It's still a long way to go, and I'm here.

The sentence was short, very simple, and he spoke it calmly, his voice as low as if the wind was whispering in his ears, but for some reason, it seemed to be a promise.

My heart sank a little, so I didn't say anything after all, but slowly closed my eyes.

He carried me out of the door all the way, a cool breeze hit, fortunately he had been wrapped in a thin blanket around me, it was not too cold, but I could feel the hands holding me tighter and tighter, close to his chest, I could almost hear the strength of his every heartbeat, feel the heat of his every breath.

When I went out, I actually wanted to open my eyes and see the outside world, what the south bank of the river was like, and what his residence was like. But in this case, I didn't know whether I should open my eyes or not, and in the moment of hesitation, he had already carried me into the carriage.

There were some things arranged outside, and after waiting for a while, I heard the whip of the horse, and the carriage slowly drove forward.

I slowly opened my eyes.

He was sitting next to me, I was leaning on his shoulder, he was reaching out to bring me the blanket that had slid down his shoulder, and I still had some confused eyes on the pair, and smiled slightly: "It's not far." You close your eyes and you'll be there in a moment. ”

Speaking of which, I have slept for so long, how can I still have the heart to rest so much, but I looked at the side: "Hey, what about Ping'er?" ”

"He's in another carriage and someone is carrying him."

"Ah......h

"The carriage is small, and if he comes up too, you won't be able to rest well."

"Oh."

The carriage was not very large, but it was well furnished. Either way, he always thought of the best for me, and just a little bit of the most inconspicuous detail was perfect.

Because of this, I feel more and more heavy.

I didn't feel tired, but I could only close my eyes and listen to the monotonous sound of the wheels, and the noise of the street outside, obviously it was noisy, but for some reason, the feeling in the carriage was so quiet that I could hear his breathing. As his breath fell, my thoughts seemed to drift away, I thought a lot, and I thought about it for a long time, and finally couldn't help but speak, and said softly: "Childe." ”

"Huh?"

He heard my voice and immediately agreed.

I hesitated for a moment and said, "Yao Lao and you...... You've known this for a long time, haven't you? ”

This time, he didn't answer, and there was a brief silence before I heard him sigh softly.

Then he whispered: "Qingying, you know my background, what do you think?" ”

“……”

"Do you think I-"

"Childe, as the old saying goes, the prince will have a kind of Xiangning. This may sound like a big rebellion, but it also makes sense. As I spoke, I raised my head to look at him, and said seriously: "Besides, I have always believed that it doesn't matter what a person's background is, a person is not a dog or a horse, and he must be a 'famous breed'." What a person wants depends on his own efforts. ”

There was a happy smile in the corner of his eyes: "Really? ”

"Hmm."

In fact, in the past, I would not be so sure, after all, in this world, it is much better to have a father who is in the court and rich than others who work hard all their lives and can't get ahead. However, I have met Liu San'er, and only I know that although he has a father and brother who are high-ranking officials, and even a sister who is a concubine, he has never relied on these powers. He was originally supposed to be the latter, a person who couldn't get ahead in his life, but now, he relied on his own efforts to get to where he should be.

If he is really that kind of stubborn temperament, how can he get into Fu Badai's eyes, and how can Pei Yuanhao reuse him when he has a bad heart? I'm afraid it's already submerged in Jixiang Village.

So, I don't mind if anyone is born, as long as the others are good.

"Actually, I didn't care, but now—" he said, glancing at me, "I don't care anymore." ”

His gaze lit up my face, and I lowered my head to avoid his.

He didn't get angry, just breathed heavily, and then said slowly: "Qingying, I don't want to lie to you." ”

“……”

"I've known about my origins for a long time."

“……”

"You can imagine how hard that hit me."

“…… Well. I nodded slightly.

I can't completely empathize, but I can realize that the original virtuous prince, the only person who succeeded to the great unification of the Celestial Empire, suddenly found that he did not belong to the Heavenly Family at all, but on the contrary, he was the child of the leader of the disobedient forces that opposed the imperial court.

"Almost, I can't make it."

“……”

I didn't think that Pei Yuanxiu would tell me this, and I didn't even think about it, there were times when he couldn't survive. Maybe in my eyes, he will always be the dusty, peerless prince, always in the inner pavilion quietly looking at the dossier of the fairy-like man, and now, he has fallen into the dust, but he still maintains his peace and indifference, but he can vaguely see some old wounds.

I said softly, "Then how are you ......?"

I didn't finish my question, because he looked at me, and that look showed a little unexpected frustration, and sighed softly, as if I asked this question as if it was a kind of inadequacy.

I was a little overwhelmed and looked at him blankly.

After a moment of silence, he smiled: "Let's talk about it in the future." ”

I was stunned for a moment, not knowing what was wrong, but since he said so, I could only nod.

For the rest of the time, neither of them spoke again, and the carriage kept moving forward, as if it had traveled a lot, and finally stopped, and he lifted the curtain and looked out: "It's here." ”

When he took me down from the carriage, there were already guards in front of and behind this small alley, although there were not many people, but it could be seen that they were all elite candidates, and some people nearby faintly heard the sound here, and they came over to look at it, Pei Yuanxiu didn't pay attention to it, and only walked to the door carefully with me.

On the other side, Ping'er also jumped out of the carriage and walked over with a pale face.

