concubines are respected

Chapter 52

Zhang Chen'an turned his head to meet Suxian's gaze, and smiled faintly, "Although I was only six years old back then, my aunt treated me very well, and I still have a deep memory of my aunt's appearance. You should know that you and your mother's appearance are [-]% resemblance.

Moreover, the jade bracelet on your wrist was the dowry of your grandmother back then, and your grandmother gave it to the two daughters under her knees.One is your mother, and the other is the sister-in-law who still has no news. "

"So that's how it is." Suxian raised her sleeves, revealing the black jade bracelet on her wrist, and immediately understood why when she met her cousin in Juxian Pavilion that day, when he saw her appearance, he changed his words and gave up the private room. A few days ago, Yanzi asked about the jade bracelet, not casually, but deliberately probing.

"This jade bracelet is indeed my mother's relic. At first, I also wondered. Before my mother followed my father, she was a servant girl. How could she have such a precious ornament on her body. Now that I think about it, according to the past glory of the Zhang family, I have this bracelet. It's no surprise."

"It's good that the second lady understands." The respectful and silent Yanzi saw that Su Xian had cleared up her doubts, and then took the words, "The master ran into the second lady in Juxian Pavilion that day, and he suspected your identity at that time, and sent someone to follow you afterwards Afterwards, there was the incident of Denglou rescue.

The fire in the lamp building was very strange that day, the master concluded that someone intentionally harmed you, so he sent a servant to try to enter the Lin mansion, first to confirm your identity as Second Miss, and second, to let the servant secretly protect you to prevent the villain from further harming you.

These days, the slaves have already verified in the Lin Mansion that you are Miss Biao, so they report back to the master and tell you the truth. "

Suxian turned around and grinned at Yanzi, "Could it be that Yanzi, you are the secret guard trained by your cousin?"

"Hehe," Yanzi chuckled, and raised her beautiful willow eyebrows, "Second Miss was joking, the three-legged feline kung fu of a servant girl is nothing like a hidden guard. It's just that I've been following my master all these years, and I've learned a little bit of it." Kung fu is close to the body. But with the fists and feet of the servants, it is no problem for Miss Hu Er to be considerate."

"Swallow is not an ordinary servant girl. When Zhang's house was destroyed, she was not born, but she was the only granddaughter of the old housekeeper in the house. In that disaster, the old housekeeper also died because of protecting the master. Ten years ago, I When Huzhou returned to the old house to worship, he happened to meet the old housekeeper's son, daughter-in-law and swallows worshiping his grandfather, and then they got in touch.

It wasn't until five years ago that Yanzi's parents died of illness that they sent someone to take Yanzi to her side.Therefore, if counted, Yanzi should be a domestic slave of our Zhang family, a rare close person. "

Zhang Chenan looked at Yanzi with admiration, and said in a low voice, "Yanzi is extremely alert and has good fists and feet. I can put her by your side to serve you, so I can feel at ease."

Suxian pursed her lips and chuckled, her cousin was right, Yanzi was indeed a ghost, she pretended to be a pitiful orphan girl to sneak into the mansion in front of the mansion, didn't she believe it?If she hadn't shown her sharpness later, I'm afraid she would still be kept in the dark at this time.

"Alas." Thoughts turned back and forth in an instant, when Suxian thought that her mother was from a famous family, but in the eyes of the eldest lady and the old lady, she was born as a lowly maidservant and was looked down upon by others, she secretly felt sorry for her mother, and murmured Said, "It's just that I wronged my mother. The daughter of the dignified town's general's mansion married into Lin's mansion as a concubine as a concubine. If my father knew my mother's original identity, I don't know how he would feel."

"No, your father knows the real identity of your aunt. It's just that it hasn't been made public at the time. I'm afraid it's because of your aunt's identity as the daughter of a criminal minister that she can't hide it."

Zhang Chen'an said seriously, "I heard from my father that my aunt and Mr. Lin had a deep relationship back then. Mr. Lin also came to ask for marriage several times, but because his official position was too low, his grandfather couldn't bear to marry his aunt, so he broke up the couple. mandarin duck."

When Zhang Chen'an spoke, it was like enlightenment, and the things that Suxian couldn't understand before, suddenly became much clearer.

Why did the father meet his mother in the other man's mansion, and he did not hesitate to turn against the old lady to welcome the mother into the mansion as a noble concubine;
Why is the father so fond of his mother and daughter;
Why was my father so anxious and sick after his mother passed away?
Why did my father not forget to write a marriage letter and promote his mother as an equal wife when he was seriously ill;
Why would his father betroth himself to the eldest son Annan Hou who the eldest lady coveted for a long time.

Everything is not because the father was seduced by the mother, but because of the sincere relationship between the father and the mother, and the deep affection of childhood sweethearts.

"Ah, father. Daughter understands, daughter finally understands." Suxian recalled the past, burst into tears, and said in a low voice.

"Okay, Suxian don't need to be sad, the most difficult days have passed. Now I have gathered a lot of hidden guards in my hands, and they are separately investigating the things that killed my Zhang family back then.

Although you have been promoted to the daughter-in-law in the Lin Mansion, according to Yanzi's report, the people in the Lin Mansion are not friendly to you, you need to be yourself.Swallow is smart and she will definitely help you.

