Chapter 146 Prime Minister, Xie Suzhi

The Prime Minister walked to Shen Ningning.

The little guy immediately moved his body and gave up the seat next to him.

"Uncle, sit with me~"

The Prime Minister smiled and shook his head. He squatted down and looked at the little guy: "Ningning, uncle has something important to do and will leave the capital for a while."

Shen Ningning's watery black eyes suddenly had a trace of sadness.

She didn't like separation.

But the little guy was very sensible and immediately cheered up and asked softly: "How long will uncle be gone?"

"One month if fast, two months if slow." After the Prime Minister finished speaking, he said: "When I'm not around, if Ningning is bullied, you can go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find me, someone will help you."

Shen Ningning puffed up her cheeks and smiled sweetly: "Brother will protect me, uncle, don't worry."

The Prime Minister held her little hand and looked at her appearance again and again, as if he wanted to engrave it in his heart.

No matter how you look at it, you can't get enough of it.

Shen Ningning's face and his daughter's face when she was in the cradle, in a trance, the prime minister felt that there was some overlap.

He was almost sure that Shen Ningning was his daughter, but he had no token to prove it.

So, he had to see his wife's maid first, who was the last person to see his daughter, so that he could confirm it.

"Ningning, you don't know your uncle's name yet? I'll teach you now."

He said, picked up the little guy and put him on his knees.

Then, he dipped his finger in tea and wrote on the table -

Xie Suzhi.

Seeing this, Shen Ningning hurriedly said: "Uncle Xie, I remember it!"

Prime Minister Xie nodded slowly, he stood up: "Ningning, uncle will write to you, at the latest, this winter, I will definitely come back to see you."

After that, he turned around and left with his people.

But after walking a distance, Xie Suzhi couldn't help looking back.

On the busy street, Shen Ningning sat alone, with a big bowl of wontons beside her, still steaming.

And the little girl's watery eyes kept looking at him.

There was reluctance in it, but when she saw Xie Suzhi looking back, Shen Ningning puffed up her little face again and waved at him.

Xie Suzhi's eyes were hot, and he turned his head away, never daring to look back again.

He got on the carriage, and six secret guards led the way, galloping all the way west.

On the road.

The confidant asked: "Do you want to leave a message for the emperor?"

Xie Suzhi rubbed his eyebrows: "The emperor knows that I have been looking for my daughter all these years. If I send a pigeon back, he will understand."

"Yes," the confidant saw that he was worried, so he tried to say: "Sir, do you have any concerns?"

Xie Suzhi looked up, and there was a hint of confusion in his cold eyebrows.

"Ah Zhong, do you think there is such a thing as blood relationship in this world? When I saw Shen Ningning, there was a voice in my heart telling me that this is my daughter."

The confidant was silent for a moment: "Maybe it's because the Funing County Lady and the lady both have the surname Shen, so the adults feel close to her."

Xie Suzhi's eyes gradually regained clarity, and there was a little more doubt.

"Xin Niang once joked that she wanted the child to have her surname, but her daughter was still in her cradle when she was lost. Even if Shen Ningning was really her, how could she know her surname was Shen?"

"Just now I forgot to ask who gave her this name."

The confidant nodded: "Maybe it's a coincidence. When the adults see the lady's dowry, everything will be clear."

That was the last person who had contact with his daughter, so she must know what his daughter had on her when she was lost.

After Xie Suzhi left, Shen Ningning divided his wontons into three portions.

One portion was added to Chen Shaobei's bowl, one portion was given to himself, and the remaining portion was blown and given to the Black Wolf King.

On the way home, Shen Ningning rode the Black Wolf King, causing quite a stir on the street.

Many brave people approached, shook hands with Shen Ningning and chatted with him, and some even bought gifts for the little guy and the Black Wolf King.

In the end, it was Chen Shaobei who asked the soldiers to clear the way and escort them, and they successfully left the crowded street.

Walking on the mountain road home, the bright full moon illuminated the road.

Shen Ningning sat on the wolf's back and shook her little feet, holding a basket of gifts in her hand.

There were some moon cakes, pastries, and silver and handkerchiefs given by others.

Chen Shaobei followed on horseback, and couldn't help saying, "Miss Shen is really popular."

The little guy suddenly remembered something when he heard it, and covered his mouth with his little hand: "I should have taken the opportunity to promote my tea stall just now. Oh, I wasted such a good opportunity."

However, he changed his mind and said, "Forget it, good things are not afraid of narrow alleys, people will always find it."

Chen Shaobei was surprised at her business acumen and laughed.

Shen Ningning hugged the black wolf king's ears and whispered.

"Langlang, I'll tell you a secret."

"Oh?"

"I think if I have a father, it must be like Uncle Xie!"

"Humph!" The black wolf king made a disdainful sound from the tip of his nose.

The little guy hurriedly touched its head and stroked the wolf's fur in a flattering manner.

The little mouth spoke sweetly: "Of course, Uncle Xie is not as good and considerate as Langlang!"

The black wolf king raised his proud head.

Shen Ningning lay on it and said, "I just think that a daddy should be like that."

"We just met a lot of elders who expressed their love for us, but no one gave me the same kind of warmth as Uncle Xie."

"Langlang, do you think Uncle Xie will really write to me? He is not just teasing a child, right?"

The Black Wolf King patiently howled twice.

It said that if Xie Suzhi was lying, it would help bite his butt the next time he saw him in Beijing!

Shen Ningning kicked her feet and laughed like a silver bell.

Chen Shaobei couldn't help asking: "What are you talking about? Why are you laughing so happily?"

"Well, we are talking about Uncle Xie, Brother Chen Shaobei, are you familiar with him?"

"Prime Minister Xie? Not very familiar, he is usually not easy to approach." Chen Shaobei answered truthfully.

Not only is he not easy to approach, the court jokingly called Xie Suzhi a cold-faced powerful official and an unkind and iron-blooded prime minister.

"It's just that I heard that something happened in his family before, so he got seriously ill. Now he's not in good health and doesn't care much about the affairs of the court, but the emperor trusts and relies on him, so Prime Minister Xie is always seen on important occasions."

Shen Ningning blinked her big eyes: "Something happened?"

Chen Shaobei nodded: "It seems that someone in his family died. I don't know the details. It happened a few years ago."

Shen Ningning suddenly realized.

No wonder Uncle Xie said that she looked like an old friend of his.

Maybe, it's his family?

...

Time flies, half a month has passed.

Unexpectedly, it's already early September, and the weather is as hot as the summer heat!

The few rains that fell earlier were short-lived, so the people couldn't hold on for long.

The emperor recently received reports of water shortages from sixteen major counties in Cangyun.

If this continues, he will have to pray for rain again.

Shen Ningning's tea stall business is good. In just half a month, he has earned back all the capital he invested.

Most of the guests who came to buy were curious about the Wolf King, and some came for the title of Funing County Master.

Ren Yu was a guest again.

She asked for a glass of iced sweet pear water, and Shen Ningning sat with her to chat.

When Qin Fangmei was mentioned, Ren Yu smiled and said, "The Wang family didn't recognize her, and the emperor issued an order to execute her. She was executed at the Meridian Gate yesterday!"