Xi Huamei stood in front of the rear window on the third floor and looked outside. Those people in the courtyard seemed to be discussing something together. She could see those people moving but couldn't hear the sound, so the picture seemed to be still, which was amazing.
Xi Huamei's eyebrows are very beautiful, even a man like him once said that her eyebrows are so beautiful that people's heartbeats are palpitating. But at this moment, these two beautiful eyebrows were almost entangled.
The backyard that Hongxiu recruited would very likely become the storm center of the entire Chang'an city and even the entire Sui Empire in the near future, because lying on the bed in that small courtyard was a lunatic who killed the Sui military department with a single sword.
In any case, His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty couldn't bear it any longer.
"Little Dingdian, go find Fang Jie."
She turned around and gave an order.
Although he didn't understand what happened, it was the first time Xiao Dingdian saw Aunt Xi's expression so solemn. So she was very scared and had the illusion that she was about to lose something. Aunt Xi has always been the pillar of the whole Hongxiuzhao. If even this pillar starts to shake, then how can they, the little sparrows living on the big tree of Hongxiuzhao, not panic
Holding the hem of her skirt, she almost flew downstairs to find Fang Jie.
backyard.
Fang Jie hugged Shen Qingfan and put her on the recliner, exposing her to some warm sunshine. Whether it's Big Dog or Mu Xiaoyao, they have never seen Shen Qingfan like this. Especially Mu Xiaoyao, in her impression, Shen Qingfan will always be such an arrogant and cold woman. She will not show weakness to anyone, and she has been like this since the first day she entered the teacher's school. She is withdrawn and does not interact with all the disciples in the master's school.
There is a little contempt in her eyes when she looks at anyone, she looks down on those senior sisters. Although she was only a little girl at that time, she never seemed to doubt that she would surpass all the people in this mountain gate. She is just a sword, just like the long sword she holds in her arms, she does not need a scabbard to block the coldness and sharpness of the long sword.
But at this moment, Shen Qingshan, who was carried out of the house by Fang Xie, hooked Fang Xie's neck with one hand, as well-behaved and weak as a kitten. She narrowed her eyes slightly, resting her head on Fang Xie's firm chest. And her eyes kept looking at Fang Xie's face, Mu Xiaoyao even had the illusion that there was a kind of attachment in Shen Qingfan's eyes.
For Shen Qingfan, this is simply impossible.
She looked down on all men, and she also looked down on Fang Jie.
At least it was always like this before, she scolded Fang Jie more than once for being a waste. More than once, he wanted to discard Fang Jie and let it fend for itself. On the way to escape, she even cut Fang Xie's arm with a long sword once. At that time, Mu Xiaoyao and the others felt that Shen Qing's slap on Fang Xie was really murderous.
She separates herself from everyone, she is proudly independent.
But such a woman, why is she so delicate now
It's such a woman, why does Fang Xie look at Fang Xie with dependence and reluctance
Therefore, Mu Xiaoyao felt that this must be her own illusion.
Fang Jie held Shen Qingfan horizontally, and put the weak woman on the recliner. The moment Shen Qingfan left Fang Jie's embrace, the reluctance in her eyes seemed to be more intense.
Mu Xiaoyao covered Shen Qingfan with the blanket she was holding in her hand, then turned around silently.
"Thanks."
She heard Shen Qingfan say.
Mu Xiaoyao's shoulders trembled slightly, and her face kept changing. This is the first time in more than ten years that Shen Qingfan has said the word thank you to others. And she said thank you to this person who she had set as beyond the goal since entering the mountain gate. It seems that Shen Qingfan is not Shen Qingfan at this time.
Mu Xiaoyao didn't speak, and didn't look back.
The corners of Shen Qingfan's mouth curled up slightly, as if she was proud of Mu Xiaoyao who didn't know how to respond to her thank you. So... She is still proud of Shen Qingfan. Even at this time, she is still unwilling to appear weaker than anyone else. Even if, her hand can't hold the scabbard sword at all now.
"We have to go today."
