into the bosom

Chapter 412

As soon as Xu Jiao entered the door, he saw a figure standing with his hands behind his back.

It was Jing Shangshu, dressed in a half-worn gray Taoist robe, because of his thin figure, and the half-scattered hair that was completely frosty white at some point on his shoulders, he felt like a fairy. Looking up at the painting hanging on the wall, it was the blue and green landscape painting that Xu Jiao's eyes lit up the first time he looked at it, which was made by Mr. Jiuyi.

Xu Jiao looked at Jing Shangshu in front of him, and felt a little unbearable in his heart. The old man in front of him was actually a pitiful person.His most valued son died unwillingly for the sake of this family.But now, his most valued grandson is making the same mistakes again.

Sending a white-haired person to a black-haired person is the most painful thing in the world, but the old man in front of him has experienced it once and again.What's more, what he lost was not only a son or a grandson, but also the hope of Jing's prosperity.Xu Jiao suddenly understood why Jing Shangshu's gray hair turned white within a year when she left, maybe it was because he was really sad, so he couldn't care about anything, he really just wanted to take his eyes off him. Up and down the house, go back to your hometown?

Perhaps she hadn't moved for a long time, and Jing Shangshu, who had been standing with his hands behind his back, felt something strange and looked over suspiciously.

Xu Jiao suppressed all kinds of doubts for the time being, squatted down and bowed deeply, and called out, "Grandfather!"

Jing Shangshu really aged a lot, his face was pale, his face was rosy before, but now he looks old, with an unhealthy bluish-white color, his eyes are sunken, and his eyes are more sharp.But at this time, those sharp eyes no longer had the gentle pretense of the past, and stared at Xu Jiao closely with a scrutiny that no longer concealed.

If it were someone else, I'm afraid she would have been unable to hold back under the knife-like gaze, but Xu Jiao was not at all unusual, let him look at her, her eyes looked at her nose, her nose looked at her heart, she remained calm and calm. .

Jing Shangshu's eyes flickered for a moment, then he finally looked away, and asked in a deep voice, "Why do you want to come back?"

The person in front of her is so smart and transparent, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Feng An is a dragon's lake and a tiger's den. Logically, with her intelligence, she shouldn't have come back.

"I didn't intend to come back, but I received news from Feng'an. Due to the current situation in the Central Plains, I received the news a little late, but now that I know, I have to come back." Xu Jiao's eyes were clear, and his tone was even more flat, but Because of this, Jing Shangshu, who has been immersed in the officialdom for most of his life, can see through the truth of her words at a glance.

Jing Shangshu raised his eyebrows, "Understood, what will you do when you come back?"

"What about grandfather? How about grandfather? Are you really going to leave everything here and take the whole family back to your hometown?" Xu Jiao asked without answering.

Jing Shangshu's eyebrows twitched, and his eyes sank when he looked at her, but after a while, he turned his eyes away again, looking up at the painting hanging on the wall just like before.

Xu Jiao was stunned for a moment, the old fox in front of her couldn't be more clear about her true identity, don't say she is just a counterfeit, even if she is the real Jing Yue, married daughter, splashed water, Jing Shangshu is afraid that something will happen He would never confide in her easily.

Xu Jiao took a deep breath, calmed down his tone, raised his head and looked up at the green landscape like Jing Shangshu, and then said, "There are some things that my grandfather may not know. Since I was not married, Your Majesty asked me to copy it. Father's painting."

Xu Jiaoping's plain words finally caused Jing Shangshu's heart to jump in shock, and he suddenly turned his eyes to look at Xu Jiao, with the complexity and horror that couldn't be hidden in his eyes.

Xu Jiaoping looked back at him calmly, with the corners of his mouth lightly curled up, "I just came back yesterday, and His Majesty actually mentioned this matter again, I really couldn't wait. And I came to Jingfu today, before leaving the palace yesterday, His Majesty specially waited, Mention mine."

Xu Jiao noticed that every time she said a sentence, the expression on Jing Shang's writing changed momentarily, but the change was deep and deep. Can't see the emotion either.

This old fox!Today Xu Jiao was not in the mood to flirt with him any longer. He frowned and said decisively, "What did my father do in the month when he entered the palace? I am afraid that those few paintings were made at that time. There is a secret in the painting, and it is not a small one, and it must not be known by others, so, shortly after my father left the palace, my uncle appeared on the expedition list, this is basically a murderous trap set up against my father."

