Chapter 217: Going Their Separate Ways

Shen Xi certainly didn't want her father and mother to be separated again. If Lu Ne was not appointed as an official, would her mother stay in Jinling forever?

"Mom, didn't we agree on this before? You should go with dad this time, otherwise I won't let you go alone."

"Yes, eldest brother's wife, you should go with him. I am still here in Jinling."

"Grandma, why are you joining in the fun? We agreed before that you and Manman would go back to the capital together. Why are you going back on your word?"

Shen Xi said, "Let's talk about this another day. Today is Xixi's return home day. What's the point of talking about our own affairs?"

The third day of the new year, the parents usually do not stay overnight, so in the afternoon, Lu Ne went home with Shen Xi. However, after they left, she didn't know when she would see him again.

Before leaving, Shen Xi said to her mother: "Mom, don't let me delay your own business. Go back with Dad this time."

Mrs. Shen didn't say anything this time, but made an agreement with her daughter: "Come back in two days, and I will take you, Minsi, and your brother to visit your grandparents. I will also say goodbye to your grandparents and your uncle."

"Okay, I remember that."

Shen Xi said to Shen Yuan again: "Don't delay too long. You have important things to do in the capital. And there is also the clinic you mentioned before. Remember to write to me when it opens."

The two sisters used to talk about everything when they slept in the same bed, so Shen Yuan told Shen Xi about her plan to open a clinic long ago.

"I understand, sister. I will write to you often. Just don't think I'm annoying."

"How could that be?"

"Grandma, please take care of yourself when you go to the capital. Your granddaughter will visit you in the capital when she has time."

The old lady said emotionally, "I am in good health, there is no need for you to worry about me. You should just live your life well."

"I will, Grandma, don't worry."

When they got to Shen Duan, Shen Xi just said, "Brother, take care of yourself outside, and hide when the sun is strong, so as not to turn back and get even darker."

"You are the younger sister, yet you are worried about your brother. If you have anything to say, write to him."

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After Shen Xi returned, the house became busy. Mrs. Shen had to pack her luggage and prepare to go to the post with her husband, and Mrs. Shen also had to supervise people packing things for the trip to the capital.

She had been in Jinling for almost her entire life, and it was hard for her to leave suddenly.

At night, she was still sighing to the nanny beside her, "I never thought I would have to leave home when I'm so old. I don't know if I can come back in the future."

"What are you talking about? You are going to the capital, where so many people are looking forward to your return. It is also because Second Master has made great achievements and established himself in the capital that this day has come. Besides, you are in such good health, why can't you come back?"

"That's what I say, but this is home after all."

After a while, the voice of the nanny came, "The old lady is wrong. Where the family is, there is home."

The old lady seemed to be quite touched by what Mammy said, so she asked her, "Xiao He, are you missing home too?"

"I don't miss home. Wherever you are, that is my home."

When Xiao He first arrived at the Song family, she was not yet a nanny, but just a little girl. At that time, the old lady was not yet an old lady, but just a little girl.

Later, Xiao He became Sister Xiao He, and the second daughter of the Song family became Mrs. Shen.

Later, Mrs. Shen became the old lady of the Shen family, and Sister Xiaohe became a nanny. Except for the old lady, no one called her Xiaohe anymore.

But in fact, in the beginning, Xiao He was not Xiao He. She was called Liu Ya. There was a flood that year, and the people could not make ends meet so they sold their sons and daughters. Their family had many sons and daughters, and the sons were reluctant to sell their daughters, so they sold their daughters instead. Starting from the eldest, she was called Liu Ya, with five older brothers and sisters, but in the end, it was still her turn...

The next day, the nanny went to look for Shen Yuan. No one knew what the two of them talked about in private. After that, whenever Shen Yuan found time, he would go to the old lady's yard to make a fuss, making the old lady neither angry nor happy. She didn't even care about the sadness of leaving home.

Two days later, it was time for Shen Duan and Shen Si to take up their posts. Shen Duan was concerned about the people of Yunyang County. The weather was going to get cold soon, and the roofs of many lonely elderly people's houses needed repairing. Otherwise, it would be too late if they waited until the weather got colder to start.

The Shen family mansion, which was bustling a few days ago, is now deserted again...

"Shen Yuan! You are such a grown-up, but you are still climbing trees. I can't control you anymore, right? What a disgrace! Come down now!"

Old Madam Shen was originally wondering why her naughty granddaughter didn't come to bother her today. She was thinking of going to her yard to take a look, but before she entered, she saw her granddaughter hanging on a tree like a monkey.

At first she didn't dare to speak out, fearing that the sound would scare the person and cause him to fall down. But when her granddaughter saw her, she changed her sitting position and then she couldn't help but speak out.

"Grandma, I found a bird."

Old Madam Shen didn't want to hear any nonsense. Seeing the servants bringing the ladder, she quickly asked them to come forward and said, "What are you still standing there for? Let the girl come down."

Shen Yuan had just picked up a baby bird under a tree. When he looked up, he saw a bird's nest on a branch. He guessed that the bird had fallen from the tree. Qingdai went to get a ladder. She saw that the tree looked easy to climb, so she simply lifted up her clothes and climbed up. Who knew that she would be caught by her grandmother.

"Grandma, I won't dare to do it next time."

"Oh my, I don't believe that. Go outside and look around. Are there any sixteen-year-old girls climbing trees in Jinling, the capital, or Dazhao?"

"Then there should be some, right? ... I'm just telling the truth!"

In the old house of the Shen family, Shen Yuan and his grandmother are living a chaotic life. Shen Su and his wife in the Shen family in the capital are living a peaceful life. However, Shen Su has become increasingly busy in recent days. People from the Ministry of Personnel go out early and come back late every day, and cannot return home before dark.

After Shen Yun arrived in Qingzhou, he began to re-investigate the major case of the Li family with the assistance of the Qingzhou prefect. Xie Hui recalled that when he came to Qingzhou to investigate the Xiaoyao Pill case, he determined that the Qingzhou prefect was a trustworthy person.

This case was extremely shocking at the time, and similar cases occurred in different places, causing panic among the people. Therefore, the government also attached great importance to it. The evidence and case files left over from the case were also very complete.

Shen Yun's investigation also basically confirmed that the case was indeed committed by a group of habitual criminals and Xu Heng was not involved.

Just as Shen Yun was preparing to return to Beijing with the review results, he received a piece of news.

Xu Heng committed suicide.