Chapter 578 The Burial Place of the Second Miss
Zheng thought about it and told the story one by one about what happened that year.
"When the doctor and the midwife confirmed that the child was dead, the master asked me to take the second young lady away to avoid the lady being sad when she woke up. We found a beautiful place to bury her. We also went to the temple to light a long-burning lamp for the second young lady and asked a master to pray for her to be reborn as a newborn soon."
"That's exactly what I did at the time."
"At that time, I put the second young lady in a bamboo basket and covered it with cloth. I chose the most quiet and beautiful Yinxiu Mountain in the suburbs of Beijing as the second young lady's burial place."
"But when I was digging a hole in a mountain stream with a shovel, a cold wind suddenly blew from the mountain, making my back feel cold. I was timid, and when I turned around, I saw leaves flying everywhere in the mountain. I was so scared that I threw away the shovel and ran down the mountain."
Hearing this, Mrs. Tang felt heartbroken.
As a result, the little daughter was thrown into the mountains before she was buried.
If a wild beast appears, won’t it be carried away?
She clutched the handkerchief tightly in her hand.
"And then?"
Zheng said again, "At that time, it was Liangzhi who drove the carriage with me. I was so scared that my legs were weak after running down the mountain, so I told Liangzhi the location and asked him to go up the mountain to bury the second young lady. Then we went to Yulin Temple outside the city to light a perpetual lamp for the young lady and invited a master to perform a ritual to pray for her soul to be reborn."
Liangzhi was already fifteen at that time and had been raised by her side.
He is filial and sensible.
When he was a little older, he took his father, who was in poor health, back to his hometown to get married and have children.
Mrs. Tang looked at her.
"Do you remember where he was buried?"
Wangxu Villa is located in the suburbs of Beijing, not far from Yinxiu Mountain. If you know the location, you can ask someone to go there and take a look.
It's just that so many years have passed.
If he was really buried in Yinxiu Mountain, there would be no trace of him now.
Zheng was in a bit of a dilemma.
"Madam, you also know that twenty years have passed. Even if I remember where the second young lady was buried, I am not sure whether I can find it now."
"Does the child have a birthmark?" Mrs. Tang asked again.
Zheng thought about it and shook her head.
"As far as I can remember, the second young lady didn't have a birthmark." She looked in the direction of Nanny Chen. "When Madam gave birth, Nanny Chen was also by her side. She should have examined her as well. I'm old now, so I may not remember some things clearly, but Nanny Chen should have some impression of them."
Nanny Chen bowed to Madam Tang.
"I was taking care of the Madam at the time and didn't pay much attention to the Second Miss. I really can't remember it."
Song Yuntang subconsciously touched the back of his neck.
At first she didn't know she had a birthmark. It was discovered by Jinshu when she was dressing her. She said there was a crescent-shaped mark on the back of her neck near the end of her hair.
But the color was not dark, and it was covered by hair and collar, so it was not easy to notice in the past.
Even Xu Qingye might not know about this.
Perhaps, her resemblance to the late queen was just a coincidence?
Mrs. Tang thought about it and instructed Nanny Chen.
"Send someone to find Zhao Liangzhi."
"yes."
Nanny Chen bowed and walked out.
Mrs. Tang turned and looked at Zheng.
"Madame Zheng, please get up first. If you kneel down and hurt your knees, you will need to work hard to heal them."
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The servants acted quickly and brought Zhao Liangzhi to Wangxu Villa in less than an hour.
Zhao Liangzhi didn't know why Mrs. Tang asked him to come, he just thought she had something good to tell him.
After all, Mrs. Tang values her mother.
I brought her to the hot spring resort for recuperation.
Looking at the middle-aged man in front of her, Mrs. Tang had a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.
Time can indeed change many things.
The boy who used to be upright has become a mercenary middle-aged man after getting into bad habits over time.
He bowed to Mrs. Tang.
"My humble servant has met the Madam."
He turned and saluted Song Yuntang.
"Meet the princess."
Mrs. Tang looked at him.
"Liang Zhi, I called you here today mainly to ask you about what happened twenty years ago."
When Zhao Liangzhi heard that this happened twenty years ago, he looked in the direction of his mother with some guilt.
Did mother tell Madam about this?
He bowed.
"Madam, please speak up. I will tell you everything I know."
Madam Tang looked at him steadily. "Your mother said that you buried the second young lady beside a mountain stream in Yinxiu Mountain. Do you still remember the exact location now?"
Zhao Liangzhi had cold sweat on his forehead.
Mom really said that!
He couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.
Didn’t I say that it can’t be said?
You are old but still can't keep your mouth shut. Sooner or later you will kill someone.
As if she saw the panic in his eyes, Mrs. Tang spoke again.
"Madame Zheng watched me grow up, and I also watched you grow up. Even if you didn't lie, if you had difficulties, I would not ignore it because of our past friendship. I think your parents named you Liangzhi because they hoped you would become a person who can judge good and evil, right and wrong, and morality. How did you become like this now?"
Zheng sighed aside.
"Liang Zhi, just tell me."
Zhao Liangzhi's face showed embarrassment, guilt, nervousness, and a little bit of remorse.
In fact, after finding out that he had cheated, given Mrs. Tang's current status, she could have directly ordered someone to arrest him and torture him.
But she didn't.
This just shows that the lady did not want to kill them all.
In this situation, he has no choice.
After thinking for a moment, he spoke.
"In reply to Madam, I did accompany Mother to Yinxiu Mountain to bury the Second Miss."
Madam Tang nodded. "Your mother has already told me what happened during that time. I just want to ask you, can we still find the burial place of the second young lady?"
Although it was warm in the hot spring resort in the first month of the year, Zhao Liangzhi was still wearing winter clothes, but he was already sweating slightly from nervousness.
"This... after so many years, I'm not sure either."
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and didn't dare to look in Mrs. Tang's direction.
Mrs. Tang had been dealing with people in the capital for many years, so she naturally saw through his guilty conscience.
"Why are you so nervous?"
Zhao Liangzhi carefully raised his eyelids and looked in her direction. When he saw her intimidating look without even being angry, he was startled and quickly knelt down.
"Madam, spare my life!"
He kowtowed to Mrs. Tang.
"My mother did take the second young lady to Yinxiu Mountain back then, and she also found a beautiful mountain stream as a burial place for her. But when my mother was scared by the cold wind in the mountain and fled down the mountain, I couldn't find the second young lady when I went up the mountain again."
Zheng looked horrified.
"That's not what you said back then. When you came down from the mountain, didn't you say you had buried the second young lady?"
Zhao Liangzhi said with a stiff face, "I lied because I was worried that my mother would be punished by the Madam. I thought the Master and the Madam would not investigate the burial place of a dead baby, so I dared to say that."
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