Chapter 51 Sister Li 2

Thinking that if she were Sister Li, she might not be able to do what Sister Li did now, to share the rewards she received. The smile on Sister Jiang's face became much more sincere.

"It's not easy for you either. Fortunately, you always think of us and never forget us when you get the rewards." When talking to Sister Li again, the sourness in Sister Jiang's words disappeared without a trace.

Seeing that Jiang Saozi no longer made sarcastic remarks, Li Saozi smiled and said sincerely and modestly, "You have helped me a lot in the past, so it is only right that I share some of the reward money I received with you."

Of course, she would not tell Mrs. Jiang that the reward money she distributed to everyone was just a drop in the bucket.

For example, she made lotus cakes specially for the taste of the fourth lady yesterday, and received five taels of silver from her private reward. She only took out fifty coins from it to share with everyone.

You can't blame her for being stingy, because she earned all that money with her own real ability. Even if she doesn't share a penny, no one can say anything to her. Haven't you seen other people always hide their rewards and never give out a penny like her?

But she thought that she was making food, and if she was really stingy, others would be jealous and would inevitably isolate her. It was hard to say whether someone would be particularly petty and would do something stupid to trip her up and harm others and themselves when she was not paying attention - for example, putting something unclean in the ingredients for her snacks? If that happened, as long as the masters had a stomachache after eating, even if it was found out that it had nothing to do with her, she could get away with it, but her job would probably be ruined.

Thinking that her monthly income was about the same as usual, she had received fifty or sixty taels of silver in reward alone, and Li Saozi couldn't help but feel proud.

For such a good job, of course she had to find ways to do it for a long time without making any mistakes.

She was a calculating person who had not forgotten that she was the old lady's wife. She accepted all the money except the money given by the old lady herself. The people who served in the small kitchen like her had no idea how much she had received.

But she never thought that she could hide it from the old lady, and she would always find an opportunity to report to the old lady. It can be said that every penny she got was reported to the old lady.

In the Kuang Mansion, although she could only go back once a month, she could only spend one night at home and had to think about rushing back before noon the next day.

But even so, she had no complaints.

Not to mention that everyone working in the mansion is similar to her. Those who work far away can only go back for one and a half days a month, and those who work nearby can only go back two or three times at most.

For example, in addition to the two taels of silver she received as monthly allowance and the four seasons of clothing that everyone in the mansion had, she also received an additional twenty taels of silver that the old lady had secretly given her.

The twenty taels was not the bulk of it. In fact, her monthly bonuses ranged from thirty to forty taels, to more than a hundred taels. And from time to time, the masters of the mansion would give her jewelry, clothes, and cloth according to their moods.

Let's not talk about the past, just this month, the old lady was so happy that she gave her a red gold bracelet inlaid with rubies. After staying in the rich and luxurious Kuang Mansion for so many years, she still has some vision.

Not to mention the bracelet, the ruby alone was worth at least one or two hundred taels of silver. Not to mention, this month, in addition to the bracelet, she also received a gold hairpin from the Third Lady and a pair of Hetian jade paperweights from the Second Master.

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Chapter 52 A Bolt from the Blue

Thinking about these jewelry and other things, the value of them is much more than the dozens of taels of reward silver. Moreover, even if she took them out openly so that everyone in the small kitchen could see, she would not have to take out silver to share with them.

Thinking of this, the corners of Mrs. Li's mouth slowly curled up.

Who doesn't love money? As long as it comes from a legitimate source, she feels at ease taking it.

With these, she could afford the family expenses and her son's education. Even though her husband was unreliable and had to spend a lot of money every day, she no longer had to worry.

But the man was unreliable. She kept the money she earned every month a secret from her husband, except for her son, who knew a little bit about it and where she hid it.

Even her husband thought that it was already difficult for her to take out ten taels of silver for household expenses every month, and she couldn't save any more.

Otherwise, if her husband knew that she had earned far more than she spent over the years, he would know that she had saved up a box full of fine jewelry and two or three thousand silver coins.

She was really afraid that her man would become too proud to keep his mouth shut, and that because the family had money, he would not care about money anymore and would squander the family fortune.

