Vanilla turned her head and glanced at Grandma Ma. She saw that everyone was calm. She was the only one who was shocked and confused. The others seemed to have known about it for a long time.
"Just act like you can't see or hear, and do your duty as servants. The girl and her family are all kind-hearted people. If you are loyal, you will have a good life." There was a warning in Mother Ma's words.
"My whole being belongs to a girl, and I will follow her all my life!" Humph, you are looking down on her. She will not do anything wrong to a girl.
Turning to look at Xia He: "Xia He, have you known this for a long time?"
Xia He glanced at Grandma Ma and whispered back: "My mother is the maid of the girl's mother."
Huh? Vanilla's eyes are wide open. She treats her as a biological sister, but she dares to hide it from her!
Humph, she is the only outsider! No, she is not an outsider. She will not go anywhere in the future, she will just stay with the girl. Vanilla swore secretly.
On the hillside, Nian'er cried until her eyes were swollen and she was sobbing: "So, the grandfather and grandmother who wrote to Nian'er are my mother's parents? Are they Nian'er's biological ancestors?"
"Yes. My grandmother and two aunts make you clothes every year. They love you for your mother."
Huo Nian wiped his eyes and said, "I will also be filial to my mother from now on."
"good."
Choking up sobs: "So my sister said before that my grandparents can't leave the place where they live?"
"Well. Unless there is an amnesty."
Huo Nian gritted his teeth. He had been studying for several years, and what he studied was about education such as imperial examinations. He already understood the reason. He already understood a lot about state affairs.
"Then Nian'er will go see them later."
"good."
"So is our last name actually Zhang?"
Huo Xi looked far away and nodded: "Well, my sister's name is Zhang Yuning, and your name is Zhang Yuzhong."
They were all named by that person, but he thought that Nian'er went with his mother. Even she went with him. I am afraid that no one in the world knows these two names anymore. Huo Xi's eyes flashed with some hatred.
meaning.
Huo Nian silently recited his name, a name he had never heard before, and looked at Huo Xi: "Sister, you will remember it after you read it."
"Well, we can't forget it. When we return to the capital, my sister will definitely record your name in the Zhang family's genealogy."
Huo Nian's eyes were still red and swollen, "What about parents?" What should parents do?
Huo Xi turned to look at him: "Does Nian'er like your parents?"
Huo Nian nodded fiercely: "Yes, Nian'er likes dad, likes mother, likes An'an, and likes uncle."
"Okay, then continue to like me. If there were no parents, there would be no Nian'er and no sister. No matter what your name is in the future, Nian'er must remember to honor your parents and take good care of An'an for them.
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"Well, I will never forget it."
The two siblings kowtowed towards the cemetery down the hillside again. Huo Nian said with tears in his eyes: "Mom, it's because Nian'er is not good that we know that Nian'er has a mother. Nian'er has never seen her mother. From now on Nian'er will
The son will always remember his mother, and Nian'er will often visit his mother in the future. If the mother misses her son, she will come to see Nian'er in her dreams."
Huo Xi wiped away her tears and helped him stand up. The two siblings patted the mud stains on each other's bodies and looked at the cemetery down the hillside again.
From a distance, Mother Ma saw the two siblings getting up and running over with two maids. She helped pack their things and covered up any traces.
The siblings looked back at the cemetery down the hillside again, and then left with everyone.
The carriage drove away quickly.
Seeing that the person was gone, the tombkeeper looked around the hillside and saw that someone was burning paper, crying and worshiping. He shook his head and walked away.
On the carriage, Mother Ma saw that the eyes of the two siblings were red, and the young master was still looking dazed and unresponsive. His eyes were red and swollen. She was a little annoyed that she had not brought some ice cubes or cooked eggs. Otherwise, she could have given them.
The girl and the young master put it on their eyes.
Huo Xi smiled at her: "It doesn't matter."
