Chapter 148 I’m here to take you home
The next day, after breakfast, the three sisters went to Mrs. Cheng's room with a pot of peonies.
"Grandma, I've picked out the peonies for my cousin. If you don't have any other instructions, I'll follow my cousin back to the Jiang Mansion."
Madam Cheng slept soundly last night and was full of energy. Looking at the beautiful girl in front of her, she was in a good mood. "Grandmother didn't say anything, but you must not fall behind in your studies while in the Jiang Mansion."
"Don't worry, Grandma. I'm sure I'll get a good ranking in next spring's exam."
Madam Cheng nodded and said, "Go ahead. You can't lose face for the Cheng family in the Jiang family."
Jiang Shiyun frowned slightly. Does the Cheng family still have any face left?
Where will you put your face when the truth comes out?
"Old Madam Cheng, Sister Qingtang Qingya has finished copying the Infinite Life Sutra. Remember to arrange for someone to deliver it to the Cheng Mansion."
Madam Cheng's face twitched. "The two sisters are copying in the small Buddhist hall right now. Miss Jiang can go and take a look."
"I won't go. It's getting late. Let's go back now."
The three sisters bowed and left the room and left the Cheng Mansion.
"Mom, we're back."
"How's it going? Did you find the darkroom?"
The three sisters shook their heads in unison.
"What?" Jiang Yunwan was a little bit incredulous. "Didn't you go to other courtyards to look for it?"
"No need to look for it anymore." Song Yu put down the peony pot. "We found an underground secret room in Old Uncle Cheng's study. To be more precise, it's an underground passage, but the mechanism is stuck from the inside and it can't be opened. It's certain that the Yu Mansion is the residence of the concubine. So the people who are keeping an eye on our Jiang Mansion should be members of the Cheng family, right?"
"That's right, Li Da said they were from the Cheng family."
"That's right. My little cousin is missing. The Yu family must have been corresponding with the old lady of the Cheng family. The fact that the Yu family was able to draw Xiao Nuo after seeing him shows how skilled the concubine is. She could have easily covered her true appearance with rouge and powder. And Uncle Wen's people should have painted the Yu family's portrait the night after my little cousin was rescued. We were a step too late, so we didn't get the true appearance."
Jiang Yunwan pondered for a moment. "That makes sense. Wen Shu's room has been arranged. It's right next to the small study. We'll pick him up tomorrow night. He should be fine, right? It's only about half an hour away."
Cheng Qingmeng looked at Song Yu and said, "Let's be careful and make sure the carriage is well-covered. Let's pick him up tonight, shall we?"
"Tomorrow night, it's safer. Let's go check on my eldest cousin's room."
Cheng Qingmeng went to Wenshu's room and found that it was missing writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone. He arranged for someone to buy some and then returned to Zhichunyuan.
"Mom, I'm back."
Seeing that her expression remained normal, Jiang Yunshu couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything you want to say to mother?"
Cheng Qingmeng smiled and said, "I'll tell mother after I see my elder brother."
Jiang Yunshu thought, is he going to say in front of his eldest son's grave that his father had a mistress?
"When you go see your eldest brother, just tell him you have a younger brother. Don't say anything else. Wait until you get back."
Cheng Qingmeng was worried that her mother would be frightened that day. After all, her elder brother's current appearance was so pitiful.
"Mom, do you still remember the scene when you gave birth to me and my elder brother?"
"Of course I remember. This is my first time giving birth. Why are you asking about this all of a sudden?"
"I just suddenly thought of asking, did you see my eldest brother's face clearly when he was born?"
"When your eldest brother was born, his body was red. I took a look and saw you kicking me in my belly. It hurt so much that I had to force you out. Your eldest brother was crying loudly, and my stomach was aching. When you were born, you started crying loudly, and I fainted."
"So you didn't see Big Brother's face when he was born, and when you woke up again, his breathing was getting weaker and weaker until he was no longer breathing?"
Jiang Yunshu nodded. "That's right. Later, I looked at him carefully. His eyes were tightly closed and his eyelashes were very long. Your grandmother said he looked a lot like your father when he was just born..."
Jiang Yunshu suddenly realized something. His younger son would be replaced in the future. Was his older son also replaced that year?
The one who died was the concubine's son, not her son?
This...this is impossible!
How could he have had a mistress so early when he married Axiao?
If that's true, then wouldn't she have been deceived by Axiao a long time ago?
The entire Jiang family was deceived by him?
If the eldest son had been replaced, he would definitely not have survived.
She doesn't believe it!
She would rather believe that it was because she had not been able to conceive again in the past ten years, and that Ah Xiao had to keep a mistress outside because of the pressure from her mother-in-law to give birth to a son!
"Meng'er." Jiang Yunshu pressed her head, "Mom is a little sleepy, go back first and come back to accompany me at lunch."
Seeing this, Cheng Qingmeng knew that her mother couldn't be so heartless as to pretend not to know about her scumbag father having a mistress, she just didn't want to believe it.
