"Yes." Su Huo looked at Wen Qingzhu very seriously.
Seeing his expression, Wen Qingzhu was stunned but didn't say the words.
The two people just looked at each other for a long time.
Finally, Wen Qingzhu closed his eyes and agreed: "Okay, I'll go take a look with you."
As the Minister of Justice, Su Huo was very good at avoiding public attention.
Wen Qingzhu took Mi Lei and followed him to the outskirts of the capital on horseback.
After passing through villages one after another, they arrived at the entrance of a mountain pass.
Wen Qingzhu looked far into the distance. This place looked desolate, with no one living there at all.
But Suho reined in his horse and stopped.
He glanced around, and finally took out a very special silver bell, raised it and shook it.
Jingle Bell-
Jingle Bell-
After two sounds, Wen Qingzhu saw a patch of grass moving on the hillside.
Taking a closer look, a pair of eyes emerged from inside.
The man looked alert.
He noticed Wen Qingzhu first and stared at her for a long time.
When his eyes moved to Su Huo, the turf was immediately lifted.
A young man with ragged clothes and hair like a chicken coop crawled out from a hole in the hillside.
As he ran over here, he waved excitedly to Su Huo: "Master Su! It's me! A Niu!"
Su Huo got off his horse and hurried forward to meet him.
The young man named A Niu threw himself into Su Huo's arms.
Su Huo hugged him without mind at all.
"You didn't take a shower again!" A rare warm smile appeared on Su Huo's serious face.
At this moment, Wen Qingzhu seemed to see the warmth of spring and the blooming flowers.
She had seen Su Huo many times, but she had never seen Su Huo smile.
But now he smiled.
Wen Qingzhu dismounted and led the horse behind Su Huo and the boy.
The young man immediately became vigilant. His eyes were like a leopard stalking in the dark night, staring at Wen Qingzhu unkindly.
Su Huo stepped aside and introduced the young man: "This is Miss Wen. I asked her to come over to treat Xin Chang."
"I believe Mr. Su." The young man looked back at Su Huo and said.
Wen Qingzhu couldn't believe it and looked up again.
There were many caves on the hillside.
Some have half their heads exposed, and some only reveal a pair of eyes.
But what was very common was that everyone was looking at Wen Qingzhu.
Some are curious, some are skeptical, some are wary...
Su Huo asked the young man to lead the horse, but he turned to Wen Qingzhu and said, "Miss Wen, come with me to have a look."
"Okay." Wen Qingzhu handed the reins to the young man who came over.
When the boy stretched out his hand, she saw his frostbitten and chapped hands.
His entire hands were covered with old and new wounds.
The dark yellow pustules, light red blood blisters, and newly grown pink tender flesh look very worrying.
Wen Qingzhu's heart sank, but she didn't ask any more questions.
Follow Su Huo into the col.
In less than a quarter of an hour, they came to a steep mountain wall.
In early spring, the mountain walls are covered with green moss.
Su Huo walked forward directly and knocked in the middle of the mountain wall.
After a while, an old voice came from the mountain wall.
"Who?"
"Grandpa Man, it's me, Su Huo." Su Huo's tone was very respectful.
Soon, a stone door opened on the mountain wall.
A white-haired old man walked out from inside. His clothes were better than that of A Niu just now.
But Wen Qingzhu could still tell that the clothes on his body were very old and the cotton wool was very thin.
"Little job, have you found a doctor?" The old man named Grandpa Man squinted his eyes and looked at Suho in front of him.
Wen Qingzhu looked at him carefully. This old man should be going blind.
"Well, this is Miss Wen." Su Huo stepped aside and introduced Wen Qingzhu to the old man.
Grandpa Man nodded and walked in without asking anything.
"Come on, show Chang'er as soon as possible, he can't hold it any longer."
Su Huo looked back at Wen Qingzhu and walked in first.
Wen Qingzhu followed closely behind.
