Past Mistakes

The day after the escorting team from Liang Kingdom arrived in the capital of Qian Kingdom, Situ Yao visited her cousin Gu Ling and cousin-in-law Su Liang. It was as if the previous conflicts and fights had never happened.

Situ Jing and Situ Jing also came. In terms of blood relationship, these two are Gu Ling's cousins.

When Qiu Cong, who was dragged by Lao Mu to play with Zheng'er in the underground maze of the Su Mansion, received the news, Situ Jing was already sitting on it drinking tea.

Qiu Cong was about to go up immediately, but was held back by Lao Mu, "Why are you going? Forgot that you just said you didn't care about him yesterday? Really! He came as the prince of Liang Kingdom, are you afraid that he will be killed? Can’t be bullied?”

Qiu Cong pushed Lao Mu away and frowned, "It would be better if Xiao Liang and Xiao Gu really bully him."

"Why?" Zheng'er's little head popped up from a passage and asked with a smile, "Why is it good to be bullied? My aunt is the best person in the world and never bullies anyone!"

Lao Mu laughed loudly, opened his arms and rushed over to catch Zheng'er, but Zheng'er ran away again.

Lao Mu didn't chase after him. He returned to Qiu Cong and patted him on the shoulder, "Lao San, I know what you mean, but they know what's going on between the juniors. It's useless for you to worry about it!"

Lao Mu understood that from Qiu Cong's point of view, he actually hoped that Su Liang and Gu Ling could "break up" with Situ Jing. For example, they would beat up Situ Jing, wipe out their previous grudges, and accept him again.

But now Su Liang and Gu Ling treat Situ Jing with indifference, even ignorance.

It was said that it was Gu Ling who asked Situ Jing to return to Liang Kingdom to become the prince, but no one was watching him or controlling him. If he didn't want to go back, he could go wherever he wanted, and no one could control him.

Lao Mu completely understood Qiu Cong's mood. After all, that is the bloodline left by his daughter. As an elder, even if your children and grandchildren make mistakes, you still hope that they can have a chance to change their ways.

Lao Mu had a similar mentality towards his apprentice Mu Yu. I want to let go but can't let go. No matter what, I hope he will be well.

When he heard Zheng'er calling them from inside, Lao Mu left Qiu Cong and rushed in with a smile, "Here you go!"

…

When Situ Yao came, he also brought a gift specially prepared by Situ Xie for Gu Ling and Su Liang, a valuable jade screen. The carefully carved pattern on it was the Wolong Snow Mountain in Yaocheng.

"This is an antique. Grandfather said that my aunt liked this screen very much, and it was my aunt's wish to carve Wolong Mountain on it. But when my grandfather found a suitable craftsman to carve the screen, my aunt had passed away." Situ Yao sighed.

"Master Situ, go back and tell the King of Yue for us to thank him for the gift." Su Liang smiled.

Gu Ling, who was sitting next to her, was carving small flowers carefully without raising his head and not even looking at the guests, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Situ Jing nodded, "Okay, I will tell my grandfather. After Yao'er gets married, the second prince and I will set off to return to the country. From now on, Yao'er will only have two relatives in Qian Country, cousin Gu and his cousin, so I have to trouble you. Take good care of her."

Situ Yao looked at Su Liang earnestly and saw her smiling and nodding, "Young Master Situ, don't worry, please tell the King of Yue to relax. My Emperor is kind-hearted and has a good relationship with Princess Yaoguang. She is doing this." The country will live well."

These words were very polite, very decent, very friendly, but not mixed with any emotion.

Not to mention that it was Gu Ling, not Su Liang, who was truly related by blood to these three "distinguished guests". If Gu Ling were asked to speak, he would not even be polite.

It can be said that the previous matters were all about different stances, but you can't talk about your stance when you want to stir up trouble, and then put aside your stance at other times and just talk about relationships and feelings. The two faces can be switched on demand.

From the beginning to the end, Su Liang had the same attitude towards Gu Ling, the so-called maternal grandfather's family: Just pretend.

Regardless of whether others believed that Situ Xie cared about Gu Ling or not, Su Liang and Gu Ling themselves did not believe it at all.

Hearing Su Liang's words, Situ Yao narrowed her eyes. Situ Jing sighed and said nothing more. Even if nothing happened before, Su Liang and Gu Ling still had this attitude, let alone now?

