Chuanwen and the others were just outside Linhua Palace, so her thoughts could still reach the palace. The emperor and others were watching the song and dance performance. Their interest, which had been dampened by the issue of women's rights, had returned. After hearing Chuanwen's thoughts, their interest was even higher. They were enjoying the song and dance performance and eating melon seeds. It was quite a pleasant experience.
But seriously, there's nothing to be proud of if you're good at swearing. Does Chuanwen have some misunderstanding about swearing?
Outside the palace, Wei Zihan finally pointed at Chuanwen and started cursing. However, the noble ladies of wealthy families were very conscious of their image when cursing, unlike the flamboyant cursing of rural women. Instead, they gave a heavy snort and focused on the other person's shortcomings. Undoubtedly, in her opinion, Chuanwen's only shortcoming was that he grew up in the countryside.
She glanced at Chuanwen's appearance and said sarcastically, "So what if you're good-looking? You're still just a boorish, uneducated girl! The Empress's interest in you is just a passing fancy. Once she gets tired of you, you'll have to go back to where you came from. Someone like you is probably only good at using your looks to please people!"
Wei Zihan cursed for a long time, but there was no response to her message. When she looked over, she found that the hateful girl was looking at her with shock in her eyes.
[Pfft—! No way! Wei Zihan really is a fake who was switched out!]
After a moment of shock, Chuanwen fell silent, saying, "Well, I was just saying that casually, don't be so polite!"
Of course, Wei Zihan couldn't hear Chuanwen's thoughts. Seeing Chuanwen's expression, she thought she had said something wrong. She quickly recalled what she had said and felt that she hadn't said anything wrong.
But Chuanwen's expression was really puzzling. Wei Zihan was about to lose her temper, but Chuanyu wouldn't let anyone bully Wenmei in front of her, so she refuted Wei Zihan word by word.
Compared to the sharp-tongued Wei Zihan, Chuan Yu was much more composed. His words were not heavy, but they were firm and resounding, and he could sometimes make Wei Zihan so angry that he would be fuming.
When Chuanwen saw that Yu-jie was there, he had no room to do anything, so he sat aside and watched the battle, while also gossiping about the Wei family.
[At that time, the Duchess of Wei and her brother's wife were giving birth at the same time. On their way back from offering incense, they were caught in a downpour. Their carriage got stuck in the mud, and the horses were whipped quite hard. Although they managed to pull the carriage out with a burst of strength, the force was too strong, and the carriage overturned.]
The two pregnant women were thrown from the carriage, immediately bleeding from their legs and in labor. Everyone worked together to lift them back into the carriage, but due to the shock, the Duchess of Wei suffered a difficult labor and died by the time the baby was born. Fearing his wife couldn't handle the shock, the Duke of Wei glanced at his sister-in-law, who had fainted after giving birth, and secretly switched the stillborn infant with the newborn's crying baby...
Inside the main hall, in the outer room, Wei Xin, who was in charge of the staff department, looked at his elder brother in disbelief, while the latter was already drenched in sweat.
Inside, the Duchess of Wei was a little confused, but she still looked at her sister-in-law. Seeing that her sister-in-law was not acting strangely and was happily enjoying the song and dance, she realized that her sister-in-law did not have an official title and could not hear Chuanwen's heartfelt words, but her heart was even more uneasy.
Then came Chuanwen's heartfelt words: "After returning home, the Duke of Wei felt very sorry for his younger brother. He tried to comfort him and even brought the child to the other family, causing the grieving couple to argue every day."
Duke Wei touched his nose, and Wei Xin's expression also became somewhat unpleasant.
[Once, the Duke of Wei took the child to his younger brother again, which annoyed the Duke to no end. After the Duke left, the Duke opened the window and put the child by the window to be exposed to the cold wind. The Duke felt bad about it, but he also felt that this child was cursed to death. So he locked the door and left, wanting to avoid seeing it. He wandered around outside for an afternoon before returning. After returning the child, the child had a fever for three days and three nights...]
Now it was Wei Xin's turn to feel guilty. All the ministers were looking at him, especially the Duke of Wei, whose gaze seemed to pierce him. Wei Xin lowered his head, not daring to meet their eyes. He regretted it too; after all, that was his own daughter, and he was extremely reluctant to part with her.
[Haha, the Duke of Wei always gives the baby to his younger brother and his wife, making the unsuspecting Duchess of Wei suspect that the child wasn't hers, but rather the son of the Duke and his sister-in-law! She's argued with the Duke about it many times...]
Lady Wei was immediately embarrassed, but tell me, who wouldn't be suspicious in that situation? She saw that child less often than her sister-in-law did.
The Duke of Wei was also embarrassed; didn't he feel guilty?
Duke Wei glanced outside the main hall, thinking that Chuanwen must not be exposed about what happened later. Maybe he should go out and distract Chuanwen so she could gossip about other people's affairs?
The emperor saw that the Duke of Wei was looking outside, and he knew that the Duke did not want Chuanwen to continue cutting the melon. However, everyone was enjoying the conversation, so it was best not to disturb the girl.
"Duke of Wei, what are you thinking? Isn't the singing and dancing entertaining?"
The emperor smiled slightly, and the crown prince touched his nose. "Father, is it really okay for you to enjoy listening to your subjects' gossip so much?"
However, he also didn't want to be interrupted while Chuanwen was cutting melons. The other ministers also looked at Duke Wei and Wei Xin, smiling and saying, "Yes, yes, isn't the song and dance good?"
Anyway, the melon was delicious! Hahaha!
Duke Wei could only laugh awkwardly and say, "It looks good, it looks good."
My heart is breaking!
[Drawing lots? Then why did the Duke of Wei display peacock feathers?]
Chuan Wen chuckled after flipping through the text. "Old Wei, you've got quite the ambition! You even want your daughter to be empress! Hahaha, Wei Zihan actually grabbed that peacock feather, making Old Wei incredibly happy. He firmly believes his daughter is destined to be empress, hahaha!"
[And there's more... Old Wei secretly told his younger brother and his wife that Wei Zihan was destined to be a phoenix, hoping they'd be happy too. But the couple thought he was just showing off. His boast, translated, was: "Look, your child wasn't lucky, was he? Your child died. Hey, my child is lucky! My child not only came into being alive, but is also destined to be a phoenix!"]
The Duke of Wei was filled with shame, his head almost buried in the ground. Wei Xin's expression was no better; he wondered why the maids and servants who had gone with him to offer incense had disappeared afterward. It seemed his brother had also played a trick to cover up the truth!
Thinking about all this, he couldn't help but glare at his brother with hatred.
The couple was furious, especially Wei Xin's wife. Just seeing the child made her feel nauseous. She'd pinch her when no one was around, hahaha! Once the child grew older and remembered things, she stopped pinching her and started sabotaging her behind her back, ruining her reputation everywhere. The Duke of Wei was putting so much effort into nurturing her, and these two were just dragging him down, hahaha!
Wei Guogong:......
Looking at his younger brother, he wondered how Zihan could be so well-rounded in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, yet have such a bad reputation outside, with no one coming to propose marriage even though he was so old. It turned out that his younger brother was the one pulling the strings behind the scenes!
Wei Xin: I...I...I regret it!
The crown prince nudged the Duke of Wei beside him, cracking melon seeds as he laughed, "I will never be emperor. Duke of Wei, you should try to find someone else."
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