Chapter 108: She is the only living person

"I don't want to do that either."

"Shu Yuan, you have no conscience."

"Well, I have no conscience."

"But, I miss my father a little bit."

"I don't want to."

"You're being stubborn!"

"I'm hard-hearted!"

The wind blowing in through the gaps in the doors and windows is very cold.

Shu Yuan couldn't help but pull the quilt. It was so cold that his mind was clear.

Those memories that were deliberately blurred seem to become clear again.

"Xiao Heng, I feel very guilty about your mother's death."

"I didn't expect it. I really didn't expect it."

Shu Yuan's voice was trembling, and he exhaled softly, "It's really cold."

Xie Huaiqian remained silent and lay on his side.

The shadows of the trees reflected on the doors and windows were dark and fierce, as if they were waiting for an opportunity to break in and devour the two people on the bed who were each thinking about their own things.

It lasted for a long, long time, so long that Shuyuan thought Xie Huaiqian had fallen asleep.

"In fact, I don't remember what my mother looked like at all."

He was still an infant when his mother hanged herself. Later, he was raised by his grandmother.

He only knew that, according to everyone, it was the shameless and self-depraved Shu Yuan who forced his mother to death.

"I remember." Shu Yuan's voice was like snow melting in water, light and fleeting. "She was a very gentle person."

Xie Huaiqian sneered, "You forced her to death."

After he finished speaking, Xie Huaiqian moved closer to the edge of the bed.

Shu Yuan was the one who robbed his father and forced his mother to death.

In the silent night, there seemed to be a faint sound of sobbing.

In winter, the sun rises very late.

The sun shone in slowly and sparingly. Lu Mingchao habitually slept until he woke up naturally and stayed in the crib for a while.

After putting on his jacket, Lu Mingchao pushed the door open and walked out.

Xie Yan was making a bow in a place where the sun could reach and was sheltered from the wind. Shu Yuan looked at Xie Jingyi, who was brushing her teeth quietly under the eaves, with bright eyes full of curiosity.

It is hard to tell that Shu Yuan is almost thirty years old.

"Ayan, good morning."

"Good morning, Shuyuan."

Shu Yuan was flattered and looked at Lu Mingchao with suspicion.

In Shu Yuan's mind, Lu Mingchao was moody and ruthless.

"The most valuable thing I have is that token, nothing else!"

Lu Mingchao's mouth twitched slightly. "You worry too much."

"I just wanted to ask what you like to eat, and I plan to give you a snack."

"Beheading meal?" Shu Yuan blurted out.

Lu Mingchao pinched his brows helplessly and said, "It could be a beheading meal."

"Anyway, I don't like taking advantage of you!" Shu Yuan raised his voice to emphasize, and from time to time he glanced at Xie Jingyi who was rinsing her mouth.

Lu Mingchao understood in his heart, "Do you have a favorite flavor?"

“Does the scent of tea count?”

"Calculate!"

Lu Mingchao took out a tube of Longjing tea toothpaste from the Space Supermarket and handed it over. "Everyone in the family has one, and you should have one too."

"Jingyi, the task of teaching uncle how to brush his teeth is now assigned to you."

Xie Jingyi spit out the mouthwash, patted her bulging belly with a bright smile and said, "I promise to complete the task assigned by my mother."

Lu Mingchao laughed, "Jingyi, you should pat your chest now."

"But my stomach feels better and Sanbao likes it." Xie Jingyi tilted her head and said softly.

"Home?" Shu Yuan murmured in a low voice.

Xie Yan and Lu Mingchao asked at the same time, "What else?"

Shu Yuan has no home anymore.

I lost my home a long, long time ago.

The Shu family tree crossed out his name and Baopu Academy expelled him from the school. He was not tolerated by eunuchs and had no place among literati.

Not to mention, Shu Yuan was already a dead man who died for the late emperor in the writings of the Daqian historians.

Lu Mingchao let out a light sigh. In such a big house, she seemed to be the only living person.

What a hellish experience.

