In June, it is the rainy season in Gangnam.

The rain is continuous, the fog is heavy, and the air is filled with a unique smell of the rainy season.

The sound of the rain is dripping, like crying, which arouses the homesickness of the wanderers even more.

A two-wheeled carriage galloped from north to south, and on the wheel sat a man in a bamboo hat and a long whip rein, riding his horse at a gallop.

"Phew—"

The turbulent Yangtze River lies in front of you. The driver grabbed the reins of the horse with a "whoosh", looked back to the car behind him and said, "Father-in-law, Miss Shen, we are home." ”

"Huh? We're home. With a crisp cheer, where the sedan curtain was lifted, a beautiful girl jumped out of the carriage with a short-haired middle-aged man. Ignoring the drizzle, the two walked quickly to the shore and looked into the distance, gazing affectionately at the rows of buildings on the south bank.

The glamorous girl leaned over, gently grabbed the middle-aged man's arm with one hand, pointed to the other side with the other, and said happily, "Daddy, we're home." Look, that's our home. ”

"We're home, we're home—" The middle-aged man muttered to himself, large tears silently sliding down his cheeks.

"'I once planted the south bank of the Yangliu River, and I had two springs in the south of the Yangtze River. Time is so fast, it's been two years since I left home. Chen Wenqi was also full of emotion, thinking of his parents who were far away by another river.

"Father-in-law, Miss Shen, let's find a ferry to cross the river first. I found a shop to foster the horses, and then crossed the river to visit my mother-in-law. ”

"Then you go and look for it, we will wait for you to go home together." Shen Qing said.

"It's okay, I'll come when I go. After Chen Wenqi finished speaking, he jumped into the carriage and looked for the store.

Looking at Chen Wenqi's back, Shen Lingshan's joyful mood suddenly became dim. The righteous brother stored the carriage because he planned to return to his hometown to visit relatives, and then take this carriage back to Beijing to take up his post.

In a short time, Chen Wenqi turned around, and the three of them took a ferry back to the south bank. The moment he got off the boat, Chen Wenqi suddenly remembered the pretty figure standing in the cold wind of hunting. Looking back, Yiren was beside him, and he couldn't help but smile.

"Big brother, why are you laughing?" asked Shen Lingshan.

"I remember that last year, I went to Beijing with Gongzi Weng to take the exam, and Miss Shen sent us to this pier. The right person touches the scene, so he laughs. Chen Wenqi said.

After a pause, Shen Lingshan asked faintly: "Big brother, just now on the north bank of the Yangtze River, I heard you chant two lines of poetry, but Bai Juyi's seven-word quatrain "Remembering Jiangliu"?"

"That's right. ”

"The younger brother is only a shallow learner, and he only knows the first two sentences, how do you say the last two sentences?"

When Chen Wenqi heard this, he immediately understood what Shen Lingshan meant. Since he was injured, he has been inseparable from Shen Lingshan and has been getting along very happily. When we say goodbye today, what year will we meet? For a while, I was worried and quiet, and I was sad.

I don't know whether it was intentional or not, Shen Lingshan asked: "Big brother, don't you remember the last two sentences?"

Chen Wenqi forced a smile and read without frustration: "'I remember the bank of the Qingqing River, I don't know who it is'. ”

"I don't know who it is...... Ignorance...... Who is Pan Zhe?" Shen Lingshan was about to cry and whispered sadly.

