At this moment, his eyes seemed a little evasive, as if he was avoiding some unspeakable secret.
"Here, for you."
After saying that, he took out a bunch of keys from his sleeve and handed it to Wen Zhu.
"Dad, what does this mean?"
Faced with this sudden action, Wen Zhu was very surprised and asked in confusion.
"Business at the braised food shop is pretty good now. I used some of my savings to buy a small house, and my family has moved in. This is a good opportunity to return the key to the old house that you kept for me."
There was a hint of heaviness in Xu Junming's tone, but more of it was a sense of relief.
After hearing the news, Wen Zhu nodded silently, thinking that it was always good to own his own property in a place like the capital where every inch of land is worth a lot of money.
At least when we save enough money in the future, we can exchange it for better living conditions, which will lay a good foundation for the family's future.
After finding out the exact location of the new home, Wen Zhu said to his father, who had worked hard for half his life, "Let's go in together and hand over the visiting card from the Duke's Mansion. Lord Xue should give us some face."
Hearing this, Xu Junming nodded in agreement.
He remained silent throughout the whole process, responding only with body movements, and accompanied his beloved daughter into the gate of Jingzhao Yamen.
Lord Xue received the visitors in a room behind the inner hall.
Faced with their demands, he explained with difficulty, "First, we still haven't been able to fully verify your mother's identity, so we have no way to investigate her social circle. Second, the relevant evidence we've been able to collect so far is too little. You know, this kind of murder case is extremely difficult for us. Everyone is already doing their utmost to find clues, but there's really nothing we can do."
After hearing all this, Wen Zhu still pressed on, "What about the piece of cloth we found at the scene that day? Can we ask a few more people about it and see if we can determine by the color or style of the clothing whether anyone suspicious was near the scene?"
In response to this question, Lord Xue's answer was still filled with helplessness: "Alas, doing this is like finding a needle in a haystack. It's not that we haven't fulfilled our responsibilities, but we really don't have any clues at all! Even Lord Yu, who was sent by the Dali Temple to assist with the case, hasn't made any significant progress."
Seeing that the matter had reached a deadlock, Wen Zhu had no choice but to ask the officials again to continue to help pay attention to the case.
She used many gentle and tactful words to try to impress the other party, hoping to attract their attention and solve the case as soon as possible to unravel the mystery in their hearts.
Finally, Lord Xue once again solemnly promised that he would not give up on this case and that he would spare no effort to investigate it to the end.
Wen Zhu was filled with disappointment and slowly walked out of Jingzhao Prefecture.
She fought back her tears and said to Xu Junming with a trembling voice, "Dad, wait for Butler He for a moment. I'll take you home later and we'll go see the new house and get acquainted with the route."
Xu Junming lowered his head, his face full of embarrassment. After hesitating for a while, he finally said with difficulty: "Son, Dad... got married again."
"What?!"
Wen Zhu was stunned. It took him a while to come back to his senses and asked in surprise.
Xu Junming's old face flushed slightly, and he looked a little embarrassed: "Dad remarried. Oh, don't worry, she is a very good person and will be very good to you and Hongsheng."
"When did this happen?"
Wen Zhu felt a chill in his heart and couldn't help but ask.
"Before you gave birth. I didn't tell you because I was afraid it would affect your delivery and confinement, and I didn't know how to explain it."
Xu Junming lowered his head and said, his eyes full of helplessness.
In an instant, Wen Zhu wanted to cry even more.
Tears welled up in my eyes and almost burst out.
She always thought that her father was sincere to her mother.
I didn’t expect that less than half a year after my mother passed away, my father had already remarried.
Are all men really so heartless?
This thought suddenly popped up in her mind, but she could not accept this fact.
However, looking at Xu Junming's gray hair and thin cheeks, Wen Zhu found that he couldn't say anything harsh.
"Does Hongsheng know about this?"
Wen Zhu asked as calmly as possible, but there was still a hint of trembling in his tone.
"He knows."
Xu Junming answered in a low voice, his voice full of guilt.
Wen Zhu didn't know how Hong Sheng felt. At this moment, she really wanted to see her brother. Perhaps he could give her more comfort and support.
"Dad, I still have some things to do, so you go back first."
After saying that, Wen Zhu turned and walked towards the carriage of the Duke's Mansion, his steps firm but with a hint of weakness.
Xu Junming also looked very sad, with red eyes. He lowered his head silently and slowly left Jingzhao Prefecture.
Wen Zhu tried hard to hold back her tears, feeling extremely complicated.
Her eyes were wet, but she tried hard not to let the tears flow. She felt mixed emotions and didn't know where to start to express her feelings.
After a while, Steward He came out of the yamen, walked steadily, and bowed to her solemnly, "Madam Xu, the property deeds have all been completed."
His tone was steady and respectful, conveying his respect for the job and his sense of responsibility to complete it.
This manor had just been bought by Wen Zhu, and today happened to be the day when Butler He accompanied her to handle the relevant property transfer procedures.
He Jia has always been one of the important assistants in Wen Zhu's family and has rich experience in handling similar matters.
She had originally planned to tell her father the good news once everything was settled, and share the joy brought by her new fortune.
But now, this idea has been dispelled, because the mood at this moment is different from any time before.
When I think about how my mother once promised to help me plan and design this manor, and how even though I now have the contract in my hand, I will never see that kind and warm figure again, my heart aches like a knife.
My father already has his own small family.
After receiving the document that was of great significance but also tinged with a chill, she gently instructed Steward He who was standing beside her, "Please help me investigate my father's new wife."
There was a hint of helplessness in his words, but also a curiosity that could not be ignored.
The latter nodded and said that he would do as she asked and promised to give a reply as soon as possible.
Wen Zhu ordered the coachman to drive towards Sheng's Martial Arts School.
The atmosphere in the car was particularly heavy and silent. She tried to pretend to be asleep as a way to temporarily escape the unpleasant things in reality, but her tears slid down uncontrollably, silently soaking the tablecloth.
In this world, who else can truly understand the immense pain brought about by losing a loved one?
But it seems that he doesn't even have the power to stop his father from rebuilding a happy life.
Su Yue and Su Qin were very anxious but helpless when they saw this, so they had to take turns stepping forward and gently patting each other's thin backs in an attempt to comfort them, but the effect was minimal.
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