Chapter 1137: Shen Zhongli (Part 2) [Monthly Ticket Request]

Hearing the woman's voice, the guard hurriedly retracted his extended hand as if touching hot iron, lowered his head and clasped his fists, saying: "Mother, please be careful of this untouchable of unknown origin. How can any woman from an ordinary family speak like her?" ? Are you still—"

He nervously raised his eyelids and stared at the woman's movements, and at the same time he was wary of Shen Tang, fearing that Shen Tang would suddenly get angry and hurt his mistress.

The woman said: "He looks pitiful."

The guard couldn't express his sorrow, so he cast his pleading eyes towards the carriage in the middle, trying to let the parents in the carriage understand his dilemma at this moment. The woman didn't even look at the guard. She lowered her eyes and looked at Shen Tang, who was dressed in a mixed style: "Where are you from?"

Shen Tang didn't know what place was nearby, so he simply regarded the small town just now as the ancestral home of this body. When the woman heard the answer, she was startled at first, and then she smiled slightly and joked: "You are quite smart and vigilant. It's just that you have a Northern accent. How can you be from Chengxian County? That's all. Meeting means we are destined. Judging from your conversation, you also come from a wealthy family. Why don't you serve as a maid for my daughter and then slowly find your relatives?"

"Madam, her identity is unknown."

A man's gentle voice came from inside the carriage.

There was no emotion or anger, but he obviously didn't agree with the woman's decision.

How can you let a woman whose future is unknown be with your daughter?

She refuted it without looking back and insisted on her opinion: "If you don't know the details, check it out. You can't just ignore it because of suspicion."

The man in the carriage heard this and stopped insisting.

Shen Tang managed to sneak in.

The convoy drove slowly through Chengxian County, and only reached the next city near dusk. The scale of this city is much larger than that of Chengxian County. The guards at the city gate are all young and strong, with high spirits. You can tell at a glance that they are well-trained soldiers. The flags on the city wall are fluttering in the wind. Only the traces on the city wall showed that this place had been involved in a war not long ago, and it was unknown which side won.

"Father, mother——"

Before the motorcade even approached the city gate, the young man who had been waiting for a long time came on horseback, followed closely by more than a dozen guards, fearing that this ancestor might have some shortcomings. The boy didn't wait for the horse to stop before he got off the horse, held up the hem of his clothes, and trotted all the way to the center of the convoy.

When the woman who took Shen Tang in earlier heard the call, she opened the curtain and jumped out of the carriage. The man who came out later took a look and stepped down step by step on the sedan chair. The young man couldn't wait to throw himself into the woman's arms, his eyes filled with tears of grievance: "Mother, you have come back to see your son. My father wrote a letter saying that you are back. My son still can't believe it. Have you endured hardships outside these years?"

The woman caressed the young boy's handsome face, her eyes were not only kind but also gratifying, as if she were looking at a masterpiece of the Creator: "For me, eating out and drinking dew is also a pleasure. When it comes to enduring hardship, I just miss you and your sister." My brother can’t sleep.”

The young man cried: "Is what mother said true?"

The woman said: "More real than pearls."

The young man had never heard anything like this before: "What kind of words are these?"

The woman said: "It's about the five elements of bad virtue."

The man standing behind the mother and son raised his eyebrows slightly, stopped the woman's words, and blamed his son: "Your mother has been busy traveling and traveling these past few days. This is not the place to talk and reminisce. Let's go to the city first."

The young man blames himself: "My son was too happy and forgot to follow the rules."

He is not very old. Although he has grown taller, his cheeks still have a little baby fat, and his facial features still look childish.

"I'm very old? How long have I been traveling and I can't hold on anymore?" The woman was obviously dissatisfied with the man's arrangement. She turned around and said to the young man, "Don't listen to him. Give me a horse!"

The young man happily agreed.

The woman glanced at the man: "Take your carriage!"

There was a hint of impatience in his tone that could be understood by outsiders, and the young man naturally picked up on it. He looked at the parents like a frightened bird, fearing that a conflict would break out between them. Unexpectedly, the man just told the young man to take care of the woman and not let her catch the cold.

After that, he turned back to the carriage.

Young man: "...father's temper?"

"Isn't he always like this? Even if the sky falls, he won't be in a hurry to run away. He can slowly arrange his jingle accessories."

There is no need to worry about them quarreling at all.

How dare the young man believe it?

In his memory, his parents had always been a loving couple, but one day, his mother suddenly left with the book and a few luggage. The boy thought she would seek refuge with her grandmother and uncle, but unexpectedly she disappeared.

