Chapter 1160: Memories of Floating Wounds (Part II)
, Cuckoo said so much in a row, the characteristics remembered were not a little, and even the characteristics and reasons for walking were clear, as if this person Cuckoo was very familiar.
Even Sun Yun didn't dare to believe it, after all, just through the crack in the door, he could see so many features of the person downstairs, and even the moles under the corners of his eyes could be seen clearly, obviously it was unconvincing just by words.
"Juan'er, you...... Do you really see it clearly?" Sure enough, Sun Yun looked very incredible, and couldn't help but ask on the side, "It's just that you're secretly monitoring for a while, how can you ...... Can you see it so clearly?Or do you know this person......" Looking at Du Juan's strange expression and words, Sun Yun also seemed to sense "something is wrong", and his tone became more and more cautious.
"Hmm......" The cuckoo nodded slowly, and it took a long time before he silently spoke, and said something unbelievable, "That person...... It's my dad......"
Hearing this, Sun Yun and Qi Xueyin were shocked, like a thunderbolt from the sky, especially Sun Yun.
"How can this be ?!โโ" Sure enough, Sun Yun showed a surprised expression that he had never seen before, and said in shock, "Didn't you say that your father was ...... as early as when you were ten years old" However, just halfway through speaking, Sun Yun realized that something was wrong with his words, and immediately stopped abruptly.
The cuckoo, on the other hand, was even more melancholy, with his head bowed as if he was full of despair for everything.
"I'm sorry, Juan'er, I shouldn't have said that......" Sun Yun paused for a moment, calmed down his emotions a little, and asked with a serious expression, "But your father died when you were ten years old, so he can't be here......"
"I know...... I know ......" Cuckoo still said while crying bitterly, "but it's really like, it's really too similar, his face is obviously what my father looked like before he died......" Cuckoo seems to be still immersed in the junction of virtual dreams and reality, wanting to wake up from dreams, but not daring to face the cruel reality.
"Sister, you told me about your father......" Hearing this, Qi Xueyin finally understood the reason why Du Juan would react strangely this afternoon, he was also a young man who lost his father, and he could understand the pain in Du Juan's heart, so he also said in a comforting tone, "But people can't be resurrected after death, even if that person really looks like your father, it can't be ......"
"And your father died in Bianliang, even if you have brothers who look alike, there is no reason to appear here in Dadu and have a relationship with the people of the 'Canghuan Sect'......" Sun Yun continued to whisper.
"But I'm really not mistaken, that guy really ...... It's too similar to my father......" The cuckoo didn't seem to want to wake up from the so-called "dream", and continued to sob, "The same eyes, the same face, even the way he walks......"
Sun Yun hadn't seen Du Juan so sad for a long time, and he also knew that Du Juan was not a girl who lied casually, looking at her crying silently, Sun Yun had mixed feelings in his heart for a while.
"She's been like this all afternoon today......" Qi Xueyin sighed on the side, "After seeing that man, my sister's whole person is like a change......"
Sun Yun thought about it, closed his eyes slightly, and seemed to have some inexplicable plan in his heart......
"Juan'er ......" Suddenly, Sun Yun solemnly looked at Du Juan's "teary eyes" and asked in a low voice, "You did tell me about your father's early death, as early as the first time we met in the Nangong family, you told me...... After all, it is the past when you were ten years old, and it may be a little vague, and it may remind you of your pain, but I still have a reluctant request - Juan'er, can you still remember the last time you saw your father when you were ten years old?"
When Qi Xueyin heard this, she couldn't help but feel a pain in her heart, after all, it was cruel to ask a girl about the past of her sad deceased. I don't know why, Sun Yunming knew that asking like this would hurt Du Juan's heart even more, but he just had an expression of not giving up without asking clearly, and recalled the grief that had been sealed in Du Juan's heart for a long time.
Sure enough, the cuckoo's eyes were even more sad, and the red tears couldn't stop flowing, but looking up at Sun Yun's firm eyes, for some reason, the cuckoo had a warm affection in his heart.
"I've always believed in you, Juan'er, and I believe you won't lie to me......" Sun Yun held Du Juan's hands and continued to ask in a kind and gentle tone, "If you also believe me, I want you to tell me about ...... when you were ten years old."
"Brother Yun......" Du Juan choked up a little, from Sun Yun's eyes, Du Juan seemed to see longing and hope, after stopping his tears a little, Du Juan cheered up again, and slowly agreed, "Good ......"
