"Is it about to be born?" Xiao Heng asked.
Princess Xinyang looked down at her belly and sighed, "I should have given birth long ago, but she refused to come out."
It was ten days later than the mammoth's estimated delivery date. Every day, the doctor would come to check the pulse, and the pulse was still normal.
Xiao Heng probably understood why his aunt didn't mention his brother to his mother. His mother didn't have an easy pregnancy this time. If she came over to find Shangguan Qing in a hurry, she might end up dead or dead if the road was bumpy.
The world always takes a long time to digest bad news, but can adapt very quickly to good news.
For Xiao Heng and Shangguan Qing, this new little brother or little sister is about to be born, and for Princess Xinyang, the lost and found son is also.
Xiao Heng knew that the two had a lot to say, stood up and said to Yu Jin, "Aunt Yu Jin, there is still some luggage on the carriage."
Yu Jin understood and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll call someone to move it."
"I'm going too." Xiao Heng and Yu Jin walked out together.
The door of the house was open, and the goose feather-like snow fell one after another, and the whole yard became white.
Princess Xinyang is not used to being too close to men, but Shangguan Qing is her own flesh and blood, someone she wants to get close to despite her psychological obstacles.
When Xiao Heng was in the room, she refrained from acting too much, otherwise Xiao Heng felt that it was not what she wanted to favor one over the other.
In fact, if she cares, she is confused. Shangguan Qing has suffered too much, and Xiao Heng thinks it is right for anyone to hurt him.
Princess Xinyang looked at Shangguanqing, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Mother, can I sit here?"
She was referring to the seat where Xiao Heng had just sat, which was closer to Shangguan Qing.
"Ah, good." Shangguan Qing froze and responded, looking at her immobile body and quickly reacting, "Let me sit down!"
Princess Xinyang smiled.
Princess Xinyang is a beauty who has been favored by the years. The princess is so beautiful that she is aggressive and bright, and she is more like a green lotus on the Tianshan Mountains.
Elegant, calm, and graceful.
Shangguanqing had a whim, and in the future, when he looked for a daughter-in-law, he would look for his mother.
However, there seems to be no chance.
Princess Xinyang looked at her son steadily, no matter how she looked, she couldn't see enough.
She had a lot of things she wanted to say to her son, but when she got to her lips, she didn't know how to say it.
Nervous, why is he the only one
He was worried that Princess Xinyang didn't like a son like him, and Princess Xinyang was also worried that he didn't like her, a mother who hadn't raised him for a day.
"You..." Duke Xinyang opened his mouth, looking for a topic, "By the way, why didn't Jiaojiao come back with you?"
Shangguan Qing said: "The Jin country is still fighting, and she can't come back for the time being. But don't worry, the most dangerous period has passed. Now that the imperial army is winning, she will have nothing to do."
Besides, since Gu Jiajun came, that girl named Gu Changqing has not let the little girl go to the front very much.
She is mainly responsible for staying in Quyang City and treating the wounded.
Of course, this is also a very arduous task. After all, human life is at stake, and every life is precious.
Princess Xinyang was a little relieved: "Then, have you met Long Yi?"
Shangguan Qing said, "I didn't meet him. A-Heng said he left, and he left after sending A-Heng from the border back to the hinterland of Yan Kingdom."
It seems that Long Yi and A Heng have met.
Too.
After being together for so many years, what Long Yi couldn't let go of was A-Heng.
Before he went to find his own answer, he would definitely say goodbye to A-Heng.
However, she once thought that Long Yi's answer was in the country of Yan.
Now it seems that there is another place.
Shangguan Qing didn't know much about Long Yi, but he only knew that he was the secret guard beside the princess. Seeing Xiao Heng growing up, he seemed to have some background, and now he was looking for his past.
Princess Xinyang said again: "Are you married?"
This is a topic that parents all over the world cannot avoid.
No, you have asked everyone, why didn't you ask my father
Shangguan Qing said truthfully, "I'm not married."
Princess Xinyang thought that he had been poisoned all these years, and she must have no intention of getting married. She stopped talking about this topic, but asked, "Is your poison cured?"
This is the most important thing. I just looked at my son and forgot the most important thing.
"Understood." Shangguan Qing said with a smile.
Princess Xinyang asked suspiciously: "When did you solve it? Isn't the National Teacher Hall unable to do anything?"
I have to say that my mother's intuition is strong.
Shangguan Qing had anticipated that she would have such doubts, and said according to the prepared lines: "There is a kind of comfrey, and its rhizome can extract a very powerful poison. Among a hundred people, only one person can carry it. Those like me who don’t know martial arts have a lower chance of surviving. But as long as you endure it, all the pain and poison can be cured without medicine.”
When it was mentioned that this method was so fierce, Princess Xinyang's heart rose.
