Chapter 188: Night Talk
Close relatives?
Feng Qingyan couldn't help but sigh for the original owner, she wasn't sure if the Lin family was the original owner's relatives, how could there be relatives who didn't see each other for more than ten years?
When Lin Yitang died, where were these relatives? When the original owner was sinned in the Feng family, where were these relatives?
In fact, the original owner didn't even have relatives on the Feng family's side, she only had a mother who loved her but had a short life, and since Lin Yitang's death, she was a little pitiful little who no one cared about.
Although Feng Qingyan is not the original owner, she has a similar experience to her, and she can empathize with her, so when she heard the old lady's words, she felt aggrieved and sad from the bottom of her heart.
"I suppose the elders of the Lin family don't want to see me, right? I'm just here to do something, and there's no need to stir up the crowd and make everyone unhappy. ”
Hearing this, the old lady fell into a long silence.
Feng Qingfang couldn't guess what she was thinking, so she had to stand still and not speak.
But after waiting for a long time, the old lady still didn't say anything, and she inevitably became a little impatient, so she asked, "I wonder what the old lady plans to do with me?" ”
"You must have been complaining about the Lin family all these years, haven't you?" The old lady didn't answer the question, and without waiting for Feng to answer lightly, she replied again: "You should blame us, if it were me, I would also complain." ”
Feng Qingyan couldn't answer this question for the original owner, and after searching the memories in his mind, he didn't seem to find many memories related to the Lin family, except for remembering that they had never appeared, there was nothing else.
The original owner may not have the heart to think about the people of the Lin family at all, right? After all, she was in a wolf's den when she was sober, and she was busy avoiding the persecution of the Lin family and investigating the truth about her mother's death.
Later, the original owner's brain burned out, and the people became confused, so he just ran after Mu Liancheng, I am afraid that he doesn't even remember that the Lin family is his maternal grandfather's family.
"The old lady is serious, I have nothing to complain about, people say that the Lin family ignores my mother of the water spilled by the married daughter, which is understandable."
Feng Qingyan didn't know how she could say this, she just said it when she thought of it, and without thinking about it, she quickly realized that for an old man who missed his daughter day and night, it was like a sharp knife that was stabbed into the heart.
So I regretted it a little.
"It's not that we ignore your mother, but when she got married, she cut off relations with her family, and all the letters from Lanzhou were not answered, probably because she tore them up, and then your two uncles went to the capital several times to look for her, but they didn't see her."
The old lady was tired of standing up, sat back on the edge of the bed by herself, and sighed suddenly.
"Your mother hates the family for breaking up her marriage and forcing her to marry someone she doesn't love, so she has been angry, I thought she would slowly figure it out after a few years, so I didn't care too much, just sent a letter every once in a while."
"It went on for years, until I received the news of her death."
Is that the truth? It's not that the Lin family doesn't care about Lin Yitang, but that Lin Yitang holds a grudge against the past, so he denies them?
Feng Qingfang thought about it carefully and found that Lin Yitang had indeed never mentioned the Lin family.
The old lady continued: "Your mother's body and bones have not been very good since she was a child, I know this, plus she was forced to marry, and it is not surprising that she became ill for many years, and finally died. ”
"But I couldn't accept the sudden death of my daughter back then, and in addition to grief, I blamed your father's death on your father, and there were rumors at that time that your father killed your mother, so I hated him even more, hated the Feng family, and even transferred this hatred to you."
"Therefore, I don't allow anyone to go to the capital, not even your mother's funeral, and then I don't ask you any questions, just because I never married my daughter to the Feng family."
Feng Qing frowned wildly, thinking to herself, she couldn't see that such a kind old lady was still such a strong woman when she was young, just because she said "not allowed", the Lin family, together with the old man Lin who was still alive at the time, completely cut off contact with the Feng family.
Old Madam Lin looked at Feng Qingfang and suddenly asked, "After hearing this, you must be even more resentful of me, right?" ”
"Although I do think that the old lady's approach is a bit ruthless, I can understand your feelings." Feng replied lightly.
"So, you didn't blame me?" The old lady was overjoyed.
"I have no right to blame you." What Feng Qingyan means by this is that she is not the original owner, so she has no qualifications to resent, of course, it is the truth from the heart.
But when the old lady heard this, she would think that she still had resentment in her heart.
"Yes, you said before that you had something to do when you infiltrated the Lin family, can you tell me what it is?"
The old lady's cautious tone made Feng Qingyan a little uncomfortable, but since her identity had been exposed, she simply explained her intentions, so that it would be convenient to do things later.
There is also an important question, this old lady is an extremely shrewd person, it is difficult to succeed in lying in front of her, it is better to tell the truth.
"I'm here to investigate some things before my mother's marriage."
