Xie Xueqing frowned subconsciously, feeling a little unhappy.
Seeing this, the old lady softened her tone and spoke with a hint of nostalgia, "Back then, I also gave birth to three sons before I could gain a foothold in this marquisate."
"Besides, a child is so lonely, it's great to have a companion."
It seems to make sense.
Xie Xueqing looked at her precious daughter in her arms, and when she thought about the fact that she would not be able to have children in the future, she suddenly felt a little moved.
Seeing that her expression had relaxed and was no longer as tense as before, the old lady gave a wink to the nanny beside her.
Soon, a little boy about three years old was brought in.
The little boy had fair skin and a pair of big eyes, and he looked very similar to Xie Xueqing's deceased husband.
Seeing a stranger, the other party was not afraid, but looked at Xie Xueqing with curiosity.
"What's up? Isn't he a steady, intelligent fellow?"
When the old lady said this, there was an indescribable pride in her tone.
"really……"
Xie Xueqing was a little moved, but she still subconsciously glanced at Yan Jin who was being hugged.
Then, I saw my daughter, who was biting her fingers with a happy face the previous second, burst into heart-wrenching tears the next second.
At the same time, she also heard her daughter's voice again.
[Mother, please don't adopt me! ]
[This ungrateful man is the son of that scumbag and his concubine. If you raise him, your whole life will be in vain!]
Just two short sentences made Xie Xueqing stand still as if struck by lightning.
She tried hard to force herself back to her senses and digest the huge amount of information she had just received. Then she looked at the delicate little boy in front of her and suddenly felt that he looked very familiar.
I hadn't looked closely before, but now I saw that the man was wearing high-quality brocade that cost fifty taels of silver per piece.
The skin looks white and tender, and the cheeks are plump. It is obvious that the baby is well fed.
The family income of the concubine is less than fifty taels a month, so how could she possibly raise a child like this?
If this is really the child of her deceased husband, then it means that the two of them had already had a child before she got married!
But she had no idea about this.
Xie Xueqing looked around and saw her mother-in-law's gentle and kind face, and she felt a chill all over her body.
If I really adopt this child today, then the huge family business I have built up will be given away to others for nothing.
Yan Jin looked at his adoptive mother and saw that she didn't move. He thought she was having an ideological struggle and sighed in his heart.
[This brat will be very bad in the future. Not only will he not be grateful, he will also think that his mother has taken his mother's place.]
[Alas, if my mother adopts me, then there's nothing I can do. My life will probably be difficult from now on.]
[When will she grow up? Then she can let him feel the power of her little fists pounding his chest.]
The mumbling voice brought Xie Xueqing back to her senses. She suppressed the fear in her heart and tried to put a gentle look on her face.
Then he bent down and said softly:
"Are your father and mother still alive?"
"Here I am."
"Madam, please adopt me. I am very smart and will be filial to you and love my sister in the future."
The three-year-old child stood straight and spoke in a very steady and mature manner. The emphasis of every word he said hit Xie Xueqing's heart, making it hard not to like him.
But just those two short words caused a huge wave of shock in Xie Xueqing's heart. As for the words that followed, he didn't hear a single word.
If what my daughter said was true, then it meant that her husband was not dead...
The hand hidden under the sleeve had been clenched into a fist at some point, and the well-maintained nails had left bloody marks on the palm.
She tried her best to control her emotions and thus avoided losing her composure.
The old lady on the side watched this scene with satisfaction, and she was sure in her heart that as a daughter-in-law, she would not be able to refuse such a likable boy!
Just when everyone thought Xie Xueqing would agree, she stood up straight and the gentle look on her face was gone.
Sternly said:
"Since he already has parents, why do you still want me to adopt him? Wouldn't that be like raising someone else's child for nothing?"
"And what good will this rubbish, which even its parents don't want, become in the future!"
This sudden change of expression caught everyone present off guard, and the sharp words made the three-year-old's eyes red, but he forced himself not to cry, but looked at Xie Xueqing with resentment.
The smile that had just appeared on the old lady's face suddenly froze. She didn't understand. She had clearly taught according to Xie Xueqing's preferences, so why did the other party suddenly turn against her?
Try to control your emotions.
She tried to persuade him again, "He's only three years old, what could he know? When he grows up, he won't remember these things anymore."
"Other people's things are always theirs. I have a daughter, and that's enough for me. If she's not my biological child, who knows if she'll turn out to be an ungrateful person in the future."
This sentence left the old lady speechless. Knowing that it was useless to continue speaking, she chose to keep quiet.
Xie Xueqing held her daughter in her arms and looked at her biting her hand. Her mood, which had just been up and down, finally improved a little.
[Mom is awesome! She saw through that brat's true thoughts right away.]
[Oh, then I can lie flat again from now on.]
The old lady wanted to say something later, but when she met Xie Xueqing's cold eyes, she immediately understood that this matter might not be accomplished today.
At the same time, she also vaguely felt that Xie Xueqing today seemed a little different from usual, but she couldn't tell what was different.
The air fell into an eerie silence. The old lady smiled and broke the silence. "Since you don't want to, then forget it. I will leave first and won't disturb your rest."
Watching the old lady's figure disappearing little by little with the help of the servants, Xie Xueqing's eyes became colder than ever before.
If it weren't for her daughter's voice, she would probably really think that her mother-in-law was doing it for her own good, and then she would foolishly raise a child for someone else.
This family is simply treating me like a fool and making a fool of me!
After the old lady left completely, Xie Xueqing looked at Chunyu beside her.
"Go find someone to find out who the child's parents are and when did they come to this mansion."
"Also, check where the old lady likes to go on weekdays. Where is the place she goes most often?"
"Yes, I'll go right away."
Chunyu vaguely sensed that his wife was in a bad mood after seeing the child, but he didn't dare to ask too much. He just stepped back and stared at the people below to investigate.
After all the servants in the house left, Xie Xueqing looked at his palms that had been scratched by his nails without him noticing, and his emotions completely calmed down.
Since both of them were able to take their children and raise them so preciously, they must have had private contact.
And she wanted to see it with her own eyes.
Is her husband, who died eight months ago while fighting in the war, still alive?
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