Since it was seen that she was pretending to faint, Shen Ziqiao was embarrassed to continue lying down, so she had to follow Shen Xiao and the others to the Dean Hospital.
Mrs. Shen had already learned that Shen Xiao and his son came back but went to Qiao Xinyuan first. She was so distressed that she simply leaned on the kang and heard the servant girl report that the father and son were already outside. them.
"The old lady is not feeling well?" Shen Xiao raised her thick eyebrows, not quite believing the trembling reply of the girl in front of her.
Cui Liu lowered her head and whispered back, "Yes, the old lady..."
Shen Xiao didn't continue to listen, and walked in directly past her, and said in a low voice by the door, "Mother, my son is back."
There was no sound from the inner room for a long time.
Shen Zikai and Shen Ziqiao stood behind Shen Xiao and looked at each other, they both knew that the old lady was angry.
Aren't you just mad at her? The old woman is really hypocritical! Shen Ziqiao slandered in her heart.
"Mother, what's wrong with you? Can you ask Dr. Li from the Imperial Hospital to give you a pulse?" Shen Xiao asked calmly, and he was no stranger to her mother's trick of always pretending to be sick and not seeing him.
"You come to see me after I'm dead." An angry voice came from the room.
Shen Xiao sighed helplessly, "Mother, my son hasn't served you in half a year."
That's a good point. I've been away from home for half a year, and I finally came back. Old woman, you don't talk to your son well, you put on airs and pretend to be sick, and you are jealous with a granddaughter. You are too unmannered and uninspiring.
Shen Ziqiao suddenly felt sympathy for Shen Xiao and his son. She climbed up to such a mother and turned her daughter into a waste. No wonder the Shen family was wiped out by Sheng Peiyin.
Mama Li whispered to the old lady Shen who had softened her heart, "You see, the elder still cares about you, old madam, please don't get angry with the elder."
"Is he trying to please me? He is doing it for his daughter." Mrs. Shen said angrily.
"No matter what. You have to see the old man." Li's mother said.
Mrs. Shen snorted, helped Mama Li's hand to sit up straight, "Let them all come in."
Mother Li came over and opened the curtain in person, "My lord, please come in."
Seeing Shen Ziqiao behind Shen Xiao, Li's mother's smile froze for a moment, and her eyes unconsciously swept over Shen Ziqiao's hand.
After following Shen Xiao to salute Mrs. Shen, Shen Ziqiao stood aside with his eyes and nose watching.
Mrs. Shen gave her a sideways glance, and spoke lightly. "Isn't the third girl sick? She seems to be in good spirits now."
"Grandmother, Jiaojiao fainted due to exhaustion, and she'll be fine after a while." Shen Zikai replied respectfully for Shen Ziqiao.
"Since your body is so weak, don't run around." Mrs. Shen said with a raised face.
Shen Ziqiao answered in a low voice.
"How is mother doing these days?" Shen Xiao knew that this little daughter had never been favored by the old lady, so she changed the subject with a smile.
"There is no disease or disaster, and I haven't been pissed off yet." Mrs. Shen snorted.
Shen Xiao said, "Jiaojiao gave you a headache, don't worry. My son will spend more time in the capital this time, and he will personally discipline this little monkey."
"Don't need to go to the border to patrol anymore?" Mrs. Shen asked in surprise, she couldn't tell whether she was happy or disappointed in her heart.
"I don't need to go in person for the time being." Shen Xiao replied.
Shen Zikai stepped forward with a smile, "Grandma, this time Dad brought you several leathers, all of which were typed by Dad himself."
"It was all your father's beating. What about you?" Mrs. Shen finally smiled.
"I brought you other good things..." Shen Zikai smiled and talked about the interesting stories about the border town, which made Mrs. Shen laugh again and again.
What a warm and harmonious scene.
Shen Ziqiao felt that she was superfluous, and Mrs. Shen didn't want to talk to her at all. She only saw Shen Xiao and his son, although she herself was not willing to please the old woman, but it didn't feel good to stand here as a decoration.
"... Those people were driven away from home, but somehow they were hidden in Liuyun Village. Recently, a lot of things have disappeared from the village. These people have disappeared." Mrs. Shen did not know when she mentioned Lady Meng and others , observing the faces of Shen Xiao and Shen Zikai.
Both father and son looked shocked. Shen Xiao was even more surprised, "Why is Ruowei's maid in Liuyunzhuang?"
Shen Zikai exclaimed in surprise, "Didn't those people all go away?"
"It seems that you don't know about it." Mrs. Shen said lightly. In fact, she knew very well in her heart that if it wasn't for one of the father and son, no one would dare to keep those people in Liuyunzhuang.
"Mother, you mean, they stole the things in the village and ran away?" Shen Xiao asked, but he was suspicious in his heart. He didn't believe that the maid of his dead wife would do such a thing. When they drove them away, he It happened that he was not at home, if he was, he would never allow this to happen.
He is ashamed of his dead wife.
"Grandmother insisted on saying that I hid Lady Meng and the others, and punished me to stand still and not go back to rest." Shen Ziqiao immediately pretended to be pitiful and innocent to complain when she heard Mrs. Shen shamelessly mentioning Lady Meng.
Shen Xiao glared at his daughter, "Don't interrupt children when adults talk."
"I'm telling the truth. Besides, there is nothing valuable to steal in the village. I have lived there for more than half a month, and the food and supplies are the worst. When will Mrs. Meng and the others not leave? It would be unusual for anyone with a brain to steal something at this time." Shen Ziqiao said angrily.
