There is a Wangfu wife at home

Chapter 508 Acknowledging Relatives (Second Update)
She got out of the carriage and said to Zhao Gui who was in the sedan chair behind the carriage, "Mr. Xuande, please go back to the mansion first. I have to go to another place to make an appointment. Mrs. Hengyang invited me to speak at the mansion."

The maid also came and bowed to Zhao Gui, "Xuande Lang."

Li Jiaoniang wanted to deal with private matters, so of course Zhao Gui couldn't stop her.

He smiled and said, "I don't have anything to do now, it just so happens that I haven't greeted Mrs. Hengyang for a long time, so let's follow along."

The maid frowned slightly, as if she was a bit reluctant to let Zhao Gui go, but she couldn't give any excuse to drive him away, so she could only say, "Your Majesty, please do what you want."

Li Jiaoniang sat back in the carriage, accompanied by Zhao Gui's sedan chair, and followed Mrs. Hengyang's maidservant's sedan chair to the Royal Street in the city, heading towards the lake.

In the carriage, Li Jiaoniang asked about Mrs. Hengyang.

Mrs. Tian said, "Ms. Li, the person who is going here should be the other courtyard of the Hengyang Duke's mansion in the city. The Duke of Hengyang is not in good health. He has been recuperating outside the city and rarely returns to the city."

"..."

"Usually only Madam Hengyang returns to the city to deal with affairs, but Madam Hengyang rarely comes to the city."

Li Jiaoniang narrowed her eyes, and asked Lady Tian, ​​"Is this Mrs. Hengyang easy to get along with? How's your temper?"

Mrs. Tian shook her head and said, "I don't know. She hasn't attended the banquets of other noble families in the city for almost ten years. It is very strange to appear in the palace today. She has been living outside the city, not with Other family members come and go, so no one knows about her temper."

Li Jiaoniang thought for a while and asked, "Miss Tian, ​​tell me, why did she invite me?"

Lady Tian blinked, looked at Li Jiaoniang's five senses, and said, "Miss Li, haven't you noticed?"

Li Jiaoniang smiled slightly, "What did you find?"

"You look very similar to that Mrs. Hengyang." Tian Niangzi said, "Like...mother and daughter."

Li Jiaoniang narrowed her eyes slightly, "Why do you say that?"

It is true that she also thinks that she and Mrs. Hengyang look alike, but to say that she looks like a mother and daughter is really bold.

She is a person of low status, and Mrs. Hengyang is the clan wife of the Zhao family and the wife of the Duke.

Perhaps Mrs. Hengyang's descendants will be emperors in the future.

Mrs. Tian said in a low voice, "Ms. Li doesn't know something. Mrs. Hengyang's daughter disappeared ten years ago. She has been looking for her daughter, and Mrs. Li looks like Mrs. Hengyang. It's hard to avoid people's daydreams."

Li Jiaoniang looked at her and said, "But I am an out-and-out Longquan County native. Listen to my accent. There is no trace of Lin'an dialect. I speak Longquan accent."

Lady Tian shook her head, "I can't tell."

Li Jiaoniang smiled and said, "There are many people who look alike in this world. I can't be the daughter of Mrs. Hengyang. I am the daughter of the Li family in Longquan County. I still remember when I was a child, I lived with my parents As for visiting Longquan County, I have no impression of Lin'an City at all."

"However..." Lady Tian looked at Li Jiaoniang again, "I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."

Li Jiaoniang is Zhao Cong's benefactor, Zhao Cong is Zhao Gui's younger brother, and Lady Tian is an old servant in the two brothers' house.

She sincerely hoped that the two brothers had a good life.

Therefore, when Zhao Gui said that she would be sent to work beside Li Jiaoniang, she immediately agreed without hesitation.

Taking good care of the benefactor is also taking good care of the two brothers.

After meeting Li Jiaoniang, Lady Tian found that Li Jiaoniang was a friendly person, and hoped that Li Jiaoniang would live well.

So he wanted to tell Li Jiaoniang what was in his heart.

Li Jiaoniang blinked, "But what? You can just tell the truth. You are an old servant in Xuan Delang's house. I know everything about their brothers, and they don't hide anything from me, so I didn't treat you as a As for outsiders, just speak up.”

she laughed.

Lady Tian said, "I mean, the status of Mrs. Hengyang is not low among the ladies in Lin'an City. Her seniority is higher than that of the official family, and she is in the generation of the Empress Dowager."

"..."

"Miss Li came to live in Ancheng. If she has a relationship with her, other aristocratic families in this city would not dare to underestimate Lady Li."

"..."

"Right now Mrs. Hengyang is taking the initiative to invite Mrs. Li to speak at the house. It can be seen that she is friendly to Mrs. Li. Why doesn't Mrs. Li take this opportunity to accept Mrs. Hengyang as her foster mother?"

This Tian lady is really worried.

