Damn, I just forgot myself... I even dared to yell at His Highness!
Hateful, that woman really wanted to kill him!
"No, nothing..." Chang Kuo's eyes were kind and respectful: "Just asking, how is your injury? Is it serious?"
"Don't worry." Chang Suining smiled at him: "How can a mere Ge Zong hurt me?"
Chang Kuo's eyes felt sore, and he just boasted.
If you look in the mirror and see the wounds all over your body...
It's been a long time since I've seen someone who loves to brag so much.
It was like this in the past, and it is still like this today.
The heavy snow blocked his vision. Chang Kuo took a breath of the cold air, held the reins and turned his face away. Finally, big hot tears rolled down his eyes.
Chang Suining tilted her head and looked at him: "What's wrong?"
Chang Kuo didn't say a word, but his broad shoulders twitched slightly.
Chang Suining knew it immediately and couldn't help but sigh and look up at the sky.
She has been strong all her life and has almost never shed tears since she can remember. How come everyone around her is a crybaby?
She could still understand Wu Jue's clap of legs and tears in the secret room at that time, but Lao Chang was doing it in front of so many people now.
But soon, she was able to understand the difference.
Because there is one difference between Lao Chang and Wu Jue. Although they are both fathers, the bond between Lao Chang and A Li is undoubtedly closer than that between Lao Chang and Wu Jue.
Chang Kuo had a lot of things piled up in his heart for a long time, longer than she could imagine. After all, the time after death was just a moment of closing her eyes for her, but it was twelve real years for him.
Chang Kuo was in pain for as long as twelve years, just like the injury on his leg, which pierced his bones when it flared up. Even when he suppressed it in silence, it still followed him all the time like a shadow, never leaving for a moment.
Therefore, once the tears started flowing, they could not be stopped.
With so many emotions squeezing and surging, his heart began to ache.
This huge emotion overwhelmed him, and he didn't even realize that he was crying all the way to the outside of the governor's mansion.
He never uttered a cry, but just kept shedding tears, one after another. Perhaps because of this, the tightness in his chest became even worse, and coupled with his recent illness and fatigue, now that the war was over, he suddenly relaxed and could no longer hold on.
"thump!"
When Chang Kuo dismounted from his horse outside the governor's mansion, his body suddenly tilted and he fell into the snow.
"General Chang!"
“Father!”
Everyone was surprised and immediately gathered around.
Princess Xuan'an, who dismounted from her horse at the back, covered her mouth in shock. What happened? Was it because she suddenly saw her and got stimulated? She was really old, how could she not even be stimulated by this little bit!
While everyone went to support him, she hurried forward and nervously raised her hand to check Chang Kuo's breath.
Fortunately, fortunately...
Chang Kuo, who still had a trace of consciousness, noticed her movements and thought that this woman was probably hoping for his death. He became furious, rolled his eyes, and fainted completely.
The Grand Princess urged: "Hurry...carry it in quickly!"
That night, no one in the governor's mansion or in Hezhou city could sleep - except for Chang Kuo who was in a coma.
Chang Kuo was unconscious for two whole days.
On the third day, when he woke up, it was Lieutenant General Jin who was standing by his side.
"General, you finally woke up!"
As he said this, he hurriedly leaned over to help Chang Kuo.
Chang Kuo sat up, feeling sore all over from lying down. He tried hard to recall what happened before he fell into a coma, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
They hadn't seen each other for many years, and when they met again, he actually fell down and fainted in front of the woman... If nothing unexpected happened, he must have been carried back!
How could she have happened to see such a rare sight? Chang Kuo clenched his fists unwillingly, which were weak from just waking up.
"General, you have been in a coma for two days..."
Hearing what Vice General Jin said, Chang Kuo felt his eyes go dark - he had actually been unconscious for two days! "Why didn't you wake me up!"
Just let him faint? Can't we think of a way to wake him up? For example, find a doctor to give him a few injections or something. If the doctor can't leave, he can just bring a bucket of ice water to wake him up. There are plenty of ways, right? "You were unconscious at first, but later, you just fell asleep." Lieutenant General Jin scratched his head and smiled, "I heard your snoring was really strong... You have been really tired recently, it would be good to take this opportunity to rest for two days."
Chang Kuo was still upset: "There are so many important matters outside that need my attention, who allows you to act on your own!"
