Before she finished her words, the eunuch came back, bent over and complained to Old Madam Wei, saying that he had some unfinished business and had to go there first. Prince Linjiang was meeting with cabinet ministers to discuss government affairs and he was afraid that he would not be able to see them so early, so he asked her to wait here for a while.
Mrs. Wei agreed and looked at him, knowing that things might not be that simple.
These people looked at her like a prisoner, not like simple guards. She was anxious to see King Linjiang and know the news about Wei An, but she swallowed her dissatisfaction and sat down quietly. If someone really wanted to look for her, they would have come before she met King Linjiang, so she was not the one who should be anxious.
The room was quiet for a while. Mrs. Wei could hear the sound of herself drinking tea. She looked out the window and could not help but be stunned.
She seemed to be dazzled, otherwise, why would she see the little eunuch that the Ming family brought back from the northwest? !
At that time, the Ming family was guarding Yunnan. One day, the eldest son of the Ming family brought back a young eunuch from the northwest. He said that his family was too poor to make ends meet, so his parents castrated him and wanted to send him to the palace to serve. Unfortunately, they did not have the skills and techniques, so they beat the man half to death. They were afraid of trouble, so they just threw him into the wild and left him alone, and the child almost froze to death.
The eldest son of the Ming family happened to pass by and saw him. Feeling sorry for him, he rescued him.
Because he had been castrated and did not have to be shy, and because they were of similar age, the children of the Wei family played very closely with him when they were young.
But he should have died in that fire...
Old Madam Wei hurriedly took two steps and saw the old eunuch coughing and ordering his men to do things. Her brows furrowed more and more, and finally she couldn't help but call out his former name: "Liu Cheng!"
The name Liu Cheng was given to him by the eldest brother of the Ming family, who said that he hoped that no matter what happened in the future, he would grow up to be a decent adult... ...
Old Madam Wei was full of hope and doubt. When she saw the old eunuch suddenly turn his head, her heart skipped a beat... She was not mistaken, it was really Liu Cheng...
Why is Liu Cheng in the palace?! When the Ming family was in trouble, it was clearly said that no one was left. At that time, on the list of people who were escorted to Beijing, Mrs. Wei saw Liu Cheng's name, and she was sure that she was definitely not wrong... ...
And why didn’t Liu Cheng die? Not only did he not die, he was still in the palace!
Old Madam Wei took a few quick steps, and seeing Liu Cheng was about to leave, she couldn't help but raise her voice and shout again: "Liu Cheng! It's me!"
Everyone looked at the two of them in surprise, not knowing what had happened. Old Mrs. Wei didn't care about that. At that moment, she seemed to have touched the edge of something. She couldn't help but follow it for a few steps and shouted again.
Liu Cheng finally stopped and turned around with a hesitant look, but he didn't dare to look at Old Madam Wei. He lowered his head for a long time before waving to the young eunuchs and asking them to leave.
He hesitated and slowly walked in from outside. Looking at Old Mrs. Wei, he knelt down with a plop.
Old Madam Wei took a step back, her mind still a little confused. She didn't know why someone who should have died long ago was still alive and in the palace.
What's going on? Is there some other hidden story? Mrs. Wei is not a fool. Seeing Liu Cheng kneeling down without saying a word, she knew that things were not simple. She looked pale and asked him with her eyes closed for a long time, "Why are you still alive?"
Didn't they say that all the people were dead? Didn't they say that no one in the Ming family survived, except Ming Jing who survived because he was too young and lucky, and all the others died? Why was Liu Cheng still alive
Has he been in the palace for a long time? Then why has there been no news from him for so many years? Judging from his appearance, he should be a eunuch with a say, but why has she never noticed his existence before
Mrs. Wei's mind was in a mess, and she could only hear the buzzing of mosquitoes everywhere. Finally, she gave up thinking, laughed, and said to Liu Cheng: "I don't want to think about it anymore. Tell me the truth, why?"
Why are you still alive, but have never come to visit the Wei family in all these years? Do you know that Ming Jing is still alive? Why are you in the palace
Liu Cheng stood up. He was already very old. His gray hair was tied up with a crown on the back of his head. The wrinkles on his face were piled up. He stammered and called out the old lady Wei's former name, then kowtowed and said, "I am sorry to the master, I am sorry to the young lady..."
The eldest lady was the former Queen Ming. That’s what everyone called her when she was at home. Those days are long gone.
Mrs. Wei felt as if she were in another world. She smiled bitterly, her face showing the vicissitudes of life and the haggardness of life. "What have you done to let us down?"
In fact, she had some guesses. There must be something fishy that could make Liu Cheng beg for mercy so tremblingly. From the moment he appeared, Mrs. Wei knew that something was going to happen.
But what happened back then was a scar engraved in her heart. When this scar has not healed, no matter when it is mentioned, she always feels that the wound inside is aching again, ready to fester at any time. Mrs. Wei supported her body with a splitting headache, looked at Liu Cheng and shook her head slowly: "Don't tell me these, what happened, just tell me directly, if you really still have the slightest feeling and guilt towards us, please tell me what happened back then."
She didn't want to know anything else. She just wanted to ask what happened to her parents, brothers, and relatives, what happened that night, and why all the people in the Ming family died except Ming Jing, while Liu Cheng survived.
Liu Cheng stammered for a long time, as if he was extremely guilty, and couldn't utter a word.
Old Madam Wei smiled bitterly and looked at Liu Cheng who was kneeling on the ground without saying a word: "Okay, for the sake of our past relationship, please let me die quickly... We thought we treated you well back then. Since you are still alive, why is there no news from you? Why don't you write me a letter? Do you know how tragically my sister died? Do you know..."
Liu Cheng knew it, his hands were shaking slightly, and he didn't even realize that his fingernails were digging into his flesh in pain. Seeing that Mrs. Wei was about to fall, he quickly got up and supported her. After a moment of silence, he said, "I... I don't have the face to see you again." (To be continued)