Xingyu Village at the entrance of Tayun Road is full of hundreds of apricot blossom trees, and the red halo of apricot blossoms that bloom after spring will fill the entire branch.

Under the apricot tree in a thatched hut, an old woman in sackcloth with white hair sat on a stone bench, bowing her head and weaving cloth for her child.

Su Qixiao glanced at the people around him, not to mention Youcao and Bei Tao holding knives, Spring and Autumn were too beautiful, Su Xu didn't look very kind, and there was only one person who was most suitable to say hello.

At this time in winter and summer, she put her hand on her chin, and she rarely went out of Guangling Tower, and looked around refreshedly, until Su Qixiao approached and leaned over to remind, "Inquire?" Winter and summer came back to their senses.

"Yes!" She ran briskly out.

Dong Xia trotted to the old woman, squatted down, and asked politely: "Mother-in-law, does Miss Shen of the Shen family live near here?" ”

When the kind-faced old woman heard Dongxia's question, she stared at her vigilantly.

Dong Xia thought that the old woman didn't hear clearly, so she added: "Her name is Shen Changle...... She also has a younger sister named Xi'er! ”

The old woman who was originally a peaceful demeanor didn't hear the names of Changle and Xi'er until she heard the names of Changle and Xi'er, her cloudy eyes were much clearer, and she suddenly picked up the broom on the side, even if her legs and feet were inconvenient, she still held the broom on the ground and staggered up!

The old woman pointed at her and scolded: "You! Who are you people, and what are you going to do to the old woman's maids? ”

Dongxia was frightened by the old woman's abnormality, but fortunately, her sister reached out to help, otherwise she almost fell to the ground.

Hearing the movement outside the house, a young woman with a cloth skirt and a rare apricot blossom hairpin inserted in her bun put down her work of digging well water and hurriedly ran out.

The young woman had a delicate face, slowly stroked the old woman's back, and comforted: "Grandma, are you okay?" ”

"Sister Shen!" Seeing that it was her, Dong Xia stepped forward and called.

The daughter of the Shen family turned her head to look, at first her face was only surprised why the Oiran girl from Guangling Tower appeared here, and after a moment, she was surprised to find that the Lord of Yangzhou, King Fengling, was in front of her!

Shen Changle's delicate cheeks were shocked, and he covered his mouth and didn't dare to shout, first, for fear of alarming the elderly grandmother, and second, for fear of disturbing His Royal Highness! Shen Changle has not dared to forget the grace of King Fengling to relieve the siege on the day he went out on patrol in the big array.

Just when Shen Changle's eyebrows were uneasy and he was about to kneel on the ground to salute, Gao Yingchen personally stepped forward to stop her and said softly: "Miss Shen doesn't need to be polite, let's talk in the house." ”

Shen Changle lowered his head and said "whoa".

The daughter of the Shen family has always been famous for her filial piety and courtesy, and her grandmother, who is nearly eighty years old, has not lost her mouth and shouted "Your Highness", but she bowed her head humbly, and then said in Shen's ear: "Grandma, these distinguished guests are my customers in Yangzhou City, and I have bought a lot of embroidery for me and Xi'er, and I came here today to order a few more baskets!" ”

The old woman knew that Changle should know this group of guests who came suddenly, and the other party's Qi Chu clothes were somewhat different from the people in the suburbs, completely different from the previous group of Wu minions who came to seize the land in the village. And the most conspicuous young man in white clothes and silver crown with hair tied at the head is not close to people, but he does not look like a bad person, Grandma Shen relaxed a little and let Changle welcome everyone into the inner room.

The Shen family is not very big, maybe the family is full of women now, and the eaves after the renovation are even shorter, so Su Qixiao has to bow his head to step in. The moment everyone entered the house, a moist fragrance of apricot blossom wine vaguely wafted by, and Shen Changle on the side moved chairs and invited a few distinguished guests to sit down.

On the bed in the middle of the house, there was also a delicate girl in the age of the horns, with cute pigtails, weaving embroidery by the sunlight from the small window. Seeing that her sister had brought many strangers into the house, the girl unconsciously hid back.

Shen Changle comforted his sister who was helping him prepare the female red, entrusted her to Dong Xia for the time being, and whispered: "Xi'er, it's okay, you must know this fairy sister, right?" She often buys our embroidery and often gives you delicious food, let's go outside for a while, and my sister will accompany you for a while, okay? ”

Xi'er blinked and her eyes widened, "Hmm! ”

Dongxia took Xi'er's little hand and asked happily, "Sister fairy...... Does Xi'er always call us that? ”

Xi'er puffed out her cheeks and nodded: "Hmm...... Because the sisters are so good-looking! ”

Dongxia listened to the girl's childish words and praise, smiled like a crescent moon, and happily took Xi'er's hand and went out for a walk. Chunqiu saw that his sister still didn't know how to be polite, so he sighed helplessly, and then gave a blessing to the two highnesses, slowly closed the door, and stood outside the house with Youcao and Bei Tao.

At present, in addition to Shen Changle in the house, only King Fengling, Su Xu, and King Su of Changle are not known for the time being.

After closing the door, Shen Changle dared to bend down and bow to King Fengling: "Little girl Shen Changle, if you miss the distance, see Your Highness!" Outside the house is the little girl's grandmother, Grandma doesn't know the identity of His Royal Highness, if she disturbs His Royal Highness, the little girl should die......"

Gao Yingchen stretched out her hand to help her up, and after sitting down at the same time as Su Qixiao, she said, "It's okay, your grandma also loves her daughter." ”

"Your Highness."