She worked hard to save money for her son.

Besides, people say that money is a person's courage. With money, she has the confidence that her son will be successful.

Thinking of her son's intelligence, every time she took time to visit him in the academy, his teacher's wife would praise him highly. This time, his teacher's wife even told her directly that with her son's current knowledge, if he took part in the provincial examination, he would have a high chance of passing.

If her son had not really been successful and ambitious, how could her mistress dare to make such a promise?

Thinking of her son, who is just like her at such a young age, with a steady and calm personality, coupled with his intelligence, it is hard to imagine that he will not have a bright future.

In addition, she has been running the Kuang Mansion for many years and has good relationships with people from all walks of life.

When my son passes the exam, even if the old lady is gone, I will ask the head lady of the mansion for help. I believe the head lady will be happy to help her son and make his career smooth.

In the future, maybe I will be able to rely on my son to change my family's status, or even become a feudal lord like the old lady?

As she was thinking about it, Mrs. Li's heart started pounding faster and faster as she walked home, and she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.

However, when she entered the house in a good mood with a whole braised pig's trotter from Liuheju, she heard that her son Wang Chengyun, who should have returned from school long ago, and his servant boy had not returned home abnormally.

Wang Chun went out to look for it everywhere, and even took the money and asked the neighbors to go out and look for it, but when she still couldn't find it, the smile on her face froze, and she felt that her vision was dark and shaky, and a strong chill seeped from her bones - "Kidnapped by a kidnapper? Impossible, I don't believe it."

Ting was afraid to stay outside and was dragged back by the neighbors. The servant who followed his son cried and told him that his son was lost. Mrs. Li was shocked and instinctively retorted.

Her eyes were red and her expression was ferocious. She didn't care about the distinction between men and women. She looked like a madman, as if she wanted to eat the teenaged student. She grabbed his shoulders tightly with her hands, shook him desperately, and asked word by word with gritted teeth: "You lied to me, you lied to me, didn't you? Tell me, where did you hide my carrier? What do you want to do?"

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Chapter 53: Justified

The boy was frightened and immediately felt extremely guilty. He looked flustered and his eyes flickered as he kept looking towards Wang Chun.

If Mrs. Li had not been in great sorrow, she would have easily noticed the weirdness and would have questioned him harshly.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Li was too sad and desperate at the time, and she didn't even notice the obvious flaw in the servant boy.

Mrs. Li didn't see the flaw of the servant boy, but Wang Chun, who was watching the two of them, didn't miss it. As a couple for many years, he knew that Mrs. Li was a shrewd person, and he was so scared that he broke out in a sweat when he saw this.

Without thinking too much, he squeezed in between the two of them, and in a hurry he exerted a lot of strength to pull Mrs. Li's hand off like an iron hoop, as if it was the hand growing on the boy's shoulder.

While holding onto Mrs. Li, Wang Chun did not forget to wink at the servant boy behind her back.

After the book boy finally broke free and realized what was happening, he ran away. Wang Chun continued to hold Sister Li and said to her, "Calm down. Wang Gen is still a child himself, not much older than our Cheng Yun.

Our Chengyun was greedy and asked him to go buy candied haws, so how could he not go? Even if he didn't go, could he still stop the kidnapper when he wanted to catch Chengyun? Wouldn't he be caught together with him?

That's a relative's child. If he gets into trouble with us, what good will it do us? Can we explain it to our relatives?

You are so angry that you can just vent your anger on him. But if you beat him up, his parents will come and fight us, right? "

As he spoke, Wang Chun covered his face with his sleeves and howled, "We can only blame our bad luck. Our small family cannot afford to support the Wenquxing in the sky."

When Wang Chun mentioned the three words "Wenquxing", he couldn't help but feel guilty. In his heart, he was reluctant to part with this smart son born to Li's wife.

But he immediately thought of what Tao Niang said. If he had the ability to give birth to a son like this, he would definitely be able to give birth to several better ones.

Didn't the lady sigh before? A single tree cannot make branches, and it would be best if an official could have brothers to help him? For this reason, she even gave her money to her nephew, so that her nephew could also afford to go to school.

