The sound of music came from the water pavilion by the pool, melodious.

The breeze came slowly, the light yarn danced under the eaves, Qingruo knelt on the felt, sprinkled the fish food in his hand into the lotus pond, and the koi in the water swarmed and splashed a splash.

She picked up a handkerchief and wiped her hands, picked up the teacup and took a sip, the fragrance of flower tea circulating in her lips and teeth.

Li Qinghe held a booklet and entered the water pavilion.

The shadow still held his sword, standing silently like a statue.

Qinghe saluted him respectfully and asked, "Uncle Ying, my mother is inside." ”

The Shadow nodded, then closed his eyes, not saying a word.

His hair was still gray, but it was a little whiter.

Qinghe saluted again, bypassed the screen, and saw Qingruo behind the light veil.

The mother's long loose hair was already completely white, and there was not a single strand of black hair to be found.

Mother is really old.

He had never felt like this before, but now he had such a profound experience.

"Mother."

Qingruo put down the teacup and didn't turn her head, "But something?" ”

"Mother, my son has sorted out the account books of various businesses last month, as well as the latest news collected by Evil Moon, and I ask my mother to take a look."

Qinghe said and put the booklet in his hand on the table beside him, looking at Qingruo behind the light veil.

Qing Ruo was silent for a moment, "I have handed over the evil moon to you, next time this booklet does not have to be sent to me, it is up to you to decide what is important." ”

Qinghe lowered his eyes and bowed, "Yes." ”

He only felt depressed in his chest, the Li family had just taken control of the court, and his mother had put a lot of effort into it, seeing that it was time to close the net, his mother's wish was about to come true, but his mother did not plan to ask about these things.

In the past, my mother always liked to sneak out of the house and play in the mountains and rivers, although she was accompanied by Uncle Ying and the secret guard, but they were always not at ease.

During this time, my mother didn't like to go out, so she stayed in the courtyard and didn't walk around the house.

How could he not be in a hurry, there was a faint uneasiness in his heart, "Mother, my eldest brother has built a flower house in the backyard, and the flowers in the flower room are blooming just right, I will accompany my mother to take a look?" ”

There was silence in the pavilion, Qinghe paused and said, "Wen Hui's Danqing is getting better and better, but she always says that there is a little bit of charm missing in the painting, why don't you let Wen Hui come and ask her mother for advice?" ”

Qinghe's words fell, but he didn't get a response for a long time,

"Mother?"

——

Li Wenbo jumped out of the carriage and turned around and stretched out his hand to Sikong Chen, who was a little embarrassed, but still handed him his hand.

Li Wenbo helped him out of the carriage, and then looked up at the plaque above the vermilion gate, the Li Mansion.

"Grandmother will be glad to see you." Li Wenbo took his hand and walked quickly into the mansion,

Looking at his excited appearance, Sikong Chen couldn't help but smile.

"Your grandmother really does...... Agree that we are together? ”

"Yes, my grandmother told me that people only live for a few decades, and it is not easy to meet true love, and if you really do, you should seize it."

"But we ...... It doesn't make sense. Sikong Chen lowered his head, the obstacle in this is far more than that they are both men, the Li family has more than one grandson, but there is only one son like him in the big house.

Would his father and mother agree, and even if they agreed to be together, he and he wouldn't have children, and they really didn't mind?

He...... And how long will you love yourself.

How much trouble there is, does he really know?

Li Wenbo took his hand a little harder, "Sikong Chen, what is the reason, who determines the reason, you and I don't recognize it, and the Li family doesn't recognize it, that's enough." ”

"Your father and mother really don't care? We won't have children, you...... Will you take a concubine, right? ”

Hearing this, Li Wenbo was stunned and looked at him strangely, as if he had heard something unbelievable.

Sikong Chen turned his head embarrassedly, "Accepting a concubine is also ......"

Li Wenbo sneered, "Poof, if I take a concubine, not to mention my father, my mother will break my legs." ”

"Our Li family has never had a precedent for taking concubines, no matter who it is, the secular set of three wives and four concubines is not counted in the Li family."

"Heir, if you want, let's adopt one, if one is not enough, just a group."

When Sikong Chen heard this, he held his hand with a red face.

The two entered the inner courtyard, but they didn't see anyone, and they saw two maids holding something in their hands and walking eagerly towards the inner courtyard from a distance.

A white dove flew quickly towards the inner courtyard in the air,

"Xiaobai?!"

Li Wenbo called it, but Xiaobai ignored him and disappeared into the air as a streamer.

His brows furrowed slightly, and he had a strange feeling in his heart.

Sikong Chen also noticed the strangeness of the Li family's atmosphere, and shook his hand gently, "Let's go in and have a look." ”

Li Wenbo took a deep breath and pulled him into the inner courtyard quickly, and saw from a distance that everyone in the Li family was gathered in the courtyard outside the main house.

Wen Juan hid her face and sobbed, her mother also had red eyes, and Wen Yu Wenxuan sat under the porch dejectedly.

Li Wenbo trembled, and he already had a conjecture in his heart,

"Father, what the hell is going on?"

