Nangong Lu was silent. It turned out that even a five-year-old child could guess that he had done something wrong.
Seeing his expression, Nangong Yi asked again, "Master, do you know whose spiritual tablet my mother goes to the nunnery to pay homage to every day belongs to her?"
Nangong Lu nodded, but his heart was churning. The deceased man was the barrier between them that could never be removed. It was more difficult to overcome than thousands of mountains and rivers.
Nangong Yi asked curiously, "Who is it?"
Nangong Lu replied faintly, "A person who is very important to your mother." Strictly speaking, he should be the love of her life, but he couldn't say this, and he didn't want to admit it.
Nangong Yi raised his eyebrows, still repeating his words in his mind. In the end, he still couldn't guess who it was, "Then who is it?"
Nangong Lu replied, "He once saved your mother with his life. Without him, there would be no mother, let alone you..."
Nangong Yi understood and said, "Oh, it turns out he is my mother's savior!" Then he added, "No wonder my mother goes to burn incense every day!"
Nangong Lu didn't explain anything, nor did he deny it. Now he didn't have the courage to tell his younger son how cruel he was back then. He destroyed their mother's happiness with his own hands, causing her to end up in the situation she is in today.
"Yi'er, it's getting late, you should go back!" Nangong Lu said, he wanted to be alone.
Nangong Yi looked at the sky outside the window, stood up and said, "Then I'll come back tomorrow."
Nangong Lu nodded and said, "Be careful on the road."
Nangong Yi asked, "Master, can I pick some flowers in the yard and take them back? My mother seems to like these flowers very much!"
"Of course, your mother likes yellow and pink!" Nangong Lu reminded.
"Well, I'm leaving then. Master, please take care of yourself!" the little guy said again, seemingly worried.
Nangong Lu nodded silently. After the child left, his eyes turned from the door to the window, and his expression became a little sad...
Outside the small building, there was a pair of eyes looking at this place. Nangong Yi didn't know that there was someone following him since he left home.
The man's sinister eyes narrowed slightly, wanting to know who the owner of this room was!
This person was not in a hurry to take action. He would not act rashly before everything was clear.
He followed Nangong Yi back to Xiaozhu. By that time, the sky had darkened. Qingyu was holding a lantern and standing outside the Xiaozhu, waiting for the child, looking into the distance, waiting for his return...
When Nangong Yi walked out of the forest, he heard Qing Yu calling his name and waving to him, "Yi'er..."
"Mom!" Nangong Yi responded and ran towards her.
When he was brought to her, the child looked up at her and said, "Mom, have you been waiting for a long time?"
Qingyu shook her head, smiled slightly, and replied, "No, I just came out." Although she had been waiting for an hour, the child came back, and everything became unimportant.
He also said, "Go in, I've already prepared dinner."
Nangong Yi nodded, and when he entered the room, he asked more, "Mom, did anyone come to see you just now?"
Qingyu replied, "No, what's wrong?"
Nangong Yi quickly responded, "Nothing, just asking!"
Qingyu didn't take these words to heart, and held his hand and entered the room. The man hiding in the dark also left quietly. He had to find out something as soon as possible...
On the other side, in the imperial palace in the imperial city
Nangong Lin hasn't gone to Xiaozhu to see Qingyu for several months, and he really misses her during this time.
Du Yi has been with him for many years, and it can be said that he has watched him grow up.
"Your Majesty, it's late at night, let's take a rest!" Du Yi said. He looked a little tired, but he still looked at the pile of memorials in front of him.
Nangong Lin is wearing a dragon robe and a golden double dragon vying for pearls hair crown. His equipment is magnificent and noble.
He said, "No need, these memorials need to be dealt with immediately."
Du Yi frowned slightly and said, "Your Majesty, state affairs are important, but you must also take care of your dragon body. If you get sick, both the master and the wife will be worried."
When Nangong Lin heard what he said, his eyes were still a little frozen. He put down the memorial and asked, "How long has it been since I went back to see my mother and father?"
Du Yi replied, "Two months and seventeen days."
Nangong Lin nodded clearly and sighed, "Well, it has indeed been a long time. I wonder if Mom and Yi'er are doing well?"
Du Yi asked, "When does the emperor plan to visit them?"
Nangong Lin replied, "I'm afraid it won't be possible these days. I still have many things to deal with urgently."
Du Yi said nothing and still stood respectfully aside.
Nangong Lin said again, "Instruct your servants to send some daily necessities. Also, remember to send some to your father."
"Yes!" Du Yi responded. Thinking of the current relationship between Nangong Lu and Qing Yu, he also felt depressed. It seemed that this had become a knot in the hearts of all of them.
Nangong Lin also said, "Tomorrow is the annual River Lantern Festival. I think it will be very lively in the city. I plan to go out of the palace to have a look."
Du Yi lowered his head and replied, "Tomorrow all the people in the city will definitely go to the Xicheng River. The emperor is a man of great wealth, so it is really not appropriate to go there."
Nangong Lin said, "It doesn't matter. I rarely leave the palace. I believe no one will recognize that it is mine."
Du Yi said again, "Your Majesty, please think again."
Nangong Lin knew that he was worried that there would be too many people tomorrow and he would have an accident.
"Then let's go out of the palace tonight. There is no one around at this hour. I want to go for a walk along the Xicheng River."
Du Yi did not stop him anymore and responded, "Wei Chen will go and prepare now."
Nangong Lin nodded and continued to pick up the memorial in his hand and review it. Within a moment, Du Yi mobilized his troops and asked the Dark Feather Team to escort him out of the palace.
The stars are twinkling on the sky outside. It looks like the weather will be great tomorrow!
Nangong Lin has not left the palace for a long time. He is currently sitting in the carriage. Although the carriage is a little bumpy, when he opens the curtain and looks at the scene outside, his mood gradually becomes lighter.
Du Yi followed the carriage on horseback. At this time, there were only twos and threes of people going home on the street. Naturally, they didn't know that the most noble man in the Yu Kingdom was rushing towards Xicheng River at this moment.
Along the way, there were only a few people. When they arrived at Xicheng River, there was no one at all.
"Your Majesty, do you need to prepare river lanterns?" Du Yi asked. It will be ready tomorrow after midnight, which is the River Lantern Festival.
Nangong Lin looked at the sparkling lake and said quietly, "When my father put down a thousand river lanterns here, his wish did not come true."
Du Yi stood aside and frowned. In fact, he remembered that Nangong Lu put down a thousand and one river lanterns that day.