Jinghong Tower

Chapter 300 Zhou Ying
On this day, Zuo Xiaoai came to see He Ran, bringing a large food box with several of Jinghonglou's specialty dishes and a jar of wine.

As soon as the wine entered her mouth, He Ran narrowed her eyes. She had drank this wine before.

That time was also in Zhending Mansion. She walked deep into the alley following the scent of wine. Someone called her loudly from behind. When she turned around, she saw the black girl and the white dog.

This is what I drank that day.

The wine is still the same wine, but the black girl has become Zhou Cangyue.

He Ran asked: "New wine has entered Jinghong Tower?"

Zuo Xiaoai smiled: "Did you drink it? How about it? Is the wine okay?"

He Ran smiled and said: "How can it be possible? This wine is quite good. Judging from your tone, could it be that the person who made the wine is an acquaintance?"

Zuo Xiaoai: "You are a noble person and forget things a lot, but do you still remember Zhou Ying?"

He Ran thought about it and was not sure: "Is it Zhou Chi's concubine?"

Zuo Xiaoai: "That's her! She later changed her name and even her surname. No one has mentioned the name Zhou Ying for decades."

Zhou Ying is Zhou Chi's half-sister. She is a posthumous daughter. It is said that her biological mother is a maid beside Mrs. Di. She was born after Zhou Chi was taken away by He Jinghong, until Zhou Chi returned After Zhou Jiabao killed Zhou Tong, he learned about the existence of this sister from a clan relative.

His biological mother died after Zhou Ying was born. It was said that it was a dystocia, and even the family member could not remember what this woman looked like.

When Zhou Chi returned to Zhoujiapu, Zhou Ying had already been lost. He was only four years old when he lost it. Mrs. Di insisted that Zhou Ying was stolen by the mother-in-law of the family.

Mrs. Di said that she was in an embarrassing situation and could not order her servants. In short, Zhou Ying just lost it and never looked for it.

Later, when Zhou Chi raised his army and the sun was at its peak, he sent out news to find his sister Zhou Ying.

There were more than 20 people claiming to be Zhou Ying, or the husband said his wife was Zhou Ying.

And there is a woman among them who is the most similar to Zhou Ying.

Because Zhou Chi did not tell Zhou Ying's age in detail when he was looking for Zhou Ying, so most of those who came to Zhou Ying were fake at first sight.

And this Zhou Ying is the most suitable for his age.

She could even tell that she left home when she was four years old. There were tooth-like scars on her hands, which she said were bitten by a dog that belonged to her brother.

Zhou Wen did have a very big dog, but it was impossible to know whether the dog had bitten Zhou Ying. After all, Zhou Ying was just a concubine, but Zhou Wen was Mrs. Di's darling.

Therefore, Zhou Ying was sent to Madam Di. Madam Di asked several female relatives who had met Zhou Ying to identify her. In the end, these people, including Madam Di, determined that this woman was not the real Zhou Ying.

Mrs. Di was furious and ordered people to beat the woman to death with sticks.

This incident alarmed He Jinghong, who sent Zuo Xiaoai to rescue the woman who had been beaten to death.

Mrs. Di was very angry about this, but she did not dare to confront He Jinghong, so she could only complain everywhere, saying that He Jinghong was disrespectful to her.

He Jinghong didn't want to get involved in Zhou Chi's family affairs, so he handed the woman over to Zhou Chi.

Under Zhou Chi's careful questioning, the woman told more things.

She only had sporadic memories before she was four years old. She remembered that her name was Ying Jieer, that she was bitten by her brother's dog, and that her mother always beat and scolded her. She was very afraid of this person.

But when she really remembered, she had been sold into a flower house as a maid. When she was eight years old, a customer took a fancy to her talent in piano art and wanted to buy her, but the madam refused. Afterwards, she heard the madam say to her man: "This girl can't be sold casually. Who knows?" The people from Zhoujiabao will come looking for them one day, so it’s safest to keep them under your nose.”

She has always been in the flower house, and she has become a housekeeper since she was a maid. She plays the piano well and has gained a little fame.

It wasn't until she occasionally heard guests talking about Zhou Chi's search for her sister that she had the courage to come over.

The reason why she took the risk to recognize her relatives was because she was fifteen years old at that time, and the madam put her name on the flower card. She would no longer be a widower immediately. Her first time, the one with the highest price would get it.

This woman's words involve too much, and there are many doubts.

According to what she said, she was obviously sold to a brothel by the people of Zhoujiabao. This was different from what Mrs. Di said. Someone was lying, either this woman or Mrs. Di.

Zhou Ying is just a concubine born of a lowly maid. A wealthy family like the Zhou family does not reject concubines. They will neither fight for family property nor steal the limelight from their legitimate daughters. When necessary, they can also be used for marriage. , of course, a concubine can also be given as a gift to someone in a high position, or as a reward to make subordinates die.

Therefore, no matter how you look at it, there is no need for Mrs. Di to deal with a little concubine who is only four years old and has no biological mother.

Regardless of whether this woman is really Zhou Ying, her previous experience in Hualou and her words mean that she cannot stay with Zhou Chi.

If she stayed, she would die sooner or later.

He Jinghong can save her once, but he can't save her for a lifetime.

She grew up in a flower house and has a mature personality. She knows what she wants to fight for herself.

So she took the initiative to propose to Zhou Chi that she would not recognize her ancestors and return to the clan, nor would she restore her identity.

Zhou Chi gave her a considerable sum of money and sent ten guards to send her away one morning.

He Jinghong only knew that the woman was gone, but where she went was unknown.

After this time, Zhou Chi never mentioned looking for Zhou Ying again.

Until Mrs. Di passed away and Zhou Chi ascended the throne as emperor, this woman and the real Zhou Ying did not appear.

And He Ran had only met her once. It had been so long ago that he had forgotten her appearance, and he only vaguely remembered her name.

He Ran recalled the past, looked at Zuo Xiaoai meaningfully, and asked, "Are you talking about that woman back then? How did you find her?"

No wonder there were both food and wine today. Zuo Xiaoai turned out to be in trouble.

Zuo Xiaoai said: "A little while ago, a tavern was transferred, and Baiyun took away all the big wine tanks in the tavern. As you know, these old big wine tanks are good things.

What he took back, in addition to the wine jar, were several jars of wine.

I tasted it and thought the wine was good. After asking, I found out that this tavern had been open for almost twenty years and was somewhat famous in Zhending Mansion. It’s just that I, an old woman, don’t usually go to those places, so I didn’t know. "

He Ran looked at the set of emeralds on Zuo Xiaoai's body. Well, your appearance is indeed not suitable for going to such a tavern. Don't scare people.

Zuo Xiaoai continued: "I just became interested all of a sudden. I heard that all the taverns have not been transferred out yet, so I wanted to go and have a look."

He Ran: "You want to buy someone else's brewing recipe?"

Zuo Xiaoai smiled like a big chrysanthemum: "The boss is the boss, you know what I want to do as soon as I say it? I don't just want to buy a house."