Chapter 97 Will always be here (1)
Chen Hui was now certain that this pair of mother and son was really Li Youde’s aunt and cousin. It was just…why did Li youde say before that all his family members were dead? Was it that he didn’t want to mention them again or was it really a mistake?
She didn’t know what Li youde thought, so, she couldn’t make the decisions for him. However, she was almost certain that Li youde couldn’t have liked the mother and son, but this was not enough to drive the people out directly. With this aunt’s character, she would definitely make trouble the second time if the first time failed. It was better to stabilize them first and wait for Li youde to come back to make a decision.
Chen Hui moved the muscles on her face and turned her head to look at Xiao Tiao, Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu. She lowered her eyelids slightly and asked softly, “Do I look like Lady Jiang like this?”
The three were stunned, quickly nodded and said, “Yes, yes, yes!”
Chen Hui nodded aloofly and said to Xiao Liu, “Xiao Liu, you are the most quick-witted among the three of you. I will give you an important task in a moment. You have to listen to me.”
Xiao Liu hurriedly leaned over to listen to what Chen Hui had to say. He nodded repeatedly and had a solemn look on his face.
Afterward, the group walked slowly toward the gate.
The gatekeeper didn’t bother much with the old woman. He knew that the other party would get more stirred up if he bothered with her. He only waited for the one in charge to deal with it. Seeing Chen Hui and her group approaching, he quickly stopped the old woman, walked over and said, “Lady Chen, this old woman is the one who claims to be lord’s aunt.”
“What do you mean with ‘claiming I am his aunt’?!” The old woman shouted immediately and she looked at Chen Hui and her group. Her gaze was unbridled.
And the shifty-eyed man also looked over and his eyes seemed to be shining when he saw Chen Hui.
Chen Hui looked at the old woman and said, “Elder, I heard the servants say that you are lord’s aunt?”
“Yes, yes, I am!” The old woman immediately responded happily.
Chen Hui said, “What is elder called?”
“My surname is Feng; you can call me aunty Feng!” The old woman immediately smiled and said. She caused a scene just because she wanted the other party to recognize her as lord’s aunt. Hence, when she saw that the girl who came out was pretty and very polite, her attitude also eased.
Chen Hui said, “Aunt Feng, this side please.”
Chen Hui led Feng shi to the gatehouse and invited her to sit down and have tea. Only then did she smile at the old woman who was smug because of having received courtesy.
- Shi: clan
Feng shi looked to be in her fifties or sixties and her son was around thirty years old, but according to the time when people generally got married and had children in this era, Feng shi was probably not even fifty years old.
Chen Hui looked discretely at her for a while and then smiled, “Look at this memory of mine. I forgot to introduce myself.” She lowered her head slightly and said a bit dimly, “I am someone from lord’s room…but I don’t have much status. The servants call me Lady Chen. My name is Chen Hui. If aunt Feng doesn’t mind, you can call me Lady Chen.”
A composed and beautiful girl was speaking softly and politely, anyone would be delighted. However, a trace of contempt couldn’t help but flash through Feng shi eyes when she heard that Chen Hui had no status.
“Isn’t this a waste?!” Li Youde’s cousin whispered. Because no one was talking at this moment, his voice was particularly loud. Several people, including Chen Hui looked at him.
He was startled, but he didn’t feel like he has said something wrong. He even stared at Chen Hui without the slightest scruples and deliberately straightened his back.
Chen Hui retracted her gaze calmly. This man should really be sent to the palace for a good training. Anyone who didn’t know how to speak, will be beaten to death wherever he goes.
Chen Hui turned to Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu and said, “Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu, this gentleman must not be happy to listen to the chatter of women. Accompany him for a walk outside.”
The two took the order and walked towards the man. The latter didn’t seem to be very happy, but when he got the gesture from his mother, he reluctantly followed them out.
“Aunt Feng, it is like this. Lord is not at home today,” Chen Hui said with a difficult expression, “Lord is not here, I naturally can’t make the decision…Why don’t you go back first? When lord returns in two days, I will definitely inform lord. Lord will certainly personally go pick the two of your up.”
Feng shi was unhappy when she heard that, “That won’t do! We have come from afar and don’t have a place to stay in the capital. Where will we stay if you drive us away? Let us stay here first and it wouldn’t be so troublesome also when Lord Li comes back!”
Chen Hui sighed and said, “To tell you the truth, although I am someone from lord’s room, I don’t have much status. Everything I do needs lord’s approval. I naturally believe in your character and that you didn’t lie, but others may not believe it. I can also not order them around. Rest assured; I will definitely arrange the best inn for the two of you. I will also let Xiao Liu keep you company these few days. There are many interesting places in the capital.”
Feng shi who was used to being poor, couldn’t help but waver after hearing Chen Hui. If she could enjoy the best, she didn’t have to enter this Li residence!
While Feng shi thought about it, Chen Hui smiled again and said, “Before that, I also want to ask aunt Feng something. I think that aunt Feng should be able to answer all of them, after all, you are not those swindlers that have come by in the past.”
When Feng shi heard that there were some swindlers in the past, she hurriedly said, “Those are all fakes. I’m the real one!”
Chen Hui said, “I believe in aunt Feng. It is just that I heard Lord Li mention before that all his relatives have been starved to death a long time ago, but today you two appeared…”
“That is a false rumor!” Feng shi said glaringly, “I and my son are living well, when did we starve to death? Anyone who spread such rumors should be struck by lightning!”
Chen Hui thought, if you have the guts, go repeat this sentence in front of Li Youde. See whether the lightning will strike Li youde first or that he will kill you first.
“Then…aunt Feng, how did you find here? Chen Hui asked, “I seem to have heard from aunt that Lord Li used to be called Li Xiaozhu? He has changed his name now, how did you find him?”
Hearing Chen Hui asks about this, Feng shi couldn’t help but say proudly, “God helped me! I and Xiaozhuang moved to another village where a family had a eunuch in the palace…I heard that his leg was crushed by a wooden beam and he couldn’t move after that. So, the palace sent him back home and gave some compensation money.”
Feng shi tutted, “That family is really heartless. With the money that they got in exchange for their son’s leg, they ate and drank well while they gave that eunuch only a bowl of porridge a day. That eunuch is about the same age as my Xiaozhuang. How can a small bowl of porridge be enough? They are starving him to death!”
“So miserable…,” Chen Hui responded.
“Right!?” Feng shi said, “A dog really ate that family’s conscience! But it was from that eunuch that I learned about my little nephew’s success! It was fortunate that the eunuch knew my nephew’s old name, otherwise how would I have found him?!”
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