Chapter 59 The elder sister knows that she is a woman
Ever since Wei Qingyan fell unconscious in Gong Mansion and was taken away by Prince Rong that day, Wei Shiran has been paying attention to her situation.
As soon as Wei Qingyan woke up today, she got the news and hurried over.
She brought two large boxes and made a great bow upon meeting Gong Jin. She then took Gong Jin's hand and said, "Miss, you have done such a great favor to the Gong family. I have no way to repay you. Let me kowtow to you first."
Gong Jin also cooperated. Without waiting for Wei Qingyan to stop him, he kowtowed three times and smiled at Wei Qingyan.
Wei Qingyan motioned him to stand up and said to Wei Shiran, "Madam, there is no need to do this. My helping the Gong family resolve their grievances is a deal with Second Master Gong."
Wei Shiran shook her head. "That's not a deal. The Gong family is also protected by the National Protection Army, so it should be so. The young lady has paid too much for my Gong family."
She turned her gaze from Wei Qingyan's face to the hand that had been cut that day, and opened a box. "Here are some medicinal herbs for nourishing the body. If you are feeling unwell, they might be of use to you."
Then he walked to another larger box and opened it. "These are from our own shop. Girls love them. I think Miss Chang likes them too."
Wei Qingyan followed her gaze and saw that the box had three layers when opened. Each layer had twelve small compartments, and each compartment contained different dried fruits, candied fruits, dried meat, dried fish and other snacks.
Wanyi also had a box like this, which was specially made by her mother. She was very envious of it when she was a child.
Wei Shiran was always paying attention to Wei Qingyan's expression. Even though she had already determined some things in her heart, her nose suddenly felt sore when she saw that Wei Qingyan's expression had changed slightly because of this box.
She bent down and picked up a piece of paper from the box and handed it to Wei Qingyan. "This is the deed for this shop. I've already gone to the government office to make changes. From now on, this shop will belong to you, young lady."
"I'll accept the snacks, but please take the shop and medicinal materials to me, Madam." Wei Qingyan declined.
She has no use for the medicinal herbs, so there is no need for a shop.
Wei Shiran curled her lips and said, "Wait until the girl hears the origin of this shop before deciding whether to buy it or not."
She looked at Du Xueyi and the others, "My Lord, I would like to speak to Miss Chang alone. Could you please make it convenient for me?"
Du Xueyi glanced at Wei Qingyan, and when he saw her nod, he smiled and said, "You two can chat slowly. I happen to have some official business to attend to. Young Master, please accompany my Xiaoxiao for a while."
After saying that, he took everyone away.
When there were only two people left in the room, Wei Shiran just looked at Wei Qingyan without saying a word.
"Mrs. Gong?" The look was the same as the one he saw on the day of Jie Yuan's grudge. Wei Qingyan frowned slightly.
"My father followed the late emperor in his quest for great achievements. Although he was extremely busy every day, he personally taught us four sisters how to write.
Men originally held the pen high when writing cursive script, but my grandfather died early, so my father was taught by my grandmother, who was good at writing small characters with flowers. Women are weak, so they need to hold the pen low to help the force reach the tip of the pen, making the pen round and steady.
Therefore, my father was also used to holding the pen low, but he had been practicing martial arts since he was young and was very strong, so he was used to holding his wrist high when writing to reduce the force. We, who were taught by him, also inherited this habit.
Wei Qingyan's heart skipped a beat, as she was also educated by her father.
Wei Shiran looked at Wei Qingyan with eyes that gradually became moist, "Grandmother said that children with two swirls on their heads are kind-hearted, upright, strong-willed and intelligent, which is the character of the Wei family.
Brother, is that you? Or should I call you Fifth Sister?
Wei Qingyan clenched his fists suddenly, then slowly loosened them. "Why did you say that, Madam?"
"There aren't many people in this world who can make Prince Rong nervous, and there aren't many who can keep Marquis Anyuan at his beck and call. And yet, your writing style is exactly like your father's, and you also have two swirls on your head."
She tentatively reached out her hand and gently touched Wei Qingyan's bandaged palm, "Even if Minglou hadn't spoken about the Huangshaling incident in the Imperial College, the students outside would have already started a commotion.
