As soon as the sky was bright, there was already a long queue of carriages in front of the Zhulu Hou Mansion. I don't know if it was negotiated, but the carriages were one after another, and each one was more expensive than the other. In less than a stick of incense, Zhao Youcai has already taken over seven foreign langs and three waiters. Welcome into the lobby arrangement, just sit down, the door came again, this time it was a book, the secretary of the department of the chief Sun Wuji personally arrived, there were a total of ten chairs in the lobby, the eldest grandson Wuji had no place to sit, so the official at the end of the staff stood up.

Officialdom has its own rules. Take these seven foreign ministers as an example, three of them are from the Ministry of Industry, two are from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, one is from the Ministry of Rites, and one is from the Criminal Department. So the eldest grandson Wuji is here, who will give up his seat?

Naturally, it was the staff of the Ministry of Industry who gave up his seat, why? Because among the six parts, your engineering department is ranked last. And among these three outsiders, there are the Ministry of Industry, the Tuntian Division, and the Ministry of Water, who will give up their seats? Naturally, it has to be the Ministry of Water Division, because when Li Mu reformed the Ministry of Industry, he put the Ministry of Water at the end, and basically didn't move much, obviously in the eyes of Zhuluhou, your Ministry of Water is not so important, so you have to stand up.

The maid had just brought the tea, and a few more came. Now it's okay, there's no need to compare, and the outsiders all stood up.

After another stick of incense, there were no more people sitting on these ten chairs than four grades.

The upper seat, the left and right two, Wang Jue and the eldest grandson Wuji. Behind the two, there are more than a dozen people standing in each of them, all of whom are officials of their respective camps, and they all have the same characteristic, directly or indirectly holding shares in Datang Mining or Datang Salt. The people in the Ministry of Industry, such as Yu Wengui and Gongsun Kang, are Li Mu's henchmen, and there is no place to stand in the lobby, so they are also very conscious, carrying the gifts they brought, and finding a place to squat.

Thirty or so people crowded the lobby, looking at each other, and the atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

The officials and young ones are already squatting outside. Those who can stand in the lobby are at least five pins, and those who are sitting, let alone four pins. It can be said that half of the central wall is in this lobby. With such a big pomp and circumstance, but not seeing the host come out to greet him, who has experienced such a strange thing?

At this time, a maid came to change the tea cup, and Wang Jue couldn't help asking: "Little girl, wait a minute, can you ask, why didn't your master come out to meet?" ”

This maid is Xiaozhu, who had quarreled with Li Zhien, she has been trained in the Teaching Division, but she is not afraid, and she asks what to answer: "My master is sick." ”

"What about your wife?"

"Madame is feeding medicine to her master."

"Oh...... That's still the medicine that matters. After a pause, Wang Qi asked again: "Your house, is there no one else?" We are all colleagues and friends of Zhuluhou, and I came today to visit Zhuluhou, can I find someone to come out and meet, I can also know some news. ”

"Hmm......" Xiaozhu thought for a while and said, "Then I'll go find Zhien." ”

"What is this grace?"

"It's the master's concubine."

"Forget it then." Wang Qi waved his hand, a concubine, came out to mix something. In the eyes of the scholar, the concubine is not a person, and those who came today are all here for business, it is best to see Li Mu, no matter how bad it is, he will see his wife, what is the matter with seeing the concubine, it is not good to say it, people are seriously ill, you see the concubines of others, it will be passed out, what has happened!

"Then trouble you, report it, I've been waiting for a long time, waiting for Zhuluhou to finish drinking the medicine, if it's convenient, please meet." If it's inconvenient, please come out and see your wife. ”

Xiaozhu responded and returned to the back house.

Back house.

Li Mu's wind and cold, after last night's 'strenuous exercise', sweated all over, and he was already better, and he recovered his fierce appearance. But now that he is 'sick', he naturally has the right to sleep lazy, so he refuses to get up 'three poles a day'.

Not only did he not afford it himself, but he also didn't let Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien get up. The fire in the house was as warm as spring, and there was no need to wear thick clothes. The wife and concubine were only wearing pajamas made of satin, and between their gestures, the spring light that was inadvertently revealed made Li Mu's eyes straighten.

Li Mu was overworked last night and entered the 'skill cooldown' period, he was really unable to lift a gun and fight again, so he could only get over his addiction, pillowing Bai Qiaoqiao's thighs, touching Li Zhien's little hands, and eating the oranges fed by the two.

