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"No, no."

Su Zongwen hurriedly denied it.

"That's good, that's good."

Shen Chengjiu heaved a sigh of relief.

"Father, actually, this matter is related to Yue Niang. During this period of time, some people said that they were Yue Niang's family and came looking for me, so I came to ask, is she your child or not."

Su Zongwen still chose not to tell him those things, and only talked about the matters of her life.

Shen Chengjiu was startled, and then sighed.

"I knew this day would come sooner or later, she really wasn't my child, but when I was in the army, she was saved by a young man. He said that he wouldn't live long, that he was holding a child in his arms, that he would ask me to look after it, that he would give me a gold ingot and tell me to raise the child well. I wanted to ask her about this child's matter, but the young man only said the word 'bamboo' before dying, and then I named her Shen Zhu, and there was even a jade pendant hanging around her child's neck. I was afraid that your mother-in-law would misunderstand her thoughts and hide the jade pendant. Although I have never seen any good jade before, I feel that that piece of jade must be very valuable. I expect that this child is definitely not a normal person and that it won't be long before a family member comes to find it. Who would have thought that just waiting here would take nearly twenty years … "

Su Zongwen remembered that Mu Qingling had originally been called Mu Qingzhu. Perhaps that young man was the one in charge of protecting the Eldest Princess.

"Then where is the jade pendant now?" Su Zongwen asked.

"I hid it very well. In these few years, no matter how Zhu Huiru rummaged through the drawers and boxes, he was not discovered."

Shen Chengjiu whispered.

"Now, I need this piece of jade to prove her identity. Can father give it to me?" Su Zongwen thought to find Mu Qingling the moment he received the jade pendant. That way, he would be able to confirm Shen Zhu's identity.

"Okay, you go under the bed and get that wooden box." Shen Chengjiu pointed under the bed.

Su Zongwen got up, bent down, and took out the box under the bed. The box was filled with dust, and he did not care about the dirt as he quickly opened it.

"Take out the book. There's a layer underneath it." Shen Chengjiu instructed.

Su Zongwen pulled out the dagger he carried with him and pried open the wooden board.

"This is the jade pendant." Shen Chengjiu nodded.

Su Zongwen opened up the red cloth. Inside was a jade pendant, the quality was very good, it seemed like this jade pendant was worth a lot.

"Take it away, if you prove your identity, then forget about it. In the future, no matter how much trouble Zhu Huiru will cause, I am not afraid that she will take the jade pendant away."

Shen Chengjiu was a little tired, and could speak weakly, but his mood was extremely relaxed.

"Thank you, Father. I thank you on behalf of Yue Niang."

Su Zongwen said gratefully as he carefully put away the jade pendant. Then, he put the book back in the box and pushed it under the bed.

"Then I'll leave first. I'll come see you in the future."

The man tucked his father-in-law into the quilt and poured him another glass of water, which he placed beside the bed.

Shen Chengjiu quietly watched Su Zongwen do these things, and nodded with satisfaction.

It seemed that letting Shen Zhu marry Su Zongwen was right, this child was truly filial and promising.

After Xiao Mo got up, he walked into the courtyard and saw Shen Zhu and Mu Qingling sitting on a stone bench not far away from him. Mu Qingling was beaming with joy, but Shen Zhu was obviously not in the mood to talk.

Xiao Mo slowly walked over and gradually heard what Mu Qingling said clearly.

"Elder sister, did you not sleep much last night? When I opened my eyes in the middle of the night, you were still sitting at the head of the bed. Mourning

Qingling propped his chin up with one hand and looked at Shen Zhu with a worried expression. She seemed to be a little green now, and her expression looked tired.

"It's fine, you can continue. I just ate too much last night."

Shen Zhu looked at Mu Qingling's eyes. She knew that Mu Qingling was truly concerned about her, but the matter of her meeting Su Zongwen in the palace last night still lingered in her heart.

"What I ate last night? Right, there were too many things to eat last night. It was even especially tasty. Just say what was that glutinous rice. It was fragrant and crispy. I ate quite a few of them consecutively and almost vomited them out. It was too greasy! Elder sister, do you know how to do it? "How about you cook for me next time, okay?"

Mu Qingling looked at Shen Zhu in anticipation, secretly pleased with himself: It must be a wise choice for him to bring the topic to the topic of food.

As long as she thought of good food, most of the worries in her heart would disappear.

"That glutinous rice ball, if you like it, I'll make it for you. However, this thing is really easy to get tired of. You need to eat less often so that it will feel a bit better. "

Shen Zhu said patiently.

"I knew my sister was the best!" Mu Qingling said like a spoiled child as he moved closer to Shen Zhu and intimately leaned on her shoulders. Her little head turned around and saw Xiao Mo standing there and listening for half a day.

"Xiao Mo, you..." Mu Qingling wanted to say that he was being too rude to her when he was eavesdropping on other people's conversation, but then he thought that she had called him "brother-in-law" like a dog yesterday. Furthermore, she was in his territory now, so if he got angry, the one who would suffer would be him.

"Xiao Mo, are you tired of standing? Come over and sit.

"She took Shen Zhu's arm and raised her chin towards the empty seat, signalling him to sit down with her eyes.

"I was too embarrassed to disturb you just now."

Xiao Mo acted like a virtuous person as he walked towards the stone bench in large strides. He shook his sleeves and sat down on the chair. He glanced at Shen Zhu and asked, "Did you not sleep well last night?"

Could it be that he went too far last night? But Shen Zhu did not refute her at that time either.

In short, it would be good if this matter could stop her from thinking about Su Zongwen.

The person that Xiao Mo wanted, he had to have.

"I just have some food to accumulate." Shen Zhu replied lightly.

Last night, Shen Zhu could clearly feel his possessiveness, but there was no emotion in this person's eyes, maybe the warmth was just occasionally expressed, but most of the time, there were no waves in his eyes.

From the words he had said to Su Zongwen last night, this person was very scheming. If she wanted to escape from under his nose, it was basically impossible.

Xiao Mo felt Shen Zhu's measuring gaze and did not dodge. He simply let her see, but he could not see anything.

He always remembered what a king was supposed to do, and he never let his emotions show on his face.

"That's good. If you still can't sleep soundly, I'll send someone to take a look at your pulse and cook you some medicine." I can't sleep well tonight, and I don't have spirit during the day. As time passes, my body will eventually be unable to handle it. "

Xiao Mo said indifferently, his eyes had a proud look in it.

"You're really considerate. I thank you on behalf of my sister."

Mu Qingling knew that Shen Zhu didn't want to respond, and felt that the silence between the three of them was really awkward. He could only open his mouth to express his thanks, which could also be considered as showing that he was really standing on the "side" of Xiao Mo once again.

"Master!"

Gale did not know where he fell in front of the three, and without caring about the pain, he quickly got up from the ground.

Rong Yin who was hiding in the dark immediately came behind Mu Qingling, vigilantly looking around.

Xiao Mo frowned, he thought: All these are his people, who can fight against Gale?