Chapter 87 1 It must be her
Mother Guo watched Meng Yuan walk out of the yard and enter the inner room.
"Didn't I press it for you?" Wang said with a sneer.
"It's almost like tickling." Mother Guo held her waist and sat down at Wang's instruction.
"Have you sent anyone to see Sister Qi?"
"Hua Rui was sent there early in the morning, and Madam sent Li Xia there, while Yuan Dong and Yuan Yue were sent to the farm. I saw that the Fourth Miss was fine, but not in good spirits, so I wanted to lead her to ask her why she did this, but Mr. Hong San promised her something, but the Fourth Miss didn't say anything. When I asked again, she covered her ears and refused to listen."
Wang closed her eyes. She didn't believe that Hong Zhe did nothing, but it was no use saying this now. Even if she didn't want to, she had to follow the Marquis' plan.
"Go find Mama Wu, and make sure Yuandong and Yuanyue's family are not implicated. And as for those two girls, go back and find out which farm they went to, and make sure they don't get bullied. Wait until Sister Qi has a plan."
"Please don't worry. Your body is like this because you work too hard every day. You are always thinking about this and worrying about that, but none of them appreciate your kindness? Madam, please take care of yourself." Mother Guo took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears.
"You have no idea how scary you were last night. I couldn't even detect your breath. To be honest, if you hadn't recovered yesterday, I would not be alive."
Wang's eyes were moist. She was actually quite a failure. She was not loved by her husband. Her eldest son left her because of marriage. Her second daughter died before she was raised. Her third son was okay, but he was not good at studying and was not good at managing household affairs. Almost all the business of the Meng family was in the hands of the two sons of the second house, one legitimate and one illegitimate.
Now her beloved fourth daughter has caused such a big mess. Thinking about how she had left her parents' home in the capital after being demoted, and how her sisters-in-law, who were at odds with her, had teamed up with outsiders to plot against her daughter-in-law, Wang felt like a failure.
"Listen to what I say, we should take care of our own bodies from now on. No matter what happens with the Fourth Miss, the Marquis and the Young Master will make arrangements, and there won't be any big mistakes. Su Qing also said yesterday that you have a heart problem, and it will get worse each time it occurs. If it happens too many times, even a god can't save you."
When Wang heard Madam Guo mention Su Qing, she straightened up immediately and said, "I just wanted to tell you something."
Mother Guo quickly pulled up the pillow next to Wang and said, "No hurry, take your time. Don't get up so quickly. Su Qing said that you should do everything slowly in the future, especially when you need to get up like getting up or going to the toilet. You should do it slowly."
"That's exactly what I was talking about, Su Qing."
Mother Guo paused for a moment, thinking that she had not finished speaking before Meng Yuan came in.
"When Su Qing was pressing on me yesterday, I woke up and saw that girl sweating on top of me. She had a pendant on her neck dangling in front of my eyes. At first I felt dizzy and wanted her to put it inside her clothes, but I couldn't say anything and could only watch. When I became more and more sober, I saw that the pendant she was wearing looked like the Shoushan stone."
Mother Guo took a deep breath. The Shoushan stone was bought by Wang's brother when he left Beijing for business when the second young lady was two years old. He specially asked a monk from Mount Putuo to bless it. It was said to be a kind of white hibiscus stone from the top of the mountain. Because the second young lady was born in the year of the rat, it was specially carved into the shape of a rat.
Wang liked it very much and wore it around the second young lady's neck since she got it. But later an accident happened and the pendant was never seen again.
"You, you are not mistaken?"
"I was just afraid that I had seen it wrong. My mind was very confused at the time, so I thought, you should send someone to call Su Qing over so that we can take a good look. After Sister Wan left, I wanted to find the Shoushan stone, but we searched for so long and looked in almost every corner but couldn't find it." Wang lay back down.
"You said, maybe someone stole it, but how did it end up in Su Qing's hands? Oh, by the way, what happened to her mother last time? She said she 'redeemed herself', right? We should have people continue to look for her whereabouts."
"Madam, you must promise not to get excited when I tell you what I am going to say next."
Wang looked at Madam Guo's serious expression, straightened up again, and took Madam Guo's hand, "What's wrong? But Sister Qi, what did you hide from me just now?"
"No, it's not the Fourth Miss, it's Su Qing's. I wanted to tell you before the Young Master came into the room. I just heard you talking about Shoushan Stone. I, I..."
"Hey, tell me, what's wrong?"
"When Su Qing pressed you yesterday, she pressed too hard, and the edge of her shirt rolled up, exposing a part of her lower back..." Mother Guo looked at Wang, who was listening to her seriously, and swallowed her saliva before continuing, "There is a large crescent-shaped birthmark on Su Qing's lower back, with the two crescents pointing to her shoulders. The color is purple, exactly the same as the second young lady's back then."
"What did you say? What did you say?" Wang sat up completely, holding Mother Guo tightly with shaking hands. "Did you see it clearly? Is it a crescent? Is it pointed at both ends? It's not blue, but purple? Are you sure?"
"Yes, I was also scared when I came back last night. How could this be possible? I just thought it might be a coincidence, but when I heard you mention the pendant, this, this is too much of a coincidence. One thing is still understandable, but two, these two are both unique to the Second Miss back then."
Wang stood up from the chaise longue despite Madam Guo's objection and walked back and forth in the room, "Could it be, could it be, my sister Wan is not dead? But, that's impossible, I personally put her in the coffin that year."
"Madam, don't forget that when the prince brought her back, the second young lady's face was already deformed."
Wang sat back heavily on the couch. That's right, that's right. It was said that he was bitten by a wild dog. There was no recognizable appearance. He didn't let her see it, and she was so sad that she didn't even confirm the birthmark on her waist.
"It must be her. It must be my sister Wan. I always have a kind of familiarity with that girl. Whenever I see her, I feel particularly comfortable. It must be her, it must be her." Wang said while holding Guo's mother's hand and laughing like a child.
"Yes, yes, I have always felt that she looks like Madam, but I never dared to say it. Especially when she stands there without saying anything but just smiling, she looks exactly like Madam."
"Really? You figured it out?" Wang said in surprise, "It must be a mistake, the prince made a mistake. Poor my sister Wan, she has suffered so much in the past ten years. Quick, go and call Su Qing, I want to see her, now, quickly."
Mrs. Guo sighed and stood up. She walked to the door and then turned back, "Madam, you can't tell anyone about this."
"Why?"
"First, it's not confirmed. When Su Qing comes, we can verify the birthmark and the pendant. Second, we only heard from the prince about what happened back then. We don't know the specific details. If there is really a hidden secret, what if..."
Wang calmed down after hearing this, "You mean, Sister Wan wasn't an accident back then?"
"I dare not say that, but think about it. During that time, because of that person outside, the prince hit you for the first time. Later, if it weren't for Madam's intervention, he might have been able to get in. Besides, if it is true, we have to plan carefully what to do next. Su Qing has been a maid in our house for a long time, and she has also followed the fourth lady to some big families. We must give the second lady a legitimate identity."
Wang nodded. "That's right. I was so happy that I forgot all this. I understand. Let's first verify Su Qing's identity, and then check her mother. We should do it step by step."