Liu Meihui, wife of Duke Dingguo, was the eldest daughter of the Shunyang Marquisate. After marrying Duke Dingguo Xiao Zhensheng, she gave birth to two sons. The eldest son was intelligent from a young age, deeply loved by Duke Dingguo and known as the "Little Master." The second son was frail and remained at the mansion recuperating, rarely leaving.

Ever since the young master was sent to Northern Qi as a hostage, the wife of Duke Dingguo seemed to have become a different person. She was cold and kept strangers away.

Today was strange. I actually went out shopping and went to Yuyifang to choose clothes and jewelry. This is the first time in a few years.

The wife of Duke Dingguo was quite quiet. She went up to the second floor, where the shopkeeper personally received her and brought out the best styles in the store for her to choose from.

Linlang watched her pick out several pieces of jewelry, all of which were quite ordinary, but in the end she chose a pink gemstone ring. She tried it on and found that it was indeed bought for herself.

Wasn't she very sad, yet she still had the mood to pick out a pink gemstone ring for herself? According to the age of Lady Dingguo, she shouldn't choose this color. Blue-green and ruby ​​would be more suitable.

Linlang thought, she still has a girlish heart.

When Lady Dingguo came downstairs, whether intentionally or not, she glanced at the private room where Linlang was when she turned around. Then, surrounded by her maids and servants, she went downstairs.

Although that look was not aggressive, Linlang also felt it was sharp. This was not the look a Duke's wife should have. She should have noticed that she was looking at her.

When Lady Dingguo turned her head, Linlang saw her face clearly. She looked a bit like Ah Mu, and Ah Mu's good skin must have been inherited from his mother. Lady Dingguo was still beautiful at her age, and she must have been a famous beauty in her youth.

However, there was something strange about this beauty. Having never met the wife of Duke Dingguo before, Linlang's doubts deepened after meeting her now.

After Lady Dingguo walked away, Song pulled Linlang to sit down. "Lady Dingguo is not easy to get along with. We don't need to get along with her. Anyway, Amu can't go back. He is a live-in son-in-law. You don't have to endure the anger of your mother-in-law."

"Mom, if I grew up by your side and was disfigured, and found you and called you mom, would you recognize me?" Linlang asked the question in her heart.

Song thought about this question seriously. "If you had grown up by my side, you would be my only daughter. I would definitely know you very well. Even if you were taken away by bad people and your appearance was disfigured, there are still many aspects that can be investigated, not just your appearance."

"I will definitely stay here to further verify whether you are my daughter. I will not miss any clues. Linlang, these years when you disappeared, I really felt like every day was a year, and my heart was broken."

Song's eyes were red as she spoke, "I'm glad I found you, otherwise, I really don't know how I would spend the rest of my life. I missed you so much that I would be satisfied just by seeing you once. Fortunately, God took pity on us and let us meet."

Linlang held Song's hand and comforted her gently, "Mom, we will never be separated again. Everything is in the past. Don't be sad. Have you forgotten what I told you? You must be happy every day."

"Mom remembers. I remember everything you said." Song quickly adjusted her mood and smiled. "I am very happy every day now. There is no happier life than now. I am very satisfied."

The mother and daughter exchanged some heartfelt words for a while. When the time was almost up, Song said reluctantly, "Take good care of yourselves outside. Once you move into your own courtyard, I'll come visit you."

Let Linlang keep the golden token, it is a valuable thing. After returning, she will go to the Marquis and talk about arranging a palace master for her daughter.

Linlang felt the deep maternal love. She stepped forward and hugged Song's waist, saying coquettishly, "Mom is so good to me."

Song hugged her daughter and said, "You are my only daughter. If I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well?"

In the past, she wanted to be nice to her daughter, but she never had the chance. Now that she can be nice to her daughter, Song has devoted all her heart to her.

Hu Shan came in after choosing her clothes and jewelry. "I unexpectedly ran into the wife of Duke Dingguo today. I haven't seen her in many years, and she's still so young and beautiful. If I didn't know she was forty, I would have thought she was only around thirty."

"That skin is so white, and so tender that you can squeeze out water from it." Hu Shan said enviously, "It's true that a white complexion hides three flaws. Compared to the wife of Duke Dingguo, my skin is dull and lifeless. Sigh~"

Linlang also felt that the wife of Duke Dingguo had skin as white as tofu, and she envied her. However, it was just skin, so she shouldn't be too concerned about it.

She advised, "Everyone has their own strengths. Shanshan, don't underestimate yourself. Take good care of yourself. When your body is healthy, your skin will gradually improve. And no flower lasts forever. You still have to live your true self to make your life wonderful."

Hu Shan's emotions came and went quickly, and she quickly let it go. "Sister Linlang is right."

She took out all her things and gave Linlang a set of jewelry. "Sister Linlang, thank you for these days. I'm very happy. I picked this set of jewelry especially for you as a sisterly gift. You must accept it."

She quickly took out her own set and said, "Look, these are sister sets. We are from the same series, but with different patterns."

Hu Shan was afraid that Linlang would not accept them. "They are two sets of jewelry with beautiful designs, and they didn't cost much money."

Song also let Linlang accept it, "Shanshan's heartfelt gift. It's fate that you two sisters can meet and get along well."

Unable to refuse such a kind offer, Linlang had no choice but to accept it. "Then I won't be polite. This is the style I like. Thank you, Shanshan."

"As long as Sister Linlang likes it," Hu Shan said with a smile, "Hurry up and finish the important matter. I still want to study medicine with you."

She took Linlang's hand and whispered, "I'll take you to meet my sisters when the time comes. I'm sure you'll be able to have fun together."

Linlang didn't know anyone in the capital, so of course she was happy to make some friends. "Okay, you can arrange it when the time comes."

Afterwards, Linlang took the things and two maids and walked out of the main gate, while Song and Hu Shan left through the back passage.

After returning home from shopping, Amu helped carry things and whispered to Linlang, "Fourth brother is here, he just arrived."

He came in broad daylight, it seems that Fourth Brother must have found something.

The couple went in, and Su Jinyao was drinking tea calmly. Seeing the two people come in, he put down his teacup and waved for them to come over.

There were only three of them in the room. Su Jinyao lowered his voice and said, "I've been sending people to investigate the wife of Duke Dingguo these past two days. I've discovered that she used to be quite gentle, but now she's quite cold. The specific change is that after the young master was sent to Northern Qi as a hostage, she became heartbroken and fell seriously ill."

"Perhaps she was too grief-stricken and fell ill, remaining bedridden for six months. During this time, she refused to see anyone except the imperial physician, including Duke Dingguo."