There are indeed too many things that happened today, and what Yan Qinghan told me was indeed all unexpected by me, and it gave me too much shock, but I don't know if it was because the shock was too great, but in the end, it made me more calm, and I could face what I learned today.

There was a contradiction that immediately appeared in front of my eyes.

Why did my mother leave such a murder weapon?

If the Franc cannons did fall into her hands, if Mother was unwilling to let them appear on the battlefield and cause human suffering, if Mother was determined not to let anyone use them again...... Then why didn't she just destroy those Franc machine guns?

is to return the other way, that kind of artillery is so lethal, to destroy them, the best way is to use their own destruction power, isn't that a hundred?

Why spend so much money on building ships, hoarding food, and even hiring many seamen to go to sea to hide those guns?

This is really not like what a calm and rational woman like a mother would do.

But......

Recalling the frenzied look in Yan Qinghan's eyes when she found the translucent soft handkerchief, the wrinkles in my eyebrows deepened a little - if it weren't for the purpose of hiding those cannons, I wouldn't have been able to explain why my mother had spent all her life's savings on a purposeless journey with her almost unrivaled wealth.

Indeed, she is not a person without purpose.

There are too many contradictions in this matter, and there are too many suspicions.

Did my mother wish I knew or didn't want me to know a word about two things that were so important to me, and that she didn't tell me a word about them during the years she had lived with me?

Too many doubts, like a silk twisting and turning, entangles the truth of the matter.

If you want to know the truth, you need to peel back the cocoon.

But—

Just when I was sad in my heart, Li'er on the bed seemed to be very relaxed, turned over and fell asleep on her back, I don't know what good things she saw in her dreams, the little mouth with a missing tooth cracked, and she laughed silly and stupidly, but it made me feel so happy.

I even saw that a little bit had popped out of the place where she had opened her teeth, and it was a small, tender white tooth.

My daughter, her babbling and toddler, I haven't been able to accompany her, but now, at least from now on, I can be with her through the ups and downs of her life.

What are those things compared to such happiness?

Thinking of this, I leaned down, gently kissed Li'er's forehead, and got up to leave.

Today's wedding banquet has no beginning and no end, and even the large banquet that has been prepared before has been withdrawn. It was still early, and there were still some people busy in the inner house, and when they saw me, the servants all cautiously saluted me.

I asked casually, "What about Yan Qingchen?" ”

"If you go back to the eldest lady, the head of the family is in the council room."

"Oh."

Council Chamber......

Even if I didn't, I knew what they were talking about, so I just shook my head lightly and sighed, without saying anything, and turned around and walked back to the other side.

I was walking aimlessly, thinking about things, but when I looked up, I found that I had arrived in the East Chamber.

bumped head-on into Du Yan with a cold face.

When he saw me, he was stunned for a moment.

I knew that he was not used to talking to people, so I opened my mouth first, stepped forward and said, "Du Gongzi, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

He gave me a cautious look, but still bowed respectfully: "My lord." ”

I raised an eyebrow and looked at him - my lord?

He didn't give any explanation, just kept his head down.

Although it is inconvenient to deal with such a person who is not a man of few words, it has the advantage of being able to force himself to think more and think more about it - he is a martial artist, and he does not have as many roundabouts as a literati, and if he calls me an adult, it proves that I am really an "adult".

It seems that my position has not been removed.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile faintly, and there was a bit of coldness in my smile.

However, when I talked to him, I was still very polite: "This time I came all the way, it's hard." ”

He glanced at me: "Not bitter. ”

"Today's incident, it happened suddenly, you didn't get hurt, did you?"

"Shu seems to be full of flowers, but it is actually full of dangers, you better be careful."

"Thank you."

"By the way, where is Lord Liu now?"

"I don't know."

“……”

Although I know that it is his nature to be quiet and silent, I can't hold back after a few words, and I don't seem to feel any problem at all when I look at his serious appearance.

Count me as planting it today.

Thinking of this, I smiled angrily, waved at him, and walked past him.

But as soon as he walked over, his footsteps hesitated again.

"Water show them—"

As I spoke, I turned around, and as soon as I turned around, I immediately regretted it.

Because as soon as I turned around, I saw that he was also looking like he wanted to say something, and he was turning to look at me.

Maybe if you endure it a little longer, you'll be able to make him open his mouth first.

I felt a little frustrated in my heart, and I felt that I was naïve and ridiculous, but Du Yan obviously didn't notice all kinds of complicated feelings in my heart at this moment, so he only paused for a moment, and immediately replied, "She's fine." ”

"Where is she now?"

"Jingren Palace."

"Where's Mama Wu?"

"Yes, too."

