Duan Changchuan felt drowsy and slept the whole afternoon.
I had a casual dinner and then fell into a deep sleep again.
It was a dream.
Duan Changchuan seemed to have returned to that mysterious world...
It was still the same beautifully decorated home. He was about the same age as he is now, lying sick in bed.
The noble man I had seen earlier was sitting on the bed, holding a cup of pear soup in his hand. The fragrance of pears drifted into my nostrils, mixed with the sweet smell of dates.
The cat under the bed made a thin "Meow..."
The little claws kept hooking on the sheets.
The man lowered his head and blew on the edge of the steaming bowl, saying, "Do you want to eat Yuanzi too? This is for your brother. Be good and I'll open a can for you later."
The chubby cat immediately stopped making trouble and sat down obediently.
The amber eyes looked at the man eagerly.
"Come, baby, try the pear soup made by daddy."
"Grandma helped you cut the pears, wash the dates, and put the food in the pot. You are responsible for setting the time, right?"
Duan Changchuan heard himself say.
Although I felt dizzy, I felt extremely light-hearted.
"Dad always finishes what he starts. I am the one who serves the soup."
"Thank you then. How about mother? Is she busy this weekend too?"
"Yes, she is so busy looking after such a group every day... She has been away from home for many days. She has no time to take care of her son when he is sick, and her wife doesn't even feel pain."
Before he could finish his words, the door downstairs made a clicking sound as if being controlled by something.
Then, the conversation between the woman and the old lady was heard.
"Master, you are back. That's great! The young master and his wife must be very happy."
"Well, where are Amu and Xiaochuan? I heard from Dong Cheng that Xiaochuan is sick?"
Without waiting for the old lady downstairs to reply, the person guarding the bedside had already complained to the outside of the door: "That's right, if you come back two days later, he will be fine."
Then, a woman in a black dress appeared at the bedroom door.
She has long hair, with her sideburns tucked behind her ears, revealing her black earrings.
"Isn't it just a four-day business trip? I've already shortened my schedule, and you still complain that I'm taking so long to come back?"
The woman said this, walking towards the man.
Seeing the young man leaning against the head of the bed eating a pear, she first touched his head with a smile, then put her arms around the man's shoulders and kissed him gently on the cheek.
The man's ears immediately turned red, and he complained in a low voice: "It's too late, I have packed my luggage, and your wife and son will run away soon. You will have to live alone with your group."
Duan Changchuan burst into laughter when he heard this, and said, "Don't worry, mother. I won't run away with father."
He was glared at by Qian Qian: "I gave birth to you in vain, you don't support me at all!"
This one sentence startled Duan Changchuan in his dream.
He seemed to have heard the same words from another person...
Suddenly the scene changed, and he was standing in the simple and magnificent Fengxi Palace again. The woman sitting on the couch was dressed in gold silk and had long nails. Even her crying seemed to be programmed.
"I have gone through so much trouble to give birth to you and raise you, don't you consider me at all..."
[Baby, come and try the pear soup that daddy made.]
[My son, how could you make me so disappointed...]
[Who said I only know how to set a timer? I'm the one who serves the soup, too! ]
[My dear, when will you grow up...]
Two different worlds...
A completely different life.
Duan Changchuan was like a rope in a tug-of-war, being torn apart with all his might.
In the end, it was the world he was in that won.
He stood alone outside the Mingsheng Temple... watching the other world gradually fade away, his father and mother moving further and further away...
Even the bowl of hot pear soup in my hand slowly turned cold...
Suddenly, the wind came and the rain came lightly.
Drops of water dripped onto his empty palm, and he couldn't tell whether it was rain or his tears.
[dad…]
[Mother…]
Don't leave me... Please, don't leave me...
…
"dad… "
The boy curled up in his sleep, muttering to himself.
It was wet with tears.
"Duan Changchuan, Duan Changchuan?"
The dream scene faded away... He heard someone calling him.
I opened my eyes and met a pair of eyes full of worry.
"White...Su?"
The boy blinked, with tears still hanging on his eyelashes.
The woman raised her hand to wipe him clean and asked gently, "Did you have a nightmare? I just took a shower, so I'm not by your side."
Duan Changchuan looked around and realized that the lights in the hall were still on and it was not yet late at night.
"I just... dreamed about the world you mentioned. There was a man named Amu... He was very kind to me." He whispered, "I call him dad."
The woman leaned over and gently brushed his hair with her fingertips. "Well, your father is an Omega named Xiang Mu. Your mother is an Alpha, her name is Duan Yinan. She is a very powerful person who is well versed in both business and politics."
The young man lowered his eyes: "Are they also the ones who gave birth to me?"
"Well, they are."
But…
But why do they all get along so differently despite being his own flesh and blood relatives who gave birth to him and raised him
The young man, hidden in the candlelight's dark shadow, had his lips pressed down sadly.
It took a long time before I could speak again...
Said: "I... don't want the Queen Mother. I want my father and mother..."
"But in this case, am I... particularly unfilial?"
As I said the last sentence, tears started to flow.
It was as if there was a shackle in his body, binding him all the time, questioning him: My son, how can you do this? I am your mother.
It would be unfilial not to obey her wishes.
