The rich and noble peasant daughter
Chapter 176 The wedding date is set, the tiger's poison does not eat its children
Chapter 176 The wedding date is set, the tiger's poison does not eat its children
"The next year, we only have two years to prepare the dowry." Du Zhou said with emotion.
The date of her niece and marriage was also fixed, on the sixth day of March the following year, thinking that there was only one and a half years to prepare the dowry, Du Zhou couldn't help but feel a sense of tension.
This time was originally chosen by Yun Xi, so she was very calm.She chose March on purpose, otherwise she would be too hot to wear a thick bridal gown.Qin Tianjian is simply inhumane, and many of the selected days are in June and July.
Yun Xi doesn't care if those are so-called good days and auspicious days, the most important thing is her own comfort!
She smiled and said, "The jewelry and satins are ready to go. The wood used for the furniture will arrive soon, and we can start building by the end of this year, so there is no rush."
Speaking of furniture, Yun Xi also felt a little depressed.This furniture is a big expense!Of those nanmu and huanghuali wood, which one does not need money?
As for the golden nanmu, that kind is too precious, at most it can be used as a small ornament, and used to make furniture?Yun Xi is really not that extravagant.
Fortunately, Lai San sent her the news two days ago, saying that when he was delivering the darts, he happened to meet a rich merchant who bought and sold wood.That man also wanted to establish a good relationship with Lai San, after all Lai San's darts were reliable and never made mistakes.It's just that with a big reputation, they are a little too busy, and many people who want to bet on the darts have to wait for two months.
There are also many people in Chuzhou, Fenghuang County, who have followed suit, and they can't stand the good skills of people who don't have everything.
This lumber merchant is a high-grade lumber, and the lumber used to transport darts can be sold for at least 2 taels.For a family like him, a safe escort is very important, and it is even more urgent to establish a good relationship with Wanshiwu.
It is for this reason that Lai San was able to get a batch of good wood at a price of [-]% of the cost price.However, he also promised the businessman that in the next five years, he would escort his darts at least twice a year.
Even so, the wood cost Yunxi 1 taels.Part of Yunxi is made of nanmu, and part of it is made of huanghuali wood.
The jewelry is made by Dianjiangge in the capital. This Dianjiangge itself is the best jewelry store in the capital, and their jewelry can also be customized individually.It just so happened that Chu Xiyuan rewarded her with several boxes of pearls before, so Yun Xi directly took one of the boxes to create the pearl boss, and the style of the jewelry was also designed by her.
As for the silk and satin, those sent by Yunshen, plus the Du family has saved a lot of good fabrics over the past few years, and the royal merchant Yang's family also sent a lot of things, Yun Xi doesn't even need to buy more things.This Yang family is the Yang family that made the Yuehua Brocade earlier.Their family's Tianshuibi, Yunjin, and Yuhuajin are all well-known tributes, and the Yuehuajin made the year before last has even attracted many noble ladies in the capital.
If it was said that the Yang family gave Yun Xi a gift at the beginning, it was just to thank her at that time for mentioning the Yang family's Yuehua Brocade, but now it is purely to build a good relationship with Yun Xi.Yun Xi also accepted the gift because she saw that this family was a bit upright in their work, and their conduct was considered to be the best among imperial merchants.
Everyone in Da Chu knew that Yun Shen was notoriously difficult to please.Whether it's a beauty trap or a gift of money, he doesn't care about soft and hard things, and it's more likely to offend this young master, and make him look flamboyant instead.It's just that everyone now knows that Yun Xi is Yun Shen's weakness, and if he treats Yun Xi well, Yun Shen will keep it in mind.
This also caused Yun Xi to go out now, and all she faced were warm smiling faces like spring breeze turning into rain.
It's just that these people also think Yun Xi is too simple. Although she looks gentle and gentle, her will is very firm and it is difficult to shake.For these people who are rushing to give benefits, she basically asks Yun Shen's idea, and only associates with them after there is no problem.
"As for the wedding dress, although we have an embroiderer in our family, you still have to do a few strokes in the end, at least crochet or something. Now you have to start making the purse and handkerchiefs you will need." Du Zhou said ramblingly. Things after marriage.
When Yun Xi came back to her senses, she heard the aunt's worried words, and her hair was full of black threads, "Auntie, I asked Yiran about them, and their needles and threads were basically handed over to the servants. They come by themselves."
She doesn't want to spend a lot of time embroidering purses.If you have that skill, you might as well use it to make money.
After the hunt in September, she and Lu Yiran, the princess, started to walk around, and the relationship was not bad. Lu Yiran felt that Yun Xi was not one of those vulgar people, and Yun Xi also felt that Lu Yiran liked her very much. When the situation is interesting, the relationship will naturally become intimate.
Lu Yiran's status was first-class and noble, and when Yun Xi used her as a reason, Du Zhou was immediately convinced.
She asked: "By the way, the Tang family held an adoption ceremony five days later, and also posted a message to our family. Should we go there?"
She sighed and said, "Speaking of which, Mrs. Tang is also a pitiful person. A good pair of children were abducted and sold by someone who killed thousands of knives, and there is no news of them until now."
"I heard that the pair of children were very well-behaved and lovely, but they were taken out by the aunt of her family in collusion with outsiders. It is said that the aunt was the personal servant girl whom she used to favor."
"Mrs. Tang was heartbroken, and she was sick in bed for a long time, until Mrs. Tang accepted a young child in the family who was somewhat similar to his son as an heir. Coincidentally, Mrs. Tang also had a fate with that child. Seeing him is like seeing your own son, and the illness just got better."
Mrs. Du Zhou was kind-hearted, so naturally she couldn't see such a tragedy of separation of human relationships. In her words, she sympathized with the Tang family, and praised Mr. Tang for her deep love for Mrs. Tang. For the sake of that aunt, she sent all the other aunts away. After leaving, he only guarded Mrs. Tang and the newly adopted heir wholeheartedly.After Du Zhou came to the capital, he felt that the capital was indeed very prosperous, and Fenghuang County was indeed incomparable in every possible way.It was this habit of taking concubines that made her very unhappy.
Her family does not have a concubine, which is quite normal in Fenghuang County, but it has become a so-called rare thing to put it in the capital.
Perhaps it was for this reason that after hearing about the Tang family, even though she had never been in contact with the Tang family before, she thought about it.
Yun Xi smiled, "Ma'am, if you want to go, go there, anyway, there are not many people who dare to show you face now."
Du Zhoushi nodded and went to reply to the post.In the past two years, she has been taking time every day to learn characters with her niece and daughter. Although her handwriting is not very good, it is no problem to write slowly.The Du family has a small population, so she doesn't spend much time on housekeeping every day. The rest of the time is basically spent looking after Du Rui and Du Lei, and the rest is used to practice calligraphy.
Yun Xi is currently choosing the address of the library, printing the books brought to the capital by the way, and starting to train the beauty salon, so she really didn't plan to attend the banquet of the Tang family.
Until Tang Zhengde took the initiative to find him.
Since Tang Zhengde and Tang Yifei came to the capital with Yun Xi, they were basically helping to prepare for the Zhuangzi. Yun Xi almost forgot that they were still there.
When seeing Tang Zhengde, Yun Xi was really surprised.Perhaps because of being hunted down before, Tang Zhengde was very wary of people, so it was only now that he was a little better in front of Yun Xi and Lai San.
Her tone softened unconsciously, "What's wrong?"
Tang Zhengde pursed his lips, his expression flashed with anger and injury, "Sister Yunxi, are you going to attend the Tang family's adoption ceremony in a few days?"
Yun Xi thought for a while and said, "I'm very busy recently, so I don't plan to go. But my aunt is going."
Tang Zhengde said: "Can I go with you?"
Yun Xi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly recalled what Du Zhou said in her mind.Mrs. Tang had a pair of children who were abducted and sold...these two brothers and sisters were both surnamed Tang, coupled with Tang Zhengde's obviously strange behavior, the answer was ready to come out.
