walk to the water

Chu Xiang was stunned for a moment, came back to his senses, and shouted in shock: "Mother! Why is it you?" The person who came was Chu Xiang's mother, Mrs. He. She hadn't seen her for many years. With white hair, haggard face, full of wrinkles, the man in his forties was as old as a woman in her sixties, Chu Xiang didn't recognize him at first sight.

He broke free from the jailer's control and rushed to Chu Xiang's side. Chu Xiang tried his best to sit up and wanted to see his mother, but he couldn't use his hands and feet.He hugged Chu Xiang, holding back tears, and was speechless for a while.Suddenly someone said at the door: "Master Chu He, your family has always been known as loyal and good, and your husband Chu Lang was even more highly regarded by the emperor back then. You can't show mercy outside the law, you should try to persuade him!" It turned out that Master Xue has arrived.

Mrs. He looked back at Mr. Xue, and did not reply. Mr. Xue seemed to feel that his tone was too blunt, coughed dryly, and said: "I have clearly informed you about the stakes. I have no choice but to obey the order! But I really can't bear it, so I specially invited the old lady here."

He said calmly: "Thanks to my lord's teaching, the old lady will carefully enlighten him."

Lord Xue said to Chu Xiang again: "Chu Xiang, as a son of man, you should know that filial piety is the first thing in everything. Your mother is widowed and widowed, and she raised your two brothers with hardships. Even if you can't repay your kindness, you shouldn't let it My mother is troubled by other people. If you are a sensible person, how should you think about it!"

Chu Xiang lowered his head and said nothing. Seeing this, He hurriedly said: "Quinzi has a stubborn personality since he was a child. I'm afraid he was confused for a while and couldn't turn the corner. Let me persuade him slowly. Please rest for a while while watching the Chinese website all the way. On the old woman."

Lord Xue twirled his beard and pondered for a moment.Said: "Alright, since you have something to say between mother and child, I will give you an hour." Turning around, he told the jailer: "You all go and watch outside the door, and bring Mrs. Chu He to see the officer in an hour." He led the people back out and closed the cell door.

Only Chu Xiang's mother and son were left in the prison. Chu Xiang called "Mother" again and looked carefully.The mother not only has white hair, but also has many traces of wind and frost on her forehead. Although I have dreamed of returning to my mother many times, I never thought that the mother and son would meet again in the sky prison! "Mother, they didn't make things difficult for you, did they? The child is unfilial, and the mother is suffering!" Chu Xiang couldn't finish his sentence, and was already sobbing.

"Xiang'er!" He hugged Chu Xiang tightly, brushing the messy hair on his face, "Mother misses you to death. Let mother take a good look at you."

Chu Xiang suddenly thought of the torture wounds on his body, so he hurriedly wrapped himself in a thin quilt and tried his best to shrink into the corner, but Mrs. He could already see dark red blood stains all over the quilt on the ground.Pulling off the quilt, Chu Xiang was seriously injured.Powerless to resist.Mrs. He had seen his legs earlier.He was so angry that he couldn't help trembling: "This is not a prison in the sky, it's better than the underground Temple of Yama!"

Chu Xiang hurriedly said: "Mother doesn't have to feel sorry for the child. The child has suffered by himself and has no complaints."

A look of surprise appeared on He's face: "You've done it yourself? Why did Xiang'er say that? Didn't you get framed? You know your son better than your mother. No matter what you did, even if you die for your mother, I don't believe that you will defect to the enemy and betray the country!"

Chu Xiang himself was imprisoned, and he was tortured to extract a confession from him. Although Chu Xiang had a clear conscience, but thinking of the complicated experience in Qin State for more than a year, it was really difficult to explain to his mother face to face.Today, when my mother said that she didn't believe that she would defect to the enemy and betray the country, Chu Xiang couldn't bear it any longer, "Mother!" He threw himself into He's arms, bursting into tears.

He patted Chu Xiang on the back.Chu Xiang suddenly remembered that when he was a child, every time he was wronged, his mother always comforted him like this.As the eldest son, he was well-behaved and sensible since he was a child. He was afraid of causing trouble to his parents. If he encountered something that didn't go his way, he often kept it in his heart and didn't talk about it. However, his mother always believed in him and understood him.When Chu Xiang calmed down a bit, He asked in a low voice, "Xiang'er, although mother doesn't believe what they said, would Xiang'er be willing to tell mother what happened? What exactly are they trying to frame you for?"

Chu Xiang looked troubled, and said hesitantly: "This matter...it's hard to explain in one word. When my son was in the Qin Kingdom, he did take some desperate measures...but the mother is in charge, and the boy swears to God that he never has the slightest intention of betraying the country and seeking glory. Before returning to the country, the boy had received a warning. Knowing that the future was difficult and dangerous, the son did not want to bury his bones in another country, but decided to return across the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, the boy said that today is his own fault. But they are here with me, and it is second to ask me to plead guilty. Someone wants to take advantage of this to put An Lan to death in order to avenge himself."

Although Chu Xiang didn't say clearly who was the mastermind, both mother and son knew it well, and they also knew that a forced confession would not be made, and now they were going to use He's life as a threat, so they fell into silence for a while.After a while, Chu Xiang asked again: "Is mother okay? I heard from my younger brother that my mother was seriously ill, and my child was very worried. When I was arrested, I saw my mother's silver hairpin. I don't know how they treated you?"

He shook his head and said, "Mother is fine, I just miss you. And Xiaoxu, do you know about him?"

Chu Xiang said: "After crossing the river and arriving in Jinling, I didn't see An Lan, so I arranged for Xiao Xu to leave secretly and report to him. Since I haven't seen him now, I think he hasn't fallen into their hands yet."

He sighed lowly: "That's fine, I just hope he heard the wind and fled far away." He pulled the silver hairpin from his head, held it in his hand, and said, "Look, I've asked them for the silver hairpin." I'm back, this is a relic left to me by your father, regardless of life or death, it must not fall into the hands of others." He said again: "I guessed right, it really is drunk. No wonder Master Xue brought me to see you Before, tell me that."

Chu Xiang asked: "What?"

He said: "He wants me to tell you that you are just a coercion in the case of treason, as long as you are willing to confess the mastermind, there will be a turning point." Suddenly asked, "Xiang'er, do you still remember your father's suicide note before he died? "

Chu Xiang was startled, but then remembered that before his father died, he had written a letter in blood on the front line and handed it to a soldier under his tent. The man risked his life to break through and bring the letter back, but the warrior himself died of serious injuries.Chu Lang wrote in the letter, "Qin soldiers are several times stronger than me. The siege has lasted for a long time, ammunition and food have run out, and rescue cannot come. Tomorrow, I will lead the remnants to fight the enemy decisively. I vow to fight until every soldier dies. I have no regrets in dying, but I hope that my two sons will carry on my ambition, restore the Central Plains, and return to Qiuguan, burn this book to tell me, and I will die in peace!" At that time, the mother cried and passed out after reading the blood book, and after waking up But he took the hand of himself and his younger brother, and said with tears: "Son, your father will not die with peace, you must avenge your father!" The two brothers swore with tears in their eyes that they would always remember the country's calamity and their family's hatred, and repay it with all their loyalty!