Shu Mei relied on his memory, counting the tombs all the way to find the forest where the nineteen members of the Shu family were buried, and was startled by a tall figure standing in front of the tomb.

"The old slave has seen the prince." Mama Zhou hurriedly put down the sacrifice in her hand and saluted.

Standing in front of the tomb of Shu Jingcheng and his wife was Ling Li, who was dressed in plain clothes. Hearing that Shu Mei had arrived, he turned around and stepped forward to greet him, "I was too late to deal with military affairs yesterday, and I rushed back early this morning and I was afraid that I would miss you when I entered the city, so I came directly to the cemetery in Jianzhong County." ”

"How does Brother Ling Li know the location of my father's and mother's grave?" Seeing Ling Li, Shu Mei was happy in his heart, but he still asked curiously.

"On the day of the burial of the Duke and his wife of Jianzhong County, I took someone to assist Xue Zhizhou." Ling Li took the bamboo basket that Shu Mei was carrying in his hand, took out the incense candles, honorable candles and a cold food inside, and bowed down to place them in front of the tomb.

"Thank you Brother Ling Li for your help, so that my father and aunt can be buried in the ground." Shu frowned, curtsied, and solemnly thanked him.

"Ah Mei, between us...... You don't have to thank me like that. Ling Li hurriedly helped her. How can he afford this gift?

"Thank you. If it weren't for Brother Ling Li, I would have been a person under the spring, and my father and aunt would have no one to sacrifice and sweep ......"

Shu Mei had tears in his eyes, bowed and bowed again.

Seeing Shu Mei bowing to him again, Ling Li was stunned. Three years ago, he led the Lucheng Xiang army to Anyuan City early in the morning, and he witnessed the Xili barbarians intercepting Shu Jingcheng and bloodbathing the Duwei's Mansion and his heart was always like a rock. If he hadn't wanted to use Shu Mei to stimulate Shu Shi'an, she would indeed have been the one under this spring...... At that time, how could he have expected that there would be today?!

After thanking him, Shu Mei knelt in front of the tomb, lit incense and candles, and wiped his tears while burning the ingots.

Looking at such a sad Shu Mei, Ling Li understood: The evil of not being saved when you see death cannot be covered up by the goodness of the great victory in the west; And the evil that is good to some people cannot be offset by the good to others. He had sincerely repented at the grave of Shu Jingcheng and his wife, and if he had a chance to do it again, he would definitely not make such a despicable choice.

"Daddy and Auntie, my daughter has one more thing to report. The one who came with his daughter to worship was Brother Ling Li, the general of Zhenxi who guarded our western border, and he was also the person that his daughter wanted to entrust for life. Today, my daughter told her parents that if you agree after discussion, let this emerald grasshopper scream. Saying that, Shu Mei took out a straw cage filled with grasshoppers from the bamboo basket and put it on the stone platform in front of the tomb, and then picked up a stack of ingots and handed it to Ling Li, "Brother Ling Li, can you also burn some paper money for my father and aunt?" ”

Ling Li didn't expect Shu Mei to report to his parents in this way, and asked for permission? Although it was not etiquette to sacrifice for Shu Jingcheng and his wife as a prince, he still took the ingot, squatted down in front of the sacrificial mud basin, and burned the sacrifice one by one.

The thick stack of ingots was burned, and the gnats in the cage were still indifferent. Ling Li thought to himself: If Shu Jingcheng and his wife knew about it, they would definitely not agree to this marriage. It's just that how can you trust such a thing?

Ling Li cautiously glanced at Shu Mei, then picked up a stack of ingots and said, "Ah Mei, what if, what if this grasshopper you chose is mute?" ”

"No, it was so beautiful yesterday."

"You just carried it all the way around, you must have been stunned."

"Do gnats faint? In the past, I took the grasshopper all the way to the Yingluo County Lord's house, and when I put down the cage, the grasshopper could fight......" Shu Mei wondered.

Ling Li couldn't help frowning: if this grasshopper had been refusing to make a sound, wouldn't she have to wait here all the time?

Mama Zhou on the side saw Ling Li frowning, so she stepped forward and picked up the small cage on the stone platform, "The prince and Miss Shu are so affectionate, there is no reason for the prince and Mrs. Shu to disagree, I have been walking for most of the day since I went out in the morning, I will see if this Lord Grasshopper is still alive?" With that, Mama Zhou opened the lid of the cage and poured the grub into the palm of her hand.

"It must be alive, I saw it move just now." Shu frowned and didn't raise his eyebrows to reply.

"Ah, it's really alive......" After the cui-clothed grasshopper was poured out, it stepped back, and jumped into the grass next to it in the blink of an eye, Mama Zhou suddenly panicked and said: "Oops, Lord Grasshopper ran away, this, what can I do?!" ”

"Mama, you ......" Shu Mei hurriedly dropped the ingot in his hand and threw himself into the grass to find it.

