Quick wear: a good pregnancy, the treasure in the palm of an emperor's hand

After Xiao Min and Chu Ling'er arrived at the village chief's house together, the person disguised as the Zhao family's housekeeper told them Xiao Min's life story.

At first, Xiao Min was surprised and excited, but after a while, the excitement subsided.

Although he already knew his identity, he had no intention of returning to the Zhao family in the capital.

Although his face was damaged, he was not a fool.

While listening to these people's stories, Xiao Min developed deep doubts about the reasons they gave for their disappearance.

According to them, the reason why he lost it was because his servants held a grudge against him, but Xiao Min didn't believe it at all. It was just a lame excuse.

After all, if they really lost themselves accidentally, how could they find this place so accurately?

How can he be so sure that he is the child who was lost that year?

All this clearly shows that they have known their true identities for a long time.

Xiao Min touched his left cheek thoughtfully, and guessed that it must be because of the birthmark on his face.

At the beginning, the Zhao family must have despised me and thought I was unlucky, so they abandoned me when I was just born.

The reason why they came to look for me now was probably because the Zhao family had encountered some difficult problems.

Xie Yanci, who was hiding in the dark, was shocked when he heard these conversations, but he couldn't understand why this man with a disfigured face would bring disaster to the Zhao family.

Could it be that my previous guess was wrong, and this man with a disfigured face is the real crown prince?

But it doesn't make sense.

From the conversation between the Prime Minister and the Queen Mother, it was discovered that the person imprisoned in the separate courtyard by the Queen Mother was the eldest prince.

So who is this person?

Thinking of the complicated life in the wealthy families, Xiao Min didn't want to go back to the Zhao family in Beijing at all.

But he still asked the people around him.

"Ling'er, do you want me to go back to the Zhao family?"

Chu Linger shook her head. She had had enough of a life filled with intrigue and calculation, and now she just wanted a simple life.

If her husband returned to the Zhao family, wouldn't she have to face all those intrigues again?

Xiao Min was very happy to see his wife refuse so decisively.

Although their current life is not rich, they can still make a living and do not need to enter wealthy families to face other people's cold eyes and wait for others' charity.

Moreover, even if he went back, he would only be a bastard. Moreover, his face was damaged, and he would not be taken seriously if he went back. So why would he go back and make others dislike him?

The village chief and his family looked regretful when they heard Xiao Min refused to go back.

I think he would be a fool if he wouldn't even take the pie that fell from the sky.

The man pretending to be the housekeeper was anxious. Seeing Xiao Min was about to leave, he hurriedly said, "The reason why the master is anxious to find you is because your biological mother is seriously ill and won't live long.

Back then, after the young master was lost, the aunt cried so much that she broke her body. Over the years, the aunt has never given up looking for the young master.

"Sir, please go back and see your aunt! Don't let her leave with regrets."

Even after hearing what the housekeeper said, Xiao Min did not stop out of pity.

He didn't believe what the housekeeper said and he would find out the truth himself.

If his disappearance was really caused by a servant holding a grudge, then he would consider whether to return to the Zhao family.

On the way back, Chu Linger said solemnly, "That housekeeper was clearly lying. I've lived in the capital since I was a child, and I've never heard of the Zhao family losing their child."

If such a thing really happened, it would definitely cause a lot of uproar. How could there be no news at all?

Chu Ling'er was originally the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue and had a marriage contract with Jiang Wenjie, the son of the Grand Tutor.

But because of this marriage, she was persecuted by her stepmother and younger sister and was forced to live outside.

However, she also turned a disaster into a blessing and met a man who doted on her deeply.

Even though my husband's face was damaged, so what?

She didn't ask for much, as long as he loved her, didn't have three wives and four concubines, and treated her well.

For the past year, they have lived in Xiaohe Village and lived a happy life.

There is no intrigue, no deception.

Live a simple life, eat when you should, drink when you should, and work when you should.

When you are tired, just rest at home or go out to the market.

The days are leisurely and comfortable, so pleasant.

As for why they are not poor, it is of course because Xiao Min has some properties of his own.

Fearing that he would not be able to keep the business and be hated by others, Xiao Min did not expand his business. He just opened a few small shops and did small business.

It neither causes resentment nor can it make a living without food and clothing.

Chu Ling'er is very satisfied with her current life.

As for Xiao Min, there is no need to mention him.

He was only eight years old when his grandfather passed away. He could barely support himself by relying on the land left to him by his grandfather.

When he was ten years old, he went to the mountains to chop firewood and met a wounded man.

Out of kindness, he took the man home and found a barefoot doctor to treat him.

Later, the man recovered and in order to repay him, he taught him some martial arts.

He works very hard and is very diligent.

After the man left, he used the skills he had learned to go hunting in the mountains and accumulate wealth bit by bit.

When he was fifteen, he was lucky enough to find a century-old ginseng in the mountains.

Knowing that this was a good thing, he took the jade pendant and ginseng left to him by the man when he left and went to a medicine shop in the capital.

Because of the jade pendant, the owner of the medicine shop did not lower the price of the ginseng and directly gave 1,500 taels of silver.

These 1,500 taels of silver plus the silver he had saved over the years made a total of 2,500 taels.

He used the money to buy two small shops in the capital.

A clothing shop and a pastry shop.

In this way, the two shops became three shops, and later two more shops were added.

But that was the end of it, Xiao Min did not expand his shop any further.

No matter how much money you make, it’s all in vain if you can’t keep it.

He was content and just lived off these five shops.

Last year, he came back from the capital and met the bloody Chu Ling'er on the way.

Seeing that she was covered in wounds and knew she would die if she didn't get treatment, he softened his heart.

After Chu Ling'er recovered, she never mentioned leaving.

Xiao Min didn't feel like asking her to leave, and after a month of getting along, the two gradually became familiar with each other.