Zhao Ying suddenly asked curiously, "But... didn't they say before that your sister was destined to be childless? It seems that the blind man who told her fortune was a liar."
Shangguan Shu suddenly smiled, "Yes, I remember that blind man told you that you were destined to have three sons and one daughter..." He pointed at Shangguan Qingyue with his chin, "Then where did this little thing come from?"
Shangguan Qingyue pouted, unconvinced, "Of course I defied fate and survived!"
[My aunt was destined to be childless, so she gave birth to another daughter this time! But someone switched the baby!]
[Marquis Yong'an previously brought back a woman from the battlefield, claiming she would be his aunt's maid, but in reality, he had been secretly having an affair with her. Marquis Yong'an pretended to marry the maid to one of his subordinates, but in reality, they were secretly having an affair!]
[Marquis Yong'an had long been annoyed with his aunt, but it was simply because the Zhenguogong Mansion was at its peak and his aunt's brothers were powerful and difficult to mess with.]
[My poor little cousin, she was even worse off than me, being eaten alive by a dog!]
【Men are all pigs! 】
Shangguan Shu paused holding the pen, then frowned.
Obviously angry.
This Marquis Yong'an was a capable and brave general under his command. He had promoted him many times, but he didn't expect that he would be treated in vain!
Zhao Ying felt uncomfortable after hearing this. In this world, it is always men who make mistakes, and it is women who suffer.
Zhao Ying remembered that her Yue'er had also been exchanged. This was a bolt from the blue for a mother. She still couldn't forget her despair when the old Duke's wife told her the truth before she died.
Fortunately, Yue'er was found.
Zhao Ying suddenly wondered, is this retribution?
Although Shangguan Wenshuang was not the old Duke's wife's biological daughter, she treated her as her own and loved her very much. If that old woman were alive, she would probably be furious to death if she knew that the child of her beloved daughter had also been replaced.
Shangguan Shu called Yu Xi and asked him to keep an eye on Marquis Yong'an and find out where the child who was replaced had gone.
At this moment, Shangguan Shu's other sister, Shangguan Chaolu, came.
Shangguan Chaolu is the youngest and is the concubine's daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. She is lively and usually loved by the old Duke and her brothers. However, Zhao Ying doesn't like her very much because... she looks like Huai'an.
In fact, he looks more like Huai'an than Huai'an now.
She looks like Huai'an when he was young.
Sometimes, Zhao Ying was really curious about how Shangguan Shu felt when facing a sister who looked so much like Huai'an.
It's not jealousy, it's just pure curiosity.
Shangguan Chaolu's mother was the eldest daughter of Prince Shou, young and beautiful. After the old duke's wife died, the old duke wanted to promote this concubine to be his co-wife. However, Shangguan Shu was not happy about it. After all, it concerned his own mother's status and position, so it was understandable that he was not happy about it.
Shangguan Chaolu was a little surprised when she saw Zhao Ying when she came in. She simply said hello, then walked to the table and acted coquettishly towards Shangguan Shu, "Brother, you are so free. Do you know how much you have hurt me?"
"What's it to you?"
"Of course it's my business. Ever since you resigned, the entire capital has thought you were crazy and they've been asking me why. It's really driving me crazy!"
Shangguan Shu remained silent.
Seeing that Shangguan Shu ignored her, Shangguan Chaolu got used to it. If it weren't for her sister Huai'an, she would not have been willing to come and offend her elder brother.
Shangguan Chaolu secretly glanced at Zhao Ying not far away, and then looked at the little doll on the table. The little doll was very proud. When Shangguan Shu wrote a word, Shangguan Qingyue covered it with his palm as if he wanted to deliberately go against him.
In the end, the words were distorted and the little hands were dirty.
Then she looked at Shangguan Shu cunningly, covered her mouth and laughed, making her face look messy.
Her serious and silent brother was not angry at all. He smiled indulgently and took out a handkerchief to wipe Shangguan Qingyue's wound.
Shangguan Chaolu felt worse the more she looked at it, especially when she thought of her two nephews, one whose life or death was uncertain, and the other who was crying...
What happened to her brother!
Is he really obsessed with Zhao Ying?
Shangguan Chaolu suddenly remembered that when her stepmother was alive, she said that Zhao Ying was the reincarnation of a fox spirit. Could it be true?
Seeing Shangguan Chaolu blocking the way, Shangguan Shu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you have something to say?"
"Ah?" Shangguan Chaolu was stunned for a moment and subconsciously looked at Zhao Ying.
Zhao Ying was discerning. It was obvious that the sister-in-law wanted to whisper something to Shangguan Shu, but because she was here, she was discerning. But even though she was discerning, who in the world did she, Zhao Ying, have to look at?
She refused to leave. Instead, she picked up the teacup and walked towards Shangguan Shu and Shangguan Qingyue. She lowered her head and asked casually, "What's written on it?"
It was rare for Zhao Ying to initiate a conversation with him. Shangguan Shu was delighted. Just as he was about to say something, he remembered that his writing had been smudged by this little girl. He said with a hint of grievance, "Yue'er smudged my writing."
Shangguan Qingyue pouted, [Bad daddy, you always love to tell on me, humph!]
Zhao Ying looked at her daughter, who looked like a little cat, and smiled.
He took out a handkerchief and wiped Shangguan Qingyue's face, then looked at Shangguan Chaolu innocently, "Chaolu, is there something wrong?"
Shangguan Chaolu smiled bitterly and said, "Nothing, it's just that my elder sister gave birth to a son, and I came to ask my brother and sister-in-law if they want to go..."
"Of course I'll go! This is such a happy occasion!" Zhao Yingyan said with a smile, "Originally your brother was busy and might not have had the time, but now that he's free from his official duties, he has the time to go anywhere."
Shangguan Chaolu couldn't even fake a smile.
The news of Shangguan Shu's resignation was widely spread, but the reason was nothing more than one: Princess Chengqian had a dream in which she saw her husband committing adultery. So in order to reassure Princess Chengqian, Shangguan Shu handed in his military command and resigned from his post.
Although this move was too absurd, who among the imperial concubines in the capital did not secretly envy Zhao Ying? Calling her a vixen was true, but envy was also true!
Shangguan Chaolu did not marry well. She thought she was a royal noble with a bright future. Many noble ladies competed with her, but she used some tricks and successfully married into Prince Jing's Mansion.
Who knew that Prince Jing's mansion had long been empty, with only an empty title left. Her husband was also a man of little progress, and was good at using sweet words to play with women. If it weren't for the help of her brothers over the years, she would have been unable to make ends meet.
At the beginning, she was bewitched by Huai'an and often opposed Princess Chengqian. Now, for some reason, her brother actually obeyed Princess Chengqian's words. She was so unlucky that she even bet on the wrong thing.
No, she couldn't let this go on!
Shangguan Chaolu gritted her teeth and knelt down in front of Shangguan Shu, "Brother, I know I shouldn't say this, but human lives are at stake!"
She looked at Zhao Ying and said, "Sister-in-law, Sister Huai'an is also your biological sister. How could you bear to see her lose Ziyin?"
"Brother, Second Brother said that my sister-in-law has a life-saving golden elixir, but she refuses to take it out. I beg you, please have pity on Ziyin and save Ziyin!"
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