In addition, I will arrange several secret guards to be stationed outside the Lin Mansion. If there is something important, just ask Yanzi to contact them.As for the affairs of the inner house of the Lin Mansion, it is inconvenient for me to intervene, and you need to be cautious. "

Zhang Chen'an spoke softly, his eyes were full of concern for Suxian, and his brother and sister's affection was beyond words.

"Well, don't worry, cousin, Suxian will take care of herself."

Suxian raised her hand and wiped the corners of her eyes, filled with emotion in her heart, she never thought that today's trip not only recognizes the siblings, but also accidentally learns about her mother's life experience, it's just that.

"Cousin, you just said that my mother has a younger sister. I should call her aunt. I wonder if there is any clue now?"

"Sigh." Zhang Chenan shook his head dejectedly, "My aunt was only eight years old when the accident happened. I searched for many years and found no information about which house she was sold into as a slave. Just like your mother, if I hadn't suddenly remembered Your father and aunt had a relationship back then, and they came to Kangzhou with the idea of ​​giving it a try, and I am afraid that they would not be able to recognize you."

It is true, the sea of ​​people is so vast, how can it be so easy to find someone, and the Zhang family has committed serious crimes, even if the family members are lucky enough to save their lives, they will definitely live in hiding their identities like a mother, who dares to blatantly call themselves the descendants of Zhang .

From the looks of it now, finding my aunt might be as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

At this moment, Vanilla's voice came from outside the room, "Second Miss, are you in the room?"

Zhang Chenan frowned and looked out the door, his eyes were very alert.

Suxian smiled slowly, "It's okay, Vanilla is my personal maid. When my mother was alive, she served my mother for many years, so she is a trustworthy person."

"Let her come in." Hearing this, Zhang Chenan motioned for Yanzi to open the door.

Xiang Cao entered the room and saw a strange man in the room, she immediately showed surprise, walked quickly to Suxian's side, and whispered, "Second Miss, who is he?"

"Vanilla, come and meet Master Biao." Suxian said with a smile.

Although Xiang Cao had doubts in her heart, she still stepped forward generously and greeted Zhang Chen'an, "Slave Xiang Cao has seen Master Biao."

Zhang Chen'an nodded, gave Suxian a few more words of advice, and then left.

"It's getting late, let's go back home." Sending off my cousin, Suxian walked out of the room first, and said softly to Xiang Cao, "You must have something to ask, and I will tell you when I go back to my home."

The three master and servant left the cloud room and walked outside the Zen courtyard.

Xu Shisuxian went to Guangde Buddhist Temple to perform rituals for Ling'er in person.

In the days that followed, Da Furen's mood stabilized a lot. Although there were scald scars on her face, she no longer had nightmares at night, and moved back to Magnolia Garden from Bichunxuan.

The eldest lady finally settled down for the time being, and the Lin's residence calmed down.

In the blink of an eye, it is March in Yangchun, and the temperature in Kangzhou City is suitable. Flowers and trees are planted everywhere inside and outside the city.

There is also an annual flower viewing event in Kangzhou City to receive guests from all over the world.

The back residence of the Lin Mansion is spacious and full of flowers and trees, which is naturally even more beautiful.

This day, Suxian got up early, sat at the window with her hands lightly resting on her jade cheeks, quietly admiring the blooming flowers in the courtyard, with a sweet smile on her lips.

My mother is good at making incense, and there are many flowers in the yard. Recalling the scene of walking through the flowers with a small dish in hand and collecting pollen with my mother, it seems like it is right in front of me.

Just when Suxian was immersed in the beautiful memories of the past, Cuiya came in from the garden with a big bouquet of bright peonies in her hand, smiling.

"Second miss, in a few days there will be a grand flower viewing event. The mansion will hold a banquet and invite the nobles from the city to the banquet. I heard that there are distinguished guests from the capital, so the eldest lady specially sent someone to make new hairpins, so that The girls go to the main hall to choose."

Before Cuiya entered the room, she raised her voice and said with a smile.

"Oh, what kind of person came from the capital that the lady valued so much?" Suxian got up and walked out of the room.

"I don't know about this servant either. I only heard that the person who came here seems to be a disciple of Uncle Guo. Although his official position is only fourth rank, he is someone very trustworthy by Uncle Guo's side." Cui Ya scratched the back of her head lightly and tilted her head. speak.

Vanilla happened to be holding a bowl of freshly boiled sugar water, came out from the backyard, heard Cui Ya's words, and took the words, "In this way, he is indeed a distinguished guest, the uncle of the country is naturally the Queen's empress , if you can gain a relationship with the royal family, the eldest lady will naturally wish for it. No wonder the eldest lady attaches so much importance to it."

Vanilla walked up to Suxian, and put the warm sugar water in his hand, "Second Miss, I used the sugar water, and the servant changed your clothes for you, hurry to the front hall as soon as possible, don't lose your manners."

Su Xian took a sip. The syrup was made from nectar and lotus lily. It was very sweet and sweet to drink. "You don't need to change clothes, it's good like this."

Suxian put the porcelain bowl lightly on the mahogany tray in Vanilla's hand, raised her hand to caress her smooth hair, and walked down the steps, "Swallow, follow me to have a look, Cui Ya just hurt her leg Please don't move around."

"Yes." Swallow, who was holding flower scissors and pruning branches in the yard, immediately stepped forward and handed the flower scissors to Cui Ya's hand, and followed after her.

(End of this chapter)