"By the way, Dad, did you grow up in this general's mansion when you were a child?" An Qingran asked curiously.
"Of course. I was born here, and this man in the general's mansion is older than me." An Zhongtao smiled, his eyes filled with memories.
An Qingran asked again: "At that time, were there as many people in the general's mansion as there are now?"
"That's pretty much it."
"The old maids and servants at that time are probably all around 60 years old now. Where are they now? Why don't they continue to stay in the general's mansion?"
"Why are you asking these questions, kid?" Lian Jinyu asked with a smile.
"I'm just curious. The General's Mansion is a wealthy family. I thought we have always been lenient to our servants, so why are there no elderly people in the General's Mansion? I originally thought that they went back to the countryside with grandma, but this time grandma brought middle-aged women with her. Obviously, those people are not with grandma..."
"Let me think about it. The maids who worked for me when I was a child are all in their sixties or seventies now, right? But they didn't stay in the General's Mansion all the time. As far as I can remember, the General's Mansion changed a batch of slaves every two years. It wasn't until your grandmother left the General's Mansion that we stopped changing people, so there are some old people left in the mansion..."
An Qingran didn't say anything.
An Zhongtao frowned: "Are you really just asking this out of curiosity?"
"I just want to know the history of our General's Mansion. When I enter the palace, I can ask the historian to compile a list of family histories to see if our An family is qualified."
"Qingran, you are thinking too far ahead. I think we should not do this thing. We should keep a low profile. It is obviously not appropriate to think about these things before you enter the palace." An Zhongtao said seriously.
An Qingran nodded in agreement.
An Zhongtao was very happy when An Qingran said this, and felt that she still cared about the An family in her heart.
An Qingran did not get any specific information from the general, but she saw a clue. This old lady changed her slaves every two or three years, which was probably very rare in the capital. What was her purpose in doing this?
An Qingran decided to start investigating.
She asked Rendong to check if there were any "slippery fish" in the mansion, and asked her to check all the servants, including those who were old, had served the old lady, or had come to the general's mansion when the general was a child.
Rendong searched everywhere and came back to tell her that she didn't find a single one. The earliest servant who entered the mansion was when the general was in his teens.
An Qingran was not in a hurry. She sat in the yard and kept thinking about where she could find the evidence.
Grandma and uncle left after her father inherited the general's mansion. That was twenty years ago. Things have changed. Fortunately, the general's mansion is in the capital, otherwise, she really doesn't know where to find evidence.
She couldn't go out and had to wait for the prince to come.
Dongfang Jin really lived up to her expectations. He came to see her at night and brought her some new jewelry, saying that they were made in the palace. An Qingran smiled bitterly and asked him if he was planning to let everyone know that they were secretly having an affair.
Dongfang Jin said that he only thought of her when he saw something good.
But in the end he didn't take it and let him take it back. Dongfang Jin felt half helpless and half impressed by An Qingran's caution.
An Qingran asked him for help, and the prince naturally agreed. After the two of them finished talking about business, Dongfang Jin's eyes were filled with passion again. At the same time, he was surprised to find that the pimples on An Qingran's face had become smaller. He couldn't help but show joy on his face, as if he was happy for her.
An Qingran jokingly asked him if he still cared about her appearance.
Dongfang Jin raised his eyebrows. An Qingran looked at his anxious expression, feeling sweet in her heart and sighing how lucky she was.
However, the two of them still acted within the bounds of propriety and did not overstep the line.
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Inside the palace.
Concubine Shu was feeding the parrot, and there was nothing special on her face. Dongfang Ye came in, looking angry: "I really don't know what Dongfang Jin was thinking. He married an ugly girl, and he seems so happy all day long."
"That's his business. Obviously, if he doesn't really like An Qingran, then he is just too cunning and finally married the daughter of the general who guards the country..." Concubine Shu said quietly.
"So what? I don't believe that if he marries An Qingran, the general will ignore this illegitimate child..."
"How could he care about you? If your father cared about you, the throne would never have passed to the prince with a bad reputation. Status is very important..." Concubine Shu sighed, "I advise you to be more cautious recently. If the prince succeeds to the throne, life will be difficult for all of us."
Dongfang Ye shut up. He felt that he was handsome and strong, so how could he not be able to defeat that sickly prince?
"He has been ill, and it is still unclear whether he can succeed to the throne." Dongfang Ye finally said viciously.
Concubine Shu smiled: "That's really different. Anything can happen, right?"
The mother and son were discussing this matter. Dongfang Ye was unwilling, but he was unwilling to take the risk of marrying An Qingran, so he felt aggrieved in his heart and said it out loud, but there was nothing he could do. He was even waiting to see a joke.
An Qingran went out of the house but invited an old woman into the house.
Lian Jinyu knew about this, but didn't know what An Qingran was going to do.
Qiwuyuan.
When An Qingran saw Granny Huang trembling as she walked in, she immediately stepped forward to support her: "Granny, go slower."
"Hey, I'm fine. Although I'm 72 years old now, my ears and eyes are not deaf or blurry, but my legs and feet are a little unusable. Miss An, I have been away from the capital for more than 20 years. It's amazing that you can still find me."
The powerful one is Dongfang Jin. An Qingran knows in her heart that this guy is really powerful: "Mother-in-law, I asked you to come here because I want to know about what happened in the General's Mansion. You may have heard about it. I am the future Crown Princess. I want to know more about what happened in the past, thanks to the blessing of my ancestors. But there are no old people in the mansion, so I can only trouble you."
"Crown Princess? Oh, I didn't know that. I kneel before you..."
Of course, An Qingran helped him up.
The old lady sat down again: "If you are talking about the general's mansion, I don't know much about it. I am just a midwife..."
"Yes, it was you who delivered my father back then, so in this respect, you are the hero. I just want to know what happened back then." An Qingran said with a smile.
The midwife was a little confused, but when she talked about that year, her memory was vivid: "Back then, two young masters were born at the general's mansion on the same day. I remember it clearly..."
The old lady's eyes sparkled, and it was obvious that she remembered it very clearly: "Why do I remember it so clearly? You don't know that the old general rewarded me with a gold ingot at that time. When the little master was born, he didn't cry but laughed. This little master is the only strange child I have delivered in my life..."
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