Chapter 138 The truth back then
Ever since Shen Jingxuan brought her back home, she has only been out of the yard a few times. Why did she appear in front of the mansion today?
Xie Lingxiao noticed something strange about Shen Jingxuan and followed her gaze.
An old lady was standing in front of the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and she was looking in the direction of the carriage.
When she saw Xie Lingxiao's appearance clearly, she was stunned for a moment and then ran into the mansion.
Xie Lingxiao took a few steps forward, turned around anxiously and said, "Xuan'er, let's go after her."
"Come with me." Although she didn't know why, Shen Jingxuan walked towards the gate first.
The two of them came to Shen Jingxuan's yard one after the other.
Shen Jingxuan asked Chuntao to bring the old woman over, but she returned empty-handed.
"Miss, the nanny said she won't come." Chuntao said with a bad look.
Shen Jingxuan raised her eyes and looked at Xie Lingxiao for his advice.
"Lingfeng, you follow me. If he doesn't come, catch him." Xie Lingxiao clenched his fists tightly, trying hard to restrain the urge to catch him himself.
Just now he just felt that she looked familiar, but seeing the old woman's reaction, Xie Lingxiao was extremely sure of her identity.
The sun had set, darkness had slowly engulfed the room, and it had grown dim.
Shen Jingxuan stood up and lit the candle, then walked forward and held Xie Lingxiao's hand to comfort him silently.
The moment the two hands were clasped, Shen Jingxuan noticed that Xie Lingxiao's hands were shaking slightly.
"Bang" the old woman was grabbed by Ling Feng and thrown to the ground.
The moment Xie Lingxiao lowered his eyes, his eyes turned slightly red and he held Shen Jingxuan's hand with a little force.
"Hiss" Shen Jingxuan took a breath.
Xie Lingxiao was aware of his actions and was secretly annoyed. He was so angry that he unknowingly increased his strength.
"I'm sorry, I hurt you." Xie Lingxiao lifted Shen Jingxuan's hand, put it to his mouth and breathed softly, while rubbing it gently with his other hand.
Seeing Xie Lingxiao blaming himself, Shen Jingxuan raised the corner of her mouth: "Nothing."
The evening breeze blew into the house, making the candlelight flicker.
Xie Lingxiao was silent for a long time, then asked, "Does Madam Li still remember me?"
The nanny, who was sitting on the ground, lowered her head and did not answer.
Xie Lingxiao stood up and walked in front of her: "When I was a child, my mother was in poor health, and it was always Nanny who took care of me."
When Nanny Li heard what he said, she looked at Xie Lingxiao.
She still remembered the past when Xie Lingxiao was still young. She never asked anyone for help and did everything by herself.
When Li Ma recalled the past, tears fell uncontrollably, running down her cheeks and hitting the ground.
After crying for a long time, Nanny Li spoke with difficulty: "How is your highness doing?"
Xie Lingxiao taunted, "Madam, do you think a child who doesn't have the protection of his mother and the love of his father will have a good life?"
Nanny Li choked and kept silent.
Xie Lingxiao pressed, "Why don't you tell me, Madam? Where did you go when my mother passed away?"
"Or, can you explain why my mother's condition worsened after she drank the medicine you brought her?"
Nanny Li was shocked when she heard Xie Lingxiao's question.
But after thinking it over, I feel that this is the way it should be.
Whether as a former prince or the current regent, it is easy for Xie Lingxiao to find out these things.
She had lived in shame for all these years, and she regretted all these years, and she had already seen everything clearly.
Nanny Li's eyes gradually became empty, and she said calmly, "If you want to know, I'll tell you."
She looked at Xie Lingxiao's face, as if she saw the late queen, and gradually recalled the past.
Nanny Li told Xie Lingxiao that she had always been loyal to the late queen, but everything changed when she met that man.
Perhaps it was because she had lived in the deep palace for too long and had never seen many men, the moment Li Ma was rescued by him, she fell in love with him.
They had met secretly several times, which made Li Madam completely devoted to him.
The medicine for the late queen was given by that man.
At that time, the man told him affectionately that he would marry her after she completed this task.
Nanny Li was disturbed by her budding love and did things according to the man's requests as if she was possessed.
When she went to look for the man with great joy, what she got instead was that the man imprisoned her on a farm.
From the moment I left the palace, I never saw that person again.
Xie Lingxiao asked angrily: "Who is he?"
"Prime Minister Lu," Nanny Li answered truthfully.
"Ling Feng, send her out of the capital and never let her come back." Xie Lingxiao gritted his teeth.
Nanny Li laughed. "Your Highness, do you think the Prime Minister is the only one?"
"The current emperor is also involved."
"He was resentful that your mother was favored by the late emperor, which caused his mother to die of depression."
"He teamed up with the Prime Minister to kill your mother."
After she finished speaking, Nanny Li laughed like crazy. Seeing this, Ling Feng hurried forward and took the person away.
Xie Lingxiao stood there motionless. Shen Jingxuan couldn't bear it and stepped forward to hold his hand.
She wanted to comfort Xie Lingxiao and tell him not to be sad, but since it was related to his mother, Shen Jingxuan swallowed the words of comfort and could only hold his hand tightly to support him.
Xie Lingxiao looked at Shen Jingxuan with bloodshot eyes, then hugged her and buried his head in the crook of her neck.
Shen Jingxuan put her arms around his waist, stayed with him quietly, and waited for him to slowly calm down.
A slight warmth came from the crook of her neck, and Shen Jingxuan couldn't help feeling sad and her eyes turned red.
It is said that men don't shed tears easily because they haven't reached the point of sadness.
It can be seen that Xie Lingxiao’s mother is the wound in his heart, a wound so deep that it cannot be touched.
After a long silence, Xie Lingxiao looked at Shen Jingxuan deeply, then turned around and left quickly.
The night breeze was cool, and I didn't know when the wind started blowing outside.
Xie Lingxiao walked all the way back home, and the moment he closed the door, he leaned against the door and slumped down.
He knew that his mother's death was suspicious, but he never expected that she was betrayed by someone close to her.
Xie Lingxiao felt sorry for his mother and even more wronged for her.
She lived her whole life, and first her father broke his promise and gave his true heart to her, but in return he had many wives and concubines.
Later, the maid, who was as close as a sister to her, broke her promise and betrayed the sisterhood for a man who deceived her feelings.
"Master?" Ling Feng was a little worried. Only by looking at him could he feel at ease.
"Prepare the horses," said Xie Lingxiao.
Ling Feng hesitated for a while, but in the end he could not go against his master's wishes and had to follow his arrangements.
Before leaving, Xie Lingxiao asked Ling Feng to prepare some wine and put it on the horse. He waved his silver whip and ran towards the city gate.
Ling Feng mounted his horse and chased after him.
The two horses hurried to the city gate. The people guarding the gate saw that it was Xie Lingxiao and did not dare to stop them, so they quickly let them pass.
The wind was howling and rain gradually began to fall from the sky.
Xie Lingxiao took the lead and arrived at the tomb of the late queen.
He knelt in front of the grave, raised his hand and stroked the tombstone, murmuring: "Mother..."
When Ling Feng arrived, Xie Lingxiao was still kneeling there, letting the big raindrops fall on his body.
Looking at Xie Lingxiao like this, Ling Feng's eyes became red.
He didn't know how to comfort Xie Lingxiao, so he had to open the jar of wine he had prepared and handed it to him.
Xie Lingxiao took the jar of wine, placed it in front of the tombstone, then picked up another jar and started drinking.
The moment I looked up, a warm current slid down from the corners of my eyes and was then washed by the rain, making it difficult to tell whether it was rain or tears.