Chapter 299 – Silent Blessing
Meng Zhimo didn’t squeak, calmly looking at Zheng Ji, waiting for him to speak.
Zheng Ji was too embarrassed to look directly at Meng Ruimo, for the first time in his life he didn’t dare to look at someone, his gaze drifted to the small window.
“I was seventeen years old that year, and had just entered the Fifth Regiment Battalion. By chance, I met a girl. The girl looked very beautiful, bright eyes and white teeth, sinking fish and falling geese, national color, Chu Chu moving …… all the words are not enough to describe the beauty.
“The voice is also good, like a murmuring spring. There is also a kind heart, helpful …… The first time I saw her, I could never forget …… it.”
His voice is very soft, his gaze is very soft, completely missing the usual majesty of Great General Zheng.
“I was amazed that there was such a beautiful woman in the world, and in my opinion, the fairies in the sky couldn’t compare to her. Since then, I looked for every opportunity to run around her neighborhood with a view to having a chance encounter with her. Because of my frequent sneaking out of the barracks, I’ve received a lot of reprimands and even army sticks.
“Kung-fu man was a blessing, and I did have a couple of chance encounters with her. I could tell that she had a good impression of me as well. I also inquired about where the girl’s younger brother went to school, and tried to find a way to befriend her brother, and was able to walk into her house ……”
Speaking of this, a smile appeared on Zheng Ji’s face, as if he saw two young men and women talking across a distance of ten feet. Both of them were shy, but they couldn’t hide their smiles and their admiration for each other. Slowly, the distance grew closer.
Meng Zhimo was still thinking about how to negotiate with Zheng Ji, and after hearing these words, he was also touched, and his eyes unconsciously softened.
He was certain that if he and Shiji did not know each other from the beginning, but met in plain water like Uncle Zheng and his mother in law, he would also look for every opportunity to get close to her ……
Zheng Ji paused for a while before snapping out of his memories and looking at Meng Zhimo, his expression also serious.
“You should have guessed who that girl was. Her maiden name is Hu Mingya, and she is Shiji’s mother …… We have mutual admiration for each other and date from time to time. I was bent on marrying her back home, and she was bent on marrying me as a wife …… We thought we would definitely be able to become husband and wife, and when we didn’t hold back …… that day, we had that kind of thing.”
Zheng Ji’s face turned even redder and lowered his gaze.
“But my mother did not like Mingya came from a small family, and opposed it so much that I fell out with her very unpleasantly. One day the battalion had an emergency and sent me out on official business, so I didn’t think that much and went. I thought I would let my mother calm down and come back to fight for her. But when I came back two months later, Mingya had already married Jiang Chen.”
His eyes were filled with despair and remorse. He regretted countless times that he shouldn’t have left at that time. If he had married Mingya as he wished, Mingya’s fate had changed, and perhaps he wouldn’t have died so early ……
His voice became even more arduous, ”Zheng Shou has already been to Weiyang Town, Gaoli County, Shizhou Prefecture, which is the place where Shiji’s mother gave birth to Shiji. Listening to the old neighbors, they said that Shishi was born at the end of May, not September 14th.
“Counting the time, Shiji is not Jiang Chen’s own daughter, but my own daughter. I don’t know what kind of hurdle Mingya encountered in the beginning that she couldn’t get over, and couldn’t wait for me to come back, so she hurriedly married someone with her body ……”
After saying that, he looked at Meng Zhimo again.
Meng Ruimo had heard Jiang Yishi say that she was born in Weiyang Town, Gaoli County, and her actual date of birth was May 26th.
Zheng Ji had inquired about everything that should be inquired about, and had also found human witnesses to the place where she had once given birth.
Meng Ruimo said, “Because as soon as you left the capital, the Grand Princess House of people found the Hu family, saying that the Hu family women do not know the shame of presuming to climb the high gate …… Boss Hu was also transferred to a remote mountainous area, but also forced him to leave the capital as soon as possible. The old master old lady was so angry that she did not allow mother in law to interact with you again ……
“Mother in law both painful even the father, you and a long time do not come forward, I do not know what attitude you in the end. At that time, she suddenly realized that she was pregnant, even more scared to sleep and eat.
“She had to go to the fifth regiment camp to look for you, the battalion said you are in the field has not returned, and do not know when to come back. Mother in law guessed that perhaps you succumbed to the pressure of elders changed heart, in hiding from her ……
“Mother in law chopped liver, do not know what to do, so in the middle of the night secretly ran out to throw the river. The river was submerged to her waist, my father in law ran into the river to save her …… Father in law was afraid that mother in law and children are aggrieved, to marry her as fast as possible, and find a way to transfer out of the capital, and then take mother in law out ……”
After listening to Meng Zhimo’s account, Zheng Ji held his head and shed tears.
Going to throw himself into the river in the middle of the night, how desperate must that be ……
If he hadn’t met Jiang Chen, Mingya and Shishi would already be dead. Counting time at that time was the end of autumn, the river water is piercing ……
He muttered, “Young Muai, youthful frivolity, these are not excuses. I shouldn’t have done that kind of thing, causing Mingya to go throw herself into the river, almost killing their mother and daughter ……”
Seeing him like this, Meng Zhimo was also heartbroken. Knowing those past events, he also blamed himself even more. Father-in-law would not have died if he had not been trying to save him, and before he died, he was still relieved to see Shiji and Jiang Xun, fearing that they would suffer ……”
The two men fell silent, each thinking about their sadness.
Only after a long time, Zheng Ji wiped away his tears and raised his head to look at Meng Zhimo.
“It turns out that you have long known, shi shi does not want to recognize me …… ” voice through the disappointment and pain, “also do not blame her, is my bad, did not protect her mother and her. Ruimo, I want to meet shi shi. Jiang Chen in their mother and daughter have great grace, I do not ask her to recognize her ancestors, we only privately recognize each other.”
Meng Ruimo shook his head and said, “Shiji won’t see you, much less recognize you and her privately. Mother in law before she died, not allowed to know the subordinate to the shi shi real life to tell her, said father in law to their mother and daughter grace like a mountain, shi shi is always Jiang Chen’s pro daughter ……
“We know this matter is also in the last year, mother in law left behind the old subordinate found that your wife look at shi shi’s eyes are not good, guess she may know what, in order to prevent untoward, only then tell shi shi that matter ……
“Uncle Zheng, the fact that Shiji doesn’t want to recognize you is not only because she listened to her mother in law’s last wish, but also because of the many years of bonding between her and her father in law. Father-in-law treated her really, really well, even better than his own son, Jiang Xun. He didn’t remarry and let Shishi grow up safely and happily …… Many fathers don’t treat their own daughters as well ……”
Zheng Ji burst into tears again.
He held his forehead to prevent Meng Zhimo from seeing his eyes.
“It’s me who’s bad, I’m sorry for Mingya and Shiji ……”
Previously, Zheng Ji had given Meng Ruimo the impression of being resolute and composed, it was the first time he had seen him so mournful and helpless.
He advised, “Uncle Zheng, this matter should be put in your heart, and bless each other silently. If those things come out, topped with the title of illegitimate daughter, shi shi’s life will not be easy, mother in law will also be criticized.”
Zheng Ji asked, “Just me and her meeting in private, can’t we do that too?”
Meng Zhimo shook his head, “Shishi said that no matter what the circumstances are, she won’t see you.”