Three thousand miles in exile

After the heavy snow fell, all the fortifications in Cangyun Town were suspended, but the main buildings of the General's Mansion and Song Mansion were completed, and they only had to wait for some repairs in the spring of next year before they could move in.

Liu Zhan rushed into Cangyun Town for inspection before the heavy snow closed the mountain. Dozens of families had already moved into Cangyun Town for the winter.

Back at the courtyard in Wuyuan County, Liu Zhan couldn't wait to tell Song Fenglin that the temperature in Cangyun Town was warmer than that on the mountain.

It was inconvenient to go out due to heavy snow. Song Fenglin spent most of the day reading or practicing calligraphy with Liu Youning.

In a few days, they will also go up the mountain to return to Liu's house for the winter. It's always inappropriate for their parents to be separated for the New Year, so Liu Zhan seizes the opportunity almost every day and hurry up to make time.

In the afternoon of this day, the voices of the Liu family's servants panicked suddenly sounded in the courtyard. "General, you should go home and have a look. The eldest lady is quarreling about hanging herself, and the house is in chaos."

Liu Zhan casually put on a blouse and stepped out of the room with his bare chest. "what happened?"

The servant hesitated and hawed a little. "It's just...it's the young lady who eloped with someone... and was caught by the second master."

"Elope?" Liu Zhan was surprised, but at the same time found it very funny. "Which kid has the ability to abduct our Liu family's daughter?"

The servant was very embarrassed. "General, you are still in the mood to laugh, the house is in disarray."

At this time Song Fenglin also came out fully dressed. "Go back and have a look."

The eldest daughter of the Liu family is Liu Yuexin, the eldest daughter of Liu Xueyi, the second roommate. She will be 19 years old after the new year. Because the Liu family members are reluctant to ration their children to small families, the marriages of the younger generation of the Liu family have been delayed again and again.

That's all for a few younger ones, Xin'er can't delay anymore at her age.

This year, Liu Tongxin sent a letter, saying that a concubine in the Liu clan died young because of her mother's grief and has not closed her household. Liu Yuexin can be married in the name of that girl, so that she can return to the Central Plains to marry a good family.

Everyone in the Liu family agreed with this, and even the old lady thought it was feasible.

In the eyes of the elders, when a girl gets married, she should belong to the right family. Although she has earned the reputation of others, she has a good background and will have a good life in the future. How could Liu Yuexin say that if she has someone in her heart, she must not marry.

That boy is a clerk of Liu Ji Commercial Company, his name is Chen Gong, he is 20 years old this year, and he looks really good-looking.

He was also appreciated by Liu Cheng because of his dexterity, and has been working with Liu Cheng all the time. He only waited for his age to be older and his personality to be tempered and calm before being released as a shopkeeper.

Because Liu Cheng has been taking him with him, as long as Liu Cheng returns to Liu's house, Chen Gong will also stay in Liu's house, who would have thought that Liu Yuexin would see this kid right.

If the students of Yunzhong Academy had fame and fame, no matter how low their background was, Liu Xueyi could reluctantly accept it.

But that kid is from a proper lowly nationality, and he only saved some money to buy private property with Liu Chengcai in the past two years, so how could Liu Xueyi like three rooms and a few acres of private land.

This matter could not be done no matter what, Liu Xueyi directly said it to death, and that night Xiner left a book and eloped.

The Liu family is not what it used to be, so Cao Zhuang led his troops to station at Tongtian Pass. Miss Liu's disappearance immediately alarmed the barracks.

Cao Zhuang personally led a thousand soldiers to search the village from house to house to search the mountain. Chen Gong wanted to take Liu Yuexin down the mountain, but it was snowing heavily and he had to find a house to stay temporarily until the snow stopped before going down the mountain.

As soon as the two entered the house, they were arrested. Liu Xueyi saw the two hugged together, his eyes were red with anger, and without saying a word, he pulled out the soldier's knife and killed Chen Gong with one blow.

Liu Yuexin, who witnessed all this, fainted on the spot, and when she woke up, she wanted to seek death.

Liu Zhan and Song Fenglin rode horses up the mountain in the heavy snow, their thick mink fur capes fluttering in the snow, and two figures, one black and one white, drifted away on the winding mountain road.