Minglou's lectures are just the icing on the cake. You don't have to make this deal with the Gong family.
And you, in order to save me and Gong Jin, decided to help the Gong family resolve their grievances, but you almost lost your life. If you had no relatives or friends, you wouldn't have done this."
Wei Qingyan looked at her quietly without saying a word, but he was extremely shocked in his heart. How did his elder sister know that she was a girl, and when did she know it? His mother said that his elder sister and the others were unaware of it.
Wei Shiran gave her the answer.
“When my father went to war for the last time, he called my husband and me to his study and told us a shocking secret.
My heroic brother turned out to be a girl. My father asked us to promise him that he would defeat Wudan and retire after achieving his goal.
Let us announce to the public that when Gong Jun was born, we actually gave birth to twins, and the other daughter was taken to her hometown to be raised by her grandmother because of her frail body.
That girl was A-di. Her father knew that A-di was not someone who coveted power. She wanted to be an ordinary girl rather than a general who protected the country. Therefore, her father arranged a way for her to escape death.
Her father wanted her to unload the burden and be a girl again, but he couldn't bear to see his younger brother suffer for many years and end up being an unknown citizen.
I want my younger brother to live in this world as my daughter, the granddaughter of the Wei family, and find a good marriage in my hometown in the future. With my other three sisters protecting him there, I think he can live a stable life..."
She suddenly bent her knees and knelt in front of Wei Qingyan, "I was stupid and didn't follow my father's instructions, so I killed my brother.
My father left me a few secret guards, intending to wait for Wudan to be defeated, and then have those secret guards pretend to be the remnants of Wudan's forces to assassinate my brother, so that my brother could take the opportunity to fake his death.
But I... I was unwilling to see my younger brother die so early after making such great contributions to the Wei Dynasty. I thought that after he returned to the capital, he would accept the people's worship and the court's rewards, and then I would escape.
She is a woman, yet she is more outstanding than men. That should have been her glory, but I didn't expect Beiling to take advantage of the opportunity and ambush her. It was my greed that harmed my brother."
She was about to kowtow when she was possessed, but was stopped by Wei Qingyan.
She never expected that her father, who had always been so majestic to her, would make such arrangements for her.
I don't know whether I should be touched or bitter.
When they disguised her as a man, they didn't ask her opinion. When they asked her to fake her death, no one asked her opinion.
"It's not that my father doesn't care about my younger brother, but he was a military commander in the previous dynasty. He raised his arms and led his people to follow the late emperor. In the eyes of the people in the previous dynasty, the Wei family was a traitor.
Unfortunately, at that time, the foundation of the Wei Dynasty was not yet solid. In order to show his benevolence, the previous emperor left behind many ministers of the previous dynasty. If my father died in battle, there would be no Wei family bloodline to lead the National Protection Army. The National Protection Army would definitely be taken away by the royal family. Without the National Protection Army, the Wei family would have difficulty surviving.
On another level, after the founding of the Wei Dynasty, wars continued to break out. The bravery of the National Protection Army was known to all enemy countries. Once a war broke out, the imperial court would definitely let the National Protection Army take the lead.
One hundred thousand soldiers who protected the country followed my father because they believed in him. My father loved his soldiers and he valued the lives of every soldier who protected the country. He dared not put their lives in the hands of others. Therefore, he personally cultivated his daughter.
She once again presented the shop deed to Wei Qingyan, “My father felt bad for my younger brother, so he gave me some property and told me to manage it. I will give it all to my younger brother as a dowry in the future.
This food shop is one of them. His father saw all the grievances suffered by his younger brother, but he said that since he had chosen to let his younger brother shoulder this burden, he should not be soft-hearted, as being soft-hearted would harm her.
I didn't dare tell anyone about the fake death because my father had tested Second Mother, but she disagreed. He was afraid that my younger brother would know the truth and reveal it to Second Mother.
The second mother that Wei Shiran mentioned is Wei Qingyan's mother.
As a son, if she faked her death, she would indeed inform her mother, but her mother would certainly not agree.
Wei Qingyan took the contract and looked up at Wei Shiran, "Those people also know my identity? Grandmother and my other three sisters also know, right?"
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