As she spoke, she handed another exquisite little box to Gu Jingchun.
"And this... this thing is... my most important thing. You have to keep it safe for me."
She placed the item in Gu Jingchun's hand and patted it gently.
"Remember, don't open this box without permission."
Mei Xueli's voice gradually softened.
Her gaze remained fixed on Gu Jingchun, as if she wanted to imprint him deeply into her mind.
“I know…you’ve never been an ordinary child since birth, but…I still hope you won’t get involved in those troubles, and I hope…you can be happy.”
Mei Xueli's voice grew softer and softer, and her eyelids grew heavier and heavier.
Seeing this, Gu Jingchun stepped forward and grasped Mei Xueli's hand, shouting, "Quickly go and call Doctor Li!"
He knelt in front of the bed.
"Mother, don't sleep. I've brought you a highly skilled doctor. He'll definitely cure your illness."
Mei Xueli shook her head.
"It's no use. I know my body. My body can't take it anymore."
"Being able to see you one last time before I die is enough for me."
Her hand landed on Gu Jingchun's face, as if she were seeing that woman from back then again.
"You... really look like her."
“I raised you… so I suppose… once she’s down there, she… won’t blame me.”
Gu Jingchun looked at her eyes, which were almost closed, and quickly called out to her.
"Mother, don't close your eyes. Look at me again. No one will blame you. Mother, open your eyes and look at me."
Gu Jingchun shouted out.
Upon hearing Gu Jingchun's words, Mei Xueli, who had already closed her eyes, actually opened them.
"Jingchun..."
Her voice was very soft; Gu Jingchun had to practically bend down to her lips to hear her.
"If... you encounter your master again in the future, please... don't blame him... if possible, please... spare his life."
"He... was also a man with a tragic fate."
Gu Jingchun nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.
Mei Xueli seemed to have no regrets left. She tilted her head and breathed her last.
Gu Jingchun watched as Mei Xueli's hand fell, paused for a moment, and then shook her tremblingly.
"mother……"
"mother……"
Her voice calling her grew louder and louder.
"Mom, what's wrong? Open your eyes and look at me!"
But the person on the bed had their eyes closed and made no sound.
"mother."
Gu Jingchun's voice lowered, and tears fell rapidly like beads from a broken string.
"It's my fault, I should have come to see you sooner, Mother..."
Gu Jingchun's voice grew softer and softer until he finally collapsed weakly into Mei Xueli's arms.
She began to sob loudly.
"Mother."
Gu Jinxi felt distressed.
He walked to Gu Jingchun's side, took Gu Jingchun's hand, and gently shook it.
"Mother, don't be sad. You still have Xi'er."
Gu Jingchun looked at his obedient son, immediately hugged him, then closed his eyes and fainted.
The exhaustion and excessive emotional excitement of the past few days caused Gu Jingchun to faint for a full day and night.
Gu Jingchun felt as if he had just had a dream.
In my dream, I was with Mei Xueli.
From when she was still an infant to when she grew up.
From the time she clung to Mei Xueli's side, to the time she grew up and began to leave home to travel and make a living.
And the girl who waited at the door for Mei Xueli gradually became the girl who waited at the door for her to come home.
She knew perfectly well that Mei Xueli had been waiting for her to come back.
However, she has not returned for a long time because of revenge and various other reasons.
Looking at Mei Xueli sitting at the doorway in her dream, staring longingly ahead, she felt a sharp pain in her heart, and tears kept flowing from the corners of her eyes.
"mother……"
Gu Jingchun murmured to himself.
Her heartbroken appearance made the person in front of her feel a pang of sympathy.
He couldn't help but grasp Gu Jingchun's hand and gently comfort him.
"Don't be afraid, your mother has just gone to a better place."
There is no disease, no suffering there; you should bless her.
A familiar voice made Gu Jingchun suddenly open her eyes, and then she saw the man sitting by her bed.
Shen Hechuan's face also showed signs of fatigue, and stubble had appeared on his usually meticulously groomed face, making him look more mature and weathered.
How did you get here?
When Gu Jingchun spoke, he realized that her voice was terribly hoarse.
Shen Hechuan immediately brought her a cup of tea to her lips.
She drank it from Shen Hechuan's hand, but her eyes remained fixed on him.
"Want some more?"
Gu Jingchun shook his head.
Shen Hechuan put down his teacup, looked into her eyes, and then spoke.
Why are you staring at me? Don't you recognize me?
Gu Jingchun suddenly stood up and threw herself into Shen Hechuan's arms, sobbing softly.
"Mu Qian, I have no mother."
Her voice trembled, and tears soaked Shen Hechuan's clothes, and also soaked Shen Hechuan's heart.
He held Gu Jingchun in his arms, feeling an overwhelming pang of heartache.
But all he could do now was gently stroke her back, silently telling her...
He is there.
No matter when.
He was always there.
After arriving in Qi County, Shen Hechuan immediately settled everything and left Tianji and the others to oversee things, while he himself began searching for Gu Jingchun without stopping.
Although Gu Jingchun tried his best to hide it.
However, Shen Hechuan's men were not to be underestimated. Following the spot where the guard had fainted, they searched and soon found Gu Jingchun.
However, when he rushed over, he found Gu Jingchun had already fainted from crying.
He couldn't help but feel sorry for her, so he stayed by her bedside until she woke up.
Now, he felt the woman in his arms crying lessen considerably, and then he spoke softly.
"Jingchun, listen to me. Everyone is born, grows old, gets sick, and dies. Aunt Mei is old, and it's only a matter of time before she passes away."
She loves you so much, she certainly wouldn't want to see you so heartbroken.
"I have heard that after a person dies, their soul will wander in the human world for seven days."
"Can you bear to let her see you so heartbroken, and still not be able to leave?"
Gu Jingchun shook his head.
"Since you're so reluctant to part with her, and you're tired of crying now, why don't we get up and go take care of Aunt Mei's funeral arrangements?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun's eyes reddened again.
But this time she didn't cry out loud. Instead, she resolutely got up and headed in the direction where Mei Xueli was.
At this time, the mourning hall had already been set up.
Inside the mourning hall, incense smoke curled upwards, and white gauze hung down like frost.
Mei Xueli lay quietly in the coffin, a smile on her face, just as before.
This made Gu Jingchun wonder if all of this was really true.
She knelt before the coffin, holding a long incense stick, and slowly kowtowed her first head.
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