Chapter 207 Close the door and release Xiaju

After driving for more than an hour, the carriage finally arrived at the hot spring villa.

As soon as Xie Minglang entered the room, he mysteriously asked Xie Zhuoning to stand there and wait for him, and then he disappeared in a flash.

"The young master must have gone to get a gift for you." Fuling said with a smile.

Xie Zhuoning stood there waiting for a long time, and then he saw his brother running back again in a hurry, "No... it's gone! My gift is gone!"

"Was it stolen?" she asked.

Xie Minglang shook his head, "He must have run away by himself!"

"Hmm?" Xie Zhuoning's curiosity grew. "What kind of gift is this? It can even run away by itself?"

"Oh, sister will know soon, I will go look for it again!"

After saying this, without waiting for anyone to say anything, he turned around and ran away.

Xie Zhuoning's legs were sore from standing, so he said to Xia Ju, Fuling and the others, "Let's go take a hot spring bath first."

After changing clothes, we went to the hot spring pool.

As soon as you enter the pool, your whole body is wrapped in warmth, so comfortable that you can't help but sigh.

Just as she closed her eyes and prepared to enjoy this hard-earned moment of peace and tranquility, a faint rustling sound suddenly rang out.

"Who!" She opened her eyes suddenly and looked around.

The hot spring pool is surrounded by rockery and bamboos, dividing it into small pools.

At a glance, there was nothing unusual.

It was just that the snack plate on the tray was missing two snacks.

Xia Ju, who was being held down by Xie Zhuoning to soak in the hot spring in the pool nearby, heard the noise, tore off a piece of cloth to wrap her body, and flew over directly, "Miss, are you okay?"

Xie Zhuoning smiled soothingly, "It's okay, I just misheard it."

Having said that, his eyes moved across the tray, indicating that Xia Ju's snacks were missing.

"Well, I'll take my leave." Xia Ju understood and pretended to leave.

Xie Zhuoning closed his eyelashes and continued to doze off.

Not long after, the rustling sound was heard again.

Xia Ju immediately appeared and pulled the man out of a hole in the rockery, "We caught him!"

Hearing the noise, Xie Zhuoning looked in the direction of the sound and was stunned for a moment.

A little boy of about five or six years old was held in Xia Ju's arms. He was struggling constantly, with pastry crumbs hanging from the corners of his mouth.

Xie Zhuoning's expression softened and he asked, "Where are you from, little guy? Where are your parents?"

But he pursed his lips tightly, looking alert.

No matter what you ask, he keeps silent.

At this time, Fuling heard the noise and rushed over, "Hey, whose child is this? He looks so fair and tender, could he have run away by himself?"

Xie Zhuoning thought so too.

The child was dressed in brocade satin and had a gold and jade necklace around his neck. He did not look like a child from an ordinary family.

"Eh?" Fuling suddenly asked, "Could this child be a gift prepared by the young master for you, the young lady?"

Didn’t the young master just say that his gift ran away secretly?

"Gift?" Xie Zhuoning was stunned for a second, then started coughing violently.

Is it really that outrageous? Giving a child as a gift?

"Maybe the young master felt that you would be lonely in the capital after he left for Beiguan, so he sent a little brother to accompany you instead of him."

"Or maybe, seeing that your engagement was broken off, the young master was anxious, so he picked out a good-looking young man to be your foster husband?"

After all, the gift was prepared in advance, and no one expected that the eldest lady would suddenly get engaged to Mr. Murong!

After listening to it, Xie Zhuoning felt that it was absurd yet had a hint of rationality. How come?

She brought the child to the living room and told Fuling to get him something to eat, "something that's easy to digest and that children like."

After that, he asked Xia Ju to call Xie Minglang over.

Xie Minglang quickly came in with a happy look on his face, "Sister, I found the gift."

Xie Zhuoning hummed, "Yes, I found it. If I hadn't found it, I wouldn't have known that you had prepared such a big surprise for me!"

"Hehe," Xie Minglang touched the back of his head, "As long as Sister likes it, it's fine."

Just like it?

Xie Zhuoning held his forehead with his hand, feeling a headache. "Who do you think I am? I am so young, who would dare to do that to me?"

"Ah?" Xie Minglang's face flashed with surprise, but he quickly smiled and said, "Sister, don't underestimate it because it's small. It feels so nice, soft and comfortable to touch!"

Xie Zhuoning was stunned, his face full of disbelief.

Does he know what he is saying?

Xie Minglang: “???”

What's that expression on my face? Is she so in love that she can't even speak?

Coming back to his senses, Xie Zhuoning frowned and said, "I appreciate your kindness. Send the child back immediately!"

"Ah?" Xie Minglang was puzzled and didn't understand why. "Why did Sister ask me to send this child back?"

"Huh?" Xie Zhuoning was quite surprised, "Isn't this child a gift from you?"

Xie Minglang shook his head, "No, how could I give you a child as a gift? What I want to give you is this!"

He pulled his collar, and instantly a furry little head appeared, with a pair of bright green eyes.

It is a very beautiful white-haired fox.

"I remember you said you wanted to raise one, and I spent a lot of effort to catch this one."

Xie Zhuoning: "..."

The two of them talked for a long time, but not a single word they said made sense.

"Where did this child come from?" she asked.

Xie Minglang shook his head, "I don't know. I was wondering, when did you bring a child here?"

The two siblings looked at each other.

Well, I took a hot spring bath and ended up having a baby.

The boy was very hungry. Fuling brought him some food and he wolfed it down without saying a word.

Xie Zhuoning did not force him, and even let Fuling coax him to take a nap.

Just when I was worrying about what to do with the child, several men in brown clothes and shorts suddenly came to visit.

He said he was looking for his lost young master and asked if anyone in the villa had seen a child of five or six years old.

The servant came in and said, "Those people described exactly what they were wearing and what they looked like. They looked like they were indeed the young master's family."

Xie Minglang said happily: "That's great, send it back quickly!"

Finally, this hot potato has been dealt with.

Xie Zhuoning was more cautious. "Can you please tell me which company it is from?"

"I asked, and they said it was a merchant from Huaizhou named Jia, who brought his wife to the capital to see a doctor. But the servants didn't pay attention, and his son sneaked out halfway."

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhuoning sent someone to ask Fuling to bring the child over. He pointed at the men and asked, "Do you know these people?"

The child shrank back, his eyes timid, and said nothing.

One of the men forced out a relatively gentle smile, "Young Master, don't you recognize us? Come, come back with us. Your mother is so worried that she can't see you."

When the boy heard about his mother, he immediately ran over and finally spoke, "Where's my mother? I want to see my mother!"

The man smiled meaningfully, "Young Master, come back with us, and you will naturally meet your mother."

Anyway, I was just about to take people away.

Xie Zhuoning suddenly grabbed the young man's arm and pulled him back.

She raised her almond-shaped eyes and looked at the men warily, "Who are you?"

What servant would call his mistress "your mother"?

Seeing that they were exposed, the men immediately showed their ferocious faces and threatened fiercely, "I advise you to stay out of other people's business!"

She is determined to take care of this trivial matter!

Xie Zhuoning immediately shouted, "Close the door and release Xia Ju!"