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The Unstoppable Lady: Fortune Meets Power (Web Novel) - Chapter 1491: Mother and child recognize each other 2
Chapter 1491: Mother and child recognize each other 2
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The effects of the anesthetic had significantly subsided, and her consciousness regained clarity.She opened her eyes and gazed hazily at the unfamiliar canopy overhead, momentarily unaware of where she was.
“Awake?”
Xiao Hen approached her and asked.
Today, Xiao Hen wasn’t wearing his mask and revealed his true face in its entirety.
Shangguan Yun stared at him, her mouth gaping open.
After a long moment, she closed her eyes, “I’m dreaming.”
He was someone she could only meet in her dreams.
Xiao Hen sat down beside her bed, watching her steadily, “Does the wound hurt?”
“Hurt?” Shangguan Yun paused, then said, “It hurts.”
Her entire body was in pain; this wasn’t a dream.
She suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze towards Xiao Hen shining brightly.
Xiao Hen gave a gentle smile.
Shangguan Yun suddenly felt embarrassed, unable to move, with her eyes darting around in their sockets.
Then, her ears turned red at a visible speed.
Eh?
Xiao Hen was slightly taken aback.
You weren’t like this when you were at Tianxiang Pavilion, watching me and Jiaojiao without showing the slightest bit of shyness.
I thought you were as worldly-wise as my father.
Shangguan Yun’s injuries were numerous, and she was wrapped up like a zongzi*, her fingers twitching slightly.
Xiao Hen saw this and asked her, “Do you need something?”
“A handkerchief,” she said.
Xiao Hen asked curiously, “What do you need a handkerchief for?”
Shangguan Yun seriously replied, “To cover my face, I’m shy.”
Xiao Hen: “…”
“Jiaojiao and the National Master performed surgery on you, which was very successful. Do you feel discomfort anywhere?” Xiao Hen inquired.
“No,” replied Shangguan Yun, glancing at the little bed where Gu Jiao lay.
Xiao Hen followed her gaze, “She’s asleep.”
Shangguan Yun spoke in a hushed tone, “Then let’s speak softly.”
Xiao Hen laughed softly, “Alright.”
Shangguan Yun saw the fleeting smile on his face, a touch of brightness passing across her eyes.
But suddenly, she realized something, and her expression shifted subtly, “Is this the National Master Hall? How… how can you be here?”
Xiao Hen spoke calmly, “I’ve seen the sovereign and the crown prince. I told them I am Shangguan Qing.”
Shangguan Yun’s mouth fell open.
Xiao Hen continued, “I’ve seen a portrait of Shangguan Qing.”
In an instant, a myriad of complex emotions flickered in the depths of Shangguan Yun’s eyes. She stared at Xiao Hen, on the verge of speaking several times, but ultimately it came down to a cautious probe, “You… you know everything?”
Xiao Hen nodded, “Yes.”
Shangguan Yun was stunned for a moment, “Know—what?”
Xiao Hen said, “My origins.”
A surge of emotion flashed again in Shangguan Yun’s eyes, but she soon composed herself, “How did you find out?”
“I guessed,” Xiao Hen admitted truthfully.
Her actions at Tianxiang Pavilion that day were quite telling, coupled with the numerous encounters he had had, the information Ye Qing had revealed, and even the cry of “Your Highness Changsun” from Zhang Dequan that night, all led him closer and closer to his own origins.
And when he saw the portrait of Shangguan Qing, he finally had an answer.
He was Shangguan Yun’s child.
However, he still wasn’t completely certain of his relationship with Shangguan Qing.
“Who is Shangguan Qing? My brother?”
“Yes.”
“Twin brother?”
“No!” with a denying tone.
Xiao Hen opened his mouth, “Then he is—”
Shangguan Yun bit her lip, and after a long while, she said softly, “Xiao Qing.”
Xiao Hen was not particularly surprised by the answer. The reason was simple—the date of birth of Shangguan Qing was the same as that of Xiao Qing.
Back when Xiao Hen and Xiao Qing were babies, both were poisoned at the same time, but there was only one antidote. To ensure Xiao Hen received the antidote, Shangguan Yun hid away Shangguan Qing and told the Marquis Xuanping that she had killed the child.
Convincing Marquis Xuanping of this was not easy, and Shangguan Yun preferred not to dwell on it.
Even later, when Shangguan Yun faked her own death, she nearly lost her life for real.
Shangguan Yun looked at Xiao Hen with an anxious and apprehensive gaze, “Will you think I’m too heartless?”
To ensure her son got the antidote, she deprived Xiao Qing of the chance to live.
The matters of the past were too complicated to declare who was right and who was wrong. He wasn’t her and couldn’t know the struggles she had endured in her heart.
She just wanted her son to survive. Through the years, she carried the guilt of her debt to Xiao Qing and Xinyang, as well as the longing for her own flesh and blood. Perhaps anyone in the world could accuse her of being heartless, but Xiao Hen, who had survived because of her heartlessness, could not.
“No,” said Xiao Hen, “How did you think to take Xiao Qing away?”
*zongzi: a traditional Chinese food, made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves.
