Just as I closed my eyes and slowly fell into darkness, I felt that the water around me seemed to boil, and the continuous surging bath soup slowly rose. After a while, it filled the entire bath pool, but it was still rising. I subconsciously wanted to hold my body up and leave here, but my hands and feet felt a numbness and I couldn't move at all.

The water was still rising and soon it had flooded my neck.

I hurriedly raised my head and tried to avoid it, but it was too late. The next moment, the warm bath soup had suddenly surged up and completely destroyed me.

Suddenly, my mouth and nose felt a little stuffy and I couldn't breathe at all.

"Um ＿＿!

I was frightened and wanted to struggle to breathe, but I had no choice but to pour water into my mouth and nose, choking me for a while and coughing violently.

"Ahem, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

With this cough, I opened my eyes suddenly, but found something covered on my face, hindering my breathing.

I hurriedly reached out and pulled it apart, and looked closely. It was the wet wipe that had just been put on my shoulder.

I gasped, my chest was also undulating violently, and I coughed twice before finally breathing a breath.

Then, I looked down at the wipes in my hand.

The almost suffocating feeling was the suffocation after being swallowed by water in the dream. It was because the wet wipes were covered on my face, because it was stained with water, which hindered my breathing. Fortunately, I just woke up from a nightmare. If I had been sleeping like this, I would probably be in a coma in my dream, or even ＿＿

When I thought of this, I couldn't help but shudder.

How could the wet wipes on my shoulder cover my face? Is it because I accidentally became thick when I dreamed, or ＿＿

Just as I thought of this, I heard a creaking sound, and the bathroom door was pushed open.

I subconsciously turned around. There was a screen between the bathtub and the door blocking it. I couldn't see who was coming in. It was just that the cool breeze poured into the room, which made me feel a chill immediately.

When Pei Yuanxiu sent me here, he told the maids not to let me come in and disturb me. He only came in to serve when I called them. Now this man pushed the door silently. Could it be that he was here?

I subconsciously said, "Aren't you going to talk about something?"

“…”

"The talk is over so soon?"

“…”

The visitor did not speak, but walked in silently. I gradually felt something was wrong, but still tentatively shouted: "Yuan Xiu?"

“…”

Still no response.

I couldn't help but feel a little nervous. I recalled the feeling that I was almost suffocating just now and the wet wipes that had inexplicably covered my face. I felt something was wrong, but it was too late to get up at this time. The footsteps were all in my ears, almost separated from me by a screen. I hurriedly reached out and pulled the clothes on the hanger on the side.

Just as I reached out, a small head came out from behind the screen—

"mother?"

“…!”

As soon as I saw the familiar pink face, I felt relieved and a gentle smile appeared on my face: "Miaoyan."

Seeing my smiling face, she immediately ran in happily. I also turned over and lay down by the pool, and said with a smile: "Why are you here?"

She carefully lifted her skirt, knelt by the pool, and said, "After I got up, I heard that my father finally went to the study to handle official business. I knew that my mother's injury must have healed, so I came over to see her. Unexpectedly, they said that my mother came over to take a shower, so I found this place again."

As she said that, she said with some resentment: "The two people guarding the door won't let me in, and I'll disturb my mother. Will it?"

“…of course not.”

I smiled, trying to reach out to touch her hair, but when I thought of my wet hands and looking at her neat bun, I put it down again.

but--

The people at the door wouldn't let her in?

I seemed to feel something, but I didn't say anything. Instead, Miaoyan looked at my shoulder and said, "Mom, does your injury still hurt?"

I hurriedly shook my head: "It doesn't hurt anymore."

"That's good." She breathed a sigh of relief: "I heard from them that my father took my mother to recuperate. After so long, I was scared."

Thinking of Pei Yuanxiu's madness these days and the ridiculousness of ours, I couldn't help but feel ashamed and felt a little ashamed. Fortunately, the child really thought I was recuperating and breathed a sigh of relief. He could only say perfunctorily: "Mom is fine, don't worry. How are you doing these days?"

She blinked her big eyes: "I'm fine."

“…”

When she said this, I became a little uneasy. Looking at her dark pupils, I said softly: "Really?"

In fact, when I brought her back from Yangzhou, I should have a deep conversation with her. After all, I met her like this and separated from her father. Even if Pei Yuanhao said that she was premature, premature intelligence means that some children would not suffer from injuries. As a mother, I should understand her subtle thoughts and relieve her.

But at that time, I really didn't care about her.

The formation on Jinling Wharf was almost tense. If I had not made it clear to Pei Yuanxiu at that time and even convinced him, I was afraid that both sides of the Yangtze River would not be calm anymore.

Unexpectedly, Pei Yuanxiu brought me back like this, and then-

When I thought of this, my face also had a fever. Fortunately, I was soaked in the warm bath soup. My cheeks were originally rosy, and Miaoyan couldn't tell. I forced a smile and said, "Come on, help me bring my clothes."