Can Tang Zhengde and Tang Yifei be Mrs. Tang's children?But they have been in the capital for almost half a year.How could they not have thought of going back to recognize relatives?
Tang Zhengde's father, Tang Shuhuai, was a member of the General Administration Department of Zhengwu Rank, and considering his age, he was already very good.Mother Tang Ren's natal family is even more remarkable. This Tang Ren's father is a third-rank minister of Guanglu Temple, and his younger brother is a fifth-rank official doctor. The future is bright, and several uncles in the family are also working. Back then Tang Shuhuai was her father's student, Mr. Ren saw that this student was both talented and beautiful, so he gave him his precious daughter.Tang Shuhuai's success in these years is also related to the strong support of the Yue family.
There was still a good story between the two.
If Zhengde is really a child of this family, what is he still doing in her village?It's time to go back and be his eldest master.
It's just that Tang Zhengde didn't want to say it, but Yun Xi wouldn't force him either.On this point, she has always respected everyone's choice, and will not force people to tell the so-called truth in the name of being a good person.Of course, those villains are not included in this category.
Yun Xi put on a serious expression, "Are you sure you want to go?"
Tang Zhengde nodded.
Yun Xi said: "Okay then, I'll go there too and bring you along."
Because of Zhengde, Yun Xi, who was not very interested, planned to go to the Tang family to find out in person.
Tang Zhengde's eyes were slightly red, "Thank you, Sister Yunxi. I will never forget your great kindness."
Yun Xi smiled and reached out to rub his hair. Tang Zhengde didn't move away, "Why should we be so polite between us. You and Yifei also helped me a lot."
Both brother and sister are rare and good children. Although Tang Zhengde has a strong guard, he is very careful with the children in Zhuangzi. She is naturally willing to help such a small effort.
After Tang Zhengde left, Yun Xi asked Li Qiu to investigate whether the two missing children of the Tang family were Yifei and Zhengde.Among the girls she brought, Shuang Jiang was the best in martial arts, and Li Qiu was the most careful and thoughtful, so Yun Xi handed over the information collection to Li Qiu.
Li Qiu also quickly showed her talent in this area. Staying with Yun Xi, the first thing she learned was the so-called classification and induction ability. She usually sorted all kinds of information collected in the master house and organized them in an orderly manner. In this position, she is like a fish in water, and Yun Xi even asked Chun Equinox to be her assistant.One of the two little girls sang bad faces and the other sang bad faces, which suppressed the big men below, preventing them from underestimating them because of their age and gender.
After Li Qiu made an investigation, he soon came back with a look of surprise on his face, "Girl, Tang Ren's twin children are really called Tang Zhengde and Tang Yifei, and their age and time of abduction are also correct. The time when they disappeared Just in time for us to pick them up last year."
She was also full of ignorance, "It's just that since their family background is so good, the Tang family has never given up on finding their whereabouts this year, so why didn't they go home?" Tang Shuhuai only had this son and a daughter under his knees. Born in the first place, I love him very much.
Yun Xi said lightly: "There must be something unspeakable."
It's just that Tang Yifei didn't know where she knew about it. It was rare for this well-behaved little girl to show her strong emotions.She took Yun Xi's hand and said with red eyes: "Sister, I also want to go to Tang's house with you."
She didn't cry endlessly, but this half-tearful appearance made people feel more pitiful.
Yun Xi has always taken good care of this little girl, and seeing the beautiful little girl's expression of crying at any time, she naturally softened her heart, "Do you really want to go there together?"
Seeing that her tone was loose, Tang Yifei continued her efforts, "Brother said he would wear a mask so that no one would recognize him. I can also wear it together."
The corner of Yun Xi's mouth twitched, these two people really made that human head mask look like something that can be bought anywhere on the street.Yun Shen naturally has this thing, but he also said that most of the masks are the same kind, and the facial expressions are very stiff.You can spot it with a little attention.
When he was Meng Heng, the mask he wore was already the best one.
Yun Xi thought for a while, and if she couldn't do it, she put on makeup.Makeup is a great sorcery. With her makeup level, she can completely paint the two into another look, although it may take a little longer.
When she nodded and agreed, Tang Yifei couldn't help but smile, with a dewdrop on her cheek.
Yun Xi sighed, and said, "When the time comes, try not to speak if you can." If someone finds out that the two children are from the Tang family, she may be regarded as a kidnapper.
Tang Yifei nodded vigorously, and made a gesture of shutting up, which was so cute.
Yun Xi rubbed the little girl's soft hair, she didn't know how cruel she was at that time, such a cute child had the heart to kill her.
Yun Xi heard something from Lai San at that time. She really didn't think that an aunt who stayed in the inner house could find several killers to assassinate people unless someone helped her.
October [-]th happened to be the day of the children of the adoptive clan of the Tang family.
Yun Xi got up early in the morning to help the two children put on makeup, and after drawing them into completely different looks, she put down the eyebrow pencil in her hand with satisfaction.
After everything was ready, they boarded the carriage and set off towards Tang's house.
It was only half an hour from Du's house to Tang's house, but Tang Zhengde was fine, with a straight face and serious expression.Tang Yifei was a little restless, and her pair of small hands almost grabbed the good skirt into rags.
I don't know what Tang Zhengde said in his sister's ear, Tang Yifei calmed down quickly, and with the makeup on her face to cover her face, she didn't leak too many emotions.
Yun Xi understood their timid feeling of being close to home, and stretched out her hand to help Yifei stretch out the wrinkles on her skirt.
After getting off the car, the two children stood behind Yun Xi and followed them into Tang's house.Du Zhoushi and Yun Xi were the ones who came to the Tang family from the Du family.
Du Zhoushi has also shown her face in front of people in the capital several times in the past few months, so everyone is no stranger to her. As for Yun Xi, she is even more famous. When the two came together, many people greeted them .What surprised Yun Xi was that, as an in-law of the Tang family and Tang Ren's natal family, no one from the Ren family came to participate in the adoption ceremony.
Someone also asked which family the two brought by Yun Xi were from.
Yun Xi smiled and said: "It's my relatives and children from far away in Fenghuang County, my hometown. I saw that they are well-behaved and sensible, so I wanted to take them out to see the world."
Everyone also knew the identity of the Du family in the past, but they were also the kind of poor relatives who were in the autumn wind. After giving them a meeting gift, they didn't pay much attention to them.
Tang Zhengde was 11 years old this year, and he couldn't be considered a child anymore, so he was led to the front yard.The front yard is where the Tang family entertains male guests.
Although Tang Zhengde was young, he was quite capable. Yun Xi was not worried that she would reveal her secrets, and held Yifei's hand with her right hand.
The moment Mrs. Tang appeared on the stage, she felt that Yifei beside her was frozen all over, and the hand she was holding was even colder. Yun Xi couldn't help but squeeze Yifei's hand, Remind her not to lose her composure.
Yifei's performance undoubtedly told Yun Xi that she was one of the so-called abducted and missing children of the Tang family.
Mrs. Tang was different from what Yun Xi had imagined, her appearance was dignified, at most she could only be considered pretty.At this time, she didn't look sick at all, and she smiled and entertained the guests who came to participate.
A woman in a dark red dress expressed emotion: "Seeing you cheer up, I feel relieved. You usually accumulate a lot of good deeds, and God sees it. Sooner or later, you will find Yifei and Zhengde." .”
Madam Tang's eyes turned red, and she said: "The two children were missing, and I was so heartbroken that I wished I could replace them with myself. Until I saw Zhengguang's child, it was like seeing my Zhengde child."
Tang Zhengguang...is the child who will be adopted by the Tang family today.
"Zhengguang is also a poor child. His father left early, leaving them orphans and widows. Three years ago, his mother also abandoned him. We are both poor people. I fell in love with him at first sight. I love him so much. If you give up on him, you simply recognize him as your son."
