Chapter 133: Lin Youran's mother-in-law
Lin Youran naturally knows this, even if Jingguo is not so restrained to women, it will still be criticized for a woman running a green building.
"The old slave will help the young lady do this, you just have to grasp the prince with all your heart."
Mama Dong stretched out her hand and patted the back of Lin Youran's hand, and then suddenly asked: "It's been a while since the old slave came, but I've never heard you mention your mother-in-law, is she not alive?" ”
Now that she has gained the trust of the little master, there are some things she has to ask. Sure enough, when she asked this, the young lady's face changed.
Lin Youran frowned, and his slightly thoughtful gaze fell on Mama Dong's body.
"Why did Mama suddenly ask about my biological mother? Do you know her? ”
No one in the mansion told her about the identity of her biological mother, and later she also found some old people and gave a lot of money before asking some words, that is, the people in the entire Guogong Mansion did not know the origin of her biological mother.
"Yes, the old slave does know your real mother."
Mama Dong was silent for a moment, and finally decided to reveal some news to the little master first, so as not to be unable to accept it when she knew the truth in the future.
Hearing her words, Lin Youran was completely stunned. She didn't expect that Mama Dong really knew her biological mother, and she seemed to be very familiar with it, so whether it was in the previous life or this life, it made sense that Mama Dong was willing to come to her side to take care of and help her.
"I ...... What kind of person is my biological mother? ”
For his biological mother, who he has never met, Lin Youran can't tell what his feelings are. When I was a child, I resented why I gave birth to her but left her alone in this national mansion and was not treated by anyone. But sometimes I think that if it weren't for this, she wouldn't have grown up without worrying about eating and drinking.
Lin Youran lowered his eyes slightly, covering the thousands of thoughts under his eyes.
"Miss's biological mother is a very powerful person, she has been smart and very beautiful since she was a child, and she is very favored at home. But because she is too favored, she is a little arrogant. If you want to do something, you have to do it. ”
Recalling the master's wanton temperament, such a proud person would die in the end, he raised his hand and wiped his eyes.
Lin Youran didn't speak, just listened quietly to Mama Dong's words and extracted some useful information from them. Anyway, now that the person is dead, she can only see what she can use.
"She left home, and then there was no news for more than ten years, and the family has been looking for her, but because of her departure, she has not been found for many years, and there is internal chaos in the family."
Mama Dong sighed, and a fierce color flashed in her eyes. With the departure of the master, the position of the saint was vacant. Everyone searched for it to no avail, so they could only choose a girl with the same birthmark in the side branch as a saint.
The position of the saints of the Gu clan is passed down from generation to generation, unless there is no descendant of the saints of any generation, the girls with birthmarks on their backs will be found from the descendants or side branches to inherit the names of the saints and become the saints of the next generation.
And her master disappeared, and after many years of fruitless search and no descendants, the people in the clan were divided into several factions, and their faction was forced to become weaker and weaker, so they could only watch them choose a girl from the side to inherit the position of the saint under the name of the master. But they still did not give up, and they were secretly looking for their master.
Sure enough, the emperor lived up to his wishes, she accidentally saw the little master once, and her appearance was too similar to the master. Later, after investigation, when she saw the birthmark behind the little master, the voice in her heart was even more certain, until she came to the little master and used the secret method to make an identification, and sure enough, the little master was the daughter of the master, and she was the righteous saint of their Gu clan.
Lin Youran naturally didn't know about this, but this did not prevent her from extracting the information from Mama Dong's mouth.
Her biological mother's family background should be good, otherwise there would be no internal struggle. And among the mothers, they should still be very favored. As for why he left home, he ended up like that.
"Mama knows so much about my biological mother, should you ......?"
Retracting his thoughts, Lin leisurely raised his head and his gaze fell on Mama Dong.
Mama Dong looked at Lin Youran's eyes, and then immediately knelt on the ground: "The old slave has seen the little master, you guessed right." The old slave is the most powerful henchman around the master, and so are those people in the suburbs of Beijing, we have never believed that the master will disappear like this. So I came out secretly and kept looking. When I first saw the little master, I saw your face that was nine points similar to the master, and the old slave suspected that you were the master's daughter......"
