Tonight, everything was strange and made her feel confused.
When we discussed whether to listen to the opera or not, the attitude of my mother, brother and sister-in-law was already very strange.
When Deyuelou actually came, why would the eldest brother come, not to mention His Highness the Crown Prince?
If you meet him by chance, you should come and say hello...
Others may value these rules and etiquette, but the eldest brother has never been so meticulous with his mother.
Unless there was a head-on collision and she couldn't avoid it, Liu Ping's understanding of Xu Jian would mean that her eldest brother would not make such a fuss.
Now, the eldest brother is not only here, but also invited mother to go back to the Duke's Mansion.
There must be a reason for this that she doesn't know.
While thinking about it, Liu Ping looked at Zheng Liu.
If they all leave, wouldn't it mean that only the brother and sister-in-law are left?
Looking at Zheng Liu's gloomy expression, I'm afraid they might have a quarrel later.
Stay here to make peace?
Liu Ping is really not that naive.
My grandma had taught her that if a young couple quarreled at the end of the bed, it would be unflattering if someone else said too much, so she should stay away when her brother and sister-in-law were vindictive.
Otherwise, if we fail to persuade them to make peace, they will only add fuel to the fire.
Besides, she would almost never disobey anything her mother asked her to do.
"I'll go with you." Liu Ping said.
Xu Miao nodded and told Zheng Liu, "You and Xun'er will watch slowly." Then he took his daughter's hand and followed Xu Jian out of the private room.
Zheng Liu was left alone, almost breaking a mouthful of silver teeth.
The stage below was singing lively, and there were no people in the corridor and stairs.
When several people were going down, they happened to meet Liu Xun coming up.
The two sides met each other, and Liu Xun ignored Xu Jian and asked: "Mother, what are you and A-Ping..."
"I'm a little tired from listening," Xu Miao looked at her son with sadness in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face, "You and your wife will listen for a while longer, don't worry about us two, Ajian will see us off."
Liu Xun took a step back and gave way to the stairs.
The prince has left, and there is nothing to stop him now.
After watching those people leave, Liu Xun returned to the private room holding back his anger and glanced at the gloomy Zheng Liu.
Zheng Liu couldn't hold back his anger and asked directly: "Why did Duke Fu come?"
"How do I know!" Liu Xun was extremely annoyed and complained, "I told you to be on guard against Xu Jian. You must not believe it. I asked A-Ping to go to the Ministry of Rites yesterday to arouse suspicion, right?"
"Are you blaming me?" Zheng Liuke couldn't hear such words, and his voice couldn't help but become sharp, "It's you Liu Xun who followed you to the Ministry of Etiquette. Don't you know how to adapt to changes? Are you good at adapting to the wind? Are you good at making jokes?
?You confused Xu Jian, do you think he is still surprised?"
Liu Xun already had a headache, but when Zheng Liu questioned him like this, his head was buzzing.
Randomly?
Adjust to the wind?
What does these two words have to do with Liu Xun?
If he had such a level of pretense, could he be married to Zheng Liu today?
He was obviously going for Princess Ning'an!
Although the princess is not easy to get along with, he has suffered big losses at the hands of the princess several times, but Zheng Liu...
We are all on the same journey, but we are just stupid and don’t realize it.
He was more unlucky. He thought he was a good person and gave it to Zheng Liu.
But Zheng Liu thought that she was standing up to him, shouting and yelling, her eyes were not eyes, and her nose was not a nose.
Liu Xun was too lazy to argue with Zheng Liu and took a deep breath: "What did they say next?"
"The Duke Fu said that his mother should go to the Duke's mansion to see a few things." Zheng Liu said.
When Liu Xun heard this, he was speechless.
Can Xu Jian still have such good intentions?
"He will definitely make a lot of arrangements!" Liu Xun scolded, "If mother listened to him..."
Zheng Liu rolled his eyes sarcastically.
Mrs. Xu is also acting strangely today.
I'm afraid there won't be much difference whether you listen or not.
As he was cursing, Zheng Liu saw Liu Xun sit down on the big chair and even grabbed a handful of melon seeds in his hand.
"You..." She couldn't help being stunned and murmured, "You want to continue listening?"
"Listen, why don't you listen!" Liu Xun said.
You are already out of luck, money cannot be wasted!
He pointed at Zheng Liu again and said, "Sit down too."
