In fact, before I went to Yangzhou, I had already felt that Aunt Liu's body had reached its limit, but I still told Aunt Zhao and the others to rely on ginseng soup every day to survive until Liu San'er came back.

.No matter what, I don’t want their mother and son, who are closer than their biological mother and son, to have any regrets in the end.

I actually expected this day. After so many life and death situations, I already took it lightly.

Just...

When I felt her breathing getting weaker and her body temperature disappearing bit by bit, my tears still dripped down like broken beads, and my daughter seemed to feel something too, lying on the bed

She was crying softly in her arms, and her soft and weak hands were grabbing in the air, as if she wanted to catch something.

But in the end, I couldn’t keep it.

Aunt Liu, a loving old man, gave me a maternal love that I had not seen for a long time and could not even imagine. At the end of her life, she would give up herself for others, and in the end, she would turn into a handful of loess.

I knelt on the ground and kowtowed deeply towards her tombstone. Tears dripped down my cheeks and fell on the face of the infant child. She opened her dark eyes in confusion and looked at me.

I slowly wanted to stand up, but after giving birth, I was so exhausted that I was almost empty. Qian Wu who was next to me hurriedly came over to help me up.

"Didn't I tell you to rest for a few days and come back to see me?"

A familiar, deep voice sounded behind me. I slowly turned around and met those tired, charming eyes. It had been a while since I last saw him. He seemed to have lost a lot of weight. Although he was wearing

Even though she is wearing a thick winter coat, her thin waistline can still be seen, as if it will be blown away by the wind at any time.

As soon as I saw him, I didn't care about anything else and said hurriedly: "Master Huang, he——"

"No news yet."

"..."

The words I would hear in the past few days poured cold water on my full hope, and it was immediately extinguished. I slowly lowered my head, and my face became paler.

It’s been several days.

From the day I arrived at Huang Tianba's house, I used my last strength to beg him to help me find Liu San'er. Until today, there is still no news. I feel more and more anxious day by day, as if I am burning on a fire.
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Huang Tianba looked at my pale face and said, "However, he was not caught by those people. The government officials went back empty-handed."

When I heard this, I immediately became more energetic and hurriedly said: "Really?"

"Well, the people I sent out have already made inquiries. They arrived at your house, searched it all over, and called people from the village to ask questions. Originally, they were going to pursue them in two ways along the waterway and the mountain road.

, but they didn’t do that and went back a day later.”

I felt relieved immediately.

As long as Liu San'er is not caught by Yang Ji's people!

But - if he was not caught, where did he go? It has been several days, and he should know that those people have gone back. If so, he should come to find me and my mother. Why are you still here now?

There is no news at all, not even Huang Tianba’s people can find him.

Huang Tianba walked up to me, looked down at me, and frowned slightly, as if he wanted to blame me, but couldn't bear to speak, so he hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?

”

"..."

"Are you afraid of injuring me?"

"..."

"Even if I can't show up in Yangzhou City now, Yang Ji, I'm not afraid of seeing him."

"..." I said softly: "I'm not worried about this."

He frowned slightly: "Then what are you worried about?"

"..."

He suddenly remembered something and said, "Are you worried about that student that night?"

As soon as I heard about those students from Xishan Academy, my mood became more complicated, and his mind also seemed a little heavy. He looked at me for a long time, and finally said nothing and asked Qian Wu to go back with me. While walking on the road, he

Suddenly said: "Yang Ji is dead."

"What?!"

I was shocked and looked up at him in astonishment - "Yang Ji, is he dead?!"

"Although the state government has been concealing it, some news has come out. He was assassinated."

He didn't reply, and he couldn't clearly see the expression on his face at this time. His voice was still faint, with a hint of lowness: "It should be their hands."

Yao Lao...

They never spared any effort in assassinating officials in Yangzhou. Liu Shizhou and Liu Yi died tragically before, but this Yang Ji had done so many evil things in Yangzhou. It was only a matter of time before he died, but it was just a little later.<

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Huang Tianba said slowly: "They have been very peaceful in Yangzhou for such a long time, but now they suddenly assassinated Yang Ji. Do you know what it means?"

