Chapter 156: Not a biological child, can’t be raised well
Only after she sat in Li Yuan's carriage did Chen Yuan's nervous mood relax.
Li Yuan found it funny to see her let out a long sigh.
"Sister Yuan, are you afraid of the princess? Sister Qiao is very easy to get along with and doesn't put on airs. Why do you look so scared of her?"
Chen Yuan whispered, "Second Aunt, you know my identity. Although my last name is Chen, I have no connection with the Marquis' Mansion. The comfortable life I have now is all due to the Marquis' Mansion. I must be cautious. Mother scolds me for being timid, but if I weren't timid, how could I survive in the Marquis' Mansion?"
"My mother is a princess now. If she despises me and doesn't want me anymore, I can only fend for myself."
When Li Yuan heard her words, he not only did not feel any sympathy, but instead felt that Chen Yuan's words seemed to be blaming Yun Qiao.
"Yuan Jie'er, you can't think like that. Your mother is kind-hearted and treats you well. Didn't you see what she gave you this time? Now that your mother is a princess, you have someone to support you in the Marquis' Mansion. If the maids and servants below bully you, you can also come to me, and I will naturally help you."
Li Yuan saw that Chen Yuan was still young and probably couldn't understand the whole thing, so he explained it to her in a gentle manner.
Chen Yuan appeared obedient, sitting quietly and obediently in a corner. Sitting in front of her was her younger brother Zhao Yuan.
Seeing that he was playing with something in his hand, Li Yuan looked closely.
"Zhao Yuan, isn't the thing in your hand the golden locket of the eldest son Chao Chao? How did it get into your hand?"
When Zhao Yuan was called, he subconsciously wanted to hide the gold lock, but was pulled out by Chen Yuan.
Seeing her reach out and slap Zhao Yuan, she said, "You must have been playing with it and forgot to put it down for the eldest master. I think you have such a stupid brain. You might as well be burned to death."
Li Yuan frowned as he listened to Chen Yuan scolding Zhao Yuan.
"Give me the things and I'll have someone send them back. Don't be so careless next time."
"Your sister is the princess's adopted daughter. You and your sister are biological siblings, but you are not the princess's adopted son. Next time you go to the princess's mansion, don't bring your brother with you."
The main thing is that this time when they went to the princess's mansion, Yun Qiao asked Chen Yuan a lot of questions out of concern, but as for Zhao Yuan, she just looked at him and didn't ask many questions.
Zhaoyuan is a kid with too many bad habits.
He has no manners when standing or sitting, and looks like a little hooligan. No wonder Yun Qiao looks down on him, she doesn't like him at all.
Chen Yuan could only lower her head and agree with what Li Yuan said, and gave the gold lock to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan frowned. She looked at the Chen siblings in front of her, hoping that they were all good. Why did she have a bad feeling just now? She felt that the siblings were not as innocent as they seemed.
But they look like just children, so young.
There shouldn't be that much thought.
***
After seeing Li Yuan and the others off, Xiao Tao turned around and found her daughter sitting in a rocking chair, rocking back and forth in a bad mood.
"Miss, what's wrong with you? If you're really worried about Ayuan and her siblings, just take them to the princess and raise them. They won't need a bite to eat anyway."
"However, I feel..."
Xiao Tao had the words on the tip of her tongue, but she didn't dare to say them.
"Just tell me what you think. Do you need to hide anything in front of me?"
"I feel that this young man Zhao Yuan is not as lovable as he was when he was little. If you feel sorry for A Yuan, you can bring her here. But as for Zhao Yuan, you can just leave him alone."
Yun Qiao smiled lightly, "Why do you think I would care about them?"
"Forget it. Even if I tell you about this, you won't understand. So I'll give you a task. Have someone keep an eye on Chen Yuan and see who she's been in contact with privately. Also, check on Ah Chun. What's wrong with her? Have someone keep an eye on Chen Yuan and see how she sees things..."
Yun Qiao didn't believe that Achun didn't know the true situation of Chen Yuan.
Now that you know, why don't you tell her?
If she knew, she wouldn't tell her. Either Achun had betrayed her, or Achun had encountered trouble.
Xiaotao agreed and went to check.
