Chapter 67: A Long-Cherished Wish
"My sister is back."
Cen Muyuan's thin figure suddenly appeared in front of her, which made Cen Muning's heart tighten.
She has suffered too much, and she has been hurt by her loved ones, and the wounds in her heart must be even more painful.
"Mu Yuan, are you feeling better?" Softened her face, Cen Muning asked worriedly.
"Greetings to my father." Cen Muyuan smiled with difficulty, walked up to her father and said in a low voice, "Let's let my daughter tell my sister." ”
Cen Yun got up and left, unwilling to look at Cen Muning's face again. He never thought that she would be able to survive in the Ruiming Palace.
"Sister, can you go see your mother with me?" Cen Muyuan's slightly pleading tone made people unbearable to refuse.
Cen Muning followed her to the place where she lived, which was the courtyard where she lived when she was still the fourth aunt's wife.
The yard is full of dark paper and copper coins, and it feels creepy to look at. Although it was already late spring, the flowers and trees in the yard were withering, as if no one had cleaned them for a long time. Floating in the sky were the ashes left over from the burning of paper money, and the particularly choking smell of smoke in the air.
"Sister, please come with me." Cen Muyuan led the way in front, and her steps were a little vain.
"Are you alright?" Cen Muning couldn't help but worry when she saw that she couldn't walk steadily.
"It's fine." Cen Muyuan smiled lightly when she turned her head: "Sister, my mother is inside." ”
As she spoke, she gently pushed the door open.
Cen Muning saw at a glance that under the enshrined altar, there was Sui Miao, who was cowering and trembling. If you look closely, you can see that there are three wooden boards written on each of the three people's names. One of them is Niang, the other is Guo, and the other is called Cui'er.
"Sister, I don't know why these days, my mother always shouted that she saw her mother, and said that she was sorry for her mother." Cen Muyuan lowered her head, tears sliding down her emaciated face: "I know that my mother's death must be related to my mother." I also know that my sister came back this time to ask my mother to give an explanation. But...... Sister, my mother is already like this. No matter how hypocritical she used to be, even if she did so much evil, she has now lost her mind, and is just a poor madwoman full of fear, can you spare her mother for the sake of our sisters for many years? ”
Cen Mooning closed her eyes, only to feel that her heart hurt.
"How can I not understand your thoughts, she is your mother. But the man she killed was my dearest. It is the most beloved person in this world. Cen Muning choked up and said: "If it weren't for the fact that she disobeyed the yang and the yin, colluded with the Guo family behind her back, and joined forces to kill my mother." How could I end up with the reputation of a wild seed and almost be strangled to death by my own father? Is it because she is crazy that I even cut off my heart to seek justice for my mother? ”
"No, sister." Cen Muyuan took her hand and said movingly: "My mother always said that she could see unclean things, and when she was being fooled, she said a lot of things. She once poisoned her servant Cui'er, just because Cui'er wanted to borrow her to climb up to her father. Later, it was her mother and Guo's family, and it was her painstaking arrangement that caused it. Including how she treats you well and how she uses you, these words are all from her mouth, and no one in this house does not know, and my father also hears it clearly. So the purpose of my sister's visit today, my father couldn't be clearer. The reason why he still allows his mother to live is just because he doesn't want such things to happen one after another. Sister, I know that my mother is sorry for you, you can repay me as much as you want, please give her a way to live, so that she can spend the rest of her life like this......"
Cen Muyuan knelt down, and her hands were still tightly grasping Cen Muning's hand: "I know that my mother's good treatment of my sister has a purpose. But there are no ten points for true love, and there are always one or two points. My sister thought that when you were sick, she stayed up all night with you, so spare her, okay? ”
Cen Muyuan tilted her head, tears rolling down her eyes.
Cen Muning looked unbearable, but still didn't let go. "Mu Yuan, don't worry, she is her, you are you. After all, I still care about our sisterhood. ”
"Sister, please spare my mother." Cen Muyuan cried into tears.
Looking at her so pitiful, it seems to think of her original self. After her mother left, Cen Muning cried like this for three whole days. That heart-wrenching taste really made her unforgettable.
"Is it good, sister......" Cen Muyuan asked in a choked voice.
"Get up." Cen Muning gasped, and her tone was soft: "I myself bear such heart-wrenching pain, how can I make you do the same." Now that my father already knows the truth of the original situation, and the whole family also understands my mother's grievances, she is living like this crazy and crazy. ”
Cen Muyuan was relieved, crying and laughing: "Thank you sister for your kindness." ”
She kowtowed heavily to Cen Muning, full of gratitude. "Sister, don't worry, no matter what, I won't let my mother do evil again. My sister's great kindness, my sister will never forget it in her life. ”
"Between sisters, there is no need for such words." Cen Muning helped her up and wiped the ashes off her forehead. "You are weak, and you have experienced such hardships, it is true that you take good care of yourself. In another two or three years, let your father choose a good marriage for you. ”
"Thank you sister for your concern. It's just that Mu Yuan doesn't want to marry. Cen Muyuan choked up and said: "My mother has done so many wrong things, and the crime is heinous. As a daughter, she would rather be accompanied by a green light in this life and be a vegetarian to atone for her sins. ”
"I've already said it, she's her, you're you." Cen Muning said with some regret: "Xiangfu, after all, it is not a good destination. This place is like a cage of profit, and if you live here for a long time, you will miss out on a lot of the beauty that should have been. If you can, you really have to leave early. Let these bright eyes see only the sad things and be dusted. Mu Yuan, kind people will eventually be rewarded. ”
Cen Muyuan nodded and didn't say anything more.
