What guards? What Fucha family? Qinghe had always considered himself Han Chinese, never expecting he was actually Manchu! Such statements, so contrary to his understanding, were hard to believe; they seemed highly improbable.
"Are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"
Fu Qing had served as a study companion to the Fifth Prince, while Li Yu was a eunuch serving the Fourth Prince. Therefore, Li Yu often saw Fu Qing.
After he became a bodyguard, he was seen less often. Now, his face is thinner than before, but his bone structure is still there, and his features are unmistakable. Li Yu insisted that he had not mistaken him.
“You must be Master Fu. If you don’t believe me, you can come with me to the Fucha family and ask them.”
Seeing his hesitation, as if he doubted something, Li Yu smiled and said, "Forgive my bluntness, but you are a man, not a woman. What could I possibly want from you? Money? You seem to have none of that. Beauty? We are both grown men..."
After saying that, he looked at himself again and felt that his words were not quite accurate, so he chuckled and changed his words: "Although I am only half a man, I would never harm you. Your father and mother have been inquiring about you. Whether it is true or false, we will soon find out."
Qinghe suddenly remembered that this person had said he had been to the battlefield, so he must really know him. Since he couldn't wait for the manager of Baoyunzhai, he would have to find another way!
Thinking of this, Qinghe no longer hesitated and followed the man who called himself Li Yu to the Fucha family.
Li Rongbao and his wife, Lady Jueluo, waited anxiously for their son for half a year, but never received any news of him. They even thought that their son had already sacrificed himself!
Having finally raised her son to adulthood, the accident on his first battlefield was unbearable for Jue Luo Shi. Missing her son so much, she lost her appetite, lost a lot of weight, and was in poor spirits. She has been taking medicine to recuperate recently.
Upon hearing the servant's report that the second young master had returned, Lady Jue Luo, who was taking her afternoon nap, thought she was dreaming again. As she got up to change, she still couldn't believe it.
"Is it really Qing'er who has returned?"
"It's the Second Young Master! I just saw him, it really is him! Madam, the Young Master has really returned!"
Jue Luo felt as if she were in a dream. When she arrived at the front hall and saw her long-awaited child with her own eyes, she could no longer hold back her tears of joy. Ignoring the presence of others, she rushed forward and embraced him tightly.
"My son! You're finally back! I thought I'd never see you again!"
Li Rongbao didn't show too much excitement, he just turned his head away and silently wiped the corner of his eye. Qinghe, however, was slow to react, her arms hanging down, and she didn't hug him back.
Jue Luo was puzzled by her son's coldness. Li Yu explained from the side, "My lord, madam, it seems that the second master has lost his memory. I don't know the specifics. Why don't you sit down and talk about it? I'll go back to the manor first and tell the Fujin the good news."
"Then I'll have to trouble Eunuch Li." Since Li Yu had brought the man back, Li Rongbao was naturally very grateful to him. He ordered someone to give Li Yu a reward and then had the steward see him out.
Faced with the two elders' concerned inquiries, Qinghe felt very uncomfortable, because he couldn't remember anything and had no impression of them. But people are all made of flesh and blood. Seeing them moved to tears, their eyes red, and their concern for him, Qinghe finally sensed something. At this moment, he could finally be sure that the two elders in front of him were his biological parents!
Belatedly realizing what was happening, Qinghe knelt down and solemnly kowtowed, saying, "Father and Mother, please accept my bow!"
“Silly child, we are Manchus, you have to call us Ama and E'niang.” The feeling of having lost and found her son was indescribable. Jue Luo excitedly pulled her son and kept telling him about his past. Although Qinghe did not remember, he gained some understanding of his past.
Li Rongbao couldn't help but remind him, "Say less. Your son just got back, and he probably hasn't eaten yet! Let him rest first, take a bath and change his clothes, and then we can talk."
Reminded by her husband, Lady Jue Luo suddenly realized, "Oh right! Qing'er must be tired. I'm getting senile; I completely forgot about that."
Then Jue Luo instructed the servants to take him back to his room, prepare water for him, and have him bathe and change his clothes.
Anyway, her son has arrived home safely, and she will have plenty of time to help him recover his memory in the future.
Li Yu was equally delighted. There hadn't been any happy events in the household for a long time, so he naturally wanted to report this good news to his master as soon as possible.
Upon returning to the manor, he announced loudly, "My lord! Great news! The person has finally been found!"
At that moment, Hongli was reading a book. Upon hearing this, his heart skipped a beat, his fingers gripped the book tightly, and his calm heart was instantly churning with turmoil. However, he did not want to show it, and his expression remained cold and his voice indifferent.
"She still knows how to come back? I'm too busy, I won't see her!"
After a moment of surprise and stunned silence, Li Yu finally realized that his master seemed to have misunderstood. "Master, I wasn't talking about Consort Su."
"..." Hongli raised his eyebrows angrily, and threw the book in his hand at him, "Then why are you shouting like that?"
Li Yu didn't dare to dodge, taking the full blow. He then bent down to pick up the book, respectfully placed it on the table, and gave an embarrassed smile.
"This servant wasn't finished speaking! It's Second Master Fu who's back, shouldn't that be considered good news?"
"Fu Qing? He's back in Beijing?"
“Indeed,” Li Yu briefly summarized his adventures that day. After listening, Hongli had no reason to scold him anymore. “His return is indeed a good thing.”
The Princess Consort was always worried about her brother, so Hongli instructed Li Yu to go to Lanzhao Courtyard to tell her so as not to worry her.
After Li Yu left, the room returned to silence.
For a moment, Hongli truly believed she had returned, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding. He had clearly promised not to think of her anymore, so why was she the first person he thought of upon hearing those words?
She left so decisively; she'll probably never come back in this lifetime, won't she? The rest of his life is still so long, but his heart withered long ago, devoid of life and joy…
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