Chapter 32 Chapter 32

Jiang Jingchun said she was determined not to cry.

After hearing this, Jiang Jinghui just sneered in her heart, but her expression did not change. She finally opened her mouth and told Jiang Jingchun the story.

"I heard that a long time ago, in the spring when flowers were blooming, a woman brought a three-year-old child to Miao'en Temple to worship Buddha. Even now, more than ten years later, some people in the temple still remember that woman, because she was so beautiful, as graceful as a flying dragon, she looked like a fairy from heaven. She looked fine in every way, but she was so sick that she looked like she was about to die."

"The woman looked very young, not even 20 years old. She was not in good health, and was sick all over. She looked sickly. She was not poor, and the silk and satin she wore did not look like something a poor family could afford. But she had no husband or servants by her side. She was alone, dragging her sickly body and leading the obedient child into the temple. No one had ever seen where this woman came from, but they all guessed that she must have been abandoned by her husband. Otherwise, why would her husband let her come to the temple alone with the child when she was so sick? She was so beautiful, didn't he worry that others would bully her?"

When Jiang Jingchun heard about the temple and the three-year-old child, her face changed. She seemed to have realized what Jiang Jinghui was talking about.

Jiang Jinghui sighed as if she felt regretful when she said this, and then continued.

"That woman seemed to love her child very much. She held her hand tightly from beginning to end. She took her to kneel in front of the Buddha statue and kowtowed with her... It was the place you and Song Xuanan went to before. More than ten years ago, that woman knelt there with her child. However, at that time, no one knew what she was praying for. Maybe she wanted her body to get better soon, or maybe she wanted the man who abandoned her to return home soon... In short, no one except herself knew what happened back then."

"Alas, what a pity! God doesn't always fulfill one's wishes. The more one fears something, the more likely it is to happen. This poor woman finally couldn't escape her destined disaster."

Jiang Jinghui sighed and shook her head, as if she couldn't bear to continue talking.

Jiang Jingchun's eyes were already a little red, her frail neck was tightly bound, and under the candlelight, her face had turned pale without her knowing when.

"Go on, and then what?" Her trembling voice already carried a hint of urgency.

Jiang Jinghui continued speaking.

"The woman was praying to God with her child, and when she was done, she was about to take her home. But just as she turned around, a crazy woman suddenly rushed over. The crazy woman pushed her hard, but the weak woman couldn't withstand the push. Just one push, and she fell to the ground."

"The sick woman didn't have time to react to what happened. She frowned in pain. But the crazy woman who pushed her actually pointed at her and cursed, "You damned matchmaker, how dare you kidnap my daughter!" My God, the conscience of heaven and earth, that was her child who was born after ten months of pregnancy, but someone said that she kidnapped the child. Is there such a reason in this world? The sick woman was so angry that she almost couldn't breathe. She forced herself to get up and wanted to take back her child. She said, give her child back, it's her child."

"But the other crazy woman would never agree to that. She insisted that the child was hers. She pushed the poor woman to the ground again, still insisting that she had taken her child away."

"This time, the sick woman was pushed to the ground and could no longer get up. Her poor child also started crying and wanted to throw herself into the arms of her biological mother. The child cried uncontrollably and kept saying, "Give me back my mother, give me back my mother..." The crazy woman was not happy to hear this and was so angry that she covered her mouth and held her tightly in her arms. In the end, she no longer cared about the life or death of the woman who fell to the ground and left there with the child in her arms. The sick woman watched her child being taken away and wanted to crawl over to chase her, but how could she catch up with her? She watched her child being taken away with her own eyes, but the onlookers around her were still pointing fingers at her. They said that she looked like a Bodhisattva, but she had a human face but a beast's heart. She was a matchmaker who kidnapped other people's children..."

"How pitiful, Xiaochun, it's really pitiful. Tell me, how can there be two people who look exactly alike in this world? However, the world is big and power is the greatest. That was clearly her own child, and in the end it was taken away by someone else, and she was slandered as a matchmaker who kidnapped children."

