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How could Xu Shiqiu let such a woman fall into his embrace? Although he did not know the identity of the person, he did not hesitate and directly kicked her out.

After he finished kicking, Xu Shiqiu looked at the palace maid and coldly said: "Where did all these dirty things come from? I'm not someone that anyone can get close to." These words were as arrogant and delicate as they could be, but no one felt that anything was amiss.

Disregarding Xu Shiqiu's background, just based on his current identity alone, he was already a level three Martial General in his early twenties.

Also, his Young Girl was highly regarded by the Empress Hu, and everyone in the palace knew that His Majesty liked the Fifth Prince. If the Fifth Prince were to sit in that position in the future, this brother-in-law of his would definitely be highly valued.

Therefore, what Xu Shiqiu said, was something that no one felt to be amiss.

Just as Xu Shiqiu finished speaking, the two attendants behind him immediately looked at each other, one of them guarding Xu Shiqiu while the other went to look for someone.

This place was already very close to the palace gates and there were many guards patrolling here. Upon seeing that it was an attendant from the Phoenix Palace searching the place, he also said that Xu Shiqiu had met with some mishaps, so the guards came here very quickly.

With two servants of the Phoenix Palace here, they did not even need Xu Shiqiu to say anything. The two of them started talking about what had happened to them.

"This palace maid looks unfamiliar, I don't know which palace she is from." "This place is already close to the palace gates, and she actually rashly charged out to collide with General Xu. From a glance, it can be seen that she isn't a good person."

"Exactly! "General Xu, rest assured, this palace maid has seen everything. She will definitely not let this blind person drag you down."

The two servants said what Xu Shiqiu had to say, so Xu Shiqiu naturally did not waste time explaining himself.

What's more, these two servants both came from Phoenix Palace. Even though they were just small attendants, they came from Phoenix Palace after all, and this alone was different.

"Then I'll go home first. Thank you for the hard work here." Xu Shiqiu was extremely courteous to the two servants, since there were still other guards around, he did not give them any silver, but said straightforwardly: "In a while, when we return, I want to report this matter to my family. In a few days, if my wife asks any of you questions, you all must tell the truth."

Xu Shiqiu's words had two levels of meaning, and one level was naturally that once he returned home, he would take the initiative to tell Dong Shu about this, so the person who caused him to stop thinking about randomly spreading rumors and framing him. The other meaning was that after Dong Shu found out about this, she would find a chance to reward the two servants.

The two servants were extremely happy when they heard Xu Shiqiu's words. They knew clearly in their hearts that the position of the Xu Family Third Madame in the Empress's heart was something that they had spent a lot of effort to obtain after being escorted out of the palace by the Mama Su.

Who would have thought that a good thing would really happen to them.

To be able to be remembered by the, he would definitely be valued a little by the Mama Su in the future.

"General Xu, don't worry. This servant will not let anyone sully your reputation."

The two servants spoke at the same time, which was very straightforward, causing the guards who were kicked unconscious to glare at Xu Shiqiu.

He hadn't thought that these two attendants would actually have the chance to befriend General Xu.

Who didn't know that General Xu Shiqiu was a martial general highly regarded by His Majesty? With just his contributions in killing the horse bandits, His Majesty wouldn't treat him unfairly.

Xu Shiqiu did not care what the others thought, he was escorted by an attendant out of the palace and did not stay, and directly rode his horse back home.

As to how the things that just happened were resolved, Xu Shiqiu believed that now that the harem was taken over by the Empress Hu, the Empress Hu would definitely not let go of the person behind this incident.

Xu Shiqiu only thought about it for a moment before letting go of this matter. The palace wasn't far from the Xu Family, and he was riding his horse again. However, the four people behind him had turned into two.

When Xu Shiqiu entered the palace, Xu Yanhao and Ye Shuo followed him in, but after the Emperor Ruikang asked him to keep a conversation with them, they let them return home first.

At this time, only Zhang Ping and Xu Jie were following Xu Shiqiu home. Even if it was Xu Jie, he would go straight to his own courtyard on the street behind Xu Family later.

Right now, their family was a side branch of the Xu Family. Naturally, they had to live on the street behind the big house in Xu Family.

Today, when Xu Shiqiu returned home, there were servants already waiting at the entrance. At this time, a sharp-eyed servant saw Xu Shiqiu coming back on horseback from afar, and his eyes immediately lit up, then turned and ran back.

When the other servants saw that he had run away, after a few breaths of time, they realised that Xu Shiqiu had returned, and ran back excitedly.

The two servants who did not make it back in time did not leave. They were guarding the intersection, and when Xu Shiqiu got close, they walked out quickly and paid respects to Xu Shiqiu.

When Xu Shiqiu saw his own servants, he smiled, but before he could speak, he saw his own front door open wide, his mother and Young Girl had led their servants and servants to wait at the door.

Seeing this scene, Xu Shiqiu's eyes turned sour. How could he have the time to bother with the servants? He hurriedly rode his horse and took a few steps forward, then directly dismounted and walked towards the gate.

Just as Xu Shiqiu reached the main gate, Old Madame Xu shot him a look.