But having said that, Su Liang's arrest was not part of Situ Xie's plan. It was Situ Jing's fault.

Situ Jing looked at Situ Jing, "Won't the second prince go visit his grandfather and sister?"

Situ Xie said that he asked Situ Jing to try his best to win Qiu Cong over to Liang Kingdom.

Situ Jing put down the tea cup and looked at Su Liang with a calm expression, "Grandpa probably doesn't want to see me. Can I go see my sister?"

"You need to ask your grandpa first about this matter." Su Liang looked calm. Who can contact Nangong Qian should be decided by her protector Qiu Cong.

"Is grandpa here?" Situ Jing asked.

"Wait a moment, he will come over." Su Liang said.

Not long after, Qiu Cong came out of the underground secret room with Zheng'er on his back. Next to him was Lao Mu. Lao Mu was holding Zheng'er's little hand and shaking it, looking like a warm and harmonious family of three...

Among Su Liang's four masters, Cen Man had the best temper. Among the three old men, Lao Mu has the best temper and the highest emotional intelligence. It seems that he and Qiu Cong quarrel every day, but in fact they have a good relationship. After Mu Yu gained wisdom and stopped struggling, Lao Mu's life became less troublesome and he became much more peaceful.

The smile on Qiu Cong's face disappeared after seeing Situ Jing.

Zheng'er lay on Qiu Cong's back and looked at the three guests curiously. One of them seemed familiar to him, so he asked, "Have we met this uncle before?"

It was Situ Jing who asked.

When he was Chen Yun, he once came to Beijing with Lin Qi to do business. At that time, he had a good relationship with Su Liang, and he even hugged Zheng'er.

But Zheng'er felt that he looked familiar but was not sure, because after Situ Jing shaved his beard, his appearance and temperament were different from before.

Situ Jing nodded, "I have seen you, and I have hugged you."

Zheng'er was surprised, "Which uncle are you? Did you change your appearance?" He had seen Gu Ling change his appearance.

Situ Jing did not avoid the fact that he was Chen Yun before, and covered the lower half of his face with both hands, "Big beard. Do you remember?"

Zheng'er suddenly realized, "Uncle Chen Beibei!"

Situ Jing put down his hand and smiled faintly, "It's me." The nickname Chen Beibei was given by Lin Qi.

Qiu Cong narrowed his eyes and watched the interaction between Situ Jing and Zheng'er. He carried Zheng'er to the front and put him on the ground. Zheng'er ran towards Situ Jing, "Uncle Beibei, you look much better without the beard!"

Situ Jing hugged Zheng'er and subconsciously glanced at Su Liang and Gu Ling.

Just then, Gu Ling looked up and gave him a cold look, then lowered his head and continued to carve.

Su Liang thought it was nothing. Children didn't understand the twists and turns between adults. Just let Zheng'er be happy.

Situ Jing picked up Zheng'er and sat him on his lap. Zheng'er smiled and said, "Grandpa Qiu said he hoped his grandson would be bullied. Who is Grandpa Qiu's grandson?"

Qiu Cong:...

Old Mu laughed and went out.

A voice came from behind Zheng'er, "I am."

Zheng'er turned his head in surprise, "Uncle Beibei, it's you! Why does Grandpa Qiu hope you will be bullied? It's so strange."

Qiu Cong also floated away silently without saying a word.

Su Liang smiled faintly and said nothing. She knew what Zheng'er was talking about, and Situ Jing must know it too.

Situ Yao felt that the atmosphere was strange, so she greeted Zheng'er and gave him a very beautiful jade bell.

Zheng'er thanked Situ Yao, and was picked up by Situ Jing and walked out, "I'm going to talk to grandpa, you guys chat."

"Put Zheng'er down." Gu Ling finally said the first sentence.

Situ Jing pretended not to hear, took a big step, and disappeared at the door.

Zheng'er's laughter came in, "Uncle Beibei, run! My beautiful uncle wants to beat you!"

...

Seeing the attitude of Gu Ling and Su Liang, Situ Jing and Situ Yao, brother and sister, really had nothing to say, so they quickly got up and said goodbye, and had no intention of waiting for Situ Jing.

Su Liang asked Qi Jun to see them off, and did not return the gift.

