Chapter 69: General Anbei
She took care of the baby undressed, and Xu Ran found a house for her outside, so that she could live in peace.
"Yao'er, you have to be careful with this unknown child." Xu Ran commanded.
"I understand, thank you, Big Brother Aran."
"Why should you and I be polite, since you regard him as your own son, then he is my little nephew."
"Ah Ran, I can't repay you, if there is anything I can help you, just ask."
"Yao'er, don't say it, we're already good enough, you can live in peace."
Xu Ran wanted to reach out and touch this woman's hair, and told her that he still liked her as always, but he didn't dare, he was afraid that he wouldn't even be qualified to meet if he said that he liked it.
"Ah Ran, it's getting late, you can go back first." Aunt Xu said embarrassedly, she was afraid that his wife at home would be sad because of herself, so she had to urge him to go back.
"Does this kid have a name?" Xu Ran suddenly remembered and asked.
Aunt Xu shook her head, she ran all the way over, and she really didn't have time to think about naming him.
"Shall I give him one?"
"Hmm."
Xu Ran was very excited, he paced back and forth, and thought about it carefully, and after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't think of any good names.
He took the baby in his arms, and only then did he have an idea when he looked at his quiet appearance.
"The Mo master is like jade, and the son is unparalleled in the world. Shall we give you an inkword? It's the ink of powder. ”
The little baby didn't understand, but his somewhat mischievous look made Xu Ran think that this kid liked this word very much.
"Then call it Xu Moke?"
Aunt Xu thinks about it, it is not bad to have his surname, and you can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.
"This word is good, Mo'er, Mo'er, our Mo'er has a name."
Xu Ran also laughed heartily after hearing this, and he hugged the little baby even more proudly, as if this was his and Mrs. Xu's child.
However, when life goes well, some people will be jealous.
Thinking about Xu Ran, who was already busy with business, and every time he left the official mansion, he came to visit Aunt Xu directly, which would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the concubines in the family.
There is also a little concubine who wants to "catch the adulterer" with great fanfare, she is afraid that she doesn't know that this woman who used to be the wife of the household servant is so imposing.
However, there are always some people who don't have the heart of the Yellow River to die, she is going to provoke her today, Aunt Xu sneered, pulled out the knife on the side, and stabbed her into a serious injury.
"You actually killed me......" The concubine looked at Aunt Xu in disbelief.
"What if I kill you, it's just a concubine."
The concubine covered her wounds, when did she suffer such humiliation, she picked up a knife and threw herself at Aunt Xu.
Aunt Xu was agile, and jumped to the other side of the table, she was not a vegetarian, although she was a little cowardly in front of Fang Chengmou's old fox, but she was not happy with any of these concubines.
It just so happened that Xu Ran came in and saw this scene, and the concubine thought that he would be angry and stand up for himself, but as everyone knows, Xu Ran just asked people to send him back to the house.
"Master, this slashed me with a knife, I'm dying." The concubine said with a painful face.
"Let's go back."
In the face of Xu Ran's indifference, the little concubine was still making the last struggle, she was blocking, blocking Xu Ran's feelings for her were definitely not lower than this woman.
It's a pity that she was wrong.
New loves are always no match for old loves.
The crying pear blossom with the rain little face made Xu Ran not interested in it, he knew that this little concubine usually made small moves at home, so he didn't pay attention to her.
From then on, the concubine's courtyard was instantly deserted, and Xu Ran never stepped into it again.
The maids even met the wind and served her lazily, and later even let her cook her own food.
It is conceivable how important Aunt Xu's position in Xu Ran's heart is, so important that he can ignore the wife of the main room at home and come to take care of Xu Mo with her overnight.
The former lovers took care of a child who was picked up halfway together, which must be despicable to say. Because, this is too sad, too sad.
That is, when she was changing the child's clothes, Aunt Xu opened the bag inside his clothes, she wiped her hands and opened it, who knew that there was a piece of paper here.
She read it over and over again, and the powerful font made her wonder who the father of this child was.
A few months later, the news of General Anbei's death reached Jiangnan, and his wife and children were killed in a fire, which was heartbreaking like a thunderbolt from the blue.
General Yasaki, who had contributed to the national government during his lifetime, was not only killed in the battle of Hudi, but also failed to leave a single heir in his mansion in Kyoto.
More than a month later, the imperial court reshuffled the cards. At this time, Mrs. Xu's ex-husband Fang Chengmou was favored by the emperor deeply, and even sat in the position of prime minister in the year of his establishment.
