In her previous life, Shen Qiyin endured extreme torture to beg the eunuch Qin Li to save her imprisoned father. After being tortured into a cripple, her family abandoned her to fend for herself on...
Seeing this, Wei Heng hurried over to check on the Marquis's wife.
"Mother, you...you..." He would stammer when he was anxious or nervous, "Wh-what's wrong?"
Shen Qiyin hurriedly asked, "Is Madam burned?"
The Marquis's wife, however, didn't bother to answer their questions and kept her eyes fixed on Sanwa.
Sanwa felt so uncomfortable under her gaze that he almost tore his shoes apart with his toes.
He lowered his head and moved to stand behind Shen Qiyin, trying to shield himself from the overly probing gaze of the Marquis's wife.
Even Wei Heng noticed that something was wrong.
He tugged at the sleeve of the Marquis's wife: "Mother, do you know her?"
The Marquis's wife then came to her senses.
She grabbed Shen Qiyin's hand and asked urgently, "Divine Doctor, who is this child?"
"He's my junior brother."
"Your junior brother..." The Marquis's wife suddenly realized, "Is he the one you mentioned before, the one who sought the protection of the Marquis's mansion?"
"Um."
Upon hearing this, the Marquis's wife once again focused her gaze on the third child, and asked him in a gentle tone, "Child, what is your name?"
Sanwa subconsciously looked at Shen Qiyin before replying respectfully, "Sanwa."
"What is your real name?" Just like the miracle doctor who claims to be called "Er Ya" but actually has another name, "Chen Qiyin".
Sanwa shook his head: "No, that's my real name."
How old are you this year?
"fifteen."
"In which month were you born?"
"The first month."
The Marquis's wife became increasingly agitated with each question: "Who are your parents?"
"I..." Sanwa's voice was dejected: "I don't know, I've never seen my parents since I was born."
This was clearly a very sad thing, but for some reason, the Marquis's wife showed a hint of joy when she heard him say this!
But only for a moment, she quickly frowned and muttered, "How could it be a boy..."
Shen Qiyin heard this and understood what she meant.
This was the quickest method she could think of.
The Marquis's wife's reaction basically confirmed her suspicions.
She didn't mince words with the other party, but asked directly: "Judging from Madam's reaction just now, I wonder if you have met my junior brother before, or perhaps his parents?"
"well."
The Marquis's wife shook her head and sighed softly, "It's a long story."
"How about this, after the divine physician administers acupuncture to Heng'er, bring the child with you to see the old lady."
"good."
Shen Xiyin had originally planned to do this as well.
Originally, this matter only concerned herself, so she wasn't in a hurry. But since it involved her junior brother, she couldn't delay any longer.
Previously, when she inquired with Xiao Yan about whether the Marquis's mansion had ever lost a child, he mentioned that the Marquis of Wu'an's sister had married into Ganzhou.
What a coincidence, my junior brother was found in Ganzhou.
And what a coincidence! Both mother and son, who were thrown into the mass grave, had a red mole on their wrists.
The reason why Madam Wei first noticed her was because of this mole.
She couldn't help but overthink everything.
After the acupuncture treatment for Wei Heng was finished, the Marquis's wife, unusually, did not check on his condition as she usually did. Instead, she hurriedly took Shen Qiyin and Sanwa to see Old Madam Wei.
The latter was calculating the time, estimating that Shen Xiyin would be arriving soon, and was busily instructing the servants to prepare some snacks.
Upon seeing her daughter-in-law enter quickly with an excited expression, followed by Shen Qiyin and another child, she glanced at them briefly before looking away. While beckoning Shen Qiyin forward, she asked the Marquis's wife, "You seem so happy. Has Heng'er's condition improved again?"
"Thanks to you, Heng'er's health is indeed getting better day by day."
“But my daughter-in-law came today for another matter.” She said, leading Sanwa a few steps forward: “I met someone today and wanted to bring him to you to meet him.”
After saying that, she turned to Sanwa and said softly, "Good child, raise your head and let the old lady see you."
As instructed, Sanwa slowly raised his head.
Just as Madam Wei handed a pastry to Shen Qiyin, thinking that the child was brought by her, she was about to give him one as well, but she forgot to do so when that face appeared in front of her.
Shen Qiyin was sitting right next to her, so he could see the expression on her face clearly.
The shock in his eyes was almost overflowing.
Not only her, but even Granny Fang standing beside her was shocked and gasped, "This...this child's appearance..."
How come she looks exactly like their young lady?!
Thinking of this, Granny Fang hurriedly bent down to check on Old Madam Wei's condition.
The latter reached out his hand to her, his fingertips trembling slightly: "Chun... Chunzhi!"
"Yes." Granny Fang quickly grasped her hand: "I'm here, please speak."
"Am I seeing things? Look at that child, he looks exactly like Yueru, as if they were cut from the same mold!"
"I saw it, I saw it all."
Confirming that she was not hallucinating, Madam Wei quickly got up and walked to Sanwa's side, carefully examining him. In the blink of an eye, tears welled up in her eyes.
Sanwa was at a loss for what to do.
He was still a little uncomfortable being stared at like that, but seeing how grief-stricken the old woman was, he gave up the idea of wearing a mask, thinking that if she was mourning someone through him, then he would let her see.
Old Madam Wei looked him up and down, and couldn't help but want to reach out and touch his face, but after noticing that he subconsciously dodged, she froze for a moment and then withdrew her hand.
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