Inside the Yaowang Valley, there are fragrant grasses everywhere outside the valley, and the inside of the valley is pure and elegant.
The owner of the valley, Shui Fangye, sat alone in his study and sighed at a pair of boots.
These boots are old and worn, and have been washed a little white, but the stitching is tight and the white cranes embroidered on them are vivid. It can be seen that the people who made the boots are very careful.
The person who made the shoes was Shui Fangye's fourth daughter, Shui Xingrou. More than 20 years ago, he never saw his daughter again after the father and daughter had a big quarrel because of their disagreement.
My daughter is sensible, but she is also as stubborn as a donkey and takes death very seriously. As long as it's something she believes in, eight horses can't pull it back.
He has been looking for her for more than 20 years, but has never heard from her. Even though he is very old now, he is still unwilling to give up.
Sometimes he wonders if he was really wrong.
Putting away his thoughts, Shui Fangye put the boots in the cabinet, got up and returned to the bedroom.
In the bedroom, Mrs. Hua was wiping her tears, but when she saw herself, she quickly turned around.
Shui Fangye's throat was choked. He knew that he was thinking of Rou'er.
But he tried his best and still couldn't find out the whereabouts of his daughter.
Twenty years ago, he could occasionally receive letters of condolences from Mercury and handmade clothes and shoes, but they suddenly disappeared out of thin air.
In order to get his daughter back, he specially held a medical conference to attract her daughter's attention, but for such a long time, he still couldn't see his daughter.
What he was afraid of was that even if he died, he still wouldn't be able to see his daughter.
He could probably guess that something bad had happened to his daughter, but her descendants would eventually come to him. He really wanted to hear his daughter call him daddy again.
He stood in front of the door, forced a smile, and said to Mrs. Hua in the room: "Madam, you haven't gone to bed yet. Didn't you say you were tired today?"
Mrs. Hua was also forcing a smile. She turned around, her cloudy eyes were a little red, "Aren't I waiting for you? When I get old, I don't dare to sleep alone."
Shui Fangye nodded, walked to the bed and took off his coat. Mrs. Hua still reached out to take his coat and hang it on the hanger as usual, but at this moment she heard someone knocking on the door outside.
"Valley owner, old lady, the chieftain wants to see you."
Shui Fangye felt strange why his son came to him so late. Could it be that something had happened?
The clothes that had just been hung up were picked up again, and Mrs. Hua put the clothes back on Shui Fangye. After Shui Fangye got dressed, he took a small coat and helped Mrs. Hua put it on.
The couple arranged their clothes before going outside.
Shui Fangye saw Mercury with a swollen mouth at a glance, and Mercury rushed towards him with tears in her eyes.
Mrs. Hua became anxious, "What's wrong with Yue'er? Why is she injured?"
Before Shui Xingyao could say anything, Mrs. Hua punched her on the shoulder.
She yelled at her son, "How do you take care of your sister? Why are you so ignorant now that you are a father!"
How could Shui Xingyao dare to say that he was chasing her and causing her to fall? He only said: "She should also blame me for falling. I have so many trivial matters every day, how can I care about her?"
After saying that, he saw Shui Xingyue's fierce gaze.
He glared back without fear, "How dare you stare, how dare you tell me what you did today!"
Shui Xingyue immediately shrank her neck and hugged Mrs. Hua again, with a look of aggrievedness on her face.
He shook his head helplessly and said to Shui Fangye: "Dad, this girl got into a big trouble. She kidnapped people from the court and took them to the mountain. Fortunately, I got there in time so I didn't cause a big trouble."
Looking at Shui Fangye's somewhat shocked eyes, he continued: "Actually, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that there is Princess Chen among them. She is about twenty years old and looks exactly like the fourth sister when she was young. I was They were all terrified.”
As soon as Shui Fangye finished speaking, before Shui Fangye could react, Mrs. Hua on the side quickly said, "Where is it? Take us to see it."
Shui Xingyao looked at his mother's eager face and hesitated, "It's just...just..."
He looked at his father again, "It's just that Princess Chen has some connection with Zhennan Palace, I'm afraid there is a conspiracy."
After saying that, the two old men became calm.
The feud between the Zhennan Prince's Mansion and the Chieftain's Mansion has been going on for several generations, either because of the land or because of power. When they meet, they will become like enemies.
In their generation, the relationship seems to have become more rigid, and it has even reached the point where they are at odds with the Zhennan Palace. It is common for the two families to fight together and compete for power.
More than twenty years ago, the chieftain at that time was still Shui Fangye. While taking care of the chieftain's house, he promoted the medical skills of Yaowang Valley.
One day, someone came to Yaowang Valley to seek medical advice. With the intention of curing illnesses and saving lives, Yaowang Valley accepted the request, but he did not expect that this person turned out to be Ji Wuxuan from Zhennan Palace. They had saved him, but they didn't say anything. Unexpectedly, he came back and said that Yaowanggu had poisoned them. The old king of Zhennan was so eager to love his son that he immediately wrote a book to impeach Shui Fangye.
Shui Fangye was reprimanded by the late emperor and impeached by hundreds of officials. He was almost dismissed from office despite the snow-like flakes in the sky.
Mercury Yao was so angry that he ran to Weinan and secretly administered chronic poison to the old King of Zhennan.
