Chapter 141: The Relics of an Old Friend, Twelve Tears Break Down
"you......"
Shang Yuwan noticed a strange gaze on him, and when he turned around, it was Twelve.
Seeing the pain in Twelve's eyes, she temporarily put Xiao Qingxu and Xiao Qinggu aside, walked up to Twelve, and asked, "Is your wound hurting? Come and see Ji Suxian?"
Twelve stared at Shang Yuwan blankly, neither nodding nor shaking his head.
Ji Suxian came over after hearing the sound. "Is your tongue hurting again? You want to talk, right? I told you to stay with Lord Baili and the others and not run around, but you refused to listen. Now you feel the pain."
She tactfully pulled the man into the house and closed the door.
Seeing that Ji Suxian was looking after Twelve, Shang Yuwan didn't hesitate any longer and looked at Xiao Qingxu and Xiao Qinggu.
"Can you please spare me a moment to talk?"
Xiao Qingxu hummed, and Xiao Qinggu nodded repeatedly.
Inside the house, Ji Suxian and Yao Lao looked at the stunned Twelve.
Ji Suxian asked: "Did you hear everything?"
How could that staring look just now be due to a sore tongue? Shang Yuwan was now much weaker than before, and in the excitement of planning something, he didn't notice Twelve's abnormality for a while, but Ji Suxian couldn't hide his expression from him.
Twelve nodded blankly, then suddenly looked at Yao Lao, gesturing with his hands.
Yao Lao sighed, "It's all true."
Since he had heard it all, he couldn't continue to tell lies to the child to cover it up.
Twelve's eyes dimmed, and Ji Suxian's head drooped slightly.
Yao Lao's eyelids were half closed, and he remained silent.
Lu Xu really committed suicide so that Shang Yuwan could survive.
During the reign of the previous emperor, the Shang family was suspected and feared. It was Lu Xu's mediation and help that allowed Shang Junhu to safely inherit the position of General Zhenxi. Otherwise, Shang Junhu would not have been able to support Xiao Ling in seizing the throne and help him become the Chengming Emperor who was above everyone else.
Lu Xu believed he owed nothing to Shang Junhu and the Shang family, and that he had done his utmost for Xiao Ling. As for Xu Zhiyao, there was no need to say more; they were close friends, and Lu Xu had never done anything to wrong her. He even tried to get Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu to get to know each other several times during his lifetime.
Although not many people knew about the mysterious death of Xu Zhiyao, the empress of Emperor Chengming, in childbirth, Lu Xu could see it. However, she was running out of time and had no energy to find out the truth for Xu Zhiyao, so she could only quietly entrust the matter to Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu.
She had considered many possible outcomes. The best was that Emperor Chengming would see through her thoughts, and the two children would fall in love with each other and eventually get married. The worst was that they would become enemies. However, Lu Xu had been intentionally or unintentionally mentioning her friendship with Xu Zhiyao in the three months before his death, fearing that the two would become enemies due to some future incident.
If this is really the worst outcome, at least we can save one enemy for the sake of both mothers, right?
Lu Xu has met many people in her life, and she also boasts that she is worthy of most of them - except Shang Yuwan.
When facing this child, Lu Xu felt guilty and ashamed every time he saw her.
How innocent and lively was she as a child in front of her mother? But she could count on one hand the number of times her own daughter cried. Wan'er never complained to her about her grievances, her sensibleness was heartbreaking. What kind of sadness must have been hidden behind this?
It was precisely because of this that Lu Xu did not even think about protecting Shang Junhu and the Shang family's safety. Instead, he chose to break the deadlock with his death and use her position in Xiao Ling's heart to give his daughter a chance.
An opportunity that is enough for Xiao Ling to protect Shang Yuwan.
Lu Xu has always known Xiao Ling's feelings for her and understands his character. When Lu Xu is alive, he is a thorn in Xiao Ling's heart that she cannot love. But what if Lu Xu is dead?
No one could defeat the dead Bai Yueguang, and Bai Yueguang's child was the only relic left to Xiao Ling.
[There's no need to persuade me, Yao Lao. People in the future may say that I'm insincere or heartless. I've been worthy of many people in this life, except Wan'er. Only she isn't! It was I who chose to give birth to her, and it was I who made her live in this cannibalistic world. Even if I'm cursed by thousands of people after my death, I will never change my mind!] - These were the exact words Lu Xu said when she specially sought out Yao Lao to discuss matters before returning to the capital.
So please help me and my child.
That was the first time Lu Xu cried bitterly in front of Yao Lao.
She is my only child...
