bookcurios Chapter 251: Capital, Accidentally Entering the Shangshu Mansion
Chapter 251: Capital, Accidentally Entering the Shangshu Mansion
"If you're okay, I'll leave first." Yao Qingnian saw that her wound was not serious and would not endanger her life. She just needed to rest and heal.
"Miss, could you please take me to the capital with you!" Linglong supported her weak body and knelt down to kowtow to Yao Qingnian.
"Get up."
Yao Qingnian and the other man helped her up. Why did this girl kneel down at every turn?
"Please, girl!"
"Okay! I have to go to the capital city anyway, so I'll take you with me." Just think of it as a good deed and a good deed.
Considering Linglong's injuries, Yao Qingnian rented a carriage nearby and continued to rush to the capital with his men...
After several days of traveling, Yao Qingnian finally arrived in the capital. The streets in the capital were crisscrossed, spacious and clean. The bluestone road shone brightly in the sun, and there were shops and flags fluttering on both sides of the road.
Although the original owner's body had been recuperated for more than half a year, it was still far inferior to her physical fitness in her previous life. She was a little exhausted from all the running around. She planned to send Linglong back to the Shangshu Mansion first, find an inn to rest, and then go to the General's Mansion to inquire about Lu Huaijin's news. She didn't know if he had returned...
After arriving at the Shangshu Mansion, Linglong thanked Yao Qingnian and was about to walk towards the Shangshu Mansion when a gorgeous carriage suddenly stopped at the door. A maid helped a lady in gorgeous clothes down. Her hair was adorned with elegant beads, and her manners were calm and steady, showing the demeanor of a noble person in her actions.
Linglong saw it and immediately went over and knelt down: "Are you the Madam?!"
The maidservant at the side was startled by Linglong's sudden kneeling, and hurriedly protected the lady: "Where did this wild girl come from? She is so unruly. Someone come! Arrest her."
"Wait, who are you?" Madam Shen from the Shangshu Mansion looked at Linglong who was kneeling on the ground, and then looked at Yao Qingnian who had not yet left. An inexplicable feeling surged in her heart, so she asked softly.
"Madam, my name is Linglong. I have been serving the eldest lady since I was a child. This is the young lady's jade pendant. When my mother passed away, she told me to bring the jade pendant back home. You will definitely recognize it." Linglong took out a transparent jade pendant from her arms.
"Linglong?" The Shangshu's wife took the jade pendant and recalled for a moment before she suddenly realized, "You are Linglong who serves the eldest lady. Then... this is Nianran?"
Mrs. Shen walked to Yao Qingnian's side and looked at her carefully.
"I..." Yao Qingnian was interrupted just as he was about to speak.
"Nianran, my Nianran!" Mrs. Shen burst into tears.
Yao Qingnian was about to refute and tell her that she was not Nianran, but suddenly, her eyes went dark and she fainted uncontrollably on the ground.
"Nianran, what's wrong with you? Someone come quickly! Please help bring the young lady back to the mansion and ask a doctor to come." Mrs. Shen hurriedly asked the servants to carry Yao Qingnian into the mansion.
"Madam..." Linglong originally wanted to say that this was not the young lady, but after thinking carefully, the young lady was sent away when she was young, and no one knew what she looked like. The people who came to pick them up were dead, so could she enter the mansion in place of the young lady? To find out the truth about the young lady's murder, Linglong hesitated for a moment and fell silent.
The servants hurriedly carried the person into the Shangshu Mansion. Yao Qingnian only felt that there were many people swaying in front of her. She wanted to open her eyes, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't open them. She had only a vague consciousness. She seemed to have returned to the time of the explosion in her previous life, watching herself being blown to death, but unable to do anything.
"Madam, the eldest lady is fine. She is just exhausted from the long journey. She will be fine after a good rest." After examining the patient, the court physician reported to Madam Shen, prescribed some tranquilizers and left.
After a while, Minister Shen and others rushed over.
“I heard that the girl is back. Where is she?” The speaker was Shangshu Shen Wenting. Didn’t he send someone... How could she come back?
"You only remember her now? You have such a cruel heart. You send your own flesh and blood away without any hesitation, and it's been more than ten years since then." Mrs. Shen looked at the child lying on the bed with heartache.
"Madam, there is no other way. You saw the yard full of crows when she was born. If we don't send her away, our whole family will suffer." Shen Wenting looked a little guilty.
At this time, a delicate sobbing sound came from the side, which was small and low, and soon attracted people's attention. Next to Shen Wenting stood a girl, wearing pink brocade, looking delicate and cute. This was the adopted daughter of the Shen family, Shen Youran.
"Sister has suffered so much over the years, Dad and Mom, we must make it up to her."
When Shen Nianran was sent away, Mrs. Shen was extremely worried. After discussion, everyone decided to adopt a girl. Coincidentally, Shen Wenting said that a distant relative of his had unfortunately died, leaving behind an orphan. So they brought the girl back and named her Shen Youran.
Shen Youran was adopted by Madam Shen and naturally became the legitimate daughter of the Shangshu Mansion. People outside thought she was Madam Shen's biological daughter. Madam Shen had two biological children, the eldest son Shen Jinghong and the second daughter Shen Nianran.
"Yes, ma'am, look how sensible Youran is. This girl has suffered a lot, so we should compensate her in the future." Shen Wenting echoed from the side.
Shen Youran was raised by his side since she was a child. She hired famous teachers to teach her and was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. In the capital, she was a well-known model of a lady from a noble family. Whenever Shen mentioned his daughter, his face was full of satisfaction.
Madam Shen sat by the bed, looking at Yao Qingnian lying on the bed, and began to cry softly again. She took Yao Qingnian's hand tremblingly, looked at her face carefully, and felt a pain in her heart. Tears flowed out uncontrollably again, and she murmured: "Nianran, my daughter, you are finally back. You have suffered outside all these years."
The handkerchief in Shen Youran's hand was twisted into a ball. She looked at Yao Qingnian with resentment, hating her to death in her heart. Chen had never shown such a loving look to her. Damn it, why did she come back? Why didn't she die in the countryside? She was raised in the Shangshu Mansion for more than ten years, and she was the legitimate daughter of the mansion. What right did she have!
Perhaps because of blood ties, Chen Shuhua, Shen Nianran's biological mother, could not get close to this adopted daughter since she was a child. However, in order to make up for the loss of sending her daughter away, Chen also tried her best to treat her as her own daughter. After a long time, although she didn't like her, she didn't show it too much on the surface. It was the first time that she ignored her like today.
Seeing Shen Youran crying in grievance, Shen Wenting's face froze. He glanced at Yao Qingnian lying on the bed, and then said to everyone present: "What happened today should not be publicized. Youran is still the eldest daughter of the Shangshu Mansion."