Chapter 289 You lie buried beneath the spring, your bones turned to dust; I remain in this world, my head covered in snow.
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It looks like my own father!
The little dumpling clenched its fists tightly, an excited expression on its face.
He saw his father carrying his mother's memorial tablet as he walked out of the Lan family home, a place filled with his nightmares.
She also saw her maternal grandfather, her eldest uncle, and her second uncle...
The Lan family had no one else besides them!
"Su Bao, what's wrong?" Just then, a voice came.
It's Zhao Yun!
He noticed something was wrong with the little dumpling and couldn't help but ask worriedly.
Everything in Xiao Su Bao's eyes disappeared. When she came to her senses, she looked at Zhao Yun in confusion.
Meanwhile, in the capital city...
The wedding that everyone in the capital was watching began...
Tang Bugui was dressed in a bright red wedding gown and wore a red silk ribbon on his head.
But his white hair fluttered around his ears, and his eyes held an unfathomable melancholy!
Especially in the last few days, he seemed to have lost some weight, and his whole demeanor had become more like that of a gentle and refined young man.
"General, you look so handsome today!" Guard Ling said, suppressing his own discomfort.
"That's right!" Tang Bugui's eyes were filled with tenderness, and his brows were brimming with joy.
That was a rare smile he had shown in recent days.
With just a slight smile, she could amaze the entire city of Kyoto.
Today is his wedding day with Lan Shuyu!
Tang Bugui led everyone out of the general's mansion, and in one leap, he mounted his precious horse.
"Dilu, let's go greet your mistress!" Tang Bugui whispered in the horse's ear, a hint of joy in his eyes.
The horse seemed to sense its master's feelings, and raised its head and neighed.
Tang Bugui smiled slightly and gently touched Lu's head, and the latter immediately took off and walked in front.
A man dressed in red rides atop a white horse...
This single scene was witnessed by women of all ages in the capital.
"General Tang is so handsome, so why must he marry the deceased daughter of the Lan family?" someone wondered.
"I heard that General Tang was saved once by the eldest daughter of the Lan family. This is a way of repaying a debt of gratitude!"
Those in the know only said a few words!
It took crossing two streets to get from General Tang's mansion to the Lan family's residence. Tang Bugui rode his white horse around the capital before finally arriving at the Lan family's gate.
Lord Lan, who had rushed back overnight, stood in the courtyard. He looked haggard, and even though he was dressed in luxurious clothes, he still appeared very thin.
Beside him were Lan Feng and Lan Erlang, and on the other side of the seat was Lin Xi's memorial tablet.
None of the other members of the Lan family saw it.
Unlike other weddings, they didn't have any wedding poems urging you to get ready, or any door-blocking rituals...
When Lan Feng saw Tang Bugui enter, he carried out the memorial tablet...
Lanzhou University students had teary eyes and their noses were sore.
His daughter got married; the girl he had longed for could finally get married!
But he also lost his daughter forever...
Thinking of this, he felt a deep pain in his heart.
As Tang Bugui watched Lan Feng arrive carrying the memorial tablet, he vaguely seemed to catch a glimpse of the woman he had been longing for.
Some people are unforgettable at first sight...
He could vaguely see the memorial tablet at that moment.
His eyes were filled with affection, yet they concealed deep pain. He was clearly a valiant general on the battlefield, but at this moment he mustered all his courage to lift his foot and walk toward the dark memorial tablet tied with red silk.
Just like when we first met...
"Ten years have passed, and we are separated by life and death. I try not to think of you, but I cannot forget you. A thousand miles away, your lonely grave offers no solace..."
Tang Bugui sang softly, his heartache unknown to anyone.
We gaze at each other speechlessly, only tears streaming down our faces. I know that every year, at this place of heartbreak, on a moonlit night, by the short pine hill...
Lord Lan wiped away his tears with his sleeve, then turned his head away, his heart filled with bitterness.
Lan Feng's eyes were red, and tears streamed down his face without him noticing!
"I'll do it!"
Tang Bugui reached out and carefully took the memorial tablet.
The words on the memorial tablet seemed to pierce his heart.
"Shuyu, I'm back. I'm taking you home!" His voice was slow and gentle, filled with unyielding affection.
Seeing this scene, Lord Lan could no longer hold back his tears.
"Father, today is a big day for my eldest sister, please don't cry!" Lan Erlang sighed and said in a low voice.
"Alright!" Lord Lan nodded, took a deep breath, and watched them approach.
Tang Bugui held Lan Shuyu's memorial tablet and bowed to Lord Lan.
“From now on… from now on you must… treat her well. Shuyu has suffered so much, it’s my fault for letting her down…” Lord Lan was already sobbing uncontrollably after just a few words.
Tang Bugui nodded in agreement...
"The bride is leaving!" a voice called out...
Lord Lan stood up and followed behind them...
