swear not to be concubine

Chapter 121

Jian Yan was held tightly by Nie Qingniang, and she sat on the wooden kang by the window.

Nie Qingniang kept looking at her, and she called out my child, and then her tears were like a flood that opened the gate, and she continued to cry.

Nanny Wei handed her a lake-blue handkerchief with green calyx and plum flowers embroidered on the corner to wipe her tears.She stretched out her hand to take it, but the other hand was still holding Jian Yan's tightly, with no intention of letting go.

This Nie Qingniang was born soft and gentle, with a sense of tranquility in her bones, like a delicate orchid in an empty valley.Her body is so weak, it seems that she can't bear the slightest gust of wind.

And seeing her crying now, with red eye circles and nose tips, Jian Yan was really afraid that something would happen to her if she continued like this.

So she turned her head and looked at Mother Wei as if asking for help.

Nanny Wei only thought she was afraid.After all, she is only a 14-year-old girl. She was suddenly hugged and cried by her wife from behind like that before, and now she is held by her hand and cried like this, and she is called my child one by one. Madam, what kind of insanity did she get? She is suffering from an illness right now.

So Mother Wei leaned over and softly comforted Nie Qingniang: "Ma'am, if you continue to cry like this, you will scare the girl."

When Nie Qingniang heard this, she quickly raised her eyes to look at Jian Yan.Seeing that she was just pursing her lips tightly, with a disturbed expression on her face, she hurriedly took a handkerchief and wiped away all the tears on her face, then pulled a smile from the corner of her lips, and said: "Yes, yes, I don't Cry. Child, don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid. Mother is just too happy. Mother is crying with joy.”

Speaking of this, the smile on his face couldn't be pretended no matter what, and tears began to appear in his eyes again.

"Son, child," she cried, reaching out her hand to caress Jian Yan's cheek, almost crying, "Where have you been all these years? How have you been? What happened back then? I just can’t find you and your nanny? For 14 years, my mother has missed you for 14 years. They all told me that you were dead, but I just didn’t believe it. So I lit a longevity lamp for you in the temple , It has not been turned off in these years. Every year on the Dragon Boat Festival, I will give you a peace dip, just begging the Bodhisattva to bless you in peace, and to bless our mother and daughter to be reunited. Now the Bodhisattva has appeared, Madam Wei , You see, the Bodhisattva really appeared, and my child really came back to me."

"Yes, ma'am, the Bodhisattva has manifested." Wei Mama softly followed Nie Qingniang's words, calming her over-excited mood, "Do you think the girl is in front of you now?"

Nie Qingniang kept nodding, and finally there was a smile on her face: "Yes, yes, the Bodhisattva has manifested. I want someone to copy the Buddhist scriptures and enshrine them in front of the Bodhisattva, and I also want to reshape the golden body of the Bodhisattva in the Jade Emperor Temple. "

Jian Yan saw that their master and servant were talking vigorously here, and their faces were full of joy, she didn't know what it was like for a moment.

When Nie Qingniang held her like that and cried bitterly, her nose was sore.Now when Nie Qingniang is holding her hand, crying and talking about my child, she doesn't know why, it's just like a ball of cotton stuffed with water, it's very sore.

But she still had to play hard to get, otherwise she would have acted too calmly. When Nie Qingniang and Wei Mama calmed down later, when they thought about what happened now, didn't it mean that she came prepared?
Although she did come prepared...

With such a sense of guilt in her heart, Jian Yan raised her head and winked at Wei Mama, motioning her to go aside and talk.

Nanny Wei understood.She thought, the girl must be very disturbed by the sudden scene just now.But after all, he was concerned about his wife's identity and illness, and didn't dare to do anything, so now he wanted to talk to her alone.

It is also good to talk alone.Looking at the girl's appearance, she seemed to be unaware of the twists and turns in her life experience.Could it be that her adoptive mother only regards her as her own daughter now, and hasn't said anything else to her?If that was the case, she would have to call her adoptive mother over to inquire.

Wei Mama made up her mind, and said softly to Nie Qingniang: "Madam, the old slave and the young lady go over there and have a few words, and come over soon."

