Chapter 17: Qiuqiu's Biological Mother?
Qiuqiu looked back and saw that it was Ximen March. She was a little annoyed and said, "Why do you always follow me?" Ximen March didn't expect Qiuqiu to say this, he pouted for a moment, then pursed his lips and said: "Who followed you, I know that you have to complete the task assigned by the fairy real person, and I am afraid that you will be in danger, so I am here to protect you." Qiuqiu looked behind the west gate and saw that no one was coming, so she was relieved. Ximen March also looked back, and said with a smile: Don't worry, Xiao Qiu'er, if I don't tell others, I naturally won't say it. Qiuqiu suddenly felt a little more trust in Ximen March in his heart, and said to him: "I know that you are the most reliable, I want to go to the pine forest over there, can you go with you?" Ximen hesitated for a moment, frowned slightly and said, "Xiao Qiu'er, Master doesn't allow me to go to the pine forest to play on weekdays."
Qiuqiu walked forward by herself, and said: Then you stay, I will go by myself. She was afraid that if she stayed here for too long, the adults of Liudan Pavilion would find out that they were not there, and they would come out to look for them. Ximen March hurriedly chased after him: Xiao Qiu'er, wait for me, I am willing to accompany you, but... But.. Hey, forget it, let's go and get back quickly. Qiuqiu glanced at him with a smile, continued to hurry, and asked, "Aren't you afraid that your master will punish you?" Xiao Ximen's expression became a little serious, and he said: I am not afraid that the master will punish me, the master rarely punishes me, I am only afraid that the master will be sad.
Qiuqiu stopped, turned his head and said to Simon seriously: "Then you go back quickly, before your master notices that we have slipped out." She felt a little guilty, but after coming for two days, she took advantage of the innocent child Ximen March to make him embarrassed between herself and Su Mengtang. Simon crossed the autumn and continued to walk forward, and said: I will not regret what I promised, the master said, to be a man, you must believe in your words, and you must be fruitful in your deeds. Qiuqiu asked, "Then what is the reason for you to disobey your master for me?" Simon was asked, and he opened his mouth but did not answer. Qiuqiu grabbed him and said, "So you should go back." Ximen March suddenly thought of a sentence, and said with a smile: "I remember, this is considered to be outside, and the king's order is not affected." Master also taught me. Xiao Qiu'er, let's go quickly" After saying that, he took Qiuqiu's hand and ran towards the pine forest.
At this moment, at the entrance of the cave outside the Art of War Hall, there are only three family members left, Bihu and the other two guarded family members, go to eat first, and come back to change shifts later. Qiuqiu and Ximen hid behind a mountain rock dozens of steps away, and saw those people guarding the entrance of a cave, which was almost tightly covered by green vines. Qiuqiu was a little hesitant, not knowing whether to go with Ximen, but just now Su Mengtang and the others left from here, it is very likely that the crazy woman is locked up here. was hesitating, and suddenly heard Simon say: Xiao Qiu'er, what did the fairy really ask you to do here, do you want to go into that cave? Qiuqiu nodded and asked, "Brother March, what kind of place is this?" "Ximen Dao: I don't know, I haven't been here either, but I know Uncle Chai who is guarding there, I know him very well, if you want to go in, I can talk to him. Qiuqiu hurriedly took a closer look, and there was indeed one person in the family, who was indeed Chai Wu who was assigned by Bihu to carry her up the mountain among the people who picked her up and Yunhua at the trestle that day. She just wanted to ask Simon March what he had in mind, but Simon March had already walked out, so she had to grit her teeth and follow.
Chai Wu and the other two family members were very respectful when they saw Ximen March and immediately greeted them. Simon said: Uncle Chai Wu, Master let us take a look, have you eaten? Chai Wu smiled and said: Thank you, girl, for remembering, as soon as Miss Bihu comes back, she will take us to dinner. Simon March pointed to the entrance of the cave and said, Is Sister Bihu here? Chai Wu and the others hurriedly said: No, there is no Bihu girl here. Simon Dao: I don't believe it, so why are you standing outside, you must know that she is eating inside, so you are waiting for her outside.
