RPAGF Chapter 579 Does Tang'er have a birthmark?
Chapter 579 Does Tang'er have a birthmark?
"My God!"
Zheng fell to the ground and started crying.
"Second Miss, it's because of me that you don't even have a place to stay."
She knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Mrs. Tang.
"Madam, I deserve to die."
Mrs. Tang didn't know what she was feeling.
Heartache, worry, or perhaps a hope in life.
Since the child's whereabouts were unknown, was it possible that he was still alive? Could it be Tang'er who had returned to her by accident?
She glanced at Song Yuntang beside her, then turned to look at Zhao Liangzhi.
"What did you see when you went up the mountain? Why did the child disappear for no apparent reason?"
Zhao Liangzhi recalled the scene he saw when he first went up the mountain.
"After I went up the mountain, I saw only the overturned basket and the piece of cloth covering the Second Young Lady. I thought she might have been carried off by a wild animal in the mountains, so I buried the cloth that had touched the Second Young Lady in a pit, as if it were a cenotaph for her. Afterwards, I kowtowed three times and went down the mountain to accompany my mother to the temple."
"Is there any blood around the basket?" Song Yuntang asked from the side.
Zhao Liangzhi shook his head.
"That's not true."
At this point, the clues about the child's whereabouts were once again broken.
Mrs. Tang was thinking in her heart.
If Zheng had not been scared away at the time, or if she had taken her child down the mountain with her, would the ending have been different?
She waved her hands somewhat exhaustedly.
"Go down."
Zheng wanted to say some words of repentance, but Nanny Chen came forward and gave her a look.
"You know the lady's temper. Please go down first."
"Yes."
Zhao Liangzhi helped Zheng up and walked out.
After Zheng and Zhao Liangzhi left, Mrs. Tang was silent for a while, then she looked at Song Yuntang with red eyes.
"Does Tang'er have any birthmarks on his body?"
"Have."
Song Yuntang lifted her hair and turned her back to Mrs. Tang.
"Mother, please look."
"I didn't notice this birthmark at first. It was only when Jinshu was dressing me that I discovered it."
Mrs. Tang looked carefully. The birthmark was covered by the hair and collar, and it was on the back. Isn't it difficult to find?
She looked at Nanny Chen.
"Madame Chen, come and take a look too."
Nanny Chen stepped forward, looking at the birthmark on the back of Song Yuntang's neck. She suddenly said, "Madam, although the midwife who delivered the baby has passed away, the doctor is still alive. The second young lady was already dead at birth. They had the longest contact with the second young lady. Perhaps we could send someone to ask them, maybe we can get some clues?"
Hearing this, Mrs. Tang's eyes lit up.
"You're right to remind me." She hurriedly ordered, "The New Year is over now. Quickly have someone pack up and let's go back to Beijing to find that doctor."
Nanny Chen bowed and told people to get busy.
Mrs. Tang turned and looked at Song Yuntang with a gentle expression.
"Tang'er, do you want to go back to Beijing with me?"
Thinking that it was already the end of the month and the weather was not as cold as before, he nodded.
"I'll go ask Qingye and Haoting. If they have no objections, I'll go back to Beijing with my parents today."
After the New Year, Xu Yongwang and Jiang returned to Lushan Village and heard that Hu was in poor health.
I might accompany Mrs. Hu for the last few days before coming back.
If Song Yuntang had not been more than seven months pregnant, almost eight months, she would have gone back with them.
Xu Qingye’s three-month vacation was about to end. Since Song Yuntang wanted to return to Beijing with the two elders of the Tang family, he naturally would not refuse.
As for Hao Ting, he naturally obeyed his parents' arrangements.
……
In order to find out the truth of what happened back then, Mrs. Tang didn't want to waste even a moment.
The first thing he did when he arrived at the city gate was to let the carriage loaded with luggage go back home first, and then he told the coachman to turn around and go to a small courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing.
Xu Qingye and his wife took Hao Ting back home first.
Ever since Haoting stopped breastfeeding, Song Yuntang no longer let the wet nurse take care of her. Most of the time, she and Xu Qingye took care of her personally, and Jiang and Xu Yongwang would also help share the burden on weekdays.
Xu's son is only two months older than Hao Ting, and now they can play together.
At this moment, the child was playing in the yard with Xu and Xia Ning.
Song Yuntang was lying on a recliner at the entrance of the main hall, covered with a thin blanket, watching the children playing in the yard while thinking about something.
Xu Qingye stood quietly by, holding a pair of tweezers, crushing the walnuts on the plate, peeling out the walnut meat, and placing it in another small plate.
After peeling about five or six, he put down the tweezers and handed the plate to her.
Seeing that she was lost in thought, he asked.
"What are you thinking about?"
Song Yuntang reached out and took a small piece of walnut from the plate.
"What do you think will happen if Mom goes to see that doctor?"
After saying that, he put the walnut in his hand to his mouth and took a small bite.
Xu Qingye's eyes and eyebrows were gentle.
"They already treat you as their own daughter. It doesn't matter what the outcome is."
Song Yuntang naturally knew this.
"I always thought that I had a weak relationship with my parents."
She looked in the direction of Xu Qingye.
"Before I came to Daxia, I lost both my parents at the age of twelve. I had to deal with a clan of malicious relatives on my own. After coming here, my adoptive parents abandoned me, and my biological parents didn't care about me. However, my adoptive parents treated me very well. They always considered me and stood up for me. If I were their biological child..."
After a pause, she continued, "I don't know what I went through when I was still a baby."
Listening to her calmly talk about these experiences, and thinking of what she had said before that she might disappear, the man's eyes showed heartache and panic.
As if afraid that she would disappear in the next moment.
"If I were by your side then..."
The conversation ended abruptly here.
There are no ifs in the world.
But if he were by her side, he would do everything he could to protect her, just like he is doing now.
Song Yuntang smiled, his expression still calm.
"When we first met, everyone seemed to me to be unkind, even cold-hearted. I never gave my heart to anyone, whether it was my family or my lover. It wasn't because I couldn't, but because I didn't dare."
"Before coming here, I lived alone for many years and was used to relying on myself for everything. That's why, for a while, I didn't want to rely on you. I was worried that this dependence would become a habit."
The man listened to her words, his brows gradually furrowed, and he tightened his hands holding the plate, his distinct knuckles turning slightly white.
Finally, he sighed, gently embraced the thin body in his arms, and used his strong arms to give her some peace of mind.
"I understand."
"But I still want to say it."
"As long as I'm alive, I'll always be your support."
Song Yuntang leaned on his shoulder and smiled faintly, "You are now a third-rank official, a veritable rising star in the capital, and you are also highly regarded by the emperor. I am the only one who can bully others. Who dares to bully me?"
As the two of them were snuggling together and chatting casually, they suddenly heard movement at the courtyard gate. The next moment, Madam Tang led Nanny Chen into the courtyard and came towards her.