Chapter 115 Father and Daughter (two in one chapter)
Tao Shang, Bao Xin and others returned to their respective military strongholds outside Huai County, while Wang Yun, Huangfu Song and others returned to the prefect's mansion under the leadership of Wang Kuang.
After entering the main entrance of the prefect's mansion, everyone said goodbye and prepared to go back to their rooms to rest, but Wang Yun suddenly stopped Diao Chan and said, "Diao Chan, wait a moment, I have something to say to you."
Diao Chan's body trembled slightly, she slowly turned around and stood timidly in front of Wang Yun.
Could it be that his behavior in the Li Mansion was a little excessive and made his adoptive father unhappy?
But obviously, Wang Yun didn't think so.
Wang Yun smiled at her and said, "Daughter, follow me to the garden for a walk."
Others didn't take it seriously, but Huangfu Song sighed secretly.
After spending many days together, Huangfu Song understood Wang Yun's thoughts somewhat.
But in the end, it is everyone else's choice, and Huangfu Song cannot interfere. Everyone has their own way of living...
Diao Chan followed Wang Yun to the back garden of the prefect's mansion. When Wang Yun saw no one around, he slowed down and turned around to look at her kindly.
Diao Chan felt that Wang Yun seemed a little different today than usual, but she couldn't tell what was different. In short, it was just weird.
Wang Yun stared at Diao Chan for a long time, then suddenly let out a long sigh and said, "Pingzheng wants to get married today. Although I don't agree with you and my father and daughter, it also gave me a wake-up call."
Diao Chan lowered her head and did not answer.
Wang Yun stared at Diao Chan in silence for half a stick of incense. The wind in the garden blew the fallen leaves, which lingered in the air for a long time and then suddenly fell to the ground. Their sound seemed to be vaguely audible.
"Diao Chan..." Wang Yun shook his head and said, "I have watched you since I was a child. All three of my sons have established careers. Now you are the only one who worries me."
Diao Chan's heart tightened and she respectfully replied: "The foster father has taken great care for his daughter."
Wang Yun shook his head and sighed: "You girl, although you are respectful on the surface, you are really stubborn in your bones... Although you are my adopted daughter, your father and I have a close friendship. He left you to me and let me
Protect you from your enemies... In order to fulfill my last wish to my old friend, I have tried my best to protect you over the years, and I have always treated you as my own child and cultivated you with all my strength. You are a girl, and I am more or less strict with you on weekdays.
, but it’s all for your own good..."
After hearing this, Diao Chan's eyes were a little red for some reason: "Diao Chan knows that Diao Chan will never be able to fully repay my foster father's kindness to me in this life."
Wang Yun nodded and sighed: "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, you have grown into a young girl and are no longer the naughty little girl."
There was a rare feeling of affection in his voice, as if he was unconsciously immersed in memories of the past.
"Diaochan, Luoyang is in trouble, and the emperor is in trouble. Although I will live in Xuzhou temporarily in the future, after much thought, it is not a long-term solution...I live in the official position of Situ, and the emperor is in trouble, I can't ignore it..." Wang Yun suddenly said with emotion.
Diao Chan was slightly stunned when he heard this.
"I have thought clearly during this period. There are some things that I must do, but before that, Diao Chan, I have to find a good home for you."
Seemingly not seeing the surprise shown by Diao Chan, Wang Yun said again: "You can't go back to the Wang family's old house in Taiyuan. Although your enemy's family is located in the northwest border, it has a large family and has always been in contact with my Wang family. You can go back."
Taiyuan is not appropriate...for girls, you still need to find a good supporter."
Diao Chan opened her mouth, as if she was about to speak but hesitated... After a while, she murmured: "My daughter would like to stay with her father for the rest of her life and not leave even half a step away from your old man's seat."
Wang Yun laughed and said, "Silly words! You, a beautiful girl, why are you doing this with me, an old man? Sooner or later, you have to leave me to have a family and raise children. How can I be willing to let you stay unmarried for the rest of your life?"
After that, he said in a gentle but firm tone: "Daughter, I have raised you for thirteen years. I know best what you are thinking... tell me the truth, do you have any interest in that pottery merchant?"
Diao Chan looked up at Wang Yun, her face turned a little red, and she did not answer.
But Wang Yun waved his hand and said: "When I look at people, I don't say I look at ten or ten pairs, but I definitely look at nine or nine... That boy named Tao is a character... but his character is too bad."
Too deep, he is as gentle as jade on the surface, and sometimes a bit naughty, but even at my age, I have not yet fully understood what he is thinking... Especially since he, Tao, is the person in power in the southeast,
How to deal with the relationship between myself and the noble clan in the future is something I want to examine..."
At this point, Wang Yun glanced at Diao Chan carefully and suddenly said: "But daughter, don't blame my father for speaking directly. From what I can see, this son's current thoughts don't seem to be on you.
...If his heart is not with you, you won't choose others, right?"