Chen Wenqi saw it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart, if it weren't for his father's side, he really wanted to hug his beloved into his arms and confide his feelings to her. He thought about it for a while and said to Shen Lingshan:

"Miss Shen, in fact, the good poems of Jiangnan are not only this "Remembering Jiangliu", but also the "Listening to the Rain" by the former dynasty poet Yu Ji is also well written. 'The screen sits around the sideburns, and the wax shakes the light. Jingguo has not changed its love for many years, and only listens to the spring rain and recalls Jiangnan. 'You listen, how well you write. ”

He changed the "end" in the two sentences of the original poem "Jingguo has changed its love for many years, and suddenly heard the spring rain and remembered Jiangnan" to "no" and "suddenly" to "only", which is tantamount to secretly showing his heart to Shen Lingshan: being in a foreign country, this love will not change, even if his eyes are full of "spring", he only remembers "the spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River". Shen Lingshan heard this, her heart immediately became comfortable and translucent, her pretty cheeks flushed, and her eyes no longer dared to look directly at Ailang.

Although Shen Qing is not deeply educated, he doesn't understand the meaning of "reminiscing about the bank of the Qingqing River, I don't know who it is", "Jingguo has not changed its love for many years, and only listens to the spring rain and remembers Jiangnan", but seeing the sympathetic appearance of the two, he also guessed a lot. He sighed secretly, determined to untie the "knot" in his heart as soon as possible, so as to clarify the relationship between the two as soon as possible. Thinking of this, he deliberately interrupted:

"Shan'er, if you don't say it, Daddy and your mother will meet later, do you think she still knows Daddy?"

"Daddy, my mother will definitely recognize you at a glance, don't believe us bet. ”

"Believe, Daddy believes. Seeing his daughter's expression improve, Shen Qing was very happy.

"Daddy, this is home. After Shen Lingshan finished speaking, she pulled her legs and ran to the back room, shouting as she ran: "Mother, Shan'er is back." ”

Han Mei was meditating in the room and chanting Buddha, when she heard her daughter's voice, she hurriedly opened her eyes, turned around, and saw a light figure rushing towards her and plunging into her arms.

Han Mei hugged her daughter tightly, kissed her hair, and muttered, "Shan'er is back, Shan'er is back." ”

After a long time, Han Mei let go of her hands, caressed Shen Lingshan from head to toe, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm not fat or thin." Suddenly, his face turned pale, and he said with a stiff face: "You wild girl, you are so bold, you go to Ningxia alone?

Shen Lingshan took advantage of the situation to be coquettish: "Mother-"

Han Mei took her daughter into her arms again, gently stroked her back, and said, "It's good to be back, it's good to be back." ”

The mother and daughter made love for a while, and Shen Lingshan suddenly remembered her father outside. She broke free from her mother and stood up, brushed her slightly messy hair, and then took Han Mei's hand and said, "Mother, let's go, see who is back?"

"Who is coming back? Are you brother-in-law? You stupid boy, why did you leave him out alone?" Han Mei asked as she walked. As he spoke, he had already come to the front hall, and when he looked up, he saw that the familiar figure that had been haunting his dreams for twenty years was standing in front of him alive at this moment, and his body trembled suddenly, and then he shook a few times and fell to the ground.

Shen Qing stepped forward, held his beloved wife with both hands, and said softly, "Senior sister, I'm back......"

Han Mei raised her head and looked affectionately at her husband who had been lovesick for twenty years: "Senior brother, is it really you......?" I'm not dreaming, am I?" With a "woo" sound, he plunged into Shen Qing's arms and cried bitterly.

Shen Lingshan's eyes were red, and she gently tugged at Chen Wenqi's sleeve, and the two quietly retreated.

Looking at his beloved wife with tears in his arms, Shen Qing also burst into tears. Twenty years of death and separation, twenty years of cloud sorrow and rain hatred, I don't know how many heartfelt people want to confide. Along the way, Shen Qing imagined many scenes of reunion with his beloved wife after the catastrophe, but he didn't need any of them at this time. He caressed his beloved wife's trembling body, and said with self-reproach: "Senior sister, I have suffered by not being by your side for so many years. ”

Han Mei, whose emotions had just calmed down a little, heard her husband's words, and her sadness came from it, and tears flowed like eyes. In the past 20 years, the grief of the death of my father and mother, the concern of the unknown life and death of my husband and son, the raising of my younger brother and **, and the deep hatred of the Liang Fang brothers...... All this has been devouring the soul of this weak woman day and night, and after twenty years of suffering, it is unbearable to look back, let alone dare to look back!