Mother Ma patted her thigh and said, "We brought tea leaves with us. We can use the soaked tea leaves to apply on the eyes of the girl and the young master."
"No need, Mom. Nian'er is not enough, it will be fine in a while." Nian'er said wilfully and threw herself into her sister's arms.
Mother Ma looked at her worriedly. The young master was only nine years old. The girl had told him a lot, but she didn’t know if the young master could accept it. This child regarded the master and his wife as his biological parents. At first glance, it sounded like his parents were just his adoptive father.
Mom, I'm afraid I won't be able to accept it all at once.
It would be okay if his biological mother was still alive, but this biological mother is no longer here, and I have never seen my biological mother.
Mother Ma sighed secretly and looked at it with a sad face.
No one spoke anymore in the carriage. The girl and the young man had not come out of their emotions. Vanilla and Xia He even breathed softly for fear of disturbing them.
The carriage left Zhuangzi and arrived at the dock an hour later.
On the pier, Huo Xibao's merchant ship was parked there. It was a sailboat, carrying only Huo Xibao and his party.
The horses were unloaded at the dock, and the horses and carts were loaded onto the ship. Once the preparations were complete, the ship set sail.
Huo Nian looked toward the capital and pursed his lips. Huo Xi touched his head and said, "We will come back after we have met our grandparents. We will also be with our parents, uncle An An."
"Yeah." Huo Nian nodded in agreement, gathered his emotions, and entered the cabin with his sister.
By the Hemen River, the soldiers were busy building ships.
Mu Yan's steward received the letter and rushed over with the woodcutters and shipbuilders. He led the soldiers up the mountain day and night to cut down trees and build ships. There were enough manpower and the progress was very fast. Zhang Fu was very satisfied after reading it and praised Mu frequently.
Yan.
Mu Yan had his own purpose and would always be in front of Zhang Fu even if Zhang Fu didn't call him.
Zhang Fu saw that he was young and promising, had outstanding abilities, and was well versed in the art of war, so he liked him very much. He also had his own goals. He regarded Mu Yan as a man of wealth and refused to let him go to other people's fields. Naturally, he wanted to kill him.
Put it in front of you and examine it.
So, Mu Yan was allowed to enter the inner tent, and the audience would analyze the war.
Zhang Fu discussed the war with the generals, arranged his troops on the sand table, and occasionally asked Mu Yan for his opinion. Seeing that he was quite knowledgeable, he praised his grandfather for his good teaching, and he increasingly relied on him.
And Mu Yan's biological father, Mu Sheng, the general who conquered the Yi Zuo, also came to join forces with an army of 100,000 people a few days ago.
Seeing that the adopted eldest son was relied upon by the general, he was secretly surprised and glanced at him frequently.
He had not seen his eldest son for several years. Seeing that he had grown into a young general, he felt quite proud. After all, he was his son, right?
Mu Sheng's mood was quite complicated when he saw that he and he were acting businesslike and not close at all.
Yan'er has been adopted by his eldest brother. If his eldest brother had been born from the same mother as him, he would not have these worries.
This eldest son has become more and more outstanding. He was personally trained by his father when he was young. When his father was still alive, he often said that he was like a son and he was very fond of this grandson. He regarded him as the future successor of the Xiping Marquis Mansion.
But Yan'er was adopted by Feng's mother. If he asked to make Yan'er the crown prince, his mother would never agree.
But he repeatedly asked Feng Zhan'er to be the crown prince, but the emperor refused. This made him panic, fearing that the emperor did not like Zhan'er and had other plans.
This time, he originally wanted to bring Zhan'er over and let him earn some military merit and reputation, but Zhan'er was unwilling to join the army, and Jun refused to let Zhan'er go to the battlefield, fearing that something would happen to him.
Mu Sheng sighed for a while.
At this time, when Yan'er came out of the big tent, he only glanced at me lightly and walked away without even saying hello. His mood was even more complicated.
Seeing him walking a few steps away, he hurriedly called to him.