blue bird song

Chapter 15
Qingque's small body tensed up, and Zhang Hu looked over quietly, only to see her biting her lip, her big black and white eyes were full of stubbornness.

"Let's discuss it calmly, okay? Qing Que is used to me, she is like a fish in water in Yang Ji, and it's not suitable for children to move, Niu Niu will follow me, let's make it so!" Old Yang Ge laughed, very happy It is proud.

"Following you, Qingque can only fight fake battles and red-tasseled guns, which is boring. It's still interesting to follow me to Xuanfu and Datong, and fight with the Beiyuan cavalry!" Ning Guogong smiled and confided his heart.

Qingque's small body relaxed, and a sweet smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Mr. Yang Ge probably couldn't do it because he couldn't see the quarrel, and he couldn't do it with good words and nice words, so he used his trump card, "There are fathers and mothers, so there will be children, right? You are the head of the Ningguo Mansion, the father of the child. Grandfather, do you know what the child's mother wants?"

Ning Guogong's expression darkened, "The Deng family is sorry for Baoshan, and I'm sorry for Baoshan's daughter."

Yang Ge was stunned, "I only know I'm sorry now, what's the use!"

Ning Guogong bowed his head and was speechless.

When Yang Ge saw this situation, his spirits lifted.It turned out that Deng Yong had a conscience, he knew that he was sorry for Qi Baoshan and Qi Baoshan's daughter.It's done, just relying on his guilty heart, I can definitely keep the little green bird!

Mr. Yang Ge clapped his hands, and the door opened in response to the sound. The person in charge stood outside respectfully, "Master, what do you want?" Mr. Yang Ge said with a smile, "Please, Yingniang, come here and pay my respects to Ning Guogong."

The steward agreed and ran away.Not long after, the manager brought Yingniang over in a hurry.

After Yingniang entered the room, the door was closed, and the room was quiet, only Yang Ge, Ning Guogong, and Yingniang were there.

"This one is Qingque's biological mother's maid, Yingniang." Elder Yang Ge said briefly.

Ning Guogong looked up at Yingniang with a complicated expression.

Yingniang is also a polite person on weekdays, but today she didn't even say hello, her almond eyes widened, her willow eyebrows stood upright, she took out a sharp dagger from her arms, with a cold light, she said to Ning Guogong, "This is my family. The lady handed it to me before she left. She told me that it would be the best if the young lady can be raised in the farmhouse safely. If the Deng family wants to snatch the young lady back, I can't stop it, and ordered me to stab the young lady. die!"

Ningguo Duke Deng Yong, who had experienced many battles and seen countless bloody slaughters, fell down on the chair with a pale face.Elder Yang Ge beside him also gasped, extremely surprised.

No one noticed, and there was a muffled hum from the window.

Ying Niang raised her head and said: "My young lady is not a low-minded person! My little lady can't be manipulated by the Deng family either! She is the granddaughter of the Qi family, if she can't live a dignified life, she will die! The Qi family does not care about men and women. There are no rats who are greedy and afraid of death!"

"When the young lady was just born, my lady learned that Deng Qi was married and Shen Mo was pregnant. She ordered me to drown the young lady who was just born! She said that the granddaughter of the Qi family should not fall into Shen Mo's hands and treat Shen Mo like that. Let the woman do the little tricks, let Shen Mo fiddle with it!"

Old Yang Ge closed his eyes, unable to bear to see or listen.Qingque, poor Niuniu, your mother's strong temperament is admirable, but what about you, did she think about you?
The little girl who was just born was extremely immature, only a little bit big, drowned?Old Yang Ge was terrified.

After Yingniang finished speaking, she looked at Ning Guogong with grief and indignation. The condemnation and righteous indignation in her eyes made Ning Guogong dare not look directly at him or face him.Lord Ning Guo lowered his head, and said word by word with great difficulty: "How could it fall into Shen Mo's hands? Naturally, I personally raised Qing Que."

Yingniang couldn't help crying, "But she's a girl. My lady said that if she was a boy, she could still be handed over to her great-grandfather to fight a bloody path on the battlefield..."

Girls, just grow up and get married, how can there be a chance to make achievements?How can there be a chance to honor the ancestors?

"My lady said that if it was a boy, maybe he could rebuild the three thousand cavalry and rebuild the Qi family army..."

