The sky was light and there was a thin mist lingering in the courtyard.
Susu has been married for a long time, but her feet are still bare.
Sitting by the stream in the West Mountain Villa, the water gurgled over her feet, and her feet swung back and forth, stirring up puffs of water.
She supported herself on the pebbles with both hands, tilted her neck slightly, and looked at the azure sky. After a long silence, she whispered, "In that case, wouldn't I become an accomplice?"
She withdrew her gaze and turned to look at Fu Xiaoguan who was sitting next to her. She said, "If that happens, they will probably blame me... I know you are very anxious, and mother... mother will not forgive me either."
Fu Xiaoguan spent three days with his wives in the Xishan Villa.
During these three days, he looked as if nothing had happened.
He talked and laughed, talking about the thrilling things on the sea, as well as the interesting things far away in France. He even mentioned a woman, the queen of France, her name was Maria II.
Although his wife had some feelings for this woman, she did not mind. It was best for her husband to be by their side.
As for the rest…what’s the harm in having one more woman?
Over the past three days, Xishan Villa has been filled with laughter and joy. Only Dong Shulan knows that Fu Xiaoguan's heart is not completely here.
Su Su doesn’t know either.
Even though she is a mother now, she is still the same thick-skinned Taoist disciple she used to be.
Last night, Fu Xiaoguan stayed in her room. After a passionate moment, Fu Xiaoguan made a request to her -
He wanted to go to the temple. He needed to see with his own eyes whether Wu Tianci was dead or alive. After all, he was his son.
He asked Susu to untie his acupuncture points, but Susu disagreed because Xu Yunqing did not allow it and because her sisters would not forgive her easily.
Last night, Fu Xiaoguan tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep. Susu pretended to be asleep, but she also couldn't sleep all night.
She felt sorry for her husband and wanted to untie his acupoints and let him go, but in the end she didn't do it because she was worried that he would never come back after leaving this time.
Without my husband, what use would my saintly skills be to me?
Without my husband, how much joy can I have in the rest of my life?
So as long as my husband is around, what does it matter if he blames me?
"I don't mean to blame you."
Fu Xiaoguan picked up a stone and threw it into the water, watching the waves. "Last night I kept thinking, if I just leave Tianci alone like this, not even caring about Fatty's life or death... can I still live a carefree life for the rest of my life?"
"I thought about taking you to Daxia to walk around and have a look. I also thought about living in the West Mountain Villa in Linjiang for a while. I hoped that this way I could forget Tianci and Fatty, but in the end I found that I couldn't do it."
Fu Xiaoguan picked up Susu's feet, looked at the still snow-white feet, and then looked into Susu's eyes.
“In life, there are things you can do and things you can’t do. But there are some things…that you have to do.”
"If you were in trouble, if any of you were in danger, I couldn't just sit back and watch. Tianci is my son, and Fatty is my father."
"Although Tianci made many mistakes, I am responsible for them."
"Fatty raised me since I was a child. When I was in Linjiang, he gave me meticulous care. In my heart, he is even closer to me than my biological father."
"So..."
Su Su interrupted Fu Xiaoguan at this time and asked very seriously: "But even if you go, what will happen?"
"Mother said that little girl wasn't human. Since she'd been able to exist for thousands of years, she must possess immense power. I just don't know why she couldn't leave that place... Mother also said that after thinking carefully about the past ten years, the Destroyer hasn't appeared."
"Mother said that little girl probably has the terrifying ability to observe the entire world. She knew you had a gun, so she didn't send the Destroyer. Just because the Destroyer can't deal with you doesn't mean she can't!"
"My guess is that she's waiting for you to go to the temple, and then... kill you!"
"If we lose Tianci and our father, it's already a great sorrow. If we lose you as well... how can we live?"
"I know what you're thinking. If it weren't for this unknown danger, I would certainly listen to you and even accompany you. But now... if you go now, isn't that courting death?"
"It won't help. It's like the sky is falling for us. So no matter what you say, I won't do it."
Fu Xiaoguan raised his eyebrows and grinned, scratching the soles of Su Su's feet. "You are still so stubborn."
"I think we should go for a walk,"
Su Su changed the subject. "Wang Er and the others have settled down in Xiacun. Sister Shulan said that Xiacun here is bigger than Xiacun in Linjiang. The villagers from the past all live here. They're now the third generation, and the population has grown quite a bit, so they've split up and are still taking care of your fields."
Fu Xiaoguan certainly understood Su Su's good intentions. He nodded and said, "Let's go and take a look."
…
It's summer.
The sun is not that strong in the early morning.
Outside the Xishan Villa, there are endless rice fields, and many farmers are busy in the rice fields.
The rice has already blossomed and is growing very well. If there are no major natural disasters in the future, this will definitely be a bumper year.
Fu Xiaoguan, Susu and Chunxiu, who had just arrived, were walking on the ridge of the field. For a moment, he was a little dazed, feeling as if he had returned to his youth.
Chunxiu followed behind him, looking at his back, and for a moment she seemed to have returned to the time when she was his maid.
His back is still straight, his temperament is still the same——
From time to time he would squat down to look at the rice, from time to time he would wave and say hello to the farmers, and from time to time he would say a few words to the farmers who came ashore.
but……
Chunxiu still felt that her husband now was a little different from the young master back then.
Although his face was filled with smiles and his words were still gentle, there was a hint of worry in his words and between his brows.
It's like having a feeling of being here but your heart is away from home.
The innocence, passion and calmness of his youth seemed to have left him at this moment.
He did not roll up his trouser legs to go to the fields again, nor did he drink the cup of tea handed to him by Wang Er. He did not even ask Wang Er how many generations the rice seeds had reached.
He was just asking about their well-being, which seemed quite normal to Wang Er and the others. After all, the former young master was now the emperor who ruled the world.
But Chunxiu knew that was not the case.
She still preferred the young master from the past. She hoped to hear him walking happily on the ridge of the field and singing that beautiful song again.
Walking on the country road,
The old cow returning home at dusk is my companion...
My husband can't let go after all.
Chunxiu turned around and walked back quietly.
She did not return to the West Mountain Villa, but went to the top of the West Mountain alone.
There are two people on the hill.
They are Ning Siyan and Yan Guilai.
"I think...he is not happy now."
"Thank you both for your help."
"Wait two more days, then take him away!"
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