Chapter 64: Twins, boy and girl, look like him
Shen Xiunian looked unhappy and was speechless.
If Pei Zhouwu really wanted to repay her, the best way to repay her would be to never appear in front of Liu Fuying again in this life.
"General Shen, you have been traveling a long way. Please get off the carriage and enter the palace."
"General Pei..."
Chen Xiunian once again stopped Pei Zhouwu who was about to turn around and dismount.
"General Pei has had a hard journey, and you are also injured and need to rest. I heard that General Pei likes quietness and doesn't like to be disturbed. Even so, I dare not let General Pei stay in the mansion. The reason is that there are two children at home who are at the age of being noisy. I am afraid of disturbing the general's peace, so I sent someone to the city last night to pick a secluded place. General Pei, why don't you follow them and rest early."
With such a big commotion outside, the news of his return would soon get back home, and he was really afraid that Liu Fuying would come out soon.
His words of farewell were extremely considerate, and he only hoped that Pei Zhouwu would leave as soon as possible and not cause any trouble.
"Okay." Pei Zhouwu did not force it.
Since he had already arrived at the Shen family's door, he should go in and pay a visit to Old Madam Shen.
But he had heard earlier that the old lady of the Shen family had become insane, and he was afraid that suddenly meeting a stranger would irritate her again, so he agreed to Shen Xiunian's words.
The gatekeeper of the Shen family had come down and was waiting by the side a long time ago, and he spoke at the right time.
"General, my wife went out to the widow Shen's house at the end of the alley. I will go and tell her that the general is back."
"No need!" Shen Xiunian rejected hastily.
In order to avoid being discovered, he softened his attitude.
"I have been fighting outside these years, and my wife is the only one supporting the family. She is really having a hard time. There is no need to alarm her with a big fuss, lest she gets angry about my injury. I will talk to her properly later."
After saying that, Shen Xiunian lowered the car curtain and got out.
Liu Fuying was just at the end of the alley and might be back at any time, so he had better go in quickly and let Pei Zhouwu leave as soon as possible to avoid running into him.
He was very weak and needed several people to support him so that he could walk steadily.
Pei Zhouwu wanted to dismount and help him, but he refused on the grounds that he was embarrassed.
After a few more polite words, he turned and walked up the stairs and into the house.
A large group of people surrounded Shen Xiunian and entered the door, and soon disappeared at the door.
"General, let's go too." Pei Zhouwu's subordinates reminded him.
Pei Zhouwu nodded, pulled the reins and prepared to leave.
“Daddy!”
A tender child's voice sounded from behind, and there was joy in the voice that was about to overflow.
"Dad, you're finally back!"
Pei Zhouwu's brows twitched. The voice sounded like it was calling him. He didn't know which child had recognized the wrong person.
Looking back, he saw that the little boy who was running fast with a smile on his face was indeed running towards him. He looked to be only three or four years old.
“Daddy!”
A girl dressed as a maid was chasing after the little boy, reminding him to run slower.
Pei Zhouwu pulled the reins and turned around, curious as to why the little boy still called him "daddy" when he had clearly seen his appearance when he turned around.
On second thought, now they were in front of the general's mansion, it would make sense if the child was Shen Xiunian's son.
During this time in Yunan, he heard a lot about Shen Xiunian in the army.
I heard that Shen Xiunian went to the battlefield not long after Mrs. Shen became pregnant. In the past three years, Shen Xiunian only had time to return home twice.
If this is the case, the child may indeed not remember what his father looks like clearly.
"Dad, Ah Yun misses you so much."
The little boy rushed forward and tried to grab the horse's legs, but fortunately the maid behind him reacted quickly and pulled him back.
"Sir, this is not your father. You have recognized the wrong person."
The maid was embarrassed, and then looked at Pei Zhouwu anxiously to explain to him.
"I'm really sorry, General. This is the son of our General Shen. The general has been fighting outside for many years and has no chance to come back to see the child. The child is young and has not seen the general many times, so it is inevitable that he can't remember the general's appearance. But the young master knows that his father is a general who wears armor. When he saw you wearing armor at the door just now, he thought it was his father who came back, so he recognized the wrong person and called him dad. Please forgive me."
Pei Zhouwu nodded, thinking that it was indeed the case.
Shen Xiunian was lucky enough to have twins, a boy and a girl. He had also heard about this in the army.
"It's okay." Pei Zhouwu didn't mind. He leaned forward slightly and looked at the little boy and said gently, "The child is still young and I didn't call the wrong person on purpose. Your father has returned home and will stay at home for a long time. You two should spend more time together and you won't call the wrong person again in the future."
The little boy was confused and scratched his head in confusion.
Pei Zhouwu looked at him with a smile, and inexplicably felt that this boy looked somewhat familiar.
“But…but…”
The little boy twisted his face and stared at Pei Zhouwu with wide eyes.
"He's really not my father, but...but he looks like my sister."
Although it seemed like innocent words, even Pei Zhouwu's subordinates behind him started to murmur and said, "General, it seems so. This child does look a bit like you."
"Nonsense!" Pei Zhouwu's expression was serious.
This is not something that can be joked about. How could Shen Xiunian's child look like him?
If this gets out, it will bring shame to the child's mother.
"Master Xiyun, please stop talking. He is really not your father."
The maid smiled awkwardly, her face a little stiff, and she looked at Pei Zhouwu and continued to explain.
"General, please don't be surprised. In fact, more than one person has said that the child looks like others. There is a lady's younger brother at the end of our street. He looks a bit like our son and daughter. If our lady hadn't been pregnant when she came here, I don't know what others would say. There are so many people in this world, there are always some people who look alike by coincidence. General, please don't take it to heart."
"No problem." Pei Zhouwu was still gentle.
After listening to the maid's explanation, he did feel somewhat relieved.
Yes, there are so many people in the world.
He didn't have to worry too much about the familiarity of the child being somewhat similar to him.
"Then please go ahead, General. I will take my son in first."
Pei Zhouwu nodded, then slowly made way for him.
"Master Xiyun, did you hear that just now? Your father is back and is at home now."
"Very good!"
Chen Xiyun ran up the stairs, extremely happy.
"I'm no longer afraid of being laughed at by others for being a fatherless child. That's great."
In a flash, the man disappeared behind the door.
"General, let's go too." The subordinate reminded Pei Zhouwu again.
"Well, let's go."
The white horse finally left the Shen family's gate. The person leading the way walked in front, and the group walked along the long street at a leisurely pace.
In the courtyard at the end of the street, Liu Fuying was still leaning on a chair, and the sound of children's laughter made her happy.
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