love·sorrow

[23] found

Qin Tian searched around the city, shouting Ziqi's name, but found no one.Now, he became more and more anxious, and couldn't help touching the silver ring hanging around his neck. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration. At this time, could it be... Where did Ziqi go?

So, he immediately turned his horse's head and went outside the city again!

There... only there is left, will he be there at the place where they first met?

When he came to the woods, he pawed on the ground again, walked through the low grass, and called Ziqi's name loudly!

As he got closer, his eyes suddenly lit up, and Ziqi was sitting there, turning his head and looking at himself, with tears on his face, eyes full of surprise and excitement!

Qin Tian suddenly had the urge to cry, and rushed over with hands and feet.But hearing Ziqi's panic and disbelief, he said in a somewhat angry tone: "Qin Tian! Why are you here?......! Didn't you... have finished talking? Why are you still looking for me!?"

When Qin Tian heard this, he really wanted to slap him in the face, but he couldn't bear it, so he hugged Ziqi tightly in his arms, and he didn't want to let go, so he shouted anxiously and angrily: "You You are an idiot!! Don’t you know what kind of body you are?!!! You don’t feel sorry for yourself, but I still feel sorry for you!!!! You are a pig!!! Staying here in such a cold day, you are looking for death !!!...You really, do you know how anxious I am! How scared!!! If something happens to you, what will I do!!! You speak! You!"

Ziqi didn't speak, but tears fell first, and he said in a trembling voice: "...how did you... find me? I... thought you hated me... and didn't want to see me anymore!... ...I...didn't...betray...you...!"

At this moment, Qin Tian felt that his heart was broken. He couldn't help but sighed heavily, patted him on the head like comforting a child, and said, "Of course you will be here. You, it's been a habit since you were a child. When you are wronged or sad, you will hide by yourself.... Do you still remember the first time we met? You just hid there and cried by yourself. I knew you would definitely come here. You You idiot, how could I hate you...I hate myself for not being able to change everything!"

Qin Tian let out a long sigh, raised his head, and looked at the gloomy sky above his head, it was getting darker and darker, and the black ground made it hard to breathe!Immediately, I saw snowflakes blowing up one by one, splashing wine, flying all over the sky...!

Qin Tian hugged his son Qi Heng in his arms and said, "Let's go, it's snowing, let's go to that place!"

Qin Tian took him to the riverbed.There has been no water and dried up, and there is a hollow.It used to be a secret base that only they knew, and they could only enter when the river bed was dry.The two got through, and the cave was very spacious, and the silt at the bottom of the river was completely dry, not wet at all.Qin Tian was immediately in the cave, and lit a firewood to warm up the cave.

Qin Tian hugged Ziqi, surrounded the fire together, and said to himself: "Don't think so much,... none of this is your fault! You don't have to blame yourself! I... am not angry with you !"

"...Qin Tian, ​​that's good! But... now, everything is settled, we can't change anything!" Ziqi said helplessly.

"...Then let's... let's elope like this! Don't go home! The ends of the earth, you are home. Ziqi... okay? Come with me!" Qin Tian thought for a long time before saying these words Come.

Ziqi shook his head helplessly, smiled wryly, glared at him and said, "You, did you just think of this now? Heh! Heh!...Actually, I've thought about this way a long time ago. Even if we elope successfully, we can escape Where are you going? Let's not talk about your Qin family's influence in the court, they can turn you and me into wanted criminals with a single word! Let's just talk about the influence of our Xie family in the Jianghu. They are extremely bloodthirsty. As long as they are on their list, no matter who they are, they will be hunted down to death. With our abilities, neither of them can deal with it, let alone an organization. !... Let's die!"

Knowing that what he said was true, Qin Tian's expression darkened.Instead, Ziqi smiled again, clinging to his arms even tighter, hugged his body with his hands, raised his head in his arms, looked at his face, showed a very charming smile, and said in a very soft voice: " You once said, as long as... in each other's hearts, wouldn't it be fine? Isn't it correct in the current situation? I also thought a lot today, and I have to live in the future. With you Being together, even if it’s only for a moment, a moment, an hour, or a day, is sweet. Although I don’t know if there will be such an opportunity in the future, at least today and now, we are still together!... Qin Tian, ​​it has always been you Yelling about liking me, so far...I...haven't said a word of liking you, do you want to hear...?"

