Bright moon out of Tianshan

Xiao Jian came back to his senses and said in a low voice: "Since the person is dead, what else can I do? Where is my grandfather? I'll go and collect his body right now! Your Majesty, Your Highness, Cao Min...retire." Standing up, followed Wang Rui, who led the way, staggered out of the hall.

The sky outside is getting darker, the majestic palace, the row upon row of houses, everything remains the same, Xiao Jian can see in a trance, but everything is different.The early morning air was misty and cold on his face. He wiped away his tears with his sleeve, and followed Wang Rui forward, feeling at a loss in his heart, not knowing where the road ahead was.

The news of Xiao Run's death was sent back to the Grand Master's Mansion. The two old ladies who were imprisoned and guarded were inexplicably sad. When they heard the bad news, they got the poison from nowhere. They both took the poison and committed suicide. They followed Xiao Run. up.Xiao Jian lost his two grandmas because of his inattentiveness.After being hit repeatedly, people have become confused.The people in the court have always been swaying tall grass on the wall. Seeing the Xiao family fall to such a state, the servants of the family property and mansion were all taken away... The Grand Master's Mansion was sealed, the family property was confiscated, and the noble concubine Xiao Rong was beaten into the palace. The cold palace is just a blink of an eye, and the prosperity and wealth are gone.Everyone knows the reason why the tree falls and the monkeys scatter. Seeing that the big tree of the Xiao family has gradually thinned out its branches and leaves in the past two years, and then fell into decline, the people of insight have long since left. No one was there, and besides, the emperor was still bedridden after being harmed by Xiao Rong, so how can he explain this situation.

Xiao Jian brought his younger sister to manage his grandparents' funeral, no one dared to come to help, only Ding Wuxia dared to come over every now and then to help him with matters, seeing the situation was sneaky, it seemed that he came here without telling his father.I found time to stuff a bank note for him, but he didn't come the next day, probably because Ding Yun, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, took care of him.There are many people who took advantage of the opportunity to add insult to injury.Although Gao Zhi had a bad temper, he was not a foolish emperor. He knew that there were only two children left in the Xiao family, so he turned a deaf ear to those nonsense words, and finally he did not continue to embarrass them.

The banknote given by Ding Wuxia allowed Xiao Jian to take care of his grandparents' funeral affairs, and there was not much left.Although Xiao Jian was spoiled and spoiled since he was a child, he still understands the truth. In the current situation, it is not suitable to find anyone, and he is afraid of implicating others. In the future, he can only rely on himself.

The spirit tablets of Xiao Run and the two old ladies had nowhere to put them, so in the end the brother and sister had no choice but to donate incense money to a temple in the city and leave them there temporarily.After tidying up, it was dusk, and Xiao Jian didn't feel hungry. His younger sister Xiao Yao was completely frightened for the past two days, and she knew shed tears when she was beside him. At this moment, she stretched out her hand and tugged at her brother's sleeve, and asked in a low voice: "Brother, where are we going?"

Xiao Jian was at a loss, but he didn't dare to say that he didn't know, he was afraid that if she said that she would be crying again and couldn't hold back, so he took his younger sister's hand, went outside the temple first, found a eaves, and the two siblings sat down. down.At night in Jinling, the capital of the country, although it is bustling with people coming and going, this temple is located next to the wall of the stone city, but it is located in a remote place, very deserted.The night wind swept across the city wall lightly, making a long whining sound.

Xiao Yao felt cold, so she squeezed into Xiao Jian's arms, Xiao Jian stretched out his arms to hug her, thought for a while, and said, "Yao Yao, do you want to get married?"

Xiao Yao said: "Brother, now, who do you want me to marry?"

Xiao Jian said: "Ding Wuxia, don't you like him a lot?"

Xiao Yao's bold and generous personality is comparable to that of a man, but the most basic thing is that his eyebrows are high and his eyes are low. He flattened his mouth and said: "But he doesn't like me very much! I can see it. You know I beat him when I was young Several times."

