Xue Zhi rode back to the mansion of Duke Qingguo at full speed. After hearing from the servants that Zheng Xiu and Xue Baoer were both at Princess Guihe's place, he hurried to Changfeng Garden.
After entering Changfeng Garden, Xue Zhi felt something was wrong - the house was always bustling and lively on weekdays, how could it be so quiet and silent.
His heart sank, and he lifted the curtain himself and strode into the house without waiting for the maid to close it.
Princess Guihe and Zheng Xiu were sitting quietly. As soon as Xue Zhi entered the room, Zheng Xiu stood up to greet him.
The two had been married for several years, and Xue Zhi immediately noticed that her eyes were red and her complexion was a little strange.
He reached out and held her hand, and felt her palm was cold.
"What's the matter?" Xue Zhi pulled Zheng Xiu to sit down and asked with concern.
Zheng Xiu didn't know what to say, so she could only look at Princess Guihe.
Princess Guihe sighed softly, and slowly told him what the Prince of Dongping had said during the day...
After a moment, Xue Zhi was also stunned after listening, "How is this possible... I, I still don't quite believe it! Just relying on his empty words, saying that A Shao is his son? Should we send someone to check it out..." Xue Shao frowned, and couldn't continue talking. There is absolutely no need for a person like the Prince of Dongping to lie about this, so he would come to the Duke of Qing's Mansion only after he had confirmed it.
After a long silence, Xue Zhi slowly spoke again: "Your Highness, your purpose of coming here is... to take A Shao away?"
Princess Guihe nodded.
Xue Zhi had mixed feelings in his heart. Compared with the shock of knowing this, he was more reluctant to let Xue Shao go.
Xue Shao had grown up in front of him since he was a child. For many years, he had been alone outside, raising Xue Shao with every meal. Needless to say, it was very hard. He had already regarded Xue Shao as his own flesh and blood. At this time, someone actually wanted to take his son away...
The other party was the King of Dongping, which was very clear. With such status, even today, people were very respectful to him. How could the Duke of Qing say "no" to him? Even if they insisted on not handing Xue Shao over, and waited for the Prince of Dongping to explain his situation before the Emperor, and the Emperor issued an imperial decree, they would only be able to get whatever they wanted, which would hurt the harmony among the royal family members.
"Okay, Azhi, it's useless for us to think of anything else right now. The Emperor's uncle is not an unreasonable person. It's true that he wants to take A Shao back, but he won't necessarily take A Shao away by force. If A Shao wants to stay, I don't think he will force him. But if A Shao goes back with him, he will be the Prince of Dongping. If A Shao is willing to go with him..."
"No!" Zheng Xiu and Xue Zhi said in unison.
They knew Xue Shao very well. Not to mention being the Prince of Dongping, even if he was a crown prince, Xue Shao would not abandon them, his parents.
Zheng Xiu wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, pulled Xue Zhi's hand, and said, "A Shao is grown up now, he has the right to know the whole story, let's plan for the future."
As soon as she finished speaking, the three of them sighed at the same time. No one expected that after just a few years of peaceful days of family reunion, such a storm would come.
In the evening, when Xue Shao came back from school, he felt that the atmosphere at home was not right.
He and Xue Mian have both entered the Imperial College in recent years, so naturally they return home later than before, but always earlier than his father.
But today his father has already returned, and no one knows what he is talking about with his mother. Both of them look frighteningly heavy, and they stopped talking as soon as he entered the house.
"A Shao is back." Zheng Xiu forced a smile and stood up to greet him. But that smile seemed a little unnatural.
"Dad, Mom, what's going on at home? Did something happen?" Xue Shao asked as he sat down. He has now grown into a handsome young man, wearing a lake blue straight tie, tall and slender, and his voice is no longer as childish as before.
Zheng Xiu looked at Xue Zhi, then smiled at Xue Shao soothingly, "Your dad told you, I'll go see how the dinner is prepared." Then she turned and went out, taking the servants in the room with her, leaving the space for the two of them, father and son.
After leaving the house, Zheng Xiu was absent-minded. After leaving Changfeng Garden just now, she repeatedly told Xue Zhi to talk to Xue Shao properly. After all, they all found it hard to believe, not to mention Xue Shao who always thought he was Xue Zhi's biological son.
After standing outside the house for a while, Zheng Xiu felt more and more tormented.
In the past two years, Xue Shao had grown up and moved to the front yard. The chamber was empty and later let Xue Baoer live there.
She went to the chamber. Thinking that she might have to say goodbye to Xue Shao soon, she wanted to see her little daughter more and more.
Xue Baoer was accompanied by a maid, sitting on the kang by the window and playing. On weekdays, she was either at Princess Guihe's place or with Zheng Xiu. She rarely stayed in the house alone. But after the incident with Prince Dongping, no one wanted to tease Bao'er anymore. They were also afraid that she would become a naughty child and tell others what they heard, so they let her go back to her room.
Xue Bao'er was bored in her room. When she saw her mother coming, she quickly stretched out her arms and said softly, "Mom, I want to hold you!"
Zheng Xiu smiled at her and held the soft Xue Bao'er in her arms. Because she was thinking about something, she was a little absent-minded and just asked what Bao'er had done just now.
Xue Bao'er started to talk about two things, but soon she realized from her mother's reaction that she was not listening attentively. She was not annoyed, but just stretched out her hands to hold her mother's neck. The little girl said in a firm voice: "Mom, Baoer will never leave you for the rest of his life."
Who said that children are ignorant? They are often the most sensitive.
Although Xue Baoer did not understand what the unfamiliar uncle said during the day, she finally understood that it was related to her brother and that he might take her brother away.
Zheng Xiu's eyes turned red again unconsciously, and she hugged Baoer for a long time without saying anything.
The mother and daughter hugged each other quietly for a long time. Zheng Xiu estimated that Xue Zhi and his son in the main house should have finished talking, so she hugged Baoer and went over.
Who knew that when they went to the main house, they found that only Xue Zhi was sitting in the room in silence. The maids were all standing guard outside, not daring to make a sound.
"Where's Shao?" Zheng Xiu asked.
Xue Zhi sighed and said, "He said he wanted to be alone, so he went back to the front yard."
It makes sense. Anyone who suddenly knew about his turbulent life experience would find it difficult to accept it for a while. Not to mention that Xue Shao is still a half-grown child.
Zheng Xiu asked Baoer to go and talk to his father and make him happy, while she asked Bai Shu to send food to Xue Shao's yard.
Soon, their dinner was served. However, Xue Zhi and Zheng Xiu had no interest in eating, so they ate a few bites casually and asked everyone to leave.
That night, the two washed up and went to bed early, but neither of them could sleep.
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