He escorted the two of them to the door, step by step...
There weren't many guests at the Lan family's house today, since not many people were willing to come and witness a ghost marriage.
Tang Bugui carried the memorial tablet to the eight-bearer sedan chair and gently placed it on it.
The next moment, Tang Bugui turned around and mounted Dilu.
The joyful horn traveled all the way, bringing liveliness to the streets and alleys of the capital.
People watched Tang Bugui from afar, whispering among themselves...
Back at the General's Mansion, Tang Bugui carried Lan Shuyu's memorial tablet to the front of the main hall...
The joyful sounds continued as General Cheng and General Ma went out to greet them.
Tang Bugui had no parents, so he held Lan Shuyu's memorial tablet and paid his respects to his parents.
"Father, Mother, Shuyu is wonderful. Now that she's with you, you'll never be lonely!" Tang Bugui said softly.
"First bow to heaven and earth... second bow to parents... husband and wife bow to each other... escort them to the bridal chamber..."
One voice after another came, and Tang Bugui finished everything while holding the memorial tablet. From this day forward, Lan Shuyu was his wife!
Xiao Su Bao is his daughter...
Once the wedding was over, the general's mansion was quickly covered in white...
No one stayed for dinner; only the Emperor and Empress arrived after everyone else had left.
"Why didn't you let us come? You have no parents, we are... your parents, you..." The emperor looked at Tang Bugui angrily, feeling sorry for him, but helpless.
Indeed, deep affection is short-lived, and can even lead to death...
At this moment, he actually hoped that Tang Bugui could be a little more heartless.
"Alright, this child has his reasons..." The Empress sighed, looking at the young man in white. He was only twenty-three years old this year...
"You, just look at this guy, all he knows is how to degrade himself..." The emperor's nose tingled as he said this. He was an emperor, but also a human being.
Tang Bugui, whom he treated like a son, is now...
He knew that Tang Bugui had always been unwilling to get close to them, and he was worried about his cursed fate of being a lone star!
I'm even more worried that my fate might bring misfortune to those close to me...
"Your Majesty, I wish to open an ancestral hall and have Shuyu and Subao recorded in our family genealogy!"
Tang Bugui looked at the emperor with a resolute expression in his eyes.
"Why are you so stubborn... She's already dead, yet you still put her in the family genealogy and plan to marry her later..." The emperor wanted to say something more.
"Your Majesty, this humble general will not marry in the future!" He looked at the emperor with a blank, indifferent gaze.
"Alright, alright, I can't control you anymore. You, you really are..." The emperor turned his head, tears streaming down his face.
The empress sighed, walked up to the emperor, and gently nudged him.
The emperor remained stubborn and refused to turn his head to look at Tang Bugui.
"Bang..." The Empress slammed her hand on the table.
The two men sat down side by side, and the emperor glared at Tang Bugui, feeling quite angry.
"Alright, alright, open the ancestral hall then, write whatever you want!" The emperor was furious, but still compromised.
The Empress glared at the Emperor when she saw his expression before turning to look at Tang Bugui.
"That's just his personality; he's just concerned about you."
Tang Bugui smiled slightly and clasped his hands in a fist salute to the Empress: "This humble general is aware of it!"
At night, Steward Su followed the emperor as they watched the Tang family ancestral hall open.
Tang Bugui had already burned incense and bathed. He took out the family genealogy and solemnly wrote Lan Shuyu's name next to his own.
The Empress sighed, and the Emperor's voice reached her ears: "You lie buried beneath the earth, your bones turned to dust, while I remain in this world, my head covered in snow... Look at him, doesn't he perfectly match this poem..."
The emperor's eyes welled up with tears, and his nose stung with emotion.
Tang Bugui did not hear the emperor's voice. He then wrote the three characters "Tang Susu" below the two names.
Lan Shuyu loves to eat shortbread, so she gave her daughter the nickname "Little Shortbread Treasure"!
Tang Bugui only wrote down his surname.
Meanwhile, in Tangjia Village, Xiao Su Bao felt as if something had been added to her body...
She couldn't help but get up and walk out of the house.
The little dumpling stood in the yard, looked up at the stars in the sky.
She felt that her connection with her mother had become closer, and there seemed to be something more between them!
Yang Nuannuan followed her out at some point.
Yang Nuannuan watched Xiao Su Bao's retreating figure, a smile in her eyes that seemed out of place for her age.
"It's getting cold, you need to wear clothes, otherwise you'll catch a cold!" Yang Nuannuan stepped forward and draped a coat over Xiao Subao's shoulders.
Xiao Su Bao turned her head and suddenly hugged Yang Nuan Nuan.
Yang Nuannuan was taken aback, then reached out and gently patted Xiao Su Bao's back, humming an unknown tune.
Standing in the house watching this scene with Xiao Su Bao, Madam Qian sighed inwardly.
