After Shen Yunzhou settled down in the Wei Mansion, Wei Shaoqing returned home every day.
He pretended that the heated argument with Yuan Zhao that day had never happened, and at the same time, he said to Chen Yunzhou in a subtle way: "It's inevitable that husband and wife will have some small quarrels."
Shen Yunzhou just smiled and had no intention of blaming Wei Shaoqing, but his eyes were cold as he looked at him.
Yuan Zhao still maintained a neither-close-nor-distant attitude towards Wei Shaoqing.
He also didn't know why Yuan Zhao's attitude towards him seemed to have changed a lot.
I rarely get close to him anymore.
Whenever he wanted to stay overnight at Fengqiyuan, none of the children would be at peace.
He got angry just by looking at it, and couldn't help but think of the three children in Xingyu Lane and Wei Jiaojiao.
Jiaojiao is so obedient and would never make such a fuss.
Wei Shaoqing also wanted to go to Xingyu Lane. He had been out of the city to provide disaster relief, and he hadn't had a good night's sleep with Rouxiang in his arms for a long time.
Sleeping in the study every day is really cold and lonely.
But thinking that Chen Yunzhou was still in Wei Mansion, he gave up the idea of going to Xingyu Lane.
Yuan Zhao is easy to fool, but the people of the Shen family are very shrewd and we cannot take any risks.
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That day, Wei Shaoqing returned home from the government office, and Yuan Zhao was checking the situation of the porridge distribution at the door.
Wei Shaoqing got off the carriage and walked towards Yuan Zhao with a smile. He put his arm around her shoulders and was about to hold her hand.
"Thank you for your hard work, ma'am. It's cold outside. Come in!"
He is really able to control his emotions when acting out deep feelings.
Yuan Zhao lowered his long eyelashes to hide the expression in his eyes.
At this moment, two figures suddenly rushed out from the crowd and knelt directly in front of the two men.
Wei Shaoqing pulled her and subconsciously took two steps back.
It was already midnight, there were not many people at the door, and it was already dark.
Only the lanterns lit at the gate allowed one to vaguely make out two women in tattered clothes whose faces could not be seen clearly.
One of the women was thinner and looked very weak, almost falling to the ground.
The other woman looked up at Wei Shaoqing, her eyes filled with tears. She spoke in a sad tone, choking with sobs, "Master Wei, I have finally found you. Please, Master Wei, save my sister again..."
…
Yuan Zhao had the two of them brought back to Wei's mansion.
Wei Shaoqing showed disapproval on his face, but seeing the two men kneeling at the door of Wei's mansion was really inappropriate. At the same time, the two men kept saying that they were looking for him, so he followed them to the front hall.
When he brought them to the front hall, where there was sufficient light, Yuan Zhao caught a glimpse of a pair of sisters.
The two of them snuggled together, their bodies thin and boneless, looking very pitiful.
The older one looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, and the younger one had just reached school age.
Although their faces were dirty and their clothes were torn, one could tell that the two sisters were both good-looking.
Her messy hair fluttered on both sides of her cheeks, and her eyes were filled with tears, which made me feel pity for her.
Wei Shaoqing sat in the first seat, and the two sisters' eyes were fixed on him.
"Master Wei..."
"Husband, who are these two girls...?" Yuan Zhao cast a questioning look at Wei Shaoqing.
As soon as Yuan Zhao spoke, the two girls seemed to be frightened. They trembled and their deer-like eyes were full of panic.
Wei Shaoqing had already recognized the two sisters. He coughed lightly and explained to Yuan Zhao:
"Zhao'er, don't get me wrong. I met these two girls on the way to provide disaster relief. They were bullied by bandits and nearly lost their lives, so I came to their aid. I didn't expect them to find their way here..."
After listening to Wei Shaoqing's explanation, the two girls' eyes were red and they looked at Yuan Zhao with grievance.
The older one was kneeling on the ground, while the younger one was leaning in her arms, looking very pale.
After listening to Wei Shaoqing's words, Yuan Zhao understood the whole story. She didn't say anything, but just gave Gan Tang a look.
Gan Tang took a step forward and asked in a cold voice, "What's your name?"
The two girls shuddered, obviously frightened by Gan Tang's aura.
"My...my name is..."
"When answering in front of the princess, you must call yourself 'slave' and say 'Replying to Your Highness' first." Gan Tang interrupted sternly.
The older girl glanced at Wei Shaoqing with grievance.
Seeing Gan Tang so aggressive, Wei Shaoqing frowned.
"Your Highness, my name is Qin Xin, and this is my younger sister, Qin Yao."
"Please have mercy on us sisters. We... we sisters have come to Master Wei because we have nowhere else to turn."
"My sister and I both lost our parents in the snowstorm. We are now left alone. My younger sister has caught a cold, and we have no money to treat her. That's why we had no choice but to come and ask Lord Wei for help."
"We beg Lord Wei and Her Royal Highness the Princess to give my sister and me a chance to live. We are willing to work like slaves without complaint..."
Qin Xin's tone softened with every word she spoke.
The look he gave Wei Shaoqing was even more helpless.
It looked like Yuan Zhao's maid was questioning the two of them.
Yuan Zhao listened calmly and looked at Qin Yao in Qin Xin's arms. She was indeed flushed and out of breath, and looked like she had a fever.
But she still refused: "If you two get sick, I will give you two taels of silver, which is enough to go to the city to see a doctor."
"If you don't have anything to eat, there's a porridge distribution outside the Wei Mansion. You can come and get some anytime."
After saying that, she gestured to Gan Tang to take the silver.
When they heard Yuan Zhao was going to send them away, they immediately became anxious.
Qin Xin's tears suddenly burst out, and she burst into tears: "Master Wei, please don't drive me and my sister away."
Wei Shaoqing looked at Qin Xin, then at Yuan Zhao, who had a cold expression on his face, and pleaded, "Zhao'er, why don't you keep them in the mansion as maids or something?"
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