"You mean I have no brains?" Mrs. Shen was furious.
"Grandmother understands righteousness deeply, how could she have the same views as ordinary people, she must have a brain." Shen Ziqiao immediately showed a charming smile, and said hahaha.
Shen Zikai took a deep look at her, seeing that the little girl had improved a lot in half a year, he couldn't tell what it was like, he felt relieved and bitter at the same time.
My sister has grown up after all.
"Mother, I will find those people, don't worry." Shen Xiao said hastily before Mrs. Shen was about to get angry, her eyes warned Shen Ziqiao not to make the old lady angry again.
Old Mrs. Shen said angrily, "These dog slaves, who found them and beat them to death, dared to steal things from the master's village."
"What did they steal?" Shen Ziqiao refused to give up. She knew why the old woman wronged Mrs. Meng and the others for stealing something. First, she laid down unwarranted charges so that Shen Xiao had preconceived opinions about them, and what would Mrs. Meng and the others say later . No one will believe it.
"Grandmother, leave this matter to me, I will definitely find them." Shen Zikai said, he knew where Lady Meng and the others would be.
Mrs. Shen was about to say that you don't need meddling in the affairs of the inner house, but Shen Xiao already nodded in agreement, "Anyway, Brother Kai has nothing to do for the time being, so I'll leave it to him."
"Okay, you guys go back first, it's dusty, and you should wash it up. We'll have a good meal with the family later." Mrs. Shen's heart became more uncomfortable, and she sent them all down with a sullen face.
Of course Shen Ziqiao liked to quickly disappear in front of this godly woman.
"Fourth Young Master and Eldest Miss, Second Miss is here." Mother Li said with a smile.
They all heard that Shen Xiao was back. I came here specially to say hello.
Besides Shen Ziyang and Shen Ziwen, even a few aunts also came.
Shen Ziqiao had only met Shen Ziyang's Aunt Gao, and I heard that she was a distant niece from the old lady's natal family, or a noble concubine, and had never met the other two. She looked curiously at the two women standing behind Shen Ziwen, both of them looked delicate and gentle, with low eyebrows and soft ears, completely different from Aunt Gao's domineering appearance.
Probably because they haven't seen Shen Xiao for too long, the eyes of the three aunts looking at Shen Xiao are so gentle that water drips out.
Especially Aunt Gao, who looked at Shen Xiao affectionately. That blatant appearance made Shen Ziqiao feel chills.
Thirty women are as fierce as tigers.
Because of their arrival, Shen Ziqiao could only continue to stay in the corner.
"Life at the border is really difficult. Look at the master and the young master have lost weight." Aunt Gao looked at Shen Xiao and Shen Zikai with a distressed expression. The voice is gentle and kind.
Shen Zikai said lightly, "Of course the border towns cannot be compared with those in the capital, but men are at ease, and going outside is also exercise."
What does this mean to say that her elder brother Yang is spoiled and spoiled, and he is not as good as this young master who can endure hardships and stand hard work? Aunt Gao murmured in her heart. The smile on his face became softer.
"No, the young master looks much stronger."
The person Shen Ziyang fears most in this family is Shen Xiao. No matter what Aunt Gao hinted, he didn't dare to go forward and talk to Shen Xiao as openly as Shen Zikai.
"Brother, do you think you will bring us hairpins from foreigners this time?" Shen Ziwen asked Shen Zikai with a smile.
"Still in the house, I'll have someone take it to your place later." Shen Zikai said with a smile, but he glanced at Shen Ziqiao, and was slightly surprised to see that she was thinking about something with her head down.
If it was changed before, Jiaojiao should stand up and yell at Sister Wen not to steal her eldest brother.
Today... I don't know if it's my illusion, Jiaojiao is very different, she is standing there, obviously very close, but it seems that everything around her has nothing to do with her.
Shen Zikai's heart sank, what happened
"You all go back first, the old lady is tired, don't argue here." After accepting the gentle eyes of the three concubines and the greetings from the children, Shen Xiao finally asked them to retreat.
Mrs. Shen has something unresolved in her heart, and she is really not in the mood to forcefully smile and enjoy the family happiness here.
Aunt Gao bowed her head, "Master, you are tired, I will serve you..."
"No need." Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Shen Xiao cut off her words.
Aunt Gao gritted her teeth, and there was deep resentment in her eyes.
After leaving the De'an Academy, Shen Zikai and Shen Ziqiao walked behind, the brother and sister glanced at each other, Shen Ziqiao unconsciously avoided it with a guilty conscience.
A smile flashed across Shen Zikai's bright eyes, and he raised his hand to tap her on the forehead.
"It hurts!" Shen Ziqiao glared at him in pain.
"Jiaojiao." Shen Xiao stopped in front, and called Shen Ziqiao.
Shen Ziqiao walked up to him timidly, "Father..."
"Is Qi Zheng's matter related to you?" Shen Xiao asked in a low voice.
Didn't he already investigate a lot? Didn't the old lady tell him just now? Why do you still have to ask her
"It's none of my business." Shen Ziqiao whispered, although she didn't know whether Shen Xiaoxiang believed it or not.
"En." Shen Xiao nodded, and strode forward.
(Thank you Xiaoka for the jade pendant, I will add more today, thank you for the reward~~~~)
Today is Tomb-sweeping Day, and it is true that there is a lot of rain during the Qingming Festival!