Chapter XVI Introduction

You Ran stood at a corner of the street outside the gate of Gaofu and watched the carriage stop at the gate of Gaofu.

He was a little happy, and his face couldn't hide his excitement.

The woman who got out of the carriage made him stare at her.

It's her, yes, she really looks exactly the same.

It was this age when Yi Huan entered the Qingfeng Gate, and You Ran still remembered that day clearly.

It was a summer afternoon, and Li Yuan'er, a disciple of Qingfeng Gate, took Yi Hua up to Qingfeng Mountain and came to the master of Qingfeng Gate.

You Ran was in the lobby of Qingfeng Gate at the time, and he saw the woman sweating from the mountain, her face was not very good, but she was very calm.

You Ran's first impression of her was that she felt that the woman was very bold and strong, not the kind of weak and polite young lady.

Yang Zuo, the owner of Qingfeng Gate at that time, was also very surprised, and took her in to join Qingfeng Gate on the spot.

However, on the second day of Qingfeng Gate, You Ran learned that the woman came with an injury, and the door master Yang Zuo personally treated her.

You Ran was very curious about who that woman was, and she didn't look like an ordinary woman in the rivers and lakes, but she had a bit of an official atmosphere in her gestures.

He asked Li Amaranth about the woman's situation, but Li Amaranth kept silent and was very defensive.

The more people didn't know about the woman's situation, the more curious You Ran became. He kept an eye on the woman's behavior, consciously or unconsciously.

Until one time, the woman was in a very bad mood and drank silently, You Ran walked up to her, the woman asked him to drink with him, and the two chatted casually, You Ran learned that she came to Qingfeng Gate, and the reason for the injury was that she had attacked the former emperor Xianwen Emperor Tuoba Hong, who had dabbled in Lantau that day.

You Ran was very surprised.

Sneaking up on the court officials is a capital offense, not to mention that it was the emperor who attacked the emperor.

You Ran asked her why she wanted to attack the emperor, but Yi Yu was just silent and didn't say it explicitly.

That night, You Ran and her got drunk, and the friendship between the two deepened.

It's just that You Ran couldn't think of it later......

Now I see that this woman and Otoki look the same, and will she really be Otoku?

You Ran once again recalled the words of Immortal Dao Cui Boyuan: After many years, Yi Zhu will come back again, you have to try your best to protect it, and the day her soul comes out of the jade bottle, you will go to Pingcheng Gaofu and find the second lady of Gaofu, she is the person you need to protect.

He has to keep his promise and promise Cui Boyuan's matter, he has to do it, this is his principle, and it is also to repay Cui Boyuan for saving his life, but also for Yihua.

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I was led to the main hall of the Gao Mansion by Gao Shouwen.

Sitting in the center of the hall was a man in his forties, his face was dark yellow, his sword eyebrows were round, and his face was a little fierce, giving people a feeling that it was not easy to get close to.

He must be my father, Gao Yang.

And to her right sat a woman with a cold white face, elegant and dignified, who didn't care about my return, as if she didn't care.

She should be the eldest lady, the mother of Gao Li and Gao Shouwen, if my mother can't care so much about me.

I walked straight and saluted them, "Father, aunt." ”

The father raised his eyes slightly, and said coldly, "It's good to come back, I've been in the old house for two years, and I'm much calmer." ”

The eldest lady showed a fake smile on her face, "I haven't seen you for two years, Rong'er has grown up a lot, and she has become more and more symbolic." ”

I bowed slightly, "Thank you for the compliment." ”

"Your mother has had sores in her body recently, and she is resting in her courtyard, so go and see it." The eldest lady said.

I looked at my father, and he waved his hand at me.

Gao Shouwen hurriedly said: "I took Rong'er there, she was killed and fell off the cliff, lost some memories, and couldn't remember a lot, I'm afraid she won't find the way."

I bowed to my father and eldest lady and withdrew.

Gao Li, who was standing on the side, kept staring at me, and I didn't understand her eyes, as if she was probing me deeply.

When I arrived at Gao's house, I felt uncomfortable, everyone here didn't seem to want to see me, and my arrival didn't seem to make them feel happy, except that Gao Shouwen was a little enthusiastic about me.

I didn't have any joy on my face, and I didn't feel the excitement of arriving home, yes, even if I am really a member of the Gao family, I am just a child born to Erniang, how can the eldest lady and eldest lady like me?

But my own mother must not be like this to me, and I feel a little better when I think of this, and I want to see her as soon as possible.

