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Since meeting Gu Shi, Song Xi has never had a good night's sleep, but she just suspected that the man was Song Ting, but she had no evidence.
Later, she inquired about Gu Shi's identity. He was the illegitimate son of the head of the Gu family, the Empress Dowager's maternal family. This made Song Xi feel a little more at ease. After all, it was understandable that relatives looked alike.
But it was not until the letter from Gu Shi appeared that Song Xi's mood was disturbed again.
Song Ting said that her mother was not dead. Song Xi knew that this might be a scam by Song Ting, but she also had a glimmer of hope that perhaps her mother was really still alive.
But she was also afraid that this was a conspiracy, but her longing for her mother ultimately overcame everything. In the end, Song Xi went to see Song Ting without telling anyone.
Yongchun Tower
Gu Shi had been waiting here for a long time, his fingers turning the teacup unconsciously, not worried at all that Song Xi would not come and tell others.
Mrs. Shen is not dead, so Gu Shi certainly did not lie to Song Xi, otherwise he would not be sure that Song Xi could be used by him.
Back then, Madam Shen set fire to the entire palace. No one dared to disobey Prince Jing's orders, so naturally no one dared to rush in to save Madam Shen.
Song Ting has complicated feelings towards his mother.
Prince Jing felt that Madam Shen was too soft-hearted and could not raise the young prince well, so Song Ting was brought up by Prince Jing since he was born and raised by him personally.
As far as Song Ting could remember, his mother always had a worried look on her face. He knew what his mother was worried about. She was worried about her sister Song Xi who was far away in the capital.
Prince Jing had stayed at the border for too long, which naturally aroused His Majesty's suspicion, so he ordered Prince Jing to send a child. On the surface, it was to meet his grandchildren, but in fact it was just to ask for a hostage.
Of course, Prince Jing sent Song Xi over.
The palace was full of dangers, and Mrs. Shen naturally didn't want her daughter to go there, but she had no choice but to worry all day about her daughter's poor life.
Before Song Xi left, Mrs. Shen treated the two children equally and treated them with no difference in kindness.
But after Song Xi left, Madam Shen's heart had already gone to the palace.
Song Ting knew that he was not as cute as Song Xibingxue, nor as pleasing to others as Song Xi, but so what? His father said that he would be the crown prince in the future, would be loved by countless people, and would have countless powers.
But Song Ting still felt sad. He was sad about his mother's calm eyes when he went to find her after being praised by the teacher. He was sad that when he gave his mother the birthday gift he carefully selected, his mother put it aside casually. However, she smiled happily because of a letter from Song Xi.
Song Ting admitted that he was jealous at that time, jealous that Song Xi could easily gain the love of his mother.
After that, Song Ting never set foot in Madam Shen's yard again. They and her son were probably the most unfamiliar mother and son in the world.
When Madam Shen's palace was on fire, Song Ting subconsciously wanted to run in to save her, but when he thought of his mother's indifferent expression over the years, Song Ting stopped again.
The fire burned more and more fiercely. Through the window, Song Ting saw Mrs. Shen sitting there calmly, like a bodhisattva, facing death calmly.
At that moment, Song Ting suddenly remembered that many years ago, he failed his studies and was whipped by his father. His mother comforted him in a soft voice and applied medicine on him gently. Song Xi's chirping voice was also heard beside him. She also blew on his wound pitifully and said, "Brother, it doesn't hurt."
As if by magic, Song Ting rushed in and rescued Mrs. Shen.
Due to Prince Jing's order, there was no one else around the palace except Song Ting, so no one knew that Madam Shen had been rescued.
Because she was rescued too late, Mrs. Shen suffered extensive burns on her body and was only breathing her last.
Song Ting searched for many doctors before he brought Mrs. Shen back from the brink of death.
He did not dare to disobey his father's order, and naturally did not dare to let Prince Jing know that he had saved Madam Shen, so he sent Madam Shen away and raised her in a farm.
