It is precisely in this way that Song Derong said the grace he gave after Xiao Hua's accident.

Later, Shuangniang took the silver and left the Song Mansion, and then disappeared. But adults may not know that she is pregnant when she leaves. When Xu Chu said this, he subconsciously glanced back at Zhang Xiao, who was standing aside respectfully and silently. After a slight pause, she fell on Old Madam Song and asked in a low voice, "Old Madam, when Shuangniang and you were like mother and daughter, I think you must know about this." ”

In fact, Xu Chu knew in his heart that the old lady must have noticed the change in Song Derong at that time, or discovered the fact that her son was replaced. It's a pity that she can't say that it's her, even Old Lady Song can't do anything about it.

Not to mention the old lady Song's plans, just say that the old lady who wants to cover up the ugliness of the family, and even wants to keep the lintel of the Song family, acquiescing to this fake son is the only way out.

At the same time, she must send out all the people who are very likely to see Song Derong's identity at a glance. This is why, when Shuangniang was young and had nothing to rely on, she could still ruthlessly follow the thoughts of the fake Song Derong and send people out of the house.

A hundred taels of silver, and a widow who was pregnant without any support, it is self-evident what kind of situation he faced at that time. The husband died innocently and tragically, and there was no family to take care of, and he didn't even have a house to live in......

To put it mildly, if she is targeted by the ruffian who has a dark mind, I am afraid that her situation will be even more difficult.

As soon as Xu Chu's words came out, not to mention the people present, even a few old servants who were waiting for questions were in an uproar. And the sharp-eyed ones had already seen Xu Chu's gaze at Zhang Xiao just now, and then followed one by one with disbelief.

Zhang Xiaoshi did not move, nor did he speak. It's as if the doubts and scrutiny in those people's eyes are not on her.

Old Madam Song's expression was desolate, her eyes lowered, and she said weakly: "Yes...... Shuangniang was indeed pregnant at the time...... In fact, I also sent people to look for her later, but I couldn't find her several times, until someone said that a pregnant woman in Jiangyin County fell into the river and died, and she still carried a lot of silver taels ......"

"Later, the old lady personally went to help her collect the corpse, and because of this, she left her name and origin on the woman's file." Xu Chu saw that her words were sad, and two lines of turbid tears fell on her old face, and she simply asked her to finish the unfinished words.

As she spoke, she handed the copied file to Song Derong, pinched her head and said, "My lord, this is a record that my son-in-law has found with some effort. If you don't believe it, you can let people go to the yamen to read the original file. ”

Song Derong did not question Xu Chu's words, and he himself knew that a case file like this meant death was not confidential. Generally, as long as you are willing to spend money to get through the relationship, you can copy it from the yamen.

And Xiao Qinglang is obviously a wealthy master, otherwise it would be impossible to use silver to smash out the two places where literati gather in Qishan Bookstore and Wenyan Building in just half a month.

Therefore, Song Derong still recognized the file submitted by Xu Chu. After he looked through it, he nodded and motioned for Xu Chu to continue.

It's just that the old lady doesn't know that Shuangniang is not really without relatives and no reason after leaving the house. She actually has a sister-in-law, that is, Xiao Hua's own sister. Xu Chu's voice was soft, but his tone was extremely condensed. The old lady might as well guess, who is this sister of Xiao Hua? ”

The old lady who was choking with tears was stunned in an instant, and she couldn't come back to her senses at all to think about the meaning of Xu Chu's words. She closed her lips and said tremblingly, "You mean, Shuangniang...... Didn't ...... die? ”

"Not only did he not die, but he also raised a son for Xiao Huasheng." Xu Chu looked at the old lady fixedly, and his voice was calm with a little coldness. Although she knew that the old lady also had a hard time, she still couldn't understand her choice.

Since they are like mother and daughter, they have more than ten years of master-servant affection. Why did he send people out of the house without mercy or even any protection for Shuangniang after Xiao Huaheng's death? Even if the old lady helped her buy a house with silver at that time, or sent someone to send her back to the country, it would be better than letting a young woman who was alone drive out of the house.

After Xu Chu's words fell, everyone's eyes couldn't help but fall on Zhang Xiao and Zhang Qiu. Of the few people present, only these two had a son, but they were husband and wife.

Song Deqing was impatient, and he was angry because of Aunt Yang's death, and his attitude was really bad at this time. He glanced at Zhang Qiu and Zhang Xiao coldly, and after a while, his eyes suddenly widened and he suddenly said, "This, this, this...... How can I see how similar this kid is to Xiao Hua and Aunt Yang? Is it ......?"

The thought of this possibility made his face strange. It's unbelievable, but it's a little repulsive and disgusting.

When Xu Chu saw him behaving like this, he guessed his thoughts. In fact, people like him probably don't care much about Shuangniang, and after many years, I'm afraid he will forget the true appearance of Shuangniang.

As for Xiao Hua, after all, he went to the school with him and Song Derong since childhood. And a small follower is better than him, the eldest young master of the Song family, so it is not surprising that he is more impressed.

