The third lady's face was no longer as sharp as it had been back then, she seemed to have blended in with the life of this remote town, ordinary and simple hair accessories, gray and rough clothes, and her haggard face, carrying a basket of ingredients for dinner bought from the market. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Walking in the market, perhaps no one knows that this woman was once the king's woman, once silk and satin, brocade clothes and jade food, clothes to stretch out their hands, and food to open their mouths.

This place is old, dilapidated, and backward, and Gele Changyu can't imagine how Tu Ling'er, who is used to living a pampered life, can accept such a life?

Tu Ling'er found that the hanger in the sun had fallen, it didn't seem like it was caused by a strong wind, she didn't go to pick up the hanger, but walked into the house very uneasily, she shouted a few times "Changping, Chang'an", no one responded to her, she said: "Changyu, you are resting in the hall now, I see that the two brothers are not there." ”

She put down the basket in her hand, hurriedly entered the house, looked around, but did not see a figure, one of the chairs in the room fell to the ground, under the coffee table, Tu Ling'er saw the jade pendant that Changping usually wore. Tu Ling'er picked it up and hid it around her waist, she was so flustered that her hands were trembling, could something happen to the children?

At this time, Changyu called out in the hall: "Mother, are the younger brothers available?"

"Oh, they should be out. Tu Linger replied, and she walked out of the room and closed the door.

She repeated again: "Oh, Changping and Chang'an seem to have something to do, and they are not there." ”

When she spoke, she kept thinking in her heart: The jade pendant is an object left by the first king to Changping, he cherishes it like a treasure on weekdays, and it is impossible to leave it behind, and Chang'an should be at home at this time, he does not like to move around as much as Changping. Isn't something wrong with them?

They don't get along too badly with their neighbors on weekdays, and they never get into trouble or grudge with others, and Changping is still the gentleman of the town, respected by many locals, and has a good reputation, so it shouldn't be malicious retaliation.

Could it be related to Changyu's sudden arrival from Grad City?

Maybe Changyu didn't just come to visit her as he said. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? Could it be that something happened in the palace? Changping and Chang'an were held hostage? But what could she do with an outdated lady and two sons who had lost power?

The more Tu Ling'er thought about it, the more scared she became, and the worst she could expect was that the woman was still unwilling to let them go in the end. She hinted that she couldn't think so, it was just a coincidence, they just happened to go out, accidentally lost the jade pendant, and forgot to lock the door.

"How is my mother doing, but are you still adapting?"

"Well, it's okay, although it's a little remote here, but life is easy and plain, and people's hearts are very calm. ”

"When I go back, I will order someone to send more silver taels, so that my mother can work less and recuperate in peace. ”

"That's not necessary, I can still weave some cloth now, buy it in the market, and sell it at a good price, enough for the expenses of our mother and son, and ah, Changping is very smart, and now he is a gentleman in the school in the town, although it is an obligation, but the parents of those children occasionally send him some firewood, rice, oil and salt, and we are doing well." ”

"It's amazing that my brother is so capable. It's just that Changyu doesn't want his mother to be too tired....."

She poured a glass of water for Gele Changyu, and pretended to be calm: "Changyu, you sit." Hey, we haven't seen each other for a while, haven't we? Changyu has matured a lot?

Tu Ling'er asked a lot of questions.

As soon as he entered the door, Gele Changyu vaguely felt the uneasy emotions on Tu Ling'er. Could it be that she already knew what I was coming for? Gele Changyu said: "It's been a few days, and since I left the Holy Tomb, the child has not had the opportunity to see his mother. Changyu didn't read the medical book carefully, and he hadn't achieved anything yet. ”

"Hey, you can't be anxious about reading, you need time to accumulate and precipitate, Changyu and my son are gifted, and they will definitely be able to do a lot. ”

"Mother Xie praised, but Changyu is afraid that he will live up to his mother's hopes, Changyu is not proficient in learning, knowledge is still shallow, a few days ago I got a kind of medicinal materials that I have never seen, but I don't know its name when I read the scroll, I heard a grandmother say, you must know it, it just happened that Changyu brought it with him, and asked his mother to teach. ”

Gele Changyu took out the brocade box and handed it to Tu Ling'er.

Tu Ling'er reluctantly took the brocade box, her hand trembled uncontrollably, she didn't dare to open it in her hand, her thoughts seemed to drift far, far away.

"Mother, what's wrong with you?" asked Grad Changyu.

Only then did Tu Ling'er pull her back, and she said: "I know about weaving and embroidering, but how can I know about this medicinal herb and the like." She returned the brocade box to Grad Changyu as it was.

"But Mama Qiao Shan told Changyu, mother, you must recognize it?"

Mama Qiao Shan? Such a familiar name, but Tu Ling'er couldn't remember, who was this Qiao Shanma, how did she know me, what was in that brocade box? Tu Ling'er wanted to know what was in that brocade box, but she was afraid to know what was inside.

Every time she faced Changyu, she could always think of that night, which kept her awake at night and couldn't sleep. She said, "Hmph, who is Mama Qiao Shan, my old woman never remembered her, but she insisted that I knew about this medicinal material?"

"Mother may have forgotten the deceased, so you might as well open it and take a look, and maybe you still recognize the contents of the box." Gele Changyu pushed the brocade box in front of Tu Ling'er's eyes again.

Tu Ling'er didn't answer, he felt that Gele Changyu insisted on letting her open the box, there must be something strange, and he inexplicably mentioned that it was a woman, which made Tu Ling'er puzzled.

Tu Ling'er was cautious, she retorted: "It seems that this time, Changyu didn't come to see my old woman on purpose, I'm afraid that he was entrusted by the woman named Qiao Shan to bring this thing, what kind of mystery is hidden in this brocade box? Changyu has to take a look at my old woman?" Tu Ling'er sneered and said, "If there is anything to say, Changyu, you can say that it is okay, there is no need to be so mysterious." ”

Gele Changyu retracted his hand, he hesitated, but he still opened the brocade box by himself, the pungent smell hit, Tu Ling'er also smelled it, quickly turned his face away, covered his mouth with his hand, and said, "Why is there such a rotten smell in this brocade box?"

Gele Changyu took out the brocade bag that had been separated by him, gently grabbed the flower stem of the dried flowers in the brocade box, handed it to Tu Ling'er and said: "Mother, this thing was handed over to Changyu by the personal maid Qiao Shan, the biological mother's side, before she died. ”