Chapter 221
Song Xuan was dressed in black, his expression filled with coldness and ferocity. Although he had bathed and changed his clothes before arriving, a faint smell of blood still lingered around him.
These past two days he's been dealing with Yang Weiquan. And as he suspected, Yang Weiquan's disobedience that day was indeed due to ulterior motives, involving not only Shen Zheng but also the border...
Shen Qingnian was reading a book in a recliner under the grape trellis in the courtyard, while Xiaoju and Liu Yurou were preparing lunch in the kitchen, and the two little ones were playing in the pond and watching the fish.
The small pond was dug by the black-clad guards. They carefully paved it with blue bricks, picked lotus flowers, and put fish in. It looked quite proper.
These past two days, Shen Qingnian has been forbidding the two little ones from going out, so she had no choice but to resort to this drastic measure to avoid them causing trouble.
As Shen Qingnian, who was sitting on the recliner, saw the man striding towards her, she put down the book in her hand and stood up. Little Shen Xi and Little Yan Qing, who were by the small pond, also ran over immediately when they saw their father return.
Little Shen Xi ran ahead, her little face full of surprise, while Little Yan Qing followed behind, somewhat reserved, but with a smile playing on his lips.
These past two days, Xiao Yanqing has been very worried about Song Xuan, but his mother told him that his father was safe and sound, so he suppressed his worries and quietly waited for his father to return.
"Daddy, Xiaoxi will catch you some fish to eat!" Little Shenxi ran up to Song Xuan and grabbed her father's clothes with her wet little hands, which were still waving around.
The fish in the pond were large fish that Shen Qingnian had her guards buy. She planned to scoop them out and make fish soup after the two little ones had gotten tired of playing with them.
In the past two days, Xiao Shenxi has asked about Song Xuan more than once, constantly clamoring to see her father.
In the little girl's words, her father that night was incredibly powerful, more powerful than any other father in the world.
When Song Xuan saw the little dumpling running towards him, his hardened heart softened. He first bent down and picked up little Shen Xi, and then looked at little Yan Qing.
"Father," Xiao Yanqing tried hard to suppress the upturned corners of his mouth and bowed very properly to Song Xuan.
Seeing this, Song Xuan stretched out a hand to little Yan Qing: "Yan Qing, would you like Daddy to hold you?"
Xiao Yanqing was usually calm and composed, and he tried his best not to show his emotions. However, when he heard Song Xuan's words, he could no longer suppress his happiness.
"Yes, I want Daddy to hold me!" Little Yanqing's voice was a little loud, filled with excitement.
Although his father treated him very well, he strictly followed palace etiquette and never called his father "father".
He felt closer to him by calling him "father".
Song Xuan picked up Xiao Yanqing and walked to Shen Qingnian.
Shen Qingnian spoke first: "How is your wound?"
She was worried that the man holding two children would cause her wound to reopen, especially since only two days had passed.
Song Xuan's eyes were deep. He said, "It's nothing. How about you?"
"I'm fine too," Shen Qingnian said with a slight smile, her whole demeanor cool and calm.
Song Xuan took the two little ones to play in the small pond for a while before sitting down on the stool next to Shen Qingnian.
He said, "I will set off for the capital tomorrow."
He has handled the Yang Weiquan matter properly.
Shen Qingnian simply responded and then turned her gaze back to the two little ones.
Seeing this, Song Xuan didn't say anything more, but just turned his head slightly to look at the woman in plain clothes beside him.
Autumn is approaching, and the breeze carries a hint of coolness, gently ruffling the woman's hair. He can easily smell the faint fragrance emanating from her.
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