Plum Blossom Cake and Wine (8)
Xu Ning stood there in a daze, his mind in a daze, and he put his leg down again after raising it.
Tang Xixu noticed something was wrong, walked over and remained silent.
A gentle breeze blew by, the sun rose high in the sky, and the passing of time seemed to stand still. Hua Xing began to sing "The Palace of Eternal Life" again, her voice breaking: "... The Palace of Eternal Life, I once walked down the steps, whispering to you while leaning against your fragrant cheek. Our love was harmonious, and we wished to be together forever in love. Who would have thought that the two stars would shine together that night, and that the lone moon would appear again this evening..."
The apricot blossom cheese was smoking, and next to it were stacked the clothes that Xie Taohua had been making these days.
The little girl drank the cheese in small sips. I thought she would cry, but now she looked calm.
Tang Xixu kept an eye on Xu Ning from time to time. It would have taken her half a minute to finish the drink, but it took her an hour to put down the spoon.
Xie Taohua got up at dawn and started making cheese. She made a big pot, enough for the three of them to drink for several days.
After Hua Xing cleaned up the kitchen, he accompanied the woman while leaning against a small table to read a book. Suddenly, an ominous premonition came to his mind. He turned around and called out several times but no one responded.
I reached in with my long fingers, but there was no breath.
…
It was so quiet that none of the three spoke.
Later, Hua Xing prepared to take Xie Taohua back to Yanzhou: "This shop will be closed, and the wine inside is for you."
"Take it easy."
The boy nodded: "I understand. When will you be back?"
The man got into the carriage and lowered the curtain. "If you want to come see me, you can send a message at any time."
When Mrs. Mo heard that Xie Taohua had passed away, she was extremely sad.
Xie Taohua and Madam Mo are so familiar with each other. I originally thought that it was only because Tang Xixu knew Hua Xing that the two elders of the Mo family knew each other. Now I think there is another reason.
At night, Mrs. Mo had time to go home, and after dinner Xu Ning went to Tangxi Wan's house.
"Mother, please tell me now."
The child was precocious, and she noticed it the day Xu Ning arrived.
I guess it’s because I’ve been alone for so many years, so I didn’t worry too much.
The woman's eyes reflected the dim candlelight. "Well, I'll tell you."
"At that time, I was still a boudoir, living in Yanzhou."
"Yanzhou? I remember you are from Ningzhou."
In the previous life, Tang Xixu mentioned that his mother was from Ningzhou.
Madam Mo was puzzled, and Xu Ning added, "I heard it from Brother Ah Xu."
"This child. My mother is the Holy Maiden of the Wu Clan of Ningzhou. She married into Yanzhou."
Xu Ning suddenly realized, and Tang Xiwan continued, "Xie Taohua is a famous local Qingyi. Hua Xing traveled with his father, Hua Mingru, to study abroad. He also likes to sing opera, but how could a family of officials allow their descendants to do such a thing?"
"The two were connected by opera, and Hua Xing broke off relations with his family to marry Xie Taohua. Although their marriage was poor, they lived in harmony. Xie Taohua performed opera, and Hua Xing studied and copied books, managing to get by. One day, Taohua accidentally offended a nobleman, who insisted on marrying her. Hua Xing arrived too late. Taohua had just finished her confinement, and this was the root of her illness."
"Where is that noble man?"
Given Hua Xing's personality, he will definitely not let that person go.
"After sending Xie Taohua away, Hua Xing returned and beat her half to death. After that, the two of them settled here."
"What else?"
"What else? Nothing else."
Mrs. Mo smiled like spring waves and gently stroked the girl's hair.
"No, many of the things Sister Taohua did before her death were related to me. Mother must know."
The girl who was weak just now turned fierce and her eyes were unfamiliar.
The hand touching her hair paused, a little hesitant.
"It has something to do with that Fang Jianxian, right?"
The girl raised her head and looked at him firmly, not to verify but to confirm.
Something flashed through Tang Xiwan's mind, and after a moment, she said gently, "Mom can tell Miaomiao, but you have to promise not to investigate this matter when you grow up."
Xu Ning nodded.
