Concubine
Zhong Yuxi repeatedly ran into obstacles with Song Jing, and was later even stopped by his guards, unable to get close to him at all. She knew that her plan to capture the male protagonist was not feasible.
However, she encountered a very troublesome thing during this period of time. This thing was simply the most difficult thing she had encountered since she traveled through time.
Zhong Yuxi's father was an alcoholic and a gambler. Whenever he got drunk, he would beat and scold her and her mother.
Her mother, Mrs. Mei, was a cowardly person. When Zhong Yuxi traveled through time, this body was on the verge of death and was raised by her father. Because of this, her mother was tough and went to find Old Madam Zhong.
Mei was the adopted daughter of Mrs. Zhong. She grew up in her care and was the one she loved the most.
This is also what Zhong Yuxi is most puzzled about. If she is so favored, why would she marry a man like her father? Unfortunately, her mother never wants to tell her.
Mei went to see Old Madam Zhong and said something to her that made Old Madam Zhong agree to let her stay in the Zhong Mansion and raise her as her own granddaughter. Although she didn't know the reason, Zhong Yuxi was happy with it.
After living in the Marquis' Mansion for so many years, Madam Zhong treated her very well. Although her family's wealth was not as great as Zhong Ningning's mother's, her life was still good.
In addition, she was registered under the name of her second uncle, and was considered the legitimate daughter of the Zhong family. Many people flattered her, and her life in ancient times was a thousand times better than in modern times.
As long as she steals all of the heroine's luck points, she can replace her, gain everyone's love, and have endless money.
But recently, when Zhong Yuxi was walking on the street and asked her maid to buy something, she was suddenly pulled into an alley by someone. She wanted to scream, but the man threatened her: "Don't scream, do you want others to know that I am your father?"
Of course Zhong Yuxi is not the only one. Outsiders only know that she is the second daughter of the Zhong family, but they don’t know that she has such a notorious father. If this gets out, it will be bad for her reputation.
She looked at this so-called father with a chill on her face, "What do you want to do?"
"I don't want to do anything, I just want some money," said Zhuang Qiao. Zhuang Qiao is her father's name.
"Don't even think about it." Zhong Yuxi knew that he was gambling and would definitely ask for a huge sum of money, so she refused directly. When the maid found out that he was missing, she would send someone to look for him. Then she would go back home and tell her grandmother, and she would easily put him in jail.
"I know what you are thinking, but I came here today to tell you your identity," Zhuang Qiao sneered, "You are not my child, you are the illegitimate child of that bitch Mei and the head of the Zhong family."
When Zhong Yuxi was in Mei's belly, Zhuang Qiao had no doubts. After all, he fainted on the day of his wedding and had no memory of that night.
But recently, someone sent him a message saying that Zhong Yuxi was not his daughter. Zhuang Qiao was furious. He had been suppressed by the Zhong family for many years and everything went wrong, all because of the Mei family. This time he finally got hold of this handle.
"What did you say?" Zhong Yuxi was shocked and couldn't believe it. "You must be lying to me."
Logically speaking, Zhong Yuxi should be happy because she is Mr. Zhong's biological daughter, but the mistake is that she is the illegitimate child of her mother and Mr. Zhong. If people outside knew about this, it would be more serious than if she had an alcoholic father. Everyone in Beijing would despise her.
"Whether you want to take a surname or not, prepare one thousand taels within five days, otherwise this news will spread throughout the capital." Zhuang Qiao said and left.
Zhong Yuxi stamped her feet anxiously and held her head in her hands, "The original book never said that I was born out of wedlock, why is this happening?"
She didn't notice that a dark shadow heard everything in the dark, flew away and reported what he had discovered to his master.
His master is Gu Shi, who is the passerby in Zhong Yuxi's mouth, but also the villain Song Shi in her mouth.
From the moment Zhong Yuxi sent a message to the villain for the first time, Gu Shi sent people to investigate her thoroughly, but found that she was a girl from the boudoir and had no other identity. Gu Shi began to wonder what ability she had to know the whereabouts of Doctor Zhao. Later, when Prince An returned to Beijing, Gu Shi wanted to know even more why she had such ability.
