40. Chapter 40
The guests are full of guests, and today the Jiang family is lively everywhere.
Xiao Yuan had something in mind, so he said hello to Jiang Huaizhou and led Ge into the Jiang family's garden.
It’s almost March, and the weather is much warmer. Forsythia flowers are blooming on the bank beside the pond, and they are bright and yellow.
Xiao Yuan walked to the edge of the pond and looked at the rippling pool water in a daze.
He was only two years old when his mother died and knew nothing. When he was six or seven years old, he learned the fate of the Yan family through his wet nurse. His grandfather and two uncles were charged with conspiracy and beheaded and displayed in public. His aunt died on the way to Liaodong. His two aunts and young children were weak and they went there soon. Only his uncle was still alive and married and got married in a bitter and cold place.
He had seen the list of the Yan family's house searches, and his aunt's jade pendant was also included, but it was broken into pieces. It should have been because of the fact that when his aunt was forced to hand over, she chose to burn both jade and stone.
Qilin is auspicious, and there are countless Qilin jade pendants in the world, but the pair passed down from my grandmother's family has their own special features. Xiao Yuan took out the jade pendant he collected in person and looked at it again. It was indeed paired with Chen Yingshi's one, even the color of jade was the same.
If someone else made it with his aunt's jade pendant, the person would have a very close relationship with his grandmother and aunt.
The maids who serve the elders? Or are they close friends in their boyfriends?
But why did the jade pendant fall on the Shen family and Chen Yingshi?
"What are you worried about?" Ge Jin observed next to him for a while. The first time he saw his master so upset, his face was exposed. Looking at the jade pendant in his hand, he asked in a low voice.
Ge Jin was keen, Xiao Yuan did not hide it from him, and showed him the jade pendant, and whispered as he put it in his arms: "The one from Chen Yingshi's body is a pair with me."
Ge Jin's face changed drastically. He instinctively glanced around and confirmed that there was no one, so he lowered his eyes and thought.
The situation of the Shen family was very clear. The only thing they could not find was the mysterious Aunt Yan. It is not uncommon for a powerful family to have a large number of wives and concubines. Aunt Yan was favored and did not have to go to the mistress to settle down in the morning and evening. It is also a common treatment for her to favor concubines, but she is isolated from the world and is almost imprisoned for her daily life.
And she is not the first one, there is also Aunt Fang in front of her.
Is it because her appearance is very similar to Aunt Fang, and Chen Jiecai pampers her as much as she loves Aunt Fang?
But the strangeness of the two concubines should have nothing to do with Chen Yingshi's jade pendant?
Ge Jin scratched his head and tilted his head, he met his master's handsome and cold side face.
Ge Jin suddenly jumped in his heart, this kind of demeanor...
It is normal to have similar demeanors, and they all have a pair of phoenix eyes, but they are also wearing pairs of jade pendants...
The jade pendant belongs to the aunt and the most normal situation. The jade pendant should be on the master's cousin and sister-in-law, but the aunt and the aunt are young...
What if not?
Ge Jin rubbed his hands excitedly.
The aunt may really be alive. The dead body was now completely a fool. The jade pendant was on Shen Yingshi, which means that Chen Yingshi was born by the aunt. In this way, Chen Yingshi's appearance was not as close as Meng's family, so there are explanations for her.
Because Aunt Fang and Aunt Yan were both aunties, when Miss Aunt gave birth, she found a way to change children with Meng!
Ge Jin became more and more excited the more he thought about it, but it was too difficult to do this step, and it was also related to the reputation of his aunt. Ge Jin did not dare to make sure immediately and reminded his master tactfully, "I heard that the prince and the second master of the Shen family were born on the same day as the second master of the Shen family."
Xiao Yuan looked at him sideways.
Ge Jin did not dodge and looked at him.
