Chapter 447 Baby Master
After Lin Xuerou delivered the purse, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, but she couldn't hold it back when she returned to Fangfei Courtyard where she lived.
"Where's the water? Isn't it ready yet?" Lin Xuerou urged.
The maid hurriedly brought over a basin of warm water sprinkled with various spices.
Lin Xuerou always washes her hands carefully after coming into contact with Xie Xingchuan, and this time is no exception.
At this time, her face was full of disgust, and she washed her hands three times before putting them down.
Instead, the personal maid whispered: "Miss, although Mr. Xie has an ugly face, he is tall. It is said that he is very heroic on the battlefield and has an unlimited future."
Lin Xuerou glanced at the maid and threw the handkerchief in her face: "Is he okay? Do I need you to tell me?"
The maid suddenly did not dare to speak.
Lin Xuerou's eyes fell on the magnificent furnishings around her. Mrs. Xie had taken her into her care since she was very young. The Fangfei Courtyard where she lived was larger than Xie Xingchuan's courtyard, and more gorgeous and exquisite than Xie Xingchuan's courtyard.
She recalled the declining Lin family. Nowadays, several ladies were crowded together in a courtyard. Xie Xingchuan was really the best marriage she could seize now.
Even if she hates the face under Xie Xingchuan's mask, she will do a good job in appearance. When she gets married and gives birth to a child, she will live in the capital like her aunt, and she won't have to face Xie Xingchuan all the time.
Thinking of this, Lin Xuerou felt that what she had done now was not enough. She told her maid: "Let the small kitchen make a body-building soup, and I will deliver it to Zhige Courtyard in person later."
In Zhige Courtyard, Xie Xingchuan casually pulled out a long knife from the weapon rack in the yard, and then threw the green purse he had just received into the air. The sword flashed and the purse was already in pieces.
Xie Xingchuan threw the knife back to the weapon rack and stepped into the room. The servants waiting behind him immediately cleaned up the fragments of the purse.
In the evening, Lin Xuerou came to deliver soup in person, but was stopped before entering the yard.
"Cousin, the young master has rested. If you have anything to explain, just leave it to me." Xiaosong, Xie Xingchuan's attendant, said with a smile.
Lin Xuerou was not surprised when she heard this. It happened that she didn't want to see Xie Xingchuan's face, so she directly asked someone to hand over the body-building soup.
"Xiao Song, this is the body-building soup I made specially for my cousin. You should remind him more often to make him pay more attention to his health." Lin Xuerou's expression was extremely gentle, as if she was really an innocent boy who admired her cousin. .
Xiaosong took it over diligently and hurriedly agreed.
Lin Xuerou felt that she had done enough, so she left with satisfaction.
Not long after she left, the body-boosting soup was delivered to Xie Xingchuan, who waved his hand casually: "You can drink it."
Xiaosong immediately beamed with joy and said: "Master, don't expose my cousin. She is delivering soup and food all day long. I feel tired just looking at her."
Xie Xingchuan didn't care about this trivial matter, and the reason why he tolerated Lin Xuerou all the time was because once a conflict broke out, Mrs.
Seeing Xie Xingchuan's serious face, Xiao Song did not dare to continue joking and said: "The main courtyard sent someone to send a message that the lady is tired in the afternoon, so you don't have to go to the main courtyard to have dinner with her."
A sneer appeared at the corner of Xie Xingchuan's lips. Logically speaking, since he had just returned home, Mrs.
But Mrs. Xie didn't want to have dinner with him, so she simply didn't bother to pretend. In the past, Xie Xingchuan would feel sad because of this kind of thing. Now that he has experienced life and death on the battlefield, and has seen what real family members are like, he doesn't feel much sad except that it is indeed the case.
“Have you found the person?” Xie Xingchuan asked.
Xiaosong nodded and said, "Master, it's just that there are Madam's people everywhere in this mansion. If you bring them into the mansion, I'm afraid Madam will be disturbed."
Xie Xingchuan has no doubt about Madam Xie's control over the Xie Mansion. Except for a few of his cronies, the other servants in the mansion probably listen to Lin Xuerou's orders more than to him.
"Take her to my private house and I will meet her in the evening." Xie Xingchuan said.
Late at night, the lights everywhere dimmed, and the entire Xie Mansion seemed to be asleep. Xie Xingchuan changed into black clothes, and like a kite turning over, he jumped over the wall of Xie's courtyard in a few ups and downs.
The movement he made was very small, like a drop of water falling into the lake, and it did not attract the attention of anyone in the Xie family.
His private residence is the one that Mrs. Gu helped negotiate the price for. Although no one has lived in it for a long time, Xie Xingchuan has already led people to clean it in advance and it seems to be quite clean.
He opened the door and walked in. Someone was already waiting inside.
Two people, a man and a woman, were tied and lying together.
Xiao Song lit a candle, and then pulled off the cloth covering their eyes.
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A piece of silver fell on a middle-aged woman.
After seeing the money through the weak candlelight, the eyes of the tied couple lit up.
“Answer honestly, and I will reward you with more money if you answer well.” Xiaosong said.
The two of them nodded hurriedly. They didn't even care about their current situation when they saw the money: "Just ask me. My mother-in-law and I have nothing to say. I won't dare to lie to you."
The masked Xiaosong exited the room, and Xie Xingchuan was completely in the shadows. At this time, he spoke: "In which year did you leave General Xie's Mansion?"
When the middle-aged woman heard this question, her expression froze, but her husband was already urging her: "I'm asking you, why are you so stupid? Do you still want money? Do you want your son to marry a wife?" ?”
The woman hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke: "Eleven years ago, I remember it was spring."
“Why?”
"I am the person who serves in Master Xie's yard. The young master fell seriously ill in winter and has never recovered. Madam was as anxious as anything. She took him everywhere to seek medical treatment. He has not recovered for several years. One day in spring, Before they came back, news came that all the people serving in the courtyard were to be dismissed. I was a bought servant. I was freed from slavery and left the Xie Mansion. It is said that some families gave birth to children without leaving the mansion. , but was sent to Zhuangzi in another place."
Xie Xingchuan asked: "You don't know the reason?"
"I am just a servant. The masters don't tell us the reason, so we don't know. At first, I thought it was because the young master was gone. Then I heard someone said that the young master was fine. I secretly guessed that it was probably because Mrs. Xie felt that we He didn't serve him well, so he sent us all away and chose someone better to serve him. Madam Xie is such a precious young master," the middle-aged woman muttered.
When Xie Xingchuan heard this, his heart trembled and he asked, "Mrs. Xie is really... a precious young master?"
Chapter end
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