Step-Mother has Given Up

Ye Shaofu came to Shen Mansion and went to Shen Yanmo's courtyard. He stood under the porch in the dimness, where Shen Yanmo often stood.

The yard is quiet. On weekdays, except for the maid-in-law who came in to clean the yard and keep the yard clean, waiting for the return of the mistress, no one else came in. This was in stark contrast to the hustle and bustle of the past.

In the old days, a few children chased and played in the yard. Shen Yanmo sat under the eaves of the porch, or did medical treatment, or sorted out the accounts. From time to time, he watched a few children play around, with a satisfied smile on their faces. The family looked happy, as if What happened yesterday is so-so. How can it be like now, no one in the courtyard, except for a few insects, no other sounds, making the already silent courtyard a bit lonely, just like Ye Shaofu's mood at this time.

Everyone is gone, but he is the only one left.

He stood in the courtyard for a while, opened the door but stopped, stood at the door, and looked into the room.

The room was filled with the shadows of Shen Yanmo, smiling shyly, frowning, reprimanding the children, reading a book carefully, pulling the abacus with his fingers and focusing, almost dazzling Ye Shaofu’s eyes, he was startled. A bit of surprise burst into his eyes, and he couldn't help but yelled: "Madam, are you back?"

When the words fell, no one in the room responded to his words, and he looked at it, the room was pitch black, where there was the shadow of Shen Yanmo, he had imagined the person just now.

Ye Shaofu walked into the room with a slander, sat in the place where he usually sits, raised his eyes to look at the opposite, that place is also where Shen Yanmo usually sits. Now empty, his heart is empty, and he followed Shen Yanmo away.

He hid quietly in Shen Mansion, ignorant of what happened in King Jing Mansion.

Lin Qi and Lin Feng found that Ye Shaofu was missing, so they sent people from the whole government to look for him, and they almost turned over Kyoto. After looking for it all night, Ye Shaofu was still missing. There was no way to report to the official and let the government help in the search. During this period, the Marquis of Wuchang was alarmed. Gu Shaoyi was afraid that Ye Shaofu might have an accident and sent someone out to look for it.

Even Lou Qianzhong and Master Yu came out to help. Lady Jin was also worried, afraid that Ye Shaofu would have an accident, and she brought her two sons out to find someone.

After noon, a group of people still failed to find Ye Shaofu. Everyone was tired, and they went to Qingyue Tower together, one to eat some food to replenish their energy, and the other to discuss countermeasures. Everyone thought about where Ye Shaofu could go.

They searched all the places they could find, even the palace. Ye Shaofu was not in the palace.

Sitting on a chair, the Golden Lady suddenly remembered a place and asked: "Who of you went to Shen Mansion to look for?"

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

Wen Ting got up from the chair, strode out, and shouted in his mouth: "The prince must be in Shen Mansion, his wife is gone, and the courtyard is still there. The prince is a man of love and righteousness. He must miss his wife and went to Shen Mansion. ."

Yuhe followed Wen Ting and agreed with him: "The prince is determined to be in Shen's residence."

I have searched all the places I can find in Kyoto, and I can't see the shadow of the prince. Apart from Shen Mansion, where can he go?

Sure enough, I found Ye Shaofu in Shen's Mansion. Ye Shaofu sat under the eaves of the corridor, staring into the distance blankly, lost in deep thought, not knowing what he was thinking.

When everyone found him, his first sentence was: "Madam, you are back, it's great." Then he fainted.

When Lin Qilin Feng saw Ye Shaofu like this, his eyes were sour and sour, he raised his head and blinked, forced the tears back, and put Ye Shaofu back.

The Golden Lady couldn't bear it, she looked at Ye Shaofu's sad back and shook her head and sighed: "It's obviously a pair of Bi people, why have you reached this point."

The autumn wind was bleak, the trees withered, the yellow leaves rolled in the wind, and fell to the ground reluctantly. The woods, which originally appeared depressed, were a little desolate at this moment.

Several carriages drove slowly, and the wheels rolled on the dead branches and leaves, making rustling and clicking sounds, accompanied by the unique squeaking sound of the wheels.

Inside the carriage, Mother Liu was sitting beside Shen Yanmo, looking at Shen Yanmo while hesitating.

Shen Yanmo knew that Mother Liu had something to say, and said slowly: "What do you want to say, just say it, I'm listening."

"Madam really intends to go to the country of Yan?" Mother Liu has been worried about this issue these few days. Those guards are all from the country of Yan. Brother Yao and Brother Rong are the princes of the country of Yan. Is the position controversial? It is a **** road covered with thorns, a pile of human flesh and blood.

Shen Yanmo opened the curtain and looked out. Seeing a guard followed by the car, she shook her mother Liu: "We have no choice."

