Chapter 4 The fourth round of Peach Blossom

"Why did she marry Yang Mu? Why did she marry Yang Mu?" Song Tengxiao thought hard about this question, seeking an answer.The past came back to him again. He thought of the scene of breaking up with Yun Ziluo. That time they traveled together in Hangzhou, and not long after they came back, an unexpected incident happened. He and Meng Yuanchao broke up with Yun Ziluo just for this incident. He remembered very clearly that it was a rainy and dark night, he was troubled by not being able to test Yun Ziluo's mind, sitting bored, turning on the lamp to look at paintings, Meng Yuanchao suddenly came to his home alone.

Song Tengxiao was suffering from boredom, so he welcomed his friend into the study, and asked him with a smile, "Why did you come to see me alone, but didn't go to accompany Yun Ziluo? Just fell asleep." The implication was that Meng Yuanchao blamed him for not bringing Yun Ziluo along. Meng Yuanchao said: "There is one thing I want to discuss with you, and I don't want to let Ziluo know for the time being." "Oh, do you have something to hide from Ziluo? What's going on?" Song Tengxiao couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Meng Yuanchao said slowly: "I am asking for your help in this matter. You must know the name of the old hero, Lu Shoukun, the Golden Sword!"

Song Tengxiao laughed loudly when he heard this, and said, "Are you talking about the golden sword Lu Shoukun from Sanhe County in northern Hebei? This old hero is my uncle. My father had two best friends before his death. One is Yun Ziluo's father, Yun Chongshan, is the other one. Look at this painting, it was my father's painting thirty years ago, and the three people in the painting are them. They were just like us back then, We are always together." Meng Yuanchao took a look at the painting and saw three teenagers riding horses galloping across the field. The boy on the left could vaguely see the shadow of Song Tengxiao, of course it was his father Song Shilun.The painting is inscribed with a poem written by Chen Weisong, a poet in the early Qing Dynasty. Three of the lines are: "Bing Ma Sanhe is a young man, rough and bold, and shoots eagles drunk in the oak forest." The identity of the people and the scene of their friendship in the past, so I borrowed the painting.

Meng Yuanchao handed the picture scroll back to Song Tengxiao, and said with a smile, "That's right, thirty years ago, they were the young guests of Bingma Sanhe. Heroes come and go, right?" Song Tengxiao was surprised: "How do you know?" Meng Yuanchao smiled slightly, and spit out each word one by one: "The old hero Lu with the golden sword in Sanhe, Hebei is the teacher." Song Tengxiao was taken aback, and cried out: "You are the disciple of Jindao Lu Shoukun, why didn't you tell me?" Meng Yuanchao said: "There is a reason for this. This reason is also the reason why your father did not associate with the family teacher later."

Song Tengxiao said: "I just want to know the reason, please tell me." Meng Yuanchao took a sip of Longjing tea to moisten his throat, and said, "It's a long story, let me tell you what kind of person my master is. "On the surface, the teacher is a Xiaoyi martial artist who set up a museum to teach apprentices and doesn't care about world affairs, but in reality he is a righteous man who resisted the Qing Dynasty. "Thirty years ago, there was a Manchu prime minister named He Shen in the Qing court. Now that the older generation talk about him, they still hate him with gritted teeth. I think you will know."

Song Tengxiao said: "Yes, I have heard many old people say about this prime minister. I heard that he was originally Qianlong's bearer, because he looked like a dead concubine of Qianlong's, but after a few years, he became prime minister from the bearer. As a prime minister, he only knows how to flatter the emperor, oppress the common people, kill the Han people, appoint cruel officials, corrupt the law, and do all kinds of evil. He has been in power for 20 years. He committed suicide and ransacked his home, and the common people said that this is "Heshen fell, Jiaqing was full." This proverb is still circulating among the people."

Meng Yuanchao said: "My teacher hates Heshen. Thirty years ago, when he made friends with your father and Uncle Yun, he was already planning to assassinate Heshen in secret. It was because he didn't want to hurt his friends, so he hid it from your father. . "My teacher originally invited three masters to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to assassinate He Shen. Unexpectedly, on the day of the incident, only one person came. The other two people didn't know whether they were afraid or had other reasons, so they didn't want to meet each other. I had no choice but to take a risk with that friend.

"In the end, because they were outnumbered, the two of them killed the eighteen guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and they were also injured. The family teacher was lucky, the injury was not critical, but the friend who joined forces with him was unfortunately seriously injured. Killed. "The friend who unfortunately died was my father!" Song Tengxiao was in awe and said, "It turns out that you are a descendant of a righteous man who resisted the Qing Dynasty. I only know now." Meng Yuanchao said: "This happened twenty-four years ago. At that time, I hadn't come to the world. I was my father's posthumous child, and I was born in the second year.

