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He jumped off the horse vigorously, and the young man who had been waiting at the side eagerly stepped forward to lead the horse down and take care of it. Cheng Xunxun raised his head, glanced at the tall plaque with a complicated look, and strode in.

"Why, I'm willing to come back." After entering the main room, cold scoldings were shot at me like knives.

"Mother is in good health."

Mrs. Xie snorted coldly: "Okay, why is it bad? How can I be bad when I have such a son who is angry with me and takes the barracks as his own?"

Cheng Xunxun lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then explained: "It's not because I'm angry, it's just that I've been busy with things lately and I can't take any time out."

"Just lie to me." Mrs. Xie took a deep breath and slowly closed her eyes: "You still blame me, don't you think that after so many years, you have refused to get married or did you still mind that I gave her..."

"No." The sudden raised voice interrupted Mr. Xie. Cheng Xunxun tilted his head and said calmly: "Don't talk about this matter anymore."

Mrs. Xie smiled miserably, and her straight back slumped against the back of the chair, with a look of exhaustion on her stern and cold face.

Looking at his mother, who had been strong since childhood, suddenly showing her old age, Cheng Xunxun felt a little helpless. He really didn't care. Why should a man have a wife? His mother has been feeling guilty and paranoid that she must be blaming her. In fact, it was just recently.

It's just a little uneven.

Thinking of the recent overt and covert fights between several adult princes in the court and their subtle attempts to woo me, I frowned. The emperor's health was getting worse and worse. He almost fell asleep in the court this morning. If... if...

It was another bloody storm, and there was no way to avoid it. The post of commander of the guard granted by the emperor at this time was a hot potato. He returned to his yard in silence, and the maid thoughtfully served him fragrant tea. There were a few pretty people.

He hesitated to go down, but Cheng Xunxun, who was accustomed to these tricks, cast a cold look in his eyes and had no choice but to retreat unwillingly.

Suddenly, the room was filled with silence——

Holding the tea cup, Cheng Xunxun looked at the flickering lights in the corner of the room. He felt lonely in his heart and couldn't help but smile bitterly. When did he become afraid of loneliness?

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In the Ningyuan Hou Mansion.

Qingteng was vividly describing to Yuzhu what happened in the old lady's room this morning——

"... Mr. Hou's face was blue at the time, and he didn't even admit that he had raised someone outside..."

Mother Yao's face darkened as she listened. She said these words in front of a young lady. It seems that this girl needs to be trained well. She had no idea that the words she said in a moment of excitement would bring herself an extremely painful time.

, Qingteng still said very happily: "The old lady was so angry that she wanted to drive Miss Runxin out at that time."

Yuzhu secretly sighed that things had reached this point. Regardless of whether his uncle lied or not, if Runxin was kicked out, he would never be able to step into the Lin Mansion again.

"And then." Seeing Qingteng stop talking, Yuzhu couldn't help but urge.

Seeing the eager expression on the young lady's face with satisfaction, Qing Teng continued with satisfaction: "Miss Runxin refused to leave. She pulled the sleeves of the Marquis and cried so hard that she and her mother were so pitiful.

How do you say that sentence? Xiao Cui in the old lady’s room taught me how to say it.” He tilted his head and thought for a moment, then Qing Teng stuttered and muttered: “I don’t want to be able to be rich in clothes... food and clothing...

, slaves... in groups, just want to be able to see the light... call daddy upright."

Yuzhu laughed out loud and kept saying that as long as he could call him daddy, he would soon be rich and well-off, but since he was all aboveboard, how could he hide it? What he said was too artistic.

Qingteng laughed stupidly, and continued to report the gossip with golden eyes: "The Marquis kicked her away, and immediately ordered people to bring Miss Runxin's mother in. Only then did the truth come out."

"Actually, our Marquis did have a daughter, but it was not Miss Runxin, but Miss Hongdou. At that time, Miss Hongdou's mother was a third-class maid in the Marquis's yard. One time, the Marquis got drunk..." Rao Qingteng was so careless.

, now his face turned red with embarrassment, and he couldn't continue speaking in a vague manner.

Yu Zhu heard the important part and waved his hands anxiously: "Tell me the following."

Qingteng timidly glanced at the expressionless mother Yao, swallowed, and continued: "No one knew she was pregnant. At that time, Miss Runxin's mother was also the maid of the Marquis. When she found out about it,

She was secretly jealous and afraid that her companion, who was also a maid, would fly up the branch, so she scared Miss Hongdou's mother how much she hated the maid who crawled on the bed. She was so scared that Miss Hongdou's mother never dared to tell her that she was pregnant... It happened to be a coincidence.

The eldest wife wanted to release some maids who were old enough, and Miss Runxin's mother and Miss Hongdou's mother were both chosen... Later, Miss Runxin's mother was spotted by a member of the Lin family and wanted to take her home as a concubine, but

The main wife's maiden family was quite powerful and fierce, so she had no choice but to become a maid. Later, she gave birth to Miss Runxin... Later, Miss Hongdou's mother died of dystocia, so she entrusted Miss Hongdou to Miss Runxin's mother, and it is said that she lived well...

Not so good...Miss Runxin’s mother loves to brag and keeps telling Miss Runxin that her father is the eldest son of Ningyuan Houfu..."

Mother Yao almost fainted from the series of "Miss Runxin's mother" and "Miss Hongdou's mother", but Yu Zhu understood clearly that this kind of twists and turns and bizarre stories really made people dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.

Well, I'm afraid Runxin's mother never thought that both Runxin and Hongdou would have the opportunity to enter the Lin Mansion when she was bragging in front of her daughter.

He casually pulled out a hairpin and rewarded the ivy. Looking at her surprised expression, Yu Zhu felt funny and at the same time secretly alert. The power of the maid should not be underestimated. When her grandmother and uncle dealt with these matters, they must have put other things into consideration.

Everyone shouted, but this matter was spread secretly. Since Qing Teng could find out, it is estimated that all the capable masters of the Lin family will know about it by now, so they must pay attention to it in the future.

Qingteng didn't know what happened next, but Yuzhu's curiosity had been completely aroused. He was about to go to Cui's place to explore the situation and have a meal when he suddenly heard the maid coming to report to the old lady.

It's dinner.

It was another painful meal, and Yu Zhu dressed up full of resentment. After thinking about it, she went to Cui's yard first. Cui took care of Yu Zhu from head to toe, and then she held her daughter's hand with confidence.

Go forward.

"Mom, do you know about sister Runxin?" Yuzhu didn't dare to let Ms. Cui know that he already knew something, otherwise Qingteng would be punished for "talking nonsense in front of the lady".

Mrs. Cui patted her daughter's soft little hand, smiled and whispered in Yu Zhu's ear: "We are about to add someone to our family."
Chapter completed!