The backyard was very quiet, two or three officials came over, stopped at the door, and said politely to He Jingrong, who was in meditation: "My lord, it's getting late, and the officials will leave first." ”

He Jingrong came to his senses, glanced out the door, saw that the sky was getting dark, and replied with a smile: "Okay." ”

The officials left slowly, He Jingrong got up, sorted out his official uniform, walked out of the door, and walked towards the outside of the mansion.

After a long journey, He Jingrong returned home and entered the hall, He Junwei stepped forward and asked with concern, "Dad, is that person okay?" ”

"It's nothing, I said a few words and left." He Jingrong smiled slightly and sat down.

Ning Xin'er brought He Jingrong a cup of hot tea and whispered: "Dad, my brother Bai Yutian changed his residence today, and I want to go over with Junwei to have a glass of wine and say goodbye." ”

He Jingrong took the teacup, took two sips, and replied with a smile: "Okay, remember to bring a gift." ”

Ning Xin'er said, "Thank you, Dad!" ”

A seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl jumped over, rushed to He Jingrong's side, and said happily: "Dad, brother, sister-in-law, the meal is on the table, and my mother asked me to invite you to dinner." ”

He Jingrong was helped by Miss He to stand up and walked towards the dining room, He Junwei and Ning Xin'er held hands and followed behind.

The four of them crossed the two thresholds, came to the dining room, sat down at the table, Mrs. He brought the maid the last dish, and the family of five sat together happily and talked about the wine.

He Jingrong drank a glass of wine, ate two mouthfuls of fish, put down his chopsticks, and said to Mrs. He beside him: "Madam, are you unfamiliar with your painting skills?" ”

Miss He happily answered: "Dad, my mother's hand is still very dexterous, and yesterday she taught me to draw a picture of an old man fishing in the cold river!" ”

Mrs. He scooped a small bowl of chicken soup for He Jingrong and asked softly, "Why did you think of painting today?" ”

He Jingrong drank the soup with a spoon and replied: "There is a person who came to visit today, talked a few words, and behaved arrogantly and domineeringly, not like a good person. I think my wife can draw him, and I will hand it over to others tomorrow to help me check it out, and see what kind of sacredness it is, so that he will not be evil in Quzhou Mansion. ”

He Junwei filled his father's wine glass with wine, and then answered: "Dad, is it the elder who went up the mountain with me?" ”

He Jingrong drank a little wine and replied: "It's the old man, after eating later, you two will accompany your mother, and describe the appearance of the old man to your mother, the more detailed the better." ”

Madame took a sip of soup and said, "Junwei, good people and bad people are not written on their faces, and they are not something that can be distinguished by a few innocuous good words, so don't take people up the mountain casually in the future." ”

"Yes, mother." He Junwei gave Ning Xin'er a chopstick dish and ate with a bowl.

He Jingrong finished drinking the soup and said, "Don't talk about the child, he didn't do anything wrong." As a magistrate, how can I avoid someone who has something to visit. The last time I took Bai Yutian up the mountain, I eliminated an unjust case and saved a living life, which was meritorious. ”

He Junwei was praised by his father, and his heart was much better, and the food in the bowl was also a lot sweeter.

Mrs. poured He Jingrong a good wine and said, "When do you plan to help them handle the children's marriage?" As soon as the neighbors met, they muttered about the joy of drinking! ”

He Jingrong smiled slightly, glanced at the two children, and said, "Recently, there have been many people from the rivers and lakes in the city, and it seems that they are all here to take advantage of the Longwei Dart Bureau, and when the incident is calmed down, I will help them handle it." ”

Mrs. said: "Haven't you always asked about the grievances between the people in the rivers and lakes?" ”

He Jingrong replied: "This time is different from the past, some of the soldiers and horses in the Quzhou Mansion have been transferred by the imperial court to the northwest to reinforce the war, and the official silver transported to the capital has been delivered to the Longwei Dart Bureau to escort, so I have to be concerned. ”

He Junwei answered: "Dad, since this is the case, why don't the official bank let the official army escort it, so as to avoid trouble." ”

He Jingrong smiled and said: "You kid, the garrison in the city is already insufficient, if there are people with ill intentions who take the opportunity to make trouble and cause a riot, and transfer the officers and soldiers at will, what can they do to help the imperial court consolidate the rear." Now that the war in the northwest has started, after several battles, my Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses have lost many victories, and I don't know what the Khitan in the north thinks, if the rear is chaotic, the imperial court will not be in internal and external difficulties. ”

He Junwei said: "Dad, Xin'er and his brother Bai Yutian have excellent martial arts, are upright, and trustworthy, why don't you ask him to help escort Guan Yin?" ”

"Who to invite to protect the bodyguard, that is the matter of the Longwei Dart Bureau, and the government will not interfere with it." He Jingrong drank a glass of wine poured by Mrs. He, picked up the rice bowl and said, "Let's eat, I will accompany your mother to draw the head of the old man." ”

Without words, the five of them only cared about eating and drinking, and soon ate dinner and got off the table.