Everyone persuaded her again, "It can be seen that you are destined to be mother and son, this is your fate."
Everyone was surprised when they saw it.At first, some people thought that the adoption was only Tang Shuhuai's idea, but after looking at it now, they found that Tang Ren really wanted Tang Zhengguang to be her son.
But it's understandable when you think about it.Mrs. Tang is said to have injured her body after giving birth to her daughter Tang Yifei, and she can no longer have children.Now because of Tang Shuhuai's apology and love for her, he sent away the aunt who was working in the backyard.But it's wrong for a man to have no offspring, especially the Tang family is not a small family.If there is no son to inherit the family business, Mrs. Tang will have to accept a good concubine for her husband to give birth to a son sooner or later in order to keep the Tang family alive.
After the adoption ceremony is completed, even if there is a concubine who gives birth to a boy in the future, it will not be able to shake the status of the heir.
After thinking about it for a few times, many people put a thoughtful hat on the seemingly harmless Mrs. Tang.
Mrs. Tang greeted the people in the same circle, her eyes fell on Yun Xi, and she said, "This is the rumored County Lord Du, right? He really has both talent and looks, Mr. Yun is really lucky."
Behind Mrs. Tang was a young girl about thirteen years old. She looked pretty, and there was a charm that a girl of this age should not have. She smiled and stepped forward, "I feel kind to Sister Du when I see her."
Mrs. Tang introduced to everyone: "This is Zhengguang's cousin, Yueya. I saw that she was really cute, so I took her with me. Thanks to this child who usually helped me resolve my worries, I was able to recover quickly." The love of this girl is beyond words.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was undoubtedly surprised for a while, thinking that Mrs. Tang was generous enough to even raise Tang Zhengguang's cousin together.
Many people felt that the Tang Ren family raised this Crescent Moon mainly to win over Tang Zhengguang's heart.It's just that everyone looked at this crescent moon with a natural romantic attitude, so they couldn't help but think about it.This won't get you behind, but will lead wolves into the house, right?
As soon as Yun Xi met her face, she had a natural dislike for this crescent moon.She looked indifferent, just nodded slightly, but didn't say much.
Yueya's surname is Yin. When she smiled, dimples appeared on her cheeks. She didn't seem to see Yun Xi's indifferent attitude, and she still smiled affectionately, "I admired Sister Du's reputation before, and I always wanted to follow her Study hard, if you can follow your sister and learn some of her knowledge and intelligence, then you will be very lucky. It's a pity that I am not blessed, and I only wish that I am not sister Du's direct sister."
After hearing the very flattering words, Yun Xi's complexion became even paler, and she said, "Ms. Tang has eaten more salt than I have eaten rice. There are already indescribable benefits for you to learn from her."
After hearing Yun Xi's words, the others also felt that what she said was reasonable.Those who were more thoughtful couldn't help looking at Yin Yueya with scrutiny. Yin Yueya kept saying that she wanted to be with County Lord Du, and it wasn't because she was drunk because she wasn't in the bar.
A lady hated this kind of so-called vixen the most. She didn't care that she was in the Tang family, so her tone was a little blunt, "Miss Yin doesn't think she despises Mrs. Tang, does she? That's why she doesn't want to stay by her side and be raised by her. "
Yin Yueya's face froze. How could she have imagined that not only would her good words not be accepted, but she would also be treated so cruelly.These days, she has been pampered like a lady in the Tang family these days, and she has been raised so much that she doesn't know the weight of her bones. She felt aggrieved and said, "That's not what I meant."
Mrs. Tang quickly said: "This child is always clumsy, but he has no evil intentions."
Yun Xi smiled, her tone was still gentle, but there was a hint of sharpness, "It is best not to have a bad heart. People can be stupid, and no matter how stupid they are, there will be a day when they will be enlightened and taught well. But if the mind is bad, it will not be saved. Yes. Earlier in Chuzhou, there was a person who kept saying that he wanted to be sisters with me."
When a lady saw that she stopped in the middle of her speech, she was very curious, "What happened next?"
Yun Xi wrote lightly: "Later... I don't know. Before I left, I was probably still in the cell."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere cooled down.
Even a stupid person can't help but think of another meaning of sisters - E Huang Nv Ying.
They also understood why Yun Xi had such an attitude.
One of them smoothed things over, "Yueya was raised by Mrs. Tang herself, so she's definitely not those dubious foxes outside."
Mrs. Tang also smiled awkwardly, "Yes, Yueya is a good boy."
At this time, the steward of the Tang family brought a boy of six or seven years old. The boy looked upright, with dark eyes, and looked quite pleasing.
Yun Xi guessed that this was probably the adopted child Tang Zhengguang.
The woman wearing the scarlet cloak smiled, "It's really neat."
Yun Xi discovered that the child's appearance was three points similar to Zhengde's.I heard that Tang Zhengguang's grandfather is Tang Zhengde's concubine's younger brother. From this point of view, it is normal for the two to have some similarities.
Mrs. Tang looked at Tang Zhengguang with a very loving look in her eyes, and that loving expression did not seem to be pretended at all, but seemed to come from the heart.
Yun Xi couldn't help feeling a little doubtful: When her child's life or death is still uncertain and there is still hope of finding it back, would anyone really empathize with another child?If it was placed on her, she would never be able to do it.
Live to see people, die to see corpses.Before she found someone, it was impossible for her to give up her so-called hope.
Mrs. Tang held Tang Zhengguang in her arms, and asked warmly, "Are you tired? Are you hungry? I asked the kitchen to make your favorite crab dumplings. But this thing is cold, and your child's home, but Don't eat too much because of greed."
Then he called the servant around Tang Zhengguang over and asked about the adoption ceremony just now.
The ceremony of the adoptive master is that if Tang Shuhuai takes Tang Zhengguang to worship the ancestors, tell the ancestors that he is going to adopt a child, and then the heir will hold tea for his father and meet some relatives.
The boy was also smart, and he talked about how Tang Zhengguang had the demeanor of a general, how well-behaved and sensible he was without stage fright at all.
Madam Tang smiled so much that her brows and eyes curled up, and she looked at Tang Zhengguang with kindness and pride in her eyes.
Yun Xi felt Tang Yifei's body trembling slightly and her head lowered beside her. Yun Xi guessed that she must have burst into tears again, but she didn't dare to show it in front of others.
She was a little worried that Yifei would not be able to hold on, so she wanted to leave.
The others seemed to be moved by the picture of the mother's kindness and filial piety, and those who were more emotional took out their handkerchiefs and gently wiped away their tears.
"You've come to the end of all the hardships." Said the friendship with Mrs. Tang, and scolded the aunt Lu who had previously colluded with outsiders to abduct and sell children in the words.Those who were invited were all the main family, so naturally they disliked concubines very much, and everyone was filled with righteous indignation.
Listening to what they said, it seemed that Lu Shi died a miserable death, and was even taken out to destroy her bones after death. It can be seen that Tang Shuhuai and his wife hated and poisoned her.
Yun Xi's doubts deepened: This Lu family is neither pregnant nor has a child under her knees, what did she do to harm Zhengde and the others?Could it be because of resentment?
It's just that it's not easy for her to ask these questions in front of the master's family, so she can only quietly watch the scene of the mother's kindness and filial piety.
With her current status, she is praised everywhere. If she speaks, she will be praised for being smart. Even if she doesn't speak, some people will praise her for being a dignified lady. Whatever she does, she will be praised.
After a long time, I can't help feeling a little tired of these flattering words.
After eating the noodles, she expressed to Du Zhou that she wanted to go back.
She wanted to leave, Du Zhoushi naturally wouldn't brush off her face, and took the reason on himself, "It's been a while since I came out, my pair of sons are the most naughty when they eat, and they never want to eat well, I have to go back Take a look, everyone, don't be surprised."
