Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

After Xu Huaiyi went astray, Gu Huanxi's sadness almost disappeared, and she impatiently chased him to go catch up on her sleep.

Xu Huaiyi fell asleep almost the next second he lay down.

Seeing this, Gu Huanxi couldn't help but feel distressed. If she had known, she wouldn't have dragged him along to talk for so long.

She woke her daughter up and told her the whole story of Gu Xiaoyu from beginning to end. Finally, she reminded her to keep the secret and to continue to act sad in front of others.

Otherwise, once the truth is revealed, Han Jun’s efforts will be in vain.

Ah Li nodded excitedly. When she learned that her brother was fine, her eyes lit up again. She was filled with joy and kept muttering, "That's great, that's great..."

Seeing this, Gu Huanxi asked with a smile, "Are you so happy?"

Ah Li responded with a "hmm, hmm" and a silly smile on his face, "Brother is fine, of course I'm happy!"

"But you were deceived, aren't you angry at all?"

"But you have explained it clearly just now, Uncle Han did not hide it from us on purpose. He did it to make sure everything was foolproof and to perform the play well. This is for everyone's consideration. I can understand..."

"You really have no complaints?"

"Master Jiao said that nothing matters except life and death. As long as my brother is safe, nothing else matters. Why bother with those trivial details? Holding on to them will only make you uncomfortable."

Gu Huanxi burst out laughing. Yes, except for life and death, nothing is a big deal. She had been thinking too much and didn't expect that she couldn't think as thoroughly as a child.

"Ali is right. I should think like this in the future and always be happy."

"Well, then Dad and Mom will also stay with Ah Li forever."

"it is good!"

Nowadays, the infant mortality rate is high, so children who have not yet reached adulthood usually do not have a grand funeral. If it is a daughter, she cannot even be buried in the ancestral tomb, but can be buried somewhere randomly.

The Gu family was even more low-key. After all, firstly, Gu Xiaoyu didn't even have a corpse, only a jar of ashes, so the ceremony was difficult to organize. Secondly, the cause of Gu Xiaoyu's death was quite sensitive. He was implicated to death by the King of Qi. If the remnants of the rebels had not used him to threaten Xu Huaiyi, he would not have been caught and burned. Thirdly, and most importantly, this was originally a play performed for everyone. Naturally, the fewer roles the better, to avoid being exposed.

Only a few familiar families came to visit and comforted Gu Huanxi.

Rather than sadness, they felt more regretful. It was such a pity that such a smart and intelligent young man was gone just like that.

Gu Huanxi gained a lot of sympathy for this. Most people felt that she had suffered a great loss. She had spent three years raising her adopted son, but he withered before the time came to pick the fruits. All her efforts had been wasted.

The only thing she could be thankful for was that Gu Xiaoyu was not her biological child. Even though she was sad, there was always a limit. If the child was her own flesh and blood, it would be a heart-wrenching pain for a mother.

Gu Huanxi ignored all these thoughts. She diligently played the role of a mother who was immersed in the grief of losing her son. She did not leave the house every day and even reduced her food and drink intake by half.

The people around me saw it and were worried, but they could do nothing about it.

Some pains cannot be healed by a few words and can only be digested slowly with time.

Little did people know that she was depressed and sad during the day, but once she got into the RV, she hummed a song and ate and drank happily.

So, she pretended to be sad these days, but not only did she not lose weight, she even became a little rounder. Fortunately, even though she was fat, it was not easy for her face to gain weight, otherwise it would have been exposed.

Ah Li acted much better than her. He was depressed all day long and couldn't help crying when he thought of his brother. However, he took the opportunity to save up a lot of special effects fertilizers.

It was not until Xu Huaiyi returned to Beijing that the mother and daughter seemed to be freed from their confinement and were finally willing to leave the house.

When the people in the mansion saw this, they all thought it was normal and no one took it seriously.

Now that the pillar of the family has returned, people suddenly feel more at ease. From now on, no matter what happens, they will not bother Gu Huanxi anymore.

Xu Huaiyi will take care of everything.

After Xu Huaiyi returned to the capital, he first went to report to the court. His mission of protecting the King of Qi was not perfect. After all, more than half of the elite soldiers died and the casualties were heavy. But it cannot be said that it was not good. After all, the King of Qi had survived several assassination attempts and still returned safely from the northern border.

Not everyone can do this.

If someone else had gone, the King of Qi might have died on the way. The people in the court knew the process of each assassination attempt clearly, and each one was more dangerous than the last. Xu Huaiyi definitely played an indispensable role in the King of Qi's survival.

