On the morning of this day, Nan Liujing and a few guards rode out of the city to inspect the spring ploughing situation.

They did not gallop through the city until they were out of the gates, and then they whipped and accelerated.

The people waiting in line to enter the city have long been surprised, only those who have just arrived in Yongning City have seen a new look.

"Are there still noble children who don't ride horses in the city these days?"

"It's your first time in Yongning City, right?"

"Uncle, how do you see it?"

"That black horse is the mount of Yao Nan's little prince, and everyone in Yongning City knows it."

"It turns out that that is Yao Nan's little son. It would not be surprising if it was him, I often heard people mention his reputation when I was doing business in Shanhuai County. ”

"You're also here to do business in Yongning City? Recently, a lot of businessmen from other places have come to our city. ”

……

After inspecting outside the city until noon, Nan Liujing returned to the city and picked a noodle restaurant on the side of the road to eat, and then led the horse back to the county office.

As soon as he arrived at the door, Gui Sheng greeted him.

Nan Liujing handed the reins to his subordinates: "Gui Sheng, what's wrong?" ”

"Young master, not long after you went out today, a man came to the county office and stuffed a letter to the soldiers guarding the door." Gui Sheng briefly introduced the situation and handed over a letter.

Nan Liujing glanced down and was stunned.

He knew why Gui Sheng had deliberately given him this letter.

Because on the envelope, a special fire paint was branded.

This fire paint he had only seen in one place. That was the relic left by his mother.

"Come into the house and say." Nanliu Jingdao.

Gui Sheng understood and entered the house with Nanliujing.

Nan Liujing took out the dagger, scratched it on the cowhide envelope, and took out the stationery inside.

On the smooth letterhead, there was only one concise sentence -

[Yao Nan, is it the south of the Yao family]

Nan Liujing closed the letter and let out a long breath: "Where is that person." ”

Gui Sheng said: "I invited him to rest in the side hall." Master, do you want to go and see you? ”

Nan Liujing asked Yao Rong in his heart: "Teacher, you said that person, will it be the old man of the Yao family." ”

[It should be.] ]

[This kind of fire paint is specially made by the Yao family, and outsiders can't forge it.] ]

"Shall we meet then?"

[Let's go see it.] ]

Nan Liujing turned his head to look at Gui Sheng: "Gui Sheng, take me over." ”

"Okay." Gui Sheng hesitated, and then added, "Young Master, that person's condition is not very good, you should be mentally prepared." ”

How bad is the situation?

When Gui Sheng stepped forward and pushed open the door, the sunlight scrambled into the room along the crack in the door, and Yao Rong finally saw the man clearly.

The first thing I noticed was the man's hideous scar running from his left eye to his cheek.

Then there was the man's crutch on the side of the table and his badly worn left shoe.

Finally, there is the messy gray hair on his sideburns.

He sat there quietly, his back slightly stiff, with a heavy twilight aura, like a weather-ridden non-returning guest, who suddenly visited here after a long time, and knocked on the door of memory again.

General Yao had three sons and one daughter, all of whom were born to his wife.

The eldest son and the second son were born when General Yao Lao was young. General Yao had a temper at that time, and felt that the children should be thrown directly to the battlefield for training, so the first two sons grew up in the barracks since childhood.

Later, when his daughter and youngest son were born, General Yao had become a battle-hardened general, and his temper was better than before.

He rummaged through all the classics and finally gave his daughter the name Yao Rong.

And the youngest son is called Yao Sheng'an.

The younger son's personality is not like that of the eldest son and the second son, he is a naughty and naughty one.

At the age of three, you can go to the house and until.

When he was five years old, he climbed a tree, because he couldn't get down and refused to make a noise, the whole family looked for a long time in the house, and was so anxious that he had to report to the official, and finally Yao Rong heard the snoring sound from the tree, only to find that he was lying on the tree and sleeping.

When he was seven years old, the Master enlightened him, and he took advantage of the Master's nap to burn the Master's beard.

At the age of nine, he knew how to take his sister to see Tanhualang riding a horse through the streets.