When there were only two people left, Gu Ling put down the wood in his hand. The beautiful wooden carving box on the table next to him was almost full of exquisite wood carvings.

"Master, do you think Situ Yao is a smart person?" Su Liang asked.

They have dealt with each other more than once, and Situ Yao has never done anything that disgusts Su Liang. She looks like a perfect princess.

But there is another possibility, she pretends to be perfect.

Gu Ling shook his head, "It has nothing to do with us." If his mother were alive, she might care about these people from her mother's family. But his mother has passed away long ago, and Gu Ling will not treat Situ's people as relatives just because of Situ Ning's relationship. That would be stupid and dangerous for him.

If Situ Xie really loves Situ Yao and really wants to do good for her, he shouldn't let her come to marry. Just like when Situ Ning married, although she chose the man herself, but Situ Xie agreed to marry far away, and he knew how risky it was to do so.

It is meaningless to talk about blood ties with a group of people who only talk nicely but don't actually regard blood ties as important.

"I hope she will take care of herself." Su Liang sighed slightly.

On the other side, Situ Jing found Qiu Cong and asked to see Nangong Qian.

Qiu Cong naturally would not stop him and let him go.

Zheng'er asked Qiu Cong, "Does Mr. Qiu have a bad relationship with Uncle Beibei?"

Qiu Cong nodded, "Very bad."

"Why?" Zheng'er asked.

Qiu Cong was silent for a moment before answering, "He is not well behaved."

Zheng'er complained in a low voice, "He is so old, but Mr. Qiu still treats him as a child? I am not a child anymore."

Qiu Cong narrowed his eyes, "Zheng'er is right."

When Situ Jing saw Nangong Qian, he found that her complexion was much better than when he left last time. She did not look sick, and she had gained some weight, not as skinny as before.

Nangong Qian was very surprised to see Situ Jing, and took his arm and pulled him to see the flowers she planted with her own hands.

"It looks very beautiful." Situ Jing looked at the red peony in front of him and nodded slightly.

Nangong Qian smiled and said, "Grandpa said that he would teach me kung fu in a few days! I'm afraid I can't learn it. Grandpa watched me every day and asked me to walk three circles in the mansion. It was very tiring at the beginning, but it's much better now."

Situ Jing nodded, "It's a good thing. Can you go out?"

"Sure!" Nangong Qian nodded, "Grandpa took me to Huguo Temple to burn incense, to go boating, and to Zheng'er's restaurant to eat. I go out often."

Qiu Cong looked at Nangong Qian very strictly, but he didn't lock her up. She could go out whenever she wanted, and Qiu Cong always accompanied her to protect her.

"Grandma Cen's eyes were also cured by Uncle Su. Have you seen her? She looks much younger than before. Uncle Su's medical skills are really amazing!" Nangong Qian mentioned Su Liang with admiration.

Situ Jing looked at Nangong Qian steadily, and he couldn't see any shadow of the woman who wanted to get Gu Ling in her.

To be honest, Situ Jing had no feelings for Nangong Qian. They are half-brothers and sisters, but they did not grow up together. They even only met this year. Situ Jing did not like her temperament when they first met.

"Brother, what are you looking at?" Nangong Qian was puzzled.

"The medicine is very effective." Situ Jing looked away.

Nangong Qian thought that Situ Jing was talking about the medicine Su Liang gave her to treat her, so she nodded and said, "Yes, I don't take much medicine now, and it's not bitter. Uncle Su gave me a prescription for food supplement, which has a medicinal taste." Very good, Qiuyue's cooking skills are getting better and better. Brother, will you stay for dinner? "

Situ Jing nodded, "I'll leave in a few days."

Nangong Qian looked disappointed, "Why do you have to leave? Can't you stay? I want to live with my grandpa and brother."

Situ Jing looked calm and said, "I'm not welcome here."

Nangong Qian frowned, "We can move out. Buy a new house, it doesn't need to be too big, and our family of three can live with Qiuyue. It would be better for Grandma Cen to stay with us."

Situ Jing was stunned for a moment, "Did grandpa teach you to say that?"

Nangong Qian lowered her head, "I thought of it myself. I want to live with my brother. The whole family should be together..."

Hearing the word "family", Situ Jing's mind suddenly flashed back to the life he lived with his adoptive parents in Chen's family in Xuanbei City when he was a child...

