"Mother, can my son ask you a question?"

Mrs. Hou was busy arranging the menu for the August 15 family banquet, and she didn't pay attention to his words, and it took a long time for her to react.

"Huh? Sheng Yang, what do you want to ask? ”

Wu Shengyang hesitated for a moment, and said, "Mother, rest first, my son will hammer your legs." ”

Mrs. Hou slowly smiled on her face, she guessed that something was wrong with her son, so she put down everything in her hand and said with a smile: "Okay, it's rare to see you filial piety once on weekdays, and today is blessed for your mother, and you must enjoy it." ”

Wu Shengyang was a little uncomfortable, and replied: "My son has always been very filial to you and his father. ”

Mrs. Hou smiled even more, she knew her son, there were so many princes and grandsons in the capital, her son was not necessarily the best, but he must be filial and well-behaved since he was a child.

The intimate grandmother brought the embroidery pier, gently put Mrs. Hou's pair of golden lotus wrapped feet on the embroidery pier, covered the calf with an embroidered handkerchief, and found a pair of beauty hammers and handed it to Wu Shengyang.

"Madame walks too much today, and I'm telling the old slave that my calves are sore at the next day, young master, you can handle it well, so give Madame a good hammer, at least it's more relaxed."

Wu Shengyang was a little surprised: "What is my mother busy with?" Walk so much? ”

"Hey, isn't this about the Mid-Autumn Festival, you have to take care of it everywhere, your aunt also has to give gifts, Wanxi's in-laws, as well as your father's side, the prince, the third prince, the little princess, and the queen mother, you can't be careless, you have to ask in person, so as not to lose the etiquette and make people laugh at our Hou Mansion."

"Where is the eldest sister?"

Mrs. Hou laughed angrily: "You kid, what kind of gift are your family members going to prepare?" Your father is thinking about her coming home for the reunion dinner. ”

Wu Shengyang's eyes became a little confused, he and his eldest sister met last year, in Liuhe, in more than a year, she has changed so fast, dazzling and overwhelming. From entering the palace, being promoted, conferring titles, and enrolling in schools, to now starting to go through the history; There are also horse farms, summons, political discussions, and future officials...... She has gone from an unknown orphan girl to today, and has become a trusted person by His Majesty's side, in fact, it is completely dependent on her own efforts, not the Wu family.

Outsiders only saw that she was the concubine of the Hou Mansion and the niece of the concubine, thinking that it was lucky, but his heart as a brother was very clear, and the Hou Mansion had never provided any resources and help. On the contrary, relying on her influence, not only did her father receive more and more attention in front of His Majesty, but even the Hou Mansion became the most popular noble family in the capital.

In fact, he admired this sister in his heart, and was proud of her, she was also his father's daughter, and this glory belonged to his father and the Marquis of Yunning.

Of course, he also knew his father's thoughts......

"Mother, my son just wants to ask you......" Wu Shengyang picked up the beauty hammer and gently tapped her sore calf, the force was just right.

Mrs. Hou half-squinted her eyes and enjoyed her son's service, and when she heard him ask, she still maintained this posture, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's ask, my mother must answer all questions." ”

"Mother, do you think your father is good to you?"

Mrs. Hou changed her posture slightly when she heard this, she stared at him with half-open eyes, a trace of surprise in her eyes, and after a while, she chuckled again.

"Son, what do you want to ask?"

Wu Shengyang's face showed embarrassment, he shouldn't have inquired about his parents' private affairs, but since he was a child, this problem was buried deep in his heart. He remembered that he rarely saw his father when he was a child, but he was very happy every time he came, but his father didn't seem to like them very much.

Later, when he returned to the Hou Mansion, even under one roof, he still didn't see his father often, but he only knew that his mother in the back house often waited for him to arrive with expectations for his father. At that time, my mother's eyes were full of love, and she was only for her father.

"The son has always been curious, and the father he... Is it good for you? The son knew that his father had someone in his heart, and he once saw a portrait in his father's study, but the person in the painting was not his mother......"

Mrs. Hou opened her eyes, her eyes flashing, as if she was carefully examining him. And at that moment, he suddenly had a sense of strangeness, and the people he was most familiar with in this world were not known at all.

The beauty hammer in his hand had stopped for a while, and he lowered his head slightly, not daring to look directly at his mother's gaze, so he had to continue to move in his hand to hide the timidity in his heart at this time, like when he made a mistake when he was a child.

After a while, after hearing his mother's sigh, he slowly spoke: "Mother has always known that your father has someone in his heart, and this person is not his mother, but Yan'er's biological mother." ”

"That's... Is my mother sad? He looked up at his mother.

"I was a little sad at first, but slowly, I got used to it, and after I got used to it, I didn't feel too sad."

"Why aren't you sad?"

"My mother has known your father since she was a child, and she liked him since she was very young, but your father didn't know it, maybe he didn't care at all, there is a maiden cousin who has always secretly liked him......"