The old lady asked suspiciously, "What's the matter?" ”
Feng replied truthfully: "All the past, especially...... It's her affair with the Meng family. ”
"You also know the person Mencius?"
The old lady was taken aback again, you must know that the Lin family put a lot of effort into suppressing the matter of Lin Yitang and Mencius Yan, and only then did they successfully hide it from the Feng family.
Few people in the previous generation knew about this, let alone a junior like Feng Qingmao?
Feng smiled lightly and said: "There is no impermeable wall in the world, some things have happened, and if you can hide it for a while, you can't hide it for a lifetime, this truth, the old lady should know this truth." ”
"yes, that's true." The old lady smiled bitterly, "But your mother is no longer alive, so what's the point of you investigating these secrets?" ”
Feng replied lightly: "I suspect that my mother did not die of illness back then, but died of poisoning." ”
"What did you say?" The old lady jumped up in shock, and walked towards Feng Qingfang, grabbed her arm, and asked in a trembling voice, "Is this true?" ”
"I'm just suspicious, it's still under investigation." Feng Qingfang's arm was scratched a little painfully, and he couldn't help frowning, and replied lightly.
The old lady calmed down a little, and her expression became more and more solemn: "Do you suspect that your mother's death is related to Mencius Yan?" But Mencius Yan died of illness shortly after your mother died! ”
"That's why I find it even more strange." Feng Qing analyzed wildly, "A young and sturdy man, he died of illness when he said he was sick? Isn't that a bit sloppy? ”
"Sloppy?" The old lady didn't expect her to use this word to describe Mencius Yan's death, and she didn't understand why she said this, "Mencius Yan loved your mother deeply, and when he heard the news of her death, he couldn't stand the blow and was overly sad, which led to depression and death, which is not unusual." ”
"Yes, I believe that Mencius Yan really has a deep affection for my mother, and when my mother passed away, he must have been heartbroken, but he will not die of illness in just two months, right?" Feng questioned lightly.
Isn't the old lady sad to lose her daughter? She is still an elderly person, the white-haired person sends the black-haired person, such a huge pain, didn't it destroy her? Why did Mencius fall in the right year?
Feng Qingyan knew that he had such thoughts, and it was indeed ruthless, but this was a doubt that could not be ignored.
What made her feel even more strange was the various rumors about Mencius's death.
"Does the old lady know that Mencius Yan went to the capital and secretly met with my mother?"
The old lady looked surprised, obviously unaware.
"How can you be so clear? Back then, you were just an ignorant child, how did you know these things? ”
Feng said lightly: "Someone told me some time ago. ”
"Who is it? Your father? The old lady asked urgently, and the doubts that had been hidden in her heart more than ten years ago surged out again.
"It's not my father, it's my father's concubine's room, when my mother met Mencius Yan in private, and was seen by the eyeliner she placed next to my mother, she wanted to expose it in front of my father, but she failed to succeed many times."
"So, your dad doesn't know?"
The old lady still held Feng Heng tightly, in her opinion, if her daughter died of poisoning, then Feng Heng must have learned that she had a personal affair with Mencius, and she was angry and killed the killer.
Feng Qingyan didn't have any feelings for Feng Heng, but she was very sympathetic to him, although she also suspected that he killed Lin Yitang, but before the truth was revealed, she didn't want to lead the suspicion to him, so as not to ruin his reputation.
So she nodded and said: "Yes, my father didn't know about it, and I also had doubts based on some memories when I was a child, and this time I also came out without telling my father, he didn't know that I came to the Lin family." ”
When the old lady heard her say this, she became more and more bewildered.
If it weren't for Feng Heng's killer, who would kill her Tang'er? It can't be Mencius, right?
"No one knows my mother's past affairs better than you, old lady, and I hope you can tell me in detail." Feng said with a sincere face.
"Okay," the old lady nodded, looking at Feng Qingfang with tired eyes, "Come back tomorrow, I'll tell you anything you want to know." ”
Feng smiled wildly: "Thank you, old lady." ”
"What about your identity, do you still plan to continue to hide it from everyone and stay in the Lin family as a maid?" Of course, the old lady hoped that she could stay as Tang'er's daughter and listen to her call herself grandmother.
But Feng Qingyan didn't really want to get too close to the Lin family, and she had no intention of staying in the Lin family in the future, she still had to wander the world.
"I think, I still don't want to reveal my identity, so as not to alarm the people of the Lin family, and besides, it is more convenient for me to act secretly, if I show my identity, it will inevitably attract everyone's attention, too ostentatious, but not good."
"So, please keep it a secret for me."
The old lady was a little disappointed, but she was also willing to respect Feng's rash decision, so she bowed her head and said, "Okay, I won't say it." ”