Cen Mingxue arrived very quickly, with almost no delay.
"Uncle, you're looking for me?"
When facing Cen Yingfan, Cen Mingxue was still as respectful as before. There was no way because the Second Prince hated her so much that he brought her to the border because of Cen Yingfan.
Whether she lives well with the Second Prince depends on how useful Cen Yingfan is to him, so naturally she has to hold on to this support tightly.
Seeing his niece's respectful look, Cen Yingfan's expression eased a lot. "Mingxue! Uncle knows that Mingzhu was wrong before. She embarrassed you in the Second Prince's house. Uncle apologizes to you on her behalf."
Cen Mingxue was terrified. "Uncle, that matter has long been exposed. Please stop talking about it. I am no longer angry."
She also felt guilty when talking about the incident where Cen Mingzhu climbed into bed with the Second Prince.
Her marriage to the Second Prince was purely a misunderstanding, but it did cause serious harm to the Second Prince. Every time the Second Prince asked her to sleep with him, he would have someone feed her a bowl of contraceptive soup afterwards, and the Second Prince's confidant would watch her drink it with their own eyes.
At first she was still angry and unwilling, and tried every means to avoid the medicine. As a result, the Second Prince didn't even enter her yard, so she could only take the initiative to drink the contraceptive soup to please him.
At that time, she invited Cen Mingzhu to visit the Second Prince's house. The Second Prince knew that Cen Mingzhu was Cen Yingfan's most beloved daughter, so he agreed to come and keep her company for a while.
She also had a better attitude towards her. At the banquet, she saw that Cen Mingzhu intended to seduce the Second Prince, and the Second Prince did not show any obvious resistance, so she had an idea in her mind.
She was the one who gave the aphrodisiac, hoping to have two women serving one man, and then fool around with it afterwards. Maybe she could even secretly get pregnant.
But she didn't know that her belly was not moving, but Cen Mingzhu got pregnant.
Afterwards, the second prince once jokingly told her that it was a good thing that she was pregnant with Cen Mingzhu, otherwise she would have suffered a lot.
It was also at that time that she clearly realized that the Second Prince would never let her get pregnant!
Cen Yingfan is bringing up the old matter again now, could it be that he has discovered something?
Cen Mingxue was very scared. She only had the Cen family to rely on now. If the Cen family didn’t care about her, she would be finished!
Seeing that she was sincere and didn't care, Cen Yingfan couldn't help but sigh again, "Mingzhu, if only she were a bit more sensible than you! Oh! It's better not to mention the misfortune of our family. Today, my uncle asked you to come here because he wants to ask you for something."
"Beg me?" Cen Mingzhu widened her eyes in surprise, her mind a little confused.
She didn't think she could help Cen Yingfan in any way.
Cen Yingfan gave the housekeeper a wink, and the housekeeper went downstairs immediately and came back soon with a baby in his arms.
"Look at this kid."
Cen Mingxue followed her instructions and looked at the child carefully, praising her: "Yuxue is adorable and really pretty."
Cen Yingfan forced a forced chuckle, "This is the child Mingzhu desperately gave birth to, but it's a pity that it's a daughter."
Cen Mingxue had guessed this a long time ago, so she was not surprised at all. "Uncle, what do you mean?"
"I want to give the child to you to raise. Are you willing?" Cen Yingfan stated his purpose.
Cen Mingxue gasped, "Uncle, does my cousin know about this? Does the Second Prince know about this? If you ask me to raise them, I have no choice but to do so. But if they are not happy about this and they start making trouble again, I won't be able to handle it!"
Cen Yingfan nodded, "I know your concerns. I will go talk to the Second Prince in person. You don't have to worry about Mingzhu. She can't make trouble in front of you."
Although he dotes on his daughter, family comes first in his heart. What Cen Mingzhu did is simply the biggest shame for the family. The fact that Zhu Yixuan is still willing to have her and the child can return to her biological father with a legitimate reason is already the best outcome.
Cen Mingxue understood, and immediately stood up to take the child, hugged her tightly, and bowed to Cen Yingfan, "In this case, I will take the child away. From now on, she will be my niece's biological daughter. As long as my niece is still alive, I will protect her for the rest of her life."
"Okay! Okay, okay! Mingxue, uncle owes you something. Don't worry, uncle will always support you!" This was the first time Cen Yingfan said these words to Cen Mingxue.
With red eyes, Cen Mingxue held the child and kowtowed to Cen Yingfan before leaving.
On the way, Cen Mingxue's personal maid Liu'er rubbed her handkerchief indignantly, "Master, the eldest master is too bullying. Why should the eldest lady's child be given to you to raise? It's obvious that he thinks you are easy to bully!"
Cen Mingxue gave her a displeased look and teased the baby in her arms in a very good mood.
"What do you know! His Highness will never let me give birth to a child. My existence is a shame to him. Rather than dying of old age in the Second Prince's backyard, it's not bad to raise a child. It can also kill time! Besides, with this child, can my uncle really ignore my life or death? Even His Highness has to be kind to me for the sake of this child."
I have to say that Cen Mingxue’s suffering over the years was not in vain, as he has already seen through everything.
Upon hearing this, Liu'er felt sorry for Cen Mingxue and cried because she was worried about her own future.
Not long after the master and servant returned, the Second Prince came over. It was obvious that he had already known about the child. He took a look and said calmly, "Since the Cen family wants you to raise the child, I won't say anything. Remember, I am giving face to the Cen family!"
"I understand." Cen Mingxue behaved very obediently.
The second prince sneered and left.
By the time Zhu Yixuan received the news from the border, winter had already arrived.
The chill brought by the heavy snow penetrates through the skin and reaches the heart.
The more he felt at such times, the more he missed the laughter and joy in the villa, that gentle face, those clear eyes, and that healthy and lovely child.
Now he is back, but everything and everyone has changed, including the villa, which has disappeared completely, as if there was no trace of their existence in this world.
"What are you thinking about?" Mr. Zhu's voice interrupted Zhu Yixuan's thoughts.
He retracted his gaze and looked at Master Zhu, "Dad, why did you go out in such a cold day?"
Master Zhu supported the butler's hand and slowly sat down. "I heard from the butler that there was news from the border today. What's the situation?"
He hasn't taken care of family matters in the past few months. The New Year is approaching, so he needs to know something about it.
Zhu Yixuan did not hide it and said slowly: "The child was safely sent to the Cen family. My father-in-law gave the child to the concubine in the backyard of the second prince to raise. This can be regarded as a legitimate way for the child to recognize his ancestors."
"What about us? The Second Prince and the Cen family haven't shown any response at all?" Master Zhu was anxious.
Originally, he didn't know whose child Cen Mingzhu was pregnant with until the child was born and Zhu Yixuan didn't want it because it was not a son, so she told him the truth.
Zhu Yixuan heaved a sigh of relief. "My father-in-law prepared a generous New Year gift for our family. He also said that he had found me a seventh-rank military officer position in the army and asked me to serve at the border. Is this considered compensation for me?" (End of this chapter)
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