Li Qingshan shook his head with a solemn face and sighed, and the rest of the people also had heavy faces.

"Your grandmother...... Suddenly fainted, and now she hasn't woken up, Xiaobai is healing her inside, presumably ...... Will wake up soon. ”

Liu wiped the corners of her eyes as she spoke, but there was no relaxation on her face, thinking that she was lying.

Looking at the main house again, the white wolf sitting on the threshold is also frowning,

"She is the leader of the Snow Clan's generation, and I will take her back to the Extreme Cold Land, and only by returning there can she continue her life."

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up slightly, they did not doubt the identity of their mother, maybe the white wolf was right, returning to the extremely cold place can really save the mother.

- "I disagree. ”

A 4.5-year-old boy who walked out of the main room was dressed in white, with short white hair, snow-white skin, and only a pair of golden eyes.

- "Adults can't leave the capital. ”

As soon as the child spoke, everyone knew that he was Xiaobai, but they couldn't control so much now, "Why?" ”

- "Stay in the capital until you die...... It is the wish of adults. ”

The little vernacular fell, and the white wolf was angry first, "She will die!" Does it really matter if you want to be alive? ”

- "Death is nothing ...... adults"

The white wolf was extremely angry and asked viciously: "You! For the sake of the mission, do you really want to watch her die so ruthlessly? ”

- "Say whatever you want, but do you really know what adults want?" And went to an extremely cold place to live a cold life for thousands of years, is it really good for her? ”

Xiaobai stepped out of the threshold with difficulty, looking at the people of the Li family,

- "You have been with adults for so many years, you should also see the difference between her, adults have long been tired of their long life, but this is a short life for her is special, rather than let her watch you live, grow old, sick and die, one by one leave her, it is better to ......"

- "It's better to let her experience birth, old age, sickness and death in the mortal world." ”

Li Qingshan looked at the sky for a long time and was silent, and only after a long time did he lower his head and sigh, and the whole person suddenly aged a lot, "How much time does mother have left?" ”

Looking at the heavy responsibility, Xiaobai couldn't, so he had to tell the truth, "The long is half a year, and the short is ......"

Xiao Bai paused and glanced at the white wolf, who looked away, and couldn't bear to look at the people of the Li family.

"Three days as short."

Li Qingshan stumbled when he heard this, and almost fell, but Li Qingyun on the side hurriedly supported him.

"Big brother."

turned his head and heard everyone exclaim, Zhou fainted.

The other ladies in the family were already crying.

The Li family was in chaos, and Xiaobai had to make the decision to let them go back first, leaving himself and the white wolf here.

Looking at their decadent backs, Xiaobai couldn't help but feel depressed, he used to be with adults, adults are used to being cold, and they have always been alone, in this life, sons and grandchildren are not often around, but they really love her.

She also has three daughters-in-law and several granddaughters who accompany her from time to time.

No matter how cold the heart is, it is also warmed, and they have the closest relationship with them on weekdays, but now they know that they are about to separate, not only adults, but also the people of the Li family can't accept it.

Some time ago, adults knew that they might not have many days left, and they were afraid that they would be reluctant to leave in the future, so they deliberately locked themselves in the courtyard and did not contact the people of the Li family.

As for itself, it has experienced a lot of worlds in the past, and it is like a bystander, and it naturally does not understand the feelings in it.

In this life, it has truly integrated into this world, living with the people of the Li family, and it is naturally impossible to say that there is no emotion.

It even thought that the adult might as well not wake up at all, otherwise the rest of the time would be so difficult for her and it.

Inside the house

The Demon Shadow stood on the edge of the bed, looking at Qing Ruo, who was lying lifeless on the bed, and his heart tingled.

Something broke out of the cocoon, it was a dusty memory, fragmented and unconnected.

But every fragment of memory is closely related to the person in front of him, he wants to figure everything out, but he has no clue, something suppresses him, makes him breathless, he can't help but close his eyes, and when he opens them again, he appears in the dark.

There was nothing in the darkness, he stepped forward, stepped on the ground, and the long sword in his hand disappeared, turning into an ink dragon, but it was exceptionally clear in the darkness.

He walked forward, and pink petals suddenly floated in the darkness, more and more, almost burying him.

The ground under his feet suddenly disappeared, and he fell, fell into the water, and sank quickly, but it was out of the water.

There was light in this heaven and earth.

He stood on the surface of the lake, looking around, there was a waterfall by the lake, planted with cherry blossom trees, and there was a wooden house among them, and he walked towards the wooden house, but he caught a glimpse of a figure in the corner.

He turned his head to see that the figure he was very familiar with, it was Qingruo, she was still wearing that dignified and luxurious ink robe, with a smile on her face.

She raised her hand, as if trying to catch a fallen petal, but everything was still here except him.

He frowned and shouted, "House master? ”

Sure enough, when he didn't get a response, he walked towards her, and soon noticed that she was strange again.

There was also a person behind her, standing back to back with her.

He walked over and found that it was a woman who had some resemblance to her.

The woman was very young, seventeen or eighteen years old, with no expression on her face, but her eyes were as cold as ice.

He thought that Qingruo should be exactly like this woman when he was young.