Chapter 125 Biological Mother
Seeing Old Madam Xu roll her eyes and pretend to faint, Shen Ning snorted: "This lord was personally appointed by His Majesty. Is Old Madam Xu insulting this lord to show contempt for His Majesty? Don't think that it's over once you close your eyes and faint."
She said calmly, "Lord Benxiang has pity on your age and has allowed you to go back and rest. Once you've recovered, remember to come and apologize to Lord Benxiang. Otherwise, Lord Benxiang will definitely file a complaint with His Majesty."
After saying that, she stood up, waved her sleeves and left.
As they walked out, she whispered to Qiyue, "It's so cool to be a village lady."
Finally, we don't have to worry about those shameless people bullying others.
Qiyue nodded continuously: "I deliberately used internal energy in that slap just now, knocking out that old guy's big tooth... so that she could bully the young lady before."
Shen Ning gave her a thumbs up.
At this moment, she suddenly stopped and saw Xu Zhiyi in front of her with no expression. Shen Ning coughed lightly: "Third Master."
Xu Zhiyi raised his hand, and the guards around him stepped back and walked away.
It was the man with the stern features who had fought with July. Before leaving, he kept winking at July, but July ignored him and turned her head away without looking at him.
Shen Ning was helpless: "Xiao Qi, go wait over there."
July then left.
Xu Zhiyi took two steps closer, frowning slightly, and seemed a little hesitant... But in the end, he still spoke under Shen Ning's somewhat puzzled gaze.
"Do you have a rouge-colored birthmark on your groin?"
Shen Ning was suddenly startled and opened her eyes wide: "How did you know?"
There was indeed a red birthmark on her thigh, the size of the tip of her little finger... How could a grown man like him know about it in such a private place?
Seeing Shen Ning's expression, the last trace of uncertainty in Xu Zhiyi's heart was completely dispelled.
Unable to explain his feelings, he paused, then suddenly curled his lips, his peach blossom eyes smiling again: "It was your mother who told me."
My mother?
Because it was too unexpected, Shen Ning was a little confused, and then she heard Xu Zhiyi say: "Your mother is already on the way to Pingning, and your brother and sister are also here."
Shen Ning suddenly realized something.
She knew that her original body was not born to Shen Danian and his wife, so, did Xu Zhiyi find her real family?
Shen Ning's first reaction was suspicion: "How did the Third Master know this?"
Xu Zhiyi looked at her: "I saw you when you were born... I saw the peach blossom birthmark on your chest."
Because lifelike peach blossom birthmarks are rare, the child, who was only about ten years old at the time, was deeply impressed.
Birthmark on chest?
Shen Ning suddenly remembered that day in the carriage outside the Xinzhou Navy camp, Xu Zhiyi had torn her clothes in anger, and then suddenly stopped.
She thought at the time that he was just trying to scare him, but it turned out... he saw the birthmark?
Ignoring the awkward situation when the birthmark was discovered, Shen Ning asked tentatively: "Third Master has seen me when I was just born, so what is our relationship?"
It is impossible for unimportant people to meet the newborn baby.
Xu Zhiyi looked at her and smiled: "Speaking of relationship, you should call me... Uncle."
He said, "I wrote to ask, and your mother said that in addition to the peach blossom birthmark on your chest, you also have a small rouge-colored birthmark on your groin. When you were born, the birthmark was only slightly larger than a sesame seed. It should have grown a bit now, so... I shouldn't have recognized the wrong person."
If it was just one birthmark, it could be a coincidence, but the two birthmarks match, and they are special birthmarks in the shape of peach blossoms, so the possibility of mistake is very small.
Shen Ning was a little confused.
She had never thought that she would find her biological parents in this world... Moreover, Xu Zhiyi said that her mother? And her brother and sister were on their way to Pingning?
"Why, are you so happy you're stupid?"
Xu Zhiyi folded his arms and looked her up and down: "Do you want me to tell you about your family's situation in advance?"
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"Your nickname is Yoyo..."
The beautiful woman's eyes were red, and you could see that she was trying hard to stay calm, but she couldn't control the trembling of her lips and her voice.
"I am your mother. I, I am your mother. Yo yo, my dear daughter, I finally found you. I finally found you..."
As she spoke, the woman hugged Shen Ning into her arms and cried until her whole body was shaking and almost convulsing, with a choked gurgling sound in her throat. She was on the verge of collapse because of the extreme joy of regaining what she had lost and the heartache of missing her for more than ten years.
Xu Zhiyi stood behind and watched with a calm expression.
Even though Shen Ning still felt a little unreal, she seemed to be infected by the beautiful woman's hug and crying. She felt an inexplicable sadness in her heart. After a pause, she reached out and gently patted the woman's back, and said stiffly, "Don't cry."
