Ever since Li successfully brought Xiao Qinghan to her side, she has been pestering Ning Guogong to formally record Cheng Qinghan in the family tree, but her husband refused without hesitation every time.
The rule passed down by the ancestors of the Cheng family is that children under the age of three cannot be recorded in the family tree. The fear is that the child will die before the age of three. Only after he is three years old, and the child has taken root in the world, can he open an ancestral hall and officially record it in the family tree.
Before being officially recorded in the genealogy, newborn babies will be recorded in the supplementary book. On a certain day, month, and time of a certain year, a certain housewife of a certain clan gave birth to a baby boy or a baby girl. In the supplementary book, the name of the baby is: Babies don't deserve names.
Although Cheng Fuhu liked his granddaughter very much, he didn't like it enough to break the rules passed down from his ancestors for her. In Cheng Fuhu's heart, his granddaughter is not as important as his grandson. Even his grandson cannot break the rules, so his granddaughter is even less worthy.
Mrs. Li was making a fuss in Quexianju about creating a family tree for Xiao Qinghan. There was quite a stir, and even the servants cleaning the courtyard of Quexianju heard about it. The news quickly reached Ning's ears.
Thinking about her step-mother-in-law's words and deeds, what else does Ning not understand? That Xiao Qinghan is definitely the grand-nephew daughter of Li's natal family, otherwise Li would never be able to jump up and down like this in such a hurry to kill her. The child was recorded in the family tree, recorded in her and Cheng Size's names, and became the confirmed granddaughter of the Duke's Mansion.
"Madam, what if the Duke really agrees?" Ruixue asked worriedly.
Ning said coldly: "The Duke of Guo is not confused yet, so he will never violate the rules of our ancestors. Even if we open an ancestral hall, we can only remember Feng'er."
The third son, Cheng Jinfeng, is over three years old. Because Cheng Fuhu, the head of the Cheng clan, was only over two years old when he last returned to the capital, Cheng Jinsong was not mentioned in the family tree. For more than a year after that, Cheng Fuhu never returned to Beijing, so no one was qualified to open an ancestral hall to request a genealogy, so recording Cheng Jinsong in the genealogy has been delayed until now.
"That's right, our third son hasn't even entered the family tree yet!" Ruixue said angrily.
The master and servant were talking, and a maid outside reported, "Report to Madam, my uncle's wife is here..."
Mrs. Ning quickly took people out to greet her sister-in-law. After a while, the aunt and sister-in-law entered the room hand in hand. Ning served tea in person, leaving only two confidant maids to serve, and ordered everyone else to retreat outside and wait.
"Sister-in-law, is there any news?" Ning asked eagerly.
Mrs. Sun took her sister-in-law's hand and said softly: "It's a bit of news. Ever since your mother took you home that day, your eldest brother has been secretly investigating. His actions have been very serious. Quickly, but the two Wen women who delivered your baby seemed to have disappeared out of thin air in the world. No matter how you looked for them, they could not be found. The families of the two Wen women said that they had not been seen since they were taken into the Marquis Mansion to serve you. After returning home, two families came to see you. Your mansion said that those two people had already received the reward and left the mansion. Those two families were going to cause trouble and you would succeed them.The mother-in-law had someone beat her out. They didn't dare to really offend your house, so they had no choice but to go back in silence. "
Ning said calmly after hearing this: "Since they dare to transfer my child, how can they keep Wen Po alive? I'm afraid those two Wen Pos have been killed long ago. I just hate that this stigma will fall on me. "
"Sister, don't be angry, your elder brother has already taken care of it and will never let you bear this bad reputation. "Mrs. Sun said quickly.
Mrs. Ning grabbed Mrs. Sun's hand and said gratefully: "Thank you, brother, for being considerate for me.
Mrs. Sun said with a smile: "He is your biological eldest brother. He doesn't think about everything for you. How can he still be worthy of being your eldest brother?" Stop saying such kind words. By the way, your eldest brother received a report a while ago that there were two female corpses dug up by wild animals in the fields outside Nancheng. Your eldest brother sent people to investigate and found that the two corpses were those of the two stable women. One of them was a corpse. There are six fingers on the foot, and the other has a long and short foot, and the hands are particularly small. People have already recognized them as Xu Wenpo and Liu Xiaoshou Liu Wenpo who delivered your baby that day. "
"Really, are there any important clues about them? " Ning asked nervously.