She had hinted at it, and no matter how confused her mother was about her pregnancy, she could still make some rough guesses.
"Okay mother, I'll let Aunt Rouge come in and keep you company."
The next day, it was dark.
As usual, Jiang Yunzhou got on a carriage and rushed to the Imperial College under the surveillance of Cheng family spies.
"Young Master." Jiang Guanchen's long-servant Jiang Wu came in. "I just came back from the bamboo forest in the back mountain. I saw our wife, Madam Song, and the young lady and her sisters get on the most impressive carriage in our mansion, and then quietly follow the master out of the house."
Jiang Guanchen's brows raised slightly and he put down the file in his hand. The three sisters had been acting very strangely for the past two days.
Why are my parents and aunt also acting weird?
"Has anything unusual happened in the mansion these days?"
Jiang Wu shook his head and said, "I've been following the young master all the time, but I heard from the maids in the kitchen that Madam had arranged for someone to send the exquisite furniture to Furong Garden, and I didn't see the old furniture being replaced."
Jiang Guanchen: "Go keep an eye on them and report back as soon as they come back."
Wen Nuo received the news early in the morning and packed up his books early.
Sitting in the yard waiting for the Jiang family to come and pick us up.
The medicine that Wen Shu drank contained some sleep-inducing ingredients, and he felt sleepy half an incense stick later.
Wen Shu persisted for half an hour, and he felt a little bit of anticipation in his heart.
He wants to have a family that loves and cares about him, but he is worried that it is not real and is just his fantasy.
My eyelids were getting heavier, but there was no movement in the yard.
Wen Shu felt a little lost.
It's fake, it's a dream, not real.
He never woke up...
Wen Shu put aside his delusions, climbed onto the bed, and before lying down, he tilted his head to look out the window again.
Alas, they won't come.
Just as Wen Shu lay down, Wen Nuo's excited voice came in, "Little brother, here they come, your sisters are here to take you home!"
When Wen Shu heard this, he couldn't help but shed tears.
His delusion came true.
He has a family.
After a moment, Cheng Qingmeng walked in first, "Brother, we are here to take you home."
Jiang Yunzhou hurried forward, speaking in a very gentle yet cautious tone, "I... I'm your uncle..." Jiang Yunzhou hurriedly pulled Jiang Shiyun over, "I'm Sister Yun'er's father, your uncle... Let's come together to take you home. Do you want to go? Will you come with us?"
Jiang Yunzhou extended his hand towards Wen Shu.
Wen Shu hid under the quilt and wiped away her tears, then stuck her head out and stretched out her skinny little hand towards Jiang Yunzhou.
Jiang Yunzhou held his little hand and felt extremely distressed.
I didn't dare to hold him tightly, and I didn't know where to start if I wanted to pick him up.
"let me."
Wen Nuo hurried forward and hugged Wen Shu in a princess hug, "Let's go, little brother, let's go home."
Wen Shu's face turned red immediately because so many people were watching him.
Wen Shu moved his body and wanted to get down and walk by himself.
"Little brother, I'll carry you to the carriage faster."
Wen Nuo said this as he strode out of the yard holding Wen Shu.
Wen Shu stopped struggling. He walked slowly and it was so late, so he couldn't keep everyone waiting for him.
Jiang Yunzhou felt mixed emotions when he saw Wen Nuo easily pick up Wen Shu.
My nephew is so light. How long will it take to recover?
Cheng Xiao deserves to die!
He hated himself even more for being blinded by Cheng Xiao back then. He failed to judge people well and harmed Shushu and his nephew!
Feng Yingying turned around and saw Jiang Yunzhou with a serious expression and slow steps. "Yunzhou, hurry up! The children are all in the carriage."
"Oh, here it comes."
Jiang Yunzhou was the last one to get on the carriage. He saw Wen Shu had fallen asleep on the couch in the middle.
"What happened to my nephew?"
Song Yu said, "Don't worry, uncle. My cousin is asleep."
Jiang Yunzhou bent down and wanted to sit down, but when he saw there was no place for him, he looked at Wen Nuo and asked, "Are you going too?"
"I want to hold my little brother." Wen Nuo immediately stood up and said, "Master Jiang, please take a seat. I will take the front seat in the carriage."
Jiang Yunzhou quickly pushed him back and said, "You sit down, I'll go outside."
"Yunzhou, don't go outside. The Cheng family's spies might be watching at the door. There's a small stool here for you to sit on."
"I'll sit at the door." Wen Nuo hurriedly took the small stool, stood up and sat at the door of the carriage.
Wen Nuo sat down and happened to meet the sleeping Wen Shu's eyes. He tilted his head and said to Song Yu, "Is there any place for me to stay in Furong Garden?"
Song Yu smiled and said, "You and Wen Shu will share a room."
When they arrived at the Jiang Mansion, Jiang Yunzhou got off the car from the main gate and entered the Jiang Mansion.
Seeing that no one else followed in, Jiang Wu ran to the side door of the stable at a very fast speed.
When Jiang Wu saw Wen Nuo coming down holding a thin child, his eyes widened in shock.
