When the three of them arrived at the Nether Valley together, Madam Wenxiang was so happy that her eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles.
"Come in quickly. How come you have time to come and see me today?"
"Ming boy, your face is truly healed! Auntie said that once our Ming boy's face is healed, he will definitely be a world-famous handsome man. Look at these eyebrows, these eyes... So handsome!"
Seeing that the old doctor Shen's face was almost completely black, Shen Ming coughed twice hurriedly: "Ahem, Auntie, we are here to find the old gardener today. It's urgent. Can you take us to find him now?"
Mrs. Wenxiang was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted: "Oh, okay, auntie will take you there now!"
He kept talking as he walked.
"He's finally been cooperating with the treatment these past few days, and he's clearly feeling much better. Although his voice isn't fully healed, he can already speak a few simple words..."
"It's just his face that won't be touched! If he's willing to have it treated, I guarantee he'll recover just as well as before!" Madam Wenxiang sighed, "But he just won't..."
Mrs. Wenxiang is usually a talkative person. It was rare for her to see a few young people coming, so she couldn't stop talking. She didn't even notice that no one was talking except her.
When they arrived at the backyard gate, Mrs. Wenxiang stopped talking and pointed at the white-haired figure in the yard: "Look, isn't that the old gardener? He's feeling better now and is tending to the flowers and plants again."
Shen Nanxing looked at the white-haired old man holding a pot of green plants, his eyes suddenly warmed up, and he couldn't help but shouting, "Dad!"
The white-haired old man was obviously stunned, and after a long while, he slowly turned around. When he saw the person coming, he looked flustered, hurriedly put down the green plant, and waved his hands repeatedly, shaking his snow-white head like a rattle.
"no no......"
Shen Nanxing couldn't bear it any longer, rushed over and hugged the old man, crying and shouting again: "Dad!"
The old gardener held his hands in the air with both hands outstretched, panicking and helpless, but he let Shen Nanxing hold him, and screamed in his throat in anxiety.
Fu Jiuli walked forward, held Shen Nanxing's shoulders, and whispered softly in her ear, "Don't be anxious, Madam. Take your time. Let him go first, don't scare him."
Shen Nanxing then let go of the old gardener's hand that she was hugging tightly, but when she saw his ferocious and panicked look, she couldn't stop crying again and couldn't even utter a word.
Fu Jiuli held his wife in his arms and coaxed her gently, taking the time to glance at Shen Ming.
I mean, you come.
Shen Ming didn't want to listen to him, but at this moment he had no choice but to let him go. If it weren't for his sister and father, he wouldn't bother to pay attention to Fu Jiuli.
He came up to the old gardener and said with a smile, "Old man, my sister and I have something to say to you in private. Can we go inside?"
The white-haired old man was stunned for a moment, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and then he looked at Shen Nanxing who was crying inconsolably, and finally nodded.
Shen Ming helped the old gardener into the house.
Fu Jiuli walked Shen Nanxing to the door and said softly, "Go in. Don't be anxious. Talk slowly. I'll wait for you outside."
Shen Nanxing glanced at him, nodded slightly, and followed him in.
Inside the house, Shen Ming helped the old gardener sit on a chair, then turned around and placed his sister on the chair opposite the old gardener.
Then he returned to the door, nodded to the old doctor couple and Fu Jiuli outside, and closed the door.
Thus, only the old gardener and the siblings Shen Ming and Shen Nanxing were left in the house.
After Shen Nanxing exchanged glances with his brother, Shen Ming looked at the old gardener and spoke first, "Old man, let me tell you a story."
The old gardener was startled, and made a sound in his throat, then fell silent. However, his eyes were fixed on the brother and sister, never moving away for a moment.
Shen Ming spoke slowly in a low voice:
"Once upon a time there were a brother and sister. They were born into a distinguished family, living a life of luxury and prosperity. Everything was fine, except that their father didn't love them, nor did their mother..."
"They have always been obedient and well-behaved, studying and practicing martial arts very hard, thinking that as long as they perform well enough, they will be able to gain their father's love."
"But they didn't expect that no matter how hard they tried, their father remained indifferent to them. Their mother even became increasingly thinner and more irritable due to not receiving their father's love, and gradually she also disliked them..."
"It was not until their father brought home a woman and two children that the siblings understood why their father had always disliked them."
"From then on, the brother and sister could only watch their father enjoying family happiness in his other home every day, while they could only hide aside and watch secretly and cry secretly..."
"Later, my father's small family could no longer accommodate the brother and sister, so he planned to kill them..."
"Luckily, the brother and sister were lucky enough to survive. However, they were forced to disguise themselves as men and fight on the battlefield for many years. One of them suffered amnesia and was disfigured. It was only ten years later that she regained her memory and was able to return home..."
"And the siblings' mother, after all these years of depression and torture, is now emaciated and has long lost herself..."
Shen Ming spoke slowly, and suddenly laughed: "Fortunately and unfortunately, the brother and sister discovered that the father they had called for many years was not their biological father..."
At this point, he paused, tears glistening in his eyes. He looked at the old gardener intently: "Old man, tell me...if he were their biological father, would he still treat them like this?"
The old gardener had already burst into tears. At this moment, he covered his face with his sleeves, his shoulders kept shaking, and a hoarse sob came from his throat.
Shen Nanxing looked at the old gardener with red eyes and choked up: "The brother and sister never enjoyed the warmth brought by their biological father for a single day. Their greatest wish for the rest of their lives is to find their biological father..."
"Their father's name is Shen Yuan. He is the beloved son of Lord Shen of Nanyang Marquisate. He is the life of the Marquisate's mistress, Xu Luan, and the faith and obsession of the siblings..."
"Old man, you're saying... that the brother and sister's biological father no longer wants them, so he hasn't shown up in all these years?"
The old gardener's snow-white head kept shaking, his wrinkled face was stained with turbid tears, and a hoarse gurgling sound came from his throat, and he looked very excited.
Shen Ming stared at him with red eyes and said, "You mean, their father won't abandon them, right?"
The old gardener nodded heavily, tears welling up in his eyes again.
Shen Nanxing couldn't bear it any longer. She rushed over and hugged the old gardener, crying out loudly: "Dad...Are you my dad?"
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