Mama Dong explained in detail how she found her and how she was sure that she was their little master.
Lin Youran was very surprised in her heart, but during this time, she was taught by Mama Dong that she could already do it no matter what she faced.
"Then Mama Dong may tell me now, who is my biological mother?"
Mama Dong was silent for a moment when she heard this, and then she spoke: "The master is the holy daughter of the Gu clan in Southern Xinjiang, but now another girl has been selected in the clan to inherit the position of the holy daughter, and now this holy girl has passed under the name of the master." ”
After speaking, she looked at the little master a little, thought for a while, and said: "If the little master wants to return to the Gu clan to inherit the position of the holy maiden, with your nine-point similar appearance to the master, you will definitely be able to remove the girl on the side branch." ”
Southern Xinjiang Gu Clan!
Lin Youran was shaken greatly, she never thought that she was the daughter of the Gu Clan Holy Maiden. In the last life, she had heard of the Gu clan, it was a small race, but it was feared by the Three Kingdoms, after all, the Gu raised in their hands was very mysterious, and some of them could even control a person, so no one wanted to provoke such a group.
I have to say that the identity of this Gu Clan Holy Maiden is a little exciting for her. But she wants to marry the prince and become the noble queen of Jingguo.
"Mama let me think about it for a few days."
She lowered her eyes, blocking out the thoughts in her eyes. He spoke softly, as if he was a little overwhelmed.
Mama Dong had a little distress in her eyes, she could understand the mood of her little master, nodded and said: "Our faction is all masters who want to be henchmen, whether you want to go back or not, we are only loyal to you." Think about it, the old slave went down first. ”
Lin leisurely waved his hand to let Mama Dong go down, and then leaned on the soft pillow to think.
The Gu Clan is a big force, if it can be collected for its own use, it will naturally be good. But she didn't want to go back to the Gu Clan, but she wanted the Gu Clan to be her most powerful backing, which was much more reliable than the Guogong Mansion.
After her secret observation, she could already determine King Yi's thoughts about Lin Zhuohua. Looking at the emperor's meaning, I am afraid that this family business is also very satisfied. If Lin Zhuohua marries King Yi, then the Jing family and the Guogong Mansion will definitely stand on King Yi's side when they stand in line.
Thinking like this, she wanted to get the support of the Gu clan even more, and it seemed that she was going to find a time to go to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing to have a look.
East Palace
The prince accompanied Mu Wanyu for a walk in the courtyard, and his cautious appearance made her heart warm slightly.
"Your Highness will be busy if you have something, you don't always have to come to see the concubine, and with the rich grandmother here, the concubine will be fine."
The prince helped her walk back to the house, and then asked someone to bring hot milk, and then he spoke: "There is nothing to do these days, but something happened during the autumn hunt, and my father became more and more annoyed with Gu, and now I haven't sent anything to do for Gu." ”
I thought that after returning from the autumn hunt, my father would continue to let him accept the original thing, but unfortunately there was no movement at all, and he was kept idle in the East Palace. He couldn't see what his father was thinking now, so he could only wait and see what happened.
Mu Wanyu frowned when she heard this, and then said with some guilt: "Wanyu is really useless, she can't share her worries for His Highness." ”
"What kind of stupid words, you can give birth to this child safely is the biggest worry for Lonely." The prince touched her belly, with a bit of tenderness between his eyebrows, this child is his and Wanyu's, and he is naturally full of expectations. Especially if it is the first imperial grandson, the meaning is different.
Sometimes he thinks that if Wanyu was the crown princess, this child would be a higher status as a concubine, but now it's okay.
Mu Wanyu's morning sickness has eased a little recently, and the flesh that she tossed before has also grown back, and her face is ruddy.
"Your Highness, my subordinates have something to report."
Huang Zhong's voice came from outside the room.
