hairpin family

Chapter 147 Full of loopholes
"It's upstairs." Qin Zhao responded, "Send the tea up. When we have lunch later, give my share to the left guard and ask him to eat with me on the second floor. By the way, you Where is sister Yunxiang?"

"Sister Yunxiang went to the warm shed. Because Yunshang stayed in the mansion this time, slaves and maidservants didn't care. Sister Zisu asked Sister Yunxiang to go to the village with the princess in the afternoon. It's probably time to explain Yunshang has taken care of things in the courtyard."

Qin Zhaodao: "You take care of the left guard upstairs, I'll go find your sister Yunxiang."

Yun Yi responded with a smile, and when she saw Qin Zhao walking, she turned around and asked, "Princess, who is that left guard? I don't look at him like a guard. His appearance, There are six or seven similarities with you."

Qin Zhao's heart skipped a beat.

"It looks like me? Where does it look like?"

Yun Yi said: "The demeanor is the same, the face is also the same, especially the eyes, they are like the brothers and sisters of the princess."

Qin Zhao felt another pause in his heart.

Her eyes followed her mother's.Although she and Qin Zhe are half-brothers and sisters, although they look alike, but their faces are similar, their noses are also similar to Qin Zhe's, but Qin Zhe's eyes are different from hers.

Shan Xiaoying, his surname is Shan.

Qin Zhao knew that her biological mother Shan Niansu followed her mother's surname.When the grandmother Mrs. Pei saw her for the first time, she looked at her pair of phoenix eyes and once sighed, no matter what else she looked at, she was Ah Nian's child.The Shan family all have a pair of extremely heroic phoenix eyes.

No wonder he felt so familiar and close to Shan Xiaoying.No wonder, after entering the Qin family, he changed to Zuo Jinghongkong's name.

It's no wonder that Grandpa Luo's attitude towards Shan Xiaoying is very strange. Even though he didn't get too close, he was so arrogant to the bone. He never looked at Shan Xiaoying as a so-called enshrined person like idlers and others.In Luojiazhuang, Shan Xiaoying's treatment is no worse than that of You Haoran, a serious nephew and grandson.

So, when she returned to the capital, Grandpa Luo left Shan Xiaoying in Luo's Manor?
If Shan Xiaoying is really a descendant of the Shan family, isn't she Qin Zhao's cousin?First cousins ​​who are related by blood?

But, I've never heard anyone mention that the Shan family has descendants?
If Shan Xiaoying is really a descendant of the Shan family, then it is definitely not from her grandmother.It doesn't make sense that the grandmother entrusted her daughter to Chen Luoqin and other families, but ignored her son.Then, if Shan Xiaoying is really a descendant of the Shan family, it is very likely that she is a descendant of her uncle Shan Xiong, the unparalleled hero in troubled times.

Back then, Shan Xiong married the princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the previous dynasty.But when Shan Xiong died, it was rumored that the princess also committed suicide in the rebellious army. If there were descendants left behind, regardless of the Luo family of the Chen family, my grandfather Qin Yan and Duke Youlao of Langya County would definitely not be the descendants of the Shan family. Living outside without asking.

There is also Mr. Li Laoguo of the British government. When his uncle Shanxiong died, he cut his flesh and saw him off. How could it be possible for the son of an old man to live in the world without any reaction?
Qin Zhaodao: "Ayi, give me this tea, you stay downstairs, no one is allowed to go upstairs without my order."

Seeing her serious face, Yun Yi didn't know what he said wrong, so he hurriedly responded.Qin Zhao thought for a while, and then said: "If Yun wants to come back, you ask her to clean up the downstairs east wing and leave it for the left guard to live in in the future. He is my guard, so he naturally wants to live closer to me. The house should be tidied carefully. The left guard was gifted by Grandpa Luo. He is an extraordinary guard. Anyone in our courtyard should not disrespect him."

Yun Yi responded repeatedly, and stayed downstairs by himself.

Qin Zhao went upstairs, took a deep breath, and put on a smiling face. Shan Xiaoying was looking at her room, standing in front of the bookcase, flipping through a book, seeing her go back and forth, and said with a smile: " There are a lot of books here in the county. Are these books the princess usually reads?"

Most of the miscellaneous records of wild history in the bookcase are military history books, mountains and rivers travel notes, and there are very few poems and songs, which are really not like books for women.

