Recognition of relatives
The woman who came to the Xu family was Zhong Yuxi.
Zhong Yuxi has thought a lot since she found out that Lin Yan was also a time traveler. If it were someone else, they might choose to seek refuge with Lin Yan and ask him for protection.
But she wouldn't. Lin Yan was on Zhou Ningning's side. She had been in collusion with Song Ting and had become a grasshopper on the same rope with the villain. What she had to do now was to make the villain Song Ting win. Only then would she have a future.
She had too few advantages. In the past, she only knew to complete the strategy goals to obtain Zhou Ningning's luck points. Unfortunately, she ended up with nothing.
Because she was the daughter of an illegitimate child in the Zhong family, although she was now the legitimate daughter of the Zhong family, in fact everyone looked down on her and she had no connections in the circle of noble ladies in the capital.
Although Zhong Yuxi's book was taken away by Lin Yan, she had already memorized the contents of the book. She remembered that what would happen in the capital in the near future was the recognition of the second Miss Xiao of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion by her relatives.
The book says that someone went to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to recognize his relatives, but was exposed by the Duke and sent to jail.
It was no secret that Miss Xiao Er was exchanged in the capital since she was born. The family that recognized her was the same family that exchanged the child. However, Miss Xiao Er had died long ago. This family wanted to let their daughter replace Miss Xiao Er, but unfortunately they were exposed and ended up in a bad ending.
Zhong Yuxi came up with a plan. She wanted to help their daughter successfully recognize her relatives so that she could get hold of something against Miss Xiao Er and use her for her own benefit.
It would be great if we could use this opportunity to win over the Duke of Zhenguo, Xiao Jin. After all, the Duke of Zhenguo is a famous god of war in the book, and in the finale he fights against the invasion of the enemy country on his own.
If Song Ting can get this help, it will be just a matter of time before he wins over the male lead.
Zhong Yuxi found out the inn where the Xu family was staying, and went to meet them in disguise.
When the Xu family saw a woman appear in front of them inexplicably, they became very alert and asked her what she was doing there.
Zhong Yuxi sat down casually, poured herself a cup of tea, looked at the Xu family members pointing at her rudely, and lowered her head to hide her contempt.
Then he looked up and smiled: "I am here to help you, to help you recognize your relatives."
When Mrs. Luo heard her say this, her face changed, "How do I know..."
Zhong Yuxi said slowly: "Don't worry about how I know this. I came here today to tell you that with your little tricks, wouldn't the Duke of Zhenguo check to see if you have a daughter in Fuzhou? It will be exposed soon. By then, when he finds out that his sister has passed away, you will be completely finished."
Mrs. Luo hadn't expected this, and her face turned pale when she reminded her of this.
Seeing Luo like this, Zhong Yuxi said: "I can help you hide it from the Duke of Zhenguo, and even make him believe you completely."
"Why should we trust you?" Luo asked warily.
Zhong Yuxi: "I am the current Minister of Rites, Zhong Lou. My future husband is the newly promoted third place in the imperial examination, and behind them is the Empress Dowager, the grandmother of the current emperor. Can you believe my identity?"
"Why are you helping us?" Xu Yan asked from the side.
Zhong Yuxi only looked at Xu Yan straight in the eye at this moment. She looked pretty and didn't seem so vulgar. "I have my own purpose for what I do. I will help you become Miss Xiao Er. You will work for me in the future. You should do whatever I ask you to do."
After hearing this, the Xu family members were silent, not knowing what to do.
"Since you don't want to, there's nothing more to talk about." Zhong Yuxi stood up and pretended to leave.
"Wait, I promise you," Xu Yan said.
She was smarter than her mother and knew that if she agreed to Zhong Yuxi, she would be used against her to do dangerous things for her in the future. However, she longed for the life of a noble lady in the capital, so she was willing to do things for her.
Zhong Yuxi curled the corners of his mouth and handed her a bracelet, "Take this out when you come to recognize your relatives."
Xu Yan was stunned for a moment and asked hesitantly: "This is..."
"Yes, this is the bracelet that Miss Xiao's mother put on her when she spoke."
Mrs. Luo was also puzzled, "This bracelet was washed away by the flood along with the child a long time ago, why did it appear with you?"
Then she realized she had revealed how the child died and immediately shut up.
Zhong Yuxi was not interested in knowing how the real Miss Xiao Er died. This bracelet was described in detail in the book, so she specially ordered someone to make an identical one and deliberately made it look older.
