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Lady Meng, standing nearby, was dizzy from his spinning: "Why do you bother with this? If you're so concerned about court matters, just go to court, why pretend to be sick?"
Lady Meng assumed he hadn't attended court for too long, worried that those restless people might stir up trouble again.
Miao Xian halted his steps, glanced at his wife with a desire to speak but held back.
Thinking of how his wife gets worked up whenever it's about their daughter, Miao Xian ultimately did not reveal the truth.
If the lady knew their daughter didn't want to recognize them, who knows how saddened she'd be?
Now he finally understood why, after meeting Xiao Ruo, his wife was not as enthusiastic about finding their daughter, and even suggested making Xiao Ruo their goddaughter multiple times. Perhaps it's just a mother-daughter instinct.
"It's not because of court matters?" Having been married for decades, Lady Meng quickly detected the anomaly in Miao Xian.
