Shaojun riding the sea

The Shi family is not the most prestigious family in the imperial city, but it is quite well-established. The ancestors of the Shi family have produced many famous figures, and the most promising one even became the prime minister.

Therefore, the Shi family cemetery has been renovated several times and expanded again and again. Today, the cemetery can be said to be large and magnificent, with mountains, water, and pleasant scenery.

The guards here are naturally very strict, and they don't want to let a fly in. Unfortunately, there are no flies. Today, a cat and a shark came.

Two young men stood beside Shi Xuanling, one on the left and one on the right, one holding a sword and the other holding a fan. They were like two guardians of the world. They were so imposing that they made the guards of the cemetery look stunned.

"This is the upright third young lady of the Shi family. Her mother is buried in this cemetery. Why can't she enter?"

The young man was dressed in purple and had picturesque features. He was shaking a black iron folding fan and squinting at the guards of the cemetery. It was Zhongli Sheng who also came to pay homage to Shi Xuanling's mother.

He lives in Shi Mansion now. As soon as he heard that Shi Xuanling and Yue Wujiu were going to the cemetery to pay homage to their deceased mother, he immediately ran faster than anyone else, followed him no matter what, even begging for help, and even gave three orders of money in an honest manner. reason--

First, they are close friends in life and death. After finally coming to the imperial city, is it okay for him not to pay homage to Shi Xuanling's mother?

Secondly, his mother was Mrs. Wan, who was Shi Xuanling’s master and was like her second mother. When he went to worship, he could just offer a stick of incense to Xuanling’s biological mother on his behalf. .

As for the third reason, it’s a bit laughable, that is, as the young island owner of Yunzhou Island, where Shi Xuanling was exiled, it is necessary for him to go to the grave and tell her mother that on his territory, he must He will cover her well so that her mother can rest assured that no one can bully her as long as he is here!

"You take me with you. Believe it or not, your mother will fall into your dream tonight. She will definitely praise you, praise you for making friends, and ask you to hug me tightly..."

"All right, all right, your young island master is wise and mighty, I will hold your thigh tightly, don't talk about it anymore, my ears are getting callused..."

Shi Xuanling couldn't laugh or cry at Zhong Lisheng, and finally took him all the way. When he was approaching the Shi family cemetery, he tugged on his sleeves again, got behind his black iron folding fan, and whispered to him nervously:
"But let me say it first, little shark, your trip today may have been in vain. The three of us may not be able to enter the Shi family cemetery. There will definitely be guards at the door to stop us..."

"Just stop them, are you afraid they won't succeed?" Zhong Lisheng snorted and glanced at Shi Xuanling with a half-smile, "Why, you only have this much courage? You beat the Chinu people on the island until they screamed, and you came back. Are you still afraid of a few guards at home?"

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that it's difficult to deal with. They all listen to the eldest lady..."

"It doesn't work to listen to anyone. We can go in if we want. Besides, the cemetery is still built in the mountains. Who are you? You are the mountain god who can call the wind and rain. You can summon some black bears, tigers and leopards with a wave of your hand. , I don’t believe those watchdogs can’t be bitten to death!”

The ridiculing words made Shi Xuanling want to laugh but couldn't hold it back. She wiped his neck towards Zhong Lisheng and said back to him: "It's just a joke. If I summon a black bear, I will bite you to death first." This little shark!”

"Hmph, good intentions are not rewarded, vicious bad girl..." Although Zhong Lisheng cursed "bad girl", she closed the black iron folding fan in her hand and tapped Shi Xuanling's head lightly.

"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, you can't go anywhere in heaven or on earth? Even if it's Shura Hell, or those mandala flowers blooming by the Naihe Bridge, as long as you want them, I'll die once and go down. Let me bring it back to you!"

With rolling mountains and gurgling water, the place where the Shi family cemetery was built not only has good feng shui, but also has first-class scenery.

Just as Shi Xuanling expected, as soon as the three of them arrived in front of the cemetery, they were stopped by two rows of guards before they even entered the gate.

Faced with Zhong Lisheng's questioning, the guards looked at each other and could only vaguely express, "This is the rule." There was nothing they could do.

"Who made the rules?"

Yue Wujiu, who had been silent until now, suddenly uttered these words coldly. The guards all recognized him and did not dare to offend him. They all had to lower their heads and listen to him sarcastically say in their ears:
"My biological mother is buried here, but she can't go in to worship. What kind of rule is this? King Yama is not so mean. Do you think it's ridiculous?"

