Chapter 22 Song Rui
"That's exactly what I'm worried about." Jiang Yunwan sat down with a worried look on her face. "If Song Mingzhu can tell Sister Yu that you're not her biological brother, won't she also say that Sister Yu isn't our biological child?"
Song Mingen stared at the teacup on the table and didn't speak for a long time.
"Yu'er should know what to do. Will she meet her biological parents and no longer want us?"
"No." Jiang Yunwan understood Song Yu. "We raised her together. You should know her character."
"Yeah, I was overthinking it. Sister Yu is a filial son, how could she not want us? Now that she has met her biological parents, our Sister Yu will be doted on even more."
"I don't think so."
Song Mingen was surprised, "How could it be?"
"Chen Chunhua originally said that the child was found from a mass grave. Either the child was abandoned by his biological parents, or by someone with ulterior motives."
"The first possibility is that Sister Yu's biological parents or the elders in her family prefer boys to girls. Even if Sister Yu met them, they might not acknowledge her, let alone dote on her."
Song Mingen was a little annoyed when he heard this, "Sister Yu is so good, how could she have such biological parents?"
"Then it's the second scenario. Someone deliberately abandoned Sister Yu in order to make her biological parents sad."
"You mean their enemies?"
Jiang Yunwan nodded. "Song Mingzhu should know this enemy. They didn't want Sister Yu to return to Beijing, so they arranged the scene in the dream."
Jiang Yunwan could guess that Sister Yu’s identity was not simple, otherwise why would the person behind the scenes kill them all?
"Is it possible that I was the real cause of death for our family of three?"
Song Mingen felt that the child he raised should not be in either of these two situations.
Yu Jie'er's biological parents probably couldn't afford to raise the child, so they had no choice but to abandon the child in a mass grave, waiting for kind-hearted people to take her home and raise her.
Jiang Yunwan was surprised, "You?"
"Although I haven't personally verified it yet, I already believe that I'm not Chen Chunhua's biological child. Perhaps my background is complicated and someone doesn't want me to appear in the capital."
After hearing what Song Mingen said, Jiang Yunwan looked at him carefully.
You know what, with her husband's temperament and appearance, if he puts on fancy clothes, he will definitely be a young master from a wealthy family.
"If you say so, then it's possible that the fate of our family of three was caused by me."
In the capital, Jiang Yunwan also has a fiancé.
At that time, there were many noble ladies from aristocratic families who admired her fiancé.
As she remembered that moment, she thought about these things, who could have sent those assassins?
Now more than ten years have passed, and that person must have gotten married and has children who are already grown up.
Song Mingen remembered that when he picked up Wanwan, she had many sword wounds on her body, but they were all minor injuries.
The most serious injury was on the face, and faint marks can still be seen today.
Bai Luoheng still needs to continue researching scar removal cream. He must make Wanwan's face as smooth as before.
"Wanwan, let's stop overthinking. The person behind this will show up sooner or later. You take a break first, I'll make the arrangements."
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"Grandma, my grandson is back."
Song Rui, dressed in a moon-white long gown with silver silk and dark embroidery patterns, walked in from the courtyard with high spirits, "Grandson, pay your respects to your grandmother."
"Brother Rui." Chen Chunhua nimbly got off the couch and helped him up. "You won't need these empty formalities when you see Grandmother in the future."
The eldest grandson will be the top scholar in the future. Chen Chunhua is worried that he will be tired when he bends down.
"Grandma, etiquette cannot be abandoned."
"Okay, okay." Chen Chunhua looked at Song Rui lovingly. "Grandma, you look thinner than the last time you came back. Are you tired from studying at the academy?"
"No way! He's neither fat nor thin. My grandson's studies aren't hard." Song Rui pulled Chen Chunhua to sit down. "I heard from Dad that uncle injured his right hand while working as a lawyer in Yancheng this time."
Chen Chunhua glanced at Song Minglang, who remained silent. "That's the case at the moment. Your uncle is in Wushuang Temple right now, and Master Shanhui is quite skilled in medicine. He might be able to restore your uncle's right hand to its original state."
Song Rui's sparse eyebrows slightly frowned, "Grandma, whether uncle's right hand can be restored or not, please persuade him not to go out to be a lawyer. There are many things for him to arrange in the village. It is really hard for him to go out to be a lawyer."
My uncle was a famous lawyer in all the counties of Yancheng.
Whenever he got first place in the exams in the academy, the teachers would praise and encourage him and always mention that he had a good uncle.
At first he was very proud that he had an uncle who was a lawyer.
"Xiao Song's talent is good, but he's still a little behind his uncle, Mr. Song."
"That's right. Mr. Song passed the imperial academy exam at the age of ten. If he had continued his studies, how could he have become just a lawyer?"
"More than twenty years ago, Wushuang Village was the poorest village in Penglai County. Now, Wushuang Village is not only the richest village, but it has also helped several neighboring villages become better and better. With Mr. Song's ability, if he were to serve in the imperial court, he would at least be a first-rank official..."
Song Rui accidentally overheard what the teachers said. He couldn't describe how he felt in his heart, but he felt a little blocked.
Is his qualification worse than that of his uncle?
Although he was not a scholar or a student on government stipend, he was still a favored child of the academy, and they had high hopes that he would become the top scorer in the imperial examination in the future.
The teachers actually said that he was not as good as his uncle!
He will be an official in the future, but his uncle will always be a farmer.
He is not in the same class as my uncle.
Uncle can only look up to him forever, and from now on, when he sees him, he will have to greet him.
There is an unbridgeable gap between them!
Song Rui thought it through and the blockage in his heart was relieved.
Now that my uncle’s right hand is disabled, he should stop being a lawyer.
Most of the students in the academy were from poor families. My uncle was a lawyer who helped poor people to redress their grievances and was deeply loved by these students.
But my uncle also offended the old families in various counties.
There are many children from these aristocratic families in the academy.
He clearly felt that these people were ostracizing him.
What if fellow officials try to trip him up in the future?
These people cannot be offended, and must be made friends with.
There was no chance before, and now that my uncle’s right hand is disabled, he can no longer be a lawyer.
"Your uncle's love for you is not in vain. Grandmother will persuade your uncle not to become a lawyer and to stay in the village and handle village affairs."
"Mom." Song Minglang said, "Regarding the Wen family's wine and drinks bill, what does big brother say?"
"Brother Rui, your uncle brought you a set of brushes, inkstones, and paper from Pinjiang Pavilion. They're in your room. Go take a look."
Song Rui originally wanted to stay, but upon hearing this, he ran back to the west courtyard.
After sending Song Rui away, Chen Chunhua asked, "How did you go about investigating the county? Is the Wen family in debt?"
"The Wen family has sold several shops in the county to others, leaving only a restaurant. The owner of the restaurant said that the Wen family did encounter an accident at sea six months ago. Now the Wen family is seriously in debt and the restaurant is almost gone. Even the Wen family's small courtyard in the county has changed owners. Big brother, do you agree to continue to help pay for the drinks?"
"Your elder brother is now powerless, so you have to pay for it. Don't tell me you don't have money..."
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