CH 35

Shen Qi really didn’t know that the general had a missing miss since childhood. All she knew was that there was only one miss in the general’s residence. The whole family was extremely fond of this miss and that miss was Su Lianxue.

Seeing how Shen Qi looked, Su Shengfeng knew she shouldn’t know. Hence he elaborated a few words to her: “Little Seven is about the same age as Xue-er and this good for nothing younger brother of mine is a brother. She got lost at the Denghui Lantern Festival when she was four and a half years old.” (tenderflower: Little Seven's so small!!! QAQ)

(T/N: dēnghuì: carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance. Example like below pic^^)

“Some people say it was kidnapping but who dared to kidnap the miss of the general?” Mentioning this younger sister, although Su Yanling was young at that time and didn’t have much impression, as a brother, he still felt very uncomfortable in his heart. Especially every thought of the younger sister, the mother looked like she was washing her face with tears. Su Yanling said: “Even if it was kidnapping, no one tried to find our Su family to ask for a ransom or threaten my parents and older brothers to help do things!”

Shen Qi finally opened her mouth but her voice was indifferent: “Young Master Su said these to me, saying that I and your esteemed mother look alike and talking about the birthday of Miss Su, aren’t you afraid I have other conspires to climb the dragon and adhere to the phoenix?”

(T/N: pānlóngfùfèng: fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement.)

Shen Qi was thinking in her mind, but it wasn’t to climb the dragon and adhere to the phoenix.

She envied Su Lianxue no matter the previous life or this life. Not envious of her good family background but envious of her thousands of doted on alone. No matter who, parents, older brothers, and sisters-in-law or Shen Zhonghua, everyone loved and protected her. Those things even her Shen Qi had never had.

Shen Qi even thought how good it would be if she was Su Lianxue.

Even if Shen Zhonghua didn’t love her, she had a warm family, had parents, older brothers, and sisters-in-law loved her and protected her. Later when she married, they would also select her husband carefully. Her family wouldn’t allow her to be bullied or wronged in her husband’s family. (tenderflower: Oh my tears T^T…. someone please give me a tissue!)

But she wasn’t. She was Shen Qi, a person that died for Shen Zhonghua and a woman without a name beside him. (tenderflower: ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡ )

Everyone was envious of Su Lianxue, but not Shen Qi. They only loathed her. They thought she was a charming fox who climbed Wangye’s bed and also thought she was low. She provoked the relationship between Wangye and Miss Su. They even thought she was ridiculous. Her body was ruined but she didn’t even have a concubine name and only let wangye play. Nothing else.

What Su Shengfeng said today, Shen Qi’s heart moved.

Her wishful thinking was once again stirred. Even she herself felt ridiculous and lamentable.

“I hope you are Little Seven.” Su Shengfeng’s statement was beyond Shen Qi’s expectations. He said: “I hope you are my younger sister.”

Su Shengfeng also added: “To have found my younger sister, I don’t know how happy my mother must be. Even our whole family will be happy.”

The general’s madam was in fragile health and medicines were useless. It was said to be heart disease. Shen Qi didn’t know what heart disease was before. Today she guessed that the general’s madam’s illness was mostly related to her missing daughter.

For some reason, Shen Qi quite trusted Su Shengfeng.

Perhaps Shen Qi wanted a home and was inspired by the thought of wanting to ​​find her parents again. Or perhaps she wanted a family like Su Lianxue, wanted to be cherished and loved dearly like her. Ghost and spirit made Shen Qi said to Su Shengfeng: “My name is Shen Qi.”

She answered Su Shengfeng’s first question. She paused and opened her mouth again: “The Prince gave me the surname Shen, as for the character Qi...... I vaguely remember that the people in the house seemed to call me Little Seven.”

Su Shengfeng and Su Yanling were both startled. Su Yanling was stunned for a second then he immediately reacted, feeling that Shen Qi was lying. He hurriedly said to Su Shengfeng: “Fourth brother, how can there be such a coincidence?! This girl is making up the story!”

Su Shengfeng’s heart was frenetic but his face was extremely calm. He ignored Su Yanling’s shouting and asked Shen Qi: “How much do you remember when you were a child?”

“Not much.” Shen Qi said truthfully.

“Heh heh!” Su Yanling sneered: “In my opinion, she is afraid of speaking too much for more mistakes and is full of endless panic!”

Su Shengfeng sat down beside Shen Qi. His face was solemn but his hands tightly clenched his fists: “Tell me everything you remember.”

Interrogated time!  Please be gentle~