The sick beauty has caught the bamboo horse

40 years ago, Jiangnan.A belated spring rain fell gently and gently, soaking the land in the south of the Yangtze River bit by bit.The hazy and misty misty rain seemed to raise a layer of light and gentle mist around him.

The bright yellow becomes light apricot, the bright purple becomes light purple, and the mist seems to cover all these dazzling things, leaving only the gentle and moving ones in the world.

Everyone said that most of the Jiangnan women are soft-spoken and affectionate, but they don't know that it is probably because the four seasons are not very clear, and the people in Jiangnan are not easy to fight. The voice is much quieter, and the voice is soft and waxy.

It seems that God has given all favors to Jiangnan.

Everyone knows that there are two mansions in the south of the Yangtze River with a long history, one is the Su Mansion on Songtao Street, and the other is the Wuming Mansion on Liuyu Street. There is no plaque, but the mansion is extremely luxurious, with copper-yellow lions and vermilion lacquered doors .

It is rumored that it is the emperor's other palace in the south of the Yangtze River, but no one has lived there for so many years.

On the other hand, the Su Mansion recently celebrated the young master's sixth birthday, and the porridge was given out to pray for the young master on the [-]th. Many red lanterns were hung up, and the maids of the Su Mansion greeted everyone who went to receive the porridge, no matter what they were wearing, with a smile on their faces.

The master of the Su family said: "If you give it quickly, those who practice the way will be blown away; if you give it to you, the beggar will disdain it. We must also be generous when giving porridge, and don't be rude to others."

Many people in the south of the Yangtze River have received the favor of the Su family and sincerely wish the young master of the Su family a long and worry-free life.

It was night, the Su Mansion was decorated with lanterns and festoons, people came and went in an endless stream, the maids and servants were too busy to touch the ground, the place where the seats were placed in the front yard was fragrant for miles, there was a faint fragrance of flowers in the courtyard, and the fragrance of wine was overflowing in the backyard. .

No one noticed that today's birthday star Su Qing, a young master from the lineage of the Su family, sneaked out of the room at some point, slipped through the fence and out the back door, and walked towards Liuyu Street.

In March of Yangchun, it was raining lightly in the south of the Yangtze River, and it was still a bit cold. Su Qing's parents and personal maids held the young master in their hands for fear of falling and contained them in their mouths for fear of melting. They wrapped Su Qing three layers on the left and three layers on the right. It became a small rice dumpling.

A little sweet rice dumpling with red face, black and bright eyes, and innocent smile.

Su Qing was obviously very familiar with this magnificent but unpopular mansion, and walked around the side door. There was a small hole in the fence, and the small hole was blocked from the inside with a worn-out wooden board.

Su Qing tried her best to walk through the fence as lightly as possible, but because too many clothes were hanging on the tip of the fence, the more she pulled, the more she couldn't tear it apart.Su Qing was so angry that she cried, and barely stretched out her chubby hand to knock on the wooden board, and said in a milky voice, "I'm a little bird."

The wooden board trembled slightly for a moment, and then quickly moved away to reveal a purple and dark vulture face inside.

That face was also very childish, and when she saw Su Qing's eyes shining with tears, she was taken aback, and then quickly crawled out of the small hole: "Why are you here?"

It was a child about Su Qing's age, his clothes still barely fit, and his pair of shoes were slightly worn out, and his exposed hands were red from the cold.

He seemed to be used to all this, and quickly rescued Su Qing, and the two children walked through the small hole one after the other—there was actually a small room inside the hole, and there was a faint light shining inside it. Kerosene lamp.

Su Qing rubbed the child's frozen hands, and let out two breaths—the heat barely dissipated the frost.Su Qing took out a pair of gloves: "I asked my mother to make these for you. Wear them so you won't get cold."

The child glanced at the gloves and didn't make a sound.The gloves are made of high-quality materials and cotton batting, and the patterns are so fine that you can tell that a lot of thought has been spent on them.

Su Qing doesn't like to wear gloves, and Su's mother has worried a lot about it.Hearing that his son wanted a pair of gloves by chance, he just smiled, and hurriedly made the gloves.

Seeing that he was silent, Su Qing pushed him: "Awu, why are you silent?"

Yan Wu shrugged his nose: "Your mother is so kind to you."