"Senior brother, senior brother, are you back?" Han Ming's excited voice came from outside the door. Han Mei quickly left Shen Qing and shouted outside, "Ming'er, come in." ”

As soon as the words fell, Han Ming, Shen Lingshan, Chen Wenqi, Ruizhu and others had already walked into the front hall. It turned out that Shen Lingshan and Chen Wenqi went to the prefect's yamen to invite Han Ming over.

Shen Qing and Han Ming hugged each other tightly, and they all burst into tears, as if they were in another world.

Shen Qing held Han Ming's shoulders and said emotionally: "I haven't seen you for twenty years, Ming'er has not only grown up, but also has a good official residence. If Master and Master were alive, how gratifying it would be. After speaking, she was already in tears, and Han Mei and Han Ming were already crying.

Shen Lingshan felt uncomfortable, and hurriedly said: "Father, mother, uncle, we should be happy to reunite our family today." ”

The three of them quickly wiped away their tears and said in unison: "Exactly, we should be happy that our family is reunited today." ”

"Senior brother, I saw Liang De's thief pick Ji'er into the river, and then you ...... You...... Have you found Ji'er?" asked Han Mei hopefully.

"Ji'er, who is that?" asked Shen Lingshan curiously.

Han Mei held Shen Lingshan's hand tightly and said softly, "Shan'er, don't interrupt." His eyes stared nervously at Shen Qing.

Shen Qing shook his head slightly, and said in a trembling voice, "No." At that time, I was entangled by the beam thief and couldn't be separated. Later, after beating him away, he searched all the way along the river, until the outlet of the Yangtze River, but there was no trace of Ji'er......"

Han Mei wept bitterly again, and shouted sadly: "Ji'er, my son, you...... Where are you now? Are you alive or dead, so do you know what your godmother knows...... My kids ......"

Han Ming was also in tears, he was afraid that his sister would be too sad, so he quickly changed the topic: "Senior brother, what happened later? Why didn't you come to us?"

Shen Qing wiped a handful of tears, choked up and said: "I was worried about your safety, so I turned back to look for you, but when I returned to the original place, I saw nothing except a pool of blood, thinking that you have no chance of survival, and for a while, I crossed the long sword and wiped it off my neck......"

"Ah......" Knowing that Shen Qing was not dead, Han Mei was still terrified, and asked anxiously, "What happened later?"

"I heard a 'ding' sound, and a strong force swung the long sword away, and when I opened my eyes, a righteous man of my age came to my rescue. His words dispelled my thoughts of suicide, and I picked up my spirits again and went to the capital to inquire about your news. After lingering in the capital for two months and finding nothing, he had no choice but to go to Ningxia and join Uncle Xia Yao. Because Jinyiwei has many eyes and ears and is everywhere, Uncle Xia Yao reversed my name and changed my name to Qin Sen, and I have been hidden in the army for 20 years. Shen Qing simply said what he had done.

"No wonder, the younger brother has been to Ningxia many times over the years, but he can't find the senior brother, so he changed his name and surname. Han Ming said with a sigh.

"Over the years, Brother Fool has also sneaked back to Huangzhou Mansion many times to find you, but it was in vain. ”

"Yes, we have only woken up in the past two years, everyone is incognito, how can we find it?"

"Senior sister, Ming'er—oh, you are now a dignified prefect, and I can't call you 'Ming'er' like you did anymore—junior brother, how did you get out of danger back then?Why didn't you see Senior Brother Zhao and Sister Xue? Could it be that they live elsewhere?" Shen Qing finally said the question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.

Sister and brother Han Mei glanced at each other, and their expressions suddenly darkened.

