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

Chapter 447 Baby Master
After Lin Xueruo gave away the purse, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, after returning to Fangfeiyuan where she lived, she couldn't help but cry.

"Where's the water? Is it not ready yet?" Lin Xueruo urged.

The maid hurriedly brought over a basin of warm water sprinkled with various spices.

Every time Lin Xueruo came into contact with Xie Xingchuan, she would wash her hands carefully, and this time was no exception.

At this time, her face was full of disgust, and she washed her hands back and forth three times before putting them down.

Instead, the maidservant whispered, "Miss, although Master Xie has an ugly face, he is tall and is said to be very brave on the battlefield and has a bright future."

Lin Xueruo glanced at the maid, and casually threw the handkerchief she was using to wipe her hands at her face: "Do I need you to tell me whether he is good or not?"

The maidservant suddenly dared not speak.

Lin Xueruo's eyes fell on the magnificent furnishings around her. She had been taken in by Madam Xie and raised by her side since she was very young. The Fangfei Courtyard where she lived was bigger and more gorgeous and exquisite than Xie Xingchuan's courtyard.

She thought back to the declining Lin family, where several young ladies now lived together in one courtyard. Xie Xingchuan was truly the best marriage opportunity she could get.

Even though she hated the face under Xie Xingchuan's mask, she would still put on a good front. After she got married and had children, she would live in the capital like her aunt and would not have to face Xie Xingchuan all the time.

Thinking of this, Lin Xueruo felt that what she had done now was not enough. She instructed the maid: "Ask the kitchen to make a tonic soup, and I will personally deliver it to Zhige Courtyard later."

In the Zhige Courtyard, Xie Xingchuan casually pulled out a long sword from the weapon rack in the courtyard, and then threw the green purse he had just taken into the air. The sword flashed, and the purse turned into pieces on the ground.

Xie Xingchuan threw the knife back onto the weapon rack and strode into the room. The servants serving him immediately cleaned up the purse fragments.

In the evening, Lin Xueruo came over personally to deliver the soup, but before she entered the yard, she was stopped by someone.

"My cousin, the young master has gone to bed. If you have anything to tell me, just tell me." Xie Xingchuan's follower Xiaosong said with a smile.

Lin Xueruo was not surprised to hear this. She didn't want to see Xie Xingchuan's face, so she asked someone to pass the tonic soup over.

"Xiaosong, this is the nourishing soup I made specially for my cousin. You should remind him more often to take care of his health." Lin Xueruo looked very gentle, as if she really was an innocent girl who loved her cousin.

Xiaosong took it attentively and agreed without hesitation.

Lin Xueruo felt that she had done her best and left with satisfaction.

But soon after she left, the tonic soup was brought to Xie Xingchuan, who waved his hand casually: "Drink it."

Xiao Song immediately smiled and said, "Master, please don't expose my cousin. She delivers soup and other things all day long. I feel tired just watching her."

Xie Xingchuan didn't care about this little thing. The reason why he had always tolerated Lin Xueruo was only because once a conflict arose, Mrs. Xie would definitely rush over to take sides.

Seeing Xie Xingchuan's serious face, Xiao Song didn't dare to continue joking, and said, "The main courtyard sent someone to tell you that the lady was tired in the afternoon, so you don't have to go to the main courtyard to accompany her for dinner."

A sneer appeared on Xie Xingchuan's lips. Logically speaking, since he had just returned home, Mrs. Xie should have done some formality. If not to welcome him home, at least she should have a reunion dinner for the mother and son.

But Mrs. Xie didn't want to have dinner with him, so she didn't bother to pretend.

In the past, Xie Xingchuan would be sad about this kind of thing, but now that he has experienced life and death on the battlefield and seen what real family members are like, he feels that it is as expected, but he is not very sad. "Have you found the person?" Xie Xingchuan asked.

Xiao Song nodded and said, "Master, this house is full of Madam's people. If we bring him into the house, I'm afraid it will alarm Madam."

Xie Xingchuan had no doubt about Madam Xie's control over the Xie Mansion. Except for a few of his close confidants, other servants in the mansion probably listened to Lin Xueruo's orders more than his.

"Take her to my private residence. I will meet her in the evening." Xie Xingchuan said.

Late at night, the lights everywhere dimmed, and the entire Xie Mansion seemed to have fallen asleep. Xie Xingchuan changed into black clothes and jumped over the Xie family's wall in a few jumps like a kite.

The noise he made was very small, like a drop of water falling into a lake, and did not attract the attention of anyone in the Xie family.

His private residence was the one that Old Lady Gu had helped to bargain for. Although no one had lived there for a long time, Xie Xingchuan had already had people clean it in advance, so it looked relatively clean.

He opened the door and walked in. Someone was already waiting inside.

Two people, a man and a woman, were lying together, tied up.

Xiaosong lit a candle and then tore off the cloth covering the eyes of the two men.

"Bang."

A piece of silver fell on the middle-aged woman.

After seeing the money in the dim candlelight, the eyes of the tied couple lit up.

"Answer honestly. If you answer well, I will reward you with more silver." Xiaosong said.

The two of them nodded hurriedly. Seeing the silver, they didn't even care about their current situation. "Just ask me. My wife and I will tell you everything. I won't dare to lie to you."

The masked Xiao Song left the room. Xie Xingchuan was completely in the shadows. He spoke up at this time: "In which year did you leave General Xie's mansion?"

The middle-aged woman froze when she heard this question, but her husband was already urging her: "I'm asking you a question, why are you standing there like an idiot? Do you still want the money? Does your son still want to get married?"

The woman hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "Eleven years ago, I remember it was spring."

"Why?"

"I am a servant in Master Xie's courtyard. The master fell seriously ill in the winter and never recovered. Madam was extremely worried and took him to seek medical treatment everywhere, but he never recovered for years. One day in the spring, before they came back, news came that all the servants in the courtyard were to be dismissed. I was a purchased servant, and I was freed from slavery and left the Xie Mansion. It is said that some servants did not leave the mansion, but were sent to farms in other places."

Xie Xingchuan asked: "You don't know the reason?"

"I'm just a servant. If the masters don't tell us the reason, we don't know. At first I thought the young master was dead, but later I heard that he was fine. I privately guessed that it was probably because Madam Xie felt that we didn't serve him well, so she sent us all away and chose better ones to serve him. Madam Xie really treasures the young master." The middle-aged woman muttered.

When Xie Xingchuan heard this, his heart trembled and he asked, "Madam Xie really... loves the young master very much?"

(End of this chapter)