Qin Zhao nodded, and said, "Brother Shan sat down to talk, Ah Zhao has something... I want to ask Brother Shan, but I wonder if Brother Shan can tell the truth?"

Seeing that she was asking seriously, Shan Xiaoying couldn't help raising her eyebrows. While lifting up her robe, she sat on the drum stool and said with a smile: "Princess, if you ask, I will tell you everything."

"Why did Brother Shan change his name to Zuo Jinghong? What is the relationship with me?"

Spotted the problem so quickly?Furthermore, how can anyone ask what is the relationship between others and themselves?

Shan Xiaoying couldn't help taking a look at Qin Zhao.

What she meant, he naturally knew.For a moment, I didn't know where to start, let alone whether I should tell the truth.

Brother and sister recognize each other, it's not that he hasn't thought about it, after all, no one can understand the meaning of family affection to people like him who are completely alone in the world.

But it was also because I was alone and had nothing to worry about. If I suddenly had a younger sister, and this younger sister had an unusual identity, she was the princess of a country, and she came from the most prominent noble family in the world today. Just a savage in the rivers and lakes.Not even a commoner.For a person like him, why would he have an extra younger sister who came from a noble background?If Qin Zhao knew his identity, would he recognize him or not?

Shan Xiaoying smiled wryly.

"I am the servant of the princess. The princess hired me personally, but now I am asking about my relationship with the princess. How can I answer this? As for the name, it is just a title. I have been here for so many years , but the name Zuo Jinghong actually appeared in front of people a lot."

"No, you and I are not just the relationship between the employer and the employee. Even the so-called salary is just done by Brother Shan. You are a descendant of the Shan family, a descendant of Uncle Shan, and my direct descendant. Cousin, isn't it?"

How did she know?Shan Xiaoying was originally an upright person, seeing that she asked clearly, she was not willing to lie.If his status is not good for her, it's a big deal that he doesn't recognize her as a relative. If not, he is secretly protecting her. Whether he has the status of a guard or a stipend, it doesn't make much difference to him.

"How did you know?" Uncle Rochero was the only one who knew about this matter.Since he promised that he would not speak out to Ah Zhao, he didn't tell Ah Zhao the truth behind his back.

Although Shan Xiaoying didn't answer directly, it was regarded as acquiescing, and Qin Zhao didn't know what to think in his heart for a while.

Descendants of the Shan family...

"Cousin forgot, you and I have the same pair of eyes. I am a fan of the authorities, but there are many people in this world who can find out." Qin Zhao sighed, "Since my cousin saw me, why didn't he know me? Grandma only My mother has one daughter, and my mother only gave birth to me. Although I don't know if there are outsiders in my cousin's branch, but to me, my cousin is the only descendant of the Shan family I have seen. The blood of the Shan family is also flowing in the body, since my cousin is willing to stay by my side, why doesn't he hide his background from me? If my mother has a spirit in her spring, how happy would she be if she knew that the Shan family still has descendants?"

Shan Xiaoying was silent for a moment, then Fang said: "Yes, I am indeed your uncle's grandson, and the only surviving descendant of the Shan family. You are the princess, but I am just a man from the mountains. If I know you , is not beneficial to you, but a burden. Besides, my Shan family had an enmity with the Li family. Although decades have passed, your Majesty, after all..."

The Shan family and Emperor Li really had a deep blood feud, after all, the uncle died at the hands of Emperor Li back then.However, this kind of hatred is really unacceptable.Just like the Shan family, the Qin family and the Chen family, each is its own master, so how can it be so easy to argue about right and wrong?What my uncle met back then was not the master of the Ming Dynasty, and the Li family won the world in the end. If my uncle would not surrender, he could only die.This is not a personal hatred.

In the troubled times, the fate of an individual is like a boat in the wind and rain under the general environment of the times, how can it be controlled by oneself?

But, just letting go of the past can wipe out the blood of the predecessors?
Qin Zhao really didn't know what to say for a moment.

What's more, she is not the genuine Qin Zhao, and she is really speechless for such a family enmity.

"Cousin doesn't want to recognize me?" After holding back for a long time, he could only ask this sentence.

