In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

Thinking of how Xu Miao addressed Yun Qing just now, Meng's mother couldn't help but begin to doubt Yun Qing's identity. After all, when she saw Yun Qing for the first time, she felt that he was particularly familiar.

At night, Meng's mother tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. After thinking about it for a long time, she couldn't help but get up, avoided the maids in the yard, and quietly walked towards Su Zhizhi's yard.

Fortunately, Xie Chengjin did not arrange many people in Meng Mu's yard at night, which gave Meng Mu an opportunity to sneak away.

When she arrived outside Su Zhizhi's yard, Meng's mother hesitated for a long time. Seeing that the door of the yard was not closed, she pushed the door open and walked in.

But when she stepped inside, Meng's mother felt strange. The furnishings in the yard seemed too familiar, just like when Su Zhizhi had visited her home before. "How is this possible... Isn't this Yunqing's yard..." Meng's mother smiled and shook her head, as if to tell her not to think too much, and then continued to observe the entire yard, "...Is there not a single servant..."

Meng's mother stayed in the yard for a while and felt that it was eerily quiet. Although the yard was not particularly large, it was not small either. However, there was not a single maid or servant in the yard, which made Meng's mother even more curious.

Suddenly, she seemed to hear some sound. Following the sound, Meng Mu found herself at the bathing place without knowing when.

It seemed that because the other party thought that there were no one in the yard, they didn't even close the window of the bathroom tightly. Meng's mother took this opportunity to look inside and found that Yun Qing, who usually dressed in men's clothes, was actually a girl, and he... Oh no, she had the same plum blossom birthmark on her back as Su Zhizhi, on her waist, in the same position, color and size.

Thinking back to the noise she had heard that afternoon, Mother Meng was instantly stunned. She took a few steps back in a daze, bumping into something that made a loud noise. Su Zhizhi, who was getting dressed, was startled by the noise and immediately stood up to dress, shouting, "Who's out there?!"

When Su Zhizhi finished dressing and came out to check, she saw Mother Meng standing in the yard in a daze. Su Zhizhi immediately felt something was wrong, but she still forced herself to suppress her uneasiness and pretended to know nothing and said, "Mrs. Meng? Why are you here at this time?"

After hearing this, Meng's mother came to her senses and looked at Su Zhizhi with a complicated expression. After a long time, she did not speak, but slowly approached Su Zhizhi and put her hand on Su Zhizhi's face.

Su Zhizhi noticed that Mother Meng's hands were shaking. After a moment of silence, she said softly, "Mrs. Meng..."

"Zhizhi... my child..." Upon hearing this, Meng's mother could no longer suppress her emotions, and her words trembled.

Su Zhizhi couldn't help but tremble all over, and her throat was tight so she couldn't speak. The mother and daughter just looked at each other, neither of them spoke.

Finally, Mother Meng cried and said, "Zhizhi... don't you want to see your mother?"

Su Zhizhi could no longer hold back the bitterness in her heart, and tears instantly burst out, "Mom, I'm sorry..."

The mother and daughter hugged each other the next second, tears streaming down their faces.

After an unknown amount of time, Meng's mother noticed that Su Zhizhi was only wearing a thin layer of underwear. She quickly wiped her tears and said distressedly, "Why are you wearing so little? It's my fault for not noticing."

"It's okay, mother. I don't feel cold. It's just that you haven't fully recovered yet. Let's go inside and talk." Su Zhizhi's mood also calmed down a lot. After tidying up her embarrassed appearance, Su Zhizhi took Meng's mother into the house.

As soon as she entered the room, Mother Meng couldn't wait to ask, "Zhizhi, what's going on? How did you become Master Yunqing? And, your face..."

Seeing Mother Meng looking at her appearance worriedly, Su Zhizhi chuckled, "Mother, don't worry about my face. I just took a pill that temporarily changed my appearance. When the effect of the pill wears off, I will return to my original appearance."

"That's good, that's good." Meng's mother breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. She was also afraid that there would be something wrong with Su Zhizhi's appearance, and she was also afraid that Su Zhizhi would be hit hard and never recover from it.

"As for why I have to hide my identity..." Su Zhizhi sighed deeply when she mentioned this. "Mother, I can tell you everything today, but I ask that you keep it a secret. Don't mention it to anyone until everything is over. Not even Peizhi can reveal a single word. Peizhi still doesn't know what I look like. I'm afraid..."

Although Su Zhizhi knew that Meng's mother was a tight-lipped person, she still couldn't help but worry, so she gave her one more reminder.

"Don't you know what kind of person your mother is?" Meng's mother glared at Su Zhizhi as if complaining, and seemed to be urging her.

Su Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief and told her everything. A lot of things had happened, and Su Zhizhi only picked out some key points and told them carefully to Meng's mother. As Meng's mother listened, her face became more and more gloomy. In the end, her expression of guilt was almost overflowing.

"Zhizhi... my daughter... you have suffered a lot... Mother regrets it. Mother shouldn't have agreed to let you come to the capital that day. You have suffered so much grievances for nothing. It would be better for our family to stay in the county. It would be better than now..." Mother Meng regretted her decision and the tears that she had finally stopped flowed again.

"Mother, please stop crying. If you are like this, I might as well continue to hide it from you. The doctor has also warned that your emotions should not fluctuate too much." Su Zhizhi quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe the tears from Meng Mu's cheeks.

Mother Meng paused for a moment, then slowly stopped crying. "Child, if you don't tell your mother about these things, who else can you tell? Do you still consider me your mother?"

Su Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her mother's mood improve. She continued, "...Mother, I haven't been completely without gain during this time. At least, the culprit who caused my father's death has received the punishment he deserved. He was executed by His Majesty long ago."

Hearing this, Meng's mother felt relieved. "That's good too. Although your father is no longer with us, if he is still alive, he would surely be very happy. But, Zhizhi, do you know when Mingcheng's case will be redressed?"

Soon, Meng's mother became worried again. As long as Su Mingcheng's case was not redressed, her entire Su family would be considered a descendant of criminals, and Su Zhizhi would still have difficulty taking a single step in the capital.