Chapter 398
297, Lament and Reproach (4 more)
The Marquise cried for a while, and Xie Rong spoke softly to comfort her.
“Mother, sister will come back. When she comes to her senses, she will return!”
This was why he had returned home; he didn’t want her to worry and suffer.
Moreover, he wanted to share everything about his sister with his mother.
“Yes, my daughter will come back!”
The Marquise opened the porcelain bottle, and the scent of the medicine was so refreshing that she felt revitalized just by smelling it.
She hesitated for a moment before getting up to take out several small vials and poured out the medicine pills-exactly five pills.
“She’s a very thoughtful and meticulous girl!”
“Is Mother going to give some to Father?” Xie Rong asked.
“…”
After hesitating for a moment, the Marquise said, “No need, he has plenty of fine things at hand; he won’t miss this bit!”
She divided three medicine pills among her three sons and kept the other two for herself.
“Mother, sister said these are nourishing medicine pills, please take them quickly!”
“Not in a hurry!”
The Marquise put away the medicine pills.
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She opened the Brocade Box, which contained two exquisitely crafted pouches, each holding a pair of bracelets.“…”
The Marquise immediately removed the jade bracelet from her wrist and tried on the new ones, “They fit just perfectly!”
She was extremely pleased.
Xie Rong also thought they looked good.
The Marquise treasured the other items like dried radishes, chili sauce, and fermented bean curd as if they were precious, and had someone put them all away.
“Mother, you can’t be so stingy!” Xie Rong exclaimed lightly.
“You little rascal, as if you could have less to eat!” the Marquise laughed.
Seeing her melancholic son become cheerful, she felt both moved and comforted.
She prepared a welcoming feast to cleanse away the dust of travel for him that evening.
However, the Marquis sent a message in the evening stating he would not be returning home.
“…”
Xie Rong pursed his lips.
After a moment of silent contemplation, the Marquise said, “If he’s not coming back, then he’s not. We women will eat all the same!”
But at this meal, they did not call for Xie Hanhan, nor did they invite Xie Shuyue; only Xie Qian, Xie Yu, and Xie Rong were present.
Even the daughters-in-law and grandchildren were not invited, which was quite surprising, only the Crown Princess and Xie Hanhan were not surprised.
They also understood that Xie Rong’s trip out must have been to find the real Xie Nuan, and the four of them discussed how to proceed with the Liang Family…
The fake Xie Shuyue likely would not have a good end.
In the small hall, Xie Rong kept serving dishes to the Marquise, delighting her immensely.
Xie Qian and Xie Yu were surprised; their brother had changed so much after just one trip outside.
If not for his unchanged face, they might have thought their brother was switched by someone.
However, the dried radishes and chili sauce were so appetizing that day that Xie Qian and Xie Yu couldn’t help but eat too much.
After the meal, the Marquise asked her three sons to stay behind.
“Xie Qian, kneel down!” the Marquise commanded sternly.
Xie Qian was taken aback.
Since his memory began, his mother had never been so serious.
Xie Yu hastily pleaded, “Mother, did elder brother do something wrong? Please, don’t be angry, elder brother…”
Xie Qian already knelt down.
His spine was straight as an arrow.
He meticulously reviewed his recent actions, finding nothing inappropriate.
“Do you know why I asked you to kneel?” the Marquise asked gravely.
Tears were already welling in her eyes.
“I plead for Mother’s instruction!”
Xie Yu also knelt down, “Mother, please don’t be angry. If we have done anything wrong, you have every right to punish us!”
“Xie Qian, I ask you, your own sister, can you recognize her?” the Marquise asked sternly.
“…” Xie Qian looked up.
In surprise, in shock.
After a moment, suddenly realizing something, he exclaimed in horror, “No, it can’t be!”
The Marquise felt a pang in her heart and hit his shoulder a few times, “You rascal! And you still say it’s impossible, impossible!”
Chapter 399