You just want to fly freely

  The Xiao Mansion I haven't seen for a long time! After circling around, I'm back again!

  The courtyard is still covered with dust, but the yard where people used to come and go is now deserted except for a few trees standing lonely, and has lost its original prosperity.

  Xiao Congrong stood in the courtyard, watching the soldiers sent by Hong Kui and Wu Mingyuan help her clean up the Xiao Mansion. Her mood was complicated.

  The taste of revisiting the old place is not good, the big Wang Fu, without the kind old Marquis, without the children running around, it's actually so unbearable.

  At this time, she really wished to see someone from the Xiao family, even if it was her second brother who scolded and cursed her, or He Feng who drove her away. She felt that seeing them would be very familiar, but all of these were impossible now!

  She walked into the living room with her cane and sat down, only to realize that this was her first time in the main house of the Xiao family. Last time she was carried back by Old Master Hou and had been staying in the side courtyard, so she hadn't really taken a good look at what the Xiao family's place looked like.

  The furniture in the house was sparse, and it seemed that all the good things had been taken away when the house was looted, leaving only some old and worn-out ones. Her eyes fell on a calligraphy hanging in the middle of the hall, with only four words: "Ning Jing Zhi Yuan" (Serene and Far-reaching), written in bold and vigorous strokes that revealed the writer's state of mind.

  There was no signature, no date, and Xiao Zongrong did not know whether it was the handwriting of Old Master Hou or General Xiao. He only looked at the words, and the deep emotions and broad-mindedness were all submerged in the lines.

  In the midst of a bustling city, with fame and power at stake, it takes a certain kind of composure to remain calm and serene.

  I don't know how long I sat there, but Zhou Ze walked in with a big basket in his hand and put it on the table, laughing: "Third Miss, I brought you some food. You must be hungry after a busy day, eat something!"

  Xiao Zongrong raised her eyes and saw him busy taking out the food from the basket, arranging it for her one by one, saying: "Third Miss, don't worry, when General Hong left, he told me to tell you that you are not alone. The soldiers of the Xiao Mansion will help you clean up, you can still live in your backyard, and we will live in the front yard. General Hong said that as long as he is here, the Third Prince dare not mess with the Xiao Mansion, and before he leaves, he will definitely make arrangements for you, so you don't have to think wildly."

  "Thank you, Uncle Hong and Brother Zhou, thank you too!" Xiao Congrong put his mind at ease. With Hong Kun and the others living in the Xiao Mansion, Wu Mingyuan wouldn't dare to do anything out of line even if he came. This was also a way to handle things.

  Zhou Ze smiled and said, "Don't be polite with me, I couldn't help you last time, I've been feeling guilty about it! Ah..."

  He looked around and asked in a low voice, "Have you been staying with the great hero who saved you these days? It seems he's treating you well?"

  Xiao Congrong nodded: "He was very good to me, without him, I think I would have died long ago!"

  "Hmm, that's good! That day he took you away and afterwards had someone tell my father that he would take good care of you, so we could rest assured. He also said that the Third Prince was narrow-minded and had cut off his hand, fearing that he would shift his anger to us, so my father thought it over and decided to avoid him for now, and wait until the situation clears up before supporting the wise king!"

  Zhou Ze is also a straightforward person, and seeing Xiao Congrong's temperament, he couldn't stop talking once he started, chatting like family members. He sighed and said: "My father was originally resentful of your family's misfortune, and after being told by the messenger, he had the idea of retreating from the world. He advised me that if the Xiaos, a generation of war gods, ended up like this, it would be better to return home and farm, and at least have a good ending. My mother also advised me, saying that serving the country is only worthwhile for a wise ruler, although she didn't expect us brothers to support her in old age, nor did she want us to die for an incompetent king... So we left the capital as a whole family!"

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  Xiao Congrong sighed: "It's all because of me that I've dragged you down!"

  Zhou Ze glared and said unhappily, "Third Miss, don't say such things. What kind of relationship do our families have? We're already feeling guilty for not being able to help when you were in trouble. And now you're talking about whether or not we'll be implicated?! If you think highly of me, from now on, we can be your family too. You can even call me brother!"

  Xiao Congrong smiled: "Thank you, Brother Zhou, for not looking down on me. From now on, don't call me Third Miss anymore, just call me Congrong or Rongrong!"

  "Okay, fine, Rong Mei, hurry up and eat. I'll go buy some quilts for everyone. What do you want? Just tell me and I'll go buy it!"

  Zhou Ze scratched his head and looked at her legs, saying: "Or else, I'll find a maid for you, it's more convenient to have someone serve you!"

  Xiao Zongrong smiled and said: "No need! I can really take care of myself! Big brother, you go busy, if there's a need, I'll tell you!"

  "Um, okay, I'll go first then!"

