9. Shocked by bad news
The Lord's Mansion, in the Council Chamber,
"Father, I'm going out to find Zixin, we have a child, father, maybe Zixin has already lived in the city, and after a year, our children will call grandpa!"
I broke in, despite my father's deliberations. The father sent away with a pale face, and all the adults did not say a word. The master walked over, bowed his head and knelt silently.
On the second day, all over the city, a pair of officials, both openly and secretly, sent people to search everywhere, going from house to house, making chickens and dogs jump, and the people's resentment boiled. After tossing for a few days, I got a picture of a dragon-shaped jade pendant from a small second place in a restaurant.
"Where did you get the graphics?" The officer asked,
"Adult, I don't know, this is just a guest officer who eats. He once asked me, have you ever seen anyone who brought this jade pendant? My lord, there are so many guests who eat every day, such jade pendants, there are almost a lot of round and square ones, how do I know which one belongs to whom? ”
"However, the guest officer said that he could go to the Ruyi Inn to find him if he had something."
"Okay, there's a reward." "Thank you, thank you, thank you."
Xiao Er didn't expect a reward, so he went to receive the reward happily.
Ruyi Inn, the proprietress hurriedly found a letter full of dust,
"My lord, that's it, the man left a letter and gave ten taels of silver, so I remember it very clearly."
"Okay, then I'll give you another ten taels."
"Thank you, sir!"
The letter is Zixin's handwriting, and the letter says that he will stop in Qinghe Town. When Yingchuan is a water bandit, you can't go over. Afraid that the water bandits would come down the river, Zixin and the wife of the dock owner on the boat were both five or six months pregnant, so they could only go west to Lingnan Taohuawu.
"Quick, send a letter to the messenger in Lingnan, if you meet Zixin and the child, pick it up."
So, I live every day like a year, and I can't wait to fly to Lingnan to see Xin'er and our children.
Two months, three months, why haven't you seen a letter back? ……
It's been half a year, why haven't any messengers returned? I'm getting anxious.
"Master, why are you here?" I beckoned,
"Well, the letter arrived three months ago, see for yourself."
The master frowned and said,
"No, I don't believe it, I don't believe it, how could Zixin die, you lied to me!"
For a long time, I was distraught and said,
"I didn't believe it at first, but I sent two groups of messengers, and the last one will arrive in a few days. The family had moved away, and there were only a few indigenous people left on the island, and I brought back her ashes, which were deserted. ”
"According to the messenger's search, he died in childbirth. Zixin and Mrs. Wuwu have a month of labor, Mrs. Wuwu gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, and Zixin is a daughter. On the day of delivery, the dock owner went out all night and did not return, and only returned before dawn, which provoked Mrs. Furious, and broke the water in advance, when Zixin's child had not yet landed, the midwife left, Zixin cut the umbilical cord by herself, and the blood did not stop and died. ”
"That's what the midwife said." The master said.
"The umbilical cord that I cut by myself bleed and died."
"Xin'er, what a bad sin you are!"
"Hahahaha, bleeding and dying, bleeding and dying......" I was numb in heartache, and I muttered like crazy...
"My Xin'er, I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for you, Xin'er, my Xin'er......"
Seven days later, the messenger returned, and with Zixin's ashes, I took the cold jar and carried her back to my dormitory, as if my Xin'er had returned.