"Miss, Chen Gongzi is here. Rui Zhu hurriedly ran into Shen Lingshan's boudoir and shouted to Shen Lingshan.

Shen Lingshan was studying the second half of the "Phoenix Spectrum" in the room. When I heard that my brother was coming, I was overjoyed: it turned out that he was just like me, and he didn't see him for a day!

Shen Lingshan put the sword book in her arms, sorted out her makeup in the mirror, and then walked out of the boudoir and greeted the righteous brother standing in the courtyard happily: "Big brother, you are here!"

Chen Wenqi stared at Shen Lingshan's flower-like smiling face, and felt a faint pain in his heart. Once upon a time, the two were in love with each other, although they had never sworn an alliance, they believed that love was stronger than gold. Now, the two are connected by blood, and their marriage is broken. The two were happy in the past, but it could only bring pain to the heart, and the pain was so painful that it broke the heart and lungs, and the liver and intestines were broken. He endured his sadness, walked a few steps towards Shen Lingshan, and said with an unnatural expression: "Shan...... Sister, I'll ......."

Shen Lingshan's mind was racing, and the eldest brother had always been upright and respectful, and kept claiming that I was "Miss Shen", but today he changed his name to "Sister Shan", could it be that he had made it clear to his parents that he came today to fulfill the promise on the bank of the Yangtze River that day that "the love of the capital country will not change for many years, and he will only listen to the spring rain and remember the south of the Yangtze River"? Thinking of this, Shen Lingshan's heart beat wildly, and she blushed and asked:

"Big brother is looking for my father?"

"Exactly. ”

"Yes...... Are you talking about your own business, big brother?" Shen Lingshan couldn't help but ask.

Chen Wenqi asked in surprise: "You know?"

Shen Lingshan smiled shyly and whispered, "I guess." With that, her face turned red again.

Chen Wenqi saw her smiling face, and felt very sad: Isn't she like herself, thinking that her brother is better than that...... The relationship is more pleasant? After thinking about it, this is fine, otherwise how can I bear it when I see her sad appearance? So he said calmly:

"Since Sister Shanmei already knows, let's go to see my father and mother with my brother. ”

Shen Lingshan thought to herself, you are very confident, and you called "Daddy" without mentioning it, if Daddy doesn't allow it, see how you step down?

She said shyly, "You are really ...... , you have to go yourself, I won't go. With that, he covered his face with his hands and turned into the boudoir.

Chen Wenqi was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and then turned around and walked towards the room where Han Mei lived.

The girl has a tender face, and she is naturally ashamed to listen to someone propose marriage in person, but she really wants to hear what a lang said to her parents. When Chen Wenqi walked away, Shen Lingshan stepped out of the boudoir again, and crept quietly outside his parents' room, wanting to hear how Chen Wenqi spoke to his father.

However, it was said that Shen Qing left a note in the Chen family's guest room and left Chenjiazhuang quietly. found his long-lost son, and his mood finally relaxed. However, the father and son could not recognize each other, and they couldn't help but feel a little regretful and sad in their hearts. He did not go home directly, but walked to the bank of the Ba River again, returned to the place where he parted with his wife, children, and brothers, and paid tribute to his deceased master, his wife, and his brother Zhao Xin and his wife. After a long time, I found a small boat, traced the river, and returned to my home in Wuchang. This time is the same as when Chen Wenqi came back, that is, the front foot is the same as the back foot, and at this time, he just told Han Mei about the scene of Chen Jiazhuang's search for his son.

When Han Mei heard that her beloved son was still in the world and that it was Chen Wenqi, who she knew and liked very well, she couldn't help but be happy and sad. I was leaning on my husband's shoulder and sobbing, when I heard a sound of footsteps from far to near, and came to the room in an instant. Shen Qing and Han Mei looked up and saw that it was the beloved son who had been haunted by their dreams for twenty years came to them. Before the two could speak, they saw Chen Wenqi bent his knees, knelt down in front of him, and shouted sadly: "Father and mother are above, and the unfilial child kowtows to the second elder." After speaking, the palm of his hand touched the ground, and "Dong Dong Dong" kowtowed three times.

Han Mei was full of excitement and tears at this time, stepped forward and hugged Chen Wenqi, who had not yet gotten up, into her arms tightly, and said with tears in her eyes: "Ji'er...... My Ji'er, my mother has been thinking about you for twenty years, you ...... You're finally back. "I can't stop crying before I finish speaking.

