Chapter 22: Gossip I
Liu Jing knew that in fact, Shu'er had not heard of her own life experience. Aunt Lin has always raised Shu'er as her own daughter, and she is definitely reluctant to tell her about her life experience. Although the palace people talked about it behind their backs, it was also when Shu'er didn't remember anything. Seven years have passed, Aunt Xiao and her father have been absent for a long time, Aunt Lin has been grounded and does not interact with outsiders, and everyone has gradually forgotten who Liu Shu's biological mother is, or even if she remembers, there is nothing to talk about. Liu Jing never thought about when her sister would know about her background, nor did she think about it from whom. Maybe the later, the better, the later she hears, so that she can have more carefree time. Maybe when she grows up, Aunt Lin will tell her in person that this is the best answer. But I didn't expect that Shu'er would have to endure the pain of knowing the truth when she was only seven years old.
Liu Shu trembled and asked, "They said, I'm not my mother's biological daughter?" They said, "My birth mother is someone else?" ”
Liu Jing held his sister's cold little hand and said, "Shu'er, don't think about it, no matter whose daughter you are, you are my sister!" ”
Liu Shu looked at the calm Liu Jing in a panic: "Did you know all along?" ”
Liu Jing nodded slightly, feeling that nodding could be so heavy for the first time. Sooner or later, since she wanted to know who her biological mother was, it was better to hear it from herself than from the gossip of the palace people. "Shu'er, when you were born, I was three years old, and I can already remember, of course I know that you were not born in Splendid Garden, but were later carried to Aunt Lin."
Liu Shu's eyes widened: "Then why did you never tell me?" ”
Liu Jing still held her little hand and said gently: "At first, I thought Aunt Lin had told you, since you never mentioned it, I naturally didn't want to mention it. Later, I saw that your relationship with Aunt Lin was much closer than my relationship with my mother, and I guessed that maybe she never told you, which is fine, so why should I talk too much? ”
Liu Shu changed from panic to fear, her hands became even colder, and she lowered her head and said, "It turns out that everyone knows, except myself." ”
Liu Jing touched her head soothingly and said, "You won't blame me for not telling you, right?" ”
Liu Shu shook his head, nodded again, paused, and shook his head again.
Liu Jing looked at her sister like an abandoned kitten, and suddenly felt sorry and sad, hugged her, and begged: "Good forgiveness, don't blame my brother, okay?" ”
Liu Shu nodded with sobs. "Brother, who is my biological mother?"
Liu Jing said: "Your biological mother's name is Xiao Yi, and she is the princess of Qi Kingdom. I only saw her a few times when I was a child, and I didn't have much of an impression, I just remember that she was very good-looking and didn't like to talk much. ”
"The princess of the Qi Kingdom? Qi Guo...... Where is the country of Qi? I've only heard of Chen, Chu, and it seems that there are Shu, Zhao. ”
"This White Jade Palace used to be the palace of the Qi Kingdom. The Kingdom of Qi was destroyed by our grandfather, King Wu of Song, and it has long ceased to exist. ”
"The princess of the Qi country...... Did you marry our father before the destruction of the Qi Kingdom? ”
"No, I heard that it was ten years after the destruction of the Qi State that Aunt Xiao married her father. I haven't asked these things in detail, so you should go back and ask Aunt Lin. ”
"Aunt Lin......" Liu Shu whispered, "Aunt Lin...... She's obviously my mother! My mother is so good to me, how can she not be my mother? Thinking of this, Liu Shu cried.
Liu Jing still hugged her and said, "Good forgiveness, good forgiveness, Aunt Lin is your mother!" As soon as you were born, Aunt Xiao left, and it was Aunt Lin who took you from Suhua Palace to Jinxiuyuan to raise you on the same day. She has raised you for seven years, and your relationship is so good, what does it matter if she is your biological mother or not? ”
Liu Shu wiped his tears and asked, "How do you know that my mother took me to Jinxiu Garden that day?" ”
Liu Jing said: "I remember this very clearly. The day you were born was the same day that the news of your father's death reached the palace. I was crying sadly in the queen mother's bedroom, and suddenly someone from the palace said that Xiao Niangniang of Suhua Palace had given birth to a daughter. I wiped my tears and was going to Suhua Palace to see you as a newborn. But before I set off, another palace person came in to report that Xiao Niangniang died in childbirth. The queen mother won't let me go. I begged the Queen Mother if she could adopt you, but the Queen Mother said that she would not be able to do anything else until my accession to the throne was completed. The palace was very chaotic that day, I heard that there were many palace people who had slipped out of the palace, the queen mother and grandmother were very busy, how I begged it was useless, and finally I heard someone come to report, saying that the palace people of Suhua Palace had run away, and Lin Niangniang of Jinxiu Garden was afraid that no one would take care of you in a panic, so she sent someone to take you to Jinxiu Garden, and since then you have been adopted in Jinxiu Garden. The queen mother said that Aunt Lin has no children and has been grounded, so it's okay to let her raise you. ”
Liu Shu couldn't help but cry when she heard these shocking past events. It turned out that she was an orphan without a father and mother from birth, and it turned out that the queen mother hated her because she was born with a little disaster......
