Just when I closed my eyes and slowly fell into darkness, I felt that the water around me seemed to be boiling, and the constantly gushing bath slowly rose, and after a while, it filled the entire bath, but it was still rising, I subconsciously wanted to stand up and leave here, but my hands and feet felt numb, and I couldn't move at all.

And the water, still rising, was up to my neck in a few moments.

I hurriedly raised my head to avoid it, but it was too late, and the next moment, the warm bath soup had already rushed up, and it wiped me out at once.

Suddenly, my mouth and nose felt suffocated, and I couldn't breathe at all.

"Hmm!"

I was so frightened that I tried to breathe, but I couldn't, and the water poured into my mouth and nose, choking and coughing violently.

"Ahem, ahem!"

I opened my eyes with this cough, only to find that there was something covering my face that was blocking my breathing.

I hurriedly reached out and tore it open, and when I looked closely, it was the wet towel that had just been placed on my shoulder.

I gasped for breath, my chest heaving violently, and I coughed twice before I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, I looked down at the wipes in my hand.

The feeling of almost suffocation is the feeling of suffocation after being swallowed by water in a dream, it is because the wet wipes cover my face, because it is stained with water, which hinders my breathing, fortunately I just woke up from a nightmare, if I keep falling asleep like this, it is very likely that I will be in a coma in a dream, and even __

When I think of this, I can't help but shudder.

How could the wet wipes on my shoulders cover my face? Is it because I accidentally dreamed about it, or __

Just thinking of this, I heard a squeak, and the bathroom door was pushed open.

I subconsciously turned around, there was a screen between the bath and the door, and I couldn't see anyone entering, but the cool breeze poured into the room, which made me feel a chill immediately.

When Pei Yuanxiu sent me here, he instructed the maids not to let people come in and disturb me, and only came in to serve when I called them, and now this person pushed the door in silently, could it be that he came?

I subconsciously said, "Aren't you going to talk about things?" ”

“……”

"Finished talking so soon?"

“……”

The person who came didn't speak, but walked in silently, I gradually felt that something was wrong, but I still tentatively called softly: "Yuan Xiu? ”

“……”

Still no response.

I couldn't help but get a little nervous, remembering the feeling of almost suffocating just now, and the wet wipes that inexplicably covered my face, I felt more and more wrong, but it was too late to get up at this time, the footsteps were already in my ears, almost separated from me by a screen, I hurriedly reached out to pull the clothes on the side of the hanger.

Just as I was reaching out, a small head poked out from behind the screen—

"Mother?"

“……！”

As soon as I saw that familiar, pink little face, I immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and a gentle smile immediately bloomed on my face: "Wonderful words." ”

Seeing my smiling face, she immediately ran in happily, and I also rolled over and lay on the edge of the pool, smiling and saying, "Why are you here?" ”

She carefully lifted her skirt, knelt on the edge of the pool, and said: "After I got up, I heard them say that Daddy finally went to the study to deal with official business, and I knew that my mother's injury must be healed, so I came to see my mother, who knew that they said that my mother came to bathe, and I found here again." ”

Saying that, she said with a little resentment: "The two people guarding the door didn't let me come in, saying that I would disturb my mother." Will it? ”

“…… Of course not. ”

I smiled and tried to reach out and stroke her hair, but the thought of my wet hands and her neat bun made me drop again.

But-

The people at the door won't let her in?

I seemed to feel something, but I didn't speak, but Miaoyan looked at my shoulder and said, "Mother, is your injury still painful?" ”

I hurriedly shook my head: "It doesn't hurt anymore." ”

"That's good." She breathed a sigh of relief: "I heard them say that my father took my mother to recuperate from his injuries, and he frightened me after recuperating for so long." ”

Thinking of Pei Yuanxiu's madness these days, thinking of our absurdity, I couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and I also felt a little ashamed, fortunately, this kid really thought that I was recuperating from my injuries, and he was also relieved, so he could only say perfunctorily: "Mother is fine, don't worry." How are you doing these days? ”

She blinked wide, "I'm fine." ”

“……”

When she said this, I was a little uneasy, looked at her dark eyes, and said softly, "Really? ”

In fact, when I brought her back from Yangzhou, I should have a good talk with her, after all, for her, I met her father like this, and separated like this, even if Pei Yuanhao also said that she was precocious, but precocious wisdom means that some children will not be hurt She will bear it, I as a mother should understand her subtle thoughts and solve it for her.

It's just that at that time, I really couldn't take care of her.

The situation on the Jinling Wharf is almost already a tense atmosphere, if I don't make it clear to Pei Yuanxiu at that time, and even persuade him, I am afraid that both sides of the Yangtze River will not be calm anymore.

What I didn't expect was that Pei Yuanxiu actually brought me back like this, and then-

As soon as I thought of this, my face was also a little feverish, but fortunately I soaked in the warm bath, my cheeks were originally ruddy, and I couldn't see the wonderful words, I smiled reluctantly, and then said, "Come, help my mother bring the clothes." ”

"Okay."

