He raised his hand and put it on her forehead, "You don't have a fever? What's wrong with you, Mu'er? Don't scare me. Are you trying to make me happy because you think I'm in a bad mood these days?"
Su Muer removed his hand from her forehead and shook her head solemnly,
"Ye Shihan, I'm not joking with you. Don't you think that Su Sanya, who was as fat as a pig before, has a completely different personality from the one she had after being kicked out of bed by you?"
After hearing her words, Ye Shihan began to recall. It seemed like this was true. After she fainted after being kicked out of bed by him, when she woke up again, she must be very different from before.
He looked at her with confusion and disbelief,
"Mu'er, don't scare me."
Su Muer smiled slightly and shook her head. She looked at the dark night outside the bed and said softly:
"I'm not lying to you, nor am I trying to scare you. I come from the 21st century that's thousands of years away from now. I'm a doctor of zoology. I only traveled through time because I mistakenly sat on your bed while traveling.
Here it comes.”
Time travel?
Sitting on his bed by mistake?
Ye Shihan looked at her with wide eyes in astonishment, "Mu'er, what on earth are you talking about? What on earth are you going to say?"
Su Muer raised her head and looked at him seriously,
"I just want to tell you my origin. Originally, I wanted to leave here, but since I got Doudou, I no longer have this idea. I want to live out this life safely, and leave the rest to God to arrange.
"
Ye Shihan suddenly jumped down from the window sill and directly held her in his arms. He rubbed his chin on her hair and his voice was a bit louder.
"Mu'er, no matter what, I don't want you to leave me. I admit that I have been indifferent to you during this period of time, but I am really afraid that if I do something, it will harm you."
"Maybe I am no longer in this world, and you will be sad for me, so I want to deliberately distance myself from you and ignore you on purpose. You don't like me in the first place, which makes you hate me more and more. I listen to you today
I'm so scared when I say these words. I'm afraid that you will disappear suddenly like you said, so what should I do? I will go crazy."
Su Muer was in his arms and whispered:
"I know that you have no intention of coming back to Beijing this time. You suspect that the emperor's death is because you have blamed your mother and concubine, and you want to avenge her."
He pulled her up from his arms and looked at her blankly, "So you know everything?"
Su Mu'er looked at him and smiled softly,
"How could I not know? You and I have known each other for many years. I know your temperament. You are a filial person. You feel guilty for your mother and concubine, so you want to do something for her, right?"
After pondering for a long time, Ye Shihan couldn't help but nod, "Those who know me, Su Mu'er, you are right, I really want to do something for my mother and concubine, otherwise I would be really uneasy, and I would often
I dreamed about her, and in my dream she asked me to come and save her."
Speaking of this, his voice became more choked up, and Su Mu'er could feel that his eyes were filled with tears.
"Ye Shihan, I think if your mother and concubine is alive in heaven, I don't want you to take risks. Revenge must be avenged, but you can't do it blindly. You promise me that this time we will return to Linhai City after we find out the truth.
, I will satisfy you when the time comes."
This was a promise made by a woman to a man. Ye Shihan suddenly felt a little ashamed. This was supposed to be his promise to her.
He held her tightly in his arms and whispered in her ear:
"Mu'er, as long as you don't leave me, I will do whatever you want."
"Okay, then when you get to the capital, you have to discuss everything with me and don't act rashly, otherwise I will leave here forever and never let you see me."
This is not her threatening him, she knows his temperament. He who has always refused to admit defeat will not bear the slightest harm to his beloved mother and concubine before she dies. This is because he believes that the emperor and the empress dowager will not be blamed for him.
Only because of his mother and concubine did he dare to leave with peace of mind.
If his trust is ruthlessly trampled on, he will definitely not accept it.
That night, she did not go back to her own room, but slept in the same bed with him, but they only slept together in arms. It was not that he had no thoughts, he just saw her sleeping soundly and couldn't bear to disturb her.
He just wanted to marry her outright without any burden in his heart, and then do that wonderful thing with her.
They arrived in the capital before dark the next day. In order to avoid attracting other people's attention, they chose to enter the city in the evening.
Fortunately, the gatekeeper did not ask too many questions, and they entered the city easily.
The first place they went to was Mr. Zeng's home. Su Muer was very grateful to Mr. Zeng. When the Su family was in trouble, he was the only one who was not afraid of being implicated by the Su family.
But when they came to Zeng's house, the door was cold. Ye Shihan stepped forward and knocked on the door twice. After a while, the door creaked open, and an old woman with white hair came out.
