The general's mansion was deathly silent in the front hall.
General Xie had just left the palace and was halfway there when he heard from Xie Yushu that his guards and Xie Lingqin's maids had gotten into a fight.
Of course, this also includes Ning Yi being in Xie Lingqin's hands.
The tea was steaming, and after one pot had gone cold, another pot was served.
However, no one spoke up.
General Xie knew that Xie Lingqin was no longer the same person she used to be, so as soon as he returned to the mansion and went to the front hall, he didn't say much and just wanted to wait for Xie Lingqin to speak.
If she spoke first, he could still take the initiative. However, Xie Lingqin was even calmer and more composed than him, and remained silent for a long time.
Looking at Ning Yi, he seemed to listen to Xie Lingqin very much. Even when Xie Lingqin didn't speak, he just sat there blankly, not even glancing at her.
After all, this is his son.
“Lingqin”.
General Xie finally couldn't hold back and spoke first.
As soon as she opened her mouth, Xie Lingqin smiled slightly at General Xie's gaze, "Father, I thought you weren't going to talk to me anymore."
"Hehe, how could that be?" General Xie's smile was forced. "This matter today..."
“Commander Ming openly contradicted me and even fought with my maid. I think Father wouldn’t show favoritism. Just now, he must have been thinking about how to deal with Commander Ming.”
As Xie Lingqin spoke, she smiled gently at Ning Yi, "Ning Yi, have some tea."
"Hmm." Upon hearing Xie Lingqin speak, Ning Yi immediately smiled, picked up the teacup beside her, and looked very thirsty, but she could not drink it without Xie Lingqin's permission.
To outsiders, all of their actions and interactions seemed insignificant, but to General Xie at that moment, they were all threats.
"Lingqin, I am still your father..."
"Yes, so I believe that my father will give me justice."
Xie Lingqin raised her eyes gracefully, her gaze sincere and earnest, which caused General Xie to make a slip of the tongue and become furious.
Xie Lingqin's goal was clear: to punish Commander Ming. She wouldn't tell him about Ning Yi unless he gave the order.
"Commander Ming, you were indeed wrong today. Go down and receive twenty strokes of the cane." General Xie, with a calm gaze, finally gave the order after weighing the two sides.
Commander Ming naturally dared not have any objections, and immediately bowed and withdrew, saying, "Yes."
Then, General Xie dismissed the servants in the hall, looked at Xie Lingqin, and sighed, "Xie Lingqin, Ningyi is my son, and also your brother."
Xie Lingqin feigned surprise, "Father, what is this...?"
"There was a concubine in the backyard who gave birth to a son. She had some mental issues at the time and jumped into the lake, right? Actually, the child's body was never recovered..."
General Xie met Xie Lingqin's sharp and questioning gaze and said...
Given the circumstances, General Xie had no reason to lie.
"I see." Xie Lingqin glanced at Ning Yi and smiled gently. "Ning Yi, so we are father and mother. No wonder you are so close to me."
"Father?"
Ning Yi expressed his confusion.
"Yes, go ahead."
Xie Lingqin smiled, "Go to your father's side."
Ning shook her head, "I only spend time with Brother Ning and Xie Xie."
"You are my son, you should..."
General Xie got up and tried to walk over, but Xie Lingqin stopped him by raising her hand.
“Father, I am very surprised that Ning Yi is your son and my brother. But even if Ning Yi is your son, shouldn’t you give him time to get used to it? You also said that he has some mental issues. He has become accustomed to being with Ning Xiucai. No matter what, he needs a transition period.”
General Xie was naturally unwilling, and his sharp eyes swept over Xie Lingqin, "Xie Lingqin, don't you want Ning Yi to return to the General's Mansion?"
"Then Father, can you guarantee that Ningyi will be well in the General's Mansion?"
"this……"
"People are all made of flesh and blood. If I were the father, I would really want to acknowledge this son. I could go to Ning Xiucai's house every day and try to win Ning Yi over with my heart."
After Xie Lingqin finished speaking, she stood up and said, "I know my father doesn't like me, and I don't want to play games with him like he does. What I said was for my father's good." Then, Xie Lingqin led Ning Yi out of the front hall.
General Xie sat down, then stood up again, and finally sat down again, slamming one hand on the back of the chair, extremely angry yet filled with mixed feelings.
The son has been found, but not only is his mental state severely damaged, but he also listens to Xie Lingqin so obediently.
This is not a good thing!
"Sister, was that man my father?"
"right."
At the gate of the mansion, Xie Lingqin looked at Ning Yi and raised her hand to stroke Ning Yi's head, "So, Ning Yi is also a person with a father."
"But I don't like him, I hate him."
Xie Lingqin paused slightly as she was rubbing Ning Yi's head. "You hate him?"
"Yes, he's a bad guy, a bad guy..."
"A bad person? Was that the person who raised you?"
Ning Yi rubbed her nose and then nodded.
Xie Lingqin's expression instantly became complicated.
Zihe, who was standing to the side, also understood the underlying meaning, and his expression became serious.
Ning Yi had never met General Xie, yet he felt this way about him. Why? They were father and son; it was impossible for them to feel such disgust upon first meeting.
So, that well-mannered person spoke ill of General Xie in front of Ning Yi?
Xie Lingqin's brows furrowed slightly.
Could that person have a grudge against General Xie? But if they do, why would they send Ning Yi to protect her?
She is General Xie's daughter.
This matter...
Xie Lingqin rubbed her head, unable to come up with a solution, and sent Ning Yi back to Ning Xiucai's residence.
Ning Xiucai was anxiously waiting in the courtyard. He was relieved to see Ning Yi return safely.
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