Xie Anlan had always believed that Song Nanzhi was not dead. He had been having nightmares recently. After being examined by the imperial physician a few days ago, he finally felt better today.

After seeing Xie Anlan wake up, Ah Xiu happily stepped forward to support her; "Madam, you are awake."

Xie Anlan glanced around the room, then asked Ah Xiu, "Where's Jin'er?"

"Madam, Young Master Jin is studying. He came to see you earlier, but he didn't dare to disturb you as you were still resting. He went to find his teacher to study. Young Master Jin also said he would come to see you later." Ah Xiu helped Xie Anlan down and spoke to her in a gentle voice.

"I'll go see him after I've washed up." Xie Anlan said weakly.

Ah Xiu looked at Xie Anlan's hollow eyes, her originally round cheeks slightly sunken, the dark circles under her eyes becoming more and more obvious. She said with heartache, "Madam, your body has not recovered yet. Master Jin asked me to tell you to rest well in the courtyard. If you want to see Master Jin, I can ask someone to call him back."

Xie Anlan shook his head slightly and insisted on getting up.

Ah Xiu had no choice but to help clean up. After everything was cleaned up, Xie Anlan went straight to the yard where Jin Ge'er was studying.

The yard here was cleaned up when Liu Yueru was here.

"Oh..." Xie Anlan stood outside the yard and could see from afar Jin Ge'er shaking his head while following the teacher to study. He looked very serious.

There was a gentle smile on her pale face.

Ah Xiu looked at Xie Anlan and asked in a low voice, "Madam, do you want me to ask Master Jin to come out?"

Xie Anlan shook his head; "Don't disturb him, I'll just stand here and watch."

At this stop, Xie Anlan actually stood until Jin Ge'er finished class.

Jin Ge'er came out of the yard and saw Xie Anlan. He was stunned at first, and then quickly came to Xie Anlan's side.

He bowed to Xie Anlan and asked with concern, "Is mother feeling better?"

Xie Anlan raised his hand and gently touched Jin Ge'er's head, showing him a gentle smile; "You feel better now. You must be hungry. I prepared your favorite dishes for you."

"Thank you, mother." Jin Ge'er always speaks humbly and politely.

While eating, Xie Anlan's eyes were always on Jin'er, and Jin'er put down the chopsticks in his hand.

He looked at Xie Anlan in confusion and asked, "Why does mother keep looking at me like this? Is there anything you want to tell me?"

Jin Ge'er stared at Xie Anlan with his dark eyes seriously.

"I suddenly want to know, how did you survive when no one cared about you, you had no money, and you didn't know anything?" Xie Anlan asked after a long silence.

Song Shijin's body stiffened, and he was somewhat reluctant to think about that period of time.

He was sent by Song Nanzhi to Yang Yuning to learn business, but the other party never really taught him. The people in Zui Xiang Lou bullied him openly or secretly. He knew that he had no choice and could only endure it no matter how others bullied him.

Those people deliberately added sand to his food. If he didn't eat it, he would be hungry. He didn't want to be hungry, so he had to eat it with tears in his eyes. After eating too much, he got used to the taste of the sand.

They will also throw their clean clothes into the toilet and deliberately dirty their clean dishes.

It’s not that Song Shijin didn’t resist at first, but every time he resisted, those people would become more aggressive towards him. He was outnumbered, so he could only choose to show weakness to protect himself.

At first, she would complain to her father, but Song Nanzhi always reminded her impatiently to be more sensible.

Over time, Song Shijin hid all the humiliations he suffered deep in his heart.

People always learn to cherish things only when they lose them. Every time Song Shijin encountered unhappy things in Zui Xiang Lou, he relied on Liu Yueru's love for him to survive.

He learned from his mother's teachings how to behave, do things, and save himself.

Seeing that he was unwilling to speak, Xie Anlan put a piece of braised pork into his bowl; "If it's hard to say, why don't you tell me when you want to say it in the future?"

"Since you have already recognized me as your mother, I can accept your crying, making a fuss, and occasionally being unreasonable. You are always so polite to everyone, which is tiring and heartbreaking to see. I don't know what you have been through in the past, but I hope you can be happy like a child in the future."

Originally, Xie Anlan wanted to see Song Shijin and then leave, but outside the courtyard today, Xie Anlan looked at Jin Ge'er and felt that he looked very sad.

He thought that if he passed away, he would be left alone in the future.

For so long, Jin Ge'er only regarded Xie Anlan as Liu Yueru's shadow.

Listening to what Xie Anlan said to me, I felt the care and concern I hadn't felt for a long time.

Song Shijin's eyes suddenly turned red, and his heart felt sour and bitter. He hadn't been cared for so much in a long time.

Xie Anlan took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears off Song Shijin's face, and continued to speak to him in a gentle voice; "Madam Liu sincerely wanted to do this for your own good. Master Wang was recommended by Madam Liu. Originally, the people from the Zhennan Marquis's Mansion went to invite all the masters in Kyoto, but no one was willing to come to our mansion as a private teacher. Later, Master Wang suddenly agreed, and we finally learned that it was Madam Liu who secretly asked someone to arrange it."

Originally, Xie Anla wanted to keep these things secret and not let Song Shijin know, but when he saw a child growing up when he couldn't see her, his eyes were filled with sadness.

She felt a little distressed.

"Jin'er, you're not an unwanted child. At least Madam Liu really wants you to get better." Xie Anlan said and asked A Xiu to bring the things up.

It was a beautifully crafted slingshot. Song Shijin took it in his hand and played with it. It was newly made and the size was just right. Jin'er stared at the slingshot for a long time, with a sour feeling in his nose. "Was it made by Brother Yan?"

Ah Xiu nodded slightly; "It was brought from the things sent by the Liu Mansion. I heard that Master Yan is very good at this."

Song Shijin's little hands kept rubbing the slingshot, and when he looked up again, his face was filled with tears.

"They have all forgiven me for the absurd things I did in the past, right? Can I still be a family with them in the future?" The past events were like a thorn that pierced deeply into Song Shijin's heart. He felt more guilty towards Song Yiyan.

I didn’t understand Song Yiyan’s tolerance and magnanimity in the past, and I often did excessive things to him, but now he is willing to accept me.

This instantly untied Song Shijin's heart knot, and he lay on the table and burst into tears.

Xie Anlan's eyes fell gently on Song Shijin. He patted his back gently and let him cry out the distress in his heart.

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