Qi Baoshan took Nian to lead three thousand cavalry on Helan, and made great achievements.Now he is gone, and his son is gone, leaving only a daughter and a granddaughter, and no successors.

Yingniang was crying silently, the room was quiet, and a needle could be heard clearly when it fell to the ground.

After a long time, Ning Guogong said bitterly: "Qingque is still young, if I take her to the border, I'm afraid she won't be able to bear the hardship. Master Ge, it seems that I will trouble you for a few more years."

Although Yang Ge's heart was heavy, after hearing this, there was still a smile on his face, he laughed and said: "No trouble, no trouble."

Yingniang seemed to have collapsed, unable to stand still, and collapsed to the ground.

Ning Guogong looked at her with pity and respect, "Yingniang, although your lady gave the order, you couldn't do it, did you?"

He said he was going to drown, but he didn't drown after all.

Yingniang's tears kept falling and she couldn't bear to cry, "I don't want to, I don't want to! She is so small and delicate, I would rather kill myself than touch her..."

Elder Yang Ge let out a long sigh, "What kind of evil is this! Isn't it enough for a man to marry one daughter-in-law, but he wants to take two, to harm his own flesh and blood."

In this matter, whether it was Deng Qi's fault or Qi Yu's carelessness, in the end it was Qing Que who suffered.

The steward's panicked voice sounded outside, "Qingque, Qingque!" Elder Yang Ge, Ning Guogong, and Yingniang were all out of their wits, how could the Qingque come, how could the Qingque come?

The door of the room was pushed open abruptly, and a beautiful and lovely little girl with picturesque features stood proudly at the door. The winter sun shone on her smooth and delicate face, shining brightly.

"I'm a girl, but when I grow up, I can still rebuild the three thousand cavalry and the Qi family army!"

His voice was as crisp and sweet as pearls falling on a jade plate, but the words he spoke were bold and generous, with lofty ambitions.

Elder Yang Ge and Ning Guogong looked at Qing Que with emotion and pity.Yingniang was full of fear, Qingque heard it, heard everything!She knew that the young lady was going to drown her, and she knew that the young lady despised her as not a man, so she couldn't make contributions!Poor Qing Que, she is only so young, so she must die of grief?
Yingniang ran to Qingque as if waking up from a dream, squatted down, and grabbed her eagerly, "Your mother loves you very much, it hurts very much! A few days ago she wrote a letter asking about you, asking if you are eating well?" Well, have you grown taller..."

Although Qingque has a stubborn face, there is a light in her beautiful eyes, with hope and longing.

Elder Yang Ge sighed secretly, Qing Que, no matter how strong she is, she is still a child. Hearing that her mother still cares about her, Niu Niu was excited.Alas, adults make sins, but it is children who suffer.

Old Yang Ge looked at Yingniang ponderingly.Yingniang kept her duty in the Yang family, except for taking care of Qingque, she didn't care about the rest.She would go back to the Qi family's old house from time to time to take care of the Qi family's affairs.I thought it was a trivial matter such as collecting rent and interest, but it turned out to be a secret message with her lady.Yingniang is really a loyal servant of the Qi family.

"Little girl with ambition!" Old Yang Ge clapped his hands in praise, "When my Qing Que grows up, he will build three thousand cavalry and Qi's army. It's amazing! Niuniu first studied with her grandpa for a few years, and learned the art of war and strategy thoroughly. , when you grow up, go to the frontier to fight and beat the captives, okay?"

Yang Ge smiled and Mimi looked at Qing Que, Qing Que frowned slightly, very distressed, "But Grandpa, you just told Qing Que the story of Zhao Kuo yesterday, Qing Que doesn't want to talk about war on paper!"

Ning Guogong looked at Old Yang Ge and Qing Que who were talking seriously. If he had hesitated before, now, seeing this scene, he is completely relieved.It is better for Qingque to have an elder like Yang Gelao love and teach her than to follow herself.I don't know when I will go to war. Is it possible to really bring a six or seven-year-old girl to the battlefield?How can I bear it.

Yang Ge made a very embarrassed look, "But Qingque, you are under the age, the army will not accept you."

Qing Que blinked her eyes wide, "How old will it be for the army to accept?"

Elder Yang Ge coughed lightly, Duke Ning came back to his senses, and hurriedly said: "At least ten years old!"

