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, "You said that the father brought back uncle?"

Li Mo nodded, and said with a half-smile, "After searching for so many years, he finally got what he wanted." There was a slight sarcasm in his tone.

Li Qi frowned and asked, "Why did the emperor find uncle? Why did uncle leave suddenly?"

Li Mo looked up at him and said, "Do you know why the concubine mother committed suicide? Because the person she married married her for other purposes, and even threatened her with her son for this, forcing her to choose to die to protect her mother." son."

Li Qi took a step back in shock, and said in shock, "Third brother, what exactly do you mean?"

Li Mo's face was pale, and he said, "You only blame me for watching my concubine commit suicide, but do you know why I didn't do anything?"

Li Qi looked at Li Mo speechlessly, and his thoughts went back to the Imperial Palace of Ye Kingdom six years ago.

Li Qi adopted him to Prince Mu's Mansion since he was a child, and moved out of the palace at the age of 15 and lived in Prince Mu's Mansion.He didn't call his aunt Mufei like Li Mo, because his aunt taught him to call him that way since he was a child.When she was young, A Niang would always hold him in her arms and tell him about her childhood and the world outside the palace.Every time when uncle was mentioned, A Niang would have a sad face, and later little Li Qi knew that he could not mention uncle in front of A Niang.

Six years ago, that day was Aunt Li Qi's birthday.He entered the palace early to greet her mother and spend her birthday with her.At that time, his father and A Niang were already very bad, and his A Niang's birthday would never come.Fortunately, A Niang didn't seem to care, and celebrated her birthday with the company of Li Qi and his third brother.

Li Qi was very happy that day, because A Niang, who always had a sad face, was always smiling that day.A Niang also kneaded the dough herself and made dumplings for him and the third brother.Li Qi had never seen so many smiles on A Niang's face.

Before leaving that day, A Niang tied the cloak straps for him herself, took a thermos pot and put it in his hand, and told him carefully that it was cold outside, so bring the pot with you.At that time, Yecheng was covered with snow and white.It was freezing cold, and there was a thick layer of icicles on the branches, but Li Qi's heart was warm.

Li Qi walked to the gate of the palace and got on the carriage back home, only to remember that when he arrived today, A Niang and the third brother dragged him to make dumplings, and he even forgot to give A Niang the birthday gift he bought for her.After hesitating for a while, he asked the guards to stop the car and drove back to the palace.Touching the brocade box in his arms, he purposely found the magnolia flower that is the favorite of A Niang, a fine Hetian jade carving.It's better to give the birthday gift on the day, after that, it will lose the meaning.

When Li Qi walked to the door of his aunt's bedroom, he realized that something was wrong. There were no maids and nurses waiting at the door, and the whole courtyard was empty, dead quiet.Li Qi's heart skipped a beat, and he felt uneasy for no reason.He put his trembling hand on the door, pushed it lightly, and the door opened, and he saw a scene that he has never forgotten until now.

His mother was lying on the ground, and there was a large pool of bright red blood on the ground, and some of it was flowing out of her chest continuously.A Niang held the knife stuck in her chest, while the third brother looked pale and stood aside.

Li Qi hurried over, knelt down and hugged his aunt in his arms, and shouted at his third brother, "Third brother, what are you doing here, go and call the imperial doctor." But his third brother didn't move, as if he didn't listen As if hearing his words, he didn't move a bit.

Li Qi got up, hugged his mother up, and wanted to find the imperial doctor by himself.But his mother grabbed his hand, blood kept coming out of her mouth, and said intermittently, "Auntie is tired and needs to rest. If Zhongxuan has anything to discuss with his brother in the future, if possible, be a friend." Ordinary people." After speaking, A Niang closed her eyes, as if she had fallen asleep.The bright red on his face reminded Li Qi of what had happened.

Later, Emperor Ye was very angry about this matter.Li Qi always thought that it was because his father still had feelings for A Niang, that's why he was so angry after A Niang's death.More than half of the servants serving in Aniang's bedroom were given to death.

Now that Li Qi thought about it, he realized that although his father was angry, he had never stepped into A Niang's bedroom, nor had he come to see A Niang for the last time.A Niang, just like all the people in the royal family who died dishonorably.A few days later, in the name of dying of illness, he was buried in the mausoleum.

Li Qi rubbed his aching forehead, and said, "On Aniang's birthday, what happened after I left?"

There was faint sadness on Li Mo's face, but he didn't speak anymore.

The carriage was driving on the streets of Yecheng. From the window, white snowflakes were floating. This was the first snow in Yecheng this year.Li Qi asked the guards to stop the carriage, got out of the carriage and walked forward.The guard tried a few words of persuasion, but it was useless, but fortunately, the snow wasn't falling too much.I had no choice but to hold an umbrella, and followed him step by step.

Li Qi was in a state of confusion, for a while he thought about what A Niang told him at the end to let him be an ordinary person, and for a while he thought about the inexplicable resistance of the third brother to his uncle and his vague words about A Niang.He felt that he had fallen into a black hole, and was overwhelmed by the blackness.