"Mother, the child is not filial, so you are worried. Chen Wenqi was also very excited at this time, he hugged Han Mei tightly with his backhand, and felt the mother's love that had been missing for 20 years.

Chen Wenqi knelt down in the room and shouted "Father, Mother", Shen Lingshan outside the room was like thunder, and her ears were "buzzing", and she instantly understood what was going on: the "righteous brother" in front of her was the swaddling brother who was picked off the river by Liang De's thieves in the past - her own brother-in-law. She didn't have time to feel happy for the baby who was alive and safe, and happy for her father and mother to find her long-lost son, who had been separated for a long time, suddenly felt a tingling pain in her heart, her face changed, and a mouthful of blood rushed out of her mouth, and big tears flowed silently, and the person was paralyzed to the ground. After a long time, she slowly stood up against the wall, brushed away the messy hair in front of her, and staggered towards her boudoir......

In the room, Shen Qing and the other three were immersed in the joy of reunion after a long absence, and no one noticed what was happening outside.

"Ji'er, get up quickly, let my mother take a good look at you. Han Mei helped Chen Wenqi up and asked him to sit down next to him.

"Senior brother, you still don't know, when I saw Ji'er, my heart was pounding, and I felt in a trance that this child was our Ji'er, and today it was really fulfilled. Han Mei turned her head and said to Shen Qing.

"Yes, when I first saw him, I felt familiar, and when I thought about it carefully, it turned out to be a bit of a senior brother's shadow, and I was still very strange in my heart at that time. A voice outside the door said.

"You, in hindsight. Why didn't you say it in the first place?" Han Mei said out the door in disgust.

"Hehe," before the laughter fell, Han Ming stepped into the room, "I also said that I really wanted to tell you at the beginning, but I was afraid of making my sister sad, so my little brother tried his best to hold back." ”

"Uncle. Chen Wenqi hurriedly got up and knelt down and kowtowed to Han Ming.

"Hehe, hurry up. Han Ming helped Chen Wenqi up, slapped his hands on his arms, and said with a smile: "I said why did we fall in love like this, it turned out to be the nephew of the in-laws." ”

"Ji'er, quickly move a chair for your uncle to sit down. Han Mei has already begun to "arouse" Chen Wenqi.

Chen Wenqi moved a chair and asked Han Ming to sit down. Han Ming looked at Chen Wenqi for a long time, and said to Shen Qing and Han Mei with emotion: "After 20 years, I thought it would be ...... , who knows that my nephew is not only safe and sound, but also so good, it is really 'a blessing to lose his horse'. ”

Shen Qingshen felt the same way, and sighed: "Yes, if I hadn't been picked up by Liang De's family and fallen into the river back then, Qi'er would have followed me to hide, not to mention studying and practicing martial arts, it would be difficult to say whether I could grow up healthy and healthy." Qi'er, your adoptive parents are so kind to you, don't forget them. ”

Chen Wenqi went home this time, firstly, to recognize his biological parents, and secondly, to discuss something with them. As soon as he heard about this topic, he said: "Father, mother, the child has a wish, and I implore the second elder to fulfill it." ”

"What do you want? As long as my father and mother can do it, there is no other word. Shen Qing didn't think about it, so he expressed his attitude.

The father also said that the adoptive parents' kindness to the child is unforgettable. His two old men have no children under their knees, and they have worked hard to raise their children for 20 years...... is still the same as in the past, inheriting the Chen family's incense...... Look at ......"

Chen Wenqi said what he thought with difficulty.

"How big of a matter am I?" Shen Qing was afraid that his son would be embarrassed, so he hurriedly intercepted his words and said, "Daddy left Chen Jiazhuang without saying goodbye, just because he didn't want this matter to disturb the life of the Chen family and you." For 20 years, my father and mother only wanted to know your whereabouts, and now I see that you are safe and sound, and my wish is enough. Qi'er, if you have such thoughts, you are my good son of Shen Qing. There's nothing to say, Daddy has your back. ”

Listening to his father's words, Chen Wenqi was greatly moved, he raised his eyes to look at Han Mei, afraid that his mother would be sad, and afraid that his mother would not allow it.

