Youth is like water, time is like a knife. More than thirty years of time, more than ten thousand sunrises and sets, the moon waxing and waning. This merciless cycle of the sun and moon was enough to turn a newborn baby into a middle-aged woman, a woman who loved her grandchildren. It was also enough to turn a young girl who was as beautiful as a flower bud into white hair.
After such a long time, trying to find such a person in the vast sea of people in the capital, just thinking about it gave her a headache. Not to mention, her name was unknown, her appearance was unknown, and her identity was tightly concealed. Except for a few vague descriptions from the old gentleman, there was nothing left.
In contrast, perhaps even ascending to heaven was easier than this.
Ning Shu silently looked at the sky.
My God, you really like to joke with me ah.
After solemnly thanking the old gentleman, she bid farewell. Unknowingly, the rain became heavier. The snow-white viburnum flowers on the roadside scattered in the rain. The roof of the carriage made a light patting sound, but it was unknown whether it was the raindrops or the flowers. Ning Shu was deep in thought amidst this pleasant sound.
She opened the carriage curtain, reached out and caught a few drops of rain from the air, and slowly wrote on the small table in front of her.
Time: more than thirty years ago. In terms of age, it was more likely that Mother Hui was the one. But after leaving the palace, she had never married, not to mention being pregnant. Moreover, she was only released from the palace twenty years ago. Before that, she had been working in the palace. From the time, she could be ruled out. In addition, according to the old gentleman, the madam's temperament was extraordinary. At first glance, one could tell that she came from a noble family. There were several servants serving her. Although Mother Hui was an etiquette instructor in the palace, in the end, she was a servant. The thin calluses on her hands were different from the old gentleman's description. Then, who could this person be?
Or some old imperial concubine in the palace? No, it couldn't be. Not to mention that it was difficult for the imperial concubines to leave the palace, who served them in bed, who was pregnant, these were things that couldn't be concealed. Not to mention, the imperial family's heirs, even if they weren't valued, were still the most honorable bloodline in the Great Yue Country. Why would the madam say that she wasn't worthy?
Also, what was the connection between this and the literary talent who died silently?
Ning Shu came up with countless speculations, but they were all rejected by her. For a moment, her head was spinning. She lifted the curtain of the carriage, intending to breathe in some fresh air and change her train of thought. Her gaze accidentally slipped and fell on an official building on the side of the road. Judging from the style of the residence, it seemed to be an official's residence, but the people who went in and out were women and children.
Ning Shu's curiosity was piqued and she asked, "Where is that?"
Hui Mo looked over and said, "Oh, let me see. It's written on the plaque. Ci You Bureau?"
Ning Shu nodded. After the carriage passed by, an idea suddenly popped up in her mind. This idea came too quickly, giving her a flash of inspiration. She hurriedly called out, "Stop the carriage!"
"Ah? Why did you stop? " Hui Mo doesn't know why, so he sighs. Before the carriage stops, Ning Shu has already jumped down from the carriage. Forsythia opens the umbrella and hurriedly follows her.
While following her footsteps, Forsythia curiously asked, "Miss, what is Ci You Bureau?"
Even with an umbrella, the wind and drizzle still wet Ning Shu's clothes and her black hair, but she didn't care at all, "This is a special place to adopt and abandon babies. It is full of abandoned babies. Some of them were born with disabilities, some of them were born with serious diseases, so they were casually abandoned on the side of the road and left to die. There are also some biological parents who are really poor and can't raise them, so they quietly put them at the door of the rich families around them, hoping to survive. Some of the lucky ones were adopted by rich families, while some of the unlucky ones were bitten to death by wild dogs before they even had the chance to cry, becoming food in their stomachs. When the late Emperor was traveling incognito, he met a baby who was frozen to death in the snow. He was very sad, so he ordered the establishment of Ci You Bureau to adopt these children. There are wet nurses to take care of them. Those who don't have children can come to adopt them. "
Forsythia was even more puzzled after hearing this, "Why are we here?" They can't be here to adopt children, right?
Ning Shu stepped into the Ci You Bureau, turned back and smiled. Her eyes were surprisingly bright, "Because we are likely to find a very important clue here."
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