Jiang Jinghui spoke with compassion, but there was no trace of sympathy in her eyes.

But I don’t know when it started, but Jiang Jingchun, who was sitting opposite me, was already in tears.

Who is the sick woman, who is the crazy woman, and who is the child that was taken away? How could she not know now?

She has a mother.

She originally had her own mother.

This person was never Lee.

But she actually regarded the thief as her mother and called her that for more than ten years.

She was so good to her, so good that she couldn't believe that she was the child she had snatched away from someone else.

In the past, she only thought that Jiang Nan and Jiang Runchu were not very kind to her, but now she realized that the people who were best to her hurt her the most.

What about her biological mother? She was already sick and weak, and now she was in so much pain, how could she survive?

If this story is true, it is horrible.

Jiang Jingchun shook her head. She didn't believe it. It wasn't because this person was her mother who had raised her for more than ten years. She just couldn't believe that there was really someone in the world who could be so vicious. She said, "Where did you hear this old news? It must be fake."

Jiang Jinghui smiled, "Is it fake? Then why are you crying like this?"

Jiang Jingchun couldn't stop crying, and in the dark night, her crying sounded very suppressed.

No wonder, no wonder when she wanted to ask about the past, they were always unwilling to tell her, and no wonder her grandmother said that she had not let anyone down.

Who did she feel sorry for? Who could she feel sorry for?

"Is she dead?" Jiang Jingchun asked, holding back his grief.

"Of course. I heard that the woman lost her child and died of illness within a year or two."

The summer nights are still sultry, with the occasional chilly night breeze blowing into the house, freezing people's bodies. The rustling sound is mixed with the chirping of insects, and at this moment it actually makes one feel heartbroken.

A dim environment is the best place to express feelings and tell some buried secrets. The sad story becomes even more tragic and tearful at this moment.

Jiang Jingchun's mind, everything about her, was thrown to the ground and crushed at this moment.

What can a lonely and helpless woman do when she encounters a bully?

They said she was a kidnapper, and so she was.

Jiang Jinghui seemed to enjoy the sight of Jiang Jingchun crying. She sighed sympathetically and said, "Sister, why are you crying? If I had known you would be so sad, I would not have told you..."

Before he could finish his words, Jiang Jingchun suddenly stood up.

If she still doesn't know that Jiang Jinghui did it on purpose, then she is extremely stupid.

How could Jiang Jinghui not know who the story she was telling was about?

But she looked at her pain and smiled so proudly, to the point that Jiang Jingchun couldn't ignore it at all.

Jiang Jingchun couldn't stay there any longer, so she stood up and rushed out.

What about the second half of the story? What happened to the woman at the back?

Could she still be alive after her child was taken away from her?

Jiang Jinghui said she was dead, but she didn't want to believe it.

How could he die like this?

She wanted to go back to the Jiang Mansion and find the old lady. She wanted to know what happened next.

Even though she knew that her ending would not be good, she still wanted to hear the truth with her own ears.

Jiang Jingchun ran out.

She was going down the mountain, now.

She had been deceived for more than ten years, and now she couldn't wait any longer.

She wanted to know what happened to the woman whose child was taken away from her.

Hua Yun had been waiting for Jiang Jingchun outside the house. Suddenly, she heard her crying from inside. She was a little worried. While she was still thinking about whether to break in, Jiang Jingchun ran out crying.

She had no idea what had happened and subconsciously thought that Jiang Jinghui had bullied her. She turned her head to look inside the house, only to see Jiang Jinghui sitting in her seat with an expressionless face. The candlelight flickered, making her look somewhat scary. Hua Yun shuddered at the sight of her and turned to look at Jiang Jingchun, only to see that she had already run outside.

She didn't have time to care about what they had just said and hurried after them.

Huayun chased after Jiang Jingchun, but she ran so fast that she could not catch up with her for a while. She saw her pass through several round arches and go to the meditation room where the male family members lived.