As soon as Su Mu Su Qing was mentioned, her heart was filled with a sense of happiness.Su Qing smiled happily.

Su Qing said: "If your mother is here, she will treat you very well."

Yan Wu's tone was very indifferent: "She died a long time ago."

Su Qing was shocked.The word death was too unfamiliar to him.

Yan Wu saw that he swallowed back all the more vicious words, and silently put on the gloves.

Su Qing then became happy again: "Today is your birthday! I always remember that I came here to give you a gift!"

"It was given to you by my aunt. This is given to you by me." Su Qing took off a layer of cotton-padded clothes, and took out a small bracelet from the inner layer of the cotton-padded clothes.

It was a jade bracelet, the edges were polished very round but there were not many patterns, and a blue character was engraved on the layer near the wrist.Yan Wu was almost attracted by this thing and stared at it intently.

Su Qing put the bracelet on his hand: "It looks good, I bought it with the money I saved for several months."

The Su family is a big family, and Su Qing is the only child of the Su family. All the property of the Su family will belong to him in the future. Even if he is young, the monthly silver is not a small amount, let alone several months .

Su Qing pulled up Yan Wu's sleeve to try to see if it looked good, but when he pulled it back, his slender arm was covered with bruises and welts.Some of them were swollen and curled ferociously around Yan Wu's arms.

Su Qing was taken aback immediately, and then said angrily: "They beat you again? They clearly promised my father that they would not beat you!"

Yan Wu pulled back his sleeves as usual, and said simply: "Far water cannot save near fire."

A child who was only six years old was already heartbroken.

Seeing that he was beaten, Su Qing once asked Su's father for help.

The servants of this other garden all claim to be from the capital, and look down on these small families in the south of the Yangtze River.Although on the surface he pretended to submit because of Su's father's reputation in the whole original country, the beating and scolding never stopped behind his back, and even intensified.

But Yan Wu didn't want to say this, so he said: "You give me medicine, I can't reach the wound on my back."

With his back facing Su Qing, Yan Wu lifted off his thin clothes - revealing a thin back where the outline of bones can be clearly seen.

Su Qing applied the ointment to him little by little, and within a short period of time, he burst into tears. The tears fell uncontrollably, and all fell on Yan Wu's back, touching Yan Wu's heart.

Yan Wu turned around and wiped his tears: "I was beaten, why are you crying?"

Su Qing was sobbing, crying and saying, "I, I don't know, look, look, look, it hurts."

This child grew up in a honey pot since childhood, and has always held the most sincere and gentle kindness to everyone.Seeing the injuries on Yan Wu's body, he suddenly felt sad for no reason, as if the injuries were all on his body.

Yan Wu was provoked by him and wanted to cry, so he sucked his nose hard to hold back the tears: "Don't cry."

Su Qing spoke while taking the medicine, her voice was crying: "Why did they beat you?"

Yan Wu's face was hidden in the darkness of the hut, and his expression could not be seen clearly: "Because I am the prince."

Su Qing's eyes widened.

Dad told him that there is a palace in the capital, and the emperor lives in the palace, because the emperor is respectful, the corporals love the people like their own sons, and they can live a peaceful life.

When he grows up in the future, he will also go to the capital, go to the Jinshi examination, win the first prize, and then share the worries of the emperor and the people.

A Wu is the emperor's child, why doesn't the emperor who loves the people like a son come to protect his own son?

Su Qing couldn't figure it out: "You are the prince, you should be in the capital, and you should live in a big, big house with lots of delicious food and drink."

Yan Wu was silent for a long time: "Because I am the prince that the emperor does not want."

At that time Su Qing was still too young, he still couldn't understand the sadness and hatred in Yan Wu's tone.It was as if all the malice in this world had fallen on Yan Wu's head, burning away all the innocence that this child should have, leaving only endless hatred in his chest.

As for what he is hating, he may not even be able to tell.

Su Qing went back after not staying for long, leaving Yan Wu alone in the hut to keep touching the bracelet on his hand, it was so beautiful and gentle that he couldn't help falling into an intoxicated dreamland just looking at it.

In the early morning of the next day, Yan Wu put the gloves in the room and left the hut with the bracelet.In this villa, there is a groom, a guard, and two petite maids who love to watch people order dishes.