"The assassination failed, so the family teacher and my mother escaped from Beijing that night and hid in the mountains. As soon as I was born in the second year, the family teacher accepted me as an apprentice. Master, master, my master is truly worthy of the name, a teacher and a father, Raised me single-handedly." Song Tengxiao said: "Does Uncle Yun know about your father's assassination of He Shen?" Meng Yuanchao said, "Uncle Yun knows about it." Song Tengxiao frowned and said, "Why did you just hide it from my father?" Meng Yuanchao said: "It's not that there is a distinction between the family teachers, but because your father and Uncle Yun have different identities."

Song Tengxiao said: "Why is it different?" Meng Yuanchao said: "Uncle Yun is also an anti-Qing righteous soldier who joined in secret. When the teacher planned to assassinate He Shen, he originally wanted to ask him to help, but because Uncle Yun had other important tasks at the time, it was not appropriate to reveal his identity. To be an assassin. So the teacher had no choice but to give up this idea, preferring to spend a few more years of hard work and find another helper. "My father didn't join us because he didn't join, and because he is a rich family in Suzhou, he has a family and a business, so neither the family teacher nor the old man Yun wanted to implicate your father. The family teacher failed to assassinate He Shen, and after he became a criminal, he dared not Let people know that he has contacts with your father. This is why he has been avoiding meeting with your father since then."

Song Tengxiao said: "Actually, even though Dad didn't join, he also hated the Qing court. I'm not putting money on my father's face, because of his literary talent and martial arts. You can be named on the gold list if you take the imperial examination, and you can hold the military amulet if you take the military examination. But he He would rather die in the countryside, which is enough to prove that he has a big heart." Meng Yuanchao said: "I know. If it weren't for this, the family teacher would not have made friends with your father back then, and Old Uncle Yun would not have taken refuge with your father later." Song Tengxiao felt a little more comfortable, and said with a smile: "Although Lingshi didn't tell my father, according to my guess, my father knew the secret of Lingshi later. You can see that the second half of the poem inscribed on the painting is not written like this. What: "Remembrance of Jing Gao in the remnant of wine, the sad song of Yanzhao has not disappeared, recalling the sound of the car yesterday and the cold water, and now, I am generous to pass the Yurang Bridge." Jing Ke, Gao Jianli, and Yurang were all famous assassins in ancient times. Isn't this just right? Secretly ordered the teacher to assassinate Heshen? In my opinion, my father chose this poem to write the painting, not only because the teacher happened to be from Sanhe County, and recalled the past when he was a young guest in Ma Sanhe .” Meng Yuanchao said: "That's right, this poem does contain the meaning you mentioned." He thought: "Perhaps it was after Old Uncle Yun came that he told him about Master." Meng Yuanchao continued: "After the family teacher became an imperial criminal, the Qing court not only wanted to arrest him, but also searched his accomplices. Although the relationship between old man Yun and the family teacher is extremely secret, but the rumors are too tight, we must be on guard. Uncle Yun was also an important figure among the anti-Qing fighters, and he couldn’t stand up in the five northern provinces, so he had to flee to the south with his wife and daughter to take care of your father.” Song Tengxiao said: "Then what about you, did you escape for the same reason?" Meng Yuanchao said, "You can say yes, or you can say no." Song Tengxiao asked in surprise, "What does this mean?" Meng Yuanchao said with a smile: "I'm just an unknown soldier who just debuted, and I'm not qualified to be arrested by the Qing court. But I came to you on the order of my family teacher. If it's for refuge, it's okay. " "Speaking of which, after He Shen bestowed death on Jiaqing, the family teacher thought that it had been many years, and the Qing court might not pay attention to him as before, so he couldn't help being careless, and the Qing court discovered his traces. For several years, I lived a life of fleeing." "Three years ago, I practiced my martial arts initially. One day, my master said to me: 'It's not that I don't want you by my side. I may encounter accidents at any time. You are the only one in the Meng family. Minggenzi, if you suffer an accident with me, how can I be worthy of your dead father? So I want you to go to another place to settle down for the time being.'” "Of course I refused to obey, but the master said again: 'With your current martial arts, you can't help