When the main house of the Yan family was rebuilt, a long embankment was poured from the west bank of Qianqiu Lake, all the way to the center of the lake, and then a huge island was poured in the middle of the lake.

A small building in the middle of the lake is on this island.

Surrounded by water on three sides, the island is shaded by green willows, every summer cool breeze blows from the surface of the lake, with warm moisture, thousands of turquoise willows hang down outside the eaves, swaying lightly with the wind, the willow leaf tips lightly touch the water surface, attracting the fish at the bottom of the lake to surface in groups to chase each other, it is a picturesque scenery.

Every time I come here to escape the heat, I feel indescribably relaxed.

It's just that this time, when I woke up in such a landscape, my first feeling was the hot pain behind my back.

"Hmm......"

Before he was conscious, he couldn't control the pain, and immediately heard Li'er's crying voice ringing in his ears: "Mother, are you awake?" Are you still in pain? ”

I was stunned for a moment, and when I turned my head, I saw her kneeling on the edge of the bed looking at me, her eyes red from crying, like a poor little rabbit.

At this time, I also came to my senses, afraid that she would be worried, so I hurriedly made a smile: "Mother is fine." ”

She pursed her mouth aggrievedly.

I smiled and reached out to touch her face, reassuring her a few more words, and then I had to take a look around. I found myself in a spacious room, carved and jade, splendid and calm, simple and elegantly furnished, it was a spacious pavilion in a small building in the middle of the lake, and I had changed into a long dress that was tolerant and soft, and was lying on the delicate and soft bed.

I vaguely remember that I was taken away by Yan Qingchen's people from the lobby, and as soon as I stepped on the small building in the middle of the lake, I lost consciousness because of the pain in my back, and I didn't have time to figure out what happened, and now I look at the sky It should be noon the next day. I gritted my teeth from the bed and slowly propped myself up to look at the doorway, where there stood samurai with swords in hand.

Sure enough, we were under house arrest.

The small building in the middle of the lake is surrounded by water on three sides, and the only road leading to the outside world is the narrow causeway, which is naturally a summer resort, but it is also a good place to put people under house arrest.

But......

I looked around the room, and my heart sank: "Li'er, where is your father?" ”

Li'er said: "Daddy was locked up by them in another place. ”

"What?!"

I was in a hurry, and I was about to get up immediately, but I felt a heart-piercing pain in my back, and I fell back to the bed with a wolf, Li'er was frightened, and hurriedly hugged my arm: "Mother, mother, are you okay?" ”

"I'm fine." I subconsciously reached out to support my back, only to find that the wound had been medicated, and my mouth was also bitter, as if I had been fed medicine when I was unconscious. It seems that Yan Qingchen asked those subordinates to "serve well", but he really didn't say it in vain.

It's just that, Pei Yuanxiu, he didn't stay with us.

I was worried, anxious, and a little anxious, and there was a hint of anxiety that I couldn't put into words, more like a fire was burning my heart. I gritted my teeth and reluctantly got out of bed to ask the samurai guarding the door, but after shouting to them for a long time, these people did not move, and only politely bowed to me, but nothing else. Later in the evening, someone brought me a meal, and a maid came to change my dressing, and I asked them, but they were also silent.

Only then did I realize that these people were all deaf and dumb, unable to communicate, and I naturally had no way to use any means to get them.

Yan Qingchen was really thoughtful.

It should be a good medicine for me, and in the evening, although it still hurts in the back, I can still walk around.

However, all day, except for the people who came to serve us and the guards at the door, I couldn't even see Yan Qingchen. This reminds me of the message he received from the falcon in the lobby yesterday.

It can be seen that his previous arrangement was to expel Pei Yuanxiu and Liu Qinghan from Xichuan, leaving me alone, but after receiving that message, he left them all together and put them under house arrest.

The question is-

What did that message say, and what would it have to do with us, so that Yan Qingchen could completely change his previous arrangement?

Until late at night, I still couldn't figure it out.

The child in my arms was already asleep, but I still opened my eyes and watched the flowing water outside the window shine on the roof through the window, flashing and flashing, as if the mood was fluctuating at the moment, and I could not calm down.

When the night was deeper and Li'er slept more soundly, I became more awake, so I carefully put her on the bed and covered the quilt, got up and walked to the window, blew a cool breeze, and calmed my anxious mood.

The windows here were not sealed, only a few edges were nailed to prevent us from escaping, and as soon as I pushed the windows open, I saw a bright moon reflected in the middle of the lake outside, rippling with brilliant streamers.

At this moment, there was also the sound of the window being pushed open.

I was stunned: "Who is it?" ”

There was a sudden silence around them, and after a long while, a familiar deep voice said, "Madame? ”

Liu Qinghan.

I was silent for a moment before I whispered, "It's you." ”

"It's me."

"You're alone?"

"Feng Xi is also next door to me."

