OPEN YOUR MASK, PRINCESS!
Episode 145 A HEARTWARMING ENCOUNTER
Xiao Jun stared at the tray containing four kinds of dishes as his breakfast menu. He was treated like a sick person in his room. Although a little hungry, but he was still not in the mood to touch the ration. He still remembered the meeting with Xin Er and Lau that still imprinted in memory.
Flash back the previous day ….
Setting foot on the underground prisoner gate was miserable for Xiao Jun, the dark and quiet atmosphere with the illumination of the yellow lights that added to the gloomy impression. Some of his steps were even infiltrated by a herd of mice that were chasing. He looked at the bodyguard He was following from behind. His mother lives in this crowded and gloomy place like waiting for death to take slowly. They arrived at the cell block
the two detainees, according to He's advisory information, deliberately locked Li San and Xin Er close together.
The prison guards welcomed Xiao Jun's arrival, despite knowing Xiao Jun's standing as the young master but they did not carelessly grant entry without Li San's consent. And this was the use of advisor He, he showed the plaque of the command he had been hiding from Xiao Jun. Seeing the plaque, the two guards immediately opened the door padlock leading to the cell passage.
“Counselor He, I didn't know that you were holding dad's plaque.” Xiao Jun exclaimed as they simultaneously strode down the dimly lit aisle.
“Ya, great sir who assigned me like that. Sorry to surprise you, although given permission but you still have to be in my supervision.” Said the old advisor.
Xiao Jun nodded , “Thank you. I have one more request, Uncle Advisor, can you give me the freedom to visit my mother? I want to have a four-eye talk with him.”
Counselor He looked doubtful, he was entrusted to accompany him without being able to free Xiao Jun when he visited Xin Er. “Hamba dare not violate the orders of the great lord, forgive the servant of the young master.” His apology was so earnest with a fully bent body.
“I beg you, uncle advisor. I'm willing to be handcuffed and brackets one cell with my mom and promise not to trouble you. Only the two of us know, here it is out of the watchful eye of the bodyguard. If the great master finds out, it means that one of us leaked it. I promise to be cooperative, will not get you in trouble.” Xiao Jun did not hesitate to kowtow before He's advisor until the old man went awry and immediately pulled Xiao Jun to his feet. Although he was older than Xiao Jun, he still did not deserve such respect from a young master.
“Good. It's both of us's secrets. Your mother's prisoner is one more turn, please young master first.” Counselor He gave way. As a wise man, he perfectly understood Xiao Jun's wishes and did not want to hinder the longing of mother and son.
Xiao Jun's steps accelerated, he dashed down the intended turn. The first thing that greeted him was a constant coughing sound that sounded alarming, and he was very sorry for whose voice it was.
“Mother ...” Xiao Jun stood up and grasped the iron bars that locked Xin Er away. The woman who gave birth to him looked thin, a slightly bent body and the hair of one flat head turned white. When Xiao Jun called out to him, Xin Er was facing the back wall coughed while leaning on the handle there.
Xin Er still could not believe her hearing, she had not even answered the call until she turned to the source of the voice. His cry broke out instantly, with a limp he approached his son. “MyBuddies ..”
Lau next to the cell also heard his master's voice, he hurried to get up and greeted the master he had longed for. “Young master .. thank you servant.” Lau was still prostrating for Xiao Jun inside the cell.
Xiao Jun, who was already clutching Xin Er's fingers, nodded for a moment to his mother for permission to meet Lau for a while. He had to order Lau to stop from being respectful. Xin Er nodded in agreement, released the grasp of her son's hand and let him next door.
“Uncle Lau, wake up. Don't kneel again, come here.” Xiao Jun reached out from behind the iron bars.
“Uncle don't say so, no one executed, no one will die.” Xiao Jun strengthened Lau. Though there was no certainty about the barter offer of interest with Li San, Xiao Jun still tried optimistically at least to channel positive energy in his loved ones.
Lau shook his head, he trembled with Xiao Jun's determination. “Master, don't bother to help me. I'm just your bodyguard, sacrifice it's my duty to show my loyalty.”
Xiao Jun was unable to say any more, seeing Lau's pessimistic wail made his eyes tear up. He held back what he wanted to say and question until He's advisors gave him a little freedom.
“Young master, please visit Xin Er's maid first. Half an hour later, I will come to tell you. After that you can visit Lau with the same duration.” Counselor He had opened the door of Xin Er's cell and had Xiao Jun rush in.
Xiao Jun looked at Lau a moment later Lau hinted for his master to listen to He's adviser's direction. “Later to talk, uncle.”
Counselor He locked the cell from the outside, leaving Xiao Jun with Xin Er inside. As he walks away from them, let him disobey the command of the great lord while he keeps the true heart, the heavens may forgive him.
Xin Er immediately held Xiao Jun in her arms, how much she missed her son who had not met for a year. His sobs were unstoppable until his cough recurred again due to uncontrolled breathing when crying. Xiao Jun immediately leaned his mother sitting with his back against the wall.
“Mother, your condition is getting worse. I'm the one who doesn't take care of you.” The limitations of Xiao Jun's attitude greatly suppressed his heart. Guilt and uselessness as he felt.
Xin Er grabbed Xiao Jun's hand to grasp, the wrinkled and trembling hand was only grasping weakly as there was not much energy left from holding back hunger and thirst. “Every human being has his destiny, you've tried so don't keep blaming yourself. All for his permission, mother to be tormented like this not because of you.”
“Although I feel less capable as your son. Less able to protect, take care of you in old age. When I was growing up, my mother also grew older but I was still a robot person.”
Xin Er smiled, stroking Xiao Jun's shoulders. “Nak, it was a little time that you liked to sleep on mom's lap. Now will you sleep like that?”
Xiao Jun looked at the old Xin Er, as a child he was just a boy whose weight was not up to 20 kilograms and his mother was still energetic. Now that he was a grown man and his mother was old, with skinny, trembling thighs wouldn't it just hurt Xin Er?
“Alright, mom.” Xiao Jun responded to Xin Er's request in another way, lying near Xin Er with his head stuck to his waist alone.
Xin Er smiled knowing what Xiao Jun meant, “Mother is old apparently, hahaha ..” Xin Er's laughter sounded loose. He stroked Xiao Jun's hair while reminiscing about being together in such a short past. Xiao Jun grew up without his care and affection.
“Oya, have you given the ring to your lover?” xin Er asked feelingly, a question that was easily thrown out but sounded difficult for Xiao Jun to issue an answer.
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