After saying that, he hugged the painting in his arms.
Jiang Yuan in front looked a little impatient, but she didn't say much. After thanking her mother who greeted her, she took her sister and brother into the house.
On the way, Jiang Mingxuan, who was holding the painting, was taken away alone by the prince's entourage, while Jiang Yuan and Jiang Shanshan were taken to the flower hall.
The person who greeted them was a woman in her late teens, with her hair pulled back and wearing a red coat and skirt. She smiled before saying anything, her features were picturesque, and she looked very pleasant.
When Jiang Yuan saw her, her eyes were slightly disappointed, but she greeted her politely and said, "The prince's wife is well."
Jiang Shanshan followed and bowed his knees.
"There's no need to be polite." Mrs. Zhou helped her and said to the two of them, "Please sit down! My mother is not feeling well today, so I can't take you to see her."
Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. It's a rare trip to the Duke's Mansion, so I can talk to the Crown Prince's wife."
Zhou nodded, then looked towards Jiang Shanshan, "Is this Miss Jiang Wu?"
Before Jiang Shanshan could say anything, Jiang Yuan replied for her: "Yes, Fifth Sister is timid and doesn't like to talk. Please forgive me for any rudeness."
"In this case, I'm not much older than you, so just call me sister." There was a smile in Mrs. Zhou's eyes, "We all treat them as sisters, no need to be formal."
With that said, he ordered someone to change the tea, and put a few more plates of snacks in Jiang Shanshan's hand.
The servants in the Duke's Mansion seemed to be doing well. They didn't look bad because of her status. Instead, they seemed to be serving Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan, who was chatting with Mr. Zhou, glanced at Jiang Shanshan, who was eating tea leisurely, feeling a little unhappy and even more disdainful about this.
The dignified Duke's Mansion is a bit too casual, but it's still a poor family to take such care of.
Thinking about it, she said: "I heard that the Duke's Mansion has a garden dedicated to raising birds. I wonder if I would be lucky enough to go and see it?"
Mrs. Zhou raised her eyebrows, "It's not difficult, but there are only a few parrots and thrushes in there. If you don't find it boring, I will take you there."
"How can I dislike them? I love these the most. It's a pity that my grandmother is old and can't bear to make noise. Otherwise, I would have to raise a few for fun."
The two of them stood up as they spoke, and the maid and woman beside them immediately followed suit.
Jiang Yuan gathered her cloak and said gently to Jiang Shanshan: "Fifth sister, please stay here obediently. Sister Zhou and I will go and come back."
Jiang Shanshan was silent, as if he was really dull and cowardly.
In fact, as long as you don't say anything, it's really deceptive.
"Won't Miss Five go?" Mrs. Zhou looked on with a smile and asked Jiang Yuan.
"Sister Zhou, please forgive me. Fifth sister is timid and shy. Grandma specifically asked me to come out today. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient if she follows us everywhere."
After listening to her explanation, Mrs. Zhou didn't say much, and only asked two maids and women to stay and look after her.
After the two of them left, Jiang Shanshan let out a breath, relaxed and sunk into the chair.
Shaking her feet, she picked up a piece of sweet water chestnut cake and put it into her mouth, and she immediately became happy.
Jiang Yuan thought about how to get rid of her, but she didn't know that she was too lazy to be with her.
Isn’t it nice to go out for a walk in the cold weather and drink tea and eat snacks in the house?
Thinking about it, she stuffed another piece of red bean cake into her mouth, her cheeks moved up and down, her eyes lit up, like a hamster stealing food.
The people who had just arrived at the door smiled when they saw this and deliberately walked more slowly.
Hearing the voice, Jiang Shanshan raised his eyes and saw the woman walking from the door smiling at her. Her phoenix eyes were particularly familiar to her.
Looking at the other person's age and clothes, I can guess a little bit.
"You don't have to stop when you eat your food." Mrs. Li said and sat down on the main seat.
Jiang Shanshan blinked. No matter how thick-skinned he was, he felt a little embarrassed to be stared at by his master.
Besides...
"Mrs. made me laugh." Jiang Shanshan stood up and bowed.
"It's okay, let's sit down and talk!" Li raised her hand but stared straight at her.
Just when Jiang Shanshan sat down, her sudden words almost made her jump up again.
"When did Zhilan go?"
Jiang Shanshan raised his eyes suddenly, with astonishment in his eyes that he had no time to take back.
Seeing this, Mrs. Li also confirmed her suspicion.
She glanced at her mother beside her, who nodded and closed the door to clear away unnecessary people.
The room was silent for a moment.
Jiang Shanshan did not expect that Mrs. Jingguo actually recognized her biological mother. Most of her previous dreams were related to Jiang Mingxuan and the male and female protagonists, and she did not mention such a thing.
There was probably a scene of Duke Jingguo's mansion, but it was only a few words.
At this moment, the other party could directly call out this name that had not been mentioned for more than ten years, which really surprised her.
I just don’t know if it’s an enemy or a friend.
Thinking of this, her eyes darkened slightly.
Seemingly seeing her defensiveness, Li didn't care about it and just said: "I have some connection with Zhilan, and we often walked around when we were young. You don't have to worry, I haven't revealed anything about your siblings."
Jiang Shanshan pursed his lips and slowly wiped his fingers, "I wonder what your purpose is, madam?"
"You are so defensive at such a young age. It seems that Zhilan must have some ulterior motives in the Jiang family."
Li said her purpose, "Can you tell me the truth?"
What she found out by herself was not enough to restore the truth of the year. What happened and why it became like this are still unresolved.
Jiang Shanshan did not believe what she said easily. You must know that the Lin family, the birth mother of the original owner, was implicated in the major rebellion case and no one was spared. They deserved death and were exiled.
Even today, the case back then is still taboo among everyone.
However, now the Duke's wife actually asked about her mother. For a moment, Jiang Shanshan didn't know what to say.
Seeing her silence, Mrs. Li did not urge her. She just recalled briefly and said softly: "Your mother was one of the best in Kyoto back then, and she was both talented and beautiful."
She smiled and looked at Jiang Shanshan's still slightly childish face, which gradually overlapped with the person in her memory.
"At that time, everyone was envious of her, not only because of her talents and family background, but also because she had a childhood sweetheart, her fiancé, who was famous as the number one son in the world."
Surprised, is there such a thing?
How come she doesn't know?
Jiang Shanshan's eyelashes fluttered and his ears perked up.
"You may have never heard of this man, because he was the source of the rebellion back then."
"The Xue family..."
Jiang Shanshan murmured unconsciously.
Hearing this, Mrs. Li looked at her and said, "Yes, back then the Xue family was convicted and imprisoned, and the Lin family also suffered. Later, all the boys over ten years old were beheaded, and the others were exiled to the frontier. Your mother clearly escaped back then, but now
But I don’t know why you are here.”
Jiang Shanshan was silent after hearing this. For some reason, her scumbag father was greedy for beauty and used various means to hide her mother.
Thinking of this, she said: "Jiang Yu is my biological father. I don't know much about my mother."
Jiang Shanshan thought for a while, "Since we can remember, we siblings have been locked up in a courtyard and are not allowed to interact with others. Even the Jiang family dare not recognize us. Madam, you should know the reason for this."
Mrs. Li nodded towards her.
"Then when did your mother go? Did she leave you any words or... anything?"
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