Early the next morning, Duan Haoze opened his eyes from the fog and found that he had woken up in He's room, rubbing his still somewhat painful head, and he slowly sat up: "Mother, mother, are you there?" He Shi was sitting in front of the dresser, and the maid had just tied her hair in a bun, "Okay, let's go and serve the second son to freshen up!" He Shi instructed the two maidservants standing behind her, then turned to Duan Haoze and said, "Let the maidservants serve you to freshen up first." ”

Hearing He's voice, Duan Haoze raised his eyes and found that He's eyes were not as soft as before, so he stayed and walked to He's side, and said with great annoyance: "Mother, I, did I say something last night that made you angry?" He only remembered that he was drunk and helped back to the mansion by the little maid, and then he said that he was looking for his mother, and he had no memory of what happened next.

"Mother, I didn't drink much wine last day, really. I know that I am still young, but, but ......" He Shi didn't speak, Duan Haoze explained to himself again: "Mother, don't be angry, I promise, no, I swear, I won't drink in the future." ”

"Let's go freshen up first!"

For a long time, He's voice was light, and he said something to Duan Haoze.

"Oh." Duan Haoze responded, and under the service of the maidservant, he freshened up neatly, and sat down with the He family to slowly use the meal.

About half an hour later, He ordered the maid to clean up the dishes and chopsticks and retreat to the courtyard to wait, and then he talked to Duan Haoze: "Is the wine all awake?" Duan Haoze stood up from the chair like a child who had done something wrong, walked to the soft couch where He was sitting, hung his head and said, "Mother......"

He Shi looked at him with a twisted eyebrow and said, "Raise your head!" "I thought about it for a night last night, she really didn't expect her child to be so unsuccessful, she couldn't hold her breath and didn't say anything when she encountered something, and she was verbally humiliated by the other party and used alcohol to anesthetize herself, which is her He Jinse's son? I don't dare to say anything else, just the word "forbearance", she has always done a good job.

When all the preparations are made, and then make a decisive move, it will definitely be a hit!

In this case, why bother to make yourself unhappy too early?

Mu Shi, so far, she has not done anything that makes her angry.

However, once she wants to put her hand into the main house and help her son win the Duan family business, then, as the mother of the house, as the mother of two children, she He Jinse will never sit idly by, let the mother and son of the Mu family climb on the heads of their mothers and show off their might!

Duan Haoze slowly raised his head and looked at He.

"The family business is yours, did I tell you?" Collecting his thoughts, He looked into Duan Haoze's eyes and said coldly: "Your father is not a fool, and the identity of your mother is also here, it is obvious that only you are qualified to inherit the Duan family business." But it's such an obvious thing, but you come in and keep making a mistake, you have to ask the outsider to make it clear, you say, what are you doing this for? ”

"Mother, I, I ......" Duan Haoze opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. He said: "You are not confident! I feel that my ability is not as good as the other party, so I want to get the answer you want from the other party's mouth. But do you know that the human heart is unfathomable? Yesterday, you must have spoken too aggressively, so he spoke to humiliate you, let me see, he may not have thought about the family business before, but after yesterday, he will not think about the family business, it is not necessarily! ”

Duan Haoze regretted a little and said, "Mother, I remember everything you said to me that night." But as soon as I saw him, I couldn't help but feel angry, and then I thought that my father was better to him than to me, so I couldn't help it, and the little guy called him to the restaurant to talk. As he spoke, he not only threw me with wine, but also threatened me and humiliated me. I felt uncomfortable, so I drank a few more glasses, and then I lost my body last night, which made my mother worry about me! He has figured it out now, no matter whether Duan Haoyang has the idea of fighting the family business or not, he has to work hard to go to Lu Shang and win the imperial examination. With fame and the identity of his sister-in-law, the family business must be his! Duan Haoyang, he will not let go, when the right time comes, he will ......

Realizing the ruthlessness in Duan Haoze's eyes, He Shi frowned and said, "What are you thinking about?" ”

"Mother, I didn't, I didn't think about anything." Duan Haoze looked at He's family, clenched his fists in his sleeves, and replied with a smile.

He Shi's eyes were serious, and he said: "The scientific examination is imminent, put all your thoughts on reviewing your homework." For other things, there is a mother to bear for you, you can rest assured. ”

Duan Haoze said: "Mother, I listen to you." ”

"Just remember what my mother said, you can go back to your courtyard to study!"

