Chapter 63 Chapter 63 I Want to Tell Dad

Chapter 63 Chapter 63 I Want to Tell Dad

Ten months of pregnancy, natural blood ties, even if you are a stranger, when you first meet, you will unconsciously want to get closer.

Cheng Yian couldn't help but walk closer to her, "Are you really my mother?"

Xia Fu's tears flowed silently and endlessly. She nodded heavily, "An An, it's me. I'm back. I'm here to see you."

That look is as sweet as honey, she is really her mother.

Her mother is still alive.

She has a mother.

Nothing can stop the blood connection. Cheng Yian rushed towards her and held her tightly in his arms.

"I'm not dreaming, are you really alive?"

Even though everything happened so suddenly and unexpectedly that her brain couldn't even react, it didn't affect her desire to get close to her, even if it was a ghost, and let her hug her.

She felt the warmth of her mother and the soft embrace. Even though she was shorter than her, it did not affect her at all as she snuggled in her mother's arms, greedily enjoying the dreamy warmth at that moment.

Xia Fu was choking with sobs. She slowly climbed up her waist, slowly moved to her back, and hugged her tightly.

"Yes, An An, you were born on the first day of August at the first hour of midnight, and you are eighteen this year. You have a beauty mole under your left ear, and you have two dimples when you smile..."

How stupid she must have been to jump off a cliff, leaving such a young child without a mother.

Xia Fu was heartbroken.

Cheng Yian cried out in joy after hearing this and hugged her again and again, "Yes, you are right..."

Looking at this face, she should have recognized that this was her biological mother.

She looks just like her mother.

The mother and daughter cried for a while. Cheng Yian got up from her arms and looked her up and down. "How did you survive? Where have you been these years? Are you doing well?"

Too many doubts fill my heart, and I wish I could get to the bottom of them all in one breath.

Xia Fu smiled and held her wrist, "I'll tell you slowly."

At this time, a well-dressed maid came over from the darkness, knelt down before the two of them, and said with a smile,

"Princess, please let the carriage speak."

princess.....

Cheng Yian's mind froze again, and he moved his gaze stiffly to the nanny. She was a wealthy old woman with a graceful and kind smile. She was obviously the housekeeper of a wealthy family.

"Princess?" Cheng Yian looked at Xia Fu in surprise.

What princess?

Xia Fu smiled gently and pulled her towards the carriage parked on the side of the road.

Cheng Yian let her lead him to an extremely large and luxurious carriage, with pearl and jade flower tassels hanging all around. Five or six servants held their breath, some holding lanterns, some standing with their heads bowed, and they all saluted Xia Fu silently.

The nanny opened the pearl curtain and pulled Xia Fu into the carriage. Xia Fu got on the carriage and led Cheng Yian up. The mother and daughter bent down and got in together. Then the nanny signaled everyone to step aside and she and Rulan waited on both sides.

This is a very gorgeous and spacious carriage that can accommodate five or six people. There are seats on three sides. There is a wide couch in the north. In the left corner there is a small table with teapots, flower holders, incense and the like. In the right corner there is a small rosewood table with a few books.

Xia Fu pulled Cheng Yian to sit on the wide couch in the north, stroking the back of her hand with her fingertips. She looked at her appearance, her clothes, and her expression closely, without stopping. There were smiles and tears in her eyes, but she never spoke.

Cheng Yian also stared at her, and then he realized that his mother had a stunning appearance. She must be around 40 years old, with skin as white as snow and no obvious wrinkles around the corners of her eyes. She looked like a woman in her early 30s, gentle and quiet.

No wonder my grandmother always said they looked alike. They were 70% alike.

"Mother, the nanny just called you princess. What princess are you?"

She had met the princes and princesses in the capital, but had never met her mother.

Could it be a vassal king from another place?

His mother remarried, and Cheng Yian felt mixed emotions.

But compared to his identity, Cheng Yian was more concerned about how his mother survived.

"Mom, didn't you jump off a cliff? What happened? Please tell me in detail what you have experienced over the years."

Xia Fu laughed, came to her senses, and nodded.

"An An, my mother was confused and did something stupid. Fortunately, God had a good eye and caught her on a vine when she fell, which reduced the force of her fall. She didn't die on the spot, but was thrown into a bush. Unfortunately, my mother also fainted at the time. Fortunately, she was rescued by an old couple who were passing by and collecting herbs. The old lady knew a lot about medicine and didn't move me easily. She found two wooden boards thrown from the mountain, tied them up and put me on them. The couple carried me, sat on the sheepskin raft, and slid into the Cao River from a very narrow stream."

