"Jin Hongyi?!" Baozhu said in surprise. Even though they hadn't seen each other for many years, the raised eyebrows in front of him still brought Baozhu's memory back to the year when he first arrived in Li Kingdom.
The golden and red clothes in front of her are no longer as frizzy as before, and her every move is dignified and elegant as a married woman.
Jin Hongyi smiled, as if she was satisfied that Baozhu recognized her. Then he stood up and saluted the orb according to the etiquette: "My wife Jin, I have seen Concubine Chen."
Baozhu looked at her submissive look and realized that she was actually the wife of the envoy of the Mi Gen Kingdom.
There was a brief moment of embarrassment in the air. Baozhu looked at Jin Hongyi with complicated emotions and forgot to tell her to get up. It was Yue Nu who squeezed Baozhu's hand secretly that made Baozhu react.
"Sit down." Bao Zhu said, sitting on the seat next to her.
Jin Hongyi didn't hesitate and sat directly next to Baozhu. She looked at the maids who were following her in the palace and said, "My wife and Concubine Chen are old friends. I would like to have a private conversation with you. I wonder if it would be convenient for you ladies?" "
The senior maids in Liguo Palace were naturally like human beings and did not want to cause trouble for themselves, so they brushed themselves off and walked out.
In the inner room, only Baozhu and Yue Slave were left, as well as Jin Hongyi and one of her maids.
"I never thought that you would be Master Cui's wife now." Baozhu said with some melancholy. She still remembered the way Jin Hongyi competed with her to enter the palace as a concubine.
Jin Hongyi's ears were slightly red, either because she was drunk at the banquet or because she was embarrassed by Baozhu deliberately bringing up the past.
She naturally saw Baozhu's reluctance to meet and the sharpness in his words, but she still smiled gently. Baozhu was even more confused when he saw that she didn't have any hair.
"Yeah, I didn't expect that after I returned to the Mi Gen Kingdom, the person my parents asked me to marry would eventually become the new envoy," Jin Hongyi said with a smile, "Let me still meet you as a minister's wife. one side."
Bao Zhu curled her lips, a little helpless and didn't know what to say.
"But you don't have to worry. I didn't come here intentionally to reminisce or find trouble." Jin Hongyi suddenly explained, "Back then, when I was young and energetic, I had a lot of quarrels with you, but now that I think about it, it's really unnecessary and childish."
Baozhu calmly blew the tea leaves on the water, and admired in his heart that this man in gold and red clothes looked completely different from the aggressive appearance before.
It’s not just myself that has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past few years, but also my old friends.
"And my husband has been favored by your father. If it weren't for your father's promotion and guidance, I might not have the good life I have today." Jin Hongyi said.
The wound that Baozhu had kept deep in his heart for a long time, the nightmare that he desperately begged himself not to remember every time before falling asleep, was mentioned again by Jin Hongyi today.
Bao Zhu's hand shaking slightly as he tried to put down the tea cup knocked over the tea cup. Yue Nu immediately picked up the tea cup and wiped the tea off the table with a handkerchief.
Bao Zhu felt the pain in her heart. It turned out that she had never forgotten those sorrows, it was just that she had been deceiving herself that the pain was gone.
Baozhu stared at Jin Hongyi without a hint of gloating. There was actually some sympathy in those bright eyes.
"I know you are actually sad..." Jin Hongyi said cautiously, obviously she did not expect Baozhu to react so strongly.
She turned sideways towards Baozhu, wanting to reach out and hold Baozhu's clenched fist, but she remembered that she and Baozhu were not so close, and silently withdrew her hand.
"So I came today to give you a gift." Jin Hongyi said sincerely.
Baozhu had an inexplicable anger, and was about to refuse, but saw a maid in gold and red clothes wave her hand, and a maid who had been standing behind her with her head lowered walked quickly to Baozhu.
Bao Zhu looked up in confusion, and the maid's raising of her head collided with hers. Bao Zhu's heart couldn't help but tremble.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. I wonder if you are all well?" The woman who looked like a maid asked with tears in her eyes.
Baozhu stood up suddenly, holding back his screams, but excitedly grabbed the woman's hand and shouted softly: "Sister-in-law...sister-in-law?!"
Bao Zhu felt as if she was dreaming, but her sister-in-law, who was supposed to be executed by the whole family, was standing in front of her very vividly.
Bao Zhu stared blankly at her real sister-in-law and murmured: "I can't be dreaming..."
Sister-in-law Lian Shi smiled softly, but tears still slowly rolled down from the corners of her eyes. She raised her hand and slowly touched Baozhu's forehead as she did when she was not married.
"We Baozhu have become a big girl." Lian said.
Baozhu suddenly woke up from a dream, hugged her sister-in-law Lian and choked with grievance: "It's really you, it's really you, sister-in-law!"
Lian quickly patted Baozhu's back and comforted her with the same tears, "It's me, it's me."
Jin Hongyi silently watched the touching recognition in front of her, and Yue Nu also changed from shock to being moved and wiping tears.
Baozhu let go of Lian for a long time, and Baozhu's tears left a trail of water on her shoulders. Baozhu looked left and right with surprise and joy, and confirmed that it was his eldest brother's wife, Lian Shi.
Seeing Baozhu's confusion, Lian Shi began to explain: "It was Mrs. Jin who saved me."
