Nan Kezhi knelt beside Aunt Liu's legs, smiling sweetly, "Aunt, I feel so happy right now. My family is all doing well, it's so warm, I never noticed before."
Aunt Liu raised an eyebrow. "You mean, you weren't happy when I was in the Prime Minister's residence, but you're happy now that I've left?"
"That's not what I meant." Nan Kezhi felt like she had been smeared, but since she was facing her own birth mother, she couldn't argue too much.
"Alright, I was just teasing you." Aunt Liu sighed softly. "I was so confused. I thought the eldest daughter was coming back to take your place. Now that I think about it, it's kind of funny."
“Back then, my father and brothers were murdered, and I was left all alone. It was the Prime Minister who took me into his residence. He saw that I was good-looking and had some education, so he let me stay and serve by the side of the Madam.”
“I admire the Prime Minister, and the Madam noticed it. I thought she would send me away, but I didn’t expect her to ask me if I would be willing to become a concubine.”
Nan Qianyue, who had just approached the courtyard, paused in surprise. She thought to herself, "The Prime Minister's wife is really generous."
Anyway, she can't do it.
If Qin Yi dares to touch other women after marrying her... well, she'll either kill him or dump him.
"Big sister!" Nan Kezhi stood up with a smile.
Aunt Liu also stood up and nodded slightly to Nan Qianyue, "Eldest Miss."
Upon returning from her migration south, she greeted him with a formal greeting, "Aunt Liu."
"Let's sit in the pavilion. I'll go get a few more dishes," Aunt Liu said, getting ready to go.
Nan Kezhi pulled her aside, "Alright, Auntie, stop pretending to be diligent."
Aunt Liu gave her a reproachful look, "You child, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Nan Qianyue chuckled and shook her head, then walked towards the pavilion. "No need for all that trouble, just have something to eat."
Aunt Liu asked doubtfully, "I heard that the eldest daughter is a picky eater, so let's make a little more."
“Auntie!” Nan Kezhi blinked.
Aunt Liu realized what she had done and slapped her own mouth, saying, "Look at my mouth, I've been talking nonsense."
Nanqianyue sat down in the pavilion and gave a relaxed smile. "Aunt Liu is right, I am indeed a picky eater."
The old woman reacted quickly, "This old servant will go add more dishes right away!"
The kitchen was right next door, and you could see the women working from the pavilion.
After a struggle within herself, Aunt Liu finally decided to tell her what happened twenty years ago.
"Young lady, may I speak to you in private?"
Nan Qianyue turned her gaze away from the kitchen and stood up without hesitation. "Sure, let's go."
Nan Kezhi wanted to follow, but Aunt Liu stopped her with a look, "Don't worry, it's just a few words."
Nan Kezhi nodded, watching the two walk away with a worried expression.
In the fields filled with rapeseed flowers, Nan Qianyue smiled at Aunt Liu and said, "What is it? Speak up."
Aunt Liu scrutinized the beauty before her and suddenly asked, "Young lady, are you really human?"
Nanqianyue: "..." I feel offended.
“You can also think of me as a fairy,” she joked, smoothing her hair behind her ear.
Aunt Liu's eyes widened in shock, and she covered her mouth with a handkerchief. "You're really not human! You're actually a fairy!?"
Nanqianyue: "..." Can adults really believe such a thing?
"I am a human being, a living, breathing human being," she solemnly affirmed.
Aunt Liu's face was full of suspicion.
The bodyguard hiding in the rapeseed field: I thought there was some earth-shattering secret, but he just told the truth.
Nanqianyue forced a smile. "Is this what Aunt Liu came to ask me?"
"No, no." Aunt Liu waved her hand, her expression gradually becoming serious.
"Twenty years ago, the Prime Minister's residence held a full moon celebration for you. I accompanied my wife in Luhua Courtyard to watch over you. Midway through, my wife was summoned to Qianxiang Hall, and only Granny Kong and I were in the room."
"The weather was sunny at the time, but a strong wind suddenly blew up. Granny Kong was afraid you would get cold, so she went to close the window. Perhaps the wind was strong and frightened you, so I went to the table to get a rattle drum to coax you. But when I turned around, a burst of colorful light emanated from the cradle!"
"My first thought was that you were a chosen one, a precious person. I felt ashamed and even felt jealous. I didn't say anything because I didn't want others to know."
"The colorful light didn't last long. I only dared to walk forward after the light disappeared, and the baby in the cradle was gone. I was so scared that I fainted."
Nan Qianyue frowned slightly. "Didn't Granny Kong see the light?"
Aunt Liu shook her head, "She went to close the window of the outer room at the time, and only I saw what happened in the inner room."
Wei Da, squatting in the rapeseed field: A shocking secret! Quickly send someone to inform the prince, he may very well be marrying a fairy!
"The baby disappeared into thin air, and you were the only person present. Doesn't the Prime Minister's residence suspect you?" Nan Qianyue asked solemnly.
Aunt Liu nodded, "Of course we had our suspicions, but it really has nothing to do with me. They couldn't find anything about me. The Prime Minister and his wife are both reasonable people and know that I don't have that ability."
"Didn't you tell them what you saw?" Nan Qianyue pressed on with her question.
Aunt Liu lowered her head in shame. "This is too bizarre. When I woke up, it felt like a dream. In addition, my jealousy got the better of me, so I wiped away the colorful light and said that I was just going to get a rattle drum. When I came back, the baby was gone."
The moon, as it moved south, smirked slightly.
These words all sounded reasonable, but she knew very well that each time she traveled through time, it was because she encountered danger.
If... she really is Nan Xiang's daughter, then that baby was most likely a time traveler, and that time travel happened because of danger.
Nan Qianyue was very flustered. She had doubts about her identity. She was too closely associated with the Prime Minister's residence, making it hard not to suspect that she originally belonged there.
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