"Huh? How could this be? The eldest son of the Bai family, who is also the heir of the Donglin Prince, died of illness a few years ago. He was already married and had children. If he died of illness when he left the village, then who has been the heir all these years?" Gu Xin asked, taken aback.
“Therefore, I am not sure if it is true or not.” The man in white smiled. “Third Miss, you know how the people in the village talk about gossip, and they talk about it in a very mysterious way. I have only heard about it, and I have never seen it with my own eyes. I only stayed in the village until I was eight years old, so I don’t remember much.”
"Okay, sure!" Gu Xin nodded, then suddenly noticed Zheng Qiu sitting next to her, looking preoccupied. She asked, "Xiao Qiu, what's wrong? Are you not used to traveling at night? Do you want to rest?"
"No, I don't need Xin Xin." Zheng Qiu shook her head. "I was just thinking about something."
"Are you thinking about the case? Don't think too much. When we get there, I'll be there. No one will dare to stop you from performing the autopsy." Gu Xin thought Zheng Qiu was worried that the people from the Donglin Prince's Mansion would prevent her from doing her job.
“No, that’s not it. Actually, what I wanted to say is that I know the eldest young mistress of the Bai family.” Zheng Qiu glanced at the drowsy Dong Xue beside her and said.
"The eldest daughter-in-law of the Bai family? That's the eldest grandson's wife of the King of Donglin. How do you know her?" Gu Xin asked curiously.
"Her surname is Zheng. She comes from the Yong'an Marquis's mansion and is the eldest daughter of the current Yong'an Marquis's wife." Zheng Qiu was unaware that Bai Yi knew her identity, so she spoke rather cryptically. "I've heard that the Prince of Donglin and the late Marquis of Yong'an were sworn brothers on the battlefield. They planned to arrange a marriage between their children before birth, but the Yong'an Marquis's mansion didn't have any daughters at the time, and the Prince of Donglin's daughter hadn't been born yet. So they agreed to have their eldest grandson and granddaughter marry, since their first grandchildren only needed to be of different genders and similar ages. Then the Prince of Donglin's daughter was born, and the sons on the Yong'an Marquis's side were all too old. The eldest son of the Yong'an Marquis gave birth to a son first, then the eldest son of the Prince of Donglin gave birth to a son, and two years later, the eldest son of the late Marquis of Yong'an gave birth to a daughter, so the two families exchanged tokens of their love."
"Later, the girl who was betrothed passed away, and the marriage was arranged for the eldest daughter of the current Marquis of Yong'an's second wife."
Gu Xin looked at Zheng Qiu in surprise.
So, Xiao Qiu, you were betrothed at birth. If there hadn't been all sorts of conspiracies and tricks, and things had progressed normally, you would have become the Princess Consort of Donglin!
Tsk...
No wonder the current Lady of Yong'an is doing everything she can to get rid of you; it turns out there's another reason behind it.
"Then, do you know what kind of person that young mistress is?" Gu Xin asked.
"I know a little bit about her! She is extremely similar in personality and appearance to the current Lady of Yong'an Marquis," Zheng Qiu said seriously.
Alright, Gu Xin understood. This meant that she was no pushover and she needed to be careful.
"Since you know about this, do you know about the other people in the Donglin Prince's Mansion?" Gu Xin asked again.
Zheng Qiu intends to take revenge, and she certainly won't only target the current Lady of Yong'an Marquis. The fact that she mentioned this Lady Zheng is similar to her mother suggests that she has already investigated her and probably knows quite a bit about her.
Zheng Qiu glanced at Bai Yi and Bai Er, who were focused on driving, and then at Dong Xue, who was already hugging a soft cushion and snoring softly.
Gu Xin snapped her fingers, smiled, and closed the carriage curtain: "Bai Yi and Bai Er, we're resting. You two can take turns. Try to arrive by tomorrow morning, or it's okay if you arrive in the afternoon."
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