However, Yuan Long came over at this time and said with a happy face: "Miss, His Royal Highness King Ruiming has arrived, saying that he wants to take you back to the house." Now I'm drinking tea with my lord in the hall. ”
"I'll accompany Mu Yuan to change clothes, and I'll pass." Cen Muning thought to herself, Zhuang Chenchen came over for business.
Yuan Long nodded, but called two maidservants to accompany the third lady to change her clothes. "Miss, can you make progress?"
Cen Mu Ning nodded slightly, and followed Yuan Long out of the wing.
"The matter of the fourth aunt and Mrs. is known to everyone in the house." Yuan Long's face was solemn: "It's all because the slave is not good, then He Ran secretly did things for the fourth aunt's wife, and the slave didn't even notice it." In the final analysis, it was the slave who killed the lady. ”
"They have the intention to hide it, how can they easily let you find out. What's more, over the years, my father's energy has been spent on government politics, and he hasn't paid attention to the women around him in the end. Now that the truth is revealed, my mother doesn't have to live with grievances. I would beg my father to welcome my mother back for burial. The stone in Cen Muning's heart can be put down for the time being. If she can continue to find out the truth of that day, she will not live in vain in this life.
"His Royal Highness and Xiangye are still drinking tea, so the eldest lady might as well go over first." Yuan Long glanced at her, lowered his voice and said: "After all, the third lady is from the fourth aunt's wife, no matter how thick she used to be, now her mother is your enemy, and your revenge has once again made her a daughter who is not taken seriously, the old slave said something that should not be said, the eldest lady had better keep her distance." Madame's affairs, no matter what, must not be repeated. ”
"That's what Uncle Long said." Cen Muning didn't want to think so, but she had to think so. The human heart is the most difficult thing to see in this world.
"Greetings to Your Highness." When Cen Muning walked into the main hall, Zhuang Xianchen was drinking with a teacup. "Father."
"Hmm." Although Cen Yun's expression was not affectionate, it was indeed much gentler than usual. "You've come just in time. His Royal Highness King Ruiming has come to pick you up and bring you home. My father has already made the ice cream ready, and you can go back with it. ”
Zhuang Chenchen specially came to pick her up and go home? Cen Muning glanced at him suspiciously. "Yes."
He did it...... Could it be that she wants her father to pay attention to her, a married daughter?
"That's right." Zhuang Chenchen put down the teacup, and smiled faintly at Cen Muning: "This king asked people to find the best red sandalwood in Liuzhou, after a hundred years of timber, this kind of wood, into the water is sinking, into the soil is imperishable, and fragrant like Zibai, the color is like bronze, by the hands of skilled craftsmen, carved into the best coffin." also asked the prime minister to welcome his wife back for burial, which should be the fulfillment of Neiko's long-cherished wish. I don't know if it's possible? ”
Cen Muning looked at Zhuang Chenchen in some surprise, just met his bright eyes, and his heart tightened slightly.
"Your Highness is so gracious, the concubine should be remembered in her heart."
When Zhuang Chenchen saw her salute, he handed her his hand.
Cen Mooning stood up with her hand, and the smile on her lips was like a blooming flower, warm and bright. "Your Highness treats me like this, it's really a blessing that the concubine has cultivated for several lifetimes."
While saying this, the cold light in her eyes crossed Cen Yun's face sharply: "I just don't know if my father is willing?" ”
"yes." Zhuang Chenchen had to say more: "Even the Son of Heaven should not meddle in the family affairs of his courtiers." This king came today to ask his father-in-law to open up as a virtuous son-in-law. Please also ask your father-in-law to weigh it. ”
Cen Xiang was extremely embarrassed, no matter how reluctant he was to buckle down such a big hat, he could only nod: "Let His Royal Highness King Ruiming bother, since the misunderstanding back then has been resolved, the old man should indeed be like this." ”
"Very good." Zhuang Chenchen pinched Cen Muning's fingers.
"Thank you, father." Cen Muning's smile was tinged with a hint of sarcasm. Sure enough, what her biological daughter said was in vain, and if she wanted to welcome her mother back to the ancestral grave of the Cen family for burial, she had to rely on the power in the hands of those in power.
In fact, to this day, it is not uncommon for mothers to enter the ancestral grave. But this is already the best option, at least to preserve her reputation after death.
It's just that she can't understand why Zhuang Chenchen wants to help her. and in front of his father, he showed such affection. There's got to be weird in that!
She didn't believe that he would have such a good heart for no reason.