Qin Tian looked down at him, and as he watched, he felt he couldn't bear it anymore, but before he could take the initiative, Ziqi had already lifted his body to prevent him from saying anything, so he kissed him, pressed down heavily, and Presenting myself to him, the natural behavior of the body, no need to think about anything, let the emotions overflow in this intimate behavior!

Even if you know, you will be separated after waking up!

[24] Farewell

Finally when it was time to leave, Qin Tian had finished packing his things. He watched his servant pack his luggage before he invited Mrs. Qin out and helped her into the carriage.

Ready to leave, Qin Tian also knew that he would not be back for a long time, so he couldn't help but reluctantly stood in front of Xie's mansion, looked at the closed gate of Xie's house, stared blankly and refused to leave.

At this time, the sound of horseshoes sounded quickly, and in an instant, a group of people came to Qin Tian's carriage team.This is Xie's uncle and Ziqi's father rushing back from outside.

Master Xie got off his horse, and the people around him rushed to call the door, but Master Xie stopped in front of Qin Tian, ​​glaring at Qin Tian.Qin Tian saluted very politely.Master Xie didn't return the salute, but asked, "Madam Qin is in the car? Where are you going?"

Mrs. Qin opened the curtain on the carriage and returned: "Master Xie, you have worked hard all the way! Thank you for taking care of our family these years. I don't know when I will be able to return to the capital this time. Please ask Mrs. Xie for my concubine. Saying goodbye, if Madam is going to visit the capital, please bring a letter to this concubine so that I can show my respect as a landlord!"

While talking, Mrs. Xie came out with a few maidservants. Among the group of people stood Wei Jinghuan, but Xie Ziqi was nowhere to be seen.

Mrs. Xie said goodbye when she saw Mrs. Qin, and was a little sad, complaining why she went out without saying a word.The two wives were reluctant to part here, while Master Xie and Qin Tian on the other side didn't speak.At this moment, Wei Jinghuan also came over and kowtowed to Mrs. Qin, thanking her for her care.

In the end, he went to Qin Tian to salute him. Qin Tian didn't want to see her the most, so when he saw her salute, he snorted and hurriedly moved aside, not to accept her salute.

Master Xie saw it, and stopped Jing Huan, with an ugly face, told her to back away, and said unceremoniously to Qin Tian: "Jing Huan is Ziqi's bride, she salutes you as a substitute Qi bids farewell to you because you and Brother Ziqi are together, thank you for taking care of Ziqi for so many years. But you are so ignorant. Hmph! If you are going to the capital, it is best not to come back to him forever. Better to forget about it!"

For a moment, all the people present fell silent, watching Qin Tian's reaction.

Qin Tian stared at the open door of Xie Mansion, took a deep look at the open door of Xie Mansion, raised his breath, and said very resolutely and loudly: "Uncle Xie, I appreciate your kindness! But, I can't do it!  … ... For a long time, Ziqi and I have been together since the beginning, and we have no plans for what will happen in the future, nor have we thought about living together in the future, so cherish our days together! ... But, I found that I was wrong It's gone!... When you really want to separate us, I realized how important Ziqi is to me! I, put, no, let him go!... So, I have changed my mind now , I will definitely take him away. With my current ability, it is true that I can't do it, but three years, five years, ten years, or longer, no matter how many years, I will definitely stand at the top of the strong and come back. Eight people carried a big sedan chair to pick up Zi Qi! So...

Xie Ziqi! ! !You listen to me! !I took your heart away, and left your people here, whether you marry a wife or have children, it's up to you!Remember, take care of yourself and wait for me to come back!I will definitely be back!Never break your promise! ! ! After all, Qin Tian didn't care how Xie's family looked at each other, their faces were ugly, and he didn't care about Mr. Xie's blackened face and Wei Jinghuan's gray face. He just got on his horse and led the carriage team. leave!

