A master of metaphysics is farming.

In the long night, a few people sat in a small open space.

Su quietly recounted where Xiang He came from, a secret she had kept hidden for sixteen years, which she was finally going to reveal.

It turns out that Xiang He is the daughter of the Su sisters. Seventeen years ago, she became pregnant and had to find a way to leave her master's house.

Originally, it was nothing serious that she was pregnant, but the father of the child turned out to be the husband of the lady Su served. After the lady discovered that she was about to give birth, Su found a stillborn baby to take her place in order to save her friend and hid it to obtain a contract of indenture.

Her younger sister died from severe bleeding during childbirth, so Su secretly took the baby and fled to another place.

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"No wonder my mother is literate; she was a personal maid in a wealthy family."

Madam Su smiled helplessly, "Only your father knew about this. Now that you all know, what are your thoughts?"

Xiang He shrugged indifferently, "If you know, you know. I'm not going to look for my relatives."

She was just an outsider. Regardless of the original owner's identity, that was the original owner's business. She only wanted to find a way back and had no interest in anything else.

Xiang Dayong clenched his fists loosely and asked, "Are you willing to stay here for the rest of your life?"

Seeing the hope in his eyes, Xiang He slowly shook her head, "You know who I am, I can't stay here forever."

As his hopes faded, Xiang Dayong let out a long sigh.

Seeing the worry on their faces, Xiang He seemed overly relaxed.

She turned her head to look at He Suian, "Sir, did you discern anything about my identity?"

No wonder she was so relaxed. He Sui'an never imagined tonight that Xiang He's body and soul were not her own.

He was shocked to guess this.

"Where did the girl come from?"

“A very far away place,” Xiang He brushed a stray hair from her forehead, “I was going to tell you when I was in a good mood, but you overheard me tonight, so it’s not as fun anymore.”

He Sui'an was amused by her composure. "So you're willing to accompany me to the capital to find a way back?"

"I have searched the place where I was to be found, but I have not found anything. I need to go to the capital to find a capable person to advise me."

Upon hearing that she was leaving, Su Shi and Xiang Dayong's expressions darkened, while Xiang Yang suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with indistinct emotions.

"Is my sister... leaving?"

"It's not leaving, it's just taking a short break."

If she really finds a way to leave, Xiang He will disregard everything here and return to where she belongs.

She has little affinity with love, and even if she is reluctant, she will leave.

However, those present had their own thoughts about her cold-heartedness.

The atmosphere became heavy again. He Suian tightened his jaw. "Auntie just said that the Ning family is in Xunliu, which is a hundred miles away from Shuiyun City. It shouldn't be easy for them to find this way."

“I think so too,” Xiang He reached out and gently patted Su’s hand. “Since you told your wife that the person was dead, they wouldn’t have any doubts. You also left the Ning family free. Don’t worry.”

"Um……"

When Su left the Ning family, she received a contract of indenture from the lady of the house and several dozen taels of silver with her. If anyone suspected her, they would not let her go easily.

Xiang He didn't care much about their identities; she just wanted to comfort the family and patiently patted Xiang Yang's head.

"Don't think too much about it. Go to sleep and think about it tomorrow. Maybe it won't be so heavy."

Xiangyang didn't say anything, but silently got up and walked into the room.

Seeing his attitude, Xiang He shrugged helplessly, "Father and Mother, don't think too much. Some secrets are destined not to be buried in your hearts forever. It will be much better to talk about them. Go and see Yun'er."

The couple weren't worried about Xiang He, but rather about Xiang Yang, who knew the truth.

But after raising her for so many years, how could I not be heartbroken if she suddenly left and disappeared?

Madam Su shook her head and sighed heavily. She got up and went to Xiang Yun's room, while Xiang Dayong went to the kitchen to boil water. They both seemed to be looking for something to do in order to dispel the gloom in their hearts.

Xiang He, the person involved, showed no unusual emotions.

She looked up at the mountaintop, but the ram was gone, and the rustling mountain spirits were nowhere to be seen either; they must have gone off to play elsewhere.

Suddenly, she remembered the curses Li had hurled at her. Li always cursed Su for being a lowly person who gave birth to a lowly child. It turned out that Su had brought her child with her when she married into the family, but at that time Su had a full thirty taels of silver. Xiang Dayong also recognized Xiang He as his biological son, which allowed her to marry into Xiang Laosi's family smoothly.

Xiang He found this seemingly absurd past event quite reasonable.

"No wonder Fourth Madam speaks so disparagingly of the Third Branch; it turns out she disliked them from the very beginning..."

She was pregnant out of wedlock, but luckily Xiang Dayong accepted the child. Even though Li was angry, she would tolerate it for the sake of the money.

Xiang He sighed helplessly, "Looks like there's another piece of trouble to come..."

Hearing her sigh, He Sui'an softened his expression and said, "Didn't you say you weren't going to look for your relatives? Why are you causing so much trouble?"

“I always have a lingering thought in my mind,” Xiang He said, leaning back and looking up at the sky. “I always feel that… after learning about this, more things will definitely happen. It’s a very bad feeling.”

Xiang He learned a lot more tonight, and He Suian's curiosity about her intensified after learning about her identity.

Seeing ghosts is already amazing, but I never imagined that there would be an outsider's soul entering the body of a dead person. How can that not be strange?

He suddenly narrowed his eyes. "I know everything about you. Aren't you worried that I'll brag about it everywhere?"

Xing Ji immediately shifted his gaze elsewhere.

Upon hearing this, Xiang He simply turned her head slightly, meeting his gentle gaze. "If you wanted to reveal my identity, why wait until now?"

Facing her calm gaze, He Sui'an laughed out loud, "You're far too calm."

In the quiet night, the two remained silent. When someone called from inside the house, Xiang He got up to prepare hot water for washing up, leaving He Sui'an and Xing Ji behind.

"Young master, the young lady's identity is strange..."

"Don't bring this up again, just forget about it."

Xing Ji choked for a moment, then nodded, "Yes."

Regardless of Xiang He's identity, He Suian wouldn't care. As long as Xiang He accompanied him to the capital, half of his goal would be achieved.

As for whether Xiang He will agree at that time, that remains to be seen...

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The next day, everyone got up very early.

As Xiang He washed her face, Xiang Yang came out of the room. He had dark circles under his eyes, indicating that he hadn't slept well the night before.

He called out softly, "Xiao Yang?"

Xiang Yang stopped in surprise, and when he looked up, he met the other person's clear eyes. It was the same face, but the eyes were different.

At that moment, I felt it was real again; my sister was truly no longer the sister she used to be...

But my sister is still standing here; she hasn't left.

Suddenly, I remembered what my husband had said last night, and I thought of the Xiang family. Even their blood relatives disregarded kinship, but this sister who was not related by blood would protect their family.

My nose tingled with emotion, "Sister..."

Seeing his eyes redden, Xiang He smiled even more gently, "Alright, hurry up and wash your face. Your wooden sword was finished last night, come and try it out in a bit?"

"it is good!"