"Yanzi Spring and Autumn" has a saying: orange is orange when it is born in Huainan, and orange is born in Huaibei. Although the orange thing was widely known as early as the Qin and Han dynasties. But in Datang, it is still very difficult to eat oranges, and the price is very expensive. A pound of oranges can buy almost a bucket of rice. Ordinary people, ordinary aristocrats, are just trying new things.

But in Zhuluhou Mansion, oranges are bought by cars. Everyone in the mansion has a share, and when the oranges were distributed in the morning, Wei Yingluo and Pearl, who had just entered the mansion, were divided into two.

Bai Qiaoqiao put a petal of orange into Li Mu's mouth, and said worriedly: "Husband, you better let me out." Just now, Xiaozhu came over and said that Uncle Guo and Wang Shizhong were also here, and if they didn't go out to meet, wouldn't it be too big. ”

Li Mu deliberately sucked Bai Qiaoqiao's fingers, "Why do you hold it up, I didn't invite them here." They didn't come to visit me sincerely, they were worried about their money. If I die, their two million guan may be gone. And, if I die, who's going to make money for them? Li Mu rubbed it into Bai Qiaoqiao's arms and said, "Lady, you are still too kind, don't pay attention to them, I am seriously ill now and I can't see anyone, let them wait, anyway, the person who is in a hurry is not me." ”

"But ......"

"It's nothing, what do you want them to do......" Li Mu was about to say more, when suddenly Xiaozhu's voice came from outside the door: "Madam, the old lady has arrived." ”

"My mother?!"

The three of them were in a panic, Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien hurriedly looked for clothes, while Li Mu drilled into the quilt, and there was no place to throw the orange peel on the bed, so he gathered it and hid it under the pillow.

Li Zhien shouted: "Please wait a moment, wait a minute, the old lady is wiping her body for the master!" ”

Sun's voice came in: "What is there to avoid wiping your body, I'm my mother!" It's Zhi'en who speaks, I'm in! ”

"......"

Li Zhien tied his clothes indiscriminately and helped Bai Qiaoqiao get his clothes right, and it was too late to comb his hair, when Sun came in, and the hearts of the two of them also rose to their throats. For the Sun family, the second daughter is really afraid, in this era, filial piety comes first, if you annoy your mother-in-law, your mother-in-law can let her son divorce his wife with a word!

Seeing that the two of them had messy hair and some untidy clothes, Sun didn't think much about it, just thought that Li Mu had such a big thing, and the two of them took care of it all night, he walked over, held the hands of the two of them, his eyes were a little red, and said, "Qiaoqiao, I'm sorry for you." I thought that Li Mu was out of breath, and you could enjoy a few days of happiness with him, but I didn't expect him to ...... again"

Bai Qiaoqiao saw that Sun was about to cry, and opened his mouth, about to tell the truth of the matter. Li Zhien guessed that she couldn't help it, and quickly interjected: "Old lady, don't cry, Doctor Sun has diagnosed and treated, and Doctor Sun said that the master has no worries about his life, and he will make up for it slowly, and he will get better." ”

Li Zhien said as he glanced at Bai Qiaoqiao. Bai Qiaoqiao then remembered that Li Mu had said last night that his 'vomiting blood' was fake, and he couldn't say it to anyone, especially Sun, who was worried about her.

Thinking of this, Bai Qiaoqiao had no choice but to nod and follow Li Zhien's words to comfort the Sun family.

"Look at the two of you, let's stay up all night."

Bai Qiaoqiao blushed a little when she heard it, she hadn't slept much all night, but it wasn't 'staying up', but ......

"Take a break and have something to eat. I'll take care of me for a while, and I'll be with my son. ”

Of course, the second daughter didn't dare to say no, so she took the change of clothes and went to the outhouse to wear them. I happened to take advantage of this time to go to the front yard to greet distinguished guests.

Seeing that the second daughter went to the front yard, Sun sent the maid away, and sat on the edge of the bed alone to accompany Li Mu.

Li Mu is pretending to be asleep now, so naturally he can't open his eyes. Sun looked at Li Mu with tears streaming down his face. She didn't sleep all night last night, and now her mind is very messy. When he received the bad news that Li Mu was 'vomiting blood' and dying, the dusty memory in Sun's mind was somehow awakened. She suddenly felt a sense of guilt, because Li Mu was not her biological son, she had never mentioned half of it.

If Li Mu really died yesterday, she would have lied to him for the rest of her life.

Therefore, today, the Sun family wants to tell Li Mu the truth.

But looking at Li Mu, this child she raised with her own hands. She was suddenly reluctant again, because she didn't know how Li Mu would react when she knew the truth. Especially if he is still seriously ill, if he is stimulated by this incident and aggravates his condition and has an accident, Sun will never forgive himself.