Mu Wanyu looked at the prince and said softly: "Your Highness is busy, and it just so happens that the concubine is also a little tired, so take a rest." ”
The prince nodded, and then rubbed her hair: "Well, then you can rest first, and then come over to accompany you at night." ”
Mu Wanyu nodded obediently, and then watched the prince leave. After the prince left, the gentleness on her face retreated, and she looked sideways at the rich grandmother beside her.
"Are those guys honest?"
After she became pregnant, she couldn't sleep, and the few people in the East Palace began to be active, playing the piano in the small garden of the East Palace today, and dancing there tomorrow, which was the only way for the prince to come to her.
"Don't worry, concubine, the old slaves have already arranged everything, and they don't have time to come out and blind to get in your way."
Mama Fu helped her to lie down on the bed, folded the quilt for her, and then said, "Sleep on the side concubine, the old slave is sitting here with you." ”
Mu Wanyu didn't sleep well in the past two days, and she would always wake up. She didn't want to light the incense, so she could only let the rich grandmother accompany her, and if she had a nightmare, she would wake her up.
Mama Fu looked at Mu Wanyu, who was gradually falling asleep, and her brows furrowed tightly. The side concubine is okay now, if she is always caught by nightmares, it will not be good for her and the child for a long time.
A solution must be found.
The prince took Huang Zhong to his study, sat down in front of the table, raised his head and looked at him and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
"The subordinates inquired that King Yi seemed to be looking for people from the Hidden Family on the Jiangnan side, but as for why they were looking for the people of the Hidden Family, they didn't inquire, and they seemed to have clues."
Hearing Huang Zhong's words, the prince's brows furrowed tightly, and his fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop. The slender eyes narrowed, as if thinking about something.
After a long while, he retracted his thoughts, looked at Huang Zhong and said, "Let all of us continue to keep an eye on them, and then try to contact the people of the Hidden Family they are looking for, and try to find out some news." ”
"Yes, master."
After Huang Zhong finished speaking, he was about to retreat, but as soon as he walked to the door, he was stopped by the prince.
"Send a message to Youran, and it means that Ri Gu is waiting for her in the old place."
Huang Zhong's footsteps paused slightly, and then he responded respectfully: "Yes, master." ”
Lin Youran was stunned when she received the news, she was going to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing tomorrow, and it seemed that she was going to move back again.
"Tell Your Highness that the courtiers will come on time." After she finished speaking, she took out a small box and handed it to the other party: "Please give this to Your Highness." ”
The man took the box, then vanished in front of her. Lin Youran looked at the elusive secret guard with a bit of envy in his eyes.
It would be nice if she had such a person. It's just a pity that the Guogong Mansion will not send such a person to protect her safety.
Mama Dong stood aside, naturally looking at the envy in the eyes of the little master.
"Miss, but you want to have your own secret guard?"
Hearing Mama Dong's words, Lin Youran withdrew her envious gaze, looked sideways at her, and nodded: "I didn't know before, but now I know it, I am naturally envious." ”
"The little master doesn't need to envy others, the Holy Maiden has her own secret guard, and those people only obey the orders of the Holy Maiden, even if it is the orders of the patriarch and elder of the Gu Clan, they will not obey them."
Lin Youran's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Really? Then his eyes darkened again: "But I'm not a saint either, and those secret guards won't listen to me." ”
"The little master misunderstood, the secret guard I was talking about only obeyed the master's orders. Now that the master is gone, it is natural to follow the orders of the little master. ”
This time, Lin Youran was really happy, she took Mama Dong's hand and asked, "Really?" So where are they now? But will they do what I tell me? ”
Seeing the little master's happy and worried look, Mama Dong felt a little sour in her heart. She nodded and reassured.
"Naturally, it's true, but those people and old slaves haven't been contacted yet, if the little master needs it, he can contact them now."
"Naturally, there is a need, now that we are developing our forces, we will need a lot of manpower, and they can come over and help."
She was not too worried about her own safety, no one would want to kill her as a girl in the boudoir, and besides, she was still the future crown princess.
