Xiao Taotao has been a smart child since she was a child, full of exploration spirit. When she grew up, she chose the aerospace industry to serve the country and continue to explore the mysteries of space.
He had very little time to go home, but he knew that his father would be with his mother.
After Fang Ying passed away, he came back to sort out his belongings, and the furnishings of the room remained unchanged. He walked to the table, touched it gently with his hand, and saw a little dust on it, and murmured in a low voice: "Dad is gone too."
The room was not taken care of and was gathering dust.
"Didn't dad leave a long time ago?" The wife held her daughter in her arms and sounded confused.
He raised his head slightly and said, "Well, they're all gone."
His wife stepped forward and hugged him gently.
within the system.
Ji Huai looked at the progress bar that was about to reach the end. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, a white light flashed in front of his eyes, and his memory was blocked again and he was sent to the last world.
"cousin."
The female voice was delicate and reserved, as if she mustered up all her courage to reach out and cover the collar of the person next to her.
Ji Huai stood up suddenly, looking nervous and flustered, with nowhere to focus his eyes.
Du Xiang's hand was slapped away, and his body suddenly froze, and his face turned pale, a little shaky, as if he had been greatly humiliated.
This weak look is really heartbreaking.
"Cousin, please have a good rest first. I'll come see you in two days." He said hurriedly, before finishing his sentence, he turned around and left in a hurry, his steps were messy, and he ran away in a hurry.
Du Xiang looked at the direction he was leaving, holding his hand that dropped down tightly, his fingertips digging into his tender palm, biting his lower lip, unable to control his emotions.
"Girl, Lord Marquis..." The maid Xiaoxiang walked in and looked at Du Xiang sitting by the bed.
Du Xiang looked at her, the water in his eyes slowly went away, and he forced out a forced smile: "My cousin came to care about me. He has something to do, so he left."
Xiaoxiang hesitated to speak, looking at her with sympathy in her eyes.
In the study room.
Ji Huai stood with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth irritably. His eyebrows were furrowed, and his face was full of sorrow.
In this life, he was the young prince of the Pingchang House. He was talented since he was a child. He knew music at the age of eight, could compose poetry at the age of ten, could write good articles at the age of twelve, could play the piano and was good at composing music. He was an elegant man.
Later, he won three yuan in succession and entered the Hanlin Academy, where he was highly regarded by the emperor.
After Zhao Guibin gave birth to the prince, she was very favored, and she deliberately set up a match between him and Zhao Erye's daughter Zhao Qingyue in front of the emperor. His mother liked Zhao Qingyue's straightforward and forthright temperament. The two had known each other since childhood, and they were interested in each other, so they became relative.
Second Master Zhao was a military general, and the Ji family was also a military general. Uncle Ji died at the border, and his younger brother Ji Qing'an is still in the military camp at the border and has not returned home for three years.
The two families are family friends, and the two families are happy to hear about this marriage.
Zhao Qingyue was favored at home. She had two brothers above her and Zhao Guifei, who had a good relationship with her. She had an arrogant and lively temperament.
He is a scholar, with the pride and elegance of a scholar. He has the opposite personality from her, but he respects her and finds her playful temperament interesting. He is newlywed and in a good relationship.
However, the past two years have not been peaceful in the Hou Mansion. His parents have passed away one after another. Aunt Ji married a poor scholar in the early years. He was involved in disputes and was undercover. Aunt Ji remarried and left behind a daughter, Du Xiang.
The old lady loved her daughter but couldn't bear to see her, and she was afraid that there were still some evildoers who might harm Du Xiang, so she took her to the Hou Mansion.
The Hou Mansion was already sparsely populated, and he and Zhao Qingyue had nothing to do in the past two years. Seeing that Du Xiang could make the old lady happy, they felt quite happy and wanted to find a good husband for her.
Who would have thought that Du Xiang coveted him. The old lady saw that she was fragile and wanted to stay by his side.
He didn't care too much about things between men and women, so he naturally didn't have this idea in his mind. The old lady hinted several times, but he didn't take it seriously, but he still took a liking to the frail Du Xiang.
Du Xiang often played the piano and painted in the places he passed by, and always "encountered" him by chance. Her father is also considered to be somewhat talented, but she has a poor physical constitution. She has only been able to study, paint, play the piano and embroider in her boudoir since she was a child. She looks gentle and quiet, coupled with the weak Nono temperament, it will indeed make men feel a little distressed to see her. .
