Chapter 169 Not My Mother

Chu Zhen has been having a very bad time recently and has lost a lot of weight.

She wore her hair in a single, spiral bun, and wore no other hair ornaments or earrings. A long, irregular scar stretched from behind her ear to the side of her neck.

The Fourth Lady opened her collar and gasped, "How could the Marquis treat you like this?"

Chu Zhen curled her lips and said, "It's just that I didn't teach my daughter well."

"That's ridiculous! Yurong died of illness for no apparent reason. Is it your fault?" The Fourth Lady frowned, her eyes slightly red. She also loved her niece very much, so it was hard not to feel sad when she mentioned it.

Chu Zhen certainly couldn't tell her sister the truth. She turned away and said, "He's no longer the Marquis."

The Fourth Lady had obviously heard the details and sighed, "How could anyone in the Marquis's residence make such a mistake? They actually used utensils that violated etiquette."

That was the work of Prince Danshuo.

If you don't commit a crime today, you will commit it tomorrow. It's just a matter of moving your hands.

Back then, I had used my wits to calm Xiao He down and asked her to go to the Prince's Mansion instead, so that I could avoid being punished. But who knew that I couldn't avoid it today!

Chu Zhen pinched her numb palms hard and asked about the matter, "You said no one has come to seek refuge in your house recently?"

The Fourth Madam shook her head. "Who are you talking about? What does he have to do with the Marquis' Mansion?"

Chu Zhen didn't bother to answer, her heart sank completely.

If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have asked her to leave.

She really couldn't make it this far, and could only count on "Xiao He"... She thought that Prince Danshuo probably hadn't found anyone yet, so her value would be even greater.

But this was hidden too well! She didn't go to the Jiang family, and He Qing didn't come... Where on earth did she go?

Chu Zhen thought of this and took two quick breaths. This was a problem she had been having recently.

Seeing this, the fourth lady sighed, raised her hand and called the maid. She was about to ask her to find a doctor when a person who looked like a maid approached.

He bowed first: "Fourth Madam, Madam Chu."

But the next words he spoke were not polite: "There are so many people and things to do in the mansion lately, I'm afraid it's inconvenient to entertain Madam Chu."

Send her away now?

Chu Zhen almost laughed out of anger.

When the Marquis of Wuning married the Prince's Mansion, didn't the Pei family send a valuable gift to congratulate them?

"I'll just leave. I don't want to bother you anymore, so as not to get you into trouble." Chu Zhen said as she stood up and walked out.

The fourth lady frowned slightly: "Wait a moment..."

Chu Zhen pretended to stride out: "Don't worry about me, just live your life well."

One is walking in front and the other is chasing behind.

When he chased to the door, he ran into the eldest lady who was welcoming guests at the door.

The one who is in charge of the inner house of the Pei family now is the eldest lady. She is wearing a stone-blue dress with a pearl coat on the outside. She is dignified and beautiful. It is obvious that she is here to welcome some distinguished guest.

When Chu Zhen arrived today, he didn't even see her face, and now he didn't know who was welcoming him.

Chu Zhen sneered in his heart and took three or two steps over the stone steps and the threshold.

The eldest lady had no time to look back at her. She just kept asking the girl in front of her, "What's your name, young lady?"

"Last name: Jiang."

The sound was crisp and familiar.

Chu Zhen looked up and cried out, "Xiao He!"

After a brief moment of daze, she was ecstatic.

Here it comes! What I have been looking for appears right before my eyes!

But the others ignored her.

"Yin Ping." The servant stepped forward and introduced himself. "I've been ordered to accompany Miss Jiang here."

The eldest lady's eyes flickered, still unsure of the identity and relationship between them, so she simply said, "Please invite Miss Jiang in to talk first."

How could Chu Zhen tolerate being ignored like this? She took two steps forward and called out again, "Xiao He!"

The eldest lady suppressed her unhappiness, turned her head and smiled: "Mrs. Chu, I really can't free my hands right now, you..."

"It's okay, it's okay, I recognize her." Chu Zhen pointed at Cheng Nianying, and even lost her composure and completely lost the demeanor of the marquis's wife in the past.

The eldest lady frowned slightly, but felt that it was not the case... because the girl's face was so calm that it could be called indifferent.

At this moment, the fourth lady finally caught up.

"Sister, you..." The fourth lady's unfinished words were stuck in her throat. She called out to the first lady, "Sister-in-law."

Then he turned around and saw Cheng Nianying.

She suddenly lost her voice: "Yurong?"

But she soon realized that Yurong had died of illness in Yujing. How could it be Yurong?

"She is not Yurong." Chu Zhen forced a smile.

"Then she..." The Fourth Madam had a complicated expression and fell into deep thought.

Cheng Nianying only then climbed up the stairs and looked at the Fourth Madam intently.

It was a gentle face, not at all like Chu Zhen's.

Could it be her mother?

I have to say that Cheng Nianying was a little disappointed at this moment.

She said, "Well, go in first."

Then the remaining servants of the Yin family immediately followed. This action made Chu Zhen even more surprised. Where did she go after leaving Yujing?

Why are there more servants following me when we meet again?

A group of people walked in.

The eldest lady deliberately slowed down her pace and almost walked with Cheng Nianying. Cheng Nianying didn't know what this meant, but in Chu Zhen's eyes, it was naturally even more horrified.

"The person who came to deliver the message said that Miss Jiang and the fourth house are distant relatives." The eldest lady spoke.

