"I feel uncomfortable, why didn't you tell me earlier." She changed the topic nonchalantly, and pushed his shoulder with her palm soaked in strong alcohol. There was still a fresh arrow wound on one shoulder.
The wound was shocking. She glanced at it hastily, looked away, and moved slightly.
The man said nothing and closed his eyes.
After a while.
"You can't take her away."
"I can't leave her with you."
"Why?"
"Not safe."
The hand that brushed his shoulder was slightly forceful intentionally or unintentionally. The wound hurt slightly, and the man was caught off guard and took a breath of cold air.
He almost laughed out loud.
Is it safe to follow her?
Living in a leaky honeycomb-like house, worrying about food and drink every day, selling goods on the street regardless of face?
If anyone knew that Wei Cheng's women and children were selling goods on the street for a living, he would be shameless!
He stared straight at her, but it didn't stir up any waves.
In the past, she would have been embarrassed and silent or tried to defend herself, but now she understood that Wei Cheng did not mean to make things difficult. From his position, he really looked down on ordinary people who were running around for a living all day long.
He is now sick and can't even hold the knife safely. She wants to leave, which is just a matter of thought.
But there is no point in always evading. If you should say it clearly, you must say it clearly.
She originally thought that Wei Cheng would just leave the child to the nanny and servants, but now that she saw it, she realized that he was far more responsible than she thought, and he almost did it himself, which made her, a mother, ashamed.
"I know you..." she began to explain.
He spoke at the same time.
"You have a point."
Yin Xiao swallowed back the rest of his words, his eyes widening.
When he said this, Wei Cheng felt sour in his stomach and dizzy.
Especially when he heard his ghostly and gentle voice, goosebumps appeared on his arms.
But when he saw those round eyes, a gentle smile slowly appeared on his face, "A daughter cannot live without her mother."
She looked at him in disbelief and even reached out to touch his forehead.
The fever has gone down a bit, so I shouldn't be confused anymore.
Seeing her silly look and the hand on her forehead, which was soft, warm, and carrying the fragrant aroma of strong liquor, the smile at the corner of Wei Cheng's mouth became deeper and deeper, and the chaotic discomfort in his body disappeared. That makes him unhappy.
She was sitting next to him now, trying to reduce his fever.
Warm hands pushed against his naked body.
It's a real person, not a dream.
More importantly, at this time, she was not pretending to be deliberately submissive like before.
Her eyes were widened, and she met his eyes.
It made him even happier than the submissive appearance before.
What a pleasure.
This hurts well today, he thought.
The boy who shot him should have half his life, he will be killed soon.
He struck while the iron was hot: "Pelin needs her mother. Although I can do everything myself now, it won't be convenient for her if she gets a few years older. A girl avoids her father. She will need her mother to teach her many things in the future."
He paused and then sighed: "In the past, I only had time to take her to wash and play after I finished my official duties every day. It was already late at night after I finished my work. Originally, I let the servant nanny watch. You know the virtue of a servant. They were all sneaking around and watching others take care of the dishes. When I was there, I took good care of them. When I was away, I bullied the children for not being able to speak, so I took them with me."
The image of a loving father suddenly stood up.
Yin Xiao looked slightly moved.
Since ancient times, there has been no mother who would not consider the future of her children. If she finds Qicun, she can prescribe the right medicine.
"In the future, we will also teach our children the Four Books and Five Classics, cooking for female workers, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, horseback riding and archery. Although they are not required to be proficient in everything, it is always beneficial and harmless to have a skill. Learn more, see more of the world, and be open-minded. She is naturally broad, and when she grows up, she will not be like an ordinary woman, trapped in the backyard of a boudoir, only caring for her husband and raising her children, treating her husband as her heaven, and being deceived by men's lies in just a few words."
He smiled.
Yin Xiao paused and nodded slowly.
She couldn't think of anything wrong with what she said. On the contrary, it was very reasonable and very tempting.
