Shaojun riding the sea

Chapter 137
"your dad?"

Zhong Lisheng's eyes widened bigger than Shi Xuanling's, and he quickly turned his head to look up and down, and then gasped and murmured: "Indeed, it's quite similar...it's really your father!"

No wonder he didn't recognize it at first glance. Shi Xuanling's facial features are indeed quite similar to the old-fashioned "historian" in front of him, but helplessly, the temperaments of their father and daughter are quite different. It's too far away!
As the saying goes, one is old-fashioned, the other is smart, there is a world of difference, it is impossible for people to think that they are a pair of biological father and daughter!

Under the sky, Zhong Lisheng coughed a few times in embarrassment, grabbed the fan handle and scratched his head, "Uncle, uncle."

Shi Zhongqing nodded to him, and didn't care much, just looked at the daughter who had been missing for a long time and made him think about it day and night, his throat moved, and he wanted to say something, but in the end he just mumbled out a dry sentence. Baba's words:

"Xuan Ling, you...you suffered a lot on Yunzhou Island, right?"

Shi Xuanling subconsciously replied: "No, I'm quite carefree, and I've made a lot of friends. I've had many adventures and fun experiences, and I've learned a lot of skills. I was born and died with a group of friends. A vigorous battle is much better than staying in the Shi Mansion, in comparison, Yunzhou Island is more like a home!"

However, she just said these words in her heart, and could not say it to her father, whose eyes were red. Her father... what happened to her father? Why did he look at her as if he was about to cry?
"Xuan Ling, it's Dad...it's Dad, I'm sorry."

Shi Zhongqing's eyes were red, and the word "distressed" was written all over his face. Shi Xuanling opened his mouth, and just when he was about to say something, Shi Zhongqing suddenly got excited and took out a steaming ball from his bosom.

"By the way, Dad, Dad brought this for you, take it quickly!"

Shi Xuanling caught off guard and took the steaming, fragrant oily paper package, looked at his father in astonishment, but heard him stuttering and saying:
"This is the cedar fruit that you used to eat most when you were at home. You must have never eaten it again when you went to that Yunzhou Island. Dad went to the Jixiangzhai early in the morning to line up the number, and finally got the Here comes a freshly baked..."

In the past, Shi Zhongqing was always unsmiling, and would not show too much of a "loving father" in front of Shi Xuanling. He locked her in the attic and roughly restricted her freedom. Only occasionally when he came back from going out, he would give her She brought some cakes and fruits that girls like to eat, among which the cedar fruit is what Shi Xuanling eats the most.

I just didn't expect that today, when she returned to the imperial city and saw him for the first time, he would hand her another set of cedar nuts. Carefully carried a pack of cedar nuts in his arms, still steaming.

For a moment, Shi Xuanling felt that the bag of fruit in her hand was heavy, she couldn't tell what it was like, she just stared at the official robe in front of her, suddenly, she had a lot to say to the familiar yet unfamiliar man in front of her. "Father" said—

For example, she doesn't really like to eat this kind of cedar nuts, just because the taste of this stuff is fragrant and crunchy, a bit like the fruits she ate in the Qingli Mountains when she was a child, and this cedar nuts also have some unique flavors. The nature of the medicine is not easy to be poisoned by others. She was trapped in Shifu in those years, and the eldest lady wanted to harm her openly and secretly. Mind-set.

For another example, after she went to Yunzhou Island, she became old acquaintances with a group of cooks in the sea dining room, and she also went to the village to do as the Romans did. She almost ate everything in the sea at their place, and she even learned how to make a few dishes. Fresh seafood, compared with the variety of marine specialties, a small bag of cedar nuts in the imperial city seems a bit lacklustre.

And what she wants to say the most is, whether it is out of guilt, or longing, or anything else, her father doesn't have to be like this, she is free on the island, has a lover, friends, and a master, and She didn't suffer much, but her father's cautious appearance now, trying to "make up" her appearance, made her a little... at a loss.

"You can try it while it's hot first, to see if it still tastes the same as before. Don't worry, Dad wrapped it tightly in oil paper and kept it in his arms. Feel it, is it still warm?"

Shi Zhongqing was not a eloquent person at all, and he repeated a few words to his daughter over and over again, but Shi Xuanling had mixed feelings in his heart. Facing his father's earnest gaze, he couldn't bear to say no. I had no choice but to nod, and said vaguely: "Okay, I... I will eat."