"How could I have given birth to such a spoiled daughter like you!"

"If you want to die, don't die at home, dirty my land!"

"I just want to kill him. If you don't kill him, you will die?"

As soon as the two entered the house, they heard Liu Xueyi's endless curses.

Liu Zhan put down Liu Youning who was curled up in his arms, patted his little head and motioned him to follow his servants to grandma's.

"General!" The guard guarding the gatehouse whispered as soon as he saw Liu Zhan. "Master Cao wants me to tell you that he was saved from death."

Liu Zhan nodded to show that he knew.

Chen Gong and Liu Zhan also knew about it. He was a very smart and hardworking boy in his impression, but he was born in a bad family. In his early years, he was a beggar in the county town.

"Fenglin, how is Chen Gong?"

The two walked side by side in the corridor towards the hall.

In the past year, Chen Gong has gradually been able to stand alone. When Liu Cheng was away, it was Chen Gong who reported the business to Song Fenglin. Of course, Song Fenglin knew more about Chen Gong than Liu Zhan.

"Not bad." Song Fenglin said lightly.

It's not bad to get Mr. Song's words, so Liu Zhan nodded.

As soon as Liu Zhan and Song Fenglin appeared, Liu Xueyi's scolding stopped immediately.

"Why did you startle me? I've already dealt with the thief, so let's just expose this matter." Liu Xueyi said, poking his neck.

Speaking of this, Liu Xueyuan, who was sitting on the first seat, immediately reprimanded him in a deep voice. "Second brother, no matter what, you should bring him back for interrogation. How could you just kill him like this?"

"He has defiled my daughter, so I won't kill him? I can't wait to cut him into pieces!" Liu Xueyi was indignant.

The servants took the cloaks of Liu Zhan and Song Fenglin, and served hot tea for them. Liu Zhan pulled Song Fenglin to sit down, put the hot tea in his hand to warm his cold hands, and then turned his head to look at Liu Xueyi.

Liu Zhan crossed his legs. "Second Uncle, have you forgotten that our family is a humble family?"

Liu Xueyi choked.

"Second Uncle, I'm not talking about you." Liu Zhan took a sip of tea, with a look of indifference in his eyes.

"One day when I'm here, our family is the heaven on Qiyun Mountain. Who will my sister marry? Who dares to underestimate the six counties of Cenzhou? Who dares to criticize? Even if Xin'er made the wrong payment in the end, that kid can't help it. It's not easy to kill him if you can live with your tail between your legs?"

Liu Zhan put down the teacup and made a crisp sound.

"If I'm not here, you're going to disguise Xin'er as the daughter of a family and get married. It's not a matter of killing her husband's family? Including our family's current prosperity, what should we do?"

For a moment, Liu Xueyuan's three brothers, Song Yijun and Liu Butler were silent in the hall, and the only sound in the quiet hall was the crackling of the burning wood in the brazier.

The wealth of the Liu family, the prosperity of Yunzhong College, the power of the six counties of Cenzhou, and even the more than 1 soldiers in the barracks all depend on Liu Zhan alone.

No matter how low his family background was, Chen Gong was still a person working under Liu Zhan. Liu Zhan made his own decisions about whether this person was good or bad. No matter how angry Liu Xueyi was, he shouldn't kill him in private.

Liu Zhan's words have already saved Liu Xueyi's face. Many times it is easy to live but difficult to understand.

At this time Liu Xueyi also understood that he was indeed too impulsive to kill people, and he should not have crossed Liu Zhan to deal with the people under him, and his face turned red and white for a while.

"But, but I have already sent people..."

Liu Zhan didn't hide it either. "If someone is rescued, how can you kill him with a knife?"

For a moment, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's good to be rescued." Liu Xueyuan's expression was slightly relaxed, but this matter still needs to be settled. "Zhan'er, what do you think of this?"

Since the person is not dead, there must be an explanation for how to deal with this pair of fleeing mandarin ducks.

After all, Chen Gong can be regarded as a small steward under Liu Ji Commercial Bank. Now that Liu Zhan is back, it is still up to Liu Zhan to make up his mind on this matter.

Liu Zhan said calmly: "No matter who our daughter of the Liu family marries, she will never have a hard life with me, but my Liu Zhan's tall branches are not so easy to climb, and he was not wronged by the second uncle. .”