"Got used to it, I just figured it out...... Mother likes your father, in fact, it has nothing to do with your father, he likes Yan'er's biological mother, and it has nothing to do with his mother. Since it doesn't matter, then you like it yourself, and you don't need to let others know. ”

"But... In the past, your father was not very kind to you. ”

"Nonsense, your father is just cold to me, not bad. If it weren't good, my mother wouldn't be able to become Mrs. Hou today, let alone have a fate. In fact, if you think about it all these years, my mother is also worth it, and she has been guarding the man she likes for almost a lifetime, with status and status, and three lovely children...... What is there not to be satisfied with? Your father loves her biological mother, but she went early, so what else can she leave with memories? People go and go, even if your father still has her in his heart today, but what? In the end, it wasn't his mother who was by his side. ”

"Don't you regret not having your father's love?"

"Of course, there are regrets, but son, my mother told you that in this life, you can't just live for love, and your biological mother lives for love, what did you get in the end? It's just a slope of loess... It's not worth it. ”

"If that man is not loved, why?"

"Of course, you have to live for yourself, you have to love yourself, and don't put all your wealth and life on others."

"You'll be nice to your eldest sister, won't you?"

"Hehe, silly boy, how could I not be nice to her? The mother can't wait to hold her in the palm of her hand and take care of her in every way, and compensate her for all the things that the Hou Ye owed her biological mother in the past. The more your mother treats her, the more your father values her, isn't that great? Besides, now that she's out of breath, that's her ability. No matter how capable she is, she can't affect the three of you brothers and sisters in the slightest, so how can I not be good to her? ”

Although Wu Shengyang still has a lot of doubts in his heart, he doesn't want to ask anymore, but he hopes that his mother can do what she said. In fact, a very simple truth, if his father is tired of the Hou Mansion and all this, he can completely throw it away, and even don't want the title...... Can the mother be so calm? Will you die alone?

He doesn't want his mother to end up like this in her later years, but what can he do?

Late at night, Wu Shengyang withdrew from his mother's main room and prepared to return to his yard.

His courtyard is in the north of the main courtyard of the Hou Mansion, which is the second courtyard where the Hou Ye family lives, and further north is the garden of the Hou Mansion.

As he walked along the brick road, he glanced up at the moonlight, and listened to the rustle of leaves, and the chirping of insects in between...... It's as if time stands still in this moment.

At this moment, he hopes to become a lifetime.

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Gu Jue returned to Liuhe again, two months later.

Xueyi has returned to Nanjing from the capital, and the two of them originally said that they would meet in the capital, but due to various coincidences, the two finally missed perfectly.

The Xinyi tree on Qingxi Road only has branches left, and occasionally a few leaves are still hanging on the branches and swaying in the wind, and the feeling of loneliness arises spontaneously.

There was also one in the snowcoat yard, but she couldn't get used to its 'lonely' pitiful appearance, so she was ruthless, grabbed the trunk and shook it violently, and the last few leaves finally fell tremblingly.

She glared at the leaves scattered on the ground again, and muttered, "Bad guy! Why don't you obey it? I waited for those days in vain! ”

"Bad guys, bad guys! Let's see if I'll pay attention to you again in the future! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around, raised his feet and walked into the house...... The gold-woven horse-faced skirt was raised, flashing a dazzling brilliance, and the maid was still stunned, and the brilliance had disappeared behind the door.

The maid didn't understand why Xueyi was angry, and thought it was really for the leaves, so she found a broom and quickly cleaned up the fallen leaves on the ground.

The snowcoat that returned to the house lay down early, and he didn't even eat dinner. There was an incense table in the house, and a duck-shaped incense burner was placed in the stove, and in the stove was the goose pear incense that she had just let the maid burn, and the cigarette curled and lingered for a long time...... This scene is like the cloud in the poem: the golden duck burns the midnight incense, and the inner family tries to pass the clothes; Fangrong refused to stay in spring, and a few gusts of east wind fell on the begonias.

Xueyi carefully experienced these words, and couldn't help but feel a little sad from them, and unconsciously tears flowed out, invading the embroidered pillow.

She cried for a while, and seemed to be tired, and gradually fell asleep...... In fact, I have been tired for a long time, and after holding on for many days, I am finally physically and mentally exhausted.

I don't know that in the dream, she is still thinking about it, scolding that wrongdoer, right?

Or maybe it was another scene: in the dream, she suddenly felt someone hugging her tightly, the person's chin was against her neck, she smelled a familiar fragrance, a strong ambergris, she didn't think about it to know that this person must be Gu Jue.

Ambergris has an aphrodisiac effect, and the half-dreaming Xueyi feels her heartbeat is strong, but she doesn't want to wake up, for fear that when she wakes up, she will find that it is just a dream. But the body can't help but cater to it......

"Gu Jue......" she subconsciously called.

"Huh? Why don't you wait for me to go to bed so early? ”

"Humph! You ......" Xueyi was about to get angry, but she couldn't withstand Gu Jue's teasing, and a trace of extremely comfortable trills overflowed in her throat......