"yes."

"I wonder if that is..."

"They are relatives from our maternal grandparents' side." Chu Zhen continued.

"Oh." The eldest lady changed the subject, "Then I wonder if the Yin family and Miss Jiang..."

This time it was Yin Ping who answered. He smiled and said, "I thought I'd know after seeing the visiting card."

The eldest lady immediately understood and stopped asking.

When did the Chu family get close to the Yin family?

wrong.

Judging from this situation, the Yin family's servants clearly only recognized this girl...

This was completely illogical. The eldest lady couldn't figure it out, so she simply gave up and led the group inside.

Chu Zhen couldn't help but interrupt: "Are we going to Songfeng Hall?"

The eldest lady responded, "Well, I heard that the Yin family has a guest. Father is already waiting in the hall."

This treatment is indeed extraordinary.

Chu Zhen's gums began to ache slightly, and the curiosity in her heart swept through her like a hurricane.

Yurong, oh Yurong! How could you be so disappointing! You can't even compare to her!

Although the Pei family is a powerful family in Heqing, it cannot be compared with the Yin family. No wonder they are so serious.

It’s not that I’m trying to curry favor with them, but I definitely don’t want to offend the Yin family.

Cheng Nianying was led in and realized how big the Pei family was.

Old Master Pei has six sons and two daughters, and now only the eldest master is resting in the mansion.

Upon learning that Cheng Nianying's visit was not for any important matter at the Yin family, Old Master Pei arranged a place for Cheng Nianying to live in the courtyard of the fourth room.

"If there is anything missing or if you have any other problems, just send someone to find me." The eldest lady smiled and sent the person into the courtyard.

Just as Yin Huiyi said, things went much more smoothly after bringing the Yin family along.

Cheng Nianying nodded and watched the eldest lady and her group walk away.

Chu Zhen couldn't hold back any longer: "Come with me, I have something to tell you."

Yin Ping frowned and said, "Who are you? How can you speak to our Miss Jiang?"

Cheng Nianying not only sent Yin Huiyi out of Weiyang, but also saved Yin Heng and even Yin Ping's own life. In Yin Ping's heart, Cheng Nianying was naturally held in high esteem.

How could I get used to Chu Zhen's tone of voice where she casually called people over?

Chu Zhen's expression changed slightly, and she choked: "Xiao He, look at him..."

Cheng Nianying said calmly, "Well, I also happen to have something to ask you."

Chu Zhen felt cold for no reason. She didn't bother to respond to her sister's strange and inquiring gaze, and immediately took Cheng Nianying to a side room.

As soon as the door closed, Cheng Nianying said, "You are not my mother."

When these words came out, Chu Zhen was so scared that her soul almost flew away. All the words she had prepared were stuck in her stomach for a moment.

Cheng Nianying said this as the first sentence she opened her mouth, just to catch her off guard.

Seeing her like this, how could I not understand?

Chu Zhen instinctively raised her sleeve to hide the sweat from her hair, her already haggard face looking even more miserable. "What are you talking about? Yurong alone is not enough to piss me off, are you going to piss off my mother too?"

Cheng Nianying ignored her pitiful words.

She asked, "Do you know Jiang?"

"What?"

"I originally thought you weren't like my mother. But after seeing a mother who truly loved her daughter, I felt even more that you were cold and selfish..."

"Xiao He, how could you, how could you say that about your mother?" Chu Zhen trembled.

"What's your sister's name?" Cheng Nianying asked suddenly.

Chu Zhen clenched her finger bones, and her first reaction was: "Who told you what?"

Cheng Nianying was impatient and suddenly raised her hand to put it on her neck.

Chu Zhen looked down.

It was a copper hairpin, and the sharp end almost cut her skin.

Chu Zhen's mind was buzzing, and she remembered her previous disguise skills...

"say!"

"Chu Lin, her name is Chu Lin!"

"Lin means beautiful jade." Cheng Nianying murmured.

Chu Zhen's expression twisted for a moment, and she suddenly said, "Since I can't hide it from you, I might as well tell you."

Cheng Nianying's heart beat slightly faster.

"My sister Chu Lin is your biological mother."

Cheng Nianying's heartbeat paused, but she was not as happy as she had imagined.

Chu Zhen said it too easily, which made her doubt whether it would be another lie.

Now I feel that having a Fu Yi is also quite good.

Fu Yi should be able to tell the difference accurately, right?

Chu Zhen continued to speak to herself, "The reason I kept this secret from you is because... you are her illegitimate daughter."

The face of Fourth Madam Chu Lin flashed back in Cheng Nianying's mind, and it was exceptionally soft.

"Impossible, she doesn't seem like someone who could do such a thing."

"I didn't expect Yurong to be involved with others." Chu Zhen smiled sarcastically.

She looked at Cheng Nianying and said, "If you don't believe me, go ask my sister. But she may not tell you the truth. She has been the Fourth Madam of the Pei Family for over twenty years and has three children with the Fourth Master of the Pei Family. If you acknowledge her as your relative, you will only harm her."

"I don't know whether what you said is true or false. I only have one way to test you." Cheng Nianying said softly.

"What? ...Ah!"

Chu Zhen was thrown to the ground unexpectedly, and Cheng Nianying stepped on her back.

"I'm going to break your fingers until you can't stand it anymore."

Chu Zhen couldn't believe what she heard. How could he turn his face so ruthless and cruel!

Who is she?