Jian An Kee

Dong Yuan was escorted back to prison the next day.Before leaving, he said: "Don't forget your promise."

I naively thought that things would end here.After all, Ah Li's father recruited thousands of mountain people again, moved them to the plain west of Zhenze, educated them and sent people to teach farming to supplement the poor population base.

It was also vaguely heard that the eldest brother Zhou Jun also got a little credit for suppressing the rebellion, leading hundreds of soldiers.

After the Nanyuan survey was completed, according to the statement given by Shen Guanshi, it was really just a fire.

Grandma's body is recovering well, and in the past two days, she gradually has the energy to gossip with me.One day I carefully mentioned the topic about Shanyin City, she smiled and held my hand: "There are endless wars in Jiangbei, and this year's cold weather, Alan can't pay homage to his parents."

I didn't understand why the elder changed the subject, so I had to follow along: "Yes, but most of the people who moved south from Jianye here were sacrificed by the riverside."

She said: "As long as you have the heart, don't stick to those who are polite."

Unexpectedly, my grandmother's condition suddenly deteriorated in the middle of the night. I hurriedly asked Sun Quan to ask him to bring Dong Yuan out with a warrant, but the answer was that he would not allow it.He was busy preparing for the southern invasion of Cao Jun.At dawn, I had no choice but to go to the jail to question Dong Yuan by myself.

"Your family has returned home, what else is there to be dissatisfied with? Grandma has no grievances with you, and you have the heart to kill her!"

He leaned against the corner of the cell, and lowered his head: "Leave? Hehe, your grandma is rescued, but who will rescue my daughter? My daughter is only four years old, and she was imprisoned to death by me... "

I was shocked and speechless: "How come? The official letter has been sent, and they let him go. You made a mistake!"

"I made a mistake? Hahahaha, Mrs. Zhou, you saw the separation of flesh and blood with your own eyes, so you are full of pleasure, right?"

My head was bewildered, I walked out of the prison, and asked the cell leader who led the way face to face: "Has this prisoner's family been released?"

"The villain doesn't know." "The villain doesn't know either." "The lower officials don't know..."

I was stunned angrily, "Okay, okay, all of you will pretend to be stupid, I'll ask the general."

When I got back to the mansion, I didn't have time to change clothes, so I broke into Sun Quan's residence.The guards guarded the gate to prevent me from entering. During the confrontation, I grabbed the guards' waist swords, pointed at one of them and threatened: "Either you go to report to the general now, or you leave your loyalty and life on this step today!"

"That's enough, Alan, come in." Finally, the owner of the General's Mansion spoke inside.

I threw my sword on the ground, pushed the door hard and entered.

The interior space of the study room has changed. The original small desk is gone, replaced by a large square table with low legs, on which a huge battle map is spread.The air smelled of sweat, dust, and a sweet incense.Sun Quan sat across from me.

"Why didn't you see me?" I went straight to the point.

"Alan, after a night of talking, I'm tired."

I made a pause gesture: "Let's not talk about this. Let me ask you, has Dong Yuan's family been released?"

Sun Quan stood up. He flipped over a corner of the battle map, and then walked towards me: "You can't show mercy to those who conspire. They are like reed roots in winter. If they are not removed, they will come back soon when spring comes." , and even more luxuriant."

"You didn't answer my question." My patience ran out. "A person like Dong Yuan, he has a backup. The general refuses to release Dong Yuan's family, so he will drag his grandmother to be buried with him!"

"Alan, worrying about Mrs. Tai has caused you to fall into blindness. Can't you see clearly? It's not that this person has a backup, but you overestimate his ability. He has no way to save him. He is deceiving you, delaying time to find an opportunity to escape. Do you know how many times he tried to contact outsiders a while ago?"

"Aren't you lying to me?" I laughed back in anger, "You asked me to give him a false promise, to pay grandma's life to be your pawn in delaying the attack!"

He was silent.

I grabbed Sun Quan's robe: "Quickly order his family to be released, maybe, maybe it's still time to save grandma!"

He brushed my hand away gently but resolutely: "Alan, there is no need to get entangled in this matter. I have found another doctor with good medical skills to take care of the old man. Come to Mrs. Tai to accompany her."

He waved his hand, and someone opened the door, which clearly meant for me to go out.

I went back to my grandmother's residence full of resentment and anger. In the room, an old man wearing a alchemist's scarf and a short jacket was talking with the maid.Seeing me enter the room, the old man hurriedly saluted me and said: "I have seen Mrs. Zhou in Xun Jie, and I was ordered by the general to be sent by my wife."

He is obviously just a familiar lackey in the General's Mansion, he has some medical skills, but he is far behind the word "Gao Ming".Then, what can I do but accept it?I can't even take the risk of going out and looking for a wild doctor.

I raised my eyebrows and snorted: "Don't talk too much nonsense, if you cure grandma well, I will naturally give it to you!"

Fortunately, although grandma was weak this time, she was still conscious most of the time.After Xun Jie left, she called me to the bedside, with a little light in her decrepit eyes: "Lan, it seems that grandma won't survive this time..."

"You are not allowed to talk nonsense anymore, it looks much better today than yesterday." I forced a smile.

"Shh, let Grandma finish." She swallowed, her chapped lips showed her illness, "Grandma lived to be 60 years old, everything is just passing by. Seeing Alan come home is the greatest blessing in Grandma's life .”

I squeezed out a little tear, and gently held her hand.Such a cold and weak body is absolutely different from Sun Quan's, and he can accept my blood to save his life.

"Alan, I have something to say to you."

"Grandma, tell me, I'm listening."

