Chapter 741: Reunion with Old Acquaintances
Tangli woke up Tangbao. Tangbao was a pretty little girl with big eyes and long eyelashes. She was very cute and called out "Uncle" in a baby voice.
Xiao Sanlang pinched the little girl's face and couldn't let go.
"Tangbao looks like Xiaotang. She will definitely be very beautiful when she grows up." Xiao Sanlang said.
Hei Bo also agreed with this and felt his hands itching, wanting to poke the little girl's face.
"Grandpa." Hei Bo looked a little fierce, but Tang Bao was not afraid of him and called him in a baby voice.
Hei Bo suddenly showed a silly and happy expression.
Hei Bo has followed Xiao Sanlang for decades. He is efficient and always has a stern face. This is the first time Xiao Sanlang has seen him with such a silly and happy expression.
"Are you sleepy, Tangbao? Let me rock the cradle for you." Hei Bo said flatteringly.
Tang Bao successfully captured a cradle rocker.
Xiao Sanlang built a bird's nest for Mu Bao, Hei Bo rocked the cradle for Tang Bao, and only Mr. Zhan stood there in a daze, occasionally glancing at the empress dowager with a look of surprise and joy.
The Queen Mother finally noticed Mr. Zhan's presence and looked at him.
The Queen Mother felt that he was a stranger, but the look in his eyes made her feel that they should know each other.
She is old and has a poor memory, and she couldn't figure it out after thinking for a long time.
"you……"
"You must be A'man from the Zheng family!" said Mr. Zhan, with a hint of excitement in his voice.
Of course, Sanlang calls her Queen Mother!
"You are..." the Queen Mother asked doubtfully.
"I am Zhan Wuyan." Mr. Zhan said excitedly.
The Queen Mother didn't remember it for a moment, but Nanny Chu did. "Oh, you are that lecher."
Nanny Chu's voice was quite loud, and Xiao Sanlang, Tang Li, and Hei Bo all looked over.
A lecher? I never thought Mr. Zhan was so wild when he was young. Tang Li couldn't hide his gossip in his eyes.
Mr. Zhan's face suddenly turned red, but fortunately he was dark-skinned, so his redness couldn't be seen.
"I didn't, I wasn't, don't talk nonsense." Mr. Zhan denied it three times in a row.
Mr. Zhan wanted to save face, especially in front of his disciples, and he must not damage his image of being wise and brave, so he hurriedly explained what happened that year.
That was nearly fifty years ago. Back then, the Queen Mother was still A-Man from the Zheng family, a naive, romantic, and playful girl who often dressed as a man to play. One day, she was encountered by a scoundrel who was planning to do something bad to A-Man. Zhan Wuyan ran into her, so he rushed forward and heroically saved her.
Lecher was chased away by Zhan Wuyan. Chu Yue brought some men to rescue the young lady. Seeing the unconscious young lady and a scoundrel-looking Zhan Wuyan, Chu Yue mistakenly thought Zhan Wuyan was Lecher and beat him up. At the time, A Man had been drugged by Lecher and passed out. When he woke up, Zhan Wuyan and Lecher were gone.
Later, many things happened and the misunderstanding was never resolved, so Chu Yue always regarded Zhan Wuyan as a pervert.
When this was mentioned, the Queen Mother also remembered this old incident.
She looked at Zhan Wuyan and said, "It was this old Mr. Zhan who saved me."
After fifty years, the injustice was finally redressed, and Mr. Zhan almost cried.
Nanny Chu also apologized to Mr. Zhan, saying that she had misunderstood.
Mr. Zhan waved his hand and said generously, "There are too many coincidences. It's normal to have misunderstandings. It's good once the misunderstandings are resolved."
Mr. Zhan looked at the Queen Mother with great emotion. He really didn't expect that he could see her again after so many years and that they were all still alive.
Mr. Zhan knew that she was the Queen Mother, but he didn't want to call her Queen Mother, so he still called her by her boudoir name: "Zheng Jia A Man, let's reminisce about the past."
The Empress Dowager and Mr. Zhan were not very familiar with each other, but they were of similar age and had lived to that age, so they still had something to talk about.
The Queen Mother and Mr. Zhan entered the tea room. Tang Li made tea for them and they began to reminisce about the past.
Xiao Sanlang glanced in the direction of the tea room, as if he had thought of something, with a thoughtful expression.
The Queen Mother and Mr. Zhan talked for several hours. When the Queen Mother felt a little sleepy, Mr. Zhan stopped talking and let her take a nap.
The rain stopped and the sky cleared.
There were two cushioned lounge chairs in the corridor, and Xiao Sanlang and Mr. Zhan were lying side by side on the lounge chairs.
"Life is so comfortable these days." Mr. Zhan seemed to be in a good mood and sighed softly.
Xiao Sanlang turned to look at Mr. Zhan and saw a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Sanlang, you are not yet forty this year, so you are not too old. Why don't you find a wife to live a stable life with you?" said Mr. Zhan.
Xiao Sanlang became more certain of what he was thinking: "Master, I heard from my father before that you remained single for the sake of a girl. That girl couldn't be..."
Xiao Sanlang didn't finish his words, but both of them knew who it was.
Mr. Zhan's face suddenly became hot, and he felt a little embarrassed: "Why does your father tell you everything?"
"So what do you think..." Xiao Sanlang kept staring at him, looking as if he wanted to get to the bottom of it.
Mr. Zhan had no choice but to admit: "It is indeed Zheng's Ah Man..."
"Oh no."
Xiao Sanlang had always been curious about who the woman was who made his master remain unmarried for his entire life, and now the case was finally solved.
"You kid, you're asking for a beating." Mr. Zhan was so angry that he wanted to get off the recliner and beat him.
"Master, please be patient. If that person sees you so angry..." Xiao Sanlang said.
That person was Mr. Zhan's nemesis. After Xiao Sanlang said this, Mr. Zhan lay down obediently.
"I'm not irritable, I'm quiet." Mr. Zhan snorted.
"Yes, you are a quiet and handsome man." Xiao Sanlang agreed, a little curious, "Master, what is going on between you and that person?"
There are some things that have been hidden in my heart for a long time, and I really want to find someone to talk to. I can't let no one know about them until I die.
Mr. Zhan then recounted the past events: "It's nothing, really. One was the beloved daughter of a prominent family, and the other was the unloved illegitimate son of a noble family. They were worlds apart. One Lantern Festival, they met, and the man fell in love with the girl at first sight. He kept an eye on her and even tried to save her, but he never dared to stand in her presence. Later, the girl entered the Eastern Palace and became the Crown Princess, while the man left for the army, starting as a small soldier. Since then, they haven't seen each other again."
Xiao Sanlang finally understood.
It turned out that his master had a one-sided crush on the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was not familiar with his master at all.
There is someone hidden in his heart, and that person may not even know his existence, but still chooses to remain single for life. His master is indeed a man of temperament.
Later, his master achieved success in military strategy and became a respected fortune teller, no longer the self-deprecating bastard. However, the girl became someone else's wife and mother, and there was still a huge gap between the two.
Unexpectedly, fifty years later, when they were both very old, they could meet again.
Is it also a kind of fate?
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