late at night.
Mrs. Hu took off her makeup and prepared to go to bed.
She looked through the mirror and saw Gu Yan sitting at the head of the bed with a dull look on his face.
"My husband, are you worried about something today? Can you tell me about it?"
Gu Yan came back to his senses.
He looked at Hu and said, "Liu Feng, you have met him."
Mrs. Hu nodded. "I met him at my wife's place. What happened?"
"Who do you think Liu Feng looks like?"
Mrs. Hu recalled, "I can vaguely see the shadow of Third Aunt in her eyes. Why do you ask this, my husband? Is there something bothering you?"
She came to Gu Yan and looked at him worriedly.
Gu Cheng sighed, lowered his voice, and said, "Don't you think Liu Feng looks a bit like a member of the Xie family?"
"ah?"
Mrs. Hu let out a short cry and quickly covered her mouth.
She was a little flustered and looked around. Knowing that the maid was not there, she just wanted to feel at ease.
She imitated Gu Cheng and lowered her voice and said, "My husband, are you saying that Liu Feng might be the Xie family's child?"
Gu Cheng nodded, "That's possible."
After a pause, he whispered, "Today is the first time I met Liu Feng. In a trance, it felt like I was seeing my grandfather from twenty years ago."
"ah?"
Mrs. Hu asked, "Are you sure, husband?"
Gu Cheng nodded, "His chin looks exactly like the Xie family's."
Mrs. Hu stood up and walked around the room.
It seems like I have figured it out.
She whispered to Gu Cheng, "Xie Mao and Xie Shi are both deceased. As long as the Xie family members are kept away from Liu Feng, no one will associate him with the Xie family. Besides, even if someone notices something fishy, we can say that Third Aunt is the granddaughter of the Xie family. Liu Feng is Third Aunt's child, so it's not surprising that he looks like a member of the Xie family."
Gu Cheng frowned, a little worried, "What if I can't hide it?"
Mrs. Hu gritted her teeth, her expression somewhat fierce. "Third Aunt and Xie Shi have both been dead for many years, which means there is no evidence. Besides, before her death, Third Aunt insisted that Liu Feng was the prince's child, so he is the prince's child. This is the truth."
Gu Yan obviously still had doubts.
"We insist that Liu Feng is the prince's child. What if the prince himself doubts Liu Feng's background? My uncle was once an official in the Eastern Palace, and Xie Shi was once a guard in the palace. The prince has had contact with the Xie family father and son. What if Liu Feng looks more and more like a member of the Xie family as he grows older?"
"What does my husband mean?"
Gu Cheng sighed, "Do you think we should tell our second sister about Liu Feng's situation?"
Mrs. Hu asked, "My husband wants my second sister to solve this problem?"
Gu Cheng shook his head. "The Gu family's misfortunes must be borne by the Gu family themselves. I just wanted to seek my second sister's advice. If one day the prince doubts Liu Feng's background, I won't have a way to deal with it."
Mrs. Hu hesitated and said, "The prince is a man, he needs to save face. Even if one day he discovered that Liu Feng looked like a member of the Xie family and suspected that Third Aunt was unfaithful, would he really make it public? Unless he wanted the world to know that Third Aunt was cheating on him."
Gu Cheng frowned, "You mean, the prince won't make it public for the sake of his reputation?"
"This is what I think. The prince will distance himself from Liu Feng, or even send him away, but he shouldn't make it public."
Gu Cheng thought about it carefully and felt that what Hu said made sense.
There's no time to cover up this kind of thing, so how can we make a big fuss about it?
Mrs. Hu continued, "I'll tell the concierge not to let Liu Feng in next time he comes. I'll also take care of Madam's place."
Gu Cheng nodded repeatedly, "You're really thoughtful. Madam was very affectionate with Liu Feng today. It's obvious that she was thinking of Gu Yue. I'm worried that Madam would secretly go to see Liu Feng. I told the doorman not to let Madam out. The servants around Madam are also not allowed to leave."
"Don't worry, my husband. I will take care of all these things. It's so late, my husband, go to bed quickly. You still have to go to the government office tomorrow to work."
"I'll listen to you."
Gu Yan put his worries aside and fell into a deep sleep.
However, Mrs. Hu was worried.
She downplayed Liu Feng's life experience, but that didn't mean she really thought so. She just wanted to comfort Gu Cheng.
Disrupting the royal bloodline is no small matter.
If the news leaks out and is reported, even if the King of Chu will be ridiculed, the Gu family will be in trouble.
The charge of failing to educate a daughter properly can ruin the reputation of the girls from the Gu family.
In the future, it will be very difficult for girls from the Gu family to marry into a good family.
Mrs. Hu would never allow Gu Yue, who had been dead for many years, to ruin her daughter's future.
So this matter must be resolved as soon as possible.
…
Two days later, Hu sent a visiting card to Gu Jiu and went to Xiaozhu to visit Gu Jiu.
The aunt and sister-in-law were quite affectionate when they met.
"Sister-in-law, you've come just in time. All the flowers in the garden are in bloom. Are you interested in exploring?"
"It is better to obey than to be respectful."
Mrs. Hu followed Gu Jiu to tour the garden.
When spring comes and flowers bloom, the garden is full of colorful flowers, competing with each other in beauty, which is dazzling to the eyes.
