Jiang Xiancao looked up suddenly, "What did you find out?"
Ting Lan pulled a piece of drawing paper from his sleeve and presented it with both hands. "I found the old doctor who had treated that woman before, and asked the painter to draw a portrait according to his instructions."
Jiang Xiancao took the portrait with trembling hands, and when he saw the beautiful woman in it, his eyes suddenly became moist.
The woman's eyebrows and eyes in the portrait were about three or four points similar to hers, making her feel inexplicably familiar and intimate.
Is this her real mother?
Ting Lan whispered:
"Although it was almost twenty years ago, and the old doctor's memory may be slightly inaccurate, he said that this was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Ever since that first glimpse of the patient, he has never forgotten her appearance. This portrait only captures about 60% to 70% of her beauty, but it's a close approximation."
Jiang Xiancao stared at the portrait for a long time without blinking.
This woman was extremely beautiful, but she didn't show any vulgarity at all. She even exuded an inexplicable noble temperament. She didn't look like a woman who voluntarily became someone's concubine.
Jiang Jinyi said that Old Madam Qin regarded this woman as a taboo for the Jiang family and treated her as a disaster.
If her mother was just an ordinary woman with beautiful appearance, how could the arrogant Old Lady Qin be so wary of her and regard her as a threat to the entire Jiang family?
She asked eagerly:
"Besides this portrait, have you found anything else? For example, the woman's name, birthplace, family background, and whether she has any living relatives?"
Ting Lan answered swiftly:
"We also found out where the woman lived at the time. It was a three-story house in Jingcheng South Lane. The last time a neighbor saw her was about seventeen years ago.
After that, she moved out of the house and was picked up by a few unfamiliar men and women who claimed to be servants from her husband's family and wanted to take her back to her hometown to settle down.
After these people took her away in a carriage, the house was soon sold and new people moved in, none of whom knew the original owner at all.
Jiang Xiancao roughly calculated the time.
She is just over sixteen years old this year. Seventeen years ago, her mother was either already pregnant or about to become pregnant.
The people who took her mother away were definitely the servants of the Wen Ning Marquis' Mansion. They definitely did not take her mother back to her hometown, but transferred her mother to a more secluded place.
"No one has seen the woman since she left, and no one can say for sure where her hometown is. Only one old woman said that the people who came to pick her up all spoke with a Beijing accent, not like they were from other places.
She also said that the woman also had an authentic Beijing accent. Although she lived a secluded life and never went out in person like a lady from a wealthy family, she happened to meet the woman once and could see that she had excellent manners and upbringing, and did not look like an ordinary girl from a poor family.
This also matches the old doctor's description. He also said that the woman must be a daughter of a noble official family. Later, some unforeseen misfortune happened to her family and she fell into the common people.
After listening to this, Jiang Xiancao pondered for a while and asked again:
"Has she been serving Marquis Wen Ning as his concubine since then?"
Ting Lan said:
"The old doctor and the old woman said that the woman still had her hair in the style of an unmarried girl, not tied up in a bun, and she didn't look like she was married."
Jiang Xiancao lowered his eyes, feeling a little gloomy.
These messages don't mean anything.
A married woman has to tie her hair up in a bun, but that is a rule that only a wife who is married in a formal ceremony and a concubine who is formally taken into the family have to strictly follow. For a mistress who has no name and no status and lives alone outside her husband's house, it is understandable that she does not tie her hair up and pretends to be an unmarried woman if she wants to hide her identity and avoid criticism.
Ting Lan saw that his master looked a little depressed, and paused and said:
"I was able to find this concubine by actually infiltrating Marquis Wenning."
Jiang Xiancao's eyes lit up again and she looked at him steadily.
"When Marquis Wen Ning was young, he wasn't as steady as he is now. He made many friends in the entertainment industry, and he could talk to them about anything related to women.
There are still some of these people left in the capital. My subordinates found out from one of them that Marquis Wen Ning had fallen in love with a decent girl, but she did not fall in love with him. He tried to tempt her with money, but she was still unmoved. He then used his power to force her, but she still refused to give in.
So he had the most dirty idea and wanted to force himself on her.
His friend also gave him an idea. Since the woman had a strong character, in order to avoid making a big deal out of it, he should first bribe the people serving her, drug her and make it a fait accompli. When the woman woke up and saw that she had lost her innocence, she would be disheartened and follow him.
Marquis Wenning took it in stride, obtained a drug from his friend, and then set off. His friend, eager to see the excitement, secretly sent a servant to follow him, and witnessed him going to the house late at night and meeting the maid.
The maid took the things in, but before she could do anything, the servant was discovered and driven away by Marquis Wen Ning's men.
The friend couldn't say what happened afterwards, but judging by Marquis Wen Ning's smug look the next day, it must have been a success."
When saying this, Ting Lan's face was full of disgust.
Any normal person would feel disgusted by the fact that such a powerful person would forcibly clear a girl's name for his own selfish desires. Even Ting Lan, the head of the secret guards who lives on the edge of a knife, is no exception.
After hearing this, Jiang Xiancao clenched his fists in anger, and his nails dug into his flesh.
Every time she thought she had fully understood the Jiang family's disgusting nature, reality would give her a blow and let her know that the actions of this group of unscrupulous beasts were only more disgusting, not the most disgusting.
While she was angry, she also felt a deep sorrow in her heart.
It turned out that her biological father had raped her mother, and it turned out that her mother did not conceive with her voluntarily.
Not only was her birth not expected by her father's family, it even went against her mother's wishes.
"I will continue investigating with the portrait and find out the woman's name, identity, and whereabouts as soon as possible." Ting Lan said when he saw her uneasy expression.
Jiang Xiancao's eyes refocused, and she lowered her voice, "Well, we must be quick!"
If her mother was still alive and imprisoned by the Jiang family in a dark place, she would rescue her no matter what the cost.
If my mother is dead——
Even if she had to go through fire and water, she would kill those who killed her mother and use their blood to sacrifice to her mother!
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