Qin Yan has embarked on the path he wanted in this life, and will never be a knife in her hand like in his previous life.
After seeing this fact, Ruan Hezhu left in despair.
When she returned to the capital and walked onto the street, she saw her mother coming out of a restaurant with an unusual expression, as if she had suffered some blow.
"mother."
Her voice even frightened Mrs. Ruan.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?"
She walked forward with concern and wanted to reach out to support Mrs. Ruan.
Mrs. Ruan dodged suddenly.
Ruan Hezhu was even more puzzled, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Although this stepmother did not dote on her, she had always been nice to her, except for the time when she listened to the Taoist's slander and whipped her.
She has always treated herself as her own daughter, so they get along well in both past and present lives.
She had never looked at herself with such eyes before, evasive, doubtful, and even with a hint of hatred.
Mrs. Ruan was stunned for a long while before she came to her senses. "He'er, I'm fine. I just have a headache."
She quickly lowered her head to hide her emotions.
"Who did you meet at the restaurant, mother?"
Ruan Hezhu was no longer so easily fooled. She looked into the restaurant, wondering if anyone had said anything to Mrs. Ruan.
Now that Jiang Qingluo has the memories of her past life, many things have changed, and she is very afraid that her life experience will be revealed.
Thinking of this, she wanted to go into the restaurant to confirm.
"He Zhu is here. Your mother has a headache. Take her back to rest."
Looking at the woman coming out, Ruan Hezhu's expression relaxed. "Hello, Madam Li, are you and my mother coming here to eat?"
"Yes, I asked your mother to come out for a walk today and buy some jewelry. We were tired and wanted to rest here. But your mother got a headache."
Mrs. Li explained.
Hearing this, Ruan Hezhu thought she was overthinking it. After all, even if Jiang Qingluo had memories of her previous life, she didn't know her true identity until she died.
Even Song Yu didn't know about that dirty identity. No one knew it, and no one would ever know it.
"Madam Li, I will take my mother back home first."
Ruan Hezhu bowed and then left with Mrs. Ruan.
Looking at their departing backs, Mrs. Li glanced towards the second floor. When she saw the man nodded, she left.
I saw a woman on the second floor with a veil on her face, and her eyes were as terrifying as if they were filled with poison.
She looked at Ruan Hezhu and wished she could go up and tear her to pieces right now.
"Ruan Hezhu, Yu Sanniang, I won't let you go."
On this side, Mrs. Ruan returned home and just said that she had a headache and didn't say much to Ruan Hezhu.
She didn't ask until Lord Ruan came to see her in the evening.
"Husband, why do you think Lady Ning An likes He'er so much?"
Lord Ruan's body stiffened slightly. "Didn't Lady Ning An say that she and He'er were destined to be together? Who can say for sure about things like first impressions?"
"Yeah, come to think of it, He'er looks a bit like her."
"What are you talking about? How can they look alike? Are you having a headache or are you confused?"
Lord Ruan scolded harshly.
Mrs. Ruan felt a chill in her heart, but she didn't dare show it on her face. "I was just saying it casually. Why are you so excited, my husband?"
"Besides, He'er was born after ten months of pregnancy. How could I doubt that she is the biological daughter of Lady Ning'an?"
"I…"
Lord Ruan knew that he was panicking. His wife was careless and easy to fool. She didn't even know that her own daughter had been switched. How could she possibly suspect anything at this time?
He forced a reassuring smile.
"I'm just afraid that what you said might upset Lady Ning An. If someone with ulterior motives heard it, they might start gossiping."
"I know. I'll pay attention next time."
Mrs. Ruan replied with lowered brows and a pleasing look.
"Well, then you should have a good rest. I still have some official business to attend to, so I won't be resting here tonight."
Mrs. Ruan knew that he was not going there to handle official business, but to visit his aunt.
After he was promoted and came to the capital, he rarely rested in her room.
She knew that she was old and no longer attractive to him. If she did not have a son and a daughter, she would not even have a place to stand in the Ruan Mansion.
But, Ruan Han, have you forgotten whose help it was in the beginning that enabled you to study and take the exam and get into high school?
I thought you were a kind and righteous person, but I didn't expect that he had been plotting against me so early.
Mrs. Ruan couldn't control her tears as she thought of the woman she met today.
She had her face covered, and Mrs. Ruan didn't know who she was.
She said when she saw her.
"Mrs. Ruan, your current daughter, Ruan Hezhu, is the daughter of your husband and Yu Sanniang. Your biological daughter was killed by them a long time ago."
"Who are you? What nonsense are you talking about? I carried He Zhu in my womb for ten months and raised her. How could she not be my daughter?"
The woman sneered, "Have you ever considered that your daughter was switched since birth?"
"Think carefully, not long after you gave birth to your daughter, your husband was promoted from a small county magistrate to an official in Beijing. Could it be that Madam Ruan thinks that it was really because of your husband's ability?"
Mrs. Ruan is a little bit nervous, but she is not stupid. Although Ruan Han graduated from high school, his ranking is very low.
But his official position was no lower than that of other Jinshi, and she had asked him about it before.
His answer to himself was that a high-ranking official in the capital had taken a fancy to him, and that sooner or later he would come to the capital to serve as an official.
She didn't take these words to heart, but she didn't expect that more than ten years later, they really came to the capital.
Moreover, Yu Sanniang was indeed overly kind to Ruan Hezhu. She adopted her as her goddaughter after only meeting her twice, and took her to various banquets, even to palace banquets.
She also bought her jewelry and clothes, saying that she had always wanted to have a daughter, and now that she finally had one, she wanted to give her everything.
She cares about Ruan Hezhu's marriage more than her own mother.
Mrs. Ning Anbo's behavior is indeed abnormal.
"That's impossible. Lady Ning An is a person of such high status. How could she possibly fall for my master?"
Yu Sanniang was extremely beautiful and came from a good family. Although her husband was somewhat handsome, he was far from being enough to make a woman fall in love with him at first sight.
"You haven't met Ning Anbo before, have you?"
The woman sneered, "Marquis Ning'an is fat, ugly, and lustful. Marquis Ning'an's wife married him just for power."
She didn't say anything else, but her meaning was very clear. Now that Yu Sanniang had power, she also wanted to find a male lover, but she didn't dare to look for someone in the capital.
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