From an old woman back to a young girl, she vowed never to marry into a marquisate

In the cool palace.

This was the grandest banquet ever held in Liangdu, even grander than the one when Empress Ning Zhuo ascended the throne. Many officials were drunk.

Even Xu Wang drank a lot of wine, which was rare for him.

But today, Ning Zhuo was very sober.

Because she knows that victory is worth celebrating, but there are also things to do at this stage.

Seeing Bai Yanli accepting a toast from someone, Ning Zhuo motioned for him to follow her.

Bai Yanli turned around and followed her into the hall.

Ning Zhuo's long skirt dragged on the ground, complementing the magnificent palace. She turned around and sat on the main seat, smiling and asked Bai Yanli: "How about it, have you thought it through?"

This is an unspoken issue.

Bai Yanli did not rush to answer.

Ning Zhuo continued to ask: "Should we stay in Daliang, or follow Zhou Heng back to Da Zhou?"

At this moment, a choice should indeed be made. After all, they are two countries, and although Bai Yanli is the child of both of them, there is no reason to have two hearts in one.

It's actually simple.

If he chooses to stay here, he will have to sever all ties with Da Zhou. She no longer has any children. If he stays here, she is willing to give him everything that Da Liang has.

Similarly, if he chose to return to Da Zhou, then everything here would have nothing to do with him.

She was the monarch of Daliang and must have been very careful about the country's sovereignty.

Of course.

She sincerely hoped that Bai Yanli would stay here, because she really liked him and Tang Wanru, and she wanted to bring the twins they had here.

She couldn't even imagine how happy she would be.

But the choice is still in Bai Yanli's hands.

He naturally understood what Ning Zhuo meant, but he had lived in Da Zhou since he was a child, so he naturally wanted to go back. So he said, "Mother, I have lived in Jiangnan since I was a child, and I am more adapted to the climate of Da Zhou, so -"

"So you still want to go back?" Ning Zhuo seemed a little disappointed. She said, "But don't forget that your suspicious father is still there. He might use you to conquer Shanrong here. Once you return to the Great Zhou, he might turn his back on you and take back your military power. He might even start to doubt your identity. You might get nothing then."

Regarding this, Bai Yanli smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. It won't happen. The military power is already in my hands. He can't take it away."

These words also made Ning Zhuo stunned.

"You, you mean——"

Bai Yanli nodded: "This is still Wanru's plan. The General's Mansion has been suspected by the Emperor many times before. They don't want to repeat the same mistake and will not go back to him."

Ning Zhuo finally understood what she heard. She secretly admired Tang Wanru. She was so steady, accurate and ruthless in doing things, without any dragging her feet.

"What's more..." Bai Yanli groaned, "Father may not have the energy to doubt others anymore."

"What do you mean?" Ning Zhuo moved his body and asked in confusion.

"Mother." At this point, Bai Yanli told her the truth, "My father may still be holding on to his dignity in front of you and not telling you the truth. He gave me the military power not for any other reason, but because he was seriously ill and might not live long."

"He, he?" Ning Zhuo hesitated when he suddenly heard the news.

She didn't feel sympathy, she just couldn't believe it.

"He dragged that body here, not so much to catch you cheating, but to see you again so that he would have no regrets."

So that’s it!

Ning Zhuo couldn't tell what she felt at this moment. She wasn't sad or upset, but a sense of desolation slowly flowed through her heart.

Those grudges and hatreds will gradually fade away in the long river of time.

Those real past events can never be returned.

That youthful, vibrant life finally became a memory in the long river of life.

Ning Zhuo slowly looked out the window, where the morning star was lighting up. The excitement of the night was over, and the sun would rise from the east.

It's going to be daybreak.

*

I don’t know how long I walked, from night to day, Tang Yueer finally took advantage of the hustle and bustle of Liangdu and escaped from there.

Now she had come to a barren mountain outside Liangdu and was climbing up desperately.

Although she was very tired and the failure of her internal organs made her gasp for air, she did not dare to stop because she knew it was her only chance of survival.

If she doesn't persist, death will be waiting for her.

Just as her limbs were weak and she was gasping for breath, she suddenly found a thatched hut in the weeds in front of her. There was smoke coming out of the roof, which seemed to indicate that there was someone living there.

At this time, Tang Yue'er didn't have the energy to think more. She was very thirsty and wanted to ask for some water to drink, so she pushed aside the grass with her hands and walked forward step by step.

There was an open space at the door of the house, where a child who looked about three or four years old was squatting and playing.

Tang Yueer came forward, her lips dry, and asked with difficulty: "Child, may I ask if your parents are home? I, I want to ask for a drink of water!"

The child raised his head and looked at her in surprise. She was hunched over, very thin, with dry white hair and sagging skin on her face, like a beggar, looking very pitiful.

So he immediately stood up, shook the dirt off his hands, turned around and ran into the house.

Tang Yue'er bent over and looked inside. Although it was already noon, the room was still a little dark. She could see the child climbing onto a tattered chair and picking up an old teapot from the table.

He ran out and handed the teapot to Tang Yueer.

She was so thirsty that she almost snatched the thing away and gulped the water into her mouth.

The child smiled and said, "Grandma, don't worry. Grandma is out on the mountain picking wild vegetables. If you don't have enough to drink, wait for her to come back and I'll ask her to make some for you!"

After hearing this, Tang Yue'er nodded and drank the water all over the place.

He saw that her clothes were soaked with wine and she stood there laughing, "Hehehe!"

The sunlight shone on his face, and a small black mole on his left ear was faintly visible.

At this moment, Tang Yueer's pupils shrank and she stared at the mole suddenly.

She suddenly remembered, isn't this the mole on the ear of her son who was taken away?

She clearly remembered that she gave birth to the child in the prison cell at that time. He became her only hope. The only thing she could do every day was to look at the child over and over again. She could see every corner of his body clearly. There was such a small mole on his ear.

Could he be his own son?

Thinking of this, Tang Yue'er looked at his face carefully again. She discovered that he actually looked somewhat similar to her.

It's more likely to be her son.

Tang Yueer became even more excited. She squatted down and grabbed the child's shoulders, her eyes widened with excitement: "Where are you from? How old are you this year?"