Qing Que was very dissatisfied, "Didn't you just say that you took me with you during the war? It's only a blink of an eye, how come you are not old enough?"

Ning Guogong scratched his head in embarrassment, and Yang Ge secretly laughed unkindly.

Zhang Hu had been standing quietly outside the door, but at this time he walked up to Qing Que and told her gently, "The Duke of the State means to take you back to the capital first, and then take you with you when he is ordered to go out to fight." You, little Qingque, the Duke and Bei Yuan just had a fierce battle, and in the next two or three years, you will have to rest and recuperate, and you will not fight."

Is that so?Qing Que looked at Ning Guogong with big black and white eyes, and Ning Guogong nodded hurriedly, "What Zhang Shizi said is absolutely right, absolutely right."

Qingque withdrew her gaze in disappointment, and asked Zhang Hu again for confirmation, "Brother Hu, how old are you on the battlefield?"

Zhang Hu smiled softly, and his voice was very clear, "Ten years old. If you are less than ten years old, the army will not accept you."

It turned out to be the case, Qing Que lowered her head.

Ning Guogong has killed countless people in his life, and his heart is as hard as iron.But seeing the disappointment of the flower-like little girl in front of me, I couldn't bear it, and felt very distressed.

Yang Ge smiled and Mimi squatted down, "Grandpa taught Niuniu how to fight. Niuniu will earn a duke for Grandpa when she grows up."

Qingque's eyes lit up, and she proudly puffed out her small chest, "It's a deal!"

The grandpa and grandson solemnly pulled the hook.

At noon, Mr. Yang Ge entertained Ning Guogong for a banquet, and specially called his great-grandson Yu brother over, "In the future, I will find a son-in-law for Qingque, at least better than my brother Yu! Otherwise, I, the old man, will not agree! If The little son-in-law you are looking for is not as good as brother Yu, why don't you just give the blue bird to my family."

Brother Yu blushed.He was only ten years old, tall and handsome, with a gentle appearance, such a blushing made him even more gentle and honest, with a kind disposition. He was absolutely a handsome young man who would reassure his elders.

Ning Guogong's heart moved, if Qing Que was promised to the child of the Yang family, wouldn't it be great for Qing Que to be looked after by Yang Ge from childhood?He was thinking about something on his mind, and Yang Ge didn't speak politely to him, "Girls will always marry when they grow up. Let's talk ugly first. Qingque's marriage is not allowed to Mrs. Guogong, Mrs. Shizi, Mrs. Shisun." Intervene. Mrs. Guo doesn't like Qingque, Shizi's wife has sent people over repeatedly, calling Qingque to be "Sister Yuan", and they are all sent as concubine daughters. They want to take my Qingque as a concubine to raise and be a concubine Don't even think about getting married! Not to mention Mrs. Shisun, if Qingque really falls into her hands, what will happen to her?"

Ning Guogong's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Elder Yang Ge ignored him, and continued on his own, "Thinking that the little Qingque might fall into the hands of Mrs. Shisun, I am terrified! At this moment, I really understand why Qingque's mother can He made up his mind to kill his own daughter."

Because, if you don't kill her, her life might be worse than death.

Yang Ge has always been a magistrate for many years, and he has tried countless cases in his life.Whenever a case is tried, it will always involve family matters. Elder Yang Ge knows very well about the struggles and secret methods in the back house.

If a child like Qingque falls into the hands of the "aunt" at a young age, no matter whether Deng Qi cares about her or doesn't care about her, the "aunt" has thousands of ways to secretly punish the child, making the child shrink back, Timid, not on the stage.

It is difficult to make a child successful; it is easy to destroy a child.

If it's a girl, you can even secretly play tricks on the marriage, marrying her a marriage that looks beautiful on the surface but is miserable in reality, so that she can't get ahead for the rest of her life.

Ning Guogong felt so depressed, so don't mention it.Cooperating with my own army and horses to earn this impressive Ningguo Mansion, and then three generations of housewives in Ningguo Mansion, the old, middle and young, can't even find anyone who can entrust Qingque!His wife Xunshi, let alone, was not shrewd and stubborn since she was young. She already hated Qingque mother very much, and she also disliked Qingque, and she couldn't change it.The eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sun, was born in a great family, dignified and virtuous, but a bit rigid, paying too much attention to rules and etiquette.If Qingque was handed over to her, she would definitely raise it as a concubine, and she thought she was very reasonable.Not to mention grandson's daughter-in-law Shen, thinking about how she got in, she agreed in her heart.