In order to find out something useful, Gu Shi sent people to monitor her all day long, unless he could hear Zhong Yuxi's thoughts like Lin Yan, but obviously, he couldn't.
If Gu Shi wanted to know the secret behind this woman, he could only let her tell it in person, and then he had to become someone she trusted.
For some reason, Zhong Yuxi had been pestering Song Jing for some time, and Gu Shi had no idea where to start. Now was a good opportunity.
Because of this matter, Zhong Yuxi has been confused these days and doesn't know what to do. Where can she get the one thousand taels? But if what Zhuang Qiao said is true, then everyone in the capital will know about it.
Zhong Yuxi was restless all day long and kept her head down during class at the academy. The teacher saw it and reminded her, but she didn't pay attention.
Lin Yan, who taught Class C, also noticed that something was wrong with her and quietly asked about Zhong Yuxi.
Zhong Ningning shrugged and said, "I don't know. She has been like this all morning."
Lin Yan stared at her calmly for the whole class. Seeing that she was distracted again, he came up with an idea. He walked over and patted her shoulder, "But you are not feeling well."
"No, no." Zhong Yuxi was startled and complained in his heart, "Minding other people's business. Master Lin is as annoying as Zhong Ningning."
Zhong Yuxi looked at Zhong Ningning and thought to himself, "Why are you the heroine? You should be the legitimate daughter of the Zhong family, while I am a child born out of wedlock who must not be seen in public."
Lin Yan: “!”
She wondered: "Isn't Zhong Yuxi the daughter of Aunt Aning? How did she become a child born out of wedlock? Could it be that Zhong Yuxi was born to Aunt Aning and someone else?"
Lin Yan's intuition told him that things were not that simple.
Zhong Yuxi has always been followed by Lin Yan's people, but recently another group of people followed her. In order to avoid being discovered, Lin Yan withdrew the people following her, so he didn't know that Zhuang Qiao had found Zhong Yuxi.
Zhong Yuxi was very confused at this time, and kept thinking in his mind what to do, thinking that it would be the end if he was exposed. Lin Yan was confused and could not hear any useful information after listening for a long time.
After school, Lin Yan's identity would be easily exposed, so she followed Zhong Yuxi all the way into the Zhong Mansion.
Zhong Yuxi thought about it for a whole day and considered all the people who could help her.
Zhong Yuxi knew very well what kind of person Father Zhong was. If the matter was exposed, Father Zhong would definitely send her out of the capital, and by then, nothing could be changed.
So there is only one person who can help her right now, and that is her grandmother, Old Madam Zhong. She bets that Old Madam Zhong knows her life experience.
When Mrs. Zhong saw Zhong Yuxi coming to see her, she smiled brightly and said, "Yuxi, why are you here? You just happened to come and have lunch with me, an old lady."
Zhong Yuxi hesitated to speak, and whispered to the old lady to send the servants away.
Seeing her serious expression, the old lady quickly asked the servants to leave and asked worriedly, "My dear grandson, what happened?"
"Grandma, I am an unfilial granddaughter. I only found out today that you are my biological grandmother." Zhong Yuxi knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face.
"You child, I am your grandmother." The old lady hurriedly helped Zhong Yuxi up, then paused, her eyes fixed, "You know, who told you."
Zhong Yuxi cried and told Zhuang Qiao about his threats and blackmailing her, her body trembling, "Grandma, what should I do?"
Old Lady Zhong had two sons and had always wanted a daughter, but unfortunately, things did not go as she wished. After giving birth to her second son, the doctor told her that she could not get pregnant again. Mei was the daughter of the old lady's good friend, but her friend's family suddenly suffered a misfortune and the couple both died. The old lady then adopted their only daughter.
At that time, the Zhong family was not wealthy. Their two sons had to prepare for the imperial examinations and become officials in the future to curry favor with the nobles, all of which required money.
At that time, Young Master Zhong was handsome and had won the heart of the eldest daughter of the Zou family in Wenzhou. However, outsiders did not know that the person Young Master Zhong really liked was his adopted sister Mei Chun, who had grown up with him.
Old Madam Zhong knew who her son was really thinking of, but this was related to her son's future. She could not let her son give up this marriage for Meichun, so she quickly found a marriage for Meichun and married her off.