Chai Wu saw that Ximen March didn't know the situation in the cave, and his heart suddenly became vigilant: If Su Mengtang asked these two children to come over, why didn't they know the situation here. So he said to Ximen March: How could Uncle Chai have lied to you, the Bihu girl is now eating in the Rosin Pavilion, you go there to find her. Qiuqiu saw that Chai Wu was already on guard, so he stepped forward and said to Ximen March: "Brother March, don't tease Uncle Chai Wu, don't tell the truth quickly, it was Aunt Mengtang who asked us to pass on a message to the woman inside." Simon glanced at Qiuqiu in surprise and nodded hurriedly. Chai Wu looked at Qiuqiu suspiciously, and then looked at Ximen March and said: It turns out that you know who is here. Qiuqiu heard Chai Wu's tone, and concluded in her heart that this was the place where the woman was held. She hurriedly unfolded a sweet smile and said: I know, it was Aunt Tong Ning'er who brought the person, Aunt Mengtang, Aunt Tong, and my master, who were talking about things, so let's pass on a word.
Chai Wu felt that such a big child should not lie, and Qiuqiu did say it well: it was indeed the woman brought by Tong Ning'er, if this matter was not said by Su Mengtang, how would the children know? But he was still not at ease, and asked, "Even if the girl is busy, is Miss Ziruo also busy?" Why did you two children come? Qiuqiu pursed her mouth and said, "Sister Ziruo is helping Aunt Ning'er clean up the room, and the two sisters Ziyu and Zifeng are helping my master and them guard the Liudan Pavilion, Sister Zifeng doesn't know where she went, so she let us come." Fifth Uncle Chai, take us in, we still want to go back to eat fruit cakes soon. ”
Hearing Qiuqiu say so much, Chai Wu already had eight points of faith, he and the other two guards looked at each other, and the third uncle of them said: The girl used to say that this place can only be visited by those of us who are the most trustworthy, and it seems that those other subordinates are not qualified enough, so they can only bother the two little masters to take a trip. Fourth Uncle Pan echoed and said: Yes, if we stop and don't let in, the girl should say that we don't take the little master in our eyes. Chai Wu listened, pondered for a moment, and said, "Okay, little master, Miss Qiu, I'll take you in." He turned to He San and Pan Si again and said, "You are guarding outside the cave, don't let anyone in." ”
After that, Chai Wu lit a torch and led the way into the cave. Ximen whispered to Qiuqiu as he walked: Xiao Qiu'er, who told you this, are they immortals? Qiuqiu nodded, and also whispered: Naturally, yes. Simon was even more convinced.
After walking more than a dozen steps, Chai Wu opened a dark iron gate, Qiuqiu and the west gate walked into a narrow passage, at the end of the passage is an iron fence, on the other side of the fence, you can see some light, it is the Art of War Hall. Coral heard the movement, and she came to the edge of the iron fence and shouted, "Who's coming?" What do you want to do? Let me out! Chai Wuda shouted: Be honest! Coral stopped screaming, and she could see that it was a family member and two children. Chai Wu said to Qiuqiu and Ximen, young master, Miss Qiu, don't get too close, just talk to her here, I'll wait for you outside the iron gate. With that, he handed the torch in his hand to Simon March, and withdrew in peace.
Coral saw that there were only two children left outside the fence, and knew that the people who had come did not mean to kill her, and a stone fell to the ground in her heart. She looked at the young age of the two children, so she showed her momentum and said fiercely: Whoever you have the power to come, you dare to come to see my jokes, and when I go out, I will not pick the skin of your two little things. As she spoke, she stared at the two children with her eyes, and when she saw Qiuqiu, she couldn't help but be stunned - this child is too much like a person! Could this be..?
Qiuqiu didn't seem to be crazy when she saw that she was still thinking normally, so she breathed a sigh of relief and said to her: Who are you, do you know Zhao Hong? Coral sneered: Heh, what are you pretending to be confused? Don't you know who Zhao Hong is? When Simon heard this, he glanced at Qiuqiu, but saw that Qiuqiu was also confused. Coral suddenly said with a sudden realization: "Oh, it turned out that those people found you just now, so I want to avenge your father Zhao Hong for you, I thought you were dead a long time ago, but I didn't expect you to be alive in this world" Although Ximen March couldn't understand what she was saying, she felt that the woman in the fence was bullying Qiuqiu, so she blocked in front of Qiuqiu and said loudly: Don't talk nonsense! Qiuqiu took a breath of cool air, this woman really knew a lot of things about Xiao Qiuqiu. She decided to follow Sango's train of thought and ask for some information, so she said indifferently: How did you recognize me?