me. It's better to come back and help me after your martial arts is complete. There are two good friends of mine in that place. When you get there, you don’t need to run around, and you can get their advice and concentrate on practicing martial arts. Of course, it is easier to succeed than now, you must listen to me!’” "The master's order is hard to disobey, and I have no choice but to obey. Then the master named Uncle Yun and your father, and said: 'I also want to know the news of these two old friends, but I can't go to see them, so I just For my sake, you should also greet them for me.' Uncles and aunts of the Yun family, I met them when I was young, and the master asked me to recognize them as relatives of the Yun family and come to seek refuge. But I didn’t expect that both Uncle Yun and your father were dead. died, I came too late to see them." "But although I am not blessed to meet the two old men, the friendship between our descendants is not inferior to that of their predecessors. In the past three years, the friendship between you and Ziluo is like brothers and sisters?" "When I first came here, I was afraid of hurting you, so I didn't dare to tell you my life experience, but I have been waiting for the day when I can tell you. Now is the time to tell you." Song Tengxiao was full of joy and held Meng Yuanchao's hands tightly.Said: "Thank you, Brother Meng. It's rare that you trust me so much and tell me all the secrets!" Hearing this, Meng Yuanchao couldn't help feeling a little ashamed. It turned out that he still kept a secret from Song Tengxiao, even though it was just a private secret. He missed one thing. When his master asked him to join the Yun family, he once said to him: "Sacrificing one's life for righteousness is what we should do. But your Meng family is a single lineage, and I want you After you get married and have children, you will be allowed to come back and share my misfortunes and blessings. Your Uncle Yun has a daughter, and I hope you and her will be a good couple." Master wrote a letter for him to give to Uncle Yun, which revealed got this meaning.Yun Ziluo's father is dead, but her mother has read the letter. Before Meng Yuanchao's future, the son-in-law in Mrs. Yun's mind was originally intended for Song Tengxiao, but because the two children were young, she didn't propose it.After Meng Yuanchao came, Mrs. Yun came because of the letter. In that letter, although Jin Dao Lu Shoukun didn't make it clear, he had revealed his wish: I hope the apprentice can get a good wife.Ask Madam Yun for help to fulfill his wish.This obviously means proposing marriage for the apprentice.The relationship between Jindao Lu Shoukun and the Yun family is extraordinary; since he intended to propose marriage for his apprentice, Mrs. Yun had to seriously consider it.Secondly, Meng Yuanchao has a resolute and serious personality, while Song Tengxiao more or less has the air of a son-in-law. In comparison, Mrs. Yun appreciates Meng Yuanchao's character more. With these two layers of relationship, Mrs. Yun changed her mind and let her daughter choose.However, although she did not interfere, she secretly favored Meng Yuanchao a little.Mothers have the greatest influence on their daughters, and even if there is no trace of this favoritism, a daughter will feel it naturally.Of course, Yun Ziluo fell in love with Meng Yuanchao later, not entirely because of her mother's influence.But this is always a factor that cannot be ignored. In the third year after Meng Yuanchao came to Suzhou, he and Yun Ziluo had already secretly made a vow of eternal love, but because they couldn't bear to make Song Tengxiao sad, they kept it from him for the time being. At this time, Song Tengxiao recalled what happened that night, and he couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart: "I only know that Meng Yuanchao told me everything, but who knows that he has concealed the biggest secret. Alas, I am conceited and smart. In fact, I am really stupid. They have already made a private marriage alliance, and I am still guessing riddles." The heart seems to be in a mess, and the thoughts are like a tide.Thinking of what happened that night, Song Tengxiao couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed to be teased.Because not only was he kept in the dark, but he also thought that he was the person who knew Yun Ziluo best. That night, after Meng Yuanchao told Song Tengxiao about his relationship with Lu Yun's family and the reason why he came to Suzhou, Song Tengxiao asked, "You said just now that you need my help. I wonder what it is?" Meng Yuanchao said, "It's about the teacher." Song Tengxiao said happily: "You got the news from Lingshi?" Meng Yuanchao said dejectedly: "That's right. Today a disciple of the Beggar Clan brought me a message from Master's Wife, asking me to go back immediately." Song Tengxiao said: "Why is it a message from