Two days later, when Mrs. He came to He Ruochen's mansion looking for someone with a solemn face, she didn't see any pretty girls around He Ruochen. Mrs. He thought she would be able to breathe a little relieved, but when After she entered the courtyard, she saw He Ruoxin wearing a loose robe, leaning against the pavilion and drinking.
There were already many empty wine jars around him. He didn't know how long he had been drinking there alone in such a cold snowy day...
When Mrs. He walked over, she smelled of alcohol, and her expression became even heavier.
She had educated He Ruochen since he was a child. Relatives and friends around him said that she taught He Ruochen very well. He was born in a scholarly family. Although He Ruochen later became a military general, he had a beautiful appearance. The quality is still recognized by everyone and even the emperor.
Mrs. He has always been proud of it.
But just this morning, she heard rumors from the neighbors that General He had been coming in and out of Zui Yufang in the past two days. He was very drunk when he came out every day. It seemed that you, General He, were not the brave and good warrior in the rumors. the same person.
Mrs. He didn't believe it. She didn't believe that her son would become like this.
So she came to him personally.
But he didn't expect to see his son, who was praised by everyone, really falling.
Mrs. He endured the pain in her heart and walked to the pavilion, looking coldly at He Ruoxin who was still drinking.
It took He Ruojin a long time to drink before he realized that there was someone standing next to him. He was holding a wine cup in his hand, narrowing his eyes and looking at the person in front of him. He seemed to recognize it and spat out words from his mouth. Come on, "Mom, why are you here?"
Mrs. He looked at him coldly: "If I don't come over, are you going to drink until you're in the dark?"
He Ruojin raised his eyebrows slightly, and finally he was willing to sit up straight slowly. Then, he put down the wine cup in his hand, lowered his head, and tied up the messy clothes slowly, lowering his eyes quietly. He said: "I just relaxed for two days, mother, don't worry too much."
"Relax? Ruojin, you weren't like this before!" Mrs. He said angrily.
The corner of He Ruojin's mouth slightly raised a clear arc of ridicule, as if he was laughing at himself for following the rules in the past. He slowly said: "Mother, I used to be too cautious in the past, so I am not happy now."
"Mother knows that you feel uncomfortable in your heart. Mother knows it! But this is not the reason for you to vent yourself like this. Ruo Jin, mother knows very well what kind of person you are. You don't have to abuse yourself. Do you understand or not?" He The more the lady talked, the more heartbroken she became.
The good child she had raised since childhood suddenly became like this. No one was more heartbroken than her.
When He Ruochen heard what Mrs. He said, his expression paused slightly, as if he had heard something very funny. He smiled softly, raised his eyes to look at her, and said calmly: "Mother You are wrong. I have never felt that I am very good. You think that I am good because I have listened to you since I was a child. I agree to everything you want me to do because I want you and dad to be happy. But... "
He Ruojin curved the corners of his mouth and laughed several times. The smile reached deep into his eyes and became bright and beautiful. He slowly continued, "This time, I want to be myself, okay? relative?"
Mrs. He stared at He Ruoxin in a daze for a long time, then shook her head in disbelief and said in a daze: "That's not it, Ruojin, what you said is worthy of your illustrious achievements over the years? Are you worthy of it?" Did the Emperor and Prince Sheng cultivate you?"
When He Ruojin heard this, his eyes became colder and sarcastic, and he sneered and said: "If the emperor can't stand my behavior and dismisses me from my position, I won't owe anything to the royal family. "
As soon as he finished speaking, Mrs. He slapped him hard on the face. With a snap, He Ruochen's face was turned sideways, but the expression on her face was still cold and cold.
As the slap fell, Mrs. He's hands trembled violently. She shed tears and shook her head in disbelief: "Ruojin, how could you say such a thing? How did your parents teach you?" , have you forgotten? From the moment you become the general of the Northern Kingdom, everything you do must put the Northern Kingdom first, have you forgotten!"
"The reason why you are like this is just because Princess Shengling broke off the engagement with you. Ruojin, my mother told you, forget it. Since you and the princess are destined to have no connection, forget it... The princess doesn't owe you anything. My mother shamelessly went to find her several times. She knew that you were in trouble in Nanjiang City, so she ran to find you without hesitation. She, a golden little princess, went to such a dangerous place on the battlefield. She didn't know that she would be killed. Is it dangerous? The fault is that you failed to save her first... She owes others a favor and can no longer be with you without any distractions. This is respect for you. Mom understands, and I hope you understand. I really can’t understand it, let’s just grudge it in our hearts, don’t fuck your whole body, why can’t you silly kid understand?”
The more Mrs. He talked, the more she became choked up and fell down on a stone chair, sobbing.
How could she not feel uncomfortable...
Before that, she thought that in two years' time, she would be able to see He Ruojin get married and start a business, and maybe she would be able to have grandchildren by then...
Her biggest wish in this life is to see her son find a loved one to get married and have children.
She thought she was about to achieve it.
But now, she had to face reality.
She admitted it.
Just because you understand a truth in your heart, don’t force what you can’t get.
However, after she said so much, although He Ruochen stopped drinking, she held her forehead very quietly and slowly closed her eyes, with no emotion on her cold face.
Such indifference makes people unable to see any emotional warmth.
After a long time, he rested his forehead lazily, finally moved his thin lips, and said very slowly: "Mother, I understand, I have my own sense of propriety, you don't have to worry about me."
Mrs. He's eyes were red, and she hated the iron. "Do you mean to continue to do this nonsense?"
He Ruojin's eyes were dark, and she stared coldly at the slightly swaying wine in the wine cup. A little snowflake trickled in and instantly melted into the wine. No trace of snow could be seen anymore.
He Ruojin stared at it for a while, then reached out to pick up the wine cup again, and drank all the wine in the cup. After putting it down, she said calmly: "I won't go to Drunk Yufang anymore, don't worry, mother."
After saying this, he raised his head and saw that his mother finally breathed a sigh of relief, but clear sarcasm welled up in his heart.
(End of chapter)