vrcanaries Chapter 161: Alarming the Snake
Chapter 161: Alarming the Snake
She examined her daughter's attire, shook her head, and decided to dress her daughter herself.
After dressing up carefully, Su Rao looked both dignified and elegant, and Zhao nodded with satisfaction.
"Mom, are you taking me to meet some important person? It's more formal than meeting my lover." Su Rao said half-jokingly, her heart full of curiosity. She really couldn't guess what kind of person could make her mother pay so much attention to him.
Zhao tapped her forehead lightly and scolded her with a smile, "Don't talk nonsense. You're not going to meet someone, you're going to a place."
The mother and daughter quietly left through the back door, boarded a carriage that had been prepared long ago, and slowly headed towards Zhao's destination.
After about two hours of bumpy ride, the carriage finally stopped.
Su Rao suddenly realized that her mother was not taking her to meet anyone.
Because the carriage stopped in front of a temple located on the outskirts of the city.
This temple is hidden among the mountains and forests, and it looks particularly quiet and deserted. Occasionally, a few pilgrims come in and out, adding a bit of loneliness.
Su Rao followed her mother into the temple. There was no one around, only the rustling sound of wind blowing through the leaves.
They visited each temple in turn, and finally knelt for a long time in front of a spirit tablet.
Su Rao's gaze fell on the blank spirit tablet, and suddenly an absurd thought flashed through her mind - could it be that she was not her father's biological child, and the one enshrined on this spirit tablet was her biological father?
"Mom, is this your old friend? Do you want him to take a closer look at me?" Su Rao's voice was a little cautious.
Zhao nodded gently, with a complicated look in her eyes: “Well, we are old friends from a long time ago.”
Then, she whispered to the spirit tablet, "Take a good look at Rao'er. She has grown up, is obedient and sensible, and after marrying into the palace, the prince also treats her very well."
Zhao's words were full of nostalgia and pride, as if she was sharing her daughter's growth with a long-lost old friend.
Su Rao's heart was suddenly shocked. She had just asked casually, but seeing her mother's reaction, could it be that the person on the spirit tablet was really her father?
This sudden thought shocked and confused her.
After completing the ceremony, Su Rao and Zhao left the hall together.
The doubts in her heart grew wildly, and she finally couldn't help but ask her mother the question that had been lingering in her mind: "Mom, is the person on the spirit tablet my father?"
Zhao was stunned for a moment, a trace of confusion flashed across her brows: "Dad? What are you talking about? Isn't your dad at home and fine?"
Her eyes were full of confusion, and she was obviously puzzled by this sudden name.
Su Rao observed her mother's reaction, and her doubts grew even more.
If that man is not my mother's father, then what is his true identity?
Her curiosity was completely aroused, so she asked cautiously, "Mom, who is that old friend who suddenly came to visit?"
"Oh, we're old friends, people we knew a long time ago. Rao'er, you're just a kid, so stop asking so many questions." There was a hint of panic in Zhao's tone, and her eyes flickered, as if she was avoiding something.
Su Rao thought to herself that her mother's behavior was so abnormal, it seemed that she was indeed hiding some secrets in her heart that she was unwilling to reveal easily.
Just as the mother and daughter were thinking about their own things, the creaking sound of old wooden boards rubbing against each other broke the silence in the room.
The two of them looked up at the same time, and saw a servant in simple clothes slowly pushing a slightly old wheelchair with difficulty.
Sitting upright on the wheelchair was a middle-aged man. Although his face was no longer young, it was still handsome, and his eyes were deep and distant.
When he was young, he must have been a handsome man with outstanding temperament.
However, his snow-white hair and wrinkles on his face now silently tell of the ruthlessness of time, making him look particularly old and tired.
When Zhao saw the middle-aged man, her face changed slightly, an indescribable emotion flashed in her eyes, and then she lowered her head, as if avoiding something.
The middle-aged man's gaze slowly swept over Zhao and finally stopped on Su Rao.
Su Rao stared at him, and an inexplicable sense of familiarity surged in her heart, as if something was being awakened.
Suddenly, she realized that this person was from the Ning family, Concubine Ning’s brother - Ning Yuanzhou!
In her memory of her previous life, she had only had a brief encounter with him once. At that time, he was much older, sitting there, feeling distressed and lonely.
The servant slowly pushed Ning Yuanzhou's wheelchair into the inner hall. The moment he passed by Su Rao, Ning Yuanzhou withdrew that meaningful gaze.
Zhao took Su Rao's hand and hurried out, urging her, "Let's go, don't waste time here."
The sun is high in the sky now, how can it be considered late?
Su Rao muttered to herself that her mother was indeed a little unusual today.
……
After returning to the Su family, Su Rao's mind always involuntarily appeared the nameless spirit tablet and the figure of Ning Yuanzhou.
What kind of secret is my mother hiding that makes her so secretive?
Although the mother and daughter talked for a long time, as long as the topic touched on this matter, Zhao refused to reveal any information no matter how Su Rao asked.
As night fell, Su Rao tossed and turned in bed, her heart full of confusion and speculation about what had happened during the day.
Just as her thoughts were in turmoil, she could faintly hear the sound of footsteps outside the door. The sound appeared and disappeared from time to time, cautiously, not like the casual sound of a servant in the house.
Could it be that there really was an outsider sneaking in?
Su Rao's heart trembled. The footsteps seemed to be heading towards her mother's room!
She got out of bed without hesitation, quickly dressed, and walked quickly towards her mother's room.
My mother's room was quiet, but the window was unexpectedly open.
Su Rao remembered that she had clearly closed the window when she left. Besides, it was quite windy outside and her mother would never open it herself.
Could it be that the unknown person has sneaked into the room?
Su Rao was extremely anxious. Should she call loudly for the guards at home or find out the situation first?
She weighed the pros and cons and decided to knock on the door gently first so as not to alert the enemy.
"Mom." Su Rao tried her best to make her voice sound calm and natural.
"Rao'er, it's so late, is there anything wrong?" Zhao's voice came quickly, and she sounded undisturbed.
Su Rao was full of doubts. Her mother's voice was too clear. It didn't sound like she was suddenly awakened. Instead, it seemed like she was deliberately suppressing something.
Could it be that my mother has been controlled by that unknown person?
Su Rao's heart was pounding, but she pretended to be calm on the surface: "Mom, I can't sleep at night, I want to sleep with you."
"Can't sleep? Then let Chunshao accompany you." Zhao's answer seemed a little casual.
Su Rao felt mixed emotions. Her mother usually took good care of her, so how could she refuse her at this moment?
There must be something fishy in it!