It is said that heroes are teenagers, but Aunt Xu feels disgusting, this person is also worthy of being a hero? Everything Fang Chengmou achieved was just relying on Qin Songyu's father.
As the prime minister's new son-in-law, Fang Chengmou quickly entered the noble circle in Kyoto with his outstanding talent, and slowly gathered his own power, and began the road of prime minister.
Just when people were congratulating the new prime minister, Qin Songyu's father died of a violent illness, and she chose to go home to mourn for a while.
In the days when she left the house, Fang Chengmou went south to inspect, without her husband's company, she had to talk to her mother at home, fortunately she still had a younger brother, otherwise that day would be more and more sad.
Fang Chengmou came to Jiangnan, he didn't know where Aunt Xu had gone, and he would occasionally think of her, after all, she was a bad wife, and she still had feelings.
Once in the market, they met, but Aunt Xu was still holding Xu Mo, Fang Chengmou looked at this strange child, and he was very puzzled.
Anyway, having experienced the pain of separation, it is also great for her to have a child with her.
This farewell is more than ten years, but the paper in the bag has some ideas on Aunt Xu, she still remembers that the guard called Xu Mo "little boy", except for the rich and noble, few people will use this title.
She guessed that the baby should be the youngest son of General Anbei's family, and she had heard of General Anbei in Kyoto, but she did not know about his wife's room.
It's just a guess, and she doesn't dare to conclude that this is their little son, and if she looks at the content of this word, she hopes that he will be safe in his life and not just plot.
This may be General Anbei's greatest wish before his death, I just hope that his child can live peacefully and no longer bear the hatred of his family.
Therefore, Aunt Xu concealed his life experience, and this concealment was more than ten years.
However, this is a kind of cruelty to Xu Mo, he should have the right to know all this, and calmly look at the rise and fall of the family.
"Mo'er, do you still blame your mother?" Aunt Xu pulled back her thoughts and asked.
"Mo'er never complains about her mother, for Mo'er, it is not easy for her mother to raise Mo'er as an adult, and this kindness is unforgettable."
Aunt Xu looked at this former little baby with tears in her eyes, time flies so fast, he has grown up.
"Mo'er, if my guess is correct, your father is the famous General Anbei."
Xu Mo was also a little stunned in his heart, could his father really be the general?
He had traveled all over the world with his master, and he had heard of the deeds of this general, especially the people in the neighboring Hudi.
"Mother, what you said is true?"
"It's just speculation, besides, no one survived a fire in General Anbei's mansion, and no one can be found to identify you."
"Anyway, Mo'er just wants to be with her mother." Xu Mo said lightly.
Aunt Xu may have felt a little tired, she rubbed her temples, this rural life made her slowly forget about pampering, and even wrinkles grew.
"Mother, I'll help you go out for a walk."
"It's fine."
She confessed to telling him the truth, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and he was really a gentle child.
"Mo'er, don't blame your mother, if you like the glory and wealth, you can pursue it now. Anyway, you are a quick thinker, and you are a genius in the literary world. ”
Xu Mo held her while looking at his feet cautiously, and he didn't think too much about these words in his mind.
When I went out, the sun was shining again, as if I could bask in the haze in people's hearts.
The sound of birdsong comes from the depths of the bamboo forest, directly opposite the endless mountains, and there is only one path leading outside.
Xu Mo recalled that he often went into the mountains with his mother to collect medicines, and the herbs were the joy of their lives.
"Mother, you see that Mo'er dug up a small piece of wood."
A young boy took his "booty" and handed it to his mother, although he did not understand what it was, but he had seen it in a medical book.
"Ah, Mo'er is so powerful, I picked He Shou Wu!"
Seeing the joy in his mother's eyes, he blushed, and embarrassedly took He Shou Wu in his hand to watch.
He has to remember the shape of its leaves, as well as the smell, and the best thing is to observe where it grows, whether it likes yin or yang......
Memories are beautiful, these are indelible things in Xu Mo's life, his mother gave him too much, so much that he wanted to repay it with his life.
"Mo'er, do you remember when we went to that mountain?" Aunt Xu stopped and asked.
"Mo'er remembers that it was the place where she met Master."
"At that time, I almost frightened my mother, that poisonous snake is so powerful."
"Yes, thanks to Master, his old man passed by." Xu Mo said.
"After that, you will go to school, and you will go to see the great world outside with Master."
"But Mo'er has seen a lot of wonders in the world when she goes out, but she thinks it's the best place to be with her mother."