Xiao Jian said: "Who cares about what happened when I was young? Because you like to fight with people, how many people did I fight with, and if I fight, I will fight, so what? I see that Wuxia likes you very much. Otherwise, why did you always run to our house when you had nothing to do? In the last few days, who dares to come, that is, he quietly came to help Zhang Luo Zhang Luo, let Ding Shangshu know, and maybe even scold him. In this way, why not you Just marry him."

Xiao Yao turned her head to look at him, with tears in her beautiful eyes: "Brother, I don't want to marry yet. You have no more daughter-in-law, and Nading Wuxia doesn't have a younger sister either. You keep me, and I will give you in the future." Can't you change your own wife?"

Xiao Jian said: "Nonsense, how can I exchange you for my wife? Besides, when our family is at this level, why do I need a wife? What will I use to support her? My dear, don't talk about it. , you and Ding Wuxia grew up together, you can be regarded as childhood sweethearts, he has a good temper, he will not beat you and scold you, besides, you have practiced martial arts with me since you were a child, and you have learned a lot of fists and legs, he may not be able to beat you, I I think it's best for you to marry him."

Xiao Yao bowed his head in silence, and said after a while: "Brother, why do you want me to marry?"

Xiao Jian quietly wiped away his tears with his sleeve, and continued: "You have never suffered since you were a child. Our family is ruined now. I don't know what will happen in the future. You are a girl's family, how can I take you to the rivers and lakes?"

Xiao Yao hummed, and said: "Then our family is like this, will people want me? Isn't it just asking for trouble?"

Xiao Jian said: "Try it! Yaoyao, if I ask you to marry someone else, my brother probably doesn't want you. He is not young anymore. I heard that Ding Shangshu has been asking people to marry him these days. What if If you get married one day, you will have no chance at all. In our current situation, if we don’t fight for it ourselves, we will have nothing! Why don’t we just go to him now, let’s go, go now!” stretched out his hand and picked up Xiao Yao , and went to Ding Shangshu's mansion, but Xiao Yao hesitated and said, "I'm afraid it won't work, what... how embarrassing!"

Xiao Jian said: "At this moment, you still care about whether he is ashamed or not? Go! If you can say it, you stay at his house and don't leave. Ding Wuxia, he wants to marry him? Huh! Don't think about it!" The two brothers and sisters quarreled I touched the Shangshu Mansion, the gate of the Shangshu Mansion was closed, Xiao Yao picked up her sister, and started to enter from the wall of the back garden with light kung fu, and found Ding Wuxia's residence familiarly, but Ding Wuxia was not in the room. .

The two had no choice but to look around furtively, and when they were going around a corridor, they were suddenly spotted by a passing servant who was sneaking around. He exclaimed in surprise, and then shouted wildly: "There is a thief! Catch the thief!" ah!"

With this bluff, the mansion was thrown into chaos, and the guards on patrol swarmed in. Xiao Jian and his younger sister had nowhere to hide, so he walked out generously and said, "Stop calling, it's me. Your family Where is the son?"

The chief guard of Ding's residence recognized him, and knew that the two brothers and sisters had a close relationship with the young master, but a major incident happened in the Grand Master's mansion, and it was spread all over the capital, and he didn't know if the young master would dare to provoke these two people. But I saw my master and young master rushing over from the master's study together.

Ding Yun, Minister of the Ministry of War of this dynasty, is 42 years old. He is a cautious and conscientious person. It is almost midnight and he is still neatly dressed. As he walked, he asked, "Why are you arguing at midnight?" I was taken aback.

Xiao Jian took his younger sister to salute Ding Yun respectfully, and said, "I met Ding Shibo."

Ding Yun said: "Nephew, you don't need to be too lily, no time, please come to the study." After saying that, he turned around and left, Ding Wuxia made a gesture to let the family leave, and then entered the study with Xiao Jian and his brother and sister.