The court was not vague and generously rewarded Xu Huaiyi with a large number of things.

His official position was also promoted one level.

Not only him, but even the deceased Gu Xiaoyu also benefited from it and was given a nominal position as a posthumous honor.

After Xu Huaiyi thanked him respectfully, he returned home and began to make arrangements in an orderly manner.

He buried the jar of ashes in Hutian Village, found a Feng Shui treasured site, and buried it in a very low-key manner.

From beginning to end, he didn't shed a tear, nor did he scream out in disbelief.

But no one doubted that he was heartbroken. After all, he was a man and a military commander. He was used to seeing life and death on the battlefield, so it was impossible for him to cry and scream like an ordinary person.

But it is precisely this kind of quiet sadness that makes people even more sad.

For this reason, after the funeral, Mr. Jiang and Doctor Jiao took turns talking to him and trying to persuade him, fearing that he was suppressing himself too much and hurting his mind.

After Xu Huaiyi thanked him gratefully, he said, "Let's just assume that we are not destined to be with that child."

Mr. Jiang sighed, "It's great that you think so."

Xu Huaiyi hesitated to speak.

He could see that Mr. Jiang was truly heartbroken by Gu Xiaoyu's death. The bond between a closed disciple is already special, and they have been together for three years, so he is no different from a child or grandchild. It is the most difficult to accept that an old person sees a young person die. These days, Mr. Jiang has visibly lost a lot of weight.

His sadness was fake, but Mr. Jiang's was real, but he couldn't explain it now.

This feeling of guilt and helplessness was really suffocating, and I only vented it after I saw Han Jun.

When the two met, they started fighting without saying a word.

Xu Huaiyi attacked first with fierce moves. He did not hide his indignation at all, and his fists and feet were full of strength.

Han Jun accepted the attack with a wry smile, and his response was rather awkward. It wasn't because his martial arts skills were poor, but because his injuries had not yet healed, so his reaction was a little slow.

Besides, he did feel a little guilty, and he deserved to be beaten up by Xu Huaiyi to vent his anger.

This is better than keeping it in your heart and leaving a grudge.

A quarter of an hour later, Han Jun acted pitifully and cried out in pain after being punched by Xu Huaiyi. His face turned pale with pain. He staggered a few steps before he managed to stand by holding onto the ginkgo tree in the yard.

Xu Huaiyi sneered, but didn't insist. He just crossed his arms and looked at him and asked, "You are only hurt physically, but what about our family? We are hurting in our hearts."

Hearing this, Han Jun smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that you haven't vented enough anger. Then you continue to hit me, and I won't fight back."

Xu Huaiyi did not move, and mocked, "Don't think I can forgive you just like that. No matter how hard I hit you, it can't be as cruel as the knife you stabbed into the heart of our entire family."

There were only two people in the yard. Wei Liang was guarding the door, so they talked without any taboos.

Han Jun said helplessly, "I thought you could understand..."

Women don't understand, so how can men not understand? He is obviously doing good for everyone by doing this.

He could imagine that Gu Huanxi blamed him, but he didn't expect Xu Huaiyi to be so emotional.

Xu Huaiyi looked at him straight, "I can understand, but I can't accept it without any reservations, because we have different positions."

Hearing this, Han Jun was stunned and didn't react to what this meant for a moment.

Xu Huaiyi did not explain to him immediately. Seeing that he was indeed seriously injured, he walked towards the hall first.

Let’s put things one way and Han Jun helped him after all, and he is Xiaoyu’s uncle, so he has to give him some leeway.

Han Jun followed with difficulty.

After the two of them sat down, Xu Huaiyi held the teacup and drank by himself.

Han Jun still didn't quite understand the meaning of that sentence, "Why do you say that we have different positions? We are all on Jin'er's side, how can our positions be different? I arranged this scene so that everyone can get out smoothly. Our goals should be the same!"

Xu Huaiyi had calmed down a lot by now. He said calmly, "What you said is not accurate enough. In some things, we do have the same goal and the same stance. For example, I have nothing to say about supporting Xiaoyu. I think I have done a good job over the years and have not let anyone down..."

Han Jun's expression changed slightly, "Huai Yi..."

Xu Huaiyi waved his hands and said, "Listen to me. Everything I did for Xiaoyu was done willingly. Whether you believe it or not, I can confidently say that I have never thought of repaying a favor. My husband and I really treat him as our son. I give him money and people, hire the best teachers to teach him, and personally guide him in martial arts. I also help him build his network of contacts.