Han Mei sighed and said what happened back then:

That day—

When Han Mei saw that her beloved son was picked up in the river, she was depressed and stunned for a while, completely unaware of the critical situation in the field. After Wu Yun forced Zhao Xin back with one move, he folded a fan in his hand and slashed straight at Han Mei's neck. When Zhao Xin saw it, he didn't have time to move his sword to resolve it, so he quickly grabbed Han Mei in front of him, and slashed at Zhao Xin's neck with a folding fan, cutting the blood vessels between his throats, and immediately the blood flowed like an infusion, and he fell to the ground on the spot. Wu Yun's folding fan continued to slash towards Han Mei. Zhao Xin took a strong breath, hugged Wu Yun's feet, and shouted vaguely: "Senior sister, hide ......" Before he finished speaking, he was slammed on the back by Wu Yun's palm, and his meridians were suddenly broken, and he vomited blood and died.

Wu Yun kicked Zhao Xin's bones away, retracted the folding fan, and slapped Han Mei's chest with both palms. Just as Han Mei was about to die, she only heard the sound of "Peng", and Wu Yun quickly retreated seven or eight steps before she took the pile and stood firm. There was already an old man in a green robe standing beside Han Mei, and between his breaths, he let out an imperceptible tremble.

"Wu Yun, in Xiqiao Mountain, the 'Lingnan Old Monster' committed many injustices and was killed by the head of the five factions. You 'Eight Murderers' are like lost dogs, you run away, and you have disappeared since then. I don't want to wait for the rivers and lakes to reappear today, for the sake of the martial arts, today the old man took your life first, and then chased the remaining few evil obstacles. The old man in the green robe said, slowly stretched out his palms, and a wave of hot qi struck Wu Yun.

When Wu Yun saw the old man in front of him, his arrogance immediately retracted. As soon as he saw the heat wave coming, he ran away, and then ran and said: "Today, you are alone in the lower situation, and you are ruthless." But the revenge of killing the master is not shared, you wait, he will definitely come to take your life. In the blink of an eye, he fled without a trace.

"If it weren't for the old man's illness, how could you be allowed to get out of the way?" the old man in the green robe muttered to himself. walked to Zhao Xin's side, stretched out two fingers to probe his snort, and then held Zhao Xin's wrist to check his pulse, then shook his head and stood up.

"Grandpa, please save him, Grandpa, I beg you. Xia Xue knelt in front of the old man in the green robe and cried and begged.

The old man in the green robe sighed and said, "Even if Hua Tuo is reincarnated, he will not be able to return to the sky. Child, let the mourning be smooth. ”

When Xia Xue heard this, she threw herself on Zhao Xin and cried. She and Zhao Xin fell in love for two years, and finally tied the knot, originally thought that Sheng Qi was harmonious and white-headed to old age, who knew that the newlywed Yan'er would be separated forever, teach her how not to be grief-stricken?

Xia Xue is crying in the dark here, and Han Mei is also in a state of spirit. Less than half a day after her father's and mother's tragic death, her beloved son Shen Ji was picked into the water again, and her life and death were unknown.

The old man in the green robe walked to the frightened and inexplicable little Han Ming, reached out and touched the back of his head, and then took his hand and came to Han Mei, seeing that Han Mei looked lost and depressed, he called out in a gentle tone: "Child, wake up, what's wrong?"

Han Mei woke up when she heard this, and vaguely remembered that it was the old man in the green robe who drove away the demon, and she could no longer suppress the grievances in her heart, so she pulled her younger brother Xiao Han Ming, and the sister and brother hugged each other and let out a loud cry of sorrow.

"Son, now is not the time to be sad. Tell grandpa how you provoked the 'Lingnan Eight Murderers', and do they still have accomplices?"

Han Mei was originally a brave and knowledgeable woman, listening to the old man in the green robe, she knew that now was indeed not the time to be sad, and she could see from the old man's attitude towards Wu Yun that he was not a bad person. wiped away his tears, and briefly told the old man in the green robe how his father found out that Liang Fang was secretly in contact with Almu, Liang De and others were chased and killed for thousands of miles, and his father and mother died in battle.

