The courtyard where Jiang lived was hung with a heavy copper lock. In addition to the woman who delivered the meal, there was also a key in the hands of Qiu Mingcheng. Even Mu, the housekeeper's daughter-in-law, could not enter without permission to see Jiang.
It is even more difficult for Qiu Rou to see her own mother.
Every time Qiu Mingcheng returns home, Qiu Rou will go and beg: "Dad, I want to see my mother. I beg you, please open the door and let me see my mother!"
Qiu Rou cried till she had snot and tears. Qiu Mingcheng felt heartbroken when he saw his daughter crying like this. However, he still hardened his heart and refused: "Your mother's injury is not healed yet. Let her rest in peace and recover. Don't disturb her." she."
The most important thing is that he doesn't want Qiu Rou to be deceived by Jiang and sneak out of the house to find Shen You.
Qiu Rou begged in every possible way, but her biological father refused. Qiu Rou was also annoyed. She wiped her tears and shouted loudly: "Are you letting your mother recover from her injuries? You are clearly putting her under house arrest in the yard."
"My mother did something wrong, but my father shouldn't have treated her like this. My mother left her brother behind, married into the Qiu family, and gave birth to my brother and me. Is my father so hard-hearted and doesn't care about the love between husband and wife at all? "
Anger flashed across Qiu Mingcheng's face, and his eyes turned cold: "Asshole! Is this what a girl like you should say?"
No need to ask, Jiang must have often said these words in Qiu Rou's ears before.
Qiu Rou raised her head stubbornly: "Why can't you say it! I feel sorry for my own mother, can't I do it?"
"Today, dad wants to give me a guarantee. How long will my mother be imprisoned? In a few months, I will be getting my haircut. Will dad not let my mother show up for my haircut ceremony?"
These words touched Qiu Mingcheng's sore spot.
He could imprison Jiang for a while, but he could not imprison her forever.
Qiu Rou is about to get her hair, and she will have to make an engagement and get married in the future. One by one, her mother must take care of everything. And Qiu Jie will also grow up one day...
Qiu Mingcheng's face turned livid, and there were sparks in his eyes: "Go back to your yard!"
Qiu Rou lost her temper: "I want to see my mother!"
Qiu Mingcheng raised his hand.
Qiu Rou trembled, but did not dodge. She cried and said, "You can hit me if you want! Anyway, I just want to see my mother today!"
That slap would never fall. Qiu Mingcheng gritted his teeth and gave the key to Qiu Rou: "I'll give you an hour."
Qiu Rou wiped her tears quickly, took the keys and ran away.
With a click, the copper lock opened. Qiu Rou stepped into her mother's yard.
In the deserted courtyard, Mr. Jiang sat alone under the eaves of the corridor, his face dull, as if all his energy and energy had been taken away by the frightened horse.
Qiu Rou was so excited that she rushed forward, hugged Jiang and cried, "Mother! Mother!"
Jiang's reaction was much slower than usual. After a moment, he hugged his daughter. His shoulders shook slightly and tears kept falling from his eyes.
The injuries she suffered that day were not serious, and she was healed in more than half a month. The old scars in her heart were pierced again.
Those furious eyes full of murderous intent, the sharp sword pressed tightly against her throat... Twenty years later, the nightmare she thought she had almost forgotten came flooding back again.
Qiu Mingcheng checked carefully and found nothing wrong. But she knew very well that the horse scare was definitely not an accident. It was the prince's hand.
He was warning her that if he did it again, it would cost her her life.
As soon as this thought came to her mind, her heart felt as if it was frozen by ice, and the cold air kept surging, and her limbs and bones were all cold.
"Mom," Qiu Rou cried for a while, wiped her tears, and whispered: "Dad is back today. I begged for a long time before dad allowed me to come see you."
"In a few months, I will be pregnant. At that time, my father can no longer lock you up. If you bear with me patiently, I will definitely save you."
Jiang raised her misty tearful eyes and looked at her daughter Qiu Rou, whose face resembled Qiu Mingcheng's. After a long while, she swallowed: "Rou'er, don't worry about me as your own mother. You have angered your father by acting like this. From now on, , your life is not easy either."
"Listen to mother. Don't make trouble with your father because of me in the future. Just listen to him and don't think about coming to see me again."
Qiu Rou was young and passionate. She couldn't see her weak and beautiful mother being so pitiful. She immediately said: "My younger brother has entered the military camp. My elder brother doesn't care about you. I don't care about you. Who else can save you?"
As soon as the word brother hit her ears, Jiang's body trembled again, and her heart was full of resentment: "Shen You no longer recognizes me as your biological mother. Don't call him brother."
His cool and cold-blooded temperament is not like Shen Rong at all.
Of course, Jiang would never think that this was something he had inherited.
The blame for her being in the situation she is today is Yuan Xiang, the prince, Shen Rong, Qiu Mingcheng, Shen You... In short, it's all other people's fault. She is a fragile woman who is helpless and wants to live on her own. It has to be better, what can be wrong!
Qiu Rou didn't know her mother's complicated thoughts. She gritted her teeth and said angrily: "Don't you know, mother? Shen You made great contributions in the Imperial Mausoleum Rebellion. He was praised by His Highness the Crown Prince and has become the commander of the East Palace Guards."
"He is so handsome, as long as he is willing to say a word for my mother, my father will not keep my mother locked in the yard! But after all these days, he has not even said a word!"
Commander of the East Palace Guards?
Jiang was shocked and wiped her tears with her sleeve: "What did you say? Shen You is the commander of the East Palace Guards?"
Qiu Rou nodded: "Yes. A few days ago, the Shen Mansion held a wedding banquet. My father ordered the steward to send a generous gift to the Shen Mansion!"
Jiang was locked up in the courtyard and never saw the light of day, so naturally he didn't know about Shen You's promotion.
In more than ten days, the prince will ascend the throne as the new emperor. Shen You, the commander of the East Palace's personal guards, will naturally become the commander of the emperor's personal guards in a short time!
Shen You is only twenty years old!
The Qi Dynasty has never had a 20-year-old emperor’s bodyguard commander!
Jiang was shocked, and felt something strange in his heart.
Is it because the prince thinks so highly of Shen You and supports him because he feels guilty about Shen Rong?
still……
Jiang's heart beat violently.
No! Impossible!
On the night when Shen You was born, Eunuch Yang came to Shen's house and took a drop of blood. If Shen You was the prince's bloodline, there was no way the prince would deny it.
There may be devoted men in the world who only love one woman, but there is never a father who denies his son!
It must be because the prince felt that he owed Shen Rong, so he treated Shen Rong's son even more favorably. That must be the case!
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Qiu Rou's voice sounded in her ears.
Jiang took a deep breath and calmed down: "It's nothing. I was just a little surprised when I heard the news suddenly." After a pause, he continued: "Whether Shen You recognizes me or not, I am his mother, and you don't care. She is his sister. With such a brother, you will be able to have a good marriage in the future."
