The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort - 79. Recognize relatives

The rain is getting heavier.

The people living near the hillside suffered from seedlings, and a large amount of mud poured down. Bochang Reservoir is the largest reservoir in Beijing. The irrigation of farmland in the middle of Beijing relies on diversion of water here. However, the rain is rising fiercely, and the water in the reservoir is overflowing, and the reservoir is also at risk of overwhelming. Xuan Li led his men to control the water, temporarily suppressing the momentum of the rising water.

In the mansion of the champion, the young champion man stood in front of the window, frowning and thinking at the rain.

Mrs. Liu came in carrying the brown sugar ginger soup and put the bowl on the table. Seeing Liu Min doing this, she sighed and said, “What kind of evil is this, it has harmed many people in vain.” They were originally from common people, yes. The people feel the same suffering. If Liu Min had not been an official in the court now, I am afraid that they would have been displaced, hungry and cold like these people.

Liu Min patted Madam Liu on the shoulder and said with relief: “Mother, don’t worry, everything will pass.”

“If it weren’t for General Zhao to distribute food and disaster relief, I don’t know how many people would starve to death.” Madam Liu sighed, “General Zhao is a good official. You can get close to him when you are in the court.”

Liu Min nodded. However, the rain continued to fall endlessly, and Zhao Guang’s money would be spent one day. This matter is just a solution to the urgent need, not a long-term solution. He remembered that the eight princes had asked him about the floods a few days ago. The eight princes saw that they wanted to help contain the floods. But how can a person who really has the world in mind, think of him in all aspects.

Liu Min sighed almost invisible, the water in the court was not shallow, and only when you were in it did you know that it was difficult to walk around.

The porridge has never stopped for more than ten days, and Beijing gradually calmed down. If there is any fresh news, the city garrison has caught a group of robbers pretending to be refugees at the place of Chongxinzhuang in the east of the city. On that day, the city’s garrison was not manpowered enough. The sergeant garrison borrowed a group of people from Jing Zhaoyin. When they arrived at Chongxinzhuang, it was a fierce battle. They managed to subdue the robbers and put them in jail, but those robbers were in jail overnight. All of them committed suicide in fear of crime.

The people in the capital clapped their hands and applauded, but also worried in their hearts. Life in the future will be even more difficult because the city is not peaceful. The garrison of the Beijing City was exasperated because of the incident.

Ruan Juzhong, Jiang Ruanzheng leaned on the couch to embroider. In the past, because of the persecution of Zhang Lan’s family on the Zhuangzi, embroidering day and night, there were dead calluses on his hands. She lived again for the first time. She hated the physical mutilation and scars of the previous life and death. In this life, she did not want to leave any scars on her body. So when she returned to Jiang’s mansion, her embroidery work was left aside. These days, all the dead calluses on the hands fell off and became white and tender again. Only after looking at the hands of Miss Everyone, did they pick up these things again.

Dewdrop walked in from the outside, looked around and looked at no one. Fang approached Jiang Ruan quietly and said, “Girl, there is a visitor from the General’s Mansion, and I want to see the congeemaker.”

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: “Are you from the General’s Mansion?”

“There is a seal, it doesn’t look like a fake.” Dewdrop said: “Girl, how do you reply to them?”

Jiang Ruan put down the embroidery in his hand, raised the celadon teacup on one side, gently rubbed the edge of the teacup, and said, “It means that I will come to visit myself early in the morning.”

“Girl?” Dewdrop was taken aback.

Jiang Ruan said: “Go ahead.”

The Zhao family, since they made such a request, they have made up their minds to meet again. Fortunately, it is getting closer and closer to the day when Jiang Xinzhi returns to the house. It is too difficult for her alone. The bargaining chip is on the bright side. It depends on whether the Zhao family is willing to give this favor.

When the Zhao family in Beijing got the news, Zhao Guang looked solemn. A few days ago, Zhao Yi detained a group of refugees in Chongxinzhuang. According to Zhao Yi, those people were all guards with martial arts, and they would never be ordinary. Refugees. It is not easy to think about committing suicide in the prison overnight. Zhao Guang can also guess a point or two about whose handwriting it is. It is said that the gate of the Eighth Prince’s Mansion in Beijing has been closed recently, and it is said that a large number of guards have been executed.