As for Aunt Yang, he has been thinking about it for many years, and that voice and appearance have probably been engraved in his mind for a long time.

Therefore, he linked Aunt Yang with Xiao Hua. Then Zhang Qiu in his arms is the illegitimate son of the two, which does not seem to be unreasonable.

"But that's not right, Shuangniang disappeared thirteen years ago. And Aunt Yang sells wine in Jinzhou City, it seems that it has been longer. Xiao Mingzhu on the side asked suspiciously, as if he was worried that he had thought about it, and hurriedly rummaged through the codex that Xu Chu had lent her before.

At this moment, Song Deqing, who had just been stunned, also nodded and agreed, "I have known Aunt Yang for more than 14 years, and when she was making wine in the winery, I frequented it with the old man. At that time, there were literati and scholars all over Jinzhou City, who didn't know that the yellow flower wine brewed by the little lady of the Yang family's wine shop was a must? ”

"What's more, if Shuangniang really enters the mansion to be an aunt, even if my second brother and I can't see it. Then my mother can always recognize it, but after a few years of hard work, even if there is a change, it will not be able to change its appearance. Song Deqing sneered, "Could it be that you deliberately put a basin on Aunt Yang's head in order to sensationalize the public." ”

"Wait a minute, Master Song is saying that Aunt Yang used to make wine in the Yang family's wine shop? But Zhang Xiao's family seems to be selling wine in this wine shop. This time, Xiao Mingzhu finally found the difference. Last time, the third uncle and Sister Chu seemed to have gone somewhere to buy some wine, and the third uncle didn't know what she didn't know about wine......

Xu Chu's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't look at Zhang Xiao and Zhang Qiu, whose faces were getting more and more ugly. Instead, she nodded at Xiao Mingzhu in agreement, and then continued: "Aunt Yang and Xiao Hua are indeed related......" When she said this, she deliberately paused for a moment, and then sighed and said, "It's just that Aunt Yang is not the missing Shuangniang, she is actually Xiao Hua's own sister, Shuangniang's sister-in-law." It was also Zhang Xiao's own identity who was impersonated by Shuangniang......"

Until now, everyone just hates not having one more brain. How can it be so decent, and it involves the dead Xiao Hua and the missing Shuangniang. And Aunt Yang, who is very favored in the house, how did she change from a wandering brewing girl to Xiao Hua's sister?

And Shuangniang, who has a deep affection for the old lady, is pregnant and married to a ruffian.

"Zhang Xiao, the eldest lady of the Zhang family, I don't know if what I said is wrong?" At this time, Xu Chu pointed the finger at Zhang Xiao's family, and no longer followed the temptation, but bluntly pierced, "Xiao Hua was killed by bandits a few years ago, and you disappeared in the first month, and married Zhang San in April." On the sixteenth day of the same year, Zhang Qiu was born. Am I right? ”

"So what? My father and I have known each other for a long time, even if I am pregnant before we get married, what can I prove? Zhang Xiao's voice was hoarse, even if he was still arguing, his hands and feet were already cold. She had even guessed that what this woman dared to say, she must have grasped some evidence.

However, by now, she has long been unable to help herself. Since Qiu'er's sister-in-law has died tragically for the game, how can she watch her hard work go to waste?

She gritted her teeth, her face was pale but firm: "I'm just a little woman, I can't climb the lintel of the official house of the Song Mansion!" As for Aunt Yang and Aunt Zhang, I don't know anything. ”

Xu Chu saw that she was still stiff-mouthed, and sighed secretly in his heart. If it weren't for the people behind the scenes taking the opportunity to get rid of the real Song Derong, Xiao Hua would not have died tragically, and she would not have changed from a virtuous and virtuous woman to what she is now.

Just sympathy and pity can't be an excuse for her to cover up Aunt Yang's crimes.

"I have inquired about your neighbors, don't talk about neighbors, even Zhang Qiu himself often quarrels with you husband and wife because of his own life experience." Xu Chu looked at Zhang Xiao, who was motionless, and Zhang San, who was full of indifference, and finally his eyes fell on Zhang Qiu, who was full of indignation but was not allowed to move because of Zhang Xiao's stubborn pulling. "You took the identity of Xiao Hua's sister Xiao Qing, and even in order to imitate an experience similar to her, you learned to recognize and distinguish wine, and finally worked in the wine workshop. It's a pity that she was sent by her stepmother to the winery as a female apprentice since she was a child, and she has been immersed in the winery for many years. ”

After Xu Chu finished speaking, she looked at Xiao Qinglang, and when Xiao Qinglang put down the teacup and took out the shadow figure sent back by the guards overnight from the box next to her, she continued: "This is the portrait that my son-in-law sent someone to Xiao Hua to inquire with Xiao Qing's hometown, and finally got it. Because Xiao Qing was still young when she left home, many people were already a little vague about her appearance. However, the old patriarch remembered a cinnabar mole under her right eye very clearly. ”