The climate in the south of the Yangtze River is comfortable and pleasant, the temperature is livable, there are small bridges and flowing water everywhere, the local people are prosperous, and the people are peaceful.
On the urban street where people were coming and going, two young boys with exactly the same appearance were laughing and joking, looking back from time to time, as if they were looking at something.
Suddenly a cute female voice came from behind, "You two brats! Stop! You want to run away after you get into trouble?!"
One of them looked back and said to the little boy beside him, "Brother! Hurry, hurry, run! Run to find Aunt Wu. Aunt Wu will definitely protect us!"
The little boy who was called brother had some hesitation on his face, "But my mother is not in good health, will this make her too tired?"
Hearing this, the younger brother also stopped and pursed his lips: "Okay, then when mother spanks me later, brother, you must remember to stop mother!"
The elder brother looked much more well-behaved and nodded slightly, "Don't worry, if mother spanks you too hard later, I will tell you that I don't feel well!"
"Hehehe, brother is so good!"
While the two were talking, a green figure behind them had already arrived in front of them.
She looked to be in her early twenties at most, with a very pretty little face. The only thing on her face was a hideous scar, but it didn't look ugly, but added a bit of broken beauty.
The person who came was none other than Chu Luoci.
Five years ago, Chu Luoci was forced to the deck by Yanque. When life and death were at stake, Chu Luoci came up with the method of feigning death to escape.
The original owner does not know how to swim, and everyone close to the original owner knows this.
But it doesn't mean that Chu Luoci can't.
Chu Luoci grew up in the dense forests of the Southern Barbarians. There were occasionally small lakes and rivers. In order to avoid predators, he also caught fish. Although the water quality was not particularly good, there was no problem in protecting himself!
That day she jumped off the deck and quickly held her breath and dived deep into the sea.
While the guards were looking for him, he slowly swam in the opposite direction, and finally escaped danger when it got dark.
After escaping from danger, she did not dare to contact Zhou Ci, Yinghong and others rashly. This incident happened suddenly. Now is the time for Yanque to be alert and must not take risks.
She had been hiding in the farmhouses around the lake. Three days later, she saw a large ship from a distance.
The banquet was standing on the boat, and when the boat arrived in the middle of the lake, there seemed to be a commotion. The lake boat made an emergency stop to the shore, and a group of people came shouting.
Chu Luoci almost thought that these people found out that she was alive and came to arrest her!
However, another day passed and everything was calm. No one came to fish in the lake anymore.
At this point, Chu Luoci finally felt relieved.
She asked around and found out that Zhou Ci had left Prince Huai's Mansion with Ying Hong and set off for Jiangnan.
I made a mental calculation and realized that I had originally planned to go to Jiangnan, so why not go and meet up.
It's just that Chu Luoci's journey was difficult. Her child was not well-pregnant due to her physical weakness, and she also experienced falling into the water. However, in order to avoid the banquet, she did not dare to stay and hired a carriage overnight to go to Jiangnan.
Along the way, I almost failed to save my child several times.
Fortunately, the fetus in her belly was quite strong. After a few days, Chu Luoci, who was tired of traveling and traveling, finally met up with Zhou Ci and Yinghong on the way to Jiangnan.
After the four returned to Jiangnan, Zhou Ci sent reliable people to pick up Liu Yiyi. At this point, the four of them were finally reunited.
However, the days that followed were not peaceful either.
Her body was still too weak, and she had just been freed from the peach blossom love spell. This pregnancy was quite dangerous, especially in the late stages of pregnancy, when Chu Luoci found out that she was pregnant with twins!
Giving birth to twins was already difficult, and because of her weak health, when she gave birth, the woman who delivered her, Mrs. Wen, said she couldn't give birth, and she was afraid that one of them would die and two of them would die.
In the end, Chu Luoci gritted his teeth and ordered Zhou Ci to find a courageous doctor. Under his guidance, he performed a caesarean section and gave birth to the two sons.
Needless to say, there was no need to say how much hardship he suffered along the way. Even now, Chu Luoci still has a hideous scar on his belly.
However……
Chu Luoci looked in front of her and muttered, her two cute and healthy sons...
Although the eldest son was born first and was a little sicker, there was no major problem.
Seeing them safe and healthy, Chu Luoci felt that all the suffering he had suffered before was worth it!
She smiled and walked quickly to her two sons, "Zi Heng, Zifeng, are you being naughty again?"
These two children, the elder brother is named Chu Ziheng and the younger brother is named Chu Zifeng.
Chu Zifeng stuck out his tongue mischievously, "Mom, we didn't mean it! Who asked that person to molest the sister who sold her body to bury her father on the street? We thought that sister was too pitiful, so we tricked him into an alley.
Here, I put a sack on him again!"
Speaking of this, Chu Luoci was even more furious!
Two four-year-old children have no idea how their younger brother climbed up the wall!