"Yes." Duan Haoze waved his hands and saluted, said goodbye to the He family, and turned to leave.

Hearing the footsteps outside the door, He sighed lightly, leaned on the soft pillow, and lowered his eyes to remember his thoughts.

Jizhou Palace.

Xuanyuan Mo's heart was not happy every day, and he was always worried that the daughter he raised would be upside down on Nanfeng, so except for sleeping and eating, the rest of the time, he either looked at the direction of Mingcui Mountain with a cold face, or in front of Ling Wushuang, he counted Nanfeng many times. He is like this, which makes Ling Wushuang cry and laugh every time.

The night is silent, and the moon is as cool as water.

The faint fragrance of flowers wafted in from the window screen, and the pervasive Xuanyuan Mo and Ling Wushuang's dormitory were everywhere.

"Mo, don't think about Xiaonuo anymore, look at how thin you have become in the past few days!" Ling Wushuang pillowed on Xuanyuan Mo's arm, his slender and smooth fingers gently depicted his lover's handsome face, "Jizhou is good here, the four seasons are like spring, the temperature is suitable, if we are old, we will live here, and we will not go anywhere, okay?" ”

Xuanyuan Mo raised his hand, held the small hand depicted on his face, put it to his lips and kissed it gently, turned sideways, and looked at Ling Wushuang: "It's very good here, if Xiao Nuo is by his side to accompany us, it will be even better!" ”

"She's grown up, and she knows what she's doing." When the child grows up, he will always leave his parents, he loves his daughter as much as he does, and he is reluctant to let his daughter leave his side, which must be unhappy for the little girl. Besides, the little girl is looking for her happiness, can their parents stop it? Ling Wushuang pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled: "Mo, if you talk about Xiaonuo like this again, I'm really going to be jealous!" Look at you, every time Xiaonuo sneaks out of the palace to find Nanfeng, you talk all day long, and don't care about your own body, losing weight day by day. Do you know how much you are cherished in my eyes? ”

Xuanyuan Mo tightened the soft water that was clenched in his palm, and said softly, "They are not suitable." Ling Wushuang glanced at him, pulled out his hand, turned his back, and said, "Whether it is suitable or not, only the person concerned knows the Tao by himself." If you want to stop it, I'll still say the same thing, as long as you can persuade Xiaonuo to break off his mind about the south wind, everything is up to you. ”

"Shuang'er, don't be angry, I'm not worried that Nanfeng is too old and can't give Xiaonuo many years of happiness, so I'm worried about her." Xuanyuan Mo stretched out his arms and hugged Ling Wushuang's waist from behind, his head against her back, and said softly. Ling Wushuang said lightly: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are the laws of nature. Besides, for some people, they only care about what they once had, and they don't care about what lasts forever. Speaking of this, Ling Wushuang was silent for a moment before he continued: "As a mother, I hope that my children can be happy for a long time, and they can all grow old hand in hand with the people they love. But I can't sway their minds just because I want to. Xiaonuo has grown up, and she is obsessed with Nanfeng, you also know the truth, if you have to stop her from being with Nanfeng, maybe one day you will lose her daughter. ”

"I'm here for her good!"

Xuanyuan Mo said in a muffled voice.

"Alas!" Ling Wushuang sighed, feeling extremely helpless in his heart, "I now know who Xiaonuo's persistent Xingzi looks like." ”

"Like me?" Xuanyuan Mo asked.

"Don't you think it's like that?" Ling Wushuang asked rhetorically, "For so many years, my spleen is very clear. There are some things that you can think about differently, and the result is not as pessimistic as you think. Nanfeng is a little older than Xiaonuo, but he is very good, and with the accumulation of these years, he will hurt people even more, you should always admit this, right? ”

Xuanyuan Mo was silent and did not reply to Ling Wushuang's words.

