Hanhou

Wei Ji couldn't support himself alone, and no one would listen to what he said.

After the clan elders and clan members nodded one after another, the woman sat back satisfied, thinking that she had avenged her vengeance, but she didn't know that she was sending the whole clan to a dead end.

After some discussion, the clan selected seven girls with the best looks, and the clan elders personally came forward and sent them to Yunzhong City two days later.

"Elder, the Shaling Wei clan has only one daughter." Wei Ji stood up, his face turning blue, "Report her name, and all of them will be extinct! Does the elder want to be pointed at the back and reprimanded for severing her blood?" ?”

The stepping foot of the clan elder stopped suddenly, with a hint of hesitation on his face.

Seeing that there was still room for turning things around, Wei Ji was about to make persistent efforts, but was blocked by a vicious woman: "What's so difficult about it? Just choose a male from the clan to adopt."

Wei Qing'e was elected away, and there was no one left in the Shaling Wei family.The adoptive family doesn't need to worry about alienating their children, and can get more property, which kills two birds with one stone.

Hearing the woman's words, many people in the tribe became greedy, and even the wavering elders became firm again.

"That's the matter, there's no need to say anything more." The clan boss said firmly.

"Elder!" Wei Ji was full of anxiety, but the two clansmen who were imprisoned with him in the sheepfold were not there, so no one spoke for him.He could only watch the clan elders and clan members leave one after another, unable to think of any way.

The woman stayed at the end, looked at Wei Ji mockingly, and snorted coldly: "Why, you still want to help that unfilial bitch? You forgot what it was like when you came back?"

"Shut up!" Wei Ji glared at the woman and said bitterly, "You're going to kill the whole family!"

"What a joke!" The woman didn't listen to him at all, instead she raised her voice, "I'm thinking of the clansman. If we send Wei Qingmo away, the clan will share the land property of the Wei family in Shaling, and you can get a share too. Or should I say , Didn’t it all belong to you, and you became angry from embarrassment?”

"You, you...you poisonous woman! You deliberately harmed an orphan girl, how can you feel at ease? Your eldest daughter is the same age as a green moth!"

"Wei Ji, don't pretend to be a good person! It was you who colluded with the women of Jiuyuan City, and then came to find my beloved and conspired with Sha Ling. In the end, my beloved died, but you returned safely, and you were the master and Wei Qing. Moth sect. I wonder if you have benefited, so you spared no effort to speak for her just now?" The woman sneered, her eyes were stern, like a poisonous snake spitting out a message.

Wei Ji was full of anger, his eyes were red, he raised his arms and waved towards the woman.The woman took two steps back to avoid it, and pulled out a wooden hairpin from her hair, the tip pierced Wei Ji's palm.

Wei Ji let out a scream and held his bleeding hand.

The woman didn't wipe off the blood, she put the wooden hairpin back on her head, and said coldly: "Wei Qingmo killed my beloved, and I will never let her have a better life. And that child of the Zhao family, I can't kill it, I have to Let him lose everything and feel the pain!"

"What are you going to do?" Wei Ji raised his head suddenly, ignoring his bleeding hand, and said loudly, "Don't do anything foolish!"

"Cowardless wretch!"

The woman snorted coldly, easily forced Wei Ji back, turned around and walked away.

Wei Ji stood where he was, his face turned blue and white, and he muttered: "It's over, it's over..."

It doesn't matter if Wei Qing'e was harmed, that woman actually wanted to provoke Zhao Jia, she really didn't know what to do.It doesn't count if you die, but you have to bring the whole family to a dead end!

"No, I have to find a way, I can't die, I can't die!"

Wei Ji was flustered, the blood on his palm wiped the hem of his shirt, but he still didn't know it.When he walked out of the room, he found that most of his clan had dispersed, but Wei Chuan and Wei Ling, who had returned from Shaling together with him, rushed forward and asked if the rumors in his clan were true.

"Is the clan elder crazy?!"

"Zhao Jia will not let us go, we will all die!"

"How to do?"

"Brother Ji, you are the most resourceful, think of a way!"

The two panicked more than Wei Ji.

They have lived in seclusion since their return, trembling when they hear the sound of horseshoes on weekdays, and they don't go out easily.There is no girl of the right age in the family, so naturally they did not participate in the discussion of the tribe this time.

Hearing the family elder's decision from the neighbor's family, and knowing that the Shaling Wei family was involved, the two came to Wei Ji in a panic, wanting to ask him face to face.

Unexpectedly, the facts they asked made the two of them even more desperate.

"They are all Wei Jing's women!"

Wei Ji gritted his teeth and cursed, then looked around to make sure that the clansmen had dispersed, carefully pulled the two of them to a hiding place, and said in a low voice, "I just want to ask, do you want to die or live?"

