Tianmu City,
The sky is beautiful and cloudless, which is a good time to get married.
The house was decorated with red silk, the servants were smiling, and there was an endless stream of guests.
In an attic in the backyard of Ye Mansion, Mrs. Ye was dressing her daughter, saying auspicious words while doing it:
"Once you comb your hair all the way to the end, your eyebrows will be straight when you raise your case."
"Two combs are combed to the end, and we fly together."
"Three combs are combed to the end, and we will always be united."
Today is the wedding day for Miss Ye's family. The house is full of people, with blessing smiles on their faces. After finishing dressing up and covering it with red silk, a cannon was fired and the groom arrived outside the gate.
The door of the room opened wide, and Young Master Ye came forward and knelt down: "Sister, don't be afraid, my brother will carry you."
There are few heirs in the Ye family. Although he is not tall, his body is extremely straight and his feet are steady. He carries his sister on his back and walks firmly to the door step by step.
"Grandma, look, the young lady is married."
"That's great. I heard that my uncle is handsome, talented in literature, and courteous to others. They will definitely live a happy life, right?"
"..."
Adu didn't care when he didn't get a response, and still looked over there happily.
Today is the day when the eldest lady is getting married. He is a man and is not allowed to enter the backyard. However, the lady allowed him to come to watch the ceremony because of his young age, so he brought his grandma with him.
"That's great. Miss must be very beautiful today."
He sighed and subconsciously tightened his grip on Qing Le's sleeves.
Qingle: "..."
He looked at the excitement in the yard expressionlessly, his old face full of wrinkles.
On the day of heavy snowfall, she followed them to Tianmu City. At first, Adu wanted to let her stay with the lady, even if she swept the floor occasionally, but it turned out that she couldn't do it well, and she often kept a straight face and said nothing, which made her angry. Everyone was very dissatisfied and had to send it outside the house.
Adu was sold into the Ye family since he was a child. He has no relatives and no connections. He seems to regard Qingle as his own grandmother and goes to see her whenever he has nothing to do.
Food and clothing, at a young age, can always be taken care of in an orderly manner.
Qing Le has lived a pure life since then.
"quack--"
A black crow crows a few times on the treetop, then spreads its wings and flies, passing over the eaves and across the pavilion, and finally stops on a vermilion wall.
Adu suddenly frowned: "Why is there a crow? No, I have to kill it."
Looking left and right, I saw a bamboo pole in the corner. I ran over, picked it up, and poked it at the wall: "Come down, I'll let you down. Don't you know it's unlucky for my lady's big day? Go away."
Qing Le frowned: "Crows are not an ominous thing."
Adu turned his head with a puzzled look on his face: "Grandma, what did you say?"
Qing Le frowned, not knowing why he said those words, but he still subconsciously said: "There are support bars on the Tang Valley. One day, one day arrives, one day, one day leaves, they are all contained in the crow."
"In ancient times, crows were black birds and a good omen."
Adu's eyes widened: "Really? But everyone says that crows are ominous things. Grandma, where did you hear this? I don't even know."
"Gah——"
Just then, there was a sharp crow call.
Qingle subconsciously looked over and saw a crow flying up into the sky with fluttering wings. He stared blankly, and the next second he screamed: "Ah!"
Boom——
There was a loud noise in front of Ye's house.
Adu was frightened, and then there was the sound of gold and iron clashing. A maidservant screamed and ran this way, with a look of horror on her face. Bang, a long arrow passed through her body, and behind her, countless sharp arrows Coming through the sky.
"Run quickly, run as far as possible!"
I don’t know who shouted,
Adu reacted, dropped the bamboo pole, ran over and grabbed Qingle and ran away.
He gritted his teeth, trembled all over, and held the hand with great strength. Qingle frowned and tried to shake him off, but was held tightly.
The sounds of pain and wailing behind them continued. They ran staggeringly, narrowly avoiding every sharp arrow, but before they were about to escape from Ye Mansion, there was a 'pop' sound, and a sharp arrow penetrated their flesh.
boom--
The boy fell to the ground.
Qing Le was implicated and fell to the ground.
Blood gushed out from Adu's mouth. He didn't care about the wound, and he didn't dare to look at what was behind him. He pushed Qingle hard: "Grandma, run away..."
He had no strength left, and the raised hand rested softly on his body.
Qing Le turned around for the first time. She looked at the young man. His dull eyebrows and a mouthful of blood were very frightening. She felt that she was a little dim-sighted, but she actually saw stars in the sky in the young man's eyes. They were sparkling and heart-wrenching.
"Walk……"
Qingle turned around and walked out of the small door.
Separated by a wall, there is a world of difference. Fighting is everywhere inside the house, but the world outside the house is peaceful.
Qing Le moved her steps, step by step, towards the rental yard, passing by vendors, including those selling candied haws, some selling sesame seeds, and those chatting happily about the Ye family's marriage.
'A match made in heaven', 'A perfect match', 'A perfect match'... stuffed into the ears.
Qingle wore dark red clothes and walked with her head down. She walked to the small courtyard where she lived, raised her hand to push the door in, closed it with her backhand, went indoors, got under the quilt, and fell asleep.
…
"Have you heard? The Ye family was wiped out."
"Ah! Oh my God, who did this? On the big day, this..."
"I heard that newborn babies were not spared. Someone reported it to the police, but when they went there they found that they had already left."
Xihe and others heard such explosive news as soon as they entered the city. People all over the street were discussing the Ye family's affairs. When they stopped at the inn, Uncle Zhong went to ask the shopkeeper.
He came back after a while: "It is said that on the day of the eldest lady's wedding, the whole family was wiped out."
However, it didn't have much to do with them at this time. Although it was very miserable, I didn't bother to ask about it after understanding it. Wushuang City has thirty big cities, and there are many new things in the city, and it will be overshadowed by other news within two days.
After two days of rest, Xihe went straight to the back streets of Yefu.
"Dong dong dong."
"Hey, who are you looking for?"
In the narration, a woman holding a vegetable basket asked cautiously.
Xihe looked up at the yard where a big locust tree was planted, and said to the woman with a smile: "Excuse me, madam, is there an old woman living here? I am her grandniece."
The young woman looked her up and down and felt relieved to see that she was well behaved and neatly dressed.
"Are you talking about Adu's grandma? Yes, she is inside, but no one has come out for several days."
"It doesn't matter if you are here, if something happens to the Ye family, Adu will suffer a disaster. She is an old man with limited mobility, and she doesn't know what to do next."
Only then did Xihe realize that Qing Le was actually related to the Ye family.
After thanking the woman, she pushed the door open and went in. The courtyard was full of fallen leaves, the table was covered with bird droppings, and there was a familiar smell in the main room... Xihe paused, walked over, and opened the door.
It was a dark room, with a little light coming from the window, and someone lying on the bed.
"..."
Lying down and standing, the air seemed to be still.
After an unknown amount of time, Xihe turned around, opened the door and left, but the figure on the bed did not move.
