Chapter 407: Resettlement

As Dou Zhao listened, everything in front of his eyes went blurry.

"Hasn't your brother found you?" She wiped her eyes and said with a smile, "You are not only the daughter of the Song family, but also the eldest daughter of the Duke of Ying's Mansion. You are the biological sister of the prince, not the biological daughter of Li Tiao Niang. It's just that your biological mother has passed away. If she knew that your brother had found you, I wonder how happy she would be!"

Although there is no conclusive evidence now, Song Mo's words and deeds in his previous life make Dou Zhao believe that the hermit must be Mrs. Jiang's biological daughter.

She added, "There should be a portrait of Madam Jiang in the Duke of England's Mansion. I'll ask your brother to find it and you can look at it in the mirror and you'll understand."

Like all children who have been wronged by their parents, Yugui sometimes fantasizes that she is not her parents' biological child. But when others tell her that her biological parents are really someone else, she will still be shocked.

She lowered her head and said hesitantly after a long while, "Why didn't they come to find me earlier? When did my biological mother die? Did she ask my brother to come to find me?"

As the noble said this, his voice gradually became choked with sobs.

Dou Zhao could no longer hold back his tears.

"Of course it's true!" She held the noble's hand and said, "Your biological mother is my mother-in-law. Would I lie to you? But this matter is very complicated and I can't explain it clearly for a while. When we return to the Duke of England's mansion, I will tell you in detail. Do you think it's okay?"

The hereditary noble nodded obediently.

Dou Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.

She was most afraid of girls who were like a punching bag and cried for no reason; secondly, she was afraid of girls who were stubborn and insisted on doing so regardless of the situation. Although the nobles shed tears a lot, fortunately they were still easy to be discussed with. If she really encountered a punching bag or a stubborn sister-in-law, it would be a real headache.

The hereditary noble lowered his head and twisted his fingers, saying anxiously: "No matter what, she raised me, I want to go and pay tribute to her... and my uncle, can you let him go? I just saw my brother beat him to the ground..."

Such a noble legacy can be said to be a bad person.

Recognize the thief as your mother.

But if she really had edges and corners, she would have been beaten to death by Li Tiaoniang long ago, right?

Some things can only come slowly.

Dou Zhao patted her hands gently and said, "Sit here for a while. I'll go ask your brother how things are going outside. Li Tiao Niang hanged herself, and the neighbors reported it to the government. You can't go to the government office to pay tribute to her, can you?"

In fact, she was afraid that Song Mo would get angry after hearing this and kill Li Liang as well.

When Song Mo heard the noble man's request, his face turned dark.

Dou Zhao said hurriedly, "She was raised by the Li family since she was a child. Li Tiao Niang would always find a reason to beat her for no reason. She can only survive if she obeys. Don't be too harsh on her." At this point, she asked Song Mo, "How are you going to settle the heir?"

Now that Li Tiao Niang is dead, the identity of the heir becomes a problem.

There must be a good reason to go back to the Duke of England's Mansion. You can't let her continue to follow Li Liang, right?

Song Mo said, "Do you think that if you find Li Tiao Niang, the heir can return to the Duke of Ying's mansion with a legitimate reason? Don't forget that Li Tiao Niang is just a woman with a fickle nature. Even if the lawsuit is brought to the emperor, as long as my father refuses to admit it, will the emperor still believe Li Tiao Niang? Maybe the heir will be charged with the crime of 'impersonating an official relative' and her life will be in jeopardy. You know, there are many people in this world who look similar but have no blood relationship! I just hate that Li Tiao Niang died so easily, it was too easy for her!"

Dou Zhao couldn't help but ask: "Who killed Li Tiao Niang?"

She suspected it was either Song Yichun or Song Han.

Song Mo said coldly: "No matter who it is, it is related to what happened back then. Before, I was not sure that the noble lady was my sister, but the death of Li Tiao Niang pointed me in the right direction."

Dou Zhao nodded and said, "Then Song Han..."

Song Mo's expression darkened when he heard this, and he said, "No matter what, he has been my brother for fourteen years. When mother was alive, she was afraid that he would melt if she held him in her mouth, and she was afraid that he would fall if she held him in her hands. I can't put all the blame on him because of the mistakes of my elders. Let's keep this matter a secret from him for the time being. When he is older, I will tell him everything. Whatever he chooses, it is his business." Although he said this, there was still a hint of gloom in his tone, and he was no longer as warm to Song Han as before. "As for "The noble daughter, my father will never acknowledge her no matter what, otherwise he would not have abandoned her to Li Tiao Niang and ignored her. Let the noble daughter live in Yizhi Hall as a distant relative of the Jiang family!" At this point, he raised his eyebrows, revealing a little coldness, "And her name should be changed, the noble daughter, the noble daughter, it makes me sick just hearing it... Let her follow my name," he lowered his head and thought, "pen, ink, paper and inkstone, take the homophony of inkstone, and call her 'Yan'. I also hope that she can be reborn from now on and stop thinking about the past."

"Jiang Yan!" Dou Zhao whispered and praised, "What a good name! She admires Wan Yan in her arms and expresses her beauty in her writing. I'll talk to her and tell her to change her name to Jiang Yan!"

"Your last name is Jiang?" Song Mo was slightly stunned.

Dou Zhao felt that Song Mo was a little confused.

But this kind of Song Mo made her feel very kind and real.

"Didn't you say that she moved into Yizhi Hall as a distant relative of the Chiang family?" Dou Zhao said with a smile, "If her surname is not Chiang, then could it be Song?"

