PDLP Chapter 179 She is a person without a past
Chapter 179 She is a person without a past
The old woman was very cautious. She confirmed that the person coming was Miss Qin who had come in the morning before she slowly opened the door.
When she opened the door, she saw another girl with a suspicious look on her face. When did her Madam He get to know so many people with strange identities?
"Madame Tian, is Madam He home?"
"She's here, what else can she do outside? Usually, it's me, the old woman, who goes out to sell things."
"Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Tian. This is a small token of my appreciation for you."
Luo Yu took out a tael of silver and stuffed it into the nanny's hand, which was considered as a way to win some favor for the original owner's sister. After all, the nanny's tone didn't sound very friendly, and she must have made things difficult for Sister Jiang on a daily basis.
After receiving the silver, Nanny Tian immediately became much friendlier. She invited the two girls into the hall and took a seat, then went to the backyard to find Madam He.
Although the yard is quite large, it is very desolate. The houses are very old and there is not much furniture inside. It is quite empty. To be honest, it is a bit scary to live alone.
Qin Bingrui and Luo Yu were not the kind of people who could sit still, so they quietly followed Nanny Tian to the backyard.
Until they saw a young woman dressed as a woman, wearing linen clothes, chopping wood in front of the woodshed.
Maybe she didn't have enough strength, or she didn't aim correctly, but when the axe came down, the axe tilted and the firewood fell. It was terrifying to watch, and you almost thought the axe would hit her.
"Mrs. He, there are two girls looking for you, one of whom is the girl who came this morning."
"Oh, okay!" Sister Jiang put down the axe in her hand, turned around and saw the two people standing behind Nanny Tian.
You looked at me, I looked at you, and everyone remained silent.
Luo Yu was nervous. Did she recognize me? What should I say first? Should I say, "Long time no see?"
Qin Bingrui wondered, could it be that she and Jiang Qiu Ning had a bad relationship in the past, so she remained silent?
Sister Jiang couldn't believe how these two girls came in with the nanny? Were they particularly surprised to see her chopping wood? They were all stunned. The girls from the aristocratic family had never done any work, so they were really not scared.
Finally, Sister Jiang, as the host, greeted them with a smile.
"Two girls, why are you in the backyard? Come on, let's sit in the living room."
Nanny Tian looked back and saw that these two girls were standing behind her without anyone noticing, with smiles on their faces.
scare someone to death.
Luo Yu opened his mouth, not knowing how to start. Qin Bingrui said bluntly, "Miss Jiang, I'll help you chop wood. Let's chat here and don't delay your work."
Then he said to Nanny Tian, "Auntie, go and do your own thing. I brought some rice, flour, pickled meat, and cakes and left them in the hall. You can use them to make dinner."
"Hey, you guys chat."
When Nanny Tian heard that there was something good, she immediately ran over happily.
While Qin Bingrui had snatched the axe from Sister Jiang's hand, Luo Yu stood in front of Sister Jiang and looked at her carefully. Sister Jiang had round cheeks, small eyes, a slightly collapsed nose, and very fair skin. She did not look like Concubine Ying.
"May I ask your name, young lady?" Sister Jiang saw that she was staring at her intently, and was a little puzzled. "Young lady, have we met before?"
"Oh, my surname is Bai, and I'm from Muzhou."
Luo Yu did not answer whether he had seen her before. Could it be that Sister Jiang really could not recognize her own sister? After all, they had lived together for three years. Even if girls change a lot when they grow up, Jiang Qiu Ning is only 17 years old now. How different can her appearance be from when she was 13?
"Miss Bai, what do you want from me?"
"Mrs. He, I'm Jiang Qiuning's friend."
"..."
I thought she would cry with joy, but for some reason, she just stood there in a daze without saying a word.
Weird, too weird.
Did Jiang Qiuning have a bad relationship with her family in the past?
After a long while, she slowly said, "Are you here because of the drought in Wangzhou last year?"
Luo Yu didn't know whether she was pretending not to know Jiang Qiu Ning, or whether she really didn't recognize Jiang Qiu Ning. Perhaps there was also a possibility that this Jiang Qiu Ning was not the same Jiang Qiu Ning.
The axe in Qin Bingrui's hand seemed to have eyes and strength. Every chop was accurate. In a short while, a small hill was piled up.
Seeing this, Sister Jiang was surprised and quickly asked her to rest for a while.
