The tomb that Xuan Tianming built for Yao was not grand, but it was also exquisite. The location was chosen by Feng Jinyuan, facing the water, with a row of green trees on both sides. It was extremely rare to be able to choose such a location in a place like the desert.
Ban Zouyi rode on a camel to protect her, and while running wildly in the desert, he advised her, "If you feel really bad, just cry. Otherwise, think about how she treated you in the past and why she died. In the final analysis, this disaster was her own choice. If she had been fine in Kyoto, if she had not recognized a daughter randomly, and if she had not brought that Fu Ya to the South Realm to impersonate you, she would not have ended up in such a disaster. Master, you don't owe her anything, so there is no need to feel guilty."
As they were talking, the two of them had already stopped in front of the oasis. Feng Yuheng also thought she would cry, but she found that when she really faced the very conspicuous new tomb in front of her, her mood was unusually calm, and even the physical sensation caused by the accident of the Yao family did not come again.
She got off the camel and walked towards the tomb. When she stood in front of Yao's tombstone, she replied to Ban Zou's words. She said, "I have never felt guilty towards her. As a daughter, I believe I have done my best. But Ban Zou, you know, she must be my mother. This person has an inseparable blood relationship with my body. Even if the relationship can be severed, the blood relationship is still passed on. She gave life to this body, and for this body, I must always be grateful."
Ban Zou was confused by what he heard. What was the body or not? It sounded as if Feng Yuheng and the body she possessed were not one and the same, but two independent beings. But how could that be possible?
He did not continue the topic, but took a few steps forward, knelt in front of Yao's tomb and kowtowed three times. After all, she was his master's mother, so he had to kowtow three times.
Feng Yuheng seemed to remember something when she saw this, so she also took a few steps forward, knelt down, and kowtowed three times to the tombstone. When she looked up again, she saw her and Feng Zirui's names written on the tombstone, and she was even more impressed by Xuan Tianming's thoughtfulness. Even though she was not an original, Zirui was Yao's biological son, and this could not be changed. Leaving a place for Zirui on the tombstone was also considered a filial act.
She murmured, but Ban Zou could not understand what she said. He just heard Feng Yuheng say, "That year in the mountains of the northwest, I woke up and got to know this world, got to know Xuan Tianming, and also got to know my mother and Zirui. I promised her that I would avenge her and clean up all those who made you suffer. I always thought I was right, letting you Dexin take back the position of the mistress of the Feng family, and letting you take the initiative to divorce Feng Jinyuan in that position, saving your life and giving Zirui a bright future. I thought you were happy, because if you wanted, you could live a peaceful and wealthy life in my princess's mansion, but I didn't expect...you would no longer recognize me as your daughter."
She sounded somewhat lonely when she spoke, but she did not cry, as if she had shed all the tears she should have shed along the way, and now all that was left was indifference, as if Yao had passed away many years ago, just like her mother in her previous life.
"It was my negligence." She sighed softly. "It turns out that as a mother, I understand my daughter so well and my feelings are so profound. I thought you accepted Feng Yuheng's changes, but I didn't expect that I was just being clever and deceiving myself. Your heart is like a mirror, just watching me acting out one drama after another like a jumping clown. Now think about it, it's ridiculous. But no matter how ridiculous it is, this drama has been sung to this day, from the capital to the southern boundary, and into the territory of ancient Shu. I have no room to turn back, and I have never planned to turn back. Xuan Tianming is still waiting for me in front. Since I am here, I have to accompany him step by step. Rest in peace, as long as I am still in the southern boundary, I will come to see you often, even if I return to Kyoto in the future, I will often come to worship. Things in the world are always unpredictable. This may be our fate, and it is also the shallow fate between you and me."
After she finished speaking, she stood up, took one last look at the tombstone, then turned back with a look of determination.
But behind him, a man in purple was standing not far away, looking at him. The desert sand was blowing, making his black hair move in the wind, which made him look desolate.
Feng Yuheng's nose was slightly sour. She didn't cry in front of Yao's grave, but when she saw this man, she couldn't control her emotions. She pouted her lips, looking aggrieved.
Xuan Tianming quickly stepped forward and held the person in his arms, but Ban Zou disappeared without a trace, leaving only the two people hugging each other in the oasis. The sobbing became louder and finally turned into howling...
She didn't remember how she fainted in Xuan Tianming's arms, she only knew that she had a very long dream, in which she returned to her previous life, to the days when her mother was still alive. The face that looked exactly like Yao's was standing in front of her with a smile on her face, her belly was round, and she said to her happily, "Ah Heng, do you think this is a brother or a sister in my mother's belly?"