Deputy General Jin whispered, "The girl told me to do that."
"Female..." Chang Kuo's face darkened.
Ning Ning told me...
That……
He concentrated on feeling the changes in his body for a moment, then nodded slowly: "Well... after sleeping for the past two days, I feel much better."
"..." After a brief moment of surprise, Deputy General Jin smiled and said, "That's what I told you. General, you just need some rest!"
It is also possible to change the word "rest" to "discipline", of course, only for daughters.
Then, the general who needed to be disciplined started looking for his daughter.
Deputy General Jin quickly replied: "The girl should be at Madam Lou's place right now. I will ask someone to invite her over right away!"
Having said that, he called a soldier to pass on the message.
When Chang Kuo heard about Mrs. Lou, he asked about the injuries of the Yun family mother and son.
"The injuries are not light... Madam Lou was also unconscious for a long time and only woke up this morning. The doctor said that now that she is awake, there is no need to worry about her life." Deputy General Jin said, "Second Master Yun was able to get out of bed today to handle the official business of the Governor's Mansion."
Chang Kuo calmed down and said, "That's good."
Thinking of Yun Hui's serious injury that day, he suddenly sighed: "It's good to be young."
Unlike him, he is old.
Chang Kuo suddenly felt a little sad. Although he refused to admit that he was old, he was never afraid of aging. But now he saw his old master again. His old master was still as young as before, but he was old and half useless. He was afraid that he could only do his best and that he didn't have much time to follow him...
While Chang Kuo was in a daze, he heard footsteps coming on the snow outside the window.
"Dad is awake?"
As Chang Suining walked in, soldiers and lieutenants saluted her and called her "girl" with great respect.
Deputy General Jin also hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "Girl!"
Chang Suining smiled and nodded at him: "General Jin, you have worked hard these past two days."
"It's not hard!" Deputy General Jin smiled and said, "The girl is busy with the city's affairs, so she is tired!"
Chang Kuo waved his hands at his subordinates: "Okay, all of you go guard outside. I want to talk to... Sui Ning alone."
Deputy General Jin responded “yes”, bowed and left.
Chang Kuo also stood up from the couch. Having been lying there for so long, his movements were a little slow, yet extremely serious.
He knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and saluted, his voice trembling with hoarseness: "…I didn't know Your Highness had returned, I am sorry for not welcoming you in person!"
When he was about to move, Chang Suining wanted to help him, but failed.
He is as tall as a mountain, stubborn and unshakable.
"Why are you failing to welcome us from afar? Are you going to the underworld to welcome us?" Chang Suining couldn't move, so he simply said in an imperative tone, "Stand up and talk."
"Yes!" Chang Kuo raised his head and stood up, tears welling up in his eyes again.
Chang Suining teased him, "If you faint from crying again, your reputation will be in jeopardy. The soldiers under you will probably start to wonder, 'General, can you cry Xu Zhengye to death by crying day and night?'"
Chang Kuo tried hard to hold back his tears.
Chang Suining raised a hand and pressed his shoulder, letting him sit back on the edge of the couch. He turned around and poured a cup of hot tea into his hand, then sat down on the drum stool beside the bed.
"Thank you, Your Highness..." Despite his panic, Chang Kuo calmed down. He held the cup of tea with a complicated expression: "Your Highness, you..."
This thing was so weird that he didn't even know where to start.
Chang Suining understood very well: "I'll talk, and you just listen."
There was a charcoal basin burning in the house and incense pills burning in the incense burner to nourish the spirit, which kept out the cold outside.
Chang Suining tells the story of when he first woke up in Zhoujia Village in Hezhou in spring and discovered that he had been resurrected from the dead.
"I failed to protect Ah Li... I feel guilty for what Your Highness entrusted to me. Please punish me." Chang Kuo felt very guilty and heartbroken when he mentioned this child.
"What happened to Ah Li was an accident, but also a man-made disaster. Zhou Ding and Pei have both paid the price for it. From a worldly perspective, the matter is over." Chang Suining said, "If we really want to talk about reincarnation debts, it is the cause and effect between her and me, and the fault is not yours."
“Wu Jue once said that I insisted on saving Ah Li and disrupted her destiny, but the calamity in her fate has not been broken, her soul is unstable, and she has always found it difficult to establish a true bond with this world.”
