Mrs. Chang just smiled when she saw this, and even pinched her cheek, "Our Ah Huan is really pretty."
"Don't worry, it's your aunt you've never met..." Mrs. Chang stopped talking halfway and said, "Forget it, there will always be a chance to meet her, okay."
"It's snowing. Huaijin, quickly take Ah Huan to the carriage. Your father and I will leave first. See you at the villa!"
This didn't seem to be the first time this had happened. Chang Huaijin's reaction was very calm. He just nodded slightly and said, "Father and mother, please be careful along the way. If you can't handle it, try to delay it and send a message to me."
Master Chang and Madam Chang said nothing more, and rode away at full speed with a few others, stirring up a gust of wind and snow, and their speeding figures gradually faded into the remaining snow.
"Let's go." Chang Huaijin opened the carriage curtain. "I know you have a lot of questions. Get in the car first and I'll tell you slowly."
Lin Chunhuan raised his eyebrows.
In fact, she didn't have anything to ask. When she heard the word "aunt" from Mrs. Chang's mouth, she already understood the general idea. Sure enough, that's what Chang Huaijin said later.
It couldn't be said to be exactly the same as what she guessed, but it was pretty close.
How could Mrs. Chang's stepsister, her aunt whom she had never met, watch Mrs. Chang getting better and better, and make some trouble from time to time? This was not new.
The only thing that surprised Lin Chunhuan was that the person most involved in this was actually the second branch of the Chang family.
Master Chang has a younger brother.
Speaking of which, the two brothers are not very different in their martial arts attainments. They have won and lost in several competitions, and it is difficult to find rivals for them in the world.
The old owner of the manor has only two sons. Logically speaking, it should be a good thing that both of them are so talented.
Unfortunately, the current owner of Chang Manor, her father-in-law, is neither a bastard nor a legitimate son, and his status is very embarrassing.
"Actually, my grandfather wasn't a playboy. He and my grandmother were childhood sweethearts. Before he went to Beijing to take the imperial examination, he and my grandmother had already secretly pledged their love. They had signed a marriage certificate and declared it to heaven and earth. In my grandfather's heart, my grandmother had long been his wife."
Lin Chunhuan listened silently without saying a word.
She had heard too many stories like this. It was not surprising, and even a bit clichéd. But these clichés, just a few lines of text, represented the broken lives of several families.
"During the time that Grandpa was taking the exam, Grandma's family fell on hard times and moved away. The world was unstable at the time, and letters didn't arrive easily. Plus, Grandpa was upset after failing the exam, so it was more than half a year before he realized Grandma had moved away."
Not to mention our grandparents’ generation, even now, if there is no way to leave contact in advance, many people will never see each other again once they move, which is a true separation in life.
A young martial arts hero who failed the imperial examination was discouraged by reality and lost his love. He was almost desperate and disheartened, so he accepted a marriage arranged by his family. At that time, Cangjian Villa was just a little-known martial arts family. With the help of his newlywed wife, the Chang family gradually revived.
It also helped Grandpa Chang to slowly cheer up at that time.
But not long after his wife gave birth to the child, the old servant of his childhood sweetheart came to Cangjian Villa with a two-year-old boy!
"That boy is Daddy?"
Lin Chunhuan supported her chin with her hand and asked softly. There were candles lit in the carriage. The dim candlelight illuminated half of her cheek, creating a halo of gentle colors.
Chang Huaijin was stunned for a moment, the emotions in his eyes running out uncontrollably. After a long while, he coughed softly and replied, "Yes, grandma's family fell into poverty. On the way to move, they encountered bandits. Several old slaves risked their lives to escort grandma out."
"When we got to a safe place, grandma was left with only the wet nurse who had taken care of her since she was a child. The two of them were penniless and had no relatives. And just at this time, grandma found out she was pregnant."
Chang Huaijin was silent for a moment. "The old servant who brought Dad back to the Chang family was the wet nurse. I learned from her that Grandma died only six months after giving birth to Dad because of long-term hunger and the severe damage caused by childbirth. The wet nurse was old and had to set up a tea stall to barely make ends meet with the child."
"I heard from a passing guest that Cangjian Villa was going to hold a baptism ceremony for its child, so I thought of taking my young son there to try my luck and see if his biological father was willing to acknowledge him as his son."
Lin Chunhuan lowered her eyelids as her slender fingertips twirled around the edge of the tea bowl. Just by listening to Chang Huaijin's straightforward narration, she could imagine what was happening.
What a mess the Chang family must have been in after that.
At that time, Master Chang was exactly like the old master. No one would doubt his background, knowing that his childhood sweetheart had never abandoned him.
She even risked her life to give birth to the child, how could the old owner be willing to disown him!
It just so happened that the old owner of the manor had already married at this time. Seeing that the child he had given birth to with all his efforts, who was supposed to be the eldest son, was inexplicably deprived of his status as the eldest son, he was naturally very unwilling to do so.
Chang Huaijin smiled and grabbed Lin Chunhuan's finger. "At that time, Grandpa wanted to register Dad under Second Grandma's name. Grandpa said that Grandma was his legal wife who had signed the marriage certificate and had prayed to heaven and earth, so Dad should be the legitimate son."
"You didn't see it with your own eyes. During those years, the entire Chang family was in turmoil. There wasn't a single day of peace. Fortunately, as Daddy grew older, he gradually showed his talent in martial arts. Second Madam had no choice but to accept this as his fate."
"But no one could have imagined that Grandpa would actually give the entire Hidden Sword Villa to Daddy in the end. And Daddy lived up to expectations. Not only did he master martial arts to perfection and become the leader of the martial arts world, he also made Hidden Sword Villa the foremost martial arts family in the Jianghu, a place no one dared to underestimate anymore."
"So, this is why Second Uncle has been at odds with Daddy for so many years."
Apparently, Lin Chunhuan was right. Chang Huaijin was silent for a moment, then smiled. "Second Uncle's martial arts attainments are also very high. He has always felt that if Grandpa handed the villa over to him, his achievements would not be lower than Dad's, and might even be higher."
People always beautify the path they did not choose, and Uncle Chang is just like that.
In fact, as the second son of the Chang family, if Uncle Chang really has this ability, even if the old owner handed the villa over to Uncle Chang, he might not be unable to become the leader of the martial arts world.
If I don't inherit Cangjian Villa, the worst that can happen is that I can build another villa and carry it forward.
But Uncle Chang didn't do that. He knew he didn't have the ability, but he didn't want to admit it, so he blamed others for all his misfortunes.
"Interesting. Did my aunt become my second uncle's lover because she knew that the second branch and our first branch were not on good terms? And my second aunt didn't care?"
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