"......" It seems that Chang Qing has been protecting them, and I can't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but seeing that Du Yan seems to have something to say, I didn't ask any more questions, but looked at him quietly.

He also looked at me, but also frankly: "I want to marry her." ”

“……”

Although this incident is reasonable, this sentence is obviously unexpected to me.

I choked up for a moment before looking at him: "Do you want to marry Shui Xiu?" ”

"Yes."

I subconsciously said, "That little fuzi-"

"Impossible."

"Water show her-"

"I will make meritorious contributions." He didn't wait for me to ask anything else, and said neatly: "Then, ask the queen for mercy." ”

“……”

This time, I didn't know what to ask.

There is no such precedent in the harem, it is common for the emperor and queen to reward palace maids to meritorious people, and I probably understand why Du Yan, a Praetorian Guard, suddenly appeared among the people who escorted Wu Yanqiu this time, because he wanted to make meritorious contributions.

Thinking of this, I thought back to the girl who originally smiled heartlessly, but in the years that followed, her eyebrows and eyes were gradually dyed with sadness, and I couldn't help but feel sour.

In fact, at the beginning, after knowing Du Yan's intentions, I also persuaded Shui Xiu, after all, for a palace maid, such a result can be regarded as good, but now, Du Yan has begun to act, but I don't know whether this matter is good or bad for Shui Xiu.

Is this really what she wants?

I raised my head, looked at him with a complicated expression, and said, "Why did you sue me?" ”

"She's always respected you." Du Yan said: "She is willing to listen to your words." ”

I smiled wryly.

She is willing to listen to my words, of course, but my words may not be true.

Even my life may not be right.

Thinking of this, I only sighed softly and said, "I already knew about you, and I told her about it a long time ago." If one day, you will succeed, I will not take credit; If it doesn't work out, don't be sad. ”

He was silent for a moment, looked at me and said, "It will be done." ”

“……”

"Farewell."

After speaking, he raised his hand and saluted, then turned around to leave, I thought about it, and stopped him again: "Du Yan, where is Lord Liu?" ”

He glanced back at me, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and he seemed to be a little dissatisfied with my questioning of his words, but he still said solemnly: "I don't know." ”

“……”

After he finished speaking, he had already turned around and walked away, and I was a little stunned.

Wu Yanqiu brought Du Yan and them here, naturally it should be synchronized with Liu Qinghan's actions, after all, their current situation is a bit of a crisis on all sides, but Du Yan doesn't look like he is lying, he really doesn't know where Liu Qinghan went.

Could it be that in the Yan family, in Chengdu, what else does Liu Qinghan know about where no one goes?

It didn't bother me for long, after all, I wasn't really looking for him.

This half day is empty, I "wandered" outside for a long time, and when I was hungry, I directly found someone to send some food, after all, the kitchen is ready-made, and the dishes sent up are some very delicate dishes, I have a small stomach, only moved two chopsticks, and some waste was withdrawn.

When I went out to "hang out" in the evening, I obviously felt that the servants in the inner house were a little busier.

Everyone looked cautious and hurried, as if they were busy with one thing.

I didn't think much of it, and I didn't have to think about it at all, until it was so dark that the red lanterns were lit up all around, and the red light illuminated the road under my feet as if it were also stained with blood, and I became less and less in the mood to wander around, and went back to the house.

She only woke up once, reluctantly poured a bowl of soup and rice, and then fell asleep groggily, I estimated that she would sleep for a period of time before she completely got rid of the drug, so I didn't bother her.

When we returned to our bedroom, we saw that it was dark, except for a small candle beside the bed, which illuminated the bright eyes of the man on the bed, who had just turned his gaze from a book in his hand to look at me.

"You're back."

"When did you come back?"

"It's been a while since I came back, but I didn't see you, where have you been?"

"It's okay, go and see."

We had a gossip about whether we had a match or not, I washed it a little, and then lifted the quilt and went to bed, maybe because the autumn in Shudi came too early, and the slightly cool quilt made me shiver.

He smiled and moved over, reached out and took me into his arms.

His body temperature was surrounded at this time, and the combination of heat and cold still made me tremble a little, and he hugged me tighter, almost accommodating me in his arms.

I glanced up at him and smiled: "Yao Lao, have you settled down?" ”

"It's all right."

"Did he bring someone with him?"

"All stay at Sanjiangkou."

"Oh." I nodded, and my somewhat cold feet shrank into the center of the covers.

"Young Baby—"

"Yuan Xiu—"

The two of them spoke at the same time, and they were both stunned for a moment, he immediately smiled and said, "What do you want to say?" ”

"......" I looked at him and smiled, "It's better for you to say it first." ”