"good."

I wiped my body with a clean towel, put on the skirt that the maid had prepared long ago, and then walked out of the bathroom with Miaoyan with me, holding my wet hair.

As soon as he walked out of the door, the two maids at the door hurriedly lowered their heads and whispered: "Madam, Miss."

I looked at them, looked at their panic-looking appearance, and didn't even dare to look at me. I just smiled faintly in my heart, and without saying anything, I ordered: "You go in and clean up, I don't need you to serve here."

They looked at each other, then looked at me again, met my clear and clear eyes, and hurriedly lowered their heads to avoid them, whispering: "Yes."

I left with Miaoyan.

Walking back to the inner courtyard, although the weather became hotter, because I had just taken a shower, the wind blew over the bamboo leaves, which brought me a cool breeze. We walked on the quiet path, and Miaoyan did not jump like in the past, or held me asking questions, but quietly held my hand and followed my steps slowly.

I looked down at my daughter's pink little face and said softly: "Miaoyan, what are you thinking?"

She looked up at me: "I'm thinking of dad."

“…”

Some surprises, I didn't expect her to answer this question so directly, but when I thought about it, she didn't want to answer it directly. It was natural for her to miss her father who had finally reunited but separated like this.

I asked, "Do you still want to see him?"

She nodded immediately.

“…”

After asking this question, I got her affirmative answer, but I was a little hesitant.

Yes, it is natural for her to see him, but what can she do? After all, she returned to her adoptive father with me. Although her adoptive father and her biological father have no war, they are still in a confrontation. In this case, even if she wants to see her biological father very much, there is no way.

What's more, although Pei Yuanhao has already admitted his identity and given her the name "Miaoyan", he has no intention of letting her recognize her ancestors.

Although I don't quite understand what he is doing now, I also know that all this is vague to Miaoyan.

I don't know where to go.

Even me, I am a little confused about this.

The two of them were walking slowly in this forest path. The dew condensed from the tips of bamboo leaves fell down with the wind, and it drifted to their faces to bring a coolness. I looked down at Miaoyan and gently wiped away the dew on my face, then raised my head to look at me, and asked, "Mom, are there any other children besides me?"

I nodded.

“Are there many?”

"many."

"Why does he have so many children?"

“…because, he has many concubines.”

"Princess?"

"It's a wife and concubine. He has a harem, and the women in the harem are all his wives and concubines, and they will give birth to children for him."

"Jiang Sheng just like the storyteller said?"

“…yes, just like him.”

"Then, I used to be a concubine in the harem?"

"Um."

"My mother used to say that my father went to give happiness to other people, so my mother was deposed by him because he had other concubines, right?"

I looked at her: "Why did Miaoyan keep asking these?"

Her eyes were slightly depressed: "So, I am not my father's only child."

I was stunned and immediately remembered that when I was on the boat that day, Pei Yuanhao mentioned his son, which is the foundation of the country now. Nianshen was named His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. At that time, I thought Miaoyan had heard it, but I didn't expect that she had been concerned about this matter.

I hurriedly smiled and said, "Miaoyan, don't be so stingy. Even if your father has many children, he will still like you the same. Can't you feel it these days?"

She glanced at me and nodded, but the gloom in her eyes could not be dispelled.

I thought about it and smiled, "Besides, you are your father's only child here."

After saying this, Miaoyan's eyes became even more gloomy. She glanced at me, and she stopped talking several times, and finally said, "But I heard from them that my mother is going to give birth to a baby for her father."

“…”

For some reason, my heart trembled violently at this moment.

Maybe it's been ridiculous these days, or maybe it's Pei Yuanxiu's reconciliation with me, and I have forgotten this. I suddenly heard the Miaoyan mention it, and then I remembered that for the past three days, he had been lingering with me almost day and night, and I did not refuse him. In this way, will my chances of conception be very high? Thinking of this, I subconsciously reached out and stroked my lower abdomen - I don't know if my belly has his child already...

My mood suddenly became a little confused.

At this time, Miaoyan raised her head and looked at me, and asked softly: "Will mother give birth to a baby for her dad?"

I didn't know how to answer for a while, and I couldn't even figure out the child's thoughts at this moment, so I simply asked her: "What about you? Do you want your mother to give birth to a younger brother or sister for you?"

“…”

This time, Miaoyan did not answer immediately, but looked at me. There seemed to be countless flashing spots in his eyes, but he couldn't see clearly what kind of emotions he was. After a while of silence, she said, "I will be nice to my brother and to my sister."

I looked at her like this and felt a little dazed for a moment, not knowing what to say.

At this time, we had already walked to the door and pushed the door in. I went to comb my hair in front of the dressing table. Miaoyan was sitting at the table, quietly fiddling with the teacup on the table, looking at me from time to time, but didn't say a word.