The young lady Zhao Yi said, Zhao Guang and his sons believed that the person behind and the person who served the porridge must be the same person. As Xuanli did, that person should be opposed to Xuanli and against the Zhao family. Yan, also helped the Zhao family several times. It’s just that everything can’t be said to be too full now, the identity of the other party is undecided, what if it is the trajectory of Xuanli? They asked someone to go to the place where the porridge was served and asked to see the person behind him, but the other party explained that they would visit on the day. Such behavior is really unpredictable.

Zhao Yuanjia said, “Father, since that person dared to visit, he must have made enough preparations. Should we also arrange it?”

“No,” Zhao Yuanping’s shrewd eyes flashed a trace of contemplation: “I think the other party is showing no malice by doing this, at least it will not conflict with us in the general’s mansion.”

“It doesn’t matter if he has conflicts,” Zhao Yuanfeng said nonchalantly: “The people in our general’s mansion are still afraid of not doing anything. It is the gods or the ghosts who first beaten up fat, don’t you just be honest?”

“Shut up,” Zhao Guang glared at Zhao Yuanfeng’s beard: “You can’t be a damn brain? The second child is right, but just to prevent that person from playing tricks, take your mother first. Madam and Yulong will settle down well.”

“Second brother,” Zhao Yuanfeng pushed the smartest Zhao Yuanping: “Who do you think that person is?”

“I don’t know.” Zhao Yuanping shook his head: “We have seen all of Dad’s colleagues. It is impossible to be one of them. Anyway, we will know who it is tomorrow.”

This night, the Zhao family was not sleeping very peacefully. Early the next morning, Jiang Ruan went out in a carriage. Lin Zixiang would post to her every three to five, and Xia Yan wanted to maintain a gentle and considerate mother, but there was no reason to stop him. Moreover, she has been busy with Jiang Susu these few days. Jiang Quan’s attitude has been loosened and Jiang Susu will not be able to go to the family temple. However, Jiang Susu has not been able to sleep well for more than half a month. After a while, the doctor was not good, Xia Yan was extremely worried.

Since the General’s Mansion had done something about the porridge and won the emperor’s praise, the colleagues in the officialdom have been wise, and they were all in the market for a while, but today they deliberately returned all the posts and waited for that person.

A blue-gray carriage came and stopped in front of the General’s Mansion.

A tall girl dressed as a maid jumped out of it, and said a few words to the little guard at the door. The little guard hurried away. After a while, Zhao Yi strode out from the door, followed by a few strong guards. , Saw the maid for a moment, and then stared at the carriage parked at the door rather as a boundary marker.

The maid walked to the carriage, stood on tiptoe and said a few words inside, the carriage curtain was lifted, and another person dressed up like a maid jumped out of it.

Zhao Yi frowned. How could this man bring two maids to travel, and how could he be born like a woman?

Immediately afterwards, the tall maid helped the person in the carriage to come out, but it was an old woman with a rickety figure, her eyes covered with black cloth strips. Looking at the appearance of a blind man, she was helped by the tall maid and walked aside.

Zhao Yi’s eyes widened and he couldn’t hide the shock in his heart. It was so surprising that it was this blind old woman. He looked at the old woman carefully, but found nothing special. , Is even more suspicious.

“The son?” A soft voice came from the front, and Zhao Yi discovered that when he was looking at the blind old woman, he did not know when another person got off the carriage. He could not see his face in the hat, but the voice was A real woman, and a little familiar.

Unexpectedly, it was a woman who came to the General’s Mansion. Zhao Yi was stunned and said, “Girl, please come with me.”

The four followed Zhao Yi to the mansion. Zhao Yi was surprised. Since she was a woman, two maids would be enough. Why did she bring a blind woman with her? Why?

Just thinking about it, the man suddenly reached out his hand and took off the hat, revealing a familiar face.

Zhao Yi gaped: “It’s you!”

“It’s me.” Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: “Master Zhao, don’t come here without problems.”

Zhao Yi blushed for another moment, looking at the face of the girl opposite, a bit stuttering, and he was ashamed. The other party is just a teenage girl, and she is almost 20 at any rate. How can I still see a little girl blushing? . He suddenly thought of something and was surprised: “You are the one who cooks the porridge?”

“It’s not me.” Jiang Ruandao, seeing Zhao Yi’s relieved expression, added: “It’s the person I hired.”

“You, you, you, you…” Zhao Yi stammered, “Who are you?”

“Master Zhao, I have saved your life anyway.” Jiang Ruan said with a smile: “It won’t hurt you.”