Han Mei coughed lightly, said with a stiff face: "If you want your mother to be successful, you must promise to do one thing for your mother." ”

Chen Wenqi bowed his head and said: "The child listens to his mother's teachings. ”

"The surname Shen is at your own convenience, but there is one, you must get married as soon as possible and give your mother a few more grandchildren, half of them are surnamed Chen, and half of them must be surnamed Shen. After speaking, he couldn't hold back any longer, and laughed coquettishly.

"Mother-" Chen Wenqijun's face turned crimson, and he quickly changed the topic: "Uncle is not married yet, so you made fun of the child." ”

"He, hmph—he is intent on making the old Han family the last one. Han Mei said dissatisfiedly.

"Oh, why did you talk about my head?" Han Ming's face also turned red.

Han Mei's face turned pale and said, "Let me explain, you are not too young." If you don't get married as soon as possible, what will you do with Ji'er?"

Han Ming also said seriously: "Sister, it's not that my younger brother doesn't want to start a family. It's just that over the years, my parents' revenge has not been avenged, how can my younger brother be in the mood to start a family? Besides, there has been no news of my senior brother and Ji'er all these years, if I get married and leave my sister alone, how can you bear to call my younger brother in my heart?"

Han Mei was embarrassed when she heard this, and said guiltily: "Ming'er, sister has dragged you down." ”

"You and my brother and sister, who is dragging whom?" Han Ming smiled loudly, "Now it's okay, sister, your family is finally reunited, and the Liang Fang brothers have also received the retribution they deserve; the secret of the sword spectrum has been known, as long as we study hard and practice hard, plus Wen Qi, the remaining enemies should also be killed." Your brother and I, it's time to think about the Han family's incense, otherwise, how can we be worthy of our dead father and mother and the ancestors of the Han family?"

Han Mei nodded with satisfaction and praised, "It's pretty much the same." If you get married as soon as possible, we can also handle Ji'er's marriage as soon as possible. ”

Shen Qing said with a smile at this time: "Senior sister, let's worry about their marriage. Since you want to fulfill your son's wish, you don't want 'Ji'er' and 'Ji'er', you have to change your name to Qi'er, let the name 'Shen Ji' become a thing of the past. ”

Han Meiwaner smiled and said, "Qi'er, Qi'er, as long as he recognizes me as a mother, he can call it anything." ”

Shen Qing smiled "hehe", and asked Chen Wenqi again: "Qi'er, the emperor's leave this time is not long, what are your plans?"

"The child actually doesn't have any plans, just to go to the master's house, pay a visit to the master and the master, and then live in Wuchang and Huangzhou for a while, accompanying the four fathers and mothers. Oh, mother, do you know who the child's master is?"

"Who is it? Can't you know your mother?"

"Isn't it just 'acquaintance'? Didn't my mother still live in his house for a few days?"

"You mean, Engong?" Shen Qinghu asked suspiciously, seeing Chen Wenqi nodding, he hurriedly said: "In this way, Daddy will also accompany you and make a special trip to thank him for his great kindness." ”

"Yes, I have received such a great favor from others, let alone repay his old man, I don't even have a chance to thank him, I have always felt guilty in my heart. Since you are going, let's try to be early or late, and you two will leave tomorrow. When she heard that her life-saving benefactor was her son's master, Han Mei was surprised and excited.

"Mother, the child should stay at home and stay with you for a few days. It doesn't hurt to go a few days late, Master. Chen Wenqi was afraid that his mother would be sad, so he said.

"Silly boy, you are very happy to have this filial piety. But your master can't delay, you have to go as soon as possible. You're afraid that your mother will be lonely, aren't you, isn't there still your sister? Ahem, really, after talking for a long time, how did you forget Shan'er? Chunhong, hurry, go and call the young lady over. ”

"Yes, ma'am. ”

After a while, the maid Chunhong ran back panting and said, "Madam, Miss, she is not in the boudoir. ”

"Isn't there, where are you?

"Ruizhu is nowhere to be seen. Chunhong replied.

"This girl ran out again. Han Mei muttered absently.

"Madame......" Chunhong wanted to speak and stopped.

"Chunhong, if you have anything to say, just say it. ”

"Madame, he heard Miss crying in the room. Chunhong said cautiously.

"Why is she crying so much?" Han Mei loved Shen Lingshan very much, and when she heard her daughter crying in the room, she suddenly felt distressed and asked nervously.

