The short-lived ghost of the Xie family has lived a long life

Chapter 861 Zhu Qing ([-])

That day, Magistrate Liu celebrated his birthday, and he followed Young Master Liu back to the Liu family's old house to celebrate his birthday.

There were many guests at the birthday banquet. There was a roasted whole lamb on the banquet, with a knife for cutting the lamb beside it.

As soon as Zhu Qing saw the knife, he knew that this was his only chance.

He pretended to cut mutton for Master Liu, held the knife firmly, and then put the knife across his neck.

He calculated very well. He kidnapped Master Liu and asked the Liu family for a fast horse. As long as he got on the horse, no one could catch him.

Everything went smoothly, except that when he was about to cross the threshold with one foot, an arrow was shot from behind.

While he dodged the arrow, he also let go of Master Liu. The nursing staff swarmed him, punching and kicking him. He held his head tightly, and then passed out from the severe pain.

When he woke up, he was in a prison, his hands and feet were chained, the blood on his body had solidified, and the bones in his left calf seemed to be broken, and he was shaking in pain.

Zhu Qing suddenly realized that it was actually quite good to die in the flood like his parents. Even if the body could not be found, at least he would not suffer much.

He wants to die.

Based on the current situation, it seems that the only option is to bite one's tongue and commit suicide.

Just when he was determined to take a bite, the cell door creaked open, and a man walked in and squatted down in front of him.

His eyelashes were frozen with blood and he couldn't open them. He could vaguely see the outline of an official, quite tall.

"I have a son, and he is not healthy when he is young. I want to find a personal servant for him to protect him. If you are willing, I will get you out."

And such a good thing?
Zhu Qing struggled to open her eyes.

He was indeed an official. His eyes were very cold, with a hint of coldness.

"Of course, I also have a condition. You have to protect my son for the rest of his life and sacrifice your life for him."

Later he learned that among the guests of the Liu family that day was an official from the capital, it was Xie Daozhi.

The reason why Xie Dao took a fancy to him was because when he kidnapped Master Liu, he had a dangerous look in his eyes.

He said that if a child can show such a look, this child must be able to endure it and must be crueler than anyone else. Only such a person can protect his third son.

In this way, he signed a death contract and was carried to Xie's house to recuperate.

Not only was the bone in his left calf broken, but three of his ribs were also broken. There was not a single piece of good meat in his body. When the doctor came to treat him, he shook his head and sighed.

"How can you still survive after being injured like this?"

He lives in the northwest corner of Xie's Mansion. Because he was too seriously injured, he temporarily lives alone in a room, and his maids deliver three meals a day to his bed.

After being raised in bed for a month, he was able to walk with a cane.

The moment his feet hit the ground, Zhu Qing truly felt that this was not a dream, he had really met a noble person.

Dad is right, after you have eaten all the bitterness, what is left is sweetness.

Then what he has to do next is to recover from his injuries quickly and establish a foothold in front of his new master as soon as possible.

At this time, Manager Xie walked into the yard and informed him that he would recover from his injury for another half month before moving to the village. He also said that the master had been hired.

Half a month later, he was sent to the village as scheduled and began to practice martial arts with his master.

There were seven or eight children practicing martial arts together.

He is not the most talented, but he is the hardest working one. He gets up earlier than others in the morning and sneaks up to practice at night when others are asleep.

Just like in a juggling class, there are several people who can turn the vat, but there is only one who is truly qualified to perform.

So……

There is only one person who can truly stand by the new master's side.

He had to do that one.

Early that morning, he got up early to practice as usual.

In the morning mist, he saw a small figure, sitting on a bamboo chair, holding a small paper bag in one hand, grabbing the contents of the small paper bag with the other hand, and pushing it out.

The sparrows on the trees fell down one after another and pecked at the food on the ground.

Whose child is this?
Feeding the birds here early in the morning?

free?

He approached and saw a little girl, about seven or eight years old, with extremely beautiful eyes, and a gentle and lovely look on her face when she lowered her eyes.

"These are the crumbs of walnut cake. I secretly hid them yesterday. They are delicious and fragrant."

Zhu Qing was so shocked that her breathing stopped.

He followed the juggling class, traveled to many places, and met many people, but he had never heard such a beautiful sound.

How would you describe the sound?
He couldn't describe it, it probably sounded a hundred times better than a lark.

"Miss, miss!" In the mist, a woman ran over and put a cloak on the little girl. "My wife is awake and is looking for her. Let's go."

"Mom, don't worry. Please help me count how many birds there are on the ground first."

"There are so many, I can't count them all."

"Does it look good?"

"It's gray and not very pretty. It's not as pretty as the green-headed parrot raised by the lady."

The woman touched the little girl's hand and said, "It's cold. Come on, let's go back. Don't let my wife wait."

The little girl grabbed the woman and stood up. After taking two steps, she suddenly looked towards where he was hiding.

"Mom, there seems to be someone over there."

He shrank in fear.

The woman looked over and said, "Miss, where is the person?"

"There are people."

The little girl stamped her foot, "I can't see with my eyes, but my ears are fine. I heard everything."

"Look at the old slave's eyes. She is a servant girl on the farm, preparing to sweep the floor."

"I just said I couldn't hear you wrong."

"Yes Yes."

The woman helped the little girl leave.

The footsteps faded away, and Zhu Qing walked out from the corner. How could he not see such beautiful eyes?
……

The next day it was dark, and the little girl was there again, sitting alone on the bamboo chair, looking so lonely.

"Was it you yesterday?"

She suddenly looked towards him again, "You smell like plaster, I can smell it."

Zhu Qing didn't know what to say and could only shut up.

"what's your name?"

"..."

"how old are you?"

"..."

"Girl or boy?"

"..."

"If you don't speak, do you think I'm blind?"

"..."

"I wasn't blind before, I could see everything..."

She spoke with tears streaming down her face, "But I can't see now, and I won't be able to see again... Wow..."

He suddenly panicked and ran away.

After running far away, I felt a little worried. I turned back and looked again. There was only an empty bamboo chair and a few greedy sparrows.

A few days later, he learned from others that the eldest daughter of the Xie family had followed his wife to the manor to recuperate.

The eldest lady has a nice name, Xie Wenshu.

The word "Wen Shu" means a talented woman, but it's a pity that Miss Xie suddenly went blind and couldn't become a talented woman.

But what are you afraid of?

She has a father who is an official and a mother who dotes on her. Unlike him, who is lonely and has no relatives.

He stayed at the village for four years, and four years later he came to the third master's side. Ding Yi was also picked along with him.

That day, they were led into Sanye's courtyard by General Manager Xie, when several maids happened to be supporting a slim girl as they walked out of the room.

The girl was extremely fair, and her features were more beautiful than before.

As they passed each other, the girl sniffed her nose and suddenly stopped and looked at him.

"This smell is very familiar. I've smelled it somewhere."

Zhu Qing's heart skipped a beat.

(End of this chapter)