"Chengchun, is she your biological daughter?" Meng Shaoqing looked at Cheng Shitou and asked softly.
Cheng Shitou paused, then shook his head: "We picked Achun up on the mountain. Everyone in Zhuangzi knows this, but we have always treated her as our biological daughter!"
Meng Shaoqing clenched her hands quietly: "Do you know she has a jade medal on her body?"
"I know! When we came back from picking up Achun, she had the jade plaque in her hand. We asked someone and they said that the jade plaque had the word "spring" engraved on it. We thought it was probably Achun's name.
, so I called her Ah Chun!" Guoer's mother said softly, "I have always carried that jade plaque on Ah Chun. We just thought that if her biological parents came to find her one day, we would still be able to get it.
Rely on that jade sign to recognize your relative."
Meng Shaoqing's hand clenched tighter and tighter: "Besides that jade token, is there anything else on her body?"
"When we picked her up, she was covered in mud, with scratches and bruises all over her body. There was no good spot left, and besides this jade plaque, there was nothing else!"
Cheng Shitou shook his head, "Master, is there any news about our Achun's biological parents?"
Meng Shaoqing sighed: "We are just here to ask questions as usual!"
"By the way, although the clothes Achun was wearing were in tatters, I didn't want to throw them away, so I kept them there. You guys wait for me for a while, and I'll go get the clothes." Guo'er Niang suddenly stood up.
Meng Shaoqing and Forsythia looked at each other, their eyes full of surprise.
Guo'er Niang went into the house and rummaged through the cabinets for a while before she found a small bundle wrapped in red cloth from the back of the cabinet.
When Guo'er Niang came out with the bundle, her hair was a little messy. She put the bundle on the table: "These are all the clothes she was wearing when we just picked her up. In fact, they have been torn by branches.
At that time, we saw that the embroidery on the clothes was very good, so we were reluctant to throw it away. When his parents never came to look for him, I thought about putting this thing away, just in case his parents came to look for it in the future, it would be a good way to prove it.
.”
Guoer Niang opened the baggage. The clothes in the bag were folded in a square shape. Although they were a little yellow, their original appearance could still be seen. There was also a small package inside the baggage. Guoerniang quickly took the package away:
"These are our Ah Chun's little clothes, so I can't show them to you!"
Meng Shaoqing looked at the bundle in front of him, his hands trembling slightly: "Are these really the clothes that Ah Chun wore back then?"
"Yes!" Guo'er Niang took out the clothes and shook them slightly. "You see, although the clothes are torn, the materials are of good quality and the embroidery is also fine. They look like they belong to a wealthy family. It's just a pity that they have never been sold.
People came looking for her, but Ah Chun didn’t remember anything, so she just lived a miserable life in our house!"
Meng Shaoqing could still pretend. When Forsythia saw the clothes, she burst into tears. She snatched the clothes and rubbed the embroidery with her fingertips bit by bit, and her tears fell.
It fell with a bang: "This is the girl's clothes. This is the girl's favorite clothes back then. It is embroidered with all the peonies that the girl likes!"
Cheng Shitou and Guo'er Niang looked at each other: "Miss Forsythia, what are you..."
Forsythia hugged the clothes with tears streaming down her face: "Master Cheng, Madam, these clothes are the clothes of our daughter-in-law, the Marquis of Yongchang, the clothes of our girl!"
"You mean, Ah Chun, Ah Chun is the daughter of Marquis Yongchang?" Cheng Shitou's eyes were full of shock.
"If there is no accident, it should be!" Meng Shaoqing on the side said slowly, "I think you need to accompany me back to the capital."
Cheng Shitou and Guo'er Niang looked at each other and were speechless for a long time. Finally, Forsythia said: "We will arrange for people to help you with the farm work at home, but you have to come to the capital with us!"
"We can go with you, but you have to tell us why we are going to the capital?" Cheng Shitou was a little surprised.
"Do you know Achun's identity?" Meng Shaoqing looked at Cheng Shitou and said softly, "Her father is the Marquis of Yongchang, and her mother is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Guo. If he had not been lost, he would have been the most noble girl in the capital.
!”
Cheng Shitou looked at Forsythia and then at Meng Shaoqing: "Are you going to the capital with you to prove Achun's identity?"
"Yes!" Meng Shaoqing nodded, "Her identity cannot be recognized by us. It requires sufficient certification and physical evidence, so you have to come with us."
Cheng Shitou thought for a moment, and then said: "Then if, I mean if, you finally find out that Achun is not from your family, will you..."
"No!" Meng Shaoqing interrupted Cheng Shitou, "Whether she is or not, we will not have any prejudice against her because of this matter, nor will Cheng Chun deny you. We just want to confirm whether she is
My sister!"
Cheng Shitou and Guoer Niang were still feeling weak. After all, the little girl they picked up on the roadside turned into the legitimate daughter of the Yongchang Marquis Mansion. Just thinking about it made their hearts tremble.
Although he was a little frightened, Cheng Shitou still promised Meng Shaoqing to return to the capital with them.
It wasn't until this moment that Forsythia carefully rewrapped the dress. She looked at the small bundle, crying and laughing, holding it tightly in her arms, refusing to put it down no matter what.
When Cheng Shitou was leaving, someone came to ask. Cheng Shitou just said that Cheng Chun missed them and asked them to go play in the capital city, but he refused to speak anymore.
People in Zhuangzi don’t know what is true and what is false. They only think that when a family is established, a chicken or a dog ascends to heaven. A picked-up daughter becomes a concubine for a wealthy family and can benefit the family. It is considered very decent. Many of them also regret that back then,
It’s time to pick up Chengchun by yourself, then all the wealth will be theirs!
Although there are occasionally jealous people who say behind his back that he sold his daughter for glory, everyone in Zhuangzi knew that when the couple got married, they didn't confiscate a cent of the gift money and let their daughter take it back.
When others talk about it, someone will naturally argue with him, and after a lot of back and forth, no one will talk about it anymore.
The journey here was particularly hurried. It was windy and rainy without stopping at all. Guo'er was picked up directly from the private school. In order to prevent him from worrying, Cheng Shitou and Guo'er's mother were stunned.
He didn't even say anything, and just took him directly to the capital.