Chapter 147 Qiu Zixian...is not her biological son
In the Duke's Mansion, Qiu was in the old lady's courtyard, talking with her mother-in-law and her sister-in-law An.
Next to An is her youngest daughter, Qiu Suqing, and the tall and handsome young man behind her is her eldest son, Qiu Zixian.
An didn't know why Miss Qiu invited them to the Duke's Mansion, but the Qiu family had always been on good terms with the Zhang family. Her father-in-law and husband had both served under Zhang Yongping in the army.
The two families have a very deep bond and close contacts.
So even though she didn't know why Mrs. Qiu invited them to the mansion, she still made preparations early in the morning and brought her two children to the Duke's Mansion.
Just after sitting down and before saying a few words, someone beside the old lady came in and said that the women of the Lu family had arrived.
Her heart skipped a beat and she looked at Qiu in surprise.
His eyes were filled with undisguised questions.
Who in Beijing doesn't know the ability of the young man from the Lu family, that strange ability that can see a person's past in detail? Is Qiu planning to use it on the three of them?
Thinking of this, An's eyes suddenly became extremely sharp.
The old lady smiled softly and waved her hand to signal the servants to bring in the Lu family.
"It's Shui'er who wants to have a private conversation with her little sister. It's okay."
The old lady's words made An's heart feel a little relieved. She quickly recalled her life...it seemed that she had not done anything shameful or immoral. She had never treated the concubines and daughters of illegitimate children harshly!
She shouldn't die in Xinsheng Society.
While An was worried, Kong had already brought four girls into the yard.
A few people first warmed themselves in a brazier outside, and then the servants opened the curtain and entered the house.
The old lady was very happy to see them and waved for them to sit down.
As soon as Lu Xinran entered the room, she saw the man standing behind An. After sitting down and listening for a while, she realized from the conversation that this young man with an elegant face and an upright figure was the cousin she had teased before!
[I actually met the real owner so soon! 】
[Zhang Er's cousin is indeed a handsome man, with broad shoulders, narrow hips and long legs~ I just don't know if he has any flesh when he takes off his clothes...]
Her inner voice quickly rushed towards the harmony sign, and Lu Xinlan grasped her wrist skillfully, stopping the subsequent 10,000-word short essay.
Zhang Shuier's cheeks flushed red, and Qiu Zixian's ears also turned red and his eyes became uneasy.
An had just thought a lot and tried hard to recall her entire life, but she never expected that the target was her son!
She had only this one son, who was born on a frontier battlefield. She had a hard time giving birth to him, raised him with great care, and made the most thorough plans for him.
She secretly looked at girls from various mansions in the capital and wondered which girl he would marry in the future.
She had thought of almost all the suitable girls in Beijing, but the only one she didn't think of was Zhang Shuier.
It's not that she is not good enough, nor that the two of them are not a good match. She just simply doesn't want the ties between the Qiu and Zhang families to deepen again.
The Zhang family had already lost the emperor's favor, and their future was uncertain.
She, An, was not the kind of person who flattered the powerful and looked down on the weak. She did not want to draw a clear line with the Zhang family just because she saw that the Zhang family had no future. She just simply wanted to live a stable life.
She is just an ordinary woman who wants to protect her children as much as possible so that if something happens, the Qiu family will not be implicated by the Zhang family as much as possible.
She felt that she had expressed her thoughts very clearly, and Aunt Qiu also understood her thoughts.
But what she just said made her realize how ridiculous her self-righteousness was.
Anger welled up in her heart, and her face turned cold uncontrollably.
"I just remembered that I have something else to do in my house, so I went back first."
"Don't be impatient." Without waiting for Mrs. Qiu to speak, the old lady took the initiative to speak again: "It's been a long time since we last saw Miss Qing and Miss Shui. Let them talk too."
She didn't mention Qiu Zixian, but there still seemed to be a fire burning in An's heart.
It was just that Laojun's score was too high, so she couldn't think of rebelling, and could only force a smile.
Seeing An's dramatic reaction, Lu Xinran curiously opened her booklet.
[If she doesn't want Zhang Er to have any contact with her precious son, she shouldn't have such a big reaction, right? 】
[Zhang Er has never thought about Qiu Zixian, why does she act like Qiu Zixian is Tang Monk's flesh? Does she think she likes anyone? ]
The two complaints instantly turned An's face into a palette of colors. Qiu Zixian, who was standing behind her, had a slightly uneasy look in an instant, which dimmed slightly.
Zhang Shui'er felt embarrassed and inexplicably relieved. Her aunt always guarded against her as if she were a thief, making her feel like a monster. She didn't dare to say a single unnecessary word to her cousin.
Lu Xinran, who was buried in a booklet, sighed at the right moment.
[However, she did raise her son well. He is a man of both civil and military talents, humble and polite. He is a rare man in the capital who knows how to keep himself clean.]
These words were like a slap in the face followed by a sweet date. An's heart, which had just been filled with anger, suddenly felt like a gentle spring rain, and all his anger was soothed.
The son she raised with great care must be the best!
[That's great. It's just right for her to be paired with Zhang Er. After all, Zhang Er is also a rare good girl. ]
Zhang Shui'er had never thought that she was so highly regarded by her friends. She was so excited that tears were about to fall.
Everyone: “…”
So, do you want to finish your sentence in one breath? They can't stand this repeated twists and turns.
Qiu Suqing secretly glanced at her elder brother and cousin. She always thought they were a good match, but her mother didn't like her cousin and her cousin had someone else in love, so she didn't dare to say a word.
Now, my cousin has become good friends with the Lu sisters, so she probably doesn't want to marry the fourth prince anymore.
She stole another glance at her eldest brother. She had noticed his little thoughts, so how could her mother not know about it?
The atmosphere in the room was very subtle. Lu Xintong and her sister never expected that they would start eating melons as soon as they entered the door. There was no preparation in between. This was too direct!
[An is really worrying too much. Although the emperor is suspicious, he is not a narrow-minded person. As long as the Zhang family members are prudent and do not do anything beyond their duties, the emperor still does not want to be labeled as someone who cannot tolerate loyal ministers.]
[And, hey, she should have realized that Qiu Zixian...is not her biological son.]
[She got pregnant when she went to the border to visit Qiu Zhenye. Because of the unfamiliar climate and the unstable fetus, she couldn't rush back to the capital, so she planned to give birth there before returning to the capital.]
[As a result, the city was attacked by foreign troops, and the sound of fighting was deafening. She was so worried that she had a miscarriage that night and went into labor prematurely.]
[She was less than seven months pregnant at the time, and there were no doctors with extraordinary medical skills at the border, so she died soon after the child was born.]
[That was their first child. When she woke up, she found that she had lost her premature baby again. She was in a trance and couldn't accept the reality.]
[They sneaked out of the city several times to look for their children and were almost captured by the foreign troops.]
[At that time, the war was intense, and Qiu Zhenye had no choice but to listen to the doctor's advice and prepare to find a baby to send to An.]
[It just so happened that his deputy general died in battle, and his wife was in poor health and heartbroken, so she died right after giving birth to the child. He couldn't bear to see the deputy general's only child become an orphan, and wanted to try to see if he could win back An's heart, so he brought the child back.]