bookrandom Chapter 36 Xie Yun's Thoughts
Chapter 36 Xie Yun's Thoughts
Han Chen followed Xie Yun out of the prison. Seeing his solemn expression, he couldn't help but ask tentatively, "Master Xie, do you believe her story?"
Xie Yun sighed, "I know she's not telling the truth. But she's already in jail at such a young age, and will be exiled to the border in the future. Why should I bother with her? Why should I expose her?"
Han Chen curled his lips sarcastically: Ha, he knew it! If Xie Yun was really so stupid, he would never become a Hanlin scholar.
As for Mrs. Xu, she probably still thought that her performance had fooled Xie Yun.
After all, she is a woman, too young, and too inexperienced. She thinks she can fool men by pretending to be pitiful.
But what they don’t know is that men are better at acting according to the situation than women.
Her skills are really not enough in front of Xie Yun.
But Xie Yun said again: "Take me to see the child. After all, she is a girl. Don't be too harsh."
Han Chen hurriedly trotted forward and led the way: "Thank you, sir, for following me. You may not know that the child was born prematurely and was born with congenital deficiencies and a weak body.
I felt sorry for her, so I hired a renowned doctor nearby to nurse her back to health. Although she still looks frail, I was able to save her life."
Xie Yun smiled politely and said nothing.
Of course he knew that Han Chen would definitely find a way to save the child's life and let her reach the border alive.
Asking a famous doctor to treat her was just to complete the task, not out of pity for her.
This person is really good at flattering himself.
Not long after, the two came to the room where Xu's daughter was.
There was a Black Qilin guard outside the room. Seeing Han Chen and Xie Yun, the man hurriedly saluted: "I greet Lord Xie and Lord Han!"
Han Chen quickly said, "Excuse me, how's the child?"
The man quickly said, "It's still the same as before, looking very thin and weak. Fortunately, the wet nurse and the maid took very good care of the child, so he's still alive."
Hearing this, Xie Yun couldn't help but ask, "Hasn't the child been named yet?"
Han Chen said, "Mrs. Xu did give her a nickname, An An, hoping that she would be healthy and happy. However, her full name hasn't been chosen yet, and she said she'll let Mei Qingchuan choose it."
Xie Yun nodded: "That's fine. Since this child is Mei Qingchuan's daughter, he should be the one to name her. Can I go in and see her?"
Han Chen glanced at the captain guarding the gate, who quickly opened the door and stood aside to make way.
When Xie Yun walked in, the wet nurse and maid inside were immediately startled and shrank back nervously.
He quickly said, "I'm just here to see the child. You don't have to be so nervous."
Han Chen also said: "This is Mr. Xie, the Hanlin scholar, and the mentor of this child's biological father. He just came to see the child and has no ill intentions."
The two of them finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly saluted Xie Yun and Han Chen.
You can't blame them for being too nervous. When they received this task, their superiors told them in person that nothing could happen to the child and she must be kept alive.
They have been very careful these days, fearing that something might happen to the child.
There's nothing we can do. The child was born prematurely and was very thin.
It's really not easy to keep her alive.
The nurse explained carefully, "The child is sleeping right now. I dare not disturb her. Otherwise, she will cry uncontrollably and will be difficult to comfort. She might even hurt herself."
"I understand. You don't have to alarm her. I'm just taking a look."
Xie Yun nodded in understanding, walked to the bedside and looked at the baby in the cradle.
At first glance, he could see the difference between her, Xie Ying and Xie Di.
Although Xie Ying and Xie Di are twins and look smaller than ordinary children, they are well raised and now have fair skin and big eyes.
The child before them was clearly born at about the same time as them, yet she was much smaller. Even though she had been born several days earlier, her face was still pitifully small, her skin yellow and wrinkled, clearly not yet fully grown.
Because the child was sleeping, his eyes were closed, so you couldn't tell how big his eyes were.
