On the road, Xia Mengning shivered a little, these days are approaching the end of the year, every day is terrifyingly cold, and the sky is not yet bright, and the temperature is even lower.

As soon as I went to the front hall, I saw Xia Mengran and Wei also arrived wearing heavy cloaks, Xia Mengning and Wei glanced at each other, Xia Mengning smiled, "Hello aunt." ”

Wei Shi looked honest and well-behaved, "The concubine has seen the third lady." ”

Xia Mengning glanced at Xia Mengran contemptuously, and when she saw that the other party was a little angry, she returned to normal and walked in with a smile.

When I entered the door of the front hall, I saw that Xia Chuanyuan was already sitting on top in court clothes, with a gloomy and scary face.

Everyone saw his appearance, and they all bowed their heads and stood quietly to the side.

There were two large boxes in the center of the hall, Xia Mengning looked at it, did not make a sound, and bowed to Xia Chuanyuan: "My daughter has seen her father." ”

Xia Chuanyuan sighed and said, "Sit down." ”

At this time, Xiao Liuzi had already walked in again and said to Xia Chuanyuan: "Master, except for Mrs. Mei who is taking care of the little young master and the old lady who are inconvenient to alarm, the rest of the people have already arrived. ”

Xia Chuanyuan nodded, put the teacup on the table beside him, and made a 'bang', startling everyone.

"You all see, this is the three million taels of silver that I am going to enter the palace today to present to the emperor, I just cashed it out from the money village yesterday, and it was much less early this morning, and it was replaced with stones, you all tell me, what were you doing last night, have you ever seen anyone go out?"

Xia Chuanyuan's words made everyone break out in a cold sweat.

Xia Mengning looked at the box carefully, but said: "Daddy, if it is stolen by the people in the house, it will definitely not be transported out of the house in a short time, and now there is still a period of time before the last dynasty, why don't you send someone to the palace first to say that it will be late, and then send someone to seal the exits of the house, and then search the courtyards, and you will definitely find the stolen silver." ”

Xia Chuanyuan thought for a while and said, "Yes, I was in a hurry, and I forgot such a simple way." As he spoke, he looked at Xia Mengning approvingly, and then ordered his subordinates to do it.

Time passed little by little, and the people on the field were quietly waiting for the results of the search, and at this moment, a figure hurriedly ran in, knelt on the ground and said, "Master, the fourth lady locked herself in the house and didn't let her subordinates go in to search." ”

Xia Chuanyuan was stunned, You'er?

Immediately after, Xia Chuanyuan stood up and took the lead.

Xia Mengning hurriedly tied his cloak and followed Xia Chuanyuan out.

When I arrived at Xia Mengyou's quiet garden, I saw a group of nurses parked in the courtyard, the door was tightly closed, and it was dark inside.

Xia Chuanyuan was stunned in his heart, knowing that Ning's death that day had hit his daughter deeply, so he stepped forward softly and asked, "You'er, I'm my father, can you open the door?" ”

There was no sound in the room at all, and Xia Chuanyuan knocked a few times in a row, and his brows furrowed.

Xia Mengning took a few steps forward, shook his head at Xia Chuanyuan, and was about to speak, when the door in front of him was opened, and the pale Xia Mengyou was wearing a white dress, and the green silk was not combed, but it was supple and draped on the back of his head.

Before dawn, everyone saw Xia Mengyou's appearance by the moonlight, and they were all a little scared.

"Daddy is here, come in." Xia Mengning spit out these words, then turned around and entered the house.

Xia Chuanyuan walked in, Xia Mengning also followed, and the people behind him followed.

Xia Mengyou lit a candle, and finally could see the furnishings in the house clearly, the original Qingyou Garden was an elegant place, but now it is a gray place, and there is no anger at all.

Xia Mengyou sat quietly on the couch, and after lighting the candle, he gently flicked it with scissors to make the candle flame brighter.

Xia Chuanyuan also saw the surrounding furnishings, a little unbearable, after Ning's death, he also thought about compensating the child, but You'er always locked himself in the house, and over time, he gradually forgot about it, and now that he can see it, Xia Chuanyuan was a little sad, and said: "You'er ......"

There was a green glass bowl on the small table in front of Xia Mengyou, and when she heard Xia Chuanyuan calling her, she raised her head and said, "Daddy, is there something wrong?" ”

Xia Chuanyuan sighed and said, "Did you go out last night, ...... in the house?"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xia Mengyou's words, "I did it!" ”

Xia Chuanyuan was stunned, and saw Xia Mengyou stretch out his hand and turn back and forth on the glass bowl, and said with a smile: "I went to steal the key to the steward's room, and then went to the steward's room to exchange the silver for stone." ”

After speaking, Xia Mengyou raised his head and looked at Xia Chuanyuan with a smile, "Daddy is going to arrest me and go to jail?" ”

Unexpectedly, Xia Chuanyuan was stunned for a while, but sighed and said: "You'er, you are dissatisfied because of Ning's affairs, Daddy knows, now Daddy doesn't blame you, it's just that the matter is important, if you can't hand over the silver taels today, I'm afraid that the entire Prime Minister's Mansion will be crowned with the crime of 'bullying the king'......"