At this moment, the Xu family really believed that Zhong Yuxi had the ability to help Xu Yan successfully recognize her relatives, and Luo Shi began to smile ingratiatingly: "Thank you for your help, young lady."
at night
Mrs. Gu suddenly woke up one night, and this time her mind was extremely clear.
She kept calling the name of Xiaochun, the maid who had been with her for more than ten years, and walked around in the dark.
When Nanny Li heard Madam Gu's noise, she rushed over immediately, lit a candle, and carefully supported Madam Gu: "Madam, why are you walking around without shoes? Didn't Xiaochun get married five years ago?"
Mrs. Gu's eyes were filled with confusion: "Xiaochun is only in her teens, when did she get engaged?"
Nanny Li immediately realized that her lady spoke clearly today and her eyes were not as cloudy as before. She said in surprise, "Madam, you are fine."
Mrs. Gu looked puzzled and thought carefully about what Li Ma said. She said that Xiaochun had been married five years ago and suddenly her head started to hurt.
She hit her head hard, which scared Li Ma Ma: "Madam, why are you hitting your head?"
Mrs. Gu paused for a long time, and the scenes in her mind flashed through her mind quickly like a passing scene.
She looked up at Li Ma with tears in her eyes and said, "Yan'er, I remember now. I lost my Yan'er."
Seeing Madam Gu pounding her chest in despair, Nanny Li said in panic, "Madam, the second young lady has been found, found."
Mrs. Gu stopped crying and looked surprised: "Really? You said you found my Yan'er."
Where was the second young lady found? Nanny Li said this just to prevent Madam from hurting herself. Now she could only bite the bullet and say, "The second young lady has been found, but she is not in the house now. Madam can only see her tomorrow."
"I want to see her now." Mrs. Gu couldn't wait to see her daughter.
Nanny Li was immediately panicked. Where could she find the Second Young Miss? She couldn't just ask Miss Lin to continue pretending to be her. She advised, "Madam, the Second Young Miss must have gone to bed by now. How about we go tomorrow?"
"Yes, yes, Yan'er wants to sleep, she can't be disturbed," Mrs. Gu murmured to herself.
Nanny Li asked tentatively, "Madam, do you still remember what happened in the past ten years?"
Mrs. Gu frowned and thought carefully: "I seem to remember that Yan'er was replaced by someone, and then, I don't remember anything."
Upon seeing this, Nanny Li immediately realized that the Madam had forgotten everything that happened since she went crazy. This was also a good thing. If the Madam really remembered that she mistook Miss Lin for the Second Miss, it would be difficult to explain.
After persuading Madam Gu to sleep, Nanny Li left the yard and walked towards the courtyard of the Duke of Zhenguo. She had to let the Duke know now that Madam had recovered from her illness, otherwise, tomorrow morning, if Madam made a fuss about seeing the second young lady, it would be all over.
It was already Yin time, and the light in Xiao Jin's room was still on. He was feeling confused, but he also had expectations in his heart.
Today, his subordinates told him that Wang Ji, a neighbor of the family that exchanged A'an, had clues about the second young lady, so Xiao Jin went to see him immediately.
Wang Ji said that the family would bring their second daughter to visit tomorrow.
After hearing this, Xiao Jin was trembling all over and wanted to go see A'an immediately, but was stopped by Wang Ji, "Master, the second young lady said that she wants to make good preparations and visit you at the mansion tomorrow."
He resisted the urge to run off to see Ah Yan immediately. Although he had doubts in his heart, he was also extremely looking forward to meeting Ah Yan the next day.
He has been searching for her all these years but has never found anything. This is the only news about A'an in all these years.
Xiao Jin was immersed in his own thoughts until a servant came to report that Nanny Li had something important to tell him.
Nanny Li informed him of the news that Madam Gu had recovered from her illness, and said with a worried look on her face, "Madam, you insisted on seeing the Second Young Miss when you regained consciousness. What should we do?"
At this moment, Xiao Jin didn't know whether he should be shocked by Zhou Ningning's medical skills or happy that his mother had recovered.
If it were in the past, A Niang's recovery would have made him worried. After all, if A Yan wasn't found, A Niang would still change back. But now...
Xiao Jin suppressed his inner joy, calmed himself down, and said, "There's news about Ah Yan."