Yun Qiao looked at the sleeping little San and reached out to touch her hand.
This child is truly a magical being.
If what she said was true, then where was Chen Jingyan imprisoned?
He has now gone to the border. What kind of things could he encounter there?
Yun Qiao was also worried about him.
***
As the year draws to a close, more and more people come to the mansion to deliver gifts. Unfortunately, the old lady is not feeling well, so the affairs of the mansion are temporarily handed over to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan was still thinking about going to the Chen family's old house with Gu Heng to worship their ancestors.
Because of the old lady's health, she could not go, so she was busy receiving the female relatives and guests who came to the marquis' mansion to give gifts.
I was so busy with things in the front and back yards that I didn't take care of them much.
All the concubines of the eldest wife, Chen Yusheng, moved out. Several concubines of the Marquis Chen Jingyan died, ran away, or left. Cheng Danmei was sent to a remote farm and would never have the chance to come to the Marquis' Mansion again in this life.
As for Yun Qiao, since she was unmarried, she did not interfere in the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion.
Besides, Li Yuan said that she was Chen Jingyan’s fiancée, and she should help manage the household when Chen Jingyan was not at home.
But the old lady didn't say anything, so why was she rushing to do that?
I just didn't go.
There was nothing else in the inner courtyard of the Marquis' Mansion except a few old and ugly concubines. There were no concubines in Gu Heng's courtyard, so Li Yuan didn't need to worry about it at all.
But someone happened to take advantage of this loophole.
It was dark at night. At the gate of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, a short man was seen passing through the back door and going to a corner where no one could be seen.
"Why did you just come out? I've sent you letters several times, but you didn't even reply. What do you think of what I told you before? I'm telling you, I'm your mother. I gave birth to you and raised you. Now that your mother is in trouble, you can't just ignore her."
"As long as you please her, she will give you everything when she's happy. Do you think a child like you needs so many things? Send them home to me later."
He lifted the brim of his hat, revealing a childish face.
"Mom, do you really have to force me like this? Mother is very good to me, and I don't want to do anything to let her down. I will give you what you want, but please don't come here again, and don't contact me anymore."
Her younger brother has been led astray and even dares to steal his mother's things.
Chen Yuan knew that it was wrong for her to give money to her mother, but she had no way of refusing.
After her mother remarried, she gave birth to two younger sisters in succession. She then came to Zhaoyuan and wanted to recognize him, hoping to have someone to take care of her in her old age.
The family she married into was not well off. At first, Chen Yuan felt sorry for her and gave her some money, but unexpectedly, she kept coming to their house to ask for it back.
She didn't dare refuse, for she was afraid that this woman would go to the Marquis' Mansion and make trouble, and by then, she would have lost everything.
She didn't want to ruin all the work she put so much effort into.
"Go away! If you come looking for me again, I'll report you to the police. I have nothing to do with you. Don't come looking for me again."
Chen Yuan said this and gave the woman a purse.
Xiaotao contacted Achun.
Achun is indeed sick. He has been sick for half a month and is still not getting better.
From her, I learned that Chen Yuan was in contact with a woman, and that woman should be Chen Yuan's biological mother.
After listening to Xiao Tao's story, Yun Qiao said, "Does this mean that woman came to see her when I was still in the Marquis' Mansion?"
She didn't tell herself.
It seems that this adopted daughter is really hard to tame.
Although Chen Yuan did not do anything to harm her interests, when she loved her, she used her money to support her mother.
This behavior really hurt Yun Qiao's intention to be good to her.
After all, the child is not her biological child and does not agree with her. Even if Chen Yuan has something to say, she dare not say it.
Even if Yun Qiao spoke to her from the bottom of her heart, she would not take the initiative to get close to Yun Qiao.
Yun Qiao even thought that Chen Yuan could enter the Marquis' Mansion through Chen Jingyan.
Now he saw her again through Li Yuan, and increased his favorability towards Chen Yuan, all for the sake of the wealth of the Marquis' Mansion.
At first it was the Marquis' Mansion, but now it is probably just her wealth and the status of being the adopted daughter of Princess Huayang.
In this way, she, a little orphan whose father died and whose mother abandoned her, turned out to be the adopted daughter of the noble Princess Huayang.
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