Lady Zhao

Chapter 37

"Miss, the wild ginseng sent by the sixth prince is for your body, miss. You don't keep it yourself, why..." Baochan carried the food box in the west wing room, which contained the eldest lady. I ordered Braun to cook the stewed chicken with wild ginseng, which felt like a waste.

Zhao Wenwan walked ahead, and when she heard her muttering, she sighed secretly.She was not sick or in pain, and when Gu Jingxing gave her supplements, she always felt as if she was cursing herself. Where could she eat it? Of course, she didn't rule out the possibility of thinking too much.However, Mu Lanyan's body was damaged on the way to the capital, and she was not born with a weak foundation. She was able to raise her well, not to mention following her grandmother's wishes, and it would save her from fainting every now and then. Zhao Wenwan was still on guard against this.

Thinking that her grandmother deliberately sent herself away to be alone with her father, she must be trying to correct Zhao Wenxi's identity, Zhao Wenwan glanced at Baochan who was still aggrieved, and reminded her in advance, "It's not because Miss Mu didn't come into the eyes of the old lady." Because, it is estimated that in the past few days, he will turn over and become the master. We will not be in a hurry to get married, but we can't make an unreasonable tongue. I will give things if I want to. In my eyes, it may not be Whatever it is worth, you don't need to feel wronged for me."

Baochan opened her mouth in surprise, looked complicatedly at the west wing not far away, and then fell back on Zhao Wenwan. After a while, she nodded as if she had thought through something, "I understand."

Zhao Wenwan nodded in satisfaction, and continued to walk forward. Baochan was accompanied by Xueyan, and her temper was much clearer. If you turn around, you will be rewarded, and those who follow her will naturally not be treated badly.

In the West Wing, Mu Lanyan's residence obviously has a few more maids and women who take good care of her.When Zhao Wenwan entered the room, he smelled a strong smell of medicine, which made people feel a little breathless. He looked at the tightly closed window and Mu Lanyan who was getting weaker and weaker on the bed, and frowned.

Seeing this, the latter seemed to be struggling to get up and salute Zhao Wenwan, so Zhao Wenwan held it down, "Ms. Mu's injury is still not healed, so there's no need to talk about such nonsense. I asked the cook to make a medicinal meal for the girl to supplement. Yes, just drinking medicine is not enough."

After finishing speaking, Baochan took out a large porcelain bowl from the food box, filled a bowl and handed it to Zhao Wenwan.

Seeing that Zhao Wenwan's posture was to feed her, Mu Lanyan hurriedly tried to take it, "I can do it myself, how can I trouble Miss Zhao herself..."

"You're still hurt, don't move around, be careful it's cracked." Zhao Wenwan held the bowl steadily, took a spoonful and blew it, and handed it to her lips, "Miss Mu, don't be polite to me, I didn't Take good care of you, I wanted you to adjust your body, but who knew it would be like this."

"Miss Zhao is serious. No one would have thought about this accident. Lan Yan...it's just bad luck." Mu Lanyan looked at the radiant Zhao Wenwan, and compared her current despondency, she lowered her eyes to hide the embarrassment. Later, she also learned that the Sixth Prince had visited Zhao Wenwan before coming to her garden, and even the ones sent to Xiangzhu Garden later... were all her own.

Zhao Wenwan sensed her emotional fluctuations, and ignored her. From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the respectful attitudes of the women outside, but she didn't see anyone entering the door, so she had some guesses in her heart.

"But having said that, Miss Mu was in the side courtyard well. How could she appear in the bedroom of the Sixth Prince? Or did the assassin have an accomplice who robbed you and the princess?" Zhao Wenwan pretended to be curious.

"No...it's because I couldn't sleep at night and wanted to take a walk, and I went astray without noticing." Mu Lanyan's voice was a little weak.

"According to the servant girl, Miss Mu is very lucky. She took a walk and took a detour to reach the sixth prince. The distance between the two places is so far. If you encounter an assassin along the way, it would be really scary." Baochan cleverly said He joked with a smile, but he didn't believe it at all.

The corners of Zhao Wenwan's lips curled up, and then quickly retracted, echoing, "Bao Chan is right, Miss Mu met me when she was in danger at first, she saved her life and followed me back to the mansion, and almost fell into my hands again. , I’m still a little scared.”