When he was twelve years old, Ji Yushan's youngest son bullied students from poor families in the school, he couldn't see it, and took a few guards to put Ji Yushan's youngest son in a sack.

Ji Yushan's youngest son refused to suffer this loss, and went directly to the Imperial City Division to sue him.

He was taken to the Imperial City Division, refused to admit the matter, and used words to stimulate Ji Yushan's youngest son, causing Ji Yushan's youngest son to attack him.

In front of everyone in the Imperial City, he cut Ji Yushan's youngest son again, and said that Ji Yushan's youngest son did it first.

Later, General Yao was so angry that he beat him up and asked him to go to Ji's Mansion to apologize. He would rather be beaten three more times than accept this softness.

is such an unruly teenager who takes his father's reprimand as a deaf ear, but listens to his sister the most.

No matter what, as long as my sister speaks, he will definitely do it.

When he was thirteen years old, the family began to choose a husband for his sister.

While scolding, he pinched his nose to help his sister check it.

The children of military generals are rough and don't know how to hurt people.

A noble family, ugly in appearance, and unmotivated.

The new champion, flamboyant tongue, is the most hateful.

Yao Shengan took a look around the capital, but he couldn't find anyone who could be eye-catching.

General Yao was so upset by his eloquent crooked reasoning that he couldn't wait to pick up a stick and beat him again: "Choose your brother-in-law according to your standards, do you want your sister not to marry for the rest of your life?" ”

Yao Shengan snorted coldly: "Anyway, it can't be these people." ”

Just when Yao Shengan was busy with the selection of his sister and wife, a holy decree suddenly came down in the palace and named Yao Rong as the second grade Zhaorong.

It's not that the Ming media is marrying, and there is no phoenix crown.

Just enter the palace and become a concubine in the harem.

The Jiangmen family, especially the Jiangmen family like the Yao family, is the most taboo to touch the emperor's moldy head, but kneeling on the ground and hearing this, Yao Shengan can't wait to draw his sword and kill people.

The one on the dragon chair, how dare he do this!

The daughter of their Yao family, even if she is the queen, she doesn't look at it, but that person dares to humiliate his sister like this!

It was General Yao who held down Yao Sheng'an.

The inner attendant of the decree may have felt Yao Sheng'an's anger and murderous intent, and he sped up his speech to finish reading the holy decree, and did not dare to stay for a moment.

The young man, who had never held his neck in front of his father and refused to give in, bowed his head to his father for the first time, begging his father to find a way to make the emperor take back his fate.

Old General Yao sat for a long time, and finally said with a wry smile: "The holy decree has been issued, and there is no possibility of changing it." ”

"What's more, there is also the daughter of the Ji family who received this holy decree. The battle between the Yao family and the Ji family is getting more and more intense, and Your Majesty will definitely let your sister enter the palace for the sake of balance. You should be ......"

"Just like your sister sacrificed for the sake of the family."

Yao Shengan looked at his father in disbelief, unable to believe what he had heard.

Although he always makes his father angry, in his heart, he admires his father the most.

The cornerstone of the country, the backbone of Daye.

He has been in the army for more than 30 years and has fought hundreds of battles, large and small.

His father is the god of war in the minds of the people of Daye, and he is also the great hero in his mind.

But now, his father, who is omnipotent and always shelters his family from the wind and rain, has such a powerless time.

"I can accept that the Yao family's sons and daughters sacrificed their lives for the family and the people of Daye, but I can't accept Sister A's sacrifice for her marriage."

General Yao looked at the little son calmly and sadly, and asked, "Then what can you do?" ”

Yao Sheng'an's face turned pale.

General Yao asked again: "What can you do if you can't accept the fact that even I can't change." ”

"Yao Sheng'an, who do you think you are?"

"People respect you for three points, not for you as a person, but for your surname. Don't think that just because you can walk sideways in the capital, everything in the world can go your way. ”

Yao Shengan lost the strength to argue.

He pushed away the men who had stopped him, staggered out of the main hall, and locked himself in the house for two days and two nights, without eating a grain of rice or drinking a drop of water.

Just when everyone was so worried that they wanted to break in, General Yao arrived at his door.

