Chapter 103 Xu Chumian Learns of Mu Mu's Background
Just like in her previous life, Xu Chumian stayed at Wenju this year.
With her and Mu Mu was Zhao Yu.
Xu Chumian stared blankly out the window.
Zhao Yu's current severe injuries are partly due to her; she couldn't bring herself to say she wanted to move out of Wenju.
In the days following her awakening, Xu Chumian spent most of her time with Zhao Yu.
Zhao Yu disliked Guan Yan's handwriting, finding it too ugly to annotate, so Xu Chumian had to do it instead.
Zhao Yu didn't push people too hard.
I even took the time to ask a couple of days ago if the things I gave to Xiao Qingyan had been sent out yet.
Xu Chumian wasn't in the room at the time. Guan Yan touched his nose and said, "Master, someone has already been sent to the North."
Zhao Yu remained expressionless and asked calmly, "What?"
"There was a letter inside, and a set of undergarments."
How should I put it?
Guan Yan felt that he was still a person of good manners.
Xiao Qingyan was too embarrassed to open and read the letter Xu Chumian wrote to him.
Zhao Yu didn't say anything, but his expression darkened.
After a long pause, he chuckled softly.
"Undergarment?"
Since he was injured, what has Xu Chuming done besides reluctantly visiting him every day?
I'm planning to leave as soon as he recovers from his injuries.
Since that day, Zhao Yu's injuries have worsened again. He suddenly developed a high fever last night, and Doctor Chen rushed over to perform acupuncture, which took up most of the night.
Xu Chumian frowned: "What exactly happened? Wasn't he almost fully recovered?"
Doctor Chen stroked his beard and shook his head: "The young master has been injured repeatedly recently, especially this time, which has damaged his foundation. If he is not properly cared for, he will suffer a lot in the future."
Guan Yan said, "Miss Xu, you should go back and rest first. I'll stay here and watch over things."
Xu Chumian shook her head: "You kept watch for the first half of the night, I'll take over from here."
Guan Yan glanced at the person on the bed, thought for a moment, and then agreed, "Then I'll trouble you, Miss Xu. I'll be outside. Just call me if you need anything."
Xu Chumian responded with a soft "hmm".
Only the two of them remained in the room. Xu Chumian wrung out a handkerchief and wiped Zhao Yu's face.
She sighed silently, "Zhao Yu, why are you doing this to yourself?"
There was only silence in the room in response to her.
The next morning, Guan Yan came to take over Xu Chumian's shift.
As Xu Chumian went out, she happened to overhear Doctor Chen talking to Zhao Nai about the seventh day of the lunar month.
The seventh day of the month... is Zhao Yu's birthday.
There are still two days left.
"The young master has only returned to the Duke's mansion once since he came back from Yangzhou. He didn't even go back on New Year's Eve. He will definitely come to the housewarming party on the seventh day of the new year."
Zhao Nai: "If the young master were to see him like this, the madam and the old madam would surely be furious."
Dr. Chen shook his head. "Never mind, let's wait until He'an wakes up before we talk about it."
As the two turned around, they happened to see Xu Chumian standing at the door.
"Miss Xu, you're here too! What a coincidence..."
Xu Chumian smiled and said, "I just arrived."
Guan Yan then pushed open the door and whispered, "What are you doing?"
Doctor Chen glanced into the room. "What are the arrangements for the seventh day?"
Guan Yan glanced quickly at Xu Chumian, "The young master didn't say anything, so he should be staying in the manor..."
Doctor Chen clicked his tongue, "I'm talking about what if someone from the Duke's mansion comes?"
"The young master sent a message back to his residence, saying that he had left the capital."
Dr. Chen: "..."
Zhao Nai: "..."
After a moment of silence, Doctor Chen said, "Then let's celebrate the young master's birthday in the manor."
Guan Yan nodded: "That would be good, of course."
Xu Chumian pursed her lips and said softly, "You two talk first, I'll go back to my room."
Guan Yan watched Xu Chumian's retreating figure and slapped his forehead.
Miss Xu should understand what he means...
Doctor Chen has been staying at Wenju for the past few days, so Mumu hasn't gone out of the mansion to find him alone, but has been receiving treatment at the mansion.
After Xu Chumian finished having lunch with Mu Mu, she came to Zhao Yu's place.
The person inside was already awake, and they were saying these words.
"Your Highness, news has just arrived: the Prince of Qin has escaped!"
Xu Chumian looked surprised.
“Last night, Prince Cheng was drinking at the Marquis of Nan’an’s residence. This morning, he didn’t have time to go to the Prince of Qin’s residence to change shifts. This morning, the guards went in to investigate and found that he had already run away.”