How can the stepmother recognize it casually?
The temper is wrong, the three views are not in harmony, what do you do if you admit it?
Ask for trouble?

Asking for anger?

Li Jiaoniang smiled and said, "I know Lady Tian is doing it for my own good, but I don't know Mrs. Hengyang at all, let's talk about the recognition of relatives."

Mrs. Tian nodded, "It's really inappropriate to take the initiative to recognize relatives when we meet for the first time, but Mrs. Li can keep this matter in mind, and find a chance to recognize relatives."

Li Jiaoniang smiled faintly, "Let's talk about it... Hey, it seems that the carriage has stopped."

Outside the carriage, the maid who picked up Li Jiaoniang said, "Miss Li, Xuan Delang, we have arrived, please get off the carriage."

"Okay." Li Jiaoniang replied.

Lady Tian got off the carriage first, and then came to help Li Jiaoniang.

On the other side, Zhao Gui had already got off the sedan chair and was looking around.

"Xuande Lang, Mrs. Li, please come in." The maid made a gesture of invitation to the two, walked up the steps, and knocked on the door of the house.

The door opened quickly.

An old servant stepped aside and greeted Zhao Gui, "Xuande Lang." He didn't recognize Li Jiaoniang, so he just nodded slightly.

However, looking at Li Jiaoniang, she was surprised.

The maid said to the gatekeeper, "This is a guest invited by Madam, Mrs. Li, the benefactor of Prince Pu'an."

The servant quickly saluted, "Miss Li."

Li Jiaoniang smiled slightly, "There is no need to be too polite." Then, she followed the maid into the house, and she looked around as she walked.

The house is not too big, like a house with three entrances and three exits, but it is elegantly and delicately furnished.

Patterns are engraved on the eaves and porch columns.

Every corner has vegetation and flowers.

It can be seen that the owner of the house is a very particular person.

When they came to the main hall of the house, Li Jiaoniang and Zhao Gui had just sat down when Mrs. Hengyang came.

The two stood up and saluted.

Zhao Gui smiled and said, "I haven't seen Madam for a long time, I'm here to say hello."

"Xuande Lang is polite." Mrs. Hengyang said with a smile, "The red plum blossoms in my house are all in bloom. Is your husband interested in enjoying the plum blossoms?"

This means that I don't want to talk to him.

Zhao Gui knew that Mrs. Hengyang did not invite him, but he just followed.

So Zhao Gui said, "Then I'm lucky."

Mrs. Hengyang sent a servant to take Zhao Gui down.

Here, Mrs. Hengyang looked at Li Jiaoniang seriously.

She smiled and said, "Miss Li, you don't have to be cautious. In the early years, our family had a lot of contacts with Xuan Delang and the father of Pu'an County King. You can do whatever you want."

Li Jiaoniang nodded her thanks and asked, "Madam sent someone to invite me, what do you want to say?"

Mrs. Hengyang's eyes flickered slightly, and she said, "I heard that Mrs. Li is from Longquan County? Did you go to Yunhe County later? Your husband's family is a distant relative of Duke Lu of Chu State? Then went to Yuezhou City?"

Li Jiaoniang smiled and said, "Unexpectedly, I, a little peasant woman, actually attracted the attention of Mrs. Hengyang in Lin'an City. It's really unexpected and flattering."

Mrs. Hengyang was slightly taken aback, and said with a smile, "You are not a little peasant woman. You can reassure the officials, continue to let Pu'an County King stay in your medical clinic, and also assist Pu'an County King to take care of Zhuangzi, It can be seen that your insight is not that of a peasant woman."

Li Jiaoniang thought to herself, the news of her adoption of Zhao Cong must have spread throughout Lin'an City.

There is nothing to hide.

Then he said, "At that time, Prince Pu'an was unwell and contracted a minor illness. He stayed in the hospital to recuperate his body, not because my humble opinion was appreciated by the officials."

Mrs. Hengyang closed her eyes, and asked again, "Who else is there in Mrs. Li's natal family?"

Li Jiaoniang guessed in her heart, what is this Mrs. Hengyang's plan?
It cannot be concealed.

In the future, the second wife of the Li family will come to Lin'an, and after Li Peiyu marries Mu Xuan, sooner or later the news about her will be spread by that family.

Besides, she is not a descendant of the offender, so there is nothing to say.

Li Jiaoniang then talked about her situation.

"My parents died of illness when I was young, and I lived with my grandmother. Later, I separated from my family and married Luo Cheng, a young farmer in Yunhe County. He is a distant relative of the Lu family in Yuezhou City. My grandmother and aunt are currently living in Yuezhou. In the city, the cousin of the second room is the fiancée of the grandson of the grand scholar of Guanwendian Mu."

"Oh? So your aunt and uncle are in-laws?" Mrs. Hengyang suddenly smiled, "You are an orphan, and your cousin not only has parents, but is also well married. Don't you worry about being ridiculed by her?"

(End of this chapter)