Chapter 580: The exiled female prisoner with two bodies (15)
"Sister-in-law, Sibai wrote to say that the emperor, no, now it's the late emperor, has passed away and the prince has ascended the throne. He asked us to prepare in advance, and the decree to pardon us will come down soon." Wen grabbed Lan Shichu's arm excitedly, unable to hide her joy in her tone.
"Really? That's great!" Lan Shichu was also very happy. After all, who would like to live a hard life in exile? Of course, it would be best to be able to return to Beijing. She had waited for this day with great difficulty.
"Really? The prince has ascended the throne. Our family will be fine." Mrs. Wen touched her red eyes and said with great joy.
So these few days, the adults in the family were all in high spirits. Among the three children, Gong Liangjian was already sixteen years old. He was already able to remember things when his family was confiscated and exiled. He naturally remembered the fear and torment he felt when he was convicted. Now that he knew he could return to Beijing, he was naturally happy.
Gong Liang Yuzhu was only twelve years old, and half of her twelve years had been spent here. Although she vaguely remembered that she had a life of luxury when she was a child, she had almost forgotten it. She was more accustomed to the rough and heroic life in this desolate place, so when she heard that she could return to Beijing, she felt at a loss.
Gong Liang Congyun, who was born here, had no idea what the adults were so happy about. He had a good life here. He was out playing all day with his brothers and sisters, or going up the mountain to hunt with Lan Shichu, or else he was taken by his grandmother and aunt to the market to buy snacks. He had no idea what the term "capital" meant. He just felt that this was his hometown.
"Congyun has grown up so much and can finally return to Beijing to see his father. It's a pity that he has never seen his father since he was born." Gong Liangqin touched Gong Liangcongyun's round head and said with great emotion.
"Congyun, we will be able to return to Beijing to see your father soon, are you happy?" Gong Liangxian also asked him.
The little guy, who was tanned because of playing too much, looked confused and frowned as he said, "I don't even know him, why should I be happy or unhappy?"
Gong Liangqin and his son were shocked when they heard his words, but they could do nothing about it. They knew they could not force their grandson/nephew to have feelings for a father they had never met. However, they felt sad for Congyun's direct and frank words. It was the fate of the world that caused the separation of flesh and blood between father and son and relatives. Who could they blame? The culprit was already dead, but the six years they had lost could not be recovered.
"Yun'er, your father has done a lot to redress our family's grievances in the capital. We can return to Beijing thanks to him. In the future... don't hate him. He had no choice but to be with you and watch you grow up..." Gong Liangxian said to his nephew earnestly.
Although Gong Liangsubai had never appeared in front of his son, Gong Liangqin and Gong Liangxian would often mention him to Xiao Congyun, apparently to let Xiao Congyun know who his father was.
Lan Shichu never mentioned Gong Liang Sibai, because in her eyes, this man had not given anything to her son except providing half of his genes, so it was not worth mentioning to her son at all.
When Xiao Congyun heard what his uncle said, he didn't quite understand it, but seeing that his uncle looked unhappy, he nodded as he wished. In his heart, he didn't care about whether he was his father or not.
Gong Liangxian saw his confused look and knew that he did not take his words to heart, so he sighed.
Later, Gong Liang Congyun suddenly asked Lan Shichu: "Mom, what kind of person is my father?"
Lan Shichu was stunned and asked him, "Why did you suddenly think of asking your father?"
"Because grandpa and uncle asked me if I missed dad, and asked me to understand dad's difficulties. Is dad important? Why should I understand him? If I don't understand him, then he is not my dad?" Gong Liang Congyun raised his little head, and his big round eyes looked at Lan Shichu curiously. He had no concept of the title "dad", but grandpa and uncle said that dad was one of their most important relatives, which made him very confused.
Lan Shichu thought about it seriously and said to him, "If you want to be understanding, then be understanding. If you don't want to be understanding, then don't be understanding. You are your mother's child, and it doesn't matter whether you have a father or not. Haven't you grown up happily without a father all these years?"
When Gong Liang Congyun heard this, he suddenly felt relaxed all over, as if something heavy had left his body, making him feel as if he had broken free from some shackles and regained his freedom.
"Mom, that's great. I thought you also wanted me to play the role of father and son with that dad." Gong Liang Congyun breathed a sigh of relief and said in a childish manner.
Lan Shichu sneered: "What kind of relationship do you have with your father? Deep love?" Could it be that Gong Liangshibai hid his identity and helped the deposed prince ascend to the throne for the son born by his disliked wife? Wasn't it actually for the benefit of himself and the Gong Liang family?
So when Gong Liangxian asked Xiao Congyun to be considerate of his father, Lan Shichu sneered. What was there to be considerate of? Gong Liangxian simply chose the interests of his family over his son. When his goal was achieved, would he have the free time to play the emotional card with his son?
"If you feel awkward, just treat him as a distant relative whom you see once a year or every few years. Be polite to him and don't be impolite." Lan Shichu added.
"Okay!" Gong Liang Congyun agreed immediately. In fact, he didn't have any feelings for this biological father whom he had never met. Although his grandfather and uncle had told him many things about his father's past, to him it sounded like the stories in a storybook. There was no sense of reality, and naturally he couldn't generate any emotions. So his grandfather and uncle's painstaking efforts were in vain.
Although Lan Shichu didn't have a good impression of Gong Liang Subai, she never said anything bad about him to her son. No, it should be said that she never mentioned him to her son, as if he didn't exist. So under such circumstances, Gong Liang Congyun couldn't develop a good impression of his father under the influence of his grandfather and uncle. It can only be said that they really have no father-son fate.
Isn't it true? If Shi Chu hadn't become the original owner, Gong Liang Congyun would not even have the chance to be born. How could he have the father-son relationship with Gong Liang Subai?
Since Gong Liang's family knew they would be able to leave soon, they began to pack up their belongings. First they sold the land. Although they didn't get a good price, they still made some money. Then they dealt with the poultry, slaughtering the chickens and ducks and making them into dried meat that was easy to store, such as cured chicken and duck, to be used as dry food on the way back to Beijing.
More than half a month later, the people sent by the capital to escort their family back to the capital arrived, and the Gong Liang family left the place of exile and returned to the capital.
(End of this chapter)
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