AWB Chapter 257 Cotton Billion
Chapter 257 Cotton Billion
"Uncle Ba, what's wrong with you? Why are you unhappy?"
Xiao Mianyi was squatting beside Yongxuan, teasing a kitten, while Yongxuan was lying on a recliner.
This is the day that Mian Yi has been in the mansion, and Uncle Eight is always unhappy.
"Sir, why are you calling the prince Eighth Uncle again? You should call him Father."
When Mian Yi's wet nurse heard Mian Yi calling Yongxuan "Eighth Uncle", she hurriedly spoke out to stop him.
Yongxuan waved his hand.
"I like him to call me Uncle Eight. I think..."
Yongxuan thought he was not worthy of being called Ama by Mianyi because he was sorry for Mianyi's Ama.
"Mammy, please go down. Ama said..."
Yongqi wanted to say that it was his father who said that, but his eighth uncle would definitely not want to call him father, so he could just call him eighth uncle.
"Okay, Mian Yi, you can play here by yourself.
I went in, and you still called me Uncle Eight."
Yongxuan felt a chill on his head. He left Mianyi behind and fled with his crippled legs.
Yongxuan fled to the study room in one go and sat in the chair for a long time, unable to recover.
Many years ago, during the Mulan Autumn Hunt, he lost face and his best brother.
Obviously, they were the light in each other's difficult lives, but he had inappropriate thoughts about this light.
Yongxuan looked up at a portrait hanging in the study, which was a woman from the Yu family.
"Mother, I don't have your courage after all."
It doesn’t matter what Jin Yuyan is like in the eyes of others, but in Yongxuan’s eyes, Jin Yuyan is a woman who loves purely.
When he was young, Yongxuan eavesdropped on the conversation between Zhenshu and Jin Yuyan.
Yongxuan discovered it when no one in the harem realized that Jin Yuyan was in love with Prince Yu.
Yongxuan discovered this shortly after he broke his leg.
"Jeong-sook, you know that my heart belongs only to the prince."
At that time, Yongxuan also had someone she liked in her heart but she didn't dare to say it.
He didn't even know when he had this feeling in his heart.
He thought maybe this idea was wrong.
Mulan was drunk during the Autumn Hunt and he didn't know what was going on or how it all happened.
After that year, Yongqi never met him again and rarely left the palace.
The news that Yongxuan heard was that there was a woman named Hu by his side who had been taking care of him, and he also heard that the emperor had given him a wife.
He accepted.
On their wedding day, Yongxuan drank more alcohol than he had ever drunk in his life. He was drunk for who knows how long.
The next news he heard was that his wife had a son, but unfortunately she died of hemorrhage during childbirth.
Yongxuan began to feel sorry for him and the suffering he had endured. He was only 20 years old, had lost his mother and wife, and had a bad reputation because of him. I'm afraid no one would be willing to marry him.
Later, the emperor proposed marriage to Yongqi many times, but no one was willing.
If the emperor was willing to point to a family at random, no one would refuse, but Yongqi made a request that everyone should tell them what happened in the past.
His wife married into the mansion without knowing the truth, and they had sex when she was drunk. The wife died before she even had time to know the truth.
Marrying a legitimate wife is the fulfillment of Hai Lan's last wish.
Yongxuan heard that Yongqi made a promise to his first wife when she was pregnant.
"Although marrying you is my mother's wish, you are also my legitimate wife. I will live a good life with you, so please be at ease."
Yongqi married a legitimate wife and moved out of the palace. When his legitimate wife was pregnant, he went on a spring outing with her.
Yongxuan secretly followed and watched several times.
He saw that Yongqi was really happy, so he was happy too, and felt that he had not let Yongqi down by expressing his concerns and wishes on the night of his wedding.
Yongxuan never regretted her feelings for him, but she was afraid that it would be a sin if he didn't want to marry and have children because of her.
Fortunately, everything is fine.
Unfortunately, before Yongxuan's heart settled down, Yongqi's first wife had an accident. Five years passed, and Yongqi always looked for someone, but was always rejected because of his past with Yongxuan.
"Uncle Eight, is that Grandmother Jia?"
Yongxuan didn't know when Mian Yi ran to the study. When she looked up, she found that he had come in in a hurry, dragging his crippled leg, and didn't bother to close the door.
Facing the child's smiling question, Yongxuan patiently answered:
"Yes. She is Uncle Eight's mother and a criminal of the Qing Dynasty. Uncle Eight shouldn't hang her portrait here.
But mother loves Eighth Uncle."
Yongxuan was an idle prince who was ignored by others and was not afraid of people talking about this matter. In fact, he really wanted to be executed by the emperor if anything happened to him.
"Mian Yi knows. Ama talked to Mian Yi about this."
Yongxuan was surprised why Yongqi told Mian Yi about her mother.
"Ama said that Grandmother Jia was a courageous person, and that Uncle Eight should be the same."
Yongxuan stood there in a daze. Through Mian Yi's figure, Yongxuan seemed to see an old friend.
