The prosperity of Shangjing is not extravagant, but on such a spring day, the streets are full of people, shoulder to shoulder. Xiang Jiu volunteered to take over the case of Old Man An's grave being dug up, and he was very busy. He first monitored An Qirong for a few days, but found that An Qirong was hiding in the Li Mansion all day, fighting with the Lan family in the dark, and he didn't have time to think about anything else. And An Qirong's mother, Mrs. Jiang, rarely shows up in front of people because of the embarrassing things she made before.

Xiang Jiu squatted in the dark and watched the woman's fighting method for a few days, so he couldn't stand it, so he had to temporarily shift the target to spy on Li Shuci's biggest enemy, the Shen Mansion. He felt that since those people went to Master An's grave with his front and back feet, it meant that this person was likely to set off from Shangjing, so of course, the most suspicious person was the Shen family.

The golden light of the setting sun sprinkled on the back of Xiang Jiu's head, and he suddenly felt a flash of inspiration, it is said that the woman was in her prime at that time, and she was in her twenties, which was the same age as An Qirong, so now she is a woman in her forties. If this woman wants to hide an encounter with Master An back then, she naturally wants to erase some evidence...... Xiang Jiuyi slapped his thigh, his eyes widened, in this way, wouldn't everything make sense?

But who is this woman? Shangjing is so big...... Where to find this woman? Xiang Jiu walked wildly in the bustling crowd, and before he knew it, he walked to the alley opposite the Shen Mansion. There was a very tall almond tree here, and he used to squat on it to investigate the enemy. Looking into the Shen Mansion from here, it happened to be the closest to Shen Wenhan's study, although it was not very clear, it was much safer, after all, the guards of the Shen Mansion were not vegetarians.

With a slight effort on his feet, he jumped onto the tree and continued to distract. Half of the apricot blossoms have bloomed, and the remaining bones have also opened slightly, and Xiang Jiu deliberately wore a moon-white robe, which blended with the flowers and trees. He felt that he was definitely a professional spy! After being ridiculed by that Li Worm's eldest brother repeatedly, Xiang Jiu decided to squat here all night today, and he must carry out his wisdom and martial arts to the end.

The sky soon darkened, and the high and low street walls gradually disappeared under such a sky. The crowd dissipated, and it was extremely quiet on all sides, and Xiang Jiubai was bored, staring directly at the Shen Mansion opposite. His legs and feet were sore, and he was about to change his posture, when suddenly a point of light lit up in the alley opposite, which seemed to be the corner gate of the Shen Mansion, and the point of light walked straight in the direction where Jiu was, and the footsteps were getting closer and closer, and he was nervous for a while. The man carried a lantern in his hand, and was wearing a blue skirt and a cloak with brocade fur-rimmed cloth, and the hood covered his face completely.

Because he could only see the hand holding the lantern, Xiang Jiu found that the woman's half-cut fingers seemed to be extraordinarily thick, not only did he shake his head and feel pity, but with such a pair of hands, no matter how beautiful the beauty was, she couldn't be delicate. Xiang Jiu didn't dare to breathe, the man crossed the apricot tree and continued to walk into the alley. Then disappear into a corner door.

Finally, there was something unusual, and he decided to go over without hesitation. He ripped off his coat and revealed the night clothes he was wearing inside. Once again, he admired his profession as a spy. Turning over and jumping onto the wall of the alley, he watched from afar as the point of light passed from one courtyard to another. He found that this place was actually connected to a remote corner gate in the backyard of the Zhilan embroidery workshop.

Xiang Jiu was excited, he cautiously followed, and the woman hung the lantern at the door of a side room, pushed the door and walked in. A surprised and somewhat joyful woman's voice came from the room, "Why are you here?"

Xiang Jiumao leaned against the window and listened to what was being said inside. He didn't hear the imaginary woman's answer, but a man's voice, "You never told me you had a daughter?"

The woman was silent for a moment, her joy had dissipated, and she said, "She is dead, what is the use of saying it?"

The man's voice seemed to be a little agitated: "That's you and my daughter!

"You're here to ask this? There's no need for that. ”

"After all these years, you still won't forgive me. A lonely voice came out of the man's mouth, "I can give you anything except fame, what happened back then, I was wrong, but I couldn't help myself." When I returned to Shangjing, my family had already made a marriage contract for me, how could I disobey my parents' orders?

The woman let out a chuckle, and the mockery in it was self-evident: "The marriage contract, the order of the parents, and what is the marriage letter that you wrote down and left me with your own hand?"

Xiang Jiu already understood, there was no third person in this room at all, and the woman who came just now was simply a man disguised as a woman! Xiang Jiu couldn't help but feel more and more that the Shen family was really unscrupulous, and a dignified man could even do such a thing? But who is this person?