"Father is clear, and grandfather is also clear. For the sake of the Jing family, even if my father is unwilling, he has no choice. And grandfather, in order to protect the Jing family, he abandoned my father." Xu Jiao fixed his eyes on Jing Shangshu as he spoke, and did not hide it anymore. Tucked away, under the gaze of the clear eyes, it seems that all the hidden dirt can't be hidden, every word is sonorous, like a knife, cutting people's hearts with pain.

Jing Shangshu's Duanning face was torn apart inch by inch, and his old and skinny hands trembled uncontrollably.

Seeing it, Xu Jiao shrank her pupils unbearably, but she gritted her teeth and thought to herself, she must not soften her heart, she just wanted to completely break the old man's defenses, so that she could be honest with him, they obviously have the same enemy, and they obviously can Standing on the same front, let alone Mr. Jiu Yi or Jing Qin, it should be fair to seek justice for them, not only her daughter and sister, but also his father and grandfather.

"Give it up and give it up. My father's death brought peace and wealth to the Jing family for more than ten years. My grandfather may have forgotten it long ago. But now the second brother... my grandfather knows who it belongs to." Wrong. The second brother worked hard for him, but as for him, once something happened, he would push the second brother out without hesitation, abandon it as soon as he said it, give up as soon as he said it, a cunning rabbit will die like a dog, and a bird will do his best to hide it. Both father and son are the same Liang Bo, then we can only accept our fate. Are the two lives of our family so easy to forget? Those are two lives. Those are my father and elder brother. Those are the son and grandson you value most, grandfather. Are you really willing? Are you really not even asking for justice for them?"

Xu Jiao's handwriting was like a knife, mercilessly, he specifically picked Jing Shangshu's sore spot, piercing straight until all Jing Shangshu's restraint was in vain, the blood on his face struggled to flow out little by little along with the wound in his heart Outside the body, there was a pale face, he couldn't stand up, staggered back, his legs touched the chair behind him, and when he softened, he slumped in that chair, and after a while, he Only then did he gather his strength, and raised his eyes again to look at the sweet-looking young woman in front of her, whose face was sinking like water, and her eyes and eyebrows were full of power.

"What do you want to do?" Jing Shangshu asked weakly.He knew that the woman in front of him was smart and cunning, but he never expected that she could see the secrets of the family so clearly.At this moment, looking at the person in front of him, he felt complicated. If this was his own granddaughter, then maybe...

"Grandfather, don't be afraid of me." Xu Jiao easily understood the trace of suspicion and guard in Jing Shangshu's complex eyes, and said in a flat tone, "Even if I don't have the blood of the Jing family on my body, I think I am My mother's daughter, I am Jing Yue, and I will never do anything that harms the Jing family."

Because of her words, most of the panic in Jing Shangshu's heart subsided for a moment, but the other half still lingered, making him hang in the air in panic, "You know all this, then you What exactly do you want to do? How to... seek your so-called justice?"

"It's not so much, revenge for revenge, revenge for injustice! I'm a vengeful person in my bones. I don't see my enemy hurting my relatives again and again, but I can still stand high. I always want him to fall into the quagmire. Taste the taste of losing everything and living a life worse than death." Xu Jiao smiled sweetly, but spoke the most cruel words in the softest voice.

Even Jing Shangshu felt cold on the soles of his feet at that moment, even if he was not her enemy.

"So... grandpa will cooperate with me, right? After all, our purpose is the same." Xu Jiao said with a smile.

This time, Jing Shangshu really felt the chill running down his spine, this time, it was for himself, he shrank his pupils, looked at the smiling woman in front of him, his back was soaked in sweat in a blink of an eye.

"Grandpa wants to ask me how I know?" Seeing that the corners of his mouth were open, but he didn't utter a word for a long time, Xu Jiao said with a smile, "Actually, when I first heard that grandpa actually wanted to bring his family back to his hometown." , really angry and puzzled, angry at grandfather that you really want to let your father and second elder brother die in vain like this, thinking that you, grandfather, are confused and don't know that you will bring disaster to the Jing family if you leave. But when I think about it carefully, there are no rumors about this matter, and my grandmother never revealed it to me just now, thinking about it, this is still a tightly guarded secret, and my sister-in-law must have been ordered not to spread it to the outside world."

"It's just that my sister-in-law and I have always been friends since we were in our boudoir, and she doesn't know my true identity, so she only regards me as the daughter of the Jing family. In it, this will reveal a thing or two to me."

