chasing autumn

Early this morning, when Qiuniang woke up, Yu Huolian was not there.

Qiuniang carefully touched the gold thread kit in her bosom.

After clarifying Huo Lian's identity to the emperor, in exchange, the emperor promised not to identify blood relatives, and Ren Qiuniang took away the bone map.

Qiuniang thought: Huolian, what should mother do to save you? ...

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Fangfu

Yu Huolian walked to the gate of the mansion and was about to knock on it when Fang Zian came out, both of them were startled.

"Master Fang, I'm here to find..."

"Come to look for Xiaoli? She's not at home."

"Not at home?" Yu Huolian wondered, "Where else could she go?"

"She... Forget it, you come with me."

Fang Zi'an took Yu Huolian through several streets and came to a college of Nuo Da.

"This is the largest academy in the capital." Fang Zi'an said as he walked, frowning deeply.

"I know." Yu Huolian looked around, under the shade of green trees, there were scholars and students in plain clothes and ribbons.Still wondering in my heart, what is Xiao Li doing here?

The two went up to a pavilion, and when the door on the top floor was pushed open, Yu Huolian saw Fang Li who was buried in the pile of books, and Xiao Fang was standing beside him.This is a huge library, very quiet, there is no one else except the master and servant.

Seeing Yu Huolian, Xiao Fang's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly said: "Miss, quickly see who is coming!"

Fang Li raised his head upon hearing the sound, "Huo Lian!" Fang Li had a heartwarming smile on his tired face.

"Xiao Li!" Yu Huolian stepped forward in twos and twos, holding her hands tightly.

Fang Li smiled, looked at Fang Zi'an, "Father, why did you bring Huolian here?"

"He wants to find you!" Fang Zi'an snorted, "With his temperament, he dares to contradict the Holy One. If I don't bring him here, I'm afraid my life will be in danger!"

Yu Huolian was embarrassed, "Master Fang, how could Wansheng..."

"Forget it, I've seen your temper!" Fang Zi'an glanced at him, then looked at Fang Li with concern, "Xiao Li, I won't accompany you because of my father's business. Don't force yourself too much. ,do you know?"

After Fang Zi'an left, Yu Huolian sent Xiaofang away.

"Little Li, what are you doing here?"

"I... find some laws and regulations."

"Laws?" Yu Huolian looked around at the books, they were full of laws of the Song Dynasty and past cases, "This is the place Master Bao said to store the old cases of the government."

Taking advantage of Yu Huolian's inattention, Fang Li secretly closed the books on the desk, and said with a smile, "Yes."

Yu Huolian turned around and wondered: "But you are not from the Gongmen, why did they let you in here?"

"It's not easy, all we need is Master Bao's permission."

"That's right." Yu Huolian smiled, "Based on the relationship between your father and Mr. Bao, if you ask him, he probably won't refuse." Yu Huolian's eyes were attracted by the piles of case files on the table, and he took a bag with him. Ben flips through, "These are... cases from 20 years ago?"

"That's right," Fang Li gently pulled back the book in his hand, and said with a smile, "Master Bao asked me to help him find some old year's case files, so... However, there were many complicated cases that happened that year. You see, there are piles of piles on these two tables, I have been searching for two days, but I still have no clue."

"Xiao Li," Yu Huolian said in a deep voice with a delicate heart, "Did you know something?"

"Huo Lian, what are you talking about? Should I know something? Or..." Looking at his deep eyes, Fang Li's smile gradually faded, and his expression was a little sad, "Or you have been, hiding something from me..."

Yu Huolian looked serious, turned her back, clasped the corner of the table tightly with one hand.For a moment, Fang Li felt the table beside him tremble slightly.

After a long silence, Yu Huolian said indifferently, "I don't know who told you...but, Xiao Li, there is no need..."

"No need?" Fang Li was startled, walked in front of him, and said anxiously: "Why not? I asked Mr. Bao, and the case of massacring the village was closed without interrogation or trial. There are many doubts..."

"so……"

"So, I asked Mr. Bao to allow me to come here to search for the files that recorded the case back then..."

"Even if we found it, so what, overturn the case?"

"I..." Fang Li said anxiously, "...I don't want to watch you fall into darkness, I don't want to watch you do stupid things, Huo Lian!"

"If you don't want to, you can leave."

"No..." Fang Li held his arms tightly, with tears in his eyes, "Don't say that, I don't want to leave, I won't leave..."

"Xiao Li," Yu Huolian pulled her to sit down, looked into her eyes intently, and said sadly, "I know you did this for me, but you don't need it, you really don't need it... people in the family... He has already died innocently, so what if the case is overturned?... There are many things that are irreversible, and there are many things that cannot be stopped! Xiaoli, you don't understand..."

"I understand, I understand, I won't look for it anymore, I won't look for it anymore," Fang Li grabbed his hand anxiously, "Huo Lian, don't let me leave you, please? Don't say such things..."

Looking at her tearful eyes, Yu Huolian felt a pain in her heart, quickly reached out to wipe away her tears and comforted her softly: "Xiao Li, I'm sorry, I made you cry again..." Yu Huolian took out the carved phoenix jade pendant from her bosom, "Even now, if you are still willing to accompany me for the rest of your life, then accept this jade pendant."

Fang Li took the jade pendant, feeling surprised, "This is... my brother's jade pendant..."

"What did you say?"

"Huo Lian, this is my brother's jade pendant, a relic left to her by his biological mother... How could it be here with you... You took it back then?...

"Huolian, where are you going?!"

He asked this question more than ten years ago,

Dad, why isn't my surname Zhan?Why don't I have Zhan's first name?Why is there no me in the family tree...

He remembered that Zhan Hao said that he would not be allowed to recognize his ancestors if he did not take revenge for a day.

But now, he realized that the whole story was not like this at all, not at all! ...

He was in a trance, not knowing whether God wanted to play tricks on him on purpose, or he had a dream... 20 years and never woke up...

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