Hehehehe~ See you in three days~
Even Yan Chao couldn't sit still. Jiawang was his first son and the one he loved the most. He looked at the location of Guige's birthmark, which was similar to the location of Jiawang's injury, and even the shape was similar.
The old woman pressed on, asking urgently, "What are you talking about?"
Gui Ge was a little nervous. He subconsciously looked at his sister, Bao Jie, who reached out and held her brother's hand.
Yan Zhili also saw her son's birthmark. Her expression was somewhat complicated. She said, "Brother Gui's birthday is exactly the seventh day after Jiawang's death."
The seventh day after death is when the soul returns to the body.
Yan Zhili held his wife's hand, comforting her: "And this birthmark on Gui Ge's lower back... Jia Wang was injured here before."
Baojie seemed to understand but not quite. She looked at the adults in the family and said, "Brother Gui is Brother Gui."
Even though she liked Jiawang very much, Baojie still felt that Guige was Guige, her younger brother.
Yan Chao had calmed down, and his gaze towards Gui Ge was complex, but mostly filled with affection: "Yes, Sister Bao is right."
Chen Qiu realized she had scared Gui Ge, but looking closely at Gui Ge's appearance, she felt he looked more and more like Jia Wang when he was a child: "It's my fault, Gui Ge, don't be afraid. Do you like beef? How about I have someone bring you another plate?"
Gui Ge said, "No need, I'm full."
Chen Qiu reached out and ruffled Gui Ge's hair.
At night, the group stayed in the palace. Baojie found it magical; it was her first time bathing in such a large pool, filled with flower petals. However, she felt uncomfortable with so many people serving her, and she awkwardly held her mother's hand.
Liu felt a little flustered and uneasy. She didn't know the use of many things. In fact, her family was quite wealthy in her early years. Before she married Yan Zhili, she had maids to serve her. But after she got married, her parents passed away, and her sister-in-law was in charge of the household.
Liu's sister-in-law had always been dissatisfied with her in-laws' subsidies to her. In the first two years after her parents passed away, Liu's brother took good care of his only sister. But as time went on, her own family became more important. Liu did not resent it. After all, marrying Yan Zhili was her own choice, and her parents had given her a dowry.
After Yan Chao and Yan Zhili left home, and didn't return for several years, Liu's brother came looking for her, saying that he would just pretend Yan Zhili was dead and take her back to remarry in two years. However, Liu refused and sold her dowry to take care of her family.
Later, Yan Zhili returned with his men. He still remembered his brother-in-law and secretly went to find him. However, his brother-in-law refused to leave with him, so Yan Zhili left some silver and left with his family. After his family was settled, Yan Zhili left some silver and left again.
After moving to the new place, Yan Chao and Yan Zhili came back a few times. Even though they didn't say anything, the family felt that what the two of them were doing must be extraordinary. After they found out that they were settled, the old woman asked Chen Qiu to take Jia Wang with them.
Originally, Yan Zhili had intended for Liu to go as well, so the old woman could stay home and take care of Baojie. However, Liu happened to be pregnant, so Yan Zhili left people behind to take care of them. But when Liu was four months pregnant, chaos suddenly broke out in the town, and the two people Yan Zhili left behind fled with them overnight.
However, the three of them—one pregnant, the other old, and the other young—couldn't run very fast. One of them lured away the pursuers to help them escape, while the other, after they settled down, said she was going to gather information but never returned.
Liu and the others had become more shrewd and didn't dare to linger, so they secretly left again.
Thanks to the war outside, they had no official registration and were simply refugees who eventually settled in a village. However, the three of them lost much of their luggage and money along the way, and life was very difficult.
Looking at her daughter swimming in the water, Liu was thirteen years old. She looked very thin and dark-skinned, with scars on her body and calluses on her hands and feet. Unless she spoke, few people could recognize that she was a girl.
Thinking of what Baojie had done for the family, Liu's eyes reddened.
Baojie came back from her swim, smiling and saying, "Mom, that felt so good!"
Madam Liu patted her daughter's head: "If you like it, play a little longer."
Baojie reached out and took the fruit placed by the bathtub, handing it to Liu Shi and saying, "Mother, it's very sweet."
Lady Liu took the fruit, but she didn't eat any of the palace maids around her, as she also felt very uncomfortable. Baojie, on the other hand, ate a piece of fruit. A palace maid was kneeling on the platform, and just as she was about to wipe Baojie's hands, she saw Baojie dive into the water and start swimming.
The palace maid withdrew her hand and knelt down again.
Liu felt the strange looks from some of the palace maids. Although they were discreet, they still made her feel uneasy in this space. However, seeing Baojie's smiling face, Liu pursed her lips and tried her best to ignore those gazes. After all, the most important thing was her daughter's happiness. Her daughter had suffered all these years, and as long as she was happy, that was all that mattered.
After the two finished washing up, they changed into the clothes that Chen Qiu had prepared for them. They were made of the finest materials and had exquisite embroidery. They had never seen such materials before. The clothes were beautiful, but they felt restrictive when worn.
Baojie tugged at her sleeves and adjusted her belt a few times, feeling like she could barely move her feet. Feeling a little shy, she secretly looked at herself in the mercury mirror and whispered, "Mother, does it look good? Does it look strange?"
The mercury mirror reflected people very clearly, and Baojie was startled when she first saw it.
Liu looked at herself in the mirror, bit her lip slightly, and became a little shy and reserved. She reached out and tidied her daughter's hair: "You look very beautiful. Baojie is the most beautiful."
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