Cheng Yian asked in confusion, "I remember there was no river below Xiangshan Temple?"

Xia Fu smiled and said, "Yes, there is no river, but there was a heavy rainstorm that afternoon, and the water level in the creek surged, enough to support us to reach Caohe."

Cheng Yian said thankfully, "Fortunately, God has eyes."

"Speaking of which, why did those two old couples go out in the rain to collect herbs?"

Xia Fu also found it miraculous. Perhaps God didn't want to kill her. Everything seemed destined. "Later, I asked them. It was because of the heavy rain that they had the opportunity to take the sheep raft into the mountains and collect the herbs they wanted."

"Where did you go afterwards? Are the old couple still there?"

"That's a long story. This old couple originally came from southern Yunnan. The husband was a bodyguard and the wife was a doctor. They opened a clinic at home. This time, they happened to go to the northeast to buy medicinal herbs and passed by the capital. They accidentally saved me."

"Because of my injury, they took a boat from Tongzhou to Songjiang and along the coastal route back to southern Yunnan. It took them three months."

"After much difficulty, they returned to southern Yunnan. It turned out that enemy troops had invaded from the south and smashed their clinic. The old couple's son gathered volunteers to resist and drove away the enemy troops. Later, he grew stronger step by step and became the King of Yunnan."

King of Yunnan?

Oh my god!

"And then you... married the King of Yunnan?" Cheng Yian was totally shocked. Yunnan was thousands of miles away from the capital, no wonder there was no news from him.

Xia Fu almost laughed out loud and stroked her daughter's forehead. "Silly child, how can it be so easy? Mother was seriously injured at the time and didn't wake up for three years."

Cheng Yian's expression froze instantly, his face turned extremely pale, his eye sockets gradually turned from pink to deep red, tears streaming down his face.

She couldn't imagine how much suffering her mother had endured.

"And then?" she asked, choking.

"For the first three years, the old lady asked two maids to serve me.

, I was on the verge of death many times, but she insisted on saving me. God has rewarded those who work hard. Three years later, I finally opened my eyes, and then it was a process of gradual recovery. "

She chuckled. “I was in a wheelchair for ten years until I was able to walk four years ago.”

Those few words were like a knife cutting Cheng Yian's heart. She convulsed in pain and cried bitterly on Xia Fu's lap.

"mother....."

How hard it must have been for her to get through this.

Cheng Yian's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she looked like a mess. "Then why did you come to Beijing at this time? Are you here to look for me?" She asked the latter part of the question carefully.

Xia Fu's smile faltered. "An An, I haven't really been ready to come to you."

After all, the birth of a daughter is not glorious.

She was afraid that her appearance would bring fatal harm to An An and that An An would not be able to raise his head.

After all, the Cheng family was the most prestigious family in the world, and she would occasionally learn some news about the capital from King Yunnan. Until she heard that the Cheng family had married a concubine's daughter to Lu Xusheng, she guessed that the daughter was Cheng Yian. Later, after inquiring, she found out that it was indeed her.

Not only is she Cheng Yian, but the marriage is granted by His Majesty, so this marriage should be stable.

Only then did she slowly begin to think about going to Beijing.

She wanted to see the child, the flesh and blood that she had carried for ten months, the closest person to her in this world.

Take a look at it in the end, and you won't have any regrets when you die.

"After I recovered, the old princess fell seriously ill. She worked hard in the wind and rain and suffered from many diseases. I was grateful for her life-saving grace, so I served her soup and medicine for three years without taking off my clothes, until she died a year ago."

"I see." Cheng Yian sniffed, "Mom, the Prince of Yunnan will be my benefactor from now on. I will definitely repay them for you."

Xia Fu looked at her daughter's well-behaved appearance and couldn't help but feel sad. "Child, mother never raised you and left you to do stupid things. Don't you blame me?"

Cheng Yian felt a sharp pain in her heart when she heard this. "You have suffered so much injustice, how can your daughter blame you? It is your daughter's great fortune that you are still alive. If possible, you should stay with your daughter for a long time in the future."

Xia Fu smiled and did not respond. She just stroked her hair lovingly and wiped her tears.

Cheng Yian suddenly thought of his past life. Why didn’t his mother go to Beijing at that time?

"Mother, are you coming to the capital with the King of Yunnan?"