Ning Guogong had nothing to say, so he drank in silence.Damn it, it's okay if I can't marry a good wife, my son can't marry a good wife, and my grandson can't marry a good wife!If you can't marry a good daughter-in-law, where can you find good children and grandchildren?Seeing that the eldest son is a dude, the eldest grandson is exactly like his father, and the Deng family has no successors.

When the wine enters the heart, the sorrow is even more sorrowful.

"Baoshan, you are a real hero!" Ning Guogong slapped the table drunkenly, "Shen Fu, although he has a bit of courage, but he can be promoted because of his winking, and he can curry favor with his boss! In terms of real ability, Shen Fu You are not worthy of carrying Baoshan's shoes!"

Yang Ge looked at him with a smile, but didn't answer.Qi Baoshan is indeed a true hero, so what? Once he was defeated and died, your Deng family refused to accept the marriage that was about to be arranged, and married another daughter of the Shen family.

Do you regret it now?Both descendants of the Deng family, Qi Baoshan's grandson, can be the same as Shen Fu's grandson?The grandson of the Qi family is heroic, can the grandson of the Shen family compare?
You have to choose a wife to marry.The daughter-in-law can't be chosen well, haha, it's very likely that the grandson is also unsatisfactory.

That day, Ning Guogong drank until the sunset, and then left.Before leaving, he called Qing Que, imitated Yang Ge and squatted down, and told Qing Que nicely, "Niu Niu, when you grow up, great-grandfather will come to pick you up."

The catalpa small nose that Qingque disliked, "It smells so strong, how much wine have you drank? Drinking can hurt your health! Grandpa said, Deng family, I rely on you. You have to take care of your health and drink less. do you know?"

Ning Guogong smiled and nodded, "Yes, great-grandfather knows."

Old Yang Ge's mouth twitched.Deng Yong, have you ever been trained like this in Deng's house?You really like green sparrows!
Ning Guogong insisted on riding back, got on the horse, and happily said to Yang Ge, "Qingque cares about me, don't let me drink too much." Yang Ge was happy, and ordered his servants to escort Ning Guogong and his party away.

Duke Ning returned to the ancestral residence of the Deng family and rested in the outer courtyard.The Xun family sent someone to ask, "Where is Sister Yuan? Why didn't you bring it back?" One was drunk, and the other really didn't want to pay attention to it. He kicked the visitor out and went to bed to sleep soundly.

The Xun family was rewarded and became very angry. "I have endured for most of my life, and I have endured it like oil until today, and he made me lose face like this! I asked Sister Shengyuan what's wrong, but he is like this!"

As a result, the Xun family hated Qingque even more.The troublesome mother raises the troublesome girl, all the blame is on this wild girl, or, can my wife, the Duke and Duchess, bring this humiliation out of thin air?
Mrs. Sun knew that Qingque didn't want to come back, she frowned and was annoyed.To the Ningguo government, Ziyuan is just a concubine daughter, insignificant.However, the children of the Deng family are the children of the Deng family and cannot be left outside.

"How can I get Sister Yuan back?" After Sun was served and lay down, she did not forget this important event in her sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, Deng Qi's wife, Shen Mo, brought her daughter, Sister Ping, to pay her respects. "Mother, all the old relatives and relatives who should be visited have already been visited. The carriages and horses back to Beijing have also been arranged." Shen Mo greeted her, and respectfully returned the housework.

The ancestor worship is over, and the old relatives have also visited, so it is time to return to Beijing.

But what about sister Yuan, still staying in this poor village?Sun felt quite a headache.You can't ask questions, and you can't control them, but the flesh and blood of Ningguo Duke's mansion are outside, and the others are not theoretical, so it's hard to say.

"Actually, there is another family nearby. The daughter-in-law should visit, but she hasn't visited yet." Shen Mo said softly, "The second young lady in Yangji Yangge's old mansion is originally from the capital, and she and the Shen family are distant cousins. I should call you cousin. Yes. If it wasn't for our return to Beijing, my daughter-in-law should really go to Yang's mansion to see her cousin and talk to her."

(End of this chapter)