Yilan lay down behind Xie Fu and asked, "Fu, are you arriving soon?"
Xie Fu pointed to a mansion not far ahead: "That mansion is."
Yilan felt a little nervous: "Fu, where are your parents?"
Xie Fu then remembered that he had never told Yi Lan about his family affairs, and smiled: "Ever since I was born, I have never known where my parents are. I have never asked my grandpa once, but grandpa can't tell me.
Answer."
"Fu, have you never met your parents?"
"Yeah, I don't even know what they look like."
Yi Lan felt extremely pitiful and hugged Xie Fu's neck tightly: "Fu, I love you."
Xie Fu smiled harshly: "You don't have to comfort me, I've long been used to it."
Having said that, he couldn't help but fantasize about his mother's appearance. He also thought more than once that if his mother was around and cared for him like other mothers cared for other children, he could act like a spoiled child to his heart's content...
It is this lack of maternal love since childhood that also created his special love for older and kinder women.
Seeing that Xie Fu was silent and thoughtful, how could Yilan not notice it, so she moved her pretty face from Xie Fu's ear to him: "Fu, why don't you let me be your mother?"
Xie Fu was stunned: "You!"
Yi Lan smiled and said, "Yes."
Xie Fu looked embarrassed: "Stop joking."
"I'm not kidding. I'm much older than you. I'm more than capable of being your mother. I took care of Zhen'er for a while when he was little. I think I'm pretty good at taking care of children."
Yilan giggled as she spoke, and Xie Fu's heart skipped a beat. Indeed, he could often feel a special closeness from Yilan, which made him particularly attached. This kind of closeness was neither love nor familiarity, but more like blood.
The innate sense of connectedness and kinship.
I just felt happy to be nestled in Yilan's arms and be loved by her. Although I was thinking so in my heart, I shook my head on the outside.
However, Yi Lan called lovingly and tenderly into his ear: "Fu'er."
Xie Fu's soul suddenly vibrated and resonated. He had the illusion that his mother was calling him, and he couldn't help but murmured: "Mother..."
Yilan chuckled: "You still said you didn't want to." She kissed his ear and temples tenderly, and said with great tenderness: "Fu'er, who loves me so much, you have suffered so much these years, and my mother is back..."
Xie Fu felt sour in his heart and had the urge to cry. He was immediately frightened and hurriedly put Yilan down and said seriously: "Stop making trouble."
Yilan thought Xie Fu was embarrassed, so she smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Yilan can give you whatever you lack."
Xie Fu said extremely seriously: "You are not my mother, you are my woman, and my mother is dead!"
Xie Fu's expression frightened Yilan, and she said weakly: "I just want... I just want you to feel maternal love."
Xie Fu's expression softened: "I know, but Yilan, this is the most sacred place in my heart that cannot be despised, and it cannot be joked about."
Yi Lan hurriedly argued: "I'm not joking. I also know that is the weakest and most vulnerable part of your heart. I want to fix it stitch by stitch."
Xie Fu felt happy: "Yilan, you said that, I'm already very happy."
"I want to cook for Fu'er, make clothes for Fu'er, give Fu'er a bath, let Fu'er sleep on my lap..."
Xie Fu thought to himself, Silly Yilan, the same thing has completely different meaning if it is done by different people. It cannot be changed by changing the name, so he said: "We're home."
Yilan immediately became nervous: "When I see your grandpa later, what should I call him?"
"Old man, old man, whatever you want to call me."
"Don't be kidding, I'm serious."
Xie Fu said: "I haven't thought about it yet, just adapt to circumstances."
It was already dark by this time, and a servant happened to come to the door, ready to light the lamp.
Xie Fu thought to himself, it's great. When Xie's family was in decline, Uncle Quan did all these tasks himself. This is why Uncle Quan was not very kind to him when he was a child, but he still respected this loyal old servant in his heart.
The servant took down the lantern with a fork, and suddenly found someone standing in the rain holding an umbrella at the door. Because of the misty rain, he couldn't see the person clearly for a while, and he made a sound.
Xie Fu said: "It's me."
When the servant heard this, he forgot to say hello to Mr. Xie, so he ran back to the house in great joy, shouting loudly: "The second young master is back, the second young master is back..."
The originally quiet Xie Mansion suddenly became bustling with activity, and everyone inside and outside the house dropped what they were doing.
Inside the house, Xie Guangde was lying on the bed. Every time it rained and the humidity was heavy, a hidden disease in his legs would attack, making him sore and painful.
Uncle Quan was waiting at the side.
"Ah Quan, didn't you see that big fat boy looks exactly like Fu'er? He is a descendant of my Xie family."