Who is this child?
Let the master and mistress come in so secretly?
When Jiang Wu saw them go to Furong Garden, he turned around and reported to Jiang Guanchen.
"child?"
Jiang Guanchen was surprised for a moment and rushed to Furong Garden.
Wen Nuo gently placed Wen Shu on the big bed, quickly took off his coat, climbed onto the bed quickly, lay down beside Wen Shu, and fell asleep in a second.
"Xiao Nuo is really tired." Jiang Yunwan covered the two of them with the quilt. "Sister-in-law, big brother, let's go out and let the two brothers have a good rest. Tomorrow morning we will prepare a good meal for Wen Nuo and make sure he has a good meal."
Cheng Qingmeng thought to herself that she must pamper Wen Nuo well in the future. If he hadn't brought her elder brother out, she wouldn't have been able to see her elder brother so soon.
"Mom and Dad, where is the child?" Jiang Guanchen asked as soon as he entered the yard.
Jiang Yunzhou quickly reached out to cover his mouth, "Keep your voice down."
Jiang Guanchen broke free from Jiang Yunzhou's big hand and walked into the room.
What kind of child does he want to see?
Jiang Yunzhou and Feng Yingying quickly grabbed him and dragged Jiang Guanchen out of Furong Garden.
Jiang Shiyun followed behind and pushed him with her little fists.
Jiang Guanchen: ...
What child can't he look after?
Jiang Guanchen followed him directly to Haitang Garden. "Dad, Mom, my dear sister, please tell me who this child hiding in Hibiscus Garden is."
"Brother, he's my eldest cousin."
Jiang Guanchen frowned, "Just try to fool me. Could the child that the Wen family's young master brought into Hibiscus Garden be your eldest cousin?"
"I'm not talking about my maternal grandfather's eldest cousin, but my aunt's eldest cousin, Cousin Meng's biological brother. He didn't die young, he's still alive."
Jiang Guanchen felt like he was hallucinating and looked at Jiang Yunzhou and Feng Yingying. "Sister, are you talking nonsense?"
Feng Yingying said solemnly, "It's true. I'm not kidding. Do you remember the last time we went to the Nine-Storied Tower together, Sister Yu had a prophetic dream?"
Jiang Guanchen nodded, "I know, Cousin Yu is quite accurate."
"Actually, that was arranged by us to make your aunt believe that Sister Yu's dream would come true. Before coming to the capital, Sister Yu dreamed that the wife of the Marquis of Yongping was so angry that she died of anger after raising a son for her concubine..."
Feng Yingying quickly recounted her dream. "These past few days, we've been investigating whether Cheng Xiao has a mistress. The three sisters went to the Cheng family to investigate. Your eldest cousin was accidentally spotted by Wen Nuo. Seeing him being beaten, he couldn't bear it, so he stole him away from the Yu family. We didn't expect that he was your eldest cousin. We confirmed that he looks very similar to your aunt..."
Jiang Guanchen left Haitang Garden with an indescribable mood.
Cheng Xiao had a mistress thirteen years ago. What does this mean?
Cheng Xiao set up a trap for them on their way back to Beijing from exile!
Meng Guangde is not a village doctor at all. He should be a member of the Cheng family.
The next day, Jiang Guanchen took a leave of absence and rushed to Furong Garden as soon as he woke up.
"Master Xiao Jiang."
Jiang Guanchen pinched his chubby face and said, "Call me Brother Jiang from now on."
Wen Nuo grinned, "Good morning, Brother Jiang."
"Is he awake?"
"Not awake yet, it will take a while."
Jiang Guanchen said: "That's great, I'll go in and see him."
"If the little brother is about to wake up, you have to come out quickly. He is timid and will be scared if he has never seen you before."
Jiang Guanchen nodded and walked into the room. He jumped over the screen and a thin little face appeared in his sight.
When his eyes fell upon the whip marks on his neck, his heart trembled.
How could this be his eldest cousin?
My cousin should be living a good life and being pampered. How could it be like this?
Jiang Guanchen turned and left the room, drew the long sword from Jiang Wu's waist and rushed into the bamboo forest.
Jiang Wu was shocked when he saw this. Oh no! The young master is in a bad mood, and someone is going to be investigated again!
"Madam, you're awake." Yanzhi and Meidai hurriedly brought in clothes and toiletries.
"When did they come back last night?"
"He came back at two quarters past midnight. The young master of the Wen family went to Hibiscus Garden with a child in his arms. He also stayed there last night."
"What? Wen Nuo is holding a child. Whose child is it?"
Yanzhi said, "I don't know. I think it's the Wen family's child. But this morning, Master Jiang didn't go to the Hanlin Academy. He went to Furong Garden to see the child. After leaving, he went to the bamboo forest with a sword. He looked unhappy and is still dancing with a sword in the bamboo forest."
Jiang Yunshu was very curious. This child could actually affect her nephew's mood. She had to go and take a look.
"When Meng'er wakes up, tell her to come over quickly for breakfast, and then go to Furong Garden together to see the child."
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