Xia Fu nodded, "That's right. Lu Xusheng pacified the tyrants in the south of the Yangtze River. Some outlaws refused to obey his discipline and quietly ran to Dianning to seek refuge with the prince. Among them were many criminals executed by the imperial court. This matter was difficult, so the prince went to Beijing in person to meet the emperor. In addition, the prince had to report on his work once every three years at the end of this year, so he went to Beijing ahead of schedule."

Therefore, in this life, because Lu Xusheng went to Jiangnan, the King of Yunnan indirectly came to Beijing ahead of schedule.

At the end of the year in her previous life, she had remarried Fan Yulin. For the sake of her reputation, her grandmother announced to the public that she had died of illness. Could it be that my mother never went to Beijing in her previous life because of this?

There are so many things in the past that it is hard to describe in detail.

It is a great blessing that we can meet again now.

It was past dinner time when the carriage slowly set off towards the Yunnan Palace.

"Mom, when did you return to Beijing?"

"Yesterday."

"I arrived yesterday, and you came to look for me today?"

"Yes, the day before yesterday when we arrived in the suburbs of Beijing, I sent someone to inquire about your whereabouts. This afternoon, the guards reported back that you came to Ping'an Temple, and mother followed you here. An'an, you don't blame me for being rude, right?"

"Mom, how can you use such abrupt words? Your being alive is my greatest luck!" Cheng Yian threw himself into her arms again.

She is eighteen years old now. The baby in her cradle back then is now married.

Time flies.

Xia Fu held her in his arms, looking out the window at the hustle and bustle of traffic, the bright lights and the nightlife, feeling a little dazed.

"An An, how have you been these years? Tell your mother now."

Cheng Yian of course said yes, eat well, dress well and sleep well, "Except for not having a mother to love me, everything is fine with me."

Xia Fu felt heartbroken and guilty, "Then I will take care of you from now on."

The Yunnan Palace is located west of Zhengyangmen Street and south of Zhengyangmen, only two streets away from Ping'an Temple. It didn't take long to get there.

The palace is very grand, but because no one has lived there for many years, there is nothing in front of the gate and no one is around, making it a secluded mansion.

The carriage stopped and the maids escorted the mother and daughter out.

At this time, a man was standing under the brightly lit gate. He was dressed in a black royal robe and looked very tall and mighty. He was holding something in his hand and ran towards Xia Fu with great interest.

"Afu, Afu, look what I brought you." He first picked up the food bag in his left hand, as if offering a treasure, "This is chicken wrapped in lotus leaves, one of the most famous snacks in Beijing."

He picked up the food box in his right hand and said, "This is Wu Tuan Yuan Zi. I've tried it. It's better than the one in Yunnan. You can try it."

After he finished speaking, King Yunnan was stunned when he realized that there was a pretty girl standing next to Xia Fu.

Cheng Yian was also stunned, looking at his stepfather infatuatedly. The King of Yunnan had a handsome face, a broad forehead and a generous and open-minded look. His smiling face showed no airs at all, making him approachable.

What was even more rare was that, although he was obviously much taller than his mother, he still bent down and presented the food bag and box to her, as if he could no longer see anyone else as long as he saw his mother.

Xia Fu was not surprised by King Yunnan's behavior. She pulled Cheng Yian and King Yunnan and said, "My daughter."

Be brief and to the point, without any superfluous words.

King Yunnan's expression immediately brightened, the joy in his eyes seemed to burst out, and his voice rose several degrees, "Our daughter?"

Xia Fu smiled but said nothing.

King Yunnan immediately turned his head and shouted at the butler and others who were waiting in front of the mansion.

"Come here, prepare the wine and food, the young lady is going home!"

Don't ask her name or where she is from.

Directly consider her as a lady.

Cheng Yian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he still bowed to the King of Yunnan and said, "Yian greets the King of Yunnan and wishes you good luck and good health."

"Hahahaha." Prince Yunnan was very happy. He pointed inside while holding something in his hand. "It's windy outside. Let's go inside and talk."

Rulan followed Cheng Yian in with two maids, and the rest of the guards like Qiu Qing were also placed in the sitting room by the servants of the Prince of Yunnan's Mansion.

When they entered the main hall, the servants had already laid out the wine and food. Upon hearing that there were new guests, they ordered the kitchen to add more dishes.

King Yunnan first placed the food bag and food box on the main seat, then personally moved the seat a little further away, pointed at Wen and said, "Afu, sit down."

Xia Fu came to the table and pointed to the right, signaling Cheng Yian to take a seat. At this time, a boy of about seven or eight years old ran up the stairs from the back hall.

"Mom, this is my place."

