After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 445 This is Your Home

Zhang Yuniang did not have a good impression of the Xie family.

Her son has not returned home since he came back to Beijing. If it were her, she would have gone to pick him up in person. However, the Xie family not only delayed him for so many years, but also only sent a wet nurse to pick him up, showing no regard at all for him.

When Xie Xingchuan heard this, the smile on his face instantly disappeared, but no matter how reluctant he was, the word "filial piety" weighed on his mind and Xie Xingchuan still stood up and was about to leave.

But he found himself being pulled by something. He turned around, lowered his head and saw Niuniu pulling at the hem of his sleeve.

"Brother, can you not go back to the Xie family?" Niu Niu asked in a low voice.

Xie Xingchuan looked embarrassed and said, "That's my home. The New Year is coming soon. I have to go back."

Niuniu said, "But...but this...is your home."

Xie Xingchuan can indeed feel a sense of belonging here. In fact, he envies the children of the Gu family. Whether it is Niu Niu who entered the palace or the two brothers who studied in Baiyun Town, Zhang Yuniang and Gu Mingda are always thinking about them. That kind of sincere concern that parents have for their children is something he has never felt in the Xie family.

Sometimes he thought that the Gu family had no shortage of children, yet they were trying their best to find the lost one. He even hoped that he was the lost child.

"Xie brother, can you spend the New Year with us?" Niu Niu was almost crying.

Xie Xingchuan felt a little distressed, but he still reached out and patted the little girl on the head, saying, "Brother will come to see you in a few days and bring you a gift."

Niuniu shook her head and said, "I don't want any gifts, I just want to thank brother for spending the New Year with me."

Zhang Yunniang felt uncomfortable watching this, but she still pulled Niuniu's hand away and said, "Niuniu, be good. Your brother Xie has to spend the New Year with your aunt Xie. What mother doesn't want her son to spend the New Year with her?"

Niu Niu lowered her head with a look of disappointment.

Zhang Yuniang took Xie Xingchuan to the front yard.

The nurse sent by the Xie family did not smile at all when she saw Xie Xingchuan. Instead, she said with a stern face, "Master, the Madam is very unhappy."

Xie Xingchuan frowned slightly.

Zhang Yunniang took out the purse she had prepared and said to the nurse of the Xie family, "Madame Xie, I have been looking forward to meeting your wife, but I have sent her visiting cards several times, but Mrs. Xie was busy and I have never had the chance to meet her. I hope you will accept this small gift."

Madam Xie took the things and weighed the weight of the purse. Her expression softened, but she still said, "Please forgive me, Madam Gu. My Madam is always busy, and there are so many people who want to come and see her. It's not easy for everyone to see her. But don't worry, Madam. I have some face in front of my Madam. I'll say a few good words for you later."

The smile on Zhang Yunniang's face froze. They were all ladies conferred by the imperial court. Madam Xie's words made Madam Xie look very superior, as if Zhang Yunniang was also one of those people who came to ask for favors.

Instead, Xie Xingchuan snatched the purse from Aunt Xie's hand, stuffed it into Zhang Yuniang's hand, and said with a serious face: "Since mother is busy, then godmother should not disturb her."

Xie Xingchuan didn't want to see Zhang Yunniang's feelings being trampled upon by the Xie family for his sake.

Zhang Yunniang naturally knew that her godson was worried about her, but she felt even more sorry for Xie Xingchuan for having such a difficult mother.

Nanny Xie lost a rich purse and felt empty for a moment, but Zhang Yunniang was a noble lady after all, so she didn't dare to turn her face away and could only urge: "Young Master, the lady is still waiting for you to come back." Zhang Yunniang was reluctant and could only remind him: "Xingchuan, don't forget to eat well when you go back. You are still at the age of growing up, and you must not be hungry..."

Zhang Yunniang handed him a large bag of food that she had prepared. Ever since she heard that Xie Xingchuan often went hungry because he was disobedient when he was a child, Zhang Yunniang had been very worried.

Xie Xingchuan took a look and found that most of the food were what he liked. He had not lived in the Gu family for a long time and he had never said what he liked to eat. All these preferences were observed by Zhang Yunniang.

Zhang Yunniang personally sent Xie Xingchuan out again, saying, "It's a pity that your godfather went out to visit friends today, and he didn't even know you were home..."

Xie Xingchuan stood outside the gate of Gu's house and said, "Godmother, please go back. It's windy outside. I'll just send you here."

Zhang Yuniang nodded helplessly.

Just as Xie Xingchuan was about to leave, he suddenly saw a furry little head poking out of the gate. His heart warmed and he waved at her.

Niuniu ran over with a bunch of food in her arms: "These are my snacks, give them to brother."

Xie Xingchuan said: "Don't worry, I'm a grown-up, I won't starve. These are your favorite foods, you can keep them."

Niuniu shook her head and said, "That's why I want to give it to my brother because I like it so that he will think of me when he eats it."

Xie Xingchuan gently pinched Niuniu's little face and said, "What a clever little girl, but brother doesn't need snacks to think of Niuniu."

He was not lying. When he was in the border town, Xie Xingchuan often thought of Niu Niu and the Gu family, and it seemed as if his memories had turned into color.

The Xie family's carriage started moving, and Zhang Yuniang took Niuniu by the hand and watched the carriage disappear around the corner.

"In a few days, your parents will take you to the Xie family to pay New Year's greetings, and you will see your brother Xie again." Zhang Yunniang comforted Niu Niu.

Niuniu nodded obediently and said, "Mom, it would be great if Brother Xie was my second brother. Then we can spend the New Year together as a family."

Zhang Yunniang had a helpless look on her face. She had thought of this possibility before, but when they were on the boat, the doctor who took care of Xie Xingchuan said that Mrs. Xie had difficulty giving birth and was rescued by his master. It was unlikely that a child born in front of others could be her son.

Over the past six months, Gu Mingda checked the list of eunuchs in the palace several times and met people in person several times, but none of them was their son.

The second boy, who has not been found for a long time, is becoming a source of worry for the couple.

In the Xie family carriage, Aunt Xie said with a sullen face, "Young Master, you were brought up by this old servant. Now this old servant is also taking the trouble to give you a few words of advice. Madam has worked hard for you for so many years. The hardship is something that outsiders cannot understand. How can you become estranged from Madam just because of a few nice words from outsiders?"

Xie Xingchuan looked at her coldly. From childhood to adulthood, he had tolerated Nanny Xie because she was his wet nurse. He was also brainwashed by the Xie family and regarded Nanny Xie as half his mother.

But after experiencing what his mother was like in the Gu family, Xie Xingchuan realized that neither Mrs. Xie nor Aunt Xie could be said to be a good mother.

"My godmother not only said nice things, she also did many things to make me happy. Madam, do you think that being nice to me is not a good thing, but that people who are not nice to me and who do everything they can to torture me are the real good ones?"