Xie Songhua was struck by a strange emotion. She felt that her throat was blocked, the tip of her nose was sore, and her eyes were unconsciously covered by a layer of mist.
A woman's weak voice came from the house across the courtyard, "What's wrong with the child's father? Who is here?"
The man standing at the door could not answer for a moment. He just looked at Xie Songhua with his eyes, which also looked a little trembling.
Probably no sound was heard for a while, but there was a noise in the house. A woman walked out of the door wearing a piece of clothing. She stopped as soon as she saw the person at the door, "My Lady!"
Xie Songhua finally found his voice, "Dad, mother!"
Obviously she had never called this name before, but at this moment, these two words came out of her mouth so naturally.
"My dear! My child!"
The woman hurried over and almost tripped over the steps.
Xie Songhua and Father Jiang ran inside at the same time, and the three of them ended up supporting each other.
Jiang's mother looked Xie Songhua up and down, tears streaming down her face, and she was choked with sobs that she couldn't help herself.
Seeing her like this, Xie Songhua's heart-blocking feeling could not be relieved at all.
This feeling made her feel very strange, but she felt inexplicably at ease in her heart.
Xiaoqing and Cuiliu looked at each other at the door, then stepped into the threshold together and closed the door for them.
"My child! I finally see you!" Jiang's mother couldn't help holding her daughter and crying.
Xie Songhua also discovered that in the past one or two years, the two people in front of him had changed drastically from the ones in his memory.
Although life was very poor in the past, the family still had a few acres of thin farmland, the couple were diligent, and Jiang's father had a skill in weaving bamboo strips, so the family was still able to live well.
So compared to other women in the countryside, Jiang Mu looks much younger.
But looking at it now, the hair on her head is almost half white. She is obviously only in her thirties, several years younger than the Qi family.
The same is true for Jiang's father, the wrinkles between his eyebrows are so heavy that they can't be undone.
"Father, mother, why are you here?"
It seemed that after the initial shout-out, Xie Songhua accepted these two words very naturally.
Ever since Jiang's mother saw Xie Songhua, she never took her eyes off her.
When he heard this, he glanced at Father Jiang, who waved his hand and said, "Go ahead and sit down! I can't explain a sentence or two clearly."
Xie Songhua took the opportunity to look at the yard. He could only call it a yard for the time being. There was a well, a small vegetable garden, and other places where there were many people doing bamboo crafts.
Other than that, it's barely larger than a human being.
When you enter the house, it is equally simple. The small room at the end is the kitchen, and in the middle is a small living room and dining room. There is a bedroom separated from the inside.
The tables and chairs are all made of ordinary wood and look old.
There was a medicine jar in the corner of the room, and you could smell some medicine in the air.
Xie Songhua frowned. Then he reached for Jiang Mu's wrist and took her pulse directly to check her.
Jiang's mother was a little confused, "Yao Niang, you..."
"After I arrived in the capital, I became my master from the Imperial Hospital's envoy and learned medical skills," she explained while listening for her pulse, her brows slowly wrinkled, "My mother's health has always been good, how could she suddenly decline like this?"
She carefully examined Jiang Mu's body and found out the symptoms of liver qi stagnation.
"Alas! You still don't know your mother's temperament. That day when the eldest man of the Xie family came to take you away, what would we dare to say! But who are you..."
"Okay!" Jiang's mother interrupted Jiang's father. She just stared at Xie Songhua with her eyes, as if she couldn't get enough.
"Yao Niang is fine now, so I can rest assured. Any illness should be cured."
Although he didn't finish his words, Xie Songhua understood.
Those memories are all in her mind. She doesn't know what kind of person Jiang's mother is.
At first, because the couple only gave birth to one daughter, the clan members discussed raising a little boy for them to adopt, but Jiang's mother refused. She gritted her teeth and endured the pressure, saying that in the future she would recruit a child for her daughter, and she was determined not to bring the child over.
Her biggest wish in this life is to find a kind husband who can take care of Jiang Yaoniang.
I hope that after the couple close their eyes in the future, Jiang Yao Niang can find a good home.
In the past, Jiang's mother often had trouble sleeping because of Chen Liu's affairs.
She knew that her daughter was interested in a child from the Chen family who was studying, but she also knew that the Chen family would not allow their son to marry into the family, but if her daughter was allowed to marry, she would inevitably be bullied in the future since she had no brothers.
For a moment, I regretted that I had not adopted him, otherwise I would not have left my daughter with no chance at all.
When the Xie family came for her, she acted very calmly and told her daughter with a smile that she was our young lady and she should have returned to her own home.
He also said some comforting words and sent his daughter to the car.
Thinking about it carefully, it was because she knew that she could not keep her daughter so that she could go to the capital with peace of mind. How could she not miss her in her heart.
Thinking of this, Xie Songhua felt very uncomfortable.
She is not the real original owner after all, so these memories are somewhat deliberately avoided. If the original owner is still around, she probably won't ignore it to this point.
But Jiang's father couldn't help but ask first: "Yao Niang, you...how are you doing in the Xie family? People say that you are going to be Princess Chen?"
When mentioning this matter, Xie Songhua didn't know how to explain it, so he could only nod his head and said: "It's the marriage granted by His Majesty."
"Then...then that King Chen...is he good? Is he good to you?" Jiang's mother said and shook her head quickly, "Look at me, I forgot that you are in the Xie family now. A wealthy family has many rules. I'm afraid it's not until marriage.
You can’t even meet me.”
As he spoke, he said worriedly: "But I am a prince! Will he look down on you? I heard that this lady from the capital has learned all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child. Let's..."
"Mom!" Xie Songhua gently held her hand, "Don't worry about me, I'm fine now."
Jiang's mother just nodded slightly, but her eyes clearly showed disbelief.
"You haven't told me yet, why did you come to Beijing? Who brought you here?"
Jiang's father glanced at his wife and rubbed his hands gently, as if he didn't know how to speak.
"Originally, we promised Mr. Xie that after we collected the money, we were not allowed to have anything to do with you anymore." Jiang's mother sighed softly, "Originally, we were also thinking about whether you went back to your home or not.
Being a biological child of the Xie family and having such a good background is a good thing for you, and we really shouldn't hinder your future.
You have become a rich lady. If we come here, I am afraid people will laugh at you, so I have never thought about going to Beijing, but..."
Speaking of this, Jiang's mother had tears in her eyes again, and she couldn't say any more..z.br
Jiang's father then continued: "There is a stranger in the village. He is the son-in-law of Aunt Wang's family next door. You don't know him. He only got married after you left. Her son-in-law is a businessman. He travels all over the world.
When we got to the capital, your mother couldn't hold it back anymore, so she went to ask him for information. She was just trying it out, but she actually got it."
Xie Songhua narrowed his eyes slightly, "Did you hear something bad?"