At the end of the month, she and he were reading poems and admiring flowers in the pavilion. She accidentally mentioned that she missed her mother, so he talked a lot about Aunt Ji. They accidentally chatted for too long, and she caught the cold after returning. It made him feel guilty, the old lady whispered in his ears, so he went to visit her several times and asked the warehouse to get her a lot of supplements.
He was clean and self-sufficient, caring about the country and the country, and was slow to respond to matters between men and women, so he had a secret love affair with Zhao Qingyue. After she entered the Marquis Mansion, he didn't even have a maid to marry him.
Regarding this matter, Zhao Qingyue, who had liked him since the beginning of her love affair, was particularly upset. The old lady also hinted that she would take the initiative to accept Du Xiang, so she went to confront Du Xiang in anger.
He bumped into her and had the first quarrel with her after their marriage.
Zhao Qingyue is like a rose with thorns, it will prick someone when it is angry. The two have been in cold war for many days. Du Xiang got seriously ill again because of self-blame and looked very thin. He came to her hospital more often and saw her lying in bed. Lying on the bed with a bloodless face, the old lady persuaded me again.
He didn't know if he was angry with Zhao Qingyue and wanted to take Du Xiang as his concubine.
The old lady said that Du Xiang would have to take care of himself for a long time. If we don't talk about marriage anymore, he is too old. He doesn't know what to do if he goes to Beppu. It's better to stay in the Hou Mansion and stay with him.
So, he acquiesced.
Unexpectedly, one step was wrong and every step was wrong.
Although Du Xiang looks weak and has great ambitions, he comes from a small family, and his petty ambitions have no bearing on the overall situation. He was not good at dealing with things between women. He was just confused by her appearance and felt pity for her. Since she was obedient, he didn't care.
Seeing that Zhao Qingyue lived a carefree life, was polite to him, and was neither cold nor hot, she always had a sigh of relief in her heart and became more and more obedient to Du Xiang.
Zhao Qingyue had a miscarriage when Du Xiang gave birth to her first son, and later had no income. However, Du Xiang gave birth to three sons and two daughters, stabilizing his position.
There was a gap between him and Zhao Qingyue, and they gradually drifted apart. Finally, when they became strangers, she delegated power and Du Xiang competed for the limelight, causing him to be involved in the court several times, with no hope of promotion.
He was originally a candidate for the prime minister, but he managed to become nothing. The children Du Xiang raised almost ruined the future of the Hou Mansion, and he was so angry that he wanted to spit out a mouthful of blood.
After Zhao Qingyue passed away, Du Xiang became even more unscrupulous. Only then did he finally see clearly that weakness was only on the outside. Even if he looked languid, the greed and ambition in his eyes were not diminished at all.
But she was really not a smart person. Ji Qing'an once scolded her, saying that she was a joke in a wealthy family in the capital, while he was ridiculed for doting on concubines and destroying his wife.
By this time, Du Xiang had given birth to five children for him, and Zhao Qingyue had also passed away. He was unable and unwilling to take care of them anymore.
He didn't know which step he made with Zhao Qingyue was wrong. From being young and happy to becoming like this, it was a big regret in his heart.
When she had a miscarriage, she suspected that it was Du Xiang's handiwork. Due to insufficient evidence and Du Xiang's postpartum weakness, the old lady defended her. He thought she was anxious about losing the child, so he persuaded her not to pursue the matter first.
He also checked after that, but found nothing, so the matter was dropped. She was probably resentful and didn't let him into the room again.
In a fit of anger, he accepted several maids arranged by Du Xiang. This tone has been blocked for decades. It's really uncomfortable to see her talking, smiling and dignified. Out of sight and out of mind, do you still expect him to admit his mistake
She also lives in a small courtyard and doesn't come out when nothing happens. It is said that she is cultivating herself and recuperating, and she doesn't tell him if she gets seriously ill.
When she died, his tone suddenly disappeared, followed by a period of confusion and loneliness that never disappeared.
He also didn't expect that he would be able to navigate the court with ease, but when he returned home, his hands and feet would be tied up by these things. What was supposed to be an ambitious life would end up ruining his official career, and his family affairs would be in a mess.
Everyone said that he spoiled his concubines and destroyed his wives as a lesson. He never felt that he was partial to Du Xiang. He just didn't want to pay attention to it, didn't want to take it seriously, and he didn't know how he became like this.
The twists and turns between this woman were more annoying than the important affairs of the country. He thought about it for a long time and didn't know where he went wrong.