At night, the wife of Marquis Xuanping had a dream. In the dream, there was a vague shadow, who seemed to be a young girl, but her face could not be seen clearly.
She walked in front, turning back and waving at her from time to time, calling "Mom".
"Mother, come quickly, I'm here!" She said this in a cheerful tone.
"Mother, why don't you come to see me? Do you know how much suffering I'm going through out there?"
When she said this, her tone was sad and tearful.
During Jiang's dream, she cried and laughed at the same time. In the end, the girl went away from her and gradually disappeared. No matter how hard she tried to chase her or reach out to grab her, she could not catch anything.
She cried so hard that her face was covered with tears, and she even talked in her sleep when she was excited:
"Nannan, don't leave your mother, don't leave your mother~" She kept waving her hands, waking up Marquis Xuanping.
Xuanping Hou woke her up and wiped away the tears from her eyes:
"Madam, did you dream about Nannan again?"
The wife of Marquis Xuanping nodded with red eyes. She grabbed the sleeve of Marquis Xuanping and said earnestly:
"My Lord, I always feel that our daughter is not dead. She called me again and again in her dreams, asking me why I didn't go find her. She said she suffered a lot outside."
"Madam, you are confused in your sleep. It's been so many years, and you still can't let it go? That year, Nannan really died. I saw it with my own eyes!"
At that time, when the child was held in his arms, he had already died. He verified it with his own hands, so how could he be wrong?
"But I clearly remember that when she was born, she cried so loudly. How could it be, how could it be..."
After she gave birth to the child, she took one look at the baby and heard her loud cry. She thought the baby must be healthy, so she fell asleep without any worries due to exhaustion.
When they woke up, they told them that the child had died...
Moreover, she didn't even see him for the last time.
At that time, Marquis Xuanping was afraid that she would not be able to accept it after waking up, so he arranged for someone to take the dead child away directly. The wife of Marquis Xuanping did not see the child for the last time.
On the night of the birth, Marquis Xuanping was summoned to the palace to discuss matters. His mistress and concubine gave birth at the same time, and he was unable to be with them.
When he came back, he went straight to his wife's courtyard. As soon as he arrived, he heard the servants say that his wife had exhausted her productivity and had fainted. When others brought the child to him to see, the child was already dead.
At that time, he thought that his wife was weak by nature and could not bear anything. If she woke up and saw that the child was dead, she might get sick from anger.
So, it would be better not to let her see the child for the last time.
So, he took the initiative and asked his trusted people to take the child out of the house and bury her overnight.
He had also been looking forward to this child for a long time. The imperial physician said that this baby must be a girl. He already had a legitimate son, so naturally he wanted a legitimate daughter to make up a good family.
As for the children born to his concubine, he did not have much expectations for them. In his eyes, children born out of wedlock would never be as good as children born to his wife.
What’s more, it’s his and Xuan’er’s child?
The two concubines in the mansion were forced upon him by the old lady, and it was not his original intention to marry them into the mansion.
After Jiang woke up, she did not see the child immediately. The nanny told her that the child had drunk milk and fell asleep. However, for two consecutive days, they did not allow her to see the child for various reasons, and she became suspicious.
After some questioning, she suddenly heard the bad news and thought everyone was lying to her. It was not until everyone knelt in front of her, bowed their heads and remained silent that she realized that the child was really gone. It took her a long time to recover from the grief.
If Yang'er hadn't been by her side every day, she would probably have followed her ill-fated daughter.
Marquis Xuanping held her in his arms and gently stroked her back to comfort her:
"Madam, don't think too much. You just miss Nannan too much. Can I go with you to see her in a couple of days?"
"No, Lord, I really think that something strange happened back then. This is the first time I've dreamed that Nannan talked to me like this in a dream. I beg you to investigate what happened back then, okay?"
"How do you want to investigate?" Seeing how persistent she was, Marquis Xuanping thought that perhaps only by agreeing with her could she give up.
"I vaguely remember that after my daughter was born, she was held in the arms of the midwife. I vaguely remember that there was a butterfly-shaped birthmark on her left ankle.
Lord, have you seen the birthmark? Why don't you find all the people who delivered me in the room and interrogate them carefully?"
The wife of Marquis Xuanping only remembered that the delivery was extremely difficult. She used up all her strength, and sweat flowed into her eyes, making her vision blurry. But she clearly remembered that when the child was taken out, there was a red birthmark shaped like a butterfly on the left ankle.
"When Nannan was brought to me, she was already dead in her swaddling clothes. All newborns look the same. I only remember that her face was purple and red. But one thing I am sure of is that she had a pair of dimples like you.
I couldn't bear to look at her face any longer. Nanny Xi, who was serving you at the time, told me that if you woke up and knew about this, you would definitely not be able to accept it. You had just given birth and were too weak to mourn, or it would harm your body. I thought to myself, Nanny Xi had served you for so long, you were used to it, she would never hurt you, and you also regarded her as a confidant, so I told her to take Nanny out of the house first, and then find a day to bury her properly!"
"Aunt Xi?"
When Jiang heard this name suddenly, she suddenly remembered that not long after that, Nanny Xi told her that she was suffering from a serious illness and would not live long, and she was afraid that she could no longer continue to serve her.
At that time, she also thought that Nanny Xi was old and had served her for so many years. Now that she was in poor health, she no longer wanted to keep her. Instead, she gave her a large sum of money and let her take the indenture and leave the house to live out her retirement.
Now that I think about it, Nanny Xi's behavior is indeed suspicious.
"Madam, do you think Nanny Xi is suspicious?"
Marquis Xuanping now revisited the events of the past and felt that something was a little strange.
"No matter what, I must investigate what happened again, otherwise I will not be able to sleep or eat well!"
The wife of Marquis Xuanping had a determined look on her face.
"Okay, then I'll do as you say, Madam. I'll gather all the people who served you during your delivery and interrogate them one by one.
However, eighteen years have passed, and things have changed. I don’t know if Aunt Xi is still alive. If I want to find out where she is, it will take some time and effort.”
After eighteen years of changes, many people and things have undergone tremendous changes. It is not easy to re-examine old events.
"It doesn't matter, I can wait, I just want a result that makes me feel at ease!"
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