"This kind of comfrey is very rare. Fortunately, the Han family of Yan State planted a comfrey garden at the border. After the imperial army took over the Han family, they confiscated their comfrey garden. I thought it was dead anyway. , why don't you try. I almost didn't come back alive to see you."
As he spoke, he grabbed Princess Xinyang's wrist aggrievedly, "The medicinal properties of the comfrey poison are so powerful that I was in pain in those days..."
When there are more details in a matter, the more people can be trusted.
It's true and false, false and true, coupled with his coquettish behavior, it is really believable.
The sudden closeness of her son makes Princess Xinyang feel dazed with happiness.
"Have you ever thought about what if your mother doesn't believe it? Mother is not so easy to fool, she is very smart."
"I have my way."
It looks like the effect is achieved.
His mother was immersed in the joy of getting along with her son, and lost her due judgment and doubt.
But in fact, even he himself couldn't tell whether he was getting close to his mother in order to achieve his goals, or whether he wanted to be so close to her in his heart.
Princess Xinyang raised her other hand and held her son's hand tightly. After finally calming down, she felt distressed again by what happened to him.
"You suffer."
She choked and said, "In the future, mother will not make you suffer again."
"Yeah." He nodded and put his cheek gently on the back of Princess Xinyang's hand, "My mother loves me the most, much better than the stinky brother! The stinky brother only knows how to be angry with me!"
Princess Xinyang burst into tears.
…
After nightfall, the mother and son had dinner in the side hall.
Princess Xinyang smiled and looked at Shangguan Qing opposite, and said, "A-Heng said that you don't eat fennel. I will tell the cooks not to put any spices. You can try it and see if it suits your taste."
Shangguan Qing had no appetite for food for a long time. These days, he forced himself to eat, or the accompanying medical officer would give him some rehydration.
But looking at a table of delicate and delicious dishes, he moved his chopsticks and tasted every dish.
"Is it delicious?" Princess Xinyang asked with a smile, pretending not to see his strong throat.
"Delicious." Shangguan Qing said, "Biyan national cuisine suits my taste."
Princess Xinyang smiled softly: "It's delicious, but you can't eat too much. If you eat too much at night, it's easy to accumulate food."
Shangguan Qing paused for a while with his chopsticks, his nose was sour, something came up in his heart, but his face remained calm, and he hummed, "Okay, eat less, then eat less."
I can't eat anymore.
Every bite is torture.
Xiao Heng looked at him, then at Princess Xinyang, and said to Shangguanqing, "You just ate so many candied haws, do you still have a stomach? Don't hold back."
Princess Xinyang hurriedly said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier when you ate candied gourd? Then don't eat it."
"Oh." Shangguan Qing gave her a deep look, lowered his eyes, and put down his chopsticks.
Xiao Heng said, "Brother... I have to go back to Yan Kingdom."
Princess Xinyang clenched her hands under her wide sleeves, and it took a lot of effort to restrain her urge to hug her head and cry.
She looked at the two brothers with a slight surprise on her face: "Really? Qing'er doesn't stay in Zhao Kingdom?"
Xiao Heng sighed secretly and continued to act with them: "My brother and I have discussed it, we don't have to change our identities back."
Princess Xinyang's sore throat slipped, smiled, and said, "When will you leave?"
Xiao Heng said: "The border is fighting, and the monarch of the State of Yan has just suffered a stroke. No one in the DPRK is in charge of the overall situation. My brother has to go back as soon as possible. Maybe it's just two days?"
Princess Xinyang held the vegetable in her right hand, and pinched the nails of her left hand deeply into her palm.
She looked at Shangguan Qing reluctantly, her eyes turning red unconsciously: "Then will you come back to see my mother?"
Shangguan Qing smiled and said, "Of course I will, right, brother?"
Xiao Heng: "Yes."
I will dress up as you and come back to visit my mother.
Princess Xinyang's tears fell with a click.
Shangguan Qing looked at her forbearance, hesitating to say anything.
Princess Xinyang wiped away her tears, her eyes were red and swollen and said, "I didn't expect you to leave when you came back. Mother will pack your things for you. Yu Jin!"
"Eh."
Yu Jin opened the curtain and entered, and helped Princess Xinyang up from the chair.
Princess Xinyang left the side hall and walked through the long corridor.
After turning the corner, she finally couldn't bear it any longer. In the snowstorm, she covered her face with her hands and cried with trembling all over her body.
…
Inside the house, Xiao Heng looked helplessly at Shangguan Qing: "Mum sees it."
Shangguan Qing whispered: "I know."
Xiao Heng asked, "Then do you still want to leave?"
Shangguanqing's expression is very calm. Every step he takes is not a temporary intention, but a decision made from the beginning: "I can't die in front of her, I hope she remembers me... I am alive."
"A living son."
"Not a corpse in her arms that can never be awakened again."
"That would be her lingering nightmare."
Little baby: Daddy, if you don't hurry up, Ou Guoguo will be gone.
(End of this chapter)