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

Chapter 480 The Dying Man
Qin Jingshu lowered her head, not daring to say the name of Duke Xian's wife.

During this period, she wrote to her mother for help several times, but she was always scolded back with such words. According to Lady Xianguogong, her daughter wanted to leave the palace, which meant she disregarded the family's honor and was a complete ungrateful person.

Concubine Li Xian touched her adopted daughter's hair and said, "No matter who said it, don't listen. I raised you and only then did I experience the joy of being a parent. I should be the one thanking you."

When Qin Jingshu heard this, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Concubine Li in disbelief.

She immediately received a gentle gaze from her adoptive mother.

"Shun Fei is lucky to have her own child, but I am not necessarily an unlucky person. You have been with me for nearly a year, and I almost forgot that you are not my biological daughter." Li Xian Fei said with a smile.

She has been picking up Niu Niu and Qin Jingshu from school for some time, and she has to admit that Niu Niu is an exceptionally likable girl.

But after all, she had raised Qin Jingshu for a while, and sometimes when she looked at the two little girls, she always felt that Niu Niu was someone else's child.

Qin Jingshu imitated Niuniu's way of getting along with the Queen Mother, and slowly walked into Concubine Li Xian's arms: "Mother, you are just like my own mother."

Concubine Li Xianfei felt a lump in her throat and hugged the little girl tighter.

Concubine Li was a woman of her word. She was determined to satisfy her daughter's request and sought an audience with the emperor and the empress dowager respectively in the shortest possible time.

Because it was a family matter and it was Concubine Li Xian, the adoptive mother, who requested it herself, both the Empress Dowager and the Emperor agreed readily.

The Queen Mother asked her niece one more question: "Aren't you afraid that she will never come back after leaving the palace?"

Concubine Li Xian said helplessly: "Aunt, I'm already very happy to be able to raise him for a while."

The Queen Mother then said, "It is not a good idea to keep these children in the palace forever. The Emperor and I plan to release them from the palace in a few years and find them good marriages, which will be a perfect ending."

Concubine Li Xian wanted to fight for her adopted daughter, so she asked, "Aunt, I heard from people a long time ago that you were going to ask for a title for Niuniu, but what are your plans for the other children..."

The Queen Mother glanced at her and said, "Don't worry, the royal family will not treat these children unfairly."

Concubine Li was relieved when she heard this.

But Qin Jingshu had gone through so much trouble to get the chance to go home, and she was sure that it was not as pleasant as she had imagined.

As soon as she got home, Lady Xian got very angry.

"Who asked you to come out? She's just an aunt, why do you take it so seriously?"

Qin Jingshu's tears welled up in her eyes as she was scolded by her mother, but she still mustered up the courage to say, "Aunt has always been very kind to me and cared for me like a mother. I can't not even see her for the last time..."

Lady Xian Guogong glared at her fiercely: "Don't you have a mother? Do you need to seek motherly care from others? Or are you blaming me for not doing well enough?"

Qin Jingshu's lips were trembling, and she didn't dare to answer these questions.

The person who came to rescue her was still her eldest brother Qin Jing.

"Mother, since my sister has returned, why do you have to blame her so much? You should hurry up and let her visit Aunt to avoid any regrets."

Qin Jing walked in at some point and put his hand on his sister's thin shoulders.

When Qin Jingshu saw her brother, she felt like she had seen a savior.

When Lady Xian Guogong saw her son coming in wearing his official robes, he had obviously rushed back from the government office after receiving the news. "How did such a small matter get to you?" Lady Xian Guogong asked.

Qin Jing often felt embarrassed by his mother's stubbornness.

His mother unconditionally met all of his requests as the eldest son, but when it came to his younger sister, she was always as mean as a stepmother.

It was also because of this that he was so anxious when he received the message from his sister, fearing that the mother and daughter would have another conflict.

He rubbed his brows tiredly and said, "Mother, if you can't clean your own house, how can you clean the world? It's a good thing for my sister to be filial to her elders. Why do you have to stop me?"

Seeing that she couldn't get away with it, Lady Xian Guogong could only glare at her daughter helplessly and said, "Okay, since your brother has already interceded for you, then go quickly and don't delay your brother's business!"

Qin Jingshu's face was immediately filled with joy, and she ran to the backyard almost like flying.

When only the mother and son were in the room, Qin Jing said again: "Mother, my sister is coming home this time, please do not look at her too closely."

"I know, I know." Lady Xianguogong agreed halfheartedly.

Qin Jing couldn't keep persuading her, so he stood up and was about to leave. Lady Xian Guogong suddenly said in defense, "It's not that I can't stand your sister and your second aunt's good relationship, but your second aunt's surname is Li, and if your sister gets too close to her, I'm afraid it will offend the people above."

Qin Jing paused after hearing this, and then said, "Don't worry, mother. The Li family has made many marriages in the capital over the years, and has many relatives. They have not been implicated, and the Duke of Xian's Mansion will be fine."

Lady Xian of Duke Xian waited until her son left before she sat back with a frown on her face, thinking that her son was still too naive. The emperor did not vent his anger on the Li family's relatives, but how could these families dare to keep the women of the Li family?

Qin Jingshu entered the courtyard of the second house. It was always bustling here in the past, but today it was particularly deserted.

The relationship between her second uncle and her second aunt has always been very good, but she did not see her second uncle today. The servants who were always orderly in the past were now scattered lazily in various corners of the yard.

Only when they saw Qin Jingshu come in did someone stand up and say hello, but it was very perfunctory.

"The Third Miss is here, the Second Madam has been waiting for you."

The person who spoke was Xiaoqing, the second wife's personal maid.

Qin Jingshu noticed that Xiaoqing's eyes were red, as if she had cried for several times.

"Aunt...Aunt...Could it be..." Qin Jingshu didn't dare to continue.

Xiaoqing shook her head and urged Qin Jingshu to go into the house.

"Miss Third, you will know when you go in. If it weren't for waiting for you, the Madam would not have been able to hold on for so long." Xiaoqing said crying.

Qin Jingshu pushed the door open and walked in.

There was no one else in the room, but the originally bright and beautiful house now seemed to be covered with a layer of shadow, and everything looked so old and dilapidated.

She smelled a strong smell of medicine. She slowly walked to the bed and saw that the woman on the bed was now skinny.

The moment the second lady saw Qin Jingshu, her eyes lit up with astonishing light.

"You're back... You're finally back... My baby... Daughter..." The Second Lady said with effort, as if this short sentence had exhausted all her strength.