All kinds of contradictory feelings lingered in his heart, and Sun's tears couldn't be held back.

Li Mu closed his eyes, but he could hear Sun crying. This made Li Mu very uncomfortable because he was deceiving the Sun family. Although his feelings for the Sun family are inherited from the original Li Mu. But during this period of time, the two have been getting along as mother and son, and he can truly feel the mother's love. This made Li Mu, who was an orphan in his previous life, feel a lot more warmth in his heart. Because of this, he really regarded Sun as his mother. Otherwise, he would not have killed people in anger because someone insulted Sun.

But now, he was lying to her.

Lying to a loved one, for whatever reason, can be very uncomfortable and unforgivable. But in this matter, Li Mu has his own difficulties. Because he vomited blood, he deceived Li Shimin, deceived the Manchu civil and military, and targeted the Shandong scholars. This matter is too big, and if it leaks out, he will be tantamount to offending the whole world to death.

Sun Simiao was counting on him to print the book, and he was also involved, so it was impossible for him to leak the news.

Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien are their wives and concubines, and they will not leak it when they are by their side every day.

But Sun, after all, is already married to Tang Jian. If she said it casually, the whole world would know about it. Li Mu didn't believe in Sun, he couldn't believe Tang Jian. Therefore, he could not say.

Hearing Sun's cry at this time, Li Mu blamed himself very much. Just when he felt that he was about to resist the torture of his conscience and wanted to open his eyes, Sun spoke.

Sun's heart was just as entangled, she didn't say it, she felt guilty in her heart, she said, worried about losing her son. In the end, she decided to say it when Li Mu was in a coma, so that although she said it, it was equivalent to not saying it, but at least her heart would feel better.

Sun wiped away his tears, took Li Mu's hand, and said, "Child, my mother has something to tell you." ”

Li Mu chuckled in his heart, he thought of an extremely possible possibility. The old lady Sun is thirty-six, Tang Jian, fifty hanging zero, should it be ......

Li Mu suddenly felt that the sky was thundering, do I want to have another brother?

How does this make Lao Tzu accept!

"Actually...... You are not my biological son. ”

Li Mu was momentarily stunned.

It was as if the mage had cast a freezing spell, and the whole person was frozen into a lump of ice, and the brain died.

What is it...... What's the situation!

"Seventeen years ago, I married your father for a while. But he couldn't keep the child, so he had no choice but to go to Lingzhou to see a doctor. The doctor said that I couldn't have children in my life because of a miscarriage......"

Sun told the story of the year, Li Mu listened to it clearly, and gradually, he calmed down. He probably guessed why Sun said these words. He can also understand how bitter it is to bury this secret in his heart for so many years.

At the same time, he also has sincere admiration for Sun. Because from the original memory of this body, Li Mu knew deeply that the Sun family treated this child without any reservations because he was not his own. After Li Dang died in battle, Sun, a widow, pulled a child alone, and suffered too much.

Even if these memories belong to the original Li Mu, Li Mu is also equally moved.

“…… This secret has been hidden in my mother's heart for many years. I wanted to take it into the coffin, but I never said it. But when I heard your news yesterday, my mother suddenly felt that I had to tell you, otherwise my mother felt uncomfortable. My mother feels sorry for you, and I'm sorry for your biological parents. Mother is a woman, she knows that it is not easy to have children, if you don't tell you, you will never be reunited with your biological parents, Mother is a sinner. But my mother doesn't know what to say to you, because my mother doesn't know who your biological parents are, and when that bearded man threw you to his mother, he was just a small jacket, and there was nothing to prove your identity. Mother only remembers that the bearded man called himself a bearded guest, and his mother didn't know anything except this. ”

Sun said, tears falling back into his eyes. Li Mu wanted to wipe away her tears for her, but at this time, he couldn't wake up, because if he woke up, the Sun family would definitely be hurt, and their mother-son relationship would end there.

"Child, don't blame your mother for not saying when you wake up. Mother doesn't dare, mother can't bear you, mother is afraid that if you say it, you will hate mother. Mother is your son, although you are not born by your mother, but you are raised by your mother. Mother is reluctant, you won't blame mother, right? ”

"Mother can't live ......"

As he was talking, Cheng Yanjin's shout came from outside the door: "Hey, big man, you are blocking others, do you dare to stop me?" Don't you know who I am? Li Mu also has to call me uncle, will you let me go? Do you want me to do it? ”

When Sun heard the voice, he quickly stopped his mouth, wiped away his tears, and went out.

Li Mu opened his eyes and looked at Sun's back, and couldn't help but have a sour nose.

"In this life, you are my mother, and I am your son."