Chapter 265: Could it be that Xiao Ying is my aunt’s daughter, and the two were switched?
As Ning Yuanchen's carriage drove away, Chen Xinghai's face darkened.
"Mother, I think this man is a pervert. The county magistrate is obviously a good official. We are both members of the Ning family, but this man is so frivolous. It is truly despicable."
Xiao Ying hesitated for a moment before speaking doubtfully, "I originally thought he was frivolous, but the way he looked at me was only filled with doubt and curiosity, not lust."
"Besides, he's looking at you the same way. He can't be looking at both of you and me at the same time."
Chen Xinghai opened his mouth and was really shocked by his mother's last sentence, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed to be true.
"What does he mean?"
He frowned. Could it be that he and his mother looked strange?
Xiao Ying shook her head. She couldn't explain it clearly. It felt like she saw someone familiar, but she couldn't confirm it.
But he was originally from Taohua Village and had never even been to the county town. How could he be involved with people from the capital?
etc……
She suddenly thought of something. When she first met her original mother, she suspected that she was not her biological daughter because they did not look alike at all.
Moreover, Xiao Qing and He Qiuju either beat or scolded the original body, without any affection at all.
If the original body really wasn't born from Xiao Qing and the others, then where did it come from?
She had had such doubts before, but because she was too lazy to pursue it, she didn't take it to heart.
Now seeing Ning Yuanchen's reaction, she had to think more about it.
But these are just her speculations, and she hopes they are wrong. She really doesn't want to find someone to control her.
Ning Yuanchen left the house and felt a turbid air coming at him as soon as he went out, which almost made him unable to breathe.
It was not until I got on the carriage that I gradually got used to this feeling, and I couldn't help but feel confused.
"Ying Heng, do you feel anything is wrong? Isn't the smell in that house fresher?"
Ying Heng was his follower, and his expression became solemn when he heard this.
"Indeed, there must be something else going on in that house." After a moment's thought, he added, "Sir, this Miss Xiao is probably not a simple person."
"How do you say that?"
Ning Yuanchen opened the folding fan and he also felt that it was not simple, but Ying Heng seemed to be talking about something else.
Ying Heng said seriously, "You may not have noticed, but the gatekeeper is actually a wolf, and it's quite ferocious. Even I feel a sense of oppression."
"It's actually a wolf?"
Ning Yuanchen was shocked. He really didn't look carefully and thought it was a white dog.
In this way, Xiao Ying is indeed not simple.
Ying Heng added, "Also, I sensed a faint aura. I'm afraid there's a master in the main room, and he might be even more powerful than me."
He was talking about Xiao Qian. Xiao Qian's strength was indeed stronger than hers, but not to the point of crushing her, so he could sense her aura.
Ning Yuanchen was silent. Ying Heng was a rare master in the Ning family. He didn't expect that there would be someone as skilled as him in a mere mountain village.
What is this Lady Xiao? The mysteries surrounding her seem to be growing.
In short, this is definitely not the behavior of an ordinary mountain village woman.
Perhaps, it is necessary to investigate further.
After leaving Chenjia Village, the carriage headed straight for Yun'an County. He had to talk to Ning Yuanze about this matter.
It was noon when he arrived at the county government office. Ning Yuanze and his wife were having lunch, so they invited him to join them.
"How do you feel about visiting Mrs. Xiao today?"
Ning Yuanze asked curiously, "Why does Third Brother seem a little off? Are they not getting along well?"
Ning Yuanchen asked straight to the point, "You should have seen Mrs. Xiao. Does she look familiar to you?"
"this……"
Ning Yuanze hesitated for a moment, carefully recalling Xiao Ying's appearance, and his expression gradually became serious.
In fact, he felt that Xiao Ying looked familiar the first time he saw her, but he couldn't figure out the reason no matter how much he thought about it.
Later, as we became more familiar with each other, I didn't take it to heart. After all, there are some people in this world who look alike.
"Yes, it looks familiar. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Ning Yuanchen's heart moved, and he was indeed not the only one who felt so.
He waved his fan and asked, "Have you seen her son Chen Xinghai? Does he look familiar to you?"
"I've seen him before. When I first arrived in Yun'an County, he even gave way to me. I felt that he looked familiar at that time."
Ning Yuanze frowned slightly as he spoke, as if he understood what Ning Yuanchen meant.
It's okay if one person looks familiar, but if both the mother and the child look familiar, then there's definitely a problem.
"But they were born and raised in Yun'an County. It's impossible for us to have met them before."
Ning Yuanchen tapped his palm with his folding fan: "This is the problem."
"Third brother, what do you mean..."
"It seems you haven't figured out who they resemble." Ning Yuanchen stared into his eyes with a serious look: "The upper half of Mrs. Xiao's face is exactly the same as my aunt's, and Chen Xinghai is somewhat similar to my second cousin. I don't think this is a coincidence."
"ah……"
Ning Yuanze's face suddenly changed and he exclaimed in surprise.
Lin Wan's eyes widened as well, and she quickly drove out the maid who was serving beside her.
What did Third Brother say? You can't say that casually.
If this gets out, it will cause a big mess!
Both their aunt Ning Leshu and her husband Han Ce are well-known figures. Han Ce is the Marquis of Zhenyuan and is regarded as the god of war general of the Yue Kingdom.
With such an identity, if it were to be reported that one had children living abroad, one would definitely be criticized and it would also affect the relationship between the couple.
"Third brother, are you serious?"
It took a long while for Ning Yuanze to come back to his senses, but his expression became even more serious.
Ning Yuanchen sighed softly, "I didn't understand it at first, but today I saw Lady Xiao covering the lower half of her face while sipping tea. Her appearance and posture were exactly the same as when my aunt was young, so I started to wonder."
"I was thinking about it all the way back, and suddenly I remembered an incident from the past. You should have heard of it too."
He looked at Ning Yuanze, and Ning Yuanze was suddenly stunned. The past events he had heard in his childhood gradually emerged in his mind, and his expression gradually changed.
Lin Wan was confused and obviously had never heard of this matter.
"Yes, my aunt and uncle have been to Yun'an County." Seeing him like this, Ning Yuanchen told the story directly.
"More than thirty years ago, not long after my aunt and uncle got married, the Quiet Women's Kingdom suddenly attacked. My uncle followed the old marquis to lead the troops to Yun'an County."
"At that time, my aunt was already pregnant. My uncle originally asked her to stay home and wait for the birth, but she secretly followed him."
"That battle lasted for several months, with both sides winning and losing. My aunt didn't have time to return to Shangjing and gave birth in Yun'an County."
"It is said that the situation was dire at the time, and my aunt was secretly sent to a village to give birth. The family that took her in was surnamed Xiao!"
By the end of his speech, Ning Yuanchen's tone was very firm, while Ning Yuanze and Lin Wan's faces turned pale and looked extremely ugly.
If their guess is true, then Xiao Ying is most likely the aunt's daughter and their cousin.
And that cousin Han Ye was most likely the child of the Xiao family, and the two were deliberately switched at that time!
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