lcionline Chapter 116 Hu Shan recognizes his daughter
Chapter 116 Hu Shan recognizes his daughter
"Hu Shan said he wanted to see you."
After thinking it over for a while, Butler Li finally swallowed back what he really wanted to say.
"Is that all?" Li Mao glanced at Butler Li, his eyes full of disappointment.
Butler Li shuddered unconsciously and answered with difficulty, "Yes, it's about this matter. Hu Shan has contacted me several times and seemed very urgent. So, I helped him make this trip."
"Is that so?" Li Mao retracted his gaze and looked at the chessboard again, "You can ask him to come over tomorrow."
"Oh, okay." Butler Li agreed, "Then, I'll go back then."
With that said, he turned around to leave.
Li Mao's voice sounded behind him.
"Li Sheng, don't you have anything to say to me?"
Butler Li's body stiffened. He slowly turned around with a complicated expression.
"No."
"So do you have anything you want to ask?"
Butler Li looked conflicted, and hesitated several times before finally shaking his head, "No."
"Then you go back."
After Li Mao spoke, Butler Li left quickly without stopping.
From a distance, one could hear Li Mao's long sigh.
Looking at the disappearing figure, Li Chang sat down opposite Li Mao with a complicated expression, picked up a chess piece, thought for a moment, and placed it on the chessboard.
"Great Grandpa, are you really not going to tell Grandpa?"
Li Mao shook his head, looking lonely, "Your grandfather is not the same as us. It's better not to let him know some things."
***
Hu Shan finally met the butler Lao Li as he wished.
As soon as they met, Hu Shan knelt down in front of Li Mao.
"Butler Li, please tell me, is the maidservant named Tingqin beside Anyang County Princess my daughter?"
Li Mao looked calm and said calmly, "Didn't you see someone?"
Hu Shan was stunned, and then a look of ecstasy suddenly appeared on his face.
Li Mao said slowly: "I told you that you and your daughter will meet each other one day."
"She is really my daughter!? She is really my daughter!!" Hu Shan kept repeating, tears streaming down his face. A burly man with a full beard was crying like a child.
Li Mao didn't pay any attention to him and let him kneel on the ground, crying and laughing nervously.
After a long while, when Hu Shan calmed down from the great surprise, Li Mao then warned him: "Just be clear about this matter. Don't have too much contact with her. That will not be good for you or her."
The joy on Hu Shan's face froze in an instant.
"Butler Li, can't I recognize her? I'm her biological father! We've been separated for eighteen years! Now we've finally met again, why don't you let us recognize each other?" At the end of his words, Hu Shan's tone had turned into a question. His expression also became excited.
Li Mao's calm face showed a hint of anger, and his tone became a little more severe. "She has her responsibilities, and you have your mission. If you want to be safe, you shouldn't get too involved."
Hu Shan wanted to refute, but when he saw Li Mao's slightly narrowed eyes, a flash of fear flashed through his mind and he quickly shut up.
Seeing this, Li Mao sighed and soothed her, "You've waited for so many years, do you still care about waiting a few more years? Be patient. Believe me, there will be a day when you and your daughter will recognize each other. Just like I once told you that you and your daughter will meet again. Now, haven't you seen her?"
Hu Shan nodded heavily, "You are right. I have waited for eighteen years, and I don't mind waiting a few more years. In fact, I should be satisfied just to see her." At least she was really just taken away and secretly trained, not killed.
"Be patient, it will be almost done, it will be almost done in a few years." Li Mao looked at Hu Shan, but his eyes were looking through him and at somewhere else.
***
When Hu Shan returned to Shun'an Marquis Mansion from Li Mao's place, he once again saw several carriages parked in front of the mansion.
I also saw Tingqin standing in front of the carriage directing everyone to move things.
This time, he did not step forward again, but walked to the gatehouse and asked the steward, "Why is the county lady's mansion sending something again? Didn't they send something a while ago?"
The steward looked towards the door and said in a low voice, "The things that were delivered a while ago were taken back by the people from the county lady's mansion on the same day. They said the items were too valuable, so the lady confiscated them. So, a few more carts were sent over today. I don't know if the lady will accept the things sent this time."
"The county lady is so rich. She sends her things in carts and carts. I wonder if the servants in the county lady's mansion live better than ours." Hu Shan sighed casually.
"Hey, you really guessed it." The steward pointed at Tingqin not far away and said gossipingly, "Hey, that girl, one of the four maids around the county lady, do you know how much her monthly salary is?"
Hu Shan asked curiously, "How much?"
The butler made a very exaggerated expression and said, "Ten taels! Scary, isn't it? In our house, I guess only Butler Li can catch up with his monthly salary."
Hu Shan nodded, "Indeed, it is said that the monthly salary of a maidservant beside the Madam is only two taels of silver."
"Isn't it?" The manager said with a sigh, "You say, we are all slaves, how come there is such a big difference between people?"
"But how did you know? It's impossible for Miss Tingqin to tell you these things."
Hu Shan was curious about where the steward got this information from. If possible, could he also find out how Tingqin had been doing in the county lord's mansion over the years?
The steward curled his lips in disdain, "Hey, did you see those servants moving things over there? After they finish moving the things, they will have to retreat to the outer courtyard and wait.
"When the time comes, you can go up and have a chat with them, and you will know all the unimportant things.
"Of course, you can't ask about things that are too private, so I advise you not to ask. Be careful not to ruin the relationship between our mansion and the county lord's mansion."
Hu Shan nodded quickly, "Of course I know this. I'm just curious about how the maids around the county lady learned kung fu.
"You know, the Madam asked me to teach a few little girls martial arts, and I've been having a headache lately. Those girls, instead of practicing martial arts well, just talk about the county lady's maids all day long.
"I'm just curious. I want to know how powerful the county lady's maids are."
It was reasonable and logical, so the manager did not suspect anything. He patted Hu Shan's shoulder sympathetically and said, "Then sit here with me. When they are done, you can go talk to them and have a chat."
"Okay then." Hu Shan agreed with a smile, but his eyes were fixed on Tingqin.