I dried myself with a clean towel, put on the dress that the maid had prepared, and walked out of the bathroom with my wet hair in my hands.

As soon as they walked out of the door, the two maids at the door hurriedly lowered their heads and whispered, "Madam, Miss." ”

I glanced at them, and saw that they were a little panicked, and they didn't even dare to look at me, I only smiled faintly in my heart, and didn't say anything, and ordered: "You go in and clean up, I don't need you to serve here." ”

The two of them glanced at each other, looked at me again, met my clear eyes like a mirror, hurriedly lowered their heads to avoid them, and whispered, "Yes." ”

I left with a punch message.

Walking all the way back to the inner courtyard, although the weather is getting hotter and hotter, but because I have just bathed, the wind blowing through the bamboo leaves still brings me a burst of coolness, we walked on the quiet path, Miao Yan did not jump as in the past, or pull me to ask questions, but quietly held my hand, followed my pace slowly.

I glanced down at my daughter's pink little face and said softly, "Wonderful words, what are you thinking?" ”

She looked up at me, "I'm thinking about Dad." ”

“……”

Somewhat surprised, I didn't expect her to answer this question so directly, but looking back, she didn't mean to answer directly, thinking about her father who was finally reunited, but separated like this, was a matter of course for her.

I asked, "Do you still want to see him?" ”

She nodded immediately.

“……”

After asking this sentence, I got her affirmative answer, but I myself hesitated.

Yes, she wanted to see him, and that was a matter of course, but what could it be? After all, she still returned to her adoptive father with me, although her adoptive father and her biological father did not meet each other now, but after all, it was still a confrontational relationship, and in this case, even if she wanted to see her biological father very much, there was no way.

What's more, although Pei Yuanhao has already admitted her identity and given her the name of "Miaoyan", he has no intention of letting her recognize her ancestors and return to her ancestors.

Although I don't quite understand what he is doing now, I also know that this qiē is vague for the wonderful words.

I don't know where to go.

Even me, I'm a little vague about that.

The footsteps of the two people became slower and slower, and they walked slowly in this forest path, and the dew condensed at the tips of the bamboo leaves kept falling down with the wind, drifting to the face to bring a burst of coolness, I looked down at Miaoyan and gently wiped the dew on my face, and then raised my head to look at me, and asked, "Mother, is there any other child besides me?" ”

I nodded.

"Is it much?"

"Many."

"Why does he have so many children?"

“…… Because, he has a lot of concubines. ”

"Concubine?"

"It's a wife and a concubine. He has a harem, and the women in the harem are all his wives and concubines, and they will all bear children for him. ”

"It's the same as the storyteller said, Jiang Sheng?"

“…… Yes, just like him. ”

"Then, my mother used to be a concubine in the harem?"

"Hmm."

"My mother used to say that my father went to give happiness to other people, so my mother was abolished by him, just because he had other concubines, right?"

I looked at her, "Why does Miao Yan keep asking this?" ”

Her eyes were slightly gloomy: "It turns out that I am not my father's only child. ”

I was stunned for a moment, and immediately remembered that when I was on the boat that day, Pei Yuanhao once mentioned his son, which is now the foundation of the country, and was canonized as His Royal Highness the Prince.

I hurriedly smiled and said, "Don't be so stingy, even if your father has many children, he will still like you the same." Can't you feel it these days? ”

She glanced at me and nodded, but the gloom in her eyes still couldn't get rid of it.

I thought about it for a while, and then smiled: "Besides, you are here, your father's only child." ”

After saying this, she saw that Miaoyan's eyes were even more gloomy, she glanced at me, and stopped talking several times, and finally said: "But I heard them say that my mother is going to give birth to Daddy." ”

“……”

For some reason, my heart fluttered at this moment.

Maybe it's ridiculous these days, or maybe it's the reconciliation between Pei Yuanxiu and me, I have forgotten about it, and suddenly I heard the wonderful words mention, I remembered that for three whole days, he lingered with me almost day and night, and I didn't refuse him, in this way, will I have a great chance of getting pregnant? Thinking of this, I subconsciously reached out and stroked my lower abdomen - I wonder if I already have his child in my belly......

My mind suddenly became a little confused.

At this time, Miao Yan raised her head and looked at me, and asked softly, "Will my mother give Daddy a child too?" ”

I didn't know how to answer for a while, and I couldn't even figure out what the child was thinking at the moment, so I simply asked her, "What about you?" Do you want your mother to give you a brother or sister? ”

“……”

This time, Miao Yan did not answer immediately, but looked at me, there seemed to be countless flickering points of light in those eyes, but she couldn't see what kind of love it was, and after being silent for a while, she said, "I will be good to my brother and sister." ”

I looked at her like this, and I was in a trance for a while, and I didn't know what to say.

At this time, the two of us had already walked to the door, pushed the door in, and I went to the dresser to comb my hair, and Miao Yan sat at the table, quietly fiddling with the teacup on the table, looking at me from time to time, but not saying a word.

