"Father, who delivered Yushu when he was first born?"
Jiang Rongqing was stunned, not understanding how this incident was related to the fire at Baozhen Building. He was also confused by his eldest daughter's sudden and abrupt words.
However, he still thought about it seriously and said, "It's been fifteen years. I only remember that we found a midwife from the Miaoshou Hall in the capital. There was also a midwife from your maternal family at the time, but that midwife fell ill at the critical moment and couldn't deliver the baby, so the midwife from the Miaoshou Hall delivered the baby alone."
Jiang Mingzhi also knew this rule. The ladies of prominent families in Bianjing City would always have a few extra midwives ready for delivery just in case of emergency.
"Can we still find the midwife now? Or, Father held Yushu when she was a baby. Does he know if she has any birthmarks or anything like that?"
In fact, she felt that asking Jiang Rongqing was also unreliable.
Firstly, Jiang Rongqing didn't care about them sisters. Secondly, if Feng had replaced Jiang Yushu as soon as she was born, even if Jiang Rongqing knew what the birthmark was after holding the child, she would not be able to prove that the current Jiang Yushu had been replaced.
"That Miaoshou Hall closed down a few months after delivering your mother. The staff was gone, and later someone took it over and opened a fried fruit shop. It's hard to find anyone like that in such a long distance." He paused, "What exactly do you want to ask?"
Jiang Mingzhi's series of questions made Jiang Rongqing suspicious.
Jiang Mingzhi looked at Jiang Rongqing and asked very seriously: "Father, if it is said that Feng Shi did something against heaven and earth, what will you do?"
"What exactly do you want to say?" Jiang Rongqing looked at Jiang Mingzhi, unable to understand his eldest daughter's words. "What kind of evil and immoral thing is that?"
"Dad!" Jiang Yuzhen's crying voice was heard from the door. Gao Jian didn't stop her. Jiang Yuzhen ran into the study with tears on her face.
Seeing his most beloved youngest daughter, his head started to hurt again. He specifically instructed the servants not to gossip about her. His youngest daughter was recuperating in the house these days, and as long as no one told her, she would not know for a while. He was just trying to prevent her from making trouble, but he didn't expect that despite all the precautions, he still couldn't stop her.
"Daddy, I want Mommy!"
Jiang Yuzhen threw herself into her father's arms with a wronged look, like a child who knew nothing about the world.
Jiang Mingzhi also felt a little headache. He knew that he would not be able to discuss this matter with his adoptive father for a while, so he bowed and was about to leave.
Who knew Jiang Yuzhen suddenly shouted, "You are not allowed to leave!"
Then he fluttered over from Jiang Rongqing's arms and slapped her in the face. Jiang Mingzhi received the slap hard.
"You must be so hateful towards my mother that you would do such a cruel thing, right? Give me my mother back!"
The next second after he said this, Jiang Mingzhi slapped back twice with his backhand, "Pa Pa" two slaps, making Jiang Yuzhen see stars!
"Jiang Yuzhen, do you want me to teach you the rules again?"
Jiang Yuzhen turned around crying and calling for her father. It was the first time that Jiang Rongqing saw a young lady doing this to his two daughters.
"Mingzhi, she is your sister and she is still sick. Can't you just let her go?"
A peacemaker's tone.
Jiang Mingzhi thought it was ridiculous. She must be possessed by a ghost to have hope in this father again!
Her sister had been switched, and she didn't know if she was still alive. She had no interest in watching this play of loving father and filial daughter. She pinched Jiang Yuzhen's neck like a chicken and said, "I'm warning you, if you continue to be so presumptuous, it won't be just two slaps."
After saying this, he looked at the dumbfounded Jiang Rongqing and said, "Since there's nothing father can do, he should spend more time to discipline Third Sister. If she continues to act recklessly, I'm not sure whether she'll be hanging from the beams or soaking in the lake in the back garden."
This is a naked threat.
Jiang Yuzhen's neck was released and she immediately began to breathe heavily. By the time she was able to speak, Jiang Mingzhi had already left.
She turned around and cried, "Dad, look at her. The house has caught fire several times. How could it be such a coincidence? It must have been her who did it!"
Jiang Rongqing's mind was still repeating his eldest daughter's last words, hanging from the beams and soaking in the lake... "Shut up!"
Jiang Yuzhen was frightened by the scolding. She shrank her neck and asked in a trembling voice, "Dad...what's wrong with you?"
Thinking about his youngest daughter, who was already of marriageable age and not only couldn't help but was only causing trouble, Jiang Rongqing lost his patience and scolded her harshly, "You better stay in Qinghui Courtyard and recuperate. Don't mess with your mother's affairs. The Shuntian Prefecture Governor has already taken over this matter!"
Jiang Yuzhen got nothing from the uproar, but was instead confined to house arrest for another three months.
During these three months and three more, Jiang Yuzhen returned to Qinghuiyuan and cried until her eyes were swollen like walnuts, but it was of no avail.
At this time, Jiang Mingzhi started talking to He Zian.
She hasn't told anyone that Jiang Yushu is a fake yet. She's afraid that Jiang Yushu will find out that he's in a desperate situation and choose extreme measures, and then the clues will be cut off.
No, it’s not broken.
"Qingtang!"
Jiang Mingzhi shouted Qingtang's name loudly, and Qingtang ran in hurriedly.
"Look for the jade pendant I mentioned earlier in my dressing box. Go to Fude Pawnshop in Wuyi Lane and tell them my name. Have them meet me at Chen Huaisheng's theater this afternoon."
The jade pendant was given to her by Chu Muchi before, but she had never used it. Now this matter is very serious. I am afraid she will have to transfer a few people into the mansion. It is not convenient to use Lu Yun's people again, but these people from the Wang family can be put in the open.
Anyway, my grandmother didn't say that no one should know about it. She didn't want to attract attention before, so it was useless.
"Miss, the jade pendant is missing!"
Jiang Mingzhi frowned. How could it be missing? A few days ago, when she was changing clothes, the jade pendant slipped to the ground. She was worried that she would accidentally break it, so she put it in her dressing table.
"Miss, are you sure you remember correctly?"
Qingtang confirmed with her, and after getting Jiang Mingzhi's confirmation, Qingtang's face also darkened. This thing is so important, the eldest lady should not remember it wrong. Then there is only one possibility, that there is a thief in Mo Chunyuan.
"How about we report it to the police?"
Jiang Mingzhi shook his head, "No."
We cannot alert the enemy about this matter. Since the man only stole the jade pendant, he obviously knew the function of the jade pendant and was most likely someone in this mansion. Otherwise, it would be difficult to find out where she put her things in a short time. After all, she had kept them close to her body before.
"It's okay. Just proceed as usual. Fude Pawnshop will be cautious when they see that you don't have a token, so they will definitely arrange for someone to be at the Nanqu Opera House."
Since they take orders from the Wang family, they must not be the kind of pedantic and inflexible people. Jiang Mingzhi believes that as long as he reveals the message, Fude Pawnshop will not sit idly by.
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