Mrs. Sun smiled and said, "Xian'er, don't be discouraged. If there are no clues, should I make a special trip today? "
Ning's eyes lit up and she hurriedly asked: "Sister-in-law, do you have any clues? "
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Mrs. Sun said with a smile: "The little Liu's hand was holding a small jade lock the size of a lotus seed. There is a mark on this jade lock, which is something Sheng Xiang remembered. Your eldest brother went to Shengxiangji to check the purchase order. This small jade lock is an accessory for a baby bracelet specially customized by the Li family seven months ago. This is the pattern. Sister, look at it..."
As Mrs. Sun spoke, she took out a piece of paper, on which was drawn a red rope baby bracelet strung with small gold beads and a pair of small jade locks.
"But there is no bracelet on the child. . " Ning said with a frown.
Mrs. Sun pretended to be her sister-in-law and said angrily: "You are stupid. If you want to transfer the child, how can you bring accessories to the child. "
"Then..." Mrs. Ning frowned, not understanding what her sister-in-law meant.
Mrs. Sun took out another handkerchief and opened it, revealing a jade missing from it.
"Where did this come from, sister-in-law?" "Ms. Ning shouted excitedly.
"Your eldest brother sent someone to Li Mansion to get it quietly. "Ms. Sun's face turned red and she said a little uncomfortable.
Ning immediately understood that it must be her eldest brother who broke his own rules for her and sent someone to steal the bracelet from the Li Mansion. A look of guilt appeared on her face.
Mrs. Sun quickly patted her sister-in-law's hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just a way to solve the case. Already checked, the jade lock is on this bracelet. ”
"Your eldest brother speculates that the transfer of the child that day must have gone through the hands of Po Wen. Perhaps the child was holding the small jade lock. Po Wen found it when she was holding the child and hid it secretly. Otherwise, she had never delivered a baby to the Li family. How could she do it? Got something from the Li family?"
"So that child is really the child of the Li family's second daughter-in-law who was born ten days before me? Whose child is the child?" Ning said bitterly when she remembered that the second daughter-in-law of the Li family had given birth to a girl and she came to the house to announce the good news. She also sent four-color gifts as usual.
"Xian'er, the child next to the second daughter-in-law of the Li family is not our little Xiner. Our Xiner's body is pure white, but that child has a birthmark. After checking, the birthmark is Really. And the child has grown up now, and looks very similar to Li Laoer. Moreover, the child is not small, and looks like a child who is almost one year old. If it is really a one-year-old child, it should not be Li. The child born to the second daughter-in-law. Your eldest brother has ordered someone to investigate the child's background. I will tell you as soon as I have any news." Mrs. Sun said quickly.
"Sister-in-law, where is my little Xin'er?" Ning couldn't help crying. She doesn't care who the children next to the second daughter-in-law of the Li family are, she just wants to know where her biological daughter is.
"Xian'er, don't cry, don't be anxious. Now the third brother is looking for him. He went to one village after another to find him personally. Now he has found more than 20 villages. These more than 20 villages have been searched. There are no children in the village who meet Xiao Xin'er's conditions. The third brother is still looking for it, and he heard that he has found Jingxi Town. Jingxi Town is a big town with many people, so he should be able to find out the news. "
Mrs. Sun quickly wiped her sister-in-law's tears with a handkerchief and comforted her urgently.
"Xian'er, your elder brother asked me to tell you this, just because I don't want you to worry too much. Didn't you send a letter before to say that Xiao Xiner is still alive and well? As long as the child is alive, we We will definitely get her back," Mrs. Sun said hurriedly when she saw that her sister-in-law's mood was slightly more stable.
Ning nodded. She firmly believed that her daughter was alive and well, but she just didn't know where she was.
"Sister-in-law, please keep the evidence safe. When my little Xiner is found, I will take Li to court." Ning said through gritted teeth.
Looking at her sister-in-law with clenched teeth, Mrs. Sun couldn't help but sigh in her heart. With Mrs. Li's current status, she was afraid that her sister-in-law would only have to file a complaint. Just once the imperial edict was filed...