In terms of intelligence, Xiao Yuan was even better than Ge Jin, but he couldn't stay awake in the game. Now he had a reminder and immediately thought of Aunt Yan, the Marquis of Pingxi Mansion.
If she was really an aunt...
Xiao Yuan clenched his hands secretly.
"Brother, I'm going to play by the pool."
The young man suddenly heard the crisp sound behind him, and Xiao Yuan and Ge Jin turned around together.
Chen Ying saw them tomorrow morning, but he didn't care and ran to the pool excitedly. He came to Jiang's house for the first time. When he came here, he found that the garden of Jiang's family was not much worse than that of the Marquis' Mansion, so he wanted to see it everywhere. Meng couldn't speak with his wives, so he let his steady eldest son look at his younger brother.
"Don't be too close to the pool." Chen Yingshi followed his third brother and reminded him coldly. After saying that, nodded to Xiao Yuan and the others, he followed the pool to the other side of the pool. He didn't like to socialize and chat with others. Today, most of the Jiang family came from businessmen, so he didn't have to worry about anything.
"Young Master?" Ge Jin reminded softly that there were few people by the pond, which was a good opportunity to make friends.
Xiao Yuan shook his head and looked at Chen Yingshi from a distance. After Chen Yingshi took the young man who was walking to the edge of the pond back, he turned around and left.
Even if it was born to my aunt, Chen Yingshi was also Chen Jie's son. The most urgent task is to confirm the identity of Aunt Yan first.
He hoped that he would guess correctly, so he would have another relative.
But Xiao Yuan also hoped that he would misunderstand because he couldn't imagine how much suffering he had suffered over the years if Aunt Yan was really an aunt.
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About two quarters of an hour after Xiao Yuan left, Chen Yingshi called his third brother and was ready to go back to the front yard.
On the other side of the front yard, when Xie Lanqiao heard that her sister was looking for her, she walked to the back yard and arrived at the moon gate that connects the front and back yards. Just as she was about to cross the threshold, someone suddenly swayed behind the trees next to her. When Xie Lanqiao frowned and looked over, she happened to catch a glimpse of something flying out. She instinctively dodged and took two steps back, and the firecracker exploded with a "bang".
The sound was scary, and some sand fell on her, but fortunately she was not injured.
Xie Lanqiao was not doing well. He was frightened by the parrot sent by Xie Lanyin to pass the message and hugged the second girl and hid aside. He accidentally tripped and both of them fell down.
"Hahaha, a big man is so timid!" An eleven-year-old boy ran out from behind the bushes, looking at the master and servant with gloating smile. Seeing the parrot lying on Xie Lanqiao, he tsk and said some unpleasant words, looking like a playboy.
The parrot was so angry that he got up and wanted to catch him, "Whose child are you? I won't teach you a lesson!"
Li Changmao was used to doing bad things and ran away.
The parrot went to chase after her. After a few steps, Xie Lanqiao overcame her in anger, and ordered while chasing her: "Go and find a rope!"
The parrot bit his lip and rushed to find the rope angrily. He dared to scare the second girl. It is the right thing for the second girl to punish today.
She left, and Xie Lanqiao stared at the young man in front of her. Unfortunately, she was a girl after all, and she never chased anyone like this no matter how many people went out. Seeing that the brat ran faster and faster, Xie Lanqiao deliberately bluffed and called on the servants there to help. Then he rushed forward while Li Changmao was tilting his head to look.
"You are still running!" Xie Lanqiao panted and grabbed the young man's arm and wanted to take him.
Li Changmao struggled violently, like a calf. He hit Xie Lanqiao without even looking at it. He pulled Xie Lanqiao's hair and pulled off Xie Lanqiao's hair. After pulling it off, he was about to laugh, but suddenly he found that the brother's hair was beautiful like a girl, and listened to his voice again...
"Are you a woman?" Li Changmao asked dumbfoundedly.
"I am your aunt!"
