It was a little hot at noon, and the breeze was drawn into the room through the gauze of the sill window, and there was a hint of sultriness in the coolness. Zhao Jie was lying on the arhat bed embossed with dragon patterns to rest in the morning, his hands were folded on his abdomen, his brows were furrowed, maybe he had dreamed of something, his face was very ugly, his brows became tighter and tighter, and finally he clenched his hands into fists, ruthlessly He slammed on the bed hard: "Ah Luo!"
There was a loud noise from the bed board, and Zhao Jie also woke up.
His forehead was covered with sweat, his eyes were dark, and he slowly sat up from the bed, rubbing the center of his brows and saying: "Come here."
A little father-in-law dressed in blue walked in emphatically upon hearing the sound, tucked his hands and said respectfully: "Your Majesty."
Zhao Jie said: "Where is the queen?"
The little eunuch said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the queen is accompanying the prince and the little princess in the back garden."
Zhao Jie lowered his eyes, as if he breathed a sigh of relief. After a long time, he waved his hand and said, "Back off."
The little eunuch bowed and stepped back. Zhao Jie's fists were clenched and loosened, his dark eyes were fixed on a certain place, and he couldn't help recalling what happened in his dream just now.
For Zhao Jie, that was undoubtedly the worst nightmare.
There was no Zhao Xi in the dream, no his and Wei Luo's daughter, not even himself. Zhao Jie saw little Ah Luo, saw her being sold by the Du family to a human tooth, saw her running away desperately, and finally fled to a place called Longshou Village, saw her being forced by her adoptive parents to form ghosts, and saw her go all the way. He stumbled to Shengjing City to recognize his relatives... Later, Zhao Jie squeezed his fist until his bones cracked, and he hardly wanted to think about the things that followed. He was still unable to appear, he could neither speak nor show his figure, he could only watch Li Song appear helplessly, Li Song did what he wanted to do, helping that poor and helpless little Ah Luo go home, Give her fine clothes and food, give her glory and wealth, and finally marry her.
Zhao Jie closed his eyes. That dream was so real that he still couldn't recover from the agitation just now.
The feeling of powerlessness and anger in the dream is still fresh in his memory. The feeling of watching his treasure fall into the hands of others is too real. Zhao Jie stepped down from the dragon couch, put on a purple-gold gown with auspicious dragon driving auspicious clouds pattern, called Zhu Geng and Yang Hao, stood by the window and said: "Investigate Li Song's whereabouts, I want to know where he is now .”
Zhu Geng and Yang Hao are now Zhao Jie's imperial bodyguards. They are of high rank. When there is nothing to do, they will work nearby. Once there is an important confidential matter, Zhao Jie will arrange for the two of them to handle it. When the two heard Zhao Jie's order, they were stunned for a moment. After all, the name Li Song hadn't been mentioned for a long time, and maybe it had been forgotten long ago. If Zhao Jie hadn't mentioned it, they would have almost forgotten such a number one person.
Zhu Geng and Yang Hao were conscientious secret guards after all, they only wondered for a moment, then quickly nodded and said: "Yes."
After setting a deadline, Zhao Jie waved them away and stood alone by the window for a while. He remembered that his little father-in-law said that Wei Luo and his children were in the back garden, so he strode towards the back garden without thinking too much. Right now, he desperately wanted to see Wei Luo, wanted to hug his little girl, and made sure that she was indeed in his arms, not Li Song's, so that he could feel at ease.
Shengjing City in August is still a little stuffy, but only for a short time at noon. After this time, it will be much cooler in the evening. When Wei Luo is not taking a nap, she likes to take her two children to the garden behind the Wushuang Hall to play. There are swings, flower stands, and a meandering river here. Zhao Xi and Ran Ran like to play here the most.
When Zhao Jie arrived, Wei Luo was sitting under the wisteria trellis to enjoy the cool air, holding a little girl doll carved in pink and jade in her arms. Each was wrapped around two gold chains with pearls, and they were babbling with Wei Luo with their heads up. That side profile was very similar to Wei Luo's, with the same big eyes, the same small nose, and the same snow-skinned red lips, except that one was a beautiful and charming young woman, and the other was an immature and lovely little girl.