Sun Yun and Du Juan, who have experienced many hardships for each other, have long been in their hearts, looking at the eyes of the two of them who understand each other, I don't know why, Qi Xueyin has an indescribable sourness in her heart......
"My father turned out to be a salt official in Bianliang, and he has always been subordinate to Wang Gubu, the commander of Bianliang...... But the salt official system was deposed a long time ago, so my father is just a name, and he has no rights, and his life is also very shabby, even inferior to some people's ......" Du Juan recalled the sad past and said slowly, "When I was ten years old, my father had a serious illness, and before he died, he ordered me to be boarded in Nangong's house as a maid, and finally closed his eyes in front of me and rested in peace......"
He had known these contents for a long time, but Sun Yun seemed to want to pay attention to other places, so he continued to ask patiently: "Then when your father died, were there other family members around?"
The cuckoo pursed his lips and shook his head, the tears in the corners of his eyes gradually stopped, and he estimated his condolences and said, "My mother died early, and the only people who took care of my father at that time were me and a servant named 'Lao Ding'...... Later, I was sent to Nangong's house by Lao Ding, and I didn't even have time to see the last scene of my father's burial......"
"You haven't even seen your father buried......?" Sun Yun first mentioned it, but suddenly felt that it was inappropriate, so he retracted and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that...... But if you don't see a burial place, how do you go to your father's grave every year to sweep the grave?"
"Lao Ding comes to Nangong's house twice a year to see me, and when he first came, he told me that my father's grave was with my mother......" Du Juan continued, "so every time I went to sweep the grave, I always went to my mother's grave, and my father's grave was right next to it......
"Later...... Every time you ......" Sun Yun suddenly felt that something was wrong, and continued to mention, "Could it be that every time you go to sweep the tomb, Lao Ding doesn't follow you?"
The cuckoo shook his head and continued to say in a mournful tone: "The first two years were like this, but then Lao Ding also passed away, and I always went alone for the next few years......"
"Passed away?" Sun Yun asked again, "Did you die of illness?"
"Well......" Du Juan continued to nod and said, "It was the people of the Nangong family who paid for his burial, it is said that Lao Ding had a good relationship with the people of the Nangong family during his lifetime, and my father also had some political relations with the Nangong family for this reason, so before my father died, he looked at Lao Ding's face, so that he could sell me to the Nangong family smoothly......"
"What kind of person is this old Ding, even such a prominent family as the Nangong family gives him face like this......" Sun Yun couldn't help but wonder.
The cuckoo didn't care about anything, just thinking about the past of that year, and one after another grief welled up in his heart.
Sun Yun was silent for a while, and then asked slowly: "By the way, Juan'er, I asked you something, maybe it would be a little strange to ask like this...... Did anything strange happen on the day or during that time of your father's death?"
"Ah?......" The atmosphere changed suddenly, and Du Juan didn't react for a while, and said in confusion, "Brother Yun, ...... Why do you suddenly ask this?"
"It's nothing, just ask casually......" Sun Yun also felt that it was a little too "weird" to ask like this, so he stopped and said, "If you don't have it, then forget it, Juan'er, don't think about it too much......"
But Sun Yun didn't think much about it, and when he asked like this, it made Du Juan's expression change slightly-once upon a time, someone asked him a similar question, and he felt strange at that time......
(in recall)......
On the eve of leaving the palace, he was in the house of Tateiddordun......
Looking at Chatai Dorton's gradually softening expression, Du Juan slowly smiled at ease, turned around with a cane, and helped clean up the room by the way, ready to leave.
"By the way, Miss Du......" However, Tsadadoldun seemed to think of something else, and suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" the cuckoo asked, turning around.
"You just said that you came from a family of salt officials...... right," Chatai Dordun asked with a little curiosity, "I'm sorry for asking too much...... What's your father's name?"
"Ah?......" Du Juan hesitated, but now she regarded Chatai Dordun as a relative, and she also calmly looked down on the relationship between them, so she smiled slowly, "My father's name is Du Changle, and he used to be an official in the Bianliang area......
"Du Changle ......" Chatai Dordun seemed to think of something, and hesitated silently.
"What's wrong?" the cuckoo didn't notice anything wrong, and didn't know why Thaydodor asked about his father, and continued to ask.
"Oh, it's nothing...... Chatai Dordun muttered, and then responded, "Just thinking about why you ended up in the situation of being a servant girl in the Nangong family since you were born into an official family......
