Chapter 20 Family Reunion
Madam Hou squeezed her sleeves tightly. "What...what do you mean? What happened?"
Wen Ling did not keep people in suspense. This matter would have to be known sooner or later, so it would be better to just tell them directly and give a final result, which would be better than keeping people in suspense like this.
"Yuanyuan was actually kidnapped and killed three years ago when she sneaked out to watch the lanterns during the Lantern Festival.
I had an adventure two days ago. By chance, I met Yuanyuan's soul. She has been controlled by someone for the past three years, so she couldn't come back to find you.
She asked me to bring her home to see you for the last time, she said that otherwise you would keep looking for her.
So I brought her here now. ”
Wen Ling explained the situation as concisely and objectively as possible.
She spoke very seriously and calmly, but to the Marquis's wife these words sounded like a bolt from the blue and a huge wave.
When she heard the news that her daughter had died, she couldn't bear it and took a step back. She was supported by Hongxiu so she didn't fall.
She shook her head in disbelief: "Impossible, absolutely impossible, how could Yuanyuan be dead? She can't be dead!"
Hongxiu didn't expect that the news about the young lady that Wen Ling mentioned turned out to be this kind of news.
Seeing the Marquis's frustrated look, she was very angry and said angrily: "Princess Chen, please think twice before you speak. This is not something you can joke about!"
"Princess Chen, I didn't know you were capable of such tricks!"
At the same time, a loud shout came from outside the door, and a middle-aged man with a majestic aura pushed the door open angrily and walked in.
In fact, as early as when Wen Ling was just invited into the courtyard, Pingyang Hou rushed over as soon as he heard the news.
As soon as he walked to the door, he heard everything Wen Ling said clearly.
Pingyang Hou naturally didn't believe it. He was a veteran of the battlefield in his early years and never believed in such weird and supernatural things.
He rushed in and glared at Wen Ling with anger on his face.
This Marquis of Pingyang usually does not appear to be an approachable person when he is outside.
Now his glaring eyes look even more frightening.
If it were an ordinary girl, she would definitely be scared, but not Wen Ling.
Wen Ling glanced at the open door and said, "Yuanyuan, close the door."
I saw that the door closed automatically with a "click" without any external force and without any wind.
Just this one action made the three people in the room quiet instantly.
They all looked at Wen Ling, shock evident in their eyes.
But Pingyang Hou quickly realized what was happening, and he became even angrier: "What a trick!"
He was so angry because he didn't believe in his heart that his daughter would die.
Or rather, I couldn't believe it.
Wen Ling was not angry either.
She looked at Pingyang Hou and said, "Yuanyuan is right next to me now, but you don't believe me now, so I can't let you see her.
How about this, just ask me some questions that only you and Yuanyuan know, and then you can see if I can answer them. ”
Marquis Pingyang didn't want to ask, he just didn't believe it and thought it was ridiculous.
Madam Hou couldn't wait to ask first, "Three years ago during the Lantern Festival, Yuanyuan insisted on going out, but I didn't let her go because I had a fever.
Everyone just says that she ran away alone because she wanted to play, but do you know the real reason why she ran away? ”
Wen Ling was silent for only a moment before answering fluently: "Because Yuanyuan accidentally knew that you liked the colorful fabrics from Linglong Cloth Shop,
But the colorful cloth is very rare. During the Lantern Festival, those who guessed the lantern riddles correctly would receive them as rewards.
So she wants to win the colorful cloth back and give it to you as a gift. ”
Just these one sentence made Mrs. Hou's eyes red in an instant.
She was so excited that she could hardly stand. "Yes, yes, it was because of the colorful cloth. Just because Concubine Shu showed off the colorful cloth in front of me and Yuanyuan saw it, she wanted to get one for me too!"
"This silly child, she was so sick with a fever, and I didn't let her go, but she ran away!"
"Yuanyuan is all for me, my Yuanyuan is all for me..."
Mrs. Hou burst into tears. This was also the reason why she had blamed herself and felt guilty for so many years and could not forgive herself.
No matter how smart Gao Yueyuan was, she was only a five-year-old child. Even if she went out to guess the riddles, she might not win the colorful cloth.
So when the marquis's wife saw that she was not feeling well, she did not allow her to go out.
Unexpectedly, she underestimated her daughter's love for her...
Marquis Pingyang hugged his wife. Seeing her crying like that in his arms, he felt extremely sad.
Even so, he still couldn't completely believe Wen Ling's words.
He decided to ask a few questions himself.
He asked Wen Ling: "Then let me ask you, what was the first weapon I taught Yuanyuan?!"
Wen Ling: "Long spear, red tassel spear, made of walnut wood, you carved a full moon on the spear handle, the date of the carving is August 15th,
Madam Hou did not allow you to teach Yuanyuan weapons. You were teaching the long whip on the surface, but in fact you were teaching the long spear.
You also hid your spears behind the stables in the training ground after each spear practice. ”
Pingyang Hou originally wanted to ask a few more questions, but after Wen Ling gave a series of detailed answers, he fell silent.
Because every detail that Wen Ling said matched, this was a secret between him and his daughter, and even the closest maids and servants did not know about it.
Marquis Pingyang opened his mouth, but in the end, nothing came out.
But his eyes were red, which showed that he believed it almost completely, but he couldn't admit it.
Wen Ling did not use this as an excuse to ridicule the old marquis who had just been so mean to her.
The old marquis loved his wife and daughter, he was a good man. But he lost his daughter in his old age, and it was even more pitiful to have to send off a young person at an old age.
Wen Ling sighed and said, "You two might as well trust me. As long as you cooperate with me and follow a few steps, you will be able to see Yuanyuan.
She is by my side now, in front of you, and she misses you very much. ”
Marquis Pingyang said nothing at this moment. At the urging of his wife, he finally nodded.
Wen Ling took out two willow leaves from her small bag and a small porcelain bottle filled with cow's tears.
He taught the Pingyang Marquis and his wife to use a special gesture to wipe the cow's tears onto their eyes with willow leaves.
Wen Ling asked them to close their eyes, and after shining a layer of golden light on them, she said, "Open your eyes."
When Marquis Pingyang and his wife opened their eyes, they found their daughter, whom they had been thinking about day and night for three years, floating in front of them.
It still looks the same as it did three years ago when it got lost, chubby and round, just as cute as the lucky dolls in the New Year pictures.
“Yuanyuan!!”
Mrs. Hou called out her daughter's name heartbreakingly and threw herself on Gao Yueyuan.
Unfortunately, I missed the high and full moon.
Only then did she truly feel that her daughter was really dead.
"Round, round..."
The Marquis's wife stroked Gao Yueyuan's cheek carefully with trembling hands, even though she clearly couldn't touch anything.
Gao Yueyuan was already in tears. She said, "Mom, Yuanyuan misses you and Dad so much. If I hadn't thought about coming back to see you, I might have collapsed a long time ago."
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