"So, they still have three accomplices who haven't shown up?" asked the old man. Han Mei didn't know that Liang De had been stabbed by Shen Qing and had become a frightened bird, and Shan Xue had escorted Bao Yu to Huangzhou City to heal his injuries, so she nodded.

"Child, if you put it in normal times, these old thieves don't take it seriously. But now that the old man has not recovered from his serious illness, his internal strength cannot be raised at all, if Wu Yun's gang gathers his accomplices to retaliate, the old man will ask himself if he can protect you. Where are you going? The old man will send you there. ”

"Grandpa, my father and mother are gone, I ...... The siblings were no longer homeless. Han Mei said and burst into tears again.

The old man in the green robe pondered for a while and said, "You can't stay here for a long time. Well, let's take you to the old man's house first. ”

After speaking, let Han Mei's sister and brother pick up Xia Xue, who was still crying, leaned over to pick up Zhao Xin's body, and took Han Mei and the others back to their home.

"Senior brother, didn't you go to Huangzhou City to see a doctor and buy medicine, why did you turn around so quickly?" A middle-aged woman who still had charm stepped forward and asked the old man in the green robe.

"Senior sister, these children were chased and killed by the 'Lingnan Eight Murderers', and they had nowhere to stay, so I took them to the house first. Senior sister, they haven't eaten for most of the day, let's make a fire and cook, let them eat enough first and then think about it in the long run. ”

The middle-aged woman agreed, lifted her leg and went to the kitchen.

Looking at Xia Xue, who couldn't stop crying, the old man in the green robe walked up to her side and comforted her softly: "Child, people can't be resurrected after death, so don't be too sad." The body of the honored husband should be buried as soon as possible. ”

Zhao Xin was hastily buried, and the three of them barely ate a little, so they rested in the room cleaned by the middle-aged woman. In one day, no one could calm down, and everyone was silent and silently wept together.

The conversation in the next room came out clearly.

"Senior brother, since these children are homeless, why don't you let them stay at home and just be my companion, do you think?" was the middle-aged woman's voice.

After stopping for a long time, I heard the old man in the green robe say: "Wu Yun's thief knows that the old man has saved them, and he will definitely gather his accomplices to come here to find them, I'm afraid it's not safe here." ”

"Senior brother, with your martial arts, are you still afraid that they won't succeed?" the middle-aged woman said in surprise.

"It's easy to dodge open guns and hard to defend against dark arrows, so you can't follow them for twelve hours, right?"

"That'...... But what can I do? Do you want to see them wandering away?" the middle-aged woman asked worriedly.

"Senior sister, do you remember the person I saved?"

"Is it the one who was killed by the 'Lingnan Eight Murderers' and insulted his new wife?"

"Hmm. ”

"How don't you remember. Thou hast saved the life of the wicked man from the sword, and hast saved his wife from the defilement. The middle-aged woman said: "You also said, you saved others, and people knew how to repay them, but you didn't accept other people's feelings, which made people's conscience uneasy." ”

"yes. Now that I think about it, if I had received a little thanks, maybe he would have felt a little more comfortable over the years. So I want him to reciprocate a big favor this time. ”

"Senior brother wants to ......"

"Well, ask him to get some money to settle these children. ”

"This ...... Isn't it too much?" the middle-aged woman was worried.

"It doesn't matter, for him, this little bit of silver is a drop in the bucket. ”

"Where is Senior Brother going to settle them?"