Su Mu'er hurriedly stepped forward, bowed, and asked softly:
"May I ask, auntie, has Mr. Zeng, who used to live here, been replaced now?"
The white-haired old woman looked at the two people in front of her intently. She raised her hand and rubbed her eyes, and she burst into tears instantly.
"You? It's Miss Su and Qi..."
Before she finished speaking, she looked out alertly, then waved her hand, "Come in and talk."
The two of them were a little confused. Monk Er was confused, but he still followed her guidance and walked in.
The moment the old woman closed the door, her face burst into tears. She stepped forward and took Su Mu'er's hand, and said while swallowing:
"Miss Su, don't you recognize me?"
After she reminded her like this, Su Muer took a closer look at the old woman in front of her. Suddenly she asked in surprise:
"Are you Mrs. Zeng?"
We haven’t seen each other for a few years. Why is Mrs. Zeng like this? What has she experienced?
Mrs. Zeng nodded while shedding tears, "It's me, it's me. Let's go and talk in the inner room."
While talking, she welcomed the two of them into the room. Su Muer looked at Ye Shihan with puzzled eyes. Ye Shihan's brows were furrowed. He didn't know what happened.
Mrs. Zeng poured them each a cup of tea, then sat down opposite them and said in a solemn tone:
"Why are you back?"
Su Muer had no time to answer her question and asked hurriedly:
"Mrs. Zeng, where is Mr. Zeng? Is he okay?"
Hearing her question, Mrs. Zeng shed turbid tears again. She raised her sleeves and wiped the corners of her eyes before murmuring:
"He is dead. He died the year before last."
Hearing this, Su Mu'er and Ye Shihan looked at each other in confusion. Logically speaking, Mr. Zeng was in good health and wouldn't have died suddenly?
So Ye Shihan couldn't wait to ask:
"How could this happen, Mr. Zeng? Is there any disease?"
When he asked this question, Mrs. Zeng became even more sad. She couldn't hide her sadness and directly covered her face and started crying.
Seeing her crying so sadly, Su Muer and Ye Shihan had a bad feeling in their hearts. Mr. Zeng must not have died normally.
Things turned out just as they expected. After Mrs. Zeng cried, she looked up at the two of them and murmured:
"He died after being given poisoned wine by the emperor."
Give poisonous wine?
Ye Shihan and Su Muer looked at her in astonishment, "Why?"
Mrs. Zeng sighed and said softly:
"Three years ago, His Highness Seventh Prince came back to attend the funeral and was stopped outside the city gate. Fortunately, Bai Chen sent you away. Bai Chen was convicted for this, and his wife and children also ended up being sent away with him. Your Mr. Zeng was desperate.
, went to plead for Bai Chen, but the emperor refused, so he made a scene in the court, scolding the emperor for being stupid, and shouldn't have allowed the Seventh Prince to come to the funeral. The emperor was so angry that he was given a bowl of poisonous wine in the court. His temper
He was also too stubborn, and even raised his head without explanation, and the result... the result..."
By this time, Mrs. Zeng had burst into tears and was speechless.
Ye Shihan concealed his anger, gritted his teeth and asked bitterly:
"What about Bai Chen? How are they? Are they really being sent away?"
Mrs. Zeng stopped crying and shook her head gently.
"I heard that he was rescued by people from Qingcheng Country on the way to distribution. He must be in Qingcheng Country now. Otherwise, if he really arrived in that extremely cold place, his child would still be so young and there would be little chance of survival.
ah."
Hearing this, Ye Shihan felt a little relieved. If Bai Chen had something happen to him, he would feel even more uneasy.
Ye Shihan looked at Mrs. Zeng, who had wrinkles on her face and white hair on her head, and said in a more choked voice:
"I'm sorry, it's my fault. All this happened because of me. I hurt Mr. Zeng."
Mrs. Zeng shook her head hastily, "Don't say that, this is what he did willingly. If he was not so stubborn and the emperor did not allow him to come back, he would not really die, and the emperor would not really force him to go.
Die."
Speaking of this, Mrs. Zeng burst into tears again. Su Muer hurriedly patted her hand and comforted her softly:
"My condolences to Mrs. Zeng."
Mrs. Zeng shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Three years have passed since this incident. I didn't want to mention it at first. If you hadn't come back, I would have taken this matter into the coffin."
At this time, Ye Shihan suddenly stood up and came to Mrs. Zeng, kneeling down heavily in front of her.
