Wei Changying rushed into the house.
Because the snow had not melted yet, she was walking in a hurry. When she went up the steps, her foot slipped and she fell on the top step.
"Sister Wei, be careful!" Gu Rouzhang, who was running over with her skirt in hand, shouted in shock. He was about to rush forward to help her, but Wei Chang Yingcai stood up quickly as soon as he fell, and walked forward with wind at his feet. He walked out of the house as if nothing had happened.
However, the remaining snow on the steps has been dyed blood red under this bump!
A trail of blood followed Wei Changying's steps and dripped all the way into the house!
Gu Rouzhang's eyes paused on the bloodstain, then she came to her senses, turned around and told Shi Maner: "Go to the car and get Sister Wei's package!"
Shi Maner raised the things he was holding in fear: "The maids took them with them when we got off the bus."
"Be gentle, follow me in and take a look." Gu Rouzhang bit her lower lip and whispered.
She calmed down, walked up the steps gently, and walked in.
This room was originally supposed to be used as a study by the old owner. The Xiliang Army hurriedly vacated the house to accommodate the sick and injured family members, and many things were left intact. At this moment, the walls are covered with classics. Although most of them are so new that you can tell at a glance that they have not been turned over, their former uses are clear at a glance.
The study room is quite large, and the bed inside looks like it was originally there, matching the surrounding furnishings.
This couch is located under the west window, with a glazed mica screen behind it. There should have been a curtain above it, but I don't know why it was removed. Only a pair of gold hooks and tent posts are left there, which looks very unharmonious. .
But no one has time to dwell on such minutiae at the moment.
Gu Rouzhang's eyes first fell on Wei Changying, who was kneeling beside the couch with a trail of blood trailing behind him.
The days when she had the most contact with Wei Changying were when they were in Xiliang. If she wanted to continue, Wei Changying would send her away. The two of them battled wits and courage... Gu Rouzhang was treated very well by Sister Wei. If Wei Changying hadn't considered that she was the daughter of the Gu family and her brother-in-law was in Xiliang and didn't want to worry about Gu Xinian, he would have killed her long ago. Sent back to the imperial capital.
Those days were also the time when Chief Wei took care of his family members.
In my impression, Sister Wei is cunning and decisive, with the bearing of a noble lady.
But at this moment, in addition to the deep sadness and helplessness in Wei Changying, all the cunning, decisiveness, and the bearing of a so-called noble lady were gone...
She was completely unaware that the wound on her knee had not stopped bleeding, nor did she notice that the maid who was serving in the room looked at her in surprise and fear, and whispered to her. Even a silver hairpin that had come loose when she was running hit her. She didn't care that she fell to the ground by the couch, and most of her black hair suddenly fell off... She just hugged the small figure who was standing in front of the couch tightly, trembling all over as she stared at the couch lying on her back. Above, another figure smaller than the figure in her arms.
Silently, tears fell like rain.
Gu Rouzhang looked at her and suddenly realized that at this moment, Wei Changying was just a mother.
The eldest lady of Ruiyu Hall, the third young lady of the Shen family, the imperial decree... these radiant identities and honors were all far away from her at this moment.
She is just a mother.
She is not the biological mother of the second and fourth grandsons of the Shen family, a noble and elegant lady from a famous family.
She is just a mother of two children who are less than ten years old... just like all mothers in the world.
She doesn't want to be cunning, decisive, or have any aristocratic airs.
At this moment, she only felt the endless shame and pain of being a mother but unable to protect her own flesh and blood!
The room was as quiet as death.
After a long while, Gu Rouzhang subconsciously took a few steps forward and tried to comfort her with words.
At this moment, Shen Shuguang, who was being held tightly by Wei Changying, suddenly turned around and glanced at her.
This sight made Gu Rouzhang's heart suddenly freeze...