"A-Ying!" there was a hint of anger in the man's voice.

Xiang Jiu was dumbfounded, Li Worm said that the Zhilan Embroidery Workshop and the Shen family might have something to do with it. The A-Ying in this person's mouth, is it Zhu Hanying, the master of the Zhilan Embroidery Workshop?

"That child was born to me and has nothing to do with you. Zhu Hanying's voice carried a hint of coldness and stubbornness.

"Do you still want to hide it from me? I saw her face, she looked so much like you...... But her eyebrows and eyes are like mine. The man's voice softened, with a hint of remembrance. "She's as beautiful as you were back then...... It's our daughter, A-Ying. ”

"You...... How do you know?" Zhu Hanying's emotions were so complicated that there were doubts, sadness, and guilt in her voice, "How did you see her?"

"You finally admit it, she's our daughter. The people around you are all arranged by me for you, and as soon as An Qirong entered Beijing, you asked people to dig An Ren's grave, when do you think you can lie to me?" He stretched out his hand, and in his hand was a small mutton fat jade with an English character engraved on it, "She almost died in my hands, why didn't you tell me earlier." ”

"How come?" Zhu Hanying finally panicked, her voice revealing her extreme nervousness, "What's wrong with her?

"She actually wants to marry Li Weicheng, that waste. Li Weicheng wants to marry a flat wife, but the candidate has been decided, and she blocked her father's plan, so she naturally has to be eliminated. The man said, his tone seemed very dissatisfied with the two of them's daughters for doing this, "If I hadn't secretly delayed and waited for someone to intervene to stop her, I'm afraid she would have died in Huangquan by now." ”

She ...... How is she now?" the woman's voice was full of guilt. "I originally wanted to wait for you to come back to pick me up in Huangzhou, but a month later, I found out that I had a body, so I decided to go to Beijing to find you, and when I went to Qindu Mansion, I was already more than three months pregnant, and I was tired on the way, I almost lost this child, and it was Anren who saved me. At that time, I was very weak, so I had to stay in Qindu Mansion until I gave birth. Anren helped me a lot, but because I gave birth to a lot of gossip. So I planned to leave with the kids left. At that time, I hated you very much, she was born, I didn't even look at it, coincidentally, at the same time, An Ren's wife had a difficult birth, and the child died after birth. I was disheartened and entrusted the child to Anren. Mrs. Ann was in a coma for several days and knew nothing about it. ”

"You ......" the man seemed to want to say a few words of reproach, but he seemed to think that it was all because of him, and swallowed it back.

"After so many years, I regret it more and more, I want to go back to her, but I can't......" Zhu Hanying regretted her decision very much.

Xiang Jiu's heart was about to jump out of his stomach, but he didn't expect that he was still thinking about who this forty-year-old woman was just now, and then he bumped into this pair of adulterers and adulteresses to meet here. He tried to keep his mind steady, and as he continued to prop up his ears, he used his fingers to paste a small hole in the window paper. It's a pity that the man turned his back to him, and still couldn't see his face. Zhu Hanying, who is in his forties, maintains a good figure, and his face does not show age, and he can still see the beautiful style of his youth. People who can often walk around in front of all the ladies in the palace naturally have a good demeanor. Xiang Jiu carefully discerned, and there was indeed a five-point resemblance to An Qirong.

The man said, "A-Ying, I will make it up to her." When it's over, I'll take you two back, and we'll be reunited as a family." ”

Zhu Hanying shook her head, "It's already this time, what are you talking about? It's been twenty years, I've had enough of such sneaky days! Even if I go back with you, I'm just a lowly slave." ”

"A-Ying, over the years, we have seen each other more and more, and I can't wait to be by your side all the time. Aren't you satisfied?"

"Satisfied?" Zhu Hanying looked at the person opposite, as if she was completely enraged by his question, she said: "Why should I be satisfied, I was originally your wife! I am the one who can stand by your side openly! Why do you want me to hide like an outer room, and ask me to endure this kind of suffering all the time? Don't think that I will believe your gentle words, you just want me to hand over the marriage letter! Shen Lang, don't force me, if I make the marriage letter you wrote to me public, what do you think you will do? Stop your wife and remarry, your career, your future, all will be in ashes!"

The man seemed to be faintly angry, clenched his fist but still held back, stretched out his hand to pull Zhu Hanying into his arms, and comforted: "A-Ying, how can ......it be?

"Shut up!" Zhu Hanying pushed her away, not paying attention to what he wanted to say, she covered her face: "I was older than you, but now I am just a, and I can still have a few years of beauty, everything is just a mirror, I won't believe your words, and I won't hand over the marriage letter...... Let's go......"