She didn't know that the country of Yan could not go, and she had no choice in Kyoto. The choice was in her hands when she left the capital. She didn't want to go to the country of Yan, and she didn't want her children to be in danger, so no one could force her.

Even if I go to the country of Yan, I have to wait for Brother Yao to be older. Xiao Huaijin seems to have nothing to do with the world. Who knows if he will be dazzled by the power and let Brother Yao go back under the name Qing Jun. The Queen of the Kingdom of Yan was driven down, and Brother Yao was a puppet emperor. At that time, they would be the fish on other people's chopping boards, and they would be slaughtered by others.

Mother Liu saw that Shen Yanmo was cautious and knew she was afraid of people outside. I stopped asking this question, and changed another one: "Madam doesn’t want to marry King Jing. She didn’t agree to his marriage proposal. Why did she leave on the day of the wedding? Isn’t this slap King King’s face? If King Jing was angry Trouble with madam, what shall we do."

"He won't." Shen Yanmo lowered his eyes and thought for a while, and then told about the life experiences of Brother Yu and Ao. Mother Liu was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear: "Why? Opportunity to meet a foreigner, or the famous King King?"

"That's the truth." Shen Yanmo told the story again. Although it was from Gu Shaoyi's mouth, she was convinced that the fragrance of medicine that night could not deceive people. This is definitely not something that can be obtained by taking a few days of medicine. of.

"So the husband refused to marry in public, in order to avenge King Jing?"

"Just treat me as willful once." The hatred in the dream and the love now go with the wind at that moment, and they will have nothing to do with them in the future.

"What if the prince find it?" Ye Shaofu's love for his wife was seen by them. The prince was a stubborn temper. After waiting for his wife for five years, they still gave birth to two children. Mother Liu believed that Ye Shaofu would not take it lightly. Let go. It is only a matter of time to find it.

Shen Yanmo didn't say a word, she had never thought about this problem. He found out what to do, whether to continue to escape, or refuse again. She didn't go back to Yangzhou, just to avoid Ye Shaofu from finding it.

"Let's talk at that time." Shen Yanmo gave an ambiguous answer.

"Where should the madam go now?" Mother Liu lowered her voice when she said this, lest people outside would hear her.

Shen Yanmo took Liu's mother's hand and wrote a few words in the palm of her hand. Mother Liu's eyes were shining, so that's okay, I believe no one would dare to bully them there.

Shen Yanmo is going to Youzhou. When she was in business two years ago, she accidentally saved Shen Linpeng, the head of the Shen family in Youzhou. At that time, Shen Linpeng was assassinated and hit an arrow. The arrow was poisonous and his life was at stake. Fortunately, he met Shen Yanmo, otherwise he would die soon.

He talked very happily with Shen Yanmo, and knew that Shen Yanmo was also surnamed Shen, so he recognized Shen Yanmo as his sister. He is the governor of Youzhou, and he is also regarded as the emperor of Youzhou.

At the time of the parting, Shen Linpeng and Shen Yanmo promised that Shen Yanmo would have time to go to Youzhou. He would treat him warmly and let Shen Yanmo walk sideways in Youzhou, no one would dare to insult. This was a joke. His affection for Shen Yanmo's brother and sister is true.

Shen Yanmo went to Youzhou not only because of Shen Linpeng, but also because of another important reason, that is, his brother Shen Yuanan was also in Youzhou, and he was the county magistrate in Yongning County, Youzhou.

If you want to go to Youzhou, you must first get rid of Xiao Huaijin's people. All those secret guards in King's Palace were recruited, and Shen Yanmo was not afraid of Xiao Huaijin's guards. She can escape successfully.

In the carriage behind, Brother Ao rubbed his nose and his eyes were red, and he muttered: "Where are we going, isn't my mother going to marry the master? Why is it wrong to do so suddenly?"

Brother Yao rubbed his head: "We can't change the things my mother decides. We can only follow her. If you want to follow Master and have someone send you back, you don't need to cry here."

Brother Ao raised his hand and patted Brother Yao's hand, snorted and stared at him with a cold snort, "You want to take the opportunity to drive me away, so I can dominate my mother, so I won't be fooled by you. If the big brother is bad, I love bullying. people."

Brother Yao stopped Ao's shoulders, his brows crooked and said, "Don't you want to know where we are going, I will tell you now, we are going to the capital city of Yan State, but there is my hometown, to Xiangcheng I will protect you, Brother Ao don't have to worry."

"Master knows that we are going to Xiangcheng?" Brother Ao was afraid that Ye Shaofu could not find them, and when he thought that he would never see Master again, Brother Ao felt a pain in his heart.