I can say with a clear conscience that I haven't been so considerate even to my own daughter, Ah Li. Do you agree?"

Han Jun nodded without hesitation. Everything Xu Huaiyi did was witnessed by everyone and it was not something that could be denied by anyone. Sometimes, even he felt puzzled and couldn't understand how someone could be so kind to his adopted son.

He also thought darkly that perhaps Xu Huaiyi and his wife were investing in Jin'er in advance for their future prospects.

But he had checked privately and found that these two people loved Jin'er very much before her identity was exposed, so the idea of ​​placing a bet was not very tenable.

He can only be kind-hearted and family-oriented.

However, judging from Xu Huaiyi's ruthless look as he settled the score afterwards, it seems he has bad intentions.

Xu Huaiyi's cold voice sounded again, "Just admit it, I'm not asking for credit from you, I just want you to know that we two have treated Xiaoyu as our own child and have done our utmost to be kind to her.

Even before you acted out this scene, we were still discussing how to get Xiaoyu back to Prince Qi's mansion without damaging her reputation. I was ready to apologize to Mr. Jiang and others, especially my master. I would definitely get a beating, and we might become estranged. After all, the Sun family never takes sides."

"Huaiyi..." Han Jun felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. The more he listened, the more nervous he became. It seemed that he understood what Xu Huaiyi meant by different positions.

Xu Huaiyi interrupted him and said, "I haven't finished yet. From your point of view, you did nothing wrong in planning that fake death. You did your best to preserve the reputation of King Qi and Xiaoyu. In the future, even if someone guesses Xiaoyu's identity, you will take all the blame on yourself, right?

You are indeed great and selfless. You can give up everything for the little fish, even if it ruins your appearance, loses your future, and damages your reputation, you have no complaints.

But I can't!

All I can do for him is what I just said, and it definitely does not include hurting my wife and daughter!

To me, my wife and daughter are the most important, no one can surpass them. But to you, Xiaoyu is the most important. For him, you can unscrupulously use the people I cherish as pawns, but I can't do that!

That’s why we have different positions.”

After hearing this, Han Jun's mind was in a fuzzy mess, and he said with difficulty, "I'm sorry, Huaiyi, I..."

Xu Huaiyi remained unmoved and said, "I believe that you are really sorry, but if I give you another chance, will you still do the same thing?"

Han Jun opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word of denial.

Xu Huaiyi smiled and said, "So, your statement that you 'kept it from us in advance so that we can act with the most realistic reactions' is actually not true. You just didn't dare to discuss it with me in advance because you knew I would definitely not agree, right?

So, this plan was started neither earlier nor later, but when I was not at home, just to prevent me from noticing anything, right?

You are really good. Aren't you afraid that after I find out, you will get angry and quit halfway, and not care about the life or death of the King of Qi?

No, you calculated the time. Your people are in the team returning to Beijing. They must have told you how long it would take for us to return. You calculated that after the incident, even if Huanxi wrote to me, it would be too late, so you made the arrangements with confidence, right?"

Han Jun's face was already grim, his eyes full of dejection and regret. He couldn't explain, and he was even more speechless because Xu Huaiyi had really hit the nail on the head on so many of his little thoughts.

He had no excuse.

At this moment, even the three words "I'm sorry" seem pale and ridiculous.

After a long while, he finally spoke, his voice bitter, "Huai Yi, I have nothing to say. You can beat me or kill me as you like. However, Jin Er knows nothing about this, and I have kept it from him. Don't vent your anger on that child. He really treats your family as his own. He doesn't even have such a close relationship with the King of Qi..."

Hearing this, Xu Huaiyi sneered, "You were so impatient and unexpected to arrange this scene. Are you also afraid of this?"

Han Jun's already miserable face turned even paler. "I, I..."

"You're afraid that he'll get closer and closer to us, that we'll influence him too much, and that we'll use our family affection and favors to kidnap him and manipulate him for our own use. So, you want to use such a brutal method to completely cut it all off. Even if someone suspects that Xiaoyu is our adopted son in the future, we can't acknowledge him, right?"

Han Jun was completely speechless.

All the unbearable things hidden deep in his heart were torn open and exposed by Xu Huaiyi. He lowered his head, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Seeing this, Xu Huaiyi curled his lips in mockery, "Let me ask one last question. What was Xiaoyu's reaction after he knew your plan?"

Han Jun looked up suddenly and said subconsciously, "He was very emotional and asked me to find a way to arrange for you to meet in private..."

"But you refused, didn't you?"

"..."