When Wang Chun thought about the money that went into the pockets of irrelevant people for no reason and benefited others, he felt heartbroken.

You can't blame him for being cruel.

He was reluctant to give up this one, so how could his wife be willing to agree to let him marry Tao Niang back, so that their Wang family could have more children and more sons, each of whom could go to school and become an official in the future and call him a grandfather? Anyway, even if it was Tao Niang's son, he would still have to respectfully call her mother. In the future, when his son became an official, the imperial decree would not go to Tao Niang, the biological mother, so wouldn't it be a bargain for her? What else could she be dissatisfied with? Thinking of this, the last bit of guilt in Wang Chun's heart suddenly disappeared completely, leaving only a sense of righteousness.

"Bah, what do you mean a small family can't support the Wenquxing in the sky? There are so many high-ranking officials in the imperial court in Dazhao, and there are so many who jumped out of the peasant family in the capital that they can't even be counted on one hand."

In response to Wang Chun's self-deprecating words, Sister Li spat on the ground without thinking. If she hadn't remembered that the man in front of her was her man, she would have been so angry that she could have spit directly on his face.

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Chapter 54 Life-saving Straw

Mrs. Li couldn't break free from Wang Chun's control. She watched her son's servant Wang Gen slip out of the door. She gritted her teeth and said, "If it weren't for that little bit of kinship.

If his parents hadn't begged me to let him follow Chengyun so that he could at least learn a few words and stop being a blind man, would I have chosen such a useless person like him to be Chengyun's servant?

So I paid him to accompany Chengyun and allowed him to learn to read and write, but he thinks he is my ancestor? He lost Chengyun and I can't say a word or ask any questions?"

The more she talked, the angrier she became, and the sadder she became. Mrs. Li was filled with regret. She should have insisted on finding a strong and healthy boy for her son.

Instead of being gullible and listening to a few sweet words from Wang Chun's relatives, he let the girl, who was obviously from a poor family, be spoiled and had little strength even in her teens.

He was still greedy. It was obviously he who wanted to eat the candied haws, but he dared to push the blame on his son, saying that his son was greedy. As a result, his son was kidnapped by abductors. Thinking that she had found such a thing for her precious son, which was useless at the critical moment, and thus harmed her son, Li's wife collapsed on the ground and cried bitterly, heartbroken.

Seeing her crying so sadly and desperately, Wang Chun showed a bit of impatience on his face. He said bluntly, "Don't cry, I'll go out and look for her again," then turned around and walked out the door, quickly disappearing from the alley.

When Wang Chun left, Mrs. Li woke up with a start.

She couldn't cry yet. She didn't know where her son was. What was the point of crying? She might as well go back to Kuang Mansion and ask the old lady to send a letter to Jingzhao Yin.

Having the government come forward to look for someone is much better than running around looking for them blindly on your own.

Thinking of this, Sister Li didn't even bother to wipe her tears, and quickly stood up and walked out the door. The Kuang Mansion was still far away from her home, and she had to find a carriage because it was too slow to walk.

As she walked, Li's mind was working quickly. She was already thinking about how to get to the nearest carriage and horse shop as quickly as possible after leaving the alley.

I didn't realize that it was getting dark and curfew was approaching.

However, she had just walked out of the house and before she could take a few steps, someone grabbed her hand.

Mrs. Li was anxious and looked up. She found that the person holding her was a strange girl who was about fifteen or sixteen years old and had a pretty face. Before she could say anything, the girl came close to her and whispered, "I know where your son is."

Does she know where her son is?

Sister Li trembled all over and grabbed the hand of the strange girl tightly, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw. She didn't care to think whether this was a trap or a conspiracy. She asked hurriedly with a trembling voice: "Where is it?"

"Don't make any noise, come with me." The girl continued in a low voice, pulling her into the yard next to the Wang family's house, closing the door to isolate the crowd who were watching the excitement outside.

This girl lives next door to my house?

Then why haven't I seen her before? Could it be that she is the one I heard last month and the one who just moved in? The thought flashed through her mind quickly, and Mrs. Li felt that her mind was in a mess and she couldn't think any more. She looked eagerly at the strange girl who was still holding her hand and taking her into the kitchen.