Zheng Liu couldn't believe it. Seeing that Liu Xun really had no intention of leaving, she simply didn't care and sat down on the chair.
On the other side of the carriage, the carriage slowly entered the Fuguogong Mansion.
When the curtain was opened, Xu Bai was surprised to see Xu Miao and her daughter getting out of the car.
Xu Bai was in a dilemma when Manager Tao came to deliver the message.
As an old man in the mansion, he naturally has a master-servant relationship with Mrs. Xu, but he also knows that the Duke of Guo is quite alienated from Mrs. Xu.
When Mrs. Xu returns to her parents' home on weekdays, the Duke of Guo does not stop her.
But Mrs. Xu asked Mr. Guo to go somewhere, but Mr. Guo had never been there anyway.
It is said that Mrs. Xu is well aware of this and will tell her personally during holidays, but she would not say this in ordinary times.
Today was indeed an abnormal day, and Manager Tao was very insistent, so Xu Bai did not refuse and went to talk to the Duke.
Xu Bai was prepared to be rejected by the Duke, but he did not expect that after hearing this, the Duke called Manager Tao to ask him carefully. After asking, he went out and now brought Mrs. Xu and Miss Ping back.
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This is mother and son. Should the relationship between brother and sister be eased?
Xu Bai sighed with emotion, followed Xu Jian's instructions, and led everyone to the flower hall first.
Hot tea is served.
Xu Miao took a sip, maybe because her body felt warm, maybe because she arrived at her parents' house, her heart completely dropped.
Raising her head, she looked at Xu Jian.
She had a lot to say, but didn't know where to start.
All kinds of thoughts have been mixed in my mind along the way, making it a mess.
Xu Jian saw this and asked: "Should I say it here, or..."
Xu Miao bit her lip, her eyes fell on Liu Ping, and then nodded towards Xu Jian.
It's time for A-Ping to know.
If things are really as she thinks, then she and A-Ping will have to work together.
"Ajian," Xu Miao took a deep breath and forced a smile, "Thank you for coming here today."
Xu Jian looked at her for a long time and said, "You asked someone to send you a message. You realized what was going to happen, right?"
Xu Miao's eyes darkened: "I just..."
"You just want to see it with your own eyes," Xu Jian took over Xu Miao's difficult words and said, "You realize it, but you don't believe it, so you want to see it with your own eyes, but you are afraid of something big going wrong, so you asked me
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Liu Xun is your son. As a mother, you will naturally trust your child.
When disagreements arise, you should see them with your own eyes, as this is human nature.
It's just that he betrayed your trust.
And I am the most trustworthy person you can think of right now."
Xu Miao opened her mouth and had mixed feelings for a moment.
Xu Jian's words are true. If it were another person to say this, there would be no problem with every word.
But it happened that it was Ah Jian, her other son.
As a mother, she would of course miss her son who was no longer with her. At the same time, she thought she did prefer Xun'er and A-Ping who were by her side.
That's how human feelings are.
Even with Quan Yang around, she wouldn’t dare to say that a bowl of water is flat, not to mention that she didn’t bring up A Jian.
If we talk about the biggest emotional difference, it is that when facing A Jian, Xu Miao felt guilty in her heart, which she did not feel when facing the other two children.
Once she feels guilty, she wants to make amends, but A-Jian has been indifferent and indifferent for so many years. Xu Miao has nowhere to use her energy, and is even more afraid of going too far than not doing enough, so she can only guess at the scale.
Under the guilt, there is no thought of asking for or repaying anything.
But she didn't expect that at the most critical moment, she would go to A Jian for help with this guilt.
This made her feel even more confused - I'm sorry for Ah Jian.
Then, Xu Jian's words made Xu Miao's eyes turn red.
"Don't think too much. I don't mean to blame you at all when I say this. I'm just telling the facts. Rather than you hesitating to face it alone, I hope that you will come to me when you are undecided.
powerful."
"Ajian..." Xu Miao choked.
"It's the same question as before," Xu Jian's face showed no emotion, "What did you realize?"
Xu Miao took a deep breath.
Liu Ping half understood and half didn't understand, and couldn't get a word in. She subconsciously held her mother's hand, hoping to give her some strength.
Mother and daughter held each other's palms, and Xu Miao let out a long breath. She did not hide what Yue Niang said, but said everything she had been thinking in the past few days.
