Supreme pardon

"Why didn't grandma stay in the room?" Being led all the way, Bai Tan soon realized that he was going in the wrong direction.

"Don't worry, the old lady is in good health, and the doctor has allowed her to move freely."

"Is anyone with grandma?"

"The young master came this morning, but he has left now. The old lady wants to see you alone."

Without further words, Bai Tan urged: "Hurry up."

Grandma entered the life box when he was very young, but Bai Tan, who loved him sincerely, always remembers that many years ago, when he encountered sad things, he would also think of calling grandma to get up. After becoming strong, the existence of grandma has become the most tender and nostalgic place in my heart, which will not be awakened or lost.

"Why did grandma wake up this time?" Looking at this strange steward, Bai Tan tried to read something from his face.

"You will be able to see the old lady soon, so ask yourself when the time comes."

Pursing his lips, Bai Tan was in a very complicated mood, he couldn't tell whether it was excitement or fear, and he closed his eyes in order to adjust his breathing.

The flying car stopped quickly, not far from Bai's house, and he had some suspicions in his heart.

Passing the guards, bypassing the towering stone monument, all the accompanying servants including the taciturn steward stopped.

Only Bai Tan, looking at the kneeling figure under the tree, continued to approach slowly with trembling hands.

It's grandma... Even if the person kneeling under the holy tree is only from the back, maybe it's the power of blood, and the subtle induction made him sure that the old man with long hair praying devoutly was the relative he had missed for many years.

As if he didn't notice his approach, the old man with white hair and closed eyes meditating something suddenly pressed his forehead to the ground.

"Grandma... grandma..." His eyes were blurred, tears welled up, Bai Tan couldn't bear it any longer, and opened his lips to call out.

The old man with his forehead on the ground froze because of the sound, his fingers gripped the ground, paused for about half a minute, and suddenly raised his head violently.

"..."

The breeze passed by, the branches and leaves at the top of the sacred tree swayed, and the white sandalwood could clearly see the pity in the old man's eyes under the sunlight.

"Grandma!" Different from the previous one, as if confirming that there was really such a person in front of him instead of his illusion, Bai Tan fell to his knees and burst into tears.

Unlike sleeping in the life box, the old man's face looks a little more bloody now.

Bai Tan shouted that sound with all his strength, and was soon embraced by someone with trembling arms.

"Tan Tan." He called softly, just like when he was a child, the old man slowly stroked Bai Tan's back.

Bai Tan no longer has any scruples, holding on to the old man is like holding on to the whole world, the grandparent and grandson hugged each other and shed tears, and the servants who stood far away simply quit.

After calming down a bit, Bai Tan choked up his sobs and advised, "Grandma, don't cry, it's... not good for your health."

"Okay." That was the answer, but the old man was still crying silently.

Bai Tan felt the warmth of his heart, and knew that it was the old man's tears that hadn't cooled down, so he quickly forced himself to smile, and slipped out of the old man's arms, "Look, grandma, I won't cry anymore."

"Tan Tan is the strongest." Like Bai Tan, the old man with a very similar appearance forced himself to smile.

Bai Tan reached out to wipe away her tears, and said softly, "Grandma hasn't changed at all."

What it was like sleeping back then, what it is like waking up now.

"I'm sorry." Touching Bai Tan's head, the old man said lovingly, "I couldn't stay by your side and watch you grow up little by little."

"Isn't it good, grandma is still so young and beautiful." Hiding all the sadness and pain, Bai Tan just wanted to cherish this time even more.

"You..." Gathering up his mood, the old man looked at Bai Tan, his eyes gradually drifting away, as if he saw someone through Bai Tan, "It really does."

"Grandma?" Bai Tan was a little uneasy, and called out sensitively.

"Like." Jiang Qiwei was in a daze until her grandson reached out and grabbed the back of her hand.

"Grandma?" Bai Tan looked up at the holy tree, realizing that today must be very important.

After choosing such a place to meet, he only noticed grandma's attire, very simple, all in white, her hair loose, and no decorations could be seen on her body.

"Kneel well." With a light cough, Jiang Qiwei shook her head to stop Bai Tan from getting up.

"Grandma, get up!" Bai Tan didn't understand why grandma insisted on kneeling on the ground, and wanted to get up to help her, but... grandma's voice was unquestionable.

Duan Duan knelt down, carefully observing the old man's expression.

"Some things, I should have told you earlier, but it's a pity that my health is too poor to last you to adulthood." Jiang Qiwei sighed and said calmly: "I chose to enter the life box, although I regret that I can't be with you By my side, but I can see how you grow up, I don't regret it."

"grandmother?"

"Tan Tan, do you know the origin of the Bell Boat Tree?"

The old man didn't turn his head to look at him even after calling him a few times, Bai Tan was a little nervous, but...he looked up at the big tree again, and said softly: "I know."

"Tell it to grandma." Jiang Qiwei's tone was soft, just like when she was a child.