I couldn't figure out why this girl brought me here instead of going to the main room?

"Don't worry, your son is fine. When our master was doing something outside today, he happened to see him being forcibly taken away. He felt something was wrong, so he took us and followed him quietly.

In the end, I used all my tricks, used all kinds of persuasion, and spent several times the price. I finally bought the person back from the human trafficker. Now I have settled him outside the city."

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Chapter 55 Unbelievable

Seeing that Mrs. Li's eyes were red and swollen, with traces of tears and snot still clearly visible on her face, and her hair was disheveled, she didn't care at all and was only concerned about the whereabouts of her son.

There was a world of difference between her and last month when he saw her coming back. Her clothes were neat and clean without any wrinkles, and her hair was not messy at all.

Xiaolian thought about what happened to her and her son, and immediately felt a lot of sympathy for her. So she didn't hide it from her anymore and started talking.

"Human traffickers? Wasn't he kidnapped by kidnappers? How did he fall into the hands of human traffickers so quickly? How dare they sell him to you? Since you bought him and knew he was my son, why didn't you bring him back? Instead, you settled him outside the city?"

Hearing that her son was fine, Li's wife heaved a sigh of relief and her mind finally cleared up. She soon realized something was wrong and looked at Xiaolian with suspicion, unable to help showing a little wariness on her face.

However, thinking that her son was still in someone else's hands, she was afraid to show her vigilance too clearly.

She suppressed her fear and the wariness on her face, and explained to Xiaolian, "No, no, I'm not doubting you. I just didn't see my son and I was very nervous."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but tremble all over and pulled Xiaolian to cry bitterly, "As long as my son is okay, no matter how much money your master spends, I will double the amount and give you a big gift to thank you.

Good girl, please be kind and take me to see my son now. I will remember your kindness for the rest of my life. In the next life, I will give it to you, no, to your master, and I will be your slave.

As she said this, she knelt down without hesitation and kowtowed to Xiaolian.

"Sister Li, don't be like this. You are right. There is a reason why our master temporarily placed your son outside the city. But the reason is not what you think. Our master wants to use your son to threaten you. Really, really-"

Seeing Li's wife kneeling down, Xiaolian was extremely anxious. She didn't care that her clothes would get dirty. She knelt down in front of her and tried her best to pull her away. She said anxiously, "Your son was not abducted by kidnappers. He was sold to human traffickers by your husband himself."

What? Sister Li was stunned, staring blankly at Xiaolian, who was filled with shock and disbelief. She subconsciously wanted to refute, but when she opened her mouth, she couldn't utter a word of rebuttal.

For no reason, without any grudges, this family even saved her son. Why would they lie to her and play such a joke on her that was not funny at all? She felt her mind was in a mess.

She had subconsciously believed what Xiaolian said in her heart, but she didn't dare to admit it. Her tears kept falling, and she seemed to have lost all her strength as she collapsed to the ground and muttered, "This is impossible--"

"This is your son's handwriting. Take a look at it first."

Sighing, Xiaolian took out a neatly folded piece of paper from her purse and handed it to Sister Li: "Don't say it's you. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, my master and I wouldn't have believed that there is such a cruel father in the world."

With trembling hands, Mrs. Li took the paper handed over by Xiaolian. She could recognize a few words and saw at a glance the words "My son is well, my mother should not worry" written in small seal script. They were exactly the words of her son that she was familiar with.

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Chapter 56: The Heart of a Loving Mother

Holding the paper like a treasure, Li's hands couldn't stop shaking. She kept asking in a trembling voice, "How could it be? How could it be? That's his own flesh and blood. How could he be so cruel?"

"What if he wants to have a baby and is so coaxed that he doesn't know what to do? And he knows you will never let anyone in?"

Sighing, Xiaolian knelt on the ground with Li's wife with a sympathetic look on her face, looking at her with pity: "Although my family has just moved here not long ago, we happen to be next-door neighbors.

It is said that a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. My master has also met your boy many times and thinks he is very smart and polite. He praises him privately.