I looked at her in the mirror and asked, "Miaoyan, what are you thinking?" ”

She also looked at me in the mirror, was silent for a while, and then said, "I want to be in the mother, father, and daddy......"

My heart sank.

But the expression on his face still didn't change much, just stared at the little pale face in the mirror, and said, "What do you think?" ”

"I—"

She seemed to want to say something, but the word "I" dragged on for a long time in her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything, only lowered her head, carefully fiddling with the lid on the tea bowl, and made a crunching sound.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a maid walked to the door and said respectfully, "Madam, Miss." ”

I looked up, "What's the matter?" ”

"The slave maid has come to invite the lady and the young lady to come over for dinner."

"Ahh

I was stunned for a moment, only to realize that it was not early now, but during the time when I was in the same room with Pei Yuanxiu before, I had dinner in the inner courtyard by myself, and I specially asked people to come over today to invite, and it seems that I also want to give a statement to the people in the house.

I nodded, "I see." We'll go over in a moment, so you go down first. ”

"Yes, the slave and maid are gone."

When the maid left, I quickly got up and changed my clothes, and was about to go out with Miaoyan, after thinking about it, I looked down at her again, and said, "Miaoyan, my mother has not seen you in the inner courtyard in the past few days, have you Aunt Ruoshi and Aunt Zitong said anything to you?" ”

Miao Yan was silent for a moment, looked at me, and nodded.

I tried to keep my mind steady: "What did they say? ”

Miao Yan didn't answer me, but stood there a little tangled, with his hands clasped in front of his chest, his right hand kept pulling the little finger nail of his left hand, and after a long while, he raised his eyes to look at me and said, "Mother, I have grown up." ”

“……”

"I know what's right and what's wrong."

“……”

I immediately felt something.

These days, some people say things to her, maybe some, that don't sound so good.

So, she wasn't going to tell me, she just told me that she had grown up.

When children grow up, they can distinguish between right and wrong, and know what is right and what is wrong.

I thought about it, stretched out my hand to support her shoulder, and said gently: "Mother knows, the wonderful words have grown up, they know what is right and what is wrong, and the wonderful words that have grown up can also distinguish between right and wrong." But my mother wants to sue you, there are some that are small things, and there are some that are big and big. ”

“……”

"In the past, my mother only hoped that she could understand the small things, but since you have grown up, then now I hope you can understand the big things. All right? ”

She looked at me and nodded slightly.

"Then today, when we have dinner together, no matter what we say, I hope that the words will be quiet and not involved. There may be a lot of things happening in this house, but it's all between the mother and the father, as well as Aunt Zitong and Aunt Ruoshi, just do your own thing. ”

She nodded, "I know." ”

I smiled, patted her on the shoulder, and led her out of the inner courtyard.

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When I walked to the hall, there were already many attendants and maids waiting, and in the center of the room was a round table that was not commonly used on weekdays, and the food and wine had been arranged, Han Ruoshi and Han Zitong were sitting there, and when they saw me coming over with wonderful words, Han Ruoshi, who had a pale and emaciated face, immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Sister is here." ”

I smiled too.

Out of the corner of his eye, he looked at Han Zitong coldly.

I took Miaoyan to the table, asked her to sit down first, and then looked at the vacant seat next to her.

"What about Yuan Xiu?"

"Yuan Xiu is still in the study to handle official business," Han Ruoshi said with a smile: "Sister was thinking about Li'er every day a few days ago-" She said this, as if she remembered something, and said with a smile: "I forgot, now Li'er has a name." It's Miaoyan, my sister was scared of Miaoyan every day a few days ago, and she came back with an injury that day, so today Zitong and I specially prepared a banquet for my sister. Childe was busy with affairs, so we didn't alarm him. ”

"Oh, that's right."

I raised my eyebrows, looking at Han Ruoshi's gentle pupils like water, and the pair of eyes full of needles on the side, such two completely different eyes, but appeared on two almost identical faces, which made me feel a palpitation.

In front of me, there is a table full of wine and food, but it is not home-cooked food, but colorful, a dazzling array of delicacies from the mountains and seas, delicacies, each of which is full of color, flavor and flavor, tempting people's appetite fingers, and there is a wine jug in front of me, smelling the faint aroma of wine wafting from it, at least 20 years of old wine.

This is really a good banquet for shock.

Moreover, without Pei Yuanxiu present, there were only four women, since they were all women, it was very convenient to say a lot of things.

But-

I thought about it, but I still smiled: "He's busy, but there is always time to eat, so let's call him over." ”

After saying that, I turned my head, but I saw that none of the attendants and maids around me, as well as the attendants waiting at the door, moved.

Han Ruoshi smiled, and Han Zitong snorted coldly.

I smiled indifferently and said, "It seems that you are all not good to disturb him, so I will do this evil thing." ”

With that, I walked out the door.

But just as I walked to the door, before I could step out of the threshold, Han Zitong's cold voice came from behind me: "You can't leave him, you won't dare to do anything, right?" ”

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