After drawing a portrait of Ning Fengde and giving it to Long Qiaoqiao,
As Siyang had expected, the impact on Long Qiaoqiao was very great,
It had been more than twenty years. Even though the latter had always been half-crazy,
Most of the time, she was still a normal person. Of course,
As long as she didn't think about Ning Fengde.
That's right. Siyang took a fancy to Long Qiaoqiao's ability,
She also had a good impression of a pure-hearted person like her,
Ning Fengde had ruined her for twenty years,
Although she had woken up later,
She had still suffered a lot. She might as well..,
Dig out this piece of rotten meat in her heart now, so that she would not be persecuted in the future.
"Lingshan."
Long Qiaoqiao opened the door and saw Siyang hanging clothes outside,
She glanced at Guan Sheng and found that he was not there,
She heaved a sigh of relief.
"Aunt Qiao?" She wiped the water off her hands. Before she could speak, Siyang spoke first, "Let's go to the city to take a look later."
Long Qiaoqiao was stunned. "Go to the city?"
"Yes,
Last time I saw the notice,
Your brother-in-law and the others will be released today. Don't you want to go and take a look? "Siyang said.
"I almost forgot." Long Qiaoqiao also remembered,
Yesterday, because of Ning Fengde's portrait,
Her mind was in a daze now,
Now that she thought of her brother-in-law and niece,
She hurriedly said, "I do want to see them. The Emperor released them to let them turn over a new leaf. I don't know where brother-in-law and the others will go now that Eleven is married."
Speaking of which, the bandits of Thunderbolt Stockade were just a few old bachelors. Tian Li's father, Tian Man's wish had always been to marry his boorish daughter off. Now that she had indeed been married off, it was one less thing to worry about. Anyway, no one had thought of breaking off the engagement.
Long Qiaoqiao and Tian Li's reunion was very simple. Today was the day Tian Man and the others were released from the prison. Tian Li had been waiting at the door with Ning Maochun early. Now, Ning Maochun had long been attracted by Tian Li's unconventional personality and liked her. He did not intend to return this wife who had gotten by chance. In that case, he naturally had to please his father-in-law or something.
"Brother-in-law, Eleven." Long Qiaoqiao happily went up to greet them when she saw them.
The three parties were reunited. Siyang was not interested in joining in the fun. He wanted to leave first, but Long Qiaoqiao dragged him forward to introduce him.
"It's all thanks to Miss Lingshan. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have fallen into the hands of the bad guys."
Tian Li was very concerned about Long Qiaoqiao, but her brain did not have much capacity. At this time, when she saw Long Qiaoqiao, she remembered that she had forgotten her aunt for so long. She immediately felt guilty, "Auntie, I didn't expect this. I thought you would still be at the back of the mountain and would not be discovered. I was so focused on saving my father that I forgot about you."
"I'm also at fault." Ah Nian grew up with Tian Li. He was the only backbone young man among the 'old people' of Thunderbolt Camp.
"Why are you saying this now? I'm fine. Everyone is safe now. This is the best result." Long Qiaoqiao did not think much about this matter. She was very considerate.
Ning Maochun had been in the background all this time. When he saw Siyang, he was very surprised. "I didn't expect Lingshan to save Auntie Qiao, but …"
He remembered that if Lingshan was here, wouldn't she know that Tian Li was a fake Ma Jia Yanxian? Although he and Master Guan knew this, they had been hiding it from Lingshan. Thinking of this, he quickly pulled her aside.
"Lingshan …"
Before he could say anything, Siyang hurriedly stopped him and said with a smile, "I understand Master Ning's meaning. Don't worry, I won't say anything in the Love Seeking Phoenix."
Looking at her, Ning Maochun thought for a while and felt slightly relieved. He said softly, "Thank you very much." He had not thought of how to tell his mother about this. It was better to keep it a secret for now.
As for what they wanted to do, Siyang did not have any ideas. She would just let them be. However, she needed to protect Long Qiaoqiao.
Tian Man and the others had just been released from the prison. Thunderbolt Camp was also destroyed. Of course, they could not return. As a good son-in-law, Ning Maochun, of course, he went ahead and found an inn, booked a few rooms, and settled them down.
Long Qiaoqiao could not continue to stay in the Guan family after she found her family. Siyang did not force her. She only told her that she would help her find 'Brother Yun' as soon as possible.