"So, what about Yuan Xiu? Where is he? ”

"Originally, he was also sent here, I heard that Yan Qingchen was preparing to put us under house arrest in one room by one, and only Li'er could follow you, but just after we were locked in for a while, someone took him away."

"Who is it? Where did it go? ”

"Looks like the guy in the lobby yesterday who made people do it. He was very thin, as if his surname was Wei. ”

Wei Zhengbang?

He is considered to be Mrs. Yan's person, he came to take Pei Yuanxiu away, could it be that Mrs. Yan meant?

But what purpose did they have, and what would they do with him?

The night is as cold as water, but I am anxious, Mrs. Yan took Pei Yuanxiu away, what is her purpose? Is she unwilling to take care of the overall situation, and insists on dealing with this lord of Jiangnan, who is an enemy to Xichuan? Still, Xichuan and Jiangnan will take advantage of this opportunity-

This is the most terrifying!

As soon as I was silent, so did the man across the wall, and neither of them spoke again for a long time. In the night, all that was left was the murmuring of the water under the windowsill, and there was silence.

I don't know how long later, he suddenly said, "Your injury—"

"It's no big deal."

"That old lady Yan seems to be very unkind to you."

The corners of my mouth hooked up a faint sneer: "Of course, you don't need to be polite when a mother beats her daughter." ”

"You hate her?"

"Of course, since I was a child, I thought she was hateful."

“……”

"Poor too."

It was as if he heard the person across the wall sigh softly: "Poor? ”

I guess I can guess what he is thinking now, that old lady is not only a high and powerful position, but also strong, and it is not ambiguous to beat me, a relatively young junior, and I am almost abolished by three rods, and in the Yan family, in Xichuan, it can be said that one person is above ten thousand people. Such a person will also be pitied?

I smiled faintly and said, "Do you think I'm talking back?" ”

He was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "Poor people must have something to hate, maybe, hateful people also have pitiful, right?" ”

"But you don't know where she's pitiful, do you?"

"Hmm."

I sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the bright full moon reflected in the center of the lake, this bright moon has witnessed many joys and sorrows, love and hatred in this vast land, maybe we have in front of us, decades ago, it has witnessed, and witnessed all the efforts, crushed by the wheel of fate.

So, it's getting colder and colder, and it's getting more and more unforgiving.

I chuckled and said, "If you were her and were abandoned by your fiancé who was originally engaged, would you hate it?" ”

“……”

"If you were her, even if she was abandoned, she still withered for many years, and was ridiculed and spurned by everyone, would you hate?"

“……”

"If you were her, and you waited until the description was withered, and finally waited for that man to change his mind and marry his discredited self into the door, would you hate?"

Liu Qinghan didn't speak, and it wasn't until this time that he heard him gasp.

"You mean—"

"I'm sorry for her first, it's the Yan family."

“……”

I don't know how much of his past memories are kept, even if he forgets the "story" that Liu Li said when he was in the main hall, but for safety reasons in all aspects, the eldest princess may explain some things to him first and analyze them thoroughly.

It's just this, not many people know about it.

Even I listened to my mother's solemn talk when I left Hongyan Building and was about to leave for Beijing.

I'm sorry for her, it's my father and my mother.

Although, I don't know, whether it's a sorry or not.

My father and her are childhood sweethearts, and they don't have a relationship between men and women for her, but it's just a brother-sister relationship, but the two families have married because of some interests, and the fate that didn't belong to them was imposed on them. But my father, he is definitely not a person who will be at the mercy of others, so he never took the marriage contract to heart, and after meeting my mother in Xishan, he resolutely regretted the marriage despite everyone's opposition.

However, he ignored one point.

She has always been in love with him, even to the point that even if she is abandoned by him, she still stubbornly waits and does not hesitate to lose her reputation.

Therefore, I can understand her bitterness and hatred to some extent.

Just like Nangong Lizhu's revenge on me at the beginning.

Thinking about it like this, I suddenly felt a little funny.

It turns out that the fates of my mother and I are so similar that even the people we meet and the things we encounter seem to be ordinary.

Hearing what I said, Liu Qinghan also fell silent.

I don't know if he was as shocked as I was, but after a long silence, I heard him say softly: "There is pity for hateful people." ”

I leaned my head against the wall and smiled softly.

Separated by a wall, he seemed to be leaning against the wall, and when the low voice sounded, it seemed to be in his ears, although it was cold, but there was an indescribable, reassuring feeling.

"However, I heard that Mrs. Yan is also from an extraordinary background, and it is rare to be able to observe the festival of a husband who regrets his marriage for his unmarried marriage like this, regardless of the eyes of the world."

"Yes, what's more, she also has a sister who was once the queen."

Liu Qinghan seemed to be stunned for a moment, and after a while, he said softly: "Sure enough, ......"

"You got it, too."

"I've heard of it. The old lady ......"

"Xue Qian, the second miss of the Xue family."