He didn't know what kind of conflict his parents had.

When the quarrel got serious, his father would tell him the current situation of his mother as if he was benevolent, and every time it would be just a few words. Not long after, there were rumors that the father was dissatisfied with his mother's background and secretly let her die of illness to make room for a well-matched future mistress.

This rumor spread for several years, so much so that he believed it.

He once fell into the century-old problem of "the enemy who kills his mother is his biological father". However, he is still young and has siblings in the family who need his support. Any behavior that goes against his father's words and deeds will also attract speculation from the outside world, which will affect the lives of him and his siblings. Life.

He kept his worries to himself.

Prepare to wait until the sister and brother discuss marriage.

Fortunately, the misunderstanding was resolved later.

A few years ago, on the anniversary of his mother's death, he was in a bad mood and drank too much. He kept his mouth shut and let out a lot of things that should be said but should not be said. He still remembered that when he sobered up, he saw his father's face as a widower whose wife had died when he opened his eyes, and his eyes were terrifyingly cold. Just when he felt his neck getting cold, his father said quietly: "Did you tell your sisters and brothers everywhere that your mother died, or did she die of illness?" 】

Young man: [...ah? 】

Seeing that the truth had been revealed, the young man could no longer hold back and spoke a lot of his inner thoughts, with hatred in his heart but nowhere to vent.

Until the man said: [Your mother just went out to relax, and you spread the word that she was dead everywhere. You are really her good son. ]

[... Which mistress went out to relax with a divorce letter? ]

He was just young, not stupid.

This sentence seemed to hit the man's sore spot.

Complex emotions appeared on his face, which had always been calm. It was also the first time that his father, who had always liked tea, drank in front of him. The father and son seemed to have the same poor alcohol tolerance. The father got drunk after a few glasses, and he also heard his inner thoughts...

He said that his mother was actually reluctant to part with the three siblings.

He said that his mother was actually unhappy.

He said that his mother was very good at loving people, but she just didn't love him.

He said that a short-lived senior brother who didn't even have a complete wedding ceremony could live in her heart for so many years and be missed by her for so long. The human heart is so small, and there are always people occupying the space inside. No matter how hard the latecomers try, they can't occupy it all.

He said that once spring is over, beauty will fade. His face is no longer there, which makes his mother disgusted and unable to attract her attention...

He said that the identity of Cui's mistress made her very unhappy. She loved freedom more than everything now. People with the character of his mother would never look back once they made up their minds. She took the initiative to propose a divorce. If she didn't agree this time, there would be another time. They were husband and wife, and they really didn't want to end up with nothing but love.

If the heart is still there, what is the divorce letter?

If the heart is gone, the marriage certificate is also a piece of waste paper!

In addition to the emotional aspect, the situation in Qi State is also a bit complicated. The mother can also guarantee safety if she leaves at this time. I believe that as long as the child is still there, she will come back to see one day. But when he sobered up the next day, his father had completely forgotten these drunken words.

The boy no longer had a cold war with him, and the father-son relationship was as good as before.

He said these things, acting pitiful, trying to help his father win back his mother. Even if the couple did not remarry, it would be good if his mother was willing to stay in the country, at least she would be close. The boy spoke tactfully and pitifully, and from time to time he would pay attention to his mother who was walking side by side with the reins.

Result——

The woman just asked back with a smile: "Does your father get drunk?"

The boy: "Ah?"

The woman gritted her teeth: "He can drink at least ten jars of wine."

Does this stupid boy really think that his drinking capacity is the same as a cat's, and his father can drink the same amount? When she fell in love with this face, she racked her brains to hint to him, but unfortunately he didn't take the bait. After it was clear that he was also interested in her, she poured wine for him, trying to have sex after drinking. As a result, she was so drunk that she leaned on the table and vomited, but he didn't move at all, as elegant as before.

Finally, she succeeded on the wedding night.

The boy: "..."

He turned his head suddenly to look at the carriage behind him, hesitating.

"Then my father is not..."

The woman said: "I'm kidding you."

The boy: "...Then what he said is all false?"

This fact hurt him. Fortunately, he still felt sorry for his father for so many years. Every time there was a conflict, he would think of his father's embarrassment and loss that night, and his momentum would be lowered. Result——

Are they all false?

Shen Tang listened to the gossip with relish and commented appropriately.

【The man is 70% drunk, he will make you cry. 】

The woman and she were in tune with each other and made the same judgment: "The man is 70% drunk, he will make you cry! Wu Xing is a man, he really understands men, you are the only one who got fooled."