Therefore, except Song Ting, no one knew that Madam Shen was still alive.
Later, Song Yizhou led his men to attack the old nest. Prince Jing knew that he could not escape, but he was unwilling to see the great cause he had planned for so long fail, so he asked his confidant to send Song Ting away.
Song Ting has been looking for Doctor Zhao for years because of the scar on his mother's body.
The fire burned Mrs. Shen beyond recognition and made her mentally unstable.
After Song Ting escaped, he returned to the farm where Madam Shen was staying. After the fire, Madam Shen ran around like a frightened rabbit, afraid of everyone she saw.
After Song Ting arrived, Mrs. Shen calmed down a little and even remembered her son.
After escaping, Song Ting's hard heart finally softened when he saw his mother, who looked a little abnormal but still carefully wiped the dust off his face.
Looking at the men left behind by his father, some injured, some dead, and his mother with scars all over her face, Song Ting decided that he must take back the kingdom that his father had left him.
As agreed, Song Xi came to Yongchun Tower and was taken to the room where Song Ting was.
When he saw Song Ting's face, a look of astonishment flashed in Song Xi's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.
The person in front of him was Gu Shi, the editor of the Hanlin Academy.
Before, he just didn't want to believe that Song Ting was still alive. Now that he knew that Gu Shi was Song Ting, Song Xi was not that surprised.
Seeing Song Xi come in, Gu Shi smiled and invited her to sit down, "My dear sister, you have kept me waiting for a long time."
Knowing that the other party had other intentions in mind, Song Xi was too lazy to play along with him and wrote on the paper with a cold face: "What do you mean by what you said in the letter? Is my mother really not dead?"
Song Ting took a sip of tea and said, "Of course."
"I want to see her," Song Xi wrote eagerly.
Song Ting snapped his fingers, and immediately, an old servant came in supporting a woman.
The woman had gray hair on her temples and her eyes were dull. The moment Song Xi saw her, he recognized her and ran to hug her tightly.
Mrs. Shen did not return her greeting, but pushed her away, walked towards Song Ting, took his hand, and said in a childlike tone, "Ting'er, I want to eat a candy man."
Song Tinghui held Mrs. Shen's hand and said, "Okay, okay, I'll take you to eat candy later."
After saying that, he winked at the old servant beside him and took Madam Shen away.
During this period, Mrs. Shen never looked at Song Xi, as if the person standing there was a stranger.
When Song Xi was pushed away by Madam Shen, she stood there in a daze, unable to believe that her mother didn't recognize her.
Seeing Madam Shen being taken away, Song Xi hurried over and wanted to hold Madam Shen back, but was stopped by Gu Shi's guards.
Seeing that he couldn't keep Madam Shen, Song Xi turned around and glared at Gu Shi, and wrote: "What did you do to my mother? Why doesn't she recognize me?"
Gu Shi chuckled. "Why didn't she recognize you? It's because of you. Back then, in order to let you out and delay time, mother burned down the palace. Father was angry that she let you go and forbade anyone to save her. If I hadn't rushed in, mother would have died long ago."
"Because of that fire, Mother was burned beyond recognition and her mind began to blur. If I hadn't searched the world for famous doctors, would you still be able to recognize Mother now?"
After hearing what Gu Shi said, Song Xi squatted on the ground, broke down and cried, holding her ears with her hands, feeling extremely guilty.
Looking at Song Xi like this, Gu Shi knew that his goal had been achieved, and he helped her up, "It's okay, my dear sister, as long as you talk to mother more every day, she will always remember you, and mother will not blame you."
After hearing what Gu Shi said, Song Xi stopped crying, wiped her tears, and with coldness in her eyes, she wrote on the paper: "What do you want me to do."
Seeing Song Xi was so direct, Gu Shi stopped beating around the bush and said, "I want the tiger talisman in Song Jing's hand."
