But Si Junlin frowned tightly, not knowing what on earth this person was so excited about.
"Your Majesty, do you still remember me?" The woman was very gentle in appearance. However, the tiger - skin coat she wore made her look a bit out of place. Sitting on the horse, if the horse had been still, one wouldn't have noticed her disability. But with every movement, it was clear that her legs couldn't move at all. Su Wan'er then realized that she was indeed paralyzed from the waist down and seriously ill.
The girl following beside her was also dressed in tiger - skin. It was obvious that she had inherited her mother's good looks. With a very pretty face and the innocence of a child, but this outfit made her look a bit imposing.
Su Wan'er, when asked this question, looked at Si Junlin, but he remained silent, seemingly unable to recall who this person was.
"It doesn't matter if Your Majesty doesn't remember me. Anyway, I don't have much time left. Besides, it's enough for us to meet just today, and we'll never see each other again in the future." The woman seemed very sad.
"I really don't remember. Who are you? Tell me." Su Wan'er tried hard to hold back her excitement. She thought this was getting more and more interesting. If she guessed correctly, what was about to happen next was the story of a hard - working mother bringing her child to find the heartless man.
"Your Majesty truly doesn't remember me? This is... our child." The woman took the child's hand and asked the child to step forward. The child looked at Su Wan'er blankly.
"Nonsense! Your Majesty has never met you. What are you talking about? You have ulterior motives!" Si Junlin suddenly interrupted her loudly from behind. Just as Su Wan'er was about to call him ungrateful, Gu Jingtian stepped forward.
"Marshal, this is the Emperor's family matter. It's better for us not to interfere." Then he turned to signal the woman, "Go on. If what you say is true, His Majesty will surely give you justice."
Si Junlin was extremely angry, but due to his current status, he had to hold back. He naturally knew what Gu Jingtian was up to, watching his show. But what made him angriest at the moment was that Su Wan'er was actually enjoying this with great interest.
"Oh, I've been the Emperor for these years and have become a bit muddled and forgetful. General Gu is right. You can tell the truth. If it's true, I will surely give you justice."
The woman, with a sorrowful look, was naturally very heart - broken in front of this Emperor who was polite to her but didn't remember her at all: "Your Majesty, five years ago when you were still the Crown Prince, you and the late Emperor personally led an expedition here. At that time, bandits and mountain outlaws were causing chaos everywhere. My Black Tiger Stronghold was the largest among them." As she said this, tears fell from her eyes.
"Because the late Emperor's strategy was to persuade first and then suppress. He sent you to persuade my father. After that... after that night, you got drunk. And then... my Black Tiger Stronghold surrendered."
"At that time, the Crown Prince promised to take me away, but the next morning, you completely forgot about the drunken incident."
Oh, so that's how it was. "Worse than a brute, truly worse than a brute." Su Wan'er unconsciously sighed these two sentences. The woman was stunned for a moment and then stared at her, not knowing what she meant.
"Oh, I mean I was really a scoundrel back then. Go on, go on."
"After that, I thought that people in the Jianghu always act openly. Since it was a mutual thing, I let it go." The woman looked at the child again. "But who would have thought that just that one night would result in Yue'er. At that time, after my Black Tiger Stronghold surrendered, we reformed and started a security - escort business on the mountain. It was barely enough to make a living. My father only had me as his daughter. After he passed away, I naturally took over the position of the leader. In the future, Yue'er would take over from me. Originally, Your Majesty could have never known about Yue'er's existence.
But some time ago, I suddenly got this stubborn illness. I can't move my legs or feet at all, and the doctor said I don't have much time left. But Yue'er is still so young..." The woman cried and sobbed.
Su Wan'er was almost moved to tears. It was truly a tragic situation. Such a kind - hearted and righteous woman, who had raised the child for so many years and then got this illness. It seemed that she was really at the end of her rope before coming to find Si Junlin. That scoundrel Si Junlin even said he didn't recognize her.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Si Junlin finally couldn't hold back and called Su Wan'er over. As the two walked a bit further away and before Si Junlin could speak, Su Wan'er started scolding him.
"Si Junlin, are you still human? She has raised your child for five years, and you can't even recognize her when you meet. You're truly a brute in human clothing." As a woman, although Su Wan'er was not an ordinary one, she naturally felt indignant for that woman.
"I really don't remember this. Although there were bandits and outlaws causing chaos everywhere back then, I only went out with my father once. How could I not remember this?" Si Junlin thought this matter was strange and not as simple as Su Wan'er thought.
"You scoundrel. How much courage must she have had to bring all her people here to see you? If Brother Jingtian hadn't asked her to come and see you just now, maybe she would have been wiped out by the imperial guards directly."
"Su Wan'er! Don't scold me in such a hurry. Don't you think this is strange? This is the first time I've led an expedition since I ascended the throne, but that child is at least five years old. Why didn't she come to the palace to find me before?" Moreover, this place was not far from the capital but not in the wilderness either. It was like everything had been arranged in the right place and at the right time. Si Junlin was very suspicious.
"Didn't she say that the security - escort business was doing well before? She didn't covet the glory and wealth in your palace. She only came to find you because she's disabled now." At this moment, Su Wan'er was really deeply touched by the poor mother and daughter. She had accompanied her father to console the wives and children of the fallen soldiers before. If a child lost his father, even if he could survive with his mother, it would be a very painful thing.
"Then why didn't she get married in these years? With her family background, it wouldn't be difficult for her to find a husband who was willing to inherit her family business and raise her child. Why did she just wait for me?" Si Junlin had already started to plan to investigate this mother - daughter pair.
"Si Junlin, can't you be a bit more kind - hearted?!" Alas, this girl was too stupid. She had waited for an unworthy man for so many years. "Don't worry. I'll take charge today and surely arrange them properly."
"What do you want to do? Don't act rashly." This woman. She should at least be a bit unhappy when a woman with his child came to find him, but she was even thinking about settling them down.