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Chapter 34
"Did she really say that? The princess of the county let her enter the palace?" Chang Luoyun looked at Wu Ma with a smile.

"Yes, Miss," Wu Ma was a little worried, "If she really enters the palace and wins the favor of the Queen Mother, and proposes marriage to Marquis Changping, then what will you do?"

What does Chang Luoyao have to do with her marrying into the Marquis of Changping?
Seeing her nonchalant indifference, Wu Ma gritted her teeth and made up her mind, "Back then, the Grand Master saved old Chang Pinghou and his wife by coincidence. His wife was pregnant at that time, and old Chang Pinghou Later, I promised my lord that if my wife gave birth to a son, I would let Chang Ping Hou marry the daughter of the Chang family's prostitute. Sure enough, the old Chang Ping Hou gave birth to a son, who is now Chang Ping Hou."

Chang Luoyun was thoughtful, "So, the old Chang Ping Hou is about the same age as his grandfather, so isn't the current Chang Ping Hou as old as his father?"

Mama Wu laughed, "Miss misunderstood, the old Chang Pinghou was only a middle-aged man back then, probably not much older than the second master, and now Chang Pinghou is only a weak crown."

"No wonder," Chang Luoyun felt that the haze that had plagued her heart for many years suddenly opened up. In the past, no one had ever told her about this.

Could it be that the grandmother's poisoning had something to do with it?
If that's the case, then it's not - it's also for this reason that A Niang was framed.

She frowned, "Then if it's a prostitute, why not Sister Luohong?"

"Miss Luohong had already made a kiss at that time, after all, Miss Luoxia is the second daughter, she is a head shorter."

"Then after all the calculations, I'm the only one who is the most suitable?"

At first, Mrs. Han was also unwilling, fearing that the girl would go away from her parents and go to the Marquis of Changping to be angry.Then one year, Mrs. Changping Hou took her eldest son to Qingzhou. Mrs. Han went to meet her and agreed.

Wu Ma sighed, "If the fifth girl enters the palace this time, if the Empress Dowager decides to marry her out of joy, wouldn't it be cheaper for Mrs. Pei."

Chang Luoyun's chest was like a thunderbolt. It's not that she has never doubted Pei for so many years, but if she poisoned her mother-in-law and framed her first wife just to make her right, with Pei's always cautious temperament, I'm afraid it wouldn't be enough.

But if he can marry his daughter to the Hou's Mansion and become Mrs. Hou, his son will have a future by occupying the Hou's Mansion, and he can enjoy the glory and wealth because of a pair of children, then it is worth fighting with his own wealth and life.

Since ancient times, rights have been fascinating. Driven by rights and interests, there is nothing that cannot be done.

Chang Luoyun's eyes seemed to be frozen, "I finally figured out why she wanted to kill Grandma and Auntie. It's a ruthless plan to kill two birds with one stone."

Wu Ma's face paled instantly, "."

"Think about it, if A Niang is found to have poisoned her grandmother, would the Chang family still recognize her as a first wife?"

"Of course not." Wu Ma's ending trembled slightly.

"Then if A Niang is ruined, will the Chang family still recognize me as a prostitute?"

"Of course not." Wu Ma's eyes lit up, she stared blankly at Chang Luoyun, "Could it be."

"It's just that she didn't expect that my aunt would rather die than suffer the humiliation of being wronged, so no one dared to deny me as a legitimate daughter, and what she didn't expect was that I was actually picked up because of the embroidery competition. "

Chang Luoyun had a half-smile but not a smile, "What a person does must be beneficial to him. After A Niang died, she soon got upright, and she was the one who got the most benefits. She took this risk, but now that she thinks about it carefully, she has played a long-term game of chess, and what she wants is the identity of Madam Hou."