Du Rui and Du Lei, who were obediently eating custard at home, sneezed together.
By the way, Yun Xi had someone call Tang Zhengde back.
Tang Zhengde is fine, although he exudes a cold aura, he will not lose his composure.Tang Yifei was younger, and unlike Tang Zhengde, who had developed a zombie face, she had used up all her self-control after staying in the Tang family for so long.
As soon as she got into the carriage, she began to hold her brother and cry.When she cried, she didn't dare to cry out.
Du Zhoushi was taken aback by her sudden crying, and couldn't help but took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, "What's wrong with this child? Wasn't she fine at the Tang's just now?"
With a sullen face, Yun Xi said to Mrs. Du Zhou, "I'll tell you when I get home."
Tang Yifei cried all the way like this, Yun Xi thought it would be good to let her cry and vent her emotions, so she didn't stop her.
After returning to Du's house, Yun Xi asked seriously: "Is Madam Tang the mother of both of you, right? The two lost children of the Tang family at that time were you and Zhengde, right?"
Mrs. Du Zhou was taken aback by this very informative question, and couldn't help but said: "Silly boy, in this case, why don't you two recognize your relatives? That evil aunt, your parents have already helped you avenge No one will hurt you."
She originally thought that these two children were orphans that Yun Xi usually took in for doing good deeds, but she never thought that there was such a level of identity.
Tang Yifei sobbed and said, "Aunt Lu is a good person, if it wasn't for her, my brother and I would have died long ago."
Tang Zhengde nodded heavily, with sadness and anger deep in his eyes, as well as puzzlement, as if he didn't understand why he and his sister were treated like that.
Du Zhou was stunned, "Didn't she kidnap and traffic you?"
Tang Zhengde choked up and said, "If Aunt Lu hadn't sent us out and stayed at home, my sister and I would have been killed long ago."
He sniffled, as if he felt that it was embarrassing for a boy to shed tears, so he tried to wipe away the rolling tears in his eyes with the back of his hand, but Yun Xi had already put thick makeup on his face to cover his facial features. As soon as she wiped it off, her makeup was all gone, and she immediately became a pretty face.
Yun Xi ordered Yin Dan to fetch two pots of hot water. After twisting the towel in the hot water, she took the hot towel and helped them wipe off the makeup on their faces, revealing their clean and beautiful faces.
When Du Zhou saw their faces, he believed that they were children of the Tang family, especially Tang Yifei, whose face was printed out of the same mold as Mrs. Tang's. No one believed that they were not mother and daughter.
Tang Zhengde said: "Aunt Lu is gentle and kind by nature, and she took care of us when my mother was sick. My mother trusted her very much before and told me that I should take good care of Aunt Lu when I grow up. The summer before last, my mother was seriously ill, and when she recovered, it was like a different person, and she no longer liked me and my sister."
His face was full of sadness, "Before going to bed, my mother would often tell stories and coax me and my sister to sleep, but after that illness, she stopped telling stories and even refused to hug my sister and me."
Until now, he still couldn't understand why the mother who loved him and his sister in the past seemed to be a different person.
He bit his lower lip and said: "Last year, she suddenly became nice to my sister and me again, and made soup for us every day. My sister and I thought that mother was back again, so we were very happy. It's just that the soup was drunk. After that, my sister and I began to get sick all the time. Later, Aunt Lu secretly asked us to pour out the soup that my mother brought. My sister and I started to recover again.”
Tang Yifei also flattened her mouth, "I also saw it sometimes. I saw my mother look at me and my brother with terrible eyes. I told my father that my mother was bewitched, but my father didn't believe me, and said that I was not filial and cursed me. My mother, beat me up."
Du Zhou was so surprised by the two children's words that he couldn't speak a word, and his eyes widened.It's just that Tang Zhengde is already 11 years old, and Tang Yifei is also nine years old. They are both the ages that can be remembered, and it is unlikely that they will remember wrongly.
She felt a little confused, but subconsciously believed their words.
Because Yun Xi had made psychological preparations in advance, she looked fine, but her face turned darker and darker.Judging from the words of the two children, Mrs. Tang is not worthy of being a mother at all. It is no wonder that after Tang Zhengde returned to Beijing, he had no intention of admitting to go back.
If they really go back, they are afraid that they will be killed.According to Tang Zhengde, Mrs. Tang wanted to poison them at that time, right?And it's the kind of poison that will gradually weaken the body. If it weren't for that Aunt Lu protecting them, the two children would have died without a sound.
"At the end of July last year, Aunt Lu woke us up secretly and gave me and my brother a lot of things, so that my brother and I could go far away."
"A lot of people wanted to kill us, and my brother used up everything in his hands... If I hadn't met Brother Lai, I'm afraid neither my brother nor I would have survived." Thinking of the thrills at that time, Tang Yifei still had lingering fears.
Du Zhou could only hold back one sentence for a long time, "Tiger poison doesn't even eat children." Why is Mrs. Tang so cruel and ruthless to her children?
Yun Xi originally wondered if the two children were not Madam Tang's own, so she didn't want to raise her husband's and other people's children.Thinking about it, I think it's impossible, just by looking at their faces, I can tell that Tang Yifei and Mrs. Tang must be mother and daughter.
Tang Yifei cried and said: "My brother and I are her own children, why did she treat us like this? Mingming used to love me very much...but she was so kind to other people's children, just like a mother As it used to be to me."
"I miss my old mother."
Tang Yifei was so tired from crying that she actually fell asleep.
Yun Xi hugged her and put her on the bed, and said to Tang Zhengde: "Don't worry, I will help you find out the reason." She felt very sorry for Aunt Lu, who was obviously a good person, but was slandered as a child abductor The vicious aunt was even beaten to ashes and scolded by the world.
Tang Yifei was so sad when she was in the Tang family. On the one hand, she saw that her mother who wanted to kill her was so kind to other children, and on the other hand, it was probably because of Aunt Lu.
Tang Zhengde nodded vigorously, he was still clear about Yun Xi's ability.Although he also wanted to rely on his own abilities, he was still too weak after all, and he couldn't even help Aunt Lu clear her grievances.
Yun Xi sighed, and asked Shuang Jiang to take Tang Zhengde down first, and planned to use her power to investigate thoroughly.
A mother who loves her children can't regard her own children as enemies for no reason, and even want to poison them.
Yun Xi always felt that something was wrong, but she still couldn't grasp the point.
Mrs. Du Zhou came out with her, frowning tightly, "Knowing people, knowing faces but not knowing hearts, this Mrs. Tang looks gentle and gentle, even her adopted heir is so considerate and loving, but she didn't expect to be so kind to her own child." She is so cruel. That is the child she conceived in October! Usually, Lei Er and Rui Er cry a few times, and my heart aches so badly."
"And that Aunt Lu, I only thought of her as a villain before, but I never thought she was such a good person, but she had to die with injustice. It's really sad."
As a mother, Du Zhou couldn't understand Mrs. Tang's actions.She expressed her feelings, so she inevitably talked a lot.
Yun Xi told her: "Ma'am, the matter hasn't been investigated clearly yet, so it's better not to say it, so as not to startle the snake."
Du Zhou said seriously: "I can save this matter."
Yun Xi knew that Du Zhou's tone was still quite tight, so she just asked about the Tang family directly in front of her.
Knowing people, knowing face, not knowing heart... Bewitched by evil...
She flipped these words over and over in her mind, and suddenly her footsteps stopped.
Her face was a little strange, a mixture of sudden realization and shock.
"Yun Xi, what's wrong?" Mrs. Du Zhou turned to look at her niece.
Yun Xi's complexion changed constantly, and finally became a firm determination: "Ma'am, I'll go find Yun Shen first."
She felt that she might be able to get the answer she wanted from Yun Shen.
