Cowardly Stepmother Dressed As the Hero

The children listened attentively, but Cao Mi didn’t give up and continued to preach: “Master Xuanzang finished reciting the scriptures according to the regulations, and the prefect’s wife suddenly retreated, leaving him alone in the room to speak.

“After a while, the prefect’s wife asked: ‘Have you heard the story of the prefect and his wife?’

“Xuanzang saw that her logic was clear and clear, and she was not ‘insane’ as rumored by the outside world, so he answered seriously: ‘Yes.’

“When Madam heard the words, she sighed like crying and laughing. After she calmed down a little, she continued: ‘The story actually has a little-known follow-up, I wonder if Master would like to hear it?’

“Xuanzang nodded his head.

“The lady said: ‘The girl and the champion went north, passing the Bian River, and they found a boatman to take them across the river. How could they think that the boatman had a bad idea at night, and he killed the champion directly, abandoned the body in the river, and occupied it again. The girl saw the tragic death of her husband and was about to follow her, but she remembered that she was pregnant. The child in her womb is the only child of the champion.’

“When Xuanzang heard this, his breath was slightly suffocated, as if he had already sensed something.

“The prefect’s wife was in tears as she spoke to herself.

“It turns out that at that time, the boatman who murdered found what was left by the champion, and he changed his mind and decided to disguise himself as the champion and still go to the North to take up his post.

“He coveted the beauty of the girl, so he said to the girl: ‘If you dare to keep this child, I will kill you too! But if you abandon the child and follow me, I promise, the champion can give you, I can give it as well, and I will definitely make you a rich official lady.’”

Having said this, the three children widened their eyes in fear, only Qi You sighed.

Cao Mi touched the top of Qi Rui’s hair, and the four-year-old child asked ignorantly, “But later, the child didn’t die, and the lady survived.”

Cao Mi nodded, “Yes.”

She thought about it for a while, and continued: “The girl was extremely frightened, she originally wanted to die, it was this child who gave her the courage to live, and she naturally wanted to save the child’s life no matter what.

“So, she endured the humiliation and survived beside the boat’s family. At this time, she has made up her mind that the child will be sent away as soon as he is born.

“This period was the most difficult time in the girl’s life. While she was enduring the grief of her husband’s tragic death, she had to flatter herself in front of her enemies. Only in the dead of night every night can she get a little time to catch her breath, whispering softly. Talk to the child in the womb…”

Cao Mi suddenly hugged Qi Rui in his arms.

“She said, child, my mother is sorry for you, I can’t stay by your side and watch you grow up. We may never meet in this life, but please know that mother has to leave. The reason. No matter where my mother is, or how far away we are, you will always be the person that my mother cares about most in her heart. Don’t resent your mother’s incompetence, and take good care of yourself.”

Qi Rui looked up at her blankly.

Cao Mi smiled at him and suddenly asked, “Will he hate her?”

Qi Rui made a move.

He bowed his head slowly, and shook his head after a while.

Cao Mi touched the top of his hair and said warmly, “Master Xuanzang doesn’t either. In this world, every mother wants her child to grow up healthy, even if this child once threatened her with death.”

There was silence all around, Cao Mi sighed and finished the ending of the story.

“Master Xuanzang looks too much like the champion, and as soon as he entered the door, the prefect’s wife recognized that he was the biological child she put into the wooden basin, so she told the story of that year.

“After listening to Master Xuanzang, she already fully understood the truth of the matter. She stepped forward to hold the old lady’s hand, but did not dare to say anything. She only remained silent for a while before leaving.

“Afterwards, he went to the government and exposed the prefect’s evil deeds. The wicked finally got the punishment they deserved, and Master Xuanzang also found his mother.”

Qi Rui suddenly raised his head and asked in a daze, “Have they been together since then?”

Cao Mi was taken aback, and finally nodded, “Yes, in the end, Master Xuanzang’s father was resurrected by the Dragon King, and their family was able to reunite.”

In fact, in this version of the story (Note 1), after the family was reunited, Tang Seng’s mother finally chose to commit suicide because of her disobedience. But Cao Mi didn’t like this ending. Feudal ideology persecuted women very much. In this case, it was the sinner who should be blamed, not a mother who bravely protected her child.

So she hid the ending.

She told Qi Rui’s story specifically, and she was relieved to see that he understood something at this time. But she also knew that it was enough to stop, so she didn’t go any further. She only said that today’s time was up, so she stopped talking.

After that, everyone dispersed.

Cao Mi returned to the courtyard and asked Liu Ge to talk about the renovation of Linfeng Courtyard. She told him the relatively simple things like slides, swings, and parallel bars in her own impression.

She has already thought about it, when the yard is renovated, she can often go there and do some activities. The original is a delicate boudoir woman, and her physical fitness is even weaker than that of ordinary people. If you want to improve your physical fitness, you must start with exercise.

After suffering from illness in his previous life, Cao Mi now cherishes his life.

After sending Liu Ge away, the North Temple brought some new news.

Cao Mi repelled the crowd, leaving Dongli and Beisi alone in the room.

After listening to the North Temple, he respectfully reported: “Back to the princess, the villain has recently visited several rice shops and cloth workshops under the princess’ name, and found nothing unusual. However, the villain found out that several businesses with reduced profits were found. Shops changed suppliers almost two years ago.”

“Have you changed suppliers?” Cao Mi frowned.

She recalled carefully, remembering that Xia Lin did mention this to the original body at that time.

At that time, the original body had just been produced, and there was no energy to think about this kind of thing, and I immediately responded in confusion.

“Have you found out who the supplier is?” Cao Mi asked again.

Beisi shook his head guiltily, “I only know that it is a businessman who has only come to the capital in recent years. It seems that his surname is Li.”

Cao Mi nodded, “You will go to Nanxi later, and ask her to explain the purchase orders of several stores to you in detail. When you visit these days, pay attention to whether the goods sold in the store are consistent with the purchase orders.

“As for the supplier Li… you don’t want to inquire, I’ll think of a way.”

Beisi nodded and ordered to retreat.

After he stepped back, Cao Mi asked Dong Li, “Chen Kang, what new discoveries are there?”

Chen Kang was the backyard steward who took the initiative to take the blame in the matter of Zhang’s mother and daughter. After Cao Mi released him, he kept sending people to keep an eye on him.

Dong Li nodded, “The servant who was watching him found that Chen Kang went to a casino in the city once. He overheard Chen Kang talking to the manager of the casino. money.’”

Chen Kang was the backyard steward who took the initiative to take the blame in the matter of Zhang’s mother and daughter. After Cao Mi released him, he kept sending people to keep an eye on him.

“Within half a month?” Cao Mi suddenly thought of something, and confirmed: “Xia Lin, are you coming back?”

Dong Li paused and replied, “If you hurry, you will be back in ten days.”

“Ten days?” Cao Mi nodded, “I understand. On Chen Kang’s side, keep watching.”

Dong Li respectfully replied, “Yes.”

The author has something to say: Note 1: There are multiple versions of Tang Seng’s life experience. For the needs of the plot, the reference is made to the content of the “Journey to the West” in the Qing Dynasty, and some details have been modified.

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