"I want to live!" The two said at the same time.

"Well, let's do it like this..." Wei Ji signaled the two to listen to him, and explained in detail the life-saving strategy that he had just thought of.

"Why me?" Wei Ling hesitated.

"I opposed the clan elder's words to my face, and I was arguing with that poisonous woman. I can't go out easily at this time. If I leave, I will be noticed. Wei Chuan has an eye injury and can't go on the road. Only you are the most suitable. Your house is close to the wall. When it gets dark, let the eldest son look out for the wind, carefully turn it out, and rush to Zhao's village as soon as possible, and report the matter to Zhao Langjun, so that the three of you can save our lives!" Wei Ji said firmly.

"He really knows how to kill?" Wei Chuan hesitated.

"Why not? Think about it last time, if he hadn't helped the Sha Lingwei clan to divide the clan, the grass on your and my graves would have grown taller!"

Thinking of what happened before, the faces of the three became paler than the other.

In the end, Wei Ling nodded vigorously, saying that he would definitely get things done.Even if they still can't hear the sound of horseshoes, they can't care about that much at this time.In order to save the lives of the next family, we must go through this experience!

As the evening approached, Wei Ji went to the courtyard, and sure enough, he found someone poking around in front of the house.He deliberately coughed and told the youngest son to close the door, and the whole family went back to the house. From dark to dawn, they never stepped out of the door.

His wife wanted to ask, but he also sternly reprimanded her.

"In order to protect the whole family, don't ask more questions!"

When the night was getting dark and the gatekeeper became drowsy, Wei Ling took his son and left home through the back window.The two dared not light the torches, and borrowed the moonlight to touch the earthen wall. Wei Ling asked his son to squat down, stepped on his son's shoulders, climbed up the earthen wall silently, and turned over.

After the dull sound of landing, Wei Ling threw a stone into the wall as agreed.Knowing that his father was fine, his son immediately turned around and returned home.People jumped into the house from the window, telling the waiting brothers and sisters to shut up.After confirming that the neighbors on the left and right were still quiet and hadn't noticed, he let out a long breath and gradually relaxed.

Wei Ling ran quickly to an old house inside and outside, pulled out an old horse, climbed onto the horse's back with trembling calves, grasped the rein with both hands, and galloped towards Zhao's village.

In the night, the clacking of horseshoes was particularly ear-piercing.

Wei Ling's face was pale, and when he arrived at the gate of the village, his face was already pale.

"Come on, come on!" Wei Ling rolled over and fell off his horse, and slammed on the door, shouting as he smashed it.

The one-armed old man who guarded the gate was startled, climbed up the wooden ladder on one side, illuminated by the fire, saw that it was a strange face, and immediately reprimanded: "If you don't open the gate at night, don't make noise. If you are looking for someone, come back in the morning!"

"I have something important to tell Zhao Langjun, please be accommodating!" Wei Ling said anxiously.

Hearing that he was looking for Zhao Jia, the expression of the one-armed old man changed slightly, and he called the young man who was guarding the gate together to the village, and stayed on the wooden ladder by himself, waiting for the young man to come back before deciding whether to let people in.

Zhao Jia was lying on the couch, not sleeping soundly.

After returning from the city, he went to meet Wei Qing'e and told the girl that Chang'an had come to choose.Wei Qing'e wasn't too worried. Given her family background, she might indeed be included in the list, but she was the only bloodline of the Shaling Wei family, and she wasn't beautiful, so she might not be able to be selected.

"The Shu Zuo in the official temple is the same clan as the elders in the village, and will take care of me."

Choices are customized, but not unreasonable.

In previous years, Bianjun Xuanxuan also had sons from good families registered, but because his father and brother died in battle, and the family had young siblings, the chief envoy of Xuanxuan felt sorry for him, and finally crossed out his name and did not send him to Chang'an.

After listening to Wei Qing'e's explanation, Zhao Jia's worries eased a little, but there are no absolutes in the world, so we can't pin all our hopes on the people from Chang'an.He decided to enter Yunzhong City tomorrow, to meet the county magistrate in charge of household registration, to find out what the other party said, in case things changed and he couldn't respond immediately.

Choose a son from a good family and send him to Chang'an, or he will become a palace man if he doesn't go out of the fortress.If you go to Weiyang Palace to obey orders, it's hard to say what future you will have.With Wei Taishou's behavior style, he certainly didn't want to get involved, and avoided suspicion from the very beginning.

This made Zhao Jia less likely to ask for help, and his anxiety was understandable.

Tossing and turning unable to fall asleep, Zhao Jia simply put on his clothes and got up, walked around the screen, and sat down on the side of the low couch.Just as he was about to polish the flint, he heard a knock on the door.

