Since the Chinese Valentine's Day, Shanshan has had new troubles.
On this day, there were no classes in school, but she still woke up early in the morning. My mother had gotten up and gone out early. The room was empty, and the only sound was her breathing.
Shanshan stared at the complicated patterns on the bed curtain and was stunned for a while. Then he let out a deep sigh, sat up slowly, and shouted in a long voice: "Sister Xi'er——"
The maid pushed open the door and entered.
After putting on her clothes and washing her face, she touched her flat belly and went to have breakfast first.
Shitou got up early in the morning and was practicing boxing in the courtyard. He was covered in sweat. When he saw her, he put away his fists and ran over. He followed her step by step and went to the dining room to eat together.
But today Shanshan had a poor appetite and was full after taking only two bites. He held his fleshy chin with his hands and looked at him in a daze. Shitou Ben was holding a plate of shrimp dumplings and devouring them. The skin was made of glutinous rice and was crystal clear. Inside was wrapped freshly made shrimps. Each one was so small that he took one bite at a time. With her staring at him, his chewing movements gradually slowed down, and he hesitantly pushed the plate toward her.
Shanshan shook his head: "I'm full, brother Shitou, you can eat."
Shitou wondered.
He quickly finished the rest of his breakfast in a few bites and asked, "Are you going to the theater today?"
"What's the show today?"
Shitou thought for a while: "It should be Wu Song fighting the tiger."
Shanshan sighed, "Forget it!"
She asked again: "Where is my mother?"
"Aunt Wen went out early in the morning."
Unlike Shanshan who had a day off when he went to school, Wen Yiqing didn't have a day off when he opened a shop. Shanshan has long been accustomed to it. She looked at the sky outside and saw that the sun was not bright, so she climbed off the chair and went back to the house to get her little goldfish money bag.
Before going out, she stopped in front of the eight-treasure cabinet.
The cabinets were filled with her treasures, including a family of wooden figures carved for her from stone, a clay figurine of Sun Wukong, a Western clock, etc. The lantern with the pattern of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl was placed on top, and the candlelight inside was already there. It burned out, leaving only a beautiful lamp stand. Shan Shan raised his head and stared at it for a while, then sighed quietly.
She sighed more in the past few days than she usually did in a year.
Shitou was inseparable from her, and he had long noticed that something was wrong with her. When the carriage passed the door of the house next door, he asked in a low voice: "Aren't you going to... play?"
Since Chinese Valentine's Day, Shanshan has never been to the house next door.
She had been sneaking around behind her mother's back before, but she was not a little girl who was good at keeping secrets. She couldn't hold it back for a long time and secretly shared it with her best friend. Stone would occasionally help her cover.
But now, Shanshan only shook his head.
She and Shitou went shopping together on the street, first going to Zhenbaozhai, and walked from the street to the end of the street, even to the entrance of the theater. But Shanshan still couldn't bring up any interest. He only tasted a few pieces of Baozhizhai's new snacks and then went home with his head and brains exhausted.
When the carriage came back, it passed the house next door.
Shanshan couldn't hold back, raised the car curtain and took a look outside.
She originally just wanted to take a look at the gate and leave, not wanting to see anyone. But someone happened to be leading a white horse in. Shanshan only took one look at it, and his curiosity arose.
Shitou asked: "Go and take a look?"
Shanshan tried hard to hold back.
Her recent worries were all caused by the emperor's uncle who lived next door.
Shan Ji Shan loves to play with him the most. Whenever something happens, besides his mother, he is the first one to tell her. But after being recognized as father and daughter, Shanshan no longer wanted to play with him.
She should be best friends with her father. She should tell her father all the good and bad things. How can she be so good with other people's fathers?
Shanshan deliberately wanted to distance himself from the emperor.
But not long after the idea came to her, as soon as she got home, someone from the house next door sent her a box of snacks. Shanshan opened it and took a look, and there was a note stuffed inside.
The emperor wrote on the note that he had recently acquired a new horse and wanted to invite her to ride with him.
Shanshan's little butt moved, and she couldn't help it anymore.
Shi Shi also saw the note and asked, "Should I go with you?"
"Brother Shitou, do you want to ride a horse?"
In fact, Shitou didn't want to ride. He was practicing martial arts in the General's Mansion. General Wen had raised many horses, and he could try them at any time.
But he took one look at Shanshan's expectant look and nodded vigorously.
Shan Shan was happy and said reluctantly, "Then I'll go with you!"
"……Um!"
Bian Chen asked someone to bring snacks, and not long after, the little girl next door arrived.
He didn't ask why Shanshan didn't come during this period, and took her directly to see the new BMW. The white horse is very beautiful, without even a stray hair. It has been washed clean by the groom. The horse's hair is soft and long, and it seems to glow in the sun. It is like a fairy horse from the sky, attracting all the hearts of Shan Shan. go.
Bian Chen lowered his head and asked her: "Want to go up and ride?"
"May I?!"
Bian Chen picked her up and put her on the horse.
Shanshan carefully pulled the reins, not daring to move. She was too small. Sitting on it, her feet couldn't reach the stirrups. If the horse beneath her moved, she would be so frightened that she would hold her breath and lose her breath. He didn't dare to come out, for fear of offending the big horse and being thrown off.
Fortunately, in the next moment, Bian Chen also got on his horse. He held the reins with both hands and held her firmly in his arms. Shanshan leaned in his arms, feeling extremely at ease.