your teacher's wife, where is your teacher?" Meng Yuanchao said: "The old man was seriously injured, and it is said that he is in critical condition." Song Tengxiao was taken aback, and said, "The old hero Lu with the Golden Sword is outstanding in martial arts, who hurt him?" Meng Yuanchao sighed, and said: "A good man is no match for many people. The old man was discovered by scouts, and under the siege of seven big inner masters, he fought desperately and broke out of the siege. But the injuries he suffered on his body were already worse than He suffered more and more serious injuries in the assassination of Heshen that year!" Meng Yuanchao continued: "Master urged me to go back immediately, because I am afraid that I will see Master and I for the last time. But I am not only worried about Master!" Song Tengxiao is a smart person, and of course he thought of what Meng Yuanchao wanted, and said, "That's right, your teacher's wife's situation must be very dangerous now, and of course she needs a capable disciple by her side." Meng Yuanchao nodded and said: "It is for this reason that I must ask you for help. Master's family is hiding in the Qilian Mountains. Although the hiding place is hidden, there is no guarantee that the hiding place will not be discovered by the enemy. Master was seriously injured, and the younger brothers and younger sisters are old. I'm still young, how can my wife alone resist a strong enemy? Even if I go, I'm afraid it will still be difficult to protect the teacher's door. Brother Song, will you help me?" Song Tengxiao said with emotion: "The old hero of the golden knife Lu is also my uncle. Although I have never met this uncle, I have long admired him in my heart. Now that he is in disaster, how can I stand by and watch? Brother Meng, you In this way, I really treat my younger brother as an outsider." Meng Yuanchao said: "It's rare that Brother Song is so righteous, so I won't say polite words, how about we leave tomorrow?" Song Tengxiao said: "I think there is one more person who can go with us." Meng Yuanchao said, "Who is it?" Song Tengxiao was a little unhappy, and said, "You asked knowingly, of course it was Yun Ziluo! Brother Meng, you shouldn't have kept this matter from her. The three of us are like one. You can tell me why Can't tell her?" Meng Yuanchao said: "I don't want to involve her, she is different from you, she is a woman..." Song Tengxiao interrupted him and said: "You underestimate Yun Ziluo too much. She is a woman who is better than a man, and she is different from other women! Her martial arts are not inferior to you and me, and she is the best helper. Why do you Don't invite her?" Meng Yuanchao murmured: "This, this... well, you don't know, of course I don't want to implicate her, and, and—" Song Tengxiao said: "And what?" Meng Yuanchao thought to himself: "When I have to, I have no choice but to tell him." Gritting his teeth, he said, "And even if I invite her, she won't go!" Song Tengxiao laughed and said, "Yun Ziluo won't go! Ha, you said that too lightly, how do you know she won't go? Brother Meng, I didn't boast to you, but to Ziluo I'm afraid I will understand Luo's intentions better than you!" Meng Yuanchao originally wanted to tell the secret between him and Yun Ziluo, but after hearing what Song Tengxiao said, he could only hold back and said, "I'm just guessing. I think their mother and daughter depend on each other, and Ziluo may not be willing to leave her." mother." Song Tengxiao couldn't help laughing again after hearing this. Meng Yuanchao was a little annoyed, and said, "Brother Song, are you laughing at me for making a wild guess?" Song Tengxiao smiled and said: "It's no wonder you. You and Ziluo have only been together for three years, but she and I grew up together. Of course, I know her temperament better than you. Don't look at her quiet, I thought she was a girl who couldn't live without her mother, but in fact she is not willing to live a mediocre life. She has long thought of going out for a break. She has both a gentle character and a chivalrous heart. You got it?" Meng Yuanchao remained expressionless and said, "I understand, I understand. But I still don't want to invite her." Song Tengxiao said: "You are embarrassed to go and beg her, let me tell you for you. It is only three o'clock, and Ziluo may not have gone to bed yet. You wait here, and I will come as soon as I go." Meng Yuanchao said lightly: "Okay, you can try it." The drizzle was still falling, Song Tengxiao braved the cold wind and rain with a fiery heart, excitedly ran to Yun Ziluo's house and called her out. Unexpectedly, as Meng Yuanchao expected, Yun Ziluo still refused to agree to go with them in the end. They stood side by side under the tea stand in the small courtyard, Yun Ziluo listened to him quietly.The lanterns at the corner of the eaves were swaying in the wind, but with the faint light, Yun