In front of him is an ordinary house, the wooden door is still pasted with the white God of Wealth, and the couplets pasted on both sides during the New Year are still there, he stood at the door stupidly and looked at this qiē, the whole person was trembling.

Pei Yuanxiu slowly put me down, and while holding my face with a headscarf, I walked up to Ping'er and stretched out my hand to support his shoulder: "Ping'er, are you okay?" ”

He looked up at me, his face frighteningly pale.

"Aunt Qing," the voice was almost crying, "What if, if my father is really inside?" ”

“……”

"I, I don't know if I should go in or not. What if it's true? What about my sister? ”

“……”

"Aunt Qing, am I dreaming? I didn't cross the river, did I? ”

Seeing that he was almost crying, I couldn't speak, so I could only reach out and hug him, and the corners of my eyes were slightly red.

I understand how he feels, taking this step may be the collapse of all his beliefs, all his life, and it takes too much courage to face this qiē, and he is still so young.

I said softly, "Don't be afraid. Anyway, Aunt Qing is still here. ”

“…… Well. ”

He nodded slightly, and at this moment, there were already footsteps inside, and a woman's lazy and unhappy voice said, "Why is it so noisy outside?" Who is wild at the door of the old lady? ”

As soon as the words fell, the door was already open.

A woman in her twenties, wearing heavy makeup and a bit of beauty, leaned against the door, looked at us with a calm face, and then saw the carriage behind us, and said, "Who are you?" What are you doing at my door? ”

As soon as I saw her, Ping'er froze in my arms.

I barely covered my face with a scarf, but when I saw a woman walking out, I was faintly uneasy, so I said, "May I ask if there is a person named Gu Qi here?" ”

"Gu Qi?" When the woman heard this, she immediately showed a displeased look on her face, looked me up and down again, and when she saw me holding my face with a turban, she sneered, "What are you doing?" Who are you? Don't sue me, you're the yellow-faced woman of that dead ghost, what's the matter, come to find the old lady desperately? ”

When I heard this, my heart sank.

Ping'er suddenly said loudly at this time: "Why are you scolding my mother!" ”

"Oh, what's wrong with scolding your mother?" The woman leaned against the door, and her exposed curves looked very coquettish: "It's because your mother has no ability, otherwise your father can find an opportunity to cross the river and come to the old lady?" Hum. ”

Ping'er's face turned red all of a sudden, and he looked at her panting with his fists clenched, and suddenly he rushed in and shouted loudly: "Dad! Daddy, come out! You come out! ”

The woman frowned, immediately stretched out her hand to stop him, and scolded, "What are you doing?!" ”

"Dad, come out! I'm Ping'er, Dad, you come out to see me! ”

"Shut up the old lady and get out!"

Ping'er insisted on rushing in, the woman was not polite, the two of them were entangled, and after a while, the woman had already made her sideburns scattered, and she simply pushed Ping'er to the ground with all her anger, pointing and scolding: "What a cheap seed, what are you rushing into the old lady's room with bare eyebrows and white eyes?" Believe it or not, old lady -

She raised her hand as she spoke, as if she was going to hit someone, and I had already stepped forward and stopped in front of Ping'er to look at her.

The woman choked up at my gaze, lowered her hand, swallowed the words, and said, "Sue you, your father's dead ghost didn't come." Hmph, a few years ago, he said that he wanted to come, bring silver to the old lady to raise the baby, and he didn't see him for a year, and I didn't want the child, even his mother didn't want it. You, and your mother, don't bother the old lady! ”

"What did you say?!"

At this time, Ping'er was already stupid, lying on the ground speechless.

I was also taken aback, but at this time, I immediately went up to help Ping'er, he was completely unconscious, and I couldn't move no matter how I pulled it, or Pei Yuanxiu slowly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to pull Ping'er up from the ground.

The woman's momentum was already a head shorter, but when she saw Pei Yuanxiu, she noticed that there seemed to be a lot of people around, so she didn't dare to say anything, and only pointed to Ping'er and said, "Get away from the old lady!" ”

With that, he stepped back and slammed the door shut.

We stood outside the door, completely at a loss.

I didn't expect that it would be such an ending, Gu Qi really has a home on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and a good woman, he actually comes here every year, and he has been hiding from his seventh sister-in-law and his children.

Thinking of the seventh sister-in-law with two children for more than a year, with hard work, I also felt a little hateful, looked back at the closed wooden door, and gritted my teeth hard.

At this moment, Ping'er in her arms suddenly cried.

"Aunt Qing, Aunt Qing, what's going on?"

He grabbed me, his thin body trembled, tears dripping down in large pieces, and soon his whole face was wolf, and he opened his mouth wide and kept crying, asking. I looked at him as a little adult on weekdays, and felt that he was a man who could take on the heavy responsibilities of the family, but when it really came to this time, it seemed that all the beliefs in the past were collapsing in an instant, and he had nothing to support anymore, so he really cried like a child.

However, when he asked me this, I didn't know how to answer.

I also didn't expect that after all the hard work of crossing the river, I would find such a ruthless answer.

How do you tell sù the seventh sister-in-law for this answer, and sue sù the hard family who has been waiting for Gu Qi to go back?

At this moment, the warm big hand touched my shoulder again, and I turned around sadly to see Pei Yuanxiu standing calmly behind me, with a gentle expression on his face.