She replied with a smile: "Grandpa told me secretly, it's a younger brother!"
The mother smiled even sweeter: "Yes! He is a very cute little brother. Ah Heng must love his little brother in the future."
She really loved her younger brother, but she didn't expect that after her brother was born, she would never see him again.
The dream passed in a trance, and then I saw a face exactly like my own, wearing ancient costume, coarse gray clothes, at the young age of twelve, looking stubborn.
She subconsciously called out: "You are Feng Yuheng!"
The man nodded, his expression was indifferent, without any sadness or joy. Even when she told him that Yao was dead, Feng Yuheng just nodded coldly, without any change in expression. But he said: "It's not your fault. If a person cannot adjust his mentality and way of dealing with things according to the situation, then the final outcome is to be eliminated by this era. You have done very well, thank you."
She woke up with the words "thank you" and broke out in a cold sweat.
The place where she was placed was the house where Xuan Tianming lived in Shaping City. When she sat up, Wangchuan outside heard the noise and hurried in. He was very happy to see that she was awake, and hurriedly asked: "Miss, are you hungry? You slept too soundly and haven't woken up for two days."
"Two days? So long?" Feng Yuheng was a little dazed, and then asked: "Where is Xuan Tianming?"
"Your Highness has gone to the camp, which is not far from the south gate of Shaping City." Wangchuan stepped forward and helped her, letting her sit on the bed. Then he hurried outside and told the servants to bring some porridge.
Feng Yuheng didn't have much of an appetite, but she still felt hungry. She got up and ate two bowls of rice, then asked Wang Chuan to help her wash and dress. After she finished cleaning up and left the yard, she heard many soldiers stationed here talking about Feng Jinyuan.
She felt fresh and sat down to listen for a while. These were soldiers from the camp outside Beijing, and they were very familiar with her. They told her everything about Feng Jinyuan's recent performance, but Feng Yuheng frowned when she heard it.
She asked Wang Chuan: "Feng Jinyuan has repented, do you believe it?"
Wangchuan said, "It sounds hard to believe, but during the two days when the young lady was in a coma, I went to the courtyard where he lived and saw with my own eyes that he was seriously ill on the bed. I also said a few words to him. I do believe that he really has attained enlightenment. Unfortunately..." Wangchuan paused, "I'm afraid it's useless to attain enlightenment. He is very ill. As for whether he can be cured, I don't think it's optimistic. Why don't you go over to take a look, young lady?"
Feng Yuheng nodded, "Then let's go and take a look!"
When she arrived, Feng Jinyuan had just finished taking a pill, and the soldier who brought the medicine was still saying to him, "This medicine is what our brothers saved for you. It was given to us by the princess before we left Beijing. We each carry some with us in case of emergency. The general said that the princess will be here soon, so we brothers who don't have heatstroke or whose symptoms have improved will give you some of the medicine. We can get more when the princess arrives."
Feng Jinyuan had been breathing a little uncomfortably these past two days. After taking the medicine, he collapsed for a while. Then he asked anxiously, "Did your highness say when Ah Heng would come? Will she arrive within two days? Could your highness please send a message to Ah Heng and ask her to come quickly? I'm afraid I won't be able to see her if it's any later. Two days, two days at most. I know my own body. I won't be able to hold on for more than two days."
The young soldier groaned and said emotionally, "Look at you, you're a grown-up, but you can't even see this truth clearly? Our princess is so capable, no matter how stupid you are, you should know that the second daughter is the most reliable! How could you do so many excessive things in the past?" He shook his head as he spoke, "Really, you have such a good family, we all feel sorry for you. Oh! Forget it, I won't hide it from you. In fact, the princess arrived two days ago. She went to Madam Yao's grave first, cried and fainted, and was carried back by the general. If you really want to see the princess, wait a little longer."
"She...she's here?" Feng Jinyuan couldn't believe it, but then he reacted and became emotional. But when he heard that she fainted from crying, he became anxious and grabbed the young soldier and asked, "Did she just faint from crying? Is it serious? Why didn't she wake up in two days? Did you ask a doctor to take a look? Her apprentice Song Kang is very skilled in medicine, let him go and take a look at Ah Heng!" He said, still worried, and simply wanted to turn over and get off the bed to take a look himself.
Unfortunately, he was too weak, and the heat invaded his body. In addition, he refused to take medicine at the beginning, so he missed the best time for treatment. Now he looks emaciated, like a deflated ball, and he is losing weight every day at a speed visible to the naked eye.
When he turned over, his feet touched the ground, but he didn't expect that his legs could no longer stand, and he collapsed to the ground. The young soldier held him up, and at this time, he heard a voice behind him: "Thank you, little brother, let me do it!"
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