The life she couldn't have, her daughter could have.
"You know how this world works. Being a daughter is not easy."
He sounded pitiful, and stretched out his hand towards her slightly lost face. His hand paused in the air again, and finally fell down, lifting the quilt for Peilin.
"You have been holding back for many years, and you have complained about your adoptive parents in your heart. Now that we have a child, we naturally have to pave the way for her future. We cannot let her feel sorry for herself in the future, suffer unreasonable disasters, and be bullied and trampled with no place to complain."
She trembled and subconsciously stepped back, her face slightly red, "I didn't..."
He took her hand and squeezed it slowly.
Almost trembling with excitement.
"It doesn't matter whether you have complained about them or not, it's not a bad thing."
It's been one year, two months and thirteen days, no, it's fourteen days.
He finally caught her again.
His hands were still so soft, and there were thin calluses on the fingertips. They felt rougher than before, and he suddenly felt a little distressed.
The woman closed her eyes, tears falling down her cheeks one by one. He stood up, sat up, and looked down at her.
Still crying, still having so many tears.
Has she been like this for more than a year, huddled in a corner in a dilapidated and shabby house, crying silently?
The thought of this made him distraught.
She should not live in those dilapidated houses at all. She should ride in a golden car, live in a luxurious house, surrounded by servants and maids, just like their daughter.
Poor girl.
He lowered his head to kiss the corners of her eyes, cheeks, and lips, and stretched out his tongue to lick the tear stains.
Bitter and astringent.
His voice was gentle: "People's hearts have a vicious and dark side, and I can't blame you. You could have had a smooth life like Peilin, but they harmed you."
Originally, when he came to Youzhou, she was the one who should be engaged to him.
If it weren't for that old maid, she was the noble eldest lady of the Wang family. She would have known him since she was a child. They were a match made in heaven.
Anyone who gets in the way of them should be damned.
But he can't kill, Shen Yinxiao will protect them.
He will not repeat the mistakes he made.
"In two or three years, when the child is four or five years old, she will be enlightened. At that time, I will invite female teachers and scholars to teach her. I remember that I was also enlightened when I was four years old, and I would go to school every day before dawn. I have to go to the study to listen to my teacher's lectures. The teacher who teaches me is a great Confucian from Hebei who came back from Chang'an. He has been a doctor of Taixue in Chang'an for more than 20 years. The things taught by such a teacher are much broader and richer than those taught by teachers in private schools on the streets. .”
Listening to his eloquent words, Yin Xiao felt mixed feelings. After a while, he still hesitated and said: "I want to take her to Chang'an."
He was silent for a moment, then suddenly held her thin shoulders, looked into her eyes, lowered his head and whispered softly: "Of course we are going to Chang'an."
"Chang'an is rich in treasures, carved beams and painted buildings. A Lin who grew up in Chang'an is naturally different from A Lin who grew up in Youzhou. When the time comes, I will ask the most etiquette and knowledgeable lady in Chang'an to be her Female Fu, let the most qualified doctor from Taixue teach her the Four Books and Five Classics. Then I will personally teach her horse riding, archery and polo. I said, we cannot let our daughter be a girl who only stays in the backyard. Short-sighted people, when the time comes, she will grow into a confident, smart and decisive girl, better than you and me. When the time comes for marriage, whether she is a young man from a wealthy family or a talented man from a poor family, all the men in the world can Her selection is no longer like yours, being picked by others with a portrait."
"It doesn't matter if she doesn't get married. She has the vision and knowledge to distinguish right from wrong. She has the skills to establish her own business. She doesn't need worldly recognition to live a free and easy life."
The road is full of obstacles, and there is no way to plan ahead.
No mother in the world would be moved after hearing these words of concern for her daughter.
Sure enough, Yin Xiao stared at him with wide eyes, then shifted her gaze to look at her daughter lying on her side on the bed.