"Really?" Nanny Li was surprised and then put her hands together and said, "God bless you, God bless you."
Xiao Jin: "The family that exchanged A'an back then will come to our house tomorrow if we find them."
"If it really is the second young lady, it would be a double happiness. Madam will definitely be happy." Nanny Li had a happy look on her face, and the wrinkles on her face were squeezed together. You could tell at a glance how happy she was at the moment.
Xiao Jin asked Li Ma to go back and rest, and she would be able to see A'an tomorrow.
The next morning, Nanny Li stood at the door waiting for the second young lady to come.
Xu's father and mother brought Xu Yan to the house and were warmly welcomed by Nanny Li to the main hall. On the way, she looked at Xu Yan carefully and asked, "Is this the second young lady?"
Luo was unsure of Li Ma's status in the mansion, but seeing that the gatekeeper was very respectful to her, she said enthusiastically: "Yes, we didn't expect that Yan'er is the second lady of the mansion."
After hearing this, Nanny Li immediately approached Xu Yan, tears in her eyes: "Second Miss, Madam has been waiting for you for a long time."
It was the first time for Xu Yan to enter a wealthy family. She tried her best to behave appropriately and said gently, "I miss my mother too."
When the group arrived at the main hall, Xiao Jin saw Xu Yan's face, which didn't resemble his father and mother at all. His expectations dropped a little and a hint of doubt arose.
Xu Yan said timidly: "You, are you my brother?"
Xiao Jin couldn't tell whether Xu Yan was Ah Yan, so he didn't say anything and looked at Xu Zhuang and Luo Shi.
There was a coldness in his eyes: "You exchanged my second sister for her back then, so don't just pick up anyone today and say it's her."
Mrs. Luo said hurriedly: "I was wrong to exchange the second young lady back then, but I had no choice. My son was dying at birth, and someone said they wanted to exchange him for a baby girl. I agreed without hesitation. I have not been pregnant in these years, and I have always treated Yan'er as my own daughter. You can rest assured to check, Yan'er is the second young lady of the mansion."
Zhong Yuxi was already prepared. If Xiao Jin went to investigate, he would only find out that Luo had only one daughter. Only then would Luo have the confidence to let him investigate at will.
"Brother, don't you believe that I am your sister?" Xu Yan spoke at the right time, tears in her eyes, and said pitifully.
As she spoke, she took off the bracelet on her hand, handed it over, and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes: "I have been wearing this bracelet since I was born. I once dreamed that my mother put it on me with her own hands. I thought it was my adoptive mother, but I didn't expect it to be my biological mother."
The last sentence was taught to her by Mrs. Luo. When Lin Yan wore the bracelet on her hand, Mrs. Luo heard her mumbling in her dream: "You must wear this bracelet my mother gave me well."
Last night, I suddenly had an idea and asked Xu Yan to say this in front of the Duke of Zhenguo.
When he saw the bracelet, Xiao Jin's pupils shrank slightly. He was very familiar with this bracelet. It was exactly the same bracelet he sent back home that year. He once thought that his mother had lost it and never thought that he would see this bracelet again.
Xiao Jin took the bracelet, stroked it carefully, and looked at the familiar engraving on the bracelet. This was the bracelet.
Looking at the timid woman in front of him, Xiao Jin's doubts dissipated a little. Perhaps she really was his sister.
Suddenly, Mrs. Gu rushed out, staring at the bracelet, her voice trembling: "I put it on her with my own hands before I fainted when I gave birth to Yan'er."
Xiao Yue was beside Mrs. Gu, looking at Xiao Jin guiltily: "Mother wanted to see my sister, so I felt sorry for her and brought her here. She was watching at the door, but I didn't stop her."
Xiao Jin gave Xiao Yue a comforting look and did not blame her.
Xiao Yue breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, she couldn't wait to meet the sister she had been thinking about day and night.
Mrs. Gu stared at Xu Yan's face: "Are you really my Yan'er?"
Xu Yan felt a little guilty at the moment, but thinking of the future glory and wealth, she replied in a low voice: "If nothing unexpected happens, it should be."
Mrs. Gu held Xu Yan's hand, tears streaming down her face like a river bursting its banks. Perhaps she was too excited and fainted.
There was chaos in the main hall. Fortunately, Xiao Jin supported Mrs. Gu in time, carried her to the bedroom, and asked the doctor in the mansion to treat her.
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