"Xie Taohua is Fang Hongzhi's sister, and you are Fang Jianxian's son."
Grape's eyes froze, lost focus, and fell into chaos.
Xu Ning's guess was correct. She said, "Fang Jianxian is also from Wangyue Tower. He is from the same school as my master, right? Mother."
This child was incredibly precocious, and Tang Xiwan felt distressed and felt more and more sorry for her old friend.
"yes."
"Then who is he, father?"
The woman hesitated, gripping the teacup with two fingers, looked at the girl in front of her, and finally couldn't bear it.
"Yes, Ye Yulan."
The pupils of his eyes suddenly widened, like a monk banging a bronze bell, "Dang——"
She didn't expect it was really him.
"Is he still here? Why doesn't he want me after all these years?"
Hot tears rushed into my eyes and my nose was filled with snot.
The next second, she fell into a gentle embrace.
"Oh, don't cry, dear girl. It's nothing."
After wiping tears and snot with his little hands, his eyes were red.
"Is he still there?"
She had to know the answer.
After a moment of silence, she said, "He's gone. Back then, when he invaded the Central Plains, Fang Jianxian and he had a decisive battle at Huitian Mountain. Five days later, Fang Hongzhi returned with a seriously injured body. When others found Ye Yulan later, he was already dead."
Xu Ning's lower eyelids tightened, Madam Mo had lied to her.
"You took me in at that time, it must have been because of my master's request, right?"
"That's not the case." Tang Xiwan was embarrassed. "After I took you in that day, I asked Tingzhou to check it out. I wanted to send you back, but Master Xu asked us to adopt you."
"Your master let you live here because he thought you had never felt the love of your parents since you were a child."
The next day, Xu Ning packed her bags and waited in the hall.
After the Mo couple came out, Xu Ning bowed and saluted.
"I am deeply grateful for the Mo family's kindness and for bothering me for so long. However, I still have doubts in my heart and I am eager to return to the mountains to find out the truth. The general and his wife have treated me as their own and raised me with such kindness that I cannot repay them. One day I will repay them with a gift of gratitude."
Last night the system told her that the key plot was about to begin and the experience was over, otherwise staying any longer would affect the original plot.
The Mo couple looked at each other and decided to let her go. No matter what the truth was, some things had to be made clear.
Just like Xu Ning, she always wants to know who her parents are.
The Mo family has been busy with the alliance these days, so they sent a few guards with excellent martial arts skills to escort them.
"In that case, Miaomiao will have a smooth journey. I have already sent a letter to Master Xu, so you don't have to worry."
Mrs. Mo hugged her, feeling reluctant to let her go.
"Girl, remember to come back and visit me later." Mo Wenqing smiled, showing his big white teeth.
He lifted Xu Ning up for the last time and placed her head on his arm.
The little girl leaned over and hugged his rough neck, "Okay, Daddy."
A drop of hot water slid onto Mo Wenqing's earlobe.
Hot and humid.
"Hey! Okay! I'll be waiting!"
Tears welled up in the middle-aged man's eyes, and when he smiled, his beard curled up a little.
The little girl was carrying a package that was almost as big as herself, and she looked back every two steps.
"It's okay, go ahead, go quickly."
"Don't worry about us."
The two old people's smiling eyes were flashing with tears. They waved their hands and took a few steps forward after the girl walked away.
Xu Ning got on the carriage and leaned out the window: "Dad, Mom, take care of yourselves. I will be back."
The carriage went farther and farther away and disappeared at the end of the road. Mrs. Mo reluctantly went back.
"I don't know whether what I did was right or wrong."
"Madam, let's go. Regardless of right or wrong, everything in the world is predestined."
When she entered the room, Tang Xiwan was still looking in that direction, murmuring, "Little girl, you must be well."
Tang Xixu only found out that Xu Ning had left when he returned from the martial arts training ground in the evening.
The boy was in a low mood for several days and looked gloomy when he met anyone.
"Son, what's wrong? You miss Miaomiao so much."
The boy said nothing and just focused on eating.
Mo Wenqing sat down and patted his son's shoulder. "When you have made military achievements in the future and Miaomiao reaches adulthood, Dad will go to Wangyue Tower to propose marriage. How about that?"
