The atmosphere in the study room was somewhat depressing, which came from Shen Xiao who was sitting on the teacher's chair behind the desk.
Probably due to the unique killing aura of a soldier, Shen Ziqiao unconsciously became cautious and guilty, for fear that if she accidentally showed her clues, she would be found not to be the genuine Shen Ziqiao.
"...So, the matter of Young Master Qi has nothing to do with you?" Shen Xiao spoke in a low voice after hearing Shen Ziqiao's own account of how Qi Zheng fainted and returned to normal.
As soon as Qi Zheng was mentioned, Shen Ziqiao felt an unknown fire in her heart, "Of course it has nothing to do with me. I just hit him lightly. Dad, I am not infinitely powerful. Qi Zheng is tall and burly, how could he be beaten?" Will I be seriously injured?"
Shen Xiao glanced at his daughter who was waving two chubby claws and screaming for innocence, a slight smile appeared in his serious eyes, "You are useless, but you hit him anyway, and seriously injured him."
The ghost who seriously injured him! Shen Ziqiao felt that she was more wronged than Dou E, "Why do you all blame me, if it weren't for me, Qi Zheng would still be a fool now."
"Oh? Do you think you are still the great benefactor of the Qi family?" Shen Xiao asked with raised eyebrows.
of course! Shen Ziqiao pouted, although she didn't answer, her expression was just that.
Shen Zikai was amused by her, and deliberately put on a straight face, "When we returned to the palace today, we met Lord An. It's lucky that Qi Zheng can wake up. If you can't wake up, you will be in trouble."
"Tomorrow, you go to the Duke's Mansion with me." Shen Xiao ignored Shen Ziqiao whose face turned red and then pale, and his voice resolutely suppressed her desire to continue to defend herself.
Just go, she didn't believe that Qi Zheng dared to accept her apology shamelessly.
"Let's talk about those servants in Liuyunzhuang, Jiaojiao, you really don't know where they went?" Shen Xiao asked.
Shen Ziqiao's face remained unchanged, "I really don't know."
"Father, I know where Mrs. Meng and the others are. I just wanted to tell you about this when I came back this time." Shen Zikai straightened his expression. A seriousness that didn't match the age appeared on the boy's face, "It's about the mother."
Something to do with the dead wife? Shen Xiao's calm brows and eyes instantly became a little more sad, "What's wrong with your mother?"
Shen Zikai did not tell the whole story of what Pan shi told him before his death, "I wonder if my father has an impression of my mother's dowry."
Back then, Pan's dowry caused a sensation in the whole capital city, with ten miles of red makeup, no lady from a famous family could compare to her, so she aroused the jealousy of many people, Shen Xiao knew this of course.
"When my mother was dying, she left all her dowry to Jiaojiao. Now that Jiaojiao has grown up, it should be returned to her." Shen Zikai's eyes were gentle, only a few hints of scrutiny were hidden in the depths of his eyes.
It's not that he doesn't trust his father. It's just that my mother has passed away for so many years, and my father's affection is limited.
"It's because of the dowry that Mrs. Meng and those talents disappeared?" Why didn't Shen Xiao know what his son was thinking, and glanced at him sharply, understanding what happened in Liuyunzhuang.
Shen Ziqiao said. "If they don't leave, they should be silenced in the middle of the night."
Shen Xiao glared at Shen Ziqiao, "What nonsense!"
"I'm not talking nonsense." Shen Ziqiao twitched her lips, "I was fooled when I was a child to drive Lady Meng and the others away."
"Are you planning to turn against your grandmother for those dowries?" Shen Xiao asked angrily, "Who asked you to intervene in this matter?"
Shen Ziqiao's face paled after being drunk, and she said aggrievedly. "I didn't go to ask my grandmother to come back, I just didn't want something to happen to Mrs. Meng and the others."
"Father..." Shen Zikai wanted to explain to his sister.
"I will go and tell your grandmother about this matter, and none of you will interfere. As for Mrs. Meng and the others, bring them back." Shen Xiao said.
Shen Ziqiao's face was filled with joy, her eyes lit up, and she looked at Shen Xiao eagerly.
"You have to find a reason anyway, so don't let your grandmother get down." Shen Xiao thought of his old mother's temperament. Can't help feeling a headache.
"Father, my son knows how to do it." Shen Zikai said with a smile.
Shen Xiao hummed. Let them all go down.
Looking at the backs of the pair of children leaving, Shen Xiao felt a sense of desolation and loneliness in his heart. Ruowei... When he thought of his dead wife, the indifference in his eyes turned into sadness. Nurturing the body, leading to the final death of Yaoshi without spirit.
Brother Kai and Jiaojiao have grown up.
He is also old.
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The next day, Shen Ziqiao reluctantly followed Shen Xiao to Qi's house. Seeing how wronged her sister looked, Shen Zikai smiled and said to go with her.
It was An Guogong who personally entertained them.
"... My daughter has always been naughty and naughty, Mr. An, please forgive me." After exchanging pleasantries, Shen Xiao went straight to explain the reason for this visit.
An Guogong looked at the petite and lovely girl standing behind Shen Xiao. Such a timid and timid child was not quite similar to the rumors.
"It doesn't matter if the child is naughty." An Guogong actually didn't blame Shen Ziqiao anymore, not to mention that Qi Zheng got a blessing in disguise, he was actually very pleased. The reason why he complained to Shen Xiao was more of a joke, and he greeted Old Man Shen with a smile People, "How is the old lady?"
"My mother is fine." Shen Xiao replied with a smile.
After Shen Zikai greeted An Guogong, he proposed to pay Mrs. Qi a greeting.
An Guogong asked the maid to lead the two brothers and sisters to Mrs. Qi's yard.
Old Mrs. Qi has lived in seclusion these years. Unlike Mrs. Shen's hegemony, she does not interfere with the affairs of the family, and let Mrs. Gu take charge of the Zhongfu, and rarely walks out of her yard on weekdays.
I heard that Mrs. Gu is the niece of Mrs. Qi's natal family, but the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not very good. Mrs. Qi avoided Mrs. Gu's morning and evening sleep a few years ago, and it seems that she doesn't want to see this son. The reason for the daughter-in-law.
"Brother, you seem to be quite familiar with the Qi family." Seeing Shen Zikai's calm and composed appearance, Shen Ziqiao became suspicious.
"Oh, I've been here a few times before." Shen Zikai smiled.
Shen Ziqiao felt strange in her heart, but she didn't know what was wrong.
Go here to pay respects to Mrs. Qi, Little Gu will know in a while, "The little bitch still dares to come to Qi's house?"
"Ma'am, she's at the old lady's place." Mother Gu said in a low voice.
"We'll go there too." The old villain usually doesn't even see her, so why did she see Shen Ziqiao
Mother Gu hurriedly said, "Ma'am, are you going to pass like this? Will the old lady be unhappy?"
"Whether she's happy or not has nothing to do with me." Little Gu hesitated for a moment, and finally wanted to know what Shen Ziqiao was doing here, or whether she went to Mrs. Qi's.
Shen Xiao just returned to the capital yesterday, and she will go to the Duke's Mansion immediately today, if she said there was nothing tricky, she would never believe it.