The affairs of the An family were easy to investigate, because most of them were just old things and not really secrets. Leng Shuang only spent the middle of the night to find out everything.
Early the next morning, before An Li came to see Yun Zishu, the truth about the An family in those years had been revealed to Yun Zishu.
Anli's mother, Ruan, was a down-and-out daughter twenty years ago and was sold into a brothel. The daughter-in-law had an arrogant temper and would rather die than give in when the madam forced her to accept a client.
An Rong was not the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel at that time. He was just a new student named Tanhualang who had just passed the palace examination and was assigned to be a minor official in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
When he was young, An Rong was also considered a romantic talent. After the imperial examination, he and several colleagues went out to have wine and wine, and then he met Miss Ruan.
It's not appropriate to say it was love at first sight, but An Rong did fall in love with Miss Ruan and later went to see her alone several times. Because he was good-looking, talented and had just won the lottery, Miss Ruan also had a good impression of him.
The two of them went back and forth and fell in love with each other.
However, it was impossible for Xinke Tanhua to marry a brothel girl. An Rong had just entered the officialdom and needed the support of noble people, so he married Pan, the current Mrs. An.
Pan was born in the Pan family of the Marquis of Xiping Mansion. The Pan family was a well-known noble family at that time. Xiping Marquis held some real power in the court and was An Rong's immediate boss. Probably because he saw An Rong's potential, Xiping Marquis took the initiative to take care of An Rong.
His daughter was promised to him.
Miss Pan was naturally satisfied when she saw that the new recruit was so graceful and graceful. Moreover, although An Rong's official position was currently low, his future prospects were limitless as his father promoted him from him.
After getting married to Miss Pan, An Rong still missed Mrs. Ruan. During Mrs. Pan's pregnancy, she went to the brothel several times to meet Mrs. Ruan. After learning that the madam forced her to sell herself, An Rong found a way to bring Mrs. Ruan into the house.
Originally, according to Pan's temperament, she would never tolerate her husband taking a concubine just after they got married, and besides, she was still a lowly brothel girl.
But An Rong begged her in a low voice, begged her in a cruel way, and promised that he would only have one wife and one concubine in his life, and would never let other women in.
After much thought, Pan reluctantly agreed, but she felt strongly jealous of the Ruan family. Although she did not want her husband to have many concubines in his backyard, this Ruan family was so important that her husband was willing to give up other women to take her in, which made her helpless.
accept.
Mrs. Pan promised her husband that she could let Mrs. Ruan in, but she must abide by the rules of the house. Her husband could not interfere with how she, the head wife, taught her concubines. In the future, if there were children, the concubines and concubines must also be disciplined by her, the mistress.
An Rong agreed.
He had no choice but to agree. Allowing Ruan to come in was already a huge honor for him. His future future was still dependent on his father-in-law, so how could he possibly break up with his wife?
This also made Ruan's life miserable after she entered the family. She lived in dire straits every day. Her son's appearance was good, and he was even more beautiful when he was born. He looked like a little golden boy. Compared with her own son,
The feeling of hatred and jealousy in Mrs. An's heart made her heart ache.
"Little bitch, just like your mean aunt, you are born to be a seductress!"
Ever since Anli could speak, he had been faced with this kind of abuse every day. The little child was ignorant, had no idea where the hostility came from, and had never felt any kindness.
Mrs. An used to beat and scold Mr. Ruan frequently and punish her by kneeling down. When Anli got older, she would beat and scold Anli and punish her by kneeling down. Even in the winter, she would punish Anli by kneeling down for a long time without letting him get up or eat. Under such torture, Anli
I was injured and sick after being away from nature for a long time, and my health became worse and worse.
However, Mrs. An would not let their mother and son die so easily. If they were injured or sick, the doctor would take a good look at them and provide them with good medicine, so that they could live well and take care of themselves slowly.
Mrs. Ruan was isolated and helpless in the inner house of the An family, unable to protect her son. She could only hold him and cry every day, often regretting and blaming herself that he should not have been born and suffered.
Later, An Rong gradually rose to the rank of official, and gained some influence in the court. Civil servants valued reputation, and sometimes they couldn't bear to see the miserable situation of the Ruan family and their children, so they warned their wives not to go too far: "If outsiders know about the mistress of the An family,
If you are mean and vicious, how can I still gain a foothold in the government in the future?"
"I'm a low-key person now, and it's the time when I'm working hard to climb up. If I am criticized because of the affairs in the inner house, and I am impeached before the emperor, my career in this life will be over. Do you want me to be a low-ranking official of the sixth grade for the rest of my life?"
Mrs. An then calmed down a little.
All sons in official families must study, regardless of whether they are legitimate sons or concubines. An Rong was quite prescient in this regard. Both sons were enlightened at the age of four or five. However, An Huaishan, the legitimate son, was spoiled by his mother since he was a child and did not like to study at all. He just did nothing every day.
He knew how to bully Anli and often gathered the servants in the house to find trouble for him.
Adding cold water to his food, tearing away his homework, causing him to be punished by his master, pushing him when he was punished to kneel by his aunt, pushing him into the river at night and then fishing him out... In short, when An Huai was a child
He was destined to be a bad scoundrel, unable to read well, and he was very good at learning all kinds of narrow-minded and vicious methods, so that later Yun Zijiao suffered a lot at his hands.
As for Anli, his life for the past nineteen years has been truly miserable. Being able to survive to this age is definitely a blessing from God.
It is said that those who survive a catastrophe will be blessed later, but he doesn’t know when his future blessing will come.
Listening to Leng Shuang describing the events of the An family in the past few years in a tone that was completely devoid of emotion, Yun Zishu thought thoughtfully: "It seems that this Anli is indeed very lucky."
She also became more and more certain that Anli gave in so quickly last night not because he was afraid of punishment, but because he saw the situation clearly.
Although this man was not very old, he had endured more hardships in that small inner house than many people would experience in their lifetimes.
"As for Mrs. An's affairs, I went to the brothel where she once stayed to inquire about it. It is easier to investigate the affairs of the An family's inner house." Leng Shuang said in a calm tone, "If Your Highness wants to know more details, I can inquire about it."
An old servant who has worked for the An family for many years brought me here, she knows everything about the Ruan family and their son."
"No need." Yun Zishu said, "It's enough to know this much."
"yes."
Yun Zishu sat leaning against the window, her voice a little more clear: "Anli's biggest weakness may not be his mother, but revenge."
"My subordinates think so too." Leng Yue muttered, "Although Ruan is innocent, Anli's misfortune in his entire life actually stems from the cowardice of his biological mother. In any case, it is difficult for a child to let him go after experiencing this since childhood.
There is no hatred in his heart. Even if he only hates Mrs. An and her son, and even his own father, it is impossible for him not to have any resentment towards his biological mother."
At an age when he had not yet learned to love, he had already experienced all kinds of misery. Anli was lucky that he did not turn into a devil.
"He needs to vent." Yun Zishu took a sip of tea, "We can't let him continue to be quiet, otherwise he will have to endure a demon sooner or later."