Xie Suzhi was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice was full of sadness.

"She's dead."

Shen Ningning, who was sitting on the seat, was stunned.

The emperor was also very surprised: "What? You went to Shuzhou this time and only found her death? ”

Xie Suzhi's eyes were bloodshot, and his eyes were dark: "When the little girl was born, it rained heavily in the capital, and later there was a saying of a blessed girl." ”

"So Mrs. Chen's maid had bad intentions and wanted to steal the child and sell it at a good price, and the minister went to Shuzhou this time and finally found the maid."

"After some harsh interrogation, she told the truth, it turned out that when she was running away with her little girl in her arms, the little girl died of a disease not long after she was born."

Speaking of this, Xie Suzhi, who is known for his iron-faced prime minister, cried and beat his body.

Shen Ningning muttered: "How is it possible......"

She's not Uncle Shea's daughter?

Xie Suzhi's cry infected everyone present, and everyone sympathized with his suffering.

He said in a hoarse voice: "For the sake of his daughter, the minister has been looking for almost five years, but what he got is the news that she has passed away. ”

Among the ministers present, there were many people who loved their daughters, and when they heard this, they also lamented and said, "Pitiful." ”

Xie Suzhi said that he was sad, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"Prime Minister!" "Thank you, sir!" Everyone turned pale, and the emperor hurriedly sent the imperial doctor.

Shen Ningning also got up from his seat as soon as possible, but Xie Mingxu had already rushed to Xie Suzhi's side.

The little guy thought of his identity as nothing, and sat down silently.

With the support of his eldest son and his entourage, Xie Suzhi's body trembled and slowly stood up.

He covered his heart and raised his eyes to look at the emperor, his narrow eyes were bloodshot, and his lips were stained with blood, which added two points of pain and despair to his cold white and handsome face.

The emperor was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Xie Aiqing, since this is the case, you can go back and rest, and I will give you half a month...... No, a month's rest, you mourn, take care of your body. ”

Xie Suzhi shook his head and declined General Chen, who wanted to help him go back.

"Your Majesty, the minister hasn't finished speaking, please give the minister a grace."

He straightened up slightly and breathed a sigh of relief: "The maid also confessed that when the little girl was just sick, she met a kind farmer and took her and the little girl to her home to take care of her. ”

"The farmer and his wife were very attentive to the little girl, but in the end, there was no medicine stone."

However, in order to thank the husband and wife, the maid gave the Ruyi worn by the little girl to the couple's daughter.

Shen Ningning's face turned pale when he heard this.

Her small hand was through her clothes, and she clenched the Ruyi tied around her waist.

Xie Suzhi said: "Later, when the mountain bandits attacked, the farmer and his wife asked the maid to flee with their daughter. ”

"But the maid was unfaithful and unjust, so she left their children in the forest and took the little daughter of the minister away."

"Today, the minister is to ask for grace for the children of the farmer and his wife, their family is the life-saving benefactor of the little girl, although the little girl was not rescued in the end, but this kindness, the minister can not help but return."

"Now, the minister has found their surviving child."

Xie Suzhi finally looked at Shen Ningning, his eyes were full of tears, and his emotions were complicated: "Shen Ningning, you are the benefactor of this official." ”

Whoa—

The autumn wind swept in, bringing the island full of osmanthus fragrance, and the golden stamens swirled and fell into the lake, stirring up ripples.

And among the people, there was a dead silence.

Shen Ningning's moist eyes were full of helplessness and apprehension.

Mo Lingwei stood up suddenly, and scolded: "It sounds really ridiculous, why did Shen Ningning become a farmer's child?" ”

Xie Suzhi's head: "The Ruyi on the little girl's body, the silver lotus pattern, is engraved with the three words Shen Ningning on the back, and this Ruyi was given to the farmer and his wife by the maid as a thank you gift. ”

Mo Lingwei furrowed his brows: "Since it is something that the prime minister's daughter wears, why didn't you know it before?" ”

Xie Suzhi's faint gaze turned to look at Concubine Rong: "This Ruyi was customized by Concubine Rong and her wife many years ago, and the minister didn't know about it. ”

Everyone's eyes suddenly turned to Concubine Rong.

The emperor hurriedly asked, "Concubine Rong, is this really the case?" ”

Concubine Rong stood up softly, with a heavy look in her eyes, and she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

"Back to the emperor, there is indeed such a thing, Sister Ah and the concubines made an appointment, based on wishful thinking, and the children we give birth to in the future will also be good sisters for a lifetime."

This is also why, the name engraved on Ruyi follows the mother's surname Shen, not the father's surname.

The truth is revealed.

Xie Suzhi once again bowed his hand to the emperor: "The minister asks the emperor to give grace, Shen Ningning is now alone in the world, and the minister is in vain to live her father's kindness, and is willing to accept Shen Ningning as a goddaughter, please witness it to the emperor, and never treat it badly." ”

The emperor pondered.

At the beginning, Shen Ningning's real parents saved Xie Suzhi's daughter, but now that Shen Ningning's parents have died, it is understandable that Xie Suzhi wants to accept Shen Ningning as his goddaughter.

Mo Lingwei looked at the little guy beside him.

I saw her head lowered, her black hair blocking her fair cheeks, and I couldn't see her expression.

I just felt that her small body was motionless, and I didn't know what she was thinking.

Xie Mingxu's eyes were complicated, and he moved Shen Ningning's direction from his father's face.

The emperor also said, "I can call the shots, but I must first ask the county lord what he means." ”

So, everyone was waiting for Shen Ningning to speak.

The little guy kept his head down, and the Black Wolf King stood up, walked to Shen Ningning's side, and arched her little hand with his head.

Just when Mo Lingwei felt that she was very embarrassed and wanted to help her refuse, Shen Ningning finally raised his head.

The big eyes were crooked like a crescent moon because of the smile, and the water shone inside.

"Thank you, Uncle Prime Minister, I promised you." When Shen Ningning said this, he turned his face slightly sideways, pretending to look at the Black Wolf King, but in fact he hid two lines of tears.

Her soft voice was light and imperceptible: "I sympathize with Uncle Xie's plight, although we have all lost our loved ones, we must also be stronger, so that our deceased relatives will not worry about us." ”

Xie Suzhi was a little stunned, his eyes kept looking at Shen Ningning's face, and he even forgot to speak for a while.

The atmosphere was a little deadlocked, and the emperor announced the opening of the banquet, breaking the eerie silence.

Today is Shen Ningning's county lord canonization banquet, so many people come to toast and please her.

But she sat in the midst of the crowd, and everyone gathered with smiles on their faces, but the little one blinked absentmindedly.

That polite smile, like a floating cloud, will dissipate at any time.

Mo Lingwei couldn't stand it anymore, put the cup on the table, and grabbed her little hand: "Follow me." ”

The Emperor was drinking, and when he saw them leave in a hurry, he shouted, "Where are you going?" The party isn't over yet! ”

The figures of Mo Lingwei and Shen Ningning were no longer visible, and the Black Wolf King had already followed.