Broken Iron Clothes

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Meng Xia sent a letter to Jiang's house in the morning, and Xu Guo took the letter and sent it directly to Jiang Shiqing's room.After lunch, Jiang Shiqing blew on the torch, burning up the letter paper he had read, and then called Xu Guo again.

After running to Huimei Courtyard yesterday and bumping into Yuan Mucheng by chance, Xu Guo has figured out something. Even when he was called in today, he couldn't help but pay more attention to the light red mark on Jiang Shiqing's neck .

But after all, he was young and did nothing, so he only took a few glances, and his ears also turned color.

Jiang Shiqing seemed to have something on his mind, so he handed over the money bag wholeheartedly, and said, "You ride my horse to the market, buy some melons and fruits, and you can keep the rest of the money for yourself."

After Xu Guo took the purse, she lowered her eyes and was stunned for a while. Jiang Shiqing felt strange and asked, "What's wrong?"

Only then did Xu Guo come back to his senses: "Ah, it's nothing, does the master have any other orders?"

Jiang Shiqing said: "Bring a few apples back, the rest are optional."

"it is good."

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Since the sprained wrist, Lin Song went to Yi Qinchen's room to find him to apply medicine for himself every day, and he didn't stop until the injury healed.Yi Qinchen didn't expose it, as long as Lin Song came back, he would still put plaster on the already healed wrist.

Right now, Lin Song just came out of Yi Qinchen's room, and was recalling the moves taught by Gu Nanxing in the open space in the backyard, but the scent of the medicine brushed his mouth and nose with the movement, and he suddenly remembered warm palms gently rubbing After the touch of the wrist, the heartbeat instantly became violent, and the feet swayed accordingly.

Just as he was about to fall, one hand firmly supported his back, and then Jiang Shiqing's voice sounded.

"When the left knee is raised, the center of gravity is transferred to the right leg. After bending the knee and hitting the opponent's abdomen, it falls in a lunge. When turning to the elbow, the arm is at the same height as the shoulder, and the lower body must be stable."

Lin Song was a little surprised, then turned around and thanked: "Thank you, I made Mr. Jiang laugh."

Jiang Shiqing turned around and moved to the stone table beside him, lifted his robe and sat down, and said lightly: "It's not a joke, you will know how to do it if you practice a lot, as long as you are familiar with the most basic skills such as footwork, leg skills, and shoulder skills." , it will be the icing on the cake in the future.”

"Thank you Mr. Jiang for your guidance." After Lin Song saluted him, he started to practice move by move according to his memory.

But Jiang Shiqing was sitting beside him, his eyes following his figure. Lin Song felt a little uncomfortable, so he distracted himself to find Xu Guo's figure, and almost tripped him another step.

"It's not advisable to practice martial arts at the same time." Jiang Shiqing said.

Lin Song apologized with a smile: "I can't help but make noise when I practice martial arts here. It would be presumptuous to disturb Mr. Jiang. I'll go to Brother Nanxing first and ask for advice, so I won't disturb Mr. Jiang."

"He has something important to do and is not in the house." Jiang Shiqing seemed to have read his mind, and added, "Xuguo is not here either."

Lin Song felt as if a boulder had been pressed down in his heart. He stepped forward and asked, "Master Jiang, do you have something to ask today?"

Jiang Shiqing tapped the table, motioned him to sit down on the opposite side, and then said: "I'm here, I have something to ask, but there are only you and me here for the time being, Mr. Lin Song, don't be cautious."

Lin Song sat down as he wanted, but he only dared to sit straight.Although he had never dealt with Jiang Shiqing, he could clearly sense the alienation that came with that person, and even his smile seemed to reveal an indifference of being thousands of miles away.

After a while, Jiang Shiqing said: "Xuguo has been by my side for many years, and I haven't met a few friends who are about his age, but he is honest with others, and once he recognizes someone as a friend, he will take his happiness and anger into his heart , Mr. Lin Song is one of them. If you feel guilty, you shouldn't avoid him like this."

Lin Song's hands covered under his sleeves were sweating, but he still pretended to be calm and said: "What do you mean by this son..."

Jiang Shiqing said unhurriedly: "If I tell a story first, maybe the young master will understand after listening."

"About six years ago, the prince personally toured the six prefectures on the grounds of inspecting the achievements of the local magistrate. At that time, bandits were rampant in Qinzhou. The pretense of not closing the house at night in the state, after the prince's inspection, the magistrate of Mengzhou found that the local bandits rioted and the public security deteriorated, so he reported the matter to ask the imperial court to send troops to support it. After investigation, it was revealed that Lin Wei privately chased the bandits, so he was ordered to resign Guard the Western Territory."

Listening to Jiang Shiqing's words, Lin Song kept grabbing his robe with his ten fingers, and the plaster on his wrist was also made into a ball with sweat, sticking to his cuffs.

Jiang Shiqing paid attention to his slightly changed expression, and continued: "It's even more unfortunate that Lin Wei and his wife and children encountered bandits' revenge on the way to the west, and they were trapped in the mountains before they stepped out of the border of Qinzhou. Lin Wei found a family and wanted to hide in the door, but unexpectedly led the bandits to the farmer's house. Lin Wei escaped with his wife and children, but the farmer's family was killed. Only the orphan Xu Guo survived in the cabinet Difficult, I took it back and kept it by my side."

Blood-red memories flooded into his mind instantly, Lin Song gritted his teeth and endured, turning over and pressing down the shocking scenes.

After a long silence, he said, "Lin Wei couldn't escape that day."

Lin Song closed his eyes for a moment, and forgot all the sound of the bandit slashing at his parents with his knife, and then sniffed the scent of the medicine to suppress the nauseating blood, then raised his head and said: "He and my mother They all died in the mountains and forests, and only I survived. Later, in order to survive, I had to rely on swindling and abducting for some money and food. Brother Chen, in the end I stole him twice, and both times I was caught by Brother Nanxing."

