Chapter 954 Another Five Years (Part 7) Tian Duoyu
After offering incense, Li San Niang prepared to leave.
Before leaving, she said to Luzhu again, "If you need anything, ask your third brother. Your mother will come to pick you up after her shift."
"Don't worry, Aunt, I will definitely take good care of Zhu'er."
Li San Niang nodded to Li San Lang, then shook Lu Zhu'er's hand one last time before turning and walking out.
Song Fuling, who had come out with Li Sanniang, whispered to Li Sanniang in the courtyard, "Master, should I stay and follow Luzhu'er?"
"Third Brother is ultimately a man; it would be cheaper for me to stay and follow Dewdrop."
Li San Niang did not respond to Song Fuling's words. She gestured to Song Fuling not to say anything more and then went out the door first.
After getting into the carriage, she finally spoke to Song Fuling, saying, "You are my disciple. It is only right for a disciple to serve you when needed."
But what I hope for most is that you can learn all my skills so that I can let you go out and do a good job.
Instead of helping his master with private matters that others could do, Sanlang was more than enough for Dewdrop.
Don't worry, the alliance has made arrangements.
Hearing Li San Niang say this, Song Fu Ling looked at Qiu Xiang standing to the side, "Sister Qiu Xiang?"
Qiu Xiang nodded in response to Song Fuling's call.
Since the Bad People had already made arrangements for Lu Zhu'er's trip, Song Fuling was naturally relieved.
In Song Fuling's opinion, it was enough for Dewdrop to show its face today; there was no need to stay at the Wang family's house for the whole day.
She practically watched Dewdrop grow up; she spent a lot of time taking care of Dewdrop since she was little.
Song Fuling harbored deep resentment towards Wang Ziheng, especially since her father, Song Dalang, was a truly devoted and loving father who would do anything for his child.
Compared to him, Song Fuling naturally looked down on Wang Ziheng even more.
However, Li San Niang consulted Lu Zhu'er last night, and thought that the world still valued filial piety, and since Wang Ziheng was already dead, it was just a matter of doing something to save face.
After enduring some physical pain and getting through these two days, the outside world will no longer be able to smear the filth on Wang Ziheng onto Luzhu'er.
In order to prevent Lu Zhu'er from bearing the reputation of being "unfilial" in the future, Lu Zhu'er must go to the Wang family to suffer these two days.
Therefore, Li San Niang had already asked Qiu Xiang to secretly arrange for someone to keep an eye on Lu Zhu'er's safety at the Wang family.
Actually, it's just a precaution.
According to Li San Niang, the Wang family doesn't have the guts to let Lu Zhu'er suffer any grievances in the Wang family, let alone trip her up or torment her.
Given Li San Niang's current power, if she says she wants the Wang family to receive no herbs, then the Wang family will absolutely not receive a single herb!
The Wang family is now counting on their connection with Lu Zhu'er to get some benefits from Li San Niang.
Otherwise, why would Wang Dalang be so obsequious and fawning before Li Sanniang?
The tenth prince drove the carriage towards Zhuque Street. Li Sanniang still had a lot of things to do at the Imperial Medical Bureau, and she had to rush to her shift.
Inside the carriage, Qiu Xiang hesitated to speak to Li San Niang.
"We've known each other for so long, why are you acting so hesitant now?"
After being teased by Li San Niang, Qiu Xiang finally spoke up: "When we came out of the Wang family earlier, I seemed to see a familiar figure when I was standing at the Wang family's gate."
"A familiar figure? Can you see the face clearly? Who is it?"
Qiu Xiang said three words to Li San Niang: "Tian Duo Yu".
Tian Duoyu, whose name was mentioned by Qiu Xiang, is currently sitting at the tea stall diagonally opposite the Wang family's house.
He was no longer the frail child he once was. According to the investigation into his background by the Bad People, his biological father was a spy from Silla, and his biological mother was the widowed cousin whom Prince Heng later married.
But his eyebrows and eyes, not to mention his eye color, even his hair color, are more like those of people from the Western Regions.
However, the Bad Guys confirmed that Tian Duoyu was indeed born to Wang Ziheng's cousin.
However, when investigating Wang Ziheng's cousin's interpersonal relationships, they only found out that she had secret dealings with a Silla spy disguised as a merchant.
Wang Ziheng's cousin had died long ago, and the Silla spies were all dead.
Thus, the identity of Tian Duoyu's biological father remains a mystery.
However, Tian Duoyu no longer cares who his biological father is. He had heard Lu Zhu'er say since he was a child: "Your surname is Tian, following your mother's surname. You look different from others, but your surname is Tian!"
You live in the Tang Dynasty, you speak Han language, you are a Tang person!
Therefore, Tian Duoyu identified himself as a Tang person from a young age.
He used to be thin and small, and was always bullied at the academy. He listened to what the dewdrop who often visited him said: he should eat more.
A few years ago, after he turned twelve, he suddenly started to eat a lot, and his height increased year by year.
Nowadays, he looks taller and bigger than other boys his age, and it's obvious at a glance that he is a mixed-race Han Chinese.
Chang'an has always been a place where multiple ethnic groups have integrated. In recent years, people from all directions and thousands of miles away have come to Chang'an.
Not to mention the grand spectacle of all nations paying tribute during the Emperor's birthday celebrations in Chang'an a few years ago, with all sorts of foreign tribes coming to Chang'an to pay homage.
Back then, who in Chang'an hadn't seen a few people from the Western Regions?
Over the years, countless people from the Western Regions have lived in Chang'an. It is all too common to see a man with a Western Regions face, wearing a Tang Dynasty round-necked robe and a topknot, drinking tea at a tea stall.
Ever since Tian Duoyu grew taller, he has started earning his own living.
Wang Jia Dalang had cut off Tian Duoyu's expenses at the academy long ago, starting after Wang Pozi died.
However, when Lu Zhu'er told Li San Niang about Tian Duo Yu, Li San Niang gave the academy another sum of money so that Tian Duo Yu could continue to live there.
As he grew taller and stronger, Tian Duoyu initially worked as a porter in the West Market, earning meager wages as a laborer.
Later, a merchant saw that although he looked like a foreigner from the Western Regions, his clothes and appearance were no different from those of the people of Chang'an, and he could read and write. So he gave him a chance and let him work as a manager for the foreign boys who came to work in the West Market.
He was a man of great ambition; he fought several battles with reckless abandon, and actually managed to become the junior manager.
After that, he withdrew from the academy and began living on his own outside.
Actually, some time ago, when Lu Zhu'er got engaged, Li San Niang and the others discovered that Tian Duoyu had delivered a gift when they checked the gifts that night.
He gave her a special product from the Western Regions: a box of uncut colored gemstones.
However, he left the gift, gave his name, and left without going inside.
Now, having finished the last drop of tea in his cup, Tian Duoyu put down a few copper coins and got up to head towards the Wang family's gate.
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