Since they were both in the capital, it was not difficult for them to meet. Siyang only needed to do a little work. Long Qiaoqiao and Ning Fengde's coincidental meeting was not expected by either of them.
It had been twenty years. Long Qiaoqiao remembered him clearly. After meeting him, she was naturally overjoyed. She held onto him tightly, as if she was afraid that the person she had been longing for would disappear in the blink of an eye. As for Ning Fengde, he was also stunned when he saw Long Qiaoqiao again.
He also did not expect that he would meet his young lover one day. What made him feel even more guilty was that this woman had waited for him for twenty years. Twenty whole years. Moreover, she had tormented herself into her current state.
Back then, Ning Fengde and Long Qiaoqiao were childhood sweethearts. The former was unwilling to be mediocre and wanted to make a career out of himself with his embroidery skills. Therefore, he made an agreement with Long Qiaoqiao that he would go to a faraway place to do business. As long as he was successful, he would immediately return to marry her.
This separation lasted for twenty years. Not to mention the person, he did not even return a word or two. The reason was that when Ning Fengde was young, he was depressed in the capital. Coincidentally, he met the flamboyant Xitara Princess Yuelan. The Princess Yuelan fell in love with him at first sight and insisted on marrying him. Ning Fengde was unwilling at first, but his old lady valued Ge Ge's family background. She was also afraid of offending others, so she threatened him with death.
Boss Ning was a filial son. He gritted his teeth and agreed to marry Princess Yuelan. At the same time, because of guilt, he did not explain to Long Qiaoqiao. He only thought that perhaps after a long time, she would forget about him and find a good family to marry.
Hehe.
Regarding this, Siyang could only say that this scum's reason was quite far-fetched.
What did he mean by forgetting about her after a long time? If he failed her and gave her a message, it would be fine. Such an action was just a coward's action. Perhaps he thought that after silently marrying each other, his guilt would lessen. It was not because of him.
Ning Fengde was a good person to outsiders. Unfortunately, no one was perfect. He said that he did it for his old lady. Was he a filial son? However, after marrying Princess Yuelan, he had the final say in all matters of the Ning Residence. The old lady of the Ning family was so angry that she had asthma attacks several times. This was a filial son.
These few days, Long Qiaoqiao and Ning Fengde could be said to be deeply affectionate. One met the person she loved and was busy releasing the feelings of so many years. The other felt guilty. Seeing that she was abnormal, he did not dare to provoke her and wanted to make up for it by doing more.
"Big Brother Yun took me to the outskirts to admire the flowers today. We haven't been together like this for a long time. I'm really happy, Lingshan."
Ning Fengde was still worried that the matter of them being together would be discovered. He still had a bit of conscience. It was not that he wanted to fulfill their wish, but he felt that Long Qiaoqiao could not be provoked again. As he comforted her, he thought about how to cure her illness. He repeatedly reminded Long Qiaoqiao not to tell her brother-in-law and the others about him. The two of them met secretly.
Long Qiaoqiao was happy in her heart. She could not tell anyone, so she found Siyang to tell her.
"Are you really happy?" Siyang propped up her chin and looked at her with a bit of tenderness. "Actually, you …"
"Actually, I have something else to tell you." Long Qiaoqiao quickly interrupted Siyang's words. Her face was full of happiness. "I'm about to marry Big Brother Yun. When the time comes, you must come and drink a cup of wedding wine."
In fact, she was clear about everything, but she was unwilling to face reality. The humiliation on the day of the wedding was extremely great to her, and also a heavy blow. She might be able to walk out of it if she let nature take its course. However, she had already suffered for twenty years. Why should she suffer again? It was clearly not her fault.
"You're talking nonsense."
Long Qiaoqiao shook her head continuously. She covered her ears with her hands. "You're talking nonsense. Big Brother Yun is not married. He said he would marry me."
Since Long Qiaoqiao had to face all of this, then Siyang cut the Gordian knot and directly told her about Ning Fengde being married and having children long ago. Naturally, she was unwilling to accept it.
No one dared to provoke her, fearing that she would completely fall into madness. Siyang was not very worried. She reached out to grab her wrist and released a bit of strength to stabilize her mind. She was unwilling to face it, but she still needed to be clear-headed.
"I, I don't believe it. I don't believe it …" The table was filled with things that Siyang found for her. Long Qiaoqiao forcefully threw them all to the ground. Then, as if these things were a flood or a fierce beast, she kept retreating with a frightened face. She shrank herself into a corner and hugged her head. Her eyes were blank and her mouth kept muttering.
