Chapter 25: Past Events
"Ah! Brother Yu has grown taller!"
Pu Qiongzhi touched his little face.
"Ahem..." Nangong Hua narrowed his eyes and signaled the brat to let go.
Boys and girls should be strictly separated, and even seven-year-olds should not sit at the same table. You should also pay attention to this!
This annoying brat is not just seven years old!
Nangong Jiayu sniffed, her eyes reddened, "Aunt has lost weight."
"I heard that my aunt is sick? She has suffered a lot recently!" The little guy kept chattering behind her.
Pu Qiongzhi laughed a little, "Why are you nagging at such a young age?"
“…” Nangong Jiayu’s heart broke when she heard this.
He pouted and said, "Yu'er is missing her aunt! She can't eat or sleep well these days!"
"How could Auntie say that about Yu'er..."
"Okay, okay, our brother Yu is the one who knows how to feel sorry for his aunt!" she said with a smile.
Nangong Xue and Uncle Yang spent the whole morning preparing a family dinner to welcome Pu Qiongzhi.
"Sister-in-law! Who said that only Brother Yu cares about you? I'm still waiting for you to invite me and my brothers to have a good meal at Ruilou!"
After hearing the report from his servant, he quickly put down the work in his hands and trotted out.
Seeing Pu Qiongzhi standing here, Nangong Xue couldn't help but feel moved.
He looked at his brother beside him again.
Seeing his rosy face and his silly smile staring at my sister-in-law, I knew he was fine.
That day he insisted on going to Lin'an, which scared everyone.
However, he supported his brother's action in his heart.
In life, there are always some important things to protect.
My brother was too aloof before, he didn't seem like a flesh-and-blood human being!
Now it looks much more down-to-earth than before...
In Nangong Xue's view, being impulsive when necessary is precisely the embodiment of human nature.
After all, compared to wild animals, humans can overcome their instinctive fear for the sake of emotion and develop a quality called courage.
Pu Qiongzhi always felt that this time returning to the Bo Mansion was different from before.
She couldn't tell why.
She thought, maybe this place made her feel at home.
Everyone surrounded Pu Qiongzhi and walked inside.
Pu Qiongzhi walked all the way to the main courtyard where they lived, only to find that the place had changed a lot.
This courtyard was filled with many of the things she already had in the Pu Mansion courtyard...
There are swings, sword training grounds, and even a rockery!
"Sister-in-law, I really can't find a good rockery... No matter how good it is, I'm not that generous! I spent a long time looking for this for you and bought it from a wealthy man's house in the suburbs of Beijing! I hope you don't mind it!" Nangong Xue explained a little embarrassedly.
Pu Qiongzhi looked at Nangong Hua who was silent beside her and thanked her, "My husband is so thoughtful."
"It's nothing... I originally thought this yard was lacking in character, but now it seems to be pleasing to the eye." Nangong Hua didn't dare to meet her gaze, but just spoke in a nonchalant manner.
Nangong Jiayu, Nangong Xue, and Qingxu, who were following behind, couldn't help but feel ashamed...
He has such a bad temper, no wonder his wife (aunt/sister-in-law) doesn't like him.
But he has such a mouth - either he doesn't speak, or if he speaks it's better not to speak!
However, Pu Qiongzhi chuckled softly upon hearing this, "Okay, if my husband says so, then so be it!"
"That's right." Nangong Hua added.
Pu Qiongzhi also responded, "Okay, yes."
…
The weather in Beijing has changed drastically.
On the second day after Pu Qiongzhi returned, she was summoned by Empress Rufei in the palace.
"Nangong Han is so anxious, she wouldn't..." Nangong Hua was a little afraid of this aunt.
He didn't know whether she had any reasons for doing those things in her previous life.
But how could it be easy to deal with such a bold and reckless person?
Pu Qiongzhi signaled him not to worry.
She hesitated for a moment, then explained a few more words to him for the first time, "The palace is keeping a close eye on it."
"Especially the Queen and the others... If she's too warm to me, that's when trouble comes. If she tries to embarrass me, I'll definitely have a way to deal with it."
"Although it's a bit ironic, we are all family after all." Nangong Hua said lightly.
His meaning was very clear. In times of necessity, a family will always prosper together and suffer together.
Killing each other is not good for anyone. If there is anything, they are all related.
Born into a noble clan family, I had no control over many things.
It is precisely because of this that Nangong Hua is tired of all these relationships. He doesn't want to get involved, but he can't withdraw.
He knew the pain involved, so he tried his best to avoid being constrained by it, but in the end he still suffered greatly from it.
Now, having the chance to do it all over again, he just wants to cherish what he has.
He would do it even if it meant restraining others in the way he disliked the most.
Pu Qiongzhi roughly understood what he meant, but didn't understand why he said it was sarcastic.
Is it because they haven't been in touch for a long time and have become estranged?
We are a family, connected by blood, wouldn’t it be nice to reconnect?
Pu Qiongzhi was not very clear about what was going on between them.
Nangong Hua really wanted to tell her, but this matter is still a figment of the imagination...
Moreover, if such a thing is made public, the entire family will be executed, so he cannot talk nonsense.
Besides, the other party was his elder, so he felt a little embarrassed to speak.
Seeing that he seemed to be hesitant to speak, Pu Qiongzhi said, "Don't worry, uncle. If it's really difficult, then don't say it."
"The last time I saw Concubine Ru, she didn't know about the changes happening in the Bo Mansion!"
"When I mentioned this to her, she seemed very touched. I guess she was still thinking about things at home."
"My aunt has been favored since she was young. My grandfather and father held her in the palm of their hands, but they had to send her to the palace with great pain." Nangong Hua sighed.
"A military general's family has its own difficulties, but my aunt is stubborn and has severed all ties with my family since she entered the palace."
"Later, I heard that she seemed to have harmed the Imperial Concubine and was confined to the palace. At that time, my family was in turmoil due to misfortunes. Even if I was thinking about her, I couldn't spare the time..."
"Now it's my turn..." Nangong Hua was talking about something that happened a long time ago, but he still paused.
He couldn't say any more.
Yes, why didn’t he care about his aunt’s situation in his previous life?
Even if I knew about it later, I only investigated the reasons after I was implicated...
He was reborn and knew a lot about his past life, so he had prejudices against these people.
But now, even though his aunt may not have made any mistakes, he has already judged her guilty in his heart and refuses to have any contact with her.
So, how is he different from his previous life?
Knowing clearly that these things were unavoidable, he was still blinded by them and ignored them out of spite.
If it weren't for the lady's mediation, wouldn't he have gone back to his old ways?
"Husband?" Pu Qiongzhi saw his expression suddenly change and thought he was feeling unwell.
Nangong Hua calmed down and looked over, "Madam, I will ask Uncle Yang to prepare some more gifts. Madam, please bring them to Auntie tomorrow."
"That's fine. My last visit to the palace was arranged by the Empress, so I didn't prepare any gifts. Now, my husband can help me choose one!"
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