"Wuchang City. ”

"Wuchang City?" the middle-aged woman hurriedly objected, "No." Wuchang City is the provincial seat of Huguangxing, and there are many people, and it is easy to be found out by those wicked people. ”

"Senior sister, haven't you heard of it, 'The little is hidden in the mountains and forests, and the big is hidden in the city court'. And let them change their names and surnames, try not to contact people, and vouch for their brothers. ”

Later, the old man in the green robe brought the three of them to his current residence, leaving two hundred taels of gold, and said that someone would send two hundred taels of gold every year in the future, so he didn't have to worry about living and expenses. The old man also invited a very knowledgeable tutor to teach Xiao Han Ming. When he succeeds in his studies, he will enter the official career in the imperial examination. Because Han Ming was smart and steady, he was promoted quickly until he moved to the prefect of Wuchang two years ago.

"If we hadn't met this nobleman, maybe we would have been dead a long time ago. Han Mei finally said.

"Yes, after all, there are more good people in this world. Senior sister, what about Sister Xue? She later ......" Shen Qing never heard from Xia Xue, and couldn't help but ask again.

Han Mei's eyes were red, and she said sadly: "After Senior Brother Zhao died, Sister Xue was discouraged, depressed all day long, and her thoughts became sick, and she was ...... In the early summer of the following year, it ...... Just ......" said this, tears welled up, choked up and could no longer speak.

Shen Qing gritted his teeth, patted the armrest of the seat, and said sharply: "Brother Liang Fang treasoned for glory and the 'Lingnan Eight Murderers' killed my relatives. ”

Although Shen Lingshan and Chen Wenqi didn't know who the snow girl in Han Mei's mouth was, they were also embarrassed when they heard this.

"Yes, Senior Brother, it's good for you to come back, let's step up the practice of the 'Blade Sword Technique', find an opportunity to kill all these wicked people, and avenge Daddy, Second Senior Brother and Sister Xue. Han Ming said angrily.

"Alas, it's a pity that the kindness of the emperor's wife today pardoned Liang Fang's capital crime and let him be pampered in Nanjing, which is really unwilling. Shen Qing sighed.

"What pardoned Liang Fang's capital crime, and has Liang Fang's crime been revealed?" asked Han Mei.

Shen Qing told the Han Mei sisters and brothers what happened not long ago.

When the two heard this, they were happy and angry. The good thing is that Liang De finally got retribution, his father's and mother's grievances were snowed, and the angry thing is that the emperor pardoned Liang Fang, the culprit, the capital crime, and let him eat the emperor's food and enjoy the blessings.

"My father is not uncommon with the false name of 'loyal and brave uncle', as long as Liang Fang's traitor is killed. Senior brother, you passed on the sword sword technique to me, practiced the sword technique, and the younger brother didn't want this black veil anymore, and went to Nanjing to kill this fang. Han Ming said angrily.

"Ming'er, Hugh is talking nonsense. Han Mei reprimanded.

"Senior brother, we will consider the matter of revenge in the long run, no matter what, we can't teach Liang Fang's family to live happily, but you must not act rashly, otherwise Senior Brother will not pass on your swordsmanship. Did you hear that?" Seeing Han Ming nodding obediently, he continued: "Revenge must be avenged, and grace must be avenged." The great kindness of the old man in the green robe, the noble man who has supported us for 20 years, your mentor, and the righteous man who saved me back then, all seek them one by one and repay them to the best of our ability. And from now on, I will no longer be able to accept the support of that nobleman. ”

"Senior brother, since Ming'er joined the Shishi, we have declined that nobleman's funding; as for Ming'er's mentor, he passed away six years ago, and there is no descendant, what can be repaid is that Ming'er goes to his old man's grave three times a year during Qingming, Zhongyuan, and Chinese New Year's Eve to burn incense and kowtow. Han Mei replied.

Shen Qing was silent for a while, and only after a while did he say: "The righteous man who saved my life back then has no name or surname, and there is no way to find it, just waiting for a chance." Do you remember the old man's home?"