She was seen running straight towards Jiang Runchu's room.

Jiang Runchu had told them where he lived earlier, and if they had any problems they could come here to find him.

Jiang Jingchun went to the room Jiang Runchu mentioned, but found it empty. She knocked on the door for a long time but no one answered.

She did not give up. She kept knocking even though she didn't get a response for a long time. She didn't care even when her palms were numb and painful. It seemed that she would not stop until someone came out of it.

She was making quite a lot of noise here. She was crying and knocking on the door. She was afraid that the people living next door would be disturbed soon. Hua Yun stepped forward to stop her, "Miss, the eldest master should not be in the room now. Why don't you come back later?"

Seeing that Jiang Jingchun refused to leave and continued to cry, Hua Yun was also frightened. She cried anxiously, "What on earth happened..."

She couldn't persuade Jiang Jingchun, but fortunately Jiang Runchu came back soon.

He originally went to Gu Huaisheng's room next door to look for someone.

Jiang Runchu came earlier today and didn't meet Gu Huaisheng, and only found out later that he was here. Because he had tricked Gu Huaisheng into coming to Jiang's house last time, and thought that Gu Huaisheng still hated him and didn't want to talk to him, Jiang Runchu thought about going to his Zen room in the evening to talk to him clearly.

Their compartments were close to each other, and before they had said a few words, they suddenly heard crying from outside, followed by the sound of banging on the door.

The crying sounded a bit like Jiang Jingchun's.

They looked at each other and hurried out, and as expected, they saw Jiang Jingchun crying and knocking on the door.

Jiang Runchu was overwhelmed by what he heard, and he subconsciously ignored her crying and strode forward to stop her.

"At this hour, when it's already so dark, what are you doing here?"

There was a hint of suppressed anger in his voice. He didn't want to quarrel with her outside, but seeing her making a fuss here, he subconsciously wanted to get angry.

But Jiang Jingchun let go of his hand and said, "Prepare the carriage for me. I want to go home."

The rickshaw driver was transferred by Jiang Runchu, and Jiang Jingchun didn't even know where the rickshaw driver was now. It was so late, and if he wanted to go home, he could only come to find him first.

Jiang Runchu was stunned for a moment when she suddenly brushed his hand away. He didn't expect her emotions to be so excited. Just touching her like that would make her explode. But he couldn't care about that now. He frowned and asked her, "It's already dark. What are you doing back now? Who has offended you again? Why do you have to make such a fuss now? Can you stop being unreasonable?"

Jiang Jingchun was still unable to hold back her tears, but when she heard what he said, she laughed. The more she laughed, the harder she laughed, and tears began to flow from her eyes.

Seeing this, Jiang Runchu frowned even deeper.

What happened?

Jiang Jingchun was really a bit strange today. She was said to be making trouble, but she cried so hard, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Gu Huaisheng, who came along, also noticed that something was wrong.

Jiang Jingchun looked at Jiang Runchu and asked, "I am being unreasonable? How am I being unreasonable? When have I ever been unreasonable?"

When she looked at Jiang Runchu now, she felt that he was hideous and extremely hateful.

Every time he would say it was her fault, no matter what she did, they would say she was fooling around.

Jiang Jingchun only now realized how terrible they were. She knew from the beginning that she was not the real Jiang Jinghui. It was clearly them who took her back by force, but they always thought it was her fault.

What did she do wrong?

The mistake was that she was only three years old at the time, and the mistake was that she was so stupid that she couldn't even recognize her biological mother.

They are a bunch of rotten people. They appear to be bright and beautiful on the surface, but in the end, they are dirtier and more disgusting than anyone else.

Jiang Jingchun didn't want to continue arguing with him. She wanted a carriage and she wanted to go back to the Jiang family. She immediately wanted to know what happened to her biological mother.

She looked at Jiang Runchu and almost screamed, "I want to go back to the Jiang family, give me a carriage!"

Jiang Runchu didn't expect that she would lose her temper like this at once. She looked extremely angry and furious, with her eyes red.