Ziluo's expression and movements could still be vaguely seen. Yun Ziluo seemed to be sleepwalking, with fixed eyes, staring at him blankly, as if frightened by this sudden news, a little panicked, and a little bewildered.Occasionally, he would interject a question or two: "Didn't Yuan Chao ask you to come here?" "Oh, are you really leaving tomorrow?" Completely different from his expected reaction, Yun Ziluo was not excited, let alone excited. After Song Tengxiao finished speaking, he saw petals on the ground.It turned out that Yun Ziluo unconsciously crushed the roses while listening to him. Song Tengxiao was very anxious and asked her, "Are you going or not?" Yun Ziluo said coldly: "I really want to go, but unfortunately I can't." "why?" "No reason, my father is dead, I want to accompany my mother. I can't bear to leave her." Alas, this answer also caught Meng Yuanchao's expectations. "Hmph, I thought you were a woman, but who knew that you were right for Meng Yuanchao. You are a girl who is reluctant to leave her mother!" Song Tengxiao had never lost his temper with her before, and this was the first time. Yun Ziluo burst into tears and said, "You can say whatever you want about me, from now on, don't talk to me anymore." She ran back to the bedroom, and closed the door with a "pong". Song Tengxiao lost a lot of good words under her window.After a long time, Yun Ziluo stopped crying, and said aloud: "Don't worry too much, I don't blame you. We are still good friends. I just hate that I can't go by myself. It's almost dawn now, Yuan Chao I'm afraid I'm getting impatient waiting, you better hurry up and go with him!" He never dreamed of getting such a result, so Song Tengxiao could only come here in good spirits, and returned in disappointment. Looking back now, Song Tengxiao regretted it very much. He regretted that he should not have lost his temper with Yun Ziluo, and regretted that he was so confused! He looked at Yang Hua standing in front of him, and thought to himself: "So she already had Meng Yuanchao's child in her stomach at that time, so of course it's no wonder she couldn't go." Yang Hua had a full stomach, and seeing Song Tengxiao still standing in the original place as if in a daze, without moving, he felt a little confused, and said, "Uncle Song, didn't you say you want to take me to find my mother?" Song Tengxiao said: "That's right, I want to go with you, but you've just had enough to eat, so you shouldn't run away, take a rest for a while." The veil of memory was pulled back again, because Yang Hua mentioned looking for his mother, but he thought of the scene when he went back to Suzhou to look for Yun Ziluo three years ago. Meng Yuanchao had agreed with him that if his master survived, they could come back after his master's injury healed.If his master died unfortunately, they would escort the master's family to Xiaojinchuan, because Xiaojinchuan had a rebel army against the Qing Dynasty, and the leaders of the rebel army Leng Tieqiao and Xiao Zhiyuan were friends of his master. That is to say, if there are no accidents, they will come back and meet Yun Ziluo again in half a year or a year. Unexpectedly, it will be five years!He was a pair of friends when he went, and he was the only one when he came back.And when he returned to the Yun family, the family of the Yun family remained the same, and their face was no longer human. During those five years, his life was full of tension and adventure, so tense that sometimes he even had no time to think about Yun Ziluo. They rushed from Suzhou to Qilian Mountain, just in time to bid farewell to Meng Yuanchao's master. Meng Yuanchao lay down in front of his master's bed and said something in a low voice, but Song Tengxiao could only vaguely hear the words "your old man's wish". After listening to his apprentice's report, Lu Shoukun showed a smile on his face, pointed to his children, but said to Song Tengxiao: "Your father and I are good friends, I am very happy to see you, just like seeing your father. But I'm afraid I can't talk about our past with you in detail, my two sons and daughters, please, please take care of you and Yuan Chao." When they saw Lu Shoukun smiling and in good spirits, they thought he had hope of getting better, but unexpectedly it was a flashback. After Lu Shoukun explained his funeral, he stretched out his feet and died. Since Lu Shoukun died unfortunately, of course they couldn't just go back to Suzhou, so they had to follow the second plan and escort Lu Shoukun's family to Xiaojinchuan. But before they left, another accident happened. It was an "accident", but it was actually expected, because the eagle claws of the Qing court, since they discovered Lu Shoukun's whereabouts, couldn't catch him for the first time, and suffered a big loss. Of course, they refused to let it go and continued. raided. They happened to meet at the right time, and they ran into