Shen Qing realized something and asked, "Qi'er, did you see your sister when you came back?"

"Yes. ”

"What did you say to her?"

"I didn't say anything. Chen Wenqi thought of Shen Lingshan's shy appearance just now, and knew that she had misunderstood her "purpose" to go home, so that she cried sadly when she heard that she was her brother-in-law. But, how can I tell the second elder about this?

Chen Wenqi understood, but Han Mei was getting more and more confused, she glanced at her husband and said, "The two children have always been very good, how could Qi'er let her sister be wronged and sad?"

"Senior sister, don't you know ......" Shen Qing saw Chunhong on the side, and changed his words and ordered: "Chunhong, you take the bolt to find *** them, and if you find her, you will come back as soon as possible." After taking Chunhong away, he continued:

"Senior sister, will Shan'er be because of ......" Shen Qingchao Chen Wenqi glanced at it and did not continue.

"Because of what? Because you have snubbed her since you found your brother?" Han Mei said with a smile, only then did he know why her husband was in a hurry and deliberately sold a pass.

Alas, the junior sister is so happy, she doesn't take anything seriously, Shen Qing thought to herself. He simply said to Chen Wenqi: "Qi'er, Shan'er is your own sister, from now on, you can't be like before, you know?"

"The child obeys his father's teachings. Chen Wenqi's eyes were red, and he replied astringently.

Seeing his nephew's sad look, Han Ming felt uncomfortable, so he said to Han Mei, "Sister......"

Han Mei knew what her brother wanted to say, nodded and said with joy and resentment: "The world is unpredictable, creation makes people, although this is an excellent thing, poor Shan'er, this child learns about his life experience, and he doesn't know how to be sad." ”

Shen Qing was anxious that his daughter had an accident, and he didn't hear what Han Mei said, he said to Han Mei anxiously: "Senior sister, if you have anything to say later, it's important to find Shan'er first." ”

Han Mei said with a relaxed expression: "It's okay, I know Shan'er's temperament best, she is just uncomfortable for a while, and it will be fine after a while." While she's not there, I'll tell you something, and you can see how to tell Shan'er in detail. ”

Shen Qing and Chen Wenqi were confused when they heard it, and they were about to ask, but they heard Han Mei ask:

"Qi'er, why is your sister crying, do you know?"

"Child...... The child ......" Chen Wenqi's voice was poignant, and he was choked up for a while.

Han Mei took her son's shoulder in distress and said softly, "Silly boy, things are not what you think." After speaking, she said to Shen Qing: "Senior brother, when you asked Second Senior Brother and Xue Mei a few days ago, there was something that I didn't have time to tell you. ”

"What's the matter?" Shen Qing's mind was full of two small things, and Han Mei suddenly mentioned the junior brother and his wife, which made him very puzzled.

"Xuemei's death is certainly related to her excessive grief and longing, but her direct cause of death is postpartum hemorrhage. ”

"What did you say?" Shen Qing was taken aback: "You...... You mean that junior brother and sister Xuemei have ...... Got kids?"

Han Mei nodded slightly, sighed and said: "In the second month of the marriage between the second senior brother and Xue Mei, Xue Mei was pregnant with the second senior brother's blood, but the time was not long, and Xue Mei had no experience, she didn't know it herself." After the second senior brother was killed by Wu Yun, Xue Mei never ate or drank, and had to follow the second senior brother together, but later found out that she was pregnant, so she broke off the idea of wanting to die, and was determined to give birth to the flesh and blood of the Zhao family for the second senior brother. I never thought about giving birth in October......"

In front of Han Mei's eyes, the scene of the year appeared again-

After dinner on this day, Xia Xue sat with Han Mei and Han Ming gossiping about homely things, Xia Xue suddenly felt a long pain in her stomach, so she went back to the room and sat for a while, but the pain still did not improve. Han Mei is a person from the past, and she guesses that she is about to give birth when she calculates the date. So on the one hand, he sent Xiao Han Ming to invite Wen Po (he had already inquired about Wen Po's residence and took Han Ming to recognize the way), and on the other hand, he helped Xia Xue to bed, took off her clothes, and waited for childbirth.

After Wen Po came, she told Xia Xue to give birth to the beat of the labor pains. However, Xia Xue was hit hard by Zhao Xin's death, and her body was weak, so where did she have the strength to cooperate with childbirth? In this way, she had been in pain for two days and three nights, and only then gave birth to the baby in her womb in the early morning of the third day.

