Chapter 15: Resentment resolved, suspicions arise
Wei Qingyan was still sitting cross-legged in Guan's house, with his hands in the meditation seal.
With a whoosh, a strong wind blew into the room, causing the curtains to rustle.
A wisp of faint black air floated in front of her with the wind. Wei Qingyan opened her eyes and raised her hand. The black air wrapped around her cold white fingertips and finally gathered into a picture.
Wei Qingyan closed his eyes, and the picture began to move.
The man held the woman's hand and said, "Jinzhi, the fate of the country is the responsibility of every man. I have come this far and there is no turning back."
"I can continue to wait for you." The woman raised her tearful face and looked at the man infatuatedly.
The man's face was full of shame. "The Xie family has strategy and money and can help me, but the condition is that I marry a girl from the Xie family. If my great cause is not accomplished, I will take a concubine to alienate them.
You are not young anymore, and no one knows when you will accomplish your great cause. How can I bear to let you waste your time without knowing your age? Du Changyuan is a man who values friendship and loyalty, and he will be a very good husband.
Jinzhi, I need a military commander. Du Changyuan is quite accomplished in marching and fighting. You are the only one I can trust. Don't worry, I will not treat you unfairly in the future."
The woman lowered her eyes as if thinking, and then asked again, "Is it really true that Brother Shi can't marry me?"
The man turned his face away.
The woman closed her eyes and let out a long breath. "Okay, I'll marry you. I hope Brother Shi won't forget the promise he made today..."
Jinzhi was Guan's maiden name.
And that man was one that Wei Qingyan was very familiar with. He was the late emperor when he was young.
This wisp of black air is the obsession that Guan could not let go of deep in his heart before he died.
What Guan said was true, the late emperor had betrayed her.
She didn't dare to seek revenge on the late emperor, so she transferred her resentment to the deceased Du Changyuan, and also hated everyone in the Du family.
Wei Qingyan was stunned for a moment.
The late emperor who used women and plotted against his followers made her feel that the imperial grace the Qianwei family received was not as appropriate as it seemed on the surface.
"She's dead." Du Xueyi's voice rang in his ears, "The outsiders are saying now that she was greedy for money and harmed the Fang family. God couldn't bear it and made her crazy. It was retribution.
The servants involved in this will be killed or sold, so that the Fang family's reputation will not be damaged, and those old stories will not be spread.
The police just came, but she fell to her death in front of everyone, so the police won’t do anything about it.”
There have always been many secretive and dirty things in the wealthy families. Even if Guan had confessed before her death that she had murdered Fang and the murderer was already dead, and the Du family did not report the case, no one would have been suspicious.
Just treat it as a family disgrace of the Anyuan Marquisate and don’t let it be aired in public.
Wei Qingyan looked up at the sky and saw that Guan's black energy was slowly being swallowed by Fang and finally disappeared from the world.
She had done what she could regarding the Du family's affairs. As for what was next, even if Du Xueyi didn't tell her, she believed he could handle it.
"Xueyi, please copy some scriptures for Fang."
We are husband and wife, so let’s send her off.
The two went to Du Xueyi's study.
As soon as he picked up the pen, Du Xueyi stood up and stammered, "I'll go get Xiaoxiao..."
The general said that he would send Fang away at midnight tonight.
Xiaoxiao was not there when Fang died. This time, he had to take his daughter with him to see her off for the last time.
Guan died, and the servants in the mansion were in a panic and inevitably talked about it. Xiaoxiao was the most sensitive one, and she would be scared to be alone in Fengxiaoyuan.
Wei Qingyan had also planned to take Fang to see Xiaoxiao again. It was a good thing that Du Xueyi had Xiaoxiao in his heart.
She looked towards the door, and the previously thick black air had faded a lot.
He pinched the finger that had been cut earlier with his left hand, squeezed out a drop of blood, mixed it with the ink, picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and concentrated on writing the scriptures silently.
