After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

The snack box was brought. After all, Yuan Ge was not so crazy as to eat candied fruits and listen to stories in such an atmosphere.

The sun, which had been so warm just now, had disappeared behind the clouds at some point. The wind started to blow, and the small courtyard suddenly became cold and gloomy. Several old clothes hanging on the bamboo poles were blown around in the wind. The courtyard looked lifeless and desolate.

Yuan Ge listened attentively and forgot about her surroundings for a moment. She subconsciously leaned sideways to support her head, but her elbow didn't touch the armrest and she almost slipped off the chair. Only then did she realize that she was sitting on a square stool and there was no armrest... She felt embarrassed and smiled awkwardly to herself. She withdrew her hand, adjusted her sitting posture, and sat in this almost dilapidated courtyard holding the carved food box, with her back straight and sitting upright.

It seems quite out of place.

Song Wenyuan looked down at the little girl's attempt to cover up her mistake, and shook his head helplessly. Sometimes she looked smart and cunning, and sometimes she looked very stupid. He moved closer to her calmly, and then asked Old Man Liu, "Who is that person? Do you know?"

"I know..." Old Man Liu almost lay on the wooden board. He breathed slowly, suppressed his intense emotions, and said forcefully, "When he first came to find me, he was not as noble as he is now. He was just a minor official in the Maritime Customs. Perhaps in order to persuade me to cooperate with him, he even showed me his badge... His name is Si Ping. Over the years, he used the proceeds from smuggling to buy off relationships with various parties, and he has become very successful. I heard that he is already the deputy envoy of the Maritime Customs..."

"Sir Song... I know my crime is unforgivable, and I paid a heavy price for my greed back then. I have no regrets even if they kill me or cut me up. Ahem... But my son was implicated by me after all, and I'm afraid! Even though I'm in this state now, I'm still afraid of death! They used me to threaten Ma Zi, and Ma Zi was forced to do so, sir! The child is still young and honest... I hope you can take the trouble to find him..."

His life was too miserable, and at the end of his life he just wanted to ask Song Wenyuan to find Liu Mazi. He didn't even dare to ask Song Wenyuan to bring Si Ping to justice.

Everyone has a greedy heart. He is greedy, and so is Si Ping. But why is it that his family is destroyed, while the other party can rise step by step and gain fame and fortune? Speaking of it, they are all greedy. Is there any distinction between noble and lowly? However, he has seen too many cases where officials protect each other and the people suffer. He can no longer distinguish between good and bad, and dare not trust and hope.

He prostrated himself on the wooden board and kowtowed slowly, heavily and slowly, "If you can find my son, I will repay you even if I have to work like a cow or a horse in my next life."

Song Wenyuan lowered his eyes to look at him, watching him kowtow three times so seriously, his gentle features showing no emotion, "There are so many cattle and horses in the world, I think there is no shortage of one like you. Finding Liu Mazi is my duty, so you don't have to be grateful. If you really want to repay me, I will give you a method. If you can succeed, it will also be helpful in finding Liu Mazi, but you have to take some risks. What do you think?"

The other person was lying there, looking up. Because of the blurry vision, his eyes were staring even harder, and they looked particularly creepy. He kowtowed, saying that he was willing, saying that he was willing even if he was torn to pieces.

This cowardly and disabled old man finally showed some courage when the whereabouts of his last relative was unknown.

Yuan Ge looked up at the sky. The clouds were gathering and the sun was completely covered. It looked like it was going to rain. After Song Wenyuan finished talking to Old Man Liu, he turned around and saw the little girl holding a food box and chewing dried fruit. After a few bites, she casually handed a piece to the Jinyiwei behind her and asked with a smile, "Do you want to eat?" She didn't even know the Jinyiwei, who just helped her get the food box.

So familiar.

So, Lord Song remembered Miss Yuan’s remarks that “a child born in the house should be a maidservant”, and his face suddenly darkened again. Holding his breath, he walked past her without looking back, “Aren’t you going to the nursery? Let’s go quickly, it’s going to rain.” His footsteps were heavy, and his voice was loud as well, as if he wished the word “awkward” was written all over his body.

Yuan Ge was stunned. She looked at Old Man Liu, then at Song Wenyuan. She really didn't know what this guy was angry about today. She closed the lid and chased after him. "There's no rush for the nursery. It doesn't matter if it rains."

But the other person was tall and graceful, walking fast, and ignored her at all. Yuan Ge almost had to jog all the way to catch up with him. She was not a good-tempered person. This person was inexplicably upset and took his anger out on her. She endured it for a long time, and suddenly felt wronged. She got on the carriage, put the food box heavily in her hand, looked up and glared at him, calling him by his name, "Song Wenyuan! Why are you angry at me when you are unhappy?! If you have something to do, go and do it. Let alone it's raining, even if the sun is shining, you don't have to go to the nursery! If Lord Song is busy, I can go back by myself. You don't have to take the trouble to send me off!"

The sound was very loud and was heard outside without any obstruction. Lin Mu, the driver, trembled and the whip in his hand lost its aim. The whip hit the horse's leg. The horse felt the pain and neighed out of control, rushing forward along the relatively empty street for several steps before it finally stabilized.

Lin Mu held the reins tightly, shrank his neck, held his breath and pretended to be dead, not daring to make a sound...

In the carriage, Song Wenyuan held the dizzy Yuan Ge in one hand and protected the food box with the other. He did not move away from Yuan Ge until the carriage stopped. However, his hand was still lingering on the other's waist. He sighed softly, frowned and said softly, "I'm not busy... I'm not in a bad mood, and I don't have a concubine." There was a hint of grievance in the last sentence.

Yuan Ge frowned, not understanding, "What do you mean by tongfang?"

He just held the little girl's waist gently, and he dared not move in that position. His whole body was stiff. He only frowned and explained in a low voice, "Ling'er is not the only house-born child. House-born children are also servants... Servants are servants. There is no distinction between noble and humble. There will never be a concubine. There never was, and there won't be in the future." A subordinate is a subordinate. He bought the snacks himself, and she handed them to others with a sweet smile. He was unhappy, but he didn't say this... He wanted to save face.

Yuan Ge was completely stunned, and then she remembered what she said in Luofengxuan... She frowned and looked at Song Wenyuan in disbelief, "You... just for this?"

Song Wenyuan said gloomily, "Yeah."

She just said the conventions in most families, why did this guy take it so seriously and make such a fuss for so long? Yuan Ge rolled his eyes, and after a while, he roared helplessly, "Song Wenyuan! Why are you so childish!"

Lin Mu, who had listened to everything outside the carriage, heaved a sigh of relief. He felt that his master was indeed very childish.