"As long as he really likes Xiaonuo, I think Xiaonuo will definitely get the happiness she wants. Also, who will be ahead in the future, and which one can be said? As he spoke, Ling Wushuang turned over and looked at Xuanyuan Mo face to face, "What I said, have you heard it all in your ears?" Xuanyuan Mo nodded and hummed softly.

said: "I don't care about others, but you can't walk in front of me!" Ling Wushuang smiled slightly, and said softly, "Fool, this is something we can say accurately. Xuanyuan Mo said persistently: "I don't care, I just don't want you to walk in front of me, if you lose your trust, I will chase you!" ”

Ling Wushuang smiled: "Domineering! As she spoke, she leaned close to Xuanyuan Mo's arms, "Then what if you walk in front of me?" ”

"You live well, live happily with our children and our grandchildren!" Xuanyuan Mo's eyes were serious, and he said word by word. The corners of Ling Wushuang's lips pursed slightly, she didn't speak, she just looked at Xuanyuan Mo and watched, her eyes were very soft, as if she could never get enough of the other party.

Xuanyuan Mo's eyes gradually became hot when she looked at her, and he murmured: "Shuang'er......" He raised his body, and the kiss slowly fell, falling on Ling Wushuang's soft and sweet lips, blazing and intense.

Ling Wushuang was so blushing and heartbeat by him that his heart was overflowing with sweetness.

She was a little funny in her heart, she had been married for so many years, but once she was kissed by him, she would become as shy as a girl, and she would undoubtedly be happy and happy in his eyes.

"Twins, my Twins......"

Xuanyuan Mo's hoarse voice rang back and forth in Ling Wushuang's ears, his movements were very gentle, like a warm wind, like a drizzle, with the beauty of his lover.

The breeze is blowing, and the fragrance of flowers floats.

The silver light pours, and the quiet night sky is adorned with countless stars, twinkling and twinking, like the eyes of a lover.

After being enthusiastic and infatuated, Xuanyuan Mo hugged the person in his arms and sighed lightly: "Nanfeng is the same as me, and he will not be moved easily. But once emotional, it is difficult to change. After so many years, he shouldn't have forgotten you, can Xiaonuo really enter his heart! "Ling

Wushuang's eyes were closed, leaning on his arms, and he said softly: "It's been so many years, and all I have left in his heart should be some vague marks." Arnold's love for him is so straightforward and passionate, he will not turn a blind eye, pretend to be deaf and dumb again and again, and ignore Arnold's feelings! ”

The two talked, and unconsciously fell asleep.

"Don't ......" In his sleep, Ling Wushuang suddenly opened his eyes and exclaimed, "Shuang'er, Shuang'er, what's wrong with you?" Is it a nightmare? Hearing Ling Wushuang's exclamation, Xuanyuan Mo hurriedly sat up and leaned against him in his arms, "It's okay, it's okay, you must be having a nightmare." As he spoke, he reached out and patted Ling Wushuang's back.

"Mo, my mind is very messy now, and my heart is also messed up......" Ling Wushuang leaned into Xuanyuan Mo's arms, whispering from time to time, "I just had a terrible dream, but I can't remember it at all now." You say, could it be that Ling Ling and Xiaonuo had an accident? Mo, you say, did something happen to them? ”

Xuanyuan Mo kissed her lightly on the corner of her forehead and said, "The children will be fine, didn't we just receive the letter written by Xiaonuo the day before yesterday." She said that she had already arrived at the Star Moon Palace, and that she was having a good time there, so don't think about it. Ling Wushuang shook his head, "No, something must have happened to the children, otherwise, how could I have been awakened by a nightmare for no reason?" Look at my brain, when it comes to the critical moment, I can't think of anything. Ling Wushuang said, raising his hand and patting his head several times.

"Are you not feeling well to have nightmares?" Xuanyuan Mo grabbed Ling Wushuang's hand and asked softly.

"I, I've been in good health lately."

Ling Wushuang twisted his eyebrows and thought about it, feeling that there was nothing abnormal in his body.

"You take a look at the pulse to see if your body is fine." Xuanyuan Mo looked at her, his eyes overflowing with concern. "Okay." Ling Wushuang nodded, giving herself a pulse, slowly, her eyebrows furrowed together, and then, the expression on her face softened, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and Xuanyuan's ink eyes were full of incomprehension, "Shuang'er, you, you're okay, right?" ”

Putting down his hand, Ling Wushuang looked at him with a smile and said, "You're going to be a father again!" ”

Suddenly, Xuanyuan Mo's brain crashed.

Want to be a dad again? He's going to be a dad again?

It's impossible, after giving birth to Tanling and Yinuo, he instructed Qu Lao to prepare a decoction to nourish the body, including a kind of herb, to avoid getting pregnant again.

