Xie Suzhi was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice was filled with sadness.
"She is dead."
Shen Ningning, who was sitting at the table, was suddenly stunned. The emperor was also very surprised: "What? When
you went to Shuzhou this time, you only found news of her death?"
The girl said. "So Mrs. Chen's maid had evil
intentions and wanted to steal the child and sell it at a good price. This time I went to Shuzhou and finally found the maid."
After interrogation, she told the truth. It turned out that when she was running away with her little girl in her arms, the little girl contracted an illness and died shortly after birth."
At this point, Xie Suzhi, who is known as the iron-faced prime minister, cried and beat himself.
Shen Ningning murmured: "How is it possible..."
She is not Uncle Xie's daughter?
Xie Suzhi's cries infected everyone present, and everyone sympathized with his plight.
He said in a hoarse voice: "I have been searching for my daughter for almost five years, but all I got was the news that she had passed away."
Among the ministers present, there were many who loved their daughters. After hearing this, they also lamented repeatedly. , said: "It's 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 called the imperial doctor.
Shen Ningning also stood up from her seat immediately, but Xie Mingxu had already rushed to Xie Suzhi's side.
The little guy thought about his status as nothing, and sat down silently again.
With the support of his eldest son and his entourage, Xie Suzhi stood up slowly with a trembling body.
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 a bit of pain and despair to his cold, white and handsome face.
The emperor was startled and said hurriedly: "Thank you Aiqing, in that case, you should go back and have a good rest. I will give you half a month... no, a month of rest. Please forgive me and take care of yourself."
Xie Suzhi shook his head. , declined General Chen who wanted to help him back.
"Your Majesty, I haven't finished speaking yet. Please give me a favor."
He straightened up slightly and breathed a sigh of relief: "The maid also confessed that when the little girl first got sick, she met a kind-hearted farmer and brought her to the hospital. She and the little girl were taken to their home for care and treatment."
"The farmer and his wife took great care of the little girl, but unfortunately, in the end, the medicine was ineffective."
"However, in order to thank the couple, the maid wore the Ruyi ring with her. , and gave it to the couple's daughter."
Shen Ningning turned pale when she heard this.
Her little hands grasped the Ruyi tied around her waist through her clothes.
Xie Suzhi said: "Later, the bandits attacked, and the farmer and his wife asked the maid to take their daughter to escape with them."
"But the maid was unfaithful and unjust. She actually abandoned their child in the forest and took the minister's daughter away. "
Today, I am here to ask for grace for the child of the farmer and his wife. They and their family are all the benefactors of the little girl. Although they failed to save the little girl in the end, I have to repay this kindness."
"Now, I have to repay the kindness." Their child who is still alive has been found."
Xie Suzhi finally looked at Shen Ningning, his eyes full of tears and mixed emotions: "Shen Ningning, you are my benefactor."
Hua la la -
the autumn wind came and brought the island full of laurels. The fragrance is fragrant, and the golden stamens swirl and fall into the lake, causing ripples.
And among the crowd, there was dead silence.
Shen Ningning's watery eyes were full of confusion and confusion. Mo Lingwei suddenly stood up and rebuked: "It sounds really ridiculous. Why did Shen Ningning become a farmer's child?
" Ruyi, the maid gave it to the farmer and his wife as a gift."
Mo Lingwei frowned: "Since it is something the Prime Minister's daughter wears, why didn't you know about it before?"
Xie Suzhi turned to look at Concubine Rong. : "This Ruyi was customized by Concubine Rong and his wife many years ago. I didn't know about it."
Everyone's eyes immediately turned to Concubine Rong.
The emperor hurriedly asked: "Concubine Rong, is this really true?"
Concubine Rong stood up softly, with heavy eyes, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
"Back to the emperor, this is indeed the case. My sister and I have made an agreement, and based on Ruyi, the children we have will be good sisters for life."
This is why, the words engraved on Ruyi The name follows his mother's surname Shen, not his father's surname.
All the truth is revealed.
Xie Suzhi once again raised his hand to the emperor: "I ask the emperor to grant you grace. Shen Ningning is now alone in the world. I have failed her parents' kindness. I am willing to accept Shen Ningning as my goddaughter. Please bear witness from the emperor. I will not treat her unfairly."
The emperor pondered.
Shen Ningning's real parents saved Xie Suzhi's daughter. Now that Shen Ningning's parents have passed away, it is understandable that Xie Suzhi wants to adopt Shen Ningning as his goddaughter.
Mo Lingwei looked at the little guy beside him.
But he saw her head lowered, her black hair blocking her fair cheeks, and her expression could not be seen.
I just felt that her little body was motionless, and I didn't know what she was thinking.
Xie Mingxu's eyes were complicated, and he looked away from his father's face in the direction of Shen Ningning.
The emperor also said: "I can make the decision, but I must first ask the princess what she wants."
So, everyone was waiting for Shen Ningning to speak.
The little guy kept his head down. The Black Wolf King stood up, walked to Shen Ningning, and cupped her little hand with his head.
Just when Mo Lingwei felt that she was in a dilemma and wanted to help her refuse, Shen Ningning finally raised her head.
The big eyes are like crescent moons because of the smile, and the water inside is shining.
"Thank you, Uncle Prime Minister, I promise you." After Shen Ningning said this, she turned her face slightly and pretended to look at the Black Wolf King, but in fact she hid her tears.
Her soft voice was brisk and unnoticeably choked: "I sympathize with Uncle Xie's experience. Although we have all lost close relatives, we must be stronger so that our deceased relatives will not worry about us."
Xie Suzhi was a little stunned, his eyes were always looking at Shen Ningning's face, and he even forgot to speak for a moment.
There was a stalemate in the atmosphere, and the emperor announced the banquet, breaking the eerie tranquility.
Today is the canonization banquet of Princess Shen Ningning, so many people came to toast her and please her.
But she was sitting in the middle of the crowd, and everyone gathered with smiles on their faces, but the little one blinked absently.
That polite smile is like a floating cloud that will disperse at any time.
Mo Lingwei couldn't stand it anymore. He put the cup on the table and took her hand: "Follow me."
The emperor was drinking. Seeing them leaving in a hurry, he shouted: "Where are you going? The banquet is still going on ." It's not over yet!"
Mo Lingwei and Shen Ningning were no longer visible, and the Black Wolf King had already followed them.