Xie Guangde smiled cheerfully as he spoke.
Uncle Quan held Xie Guangde's feet with his hands, and said with a smile: "It feels like the second young master was just a naughty child yesterday, and in the blink of an eye, he is also a father."
Xie Guangde sighed: "Yes, time flies so fast. Okay, Ah Quan, you are also young, so don't pinch me."
"It's okay, Ah Quan is used to serving the master."
Xie Guangde sighed again: "I just feel sorry for He. She screamed so miserably when she gave birth, but her husband was not around. As a grandfather, I am anxious and distressed, but I am not her husband. What?
I can’t help you at all.”
Ah Quan was relieved: "The young lady is finally safe."
"You don't know. After the baby was born, I went in and saw He Qing's face turning so pale. I was so distressed that I almost fainted on the spot."
Ah Quan smiled and said: "Master, I found that you love the young lady more than the young master."
"Of course, this child He Qing is so worthy of people's heart. A daughter can support such a big family business and can do better than men. She is beautiful and generous, knowledgeable and courteous, and reasonable. She is really worthy.
I can't say enough good things about her. It took hundreds of years of good deeds and kindness from my Xie family to marry such a good wife. This heartless little bastard is not worthy of He Qing at all."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ah Quan said with a smile: "The second young master has become a high official now, and he is too busy with official duties to cover everything."
"Huh, he's busy with official duties. I think he's having a good time outside."
Ah Quan said with a smile: "Second young master is romantic. Master, you only have a granddaughter-in-law like Miss Xianting."
Xie Guangde immediately became happy: "That's true, but that's enough. These two granddaughter-in-laws have exhausted all the blessings accumulated by my Xie family. Even He Qing has given birth. Why is there any movement in the stomach of this child in Xianting?
nor."
Ah Quan comforted: "Let this happen naturally, don't rush it."
"It's not convenient for me as a grandfather to ask about this kind of thing. I'll ask him carefully when he sees that bastard. Is he being left out of the Immortal Court?"
Ah Quan smiled and said: "How could there be a woman in the world who is more beautiful and pure than Miss Xianting?"
"During my stay in Tantai Mansion, I relied on Xianting to take care of me inside and outside, and I was spoiled for choice. If Li'er hadn't written me a letter saying that I was taking leave to go home to attend the wedding, I would have been reluctant to come back."
"The life-long affairs of the two young masters have been settled. Master, you don't have anything to worry about anymore."
"Although this girl Caiwei is not as good as He Qing and Xian Ting, as long as Li'er likes her, that's fine. Besides, I, Xiao Ke of Xie Family Temple, can no longer accommodate the Big Buddha. It's better to be simple and low-key, but I'm afraid...
…”
Ah Quan was confused: "What are you afraid of?"
Xie Guangde's face tightened: "I'm afraid that bastard will bring another big Buddha to scare me."
Ah Quan chuckled and said, "No, no."
Just then a shout came from outside: "The second young master is back!"
The two of them were stunned at the same time, and Xie Guangde asked: "Ah Quan, am I deaf?"
Before Ah Quan had time to answer, he saw the servant coming to the door, soaked all over, panting: "Master... the second young master is back."
Xie Guangde wondered: "Why are you going back to Yangzhou? Shouldn't you go back to Suzhou first?"
As he said this, he got out of bed and screamed in pain as soon as his feet touched the ground.
Uncle Quan immediately said: "Sir, your legs and feet are inconvenient. Please rest in bed first, and I can go and greet you."
Although everyone wanted to go to the door to have a look, there were rules in the mansion. When they saw Uncle Quan appearing holding an umbrella, they took the initiative to follow him.
Uncle Quan originally wanted the idlers to go back to work, but he thought it would be a happy event for the young master to come home, so it would be nice to be more lively.
Ah Quan saw Mr. Xie at the door from a distance. It was really the second young master who had returned home, and his old face immediately burst into laughter.
The next moment I saw Fu Xie hanging up a lantern, he shouted hurriedly: "Master, this kind of thing can only be done by this old slave."
Xie Fu hung up the lighted lantern, and the door was filled with a bright red light: "Uncle Quan, it's not in your way, it's the same for everyone."
Ah Quan walked quickly, but Fu Xie saw that he was older, and was afraid that the old man might accidentally fall down due to the slippery rain, so he hurriedly stepped over the high threshold to help him, and said with a smile: "Uncle Quan, don't be in a hurry.
in a hurry."
"Ah, what happened? I'm soaked all over." As Quan said, he pulled up his sleeves and carefully wiped the rain off Xie Fu's face.
Suddenly he found someone behind him tugging at the corner of his clothes. He turned around displeased and said, "Xiaoxian, what are you doing?"
