Chapter 34: Dawn (3)

It's rare to talk about my mother's affairs Father's eyebrows and eyes suddenly became gentle, like a pool of soft water: "Your mother is smarter and smarter than you, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are not as rare as her She is especially good at playing the piano Her piano sound is light and soft, soft and tenacious, touching the heartstrings, but everyone who has heard it says a good word."

I put away my tears and asked carefully: "So mother, she is still a talented girl."

Dad seemed to fall into a deep memory: "Your mother has a gentle temperament, is knowledgeable, is a well-bred woman, and at your age, her schoolwork is not inferior to that of men of the same age, and she has always been a student that Mr. Jiaoxi is proud of."

"Then I don't have a place with my mother's imagination."

Dad held my fair little face: "Xi'er is beautiful and outstanding, it's with your mother, isn't that enough?"

I pouted and pinched my cheeks, and said sadly, "If my mother is still alive, will she be disappointed to see me so stupid?"

"Your mother and father just want you to live a safe and happy life Xi'er, you have to remember what your father said today There are many greedy thoughts in life But fame and fortune are like clouds of smoke in the end What a person does as long as he is worthy of heaven and earth and his heart is not ashamed of his heart There is no need to live in the eyes of others If you can follow your heart, Dad is already very pleased."

At my age, I can't fully understand what my father meant, but I understand that my father wants me to be happy, he wants me to listen to my inner voice in everything, live my heart, live the truth, don't go with the flow, get lost in fame and fortune There is only one Qin Xi in this world, and no one can replace my existence

The weather in Qinzhou in early summer was hot and humid and rainy I stared blankly at the drizzle outside the window Under the shroud of rain and fog, the sky and the earth became one The thin body of the young man stood under the eaves of the outside Like a noble and unapproachable stone statue I was distracted for a while I don't know how long he had been standing under the eaves I suddenly remembered what my father told me Empress Qi of the southern kingdom was deposed and given death The Qi family was convicted and punished all over the house No one was spared Only the abolished prince escaped The catastrophe did not die But when Emperor Nan was in power, Qi Ao was a fugitive from the royal family The people of the south will be eliminated quickly

From my point of view, I can only see Qi Ao's angular side face Most of his face is covered by the light and shadow of the pillar I can't really see it It's hard to get close I really feel sorry for him His father killed his mother And his grandfather, uncle and other relatives Beat him into a place of no return He is such an arrogant and noble person who fell from the clouds into the quagmire From His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is admired by everyone, to fleeing from the fence of his homeland, how resentful he must have in his heart

This is the first time I know the tragedy of the struggle for imperial power, in order to fight for power, relatives can fight each other, turn against each other, kill each other, abandon flesh and blood family affection, no wonder my father wants me to remember my heart, not to get lost in the pursuit of fame and fortune

The lengthy class was finally over, I got up and said goodbye to my husband politely, and went out of the house, and the rain seemed to be getting heavier and heavier, and there was no sign of abating, and I reached out to catch the rain falling from the air, and the clear water flowed between my fingers, and it was wet and cool, and there was an oil-paper umbrella above my head, and Qi Ao leaned over and said with a cold expression: "Miss Qin, I'll send you back."

After all, he chose to judge the situation and lower his posture towards me, although he did not show any traces of deliberateness, but it was not easy for him

Last time, he laughed at me, but he didn't have any advantages except for being good-looking, and now he put on an attitude of showing favor to me, obviously wanting to make peace with me After all, the identity of the prince is no longer He has become a fugitive who is worse than ordinary people When disaster came, my father kindly took him in and saved him from the pain of displacement No matter what he said, he should please me I ruthlessly dismantled him: "Qi Ao, you don't have to please me I begged my father to stay, and you didn't think about your return I just wanted someone to accompany me to study and play My father is the lord of a city He will never break his promise because you have offended me, if you want to stay, go to my father and make it clear."

I didn't want to accept his kindness, I wanted to fold my hands above my head and rush into the rain and fog, but he stopped him, his face turned white, and he looked a little embarrassed, but he refused to admit it: "It seems that Miss Qin has misunderstood me My residence in the Qin Mansion happens to be near Xiyuan I just went to see the city lord I passed by here and waited for you to go back together."

He was finally willing to stay, and I couldn't hide my joy and smiled, "Are you telling the truth?"

He was slightly stunned, as if he was infected by my bright smile, and his mood was a little happy: "To be honest, with my current situation, there is no safer place in the world than Qinzhou Besides, although you are squeamish, you are not annoying, I can't think of a reason to leave."

"Maybe you and I can really become friends one day"

It's worthy of being a prince I got cheap and sold well, as if I begged him not to go I snorted twice and squinted at him: "Since you choose to stay, everything must be arranged by my father I don't understand what my father said I just know that what he wants you to do must be good for you."

Qi Ao raised his eyebrows and sneered: "The city lord of Qin is far-sighted, do I have any other choice?"