"My lord, we've arrived at the palace." Seeing Li Qi standing in front of the door for a long time, the guard couldn't help reminding.When the guard at the door saw Li Qi approaching, he opened the door and waited for his lord to enter, but after waiting for a long time, the lord stood still at the door.

Li Qi raised his head and looked at the plaque on the red lacquered gate, the golden words "Mu Wangfu".His chest was heavy, as if he was being pulled by a hand. Did everything he owns now come in exchange for A Niang's life?

Zai Zai looked at his father with both eyes, talking in his mouth, Bao'er dressed him, took his saliva for a bag, and said, "Zai Zai is good, Xiao Xun goes back to the palace to see his mother." Already, Dad will play with Zai Zai."

When Emperor Ye returned to the palace, Concubine Chen also came back together, so Li Qi sent Li Xun back to the palace.Zai Zai couldn't see Li Xun who had been playing with him these days, so he kept clamoring to find him.As soon as he woke up from his afternoon nap, he clamored to find Li Xun again.

Zai Zai looked at his father with round eyes, and pouted, "Xun... back." When he came back to play with Zai Zai, Daddy snatched Zai Zai's food, not as good as the emperor's uncle.

Bao'er turned Zai Zai over, clamped the film, then hugged her and tied up the cotton trousers, saying, "I'll come to see you when I'm free, wouldn't it be nice to have Dad to play with you?" Bao'er sighed inwardly, This little heartless cub, he can't keep up with Li Xun who has been with him for more than three months.After dressing Zai Zai, he touched the small pouch hanging on Zai Zai's body, and he found a piece of walnut cake.I took it and put it in my mouth, and swallowed it into my stomach after a few swallows.Zai Zai loves to snatch food, so he wants to beg for everything he sees. He can't eat these now, so they all go into Bao'er's stomach.

Zai Zai looked at his father with accusing eyes, all the food given by the uncles and aunts in the palace was scavenged by his father.Zai Zai is wronged, he managed to get some, and gave most of it to his father.

Bao'er couldn't see Zai Zai's accusation, and when he looked out the window, he saw nothing.After carrying Zai Zai over, the ground outside the house was covered with snowflakes.Bao'er's eyes shine brightly, it's snowing.Zai Zai also screamed, and stretched out his chubby hand to catch the snowflakes, but it was a pity that he had little means.Then he dragged his father and kicked his two calves straight, signaling his father to go a little further.

Bao'er remembered that Li Qi had gone out and hadn't returned yet, so she frowned and thought, it's hard to hurry when the snow is heavy.Putting on a small hat for Zai Zai, wrapping it with a small quilt, and carrying Zai Zai downstairs, it happened that Qing Li and the others were making female celebrities around the stove in the hall downstairs.

Seeing that Bao'er came down, she hurriedly put aside the work she was doing, and said, "Master is awake." Qingli gave way to her seat and said, "Master, come and sit down, warm up by the stove."

Bao'er looked at the snow that was falling harder and harder outside, and said worriedly, "It's snowing heavily, how will Zhongxuan come back later?" In this snowy day, it's hard to see things, and it's hard for a carriage to move forward.

Cui Yu took the soup pot and got up, turned on the charcoal fire in the stove, and said, "My lord went to Prince Jin's mansion, if it snows later, I should rest for a day and come back tomorrow."

Bao'er hugged Zai Zai, looked outside, somehow felt that Li Qi would definitely come back.

Zai Zai was tightly wrapped in a small bag by his father, and his hands and feet were bound so tightly that he couldn't move his hands and feet. He waved his little hands uncomfortably inside, trying to open the bag and regain his freedom.

The guard reminded softly, "My lord, it's snowing heavily, go in first, the master should worry later."

Li Qi came back to his senses and saw that there was a thin layer of snow on the guard's back.Looking at the painted red gate again, inside this gate, his wife and son were waiting for him to go back.He patted the snowflakes on the black cloak and walked inside.

Bao'er looked outside, thinking whether to go outside and wait for Li Qi.But with Zai Zai, Zai Zai would definitely clamor to follow him if he left, it would be bad if he got cold.Just as he was hesitating, he saw a figure in a black cloak outside coming in from the gate of the courtyard.

Bao'er finally felt relieved, patted Zai Zai's head, and said with a smile, "Zai Zai, father is back."

Xiao Zai Zai was struggling a lot earlier, Bao'er saw that the fire was very hot, so he untied his cloak.At this moment, two small hands are holding a red apple and biting it with the two small front teeth that have just grown, and the mouth is full of saliva.Bao'er wiped his saliva with a handkerchief, and pointed to Li Qi who was walking outside the courtyard.

Seeing the figure of his father, Zai Zai was so excited that he dropped the apple in his hand, and said nothing in the direction of his father.Zai Zai lost the apple because he didn't taste anything after biting it for a long time, and his little cheeks were sour.The reason why I am so happy to see the father is because the father gave the cub delicious food.The father is back, the father is not like the father who grabs the cubs to eat.

Li Qi saw the two people waving to him from a distance, and there was a space in his heart