Song Xi paused for a while with his eyes lowered, and then let out a long sigh.

"Since then, I have been staying at home and being a leisurely person. On the surface, I helped my grandmother take care of the affairs and property. Secretly, I continued to study, practice martial arts, and travel around. The Song family's secret guard camp expanded in those years.

The number has tripled, and many profitable industries have gradually moved to the ancestral homeland."

"Every New Year's Eve, I would take the place of my father and brother to attend the annual banquet in the palace. While I was alert to the emperor's words, deeds and temptations, I would pretend to be mediocre and incompetent to deal with the powerful officials."

"Wu Zongmin's fear is like a sharp sword hanging above his head, torturing the minds of everyone in the family day and night. Sometimes I will have some doubts and resentment, because of the sacrifices of my ancestors and the sacrifices of my father and brother.

The dedication felt not worth it..."

Thinking of this, his emotions began to boil. Even though so many years have passed, the anger and hatred in his heart still cannot be completely calmed down!

The couple had personally experienced the subsequent misfortunes, and Song Xi did not want to mention those painful pasts again.

In this life, our kinship is shallow and all our elders are dead, but we still have many good memories left in our short time together.

He wanted to share these happy things with his wife, and let the painful parts slowly settle into his heart.

"When I was fifteen years old, I secretly went to the northwest front line to meet them. My father and eldest brother scared me so much that they almost picked up weapons and taught me a lesson. In the end, I relied on letters from my mother and grandmother.

I begged for mercy, and they reluctantly let me go."

"I made a special trip to assist them at that time. The accompanying team brought several carts of grain, grass and medicinal materials. In order to smoothly transport those supplies to the northwest, I also specially mobilized the power of the secret guard battalion. All the products of the Song family

I was forced to clean up everything in the capital, and for the next year my family had to live with a simple diet. Many of the servants who had signed the living contract thought that the Song family was about to collapse, and they kept looking for various reasons to terminate the contract and escape...

…”

"There's nothing I can do! Who let the Dog Emperor and the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households delay things? The Song family army in the northwest is almost unable to hold on. I can only take risks to raise food to help my father and brother tide over the difficulties."

"I don't regret this decision. In fact, I had a very fulfilling and happy few days in the northwest! My father and brother and I have not seen each other for many years. Of course, if we have the opportunity to reunite, we must seize and enjoy it!"

"I remember that my father liked Zhuangyuanhong from Chengdong Liquor very much. I brought him a few jars of it when he went to the northwest. As soon as he got drunk, he started talking about my mother's name and asked me endless questions."

"The eldest brother is also very interesting! He patted me on the shoulder and praised me lavishly. One moment he said, 'My second brother has grown up, and I am very happy to be such a sensible brother.' The next moment he lectured me with worry on how I shouldn't take risks. Their drinking capacity

It's worse than I expected. I started to feel dizzy after eating half a jar of yellow soup."

Happy memories flooded into my mind, followed by regret and sadness.

Song Xi blinked and suppressed the tears and sadness, and the sobs in his throat quietly swallowed into his heart.

He didn't tell the rest of the story, but the listeners around him could imagine how they got along.

Reunion is the rarest happiness for border guards. Even just a moment of reunion is enough to recall the beauty of a lifetime.

Yu Yalan snuggled in his arms meekly, tears streaming down her face before she knew it. There was a bit of nostalgia and pain in her reddish eyes, but there was a faint smile on her lightly pursed lips.

She also thought of the days spent in the Hou Mansion and the gentle and loving care of Mother Song and the old lady.

They are all the few warmth in this feudal world, but they failed to get a happy ending in the end.

Over the past few years, she has been regretting that she should not have left Beijing early and that she could not help the Song family survive the disaster.

She clearly had such powerful support in her body, and she couldn't catch any of the things she wanted to do the most and the people she wanted to save the most.

Song Xi took a deep breath and calmed down the turbulent emotions.

When he came back to his senses, he felt his wife's sadness, and the clothes on her chest were wet with tears.

"Lan'er, don't cry, but what did I say wrong to make you sad? It's not appropriate to be overjoyed or sad when you're pregnant with a child. If you're unhappy, just talk it out. I can solve it for you no matter what the trouble is. Don't worry about it.

It hurt my body too much.”

The man hurriedly wiped away her tears, and patted her back gently with his dry palms. The gentle coaxing was as soothing as sweet rain. It didn't take long for Yu Yalan to stop feeling sad.

She shook her head and leaned into her husband's arms, her voice slightly trembling and choking.

"I'm fine. I just feel a little sad when I think of my parents and grandmother. I can't hold back my emotions for a moment. From now on, we must stay together and never let go of each other no matter what happens! In the prosperous world or the blue sky, you are there for me.

This place is where I belong.”

Song Xi tightened the arms that hugged each other, and planted a pious and firm kiss on her forehead.

"Okay! We will definitely stay together until we grow old. No force in this world can separate us! Lan'er, you are also my destination, my heart and soul, and the happiness that I will firmly protect for all my life! I can't do it again in the future.

We have to bear the pain alone, but we share all the joys, sorrows and joys together."

The couple hugged quietly for a while, and after a long time they returned to their normal state.

The two were holding hands and were about to return to the house, when they turned around and saw their precious son quietly wiping away tears.

The negligent couple quickly wiped Xiaotuanzi's tears, coaxing him and asking him softly why he was sad.

Xiaotuanzi held his parents hand by hand, his cute little face full of seriousness and sadness.

"Fathers and mothers, don't cry. If you cry, I want to cry too. My grandfather and uncle will also cry in heaven..."

It seems that the child heard what they said and only felt sympathy for them when he saw them crying.

Yu Yalan gently touched her son's soft hair and comforted her with gentle eyes: "Dad and mother don't cry anymore, and Yu'er doesn't need to be sad either. We will all live happily in the future, grandfather and uncle in heaven."

Then they will feel relieved.”

Song Xi also tightened Xiaotuanzi's hand, scratched his face and chuckled: "Yu'er is so good, he has learned to comfort his parents, let's not be sad now, let's go have dinner together, and then put the beautiful

Fireworks, okay?"

Xiao Song Yu raised his face and nodded, and his sad expression immediately turned into a soft and cute smile.

"Okay! Let's go have a meal, then set off fireworks and sky lanterns. Write your wishes on them for your grandfather and uncle to see, and tell your grandmother and great-grandmother that Yuer has grown up again! Next year, you will have a younger brother with you!"

Song Xi picked him up with a smile on his face and led his wife towards the main courtyard.
Chapter completed!