Dong Shu received the Old Madame Xu's gaze and immediately led the servants, servants and others over. She bowed to Xu Shiqiu and said, "Husband, thank you for your hard work."

After hearing Dong Shu's words, Xu Shiqiu hurriedly reached out his hand to help him up. When he finally did, Xu Shiqiu looked at the Old Madame Xu and said, "Mother, I'm only going to exterminate the bandits, not to defend against the enemies."

Xu Shiqiu knew that when his father was still alive, every time his father returned from the war, his mother would bring the entire family to the entrance to greet his father.

It was just that this time, he had only gone out to exterminate the bandits. He hadn't thought that he would receive such treatment.

"After all, this is your first time going on an expedition and Mother Yuanxi has never seen it before." Old Madame Xu understood what Xu Shiqiu meant. More importantly, she wanted to use this matter as an opportunity to teach Dong Shu.

Upon hearing Old Madame Xu's words, Xu Shiqiu understood her meaning.

He subconsciously looked towards Young Girl, only to see that she had already pulled Yuanxi into his mother's embrace, pointing at him and Yuanxi, teaching her that the person in front of them was his father.

Xu Shiqiu thought that he had just returned from outside and his body was definitely not clean, so he did not reach out to hug Yuanxi.

"Yuanxi, wait for daddy to wash up before hugging you again after changing into a clean set of clothes." Xu Shiqiu smiled and said to Yuanxi, but Yuanxi opened his eyes wide and looked at the person in front of her that he was unfamiliar with.

Yuanxi was still young to begin with and after Xu Shiqiu had left home for such a long period of time, how could he still remember this father who would usually carry him and play at home.

Xu Shiqiu saw Yuanxi looking at him with a strange gaze, and felt his heart ache. He had left home for a long time, even his daughter wouldn't be able to recognize him.

Old Madame Xu could already guess what Xu Shiqiu was thinking from his gaze, and recalled what happened to his husband. Old Madame Xu could not help but laugh: "When your brother and sister were young, your father left for war and came back home, but did not recognize him. However, in a few days, they will slowly get to know your father. So you don't have to worry, as long as you find time to play with Yuanxi everyday, she will get to know you within two days. "

Hearing Old Madame Xu's words, Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu heaved a sigh of relief.

As they talked, the whole family entered the courtyard. Even though Xu Shiqiu wanted to talk to the Old Madame Xu and Dong Shu, he knew that he was very dirty and it was more important that he clean himself first.

After walking only two steps, she said to Dong Shu, "Follow me to the courtyard to wash up. Yuanxi will be handed over to the wet nurse to bring along to go to the Main Yard.

Xu Shiqiu knew that his mother had given him a chance to talk to Young Girl. He didn't say any words of thanks to the Old Madame Xu, but just smiled at his mother and stared at her eagerly.

Dong Shu felt embarrassed from being stared at by Xu Shiqiu, but she still listened to Old Madame Xu's words and passed Yuanxi who was in her embrace to the wet nurse, who then carried Yuanxi and followed Old Madame Xu to the Main Yard first.

Xu Shiqiu looked at Dong Shu's actions, her heart burning with passion, but shsheknew that not only was it daytime, but her mother was also waiting for them to eat, so they could not do anything. However, she couldn't really get it, as he could still take advantage of the situation.

Xu Shiqiu insisted on holding Dong Shu and letting her rub her back, so he could not refuse, and could only follow Xu Shiqiu into his ears.

When Xu Shiqiu finished bathing, it was already an hour later. Dong Shu came out blushing and also changed into a new set of clothes.

Although the two of them did not cause any trouble in the house, Dong Shu was still dragged into the bathtub by Xu Shiqiu and they took a bath together.

Due to this delay, when the two of them arrived at Main Yard, noon had already passed.

Old Madame Xu was an experienced man, she didn't even bat an eyelid for fear that her daughter-in-law would be shy. On the other hand, Yuanxi hadn't seen her mother for such a long time, so when she saw Dong Shu's appearance, he immediately looked towards her, aggrieved.

Old Madame Xu originally did not plan to say anything, but when she saw her little granddaughter being wronged, her heart ached.

Just as she was about to speak up and say a few words to Xu Shiqiu, Xu Shiqiu had unexpectedly spoken before she could open his mouth, "That man came to look for me last night."

Once Xu Shiqiu said this, both Old Madame Xu and Dong Shu's attention was immediately attracted, how could they still remember Yuanxi's previous grievances.

Old Madame Xu and Dong Shu both understood that the 'man' that Xu Shiqiu spoke of must be the father of the child that was in Yanzhu's womb.

However, they never expected that this person would actually take the initiative to search for them when Xu Shiqiu had just arrived at the outskirts of the capital.

After the two of them looked at each other, Old Madame Xu asked, "What is her background?" Finished speaking, the Old Madame Xu paused for a moment before continuing: "This morning, Yanzhu even asked Jiang Han to bring us a message, inviting us to go to her manor to admire the chrysanthemums. Could it be that he was not prepared to step forward and instead pushed this matter to Yanzhu? "

Hearing that his mother was getting serious, Xu Shiqiu shook his head: "No, you have all met this person."

When Xu Shiqiu's words fell, both Old Madame Xu and Dong Shu were at a loss for a moment.