Chapter 411: Movement

Jiang Lizhu accompanied Dou Zhao to Bishuixuan where Jiang Yan was accommodated, while Song Mo went to the study - Xia Lian would bring people to "snatch" Song Shize back later, and Song Shize must have a lot to say to him.

Jiang Yan was sitting on the edge of the kang by the window in the inner room, staring at a jade bonsai of a grape squirrel. When she heard the noise, she immediately stood up and walked forward to greet Dou Zhao.

Dou Zhao took her hand and told her what happened in Xiangxiang Courtyard in a few words without waiting for her to speak. Of course, some of Song Yichun's words were skipped.

Jiang Yan was stunned for a long while after hearing this, and said in a low voice with a slightly unnatural look: "Duke, don't you like Madam Jiang?"

Although she believed Song Mo's words in her heart, one of the two people who could confirm her identity was dead and the other denied it, so she was still very cautious and called Jiang "Mrs. Jiang".

"I don't know much about it either," Dou Zhao said sincerely. "When I got married, my mother-in-law had been dead for several years." At this point, she suddenly had an idea and asked Jiang Yan, "Would you like to help me investigate my mother-in-law's affairs?"

Jiang Yan nodded excitedly, and his black jade eyes finally lit up a little.

Jiang Lizhu's heart finally settled down.

She admired Dou Zhao's way of handling things very much. When she wrote back to the Jiang family, she couldn't help but praise him highly. The eldest wife of the Jiang family was deeply moved. She said to the female members of the Jiang family: "The prince is indeed a lucky man. I thought that after the death of the eldest aunt, there was no elder to take charge of the family for him. Who would have thought that he would marry Dou by accident? It can be seen that this marriage was destined by heaven."

Jiang Xiexiu was silent for a long time after hearing this, and the next day she agreed to the marriage arranged for her by the Jiang family.

Of course, this is all a story for later.

At this time, Jiang Lizhu saw that there was nothing for her to do, so she stood up and said goodbye with a smile, leaving the time for Dou Zhao and her sister-in-law to chat in private.

Dou Zhao and Jiang Yan went to sit in the pavilion next to Bishuixuan and said, "Now that we have passed the clear road, you can live in the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion with peace of mind. If you need anything, just tell me."

Jiang Yan nodded gently and wanted to ask Li Liang, but he knew that his biological brother and sister-in-law might be unhappy, so he swallowed the words.

Dou Zhao asked about the clothes and jewelry made for her: "I have discussed it with your brother. Tomorrow I will take you to the Lu family to kowtow to Madam Lu and Princess Ningde."

During the few days she stayed outside, a nanny sent by Dou Zhao had already explained to her in detail the relationship between the Song family and the various mansions. She knew that the Lu family was the maiden's family of the old Duke of England, and that she was going to the Lu family to recognize her relatives, so she couldn't help feeling uneasy.

She was worried that she would make mistakes and be embarrassed, but she was also afraid that if it came true, she would not be the daughter of the Song family. The more happy she was now, the more disappointed and embarrassed she would be later.

But when she thought about Dou Zhao running around for her even though she was pregnant, she felt guilty. She couldn't say "no" no matter what, so she could only say "yes" in a low voice. The next day, she dressed up and followed Dou Zhao to Lu's house.

Old Madam Lu and Princess Ningde were wondering: "Although there are many young ladies in the Jiang family, it seems that there is no one that Jiang loves so much that he wants to adopt her as his goddaughter. What is Yantang doing? Could it be that he was fooled by the servants? Jiang passed away suddenly, and it is possible that someone forged Jiang's will!"

Princess Ningde's Qi cultivation skills have improved over the past few years. She smiled and advised her sister-in-law: "They will be here soon. You will know when you meet them."

As the two were talking, Dou Zhao and Jiang Yan came over.

The eldest lady of the Lu family went to the hanging flower gate in person to greet Jiang Yan. After seeing Jiang Yan, she was in a daze until she entered the inner courtyard of Old Lady Lu. She kept looking up at Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan felt very uncomfortable.

Old Madam Lu and Princess Ningde were stunned, especially Princess Ningde, who had seen a lot of dirty things in the palace and had far-sighted thoughts.

After Jiang Yan kowtowed to them, Princess Ningde immediately found an excuse to let Grandma Lu take Jiang Yan to the back garden. She sent away the servants and left Dou Zhao alone to talk.

Dou Zhao came here because the Lu family had always been kind to them and Jiang Yan needed the Lu family's recognition and support; and secondly, she wanted to see if the Lu family had any impression of what happened back then and whether they could find any clues after revealing Jiang Yan's identity. When Princess Ningde asked, she told the two old ladies everything.

Old Madam Lu was so angry that she couldn't speak. Princess Ningde sighed and said, "I felt something was wrong back then. It was a full-term baby, how could it be so weak? But your mother-in-law was so confused that she didn't notice it at all. What can we, the uncles and aunts, say? Song Han has used countless precious medicinal herbs to regulate his body since he was a child. Silver is splashing out like water, but the foundation is still not as solid as the inkstone. It can be seen that this child was either premature or born prematurely. "If it was premature, it would be fine, but the worst thing is that it was induced by drugs. It shows that the British husband is determined to take this son into the family, and the clues from the past have probably been cleaned up, so you don't need to investigate. If you are sure, let this child be recognized as the cousin of the Jiang family; if you are not sure, it's not a big deal, it's just an extra pair of chopsticks and an extra dowry, which is better than missing it."

