Chapter 43: The Lonely Young Man

  The sweltering heat of late summer has yet to dissipate, and the weather is still unbearably hot.

  Can't help but follow Xia Tong, braving the sweltering heat to accompany her on a stroll through the Imperial Garden!

  Half a month had passed, and Xiaotong's body had long since recovered, but she was still staying in the palace. The imperial physician said that she had not fully recovered yet and needed to continue staying in the palace for recuperation, lest there be remaining poison that had not been cleared!

  Mo Beichen agreed, and Xia Tong was also happy to see him every day. Mo Beichen came to visit her every day, and even the emperor, who had been at odds with her, seemed much kinder, no longer making things difficult for her, and even rewarded her with many delicious foods and gifts!

  No need to see that delicate and lovely but annoying swallow, she is already carefree!

  "Girl, you're too reckless!" Mu Beichuan stopped in his tracks, looking at her, and finally mustered up the courage to say it out loud. That day, he was really frightened, if she had actually died then, wouldn't he have fallen into loneliness again?

  "Call me sister!" Xia Tong smiled and gently patted his head.

  "You stupid woman, even if you want to prove your innocence, there's no need to swallow such a big lump. You're asking for trouble!" Mu Beichuan said to himself, his fists clenched tightly as he looked at her with some anger.

  Xiatong was taken aback, it had been so many days, and he still couldn't let go of that matter, blaming her endlessly! During the time she spent with him, she found that whenever he was worried or afraid, his small fists would always be clenched tightly, as if gathering some unknown power.

  That day's poisoning incident ended with the execution of the maid who poisoned, and no one mentioned it again, except for Mu Beichuan's lingering resentment towards Xiaotong's foolishness, as if it had already faded from everyone's memory!

  According to Qing Lei, if it weren't for the emperor's timely intervention and feeding the poisoned fish to the koi in the lake, the one who would have died might have been him! To say it again, if he hadn't seen Xia Tong eating the poisonous pastries with his own eyes while being completely unaware of the situation, then the person responsible for poisoning must be her!

  A conspiracy, two birds with one stone! She and the Emperor, or so to speak: Lǐguó and Nánguó! The fisherman's gain is the northern border, it's only natural that this little girl is a spy sent by the Northern Border, this was confessed by the poisonous maid herself during interrogation!

  Xiatong sometimes wonders, if she hadn't been so extreme in proving her innocence, would she still be able to tell them with her own mouth that she is innocent? But would they believe her? A woman with a certain purpose and a princess; a woman of unknown origin?

  If you don't believe it, has war already broken out between Lǐ Guó and Nán Guó?

  Hehe, it's all right now! Nothing happened after all!

  "Little brat, you're always nagging me all day long, you're almost like my mom!" Mu Bei Cheng's head was accustomed to it, she smiled and said, but a hint of melancholy flashed in her heart: On the other side, I wonder how Dad and Mom are doing without me around to bother them, are they living well?

  For the first time, Mu Beichuan didn't jump up and loudly proclaim that he wasn't a child because of her teasing. He stared fixedly at one spot, his clear eyes shrouded in a hazy mist.

  "Women! Do you know? My mother is there!"

  The voice with an air of immaturity has infinite sadness.

  "Let's go see your mother!" Xia Tong said with a smile, quite puzzled.

  She glanced up at her and then walked straight forward!

  It's unexpected that amidst the flourishing and beautiful Imperial Garden, there exists such a dilapidated and neglected garden with broken bricks and tiles.

  Treading on the weeds and rebirth of the small path, Mu Bei pointed at a clean pool of water that appeared in front of him and said: "My mother is here!"

  In the garden where weeds grow in profusion, this spot alone has not been invaded by creepers!

  Xia Tong's body shook all over, and in an instant, she understood! She took a step forward and wrapped the lonely child standing by the pool into her arms, "Go ahead and cry if you want to!"

  "Who wants to cry now!"

  With a stubborn hum, his body stiffened slightly, then wrapped his arms around Xiaotong's waist, buried his small face in her bosom, and his shoulders shook gently!