flstandardbreds Chapter 234: Bringing Her Home
Chapter 234: Bringing Her Home
Chen Qingxin was really at his wit's end as he was pestered by her. He smiled bitterly in his heart, this old lady was really persistent!
But she couldn't bear to reject this enthusiastic old man, so she had no choice but to agree:
"Okay, thank you, ma'am. I promise you."
In fact, she knew very well in her heart that she must be the granddaughter of the old lady whom she had never met.
She was hesitating whether to recognize him immediately or let her mother decide.
But the old lady is still kept in the dark.
More than an hour later, Chen Qingxin finally saw the prosperity of the imperial city.
They rode in a horse-drawn carriage and slowly headed towards the center of the capital.
On the way, several ladies told her a lot of gossip about the capital.
For example, the wealthy families and official families in the capital.
For example, those beautiful ladies in the capital.
For example, the famous nobles in the capital.
And those big merchants.
After a bumpy ride, everyone finally arrived at the gate of a tall and majestic mansion.
The five large gold-plated characters "Zhenbei General's Mansion" are clearly visible.
Chen Qingxin pretended to be surprised and asked: "Madam, have we come to the wrong place?"
She pointed to the plaque above the gate tower and said, "General Zhenbei's Mansion?"
Madam Li smiled slyly, and that smile was full of cleverness:
"Hey, my little benefactor, this is the Li Mansion, what I said is correct.
The Zhenbei General’s surname is Li, so his residence is naturally the Li Mansion.”
After she finished speaking, she pointed to the gate, where the words "Li Mansion" were sprayed on in such a small size that they were almost negligible.
Looking at the old lady's innocent fox-like look, Chen Qingxin couldn't help but grinning with his neat and white teeth, and that smile seemed to light up the entire carriage.
The four women in the Li Mansion looked at each other and were all shocked.
They communicated with their eyes, as if conveying some secret message.
Then they walked forward together and escorted Chen Qingxin and Sun Liqiao into the mansion.
The old lady did not forget to turn around and said:
"Xingguang, arrange the best guest rooms for the three heroes to stay in. Don't neglect your benefactor."
"Yes! Xingguang understands." Li Xingguang agreed with a smile, his voice was very cheerful.
The Zhenbei General's Mansion covers a large area, with a total of 24 houses, each of which is about five acres. From the appearance, it shows extremely high taste.
This mansion occupies the largest street in the entire capital city. It is surrounded by high walls and fences made of golden nanmu wood. It is quite magnificent!
The three Nanfeng brothers were taken by the Li mansion's housekeeper to find accommodation.
Chen Qingxin and his servant followed the old lady into the main hall.
Maids and nannies filed in, serving tea and snacks.
They also brought water for washing face, a clean silk handkerchief, etc.
The old lady waved to the servants, signaling them to leave.
Then he greeted Chen Qingxin warmly:
"Come, come, my little benefactor, wash your hands and have some snacks first.
It was inconvenient outside just now, so let me introduce it to you now.
This is Xingguang’s wife, my eldest daughter-in-law Zhao Yidan.
This is my second daughter-in-law Qian Lingyun.
And the smaller one is my third daughter-in-law, Sun Nianyun.
The fourth daughter-in-law is Miao Bingmeng, and she and the fourth son are both at the border."
The old lady pushed the plate of snacks towards Chen Qingxin:
“Originally, my four sons, one daughter-in-law, and nine grandchildren all followed General Zhenbei to guard the border.
This month it is the eldest son's turn to come back for home visit leave.
I just wanted him and the daughters-in-law who stayed at home to accompany me back to my parents' home to attend my mother's birthday party.
I didn't expect something like that to happen on the way back.
If it weren't for the help of our benefactor, four small families in our big family would be shattered!"
The old lady and the three ladies all had red eyes at this moment, and their appearance made people feel very distressed.
They were all a little scared. If they had not happened to meet Chen Qingxin, their family would have fallen apart by now.
Fortunately, Chen Qingxin and others appeared in time to rescue them.
If they had not followed the old lady back to her parents' home to attend the birthday party, they would probably have missed the opportunity to meet such a wonderful child.
Sun Nianyun's eyes were moist, and he asked softly:
"Mom, how are you going to deal with the man behind the scenes who harmed us?
How could she do such a heartless thing?
We are her family after all!"
Sun Nianyun was filled with righteous indignation and wished he could bring the murderer to justice immediately.
At this time, Li Xingguang came to the main hall after tidying himself up.
When the old lady saw her eldest son, the kindness in her eyes became even stronger:
“Xingguang, we are discussing how to deal with that rebellious girl. Please tell us what you think.
Do you have any good suggestions?
Now that she has done this kind of thing, it is no longer a family conflict.
If it is not handled well, and that person knows about it, he will be accused of treason, and that will be a heinous crime that will result in the extermination of all nine generations of the clan!"
"Yes, yes, big brother, why don't you tell me what you think and see how this matter should be handled.
No matter what, we must not indulge her this time.
What she did has seriously endangered the lives of her entire family!
However, before we deal with her, we'd better find a way to force her to tell us where she took our little sister eleven years ago?
So many years have passed, and there is no trace of the person alive or the body.
In the first five years, the brothers took turns going out to look for it, but they found nothing.
In recent years, we have not given up sending people out to inquire, but there is still no news at all!
It seems that our poor sister has really disappeared from the face of the earth, wuwuwu...
I really don’t know how that person could be so cruel!
You have already schemed against your sister to the point where she has lost everything, why don’t you let her go?
She is only eighteen!
That was the prime of her life, and she died just like that. Who could bear it?"
Qian Lingyun burst into tears, and every word she spoke was an accusation, "Wow, I married into the Li family and gave birth to three sons in succession, but not a single daughter.
Naturally, he was very fond of his gentle, kind and beautiful sister-in-law.
Back then, because I had three children in six years, my sister-in-law came to help me often.
I sew several sets of clothes, shoes and hats for my three children by hand every year.”
Sun Nianyun also wiped away tears and said:
“Hand-made a few outfits for each of my nephews and nieces a year may not seem like much.
But for my sister, she has as many as 12 nephews and nieces!
Two sets for each child means 24 sets a year, which means two sets of clothes every month, and they are all handmade stitch by stitch!
Such a good sister-in-law is gone just like that.
It’s all because of that vicious woman!
It's absolutely insane, I hate her so much.
I really want to eat his flesh and drink his blood!
But she also took into consideration that she was her husband's biological sister and was related to her by blood.
I really don't know how to do it?
If I really did that, I would feel sorry for my husband and mother. Alas! "
Li Xingguang has always been cautious, and everyone hopes to hear his opinions.
He frowned slightly and spoke slowly:
"Mom, based on the current situation, I'm afraid we really can't keep her this time.
But don't forget that she has brought this upon herself, and cannot blame anyone else."
After hearing this, the old lady's expression froze for a moment.
My eldest son was right, I was thinking too simply.