Chapter 632
Chapter 632
When they came down the mountain, it was already pitch dark. Guard Song Li rushed back and forth, making arrangements, and then he told Song Xinglu, "My lord, if you go east of Keqi Mountain again, you will no longer be in our Dalong territory."
Song Xinglu hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's rent a house here and rest for half a year."
The weather in winter is getting colder, and it is not appropriate to go outside the Dalong area. Song Li was relieved after hearing this, "Young Master, you have been ill these days and have been coughing all night. You need to take a good rest. Why don't we go back to the capital and visit the young lady?"
"I wonder how my stubborn sister is doing now? Although Pei Si has some blood in him, the relationship between husband and wife is weak. I am afraid that he has already let down my stubborn sister."
Seeing that Song Xinglu was worried, Song Li decided to persuade him to the end.
"If you hadn't gone to support the young lady, she would have had a hard time living alone in that man-eating mansion. Besides, the old lady in the Zhenguo Mansion is a vicious and evil woman, and she's not an easy mother-in-law to deal with. If things go wrong, our young lady will have suffered a lot of grievances."
The brother and sister had a falling out back then, but in the end, broken bones are still connected.
Hearing this, Song Xinglu slowly shook his head and said, "I don't have the energy now. What's more, I am only wearing white clothes, I have nothing, no fame or fortune, and I am just an adopted son of the Song family. Even if I want to, I can't help Guanzhou at all."
Song Li hesitated, "...Young Master, I'm afraid the young lady is also waiting for you."
Song Xinglu sighed slightly, pointing at the luggage scattered all over the room in the inn, "My father gave me many instructions before he left. I thought that as his son, I must inherit his legacy. Now Dalong's territory is vast. It took me nearly two years to walk from the capital to the easternmost part, and then to the southernmost part, the northernmost part, and the westernmost part. There are countless pieces of paper that need to be sorted out. Not to mention that it will take three to five months to get to the capital, I don't have the energy for it even if it's just a month."
Song Li thought of his master's lofty ambitions, and his eldest son also loved mountains and rivers, but he measured them with his feet. Needless to say, the hardships and difficulties along the way were self-evident.
Many times, either the mountains were steep or bandit attacks occurred, and I escaped death countless times before I got to where I am today.
The eldest son was calm and capable, and he kept writing. Wherever he went, he would record the local customs and people, as well as the unique mountains and rivers.
It is only through traveling this long distance that we have come across this room full of priceless treasures.
Seeing this, Song Li could only nod.
"I hope the eldest girl is better. She was young before and misunderstood your care for her. I only hope that she can understand your good intentions in the future."
A smile appeared on Song Xinglu's slightly weathered face.
"You will understand."
Song Li asked again, "Do you want to send a message to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?"
Song Xinglu sighed, "I sent a lot of letters last year, but Guanzhou didn't reply to my letter. I'm afraid she's still angry with me. Never mind. In two or three years, when you and I can't walk anymore, it won't be too late to go back and see her."
"Don't be angry with the eldest daughter, my dear. She has been spoiled by you and the master and his wife since she was a child, so she is naturally spoiled. But the son-in-law was also raised in luxury, and he passed the imperial examination at a young age. He has a bright future and is naturally a noble person. When the couple clash like this, no one will bow down, so it is inevitable that they will quarrel."
Song Xinglu nodded slightly.
"Guan Zhou must go through some trials before he can establish himself. I have no interest in fame and fortune, and in Guan Zhou's eyes, I am also a person who has not made any progress."
At night, Song Xinglu's room was brightly lit with candles. He was still busy organizing manuscripts. Song Li got up from the couch, put clothes on Song Xinglu and poured him tea.
"My Lord, it's late at night, you should go to bed early."
Song Xinglu waved his hand, "I didn't write down a lot of what I saw and heard during the day. I'm afraid if I delay for two days, I'll forget it again."
Song Li sighed, "My dear, before the master and his wife passed away, they both told you to get married as soon as possible. Now that you are old, even if you go east and west, you must get married and have children."
Song Xinglu leaned back on the chair, looked up at Song Li and smiled, "Do you miss Qi Niang?"
Song Li bowed quickly, "Not really, it's just that at my age, I already have two children, and you are alone. I feel that the old man and the old lady are still thinking about you in their graves."
"You are wrong. If mother were still alive, I wouldn't have worried her so much without you telling me. But father always puts my wishes first. I was born in a poor family, but fortunately father adopted me. He knew that I was young and had many problems in my heart, so he taught me to follow my heart."
Song Xinglu was abused and sold by his own parents. He was four or five years old at that time and could remember everything. His family falsely accused him of theft and sold him directly to a matchmaker.
He also said that he didn't hit the boy's face, but just let the matchmaker sell the brothel for a few taels of silver.
Fortunately, Song Wenqi from the Hanlin Academy met the boy on the way. Seeing that there was not a single piece of good meat on his body, he immediately took out some silver and saved him.
At that time, the couple had difficulty in having children, and seeing the pitiful child, Mrs. Xu felt so distressed when she saw the child that she burst into tears. She immediately adopted the child and included him in the Song family tree.
It was not until Song Guanzhou was born that Song Xinglu began to speak again.
He lay beside his sister every day and heard his mother say that if he didn't teach his sister to speak, his sister might never be able to speak in her life.
Song Xinglu believed it to be true, and then he reopened his closed heart and truly integrated into the Song family.
When he grew up, he returned to his hometown and learned that his biological parents had become well-known philanthropists in the local area. He felt that life was unbelievable.
absurd!
Song Xinglu had a huge knot in his heart because he almost killed his own son but still had a good reputation.
When Xu was alive, she was his best spiritual comfort.
When his mother passed away, his father aged overnight. Only then did he realize that he needed to stand on his own feet. But before he could properly honor his father, his father died of depression due to missing his deceased wife.
The son wants to raise and kisses!
Song Xinglu, suppressing the huge sadness in his heart, came to his sister. Seeing that his sister was treated poorly, he could no longer bear it and had a deep talk with the Duke, wanting to take his sister away.
However, in this matter, Pei Si's sister, who loved him deeply, refused to obey.
The brother and sister were in a state of disarray. In the vast land and among the huge crowd, he had no desire to survive.
Fortunately, Song Li followed him and refused to let him go alone.
After being in a daze for half a year, I recalled what my father had always wanted in his life and decided to travel thousands of miles to fulfill his legacy.
The many nameless mountains, nameless rivers, the turbulent or silent flowing water, all the things in this world that cannot speak, gradually made Song Xinglu walk more steadily and peacefully.
He is no longer the suave and playboy he used to be in the capital.
Nor is he the listless man guarding his parents' graves.
After listening to this, Song Li sighed and said, "I am not good at talking, and I can't persuade you at all. But if there is someone who understands you, then I will be able to take good care of you."
Song Xinglu laughed when he heard this, his eyebrows and eyes were full of romance.
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