Master Xie glared angrily, turned around with a flick of his sleeves, and rushed back to the mansion. Seeing that the situation was not good, the others followed him in.When passing through the gate, Wei Jinghuan noticed the back of the gate.She clearly saw Xie Ziqi and stood there straight, facing the people returning home.There was an indistinguishable smile on Ziqi's face, and he could only hear him muttering and repeating a few words: "As expected of you..., I will wait for you!...I will..."

After Wei Jinghuan heard this, she couldn't help being shocked, she stared blankly at him, but couldn't say anything! ! !

[25] Bad news

New Year's Eve

It had been three days since Qin Tian left, and according to the distance, they should have arrived in the capital by now.

Xie Ziqi stayed at home for three days, which was as long as three years. He couldn't sleep well at night, and almost had nightmares all night.Since he couldn't sleep, he got up early and practiced sword in the yard to relieve his boredom.

The date of the big wedding has been set, just in January.Now everyone in the house is preparing for the big wedding, but he is the only one who ignores it, as if he has nothing to do with him.

Wei Jinghuan is diligent, and today she picked up the New Year's goods early and came to pay New Year's greetings.After all, this is the home of her future in-laws, so she ran more frequently.She went to the yard to watch Ziqi practice his sword.

When Ziqi saw her coming, he no longer had the mind to practice swords, so he put away his sword and wanted to go back to his room.Jing Huan was the one who came over to deliver water and clothes to wait on, very submissive.

At this time, there was a sound of horseshoes outside, and they stopped outside. After a while, there was a sound of mourning and crying. Zi Qi put on his fur coat and asked the servants: "What happened outside? You are still crying like this after the New Year." ?”

The servant's face was very ugly, he looked at Jing Huan silently and dared not answer.

Seeing this, Zi Qi immediately became suspicious, and turned to Jing Huan and asked, "What's going on outside? Is...the Qin Mansion over there???"

Jing Huan also showed embarrassment, her mouth moved a few times, but she hesitated but didn't say anything.

Ziqi was even more suspicious, so he didn't ask any more questions, and ran out of the mansion quickly.

Jing Huan yelled a few times, followed behind him, and ran out.When I arrived at the street, I found that the street was already full of people, and several carriages stopped in front of the Qin residence. The carriage was covered with a white cloth, and the people around were crying, and there was one person who cried the most. Isn't that... the old butler of the Qin family?Next to him are officials who look like officials, and one of them is Zhang Butou! ?

What happened to the Qin family?

Ziqi's first feeling was this, and the ominous feeling in his heart became heavier, so he ran over quickly.When he got close, he couldn't help being stunned after just one glance, his face was ashen.

The white cloth on the carriage had been pulled away, and those who were lying there were several servants of the Qin family, all of them were lifeless, with stab wounds and blood everywhere.Zi Qi recognized him, that is the servant who went to the capital with Qin Tian.He took a deep breath, moved his steps, and fixed his eyes on another carriage. There was only one person lying on it, and that...it was... Mrs. Qin, her body was already icy cold.

Zi Qi knelt down in front of Mrs. Qin, unable to believe everything in front of him, and shouted a few times in trembling voices: "Mother Qin??! Mother!!!!??? This...what the hell is this? ?...Get up quickly!...Don't sleep...Mother...!????"

His body was trembling, he suddenly raised his head, stood up, looked around, and asked loudly: "What's going on!! Who will tell me!! What's going on??!... By the way, ... Qin Tian!!!? Qin Tian!!! Where are you!...Where is Qin Tian? Where is he!??"

It's a pity that no one told him, and finally he stopped in front of Zhang Butou, grabbed his shoulders, and shouted: "Zhang Butou!...you say..., words..., ah!!!...Where is Qin Tian? !!!! What about him??"

