After her daughter's death, she cursed Zhou Jia Erlang almost every day and night, hoping that God would open his eyes and let the murderer pay for his life to comfort her daughter's soul in heaven.
Therefore, even though the little face in front of her was still very young, she still recognized it at a glance.
This face, this face that she hated so much, she would never forget it no matter how many years or lifetimes passed!
The boy, who was usually fearless, was also frightened by her ferocious expression. He took a few steps back and stammered, "Husband, husband, husband, wife..."
Shen Xinyan's eyes were cold, his face was fierce, and murderous intent quickly emerged.
Countless times, she wanted to kill the beast with her own hands to avenge her daughter's death, but it was a pity that God was unfair and let the enemy get away with it.
"Wow!" The boy was young after all, and he had been growing up with the love of his parents. People in the mansion were even gentler and more flattering to him. Even his grandmother and several aunts and cousins, although they seemed to dislike him, would not show such a ferocious expression to him like the lady in front of him.
At that moment he didn't even remember his sister, and he ran away screaming.
Shen Xinyan started chasing after him subconsciously, but after taking a few steps, something suddenly entangled his feet. He lost his balance instantly and fell onto the haystack with a thump.
This fall also brought her back from her memory of hatred.
She stared blankly in the direction where the boy disappeared for a long time, then covered her face and curled the corners of her mouth bitterly.
What was she doing? She actually wanted to kill such a young child! In this case, how was she different from the person she called a "beast"?
Thinking of her series of crazy actions after the death of her previous generation's children, her body trembled uncontrollably.
She was so crazy and had such a ferocious face. She didn't have the grace and elegance of a noble lady. No wonder everyone gave up on her in the end!
"Madam!" Chun Liu came over at some point and saw her lying on the ground motionless. He thought she was injured, his face changed and he ran over quickly to help her up.
"Madam, where do you think you were hurt when you fell?" Chunliu checked Shen Xinyan carefully from head to toe. Seeing that Shen Xinyan had nothing wrong except some wrinkles on her clothes and some dead grass and dust on them, Chunliu asked with some concern.
"It's okay as long as you don't fall." Shen Xinyan had basically calmed down at this time. Seeing that she was worried, she hurriedly said.
Seeing that she did not seem to be pretending, Chunliu finally felt relieved. He carefully brushed off the grass and dust on her body, and tidied up her messy hair. Then he heard his master ask.
"Have you found Brother Lin?"
"Mrs. Xu is still ordering people to look for him. I think they will find him soon. Don't worry, Madam. The eldest son has always been sensible and not a naughty one." Chunliu comforted.
After a pause, he continued, "The son and daughter of Lord Zhou, who left Beijing for a new post, also got lost here. They are now sending people to look for them everywhere, so Madam Xu asked him to help find the eldest son."
Lord Zhou? Shen Xinyan's heart skipped a beat.
She was actually confused. The second son of the Zhou family was not an ordinary child, so how could he appear here for no reason?
Wait, the daughter of the Zhou family? Isn't that Zhou Wanning? !
Her face turned pale, and when she thought of her own son who had also gone missing, her heart suddenly rose to her throat.
Could it be that these two people met earlier in this life? But she clearly remembered that in her previous life, her son met Zhou Wanning when he was seventeen years old and returned to Beijing with his father!
Her mind was in a mess and her face became increasingly ugly.
"Madam, Madam?" Chun Liu saw that she looked strange and called out worriedly.
"Let's go find it ourselves. There's no need to trouble the Zhou family!" Shen Xinyan grabbed her sleeve and said in panic.
After saying this, she didn't even wait for Chunliu to react and went straight into the mountains.
Chun Liu quickly grabbed her and said, "Madam, please don't do that. Just follow me and wait. Madam Xu and our people will find the eldest master soon."
"No, you don't understand, you don't understand, you don't know anything, I can't let them meet in advance, I'm not prepared for anything, I can't do this, I can't do this..."
"Mother!" A familiar voice suddenly called from behind interrupted her panicked words. She turned around in surprise, but before she could fully smile, her smile froze when she saw the little girl being held by Wei Chenglin.
It's her, it's indeed her...
Not far from her, a little girl in a light yellow skirt stood beside Wei Chenglin. The girl was only about seven or eight years old, delicate and pretty, with two delicate buns on her head. Her big, bright eyes looked at her curiously, and her pouting mouth was rosy and shiny. Although she was young, she had already shown an extraordinary appearance.
For some reason, Shen Xinyan's heart suddenly calmed down.
"Where have you been? How come you suddenly disappeared? So many people are looking for you everywhere!" Her face darkened and she stared at Wei Chenglin and scolded him rudely.