"I do. But the old man confessed that he was absolutely not allowed to go to his house, saying that he wanted to beware of the 'Lingnan Eight Murderers' who were squatting there. ”

"Now that the Liang Fang brothers have been killed and deposed, and the 'Lingnan Eight Murderers' have also been driven back to the desert, they don't look for us, we still want to find them. The old man, I must come to the door to thank you. ”

They were talking about family affairs, and it was inconvenient for Chen Wenqi to interject. But from their mouths, Chen Wenqi already knew that the old man in the green robe was his master Liu Mufeng. In the second year of his martial arts practice with his master, the master quietly moved his home to a secluded place because he couldn't bear the frequent visits of people in the martial arts. Seeing that the weather was still early, he got up and bowed to Shen Qing and Han Mei's sisters and brothers, and said:

"Father, mother, uncle, congratulations on your family reunion. The little nephew was eager to return home, so he said goodbye. ”

"Farewell?" Han Mei suddenly felt happy to be patronizing and snubbed him. At this time, he felt quite guilty, and he also had a lot to say to him, so he got up and grabbed Chen Wenqi and said, "Stay and rest for one night, and then leave tomorrow." ”

When Shen Lingshan heard that her brother was leaving, she knew that it was a matter of time or time, but she still felt extremely sad, and it was inconvenient to talk about it, and when she heard that her mother was staying, she was secretly overjoyed. She looked at Chen Wenqi secretly, for fear that he would shake his head and excuse herself.

Who knew that before Chen Wenqi could speak, Shen Qing spoke first: "Okay." The virtuous nephew wants to go home early to see his father and mother, and it is normal for people to leave no more. ”

Shen Lingshan "hated" her father in her heart, and she couldn't argue with him, so she had to stare at her father in despair with a pair of apricot eyes.

Chen Wenqi glanced at Shen Lingshan intentionally or unintentionally, turned around and walked out the door.

Shen Lingshan was about to give Chen Wenqi a ride under the pretext, when she heard her father say, "Slow down, virtuous nephew." When we were chased and killed by the 'Lingnan Eight Murderers', we were about to escape from the tiger's mouth, but unexpectedly, a small river blocked our way of life, and my junior brother died tragically by the river, and I ...... ...... in infancy was also picked up by Liang De's thieves and landed in that small river. I...... I want to go there and pay my respects. I wonder if the virtuous nephew would like to go along?"

As soon as these words came out, Han Mei felt stunned. Thinking day and night about her husband'......s return home for reunion, who knows that he has to leave after he arrives home, why is this?

Seeing each other after the catastrophe, why didn't Shen Qing want to reunite with his wife and daughter every day? But the mystery in his heart was unsolved, and it was still like a fish in his throat. He wants to go to Chenjiazhuang to find the answer under the pretext of revisiting the old place, no matter whether the guess in his heart is true or false, he must find out. He caressed his beloved wife's arm and said ominously: "Senior sister, twenty years of haunting dreams, senior brother must go there to visit, otherwise it will be uneasy to stay in the center of the home." Don't worry, I'll be back tomorrow. ”

Han Mei is a beautiful girl, not only gentle and graceful, but also open-minded and generous. The husband was in a hurry to leave the house, and he had his own reasons, so he didn't say more, but only told them to "be careful on the road", and then watched them walk out of the front hall.

After Shen Qing and Chen Wenqi left, Han Ming also said hello to his sister and returned to the prefect's yamen because of something in the yamen.

When parting, he didn't have a chance to say a word to his brother-in-law, Shen Lingshan's heart was empty, and she felt like "leaving tears in vain", and seeing her mother's lost look, she went into her mother's arms and coquettishly to dispel the melancholy in the hearts of the two.

As soon as her daughter made a fuss, Han Mei was really in a good mood, and said with a smile:

"The big girl who is about to get married, is she still coquettish in her mother's arms, is it ugly?"

"Mother, how much suffering Shan'er has suffered for more than a year outside, can't you relax in your mother's arms when you come back? Besides, my daughter brought your father back for you, and you won't reward Shan'er?"