The three of them entered the study room, before Xiao Jian could speak, Ding Yun glanced at him and said, "My nephew hasn't found a place to stay yet?"

Xiao Jian smiled, didn't know what to say for a while, and said after a while: "Yes, this junior has just settled the affairs of grandparents and grandparents, so I haven't bothered to find a place to stay yet, but I will soon."

Ding Yun stretched out his hand and opened a small drawer on the Duobaoge behind him, stretched out his hand and took out a few banknotes, and said, "No time, give this to the young master of the Xiao family, and let him use it first. It's late at night, I'll see off the guests now, The old man has to go to court tomorrow, so I can't accompany you."

Xiao Jian was stunned for a moment, Xiao Yao's pretty face flushed red, she turned around and wanted to go out, but Xiao Jian grabbed her, and she called out in a low voice: "Brother!"

Xiao Jian looked at her calmly, then turned his head to Ding Yun and said, "Ding Shibo, my nephew is here not for money, but for your son's lifelong event. Ding Shibo knows why Brother Wuxia still refuses to marry a wife It's all because he selfishly admires his sister-in-law, so he postponed Ding Shibo's engagement to him. I grew up with him, but I know his intentions, and I can't bear to go against his kindness. Brother Wuxia, is that so?"

Ding Wuxia was stunned, not knowing what to say, and said after a while: "Xiao Jian, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Xiao Jian smiled and said: "I was doing it for your own good. I was afraid that you would be embarrassed to say it, so I said it for you. My brother and sister are now in ruins and have nowhere to go. Originally, I took my sister with me and thought I might as well jump into the Yangtze River and follow my grandfather. Grandma's gone, it's all over, and it also fulfilled the intentions of those people in the Eastern Qi Dynasty who were perfunctory and took the opportunity to make trouble. But after thinking about it, Brother Wuxia, you treat my sister's intentions, although you don't express them, I Xiao Jian can see clearly , and Ding Shibo has always taken care of the younger generation. We died like this. Aren’t you sorry for the two of you? So I took the initiative to bring my sister here. Brother Wuxia, I think you can understand my intentions, yes ?"

Ding Wuxia looked at him steadfastly, slowly the corners of his lips curled up, revealing a wry smile, and said in his heart: "Xiao Jian, you just eat me to death, and force me to marry your sister like this. What evil did you do in your previous life to meet you?"

Ding Yun's face slowly sank, and after a while, he said: "Xiao Jian, marriage is a major matter, and it should not be taken lightly. Wuxia is the only son of this old man, and this old man has to think about his future. Please forgive me, Young Master Xiao."

Xiao Jian turned a blind eye to his expression, and continued: "Uncle Shi, my nephew is also thinking about Brother Wuxia's future. There are almost no sons of court official families who have not married wives at his age. If this continues , It’s not good to spread the reputation. He has been waiting for so many years, isn’t he just waiting for his sister? If I take my sister to find death, then Brother Wuxia won’t be alone all his life? In fact, life and death are all things to Xiao Jian. It's a trivial matter. I didn't want to live after such a drastic change in my family. If my younger sister can find a lover to entrust her to her for the rest of her life, Xiao Jian will definitely never say this dead word lightly for the sake of her lifelong happiness. He will definitely cheer up and live a good life If you go on, you will never delay Brother Wuxia's official career. If you break your oath, it will be like this tree!" After saying that, he suddenly drew his knife out of its sheath and swung it with his backhand, a stream of light flashed by, breaking the window, and then a sycamore tree outside the window crashed When he fell to the ground, he was cut in half by his throwing knife.

There was no sound in the study room. Ding Yun heard that Xiao Jian was good at martial arts since he was a child, and he was diligent and studious. It is said that he went to the Qingsuo Printing Building of Thirteen Banners every year to read books. Young Master Xiao, you keep saying that my son admires Lingmei, but my son has never mentioned this to the old man, where did your words come from?"