Chapter 80 The Grand Tutor Knows My Mother
There was no conversation along the way. The carriage entered the Grand Tutor's Mansion and stopped in the courtyard.
Jiang Yueyao followed Chenyu out of the carriage.
Even at night, with the light of the lanterns in the corridor, Jiang Yueyao could clearly feel the majestic momentum coming from the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
This is the unique heritage of a century-old family in Beijing. It makes people feel fearful as soon as they step in.
The maids and servants busy in the yard were in order, wearing uniform clothes and walking silently. When they saw the old master coming to pay his respects, they all behaved politely.
Jiang Yueyao followed Chenyu into Chongming Hall.
Chongming Hall is the courtyard where the old Grand Tutor and the old lady Qiao live. It is located in the east of the Grand Tutor's Mansion and is also the best courtyard in the entire Grand Tutor's Mansion.
The huge yard was brightly lit.
Perhaps she had received the news, the most capable nanny beside the old lady was guarding the door. When she saw someone coming back, she happily passed the message inside.
"Old lady, they are back, they are all back."
There was immediately a noise in the room, and then the curtain was lifted, and old lady Qiao came out with a cane.
She saw Chenyu at first sight.
"Oh my darling, my baby, come quickly and let grandma hug and kiss you."
Chenyu let go of Jiang Yueyao's hand, ran over, picked up the old lady, and started spinning around, calling happily as she spun, "Grandma, your little Qingqing is back."
Seeing her holding the 65-year-old old lady and spinning around like this, everyone present was frightened and changed their expression.
"Hey, little ancestor, stop turning." The old lady's face turned pale with fear. "Stop, stop!"
The second master, Bai Jinguang, took a quick step forward and grabbed Chenyu's arm, making her stop.
He was angry and anxious.
"How old are you? Still acting like this?"
Chenyu put Qiao down. Qiao was dizzy. The nanny and the maid supported her together and steady her before she opened her eyes.
When he heard his second son scolding Chenyu, he spoke up immediately.
"Why are you so fierce? She's just being kind to me, and I'm happy with it."
Bai Jinguang: "...Okay, okay, okay, if you like, I was wrong."
Qiao touched Chenyu's face with her hand, her eyes full of heartache.
"You've lost so much weight! How come you've lost so much weight? You used to be so chubby, but now you're just skin and bones. Did your parents not give you any food?"
Chenyu nodded: "No, they didn't give me food and put me in solitary confinement, so I sneaked back."
"Run away?" The old lady's eyes widened when she heard this. "He ran away from Mobei alone?"
"Don't stand at the door, let's go inside." Bai Changming stepped inside, and Qiao also pulled Chenyu's hand and went inside, but Chenyu held her hand and did not move.
She turned around and waved to Jiang Yueyao: "Yaoyao, come here quickly."
Only then did Mrs. Qiao notice that there was a little girl standing in the yard.
She turned slightly, and her old eyes looked in the direction her granddaughter was waving.
It was late at night, the lights in the corridor were bright, and a little girl was standing in the yard. She was wearing a plain dress, but she had an extremely bright and charming face.
When she saw her face, Mrs. Qiao couldn't help but exclaim in her heart: "Youth is indeed good, so fresh and tender that you can squeeze out a handful of water."
Then thought again.
"This girl is really pretty, comparable to her sister Yu."
"Her sister Yu was once the most beautiful young lady in the capital. She also had a face like hers, the size of a palm, and very delicate."
She smiled and said to Chenyu, "Who is this girl? Why does she look so much like your mother?"
"Maybe I'm dazzled. Has your mother returned too?"
Chenyu blinked and glanced at Jiang Yueyao.
"My mother? Who looks like my mother? You mean Yaoyao?" She shook her head. "How can they be similar? My mother is a tigress. How can she be as gentle as Yaoyao... Hey, grandma, where are you going?"
Qiao ignored her and walked towards Jiang Yueyao with her crutches.
