"I'll just let it go..."
So, Gu Feiyan figured out that they were not dragon and phoenix twins.
It was also calculated that Xu Yao must have a twin sister who died a violent death.
The three members of the Wei family remained silent for a long while. They listened quietly with complicated expressions.
"So that's how it is." Lady Weiguo sighed.
Wei Wan bit her lower lip almost until it bled, her breathing gradually became rapid, her vision was blurry, and her expression was mournful.
That night, she had trouble falling asleep and kept her eyes open until dawn. She cried countless times, as if she had cried out all the tears of the past twenty years.
"Thank you for your advice, young lady." Wei Wan thanked her sincerely, her voice hoarse as if it had been rubbed by gravel, "I will bury her properly..."
Her expression was so sad, so helpless, and so self-blaming.
When the child was alive, she, as a mother, failed to protect her. After the child died, she must at least let the child reincarnate and not let her become a lonely ghost wandering the world.
Thinking of this, hot tears burst out again, dripping down her cheeks...
Wei Wan cried so hard that her heart was broken and her heart was broken.
The wife of Duke Weiguo also secretly chanted "Amitabha". The death of this child would be an eternal pain in the hearts of the Wei family and Wei Wan, and they only hoped that the child could be reincarnated as soon as possible.
The wife of Duke Weiguo held her breath, and after calming down, she continued, "I have discussed it with your eldest brother. We will bury this child in the ancestral tomb of the Wei family, set up a tablet for her in the ancestral hall, and receive offerings from the Wei family."
Generally speaking, children who died young cannot be buried in the ancestral tomb, even if they are nobles in the royal family. The Duke of Wei and his wife made such an exception for their younger sister's child who died young, which also showed their deep love for her.
Wei Wan's eyes became even redder and tears almost burst out again. A warm current flowed through her heart.
She met the wrong person, but she still had her family. No matter what happened to her, her elder brother and sister-in-law would stand by her; even if she was stuck in a quagmire, they would help her out of it.
She is already luckier than many, many people.
Wei Wan took several deep breaths, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and tried to calm herself down. She said in a difficult tone, "Xu Yan said that he threw Yao Jie'er's sister outside and let her freeze to death."
"He also said that a father killing his daughter is not guilty according to the law."
"He said that he just brought a concubine's child back to raise with the main wife. There are many such cases among the nobles. Xu Luo did not ask for the title of Crown Prince, so it is not considered as replacing the legitimate heir with a concubine. He just feared that his mother would make things difficult for me because I have no children."
"As for what happened last night, it was just a robbery..."
Wei Wan's hoarse voice was full of sarcasm.
It was not until last night that she saw clearly the person beside her and realized that she had been sleeping with a wolf for the past nine years.
Wei Wan tightly grasped the mattress beneath her and said the decision she had been thinking about all night: "Brother, I want to break up with Xu Yanyi."
"It must be done!" Duke Weiguo said in a rough voice, slamming the table heavily, with a strong murderous aura surging between his brows.
Duke Weiguo and his wife were mentally prepared for Wei Wan's decision. In other words, even if Wei Wan didn't mention it, they would have persuaded her.
This marriage must be ended! Wei Wan took a deep breath, tried to look at Gu Yanfei calmly, and said seriously: "After the matter is settled, my daughter and I will choose another day to thank you for saving my life."
If it weren't for Gu Yanfei, mother and daughter would have died unclearly on the road to the underworld.
She remembered this favor.
Xu Yan is the Marquis of Ji'an, a noble of superior rank, and his ancestors' achievements are vivid in people's minds. If he insists on those words, the Duke of Weiguo will not be able to call for killing unless he is willing to give up his title. Gu Feiyan is actually quite curious about how the Duke of Weiguo will deal with it. Based on what she has heard about the Duke of Weiguo's temperament, he will most likely not swallow this breath.
Gu Yanfei thought about it in his heart, and gave a few more suggestions about erecting a monument and a tablet, and told them to give the baby girl a name before burying her, and then he set off back to Beijing.
Thinking that she did not return home all night because of her family matters, Lady Weiguo felt very sorry and insisted on seeing her go back in person.
It was a small matter anyway, so Gu Yanfei did not insist. The two of them hurriedly set off on their journey at noon.
The farm was about twenty miles away from the capital, which was not far, but the road was rugged and it took nearly an hour to get back to the capital.
The clouds in the sky were dispersed by the morning light, and it was already noon.
Gu Yanfei saw from afar that on the official road outside the west city gate, all the pedestrians and horses were driven to both sides of the official road by the city gate guards, leaving an empty path in the middle.
Passers-by on the official road were talking to each other in twos and threes, and the common people were craning their necks to look around.
Gu Yanfei slowed down his horse and looked inside the west city gate. After a closer look, he saw Gu Yuan, wearing a scarlet official robe, among a group of people several dozen feet away.
Gu Yuan rode straight on a sturdy black horse with a stern look on his face and a long sword on his waist. He looked around vigilantly and directed a team of imperial guards to clear the way near the city gate.
Inside the city gate, another group of people and horses surrounded the other two young men like stars surrounding the moon, and galloped towards the outside of the city.