Zhao Yi didn’t say a word. Now that the situation in the capital is so chaotic, there are too many people watching the Zhao family. Who knows if this will be another trap. However, Zhao Yi followed his father Zhao Yuanjia’s temperament and was gentle and upright. Knowing that there is a reason to be repaid, he bowed his hand: “Miss will save my life, and I will repay it to Yongquan tomorrow.” The strange thing is that he has kind to Jiang Ruan. With a special intimacy, the little girl in front of her instinctively won’t be disadvantageous to the Zhao family. He had many questions, and he swallowed back when he saw Jiang Ruan’s smiling face. Zhao Guang and his uncles would naturally ask those questions when they arrived in the hall.

Zhao Yi took the four people all the way to the main hall of the General Mansion. Compared with the exquisiteness of Jiang Mansion, the General Mansion looked more magnificent and magnificent. The guards in the mansion looked very mighty. Can’t help but cast his gaze quietly.

Forsythia and Bai Zhi were a little nervous, but Mother Zhou was trembling slightly all the way, Jiang Ruan laughed in her heart, Zhao Guang really took a lot of thought for her arrival. The guards here treat her like a big enemy, and they want to come. Somewhat capable.

Zhao Yi walked in first when he arrived at the hall. Zhao Guang sat in the front seat, and the whole person naturally exuded a general air, which was the bloody oppression that had been baptized on the battlefield for countless times, and taught people to be fearless for no reason. Zhao Yuanjia, Zhao Yuanping, and Zhao Yuanfeng sat on the two sides respectively. Zhao Yuanjia was upright and steady, Zhao Yuanping was shrewd and wise, and Zhao Yuanfeng was unrestrained. The three sons of the Zhao family were all in the pool at first glance.

Zhao Yi strode in, and the few people in the courtroom with their fingers calmly made a gesture. That was their signal, which meant there was no danger.

Zhao Yi rushed outside and said, “Miss, please come in.”

Jiang Ruan raised his foot and walked in.

Zhao Guang, father and son, all frowned and looked towards the entrance of the hall. They saw a girl in red walking slowly from outside, dressed in a maroon-colored makeup and a silky satin dress with four happy patterns and a silky red gold Hanren embroidered silk skirt. , Wearing colorful embroidered Sixi Ruyi pattern cicada wing gauze Huanhua brocade. The long hair string is romantic and chic, wore an amber and lapis lazuli bracelet on the wrist, a silk palace tie on the waist, and a buckled ruyi pile embroidered sachet hanging on it, and the feet are wearing butterfly embroidered shoes with flowers. This girl is only eleven or twelve years old at most, but she has amazing beauty, with extremely bright features, but she does not appear frivolous, but has a calm beauty.

But the most surprising thing is not this.

She walked inward step by step with a smile.

Zhao Guang looked at her in shock, and the three sons also sat up straight, staring at her closely.

Step by step, she got closer and closer, Zhao Guang stood up abruptly, his eyes widened, his lips trembled, and he whispered: “Brows.”

The three of Zhao Yuanjia were already dumbfounded.

Like, too much. Looks too similar to Zhao Mei.

Even if Jiang Ruan only inherited Zhao Mei’s six or seven points, in the general mansion with more men, Jiang Ruan also looks too similar to Zhao Mei. The three of Zhao Yuanjia hadn’t seen Zhao Mei for many years, but Zhao Mei in his memory was at this age. He liked to wear a red dress, enthusiastic, smiling, running, and pestering a few brothers to ride with him.

The Sri Lankan is dead, and his appearance is permanently sealed in his mind.

And Zhao Guang was the one who suffered the most.

He squirmed his lips and couldn’t say a word.

Jiang Ruan’s gaze swept slightly, and then the expressions of the few people could be seen in full view. Regarding the Zhao family, in fact, she has never actually contacted her in her past and present lives. However, when she was a child, Zhao Mei often talked to her about the General’s Mansion, about her stubborn grandfather, several uncles with different personalities, and the happy time Zhao Mei once lived with these brothers and parents. Even if it is a description, Jiang Ruan can imagine what a beautiful picture it is.

At that time, President Jiang Ruan asked Zhao Mei: “Why don’t my grandfather come to see us?”

There was a gloom between Zhao’s eyebrows and his eyebrows: “It’s a bad mother, and her mistake is not worthy of their forgiveness.”

