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560 An inquiry
After the meal, the others had not returned yet.
Gu Xin and Gu si had a long day, and their eyelids were getting heavy.
Empress Dowager Jiang suggested that the two servant girls sleep in the same room. Bi Rong would guard the other side, while the three adults would watch over the Zhang family and wait for the others to return.
gu xin and gu si didn’t want to go to sleep. they didn’t know if they had found their patience, but they were too tired today. the two of them fell asleep on the chairs.
GUI Momo and bi Rong carried the two children back to the second room, and GUI Momo quickly came over.
Empress Jiang seemed to casually mention Madam li to Cai Xiaolian.
“Little Lian, why is that ye girl’s husband still looking for women when he has such a good wife? Is there a misunderstanding between them?” Empress Jiang tried her best to show that she was just gossiping.
“aunty jiang, i don’t know about this. Sister Luo rarely mentions mu Yan’s father to me. I’ve only heard of him but have never seen him before. There was one time when I really did warm up sister Luo, but she said that what others said was the truth. She didn’t care, she’s used to it!” Cai Xiaolian replied honestly.
“How can you say it’s a habit? She’s so busy with the Li family’s business every day, and the man is not motivated. If it were me, I wouldn’t be willing to be so unmotivated.” Empress Jiang said.
“Aunty Jiang, I think sister Luo’s mentality is quite good. The great Zhou Dynasty was quite harsh on women. If there were no feelings between a husband and wife and they wanted to divorce, the law would not allow a woman to leave with her child unless the man was willing. Sister Luo can’t bear to part with mu Yan! She was not working herself to death for the Li family. First, she wanted to find something to do. Once she had something to do, she would not let her imagination run wild. Second, it was for mu Yan. In the end, everything in the Li family would only belong to mu Yan. As long as she was still his wife, mu Yan’s father’s concubine would not have any children. Even if they did, they would not have the ability to snatch away mu Yan’s things. The old lady of the Li family is sister Luo’s aunt!” Cai Xiaolian laughed.
“My aunt? Little Lian, then do you know where this ye girl’s Maiden Home is? Did she have many siblings? Are father and mother still alive?” Empress Jiang asked.
Cai Xiaolian looked at Empress Jiang with a troubled expression.
She treated Mrs. Li as a good sister and knew that Mrs. Li was not a child of the Luo family. She had also seen Empress Jiang’s dazed look during the day.
She didn’t know how to answer Empress Jiang. If she said it, it would be her fault if she disturbed her good sister’s life.
The only way was to lure Empress Jiang to reveal her purpose. Otherwise, in a situation where she didn’t know anything, even if she was a relative of the royal family, Cai Xiaolian was not willing to reveal her good sister’s information to others.
Empress Jiang saw Cai Xiaolian’s expression and smiled. She didn’t hide it from her. “Little Lian, aunty will tell you the truth. In the early years, something big happened to my husband’s family. My older brother and sister-in-law from my maternal family lost their youngest daughter because I was protecting our family. Because of this, our family felt very apologetic. After the matter was settled, we had been looking for my niece. We firmly believed that she was still alive and would be 34 years old when she grew up. When I saw the Luo girl during the day, it was as if I saw my sister-in-law’s youth, so I asked.”
Cai Xiaolian had heard Gu shouxin tell her about the great Zhou imperial family. Empress Jiang’s maiden family was the current Jiang family of the Duke of Rong’s mansion. Of the four Duke’s mansions of great Zhou, the other three were conferred a title of nobility by military merits. Only the Duke of Rong’s mansion was conferred a title because they had protected the late Emperor’s family from their fief to the capital.
He wondered if sister Luo was.