  Zhou Ze finished speaking and left in a hurry, Xiao Zong ate a little and was full, cleaned up and saw that the soldiers had also cleaned up. Most of the soldiers left, and those who stayed behind were unclear which ones belonged to Hong Kun and which ones belonged to Wu Mingyuan, it's better to have fewer things than more, so they didn't bother with them and walked towards the backyard.

  Crutches are really convenient. If she were in a wheelchair, she would have to ask for help when going to the backyard, and those threshold stone steps wouldn't be something she could overcome on her own. She's glad she made a wise choice.

  After walking for a while, she turned back and saw a deputy general following her. He looked somewhat familiar, and after thinking for a moment, she recognized him as one of Wu Ming's men. Her face fell, and she angrily said: "The backyard is off-limits to men, didn't anyone tell you that the Wang Manor's backyard is forbidden to men?"

  His face turned red as he stood there, awkwardly saying: "Third Miss, don't misunderstand me, I didn't have any malicious intentions, I just wanted to see... if you needed my help with anything! I really didn't have any malicious intentions..."

  Xiao Zongrong stared at him for a moment, his figure under the armor was not burly, with thick eyebrows and a square face, he looked quite dignified, his bright eyes gazed at her calmly, without any intention of evading her scrutiny.

  He was telling the truth, and his intuition told him so, Xiao Zong thought.

  She took a deep breath and said calmly, "I don't need anyone's help, just wait in the front yard. I know you're Wu Mingyuan's people, I don't want to make things difficult for you, and I hope you won't make things difficult for me either. It's best if we can all get along peacefully!"

  "Yes, Third Miss!" Deputy General hesitated for a moment before saying: "Third Miss, I'm not going to call you Rong Guang! You were also present when Third Miss was being punished in the Heavenly Prison. I just want to say that anyone who has ever misunderstood Third Miss is blind, including Rong Guang! Third Miss let Rong Guang see what it means to be a truly great woman... I want to tell you, you are not a shame to the Xiao family, you are the pride of the Xiao family! I respect you just like I would respect a soldier!"

  He stood at attention, gave a supreme military salute, then turned around and walked out with big strides.

  Xiao Congrong was stunned, and it took him half a day to come back to his senses. Rong Guang!? Ah, I didn't expect Wu Mingyuan's subordinate to be such a person, what a surprise!

  Walking into the yard where he used to live, it had also been swept clean, with puddles of water left on the ground from washing, Xiao Zong carefully avoided them and pushed open the door, stepping inside.

  It happened in an instant, and all she heard was the sound of wind behind her ears. She just wanted to turn around when she was hugged by someone.

  She was just about to send out the golden needle from her crutch when she caught a familiar scent with the tip of her nose, and immediately, Chu Qing's low, husky voice sounded in her ear: "Rong'er, it's me!"

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  "You're crazy......" Xiao Zongrong put away the golden needle, furrowed his brow and said: "Didn't you say you'd come at night? There are so many soldiers outside, aren't you afraid..."

  "Nothing can stop me from seeing you!" Chu Qingcang hugged her tightly, his head buried in her neck, and said softly: "I miss you!"

  Xiao was speechless and calm. Was this a scripted emotional scene? They had only been apart for a few hours, hadn't they? It was still him who personally sent her to Xiaopo to wait for Hong Kun and the others that morning.

  "Are you here to take me away?" She used her cane to support herself and turned around, she had already made it clear to Chu Qing that she didn't want to go with him!

  "I've come to see you!" Chu Qingkong stretched out his hand and lifted her chin, one arm wrapped around her waist, holding her tightly against himself, abandoning his crutches to support her weight.

  Xiao Congrong and he gazed at each other, his eyes gentle and moving, clear as if they could see through everything...

  Xiao Zongrong sighed, he was so clever, and he must have understood her thoughts long ago!

  She's a bit depressed, but she's not stupid either. The thoughts in her heart, how can they be so obvious in front of this person!

  "When did you know I didn't want to go back with you?"

  Her cane was taken away by him, and she could only hold onto his shoulder with her hand to prevent herself from falling, feeling a bit resentful of this ambiguous posture, but there was nothing she could do about it. This was probably Chu Qing's intentional small punishment!

  "A long time ago, when you said you were going out to attend the memorial service, your eyes told me... once you go out, you won't come back!"

  He bowed his head and fiercely kissed her lips, she only felt a slight pain before being let go. He let out a low sigh filled with frustration and helplessness: "Your eyes are like those of a bird yearning for freedom, once the door to the sky is open, you want to fly freely... I'm not angry that you want to fly freely... but rather that you only think of flying free by yourself... without ever thinking of taking me with you..."

  The last few lines of this chapter are written with a heart-wrenching tone, indeed in love, whoever falls in love first will be the one to suffer first. The road to my family's crazy son's pursuit of love is still long and arduous... Let me give you a hug first!