Zhao Yu hummed in agreement, his eyes brimming with confidence. He said calmly, "Where's Chu Mian?"
Just as Guan Yan was about to speak, Xu Chumian walked in from outside the door.
He observed the situation and wisely withdrew.
Xu Chumian thought Zhao Yu wanted to read the memorials again, so she said, "You should rest well."
Zhao Yu watched her approach and stopped a short distance away.
Zhao Yu pursed his lips slightly, "Where's Mu Mu?"
Xu Chumian: "I'm going to class."
Zhao Yu coughed lightly, his gaze focused: "There's something about Mu Mu that I'm going to Jiangnan for, but I haven't had a chance to tell you yet."
"What?"
Zhao Yu sighed softly to himself, "Come here a little."
Xu Chuming's heart raced, and she frowned: "What are you trying to say?"
Seeing her as if facing a formidable enemy, Zhao Yu found it even more difficult to bring up the matter.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Xu Chumian asked, "Zhao Yu?"
Zhao Yu: "Don't rush to tell me about Mu Mu's background, let me explain first."
Xu Chumian frowned and stared intently at Zhao Yu.
"Mumu's mother, Zhao Ying, was once a close friend of Consort Ning. Two years before Zhao Ying married your father, Consort Ning was selected to enter the palace to accompany the Emperor. At the New Year's Eve banquet at the beginning of the year Zhao Ying got married, Consort Ning drugged her aunt. When the Duke's mansion discovered this, her aunt was with the palace guards. Consort Ning framed her aunt for loving Prince Ding, and because she couldn't have him, she had malicious intentions and drugged him. Of course, all of this was fabricated by Consort Ning."
That night, Consort Ning arranged guards for her sister-in-law, but she never expected that it would be His Majesty who went there.
“My father, grandmother, and even my aunt all thought that the man that night was the guard. Only Consort Ning knows the truth.”
Xu Chumian's face grew paler and paler. "What do you mean?"
Zhao Yu grasped Xu Chumian's hand, "Mu Mu... is of royal blood."
Xu Chumian suddenly stood up, her mind blank. "How is this possible?!"
Zhao Yu: "I sent someone to Jiangnan to investigate. Mu Mu's face was very clean when she was born. Do you still remember the maidservant by your aunt's side? According to the news that came back from Jiangnan, it was Consort Ning who threatened that maidservant. Before the marriage... your father also knew about this."
Zhao Ying was pregnant before she married Xu Chumian's father.
Xu Chumian swayed precariously.
The younger sister she had doted on for years turned out to be a member of the royal family, and not her father's biological daughter...
"The maid left a letter; I'll have Guanyan give it to you later."
Xu Chuming trembled all over, tears streaming uncontrollably down her cheeks: "Impossible..."
She and Mu Mu are not related by blood, but even so, the bond between the two sisters over the years, across past and present lives, is real.
Mu Mu is her biological younger sister.
She suddenly looked up, "Mu Mu died unexpectedly in my past life... Could it be related to this?!"
Zhao Yu stared at her silently, which said it all.
Xu Chuming felt as if struck by lightning. She swayed, her throat choked with emotion, and she couldn't utter a single word.
She had imagined many times that Madam Zhang disliked her and that's why she set a trap to harm Mu Mu, but she never expected it to be this reason...
Xu Chumian grabbed Zhao Yu's hand behind her back, her voice hurried, "Zhao Yu, tell me."
“In her previous life, after the death of Prince Cheng, Consort Ning and the Marquis of Nan’an lost their support, and Consort Ning harbored resentment and hated the Duke’s Mansion.”
Xu Chumian's breathing quickened. "What does that have to do with your mother?"
Zhao Yu closed his eyes and spoke with difficulty, “Consort Ning and the Lady of Nan’an deliberately sowed discord between my mother and father. They copied and fabricated the handwriting of the letter my aunt wrote to Consort Ning when she was still young, and the letter described the matter between my aunt and father.”
Xu Chumian's hair stood on end. Her eyes widened, never expecting the truth to be like this.
She seemed to have been hit by a huge shock, "How could this be..."
Xu Chumian looked at Zhao Yu, never imagining that her younger sister from her past life had died in a fog shrouded in scandal.
Xu Chumian gave a mocking smile, her eyes filled with tears.
"So, it was your mother... who was worried about the scandal being exposed, that's why she targeted Mumu?"
Zhao Yu's expression changed. He got out of bed and put his arm around Xu Chumian. "Calm down, listen to me."
Xu Chumian's chest heaved as she let Zhao Yu hold her, staring at him with wide eyes, as if she had returned to her past life, becoming a small beast trapped and powerless to struggle.
"Then explain, I'll listen to your explanation."
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