Tianmu City,
The sky is fine and cloudless, which is a good time for marriage.
The mansion was hung with red silk, the servants were smiling, and guests came in an endless stream.
In the attic in the backyard of the Ye Mansion, Madam Ye was dressing her daughter, saying auspicious words while combing:
"Comb your hair all the way to the end, and raise the case to the level of your eyebrows."
"Comb your hair twice to the end, and fly together with your wings together."
"Comb your hair three times to the end, and you will be together forever."
Today is the day when Miss Ye is getting married. The house is full of people, and everyone has a blessing smile on their face. After finishing her makeup and covering herself with red silk, a cannon sounded and the groom arrived at the gate.
The door was wide open, and Young Master Ye came forward and squatted down: "Don't be afraid, sister, I will carry you on my back."
The Ye family had few descendants. Although he was not tall, he stood very straight, with steady feet. He carried his sister on his back and walked towards the door step by step with determination.
"Grandma, look, the young lady is married."
"That's great! I heard that my son-in-law is handsome, talented, and humble. They will definitely live a happy life, right?"
“…”
Adu didn't care about not getting a response, and still looked over there happily.
Today is the day the eldest daughter is getting married. As a man, he is not allowed to enter the backyard, but the daughter allowed him to come and watch the ceremony because of his young age, so he came with his grandmother.
"That's great! Miss will be very beautiful today."
He sighed and subconsciously grabbed Qingle's sleeve.
Qingle: “…”
He looked at the hustle and bustle in the yard expressionlessly, his old face full of wrinkles.
On the day of heavy snow, she followed them to Tianmu City. At first, Adu wanted to let her stay with the young lady, even if it was just sweeping the floor occasionally. However, she did not do her job well and often had a stern face and kept silent, which made everyone very dissatisfied. They had no choice but to send her out of the mansion.
Adu was sold into the Ye family when he was young. He had no relatives or friends, so he regarded Qingle as his own grandmother and visited her whenever he had time.
Despite being very young, he always manages his food, clothing and daily necessities in good order.
Qingle lived a peaceful life again from then on.
"quack--"
A black crow called a few times on the treetop, then spread its wings and flew up, passing over the eaves and the pavilions, and finally landed on a vermilion wall.
Adu frowned immediately: "How can there be a crow? No, I'm going to shoot it down."
He looked left and right and saw a bamboo pole in the corner. He ran over, picked it up, and poked it at the wall: "Come down, I told you to come down. Don't you know it's unlucky on the young lady's wedding day? Go away."
Qingle frowned: "Crows are not ominous."
Ah Du turned around, looking puzzled: "Grandma, what did you say?"
Qingle frowned, not knowing why he had said that, but he subconsciously said, "There is a Fu tree on Tanggu. It arrives one day and leaves the next day, all carried by crows."
"In ancient times, the crow was a black bird, a symbol of good fortune."
Ah Du's eyes widened. "Really? But everyone says crows are ominous. Grandma, where did you hear that? I don't even know."
"Ga—"
Just then, a sharp crow cried.
Qingle subconsciously looked over and saw a crow flapping its wings and flying into the sky. He stared blankly, and the next second he screamed, "Ah!"
Boom——
There was a loud noise in front of the Ye family's door.
Adu was frightened, and then there was the sound of swords clashing. A maid screamed and ran towards him with a terrified look on her face. Bang, a long arrow pierced her body, and behind her, countless sharp arrows broke through the air.
“Run, run!”
Someone shouted,
Adu reacted, dropped the bamboo pole, ran over, grabbed Qingle and ran away.
He gritted his teeth, his whole body trembling, and he pulled the person's hand with great strength. Qingle frowned and tried to shake it off, but the hand was held tightly.
The sounds of painful howling continued behind them. They ran staggeringly, narrowly avoiding every sharp arrow, but just before they were about to escape from Ye Mansion, a sharp arrow pierced their flesh with a "whoosh".
Bang--
The boy fell to the ground.
Qingle was dragged down and fell to the ground.
Blood gushed out of Ah Du's mouth. He ignored the wound and didn't dare to look at what was behind him. He pushed Qingle hard: "Grandma, run away..."
He had no strength left, and his raised hand fell limply on his body.
Qingle turned around for the first time and looked at the young man. His pale eyebrows and mouth full of blood were very creepy. She felt that her eyes were a little blurry, but she actually saw stars in the young man's eyes, shining and captivating.
"Walk……"
Qingle turned and walked out of the small door.
There is a world of difference between them, separated by a wall. There is fighting inside the palace, but the world outside is peaceful.
Qingle moved his steps, step by step, towards the rented yard. He passed by vendors, some selling candied haws, some selling sesame cakes, and some who were laughingly discussing the Ye family's marriage.
'A match made in heaven', 'living in harmony', 'the husband of your dreams'... all these words were stuffed into my ears.
Qingle was wearing dark red clothes and walking with his head down. When he arrived at the courtyard where he lived, he raised his hand to push the door open, closed it with his back hand, went into the room, crawled into the quilt, and fell asleep.
…
"Have you heard? The Ye family was wiped out."
"Oh! My God, who did this? On such a happy day, this..."
"I heard that even newborn babies were not spared. Someone reported it to the police, but when they got there, they found that the person had already left."
Xihe and others heard such explosive news as soon as they entered the city. People on the street were discussing the affairs of the Ye family. When they stopped at the inn, Uncle Zhong went to ask the innkeeper.
After a moment, he came back and said, "It is said that the whole family was wiped out on the day of the eldest lady's wedding."
However, it didn't have much to do with them at the time. Although it was very tragic, they didn't ask about it anymore after learning about it. Tianmu is a big city with many new things, and it was overshadowed by other news in a few days.
After resting for two days, Xihe went straight to the back street of Ye Mansion.
"Knock, knock, knock."
"Hey, who are you looking for?"
The narrator heard a woman holding a vegetable basket asking cautiously.
Xihe looked up at the courtyard where a large 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 niece's granddaughter."
The young woman looked her up and down, and was relieved to see that she was well-behaved and neatly dressed.
"Are you talking about Adu's grandmother? Yes, she's inside, but she hasn't come out in a few days."
"It's good that you're here. Ah Du suffered as a result of the Ye family's misfortune. As an old woman with limited mobility, she doesn't know what to do next."
Only then did Xihe realize that Qingle was actually related to the Ye family.
He thanked the woman and then pushed the door open. The yard 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 dim room with a little light coming through the window and a person lying on the bed.
“…”
Lying down and standing up, the air seems 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.
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