Song Mo sighed and said, "It doesn't matter if you have the surname Jiang. There's nothing special about having the surname Song. If you take your mother's surname, she will be happy if she knows about it. You don't have to look at his expression anymore."

He refers to Song Yichun.

Dou Zhao thought about how coldly his father treated him in his previous life, and how he was eager to please his father. He told Song Mo what he thought when he heard the nobleman say that he was going to pay tribute to Li Tiao Niang: "...it's better to tell her everything that happened back then, so that she won't develop a lingering love for the Duke. If she just becomes a foolishly filial person, it's fine. I'm afraid that the Duke doesn't have any feelings for her at all, and instead uses her to do something that hurts her and you."

Song Mo thought of his delicate sister and couldn't help but stroke his forehead and said, "Then let's tell her slowly when we get back home!"

"Let's tell her now!" Dou Zhao said, "We have to put on a good show. We'll temporarily place Jiang Yan in the other courtyard. I'll make her some nice clothes and jewelry, and find her some reliable maids and servants. Then you can send someone to bring her back to the Duke of Ying's mansion in a dignified manner, so that those people won't find anything to gossip about her. She can also take this opportunity to think about this matter carefully, and we can also take this opportunity to investigate what happened back then and see who did it to Li Tiao Niang."

Song Mo nodded, and the two of them went their separate ways. In the evening, they returned to the Duke of England's Mansion quietly.

Song Han came up to them, smiling and pulling Song Mo to his side, saying, "Brother, why did you come back at this time? Gu Yu has been waiting for you all morning. When he heard that you accompanied your sister-in-law back to Jing'an Temple Hutong, he also rushed over." As he spoke, he stretched his neck behind them and asked curiously, "Where is Gu Yu? Why didn't he come with brother and sister-in-law?"

Song Mo looked at Song Han and smiled, "Your sister-in-law and I didn't go back to Jing'an Temple Hutong, but went to the temple to burn incense..."

Dou Zhao felt that Song Mo's gaze towards Song Han was a little cold, no longer as doting and joyful as before.

But Song Han obviously didn't feel it.

He interrupted Song Mo with a little excitement and said with a smile: "I know, my brother and sister-in-law must have gone to ask the Bodhisattva for blessings to give birth to a baby boy smoothly!"

Song Mo smiled and helped Dou Zhao to go to Yizhi Hall.

Song Han pouted and followed them with a somewhat aggrieved look on his face.

Song Mo smiled and said, "Your sister-in-law is tired, you should go back and have a rest! After you have dinner and finish your homework, you can come over and play."

Song Han smiled and answered loudly "OK", and was surrounded by maids and servants and returned to the upper room.

Song Mo whispered to Dou Zhao, "Have you noticed that Song Han looks like his father, and not like his mother at all?"

Your state of mind is different, and your view of the outcome of things is different.

In the future, Song Mo will definitely discover more differences in Song Han.

Dou Zhao smiled and said, "When I first got married, I felt that Song Han looked very much like the Duke, but not very much like you."

"Really?" Song Mo thought for a while. After helping Dou Zhao back to the inner room to wash up, he fiddled around in the study for a long time and found a portrait of Mrs. Zhang Jiang to show Dou Zhao. "Look, how does Song Han resemble his mother?"

There was indeed no similarity in their facial features, but their expressions were somewhat similar - perhaps it was because he grew up with Madam Jiang. But now Song Mo was looking at Song Han with a scrutinizing gaze, so Dou Zhao naturally would not tell Song Mo about this and make him sad.

"Not really," she said seriously after carefully examining the scroll, "On the contrary, Sister Yan's facial features and Mother-in-law's are like they were printed from the same mold."

Song Mo stared at the portrait in silence for a while before putting it away and handing it to Dou Zhao: "Send someone to deliver the portrait to Sister Yan tomorrow!"

He arranged for the heir... no, now he should call him Jiang Yan, to live in the house where Jiang Si's wife originally lived when she came to Beijing. He left Xia Lian there, while Dou Zhao stayed with Jin Gui.

Dou Zhao took the portrait in his hand, and Liu Zhang hurried over: "My Lord, Lu Ming and Du Wei are here and are waiting for you in the study."

Song Mo said to Dou Zhao, "I'll be back soon."

Went to the study with Liu Zhang.

Dou Zhao asked Chen He what was going on.

Chen He laughed and said, "When I served tea, I only heard the prince say something about the He family and the Wei family, but I didn't hear the rest clearly."

Dou Zhao couldn't help but tease him: "You've become cunning now that you're married!"

Chen He smiled shyly.

Dou Zhao waved his hand to let him go. Thinking that the Jiang family had gone through such a great change and was now just a commoner, he asked Ganlu to open the boxes and sent away the maids and old women. He personally picked out a few pieces of cloth that were not too expensive but had new patterns and colors, and a few pieces of gilded and beaded jewelry. Thinking that Jiang Yan entered the mansion as the daughter of the Jiang family, and the Jiang family was a century-old family, he found a few old ornaments that had been passed down from the dowry and put them in the mirror box. The next morning, he called Sulan in, gave her detailed instructions, and delivered them to Jiang Yan together with the portrait.

Su Lan came back and told Dou Zhao that Jiang Yan cried when he looked at the portrait, then took her hand and asked her about many things in the mansion: "... I followed the madam's instructions and told Miss Yan everything in detail."

"Thank you for your hard work." Dou Zhao enjoyed the meal and quietly told her to buy two older maids and servants for Jiang Yan. "When you enter the mansion, show them in front of me, and then I will let them go and use the maids and servants in the mansion."