Chapter 235 The Reason for Favoring Him

Chapter 235 The Reason for Favoring Him

E'lan returned to Ningguo Mansion and met Liu Yan and Ning Wanshan.

"It's all about the details."

"May I ask what you think, auntie?"

Liu Yan nodded and smiled, feeling very satisfied.

"This family is great. Not only are they well-off, but they also treat you sincerely."

"When you return, tell Jiang Shaolang about the slave contract."

E-Lan smiled happily.

"Yes."

Liu Yanqiu's eyes were as gentle as water and he held E Lan's slender hands softly.

"Look at your little hands. No matter how much you eat, they are still so thin and sick."

"Before, you followed your foster mother and did menial work all day long. It didn't matter if you injured your muscles, but the most pitiful thing was that your body was damaged and could not be repaired. You could only live a weak life. Every time you fainted, you had to worry about whether you could wake up smoothly."

Olan smiled and shook her head.

"I did faint from exhaustion before, but in the past few years, thanks to the love of Auntie, my health has improved a lot. Not only have I never fainted again, I don't feel tired when I work."

There was a soft spot in Liu Yan's heart, and she felt heartache in her palms.

"Then you have to take care of yourself and have a good rest."

"You are always restless, dragging your body, which is not suitable for hard work, to do this and that. I wish you could do all the hard work for me. You are my personal maid, you don't have to do these things."

E-Lan lowered her eyes a little, showing both respect and contentment.

"My aunt, I have no way to repay your love and care. Unfortunately, I have no talent or ability, and can only do menial work."

Ning Wanshan joked.

"I think, Auntie, you should treat Shuang'er well, then she will rest well."

Liu Yan glanced at her.

"What nonsense are you talking about, kid? How can I bear to do that?"

Ning Wanshan used a playful tone to hint at complaints.

"Shuang'er has not been with Auntie for long, but she has been favored by her. The people below are secretly dissatisfied with her."

Liu Yan glanced outside the house with disdain, deliberately raised her voice and made a stern statement.

"So what if they have opinions? I will just pamper Shuang'er, so let them be petty."

Ning Wanshan's eyes were filled with curiosity.

"Don't mention them. I am also confused."

"We are not related, so why did Auntie dote on Shuang'er so much after seeing her, and even put her on par with me? If you don't know, you would think Shuang'er is also a concubine of the Ning clan."

E-lan lowered her head and trembled.

"My lady, you are so kind to me. I am overwhelmed."

Liu Yan felt distressed again and immediately comforted him.

"She is fragile and sentimental. You are not allowed to tease her. What if she gets hurt?"

"In my heart, she is my daughter, your half-sister who has no biological relationship with you."

Ning Wanshan responded with a perfunctory tone and continued to be curious.

"Yes, yes, yes. Auntie always says this, but she doesn't tell me the reason. I've been confused for many years and I'm very depressed."

Unable to do anything about her daughter, Liu Yan told the truth.

"Okay, I said."

"It's just because it's entangled with a sad thing, so I don't want to mention it."

"In fact, I was an orphan before. Ever since I can remember, I have been following my adoptive mother, doing odd jobs from house to house to make a living."

"When the war between Yuesheng and Xingliang first broke out, my mother and I happened to be at the border. We lost the first battle and the land was occupied by bandits. The soldiers of Xingliang searched everywhere and captured the people of Yuesheng. In order to protect me, my mother used herself as bait to lure away the bandits and help me escape."

"I climbed up the mountain and waited at the place my mother pointed out, thinking that I would be able to meet her soon. But when I looked out from afar, I saw her with my own eyes, dying at the hands of the thieves. I was completely desperate and only wished to follow the underground. I happened to meet the Duke, and was rescued by him and brought back to Shengjing."

"I said, I can't live without my mother. The master comforted me softly and promised to help me find my biological parents."

"He said that he knew his adoptive mother's kindness was great. His biological parents might not be able to replace him, but he couldn't give up the love between his biological parents. For them, I must live. Moreover, my mother risked her life to protect me, so she must have hoped that I would be safe and sound."

"The master chose a place in the suburbs of Beijing, bought me a place to live, and settled down with me. Not long after, he really found my biological parents, and helped our family to change our nationality."

"Later, the master was convicted and demoted, and left Shengjing. He left a message saying that he had wanted to wait until the New Year, when I turned twenty, to find a good family for me and marry me off with the greatest pomp, but this happened."

"After Master left, I missed him very much. I was over 20 years old, but I didn't want to get married. It was not until my parents urged me, saying Master would never come back, that I nodded and agreed to meet the man they arranged. Who would have thought that when we were about to get engaged, Master suddenly returned to Beijing!"

"I took the initiative to come to him and confessed my feelings. He was the only one I wanted to marry. Knowing that he already had a wife, I told him frankly that I only wanted to be his concubine. Fortunately, the master did not give up and took me into his mansion. He treated me with great kindness and sincerity."

"It is my blessing to meet the Lord and find my parents. In comparison, Shuang'er's innocent life is really pitiful."

"I remember five years ago, when I first met Shuang'er, she was kneeling in a secluded place in the back garden, her eyes blurred with tears, crying to the tree in grief."

"She said, 'Mother, didn't you say that you would take me with you wherever you went? But why did you just leave like that, leaving me alone in this world? Since I was a child, I didn't know who my biological parents were. You are my only relative in this world. How could you bear to leave me behind?"

"After saying these words, she was about to drown herself in the lake."

"I was moved by the scene and thought, isn't this me back then? With the example of the master, I naturally couldn't just sit there and watch, so I ran to stop her and brought her back to Wangyouju."

"When I comforted Shuang'er, I promised to help her find her relatives. Several years have passed, but things have not gone as planned. In the end, I was too useless and couldn't even find a clue."

"Then, I secretly thought, if I love Shuang'er, why must she have her biological parents? A foster mother can also be affectionate and loyal. I can treat Shuang'er as my own daughter and show her my utmost care."

E-lan was secretly shocked when she heard this.

No wonder the lady set up this plan and made me hide inside.

So my mother’s death might not be destiny, but something that the lady did intentionally?

My poor mother taught me to be loyal to my eldest wife and never betray her. Even on her deathbed, she did not forget to entrust me with this, her only last wish.

Did she know what her fate would be from the moment she raised me?

Ning Wanshan pursed her lips with a hint of annoyance.

"So that's it."

"It turns out that Auntie is very thoughtful. Even I, her biological daughter, am a little jealous."

Liu Yan's face turned stern.

"Why are you jealous? How have I treated you unfairly?"

Ning Wanshan's expression changed and she smiled and acted coquettishly.

"I was just joking, why did you take it seriously?"

"In my heart, Shuang'er is our family, at least much better than the third sister."

Whenever Ning Yunxi was mentioned, Liu Yan looked down on her. She lowered her voice and ridiculed her quietly.

"You're comparing the third girl with Shuang'er?"

"How can a pheasant compare to a phoenix?"

Ning Wanshan was unable to react in time and was stunned for a moment.

"what?"

"You said that the third sister is a phoenix?"

Liu Yan immediately blamed him.

"Go away, Shuang'er is not a wild chicken."

Ning Wanshan understood what he meant and smiled deeply.

"Oh - so that's what Auntie meant."

"What Auntie said is absolutely true."