Chapter 518 Investigation
Xu Miaomiao fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow. The delivery dates of Gu Yuanniang and Liu Juan were exactly one month apart. Now that Gu Yuanniang had given birth prematurely, it was indeed almost time for Liu Juan to give birth. She might have to give birth one more time. Besides, because of Nangong Jin's arrival, she had to deal with a lot of troubles, so she had to conserve her energy.
Because Gu Yuan's mother had given birth to a child, although this incident almost cost him half his life, at least the mother and daughter were safe. Xu Miaomiao prescribed some nourishing medicine for him and went to the department store without distraction.
"By the way, what's the name of this child?" Song Weiwei said while teasing the little girl's cheek in her arms, looking at Gu Yuanniang and Xu Qingshan beside her.
Gu Yuanniang thought for a moment and said, "Since it's a girl, why not call her Xu Nianmiao?"
After Gu Yuanniang finished speaking, Song Weiwei nodded and said, "What does the name Xu Nianmiao mean? My brother and I were both named after the word fei, and then there was the generation name determined by the elders at that time, so why is Xu Nianmiao named so?"
Xu Qingshan looked at him and smiled: "Why else? Liu Niang is thinking about Xu Miaomiao all the time."
"Oh, so that's how it is."
Song Weiwei exclaimed when she heard this and nodded. He had not expected this.
Xu Qingshan stood up again and looked at Gu Yuanniang who was standing beside him: "This child cannot have my surname Xu. Since you spent half your life giving birth to him, it is natural that the child should share your hard work."
When Gu Yuanniang heard this, she widened her eyes in surprise, but was unable to say anything.
Outside the door, a voice rang out: "How can anyone take his mother's last name?"
Madam Zhang came over with dissatisfaction, looked at Xu Qingshan, then looked at Gu Yuanniang, and said, "Although she is just a girl, she is also a descendant of our Xu family. How can a member of the Xu family take the mother's surname? Do you think that all our Xu family members are dead?"
Madam Zhang said this with ill intentions, and even reached out to poke Xu Qingshan's forehead. Xu touched his forehead, smiled helplessly, and continued to speak as Madam Zhang said, "Mother, now that Liu Niang has been expelled from the family, he has no other relatives. Isn't it too much not to let the child take his surname?"
"That's his business. What does it have to do with me? From the moment he married into our Xu family, he has been a member of our Xu family, so this child must have our surname, Xu. Otherwise, how can I be worthy of the ancestors of the Xu family?"
Madam Zhang said this without any politeness, and her eyes looking at Gu Yuanniang became even more fierce. Gu Yuanniang nodded, took Xu Qingshan's hand to signal him not to say anything, and then said: "Mother is right, this child is from your Xu family, and Ling'er originally took my surname Gu, so it doesn't matter, let him have the surname Xu, how about calling him Xu Nianmiao?"
Seeing that Gu Yuanniang was so persistent, Xu Qingshan had no choice but to pat her hand and nodded at her: "Okay, since you insist on this, let him have the surname Xu."
Then, Xu Qingshan held the child again and took two steps towards Madam Zhang, motioning her to look at the baby in her arms.
However, Mrs. Zhang really didn't have much interest in this granddaughter. She glanced at Xu Qingshan and turned away.
When Gu Yuan's mother saw this scene, she couldn't help but sigh. It was because Mrs. Zhang was only thinking about the grandson in Liu Juan's belly at this moment. How could she like this granddaughter?
Rubbing the little girl's face, Gu Yuan's mother gently said: "It's okay, father and mother love you very much, don't worry about me."
'Who said that?' Song Weiwei, who was standing by, immediately came up and said, "Auntie likes you very much, too."
There were many Xiao Si at home to watch over Gu Yuanniang, so Xu Miaomiao didn't have to worry too much. Now the shop was still open as usual, and nothing major happened. However, Nangong Jin came over from time to time, followed by a few Xiao Si. Seeing Nangong Jin coming, Xu Miaomiao subconsciously wanted to hide in the backyard, but was stopped by Nangong Jin: "Madam Xu, I have something to tell you."
Hearing Nangong Jin's words, Xu Miaomiao stopped and bowed to the man: "Mr. Nangong is here to investigate the case. If you have anything to say, just speak up."
Seeing the woman in front of him being so distant from him, Nangong Jin felt a pang of pain in his heart, but he had no choice but to take out the official document, looked at him and said, "Have you noticed that there are often women carrying babies in your shop in the past few days?"
As expected, Nangong Jin had found out this far. Perhaps Song Wushao had already figured it out, but he did not dare to raise it to Hu Chong because he had no real power. But Nangong Jin was different. He was the general of the Southern Kingdom. There was nothing he could not do if he wanted to. It was naturally easy for him to investigate a few women now.
Xu Miaomiao nodded, looked at him and said, "Don't buy Nangong Xianggong, there are indeed women holding babies coming to the door here, and there are more people passing by. Even the lady borrowed our house, and the baby came for a meal."
Hearing this, Nangong Jin was a little shocked. He immediately stepped forward, took Xu Xumiaomiao's hand, and asked excitedly: "She was here, is there anything unusual?"
Xu Miaomiao looked at Nangong Jiang's hand and motioned him to put it down.
Nangong Jin also knew that his actions were a bit reckless, so he immediately put down his hand and stepped back towards Xu Miaomiao: "I am a little rude, I was really a little excited, please forgive me, Madam Xu."
Xu Miaomiao shook her head indifferently, looked at Nangong Jin and said immediately: "It is indeed very unusual. When he came in with the child in his arms, the child's cheeks were still rosy as he passed by me, and I could still feel the warmth. But when he came out, something fell on the ground. I wanted to help him pick it up, but he refused and just handed the child to me to pick it up myself. But when I held the child, my breathing became very weak, and my body was cold. I didn't look like a living person at all. That lady treasures the child so much, there must be something shameful in her bag."
"But I have no evidence. Besides, we are a store and it is not appropriate for us to check customers' things without permission. I just let him go. Since that day, I have asked the shop assistants to investigate, but it turned out to be just as I expected."
Xu Miaomiao walked while talking, and took out a map in front of the counter, and drew it in front of Nangong Jin: "Now this woman and these people all have the same route, which is to walk from South Street to West Street, and then take a specific carriage to the capital. I don't know if this matter is related to the fruit poison."
When Nangong Jin heard this, he narrowed his eyes again and again.
(End of this chapter)
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