Mugui

The couple sat opposite Bai Tang.

Bai Tang put down the golden abacus in his hand and asked, "You said that your visit to me today has something to do with your mother?"

He had no intention of reminiscing about the past and went straight to the point.

Lin Xiao was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Yang Mu was not as hesitant as Lin Xiao. Seeing that Lin Xiao was silent, he spoke first and told the whole story. Then he said: "Cousin, tomorrow is a good time to avenge my mother and concubine, but my father seems to have no regard for my mother and concubine." There is a misunderstanding.”

Bai Tang listened to everything carefully. Lin Xiao noticed that after hearing that Cao might have done his mother's death, Bai Tang's hands suddenly tightened.

Lin Xiao said: "Cousin, back then...in front of my mother's mourning hall, you seemed to have a dispute with my father."

Bai Tang slowly let go of his clenched hands and asked, "This matter must be investigated, right?"

Lin Xiao and Yang Mu both nodded with firm attitudes.

If this matter is not clarified, then Lin Mao's attitude will be uncertain, and Cao will not necessarily be beaten to death with a single shot.

Bai Tang looked at the serious expressions of the two juniors, sighed slowly, raised his eyes and looked around, and said slowly: "In the past, my aunt often brought your mother to stay in Suiweiyuan."

Bai Tang's tone was leisurely, as if he was starting from the beginning.

Yang Mu looked around and saw that apart from furniture, there were no ornaments in the room, let alone the curtains.

Lin Xiao looked at the cold room in front of him, unable to find any trace of his mother, with a look of loneliness in his eyes.

If his mother had not given birth to him, she would not have lost her life due to the blood poison used by Madam Cao.

Bai Tang looked at the bleak house, as if remembering something, with a doting smile on his lips, and said softly: "At that time, because I looked similar to your mother, I was begged by her to change my identity. She was so good. Going out to have fun.”

Yang Mu: "..."

Can this be said?

The clear-tempered uncle in front of me is wearing women's clothing...

Bai Tang seemed to have seen through Yang Mu's thoughts, and said with a playful smile, "No one has ever discovered it."

Yang Mu: "..."

I don't want to know, thank you!
This cousin-in-law had just looked like an outsider, but now he no longer looked like an elder, but more like a friend he had made over the years.

Bai Tang picked up the golden abacus on the table and said, "Later, some elders once joked that if your mother and I could get married, the child we would give birth to would be beautiful."

Yang Mu nodded, then shook his head.

Bai Tang looked at Yang Mu and shook his head, and asked doubtfully, "Does the niece-in-law think something is wrong?"

Yang Mu said seriously: "Marriage between close relatives is not allowed."

Although you are both so beautiful, the child is prone to deformities.

But Yang Mu didn't say the second half of the sentence.

When Bai Tang heard this, he was stunned and asked, "How did you know?"

Yang Mu suddenly had no way to explain. After thinking about it, he said, "In the village where I grew up, my cousins ​​got married, and the children they gave birth to were not good."

Lin Xiao glanced at Yang Mu, is there one in Zhupo Village?
Bai Tang nodded slightly and said, "My great-aunt said the same thing, saying that you should not get married if you are close."

After saying that, he suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, your mother and I will not get married."

Lin Xiao immediately leaned forward and listened carefully to what was going on.

Bai Tang said: "Your mother and I look so similar. If we were married and saw each other every day, wouldn't it be like looking in the mirror? Where can there be such a couple?"

Yang Mu thought about that scene and almost laughed.Lin Xiao: "..."

Imagine if your daughter-in-law looked the same as you...

He shuddered.

Bai Tang pointed at Lin Xiao and said, "Hey, you understand!"

Lin Xiao and Yang Mu nodded heavily.

Bai Tang continued: "Later, my cousin met Prince Ding of the Ming Dynasty in the capital. We fell in love at first sight and got married. But I didn't have time to attend my cousin's wedding, so I went with my father to handle matters. I will come back after the matters are settled. By that time, my cousin was already pregnant with you."