Ever since Wei Changying returned to the imperial capital with his second son, he had not had much contact with Gu Rouzhang. But as they are both high-ranking members of the imperial capital, they always meet during the New Year. Gu Rouzhang was not familiar with Shen Shuguang, but he was definitely not a stranger. She remembered Shen Shuguang as a smart, lively, and even naughty child.
Because he was born to be loved and grew up carefree, no matter when he saw this boy, his little body seemed to be full of vigor and vitality.
—The eyes that were bent with laughter when saluting, the sweet and soft voice of a child as she held her skirt and acted coquettishly, the small mouth that she pressed aggrievedly after being scolded by her elders and wanted to cry, but the corners of her eyes were always slyly looking around at those who were trying to find reinforcements. Cute looking…
In the past few years, the most popular young master in the imperial capital has attracted the envy of countless noble ladies with and without children. He was always vying to please a large group of female relatives during the New Year banquet... He was once bright and innocent without any haze, and was succeeded by his grandfather. The second grandson of the Shen family, who has high hopes and is named after the homophonic sound of "Shuguang", has never had such a distant and defensive look in his eyes right now
Even a child who has only just enlightened at a young age will inevitably lose his innocence early due to the scars of numerous blood feuds.
At this moment, Gu Rouzhang felt inexplicably sad, and two lines of clear tears suddenly fell down her cheeks.
Shen Shuguang still remembered this Aunt Gu, so he only glanced at Gu Rouzhang, then silently withdrew his gaze, and then together with his mother Wei Changying, they focused their gaze on the person on the couch.
Gu Rouzhang was stunned for a moment before walking forward.
She actually already had expectations in her mind...
But after approaching the couch and seeing Shen Shuxie clearly on the couch, his expression changed!
Just in the twelfth lunar month of last year, she met the fourth grandson of the Shen family once.
At that time, Shen Shuxie was strong and lively and even had the cute fatness of a baby. Due to the cold weather, Wei Changying ordered people to put on as many clothes as possible, so he was wrapped up tightly and walked around. It was shaky every step of the way.
He chased and played with his brother Shen Shuguang on the rafters, and rolled into a ball without paying attention... He got up and ran a few more steps, and rolled into a ball again...
At that time, this scene made the whole room burst into laughter several times.
The three-year-old child didn't know why, and he was enjoying himself while climbing and rolling. Finally, Shen Shuguang stopped, and he could catch up. He pulled his brother's sleeves and climbed up, taking a piece of osmanthus candy from his brother's hand, feeling satisfied. bite. Under the light of the lights, the innocent and satisfied smile on Shen Shuxie's rosy and fat little face was enough to soften a hard-hearted heart.
But now, Shen Shuxie, who is lying on the couch, is so thin that you can almost see the bones. On her young face under the brocade quilt, there is a green and black color visible to the naked eye between the eyebrows...
Gu Rouzhang endured the shock and looked at it for a long time before she saw that Shen Shuxie was still breathing - but - his breath was so weak, as if it was a broken lamp in the wind and rain, and it was about to be extinguished at any moment!
"Why did Xie'er end up like this?!" Gu Rouzhang's murmur fell into the ears of Wei Chang Ying, who was half kneeling and half slumped beside the couch, but it was like a thunderbolt from the blue!
Xie'er... is still alive? !
Due to Cai Qingzhi's previous ambiguity and Shen Zhe's flashing words just now, Wei Changying was reluctant to believe it... but the terrifying thoughts grew uncontrollably.
After forcing Shen Die to reveal the location of the room where the two children were resting, Wei Changying rushed in with the greatest fear in his life. The first thing he saw was a man standing beside the couch with a blank expression, looking down at the couch lying motionless. Shen Shuguang, the eldest son of his younger brother.
Hearing the sound of his mother breaking in the door, Shen Shuguang looked back suddenly, but he neither immediately threw himself into his mother's arms and cried, nor did he subconsciously salute. Instead, he just looked at her blankly. Then, he turned back, Look back to the couch.