There was another sitting on the beech wood couch next to Wei Luo's legs. Zhao Xi held a Luban lock in his hand, and was fiddling with it seriously. He also had several locks of different shapes, including plum blossom locks, octagonal locks, twenty-four locks, etc... This little guy played very smoothly. After twenty-four clicks, a Luban lock was disassembled and reinstalled. After putting it on, he raised his handsome and delicate face, blinked his big black eyes, and showed his dimples with a smile, and raised Lu Bansuo in front of Wei Luo to ask for credit: "Mother, I've done my best, I'm not too bad ?”
Zhao Xi looked like Wei Luo when he was first born, but now that his face has gradually grown, he is somewhat similar to Zhao Jie.
Wei Luo looked at the Luban lock in his hand, and her long eyelashes drooped slightly. Although she was over twenty, her skin was still like that of a fourteen or fifteen year old girl, green and tender, delicate and smooth. She touched Zhao Xi's face, smiled and praised: "Amazing."
Zhao Xi's eyes lit up, a little pride gradually appeared on his small face, and he asked expectantly, "Is it better than Emperor Father?"
In the eyes of Zhao Xi, who is three and a half years old, his father is the most powerful person in the world. He doesn't need to use his hands, but only needs to use his words. Countless ministers and people listen to him. He says what he says, and no one dares to say anything . Zhao Xi believes that even if the emperor wants to call the wind and rain, there is no problem.
Wei Luo chuckled and coaxed, "Xi'er is different from Father. Xi'er is very powerful, and he is also very powerful. It's just that Xi'er is still young. When you grow up, you can compete with Father. , then we can know which of you is more powerful."
Zhao Xi immediately dropped Lu Bansuo, lay on Wei Luo's lap, held his younger sister's fleshy little hand with one hand, and mother's hand with the other, and said, "When I grow up, I will be stronger than Emperor Father, Mother!" Can you let me hug my sister?" He was too young and lacked strength, Wei Luo was worried that he would fall off Ranran, so he rarely let him hug Ranran, but he remembered that he wanted to hug his sister who was like a dough ball more. .
Wei Luo said, "Of course."
Zhao Xi was very happy. One of the two little guys was sitting on Wei Luo's lap, the other was lying beside Wei Luo's lap, facing each other, talking to each other with great interest. Ran Ran has just turned one year old, she can only speak simple words, she has a very good temper, a little shy, she doesn't talk much when outsiders tease her, but she likes to smile very much in front of her parents and brothers. Now that Zhao Xi was playing with her, her watery almond eyes were bent into crescent moons, she bit her lower lip and giggled.
Zhao Xi held Ran Ran's hand and asked Wei Luo, "Mother, can I take my sister to pick grapes? The grapes are ripe, I peel them for my sister to eat."
Ran Ran has not yet learned to walk, and only when an adult leads her, will she stagger and learn to walk a few steps. Most of the time, she fell on Wei Luo's lap while walking. So Wei Luo was a little worried, thought for a while and said, "Let Jin Lu go with you, be careful, don't drop my sister."
A year ago, Wei Luo made the decision and married Bai Lan, but Jin Lu refused to live or die, and still stayed by Wei Luo's side to serve her. Now that Jin Lu is getting older, Wei Luo doesn't want to delay her, and recently plans to find a good marriage for her. Wei Luo noticed for a moment that whenever Zhu Geng came with Zhao Jie, his eyes would fall on Jin Lu intentionally or unintentionally, but Jin Lu kept his head down and didn't look at him. Almost got an idea.
At present, Jin Lu hugged Ran Ran, followed Zhao Xi, and walked to the opposite grape flower stand.
Without taking a step, Zhao Xi looked up and saw a person standing by the banana tree opposite. He put away the smile on his face, immediately changed into a well-behaved expression, walked quickly to the opposite of Zhao Jie, and said, "Father."
Although Zhao Xi was mischievous and lively, he still respected Zhao Jie from the bottom of his heart. He could act coquettishly in front of Wei Luo, and restrain his nature in front of Zhao Jie. And when Zhao Jie was present, Zhao Xi didn't dare to be too clingy with his mother, because whenever at this time, Zhao Jie would look at him with cold eyes, which made him a little puzzled and a little timid. It was only later that Zhao Xi found out that it was because when he was just born, his mother always hugged him, and only him was in her heart. His father was jealous and ruthless, and he hadn't recovered until now, so this is what happened. When he saw him, he showed that expression.
Zhao Jie nodded and said, "Where are you going?"
Zhao Xi pointed to the grape flower stand in front, "I took my sister to pick grapes, my sister likes to eat grapes."
