Chapter 149 The Invisible Knife
Old Madam Wei slowly recounted what happened that year.
Xu Kun was a playboy by nature, and the young Concubine Li was not the only woman with whom he had an affair.
Although he had been married for a long time, he still had many women outside.
Xu Kun never looks for prostitutes. His lovers are all his confidantes. Every time he loves them madly and is heartbroken when they break up. The love between him and them is eternal.
Before Concubine Li, he fell in love with his classmate's younger sister, and before his classmate's younger sister, there was the girl next door, the young teacher's wife, and the beautiful and talented woman who sympathized with him.
The classmate's sister was willing to be his concubine, but he refused. He couldn't bear to see the person he loved become his concubine, because that would make their love no longer pure.
In the end, the classmate's younger sister became disheartened and married a man she didn't love.
Xu Kun was sad for three days. On the fourth day, he got a new job as a staff member of the county magistrate.
He regained his confidence because he fell in love with the county magistrate's daughter, the young and beautiful Concubine Li.
Unfortunately, this was destined to be an unrequited love story. The beloved girl was selected into the palace, but a palace wall separated them.
Xu Kun wrote a sad poem for this, but unfortunately Concubine Li, who was far away in the palace, could not see the poem.
After writing this poem, Xu Kun got over his broken heart because he had someone he loved again.
This person is his sister-in-law, Zou’s younger sister, little Zou, who is only fourteen years old!
Before this, Xu Kun had not seen Xiao Zou for several years. He did not expect that the little girl had grown into a beautiful young lady. Xu Kun immediately fell in love with her.
He lost his appetite because of Xiao Zou, and Xiao Zou repaid him with a white silk.
Xiao Zou committed suicide for love!
It’s a pity that he didn’t die.
Upon learning that Xiao Zou had committed suicide for him, Xu Kun rushed over and hugged her. The two hugged each other tightly, just like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl who broke through the Milky Way.
As the first wife and elder sister, Mrs. Zou was tired and proposed a divorce. She wanted to help them be together.
On one side was his wife, and on the other side was his sister-in-law. In the end, Xu Kun chose love.
Xu Kun agreed to the divorce, but the son he had with Da Zou had to stay in the Xu family.
The couple parted ways, and Xu Kun and Xiao Zou finally got married.
However, not long after Mrs. Zou returned to her parents' home, she discovered that she was pregnant.
This child came at the wrong time and she didn't want it.
At this time, Madam Wei found her. Mrs. Zou had only one condition: she wanted her eldest son.
Old Madam Wei was powerful and influential, and she took the child back from Xu Kun without any effort.
But Mrs. Zou never expected that Madam Wei would be so cruel.
In the end, she was unable to run away with her son.
Not only did she die, but her mother and brother who were involved in the incident were also not spared.
Lord Zhu was stunned when he heard this.
It turns out that beasts like them can still talk about love?
"What happened next?" Lord Zhu couldn't wait to know what happened to Xu Kun.
Madam Wei said with a look of sarcasm: "On the night of Xu Kun and Xiao Zou's wedding, Xu Kun abandoned Xiao Zou and went to find his new love. When his new love learned that he was getting married, she went on a hunger strike and starved for a whole day and night until Xu Kun came over and they drank a bowl of porridge together.
Xu Kun and his new love returned home together. In the new house, they knelt down and begged Xiao Zou to fulfill their love. Xu Kun couldn't bear to let his new love become a concubine, so he took his second wife.
Xiao Zou was so angry that she poisoned her new lover and then committed suicide.
All of Xiao Zou's family members had died, but her new lover did have family members. Their family members smashed the Xu family's house and beat Xu Kun. Xu Kun didn't dare to go home and could only hide in a dilapidated temple outside the city.
That night, two groups of beggars living in the dilapidated temple got into a fight and knocked over a candle, causing the temple to burn down. Xu Kun was unable to escape and was burned to death.
Lord Zhu sighed, and he actually felt a little regretful.
It’s such a pity that I didn’t meet Xu Kun during his lifetime.
When he thought of Xu Kun, he thought of Concubine Li, and when he thought of Concubine Li, Lord Zhu thought of the nun in Qingjing Temple.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he finally remembered why he felt that the nun looked familiar.
She looks like Princess Jiayi!
Yes, they are similar, at least two or three points similar.
Of course, if Princess Jiayi washed off the makeup on her face and shaved her head, it might be more similar.
Unfortunately, Lord Zhu had never seen Princess Jiayi without makeup. The Princess Jiayi he had seen was always adorned with jewels and radiant with beauty.
Yes, no wonder he hadn't noticed the resemblance between the two before. Who would connect a nun who did rough work all day with the graceful and elegant eldest princess?
"She looks like Princess Jiayi. They obviously don't have the same mother, but they are somewhat similar. Oh, and she also looks a bit like Princess Jiaan." said Lord Zhu.
Madam Wei sneered, "They looked even more alike when they were children! All three of them took after the Empress Dowager, their grandmother, and don't resemble their own mother at all."
The corner of Lord Zhu's mouth twitched. No wonder the woman was kept in a nunnery in a remote village. If she were in the capital, she might have been discovered long ago.
Both Princess Jiayi and Princess Jiaan like to be in the spotlight.
Jiayi showed off all day long, fearing that others would not know that she had a son-in-law who was the third place in the imperial examination.
As for Jia'an, he kept twenty or thirty lovers and paraded around town with a different one every day.
These two people are so common that no one in the capital has not seen them.
Thinking of these two arrogant princesses, Lord Zhu sighed, this is fate!
Both are daughters of the retired emperor, two of them enjoy wealth and glory, while the other one lives in a nunnery with a secluded mind.
Lord Zhu is gentle and considerate to women, but Madam Wei is not. On the contrary, she is gritting her teeth.
After a moment, Lord Zhu suddenly realized what was wrong with him. He was actually sympathizing with the nun. Shouldn't he be shocked that the emperor was a bastard?
"Mother, if that person knew about this, would he kill our whole family..." He made a gesture of wiping his neck.
Madam Wei glanced at him and said coldly, "Back then, the old bitch asked me to send that girl to the charity home, and I did so, but in fact, it was another child who was sent to the charity home."
Lord Zhu was stunned: "Doesn't Concubine Li know the one in Qingjing Temple?"
Madam Wei smiled complacently: "Besides Zou, I also found three pregnant women in case of any accidents. The one sent to the charity hall was the daughter of one of them. The old bitch couldn't find out even if she sent people to investigate.
The one in Qingjing Temple looks more like their grandmother than Jiayi and Jiaan, while the one on the dragon throne, haha, looks like Xu Kun.
Lord Zhu was startled and asked hurriedly, "Is there anyone still alive in the Xu family?"
Madam Wei smiled and said, "Xu Kun has a younger brother named Xu Lin, who is the steward of Tong'an Manor. Xu Lin's two sons bear some resemblance to those princes."
Lord Zhu widened his eyes. His old mother had actually done so much without him knowing.
Marquis Zhu had never been to the Zhu family's farm in Tong'an, and the farm's steward had never been to the Marquis's mansion. Of course, Marquis Zhu didn't know that there was a steward in the farm who looked like Emperor Yongjia.
Looking at her son's useless appearance, Madam Wei snorted coldly: "Are you scared already?"
Lord Zhu was indeed scared. He couldn't help but look up. There was a knife there, an invisible knife.
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