The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Cai Zhi thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Mother said that it rained heavily that day and trapped many people who were preparing to enter Huajing in the restaurant outside the city, including Fu Ling and the biological parents of the third young lady. At that time, my mother lived in a small alley near the restaurant. It was the father of the third young lady who heard that my mother was a midwife, so he came in the rain, hoping that my mother could help his wife deliver the baby."

She carefully recalled every word that Mei Gu said: "Although your biological mother gave birth suddenly, it was relatively smooth. Unexpectedly, Fu Ling also gave birth prematurely. My mother went to help her deliver the baby. But after Fu Ling gave birth to Miss Cousin, she asked my mother to quietly bring you, the newborn Third Miss, to me."

At this point, Cai Zhi did not dare to look at Xue Zhiyi's eyes, but just lowered her eyebrows and said, "Mother felt it was inappropriate, but Fu Ling gave us too much money, enough for us orphans and widows to settle down in Huajing, so mother agreed."

Xue Zhiyi felt her eyes burning just by listening to the few words about her parents. She asked Caizhi, "Didn't Mei Gu tell me who my biological parents are?"

Cai Zhi still lowered her eyes and shook her head: "No, Fu Ling never revealed it either. But my mother vaguely heard your father tell your mother that he would take you and your daughter back to Cishui."

"Ci Shui?"

Xue Zhiyi was stunned. This was a place name she had never heard of.

"Did she say anything else?" Xue Zhiyi asked.

Caizhi shook her head again: "No more, these are all I have."

After she said this, she knelt down again towards Xue Zhiyi.

Xue Zhiyi frowned: "What are you doing?"

Cai Zhi bowed solemnly and said, "Miss San, I used to be with Fu Rongxin and knew many of her shameful deeds, but I had no choice but to keep it secret in order to save my life."

Her voice choked with sobs: "Now, it is my mother's fault that has caused you and your family to be separated. The daughter has to pay for the mother's debt. I am sorry for you."

Xue Zhiyi was silent.

She couldn't blame a person who had no choice, but she also had no right to forgive anyone on Xue Runing's behalf.

After a while, Xue Zhiyi just asked her: "What are your plans for the future?"

Caizhi had tears on her face as she said, "Please allow me to shave my head and become a nun, so that I can atone for my sins."

After saying this, she bowed again.

Xue Zhiyi said nothing for a moment, then said, "Thank you for telling me this. Your decision does not require my approval."

After getting the answer, Caizhi smiled softly and said, "Thank you, Miss San."

……

After coming out of that room, Xue Zhiyi returned to the main room and sat down.

Huo Wuyou sat opposite her, seemingly worried that she was sad again because of the search for her biological parents, and just carefully observed her expression.

Qiuyun and Suyue looked at each other, not knowing how to start persuading them.

It was Su Yue who spoke first: "Miss, don't worry, your parents are definitely thinking about you, and you are thinking about them too. People who care about each other will meet sooner or later."

Qiuyun also nodded in agreement: "Su Yue is right, but even if we really can't find it, we still have Su Yue and I. We will always be with you, young lady."

Xue Zhiyi suddenly looked at them and smiled slowly: "Don't worry, I'm fine."

In fact, ever since she knew that she was not an orphan abandoned by her parents, but had been searched for by them with great difficulty, the feeling of being adrift and helpless in her heart had eased a lot.

At least she still had a home, she just hadn't found it yet.

Seeing this, Huo Wuyou heaved a sigh of relief. He said, "Don't worry, I will continue to investigate."

Xue Zhiyi nodded: "I really need to trouble you, Lord, to help me find out where Cishui is."

Huo Wuyou smiled in relief: "I went to the restaurant where the incident happened, but unfortunately, things have changed so much that the restaurant no longer exists. I thought the clues were cut off, but fortunately, Cishui's clue came back."

Xue Zhiyi agreed, "Fu Ling said that my parents had looked for me before. If we can find where Cishui is, maybe we can find out which family lost a daughter seventeen years ago. Then, maybe we can find out about my family."

But Huo Wuyou suddenly hissed, as if he had thought of something. He held his chin up and said, "Cishui is a place..."

"You know?" Xue Zhiyi asked him hurriedly.

Huo Wuyou shook his head thoughtfully: "I seem to have seen it somewhere recently, but I can't remember it for the moment."

Immediately, he habitually tapped Xue Zhiyi's head with his fingers: "Don't worry, I will remember it even if I rack my brains."

Huo Wuyou, who was unaware that there were other people present at the moment, did not react for a moment.

But Qiuyun and Suyue looked at each other silently, and then looked at Xue Zhiyi and Huo Wuyou with complicated expressions.

Xue Zhiyi pushed Huo Wuyou's hand away without any hesitation, and said with a fake smile: "Thank you, Marquis Lin'an."

But Huo Wuyou was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled even more wildly, as if Xue Zhiyi's cold face had chilled his heart, which made him feel extremely comfortable.

Qiuyun and Suyue both lowered their heads: It's just flirting, don't look at it if it's inappropriate.

They had stayed here long enough, and Qiuyun and Suyue wanted to keep them for dinner, but they declined and left.

Walking in the alley outside the courtyard, Xue Zhiyi remembered something and said, "Marquis Lin'an, there is someone I want you to help investigate."

Huo Wuyou walked beside her and asked her, "Who?"

"Fu Wei."

After thinking for a while, Huo Wuyou asked, "Is Fu Ling's brother the owner of Linzhou Fu's Trading Company?"

"Yeah." Xue Zhiyi said, "When the Fu family wanted to raise Fu Rongxin as a daughter, they couldn't avoid Fu Wei. Maybe he knows something."

Huo Wuyou crossed his arms, his knuckles resting on his chin: "Speaking of the Fu family, they have made some changes recently."

"Oh?"

Before Huo Wuyou could continue speaking, someone unexpectedly bumped into him at the corner of the alley.

Just as she was about to bump into Xue Zhiyi, she felt her wrist tighten.

Huo Wuyou pulled her hand towards him, preventing the man from touching her at all. However, Xue Zhiyi bumped into Huo Wuyou, making him dazed.

She raised her eyebrows. From this angle, she could see Huo Wuyou's jaw and his slightly wary eyes.

It was not until Huo Wuyou lowered his head to look at her that she quickly looked away.

She looked closely at the person who had almost bumped into her. She was actually a pretty woman who looked to be less than 40 years old. Although the clothes she wore were simple, they were made of good material.

However, her hair was a little loose, her eyes were empty and confused, and she didn't seem to apologize for almost bumping into someone. Instead, she seemed to be eager to ask something.

Xue Zhiyi felt something strange.

Before she could say anything, the woman cast an anxious gaze on her.

"Excuse me! Do you know where the Xue family lives?"

Xue Zhiyi and Huo Wuyou looked at each other, then asked the woman, "Are you looking for someone from the Xue family? Which Xue family?"

Xue Zhiyi was wearing a veil, so the person in front of her probably wouldn't be able to recognize her, but when she looked at the woman carefully, she felt inexplicably familiar with her.

But the woman said, "The Xue family of Shangshu Mansion who was convicted a few days ago!"