"Okay, the old slave will contact them in a moment."
Lin Youran nodded: "Okay, when they also arrive, let's meet with the people in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing when the time comes." ”
The master and servant chatted for a while, and Lin Youran continued to study her fragrance.
Gangnam
Lin Zhuohua finished the free clinic in the slum in the morning, and as soon as she returned to the courtyard, she heard from the housekeeper that a son surnamed Luo had come to look for her.
She nodded and asked the butler to bring the person over.
She glanced outside from time to time, and told Luo Yusheng her identity the last time she wrote to her. I don't know what kind of reaction Luo Yusheng will have when he sees the letter.
After a while, the housekeeper walked over with Luo Yusheng, and then retreated.
Luo Yusheng looked at the bright-looking girl in front of him, his heart was very entangled, he never thought that Jing Gongzi would be the eldest lady of the Guogong Mansion, but now that he is doing business in Shangjing, he has gradually become more contacted, and he knows the family in Beijing very well, and the maiden family of the Duchess of Guo is the imperial merchant Jing family, so it makes sense for Miss Lin to show people as Jing Gongzi.
"My subordinates have seen the scene...... Miss. ”
Lin Zhuohua looked at Luo Yusheng, who was a little entangled, and couldn't help laughing, she asked people to sit down, and then poured him a cup of tea.
"Sit down, you don't have to be so restrained. It's good for you to treat me as a Jing Gongzi, I just hope you don't mind that I concealed my identity before. ”
Luo Yusheng hurriedly shook his head: "Don't mind, I can understand why Miss would hide her identity." The Guogong Mansion is now full of flowers, and if it is known that there are so many businesses in the low, it will definitely arouse the jealousy and attention of many people. ”
Lin Zhuohua was slightly surprised, but he didn't show it.
"It's good if you can understand, but let's call me Jing Gongzi to the outside world." Although she has identified herself, she will still walk around as Jing Gongzi outside.
Luo Yusheng nodded, no matter how open Jingguo is, women's status is still inferior to men.
"I asked you to come here this time to start preparing for the Jiangnan branch of the medical building, and I am ready to leave this matter to you. I bought a shop in the most crowded area, so you can rest today and start running errands tomorrow. ”
Luo Yusheng was stunned when he heard this, then he was a little excited, and nodded: "Miss, don't worry, I will definitely do this to your satisfaction." But when it comes to recruitment, does Miss have a favorite candidate? ”
"You just have to recruit people, if I have someone I like, I will give the other party a token and ask him to find you, and then you can look at and arrange the next job."
Luo Heng, who was mentioned last time, Bai Yu and Hongzhu have come into contact with him in the past two days, and he is a usable person. However, she was going to continue to observe, if this person was available, she could stay by Luo Yusheng's side to help him do things, after all, he should know more about Jiangnan.
"Okay."
Lin Zhuohua asked Bai Yu to take a box, which contained some silver tickets: "You take this money and use it first." If it's not enough, you can call it from the Feather Pavilion and the Medical Building. By the way, you can buy a yard here for those who don't have a place to live. ”
Luo Yusheng held the box in his hand, and he really didn't know what to say.
"Before you buy a yard, you can live here."
Lin Zhuohua called the housekeeper and asked him to arrange a separate courtyard for Luo Yusheng to live in first.
After Luo Yusheng left with the housekeeper, Bai Yucai asked, "Miss, do you want to use Luo Heng?" The slave maid and Sister Hongzhu inquired from others that Luo Heng was the queen of the crime, so many places didn't want him. He took those people in the slums and did some small work to support his family. ”
Lin Zhuohua was stunned, Jingguo is also the child of many criminals. However, most of them were exiled to the border to work as coolies, and few were able to stay.
"Yes, I see."
It seems that let Li Zeyi help him find out what happened in Luo Heng's family, if it doesn't have much to do with it, it can be used. But if this crime is a bit big, then forget it, she doesn't want to cause trouble for herself, and she doesn't remember that there was a criminal surnamed Luo in her last life.