Zhang Butou also had a sad face, choked up a few words, and finally spoke properly: "Last night, I received a report that a major homicide occurred in Linxian County. We were specially notified to go there. Only when we went to the scene did we find out that it turns out... ... Mrs. Qin's carriage... encountered robbers on the way, murdering and stealing goods, Mrs. Qin seemed to have been stabbed because of Mr. Qin... just... just, and Mr. Qin... Mr. Qin...he..., was killed After being stabbed a few times, he fell off the cliff... also...,... until now...his body...hasn't been found, probably fell into the river and washed away... These...all happened to be passing by A passer-by accidentally ran into him, and was so frightened that he hid aside to save himself from death,...that's what he said...the government...has sent someone to inform Taifu Qin, and soon...they will come!... Mr. Xie...?!" At the end of the speech, he noticed that Ziqi's face was getting paler and his breathing was trembling.

"...What...!!!????? This...impossible.....No, he...... Qin Tian...? Dead?... ………………I don’t believe it!!……………You take me to the scene, I’ll see with my own eyes...! Come on, take me there!” Ziqi’s heart almost stopped beating when he heard the news He couldn't believe it, the blood in his body seemed to be frozen, he kept shaking his head, he kept shaking his head, he absolutely didn't believe that Qin Tian would die, he clearly walked for three days.How could you murmur!

Looking at him like this, Jing Huan felt extremely uncomfortable, supported Zi Qi, comforted him and said, "Brother Qi, don't do this, be careful!"

Zhang Butou looked at him with some distress, but Ziqi insisted that he must confirm it with his own eyes.Zhang Butou finally nodded and agreed, Ziqi snatched an official's horse without hesitation, ignored what Wei Jinghuan was shouting behind, got on the horse and left, Zhang Butou followed closely behind.

The two galloped all the way, speeding up their horses, never resting for a moment.

Originally, it was not far from here to the capital, and it took only one day to ride a fast horse.Just after noon, they arrived at the scene of the accident. It was the junction of the two counties, within the jurisdiction of Lin County, and the only way to enter the capital. There was a small hill, the terrain was dangerous, and there was a raging river under the cliff. , is regarded as the throat of Beijing.

Under the leadership of Zhang Butou, Ziqi finally came to the edge of the cliff where the accident happened.Sure enough, there were traces of fighting here, and there were bloodstains everywhere on the ground.

Zhang Butou pointed to the place where Mrs. Qin died, and then pointed to the end of the cliff.Looking at the scene, Ziqi's mind went blank, and the only luck left in his heart was wiped out by the scene in front of him.

On the edge of the cliff, half a footprint remained impressively, which obviously fell through the air.The strong contraction of the heart almost made him unable to breathe in pain, but he still stubbornly refused to believe that it was Qin Tian who really fell.He rushed forward suddenly and stepped on it.

But if he stepped on it, he would fall, if Zhang Butou hadn't been quick-sighted and hugged him, he would have fallen too.

He struggled from Zhang Butou's arms, stunned like a dead tree, and fell to the ground, shaking his head, his lips were bleeding from biting, and his fingers were tightly pinched in his palm, but he couldn't even shed a tear. No sound came out either.

No one dared to touch him, everyone understood how he was feeling now, his body was haggard, and his heart seemed to be discouraged!There was a heavy sadness in the air.

He seemed to have found something. He groped from the place where he was sitting, and found something under the leaves. He took a look, and his face turned grayer. Holding tightly on the thing in his hand, he let out a miserable laugh, and finally roared: "Qin, Tian...! You, this, er, liar...!" Before he could finish speaking, he As if dead, passed out.

Catcher Zhang was so frightened that he hurried to help him up. In his panic, he saw that the object in his hand was actually a chain made of silver rings.

That is, Ziqi, a token for Qin Tian...!

[26] Sacrifice

Three years later

Since Xie Ziqi personally confirmed Qin Tian's death, he has been seriously ill for a while, and has never been out of the house for three years, let alone married.His temperament became more and more quiet, he didn't talk to anyone, even his expression remained the same, and he was not interested in anything.