I found that everyone was very dissatisfied with the scum girl's obsession with Yunshen in the last chapter, so I can only spoil it a little.Liu Weishuang has turned from fans to blacks, from love to hate.So she is actually obsessed with XX! 【killed】
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"The next year, we only have two years to prepare the dowry." Du Zhou said with emotion.
The date of her niece and marriage was also fixed, on the sixth day of March the following year, thinking that there was only one and a half years to prepare the dowry, Du Zhou couldn't help but feel a sense of tension.
This time was originally chosen by Yun Xi, so she was very calm.She chose March on purpose, otherwise she would be too hot to wear a thick bridal gown.Qin Tianjian is simply inhumane, and many of the selected days are in June and July.
Yun Xi doesn't care if those are so-called good days and auspicious days, the most important thing is her own comfort!
She smiled and said, "The jewelry and satins are ready to go. The wood used for the furniture will arrive soon, and we can start building by the end of this year, so there is no rush."
Speaking of furniture, Yun Xi also felt a little depressed.This furniture is a big expense!Of those nanmu and huanghuali wood, which one does not need money?
As for the golden nanmu, that kind is too precious, at most it can be used as a small ornament, and used to make furniture?Yun Xi is really not that extravagant.
Fortunately, Lai San sent her the news two days ago, saying that when he was delivering the darts, he happened to meet a rich merchant who bought and sold wood.That man also wanted to establish a good relationship with Lai San, after all Lai San's darts were reliable and never made mistakes.It's just that with a big reputation, they are a little too busy, and many people who want to bet on the darts have to wait for two months.
There are also many people in Chuzhou, Fenghuang County, who have followed suit, and they can't stand the good skills of people who don't have everything.
This lumber merchant is a high-grade lumber, and the lumber used to transport darts can be sold for at least 2 taels.For a family like him, a safe escort is very important, and it is even more urgent to establish a good relationship with Wanshiwu.
It is for this reason that Lai San was able to get a batch of good wood at a price of [-]% of the cost price.However, he also promised the businessman that in the next five years, he would escort his darts at least twice a year.
Even so, the wood cost Yunxi 1 taels.Part of Yunxi is made of nanmu, and part of it is made of huanghuali wood.
The jewelry is made by Dianjiangge in the capital. This Dianjiangge itself is the best jewelry store in the capital, and their jewelry can also be customized individually.It just so happened that Chu Xiyuan rewarded her with several boxes of pearls before, so Yun Xi directly took one of the boxes to create the pearl boss, and the style of the jewelry was also designed by her.
As for the silk and satin, those sent by Yunshen, plus the Du family has saved a lot of good fabrics over the past few years, and the royal merchant Yang's family also sent a lot of things, Yun Xi doesn't even need to buy more things.This Yang family is the Yang family that made the Yuehua Brocade earlier.Their family's Tianshuibi, Yunjin, and Yuhuajin are all well-known tributes, and the Yuehuajin made the year before last has even attracted many noble ladies in the capital.
If it was said that the Yang family gave Yun Xi a gift at the beginning, it was just to thank her at that time for mentioning the Yang family's Yuehua Brocade, but now it is purely to build a good relationship with Yun Xi.Yun Xi also accepted the gift because she saw that this family was a bit upright in their work, and their conduct was considered to be the best among imperial merchants.
Everyone in Da Chu knew that Yun Shen was notoriously difficult to please.Whether it's a beauty trap or a gift of money, he doesn't care about soft and hard things, and it's more likely to offend this young master, and make him look flamboyant instead.It's just that everyone now knows that Yun Xi is Yun Shen's weakness, and if he treats Yun Xi well, Yun Shen will keep it in mind.
This also caused Yun Xi to go out now, and all she faced were warm smiling faces like spring breeze turning into rain.
It's just that these people also think Yun Xi is too simple. Although she looks gentle and gentle, her will is very firm and it is difficult to shake.For these people who are rushing to give benefits, she basically asks Yun Shen's idea, and only associates with them after there is no problem.
"As for the wedding dress, although we have an embroiderer in our family, you still have to do a few strokes in the end, at least crochet or something. Now you have to start making the purse and handkerchiefs you will need." Du Zhou said ramblingly. Things after marriage.
When Yun Xi came back to her senses, she heard the aunt's worried words, and her hair was full of black threads, "Auntie, I asked Yiran about them, and their needles and threads were basically handed over to the servants. They come by themselves."
She doesn't want to spend a lot of time embroidering purses.If you have that skill, you might as well use it to make money.
After the hunt in September, she and Lu Yiran, the princess, started to walk around, and the relationship was not bad. Lu Yiran felt that Yun Xi was not one of those vulgar people, and Yun Xi also felt that Lu Yiran liked her very much. When the situation is interesting, the relationship will naturally become intimate.
Lu Yiran's status was first-class and noble, and when Yun Xi used her as a reason, Du Zhou was immediately convinced.
She asked: "By the way, the Tang family held an adoption ceremony five days later, and also posted a message to our family. Should we go there?"
She sighed and said, "Speaking of which, Mrs. Tang is also a pitiful person. A good pair of children were abducted and sold by someone who killed thousands of knives, and there is no news of them until now."
"I heard that the pair of children were very well-behaved and lovely, but they were taken out by the aunt of her family in collusion with outsiders. It is said that the aunt was the personal servant girl whom she used to favor."
"Mrs. Tang was heartbroken, and she was sick in bed for a long time, until Mrs. Tang accepted a young child in the family who was somewhat similar to his son as an heir. Coincidentally, Mrs. Tang also had a fate with that child. Seeing him is like seeing your own son, and the illness just got better."
Mrs. Du Zhou was kind-hearted, so naturally she couldn't see such a tragedy of separation of human relationships. In her words, she sympathized with the Tang family, and praised Mr. Tang for her deep love for Mrs. Tang. For the sake of that aunt, she sent all the other aunts away. After leaving, he only guarded Mrs. Tang and the newly adopted heir wholeheartedly.After Du Zhou came to the capital, he felt that the capital was indeed very prosperous, and Fenghuang County was indeed incomparable in every possible way.It was this habit of taking concubines that made her very unhappy.
Her family does not have a concubine, which is quite normal in Fenghuang County, but it has become a so-called rare thing to put it in the capital.
Perhaps it was for this reason that after hearing about the Tang family, even though she had never been in contact with the Tang family before, she thought about it.
Yun Xi smiled, "Ma'am, if you want to go, go there, anyway, there are not many people who dare to show you face now."
Du Zhoushi nodded and went to reply to the post.In the past two years, she has been taking time every day to learn characters with her niece and daughter. Although her handwriting is not very good, it is no problem to write slowly.The Du family has a small population, so she doesn't spend much time on housekeeping every day. The rest of the time is basically spent looking after Du Rui and Du Lei, and the rest is used to practice calligraphy.
Yun Xi is currently choosing the address of the library, printing the books brought to the capital by the way, and starting to train the beauty salon, so she really didn't plan to attend the banquet of the Tang family.
Until Tang Zhengde took the initiative to find him.
Since Tang Zhengde and Tang Yifei came to the capital with Yun Xi, they were basically helping to prepare for the Zhuangzi. Yun Xi almost forgot that they were still there.
When seeing Tang Zhengde, Yun Xi was really surprised.Perhaps because of being hunted down before, Tang Zhengde was very wary of people, so it was only now that he was a little better in front of Yun Xi and Lai San.
Her tone softened unconsciously, "What's wrong?"
Tang Zhengde pursed his lips, his expression flashed with anger and injury, "Sister Yunxi, are you going to attend the Tang family's adoption ceremony in a few days?"
Yun Xi thought for a while and said, "I'm very busy recently, so I don't plan to go. But my aunt is going."
Tang Zhengde said: "Can I go with you?"
Yun Xi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly recalled what Du Zhou said in her mind.Mrs. Tang had a pair of children who were abducted and sold...these two brothers and sisters were both surnamed Tang, coupled with Tang Zhengde's obviously strange behavior, the answer was ready to come out.
