After all, he's the only brother

"As soon as she mentioned Zong Pingchuan, her mother-in-law's face darkened, her eyes filled with sadness.Fang Jinshi secretly felt annoyed. She knew her mother-in-law was deeply attached to her fathe...Chapter 1245: After all, there's only this one brother.

宗譽 took over the princess's body and saw that a smile was still lingering at the corner of her mouth. He wasn't as angry about his mother's death.

Perhaps, he was looking forward to meeting his biological mother.

But despite thirty years apart, from his birth until now, he had never spent a single day with this person. To say he was cold-blooded and heartless would be an understatement; to say his heart was made of stone would also be fitting. In reality, he did not have much affection for Princess Ruqing.

On the other hand, Fang Jinshu seemed like she had lost a very important elder. She cried uncontrollably.

Aunt died, Hershel should have been very sad and angry.

But seeing Fang Jinshu cry like this, he was completely stunned, and he forgot to cry himself.

He had never seen Fang Jinshu cry so sadly before, no, he had never seen her really cry. Before, those tears were fake, she wasn't heartbroken at all.

"So she cared so deeply for her aunt."

"I promise you, let you take your aunt's body to Xizhou for burial."

"You must also promise me to find her the best Feng Shui burial ground, so she can feel free and never be bound again."

Zong Yu coldly nodded his head, emphasizing his point.

"I promise you."

Zong Yu came and went quickly. After receiving Fang Jinxiu's message, he left the borders of Xixia overnight.

Fang Jinxiu put the eldest princess's body into the space. Nothing here would decay, she had already removed the knife from her chest and changed her clothes.

"Your mother is a very interesting person."

"In your philosophical terms, she was quite the extraordinary woman. She was very particular, even in death, her clothes and hairstyle were meticulously arranged."

"The jewelry she wears mustn't be too cheap, she's a woman of refined taste from a noble family."

"Ah Yu, I am so very sorry."

Fang Jinxiu leaned against Zong Yu's embrace, clutching his sleeve as tears flowed incessantly.

"If I hadn't come out back then, if I had known she was nearby, I would never have come out to drag her into this and make her take the knife for me."

Seeing his daughter-in-law crying, Zongyu felt heartbroken. He wiped her tears while hugging her silently to comfort her.

Upon seeing his mother's corpse, Zongyu felt a pang of sadness despite lacking maternal feelings for Ruoheng.

Especially after knowing the truth about him being switched at birth with the Zong family's child, he also felt his mother's care and protection. He might not have been deeply hurt, but it was hard for him to accept and let go.

Did she really just… die like that

When the night was deep and everyone had fallen asleep, Fang Jinshu cried until she fell asleep. Zong Yu held her hand and entered her space.

He didn't know why he was able to enter, but the moment he embraced Jinxiu within the Xixia Palace, he felt the presence of her space.

This was his first attempt to come in on his own.

At first glance, Zong Yu saw Princess Ruoheng sitting in a rocking chair. Her face looked five or six points similar to his own.

So this is his birth mother, she looks like this.

If one didn't know her heart had stopped beating, looking at her now, Zong Yu would only think she was simply asleep in this rocking chair.

He still looked so alive and real.

He reached out and touched the back of the princess's hand. The icy sensation was a clear indication that this was not the warmth of a living person, reminding him that this woman was dead.

Zhongyu's grief spread out little by little. He wasn't like Jinxiu, who was emotionally expressive and could cry when sad.

Instead, he was heartbroken to the extreme, his heart ached, but there was only a hollow feeling, and a touch of fear. Tears wouldn't come out no matter how hard he tried.

This feeling had always been there, making him deeply uncomfortable. Every time he saw his mother's face, the discomfort intensified.

Zhong Yu frowned, raising his hand to the place where his heart was, and slowly squatted down beside her. He stayed like that for the whole night.

At the border of Daxia, Fang Jinshu suddenly didn't want to enter the capital anymore.

"We've also fulfilled our promise to Fu Shangyuan. Within three years, Xixia has changed emperors and withdrawn its troops."