Of course, I understand somewhat in my heart.

Last year, Pei Yuanhao went south, which was an earth-shaking change for Yangzhou. Although the court did not completely regain this group of people, the temporary peace still gave him the opportunity to show off his talents in Yangzhou, so there was the following

Tax reductions and exemptions, opening of Encore, etc., but what he didn't expect was that everything changed in the end, and all his previous efforts were in vain.

Yaolao and the others assassinated Yang Ji at this time, which was undoubtedly another warning and confrontation to the court and the emperor.

"Did your sect issue a new order?"

"Maybe it was the order from the sect that came to Yangzhou, maybe -" Huang Tianba paused, and a light flashed in his eyes: "People from the sect came to Yangzhou."

My breath suddenly stopped.

"Yao Lao's previous actions in Yangzhou were all against the sect's orders, including letting me leave and temporarily making peace with the court. But now that things have reached this point and they have discovered me again, the sect may send some

If people come to Yangzhou, if this is the case——"

He paused, and a trace of uneasiness flashed in his eyes: "I'm just afraid that things will get into trouble again."

If people from the sect arrive in Yangzhou, if those people arrive in Yangzhou...

My heart was in a mess, and I just felt extremely confused. At this moment, a thin, tender voice came from my ears: "Eaaah——"

I lowered my head and saw that it was my daughter, looking at me with her dark eyes, her little face full of confusion, as if she didn't understand why people have so many troubles, and she crawled into my arms like a baby.

After a moment, the red little face was buried in my arms, the little mouth was pursed and a purring sound was made.

Looking at her look, my heart felt soft.

I already have my own children and my own husband, so everything in the past should be in the past.

No matter who from the sect or who comes to Yangzhou, it is impossible to change all this. What I have to do now is to find Liu Saner as early as possible and leave here.

When I raised my head, Huang Tianba walked up to me and looked down.

My daughter also seemed to feel something. She turned her head vaguely and looked at Huang Tianba with her dark eyes. The two of them just looked at each other. After a while, her little mouth suddenly grinned, like a smile.

With a smile, her little red hand stretched out to him, grabbing him one after another.

"She smiled!" Huang Tianba was slightly surprised, and a smile appeared on his face: "She is smiling at me."

I said: "She must like you."

"Can I hug her?"

"Yeah."

I nodded and carefully handed the child over. Huang Tianba carefully reached out to take it, and held it gently in his arms. He even held his breath, as if he was worried that if he exerted a little force, he would kill the weak child in his arms.

Life is like being hurt.

His daughter was held in his arms, and her dark eyes never left his side. At this time, she raised her head and looked at him with her small mouth.

Suddenly, there was a loud "clucking" sound.

"She's really smiling!" Huang Tianba laughed happily, hugging her gently and coaxing her, making "tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk" sounds in his mouth to tease her. His daughter seemed to be even happier, grabbing at him with her little hands.

Catch, as if trying to catch his voice.

As I watched this scene, my originally upset mood relaxed a little.

Huang Tianba was originally extremely handsome, but rarely smiled gently. At this time, his eyes narrowed, revealing a sparkling water, and his whole face was as soft as a dream. Such a gentle smile made people laugh.

My heart is moved.

He must have been married for several years.

But there has never been a child. I have never asked why, but I don’t need to ask anymore. I just sighed a little when I saw him holding the child happily.

We just returned to his home. As soon as we walked in the door, we saw Mu Hua standing in the middle of the garden, looking at the two of us with an indifferent expression.

Huang Tianba originally lowered his head to amuse the child, but when he raised his head and saw her, the smile on his face faded slightly.

As soon as Mu Hua saw the two of us, his expression suddenly condensed. However, when he saw Qian Wu coming behind him, he relaxed slightly and walked over and asked, "Where are you going?"

Qian Wu said: "I will accompany her to see Aunt Liu's tomb."

Mu Hua glanced at me and then at Huang Tianba. For some reason, when she saw Huang Tianba holding my child, her eyes flashed with displeasure. Huang Tianba didn't say anything.
To be continued...