Song Xi opened his eyes wide, and the look on his face almost had "foolish dreaming" written on it.
"Xier, think about it carefully. If you steal the tiger talisman, when I seize the throne, you will still be a princess, and there will be no inconvenience. You can still stay with your mother for the rest of your life. Isn't that good?" Song Ting tempted.
"Impossible," Song Xi gestured with a serious expression.
"Song Xi, don't refuse a toast and then drink a penalty." Song Ting's face turned cold. "I have a way to save my mother, and naturally I have a way to make her die."
"Do you still want to kill my mother again like you did last year?"
Song Xi's face turned pale and his hands kept shaking.
Seeing her like this, Song Ting slowed down his voice and said, "I know it's not easy to steal the tiger talisman, and I'm not asking you to get it right away. You just need to get some information for me."
"I'll give you five days to consider it. After five days, if you agree, come to see me with the diagram of the bow and crossbow you saw in the Minister of War's building. If you disagree..." Having said this, Song paused and said something that made Song Xi terrified: "The next thing you will see will be the corpse of your mother."
After saying that, Song Ting walked away, leaving Song Xi trembling all over.
Song Xi returned to the palace in a daze.
During this period, Song Xi did not drink a drop of water. Song Jing knew that something was wrong with Song Xi recently, so he came to see her specially.
Seeing Song Xi burying his head in the quilt, Song Jing raised his voice, fanned the osmanthus cake in his hand, and a faint osmanthus fragrance spread out. He deliberately said: "Whose favorite osmanthus cake is this? If no one else eats it, I will eat it."
After a while, there was no response.
Seeing that no one answered him, Song Jing coughed awkwardly, put the osmanthus cake on the table beside him, and pulled Song Xi's quilt.
Song Xi arched the quilt, obviously not wanting to pay attention to anyone now.
Song Jing pretended not to see it and continued to pull until Song Xi sat up impatiently.
"Xishui, would you like some osmanthus cake?" Song Jing said with a playful smile.
"I don't want to eat," Song Xi gestured helplessly.
Song Jing straightened his expression, his face full of concern: "Since you don't want to eat, then tell your royal brother why you are unhappy."
After returning to the palace, Song Xi had been trying hard to control her emotions so as not to let anyone see any clues. But at this moment, when she heard Song Jing's concerned voice, her nose felt sore and she couldn't hold it back anymore and burst into tears.
Song Jing was suddenly in a panic and hugged Song Xi in his arms, "Xishui, don't cry, don't cry. Whoever bullied our Xishui, your royal brother will help you get revenge."
Song Xi didn't say anything, but just cried even louder.
This kind of Song Jing reminded Song Xi of when she first came to the palace and was not welcomed and bullied. Song Jing stood up for her and helped her teach those princes and grandchildren who bullied her a lesson.
At that time, Song Jing also said firmly: "Those who bully Xishui, your royal brother will help you take revenge."
After an unknown amount of time, Song Xi stopped crying, sat up, and pointed to the osmanthus cake on the table, indicating that she wanted to eat it.
Song Jing hurriedly took it and handed it to Song Xi. Seeing that she was eating happily, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said carefully: "Xi Shui, can you tell your brother why you are so sad?"
Song Xi's face froze, then he immediately changed his expression. He pulled the corners of his mouth, trying to make his expression natural, and gestured, "I just miss my mother."
Seeing this, Song Jing thought about the approaching anniversary of Princess Jing's death, and touched Song Xi's head with heartache, "Princess Jing must be watching from heaven. She is thinking of you when she sees you. Don't be sad. You still have your royal brother, your uncle and other relatives like us. We are always here for you."
Listening to Song Jing's gentle voice, Song Xi's tears fell again, dripping onto the osmanthus cake. In order to prevent Song Jing from seeing, she hurriedly lowered her head and ate the osmanthus cake mixed with tears. It was sweet and salty.
I thought to myself: "Brother Emperor, why are you so nice?"
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