I hope to return to the country

When Le Zhiyu woke up from a deep sleep, what caught his eyes was the splendid curtain above his head embroidered with exquisite flower and bird pictures.

This used to be his favorite embroidery pattern, and he used to look at it for a long time before going to bed every day, wishing that he could have a dream of soaring in the sky like a bird at night, free and easy.

Now that he suddenly saw the old thing again, he was in a daze for a long time, and he couldn't tell whether the experience of him going out of the valley and Qin Zhiyi's acquaintance was real or just a dream he had last night.

The palm of the hand unconsciously touched the pillow, but it was icy cold wherever it touched.

The embrace that was so warm and deeply nostalgic was gone.

With a jolt, Le Zhiyu sat up from the bed quickly, his chaotic mind instantly sobered up.

Where's Brother Qin?

He looked down at the clean pajamas he had put on, and the ointment he had applied to the bruises on his wrists, and his heart began to panic.

When Qin Zhiyi came back with him in the early morning, because he was too tired and talked too much on the road, he was already drowsy when he entered the house. He only vaguely remembered Qin Zhiyi shunning the maid, She personally bathed him, changed his clothes, and applied medicine to his wrists and ankles, then carried him to the bed and stuffed him under the quilt, huddled together warmly with him.

He was so sleepy that he couldn't even open his eyelids, he was subconsciously hooked by the fingertips in Qin Zhiyi's palm, and murmured dreamily.

"Brother Qin, you are not allowed to leave..."

"Ah."

Qin Zhi also responded to him with a moist kiss on his lips, the voice was as soft as a feather.

"I do not go."

The words were still in his ears, but Qin Zhiyi was no longer in front of his eyes, Le Zhiyu's heart was beating violently, he hurriedly lifted the quilt and got out of bed, and was about to run out barefoot to find someone.

"stop."

A cold voice came, and Mrs. Yang appeared at the door, frowning at him.

"Since you wake up, you should go to wash up first, and run out when you are unkempt, what do you look like? Have all the rules and manners I taught you in the past been taught to dogs?"

Le Zhiyu couldn't care less about bickering with her, and hurriedly wanted to go out.

"Where did brother Qin go? I'm going to find him!"

Mrs. Yang grabbed his arm and glared at him resentfully.

"He's right next door, looking at the pot of Wannian purple vine with that Lingxi general. There's nothing wrong with it. Why do you need to make such a fuss and post it in such a hurry? Even if you're not a boudoir lady, you should Know how to be reserved, men are very cheap, the more they push forward, the less they cherish them, don't you understand such a simple truth?"

"The two of them really like each other. Of course they want to be together all the time. Whoever pays for it will suffer. Besides, Brother Qin is different from other men..."

Le Zhiyu muttered unconvinced, but stopped in the end.

Although Mrs. Yang was not forgiving, she never lied. She said that Qin Zhiyi was next door, so it must be true.

He remembered what Qin Zhiyi had told him about Mrs. Yang's mercy, and he couldn't lose his temper anymore. He obediently let Mrs. Yang drag him back to the house, and called the maid to help him wash and put on his clothes.

Le Zhiyu was used to doing what he could do by himself outside, but now seeing groups of maids circling around him, he always felt a little uncomfortable.

Some are holding copper basins for washing water, some are going to roll up their sleeves to cover his neckline, some are holding incense burners, some are holding handkerchiefs, and some are holding pink porcelain cups for gargling, fine salt, etc. In front of the yellow rosewood wardrobe at the back, there were also maids who were busy bringing out all kinds of luxurious clothes and exquisite accessories for him to choose...

Obviously this was the morning routine that he was used to in the past, but now he finds it very cumbersome, not only tormenting the maids, but even looking at it makes him feel tired.

"Don't be so troublesome, just put your things down, I'll do it myself."

The maids opened their eyes wide in surprise, and looked at each other in disbelief.

The young master has been spoiled and spoiled since she was a child, and she doesn't even know how to tie a belt. How could she do these things? Could it be that she is deliberately joking with us?

"Go down." Madam Yang said suddenly.

After she spoke, the maids naturally didn't dare to stay longer, put down the things in their hands, saluted and retreated one by one.

Le Zhiyu rinsed his mouth, washed his face, sat in front of the bronze mirror, wiped the ointment, simply put his hair up in a bun, then took a piece of brocade robe and put it on, tied it with a white jade belt, and tidied things up , It's only half a cup of tea.

You know, it took almost an hour for the maids to wait on him after he got up before.

Mrs. Yang sat at the table and watched from the beginning to the end without saying a word, until Le Zhiyu finished and came to the table and sat down to eat, she said coldly: "He is a prince, so honorable." With your status, is there still a shortage of people to serve? How can you be willing to let you suffer like this?"

Le Zhiyu was just taking a spoonful of fragrant yellow croaker soup into his mouth, he almost choked after hearing this.

"Hey, what kind of hardship is this? Sometimes you need to dress lightly outside, and you can't bring so many people to serve. It's all simple things. It's better to ask for yourself than to ask for others."

As he spoke, he looked at the dazzling array of delicacies on the big table in front of him and said, "Mother, you haven't seen it before. There are many people out there who don't even expect to have a full meal. They live in the mountains and wilds, are destitute, and their lives are worthless." It's worthless, and that's the real hard life!"

"Why haven't I seen it?"

Mrs. Yang glanced at him, and put the teacup on the table with a "bang".

"It's said that you forget your mother when you marry a daughter-in-law. I think you are similar. You have seen the world outside with that highness of the crown prince, so you dare to mock your mother for being an ignorant woman who doesn't leave her home."

"That was not what I meant!"