He looked at Lin Xiao, with some kindness in his eyes like an elder looking towards a younger one.

Lin Xiao listened quietly. When he was a child, he pestered the wet nurse to tell his mother's story. After the wet nurse left the house, he pestered Uncle Qi to tell his mother's story. Later, Uncle Qi also left.

It had been years since anyone had told him his mother's story.

Bai Tang looked at Lin Xiao's face and said, "Your eyes are like your mother's, but her eyes are not the same. Her eyes are always very pure."

Lin Xiao's breathing was a little suffocated. He... didn't he look like his mother?

Bai Tang turned to look at Yang Mu and said, "This girl has similar eyes, but her eyes are too big and not as good-looking as cousin Ning's."

Yang Mu: "..."

Thank you!

Yang Mu resisted asking questions and listened quietly. She could feel that her husband liked hearing about Princess Changsun very much.

Bai Tang fondled the golden abacus and said, "This is what your mother liked to play with in her boudoir. She gave it to me as a gift before, so now I'll give it back to you."

He said yes, but he didn't stretch out his hand, nor did he make any move to hand it to Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao waited for a long time, and Bai Tang sighed and said, "Let me play with it for a while, and I will give it to you when you leave."

Lin Xiao: "..."

Bai Tang looked at the golden abacus in his hand, his voice still soft.

"At that time, your father had just taken over the military camp and was still unable to handle it, so he was often away from the house. Your mother had nothing to do, so she always went with Mr. Cao to burn incense and relax, and she often asked me to escort her."

Speaking of the Cao family, Bai Tang's originally bright eyes suddenly became darker. Yang Mu marveled in her heart. Such eyes were exactly the way she saw Lin Xiao open his eyes for the first time in Zhupo Village!
Bai Tang's deep well-water eyes flashed and he said: "Your mother once tried to bring me and the Cao family together, saying that we would be like my great-aunt and great-grandmother, where a good friend marries a brother, and the aunt and sister-in-law are harmonious."

Yang Mu: "...???"

Where did that great-aunt come from?Why does it sound so familiar?

Bai Tang raised his eyes and looked at Lin Xiao and said, "I haven't liked Mrs. Cao since the first time I met her. I always felt that her eyes were unclean, as if she was acting anytime and anywhere. But your mother is very close to her. I persuaded her to marry me many times. It can be seen that although the woman looked at me with a stunning expression, her eyes were very calm."

Bai Tang suddenly stood up, his eyes became deeper, and said: "I should have thought long ago that she is interested in cousin Ning's seat!"

If he had thought of this matter earlier and persuaded his cousin Ning to stay away from this snake and scorpion, I'm afraid nothing would happen later!

Lin Xiao looked at Bai Tang and seemed to be angry. He was about to say a few words when Bai Tang suddenly sat down again and said, "I was young and frivolous at that time. I always wanted to walk around the world with a sword like my great-grandfather, and win the world." "Number One" came back. So he didn't take this matter to heart and went to attend the martial arts event, leaving his cousin alone in the capital."

With regret on his face, he closed his eyes slightly, slowly exhaled a breath, and said: "When I came back, cousin Ning had already gone. I went to attend her funeral and found that Prince Ding was very hostile to me. I thought It’s because he’s not sober from the pain of losing his wife.”

He looked at Lin Xiao and said: "At that time, you were still in your infancy, and the nanny came to me with you in her arms. As soon as I picked you up and said a few words, King Ding suddenly drew his sword and wanted to I let you go. I was in a bad mood at the time, and then we started fighting. How could he be my opponent? After I beat him up, he promised that the Lindbergh family would never have any contact with each other."

He raised his eyes and looked at Lin Xiao and said, "That's why I didn't see you when you came." This was the explanation for what happened just now.

Lin Xiao nodded to express understanding. (End of chapter)