“Anyone could let Grandfather down, but you won’t.”
Ning Xi'er said calmly, the corners of her lips still curved.
"You are Kong Xiu."
A few words can explain everything.
Kong Xiu gave Ning Xi'er a deep look, and finally asked, "How did you get here?"
He didn't know "where she came from," but he was also very clear about Ning Xi'er's origins.
Ning Xi'er replied, "I had some fortuitous encounters; the other party taught me some secret techniques for concealing my presence..."
A faint smile appeared on Kong Xiu's handsome, slightly cold face.
"Including traveling a thousand miles a day?" (This is said, with a hint of mockery.)
Ning Xi'er was startled.
If they traveled at full speed, it wouldn't be impossible to return to the capital in a few days.
His question clearly indicated that he knew he had only recently set off.
Perhaps he had been keeping tabs on his maternal grandfather's movements in the wilderness?
Or, using his strategy, he could keep an eye on Xie Zhun's movements.
A man of profound wisdom and foresight like Kong Xiu would not have focused solely on the local situation in the court and overlooked the variable of Xie Zhun.
Ning Xi'er did not deny it; there was no need to hide anything from trustworthy people.
She gave a soft "hmm".
Kong Xiu glanced at her sideways, his gaze finally showing a bit more expression.
Although Ning Xi'er couldn't tell whether the doubt stemmed from her "traveling a thousand miles a day" skill or from her honesty...
Ning Xi'er said directly, "When I came in, I took a quick look around, but there wasn't anything else in the other rooms..."
Kong Xiu slowly got up, walked around to the front of the desk, and stood at a distance that was neither too close nor too far from Ning Xi'er.
Her expression softened slightly compared to when they first met. "If it were that easy, wouldn't it be easy for others to find it too?"
Ning Xi'er showed an approving "as expected" expression.
Kong Xiu placed his palm on the inkstone on the desk and turned it slightly...
The crisp sound of bricks being moved rang out.
Ning Xi'er looked out of the courtyard.
"There's no one outside the courtyard, and I don't like to be disturbed when I'm reading."
Kong Xiu offered a casual explanation, seemingly to dispel her doubts.
It turns out that the wall behind the desk leads to a secret room.
"Follow me..."
Kong Xiu turned around, glanced at Ning Xi'er, and started walking.
Ning Xi'er followed.
As soon as she entered, Kong Xiu closed the door to the secret room.
After passing through a short, narrow passage, you'll find yourself in a completely different world...
The light was abundant, streaming down from all directions overhead...
But the direction from which the sun was blocking the view seemed a bit strange.
Uneven and bumpy, like the folds of a mountain, like...
Mountain top.
"Outside the secret room, it was disguised as an artificial mountain."
Ning Xi'er didn't say anything, but Kong Xiu seemed to understand what she was thinking and casually offered an explanation.
No wonder...
To outsiders, Kong Xiu's choice of this remote residence seemed to indicate a complete break with the Prime Minister's residence, a mutual loathing, hence the desire to stay far away...
Perhaps it was so that by carrying out large-scale construction in a secluded and deserted place, building this artificial mountain-like secret chamber, that it would not attract attention.
"Xi...er?"
"Xi'er?"
Two questioning voices, along with footsteps, echoed from inside the secret room.
Several people slowly emerged from the four corners of the secret room.
It was the elderly Prime Minister, Shen Qing, the original owner's maternal grandfather, and the original owner's aunt, Shen Yue...
Maternal grandmother Liu and uncle Shen Yan also came out immediately.
When they reunited, everyone was filled with mixed emotions.
Shen Qing was filled with shame, "Child, you have suffered so much!"
With Ning Xi'er exiled, how could Shen Qing, Shen Yan, and Shen Yue not take responsibility?
However, the situation was delicate at the time, and Kong Xiu strongly urged him to go, informing him that Shen Xu would be going...
Shen Qingcai, despite his advanced age, did not personally go to see him off...
Otherwise, if the emperor knew, he might think Shen Qing was seeing Xie Zhun off, and who knows what he would interpret that...
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