Chapter 134: "The Wen Family's Little Boy."...
Wen Yu squatted down, bringing her eyes level with Ayuan. She put her arms around Ayuan's shoulders and patted him soothingly. "Ayuan, why would you say that? Tell me."
This Yanzi refuses to eat or drink, and won't let anyone in. Can he just starve like this? But why would Ayuan also help him with his nonsense?
After hearing Wen Yu's gentle persuasion, A Yuan's tightly closed eyes opened a little.
He glanced at the expression of Sister Wen, and seeing that she did not seem angry, he boldly opened his eyes.
But he still didn't know how to explain it. He just kept tugging at his sleeves, crumpling them into a ball and then loosening them over and over again, tirelessly.
Seeing A Yuan's expression, Song Linsheng, who was silent at the side, glanced towards the inner room thoughtfully.
The doors and windows are tightly closed and no human voices can be heard.
Just as Wen Yu was about to speak again, Song Linsheng raised his hand and took A Yuan's hand, freeing her sleeve from his grasp. "Come with me."
I sent you off while holding Ayuan's hand and helping Wenyu, who was squatting, with the other hand, and guided them to the corridor a little away from the inner room.
The winding corridor is built along the water, following the flow of water and weaving through the rocky landscape. It is surrounded by grass and trees, making it very secluded.
Wen Yu marveled at the ingenious design and construction, nodding her head repeatedly. If she had come in alone, she probably wouldn't have found her way out.
Song Linsheng helped Ayuan sit down against the pillar, while he and Xiaoyu sat on either side.
A Yuan, who was a little restrained at first, couldn't help but relax when he saw the koi swimming in the pond and the layers of green waves.
He leaned against Song Linsheng's side and pulled Wen Yu to look into the water. "Look, Sister Wen, there are so many fish!"
Wen Yu looked in the direction of the sound and saw a school of fish emerging from the water. In an instant, they scattered and disappeared.
She smiled and agreed, "The fish have gone home too."
Song Linsheng, standing nearby, smiled gently as he watched Xiaoyu and Ayuan playfully. The three of them sat in a row, looking rather like...
It was very similar to the time when his father and mother took him and his brother to the lake for a boat tour when they were young.
After saying this, Wen Yu and Song Linsheng looked at each other, and Song Linsheng quickly understood what she meant.
"Ah Yuan, can you tell me now what exactly is wrong with brother Yanzi?"
A-Yuan was a sensible and polite child, and wouldn't take sides without reason. Since he also went along with Yanzi, he must have known the inside story.
There won't be any major trouble, so I feel safe not to go in and see what's going on.
A Yuan hesitated, looking at Brother Song on the left and Sister Wen on the right, thinking about how to start the conversation.
Wen Yu leaned over and coaxed him gently, "Doesn't Ayuan like fish? Just tell your sister, and I'll catch some and ask Uncle Song to grill it for you."
Ah Yuan, however, looked as if he had heard something terrible. He was horrified. He waved his hands repeatedly and said quickly, "No need, no need, sister."
"Yanzi..." A Yuan blurted out, but stopped himself and continued speaking slowly.
"I can understand why Yanzi has been like this these days."
A Yuan's eyes flickered, as if he was afraid that Wen Yu would really go fishing. He held his sister's sleeve tightly and continued.
"Yanzi is different from me and Ah Zhu. We used to...we used to make a living on the long streets and in dilapidated temples. We are used to a rough life." He lowered his eyes and looked at his royal blue sleeves, the exquisite and colorful fabric, the intricate and luxurious dark patterns, these were things he had never had before.
Wen Yu keenly grasped the key words.
Different? What's the difference? Could this Yan Zi be someone important?
Song Linsheng sighed inwardly and patted the back of Ayuan's hand to comfort her. He only wanted to ask about Yanzi's situation and had no intention of causing Ayuan any grief.
Ah Yuan bit her lower lip and carefully smoothed out the wrinkles on the hem of her clothes. "Yanzi... Yanzi is different. He originally had a family."
At this point, Wen Yu still didn't quite understand what the cause and effect relationship was.
A Yuan looked up at Song Linsheng and asked, "Brother Song, do you know if there is a family with the surname Wen in Jiangyang?"
Brother Song is the prefect of Jiangyang, so it would be right to ask him about this matter.
smell?
Song Linsheng's face was calm, but he was stunned in his heart. "Then does A Yuan know which word 'Wen' it is?"
A Yuan frowned and thought about it. Yan Zi once told him, "Yan Zi said it's the 'wen' of 'jianwen'."
The "wen" in "jianwen"?
An inexplicable sense of familiarity surged in Wen Yu's heart, and when she looked up, she saw Song Linsheng looking at her.
The doubts between Song Linsheng's brows dissipated. He knew about this Wen.
Previously, in order to find a brother for Xiaoyu, he and Lord Mu had inquired about every household in Jiangyang Prefecture.
There is only one family with the surname Wen in the entire Jiangyang Prefecture, and they are a well-known and prominent family in Jiangyang.
Looking into Song Linsheng's eyes, Wen Yu's memory came back, and she finally remembered where she had heard the surname Wen.
It was either Lord Mu or Song Linsheng who had mentioned it to her before, but after so long, she almost forgot it.
"Then what? Ayuan." Wen Yu struck while the iron was hot.
Ah Yuan raised his head, glanced towards the inner room with concern, and whispered in a low voice, "Yanzi is the young man of the Wen family."
As soon as these words came out, A Yuan quickly covered her mouth with both hands and signaled to Wen Yu and Song Linsheng, "Keep your voice down, sister."