After entering the mountain wall, the stone door closed automatically.
In an instant, everything went dark.
After Wen Qingzhu adapted for a while, he saw some fluorescent stones inlaid on the stone wall, lighting the way to the front.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they arrived in front of a cave.
After opening the wooden door, a warm yellow candlelight came from inside.
Su Huo led Wen Qingzhu in.
Only then did she discover that there was a hole punched through on the right side, about a square inch in size and three feet deep, and there was a faint sound of falling water.
A stone slab was placed diagonally in front of the cave entrance, allowing the constant breeze to blow in and turn it around.
Wen Qingzhu then turned to look at the stone bed in front of him.
There was a man lying on it, his face was withered, and he looked very similar to the former Wei Zheng.
Wen Qingzhu didn't need to look carefully to know that the person in front of him was Xin Chang, and he was about to die.
Su Huo was in front of the bed, looking sideways at Wen Qingzhu, cupping his hands and saying, "Sorry, Miss Wen."
Wen Qingzhu stood still, frowning and asked, "What's going on here?"
Just as Su Huo was about to speak, Grandpa Man behind him spoke: "Miss Wen, your grandfather is Dr. Lu, right?"
Wen Qingzhu immediately turned around and stared closely at the old man in front of him. He was very excited, but his tone was very calm: "Grandpa Man knows about grandpa? Do you know him?"
"In fact, Dr. Lu actually helped us a lot to have such a shelter."
The dim light covered his wrinkled face, and Grandpa Man seemed to be lost in memories.
Wen Qingzhu didn't ask any questions, just waited quietly.
After a long time, Grandpa Man seemed to come to his senses. He sighed: "I shouldn't have told you, but Chang'er can't die now, so I can only break my original promise."
Wen Qingzhu felt a little nervous and tried hard to calm down the ups and downs of his emotions.
I only heard Grandpa Man say: "Before he ascended the throne, the current emperor once purged a group of people from the former prince and King Wu. Regardless of whether they were willing to surrender or innocent, they were all killed by the nine tribes. The murders of twenty years ago have been sealed. , very few people know about it, but your grandfather is one of them. There was a group of people who couldn't stand it anymore and used death row prisoners to steal and save twenty-one children. Xin Chang was the youngest child at that time."
Wen Qingzhu was born in the Shunde period and was not very clear about what happened before Emperor Shunde.
In fact, she didn't want to know, but Grandpa Man's next words made her change her mind.
"Miss Wen, Xin Chang saved Lu Zhi from King Shou back then."
Wen Qingzhu suddenly raised his head and looked at the old man in front of him in disbelief.
Lu Zhi is her mother's maiden name, and very few people know this name.
At this point, Wen Qingzhu was basically sure that what Grandpa Man in front of him said was true.
The old man stopped talking and just walked to Xin Chang, trying hard to open his eyes to see Xin Chang's face clearly.
But his eyesight was so poor that he could hardly see clearly.
After a long silence, Wen Qingzhu walked over and said, "I can help him."
…
After returning to Wen Mansion, Wen Qingzhu was uneasy.
In the evening, Song Yan came over and asked Wen Qingzhu to go to Fushou Hall.
While walking on the road, Song Yan quietly told Wen Qingzhu: "Miss Six and Miss Eleven have passed. Miss Eleven had a dispute with the old lady and was punished to kneel in Nuan Pavilion."
"Thank you, Sister Songyan, for reminding me." Wen Qingzhu thanked her in a low voice.
She knew that Song Yan was reminding her not to disobey Mr. Liu.
Ever since that dinner at Fu Shoutang, Ms. Liu seemed to have become a different person.
In the past, she had some affection for the ladies in the eldest and fourth bedrooms, but now she can only use them outright.
Arriving at the Fushou Hall, Wen Qingzhu politely said hello.
Wen Qingfang sat in the front seat on the right, lowering her head and saying nothing.
Mrs. Liu raised her hand and asked her to sit down at the next seat on the left.