Thinking back to what happened that day, she still couldn't quite believe it.
After the three jade pendants were placed together, they miraculously merged together on their own!
It's obvious that a jade pendant is still missing!
From that day on, Xiao Su Bao remained in a coma for four and a half days.
Madam Qian wished she had never taken out the jade pendant; perhaps the little girl wouldn't have changed like that.
"Alright, you two, it's time for bed!" Madam Qian came out and said to the two girls.
"Mother!" Little Su Bao poked her head out from Yang Nuannuan's arms and reached out to hug Qian Shi's waist.
"Would it be alright if Mother held Su Bao while she slept?" Madam Qian asked in a low voice.
“Okay!” Little Su Bao replied sweetly.
In Tangjia Village, Granny Bai and Wuming were in the Bai family's courtyard, looking up at the sky.
"This little girl's fate is secure!" Wuming breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes filled with joy.
Grandma Bai reached out and pinched his ear.
Wuming hurriedly begged for mercy, tears welling up in his eyes.
The young Taoist priest beside him also looked up, but he couldn't see anything!
But thinking back to how he had just wanted to tell Xiao Su Bao's fortune that day, he had already lost so much merit.
The young Taoist priest leaned over and said, "Master, Mistress, what exactly is Miss Su Bao's fate? I've lost more than half of my merit points!"
All these years of doing good deeds and accumulating merit have only brought him so little good karma.
Granny Bai looked at the young Taoist boy with a smile in her eyes: "You need to do more good deeds and learn more skills. Don't be like your master, working hard for three days and resting for two, understand?"
"Yes, Master's wife!" the young Taoist boy immediately shouted.
nameless……
This worthless disciple is better off without!
Look, he betrayed me in an instant, even though I treated him so well all this time!
If I eat meat, I'll definitely give him the soup...
"Ugly apprentice, what are you looking at with your meager skills? If you look around carelessly next time, I'll beat you to death!" Wuming reached out and slapped his apprentice on the head with a handkerchief.
That night, the stars in the sky twinkled brightly.
This was also a sleepless night for Tang Bugui!
He lay on the cold bed, holding the memorial tablet, drinking wine and whispering his longing for her.
However, compared to them, the one suffering the most is Lord Lan.
After finishing his daughter's wedding, Lord Lan went straight to Huguo Temple!
He didn't dare to make a big fuss when Madam Lan and Lan Xin'er went missing, after all, Lan Xin'er was the future Crown Princess!
Reputation must not be damaged!
Although he didn't like Madam Lan, he still cared a lot about his youngest daughter!
After all, after Lan Shuyu's death, his youngest daughter became the solace in his heart...
Huguo Temple has been closed to visitors for the past few days. When Lord Lan went up the mountain, he was directly invited to the back.
Old Madam Lan and the Empress Dowager's younger brother were childhood sweethearts, but the Empress Dowager's family looked down on her back then.
When the Empress Dowager was still the Empress, she found a suitable match for her younger brother: the daughter of a high-ranking official.
The younger brother lived a good life afterward, but somehow, he became infatuated with an old widow...
The Empress Dowager was furious, but she still suppressed the matter!
She had the young novice monk dealt with, while Old Madam Lan and her own brother...
"Your Majesty, Lord Lan has arrived!" The old woman at the door said as she walked in.
The Empress Dowager snorted coldly. If it weren't for Lord Lan sending Old Madam Lan to this wretched place, the two of them might not have been able to be together!
It's also Lanzhou University's fault!
"Make him kneel!" the Empress Dowager said calmly.
The old woman responded and went out. Looking at Lord Lan's disheveled appearance, she said calmly, "The Empress Dowager is still taking her afternoon nap. Lord Lan, please wait here."
Lord Lan's expression changed slightly, realizing that the Empress Dowager was angry, and he could only kneel on the stone slab.
He left this place behind early this morning, which probably offended the Empress Dowager.
Before long, a nanny came running over in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, our master is dying!" The nanny guarding the Empress Dowager's brother looked extremely grim.
The Empress Dowager immediately stood up.
Now that only this one younger brother is left in their family, the Empress Dowager is furious. Her white hair is neatly styled, with a white jade hairpin in her hair.
She got up and walked out immediately.
"Your humble servant pays respects to Your Majesty the Empress Dowager!" Lord Lan hurriedly bowed.
The Empress Dowager gave a soft snort and hurriedly headed towards her good-for-nothing brother's courtyard.
In the courtyard where Madam Lan was, several old women looked at her with a sinister gaze, sizing her up and down.
"What skills do you have, you old widow, that have made my master so devoted to you, and even now he still protects you!" The old woman stared at the ragged and injured Madam Lan.
Old Madam Lan raised her eyes and looked at her.
"So what? Even if I'm a widow, the Emperor's brother-in-law would rather have me than you!"
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