Wen Yu hadn't intended to say anything, but Ah Yuan was so adorable that her childish nature suddenly came to her. She followed Ah Yuan's example, cupping her hands to her lips and saying, "Okay, don't worry."
Seeing the two of them hunched over and whispering to each other, which was very cunning, Song Linsheng couldn't help but chuckle and shook his head.
"Why doesn't Yanzi stay at home? Instead, she is with you in Houtu Temple?" Song Linsheng asked softly, but after he had said it, he realized that he had unconsciously lowered his voice.
He couldn't help laughing.
"I don't know what's wrong with Yanzi at home. She'd rather stay with us in the Houtu Temple...without food or drink..." At this crucial point, Ayuan touched her cheek shyly, "sleeping on dry grass together, rather than going home."
"Is there such a thing?" Wen Yu was shocked and seemed a little unbelievable.
Is there anyone in this world who would rather wear rags than fine clothes?
Wen Yu looked down at the embroidered patterns on the edge of her clothes and patted them guiltily, as if she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to wear them the next moment.
"Yeah!" A Yuan nodded vigorously. "Yan Zi, you must have been spoiled growing up, unlike us."
He turned his head to look at the inner room, and all he saw were scattered rocks and slanted eaves, but he couldn't make out anything.
"I think Yanzi must not be used to living here these days. He was already treated unfairly enough in the temple before, and now..." A Yuan was halfway through his words when he suddenly seemed to remember something. His face flushed and he waved his hands repeatedly.
"Brother Song, Sister Wen, that's not what I meant. I'm not saying this place is bad. I'm not..."
Brother Song and his sister were so kind as to take him in and even hired a doctor to treat his younger siblings. He had enough food and warm clothes in the mansion, which was many times better than the life in Hou Tu Temple. He was not dissatisfied at all.
For a moment, A Yuan was so anxious that tears were about to come out.
Wen Yu was stunned. She didn't expect A Yuan to have such a big reaction.
Song Linsheng was also at a loss. He and Xiaoyu would never be so suspicious of Ayuan. Why would Ayuan think like that?
Perhaps it was because he had been wandering outside for too long. Even though he had settled down in the mansion now, A Yuan was like a frightened bird, worried that he would be expelled at any time, which was why he was so cautious.
Even a single sentence can be considered a huge deal.
Seeing Ayuan looking dejected and uneasy, Song Linsheng reached out and touched Ayuan's head, imitating the way his brother used to comfort him.
"Ayuan, don't be afraid, don't be afraid." He... he doesn't know how to coax a child.
Song Linsheng's hands and feet were a little stiff. He was the youngest in the family, and there were no younger children in the clan. When he was young, only his brothers coaxed him like this, but he never had the opportunity to coax others like this.
When Wen Yu received Song Linsheng's pleading gaze, she felt a bit helpless. In her life, she was the only one crying in Huichun Temple to find her master and Chi Huang, so she had no right to comfort others.
"Ayuan, Ayuan, listen to me." Wen Yu spread her hands in front of her and waved them. "Brother Song and I know that you don't mean that. Don't cry."
That meaning, which meaning?
Wen Yu was completely confused and didn't understand what was going on, but she still tried to persuade A Yuan in a gentle tone.
A Yuan stopped sobbing and looked at Brother Song and Sister Wen, "I... I..."
"Don't worry, my sister and I won't misunderstand you." Song Linsheng patted Ayuan's back gently to calm him down.
Ah Yuan nodded, very obediently, "I was worried that Yan Zi wouldn't be used to it, so she didn't want to eat or drink."
"But this isn't a big deal. Maybe he doesn't want Brother Song to recognize him and send him home." A Yuan murmured his speculation. "Since Yan Zi doesn't want to, I... let's not go in and disturb him."
These days, Uncle Song has been troubled to invite a lot of doctors, who have been coming in and out of this yard.
In fact, he knew from the beginning that Yanzi was probably just upset, not really sick, so he didn't tell Sister Wen and Brother Song right away. He thought he could just take care of Yanzi himself, so that his brothers and sisters could focus on their own affairs.
A Yuan lowered his head, not expecting that he still messed it up.
Wen Yu blinked. She didn't expect it to be like this.
She was still a little dazed until Ayuan explained the whole story.
Wen Yu burst out laughing. "Ah Yuan, what's there to be ashamed of? Could it be that your brother Song can't afford to give Yan Zi a meal?"
There were still crystal tears hanging on A Yuan's eyelashes, fluttering as he blinked. He looked around, somewhat uncertainly, "Sister..."
Song Linsheng nodded slightly when he heard this, "So that's how it is."
"If Yanzi doesn't want to go home, I won't force him. You and he can still live in the mansion as long as they want. When the school is built in the future, you can go to study together and gain more knowledge." His Song Mansion is not so poor that it cannot support a child.
Just send someone back to the Wen family to negotiate peace, so as not to worry the elders.
"Really?" A Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard the word "school". "Thank you, Brother Song, thank you, Sister!"
A child's emotions are like a gust of wind, coming and going quickly. Before his tears had dried, he couldn't help but smile again.
Wen Yu was infected by his emotions and couldn't help but poke A Yuan's shoulder with her hand, which made him laugh and burrow into Song Linsheng's arms.
Song Linsheng opened his arms and let Xiaoyu and Ayuan mess around while he blocked the perimeter, fearing any accidents might happen. "Be careful."
Seeing A Yuan so happy, Wen Yu finally forgot to cry. She turned around and glanced towards the inner room. Is that Yan Zi?
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