Step on a branch

Chapter 280 Old Brothers and Sisters
Madam Yongninghou's eyes suddenly darkened.

Qin Luan saw it in her eyes and knew that her grandmother must still remember what happened that year, but she didn't want to mention it or think about it.

Among the people sitting, only the second uncle lowered his head, looking sleepy.

Madam Hou sighed, "I remember."

When the chaos of the previous dynasty should be counted, each has its own theory.

Royal men are unhappy and don't live long.

Wearing a dragon robe at a young age, the emperor died within a year or two of sitting.

Of course it is impossible to have an heir, so I have to let my younger brother succeed me.

Repeated several times, the younger brother was not enough, so he had no choice but to go to the clan to adopt a young child and let him be the emperor.

As a result, there are many princesses and eldest princesses, and there is no shortage of noble and powerful sons-in-law. Gradually, they fight for power and profit, and each divides territory, dragging the previous dynasty to a separatist situation.

Emperor Changxing was the one who lived longer among those little emperors.

But what's the use?
He's just a puppet.

What's more, the general situation is gone, even his brothers-in-law and uncle can't control the chaos in the world, and they just want to get some benefits from it. As an emperor, he might as well not be an emperor.

In the third year of Changxing, Zhao Hui launched an uprising, and soon after, Qin Yin raised his troops to follow.

Tyrants from all over the country rose up one after another, quickly seized the city, and developed and expanded.

There are alliances, and there are sworn enemies.

Rebel by having allies.

In the sixth year of Changxing, when Zhao Hui led his troops to go out for an expedition, the city where he was stationed was attacked by his allies with swords drawn.

Mrs. Hou was considered brave and good at fighting, she carried the banner of command, and together with the remaining soldiers and women with martial arts skills, stopped them.

However, the allies bared their fangs in the city, leaving the women, children, old and weak who stayed behind, and even lost the guards on the city wall. They could only delay as much as possible and let those who were unable to resist go first.

She didn't escape from the city until she was exhausted.

Those people only wanted the city and money, and they didn't kill all the fleeing people, giving them a little chance to breathe.

However, there are still many, many people who have not escaped.

Mrs. Hou lost two sons.

Her real eldest son and second son died in the city in order to protect the young Qin Wei and Qin Zhi.

The little Qin Wei scrambled and crawled out of the city with his younger brother on his back. When he saw his mother, the two children couldn't even cry.

Not only the Qin family, but the sons and daughters of the main Zhao family are also missing.

With no way to go back to the city to find someone, Mrs. Hou could only endure the pain of losing her son, and together with other people who still had energy, they took the escaped people to a nearby town.

Soon, they waited for the rescue force.

It's just that the resident city is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The main army was still fighting ahead and could not withdraw. The soldiers who only relied on returning to rescue were unable to conquer the high city wall at all. They could only leave here with the reinforcements and go to the cities occupied by other Zhao families.

Two months later, they won that battle.

The protagonist seems to have accepted the grief of losing his son and daughter, regained his strength, and led the army to fight back.

The army approached the city.

Before dawn, two children appeared in the distance in front of the tent.

The soldiers watching from the tower stared at them for a while, but they didn't dare to confirm, so they invited Qin Yin up.

Qin Yin, who had eyes like eagles, stared blankly for a long time.

He recognized it, but dared not.

How can those two children look like the son and princess of the lord's family?
The beggar who rolled in the mud was cleaner than the two of them.

The pair of children were the young Zhao Lin and Zhao Gui.

When Zhao Hui heard the news, he didn't bother to put on shoes and drape, and rushed out with his long hair loose, holding the child and crying loudly.

Zhao Lin and Zhao Gui also cried.

Zhao Gui was tired from crying, so she was carried back by Mrs. Hou, washed and tidied up for her, filled her stomach, and fell into a deep sleep.

After Zhao Lin finished crying, he became proud.

