NCCnovel Chapter 162 Recognition of relatives
Chapter 162 Recognition of relatives
Yu Wan smiled as she looked at the Duchess of the Duke's house, who was full of doubt. "Maybe she was just dreaming about it."
Lady Anguo was taken aback, then burst out laughing; she was now in the mood for teasing.
"Could it be that some deity appeared in her dream and told her about those things?"
Yu Wanxin said that for the fictional characters in the book, isn't the plot line just like a "god"?
Lady Anguo took Yu Wan's words as a joke and did not take them to heart.
He only mentioned Chen Yuanniang once, and then never wanted to mention her again.
She composed herself and beckoned to Yu Wan, "Wan'er, come closer, let your mother take a good look at you."
Yu Wan hesitated for a moment, then stepped closer.
She naturally didn't have much genuine affection for the Duchess of Anguo; at least for now, the Duchess of Anguo was practically a stranger to her.
She couldn't empathize with the feelings of the Duchess of Anguo.
However, the Duchess of Anguo was different.
She belatedly realized that the girl in front of her was her daughter.
She had clearly been standing right in front of her, yet she mistook a fish eye for a pearl and was completely fooled.
If Qinghuai hadn't been so perceptive as to personally investigate Chen Yuanniang, she probably still wouldn't believe it.
The Duchess of Anguo's gaze was fixed on Yu Wan, her eyes filled with tenderness, pity, and a hint of regret.
Only now did she belatedly realize how scared she was.
Chen Yuanniang's many inexplicable actions were all aimed at killing her Wan'er.
Her own daughter was almost killed.
Lady Anguo's hands were almost trembling as she gently stroked the top of Shangyu Wan's head, her voice also trembling, "It's your mother who has wronged you."
"Wan'er, why don't you come and acknowledge your mother?"
Looking at the tears in the eyes of the Duchess of Anguo, Yu Wan pondered for a moment and said, "I did lose my memory after I was abducted. I only recently regained my memory, so I came with Yun Shang when he came to the capital to take the imperial examination."
"I originally intended to come to the Duke of Anguo's residence, but I never expected..."
She paused, then didn't continue.
Tears streamed down the face of the Duchess of Anguo, and she choked out, "You just didn't expect that the Duke of Anguo's mansion has already recognized a legitimate daughter."
Yu Wan had no idea what the Duchess of Anguo was imagining again, but she saw tears streaming down her face like broken beads.
"I'm sorry, Wan'er, it's all my fault."
He accidentally lost her back then, and now he's mistaken her for his daughter, almost causing her death.
She is not a good mother.
Yu Wan hesitated for a moment, then reached out and hugged the Duchess of Anguo.
Soft voice:
“I was abducted by human traffickers when I was a child, and it wasn’t…my mother’s fault.”
She remembered that in the original novel, the female supporting character "Yu Wan" got lost during a lantern festival when she was a child.
It should just be an accident.
As the mother, the Duchess of Anguo has taken all the blame upon herself all these years.
She not only suffers the pain of losing her daughter, but also endless self-blame.
Yu Wan said, "It is not the mother's fault for mistaking her daughter. On the contrary, it is because the mother misses her daughter too much that she was deceived by Chen Yuanniang."
"Mother, I have never blamed you."
If these words could put Lady Anguo at ease, Yu Wan felt it was all worthwhile.
Although she couldn't fully empathize with her, she could understand the hardships that Lady Anguo had endured over the years.
Lady Anguo's voice was hoarse, and she completely ignored Yu Qinghuai beside her, holding Yu Wan tightly in her arms.
"Wan'er, my daughter..."
Yu Qinghuai, standing to the side, was extremely jealous and muttered under his breath, "I also want to hug my sister."
Yu Wan's lips twitched.
After finally calming down Lady Anguo, he talked to her about things from his childhood.
Yu Wan knew that the Duchess of Anguo was confirming something, so she pretended not to know anything and recounted every detail she remembered.
She spoke in more detail about everything than Chen Yuanniang had, which finally dispelled the last trace of doubt in the Duchess of Anguo's heart.
Lady Anguo insisted that Yu Wan stay for dinner, and Yu Wan did not refuse.
At this time, the Duchess of Anguo was at her most vulnerable, and having her stay could put her mind at ease.
Yu Wan was surprised to find that only Duke Anguo came to the meal.
Before she could ask, Duke Anguo explained, "Yun Shang said that since our family has just been reunited, we must have a lot to say, so he went back first."
At this point, Duke Anguo's furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and he gave a disgruntled snort, "This kid does have some sense."
His tone was exactly the same as Yu Qinghuai's.
It seems that neither Duke Anguo nor his son Yu Qinghuai think much of Yunshang.
If the two of them suddenly decided to give Yun Shang a hard time...
Yu Wan shuddered at the thought of the cannon fodder characters in the original novel who jumped around in front of the male lead but all met tragic ends.
She quickly and earnestly said, "Father, Mother, Qinghuai, now that I have married Yunshang, we are family. Please don't make things difficult for him."
Lady Anguo felt a little jealous.
The daughter I just reunited with is already siding with outsiders.
Duke Anguo felt a pang of sadness, but he didn't show it on his face. He nodded with a stern expression, "Your parents won't make things difficult for you."
Yu Qinghuai just pouted and snorted.
"Alright, alright." The Duchess of Anguo pulled Yu Wan's hand and sat her down, picking up chopsticks to serve her some food. "I don't know what you like to eat now, so I had the kitchen prepare the things you liked to eat when you were little."
Yu Wan glanced at the dishes on the table.
The dishes were plentiful, with excellent color, aroma, and taste, and none of them were very spicy.
Lady Anguo said with a nostalgic look on her face, "When you were little, you loved to eat everything, but you couldn't eat spicy food. You would cough and choke if you ate even a little bit of chili."
Yu Wan's eyes flickered slightly.
That's quite a coincidence.
She has never been able to eat spicy food since she was a child, but the orphanage couldn't accommodate only her, so she had to force herself to get used to it.
Yu Wan suddenly felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. She picked up her chopsticks and tasted it; it was the sweet and savory flavor she loved.
Looking up, she met the expectant gaze of the Duchess of Anguo and said, "Thank you, Mother, I like it very much."
Lady Anguo's eyes immediately welled up with tears. She lowered her eyes to wipe them away and said, "I'm glad you like it. If you like it, I'm glad you like it. Just tell me what you want to eat in the future, and I'll have someone make it for you."
The meal lasted for about half an hour, but Yu Wan couldn't eat anymore, so the Duke of Anguo and his wife, along with Yu Qinghuai, stopped feeding her.
As darkness fell completely, Lady Anguo tearfully pleaded with her to stay. Yu Wan, unable to bear seeing people cry in front of her, could only agree.
In one afternoon, the Duchess of Anguo had her courtyard tidied up again. Originally, this courtyard was where Chen Yuanniang lived, but the Duchess of Anguo did not want to see anything she had used, so she had everything replaced.
The food prepared for Yu Wan was even better than what Chen Yuanniang had used before.
That night, Yu Wan slept under the finest brocade quilt, and the room was filled with the fragrance of pear blossoms in the bed curtains. She slept soundly until dawn.
The next morning, Yu Wan was woken up by Granny Yu.
Granny Yu is the personal nanny of the Duchess of Anguo, and she was temporarily assigned to serve her yesterday.
Granny Yu lifted the curtain and said softly, "Miss, someone from the Ministry of Justice has come and asks you to come over."