The White-Bone Demon of the Farm is as rich as a country

At night, the children who had been busy all day could no longer hold on and fell asleep. The whole yard was silent. The light of the moxa fire flickered, and it seemed that it was too tired to go out into silence. Only Ru Yue and Chu Ning'an sat silently by the moxa fire and stared at each other. In the past two days, both of them were at a loss because of what they said that day. Neither of them had concealed their intentions from the other, but they didn't know how to say it. Now, the two people who were silent wanted to break the silence.

"I..." ("You...")

"You..." ("I...")

The two were stunned for a moment, then laughed at the same time.

"I've always wanted to tell you, but I didn't know how to say it. If you're willing, why not just listen to it as a story?" Chu Ning'an said calmly.

"Yeah." There was no extra words, which made people feel that she was taking it seriously.

Chu Ning'an pulled her to his side, letting her lean against him, and then he slowly began to speak -

The current Emperor Mingde favors two loyal and capable ministers, the Grand Tutor Qin Zhengqing in literature and the Marquis of Wu'an Wei Tingqian in military affairs. The Wei family is a prominent and aristocratic family, and Wei Tingqian is the eldest son and grandson of the previous generation of the Wei family. He has been the most beautiful man in the capital since he was young, and his literary talent and martial arts are unmatched. He became the current emperor's study companion before he was even a child, and before he reached the age of schooling, he declared that "I will not be a minor poet or an official in this life." Although he is so arrogant, no one doubts his grand plans and ambitions. He is clearly the leader of this generation of the Wei family, and the Wei family regards him as the hope that can lead the Wei family to a higher peak.

The Wei family had deep roots, and Wei Tingqian was a man of distinguished character and talent. Such a gifted child was naturally the dream lover of countless courtesans, and the Wei family naturally wanted to choose a wife for him, one of the most distinguished and beautiful women from aristocratic families. However, he remained unsuccessful until his early twenties.

It was also that year that the Northern Territory led an invasion of the border. He served as a vanguard and took the head of the Northern Territory General Tuoba Rongqin among thousands of troops. It was also because of this battle that he was named Marquis of Wu'an by the previous emperor.

The whole court was in an uproar at that time, not only because he was too young as a marquis, but also because he had jumped from a fourth-rank general to a first-rank marquis. Such a jump was not uncommon in all dynasties, but his was absolutely unprecedented. It was also because of this incident that all the civil and military officials in the court understood the intention of the late emperor. He was paving the way for the current prince, so they all stopped their activities.

It can be said that that year was the proudest time for Wei Tingqian. On the way back to the capital after a great victory in the battle, Wei Tingqian saved Chu Qingrou, the granddaughter of Chu Emperor's teacher, by coincidence.

Chu, the late emperor's teacher and a highly respected scholar of his time, and Chu Qingrou, a woman of unrivalled talent and beauty, perhaps truly destined for marriage. This heroic encounter with a beautiful woman actually sealed their union. Their families were equally matched, and their hearts were deeply connected. Wei Tingqian, who had once vowed not to write short lyrics, even penned many popular poems in the capital to please the beautiful woman, earning them legendary acclaim. They should have been a match made in heaven, but after three years of marriage, they remained childless, a reality not only a nightmare for Mrs. Chu but also the unbearable fate of the Wei family elders.

The Wei family did not dare to force Wei Tingqian, but instead used the excuse that the three unfilial acts were the greatest and the greatest was not having an heir. Mrs. Chu could not stand the Wei family's soft and hard persuasion, and finally took a concubine for Wei Tingqian herself.

On the day of taking a concubine, Wei Tingqian was furious. He smashed Madam Chu's living room with his own hands and left in anger, leaving Madam Chu sad.

It's fate that not long after Wei Tingqian took a concubine, Madam Chu diagnosed her with pregnancy. On the same day, the concubine was also diagnosed with pregnancy. The two were only a month apart. So, Madam Chu was already pregnant when she took a concubine for Wei Tingqian, but she didn't know it.

This was indeed a happy event for the Wei family, but not for Mrs. Chu. How could a world of true love accommodate three people? At this point, Mrs. Chu locked herself in the courtyard under the pretext of nurturing her pregnancy, no longer seeing anyone. She had grievances: Wei Tingqian for not being able to resist temptation, the Wei family elders for not caring about their relationship, and the injustice of heaven. But ultimately, she blamed herself even more. So, she trapped herself in the courtyard and stopped seeing the Wei family.