How can it sound from his words, my father is so scheming, I really don't know if it was right or wrong for me to beg my father to let him stay

"Look at this day, if you don't leave, you won't be able to leave, I'm not familiar with the Qin Mansion, it's good for you to lead the way for me."

The sky is overcast, and the rain is getting more and more dense If it's raining, I'm afraid I'll get cold, and then I'll have to drink a few more bowls of spicy ginger soup I pulled Qi Ao's wide sleeves and commanded, "Oh, you hold the umbrella higher, don't cover my eyes."

"People are small and big ghosts"

My size is not yet up to Qi Ao's shoulders In my cognition, it is natural for girls to be shorter than boys I couldn't think of how to fight back against him for a while He naturally gently pulled my hand and took my little hand with his broad palm Moved the umbrella above my head a little bit so as not to get wet with the rain Walking through the rain curtain Two small figures, one blue and one pink, walked I excitedly talked to Qi Ao about every part of the way Chirping and chattering non-stop I couldn't be more familiar with every part of the Qin Mansion For the first time, someone of my age was willing to listen to me say so much, and I was very happy

Qi Ao listened silently in his ears, and a few smiles inadvertently appeared on the corners of his mouth I think he looks so good when he laughs It's much better than the hypocrisy and insidiousness that Dugu Hao can't hide Of course I didn't think that Qi Ao would become close friends with a villain like Dugu Hao After about a cup of tea, it took me a cup of tea to arrive in my Xi Garden Qi Ao sent me to the corridor: "You go in, I'm leaving."

The yard where he lives is next door to Xi Garden The Qin Mansion is outrageously big It is separated by a clear lake shaped like a crescent moon and divides the north and south Dad sometimes has to receive distinguished guests to the house Talking about the size of Qinzhou So he lives in the north It is rare to take time out to see me And my boudoir is built on the southwest side of the water Xi Garden is full of strange flowers and plants transplanted by my father from all over the world Flowers here bloom in turn throughout the year Give people the illusion that they are always in bloom It is the most beautiful place in Qin Mansion

I am my father's only child He gave all his love to me So when I was very young, the whole Qinzhou spread all kinds of deeds of my father spoiling me Because of my existence, the restrained and strict father rarely showed his tender side So that the women of Qinzhou fell into the tenderness of their fathers regardless of their age Women who have married women often move out of their fathers to educate their husbands The ladies in the boudoir take their fathers as the criteria for choosing their husbands Dad's reputation in Qinzhou is better than day by day It has reached a point where no one can shake it In the minds of the people of Qinzhou No one can replace his father Only Qinzhou, which has a father, can stand intact and prosper on the land of the five continents

Qi Ao's arrival has injected new vitality into my increasingly boring life Different from the gloomy and unpredictable at the beginning, after a long period of contact, he became gentle, fading away from the unwillingness to be abolished and the grief of his mother being punished, he behaved very calmly, like a lake of clear water, he was respectful and polite to my father, and he did not disobey me, he took care of me meticulously, and was reluctant to say a word

I naively thought that my father's teachings and my company could soothe the pain in his heart, maybe he had just learned to hide these emotions more deeply, not to be noticed by outsiders, and the shame of being abolished and the hatred of the Manchus could not be forgotten for a moment

Since then, whatever I eat, wherever I go, I will call Qi Ao with me Finally, someone can share my happiness Always with me With Qi Ao to follow, my father no longer objects to me running out of the house to play My world has suddenly become open Except for the time when I seriously learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, I often pester Qi Ao to go out for a stroll Qi Ao is more studious and motivated than me He is already good at writing at this age and his articles are praised by Mr. Mr. said that he has never met such a qualified student as Qi Ao in his life I listened to it on the sidelines, and secretly thought that if Mr. knew Qi Ao's true identity, he would definitely not be surprised to be like this, where can the qualifications of the prince of a country be

Qi Ao has always followed me, and he never said bad ideas that came out of my head, no matter how foolish I was, he would accompany me

He and I are under the same roof, but he lives a completely opposite life, how playful I am, he is studious, the first month of living in the Qin Mansion, calligraphy, painting, martial arts, he has not been slack off for half a moment Every day at dawn when I was still dazed and asleep He had gotten up early to practice swords in the courtyard I slept so deeply that I never heard any movement The maids who served beside me were all fascinated by the heroism of his sword dancing and chewed their tongues in front of me, arguing and arguing about how handsome and chic he was

At that time, Qi Ao was obedient to me on the surface, but he didn't like me very much in his heart, and I kept reminding him all the time that he was once so high, and he was held in a supreme position by the people of the entire Southern Palace, and he fell down from the clouds and fell so hard that he almost collapsed and was depressed since then

He approached me just to wait for him to use my father's power to recover the blood debt of the family from the Southern Emperor when he was full-fledged, and he was a heartless person, but in the overnight relationship, I quietly entered his heart, stirred up ripples in his heart, and reached a situation out of control

It has always been shallow, but the love is deep