"This, these rules are not made by little people..." The leading guard looked sad, lowered his voice, and approached Yue Wujiu and said: "Young Master Yue, don't make things difficult for little people. It's really not that we brothers meant to stop it. But this is indeed the rule. Although the third lady’s mother is buried in this cemetery, after all, after all..."

The following words are a bit unpleasant to hear. After all, Shi Xuanling's mother was not the one Shi Zhongqing married and brought into the house, not even a concubine——

She was just a shameful "outhouse" who came to the door with an "illegitimate daughter". Even though Shi Zhongqing recognized them, he held a so-called "recognition of ancestors and return to the clan" ceremony for Shi Xuanling and gave her a Their names are on the genealogy, but the identities of their mother and daughter are still embarrassing, they are not on the stage, and they are not recognized by the rest of the Shi family.

When Shi Xuanling's mother passed away, she was not qualified to be buried in the Shi family cemetery. It was Shi Zhongqing who insisted on doing so under great pressure, and secured a "place" for her in the Shi family cemetery.

This is an exception. The eldest lady has never fought over a dead person, and she is always holding her breath in her heart. How can she still allow the daughter of that dead bitch to worship her every year?

In front of the cemetery, the leading guard thought of the eerie face of the eldest lady. He shuddered and finally issued an order to expel the guest:
"Anyway, it's against the rules. Please go back. Madam has repeatedly warned the little people that if the little people put the third lady into the cemetery, she will definitely punish her severely..."

"What bullshit rules, a bunch of nonsense!"

With a flick of his purple clothes, Zhong Lisheng impatiently held the handle of the fan, turned it around, and directly overturned the two rows of guards in front of the cemetery to the ground. He raised his voice and shouted:
"It's only natural for a daughter to pay homage to her mother. Today, I want to see who dares to stop us!"

As he spoke, he took Shi Xuanling with one hand and Yue Wujiu with the other, and the three of them strode into the Shi family cemetery without looking back.

A guard who fell on the ground struggled to get up, unwilling to step forward to stop him: "Where did you come from, how dare you attack..."

But he was quickly grabbed by his companion. The man lowered his voice and said, "I don't want to die. Didn't you see the word 'Zhongli' on that man's waistband?"

"Zhongli? He, he is from Yunzhou Island..." The expression of the guard who originally wanted to stop him suddenly changed. He had been guarding the Shi family cemetery for many years, and naturally he did not recognize Zhongli Sheng who was returning to the imperial city for the first time. But of course he had heard of the famous name "Zhongli", who was the "Emperor" of Yunzhou Island!
For hundreds of years, Zhongli's lineage had a special status, superior to the civil and military officials of Dongmu. Even if their eldest lady came in person, she would have to make way for them.

"This is Young Island Master Zhongli of Yunzhou Island. His father can't help but kneel down and bow to the emperor when he sees him. We can't mess with this living ancestor!"

"Then, let them in like this? Madam will blame you then..."

"Silly, so hurry up and inform the master and madam. This is something we can't control!"

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The breeze blows on the hills, the sky and the earth are leisurely, and the Shi family cemetery is quiet.

Shi Xuanling and the others walked around the cemetery several times, and finally found her mother's tomb in an inconspicuous and remote corner.

Surrounded by overgrown weeds, it was cold and desolate. On a small tomb, there was a simple tombstone with only four words engraved on it: Tomb of Ying Niang.

There are no sacrifices, no incense, and no one taking care of the tomb. It has obviously been abandoned for a long time. Even if it is in the magnificent Shi family cemetery, it is not qualified to be buried with other people. It is only hidden in this remote corner, just like a tomb in the wilderness. Like a solitary grave.

If the clansmen in the Qingli Mountains who had been protected by Fuying saw this scene, I'm afraid they would all be sad and shed tears——

A majestic and majestic goddess who once held the Star Splashing Divine Bow, captured wolves and tigers, formed formations to drive away enemies, and protected her people. However, she was finally buried in such a simple and small tomb with no one to worship or worship her. It is extremely sad that people care about it.

Shi Xuanling's eyes turned red in an instant. She didn't know her mother's noble status in the past, and she didn't know the regret and regret of the goddess's death, but she had the most instinctive heartache and sorrow for a child!
"Auntie, Little Bell is here to see you. Little Bell is finally here to see you..."

Her legs almost fell to her knees in front of the desolate solitary grave. The girl's tears were like broken pearls, wetting her clothes. Her brown eyes, which had always been bright and smiling, were stained with tears for the first time. such deep sorrow.

Time flies, she has grown from a nine-year-old girl to such a graceful young girl, she has passed through so many lonely and helpless days and nights, and has watched so many miserable and rainy Qingming Festivals.