"I want to take Mother back to Xizhou first and wait for you all."

"Go back and get your mother and Jade Lotus, I'll wait for you in Xizhou."

Zong Yu wasn't comfortable letting Fang Jinxiu leave alone.

But he was also unwilling to force Jinxiu, and when he was in a dilemma, Zongbei and Tanna appeared with a guard.

Zongyu saw that they were still surprised.

Zong Bai excitedly ran towards their carriage.

"Big brother, sister-in-law, I and Tanna are here to pick you up!"

"Upon receiving my older brother's letter, we couldn't wait any longer. Everything in Beijiang is going well now, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to spare the time to meet you all."

"By the way, what about your sister-in-law She single-handedly went deep into enemy territory and accomplished a mission that was fundamentally impossible. Stories about her bravery have spread throughout Beijiang and Daxi's countryside. Now, she's practically been deified by the common people. The tales are so exaggerated that even I want to dig my fingernails in when I hear them."

Zong Bai excitedly talked for a long time, but he never saw Fang Jinxiu's figure. Besides, he felt that his elder brother's expression was also a bit strange, looking as if he wasn't very happy.

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It's just that Zong Yu's expression was always like this, he rarely showed what he thought to others, so it was normal for Zong Bai not to see through his sadness at the moment.

Tana, however, was sharp and quickly tugged at Zongbo's sleeve, signaling him to be quiet or not smile so happily.

"Don't you see that Big Brother isn't feeling well"

zong Bai was just too happy. When his sister-in-law said she would go to Xixia alone to complete the mission, he couldn't sleep well every day in Beijang because he didn't get any news from her.

Now that they have returned safely, shouldn't we be happy

zong yuzhao tana shook her head, just about to speak, when fang jinshi's voice came from the carriage.

"Are that Tana and Zongbei"

Hearing Fang Jinshu's voice, the two of them were overjoyed.

"Sister-in-law, it's us!"

Fang Jinshu pulled open the car curtain and jumped out with a smile.

Those who are concerned, please come over here.

"I'm fine."

She smiled at Zongyu and then pulled Tanna aside to speak.

Zong Bai's clever mind finally returned to normal, he walked to his elder brother's side.

"Big brother, what happened to sister-in-law in Xixia Why does she look a bit off"

There's a feeling of putting on a brave face, tiredness radiating from within, but it doesn't show on the surface. You can only catch a glimpse of it when you look into her eyes.

He was tired.

Zongyu was never a flowery person, and Zongbei wasn't someone who couldn't understand the situation. Seeing that his big brother didn't want to talk about what came next, he didn't ask further.

After that, the two brothers talked about some things they needed to do in the future.

Hearing that his brother-in-law and sister-in-law were taking the whole family back to Xizhou, Zongbei hesitated before speaking. Northern Xinjiang was still under construction and development, and he couldn't possibly abandon it at this time.

"Big brother, I'm afraid I can't leave for now. This time I was only able to come out because someone reliable has been temporarily helping me over there. There are still things I need to do."

Zongyu patted his brother's shoulder, indicating that he understood everything.

Zong Bai has grown up and become an adult. He is free to do whatever he wants, and make his own decisions. No one in their family will go against his choices.

On the other hand, Fang Jinshu was already discussing what dowry to prepare for Zong Bo when she was married off to Beijang.

"Tana, from now on I'll leave Zongbei in your hands. You must take good care of him."

"I and Ah Yu only have this one younger brother, if he wrongs you, just write me a letter, I and Ah Yu will come to discipline him."

But if he doesn't feel sorry for you, you promise me, make him happy, and you two must be happy together.

Tana shyly and amusingly nodded her head.

Now that we've covered the serious topics, let's get down to business.

"You should take the dowry seriously. If there's anything else your brother-in-law needs in Beijiang, just ask. With your elder sister-in-law here, we won't let your younger brother and his new wife have a hard time."

After all, he's my only brother.de this wild boar, we couldn't possibly come up with that much!""Jinxiu has offended your grandmother and great-uncle's wife to give us a good name.""Tomorrow, they'll come to your door. If you don't...