But Nie Qingniang was unwilling to let go of Jian Yan's hand at all.Nanny Wei had no choice but to look at Jian Yan and helplessly spread her hands.

So Jian Yan coaxed Nie Qingniang softly: "Don't worry, Madam, Mother Wei and I will talk over there. We won't leave this room."

Only then did Nie Qingniang let go of her hand hesitantly, but she still remembered to tell her: "My child, don't leave your mother's side again."

Jian Yan nodded.Then he got up and walked into the bright room.

Although the windows in the open room were pasted with Goryeo paper, there was such a thick quilted curtain hanging at the door, so the light was still not very good.

Jian Yan found a slightly secluded place, turned her head and saw that Nie Qingniang was still looking at her with her head poked, she gave Nie Qingniang a comforting smile, and then asked Mother Wei in a low voice "Madam Wei, what happened just now? Ma'am, why did she suddenly act like this? Who did she mistook me for? Or, Ma'am, is she sick?"

Nanny Wei looked at her quietly, seeing that the uneasy and puzzled expression on her face did not seem to be fake, she only thought in her heart, it seems that the girl really doesn't know her own background.But how to tell her about such a big matter?If he said it directly, would it scare her?

Nanny Wei hesitated for a while, and then asked cautiously: "Girl, you said that your father has passed away, and now only your mother is alive, and there is an elder brother?"

"Yes." Jian Yan nodded.

Nanny Wei asked cautiously again: "Did your mother say anything special to you all these years? For example, about your life experience?"

"My life experience?" Jian Yan looked at Wei Wei and wondered, "I'm not my mother's own child? What else can I have?"

"Then how has your mother treated you these years?" Wei Mama turned to ask, "Do you think your mother treated you as well as your biological mother treated her biological daughter?"

Jian Yan pursed her lips and did not speak.After a while, she said in a low voice: "Perhaps every mother treats her daughter differently. Even if a mother is strict with me, it should be for my own good."

So Nanny Wei understood.

Jian Yan thought for a while, and then said again: "Nurse Wei, I've been here for some time, I'm afraid my cousin is still waiting for me and Jin'er outside. Jin'er and I will take our leave now." ? Please tell Madam.”

The implication is to leave.And he didn't intend to bid farewell to Nie Qingniang.

Mother Wei thought to herself, it seems that the lady was frightened just like that just now.But how could the madam let the girl go?And about the girl's life experience, it is natural to find out today.

So she hurriedly said with a smile: "The girl's cousin is drinking tea and chatting with all the adults in the flower hall in the front yard. I'm afraid we still have to have lunch, and the girl is not in a hurry to go back at this hour and a half. It's also good to stay here for the time being and talk to Madam."

Seeing that Jian Yan was about to speak again, she reckoned that it was still something like saying goodbye, so she hurriedly said: "If the girl is really afraid that your cousin will worry about you, it's okay, I'll send a maid here to tell your cousin about it." One sound, let him know that you are well by Madam's side right now."

Jian Yan really has nothing to say now.Of course, she didn't really want to leave.

Regarding her life experience, she also thought that she could figure it out today.

So she nodded and smiled at Wei Mama: "It's better to obey than to be respectful, then I'll continue to harass you."

Nanny Wei smiled kindly at her, and then led her back into the inner room.

Nie Qingniang had already stood up from the wooden kang at this moment, she was looking into the bright room anxiously, as if she wanted to rush over at any moment.Seeing that Jian Yan and Nanny Wei came back, she breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly grabbed Jian Yan's hand again.

Jian Yan looked at Wei Mama, and then, under her signal, she let Nie Qingniang take her hand and sat down on the kang meekly.

After getting along for such a long time just now, Jian Yan can also see that this Nie Qingniang should actually be a lady raised in a boudoir, like a flower in a greenhouse, without any wind and rain at all.And her disposition is weak, her temperament must be kind, she is easy to do things and has no assertiveness.On the other hand, Madam Wei is old-fashioned and shrewd at first glance, and she has a city in her heart. I am afraid that if she hadn't been protecting Nie Qingniang these years, Nie Qingniang would have the title of Mrs. Guo. It will also be angry every day.

So when Jian Yan was free, she would go to look at Wei Mama and ask her what she should do.

