Chapter 178 I don't recognize you
Aunt Xin's words made Dongmai roll her eyes.
"I just called you stupid, and you actually started acting like one!"
Why would I sell you? Look at yourself, how much meat do you have? Are you worth more than a fat pig?
"Besides, you're already able to earn money for yourself, why would my young lady sell herself to you?" Dongmai asked.
Aunt Xin thought it made sense.
Yes, he can earn money now. Didn't he earn some money before and buy a gift for his wife?
For the sake of the gift, the lady wouldn't sell herself...
Aunt Xin smiled awkwardly and quickly took Dongmai's hand, saying, "I was confused."
I was so startled that I forgot a lot of things! Hehe, thank goodness you reminded me.
"Winter wheat, wait a while. If good osmanthus saplings arrive in the spring, I'll ask Shopkeeper Qiu Niang to buy one and plant it specifically in your yard."
Dongmai rolled her eyes at Aunt Xin again.
"Forget about the osmanthus tree, if you have a money tree, please give me one!"
Aunt Xin...
She wants a money tree too...
Because Shangguan Jin was urging her to hurry, Dongmai had no choice but to go back with Aunt Xin.
However, this time the carriage did not go to the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, but instead stopped at the entrance of Chun Buwan.
"See, I told you, the young lady probably came to you because something happened at the teahouse." Dongmai didn't forget to give Aunt Xin another lecture.
Aunt Xin also breathed a sigh of relief.
Anything related to the teahouse is a minor matter...
"lady......
"Madam Hua..." Aunt Xin quickly bowed to the two seated people.
When Shangguan Jin and Hua Yueniang saw Aunt Xin, they both began to scrutinize her carefully.
Could this be Ye Linlang?
There's a tiny, but very small, possibility...
"Yunniang, when you lived in the palace before, did you know a woman named Ye Linlang?" Shangguan Jin asked first.
Aunt Xin was taken aback.
"Ye Linlang? Never heard of her! Madam, is she a palace maid or a nanny?" Aunt Xin asked hurriedly.
Shangguan Jin and Hua Yueniang looked at each other, both thinking of the same question.
Ye Linlang was only three years old when she went to the capital. What could she possibly remember?
Shangguan Jin doesn't even remember anything from when she was six years old.
"Among the girls who entered the palace with you, wasn't there one like that? Or rather, was there one named Linniang?" Shangguan Jin continued to ask.
Aunt Xin thought for a moment, then shook her head.
"Madam, it seems there really isn't one."
There were six girls who entered the palace with me, and they were all basically bought.
Furthermore, all six of us were bestowed upon us by the Empress Dowager.
I arrived at the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.
One of the sisters was given to the eldest son of Prime Minister Xu by the Empress Dowager, but she suddenly died of a serious illness in less than five years.
One of them was given to the Duke of Qi, but after she became pregnant, she fell into the pond while admiring the lotus flowers in the mansion and died.
Another younger sister was given to the Marquis of Wanping, but it is said that she was punished with twenty strokes of the cane for offending the Marquis of Wanping's wife, and was crippled.
There are two more...
Aunt Xin broke out in a cold sweat from fright.
Of the girls who were brought into the palace by the Empress Dowager, it seems that I am the only one who is whole.
As for the others, they either died or were maimed...
Another one went crazy...
Indeed, the Duke of Dingguo's family is a good family, and the lady is the kindest person in the capital.
Not only did she not kill or cripple herself, but she also didn't sell herself off, and she took good care of herself...
Waaaaah... She met a good person...
Shangguan Jin and Hua Yueniang hadn't expected things to turn out this way.
Of the six people, only Aunt Xin is still a normal person...
The more Hua Yueniang looked at Aunt Xin, the more she felt that Aunt Xin was very likely the person she was looking for.
Similarly, Shangguan Jin felt the same way.
But all of this requires evidence!
According to Hua Yueniang, a complete chain of evidence is needed to prove everything.
She couldn't just pick anyone and tell Mr. Ye, "This is the cousin you're looking for..."
Putting aside whether Boss Ye believes it or not, even Hua Yue Niang herself can't get past her own conscience.
It's impossible for Hua Yue Niang to say, "Trust me, it's my intuition," when Boss Ye asks why she's so sure...
Every time Wan Hua Lou helps someone find someone, they always have both witnesses and physical evidence.
Ten thousand taels of silver is a lot of money, but ruining the reputation of Wan Hua Lou for ten thousand taels of silver is unacceptable...
Shangguan Jin also had a bit of a headache.
Even if she could confirm that Aunt Xin was Ye Linlang, what good would it do?
There's no paternity test or anything like that now.
Even if there is a blood test for kinship, can cousins test their blood for each other?
"Alright, Master Hua and I were just asking. That's all, you and Dongmai can go back now!"
"By the way, how's the charity center? How are the children doing lately?" Shangguan Jin changed the subject.
"Replying to Madam, everything is fine. The children have enough to eat and use. Dongmai and I have discussed it and will go again at the end of the month."
"By then, the children's new autumn clothes should all be ready," Aunt Xin said hurriedly.
Shangguan Jin nodded, signaling Aunt Xin and Dongmai to go back first.
Dongmai didn't want to leave, but then she thought she could ask her mistress what happened when she got back that night.
Then she happily went back to the mansion with Aunt Xin.
......
After the two of them got into the carriage, Shangguan Jin shook her head at Hua Yueniang.
"Even if it were true or not, Aunt Xin was only three years old at that time. What could she possibly remember?"
"Does Aunt Xin remember her own birthday?" Hua Yue Niang asked softly.
“She mentioned her birthday, but that’s definitely fake. Would someone raised by the Empress Dowager reveal the truth?” Shangguan Jin shook her head again.
Hua Yueniang sighed.
"This old woman... how could the Empress Dowager do this?"
"Oh, I just thought of someone, could that wet nurse come...?"
"Oh, I forgot, that wet nurse is blind and her tongue has been cut out, how could she recognize me!" Shangguan Jin also realized.
"It's no use if she's not blind anymore. That wet nurse didn't make it through last winter and is gone."
"I guess the last bit of breath they were holding on for finally gave way, and they couldn't hold on any longer," Hua Yueniang said softly.
After saying that, the two of them sighed at the same time.
Hua Wanli and Shen Qingyue, who had been accompanying each other, exchanged glances.
Finally, Shen Qingyue spoke.
“Mother, Master Hua, why don’t we try to slowly probe from some of the older folks?”
After all, it happened decades ago, and even if you want to know some inside information, you can only ask the older generation.
Perhaps we can learn some inside information!
Shangguan Jin, Huayue Niang...
They just got stuck on a trivial matter.
“Come, Miss Shen, tell me properly, which elderly people should we look for?” Hua Yueniang became excited immediately.
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