Chapter 56 Leaving without saying goodbye
The sun set in the west, and the sky was filled with sunset glow. Xie Lingxiao and the old man returned to the yard, chatting and laughing.
"Hao Lin, we're back." Xie Lingxiao said as he walked towards the room.
When he opened the door, Shen Jingxuan was no longer in the room.
Xie Lingxiao was about to go out to look for it when he saw the cloth on the table out of the corner of his eye.
When he saw the scribbles on the cloth clearly, Xie Lingxiao slammed his fist on the table.
Shen Jingxuan originally wanted to find pen and ink to write a letter, but her uncle's house didn't have these things.
She had no choice but to tear off a piece of her clothes, pick up some burnt branches, and leave a few words.
What made Xie Lingxiao angry was that Shen Jingxuan tore off nearly half of her clothes and only wrote two words "Goodbye".
The more Xie Lingxiao looked at her, the angrier he became. He had worked so hard to take care of her for several days, but that little girl left without saying goodbye to him.
He had only served her since he was a child. When had he ever served anyone else like this?
Not only did Shen Jingxuan not appreciate it, she just left alone.
The more Xie Lingxiao thought about it, the angrier he became.
What an ungrateful and heartless guy. If I meet him in the future, I’ll see how he deals with her.
Xie Lingxiao felt upset, but had no place to vent his feelings here, so he could only say goodbye to the old man and go look for Ling Feng and the others.
The sun sank into the earth, and the rays of light gradually faded away. The emperor, who was always busy with affairs of state, suddenly thought of Xie Lingxiao today.
"Eunuch Deng, is there any news from the Regent's Palace recently?" The emperor was still looking at the memorial in his hand.
Thinking of the news from the secret guards, Eunuch Deng said, "Your Majesty, the secret guards reported that the Prince Regent has not left the palace, and the gates have been closed for the past few days."
The emperor frowned slightly: "But are you still in the mansion?"
"He should be here. The secret guards said they didn't see him leave the house."
The Regent's Palace was like an iron wall with no way out. Their secret guards could only observe from afar.
The emperor gently rubbed his forehead and said, "Keep watching. Report anything unusual as soon as you find it."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch Deng responded and turned to leave.
The emperor sat alone on the dragon throne, stroking the handles of the throne with both hands.
He not only wants to obtain this kingdom, but also wants to keep it.
Not only does he want to control the court, he also wants to hold military power. He will eliminate anyone who stands in his way.
He was waiting, waiting for Xie Lingxiao to leave the house again, that would be the opportunity to eliminate him.
If the emperor knew that the opportunity had come, but the people he sent were still unaware of it, I wonder how furious he would be.
The next morning, the sun was shining brightly and the breeze was blowing, but it still couldn't blow away the Great Elder's anger.
Looking at the Third Elder and Li Luo who had rushed back after many days of travel, the First Elder was furious.
"You came back alone, where is that little girl?" he glared at her.
"She is still in the capital, so we came back first." The third elder sat leisurely, drinking tea.
The elder slammed the table angrily and said, "If she doesn't come back, what are you doing here?"
"Didn't you send a message that there was an urgent matter in the hall? We came back to help you deal with it." The third elder was also angry.
What do you mean? If that little girl doesn't come back, they can't come back either?
Since when did that little bitch become more important than him and Li Luo?
"Why don't you go and do something? Go away and stop being an eyesore." The great elder left angrily.
What the hell is this? He originally wanted to use this incident to get that little girl back.
The result? Two annoying guys.
I don't know when that little girl will be able to take over the affairs of the palace. He wants to travel and enjoy his old age.
Thinking that the little girl would take over in the future and he could enjoy his old age, the Great Elder's mood improved and he even walked more briskly.
And he was thinking about Shen Jingxuan, who was living the life he had always dreamed of, traveling around the mountains and rivers.
After Shen Jingxuan left yesterday, she walked for a whole day and didn't see anyone until dark.
Seeing that it was getting late and the road was dark, she had to enter the space to rest and continue her journey until dawn.
Not long after Shen Jingxuan came out of the space, she heard the sound of horse hooves coming closer and closer behind her.