"So, Shan'er is Senior Brother Zhao's flesh and blood?" The matter was already very clear, and Shen Qing still asked.

Han Mei nodded and said, "For so many years, in addition to missing Ji'er and looking for her senior brother, Shan'er's life experience has also been bothering me and Ming'er. If we don't tell her the truth, the second senior brother and Xuemei will inevitably blame us, and tell her the truth, how can Shan'er stand it? I really hope that she can live happily for the rest of her life. ”

Shen Qing and Chen Wenqi were silent after hearing this, the burden of ethics had just been put down, and Zhao Xin's miserable family affairs pressed on their hearts like a boulder.

"It's just that now, Qi'er and Shan'er not only worship by mistake, but also love each other, so there is no need to worry about this matter. But how to tell Shan'er's life experience, I really haven't figured it out yet. Shan'er, this child was originally sentimental, and when she heard the tragic experience of Uncle Zhao Xin and Aunt Xia Xue earlier, she was already so sad that she couldn't do it, if she knew that the two were her biological parents, wouldn't it be painful to live?" Han Mei said worriedly.

Although Shen Qing's heart hurts his junior brother Xuemei, he has unloaded the ethical burden that has confused him for most of the year, and his heart is always much more relaxed. Seeing that his wife was worried, he said: "No matter how big the blow is to Shan'er, you must tell her the truth of the matter, so that it is also an explanation for Senior Brother Zhao and Sister Xue." And Uncle Xia, the death of his daughter and son-in-law can't always be hidden from his old man, if he learns that Shan'er is his own grandson, it can be regarded as a little comfort to the old man. ”

Chen Wenqi also agreed with his father's idea, and said to Han Mei: "Mother, what Daddy said is to tell my sister's life experience, I believe she can stand it." The child also has an idea, when the child enters Beijing, he will take his sister with him, so that she can recognize her grandfather. ”

"Well, that's a good idea. Otherwise, if Uncle Xia asks you about Uncle Zhao and Aunt Xue, you still don't know how to tell him about the old man. Shen Qing nodded in agreement.

Han Mei nodded and said to Chen Wenqi: "Qi'er, your sister's background is even more bleak than yours, you have to treat her well in the future, and you must not let her be wronged again." ”

"The child remembers his mother's teachings. Chen Wenqi didn't expect that the matter with Shen Lingshan would be so natural, and his heart suddenly felt relaxed. But then he condemned himself again, after all, Shanmei's parents died, how could he be secretly happy? Thinking that Shen Lingshan didn't know how to bear the news of her biological parents, Chen Wenqi's heart immediately became heavy again.

"Master, madam, we searched the nearest few streets and alleys, but we didn't find the young lady and their ......" At this time, Chunhong and Zhu'er both walked in and said to Shen Qing, Han Mei and others.

When Chen Wenqi heard the urgency, he couldn't be reserved at the moment, got up and said to Shen Qing and Han Mei: "Daddy, mother, the child will look for it again." ”

"It's fine. If you can't find it, you must come back sooner. Shan'er probably just wants to go out for a walk, maybe she will be home in a while. Han Mei instructed.

"Got it, mother. Before the words fell, Chen Wenqi had already run out of a few feet.

At this time, it was already twilight, Chen Wenqi didn't care about the strange eyes of passers-by, and rushed to the ferry dock as quickly as possible. When the wharf saw them off, the two said goodbye, and Shen Lingshan secretly sent each other mandarin duck silk scarves, how could it not be a token of love? In Chen Wenqi's subconscious, the wharf should be the place that Shen Lingshan in the "broken love" misses the most and is also the most likely to go.

However, Chen Wenqi pounced. On the twilight river, boats are scarce, ferries have long since been suspended, and the wharf is empty. Under the urging of the breeze, the river gently laps the embankment, and the sound of the waves is like crying, which makes people think in vain.

Chen Wenqi didn't stop too long, and instead ran to the nearby "cyclamen" restaurant. This is the place where he met her Pingshui, and of course it is worth remembering and lingering.

Time hasn't changed everything. The "cyclamen" restaurant is the same as it was back then, with neatly arranged tables and guests enjoying drinks, and there is no lack of noise in the bustle. At the table facing the window in the innermost, there are two big men sitting in the shape of a big man, when the wine is hot, the two sides are fists or palms, shouting five and drinking, and they are indulging in guessing the fist and fighting wine, which is very different from the picture that Chen Wenqi fixed in his heart.