"Your master wrote me a letter, he said that you have a hurdle, and you must go to the Lingba Bridge outside Shanyin City to pray for blessings."

Her words startled me: "You know him?"

"It was he who brought you back to the Wei family. Granny knows... Otherwise, our Jialan would have been a nun in the Taoist temple for the rest of his life. I thank him very much, but unfortunately our Xiaolan's fate is not good, and we will not be happy when we get married." The old man's smile was desolate and misty. She was immersed in mourning the misfortune of the blood under her knees, and fell into a deep sleep, dying at any time.

I jumped anxiously, hoping that Doctor Xun's medicine would take effect, but the next day my grandma showed no signs of waking up, and I wanted to beg Sun Quan to let Dong Yuan out, but was told the general was out.

With nothing to do, he had no choice but to take the risk.I went to the bedroom and climbed on the edge of the bed and tiptoed to get the Quexie sword on the bed frame, then found a cloak and put it on, and tucked the sword under the skirt robe. .

It went smoothly when I went in. The fat warden politely asked me to stand outside the wooden fence. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh, it's absolutely fine for Madam to interrogate this prisoner. Please pay more attention to safety." , Your Majesty, let the guards come in to protect you."

"No need." I signaled him to step back, walked to the door, and asked, "I'm letting you out now, are you sure you can save your family?"

Dong Yuan lying on the ground in the corner did not respond.

I sneered, and said: "In the past, Yuan Shao lost the opportunity to surprise Xudu because of the safety of his youngest son, which caused him to suffer a crushing defeat at Guandu. You called it family revenge and planned it for more than ten years, but now, you don't even care about the safety of your family? "

He raised his disheveled head: "What do you want from me?"

I drew the sword from my cloak, and slashed at the lock. "boom"!The chain snapped and fell to the ground.

The guard at the door hurriedly raised his head and asked, "Ma'am, are you okay?"

"Don't come in!" I shouted.

A voice responded angrily, "What are you doing?"

I took a step back, hardly believing my eyes: "General, how are you here?"

Sun Quan in heavy armor strode into the cell and stood with his sword, followed by a group of heavily armed soldiers in red trousers and yellow cotton coats.He said slowly: "If I don't come again, I'm afraid you will let this traitor escape privately."

I stationed my sword on the ground and quickly regained my composure: "The only thing I hope for is to ask him to save someone's life."

"This person is absolutely trustworthy, don't forget, he hijacked you."

"I know." My forehead was dripping with sweat: "But I have no choice, let me go."

Sun Quan raised a hand, and all the soldiers accompanying him retreated.His face was as dark as water, and he looked at me for a long time, and finally heaved a long sigh: "You go."

I kicked Dong Yuan, he got up on hands and feet, and when he walked to Sun Quan, he gave Sun Quan a hard look.

I was deeply afraid that Sun Quan would change his mind at any time, so I urged Dong Yuan to leave quickly.He walked slowly one step ahead of me, and the midday wind blew away the peculiar smell of prison on this man: the smell of sweat, the stench of rotting mouse fur, mixed into a smell that symbolized death.

Today's sun is big and bright, which is the fine weather in spring, but there is an impetuous atmosphere in the air, which makes me feel very uneasy.After Dong Yuan was brought into the carriage, I asked the guard at the gate to prepare another horse for riding.The group of people hadn't turned out of the prison street when suddenly someone rushed out from the crowd, bypassed several guards like flowing clouds and flowing water, drew a sword under my nose and went straight to the carriage behind me.

The sharp blade burned my eyes.It cut fierce straight lines through the air, choking my breath.

The light-colored curtains of the carriage were splashed with a large fan of blood.The assassin drew his sword, and the horses were disturbed by the blood dripping from the blade.

His whole body was wrapped with only his eyes left, and he disappeared without a trace on the roof after a few jumps.In the chaos, I only had time to see the meaningful and indifferent smile in his eyes.

I managed to stabilize the startled horse, I rushed to the front of the carriage and pulled open the curtain, Dong Yuan was lying on his back in the narrow carriage, his abdomen was cut wide open by the long sword, dark red blood was gushing out, It flows along the shaft to the bluestone floor.

I disregarded the guards' obstruction and shouts and boarded the carriage. Dr. Dong, who had saved many lives, had his fingers twitching and pink blood froth dripping from the corners of his mouth, but he was undoubtedly dead, his pupils dilated.

Sunlight shone in from the open car door, exposing the internal organs of his abdomen to the light, exuding a disgusting bloody smell.I climbed out of the carriage, with warm blood all over my hands and skirt.

Sun Quan stood in the backlight, and then he came towards me, helped me take off the blood-soaked cloak, and put on his purple war robe.

"Death," I whispered, "death is like the wind, it penetrates everywhere."

He put his arms around me and carried me onto the horse: "You are frightened, go back to the mansion to rest, I will handle the affairs here."

He got on the horse, put his arm around me and held the rein with the other, kissed the back of my ear, and kept whispering: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

I felt the sun's rays and the heat from the people behind me burn me.I am in great pain.

When Shen Yu came, when he rolled off his horse and bowed down in front of me and Sun Quan, I had predicted what kind of news he was going to say.I thought of the blood-stained sky at that time, and the sunset painted many colors on Sun Quan and me. He didn't notice it, and I didn't say a word.

Shen Yu said: "I tell you, Mrs. Tai, she is dead."

"My condolences," he whispered.

What is hidden in her chest is not sadness, but sluggish guilt. For four years, she has always regarded me as a relative. I have cheated a kind old man for so long.

The suffering in the world never stops.