allonlinenovel Chapter 271 Swaddling Clothes
Chapter 271 Swaddling Clothes
evening.
A downpour swept away the summer heat.
The convoy arrived at Linshui Town before dark.
It's a fairly large town, bustling with traffic and crowds.
They would only stop in large towns, because the small inns could not accommodate all of them.
They had thought the large inn in Linshui Town could accommodate them.
After traveling for a long time, the women wanted to find a place to bathe and change clothes. They were not happy about staying in the wild, where the guards could take baths.
This is a matter of great importance concerning one's reputation, and no one dares to take it lightly, especially since the danger has not yet passed.
Even her youngest daughter, Miaomiao, was not allowed by Lu Qingyao.
This made Jiang Miaomiao even more upset, and she missed her big, soft bed and bathtub even more.
As soon as I arrived at the inn, a waiter came up and asked, "Sir, would you like to have a meal or stay the night?"
"Do you have any rooms available?" Liu Yun asked.
The waiter was about to say yes when he peeked out and saw a long line of cars outside the inn.
He swallowed back the words he was about to say and changed his words, "Yes, there are, but they can't accommodate that many people."
Liu Yun learned upon inquiry that in the past few days, the number of merchants and travelers coming from the south had suddenly increased, more than ever before.
Although they could stay at other inns, Liu Yun and Captain Sun insisted on staying at one inn, taking turns guarding and protecting their family, even if it meant staying in the woodshed.
Lu Qingyao didn't know what to say.
As night fell, Jiang Miaomiao took a hot bath, changed into a fragrant undergarment, and comfortably lay on the soft pillow, listening to her mother and aunt chat.
Then I heard my mother say to my aunt, "Xiuxiu, I have a feeling that something big is about to happen in the capital."
"Something big? It can't be the Crown Prince..." Xiuxiu lowered her voice.
Rumors circulated that the Crown Prince was frail and sickly, but only they knew that he had actually been poisoned.
It's hard to say when it will be gone, and then there will be another bloodbath.
Although being born into royalty meant enjoying endless wealth and luxury, it also meant living in constant fear.
Thinking of Prince Jing, she now suspects that her master's disappearance three years ago was deliberately orchestrated.
Otherwise, how could the secret guards have searched all over the country without finding any trace of him?
How much hatred must one have for the Empress to treat her so cruelly?
Lu Qingyao raised her eyes and said, "It shouldn't be. If it were the Crown Prince, Liu Yun might already be getting restless."
"That's right. He has already secretly sent that female physician to the capital. If she travels by water, she should arrive in the next few days."
"Hmm, I'll go ask around tomorrow morning."
Xiao Miaomiao, whose eyelids had been drooping, suddenly opened her eyes.
Is the female doctor still alive?
They even managed to escape Chirp's detection.
Liu Yun is amazing.
Come to think of it, that female healer is such an important witness; she might even be able to cure the poison.
It's too hasty for him to die like that.
Little Miaomiao woke up from her nap, rubbed her eyes, and sat up, wanting to see what her mother and aunt were doing.
She climbed out of bed, slipped on her shoes, and ran over. "Mother, what are you doing?"
I saw my mother and aunt tidying up clothes, and they were just getting to hers.
After placing a sachet in the box, she carefully folded her little skirts and put them in one by one, probably to prevent them from getting moldy and infested with insects, which is why she took them out and rearranged them.
However, something with a brightly colored and shiny outer layer caught her attention.
She reached out her little hand and tugged at it, "Is this my new dress?"
It feels like brocade.
Although she doesn't often wear clothes made of such expensive fabrics, she can still distinguish between good and bad fabrics.
Princess Jiayue and Prince Liang often wore this kind of fabric.
Princess Liang also gave her mother several bolts of silk.
Could it be that Mother made clothes out of the cloth?
But upon closer inspection, the fabric looked familiar, as if I had seen it in Taoxi Village, but I couldn't remember what it was used for.
Lu Qingyao then noticed the swaddled baby in her daughter's hands. She paused for a moment, then quickly stuffed a corner of the fabric back into her hands.
"Miaomiao, that's not clothing..."
"Sister, you're not trying to surprise Miaomiao, are you? Then pack it up and wear it when we get back to the capital." Seeing her sister's somewhat flustered look, this was the explanation that Xiuxiu could think of.
After all, we'll be arriving in the capital soon, a place where people are respected before they are respected for their clothes.
Xiuxiu quickly helped her put the clothes back in the box and sent the little girl to bed.
Jiang Miaomiao didn't ask any more questions, but she felt that her mother's expression was strange.
She seemed very nervous, afraid that she would see the piece of fabric.
Lu Qingyao tightened her grip on the swaddling clothes. If she hadn't found it today, she would have almost forgotten about its existence.
She was actually very conflicted.
As a mother, she was selfish and didn't want Miaomiao to know about her background. She just hoped that Miaomiao would live a happy and healthy life.
She was also afraid that Miaomiao would go back and investigate, and look for her biological parents.
He was afraid that one day she would leave him.
From Miaomiao's perspective, she must really want to know who her biological parents are and why she was so heartlessly abandoned in that forest.
If it were her, she would also want to know where she came from.
This night.
Lu Qingyao couldn't sleep all night, tossing and turning.
Should I tell Miaomiao about my background? And when should I tell her?
It wasn't until the fourth watch of the night, looking at my daughter sleeping like a little pig in my arms, that I suddenly realized I had been worrying unnecessarily.
As long as it's good for Miaomiao and makes the little one happy, she'll do whatever she wants.
After figuring things out, she held her daughter and fell into a deep sleep.
Little Miaomiao had no idea that her mother had been losing sleep over her; for her, the present moment was the most important.
In ancient times, people attached great importance to their family background, their parents, and their surname.
All of these determine a person's fate in this life.
Some people are born into royalty or wealthy families, and are already in Rome from birth.
Some people are born into families of low social status and slavery, and from birth they are servants to be driven and bought and sold like commodities.
Let alone going to Rome, even thinking about it is a distant dream.
She feels that things are fine as they are now.
If her parents were of low social status or slavery, her dream of becoming a wealthy and idle person would be shattered.
In her previous life, she had a broken family.
I grew up under my grandmother's loving care.
Later, her grandmother also passed away.
She made videos of herself cooking and became a famous food blogger, all to help children like herself.
May someone hold up an umbrella for those children as they grow up.
Just like the uncles and aunts who had helped her before.
The internet is a magical yet terrifying place; it can bring you fame and fortune, or it can push you into the abyss.
The screen was filled with slander and abuse, misunderstanding, and wild speculation.
It extinguished all light in her world, leaving her without the courage to live alone in that world.
Now, she has found the maternal love that she never experienced in her two lives in her mother.
She has a loving mother, two older brothers, aunts, and in the near future, her maternal grandparents...
Being together as a family is enough.
She is very satisfied.
As for my background, let fate decide.
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