"The old slave once doubted it too, but seeing her appearance, she doesn't seem to be the same. Now that the girl talks about it, who else can there be besides her?" Wu Ma said angrily, "Back then she had a big belly, but the old lady refused to let her go." She came in, if Mrs. Han hadn't kindly let her in, how could she be where she is today.

Girl, you must not let her succeed, otherwise, what is the reason in this world. "

"Now that I've figured out what happened to me, I won't let her succeed. I want her to live in regret for the rest of her life." Chang Luoyun walked up to the embroidered tent and pulled the cover off, "Mama Wu, you See if I care about Madam Hou's position."

Wu Ma glanced at it and was instantly shocked.

A picture of peach blossoms that was about to be embroidered was in full bloom, and Wu Ma stared at it for a long time, with tears in her eyes.

"Girl, you actually learned Kesi." Her voice was choked up. At that time, Mrs. Han happened to be studying Kesi, and she passed away before she had achieved great success.Since then, Kesi embroidery has also lost its heirs. What an eye-opener, the fourth girl has learned Kesi, and it is so exquisite.

"Mother Wu, do you think that with this skill, I still need Madam Hou's position?" Chang Luoyun's curved lips contained a hint of sarcasm.

The State of Qi puts a lot of emphasis on embroidery. That is because Xia State, a neighboring country, loves luxury and purchases countless embroidery products in Qi State every year. Kesi embroidery was practiced in Qi State more than ten years ago. Later, after the death of the founder of Kesi, Zhu Niangzi, No one in Qi State knows Kesi anymore, and the skill of Kesi has also been lost.

The several pieces of silk embroidery left by Mrs. Zhu are said to be invaluable. Now there is only one piece left in Qi State, and the remaining few pieces have been collected by Xia Guotian's family.

According to the temperament of the fourth girl, she can live a prosperous life with her own skills, without being restrained by others, and she is free, so she naturally doesn't want to be Mrs. Hou.

"Girl—" Wu Ma wanted to say something, but she was so excited that she couldn't say it.

"When I was in Zhuangzi, the Chang family didn't give me and Biyan any silver on a monthly basis. At that time, I asked Biyan to sell the embroidery. A piece of ordinary embroidery was enough for me and Biyan. Eat and drink for two years, and a piece of Kesi is enough to buy a better Zhuangzi."

"After a few years, I also bought a few farms, so I don't have to worry about food and clothing, and I still have some savings in my hand." Chang Luoyun confessed to Wu Ma, "When the things here are over, you will come with me. In the past, I will give you a pension."

Wu Ma was startled again. She was a widow when she was young, she had no children, and she had no hope for the rest of her life. She only thought that if that day came, it would be a pleasure to find a short-term vision. Now, Fourth Miss actually promised to give her a pension. , She suddenly felt hot and her eyes became moist.

"Young lady takes such good care of the old slave, the old slave is very grateful, but if Mrs. Han does not avenge her, the old slave will not dare to slack off for a day." Wu Ma's tone was firm.

"Mother Wu, the most urgent thing is to find Huan'er," Chang Luoyun said, "I have also explained to Zhang's mother who guards the east courtyard, and asked her to inquire and come back to me as soon as she has any news."

"Actually, I have been secretly investigating the events of those years," Wu Ma said. "Huan'er's disappearance is a bit strange. If she didn't know the truth and was afraid of running away, she would have been silenced. But no matter what, she must have Know the truth."

"I have an intuition that Huan'er must still be alive, but as you said, she has been afraid to tell the truth for some reason."

However, finding Huan'er is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Mama Wu has spent several years but still can't find it. It's not easy!

"Then it's better to start with Qian Hong," Chang Luoyun said, "She probably knows what kind of poison is in her grandmother. There are only a few medicine shops in Qingzhou. If you know what kind of poison is in grandma, go to each medicine shop and ask."

Rather than looking for a needle in a haystack to find a person who has never heard of it, it is better to try your luck. Maybe the shopkeeper of the pharmacy still remembers the person who bought the medicine back then!
(End of this chapter)