The white horse had a docile temperament, and there was no resistance even after two people sat on it. Shanshan reached out to touch it, and it turned back and licked the palm of her hand.
She raised her head in surprise: "It likes me!"
Bian Chen nodded and asked gently: "Want to run for a while?"
Shanshan, there is nothing else that I don’t agree with.
The house is very large, with an open martial arts arena where horses can run freely, and many obstacles have been placed inside. Shanshan sat in front, holding the reins, as if he was riding a big horse. The white horse had a strong posture. Even though it was carrying two people on its back, it could jump up easily and avoid obstacles with flexible steps. Shanshan exclaimed from time to time. It took Shanshan around the martial arts arena and returned to the starting point.
Shitou was standing there solemnly.
Shanshan's cheeks were flushed with excitement. At this time, she had forgotten that she had used him as an excuse when she came. She was still immersed in the joy of riding a horse for the first time. She raised her head and said to the emperor with shining eyes: "Can I ride one more lap?"
Bian Chen nodded happily.
He took her to ride another lap, two laps... until Shanshan's interest finally stopped and he climbed off the horse.
The white horse was not taken away, but parked nearby, and the servants brought fodder to feed it.
Shanshan played with it for a while, and became very close to it. She picked up a carrot and stretched it out tentatively. The white horse lowered its head, and there was a click, and half of the carrot in her hand was missing. She giggled happily.
Bian Chen stood beside her: "It will stay here in the future. If you like it, you can come and ride it at any time."
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Shanshan touched Da Ma's strong and smooth muscles, a little hesitant.
"The place here is still too small. If it were on a racecourse, it could run faster." Bian Chen added: "His parents are both war horses, and they are also first-class horses. If there is a chance, I will take you there... ...How about going to Qiuhuang?"
"Qiu Hao?"
"Every autumn, the prince and I go to the paddock to hunt." The emperor stepped forward and stroked the white horse: "How about I take you hunting and ride this horse?"
Not only riding a horse but also hunting, Shanshan is very excited.
Her mother was good at everything, but there were also things she wasn't good at. She couldn't ride a horse or bend a bow or shoot an arrow, nor would she ask a five-year-old child to do something as dangerous as hunting.
But Shanshan thought for a while and asked, "Uncle Emperor, have you ever taken His Royal Highness on a horse ride?"
Bian Chen was stunned and said: "The prince's riding and archery was taught by General Wen. I have hunted with him, but we have never ridden a horse together."
"Did Jiahe's father also take her riding?"
"There should be, but I don't know."
"..."
Bian Chen looked down at her: "Don't you like riding horses?"
Shanshan lowered his head and thought for a long time, and finally made up his mind.
She raised her head and asked the emperor: "Uncle Emperor, can I ask you a favor?"
Bian Chen: "What's the matter?"
"Can I ask you to help me find someone?" Shanshan knew that asking for help would require payment. She lowered her head and took out her purse, counted them, and finally handed him the entire little goldfish purse, which was worth a penny. He didn't stay and looked at her helplessly: "This is all I have, have you seen enough?"
How could Bian Chen accept her money?
But the little girl was determined and pushed her back again and again, as if she wouldn't speak until he stopped. He had no choice but to stay and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Can I ask you to help me find my father?" Shanshan said.
Bian Chen was stunned.
"He is in the capital. I don't know his name or what he looks like. My mother refused to tell me. But the capital is so big. I have been looking for him for a long time. I even begged Bodhisattvas and gods in the sky. But I haven't found him yet." Shanshan looked at him with wet eyes: "Uncle Emperor, you are the most powerful person in the world. There is nothing you can't do in the world. Can you help me find him? him?"
As if wrapped in the softest silk, Bian Chen was so soft-hearted.
He reached out to touch the little girl's soft cheek, and Shanshan subconsciously rubbed it into his hand, like a little milk dog hitting his heart, and he realized that the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously.
He said happily: "Why do you suddenly want to find him?"
Shanshan: "Uncle Emperor, if you find my father, can you help me ask him if he still wants me?"
"Of course he will want you."
"Then why hasn't he come to me yet?"
"..."
Shanshan looks in the mirror every day.
Her appearance was inherited from her father and mother, but there are many differences between her and her mother's facial features. If she doesn't look like her mother, she looks like her father.
Although she has never met her father, Shanshan feels that he must be very similar to her.
She wanders around the capital every day and meets many people. She is also famous. Most of the children in the school recognize her. If her father were in the capital, he would definitely recognize her at first sight. But her father hasn't come to find her yet. Doesn't he want to recognize her?
She had imagined the possibility many times in her mind, so she wasn't so sad anymore.
"If he doesn't want me, he doesn't remember our relationship." Shanshan said in despair: "Uncle Emperor, if you find him, just tell him that my mother and I are very good people, and I will take good care of my mother. , he doesn’t need to worry.”
Bian Chen felt sour in his heart.
He caressed the little girl's head, and every word was like a sword piercing his heart, making him almost unable to hold back and almost blurting out words of recognition.
"And there are many people who want to be my stepfather." Shanshan clenched his fists and said firmly: "It doesn't matter if he doesn't want me. In a few years, my mother will find me a stepfather, and I will I have a father again!”
Bian Chen: "..."
He paused and took a deep breath.