The old Zhennan King had been suffering from illness for many years. The current Zhennan King Ji Wuhen personally came to Yaowang Valley to seek medical treatment. He kowtowed three times and knelt down to Yaowang Valley. He kowtowed many times to Shui Fangye, but in the end he still failed to get the antidote. It was also at that time that Mercury Rouge and Shui Fangye had a big fight over this matter.
Shui Xingrou disappeared, and the old King of Zhennan recovered inexplicably. Everyone speculated whether she cured the old prince. For this reason, Shui Fangye became even more angry. She thought that her daughter's elbow was turned outward. If Mrs. Hua hadn't stopped her, he would have announced that he was severing relations with Shui Xingrou.
Today, there is no news from their daughter, and their relationship with the Zhennan Palace is still as bad as before.
At this time, the Zhennan Palace will send someone here. I guess it won't be a good thing. They will also send someone with a similar appearance to Shui Xingrou. Is there any conspiracy among them.
Will they be framed like they were framed more than 20 years ago?
Shui Xingyao bowed to them and said: "I came here today just to tell you two elders that His Highness King Chen and the princess will come to the Tusi Mansion tomorrow. I just want to give you two elders a warning. Don't be surprised then. Zhennan Prince’s Mansion is the one to blame.”
Shui Fangye and Mrs. Hua looked at each other and nodded.
The daughter has been missing for many years, and they have met similar-looking ones over the years, and the two elders have become accustomed to it.
As it concerns the entire family, they have to be cautious. If someone from the Zhennan Palace gets a hold of the situation, hundreds of people in the family will lose their lives.
But they were also curious, how similar was Princess Chen to Mercury Rouneng?
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Early the next morning, Shui Xingyao took Shui Xingyue and Shui Fangye back to the chieftain's mansion.
He ordered people to prepare for the reception, clean the rooms, and buy things. After everything was ready, Mo Zeshen's team also arrived in front of the house.
Shui Xingyao, Shui Fangye, his wife, and everyone in the mansion knelt down in front of the mansion gate to welcome Chen Wang Mo Zeshen.
A man stepped out of the exquisite carriage. He was tall, strong and handsome.
He looked around at the people kneeling on the ground with a cold face, and said to them in a low and hoarse voice: "I'm sorry."
Mo Zeshen watched Shui Xingyao get up first, and then helped Shui Fangye and Mrs. Hua up. The two elderly people looked at the carriage behind him expectantly, as if there was someone they wanted to see in the carriage.
He couldn't help but frown.
Did they meet Lu Qingtang?
It's a pity that she's not here.
Mo Zeshen stood beside the carriage and said to the two elderly people, "Is this the master of Yaowang Valley, Senior Shui Fangye?"
Shui Fangye bowed and saluted with a smile on his face, "I have met His Royal Highness King Chen, and I heard that Princess Chen also came together. Why don't you see the Princess getting out of the car?"
Mo Ze smiled deeply, looked back at the carriage, and said to Shui Fangye: "The princess is taking the children for a walk. She will not stay at the Tusi Mansion. Even I will only stay for one night. I will go there tomorrow." Find the princess."
The smile on Shui Fangye's face disappeared immediately. He looked at Mrs. Hua next to him and asked, "Then where did the princess go?"
Mo Zeshen pointed to the southeast direction with his hand and said helplessly: "I probably went to that location. I don't know the specific location."
He was speechless.
Last night we had agreed to come to the chieftain's house together, but after chatting with Ji Wenzhan for a while, she changed her tune and changed her route halfway, leaving him alone. He had to come alone with a few guards.
The feeling of loss was as if Lu Qingtang no longer wanted him.
He looked to the southeast, hoping to see her early tomorrow.
At this time, Lu Qingtang had arrived at the paradise where his mother lived.
Now that it's cold, only the peach trees with yellow leaves are left. The peach stones under the trees can be seen that no one has lived here for a long time.
Entering the peach blossom forest, there is a mountainous area, and everyone abandons their cars and walks.
Lu Qingtang held Mo Yue in one hand and Mo Mo in the other. The Mo Bao behind him was held by Ji Wenzhan. Zeng Ke carried two or three large packages by himself, which relieved a lot of the burden on Su Mu and Kou Dan. Several guards also helped to carry them. thing.
Finally, after crossing three roads, a thatched house appeared not far away.
The thatched hut is not too small, and it is enough to accommodate people like them. It is backed by water and mountains, so eating and drinking is not a problem.
Ji Wenzhan, who was behind him, spoke, and he said to Lu Qingtang: "My father sends people here two or three times every year to keep this place clean. He said that my mother might come back one day. She loves to be clean. If anything happens, You won’t be unhappy if you look dirty.”
After Lu Qingtang heard this, he turned back to look at him.
At this moment, his eyes were red, and there seemed to be a sad look in his eyes.
Lu Qingtang sighed, "I have never met my mother, so I don't know what she looks like, but being able to live where she lived is a great blessing in life."
She said, reaching out and patting his shoulder, "Look around, mother, she definitely wants us to be happy, instead of being dejected like you."
After finally reaching the thatched house, Ji Wenzhan took out the key and opened the courtyard door, allowing everyone to go in and rest.