But not long after we moved in, my son Shuangcheng accidentally ran into the golden house that your man had bought outside while he was running outside.

That's not all. She also overheard your man discussing with his lover how to get rid of your son without anyone noticing. She used the excuse of "no children" to force you to willingly pay her money to get her back.

They also discussed that if you lost your son, you would be willing to treat all the children they gave birth to as your own children in the future, and support them in their education just like you support your own son.

"My master wanted to tell you after he knew about this, so that you could be more prepared. Unfortunately, it's just empty talk. My master is not familiar with you, so it's not easy to talk to you. If I told you this rashly, would you believe it?"

Xiaolian shook her head and said to Sister Li: "What I said before, your boy was rescued by our master, it was not an accident at all. My master is kind-hearted and can't bear to see the tragedy of mother and child separation happen.

So these days, because he was afraid that something might happen to your son, my master even ignored the matter of opening a shop in the capital, and only let Shuangcheng and I focus on keeping an eye on your son. "

She repeated Mu Qingyin's words half-truthfully. She knew that after she said this, she wouldn't have to be afraid of the people in the Kuang Mansion anymore, as they would find out what they had been doing these days.

After saying that, Xiaolian reached out and pulled up the still dazed Li Saozi, helped her pat the dust off her skirt and comforted her, "So your son is really fine, it's getting dark now, and it will be curfew soon.

At this moment, no matter how anxious you are to see your son, you can't. The city gate has been closed for a long time. Can you force your way out?

Don't worry, I will take you out of the city to meet him tomorrow morning. When you want to bring him back, our master will not stop you. Our master wants to save him but he has no intention of asking for a reward. He is just kind-hearted and can't bear to see it."

"Then I will come to see you tomorrow morning, and we will go out of the city to see my son together?" Seeing Xiaolian's sincerity, Mrs. Li finally calmed down.

Regardless of whether she believed it or not, she took off the silver bracelet, gold ring and a silver hairpin in her hair that she didn't wear on weekdays but only wore when she came home, and stuffed them all into Xiaolian's hands.

Afraid that Xiaolian would not accept it, she said with a grateful and flattering look: "Good girl, I never suspected that your master was asking for a reward. As soon as I heard her, I knew that she was the kindest person in the world. These are not to thank her, but to you and Shuangcheng. After all, you have worked hard, if it weren't for my boy."

Wiping away her tears, Sister Li choked up and said, "You must accept it, otherwise I will feel bad. I will thank your mistress separately."

"You don't have to be so nice. I'll take these without hesitation."

Seeing the flattering yet anxious look on Sister Li's face, Xiaolian knew that if she didn't accept the jewelry, Sister Li would probably not be able to sleep at night.

Well, even if she accepted it, she probably still couldn't sleep at night.

It's pitiful to see the loving hearts of mothers in the world. If another mother encountered such a bad thing, would she still be able to remain calm and not worried?

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Chapter 57: Inspiration

With a sigh, Xiaolian had no choice but to accept the things given by Li Saozi and said to her, "I have already called a carriage according to our master's instructions. Tomorrow, Yinchu Carriage Company will send a carriage to park outside our alley."

"Then I, Yinchu, will wait for the girl at the door." Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li immediately nodded.

"Don't meet at the door, or someone might see us early and wonder." Xiaolian shook her head quickly, "It's better to keep this a secret for now, why don't we meet at the alley entrance."

"The girl is really thoughtful."

Not to mention that this proposal was right, even if it was wrong, Sister Li did not dare to have any objection at this moment. She immediately agreed, thanked him profusely, and left reluctantly. She only hoped that this night would pass in the blink of an eye.

After sending the person out and closing the door, Xiaolian sighed in her heart again - it would be better not to marry if she met the wrong person. How comfortable it would be to stay with the master for the rest of her life?

Xiaolian didn't know that her current feelings would make someone anxious one day in the future. After knowing the reason behind her thoughts, he couldn't help but secretly torment the already miserable culprit.

The next day.

It was not even the beginning of the morning, and the sky was still dark when Xiaolian arrived at the entrance of the alley. From a distance, she saw a carriage parked at the entrance of the alley. Seeing her approaching, the driver immediately put down the horse stool with a polite smile.