He didn't say it, Qu Lao didn't say it, plus that kind of herb is really inconspicuous, after so many years, she has never been discovered, how could it suddenly be there? Xuanyuan Mo's eyes blinked, the corners of his lips hooked into a shallow smile, and said, "Shuang'er, do we really have children again?" Ling Wushuang glanced at her and said in his heart: What a foolish person, under the banner of nourishing her, he actually added medicinal herbs to the decoction to avoid pregnancy, and hid it from her for more than ten years. also blamed her for being careless, every time she drank the decoction, she didn't think about it much, but after many years, her stomach never improved, which had to arouse her suspicions.

After leaving Gyeongju and no longer worrying about state affairs, she diagnosed her lower pulse signs and found that her body was fine.

It turned out to be the cause of the medicine.

While touching the stupid man, she blamed him a little.

What a happy thing it is to have children, let alone to conceive children for the one he loves deeply.

What a fool, what a big fool!

He was afraid that she would have a child and encounter danger again, so he hid it from her, and Qu Lao prepared a tonic decoction for her that could prevent pregnancy.

"There it is, it's been almost two months!"

"Oh."

Xuanyuan Mo lowered his eyes and whispered.

"Fool, I know everything. It's okay! Holding his hand, Ling Wushuang said softly.

"Huh?" Xuanyuan Mo raised his head, his eyes full of surprise, "Do you know all about the Dao?" When did you learn the Tao? As soon as the words came out, he knew that he didn't confess this time, and exposed all his actions in Ling Wushuang's eyes, and said weakly: "Shuang'er, I, it's not that I don't want children. I'm just, just ......"

Ling Wushuang's fingers were on his lips and said with a smile: "I know the Dao, I know the Dao." You are for my own good, and you are afraid that I will encounter danger again during childbirth, so you did it without me! As she spoke, she raised her other hand as well, and put her hands lightly on Xuanyuan Mo's shoulder, "Look into my eyes." Xuanyuan Mo made eye contact with her, and Ling Wushuang continued: "Giving birth to children for you is a very happy thing for me. ”

"Only this once, if you don't take it as an example, can you promise me?" Xuanyuan Mo looked at her, the light in his eyes was particularly serious, "Only this once, we won't have children in the future, promise me?" ”

"Well, I promise you, just once!"

Ling Wushuang curled the corners of his mouth and nodded in response. Just as Xuanyuan Mo breathed a sigh of relief, Ling Wushuang's eyebrows frowned slightly, and his face became very bad, "Mo, I'm annoyed, really." As she spoke, she put on embroidered shoes, "Could it be that you are just pregnant that you are so emotionally disturbed?" Xuanyuan Mo followed and helped Ling Wushuang to walk slowly in the hall, "It's not like this, it's not. I'm going back to Gyeongju, I'm going to Xingyue Palace, I'm going to see if the two children are okay. Seeing that Ling Wushuang woke up from a dream, to discovering that she was pregnant, and now she has become in a trance and flustered, Xuanyuan Mo suddenly had a hidden worry in his heart, "Shuang'er, it must be you who are making trouble with this child." Dumpling and Xiaonuo will be fine, they will be fine. ”

He picked up Ling Wushuang and walked to the couch, took her to sit in his arms, his eyes were worried, and he looked at her silently.

"Do you also feel that something will happen to Tilting and Xiaonuo?" Ling Wushuang really couldn't sit still, and wanted to get up and walk around to sort out his thoughts, but he was held tightly in his arms by Xuanyuan Mo, "Their brother and sister will be fine." I'm worried about your body. As he spoke, he glanced down at Ling Wushuang's abdomen.

"I'm fine. The little one in the womb didn't have any trouble. Not wanting Xuanyuan Mo to be too nervous, Ling Wushuang had no choice but to suppress his troubled thoughts and quietly lean in his arms, like a docile cat, very well-behaved and pitiful. Xuanyuan Mo lowered his eyes to look at her, hugged her tighter, and then raised his eyes and looked at the moonlight outside the window: Tilting, Xiaonuo, you will be fine, right? Your mother must have woken up from her dream and become uneasy because she had just had a baby, it must be like this!

Although he thought so, his heart still became a little uneasy because of what Ling Wushuang said, and Ling Wushuang's too abnormal behavior.

Tomorrow, tomorrow he will definitely send someone to Gyeongju and Xingyue Palace to make sure that the two children are safe or not.

