Chapter 761 Du Wei's Life Experience
Wei Ziyi and Du Wei often met at a bookstore. They would spend the entire day together, chatting about everything, as if they had endless things to talk about.
This period of time was the happiest time for both of them. Joy grew from the bottom of their hearts and filled every corner of their bodies.
On this day, the two of them made an appointment to meet at a bookstore again. Du Wei woke up a little early and arrived at the bookstore much earlier.
However, as soon as he reached the door, someone blocked his way.
"Are you the second young lady of the Du family? Our master wants to see you." He was a middle-aged man wearing servant's clothes.
Du Wei frowned. She couldn't speak, so she was extremely cautious. She never accepted invitations from strangers.
Du Wei tried to walk around the man and leave, but the man blocked her way again.
"Miss Du, our master is in that carriage and has no other intentions. He just wants to chat with you." The man continued.
Du Wei pursed her lips and said nothing.
"Miss Du Er, if you insist on not going, then I will have to offend you," said the man.
This person's meaning was very clear, she had to go whether she wanted to or not.
Du Wei took a quick look and saw that this man was trying to take him away by force in broad daylight.
Seeing that the man was reaching out to grab him, Du Wei took a step forward and walked towards the carriage.
When she was getting into the carriage, a piece of paper slipped out from under her sleeve, but the servant who was guarding her did not notice it.
Du Wei was invited into the carriage, which was large, like a small room. Inside sat an elderly man, who exuded a sense of nobility. His face was covered in wrinkles, and his eyes fell on Du Wei.
"Are you Xianrou's daughter?" the old man asked.
Du Wei raised her head in surprise and looked at him.
Xianrou is her mother's maiden name. Does he know his mother?
"I am King Jing, your mother's adoptive father," said the old man.
Prince Jing? Is this the old prince who guards the imperial mausoleum?
Zhao often mentioned this man, saying that he was her mother's adoptive father. She said that if her adoptive father had not gotten into trouble, given her mother's noble status, it would have been impossible for her to marry into a small family like the Du family as a concubine.
When Zhao spoke of this, there was always resentment and indignation in her words.
Du Wei didn't feel anything. Everything was fate. She couldn't blame others and could only accept it.
"Child, take off your hat." King Jing continued.
Du Wei did not move. The servant just reached out and took off her hat in a very rude manner.
King Jing's gaze fell on Du Wei's face and he was stunned for a moment: "It's really similar, so much like Xianrou."
Du Wei frowned. She felt that King Jing's gaze was like a poisonous snake crawling on her face, cold and slippery, making her feel very uncomfortable.
"Xianrou is such a good child. If I hadn't gotten into trouble, how could Du Zhang be worthy of her?" King Jing suddenly slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Du Zhang! Du Zhang! How can he be worthy?! He doesn't deserve it!"
He pronounced the name 'Du Zhang' with gnashing teeth, as if he wanted to chew the name into pieces.
Du Wei felt like he was crazy and felt inexplicably frightened. She wanted to get off the carriage, but the servant was guarding the door and wouldn't let her get off.
After a while, King Jing calmed down, and at this time, someone knocked on the carriage.
"Du Wei, are you in there?"
"Du Wei, come out quickly, or I'll report you to the police."
A young boy's voice came from outside the door.
Du Wei turned around and was about to walk out. This time, the servant did not stop him.
Du Wei went down very quickly and bumped directly into someone's arms.
Wei Ziyi subconsciously hugged her, looking at her pale face, and asked worriedly: "Weiyu, how are you?"
Du Wei shook her head, pushed Wei Ziyi away from the carriage, and entered the bookstore.
The two of them entered the bookstore and relaxed a little. Wei Ziyi then realized that his hand was tightly holding Du Wei's hand.
Wei Yu's hands are soft.
Both of them blushed and withdrew their hands at the same time.
"Wei Yu, who was that person just now? Are you okay?" Wei Ziyi asked worriedly.
Du Wei shook his head to indicate that he was fine.
That person was King Jing, and his attitude towards him was very strange, but Du Wei couldn't explain the feeling.
Because of this incident, Du Wei was a little absent-minded. The two chatted until noon, and Wei Ziyi sent her back home.
Return to the Du Mansion.
Du Yan was playing with birds under the eaves and was surprised to see Du Wei.
"Why did you come back so early today? Didn't you chat more with the Second Young Master of the Wei Family?"
Du Wei's ears turned slightly red, but his face remained cold and he made a gesture towards Du Yan.