Can Tang Zhengde and Tang Yifei be Mrs. Tang's children?But they have been in the capital for almost half a year.How could they not have thought of going back to recognize relatives?
Tang Zhengde's father, Tang Shuhuai, was a member of the General Administration Department of Zhengwu Rank, and considering his age, he was already very good.Mother Tang Ren's natal family is even more remarkable. This Tang Ren's father is a third-rank minister of Guanglu Temple, and his younger brother is a fifth-rank official doctor. The future is bright, and several uncles in the family are also working. Back then Tang Shuhuai was her father's student, Mr. Ren saw that this student was both talented and beautiful, so he gave him his precious daughter.Tang Shuhuai's success in these years is also related to the strong support of the Yue family.
There was still a good story between the two.
If Zhengde is really a child of this family, what is he still doing in her village?It's time to go back and be his eldest master.
It's just that Tang Zhengde didn't want to say it, but Yun Xi wouldn't force him either.On this point, she has always respected everyone's choice, and will not force people to tell the so-called truth in the name of being a good person.Of course, those villains are not included in this category.
Yun Xi put on a serious expression, "Are you sure you want to go?"
Tang Zhengde nodded.
Yun Xi said: "Okay then, I'll go there too and bring you along."
Because of Zhengde, Yun Xi, who was not very interested, planned to go to the Tang family to find out in person.
Tang Zhengde's eyes were slightly red, "Thank you, Sister Yunxi. I will never forget your great kindness."
Yun Xi smiled and reached out to rub his hair. Tang Zhengde didn't move away, "Why should we be so polite between us. You and Yifei also helped me a lot."
Both brother and sister are rare and good children. Although Tang Zhengde has a strong guard, he is very careful with the children in Zhuangzi. She is naturally willing to help such a small effort.
After Tang Zhengde left, Yun Xi asked Li Qiu to investigate whether the two missing children of the Tang family were Yifei and Zhengde.Among the girls she brought, Shuang Jiang was the best in martial arts, and Li Qiu was the most careful and thoughtful, so Yun Xi handed over the information collection to Li Qiu.
Li Qiu also quickly showed her talent in this area. Staying with Yun Xi, the first thing she learned was the so-called classification and induction ability. She usually sorted all kinds of information collected in the master house and organized them in an orderly manner. In this position, she is like a fish in water, and Yun Xi even asked Chun Equinox to be her assistant.One of the two little girls sang bad faces and the other sang bad faces, which suppressed the big men below, preventing them from underestimating them because of their age and gender.
After Li Qiu made an investigation, he soon came back with a look of surprise on his face, "Girl, Tang Ren's twin children are really called Tang Zhengde and Tang Yifei, and their age and time of abduction are also correct. The time when they disappeared Just in time for us to pick them up last year."
She was also full of ignorance, "It's just that since their family background is so good, the Tang family has never given up on finding their whereabouts this year, so why didn't they go home?" Tang Shuhuai only had this son and a daughter under his knees. Born in the first place, I love him very much.
Yun Xi said lightly: "There must be something unspeakable."
It's just that Tang Yifei didn't know where she knew about it. It was rare for this well-behaved little girl to show her strong emotions.She took Yun Xi's hand and said with red eyes: "Sister, I also want to go to Tang's house with you."
She didn't cry endlessly, but this half-tearful appearance made people feel more pitiful.
Yun Xi has always taken good care of this little girl, and seeing the beautiful little girl's expression of crying at any time, she naturally softened her heart, "Do you really want to go there together?"
Seeing that her tone was loose, Tang Yifei continued her efforts, "Brother said he would wear a mask so that no one would recognize him. I can also wear it together."
The corner of Yun Xi's mouth twitched, these two people really made that human head mask look like something that can be bought anywhere on the street.Yun Shen naturally has this thing, but he also said that most of the masks are the same kind, and the facial expressions are very stiff.You can spot it with a little attention.
When he was Meng Heng, the mask he wore was already the best one.
Yun Xi thought for a while, and if she couldn't do it, she put on makeup.Makeup is a great sorcery. With her makeup level, she can completely paint the two into another look, although it may take a little longer.
When she nodded and agreed, Tang Yifei couldn't help but smile, with a dewdrop on her cheek.
Yun Xi sighed, and said, "When the time comes, try not to speak if you can." If someone finds out that the two children are from the Tang family, she may be regarded as a kidnapper.
Tang Yifei nodded vigorously, and made a gesture of shutting up, which was so cute.
Yun Xi rubbed the little girl's soft hair, she didn't know how cruel she was at that time, such a cute child had the heart to kill her.
Yun Xi heard something from Lai San at that time. She really didn't think that an aunt who stayed in the inner house could find several killers to assassinate people unless someone helped her.
October [-]th happened to be the day of the children of the adoptive clan of the Tang family.
Yun Xi got up early in the morning to help the two children put on makeup, and after drawing them into completely different looks, she put down the eyebrow pencil in her hand with satisfaction.
After everything was ready, they boarded the carriage and set off towards Tang's house.
It was only half an hour from Du's house to Tang's house, but Tang Zhengde was fine, with a straight face and serious expression.Tang Yifei was a little restless, and her pair of small hands almost grabbed the good skirt into rags.
I don't know what Tang Zhengde said in his sister's ear, Tang Yifei calmed down quickly, and with the makeup on her face to cover her face, she didn't leak too many emotions.
Yun Xi understood their timid feeling of being close to home, and stretched out her hand to help Yifei stretch out the wrinkles on her skirt.
After getting off the car, the two children stood behind Yun Xi and followed them into Tang's house.Du Zhoushi and Yun Xi were the ones who came to the Tang family from the Du family.
Du Zhoushi has also shown her face in front of people in the capital several times in the past few months, so everyone is no stranger to her. As for Yun Xi, she is even more famous. When the two came together, many people greeted them .What surprised Yun Xi was that, as an in-law of the Tang family and Tang Ren's natal family, no one from the Ren family came to participate in the adoption ceremony.
Someone also asked which family the two brought by Yun Xi were from.
Yun Xi smiled and said: "It's my relatives and children from far away in Fenghuang County, my hometown. I saw that they are well-behaved and sensible, so I wanted to take them out to see the world."
Everyone also knew the identity of the Du family in the past, but they were also the kind of poor relatives who were in the autumn wind. After giving them a meeting gift, they didn't pay much attention to them.
Tang Zhengde was 11 years old this year, and he couldn't be considered a child anymore, so he was led to the front yard.The front yard is where the Tang family entertains male guests.
Although Tang Zhengde was young, he was quite capable. Yun Xi was not worried that she would reveal her secrets, and held Yifei's hand with her right hand.
The moment Mrs. Tang appeared on the stage, she felt that Yifei beside her was frozen all over, and the hand she was holding was even colder. Yun Xi couldn't help but squeeze Yifei's hand, Remind her not to lose her composure.
Yifei's performance undoubtedly told Yun Xi that she was one of the so-called abducted and missing children of the Tang family.
Mrs. Tang was different from what Yun Xi had imagined, her appearance was dignified, at most she could only be considered pretty.At this time, she didn't look sick at all, and she smiled and entertained the guests who came to participate.
A woman in a dark red dress expressed emotion: "Seeing you cheer up, I feel relieved. You usually accumulate a lot of good deeds, and God sees it. Sooner or later, you will find Yifei and Zhengde." .”
Madam Tang's eyes turned red, and she said: "The two children were missing, and I was so heartbroken that I wished I could replace them with myself. Until I saw Zhengguang's child, it was like seeing my Zhengde child."
Tang Zhengguang...is the child who will be adopted by the Tang family today.
"Zhengguang is also a poor child. His father left early, leaving them orphans and widows. Three years ago, his mother also abandoned him. We are both poor people. I fell in love with him at first sight. I love him so much. If you give up on him, you simply recognize him as your son."
Everyone persuaded her again, "It can be seen that you are destined to be mother and son, this is your fate."