"Shan'er, how did you find Daddy? ”

"I also said that when my daughter and eldest brother asked Grandpa Xia about my father, my father hid in the inner room and eavesdropped, and he knew that I was looking for him, but he didn't come out to recognize him. Shen Lingshan said with disgust.

Han Mei thought to herself, how could he believe that the two of them didn't have you when they separated, so she asked with a smile:

"And then?"

"Later, if it weren't for the eldest brother's injury, I'm afraid I wouldn't have recognized each other until now. ”

"What? Your brother-in-law is injured?" Han Mei asked in surprise, "What does your eldest brother's injury have to do with your father and daughter's recognition?"

"Mother, listen to me slowly. Shen Lingshan squirmed in Han Mei's arms, sat up and said to Han Mei: "The eldest brother fought alone against the eldest of the 'Lingnan Eight Murderers', the second, and the fourth, and he was seriously injured and couldn't get off the ground in bed for several months. On this day, my father came over to inject true qi with him to treat his internal injuries, so I went out and waited. After a while, I suddenly heard my father snort, I thought something was wrong, and hurriedly walked into the room, only to see my father holding a piece of jade in his hand, and he was in a daze there. ”

"Yubi?" Han Mei was taken aback.

"Yes, Yubi. When I saw it, I was also amazed. ”

"Huh?"

"Mother, what kind of jade do you guess it is?"

"My mother hasn't seen it, how can I know?"

"You can't guess. The jade in Daddy's hand is exactly the same as the jade worn by his daughter!"

Han Mei grabbed Shen Lingshan's hand and asked nervously, "What did you say, exactly the same as the jade bi around your neck?"

Shen Lingshan nodded, shook her head again, and said, "The shape is the same, but the inside is different." The daughter's piece is carved with a dragon, but the piece in her father's hand is carved with a phoenix. Ouch, mother, you hurt your daughter. ”

Looking down, my mother was clenching her hand tightly, her fingers pale from blood loss.

Han Mei didn't seem to hear Shen Lingshan's call, and sat like a clay sculpture and wood carving, her face pale, and her breathing heavily.

Shen Lingshan hurriedly pulled out the hand that was being caught, grabbed her mother's shoulders and shook it vigorously, and shouted, "Mother, what's wrong with you? Don't scare your daughter." ”

Shaken by Shen Lingshan, Han Mei woke up, she quietly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said, "Mother is fine, you go on." ”

"Mother, are you really okay?" Shen Lingshan asked with concern, seeing that Han Mei nodded affirmatively, and her face returned to normal, she put her mind at ease and continued: "At that time, I was very strange, so I took off the jade bi around my neck, and fought with the jade bi of my eldest brother, and it was actually put together into a complete heart shape. Seeing this, my father took two swords and wanted to fight with my daughter, but my father saw that I was using authentic swordsmanship, so he recognized his daughter. ”

"Oh, I see. Han Mei replied nonchalantly. At this moment, she was already thinking about another thing.

Shen Lingshan was talking happily, not noticing her mother's abnormality, and continued: "Mother, there is something even stranger, the sword technique we practiced is not an authentic sword technique, but has been tampered with. ”

When Han Mei heard this, she was taken aback again, and hurriedly asked, "Shan'er, don't talk nonsense, how do you know that someone has tampered with the sword technique?"

"I'm not talking nonsense, it's the secret that the eldest brother discovered. ”

"Your brother-in-law, how does he know the sword technique?" Han Mei was shocked again.

"Not only does he know the sword technique, but he also has a sword book, and in that sword book, the authentic sword sword technique is hidden. However, the sword book is now in Daddy's possession. ”

"Could it be ......" Han Mei was shocked at this time, she already understood why her husband was in a hurry to go with Chen Wenqi, the original unhappiness had changed into uneasiness, and she began to wait anxiously for Shen Qing's return......