The cannon fodder stepmother dressed as the villain Zai Zai

"Come here, ask the guards and maids outside the door to withdraw. Mrs. Xu's house arrest will be lifted today. Are you all clear?"

When the guard beside him heard this, he quickly replied:
"It's Mr. Hou, I understand."

The reason why Sheng Lixuan lifted Xu Yaqin's imprisonment so happily was to make it easier for her to take care of the young master.

As for the second thing...

He has concluded in his heart that Xu Yaqin is definitely not the real culprit who damaged Leng Qingqiu's portrait.

If she was really jealous of the late Madam and damaged the portrait, how could she go to such trouble and ask Taoist Wu to repaint the portrait? This would not bring any benefit to her.

Sheng Lixuan still saw this issue clearly. As soon as he finished speaking, he turned to look at Xu Yaqin.

With eyes full of expectation, he said solemnly:

"Then Mrs. Xu, I will leave it to you to greet the young master."

Xu Yaqin nodded: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis."

When Sheng Lixuan left, he took a look at the redrawn portrait of the late Madam that Sheng Ze was holding in his hand. His expression changed slightly, he sighed, and left.

The young master was left crying alone here, with tears flowing out uncontrollably.

Xu Yaqin knew that the young master must be very sad, so he didn't say much.

I just stayed with the young master and waited for him to cry.

After I got tired of crying and calmed down for a while, I started to teach patiently.

Shengze was in a daze looking at the newly painted portrait of his mother.

He was in a daze, no one knew what this little guy was thinking.

Xu Yaqin knew that he must be thinking about how the woman in this painting was so similar to his mother, but yet different.

The little guy was still confused and couldn't make up his mind for a moment.

Only then did Xu Yaqin speak out, insinuating:
"Well, young master, do you know that Wu Daoren is a famous painter in Yandu City, and the portrait of the late Madam was painted by him."

"Although this painting is different from the previous paintings, I believe that the young master can definitely see his mother's shadow, right?"

Although Shengze didn't want to talk to her.

He is sulking now and doesn't want to talk to anyone.

But when it comes to the topic of his biological mother, the young master is still slightly indulgent.

Seeing that the young master did not reject him and felt disgusted, Xu Yaqin continued the conversation.

"I know that the young master now wants to find out who damaged his mother's portrait, but this new portrait needs to be kept well."

"I think this portrait should be hung in Shengze's room so that you can see it every day. Do you think this is a good idea?"

When Sheng Ze heard this, he raised his eyes that were already red from crying, turned his head to look at Xu Yaqin, and subconsciously confirmed, asking:

"Really, really?"

"Daddy...can daddy agree?"

Xu Yaqin was really not sure whether Sheng Lixuan would agree to this, but after thinking about it, Xu Yaqin no longer cared about it.It's already good to be able to stabilize this little guy's mood temporarily.

She patiently explained to the young master:

"Of course, Shengze should still remember that when the Marquis returned home, he promised you that he would satisfy any request you made. You can definitely make this request to the Marquis, and he will definitely agree."

Hearing this, the young master's eyes instantly lit up, and he wiped the tears on his face.

He nodded with satisfaction and kept saying:

"Well, yes, I agree! I agree." Seeing that his mood gradually improved, Xu Yaqin happily communicated with the little kid.

"Then Shengze can guarantee that this portrait will be protected from damage. Can this be achieved?"

"Yes, of course."

This kid was afraid that Xu Yaqin wouldn't believe it, so he even started to fight in front of her, using a set of basic moves that Lu Jingming taught him on the martial arts training ground.

The little guy was beating like a tiger and the wind was blowing at his feet. He showed a confident expression and turned to Qingzhu and said:

"Look, Yaya, I'm awesome, I'm awesome."

Well, I didn't expect that asking Lu Jingming to teach the young master was a very correct decision.

After just a few days of seeing each other, this little guy's level has improved by leaps and bounds, and it's completely different from the previous tricks.

Seeing how much progress he had made, Xu Yaqin nodded with satisfaction. Suitably satisfying the little guy's vanity, she clapped her hands and shouted:
"Well, it's amazing. Shengze is the best."

Hearing Xu Yaqin praise herself so much, the pride on the young master's face became even stronger.He ran to Xu Yaqin and said coquettishly:

"Reward, reward."

Xu Yaqin was still wondering why this little kid started to perform martial arts acrobatics while talking, so he was hiding here.

But giving children appropriate rewards can promote better progress, which Xu Yaqin knows very well.She pondered for a while and then suddenly said::

"Okay, then let me reward you with another story, okay?"

The young master was originally not interested in listening to stories, but the stories Xu Yaqin told were different from the common stories in the Daning Dynasty.

It was very attractive, and the little guy was addicted to it.

As soon as he heard a new story being told, he opened his mouth with joy and kept saying cheerfully:
"Listen to the story, listen to the story."

What story to tell?

Xu Yaqin didn't know what she had said or what she hadn't thought about.

She searched in her mind for a while, then suddenly had an idea and said:
"Speaking of the general trend of the world, if we divide and unite for a long time, we will divide, and if we divide and unite for a long time, we will unite."

Well, Xu Yaqin has just told this little guy the complete version of Journey to the West. After listening to the mythical story, he should also feel the power of historical novels.

Xu Yaqin still remembers the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which was made into a TV series and became countless classics. Many boys like to read it, and this world should be no exception.

The result was exactly as Xu Yaqin thought. This little guy was fascinated by what he heard. That's called seriousness.

Xu Yaqin relied on her own vague impression to describe it with added detail:
"It is said that at the end of the Han Dynasty, the government and the public were in chaos. The emperor was young, the ten permanent servants were in charge of the government, and the general He Jin was also a butcher..."

The entrance to the Qingdu Marquis Mansion.

After Sheng Yue and Wu Daozi said goodbye, they were about to turn around and go in when they were suddenly attracted by a group of people coming from outside. They stopped and turned around to look.

His face suddenly rose.

Those who came were actually people from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple?
But after Sheng Yue thought about it, it was also...such a murder occurred in the Qingdu Marquis Mansion, and the Criminal Department should know about it and come to investigate.

His attitude became respectful, and he waited here for the people from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to stop their horses.

The Minister of Punishment walked out of the sedan chair.

He was wearing an official robe and looked old-fashioned. He had obviously been in the officialdom of the Daning Dynasty for many years.Everything he does with others is official.

He belongs to the type that is very unpleasant at first glance.

(End of this chapter)