Under the moonlight, it was like a wounded beast letting out its final roar.

The tragic sound shocked Jiang Runchu so much that he couldn't say anything for a moment.

What happened to her today?

At this moment, it was Gu Huaisheng who was standing by and reacted first. He grabbed Jiang Jingchun's shoulders, looked into her eyes and said, "Go back... I'll take you back."

No matter what happened, she is like this now. If she wants to go back, just send her back.

Now that things have come to this, why bother to get to the bottom of it?

Jiang Jingchun glanced at Gu Huaisheng, but this time she did not say anything bad to him. She nodded and asked Gu Huaisheng to take her back to the Jiang family.

On the way back in the carriage, perhaps because she was tired of crying, or perhaps because she didn't want to talk to Gu Huaisheng, she huddled in a corner without saying a word. Only occasionally could she hold back her sobs and whimpers, which sounded particularly pitiful at this moment.

She was so tired that she leaned against the wall, her red eyes filled with nothing but emptiness.

Gu Huaisheng saw her expression and knew it was best not to say anything, but he still couldn't help but want to ask. Just as he was about to open his mouth, the carriage suddenly stopped and the sound of horse hooves came from outside the window.

Shu Liang opened the curtain from outside, looking a little grim, and said to Gu Huaisheng: "Sir, we ran into someone from the Jinyiwei."

It's dark now and the curfew has begun.

I think there is a Dharma Assembly being held in Miao'en Temple today, and the city is bustling, so it is inevitable that there is a shortage of manpower, so people from the Jinyiwei were also borrowed to go out.

Jiang Jingchun looked a little uneasy. If she met someone from the Jinyiwei, would she be able to go back?

Gu Huaisheng knew what she was thinking and said comfortingly, "Don't be afraid, it's okay."

However, this simple sentence, when spoken by Gu Huaisheng, does have a reassuring meaning.

Gu Huaisheng opened the window curtain beside him and looked outside the carriage.

Outside, there was a group of people wearing Feiyu uniforms and carrying Xiuchun swords, blocking their way. The leader was a man Gu Huaisheng had seen before. He was the Jinyiwei Zhenfu Envoy, Xiao Lun, a fourth-rank official.

This man worked for Wang Shun. A few years ago, he was only a seventh-rank general. Within two years, he was recruited by Wang Shun and now has become a fourth-rank official.

He didn't know how old Huai Sheng was, and now he was 25 years old. This man was ruthless and always liked to do some dirty things. Maybe his appearance was in line with his heart, and even his appearance was a bit sinister.

When Gu Huaisheng recognized the person, his brows immediately furrowed.

Curfew patrol, what is Xiao Lun doing here? Has the Royal Guard become so idle?

Xiao Lun pretended not to notice Gu Huaisheng's frown. He smiled and asked, "Young Marquis Gu, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to see you at this time. But... it seems like there's curfew now. Isn't it inappropriate for you to be here now?"

Gu Huaisheng heard this question, but he didn't think he had done anything wrong. He quickly calmed down and replied calmly, "It's inappropriate, but it's urgent and I have to do it. Please be flexible."

The two men spoke more politely than each other, but they were both sharp in the dark.

Gu Huaisheng and Wang Shun were at odds, so Xiao Lun naturally wasn't at odds with Gu Huaisheng either. Now that he had finally caught him, how could he let him go so easily? But he didn't expect that Gu Huaisheng would speak so properly, and he didn't know what excuse to make trouble for a while.

After thinking about it, he came up with an idea, and said in a dilemma: "If everyone wants to be flexible, then what are the rules? Young Marquis is usually very righteous, so I think you shouldn't do such a thing."

It shouldn't have been done, but now that it has been done, what can we do about it?

Xiao Lun deliberately wanted to go against him. If it were a normal day, Gu Huaisheng would have plenty of time to argue with Xiao Lun, but today Jiang Jingchun was really anxious, and he didn't want to delay on this matter.

