Ten miles outside the capital of Qian Kingdom, there is a high mountain named Wangxiang Mountain.
It is rumored that a tragic war took place here a hundred years ago. The soldiers who were far away from their homeland died at the foot of the mountain and could never return home. Their bones were buried high in the mountain, looking at their hometown in the distance, hence the name.
Now there is a huge stone on the top of the mountain, on which are engraved many names that have been blurred by wind and rain. It is called the Homeward Stone.
The sun was rising, and the thick fog in the mountains gradually dissipated. Su Liang stopped halfway up the mountain, carrying a basket.
The spring is cold and cold, and no vegetation has grown. Only the pine trees struggling to grow out of the gray and black stone cracks can be seen here and there, and some dim greenery can be seen here and there.
Su Liang found a stone tablet inscribed with "Su Yuanzhou's Tomb" among the tombs. He put down the basket and wiped off the dust on the tablet with a handkerchief.
The sun illuminated half of Su Liang's face, and the cold wind blew across her face, suddenly feeling a sense of sadness in her heart.
Su Yuanzhou has not returned to his hometown for many years, but he always thinks about it, otherwise he would not keep sending money and gifts to Su Daqiang's family, for fear that they would not live well.
Unfortunately, there is no return date.
Unfortunately, he didn't know that the relatives he cared about were a pack of jackals. His only granddaughter who returned to his hometown was killed by the so-called relatives he fattened.
Su Liang didn't bring any paper money, so he took out the food and wine from the basket, placed them in front of Su Yuanzhou's tombstone, put on his chopsticks, poured a glass of wine, and sprinkled it on his tombstone.
When Su Liang turned around, he saw Ning Jing standing in front of another smaller tombstone not far away.
She walked over and saw that it was indeed "Su Liang's Tomb".
"Are there any bones in here?" Su Liang asked.
Ning Jing asked back, "Do you want to dig it up and take a look?"
Su Liang shook his head, "No, I will ask the fifth prince directly, he should know best."
There are no graves of the original owner's parents here, because they died in a foreign land when the original owner was very young. Even Su Liang only knew that the original owner's father was named Su Hongzhao, and his mother's birth history was unknown.
Before Su Liang left, he bowed deeply to the Su family cemetery and silently swore in his heart: If you died unjustly, I will definitely find out the truth and give you justice.
On the way down the mountain, Su Liang asked Ning Jing, "Do you think Duanmu Che would meet me if I went directly to the Fifth Prince's Mansion?"
Ning Jing shook his head, "I don't know."
"But it would be too rude to sneak in secretly." Su Liang sighed, "Forget it, I'll go find him and see if he knows it's me and will see him."
The fifth prince Duanmu Che does not have much presence in the royal family.
But as shrewd as the fourth prince Duanmu Chen was, he did not underestimate Duanmu Che.
This shows that Duanmu Che is not just a sick and weak prince.
Su Liang thought about it and finally decided to visit him openly and openly.
Asked Ning Jing, he still refused to go.
…
The Fifth Prince's Mansion is not far from the Fourth Prince's Mansion, and the surrounding environment is quieter.
In broad daylight, the vermilion gate was closed tightly, and there was no one around.
Su Liang stepped forward and knocked on the door. After waiting for a moment, he heard footsteps inside. Then the door opened. A short, fat old man saw Su Liang, and his expression changed!
This person knows me... Su Liang thought to himself.
Before the door was opened, the old man said nothing and only frowned at Su Liang, waiting for her to speak first.
"My surname is Su, and my last name is Liang. I would like to see His Highness the Fifth Prince." Su Liang's attitude was very polite.
The old man's face darkened, he stepped back into the door, and closed the door heavily!
Su Liang frowned and heard the old man's voice coming from inside, "Girl, wait a moment, I will report to the master!"
Su Liang was thinking, maybe this old man knew about her leaving Beijing? Did he think she shouldn't come back?
Su Liang stood quietly waiting outside the Fifth Prince's Mansion. The old man's behavior made her feel that meeting Duanmu Che might not go smoothly.
…
The old man hurried into the back garden, saw a wheelchair not far away, took a deep breath, slowed down and walked over, "Master."
A small falcon with a white head, brown wings, white tail and white legs stood on the shoulder of the man in the wheelchair. When he heard the sound, it flapped its wings and flew away.
"This is Old Doctor Su's granddaughter. My master sent me back to Miss Su Liang in Sujia Village in the north. I don't know when she returned to the capital," the old man reported.
The wheelchair didn't move at all. After a moment of silence, a deep voice sounded, "Let her get out."
The old man sighed deeply, but he didn't seem surprised. "Old slave, let her go now and tell her never to come back again."
…
The door opened, and Su Liang looked over and saw the old man standing inside the door, with only his head showing, and said with a straight face, "Girl, please leave quickly and never come back again!"
