179 Father and Daughter Reunited
◎The mother and daughter played him around.◎
Xie Qi fell into a nightmare again.
The lonely courtyard was brightly lit, and a cool breeze blew by, carrying the screams of the woman in the inner room, one louder and louder than the other, to one's ears, making one's scalp tingle for no reason.
The midwife coaxed the baby in soft voices, and the doctor watched with a needle in his hand, sighing, but after a long time, the baby still could not be born.
——Jing'an, tell me the truth, what happened to him?
"What Nanzhi said in the letter is just the information she gathered. Who knows? If they were truly preparing for a funeral, why wouldn't the emperor in the palace have any news? You're so worried right now that you don't see the key to this. Don't worry about it for now. The most urgent thing is to give birth to the child safely. We can deal with the rest later. Okay?"
This was because the false information he had people spread not only confused the enemy, but also caused her miscarriage.
——It’s been two or three hours, why isn’t it healed yet?
——My lord, this baby of Madam’s cannot be considered premature, but unfortunately Madam has been restless recently and has no strength to give birth. In addition, the fetus’ position is slightly abnormal, so it is particularly difficult.
This was because he had deliberately lost the battle, and when the news of the defeat reached her ears, she was worried all day and unable to sleep at night.
——Xie Qi, you should...
——Xie Qi, you bastard!!
This was a critical moment, and she didn't want to curse him.
Finally, a clear baby cry was heard, and their daughter was finally born.
And from beginning to end, he was never by her side.
Later, the scene changed. He watched Ping An grow up little by little, and became gentler in front of his daughter, from being flustered at the beginning to being at ease in the end.
She has become a qualified mother.
But a qualified mother also has helpless moments. For example, when ignorant children outside mock their daughter as a fatherless bastard, she will always bring people to their house to argue and force the other family to apologize to her daughter.
But secretly, I could only stare at the sleeping face of my child in a daze.
What was she thinking at that moment? Was she thinking about him? Or was she hating him?
Finally, what he saw was his daughter arguing with a little fat man at the restaurant window.
The daughter was pushed by the fat boy and fell out of the window, her life in danger.
Then it fell from the sky again.
Xie Qi's heart tightened and he wanted to rush over to save him.
But if I exert a little force, the wound on my waist will hurt.
He suddenly opened his eyes and breathed heavily.
“…”
"Hey, Daddy, are you awake?"
Ping'an was lying on the bed reading the picture book her mother had prepared for her. When she looked up, she found her father looking at her with red eyes.
She put down the notebook, stretched out her little hand to touch her father's forehead which was covered with sweat, and asked softly, "Daddy, are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
"...Daddy is no longer feeling uncomfortable."
Xie Qiqiang propped himself up, reached out and held the child under her arms to pick her up, and sat face to face with his daughter on the bed.
It was past noon, the sun was shining brightly, and the room was bright, allowing him to clearly see the fuzz on his daughter's face.
Even though her face didn't have any of his features, she was still his and Xu Qinghe's daughter.
"How come Ping An is staying here alone with Dad? Where's your mom?"
Ping An said crisply, "Mother and Aunt Jing'an went to the military camp to pick up my uncle. Mother asked me to tell Dad that they would pick him up at the gate and would not go into the camp."
The child said this in a crisp voice, but Xie Qi could guess that if Xu Qinghe were to say this to him in person, he would definitely squint his eyes and pout his lips, pretending to be angry.
"Okay, Dad got it."
Xie Qi reached out and grabbed his daughter's wrists. Most of the marks from the bruises had already disappeared.
"Was Ping'an scared last time he was trapped in the fire? Did you apply the medicine to your hands and feet on time? Are there any other injuries on your body? Is Ping'an still afraid now?"
A series of questions came like a barrage of bullets.
But Ping An didn't panic. Instead, he smiled and answered them one by one: "I was a little scared, but then Daddy saved me and Mom comforted me, so I felt much better."
"I'm applying the medicine on time. Mom keeps an eye on it every day."
"Mom checked me out, there are no other injuries."
"Ping An is no longer afraid, Daddy."
The word "Daddy" brought tears to Xie Qi's eyes.
In his twenty-six years of life, he had never felt so clearly that he was already the father of a five-year-old child.