Xiaolian raised her eyebrows. When she got closer, she saw that a corner of the carriage curtain was lifted. Mrs. Li was already waiting in the carriage, looking at her with an apologetic smile on her face.

Although she was dressed neatly and her hair was neatly tied up, it could be seen from her red eyes that she had not slept much the whole night.

Seeing her hesitate to speak, and looking anxious and cautious because he hadn't come down to greet her, Xiaolian immediately understood what she meant, and quickly waved her hand to show that she didn't mind, then stepped on the horse stool and got on the carriage.

Mrs. Li hurried to help support the carriage, looking embarrassed: "I saw the carriage coming, and I was afraid that people would see me, so I got on the carriage and waited. Please don't blame me, young lady."

"Don't blame me, it's me who is late." Xiaolian waved her hands again. Looking at Mrs. Li's cautious and pitiful look, she felt sad and uncomfortable all over.

"Miss, you are not late. You came a little early. It was me who was too impatient and came early."

It's not that Mrs. Li didn't notice Xiaolian's discomfort, but she wanted to see her son as soon as possible, so she couldn't control herself and showed such a humble side in front of her. It seemed that this would make her feel more at ease.

So upon hearing this, Mrs. Li hurriedly smiled apologetically and said, "Fortunately, the car from the car dealership arrived a little early."

"Sister-in-law, please don't call me girl. It sounds weird. Just call me Xiaolian."

The two were talking awkwardly when the carriage driver from the carriage company had already put away the horse stool and asked Xiaolian with the whip in hand, "Miss, where are we going?"

Although the carriage was booked in advance, Xiaolian did not tell the destination in advance, so the carriage driver asked this question.

Hearing this question, Xiaolian felt as if she had been pardoned. She breathed a sigh of relief and told him a place.

"Okay, hold on tight." The coachman nodded to show that he understood. He shouted and whipped the horse with the whip, and the wheels started to roll.

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Chapter 58 A Critical Moment

It was still dark in the morning, and there were few pedestrians on the road except for those sweeping the streets. The carriage quickly reached the city gate and left the city smoothly. The farmyard where Mu Qingyin chose to settle Wang Chengyun was not far from the city gate.

Perhaps because he knew his mother would come, he was frightened. The young boy, who had not slept all night, stood anxiously at the porch of the main hall of the farmhouse early in the morning. He stared at the open door, looking forward to the direction of the capital without blinking.

When he saw the shadow of the carriage, how could he wait any longer? He ran out of the yard immediately without caring about the shadow of his mother, shouting loudly as he ran: "Mother, mother, mother——"

"Yun'er? Yes, that's right, it's my Yun'er's voice--"

In the carriage, Mrs. Li heard the familiar voice and her whole body began to tremble violently.

She responded loudly without caring that the carriage was still running, and at the same time she lifted the curtain of the carriage in an inappropriate manner. She didn't even notice whether the carriage had stopped or not, and she had already leaned out, as if she was going to jump down regardless of the consequences.

"Mom, don't--"

Seeing that Mrs. Li was about to jump down, a human tragedy was about to unfold before our eyes.

Hearing his mother's response, Wang Chengyun, who had no time to be happy, suddenly stopped and was stunned. His voice could not help but become terrified and heartbreaking.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Xiaolian, who was in the carriage, reacted quickly and stretched out her hands to hug Mrs. Li's waist tightly.

Because she was afraid that she didn't have enough strength to be carried off the carriage by Li's wife, Xiaolian really used all her strength to hug him. Because she used too much force, they both fell back into the carriage.

"Bang."

Hearing the sound of her back hitting the seat, Xiaolian grimaced in pain, tears streaming down her face. She couldn't help but yell at Li's wife, "Are you going to die?"

Don't drag me down even if you don't want to die. "Ouch--"

Xiaolian regained her senses in time and stopped herself from shouting out the rest of the words. She gasped and wailed, but she couldn't help but blame Li Saozi in her eyes.