Diao Chan's delicate body was so shocked that her pretty face suddenly turned pale, and her mind was buzzing with chaos, constantly recalling "If his heart is not with you... If his heart is not with you."
Vaguely, Wang Yun continued to say: "I am a little anxious about your fate now. There is nothing we can do about it...Daughter, I have already sacrificed my life for the Han Dynasty. Before doing this big thing, I need to settle my worries.
I just want to place you properly so that you can live up to your old friend..."
At this point, Wang Yun sighed and said helplessly: "After arriving in Xuzhou, my daughter, we will think carefully about how to deal with this matter... I don't have much time, so I miss you so much."
After that, without saying anything else, he turned around and walked slowly towards the room where he lived, leaving Diao Chan in the garden looking at the withered vegetation in autumn, hesitating and not knowing what to do.
Wang Yun's words just now made Diao Chan frightened and inexplicable!
The adoptive father was thinking of marrying her off, but it turned out that he was settling his worries... Listening to what he meant, after he went to Xuzhou, did he still have any intention of returning to Chang'an?
But he finally escaped from Dong Zhuo's clutches. Why was his adoptive father so anxious to go back? Could it be that he... wanted to stay by the emperor's side to fight against Dong's thieves?
If the adoptive father is really determined to return to Chang'an to protect him and get rid of the thieves, even if he is a prostitute, can he really watch the old man who has raised him for more than ten years go into danger alone and go back to the den of tigers and wolves to face all this alone?
Diao Chan's heart suddenly became confused.
Wang Yun settled himself and prepared to return to the den of tigers and wolves alone... Can Diao Chan really live a stable life in Xuzhou as Wang Yun said?
Diao Chan's heart told herself that she couldn't do it.
Also, that pottery merchant, what on earth... does he think about himself... Does he really care about himself?
"What should I do?" Diao Chan was at a loss in her heart. She had never been so helpless, hesitant and confused as she was now.
A teardrop silently fell to the ground and slowly spread around. Diaochan raised her head and kept the second teardrop in her eyes, swirling it around to prevent it from falling again.
A sound of "Boom!" was heard nearby.
Diao Chan trembled when she heard this, turned her head quickly and said, "Who?"
A timid figure groped out from the shadow of the corridor next to the garden, looking around with a pair of empty eyes. The bamboo pole in his hand hit the ground, making a "tick-tick-tick" sound.
"Xiao Ying'er?" Diao Chan hurriedly raised her hand to wipe the tear stain on her face to cover it up, but after wiping it, she remembered that this girl's eyesight was not good, and she might not be able to see what she was feeling at this moment.
Loss and embarrassment.
"Sister, madam, I'm sorry, I heard what you and Wang Situ said... I didn't mean it." Xiao Ying'er's voice seemed a little awkward.
Diao Chan walked slowly to Xiao Ying'er, held her little hand, and said softly: "It's okay... Sister, it's okay..."
Xiao Ying'er raised her head and looked directly at Diao Chan's face with her empty eyes, as if she was really looking at her. She didn't know how clearly she could see.
"Sister, there are some things that you have to hide, but there is no way out after all... I listen to Wang Situ. Sister, your life-long affairs are already in a hurry. He himself seems to have very important things to do..."
Diao Chan smiled bitterly and said: "Xiao Ying'er, there are some things you don't understand. We are women. In this troubled world, there are many things we cannot control, including our own lives and choices..."
"Can't control it?... Then go find him!" Xiao Ying'er smiled and came up with an idea: "How can a dignified man with eight feet be unable to protect his beloved wife?"
Diao Chan was stunned when he heard this.
"Xiao Ying'er, who are you looking for?"
"Master Tao! Sister, if you are in trouble, let him find a solution! He is the man. In our hometown, men are the ones in charge of the family. If women can't do things, they have to ask men to do it."
Diao Chan couldn't help being stunned when she heard this.
After a while, she suddenly saw that her eyes, which had been dark just now, suddenly brightened up, and her mind became much clearer.
At this point, maybe there really is no other choice.
"Xiao Ying'er, you're right, sister, thank you." Diao Chan smiled and stretched out her hand to scratch Ying'er's nose, then turned around and hurried out of the garden, leaving only Xiao Ying'er behind.
He was shouting "Hey, hey, hey" on the spot...
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Diao Chan asked Wang Kuang to borrow a fast horse, changed into a red outfit, and headed straight for the Xuzhou Army's barracks outside Huai County.
When I arrived at the gate, I happened to catch up with the captain Yang Zhan on duty.
Yang Zhan recognized Diao Chan. When he saw this girl arriving, he showed a thoughtful smile and said: "Hey! Girl, I haven't been to the military camp for a while. What's wrong? If you see my young master, I will report it to you right away.
Go... Hey! Hey! Hey!... Why did you go in there by yourself! Someone is coming, someone is coming quickly! Stop her and don't let her run away like that. There is something going on in the eldest master's account!"
