Chapter 296 The Secret of Life
Mother Guan said, "Madam, it's being said that the Second Master is the heir of the Heavenly Family."
This sentence was like a bolt from the blue to the eldest lady. She was panicked for a moment and a little out of control.
She quickly calmed down and angrily scolded, "Mother Guan, if it's just a rumor, why are you bringing it up in front of me? If someone with ulterior motives spreads it to the ears of the royal family and suspects us of ulterior motives, everyone in the mansion will be killed."
Mother Guan reacted immediately and slapped her mouth: "Please forgive me, Madam. I have spoken out of turn."
"Alright, you can leave." The eldest lady suppressed the matter and didn't want to say more. She picked up her chopsticks and saw Zhao Yi and Shen Qingtan looking at her. She said calmly, "Hurry up and eat, the food will be cold and it will be unpalatable."
Zhao Yi and Shen Qingtan didn't know what Guan Mama said to the eldest lady, they just learned from the eldest lady about the rumors spreading outside about the Duke's Mansion.
The family ate in silence. The atmosphere became dull and lost its previous warmth.
After dinner, Zhao Yi and Shen Qingtan said goodbye.
The eldest lady dismissed the servants in the room and signaled Guan Mama to guard the door.
The master saw the serious look on the mistress's face and knew that the matter was of great importance. "What rumors are spreading outside?"
"Mother Guan said there's a rumor out there that Yi'er is the Emperor's son." The eldest lady's suppressed emotions could no longer be contained after Zhao Yi and Shen Qingtan left. She was flustered and confused, at a loss for words: "Master, Yi'er's background can no longer be concealed. What should we do?"
The master looked shocked. He never thought that the secret he had hidden for more than 20 years would suddenly be revealed.
"Madam, Yi'er's background won't spread out of nowhere. I'm afraid the person behind this is well prepared." The eldest master's face was solemn. He considered it over and over again and said, "If all else fails, we can tell Yi'er the truth."
The eldest lady fell silent. She knew that it was safer for them to tell Yier in person than for Yier to learn the truth from outsiders.
But she was afraid that if she told the secret, she would lose Yier.
"Madam." The eldest master knew the eldest lady's concerns and slowly squatted in front of her, holding her hand. "We treat Yi'er as our own son, and he is very filial to us. The deep affection between us has long surpassed blood ties."
He whispered, "As long as Yi'er is willing to call us father and mother, he will be our son no matter where he is."
The eldest lady was touched. She naturally understood the temperament of the child she had raised with her own hands.
Yier seems cold and difficult to get close to, but in fact he is loyal and righteous at heart.
She just felt sorry for the child and couldn't bear to tell him the truth and let him bear the grievances of the previous generation.
"I understand." The eldest lady took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and pressed it against the corner of her eyes. "I'll go and tell them myself."
Some things must be faced eventually.
Instead of being passive, it is better to turn passivity into initiative.
After the eldest lady figured it out, she calmed down and went to Lanxue Garden with the eldest master.
Zhao Yi was not surprised to see the eldest lady and the eldest master.
When he came back from Jingde Hall, he heard the rumors spreading outside.
Zhao Yi wasn't swayed by the rumors, nor did he want to delve into them. He believed his parents would tell him if there was anything wrong, and if they couldn't speak, it was because they had unavoidable reasons.
Seeing the solemn expressions of the Master and the Madam, his mood suddenly became heavy.
"Yier, have you heard the rumors outside?" The eldest lady was a decisive person. Once she made a decision, she didn't drag her feet and said directly, "You have a family now. There are some things you should know the truth about."
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