Cheng Yian looked over and saw that the young boy was wearing a brocade suit. He looked about 70% like the King of Yunnan, except that he was a little thinner.

Cheng Yian looked at him in surprise, "My brother?" she asked Xia Fu.

Cheng Yian thought the child was born to Xia Fu.

Xia Fu laughed and shook her head, "No." She pulled Cheng Yian's clothes, "You are my only child."

Cheng Yian thought about how his mother, who had been paralyzed in a wheelchair for many years, could possibly have children. He slapped his head.

"I was confused, but he is still my brother."

Unexpectedly, the young boy was very unhappy, thinking that someone was trying to steal his daughter.

"Mom, I don't want a sister." The boy looked at Xia Fu eagerly.

King Yunan glared at her, his hand raised, "Try to deny your sister?"

Hearing this, Xia Fu turned around and glared at King Yunnan, "What are you talking about? Xun'er is young, don't scare him."

Mu Xun was intimidated by his father's tyranny and reluctantly bowed to Cheng Yian.

"sister..."

Cheng Yian smiled at him.

King Yunnan pulled his son to sit next to him.

During the meal, King Yunnan personally helped Xia Fu to unwrap the lotus leaf wrapped chicken, and used chopsticks to pick up the shredded pork and put it in her bowl, "Try it, it tastes very good."

Wine and tea were prepared for Xia Fu, as if she was used to it.

Xia Fu said politely, "Your Highness, please use it yourself."

"Okay," Prince Yunnan said to Cheng Yian, "My dear daughter, from now on this is your own home, so you don't have to be polite. I heard from your mother that your father has prepared the yard for you, so you can come and stay often."

Prince Yunnan has always wanted a concubine like Cheng Yian, and it would be even better if Xia Fu was willing to give birth to a child for him.

The word "daddy" made Cheng Yian's face turn red.

She has a father.

If she called the King of Yunnan "Daddy" here today, she could imagine her biological father Cheng

Mingyu's face.

Xia Fu saw her daughter's embarrassment and said gently, "Don't pay attention to him."

Cheng Yian couldn't really ignore King Yunnan, so he took the initiative to pour wine during the meal and stood up to pay his respects to him.

"Please accept my greeting, Your Majesty. I thank you and your husband and wife for saving my mother. I will also remember it in my heart and repay you with a letter of thanks."

As he said this, he knelt down and kowtowed to the prince.

King Yunnan became anxious when he saw this, and waved his hands repeatedly, "Hey, hey, hey, this is too formal. We are family and we don't talk about repaying a favor. Hurry up and get up."

Xia Fu also hurriedly helped her daughter up and said with concern,

"Silly child."

After the meal, the prince took his son away to teach him a lesson. Cheng Yian accompanied his mother back to the backyard and took a look around her main courtyard. There were all kinds of carved window grilles, and many antiques and collectibles, as well as some calligraphy and paintings. The room was large and the ceilings were high, making it look very grand.

In the middle was a long desk with some study treasures placed on it, neatly arranged, as if they had never been moved.

The mother and daughter moved to the east kang bed to talk.

Cheng Yian was really curious about her relationship with the prince, "Mom, what's going on between you and the prince? Does the prince have a concubine?"

If you think about it carefully, my mother only recovered four years ago. It is impossible for the prince not to get married in such a long time.

Xia Fu replied, "Your Highness had a princess who passed away several years ago. She had two sons. The eldest son was a hostage in the capital. Three years ago, when Your Highness was reporting for duty, he took the children back home on the pretext that his mother was seriously ill. However, the court was afraid that Your Highness would gather troops and gain power, so they hinted to Your Highness to send another hostage to the capital. This time, they sent the younger son."

"So you are the prince's successor?"

Xia Fu seemed reluctant to talk about the matter with King Yunnan. She stroked her cheek and said, "Child, tell me about yourself. Are you doing well in the Lu family? How does your mother-in-law treat you? Does she make things difficult for you? What about Lu Xusheng? What kind of person is he?"

Cheng Yian smiled when he thought of Lu Xusheng, "Tomorrow I will bring him to formally meet my mother-in-law."

Xia Fu could tell from the cute smile on her face that Lu Xusheng should be a good person.

Xia Fu asked many more questions, including the old lady of the fourth room and even Cheng Mingyou, but she did not mention Cheng Mingyu.

She didn't mention it, so Cheng Yian didn't know how to say it.

When Xia Fu heard that Cheng Mingyou later brought Miao back to Beijing, she was silent for a long time, and finally nodded without asking any more questions.