He Jingrong helped his wife into the study, set up the paper, polished the ink, and took He Junwei and Ning Xin'er to describe the appearance of the elder in detail from the hair, forehead, eyebrows, eyes, nose, lips, chin, beard, and face shape, and even did not let go of a black mole or black spot on his face.

After listening to the descriptions of the three of them, Mrs. He picked up the paintbrush and concentrated on painting.

He Jingrong was afraid of disturbing his wife, so he took the children out of the study and sat in the hall, drinking tea, drinking anticipation and anxiety at the same time.

After half an hour, Mrs. He walked from the study with the drawing paper, handed it to He Jingrong, took the tea handed by Ning Xin'er, and said, "According to your description, you can only paint like this." ”

He Jingrong opened the drawing paper, looked at it carefully, and the flower of his smile bloomed, and he said happily: "Hard work, madam." This painting is almost exactly the same as a real person, especially this face, the more you look at it, the more you look at it, the more annoying it becomes. ”

He Junwei walked over, took the drawing paper, looked at it, and said, "Mother, you are really good at this skill, teach me when you will draw a family portrait with you." ”

Miss He helped Mrs. He to sit down, and said happily: "Brother, you have a good idea. When the family sits together, Mom helps the four of us draw it, and you help Mom draw it, and you don't need to invite outsiders to draw a family portrait. ”

He Jingrong sat down happily and said, "Wei'er, put the painting away and bring it to Bai Yutian tomorrow, so that he can help check it out and see who this old gentleman is." ”

"Yes, Dad." He Junwei slowly rolled up the drawing paper.

After Mrs. He drank the tea, she saw that the children's faces were tired, and said, "It's late at night, let's all go to sleep." ”

The three children saluted their parents and went out of the hall to find their own accommodation.

After the child left, Mrs. He saw her husband's sad face and asked in a low voice: "You are so cautious today, is there anything strange about the person in the portrait?" ”

He Jingrong whispered back: "Do you remember when we got engaged, I told you about the Taiyue faction's extermination, and I suspect that the elder in the portrait is the one who did evil." ”

When Mrs. He heard this, she stood up faintly uneasily, walked to Lord He's side, and asked in a low voice, "If it's really that person, what are you going to do?" ”

He Jingrong gently shook his wife's hand and replied softly: "I swore back then, once I have practiced the Three Absolute Palms, I will avenge the blood and blood for the Taiyue faction, and I can't be untrustworthy. ”

Mrs. He whispered: "But you are now the prefect of a state, benefiting all the people, and you have a family and a room, and you can't do it with such a person who does all kinds of evil." ”

He Jingrong got up, helped his wife into his arms, and said warmly: "Confucius said that killing oneself will become benevolent, and Mencius said that he sacrificed his life for righteousness, as their student, how can I avoid the Dundun teachings of the ancestors." In the face of justice, we cannot find reasons to choose to retreat because the situation has changed. ”

Mrs. He said bitterly: "But once we lose the enemy, not only will the people lose a good official, but I will also lose my husband, and the children will also lose their father, how can you tell us to live in the future!" ”

He Jingrong stroked his wife's hair and said very uncomfortably: "Taiyue is a family, there are forty or fifty people's lives, and the death is unknown, how can I, as their friend, sit idly by." Now, the three absolute palms are learned by my father and son, why can't I let Wei'er take revenge on this. Moreover, Wei'er's mission is to help the Taiyue faction reshape the portal and pass on the Three Absolute Palms, and there must be no loss. ”

Mrs. He unconsciously squeezed out a few tears and sobbed: "Why don't we ask for some help, it's not your business to get justice." ”

He Jingrong hugged Mrs. He tightly and replied, "According to the rules of martial arts, outsiders cannot interfere with grievances within the sect. Even if I invite help, they can only help me keep this person, and this matter of revenge and hatred has to be done by the heirs of the Three Absolute Palms, and they can't fake their hands on others. ”

Mrs. He was extremely uncomfortable, and she really wanted to dissuade her husband from taking revenge. But after he learned the three masters, how could he not fulfill his promise and be the one who did not believe in his word. The sea of love is extremely sour, no matter how you comfort yourself, your eyes are just disobedient, and tears are pouring down.

He Jingrong heard his wife's sobbing, helped her out of his arms, and while helping her wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, he comforted: "It's time to come, the thirty-odd years of waiting is not in vain, it will be as usual, you should be happy for me." ”

Mrs. He burst into tears and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm happy for you, and I wish you can avenge the blood and blood of the Taiyue faction as you wish." ”

He Jingrong smiled and said: "You have to believe in justice, I will not lose." I also want to watch my children get married, and help the Taiyue faction hold up the portal, so as to comfort the heavenly spirits of the ancestors of the Taiyue faction. ”

Mrs. He couldn't comfort her husband, so she turned the worry and pain in her heart into a smile, took her husband's arm, and walked towards the bedroom. I hope that he will wake up from a sleep, forget the grievances and grievances of the past, right and wrong, and have only a family and only one side of the people in his heart.

But the gentleman is full of words, since he is fighting for justice, how can he say that he can forget it.

I only hope that he is invincible, destroys the enemy, and can save himself.