Zhao Jie looked at the powdered dumpling in Jin Lu's hand. In comparison, his attitude towards Ran Ran was much softer. Perhaps it was because Ran Ran looked like Wei Luo, and he often hugged Ran Ran. It's the same now, Zhao Jie took Ranran from Jinlu's hand, held her in his arms and scratched her little nose, bent his lips and said a few words to little Ranran, but little Ranran couldn't understand, only soft and sticky Nuodi is called "Daddy", and the scent of milk all over his body dilutes the restlessness in Zhao Jie's heart just now, and gradually calms down his mood. Zhao Jie asked, "Does Ran Ran like to eat grapes?"
Little Ranran blinked her big eyes, and her pink lips pursed twice. "Like... like, eat."
Zhao Jie smiled lowly and kissed her cheek, "Just like your mother, I'm a glutton."
Little Ranran let out a soft "huh" and only understood the word "mother". When she saw her father laughing, she laughed too, showing two little bunny teeth like glutinous rice, and opened her hands to babble: "Mother!" ... greedy time..."
The father and daughter talked for a while, Zhao Jie was about to hand Ran Ran to Jin Lu, when he lowered his head, he happened to see another little carrot head on the ground. Zhao Xi raised her small face, although she didn't say anything, her big eyes showed anticipation, her small mouth was slightly pursed, revealing a hint of a smile, probably because she felt that her younger sister's appearance was too cute, so she couldn't help but laugh along with her. . Zhao Xi was stunned when he met Zhao Jie's gaze, and quickly put on a small face, and called out obediently: "Father."
Zhao Jie paused for a moment, then said: "Let's go play."
Zhao Xi nodded, "Yes", and led Jin Lu and Ran Ran to the opposite grape shelf. Although the little guy hid it well, Zhao Jie still caught the longing in his eyes. These years must have been too harsh on him, Zhao Jie thought.
Zhao Xi didn't take two steps, but was stopped again by Zhao Jie, he turned his head, and walked back to Zhao Jie's side in two steps, "Father, what else can I do?"
Zhao Jie raised his hand, rubbed the top of his head lightly, and said: "Don't eat too many grapes, or you will spoil your stomach."
There was a time when Wei Luo ate too many grapes, and when she got home she had vomiting and diarrhea, and she had to lie down for a few days before she recovered.
Zhao Xi's big eyes flashed brightly, his small mouth grinned, revealing two deep dimples, and he nodded emphatically, "Okay!"
Zhao Jie smiled: "Go."
The little guy ran away contentedly, and the steps were windy when he walked. Zhao Jie looked at Zhao Xi's back, bent his lips, and then turned around and walked towards Wei Luo. Sitting under the wisteria trellis, Wei Luo saw the scene just now, and when Zhao Jie came up to her, she said with some distress: "Don't be too strict with Little Watermelon, he's still young. You always hug Ranran, If you don't hug him, he will feel bad."
Zhao Jie sat on the side, hugged her on his lap, wrapped her small hands with his big hands, and said: "He is a man, so he should be strict." Only in the future can he grow into an outstanding man.
Wei Luo disagreed, these two children were her heart, and she couldn't love any of them, Zhao Jie was so biased, she really couldn't stand it anymore. "That's not okay. He's not yet four years old. He doesn't know anything. Sometimes he just wants you to hug him. But you always put on a face to others. I feel wronged for Xi'er when I look at you. If this happens again, I will really be angry." After that, she considered it and said: "I know you want to train him to be independent earlier, but isn't it too early? Can't you wait until he is ten years old? Why bother, he is only warm to Ranran, and he will put on airs when Xiao Jiner from Liuli's family asks him to play..."
Liulihe Yang Zhen gave birth to a daughter two years ago, nicknamed Jin'er, and she likes to play with Zhao Xi every time she enters the palace.
The relationship between Zhao Xi and Jin'er was originally very good, but last time for some reason, the two had an awkward fight, no, the two little guys haven't spoken for several days, and Jin'er hasn't entered the palace for half a month.
Zhao Xi didn't say anything, but Wei Luo could tell that he must have missed Jin'er, but he was too young to save face, so he was too embarrassed to ask "Why didn't Jin'er come?"
Zhao Jie pulled Wei Luo into his arms from behind, put his chin against her cheek, hummed lazily, and said with a broken smile, "Okay, I'll listen to you, Ah Luo will do whatever she says."
Wei Luo shot him a look.