the second round of arrests by the Qing government's inner masters. This day happened to be the third day after Lu Shoukun passed away. They had already buried Lu Shoukun. If there was no such accident, they would leave the next day. This time there were five Ouchi experts who had participated in the first round-up of Lu Shoukun. There were originally seven masters who besieged Lu Shoukun for the first time, but fortunately the two most skilled were not recovered from serious injuries and did not come together, otherwise the result of that night would have been unimaginable. The enemy also had their plans. That time they fought with Lu Shoukun, both of them were wounded. Lu Shoukun was more seriously injured than theirs. Even if he didn't die, he was probably helpless.They thought they only had to deal with Lu Shoukun's wife, so even though they lacked two of the most skilled fighters, they still came boldly. Unexpectedly, they only guessed half right. Although Lu Shoukun is dead, there are two other men, Meng Yuanchao and Song Tengxiao, who are "newborn calves not afraid of tigers", waiting for their presence at Lu Shoukun's home. Fortunately, the opponent lacked two masters, so the Lu family could win by luck.But even so, Meng and Song, in that vicious fight, can really be said to have narrowly escaped death. After so many years, Song Tengxiao still couldn't help but feel palpitations when he recalled the vicious fight that night! Lu Shoukun had a son and a daughter. Her daughter, Lu Simei, was only fifteen years old, and her son, Lu Sihao, was even younger, only nine years old.On that night, only the youngest son of the Lu family was the only one who did not participate in the battle. There are four people on their side, with four against five, the difference in number is limited, but it is the first time for Meng Yuanchao and Song Tengxiao to encounter a strong enemy, and Lu Simi is even a "yellow girl", who has not yet gained much strength.She has just learned a set of "Bagua Wandering Sword Technique" handed down in her family.Only one of the four, Mrs. Lu, is a heroine who is used to battles, but she has just suffered from the loss of her husband, and her skills have been greatly compromised. During the fierce battle, Song Tengxiao didn't know how many injuries he had suffered, and he didn't feel pain when he was injured, he just knew how to fight and fight desperately! From midnight to dawn, that vicious fight just ended.The five masters of the Qing court all died in the barren mountain! Song Tengxiao heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the last enemy fall, but as soon as he was relieved, he couldn't hold it anymore and passed out. Only afterward did Song Tengxiao know that he had suffered three knife wounds on his body, and also had an iron sand palm from the enemy, and a poisoned dart! The knife wound was nothing more than a self-inflicted wound, but the iron sand palm injured his internal organs, and the poison dart was even more severe, it was soaked in the two poisons of peacock gall and crane crown red hidden in Ouchi. No ordinary antidote can save it. It is also Song Tengxiao's life that should not be lost. The next day, a disciple of the beggar gang came to visit Madam Lu. This person was named Yuan Yichong, and he was the apprentice of Zhong Changtong, the leader of the Northern Beggar Gang.The disciples of the beggar gang are best at treating poison. Yuan Yichong also has friendship with Zen Master Wuyi, who is known as the head of the "Eighteen Arhats" in Shaolin Temple. He happens to have three small pills given to him by Zen Master Wuyi.Yuan Yichong injected poisonous blood on Song Tengxiao with the golden needle detoxification method secreted by the beggar gang, and then gave him a Xiaohuandan with functions to strengthen the foundation and cultivate the vitality, and only then did he save his life. Even so, Song Tengxiao slept on the sickbed for three days and three nights before waking up. At that time, Yuan Yichong had already left. He only knew who his savior was from Mrs. Lu. Song Tengxiao was already seriously injured, but Meng Yuanchao was even more injured than him! The number of injuries on Meng Yuanchao's body is also countless, and it is not an exaggeration to say that his body is covered with bruises.The most terrible thing was that he was hit by thirteen poisoned plum blossom needles, and all the thirteen poisonous needles shot into his acupuncture points! Yuan Yichong, a disciple of the Beggar Clan, couldn't heal the injury of the acupuncture points shot by the poisonous needle, so he could only leave two small pills and a prescription for Mrs. Lu, so that she could talk about everything. I don't know whether it was because of Meng Yuanchao's strong body, or because of the proper treatment. After spending seven days and nights in a daze on the sick bed, he didn't die, but regained