Transmigrating with a Five Million Dollar Retirement Life

Chapter 237 The Mystery of My Origins

"Prime Minister?" Wang Chi suddenly stood in front of Song Jiaojiao. Although Song Yi might be Jiaojiao's father, it was not yet confirmed. If things continued like this, the servants in the mansion would spread countless rumors.

Just like that maid Green Leaf in his mansion last time, for some unknown reason, she actually ran into the bathhouse dressed in revealing clothes, calling out "Young Master," only to find out that it was Song Jiaojiao taking a bath inside.

Song Jiaojiao didn't care about the matter and just told her to leave. In less than half a day, rumors spread throughout the mansion that he had favored Lüye. If he hadn't happened to be at the military camp outside the city that day, he probably wouldn't have been able to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River. In the end, it was his mother who intervened and sold Lüye and her mother together.

Startled by the interruption, Song Yi looked at Wang Chi's wary gaze and suddenly realized that his behavior was inappropriate, so he quickly calmed himself down.

"Madam Huide, who are you?" Before Song Jiaojiao could speak, Wang Chi interrupted her.

"I rescued Jiaojiao from the mountains. She had a head injury and lost her memory; she had forgotten everything from before."

"Did Mrs. Hui De have anything on her at the time?"

"Jiaojiao was dressed in coarse cloth at the time, with only a jade pendant around her neck, one side engraved with 'Song' and the other with 'Jiao'." Wang Chi interrupted again, and Song Jiaojiao, who had not yet spoken, could only nod with a smile.

Having heard this, Song Yi had essentially reached a conclusion. Suppressing his excitement, he asked in a trembling voice, "May I borrow the jade pendant to take a look?"

Wang Chi wanted to say something more, but after being glared at by Song Jiaojiao, he quickly swallowed back the words he was about to say.

"Of course." Song Jiaojiao smiled and took off the jade pendant from her neck, handing it to Song Yi.

Looking at the familiar jade pendant, Song Yi felt as if he were back in the days when his wife was pregnant.

"I wonder if this baby is a boy or a girl?" Madam Song, the wife of Song Yi, said gently, touching her belly.

“I like them regardless of gender, but of course, a daughter would be the best. A daughter is like my wife, so delicate and sweet.” Song Yi put down what he was doing, took Song Shi’s hand, and said affectionately.

“I think it would be best to have a boy, as smart as his father,” said Madam Song gently. Song Yi’s family had few heirs; in this generation, there were only him and his elder brother. His mother-in-law had always hoped that this child would be a boy.

"Madam, whether it's a boy or a girl, they are all our children, and I love them both." Song Yi held Madam Song in his arms, but in his heart he was thinking that he would go to Yunhui Pavilion tomorrow to order a jade pendant. If it was a daughter, he would take it with him, but if it was a son, he would leave it.

Looking at Song Yi, who was lost in his memories, Song Jiaojiao held the jade pendant carefully with trembling hands.

It's his darling, his daughter.

Looking at Song Jiaojiao, who was now a wife, Song Yi's tears instantly rolled down his cheeks. A man doesn't easily shed tears, unless he is truly heartbroken.

"Child, I am your father, you are my daughter Qinghuan!!!"

Upon hearing Song Yi's words, Wang Chi and Wang Yan exchanged a glance. Although they had suspected it beforehand, they were still shocked to hear Song Yi say it with their own ears.

After calming down and regaining his lost joy, Song Yikai slowly recounted what had happened back then.

"Back then, His Majesty had just ascended the throne and began to heavily rely on those from humble backgrounds. It was at that time that I was also given an important position." Before the new emperor ascended the throne, there were already internal and external troubles. Wang Yan, who was only a third-rank general, was sent to guard the northern frontier after the emperor ascended the throne. He guarded the frontier for more than ten years.

Song Yi was originally just a compiler in the Hanlin Academy, a minor official of the seventh rank, who was in charge of supervising and organizing books. Later, he was given important responsibilities by the new emperor and gradually climbed to the position of prime minister of the second rank.

For years, he had refused to believe that his daughter had been kidnapped by kidnappers by accident. After so many years of searching, he finally had a clue.

"Years ago, you and the Commander's daughter went to the temple to pray for blessings, but unexpectedly, you disappeared. The Dali Temple concluded that you were kidnapped by bandits."

The commander's daughter, who was with you at the time, was unharmed. She told you that you went out to clear your head on your own and didn't stay with her afterwards.

Song Yi was very sad when he talked about this. He was so focused on finding his daughter that he wanted to get more information from the daughter of the military commander, but he was repeatedly turned away by the commander.

Not long after, the commander sent his daughter back to his hometown, Tongzhou. The official explanation was that she was frightened by the incident and went back to her hometown to recuperate. She never returned.

The commander's rank was higher than his, and their positions were different, so he could never see the commander. If he had known more back then, perhaps Jiaojiao would have returned to their side long ago, and the lady wouldn't have been so depressed all these years, with her health deteriorating and having to take medicine to stay alive all year round.

"Over the years, we have never given up looking for you or searching for clues. As expected, I have found some leads."

"You two weren't the only ones who went up the mountain to pray for blessings back then; there was also the daughter of the Left Chancellor, now Consort Li."

Song Jiaojiao had no memory of it, so listening to Song Yi's words was like listening to a story. However, they did not expect that Consort Li was involved in it.

Considering that Consort Li had been looking for her these past two days, could it be that Consort Li knew something?

"Prime Minister Song only found out that Consort Li went there?" Song Jiaojiao asked in confusion.

"Yes, very few people know about this. Later, the Commander made a mistake and was exiled to an island in the south. Ever since I learned that this matter might be related to Consort Li, I have been searching for them all these years. I am certain that the Commander's daughter knows something."

Although the commander wasn't entirely incorruptible, he certainly wouldn't have done something as serious as embezzling military rations. There's probably more to this than meets the eye.

Thinking back to the time when the Commander-in-Chief stood silently in the imperial court, neither protesting his innocence nor admitting anything.

Upon hearing this, Wang Chi understood who had been chasing them all along.

Unexpectedly, it was Consort Li. According to the Prime Minister, he was just a marginal figure at that time, and as the daughter of the Left Prime Minister, she wouldn't have gone to such lengths to kidnap Jiao Jiao and keep people closely monitoring her movements.

Let's see what Jiao Jiao saw or heard that led to such a murderous intent.

"Your Excellency, Jiao Jiao has not yet regained her memory. Could it be that something happened to her back then?"

As soon as Wang Chi said this, Song Yi suddenly realized that ever since he heard the news, he had not understood the connection between them. Several times he thought he was overthinking it, but his intuition told him that there must be a connection.

Thinking about it this way, it makes sense why the Commander's daughter avoided him like the plague and even went back to her hometown. The Commander was only a fourth-rank official, two ranks lower than the Left Chancellor at the time. It seems that the Commander was indeed framed.

"Jiaojiao, do you really not remember anything at all?" Song Yi asked, unwilling to give up.

Song Jiaojiao shook her head, "Occasionally, images will flash by, but they're too fast to see clearly."

"In that case, I will invite Physician Han, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, to diagnose you and see if you can recover."

Song Yi still hoped that Song Jiaojiao could remember what happened back then, otherwise the enemy was always in the shadows, which made him uneasy.