Zhao Jie knew that she must have said in her heart that she was not serious again, so she smiled softly, rubbed her cheek and said: "It's not that you were too kind to him at the beginning and ignored me for more than half a year. Nice."
Wei Luo poked him in the chest with her elbow, and looked at him with a smile: "Why is big brother so narrow-minded? It's been several years."
Zhao Jie was noncommittal. Thinking of another matter, Feng's eyes sank, and he said slowly: "It's about you... I can't be generous."
Wei Luo didn't say a word, she was already accustomed to his narrow-minded appearance, she twitched the corner of her mouth, and then smiled lightly.
After a long time, Zhao Jie still hugged Wei Luo in this posture, his arms were like iron tongs, holding Wei Luo tightly and never letting go. Wei Luo twisted uncomfortably, and said strangely, "Hot. What's wrong with you? Something seems wrong today?"
Zhao Jie didn't move, and said in a low voice, "Ah Luo, without me, would you marry Li Song?"
Wei Luo immediately stopped moving, her eyes widened in surprise, she turned her head to see Zhao Jie's expression, but unfortunately she couldn't turn her body, and said, "What are you talking about?"
Zhao Jie didn't say a word, his forehead rested on her neck, obviously suppressing his emotions, and his arms holding her got tighter and tighter.
Wei Luo noticed his abnormality, and asked again: "Why do you ask such a question?"
Zhao Jie was silent for a moment, and then told Wei Luo everything he had just dreamed about in his dream. Wei Luo's eyes widened after hearing this, she was a little unbelievable, she didn't expect Zhao Jie to dream about her past life, except for what happened after she came to Shengjing City, everything was completely consistent with her experience in her previous life. After a while, Wei Luo regained consciousness from the shock and grasped the point, "So, you dreamed that I was with Li Song?"
Zhao Jie frowned, not even happy to hear that person's name.
Wei Luo thought for a moment, couldn't help but "puchi" smile, turned around and put his arms around Zhao Jie's waist, pressing his face against his hard chest. "I also had a dream, big brother, do you want to hear it?"
Zhao Jie said: "What dream?"
Wei Luo said, "The dream I had was very similar to yours. When I was six years old, I was sold to someone else by my stepmother. When I was fifteen, I escaped from Longshou Village and entered Shengjing City..." She thought of her previous life, It seemed to be a very distant thing, but because Zhao Jie mentioned it, the memory became clearer. "But I didn't meet Li Song, nor did I marry him. I dreamed that Li Xiang joined forces to ruin Chang Hong's future in order to divorce Chang Hong. Later, I couldn't meet my father, and was disfigured by Wei Zheng and Du Shi , and later, I died."
After finishing speaking, she paused for a while, looked up at Zhao Jie: "Is the me in the dream very pitiful?"
Zhao Jie lowered his eyes and cupped her small face with one hand, "That's why you begged me to take you to Longshou Village when you were seven years old?"
Wei Luo nodded, her eyes full of trust, "I want to verify it, to see if it's the same as in the dream... I didn't expect it to be true." She arched Zhao Jie's arms, still not forgetting to comfort him, "How can the things in the dream be taken seriously? I'm married to you now, and I gave birth to you Little Watermelon and Little Ranran. I will follow you for the rest of my life. I won't marry someone else, and others are not as good as big Hello brother."
Zhao Jie hugged her and turned around, let her sit on his waist, with her forehead close to hers, "The next life, the next life will be mine."
Wei Luo pursed her lips and smiled lightly, then nodded.
Zhao Jie pecked at her lips, but he was not satisfied, so he took another bite, opened her teeth and kissed her deeply.
Wei Luo let out a "huh" and backed away a little, her eyelashes trembling, "Xi'er and Ranran are still here..."
Zhao Jie hoarse: "They can't see."
Wei Luo's protests were gradually swallowed by Zhao Jie, and the two kissed inseparably, their ears rubbed against each other, and from a distance, they seemed as good as one person.
Zhao Xi was walking back with two large bunches of grapes in her arms, and was about to wash and feed her mother and father, but stopped after walking a few steps. Zhao Xi looked at the two lingering people not far in front, the father was biting his mother's lip, half of his body was pressing on his mother, as if he was tasting some delicious food, eating with relish. As for Niangqin, her face was flushed, her eyes were blurred, and she didn't even know he was back. Zhao Xi looked at it for a while, fluttered her long eyelashes, turned around and ran away tactfully.
Well, father and mother are doing business, so he should play with his sister first.
[End of episode]