Love is deep but fate is shallow, this beautiful wife has waited for a thousand years

Mu Xiaoqiao stroked the box in her arms, carefully, fearing that she might accidentally break it. "My foster father gave me my mother's relic."

Ruan Haoyu raised an eyebrow, "Godfather?"

"Yes, your master is now my adoptive father, Ayu, we will be a family from now on."

Ruan Haoyu muttered, "This change is fast, but if he doesn't acknowledge his adoptive father, won't we still be a family in the future?"

Mu Xiaoqiao did not hear his muttering. Her mind was now entirely on the pear wood box in her arms. She couldn't wait to open it and see what her mother had left for her.

"Ayu, I will tell you about this later. I'm going back now. Oh, by the way, my godfather asked me to call you in. He said he would give you a reward."

When Ruan Haoyu heard the word "reward", his face instantly fell, and he stepped back while shaking his hands, "The old man should keep the reward for himself. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

"Ayu..." Mu Xiaoqiao wanted to call him, but he had already used the Cloud-Stepping Step and ran away without a trace. Mu Xiaoqiao laughed. These master and disciple were definitely enemies.

Returning to her room, Mu Xiaoqiao carefully put down the pearwood box, listened attentively, and made sure that there was no one around. Then she suppressed her excitement and slowly opened the box under the light of the oil lamp.

What he saw was a letter covering the items in the box. Seeing the four beautiful characters "Written by Xiao Qiao" on it, Mu Xiaoqiao couldn't help but feel tears in her eyes again.

This is my mother’s handwriting!

Concubine Li's handwriting is beautiful and neat, but it seems to lack strength. It can be seen that the person who wrote it was weak at the time and must have been terminally ill.

Mu Xiaoqiao couldn't help but imagine Concubine Li supporting her weak body and sitting in front of the window writing.

"My dear daughter, Xiao Qiao, you should have grown up by the time you read this letter. I wonder if you are tall or short, fat or thin now. I really want to see you, touch your face, and hear you call me 'mother'. Unfortunately, I can't hear it anymore."

"Mother..." Mu Xiaoqiao called softly, tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Xiao Qiao, don't blame Zhuo Sheng. In fact, mother knows everything he did, but if it weren't for him, mother might not have lived to give birth to you. He saved mother's life, so mother also saved his life. This is fair."

It turned out that Concubine Li knew everything, and she also knew that only she could save him from death with Zhuo Sheng's medical skills, so she was willing to be sick for five years. Mu Xiaoqiao couldn't help but feel ashamed of her previous idea of ​​blaming Zhuo Sheng. Her mother was so smart and kind, and she was really far inferior to her.

How nice it would be if I grew up with my mother!

"Don't blame your father. Mother knows that he is not a good emperor, but he is a good husband and a good father. He values ​​you very much, but he didn't have time to see you grow up."

Mu Xiaoqiao no longer had the slightest impression of her father, the emperor. All she had heard was how cruel, inhumane, foolish and incompetent the emperor of the previous dynasty was. Now, hearing what her mother said, she seemed to see another side of her father.

He would probably kiss, hug and hold his daughter high like other fathers, make her giggle, hold her in his arms affectionately and tickle her little face with his beard, while her mother would just watch and smile at him with a look of happiness on her face.

Unfortunately, they were born into a royal family.

Mu Xiaoqiao collected her thoughts and continued reading, "On the day the country was destroyed, your father left without even having the chance to visit the harem to take another look at us. They all applauded and cheered. Only I lost my husband and you lost your father."

"I don't blame them. A strong country needs more capable rulers, and the change of dynasties is inevitable. Don't seek revenge, and don't think about restoring your country. Just be a happy ordinary person. Mother only hopes that you will live in peace until old age."

"Please forgive my selfishness for not being able to grow up with you. I am tired and I am afraid that your father will be too lonely. I am going to find your father. One day in the future, you will meet someone who will accompany you for the rest of your life. Remember to cherish it. Life is too short. Happy and beautiful times always pass so quickly. Don't waste every day you can be together."

Mu Xiaoqiao thought of Ruan Haoyu. They had just been together. Did time really pass so quickly? So from today on, she would cherish every moment they were together. In this way, would there be no regrets in the end?

"Okay, Xiao Qiao, finally, mother has an important task to leave for you. In fact, this is what your father wanted to pass on to you. He seemed to have predicted a long time ago that his ending would not be good, so he entrusted it to me, and I can only entrust it to Zhuo Sheng. I hope that after all the twists and turns, nothing will go wrong. This is the responsibility of the Mu family to guard from generation to generation, the Dragon Soaring Map!"

Mu Xiaoqiao looked into the box, where a black token made of dark iron lay quietly. She picked it up and stroked it, and a familiar feeling rose from the bottom of her heart.

Concubine Li fled the palace in a hurry and did not bother to take any gold or silver jewelry with her, but she only took out the Dragon Painting. This shows that she loved her husband deeply and placed his entrustment in the most important place in her heart.

"The Dragon Soaring Diagram is related to a great secret. The Mu family only passes it down to the eldest son, not the younger son. In the future, you must also pass it down. Remember, you must protect it for your entire life until it is passed down to the eldest son/daughter of the Mu family."

"Xiao Qiao, mother is so tired, I will stop writing here. You should grow up quickly and be happy. Don't think too much. Everything will go according to the will of heaven. Don't be sad for mother. Mother is going to meet your father. Mother is very happy. You should be happy too, okay?"

The letter ends here, without a signature or time. I guess Concubine Li must be very tired after writing so much.

Mu Xiaoqiao closed the letter and looked at the dragon picture in his hand. It was related to a big secret. His mother did not tell him what the secret was. It must be very important as it had been guarded by the Mu family from generation to generation.

She used her sleeve to wipe the dragon image again and again until it was clean and shiny. Now this token is not only her responsibility to protect, but also the only thing her parents left her and the only thought.

"Mother, don't worry. I will definitely protect the Dragon Teng Map and will never let it fall into the hands of others."

Mu Xiaoqiao put the picture of the soaring dragon in his arms and read the letter in his hand several times again. He could recite it almost word for word. Then he put the letter into the pear wood box and placed it on the bedside.

She looked up and found that it was already daybreak. Unconsciously, she had been watching for the whole night. This day and night was extremely important to her. All the things she had been thinking about finally had answers. Mu Xiaoqiao exhaled a breath and felt her mind was infinitely clear.