When the incident happened that day, Zhao Lin wanted to take Zhao Gui out of the city, but unfortunately the two children ran the wrong way and almost bumped into the face of the rebels, so they had to hide in the nearby houses.

By the time the rebels passed by and they came out again, it was already too late.

With no hope of escaping from the city, Zhao Lin dug out the worn-out children's clothes from the residence, changed them for himself and his sister, and painted his face dirty.

When the rebels closed the city gate and counted the number of people in the city, he and Zhao Gui stood in the crowd.

None of the rebel generals and civilians who had time to leave knew their brothers and sisters, and only regarded them as ordinary boys.

The summer is hot, and the corpses in the city need to be cleaned up to avoid the disease.

The rebels were too lazy to do it, so they threw it to the surviving civilians.

Zhao Lin worked as a coolie for them.

Although he is young, he is willing to work and does not complain about hardships. He only asks for a little food to fill his stomach.

Someone felt sorry for the two children and gave them a little ration. Anyway, the little ones also have a small appetite, so they can't eat a few bites.

Seven-year-old Zhao Lin supported himself and his younger sister by relying on his childish strength, and was waiting for news from his father.

He knew his father had won the battle.

He knew that his father was coming back to recover the city.

But he suddenly heard that someone in the rebel army suspected that Zhao Hui's son and daughter were still in the city.

Before the rebels searched extensively, Zhao Lin took advantage of the darkness to crawl out of the city from a dog hole at the foot of the city wall that was only big enough for a child, and hid in the woods with Zhao Gui.

After waiting for several days, I drank water to quench my thirst and fruit to satisfy my hunger.

One night, he met a big worm that came to the river to drink water. Thanks to Zhao Lin's ability to climb trees, he climbed to the top of the tree with Zhao Gui on his back.

The tiger lost interest, drank water, watched them for a quarter of an hour, and then left.

Then, they waited until the army was stationed.

On the flag flying high, the word "Zhao" is written.

They have found a home.

Recalling the scene back then, the eyes of the eldest princess were also a little red.

Although she was young at that time, those difficult memories were deeply engraved in her mind.

She still remembered how proud her brother was at that time.

Proud that he protected her.

Obviously, no matter how burdensome she is, with my brother's ability, he can escape from the city that day and evacuate with the others.

It wasn't anything to be blamed for not rescuing her.

But the elder brother carried her on his shoulders and resisted in his heart.

She couldn't get enough to eat, and he was even hungrier.

The elder brother never had the slightest thought of ignoring her until he brought her back to her relatives.

On the side, Mrs. Yongning Hou calmed down her mood.

She knew the reason why the eldest princess brought up the old story.

If they want to get out of Qiyang Mansion, these old faces almost have no chance.

Only new faces can give it a try.

Just like how their brother and sister survived in the city and were not taken hostage because no one recognized them.

"Are there any portraits posted in the city?" Mrs. Hou asked Ari.

A Rui shook her head: "There is no portrait yet."

"Erlang's daughter-in-law, Ah Feng, and A Luan," Madam Hou nodded, "They are all new faces in Qiyang."

When Qin Yuan heard this, she hurriedly said, "What about me? No one recognizes me!"

When Ji heard this, he glared at his daughter.

She has regarded sending the will as her mission, the eldest son is excellent in martial arts, and the eldest girl is profound in Taoism, both are capable people.

Where is Ah Yuan?
In the competition on the school field, Ah Yuan did not lose to her peers, and men of the same age were all defeated by her.

But what they have to face is not the school field, but life-threatening, what can Ah Yuan do when one fights ten?
She even dared to brag about "one beats five".

Promise!

　The circle of book friends issued monthly tickets to the activity building.

　　The operating funds are small, so the number of tickets for the event is small, and everyone is first come, first served.

　　I see that there are book friends in the activity building who replied on the evening of the 31st and voted today. It seems that the system does not count this, and the system counts the replies starting from the 1st.

　　See you tomorrow~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)