Chapter 1552: Chapter 1552: Getting Serious_1
“Big Brother knows to avoid suspicion, and Second Brother doesn’t want to look anymore, yet it’s only who couldn’t take my eyes off them—what does this an!”
Bai Ruozhu’s eyes were blazing with anger as she glared at Jiang Yichun. Last ti, he had looked at the Saintess Honglian just like that, and later she learned he had been cursed; she didn’t want to bla him, but now there was no curse to speak of. She wondered how he would explain himself this ti.
Fang Guizhi also noticed Jiang Yichun’s abnormal behavior and was infuriated, she spoke up, “Brother-in-law, Big Brother has gone inside to drink; don’t you want to accompany him?”
Jiang Yichun ca back to his senses and saw Bai Ruozhu glaring at him with a furious face. He cursed his luck inwardly and hastily grabbed his wife’s hand.
“Ruozhu, it’s not what you’re thinking. Look at their waists, is that a birthmark or sothing tattooed on later?” Jiang Yichun whispered.
Bai Ruozhu shook off his hand displeased. Although she knew deep down he wouldn’t be so srized by the dancing girls, a sour feeling bubbled inside her, making her particularly uncomfortable.
“Hurry and take a look; I’ve just rembered sothing from the past,” Jiang Yichun said as he saw his wife still sulking and reached for her hand again.
Bai Ruozhu knew he had sothing serious to discuss, so she put away her anger and looked closely. Her eyesight was the best, so it indeed made more sense for her to examine them.
Bai Zepei, hearing this conversation, also turned to look.
“It should be a birthmark. They both have the exact sa birthmarks in precisely the sa locations. I even suspect it’s done with so drug; we would need to have a closer look and touch them to be sure,” Bai Ruozhu said.
Jiang Yichun’s brows furrowed. He pulled Bai Ruozhu and said, “Let’s go inside and talk about this.”
Everyone followed him back inside the private room, and he lowered his voice to say, “When I saw the birthmarks on those two won’s waists just now, it suddenly reminded of my childhood when my mother cried to my father, saying that a pair of twin girls from my maternal aunt’s family were abducted during the Lantern Festival. My aunt’s family doesn’t live in the Capital, and I’ve hardly ever t those two cousins. But at that ti, my mother begged my father to help search, ntioning that the two children had identical butterfly birthmarks on their waists, and they would surely be found.”
“I rember I was about ten that year, and they must have been around five or six years old,” Jiang Yichun continued. “All these years have passed, I don’t know if my aunt ever found her daughters, nor do I know if those two dancing girls are those children.”
A twitch appeared at the corner of Bai Ruozhu’s mouth. How could this be such a coincidence? They were both twins with identical butterfly birthmarks on their waists; the probability of such a coincidence was already small. If the birthmarks weren’t fake, it was very likely those two won were Jiang Yichun’s lost cousins.
She and Fang Guizhi exchanged glances—it was done, the plot had thickened. If they were indeed relatives, wouldn’t this whole affair be terribly embarrassing for everyone involved?
Moreover, just now, she and Fang Guizhi had disdainfully comnted on how shaless the two dancing girls were, which was truly awkward.
But who was Bai Ruozhu after all? She quickly composed herself. After all, she had no way of knowing, and even if they were indeed Jiang Yichun’s cousins, it wasn’t her fault. Who asked them to learn crooked ways and co to her doorstep crying and wailing?
Jiang Yichun’s face was full of embarrassnt at the mont. After hesitating for a long ti, he said, “Let’s halt their performance for now; it’s sowhat unbecoming.”
“Oh, alright,” Bai Ruozhu smirked at Fang Guizhi. This matter was truly strange. Could it be that Duke Zheng Yi already knew the identities of the two dancing girls and sent them over on purpose?
“I have no idea where that aunt is now; all I can do is send a ssage to the Xue Residence,” Jiang Yichun said, hesitantly glancing at Bai Ruozhu. He didn’t want to face his own mother, but since the issue involved his relative’s missing daughters, he couldn’t act as if he didn’t know, therefore he was sowhat hoping Bai Ruozhu would help and et Gai Yalai.
Bai Ruozhu had no fondness for Gai Yalai; she had t her once at the Empress Dowager’s Birthday Banquet, and Gai Yalai felt even less fondness for her. Now that she had made her nephew’s daughters perform a lewd dance in public at her welco, it made eting Gai Yalai even more difficult.
“Why not leave it to Nanny Zhang to explain, and have her et with Lady Xue? It might be more convenient that way,” Bai Ruozhu suggested after so thought.
“That’s fine,” Jiang Yichun nodded, “Let those two temporarily stay in the backyard’s guest quarters. I’ll arrange for soone to watch over them.”
“Good, I’ll go and confirm the birthmarks later,” Bai Ruozhu said.
After the performance ended, Jiang Yichun and the others were waiting in the private room, while Bai Ruozhu and Fang Guizhi went to the backyard to see the two perforrs who had just finished their act.
“What are your nas?” Bai Ruozhu had not even asked for their nas before, completely overlooking them, but now she could no longer do so.
“Madam, this servant’s na is Hua Hao.”
“This servant’s na is Yueyuan.”
The two replied one after another, and Bai Ruozhu’s mouth twitched slightly, Hua Hao and Yueyuan, their nas indeed evoked an image of grace and elegance.
“You’ve worked hard today. Stay here for now, and I’ll have soone send you clothes later. You can’t wear these anymore,” Bai Ruozhu said with a much gentler tone, as they might possibly be relatives.
The two noticed the change in Bai Ruozhu’s deanor and felt secretly delighted, thinking that Lord Jiang had taken a liking to them. As the main wife, Bai Ruozhu would have to show so magnanimity and treat them well.
“Yes, Madam,” the two curtsied in unison.
Bai Ruozhu’s gaze fell on their waists, and she pointed, saying, “That butterfly is quite pretty, did you dye it yourselves?”
“Madam, we’ve had them since we were young, they must be birthmarks,” Hua Hao replied.
Bai Ruozhu reached out to touch them and smiled, saying, “Identical birthmarks, you sisters are truly interesting.”
Seeing Madam smile at them, Hua Hao and Yueyuan’s hearts swelled with joy even more.
Fang Guizhi also joined in to look, and noticing the two girls’ change in expressions, her dislike for them grew stronger.
After giving a few instructions, Bai Ruozhu left with Fang Guizhi. She sighed softly in her heart—it really was a birthmark, not artificially made. She did trust her own eyes on this.
Back in the private room, Bai Ruozhu reported the confird results to everyone, and added, “Just now I saw that the Palace Protective Sand on their arms is still there. Although they’ve had a rough fate, they are still pure. That is indeed a stroke of luck amidst their misfortune.”
Everyone felt sowhat relieved, but since the topic was sowhat delicate, they did not dwell on it and stopped discussing it after hearing.
That evening, everyone returned to the Bai Family. Bai Ruozhu called over Nanny Zhang to explain the situation, instructing her to go to the Xue Residence early the next morning, but since the affair was rather awkward, it should not be easily disclosed.
In the Zheng Family’s residence, Zheng Yi and the Grand Princess were beaming with joy, especially after hearing that Jiang Yichun had been fixated on the two Dancing Girls, and that Bai Ruozhu personally went to find them to pacify and apologize. This made the two feel exceptionally vindicated.
Zheng Yi was even more elated, as tonight he would finally savor Luluo, whom he had long coveted. But soon, a maid ca running in a panic, saying, “Sister Luluo has escaped!”
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