"If he wants to die, let him die inside. I pretend I don't have this son. ”

After a long time, there was finally movement in the house.

Yao Shengan opened the locked door and walked out of it with his head down.

He finally accepted it all and became a lot more silent.

On the day Yao Rong was taken into the palace, he personally carried Yao Rong on the sedan chair.

"Sister, wait for me to go to the border to make a contribution."

Then he left the capital without looking back and went to the border.

Since then, the wind and frost have changed, the family has changed, and life and death have been in a blur for more than 20 years.

Until today.

From the moment Nan Liujing appeared at the door, the man's gaze kept falling on Nan Liujing's face.

But it is not so much that he is looking at the Nanliujing, but that he is looking for someone's shadow through the Nanliujing.

"Yao Sheng'an?"

Yao Sheng'an's voice was hoarse: "No one has mentioned this name for a long time." ”

After confirming the identity of the other party, Nan Liujing directly changed his words: "Little uncle." ”

Yao Shengan was stunned for a moment, and then showed a shallow smile: "You don't look like Emperor Yongqing, but more like our Yao family." ”

Nan Liujing sat next to Yao Sheng'an: "Isn't this a good thing." ”

"It's a good thing. If you look like Emperor Yongqing, maybe I won't be able to talk to you calmly now. ”

Nan Liujing straightened the upside-down teacup and poured himself a cup of tea: "If I look like Emperor Yongqing, I will decide not to look in the mirror for the rest of my life." ”

Yao Sheng'an laughed, but this smile was fleeting, and he quickly regained his sad appearance with drooping eyebrows.

Nan Liujing drank a cup of tea in silence before asking, "Little uncle, have you just arrived in Yongning City?" ”

"I just arrived this morning, so I came directly to the county office."

"You've been waiting for a long time."

"Ok, tea and pastries to pass the time."

"If you haven't found a place to stay, why don't you live in the county office, and I'll let someone clean up a room for you."

Yao Shengan thanked him: "Then trouble you." ”

"Uncle doesn't have to be so polite."

The two were speechless again.

They are each other's only relatives in this world, but when they meet for the first time today, it seems that everything they talk about seems abrupt, as if they must be careful in everything they do, for fear that if they are not careful, they will say something and touch each other's minefield.

"Uncle, why don't you go down and freshen up first, I'll let the kitchen prepare a table of dishes, and we'll catch up while eating tonight." Nan Liujing thought about it and proposed.

"It's fine." Yao Shengan picked up the crutches on the side and got up on crutches.

Nan Liujing subconsciously stepped forward: "I'll help my little uncle." ”

"No, you don't." Yao Shengan avoided, "I can do it myself." ”

Seeing that he insisted, Nan Liujing didn't say anything anymore, and watched Yao Shengan leave with Gui Sheng.

Waiting for Yao Sheng'an's figure to disappear at the end of his sight, Nan Liujing sighed lightly and said to Yao Rong: "I thought that my little uncle was still alive, but I didn't expect it to be like this when we met. ”

Yao Rong sighed lightly.

The first time she saw Yao Shengan, she thought in her heart, how did their little general of the Yao family become like this.

How has he survived all these years.

Could it be that at some point, he also had the idea that he could die on the battlefield with his father and brother, instead of carrying all the sins and living in the world in such an embarrassed manner.

But in the end, what Yao Rong thought was-

[It's good to be alive.] ]

"That's right, it's good to be alive. As long as you live, there is hope. ”

Nan Liujing walked out with his sword in his arms, he hadn't practiced his sword today: "Teacher, there is something I haven't figured out." ”

[Somewhere.] ]

"In the past eighteen years, my little uncle has not been heard from, why did he suddenly appear in front of me?"

He was sure that Yao Sheng'an was his little uncle, not pretended to be by someone else.

Because Yao Shengan can deceive anyone in this world, but he can't......

His teacher.

[You can ask him tonight.] ]

In the evening, Gui Sheng personally cooked a few dishes.

