After rebirth, I remarried the domineering 9000-year-old

Shen Nanxing rode his horse to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

She dismounted swiftly, tied the horse, and was about to knock on the door when her hand paused.

After her rebirth, she had thought that she had enough time before going to war, so she could slowly persuade her mother to reconcile with her maternal grandparents and to divorce her scumbag father...

None of this happens overnight.

After all, my mother has lost contact with my maternal grandparents for such a long time, and the grudge in her heart may be difficult to dispel for the time being. Moreover, my mother still loves my scumbag father deeply. Even though she knows that my brother may have been harmed by my scumbag father, she still refuses to face the reality.

But it's too late now.

The battle with Donglai was inexplicably brought forward by half a year. Although she knew who the traitor was in her previous life, it was inevitable that there would be no changes in this life. She was even unsure whether she could come back alive this time...

Fortunately, her maternal grandparents didn't hold it against her mother. Otherwise, when she married Xie Tingyu, her maternal grandparents wouldn't have secretly given her so much dowry, and her uncle wouldn't have gotten so angry with her grandfather because of her...

A hint of warmth filled Shen Nanxing's eyes.

I heard that my uncle is on vacation at home today. I wonder if he will be happy to see her?

Thinking of this, she no longer hesitated, pulled the copper ring and knocked on the door.

She thought she would have to wait a while, but unexpectedly, the door was opened from the inside almost as soon as she knocked on it.

It was a young servant whom she did not know.

As soon as he saw her, his eyes were filled with obvious surprise: "Miss, you are here?"

"Do you know me?" Shen Nanxing pointed at himself in confusion.

Except for the time when she was abducted to meet her grandfather as a child, she had never been to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

How could this boy recognize me?

"Of course!" the servant beamed.

"Not only the servants, but also the gatekeepers at the East Gate, Corner Gate and Small Gate all know the young lady!"

"Why?"

The servant smiled and said, "The Duke has hired a painter to paint your portrait. He has asked each of us, the gatekeepers, to remember it by heart. As soon as we see you coming, we must take you in immediately. We must not slack off..."

"This portrait is replaced every year. I have many of them stored here!"

Shen Nanxing was stunned, and moisture instantly filled his eyes.

She frowned fiercely, suppressed the dampness, and asked with a smile, "Can you show me those portraits?"

The servant nodded and said, "Of course, please follow me, young lady."

Shen Nanxing followed the servant into a small room nearby and saw the servant take out a dozen bundles of portraits from a large box.

She took it with trembling hands.

Some of the portraits are made of yellowed paper, some are half-worn, and some are still very new.

She opened them one by one.

The first few pictures all show little girls in red skirts, holding red candied haws in their hands and grinning.

Behind them was a handsome young man holding a spear, and a heroic young man in armor...

The latest one shows her wearing a princess's palace dress and smiling.

Shen Nanxing couldn't hold back any longer and tears welled up in her eyes.

She covered her mouth tightly with her hands, and through her tearful eyes she saw three more scrolls of portraits rolled up together in the box, placed separately.

"what is that?"

The servant scratched his head and said, "Well, I don't know either. It was already there when I came to the Duke's Mansion to work as a doorman."

"I was afraid of damaging it, so I never looked at it without permission..."

"Miss, do you want to see it?"

Shen Nanxing nodded, and her tears flowed even harder.

The servant was in a panic: "Don't cry, young lady, I will get it for you."

Shen Nanxing held the scrolls of portraits like treasures, untied the ropes with trembling hands, and opened them.

In the portrait, the young man in white brocade clothes was pursing his lips and smiling at her.

She looks exactly like the girl in the red dress.

But you can tell the difference at a glance, that's my brother.

Just because one of the brother and sister likes to make trouble and the other likes to laugh.

Although they were born of the same mother, she was much more noisy and always got into trouble. Her brother always protected her and took a lot of blame for her over the years.

Every time he helped her take the blame, he would deliberately put on a stern face and tap her forehead: "If you do this again next time, I won't help you!"

"Will you dare to do it again next time?"

The little girl would pull his hand down from her forehead and hold it in her arms, looking at him with a smile.

"How dare you..."

Shen Nanxing hugged the portrait tightly in her arms, tears falling like beads from a broken string.

The servant was so anxious that he was at a loss, sweat pouring down his forehead.

Suddenly he slapped his head and said, "Look at my brain!"

Then he said to Shen Nanxing anxiously, "Miss, please follow me to see the Duke!"

The Duke has instructed that if the young lady comes, she must be brought in to see him immediately.

But he wasted so much time talking to the young lady.

What would happen if the Duke found out?

Shen Nanxing wiped away her tears, hugged all the portraits in her arms, and walked out.

"it is good."

The servant was confused: "Miss, these paintings..."

So, you don't plan to return it to him?

Shen Nanxing turned around and smiled at him: "Thank you."

The woman smiled with such beauty that she dazzled his eyes.

But...it looks good.

The paintings had been in the concierge's office longer than he had been.

He didn't know if he could give it to her...