Chapter 459 Stranger
It's late at night.
But Concubine Wen couldn't sleep.
Except for Wen Jingze, who grew up in the Jingbei Palace, all the members of the Wen family were killed. This was a huge blow to Concubine Wen.
She has been ill these past few days and the prince has never even come to see her.
Concubine Wen regretted it and hated the prince even more.
In exchange for her father's life, she spent almost her entire life alone in her empty room, and in return the entire Wen family was wiped out!
This vengeance—
If she doesn't take revenge, she will not be able to rest in peace even if she dies.
Concubine Wen leaned on the large pillow, looking at the gauze curtain above her head, her eyes blurred by tears again and again.
The maid came in from outside, thinking that Concubine Wen asked her to keep an eye on the prince's every move and tell her everything related to Zhao Lanxuan.
There was something that the maidservant didn't know if it was related to the Crown Prince, so she decided to report it to Concubine Wen, "Something was lost in the ancestral hall today..."
Concubine Wen's eyes, which had been motionless for a long time, moved for a moment. She wiped the corner of her eyes casually and asked, "What did you lose?"
The maidservant said, "It seems to be something in a box. The servant in charge of guarding the ancestral hall was very panicked and hurried to report to the prince..."
Concubine Wen frowned.
She had never been inside the ancestral hall, but she knew the family tree that was kept in the box.
It was placed in a locked box. Anyone who saw it would suspect, like Shen Wan, that it contained some rare treasure, to be enshrined in front of the ancestral tablet.
Wen Jingze had been curious about this when he followed the prince to worship his ancestors, and Concubine Wen even asked the third master about it.
It’s just a family tree, what’s there to steal?
Concubine Wen felt a little uneasy for no reason.
However, this uneasiness was soon replaced by jealousy.
She had been married to the prince for twenty years, and she did so because of the Wen family's life-saving grace to the old prince. However, she had never entered the ancestral hall to pay homage. But as soon as the Crown Prince's wife married in, she could enter and pay homage!
Under the quilt, Concubine Wen clutched the quilt tightly, with overwhelming hatred in her eyes.
The maid didn't dare to say anything and quietly retreated. But as soon as she turned around, she was bumped into by another maid who came in a hurry and almost knocked her over.
The maid scolded, "Why are you running so fast?"
"I can't help but be anxious."
The maid gasped, "The concubine is overjoyed! The prince has found the second young master who has been missing for many years and brought him into the palace!"
Concubine Wen's heart was shocked, and her voice was trembling, "Really, really found it?"
The maid nodded repeatedly, "But the second young master was injured and was carried back to the mansion and placed in Jingyuxuan."
Concubine Wen cried with joy.
She thought she would never find it again in this lifetime.
A six-year-old child was sick when he was wandering outside. She thought he had died of illness in some corner long ago.
Thank God, he's still alive.
Concubine Wen couldn't wait to see her son. She lifted the quilt and was about to get out of bed. However, she was not only sick these days, but also couldn't eat and her legs were weak. If the maid hadn't been prepared and stepped forward to help her in time, she would have fallen to the ground because of her sore knees.
The maid said, "It's late, and the concubine is still sick. Why don't we go see the second young master tomorrow?"
"I want to go!"
Concubine Wen's voice was weak but firm.
The maid also knew that mother and child are connected by heart, so she stopped trying to persuade her. She helped the weak Concubine Wen to the dressing table and helped comb her messy hair.
While she was dressing, another maid thoughtfully brought some cakes and asked Concubine Wen to eat more while she was in a good mood so that she would have the energy to meet the second young master.
After finishing her makeup, Concubine Wen held the hand of her maid and hurried to see her son.
After entering the house, Concubine Wen saw her son. His features were very similar to those when he was a child. It was definitely her son.
But the look in her son's eyes when he looked at her was strange and without a trace of warmth.
Concubine Wen felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
Tears burst out again.
Concubine Wen did not dare to step forward. She thought her son was the princess's and sent him to the Wen Mansion. In those six years, she had only seen Xie Jingze a few times. She hated the princess and could not do anything to her in the mansion. When she saw Xie Jingze, she took out her anger on him.
Xie Jingze stumbled and accidentally bumped into her. She raised her hand and slapped him. Before Xie Jingze could even see who he had bumped into, he was slapped to the ground and his hand was cut and bleeding.
Concubine Wen remembered this, and Xie Jingze also remembered it.
Because this was his last memory of Concubine Wen before he left the Wen Mansion.
The slap knocked out two of his shaky teeth.
What's funny is that the person he hated the most turned out to be his biological mother, his closest relative.
Xie Jingze had been in the Wen Mansion for six years, and the only warmth he felt was from Xie Jingyu. He helped him chase away the servants who bullied him, gave him the dagger the old prince had given him as a birthday present, gave him gold peanuts, and taught him how to save his life...
ridiculous.
It's ridiculous!
On his sixth birthday, Xie Jingyu helped Xie Jingze drive the servant away. When Xie Jingyu was around, the servant didn't dare to do anything, but as soon as Xie Jingyu left, the servant took his anger out on Xie Jingze.
They stuffed rotten food into his mouth, and he vomited and had diarrhea for three days. He almost died in that small courtyard.
He knew that what Xie Jingyu said was right. If he continued to stay in the Wen Mansion, he would be killed sooner or later. If he escaped, he might still be able to survive.
Although he didn't know what the meaning of living like this was, he was unwilling to accept it.
If you don't like him, why did you give birth to him?
After he recovered a little, he tried to find a way to escape. He couldn't go out through the main door, and the side door was also guarded. The only way to go out was through the dog hole.
He remembered clearly the way to make a living that Xie Jingyu taught him. If he escaped and was not sure of survival, he should not go far. If he really could not survive, he should come back.
The first time he escaped, he stayed in the street next to the Wen Mansion and hung out with a few little beggars.
Knowing that the Wen family was looking for him, he actually felt a little regretful in his heart. The Wen family did not completely ignore his life or death. They still sent people to look for him after knowing that he was lost.
But after searching for a long time, he heard the news that the eldest young master of the Wen family had died of illness, and that bit of warmth turned into ice in his heart.
He crawled back to the Wen Mansion through the dog hole again. That was when he heard his "mother," Madam Wen, scolding him, "That bastard should have been killed the moment we brought him home. You let him live until now, and he actually escaped."
Mother Li said, "A six-year-old child, so thin and sickly, can't survive outside."
"It's also because my tummy isn't working well and I haven't been able to give birth to a son. Otherwise, I wouldn't have raised him for so many years in vain."
It's not like he hadn't suspected that he wasn't his biological son, but when he heard it with his own ears, the suppressed hatred could no longer be suppressed.
He didn't know if he could survive out there.
But he will never come back to this place which is more terrifying than hell to him.
Just like that, he left through the dog hole without looking back.
During these years of wandering outside, he had visited many places, but had never considered returning to Beijing. Later, he discovered that Second Master Wen was in office, exploiting the people and digging out all the memories he had deliberately forgotten...
He collected evidence and brought the Wen family to justice. It turned out that he was the grandson of the Wen family and had the blood of the Wen family flowing in his veins.
If he had a choice, he didn't want to come back at all, he even didn't want to live.
Why didn't the Prince of Jingbei kill him?
His biological mother replaced the crown prince with another for the position of crown prince. If Prince Jingbei had not returned them, he would have been the one sent to the Wen Mansion and suffered torture in the Wen Mansion.
The Prince of Jingbei did not transfer his hatred for Concubine Wen to him, and also told the Prince of Jingbei to recognize his ancestors.
Is he so magnanimous? !
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