Everyone was surprised when they saw it.At first, some people thought that the adoption was only Tang Shuhuai's idea, but after looking at it now, they found that Tang Ren really wanted Tang Zhengguang to be her son.
But it's understandable when you think about it.Mrs. Tang is said to have injured her body after giving birth to her daughter Tang Yifei, and she can no longer have children.Now because of Tang Shuhuai's apology and love for her, he sent away the aunt who was working in the backyard.But it's wrong for a man to have no offspring, especially the Tang family is not a small family.If there is no son to inherit the family business, Mrs. Tang will have to accept a good concubine for her husband to give birth to a son sooner or later in order to keep the Tang family alive.
After the adoption ceremony is completed, even if there is a concubine who gives birth to a boy in the future, it will not be able to shake the status of the heir.
After thinking about it for a few times, many people put a thoughtful hat on the seemingly harmless Mrs. Tang.
Mrs. Tang greeted the people in the same circle, her eyes fell on Yun Xi, and she said, "This is the rumored County Lord Du, right? He really has both talent and looks, Mr. Yun is really lucky."
Behind Mrs. Tang was a young girl about thirteen years old. She looked pretty, and there was a charm that a girl of this age should not have. She smiled and stepped forward, "I feel kind to Sister Du when I see her."
Mrs. Tang introduced to everyone: "This is Zhengguang's cousin, Yueya. I saw that she was really cute, so I took her with me. Thanks to this child who usually helped me resolve my worries, I was able to recover quickly." The love of this girl is beyond words.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was undoubtedly surprised for a while, thinking that Mrs. Tang was generous enough to even raise Tang Zhengguang's cousin together.
Many people felt that the Tang Ren family raised this Crescent Moon mainly to win over Tang Zhengguang's heart.It's just that everyone looked at this crescent moon with a natural romantic attitude, so they couldn't help but think about it.This won't get you behind, but will lead wolves into the house, right?
As soon as Yun Xi met her face, she had a natural dislike for this crescent moon.She looked indifferent, just nodded slightly, but didn't say much.
Yueya's surname is Yin. When she smiled, dimples appeared on her cheeks. She didn't seem to see Yun Xi's indifferent attitude, and she still smiled affectionately, "I admired Sister Du's reputation before, and I always wanted to follow her Study hard, if you can follow your sister and learn some of her knowledge and intelligence, then you will be very lucky. It's a pity that I am not blessed, and I only wish that I am not sister Du's direct sister."
After hearing the very flattering words, Yun Xi's complexion became even paler, and she said, "Ms. Tang has eaten more salt than I have eaten rice. There are already indescribable benefits for you to learn from her."
After hearing Yun Xi's words, the others also felt that what she said was reasonable.Those who were more thoughtful couldn't help looking at Yin Yueya with scrutiny. Yin Yueya kept saying that she wanted to be with County Lord Du, and it wasn't because she was drunk because she wasn't in the bar.
A lady hated this kind of so-called vixen the most. She didn't care that she was in the Tang family, so her tone was a little blunt, "Miss Yin doesn't think she despises Mrs. Tang, does she? That's why she doesn't want to stay by her side and be raised by her. "
Yin Yueya's face froze. How could she have imagined that not only would her good words not be accepted, but she would also be treated so cruelly.These days, she has been pampered like a lady in the Tang family these days, and she has been raised so much that she doesn't know the weight of her bones. She felt aggrieved and said, "That's not what I meant."
Mrs. Tang quickly said: "This child is always clumsy, but he has no evil intentions."
Yun Xi smiled, her tone was still gentle, but there was a hint of sharpness, "It is best not to have a bad heart. People can be stupid, and no matter how stupid they are, there will be a day when they will be enlightened and taught well. But if the mind is bad, it will not be saved. Yes. Earlier in Chuzhou, there was a person who kept saying that he wanted to be sisters with me."
When a lady saw that she stopped in the middle of her speech, she was very curious, "What happened next?"
Yun Xi wrote lightly: "Later... I don't know. Before I left, I was probably still in the cell."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere cooled down.
Even a stupid person can't help but think of another meaning of sisters - E Huang Nv Ying.
They also understood why Yun Xi had such an attitude.
One of them smoothed things over, "Yueya was raised by Mrs. Tang herself, so she's definitely not those dubious foxes outside."
Mrs. Tang also smiled awkwardly, "Yes, Yueya is a good boy."
At this time, the steward of the Tang family brought a boy of six or seven years old. The boy looked upright, with dark eyes, and looked quite pleasing.
Yun Xi guessed that this was probably the adopted child Tang Zhengguang.
The woman wearing the scarlet cloak smiled, "It's really neat."
Yun Xi discovered that the child's appearance was three points similar to Zhengde's.I heard that Tang Zhengguang's grandfather is Tang Zhengde's concubine's younger brother. From this point of view, it is normal for the two to have some similarities.
Mrs. Tang looked at Tang Zhengguang with a very loving look in her eyes, and that loving expression did not seem to be pretended at all, but seemed to come from the heart.
Yun Xi couldn't help feeling a little doubtful: When her child's life or death is still uncertain and there is still hope of finding it back, would anyone really empathize with another child?If it was placed on her, she would never be able to do it.
Live to see people, die to see corpses.Before she found someone, it was impossible for her to give up her so-called hope.
Mrs. Tang held Tang Zhengguang in her arms, and asked warmly, "Are you tired? Are you hungry? I asked the kitchen to make your favorite crab dumplings. But this thing is cold, and your child's home, but Don't eat too much because of greed."
Then he called the servant around Tang Zhengguang over and asked about the adoption ceremony just now.
The ceremony of the adoptive master is that if Tang Shuhuai takes Tang Zhengguang to worship the ancestors, tell the ancestors that he is going to adopt a child, and then the heir will hold tea for his father and meet some relatives.
The boy was also smart, and he talked about how Tang Zhengguang had the demeanor of a general, how well-behaved and sensible he was without stage fright at all.
Madam Tang smiled so much that her brows and eyes curled up, and she looked at Tang Zhengguang with kindness and pride in her eyes.
Yun Xi felt Tang Yifei's body trembling slightly and her head lowered beside her. Yun Xi guessed that she must have burst into tears again, but she didn't dare to show it in front of others.
She was a little worried that Yifei would not be able to hold on, so she wanted to leave.
The others seemed to be moved by the picture of the mother's kindness and filial piety, and those who were more emotional took out their handkerchiefs and gently wiped away their tears.
"You've come to the end of all the hardships." Said the friendship with Mrs. Tang, and scolded the aunt Lu who had previously colluded with outsiders to abduct and sell children in the words.Those who were invited were all the main family, so naturally they disliked concubines very much, and everyone was filled with righteous indignation.
Listening to what they said, it seemed that Lu Shi died a miserable death, and was even taken out to destroy her bones after death. It can be seen that Tang Shuhuai and his wife hated and poisoned her.
Yun Xi's doubts deepened: This Lu family is neither pregnant nor has a child under her knees, what did she do to harm Zhengde and the others?Could it be because of resentment?
It's just that it's not easy for her to ask these questions in front of the master's family, so she can only quietly watch the scene of the mother's kindness and filial piety.
With her current status, she is praised everywhere. If she speaks, she will be praised for being smart. Even if she doesn't speak, some people will praise her for being a dignified lady. Whatever she does, she will be praised.
After a long time, I can't help feeling a little tired of these flattering words.
After eating the noodles, she expressed to Du Zhou that she wanted to go back.
She wanted to leave, Du Zhoushi naturally wouldn't brush off her face, and took the reason on himself, "It's been a while since I came out, my pair of sons are the most naughty when they eat, and they never want to eat well, I have to go back Take a look, everyone, don't be surprised."
Du Rui and Du Lei, who were obediently eating custard at home, sneezed together.
By the way, Yun Xi had someone call Tang Zhengde back.