The person Lu Xu owes the most in his life is Shang Yuwan.
Yao Lao's persuasion was in vain, and he could only watch such a good child die by cutting his wrists with a silver jade feather-shaped hairpin.
The last thing the old man could do was to take his old friend's belongings and go to the majestic emperor to beg him with a hint of fear.
Twelve remained silent. After writing the three words "He woke up" on Ji Suxian's palm, he quietly opened the door and went out.
As soon as she walked out the door, Ji Suxian and Yao Lao followed her out.
Ji Suxian was going to check on Yue Zhu, while Yao Lao was going to find another way to wake Yang Qianmo up.
The three people had just walked out and turned around to see that the door opposite the corridor was also opened.
Shang Yuwan and his companions discussed their return to the capital, and they all came out one after another. Although Yao Lao was old, he was still sharp enough to see Shang Yuwan's trembling hand hidden behind his back.
The deepest scar in her heart was torn open, which ultimately had some impact on her.
Ji Suxian was filled with guilt and didn't go to see Yue Zhu. She went downstairs directly to ask the shopkeeper to borrow the kitchen so that she could make a delicious medicinal meal to apologize to Shang Yuwan.
Yuezhu has his senior brother watching over him, so she doesn't need to worry too much about him.
Yao Lao also frowned and silently went to his guest room to look for medicinal herbs that could repair Shang Yuwan's heart meridians.
Anyway, Yang Qianmo won't die for a while, so there's no need to keep a close eye on her.
Neither Ji Suxian nor Yao Lao noticed Twelve standing there stiffly.
She looked at Shang Yuwan, who was pretending to be relaxed, from afar. Her body gradually began to tremble. The stiffness and numbness spread from her fingertips to her whole body, and the sound of her heartbeat gradually became louder in her ears.
Shang Yuwan had never said those words to her.
Why?
Why?
Why did he say those words so easily in front of Ji Suxian and Yao Lao, but not to her?
Isn't she...her sister?
It was now time for dinner. Shang Yuwan was aware of his own situation and was about to go back to his room to eat alone, but his attention was suddenly drawn to see Twelve, who seemed to have taken root there.
"twelve?!"
Shang Yuwan was the first to notice something was wrong. She didn't even care about her ribs on her back which had not yet healed, and she just ran over. Xiao Qingxu and Xiao Qinggu couldn't keep up with her speed for a while.
Shang Yuwan ran too fast, and the wounds on his back and other parts of his body were all torn. Shang Yuwan frowned subconsciously in pain, but he still stared at Twelve.
She saw that Twelve was suffering from a heart attack, so she reached out to massage Twelve's arm and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Who provoked her? Yue Zhu?
Twelve was speechless and stared blankly at Shang Yuwan. Xiao Qingxu and Xiao Qinggu hurried over, and they both almost put their hands on Shang Yuwan's back in a hurry.
Xiao Qinggu glanced at Xiao Qingxu, but saw that the latter didn't even give her a glance, staring straight at Shang Yuwan's face.
Shang Yuwan didn't notice Xiao Qingxu at all. When she saw Twelve's look, she suddenly became angry. She was thinking about how to settle all the new and old grudges with Yue Zhu when Twelve suddenly stretched out his arms and gently held her in his arms.
"Ka (wo)...ke (ke)..."
Shang Yuwan saw that she was very excited, but was a little anxious because she couldn't speak, so he reached out and patted her on the back.
"Can you please not talk about it for now? Your tongue hasn't healed yet, be careful not to open the wound."
As Shang Yuwan spoke, he turned his head slightly and gave Xiao Qingxu a wink.
Xiao Qingxu nodded slightly and pulled Xiao Qinggu downstairs to find Ji Suxian.
Shang Yuwan took Twelve back to her room, but Twelve kept her mouth shut. Shang Yuwan asked her to write on her palm, but she didn't move at all, just staring at Shang Yuwan's face.
In fact, Twelve wanted to say: I can do it.
My hands can take care of your daily life, and my long sword can protect your safety.
I understand you, I can comfort you, I can listen to your pain, grievances, resentment, hatred...
But Shang Yuwan said nothing.
Twelve suddenly burst into tears, and Shang Yuwan was shocked. No matter how he tried to comfort her, it was useless.
Shang Yuwan tried to coax her in a panic, but was suddenly pulled into his arms.
Twelve's trembling fingertips gently stroked the place where Shang Yuwan's ribs were broken.
"Teng (pain)..."
Shang Yuwan thought she was still feeling guilty about the Lang Jiang incident, so she quickly smiled.
"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt, I'm fine."
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