Bai Jinguang came over, supported her, and lowered his voice: "Don't scare her, the little girl doesn't know anything."
Qiao grabbed his hand, her voice trembling slightly.
"Xiao Guang, your little sister is back, right?"
"Xiaoyu didn't reply..."
"Then who is she?" Qiao had already walked in front of Jiang Yueyao.
Jiang Yueyao was about to bow to greet her, but the old lady grabbed her hand.
She stared at her and called softly, "Sister Yu?"
Jiang Yueyao was a little confused.
I was really confused, and inexplicably uneasy inside.
Just now in the Jingzhao Prefecture jail, the old Grand Tutor and the two masters of the Bai family looked at her with a strange look in their eyes. She didn't think much of it at the time, but now, the old lady called out another person's name to her...
She felt inexplicably anxious.
Does she look a lot like this girl called Yu Jie'er?
But she felt the old lady's hand holding hers trembling slightly. For some reason, Jiang Yueyao felt an inexplicable bitterness in her heart.
She quickly replied, "Madam, my last name is Jiang, and my name is Yueyao."
"Yueyao?" Qiao shook her head. "No, you are my Yujie..."
"She's not your daughter." Bai Changming came out of the room again, pulling Qiao's hand. "Look carefully, your daughter doesn't have that little mole at the corner of her eye."
Jiang Yeyao has a small red mole at the end of her left eye, like a small flower.
Liu Ruyan once said that the mole at the end of her eye was a peach blossom mole, which meant that she was not loyal in love and was a romantic person.
Jiang Yueyao naturally didn't believe it.
Liu Ruyan was just jealous that she was prettier than her.
At this moment, the old lady listened to the old master's words, looked at the small mole at the corner of her eye, and her mind gradually became clear.
"The two children haven't eaten yet. Let's go inside first and let them eat before we talk about anything else."
When she heard that they hadn't eaten yet, Mrs. Qiao hurriedly took Jiang Yueyao's hand and went into the house.
"Hurry, ask the kitchen to send food over."
As he said that, he pulled Jiang Yueyao into the house.
Chen Yu, who was standing at the door, blinked: "No... I am your biological granddaughter, right?"
She followed him in, her mouth busy too.
"Old lady, I will be jealous if you do this."
Bai Jinyan and Bai Jinguang, who were walking behind her, smiled at the same time when they heard her words.
This girl, I haven't seen her for a few years, but her personality hasn't changed at all.
After a while, everyone took their seats.
The food was also delivered, five dishes and a soup, filling the table.
With a maid serving her, Jiang Yueyao ate very carefully, fearing that her behavior would be inappropriate and make people laugh at her.
Seeing that she put down her chopsticks after eating a bowl of rice, I asked, "Are you full?"
"Um."
"You don't usually eat this much, would you like another bowl?"
“…I’m not very hungry.”
Upon hearing this, Chenyu also put down the chopsticks in her hand.
"Forget it. I don't have much of an appetite. I just got into jail and smelled the stench. I really can't eat right now."
The food was taken away, and tea, snacks and fruits were brought in.
Bai Changming asked all the servants in the room to leave, leaving only the old nanny beside Qiao to guard the door.
Jiang Yueyao sat on the chair with her hands on her knees, feeling a little nervous.
She knew that the old master had something to ask her.
Sure enough, Bai Changming spoke.
"Your name is..."
"My surname is Jiang, and my given name is Yueyao."
"Which one?"
"Yao means a graceful lady." Jiang Yueyao looked up at him, a faint dimple on the corner of her lips. "My mother said I was like a tomboy all day long, running around like a jerk and not behaving properly. I didn't look like a girl at all, so she named me Yao."
"Your mother?"
"My mother passed away three years ago." Jiang Yueyao had nothing to hide. "My mother is from Sucheng. Her family runs an inn. After my grandfather passed away, my mother took over the inn. After she passed away, I took over her inn. I didn't come to Beijing until April this year."
She looked at Bai Changming.
Speak softly.
"Grand Master, do you know my mother?"
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