Seeing Situ Jing's expression change, Nangong Qian looked a little uneasy, "Brother, is he angry? It's really not my grandpa who taught me what to say."

"No." Situ Jing shook his head, "I suddenly thought of something to do. Can we come back for dinner tomorrow?"

Nangong Qian nodded quickly, "Okay! I'll ask Qiuyue to prepare more delicious food. Brother must come tomorrow."

"Yes." Situ Jing raised his hand, hesitated for a moment, and gently rubbed Nangong Qian's hair. He saw Gu Ling do this to Su Liang, and it felt pretty good.

After watching Situ Jing leave, Nangong Qian turned around and saw Qiu Cong falling from the sky with Zheng'er in his arms.

"Did you tell him those words?" Qiu Cong asked.

Nangong Qian nodded and sighed slightly, "Brother was a little unhappy and didn't agree to stay. He left for some reason, but said he would come back for dinner tomorrow."

Qiu Cong hummed, "Let's talk tomorrow, he may not come."

But then Qiu Cong made an appointment with Zheng'er to go fishing together tomorrow, saying he wanted to eat fish. Qiuyue learned the fish cooking skills from Su Liang quite well.

Zheng'er asked Qiu Cong why he didn't go fishing today so he could eat it today. Qiu Cong said he only wanted to eat it tomorrow.

…

Duanmu Chen received the report and Situ Jing asked to see him. He was a little surprised and didn't know what he was doing.

When they met, Situ Jing got straight to the point, "I heard that my adoptive parents are still in the prison. I want to visit them."

Duanmu Chen chuckled, "I thought you had forgotten those two people. If you didn't mention them, they would be beheaded in a few days."

The reason why those two people are still alive is naturally to deal with Situ Jing. If he cared.

Duanmu Chen readily agreed and asked Chang An to accompany Situ Jing to the Tianlao, but it was just to visit the prison. Situ Jing didn't ask for anything else.

…

It rained yesterday, today it is clear and sunny.

But Tianlao and the outside seemed to be separated into two worlds by a thick high wall, and they were still gloomy and dark.

Situ Jing saw Chen's father and Chen's mother. They were so thin that they were huddled in the corner with dull eyes. The stench of excrement could still be smelled in the air.

"Second Prince Situ, do you want to go in?" Chang An asked.

Situ Jing nodded, and Chang An asked someone to open the big rusty iron lock on the cell door.

Chang'an didn't leave, just stood outside. Situ Jing didn't care, walked straight in, stopped in front of Chen's mother, squatted down, and put his hands on her skinny shoulders.

Chen's mother trembled and looked straight at Situ Jing. Her dark eyes suddenly lit up, "Yun'er? Yun'er, are you back?" She threw herself into Situ Jing's arms and held him tightly. collar, crying loudly, "You don't know how much my mother misses you...she misses you so much!"

Chang'an watched this scene silently, then his eyes turned to Chen's father. He slowly raised his head, his eyes as cold as a knife, fixed on Situ Jing's back.

Chang'an withdrew his gaze and looked at the straw mat in the cell opposite. There was dried blood on it, and he remembered that the spy sent by Mu Ya to harm Su Liang was imprisoned there.

Listening to Chen's mother crying and laughing incoherently from behind, Chang'an suspected that she had gone crazy and couldn't distinguish between reality and fantasy, because she thought Situ Jing was taken away by Situ Xie and did not grow up under their knees. The eldest son thought he was the real Chen Yun, and also mentioned the younger son Chen Xiao, saying that he was waiting for them at home.

However, the real Chen Yun and Chen Xiao are both dead.

Situ Jing allowed Chen's mother to hold him and did not correct Chen's mother's "mistake".

He heard the rustling sound of iron chains approaching, and he knew that Chen's father was behind him.

But Situ Jing didn't make any reaction. He just knelt on the ground, hugged Chen's mother who was crying, and patted her back gently.

When Chang An heard the obvious impact of the iron chains, he turned around and looked over again. His expression changed and he saw Father Chen strangling Situ Jing's neck with the iron chains that bound his hands!

Chen's father's messy hair did not cover the protruding veins, which showed that he used all his strength.

Chang'an knew that Situ Jing was very strong and nothing would happen, so he had no plans to go in.

