Chapter 772 Extra 50
Huo Qingluo blinked, confused, but still explained, "No."
"This isn't the first time I've saved someone, and you're not a stranger. You're the young leader of the Cao Clan, right? I've heard of you."
"Even when you were in the capital, I heard legends about you."
When she was young, she was quite curious.
But she didn't know why, but whenever the Cao Gang was mentioned, her parents looked a little strange.
Her mother sometimes sighs.
She also didn't know whether her parents knew anyone from the Cao Gang.
Huo Qingluo didn't know why, but when she looked at him, she wanted to help.
Especially when I see his clear and fragile look, I feel that I can't just ignore him.
Cao Wenci restrained his expression, took out a jade pendant from his waist, handed it to Huo Qingluo, and said, "This is a thank you gift!"
Huo Qingluo looked at the jade pendant in her hand and felt that the texture was very good.
She saved people without intending to collect anything.
Just then, a voice calling her came from not far away.
"Qingluo, Qingluo..."
"Miss Huo!"
Huo Qingluo turned her head to look, and when she came to her senses and turned back to look for Cao Wenci, Cao Wenci was gone.
"Hey, why is the person gone?"
Huo Qingluo looked around but couldn't find anyone, so she had to go back.
Su Ruoqing looked at her absent-mindedly and asked, "What's wrong?"
Huo Qingluo shook her head and said, "Nothing."
"Mom, tell me, now that the Great Yan Kingdom is peaceful and prosperous, are there still such things as pursuits and assassinations?"
Su Ruoqing said: "Of course there are. There are many fighting and killings among the various factions in the martial arts world."
"Don't assume that the security in the capital is necessarily good. There are many martial arts masters, and it's normal for them to sneak into the capital without anyone noticing."
"So, you must bring guards with you when you go out."
"Also, your father has killed barbarian generals and generals from other countries on the battlefield before. They may hold a grudge and want to kill us, so you and I must be cautious and make sure not to cause trouble for your father and brother."
Huo Qingluo listened carefully and nodded.
So over the years, Huo Qingluo has actually never left the capital.
Sometimes she really wanted to go out and take a look.
…
Only after Huo Qingluo left did Cao Wenci come out from the dark.
Soon, a man in full military attire appeared, knelt before Cao Wenci, and said, "Master, I am late."
"It's okay, just deal with the body."
"Master, was that the little girl the Patriarch mentioned back then?"
Cao Ying could still remember that the master of the family was obsessed with training his master to become the top scholar. He had extremely strict and harsh requirements on his master since he was a child, just to make his master eligible to marry General Huo's daughter in the future.
This was the patriarch's obsession back then.
Maybe it’s just because the head of the family didn’t marry Mrs. Huo back then.
Cao Ying is the master's shadow guard, so he knows about this.
Unfortunately, what happened to the Cao family a few years ago, and what the master suffered, changed everything.
The master had to become cold and strong, only in this way could he find the murderer and take revenge.
Cao Wen said, "My revenge has not yet been taken. There is no need to talk about these things again."
After a pause, Cao Wenci added, "Don't involve her."
"I know."
"But Master, you gave Miss Huo the jade pendant you've worn since childhood. That's actually..."
Before Cao Ying could finish his words, Cao Wenci used his internal force to silence him.
Cao Ying felt uneasy, as that was clearly something the head of the family had left for her to wear as a token of her engagement with Miss Huo.
The master is in such a state now, I guess he doesn’t dare to think about it.
He still remembered that when the master was a child, the owner of the house didn't know how to get Miss Huo's portrait and showed it to the master.
In order to motivate the master, he would study hard and practice martial arts, so that he could become a well-rounded man of both civil and military talents, and be the best in the Great Yan Dynasty.
I have to say that the Miss Huo family was very cute when they were young.
In order to accumulate enough wealth, the head of the family expanded his family property many times.
…
On the other side, after Huo Qingluo returned home and had dinner, she lay on the bed, tossing and turning but couldn't fall asleep.
The image of Cao Wenci flashed involuntarily in my mind.
She lay there for a long time but couldn't fall asleep.
She simply got up, went to the desk, lit a candle, and took out the jade pendant Cao Wenci gave her to look at.
"Cao Wenci!"
Huo Qingluo held her chin, thought for a moment, then put on some clothes and went to the study to find a book to read.
She was looking for books about the Cao family.
But after searching for a long time, I only saw a few fragments of records, all of which were official content.
Until the next morning, when Huo Qingluo woke up, she still looked like she hadn't slept well.
While eating breakfast, Su Ruoqing looked at Huo Qingluo's dark circles and said, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Huo Qingluo yawned and said, "It's nothing, I just stayed up late to read a book."
Huo Qingluo feels free and at ease at home.