Wei Chenglin lowered his head in shame: "It's my fault. I made my mother worry!"
"Madam, please don't scold this brother. It's all thanks to him that Awan didn't get hurt from the fall." The little girl blinked her big watery eyes, raised her head and looked at Wei Chenglin beside her, then looked at Shen Xinyan, and suddenly spoke.
The voice was clear and pleasant, yet with a unique softness and sweetness that made people want to lower their voices in order not to startle her.
However, this person does not include Shen Xinyan, with whom she has lived her entire life.
Shen Xinyan glanced at her with a stern face, and then his eyes fell on his son again: "Come back with me!"
Wei Chenglin hesitated for a moment and said, "Mother, sister Awan has lost her brother. How about sending her back home? It doesn't have to be far. Her parents and family are here. I think they are here to look for them now."
Sister Awan? It has only been a short while, and the relationship between these two people has become so harmonious? She sneered secretly.
He is indeed the child of destiny, is this a marriage destined by heaven?
Zhou Wanning was a little afraid of Shen Xinyan's cold face, and shrank towards Wei Chenglin timidly. After a while, he mustered up the courage to say, "Dad took our family to the south and stopped here to rest. My second brother tried to catch butterflies and put them in my book when no one was paying attention. I was worried so I followed him, and that's how we got separated from our family."
She pursed her rosy lips, her long eyelashes fluttered a few times, and said pitifully, "Madam, can you ask Brother Chenglin to take me to find my parents? It won't take long. Our carriage is parked on the side of the road and we'll be there in a while."
Shen Xinyan was about to say something when a burst of hurried footsteps mixed with calls of "Awan", "sister", "third girl" and the like came from afar.
Zhou Wanning's face lit up, and she immediately shook off Wei Chenglin's hand and ran towards the place where the voice came from: "Daddy, Mommy..."
Wei Chenglin subconsciously wanted to grab her, but was stopped by Shen Xinyan's stern voice: "Lin'er!!"
He paused, his fingertips only touching the edge of the little girl's clothes, and watched the light yellow figure running farther and farther away.
"Mother?" It was the first time that Wei Chenglin saw his mother speaking harshly to him. He was stunned and didn't understand what was going on. How could his usually gentle mother show such a stern expression?
"Her parents and family members are here, what do you want to do with her? Are you planning to take her back?" Shen Xinyan's expression was not very good.
"I, that's not what I meant..." Wei Chenglin, who was usually calm, was at a loss after being scolded by her. He began to explain stammeringly, but found that he didn't know what to say.
He didn't know what was going on. When he saw the little figure running away from him, he suddenly felt reluctant to let her go and couldn't help but want to catch her.
As for what his mother said about taking the person back, he could swear that he had absolutely no such thought.
Mrs. Zhou in the other room held her daughter who had been lost and found again, crying and laughing: "You little girl, why did you run away without a word? If anything happens, how will I live in the future?!"
Mr. Zhou Mao felt sorry for his wife's tears, and seeing his precious daughter return safely, he finally felt relieved. He glared at his second son fiercely and said, "This is all this kid's fault. He ran around everywhere and dragged his sister with him. Just wait and see how I will teach you a lesson when I get back!"
Zhou Erlang shrank his neck and hummed but dared not say a word.
"Mom, Awan almost fell into a big pit just now, but luckily a brother saved me. That brother and his mother are still there!" Zhou Wanning put one hand around Mrs. Zhou's neck, and his white little fingers pointed behind him.
Zhou Mao and his wife looked at each other and guessed that the 'brother' their daughter was talking about was probably the young Master Wei that Madam Xu had asked them to find just now.
The two of them each held their daughter's hand and walked along the path her daughter pointed.
We saved their beloved baby, this great favor must be repaid!
However, Shen Xinyan scolded her son with a stern face, but she finally softened her heart and sighed inaudibly, not allowing herself to think about those upset people anymore. She was not in the mood to ask him why he left alone and why he met Zhou Wanning.
Anyway, she couldn't understand the inexplicable fate between these two people.
"Let's go. Don't keep Madam Xu waiting for too long." She thought for a moment and then instructed her son, "You suddenly disappeared. Madam Xu spent a lot of time looking for you. When you see her later, remember to apologize to her."
"I understand, mother." Wei Chenglin looked guilty.
No matter what, it was his fault and he shouldn't have made his mother worry.
Feeling guilty, he took a few steps forward, held Shen Xinyan's arm, and whispered, "The mountain road is not easy to walk on, mother, let me help you!"
Shen Xinyan glanced at him but didn't push him away.
Seeing this, Chunliu smiled slightly and silently took a step back.
"Excuse me, are you Madam Wei and Master Wei?"