Chapter 178
The two chatted for a long time, and Li Shulan felt that she was a little out of energy, but seeing that Li Shi was still very energetic, she was now living under the fence, and it was her first day, so she couldn't say anything, so she had to sit with Li Shi with.

Mrs. Li asked about Li Shulan's other situation, covered her mouth with her hand and yawned, then said: "It's getting late, I'm afraid you'll be very tired this day, you'd better take a rest quickly. "

Li Shulan nodded, and just about to get up, she heard Mrs. Zhang ask Mrs. Zhang beside her, "Have you tidied up Miss's room?"

The mother-in-law smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry, I know that you love Miss Shulan, and you cleaned it up early in the morning."

Mrs. Li nodded with a smile: "That's good. From now on, I will treat Shulan as our own girl. If I find out who bullied her, I will not forgive her lightly."

Mrs. Zhang hurriedly said with an apologetic smile: "Oh, Ma'am, what are you talking about? I know you love the girl very much. Who didn't come here to curry favor with you? No one is short-sighted and dares to bully the girl."

Hearing what she said, Mrs. Li nodded in satisfaction, and said to Li Shulan: "Shulan, you can live here with peace of mind, just live in my courtyard. If there is something missing in the future, or someone bullies you Go, you just come and talk to me."

"Well, I see, thank you, madam." Li Shulan said, she bent slightly and saluted.

Mrs. Li hurriedly helped her up, and said displeasedly: "What kind of wife are you calling me? We have the same surname. If there are no outsiders around in the future, you can just call me sister."

"That's unavoidable. How can Shulan be called Mrs. Sister?" Li Shulan hurriedly said, if she just agreed, it would appear that she was overconfident and ignorant of etiquette.

Mrs. Li patted Li Shulan's hand and said: "I tell you to call you, why are you talking so much about me?"

Hearing what she said, Li Shulan nodded her head slightly, leaned back slightly, and said, "Thank you so much, sister."

"That's right." Li Shi nodded in satisfaction. "I do have two younger sisters, but it's been so many years and I haven't seen each other. This time I have my younger sister by my side. I'm too happy to be happy."

After saying a few more words, Mrs. Li asked the girl in the room to take Li Shulan away.

Seeing her disappearing figure, Mrs. Li sat back on the chair again, and her face was no longer as happy as before.

Mrs. Zhang went to close the door, walked back to Mrs. Li, and called "Ma'am".

"Have someone go check it out and see what's going on in her house." Li Shi said.

Mrs. Zhang nodded and said: "Oh, I see, I will give orders to go out tomorrow morning."

After a pause, Mrs. Zhang said again: "If you want to tell me, I also think this girl is a bit strange. She looks like a very well-bred girl, but how could she be reduced to selling herself to save her mother? The reasons she said, I also think there are a lot of suspicious places."

Mrs. Li nodded slightly, and said: "Yes, I noticed it too, let's check it out first."

Now she can see it, and the old woman is not stupid than her, so she must be able to see it too.In any case, it is still necessary to investigate clearly first, and if there is a problem, quickly find a solution.

After all, she was also very worried about putting such a person of unknown origin by her side.

On the second day, Li Shulan got up early and came to Mrs. Li's side, saying that she wanted to help her get up.

Mrs. Li hurriedly said: "Where can you use the house of the girl?"

But even though she said that, Li Shulan still felt very awkward standing there.Originally, Mrs. Li saved her mother with money. Normally speaking, she would have been her maidservant, but not only did she not use her up to date, but she also treated her with courtesy, which made her not only feel uneasy, but even more so. I feel uncomfortable.

The two had dinner together, and Mrs. Li went to Mrs. Su's side, leaving Li Shulan alone in the yard doing embroidery work.

In the evening, after eating as usual, Mrs. Li stayed with Li Shulan to talk for a while, and then let her go to bed when it was getting late.

As soon as Li Shulan's figure left, Mrs. Zhang closed the door.

"How is it?" Li asked.

Mrs. Zhang turned around and said to Mrs. Li: "As expected, my wife guessed correctly. Something happened to this girl's family, and it was a big one."

"How do you say it?" Mrs. Li asked anxiously.

So, Mrs. Zhang told Mrs. Li what she had inquired about today.

On that day, Li Shulan also said that her maternal ancestral home was the Zhao family in Cangshan Town.There are not a few people surnamed Zhao in the town, so the people ordered by Mrs. Zhang took a lot of effort to find out this family.

It turned out that the Zhao family was not very rich and powerful, but an ordinary family who opened a lantern shop in this town and made a small profit.

The lantern shop inherited from the Zhao family is now owned by the Dafang. When the family was separated, the Dafang was assigned to the shop, but in order to take care of the younger son, the old man bought another shop and reopened it. The shop is handed over to the youngest son.

