"Madam, the old lady sent someone to say that the clan has sent the adopted child over and is waiting for you to go and see it."
Lan Qin stepped lightly into the room and respectfully reported to the stunned woman leaning against the window.
Xie Wanyu turned around and looked at the maid with a low eyebrow in front of her. It took a while to wake up.
Yes, she has relived her life and returned to the time when she was twenty years old, when she was about to adopt the white-eyed wolf!
The corners of her lips raised mockingly, "How many did you send?"
"About four or five, all of whom have lost their parents and have no relatives or old friends." After a pause, Lan Qin looked at her expression again and said, "I heard that there is a young man named Xiao Jinmin who is extremely handsome. He also has an innocent and sweet temperament..."
Xie Wanyu glanced at her with unclear meaning, "Really?"
This girl had second thoughts at this time.
She stood up and said, "Let's go and have a look with me."
Along the way, there are pavilions, pavilions and corridors, and Xie Wanyu's heart also rises and falls.
In her previous life, she married Xiao Jing, the Marquis of Dingyuan, and had nothing to do for five years. She was persuaded by Mrs. Xiao, the grandmother-in-law, to talk about the orphans in her stepfamily, hoping to bring good news.
She agreed, and under Mrs. Xiao's "suggestion", she chose six-year-old Xiao Jinmin as her adoptive son, raised him personally, taught him, and loved him very much.
But it turned out that it was the child she regarded as her own son who accused her of having an affair, ruining her reputation, and then used her name to frame the Xie family for being disobedient, causing her father and brother to be jealous of the Holy Emperor.
In the end, Xie's family was confiscated and exiled to the southwest. Her mother died of illness in exile, and she also died of poisoning with pain and regret...
It can be said that most of the tragedies in her previous life stem from today's adoption!
Thinking of this, Xie Wanyu's heart surged with hatred, and it wasn't until she stood in front of Tai'an Hall that she completely calmed down all her emotions.
As soon as she entered the room, Mrs. Xiao, who was sitting in the main seat, waved her forward and said with a smile: "Wanyu, come on, pick these children carefully, your aunt is worthy of sending them here." .”
With a smile on her lips, Xie Wanyu looked at the patriarch's wife, Shen, who was sitting on Mrs. Xiao's right hand side, "Aunt Lao made this trip herself. I got the Fang Guishan Inkstone not long ago. I heard that my real brother is going to school, so I will use it." Get on."
"How can he, a little man, use such an expensive inkstone?" A Guishan inkstone costs a hundred taels of silver. Compared with the hefty price, the meaning is even better, which naturally makes Mrs. Shen, who loves her grandchildren, smile.
She thought to herself that among the several generations of marquises in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, this step-wife was the most generous and considerate. She always helped the clansmen who came to ask for help and never put on any airs. She was always praised by the clan. Excellent, but Xiao Jing looks down on her.
Nowadays, there is still some adoption, as if no one can guess the trick here. However, the Dingyuan Hou Mansion is so powerful, and the late Mrs. Hou has left her eldest son, it is hard for the family to say anything.
Xie Wanyu looked at the five children standing in a row in the hall. The youngest was five or six years old, and the oldest was only seven or eight years old. They all looked anxious and yet vaguely expectant.
Because they all know very well that as long as they are selected by Madam Hou today, they can become the prince of the Hou family. From then on, they will have no worries about food, clothing and wealth.
Xie Wanyu saw Xiao Jinmin standing in the middle at a glance, and her eyes instantly surged with hatred. She pinched her palms hard and barely suppressed it.
She stared at Xiao Jinmin with a reserved expression. He was six or seven years old, with a little baby face with clear features and clear eyebrows. The eyes that secretly looked at her were ignorant and innocent, mixed with a hint of admiration, which was disgusting. It's endearing.
There is no trace of his deep and ruthless appearance in his previous life.
In her previous life, Xie Wanyu was softened by this look and adopted him into her own name.
Xiao Jinmin's resentful face before his death flashed before her eyes again.
