20demayo Chapter 470 The Shao Family
Chapter 470 The Shao Family
However, he was wrong. For half a month, such a person never appeared in the lives of Ermei and Guishan again.
It happened to be raining in the county where they were staying, and the second sister was pregnant and not feeling well, so she stayed at the inn and did not go out.
A mysterious case has emerged in the county town. The county magistrate, having learned that the former Minister of Justice is here, has come in person to ask Prince Ning for help in solving the case.
My second sister said, "If you don't go, I'm afraid I won't be able to rest easy the whole way. You should go quickly. I won't go anywhere from the inn, so nothing will happen to me."
Prince Ning then instructed Gui Shan to take good care of his second sister before leaving.
As soon as he left, Gui Shan looked at her second sister and asked, "What does Mu Tong want to do by letting His Highness leave?"
The second sister laughed and said, "You're quite clever."
Gui Shan raised an eyebrow: "You weren't this listless when you had your period before. Before, when you were handling cases and doing errands, you wouldn't rest even if you had your period or were sick with a high fever. It's very suspicious that you didn't insist on going today. Besides, you promised His Highness that you would let me stay with you even if you didn't go yourself. It's clear that you want me to do something for you."
The second sister patted her hand: "Shanshan understands me best."
"Is it because of that thief from that day, your cousin?"
The second sister nodded: "Yes, he's refusing to show up, probably because he's found there are too many people guarding us, making it inconvenient for him to approach us. Why don't we take this opportunity to find a way to get closer to him?"
Gui Shan hesitated: "Aren't you afraid he'll hurt someone?"
“If he intended to hurt me, how could you have been completely unharmed that day? I want to know what he wants by acknowledging my kinship.”
Gui Shan agreed.
Not long after, the two made an excuse to go shopping, dismissed their guards, and went out alone.
The servants initially disagreed, but the second sister and Guishan insisted, so they had no choice.
When we arrived at the market, we strolled all the way to the cloth shop at the farthest point. When we went up to look at the ready-made clothes, the lady who was introducing us went down to get the cloth and didn't come back up.
The second sister then knew that someone had arrived.
She said, "Since he's my cousin, let's come out and talk."
Then the window moved, and a man in his early twenties came out from behind the curtains.
The man looked the second sister up and down and asked, "Are you Si Mutong?"
The second sister asked, "What do you think?"
The man frowned and said, "But you and I don't look alike."
The second sister said, "I look like my father. You say you're my cousin, but I don't know whose cousin you are?"
As he sized up his second sister, she was also sizing him up.
Gui Shan was right; his features really did resemble his older sister's. And his older sister didn't resemble either their father or mother; I heard she looked exactly like their maternal grandmother.
The second sister felt her heart pounding.
When the Si family was exiled, they were only eight years old, but they still understood many things. Their maternal grandfather and uncle had achieved great merit, which aroused the emperor's suspicion, and they were eventually executed along with their entire family.
this person……
Guishan sensed something was wrong and got up to say to her second sister, "Princess, I'm going downstairs to check on the fabrics. Call me if you need anything."
After she left, the second sister frowned and asked, "Are you from the Shao family?"
"The Shao family still exists?" The man's face showed disdain, and his gaze towards his second sister revealed resentment. "You still remember the Shao family?"
The second sister didn't answer, only saying, "Since you managed to escape and survive, you should live a peaceful life under an assumed name. Why would you reveal your identity? Don't you value your life?"
Hearing this, the man's hatred intensified: "Are the sons of the Shao family destined to be like rats in a sewer, forever unable to see the light of day?"
The second sister turned her face away and looked at the tightly closed window. The room was lit by candlelight, but it was not bright, which made the second sister's heart feel heavy.
She said, "Changing my name and living a normal life is also a good choice."
"Why doesn't your Si family want to be ordinary people?"
After the man finished speaking, he began to mock.
"I almost forgot, your Si family was pardoned by the thief, and now you're all grateful to him. You, Si Mutong, married a member of the Xiao family! Your sister, Si Muwan, knowing full well that the thief is utterly wicked, yet she became his favored concubine!"
The second sister was unable to explain what happened back then. She insisted, "Everyone had their own difficulties back then, but it's all in the past. We should plan for the future instead of dwelling on past hatred."
"Hypocrite! Si Mutong, don't forget that your brothers were killed by thieves! How could you do things for thieves?"
The second sister looked at him for a long time before saying, "I believe that my uncle did not collude with the enemy or betray the country; he was simply framed. But it was he who refused to return when summoned by His Majesty, and it was he who forced His Majesty to reward his subordinates."
“That’s what he deserves! He is the Great General Protector of the Great Zhou, and everyone respects him.”
The second sister nodded: "Yes, everyone admires him. The common people all know that the Marshal Protector of the Nation is a member of the Shao family, but they don't know that the surname of the nation is Xiao!"
The man flew into a rage, stepping forward and grabbing his second sister's collar: "What did you say? That's your own uncle! You people, clinging to power and wealth, what's the difference between you and those shameless scoundrels from the Feng family?"
The second sister was being strangled by him, and her neck hurt a little, but she didn't beg for mercy. She looked at him for a long time, and then suddenly laughed.
The man snapped, "What are you laughing at?"
The second sister said, "I laughed... You don't look like my mother, but you look a lot like my eldest sister. Have you ever met my eldest sister?"
The man lost his temper, let go of her, and turned his face away, ignoring her.
The second sister continued, "My eldest sister doesn't look like my mother either; she looks like my maternal grandmother, who must be your grandmother, right? You look a lot like your grandmother."
The man quickly ran his hand over the corner of his eye and said impatiently, "I was born posthumously and have never seen those people."
The second sister said, "Yes, you were born posthumously, so you only know what you've heard. You believe whatever they say. But those things can be investigated. If you investigate carefully, you'll find that the truth may not be what you think."
She slowly stepped forward and placed her hand on the man's shoulder.
But the man, like a frightened bird, quickly shook her off, his eyes filled with disgust: "Do you think I don't know? What's passed down in this world is always written by the victors. They will never say that those in power are wrong, and even if my father and brothers are innocent, they will be smeared with mud and nailed to the pillar of shame for all eternity!"
Seeing his radicalism, the second sister felt even more distressed. She said, "Perhaps you are right, but the instigator is already dead."
"Dead...good riddance!" the man said bitterly. "He was killed by his own son. This is his retribution, retribution, hahaha! Retribution!"
As he spoke, he began to weep: "But I've lived for seventeen years, born for revenge. And just when I finally mastered my skills and was able to take my revenge, my enemy... he's dead..."
Just as the second sister was about to offer some words of comfort, she heard Guishan speaking downstairs.
"Wasn't Your Highness off on official business? How did you end up here!"