She read through the medical books left behind by her mother, ate all the nectar candy she made by herself, was exiled from the imperial city to the sea, and returned to the imperial city from the sea, surrounded by mountains and rivers, the waxing and waning of the moon, and to this day, she can finally truly I saw my mother one last time and cried heartily in front of her grave.

At this moment, the person weeping in front of the grave is no longer the so-called "third lady" of the Shi family, but the one who once ran carefree in the Qingli Mountains, followed her mother to climb trees and fish, and learned to read and study medicine. , dragging the corner of her mother's clothes to beg her for sweets, hooking her neck and burying herself in her arms like a baby, always smiling at her with eyes crooked, that little bell that doesn't know what sadness is.

"Auntie, I'm late. It's Little Bell who's late. You've been lying here alone all these years. No one has come to see you, and no one has burned a piece of paper money for you, and no one has been at your grave. Let me tell you, are you lonely and scared here, and are you also blaming me for not coming to see you? It’s because the little bell is useless, it’s the little bell’s fault, the little bell came late...”

With his eyes blurred, tears falling, and dust flying, Shi Xuanling tremblingly took out a few candies from his arms, placed them in front of the tombstone, and said in tears:
"Auntie, are you living a miserable life? You eat sweets. These are nectar candies made by Xiao Lingdang. You can eat a few and you won't be miserable..."

Her shoulders were trembling, her long black hair wrapped around her small body, she was lying on the lonely grave, the biting wind passed over her cold fingertips, she was like a motherless animal in the wilderness, huddled in it She was whimpering and crying like a little animal beside her, and her whole body was almost drowned in tears.

Yue Wujiu and Zhongli Sheng, who were standing behind her, also had red eyes, and their hearts were in agony. Facing the desolate tomb in front of them, the two young men knelt down at the same time, burned paper and kowtowed, silently worshiping. .

And Shi Xuanling was still talking softly to her mother in front of the tomb: "Auntie, the strand of hair I cut off every year is put into the lake and floats away with the water. Can you receive it? Are you like me? As much as I miss you, you have been thinking about me all these years. Don’t worry, little Lingdang has grown up and can take care of himself. I have also made many friends and learned many skills..."

While muttering, the girl seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly took off the long bow she was carrying on her shoulder, placed it in front of the tombstone, and said with a smile in her tears:

"Look, Auntie, this is the Splashing Star Divine Bow passed down to me by my master. It is very majestic. I have used it to protect many people and save many innocent lives. I specially brought it to you today to see Look, mother, don’t worry, now I not only know medical skills, but also have the ability to protect myself. No one in this world can bully me..."

The divine bow was placed in front of the grave, and Shi Xuanling burst into tears, how could she know that her mother, Fuying, was the previous owner of this star-splashing bow.

In the dark, the artifact that had accompanied the goddess Fuying through life and death disappeared from the Qingli Mountains and remained silent on Yunzhou Island for more than ten years, but it was still passed on to her daughter.

Maybe it's God's will, maybe it's the ending that was destined early in the star path.

However, the girl who was immersed in sadness at this moment did not know anything.

After Yue Wujiu paid homage in front of the grave, he slowly came to the trembling and slender figure. He hugged her and wiped away her tears distressedly, but there was a choking sound in his mouth: "Xuan Ling" , your mother must have heard what you want to say, I just swore on her grave that I will take good care of you in this life and never let you get hurt..."

Zhongli Sheng also stood up after paying homage, but shed a tear. He always valued the relationship between mother and child, but now he saw that Shi Xuanling's biological mother was treated like this by the Shi family. After her death, she was not even buried properly, leaving only a solitary grave. Therefore, he felt unspeakably aggrieved and uncomfortable!

He actually came here for nothing today. Those three reasons were all just excuses. His real reason was the same as Yue Wujiu's. He just wanted to make a vow in front of Shi Xuanling's mother's grave. When he paid homage just now, he He also said silently in his heart:

"Auntie, don't worry. Your nine-year-old daughter has now grown up. Although the younger generation has no connection with her, she will stay by her side in this life and protect her all her life. She will have a roof over her head and someone to rely on. , there is a place to go. If this junior breaks this agreement in the future, you can turn into a ghost and come to me to settle accounts..."

The cold wind blew across the tomb. Zhong Lisheng stood under the sky and was filled with hatred for the Shi family. However, he accidentally saw a long crack in the corner above the tombstone, which looked like it had been struck by lightning. Average, with a few small pieces missing.

"How could this be?"