Still, there is no trace of the Iraqi here.

The path outside the Wangshan Gate, the Gongyuan on the shore of the East Lake, the guest rooms of the "Juyuan Hotel", the Moshan Mountain in the depths of the East Lake, and even the vacant mansion of Hao Huai...... Chen Wenqi searched every place the two had been, but there was no trace of Shen Lingshan. Seeing that it was late at night, Chen Wenqi remembered his mother's instructions, and thought to himself that maybe Sister Shanmei had already returned home at this time. So he stopped looking for it, and ran to his house.

"Qi'er, did you come back alone?" Shen Qing stood outside the gate and looked behind Chen Wenqi.

Chen Wenqi "chuckled" in his heart, no, Shanmei didn't go home.

But he still had a glimmer of hope, and subconsciously asked, "Daddy, is my sister going home?"

As soon as Shen Qing heard this, he knew that his son had not found his daughter, and his hanging heart became even more nervous, so he grabbed his son and came to the bedroom.

Han Mei, who was looking forward to it in the room, knew that her daughter had no whereabouts when she saw the father and son enter the door, and at this time she knew that Shen Lingshan had a problem, and immediately burst into tears and let out a sad voice: "Shan'er, where have you been?"

Just when everyone was at a loss, Ruizhu returned.

"Sir, madam, it's not good, miss...... She's gone. Rui Zhu was sweating all over her body and tears on her face at this time.

"Don't panic, talk slowly, what's going on?" Shen Qing comforted.

"The young lady said that the young master recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors today, and said that he would not have to live at home for ten days and a half months, but how could he do it without a change of clothes on this hot day? So we went to the cloth shop outside the Caobu gate......" Rui Zhu wept and told the truth of the matter, and finally said: "I waited for a long time in the tailor's shop, but I didn't see the young lady coming, so I went to the cloth shop to look for her, and I didn't see the young lady's figure. I was afraid of missing it on the road, so I ran back to the tailor's shop. I ran at both ends many times, but I couldn't find it. ”

When Han Mei heard that her daughter was missing, she immediately burst into tears.

Chen Wenqi felt even more uncomfortable, after all, Shanmei disappeared for her own business. He nervously asked Rui Zhu, "Rui Zhu, have you ever asked others if they have seen Miss?"

"Asked. The shopkeeper of the cloth village said that he was helping the young lady choose the cloth at that time, and the young lady suddenly said that she was going out for a while, and she never saw her turn back after that. ”

"What about the others? Have you ever seen Miss?"

"Nope. ”

"Dad, mother, I'll go out again. Without waiting for his father and mother to answer, Chen Wenqi had disappeared into the night.

"Senior brother, the huge Wuchang City, relying on a few of us alone is only afraid that it is a little weak, can you ask the Fuzhong to help find it? This happened under your rule, and it is not a fake public benefit. Shen Qing said to Han Ming.

"Okay, I'll go back to my house and send all the arrests to search overnight. Han Ming agreed, and quickly turned back to the Wuchang Mansion.

However, Shen Qing, Chen Wenqi and many others searched every corner of Wuchang City, and there was no news related to Shen Lingshan. A few days later, Han Ming had no choice but to ask the catchers to stop looking for them and continue to do what they were supposed to do. Looking for Shen Lingshan, I counted on Shen Qing and Chen Wenqi, father and son. At this time, Chen Wenqi didn't care about going back to Chenjiazhuang to accompany the two elders, and he didn't have time to go to visit his master and mother, and walked aimlessly through the streets and alleys of Wuchang City and the suburbs and countryside all day long, hoping for a miracle.

More than a month has passed, and Shen Qing and Chen Wenqi's holidays are full. Shen Qing served in the Huguang Command Envoy and had no risk of leaving home, so he went to the Huguang Command Envoy on time to report to take office. Chen Wenqi was worried about Shen Lingshan's safety, and despite the persuasion of his parents, he insisted on staying at home and continuing to search for Shen Lingshan's whereabouts. He wrote a letter to his mentor Liu Jian, telling him in detail about his life experience with Shen Lingshan, and asking his mentor to mediate more in front of the emperor to win the emperor's favor and compassion.