Master, you must find us.

Brother Rong glanced at him, turned his face disgustedly and stopped looking at him, raised the curtain of the car and looked out: "When shall we arrive in Xiangcheng?"

He didn't want to go back to Xiangcheng. It was a sad place. Although the father loved them, he had many heirs. As long as the father loved them, other brothers and sisters would exclude them.

In the palace of Xiangcheng, the mother and concubine were not happy. He once asked the mother and concubine why she was not happy. The concubine said that she was homesick.

He knew that his mother's concubine's hometown was in Kyoto, which was more than a thousand miles away from Xiangcheng. So he and his brother have been obedient since they were young and know how to make their mother and concubine happy. At that time, he was young and some things were forgotten, but some things seemed to be stamped in the bones. After a little thought, the picture clearly appeared before his eyes.

I haven't been back for a few years, and the mother and concubine lie alone in the ground of Yan Country, afraid that she will be lonely. After returning home, he will go to his mother's concubine's grave and kowtow, telling her mother-concubine that he and his brother have a mother-in-law. The mother is very kind to them and treats them as her own, so that the mother and concubine can rest assured that they should not be missed by the mother and concubine.

"It's only a few days after leaving Kyoto, and I haven't arrived in Youzhou. After Youzhou is the boundary of Yan Kingdom, it's still early to arrive at Xiangcheng." Brother Yao looked out and saw that the outside was bleak, and he felt a little heavy.

Mother has taken them to live in Yangzhou over the years.

The weather in Yangzhou is warm and there is little snow in winter. Unlike the country of Yan, it often snows in the country of Yan in winter, and often this snow has not melted, and another snow comes again. The wind and snow are biting and the ice is biting. Brother Yao is really scared of losing face. Mo and his two younger brothers are not used to it.

Brother Ao sniffed, crying in his voice: "I miss Xue Tuan and Si Xi."

After they leave, can Aunt Furong take care of them? They are still a small group. Seeing that winter is coming, I heard that it often snows in Kyoto, and there is no brocade in the doghouse. Xue Tuan and Sixi will definitely be cold. What should I do if I get sick? Will Aunt Yuhe treat them?

There is also the little prince, knowing they are gone, will you miss them?

If the prince learns of Ao Ge'er's thoughts at this moment, not only will he not miss him, but he will also be attacked with a knife. The dignified prince of a country is not as good as two dogs in the eyes of Brother Ao. Brother Ao first thought of the two dogs, and then of him.

Brother Yu also thought of Sixi and Xuetuan, and sighed, "Aunt Furong and Aunt Yuhe will take care of them."

"What if the aunts have forgotten?" Brother Ao seemed to see the trembling appearance of Sixi and Tuanzi, and couldn't help crying.

He not only misses Sixi and Tuanzi, but also Master. But my mother didn't like Master, and he didn't want to marry him. In order not to make Shen Yanmo angry, he didn't dare to say that he missed Master, but only said that he wanted to learn from the group and Sixi.

When Brother Yu saw him crying, he persuaded him a few words, saying that they would return to Kyoto one day, maybe by then Sixi and Xuetuan were both big and they became majestic big dogs.

Brother Rong touched Brother Ao's head: "There is still a prince in Kyoto. He also likes Xue Tuan and Si Xi. He will help us take good care of him."

Brother Yu couldn't help rolling his eyes: "Don't tease us, the prince likes the majestic big dog, Xue Tuan and Sixi are both cute, but the prince doesn't like it. If we leave Kyoto, he doesn't know if he can go out of the palace. How can we take care of Xue Tuan and Si Xi?"

He was right. The prince wanted to get out of the palace, but was stopped by the emperor and the queen. The master of Shen Mansion had gone, and Ye Shaofu's guards had also withdrawn. It was not safe for the prince to go to Shen Mansion alone.

The prince got angry about this and was banned by the emperor. He could not even leave the East Palace, let alone the palace. The prince learned that Brother Yu and Brother Ao left without even saying hello. He was frustrated, and was restrained again. He was even more annoyed. While complaining about Brother Yu and Brother Ao, he couldn't help thinking about them, where Will think of Xue Tuan and Si Xi.

The carriage was moving slowly, and Shen Yanmo was worried about the bodies of the children, and was afraid that the children would not be able to eat it, so he stopped at the front town. The carriage stopped in front of an inn, the largest inn in town.

Xiao Er saw that Shen Yanmo's and his group’s carriage was luxurious and spacious, and the guards around him were well-dressed and noble. At first glance, he knew that the wife and son of a wealthy family had arrived. He immediately greeted him enthusiastically and asked whether he should be top for dinner. ?