"So you said this......" Du Juan smiled slowly, thinking of his father's early death, he couldn't help but say with a little sadness, "When I was ten years old, my father became seriously ill. Because I was an honest official, I didn't make too many official friends when I was alive, and my mother died early, and under the care of the left and right, he sold me to the Nangong family before he died, which is considered to give me a good home......"
"Then the year your father died, did there be a lot of similar things in Bianliang, and they were all the ...... of the relevant officials" Chatai Dordun suddenly had a flash of inspiration and continued to ask.
"Oh, I think so...... How do you know this?" asked the cuckoo as he listened, puzzled, "If you count your age, you weren't that old brother Dorton...... But if you really want to talk about it, I really can't remember exactly what happened that year, after all, it was a very young thing...... I only vaguely remember that something did happen in Bianliang that year, including my father, many officials, large and small, either died of illness or disappeared for no reason......"
"It really was in that year, it shouldn't be a coincidence...... "Chatai Dordun seemed to be worried about something, and said silently in his heart, "Although I was young that year, it was when the 'cult was rampant' in the capital, and it took me a few years to suppress the cult forces in the city...... Du Changle, I seem to have heard or seen this name somewhere, but I can't remember it...... caught up with the 'strange thing' in Bianliang that year, and it happened to be Miss Du's father, wouldn't it be so coincidental......"
"What's wrong with you, Brother Dolton, have you heard my father's name?" Cuckoo looked at Chatai Dorton, who was still "bent on seeking death" just now, and asked with a serious expression of thought at this time, and asked with some uneasiness in his heart.
"Ah, nothing...... I just remembered the original incident, which happened to be the same year as your father's death, so I just thought about it...... "Chatai Dordun didn't seem to plan to tell Du Juan about this now, after all, he wasn't sure if it was really related, so he slowly changed the subject, "I'm sorry Miss Du, I suddenly mentioned your deceased father, which made you sad......"
"Mmmm, that's nothing......" Cuckoo shook his head slightly......
(In reality)......
"Now that I think about it, the question that Brother Dorton asked me at that time is really a bit like the question that Brother Yun asked me today, it is really a bit like ......" Du Juan's expression began to become inexplicably serious at some point, and when he remembered the question that night, it seemed to be the same as today's heart knot.
Tonight's incident made Du Juan sentimental, and he couldn't help but keep a heart......
At this moment, the Chatai Palace......
The "Ming Fujiao" was rampant in Dadu, and the king of Chatai was seriously ill and still led the troops to suppress it, but a month passed, the situation did not improve in any way, and the border army that sent people to pass the book did not return to the rescue for a long time, and the Dadu Wangcheng was in danger for a while.
But in the Chatai King's Mansion, the Chatai King himself is not there, and the real power is in the hands of Chatai Kortai. But Chatai Kortai is not as dedicated to the court as his father, he doesn't know what he is planning during this time, he rarely gets together with his family, and he often stays in the room for a while.
In contrast, Chatai Dorton, who has inconvenient legs, often comes out and walks around, but he does not care about the riots of the "Mingfu Sect", but seems to be familiar with contacts all day and night to report the news, and seems to be secretly investigating something......
Tonight, another inexplicable messenger was summoned to Chatai Dorton's room, and Chatai Dordun seemed to secretly explain what he had to say......
"See Childe belowโ" The envoy was also quite polite, and even though Chatai Dorton was now in power, he still respected him.
"Master Shi, before my father was seriously ill, you were a historian of the imperial court, but because your father offended Lord Li Siqi's internal affairs plan, as a 'fellow party', you were dismissed as an official ......" It turns out that this person is Shi Yixing, the former historian of the imperial court, and now he has been deposed from the middle of the family, because he has received countless favors from the Chatai family, so Chatai Dordun summoned him tonight, and Shi Yixing also reciprocated his kindness, "But even so, the confidential and important matters of the imperial court, you still have a chance to check in your heart, right......"
"Yes, Childe ......," Shi Yixing replied.
"Then I have a task here, ask Master Shi to help me investigate a person's background, I don't know if it's convenient?" Chatai Dordun continued to ask.
"What the prince of Chatai said, you should do your best when you make up your mind!" Shi Yixing of course said without hesitation, "I don't know who the prince asked me to investigate?"
"Former Bianliang salt official, Du Changle-" Chatai Dordun said calmly......