The Xie and Wei families had no choice but to postpone the marriage again and again, hoping that Ziqi would get better soon.Wei Jinghuan is not in a hurry to get married at this time, because...she goes to Xie's house every day to do her duty as a daughter-in-law, making outsiders and everyone in the house full of praise for her.In other words, she doesn't need to get married to be regarded as the young wife of the Xie family.Only Ziqi kept a distance from her from beginning to end and never let her enter his bedroom.

And the murder case of the Qin family has not been closed yet, Qin Tian's body has not been found, and the Qin family and the government are still investigating the matter.The Qin family had already buried Mrs. Qin's body in the Qin family's ancestral grave. The three sons of the Qin family all returned to their hometowns and handed over the Qin family's hometown to the Qin housekeeper. They... never want to go back to this sad situation.

In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve again.

Even though it's the New Year's Spring Festival, the house is bustling with preparations for the New Year's Eve dinner, and everyone is very lively.Only, Ziqi, is still in his room and has not come out.

Wei Jinghuan went to see Ziqi after eating New Year's Eve dinner with Xie's parents.

As soon as she knocked on the door, Ziqi got up and opened the door for her.Jing Huan's soft and charming eyes here are extremely dark, and she calls softly: "Brother Qi, are you feeling much better today?"

Ziqi glanced at her and let her into the room, but turned around indifferently, and said, "Miss Wei? Just looking for you, tonight is New Year's Eve, if you are not in a hurry to go home, can you go somewhere with me?"

Jing Huan was overjoyed, Zi Qi took the initiative to ask her to accompany him, it was the first time, and he went outside the mansion, which showed that he was in good health, and nodded excitedly: "Of course, I will accompany Brother Qi wherever he wants to go!"

Ziqi had already put on a bag, but didn't answer, nodded lightly, and walked forward.The two walked back and forth like this, and the people in the mansion looked up and down and talked behind their backs. It was all accidents, and it was said that the relationship between the two of them had grown a lot closer.

While talking, the two of them had already left the mansion, went to the street, and walked out of the city all the way.

Jing Huan has been following Zi Qi, seeing him under the moonlight, he looks thinner and thinner, and his white clothes make his complexion like snow, even Jing Huan thinks he is as beautiful as heaven, and feels ugly!Can't help but think of the situation when I first met him.

When she was thinking wildly, Zi Qi suddenly stopped and did not move, Jing Huan didn't stop, and bumped into her: "Brother Qi, what's wrong?"

Ziqi didn't look back, but squatted down, put down the bag, and said, "It's here!"

Jing Huan only saw from the gap where he squatted down that they were already standing in the middle of the most secluded forest, and they couldn't see the situation inside at all from the outside.Hey, how did you get to a deserted place?Where is this?Jing Huan was a little surprised, it was the first time she found such a place outside the city.

And her eyes fell on Ziqi right in front of him, where...a stele was erected impressively, and when she saw the big characters "The Tomb of the Fourth Young Master of the Qin Family" written on it, Jing Huan's expression changed drastically. Dabai froze.

At this time, Ziqi seemed to be talking to her, and also seemed to be talking to himself: "...this...is the tomb I erected for Qin Tian!...because...today is his death day!"

Jing Huan couldn't answer a word, and didn't dare to get angry.

Ziqi ignored her, and never looked back at her from the beginning to the end, as if she didn't exist at all.He lit the joss stick, wiped the tombstone carefully, touched the name on the monument affectionately, and confided in every word: "...Three years!...Qin Tian, ​​before you know it, you have left already It's been three years!... At the beginning, I promised that I would definitely come back, but I died... You just walked away, leaving me alone, stuck in the memory every day! You are so ruthless! Even a Don’t entrust me with any dreams!... When you were alive, you often bullied me, and now you are dead, and you still bully me like this! You are so ruthless! Do you know... how much I... miss you!... Today is your death day, after today, I have guarded for you for three years, and the term has expired!...!"

Jing Huan heard that he was so sincere, a certain emotion in her heart was aroused, her face became even more ugly, and she finally said: "Brother Qi, this...what are you doing?...you...stand up secretly After this...you brought me here because you want me to see how loving you are? Don't you...don't think this is too much?"