consciousness and came back to life. The reason why Meng Yuanchao was able to escape from death may be due to the above two reasons, but the greatest credit still belongs to his junior sister Lu Simei. During those seven days and seven nights, Lu Simei served him in a dazed manner, sucked out the poisonous needles in his acupoints with a magnet, made medicinal tea, poured it for him to drink, chewed and crushed pills for him to eat.What's more, she sucked poisonous blood for Meng Yuanchao with her small cherry mouth. Of course, Lu Simei not only served her senior brother like this, but also served Song Tengxiao with the same kindness.They all recovered after more than half a year of medical treatment. During the days when they were sick, thanks to having Lu Simei with them, they recovered so quickly.Because Lu Simei not only fulfilled the responsibility of caring, but also gave them a spiritual strength. Although Song Tengxiao's entire heart already belonged to Yun Ziluo, this did not prevent him from missing Lu Simi.Whenever he thinks of this clever little girl, his heart is always filled with joy. To say that Lu Simei gave them spiritual strength does not mean that they fell in love with her.On the contrary, they didn't even think about it, maybe one day they would fall in love with this little girl. A fifteen-year-old girl is like a flower that has just opened its bud, full of life force.As for a patient, it is always inevitable to feel depressed and restless sometimes. Whenever they were in a bad mood, Lu Simei "flyed" to their sickbeds like Yiren's little bird, chatted and laughed with them, and relieved their worries from the bottom of their hearts.Sometimes it is not even necessary for her to speak, as long as they see this bouncing little girl, they will feel the cuteness of life and naturally ignite the desire to survive. In their minds, they always regarded Lu Simi as their little sister.But the budding flowers will bloom, and the yellow-haired girl will grow up.Suddenly one day, they suddenly found that their "little sister" had changed, no longer a "yellow-haired girl", but a young girl who had just realized her style. Of course they didn't find out on the same day. Song Tengxiao was the first to notice this change, and that was after arriving in Xiaojinchuan. During the half a year when they were convalescent, Mrs. Lu had moved several times in order to avoid the enemy's search, but they were always on the Qilian Mountains.They left Qilian Mountain after recovering from their illnesses. He went through hardships along the way, was chased by the enemy, overcame the bad weather, and passed the natural danger of the plank road.In the spring of the second year, they finally came to Xiaojinchuan.And Lu Simei had already quietly passed her seventeenth birthday on the road. After arriving in Xiaojinchuan, the Qing army came to attack in a big way. Of course, they wanted to help the rebels who resisted the Qing Dynasty resist the enemy, so the plan to return to Suzhou had to be shelved. One day Song Tengxiao and Lu Simi went out on patrol together and encountered a small group of Qing soldiers. After the two of them killed the Qing soldiers and fled in all directions, Song Tengxiao praised her and said: "Little Junior Sister, you are so brave. It's a man!" Lu Simei said angrily: "I will grow up, do you think I'm still that useless little girl from before?" Song Tengxiao said with a smile: "Really? Let me see, oh, you really have grown up. But don't get me wrong, you used to be very useful. Now that you grow up, you are even more so. .” In fact, when Song Tengxiao said that she "grew up", she still didn't really understand the meaning of these two words. The two of them bridle back to the camp together, talking and talking along the way, and for some reason, they talked about Yun Ziluo.Lu Simi suddenly asked: "I heard that the elder sister of the Yun family is very beautiful, isn't she?" "Well, she looks beautiful." Song Tengxiao replied. Lu Simi lowered her head, thoughtful.Song Tengxiao suddenly remembered that this "little sister" had "grown up" now, and if you praised another girl's beauty in front of a girl, it would probably cause her displeasure, so he smiled slightly and said: "Little sister, you She looks pretty too." Meng Yuanchao always called Lu Simi "Little Junior Sister" on weekdays, and Song Tengxiao was good friends with him, so he got used to calling Lu Simi the same as him. "Stop coaxing me to be happy, how can I compare to Sister Yun's family?" "It's not just me who said it!" "Who else?" "It's your elder brother Meng Yuanchao." "How did he say?" "He said that the yellow-haired girl has changed eighteen times, and you are becoming more and more beautiful." Lu Simei's cheeks were slightly flushed, and she said angrily, "Brother Meng is an honest man, is he talking nonsense with you?"The feinted face couldn't conceal the joy in