"Mother? Did you know that every time I call you that, I have to rinse my mouth several times after I go back?"
Xie Wanyu spat out blood in disbelief and looked at him puzzledly, "You hate me? If it weren't for me, how could you, an orphan, become the prince of a marquis, be taught by great Confucians, and have a bright future? I regard you as my own son, Fei I’ve tried my best to plan for you, but you hate me?”
Xiao Jinmin's eyes were cold, "Treat me as your own son? If you really treat me as your own son, why can't you bear the shame of begging me to marry the princess? Besides, I am the real son of the Hou family, why do I need you to give me charity?"
He suddenly laughed again, "I'm not afraid to tell you that my parents are still alive. When you die, my mother will be able to remarry into the Hou Mansion and become Mrs. Hou in a dignified manner. Then you can watch our family reunion in the underworld!"
Marry again? family?
Xie Wanyu's pupils suddenly shrank, "Who are you, your parents?"
A ridiculous and disgusting thought came to her mind.
Xiao Jinmin laughed proudly, "You have already guessed it, haven't you?"
"...Wanyu, what's wrong with you?" Mrs. Xiao, who was sitting in the main seat, frowned and called.
Xie Wanyu came back to her senses, the anger in her eyes quickly faded, and she smiled as usual, "My granddaughter-in-law just saw these children and felt a little grateful in her heart."
Mrs. Xiao softened her expression when she heard this, "Then you will have a hard time today."
After a pause, she pointed at Xiao Jinmin and said with a smile: "I think this child looks good. He has pure eyes and a good appearance. He is blessed at first glance."
Xie Wanyu looked at Xiao Jinmin, half-smiling but not smiling, "My granddaughter-in-law, this child looks somewhat similar to Mr. Hou!"
Glancing out of the corner of her eye, she didn't miss the flash of guilt on the old lady's face, and she sneered in her heart.
Sure enough, she guessed right, her mother-in-law already knew whose father Xiao Jinmin was!
No wonder he loved Xiao Jinmin so much in his previous life. He often called him "good grandson", and he looked even more fond of Xiao Mingxuan than his eldest grandson who didn't look much like Xiao Jing!
"Since this child has a crush on his younger siblings, doesn't it mean that this child is destined to be his younger siblings?" A soft laugh suddenly came from outside the door.
Xie Wanyu suddenly raised her head and saw a group of maidservants coming in surrounded by one person, but she was a young woman with a simple and elegant appearance, and a graceful and refined appearance. When she stood there, she looked like a weak willow in the wind, which made people feel pity for her. .
Xie Wanyu stared at the other person, her eyes bright and clear, and a smile of unknown meaning broke out on her lips, "Sister-in-law also thinks this child is good?"
She glanced at Xiao Jinmin and did not miss the surprise and intimacy that burst out in his eyes when he saw the young woman.
Oh, they really deserve to be mother and son!
It was not until she died and became a lonely soul that she realized that Xiao Jinmin's biological father was actually her husband Xiao Jing, who loved his late wife deeply!
What's even more ironic is that Xiao Jinmin's biological mother is Xue Xuening, the concubine's sister-in-law who was commended by the court for honoring her late husband!
Not long after the adoption, Xue Xuening accidentally fell off a cliff and died.
In her previous life, she had sincerely shed a few tears and lamented that the other person was pitiful. However, she did not expect that his falling off the cliff was fake and his death was fake, but in fact, he had already gone to the border to stay with Xiao Jing.
She even became a famous goddess doctor by virtue of the lone medical book he obtained from her. In the end, it was even said that she saved Xiao Jing on the battlefield and became the benefactor of the Hou Mansion.
Not long after her death, Xue Xuening changed her appearance and married into the Hou Mansion as her savior, and the family of three was truly reunited.
A pair of uncle and sister-in-law who were in an incestuous relationship and had an adulterous son, treated Xie Wanyu like a fool!
She was willing to act as a shield and cover up for others, and in the end even sacrificed her own life and that of the Xie family, completely fulfilling this family's beautiful Qingyun Road!