Not long after, Hu Bo came to report that there was a stranger outside the village, and he said that he had something important to report to Zhao Jia.

"Important matter?" Zhao Jia was puzzled and decided to go and see for himself.

Qing Zhuang, who came to deliver the letter, waited for a while, and when he saw Zhao Jia and Hu Bo walking out together, he immediately stepped forward to salute.

"Anyone want to see me?" Zhao Jia asked.

"The visitor is just outside the gate, seems to be galloping all the way, saying that he has something important to report to Mr. Qing." Qing Zhuang repeated the matter.

Zhao Jia was even more puzzled, and he and Hu Bo walked to the bottom of the gate, climbed up the wooden ladder and looked out.

The moonlight softened the boy's outline, and the sharpness in the dark eyes was also lessened.However, seeing Zhao Jia on the wall, Wei Ling couldn't help shivering.

In fact, Zhao Jia's impression on him was too fierce, just like the Wuhuan businessman's decision to kill Cao Cao, the image had already been deeply rooted in his mind and could not be changed at all.

"Are you from sister's clan?" Zhao Jia frowned slightly after recognizing the person.

"Exactly, Zhao Langjun, I have something important to report to you, can I meet you face to face?"

Seeing that his expression did not seem to be false, Zhao Jia gave some instructions to Uncle Hu, and the latter and Qing Zhuang carried the hanging basket and put it down from the wall.

As usual, only a big city like Cloud City would prepare hanging baskets.In the counties and townships, the earthen walls gathered in the villages are not too high, and they can be turned over with the help of someone.

Zhao's village is not the same.

Under Zhao Jia's auspices, not to mention the height of the earthen wall surrounding the village, wooden boards were laid on it.It is undoubtedly a fantasy to overcome the wall by manpower alone.

The hanging basket was raised, and Wei Ling crossed the earthen wall and came to Zhao Jia.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Zhao Jia looked at the other party and asked.

Wei Ling glanced over the gatekeeper, hesitant.Seeing that Zhao Jia became impatient, he finally bit the bullet and explained the matter.

"What did you say? Say it again?" Zhao Jia's face suddenly changed.

Seeing Zhao Jia showing signs of anger, Wei Ling's legs were weak, he swallowed with difficulty, and said in a low voice: "The clan knows that someone from Chang'an came, and they discussed offering a good woman. A woman spoke out, and the clan elder was persuaded, Sha Lingwei's daughter must be presented as well."

"Sister has separated from the Yangshouwei clan!"

"After all, the same ancestor, the same surname Wei."

"Okay, really good!" Zhao Jia gritted his teeth, his eyes were as sharp as a knife.

He didn't think Wei Ling would lie about this matter, unless the other party lost his mind and was tired of life and wanted to seek death.But the lesson from the past is not far away, the Wei family dared to make up their minds, and the whole family is like this, it really shouldn't have good thoughts in their hearts, and the hidden danger should have been completely eliminated long ago.

Wei Ling trembled and dared not speak out.

"You said the time is set in two days?" Zhao Jia asked, his anger undiminished.

"Yes." Wei Ling nodded.

"Go back and keep watching, and report to me quickly if something happens."

"Lang Jun, so, so..." Meeting Zhao Jia's gaze, Wei Ling didn't dare to continue.After murmuring for a while, he said cautiously, "Seeing that I am here to deliver the letter, can Mr. Lang let my three families live?"

Zhao Jia raised the corners of his mouth, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, and he said: "As long as you do well, I will not only let you go, but also give you a fortune."

"Yes, yes, Xie Langjun!" Wei Ling didn't dare to think about wealth, he just begged Zhao Jia to spare the lives of the three families, and it would be fine if they didn't kill them all.

After being thankful, Wei Ling sat in the hanging basket again and was sent outside the earthen wall.

Zhao Jia stood where he was, looking up at the stars in the sky, his eyes became colder and colder, and his eyes turned into ice.

The next day, before dawn, Zhao Jia rode his horse out of the gate and headed for Wei's village.

Seeing Zhao Jia coming so early, Wei Qing'er was quite surprised.

"Why is Ah Duo here at this time?" Asking the maid to bring hot soup, Wei Qing'e personally handed over the cloth towel and asked Zhao Jia to wipe his hands.

"Sister, I have something to tell you." Zhao Jia put down the cloth towel, before he had time to drink the hot soup, he told all the things he heard from Wei Ling.

Wei Qing's movements stopped, and her smile gradually disappeared.Following Zhao Jia's narration, his expression was surprised at first, and then turned into sarcasm. There was a trace of sadness in the sarcasm, and finally turned blank.