After drinking a cup of tea, Mrs. Liu said indifferently: "How are the preparations for Xiaosi?"
"Aunt Wu said that we are almost ready." Wen Qingzhu replied in a low voice.
Mrs. Liu raised her eyelids: "Then you bring Aunt Wu and her daughter over tomorrow. I need to explain some things. The Yan family is already urging me."
Wen Qingzhu's heart froze, why were the Yan family so anxious to get married.
She later asked Grandma Sun that the only son of the Yan family was not very old, he seemed to be only sixteen years old.
Wen Qinglan turned fifteen this year, so it was a good time to marry her.
But the Yan family is probably too anxious.
"Yes." Although Wen Qingzhu had doubts in her heart, she still agreed.
After all, it doesn't have much to do with her, and she can't control it.
After sitting for a while, a lady dressed rather delicately came in under the guidance of the maid.
"I have met Mrs. Wen." The lady bowed politely.
Mrs. Wen smiled and nodded kindly: "Mrs. Yan, please sit down. This is Xiaoqi, the legitimate daughter of the third room. If you have any questions, just ask her."
Mrs. Yan glanced over and her eyes were startled the moment she saw Wen Qingzhu.
However, Mrs. Yan quickly calmed down her emotions and walked over.
After sitting down next to Wen Qingzhu, he spoke to her warmly: "I have long heard that Miss Wen Qi is both talented and beautiful. Seeing her today, she is indeed extraordinary. No wonder the Crown Princess likes you so much."
"Mrs. Yan is overrated." Wen Qingzhu said modestly.
The way Madam Yan looked at her seemed to be looking at her daughter-in-law eagerly, which made Wen Qingzhu a little unhappy.
"The third wife of the Wen family has such a legitimate daughter. I heard that the fourth lady was also raised in front of the third wife. I think it must be good." Mrs. Yan's words of praise were beyond words.
Wen Qingzhu looked at Liu in charge from the corner of his eye.
I found that although she was drinking tea, her eyes were always staring here.
Wen Qinglan was raised by Aunt Wu since she was a child.
But Mrs. Yan said that Wen Qinglan grew up in front of her, so it must have been Mrs. Liu who said this.
Naturally, Wen Qingzhu would not refute his grandmother's face, and agreed with a smile: "Well, the fourth sister is also very good in character, talent and appearance."
"Really?" Mrs. Yan glanced at the room, looked at Wen Qingfang over there, and asked with a smile, "Is that the Fourth Miss?"
Wen Qingzhu explained: "She is the sixth sister, and the fourth sister is still embroidering her dowry in the yard."
Mrs. Yan was a little disappointed. She came here today to see him in person.
However, a smile still appeared on her face: "So that's it. I heard that Miss Six is also getting engaged. Which family is she from?"
Wen Qingzhu smiled: "He is the second young master of the Chi family of the Ministry of Rites."
Mrs. Yan's eyes flashed, and then she smiled and said, "It turns out he is the second young master of the Chi family. He is also a talented person. Miss Sixth is lucky."
Wen Qingzhu smiled and said nothing. She was very clear about Liu's criteria for choosing a grandson-in-law.
The second son of the Chi family only sounds good, so he is definitely not a good candidate.
Mrs. Yan wanted to see Wen Qinglan, but she couldn't say it in front of Mr. Liu that she wanted to see Wen Qinglan.
After thinking about it, Mrs. Yan stood up and said to Mrs. Liu: "It's a bit boring to sit in this room. Can I take Miss Seven out for a walk and chat while walking?"
"Of course." Mrs. Liu nodded with a smile and said sideways, "Mother Du, take Mrs. Yan and Miss Seven for a nice walk."
Madam Yan bit her lip, but still thanked her.
Aunt Du led them out and met a richly dressed lady at the gate of Fushou Hall.
The person who led her over was Feiyan, the maid next to Mrs. Liu.