Chapter 405: Mother's former adopted daughter
When she opened the door, she saw her mother sewing clothes in the yard under the sun.
"Where did you go to play again? Hu Laosan came just now and said that if your father doesn't come back, our family will be in trouble. Your eldest brother and your father are out this time, and there's no telling when they will be back."
"Your second and third brothers have gone to collect rent, and your fourth brother still has to keep an eye on the granary."
"I'm so worried."
Liu Wang said this and sighed.
Yinggu stood there and looked at her mother. "Mother, I just ran into the young mistress. She is the daughter of the eldest lady of the Dong family. She looks like a fairy. But the fairy said that if we don't tell the truth, the consequences will be something our whole family cannot bear."
The thing in Liu Wangshi's hand fell to the ground with a bang.
"Is this all coming to you?"
"Mother, this is my fault. A few gossipy maids were talking about our family's affairs, saying that my father was corrupt, and that's how the master found out. I couldn't stand it anymore and went up to argue with him, and the young master happened to see me."
"What did the young master say?" asked Liu Wangshi.
"Tell me, let us explain it clearly. Mother, what should we do now?" Yinggu was about to cry as she spoke.
She didn't dare to cry just now, but now that she was in front of her mother, she couldn't help but want to cry.
"I always feel like the Young Master knows everything and is just waiting for us to tell him. If we don't tell him, what if he finds out later? What will we do then?"
Liu Wangshi didn't even dare to think about it and was a little scared at this moment.
"I went to the young master's house to ask. If there's really no other way, then tell the truth. I have to protect you brothers and sisters. Your father and your eldest brother don't know what happened yet."
"It's all your father and I's fault. We shouldn't have arranged that marriage for your eldest brother."
Originally, they thought that the Liu family was marrying up, after all, the girl was staying at the manor because she made a mistake, but she was a low-key person and was kind to others.
Unexpectedly, after marrying her, she really harbored evil intentions and was full of bad intentions.
Since the family lost money last year, they haven't said much.
This year, the money in the account was directly taken away, which was a full three thousand taels.
Liu Wangshi was so angry that she fell ill and stayed in bed for seven days before getting up to work. Now she looks pale.
"Mom, let's talk about this. If we get sold again, will our family still be able to live a good life?"
What Yinggu was worried about was that even if they took the initiative to tell the truth and take responsibility for their mistakes, what if they were still betrayed by their master in the end?
"Do you think this matter can be resolved without telling anyone? Your father always said that the boss was a powerful man and that he couldn't hide anything. I just didn't expect that the boss would send people to the countryside to check the account books."
"Time is running out, and we can't recover those debts. The deficit in the account book can't be filled now."
Liu Wangshi said something to her daughter and asked her to call all three children.
The next night, the next morning, Liu Wangshi took her daughter and three sons to the main house where the master lived.
Chunyu was dressing up Nian Nian.
"The head steward's wife, Liu Wangshi, has arrived with her four children. She is kneeling outside the door and wants to tell you the truth."
"Just let them in. They can take the initiative to take responsibility for their mistakes, so I don't think they are bad people."
Chunmian whispered, "I don't think so. Some people are just good at pretending."
Haru glared at her.
"Don't interrupt the girl when she's talking. Go and tell her the message."
After being scolded, Chunmian hurriedly called Liu Wangshi in.
Nian Nian looked at them and felt that they were all honest and decent people. Nian Nian could see the future of these people, but she just didn't want to abuse her abilities. The more she used her abilities, the more serious the damage to her body would be.
She also wanted to spend more time with her father and mother, so she didn't want to waste her abilities on insignificant people.
"Since you came to me, I guess you have thought it through."
"If I may return to the young master, my family has made up their minds. My husband has been out collecting debts for half a month, and I am worried too. And with you coming to check the accounts, this matter will inevitably come to light."
Liu Wangshi then said everything she needed to say.
Nian Nian listened to her babble, but the old woman's words had no main point.
She kept saying that her family was poor and that she had been cheated and defrauded of her money.
Nian Nian frowned and asked, "Who was the one who deceived you?"
"She's surnamed Chen, and her name is Yuanjie'er. The young master is young and doesn't know this. This marriage was arranged a few years ago. A girl from the master's household came over and said they were the ones who arranged it. My family thought that since she had some connection to the master's family, we were marrying up. No one could have imagined that this Yuanjie'er would be such a cunning person."
After marrying Yuanjie'er, Liu Dalang and Yuanjie'er lived in a separate courtyard.
Although she lives on the farm, Yuanjie is a free person, and the boss has granted Liu Jiadalang a free status.
If they have children in the future, they can take the imperial examinations.
The Liu family was extremely happy at that time.
I feel like I've married a lucky girl, and I'm treating Yuanjie with all my heart.
It was precisely because he trusted her that the money was later taken away. Liu Dalang took his father everywhere to look for his wife, and at the same time wanted to get back the thousands of silver coins.