That being said, the gossip between Diao Chan and the pottery merchant was unknown, and it had already aroused quite a private reaction among the soldiers in Xuzhou.
In the eyes of many soldiers, this girl is almost the same as the eldest son's wife...stopping the lady's horse? Who has the time to touch her eyebrows like this?
Diao Chan ran all the way to the handsome tent where the pottery merchant was. Before she reached the handsome tent, she heard the sound of laughter coming from inside.
The four Pei brothers stood at the handsome tent. They seemed a little hesitant when they saw Diao Chan. However, when they saw Pei Qian cupping his hands towards Diao Chan, they forced themselves to smile and said, "The lady is here. Let me go in and let you know."
Hearing the laughter in the tent, Diao Chan seemed a little distracted and said in a daze: "I'll go in and find him myself."
Gently pulling the curtain of the handsome tent, Yang Zhan followed closely and said, "Miss, you can't do this!"
The curtain was opened by Diao Chan, and three hazy figures stood in Diao Chan's eyes. A ball of warm air overflowed from the tent.
Mi Fang was in the tent, wearing the armor of the White Wave Yellow Turban Army. She was walking back and forth to show off to the pottery merchant and Xu Chu. As she walked, she raised her eyebrows at Xu Chu and said, "How about it? I pretend to be a bandit better than you, but I look more like a bandit."
Alright?"
Tao Shang and Xu Chu laughed heartlessly, "Hahaha", until they saw Diao Chan at the entrance of the tent, their smiles turned stiff.
The pottery merchant looked at the stunned Diao Chan at the entrance of the tent, and then looked at the helpless Yang Zhan and Pei Qian behind him...
"Are you letting people in again?"
Pei Qian's face turned red and he said helplessly: "Miss said last time...she is not considered an outsider..."
Yang Zhan bowed deeply to the pottery merchant and said, "Subordinate... I'm so ashamed!"
Diao Chan looked dumbly at Mi Fang, who was wearing Bai Bojun uniform, and said in surprise: "You... what are you doing? Why are you wearing bandit clothes?"
"Then let's go and do things as planned." Mi Fang and Xu Chu laughed and didn't answer. They bowed to the pottery merchant and exited the tent.
The pottery merchant took a deep breath, shook his head and said, "Girl, this is you. If it were someone else, I would have killed you and silenced you when you saw what we were doing here just now."
Diao Chan was not interested in the tricks played by the pottery merchant and others, but said rather melancholy: "Are you free? Can you go for a walk with me..."
After saying this, he turned around and left the handsome tent without waiting for the potter's answer.
The potter felt strange that there seemed to be something wrong with Diao Chan today.
The potter stood up and followed Diao Chan out, arriving at the fence next to the military camp. At this moment, the sky was already a little dark.
"Miss Diaochan, where are you going..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Diao Chan sitting down on the grass with her knees in her arms, resting her chin on her knees and looking at nowhere. Her mind was wandering.
The potter also sat down next to Diao Chan, remaining silent and waiting for Diao Chan to speak first. This girl's behavior today was really strange.
However, after waiting for a long time, he didn't hear Diao Chan speak. He turned to look at her in slight surprise.
I saw Diao Chan looking at the dim sky in ecstasy. There were faint shadows of stars in the half-dark night sky. Her eyes were shining with a rather lonely light, but there was no expression on her beautiful face.
I don’t know why, but it makes people feel sad to see it.
The potter was startled and wondered to himself: "Women in ancient times also had the habit of looking at the stars? But why does she look a little weird? It seems that she is very unhappy and wants to complain to me, but she doesn't know how to speak."
The confusion in my heart is getting stronger and stronger. I don't know what happened to this woman after we parted ways in Li Mansion today.
After a stalemate like this for the whole meal, the potter finally couldn't help but ask: "Miss Diaochan, what are you looking at?"
"The little girl can't find her own... destination." Diao Chan said quietly.
The potter smiled to himself... The stars in the sky correspond to people, which is the superstitious idea of the ancients.
Diao Chan looked at the sky and asked, "Master Tao, let me ask you...if I die one day, will you be sad?"
The pottery merchant was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect Diao Chan to say such a thing. He stayed there for a long time and didn't know how to answer.
Diao Chan smiled bitterly as if she was asking herself a question and said softly: "No, no one in this world will really grieve for me except my foster father."
The pottery merchant felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart and said hurriedly: "Girl, what happened?"
Diao Chan smiled slightly and said: "It's nothing, I'm just restless and just talking nonsense...don't take it to heart."
Tao Shang shook his head and said, "Tao can still tell whether a person's words are nonsense or nonsense.
Diao Chan withdrew her gaze from the night sky and turned to the potter's face, saying: "Master Tao, do you really mind if I'm not happy?"
The potter was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously without reservation.
Diao Chan looked at the potter quietly, then tears suddenly flowed down her cheeks.