Not being submissive is also unfilial...
I don't want to live like this anymore and I don't want to continue.
Really, so tired.
"Baby...Achuan..."
The hand that fell under the quilt was gently lifted up, and he heard the woman's gentle voice.
She said, "You are not unfilial, and this is not unfilial. In this world, not everyone can become a good father or a good mother after giving birth to a child. Is Bai Yanyuan a good father? Is Madam Xiang a good mother? Whether it is Bai Su, a concubine's daughter, or Bai Jinzhi, a legitimate daughter, they would not live well if they were born in such a family. The deceased Bai Su certainly did not want a father like Bai Yanyuan. Baby, do you think she is unfilial?"
The young man suppressed his tears and uttered softly, "But... she gave me my life..."
"Your life was given by your father and mother in another world. It has nothing to do with her. You are an Omega, and she is an ordinary person. How could she give birth to an Omega? Even if she is really your mother, you have done a good job and are very filial. She has made your life so miserable. Don't you have the slightest idea of getting away from her? Duan Changchuan, people are not gods who understand the great cause, nor are they Bodhisattvas who are compassionate. Everyone has selfishness and dark sides. It is human nature to seek benefits and avoid harm. This is not unfilial. Be good... Don't always be so serious with yourself."
The woman said, kissing his fingertips.
"You only live once, shouldn't you live well and freely? Don't think too much, you are living too hard."
Afterwards, a soft and warm feeling suddenly fell on my fingertips...
The boy instinctively hooked his finger.
When he looked at the man again, he realized that the other person had been looking at him intently.
So, after realizing it... a little heat appeared on my face.
"I understand."
"good… "
…
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No words were spoken that night.
Because Duan Changchuan was not feeling well, he ordered yesterday to skip the morning court sessions for the next few days, so he slept until noon.
In a daze, I heard Bai Su talking to someone in the outer hall: "How about we wake up His Majesty first? This medicine must be taken twice a day. If he doesn't wake up, it will take until noon. The other dose must be taken at midnight... The young master will be here soon to take His Majesty's pulse and give him acupuncture."
"I'll go get him."
"Please, my lady."
The boy, who had always been self-disciplined and never got up after sunrise, quickly lifted the curtain.
Only then did I realize that the sun had already risen high outside.
A brilliant light was reflected on the couch by the window.
This was the scene Bai Su saw when she entered the room.
The young man leaned on the curtain beside the bed, staring blankly in the direction of the window, dazed.
"Are you awake? Are you hungry? Get up and wash up. I'll ask Changle to bring breakfast."
Bai Su walked up to the boy, picked up the clothes she had prepared this morning, and said, "Open your arms."
Then put clothes on him.
The movements were natural, as if they had been done countless times.
Duan Changchuan almost immediately thought of the dream she had had many times: she had indeed had it... on her wedding night.
Although he had confirmed before that those bizarre dreams were actually things that really happened between him and Bai Su, it was only after yesterday's recollection that he finally felt the reality of the matter.
The young man lowered his eyes and looked at his belly which had not changed much...
I couldn't help but laugh to myself secretly.
Of course, that was all true... After all, he had a baby in his belly.
Yesterday, this little thing gave him a lot of trouble.
As I was looking down, a warm hand suddenly covered my lower abdomen.
The boy looked up and opened his eyes wide, just in time to meet the Alpha's narrow and gentle eyes.
Ask him: "How do you feel today? Is it still painful?"
"I'm fine... I'm fine. Don't worry."
He said quickly.
The next moment, he was carried directly to sit on the couch in the outer hall.
The chair was covered with a thick cushion and there was a soft pillow behind the waist. Sitting on it, there was almost no discomfort.
Then he was served by the woman, who wiped his face, rinsed his mouth, and then ate.
In short, from the moment he sat on the couch, he didn't move anything except his mouth.
How should I put it... The level of care Bai Su gave him might be based on the fact that he was paralyzed below the neck.
Changle came in with the medicine and was shocked by the scene.
The young eunuch looked at Duan Changchuan's eyes, which changed from shock to bewilderment, and then from bewilderment to shock... Over and over again several times, and finally he became at a loss.
[Could it be... that I have done something wrong over the past decade? ]
Duan Changchuan, who saw through the young eunuch's psychological activities at a glance:...
Of course not!
Which emperor would want to be served like this? Not to mention more than ten years, even a month of serving would be exhausting!
What's even more embarrassing is that he didn't even have time to pick up the chopsticks himself...
The young gentleman in brocade clothes had already arrived at the door carrying his large medicine box.
The spoon that Bai Su used to scoop rice just reached his mouth.
then…
The sun was shining brightly, and the door of the emperor's bedroom was wide open.
The eunuch holding the medicine bowl stood at the threshold, looking confused and at a loss.
The nine-year-old kid stared at the people inside from a distance through the door with wide eyes.
After a long while, a childish voice came into the hall: "You... don't have to pay that much attention! Your Majesty's arms can still move! There's no problem walking around the room a few times! It's wrong to throw the baby out with the bathwater!"
Duan Changchuan: …
[Save…]
He seemed to suddenly understand his father's embarrassment when he caught his mother and father being affectionate in private.
Because he is also so embarrassed now!