bookcurios Chapter 314: Born Like the Blazing Sun
Chapter 314: Born Like the Blazing Sun
"Yu'er, there are some roads you want to go, and I have to accompany you."
"If you want to benefit the people, how can you not take me with you?"
Zhao Fangjin was breathing so weakly that he took three breaths for every sentence he spoke. He actually lay on the bed and said to Zhao Fangyu, how could she not take her with her?
My heart felt like it was soaked in something, sour, numb, swollen, itchy, and a mixture of various feelings, and I couldn't tell which one was more severe.
The feeling of being touched is real, and the fear is also real.
Zhao Fangjin was too bold, so bold that one wrong step led to the complete loss of everything, and the first half of his life came to nothing.
Zhao Fangyu knew that she hated evil and was like the blazing sun, and could not stand darkness and gloom. But Zhao Fangyu could never have guessed that Zhao Fangjin would do this for her one day!
The elder sister who said she would take good care of her...even though she has grown up, the promise she made back then still stands.
"You are crazy!"
"I don't even know what I'm doing, so why should you decide for me?"
She herself didn't know what her fate would be, she didn't know if she could have an intact body. Even though the Li family would back her up, she didn't want to put the first lady in a difficult position.
The Li family and the eldest lady are both very good people. Why should she sacrifice other people's lives for what she did herself?
"What do you think of Sister Shu? If something happens to you, will you also entrust your daughter to me like Xiaowu did?"
Acting in this way is extremely reckless. Even when Zhao Fangjin was a child, it would be difficult for him to do such a reckless thing!
Zhao Fangyu didn't want Zhao Fangjin to be too involved in many things. If she failed, there would be a reckoning.
As a neutral royalist family, the Song family would at most stay away from the political center and would never have to worry about their lives.
Zhao Fangjin is different from her. The Song family's position is naturally a barrier, enough to protect her from being implicated in Zhao Fangyu's failure.
Zhao Fangyu's own position was in jeopardy. Everything she did from now on would be like stepping on the soul-binding rope of the Year of the Ox and Horse. If she took a wrong step or revealed any flaw, all the past events would become her death warrant!
The emperor still has some patience with her now. If he waits for that day, the Royal Guards will come to kill her silently...
That is when there is no turning back.
Someone will always die in these undercurrents. The undercurrents were stirred up by her, but she cannot control them.
Zhao Fangjin was not allowed to participate in the past, and he is even less allowed to do so now.
She couldn't let a mother lose two daughters at the same time...
Zhao Fangjin shook her head with difficulty. Seeing that her lips were so dry that they were almost peeling, Zhao Fangyu turned around and poured some water for her himself.
After asking someone to test the person, help him up and give him some water.
Zhao Fangjin had just given birth to a child and it was time for her to have a good rest.
After Zhao Fangyu's persuasion, Zhao Fangjin was very tired and did not say anything. The two of them leaned against each other, each accumulating strength and words.
Zhao Fangyu was smarter after all and knew what Zhao Fangjin was thinking, but she couldn't just accept other people's kindness because she knew their feelings and knew they were sincerely helping her.
She used a towel wrung out with warm water to wipe Zhao Fangjin's body bit by bit. The warm towel took away the sticky discomfort.
"I know you want the best for me, but you can't ignore mother and Shu Jie'er, not to mention that you have a newborn baby."
In fact, needless to say, Zhao Fangyu could probably guess why Zhao Fangjin wanted to help her. It was simply because she was now walking on thin ice, and Zhao Fangjin couldn't stand it and wanted to help.
But now they are no longer the two little girls in the garden back then, and each of them has a group of people behind them.
Zhao Fangjin has not only her mother, the eldest lady, and her brothers Zhao Zhihuai and Zhao Zhirun behind her, but she also has a husband, a daughter, a son, and grandchildren in the future. She should live for a long time.
A woman who lives like the scorching sun should stay in the world forever and spread her light and warmth.
I shouldn't have risked getting involved in her affairs.
Zhao Fangjin gently pinched the skin on the back of Zhao Fangyu's hand. She had no strength now, otherwise she would have pinched Zhao Fangyu to make it hurt a little. Only when it hurts a little will she know to look for someone.
"Mother told me that you built a very beautiful garden with a small building inside called the Beauty of the Flowers, which gathers the essence, spirit and bones of women from ancient times to the present."
"But it's been a long time since I last went to the Crane King's Palace."
After getting married, the sisters met less and less often, and gradually, they received less and less news. Because of her pregnancy, Zhao Fangjin was even the last one to know about some news about Zhao Fangyu...
She knew that others were doing it for her own good, but she didn't want to.
After getting married, that door seemed to not only lock her from the Zhao family, but also lock her from Zhao Fangyu.
She watched helplessly as the distance between herself and Zhao Fangyu gradually widened, and watched helplessly as Zhao Fangyu walked away little by little towards danger.
She is the eldest sister, how can I not stop her?
"You are my sister. If you register it under my mother's name, you will never regret it."
"Luckily you married in the capital. If you were like Xiaowu, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to succeed either."
Zhao Fangyu immediately covered Zhao Fangjin's lips as he was about to speak: "Nonsense! There's no taboo!"