Yongqi is his brother, but he is actually several years older than him. When he was as old as Mian Yi, Yongqi was already a little adult.
Yongxuan has an older brother and a younger brother, but he likes playing with Yongqi very much.
But the Yongqi that Yongxuan saw when he was young was always unhappy and frustrated.
Yongxuan thought that if he were Yongqi, it would be difficult for him to be happy.
Hai Lan always told Yong Qi not to have any thoughts that he shouldn't have, especially after Ruyi's children were born, Hai Lan's thoughts were no longer on Yong Qi.
When Yongxuan was young, he secretly hoped that Hailan would dislike Yongqi very much so that he would have many opportunities to accompany Yongqi. Now think about how pitiful Yongqi was during those days when Hailan did not care about him.
Yongxuan couldn't help crying. Mian Yi comforted him like a little adult:
"Uncle Ba, Ama said that the happiest days of his life were when he was with Uncle Ba. Ama said that if Uncle Ba cried, Mian Yi should comfort him."
Yongxuan's eyes were blurred with tears.
"You, your father really said so."
"I thought, I thought..."
Yongxuan thought Yongqi hated him. A few days ago, Yongqi entered the palace with the emperor's permission and took Hu with him to travel around the world, saying that he wanted to be a free man.
He also gave the cotton to Yongxuan.
Yongxuan initially thought that Yongqi threw Mian Yi to him to take revenge on him, but what Mian Yi said now made him realize that Yongqi never had such an intention.
Yongxuan squatted on the ground crying, and Mian Yi wiped his eyes.
"Oh, Uncle Ba, my father said you were a crybaby, but Mian Yi didn't believe it. But now it seems that you really are a crybaby."
Mian Yi gently stroked Yongxuan's forehead, and Yongxuan burst into tears again.
The next day, Yongxuan brought Mianyi into the palace and formally asked the emperor to adopt Mianyi as his legitimate son.
"Master, Master Ba understands your thoughts."
The news that Yongxuan adopted Mianyi was received in a letter by Yongqi who was far away in Yunnan.
Yongqi smiled.
"For many years, my dear brother suffered, and so did I. But when I saw my poor wife, who should have been happy and joyful, die on the delivery bed,
Suddenly I felt that everything in life was meaningless.
If the one you love or not turns into dust, it is all in vain.”
Of course Yongqi had been humiliated before, but when the legitimate wife came into the mansion innocently and met him with a blushing face all day long, Yongqi did not hate Yongxuan so much.
Maybe Yongxuan is just an innocent child.
Yongqi never found out what was mixed in the wine on the night of Mulan's Autumn Hunt.
He knew clearly that he and Yongxuan were just victims in the fight for the throne.
"Mian Yi is a good kid. He can heal my eighth brother just like you healed me."
Hu Yunjiao accompanied Yongqi during the most difficult days of her life.
Hu Yunjiao pointed to the distance and said:
"My mother died early, but she gave birth to me in such a beautiful place. I have many friends here, and I want to introduce them to you one by one."
Hu Yunjiao didn't know why Wei Yanwan sent him to Yongqi's side. Over the years, Wei Yanwan had never asked her to do anything she shouldn't have done.
Even when she left the palace, he met her again and said to her:
"Are you in love with the Fifth Prince?"
Hu Yunjiao nodded. Wei Yanwan said nothing. When Yongqi told the emperor that he wanted to travel around the world, Wei Yanwan helped him speak.
Hu Yunjiao couldn't figure it out, and didn't want to think about it anymore. Now she wanted to take the person she loved to meet those who would bless them.
"This is Liu Qing and Liu Hong. They are well-known figures in Dali."
Yongqi followed Hu Yunjiao's introduction and saw a pair of siblings. They were quite heroic.
"Hey, Yunjiao, what nonsense are you talking about? When you went to the capital, we all thought you were not coming back, and now you are back and have found such a handsome husband, but you didn't even tell us."
Liu Hong pulled Hu Yunjiao over and looked at Yongqi carefully, wanting to see if Yongqi was a qualified husband.
"Liu Hong, you're really going to scare people if you look at it like that."
A man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes walked forward, scolding Liu Hong, but in fact he had already started to exert force with his arm on Yongqi's shoulder.
"Oh my, Xiao Jian, what are you doing? You just scared away Yunjiao's husband."
The person who was speaking seemed to be very close to Xiao Jian. He stepped forward and pried open Xiao Jian's hands. Xiao Jian said obediently:
"Madam is right. This boy has some skills."
The woman blushed, gave Xiao Jian a reproachful look, and whispered softly to Yong Qi:
"My name is Qing'er, and I'm Yunjiao's sister. Don't worry about it. Xiao Jian is just that kind of person. We weak women are all thanks to his protection."
"Hey, Qing'er, I'm really upset if you say that. If Xiao Jian protects you, then what is Erkang? Is he just a decoration?"
The person who spoke was another man. He looked a little thinner than Xiao Jian, but one could see that he was wary of Yongqi.
"Haha, Xiao Jian, I told you to bring Erkang with you, otherwise he will definitely be unhappy."