Hearing that it was not only Liu Xueyi, but also the elders present looked a lot better, thinking that this is the reason, I can't take advantage of that kid too much.

"That's all I've said. Whether the marriage will be successful or not depends on the second uncle." Liu Zhan said.

The so-called family affairs are difficult for an upright official, not to mention marriage, which is a major event that can affect a lifetime. Although Liu Zhan is open-minded, he also understands why fate is unpredictable.

Whether life is good or not depends on how Liu Yuexin manages it.

Liu Xueyi thought he had figured it out, but it was impossible for him to accept Chen Gong immediately. He still did not let go of this marriage, but he was not as irritable and persistent as before.

Speaking of marriage, Liu Xueyuan remembered the old lady's suggestion.

"Zhan'er, you are not young anymore. The old lady means to give you a concubine first, and then choose a well-matched woman from an aristocratic family as your wife after your official career is stable."

What should come is still here, Liu Zhan took a sip of tea without haste.

"I will not marry in this life."

For a moment, everyone present looked at Liu Zhan in shock, and Liu Xueyuan's expression changed drastically. "Why?!"

Liu Zhan's expression remained unchanged, and he glanced at Song Fenglin who was trying to calm himself down.

"At the beginning of the year, when I was recruiting troops in Ruichang County, I ran into a wandering immortal. The immortal had a relationship with me. He said that I had an extraordinary appearance and great luck, and even took the initiative to give orders for me. I was also inspired to make this decision."

Liu Xueyuan was very nervous. "What did the fairy say?"

Liu Zhan looked serious. "The fairy said that I am the lone star of Tiansha, and I will kill all directions in order to be a general. It's just that the killing in this life is too heavy, and I am doomed to have no wife and children in my life. If I marry a wife by force, it will only harm my family. Believe it or not, I have decided not to marry in this life, and the family business will be passed on to Cong'er in the future."

After finishing speaking, Liu Zhan let out a long sigh.

The ancients firmly believed in ghosts and gods, dared to deceive people but not the sky, and no one dared to question casually the orders of the immortals.

Liu Xueyuan's face was pale, and he clutched his chest for a long time, unable to speak.

Song Yijun's face was serious, with regret in his eyes.

Liu Xueyuan and Liu Xueli were even more stunned.

In order to hide his panic, Song Fenglin picked up the teacup and sipped it. Among all the people present, only Song Fenglin knew that Liu Zhan was talking nonsense.

It's just that Song Fenglin didn't expect that Liu Zhan would do what he said, and he would not marry a wife for him.

"Zhan'er, someone has to wait for you!" Liu Xueyuan was heartbroken.

Liu Zhan was supercilious. "My son has always been pure and ascetic."

"Cough, cough, cough." Song Fenglin almost choked on the tea.

Liu Zhan's face is thicker than the city wall, and he still does not change his face. "Father, life is short and things are impermanent. My fate is like this. Don't worry about it."

Liu Xueyuan's eyes were red and he was very distressed, thinking of the hardships of the eldest son all these years, he was heartbroken.

He wanted to refute the fairy's words, but Liu Zhan's words that he would rather believe it or not blocked Liu Xueyuan's unspoken words. Who can guarantee that Liu Zhan will be safe after marrying his wife?

"That's the deal." Liu Zhan had long said that in the Liu family.

The matter soon spread to the backyard, and the old lady wanted to see Liu Zhan crying, so Liu Zhan had to go to the backyard to appease the old lady and Mrs. Zhao.

The matter of Liu Yuexin's elopement was totally upstaged by the matter of Liu Zhan's fate. No one in the Liu family dared to be unhappy at this time, even Liu Yuexin, who had been looking for death and life, stopped making trouble.

Even dinner was spent in a depressing and sad atmosphere.

At night, Song Fenglin lay on the kang bed with a candle and read a book. This year, Liu Mingcong had a separate room, and Liu Youning would sleep with Liu Mingcong. It wouldn't be a hindrance. Liu Zhan crept in through the window and surprised Song Fenglin.

"You locked the door."

So this is the reason for turning over the window?Song Fenglin was speechless.

Liu Zhan took off his outer shirt, got into bed and hugged him. "I'm going to sleep here tonight."