Sister Li: "I, I"

She was also a little scared, and she reached out to support Xiaolian, stammering and unable to speak. Even though the carriage had stopped, she didn't dare to leave Xiaolian behind, and just looked at Xiaolian's face full of guilt and self-blame.

The coachman was also frightened by the sound. He reined in the horse, and when the carriage stopped, it was obviously still some distance away from the farmyard.

However, he did not witness the thrilling scene with his own eyes, so after making sure that the two people in the carriage were fine, there was no sign of fear on his face. But when he saw Wang Chengyun only a few steps away from the carriage, he simply jumped off the carriage and continued walking forward while leading the horse.

Wang Chengyun, who had witnessed with his own eyes how he had almost killed his own mother, was the most frightened. His face turned pale, and he stood there with weak limbs.

After seeing that his mother was fine, he ran to the carriage crying, not caring about his manners, and climbed onto the carriage with his hands and feet. He hugged Sister Li and burst into tears.

"Wow, wow, Yun'er, my sweetheart, I almost lost sight of you."

Wang Chengyun burst into tears, and Li's wife was no exception, she also hugged him and cried. For a moment, the mother and son cried loudly. The crying made Xiaolian's nose sore, and she was too embarrassed to continue to care about Li's wife's loss of control.

She didn't try to persuade them, but rubbed her waist with a grimace, endured the pain, and walked around the mother and son to get off the carriage. Outside the carriage, besides the driver, Shuangcheng and Mu Qingyin also stood there quietly.

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Chapter 59: Second cousin?

They cried for a quarter of an hour. When Mrs. Li and Wang Chengyun and his mother finally stopped crying, they lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage feeling a little embarrassed. Only then did they find that the carriage had already stopped in the yard of a farmhouse.

Shuangcheng was the only one left in the yard. When he saw the two people get off the car, he handed them a brand new cloth and pointed to a basin of water that had been placed on the well platform: "Wash first, our master is in the main room."

Having said that, he didn't stay long and turned around and went straight into the main room. After a while, he came out and went to the kitchen.

Pulling Wang Chengyun, she helped him wash his face carefully first, and then Mrs. Li washed her own face casually with the water he had used.

In the carriage, the mother and son didn't just cry, they also had some communication.

After hearing his son's crying, he saw with his own eyes the indenture that his son had hidden on his body, which was signed by Wang Chun himself but had not yet been sent to the government for filing and stamping.

She also saw the name Wang Chun drew on it, which looked familiar. Mrs. Li finally believed that even a tiger would not eat its own cubs, but there were people who were worse than a tiger.

With one hand she held Wang Chengyun, and with the other she held three of the most valuable pieces of jewelry she had gotten from the Kuang family over the years, and in her other hand she also held a purse containing five hundred taels of silver notes.

At the moment she stepped into the main hall of the simple farmhouse, Mrs. Li did not feel any resentment or heartache for losing money. She was filled with only immense relief and deep gratitude towards Mu Qingyin.

With such a fortunate and grateful mood, when Mrs. Li pulled her son Wang Chengyun into the main hall, she did not bother to take a closer look at Mu Qingyin who was sitting at the top. She just pulled her son to her knees and kowtowed heavily to Mu Qingyin.

"Sister-in-law, you don't have to be like this. A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. I just did what I thought I should do."

He personally helped Sister Li up, and gently pulled Wang Chengyun's sleeve, signaling him to get up. Mu Qingyin smiled, and the lightness in her voice made people feel particularly comfortable and pleasant when they heard it.

She said to Sister Li, "It is said that a man's knees are made of gold. Chengyun will take the imperial examination and become an official in the future. Sister-in-law, please don't take him to kowtow to others casually."

Huh? Why does this voice sound so familiar?

She looked up in surprise. After seeing Mu Qingyin's face clearly, she couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise, "Second cousin, why are you here?"

It turned out that it was the second cousin who saved her own Yun'er? No wonder? No wonder she would act like this. It turned out that she was not wrong before. Although the second cousin was a concubine's daughter, she also had a vicious and seductive mother like Song Yimei.

But in fact, she was not as bad as the outsiders said, and she did not inherit Song Yimei's viciousness. This can be seen from the fact that the old lady was really kind to her in private and never disliked her.