Shan Xiaoying smiled warmly: "Whether you admit it or not, you and I are blood relatives. I originally came to the capital only to find out that my aunt had descendants alive, and I also knew your existence, so I wanted to come and see you once." , I know you are doing well, so I will leave. If it is not good, I will take you away. I don’t want to meet you on the street that day. Later, you wanted to ask me to be a tribute, and I agreed in a strange way. Originally, I saw that you had a wonderful life, so I planned to resign in a few days. Unexpectedly, Uncle Luo would have seen my identity long ago. The last time you returned to Beijing, Uncle Luo left me, so he left me for questioning .Because your identity was exposed, you are very intelligent, you are obviously favored in the palace, and the old family takes care of you very much. I had nothing to worry about, but when Uncle Luo recognized it, I became estranged, but Uncle Luo... …Azhao, let me ask you, what was the inside story of your disappearance back then? Don’t worry, I am your first cousin, and now in this world, you are the only family member, and I have no intention of harming you.”

Qin Zhao naturally felt that he had no malice towards him, and that Shan Xiaoying had no reason to be unfavorable to him. Even if Shan Xiaoying told Shan Xiaoying about what happened back then, it would be fine. She also didn't know anything, but based on Qin Zhe's reaction, and Yun Rui and A Cai's intentional or unintentional scruples about Peiping, she guessed that it should have something to do with her father Qin Huaiyong.

Since it was her own guess without any real evidence, how could she say anything?
"I was only three years old at the time, and I had been ill for a long time. I was in a coma for several days. When I woke up, I was adopted. I didn't know why I disappeared. It was half a dream and half awake, remember I fell from the cliff, my mother... in order to save me, when she fell from the cliff, she landed on my body in time, and this saved my life. At that time, my elder brother Qin Zhe was also with us Together, he only suffered some injuries. Later we were rescued by others, but I was in a coma and didn’t remember the incident. I didn’t know that after my brother found me half a year ago, after we were rescued, my brother lost his memory. I don’t know who we are, where we came from, and how we fell down. Besides, I was unconscious at the time, and my brother also lost his memory. If the family that adopted me didn’t save me, I’m afraid I’d already be dead Nothing left. Later, my elder brother was arrested again, so he left me and went to the Beiting Dufu. Later, it was because he became the military governor. It was not until he recovered his memory that he found me. , and returned to the palace of the capital. He actually talked about what happened back then. He said that when my mother took my elder brother and me to the temple to offer incense, she met bandits. It took a hundred miles away to fall to the sky."

Shan Xiaoying frowned. If one looked deeper, Qin Zhao's words were full of loopholes.

But Ah Zhao doesn't seem to be able to deceive himself.

If it wasn't that she concealed it kindly and didn't want to make herself worry, then it was because she really didn't know the truth, and all the facts she presented were only listened to by Qin Zhe's retelling.

Anyway, Qin Zhe must be someone who knows the inside story.

"How does your elder brother treat you?" After thinking about this, Shan Xiaoying asked directly.Since Qin Zhe knew the inside story, he is now a person with great power. If he wants to keep A Zhao safe and treat A Zhao really like his own sister, there should be no danger when A Zhao is in the palace.

But, what does Rocher's words mean?
With such a capable elder brother, even Princess Jinyang, she would not wait for Qin Zhaojian to be slow.And Shan Xiaoying looked at her, and she couldn't say anything bad about her life in the palace.

Or, what happened back then was really not simple, and it was related to his cousin, Qin Huaiyong, whom he had never met before?
The aunt had only been missing for two months, and Qin Huaiyong returned to the capital, saying that she died of bandits. How did this conclusion come to be? Since Azhao said that her cousin died in a fall, their brother and sister have not been found by the palace for many years , and it was passed from Peking to the capital that their mother and daughter were killed by bandits. How did Qin Huaiyong determine the bodies of the three?
Qin Huaiyong knew that his aunt and a pair of children died of bandits, how could he marry again in just two months?He married the princess of the Murong clan of the Anxi Dufu Mansion. He knew very well that his aunt Shan Nian was behind several big families, so wouldn't he be afraid of chilling the hearts of those families with such behavior?

Too many irrationalities.

Shan Xiaoying wanted to ask again, but when she saw Qin Zhao, she couldn't help but sighed secretly.

It's just a little girl under the age of 12, no matter how smart she is, it is limited.Why did he use these things to press her again?What's more, she was only three years old back then, a toddler who had just started babbling, even if she watched all that happen, she still wouldn't tell the truth.