Liu Jing patted her on the back and said, "Okay, don't cry, it's not a big deal, don't you just know who your biological mother is?" You are still the princess of the Song Kingdom, you are still my sister, you are still Aunt Lin's good daughter, you are you, it has nothing to do with who you were born to. ”
Liu Shu felt that his brother was also reasonable, so he picked up his sleeve and wiped his nose and tears, and gradually calmed down. "Let's go, brother, it's time for you to go back to dinner."
Liu Jing pulled her sister to stand up and said, "Come, I'll carry you." ”
In the past, Liu Shu begged Liu Jing countless times to let him carry her, but he never agreed, either that she was Shen or that he was His Royal Highness the King of the Song Kingdom, and his body could not be harmed...... But today, he actually took the initiative to carry her. Liu Shu's mood suddenly improved, jumped on Liu Jing's back, put his arms around his neck and said, "Brother, no matter who my biological mother is, you are my brother and brother, right?" ”
Liu Jing trotted a few laps on the star-picking platform with her on her back, and said loudly as she ran: "Yes! I always am! Forever your pig brother who is a little piggy! ”
Liu Shu burst into tears and laughed, and his laughter was as crisp as a bell. "Oh! Oh! You admit you're a pig! You're a big pig! ”
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Back at the Splendid Garden, Liu Shu sat down beside Lin Long and buried his head in eating. Lin Long saw that she was not as chattering as she used to be and came back to report what she had seen and heard outside, and asked softly, "What's wrong with our little baby?" It's like I haven't eaten in days! ”
Liu Shu didn't know how to face this "mother" who had nurtured her since she was born but had always hidden the truth from her, so she had to continue to eat.
Lin Long smiled and asked, "Are you really hungry like this?" Could it be that the competition with others in the morning consumes a lot of physical strength? Or is it that the food cooked by the mother suddenly becomes exceptionally delicious? ”
Liu Shu was trying to pick up rice in her mouth, and suddenly thought that over the years, every meal she ate was made by her mother, when she was sick, her mother boiled medicine for her and fed her medicine, when she couldn't sleep well, it was her mother who held her to sing and tell her stories, she was wronged outside, it was her mother who took the trouble to enlighten her and make her happy, she was scratched by a wooden sword in the morning, and her mother was afraid that her arm would be scarred, and she shed a few tears...... She doesn't seem to have seen her mother shed tears since she can remember...... Thinking about it, she struggled with self-blame again, and secretly wondered: "My mother is my mother, even if I am not her biological child, what does it matter?" She never told me about my background, and she must have been afraid that I would be separated from her. So do I want to tell her I already know? Will she be sad? Or should I pretend I don't know, so we can still be as good as ever. But if I already know, will she find out that I do? ”
Liu Shu was entangled while picking up the rice, tears were snapping and he didn't know it when he entered the meal.
Lin Long saw that her daughter was crying suddenly, and said distressedly: "What's wrong with the baby, tell your mother, your mother will help you get angry!" ”
Liu Shu couldn't hold it anymore, threw away his rice bowl, threw himself into Lin Long's arms, and cried, crying heartbreakingly. Lin Long didn't know why, so he had to stroke her back over and over again, and whispered: "Baby, don't cry, don't cry, my mother is here!" My mother is here! ”
Liu Shu was tired of crying, and he didn't get entangled in the result, so he squeaked and said perfunctorily: "Brother will have a close guard to play with him tomorrow, and my brother can't play with Shu'er in the future......"
Lin Long breathed a sigh of relief, only said that it was an awkward quarrel among the children, and comforted: "My brother doesn't play with you, my mother plays with you." ”