I fell through the tunnel and brought my family to live a good life

It was getting late, Xu Congyi was going home, Tang Wenhao asked Tang Xiaowu to take her home, and she didn't refuse. After all, she also wanted to go home early to make sweet potatoes with hemp seeds for her family to taste. Tang Wenhao packed all the remaining raw sweet potatoes for Xu Congyi. As soon as Xu Congyi left, Tang Wenhao hadn't had time to go upstairs when he saw Shen Xiao, who looked pale, enter Tang's.

"My ancestor! What happened!" Tang Wenhao hurriedly went up to Shen Xiao and took his arm. Shen Xiao didn't say anything. Tang Wenhao felt that Shen Xiao's expression was very strange, so he took him back to his room.

After letting Shen Xiao sit down at the table, Tang Wenhao went back to lock the door. "What happened?" Tang Wenhao asked seriously.

Tang Wenhao had been curious about Shen Xiao's life experience before, but Shen Xiao always kept silent about it, so he didn't mention it again. Now seeing that Shen Xiao looked pale as if he was injured, Tang Wenhao's intuition told him that this matter might be related to his friend's life experience.

When Shen Xiao was injured this time, the first thing he thought of was to seek help from Tang Wenhao. In his heart, besides his grandfather, the person he trusted most was Tang Wenhao, so he did not intend to hide it and told Tang Wenhao the whole story.

"Wenhao, do you know my background?"

Tang Wenhao nodded, "I know, you were picked up by Grandpa Shen. When Grandpa Shen picked you up, you seemed to have lost your memory. You didn't know your name, parents, etc. Grandpa Shen didn't have any children, so he raised you as his grandson."

Shen Xiao was silent for a moment, as if recalling something, and then he slowly spoke: "Wenhao, have you heard your uncle tell you about Han Changsi in the capital, the once prominent cabinet chief minister, Lord Han?"

"Of course I've heard of it!" Tang Wenhao's eyes were filled with regret. "I went to the capital with my father to visit relatives before. When we were chatting on the way, he mentioned this Prime Minister Han. He is the first and only person to pass the imperial examinations since the founding of our dynasty. He is extremely talented and highly regarded by the emperor. His career can be said to be smooth sailing. He entered the court at the age of 25. In just ten years, he was promoted from the Minister of Personnel to the Prime Minister. He was extremely successful."

At this point, Tang Wenhao sighed, "It's a pity. It is said that Han Shoufu colluded with the enemy and committed treason. After being discovered, he committed suicide in his own study. The emperor was furious and ordered people to search his house. In the end, hundreds of pieces of evidence were found, and Han Shoufu's head and body were separated. Although the emperor remembered the grace between him and Han Shoufu in the past, he could not bear to kill his family and specially granted his family exile thousands of miles away. However, on the night of the order, the Han family felt ashamed to live, so they set themselves on fire. Even Han Shoufu's only son did not leave a complete body. When the emperor heard about this, he was extremely sad, and later ordered that the old mansion of the Han family should not be rebuilt, and the old appearance should be maintained to serve as a warning to others."

"Haha," Shen Xiao sneered, his voice revealing endless sarcasm, "What a good example, treason? Living in shame? These are just his excuses."

Hearing Shen Xiao's words, Tang Wenhao immediately realized that something was wrong. He lowered his voice and sat next to Shen Xiao, "Shen Xiao, what do you mean by this?"

"Wenhao, I haven't lost my memory. I remember my name, my parents, my birthday, and the way home, but I can't say it." Shen Xiao's already pale face became even uglier, "Because Han Changsi is my father."

"What!" Tang Wenhao opened his eyes wide and looked at Shen Xiao in disbelief, but reason made him lower his voice even more.

"That's right, Wenhao, my father is Han Changsi, and I am his only child, Han Xiao."

Tang Wenhao calmed down, tried to calm his mind, and asked his doubts, "Then how did you survive back then? Why did you end up in Qicheng and be adopted by Grandpa Shen?"

Shen Xiao asked Tang Wenhao to pour him a glass of water, and he drank it all in one gulp. Tang Wenhao did not urge him. He knew that this was a topic that Shen Xiao had always been reluctant to mention, but now that he was willing to tell him, no matter what the reason was, he would keep the secret for Shen Xiao and would definitely lend a helping hand when necessary.

Shen Xiao's thoughts flowed back to the distant past like water, and the memories buried deep in his heart gradually emerged before his eyes.

That year, he was only a seven-year-old child, and his father's side was his warmest harbor. He loved to stick to his father since he was a child, and often followed his father's footsteps, shuttling through every corner of the study. His father was always patient with him, and no matter what questions he asked, his father would patiently answer them and give him endless love. At that time, he was the only child in the family, and his mother was pregnant. Although his mother loved him, she could not play with him due to physical reasons. So his father became his closest childhood companion.

He received his enlightenment education very early, and his father and mother always praised him for his intelligence. He loves reading. Whenever his father is handling official business in the study, he often stays quietly in the study, immersed in the sea of ​​books. Once, his father mysteriously told him that he would take him to a secret base. He excitedly took his father's hand and followed his father into the study. When the bookshelf slowly moved away, revealing the secret room behind, his eyes suddenly lit up. It turned out that this was the secret base his father mentioned. His father told him that this secret room was discovered recently and might have existed in the Han Mansion before. His father had cleaned it up and told him that this would be their secret in the future and he could not tell anyone.

Shen Xiao clearly remembered that whenever there were guests, his father would always ask him to temporarily leave the study and go outside to play. He would call him back after the guests left. But since he had this secret base, he would hide in it to read. Once, he was surprised to find that a wall brick could be pushed open. With curiosity, he pushed hard and found that there was a secret passage inside. He walked along the secret passage excitedly and found that it could lead directly to the rockery in the garden. There was also a mechanism inside the rockery, and he could get out safely with just a light press.

He was so excited that he wanted to tell his father about this amazing discovery immediately. So he ran back through the secret passage to tell his father the good news. He listened to the noise outside to see if the person who came to talk to his father had left. However, he unexpectedly heard the sound of an argument.

His father was always very methodical in his work, so he often had disputes with others over official business. Although Shen Xiao was a little surprised, he was used to it. He sat by the door and waited quietly, but he waited and waited until he fell asleep. When he woke up and listened again, he found that the quarrel outside had disappeared. He felt a little strange, why didn't his father call him out? He tried hard to push open the door of the secret room, but he couldn't push it open...

At this point, Shen Xiao's voice was choked with sobs. He closed his eyes and tried to suppress his inner emotions. This memory was too deep for him, and every time he recalled it, he felt heartbroken. Tang Wenhao just listened quietly. He knew that what Shen Xiao needed at this moment was a listener, someone who could silently share his sadness. He silently accompanied Shen Xiao and gave him the greatest support with his presence.