Chapter 53 The heart is in turmoil
Seeing this, Xue Tao gently shook the letter paper and continued to look down with excitement and curiosity.
So, when I was fifteen years old, I ran away from home, and my younger brother was just born that year, I originally thought that my parents would not feel sad about their runaway because of the arrival of my younger brother, but I was wrong, even if my brother was born, my parents still couldn't get out of their grief, and my father has been blaming himself for being his own fault, and it was he who taught me to practice martial arts to serve the country since I was a child, so I ran away from home.
I heard about it later, and by the time I heard about it, my father had died early because of grief, and I had no face to return to my hometown.
It is precisely because of my example that my parents no longer dare to educate my younger brother like this, and they named my younger brother Xue Li, just to let my younger brother focus on literature and etiquette first, rather than following in my footsteps to practice martial arts, but my younger brother was born with brute strength, and his arm strength is even more amazing, and his obsession with martial arts is far better than mine.
Perhaps, part of his father's death was because of his younger brother, his father asked him not to practice martial arts, he preferred to practice martial arts, and his father must have been angry with him to death.
Speaking of his younger brother Xue Li, he is now fourteen years old, he just married his wife two months ago, I didn't drink his wedding wine, these regrets can only be left to you two sisters and brothers, you will celebrate him on behalf of your father in the future.
You are about the same age, and even Tao'er is one year older than Xue Li, but you are in a generation, remember to call you uncle when you meet, you can't be big or young.
Xue Li is the only relative in the world for his father, he is still in his hometown, you can go to him after you get rid of Wang Xuanqiong safely, his martial arts are much higher than for his father, by his side, for his father's spring is also safe, even if Wang Xuanqiong does not die this time, and then comes to the door, you can only ask for your own hardship, for your father believes that Xue Li can protect your safety.
I have secretly inquired about family matters, and told you that these are the descendants who want you to know who they are and what other relatives you have in this world.
Maybe you want to know why I met you five years ago and why I didn't meet you, in fact, the reason is very simple, that is, for your safety, Wang Xuanqiong controls you, if he knows about our relationship, he will not be so at ease with me, he will not trust me so much, then... Later, I can't be sure if I can finally rescue you.
Actually, I deliberately approached Wang Xuanqiong, firstly, to stay by your side to protect you, and secondly, to find an opportunity to rescue you in the future.
This is also the reason for not recognizing your mother, and it is actually your mother's meaning that not recognizing each other, and she thinks that this is the best thing for you, and if she had told you that I am your father, maybe this would not be the case today.
It's a pity that your mother was still unable to survive the struggle of illness and passed away, which is largely due to me, if I hadn't left home back then, she would not have been so tired, and she would not have been left sick because of fatigue in the end.
I hate it, in order to find a way to the country, I was far away from my hometown and left my parents, and then I met your mother in Qiantang, and my wandering heart settled down a little, but four years later, I couldn't live this kind of life anymore, so I ran to Biansai as a soldier for six years, and later found that there was no future for development, so I pretended to be dead in a small battle and returned to Qiantang.
But when I returned to Qiantang, I found that you had all been kidnapped, so I pursued all the way, and finally found Wang Xuanqiong's lair and found you, but I had no face to see.
Back then, when I left my parents, and later abandoned you, just for the bullshit practice martial arts in my heart to serve the country, I... am actually an out-and-out beast!
In this life, although it is not long, what I regret the most is that I made the last decision to run away from home, and I don't regret it for the first time, because with the first time I left home, I can meet your mother, and I have you, and I regret it for the second time.
The most fortunate thing in this life is that your mother gave birth to you for me, and raised you, these five years in Nanzhao are my happiest time, although I have not really lived like a family with you, but I can see you every day, there is a little time with you in the day, I am very happy, how beautiful that time is.
When I suggested to Wang Xuanqiong that you let you practice martial arts, I had more time with you, and in those years, teaching you to dance swords and squat on horses was the happiest time in my life, and I really felt the warmth of home at that time.
It's a pity that the good times are always short-lived, and in the blink of an eye, five years have passed quietly.
Fortunately, after five years of preparation, I finally found a chance to rescue you, and when I saw the eagle get out, my whole person was much easier, and I could devote myself to dealing with them, and buy more time for the eagle to escape... Saving you is the most correct thing I have done in my life, and I have a wish.
Your mother forgave me five years ago after I taught you martial arts, but I don't expect you to forgive me, because I don't deserve it.
You don't have to be sad because of my death, and you don't have any guilt, if you didn't know who I was before, only that I was a passer-by Uncle Li, it was right to feel guilty, but now that you know who I am, there is nothing to feel guilty about, put the guilt down, because all this is what I should do.
I hope you can help me realize the last wish of the dead, this sachet was given to me by your mother, it is my most precious thing, I hope you can bury the sachet with your mother's bones, it is also my wish, you don't have to look for my body, it is very dangerous, not only can I not find it, it is very likely to be arrested by the government, so that my hard work in the past few years will be in vain.
Remember! Don't do such a stupid thing!
Your mother and I have been buried peacefully under the big plane tree less than a mile outside the Huatian Gate in Qiantang City, it is easy to recognize, because the tree is engraved with your mother's name, and her bones are underneath, just put my sachet in it, and by the way, my name is also engraved next to your mother's name.
Your mother, who was cremated by me and brought back to her hometown, and took the sycamore tree she loved as a grave, was also a fulfillment of her wish.
One more thing, there is a brass accessory on the altar of your mother's bones, and when you go to Xue Li, take it with you, and he will recognize you as my child, and he will definitely take you in.
Also, your mother was secretly buried by me, and no one knows about it, so you can rest assured that you don't have to rush back to worship until everything is safe.