The boy muttered: "What the hell is going on."

He complained, but he was paying attention to his mother's mood.

Seeing that she was not angry or disgusted, he could not help but feel relieved.

This at least proves that his mother is not so disgusted with his father.

Just when he was feeling lucky, his mother said coldly: "Your father is not only good at acting and telling lies, but also at putting the blame on others. What do you mean I have someone in my heart? Why don't you ask who is in his heart? The person in my heart is dead, but the one in his heart is still alive and kicking. How many people in the Cui family want her to be the mistress again! Haha, it's just that times have changed, and people don't look down on her."

The boy was terrified when he heard it.

He turned his head to pay attention to the situation in the carriage.

The mother said, "What are you afraid of? Didn't I just say that your father is a gentle person, who would get angry with anyone?"

They couldn't even quarrel, it was very boring.

The boy shrank his neck: "How long can mother stay this time?"

The woman sneered: "I thought you would ask me why I came back this time, but your father didn't ask all the way."

No one comes to the temple for no reason. A woman who has been divorced for many years suddenly comes back, and everyone will have questions in their hearts, wondering if she has any conspiracy this time. It's just that the man doesn't ask, and the woman is too lazy to say it, but she is angry and can't vent it.

The boy whispered: "It's good that mother is willing to come back."

Seeing her son like this, the woman's anger was suppressed by guilt: "Actually, it's nothing, but I made a friend outside who hit it off at first sight, and I learned from her that Cui wants to find a suitable female monarch for you. Although I can't say anything about your marriage, as a mother and son, I am also curious about what your future wife looks like and what kind of personality she has."

This reason is very reasonable.

"Besides that, I saw your grandfather outside, and I was concerned about your grandmother's health, so I wanted to come back to see her and fulfill my filial duty. I can do without a man, but I can't abandon my mother." The woman stroked her messy hair, "Hehe, it's just that your father is very cautious, and I just entered the country, so I asked him to send someone to take you away."

There was hostility between the words.

Obviously, this "please" was not very friendly.

The boy stopped the topic with a tactful look - some things are better not to think about, but once you think about them, you will get angrier and angrier, and the angrier you are, the more you think about them - and he dared not plead for his father, for fear of adding fuel to the fire.

My father has indeed been close to that king in recent years.

Alas, what is this!

There is still a long distance to the place where they are staying. Seeing that there is really no topic, the boy racked his brains to find a new topic to liven up the atmosphere. After searching around, he found Shen Tang - it was nothing, her dress was too eye-catching. The wide men's clothes wrapped around her body were subtly funny, from the collar and cuffs to the hem and trouser legs, all of them were irregular patches.

It was probably taken from the corpse.

This person has been following his own caravan and has not been driven away.

"Mother, who is she?"

The woman said: "A poor child taken in on the road."

The boy asked again: "What is your last name?"

Shen Tang said: "Shen."

This last name made the woman's heart jump.

"Shen? Then what's your name?"

Shen Tang said: "Shen Zhongli."

Woman: "..."

Shen Tang just made up such a fake name for fun, but the man who had been quiet in the car suddenly spoke up and asked a very interesting question: "Oh, which Shen? Which Li?"

Shen Tang's words were full of hatred: "My family's surname is Zhongli, but I had to change my name just to seek refuge."

The man said: "Zhongli? Oh, no wonder."

No wonder the child's voice was a little hateful. There are many surnames in the north, big and small, but no matter who it is, as long as they are related to the aristocratic family, they have been punished by Shen Tang. Since Shen Tang came to power, the aristocratic families in the north have either endured it or fled with their families.

The southwest is one of their best choices.

The woman rolled her eyes impatiently and laughed at her face: "Tsk, you are so suspicious. You don't think that the dignified King of Kangguo will come here in person, right? What's wrong with a name? There are so many people named Shen Youli in the world."

A Shen Zhongli made this mute speak.

If Shen Youli came in person, wouldn't his ancestral tomb explode?

The man sighed: "You know that's not what I meant."

Shen Tang's appearance was too abrupt, and the lady kept her because she looked fresh. What if she had bad intentions? The man also knew that the lady was angry and would not listen to him.

Woman: "Heh!"

The boy was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma.

At this time, someone came to add fuel to the fire.

As soon as the group arrived, someone was waiting at the door.

"Mr. Cui, you are back." The man who spoke was white and beardless, with a shrill voice. He was actually a palace eunuch. The woman looked gloomy when she saw him, and the eunuch said, "The king invites you."

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The man's appearance is the glory of his wife.