"I suddenly thought of a possibility. My grandfather has been shrewd all his life. Even if the second elder brother's incident hits you hard, it won't make you depressed or even confused. Even if you are disheartened, you really want to return home. If the Jing family wants to leave, it will only leave when it is completely safe. As long as the person in the Zichen Palace is still in power, then for the Jing family, there will be no When it’s really safe. The elder sister-in-law said that when the spring will come next year, it must be the time when Feng’an City’s major events have been decided, but how did grandfather know?”

"It can only be because my grandfather and the Li family's army have passed Qi. In our house, there is a sister-in-law. It is not difficult for my grandfather to communicate with the Li family. But for such an important matter, the Li family will tell my grandfather. It can only show that my grandfather is already After boarding the Li family's boat, maybe this is the reason why our family refused to withdraw from the marriage when the eldest sister-in-law's status was embarrassing because of the Li family's rebellion?"

I can't tell whether I am disappointed or not, but now that I think about it, everything is in line with reality.How can there be so much unchanging love, especially in a big family, and when Jing Qin is dead, and Jing Duo is the only one left in the Jing family, how can his marriage be decided by his likes and dislikes? .

And following her cocoon-like explanation, Jing Shangshu's face has slowly faded from the initial shock to a dead silence. Xu Jiao knew at a glance that he had guessed right, and hurriedly said with a smile, "Grandfather really doesn't need In this way, it has been said that we are all the same people, and I have no other intentions to tell my grandfather, but I just want to tell my grandfather that adding me will not be harmful to your plan."

In fact, her connection with Li Jiajun was much deeper than anyone else's, but Xu Jiao didn't want to reveal it unless it was absolutely necessary.

She wants to ask herself to be on a pirate ship?Jing Shangshu finally understood, "What do you want to know?" After a while, Jing Shangshu calmed down, and asked in a deep voice, "Talk first, I will tell you what I can tell you, and you can't force what you can't. "

Xu Jiaocan smiled like a flower, "That's natural. Grandpa should know that I am sensible, and I will definitely not embarrass you."

Xu Jiao and Jing Shangshu talked for a long time in the outer study, and they didn't rest until Cui Wenyin sent someone to invite them to Baishou Hall. Duo still didn't show up.

Cui Wenyin is very capable in managing the inside and outside, but in the current Jingfu, it is difficult to enjoy a meal happily.

Xu Jiao's purpose of coming to Jing's Mansion has been achieved, and he doesn't want to stay there any longer to embarrass himself and make Jing's family feel uncomfortable, so he got up and left after eating.

The carriage swayed away from the gate of Jingfu, until the lintel of Jingfu could no longer be seen, Xu Jiao lifted up the corner of the curtain and let go, the curtain fell down, covering his sight, Xu Jiao glanced at Banlan faintly Asked, "How was the inquiry?"

Ban Lan nodded, "It is said that Mr. Dalang and Mrs. Cui have been indifferent all the time. Mr. Mr. Dalang got drunk on the wedding night and missed the wedding ceremony in the bridal chamber. Afterwards, Mr. Dalang moved directly to the study. A vague message came from the head, it seems that because of the new funeral of Mr. Erlang, Mr. Dalang feels uncomfortable..."

Banlan can actually understand that Dalangjun and Erlangjun are twins, Erlangjun died young, but Dalangjun married a beautiful wife, thinking of his brothers when he is happy, he must feel uncomfortable!

Xu Jiao always felt a little strange, she noticed from Cui Wenyin that there was something wrong between her and Jing Duo, so she instructed Banlan to inquire about their private affairs, but out of concern, and now She dared not be negligent about any details of the situation in Jing's mansion.However, she originally thought that even if the husband and wife were not as loving as they thought before, it might be because Cui Wenyin noticed that Jingfu still insisted on marrying her under such circumstances, not because Jingfu kept his promise as she thought, Jing Duo Love is deep and righteous, but there is a different kind of thinking, so I feel awkward, with a knot in my heart, how do I know that the problem is actually Jing Duo?
"He feels uncomfortable but still feels like he was before marriage. Does he often go out to play around?" Xu Jiao asked with a frown, his tone of voice concealed two points of anger.

Banlan stared at the anger hidden in her pupils, and dared not say a word. If she told the princess that Mr. Da Lang not only loves to go out of the house to play around like before, but even often stays out at night, the princess would be even more angry. Bar?
(End of this chapter)