I didn’t understand what Zhao Mei said, but now I think about it, it’s just the saddest suffering in a woman’s heart. Is there anything in the world more miserable than abandoning one’s relatives and discovering that his beloved is a jackal?

She was born in a civil servant’s house and was used to a life of intrigue. She yearned for direct visits to the military commander’s mansion as Zhao Mei said. It’s a pity that until the end of her last life, she didn’t have the opportunity to see the general’s mansion with her own eyes, so she had to copy all the news from them.

In this life, she is now stepping on the real land of the General Mansion.

She smiled and spoke softly: “General Zhao.”

The sentence “General Zhao” brought back Zhao Guang’s thoughts. The girl in front of her was indeed too similar to Zhao Mei, but she didn’t look at it carefully. Zhao Mei looked enthusiastic on the surface, but in fact he was gentle and soft, with a kind of innocence that he did not know the world. And this young girl was clearly dressed in red, with a fiery red color, but she was wearing a cold feeling. In her eyes, the depth and vicissitudes that are not in line with her age are revealed. Although she has a gentle smile, she is too cold, too cold.

She is not Zhao Mei.

“Who are you?” Zhao Yuanfeng, the most impatient, stood up: “Why look so similar to my sister!”

Among the sons of the Zhao family, Zhao Yuanfeng and Zhao Mei have the best relationship. Zhao Yuanjia is a teenager and has always been a caring brother. Zhao Yuanping is smart and wise. Although he spoils Zhao Mei on weekdays, he does not know how to make her happy. , Only Zhao Yuanfeng, siblings are both passionate and unruly temperament, the age difference is not too big, climbing trees and horse riding together, Zhao Yuanfeng and Zhao Mei have such a good relationship, now seeing Jiang Ruan at first sight, my heart is naturally excited.

Jiang Ruan smiled and glanced at him: “Uncle?”

Zhao Yuanfeng was struck by lightning, took two steps back and pointed at Jiang Ruan and said, “You call me uncle?”

Both Zhao Yuanjia and Zhao Yuanping’s expressions changed. Looking at Jiang Ruan in disbelief, Zhao Guang also shook his body severely.

Jiang Ruan ignored the surprised eyes of everyone: “I am the person who cooks porridge under the banner of the Zhao family, and I am also the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, the Jiang family Ruanniang.”

She smiled and said: “According to the relationship between relatives, I should salute you.” She gave a gentle salute and said, “Niang Ruan has seen grandfather, eldest uncle, second uncle, and younger uncle.”

Zhao Yi, who had been watching from the sidelines, finally called out: “Are you aunt’s daughter?”

He always knew that his father had a younger sister and he had an aunt, but this aunt was not a taboo in the Zhao family. When he was born, the aunt was no longer in the house, so he had never seen this aunt. I only knew a little bit from the mouth of the nanny and the nanny. Now this little girl who saved him once is the daughter of an aunt?

Jiang Ruan looked at him: “Thanks, big cousin.”

Both the Zhao family and his son looked at her and were speechless in shock.

Forsythia gently pressed Mother Zhou’s hand, Mother Zhou knew, rushed forward and knelt down and cried: “Master, master, do you remember the slave? Back then, you and your wife taught the old slave to follow the lady to Jiang’s house. Yeah!”

“Mother Zhou?” Zhao Guang froze for a moment. Zhao Mei insisted on marrying into the Jiang family, and even broke ties with the Zhao family. When he packed his bags and left the house that day, he and his wife called Zhou Ying in the house to let him She followed Zhao Mei.

In a flash, more than ten years have passed.

“How did you become like this?” Zhao Guang frowned. Mother Zhou was a good person when she went there, but now she seems to be blind, and her body is not good, she seems to be at the beginning of a serious illness. Healed appearance.

“It was the malicious Jiang family,” Mother Zhou said: “The Jiang family killed Miss, and it was the young lady who took the life of the old slave back. The Jiang family not only harmed the young lady, but also killed the children of the young lady, sir. , Save the little lady!” After that, he slammed Zhao Guang’s head no matter what, looking very sad.

Jiang Ruan ordered Bai Zhi to float up to Mother Zhou and look at Zhao Guang. Zhao Guang’s expression was shocked, his complexion instantly turned pale, gritted his teeth and said: “Jiang Quan!”

“It’s the biological father,” Jiang Ruan said indifferently: “General, please help Ruan Niang.”