Qingfeng got off his horse and raised his chin slightly: "Stop receiving guests. We will take care of the rest of the rooms. We will eat first before making the most of the dishes. Bring up your best food here, just a little bit awkward."

Hearing this, Xiao Eryi immediately filled his face with a flattering smile, and nodded and bowed his head and said: "Yeah, don't worry, you are guaranteed to satisfy the nobles." As he stepped forward and led the breeze carriage, he led a group of people to the back door. , The rear area is spacious and can accommodate carriages and horses.

When he arrived in the courtyard, Shen Yanmo got out of the carriage and saw Brother Yao, Brother Rong and Brother Yu were all down, but did not see Brother Ao. I saw Brother Yao winking her again and pointing at the carriage beside him.

Shen Yanmo knew that Brother Ao was having a temper. He paced to the carriage of Brother Yao and called out softly: "Brother Ao, come down, we are at the inn, let’s go to the room to wash up. Go eat again."

No one in the carriage answered. Shen Yanmo looked at Brother Yao, and Brother Yu walked over and made a crying gesture. Shen Yanmo understood, shook his head and laughed, and opened the curtain to look inside the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Ao Ge'er lay on the carriage head inward, his body shook, and he could hear the sobbing sound when he listened carefully.

"What's wrong with our Ao brother?" Shen Yanmo tugged at his trousers and whispered, "Who bullied our Ao brother. Tell your mother, will you punish him for you?"

Brother Ao still ignored him. Mother Liu and Dongxue also came over and asked Ao brother what's wrong, why they suddenly became angry.

Brother Yao said that Brother Ao missed Sixi and Xuetuan.

Shen Yanmo didn’t believe that brother Ao really missed Sixi and Xuetuan. He liked two dogs any more. He also had pets when he was a child. He played with those pets to death, and he didn’t see him sad for a few days. With a new pet, with a new love, love wherever you think of it.

His temper tantrum this time is due to people in the final analysis. In Brother Ao's heart, although Ye Shaofu was a master, he was like a father.

For more than two years, he had been expecting Ye Shaofu to be his father. Now Shen Yanmo has suddenly changed his mind and regretted the marriage. Ao brother feels uncomfortable and is tempted.

It's okay if others don't ask. With this question, Brother Ao cried out, yelling about Sixi and Xuetuan.

"Your master is very capable, and I will find it by myself soon." Shen Yanmo lowered the curtain and left with these words.

The kid has been squeamish since he was a child, like a girl, the more he persuaded him, the more he cried, instead of persuading him, instead of persuading him, he wanted to go away and stopped crying.

Sure enough, Brother Ao got up and opened the curtain and jumped out of the carriage, and shouted to Shen Yanmo: "Mother, what are you saying is true?"

Can Master really find them?

Shen Yanmo didn't answer, she knew that Brother Ao couldn't bear Ye Shaofu.

Brother Ao couldn't wait for the answer he wanted, and he wanted to cry again.

Brother Yao and Brother Rong hurriedly coaxed him: "If the master can find Leymus syringae, he can find us. It's just a matter of time."

They also felt that my mother had done too much and didn’t want to marry Master. She didn’t agree to Master’s proposal at the beginning. Why did she escape the marriage on the day of the wedding? This is to beat Master’s face. Master is a face-saving person, so she would definitely ask her. clear.

Shen Yanmo and his party stayed in the inn for two days, bought some cloak dry food and other daily necessities, and then continued northward.

At the end of September, Shen Yanmo and his entourage had reached the boundary of Youzhou, and after driving for two days, they could enter Youzhou City.

The weather gets colder as it goes north, and there has been another rain in the past few days. Shen Yanmo had put a few children on cotton-padded clothes early. Even so, when a cold wind blew, he couldn't help but tighten his clothes tightly to withstand some of the cold. .

As the evening approached, the temperature was getting colder. A few children crowded in the carriage, and the charcoal stove was lit in the carriage. They talked and laughed. You tease me, I amuse you, life will not have a taste, and the days will not be boring.

Shen Yanmo raised the curtain of the car, looked at the sky outside, and asked Qingfeng to send someone to look ahead. If there is a suitable place to live, he will stay overnight and leave tomorrow. It is dark in winter, and if he can’t find a place to live. Down, I really want to sleep in the wilderness.

Qingfeng rode on his horse, and looked forward in a pose with a lotus pod in his hands. Not far away, there was cooking smoke: "Madam, there should be a village or a town in front of you. I will stay here tonight. I will set off tomorrow, leaving Youzhou. There are still two days away, and I can’t watch the sky well. I’m afraid there will be heavy snow in these two days."

The prince is destined to **** his wife and the two princes into the Kingdom of Yan as soon as possible.

Shen Yanmo agreed without thinking.