Half a year later, Mrs. Chu was too worried and physically and mentally exhausted to make it through the ten months of pregnancy. She had a miscarriage before the ninth month and gave birth to a baby boy after more than eight hours. However, she was also on her deathbed. She invited Mr. Chu and Wei Tingqian to her bedside. That was the first time she saw Wei Tingqian after she became pregnant, but she wanted to tell him about her funeral arrangements. She asked Wei Tingqian whether he wanted the child to stay in the Wei family or send the child to the Chu family for upbringing. Wei Tingqian chose to keep the child with him without hesitation.

Mrs. Chu had already guessed his choice, so she asked Old Man Chu to be a witness. She wanted Wei Tingqian to swear a death oath that after her death, Wei Tingqian would announce to the world: he would make his son the crown prince. If this son was unlucky and died before he reached adulthood, Wei Tingqian would return the title of Marquis Wu'an to the court and would never pass it on to the emperor. If this son grew up safely and had no talent or virtue after reaching adulthood, Wei Tingqian could abolish the crown prince's position and make someone else the crown prince.

Wei Tingqian knew that she wanted to use this method to ensure the child grew up safely, so he agreed without hesitation.

Mrs. Chu's dowry was generous, and she demanded that Wei Tingqian personally manage it, not allowing anyone else to manage it, including his mother and future wives. When the child grew up, all the money was to be handed over to him. If the child tragically died young, the entire amount was to be donated to the imperial court in the child's name in a year of great disaster, as a way of accumulating merit for the child.

She asked Mr. Chu to personally teach the child after he turned three years old.

She knew that she had no right to name the child, so she left the courtesy name Ning'an, wishing that the child would be healthy and peaceful throughout his life.

After getting the approval of the two, Mrs. Chu looked at her child and died with her eyes wide open.

When Wei Tingqian requested the title of Crown Prince for the child, he also announced Madam Chu's request to the world. Since he had earned the title through military merit rather than inheritance, the people in the Wei family had no right to criticize him. They just hated Madam Chu and disliked the child. However, for the sake of the title of Marquis of Wu'an, they did not dare to hurt the child in the slightest.

The child was born prematurely and was weak since childhood. After he was three years old, not only did a great scholar of the time, who was nearly sixty years old, personally teach him, but Wei Tingqian also asked his own master to teach him martial arts personally.

With the protection of many people, the child grew up safely until he was fifteen years old.

Two years ago, three months passed without a drop of rain in the Great Zhou. Emperor Mingde, at the request of the people, traveled to the Canglan River to pray for rain. An emperor's departure from the capital was no joke, and Marquis Wu'an accompanied him. He brought the child with him to broaden his horizons and assigned his most capable person to watch over him.

But on the day of praying for rain, everyone was only paying attention to the emperor and his entourage, but they had no idea that the child was stabbed with a needle in the back and was forced into the Canglan River by a palm wind. Everyone thought he was dead this time. I don’t know whether to say that he was lucky or that God protected him, but he did not die in the turbulent river. Instead, he fell into the hands of human traffickers after many twists and turns, and finally ended up here, where he was rescued by a little girl.

Chu Ning'an spoke slowly and steadily, his voice calm and composed, as if he was telling someone else's story, but Ru Yue knew that the child was him. He had never seen his biological mother since he was born, and his father's shadow loomed in his death. This was extremely painful for him. No wonder he did not block or resist when faced with the beatings and scoldings of the human traffickers. Perhaps this was the greatest sorrow that can be achieved by a dead heart!

Ru Yue gently stood up and held him in her arms with her frail shoulders, comforting him with her frail body and keeping him warm. However, she never said a word of comfort to him, and only spoke of her past.

That day, the Meng family kicked the three of them out of the house. She was so angry and hungry that she fainted and could not wake up. She seemed to have had a very long dream. In the dream -

She simply told him about her circumstances in her previous life, what she had seen and learned in that life, her inexplicable awakening, and even her possession of a spatial world...

She didn't understand why she trusted him so much, but she knew that even if the whole world abandoned her, he would not abandon her. This feeling was very strange, but she just believed it.

"A dream lasted a thousand years. Perhaps you really did unlock memories of your past or future lives after fainting. But you must never tell this to anyone again. You are Meng Ruyue, only my Meng Ruyue."

Chu Ning'an listened to Ru Yue's dream and gradually came out of his own story. He hugged her again, wanting to warm her with his body temperature, to tell her that even if she was really a soul from a thousand years ago or a thousand years later, he was still willing to hold her in his arms.

"No matter what the truth is, I will face it with you. No matter what happens to Marquis Wu'an, Madam Chu has long-term plans for you. No matter what happens to the Wei family in the capital, Old Master Chu is still there waiting for you... Even if there are dangers ahead, you are not alone."

"If you never leave me, I will stay with you through life and death." Chu Ning'an murmured what Ru Yue had said.

Two equally lonely and desolate hearts came together at this moment.