Well, everything that should be explained has been explained, and I can go with peace of mind, and I don't have to worry about it, because after your mother left, I have made up my mind to follow, and you have all grown up, and we don't need to take care of us, so we can leave with peace of mind.
Having you and your mother is the biggest harvest of my life, don't resent us for parting, we will watch you grow up healthy and happy in heaven, see you start a family, I and your mother have no chance to be grandparents in this life, I hope you often come to see under the sycamore, especially when you have your own children, you must bring it to see, let me and your mother see if they will be like you, whether they are as cute as you were when you were a child.
Tao'er, as an older sister, you have the obligation to take care of your younger brother, Ying'er is young and vigorous, impulsive, not very sensible, and can't be restrained in character, you must always be vigilant about him, because this style of behavior is very dangerous, and you will suffer a big loss in the future.
This is a great letter, but it is also a new beginning, at least for you・・・・・・"
After reading the letter, Xue Tao's tears flowed and dried, dried and flowed, she didn't know whether it was moved or because of sadness, or an inexplicable joy, the emotions were very complicated, she didn't know what kind of emotions she had for this father who was both familiar and unfamiliar.
Hate, happy, resentful.
Maybe it's all there, maybe it's still just hate, maybe I still can't forgive him, maybe I've forgiven, maybe I can still know who my father is in my lifetime and be happy, and gratifying, maybe when I talk about my father to others in the future, I can hold my head high and say loudly: My father is a great family of Hedong Xue, and he is the sixth grandson of Xue Andu, a famous general of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Is it really these, Xue Tao doesn't know, at this moment her mind seems to be tied by countless strings, unable to relax, streams of emotions flow in her heart, only endless irritability, at this moment she just wants to sleep well, her heart is very tired, very tired・・・・・・
"Miss, Miss, Little, what's wrong with you, you ・・・・・・"
When Xiao Taohong came back from drying the bedding and clothes, he didn't see Xue Tao at the door of the house, nor was he in the house, but after looking for a long time, he found that he was in the small pavilion behind the house.
"Didn't Miss sleep well last night?" Xiao Taohong frowned, and her doubts deepened, even if the young lady didn't sleep well last night, she would go to sleep in the house, how could she sleep here, how could she sleep on such a cold day.
When her gaze fell on the paper pressed by Xue Tao's left hand, Liu Mei frowned even deeper, and with curiosity, she gently dragged out the paper and looked at it quietly・・・・・・
The more Xiao Taohong looked at it, the faster she looked, the more excited she became, and the tears flowed down without any anger, and when she finally put down the paper, she made a whining sound, and said to herself with a crying voice: "It turns out that Uncle Li is the master, Uncle Li is the master, although I have never seen the master, but I began to serve the young lady four years ago, although it was plundered by Wang Xuanqiong, but I lived very happily with the young lady's family, and I made my orphan have the hope of living again and feel at home in the young lady."
Miss has never mentioned the master, at most she has only heard some of them from the lady, but she didn't expect... Uncle Li, who has been waiting by her side for the past few years and can be seen all the time... is actually the master, master... ”
Looking at the withered yellow paper, and then at the young lady who was still lying on her stomach, Xiao Peach let out a long sigh: "I hope the young lady and the young master can forgive you, you also have a hard time doing this." ”
Xiao Taohong held the letter paper, sat quietly beside Xue Tao, and stroked her hair, she knew that the young lady was too tired to fall asleep here・・・・・・
Lin Fan and Xue Ying walked from the Moon Gate with a smile and a smile, although the relationship between the two is that of brother-in-law and brother-in-law, they look like close friends, which is likely to be based on the fact that the two are of similar age.
The women in the back house are basically up, in fact, there are not many women, plus Xiaoxue, who has also moved in now, there are only five women.
When Lin Fan and Xue Ying came in, Ling'er and Dong Yumo were drying the bedding, Ling'er glanced at Lin Fan and didn't look away, and began to sulk for no reason.
Since Xue Tao's beauty was shown in front of everyone, Ling'er has felt a lot inferior, and she really can't compare with Xue Tao, even Dong Yumo was the most beautiful one among them when she once ignored Xue Tao, and now... she can only be ranked very behind.
Ling'er was not sulking for no reason, since she knew that Lin Fan and Xue Tao had become husband and wife, her girlish heart couldn't help but be jealous, she once imagined that she would be a wife that Lin Fan married justifiably, but now this title belongs to Xue Tao, she may not even be a concubine, because she can't feel that fiery enthusiasm in Lin Fan.
So, every time she saw Lin Fan coming to the back house, Ling'er couldn't help but sulk and deliberately ignored the other party, which was in great contrast to the style that pounced on Lin Fan as soon as she saw her come in.
Ling'er's thoughts Lin Fan knew very well, but he couldn't do anything, he could only sigh secretly in his heart, he really couldn't be interested in Ling'er, a little girl, because she was still too young, although she was only one year younger than herself, but a girl of this age was a young girl to Lin Fan, how could he be interested in that aspect, he was not a beast.
The second is because he has never had a relationship between men and women towards her, it is purely an elder brother taking care of his little sister, but there is always such a ruthless emotion in this world, so there are those crazy men and women in the world.
Lin Fan was still very magnanimous, and walked over to greet the two, although Ling'er's gaze was always deliberately evaded, fortunately Dong Yumo didn't have this emotion towards herself, otherwise Lin Fan didn't know how to deal with it, Dong Yumo was only one year younger than Xue Tao, and the two were almost familiar with each other, if she was so resentful, maybe Lin Fan would do something sorry for Xue Tao if she couldn't bear it, but fortunately, she was always very indifferent, and she didn't seem to have much enthusiasm for everything, except for studying, she really had the demeanor of those nerdy girls in later generations. (To be continued.) )