Du Xueyi came quickly and Xiaoxiao was held in his arms.
Although not intimate, there is no resistance.
When they came over, the black gas that was originally hovering at the door quickly floated away, and when they sat down at the desk, it hovered at the door again.
Ghost resentment is of no benefit to the living, especially to children.
Fang was afraid of hurting her daughter.
While dipping the ink in ink, Wei Qingyan dropped another drop of blood into the inkstone.
There is the light of merit in her blood. With the blessing of these merits, Fang will be born into a good family in her next life.
"Xiaoxiao, daddy will teach you how to write, okay?" Du Xueyi coaxed softly.
Perhaps this is what Fang was hoping for.
Xiaoxiao looked at Wei Qingyan, and when she saw her nod, she nodded too.
Mother said that Daddy is a good man, a hero who defends the country, and also a hero to her and her.
Her mother died and she was not afraid of bad guys bullying her because she knew that her father would come home and would drive away the bad guys for her.
But, Daddy didn't protect her, and she was beaten even more. The bad guys said that Daddy didn't want her anymore.
A Lu said that her father did not abandon her, he was just deceived.
My aunt said that Daddy was not a qualified father in the past, and Xiaoxiao can observe Daddy's performance and decide whether to give him another chance to be a good father.
Mother is a good person, and so is aunt. She is willing to believe them...
Du Xueyi held the child in his arms, holding her hand. On the ink-stained paper, he said, "Don't worry, I wasn't a good father before, but I will be a good father in the future.
Protect my daughter as she grows up, find a good husband for her in the future, and let her live a healthy and peaceful life.
I am not a husband of professional title. You have suffered a lot by marrying me. If in the next life, you don’t despise me and are still willing to marry me, I will make it up to you..."
The child was still young, and Du Xueyi was afraid of hurting her wrist, so he only let her copy a few lines symbolically, then held her on his other lap and continued to copy the scriptures silently.
Xiaoxiao didn't know what he and Wei Qingyan were doing, but she understood most of what he said.
Pursing her lips, she asked carefully, "Will you protect me like my mother and aunt in the future?"
Du Xueyi didn't expect Xiaoxiao to take the initiative to talk to him, and hurriedly said, "Yes, Daddy will. Daddy will protect Xiaoxiao and won't let bad guys bully Xiaoxiao anymore."
The little girl nodded thoughtfully, her face showing a maturity that did not belong to her age. She reached out and touched Du Xueyi's face.
"Mother said that knowing one's mistakes is the best way to improve. Daddy has changed and will still be Xiaoxiao's hero. Xiaoxiao still likes Daddy as much as before."
Du Xueyi's eyes were sore. He understood that Fang must have always beautified his image as a father in the child's mind. Thinking of his indifference to the child in the past six months, he felt even more guilty.
He stroked the child's head lovingly and vowed in his heart that he would never let Fang and the child down again.
The black air at the door became noticeably lighter.
Xiaoxiao suddenly seemed to sense something, looked out the door, and murmured, "Mother, mother..."
Tears fell, staining the rice paper, and it was hard to tell whether they were Du Xueyi's or Xiaoxiao's.
When the scriptures were piled up, Wei Qingyan felt relieved, and the black air at the door completely dissipated.
She put down her pen and said softly, "She understands the cause and effect."
The grudge is resolved!
Du Xueyi also put down his pen and held the sleeping child in his arms tighter.
Wei Qingyan stood up and said, "A-Lu is busy outside. Take Xiaoxiao and have a good sleep."
The Guan family will definitely come to visit tomorrow, so he has a lot to do.
Du Xueyi saw her walking out, "Is there anything else I need to do?"
"Just do what you promised her. I have to go out for something and will be back later."
She wanted to check out the private rooms in Yuyan Tower again.
During the day, Shi Yu left so quickly that she had to go back and take a look. What secret was hidden inside that made Shi Yu so concerned?
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