Cheng Yian looked at his gentle and quiet mother, and recalled her past experiences, which still made him feel heartbroken. "Mom, why did you jump off the cliff? Was it because of your grandmother who forced you to do so?"

Xia Fu was stunned when she heard this. She was not as angry as Cheng Yian had imagined towards the old lady. Instead, she asked, "How is her health?"

Cheng Yian replied in a low voice, "It's not very good."

Xia Fu understood her daughter's feelings and comforted her gently.

"My child, what happened back then has nothing to do with anyone. No one forced me to jump off the cliff. It was my own fault. Don't blame anyone. I was foolish once, but I won't be foolish again. Just think of it as a rebirth."

Seeing that his mother was so open-minded, Cheng Yian had nothing to complain about and just looked forward to it.

"Okay, I will take good care of you from now on."

Xia Fu showed a hint of sweetness at this time, "Then how does An An plan to take care of mother?"

Cheng Yian's dark eyes rolled around, "Take mom to eat delicious food, then go shopping and buy mom's favorite clothes and jewelry..." He talked on and on for a while just to make up for the lack of companionship for so many years.

What a lovely daughter.

Xia Fu really liked him to her core and couldn't bear to take her eyes off him. "An An, how about coming to the palace to stay with me for a while when you have time?"

"Of course. I'll come and accompany mother after I get back to the Lu Mansion and take care of the housework."

Xia Fu smiled, and this smile was as stunning as the first melting snow in winter, and also contained restrained joy.

Maybe it was because blood was thicker than water, or maybe his mother was really lovable, but Cheng Yian put his dream of many years into practice and hugged her and gave her a big kiss.

Xia Fu was stunned by the kiss.

Biological ones are biological ones.

She was reluctant to leave An An.

"An An, An An..." She kept calling her name.

Cheng Yian acted coquettishly to her, "Call me Ping Ping."

Her grandmother told her that the three characters Cheng Yian were given to her by her father Cheng Mingyu, and her nickname was given to her by her mother.

Xia Fu smiled and said yes.

It’s getting late, and the maid outside is here to urge us.

Cheng Yian said goodbye to Xia Fu reluctantly.

"Mom, I'll come see you tomorrow."

Xia Fu said wait, "Mom brought you a gift."

She called the nanny and brought a large box.

When the cage lid was opened, there were all kinds of items inside, including long skirts, slingbacks, some small tops for girls, and finely knitted collars, all of which were sewn by Xia Fu herself while she was sitting in a wheelchair.

Cheng Yian's heart was filled with emotion, but he held back his tears and smiled, "Thank you, mother."

Xia Fu and King Yunnan saw her out the door together, and only looked away after the carriage had gone far away.

The King of Yunnan praised Cheng Yian endlessly.

"As expected of you, you are Afu's daughter. You are as beautiful as you. I got a daughter for nothing."

Xia Fu ignored him and went straight inside.

King Yunnan sent her to the backyard, and after she entered the gate, he asked cheerfully,

"Afu, now that we have found our daughter, when can we start thinking about our relationship?"

The imperial court repeatedly asked the King of Yunnan to send a hostage to the capital, and the King of Yunnan had no choice but to send his second son. However, the child was young and had no one to take care of him. The princess died early, and the child had always been raised by the old princess and Xia Fu. In order to repay her gratitude, Xia Fu decided to stay in the capital to help the King of Yunnan take care of the child. Therefore, before going to the capital, she took the title of princess.

When the old princess passed away, she wanted to bring Xia Fu and the King of Yunnan together.

The King of Yunnan also favors Xia Fu.

All she had to do was sign a marriage certificate and be included in the family tree, and she would be his legitimate wife.

The King of Yunnan wanted to marry her formally with three matchmakers and six betrothals.

He didn't want to wrong her.

He saw Xia Fu in front of him, rubbing her aching waist and strolling inside. The lights shone around her, creating a hazy glow. She walked around the screen without responding to him.

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Cheng Yian got on the carriage back to Lu's house. On the way, she looked at the box of clothes and couldn't help crying.

There is nothing more joyful than knowing that my mother is still alive.

She suddenly thought of the Cheng family.

Thinking of Daddy.

Dad has always been brooding over Mom's death and has been blaming himself for it.

It is better to tell him so that he can feel relieved.

Besides, when my mother comes to Beijing, she will inevitably interact with the women in the capital. Rather than causing trouble in the Cheng family, it is better to inform my father in advance.

Cheng Yian decided to go see Cheng Mingyu, so she opened the car curtain and told Qiu Qing,

"Change the route to Cheng Mansion."