At the same time, I also wanted to find Sister Yuan and continue living with her.
Because Yuanjie was pregnant when she left.
The Liu family thought that Yuan Jie'er would live in the Liu family wholeheartedly from now on.
Unexpectedly, this woman could run away while pregnant.
After all, it was the Liu family who was careless.
Nian Nian didn't know who Yuan Jie'er was, but from what Liu Wang said, it seemed that she was related to her mother.
Nian Nian sent Liu Wang away first.
Let Chunyu call Xiaotao who was busy cooking breakfast in the kitchen.
Xiaotao learned about Yuanjie'er from Chunyu and was very angry.
"This Yuan Jie is really a troublemaker. She has always had impure intentions. She ate and drank at the girl's expense, spent the money she gave her, secretly gave things to her brother, and contacted her mother privately. She did a lot of disgusting things, which is why she was sent to the manor by the girl."
"This matter is also due to the kindness of the girl back then. She said that she was not young anymore and had been the girl's daughter for a while, so she wanted to give her a good beginning and a good end."
"I didn't expect you to be here waiting to cause trouble."
Xiaotao walked and talked while cursing.
When he arrived in front of Nian Nian, he carefully told her what had happened before.
"What's going on? Your Highness is kind-hearted and sent someone to find her a marriage, but it turned out like this."
Seeing Xiao Tao's irritation, Nian Nian said softly, "Steward Liu's family said it seems he went to the East City. Steward Liu and his eldest son have already gone to the East City. I will send a few people to look for him now. If they can find him, that would be great."
There is nothing I can do if I can’t find the girl called Yuan Jie’er.
Even if we find her, we still have to ask our mother what to do with her.
The most important thing now is to find Manager Liu and Liu Dalang first. They are from the farm and have been away for such a long time. I'm afraid something happened to them outside.
Xiaotao whispered a few words to Nian Nian.
"Really? Then where are they? Now that you're here, why not come out and help out?"
Nian Nian thought that the person who came secretly was her father's secret guard who was here to protect her, but she didn't expect that Han Shiyi would also come.
When Nian Nian saw Han Shiyi and a man in black appear, she was also surprised.
"Brother Han, why are you here?"
The guard was originally listening to Han Shiyi. When he saw that Nian Nian was asking Han Shiyi, the guard didn't say anything and stood quietly aside.
Han Shiyi said, "I came out to do some work. I just finished it when the Marquis sent someone to say that the young lady came to the manor to do some work. We haven't left yet, so we came to see if there is anything we can help with."
Nian Nian said softly, "You guys came at the right time. I need your help with something. Go find someone in East City and I'll have someone take you there."
"No need, miss, just tell me who to look for, we have our own way."
Nian Nian looked at Han Shiyi with suspicion, but when she saw the guard beside him nodded, she immediately said a name.
Han Shiyi and the guards left together to look for her, and told Nian Nian to just rest assured.
Nian Nian was naturally relieved, so she stayed at the farm and waited.
In just three days, Han Shiyi and the guards not only found Chen Yuan, but also found the father and son who had gone out to look for Chen Yuan.
But Manager Liu is sick.
When they were found, the father and son had no money for treatment. Fortunately, Han Shiyi and others found them.
After returning to Zhuangzi, the Liu family father and son were always grateful to Han Shiyi.
"Thank you, Mr. Han, for saving our lives. Our whole family is grateful." Liu Dalang said to Han Shiyi without carrying his father on his back.
"I didn't do this for you, so you don't have to thank me."
Chen Yuan was captured and brought back. The baby in her belly was fake and she was not pregnant at all. She was tied up and sent to the farm. Han Shiyi went to find Nian Nian first and asked the guards to lock Chen Yuan in the woodshed.
"The money has been recovered, but there's not much left. The person has been kidnapped. Miss, do you want to go and take a look?"
Nian Nian looked at Han Shiyi and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Han."
"I've sent someone back to the Marquis' Mansion to ask my mother what she thinks and see how to handle this. Did you guys encounter any problems?"
Han Shiyi said, "It's easy to catch an ordinary person."
"That's good."
"Go eat something first and stay at the manor for now. We'll go back to Kyoto together later."
Who knows if there will be other dangers? Nian Nian thought that it would be best to let Han Shiyi and the guard not leave in a hurry, and go back with them later.
Han Shiyi was naturally happy to do so.
Next, Nian Nian interrogated the Liu family and Chen Yuan.
When Chen Yuan found out that the person who came to interrogate her was Yun Qiao's daughter, and her biological daughter, her face immediately became vicious.
Nian Nian looked at the tied-up woman. She was pretty. Aunt Xiaotao said that her family was still from the Chen family. If she had been more obedient back then, her mother would naturally treat her the same way she treats Ruoruo now.
It's a pity that she is not satisfied.
Even when she grew up, her mother fulfilled her duties as a mother and found a marriage for her.
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