As expected, the old ones are still the best. The old lady's vision of people is still as good as ever - Sister Li stared at Mu Qingyin blankly and was moved, but she didn't realize that Mu Qingyin's reaction didn't seem like she "knew" her. Even Xiaolian, who was standing next to Mu Qingyin, had a questioning look on her face at this moment, looking at her with a surprised expression.

"Sister-in-law knows me?"

Seeing that she had tried so hard to show that she was unfamiliar with Li Saozi but was ignored, Mu Qingyin felt helpless, as if she was flirting with a blind man. She could only frown slightly, and in her heart she felt helpless that her acting skills were probably not very good, and then pretended to be puzzled and asked aloud.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 60 Wrong person?

Mrs. Li was shocked and looked at Mu Qingyin in disbelief, finally realizing that she seemed to be a complete stranger to her.

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After a long pause, she said hesitantly, "Second cousin, why don't you recognize me? I am your grandmother's sister-in-law Li. Don't you like the cakes I make? Especially the red bean cakes. You especially like the ones I make with less sugar and the red beans not ground too finely. Every time you come, you ask me to make more, and you always eat five or six pieces in one go. By the way, I still have the jade pendant you gave me."

Seeing that Mu Qingyin was still confused after hearing what she said, as if she was very unfamiliar with her, Mrs. Li felt that something was wrong.

Did she recognize the wrong person? She looked at Mu Qingyin carefully several times to make sure she didn't recognize the wrong person.

She didn't have time to think about anything else, but thought about the jade pendant Mu Qingyin gave her as a reward. It was also one of the most precious pieces of jewelry she had ever gotten. It just so happened that she brought it this time.

She then quickly opened the box she had been holding, and held the jade pendant with a fish playing with a lotus, which was white, translucent, and warm, and had an extremely exquisite carving. It was obviously worth a lot of money, in front of Mu Qingyin: "Look, you still remember this jade pendant, right?"

"I don't remember."

Taking the jade pendant that originally belonged to her and was handed to her by Mrs. Li, Mu Qingyin deliberately turned it over and over again, then shook her head in confusion.

Facing Li Saozi's suspicious gaze, she smiled sadly, "I hit my head and I don't remember anything. I don't remember who I am or where I came from. If my master hadn't been there while collecting herbs and saved me, I would have died in the mountains."

As she spoke, Mu Qingyin handed the jade pendant back to Sister Li and looked at her hopefully: "Take a closer look, am I really the second cousin you mentioned? Don't make a mistake and make a big fool of yourself."

Sister Li: "."

She had been in Kuang Mansion for several years and had come into contact with Mu Qingyin quite a few times. She couldn't say that she knew Mu Qingyin to the core, but she believed that she had no problem recognizing her.

But what Mu Qingyin said was not wrong. This was no joke. What if? What if I really saw it wrong and recognized the wrong person? That would be a big joke.

Thinking about the situation in Kuang's mansion, she had not heard any news about the accident of the second cousin's daughter in Yuejiang Houmu's mansion when she was with the old lady. The expression on Li's face could not help but become cautious.

No matter how confident she was, she couldn't help but feel nervous in her heart, and looked at Mu Qingyin with an increasingly careful, even critical gaze.

"How is this possible?"

Without caring about being rude, Sister Li stared at Mu Qingyin carefully again and again. Finally, she realized that the current Mu Qingyin was indeed somewhat different from the second cousin she had seen in the past.

However, this difference made Mrs. Li start to seriously doubt her own eyes.

She rubbed her eyes, blinked hard, and when she was finally sure that she was not seeing things, she opened her mouth and screamed in surprise.

In the past, whenever Mu Qingyin came to the Kuang Mansion, she would dress very much like her biological mother, Aunt Song. Whether it was her clothes, jewelry, or makeup, they were all extremely gorgeous and luxurious.

But now, perhaps because she had lost her past memories, her dress was much more plain and elegant than usual. It was this plainness that made Mrs. Li unexpectedly realize that the person in front of her looked very much like the old lady when she was young.

(End of this chapter)