Qin Bingrui sat down on the spot and Sister Jiang handed her a cup of tea.
Qin Bingrui tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.
After finishing the drink, he looked at Luo Yu, then at Sister Jiang, and said with a smile: "Is the relationship between Sister Jiang and my sister not too good? My sister knew Jiang Qiuning in the capital. This time when she passed by Wangzhou, she heard that Miss Jiang's father was in trouble, so she came to visit Sister Jiang specially."
Sister Jiang then looked flustered and her eyes turned red in an instant.
"My younger sister, Jiang Qiuning, didn't enter the mansion until she was ten years old. Although my father told outsiders that she was an adopted daughter he found, I actually know that she was his daughter born out of wedlock."
So that's why. No wonder she and her sister are not close. Luo Yu breathed a sigh of relief. She thought her sister was hiding something.
"You and your sister have spent three years together. Do you still remember what she looks like?" Luo Yu thought about it and asked cautiously. After all, it was unbelievable that Sister Jiang didn't realize that she was her sister at all.
"My sister has a good temperament and is very sensible. I heard from my father that she suffered a lot outside, so her skin color is darker, but she is round and cute. Until my sister was thirteen years old, the palace issued a notice that all daughters of marriageable age in the families of officials of the seventh rank and below must be sent to the palace.
At that time, I was already old and engaged to be married, so my sister volunteered to take over this task.
Although my mother disliked this illegitimate daughter, she was moved by her noble act and accepted her as her daughter. My sister and I had an average relationship; we were both not good at speaking, so we never exchanged many words. But when she left, she left me a letter expressing her deep attachment to this family and hoping that I would treat my father and mother well on her behalf.
"Then, do you still have Miss Jiang's letter?"
"Wait a moment, ladies."
After saying that, Sister Jiang went into her bedroom to look for the letter.
Although their relationship was not very good, she still kept the letter.
After the person left, Qin Bingrui asked Luo Yu: "Sister, do you think there's anything strange? She really doesn't know you. It doesn't seem like she's pretending."
Luo Yu nodded, his tone calm: "You'll know when you see the handwriting on the letter later. Perhaps the Concubine Ying in this body of mine is borrowing the real Jiang Qiuning's identity."
"Damn, sis, you're amazing! You have a complicated life story!"
After saying that, he chuckled twice, "Isn't that even better? As long as we deny it, no one will be able to find out our true identity."
"What about the original Jiang Qiu Ning? Did she run away or was she killed? Who was the original Concubine Ying in this body of mine?"
It's almost become a suspense case.
"Why do you care about her? She's dead anyway. What's the use of finding out her past? It will only add to your troubles."
makes sense.
Sister Jiang came out of the room, holding a letter and an account book in her hands.
There are very few people who know the name Jiang Qiu Ning. Sister Jiang can only choose to trust them now, give it a try, and let them help the Jiang family.
Otherwise, she would never be able to overturn her father's case on her own in this lifetime.
"Girls, although I'm not familiar with you, for some reason, I believe you're good people. Since Miss Bai said you're my sister's good friend, I can only dare to trust you this time and give you the account book my father left behind."
"Ledger?"
Just this morning she said she wanted to overturn her father's verdict, and it turns out she really has a trick up her sleeve.
Luo Yu took the account book, flipped through it, frowned, and handed it to Qin Bingrui.
Sister Jiang then handed the letter in her hand to Luo Yu. After all, she was Jiang Qiu Ning's good friend and had the right to read her sister's letter.
Luo Yu took the letter and quickly unfolded it. Just as she thought, the words in the letter were very unfamiliar and there were many typos. It seemed that the writer had just learned to write not long ago.
Concubine Ying's handwriting is elegant, neat and powerful, completely different from the handwriting in this letter.
"Is this the only letter Jiang Qiuning has left behind?"
Sister Jiang nodded and said, "I burned everything else because I once thought someone from the palace was asking about my sister. I was afraid that my father's affairs would affect my sister, so I cleared out all her things. I thought that as long as I didn't admit that I had a sister, maybe I wouldn't cause her any trouble."
Then he asked Luo Yu, "Why are so many people asking about my sister? Did something happen to her?"
Luo Yu didn't know where to start. After all, the real Jiang Qiu Ning must be dead.
Sister Jiang is a smart woman. She acts coldly towards her younger sister in front of outsiders, probably because she is afraid that family matters will implicate her younger sister.
"Your sister is dead."
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