"Miss, there is only one family left, and the others don't know Aunt Huang."
Not only Qiao Yun, but Xu Wanyan also felt confused.
Aunt Huang is obviously the daughter of a merchant in the capital and her family is well off, so why can't she be found?
"Let's go check out the last one."
To be honest, she herself was not sure.
"Is there something I've missed? After all, the owner of a rouge shop might not know everyone in the capital named Huang."
Qiao Yun nodded. "Miss, I understand what you mean, but what should I do next? Should I just search aimlessly?"
Xu Wanyan shook her head. "Of course not. However, for now, we can only test the waters."
Qiao Yun nodded, she understood the young lady's thoughts.
When she walked into the last store, Xu Wanyan's heart sank to the bottom. The shopkeeper was a young woman.
"I wonder what you two would like to have?"
The shopkeeper came up to greet him with a smile.
Xu Wanyan nodded at her and went into the store to shop.
Unlike other women who usually run fabrics, ready-made clothes or other women-related businesses, this one is actually a blacksmith shop.
After walking around for a while, Xu Wanyan felt that she had overacted.
"Boss, do you have any daggers that are handy?"
"Miss, everyone has their own unique hands. Even the same person's two hands are different. Whether it works well or not, we have to try it out."
As soon as he finished speaking, a dagger was handed to Xu Wanyan.
Xu Wanyan took it and rubbed it carefully.
In fact, she didn't understand it, but she thought it was appropriate to buy one.
After all, I am destined to wander in the vortex in this life.
"Take this."
"Okay, twenty taels of silver."
"Two, two..."
Before Qiao Yun finished her exclamation, Xu Wanyan glanced at her.
In fact, she felt the pain, because twenty taels was all her belongings.
However, she saw that the shopkeeper had a kind face and felt that she could become a close friend.
"Okay, take it."
"Shopkeeper, actually, I have something else I want to ask you."
"Don't call me shopkeeper. My last name is Huang, and I'm the fourth child in my family. Everyone at home calls me Huang Si Niang."
"If you have any questions, just tell me. If I know, I will definitely tell you."
As expected, she had a generous personality. Xu Wanyan felt that she was much easier to talk to than the owner of the rouge shop.
"It's like this. I have a relative named Huang who also does business in the capital. His family once had a daughter who married into the Grand Tutor's Mansion..."
Before Xu Wanyan finished speaking, Huang Si Niang's brows had already furrowed.
"Is it the one who married into the Xu family?"
Xu Wanyan was pleasantly surprised, "Yes, that's her."
"I have no idea."
This reversal made Xu Wanyan stunned, and her expression clearly showed that she knew.
Thinking of this, she bowed slightly and said earnestly, "If the shopkeeper knows, please tell me her address. I haven't seen her for many years, and I still have a longing to find her."
Huang Si Niang sighed, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, but this Huang family..."
"Did something happen to her family?"
That was the only reason she could think of.
Huang Si Niang shook her head, looked at Xu Wanyan and said steadily, "Miss, I think... you are looking for Huang Yuelan, right?"
Xu Wanyan then remembered that she didn't even know Aunt Huang's name. She glanced at Qiao Yun, and Qiao Yun nodded.
"Yes, I am looking for her."
"Yuelan was forced by her father to become a concubine in the Xu family. In fact, she was unwilling to do so. However, her father wanted her to marry into an official family to protect the family, so she agreed."
"Later, it was said that she was not doing well. After a few years, she was kicked out by the Xu family's mistress. Unexpectedly, her father did not accept her, so she left. No one knows her address."
"Boss, how did you know about this?"
"I just heard it from someone."
After leaving the blacksmith shop, Xu Wanyan felt much more depressed.
"Miss, what should I do?"
"Let's go back first."
Qiao Yun nodded.
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"Wanyan, come here!"
As soon as Xu Wanyan returned to the Grand Tutor's Mansion, she saw Xu Maocai sitting in the main hall.
"Father"
Xu Maocai slowly drank a glass of water before looking up at his daughter in front of him.
He remembered that Xu Wanyan was still in her infancy at that time, and Yaru was afraid that she would steal Wanqing's favor, so she insisted on having her sent to a side courtyard.
At that time, he didn't think too much about it. He just felt that Su Feng had always been so arrogant. He gave the daughter she exchanged her life for to be raised by servants. She would be furious in the underworld.
Thinking of this, he felt very relieved.
Yes, he is not as talented as his elder and second brothers, but so what? His parents still favor him.
After all, Su Feng is just a woman. She actually wants to control him without considering her own status.
Ya Ru was different. She was gentle and affectionate, and every word she said touched his heart.
So, half a year after Su Feng entered the house, he became intoxicated by Ya Ru's tenderness and had Wan Qing.
If it weren't for her parents' concern for the Xu family's reputation, Xu Wanyan would never have existed.
Now, the child has passed the age of 15 and has become a grown-up girl.
For the future of the Xu family and for Wanqing, he let her appear in front of him. Otherwise, he would have forgotten her existence.
Xu Wanyan looked at his face, which was sometimes filled with pride and sometimes filled with anger, and couldn't help but feel strange.
"Father, what do you want to talk to me about?"
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