The sun came out again after the rain. The sunset in the evening made people feel uneasy. Even the dust in the light had a smell of decay and oldness. Wei An sat under the corridor, looking at the lush gardenias, chatting with Nanny Chen with his hair loose in the dripping rain.
Nanny Chen was sent by the old Princess Zhennan to bring her clothes. What the Princess Zhennan had sent before was just a small piece of clothing. The old princess had prepared separate clothes for her to wear to Duke Yansheng's house.
Nanny Chen was trying to cheer the little girl up, so she spoke very nicely.
Wei An just smiled in response.
She had already learned the skill of smiling a little when meeting people. Even if she didn't want to smile in her heart, she could still smile anytime and anywhere. It was no problem after she got used to it.
After laughing, he looked at Nanny Chen with his eyes wide open, and seemed to hesitate for a moment before asking her, "Mammy, do you still remember Qinghe?"
Wei An wanted to know what happened in the past, she wanted to know so much. Ever since she knew that Princess Changning was suspicious of her background and even wanted to use a blood test to prove whether she was her daughter, she had been entangled in the mystery of her own background all the time.
People always need something to think about while they are alive.
The only thought that kept her alive in her previous life was revenge for the Wei family and for her parents. In this life... she thought she needed a legitimate reason to live.
If her mother is really not her mother, if her life is not her life, then she is always qualified to know the truth.
Nanny Chen paused for a moment, thinking carefully for a while before remembering Qing He, then frowned: "Miss, why did you think of asking her..."
Nanny Chen was an old servant of the old Princess Zhennan. She had watched Princess Changning grow up since she was a child. It was she who cut the umbilical cord when Princess Changning gave birth to her first child, Wei Jie.
But when Wei An was born, it was too late - Princess Changning was born in the temple, which was really unexpected. When the old princess rushed to Jianzhou, Princess Changning had already brought Wei An back to the city from Wan'an Temple. At that time, Wei An was like a kitten, small and red, and even his cry was weak. It was also very cold, and everyone said that they might not be able to keep him alive... ...
She sighed and looked away, looking at Wei An with a look of inexplicable pity: "When the girl was a child, she was the big girl around her. At that time, she was already fourteen years old..."
The fourteen-year-old Qinghe served Wei An until Wei An returned to the Dingbei Marquis Mansion in the capital. Princess Changning and Wei Yangqing returned to the capital to report on their work, but they made a mistake and were expelled.
Think about it, it has been almost six years now, Qinghe is about twenty years old, right? She should have married... ... Nanny Chen was a little dazed, the princess was really too cruel, after all, she was a first-class maid, she worked hard to get promoted, she was originally supposed to serve Princess Changning herself, and then the princess gave her to Wei An, at least she was still a maid, but she didn't expect to fall from the clouds to the mud again... ...
Wei An's eyes were surprisingly bright, and he smiled, revealing two dimples on his cheeks: "I heard Qiuyun mention it last time. Qiuyun said... Sister Qinghe doesn't seem to be doing well. I thought that after all, she had served me, and I don't have anyone else around me. If I knew where she was, I could bring her back to be a manager... You know, I can't ask my mother or my grandmother for help..."
Wei An doesn't hide anything, and openly lays her difficulties out in front of you for you to see. This look of trust makes people feel particularly comforted. Nanny Chen is a little surprised at the growth of this girl, but she is happy for her - people who are not loved by others must always learn to stand up for themselves.
She thought hard and realized that this was not a big deal. The old princess would definitely agree without hesitation. She smiled and promised her, "Then Mammy, keep an eye out for you. If you can find her, I'll bring her back for you."
Wei An knew that Nanny Chen would eventually ask the old princess what she thought, but she was not afraid.
If Princess Changning wanted the old princess to know about the blood test, she wouldn't have to be so sneaky. That means the reason for driving Qinghe out wouldn't be about her background. If she made an insignificant mistake, the old princess would have brought her back to please herself.
After hearing her reminder, Nanny Chen would definitely tell the old Princess Zhennan not to mention the matter of taking Qinghe back to Princess Changning, so as to avoid making Princess Changning angry and causing more resentment between them.
She didn't want to plot against her mother. She didn't want to use her paranoia, cruelty and scheming on her mother at all. But she had no way out. She couldn't just sit and wait to die. She couldn't let her mother's suspicion and hatred grow like weeds without her knowing. She had to do something.
Nanny Chen's news came very quickly. Princess Changning's dowry had only a few farms, and the servants who were given away as dowry all had names and indentures. Qinghe was a family-born child, so it was easier to find her.
But even though they knew where the person was sent to, it was impossible to bring him back in a short time. Nanny Chen said to Wei An: "Don't worry, he should be brought to the capital in half a month, and we will send him to you then."
Nanny Wang waited until Nanny Chen left before closing the doors and windows. She looked at the crescent moon outside the window while quickly winding up the thread ball and asked Wei An, "Miss, did Nanny Li and the others offend you?"
Her profile became even more beautiful under the moonlight. Wei An pursed his lips and looked at her, with a little joy and a little sadness in his eyes. Compared with Princess Changning, Nanny Wang was more like his own mother. She took care of her food, clothing, housing and transportation meticulously from childhood to adulthood, and treated her as her own daughter. Later, she even lost her life for her...
Nanny Wang always understood Wei An's joys and sorrows better than anyone else. She put the ball of thread in a dustpan, sat down beside Wei An and fanned her: "It was after Qinghe passed away that Nanny Li came to us. How did you think of looking for Qinghe?"
Wei An didn't want to hide anything from the people she trusted, and besides, Nanny Wang was absolutely reliable. She lowered her voice, her eyes misty and her emotions unclear: "Mammy, I don't believe in Nanny Li. She transferred Qiuyun and Dongxue away. Over the years, she has never really protected me..."
Nanny Wang's eyes widened, she understood what Wei An meant, and opened her mouth in surprise: "But, Nanny Li is the old nanny close to the princess..."