As soon as Shen Changle got up, he listened to King Fengling's introduction: "This is the King of Great Xia Su, and it was he who invited this king to visit you on this trip." ”

Not long after Shen Changle stood up, he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Changle see His Royal Highness King Su!" ”

Su Qixiao said in a gentle tone: "Don't be afraid, this king is here to bring you good news and learn some things about the past." ”

Seeing that Shen Changle was a little at a loss, Su Qixiao smiled lightly: "Before that, why don't you ask Miss Shen to help us make a cup of tea first?" ”

“…… Be! ”

Shen Changle came back to his senses, approached the deepest part of his carved wooden window, and made up his mind, and finally took out an egret pattern tea tripod given by the deceased, which was the most cherished item in her life as well as the apricot blossom hairpin.

Wen Si is easy to add new aura, and it is difficult to change the old wind god with time.

The temperament of this luxurious tea tripod slowly overflowing with the rich tea fragrance does not match all the simple objects in the house, even if it is placed in the beautiful Fengling Palace, it may not be contrary to the harmony.

Shen Changle took the osmanthus cake and other refreshments, and then just opened the tea pot in the ding, and was about to make tea for a few distinguished guests, when he heard King Su's voice coming from behind him-

"Wu Kai was imprisoned yesterday."

Shen Changle froze in place, turned back in surprise, and only heard Su Qixiao get straight to the point: "He killed a young man who was Xi'er's childhood sweetheart, and the main reason why this king and King Fengling visited today was to learn from Miss Shen about Wu Kai's behavior." Of course, there is also the matter of the late Shen Family Lingzun. ”

Hearing King Su mention his deceased father, Shen Changle's hand holding the tea pot trembled suddenly, she almost took off the boiling kettle when she wanted to make tea, but fortunately, Su Xu reacted in time so that it would not be spilled.

Shen Changle hurriedly said: "The little girl is rude!" The little girl will go and make tea for the two highnesses......"

Su Qixiao said with a smile: "This is not a palace, you don't have to be strict about etiquette, and it's not too late to drink after chatting." ”

Shen Changle was relieved, came back to his senses, met the gentle gaze of King Feng Ling, and heard King Feng Ling promise him: "Miss Shen don't be afraid, tell us if you have any grievances, this king will make decisions for you." ”

At that moment, a glimmer of hope flashed in Shen Changle's clear eyes.

Shen Changle nodded movingly and asked, "Do Your Highnesses want to know about your father......

Su Qixiao bowed his head and said: "As far as this king knows, two years ago, Wu Kai invaded the suburbs, and Ling Zun, as the county commander, was upright and upright, and swore to die for the people to resist the Wu family, which is admirable. ”

Shen Changle was smart, calmed down, and said-

"The two highnesses of Qiqi, the little daughter of the Shen family now has a total of three. Since my father passed away in a dispute with Wu Kai over the forcible land occupation, my mother, who gave birth to Xi'er, who had been in poor health, carried the burden of our family, and my mother became ill after many days of hard work and died of illness three months later. From then on, Grandma was the only elder in the family, and she took care of Xi'er and me until the little girl became an adult......

"Grandma once said that the little girl's grandfather was an honest and honest township official, but unfortunately he left very early, and the little girl had never seen it. Under the teaching of his grandfather, his father was a county magistrate for 12 years, and his father was as conscientious as his grandfather, but his father was even more upright and upright, and even the theft of melons and fruits in the township had to be thoroughly investigated and judged, and it was impossible to tolerate Wu Kai, the young master of Wufu, who bullied the people with the prestige of the clan.

Wu's crimes are like a mountain, and my father has written them down without exception over the years, and he has submitted his resignation to the court. It's a pity that our village is located in a remote area, and the Wu family is powerful and powerful, and the county government is soft and hard, and if the money and bribery fail, they will use the knife until the connections are opened. Over time, my father gradually became the only official in several counties on the outskirts of the city who dared to disobey the Wu family.

"My father's people were afraid of harming themselves, so they cut off contact with my family and never crossed paths again.

"Until two years ago, Wu Kai came to the outskirts of the city with several powerful sons who were also members of the world! In the name of repairing the post station, they ostensibly sought the well-being of the villagers, and when the people handed over the land deed, they refused to admit the debt, sent their families to forcibly occupy the land, and refused to pay a penny for the promised money...... When his father heard about this, in order to protect the two acres of land left in front of the old man in the village to feed a few people, he was seriously injured by Wu Kai, and his mother spent all the family's savings to find a doctor, but still did not save his father...... The village doctor is benevolent, he is grateful for his father's help in the past, and returns part of the medicine money on the grounds that his medical skills are not perfect.

The little girl still remembers that the day her father died was a young year. In the middle of the night when the wind and snow were blowing, fortunately, the villagers sent more than a dozen catties of rice flour lamp oil, and the little girl had the help of the chess boss to survive the cold winter that year......

"It's just that the house leak happened to rain overnight, and everything was still difficult to go smoothly in the future, and my mother always said, 'A married daughter is like water spilled out', and this was finally fulfilled...... After my father left, my mother was alone, and my three uncles were worried that Xi'er and I would need to raise and take care of our two daughters, and they would have to pay a dowry in the future, which was ...... I think we are a drag, and we never avoid it. One day, my uncle even came over and wanted to sell Xi'er and me to marry early, but my mother and grandmother beat them out together.

"I was afraid of my grandmother's harsh scolding until the day my mother died...... The uncles never looked at their sister's grave from the beginning to the end......"