Jiang Shiqing looked at him and asked, "What do you want to do by following the two of them?"

"When I stole the money bag, Brother Qinchen fell into the water, but Brother Nanxing not only didn't send me to the government, but also gave me half the money. I wanted to follow them and repay the debt I owed them both," Lin Song said, lowering his head lower and lower, "but what I didn't expect was that Xu Guo was... the orphan of that kind-hearted man. .”

"Youths as old as you should have been born facing the sun, and they are most taboo to live in the shadow of others, and should not take escape as the principle of doing things," Jiang Shiqing said, "not to mention, since there is nowhere to avenge the big hatred , why don't you ask for a clear conscience?"

"But do I really have a clear conscience?" Lin Song trembled, "Because of the enmity between the bandit and my father, Xu Guo's family died innocently. I feel sorry for him, but I..."

He punched the table and had nothing to say.

Jiang Shiqing looked at Lin Song as if he was looking at a lonely ghost who couldn't find a way out. That soul couldn't walk the original Yangguan road, but was trapped under the shadow of hatred and guilt, and suffered too much trauma.

"Then how do you plan to resolve it?" Jiang Shiqing asked, "Do you dig out the bandit's bones and whip him, or plead guilty for Lin Wei?"

Lin Song suddenly raised his head and asked, "My lord, what do you mean, those bandits are already dead?"

Jiang Shiqing said: "Before Lin Wei left for the western region, he sought people from Yemenzhuang to Qinzhou to suppress bandits, and it was at that time that I brought Xuguo back."

Lin Song originally thought that he was doing nothing in this life, and that it would be difficult for him to avenge the murder of his father and mother by the bandits, but he never thought that the hatred he had kept in his heart for nearly six years had already been settled by Jiang Shiqing.

He couldn't calm down for a long time, and when he realized it again, his eyes were hot. He suddenly stood up and knelt down with his robe waving, his voice hoarse: "Mr. Jiang's kindness is as deep as the sea, Lin Song should be rewarded by a dog and a horse!"

Jiang Shiqing leaned down to pull Lin Song's arm, but the man insisted on lying on the ground, so Jiang Shiqing had no choice but to squat in front of him and said, "I won't mention this matter to anyone again. The grievances and grievances of previous generations are not free and easy, and I don’t want you to care too much because of this matter. If you can let go of your heart and make friends with him, treat him sincerely. If you can’t, don’t let him misunderstand and blame yourself. There is only so much I can ask for, and there is no need for retribution, and it is up to you to stay or stay in the future, I only hope that you two can live a magnanimous life, and don't be like us."

Jiang Shiqing's tone was calm, but every word and every sentence weighed like a thousand catties, smashing the boulder on Lin Song's heart to pieces.

Lin Song bit his lips and held back the trembling, but suddenly felt that Jiang Shiqing had put something on the ground, but when he looked up again, he saw that the man had turned his back and walked away, and in front of him was a bag. good candy.

Heartstrings touched, Lin Song clutched the candy tightly, sobbing with the sweetness in his mouth, he knew that all his emotions would pour down like a rainstorm, and when the rain stopped, the ground would be washed out a road of regeneration , for his relief.

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Yi Qinchen sat by the window until the evening, when the breeze came slowly, mixed with some fragrance, he walked slowly to the courtyard while touching his blind stick.

The peony that Yuan Mucheng sent a few days ago bloomed, and the petals were hot. Yi Qinchen stretched out his hand to caress the outline of the flower, and felt some soft charm on the smooth petals, and the fragrance also condensed on the fingertips .

"The little wind in Youshi is the most pleasant, blowing away the fragrance of the flowers." Jiang Shiqing came from not far away, and pointed at the peony that was blooming enthusiastically beside him.

Yi Qinchen withdrew his hand with a smile, turned to Jiang Shiqing and said, "The peony sent by General Yi has blossomed several times in the past two days. I can't help smelling the fragrance of the flowers. Don't worry about it, Brother Jiang."

"Brother Yi's words make sense. The flowers bloom in the courtyard, so anyone can smell them and touch them." Jiang Shiqing looked at him with a smile in his eyes, "I just don't know that Brother Yi is here in Jiangxi. In the house, where does the heart belong, and where does the body belong?"

Yi Qinchen stopped laughing, and his gentle expression turned indifferent: "It's not just a day or two that the two deputy masters have become suspicious of me."

"I don't want to ask much, just three questions," Jiang Shiqing said, "Who are you loyal to?"

Yi Qinchen said bluntly, "Da Li, Mrs. Liu."

Jiang Shiqing then asked: "Are you approaching Gu Nanxing for private or public reasons?"

"For personal use."

"Is there a word of truth in what you said?"

"none."

After a conversation, the two confronted each other, their robes lifted by the wind, but still remained silent, waiting for the bursts of fragrance to come in bit by bit, and then be blown away.

After the wind calmed down, Jiang Shiqing said: "I believe what you said is true, but I also want to say one more thing here. If it is not forced, deception will not be the best way to maintain the relationship, let alone if there is already suspicion. .”

After the words fell, Jiang Shiqing turned and left, but Yi Qinchen suddenly opened his mouth, but the words seemed to have been splashed with cold water several times, leaving only disappointment.

"If he asked me, why wouldn't I tell him frankly." Yi Qinchen said.

"But he doesn't want to ask." Jiang Shiqing stopped.

Yi Qinchen moved his fingertips slightly, and was stunned for a while, then Jiang Shiqing turned his head slightly and said, "He didn't want to ask, so he has been waiting for you to talk."