I looked at her in the mirror and asked, "Miaoyan, what are you thinking?"

She also looked at me in the mirror, was silent for a moment before saying, "I want to be with my mother, dad, and dad..."

My heart suddenly became tight.

But the expression on his face still did not change much. He just looked at the pale little face in the mirror intently and said, "What did you think of?"

"I--"

She seemed to want to say something, but the word "I" dragged it for a long time in her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything. She just lowered her head and carefully fiddled with the lid on the tea bowl, making a crisp bang.

At this time, footsteps came from outside the door, and a maid walked to the door and said respectfully: "Madam, Miss."

I looked up and said, "What's the matter?"

"I come and invite my wife and the lady to have dinner together."

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I was stunned for a moment and realized that it was getting late. However, during the time when I was separated from Pei Yuanxiu, I was always eating in the inner courtyard. Today I specially invited me to come over to invite me. It seems that I would like to express my opinion to the people in the mansion.

I nodded: "I understand. We'll go there later, you can go down first."

"Yes, I'll leave."

When the maid left, I quickly got up and changed my clothes. I was about to take Miaoyan out, but after thinking about it, I looked down at her and said, "Miaoyan, my mother has been in the inner courtyard these days and hasn't met you. Have you said anything to you, Aunt Ruoshi and Aunt Zitong?"

Miaoyan was silent for a moment, looked at me, and nodded.

I tried my best to calm my mind: "What did they say?"

Miaoyan did not answer me, but stood there with some confusion, putting his hands on his chest, and his right hand kept pulling the little finger nails of his left hand. After a while, he looked up at me and said, "Mom, I'm already grown up."

“…”

"I know what is right and what is wrong."

“…”

I felt something immediately.

These days, some of the words that some people say to her may not sound so nice.

So, she didn't plan to tell me, she just told me that she had grown up.

Children who grow up can distinguish right from wrong and know what is right and what is wrong.

I thought about it, reached out to hold her shoulder, and said gently: "Mom knows that Miaoyan has grown up, knows what is right and what is wrong. Miaoyan can also distinguish right and wrong after growing up. But Mom wants to tell you that some are small things, while some are big things, big things."

“…”

"In the past, Li'er, my mother only hoped that she could understand small things and small things, but since you have grown up, now, my mother hopes that you can understand big things and big things. OK?"

She looked at me and nodded gently.

"Then today, when everyone is having dinner together later, no matter what we say, I hope Miaoyan will be quiet and not participate. There may be a lot of things happening in this mansion, but it is all about mother and father, Aunt Zitong, and Aunt Ruoshi. Just do your best to do your own thing."

She nodded and said, "I know."

I smiled, patted her on the shoulder, and then took her out of the inner courtyard.

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When we walked to the hall, there were already many maids waiting here. The round table that was not commonly used on weekdays was placed in the center of the room, and the wine and food were all arranged. Han Ruoshi and Han Zitong sat there. When they saw me coming over with Miaoyan, Han Ruoshi, who had a pale and thin face, immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Sister is here."

I smiled, too.

He looked at Han Zitong coldly and turned his face away.

I led Miaoyan to the table, asked her to sit down by herself, and then looked at the empty seat next to her-

"Where is Yuan Xiu?"

"Yuan Xiu is still handling official duties in the study," Han Ruoshi said with a smile: "Sister has been doing Li'er every day in the past few days--" When she said this, she seemed to remember something, and smiled: "I forgot that Li'er already has a name now. It's Miaoyan. My sister was worried about Miaoyan every day a few days ago, and she came back with injuries that day, so today Zitong and I specially prepared a banquet to suppress my sister's shock. The young master was busy with affairs, so we did not disturb him."

"Oh, that's it."

I raised my eyebrows and looked at Han Ruoshi's gentle pupils and the pair of needle-filled eyes beside me. These two completely different eyes appeared on two almost identical faces, which made me feel a little palpitation.

In front of me was a table full of wine and dishes, but not home-cooked dishes, but colorful, with a wide range of delicacies and delicacies. Each one was full of colors, fragrance and taste, which made people's index fingers move. There was a wine pot in front of me, smelling the faint fragrance of wine that floated out from it, which was at least twenty years old.

This is a really good banquet.

Moreover, there were no Pei Yuanxiu present, there were only four women. Since they were all women, it would be very convenient to say a lot.

but--

I thought about it and smiled, "He is busy, but there is always time to eat, so I'd better call him over."

After saying that, I turned my head and saw that none of the servants and maids around me, and those waiting at the door, were moving.

Han Ruoshi smiled, and Han Zitong snorted coldly.

I smiled indifferently and said, "It seems that you don't have any time to bother him, so I'll do this evil thing."

After saying that, I walked out of the door.
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