Xie Qingning noticed that after the group of people walked out of the courtyard, Xie Lingfeng, who was left behind, stepped forward alone to pick up the short sword that fell on the ground, and when he turned around to leave, he didn't forget to turn his head and look at her deeply.

There was a dazzling brilliance in his dark eyes, which puzzled her.

After everyone's figures disappeared into the bamboo forest, Xie Qingning waved his sleeves to wipe away the fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and reached out to comb her messy long hair and dress, her vest was also full of sweat, and the soaked undershirt was a little cold against her skin at the moment, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

After all, she was only six years old, even if she was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger to scare away those Xie children, but she was actually tired enough, so that her face was a little pale and transparent, and she was thinking about whether to take a hot bath, but she listened to the lazy evaluation of the noble black cat, "You are also more than two hundred years old, and you have such a happy fight with these milky girls and boys, and you also unloaded the little girl's arm, which is really impressive." ”

The corners of Xie Qingning's lips twitched slightly, but he walked towards the stone house quietly, and did not forget to sneer at each other halfway through, "You are also a god cat, but you want to share the joys and sorrows with me, an abandoned orphan girl, and I am really impressed by you." ”

"You're ......!" The black cat was so angry that its fur was open, and its eyes were like copper bells, but Xie Qingning ignored its fried fur and went back to the house by himself.

The bamboo courtyard returned to silence, Xie Qingning soaked in the bathtub after boiling hot water, the warm mist filled the surroundings, and the comfort of her whole body gradually precipitated her thoughts, and many thoughts passed through her mind.

Especially when she remembered what had happened that night three days ago, her eyebrows gradually twisted.

That night, she heard a low knock on the door, and woke up in the middle of the night with some sleepy eyes and opened the door, only to see two old men standing outside the door, the one on the left was wearing a wide blue robe and a black trench coat, and it seemed that he did not want to be recognized. But his face was gray, his pupils were blank, and the wrinkles on his forehead could almost trap flies, it was Xie Mingfei, the old man who was seriously ill, and Xie Qingning couldn't help but be stunned on the spot.

The old man who was holding Xie Mingfei next to him, Tong Yan Hefa, was wearing cloth clothes but was energetic, and his body was straight, in stark contrast to the malaise of his master, it was Xie Mingfei's personal servant Li Xie.

What do the two old men want to do when they come to the bamboo courtyard in the middle of the night? After Xie Qingning rolled his eyes, he asked in some surprise, "Outside...... Grandfather? How did you get here? ”

As she spoke, she moved out of the way to welcome the two inside, cautiously looked around, made sure that no suspicious person was paying attention, closed the door and went back to the house, and took out the fire breaker to light the kerosene lamp on the table.

The candle flame jumped, and the light in the room suddenly lit up, reflecting Xie Mingfei's face, but it was even more lifeless and gloomy.

"Grandfather, do you want tea? It's a pity that I don't have hot water here, and I don't have tea ....... Xie Qingning remembered that she was poor and a little embarrassed to explain, and in her previous life, Xie Mingfei did not come to visit her in the middle of the night, so she was a little unsure of the other party's intentions.

Hearing this, Xie Mingfei shook his head slightly, followed by a violent cough, as if he had to cough out all the heart, liver, spleen, and lungs to be more comfortable.

Li Xie was helpless, so he could only stretch out his hand to gently stroke his back and say to Xie Qingning, "Girl, the master came to see you, in fact, there is something I want to ask you." ”

"Huh? What the...... What's up? Xie Qingning deliberately pretended to be panicked, and the thin body sitting on the bench also quietly shrunk.

"Your mother didn't say goodbye back then, and she was gone for a hundred years, but when she came back, she was pregnant with you, and she was seriously injured, her spiritual power collapsed, and she died soon. If it weren't for the fact that the old man used several elixirs to save her life and help her give birth successfully, there would be no existence for you. Li Xie always speaks straightforwardly, without any emotion, so that people can't guess the intention.

Xie Qingning felt that it was better, not dragging mud and water and not beating around the bush, she blinked cooperatively, but did not speak.

"Although your mother would rather die than say who your father is, after several years of investigation, we vaguely found that a small number of clues are inseparable from the Ye clan royal family in Shengjing, the central capital, so the lord wants to ask you, has anyone looked for you over the years and said anything to you?"

Li Xie's words made Xie Qingning's heart skip a beat, and his eyebrows, which looked like a distant mountain, frowned unconsciously.

Back then, it took Xie Qingning more than two hundred years to find out that his father might be from the Ye Clan's royal family, and no one in the Xie family knew about it. Why did it take only six years for Xie Mingfei to find out that the clues were related to the Ye Clan in this life? Could it be that after the reversal of time and space, many things have changed?

Although Xie Qingning was thinking in his heart, his pretty face showed a look of surprise and asked, "Grandpa Li, are you saying that my father may be a member of the Ye Clan's royal family?" ”

"Exactly."

"How is that possible? If this is the case, how can he let my mother leave Shengjing when she is seriously injured and has a big belly? In fact, this question has always been the answer that Xie Qingning in her previous life wanted to find, but unfortunately she couldn't find her biological father until she failed to cross the catastrophe, and naturally she didn't find the answer she wanted.

Of course, Li Xie couldn't answer her, and was silent for a moment before asking, "Has no one really come to you all these years?" Or is it a hint at you or something? Or did you send something to you? ”

Xie Qingning hurriedly shook her head, it was true that no one had looked for her, she was not lying.

Li Xie couldn't help but glance at Xie Mingfei, both of them looked a little confused after looking at each other, but when they looked at Xie Qingning at the same time, her eyes were as clear as a clear spring, and her expression was dazed, not as if she was telling a lie.

Could it be that both of them guessed wrong? A trace of disappointment flashed in Xie Mingfei's eyes, and Li Xie smiled and said, "Since this is the case, then when we haven't been here, let's go to bed early." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to help the trembling Xie Mingfei and walked out of the door, and when he left, he glanced at Xie Qingning deeply.

Under the jumping candle flame, Xie Qing stood quietly at the table, the warm light lined her skin as bright and flawless as white porcelain, and her facial features that had not yet grown were as delicate as a knife, it was not difficult to imagine what kind of outstanding posture she would be in the future.

Xie Lanying's appearance is not bad in the Xie family, but it can't be called a country and a city, but the daughter she gave birth to is so outstanding, it is difficult to imagine how her father was born against the sky, so that he could pass on such excellent genes and skin to her.

Xie Mingfei didn't look back from the table until the wooden door closed, completely isolating their figures.

Thinking of this, Xie Qingning felt a little lost in his heart.