at that time I already felt a little strange, especially when she saw me, she was hesitant, she wanted to speak and stopped, and she had a dodging look, I had already felt that something was wrong, but I never thought that they would be on the way.

After a moment of silence, I looked up at the two of them: "You tell me, what the hell is going on?" ”

Yu'er opened her mouth first and said, "Actually, the last time I saw you, I really wanted to sue you." After I left Jinling, I walked all the way to Yangzhou, which is actually in Qishan Village, not far from here. ”

Unexpectedly, Yu'er actually lives in Qishan Village, and every time we go to the market.

It's just a mistake, and I've never met it.

Speaking of which, the world is really big, but it is also really small.

Yu'er continued: "It was also more than a year ago that I met my eldest brother. At that time he was very badly injured, as if someone was still arresting him. ”

I was taken aback and raised my head to look at Wei Ningyuan.

In the dim light, Wei Ningyuan's handsome face looked very calm, and it was only the flickering candle flame reflecting his eyes that he could see that his heart was not as he was on the surface. He slowly sat down across from me, and I whispered, "What's wrong?" ”

Wei Ningyuan glanced at me and said in a low voice, "Mrs. Qingying should still remember." ”

“……”

"That's when Jiangnan changed hands."

“……”

I was speechless.

I also understand why he said "don't dare" just now.

At that time, nearly half of the officials in Yangzhou were killed, and even a few scribes did not escape. Pei-" He said, as if remembering something, looked at me, and then at the blue curtain across the back room, and said softly: "The people who stayed behind are all people who are attached to the former prince." ”

I was silent for a while before I said softly, "Yes......"

This is the means and process of Pei Yuanxiu to take Yangzhou.

I vaguely remembered that I received the news of the civil unrest in Jiangnan near the Juma River Valley, although it was just two simple words, but anyone understood that the means behind this could never be simple.

This is why the situation in Yangzhou is so special now. Because all the officials in the state capital who refused to surrender were all killed, and those who were left were already obedient, but these people still had appointments from the imperial court on the surface, but they had already acted in full accordance with Pei Yuanxiu's intentions.

It's just that I can't imagine that Pei Yuanxiu, who is dressed in white and looks like an immortal, will kill like this in Jiangnan, who cares for me gently and wholeheartedly......

When I was silent, Wei Ningyuan kept looking at me.

He is a very gentle man, with the unique elegance of Jiangnan talents, but now, his eyes are no longer as clear as before, but always with scrutiny in the depth.

These years have not been peaceful for him.

After a while, I looked up at him and said, "Since he, since the officials of Yangzhou have been killed so much, how did you escape?" ”

Wei Ningyuan said: "Originally, I couldn't escape, but Huang Ye left someone for me before leaving Jiangnan, and it was he who rescued me from the knife, so I could escape." ”

"Who is it?"

"Money Five."

"Money Five?" It was the young man who had been following Huang Tianba at the beginning, and I hurriedly asked, "What about others?" ”

The light in Wei Ningyuan's eyes dimmed, he looked at me, and after being silent for a long time, he shook his head gently.

I just felt my heart twitch: "He-"

Wei Ning was far from speaking, and the room fell silent, but a heavy pain spread in the quiet air.

After a long while, I said in a dumb voice: "What happened after Qian Wu rescued you?" ”

"At that time, I was seriously injured and was chased by the state government, thanks to Yu'er for saving me." Yu'er nodded beside her, and Wei Ningyuan continued: "She also helped me escape the pursuit of the officers and soldiers. Later, during the small talk, I learned that she also recognized you, I recovered from my injuries at her home, and became brother and sister with her, I originally wanted to leave Yangzhou and rush to the capital, but I found that all the roads out of the city had been controlled, and we had no way to go north. ”

"And then?"

I don't believe that Wei Ningyuan has been so cowering and not moving.

Wei Ning said from afar: "So, we plan to go west, turn around and go to Beijing again, even if it is a detour, as long as we can leave." Who knew that there was another mountain bandit on the other side of Jiujiang, who robbed passers-by and blocked our way. ”

I raised my brow and didn't speak.

"So, we can only stay for the time being, but Yu'er often goes to Yangzhou to visit the situation and find a way. As a result, she saw your portrait in Yangzhou. ”

Yu'er continued: "However, the eldest brother said that Yangzhou Mansion is already completely the power of the former prince, and since Yangzhou Mansion has posted your portrait, it is naturally him looking for you, so I don't dare to act rashly." It wasn't until I heard later that you seemed to have crossed the river and should have been by the former prince's side, that my eldest brother asked me to visit you. ”

I nodded.

"However, that place is the power of the former prince, and I am afraid that if they know the whereabouts of the eldest brother, then the matter will be troublesome, so I don't dare to tell you clearly. I only kept paying attention to your news, and only as soon as you left there, did the eldest brother dare to come out to meet you. ”

No wonder, before she left, I said that I hope our sisters will have a chance to talk for a long time in the future, and she will say the inexplicable "Are you still here", because she has always hoped that I can leave there and get out of Pei Yuanxiu's sight.

I said, "However, I've been here for several months, so why are you here now?" ”

They looked at each other, but neither spoke.

I frowned slightly, feeling something wrong: "What's wrong?" ”

Wei Ningyuan raised his head and looked at the door, the expression on his face was a little more solemn: "Didn't you notice that someone has been secretly staring at you?" ”

“……！”

I was shocked: "You know that, too. ”

Wei Ningyuan nodded: "It seems that you also found out." ”

"Could it be that the former prince is the man?"

"Before, we were also suspicious, because since we heard that you crossed the river, Yu'er and I have been paying attention to you, but we found that there is actually another group of people secretly staring at you, and their behavior is very suspicious. Before, we always suspected that it was the former prince, so we didn't dare to approach or recognize you. ”

I seemed to hear something, looked at him and said, "So, you are showing up now because you already know that those people are not his men?" ”

"Mrs. Qingying, you should know too."

Wei Ningyuan looked at me calmly.

I didn't speak for a while.

Indeed, judging from all indications, the people who were secretly watching me did not look like people sent by Pei Yuanxiu, and now that the two of them appeared like this, it was even more affirmative of this.

And in this way, the haze in my heart is even thicker.

It's not Pei Yuanxiu's people, so who are they?