The boy stopped chewing, coughed and spat out a mouthful of rice, staring at the crystal clear grapes in the fruit bowl.
"You old man, you have no shame. You keep telling your son all sorts of nonsense."
Mrs. Mo hit Mo Wenqing on the shoulder.
"What's wrong with me? I'm telling the truth. That's how I married you."
After hearing these words, Mrs. Mo and Tang Xixu's faces turned red.
…
"I'm up here, when will I leave?"
[Why rush? It's only a little while longer. Wait a little longer. Everything has to follow its own cause and effect.]
"It's only a few days until the Mo family is wiped out. I don't have much time left."
[I know, don't worry, what you are supposed to experience will happen naturally. As for the truth, you have to find out for yourself.]
"What happened to my parents? The original book didn't mention it at all."
[This is a world where all cause and effect have been rediscovered due to your arrival. Your parents already exist, and perhaps you would really like to meet them.]
After that, the system disappeared.
"What do you mean? Please explain clearly."
The system disappeared without a trace.
Xu Ning suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and a bold yet absurd guess emerged in his mind.
…
Accompanying him were not only guards but also maids and servants.
"Girl, are you thirsty? We're about to enter Dingyang. It's cooler over there. Just hold on a little longer."
The carriage was bumpy all the way, and it was stuffy and hot. Xu Ning's mouth was dry and sweat was pouring down his forehead.
"It's okay, Ma'am, don't worry."
The nanny gently wiped Xu Ning's sweat with a handkerchief.
The weather gradually became cooler. Xu Ning took a deep breath of cool air, and the heat in his heart instantly dissipated.
Bing Pong
"What's wrong?"
Xu Ning didn't dare to stick his head out, so he just asked carefully.
"Girl, there is a group of people fighting." The coachman drove the carriage to the side.
Several people took Xu Ning out of the car and hid in the haystack.
At a glance, one of them was tall and slender with a handsome face. He now had the feeling of "bamboo leaves in the wind".
In half a cup of tea, all the men in black fell to the ground, leaving only Master Qingjun and two attendants.
"Your Highness, what should we do with these people?"
The young man glanced sideways, and saw an orange figure in the haystack. "Who?"
The next second, Xu Ning was caught.
"Me! Miaomiao, Tangxi Miaomiao!"
Wen Liang saw the person clearly, raised his eyes and gestured, and the man let go.
"Sister Miaomiao, where are you going? Why are you alone?" Wen Liang glanced around and didn't see any member of the Mo family.
"Where is Lord Wen going now?"
Xu Ning pretended to be calm and asked back.
The six-year-old child still speaks in a childish and serious manner, which is quite cute.
Wen Liang squatted down and looked Xu Ning in the eye, curling his lips and smiling lightly, as if basking in the spring breeze.
"Me, I'm going home."
Wen Liang was only about eighteen years old now, so he looked like a teenager. But when he smiled, Xu Ning was terrified. It was the kind of smile that made her feel like a bug was crawling on her heart.
Xu Ning became even more frightened when she thought that he was going back to Beijing and might have to take the same journey again.
"Do you need me to take you there?"
The man was still smiling.
"No, no need."
Xu Ning quietly took a step back and kept some distance.
Wen Liang touched the top of the little girl's head and said, "She's an interesting child."
Xu Ning was confused and a little bewildered.
Wen Liang turned to the guards and said, "You two follow me and come back after we leave Dingyang."
"Yes, Master."
I really don’t need it!
Xu Ning refused 100 times.
Wen Liang saw the struggle in the little girl's eyes, and the two looked at each other, still smiling.
This was the only way to the capital. Strangely, Wen Liang did not go in the same direction as them.
"parking."
"What's the matter, girl?"
"Mammy, I suddenly remembered that I forgot to take something."
The maid was a little embarrassed. "But we are already halfway through the journey. If we turn back, many things will change. Why don't you tell me what it is? When we get to the next post station, I will write a letter to the mistress and deliver it to Wangyue Tower the next day."
Xu Ning clenched his hands and looked in the direction where Wen Liang disappeared. Thinking about how someone had just called him "Your Highness", he became suspicious.
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