Mu Lanyan's face was a little embarrassing, and she didn't know what to pick up for a while, drinking the chicken soup that Zhao Wenwan personally scooped to her mouth was quite unpleasant.

Zhao Wenwan patiently fed more than half of the bowl, and was afraid that it would be too late, so people left a lot of the precious medicinal materials she brought over, and asked Lu Yun to take care of them, then fixedly looked at Mu Lanyan, and said with emotion, "Miss Mu looks really good!" It's so resembling... When I was young, I played best with Sister Wenxi, and they were about the same age. Later, she got lost, and I cried for a long time. Looking at Miss Mu was like seeing Sister Wenxi, and we got close for no reason."

"If you want, you can also call me sister." Zhao Wenwan took her hand and said kindly.

Mu Lanyan was stunned, she was not surprised by the change of Zhao Wenwan's attitude, a flash of light flashed in her mind, her eyes flickered, and an impossible message flashed in her heart, which made her heart beat faster. "Sister... sister?"

"My good sister, and she is well raised in the mansion. If there is anything missing or short, just ask." Zhao Wenwan acted like a considerate sister, quite generously.

Then he walked out of the house on the grounds that he would not disturb her rest. Zhao Wenwan also told Bao Chan that it would be cool in autumn and would add some thick clothes to Miss Mu later.As he was talking, he met Yang's mother, who was holding clothes and other things, and walked over with a smile.

"Miss has a heart. I thought Miss Mu didn't have enough clothes, and it was cold in autumn, so I brought some new ones here." Mother Yang said with a satisfied smile. She heard the conversation just now clearly. The original worry has long since disappeared, and now she only feels that Zhao Wenwan is considerate and sensible.

Zhao Wenwan also smiled and said, "Thank you, Mama Yang."

After exchanging greetings, they parted ways.

Mu Lanyan was listening to the movement in the back room, and couldn't help looking around curiously. When she saw Mama Yang walking in, she restrained her excitement a bit, and greeted her reservedly, "Mama Yang."

The mother-in-law in the house had been beaten by Mother Yang just now, and her attitude towards Mu Lanyan became more respectful. When she talked about tidying up the house, her hands and feet were quite diligent.

Mother Yang caught a glimpse of the stewed chicken with wild ginseng on the table and recognized the ginseng. She was surprised and had a new understanding of Zhao Wenwan's "magnificence", "The old slave was ordered by the old lady to buy some for the girl. , These clothes are new from Baoyi Pavilion, they come according to the girl's stature, so they should fit well."

Mu Lanyan was obviously flattered, and hurriedly said, "I've been bothering the manor for a long time, how can I let the old lady spend money, I can't ask for these..."

"These are what the girl deserves." Yang's mother said with a light smile, there was also the meaning of the old lady here, afraid that she would not be able to bear it if she told the girl, so she let it out.

Mu Lanyan was obviously taken aback for a moment, but after all, she lost her mind. She couldn't hold back and hurriedly confirmed to Mama Yang, "That Zhao Wenxi and I..."

Yang's mother raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard the words, and said yes in a low voice.When the former got the answer, he bit his lips tightly, as if he was about to cry, but after a while he seemed to laugh again, and passed out abruptly, with a tear stain on his face.Yang's mother hurriedly asked Luyun to invite the doctor, but she didn't know what she was thinking.

The eldest lady, the sixth prince, Miss Mu... The conversation just now made her unconsciously have bad guesses, but seeing this man's weak appearance, she couldn't bear to think badly about him, but what did this man do about Zhao Wenxi's identity? The reaction only deepened her doubts.

That's all, for the sake of the old lady's return to happiness, why should I pick up what's there? Maybe it's because I'm old and love to dream...

On the other side, Mr. Zhao came back from Mingxu Garden, and went straight to Ye's garden, looking for someone to discuss.At first when he heard the old lady say that Mu Lanyan was Zhao Wenxi, he didn't believe it until the spies sent by the old lady reported back.

When Zhao Wenxi was lost, Mu Lanyan was abducted by human traffickers, and when she was found, she developed a high fever, which burned away her memories of three years ago. It was from this point that people confirmed that Mu Lanyan was the second room's child.