Baozhu looked at Jin Hongyi who was sitting in surprise, and looked back at Lian with doubts in his eyes. Lian nodded solemnly.
"That day when your whole family was in trouble, my husband hurried back to Yueyu City, but he was still a step too late." Jin Hongyi stood up and told Baozhu everything that happened.
"It's too late to save your parents and brother, so I can only replace your sister-in-law with a female corpse." Jin Hongyi said.
Baozhu's mind went blank, everything happened too suddenly.
"Sister-in-law, I remember that the letter home at that time said that you were pregnant, you, you..." Baozhu then remembered that during those days, she had rarely exchanged letters with her family.
"It's a boy," Lien said, tears of joy on her face. "Mrs. Kim and Mr. Cui rescued me and placed me in a safe place in the countryside. I gave birth to the baby safely."
Baozhu cried and laughed, and suddenly felt that in this world, besides his own flesh and blood Qingtang and Qishuo, there were still beings connected to him by blood.
Baozhu was so excited that he almost lost his voice. He turned to Jin Hongyi and knelt down, "Thank you and Mr. Cui for taking such a big risk to save the last trace of blood of my Song family."
Jin Hongyi quickly pulled up the orb, looked into her eyes and said, "I said, without your father, there would be no husband like me now. I am reciprocating the favor."
Baozhu looked at Jin Hongyi with gratitude and was speechless for a long time. After a long time, the three of them were finally able to sit down and chat quietly.
Baozhu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and had countless questions in his heart that he wanted to ask Jin Hongyi and Lian.
"Sister-in-law, where is the child? Is it safe? Do you have enough money?" Baozhu asked with concern.
Lian nodded and said, "Everything is fine with us, sister, don't worry." Lian paused and said. "only···"
Baozhu's heart was filled with worry after he had just put it down, and he quickly asked: "What's wrong?"
Lian smiled bitterly and said: "In order to protect the children, we can only change our names. Mr. Cui gave us a new identity. Now we are Mr. Cui's distant relatives, with the surname Liu."
Bao Zhu looked at her sister-in-law who blamed herself. She was very affectionate with her elder brother, which made Bao Zhu very envious. Little Bao Zhu once said that she hoped to find a husband to live the same life as her elder brother and sister-in-law.
But now, in order to save her life, Lian had to give up everything she had with her brother and change her child's name. This was a very painful thing for Lian.
Baozhu put his arm around Lianshi's shoulders, and although he felt bitter in his heart, he said, "It's okay, just be safe. Everything is over."
Lian Shi shed a few more tears, which made Bao Zhu's calm heart start to fluctuate again. Bao Zhu quickly changed the subject: "Where is the child? What's his name?"
Lian raised his head, his eyes that were full of sorrow just now were full of love and said: "A single word of peace, I hope he will be safe in the future."
"An'an..." Baozhu repeated, with tears in his eyes: "It's safe and sound, very good."
Baozhu turned to Jin Hongyi and said, "As a palace concubine, it is inconvenient for me to see the envoy. Please help me and Mr. Cui thank you. This is a great favor to our Song family."
Baozhu stood up solemnly and said: "If you need my help in the future, I, Song Baozhu, will definitely be obliged to do so."
Jin Hongyi took Baozhu and sat down again, patted her hand and said: "There is no need to be so polite. Don't worry, your sister-in-law and nephew will be safe with us. I just want to take this opportunity to let You recognize each other."
Baozhu looked at Jin Hongyi and Lian with gratitude and said, "You may not know what this means to me. It means that I have one more reason to keep living in the world."
After Baozhu, Jin Hongyi and others said goodbye in a hurry, they couldn't hide their excitement. Seeing that the night was not yet deep, they told Yue Nu that they wanted to go to the garden to relax and relieve their emotions.
Baozhu and Yuenu chattered about how they got along with Lian in the Migen Kingdom. It was said that Lian and his brother were a rare childhood sweethearts and loving couple. Not to mention Baozhu, even Yuenu was very envious.
Just when the two were chatting animatedly, a black shadow appeared from behind the rockery, scaring Baozhu into swallowing his words.
"Why is King Yangcheng here? Foreign men are not allowed to stay in the palace." Fortunately, Baozhu reacted immediately and asked directly.
Yue Nu wanted to stand between the two, but was held down by the orb.
Qi Fengyu still looked at Baozhu with a smile and a cynical look, but his pleasing face under the moonlight made Baozhu feel scared.
"I am Your Majesty's only younger brother and the Queen Mother's son. I can come and go freely in this palace." Qi Fengyu said slowly.
Baozhu's heart was pounding, why could he not be driven away like a god of plague?
"How does it feel to finally recognize your relatives?" Qi Fengyu asked.
Baozhu looked at Qi Fengyu with wide eyes as if he had been hit in the head, "How did you..."
Before Baozhu could ask, Qi Fengyu quickly received: "How do you know your sister-in-law is not dead and gave birth to a child?"
Baozhu's face turned pale, and dense beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.
Qi Fengyu leaned close to Baozhu's ear and whispered: "I also know what you and the imperial concubine are planning, including the death of the former empress. I also know."
Bao Zhu took a breath and asked with trembling pupils: "What exactly do you want?"
Qi Fengyu waved his hands helplessly, smiled harmlessly and said: "Sister-in-law, let's join forces, I will make you get twice the result with half the effort."