Coral snorted coldly, thinking to herself, "I don't only know you, but I also know that your birthday is the twenty-fifth day of August." At that time, I had not left the Prince's Mansion, and your mother, the Chenghui lady of the Prince's Mansion, gave birth to you, named Zhao Hongqiu, and the Prince's Mansion suffered a change at that time and would move to Huzhou, and the house was in a mess up and down, and did not publicize the birth of a baby, so not many people knew about it. But how could I not recognize your face, carved out of the same mold as your mother? But she didn't say it, but decided to test the eight-year-old child in front of her with a lie. Coral said: Since you mentioned Zhao Hong, I expected that you were his child. Why, your father raised you until you were three or four years old, and you don't even remember him? Qiuqiu said: My father raised me, I naturally remember my father, I just want to know, who are you my father.
Coral felt that he had seized his chance: when the prince was killed, the girl was still in infancy, how could she raise it? It seems that she does not know the details of her background. can only know the old people of the Prince's Mansion: she is the only one alive in this world now. In this way, the man and the two women just now must not know. Coral remembered that Xia Zhen said that there was a nurse who escaped from the Jiwang Mansion with Zhao Hong's heirs and hid in Puji Temple, when they sent troops to Puji Temple, the child was already unknown, and only the nurse was left, who was dragged out of the temple gate by Qin Guoxi and killed with a sword. Heaven will not kill me! Coral was overjoyed: This child has been missing for so long, and now it appears at the time of my trouble, isn't it an opportunity given by God that I can escape death?
Thinking of this, Coral suddenly changed into a very unnatural and kind face, and said: "Good boy, since you remember your father, you should also know that I am your mother."
Qiuqiu was stunned, she never thought that the unkempt woman in front of her would claim that it was her mother. Ximen March shouted loudly: Nonsense, Xiao Qiu'er doesn't have a mother like you! Qiuqiu looked at Coral in a daze, she didn't know whether to recognize her or not, if it was really as she said, then Tong Ning'er took her to Jiangnan Villa, would it be to let herself recognize her mother. Just thinking about it, Coral suddenly stretched out his hand to Qiuqiu from the iron fence and said, "Good boy, I'll prove it to you, you have a birthmark on your shoulder, and your mother won't harm you, come." Qiuqiu hesitated, Ximen hurriedly grabbed her and said: Xiao Qiu'er, don't go, let's go quickly, let the master deal with her. Coral saw Qiuqiu's hesitation, and knew that she had come to her to ask about her background, so she continued to say skillfully: Good boy, let mother see you, if you are really my daughter, I will tell you everything about your father.
Qiuqiu looked at Coral, and took two steps forward, she was moved by Sango's words: if she really figured out her life experience, she might be able to know why she came here and how to gain a foothold in this world. At this time, she was only two steps away from Sango's hand. Ximen March couldn't pull Qiuqiu, so he simply threw the torch, ran to Qiuqiu, stretched out his arms to block her, and said: Xiao Qiu'er, don't go over. Before the words fell, Sango's hand suddenly reached forward, grabbed Simon March's clothes, and pulled Simon to the iron fence suddenly! Ximen March was defenseless, the whole person fell backwards, the back of his head hit the iron fence, and in a panic, he shouted: Fifth Uncle Chai! Qiuqiu didn't have time to think about it at this time, so she hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Ximen March's hand, wanting to snatch him back from Sango's hand, but who knew that Coral freed up her other hand, grabbed Qiuqiu, and pushed Ximen March forward.
Everything happened too suddenly, Qiuqiu saw Chai Wu outside pushing open the Xuantie gate and rushing in, behind him was Yunhua and Su Mengtang and others, at this time, the coral had already pulled half of the thin Qiuqiu through the gap in the fence. Qiuqiu clung to the fence with one hand, and stretched out the other hand to Yunhua. Yunhua only felt that his heart was in his throat, and after they found that Qiuqiu and Ximen were missing, they came out to look for it, and they met He San who went to find Bihu to ask when they could change shifts, and when they learned that the two children had entered the cave, they hurriedly ran together and saw this scene.
Coral saw that so many people suddenly poured into the narrow passage, and immediately screamed: "Whoever dares to come, I will blind her eyes!" Why, do you want to kill me?! All right! Kill your child's real mother in front of her! ”