Chapter 25
"A short stay of one year?" Bai's mother was skeptical.
Mr. Bai nodded, "She'll stay for a year. Xiao Wu can come back after that."
Mr. Bai smiled, a very big smile.
It's good that Xiao Wu is back...
Bai's mother smiled along, her tone gentle, "Then after we get back, Xiao Bao might be able to talk! When that happens, the first thing I'll teach Xiao Bao is to say 'sister'."
Father Bai's fingers trembled slightly, "When Xiao Wu comes back in a year, Xiao Bao won't be able to talk yet."
"Yes, yes... How could I be so confused? A year from now, Xiao Bao will still be less than six months old and won't be able to call me 'sister' yet. He won't be able to..." Bai's mother was somewhat distraught.
She was momentarily stunned, then said, "When is Wu'er leaving? I need to pack Wu'er's luggage. This girl has only been away from me for one day when she went to Cangshan Temple. I wonder if she will miss me after a year?"
Bai's mother got up, grumbling on and on, but was stopped by Bai's father.
"Qinglu has already prepared everything. Madam is currently pregnant, so there's no need for you to..."
Before he could finish speaking, Bai's mother pushed his hand away, lifted her skirt, and stepped out the door.
For the first time, Bai's father, who remained where he was, did not follow his wife.
He leaned on the table, still maintaining a gentle smile, but as he smiled, he burst into tears.
Will they come back...?
He's not coming back; he should have realized it much earlier.
Only when Bai's mother came to Ling Wu's side did she feel relieved for a moment.
She held Lingwu's hand tightly, just like when she first took Lingwu out as a child, as if afraid of losing her.
"Mother, don't worry, my illness is not serious."
"How about Mother goes to Cangshan Temple to see you every few days? Just to stay far away, not near Wu'er, okay?"
Ling Wu lowered her head and glanced at her mother's lower abdomen. "Climbing mountains is too dangerous. Mother, you'll make me worry. If I worry, it will also affect my health..."
Bai's mother immediately interrupted, "Alright, alright! Then I'll wait until Xiaobao is born, I'll..."
"Come find me again when Mother has recovered."
Bai's mother lowered her head and nodded after a long while.
The moment he nodded, a hot tear fell from the back of his hand that was holding Ling Wu!
"Don't mention it to your sister for now."
"good."
"Mother, don't cry."
Mother Bai immediately wiped away her tears, "Mother, don't cry. Mother will wait for Wu'er to come back so we can name Xiao Bao. We'll wait for Wu'er to come back..."
She murmured to herself, her gaze fixed on Ling Wu's face, unwilling to look away.
On the day he left, Bai's father suppressed the bitterness in his throat and said, "Father will wait for you to come back."
"Hmm." Ling Wu stared intently at Bai's father, then nodded with a slight smile.
Then she touched her mother's belly and said, "Be a good girl and don't be naughty in your mother's belly."
Bai's mother was amused and smiled, but her eyes were red.
The carriage gradually moved further and further away, eventually disappearing from sight.
The father's lips moved, but he could not utter a sound.
"Wu'er will come back, right?" Mother Bai asked, her heart aching as if it were being squeezed tightly by an invisible hand.
After a long silence, Bai's father finally responded with difficulty, "Yes."
Cangshan Temple
Liao Ji had been waiting there for some time, "Benefactor..."
“Master Liaoji.” Lingwu nodded.
"The side room has been prepared, and Cangshan Temple will cooperate with your wishes." Liaoji stopped turning the Bodhi in his hand.
Thank you.
"You're welcome. The temple has benefited greatly from the generosity of the benefactor and the Bai family."
There's no need to be so polite with him.
He kept those words to himself, but didn't say them aloud.
Lingwu was exhausted. After forcing herself to get to the room, she fell into a daze.
When I woke up again, it was three days later.
Looking at the green eyes swollen like two walnuts in front of the bed, Lingwu was slightly taken aback, and the corners of her lips twitched slightly.
A stunningly beautiful figure approached her.
"Wu'er".
"...Your Highness?" The tone was still gentle, but the voice was dry.
Song Leyuan forced a smile, her steps seemingly a little unsteady, but she still carefully fed Ling Wu water.
Not long after drinking the water, drowsiness swept over me again.
But before Ling Wu could drift off to sleep, Song Leyuan's voice stopped her from falling asleep.
"Wu'er, would you like to eat some porridge before you go to sleep?"
Ling Wu paused for a moment, seemingly pondering the meaning of those words.
He nodded after a long pause, but his smile remained gentle.
For the first time, Song Leyuan felt that her Wu'er might really be leaving her.
Such an intelligent person now needs a long time to understand the meaning of even a simple sentence.
She smiled and tried to murmur "stupid," but her throat was blocked and she couldn't make a sound.
Song Leyuan lowered her head and picked up the bowl of white porridge, her vision blurred by tears.
This was Song Leyuan's first time taking care of someone, but she was extremely talented, feeding them spoonful by spoonful with great care.
Even after finally putting down the bowl, Lingwu seemed to have regained some energy and spirit because of eating the porridge.
"Your Highness, I would like to go for a walk."
Although Mingling Wu had recovered her spirits, Song Leyuan felt a sudden emptiness in her heart.
"Your Highness?"
The gentle voice brought Song Leyuan back to her senses. She nodded, "Okay, whatever you say is fine. As long as you get better, I will do whatever you say."
It was already sunset outside.
Cangshan Temple is not very tall, but at this moment you can still see a large expanse of brightly colored sunset.
As dusk fell, shrouded in the hazy mountain mist, the scenery was even more dazzling than the sunrise.
They sat there until a bright moon rose from the hazy night.
She said, "Your Highness, I would like to eat flower cakes."
As the moonlight shone down, Song Leyuan chuckled softly, "Alright, I'll go to the temple's kitchen tonight and cook for you."
She waited for a long time, so long that her body was covered in cold, but she still couldn't hear the gentle voice that she was so happy to hear from her side.
Song Leyuan lowered her eyelashes and took out a pale yellow square amulet from her bosom.
The two characters "平安" (peace and safety) originally written in cinnabar were worn away by her.
May you live a long and healthy life, free from worries, and enjoy happiness year after year.
How foolish! You prayed for good luck for everyone, but forgot about yourself.
But how did she, who is so stupid, manage to win her heart?
Song Leyuan gently embraced the girl beside her and whispered tenderly in her ear: I love you.
Qinglu behind her was already sobbing uncontrollably. She clutched the sachet she wore every day and squatted down to hug herself.
If she hadn't suggested going to the Lantern Festival that day, would everything have been different?
That crimson figure, like a pine tree bent under the weight of snow, hunched over, suppressing its pain.
Aside from the few people currently present, only the two people in the prison cell knew of Ling Wu's death.
Upon hearing the news, Su Meier completely lost any hope of seeing Ling Wu one last time on the execution ground.
Blood splattered after he hit the wall; his resolve was absolute, without the slightest hesitation.
If she had stopped being greedy and started over, would the ending have been different?
Jiang Qi finally remembered everything the moment Su Meier died, no wonder he felt she was familiar.
No wonder his heart ached when she loathed him.
It turns out he once possessed treasures, but he ultimately crushed them with his own hands.
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