Chapter 1154 A child was stuffed into his mouth.

It was already quite late when Shu Yu left the Qi family's house.

She didn't plan to linger outside. After returning home, she would prepare, and the construction of Song Xin's tomb would begin early the next morning. Then she would leave the capital and return home.

Therefore, Shu Yu took Ying Xi directly back to the courtyard in the south of the city.

As soon as they entered the alley, the two saw a woman who looked to be in her forties or fifties standing at the gate of their own courtyard. She was wearing coarse gray-black clothes, her face was covered in sweat, and her hair was disheveled.

The man was also holding the hand of a short, thin child who looked to be only about two years old.

The child's clothes were much too big, hanging crookedly on his body, revealing a large part of his thin, bony shoulders.

The two, one big and one small, lingered at the gate of the courtyard. The woman raised her hand several times as if to knock on the door, but hesitated and put her hand down again and again, looking very indecisive.

Shu Yu and Ying Xi exchanged a glance. Who was this person? They didn't seem to have seen him before.

She stepped forward a few paces. "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

Shu Yu's sudden voice startled the woman, who was lost in her thoughts, and she turned around abruptly.

The child she was holding also turned around and looked over. However, unlike the woman's startled expression, the child's eyes were lifeless, and he just stared blankly ahead, completely dazed.

Shu Yu was stunned. This child…

The woman steadied herself, took a deep breath, and asked, "Then, are you from this family?"

Shu Yu nodded, then asked again, "Who does Auntie want to find?"

"Does Song Xin's son live here?"

Shu Yu was surprised. They came looking for Meng Yunzheng?

Moreover, her words were strange; she didn't mention his current name or his name from when he was in the Gong family, but instead referred to Song Xin.

Shu Yu nodded again. "Yes, it's inside. Is there anything you need, Auntie?"

After the woman received confirmation, she suddenly bent down, picked up the child beside her, and without saying a word, put him into Shu Yu's arms.

She hastily said, "This is a child of the Song family; I'm entrusting him to you."

After saying that, he turned around and ran out of the alley without looking back.

Shu Yu instinctively caught the child, then her expression changed. "Ying Xi."

Yingxi hurriedly chased after her. She was quick and stopped the woman before she even reached the alley entrance.

The woman tried to hide, but Yingxi blocked her path completely, giving her no chance at all.

After several attempts, the woman stamped her foot and said, "Get out of my way."

Without saying a word, Yingxi grabbed her hand and dragged the struggling woman back.

"Let go of me! What are you doing? Don't pull me!" The woman slapped Yingxi's hand hard, turning the back of her hand red, but Yingxi didn't loosen her grip even slightly.

Shu Yu frowned. "Auntie, why are you running away? You just dumped a child on me without any explanation. Isn't that a bit much?"

As they were talking, the courtyard gate was opened.

Zhao Xi, who had come out after hearing the commotion, looked up at the group of people arguing at the door and was taken aback. "What's going on here? Who is this person?"

Shu Yu wanted to know too.

People were coming and going in the alley, and quite a few people were already looking this way.

Shu Yu gave Ying Xi a wink, then carried the child inside. Ying Xi also pulled the struggling woman inside.

Although Zhao Xi was still completely confused, he quickly and efficiently closed the door.

(End of this chapter)