The butterfly jade pendant was Wen Fang's personal possession, and was later passed on to Zhao Wenxi, who never took it off.Mother Yang also confirmed that the jade pendant was in Mu Lanyan's personal baggage.

Dates, characteristics, tokens...everything is right, Zhao Hongsheng naturally believed it, obeyed the old lady's arrangement, and found a day to rectify the child's name and recognize his ancestors.

"The [-]th day of this month happens to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the moon and the moon are reunited. The mother means to choose this day to recognize the child. It just so happens that her injuries will be healed, and we will celebrate the reunion together." The child also expressed a lot of emotion, "She has suffered a lot outside, you, the mistress, should be more concerned."

Mrs. Ye frowned secretly when she heard the words, but she didn't reveal anything on her face, "It's natural. It's just... after such a long time, the old lady has been disappointed so many times, are you sure? Didn't it happen before? The liar brought a child who was similar to the second room to identify relatives, but it was all luck in the end, and it was exposed."

Zhao Hongsheng also thought of the bumpy process of finding people in the middle, and didn't notice Mrs. Ye's careful thinking, so he said, "There are all those who can identify their identities, and they can't be fake. It's a coincidence that it was the girl Wen Wan who brought him back. , this girl has a deep relationship with our house."

Mrs. Ye responded, but she blamed Zhao Wenwan for meddling in her heart.

Zhao Hongsheng paused, seeming to think of something, and said to Mrs. Ye with a straight expression, "There is no one in the second room. After Wenxi recognizes the ancestor and returns to the family, whether it belongs to my name or the name of the third child, you, the mistress Everyone has to be treated equally, and make up for the lack of these years. I know that there is a difference between closeness and estrangement after all, Wen Wan's temperament back then...you and I haven't fulfilled our responsibilities as parents, and I don't want Wenxi to repeat the same mistakes."

Ye's face turned red, he was blocked by Zhao Hongsheng's private accusation, but he couldn't get angry, and pretended to be aggrieved, "What did the master say, I treat Wen Wan as my child, you also saw it back then, We had a good relationship at that time, who would have expected that later..." She didn't believe that the master didn't know why half of the Xia family was secretly provoking.

When mentioning the old things, Zhao Hongsheng waved his hand, gave Ye a reassurance and said, "Okay, let's not talk about that, this Dingguo mansion is under your control, and you will share a lot for me. I believe you have a sense of proportion." .”

"Yeah." Ye replied with a smile, but his heart became more and more unhappy.

Mu Lanyan wanted to climb up to Duke Dingguo's mansion... How could she do what she wanted so easily!
It was a cold day, and two girl dolls in thin clothes hugged each other in a dilapidated thatched house. The younger one kept crying. Her good clothes were ripped off, and she was wrapped in a ragged cotton jacket. She was cold and hungry. , cried even more sadly.

The older girl reached out and hugged her. She was caught two days earlier than the little girl. She cried and made a fuss, but the beating and scolding in return made her dare not make any more fuss, so she was persuaded to cry and swell now "Don't be afraid, little sister. My name is Mu Lanyan. My father is very powerful. He will definitely find us."

The little girl nodded in fear as before, and grabbed the clothes of the person next to her tightly. Both of them were trembling. A drunk man with a red nose pushed the door and opened the belt to beat him. Mu Lan, who looked like a little girl, Yan hugged her little sister Xi'er and hit her hard. The little girl in her arms was terrified and cried softly, "Sister Yan, I'm afraid of pain."

"Sister, don't be afraid, I will protect you."

The childish weeping brought a woman out of the house and scolded: "Damn, go drink again. These two girls with fine skin and tender flesh will not sell for a good price if they are broken."

"You bitch, don't worry about me anymore." The belt waved again, and Mu Lanyan's doll was protecting the person in her arms with all her strength.

Later, the government servants came, and a middle-aged man in brocade clothes and short beard came in and hugged Mu Lanyan and was about to leave. Mu Yanyan grabbed her father and turned her head, "Bring Sister Xi, take her." Her eyes were firm and unforgiving. Others refuse.

"Okay." The short-bearded man called to the housekeeper to take away the girl doll who was huddled in the corner.