his heart. Song Tengxiao saw it in his eyes and secretly laughed in his heart. Then he suddenly felt that this little junior sister had indeed "grown up". Song Tengxiao smiled and said: "I'm not lying to you at all, you and Yun Ziluo have their own beauty. If you stand together, others will definitely regard you as a pair of sisters." "It's a pity that I don't have such a blessing." Lu Simi continued to ask, "You all like Sister Yun very much, don't you?" "That's right, but we also like you." That's the answer, but Song Tengxiao understood that these two "likes" are actually not the same. "So what about Sister Yun? Does she like you more, or Brother Meng more?" Song Tengxiao didn't expect Lu Simei to ask him this question suddenly, and she was scratching his "itch".Song Tengxiao couldn't help feeling confused, and after a while, he said in a low voice: "I, I don't know, maybe it's the same?" It must be known that this question was exactly what he wanted to find an answer to, but he hadn't gotten an answer yet. Lu Simei smiled and said: "It will never be exactly the same. From my point of view, Sister Yun must like you more, because you can talk." Song Tengxiao couldn't help laughing: "I don't even know, but you do?" Lu Simi giggled and said: "My guess is 100% accurate, you are a fool if you don't know!" But Song Tengxiao thought in his heart: "Well, this little girl is in love for the first time. It seems that she must like Meng Yuanchao." Song Tengxiao hoped that they would fall in love. If they fell in love, Meng Yuanchao would only be his good friend, and it was impossible for him to be his rival in love. But Song Tengxiao watched coldly, but found that Meng Yuanchao seemed to be farther away from his grown-up junior sister than before, and often deliberately created opportunities for the junior junior sister and Song Tengxiao to get close.It seems that Meng Yuanchao has also noticed the change in the junior sister, and has the same intentions as him. As for Lu Simei, it is still the same as before, and it is hard to tell which one she likes more. I don't know which poet in ancient times had a wonderful association to describe the innocent, lively, intelligent and beautiful girl as "Jieyuhua". This metaphor couldn't be more appropriate. Lu Simi is such a flower of interpretation. Fortunately, Lu Simi was with him in those few years, which relieved him of many worries.Otherwise, Song Tengxiao will definitely feel more sad. But despite this, Song Tengxiao still suffers from lovesickness.他的人在小金川的林海雪原，他的心却留在风光明媚的苏州，在那儿有他所怀念的云紫萝。 战斗的生活是紧张的，但每有空暇的时候，他就不由自己地想起了云紫萝来，恨不得插上翅膀，飞到她的身边。 本以为多则一年，少则半载，就可以回到她的身边。却不料一晃就是四五年过去了，宋腾霄依然只落得个异地相思。 什么时候才能够回到她的身边呢，日盼夜盼，终于给他盼到一个机会。在一个大战役过后，小金川和大凉山的两处义军联合，击溃了围攻的清军，获得了一个较长时间的安定。 宋腾霄在义军中不过是客卿性质，局势既然平静下来，他当然可以心安理得的离开了。 他本来要和孟元超一同回去的，但孟元超却因临时有事要到大凉山去，不能和他同行。这是一件颇关重要的事情，须得一个精明能干的人去办。孟元超是自告奋勇去的。他对义军的事情，一向比宋腾霄热心得多。 不过孟元超却也是赞成他回去的，因为他也是渴望知道云紫萝的啊！虽然他一直没有将他们的秘密告诉宋腾霄。 宋腾霄怀着兴奋的心情，从积雪没胫的川边草原，回到苏州，恰好赶上了江南的春天。 五年不见了“云紫萝还是像从前一样吗？她一定长得更美丽了，她见到了我，该会高兴得说不出话吧？” 为了急于要见云紫萝，宋腾霄未曾回家，就先去找她。一路上胡思乱想，终于来到了她的门前。 门前的桃花正在盛开，可是她家的大门却是关着。宋腾霄有点奇怪了，为什么大白天也关上门呢？ 宋腾霄强抑跳动的心，用力拍门，“紫萝，紫萝，快来开门！你瞧瞧是谁来了？” “蓬、蓬、蓬、蓬！”他听到的只是自己拍门的声音，却没有听到云紫萝的回答。 也不知叫了几遍，终于有一个人给他的叫声惊动，跑出来了。但这个人也不是云紫萝。 这人是云紫萝的邻居王大妈。 王大妈是上了年纪的老妇人，打量了好一会子才认出宋腾霄，大感意外地叫道：“啊，原来是宋少爷。你回来啦！” 宋腾霄连忙问道：“云姑娘呢？” 王大妈叹了口气，半晌说道：“宋少爷，你来迟了！云姑娘，她、她——”王大妈是知道宋腾霄的心事的。 宋腾霄的心“卜通”一跳，颤声问道：“她怎么样了？” “她们母女早已离开这儿了！” “什么时候走的？她们可有告诉你搬到什么地方？” 王大妈摇了摇头，道：“你们走了大约不到半年光景。她们就离开苏州了，我也不知道她们是去哪儿。云大婶临走的时候，只是叫我替她看管这间房子。每个月我来打扫一次。” “为什么走的？” “这、这——” “王大妈，你一定知道，请你告诉我，告诉我呀！” “唉！”王大妈又叹口气，终于说了出来，“云姑娘嫁了人啦！” 宋腾霄呆若木鸡，几乎不敢相信自己的耳朵。王大妈摇了摇头，劝慰他道：“她已经嫁了五年啦，宋少爷，你不必为她伤心了。天下尽多美貌的女子——” 宋腾霄定了定心神，这才说出话来：“不，我要知道她嫁的是什么人？” “听说是一位杨大爷。” “这姓杨的到底是什么人？” 王大妈又再摇头，说道：“我不知道。这位杨大爷在她们家里住了两天，第三天三个人一同走的。初时我还以为这位杨大爷是他们的远亲。临走的时候，云大婶才告诉我是她的女婿。想来她们是依靠女婿去了。可惜我这老婆子不爱多管闲事，没有打听这位杨大爷是哪里人氏，所以无法告诉你了。” 这真是不可想象的事，宋腾霄从来没有听得云家母女说过有这么一个杨姓的朋友的，那么云紫萝不过才和他认识两天，怎么就嫁了他了？ 直到半年之前，他才打听出来，原来这位“杨大爷”是蓟州的名武师杨牧。 他赶来苏州，想和云紫萝见上一面，不料事情的变化，却是大大出乎他意料之外。 杨牧不知是真死还是假死，但是至少是暂时失踪了。从快活张所说的事实推测，他的失踪一定是和孟元超有关的。 但云紫萝为什么要嫁给杨牧呢？这个哑谜还是没有揭开。 还有云紫萝的母亲又到哪里去了呢？他本来也是和王大妈一样的想法，以为云夫人一定是和女婿同住的，到了蓟州之后，方始知道，那一年杨牧只是带回了新婚的妻子，并没有岳母同来。 不过这两个哑谜他现在也并不急于要揭破了，因为他已经知道云紫萝爱的并不是他，那么她嫁给杨牧也好，嫁给张三李四也好，都不关他的事了。虽然他还是不免有几分想要知道真相的好奇心，也有几分替自己的朋友感到不值。尽管杨牧是个颇有名气的武师，但在他的心目之中，云紫萝嫁给了杨牧，却总是彩凤随鸦啊！ 对他来说，现在最关紧要的事情是必须早日找着云紫萝，好把孩子交还给她。否则要他把一个小孩子抚养成人，这麻烦可就太大了。 而现在他也有把握可以找着云紫萝了。 杨华吃饱了肚子，靠着一棵老树，不知不觉地睡了一觉，醒来之后，看见过宋腾霄还是在那里呆呆地站着，但脸上却似有了一丝笑意，不像刚才那样木然毫无表情了。杨华觉得有点奇怪，揉揉眼睛，跳起来道：“叔叔，你在想什么，咱们可以走了吧？” 宋腾霄道：“好，现在我就带你去找妈妈。” 杨华大为高兴，说道：“真的吗？那么我就可以见着妈妈了？” 宋腾霄笑道：“不必这样心急，我保管你见得着妈妈就是。今天见不着，至多过一个月就会见着的。” 孟元超已经回到苏州，他知道云紫萝一定是要到苏州找寻孟元超的。说不定当他回到家中之时，他们正在那里等着他呢。 Withered vines, old trees and crows, small bridges and flowing water. 苏州城外的一个山村，在晚霞渲染之下，正是这样一幅元人小曲中描绘的图画。 一个黑衣少妇在山村里彳亍独行，这个山村的景色是她熟悉的，一别八年，今日重来，景色依然，可是她的心情已是完全两样了。 宋腾霄所料不差，这个黑衣少妇就是云紫萝。不过宋腾霄带着孩子走路当然要比她慢得多，此际宋腾霄尚在途中，而她则已是回到了儿时的旧游之处了。 八年前她是含着眼泪走出这个山村的，那时她的心上人远在天涯，而且不知是生是死。 今日回来，景色依然，但却并不是“古道西风瘦马，夕阳西下，断肠人在天涯”了。 可是虽然她所怀念的人就在眼前，她却仍然没有欢笑。