Mama Zhou glanced at Ling Li, and Ling Li immediately stood up, "Ah Mei, don't worry, I'll help you find it together." ”

The two of them rummaged around the grass in the forest in front of the grave, but they returned in vain.

"Miss Shu, I'm really sorry. The old slave did something stupid today, and asked the prince to punish him. Seeing this, Mama Zhou took the initiative to come forward and ask for guilt.

Ling Li glanced at Shu Mei, and immediately said, "Mama did make a mistake today, and a month's salary will be deducted." ”

"Brother Ling Li, Mama is also an unintentional mistake, so don't punish her." When Shu Mei heard that Mama Zhou was going to be punished, she immediately stepped forward to plead, "It must be that Daddy and Auntie like this gnats and want to keep it here to accompany them." ”

"Okay, Ah Mei said that if he doesn't punish him, then he won't be punished." Ling Li is as good as a runner.

Shu Mei returned to the grave of his parents, knelt and kowtowed a few times. After completing the worship, she took Mama Zhou to the other dozen tombs in turn, lit incense and candles, burned ingots, and made sacrifices for them one by one.

After going down the mountain after the sacrificial sweep, Ling Li helped Shu Mei into the carriage, turned around and whispered to Mama Zhou: "Mama has made a meritorious service today and will be rewarded with a three-month salary." ”

"The prince has won a false award, and it is the duty of the old slave to be able to relieve the prince's worries." Mama Zhou bowed and replied.

"Mama, don't shirk, it's hard for you to stay in Anyuan to take care of Ah Mei these days."

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Mama Zhou bowed her knees and thanked her.

Ling Li looked back at Wuhualing, and felt mixed feelings in his heart. This season was originally the season when insects chirped grass stems, and this emerald grasshopper refused to call, but it also had some taste. In any case, the big mistake has been made, and he can only spend the rest of his life to make up for her.

Most of the officers and soldiers of the Xiang Army who went to the Governor's Mansion with him back then followed Bailian to die in Huifeng Ridge, and a few who knew about this happened to be transferred out of the western realm due to promotion. Only Song You will let him have less contact with Ah Mei in the future.

Ling Li sent Shu Mei back to the courtyard in the west of the city, and as soon as he instructed Mama Zhou to prepare lunch, Song You sent someone to report it, saying that Chu Yugu had relented and asked to meet the general.

"Just say that I went to Huifeng Ridge to patrol the camp, and I'll see him when I go back." Ling Li hadn't been with Shu Mei for several days, and he was holding her hand at the moment, reluctant to let go.

Seeing that Ling Li was indifferent to this information, the person came and reported: "General, early this morning, Daying received the edict of the imperial court, saying that a ceremony for establishing the prince will be held at the end of this month, and you are required to leave for Beijing on the same day......"

"At the end of this month, there will be a ceremony for the establishment of the reserve?" Ling Li Huo Ran stood up, and he also stood up with Shu Mei.

"Yes. Listening to the official who sent the edict, as soon as the funeral of Princess Tongshu was over, the emperor immediately convened the two governments to discuss and once again set the time for the ceremony of establishing the prince. ”

It is the best time to uncover Ling Zhao's true face at the Lichu ceremony. It was really good that Chu Yugu could loosen his mouth at this node. Now, he should immediately rush back to the camp to meet Chu Yugu.

Ling Li looked back at Shu Mei with an apologetic expression.

"Brother Ling Li hurry up and go back to prepare, if you leave late, there will be a slight delay on the way, I'm afraid that you won't be able to catch up with the ceremony." Shu Mei quietly withdrew her hand from him.

"Good. You also pack up your things and get ready, and when I have arranged the affairs of the army, we will return to Beijing together. ”

Shu Mei smiled and nodded.

Ling Li walked out with the officer who reported the news, and after walking a few steps, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and suddenly turned back suddenly, and wrapped her tightly in his arms in the stunned face of Shu Mei. After hugging for a moment, he buried his head in a reluctant kiss under her forehead, then let go of her and walked out resolutely.

Jinlin Beach is eighty or ninety miles away from Anyuan City, and he rushed to Wuhualing early in the morning today, presumably leaving the camp before dawn. At this moment, I received the letter and rushed back in a hurry, but I was afraid that I couldn't even take care of the meal. Thinking of this, Shu Mei hurriedly took out a silk silk from his sleeve, opened the drawer cage on the wooden table, wrapped a few of the cold food Qingtuan he made, and turned around to chase him out of the yard.

"Brother Ling Li, wait a minute!"

Ling Li had just turned over and got on his horse, and when he saw Shu Mei chasing after him, he hurriedly stopped his horse.

"This is the Qingtuan that I steamed early in the morning, and you take it on the road to fill your hunger." Shu Mei raised his head and handed him the wrapped Qingtuan.

Ling Li took the Youth League, a smile on the corner of his lips, and then he grabbed the horse's belly and galloped away with the guards outside the city.