"Xiuer, you don't even have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense? Yan'er, you'd better watch out for Xiuer."

"Grandpa, I really didn't lie to you..."

No matter how Wen Longxiu explained, they refused to believe her until the wet nurse brought Xiao Bao over, and Wen Zhao's gaze fell on Xiao Bao.

"Wait a minute... Looking at it this way, Xiao Bao really does look seven or eight points similar to Jin Chenzi!"

Wen Longxiu then explained the whole story, and the others suddenly understood. No wonder Xiu'er was so unwilling to reveal the child's biological father back then. If the child's background had been revealed at that time, it would have definitely affected Lingyin Temple and Jin Chenzi.

This silly girl actually took on everything for him.

Now that Jin Chenzi has descended to the mortal realm to undergo his tribulation of love, since it is Xiu'er's own choice, and they know they cannot stop her, they let her go.

Life is neither long nor short, but the most painful thing is to leave with regrets in the end.

After kneeling and kowtowing, Wen Longxiu glanced at Xiaobao and reluctantly turned to leave.

But how can paper contain fire?

A year passed quickly. One day, Jin Chenzi noticed that she still liked to stare blankly at the horizon, so he assumed that she was homesick.

In the capital city.

It was as lively as ever, and Jin Chenzi quickly crossed the street and arrived at the Wen family's residence.

Looking at the tall plaque, Jin Chenzi felt as if his feet weighed a ton, and he hesitated to take that step.

Squeak—

The door was opened from the inside, and Jin Chenzi quickly turned around.

"Fatty, shall we take Xiaobao to make sugar figurines today?"

"Yay, Xiao Bao loves making sugar figurines the most."

"Since Xiaobao likes it, let's set off then," Zhenyuan said with a smile.

"So, Prince Zhen and the Second Miss Wen have already tied the knot?" Jin Chenzi felt a surge of longing. He glanced at the group, but his gaze was drawn to the boy named Xiao Bao. He paused slightly, startled. That child…

The child doesn't look like Prince Zhen or the second young lady of the Wen family, but he does look about seven or eight parts like him. What's going on?

Jin Chenzi's feet followed involuntarily.

"Xiao Bao, what are you making?"

"Xiao Bao is sculpting his mother."

Seeing the two of them happily making sugar figurines with him, they looked like a family. Perhaps he was overthinking it.

At that moment, a sentence from Xiao Bao brought him back to his senses.

"Auntie, does Xiaobao's sculpted figure look like Xiaobao's mother?"

"No, Xiao Bao's mother is much prettier than the sugar figurine."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. When has Auntie ever lied to Xiaobao?"

Jin Chenzi froze on the spot. That Xiao Bao wasn't Miss Wen or Prince Zhen, and he called Miss Wen "Auntie"...

This child looks so much like him, could it be... could it be...?

That's impossible! Xiao Bao looks about three years old. He only became Ah Xiu's husband a year ago. How could that be?

At that moment, fragmented images flashed through Jin Chenzi's mind—it was that dream!

Truth and falsehood intertwined...

So that's how it is. No wonder he suddenly ascended to heaven back then. I thought that love tribulation was just a dream, but I didn't expect that he had never overcome that love tribulation. No wonder he was trapped.

It was as if all the doubts were resolved in that instant.

Looking at Xiao Bao's appearance, Jin Chenzi felt both happy and heartbroken. How could he not know why she did this, given that she had concealed what happened that day and what happened to Xiao Bao? How could she be so foolish as to shoulder all of this herself?

Jin Chenzi could no longer control his steps and walked towards him.

"Young Master Zhen, Miss Wen."

The two looked at the newcomer and were momentarily stunned.

"Master Kongchen?"

After leaving the pass, she learned some things about her elder sister from her father. Her intuition told her that Jin Chenzi's sudden appearance here was no accident.

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Wen Longxiu looked at the sky and saw that it was getting late and Jin Chenzi had not returned yet, so she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Just then, a faint sound of footsteps came from afar. Wen Longxiu's face lit up with joy, and she quickly put down her work and ran outside.

“Ah Chen…”

Before her eyes was a white-robed, ethereal man, holding a miniature version of himself in his arms. Wen Longxiu's smile froze on her face, she covered her mouth with her hand, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

"You...you knew everything."

Jin Chenzi nodded.

"Mother."

Xiao Bao looked at Wen Longxiu in front of him, feeling both familiar and unfamiliar. Although he hadn't seen her often, his aunt and grandmother would show him his mother's portrait every day, so he knew at a glance that the person in front of him was his mother.

"Xiao Bao..."

Wen Longxiu's voice was choked with emotion as she took him from Jin Chenzi and held him in her arms.

"Little Bao, Mommy is sorry. Will you blame Mommy?"

"No, Mother must have her own reasons. I just hope Mother can be happy."

Looking at the well-behaved little baby, Wen Longxiu could no longer hold back her emotions. Self-blame and heartache welled up in her heart at the same time. She had been too selfish.

One hour later.

Wen Longxiu carefully covered Xiaobao with the blanket and then went outside.

Looking at Jin Chenzi, who had his back to her, Wen Longxiu felt a little uneasy.

Will he blame her for keeping Xiaobao's situation a secret? Will he blame her for being selfish...?

Before she could speak, the person in front of her suddenly turned around and pulled her into his arms.

"Ah Xiu, that day... I'm sorry, I thought it was a dream, I never expected..."

During that time, he always deliberately avoided her, thinking about how to get through this ordeal, but unexpectedly, his inner demons found a way to exploit the situation.

It's ironic that a monk could be controlled by his inner demons. But he knew in his heart that once a person has a weakness, they are prone to developing inner demons, and she was his weakness.

Wen Longxiu blushed and quickly interrupted him, "Don't, don't say anymore, that's all in the past."

"I'm the one who should be apologizing. I was too selfish. I knew you were different from ordinary people, but I still chose to give birth to Xiaobao and kept it from you..."

Jin Chenzi looked at her and naturally understood why she did this; her eyes were filled with nothing but heartache.

Since he can't overcome it, then let her overcome it for him! Even if time passes and life slips away, I will never fail her in this life.

Wen Chuyu, who was in the shadows, watched the two of them, sighed softly, and then disappeared from the spot.