Concubine's three acres of pastoral garden

Chapter 164
Seeing that she was a little angry, Lian Zhao knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and said, "Yes, yes, it was all done by her. I said something wrong, sister-in-law, don't mind."

Mrs. Zhu was not in a hurry to enter the house, and asked: "You said that old woman looks like her? What is she doing at Tianxiang Rice Shop? I heard that she has eaten her last meal and has not finished her next meal. Is it possible that she still has money?" Did you buy rice?"

Lian Zhao said: "I said it's strange here. Not only is she not poor now, but she also wears gold and silver. I heard that Chen Xianglai still calls her a mother, and the expressions of the two seem to be mother and daughter... Tell me, she How did you get your daughter out?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhu was even more surprised, and said: "Yes, didn't she abandon a dead baby in front of the mansion at the beginning, saying that she would return the child to the master, and from then on, she would never have a daughter, you can hear clearly gone?"

Lian Zhao said: "I must have heard it clearly. I asked people about it. Many people have seen their mother and daughter together, but I'm not sure that person must be Yang Mengwan. After all, when she left the house, I still Little, I haven't seen it in so many years."

Zhu shi squinted and said, "Not sure what you said?!"

Lian Zhaodao: "But it's not just me who thinks it looks like it, but also the second manager of the former mansion. We saw it together. I guess he will tell the eldest brother."

Zhu's face changed again, standing in the snow subconsciously squeezed the handkerchief forcefully, said: "Impossible, it must not be Yang Mengwan, her daughter can't survive!"

Seeing her expression, Lian Zhao felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have told her about it, which made his sister-in-law unhappy.

So he said embarrassingly: "Uh... yes, definitely not, and even if it is useless, she has been divorced, and if it is not our family, it is not worth worrying about her. Well, I will go back to the house first..."

After finishing speaking, he returned to his own yard with his entourage who was staggering from the cold.

Zhu Shi stood there for a while in a daze again, the girl who waited on her couldn't bear the cold, so she woke her up and went back to the house.

In the evening, Lian Xiu came back from the former mansion and came to Mrs. Zhu's room. When she entered the door, she saw her sitting there in a daze, and shouted, "Lanting, what are you doing?"

Zhu Shi woke up with a start, and quickly got up to help Lian Xiu take off his heavy coat, pretending to be relaxed: "Oh, it's nothing, but thinking that Xiangyin will be back soon, I was distracted."

Lian Xiudao: "She is such an adult, she knows how to take care of herself, what are you worrying about so much?"

As the two sat down at the table, Mrs. Zhu poured a cup of hot tea on the table for Lian Xiu, handed it over and said, "That's what you said, but Fusheng has been guarding the border all the year round, and Xiangyin hasn't gotten married for three years. If you have a son and a daughter, it is hard to guarantee that you will not be able to take a concubine, and with a concubine room, Xiangyin's life will be difficult."

Lian Xiu didn't take it seriously, and said: "It's common for a man to have three wives and four concubines, what's the big deal, with our family here, who dares to do anything to Xiangyin."

Zhu Shi didn't speak anymore, he didn't know what he was thinking again.

Seeing that she was silent, Lian Xiu said: "Oh, by the way, I heard something today, that Chen Xianglai, the owner of Tianxiang Rice Shop, called Yang Mengwan his mother, is it strange to you?"

Zhu's body shook slightly, and her voice was a little dry: "Impossible, didn't the baby girl she gave birth died before living for a few days, and the body was thrown in front of the mansion. If she really had a daughter, it would be too. Live with someone else!"

Lian Xiu put down his teacup and said, "I thought so too, but the first year of the agarwood fragrance coincides with the year when Yang Mengwan gave birth to the baby girl. It was almost winter when she came to abandon the baby that year, and it was impossible to have a goodbye. Besides, I heard that she has been alone all these years, even if it is impossible for other children."

Zhu said: "Perhaps...maybe she recognizes her goddaughter."

Lian Xiu said: "That's even more impossible. She is a down and out woman with no money and no power, and Chen Xianglai is at the time when her family business is flourishing. How could she find a worthless adoptive mother for herself in her spare time?" So, maybe she has money and nowhere to spend it."

Zhu Shi didn't speak again.

Lian Xiu said suspiciously: "I've been thinking, is the abandoned baby you said she threw at the door really my child?"

Seeing that he really guessed this, Mrs. Zhu's face turned pale, and said: "Why not, before she left the mansion, didn't the doctor also say that the fetus in her womb lacked energy and blood, and even if it was born, it would be difficult to live for a hundred days. "

Lian Xiu shook his head and said: "The doctor's words may not be accurate. Yang Mengwan was in good health when she was in the mansion, and she took care to nourish herself when she was pregnant. No matter what, she won't be short of energy and blood..."

Zhu Shi did not speak again.

Lian Xiu continued: "So I suspect that it was just an excuse for her to bribe the doctor, and the baby girl she left behind was also a fake, she hid the real baby and used it to take revenge on me when she grew up. "

Zhu's eyes flickered, and he raised his head to persuade: "Master, you should stop thinking so much, it has already been 18 years, and it has long been impossible to tell what happened back then, and now it is not even sure whether that woman is Yang Mengwan or not." , let alone her daughter, the master should rest in peace."

Lian Xiudao: "That's true. I'll have someone check it out tomorrow."

After speaking, the two undressed and went to bed.

In the morning of the next day, Lian Xiu left the gate of the inner house and was walking to the study of Qianfu.But someone behind him shouted: "Brother, go slowly, I have something to tell you."

Lian Xiu stopped and turned around, but saw that it was Lian Ke, and asked, "It's the third brother, what's the matter with you?"

Lian Ke came up to him and said, "I wonder if elder brother has time, someone wants to see you."

Lian Xiu thought it was some kind of businessman who wanted to make connections, and said, "I don't know if I'm fast these days, and unnecessary people are gone."

Lian Ke said: "This person is different from others, I think you won't regret seeing her."

Lian Ke is used to being undisciplined on weekdays, doesn't get involved in the family business, and rarely introduces anyone to Lian Xiu. Lian Xiu's behavior today makes Lian Xiu a little strange. For no reason, he wanted to recall his guess about Yang Mengwan last night. My heart sank, and I asked, "Where is it?"

Lian Ke said, "Come with me."

After saying that, he left first, Lian Xiu hesitated for a moment, then followed him.

After leaving the mansion, Lian Xiu and Lian Ke got into a carriage. Although the route they walked was full of twists and turns, they were all in the downtown area. They walked back and forth and stopped outside a shop. Lian Ke said: .”

Lian Xiu looked outside, and saw the four characters "Heavenly Fragrant Rice Shop" on the plaque outside the shop door with gold paint on a black background

He remembered what the second manager said to him yesterday again, closed his eyes, and said, "What did you bring me here for?"

Lian Ke said: "The person you want to meet lives inside, let's go, I will go in with you."

Speaking of which, Lian Ke has already got off the car.

Lian Xiu hesitated for a moment, but got out of the car and followed him into Tianxiang Rice Store.

(End of this chapter)