Jiaohua

Chapter 1595 Brother and sister recognize each other
Two days later it’s New Year’s Eve.

Inside Qingji Pass, bright lanterns are hung high, shining brightly with golden lights, creating an atmosphere of joy and happiness.

The chains of lights are like long dragons, stretching from the fortress to the village, connected by tall poles erected along the road. The poles are covered with colorful silk coils, and the branches are long and slanting. Each branch is hung with delicate small ball flowers that are carefully twisted by hand. Under the lanterns, they are crystal clear and colorful, shining beautifully.

The village is actually not big, but there are too many soldiers stationed there. The colorful lights outside the village form a sea of ​​stars, and the moonlight shining on thousands of mountains is somewhat inferior here.

Wang Fengnian sent a box of clothes, and Xia Zhaoyi chose a jacket with gold and silver thread and butterfly and flowers. The bright red dress was bright and delicate, which made her complexion, which had been ill for many days, look rosy and clear. She wore a scarlet and white fur coat embroidered with wood fragrance patterns. The elegant patterns not only neutralized the nobleness of the red face, but also made her cold temperament more charming and sweet.

She had been in the room all the time, waiting to go see Shen Lie, who had just given birth to Zhai Jin.

Xia Zhaoxue stayed by her side.

While chatting, Xia Zhaoxue suddenly asked what it was like to celebrate the New Year on Liling Mountain.

Xia Zhaoyi replied with a smile, "It's not very stylish."

Festivals are just ordinary things to her master. The only special thing is that most festivals are related to solar terms and the constellations in the sky.

Xia Zhaoxue asked again: "It's so cold and lonely in the mountains during the New Year, didn't Zhaoyi ever think of taking you back to Beijing?"

"I am much younger than her. I was still very young at that time and had to learn a lot from my master."

"Does she usually take care of you?"

Xia Zhaoyi thought about it and nodded: "Yes."

"She has such a hard time," Xia Zhaoxue frowned, "It's all my father's fault."

"..."

"It's okay," Xia Zhaoyi smiled, "Second brother, I'm very good. I will only make my sister happy and won't make her suffer."

Xia Zhaoxue curved his lips lightly, and his voice suddenly sank: "Since I joined the army again, I have been trying to find her for the past few years. The fire at Qingmei Ridge completely burned her to ashes. I tried every possible means, but in the end I only found a few Taoist priests."

Xia Zhaoyi said: "People die and their bodies perish, but Second Brother still cares about these things."

"Like fallen leaves, they return to their roots. I want to take her to Liling and bury her there."

Xia Zhaoyi changed the subject: "What kind of Taoist priest is this, second brother? Where is he from?"

"Huangmenhai, you may not have heard of this place."

Xia Zhaoyi had indeed never heard of it.

But she had heard about the Taoist priests in the north from Yang Guanxian.

Yang Guanxian has triplets. The second one is named Yang Changshan and the third one is named Yang Changjun.

The three of them have identical faces, and can only be distinguished by their body shapes.

Yang Guanxian is as good as three others, while Yang Changshan has an immortal air and is a leisurely Taoist who practices seclusion.

The one who traced all the way to the northern border was Yang Changshan.

Yang Guanxian mentioned that many Taoists and sorcerers came to the northern border at that time. They gathered in a small town on the banks of the Unyielding River to discuss the body of "Xia Zhaoyi" on Qingmei Ridge.

Maybe that place is Huangmen Sea.

However, what the world, including my second brother, did not know was that Master Lin Qingfeng had dug up her grave before anyone else, cremated her into ashes, and took her away from the northern border.

After thinking for a while, Xia Zhaoyi said gently: "Second brother, I will tell you what I have learned over the years."

When Shen Lie came over, he heard Xia Zhaoyi saying this slowly.

He paused for a moment, afraid to interrupt her.

But she didn't mention that she had asked him to scatter the ashes in the mountains. She told her second brother that she had just scattered them in the air.

Shen Lie lowered his eyebrows, and his clear eyes became gentle.

He knew that she said this because she was afraid that Xia Zhaoxue would feel resentful towards him.

After listening to her, Xia Zhaoxue was silent for a long time.

Shen Lie then knocked lightly on the open door.

"Second brother, let's go." Xia Zhaoyi said softly.

Xia Zhaoxue looked at the flame on the candlestick with a confused look in his eyes.

Shen Lie said in a deep voice: "Second Brother Xia?"

Xia Zhaoxue smiled and raised his eyes and said, "You go first."

Red light spread around his clear black eyes, and suppressed tears swirled in them, shimmering in the candlelight.

He glanced at them, quickly avoided their sight, stood up and said, "I'll go back to my room first."

Xia Zhaoyi watched him leave without calling out to him again.

Shen Lie came over and said in a low voice: "Miss Xia is the wound in Second Brother Xia's heart. It can't be healed. He will never let it go in this life."

Xia Zhaoyi kept looking at the door, her voice surprisingly calm: "Shen Lie, do you think my second brother would be happy if my sister was still alive?"

Shen Lie's dark eyes were deep: "I'm sure you'll be very happy."

"If my sister can live, then what about those soldiers who died with her on the execution ground? Why can't they live?"

As he spoke, Xia Zhaoyi's eyes showed confusion. "Moreover, if my sister survived and reunited with my second brother, then wouldn't the deaths of those soldiers who were executed with her become pathetic? They shed their blood together, but someone got up from the coffin and ran to reunite with their family. How unfair."

"Ali," Shen Lie held her hand, "Don't let your imagination run wild. If they knew about this, they would definitely be happy to see Madam Xia recognize your second brother."

Xia Zhaoyi smiled faintly: "My sister will feel sorry for her second brother and can't bear to see him sad. But my sister will also be confused and afraid that her second brother will not know how to deal with himself after knowing the truth. Over the years, her second brother has been alone and suffered a lot."

"Also," Xia Zhaoyi looked up into Shen Lie's dark eyes, "Shen Lie, do you think my second brother will hate my sister? In the past few years, he must have hated her many times, hating why she took the initiative to die for him. Second brother may hate himself even more, hating that he failed to cherish the life that my sister had exchanged for, failed to defend the Duke Dingguo Mansion, and failed to avenge her."

Only then did Shen Lie realize that she had so many concerns in her heart.

Shen Lie's eyes were filled with distress: "If there is another chance, do you think your sister will choose to die for him again?"

Xia Zhaoyi smiled: "Yes."

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"Because she had been arrested before, she knew exactly what kind of torture she would have to endure after being arrested. She couldn't bear to let her second brother go through that torture."

Shen Lie felt inexplicably sad: "Their relationship as siblings must be very good."

"It's not just brother-sister love, it's also comradeship. If it was my second brother, he wouldn't have let my sister suffer. Even if it wasn't my sister, but any of his comrades, my second brother would have been willing to take the punishment for them. Before he joined the army, he loved making friends and had blocked swords for others more than once. He has at least three wounds on his body, which were caused by him using his body as a shield to protect his friends."

Shen Lie curved his lips and said, "Your second brother and your eldest sister are both very affectionate people."

"You are no different. Otherwise, how could you have listened to Shen An for so many years? And," Xia Zhaoyi's clear eyes seemed to look into his eyes, and she took a step closer to him with a faint smile, "Shen Lie, are you still going to call me like that?"

"…What did I call?"

"Your elder sister." Xia Zhaoyi smiled slowly.

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