It was already after midnight when one couldn't even see anything. There were still some lanterns swaying in the wind in the city, but here, there were only faint stars and flickering will-o'-the-wisps in the cemetery.
"Brother -" Xuan Jinyan stretched out her brother's clothes with some fear and said in a trembling voice, "Why did you bring me here? If you want to see your mother, we can come over during the day tomorrow."
Xuan Jin silently didn't look back, walking on the quiet and uninhabited path very familiarly. The trees on both sides rustled in the wind. Occasionally, there were some small animals that rushed past quickly, probably rabbits, squirrels and the like.
There was a tremor in the grass.
"Brother——" Xuan Jinyan was really scared. She clutched her brother's clothes tightly and followed closely, "It's too dark in here——"
As he said that, he was almost knocked over by something.
The carriage stopped not too far from Mu Ruolan's tomb, and the two of them walked there quickly.
Xuan Jinmo knelt down in front of the grave. After walking for a while, his eyes had slowly adapted to the dark night, and he could vaguely see the scenery in the night, especially wherever he could see.
Xuan Jinyan didn't dare to say anything and obediently knelt down in front of the grave.
"Tell me, how are you getting along with Tong Hua'an?" Xuan Jinmo said calmly.
Xuan Jinyan was stunned for a moment, a little surprised, but did not dare to ask more questions, and said softly: "He is very good to me, except that he is not very close to me, everything else is fine. He also told me to treat the servants in the house well."
I, I, am doing fine."
Xuan Jin was silent for a while, not looking at Xuan Jinyan, and said slowly: "Originally I didn't want to tell you, I just wanted to be the one responsible for the good and bad, being resented, scolded, and even being blamed by others.
I don't want to have anything to do with you, but - Xuan Jinyan, it was you and I who owed Tong Huaan. Now that I think about it, we have evened out the old grudges. There are some things that maybe it wouldn't be bad for you to know, at least.
, you will understand that all this is your own fault."
Xuan Jinyan looked at Xuan Jinmo intently, not knowing what her brother was going to say next.
"You actually have nothing to do with the Xuan family." Xuan Jinmo suddenly said, "I used to resent it, but now I think that my father is still good to my mother. Otherwise, Qiu Xinyu would not have tried so hard to poison her mother, and even
Even though she didn't hesitate to trick Tong Ke into getting the poison, I think she might not have known how powerful this poison was before."
Xuan Jinyan felt that she didn't understand her brother's words, so she looked at him blankly.
"The person lying in the tomb is our mother, but your father and I are not the same person." Xuan Jinmo did not look at Xuan Jinyan and said calmly, "Your father is the one we have always called uncle.
Mu Ruokun is also the person I am planning to deal with, because he is dealing with me."
Xuan Jinyan listened blankly. She was a little confused for a moment and thought she was dreaming.
"Before my mother passed away, or to be precise, before the accident, she told me that she hoped that you and Tong Hua'an could get married and live a peaceful and happy life. She also made me swear that no matter what happens, I will always be there for you.
I will try my best to protect you." Xuan Jinmo's tone was somewhat sad, and he spoke slowly, "It's just that she thought of everything and gave everything, but in the end it was not God's will, and she didn't tell Mu Ruokun,
Mu Ruokun planned to take revenge on your father, but he didn't expect that Feng Dazhu would appear and make you want to elope with this slave."
Xuan Jinyan said tremblingly: "Brother, what are you talking about? Princess Tianxiang, is she telling the truth? Did I really elope with a slave?"
"Yes." Xuan Jinmo still didn't look at Xuan Jinyan, the expression on his face was very calm, but his hands were slightly trembling and clenched into fists.
Xuan Jinyan felt that her breathing was a little difficult. She opened her mouth wide and breathed desperately, like a fish stranded on the shore, struggling to its death.
"I can tell you everything. However, there is an antidote here. As long as you take it, you can remember all the past events, including the old events between you and Feng Dazhu, and then you can think about it yourself. If you still want to see Feng Dazhu, I will send someone
Someone will escort you there, and then you can settle this old incident by yourself. Whether it continues or breaks is up to you. If you want to forget the old incident and live the rest of your life in peace, I will do my best to make you and Tong Huaan happy and complete." Xuan Jinmo said.
He spoke word by word, staring at the tombstone in front of him.
Xuan Jinyan took the antidote, her hands were shaking and shivering, but her body was so stiff that she couldn't move.
Hearing the sound of horseshoes outside, Mingyue immediately sat up from the bed, wanting to get out of bed and go out to see if Xuan Jinmo was back.
As soon as she moved, a slave who stood aside to serve her stopped her and said gently and respectfully: "Miss Mingyue, don't move around. The prince has ordered you not to have any more fetal gases. You must rest and rest. What's the matter?"
Just tell us slaves and slaves to do things."
Mingyue was startled and said slowly: "I heard the sound of a carriage outside. It must be that the prince is back. Can't I go to greet him?"
The serving servant said respectfully: "Wait a moment, I went out to take a look, but the prince is back. The prince said that no matter what, Miss Mingyue does not have to do it personally, and the servants and servants must follow and serve at all times. If
If anything happens again, we servants like us will not be spared. Miss Mingyue, please be more considerate."
Mingyue stared blankly at the slave who served her and signaled the other slave to go out and check. After a while, the slave who went out came back and said softly: "It's not the prince, it's the princess who is back."
Mingyue didn't know whether she was disappointed or happy, but she murmured: "We went out together, but didn't come back together. Could it be that there was another conflict? By the way, has Miss, the wife of General Tong, come back?"
"No." The slave who went out said softly, "It seems that the prince and the lady have something to do and will come back later. The princess said that there is no need to wait any longer and asked everyone to take a rest."
"I went to the princess's courtyard and asked. I just said that I was worried that the prince would not be able to rest at such a late hour, so I asked what was urgent." Mingyue said softly.
The servant hesitated for a moment and said softly: "Miss Mingyue, the princess is the real master and the prince's wife. If you are worried about the prince, you - you'd better rest early."
Mingyue was stunned, staring at the slave who was talking, and wanted to get angry, but suddenly thought, yes, as a concubine, how could she go to the main house's room to inquire about the prince's situation? It would not be her turn.
! At this thought, I lay down again in frustration, staring at the top of the bed, unable to fall asleep.
Tong Xiaoye returned to her yard. Yu'er had already prepared hot water. She immersed her slightly cold body in the hot water and took a long breath. She seemed to be depressed, but she couldn't express it.