After Xiao Jinglin left Yanbei, Ren Yaoqi occasionally received letters from her. Shortly after Ah Zhuo turned one year old, Ren Yaoqi finally received good news. Zeng Yu and Zeng Kui, father and son, were surrounded and killed by troops led by Xiao Jinglin.
Zeng Kui took Wu Yiyu with him when he left Ningxia. After Xiao Jinglin killed Zeng's father and son, he found Wu Yiyu. Unfortunately, Wu Yiyu had gone crazy at that time. Xiao Jinglin sent Wu Yiyu to Ningxia and handed her over to the Di family for care.
When Ren Yaoqi saw the letter, she felt complicated. She originally thought that she would feel happy when she learned about the death of Zeng's father and son, but when the time came, she felt very calm. She was more concerned about when Xiao Jinglin would be able to come back. Little Azhuo can speak now, but no one can understand what he says except his father.
One day, when Ren Yaoqi returned from the Jiuyang Palace, he saw Xiao Jingxi holding Ah Zhuo in the courtyard of the Zhaoning Palace. Xiao Jingxi pointed at the glass fish tank in the courtyard and said to Ah Zhuo, "This is a fish."
Ah Zhuo pulled his father's hair and blew out a bubble: "Ah - puff -"
Xiao Jingxi calmly took his hair back from his son's hand and continued patiently: "Say it again, fish."
Ah Zhuo: “Ahhh——”
Xiao Jingxi smiled: "Well, not bad, do it again"
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help laughing out loud, causing both the father and son to look over. Ah Zhuo immediately clapped his hands and rushed towards Ren Yaoqi: "Puff - puff - well - puff -"
Ren Yaoqi pinched Ah Zhuo's chubby face and asked Xiao Jingxi, "What did your stupid son say?"
Xiao Jingxi held Ah Zhuo firmly and translated seriously, "He said mother, hug me."
Ren Yaoqi took Ah Zhuo. Before Ah Zhuo could smile, she handed him to the nanny beside her and signaled her to carry the child into the house: "Be good, wait until I can understand you before I hold you."
Ah Zhuo lay on his wet nurse's back. He looked at his mother eagerly, but didn't dare to cry. His little appearance was very adorable. However, his mother just smiled and waved at him, and his father ignored him after his mother appeared.
"Why did you come back so early today?" Ren Yaoqi asked Xiao Jingxi after the child was carried into the house.
Xiao Jingxi took Ren Yaoqi's hand and said, "Well, let's come back to take care of some things."
Ren Yaoqi nodded without asking any more questions. When the two of them were about to enter the main room, Xiao Jingxi suddenly said, "By the way, someone from the small courtyard came today to report that Concubine Fang died last night."
Ren Yaoqi paused when she heard this. She hadn't heard from Aunt Fang for a long time, and she didn't expect to suddenly hear the news of her death.
Nodding. Ren Yaoqi continued walking forward: "How did he die?"
Xiao Jingxi said succinctly: "He is terminally ill and cannot be saved."
Concubine Fang fell ill the moment she learned that Ren Yaoying had run off with Zhou Wen and that Ren Shimin had publicly announced her death. Concubine Fang's brother, Fang Yacun, had been oppressed by the Fang family for years, feeling frustrated and frustrated. Last month, news arrived from Jiangnan that Fang Yacun was desperate and had gone to a tavern to drown his sorrows in alcohol, but couldn't afford the bills. He was severely punished by the tavern owner and his staff, and upon returning, Fang Yacun fell ill and ultimately died from a sudden bout of typhoid fever.
The successive bad news made Aunt Fang unable to bear it any longer.
Before her death, Aunt Fang asked to see Ren Yaoqi again. When she reported to Xiao Jingxi, Xiao Jingxi refused her flatly. Aunt Fang passed away that night and died with her eyes open.
However, Xiao Jingxi would not mention these insignificant details to Ren Yaoqi.
Thinking back on the feud between Ren Yaoqi and Aunt Fang now seemed like something from a previous life. After listening to it, Ren Yaoqi put it aside.
Ten days later, Xiao Jinglin returned. He arrived several days later than Ren Yaoqi had expected. Later, it was discovered that the delay was to accommodate the travel schedule of Yun Wenting, the eldest son of the Yun family. Yun Wenting had been severely injured and could not withstand the bumpy ride.
Xiao Jinglin explained the matter of Yun Wenting's injury very concisely. During the siege of Zeng's father and son, Zeng Kui planned to die with Xiao Jinglin. In the end, Xiao Jinglin was not injured, but Yun Wenting was injured.
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