It's funny to say that they can live in the other garden because they have to take care of the prince, but the serious master can't live like a dog, and the few servants live incomparably well.

They didn't dare to starve Yan Wu to death deliberately, but they wouldn't treat him as a human being either—after all, the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and no one knew Yan Wu was dead, so they could still continue to lead Yue Qian.

The child carried a medium-sized bucket to fetch water by himself, and when he reached a position five or six meters away from the well, a very arrogant voice came from behind.

"Hey! What's that in your hand?"

Yan Wu turned around slowly, raised his wrist expressionlessly.

The man was fat and strong, and the fat on his face began to shake wildly as soon as he walked, as if a pile of oil would drip in the next moment.He took a step forward, staring at the dangling bracelet in Yan Wu's hand with salivation.

The man's name is Zhang Yuan, and he is a groom in this other garden.However, there are no horses in the other garden, and it is an idler who eats his share.

Zhang Yuan could tell at a glance that the bracelet was of extraordinary quality, and he couldn't walk any longer: "Your Highness, let the little one help you keep it for you, so as not to lose it."

Yan Wu sneered: "Help me keep it? Didn't you steal it yourself?"

Zhang Yuan's face suddenly felt a little helpless, and he shouted: "I have worked so hard for so many years, how can you spout blood?"

Yan Wu was only six years old, and his height reached Zhang Yuan's waist, but at this moment, he did not panic and retorted: "Blood? You know how many cases of silver you have swallowed from me these years."

"I like to drink hot food, but I don't care about my life. I still want my bracelet!" Yan Wu blushed and shouted, "Isn't it just because I'm young and easy to bully?"

Zhang Yuan's face sank, and he approached Yan Wu while talking: "Will you give it?"

Yan Wu clutched his wrist tightly and stepped back, his voice trembling slightly: "No!"

When Zhang Yuan saw that the soft ones were not enough, he came to the hard ones, shouted loudly and rushed towards Yan Wu: "Give it to me!"

Yan Wu turned around and wanted to run, but how could a child run faster than an adult, Zhang Yuan caught him and threw him on the ground after two or three hits.

Yan Wu cried out in pain: "Ah!"

Soon, Zhang Yuan grabbed his neck with one hand and punched him in the stomach.Yan Wu's face turned pale, and cold sweat dripped down his face.

Zhang Yuan let out a sarcasm in a sarcasm: "What can you do if I swallow your money? A motherless bastard still thinks he is a prince? There are so many sons in the current emperor, you are not too many, you are not too many."

"The emperor demoted you to Jiangnan just to want you to die here. I didn't expect you to survive so hard." Zhang Yuan punched Yan Wu from the left to the right and his face was pale. There is only one breath left.

After venting enough, Zhang Yuan stopped to pull the bracelet on Yan Wu's wrist—but met resistance.

Zhang Yuan took a closer look, Yan Wu's hand was clenched into a fist, and his eyes were staring at Zhang Yuan with resentment.

The man suddenly became angry: "I think you are courting death!"

Zhang Yuan wanted to twist Yan Wu's hand, but just as he grasped the tiny wrist, there was a sudden sharp pain in his left waist—the smell of blood gushed out in an instant.

I saw a dagger sticking out of Zhang Yuan's left waist, and the handle of the knife was held by Yan Wu's other hand - the child's chest was constantly rising and falling, his eyes were fixed on Zhang Yuan's unbelievable face, but his hand held Slide down the handle.

The blade cut a deep and long wound in Zhang Yuan's body.

From the corner of his eye, Yan Wu could even clearly see the organs inside, which were blood red and beating.

Zhang Yuan spat out blood: "You..."

Yan Wu pulled out a cruel smile: "It's not what you said, my life is hard, I can't die."

Zhang Yuan's eyes suddenly enlarged and his lips moved, and the next moment his sturdy body fell to the ground.

Yan Wu stabbed the knife expressionlessly, and the blood spattered all over the child.

bang.

Not far away came the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, Yan Wu's body froze suddenly and turned his head to look.

A huge food box fell to the ground, and the braised pork that was still steaming inside rolled out.The blood and scars all over Yan Wu's body were reflected in Su Qing's amber-like clear eyes, and then deep fear emerged.

Yan Wu was stunned: "You... When did you come?"