The daughter's repeated calls of "Daddy" are more beautiful than the sounds of nature in the world, but does she know that it is her biological father who has been absent from her life for more than four years, almost five years, and has only come back now. He even treats her as another man's child and is eager to be her stepfather?
He breathed a long sigh, held his daughter's small hands, looked into her big, dark, bright eyes, and said to her solemnly, "Ping'an, Daddy has something very important to tell you."
Ping An immediately sat up straight and nodded seriously, "Okay, Dad, you say it. Ping An is listening very carefully."
Xie Qi's heart softened, and he prepared his thoughts in his mind for a long time before he slowly spoke: "In the past few years, has Ping An ever thought about his biological father?"
Ping An blinked, confused at first, but then seemed to understand, and deliberately put on a serious face and said, "No, Ping An has never thought about him. He doesn't want Ping An and mother anymore, so Ping An doesn't want to think about him. Ping An has his current father now, which is enough for him."
"Mother too." After a pause, she added deliberately.
Xie Qi felt both happy and sad as he was both recognized and belittled.
After a long pause, he mustered up the courage to speak to his daughter, "Well, if your biological father didn't abandon you and your mother, but just didn't know your mother was pregnant with you and gave birth to you, if he came back now, would you be willing to recognize him?"
Ping An shook her head, leaned forward and hugged him, giggling, "No, no, why doesn't he know that Mommy has Ping An? Because he doesn't care about Mommy, he doesn't care about Mommy anymore, so Ping An naturally doesn't want him and doesn't want to recognize her. Thank you, Uncle, Daddy, Ping An and Mommy have you, and that's enough."
Xie Qi closed his eyes, his eyes felt sore and bitter.
He sighed deeply and said in despair, "But what if I am your biological father? Ping An, are you still willing to acknowledge me as your father?"
The little girl holding him didn't say anything for a long time.
A gentle breeze suddenly blew past outside, brushing against the wisteria trellis and the lush branches and leaves of the trees in the courtyard, making a rustling sound.
Amidst the noises, Xie Qi felt even gloomier as he didn't receive a reply from his daughter.
What should he do if his daughter doesn't want to recognize him?
Who knew that later, the daughter just hugged him and let out a soft "ah".
Then he let him go, looked at him, and said with sudden enlightenment: "So Daddy already knew."
“…”
Xie Qi looked at the little girl's smiling face and didn't react for a long time.
"You... What do you mean by Ping An? ... Did you know this a long time ago?"
"Yeah yeah."
Ping An nodded heavily: "Ping An knew it when he was very young. Of course, Ping An is not a fatherless child. Ping An's father is a great general who defends the country and is awe-inspiring."
“…”
Xie Qi was stunned, but soon discovered that all this did not seem to be without trace.
When we first met, the little girl showed some abnormalities.
--Who are you?
——Are you hurt anywhere?
——I am Ping An, who are you?
——I am Xie Qi.
Then the daughter burst into tears with a loud "wow".
It turned out that when they first met, the daughter already knew that he was her biological father.
"Then why did you call me Uncle Xie later?"
Ping An blinked innocently: "Because Mom said that you didn't want her back then, and my mom was wronged by you. Why should Ping An call you daddy?"
As he spoke, he began to feel a little aggrieved.
Xie Qi hurriedly said softly, "Dad didn't abandon your mother. Dad... Dad wished he could never be separated from your mother again in this life. It's just because... Dad did something wrong back then. It was Dad's fault. But why did Ping An want to acknowledge him again later?"
Ping An let out another slow "Ah".
"Because Ping An thought he was going to die that day, he called out 'Daddy' before he died, and then...he kept calling out that."
After all, he called me Uncle Xie and then Dad, and suddenly he called me Uncle Xie again. It’s really embarrassing that he didn’t keep his word.
"Since Ping'an has already acknowledged you as his father, are you willing to forgive him?" Xie Qi coaxed him.
Ping An shook his head: "Ping An only listens to his mother."
Growing up, she only has one mother.
Xie Qi touched his daughter's cheek and did not force it.
"Has Ping An suffered any injustice because of Daddy in the past few years?"
Ping An recalled carefully and shook his head.