Chang Suining recalled the deep conversation he had with Wu Jue afterwards, and said, "So she has always been weak, but the real cause of the disease could not be diagnosed. Although she grew up with a lot of protection and love, she is still depressed and timid, and cannot relax."
Chang Kuo was stunned. It turned out that everything had its cause and effect.
"Wu Jue and I have secretly arranged a funeral for Ah Li. The karma between her and me in this life has been settled and completed. In the next life, she should be reborn into a good family with happy parents, and live a healthy and carefree life."
Chang Suining finally said: "If we meet again, and if fate leads us, I will repay her for bringing me back."
Chang Kuo's eyes turned red and he nodded slowly: "In this case, we will meet again if we are destined to..."
As he nodded, he finally realized that something was wrong.
"So... you have already revealed your identity to Wu Jue Yan?"
Wasn't he the only one, or even the first?
Didn't Her Highness often tell him in private that he was the first in her heart? Chang Kuo's eyes were a little hurt.
"You had already led your troops out of Beijing by then." Chang Suining sighed softly and looked at him, seeming a little helpless: "And he was the first to recognize me."
She did not mention the word "injury", but it seemed that every word she said was full of hurt.
Their eyes met, Chang Kuo: "..."
Wu Jue, who lived in Dayun Temple, was able to recognize him early on, but he, who lived with His Highness day and night, was still waiting for His Highness to find him and recognize him... Is this competent? Is this reasonable? Is he still a human being?
Chang Kuo was ashamed: "It is my stupidity..."
"It's not entirely your fault." Chang Suining comforted him at the right time: "Wu Jue was able to recognize me for a reason."
She then told Chang Kuo the truth about the Tiannu Tower.
Chang Kuo was shocked, but at the same time, he felt comfortable all over.
He said, as the most trusted confidant of His Highness, how could he lose to others for no reason! It turned out that the bald donkey who was good at making mutton soup had peeked at the answer in advance!
At this moment, he did not forget to say: "Your Highness, in fact, I have already sensed it... but I can't explain it and can't figure it out."
"I can sense it." Chang Suining nodded: "You know me best and we are very close. At the beginning, when I was not ready for you to recognize me, I was worried about being recognized by you every day."
Chang Kuo enjoyed hearing this very much, and felt relieved and proud.
But there is one thing...
Chang Kuo hesitated for a moment, then laughed dryly and rubbed his hands together: "I didn't know Your Highness before... or I said some exaggerated and arrogant jokes..."
Thinking of his previous experiences of lying and bragging without realizing it, Chang Kuo's mood now switched back and forth between "I wish I could die on the spot" and "but I can't bear to die".
Chang Suining pretended to be confused and said "Ah", "Let's not talk about that."
It is not good for everyone to bring this up again. Some things are not suitable to be recalled, otherwise it will be a torture for everyone.
Chang Kuo chuckled a few more times, then wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a smile, as if he had been granted amnesty.
Then, he cautiously asked, "Then from now on..."
Chang Suining: "From now on, you will still be my father."
Chang Kuo placed his hands on his thighs, looking reserved and uneasy: "Your Highness, this is not appropriate..."
If he becomes the father of His Highness, then what does the late emperor count as? Is it appropriate to grab the title from the late emperor?
Can the ancestors buried in his family's ancestral tomb rest in peace? What does the underworld mean by "executing nine generations of a clan"? Will it bring disaster to the ancestors?
Thinking about it this way, this kind of blessing does not seem to fall into the category of green smoke coming out of the ancestral tomb. This green smoke is now green with red, and red to the point of being purple... If it continues like this, he is afraid that the ancestral tomb will explode.
Chang Kuo was very worried that his ancestral tomb would be overwhelmed.
"Why not? Wu Jue said that it was because you brought back a piece of my remains that we were able to set up this formation." Chang Suining's eyes fell on his injured leg: "It's perfect for me to recognize you as my father and take care of you in your old age."
Chang Kuo's heart surged when he heard this, and he admitted... he had some vanity that he was willing to satisfy even at the risk of his ancestral tomb exploding.
Sorry for his ancestors, he really wanted to experience this kind of extremely vain and envied life!