Her mother cares about her and loves her very much, but she does not restrict her freedom.
She knew that probably because her grandmother was very irresponsible, her mother had never felt maternal love since childhood, so her mother was very good to her and her brother.
But don't over-control them.
So at home, Huo Qingluo felt very comfortable.
She stayed up late to play, and her mother let her do it.
She didn't want to learn music, chess, calligraphy or painting, and her mother let her do it.
Anyway, she studies whatever she is interested in.
For example, she likes to wield swords and guns.
"Well, I asked the kitchen to make your favorite food. Eat your fill first, and then take a nap if you feel sleepy later."
"Yeah, okay."
While eating breakfast, Huo Qingluo was also thinking about things.
As if she had thought of something, Huo Qingluo asked, "Mom, do you know the Cao family?"
Su Ruoqing looked at Huo Qingluo's curious eyes with amusement and said, "Why do you ask that?"
Huo Qingluo spoke directly, "I remember when you and your parents mentioned the Cao family when we were little, especially five years ago, you sighed."
"I was young at the time and didn't quite understand it, but when I think about it now, I'm still quite curious."
"I just happened to see some information related to the Cao family last night."
When Su Ruoqing talks to her daughter, she never thinks that she is a child and says nothing.
Anyway, she has grown up, and some things can be told to her.
"Actually, these are all things that happened in Liuhe Village back then."
"Back then, your mother and I didn't have a good reputation in Liuhe Village..."
"Later, I learned some skills from my third aunt and would help look after the store on weekdays. That's when I met Cao Chuxian. At that time, he was still the young master of the Cao family..."
"I never thought he had any feelings for me. After what I went through before, I changed my ways and didn't dare to think about anything else. I just wanted to learn skills and abilities peacefully..."
"I later found out that Cao Chuxian actually went home and told his family that he wanted to marry me. At that time, I was a country girl with a bad reputation, but he was the young master of the Cao Gang, talented and capable, and well-known..."
"Later, the old lady of the Cao family locked him up and sent people to cause trouble..."
Su Ruoqing told everything that happened that year.
Although it was said simply, Huo Qingluo could still imagine some details.
"So, in fact, at that time, the Cao family didn't know what the Su family's status was in Liuhe Village. Even though you had a bad reputation at the time, even though you had experienced some things before, he still wanted to marry you and was devoted to you."
"Love comes from nowhere and goes on forever!"
Huo Qingluo sighed.
Su Ruoqing said with a smile: "I didn't have that feeling towards him at the time, because he didn't tell me. He made his attitude clear to his family first."
Huo Qingluo held her chin and said, "Mother, if he had told you what he was thinking at that time, what would you have done?"
Su Ruoqing smiled faintly and said, "There are no ifs. Later, we returned to the capital, and I met your father. Your father was really good to me. Even when people in the capital were talking about me, your father didn't care at all. He protected me and treated me sincerely."
"But I never thought Cao Chuxian would always keep it in his heart."
"Hey, it's not easy for him either."
This is just Su Ruoqing's objective judgment.
"He and his wife passed away early. There was an internal conflict within the Cao family, and someone was hunting them. I heard that the young leader of the Cao family, Cao Chuxian and his wife's son, was also seriously injured. But even so, he supported the Cao family at the age of twelve. It's been more than five years."
When Su Ruoqing spoke of this, she also looked sighing with emotion.
"When he first came to the capital for business, your father and I met him, and he mentioned..."
As if she thought of something, Su Ruoqing quickly stopped talking.
Huo Qingluo asked curiously, "Mom, what did you bring up?"
Su Ruoqing said: "Don't be curious, it's nothing, just catching up on the past."
In fact, Cao Chuxian was thinking of letting his son take the imperial examination so that he could marry Qingluo if he became the top scorer.
She had met Cao Chuxian's son at that time. He was very handsome at a young age, spoke politely and modestly, and had solid knowledge. He was really good.
Moreover, he has a good temperament at a young age and is calm and steady.
Su Ruoqing was actually happy when she thought of her daughter who was as naughty as a monkey.
But now a big change has happened to the Cao family. Cao Chuxian is dead, and no one knows what happened to Cao Wenci.
I heard that he gave up studying.
Obviously, no one has that idea anymore.
After all, these are the ideas of the elders and cannot be imposed on children.
So Su Ruoqing could only sigh at the fate that played tricks on her.
She didn't tell her daughter because she didn't want to cause her unnecessary trouble.
Huo Qingluo nodded.
It feels like listening to a story, and I always feel that there are regrets in the story.
But it’s obvious that my parents are very happy together.
But she seemed to be hearing another story.
Thinking of Cao Wenci's appearance again, Huo Qingluo's heart softened.
I can't help but feel sorry for that person.
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