Although her movements are slow and light, no matter how light they are, their hands are tactile. Xin Muyuan glanced at Li Shirui and didn't say anything.

Xie Zhan quietly changed positions with Xin Muyuan, diverted the topic, and asked, "Dad, why didn't you tell us about your retirement?" Everybody knows, but I don't. ”

Xie Zhan heard the Protector smile in his somewhat aggrieved voice, put his calloused hand on Xie Zhan's shoulder, and said, "If Dad let you know in advance, can you still obediently accept Daddy's position as Protector of the Nation?" Maybe you're going to play with your new daughter-in-law! ”

Xie Zhan: "......"

Knowing his son is Mo Ruo's father, that is, he has changed his temperament, and the father still knows what he is saying in his heart.

Xie Zhenao patted Xie Zhan's shoulder, looked at the long road in front of him, suddenly sighed, laughed, as if he had experienced the vicissitudes of life, and said: "It's really fast, in a blink of an eye, my son has also started a family." Tomorrow, you will be the respected Lord Protector, and I, the fifty-year-old bad old man, will gradually be forgotten. The future of Da Liang belongs to you, excellent young people. ”

Xie Zhan listened quietly, there seemed to be blood boiling in his chest, and he suppressed uncontrollable discomfort. He seemed to have something, but it was like he had lost something forever.

This kind of feeling stuffed in his heart and made him very uncomfortable.

"Didn't you say I'm still a kid?" Xie Zhan said angrily.

Xie Zhenao smiled heartily and said, "What kind of child, the eldest is not too young, he has a family and a career, and he is still a child!" Tell me, if I had told you about this a long time ago, would you two still be able to sleep until the next morning and be announced into the palace by Duke Shen? ”

Xie Zhan: "......"

Specify that it will not.

If the two of them had known that the Protector Guild had given up their position, they would have run away overnight and gone to a place where no one could find them.

When the decree comes, they can escape punishment by not knowing anything.

Now it's good, I can only bear it obediently, smiling and guaranteeing that I will dedicate myself to love the people and become a good official loved by the people.

When he came out of the palace, Xie Zhan felt that he had a lot to say to the Lord Protector. But now, he couldn't say a word for a long time.

The footsteps were slow, but the journey home was getting shorter and shorter.

Finally, Xie Zhan stopped and asked slowly, "Do you and your mother have to go?" ”

Xie Zhenao chuckled, looked up at the clear blue sky, and said, "Is it big?" ”

Xie Zhan raised his head and replied puzzledly, "Big." ”

Xie Zhenao looked down at him: "Have you seen the other end that day?" ”

Xie Zhan thought for a moment and nodded: "Look." ”

During the time he was with Xin Muyuan, he lived in Qingsu, went to Tanglin, saw the waterscape of Nanxiang, felt the heroism of the people of Beishan, and unconsciously had good memories that the emperor did not have.

Those local people's affection is so gentle that his heart is that he will not forget it for many, many years.

Xie Zhenao put his arm around his shoulders, looked down at his toes, and said as he walked: "But I haven't seen anything in the sunset in the west and the snow in the north mountains." ”

Whether it is the sunset in the west or the snow in the north mountain, he sees human blood more than the scenery.

Xie Zhan knew that he shouldn't stop him anymore: "When will you go?" ”

"Tomorrow."

"In such a hurry?"

"Life is short, and we should seize every minute. Besides, half of my life is over, and I don't have time to delay. ”

"Hmm."

There were so many things to say between them, and a thousand words were held in their chests, but no one said anything, and they were silent all the way.

On this day, Xie Zhan changed his once cold appearance, and the study was like a needle, and he couldn't take a step. He seemed to have not seen his father and mother for hundreds of years, and he followed the two of them wherever they went, and he couldn't shake them off or get rid of their annoyance.

Finally branched him out to see the buried flower brew, Li Shirui leaned on Xie Zhenao's shoulder, looked at Xie Zhan who was digging the soil, couldn't help laughing, and said: "Zhan'er can marry Xin Muyuan, maybe it's a good thing." ”

If she had been, how could she dare to think that this was something that Xie Zhan could do?

If Xie Zhan, who didn't know Xin Muyuan, knew that the two of them would leave, what would he do? They may help them collect things without saying a word. Honestly prepare for the handover of the protector of the country, and strive to be a good grandfather who is loved by the people.

The days of parting always pass quickly, and in the blink of an eye, Xie Zhan had to leave his parents' side and return to his yard.

As soon as I entered the door, I met Xin Muyuan, who was carrying a food box and was about to go to see his parents-in-law. When the two of them faced each other, they both showed consternation, and at the same time spoke: "Xie Zhan (Mu Yuan)? How did you get back (where did you go)? ”

Mu Yuan answered Xie Zhan's question first, she lifted the food box in her hand, and said, "I made pigeon soup for my father and mother, and I was about to send it over." It's you, your father and mother are leaving tomorrow, won't you stay with them for one night? ”

"Huh? And ...... them Together? Xie Zhan's expression was strange and he said, "Isn't it okay? I'm not a three-year-old anymore. ”

"So what?" Xin Muyuan rolled his eyes and said, "Then aren't you still a child in their hearts?" What happens to children living with their parents? And it's not every day, it's just occasionally, just this time. ”

"What about you?"

"Me?"

"The Protector's Mansion is so big, and the night is so dark, can you sleep by yourself? I'd better come back. ”

“……”

Xin Muyuan stuffed the food box into Xie Zhan's hand, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't make trouble, Da Liang is so big, my father has a stable career all his life, and he has never been anywhere in Dijing." I don't know how long it will take to come back this time, so you have to accompany them well. Alright, let's go. ”

"But......" Xie Zhan was still grinding, Xin Muyuan simply pushed him outside and closed the hanging flower door.

Xie Zhan: "......"

He looked down at the food box in his hand, looked up at the closed hanging flower door, and turned around and walked towards the second courtyard.

Xie Zhenao and his wife, who were already lying in bed and fantasizing about what kind of journey they would embark on tomorrow, suddenly felt a little reluctant to let go of this child who had lived with them for more than 20 years, although they knew that he had grown up and had a family, but they still couldn't help but worry about whether Xie Zhan would have a good time after they left, whether he could solve the difficulties by himself, and whether anyone would embarrass him as the newly appointed Protector Guild? If they leave, will the child miss them?

The more they think about it, the more their hearts are tied together, the more they can't let go, and the more they can't leave.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and a man's voice came from outside: "Dad, mother, are you sleeping?" I'll sleep with you! ”

Mr. and Mrs. Xie Zhenao: "......"