"Our prince thinks the same as you on this point." Dou Zhao said with a smile, "Even if this girl has no blood relationship with the prince, she looks so much like my mother-in-law. It's fate. Just treat her as an extra sister and take good care of her." In his heart, he had already determined that Jiang Yan and Song Mo were siblings.

Madam Lu and Princess Ningde nodded and asked the Wei and He families, "What are the plans of Yantang?"

Dou Zhao smiled and said, "The prince said that Henan has been in turmoil since the beginning of this spring. Some people have fled to Qingyuan County and become bandits. They have colluded with local gentry and robbed houses. We need to have the government investigate carefully and not let these people disturb the peace of the area. From what the prince said, there will be results in the next few days."

Madam Lu and Princess Ningde nodded their heads and said, "That's great!" They also said, "There's no need to bother with such a family."

Back then, the families of Jingui and Yingui only gave their former fellow apprentices ten taels of silver, but ended up with their families broken up and their wives and children separated. Now that Wei Quan and He Qingyuan are colluding with bandits, what good can come of it?

Madam Lu and Princess Ningde asked someone to invite Jiang Yan over, took off two pieces of jewelry from their bodies as a greeting, and asked Jiang Yan a lot of questions.

Although Jiang Yan's answer was flawless, he could not hide his embarrassment.

Old Madam Lu and Princess Ningde shook their heads with regret, thinking that such a pretty girl had to grow up with the Li family in the streets and alleys since she was a child, being timid and shrinking, and it would be difficult for her to get rid of her petty mentality.

Dou Zhao also knew that if time permitted, it would be best to raise Jiang Yan for a few more days before bringing him out, but she was about to give birth in a few days, and if she could get away and show Jiang Yan in public, it would take too long. She was afraid that rumors would spread that Jiang Yan was sent by the Jiang family to serve Song Mo, which would ruin Jiang Yan's reputation.

She kept encouraging Jiang Yan and took Jiang Yan back to the Dou family.

Song Mo was so distressed that he didn't let her go out again: "I have plenty of ways to deal with my father. You can't just run around without caring about yourself."

If anything happened to Dou Zhao, he felt that everything he was doing now would be meaningless.

Dou Zhao smiled and said, "Grandma Wen wanted me to move around more. I have nothing to do, so I might as well take Sister Yan out for some fresh air."

Song Mo's complexion did not improve.

Dou Zhao had no choice but to say, "If I feel uncomfortable, I will stay at home immediately."

Only then did Song Mo's expression relax a little.

Jiang Yan also breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew that Dou Zhao and Song Mo were doing this for her own good, but she really didn't like this kind of socializing, especially when everyone's eyes were on her, as if they wanted to see through her. She was worried that those people would know that she had an affair with someone else besides her husband. She felt like she had taken after her adoptive mother, Li Tiao Niang, and thought that no one knew about her little scandal. In fact, there was not a single person in the neighborhood who didn't point fingers at her, and even she herself had been criticized a lot because of this...

She felt that it was great to be able to hide in the Duke of England's mansion, especially to live in the secluded Bishuixuan, where she had no worries about food and drink and only had to do some needlework to pass the time every day.

People in Kyoto soon learned that Song Mo had a cousin living in the Duke of Ying's mansion. Dou Zhao felt sorry for his newly widowed cousin Wenjun and was thinking of finding a good family for her to marry into.

It was inevitable that some people would want to take advantage of Jiang Yan because of the British Duke's Mansion.

Jiang Yan was so scared that her face turned pale. She went to beg Dou Zhao, "I don't want to get married again. Please send me to the temple!" She thought that she should have been dead long ago, but after several failed attempts to die, she became more and more timid. After being protected by Song Mo and Dou Zhao, she was even more afraid to die and could not help crying softly.

Dou Zhao knew that she was hurt and would not recover so quickly, so he comforted her and said, "This is to prevent others from gossiping about you, not to marry you off immediately."

It may be that after knowing Dou Zhao, Dou Zhao seemed particularly calm and attentive. Jiang Yan trusted Dou Zhao very much. She wiped her tears shyly and said, "Then I will do needlework at home in the future? My sister-in-law is going to have a nephew, and I also want to do my best for my nephew. I just hope that my sister-in-law will not despise me for being a person without blessings."

"You are a lucky person to be found by your brother!" Dou Zhaoneng understood Jiang Yan's anxiety, just like her own confusion in Jing'an Temple Hutong in her previous life where she could never find her place. Therefore, she not only comforted her gently, but also assigned her a bunch of embroidery work to do.

Jiang Yan settled down instead. She happily did needlework with her new personal maid Yinghong every day. She was much more energetic. On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, she saw Dou Zhao directing the maids and servants in the house to dry books. She was very envious and said, "It turns out that my sister-in-law can read."

Dou Zhao was stunned and said with a smile: "Don't you know how to read?"

Jiang Yan blushed and said, "When I was little, I learned the Three Character Classic from my uncle for a few days. He said it was useless for girls to learn such things. Later, my uncle was busy with school, so he stopped learning. Now I have almost forgotten it."

Dou Zhao thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Do you want to learn? If you do, I'll tell your brother and ask him to invite an old Hanlin to teach you how to read and write."

Jiang Yan's eyes lit up and he asked, "Can it be done?"

"Why not?" Dou Zhao said with a smile, "You are not going to take the imperial examination, you are just learning a few words, how can you tell the difference between early and late?" He also warned her, "You can't call Li Liang 'uncle' in front of your brother. He hates the Li family because they kidnapped you and didn't treat you well."