Yes, the letter was vague, only saying that she was not the daughter of the Prince of Jin, but a member of the Xiao Family who had escaped their clutches, without going into much detail.
Yanran also wanted to know who her biological parents were.
She just felt that people shouldn't be greedy.
If we insist on getting to the bottom of what happened back then, who knows if we might uncover something else entirely?
Those people wouldn't tell her about her background for no reason.
They must have had ulterior motives.
Because of Xiao Wu, Yanran didn't have a good impression of the Xiao Family.
As for the rest of the Xiao Family, she didn't have any direct knowledge of them.
"My mother said, 'When you're alive, regrets are inevitable,'" Yanran said, feigning nonchalance. "I didn't know I'd grown up so much. If I keep fooling around for another sixty or seventy years, I'll be dead too."
It's rare to be confused, it's rare to be confused.
Cui Xiaoqiu: "..."
Yanran then added in a low voice, "But before, I really didn't understand why my father wanted to find my birth mother; now, I think I can empathize with him a little better."
Cui Xiaoqiu understood that, ultimately, Yanran still cared about her background.
Between reality and her background, she cherishes the happiness she has in reality more and doesn't want to cause her family any doubts or even harm because of her background.
"I'm really fine now," Yanran emphasized again. "What does my background matter? I'm just my father and mother's child."
Cui Xiaoqiu said, "I'll investigate for you without alerting anyone."
"No, what if we alert them?" Yanran thought for a moment and then said, "Actually, you should think of it this way: if it weren't for my connection with my biological parents, my father wouldn't have adopted me, right? They might even be good friends, so it's not a big deal."
She should have known this long ago; a man like her father, so arrogant and haughty, would never easily take a liking to a mere "maid."
Everyone says she was born to her father and a maid, but there is no trace of her birth mother in the palace.
So when Yanran saw this anonymous letter, she almost immediately believed it was true.
"Actually, it's quite good. That way, Mother won't be jealous." Yanran's smile was more like a grimace. "She hasn't been with anyone else."
However, she actually had no connection whatsoever with the Prince's Mansion.
She might have originally been a victim of violence, too.
She received so much love from her father and mother, she shouldn't feel wronged, but why did she start to cry as she spoke?
Yanran, this is not good, really, not good at all.
But tears are so disobedient; why do they always seem to be working against her?
Cui Xiaoqiu stepped forward and hugged Yanran, letting her rest her chin on his not-so-broad shoulder, and said, "It's okay to cry it out."
"I won't cry, why should I cry? I didn't do anything wrong... Waaah..."
Yanran was crying so hard she couldn't speak.
Cui Xiaoqiu stopped talking, letting her cry, and gently patted her back.
Yanran's snot got all over his shoulder.
After crying for a while, Yanran wiped her face and said, "Stop crying, I'm fine now!"
However, the hoarse and choked voice was hardly convincing.
Cui Xiaoqiu released her, had someone bring warm water, washed a cotton towel and handed it to her to wipe her face, while she went to change her clothes.
"Why can't I be my father and mother's biological daughter?" Yanran murmured.
What happened when she was reincarnated?!
She had reached an age where she understood that there was always helplessness in life, yet she still couldn't let go of her resentment.
Why wasn't she? She longed to be their biological daughter.
"You are what you think you are," Cui Xiaoqiu said. "The Princess Consort treats you extremely well; not everyone can receive such good fortune. Yanran, you can do it, don't have any other thoughts."
A person's state can be perceived.
If Yanran resentment because of this, it would be hard for Tang Zhuyun not to notice.
"I don't have any other thoughts, I just feel a little wronged."
Even though she had no idea what she was feeling wronged about.
Yanran emphasized again, "But really, I can understand now why Father insisted on finding out about my origins."
She also harbors this desire within her now.
But she also became cowardly.
That spirited young girl who wounded three people with her first shot, backed down when faced with her background and the potential hurt to her mother.
She neither wanted to nor could hurt anyone in her current family.
"Don't be silly, how could it hurt you?" Cui Xiaoqiu said, "They didn't tell you to protect you. If you know, not creating any distance between you is the best way to repay them."
"I know," Yanran said in a muffled voice, "It's just that I'm too weak to accept it all at once. Give me some time..."
You've done a great job; nobody can do it better than you.
"I just can't believe it! Cui Xiaoqiu, do you know? I can never tell if you're telling the truth or lying."
I told you the truth.
I might not say it, but if I do, I won't lie to her.
"Go back and tell Her Majesty, otherwise I'm afraid you'll make yourself sick from keeping it all bottled up."
This straightforward young girl doesn't pretend in front of her closest relatives.
Let me think about it some more.
Yanran stayed at Cui Xiaoqiu's place for two hours before going home.
At the door, she ran into Pei Shen.
"What are you doing here?" Yanran asked with disdain.
Pei Shen: "Come and pick up my wife."
Yanran waved her hand. "No need to accept it. She won't be your wife anymore soon. Go home and wait."
Pei Shen: You've made the decision?
Indeed, every woman in the Prince's mansion, regardless of age, is a troublemaker and not to be trifled with.
Yanran glared at him again and ordered the guards, "No one is allowed to let him in!"
Then she snorted and walked inside with an air of nonchalance.
That scumbag is infuriating! How dare he bully Nanxing!
Pei Shen: "..."
Inside the house, Nanxing was talking to Tang Zhuyun.
"Your Majesty, I've made up my mind. I'll leave with you. Please take me with you."
Xiu'er spoke up for her, saying, "Your Majesty, please agree."
Radishes from the Northwest might taste even better.
Who cares about Pei Shen, that old radish green!
Tang Zhuyun: "I can agree, Pei Shen is definitely at fault in this matter. But should we hear what he has to say?"
Pei Shen deserved to be hit for giving others room for ambiguity.
However, marriage is not easy, and one should not casually mention divorce.
He made a mistake, so we must first try to salvage and reform him; if we can't salvage him, then we must resolutely discard him.
Otherwise, why would there be such a thing as "training" a man?
It's our first time being human, our first time loving someone, so it's inevitable that we'll make mistakes.
For example, wasn't Nanxing's decision to go find Huaishang also a case of oversight?
We need to reform and win over those who can be reformed or won over!
Xiu'er: "Song Jingyang doesn't do that!"
"So you mean, let Nanxing steal Song Jingyang?" Tang Zhuyun rolled her eyes. "There's only one good man. If you get him, just be happy in private. Don't go around making everyone jealous."
According to Song Jingyang's standards, no one will get married.