Chapter 75 The Old Lady Meets Xi Bao
The old lady's brows furrowed instantly, and she subconsciously took half a step forward.
When Xie Jinglan saw the old lady, he hurriedly carried Wen Ning forward and bowed half-heartedly.
"Grandson meets grandmother."
During the two years that Wen Ning had been at the farm, there were people there who would constantly gather information and report back, so every detail of what had happened between him and the Marquis had reached the old lady's ears.
The old lady was unaware of the situation. The previous news only said that the Marquis had returned to the capital, but never mentioned bringing anyone back.
Wen Ning was in Xie Jinglan's arms. Seeing the old lady looking at her, the scrutiny in her eyes was like a fine net. Her heart tightened, her knuckles turned white from clenching herself, and she insisted on getting out of his arms no matter what.
She was still wearing his cloak, the edge of which dragged on the ground, making her already frail figure look even thinner.
As soon as she stood up with the help of the man's arm, her legs felt weak, but she still bowed respectfully to the old lady.
"Wen Ning has met the old lady..."
Her voice trembled as soon as it started, and the wound on her neck was so painful that she couldn't help but frown.
Seeing this, Xie Jinglan quickly reached out to support her waist. Even through the thick cloak, he could still feel the slight tremors of her body.
The man looked up at the old lady, a trace of guilt between his brows. "Grandma, Ning'er was injured because of me. I need to take her back to Tingsong Courtyard to apply medicine and rest. I apologize for my inconvenience. Later, I will explain to you in person."
Upon hearing this, the old lady's gaze shifted to Wen Ning's pale lips and the white silk on her neck that was bleeding. She couldn't bear to think about what kind of dangerous situation she had been in to get injured like this.
She looked at the anxiety in her grandson's eyes and finally waved her hand, saying, "Go, let the court doctor take a closer look. Don't delay healing."
"Thank you, Grandma."
Xie Jinglan responded without giving Wen Ning any chance to refuse, and immediately picked her up again.
The moment he entered the mansion with the girl in his arms, the only thing in the man's eyes was the frail figure in his arms. He completely forgot about the movements around him, and even the people in the other carriage.
It was not until the two figures turned around the hanging flower gate that Nanny Xue realized that the Marquis had really forgotten them.
She took a deep breath, then took Xibao's little hand and walked forward, carefully greeting the old lady.
"This old servant has met the old lady."
When the old lady saw that Nanny Xue's fingertips were trembling with nervousness, she understood a little more.
For the past two years, she has been accompanying the girl at the farm. Although it was an assignment personally assigned by the Marquis, it was ultimately out of the Marquis's supervision. Now that she was in front of him, she couldn't help but worry about being accused of "absenteeism".
But Nanny Xue is different after all. She was the one who raised the Marquis, and the affection she has for him is different from that for other servants.
The old lady always trusted her, and when she saw her bow, she just replied calmly, "Yes."
Nanny Xue's palms were full of sweat and her heart was as pounding as a drum.
In addition to worrying about the old lady's blame on her, she was most worried that the rules in this mansion were strict and the old lady was very particular about decency. If she suddenly brought a child, what if she made the old lady angry? Not only would she not be able to recover from her injuries, she was afraid that both the big and the small would be kicked out immediately.
Nanny Xue's face was solemn. She nervously pushed Xi Bao, who was still behind her, forward and said, "Xi Bao, come quickly, meet the old lady."
The little guy rubbed his sleepy eyes. He hadn't slept well due to the bumpy ride, but he remembered his nanny's words and didn't dare to cry.
She only heard the nanny say that her mother was injured and that the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion had the best doctors who could make her mother get better quickly.
The nanny also specifically told him about the old lady. He knew that the old lady was the most honorable elder in the mansion. She was kind and compassionate to everyone, and everyone in the mansion respected her.
The nanny told him to observe the rules when he met the old lady and not to make loud noises in the house, otherwise it would be difficult for his mother to recuperate here.
Xibao raised his little face and looked at the old lady with silver hair in front of him. He remembered the instructions given by the nanny on the way and quickly followed the etiquette he had learned and kowtowed politely. "Xibao, I pay my respects to the old lady."
The babyish voice still had a soft, sleepy quality to it.
When the old lady saw the little ball kneeling on the ground raised his head, she wanted to agree and leave, but her eyes froze the moment they met the little face.
She twisted the Buddhist beads tightly between her fingertips, and a barely perceptible look of shock flashed across her well-maintained face.
This kid!
How come this child's eyebrows, eyes, and nose are so similar to Lan'er's when she was a child!
Nanny Zhou behind her noticed that the old lady's expression was not right and thought that she was angry because of the child.
She hurriedly took two steps forward, her hands lightly clasped around the old lady's arm, trying to brush it off. "Old lady, the morning breeze is chilly and the dew is still heavy. You need to be careful not to hurt yourself. Go inside and get some rest."
The two maids exchanged glances, their minds racing.
The old lady suddenly brushed aside Nanny Zhou's support, her eyes still fixed on Xi Bao's face. She turned her voice to Nanny Xue beside her, "Is this the child of the Liu family?"
Nanny Xue glanced at the old lady's face, which was as gloomy as a deep pool, and after a long while she timidly squeezed out a word from her throat.
"Yes, Madam."
Xibao was wearing a half-new brown cotton waistcoat today, which had been washed clean.
She wore a pair of dark blue bell-bottom pants with drawstrings at the bottom, which looked like two small cloth pockets filled with wind. They were so cute.
The old lady's eyes wandered over Xiaobao's face, from his forehead to his chin.
Seeing that the child was born with delicate features and a pair of bright and lively eyes,
She slowly withdrew her gaze, her tone unable to tell whether she was happy or angry. She only said lightly, "It's really a rare good look."
Upon hearing this, the two maids were stunned at first, and then they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as Nanny Xue was about to leave with Xi Bao, she heard the old lady say, "Take the child to the side room to rest. Now that you're here, don't feel wronged. Ask the kitchen to send over some hot snacks."
"yes."
The nanny responded quickly. Seeing the old lady's attitude, her heart, which had been hanging in her throat, finally relaxed a little.
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Inside the mansion, Xie Jinglan, holding Wen Ning in his arms, hadn't even reached the corridor when he said in a deep voice to the steward waiting beside him, "Go, call the female doctor, immediately."
Seeing this, the manager did not dare to delay and went out immediately.
When they arrived at Xie Jinglan's inner room, Wen Ning was carefully placed on the bed and the black cloak on her body had been taken off.
She leaned on the pillow, her lips moving slightly, "My Lord, I can actually do it myself, there's no need to trouble the female doctor to run back and forth."
Xie Jinglan's fingertips stopped at the edge of the gauze on the side of her neck, not daring to touch any lower.
"I trust your medical skills, but if you were to apply the medicine and clean the wound yourself, it would be a double torture. This kind of painful and heartbreaking task cannot be done by you."
He looked at her, his eyes filled with emotions she couldn't understand: worry, heartache, and a bit of deep-seated fear.
"Let the female doctor come, huh?"
She looked at his eyes so close to her, and finally nodded slightly.
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