Guan Sheng saw this scene when he entered the door and was shocked. He thought something had happened, but seeing his daughter standing at the side with a calm expression, he could not help but stop. "Lingshan, what's going on?"
Siyang looked at him, but shook her head. "Nothing. Auntie Qiao remembered something. Let's go out."
Long Qiaoqiao's body would be fine. It depended on whether she understood it or not. Siyang pulled Guan Sheng out and let her be alone.
Guan Sheng knew that Long Qiaoqiao was sick. Standing outside the house, he frowned and looked inside. "Didn't you say that Long Qiaoqiao had found her family?"
"Yes." Siyang sat at the stone table in the yard. "Not only did she find her family, but she also found the heartless man."
"What?" Guan Sheng could not keep up with this development.
Siyang did not intend to say too much to him. Anyway, she could not help much. She looked up at him and said, "Father, you have been leaving early and coming back late recently. Can you tell me what you have been doing?"
Guan Sheng felt guilty under his daughter's gaze. He wanted to find a random reason to fool her.
Siyang looked at him indifferently. "Don't tell me you still want to lie to me."
Guan Sheng: "..." His daughter had grown up. It was getting harder to fool her.
"Cough..." Guan Sheng thought for a while and sighed. "You don't understand father's matters..."
"If you say it, I will naturally understand." Siyang did not get angry. Instead, she looked at him with a smile.
Even if Guan Sheng did not say it, Siyang knew a little. It was nothing more than the things he and Ning Maochun did in secret. These years, the two of them did not leave their names behind and robbed the rich to help the poor. They deliberately went against the government and gave the money they earned to the people. Although Guan Sheng did not care about Jianghu matters and rarely used force, he would still take care of some follow-up matters.
With another sigh, Guan Sheng sat across from Siyang. His face was full of helplessness. He raised a hand and gently patted her head. "You are a girl. Why do you always care so much about father's matters?"
"Father." Siyang shook her head. Her expression became serious. "I am not randomly worrying about you and not leaving your name behind."
"The capital has not been stable recently. I think it is related to what you have done." Recently, she had casually asked around the capital and found out that those people had made a move. She wanted to give Guan Sheng a warning.
"What do you know?" Guan Sheng also became serious. He went into seclusion to raise his daughter well. Of course, he took Ning Maochun as his disciple for two reasons. One, he wanted to pass down his martial arts. Two, he wanted to do something to atone for his sins. But as Siyang said, he was not willing to put himself in danger.
Si Yang said, "What I know isn't important. Father, you have to think carefully. You and Nameless have caused so much trouble. I'm afraid you've already been targeted. It's best if you stop now. If the imperial court finds out, they won't care if you're doing good deeds or not. A thief is a thief. You don't want your daughter to have to run around the world with you, right?"
Guan Sheng obviously did not want to. Last time, he thought that his daughter was timid and agreed to do things more carefully in the future. But now, it was not as simple as he thought.
"Fine." After a moment, Guan Sheng patted his knee and sighed. "Father will clean up the past matters and will not do anything in the future."
It seemed that Guan Sheng had really taken his words to heart. Siyang nodded secretly.
In the evening, when she opened the door, Long Qiaoqiao was still in the same position as when Siyang left. She hugged herself into a ball and curled up in a corner. Her head was buried in her arms, and she looked like she was unwilling to face reality.
"I will have someone bring a letter down the mountain to your brother-in-law. You can stay here and rest tonight." Siyang came in and put the food in her hands on the table. She turned to Long Qiaoqiao and said this. The latter did not respond to her.
She did not care. Long Qiaoqiao looked weak, but in fact, she was soft on the outside and strong on the inside. As long as she thought it through, everything in the past would become a thing of the past.
Just as Siyang was about to leave the room, she suddenly spoke.
"... Wait."
Siyang turned around and met her eyes. She went forward and squatted in front of her. She raised her hand and gently brushed away her messy hair. Long Qiaoqiao's face was pale. Her eyes were red and swollen. Her face was full of tears, which made people feel sorry for her.
"What do you want to say?"
Long Qiaoqiao moved and grabbed Siyang's hand. Her grip was so tight that Siyang felt a trace of pain. After a long while, she heard Long Qiaoqiao say in a hoarse voice, "I, I want to see how he is now …"
He, Ning Fengde.
Siyang understood what she meant. It was not difficult to see if he had a wife and children now.
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