The Rebirth of an Orphan

A few days later, the ladies of the Zhao family got up early and prepared to go to the Xingchen Temple to pray and burn incense.

Today, Master Miaoyuan will give a sermon in person at Xingchen Temple, and the temple fair at Xingchen Temple has also kicked off.

On this day, not only the ladies and young ladies of the Zhao family, but almost all the ladies and young ladies in Yuncheng came to Xingchen Temple.

This Xingchen Temple is not only popular with people but also has beautiful and spectacular scenery all around. Many aristocratic families have their own Zen temples here. This time, they need to stay here overnight to pray for blessings, so everyone moved into their own Zen temples.

The next day was the day when Master Miaoyuan would preach, so the Zhao family arranged for them to stay in a large Zen temple with two rows of flat floors the night before. The men who were accompanying them lived in the front row of houses, and the back row of houses were all for the women.

The room that Zhao Xihua was assigned was in the most remote place at the back. The eldest wife said that the fourth girl liked quietness, so she preferred this arrangement.

Pingshui was furious when she saw the dusty house: "My sister is going to marry into the Sun family after all, how can they bully me like this?"

Zhao Xihua placed the books she brought neatly, tidied up the desk, and then said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just a temporary place to live anyway, and I really like quietness."

Pingshui looked at Zhao Xihua's peaceful and tranquil expression, and always felt that her sister was not the kind of person who would be bullied like this. Could she have some plan?

After everything was settled, Zhao Xihua was about to go to the eldest wife's house for dinner. Unexpectedly, Pingshui came in from outside. She lowered her voice and said, "Sister, Aqiang brought news. It's not convenient for him to come in to see you, so he wrote the news on a piece of paper and asked me to show it to you."

Zhao Xihua nodded. This girl was quite alert and thoughtful.

She took the letter Pingshui handed over and her face changed after reading it. Then she lit a fire and burned the letter to ashes.

Zhao Xihua calmed down and said to Pingshui, "Go find Uncle Lin. He is waiting in the village below the Xingchen Temple. Ask him to send something up for me. I need it tonight. Just tell him and he will know what to bring up."

Looking at Pingshui's hurriedly leaving back, Zhao Xihua revealed a sneer at the corner of her lips: "Pingshui, sister is going to show you a good show tonight."

When Zhao Xihua arrived at the eldest wife's room, it was already full of people. Old Madam Zhao was really sick and did not come. The eldest wife was sitting in the main seat. Zhao Yan could not come because he had official business. All the people sitting there were ladies and young ladies from various families.

Zhao Siqi, who had a weird personality because of her injury, also came and sat close to the first wife. It seemed that their relationship had become much more harmonious. When Zhao Xihua walked in, she happened to see the two of them whispering and laughing about something.

As soon as Zhao Xihua walked into the room, not only did the people who were talking stop, but everyone in the room looked at Zhao Xihua.

Zhao Xihua didn't care and walked straight to the eldest wife to say hello. The eldest wife said with a pleasant face: "Hua'er, I've been waiting for you. Come and sit down and have a rest. We have delicious game today. We are in for a treat."

"Yes, today some maids went to pick mushrooms and took them to the kitchen to make mushroom soup." Mrs. Wu laughed.

The Third Wife also continued: "The maids have already thought of it. I also brought a chef who can make snacks. Let's see if the wild fruits in the mountains can make snacks that are different."

Looking at the ladies chatting and laughing in such a rare harmony, it seemed that they were in a good mood as they rarely came out of the house.

The atmosphere among the elders was relaxed, and the younger generations also became active.

Zhao Ziqin covered her mouth and smiled: "It seems that we are really lucky today."

Although Zhao Chishu didn't respond, a knowing smile appeared on his face. Zhao Lingyun looked at Zhao Xihua and said, "When the time comes, we can ask Fourth Sister to make tea for us. Fourth Sister's tea art is quite good. I envy her to death."

Zhao Xihua smiled and replied, "It's rare that Fifth Sister still remembers something as shameful as mine. If that's the case, then I'm sure there will be no problem."

Everyone was surprised that Zhao Xihua agreed so readily. Ever since her relationship with the Zhao family became strained, she rarely had such close interactions with the Zhao family.

Then she asked someone to help prepare the utensils needed for making tea, and she started to make tea herself. Soon the aroma of tea wafted out, and the taste was sweet and mellow, which was indeed different.

Zhao Siqi looked at Zhao Xihua's smooth and graceful movements in making and pouring tea, and secretly hated her in her heart: Let's see how long you can be arrogant, huh!

Zhao Chishu also likes tea. After drinking the tea, he praised: "Fourth sister's tea art is getting better and better."

Zhao Xihua said hurriedly: "Thank you for the compliment, Third Sister, but my little trick is really not worth mentioning in front of someone."

"Who else is so powerful?" Zhao Chishu asked curiously.

Zhao Xihua smiled slightly: "He is a relative of the Sun family and also a descendant of a noble family in Kyoto." When everyone present heard this, they all fell silent and looked at Zhao Xihua.

Zhao Xihua paused and continued, "This man is handsome and well-known in Kyoto. He is a student of Professor Nanshan. Unfortunately, he is the son of a mistress. However, this man is very skilled in tea art. He has been staying at the Sun family for the past few days. I accompanied the young master to meet him and tasted the tea he brewed. I am really nothing in front of him, but the tea that you all drink today was given to me by him."

After hearing this, the eldest wife lost interest. No matter how talented and capable the child was, he was still an illegitimate child. What she hated most in her life was her identity as an illegitimate daughter.

Although it is normal to have illegitimate children in aristocratic families, her Qin'er must marry the legitimate son of an aristocratic family. Ordinary illegitimate children are not worthy of her daughter.

Although the first wife lost interest, the third and fifth wives thought he was a good match for their daughters, and Zhao Siqi from the second wife also became interested.

She was so jealous when she saw Zhao Xihua like that. Before the wedding was officially held, Sun Xiao took this bitch to meet his relatives. In the future, she would meet men from wealthy families. How could someone like her have such a chance? Why?

Mrs. Wu smiled and asked Zhao Xihua: "Hua'er, Aunt Wu wants to know what this gentleman's last name is and whether he has been in Yuncheng these days?"

Zhao Xihua looked a little embarrassed and said, "That person came to Yuncheng to relax without telling his family. I don't know his name, but I know his last name is Gu."

The surname is Gu? In Kyoto, it is a noble family. There is only one noble family with the surname Gu in Kyoto, and that is the Gu family, the first of the four major families. Oh my God!

Everyone's heart trembled. If the Deng family and the Sun family, whom they wanted to curry favor with, were also aristocratic families, then the Gu family in the capital was a top family that even the Presidential Palace had to be wary of. They were the ones that all the families in Kyoto had to look up to.

So even if he is an illegitimate child, most people cannot reach him.