The team of thirty or forty people was so huge that it attracted all the attention around.
The pedestrians on the roadside looked at Chu Yi and the others excitedly, their eyes burning and their faces shining, making the place even more lively than boiling water.
"That's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He's so handsome, like a god descending from heaven."
"Yes, yes. Compared to that Third Prince of Nanyue, our First Prince is like a god in heaven."
"The Third Prince of Nanyue has been here for a long time, why is he still staying in the capital?!"
“…”
Various voices came one after another from the crowd.
Gu Yuan was responsible for protecting Chu Yi's safety, so he kept his eyes and ears open. He immediately noticed Gu Yanfei riding a red horse outside the city.
Gu Yuan frowned slightly and subconsciously looked up at the sky.
It's not even Si hour yet.
How come my sister came back from outside the city so early in the morning? Did she go out early in the morning, or... did she stay out all night?!
Gu Yuan pursed his lips, clenched the reins in his right hand, and frowned, thinking: He must go back home today.
"Yanfei, isn't this your elder brother?" Lady Weiguo reined in her horse, stopped beside Gu Yanfei, raised her eyebrows and looked at Gu Yuan at the city gate.
"He's my eldest brother." Gu Yanfei responded with a little guilt.
There was a rare look of embarrassment on her little face, and her eyes wandered for a moment.
Since Gu Yuan started working in the Imperial Guard, he basically had to stay in the palace eight out of ten days and seldom returned home.
When Gu Yanfei left with the people from the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion yesterday, he deliberately left Juanbi in the mansion and told her: If the eldest brother had returned home last night, she should tell him that she had gone out; if the eldest brother had not returned, she should not tell anyone.
However, man proposes, God disposes! Gu Yanfei sighed secretly in his heart.
Looking at the eldest brother's appearance, it was obvious that he did not return home last night. Unfortunately, her luck was so bad that she was caught red-handed by her eldest brother on this rare occasion when she did not return home at night.
Gu Yanfei gave an overly bright smile to Gu Yuan who was not far away, and waved at him in a flattering manner as a greeting.
Lady Weiguo noticed the subtle changes in Gu Yanfei's expression. She couldn't help but find it interesting that this girl was so confident and heroic when facing Xu Yan.
It turned out that this was how the little girl acted in front of her brother! Lady Weiguo covered her mouth silently, chuckling softly, and her eyes softened a little.
Seeing the Imperial Guards and the city gate guards coming to clear the way, Gu Yanfei and the wife of the Duke of Weiguo rode their horses to the side of the official road.
Madam Weiguo came closer to Gu Yanfei and whispered in her ear, "The eldest prince just accepted the task of negotiating with the Kingdom of Yue a few days ago...The third prince Baili wants the blueprint of a new type of flintlock rifle."
Thinking of what the Duke of Weiguo had told her, that the emperor had set his eyes on Gu Yanfei as the eldest prince's consort, the corners of the Duke of Weiguo's wife's lips curled up, and she simply took this opportunity to talk to Gu Yanfei about state affairs.
"In order to exchange for the eldest prince's return to the capital, the emperor promised the Yue Kingdom's saint to give the Yue Kingdom the blueprint of the flintlock rifle. This Baili Third Prince came here for this reason..."
It has been two months since Baili Yin, the third prince of Nanyue, arrived in the capital.
In fact, years ago, the current emperor fulfilled his agreement with the saint of Yue State and gave the drawings of the flintlock rifle to Baili Yin.
But Baili Yin did not accept the blueprint. Instead, he asked for the blueprint of the latest flintlock rifle. For this, the State of Yue was willing to pay an additional ten thousand taels of gold.
However, the emperor flatly rejected the proposal.
However, Baili Yin was obviously not willing to give up easily. This went on and on and it has dragged on until now. Seeing that February was just a few days away, Baili Yin still refused to leave the capital. He even proposed on behalf of the Saint of Yue State to return the Huangshuiyang Sea to Jing State as a condition.
The Huangshuiyang Sea area was ceded to the Kingdom of Yue by the previous emperor.
Two days ago, the emperor gave Chu Yi full authority to negotiate with the State of Yue at the morning court.
If it had been any other time, the officials from the aristocratic families who supported King Kang would never sit idly by and watch such a mission concerning two countries being handed over to Chu Yi. They would certainly jump out to oppose it, and there would probably be another head-on confrontation in the court.
But today is different from the past.
Recently, Prince Kang Chuyou has been busy preparing for his wedding. The officials of Prince Kang's faction are in chaos. Not only have they harmed the Yu and Feng families, but Yuan Zhe, the eldest son of the Yuan family, is still in prison. Later, because of the matter of Lian Yushi, a group of imperial envoys were angered. The imperial envoys pressed them aggressively, causing officials from aristocratic families such as Xiao Shoufu to become a little overwhelmed and unable to object for a while.
Therefore, Chu Yi took on this task smoothly.
After the wife of the Duke of Wei finished talking about the court affairs, she said with disdain, "I heard from the Duke that the Third Prince Baili is very annoying and slippery. I don't know what tricks he is up to this early in the morning!"
(End of this chapter)
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