Rebirth of the Return of Chu

Mu Chu and Qin Yuanyi stood up and walked outside. A little head was poking out of the door. Mu Chu waved at him and said, "Yan'er, come in quickly. Why are you here? Where's your aunt?"

Yan'er ran over and took Mu Chu's hand, looking mature for her age, "Third sister, let's go inside and talk."

Mu Chu and Yuan Yi both looked confused and went in holding his little hand. As soon as they entered the door, Yan'er started crying, "Third sister, my mother asked me to tell you to go and beg father to let you leave the Qin family. Grandmother and mother want to harm you. They want to marry second sister to the prince and say they want to get rid of you because you are blocking second sister's way."

Qin Yuanyi said seriously, "Yan'er, you must not tell this to anyone else. I'm going to find your father. Go back and tell your mother to thank her. We know about this. You must not run around anymore."

Mu Chu was stunned. "Uncle, are they going to kill me?"

"Probably not, but I will find a way to get you married. Come on, let's go find your father. This matter cannot be delayed."

Xiao Tao just came back with the meal and saw two people hurrying out the door. She put the meal down and followed them.

As soon as Qin Yuanyi saw Qin Yuansong, he said bluntly: "Brother, things are not good. Madam and the old lady have already taken action. Just now, Aunt Lin asked Yan'er to secretly tell you that they are going to take action. They failed to achieve their goal this time. I think they will definitely have other tricks."

"It seems that they all believed the rumor and wanted to use it to pave the way for their Wang family," Qin Yuanse looked embarrassed.

"What rumor?" Mu Chu asked puzzledly.

"You don't have to know. Your grandfather once encountered a disaster when he was touring the south with His Majesty. In the end, your grandfather risked his life to protect His Majesty, and His Majesty was able to escape danger. On the way back to the capital, he met a Taoist priest, who predicted that a woman with the fate of a phoenix would appear in the Qin family and could help our dynasty survive the disaster. You and Yun'er were both born that year, so one of you was destined to marry into the royal family from birth, and the old woman and the lady both hoped that it would be Yun'er, so the prince's selection of a concubine at the end of the year is an opportunity, and they will definitely clear the obstacles for Yun'er, so they must marry you off before then, or prevent you from participating in the selection, to ensure that Yun'er is the crown princess."

Qin Yuansong made a quick decision, "Yuanyi, you take Chu'er away. I will announce to the public that Chu'er is seriously ill and needs to go to Kongling Mountain for treatment. His return date is uncertain."

"Father, I can't leave. You're not well yet and need someone to take care of you. I can't leave. I don't think your sudden illness last time was an accident. Someone did it deliberately. I asked the imperial physician to check it out. You usually eat things that you shouldn't eat. If I leave, who will take care of you? I'm worried about leaving you."

"Silly child, this is why you have to leave. You are your father's weak spot. I failed to protect your mother back then. Now I can't let them hurt you. If you stay, I will be cautious. Do you understand?"

Mu Chu knew that she had to go, so she knelt down and kowtowed several times, "I am an unfilial daughter, but after my second sister's marriage is settled, I will definitely come back to be with my father."

Qin Yuansong's eyes were moist, but his gaze was firm. This child was Chuchu's only flesh and blood, and he would protect her even at the cost of his life.

Qin Yuanyi interrupted them, "In that case, let's get ready and set off immediately. We need to arrange everything before the old woman sends me away so that we can get away safely. Will Chu'er pretend to be sick? Only by pretending to be unable to wake up can we deceive them."

"Yes." After saying that, he winked, opened the door and walked outside, then lay straight down in the yard, and then his father and second uncle shouted "Chu'er" loudly.

Soon the yard was full of people, and the old lady was alarmed. She was waiting for Yuan Yi to say goodbye to her, but when she heard the servants come to report that Chu Er had suddenly fallen ill and was unconscious, she was a little unconvinced, "Mother Sun, come with me and see what tricks they are playing."

Soon Wang also came over. What was rare was that she brought Qin Muyun with her. The old woman brought Aunt Lin with her. Everyone was waiting for news. After a while, the door opened and Qin Yuansong came out. Everyone hadn't seen him for a long time and began to greet him, calling him "Master" and "Father".

Qin Yuansong bowed to the old lady with a sad look on his face. "Mother, Chu'er is ill again. I just consulted the imperial physician. Just like ten years ago, this time it is very serious. The imperial physician said that she may never wake up. I want Yuanyi to take her to Kongling Mountain for a few years. Maybe we can try to remove the remaining poison in her body."

"How is this possible? She was fine yesterday. Let me see her." Wang rushed to Chu'er, took her hand and pretended to be very loving. "Poor child, why is your life so miserable?" If her hand had not almost strangled Mu Chu to make her cry out, she would have been a model of a good and loving mother.

The old woman interrupted her, "Well, of course we have to consider Chu'er's life. We can't delay it. Song'er has decided to take Chu'er to Kongling Mountain. This can't be a joke."

"Yes. Mother, the imperial physician did say so. As long as my son is alive, I will have someone watch Chu'er recover well in Kongling Mountain and will not let her come back."

In other words, if I died, Chu'er would be free, but at that time Chu'er didn't expect that her father would protect her until his death.

The old lady got the answer she wanted and smiled knowingly.

"Okay, let's not delay any further. Come, send Yi'er and the others off."

Wang and Qin Muyun also looked at each other with pride in their eyes. She had been away for several years. Even if she recovered, she would have missed the prince's selection of concubines at the end of the year when she came back.

Without even having time to say goodbye properly, Mu Chu was carried directly onto the carriage. With his eyes closed, he felt his father's reluctance to let him go. Xiao Tao followed Mu Chu and simply packed some clothes.

Qin Yuansong walked to the carriage, lifted the curtain, took out a purple hairpin from his arms with white clouds on the end, and put it on Mu Chu's head. He gently stroked Mu Chu's hair and said, "Chu'er, this purple cloud hairpin is your mother's relic. Your father gives it to you. You must keep it well."

Then the curtain was lowered. Mu Chu listened to the greetings outside the carriage and her second uncle's farewells one by one. Tears fell one by one, but she couldn't move.

The carriage started moving slowly. She opened her eyes, stood up and sat with her knees hugged. She looked at her hand which was pinched blue by Wang. Tears rolled down the back of her hand like beads with broken string. She was alone again. The father of this world could not be with her. Was this her fate?