Chapter 363 Shen Siyi's Jade Rabbit

That day.

Shen Ningning came to Xie's house to have dinner with Xie Suzhi.

She took a nap in the afternoon, and just when she woke up, she saw Wanchun with red eyes, carrying a bunch of things passing by the door.

"Sister Wanchun?" Shen Ningning immediately called her: "What's wrong with you?"

She looked closer and was sure she was right.

Tears accumulated in Wanchun's eyes, and she looked very sad.

"Princess..." Wanchun wiped her tears with the back of her hand and choked up: "I just went to collect Wenxiu's belongings."

"Wenxiu?" Shen Ningning had never heard of it.

Wanchun said with tears in her eyes: "She is like the servants, a house servant in the mansion, and she had been serving in the big room."

"But not long ago, she was transferred by housekeeper Pang to serve Mrs. Xie II. Who would have thought that she was found dead in the pond over the second courtyard this morning."

"They said that she didn't see clearly at night, fell into the pond, hit her head on the rockery, and fainted after bleeding, and froze to death."

Shen Ningning was very surprised.

"Did no one from the Second House see her fall into the pool?"

"Because the Second Madam has been in a bad mood recently, and she deliberately locked herself in the yard to reflect on her mistakes, no one except Wenxiu was willing to go there."

After saying this, Wanchun thought about the time she had just gone there and saw a big bloody hole on Wenxiu's head.

She felt terrible when she thought about that tragic situation now, and was trembling with sadness.

"Wenxiu is a very gentle and introverted person. At first, Manager Pang wanted to transfer Wenlan to the Second Courtyard, but Wenlan was afraid of the Second Madam's temper, so Wenxiu went there for her."

"Who would have thought that she would die on this trip? Maybe it was bad luck, alas..." Wanchun wiped her tears and cried.

The relics belonging to Wenxiu in her hand fell out.

They were all some papers she used to study poetry.

Among them, there was a very small jade rabbit, only the size of a little finger, which also fell down.

Shen Ningning bent down to pick it up, looked at the rabbit, and opened her eyes wide: "What a beautiful thing."

Wanchun took a look and recognized it: "This was given to Wenxiu by the eldest lady when she was five years old, because Wenxiu was born in the Year of the Rabbit."

I think Wenxiu has always treasured Shen Siyi's things, and even put a string on it and tied a red tassel.

When Shen Ningning heard that it was given by her mother, she looked at it twice more.

Suddenly, she noticed: "Hey? There are words under this rabbit."

Wanchun also looked over curiously.

There are indeed two words engraved under the small rabbit.

But...the structure of this word is very unique, and it doesn't look like the text of Cangyun Country!

Wanchun was confused: "Princess, what is written on this?"

Shen Ningning scratched her pink face: "I don't understand it either."

She thought she had read a lot of books, how could there be words she hadn't seen before?

Wanchun suddenly remembered.

"My mother once said that the eldest lady knew how to write her own characters, but no one could recognize them. Only she understood what they meant."

"For a while, the eldest lady relied on those obscure characters to keep accounts. At first, the second lady wanted to seize the management power of the mansion, but she was not able to compete with our lady."

"I remember that the eldest lady left a book of text analysis, which she wrote herself. It was a thin book. It seemed that she gave it to the second young master."

Shen Ningning blinked her big eyes.

She clenched the jade rabbit in her little hand: "Wanchun, how do you plan to deal with Wenxiu's relics?"

Speaking of this, Wanchun couldn't help crying.

"Although Wenxiu was a family slave, after death, she could only be sent to the family slave mountain behind the ancestral tomb of the Xie Mansion, and she could not have any burial objects."

"I plan to find a clay jar to seal these things. When I die in the future, I can take them into the tomb and return them to her in the underworld."

Wanchun is a warm-hearted and straightforward person. She is so sad. It seems that she really regards Wenxiu as a good friend.

Shen Ningning blinked her big eyes and said, "How about this? I'll ask Daddy to let you bury these items with her."

"But lend me this jade rabbit for a few days. I'll find out what these two words are and then return them to you."

Wanchun quickly wiped away her tears and nodded continuously, "Okay! Princess, you are so kind, as considerate as the eldest lady. It's really a blessing for Wenxiu."

In the evening.

Shen Ningning went to Xie Mingan's yard.

Originally, Xie Mingan was going to deal with hundreds of files piled up by the county government below in the Dali Temple.

But when he heard that Shen Ningning was waiting for him, he immediately put down his pen, told his subordinates, and rode back to the house.

"Little sister!" He called before he even entered the door.

As soon as he entered the study, he saw Shen Ningning lying on his desk, holding a pen, practicing calligraphy stroke by stroke.

Xie Mingan's handsome face showed a warm smile.

He took off his cloak, patted it, and stretched out his hand to the fire beside him for a while. He walked over when he was warm.

As he got closer, he saw that Shen Ningning was holding a jade rabbit and copying the inscriptions on it.

The little girl was so focused that she didn't even notice him coming.

Xie Mingan pursed his lips and smiled.

He suddenly reached out and hugged Shen Ningning's little body from behind.

"Little sister, I said my second brother is back." He said, lifting Shen Ningning and turning her around.

"Let me go!" Shen Ningning was shaken by him, and her little head was dizzy.

She kicked her legs and struggled desperately in Xie Mingan's arms, like a fat cat that couldn't get rid of humans, her pink face puffed up.

Xie Mingan laughed out loud.

These days, he has been trying to please others, but it doesn't matter.

He was willing to please his sister.

Seeing that he would not let go, Shen Ningning turned her wrist, grabbed the brush, and drew a cross on his face with two "hey-whoosh" sounds.

Xie Mingan was startled, and the strength in his hand suddenly loosened.

Shen Ningning landed steadily, and did not forget to put her hands on her waist, with a lively look and wide eyes.

"Don't attack me from behind in the future!" The little guy warned fiercely.

At this time, she saw that Xie Mingan had a dark face, and the cross she drew on his white jade face was right in the middle of his nose.

"Puff--" Shen Ningning laughed out loud, and her little body trembled.

"You dare to laugh at me, look at what you have done!" Xie Mingan spit twice, and the ink just splashed into his mouth.

Shen Ningning was even more amused, and her waist was about to break from laughing.

Xie Mingan narrowed his eyes, suddenly stretched out his hand and ran over, intending to catch Shen Ningning.

The little girl screamed and ran around the table.

She was small and responsive.

She made Xie Mingan run around.

After a while, Xie Mingan stopped panting.

He held the corner of the table with his slender palm and raised his angry eyes: "I won't chase you anymore. You should take a break. If you run around, you will attract Dad and scold me for bullying you."

Shen Ningning proudly puffed up her belly.

"Anyway, she didn't scold me." She blinked her big eyes with a cunning look.

Xie Mingan's forehead was covered with sweat.

He picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp before asking: "Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Shen Ningning raised the jade rabbit and pointed to the two words engraved below.

"Can you read? What is written here?"

Xie Mingan took a look.

"This is my mother's handwriting. She said this kind of handwriting is called Chinese characters. What is engraved on your rabbit is..."