"Okay, it's really good." The girl and Zhao Jia said the same words, lowering their eyes to hide the last trace of emotion.Only her slightly trembling fingers revealed her true mood at the moment.

Seeing this, Zhao Jia's voice was choked in his throat.

The two guards have different clans, but after all they share the same ancestor.Once the Yangshou Wei Clan presents the daughter of the clan and names Wei Qingmo, things will hardly turn around.After all, offering a daughter from a family is completely different from picking a daughter from the household registration.

If the list is fixed, is it necessary for Wei Qing'er to say to his face that he does not want to be selected and that he does not want to go to Chang'an?

"Sister, I will find a way." Zhao Jia said in a deep voice.

Wei Qing'er smiled gently, and said softly: "If you can't, you don't need to force it. Besides your family background, you still need to choose your appearance. With my appearance, I may not be selected for the record."

Looking at the girl who grew up together, Zhao Jia clenched his fingers and said, "Sister, I will marry you!"

"what?"

"They will only enter Cloud City in the day after tomorrow. Let's get engaged immediately, and we will get married tomorrow!" Zhao Jia said firmly.

Wei Qing'e was surprised for a while, then suddenly let out a chuckle, covering her mouth with one hand, the flowers trembled uncontrollably.In the end, hot tears welled up from the corners of his eyes, slid down his cheeks, and were gently wiped away by bare hands.

"How could Ah Duo marry me, don't be joking."

"Sister, I'm not joking!"

"I know that Ah Duo really cares about me, and I know that you will respect me, but I treat you like my own brother and cannot marry you." Wei Qingmo put away her smile and sighed softly, "I have survived the hardest days Well, it’s just a choice, so there’s no need to be so hasty. Besides, the emperor is in his prime, and if he really enters the Weiyang Palace, it’s my good fortune. Besides, my father has the title of military exploits, and he’s a son of the upper family even without a title. It will be too difficult."

"Sister, the Xiongnu sent envoys to repair it, intending to restore the marriage. This selection came suddenly, and there was no news in advance. I am worried..."

"Worried that Fu Qin will go out of the country if he is elected?"

"Yes."

"It's okay." Wei Qing'er straightened his back, with a calm expression, "It's okay to really go out, I will let myself live well, brother don't need to worry."

"Sister!"

"Aduo said, you don't believe in fate." Wei Qing'e said suddenly.

Zhao Jia was stunned for a moment.

When Zhao Gongcao died in battle, he left the prefect's mansion to support his family. During this period, he was often taken care of by Wei Qing's father.After Wei's father also died in battle, he and Wei Qing'e depended on each other, keeping each other warm like two lonely little beasts.The two are not related by blood, but their friendship is as deep as that of biological siblings.

"I remember that when I said this, you were not as tall as my shoulders." Wei Qing'er looked at Zhao Jia with a hazy vision, as if he had penetrated time and space and rediscovered all that happened back then.

"I also remember my sister was crying."

"You remember wrongly." Wei Qing'er's expression darkened, and her eyes narrowed slightly, as if Zhao Jia dared to oppose her and was about to strike.

Knowing that the girl was trying to make him relax, Zhao Jia wanted to laugh, but couldn't do it no matter what.

"I don't believe in fate either." Wei Qing'e looked at Zhao Jia, and said word by word, "Aduo, I assure you, I can make myself live well, and I will live well, so don't take risks for me. Yangshou Weishi Unlike my mother, there are nearly a hundred people in the clan, so we can't all die by accident."

"Sister, do you know what I want to do?"

"I know." Wei Qingmo nodded, "You have to be decisive in doing things, and you can't be soft-hearted if you are cruel. But today is different from the past, and you can't be put in for these bad people."

The person from Chang'an is in Yunzhong City. If the incident happens, Wei Shang will have to enforce the law impartially.

"Sister, don't worry, I won't take risks easily." This time, I want to make the atmosphere relaxed and become Zhao Jia.

"Brother." Wei Qing'er's voice carried a warning.

"Sister, don't you believe me?"

"I believe."

"That's it." Zhao Jia smiled lightly, with the corners of his mouth upturned, but there was a cold light in his eyes, "Sister said she would have a good life, I believe it. However, whether in Chang'an or the grassland, I will do everything to protect my sister Whoever dares to make sister sad, I will kill him!"

"Hodor..."

"I can't be a Fu Ji yet, and I can't even be a Lang Guan, but I promise my sister that I will do everything I can to climb up. My sister is in Chang'an, and I will climb to a high position. No one dares to despise my sister. "Sister goes to the grassland, I will gain military exploits like Ah Weng, until I can step into the city and snatch my sister back!"

With tears in his smile, Wei Qingmo leaned forward, caressed Zhao Jia's temples like when he was a child, and said softly, "I believe brother, I believe!"