This move made Mrs. Zeng very surprised. She hurriedly went to help him, "Your Majesty, Seventh Prince, why are you doing this?"
Ye Shihan hurriedly shook his head, "Don't call me His Highness the Seventh. There is no His Highness the Seventh in this world. My name is Ye Shihan. If you don't mind, I am willing to support you until you die."
Hearing this, Mrs. Zeng was suddenly stunned. Her hands trembled and her lips trembled vigorously.
"How dare you do this? How dare I, an old woman, act like this?"
Ye Shihan said directly:
"Now that my mother-in-law has passed away and you are helpless, why not let me take care of you and reduce my guilt towards Mr. Zeng."
Su Mu'er also echoed,
"Mrs. Zeng, Ye Shihan is right, otherwise he won't feel at ease if we leave you here alone."
Seeing that Mrs. Zeng was still hesitant, Ye Shihan kowtowed three times in front of her and said in a choked voice:
"Whether you admit it or not, I accept you as my mother. You and Mr. Zeng will have no children in this life. If you don't mind, please accept my mother's name."
After saying this, he shouted loudly and solemnly:
"mother……"
Mrs. Zeng burst into tears again. With trembling hands, she stepped forward to help Ye Shihan up, "Hey, hey, mother should, mother should, mother has such a good son like you, how can mother not respond?"
Seeing this scene, Su Muer stood aside and smiled knowingly, and Ye Shihan was as happy as a child.
Mrs. Zeng personally cooked a large table of food for them in the evening. Although they each felt very melancholy, they also ate happily.
After the meal, Ye Shihan decided to go find Shi Ziqiang. He was probably the only person he could trust in the capital. In order to avoid being discovered, he did not let Su Muer go with him.
Because of his weak character and the blessing of his father, Shi Ziqiang has not caused any trouble in these years. He still works as an official in the Ministry of Household Affairs and has not been promoted or demoted.
When Ye Shihan came to Shi Mansion, the people in Shi Mansion were already sleeping. He groped for Shi Ziqiang's room, picked up a stone, and hit the door.
After a while, the door creaked open. Shi Ziqiang looked out and was about to go back. Ye Shihan suddenly pulled him into a corner. Just as he was about to resist, Ye Shihan whispered in his ear:
"Stone, it's me."
At this time, someone in the room shouted:
"Why haven't you come back yet? What's the sound?"
Shi Ziqiang hurriedly shouted inside:
"Oh, it's nothing. It's cool outside. I'll be back later. You can go to sleep first."
Hearing that there was no sound inside, Shi Ziqiang pulled Ye Shihan into an empty room next to him.
After closing the door, he suddenly hugged him tightly,
"Ye Shihan, where have you been? I thought you were dead, where have you been?"
Ye Shihan pushed him away and looked at him seriously,
"Shitou, I came in a hurry, so I can't tell you something in detail. But for your safety, I shouldn't stay too long. I have a few words to ask you."
Seeing how serious he was, Shi Ziqiang nodded heavily, "If you have anything to say, just say it. Tell me everything you know."
"Okay, tell me, how did my mother-in-law die? Don't say you don't know, and don't hide it. I just want to hear the truth."
Seeing his resolute attitude, Shi Ziqiang also said bluntly,
"I heard my father come back and say that after the death of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother was depressed. She often punished the girls in the harem and often broke things. The doctor came to see her and said that she was suffering from mental illness, so she was locked up.
I thought that after being detained for less than half a year, she passed away."
Lost your mind? Ye Shihan had doubts deep in his eyes,
"Is this true?"
Shi Ziqiang hesitated for a while, but couldn't help but said:
"This is what people in the palace claim to the outside world, but I heard...I heard that it was actually because the concubine felt that the emperor's punishment on you was too severe, and she asked the emperor to withdraw the punishment on you many times and summoned you to Beijing. The emperor was dissatisfied.
,talent……"
Hearing this, Ye Shihan's heart suddenly sank to the bottom. As he expected, the truth was that the initiator of this incident was the emperor.
He glanced at Shi Ziqiang, patted him on the shoulder, and said softly:
"You and I will become strangers from today on, don't say you know me."
"Shihan, what do you mean?"
Ye Shihan waved his hand directly and said meaningfully:
"I've already hurt Bai Chen. I can't hurt you anymore. Take care of yourself and don't tell anyone that we met today."
After saying that, he strode towards the door, pushed the door open and disappeared into the night.