The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 141 Ah You, She's Gone
Meng Tingzhou did not expect that Jiang Shiwan's condition would reach the point where it was irreparable.

"I thought you could feel my love by loving you, protecting you, giving you fine clothes and delicious food and keeping you well."

He looked a little tired. "I accept that you took great pains to give birth to Ah You, and I also accept that you secretly strangled the baby in your belly."

"Everything goes your way, but you are still upset."

"Sister, I didn't expect that the love and consideration you thought you had would be a dilemma for you."

"I have used up all my patience in loving you. I am really tired."

Listening to Meng Tingzhou's voice outside the house, Jiang Shiwan moved her lips slightly, but could not make a sound and could not shed a single tear.

"If these are not what you want, then I will grant you your wish." Meng Tingzhou stroked his chest and took a breath: "Come here, please invite the Xianbei Prince Consort."

When Jiang Shinian hurried over, he saw Meng Tingzhou standing in the outer hall.

He nodded: "Commander-in-chief."

Meng Tingzhou turned his back to her and said calmly, "Stay or go, I will only give you one chance to ask her."

Jiang Shinian didn't expect that he would give himself and his sister a chance, and he felt complicated for a moment.

He really has feelings for my sister, right?
But thinking of his sister's situation, Jiang Shinian knew that it was not the time to talk about this.

"Sister!" Jiang Shinian lifted the beaded curtain and walked into the inner room. The room was quiet. If he didn't know Jiang Shiwan was there, he would not have felt that there was anyone inside.

Jiang Shinian searched around for a while until he was sure that there was someone lying on the bed, and that person was actually Jiang Shiwan.

His heart ached, and he knelt down with a plop. He knelt all the way to her and said, "Sister, I'm Xiaonian. I'm here."

Jiang Shiwan slowly opened his eyes, saw Jiang Shinian in front of him, and moved the corners of his lips in response.

Jiang Shinian choked up: "Sister, I haven't seen you for a few months, why are you like this?"

His elder sister had black hair, a stunning appearance, and a heart that loved him.

The person lying there was so thin that he was almost deformed, weak and emaciated.

Jiang Shinian, a man of integrity, couldn't help but burst into tears when he saw this scene: "Sister, I'm here to take you home. You must cheer up."

"Xiao Nian..." Jiang Shiwan spoke in a halting voice, "I... am afraid I won't be able to go home alive..."

Jiang Shinian interrupted him hastily: "No, sister, don't say such nonsense! I no longer have a father or a mother. You are my only relative in this world. Sister, please don't leave me alone..."

Everyone standing in the outer hall heard Jiang Shinian's grief and covered their faces with tears.

Meng Tingzhou was alone with his back to everyone, facing the crabapple tree in front of the window, making it impossible to see his expression clearly.

He ordered people to transplant this plant from the capital all the way across the country, and it took a lot of effort to keep it alive. But flowers and plants, like people, will barely survive if the water and soil are changed.

It is impossible to force people to do something that is difficult for them to do.

Jiang Shinian grabbed Jiang Shiwan's bony hand and choked up, "Sister, this time it's my turn to protect you. Can I take you back to the capital? Promise me! You must promise me! Believe me! I can do it!"

Jiang Shiwan looked at the curtain that separated Meng Tingzhou from the outside, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Erlang, maybe it was wrong from the beginning. I deliberately approached you and used you. When I realized my feelings, I had a miscarriage...

It's so hard for us to understand each other, but we always miss it.

After all, it's just the wrong time.

Two clear tears condensed for a long time and finally fell down.

Meng Tingzhou, I don’t want you to accompany me for the rest of my life. I’m afraid it will be too hard for you.

After all, I can't accomplish what I want to do, but you can. If there really comes a day like that, you will definitely be the king above everyone else.

Seeing her nod, Jiang Shinian seemed to have ignited hope and said loudly: "Sister agreed! She is willing to go with me." Hearing this, Meng Tingzhou's heart fell to the ground.

He realized that he had lost her completely.

Or maybe I have never won her heart.

Jiang Shinian wrapped the person in a blanket and tried to pick her up: "Sister, let's go now."

"Wait a moment." Meng Tingzhou paused, "Bring Ah You here."

"At least let him see his mother again."

Jiang Shinian looked at the elder sister in his arms and nodded: "Okay."

Ah You was brought in, and Jiang Shinian took the initiative to hold him: "Sister, the baby is here."

Jiang Shiwan opened his eyes with difficulty and moved his fingers slightly, wanting to touch Ayou's cheek.

"Mother... Mother..." Ah You called her affectionately, as if his mother had not changed at all. He held a piece of sweet cake in his hand and passed it to Jiang Shiwan's mouth, "Mother, eat... give it to mother..."

Little people, don't know that they are about to face separation. Saying such words makes people even more sad.

Jiang Shiwan choked up and held Ah You in his arms: "Child, I am your uncle. I am going to take your mother out for a few days. You have to listen to your father, okay?"

Maybe blood is thicker than water, Ah You didn't seem to feel strange when he saw Jiang Shinian, and shouted at him: "Uncle...Uncle..."

Jiang Shinian couldn't even look him in the face.

Jiang Shiwan twitched slightly in his arms.

My Ayou, you are my deepest concern. I hope you can stay by your father's side and grow up safely and smoothly.

Jiang Shinian didn't want her to be provoked again, so he carried Ah You out to the outer hall and handed her to the nurse, saying in a rare gentle tone: "You must take good care of the young master, and don't let him suffer any injustice."

He turned to look at Meng Tingzhou, who had been standing there without looking back.

"I'm going to take my sister away. Sir Governor, do you have anything to say?"

Meng Tingzhou was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "Let her rest well, I will take good care of Ah You."

"Thank you, Governor."

Seeing him carrying someone out, Meng Tingzhou stopped him and said, "Wait a minute."

"Does the Governor have anything to say?"

Meng Tingzhou clearly took a step forward, but he held back. He turned his head away and said, "Let's go. Be careful on the road."

"it is good."

Jiang Shinian took Jiang Shiwan away.

Meng Tingzhou kept staring at his back until he could no longer see him.

The sparse crabapple blossoms could not withstand the wind and fell to the ground gracefully.

On this day, Meng Tingzhou stood motionless from dawn to dusk.

No one dared to disturb him.

It was a dark and cold night. Someone had called Ah You over. As soon as Ah You came in, he hugged his thighs and said, "Dad... I want to sleep."

Looking at the child in front of him who looked similar to Jiang Shiwan, Meng Tingzhou hugged him tightly in his arms: "Ayou, she's gone."

When he said this, he actually felt aggrieved without realizing it.

Before he knew it, tears were streaming down his cheeks: "From now on, it will be just the two of us, father and son, relying on each other for survival."