Listening to their familiar voices, Xie Yichuan tried to open his eyes wider to see their faces clearly, but as he stepped closer to the family of three, Xie Yichuan's head began to throb violently.
Leng Jinyu, standing beside Xie Yichuan, saw him squint his eyes and shake his head while holding his head, his face filled with pain, and her expression changed drastically.
"Young Master Xie, what's wrong? Are you having a headache?" Leng Jinyu asked with concern in her voice.
But Xie Yichuan waved his hand at Leng Jinyu and re-composed himself.
"General Leng, I'm fine. My headache just acted up again."
Xie Yichuan's lips, pale on his exquisitely handsome face, curved into a gentle smile towards Leng Jinyu.
"Then shall I send someone to find a doctor to examine you at the manor?"
After hearing Xie Yichuan's words, Leng Jinyu continued to look at him with a frown.
"Thank you, General Leng. This is a condition I've had since I was young, and it's difficult to cure. It will pass on its own after it acts up," Xie Yichuan said with another smile.
Seeing that he had said so, Leng Jinyu could not persuade him further.
Thus, silence fell between them again.
Xie Yichuan continued to stare at the swing on the grass for a long time.
Leng Jinyu looked at every blade of grass, every tree, and every object in the Mingyue Courtyard, and couldn't help but recall the scene when he and Xia Wan'er designed, built, and decorated this Mingyue Courtyard. Back then, when his wife Wan'er had just been diagnosed with pregnancy by Nanny Hua, he had longed for his wife to give birth to a little daughter. Then, he stayed up all night to draw the design for Mingyue Courtyard, designing a courtyard that a little girl would like for his unborn daughter, and had the bricklayers build the courtyard according to his drawings.
Months later, Mingyue Courtyard was completed as he, Leng Jinyu, had wished. Afterwards, he worried about the furnishings and landscaping within Mingyue Courtyard.
Later, the various landscape designs within Mingyue Courtyard were all designed and improved with Wan'er's guidance. Wan'er had extremely unique taste, and as a result, after the entire courtyard was built, it was not only beautiful but also very distinctive.
Just as Leng Jinyu was lost in his memories, Xie Yichuan beside him suddenly broke the silence.
"General Leng, this swing was built by you and your son for your unborn daughter, wasn't it?"
Xie Yichuan's words were astonishing.
Upon hearing this, a light flashed in Leng Jinyu's deep and astute eyes.
"Young Master Xie, how did you know that this swing was built by my son and me?" Leng Jinyu asked, full of curiosity.
At this moment, Xie Yichuan belatedly realized that his words might have been too abrupt.
"Because everyone in the capital knows that General Leng dotes on his daughter, so I just asked casually, and I didn't expect to have guessed correctly." Xie Yichuan's gaze flickered as he gave a vague answer.
However, Leng Jinyu listened to Xie Yichuan's words with doubt. When he and Rui'er built this swing together, very few people knew about it back then. How could an outsider know so clearly? Could it be that he really was...?
With this thought, Leng Jinyu's face was once again filled with a smile.
"Young Master Xie, why don't I take you to see the courtyard where my son used to live?" Leng Jinyu suggested.
Xie Yichuan nodded slightly after hearing this.
"Alright, then I'll trouble you, General Leng."
Afterward, Leng Jinyu took Xie Yichuan to the courtyard where the eldest son of General Leng's manor had lived.
In fact, this courtyard had been abandoned since Leng Jinyu's son disappeared. Over the years, the roof tiles had collapsed, it was dilapidated, and the yard was overgrown with weeds. Insects, snakes, birds, and the like had also made their nests here.
The neat and tidy scene that Xie Yichuan saw in the courtyard now was arranged by Leng Jinyu after he returned from the border. He had people tidy up the courtyard and renovated the entire house, resulting in the current appearance.
Although Leng Jinyu had instructed Steward Qi to take good care of this courtyard, after he left the capital, Steward Qi became very busy. Not only did he have to manage several manors under General Leng's manor and raise military provisions for Leng Jinyu, but he also had to constantly monitor the movements of General Leng's manor and protect Leng Ruoli.
"Young Master Xie, this is the courtyard where my son used to live," Leng Jinyu specially introduced.
Xie Yichuan nodded upon hearing this and remained silent.
He walked around the courtyard and found that the main room was filled with many wooden carved toys and short swords.
Looking at everything in front of him, Xie Yichuan's head began to ache inexplicably. Snippets of fragmented images flashed through his mind.
The images were all scenes of the couple and the little boy living together, a happy family of three laughing and enjoying themselves. However, the scene then shifted to the little boy being injured by a woman with a stone and thrown into a deep pool. As the icy pool water gradually submerged him, the unconscious boy instantly woke up from the cold, gasping for air as he inhaled the cold water, unable to breathe. The little body was filled with despair...
He struggled endlessly in the water...
At this moment, Leng Jinyu saw Xie Yichuan holding his head and shaking it continuously, his expression becoming increasingly painful.
Before he could ask Xie Yichuan what was wrong, Xie Yichuan fainted. If it weren't for Leng Jinyu and Mo Yi, Xie Yichuan's guard, catching him quickly, Xie Yichuan would have fallen to the ground on the spot.
"Steward Qi, quickly, quickly go and find a doctor!" Leng Jinyu anxiously ordered, looking at the pale Xie Yichuan.
"Yes, General, this servant will go now."
Steward Qi hurried out the door upon receiving the order.
However, after Steward Qi had only taken a few steps, he was called back by Leng Jinyu.
"Steward Qi, come back. You don't need to go out to find another doctor. I'll take him directly to the Cold King's Manor and let Li'er have a look."
Leng Jinyu suddenly thought that his daughter's medical skills were far superior to outside doctors. If he sent Steward Qi to find a doctor, it would be an unnecessary trip and might delay Young Master Xie's condition. It would be better to take him directly to the Cold King's Manor to be treated by his daughter.
Therefore, Leng Jinyu said to Mo Yi, "Young man, quickly help carry your young master to the main entrance outside, and immediately drive the carriage to the Cold King's Manor."
Mo Yi had already been scared into a daze by Xie Yichuan's collapse. This was the first time he had seen his young master so vulnerable, and he didn't know what to do. He could only follow the arrangements made by the older Leng Jinyu.
"Yes, General Leng, Mo Yi will do as you say," Mo Yi said urgently to Leng Jinyu.
Immediately after, Leng Jinyu, accompanied by his guard Xiao Cheng, rushed to the entrance of the Cold King's Manor with Xie Yichuan and his servant.
The guards at the entrance of the Cold King's Manor recognized Leng Jinyu as he alighted from the carriage and immediately spoke to him without hesitation. A servant hurried to inform the Cold King and his consort.
A moment later, Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan hurried to Leng Jinyu and Xie Yichuan.