Xie Qi was surprised: "Not even once?"
Ping An nodded: "Since my mother has avenged Ping An, Ping An is not wronged."
Thinking of those people crying and apologizing to him, Ping An couldn't help but smile: "I'm still very happy."
It seemed like the mother and daughter could live well without him.
The girl is capable enough to take good care of her daughter, and her daughter is caring enough to make her feel at ease.
But Xie Qi still wants to take on the responsibilities of a father.
"From now on, Ping'an, like other children, will have both a mother and a father. If anyone bullies you in the future, tell your father first and he will handle it. Don't let your mother get upset. If you have any dirty or tiring work, give it to your father and he will handle it for you. Don't let your mother worry about it. But if you have any happy events, remember to tell your mother first to make her happy. Do you understand, Ping'an?"
Because his mother gave him so much love, Ping An never felt that he was any different from other children.
But sometimes, Ping An would envy other children when he saw their fathers holding them on their necks and letting them ride on horses.
Mother could naturally ask the servants in the mansion to take her riding a horse, and they would be happy to do so, but that was different. Those were not safe fathers after all.
During the ten-day holiday last month, my mother asked me if I wanted to go shopping with my father, and I agreed.
That day, she finally experienced what it felt like to have her father by her side, and also experienced what it felt like to be ridden by her biological father with his arms around her neck.
Very majestic and reassuring.
She introduced this to her classmates as her Uncle Xie. Later they asked her if this was the stepfather her mother had found for her. Xu Ping'an shook her head and said no.
Because this is her biological father.
So today, Daddy finally discovered that he was his biological father, but Ping An didn't feel very touched.
Well, actually, I still feel a little bit touched inside.
From now on, she is also a child with a father!
Xu Ping'an smiled and said hello to his biological father.
Before Xie Qi had time to praise his daughter for her intelligence and understanding, a loud noise was heard in the yard.
It turned out that when Xu Qinghe accompanied Princess Jing'an to the army to pick up her husband, several generals in the army heard that their general was seriously injured, so they rushed to see him.
In fact, what was more important was that they heard that the general had a daughter.
A group of big and strong men, only a few of whom were married, let alone had daughters, immediately rushed in and almost broke down the threshold.
Xie Qi put on a coat and took his daughter to the back room.
When the generals saw such a fair, tender and beautiful girl, their hearts softened.
Not to mention this cute little girl, she actually greeted them in a soft voice!
The words "Hello uncles and aunts" can simply melt one's heart!
"Is this the general's daughter? She's so cute!"
"Come, come, little miss, this is a gift from your uncle."
"Old Zheng, you're such a dishonest person! You actually secretly prepared a gift for the young lady without even informing the brothers!"
"Little Miss, come and see, do you like this gift?"
"Do you like this gift, young lady?"
"Look at mine, little miss. It's prettier than any of theirs."
"You're all so dishonest! You even prepared gifts!"
…
Ping An was dazzled by these strange and bizarre gifts, including children's toys, calligraphy and paintings, food, clothes, and even beautiful and exquisite little daggers!
However, before she could touch the small dagger, it was intercepted by her father.
"My daughter is still so young, why prepare this for her? Aren't you afraid it will teach her bad things?"
The general who presented the gift smiled awkwardly and said, "Isn't this for the young lady to prepare for her wedding in the future? If she ever meets a heartless man, she can stab him with this dagger! Stab him in the heart and kill him instantly!"
Xie Qi glanced at him.
With him around, how could my daughter meet a heartless man?
After receiving the gifts, Ping An thanked all the uncles and aunts one by one.
He Yu was the one who hadn't prepared any gifts. He walked up to the general awkwardly, apologized, and then asked in a low voice, "General, so Boss Xu from Lanzhou City is the Princess Zhaoning? I just heard the two princesses had arrived, so I rushed over to see. But guess what, I was shocked! Princess Zhaoning looks exactly like Boss Xu! And now, even the princess's daughter looks exactly like Boss Xu's daughter!"
Xie Qi looked at his daughter who was being held in the arms of everyone and replied calmly, "Yeah."
He Yu pursed his lips and lowered his voice: "Then General, the father of this child..."
