Chapter 144
He eats longevity noodles on his birthday, and he also wanted to cook a bowl for his mother.
Song Xuan's heart stirred, and his cold expression softened slightly: "Yan Qing has grown up."
He and Yan Qing always celebrated Qing Nian's birthdays in the Ice Palace, but this time Yan Qing suggested visiting the Shen Mansion, which made him very happy.
It was rare for Xiao Yanqing to be praised by his father. He pursed his lips, a restrained smile appearing on his cheeks, but the joy in his big eyes was impossible to suppress, which added a touch of childlike liveliness.
Soon, the carriage stopped at the entrance of the Shen residence.
When Song Xuan appeared at the gate of the Shen residence with Xiao Yanqing, the steward was so frightened that he almost collapsed.
The steward knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Your Majesty...this servant will go and fetch the master immediately..."
As Song Xuan listened to the music coming from the main courtyard, his dark eyes flashed with a cold light: "Lord Shen is truly enjoying himself; it's not even evening yet and he's already indulging in singing and dancing."
Shen Zheng, this loving father, actually enjoyed Qing Nian's birthday celebration; he truly loves his daughter dearly!
After saying this, Song Xuan took Xiao Qingyan's hand and walked straight towards the courtyard in front of Shen Qingnian.
He knew the way; he had been here once before the two were married.
The steward behind them quickly ordered the servants to follow, but Xia Zi stopped them with a smile: "If Your Majesty and the Crown Prince wish to take a walk alone, there is no need for anyone to follow them."
Helpless, the steward had no choice but to scramble off to find Shen Zheng.
In Shen Qingnian's courtyard.
The yard was overgrown with weeds, appearing desolate and dilapidated, clearly neglected for a long time.
"Is this the courtyard where Mother lived before she passed away? How could it be so dilapidated?" Little Yanqing frowned, her small face showing displeasure.
The Ice Palace where the Empress Dowager resides in the Eastern Palace is very clean and is incensed every day. How come it has become so dilapidated when it came to Prime Minister Shen's residence?
From birth, Xiao Yanqing was personally taught by Song Xuan. In addition, he was very intelligent from a young age, and although he was only three years old, he already knew a lot.
Seeing the dilapidated courtyard, he felt a sense of displeasure.
Prime Minister Shen often talks about his mother, acting as if he loves her very much, but he treats the courtyard where his mother used to live like this. He really has two faces!
As Song Xuan gazed at the dilapidated courtyard, the coldness in his eyes grew ever stronger.
He led Xiao Yanqing to the door of her boudoir. The door was locked, and the lock was rusty. He reached out, grabbed the lock, and pulled it off with little effort.
Pushing open the door to the boudoir, dust billowed up, causing Xiao Qingyan to cough repeatedly.
The room was covered in dust, with cobwebs in the corners. The entire boudoir looked even more dilapidated than the courtyard. The embroidered bed where Shen Qingnian had lived was covered with a thick layer of dust.
After Shen Qingnian left, Shen Zheng stopped caring about the courtyard, and everything related to her was sealed away.
Xiao Yanqing and Song Xuan stood at the door. His dark, grape-like eyes widened, and he could no longer help but say, "Is this the kind of place where Mother lives? It's so dirty and messy. Mother is so pitiful."
Song Xuan's eyes were already filled with a chilling aura. He felt his blood surging and he wished he could go find Shen Zheng himself.
"This... Lord Shen has actually treated Her Majesty the Empress's private quarters so poorly, this is really a bit..." Xia Zi, who was following behind Song Xuan, was also a little stunned, obviously not expecting the Empress's private quarters to be like this.
Shen Zheng appeared outwardly as a doting father to his daughter, but who would have thought that within the Shen family mansion, he hadn't even bothered to maintain Shen Qingnian's former boudoir?
Recalling Shen Zheng's words of remembrance for Shen Qingnian, I found them both utterly laughable and incredibly strange.
It was as if some long-hidden secret had suddenly been revealed to the world—
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