The scene of their father and daughter all fell into a pair of scrutinizing eyes not far away. Pei Shixi stood with his hands behind his back in the sky, looking at Shi Zhongqing and Shi Xuanling standing together with great interest, as if thinking of something, slightly The corners of his lips curled up, looking in a good mood.

On the other side, when Shi Zhongqing heard Shi Xuanling let go of his mouth and was finally willing to accept his "heart", his eyes couldn't help getting slightly moist, but he was clumsy and didn't know how to express it, so he could only keep babbling He said: "Okay, okay, as long as you still like to eat this cedar fruit, dad will buy it for you in the future, and always buy it for you..."

Listening to these repeated words, Shi Xuanling felt a sore nose for some reason, and quickly lowered her head. After a long while, she suddenly stretched out a hand and grabbed the corner of the official robe.

She looked up at her father, their eyes met each other, and with the breeze blowing, she finally called softly: "Father."

After a pause, she only choked out three words as if she had been told about her stupid mouth: "Thank you."

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The moon is on the branches, the night breeze is gentle, the grass and trees in the courtyard are swaying, and the ground is mottled with light.

On the first night back in the imperial city, Shi Xuanling lived in Shi's mansion again, but instead of living in the attic, he was arranged in an elegant and quiet courtyard where no one was disturbed.

She was sitting in the room wiping her Star Splashing Bow, and unconsciously thought of the floating white dress again. She sighed and murmured to herself: "I don't know how Master's injury is, is it completely damaged?" recovered, but Master Feng is so capable, he will definitely be able to cure Master..."

When he was in a daze, the door was pushed open at this moment. Shi Xuanling looked up, his eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "A Yue, you are back, how are you? Your Majesty is willing to retry the Yue family case?"

The person who pushed the door was more innocent, but his steps were sloppy, and he was holding a wine jug in his hand. His handsome face was flushed, and even his hair was a little messy. He looked like he was drunk.

"What, what's going on?"

Shi Xuanling hastily went up to meet him, carefully supporting Yue Wujiu.

The palace held a celebration banquet for them today, and the banquet was very lively, but after the banquet, Emperor Yun summoned Yue Wujiu alone, as if he wanted to have a good talk with this nephew whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

When Yue Wugui went there, his heart was also ups and downs, and he couldn't hide his excitement in front of Shi Xuanling: "What I asked for was just a chance to talk like this. Maybe Yue's family may reverse the case. I will ask His Majesty to retry the case. My father, let the family be innocent!"

After hearing this, Shi Xuanling felt happy for Yue Wugui, and waited for him to come back from the conversation at home, but now seeing the young man in a drunken state, the result of the conversation tonight... I'm afraid it's not so satisfactory of.

Sure enough, Shi Xuanling wanted to help the young man to sit down at the table, but instead he pulled him into his arms, with most of his body leaning on her shoulders, his head buried in her hair, and his arms around her waist Hold tight.

"A Yue, what's the matter? What's the matter with you?" Shi Xuanling supported the young man crookedly leaning on her with both hands, smelling the alcohol smell from his body, and aware of his abnormality, his brows were full of worry: "Your Majesty What exactly... exactly did I tell you?"

"Don't ask, let me rely on it for a while."

The room fell silent in an instant, with the smell of alcohol lingering, and after an unknown amount of time, the more blameless buried Shi Xuanling's neck, whispering in her ear: "The evidence is as solid as a mountain, and the crime is unforgivable. Your Majesty said that this matter will never be forgiven." Don't mention it again in front of him, if there is a next time, even me, even me..."

Those four words were too cruel, Yue Wujiu moved his throat, and finally uttered with difficulty: "I can't escape death."

The emperor's heart is hard to fathom, one moment he was still tender and affectionate, and the next moment he flew into a rage and left in a huff.

Yue Wujiu didn't talk about the Yue family's case right away, he first talked with Emperor Yun about his life on the island, and then mentioned that he wanted to go to the pagoda to meet his mother.

Emperor Yun said that the new year is not far away, and there will be a New Year's Eve banquet in the palace, so he asked him to wait until the New Year's Eve before going to the pagoda to reunite with his mother.