Shu Yuan's gaze fell cautiously on Xie Huaiqian.

Xie Huaiqian raised his eyes and said, "You don't even have your token anymore, where else can you go?"

Shu Yuan looked a little strange because of excessive surprise. "You are willing to let me stay?"

Xie Huaiqian: "Just think of it as one more companion who will make me miss him at night."

"But you have to listen to your parents and be honest."

Shu Yuan: ...

I don't miss you! I don't miss you!

"Shu Yuan, do you want to consider changing your appearance?" Xie Yan blew away the sawdust in his hand, raised his head and looked at Shu Yuan.

Shu Yuan took the toothpaste and frowned, "Skin peeling and bone cutting?"

When I was young and traveled a lot, I naturally heard of some methods that could drastically change a person's appearance.

Xie Yan continued polishing the longbow. "Let's change the name first."

"The two words 'smooth' and 'wishful' are like thunder in my ears."

"Since you have come from afar to seek refuge with my brother, you should share my surname Xie."

Anyway, apart from his grandfather who was exiled to the northern border, he is the oldest.

Shu Yuan's emotions were up and down. "Let's go with the word 'follow'."

"Thank you."

Lu Mingchao raised his eyebrows and said, "As you please?"

"Or just go with the flow?"

Shu Yuan smiled and said, "Whatever."

"That is also freedom." Lu Mingchao said meaningfully.

Shu Yuan looked up at the sun hanging high in the sky. It was so bright that it made him want to cry again.

I guess Xie Yan had already told Lu Mingchao everything about his entanglement with the late emperor last night, and Lu Mingchao's first reaction was not contempt or rejection, but acceptance and heartache.

This little girl has a very accurate eye for things.

"What about my face?"

"Don't be afraid of a thousand things, just be prepared for the worst."

Lu Mingchao waved his hand and said, "I don't know the miraculous disguise technique, but I know another kind of makeup technique that can be called a head-changing technique."

"It depends on whether you want to make your makeup look more ordinary or more dramatic."

"You can change the skin tone, eyebrow thickness, eye size, nose flatness, cheekbones height."

“I guarantee that you will be a completely different person before and after your makeup.”

"If you're interested, I can teach you."

"I'll demonstrate it on my own face or Ah Yan's. You're very clever and should be able to learn it quickly."

"Learn?"

Shu Yuan's heart surged with excitement: "Learn!"

Perhaps after learning this, Xie Sui will be able to walk in the world with his head held high.

A completely new, independent person.

Even if he is just an ordinary peddler.

Lu Mingchao also smiled and said, "I forgot to tell you, if you become Xie Sui, I'm afraid you won't have a peaceful life."

Lu Mingchao briefly told Shu Yuan what had happened in recent days.

The key point is that someone was mentioned to be coming to Beijing.

Shu Yuan: "When the enemy comes, we will stop them; when the water comes, we will cover it with earth."

Lu Mingchao: "Can't stop it or cover it up?"

"Either we try to stop the boiling water by killing the person who came, or we remove the fire from under the cauldron and let the Duke of Zhenguo and the Marquis of Yongning take care of themselves."

"This deep mountain behind Changxi Village is wonderful."

Lu Mingchao raised his thumb and said, "You really keep refreshing my understanding."

"When we first met in the mountains yesterday, I thought you were a naive person."

"After knowing your past, I think you are a love-brained and bad person."

"Now?" Shu Yuan asked leisurely.

Lu Mingchao is a "ruthless man."

If he pursues a career in officialdom, he will definitely become a high-ranking official.

Alas, life took a wrong turn and I encountered an evil fate that I could not avoid or escape.

Shu Yuan said unhappily, "You are not ruthless when you are with Xie Yan?"

"Sun will soon turn into a piece of rag with air leaking everywhere."

"Are you really willing to cause trouble for Gu Huai?"

Lu Mingchao gave Shu Yuan a look and said, "Why are you talking about something else? Is it really okay for a 30-year-old to still be so talkative?"

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