Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 383 Clarifying
In the Jiang family's courtyard.

"Auntie, you've finally arrived!"

"My sister has been thinking of you a lot while she's at home!"

Upon receiving the message delivered by Jiang Xingzong, Sheng Changquan immediately rushed here.

At that moment, when he opened the courtyard gate and saw Aunt Wei for the first time, he suddenly felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

In fact, it wasn't just Minglan who liked Aunt Wei; Sheng Changquan also missed his aunt quite a bit after not seeing her for so long.

He understood that Aunt Wei was genuinely kind to him, not for any other reason than that his mother was her sister.

"Quan-ge'er, you've really made something of yourself!"

Aunt Wei, who was sitting on the stone bench in the courtyard, immediately got up to greet Sheng Changquan when she saw him arrive.

"Auntie, be careful!"

Seeing Aunt Wei walking excitedly towards him, Sheng Changquan quickly stepped forward, grabbed her arm, and said urgently, "Auntie, please slow down!"

"Auntie, don't worry, your nephew will stay with you these next few days!"

"Hey! You little rascal!"

Aunt Wei's eyes were filled with tears, and she was unable to calm down for a moment.

She already knew Sheng Changquan's provincial examination results, that he had passed with top honors and was a sure thing for becoming a future official.

"If my sister were still alive, she would be overjoyed!" Aunt Wei murmured to herself, "It's just a pity..."

Upon thinking of this, Aunt Wei immediately choked up.

"mother!"

Seeing his mother like this, Jiang Xingzong immediately called out and comforted her, "Mother, Changquan has become the top scholar in the provincial examination, which is a joyous occasion. You should be happy, so why are you crying?"

"Isn't this rather unlucky?"

Jiang Xingzong was worried that Aunt Wei's health might be affected by the extreme joy or sorrow, so he said this on purpose.

"Ah? It's...it's...it's! It's Mother's fault...we..."

"...We...should really be happy..."

Aunt Wei wiped away her tears and choked out a sob.

"Auntie, it's okay."

Sheng Changquan glanced discreetly at the people standing behind Aunt Wei and her son, then shook his head and comforted them, saying, "Although I have never met my mother, I believe that what makes her happiest is definitely not any achievement I have made!"

"She only cares about whether my older sister and I can grow up healthy. Perhaps, what my mother hopes for most in heaven is that my older sister and I can get married smoothly!"

When Sheng Changquan saw that the person's face was also covered in tears, his heart was immediately moved.

Could it be? She is... Xiaodie?
Sheng Changquan had a pretty good idea of ​​the purpose of Aunt Wei's trip to Beijing.

It seems that Aunt Wei has found some evidence of what happened back then.

"Yes... Sister... Sister really is that kind of person..."

Thinking of her kind older sister, Aunt Wei became even more sorrowful.

Sheng Changquan, who was holding Aunt Wei's trembling hands, also had a look of sorrow in his eyes at this moment, and the image of Aunt Wei from back then suddenly flashed in his mind.

Although the mother and son had never formally met, they were of one heart, and Sheng Changquan was so different that he had memories of her from the womb. Therefore, Wei Xiaoniang had a complete image in his heart.

"Yes, Quan-ge'er, you're right!"

After a long while, Aunt Wei gradually calmed down her grief.

"My sister is always so kind, but..."

Aunt Wei choked up again, unable to hold back her tears.

Seeing this, Sheng Changquan and Jiang Xingzong quickly stepped forward to comfort her, and it took them a while to calm her down.

"Your sister will surely be watching over you from heaven, blessing you and Ming'er so that everything goes smoothly!"

After Aunt Wei calmed down, her expression immediately turned cold and stern.

"However!" she changed the subject, continuing, "Quan-ge'er, now that you're all grown up, there are some things you should know!"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Changquan narrowed his eyes and immediately shifted his gaze to behind Aunt Wei.

"Brother Quan, have you ever wondered how your stepmother died?"

Aunt Wei wiped away her tears and asked softly but firmly.

"Isn't it...because of a difficult childbirth?"

Sheng Changquan did not reveal the truth directly, but only stated the answer given by the Sheng family.

After all, he needs to maintain his public image, and there are some things he absolutely cannot reveal to even the closest people!

"Yes, it's because of a difficult childbirth!"

Hearing this familiar explanation, Aunt Wei felt a chill run down her spine. She gritted her teeth and repeated, "But do you know why my sister had a difficult childbirth?"

"Your mother has always been healthy, how could she suddenly have a difficult childbirth?"

"In the end, it was all done by that Lin girl in your family!"

"Lin Qinshuang..."

"Auntie, do you have any evidence?"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Changquan did not make any obvious move, but his thick eyebrows furrowed and his expression became somewhat cold, as if he did not immediately "believe" Aunt Wei's words.

Seeing Sheng Changquan's reaction, Aunt Wei was not annoyed. In fact, she not only did not get angry or blame him, but she also felt that her nephew was a man of his own mind.

"Have!"

At this point, Aunt Wei stopped hiding and simply revealed the person behind her.

"Brother Quan, do you know who she is?"

Aunt Wei pulled Xiaodie out from behind her and said, "She was your mother's personal maid when she was alive. She knows everything that happened back then!"

"My lord! My wife... my wife has truly been framed..."

Xiaodie burst into tears!

That was the first thing Xiaodie said to Sheng Changquan when she met him!
……

After Xiaodie recounted the events of that year from beginning to end, Sheng Changquan finally understood everything in his mind.

Although he already knew that Wei Xiaoniang had been poisoned by Lin Qinshuang, he was still in his mother's womb at the time, so there were some things he didn't know clearly.

Therefore, even after all these years, he has been secretly investigating, wanting to know who was involved back then, and then to hold them accountable one by one.

However, Sheng Hong had dismissed all the servants from that time, so his knowledge was incomplete.

Now, with Xiaodie's explanation, Sheng Changquan has finally figured everything out.

"It seems that my mother's difficult childbirth back then was due to the tonics sent by Linxi Pavilion."

Sheng Changquan, who was familiar with pharmacology, finally gave his conclusion at this moment.

"Yes! It must be because of those things!"

Xiaodie had been thinking about this for years, and Sheng Changquan's words at this moment unintentionally confirmed her guess.

"I remember when my wife was pregnant with my husband, she always ate those things. Sometimes, if she didn't eat them, she would be subtly mocked and lectured by Madam Zhou from Linxi Pavilion!"

Xiaodie stared wide-eyed and added, "Everyone knows what kind of person Xiaoniang is, so even though she couldn't eat anymore, she thought it was better to avoid trouble and just endured it!"

"But who knew... sob..."

Upon thinking of this, Xiaodie could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

"aunt!"

Just as everyone was filled with anger, Sheng Changquan spoke up, saying, "You didn't tell my sister about this, did you?"

(End of this chapter)