Chapter 196 Her mother's identity is not simple
“Since they’re determined to find this person, let’s find him before they do,” Jiang Wanning said.
Pei Yanchuan's lips curled slightly, "This is exactly what I was thinking."
"After the banquet, I will accompany you to see Grand Tutor Zhou."
Jiang Wan Ning nodded, "It's been a long time since I've seen my maternal grandfather. I've been too busy lately."
"Your Highness." Haitang walked in and curtsied to Pei Yanchuan. "This servant greets Your Highness."
"What's on your mind?"
Haitang then said, "I have checked Chuntao's hairpin. It is from the Western Xia. This hairpin is silver-plated with gold."
“I watched with my own eyes as the old craftsman removed the outer layer, revealing that the inside was pure gold.”
"After I finished looking at it, I had the old craftsman fix it again."
Haitang returned the hairpin to Jiang Wanning, saying, "As for the painting on Chuntao's mother's back, I've never seen it either."
After saying this, Haitang handed the letter to Jiang Wanning.
Jiang Wanning opened the paper and looked at it. "Mo Ran's painting skills are indeed much better."
At least at first glance, it looked like a painting.
Jiang Wan Ning looked at the painting. "Is this a bird?"
It looks like a bird, but she's never seen one before because this bird has three legs.
Pei Yanchuan took it and glanced at it, "Three-legged Golden Crow."
“I once saw it in an ancient book,” Pei Yanchuan said. “The three-legged golden crow represents the sun and is a sacred image of the Lingxiao Sect.”
Jiang Wan Ning suddenly looked up, "Ling Xiao Sect?"
Pei Yanchuan nodded slightly. "The Lingxiao Sect was founded by the Empress of Western Xia. The Empress of Western Xia was originally a woman of the martial arts world. As far as I know, all the servants who served by her side..."
"They will all have this tattoo on their backs."
"The larger the shadow under these three feet, the higher the position."
"Judging from this, she must have been a personal maidservant to the Empress of Western Xia."
"Haitang, go and call Chuntao here." After saying that, Jiang Wanning said to Pei Yanchuan, "I want to go see Chuntao's mother."
"If that's the case, then her mother must know kung fu. She's been hiding here all these years, most likely to find the person with the plum blossom birthmark."
"But since she knows kung fu, how could she submit to a gambler who indulges in drinking, gambling, and whoring, until she lost her child..."
Jiang Wan Ning suddenly turned around as she spoke, "The child is lost..."
"Could it be that they're looking for the child that Chun Tao Niang lost all those years ago?"
“Very likely,” Pei Yanchuan said.
"The reason why the Emperor and Empress of Western Xia separated remains unknown to this day."
"The Western Xia Kingdom simply assumed that the Empress was used to a life of leisure and couldn't stand the life in the palace, so she left. But I don't think that's necessarily true."
"If that's all there is to it, the Western Xia emperor is currently in poor health and has been refused even when he wanted to see the empress."
There must be something else going on between the two of them.
“It’s very likely that it’s this missing child,” Jiang Wanning said first.
As the two were talking, Haitang came from around the corner of the courtyard with Chuntao. Pei Yanchuan said, "I'll go ahead and attend to my business. Let Mo Ran keep you company."
Pei Yanchuan glanced at Mo Ran as he left.
We've created as many opportunities as possible; whether you succeed depends on yourself.
The people next door, Mo Qing and her family, have already reached the point where they hold hands and go out for hot pot and shopping together.
Mo Ran lowered her head shyly and huddled in the corner of the doorway.
“Then I’ll have Haitang come along,” Jiang Wanning added. “The two of them working together will be twice as effective.”
Haitang blushed and shrank back to another corner of the doorway.
After Pei Yanchuan left, Jiang Wanning helped Chun Tao, who was kneeling on the ground, up. "Are you feeling any better from your cold?"
Chun Tao's nose tingled, and she raised her hand to wipe away her tears. "Your Highness, I'm completely healed."
"What's wrong? Why are you crying?"
"I am just touched. Apart from my mother, no one has ever cared for me like this."
She thought that someone as noble as the princess would have long forgotten who she was.
But these past few days, while staying in the rooms of Sister Peony and Sister Begonia, they only let her lie down. All she did was eat and drink, and they even brought her new clothes.
The clothes fit perfectly, and the material is excellent.
According to Sister Haitang, it was the Princess who specifically instructed them to do so.
The rumors outside are true; the princess is the kindest person in the world. It's just that she was unlucky and didn't get to be the princess's maid.
"Alright, now that you've recovered enough, let's go see your mother."
Jiang Wanning said, "Isn't your mother sick? I happen to be free today, so I can go and see her."
"And this is your mother's hairpin." Jiang Wan Ning took out the hairpin and returned it to Hai Tang. "Take this silver."
"Go buy some things for your mother. Have Ah San lead the carriage and go with you. We'll leave after we've bought everything."
Chun Tao waved her hands repeatedly, "Your Highness, this is unacceptable, this is not allowed."
"This servant has already received so much kindness from the Princess, how can I take more of her money?"
"Take it." Jiang Wan Ning took Chun Tao's hand and stuffed the silver into Chun Tao's hand. "And your indenture."
"If you don't want to be a maid, go home and take good care of your mother. I will give you some money so you can start a small business."
"If you want to continue working, I don't need anyone for the time being, but I have a very good friend who is the daughter of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. She has a very good personality."
"She happens to be short of a maid. If you're willing, I'll send you over."
"Don't worry, you'll feel safer and more comfortable around her than with me."
Seeing Chun Tao hesitate, with a hint of reluctance in her eyes to leave the palace, Jiang Wan Ning knew that she wanted to stay by her side.
But it was too dangerous around him, and the child was naive and didn't know kung fu.
"She'll be coming with me in a bit, you can decide then." Jiang Wan Ning didn't insist.
Chun Tao knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times.
"This servant thanks Your Highness for saving my life. Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life."
Jiang Wanning helped the person up again.
After tidying themselves up, the group waited until they reached Shen Ruzhi and then went out onto the street.
Shen Ruzhi and Jiang Wanning sat together in a carriage. "Ningning, have you investigated this girl?"
"Don't tell me that little hussy Jiang Wanru deliberately tricked you into this. You're kind-hearted, and that's when people take advantage of you."
Jiang Wan Ning laughed and said, "I'm kind, but you're not?"
"Is he unkind for giving that girl a bag of silver the moment they met?"
Shen Ruzhi scratched her nose awkwardly, "I heard it from Peony and Begonia, and I felt sorry for that maid."
"It's pitiful as it may be, losing a little money is no big deal, but don't leave a troublemaker around you."
"I think it would be best to send her to my side, so that she can't threaten you."
"Don't worry, we've already checked. She's not from Jiang Wanru's side, but this maid's identity is indeed quite unusual."
"To be precise, it's because her mother's identity is not simple."
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