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Chapter 485 Brother and sister recognize each other
Song Shaoyuan went to the harem to see Song Yunxi two days later.
However, to his surprise, he met Concubine Su in Qingyun Pavilion.
He was an outsider, so he had never met Concubine Su at such a close distance, let alone look her directly in the eye.
"Your subject Song Shaoyuan greets the Imperial Concubine."
Although Song Yunxi had told him about the possibility in advance, he was still nervous when he really faced it.
For more than ten years, he no longer even dared to have any expectations.
"Second brother!"
The familiar voice made Song Shaoyuan's body tremble. He suddenly looked up towards the source of the sound. The woman in front of him was his biological sister who had been missing for more than ten years.
Concubine Su never thought that one day she would see her brother again.
Rushing over excitedly, eyes blurred with tears, "Second brother... I finally see you again!"
Back then, their stepmother and stepbrother killed their biological mother, and because they were afraid that their second brother would take away the title, they were so cruel that they killed their father.
In order to destroy the second brother, they found him a fiancée who was not worthy of being in the upper class. They even set their sights on her because of her outstanding appearance and wanted to give her to an old and powerful person as a concubine.
She was unwilling to end up like this, unwilling to have her life ruined, so she carefully prepared to escape from Wenyuan Marquis Mansion.
She had some saved money, and with the money her father secretly gave her when he was alive, it was not difficult for her to make a living.
She disguised herself as a beggar and went all the way to the south, where she opened an embroidery shop. Her life was pretty decent, and what was important was that the self-sufficient life made her feel satisfied and comfortable.
Two years later, she was worried about her second brother, and also felt that her stepmother and her son must have long forgotten her, an insignificant concubine's daughter, so she returned to the capital quietly.
But after making inquiries from many sources, I found out that my second brother had passed the imperial examination, but after getting married, he took his wife and asked to be sent to serve as an official in a remote area.
Although she felt sorry for her second brother, she thought that this would be a good thing as it would allow her to completely break free from the control of her stepmother and her son, so she did not worry about it anymore.
She originally wanted to go look for her second brother, but she couldn't find out where he had gone, so she could only stay in the capital and wait for him to come back.
But when Song Shaozhang began to emerge, she unexpectedly met Song Shaozhang and was captured and taken back to Wenyuanhou Mansion.
She knew very well what the consequences would be if she returned. Given Song Shaozhang's selfish nature, he would definitely treat her like a commodity and give her away. She could only run away desperately.
It was also during that time that he was rescued by the daughter of the Guanglu Temple's Deputy Secretary and temporarily stayed in the residence of Deputy Secretary Su.
That year, the palace was selecting concubines, and all officials had to send their daughters to the palace for selection. Although Miss Su was not a noble lady, she had an elegant appearance, and was outstanding in music, chess, poetry, and painting. She would definitely be chosen to stay in the palace.
But at that time, Miss Su already had someone she loved, and Lord and Mrs. Su only wanted their daughter to be happy and had never planned to let her marry into a wealthy family or even enter the palace to become a concubine. The Su family was shrouded in gloom for a while.
Lord Su's status and ability were limited, so it was impossible for him to help his daughter escape the fate of being selected as a concubine. Miss Su also knew her father's difficulties, and knew that she was not destined to be with her ideal man, so she hanged herself in despair.
Fortunately, she was discovered in time and rescued, but Miss Su seemed to have lost her soul. She refused to eat or drink every day and was determined to die.
"I'll go for you!"
At that time, she was grateful to Miss Su for saving her, so she volunteered to step forward.
She wanted to wait for her second brother to return to the capital, but it was impossible for her to completely avoid Song Shaozhang. It might be safer for her to enter the palace.
It just so happened that Su was the surname of her biological mother, so she replaced Miss Su and entered the palace to be selected as a concubine.
As expected, she was chosen and named a talented lady. With her looks, even if she couldn't be favored like Concubine Shen, it would still be easy for her to climb up the social ladder.
But her purpose of entering the palace was not to win favor, so she just kept a small title of talented person and lived in peace in a corner.
However, she still underestimated the strict hierarchy in the palace. She couldn't find out any information about her second brother just by relying on her status as a talented person.
Besides, it’s easy to enter the palace, but how easy is it to get out again?
She also spent a lot of time and effort to find out that her second brother might have been serving as an official in the south, so she tried every means to make money and make herself feel less present in the palace.
This way, when she has saved enough money, no one will notice when she sneaks out of the palace.
For more than ten years, she had been constantly switching between the identities of eunuch and palace maid. If she had not met Emperor Qinglong by chance and fallen in love with him, she would most likely have left the palace and gone to the south long ago.
The harem was not allowed to interfere in government affairs. In addition, she had always thought that she was trapped in the harem and had a hard time surviving, so she knew nothing about the affairs of the previous dynasty.
She had always wanted to confess her identity to Emperor Qinglong so that she could find her second brother, but she was afraid of implicating Lord Su's family, so she kept putting it off.
But I didn't expect to meet him again in the palace.
After listening to what Song Muhua said, Song Shaoyuan blamed himself: "If I could stop them, I wouldn't let you suffer so much."
"How can you blame my second brother for this?"
Song Muhua's eyes were red: "At that time, my second brother couldn't protect himself either."
If my second brother was not careful at that time, he might even lose his life.
It is precisely because I know my second brother's situation that I don't want to drag him down.
The brother and sister had endless things to talk about when they met again after a long separation. Song Yunxi secretly felt lucky that her guess was correct.
Song Shaoyuan lovingly introduced Song Yunxi to his sister: "This is Yunxi, our niece."
Song Muhua was originally in the deep palace and knew nothing about the outside world. In addition, she herself was oblivious to the outside world and only wanted to make money, so she knew nothing about Song Yunxi's life experience. She only knew that she was the daughter of Song Wentian and the eldest daughter of Shengyunshan, but she never thought that she would be her niece.
What is even more unexpected is that she is actually Song Shaozhang's daughter.
After hearing what Song Yunxi had experienced, Song Muhua was furious: "Song Shaozhang and his wife are just bastards. They didn't even recognize their own daughter. Are they worthy of being human?"
Yunxi is a lucky child, otherwise he would have died countless times.
And if this child hadn't cared about blood ties, his second brother would still be serving as an official in a remote area. How could he have returned to the capital and have everything he has now?
Song Muhua held Song Yunxi's hand with gratitude and heartache: "Aunt will definitely love you even more in the future!"
Having such a pretty niece who looks so much like her, Song Muhua loves her so much that she can't take her eyes off her.
Song Yunxi was also happy: "I am also happy to find my aunt."
Song Muhua's identity shocked everyone. Emperor Qinglong sighed: "No wonder I feel that you and Xi Yatou are like mother and daughter!"
It turns out that they are aunt and niece!
Emperor Qinglong restored Song Muhua's identity, Concubine Su became Concubine Song, and Marquis Wenyuan Song Shaoyuan's identity was elevated to a higher level.