"Brother treats me very well," Qin Zhao replied with a smile, intending to forgive him, "Even the old concubine, Her Royal Highness, uncle and lord, and three cousins ​​also treated me very well. Cousin Do not worry about me."

"It's the best. You are now the Princess of King David's Mansion, so just live your own happy life." Shan Xiaoying said, "Although I am a vulgar person, I can't guarantee anything else, but I can keep you safe But it is possible, not my cousin boasting, in today's world, I am afraid that less than one can beat me by force. If you don't want to stay in the palace and live this life of gold and jade, I will take you back to the mountains and forests , Ordinary days of wealth and honor, but it can be given to you."

"Thank you cousin, Ah Zhao first," Qin Zhao felt warm in his heart when he heard him say this. To put it bluntly, Shan Xiaoying has no responsibility for her, but it's just a blood relationship separated by three generations. After all, Shan Xiaoying is willing to take care of her without asking for anything in return, even though she may not need it, but this kind of love is worth being grateful, "Cousin, don't underestimate me. When it comes to making money, I am not weak." Yes. Some things,,, it’s not easy for me to tell my cousin now, but my cousin will always know about it in the future. There is one thing, I want to ask my cousin’s opinion.”

When Shan Xiaoying saw her mentioning the matter of making money, she smiled confidently and a little mischievously. She also put aside the worries in her heart before, but secretly made up her mind, only for her carefree smile, I should also protect her for the rest of her life.

"You say it."

"I didn't know you were my cousin in the past, but now that I know you are my cousin, why do I ask you to stay by my side as an inferior person? Although I don't want to part with my cousin, Ah Zhao can't feel at ease even if I ask him to give in. , I wonder if my cousin has thought about the future?"

"In the future?" Uncle Luo also solemnly talked about the future with him. With his ability, there was no chance of being a marquis in a peaceful and prosperous age, but it is really not difficult to find a background in the frontier army.It's just that she's used to being a wild crane, not to mention letting him seek wealth under the rule of the royal family surnamed Li in the Kingdom of David, it's really hard for him to force him.He has no desire for revenge, and he doesn't even feel that the hatred of the Shan family needs to be repaid with blood, but this does not mean that he can be an official in the David Dynasty with peace of mind.

"My adoptive parents have a caravan. They should enter Chang'an City to operate after the next year. Now they have sent people to live in the outer courtyard. They are just looking for a place in the city recently. The people who came here were originally calling for the palace. New Year's gift and visit to my name. He said he was in charge, but when I was at the home of my adoptive parents, I treated him like a brother. My best friend will come over next spring. If my cousin doesn't mind, can you help me? I'm in charge of the business of that caravan?"

"Your business?" Shan Xiaoying wondered.

"Yes, my business." Qin Zhao nodded, "It's just that neither the Wangfu nor Grandpa Luo know about this matter. I can't tell them, because it involves... In short, Ah Zhao can't get along with him for a while. My cousin made it clear. Even if my cousin knows now, he has to keep it a secret for me."

Shan Xiaoying wanted to help her, but he knew nothing about merchants.He learned the art of war and martial arts. He probably won't be able to use the so-called formation of soldiers in this life. It is martial arts, walking in the world, not only to protect himself but also to protect others, but what Qin Zhao means now is that he is not willing to call He was with her.

"But I don't know business."

Qin Zhao didn’t really need him to help her. The people who came specially came here to do professional things. Obviously, Bajie and A Shu were better than Shan Xiaoying in doing business. She just hoped that Shan Xiaoying could do something. It would be a waste of all her abilities to be with a little girl like her.Since Grandpa Luo already knew Shan Xiaoying's identity, he probably wouldn't be able to hide it from now on, and Grandpa Chen would always know about it.It's better to ask Grandpa Luo what he means at that time.It's better than what she imagined here.

"I don't need my cousin to understand. The business is done by someone else. I just want my cousin to help me look after it."

Shan Xiaoying didn't want to disappoint her, so she waved her hand and said, "Let's talk about this later."

As he was talking, he heard the faint voice of someone downstairs, and when he listened carefully, it was the maid who came to ask Yun Yi if he wanted to bring lunch.

Looking up at the sun, it was getting late.Qin Zhao called Yun Yi from downstairs: "Have you finished your lunch? Let's bring it up now."

