Qiao Shao thought it was amazing: "Do you think I still remember you subconsciously?"
That's why he thinks about what happened in Xie's house intermittently, because he saw He Shen, even if he didn't recognize him, he knew in the deepest part of his consciousness that he was the poor child who just wanted to give his mother a lily.
The feeling in He Shen's heart was indescribable, he said, "Maybe." Who would have thought that Qiao Shao was helping him so long ago.
Qiao Shao was worried, and he asked, "What happened to your mother?"
There is nothing to hide now, these things that He Shen once thought impossible to tell anyone can be said to Qiao Shao. In this world, Qiao Shao is probably the only one who really wants to know, so He Shen is willing to tell him all.
He Shen said, "Come here."
They sat on the rattan chair, and He Shen looked at the empty vase and said slowly, "My mother was an orphan without a parent. She had a dream and woke up and was trapped in this courtyard forever."
He Shen's mother, He Rui, was an abandoned baby. She grew up in an orphanage. The Xie family sponsored her to study. She is extremely talented. Highest school.
Then she met Xie Chengyu.
Xie Chengyu was born suave and suave, and she was her "beneficiary". It shouldn't be too easy to fall in love.
He Rui loves Xie Chengyu with all her heart, but Xie Chengyu just covets her beauty, and when she gets tired of her, He Rui is pregnant.
Xie Yongyi was furious when he knew this, and scolded Xie Chengyu, but this matter could not be put down so easily.
He Rui is a poor student sponsored by Xie's family. Xie Yongyi has always made a fuss about her outstanding achievements, creating an extremely positive image for Xie's family. If it were revealed that Xie Chengyu was playing with He Rui at this time, then all the images he had created before would collapse completely, and he would also be fueled by those who would like to use it to suppress Xie in public opinion.
Xie Yongyi forced Xie Chengyu to marry He Rui in order to take care of Quan's face. In this way, no one can make irresponsible remarks, but will only marvel at this fairy tale love story and be envious of He Rui.
But in fact, He Rui's tragic life has just begun.
Not long after the marriage, He Rui saw Xie Chengyu's romantic nature clearly, her love was shattered, and her life was also ruined.
Her husband doesn't like her, Xie Yongyi doesn't look down on her, and Xie Qing even disdains to get along with her... The master is like this, and the servants look at people's dishes and ridicule her.
He Rui is a smart girl, but in this case, her delicate mind will only bring her more pain.
After giving birth to Xie Shen, she suffered from severe postpartum depression and wanted to commit suicide at one point.
After the attempted suicide, the Xie family kept her under extremely strict supervision and did not allow her any chance of being alone.
This was doubly tormenting for He Rui. She stayed in this courtyard alone, unable to wait for anyone. Day by day, year by year, she was like a flower that was separated from its rhizome and gradually declined.
The only consolation is her children.
Xie Shen's early wisdom gave her comfort, but also made her feel uneasy.
She hated the Xie family, but she couldn't get out. She hoped that her son could get out of this hell, not like her...
He Shen stopped when he said this, because Qiao Shao's eyes were flushed and tears were rolling in his bright eyes.
He Shen forced a smile: "Don't cry."
Qiao Shao grabbed his hand and said, "She loves you!"
He Shen raised his hand and wiped the wetness from his face: "Well, she loves me."
But it was this love that drove her to death.
Xie Chengyu once said that Xie Shen killed his mother, and in a sense, it was true.
Since Xie Shen was valued by Xie Yongyi and became the capital for him to cultivate and show off, He Rui's mental state became worse and worse.
Xie Shen worked hard to please his grandfather, just to make his mother a better life.
He Rui was afraid of the Xie family's blood, and felt that his son was drifting away.
She kept telling Xie Shen, "Mom will take you away."
Xie Shen answered her: "It's okay mom, it will get better in the future." This failed to appease He Rui, but made her more and more frightened and frightened.
Until Xie Shen was twelve years old, He Rui couldn't bear it anymore and tried to take Xie Shen to escape from Xie's house. After this ill-conceived plan was stopped by the security guard, she heard the maid who was serving her say: "Madam, please calm down, young master. You have worked so hard for you, can you stop dragging him down! So little child is learning so many boring things day and night, we all feel distressed when we see it, he does all that for you, you can't help him. , but don't hold him back, okay?"
These words became the last straw that broke He Rui.
She worked hard for more than ten years for Xie Shen, and she stubbornly believed that taking him away was the only way to make him happy.
