The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 113 Ah You and I are your burden

Meng Tingzhou's deep voice was filled with hope: "Meimei, I hope we can have many days like this in the future."

Jiang Shiwan held his hand tightly and said, "It will happen."

In fact, what he hoped for was exactly what she wanted.

In her memory, her father often locked himself in the study while her mother cried secretly.

They all tried their best to be nice to themselves and put on a happy face in front of themselves.

But they didn't know that such a father and mother made Jiang Shiwan feel depressed.

Especially after witnessing her mother being raped by the late emperor, she was filled with guilt and fear.

She woke up from that nightmare many days and nights.

The little girl felt so uncomfortable that she wanted to cry and vomit, but for some reason she knew she must not tell her father.

When Jiang Shiwan woke up, Meng Tingzhou and Ayou were gone.

She rubbed her head, she didn't expect that she would die so well.

Hearing the noise downstairs, she put on her cloak, opened the window and looked down.

I saw Ayou lying on the snow and chewing on it!
Meng Tingzhou also picked up a snowball and threw it in front of him, which made the child very happy.

This person! Isn't he afraid that the child will catch a cold?
It turns out that it’s good enough for a father to take care of his children!

Jiang Shiwan couldn't hold back any longer, so he dressed neatly and went downstairs.

When she passed by the next room, she heard Meng Shuyi's voice. She was about to say hello to her, but she heard a voice coming from inside.

Madam Meng's voice: "Lu Zheng has not yet arrived, and there are imperial soldiers chasing behind. Can Tingzhou hold on?"

"Aunt, you should trust your cousin. The soldiers under your command are the bravest in Dayan and have always been invincible. But..."

"What did you hear?"

"I went downstairs to change my aunt's hot water bottle last night, and I overheard some words..."

"Tell me, do you want to drive me crazy?"

Meng Shuyi said in embarrassment: "It seems that my cousin's men have Jiang by their side, and those soldiers are always worried. I'm afraid they won't give 100% of their strength."

"Why?"

"Aunt, have you forgotten? Jiang's father, Jiang Xingyuan, once refused to send troops during the Battle of Tongguan, which delayed military operations and nearly caused a disaster. Although it has been found that he falsified his confession, as long as the emperor does not announce the truth, people in the world will think that Jiang Xingyuan is an unforgivable sinner."

Meng Shuyi said softly: "If the soldiers under my cousin knew that half of their lives and deaths were for Jiang, who could bear this?"

"What a sin..."

When Meng Tingzhou carried the giggling Ah You back to the room, he said to Jiang Shiwan, "It's cold outside. I thought you would come down to look for Ah You, so I quickly brought him up."

He put Ah You on the ground and let him stumble along on his own.

Jiang Shiwan looked at him: "Are you worried about me leaving this room?"

"You're not feeling well, and you're afraid of the cold..." Meng Tingzhou looked up at her with a smile, and seeing her serious expression, he asked, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Shiwan swallowed the words he had been thinking over and over again and pretended to be unhappy: "If you don't want me to be cold, take good care of Ah You. Look, his clothes are all wet."

Meng Tingzhou laughed: "This kid goes crazy when he sees snow, shouldn't I let him have his fun?"

He carried Ah You to the bed like a chicken and took off his wet clothes: "Don't be afraid, your father will stay with you in the bed, it will be warm so you won't be afraid of the cold." Jiang Shiwan didn't know whether to laugh or cry and took the clothes he took off to the side to dry: "Why are you playing with Ah You so early in the morning instead of doing your work?"

Meng Tingzhou said seriously: "Is there anything more important than you and Ah You?"

If Jiang Shiwan believed what he said, he would feel very happy.

But she knew that he was never just a person confined to his small family.

Or perhaps from the moment he led troops into battle, what he was carrying on his shoulders was not just his own life, but the lives of thousands of soldiers.

She was afraid that Ah You would move around in the bed, so she came over and tucked him in.

He said to Meng Tingzhou: "As a governor, you are not doing your job properly. You will be criticized later."

There was something unusual about her words. Meng Tingzhou frowned slightly: "Why are you saying these things for no reason?"

"I'm afraid that Ah You and I will become a burden to you."

Meng Tingzhou's heart skipped a beat. He examined her face, trying to read her mind: "Look at me."

When Jiang Shiwan looked up at him, Meng Tingzhou said solemnly: "We are a family, and a family is never a burden."

Jiang Shiwan was so shocked that he could hardly stop his tears from falling.

Meng Tingzhou, I don’t know since when, I gradually have you in my heart.

In the past, I always regarded the Little New Year's Day as an obstacle between you and me.

But in fact, the deepest bond between you and me is that I am the daughter of a guilty subject, and my father still refuses to go to the "culprit" who sent troops to rescue you.

Even if I believe in my heart that he is innocent, or that he was forced, the people of the world do not think so, and the soldiers under your command will not think so.

It doesn’t matter whether the conversation between Madam Meng and Meng Shuyi was intentional or not. What matters is that the thing she was most worried about still happened.

Jiang Shiwan changed Ayou's clothes again, held him in his arms and let Yu Feng carry him out.

He took out two thick books from the bottom of the box and handed them to Meng Tingzhou.

Looking at the familiar handwriting, Meng Tingzhou knew that this was the military book she had worked so hard to compile, and asked in surprise, "What are you doing?"

Jiang Shiwan's fingers stroked the words above, as if he had made up his mind: "In the future, when you take risky actions, these two military books may be of use to you."

Meng Tingzhou pushed it towards her and said, "This is the painstaking work of three generations of your Jiang family. How can you give it to me?"

"I have thought it over carefully." Jiang Shiwan looked at Meng Tingzhou seriously, "Although this military book has no magical power, it can provide you with some reference and inspiration. You will definitely need it in the future."

"Then you don't have to give it to me. Can't I just ask you when I need it?" Meng Tingzhou always felt that she was a little weird, but he couldn't put his finger on what.

Maybe she always treated me coldly in the past, but she has been too nice to me in the past two days, and I haven't fully adapted to it yet.

Jiang Shiwan did not force it and put the military book back to its original place: "If you need it, you can take it from here yourself."

"There is one more thing I want to ask for your opinion on." Jiang Shiwan didn't know why he was so organized when his heart was aching.

Meng Tingzhou embraced her and let her lean against his arms: "Just ask, why are you so serious?"

"Erlang, Ah You is your legitimate son, but he took my surname Jiang, which is bound to cause criticism. Do you want him to take your surname Meng?"

Meng Tingzhou raised his eyebrows: "What if there are criticisms? Why would I care about these? Did my mother's words embarrass you? If so, I apologize to you, please don't bother with her. Ah You's surname used to be Jiang, it's Jiang now, and it will be Jiang in the future."

"Whether his last name is Jiang or Meng, I will not treat him unfairly in the slightest."

(End of this chapter)