21. Return to the capital (4)
This sentence surprised Huang Chang even more:
"How is that possible! Although we are only Qi refining cultivators, we are also strong in the mortal world. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info even if you are the royal family of the Ji clan, you only have the reason to add intentions, and it is impossible to push your own monks out...... You quarreled with your father?"
Ji Ruo shook her head, and then told Huang Chang about going home - she had been on the mountain for eight years, her mother had passed away, and the only relative in this world was her father. Naturally, I am very happy to be able to go back this time. The little girl had a seizure, and on the same day she sneaked into the palace and went to the garden pavilion, where her father usually loved to go, in order to surprise her father.
Who knew that there she saw not only her father, but also another beautiful woman and a lovely child, whom they called the princess and the princess, whose father had formed a new family! and looked very happy and harmonious. The family of three enjoyed the flowers and scenery in the pavilion, talking and laughing. That scene is almost exactly the same as the beautiful memory that has always been deeply imprinted in Ji Ruo's mind, when she was a child, she and her father, queen and mother and concubine played with butterflies in the garden!
This made Ji Ruo suddenly disheartened and left quietly. But before leaving, she also went to inquire about one thing:
β...... That kid is exactly seven years old this year, and my father really didn't waste any time!"
Ji Ruo said indignantly, and Huang Chang couldn't help but smile secretly when he heard it. After thinking about it, he lay down lazily on the big stone with his hands behind his head, and said in a deep voice:
"If so...... If so, would you like to hear some trivial things about our family?"
Huang Chang and Ji Ruo have always been close, but they don't usually talk to her much about their own family. Ji Ruo has always been the one who likes to listen to stories the most, and of course he showed curiosity at this time, and Huang Chang did not delay, and said very straightforwardly:
"I have told you about the situation in my family before-it is not a rich family, my father was originally only a poor scholar, and my mother valued his talent and character, and married him despite the opposition of his mother's family, and at first lived a very hard life for a few years. It wasn't until I was selected to have the qualifications to worship the immortals, my grandfather was willing to provide financial assistance, and I found a position in the government, that the family's conditions gradually improved. β
"But at that time, the atmosphere at home was always very good. Parents respect and understand each other, and I haven't seen them talk to each other since I was sensible. I still remember one winter, when the snow closed the mountains and the family was about to run out of food, my eldest brother caught a rabbit and my mother cooked a small bowl of meat, but no one was willing to eat it. I had to push it to others, and then I had to take a chopstick and turn it around on the plate, and whoever turned to it would eat a piece, in fact, there were not a few pieces of meat, but that meal seemed to be very full for everyone. β
Speaking of these past events, Huang Chang's eyes were full of nostalgia and warmth, and Ji Ruo was also infected by it, and his originally tense face gradually calmed down.
Later, because I successfully entered West Kunlun, I saw that the future must be promising, and my father's career in the government was slowly smooth. Soon after I went up the mountain, I received a letter from my family saying that I had been invited by the county keeper to become a minor official in the county town. In the past few years, our family has barely made a name in the local county. β
"When you become an official and become a member of the rich and noble, you will inevitably have social interactions, and my father didn't like to participate in those things very much in the past, but now he can only slowly adapt to it...... Frequent drunkenness, late nights or even non-return, and a great increase in financial expenses - these are all nothing, and my mother can fully understand them. But one day, my father suddenly brought home a delicate beauty, saying that it was a reward from the county keeper, and I couldn't get rid of it, so I had to accept it...... And so on. He also said that in the future, she would just be allowed to act as a sweeper at home, and although her mother was very unhappy, she had to admit it. β
Ji Ruo had been listening quietly, but when he heard this, he suddenly sneered, but he didn't say anything, and continued to listen to Huang Chang:
Then, about a year later, when my family wrote again, I said that I had an extra cousin and a mother-in-law. β
Ji Ruo couldn't help but snort again, with an expression of "sure enough", while Huang Chang still said in a tone with a faint mockery:
Of course, my mother was very angry, and she had a big fight with my father and moved back to her grandfather's house, hoping to get help from her mother's family. And my maternal grandfather and grandmother did their best to plan for herβwhen my father relented, went to my grandfather's house to apologize, and took my mother back, and by the way, one of her younger sisters, one of my little aunts, was also carried back to the house as a concubine...... So I had another cousin. β
When she heard this, Ji Ruo finally couldn't help but burst out laughing. And Huang Chang also had a smile on his face:
"After listening to our family's affairs, if Ruoruo's mood has become better?"
Ji Ruo was silent for a moment before responding:
"Are you all men like that?"
β...... Huh?"
Huang Chang was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart I am kind enough to explain you, and I don't hesitate to take out all the ugly things in my family as a joke, why do you still involve myself? However, Ji Ruo didn't seem to have the intention of using the topic to play, just sighed casually, and then turned the topic back to his own affairs.
"The waves behind the water push the waves ahead, and the new people in the world catch up with the old people...... My mother used to love to say this, but now I know what she means. β
Huang Chang shook his head and said casually:
"To be honest, Ruoruo, I think your concubine is very clever. β
Seeing Ji Ruo turn around in surprise, Huang Chang smiled:
"Think about it, your father is the brother of the current Jingyao Tianzi, the prince of the close branch of the Eight Classics, and he will worship the feudal kingdom in the future. From his standpoint, the family asked him to pass on the lineage, and the pressure to spread the branches as soon as possible would never be small. But until your mother's death, your father had only one daughter, who was always in charge of your backyard. β
Ji Ruo snorted:
"My mother was born noble, before she got married, she was a well-known lady in the capital, her morality, appearance and talent are famously excellent, and my father finally asked to marry her, of course she regarded it as a treasure after marriage, how can it be compared to an ordinary woman who competes for favor - you are not allowed to say bad things about my mother!"
Seeing that Ji Ruo's tense little face looked like he was about to be angry, Huang Chang hurriedly raised his hands to surrender and shut up obediently. However, after a while, seeing that Ji Ruo was still preoccupied, he obviously still didn't let go of the pressure in his heart. I had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to persuade at the risk of being scolded.