As she talked, her thoughts became clearer and her feelings became clearer, as did the pain in her hands.
A'Ping tightened her fingers unconsciously, causing her hand to hurt.
But no matter how painful it was, it couldn't compare to her heart.
"My heart is cut by a knife when I doubt Xun'er!" Xu Miao sighed, "I was really disappointed to see the prince appear in Deyue Tower with my own eyes. Not only Xun'er, but also his wife obviously knew it well.
I used to think that Xun'er was kicked because he wanted to save Yue Niang, but now it seems that I may have thought too well.
Xun'er doesn't even care about A'Ping, does he really care about Yue Niang?
There may be other reasons for that kick.
Ah Jian, do you know the inside story?"
Xu Jian looked at Xu Miao seriously and said: "I know, it is related to the official girl who is similar to Yue Niang. Liu Xun signaled the prince's guards to rob the person, but they failed. The prince kicked Liu Xun angrily. This
Even if you and A-Ping have heard about it, there is no need to confirm the inside story with Liu Xun, so as not to implicate that girl."
Xu Miao felt her heart bleed when she heard this.
Robbery?
are you crazy?
He failed to rob another girl in the past, will he be robbed by A-Ping in the future?
If something happens to Ah Ping, she is the one who will really go crazy!
"Xun'er, he..." Xu Miao's voice trembled violently, "How could he become like this..."
Seeing that she was absent-minded, Xu Jian picked up the teapot and refilled her cup of tea: "To calm your mind, please drink some more."
Xu Miao took it with her free hand, but she was uneasy and did not drink it immediately.
"This is the tea from Cining Palace," Xu Jian continued, "Last time I went to see the Queen Mother, she had a lot of tea hidden there. The princess chose several kinds for me to bring back."
Hearing the name of the princess, Xu Miao suddenly came back to her senses.
She needs to drink more.
Otherwise, letting down the princess's tea leaves would also break A-Jian's heart.
Xu Miao drank it quickly, then took another refill and said, "I like this taste very much."
Seeing that she had cheered up a lot, Xu Jian brought the topic back: "The prince has a lot of problems, but he is the prince after all, so he can't be easily hindered. But Liu Xun is just a son of an official family. He wants to follow the prince and cause mischief. What really happened?
The situation is such that no one can save him."
Xu Miao whispered and quickly wanted to ask, "What's wrong?" When the words came to her lips, she figured it out.
The person’s mind has been manipulated, so what “good thing” can there be?
Nothing more than those ugly things.
"We can't let Xun'er continue like this," Xu Miao murmured, "I have to talk to the master..."
Xu Jian's eyebrows furrowed.
He really wanted to ask Xu Miao, "Do you really think that Liu Jing had no knowledge of it?" But he didn't dare to really ask.
He knew Xu Miao would go crazy.
Xu Jian looked at Liu Ping.
Liu Ping was stunned by the news and sat there blankly, lost in thought.
He looked at Xu Miao again.
The little princess is absolutely right.
The only one who could make Xu Miao muster up the courage to break out of the fog was Liu Ping.
"I don't believe him." After careful consideration, Xu Jian chose the least irritating statement. "It may not be useful if you tell him these things."
Xu Miao hesitated and wanted to say a few words for Liu Jing, but she still held back.
The estrangement and conflict between A Jian and the master is not something she can just mediate with a few words here.
Her insistence on persuading A-Jian would only be counterproductive.
Ah Jian was finally willing to sit down and talk to her so much, but she couldn't speak carelessly and break Ah Jian's heart again.
Furthermore, the princess said before that when the master expressed his concern for A-Jian outside, his words were not careful enough, and he was doing bad things out of good intentions.
It's no wonder that Ajian is getting more and more annoyed with him.
But since he has good intentions...
Suddenly, a thought flashed through her, as cold as the snow in the twelfth lunar month, sending chills all over her body.
Ah Jian didn't treat them warmly, but he knew who was good and who was good.
In the limited time she had with Ah Jian, she couldn't cover everything, and sometimes she said the wrong things, but Ah Jian never said he didn't believe her or blamed her.
Because she means well.
What about the master?
He does bad things with good intentions. If the good intentions are there, Ah Jian will not be determined to "not believe".
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Thinking of this, Xu Miao's expression changed again and again.