At that moment, Wei Changying felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar!
She staggered to the couch and knelt down, then saw the look of her second son lying on the couch...
She thought she was a step too late after all, Xie'er... her second son had already passed away!
The reason why the eldest son saw that he neither cried nor greeted him was that he obviously resented his late arrival, which caused his young and innocent brother to be separated from his parents without understanding anything. Until his death, the poor child was only accompanied by his six-year-old brother, and was unable to see his parents for the last time... She, a belated mother, even had no time to hug him before he was alive...
The scene of farewell to the imperial capital came to mind - it was she who packed the things for the two children with her own hands, it was she who handed them over to her father-in-law with her own hands, and it was she who acquiesced to her father-in-law to take away the horse. In Shen Bo's words, even a blind person could see it. "Red Flame" came out as a good horse...
"According to the estimate of the chamberlain who held me hostage, the Rong people may have mobilized thousands of sharp archers who never miss a shot and gathered a crowd outside the east gate to wait, specifically looking for important people in the breakout crowd to kill!"
"Those who break out of the siege choose clothes that don't attract attention, but their mounts can't deceive anyone."
"The better the mount, the less likely the soldiers will let it go, and the faster the knight will die."
"... The Rong people grow up on horses. How to identify a good horse? They are much better than us Wei people!"
Shen Bo's smiling and gentle words echoed gently in Wei Changying's ears, and gradually the voice turned into roaring thunder. One after another, Wei Changying's liver and gallbladder were shaken to pieces. Disperse!
She instinctively hugged her eldest son and couldn't help but tremble, but she didn't dare to reach out and touch her second son who was so close to prove the crazy fear in her heart.
At that moment, Wei Changying's mind went blank, but the intense emotions in his chest surged to the point of roaring!
Both grief and anger hurt her body. Just when she was about to vomit out her heart-blood, Gu Rouzhang's words made Wei Changying sensitively aware of the hidden meaning in her words - how could Xie'er end up like this
instead of…
Why did Xie'er at such a young age... then say things like "sorry" and "by the way"
Is Xie'er really still alive
The tears that kept pouring out made it impossible for Wei Changying to see clearly the second son's face and whether his small chest was rising or falling. She didn't dare to ask or speak, for fear that if she were not careful, she would suffer unbearable pain and regret in this life.
- She subconsciously swallowed the blood in her throat, raised her arms with difficulty, trembling, desperate, and even more timidly... She put her fingers under Shen Shuxie's nose, and the second son's skin felt as cold as cold under the touch. ice. Even among people, it is difficult to feel the warmth.
Wei Changying seemed to hear the sound of his own heart breaking into powder bit by bit.
... But just when she desperately wanted to retract her hand, a wisp of warm breath brushed her fingertips!
Although it is weak, although the temperature is not even close to the popularity... Wei Changying's heart is like thunder!
"Quick! Get hot water!" She suddenly let go of her eldest son, almost jumped up, and shouted excitedly, "Go get the package from my car, quick!"
"Miss, here's the package!" Shi Man'er followed Gu Rouzhang into the door, but didn't know what to do. She was standing by the door in fear. After hearing this, she hurriedly handed the package out.
Before Gu Rouzhang could pick it up, Wei Changying had already rushed forward and snatched it away. He even couldn't wait to put it on the case and shook it on the spot. Many brocade boxes and porcelain vases fell from the inside, but thanks to the thick blanket on the floor, they were not all broken. Even so, there were also several boxes that were thrown open and porcelain bottles that were broken. What rolled out of the porcelain bottles were just pills or powdered medicine. The jewelery emitted from a corner of several boxes immediately made Shi Maner. And the maid who served Brother Shen Shuguang before was so dazzled that she couldn't open her eyes...
But Wei Changying didn't even take a glance at these things, and found a belt inside that was stained with blood and stained with mud... (To be continued)