Zhao Fangjin stretched out his hand, his fingers were so cold that even a warm towel could not warm them up.
This cold hand firmly and slowly pulled Zhao Fangyu's hand away.
"But I can't watch you die..."
They couldn't even bear to see Zhao Fangyun die, so how could Zhao Fangjin watch Zhao Fangyu go to his death?
"I told you that if anything goes wrong, I will take care of it for you. Today's disaster is because I schemed against others and I am not good enough in martial arts."
"But if I could do it again, I wouldn't regret it."
"Without this, the Song family's pests cannot be eliminated, and the Song family will not help you."
Zhao Fangjin grabbed Zhao Fangyu's fingers and rubbed them slowly, just like she did countless times when they were children, except that at that time Zhao Fangyu leaned on her, hid in her arms, playing with her finger belt, and now the situation was reversed.
"After Xiaowu left, I realized how precious human life is. I haven't seen my cousin since she entered the palace for many years. I don't know when we will meet again. Will we ever have the chance to hold hands and talk happily again in this life?"
"You and Mo'er are the only two sisters left by my side. You can't ask me to watch you walk slowly into a place of no return, and ask me to live peacefully and cleanly standing by the side, watching you die."
"Isn't this torture for me?"
"You are the fourth daughter born of the legitimate wife, my biological sister. How can I ignore you?"
"If one day, I were to fall into that situation, would you be able to bear it and ignore me?"
Zhao Fangyu thought about it and felt that she probably couldn't do it and just watch Zhao Fangjin die.
She still remembers it now. When they came out of Shou'an Hall, Zhao Fangjin held her hand and told her what it meant to be overwhelmed by the east wind. She said she would protect her...
The day when the jokes I told as a child came true was surprisingly tragic.
This sentence was soaked in basins of blood and medicine. It made people feel at ease, but also made their bones ache.
Zhao Fangjin had no strength left, and Zhao Fangyu was speechless. He silently fed Zhao Fangjin a few wontons, and Zhao Fangjin fell asleep again due to exhaustion. Zhao Fangyu sat beside the bed and watched Zhao Fangjin, who looked defeated.
The bright eldest daughter of the Zhao family in my memory is like a blooming peony in Longxi, so gorgeous that every look is full of vigorous vitality.
It was a kind of beauty that made people marvel and subconsciously want to get closer. She got closer and indeed felt the light and warmth that belonged to Zhao Fangjin, but why did she still feel a little sad in her heart...
How could she... meet such a nice person?
Such a good sister, such a good mother, and even an equally good Zhou Qinghe at the border...
Her life has always been one of flowers and thorns. It has been like this since she was a child, and now she seems to have gotten used to it.
Since it was Zhao Fangjin's instruction, Xun Yue's actions were explained. Zhao Fangyu did not ask any more questions. He carefully lowered the curtain and opened a gap in the window for ventilation.
"This window cannot be closed day or night. Leave a gap. Light a charcoal basin on weekdays to prevent Big Sister from catching a cold."
Xun Yue responded, and Zhao Fangyu went to look for Shu Jie'er.
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Yang's
Liu Mianxin was in a good mood and used a small copper spoon to pick up the corn in the cup and feed it to the birds.
The parrot's tender yellow feathers were delicately rubbed into it, its pink little mouth opened and closed, and its watery black bean-like eyes stared at Liu Mianxin.
"Done?"
A short, fat old lady stood opposite Liu Mianxin, grovelling and saying, "Okay, I'll ask Madam Guo to add the spices this morning."
"Can it be saved?"
The old mother bowed her head and smiled apologetically: "If it had not been discovered, then it would have been too late to save her. It is not uncommon for women to have hemorrhage after giving birth."
"Besides, Madam Guo is an elder in the mansion. Even if the truth is finally revealed, it won't involve our family."
Liu Mianxin didn't like what he heard.
"How can the life or death of the daughter-in-law of the Song family and the girl of the Zhao family have anything to do with the Yang family?"
The golden corn fell into the little parrot's mouth. The little parrot trembled a few times and ate the corn cleanly. It even came over and rubbed Liu Mianxin's fingers obediently.
Liu Mianxin likes birds the most, and among birds he likes parrots the most because they are smart, can speak human language, and are beautiful.
Soft feathers brushed across his skin. Liu Mianxin put down the corn with interest and glanced in the direction of the Song family.
Naturally, nothing could be seen at this time, but Liu Mianxin seemed to have seen the scene of the Song family's death, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
"Madam lost too much blood after giving birth, and the bleeding continued. It was probably due to excessive thinking during pregnancy."
"The mother-in-law is not kind... As a daughter-in-law, life is naturally not easy."
"We mothers should always think more about our children."
The fight for succession is never about just one person. Even if Yang Xiaofei is not very capable, there is still the Yang family behind her and a father who is the prime minister.
The people Zhao Fangyu cares about are Zhou Qinghe, Li Shuqing and Zhao Fangjin.
Among these three, Zhao Fangjin is the closest and the one that Zhao Fangyu can empathize with the most.
Liu Mianxin slowly poured a spoonful of millet into the food box and called someone to ask about his little daughter's homework.