The carriage sped from Yuanzhou City toward Tianxiang County without stopping for a break.
Song Ning was restless in the car, and Xie Linzhou comforted her: "Don't worry, if it were really something bad, it wouldn't be a letter from home."
That's true. If something really bad had happened, Lord Zheng would have sent word.
Song Ning suddenly felt relieved.
"The general is right."
Because of the recent rains, the roads were difficult to travel, and the group did not reach Tianxiang County until the evening of the third day.
Xie Linzhou didn't go in; he left the package with Song Ning at the door and went to find Zheng Gaoyi.
Song Ning didn't even have time to thank Xie Linzhou before rushing home in a hurry.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he shouted, "Mother!"
Upon hearing the noise, Liu Yuelan quickly came out of the kitchen. Before she could speak, Song Ning immediately asked, "Has something happened at home?"
Liu Yuelan, on the contrary, was not in such a hurry: "You must be tired from the journey, right? Go back to the room and rest first."
Seeing that everyone in her family looked normal, Song Ning finally felt relieved.
After dinner, Liu Yuelan and Song Dahai began to talk about what had happened in the past few days.
Five days ago, several strangers suddenly came to our house. They said they were from the capital and were looking for Liu Yuelan, claiming that Liu Yuelan was their long-lost daughter.
These people were brought here by the county magistrate.
Everyone assumed that the matter was over and done with, and not many people brought it up afterward.
Liu Yuelan is easygoing; after all, she is now married and has children, and she is living a good life.
After hearing her parents' words, Song Ning's first reaction was that her mother was actually a girl from a wealthy family. Was she really the chosen heroine? After transmigrating, she gained a spatial ability and escaped danger without incident on her journey to flee famine.
Now, her mother has become a lost daughter of a wealthy family, and even the current general is fond of her.
She had a terrible start, but unexpectedly, she went on to achieve great things.
"Mother, what did you and Father say?"
"Mother told them to come back in a few days, and immediately asked Ling'an to write a letter, hoping you could give her some advice."
However, whether or not to acknowledge kinship depends on the character of the family.
Fortunately, they are just ordinary people, so they don't have to worry about being taken advantage of.
Liu Yuelan had already forgotten about this matter, but with these people coming, she couldn't calm down and was distracted in everything she did.
Having apparently received the news, two days later, people arrived from outside, this time accompanied by the county magistrate.
As luck would have it, every visitor from the capital who came to her house was an acquaintance of the county magistrate.
Two middle-aged men arrived, followed by several attendants. They wore clothes made of the finest materials, and their air of authority was extraordinary, clearly indicating that they were from wealthy and noble families.
Song Ning stepped forward and gestured for them to come in: "Please come in, everyone."
Xu Wenjie and his younger brother exchanged a glance, both showing surprise.
Most people would be too nervous to speak upon hearing that someone is from the capital, but this young girl is quite poised.
If Song Ning knew what the two were thinking, she would definitely laugh out loud. She had even met a big shot like Xie Linzhou, so why would she be afraid of them?
Song Ning served tea to the two men, who looked at her. Xu Wenjie smiled kindly and said, "You're Er Ya? You look like your mother."
Song Ning does look more like Liu Yuelan, and everyone praises her for being beautiful.
Song Ning smiled calmly: "Exactly."
Then he got straight to the point: "I heard you two are here to acknowledge my mother?"
"That's right. You weren't here when I came last time. Your mother said she would wait for you to come back."
Song Ning called Liu Yuelan and Song Dahai over, and they sat around in the room. Xu Wenjie then began to talk about Liu Yuelan's background.
Liu Yuelan was originally surnamed Xu and was the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Mingde in the capital. However, when she was eleven years old, she went out to see the lanterns at night and got separated from her family. She was never seen again.
The Marquis's mansion has been sending people to search for him for many years, but there has been no news. The old lady of the mansion also fell ill because of this matter and her health has been poor ever since.
After saying that, he took out the wooden plaque and bracelet that had been confiscated by the county magistrate last time.
"This wooden plaque was carved by a master at the temple when Yue Niang was a child. Every member of the Xu family has one." As she spoke, she took out her own wooden plaque.
It's exactly the same as Liu Yuelan's piece except for the name.
"We've come here to ask you to come back to the capital with us."
Liu Yuelan remained silent for a moment, unsure of what to do about the matter.
Seeing that her mother was bowing her head and not responding, Song Ning asked with a smile, "So the Marquis's intention is to take my mother back?"
"Of course. Your maternal grandmother heard the news and originally wanted to come in person, but she is old and in poor health, so the two of us came instead. You should call us uncles."
The two spoke earnestly, and the affection in their eyes was undeniable.
However, after so many years, Liu Yuelan had no memory of the past, and when people suddenly came to claim her relatives, she couldn't make a decision immediately.
This all happened so suddenly that the whole family was unprepared, so today's conversation ultimately came to nothing.
After seeing the two off, Song Ning looked at Zheng Gaoyi and said, "Magistrate, please wait."
Zheng Gaoyi knew that Song Ning would definitely ask questions, so he wasn't in a hurry to leave and stayed at the Song family's house for a while.
"Were those two people from the Xu family sent by the adults?"
Zheng Gaoyi laughed and said, "That's right. Actually, when I saw your mother's appearance before, I felt like I had seen her somewhere before. Later, when I saw the wooden plaque and bracelet, I became suspicious and had someone send the items back to the capital. I didn't discuss this with you beforehand, so please don't be offended, Er Ya."
"Have you seen my mother before, sir?"
Zheng Gaoyi nodded: "I've seen it, but I was young at the time, so I don't remember it very clearly."
It's just that Liu Yuelan looks too much like someone he knows.
Things are getting more and more absurd. No wonder her mother doesn't look like the Liu family at all.
Song Ning asked Zheng Gaoyi about the Xu family and learned that in addition to the two people who came today, the Xu family also had a son and a daughter.
In other words, the Xu family had a total of six children. The eldest daughter went missing, the second daughter died in a fire, and now only three sons and one daughter remain in the family.
He didn't know much about the specifics of the mansion because he hadn't been to the capital often for many years.
However, judging from the two people who came today, they were at least not arrogant, and when they spoke to her, they only expressed their longing for her mother.
However, this is not something she can decide; it depends on her mother's opinion.
In the following days, Liu Yuelan spoke noticeably less.
Going back, I don't know how to face it; not going back, I'm afraid I'll regret it.
Song Ning smiled and said, "Mother, you can actually go back and take a look. If the Xu family is easy to get along with, you can stay for a few more days. If they are not easy to get along with, you can come back as soon as possible, which will also fulfill your wish."
"Are you willing to let Mother go?"
“Why wouldn’t we want to? It’s not like you’re not coming back. You’re just going to the capital. It’ll only take two months at most, and if you stay in the capital, it’ll be three months at most. My father and I will just wait for you to come back at home.”
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