Fang Jie looked at Da Quan and Mu Xiaoyao, and then at the old cripple who was sitting on the sidelines drinking.
Before Da Quan and Mu Xiaoyao could answer, he walked up to the old cripple and kowtowed three times carefully. He didn't say anything, and stood up after the kowtow. Wu YiDao rescued him, and when he left the Marquis of Sanjin, he just thanked Wu YiDao. The old cripple saved Shen Qingfan, but he knelt down and kowtowed.
"Old man, maybe I can only kowtow."
This sentence means that there may be no time to repay the favor.
Fang Jie smiled bitterly at the corner of his mouth and said, "I wanted to rely on you at first, but I had to learn the one-style knife anyway. But now it seems that there is no chance. No matter whether we can go or not, no matter how far we can go I have to go, even if I can only escape to live another day, but I still have to escape for this day. Although I met Mr. Zhuo by chance, since he told Miss Xiaoyao that he can hold down for three days, I believe him, there are three days The time to escape is not bad... although I feel sorry for Mr. Zhuo by doing so."
The old cripple opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.
"Maybe he... gave you a chance to escape."
In the end, he just sighed helplessly, then lowered his head and stopped talking.
Fang Jie was taken aback for a moment, and when he heard the old cripple's words, he suddenly felt that he was burdened with a huge favor again. Mr. Zhuo said to give Mu Xiaoyao three days. After the old cripple reminded him, he realized what Mr. Zhuo meant, you should seize these three days and run away.
He didn't express this clearly to Mu Xiaoyao at the time, perhaps because he was afraid of something.
"Even if no one knows that Shen Qingfan is the one who broke into the military department at night..."
Big Dog shook his head: "But now all the gates of Chang'an City are heavily guarded, how do we go?"
Mu Xiaoyao pointed to the package she had thrown on the table before and said: "Mr. Zhuo sent it, he said we might use it."
Big Dog opened the package and found several sets of brand-new flying fish robes inside.
Fang Jie was shocked.
"Mr. Zhuo..."
He called out this title in a low voice, then turned and swung in the direction of Miyagi.
"Ten years ago, he was a man of true temperament. Because of this, he was imprisoned in a prison with iron walls and iron walls. The emperor regretted not killing him... That is a real iron wall and iron walls, otherwise he would not be able to be imprisoned at all, but he has been imprisoned for so many years. , His temper has not changed a bit until now."
The old cripple groaned in admiration.
"He used to be from the Qiu family in Jiangdu, the only member of the Qiu family who survived the tens of thousands of elite butchers. Although his surname is not Qiu, the Qiu family has treated him with great kindness. He could have escaped, but he stubbornly sat in the Qiu family Next to the old man at home, the two drank together, calmly facing the swarming soldiers."
said the old cripple.
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Fang Jie stood, staring at his toes.
Xi Thrush, who was sitting on the chair, glanced at him indifferently, and then asked, "Going?"
"Um."
Fang Jie nodded.
"Luo Yao, who guarded the southern border of the Great Sui Dynasty, the court's left avant-garde general...he almost died before he wiped out the Shang Kingdom. Do you know about this?"
Xi Huamei suddenly asked such a sentence, which seemed to have nothing to do with the matter to be discussed.
Fang Jie shook his head.
Xi Huamei said in a flat tone: "Luo Yao actually has two sons. Luo Wen, who won the first place in the martial arts arena a few days ago, should be his second son. He was the second son after the death of his eldest son." At that time, Luo Yao was just a fifth-rank general... His eldest son, Luo Wu, took a group of servants to visit Mount Tai, he fell in love with a woman, and forcibly occupied her body... I found out later that The woman turned out to be the daughter of Jun Cheng of Lu County."
"Luo Wu was worried that the matter would be exposed, so he brought his servants to kill all the thirty or so members of the county magistrate's family overnight. Although the matter was very secretive, it was finally found out. Later, it was even It was revealed that Luo Wu had actually sat on the stone chair where Emperor Taizu rested on Mount Tai. This incident spread to the imperial capital, and the late emperor was furious. , Luo Yao has arrived in the capital."