His heart was filled with excitement, and his words were very tactful: "Your Highness has such a shocking secret... You should be cautious. In this case, I will dare to cooperate with Your Highness..."
Chang Suining smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Chang Kuo thought for a moment and asked, "Then...what is the plan of the Saint?"
"She and I have different personalities." The girl said calmly, "No gratitude or resentment, just being strangers and going our own way."
Resentment? Not really.
Did the other party owe her anything? In Chang Suining's opinion, no.
With the grace of birth in the past, even though Ming Hou received a lot from her, she did not owe her anything. And she also repaid the grace of birth with everything, so she did not owe Ming Hou anything either.
Since they owed nothing to each other, she didn't need the other party's talk of making amends or renewing their mother-daughter relationship. It didn't apply to the two of them.
Chang Kuo could tell that these four simple words "incompatible temperaments" contained something that could not be reconciled and did not need to be reconciled.
Chang Kuo said gently, "Then I will help you keep this secret."
"I may not be able to hold on in front of her. She has roughly guessed it." Chang Suining looked at the snow in the yard through a slit in the window. A sparrow was foraging in the snow, and was suddenly startled by the fallen snow from the tree, and flew away with its wings flapping.
She held the warm tea in her hand, and said in a relaxed tone: "But it doesn't matter. She can't control me now."
Perhaps there will still be many shackles imposed on her in the future, either from the Queen, or from others who are equally high and mighty, or from the uncontrollable situation.
And looking into the distance, just like Hezhou, when the situation is overturned, all the people in the world are her, and they will all become objects controlled by others and power.
But she would never compromise. She would save herself and her people from danger again and again.
She will never change her determination, and she will make herself capable of matching this determination as soon as possible.
Chang Kuo accompanied the girl and looked at the snow outside the window. After a while, he asked, "What are your plans next?"
Chang Suining turned around and asked him with a smile: "Didn't we agree to take Hezhou first and then deal with Li Yi?"
Now that the first thing has been done, it's time to prepare for the second.
Chang Kuo also smiled and said, "Okay, let's leave after we deal with the Hezhou issue."
Chang Suining nodded.
Looking at that young face, Chang Kuo finally asked, "Your Highness, do you think that I am old and useless?"
"Looking at Dasheng, how many people can lift the Zhanxiu sword now? You can still wield the sword freely with the Zhanxiu sword in your hand, so why do you talk about the word old?" Chang Suining said, "When you can no longer lift the sword, it will not be too late to talk about this word."
Chang Kuo, who was originally a little depressed, sat up straighter silently and smiled: "But my hair is all gray..."
"Teacher, you are nearly seventy years old, and there is hardly a black hair left on your head. How can you still get promoted?" Chang Suining stared at him, his expression genuine. "Besides, what if you are really old? You gain more experience as you get older. You should look at the good points."
Chang Kuo straightened his back even more: "That's right, having an old person in the family is like having a treasure!"
"That's exactly the truth. Father, I'm afraid you don't know it yet. Prince Rong's Mansion has taken a liking to you. In order to recruit talents, Li Lu has used many tricks on me and my brother."
Chang Kuo changed his expression and said, "Is there such a thing?"
Chang Suining then told him all the details.
Chang Kuo frowned and said, "It seems that Prince Rong's Mansion is not peaceful... We must be more cautious in the future."
The father and daughter talked for a long time in the room. During this time, Deputy General Jin had someone bring food over. The two of them ate and talked, and their mouths were never idle.
After the meal, when Chang Kuo put down his bowl and chopsticks, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way... does Grand Commander Cui also know the truth about the Heavenly Maiden Tower?"
He remembered the Tiannu Tower, where only Cui Jing could enter and exit freely.
Chang Kuo asked: "Do we need to hide your true identity from him?"
"..." Chang Suining was silent for a moment, then said, "It should not be necessary."
His eyes are often wide and contain a look of inquiry.
Chang Suining: "He is the one who knew it first."
Chang Kuo's eyes were shocked.
Well, it seems that he is the only one in the world who doesn’t know about it!
When Chang Kuo was about to ask more questions about this matter, he heard footsteps outside and immediately stopped talking.
Soon, Vice General Jin came over and said, "General, the girl from the Grand Princess's mansion is here to see you."
Chang Kuo was shocked when he heard this - that woman hasn't left yet!
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