Just now the eldest lady said that my mother was not in good health, and I quickened my pace to see her as soon as possible.

Walk through the courtyard garden, pass the promenade, and come to a courtyard on the edge of a rock.

Gao Shouwen said to me: "This is Erniang's yard."

I stood on the bluestone road, looking at this scenery, and I didn't have any impression in my mind.

Seeing that I was confused, Gao Shouwen said seriously: "Rong'er really can't remember anything at all?"

I smiled indifferently at him and shook my head.

Gao Shouwen seemed a little sad, "Go in, your mother is inside, and the eldest brother won't go in." ”

I nodded to indicate that you are busy, and I can do it myself.

As soon as I approached the attic, an old servant woman came out of it, looked at me seriously, and then greeted me with a smile, "Second Miss is back, the slave has seen Second Miss." ”

I looked at her quizzically, "Are you?" ”

This old woman is supposed to be just a subordinate, wearing a subordinate's clothes, but I still don't know her.

She smiled and bowed slightly, "Old slave Lin, the second miss hasn't come back for two years, the old slave is old, and the second miss doesn't remember the old slave." ”

I smiled embarrassedly, "Hello Mother Lin." ”

"The second lady just got up at noon, the second lady should go in quickly."

I smiled and nodded, and took a step.

Mother Lin has been guiding me to my mother's inner room, where she is sitting on a soft chair and putting down the water glass in her hand.

I saw a middle-aged woman with a pale face, lewd and without a face.

Is this my mother, sickly?

When she saw me approaching, her eyes were dark and indifferent, and she was completely unwelcome compared to the fake smile of the eldest lady.

My heart was amazed and I couldn't believe it.

I bowed before her, "Mother." ”

Look at her with a calm mind.

The mother just said lightly, "You're here." He lowered his eyes and said no more.

I felt like I had been struck by lightning and didn't understand why.

Thinking that maybe it was because she was not in good health that she behaved so coldly, I asked softly and concernedly, "Is Mother okay?"

Even if I don't remember, but the Gao family thinks that I am the Gao family, then I must be, as the daughter of the Gao family, even if my mother treats me coldly, I can't.

The mother's slightly closed eyes opened again, "Why do you want to come back, isn't it good to stay in the old house?" ”

What does this mean, I was confused, I didn't understand.

I stared at her in a daze, not knowing how to answer.

My mother doesn't want me to come back, why is that? I looked at her in amazement.

Seeing that I was stunned, my mother sighed lightly and waved her hand, "Forget it when you come back, you go back to your Qiushui residence and stay in your own room." ”

I don't know how I got out of my mother's place, and my head can't keep up with the rhythm at all.

Gao Shouwen had been waiting for me in front of my mother's courtyard, and when he saw my face, he seemed to know that this was the case.

It wasn't until he took me to a remote courtyard in Gaofu that I understood.

I wasn't welcome in this family at all, even my own mother treated me like this, but what was it all about?

I looked at the words on the plaque on the door of the wing room - Qiushuiju, is this where I used to live?

Gao Shouwen led me to push open the wooden lacquer door, and there was a musty smell inside, it looked like I hadn't opened this door for a long time.

He walked in and said: "I have already asked the slaves and maids at home to clean it, because I haven't moved in for a long time, some musty smell is normal, just open the window more these days."

After I walked in slowly, I looked everywhere and smiled lightly at Gao Shouwen, "It's okay."

No matter how bad it is, it's your own home.

At this time, a maid walked in, holding a tray with a tea kettle. After she put the tray on the table, she saluted me, "Slave Zilan, come to serve the second miss." ”

Gao Shouwen said in a postscript: "Rong'er's personal maid Yinglin disappeared on the day of Rong'er's accident, so the mansion let Zilan serve you."

I glanced at Zilan and smiled softly, "I'll trouble you later." ”

"Whatever the young lady says, it is the slave maid who serves the young lady." She smiled at the corners of her mouth, but she looked very happy.

It's rare to see someone who smiles at me in this home.

After Gao Shouwen left my Qiushui Residence, I sat down sullenly and called Zilan in front of me, "What's wrong with my mother, what disease does she have?" ”

Zilan lowered her eyes and whispered, "After the Shangyuan Festival this year, the second lady has a leg disease and can no longer walk, the lord has not let the young lady come back to visit, or the second young lady After you learned about it in the old mansion, you asked a few times and said that you wanted to come back, and the old lady agreed." ”

Again, I wondered, what was all this?

My father didn't want to see me, or how would he let me stay in the old house and not come back, even if my mother was sick.