Even in the cold spring season, Yingchi County still maintains the warmth and moisture that a water town should have. After experiencing severe cold and wind and frost, Sima Tulan felt so warm and comfortable that she almost didn't want to leave.
"We'll be there just half a mile further - are you okay?" Seeing that Sima Duran's face was slightly pale, Yi Huaiyu slowed down his horse slightly, "If you feel uncomfortable, stop and rest. He's almost seven months old."
Now, I shouldn’t let you ride a horse at this time.”
Sima Duran lowered his head, caressing his abdomen with one hand, and his smile was a little more kind and gentle: "I am not afraid of troubles, and the child is not afraid either. With a father like you who is good at fighting, I am worried that he will cry when he is born.
We are about to go to war."
Yi Huaiyu was not used to such a gentle Sima Tulan, and at the same time, he also thought of another person who was more gentle.
Taking a deep breath, I felt increasingly uneasy.
There are no lotus pods or blooming lotus flowers in spring, and the calm lake is vast as far as the eye can see, reflecting the sunlight with a pale golden light. In a corner of the calm lake, an inconspicuous ferry sleeps quietly, with the dilapidated but peaceful scenery on the shore.
The thatched cottage just looks like a simple and beautiful scenery.
This hut is more than ten years old. It looks small from the outside, but it is well-equipped inside. Su Shiyun has lived here since she can remember. At that time, there was a kind and gentle grandfather.
Probably because she couldn't let go of that memory, Su Shiyun didn't choose a comfortable and clean inn with thousands of taels of silver in her pocket. Instead, she went back to the small hut to relive the time. Even the child was delivered by a midwife here. Although the environment was miserable,
The heart is sweeter than honey.
Yi Chensi, Sijun and longing to return, is the name of her and Yi Huaiyu's first child.
"Si'er, don't cry. Daddy will be back soon after winning the battle. Can we go home together when daddy comes back?" When coaxing her son who cried loudly, Su Shiyun's eyes were as gentle as water, and she was also happy. I heard it a few days ago
The servant who took care of her said that Yi Huaiyu had won the battle and the army was on its way home in triumph. She knew that once Yi Huaiyu came back, he would pick her up as quickly as possible, and then the family of three could enjoy a happy family life.
"The young master is so beautiful, his father must be a handsome husband." The wet nurse, who knew nothing about Su Shiyun's identity, teased the child and casually stuffed the thick cloak to Su Shiyun, "Let Cuixiang take care of the child for a while.
, I will accompany my wife for a walk outside, the weather is perfect today, and it will be good for my wife to get some sunshine."
Su Shiyun nodded and took the cloak. Seeing Cuixiang coaxing the child to sleep, she tiptoed out. As soon as she touched the sun, she immediately felt the warmth on her face.
Such freedom and warmth are not available in the palace. If it were not for being with Yi Huaiyu, she would never choose to live in that place full of conspiracies and traps. Only he is worthy of her sacrifice without regrets and worthy of her going through all the hardships to give birth to a child.
, but never even received an official status.
He will always give it to her, right? Even if he doesn't, as long as he loves her and protects her, nothing else in the world matters.
"Madam, madam! Look, someone is riding over there on horseback. Is it, is Si'er's father back?" The wet nurse saw a group of people and horses running towards her in the distance, and she immediately thought of "Master" whom she had never met before.
"——There are very few people coming to Lotus Pier. Apart from the servant who comes here to serve Su Shiyun, there is only one person left.
No matter how crowded the crowd was, Su Shiyun could recognize Yi Huaiyu's figure at a glance. When she was sure that the man she had longed for finally came back to pick her up, she burst into tears.
He was so confused that he only felt alive when he appeared.
The horse's hooves crushed the fresh young grass and splashed out bursts of fragrance. When the horse galloped, Su Shiyun was also trying hard to greet her. Before he got close, the man on the horse had already jumped down and held the fluttering woman tightly in his arms.
"My face looks bad, and I have lost a lot of weight."
"Your Highness is the one."
The long-lost embrace was as warm as before, and the tiredness of her body was also very familiar. Su Shiyun wanted to throw herself on Yi Huaiyu's chest and never leave her, telling him her pain, her thoughts, and the child who looked so much like him, but her eyes went beyond
When I looked behind him with strong shoulders, my heart suddenly froze.
The tall and tall person watching them silently was not Ou Suiliang but Sima Tulan. What was particularly eye-catching was her high bulging abdomen.
Didn't he come to take her back to the palace? Why did he come with Sima Dalan? And Sima Dalan, she was obviously not married, where did she get the child? Unless...
Su Shiyun gently pushed Yi Huaiyu's arms away and looked blankly at those dark eyes. Two crystal tears of joy were mixed with a hint of sadness in the corners of her eyes. However, Yi Huaiyu could only respond to her with a sad expression and a stiff smile.
: "Yun'er... pack your things first. I'll talk to you in detail on the way back."
Su Shiyun nodded numbly, turned around and walked back as if she had lost her soul. She couldn't walk more than ten steps before she fainted in the grass nest.
When I woke up, it was already dark. When I opened my eyes, I couldn't see the familiar hut. There was no nurse beside me who was always shouting. The unfamiliar roof of the inn was like a collapsed sky. Su Shiyun couldn't breathe. She covered her heart and stood up, feeling empty.
Not even Yi Huaiyu could be found in the room.
In the past, he always stayed with her and never let her endure loneliness alone, but now, she is no longer the only one for him.
When Yi Huaiyu pushed the door open with the child in his arms, he saw Su Shiyun sitting on the bed with tears streaming down her face. She moved her lips and wanted to say a few words of comfort but couldn't find anything to say. Her joy for the child was completely turned into a mess.
Dispersed. Standing beside the bed for a long time, the child sleeping in his arms seemed to feel the mother's distress and began to cry. Finally, the mother couldn't hear the cries of her flesh and blood. Su Shiyun wiped away her tears and took the child.
He murmured softly and coaxed Yi Chensi, who was less than a hundred days old, back to sleep.
"I should have told you earlier. Considering that you were pregnant with the child and worried that your mood would be affected, that's why I delayed it until now." Yi Huaiyu gently sat on the edge of the bed, took Su Shiyun's hand and held it in his palm, still a little embarrassed.
Uneasy, "Yun'er, I... I don't want to be displeased with you, but I was the one who was confused, drunk, and sexually promiscuous. I can't let Tu'er bear the consequences alone; besides, Yao Junxian and Sima Yuan are pressing hard.
You also know that it is impossible for me to break up with them at this time, so... Yun'er, I don't ask for your forgiveness, I just ask you to give me a chance, and believe that I will never treat you and the child badly, okay?"
Staring at the sleeping face of the child with absent-minded eyes, Su Shiyun's tone revealed disappointment, and was weak: "What your Highness wants to protect is the great cause of the family and the country, so what does Shiyun mean? As long as Your Highness feels the need, just do it. Now that Si'er has been successfully given birth,
I have nothing more to ask for."
Such despairing words made Yi Huaiyu feel as painful as a knife. He knew that everything he had done had destroyed many things. Neither he nor she, nor Sima Tulan or Ou Suiliang, could ever go back to the past.
.
"Si'er...Yi Chensi? A very delicate name." He forced a smile and held Su Shiyun and the child in his arms. Yi Huaiyu looked out the window in ecstasy at the spring breeze. After a while, there was a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, firmness.
And stubborn: "I will protect you and Si'er, and I will never let you mother and son be wronged again in this life."