"Dad, what does Uncle look like?"
Zhou Chengxing uttered two words,
"Old friend!"
"An old friend?" Ning Bao was taken aback. In less than three years...
No, it's more like after four years of life experience that she feels there's something more to the relationship between her father and uncle.
When Zhou Chengxing mentioned his old friend Shen Junshan, his eyes flickered.
Zhou Chengxing looked at Shen Junshan seriously.
"Brother Shen?"
Should I call you Brother Shen or Brother Xue?
Or should I call you Xue Shan?
Upon hearing the name Xue Shan, Shen Junshan paused, straightened his back, and looked firmly at Zhou Chengxing.
"Your Highness, the Xue family has been destroyed. Now there is no Xue Shan, only Shen Junshan."
Seeing Shen Junshan's determined gaze, Zhou Chengxing sighed softly.
"Alright, Shen Junshan it is."
"As long as you live, you can be called anything, not just Shen Junshan, but Wang Junshan, Li Junshan, Zhang Junshan, or any other Junshan."
Zhou Chengxing paused for a moment before continuing.
“Brother Jun, when the Xue family had their troubles, I was training in the Northern Desert Army.”
Upon hearing about the Xue family's situation, my father and I sent men back to the capital to rescue them...
Unexpectedly, it was too late. I secretly went to Dali Temple to count the corpses, and there were indeed quite a few.
But I remember the scars on your hands; I was carefully examining all the male corpses back then…
without you!
I suspected you might have been rescued. I've been secretly looking for you all these years, and I never expected to run into you here, and you've even become my daughter's uncle...
"Uncle? Brother Jun, is your sister Yu'er Ningbao's mother?"
Shen Junshan nodded.
"Yes, Yu'er is the mother of Ning Bao, Mu Chunping's wife. Yu'er is now called Shen Yuzhen."
Zhou Chengxing was overjoyed to hear that Shen Junshan's sister was also alive.
At least his good brother wasn't alone.
Zhou Chengxing and Xue Shan were both the eldest sons of a prominent military family in the capital.
The old prince and General Xue also had a good relationship.
However, Zhou Rongzhang had been in the army for many years and did not know the two Xue children at all.
Zhou Chengxing and Xue Shan had been playing and laughing together since childhood and attended private school together.
Xue Yu is Xue Shan's younger sister. Xue Shan always goes out to play with Xue Yu.
Over time, she became familiar with Zhou Chengxing, who had always regarded Xue Yu as his own sister.
General Xue was injured and went missing. The Xue family was falsely accused of treason by treacherous officials and was wiped out overnight. At that time, Xue Shan was 16 years old and Xue Yu was 12 years old.
Due to her injury and shock, Xue Yu still retained some of her past memories, but many things were very vague to her.
Thinking of his father, Shen Junshan felt he should have a talk with the Taoist priest Sanqing.
"It's great that Yu'er is here too. Let's go in and see Yu'er." Zhou Chengxing said, wanting to go in and see Shen Yuzhen.
Shen Junshan grabbed Zhou Chengxing.
"Wait, Brother Chengxing, you don't know that Yu'er was frightened back then, and she doesn't remember the events in the capital or many people."
Although she still remembers my family's affairs, they are very vague. Yu'er is doing very well now, with a harmonious family, a loving husband and wife, and filial children.
I don't want her to remember what happened before, so..."
Zhou Chengxing paused for a moment and then nodded.
Okay, I understand.
I've made some progress on the Xue family's affairs; let's discuss it properly when we have time.
Zhou Chengxing chatted with Shen Junshan for a while longer, then handed Ningbao over to Shen Junshan and left the Mu family.
Zhou Chengxing's feelings for Xue Yu were very pure; he treated her like a younger sister. Now that he knew she was doing well, that was enough. There was no need to go back and acknowledge her.
In the future, when they meet again, she will only be his daughter's adoptive mother.
Ningbao watched her father return to the Zhou family and her uncle lead her towards the Mu family. She was a smart child; although she knew there was a story between her father and uncle, she asked nothing and said nothing…
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