"He entered the city with four soldiers, naked to the waist and tied with thorns. Luo Wu followed behind him, looking like a frightened wild dog with its tail between its legs. The four soldiers carried a big box and I don't know what it was wearing that looked very heavy. But after entering the city, Luo Yao did something that shocked everyone."
"Just outside the Taiji Palace, he cut out the heart of his son Luo Wu with his own hands. Then he ordered the soldiers to open the box and kneel in front of the Taiji Palace. The thorns pierced countless wounds on his body, and he was kneeling in bloody I don’t know how many people were frightened by the scene there.”
"The late emperor asked His Majesty, who was still the fourth prince at that time, to look at it. His Majesty's expression changed after he glanced at the box. There were thirty-two human heads in the box, including Luo Yao's father, concubine, and two daughters. There are also his younger brother, sister-in-law, nephew who is only thirteen years old, only his wife Chu is not among them."
"Your Majesty asked him why?"
"Luo Yao said that he begged to see the emperor, only to confess his guilt and subdue the law, and then apologise. The state owns the state law, and murder pays for life. Thirty-two members of Sun Juncheng's family died, and thirty-two ministers killed their relatives to pay for him. Da Sui Huangwei, I don’t dare to blaspheme the laws and military laws of the country, but I should kill my son if I have no way to judge the crime. The reason why the minister is not dead is because I want to come to the imperial capital and confess my guilt in front of the people of the imperial capital and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.”
Xi Huamei finished the story in one breath, and asked with a sigh of relief: "He didn't die in the end, because the late emperor was grateful for his loyalty, so he was spared the death penalty and changed to thirty lashes. But he was stabbed by thorns on the back. A place that was in good condition, even the flogging could not be beaten, but in the end it was spared. He is now the barrier of the southern border of the Great Sui Dynasty, and he has won all the glory that the military commander deserves. If he was not cruel enough at that time... Then There is no Duke Hu now. Do you think... that he really didn't know that his son Feiyang bullied men and women?"
"In the end, it was because he killed his whole family and killed his own son, so that every time the late emperor thought about it, he felt that he had been treated badly, and rewards continued after that!"
After speaking, she looked into Fang Xie's eyes and waited for a reply.
"Very good, very good."
Fang Jie let out a sigh of relief, as if he was also shocked by this story.
"The story is great."
Fang explained.
"It's not a story."
The thrush looked into his eyes and said.
"Everything that happens to others is a story, so... I am not the protagonist in the story, and I can't do this. If I nod my head now, let Mr. Zhuo take Shen Qingfan away with the big inner guards. We are taken together There may be big dogs who left. They were convicted and their heads were beheaded. With your help, I might be able to survive. Then I pretended that nothing happened and I didn’t know anything, and continued to take the exam at Yanwuyuan .According to my temperament, maybe three years later, I will be able to compete with two other people in the martial arts arena like Luo Wen and the others a while ago, and then I will make a fortune."
"It's really possible because I can trust myself."
He said seriously: "I have determined since a long time ago that since I set a goal, I will definitely achieve it at any cost. I have never felt ashamed of being such a villain, nor envied those who are respected by the people. A sage and a good person. I never thought that I would be a Buddhist who sweeps the floor without harming the lives of ants. I never believed that being upright is easier to succeed than being vicious. Although my age is not It’s not big, but I seem to understand more than some old people, and I look at the world colder than anyone else.”
Fang Jie smiled and said: "But I'm afraid, I'm afraid that every night when I lie on the bed and close my eyes, there will be evil spirits biting my toes. A long time ago, my mother told me that ghosts would call the door if they did something wrong. Biting people's toes. I have done bad things, but I also have a bottom line. What I firmly believe is... As long as I don't touch the bottom line I set, evil spirits will not come to me. People can use others for their own future. I try my best to calculate, but I must be very clean towards my relatives, this... is my bottom line."
He turned and left, and when he reached the door, he turned around and asked Xi Thrush: "Xi everyone... Guess, Luo Yao is sleeping well every night now?"