A woman in purple clothes came forward to explain to Yongqi, saying that her name was Ziwei and she was Erkang's wife.
Yongqi greeted everyone one by one.
Just as Yunjiao and I were about to pack our luggage, we felt two people flying behind us, maybe three.
Yongqi turned around and saw a man, a woman, and an old woman.
This old woman was really different, with her hair fluffy, which frightened Yongqi. He didn't pay attention for a moment, and the woman in red almost snatched Yunjiao away. Fortunately, Yongqi was quick-witted and took Yunjiao into his arms.
"Good boy, you are quite skilled. Do you dare to fight with me?"
The woman in red looked at Yongqi provocatively. The man behind her hurriedly pulled her back.
"Don't blame me. My wife is really a martial arts fanatic. Seeing what you did just now, she was envious. But you don't have to worry about her. She has already learned a lot of miscellaneous things."
The man looked at the woman in red and smiled lovingly:
"Xiaoyanzi, you can't study recklessly anymore. If you continue to study, I'm afraid you will become obsessed one day."
Xiaoyanzi seemed very dissatisfied. She said angrily:
"Xiaowu, you always stop me. If this is the case, I will go back to my mother's house. I will never go back with you again."
The woman in red was angry, and Xiao Jian was the first one to rush out.
"Hey, Xiaoyanzi, I'm going to say something bad about you. I'm your brother, so I naturally welcome you back to your parents' home.
But Xiaowu, this is not for your own good. You are always making trouble. If something happens to you, what will happen to the baby in your belly?"
Yongqi was reluctant to go see Xiaoyanzi, but when he heard that she was pregnant, he quickly apologized.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know."
"It's okay. You don't know, and neither do I. Xiaoyanzi, don't move."
Hu Yunjiao broke free from Yongqi's arms and walked forward to touch Xiaoyanzi's belly.
"Yunjiao, if you want me to be happy, it's not enough. All of them are pregnant."
Hu Yunjiao looked back in surprise.
He looked at Ziwei and Qing'er, and even glanced at Liuhong, who was so scared that she waved her hands.
"I don't have any. I don't have any men I like. It's these two. Oh, and my sister-in-law, Jinsuo, but she's about to give birth, so she couldn't come today."
Yunjiao smiled and saw Yongqi's eyes fell on the aunt. She quickly introduced:
"His name is Benjamin, and everyone calls him Turtledove. He comes from the palace. He can paint."
Yongqi was stunned for a moment, and thought of the Ruyi Pavilion painter Lang Shining. He heard that he had a little apprentice, but he only studied in the palace for a few years and then left. No one knows where he is now.
It turns out to be here.
Yongqi also understood Yunjiao's hint. He had given up his royal identity when he came out, and in order not to be conspicuous, Yongqi had already thought of a name for himself.
"My name is Wang Qi. My ancestors used to be scribes, but later our family fell into poverty. Now I have no official position and I am tired of life in the capital, so I came here with Yunjiao."
Bi Tie Shi was the identity of Yun Jiao's mother's family when she entered the palace. Yun Jiao told Wei Yan Wan about the forged identity she used to enter the palace.
He also told her that she entered the palace to see her mother, Grandma Tian. Now that Grandma Tian was dead, the two of them left their past behind and came to Dali.
Wang Qi and Yunjiao managed some of Xiao Jian's properties in Dali. They got married a few years later and had children.
Now Wang Qi's son can run the shop for him.
On this day, Wang Qi and his son were selling things for the upcoming Torch Festival in Dali, when suddenly a father and son walked up to the stall.
"Young Master, how much is the folding fan?"
Wang Qi was about to reply when he saw the middle-aged man's leg, which was limping.
Wang Qi met his gaze, his eyes filled with a gratified smile.
The young master brought by the man was still picking and choosing, while Wang Qi's son, Wang Yi, was introducing him with all his might.
"Mian Yi, which one do you like? Have you picked it?"
Yongxuan was talking to Mianyi. Eighteen years had passed in a flash and Mianyi had grown into a big boy. Yongxuan always felt uneasy. He always thought that he should show Yongqi his son, his kind and sensible son.
“Father, that’s good, but my son has to pick a nice one for my wife as well.
Madam is pregnant now and still willing to travel with her son. My son should thank her very much."
Yongqi felt extremely warm in his heart. He said to the inside:
"Daughter-in-law, take out some styles that women like and let this young man choose."
Yongxuan let him know that Mian Yi was living a good life now. Yongqi also wanted to tell Yongxuan that he was doing well too and had a son and a daughter-in-law.
As she was speaking, a woman who looked 80% like Xiaoyanzi walked out.
Yongxuan looked at the woman's slightly bulging belly and took the folding fan with relief. He and Mian Yi selected a lot.
"Boss, give you the money."
Mian Yi handed the silver to Yongqi, turned around and helped Yongxuan away.
The moment Yongqi returned, Mian Yi thought to himself: Father must have seen me.
The moment Yongqi watched the father and son walk away, he knew that this was Yongqi's last act of filial piety.
The father and son were silent.
"Goodbye."