"Come here safely and let daddy hold you."
Xie Qi suddenly said.
The general, who had finally snatched the young lady into his arms, was naturally reluctant to let go: "General, you will have plenty of time to hold her in the future. What can we subordinates take away from you?"
Xie Qi snorted, "Don't let your stinky sweat fumes up my daughter. I only have this one biological daughter in my life, so I have to protect her well."
He Yu stood behind the general, looked at the lovely girl, and slowly clenched his fists.
"Others can't hold me, so can I?"
A cheerful female voice came from the yard.
The whole room was full of men, and Ping'an couldn't help but stretch his neck to look outside out of curiosity.
A woman in a golden-red robe walked in. She moved gracefully and looked very heroic.
Ping'an stared at her for a long time. This was the only aunt she had seen today, and she was completely different from all the women she had met before.
The aunt walked up to her, hung a heavy longevity lock around her neck, and then reached out to hug her.
"Be safe and sound, I am your second aunt."
Second aunt?
She just found a father and doesn't know who else is in his family.
She looked at her father and saw him nod: "It's your second aunt."
Ping'an liked this unique second aunt and stretched out his arms to let her hug him.
Second aunt’s arms are also very strong!
Not inferior to these uncles!
She is so awesome!
Today, Shen Yueying came as the second wife of the Xie family, which means she is Xie Qi's elder, so naturally she can sit on the couch without any hesitation.
Shen Yueying looked at the smiling little girl, and the smile on her lips became even more intense.
After looking at the rough guys who were staring at the little girl, she looked at Xie Qi specifically.
"When I left Caoqu Township, I made a special detour to Lanzhou City and secretly took a look at our young lady. I knew at first sight that this was clearly your own flesh and blood."
Xie Qi frowned: "How did Sister Yueying know?"
Shen Yueying looked at him in surprise: "Can't you see?"
Xie Qi shook his head.
Chen Yueying looked at the group of rough guys again: "You can't see it either? Don't you think our young lady looks like him?"
Everyone looked at the general first, then at the young lady, and looked back and forth several times, but didn't find anything.
Someone clapped their hands and sighed, "Could it be because the general's appearance changed when he first came to the capital? After all, the general's current appearance is not the same as our young general's original appearance."
Chen Yueying seemed to have suddenly realized something, and said to Xie Qi, "Yes, you are very different now than when you were a child. Only your eyes are still a little bit the same."
The reason Xu Qinghe felt familiar with him was because of these eyes.
Later, when he looked at his daughter, he vaguely felt that her eyes were familiar, but he could not remember where he had seen them before.
It turned out that those were the eyes he saw when he looked in the mirror more than ten years ago.
**
Only after everyone had dispersed at dusk did Xu Qinghe enter the bedroom.
At night, the two of them slept side by side, one lying flat on his back and the other lying on his stomach.
"Why don't you come back this afternoon?"
He knew that everyone must have understood that he was Ping'an's father and she was Ping'an's mother.
But he still wanted to appear with her in front of everyone and tell everyone that the two of them had a deep bond, not just the child.
Xu Qinghe turned over and lay on her side, hooking a lock of his hair between her fingertips.
"Noisy."
Xie Qi understood.
After arriving in Beijing, due to the environment, she preferred quietness.
"Besides, since you injured the prince consort, I naturally have to accompany Jing'an to seek medical treatment."
This person's hair was a bit coarse and hard, far less soft than mine.
He was playing with her hair, and Xie Qi also stroked the top of her head.
"Thank you very much, ma'am. I got into trouble and I need you to cover for me."
Xu Qinghe threw his hair away and snorted coldly: "Stop yelling."
She lay back down and ignored him.
Xie Qi pursed his lips and reached out to hold her hand.
He grasped her palm tightly and squeezed it gently.
"Why are you unhappy?"
He could see that the person beside him was indeed not in a good mood today.
Xu Qinghe stared at the top of the tent for a long time without answering.
Xie Qi began to speculate: "Because I acknowledged my daughter?"
“…”
"Because I let those roughnecks in the army hold my daughter?"
“…”
"Because I..."
"Thank you Qi."
She suddenly spoke, her voice cold.
"You've never told me how you've been spending the past five years."
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