Xiaoxian pointed secretly, and Ah Quan realized that all the servants were looking in the same direction with strange expressions. When he looked back, his eyes suddenly opened in shock, there was another one!
Although this woman's dress was covered with mud and her face was covered with rainwater, it still could not hide her stunning beauty. The orange light shone on her body, making her as dignified and holy as a goddess.
This aura is stronger than Miss Tantai and Miss Gu, I can’t stand it!
"Master, who is this lady?"
Since you want to take it home, you should be generous and say: "Uncle Quan, this is Yilan."
Uncle Quan didn't know who the other party was. Since he came back with the young master, he wanted to show respect first and add a lady behind his name: "Miss Yilan."
Yi Lan also didn't show any courtesy and called him "Uncle Quan" with a smile.
Uncle Quan nodded with a smile on his face, but he was thinking secretly in his heart. He didn't look like a vulgar and rude person. He was not polite at all. Even when Miss Tantai saw him for the first time, she was polite and considerate. This beautiful person
The lady of the goddess has a pretty big spectrum.
But who knew that Yilan was originally from Beidi, and she didn't have the literary refinement of the scholarly family in the Central Plains. Although she had been in Daguan Kingdom for twenty years, she was a queen, so she needed to salute others. Being able to smile and look pleasant was already a big deal to others.
kind of gift.
Xie Fu regarded Yilan as one of his own and was afraid of being exposed to outsiders. He did not expect this and looked at Xiaoxian, who was about to introduce Xiaoya and others.
These two little girls have suffered a lot and are good at observing words and expressions. They immediately took the lead and sweetly called out: "Miss Yilan."
Xie Fu introduced by the way: "This is Xiaoxian, Xiaoya, my personal maid."
Yilan also smiled and nodded, saying hello.
Other servants learned to echo: "Miss Yilan."
He thanked Fu and wanted to introduce them to Yilan one by one, but there were some unfamiliar faces among them, and he couldn't name them, so he simply said: "Let's get to know each other slowly in the future."
Yilan responded politely: "Hello everyone."
Look at every face carefully. It is polite to look at each other squarely in Beidi, because Beidi people believe that what is revealed by the eyes is the most true and sincere thing in the heart.
Uncle Quan said: "Okay, young master, Miss Yilan, let's go to the mansion first."
The first person to enter is a guest. Uncle Quan, who has been a housekeeper for decades, still understands this principle and welcomes guests into the hall first before making arrangements.
After sitting down in the hall, Uncle Quan immediately ordered his servants to bring face towels to wipe the rain off their bodies. He also sent someone to bring hot tea to warm up the two people who had been exposed to the rain.
Yilan looked at the antique hall with great curiosity. The Xie family in Kuaiji has been a famous family for hundreds of years. Although it is not as magnificent as the palace, it still reveals the profound sense of cultural history.
This is Fu's family. No wonder he is knowledgeable, elegant and talented.
Uncle Quan secretly looked at Yi Lan, and when he saw her looking around, he secretly wondered why she looked like she had never seen the world.
From the very beginning, I compared Yilan with the two young ladies. She is as beautiful as a god, but in terms of dignity and elegance, she is not as good as Mrs. Heqing. She is knowledgeable, courteous, quiet and elegant, and is far different from Mrs. Xianting.
Xie Fu asked aloud: "Uncle Quan, where is grandpa?" What he was most worried about was grandpa's health, after all, his age showed.
"Master, I was going to pick you up at the door, but the old problem with my legs happened again on a rainy day. Why don't you go and say hello to me first?"
Hearing that grandpa's leg was injured, Xie Fu immediately stood up: "Then let me go and see grandpa first."
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of Yilan. Yilan was very considerate: "Go ahead, I'll wait for you here."
After all, it was her first time in a strange place. Xie Fu was afraid that she wouldn't be used to it: "Yilan, if not, you can rest in the room first and change into clean clothes."
Yi Lan nodded.
"Xiaoxian, Xiaoya, take Miss Yilan to my room and get a set of clean clothes for Miss Yilan to change into. If you don't have anything that fits, you can wear my clothes."
When everyone heard this, they secretly murmured in their hearts. The guest was naturally staying in a guest room, so why would he be staying in the young master's room? What's more, the other party was a woman. Could it be...
Xiaoxian and Xiaoya were stunned.
Xie Fu walked in and whispered: "Yilan comes from a foreign country and is not very familiar with our Central Plains culture. You two are very easy to serve. If you dare to have a little bit of fun, be careful, young master, I will skin you two."
The two women nodded knowingly and led Yi Lan out of the hall.
