"Master Marquis, do we really not want to go to Uncle Song to ask for someone?"
The news that Shen Zhixi was taken away by Song Lianzhou had been reported back to Ning Chenghou's Mansion last night. When Xie Muyun heard it, he only slightly moved his brows and said nothing more than "I understand."
When he left the house early in the morning, the guard leader Yang Qing asked him more urgently than he did.
Perhaps because he personally went to Yanzhou to bring Shen Zhixi back after receiving the order, he knew that Shen Zhixi was very important to his family.
Xie Muyun stood at the door wearing court clothes, adjusting his collar with an indifferent expression.
After putting down his hands, he strode down the stone stairs in front of the house.
After leaving the yard, he slowly responded: "When did I say not to ask for anyone? Since I know she is with Uncle Song, there is no need to be nervous. It's not like I really want her to run away. Uncle Song... has to give..." I have a bit of face, and no matter what happens, I still have Jingshi’s friendship with me, so there’s nothing to be afraid of.”
"That's what the Marquis said."
Yang Qing followed him, then thought of something for a moment and said: "What about Miss Shen's daughter? She was too young and delicate, so she got sick on the way. After bringing her back yesterday, she refused to eat or drink, and her illness became even more serious. The nun who took care of her said she was so sick that she couldn't even open her eyes, her breathing was weak, and she couldn't take the soup. Would you like to go and have a look, Lord Marquis? After all, she is yours too..."
Before he finished speaking, Xie Muyun in front suddenly stopped.
Although Shen Zhixi and her daughter were both brought to Yuejing City, they were detained separately. Shen Zhixi was locked up outside, while her daughter was brought back to the Hou Mansion.
However, Xie Muyun has not yet met him.
"I still have to go to court. Such a small child can't handle it. He can't even feed him medicine. Is he a waste?"
After saying this, Xie Muyun lifted his feet and walked faster than before.
At the corner, two roads branched off.
One is the way out of the house, and the other leads to Shen Wanying's residence.
At first he did not hesitate and turned towards the direction of leaving the house.
Then, for some reason, he suddenly stopped again and stood there for a long time.
"Master Hou?"
Yang Qing called him and he responded.
He immediately turned his head and headed in the opposite direction, walking as fast and fast as his mind. At this time, all he could think about was the scene where he met Shen Zhixi yesterday, her appearance, her indifference, her hatred, and What she said.
"You are a heartless and unjust person who abandoned his wife and daughter. Are you worthy of mentioning her name?"
Thinking of this, Xie Muyun couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
Shen Nanqiu, you are really good!
In front of Shixingyuan.
Xie Muyun was stunned at the door for a long time, and then stepped in after a long time.
In the courtyard, I saw the waiter, Grandma Zhang, coming out of the main entrance with a bowl in her hands. When she saw Xie Muyun, the grandmother shrank in fright and almost shook off the porridge in the bowl. Xie Muyun came closer and saw that the bowl of porridge was It was full, and it was obvious that the same thing came out the same way it went in, which meant that the child inside still hadn't eaten a bite.
"waste!"
Xie Muyun shouted angrily and knocked the bowl out of Nanny Zhang's hand.
He pushed open the door and ran to the bed.
Shen Wanying was lying on the bed with her eyes closed tightly, her face was red, as if she was seriously ill. If you look closely, there were still tears on her cheeks. The waiter didn't even clean her face, let alone feed her carefully. Medicine and food.
"Yang Qing!" He shouted outside the door.
Yang Qing took two steps into the door, nodded and asked, "Master Marquis, do you have any orders?"
"Mother Zhang is not doing her job well. She will be punished with twenty sticks. She will go to the village outside the city to do the work and she will not have to come back. She will also tell the kitchen to bring some light porridge and reassign the waiters."
"Yes, my subordinate will do it now."
Xie Muyun turned around, his eyes continued to fall on Shen Wanying, thinking that the child didn't look like her mother.
Maybe he shouted so loud just now that the child was frightened in his sleep. His immature eyebrows were knitted together in fear. From time to time, tears slipped out of the corners of his eyes. The tip of his aggrieved nose turned red, and his small mouth She also flattened slightly, which may look okay from that point of view, but she must have been crying very loudly in the dream.
Xie Muyun watched intently, his brows tightening as her emotions changed.
But as I looked at it, I always felt that something was wrong.
It stands to reason that this is the first time he has seen this granddaughter, but why did he feel a sense of familiarity when he saw her for the first time, as if he had seen her not long ago.
He thought carefully, pondered carefully, and was lost in thought.
Yang Qing came back to remind him that it was time to go to court, and he came to his senses.
Out the door, walked out of the courtyard and continued to the front hall.
Halfway through, he came face to face with his daughter Xie Jing'an.
"Father." Xie Jing'an seemed to be in a good mood, with a smile on his face early in the morning, "Father, are you preparing to go to court?"
"Yeah." Xie Muyun responded with a smile.
He knew why his daughter was happy. Song Lianzhou came back yesterday, so she was naturally happy. It had been many years since he was separated from Ji Ji, but his daughter refused to talk about marriage no matter what, all because of Song Lianzhou.
"Father, my brother said he met brother Lianzhou on the street yesterday."
Speaking of Song Lianzhou, Xie Jing'an showed shyness.
Xie Muyunci looked at her with a smile, feeling helpless as he didn't know what to do with her, "So?"
"So, brother Lianzhou is indeed back, then my father will answer my question..."
"Last time?" Xie Muyun pretended not to understand and stepped over to leave, "What happened last time? What did I promise you?"
Xie Jing'an became anxious and caught up to him and grabbed his sleeve.
"Father, are you joking with me? Last time you clearly agreed to facilitate my marriage to brother Lianzhou."
"But I've also told you that this marriage is not something I can just say. Even if I enter the palace to ask for a marriage, the queen will still have to agree, let alone Song Lian..."
He paused suddenly and his expression changed.
"What's wrong, father?"
Xie Muyun did not reply, but turned to look in the direction of Shi Xingyuan.
After a long time, the stagnant face suddenly smiled, "That's it!"
"Father, what did you say?"
Xie Muyun still didn't answer. He didn't even look at Xie Jing'an anymore. He laughed twice and continued to move forward with big steps. What was left behind was still the same sentence, "So that's it."
But when he got out of the door and sat on the sedan, he saw that his eyes turned red at some point.
Yang Qing lifted the sedan curtain for him, and he paused for a while before lowering his head and sitting in.
After getting up from the sedan chair, there was another laugh inside, the smile was cold and tinged with hatred.
"As expected of a mother and daughter."
"Shen Nanqiu, you didn't hold back at all. You taught your daughter everything."
……
The backyard of the hospital.
Fang Rou sat in front of the bed, talking to Shen Zhixi with tears in her eyes.
"There was really nothing we could do at that time. No one knew that we just happened to meet him. If it weren't for him, we would have been captured long ago. Axi, I understand you. If it weren't for him, I won’t ask him for help unless I have to.”
Shen Zhixi's face was pale, and there was faint blood on his right chest wrapped in gauze.
She sat on the bed, lowered her eyebrows and said nothing.