"Okay, okay, don't cry, I'm going to smile. I finally found you, and you're still here, safe and sound. You don't know how happy I am... From today on, I'm going to be a vegetarian for ten years."
The beautiful woman held Shen Ning's hand tightly, and was so happy that she was almost incoherent.
Shen Ning paused and said, "Come in and sit down and talk."
The gorgeous carriage stopped at Yongping Lane. Many of the neighbors in the lane, near and far, were looking over here, so Shen Ning led them into the house.
Behind the beautiful woman were two young men and women. The man was tall and handsome, with a frown on his face, looking at Chen Ning with a complicated look.
The girl in the light yellow dress had red eyes. As she supported the beautiful woman and walked inside, she carefully pulled down Shen Ning's sleeve and said timidly, "Sister, I am Shen Nian."
Everyone sat down in the main hall. The maidservant quickly served tea and left. The beautiful woman reluctantly drank a few sips of tea before she finally calmed down a little.
Xu Zhiyi sat next to her, glanced at the woman whose emotions had calmed down a little, and then told Shen Ning the whole story in a gentle voice.
This beautiful woman's name is Xie Yunqing. She is the daughter of the General's Mansion in the capital and also the biological mother of Chen Ning.
Shen Ning's biological father, Shen Xiuhe, is now the Minister of the Honglu Temple. He is not a high-ranking official, but he is not a small official who is unknown.
Xie Yunqing's aunt, the great-aunt of the General's Mansion, was Xu Zhiyi's adoptive mother... and also the second wife of the Grand Secretary Xu Ji.
Seventeen years ago, Xie Yunqing attended the Buddhist meeting held by the Queen Mother at Huguo Temple while pregnant, but unexpectedly gave birth to a daughter prematurely at Huguo Temple.
Xu Zhiyi happened to be there at the time, and he went to visit with his adoptive mother. He happened to see the birthmark on the newborn baby.
Then, rebels attacked the mountain, and the Huguo Temple was in chaos. Someone took advantage of the chaos and snatched the newborn baby away...
Although some thieves were caught later, they confessed that they thought the woman who gave birth was a concubine in the palace and wanted to rob the royal bloodline, but they made a mistake.
But there is no clue who snatched the baby and where the baby was taken.
Xu Zhiyi spoke from the perspective of an observer, so his tone was calm and gentle, but next to him, Xie Yunqing was crying again and was unrecognizable.
She held Shen Ning's hand tightly, and when she opened her mouth, her throat was blocked and she couldn't speak, and her speech was incoherent.
"You were so small and pink, and when you were hungry you would crawl into your mother's arms, but the thief who rushed in snatched you away."
Xie Yunqing's hands were shaking, tears streaming down her face. "Mother doesn't know where you were taken, or even whether you were dead or alive. Without mother by her side, what would you do if you were hungry or scared? You cried like a kitten. Without mother to protect you, how scared would you be..."
"My heart is broken. All I can think of is, I'm willing to give up everything in my life for your safety. I hope someone will love and pity you... You're so small, you don't know anything. What if you were abused?... When I think about it, I really feel worse than death..."
Shen Ning felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. Perhaps it was because of the blood connection between them, her eyes were a little red, and she couldn't help but whispered in comfort: "I'm fine."
In one sentence, Xie Yunqing cried even harder.
"Mother already knew everything on the way. Your adoptive parents treated you badly. I, Ningning, was so young that I didn't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes, and I had to do the laundry and cooking. They even sold you for twenty taels of silver... Mother's heart aches when she thinks about it all the time. Ningning... From now on, I will protect you with my life..."
Xie Yunqing cried so hard that his face turned pale.
Beside her, Shen Chengxi and Shen Nian hurriedly persuaded her to go and rest first.
"My sister has been found. If I ruin my own health, how can I take care of her?"
"Yes, mother. My brother and I will take care of my sister. You can take a rest first."
Xie Yunqing was crying so hard that she almost fainted, but she still held Shen Ning's hand and refused to let go. Shen Ning had no choice but to whisper comfortingly: "I'm here, you take a break first, I'll still be here when you wake up."
Xie Yunqing looked at Xu Zhiyi and said, "Third Master, please, please take good care of my daughter."
Xu Zhiyi said gently, "I will. Go and rest first, cousin."
Only then did Xie Yunqing allow himself to fall asleep...
Shen Chengxi asked Shen Nian to accompany their mother into Shen Ning's room to rest, while he stayed behind.
After glancing at Xu Zhiyi who was still sitting next to him, and seeing that he had no intention of leaving, Shen Chengxi spoke directly to Shen Ning.
"I am your brother."
Without waiting for Shen Ning to respond, he continued, "You can see now that Mother has missed you for seventeen years and has been worried about you. When you return to Beijing, she will definitely dote on you... But I hope you understand that even if you return home, Nian Nian will still be the eldest daughter of the Shen family. You'd better keep this in mind."
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