After all, his mother's identity is sensitive, and she was imprisoned on the pagoda because of the burden of the Yue family. In a sense, she was still a "sinner". How many pairs of eyes were staring at her? Grace is already considered by Emperor Yun for the sake of the brother-sister relationship, and he cannot ask for more.

Love is love, law is law, Emperor Yun said so, the more innocent he is, the better he can say no more, he can only comfort himself in his heart, at least on New Year's Eve, he will definitely see his mother and welcome the new year with her.

After talking about Princess Zhaoyin, Yue Wujiu mentioned Shen Qianjun to Emperor Yun again, but this time the grace was obtained, and Emperor Yun allowed Shen Qianjun to bring the young girl with him to reunite, and they will never be separated again.

As for the old case between him and the Wei family, there is no way to delve into it any further. Although Wei Jiaerlang raped his wife to death, there is no evidence. Erlang's sons and grandsons were chopped off. It is an ironclad fact that he has paid a corresponding price. This case has already been settled in the town and governor's coffin, and it is absolutely impossible to find out whether it is right or wrong.

Emperor Yun waved his hand and signaled Yue Wujiu not to talk about Shen Qianjun's old case any more. His attitude made Yue Wujiu's heart sink at that time, and he had a faint feeling of something bad——

Sure enough, it was good to bring up Shen Qianjun's case, but the mention of the Yue family's treason case made the real Long Yan furious!
Emperor Yun's face changed almost instantly, and he threw the teacup in his hand to the ground heavily, but Yue Wujiu still knelt in front of him, gritted his teeth and firmly asked for a retrial of the Yue family case, and return his father's innocence!
Emperor Yun scolded "you bastard" several times in succession, and finally walked away, making Yue Wugui's heart sink like an abyss.

The mother can't see him for a while, and the father's case is extremely difficult to retry. Why can't all of this make Yue Wugui feel like a knife is piercing his heart, so he can only drink to drown his sorrows?
Now he was so drunk that his eyes were blurry, he just hugged Shi Xuanling and did not let go. The little gray cat on his shoulder was also flushed from drinking, and was staggering drunk. After Shi Xuanling comforted him for a while, one person and one cat calmed down a little.

The moon was bright in the courtyard, and the shadows of the trees were swaying. When Shi Xuanqin quietly touched under the window, she saw the two people in the room tightly hugging each other through the gap. The sound of conversation between the two——

"Little Bell, I don't want to live here, I hate everything in the Shi family... except you."

"I know, I know, isn't it my father who insists that I come back to live? You haven't seen his eyes. He has never looked at me like that. I agreed to him when I was soft-hearted...but you don't have to talk to me. Let’s live together in Shifu, you go to the post house to live with Ah Sheng, Brother Shen and the others, okay?”

"No, I just want to be with you, don't try to drive me away."

"Okay, okay, live together, didn't my father arrange a yard for us? No one will drive you away, good boy."

The conversation between the two was transmitted out of the window without missing a word. One was a childish complaint, and the other was a childlike comfort. Shi Xuanqin, who was hiding in the dark, was dumbfounded. This, this is the one she knew... The son of Yue?
But she immediately smelled the smell of alcohol again, and then heard the coquettish young man's voice inside, her thoughts changed, and she instantly understood that Ah Yue was... drunk.

"By the way, why did your father arrange two rooms for us even though we lived in the same courtyard? What is the meaning of this? We are both husband and wife, do we still have to sleep in separate rooms? What kind of dislike is this? ?”

Unlike other people who "go crazy with alcohol", Yue Wugui got drunk and seemed to become very talkative, and like a child who loves to be angry, he "complained" to Shi Xuanling about his dissatisfaction with her father:
"Your father just wants to separate us and doesn't want us to live together. He is a bad old man, so I won't listen to his arrangement. We all live in the same room on Yunzhou Island. We have never been separated, never When the truth enters Shi's house, he has to be beaten with a club, don't you think so?"

Shi Xuanqin's face turned pale when she heard the young man's angry words. She clenched her palms in disbelief. The nails stained with Kodan sank deep into her flesh. She didn't feel any pain at all, and only had one thought. keep circling in my mind-

They actually lived in the same room on the island and never slept in a separate room. They actually became a "husband and wife". Her Ayue...was touched by another woman!

(End of this chapter)