too shameless!Shameless!Lin Qi was still unsatisfied and sighed, "It seems like my junior apprentice hasn't been supervised these past two years and has become too lax."He won't accept it!He didn't r...: []
She looked at the placid Lin Guazu, her heart secretly sighing.
Even with all the speculation, she couldn't tell Granny Lin.
"Perhaps it's just a coincidence, or maybe I don't know when the master will be back."
Gu Mu Zhenjun secretly passed her a message, saying that Qing Yun Zhenjun was safe and sound, and there would probably be more great opportunities.
Lin Qi feels that the day her master returns home is not far off.
After returning home, Lin Qi meticulously went over everything that had happened these past years and the suspicious points. She discovered that all the problems stemmed from her identity.
If we push further, the key to unlocking all the secrets becomes Palace Shaojun.
Intuition told Lin Qi, as long as they investigated the true reason behind Gong Shaojun's seclusion all those years ago, all doubts would be resolved.
Although Gong Shaojun was in seclusion and unavailable, Lin Qi couldn't ask her directly. However, she could try to find out about Gong Shaojun through others by asking them indirectly.
Lin Qi thought very well.
Turning to find Granny Lin, I said I wanted to meet some old acquaintances of her mother.
"Aunt, I always felt that my mother suddenly closed herself off had a hidden reason. My master, who was her confidante and understood her heart, once swore to me that my mother would never be someone who would die or live for love!"
It's not surprising that Aunt Lin would do this.
She once, like Qingyun Zhenjun, swore vehemently that Gong Shaojun would never abandon his biological daughter because of Lin Jian's concubine, and would wholeheartedly retreat into seclusion.
For years, there has been no news. Instead, as time passes, it becomes increasingly evident that Gong Shaojun is truly disheartened.
"I've also investigated this matter..." Lin Guzu didn't know how to speak for a moment.
She looked at Lin Qi earnestly, "Sometimes, things you think are impossible might just be the truth."
Lin Qi: "..."
No, she would never believe it!
Lin Qi's black and white eyes were full of stubbornness and unwillingness to yield. Lin Guzu sighed and decided to go with her.
This child has been stubborn since she was young. If she really wants to investigate, no one can stop her.
Okay, go check it out.
After some thought, Aunt Lin helplessly said: "Your mother has a cold personality and dislikes socializing with others. She spends most of the year in seclusion, cultivating."
"For so many years, the person closest to her has been her personal maid, Gong Rong."
Lin Qi blinked, her mind suddenly flashing with some ideas.
It's a pity, it was too fast. She hadn't caught it before it vanished without a trace.
"Palace Appearance" She lowered her eyes, uttering the familiar yet foreign name.
A gentle and cool face flashed through my mind. Upon closer inspection, it seemed somewhat blurry.
"Is she still here"
“She originally came from the Imperial Palace with your mother. When your mother decided to retreat, she returned to the Palace. I once sent people to the Palace to look for her, but the Palace family said that Gong Rong had long since been released from servitude and left the Palace after returning, wandering the four seas.”
"Did he leave" Lin Qi's expression tightened. "And never came back"
Grandma Lin nodded.
If Miyagino Reiko had come back, she wouldn't be oblivious to everything.
"Are there no other people" asked Lin Qi again.
Aunt Lin shook her head, "Your mother had six maidservants attending to her back then. Sadly, all of them were later assigned to look after you, so they rarely saw your mother throughout the year. You wouldn't be able to glean any useful information from them anyway."
Elder Lin simply said, "Your mother's personality is cold and solitary. In the twenty years she spent in the Lin family, she never made a deep friendship with anyone. When I learned that she was friends with True Lord Qingyun, I was genuinely surprised for quite a while."
Lady Lin only understood Young Master Gong's eccentricities as character quirks.
Lin Qi felt that something was wrong.
Her mother's actions, how could they be so similar to deliberately driving people away
During this time, if she had any plans or schemes, I'm afraid no one would be able to detect them, either.
After asking around, the person most likely to know about Gong Shaojun in the entire Lin family turned out to be Lin Jue!
Lin Qi was surprised and didn't know what to say.
It seems she still has to be a dutiful daughter and visit Lin Jue.
Lin Qiyue pondered over it and felt that Gong Shaojun's behavior was strange.
She seemed to have grasped something, a strange excitement surging within her.
As he kept asking, he suddenly stumbled upon the Imperial Palace.
"Great Aunt, why did my father and mother get married Could it be that my mother also had deep feelings for my father"
Now Lin Guzu's gaze towards Lin Qi is a bit hard to describe.
Lin Guzu couldn't help but ask the question that had been weighing on her mind, "Do you think your mother's temperament would allow her to truly care for anyone"
Lin Qi was taken aback.
She has little memory of Gong Shaojun, and many childhood memories are blurry. How could she possibly know these things
Perhaps one's biological mother was once as passionate as fire
Grandaunt Lin seemed to see through Lin Qi's thoughts, staring at her with a faint gaze. "Over these years, your mother has never changed. I don't know if it's because she cultivates ice-based magic arts, but she's as cold as an ice sculpture, and you barely see any other emotions on her face."
Only during the time she gave birth to you did she manage to garner a bit of popularity, seeming like a real person.
Unfortunately, it doesn't last long.
Before she met Shenglin Qi, Gong Shaojun was only a cold-tempered person who disliked socializing, but he was still relatively normal.
After Lin Qi was born, Gong Shaojun suddenly became obsessed with cultivation like a madman.
He would shut himself away for months on end, not even bothering to see his one-year-old daughter.
Lin Qi was taken aback, "I seem to remember something. In my memory, Mother only met me before and after her seclusion, and on my birthday."
As more pieces of the puzzle were put together, some fuzzy memories gradually became clearer.
In Lin Qi's memory, Gong Shaojun was still as taciturn as ever.
When the maids attended to Lin Qi's every need, Gong Shaojun sat not too far away. His dark and deep eyes always followed her figure.
She looked at Lin Qi, as if unwilling to miss any expression on her daughter's face, and yet, she seemed to be pondering something through Lin Qi.
When Lin Qi was two or three years old, she had a temper tantrum. Sometimes, Gong Shaojun would occasionally hold her and comfort her.
When Palace Shaojun was four years old, he never came close to Lin Qi again.
Sometimes Lin Qi gets angry and throws things, screaming like a madman. She just looks at him impassively, her face showing no emotion.
She may not seem like she loves her daughter, but she actually cares for Lin Qi in every way.
When Lin Qi travels, she always brings back all sorts of good things.
With a precious artifact in hand, Lin Qi will surely be well-prepared.
If a maid nearby is found to be disloyal, she will not appear before Lin Qi the next day.
She has probably always been like this.
Seemingly alive and isolated, untouched by any worldly dust, unconcerned with her daughter's situation, yet silently arranging everything for her daughter's path.
Taking meticulous care of her daughter.
Even before closing the door, he had arranged two completely different paths for Lin Qi.
If there hadn't been Lin Yun, the Son of Heaven, interfering, no matter how hard Lin Qi lived her life, it wouldn't have been so miserable.d pondering whether to retreat.But before she could even lift her foot, a fiery inferno erupted behind her, engulfing the entire peach blossom grove in flames.Lin Qi felt a dizzy spell, couldn't find...