Xie Lanqiao had never been so angry. He twisted the young man and pressed him against the trunk, slapped him hard and said, "Tell me, who are you from!"
On the day of her cousin's happy niece, this child actually threw firecrackers around. What should I do if I accidentally hurt someone? And when I hit her several times, feeling the pain like a hammer hitting her body, Xie Lanqiao felt angry and patted her hard, "No matter who your father is, you don't want to go home tonight. I'll tie you to a tree for you until you admit your mistake!"
"Big sister, I know him!"
Chen Yingming had been peeking for a while, and when he saw Li Changmao being punished, he ran over excitedly, "He is the young master of the Li family in Huitong Money House!"
"Chen Yingming, don't think your father is a marquis and I dare not hit you!" Li Changmao twisted his neck and glared at him.
Chen Yingming was not afraid of him, so he pointed to the tree in front of him and shouted: "Let's tie you to this tree!"
"Yingming." Chen Yingshi frowned and scolded his third brother.
Chen Yingming snorted and returned to his elder brother obediently.
Xie Lanqiao recognized the brothers and knew that they were distinguished guests from his uncle's family. He looked at his disheveled hair and said generously: "It took such a lot of effort to catch a child, which made the prince laugh."
The fifteen-year-old girl is wearing men's clothes and has a tall figure as tall as a jade orchid. Her long black and soft hair is drifting off. A few strands rise and fall in the wind, making her face look fair and as white as jade, her eyebrows and eyes are lively, and she has a unique and unrestrained look.
Chen Yingshi nodded, and wanted to ask his third brother to continue walking forward. When his eyes were removed, he paused and landed on the back of her hand pressing Li Changmao's shoulder.
She was bleeding.
Li Changmao was a famous playboy in Xi'an City. Chen Yingshi suddenly worried that the girl would suffer any more. He hesitated for a moment and walked over and said, "Girl, go and treat the wound first. I'll send him to see Mr. Li."
"No!" Li Changmao immediately hugged the tree trunk tightly and raised his head to beg Xie Lanqiao: "Sister, please tie me up quickly!"
My father is most afraid of being an official. The Shen family is the largest official in the city. When the prince sent him back, he must have thought that he had offended the prince and wouldn't he beat him to death when he got home?
Li Changmao was extremely scared and looked at Xie Lanqiao begging.
The boy is pretty and it makes people feel soft when he pretends to be pitiful. Xie Lanqiao is a little embarrassed, and then suddenly remembers that their horse was fed to Croton last year, but wasn’t it the young master of the Li family who did it?
With the addition of new and old hatreds, Xie Lanqiao immediately handed over the person to Chen Yingshi and said gratefully: "Then it will be a blessing for the prince."
Of course she knew which punishment was the heaviest to Li Changmao.
Chen Yingshi nodded slightly and looked down at Li Changmao: "You go by yourself, or should I escort you away?"
Li Changmao rolled his eyes and pouted, "I'll go by myself."
Chen Yingshi raised his chin in front.
Li Changmao slowly walked past the two of them, took three steps, and suddenly ran away, and his body moved. His ankle suddenly hurt and he couldn't help but pounce forward.
Xie Lanqiao looked at the man's hand in shock, where did he get the walnut as a hidden weapon?
Chen Yingshi noticed her gaze, as if he was greedy and carried walnuts with him, and explained a little embarrassedly: "When my brother came out, I caught a few and asked me to help him carry them."
Xie Lanqiao smiled, looked at Chen Yingming who immediately snatched the credit from him, and bowed to the two brothers and said goodbye: "Then I'll leave first."
Chen Yingshi was bowed by a girl for the first time, and he was stunned before nodding. When he came to his senses, the girl had turned around and left.
"This sister is so strange." Chen Yingming looked at the eldest sister's back and muttered in a low voice, "How can she wear men's clothes?"
Chen Yingshi looked at the girl who didn't look back and quickly guessed her identity.
Chapter completed!