Chapter 429: Song Mingen is the eldest brother’s illegitimate son?
The Chaofeng Palace Academy is all female, so it is not convenient for outsiders to enter. Song Yu took Wen Nuo to the carriage and asked in a low voice, "What's so strange about the old man in the west of the city?"
Wen Nuo: "When I saw him for the first time when I walked in, I thought he was a little strange."
"What's strange about that?"
Wen Nuo recalled, "I can't explain it. When we barged in, he was so scared that he stepped back, muttering 'Let him go, don't come over here.' He still had his hands behind his back, his eyes full of fear. At first, I thought he was hiding some kind of recipe, but Sister Ningshuang handed him a sharp sword, and his hands were shaking with fear. I forgot to check for a moment, and after he confessed, we retreated to the yard. Then I remembered that he might have something hidden in his sleeve, so I turned back. He was still as panicked as at the beginning. I took his hand and searched his sleeve, but there was nothing."
Song Yu asked, "What about the rest of the room?"
"I've looked around and found nothing suspicious. Sister, are you worried that Du Zhihuan is colluding with him and has concocted some kind of poison, hoping to kill you when the opportunity arises?"
Song Yu's eyes darkened, "Well, it's possible."
"That shouldn't be possible. Du Zhihuan is truly ill. Sister Ningshuang just told me that she sneaked into the florist's shop to see her. If you're worried, we can stop by the florist's shop tomorrow on our way out of town to take her pulse. Bring your blood brother along, and he'll be able to show his love for his adopted sister."
Song Yu frowned, "Doesn't that mean he's going to Luming Mountain with us?"
"He loves his adopted sister so much. Now that she's sick, he's definitely going to stay with her."
Song Yu said calmly, "Alright, go find him."
"Oh, by the way, I went to the Jiang Mansion when I came here. The Du family sent someone there this morning. Your eldest brother and second brother will be back in three days. Are you looking forward to it?"
Song Yu still had some expectations for her elder and second brothers, but she said, "It doesn't matter, I will be spoiled by my elder brothers."
"Who?" Wen Nuo was surprised. "Which big brother? Could it be Prince Xiao? Are you really in love with him?"
Song Yu: ...
"Get out of the car now!"
Yunqi Inn
Gu Wanqing looked at the two people in front of him and rubbed his eyes vigorously. "Yan'er, don't try to deceive Grandfather. How can these two be your great-aunt and great-aunt? Don't let anyone fool you!"
"Grandma." Gu Jinyan hurried over and hugged Gu Yining's arm and shook it. "Please say something. Grandpa is old and his eyesight may not be very good, but his hearing is still good."
"Yan'er!" Gu Wanqing frowned and glared at her, pretending to be angry. His eldest granddaughter was becoming more and more outrageous.
Gu Yining hurriedly said, "Brother, please don't scare Yan'er."
Gu Wanqing's old eyes widened like bells. "Yes, that voice is my sister's."
"Where's my voice? Can you hear it?"
Gu Wanqing looked at Xiao Yanxu again and saw that he had changed all over. He had a familiar smell. "Gu greets His Majesty and Princess."
"We are all family, no need to be polite." Xiao Yanxu pulled him to sit down.
"Prince, sister, why don't you go back to the palace now that you're back? And you're so disguised, I can't even recognize you!"
Gu Yining: "We came back to secretly investigate after our grandson's wife was replaced. Now Yu girl is very much to my liking. We will return home tomorrow."
Gu Jinyan smiled and said, "That's great. My cousin always talks about you and has prepared many gifts for you two. Tomorrow, Axuan and I will take you back home."
"Okay, okay."
"Sister, you've been back for so long, it's impossible that you've only been secretly observing Song Yu's character, right? Even if you came back early, you should have returned home a few days ago. And you didn't tell me, but only told Yan'er, I'm your biological eldest brother."
Gu Wanqing's tone was obviously a little sour.
"Oh, big brother, didn't I ask Yan'er to tell you that you are the head of the Gu family, and your every move must be watched. If I go looking for you, won't I be discovered by someone I know and be able to secretly investigate Yu girl?"
"Fortunately, you didn't tell me in advance that you had changed your appearance. If the Third Brother saw us, he would have accused me of doing something shameful in private."
"What?" Xiao Yanxu raised an eyebrow. "Did you really do something shameful?"
Gu Yining looked at him suspiciously.
"No, don't look at me like that, the third brother is just imagining things!"
Gu Yining pressed him, "The third child doesn't seem like someone who would talk nonsense. You must have done something."
Gu Wanqing was inconsolable. "I didn't do anything, really! It was the Third Brother... Yan'er, you go out first."
Gu Jinyan stood up reluctantly, she was curious!
"Brother, what on earth have you done?"
Gu Wanqing: "What could I possibly have done wrong? It was when Song Yu's adoptive father, Song Ming'en, and the Wen Can brothers were discussing cooperation with our Gu family. That day, Song Ming'en came to our house with a rash on his face and wearing a mask. The third brother saw that he had the same ears as me and said he was my illegitimate child."
The couple looked at each other in shock.
Gu Yining asked, "Have you checked? Is Song Mingen your illegitimate child?"
"Definitely not. It's impossible for me to have a mistress, but the children all think it's possible. After all, Song Mingen does have ears exactly like mine. At first I didn't believe it, but then he suddenly died of an illness, and I took the children to pay my respects. I was just going through the motions, but when I saw the big coffin, I felt so heavy and sad, and I wasn't so sure anymore. I really didn't have a mistress. Maybe when I was young, I went out to discuss business and inevitably got drunk, which ruined my innocence."
Xiao Yanxu: "When you went to pay your respects that day, how did the Jiang family react to you?"
Gu Wanqing: "I haven't noticed, but the Jiang family is a little disliked by the third brother. After all, the third brother took Song Mingen's mask in Zhongyi Building that day. The Jiang family may suspect that Song Mingen's sudden death was the work of the third brother."
Gu Yining was inexplicably annoyed. "Third Brother, you attacked Song Mingen just because he had a pair of ears that looked exactly like yours?"
Gu Wanqing said anxiously: "No matter how reckless the Third Brother is, he can't possibly attack Song Mingen!"
Gu Yining asked, "Did Song Mingen become ill after returning from Zhongyi Building?"
Gu Wanqing was silent for a moment. "...After that day, it was Wen Can who came to discuss the details of the cooperation. Then came the news of his death."
Gu Yining was indescribable at the moment. It was very likely that her granddaughter-in-law's adoptive father was her nephew.
The brother and sister sat facing each other in silence for a moment. Xiao Yanxu noticed that the atmosphere was not right and spoke up, "Song Mingben is dead and cannot be resurrected, no matter if he is of the Gu family or not. We should help Jiang Yunwan with the baby in her belly."
Gu Wanqing: "I have already prepared a new shop for this child. When he turns one, I will give him the shop as a birthday gift on the pretext of win-win cooperation between the Gu and Song families."
Gu Yining objected: "That's inappropriate!"
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