There was a faint sound of soft breathing in his ears, Xuanyuan Mo's eyes fell, and he looked at Ling Wushuang who had fallen asleep in his arms lovingly, and murmured: "Don't worry, I won't let Ling Ling and Xiaonuo have trouble." ”

According to Xuanyuan Lingling's instructions, Hui Niang, Zi Ning, and Tian Xiang took a carriage and hurried for three or four days.

"Hui Niang, how many days do we have to get to Mingcui Mountain?" Tian Xiang sat in the roadside tea shed, drinking tea, and looked up to ask Hui Niang. Hui Niang looked in the direction where Mingcui Mountain was located and said, "In less than six days, we can reach the foot of Mingcui Mountain." Tian Xiang said again: "Why does Miss sneak out of the palace every time she goes to Mingcui Mountain?" She blinked her eyes and continued to grun, "Could it be that there is someone she likes on Mingcui Mountain?" ”

Out of the palace, the three of Hui Niang no longer said how the princess was in their titles, but directly replaced them with young lady.

"Miss's business, let's not ask less." Hui Niang's heart was bright. She knew that Yinuo went to Mingcui Mountain for the south wind, Zining and Tianxiang, and they didn't know the details, they only knew that Yinuo liked to go to Mingcui Mountain, and every time she went in a hurry, it wouldn't be long before she would come back wilted, and she wanted to ask Yinuo a few words, but she was afraid that she would overstep her duty and make Yinuo angry, so she didn't ask much.

"Let's get some rest, let's keep going!"

Hui Niang got up, said a word to Zi Ning and Tian Xiang, and then turned around and walked to the carriage.

"Zining, I have heard my mother mention it, she said that the palace master of Xingyue Palace is very good-looking, you say, Miss Every time she goes to Mingcui Mountain, is it to find the palace master of Nanfeng?" Tian Xiang followed behind Zi Ning and whispered her guess for many days, "Your mother will tell you anything." Zi Ning paused and glanced at Tian Xiang, "My mother didn't say anything to me." Besides, Miss's business, why do we ask so much? ”

Tian Xiang stuck out his tongue, smiled embarrassedly, and said, "Doesn't I care about Miss!" ”

"Would you be happy if the girl in your house always inquired about you behind your back in the name of caring about you?" Zi Ning whispered, stepped forward and continued to walk in the direction of the carriage, Tian Xiang said: "They dare?" Zi Ning snorted: "Your girl doesn't dare to inquire about your master in private, so as the companion of the young lady, we are qualified to talk about her behind her back?" ”

"Aren't we friends with Miss, if we care about her, we will want to know more about her."

Tian Xiang smiled awkwardly and said in a low voice.

"Put away your concerns. Miss wants to say, I will talk to you. Zi Ning dropped a sentence, and with a slight touch of her feet, the person had already floated to the front of the carriage. Tian Xiang was bored, but he didn't get angry with Zi Ning, but he complained that he shouldn't ask about the master's private affairs, so he almost blushed with Zi Ning.

When she got into the carriage, the secret guard who drove the car raised his whip, and in an instant the carriage drove to the snow-covered official road.

"It's freezing this day, and I don't know how the young lady is in a hurry." Tian Xiang lifted the curtain on the small window on the side of the carriage, looked at the white world in front of him, and whispered worriedly, "Miss Xingzi is idle, it is impossible to ride a horse." Zi Ning pondered for a moment, looked up at Tian Xiang, and said loudly.

"It's cold to ride a horse. Since the young lady didn't ride a horse, she shouldn't have suffered much from the cold. Alas, I don't know if she has been to Mingcui Mountain now? ”

"Hui Niang, did you say that Miss will be here now?" Listening to Tian Xiang's words, Zi Ning's eyes blinked, and she turned to Hui Niang and asked.

"According to the estimation of the day, the young lady should have arrived at the Star Moon Palace."

Hui Niang replied loudly.

"Hui Niang, Zining, look, why does this person look so similar to Gongzi?" Tian Xiang suddenly shouted to Hui Niang and Zi Ning to look out of the car window, and before they could see clearly, they saw a young man in purple riding a fast horse, galloping past their car, "He really looks like a son, don't you say?" Tian Xiang lowered his hand, looked at Hui Niang, Zi Ning, saw that the two of them were slightly stunned, and said, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"The purple-clothed boy who rode over just now is somewhat similar to the son."