Without giving Su Liang a chance to speak, he slammed the door again.
Su Liang turned around and left after being rejected.
When the old man saw Duanmu Che again, he was given a mission to find out whether Su Liang had seen Xiao Muyun after returning to Beijing.
The old man didn't know where Su Liang was, so he went to check Xiao Muyun's whereabouts and came back soon to report that Su Liang and Xiao Muyun met at Wanjia Restaurant yesterday and stayed alone in a private room for half an hour.
…
Su Liang returned home, thought about it, and decided to write a letter to Duanmu Che, telling him about her amnesia, stating the purpose of returning to Beijing, and hoping that he could provide clues to investigate the death of the Su family.
After writing the letter, Su Liang went to the Fifth Prince's Mansion again. After knocking on the door, he stuffed the letter through the crack in the door and left.
As long as Duanmu Che sees her, he might meet her next.
The letter was picked up by the old man after Su Liang left and sent to Duanmu Che. The order he received was: burn the letter. He didn't want to hear the name Su Liang anymore, and he would no longer care about her life or death.
…
Su Liang still went to give Qin Lao Guogong acupuncture on time that day. His health was getting better. He looked at Su Liang and smiled and said vaguely "Thank you".
"Master, relax, take a good rest, and you will get better." Su Liang smiled gently.
After Su Liang left the Duke of Qin's mansion, he "ran into" Xiao Muyun not long after.
Xiao Muyun was stunned when she saw Su Liang wearing a simple long dress, riding on a horse with her back straight, and looking so heroic.
But before he could say anything, Su Liang turned the horse's head and disappeared in a flash.
When she got home, she went to fight with Ningjing.
The two of them fought for a few rounds in the martial arts arena and then stopped. Ning Jing said that Su Liang interfered too much after coming to Beijing and neglected his martial arts training. There was still a part of the previously arranged progress that had not been completed. The martial arts selection was coming soon, but it was not enough.
Focus.
Su Liang nodded in approval of Ning Jing's criticism, but said, "I don't know if Duanmu Che has seen my letter or if he will see me."
Ning Jing frowned, "Su Liang."
"Ah?" Su Liang was stunned for a moment, "I heard what you just said. I will definitely practice martial arts seriously next time."
"It's not next, it's now." Ning Jing walked towards the plum blossom pile he specially set up not far away, "Come here."
After a while, Ning Jing stood on a wooden stake in the middle and hooked his hand at Su Liang, "Come up here and knock me down."
Su Liang calmed down, jumped on a wooden stake not far from Ningjing, and punched him.
The two of them were fighting on the plum blossom pile. Ning Jing's feet remained motionless and he only used his upper body to fight with Su Liang.
Su Liang wandered around Ningjing and used many moves, but he easily resolved them all.
Until Su Liang finally gave up due to exhaustion, Ning Jing still stood firmly on the wooden stake, calm and relaxed.
"Master, I was wrong." Su Liang said that she had been running around recently and not calm down to practice, and her condition was not good.
Although even if she doesn't slack off at all, she will not be Ning Jing's opponent.
"Do you think Duanmu Chen deliberately asked you to return to Beijing just to deal with Duanmu Ao?" Ning Jing landed and looked at Su Liang and asked.
Su Liang shook his head, "That pervert Duanmu Ao doesn't have much ability to hinder Duanmu Chen. What he really wants to deal with is the prince. The prince and Duanmu Ao are brothers from the same mother."
"More than that." Ning Jing said.
Su Liang stared, "You mean, there is... Duanmu Che? Duanmu Chen specifically talked to me and asked me to find Duanmu Che."
"Why doesn't Duanmu Che see you?" Ning Jing asked.
Su Liang thought for a while and said, "If he was the one who arranged for 'me' to escape, he should have hoped that I would hide in my hometown and never return to the capital again. Does he think this is a stupid act to commit suicide?"
"He may not read your letter, and he may not believe it after reading it," Ning Jing said.
Su Liang sighed, "But maybe we can only get clues from him."
"When you show up in martial arts, he will look for you." Ning Jing said.
Su Liang's expression turned serious, "Yes. Duanmu Chen obviously has ulterior motives. What he wants me to do is better to slow down. Duanmu Che, if you want him to believe that I can really avenge the Su family, I have to prove it with my strength, otherwise
It's useless to say more. When dealing with people in the royal family, you must first have a bargaining chip, otherwise you will just become a pawn. Next, I will practice martial arts in seclusion. From then on, I will give Qin the old Duke acupuncture every day. Can you help me?
"
Ning Jing nodded. He had already mastered acupuncture.
Seeing that Ning Jing was about to leave, Su Liang stopped him, then stood on the wooden stake that Ning Jing was standing on before, hooking his hands at him, "Come here."