Gu Huai said calmly, "Today, I went to the temple with my cousins ​​to burn incense. We originally planned to stay on the mountain, but my cousin suddenly missed home and insisted on going back."

Xiao Lun didn't understand what he meant. He frowned at Gu Huaisheng's expression. He continued, "Children are like this. They are happy for a while and unhappy for a while. They are very noisy. As her cousin, I can't stand it. Am I going to cry her to death? My mother asked me to send her home first, so I have no choice. If you can't make concessions, the town council can go to the government office to sue me. But now, please give way."

After hearing what Gu Huaisheng said, Xiao Lun's mouth twitched.

He naturally knew who the cousin Gu Huaisheng was referring to.

But where are the sixteen-year-old kids?

But looking at Gu Huaisheng's clear eyes and eyebrows, he did not seem to have any guilty conscience when he said this.

He even brought up the Marquis's wife, so today's incident had gone beyond the elders' approval. He was only doing this under the instruction of his mother. Gu Huaisheng was intentionally dragging this incident into the family affairs. Originally, it was just a matter of turning a blind eye. If he made a big fuss now, or even reported it to the government, it would be unnecessary. Not to mention that he would offend the Gu family openly, but when the story got out, people would inevitably say that he was unkind to the point of being unreasonable.

It just causes trouble.

Xiao Lun gritted his teeth in hatred, but still stepped aside to make way with the people behind him.

Gu Huaisheng added, "By the way, cousin, please don't let anyone know what happened today. Otherwise, I will be scolded by my mother when I go back because I didn't handle this matter well."

What mother scolding.....it's just his excuse.

Xiao Lun tightened his jaw and bowed to him as a sign of acceptance.

Gu Huaisheng nodded slightly to him as a farewell, then let go of the curtain and the carriage continued to move forward.

This incident was just a minor incident. Gu Huaisheng knew that Xiao Lun just wanted to annoy him, but he didn't have time to argue with him. He turned to look at Jiang Jingchun, and still saw that she was pale and miserable.

Gu Huaisheng came back to his senses, and he still asked the question that was accidentally interrupted by the Jinyiwei just now.

He asked her, "Do you know anything?"

Her behavior today was extremely abnormal.

Jiang Jingchun's emotions finally fluctuated a little when she heard this.

She raised her eyes to look at Gu Huaisheng and said affirmatively: "You knew it a long time ago, right?"

Everyone knows it, they all know it.

She was the only one who didn't know. She was the only one who was kept in the dark from beginning to end.

Gu Huaisheng clenched his hands, but didn't know how to answer. It was not so much that he didn't know how to answer, but rather that he didn't dare.

In fact, he didn't know about this from the beginning. After all, this matter was not very glorious, so fewer and fewer people knew about it. Jiang Nan and Li kept it a secret, and even Jiang Runchu didn't know how his sister came to be. If Madam Gu hadn't been close to Jiang Nan, she wouldn't have known about it.

However, Mrs. Gu only told this matter to Lord Gu and kept silent about her own children.

After all, how can it be decent if the children know about this?

Gu Huaisheng knew about this because of Old Madam Jiang.

But this is a long story, and if I really want to talk about it, it will be another sad thing.

Gu Huaisheng could not bear to say anything else. He thought, when he returned to Jiang's house and met the old lady, she would know everything.

The carriage soon arrived at the Jiang family, and the two went directly to Rongde Hall from the back door to look for the old lady.

At first, Jiang Jingchun's steps were somewhat anxious, but later on, she walked slower and slower. The truth was clearly before her eyes, but at this moment she was afraid.

It was at this moment that she suddenly understood what the look in her grandmother's eyes meant in the past.

The truth was so hurtful. The look in her eyes when she looked at her was full of pity and pain.

Jiang Jingchun really couldn't bear it.

She was afraid that what she was about to hear would make her collapse even more.

However, no matter how scared she was, she had to know where her mother was.

Is she really dead as Jiang Jinghui said?