Zi Ning came back to her senses, looked at Hui Niang, Tian Xiang, and whispered.

Hui Niang nodded, lowered her eyes and did not speak.

"There are so many people in the world who are like each other. I heard that King Qi, who has been dead for many years, looks almost exactly the same as Emperor Mo, and if he and Emperor Mo stand together, ordinary people will not be able to tell which of the two of them is who. Tian Xiang blinked his eyes and said babblingly, "It's a pity that he didn't do it with the prince who was so good, he had to snatch the throne of Emperor Mo, and ended up with a tragic death." ”

Zi Ning stretched out her hand and twisted it on Tian Xiang's arm, and said with a cold face: "Did you take the wrong medicine today?" Don't talk a lot, but just say something that you don't have. Tian Xiang rubbed his arm that was twisted by Zi Ning, and wondered, "Did I say the wrong thing again?" But about the King of Qi, the empress and the Mo emperor did not prohibit the people from talking about it! ”

"The empress and the ink emperor didn't forbid the people to talk about it, but you are so old, have you heard people around you say anything about him? Tell me, have you ever heard someone talk about him? Zi Ning glared at her and asked.

Tian Xiang pursed his lips and said, "Why not?" Once I listened to my mother, and your mother, as well as Aunt Qingying, and Aunt Phantom, they sat together and mentioned, saying that Concubine Qi's aunt went, and only the old marquis was left in the Jing'an Houfu, which was strange and lonely. They said a lot, saying that everything that happened in Jing'an Houfu was inseparable from King Qi, if it weren't for him, the aunt of the deceased Princess Qi would not have killed the only male heir of the Hou Mansion, and then there would be no series of things to follow. ”

"What are you doing listening to so much?"

Zi Ning angrily threw a sentence to Tian Xiang.

"I overheard it." Tian Xiang looked at Zi Ning and replied in a low voice. Zi Ning glanced at her and said, "Don't mention these things in the future." The empress wanted to take the old marquis to live in the palace, but the old marquis was unwilling, saying that he lived in the marquis mansion well, why was he lonely? Besides, as soon as the emperor is free, he will go to the Hou Mansion to visit the old marquis. ”

"Then my mother and your mother, as well as Aunt Qingying, Aunt Phantom didn't say anything about this, why did you say this?" Tian Xiang is the same as her old lady Huaying, her mind is so simple, Zi Ning pouted, and said: "They have nothing to do, chatter!" Tian Xiang's big eyes slapped twice, moved to Zi Ning's side and sat down, and said in a voice that the two of them could only hear: "It seems that they have to work harder to let them have more children." ”

Zi Ning smiled, raised her hand and twisted Tianxiang again, "No shame, don't be ashamed, say anything, you tell your father, my father, I don't dare to say it." Tian Xiang rubbed his aching arm, and said with great resentment: "I said it, I said it, but you can't make so much effort, twist me!" Really, you've screwed me twice in just one moment! ”

"Hypocrisy!"

"I'm being hypocritical, what's wrong?" Tian Xiang raised his eyebrows and said, "Who is like you, like Aunt Snow Shadow, cold, be careful that you can't get married in two years!" ”

The corners of Zining's lips were hooked, and she smiled slightly: "This doesn't need your cao heart!" ”

"Hmph, don't be sentimental, I'll give you a cao heart, is it possible that I'm full and have nothing to do, and I'm panicking?"

The two little girls chattered non-stop, but Hui Niang just didn't hear it, her eyes were lowered, and she seemed to be thinking about something.

In the small village deep in Mingcui Mountain, Xuanyuan Qing and Ling Yushan live very well here, and after more than ten years, they and the people here have integrated together. After a long time, the simple mountain people know that although Xuanyuan Qing doesn't like to talk, he still treats people very well, especially because he knows how to treat medicine and helps a lot of big guys.

Ordinary life, but there is endless happiness and comfort.

has a son, a daughter, and a husband who belongs to her alone, Ling Yushan is very content.

For more than a decade, her soft smile can be seen almost all the time on her face.

However, there was pain in her heart.

When her son was ten years old, the Empress gave the couple an extremely small and delicate key with the secret guard, and without much thought, she guessed the purpose of the key, but until now, the key is still kept by her, and it cannot be used.

The night in the mountains came earlier than outside, and the children had eaten their meals and gone back to their huts to sleep.