From then on, Zhao Wenxi was adopted by the childless Mu family steward. Zhao Wenxi, who had not been beaten a few times, developed a high fever and almost burned his brain. Fortunately, he woke up later, but all the memories before this were gone. She is very familiar with her, and she clings to Mu Lanyan, who is about the same age.

The butler changed her name and surname, and treated her as her own daughter, loving her even more.Mu Lanyan often took Zhao Wenxi with her. Although she was a master and servant, she was better than sisters. Whenever she wanted to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she would call Zhao Wenxi. Even her favorite sweet-scented osmanthus cake would be given to sister Wenxi first.

But when he was nine years old, the Mu family’s business failed and he lost everything. Unable to bear it, Master Mu fell to the ground and had a stroke. However, the younger brother of the Mu family was idle, and set up the idea of ​​the Mu family's mansion early in the morning. After several entanglements, he wanted to take the opportunity to occupy the Mu family's property.

Master Mu understood the intentions of his younger brother, appreciated the steward's sincerity, and because of his shallow blood relationship, he entrusted the house to the steward before he died, hoping to protect and take care of Mu Lanyan.The younger brother of the Mu family learned that the matter was a foregone conclusion, and since then he has become annoyed with the Mu family's steward, declaring to the outside world that the evil servants have seized the family property, trying their best to smear, and even maliciously wanting to marry Mu Lanyan to someone else as a concubine to gain some benefits .

Mu Lanyan was overwhelmed by the disturbance, so she had no choice but to go to the capital to join her uncle. Zhao Wenxi heard that the uncle was considered a wealthy family in Beijing, so she asked to accompany Miss Mu's family.On the way, Mu Lanyan caught wind and cold. Zhao Wenxi took good care of her at first, and spent a lot of money on medical treatment. In the end, Mu Lanyan became more and more ill, spending money like a bottomless pit, but there was no trace of good.

Zhao Wenxi was so hungry that her stomach was growling. Seeing that there was not much money left on her body, if she spent more on buying medicine, she might starve to death first, so her eyes turned cold.She placed Mu Lanyan in the ruined temple, left some money behind, and took Mrs. Mu's belongings to leave secretly.

She walked to the entrance of the temple with great fear, Mu Lanyan struggled to turn over, crawled forward, stretched out her arms to call, and made a weak voice, "Sister, don't leave me, don't..."

Zhao Wenxi paused, her hand holding the bundle trembling slightly, Mu Lanyan finally crawled to her side, tugging at the corner of Zhao Wenxi's skirt, full of tears, pleading and expecting, "Don't...don't leave me. "

In a panic, Zhao Wenxi swallowed, quickly looked around at the absence of people around him, his eyes hardened, but he calmed down.Forcibly pulled the corner of the skirt away from Mu Lanyan's hand, "Sister, since you have been good to me all your life, be a good person to the end, and don't drag me down. I will be Mu Lanyan for you when I arrive in the capital, and take care of you. You live well."

Mu Lanyan's lips trembled, "You...what did you say..."

"My sister is in poor health. I have taken care of you a lot this way, but the doctor said you won't live long, so I have to make plans for myself. If this continues, neither of you and I will be able to reach the capital. I beg you, sister, to help me!" Zhao Wenxi tightened her burden belt and forced herself to harden her heart. People don't want to kill others for themselves. She just thought more about herself, and she was right.

"You...you are so cruel..."

Zhao Wenxi ran out of the temple with a trembling voice, without turning his head, only the shrill cry and hateful eyes remained in the final frame.

Mu Lanyan woke up from her dream, gasping for breath, the frozen picture was like a pair of invisible slender hands, pinching her neck so that she could not breathe, tightly gripping the quilt under her body, Mu Lanyan Lan Yan forced herself to stabilize her mood, but when she thought of Yang's mother's affirmative hint just now, she couldn't help feeling a surge of emotion.

The second lady of Dingguo's mansion, with what status, she is within easy reach of prosperity and wealth.That high fever burned away her memories before she came to the Mu Mansion, but she vaguely believed in her heart that she was the lost second room lady of the Dingguo Mansion. Joy soon overwhelmed.

