Jiang Yu seemed to have thought of something, and his voice lowered slightly: "Prime Minister Gu's son has been physically weak since childhood, but he is very fond of beautiful women."
"Six or seven out of ten days he lingered among the women's skirts."
Wei Wei rarely listened to gossip about the lives of high-ranking officials, so she took it very seriously.
It wasn't until I heard the last sentence that I realized something was amiss.
The mask concealed her expression, but the light shining through it made Jiang Yu feel somewhat uncomfortable.
They were speaking very seriously, so why did they feel embarrassed?
Jiang Yu coughed lightly and continued, "Later, when he reached a certain age, he also got married."
"They have been married for two years, but she has never been pregnant."
"None of his concubines in the backyard ever got pregnant."
The doctors came and went frequently, but everyone was in good health, and they couldn't find the cause at all.
Prime Minister Gu only had this one son, and now that his son had no descendants, he was naturally very anxious.
Rumors have spread from who-knows-where that Prime Minister Gu has no children, possibly because his constitution is so special that only women compatible with him can conceive.
They've considered every possible method, so they don't mind having one more.
After searching and searching, the daughter of a humble family in the capital was chosen.
With just a sedan chair and a few hundred taels of silver, the woman unwittingly became the ninth concubine of Prime Minister Gu's son.
Strangely enough, while the others remained unprepared, the woman was found to be pregnant in her third month in the household.
When the news came, the Gu family was in a state of excitement for three days.
From that time on, that daughter became someone everyone in the Gu family wanted to protect.
Even Young Master Gu's wife had to treat her with deference.
She had thought her good days were about to begin.
But what she never expected was that after the child was born, she was ruthlessly moved to an extremely remote village and never saw her son again.
She spent her days and nights in the village lost in thought, and she began to go somewhat mad.
Given the current situation, it's not hard to see that she deliberately stole the child and took him away.
After hearing this story, Wei Wei fell silent.
Although the woman was pitiful, her condition might not have been conducive to raising the child properly.
Perhaps she was just pretending to be crazy at the time, simply to make people wary of her.
Unfortunately, nobody cares what the truth is.
No one would care about her whatsoever.
All I know is that she stole the child, which is utterly despicable.
The journey from the capital to Loucheng is already considered quite long.
She was such a delicate woman; I wonder how much suffering she endured along the way.
Although the child was a bit dirty, he hadn't lost an ounce of flesh.
This is what makes a woman so great.
She reserved all the good things for her children.
Wei Wei didn't want to think about it anymore.
They only asked, "Who are those people who suddenly appeared today, and why did they try to snatch this child?"
Jiang Yu calmed the restless child and softened his voice: "There are probably only two possibilities."
"The enemy who went to great lengths to find Prime Minister Gu's grandson after learning of his disappearance."
"The wife of Young Master Gu after learning the child's whereabouts."
Wei Wei could understand the enemy, but Gu Shao's wife was somewhat more understandable.
After all, she didn't have any children, so having this child with her was a way for her to rely on in the future.
Unless there's a major rift in their relationship.
Jiang Yu nodded: "That's true."
He looked at her: "Do you know who Prime Minister Gu's daughter-in-law is?"
Wei Wei raised an eyebrow upon hearing his question, then rolled her eyes.
She's never been to the capital, let alone had any contact with those centers of power, so how could she possibly know!
Jiang Yu also realized that he had asked a very stupid question, and couldn't help but laugh.
Explanation: "His daughter-in-law was Jiang Changhe's half-sister and the daughter of King Ming."
"Although she was a concubine's daughter, she was very much liked by Jiang Changhe, and her status in the mansion rose accordingly."
She had been married into the Gu family for two years without getting pregnant, and everyone assumed it was because the young master Gu was weak.
Who knew that the concubine he took in would become pregnant?
So many people think that it's just that she can't have children.
As for those concubines, she must have secretly sabotaged them as well.
Suddenly, she became the target of everyone's hatred and disdain.
How could the proud and arrogant Jiang family's illegitimate daughter possibly tolerate this?
Although she treats her adopted son very well on the surface, she secretly wishes she could strangle him!
Now that we have such a great opportunity, we should definitely make good use of it.
Lost in thought, Jiang Yu suddenly flicked the mask on her face with his finger and said with a smile, "These are just my guesses, and I can't be sure if they're true or false."
Wei Wei recalled Jiang Changhe's demeanor and couldn't help but sigh. She said with great certainty, "With a sister like Jiang Changhe, the older sister can't be much better off."
Seeing her so agitated, Jiang Yu smiled again: "Not everyone in the Ming Prince's mansion is like this."
"Jiang Changhe's elder sister, Princess Changting, born to the Ming King's first wife, is very kind."
He knew Wei Wei didn't know either, so he only said this much and didn't continue.
But he still told her, "You'll understand when you go to the capital in the future."
Seeing how well he knew the financial situation of these nobles, Wei Wei felt increasingly uneasy.
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