Xuanyuan Qing sat at the table, looking at the medical book by the light, forgetting the time for a while, when he felt that the hour was not early, when he got up and went back to Chuang to rest, he found that Ling Yushan hadn't slept yet, "Why haven't you slept yet?" Before he could ask, Ling Yushan just looked at him, her eyes slightly glazed. Unexpectedly, as soon as he said this, Ling Yushan's eyes were immediately filled with tears, and drop by drop fell down her cheeks.

"What's wrong with you? It's so good, what are you crying about! Xuanyuan Qing sat down on the chuang and asked.

His words sounded clear and light, without many ups and downs, but if you listened carefully, it was not difficult to hear that there was a deep concern in his tone.

"Ah Yuan, you still, let's take off the mask!" Ling Yushan raised her hand, her hand slowly stretched out, and a small and delicate, unusually bright key appeared in front of Xuanyuan Qing's eyes, "Over the years, I've gotten used to it. There was still no trace of waves in his voice, and he whispered to Ling Yushan.

"Habit? How can you possibly get used to it? The mask covers your face, as if to remind you of the mistakes you made in the first place. All these years have passed, the empress and the ink emperor have already forgiven you, and sent someone to send the key over, you, if you don't take off the mask, are you still unwilling in your heart, and unconvinced? Ling Yushan burst into tears when she said something, "I didn't." I'm just used to wearing it. ”

Xuanyuan Qing lay down on the pillow, slowly closed his eyes, and whispered.

"You didn't? You are not unwilling in your heart, you are not unconvinced, that is, you are still thinking about your eldest sister, right? Ling Yushan deliberately provoked Xuanyuanqing, she really didn't want to see the man she loved wearing a mask and living full of misery. It's not the problem of the mask itself, but the meaning of this mask, which is too heavy, and it weighs on him, and sooner or later, it will crush him.

When he moved into this small mountain village, he knew that he was wrong.

As his son and daughter grow up, he already has feelings for her, which is not difficult for her to feel.

Perhaps, maybe there is still the existence of that strange woman in the deepest part of his heart, but for her, it really doesn't matter.

Love is giving, it is giving, and you can't ask the other party how much you give. He can slowly accept her sincerely and give her the slightest wisp of love, which is already God taking pity on her. The bitter tears, the tears of heartache for him, can't be stopped.

"Don't cry. I have you in my heart! ”

Xuanyuan Qing didn't deny whether he still had Ling Wushuang in mind, but he said the words that he had Ling Yushan in his heart.

Living in this mountain village for so many years, he has never said such a word, never said a word, Ling Yushan covered his mouth and threw himself into his arms, "I know that you have me in your heart." But do you know that I'm about to forget what you look like? Children have never seen your appearance since they were born, and more than ten years have passed, and you can let them see what their father looks like, but they stubbornly insist on wearing this mask. As she spoke, Ling Yushan raised her hand and stroked the cold mask on Xuanyuan Qing's face, "Children often carry you behind your back and cry in front of me, saying that they want to see Daddy's appearance, but they are afraid that you will be angry and dare not mention it in front of you!" ”

Xuanyuan Qing's eyes were moist, his thin lips were pursed, and the hands that were placed at his side were gently clasped together.

Do you want to take it off?

Hehe, the people on the pillow don't remember his appearance, sad and bitter, gathered in Xuanyuanqing's heart.

Do you blame her?

In fact, even he himself doesn't remember what he looks like.

When he received the key to open the mask from the guard, he didn't have any thoughts in his mind.

No, he has ideas.

He thought that until he died, the mask on his face would accompany him, but he didn't expect her to remember him.

As for why he didn't take off his mask the moment he received the key, he didn't know why.

Children, two children, from childhood to adulthood, he has never loved him much, that's it, the children also love him very much.

Take it off, take off this mask of sorrow!

It's gone, it's all gone!

Now their children have succeeded to the throne, yes, more than a year ago, he went to the town at the foot of the mountain to sell good wood work, heard passers-by say that the Mo Emperor and the empress have passed the throne to the crown prince, and he also heard that although the new emperor is still young, but his ability is quite extraordinary.

The passer-by was right, some time ago, he went to the town at the foot of the mountain to sell a good wooden job, and he knew a lot about the political achievements made by the new emperor.

It's been almost seventeen years, and I haven't seen her in almost seventeen years.

Has her appearance changed?

