Chapter 51: A Sad Past
Xia Qing smiled bitterly, raised her hand and motioned for everyone to use tea, and then said,
"Tianfeng was an orphan adopted in my palace twenty years ago, when he was only seven years old, and he was adopted with his sister Liu Ye'er, who was three years older than him. When I was a child, Tianfeng was smart and lively, and very cute, but Ye'er was a gentle and kind girl, and when she grew up, she became engaged to Hua'er and became husband and wife, and the sisters and brothers became closer to us, which can be said to be a family. Originally, Tianfeng was destined to become a disciple in our palace, but because the younger brother didn't want the children who had grown up in the palace since childhood to have a feeling of 'taken for granted', it was stipulated that only when they reached the age of eighteen could they formally apprentice, in order to give them the opportunity to choose. ”
I've heard of this palace rule-
Qiu Yuanjing nodded slightly, he couldn't be clearer about Xia Qing's casual and reasonable personality.
But just ten years ago, when Tianfeng was seventeen years old, a large-scale plague broke out in Yiju, and many people within a radius of dozens of miles died of the disease. Our palace organized disciples to go out to treat diseases and give porridge to everyone, and their sisters and brothers were among them. In fact, Ye'er was not in good health at that time, and if her physique was too weak, she was easy to get sick, although she was persuaded to go with her with her kind nature, and we ignored this. Until the moment she fell, it was too late for everyone to regret it. ”
Speaking of this, Xia Qing stopped, and the dust on her lap shook slightly imperceptibly.
What a good girl, no wonder after so many years, it's still touching to mention it again-
Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh.
After this incident passed, the lively Tianfeng became silent, and finally one day, he proposed to leave Biluo Palace. What reason is there not to allow it? Speaking of so many of us, but we couldn't take care of a single leaf, it's really ......"
"Master,"
Without waiting to continue, Deng Hua had already stopped him,
"Ye'er's matter is not your fault, Tianfeng must not have left because he blamed you, he probably didn't want to see things and think about people, so he couldn't stay in Biluo Palace."
"I see!"
The sad atmosphere was interrupted by Qiu Yuanjing's voice,
"In this way, this Liu Tianfeng, you really can't leave it alone."
"And,"
Xia Qing regained his composure again, and thought,
"I understand that Tianfeng is not the kind of stubborn person who hurts people for no reason, as for those accidents, there must be some reason for them."
"Yes, Master,"
Deng Fei, who had not been able to interject, was already in a hurry, but he didn't dare to say more, until he heard Xia Qing say this, he couldn't help but say,
"No matter what happened, listening to what Wei Han said, Tianfeng must be in danger now!"
"Fei'er is right,"
Xia Qing nodded,
"Now it seems that not only the people of the Jianghan Gang are making trouble for him, but even the Wanjie Villa can't let him go."
"So, Master,"
Deng Fei hurriedly said,
"Let my eldest brother and I go to Huguang to find Tianfeng and help him!"
Xia Qing looked at him and smiled, then turned to Deng Hua again,
"What do you think?"
"The disciple thinks that what Ah Fei said is right, since the matter is in Wanjie Villa, how can he know the truth if he doesn't go there to investigate in detail."
"yes!"
Seeing that his brother agreed with his opinion, Deng Fei was very excited, but he didn't expect a basin of cold water to be poured directly on him, making him cold from head to toe.
"The teacher thinks so too, I should send someone to investigate, can I send you there."
After Xia Qing gave him a blow to the head, he called the little Taoist boy who was waiting outside the door and ordered,
"Go and get your senior brother."
Xiaodao Tong answered and left, but Deng Fei was completely stunned, and it took a while to recover and mutter,
"Why doesn't Master let the disciple go?"
"Because this matter is very important, if you go to Wanjie Villa, you will fight with others without saying a few words, or fall into the trap set by others on impulse, wouldn't it be even more confusing."
"I ......"
Deng Fei was stunned for a long time, and before he could come up with an argument, the eldest disciple Song Yunfeng had already arrived.
"Master, do you have something to do with your disciple?"
"Of course there is,"
Xia Qing nodded, looked at Deng Hua again,
"Hua'er, you and your senior brother go together, go to Wanjie Villa, ask what happened, if you can find Tianfeng's whereabouts, it's better, don't stay longer if you can't find it, rush back as soon as possible to reply to the teacher, do you two understand?"
"Disciple understands."
Deng Hua got up to give a salute, and saw Song Yunfeng looking unclear, and said,
"Senior brother, the specific situation, Brother Rong will tell you in detail on the way."
While speaking, the two of them were about to clean up and prepare to leave immediately, Qiu Yuanjing looked at Xia Qing and thought about it again,
"You two wait, Lao Dao, I happen to be going back to Huguang, so let's go together."
Xia Qing's eyes suddenly appeared with joy, and he secretly thanked his friend for his many helps, and got up and said,
"In this way, thank you Brother Qiu Dao, your love, little brother will pay it back in the future."
"Don't be such a mother-in-law, the two children are looking very anxious, and I won't stay much later."
"There will be a date later."
Xia Qing nodded and waved her hands.
Qiu Yuanjing turned to Zhu Di again and smiled slightly,
"I am fortunate to meet His Highness today, but if I am not in a hurry, I will not talk much, and I will have the opportunity to talk about it another day."
"Zhu Di is also looking forward to reuniting with the Taoist again."
The words were typical polite words, but there was a heartfelt reluctance in my heart. Although they have not met for a long time, Qiu Yuanjing's boldness and freedom have deeply infected the people around him, and with the previous relationship with Yin Yunming, Zhu Di is more and more yearning for the magical place of Wudang.
Giving salutes and saying goodbye, until he saw a few people go out and couldn't see anymore, Zhu Difang turned his head, but his eyes happened to fall on Deng Fei, who was hiding aside and aggrieved and drawing circles on the ground, and couldn't help but want to laugh.
Xia Qing was leisurely sipping tea with a teacup, originally not going to deal with the sulking disciple, but when she saw Zhu Di's unbearable appearance, she had to put the cup down and knocked his head with a whisk.
"What are you still doing here? Your elder brother and senior brother have gone out, and you don't go to help your second senior brother urge those junior disciples to practice their homework, what are you still rubbing around here. ”
Xia Qing's tone was still so soft and gentle, but it was much more effective than her voice, and despite a hundred reluctance in his heart, Deng Fei obediently got up and went to the backyard.
"Let His Royal Highness King Yan laugh, Poor Dao has always been negligent in discipline, which makes him so willful."
While talking, Xia Qing continued to serve tea for Zhu Di.
Zhu Di took it with both hands and said sincerely,
"The Taoist is really too humble, on the way here, Xiao Wang has already appreciated their brother's heroic bearing, and he really admires it."
After tasting the tea a little, he said,
"Xiao Wang will go back tomorrow after bothering him for a night tonight."
"Your Highness is in military affairs, and there is not much left in the poor road, so when we meet again in the future, we must have a good talk."