Tang Zhengde is fine, although he exudes a cold aura, he will not lose his composure.Tang Yifei was younger, and unlike Tang Zhengde, who had developed a zombie face, she had used up all her self-control after staying in the Tang family for so long.
As soon as she got into the carriage, she began to hold her brother and cry.When she cried, she didn't dare to cry out.
Du Zhoushi was taken aback by her sudden crying, and couldn't help but took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, "What's wrong with this child? Wasn't she fine at the Tang's just now?"
With a sullen face, Yun Xi said to Mrs. Du Zhou, "I'll tell you when I get home."
Tang Yifei cried all the way like this, Yun Xi thought it would be good to let her cry and vent her emotions, so she didn't stop her.
After returning to Du's house, Yun Xi asked seriously: "Is Madam Tang the mother of both of you, right? The two lost children of the Tang family at that time were you and Zhengde, right?"
Mrs. Du Zhou was taken aback by this very informative question, and couldn't help but said: "Silly boy, in this case, why don't you two recognize your relatives? That evil aunt, your parents have already helped you avenge No one will hurt you."
She originally thought that these two children were orphans that Yun Xi usually took in for doing good deeds, but she never thought that there was such a level of identity.
Tang Yifei sobbed and said, "Aunt Lu is a good person, if it wasn't for her, my brother and I would have died long ago."
Tang Zhengde nodded heavily, with sadness and anger deep in his eyes, as well as puzzlement, as if he didn't understand why he and his sister were treated like that.
Du Zhou was stunned, "Didn't she kidnap and traffic you?"
Tang Zhengde choked up and said, "If Aunt Lu hadn't sent us out and stayed at home, my sister and I would have been killed long ago."
He sniffled, as if he felt that it was embarrassing for a boy to shed tears, so he tried to wipe away the rolling tears in his eyes with the back of his hand, but Yun Xi had already put thick makeup on his face to cover his facial features. As soon as she wiped it off, her makeup was all gone, and she immediately became a pretty face.
Yun Xi ordered Yin Dan to fetch two pots of hot water. After twisting the towel in the hot water, she took the hot towel and helped them wipe off the makeup on their faces, revealing their clean and beautiful faces.
When Du Zhou saw their faces, he believed that they were children of the Tang family, especially Tang Yifei, whose face was printed out of the same mold as Mrs. Tang's. No one believed that they were not mother and daughter.
Tang Zhengde said: "Aunt Lu is gentle and kind by nature, and she took care of us when my mother was sick. My mother trusted her very much before and told me that I should take good care of Aunt Lu when I grow up. The summer before last, my mother was seriously ill, and when she recovered, it was like a different person, and she no longer liked me and my sister."
His face was full of sadness, "Before going to bed, my mother would often tell stories and coax me and my sister to sleep, but after that illness, she stopped telling stories and even refused to hug my sister and me."
Until now, he still couldn't understand why the mother who loved him and his sister in the past seemed to be a different person.
He bit his lower lip and said: "Last year, she suddenly became nice to my sister and me again, and made soup for us every day. My sister and I thought that mother was back again, so we were very happy. It's just that the soup was drunk. After that, my sister and I began to get sick all the time. Later, Aunt Lu secretly asked us to pour out the soup that my mother brought. My sister and I started to recover again.”
Tang Yifei also flattened her mouth, "I also saw it sometimes. I saw my mother look at me and my brother with terrible eyes. I told my father that my mother was bewitched, but my father didn't believe me, and said that I was not filial and cursed me. My mother, beat me up."
Du Zhou was so surprised by the two children's words that he couldn't speak a word, and his eyes widened.It's just that Tang Zhengde is already 11 years old, and Tang Yifei is also nine years old. They are both the ages that can be remembered, and it is unlikely that they will remember wrongly.
She felt a little confused, but subconsciously believed their words.
Because Yun Xi had made psychological preparations in advance, she looked fine, but her face turned darker and darker.Judging from the words of the two children, Mrs. Tang is not worthy of being a mother at all. It is no wonder that after Tang Zhengde returned to Beijing, he had no intention of admitting to go back.
If they really go back, they are afraid that they will be killed.According to Tang Zhengde, Mrs. Tang wanted to poison them at that time, right?And it's the kind of poison that will gradually weaken the body. If it weren't for that Aunt Lu protecting them, the two children would have died without a sound.
"At the end of July last year, Aunt Lu woke us up secretly and gave me and my brother a lot of things, so that my brother and I could go far away."
"A lot of people wanted to kill us, and my brother used up everything in his hands... If I hadn't met Brother Lai, I'm afraid neither my brother nor I would have survived." Thinking of the thrills at that time, Tang Yifei still had lingering fears.
Du Zhou could only hold back one sentence for a long time, "Tiger poison doesn't even eat children." Why is Mrs. Tang so cruel and ruthless to her children?
Yun Xi originally wondered if the two children were not Madam Tang's own, so she didn't want to raise her husband's and other people's children.Thinking about it, I think it's impossible, just by looking at their faces, I can tell that Tang Yifei and Mrs. Tang must be mother and daughter.
Tang Yifei cried and said: "My brother and I are her own children, why did she treat us like this? Mingming used to love me very much...but she was so kind to other people's children, just like a mother As it used to be to me."
"I miss my old mother."
Tang Yifei was so tired from crying that she actually fell asleep.
Yun Xi hugged her and put her on the bed, and said to Tang Zhengde: "Don't worry, I will help you find out the reason." She felt very sorry for Aunt Lu, who was obviously a good person, but was slandered as a child abductor The vicious aunt was even beaten to ashes and scolded by the world.
Tang Yifei was so sad when she was in the Tang family. On the one hand, she saw that her mother who wanted to kill her was so kind to other children, and on the other hand, it was probably because of Aunt Lu.
Tang Zhengde nodded vigorously, he was still clear about Yun Xi's ability.Although he also wanted to rely on his own abilities, he was still too weak after all, and he couldn't even help Aunt Lu clear her grievances.
Yun Xi sighed, and asked Shuang Jiang to take Tang Zhengde down first, and planned to use her power to investigate thoroughly.
A mother who loves her children can't regard her own children as enemies for no reason, and even want to poison them.
Yun Xi always felt that something was wrong, but she still couldn't grasp the point.
Mrs. Du Zhou came out with her, frowning tightly, "Knowing people, knowing faces but not knowing hearts, this Mrs. Tang looks gentle and gentle, even her adopted heir is so considerate and loving, but she didn't expect to be so kind to her own child." She is so cruel. That is the child she conceived in October! Usually, Lei Er and Rui Er cry a few times, and my heart aches so badly."
"And that Aunt Lu, I only thought of her as a villain before, but I never thought she was such a good person, but she had to die with injustice. It's really sad."
As a mother, Du Zhou couldn't understand Mrs. Tang's actions.She expressed her feelings, so she inevitably talked a lot.
Yun Xi told her: "Ma'am, the matter hasn't been investigated clearly yet, so it's better not to say it, so as not to startle the snake."
Du Zhou said seriously: "I can save this matter."
Yun Xi knew that Du Zhou's tone was still quite tight, so she just asked about the Tang family directly in front of her.
Knowing people, knowing face, not knowing heart... Bewitched by evil...
She flipped these words over and over in her mind, and suddenly her footsteps stopped.
Her face was a little strange, a mixture of sudden realization and shock.
"Yun Xi, what's wrong?" Mrs. Du Zhou turned to look at her niece.
Yun Xi's complexion changed constantly, and finally became a firm determination: "Ma'am, I'll go find Yun Shen first."
She felt that she might be able to get the answer she wanted from Yun Shen.
I found that everyone was very dissatisfied with the scum girl's obsession with Yunshen in the last chapter, so I can only spoil it a little.Liu Weishuang has turned from fans to blacks, from love to hate.So she is actually obsessed with XX! 【killed】
(End of this chapter)
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