Le Zhiyu was very wronged, feeling that he was always being misunderstood, and even a little angry. He couldn't help but want to talk back, but when he saw the sporadic white hair on Mrs. Yang's sideburns, he choked violently.

His mother is not yet forty, and has always been well maintained. When have you seen her hair grow white?But in the short time since he left home, Mrs. Yang seemed to have aged a lot, not only had gray hair, but also fine lines appeared around the corners of her eyes, which showed how worried she was.

There was some sour heat in Le Zhiyu's nose, he put down the golden spoon in his hand, stretched out his arms and tightly grasped the back of Mrs. Yang's hand that was placed on the table, pleading softly.

"Mom, let's stop arguing, okay? I love Brother Qin, and I love you too. You are all my most important family members. I don't want any of you to be hurt because of me. I used to have a lot of ignorance I will learn to get rid of my bad habits in the future, mother, don't push me away with sarcastic remarks, okay? You obviously have softened your heart a long time ago..."

Madam Yang lowered her eyes and did not withdraw her hand. After a long time, she finally let out a long sigh.

"I haven't told you yet, how did your father and I get together?"

Le Zhiyu didn't know why she suddenly mentioned her father, and shook her head in confusion.

Mrs. Yang has always kept her father secret, and never mentioned that Le Zhiyu found out that he was of the blood of the Great Chu royal family only after finding a handwritten letter left by his father in the library.

Back then, Mrs. Yang made a big fuss because of this handbook, and locked Le Zhiyu in confinement for three months, almost driving him crazy. From then on, she never dared to inquire about anything related to her father. up.

Unexpectedly, now, she would take the initiative to tell him.

Mrs. Yang was born in a family of merchants. Her father was a shrewd man who was a genius in business.

But his heirs are thin, and there is only one daughter under his knees, Mrs. Yang. He raised her as a man since he was a child. , you can stand alone.

Once when Father Yang took her out, he rescued a poor man who fell ill on the side of the road. The man came to express his thanks after recovering from his illness. Mrs. Yang fell in love at first sight, and begged Yang's father to keep him at home and be a teacher who taught her how to read and write.

What happened later was just like what was said in those scriptures. The two of them had a deep love and promised each other for life. Originally, Father Yang was also very satisfied with this son-in-law, but it was a pity that he died of illness before he could get engaged to them.

How could those uncles and brothers in the Yang family be willing to give such a large amount of property to outsiders for free, so they forced Mrs. Yang to marry a young child from the same clan, saying that the fat and water would not flow to outsiders.

Of course Mrs. Yang didn't want to, but she was powerless against the whole family alone, so she could only pretend to agree to the marriage to delay the time, and secretly, with the help of her sweetheart, embezzled all the money on the account and ran away from the marriage.

Unlike ordinary people, they did not hide in the deep mountains and old forests to live in seclusion, but changed their names and surnames and went to the capital. The sweetheart said that the more prosperous the place, the better it is to hide. Sitting and eating, the capital is full of gold, and there is no chance of making a comeback.

Mrs. Yang thought it was reasonable, since she had money anyway, it was not difficult to buy two road guides and a household registration, so she followed her sweetheart's advice, settled down in the capital, and even set up a shop to start a business.

The newlyweds were very happy and happy, her husband was gentle and considerate, her business improved, and she soon became pregnant, but at some point, her husband changed.

He started to spend money like water, make friends with powerful people, stay away from home all day long, mysteriously, he didn't know what he was busy with, and then she made a big fuss, and he told her his life experience, the reason why he went around to attract influence outside, It is to hope that one day the country can be successfully restored, and when the time comes, she will definitely be made a queen.

Mrs. Yang was shocked, and only thought it was absurd.

Great Chu has been dead for hundreds of years, and the king and grandson have long been common people. Who can prove that you are an orphan of the royal family, and what is there to restore the country?The dynasties outside are changing so quickly, even if you are lucky enough to succeed, you will not be able to defend the country, and you will lose your life sooner or later.

She doesn't want to be a queen at all, she just wants to return to the husband who cared and loved her in every possible way.

Unfortunately, we can never go back to the past.

After she gave birth, her husband didn't restrain himself, but intensified his efforts. Not only did he spend money like water, but he even didn't see him for a month or two.

More and more unbearable rumors about her husband and powerful people outside also reached her ears, which became the last straw that crushed her.

Heartbroken, she proposed a separation from her husband, but his handsome face, which she had been deeply infatuated with, was full of sarcasm.

"Employment is a wife and a concubine. When have you ever heard that a concubine can divorce her husband?"

To this day, Mrs. Yang still remembers the bone-chilling feeling she felt when she heard these words.

It turns out that all the vows and deep feelings are fake. You threw away your family and career for him, conceived and had children, and loved him wholeheartedly. In the end, all you got was such a cold and heartless sentence.

She completely gave up on her husband, so after planning for a long time, she fled again while her husband was away.

Only this time, she didn't bring much money, but a child.

It was probably because her husband finally climbed up to the emperor at the time and became the all-time favorite, and he didn't bother to pay attention to her, an abandoned woman, and didn't bother to catch her back. The superior business ability has accumulated some wealth, and by chance, she met an expert from outside the world, who guided her to find a good place, Wuyou Valley, to live in seclusion.

"That notebook is the only thing I keep about him, but I didn't expect you to see it."

Mrs. Yang sighed deeply, and smiled at herself, her eyes were full of sadness.

"Perhaps, this is God's punishment for my self-contempt. I have been hurt so far, but I still linger on the warmth of the past and refuse to discard it. In the end, my child will follow his father's old path and insist on going out. What is the great cause of restoring the country, and I have followed my old path, making a private life with someone, willing to dedicate everything to the other party, you think it is ridiculous?"