When Mr. Du saw Xie Xun kneeling upright in front of his house, instead of forgiving him, he became even more angry.
"Okay, okay! You are so good! You are just trying to sharpen me with a soft knife, and you put me on the fire to roast, right? On this street where people are coming and going, how do you want others to see me, and how do you want others to see us, the Du family?"
"Grandpa, no, I..." Xie Xun was anxious to explain, but Mr. Du waved his sleeves and walked away.
"I'm a young man. I'm not afraid of embarrassment. If the prince is not afraid either, then just kneel down and Shuang'er will come back with me!"
When Xie Xun heard Mr. Du calling Qin Rushuang's name, he raised his head and looked at Qin Rushuang with a hint of expectation.
But Qin Rushuang didn't even look at him, and helped Mr. Du into the house together, leaving only his back.
Qin Rushuang went in, and Qian Ertong, Qingzhi and others naturally followed.
At this moment, only a few of Xie Xun's soldiers, the military doctor and Ying Er were left in front of the Du Mansion.
The military doctor wanted to persuade Xie Xun not to ruin his body like this, but Ying Er stopped him first.
Ying Er shook his head and said to the military doctor, "Stop trying to persuade me."
The military doctor stamped his foot, "This is a street where people are coming and going. How can the prince kneel here and let others see and think...and the prince's body can't help but kneel like this!"
Ying Er still shook his head: "Just follow the prince's wishes. Whether it's asking for forgiveness from Mr. Du and the princess, or whether the prince wants to give himself a way to atone for his sins, in short... don't disturb him."
The military doctor just felt that the master and servant were just fooling around!
The autumn tigers of Jiangnan are no joke!
Sure enough, after a while, drops of sweat broke out on the foreheads of the military doctor and Ying Er who were standing aside.
Xie Xun, who was kneeling in front of the Du Mansion, was sweating heavily.
It's just that the military doctor and Ying Er were hot, but Xie Xun was sweating coldly.
Xie Xun only thought that he must have a fever.
On such a hot day, he felt a chill coming from his bones.
Sweat rushed out of the body like a disobedient person, and soon the sweat seeped out from the skin.
His wounds were not healed yet, and the salt in his sweat made the wounds all over his body ache. He only felt a buzzing in his ears. He couldn't see or hear, but his body was still kneeling persistently.
"Hey, who is this? Why are you kneeling in front of the Du Mansion on such a hot day?" An aunt carrying a basket passed by and glanced at Xie Xun in surprise.
"I heard from my son that he was Du's son-in-law. My son heard it when he was passing by today. He said he was kneeling here at noon. Why are you still kneeling now?"
The lady was startled, "Du's son-in-law, isn't that some kind of general? Du just has a daughter?"
"Then aren't all generals in their fifties? This one looks very young and quite handsome. Hey! I remembered that Du family has a daughter, and the daughter also gave birth to a girl. This is not a son-in-law. I'm afraid
Is he the grandson-in-law?"
When the woman said this, her thoughts of watching the fun suddenly disappeared, and her face showed some panic, "The grandson-in-law of the Du family...isn't that...isn't he King Huai?! How could King Huai...be here?"
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"Oh, stop looking, stop looking! This is not for us ordinary people to see, hurry up and leave!"
The two women walked together, and when passing by Xie Xun, they even avoided him a little.
Xie Xun was already unconscious, but the secret conversation between the two women still reached his ears.
"Mrs. Du is so brave. How could she let the prince kneel at the door of the mansion? What a crime!"
"In my opinion, it's definitely not Du's fault. You forgot that Mr. Du is a great benefactor in our Jiangnan. What's wrong with them? I heard that his granddaughter led troops to the border a few days ago and won consecutive victories! For us
, that something...expanding territory! Oh, I won’t say it! In short, this family is all good people!"
There was a hint of suspicion in the other woman's tone, "Then King Huai is kneeling here... He must have done something particularly sorry for Du family, otherwise, how could the majestic prince do this..."
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The sound of the woman's conversation faded away. Before losing consciousness, Xie Xun's last thought was...
Even ordinary women knew that Mrs. Du was a loyal and kind person, so how could her granddaughter be as miserable as he thought before?
How many prejudices did he bring to see Qin Rushuang...
Even two ordinary women can understand the truth, but he didn't understand it until now...
In the Du family's mansion.
Although Mr. Du personally blocked Xie Xun from the door of the mansion, thinking that Xie Xun was still kneeling outside, he chatted with Qin Rushuang for a while and he couldn't sit still.
He couldn't help calling someone over and asked, "Is that man still kneeling outside the door?"
The servant nodded: "Back to the master, he is still kneeling outside the door."
Mr. Du's brows furrowed tightly, "I'm not soft-hearted, I'm just afraid that he will die outside my mansion and be unlucky!"
After saying that, he couldn't help but look up at Qin Rushuang and asked: "Rushuang, grandpa shouldn't have been so tense with him. Will it put you in a dilemma when you return to Beijing?"
Qin Rushuang, on the other hand, remained as calm as before.
Hearing Mr. Du's words, she said to Mr. Du comfortingly, "Don't worry, grandpa, are the people around him dead? Can you really watch him die outside the Du family's house on purpose?"
"Grandpa, you don't know what Xie Xun is doing now. He is at the border..."
Qin Rushuang sneered, and then said: "He is at the border, and in order to atone for his sins and make himself feel better, he will do whatever he can to..."
Yes, from beginning to end, Qin Rushuang did not believe Xie Xun's sweet words of atonement.
Even if Xie Xun really loved her, in her opinion, what he did later was more to make up for the guilt in her heart.
It seemed that if he said a few more words of repentance and did a few more things that hurt himself, he could smooth out the harm he had caused to Qin Rushuang.
But how could Xie Xun know that some of the hurts had been with her for two lifetimes, and some of the hurts were scars that could never be erased from her heart.
It's okay if I don't mention it, but if I mention it...
It was like reopening a scabbed scar, exposing her past infatuation, past ignorance, and past ridicule in front of her bloody eyes.
When she gave birth to her child, she almost died. In the midst of the severe pain, her resentment reached its peak. She hated herself for being naive and ignorant, and also hated herself for being soft-hearted.
So now, facing everything Xie Xun did, Qin Rushuang's heart was completely unmoved.
Just when Qin Rushuang lowered her eyes and thought, another servant hurried in.
"My master is not good! Prince Huai fainted outside the mansion!
Qin Rushuang put down the tea cup and said calmly, "Grandpa, look, isn't this coming?"