"No, in case it is discovered."

"If they find out, no one will think too much. At most, they will think that we will talk at night by candle." Liu Zhan blew out the candle.

There were rustlings in the dark room.

Song Fenglin's back was covered with scalding heat. He grabbed the quilt and tried his best not to make a sound.

"It doesn't matter if your house is remote, come and let me listen."

Song Fenglin buried his face in the quilt and remained silent.

Afterwards, there was a delicate fragrance in the room.

Liu Zhan kissed his sweaty forehead. "Aren't you going to reward me with something?"

Song Fenglin opened his eyes, but Danfeng's eyes were filled with mist, and what he wanted to say did not make a sentence in the end.

Liu Zhan propped his head up with one hand, looked at the beautiful face in the dark, and wiped the sweat off Song Fenglin's face with his fingertips, then lowered his head and kissed him again, and became restless after kissing.

The wind and snow suddenly picked up outside the house, and the doors and windows were blowing whirringly, but the spring scenery was completely covered by the north wind.

Just after five o'clock in the morning, Liu Zhan woke up when the sun was getting brighter. He let go of Song Fenglin, who was sleeping soundly in his arms, covered the quilt for him and got up.

Liu Zhan quickly put on the thick robe, tied the belt casually, and opened the door, but was startled by the scene in front of him.

I saw that the corridor was waist-deep in heavy snow. If Liu Zhan wanted to go back to the house, he had to climb back through the snow with difficulty.

The Liu family, including Liu Chengxun's servants who came back, have never experienced a real severe winter. In previous years, Qiyun Mountain would only have waist-deep snow around the Spring Festival. As long as the snow is cleared every day, it will not hinder traffic.

So I didn't cover the corridor from snow so early, this time it reached this level in just one night, what if it rained for two days or three days in a row?

"Don't go back, don't freeze." Song Fenglin woke up at some point and was frowning looking at the heavy snow blocking the door like a wall.

Liu Zhan closed the door, there was really no need to go back through the snow, it would be better to wait here for the servants to get up early to clear the snow.

"Go to sleep." Liu Zhan took off his clothes again and hugged him.

Soon the servants of the Liu family got up early one after another, and were shocked by the heavy snow for a while. Butler Liu organized the servants to sweep the snow, but it was extremely difficult to clean up, so they had to clear the path that one person could pass without hindering going out.

Liu Xueyuan stayed up all night last night, and he really couldn't let go of the fact that the immortal gave orders.

As soon as Steward Liu and his servants cleared a path for people to leave, he immediately went to look for Liu Zhan, but he was in vain. There was no sleeper in Liu Zhan's room, and the bedding was still neatly stacked.

"Where's the young master?" Liu Xueyuan asked in surprise.

Some servants talk fast. "I seem to have seen the general go to Mr. Song's room last night."

The Liu family only has three yards or so, but there are more than a dozen servants, and the master can't hide it from the servants wherever he goes.

Butler Liu wanted to wink at them so that it would be too late, Liu Xueyuan couldn't wait for a moment, so he turned his head and headed towards Song Fenglin's room.

Liu Zhan hugged Song Fenglin back into the cage and fell asleep soundly. This was what Liu Xueyuan saw when he opened the door.

His son hugged Song Fenglin tightly, and Song Fenglin only showed half of his head, nestling in Liu Zhan's arms and pillowing Liu Zhan's arm. An invisible sense of intimacy filled the room with warmth.

Housekeeper Liu outside the house refused to let his servants pass by, thinking something bad happened, and he didn't know how Liu Zhan would deal with it.

After slamming the door shut, Liu Xueyuan turned around with a gloomy expression.

Liu Zhan has been close to Song Fenglin since the Song family's father and son came to Liu's house. Liu Xueyuan always believed that the two were similar in age and had experienced the same misfortune.

At this moment, Liu Xueyuan suddenly had an epiphany.

The so-called knowing son is like a father, his son seems to be casual, but his eyes are arrogant, and others can't easily get close to him.

Look at Li Xiaolian, Cao Zhuang, Wen Qingshan and Liu Zhan are brothers of loyalty, which one has the treatment of Song Fenglin?

Liu Xueyuan's heart raced and his face was ashen.