Now Mr. Zhao has been dead for many years. In addition to these two sons, there is also a daughter in the family, that is Li Shulan's mother, Mrs. Zhao.

When Mrs. Zhao was a girl back then, for some reason, she fell in love with a down-and-out scholar. At that time, the family did not approve of the marriage, but Mrs. Zhao cried, made trouble, and hanged herself, so she insisted on marrying that down-and-out scholar. .Mr. Zhao is also a stubborn person. In a fit of anger, he severed ties with Mrs. Zhao and let her make troubles on her own.

Mrs. Zhao followed the scholar, endured a lot of hardships and suffered a lot, and finally watched the moonlight when the clouds opened—the scholar passed the Jinshi examination.

At this moment, Mrs. Zhao found out that she was pregnant, which can be described as a joy above joy.Not long after the scholar was selected as a Beijing official, Mrs. Zhao gave birth to a daughter, who is now Li Shulan.

Li Shulan's father, Li Mo, had a smooth career as an official, from a small official of the ninth rank to a senior official of the third rank.

Li Mo is the best at dealing with things in his daily life, so he has been able to stand tall in the turbulent court, but has been promoted step by step.

However, if you often walk by the river, there is no reason not to get your shoes wet.Just a few months ago during a big change in the imperial court, he was on the wrong team, and just this one time caused his wife to be separated.

Now, he is exiled to the bitter cold in the northwest, his wife is dying of illness, his daughter has gone through hardships, and has had enough of being cold-eyed, and finally has to sell himself to save his mother.

At the beginning, Mr. Zhao severed ties with the Zhao family. Later, when his son-in-law became powerful, he didn't take it to heart, so he simply pretended that this daughter had never been born.

The Li family was suddenly defeated. Li Shulan and the Zhao family left Li Mo. They were unaccompanied in this city of Bianjing. The two women, one young and the other seriously ill, had no choice but to come here natal family.It's just that the people in her natal family didn't care about them.

It is expected that Li Shulan has grown from a daughter of an official family to the current state, I am afraid that it is hard to bear in my heart.

"No wonder, let me tell you, she doesn't look like an ordinary child at such a young age." Li Shi said in his mouth.

"That's right," Mrs. Zhang also echoed, "Her father used to be a Beijing official and a third-rank official. He was also a Jinshi back then. After all, he was also a family of poetry and book hairpins. How could the children raised be small? Comparable?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li nodded slightly.This time, Li Shulan's identity has also been clarified. The next thing to do is to think carefully about what kind of plan to make.

Li Shulan was born in a family of officials. Although the family is defeated now, the spirit is still there after all.And this girl is really good-looking, if she is properly cultivated, maybe it will really bring her unexpected results.

Although she came from a good background and was a lady of the official family, but no matter what, that was all a thing of the past.She is just a tiger, and she will be bullied by dogs even if she falls in Pingyang, not to mention she is a young girl who has just reached the age of [-] and has nothing to rely on.As long as he treats her better and promises her benefits, she will definitely follow her.

Mrs. Li thought about it, if she wanted to go according to plan, she still had to let Li Shulan go to Mrs. Su's side.

Looking at the current situation, it seems a little difficult to separate Lianzi and Su Keyan.But Mrs. Su is also the most authoritative person in the family, as long as she speaks, I'm afraid Su Keyan won't listen.

Therefore, she made a plan in her heart, and planned to find a suitable time to explain to Li Shulan the serious relationship.

Li Shulan lived in Li Shi's courtyard for two or three days, seeing that Li Shi was really an easy-going person, she gradually let go.

It's just that if she has been living and eating for free in other people's house, that's not a problem, and now not only is she in charge of her, but even Mrs. Zhao is brought in to live with her.

When she had nothing to do, she was always doing needlework, so she was very good at embroidery.Now here, Mrs. Li doesn't let her do any work, so she can only do some embroidery in her spare time to pass the time.

Today, after breakfast, Mrs. Li went to Mrs. Su's side again.

Mrs. Su is getting old, she doesn't sleep much during the day and gets up very early.So at this time, I had already eaten.

"Why are you here again?" Mrs. Su couldn't help asking when she saw Mrs. Li coming.

Mrs. Li smiled and said, "Mother, why am I here again? If I don't come to see you, I won't be able to eat or sleep soundly."

"Okay, okay, don't say these things to disgust my old lady," Mrs. Su said, "I'm old, but I'm not stupid."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li laughed again: "Oh, mother, you are thinking too much. As a daughter-in-law, if I don't come to see you often, it will be my fault."

What she said was true, Mrs. Su had nothing to criticize.

However, she suddenly remembered something, and said again: "I heard that you recently started doing charity and took in a homeless girl."

(End of this chapter)

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