However, Situ Jing showed no resistance and let the iron chain strangle his neck, leaning back and falling to the ground.

Chen's mother stared blankly, chanting "Yun'er", watching Chen's father trying to strangle Situ Jing to death but not moving. Suddenly, she started to laugh, clapped her hands and laughed, "Hurry! Hurry! Ours Yun'er is waiting!"

Her speech, which had sounded obviously slurred before, suddenly became clear again.

Chang'an opened the ajar door and rushed in. He slashed at the back of Chen's father's neck with his knife. He used a lot of force, but was unable to knock him out. He hit him three times in a row before Chen's father fell to the ground.

Chang'an pulled the iron chain on Father Chen's hand away from Situ Jing's neck, and saw a deep red mark, which was already bleeding.

"Second Prince Situ! Second Prince Situ!" Chang An's heart sank and he went to check Situ Jing's breathing.

Situ Jing coughed and opened his eyes, slowly sat up and looked at Chen's mother.

Chen's mother also looked at him. She stopped smiling and her eyes were full of hatred. If she could, she would choose to strangle Situ Jing to death with her own hands.

At this moment, Situ Jing realized that the couple must have known that their two sons were dead, maybe they had dreamed about it, maybe they had guessed it, maybe they knew there was no other possibility.

Therefore, they are waiting here for Situ Jing to come. He may not come, but if he does, his adoptive parents have carefully prepared a scene to kill him in revenge.

What's funny is that Chen's mother really deceived him, and she even gave him an idea at that time: It would be great if he was really their biological son...

"Second Prince Situ, are you okay?" Chang An's words interrupted Situ Jing's thoughts.

"It's okay." Situ Jing stood up, looked at Chen's mother again, opened his mouth, said nothing, closed his eyes and walked out.

The sound of Chen's mother crying could be heard behind her, but Situ Jing never looked back.

…

When Duanmu Chen saw Situ Jing entering the palace again, he thought he was asking for mercy and wanted to save his adoptive parents.

Unexpectedly, Situ Jing opened his mouth and said, "Can Emperor Qian give them a pleasant surprise and let them get on their way as soon as possible?"

Duanmu Chen was surprised, "Just wait for the execution."

Situ Jing shook his head, "It's so painful to live, but you can be reunited with their son if you die."

Duanmu Chen looked indifferent, "They don't want to die, otherwise they would have committed suicide long ago."

Situ Jing suddenly laughed, the smile not reaching his eyes, "They have survived to this day just to kill me and have no other thoughts. Some emperors feel embarrassed, so let it go."

Duanmu Chen sighed slightly, "It's not difficult. Since Second Prince Situ insists, I will make arrangements."

"Thank you." Situ Jing stood up to say goodbye, walked to the door, then suddenly turned back and asked Duanmu Chen, "Do you really like Situ Yao that much?"

Duanmu Chen smiled gently, "Yes."

Situ Jing left without saying anything more.

After Duanmu Chen asked about Situ Jing's trip to Tianlao, he asked Chang'an to find Su Liang and tell her the whole story.

…

Before going to bed that night, Su Liang mentioned Situ Jing again, "Master, there is one thing that we seem to have ignored."

Gu Ling was lying on Su Liang's body listening to the little god's movements. When he heard the words, he raised his head and said, "What?"

"Do you still remember that in Nanshan City, you saw the black mist between Situ Jing's eyebrows? At that time, we all thought he was poisoned and would die. I saved him and completed the mission." Su Liang frowned, "But it later turned out that That time he actually wanted to kill someone he shouldn’t have killed.”

Gu Ling's face slightly condensed, and then Su Liang continued, "The question is, since you can see it, it means that we should have stopped it. Did not stopping him violate God's will? If we had stopped him from killing that person, we would have discovered it in time. His secret, many things will be different later.”

Gu Ling frowned, "Am I responsible for his current fate?"

"We." Su Liang corrected, "Logically speaking, what he made was his own choice and he should bear the consequences. But in terms of your special ability, that time was indeed our mistake. I'm worried that this mistake will It will bring worse consequences. I just think that maybe our attitude towards Situ Jing should be more clear and positive. Since we can't kill him, we should prevent him from going further down the wrong path and becoming a madman in the future, which will pose a threat to us. threaten."

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