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

Chapter 448 Brothers Go Together
The middle-aged woman said in a matter-of-fact tone: "Ordinary families dote on their only son, not to mention that he is the general's wife's only son, how can she not treasure him?"

Xie Xingchuan felt more and more uncomfortable. He asked, "How did Madam Xie pamper this child?"

Even though so many years have passed, the days at the Xie family were a life-long memory for the middle-aged woman, so she remembered every scene of the past very clearly.

"The way a rich family raises children is different from ours. When the young master sneezes, the lady gets very anxious. I was able to enter the mansion because I learned some medical skills from my father who died early. The lady also hired a doctor in the mansion. Whenever the young master feels a little unwell, she will ask the doctor to come over."

"When the young master cried a few more times, Madam was so worried that she couldn't sleep the whole night. There were obviously a whole house of servants waiting on him. When the young master was sick, Madam accompanied him personally at night. Good things were sent to the young master's yard like water. The young master smashed the top-quality mutton-fat jade into pieces, but Madam didn't get angry. She just asked him if he was happy. She didn't care about money at all..."

With all these things happening one by one, Xie Xingchuan couldn't believe that the person the woman was talking about was his mother.

The middle-aged woman recalled one thing: "When the young master was seriously ill, I heard the lady secretly say that she prayed to all the gods and Buddhas and was willing to exchange her own life for the young master's life. The lady heard that there was a temple that was effective, so she went there and kowtowed for a whole day. Such a noble person, for the sake of her own son, didn't care even if her head was kowtowed to a bloody mess."

Xie Xingchuan is now certain that this person is definitely not the mother in his memory. He has endured countless contempt and disdain from Mrs. Xie since he was a child. According to the middle-aged woman's description, even if her own son's face was disfigured, Mrs. Xie would not disdain him.

Xie Xingchuan eliminated all the impossibilities. No matter how outrageous the guess was, it was gradually approaching the truth in his mind. He asked, "You go over and serve Master Xie. Does the young master have any birthmarks or moles on his body?"

The middle-aged woman said, "When I came to the young master, he was only five months old. I took care of him for more than a year and helped him take a bath. I remember there was a black mole on his ankle, but I can't remember which foot it was on."

At this time, Xie Xingchuan was absolutely certain that he was not Mrs. Xie's son, as there was no black mole on either of his ankles.

So who is he?

Who is his biological mother?
The first thing Xie Xingchuan thought of was the mistress his father had arranged for him in the border town.

His father and mother were separated for many years. Like many generals, his father had another family in the border town. In that family, he had an older sister who was four years older than him. When he returned to the border town, he would investigate carefully.

"Do you still have any contact with the other servants who served Young Master Xie back then?" Xie Xingchuan asked.

The middle-aged woman mentioned a few names, but these people were not in the capital, but in other places.

Xie Xingchuan casually threw a few silver ingots to the two men and asked Xiaosong to take the couple away.

The woman's husband didn't know anything about the Xie family. The reason he tied the two of them together was because he was afraid that if the woman didn't return home overnight, her husband's family would suspect her innocence.

Outside the house, Xiaosong put masks on the couple's eyes again, and reminded them not to tell anyone about what happened today, and to be careful of possible fatal accidents.

Xie Xingchuan in the room was still huddled in the shadows. When Xiaosong sent the two away and came back, he didn't see him move.

"Master?" Xiaosong asked softly.

After a long while, Xie Xingchuan said, "Let's go back."

The next morning, Xie Xingchuan went out early.

Mrs. Xie couldn't help but complain when she heard the news: "He is an untreatable creature. He ran away as soon as he got home. How can I count on him in the future?"

Madam Xie was embarrassed and said, "Madam, maybe the young master went out to do something important, don't think too much." Madam Xie sneered, "The government office has closed its doors, what important things can he do? He must have gone to the Gu family again and found a godparent, thinking he had married a nobleman."

Madam Xie sighed, "Madam, no matter how much you dislike the young master, he is your lifelong hope after all. If he had no future, it would be fine. But now he has a bright future. Do you want to watch helplessly as you work so hard for so many years, only to end up making wedding clothes for others?"

Mrs. Xie didn't like Xie Xingchuan, and she didn't want to see Xie Xingchuan get too close to the Gu family, which would lead to a joke that her godmother was more important than her.

When Aunt Xie saw that her expression had relaxed, she felt relieved.

"Master Chuan, you're back. The master and mistress were talking about you this morning." The Gu family's doorman said happily.

As soon as he entered the Gu family, Xie Xingchuan felt that his breathing seemed to become much smoother, and the depression in his heart seemed to gradually dissipate.

Zhang Yunniang had been feeling uncomfortable since she sent her godson away yesterday. Now that he was back, she finally felt relieved. Seeing Xie Xingchuan, she immediately asked, "Did you eat this morning? I'll go make you a bowl of wontons. The maid made a lot of them yesterday. It's cold today, so I can keep them."

"Didn't eat."

"Then godmother will go and cook wontons for you right away." Zhang Yunniang agreed with a smile.

Zhang Yunniang’s cooking skills are average, but these wontons were made by the crazy girl, and the whole family trusts her craftsmanship.

Xie Xingchuan was really hungry, so he sat in the kitchen and ate three big bowls of food before he felt barely full.

Niuniu trotted in and grabbed the corner of Xie Xingchuan's clothes: "Brother, have you finished eating? Come on, we only need you to play cards."

But before leaving, Zhang Yunniang pulled Xie Xingchuan aside and gave him a few words of advice: "You will meet a girl in her teens in a while. She is not very clear-headed. If she says anything crazy, don't take it to heart."

Shuying was acting crazy, and Zhang Yuniang kept preventing outsiders from seeing her. In fact, Xie Xingchuan had already learned from other channels that there was someone hiding in the backyard of the Gu family. Zhang Yuniang felt that if she kept it secret from him, it would be too formal.

Xie Xingchuan saved the lives of Gu's family many times. Zhang Yunniang felt that although Xie Xingchuan was young, he was a very promising child and would most likely not go out and say nonsense.

Xie Xingchuan was pulled to the backyard by his sister, holding the corner of his clothes.

A table has been set up here, and on the table there are a pile of square wooden signs with various patterns carved on them.

"This is called mahjong. Sister Shuying taught me how to play it. My elder brother needs to study and my dad is writing a storybook. It's a good thing you came today, otherwise we wouldn't be able to play." Niu Niu said happily.

"But I don't know how to play." Xie Xingchuan said.

Gu Zhao had only played a few times, but he was already addicted to the game. He urged, "Learn while playing! Hurry up!"

As soon as Xie Xingchuan sat down, Shuying said, "Brothers are on the same battlefield. Miss San, we have to prevent them from cheating!"

(End of this chapter)