She thought that she must have thought about too many things in the past few days, doubting this and that, making her more suspicious than ever.
However, tonight's incident proved that her suspicion was not unreasonable.
Could it be that……
Picking up the tea cup, Xu Miao drank another cup.
Even if a biological child is not nurtured, why would he be malicious?
Is it just because A Jian was raised by his father?
Yes, the relationship between the master and his father and son-in-law is alienated, but no matter what, these are their adult matters and should not affect the children.
If the master really has "bad intentions and does bad things", then that's not right.
Almost instantly, Xu Miao thought of her nightmares and the question she asked Aunt Xia.
"If one day, Master and Xun'er, they and Ah Jian have a conflict, what should I do?"
Suppressing the fluctuation in her heart, Xu Miao looked at Xu Jian's clothes.
His injured right leg was covered by the hem of his clothes, but Xu Miao knew in her heart that if it was injured, it was injured.
Previously, when going down the stairs in Deyue Building, A-Jian's steps were very slow.
People who are not careful can't see it.
She looked at it for a moment, and she could clearly see clearly that A Jian's body was leaning to the left, and he was very taboo about putting strain on his right leg.
The nightmare trapped her, but she wanted to free herself from the inner demons.
Xu Miao asked softly: "How did your leg get injured? If it was really injured in a battle, why is there no specific explanation?"
She has asked this question several times, but Ajian has not answered it, and she is probably not willing to give an accurate answer today.
But no matter what, she had to insist on asking...
"The prince sneaked out of prison, and I saved him from the Xiliang people's sword."
Xu Miao looked up in shock.
She didn't expect Ah Jian to answer so cheerfully.
I never thought it would be such an answer.
As a minister, serving the king and the court, it is appropriate to die in battle, and it is also an honor to be shrouded in horse leather.
This is what my father once told Xu Miao.
My mother also said this, asking her not to cry because her father went to war.
She listened and remembered everything.
A Jian should save the prince, but why did the prince "sneak out"?
The crown prince, actually, actually?!
How irresponsible is this?
This is because you don’t take the lives of the border officers and soldiers into consideration!
The matter was resolved. A Jian injured a leg and lost all his skills. But what about the prince?
So, this is what A Jian said: "The prince has many problems" and "it doesn't bother him"?
Her vision was blurred, and Xu Miao couldn't help but burst into tears. She forced herself to ask: "Master, does he know this?"
After being silent for a while, Xu Jian said: "He should know."
Xu Miao was speechless for a long time.
She no longer has the strength to distinguish between good intentions and bad intentions.
All she knew was that the master had never stopped Xun'er from interacting with the prince.
I may not be aware of the prince's other problems, but I know that the prince caused A Jian to hurt his leg.
With such an unreliable Crown Prince, if Xun'er interacts with him, what good results can come from the interaction?
Ah Jian lost a leg!
Is Xun'er going to lose his life?
Master shouldn't be such a confused person!
Seeing Xu Miao's emotions ups and downs, Liu Ping worriedly held her hand again: "Mother..."
Xu Miao felt like her teeth were chattering and fighting. She looked at Xu Jian stubbornly, even though she was in tears, she could only see an outline: "You mean, I don't have to discuss Xun'er's matter with the master? They father and son want to
Isn’t it the same path as you think?”
"Yes," after Xu Jian said this word, seeing Xu Miao's shoulders sinking, he said again, "When something happens, please think more about A Ping."
Xu Miao lowered her eyes.
After sitting in silence for a while, she said softly: "I'm going to change clothes."
With that said, Xu Miao got up and walked out.
Liu Ping hurriedly stood up and said, "I'll go with you."
"No need," Xu Miao tried her best to smile at her daughter, "Just sit there for a while."
Liu Ping still wanted to persist, but when Xu Jian shook her head at her, she agreed.
Xu Miao walked out of the flower hall.
Here, she was familiar with the roads, even the drafts.
Standing in the courtyard, looking at the courtyard wall shrouded in darkness, Xu Miao seemed to have returned to her childhood.
My mother died of illness and my father was far away in the border area.
She was so anxious and uneasy.
Well, I don’t know tomorrow.
She had spent her life in the boudoir worried and hesitant, and now she had to go on living with anxiety in her heart.
Ah Jian's unfinished words actually gave her the answer.