But now someone told her that it was her fault for her child's hard work.
This made her completely lose her faith in life.
He Shen recalled that scene, and the tip of his nose seemed to be haunted with blood, and he said slowly: "It took me three days to memorize Xie's important plans over the years, and Xie Yongyi only allowed me to see her, but when I When she opened the door, she cut her wrists and committed suicide."
Qiao Shao was heartbroken and stood up.
He Shen sighed lightly: "The last three words she said to me were..."
Qiao Shao walked up to him and gently surrounded him.
He Shen's voice trembled: "... I'm sorry."
Qiao Shao's internal organs were about to be smashed to pieces. He was so distressed that he choked up and said, "She wants to protect you."
He Shen couldn't say a word, he always remembered and would never forget the scene of that day.
He witnessed the death of his mother, searched for the reason like crazy, but what he got was so helpless.
As Qiao Shao said, she wanted to protect him, but he also wanted to protect her.
Why don't you wait, why don't you hold on, he will grow up soon, he will have his own strength, and he will be able to rescue her from her shackles immediately.
But she was gone.
The only person who loved him left him forever in order to set him free.
"There will be me in the future," Qiao Shao's voice was like a dazzling light shot into the abyss. He said, "I will protect you in the future. With me here, no one can bully you!"
He Shen was stunned.
Qiao Shao said in a crying voice that could not be concealed: "Don't thank your family. My family will be yours in the future. My grandfather, grandfather and father are very good. They will love you as much as they love me."
He spoke intermittently, excitedly and sincerely. His words were like warm springs, washing away the scarlet in front of He Shen's eyes little by little, in exchange for an unprecedented clarity.
He Shen hugged his waist tightly and said in a low voice, "Well."
Qiao Shao also hugged him tightly and used himself to warm him.
They all lost their mothers, but Qiao Shao and his family who loved him, but He Shen had nothing.
Fortunately, when he met him, he would share everything he had with him.
After slowly sorting out his emotions, He Shen asked Qiao Shao again, "Do you want to go to other places to see it?"
The snow-white pavilion appeared in Qiao Shao's mind, and he said, "There is a place I want to go."
He Shen stood up: "Do you remember the approximate location, I'll take you there."
Qiao Shao nodded and said, "It's a pavilion in the garden, white."
He Shen knew where it was and said, "Let's go, it's not far from here."
Qiao Shao took his hand and walked away from the courtyard together.
He Shen didn't look back. This was the first time he walked out of here, but he didn't hear his mother's sad "I'm sorry".
They walked for at most three or four minutes, and Qiao Shao saw the small pavilion in the dark. Although it was night, the pavilion was still dazzlingly illuminated by the lights from below.
He Shen asked him, "Did you give the flowers to your mother here?"
Qiao Shao nodded: "Yes..."
He only said these two words, and the memory flew out of the flowers like a frightened butterfly, fluttering the butterfly wings, and pulling out the dream-like past.
He saw his mother sitting in the pavilion, saw her gentle smile, and heard her whisper: "A flower also has a root that it cares about, just like you and Da Qiao."
Xiao Qiao Shao heard a little understanding and said, "He said he would give it to his mother."
Yang Yun was slightly startled and asked, "He?"
Xiao Qiao Shao explained what he heard.
Yang Yun took the pink lily and frowned slightly: "What about the child?"
Xiao Qiao Shao said, "I was called away by his grandfather."
At that time, Qiao Shao didn't understand that all the grandfathers in the world were as good as his grandfathers.
Yang Yun accepted Lily, her lips curved, "So you brought me this flower?"
Xiao Qiao Shao was a little ashamed: "As compensation, I can lend my mother to him for a day."
Yang Yun smiled: "Really?"
"Little Qiao Shao repented: "It's still an hour. "
Yang Yun rubbed his hair and said, "Stingy."
Xiao Qiao Shao defended: "I know what to say, I will definitely not take his flowers for nothing!"
Yang Yun said, "You don't even know what his name is."
Xiao Qiao Shao said: "I will see you again. I will write this in our heirloom diary when I get home, and I will never forget it!"
The memory came to an abrupt end, Qiao Shao's face was pale, and his body was shaking involuntarily.
He Shen called him nervously: "Qiao Shao?"
Qiao Shao turned to look at him, his lips moved, and he spit out four words: "Heirloom diary..."
He finally knew why he didn't dare to go to the third floor, and he finally knew why he was so afraid but insisted on going to the third floor.
Because there is a "key" that can open his memory.