She hurriedly stood in the middle of the road and blocked the way of the carriage.
When Mrs. Wang saw Shen Jingxuan blocking the road, she asked the driver to stop.
Shen Jingxuan bowed to her and said, "Madam, can you give me a ride?"
Mrs. Wang looked at the young man in front of her and her expression softened a lot.
"I wonder where you want to go, sir? I want to go to Longcheng to visit relatives, is it on the way?" Mrs. Wang said with a smile looking at Shen Jingxuan.
"It's just on the way." After Shen Jingxuan finished speaking, she took out five taels of silver from the space and handed it to Madam Wang.
When Mrs. Wang saw that he had given so much money, she said hurriedly, "Sir, when you are away from home, it is our duty to help each other. You don't need to give me money."
"Hurry up and get in the car, we're leaving now."
Shen Jingxuan still insisted after hearing this.
After she took the silver, Shen Jingxuan got on the carriage swiftly, and the coachman drove away.
If Xie Lingxiao saw this, he would definitely be furious.
In order to get some silver, he went hunting over mountains and across rivers.
In order to buy medicine and clothes for that dead girl, I risked my reputation just to get more silver.
Shen Jingxuan was rich but she didn't even tell him. She gave him five taels at once.
He hunted all the prey along the way, but couldn't sell them for even five taels of silver.
Shen Jingxuan couldn't care about so many things at the moment. She was sitting in the carriage, looking at the scenery outside.
Occasionally chatting with Mrs. Wang, I felt so comfortable.
Mrs. Wang saw that he was curious about the outside world and asked: "Sir, are you going to Longcheng to visit relatives?"
"Brother, brother, are you going to Dragon City too? That's great, I won't be bored."
Mrs. Wang looked at the child and smiled: "This is my child. His nickname is Tiedan'er. His father said that local names are easier to raise."
Shen Jingxuan pinched Tiedan'er's face and said, "Yes, brother is going to Longcheng too. Is Tiedan'er happy?"
"Brother, I'm so happy. I finally have a brother." Tiedan walked forward and took Shen Jingxuan's hand, becoming more cordial.
After hearing Tiedan'er's words, Shen Jingxuan teased him: "Why? Tiedan'er doesn't want to be a big brother, but a little brother?"
"Humph, I am the older brother. I don't want to be a older brother. I want to have a older brother."
He doesn't want to be a brother. Being a brother is not good at all.
Mrs. Wang burst into laughter. "It's not that he doesn't want to be a brother. This child is the eldest son."
"He has a younger brother and a younger sister. His father always tells him that he should give in to his younger siblings."
Tiedan said angrily, "That's right, being a big brother is not good. My brothers and sisters always take my things away, but daddy still tells me to give in to them and give them whatever they want."
Seeing his cute appearance, Shen Jingxuan gently rubbed his head and said, "Our Tiedan is really great. He is such a good brother."
"I've never been a big brother. If I don't do well in the future, Tiedan will have to teach me."
When Tiedan heard this, he was so happy that his teeth were showing and his eyes were not visible: "Okay, if you do something wrong next time, I will definitely tell you."
When Mrs. Wang saw her son's appearance, she laughed so hard that she fell backwards, and occasionally took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her eyes.
Shen Jingxuan couldn't help but sigh that the child was indeed innocent, naive and cute.
Along the way, they got off the bus to rest when they were tired, and then continued on their journey.
Time flies by.
Two days later, the carriage finally arrived at a city. On the city gate, the word Ningcheng was written in a flamboyant style.
Mrs. Wang and Shen Jingxuan did not stay for long. After a little replenishment, they got on the carriage and headed straight for the next city.
The sun was at its highest point in the sky. Ling Feng sat alone in the inn waiting for news, while the others continued to look for Xie Lingxiao.
He was sure that Xie Lingxiao didn't want them to find him, which was why he hadn't appeared for so long.
Ling Feng pulled his hair in annoyance. He couldn't find his master anymore and his hair was pulled out bald.
Just as he was frowning, the door was suddenly kicked open.
There was a loud "bang" and Ling Feng jumped up in shock.