Old Uncle Pu thought again of what Aunt Zhang had said about Princess Nanyang's great-grandson looking an awful lot like Liu Ying. He hadn't taken it to heart before; there were plenty of people who looked alike...
Now he had to think more. The child's mother was Xu Qingyan's daughter. After Xu Qingyan returned from the enemy country, the affairs of the Xu family had spread throughout the court, and there was nothing suspicious about it.
And the little boy's father is Zhao Wu...
Zhao Wu had saved Xu Qingyan and solved two strange cases. The Zhou family and Chai Rong both wanted him to join the Imperial Guards, including their own sons, but Zhao Wu insisted on being a minor inspector in Ningzhou Prefecture. The Zhao family was completely clueless...
The image of Zhao Wu reappeared before Pu Laoguojiu's eyes. Suddenly, his pupils dilated. He had felt that Zhao Wu looked familiar before, and now that he remembered, he actually resembled Wen Xing and Wen Yan.
Pu Laoguojiu was so frightened that he jumped up from his chair and shouted, "Someone come, come quickly..."
An attendant came in and bowed, "What are your orders, old master?"
Pu Laoguojiu said, "Send someone to find Yuanjie here, and then send someone to check the situation of Zhao Wu's wife and son, and..."
He sat down again, picked up his pen and wrote a letter to Pu Yuanqing, saying, "Have someone give this letter to Yuanqing and tell him to do everything he can to kill Zhao Wu. He must find Yu Pozi, alive or dead."
Xu Lanyin could imagine how dangerous the outside world was, so she took Xu Lanyue and Zhao Mingxi to live a peaceful life in the manor.
On the evening of April 27th, the sun had completely set, and the sky seemed to be instantly filled with stars, illuminating the courtyard. The croaking of frogs in the fields and the barking of dogs in the distant village became clearer.
In the courtyard, Xu Lanyue was teasing little Mingxi. Xu Lanyin seemed to be strolling calmly, but her heart was beating fast and she was extremely anxious. Why hasn't Zhao Wu come yet?
Suddenly, I heard the sound of car wheels approaching, followed by a knock on the door.
Xu Lanyin hurried to the hanging flower gate and stood there looking out. Uncle Wang asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"
He Dong's voice, "It's me, the Second Master is back."
Uncle Wang opened the door happily, and Xu Lanyin also came to the outer courtyard.
Zhao Wuxian, wearing a short shirt and a bamboo hat, walked into the gate, and He Dong followed in with a mule cart. Zhao Wuxian smiled at Xu Lanyin and said to the car, "We're here, get off."
A man in his forties jumped out of the car first, then turned around and carried down an old lady in her sixties. After the old lady stood down, she was still holding a cane in her right hand.
Zhao Wuxian introduced them, "This is Madam Yu, and this is Uncle Yu." He then said, "We haven't eaten yet, so there's no need to be so fussy. Hurry up."
Nanny Yu and Uncle Yu paid their respects to Xu Lanyin. The chess master came over and took Nanny Yu to the east wing of the inner courtyard. He Dong and Uncle Yu lived in the outer courtyard.
Xu Lanyin asked Madam Ye and Aunt Wang to cook and water the plants, and then she went into the inner courtyard with Zhao Wu.
Zhao Wu stared blankly at his Zhao Mingxi and smiled, "My son has grown up so much. Wait until dad washes his hands before holding you."
That night, Zhao Wu quietly told Xu Lanyin about Nanny Yu's situation. Empress Dowager Pu originally sent eight people to take care of Liu Ying. Of the other seven, six were bribed by the Pu family. The only one who wasn't bribed was Liu Ying's wet nurse, Nanny Chen. These people had all been dead for decades. The reason Nanny Yu was still alive was that her parents were part of Madam Pu's dowry, and she "surrendered" to Madam Pu early on, and she personally poisoned Nanny Chen to death. The second reason was that she made delicious dim sum, which Madam Pu and Master Pu both loved. The third reason was that the Pu family couldn't let those who left the palace disappear, so they would occasionally bring her back to the palace for the Empress Dowager to see...
Nanny Chen had long seen Madam Pu's power and her dissatisfaction with the Empress Dowager for giving Liu Ying to her as her daughter. Seeing her son's death, she became even more frantic and said that Liu Ying had accidentally dropped the Yanshang hairpin into the lake. Perhaps knowing that she would not live long, and fearing that Liu Ying would be killed, Nanny Chen gave the hairpin to Nanny Yu, asking her to save both the hairpin and her life.
If Liu Ying could grow up successfully, she would give the hairpin to her and tell her her life story. If Liu Ying could not grow up, she would find a way to see the Queen Mother and tell her the truth. Yu Mama followed Madam Pu's order and brought the poisonous soup to Chen Mama. Chen Mama knew it and drank it without hesitation...
After Liu Ying was sent to Wuyi Mountain, the Pu family buried a dead little girl, claiming Pu Ying had died of illness. The servants were all punished. Nanny Chen was poisoned to death, and the other seven were beaten with eighty sticks. Except for Nanny Yu, all the others died.
Yu Ma was left at the Pu residence. In the past few years, when Madam Pu entered the palace, she would occasionally bring her with her, but she never had the chance to get close to the Empress Dowager. She didn't dare speak out, even at the risk of her own life. She wasn't afraid of death, but her parents were in the hands of the Pu family, and she was afraid something might happen to Liu Ying, who was far away in Wuyi Mountain.
Because her family was a dowry of Mrs. Pu, her younger brother's family went to Mrs. Pu's farm near Wuyi Mountain, and she was kept in Pu's mansion until she was taken to Ningzhou Prefecture by Pu Yuanqing two years ago.
When Liu Ying was fifteen, Nanny Yu had her brother give her the Swallow Hairpin. She was told only that it was a relic left by her mother and that no one close to her could guarantee it, so she was told to hide it. Her life story was so secretive that Nanny Yu didn't even dare to tell her own brother, figuring she'd reveal it to her face when she had a chance to leave the palace. Little did she know that at nineteen, she would marry Wen Xing, the son of the Duke of Qing. Nanny Yu and Liu Ying were both in the capital, but they never had the chance to meet...
Xu Lanyin sighed deeply after hearing this. No matter when, there are loyal ministers who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the country, and there are also loyal slaves who are loyal to their masters.
Zhao Wu said that he would go to the capital tomorrow to meet Xu Qingyan, Chai Rong, and Grand Tutor Zhou. He would first arrange for Nanny Yu to live in the Zhou household, then bring the Crown Prince to the Zhou household. After explaining the situation to the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince would bring Nanny Yu to the palace to meet the Emperor and the Empress Dowager...
Xu Lanyin had already heard from He Xi that the Pu family was desperately looking for them. She wondered if Zhao Wu could successfully bring Nanny Yu to the Zhou family and then invite the prince out...
Is this the darkness before dawn?
The two talked until late at night and fell asleep in each other's arms.
The next morning, He Dong went to the capital first. In the afternoon, Zhao Wu, wearing makeup, and Yu Ma and Yu Dashu left the farm. They would meet up with a group of soldiers and go to the capital together.
Xu Lanyin still lives in a quiet manor with her two children, waiting for the outcome of the game in the capital.
She sat under the eaves, watching the setting sun slowly set and then completely disappear.
That night, Xu Lanyin's mouth was covered with blisters. She couldn't eat anything and only drank a bowl of vegetable porridge.
At night, she lay in bed unable to sleep, so she got up and went to the window, looking at the starry sky until her head started buzzing, and then she went back to bed.
I slept until noon and got up, then began to wait anxiously again.
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