Bai Tan finally concentrated, and knelt on the ground, "After the Starfall incident, human beings left the earth for the interstellar, searched for many planets, and finally found a suitable planet for life when they were about to die out. After that, we began to recover. It’s just that decades have passed, and no big tree can germinate and take root on the new planet.”

Pausing for a while, Bai Tan turned his head quietly, and found that grandma had closed her eyes and closed her palms again, and continued helplessly: "It was the ancestors of my Bai family who made the first seed germinate and successfully grew into a sapling. This is what humans saw after leaving the earth. Because of the survival of this big tree, it was like a miracle. After that, other trees sprouted and grew, and this first tree has since become a symbol of hope, proving that wandering human beings have found a new life since then. Homeland, which represents the ability of human beings to take root in new lands."

"The world knows this." Jiang Qiwei said slowly, eyes still closed.

Bai Tan pursed her lips and waited silently.

"The Suzuki tree is not only a tree of miracles, but also a tree of love."

"Grandma?" Surprised, Bai Tan looked blankly at the crown of the tree above his head.

"The Bai family has been passed down to your father to this day. He is the No. 13 patriarch." Still closing his eyes, Jiang Qiwei seemed to be able to see Bai Tan's expression, and shook his head slightly, "Tan Tan, the first Patriarch of the Bai family , Our ancestors came together with their loved ones under the witness of this tree."

The first family head?Of course, Bai Tan has read the genealogy. He is the person who founded the Bai family. In his impression, he is a very elegant, mature and attractive man. Moreover, the reason why the Bai family can gain status is because of the other party's excessive genius. Humans leave the earth and want to To survive in a new place, no one can do without, but scientists are the only ones who, at the beginning of the reconstruction of civilization, from the videos and photos that can still be seen...perceived something wrong, Bai Tan turned his head and said: "Grandma , Does the first Patriarch have a wife?"

I never noticed it before, but now that I mentioned Bai Tan, I suddenly realized that I had never seen the introduction of the first Patriarch's wife in the family records.

"Back then, they had just confessed to each other and decided to get together, but the bell boat tree that had failed to grow sprouted. Therefore, this is not only a miracle tree for human beings, but also a tree of love for our Bai family."

"Why is grandma telling me this?"

"Aren't you curious if the first Patriarch had a wife?"

"Well, I seem to..." Thinking about it carefully, Bai Tan affirmed: "I have never seen the record."

"The first Patriarch didn't have a wife but had a lover."

"spouse?"

"Because at the time, there was no same-sex marriage."

"Same-sex marriage..." Raising the volume, Bai Tan blinked, "You mean, the first patriarch's lover was a man?"

"His name is Wei Feng, and he is a very powerful politician."

The first few patriarchs of the Bai family were all well-known scientists who had mastered a large amount of research results, but they did not expect that the lover chosen by the first patriarch would be a politician.

Even so, even if it couldn't be made public at the time, it can always be included in the genealogy after a thousand years, why it still disappears without a trace, as if it never existed.

"You are curious, why can't you find any traces in the family tree?"

"Yes." Frowning, Bai Tan was puzzled and said: "You also said that this is the tree that witnessed their love and sprouted because of their love. Why can't his name appear?"

"Back when same-sex couples couldn't have their own children, don't you wonder, where do their offspring come from?"

Human beings left the earth and finally took root on the new planet. At that time, the most important thing in front of them was reproduction. Therefore, the same-sex love that had been respected on the earth was redefined as a "scourge" and was cast aside by the world. To love and stay together in the environment not only requires tremendous pressure, but may also be life-threatening.

So... Bai Tan's expression changed, thinking of a certain possibility.

"Did our ancestors betray that Mr. Wei?"

Because there are many Bai family now, does this prove that the two of them did not go to the end back then, and the first head of the Bai family finally married another child.

"No, their love is beautiful and firm. They stayed together until the last moment before death."

Bai Tan heaved a sigh of relief, this time he had devoted all his attention to listening to the past, and he didn't care about the purpose of the old man talking about it.

"Then we are..."

"The second head of the family was adopted by them." In a calm tone, Jiang Qiwei revealed a secret that the Bai family would never disclose.

Bai Tan was shocked.

Most of the arrogance of the Bai family and the nobility of the Bai family come from the inheritance of thousands of years.

But...the surnames they wear, the bloodline that everyone is proud to guard, is not pure in the first place.

It started as early as the second generation...is there no so-called lineage?

"Is this why Wei Feng's name cannot appear?"

"One of the reasons." After a short pause, Jiang Qiwei opened his eyes, "Thousands of years have passed, and no one has pursued the beginning."

Later, no one deliberately concealed it, and no one deliberately explained what was changed.

"Actually, they adopted twins back then."

"Two children?" Bai Tan was surprised, that is to say, besides the second-generation patriarch, there was also his own brother.

What about the existence of this person?Why can't there be any traces like Wei Feng?