This would at least give Mammy Wei a feeling that she was uneasy about Nie Qingniang's sudden behavior. She didn't know what happened or what to do.But he was also concerned that Nie Qingniang was a patient, so he could only follow her wishes.

Nanny Wei had already made up her mind just now.At this time, she said softly to Nie Qingniang: "Madam, the girl is also tired at the moment, how about the old servant let the servant girl accompany her to the side room to rest for a while? The old servant still has something to say to you Woolen cloth."

But Nie Qingniang refused to let go of Jian Yan's hand, she just said: "Our mother and daughter have just met, why does Wei Wei want to separate our mother and daughter?"

"Ma'am," Wei Mama persuaded softly, "The girl's matter is a big one after all, it's better to find someone concerned to ask about it. And if the girl really belongs to you,"

Speaking of this, she glanced at Jian Yan, and then she didn't continue, but said: "The days to come will be long, you can see the girl every day."

Nie Qingniang looked at Jian Yan with a hesitant expression on her face, as if she was considering whether to let Jian Yan go to the side room to rest.

At this time, Jian Yan smiled and said to Nie Qingniang softly: "Ma'am, when my little girl came in, she saw a green plum blossom in your yard just in time, and she wanted to go and see it in private, I don't know if I might have the honor ?”

She knew that Nanny Wei must have something important to tell Nie Qingniang about her life experience, and she might invite Mrs. Zheng to come over, and then Mrs. Jian to come over, it is really not good for her to stay here now.

Hearing what she said, Nie Qingniang just nodded.

At this moment, Wei Mama called the servant girl who had previously screened out to come in.Xu Miaojin also came in immediately, looking at Jian Yan anxiously.

Jian Yan nodded to her calmly.So Xu Miaojin knew that the matter of confessing relatives should probably be completed, and the big stone that had been pressing in her heart finally fell to the ground.

At this time, Mother Wei called a maid named Qin Xin to come forward, and told her: "You take good care of Miss Jian and Miss Xu, don't neglect them both."

Qin Xin hurriedly lowered her hands and said yes.Then he walked to Jian Yan and Xu Miaojin's side, and said respectfully: "Please come with your servants, two girls."

Li Xin was standing in the room looking at Nie Qingniang, wondering why his mother's face was full of tears, obviously she had just cried.So he stepped forward, threw himself on Nie Qingniang's lap, raised his head and asked her, "Mom, why are you crying?"

Nie Qingniang raised her hand to touch his delicate face. Although the eye circles were still red, there was a smile in her eyes: "Xin'er, do you still remember the elder sister that mother often told you about?"

Li Xin nodded: "Of course Xin'er remembers it. My mother said that my sister is not dead, and she will return to her side one day."

When Nie Qingniang heard this, she wept again.

She hugged Li Xin with her arms, and tears kept rolling down her beautiful eyes: "That's right. Your sister has returned to my side now."

Li Xin only looked up at Nie Qingniang with doubts.But when he saw that Nie Qingniang was just covering her mouth with a handkerchief and weeping, he turned his head and asked Wei Wei, "Wei Wei, what's wrong with my mother?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Madam is happy." Wei Mama said to him softly, then called another girl named Lan Xin over, and told him, "It's so natural that you took your Majesty out to play, My wife and I have something to say."

Lan Xin agreed and took Li Xin out.Here Wei Nanny said to Nie Qingniang: "Should Madam invite the Duke to come over and tell him about the girl?"

"Tell him what to do?" Nie Qingniang said a little angrily, "What did I tell him? I just said that my child is definitely not dead, and he is still alive, so he sent someone to stay in that area all the time. Keep looking, ask from house to house, that way you will always find my child's whereabouts. But she listened to Aunt Wan's words, she only said that at that time there was such chaos, drought and flood for several years, starvation everywhere, my child The child must be dead, what else can I find? And look at these years, I have only thought about my child, but what about him? Whenever I mentioned the child to him, he would still be unhappy, just say I'm bewildered. What's the point of telling him now?"

Nanny Wei was silent for a moment.