Yun Yi answered "Yes" crisply upstairs.

After Yun Yi led the maid to deliver the lunch and set the tableware, Qin Zhao asked Yun Yi again: "Has the downstairs wing room been cleaned up?"

"Sister Zisu and Sister Yunxiang are cleaning up. Because the princess specially ordered something for the single guard to live in, and the things that Zisu sister went to pick up from the warehouse in person, all showed the princess's order, and it is best to use it. Things, after the princess has finished her lunch, go downstairs with the single guard to have a look, if there is something you don't like, just add or subtract."

Shan Xiaoying was not careful when it came to food and lodging, she just said: "You don't need to look any further, as long as you can live, that's it."

Qin Zhao also just smiled, waved Yun Yi back, and had dinner with Shan Xiaoying.

After taking two bites, Shan Xiaoying said with a smile: "The dishes in your courtyard are delicious."

Qin Zhao often went into the kitchen to cook some good dishes for Luo Che when he was on the farm, but at that time, Shan Xiaoying was not qualified to eat the dishes made by her own hands as the princess. After hearing this, Qin Zhao smiled. Said: "What's the matter, I usually teach the cook to cook when I have nothing to do. When I am free someday, I will make a few small dishes with my own hands for my cousin to taste. That is really good."

Shan Xiaoying didn't care too much.She is a little girl with a noble status. It is obvious that she lived a life of gold and jade in her adoptive parents' house in the past. Otherwise, she would not be able to raise her with the bearing of a noble girl from a family like her. Even if she can enter the kitchen, what can she really do? Come?Uncle Luo often praised her cooking skills, probably just to make her happy.

Seeing Shan Xiaoying's disapproving expression, Qin Zhao didn't care.He only pointed to the pumpkin pancakes he made in the morning, and said with a smile, "It's made of pumpkin and rice noodles mixed with pineapple juice. It's called Tai Chi Shuangpin, try it."

"Golden melon?" Shan Xiaoying took a sip, and it was sweet but not greasy, soft and glutinous, but delicious. "It tastes good. Did you make it?"

"Of course I made it. Gourd is a kind of melon from the Western Regions. We don't have this kind of thing in the country of David. In fact, this gourd can make a lot of delicious food. Unfortunately, I was in a hurry in the morning and only made a few things. I sent them to Rongshoujuli to honor the old concubine, and the other ones were also sent to Her Royal Highness and the two cousins. I only take the melon pancakes here. When we come back from the village, I will personally serve them. cupboard, and make some excellent side dishes for my cousin."

Seeing her mentioning cooking, Shan Xiaoying said with a very confident tone, "Are you really good at cooking?"

"I like to go out of the cupboard. In the past, when I was four or five years old, I helped someone open a famous restaurant. My cousin will know after tasting it. It is not easy for ordinary people to eat the food I cook. Cousin should be glad that he has good luck."

Qin Zhao made a joke.

Shan Xiaoying also smiled and said: "That's true, there are really not many people who can ask the dignified princess of the Kingdom of David to cook."

After having lunch and resting for a while, Zisu came over to ask if he was going to leave. Qin Zhao saw that it was getting late, so he started.

Apart from Qin He and the other four, Li Huaida and his disciples followed, Zisu, Yun Xiang, Xiaoqiu, Qin Zhao and Shan Xiaoying.

Although the weather was cold, because it was afternoon and the sun was just right, Qin Zhao didn't plan to sit in the car, leaving only Zisu and Yun wanting to take care of Xiaoqiu in the car, but she rode the black horse that Qin Zhe had left her, Except for Zisu and the others, the rest of the people also rode horses.

Qin Zhao made an introduction. Qin and the four of them were originally Lian Jiazi. After looking at Shan Xiaoying for a while, they knew that this person was not weak, and he was not inferior to them. Although he didn't know what Shan Xiaoying was like, he wanted to It was the Duke of Yue who sent him to protect Qin Zhao, and he knew that this person must not be simple.Because they were all Qin Zhao's people, there was no hostility at all, and they met Li with a smile, and chatted politely with each other.

Qin Hesu didn't talk much, and seeing Su Zhao secretly winking at him, he slowly and deliberately fell behind the convoy with Qin Zhao.

"Brother Ashu, what happened to them? The house is settled properly?"

(End of this chapter)