Before she was nine years old, she and Mu Lanyan had a very comfortable life, and it was not an exaggeration to have rich clothes and fine food.However, something happened later, and those things turned into bubble phantoms, but she often missed them. From extravagance to frugality, the last poor days of the Mu Mansion planted a seed in her heart. As she grew older, the kind of people who wanted to live a better life The desire for life is becoming more and more urgent, even if it is unscrupulous, it doesn't matter.

Lu Yun didn't see her sudden sullen look, but saw that her forehead was covered with sweat, and quickly took a sweat towel to wipe it off, "Young lady has woken up, she scared the servant to death."

Mu Lanyan was leaning on the soft couch embroidered with gold silk, and still felt her head was buzzing a little. Seeing that it was already pitch black outside the window, Mu Lanyan closed her eyes, and couldn't help giggling.

Right now, what she wants can become a reality immediately.Sister Mu, I will return my identity to you right now. We are settled and we will not owe you anything.

Lu Yun, who was carrying a basin to change the water, was slightly taken aback by the sudden laughter in the dark night. For some reason, there was always an inexplicable weirdness. The cool wind in the night blew, and she shrank her neck, perhaps because of the sudden laughter. The night is frightened.
The days passed very quickly, and the Mid-Autumn Festival was only a few days away. During these days, Mu Lanyan devoted herself to taking care of her body, and became more humble and kind to people and things.After the old lady confirmed her identity, she asked Mu Lanyan, who was getting better, to come out to recognize her elders when the family was around, and even made Mu Lanyan change her name and call herself a grandmother.

The servants in the mansion heard from the waiters present that the two girls were all in tears at that time, and the old lady hugged her tightly with tears in her eyes, each mouthful of a "heart". It is the old lady's exclusive use for the eldest lady. Now that the second lady comes back, she must steal the limelight from the eldest lady. Someone even placed a bet on whether the eldest lady will make a fuss. Zhao Wenwan just took it as a joke. She did Why make trouble?To her, Zhao Wenxi was an irrelevant heroine who had to hide far away. She just wanted to be the eldest daughter of the Zhao family happily, and let others do the running to death.

Now, everyone in the mansion now knows that the second lady in the west wing was finally found, and she tried to curry favor with her, but Mu Lanyan was neither arrogant nor indulgent, and blocked her back, so the old lady was fine. At that time, he also praised Yang's mother: "Although I grew up in the countryside, my temper is not bad, and I seem to have seen the world."

Mother Yang was also happy, "Second Miss is the second master's child after all, she can't be ordinary."

Mrs. Zhao nodded, "Is the Jinglian Garden all tidied up?"

"Old lady, don't worry, the garden will not be left on weekdays. When the second lady is healthy and officially recognized as a relative, the old slave will send some servant girls to Jinglianyuan, and then she can move there. .”

Mrs. Zhao said again: "Those women and maids, you have to train them carefully. Don't bully Miss Xi just because she grew up outside. She has a very good temper and was bullied by Miss Xuan last time. I can see it, she has a grievance, but she can still come to intercede for Miss Xuan, it is really not easy."

"What the old lady said is that it is good for a girl to be kind, and the old slave will make proper arrangements."

The two of them were talking when they heard Mrs. Ye come in hurriedly from outside. He first said hello, and said some housekeeping matters in the house, the distribution of money for food and clothing, and other housekeeping matters, and then said emphatically: "Mother , my daughter-in-law found someone yesterday, I wonder if the old lady still remembers?"

The old lady was puzzled, and said slowly: "Who is it?"

Mrs. Ye was not in a hurry, and said coolly: "The nanny who took care of Wenxi back then was taken back to the mansion by the daughter-in-law. Just now, the daughter-in-law made her own decision and called the master, the third housekeeper, and a group of girls and boys to come to see her." Xu Yuan, although I disturbed my mother, I dare not be sloppy about matters related to the blood of the second wife. If the mother thinks it is inappropriate, I will stop everyone." She hung her head, waiting for the old lady's approval.

Seeing this situation, Mama Yang was stunned for a moment, wondering what the Duke and Madam are going to do?
The smile on Mrs. Zhao's face paused, some insight flashed in her eyes, and she said quite seriously: "Since the eldest daughter-in-law said that it is related to the blood of the second wife, and she has called people to Mingxu Garden, let's come here and talk about it." .”

Ye Shifu body, the voice was obviously a little higher, "Yes, mother."

(End of this chapter)