Bailixi told the story about the relationship between the Yuan family and the Xia family, but Luo Qingzhi was more concerned about her mother's involvement.
"Then what happened to my mother and the Xia family?" Luo Qingzhi continued to ask.
Baili Xi seemed to be thinking about it, and answered after a while, "After the girl from the Yuan family married into the Xia family, your mother often visited her. Your mother even helped the girl from the Yuan family when she gave birth.
"
"Then what?"
Baili Xi sighed deeply and said: "The girl died less than a month after giving birth. Later, your mother went to Yuzhou with your father. I don't know the rest of the things. I just heard that the Xia family
The son seemed unable to bear the blow and hanged himself one night. This Xia Ji was raised by her aunt."
Luo Qingzhi thought about it and said: "So, the Yuan family married their legitimate daughter, but she died after giving birth. The bad relationship should be even worse. The parents are not good, let alone this uncle.
The two nephews will have a good relationship. But," Luo Qingzhi paused and said, "This has nothing to do with the case? Could it be that this uncle, Yuan Jijiu, would sue him because of old things?
nephew?"
Bailihan said: "Relationships can often influence a person's thoughts. In short, this matter is not easy to handle. Qingqing, you should find a way to reject it."
"I guess I can't push it away now." Luo Qingzhi said, looked at Baili Xi and Baili Han, and whispered: "It's rare to meet my mother's old friend, I think... I want to
Go and have a look.”
Luo Qingzhi got the Xia family's address and was about to say goodbye when Baili Xi coughed and said, "Find an opportunity to bring that person back to me?"
Luo Qingzhi didn't understand who "that person" was for a moment, tilted her head and asked: "Who?"
Bailihan added, "Your husband."
"Oh" Luo Qingzhi nodded and said, "I will bring him here in a few days."
As soon as she climbed out of Baili Mansion from the back wall, she saw Gao Zhen squatting in the corner. Luo Qingzhi asked: "Why are you here?"
Gao Zhen stood up and said, "I have finished answering the master's questions, so I can leave the house."
"Master?" Luo Qingzhi was puzzled at first, and then asked: "Sir, has he accepted you as his disciple?"
Gao Zhen said "Hmm", approached Luo Qingzhi, and asked, "Where is A Luo going now?"
"Go to the suburbs of Beijing." Luo Qingzhi answered.
Gao Zhen's eyes were sincere and eager, and he asked: "Can I go together?"
Luo Qingzhi thought about why Gao Zhen wanted to participate in the investigation, and it would be good for him to understand the relationship, so she nodded in agreement.
"How did you get out?" Luo Qingzhi saw that there was neither a carriage nor a horse behind Gao Zhen.
Gao Zhen said: "Luo Chen sent me out, and then he said he had something to do and went back again."
Luo Qingzhi probably knew that Luo Chen wanted them to be alone together. She sighed slightly, mounted the horse, stretched out her hand, and said, "Come on, come up."
Gao Zhen was obviously happy. He held Luo Qingzhi's hand, got on the horse, and hugged her waist.
"The sun is going down soon. I have to ride faster and get back before the city gate closes." Luo Qingzhi said.
Gao Zhen asked: "I remember that Your Majesty gave you an ultimatum, so you can enter the city gate at will."
Luo Qingzhi had already set up her horse to ride, and said: "The list of those who entered the city after the city is closed will be submitted to the central government for filing. I don't want others to know that I have been to the suburbs of Beijing."
Gao Zhen nodded, "Oh, I understand."
Huqiu is in the suburbs, so the distance is not too late. An hour later, the two of them arrived at Xia's house in Huqiu.
The Xia family fell into decline and lived in a village at the foot of Huqiu Mountain. There was a stream flowing in front of the door, and two tall willow trees were planted on the left and right sides. The New Year had just passed, and Spring Festival couplets were pasted on both sides of the door.
After Gao Zhen tied the reins to the tree, he said, "I'll call the door."
"Yeah." Luo Qingzhi nodded.
I shouted for a long time, but no one answered.
"Isn't there anyone at home?" Gao Zhen said.
At this time, an uncle who was returning from cutting firewood passed by. Seeing this, he was confused and asked: "Are you looking for Mrs. Xia who lives there?"
Luo Qingzhi said: "Yes, uncle, do you know her?"
"Of course we know each other." The uncle put down the firewood on his shoulder.
After looking at the two of them, he became somewhat alert and asked, "Why did you come to see her?"
Luo Qingzhi said: "I am a friend of Mr. Xia Ji. He has not been home for a few days and asked me to inform his aunt."
The uncle nodded, "That's right, just wait a moment."
The uncle stepped forward, dug out the key from the soil in the lower right corner of the door, opened the door and explained: "Mrs.
answer."
The door opened and the uncle said, "You guys go in, I'm going home first. I'm cooking at home and waiting for firewood."
"Well, thank you, uncle."
Luo Qingzhi and Gao Zhen walked into the courtyard. As far as they could see, there were only three rooms in the courtyard, one on the front and one on the left and right. There were also a few yellow chickens cooing in the courtyard.
The main hall room opened, and a person dressed as a village woman walked out. Seeing the two of them, she was obviously surprised, then calmed down and asked, "Who are you?"
Luo Qingzhi was hesitating how to answer, but Mrs. Xia said again: "Just reply, I can see it."
"I am Baili Yao's daughter, Luo Qingzhi."