After Meichun got married, Zhonglou drank all night and had a big quarrel with Old Madam Zhong, but he could not withstand Old Madam Zhong's dominance and finally married Zou.
After Zhong Lou married Zou, he did not show any dissatisfaction with her. On the contrary, he treated her very well, which made Mrs. Zhong feel relieved. She thought that her son had come to his senses and let go of Mei Chun.
But later, her son was promoted step by step and had a brilliant career. However, his distant attitude towards Mrs. Zhong made her know that her son had always resented her, but she did not regret it.
Mrs. Zhong never thought that Mei was pregnant before she got married. When the child was five years old, Mei came to her and begged her to save the child's life.
After all, it was the child she had raised for more than ten years. Old Madam Zhong finally brought the child to the Zhong Mansion. After that, Mei died. Old Madam Zhong regretted it very much and felt that she had pushed Mei into the fire pit, so she treated Zhong Yuxi well and wanted to do her best to make up for this child.
Zhonglou had never known about this. After she separated Mei and Zhonglou, her son had become estranged from her.
Over the years, Old Madam Zhong has never understood her son. After Zhong Lou married Zou, he treated her better than his mother. She was undecided. If Zhong Lou knew that Yuxi was the child of Mei and him, Old Madam Zhong was afraid that he would drive Zhong Yuxi away for Zou, so she didn't dare to tell him.
"Yuxi, listen to me. I will send a few people to follow you to the Zhuang Mansion. When the time comes..." Old Madam Zhong raised her hand and made a gesture of wiping her neck.
Zhong Yuxi's hands trembled. Although she had lived in ancient times for so long, she was a modern person and had never killed anyone. Hearing the old lady say this, she was extremely scared.
"Yuxi, don't be afraid. Killing him will prevent future troubles. Don't worry, you don't have to do it." Old Madam Zhong took Zhong Yuxi's hand. Her face was full of wrinkles and she looked a little scary at this moment.
Lin Yan was stunned when he heard this explosive news on the roof. Zhong Yuxi was the son of Aning's father and Aning's aunt Mei.
Now in the Zhong Mansion, Lin Yan went straight to Zhong Ningning's yard.
Zhong Ningning was startled when she saw Lin Yan suddenly appear, "Sister, you scared me to death. Why didn't you go through the main gate of my Zhong Mansion and insisted on coming in like this?"
"Aning, what would your mother do if your father had a child born out of wedlock?" Lin Yan asked with a serious expression.
Zhong Ningning exclaimed in confusion, "What do you mean my father has a concubine? My mother can't tolerate any sand in her eyes. If she knew, she would definitely divorce my father. When my father proposed to my mother, he said that he would not take any concubines and would only be loyal to my mother."
"Then do you hope your parents will divorce?" Lin Yan has no parents and has never experienced this. He is worried that Aning will be sad about this.
"So my father really had a child out of wedlock." Zhong Ningning was shocked. "Who is it?"
"No, my father actually betrayed my mother." Zhong Ningning was furious and wanted someone to beat his father up.
Lin Yan was surprised, "I thought you would have some feelings for your father and would be reluctant to leave him."
"After my mother found me, my father treated me very well, but after following my sister around for so long, he still has some ability to judge people.
I always feel that he has a mask on his face, which is very fake. I don't mean the kind of disguise, but that he looks just like he is pretending.
Plus, my mother didn't allow Zhong Yuxi to stay in the mansion, and my father actually had a fight with my mother over her. From then on, I didn't have a good impression of my father," Zhong Ningning explained.
"In that case, you can secretly send a message to your uncle's family. If the Zhong family does not agree to the divorce, your uncle can come to seek justice for your mother," said Lin Yan.
Zhong Ningning nodded, "So who is the concubine, and who is the concubine?"
"Zhong Yuxi," Lin Yan answered.
Zhong Ningning was a little surprised by this answer, but she also felt it was reasonable. After all, her grandmother and father were so protective of Zhong Yuxi.
She asked: "Sister, what should I do?"
"Wait until I find out clearly. Don't take any action before your uncle goes to Beijing. I will collect the evidence." Lin Yan instructed Zhong Ningning, and then left the Zhong Mansion quietly.
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