Niu Niu and Ge'er were running around in the garden, chasing each other and having a lot of fun.
The maids followed the two children, panting with exhaustion.
Mrs. Hu smiled and said, "Second Auntie is the one who lives a comfortable life. This place is so beautiful!"
Gu Jiu laughed and said, "If sister-in-law likes it, why not stay for a few more days."
Mrs. Hu waved her hands repeatedly. "That won't work. Everyone at home, big or small, needs someone to take care of them. I'm thinking about them too."
"Sister-in-law Gu family."
Mrs. Hu smiled and said, "When a woman has a child, she will always think about the child. She is afraid that the child will be cold, hot, hungry, or suffer an injustice, or that the maids have not taken good care of him. Second Aunt is the same."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Look at me, sister-in-law. I stay in Xiaozhu all day and rarely go out for a month. It's all for the children. In the past, when I was in the palace, I would feel uncomfortable if I didn't go out for three days."
"Hahaha……"
Mrs. Hu echoed and laughed.
After laughing, she mentioned, "Speaking of children, does Second Aunt still remember the child that Third Aunt left at the palace?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "I haven't seen him for many years. Calculating his age, he is older than my brother Yu. He is already a young boy."
Mrs. Hu nodded repeatedly. "It's just a little boy. Second Aunt, you may not know, but a few days ago, this child suddenly came to our house to claim his kinship. There was no invitation sent beforehand, and no formal elders brought him here. We were all surprised. The master was upset and didn't want to see the child at first. If it weren't for my husband's strong request, the master really wouldn't see him."
Gu Jiu asked curiously, "This kid's name is Liu Feng, right? Why did he come here suddenly? Did he encounter any difficulties?"
"Second Aunt has a good memory. His name is indeed Liu Feng. He doesn't look like he's in trouble. He just came to recognize his relatives and make it easier for them to visit in the future."
After going around in circles, Gu Jiu asked directly, "What difficulties did sister-in-law encounter?"
Mrs. Hu sighed and looked back at the maids and servants following behind her.
Gu Jiu waved his hand, and all the maids and servants retreated.
"Sister-in-law, please speak clearly if you have anything to say."
Mrs. Hu sighed again, "I didn't want to disturb Second Aunt, but after thinking about it carefully, I think I should let you know about this. Liu Feng looks a bit like someone from the Xie family."
Gu Jiu frowned.
Mrs. Hu added, "My husband confirmed it with his own eyes. He said that he looks very similar to the old man of the Xie family from twenty years ago. Especially his chin, which is exactly the same as that of the Xie family. My husband is worried that the child will look more and more like the Xie family as he grows older. What if the King of Chu finds out?"
Gu Jiu asked solemnly: "Are you sure that the child looks like a member of the Xie family?"
Mrs. Hu said bluntly, "I didn't notice it, but my husband said with certainty that the child looks like a member of the Xie family. This has made my husband and I very worried. At the beginning, Third Aunt refused to give in, repeatedly emphasizing that the child is the prince's child. If it is the prince's child, why does he look like a member of the Xie family? When I think of the consequences of disrupting the royal bloodline, my heart is pounding. Second Aunt, what do you think we should do?"
"What do you and Third Brother think?" Gu Jiu asked back.
Mrs. Hu said, "Our initial thought was that men are very concerned about their reputation, so even if the King of Chu knew about this, he wouldn't make it public. But what if... there are many people in the capital who know the Xie family father and son. What if someone finds out and spreads the news? What will we do?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "Sister-in-law's worry is reasonable. What does sister-in-law mean?"
"Your third brother and I..."
"I just asked what my sister-in-law thought." Gu Jiu interrupted Hu and looked at her with a smile.
Hu was embarrassed for a moment.
She lifted the hair by her ear and said, "Nothing can be hidden from Second Aunt. I came to you today on my own initiative. Please forgive me, Second Aunt."
"I understand. It's a big deal, and it's only natural for you to want to solve the problem once and for all. I just want to ask you, how do you want to solve it?"
Mrs. Hu pondered and said, "Is there any way to get Liu Feng to leave the capital and stay outside for a long time? After ten or twenty years, he will have grown up and changed. Then, if he returns to the capital, it won't have any impact. That way, he can always be a son of the Prince of Chu, instead of a wild boy with an unknown identity. The Gu family won't be implicated by him, and the Prince of Chu's reputation will be saved."
This is a three-birds-with-one-stone strategy.
There is only one goal, to maintain the status quo and never reveal the truth.
Gu Jiu picked a peach blossom and played with it in his hand.
"Sister-in-law, do you think this method is feasible?"
"Is there any problem with this method?" Mrs. Hu was a little worried again.
Gu Jiu shook his head slightly. "It's not a big problem. With just a few words, Liu Feng can be sent out of the capital."
Mrs. Hu breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she asked, "Second Aunt, do you have any concerns?"
Gu Jiu thought for a moment and said, "Before sending this child out of Beijing, I want to see him first."
Hu's accident.
Gu Jiu explained: "I have talked to the Xie family, and I still remember what they look like. You said he looks like a Xie family member, and I want to confirm it myself."
Hu immediately said, "I'll arrange the time."
"No need! I want to see him, no need to go through so much trouble. I just want to tell my sister-in-law."
Hu didn't understand why.
Gu Jiu didn't explain much.
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