Yao Shengan walked into the main hall on crutches, and after seeing the dishes on the table, his expression seemed to be happy and sad: "There are several dishes here that Sister likes to eat." ”

Nan Liujing said: "I don't know what you like to eat, uncle, so I prepared some casually." ”

Yao Shengan picked up the chopsticks: "As long as you can fill your stomach." ”

He is no longer the little general of the Yao family who never gets tired of eating.

took a mouthful of braised fish and put it in his mouth, Yao Shengan was surprised: "This taste ......"

"Do you think the taste is familiar?" Nan Liujing pointed to Gui Sheng on the side, "Gui Sheng is the person left to me by my mother, and I am thanks to him taking care of me all these years." ”

Yao Shengan suddenly said: "I heard Sister mention him." ”

Next, Yao Shengan only occasionally sandwiched other dishes, and most of the time he was stretching his chopsticks towards the braised fish.

Nan Liujing was afraid that he would be overwhelmed, so he hurriedly asked people to serve two cups of tea: "Uncle, if you like to eat braised fish, I will ask Gui Sheng to cook it for you next time." ”

Yao Shengan put down his chopsticks and took the teacup: "Don't be so troublesome. ”

What he misses is not the taste of the food, but the old time. But the people who would compete with him for braised fish are long gone.

Eating this braised fish with a similar taste only deepens the sadness of being a person and a person.

The unfiltered tea leaves were floating in the cup, Yao Shengan didn't drink the tea, just stared at the half of the tea leaves: "I didn't expect you to call me uncle directly." ”

"Why?"

"If it weren't for me, there wouldn't be anything behind."

"How could my little uncle think that." Nan Liujing shook his head, quite disapproving, "Emperor Yongqing has long been murderous to the Yao family, and he just has an excuse to do it." It's not my uncle's thing, there will be other things. The little uncle doesn't have to blame himself. ”

Yao Shengan raised his head and smiled bitterly.

Don't blame yourself.

How can you not blame yourself.

He knew that Emperor Yongqing had long wanted to get rid of the Yao family, and he knew that even if it wasn't this time, it would be the next time......

He knew it, but so what.

Emperor Yongqing and the Ji family attacked his father and brother in his name, and the Yao family's century-old reputation was buried because of him.

His sister also died indirectly because of his dystocia.

For so many years, when he dreamed back at midnight, he hated himself, how could he be caught in the wrong place at that juncture.

If the night is a month......

Even if it's another month late......

Will Sister be able to give birth to a child safely, and she will not die in the cold palace so painfully and lonely; Sister A's only child does not need to bear the infamy of "ominous" anymore.

"I know how much Sister looks forward to your arrival, she mentions you every time she writes to me, but she didn't even see you once, and she passed away forever."

"She is the person I want to protect the most in my life, but it turns out that the biggest storm in her life was indirectly caused by me."

"That's the last thing I can forgive myself."

Many times, a person's pain often comes from their refusal to let go of themselves. Nan Liujing thought for a moment and then persuaded: "Little uncle, if my mother is still here, she will definitely not blame you, she will only be glad that you are still alive in the world." ”

"And me, that's what I thought too."

"Do you think that without this matter, maybe my mother will be able to give birth to me safely, and maybe I will be able to grow up safely in the palace, but I don't think so."

"The Yao family bloodline in me and my mother is the original sin. Even if Emperor Yongqing is willing to let go of our mother and son, the concubine will definitely not let us go easily. ”

Speaking of this, Nan Liujing raised his hand, patted Yao Sheng'an's shoulder, and said softly: "Little uncle, what is happening now is already the best ending under the efforts of many people. ”

"So don't envision old things that can never be changed, and don't blame yourself for your assumptions."

Yao Sheng'an felt the warmth and strength of his shoulders, and suddenly burst into tears.

He thought, he really deserves to be Sister A's child.

Why do you even think this way with Sister A's tone when she speaks?

In the endless space, from the moment Nan Liujing said, "I'm only glad that you are still alive in the world", Yao Rong sensed that something was wrong.

She suddenly recalled that when she saw the letter at noon today, Gui Sheng asked Nan Liujing if she wanted to see Yao Sheng'an, and Nan Liujing's first reaction was not to answer "see" or "not see", but to ask her if she wanted to see it.

It seems that in this matter, her will is the most important thing. ：，，