"You want to see your mother?" Du Yan was even more surprised.
Xiaowei is not very close to the mother and daughter, but this time she actually took the initiative to meet her mother.
"I'll take you there." Du Yan said.
Du Yan brought Du Wei into the inner courtyard and called out, "Mother!"
"I'm here, calling your soul." The eldest lady's voice came from a room.
Du Yan brought Du Wei into the room and saw a graceful and elegant woman looking at the account book.
The eldest lady didn't even raise her head: "What's wrong with you, kid..."
"Xiaowei is here." Du Yan said, "I want to talk to you about something."
The eldest lady then raised her head and looked at Du Wei beside Du Yan, her brows softening. "Xiao Wei, what do you want from me?"
The eldest lady always spoke to her in this gentle way. In the past, Zhao had always said that the eldest lady was hypocritical. Now, Du Wei felt that her concern was genuine, not fake.
Du Wei felt warm in his heart, but also a little guilty, and bowed to the eldest lady.
Du Yan helped her up, let her sit down, and handed her paper and pen.
"Ask whatever you want."
Her sister is always careless and doesn't speak nicely, but she cares about her in every move.
Du Wei picked up a piece of paper and pen, wrote two words on it, and handed it to the eldest lady.
The eldest lady looked at the two words on the paper, and her expression suddenly changed: "Prince Jing! Xiaowei, how do you know about Prince Jing?"
Du Wei continued writing, telling the eldest lady that King Jing had come to see her today.
The expressions of the eldest lady and Du Yan became very solemn.
King Jing finally showed up.
The eldest lady hesitated, wondering whether to tell Du Wei about this matter...
"Mom, he's here to find us. We can't hide it anymore. We should tell Xiaowei about this," Du Yan said.
The eldest lady made up her mind and nodded: "Xiaowei, in fact, you are not a child of the Du family, and your father is not the master."
Du Wei's expression turned into shock. She wasn't a child of the Du family?!
This incident had such a huge impact on her that she couldn't recover for a long time.
Du Yan patted her back and comforted her. Du Wei felt that she really needed support at this moment, so she leaned on Du Yan.
"Mom, go on." Du Yan said.
"Your biological father is actually a guard in Prince Jing's mansion. Your mother is Prince Jing's adopted daughter and she shares a deep bond with your father. Prince Jing strongly opposed this, so your parents eloped." The eldest lady said. In fact, she had a lot more to say.
Xiaowei is still young, and she doesn't want those dirty things to pollute her eyes and ears.
For example, although Xianrou is King Jing's adopted daughter, King Jing actually has unspeakable feelings for her.
King Jing was a hypocrite. Xianrou was imprisoned in the palace's prison and kept like a canary, trembling in fear, wanting to escape but unable to.
She and the guard were in tune with each other, and although they said they were eloping, he actually wanted to take her out of the cage.
"The soldiers from the Prince of Jin's palace pursued them relentlessly, and your father and mother were captured and taken back to the palace... Your father met with an accident, and it happened that the late emperor launched a rebellion, and Prince Jing was punished, so your mother escaped."
The eldest lady recalled how Xianrou looked when she found her. It was pouring rain that night. She was huddled in a corner under the eaves, her face pale, as if she could drift away at any time.
"Sister, I didn't want to live, but I'm pregnant. What should I do?" Xianrou cried with despair on her face.
They are cousins and grew up together, so they are like family. Seeing her like that, he felt so distressed that he decided to bring her back to the Du Mansion.
She was the mistress of the Du family, and the daughter she gave birth to was also a daughter of the Du family.
This incident has sparked a lot of discussion from the outside world.
Some people say that the eldest lady did this to humiliate her cousin, and that the sisters have actually always been at odds with each other.
Some people also said that the younger sister seduced her elder sister's husband and married into the Du family while pregnant.
While rumors were circulating outside, the Du family ignored them and concentrated on waiting for the arrival of a new life.
A few months later, the child was born. I thought things would get better and better, but her body was too weak and she passed away not long after giving birth. Before she died, she entrusted the child to her...
She raised the child in the backyard, not daring her to expose herself too much, because she wanted her to live a stable life.
But unexpectedly, he was discovered by King Jing in the end.
The eldest lady's face was filled with deep worry. If King Jing wanted to do something, they would be helpless.
During this period of time, someone must be sent to protect Xiaowei in case King Jing does anything.
The eldest lady thought.
This was indeed the case for the next period of time.
However, despite all the precautions, something happened to Du Wei...
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