"Oh?" Xia Mengyou chuckled a few times, raised his head and looked at Xia Chuanyuan and said, "The crime of bullying the king? So what? ”

Such a relaxed tone made Xia Chuanyuan completely angry, "You'er, don't be willful!" ”

Xia Mengyou shook his head, lifted the glass bowl and held it in his hand, and said with a smile: "What Daddy said, my daughter can't understand it, my daughter only knows that my daughter's biological mother was indirectly killed by you, and my daughter's life was also ruined by your own hands, and now my father's life, my grandmother's life, and the Prime Minister's Mansion of this Laoshizi are not as important as her mother's life in the eyes of my daughter!" ”

Saying that, Xia Mengyou laughed a few times, but even tears flowed out, "In the eyes of my father, my daughter is not as good as a mustard, if it weren't for today's events, I'm afraid that even if my daughter dies in this deserted house, my father will be the last to know......"

Xia Chuanyuan was already red-eyed, "Shut up......"

"I'm going to say it!" Xia Mengyou raised her voice violently, "The third sister has a mother, the fifth sister also has a mother, even Daddy, you also have a mother, but has Daddy ever thought about his daughter, in this huge Prime Minister's Mansion, only his daughter is pitiful, lonely, and lonely...... Let her daughter see her biological mother die in front of her, is there anything more cruel in this world? ”

Xia Chuanyuan said coldly: "The Ning clan doesn't abide by women's morals, and they are reluctant to play with the drama, am I wronging her?" As the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, you can put the safety of the entire Prime Minister's Mansion at risk because of your own selfish desires, what are you? Yes? ”

When Xia Mengyou heard this, he didn't care, but smiled softly and said, "Daddy doesn't take my mother's life in his eyes, so why should I take the safety of the Prime Minister's Mansion in my eyes?" ”

As he spoke, he saw Xia Mengyou quickly bring the bowl in his hand to his mouth, raise his head and drink all the liquid in the bowl.

"You ......" Xia Chuanyuan wanted to reach out to stop it, but he saw Xia Meng staggering on the couch with his hands, stabilizing his body, a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and coughed lightly.

There was no strength in his hand, and the glass bowl rolled down the couch, fell to the ground, and shattered.

Xia Mengyou looked at Xia Chuanyuan with a smile, then turned his head to look at Xia Mengning, and said softly: "Third sister, you are a ...... Blessed ...... Younger sister...... Let's go first...... One step ......"

Xia Mengning was stunned, his hands stretched out, and he saw Xia Mengyou close his eyes, his body crooked, and he fell on the couch.

Xia Mengning almost pounced quickly, but unfortunately Xia Mengyou was no longer breathing.

"Daddy, fourth sister, no ......"

There were a few gasps around, Xia Chuanyuan glanced at Xia Mengyou fixedly, the green tendons on his forehead were beating faintly, but he still turned around and walked out.

When everyone saw that Xia Chuanyuan was gone, they all followed out, and Jiu'er stepped forward and asked worriedly, "Miss, what should we do?" ”

Xia Mengning looked at Xia Mengyou in her arms and said, "Let Li Yan go and invite a reliable mother-in-law to give the fourth sister ...... Changing into new clothes, I'll go to the antechamber to have a look. ”

Jiu'er nodded, and together with Xia Mengning, put Xia Mengyou on the couch and lay down, and then went out.

After such a toss, the sky was already slightly bright, and Xia Chuanyuan stood in the hall of Yong'an Hall, his brows furrowed, staring closely at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall in front of him.

Closing his eyes, as if the scene just now was still in front of him, Xia Chuanyuan pursed his lips, the muscles on both sides of his cheeks trembled involuntarily, and finally, a low choking came from his throat.

Xia Mengning went to the front hall, only to know that Xia Chuanyuan had returned to Yong'an Hall, and came to Yong'an Hall in a hurry, Xia Mengning stood firmly outside the door, looking at Xia Chuanyuan standing with his back, but the back was lonely and sad.

"Daddy......"

Xia Mengning said softly, stepped forward, and stood side by side with Xia Chuanyuan.

Xia Chuanyuan didn't move his gaze, but said softly: "Ning'er, Daddy is too much, even if the Ning family is unforgivable, but You'er, it's my daughter, how can I ...... How can you ......?"

Xia Mengning closed her eyes and said, "The deceased is gone, the fourth sister has gone, and Daddy still doesn't have to be too sad." ”

Xia Chuanyuan didn't speak, and the two stood in silence for a while, and then they heard Xiao Liuzi walk in and say, "Master, it's already time." ”

Xia Chuanyuan was suddenly startled, so he adjusted his mind and turned around, his face was already unfazed.

Xia Mengning also turned around, and heard Xia Chuanyuan say: "Go find someone to search, even if you search the fourth lady's garden, you have to search out the silver." ”

Xiao Liuzi was about to go down, Xia Mengning hurriedly said: "No need, my daughter knows where the fourth sister will hide the silver two." ”

Everyone came to the garden, Xia Mengning took a few steps forward, this is the west of the garden, it was originally a small pavilion, a few years ago because the Ning family was favored, Xia Chuanyuan ordered someone to build a small stage here through the small pavilion, the Ning family likes to sing, and occasionally is willing to change into costumes to sing here.

Xia Chuanyuan stood to the side with his hands behind his back, and when his eyes touched the stage, he was also slightly stunned.

At this moment, several nurses walked out with a large cloth bag, put it in front of Xia Chuanyuan and said, "Master, the silver has been found." ”

As he spoke, he stepped forward and untied the cloth bag, revealing the silver ingots with white flowers inside.

Xia Chuanyuan sighed and said, "Put it away, and follow me into the palace as soon as possible." ”