But overall, Xie Ying and Xie Di are much prettier than her.
Xie Yun looked at them carefully for a while, and finally felt that his own grandchildren were more handsome.
Of course this is not surprising, as Xie Xiu looks like him, and although Mei Qingchuan is also handsome, he is still far inferior to Xie Xiu.
The children they give birth to will naturally be different.
Xie Yun silently complained about Mei Qingchuan's appearance in his heart, then stepped back two steps and gently instructed the wet nurse and maid: "You should take good care of this child. When she grows up to be a month old, you will naturally be rewarded."
The two were delighted to hear this and quickly bowed to express their gratitude.
Xie Yun smiled, said no more, turned around and walked out of the room.
The child was too thin, and he felt a little uncomfortable looking at her, so he couldn't wait to go to Tujiazhuang to see his granddaughter and grandson.
When County Magistrate Wang learned that Xie Yun was going to Tujiazhuang again, he hurried over to try to stop him.
He still wanted to continue to please Xie Yun and get closer to him, and really didn't want Xie Yun to go to Tujiazhuang.
However, Xie Yun had been in officialdom for many years, so how could he not know what he was thinking?
He smiled politely, declined County Magistrate Wang's invitation with a few words, and set off for Tujiazhuang.
It’s a pity that Xie Yun could easily get rid of County Magistrate Wang, but he couldn’t get rid of the Black Kirin Guards who were escorting him.
Lin Feng insisted on following him to Tujiazhuang, using the excuse that he had to escort him under the emperor's order. Xie Yun had no way of refusing and could only let them follow.
So, just as Xie Xiu had discussed with Tu Yong and Liu Zhichun about moving to the capital in the future, he heard that Xie Yun had arrived with the Black Kirin Guards again.
Xie Xiu's expression suddenly turned ugly, but he quickly covered it up.
Liu Zhichun pretended not to notice his displeasure and said directly, "You are his son after all. You can't let anyone find fault with you. You go and greet him in person. Your father and I will go back first."
She and Tu Yong were too impatient to deal with Xie Yun and the Black Kirin Guards, so they decided to go back home and take a break.
Xie Xiu had no choice but to watch the two of them leave, then he straightened his clothes, composed himself, and strode out to greet them.
Xie Yun was sitting in the carriage. Seeing him coming out to greet him personally, he didn't say it on his face, but he was actually quite satisfied in his heart.
Seeing Xie Xiu reaching out for him, he took the opportunity to offer his hand, using it to jump off the carriage, and followed Xie Xiu inside, saying as he walked, "I'm here on orders and can't stay here long. Now that I've confirmed your identity, I'll set off for the capital tomorrow."
Having said this, he paused deliberately to observe Xie Xiu's expression.
Xie Xiu's face showed a hint of admiration and reluctance: "Father is actually going back tomorrow? This is too soon!"
Xie Yun was very pleased with his kindness, so a smile and kindness appeared on his face. "It can't be helped. I have so many official duties in the capital that I really can't stay here for long. I asked you to come back to the capital with me before. What do you think?"
Xie Xiu smiled helplessly, "If I want to go back to the capital, my wife still needs to recuperate after childbirth, and the baby is too young, not even a month old, and can't stand the bumpy ride. I can't just leave them behind and go back alone."
Xie Yun knew that what he said was right, so he didn't force him. He just said, "Then you can stay here for now, but don't delay your studies. When the child is one month old, you can take them back to the capital. As long as you walk slowly and don't rush, it should be fine."
Xie Xiu smiled and said, "That's what I was planning too."
That was how it was settled.
Xie Yun stayed at the Xie family for one night, and the next morning he took a carriage and hurried back to the capital under the escort of the Black Kirin Guards.
Perhaps he felt guilty, so before leaving he gave Xie Xiu a silver note worth one thousand taels for him to spend.
Just as he was leaving Biyang County, "Xie Ying", who was lying in the back office of the county town, slowly opened his eyes.