For Madam, the child was Madam's first child, the pain of being pregnant for seven months, the anxiety of being born prematurely, and the throbbing of being a mother for the first time. Naturally, the Duke who was chasing King Duan in the northwest at that time was I can't understand it.Moreover, Li Nianyi, who was born by Aunt Wan at that time, was already over four years old, and Li Nianlan and Li Jing's brothers and sisters were both over one year old. Son, how could he have such deep feelings?What's more, they still haven't seen each other.

"Ma'am," Wei Weimao thought for a while, and finally persuaded Nie Qingniang, "Such an important matter must be told to the Duke. If it is really confirmed that Miss Jian is the child you gave birth to, she will The only prostitute daughter of the Duke's Mansion is bound to be included in the Li family's genealogy. The Duke of the Kingdom doesn't know how to do it? And the matter of the girl, although it is evidenced by the silver lock and the birthmark on the back, no matter what happens, it must be done. Ask the girl what happened to her current mother back then. There is also Mrs. Jingyuan, it is inevitable to invite her to ask. After all, according to the girl, this silver The lock was given to her by Mrs. Jingyuan."

"Why do you need to ask?" Nie Qingniang said stubbornly, "Mother and daughter are connected. The first time I saw her, I knew she was the child I gave birth to, and it would never be wrong. What's more, there are The silver lock and the birthmark are evidence. This silver lock was worn by me since I was a child, so I would admit that I was wrong? Not to mention that the birthmark, location, and shape are exactly the same, how can there be such a coincidence in the world?"

"I still have to ask." Madam Wei continued to persuade in a warm voice, "but it's just a formality. It also saves other people in the Duke's mansion from chewing their tongues behind their backs." .”

Nie Qingniang thought about it for a while, then sighed: "That's all. If that's the case, you go to the front yard and invite the Duke to come over, and just say that I have something important to talk to him, and ask him to come over immediately."

Nanny Wei agreed, then went out, turned around and hurried away.

Although Xu Zhongxuan was drinking tea and chatting with his colleagues in the front hall, Jian Yan was still on his mind.

I don't know what's going on with her now?Can you successfully meet Mrs. Zheng Guogong?Did Mrs. Zheng Guogong see the silver lock and the birthmark on her body?
He was thinking about himself, when suddenly he saw a manager walking in quickly, bent over and whispered a few words in Zheng Guogong's ear, then Zheng Guogong stood up, said excuse me for the time being, and left .

He looked through the half-open window, and saw a well-dressed nun waiting outside.Seeing Zheng Guogong came out, the nanny bowed to Zheng Guogong, then said a few words, and then saw Zheng Guogong's expression changed, then lifted her foot and followed the nanny and left.

Xu Zhongxuan thought in his heart, this nanny should be someone close to Mrs. Zheng Guogong, right?She came to Zheng Guogong in such a hurry, it seems that Jian Yan's matter should be settled, right?

At this time, another young servant came in from the door, walked up to him and said respectfully, "Nurse Wei asked the little one to come and tell Xu Shilang that your sister and cousin are well with Madam now. , so you don't have to worry."

Xu Zhongxuan nodded, and loosened his hand holding the teacup.

It seems that it is really done.Then, Zheng Guogong will ask Mrs. Jian to come and ask questions, right?

Last night he asked Qi Hui to go to Tongzhou overnight to look for pearls, and only asked her to tell Shen's mother that he had already set up a small courtyard and bought two maids to live in it.As long as she told the truth about what happened back then, the house deed of the small courtyard and the deeds of prostitution of the two little maids would all be handed over to her.In this way, in the future, she will no longer have to be a slave or servant, and be sent by others, but can live comfortably for the rest of her life.Naturally, if she refused to tell the truth about what happened back then, she can decide what will happen to her.

Xu Zhongxuan brought the teacup to his lips, and slowly took a sip of the warm tea inside.

With such kindness and power combined, Shen's mother must choose to tell the truth.

Over there, Zheng Guogong arrived in Ya'anju. After listening to what Nie Qingniang said, he was silent for a moment, and then he said: "Is there such a coincidence? I just think that Miss Jian looks like you, and Xu Shilang is here again. While talking about letting her come to see you, I just thought that such a resemblance is also a kind of fate, so I just agreed. As soon as she came over, she suddenly found out that she was the child we lost in the northwest? Don't let someone do it on purpose to get that girl to come and impersonate you? After all, there are people who look very similar in this world. Didn't you say back then that you and your cousin grew up together? Are you very similar? Others will think you two are real sisters when they see it."

