Ximen Fenglie got on his horse, and with that tall posture again, he pulled the reins and turned around.
Before leaving, he glanced deeply at Ximen Long Ting. There was a hint of meaning in his eyes, but he couldn't understand what emotion he wanted to express.
Ximen Longting clenched his fists and his eyes were full of fire.
Jing Jiaren stood beside him and held his fist...
It was as if I was watching Ximen Longting ride away more than 20 years later.
After all, Master Ximen has lived so many years longer than him, and his emotions are more hidden and elusive.
"Ximen Longting, don't be angry."
"..."
"Master Ximen will come to see your mother. Remembering the anniversary of her death is better than not knowing anything at all, right?"
"..."
"Besides, there is no need for him to do this to show you? Wouldn't it be better if he did it specifically to show you...it proves that he wants to reconcile with you and regrets it?"
Ximen Longting pursed his thin lips and looked away.
"No matter which way you look at it, it's a good thing, and Fanny's mother will probably be happy too."
Ximen Longting did not speak, but bent down to pick up the pocket watch and hold it in his hand.
Jing Jiaren breathed a sigh of relief...it seemed that he had figured it out.
He is always impulsive!
However, Jing Jiaren knows Ximen Longting very well. He is only impulsive towards people and things that he cares about. He is also very cold and indifferent to things that he does not care about.
But every time he mentioned Master Ximen, he was very uneasy.
In fact, in his heart, the role of father is very important...
It's just a pity that the fatherly love he cherished so much was gone, and he became his lifelong enemy.
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Ximen Longting wiped the dirt off his pocket watch. The gauze on his fingers was full of yellow mud, so he had to wipe it with his sleeves.
The man, who usually loves to be clean, carefully wiped the pocket watch clean and hung it back on the tombstone.
It can be seen that he cherishes everything that belongs to Fanny...
Even though he has always known that the poor maternal love that Fanny once gave him came from Ximen Fenglie.
As they left the courtyard, water suddenly sprayed from the lawn behind them.
Automatic sprinklers intertwined with brilliant water spray...
Along the road, the courtyards of every house were sprinkled with water and lush with flowers and plants.
There will probably be water spraying regularly every day, so the flowers and plants in the abandoned hut can still grow on their own without anyone taking care of them...
So the ground along the road was full of flowers, all kinds of wild flowers, very beautiful.
Jing Jiaren held his arm and walked for a while: "Why don't you go back in the carriage?"
"..."
"Still feeling bad? Shall I go on a walk with you?"
Ximen Longting looked ahead gloomily: "I asked you to come here today and see my very bad side."
"How could it be bad? I feel closer to you."
"Jing Jiaren, what did you say in front of the tombstone before leaving?" Ximen Longting narrowed his eyes and slowly recovered his emotions.
I remember that before leaving, this woman deliberately knelt in front of the tombstone and clasped her hands together as if she were talking. He urged her several times before leaving.
"That's what a daughter-in-law would say to her mother-in-law."
"What are those words!?"
"You can't listen..."
"Jing Jiaren, you'd better not say bad things about me! She won't believe you at all... and will hate you!" Ximen Longting held her hand and narrowed his eyes in threat.
"How is that possible... How could I be willing to speak ill of you before it's too late to praise you?"
"..."
"Ximen Longting, I actually said a few words to Fanny's mother on your behalf."