Qiao Lian'er's mind went blank for a moment.
Wait, Brother Meng, the woman with amnesia has settled at home. She's been in Tianhe Prefecture for a while. Did she miss something?
Lady Lü opened the door and came out, pulling Qiao Lian'er to sit down in a nearby pavilion.
"I'll tell your brother Meng that Dayong and Dacheng are already married, and Zhizhi is a year younger than him and is also married. Tell him to attend more high-society banquets and see if there are any girls he likes. Now that our Qiao family has established itself in the capital, we are quite respectable. If there are any families he likes, he can just go and ask for their hand in marriage."
“Your eldest brother Meng was very unhappy. He said what’s the difference between this and mating? Marriage should be based on mutual consent. His father and I gave him a lecture, and he ran out of the house and didn’t come back all night. The next day, he brought back a girl with amnesia and found an empty room to settle her in. Your grandparents were very angry, and the whole family couldn’t accept this. But the girl had amnesia, couldn’t find her family, and was in poor health. We couldn’t just kick her out and leave her to wander the streets.”
“Da Meng went to his fiefdom of Qingfeng Plain during the day and had several of his elite soldiers guard the girl’s door to prevent us from driving her away. These past few days, he hasn’t spoken to his family either, and things have become very tense. The Qiao family is a respectable family. How will others view it if he settles a woman of unknown origin here?”
Lady Lü looked worried.
Lingyin also said, "In order to avoid attracting attention and causing other trouble, the family has not done anything to that girl. They have someone deliver food to her every day, but this is not a long-term solution."
"We thought that you, Lian'er, were busy with construction projects and training troops for competitions in Tianhe Prefecture, and you were too busy to keep up with everything. We didn't bother you at home, but now that you're back, we've tried to find out more about this girl's background. However, we haven't been able to get any useful information. She doesn't remember anything, and we can't ask her anything."
Qiao Lian'er wondered how Da Meng always managed to pick up girls outside.
Last time it was Du Qinglan, this time it's a strange girl.
"I'll go take a look." She stood up.
Lady Lü and Lingyin went with her.
The girl was settled in a small room at the back of the west wing. When she saw that it was Qiao Lian'er, the soldiers guarding her all stepped aside.
Qiao Lian'er frowned. It was really outrageous for Da Meng to use soldiers to guard against his family.
He really needs to be given a talking-to.
When she went in, the girl was leaning against the headboard, staring blankly into the air. The blanket covered half of her body, and her hands, which were covered by the blanket, were rough and calloused. She looked weak all over.
Her features were exceptionally beautiful; she was the kind of beauty that was extremely rare to see. She had dark eyebrows, dark eyes, a delicate nose, and a slender neck. However, her skin was rough, as if she were born with natural beauty but had endured countless hardships.
Seeing the group enter, she sat up straight and bowed her head in an awkward greeting.
"I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
Madam Lü sighed softly in Qiao Lian'er's ear and whispered, "This girl has always been polite, but—it's all so unclear, Lian'er, you tell me, sigh."
Qiao Lian'er came to the bedside and pulled up a stool to sit down.
"Young lady, my family says you have amnesia. You can't remember anything?"
The girl nodded: "I tried many times to remember something, but my head was so sore it felt like it was going to split open. I... I dare not think about it anymore."
“I didn’t want to bother you, but Brother Da Meng is kind enough to ask me to stay here because he’s worried that I might cause trouble if I go outside.”
Qiao Lian'er observed that the girl was not lying.
"Girl, are you alright?" The door was suddenly pushed open, a gust of wind rushed in, and Da Meng strode in, his face showing a hint of urgency.
He was genuinely worried when he heard that his family had come in.
He was afraid they would "ask" the girl to leave, since they had expressed this idea to him more than once.
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