When Nie Qingniang heard this, her whole body was trembling with anger.

"I want to ask a question, is there anyone in the world like you who is such a father? Not to mention the ecstasy when he saw the child he lost back then, but he was just suspicious when he came up. What is deliberate? What is impersonation? It’s just that her appearance is only accidentally similar to mine, but is it possible that the silver lock and the birthmark on her body can be faked? This is not enough to prove that she is the child I lost back then? You have to doubt it ? Actually, is it because you hope that I will never find my own child?"

As she spoke, she handed over the silver lock in her hand, and said: "I know, you and Aunt Wan have three children, both sons and daughters, and they are used to flattering you. Unlike I have been sick all these years, and I can’t see you for a month, and you think Xin’er is cowardly, so you don’t like him very much. That’s all, and I don’t want to argue with them, I’ll write my own letter with you It's An Sheng's life. But now my daughter finally appeared in front of me, but you used various excuses to come out. Is it possible that you want to watch my own child wandering outside? I, as a mother, still Can't you recognize her?"

Speaking of this, tears rolled down from his eyes again.

Zheng Guogong shook his sleeves in displeasure, lowered his face, and said: "You are usually such a stubborn temper, and you don't allow others to question half of what you believe in. And what are you doing with others? You have been in poor health these years, and Auntie Wan has taken care of the small and trivial matters in the back house of the Duke’s Mansion? I don’t see you thinking of her, but you talk about her like this behind her back. And after all, Sister Yi also followed Ning It belongs to the king. If King Ning succeeds in succeeding the Datong in the future, Sister Yi will be a concubine and concubine at that time. Our Duke’s Mansion says we have to rely on Sister Yi? You really can’t do that to say how much their mother and daughter are like. indivual."

As soon as he finished speaking, Nie Qingniang was so angry that her arms went limp.

"I don't care who will inherit the throne in the end, and whether Sister Yi will become a concubine or concubine. I just want my child to be by my side. You say, my child's matter, you Do you care about it?"

"How can I not care?" Zheng Guogong's face became more and more gloomy when she said this, "Is your child not my child? But if that girl is really the child we lost back then, then she is mine." Li Yi's blood, how could I let her go outside? It's just that this is not a trivial matter, and it needs to be investigated carefully. It is not easy to draw a conclusion with this silver lock and that birthmark. "

After hearing what he said, Nie Qingniang calmed down some of the anger in her heart.Yin asked again: "Then how should we investigate?"

Zheng Guogong pondered for a while, and then said: "Xu Shilang is in the front yard. I will go and ask him carefully about the origin of that girl. And the girl's mother is currently living in Xu's house in Tongzhou? I will send the guards now." Go and call her mother over, and let's ask her mother about the girl's life experience."

Nie Qingniang nodded.But I was still anxious in my heart, and I just urged Zheng Guogong: "Then you go and ask Xu Shilang. Also, you quickly sent the guards to Tongzhou to pick up the girl's mother. I have to ask her carefully. "

Zheng Guogong agreed to go.Here Nie Qingniang was asking Nanny Wei again: "Where is she now? I'm going to see her."

Nanny Wei knew that she was talking about Jian Yan, so she comforted her: "Madam, Qin Xin is accompanying the girl right now, so don't worry."

Yin asked her again: "Do you want to lie down and have a rest? You were so excited just now, but it took a lot of energy. And when that Mrs. Jane comes over later, you have to ask her politely. Now If you don't take a rest, it won't be good if you lose your energy later on."

Nie Qingniang thought for a while, then nodded, and Mammy Wei helped her to rest on the Babu bed at the back.But where can I sleep?In my mind, I only thought about the events of the year like a revolving lantern, and I couldn't help but shed tears.Then he thought about meeting Jian Yan today, and thought that finally all the hard work has come, so a few smiles appeared on his face again.Then he thought about what Nanny Wei said just now, maybe when the girl was not doing very well these years, tears came out again, and she just murmured, my poor child.

(End of this chapter)