Mrs. Xia stared at Luo Qingzhi's lips. When she understood, her eyes filled with tears and her voice trembled as she said, "You, you are Yaomei's daughter, you are Qingqing."
Luo Qingzhi nodded.
Mrs. Xia smiled, staggered closer to Luo Qingzhi, took her hand, looked up and down, "It looks like it, it does look very similar."
Mrs. Xia took her hand and entered the room. Before she could sit down firmly, she said: "Hibiscus cake, Qingqing likes to eat hibiscus cake. Please sit down for a while and I will make it right away."
"No need." Luo Qingzhi took her hand and said, "No need."
Mrs. Xia insisted on doing it, and Gao Zhen said: "Let Mrs. Xia go, it's just my heart."
Luo Qingzhi could only let go.
Gao Zhen asked: "Aluo likes to eat hibiscus cake?"
"Yes," Luo Qingzhi nodded, "When I was little, my father would bring this to me every time he went home."
"What else does A Luo like?" Gao Zhen continued to ask.
Luo Qingzhi answered patiently, "Everything else is fine. I'm not particular about my food."
"What does Aluo hate?" Gao Zhen asked.
"...Let's fight."
Gao Zhen's original intention was to ask Luo Qingzhi what kind of food he disliked, but he didn't expect Luo Qingzhi's answer to be this. Gao Zhen was a little stunned. He was a little confused and asked: "Aluo is a military general, and he can only be promoted to a higher rank after fighting.
ah?"
Luo Qingzhi lowered her head and smiled helplessly, "Yes."
Gao Zhen panicked and asked, "Did I say something wrong?"
"No." Luo Qingzhi answered and explained: "I think most people in Jinling City think so. Perhaps, there are also many generals who think so too."
Gao Zhen understood and said with certainty: "But Aluo doesn't think so."
Luo Qingzhi didn't want to continue this topic, but for some reason, she always felt that Gao Zhen should understand this. She looked at Gao Zhen and said seriously: "Ah Chao, one day, I will take you to Yuzhou, Ning
Zhou, Yizhou, when the time comes... I hope you can reconsider."
At this time, Gao Zhen was just afraid that Luo Qingzhi would be angry, so he nodded in panic and promised again and again.
Luo Qingzhi smiled and did not continue.
At this time, Mrs. Xia opened the door and came in, holding cakes in her hand.
Luo Qingzhi stepped forward to take it, and then helped the old man sit down.
"Try it quickly." Mrs. Xia said impatiently, "I haven't made it for a few years. I don't know if it tastes good."
Luo Qingzhi handed a piece to Gao Zhen, picked it up, took a bite, and tasted it briefly. Her pupils were slightly stunned. The taste was exactly the same as what she had eaten when she was a child.
"Madam, have you been to Yuzhou?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
Mrs. Xia shook her head and explained Luo Qingzhi's question.
"Your father knows that you like to eat hibiscus cake, and he wanted me to learn from you."
Mrs. Xia's words were very soft, but it made Luo Qingzhi's heart surge.
"Your father loves you very much." Mrs. Xia continued, "He has never been in the kitchen, and the way he does things is, oh, earth-shaking. But during the month he was in Jinling, he came to me every day to study.
Just to make it for you to eat."
Luo Qingzhi's eyes were a little moist, and she swallowed a little after speaking, "Father, my father has been better to me since I was a child. Sometimes my brother will taste it."
Mrs. Xia sighed and said, "He feels that he has been sorry for you because you lost your mother after you were born. He always wants to make it up to you."
Luo Qingzhi pinched her arm to control herself from crying, and asked calmly: "You and my parents have a very good relationship."
Mrs. Xia smiled warmly and said: "Your mother and I are close friends. When something happened to our family suddenly, Yaomei helped me a lot. Later, she went to Yuzhou with your father, and we have never lost contact.
, but I didn’t expect that I wouldn’t be able to see her again in Jinling.”
Luo Qingzhi lowered her head and apologized involuntarily, "I'm sorry."
Mrs. Xia couldn't see what Luo Qingzhi said, but she could feel Luo Qingzhi's sadness. She held Luo Qingzhi's shoulders and asked her to raise her head.
"Good boy, parents all over the world are the same, don't make yourself miserable."
After going back and forth, the sky was getting dark, Luo Qingzhi hesitated a little, and Gao Zhen whispered: "We haven't understood the matter yet, why don't we stay here tonight and find a chance to chat."
Luo Qingzhi thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Madam, it's getting late. I wonder if I can stay here with you."
Mrs. Xia nodded with a smile, "Of course." But she frowned for a moment, "But there is only one room for my nephew in the house, and the other room is the study room. Well, I will change the bedding in the nephew's room, and Qingqing can stay in his room.
, then this young master will be aggrieved and live in the study room?"
Gao Zhen smiled playfully and said, "No need to bother, A Luo and I will just live in the same room."
"That's not possible." Mrs. Xia stopped her immediately, "How can a man and a woman live alone in the same house?"
"Aluo and I are about to get married." Gao Zhen said again.
Mrs. Xia looked at Luo Qingzhi, who nodded.
"That's not okay." Mrs. Xia stopped her again, "It's just that we are about to get married, but we are not already married. Unmarried couples are not allowed to live in the same room."
Gao Zhen wanted to say something else, but Luo Qingzhi was afraid that he would say something shocking, so she nodded quickly, "Okay, listen to Madam." This chapter has been completed!