The elder brother was luring him in front, and the younger brother jumped down from the wall with a sack, tied him up tightly, and beat him with a stick. Although nothing happened in the end, she was still worried for a long time!
"Chu Zifeng, my mother taught you martial arts, not for you to use it in these places. Although you have to act chivalrously, you are still young and you have to consider your own abilities. What if the bad guy brought a knife today? What do you think?
Make mother worry to death?!"
At this point, the two children became frightened after realizing it, especially the elder brother, whose little face turned pale.
When Izifeng saw his brother in such a frightened state, he quickly ran over to protect him.
"Mom, don't blame me! It was all my idea! My brother is not in good health. Look at him and he is almost crying!"
Chu Luoci looked at the two brothers who were so affectionate in a funny way, and he turned out to be the evil person!
She stretched out her hand and gently tapped the tips of their noses.
"Okay, this will not happen again. After you go home, both of you will copy the calligraphy and writing you learned yesterday ten times. It is considered a punishment. You will not be allowed to do it again in the future. Do you understand?"
The two looked at each other and smiled, knowing that today's incident was over, so they smiled and pulled Chu Luoci's sleeves.
"Mother, mother, let's go find Aunt Wu!"
"Aunt Wu said that new snacks have been released these days, and we want to eat them!"
Chu Luoci smiled and said, "Two little gluttons! Let's go and take you to find Aunt Wu!"
The Aunt Wu mentioned by the two children was Liu Yiyi who had given Chu Luoci a handkerchief.
After Liu Yiyi was taken back to Jiangnan by Zhou Ci, she changed her surname to Wu Huilan as mentioned before.
After changing her name, no one recognizes her anymore, and no one knows that she comes from a brothel.
It's just that she has been living in a brothel since she was a child. She can't carry it on her shoulders and lift it with her hands. For a while, she doesn't know what she can do to make a living.
Wu Huilan watched as the money she brought decreased day by day, and finally Chu Luoci gave her an idea.
When she was in the brothel, besides playing chess, calligraphy and painting, she was most famous for her homemade snacks.
It can be said that it is full of color, fragrance, and skill, and many of them were researched by herself and are not available outside.
How many people stayed at her place day in and day out just for that snack.
Chu Luoci gave her an idea and used the remaining money to buy a small shop and open a dessert shop.
She is good at research and loves making these pastries. In addition, her craftsmanship is extraordinary, and the pastries are not available on the market, so she quickly became popular on this street.
Chu Luoci took the two young ones to Wu Huilan's shop.
Now the shop is getting bigger and bigger. It changed to a bigger shop the year before last and hired two waiters. I no longer go to the front to greet customers, but only works in the back making pastries.
Chu Luoci took the two children directly to the kitchen.
Seeing the two children coming, Wu Huilan had a smile on her face,
She used to live in a brothel, but after years of hard work, the aura of prostitution in her body has disappeared. Now she looks like a beautiful woman living alone without a husband.
She has an exquisite figure, graceful appearance, and a very beautiful face. I don’t know how many people came to watch her.
Naturally, there were some local ruffians who wanted to take advantage of the situation, but Zhou Ci did have some influence in Jiangnan, and he was able to deal with them all.
Thinking of Zhou Ci, Chu Luoci smiled again.
After she met Zhou Ci and others, she confessed to Zhou Ci that the fetus in her belly was Yanque's, and that she was really just friends with Zhou Ci.
It took Zhou Ci a long time to finally get out of that period of haze, and it was Wu Huilan who stayed with him all the time.
After Zhou Ci slowly came to his senses and realized that he fell in love with Wu Huilan, Wu Huilan backed down.
The Zhou family is famous and she was born into a wealthy family, so naturally she didn't dare to have such extravagant expectations.
Every time Chu Luoci made a joke, she could only use the excuse that she just wanted to live alone.
But Chu Luoci knew that the martyr girl was afraid of pestering her husband, and one day, the two of them would be able to get together.
While Chu Luoci was thinking about the two of them, Wu Huilan had already washed her hands and brought a plate of fresh pastries.
"Zifeng Ziheng! Come and try it! You two little guys have the most naughty mouths. If you eat it well, then this pastry will definitely become popular in the future!"
The two little ones immediately went to eat pastries laughing and joking.
Chu Luoci sat aside and looked at them with a smile,
After a while, Zhou Ci also came.
The three of them greeted each other. Zhou Ci glanced at the two younger ones and whispered to them, "Come with me. I have something to tell you."
After closing the door, Zhou Ci's gentle expression turned solemn.
He looked at Chu Luoci, his tone a little anxious.
"During these days, you should take your children and go somewhere else to escape!"
"What's wrong?" Chu Luoci asked.
"Yanque has received the imperial decree this year and will go out to inspect the palace on behalf of the emperor. I heard that he will go to Jiangnan tomorrow!"