Even if the years have left marks on her face, she is beautiful to think about.

Ling Yushan buried her head in Xuanyuan Qingqing's arms, her shoulders trembled, and she sobbed in a low voice, was he still unwilling? Don't you want to use the key in her hand to open the mask on his face? "Don't cry, I'll listen to you, take off the mask." Xuanyuan Qing raised his hand and stroked Ling Yushan's back, "Tomorrow morning, the children will see my appearance, I don't know if it will scare them?" As he spoke, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Really? Would you really like to take off your mask? Ling Yushan was afraid that she had misheard, so she raised her teary eyes and confirmed to Xuanyuan Qing.

Her voice trembled slightly, and Xuanyuan Qing's heart felt pantothenic acid, "Hmm." He nodded.

"Then I, I'll take it off for you now, okay?" Ling Yushan pinched the key between her fingers, and asked Xuanyuan Qing in a trembling voice, "Okay." Xuanyuan Qing replied.

"Why are you still crying? Haven't I promised you? ”

Xuanyuan Qing said softly and asked Ling Yushan.

The corners of Ling Yushan's mouth pulled a smile, and said, "I'm happy, I'm happy......" As she spoke, she pointed the key at the keyhole on the mask, and with a slight force, the mask split from the tip of Xuanyuan Qing's nose, Ling Yushan looked at Xuanyuan Qing's face in a daze, "Has it become difficult to open?" Xuanyuan Qing put his hand on his face and stroked it gently, "Take the mirror, I'll take a look." If it's really ugly, don't scare the kids tomorrow morning! ”

"Ah Yuan, you're not ugly, you're not ugly." Ling Yushan shook her head, "Ah Yuan is not ugly at all, he is the same as before!" ”

"Really?"

Xuanyuan Qing moaned back and forth on his face several times, and asked Ling Yushan again uneasily.

"Well, I won't lie to Ah Yuan." As he spoke, Ling Yushan got down*, took a small mirror and came over, and said with a smile: "Ah Yuan, look, your appearance hasn't changed, your appearance hasn't changed at all." Seeing himself in the mirror, Xuanyuan Qing's brows furrowed slightly, "The face is so white, the children will definitely be frightened when they see it." ”

After not seeing the sun for many years, the skin on Xuanyuan Qing's face became extremely pale, sickly white, and weak white, and Ling Yushan did not pity it: "Ah Yuan, it's okay, in a few days, the complexion on your face will get better!" Xuanyuan Qing nodded, "When the children are here, I still put on a cloth towel first, so as not to really scare them." Seeing that Ling Yushan's tears that he had finally stopped were about to burst out of his eyes again, he smiled and continued, "After two or three days, I will take off the cloth towel." ”

"Ah Yuan is not allowed to deceive people!"

Ling Yushan stared at Xuanyuan Qing's eyes, for fear that the other party would coax her.

"No lie!"

Holding the corners of his lips, Xuanyuan Qing said warmly.

"Ah Yuan, you look so good when you smile." Ling Yushan put the mirror back on the table, then lay back on Xuanyuan Qing's side, and muttered, "I fell in love with you a long, long time ago, but I have nothing to do with you." But the world is changing, I finally came together with you, and I really feel very happy to have you by my side. Later, so many things happened, I made up my mind in my heart, you live, I live; If you go, I will go with your children, I know that I am a little selfish in doing this, I'm sorry for my father and my aunt, and I'm sorry for our children, but I really don't know how to live without you! Ling Yushan had never said these words to Xuanyuan Qing once, even if she knew that Xuanyuan Qing had slowly fallen in love with her, she had never talked to him.

It's just that the occasional aura on Xuanyuan Qing's body is too indifferent, as if he is not a person in this world.

She didn't want to disturb him, for fear that if he was not careful, he would abandon her and abandon their children and go away.

Now it was different, from the aura that emanated from him, and the divine light contained in his eyes, she completely sensed that his state of mind was different, everything was over, and he would not imprison his mind under a mask.

"You don't have to say more, I already know that. When I brought you to this mountain, I knew that you didn't even want your life for me! Saying that, Xuanyuan Qing sighed, "Sometimes I think about it, you are so stupid, for a sinner like me, you put yourself and your child on the line, what a stupid woman!" ”

"I'm stupid for you, I do! Even if you are blamed by everyone and abused by everyone, ...... you are good in my heart! ”