Unlike the joyous celebrations in Da Yu, the Gong family's New Year was rather dull and tasteless.
There was a strange atmosphere throughout.
"Husband, it's time to take your medicine."
Yunwei brought a bowl of medicine to the bedside. Upon hearing this, Gong Liuming forced himself to get up and said, "It's been so long, thank you for taking such good care of me, Madam."
“My husband, that’s a rather distant remark.” Yunwei looked worried upon hearing this. “Ever since you returned from Gaixian County… you have fallen ill and have even become somewhat estranged from your father. I am worried.”
"Wei'er, you don't understand."
Whenever Gong Liuming closes his eyes, Gu Lin's face automatically appears in his mind, saying that they only want legitimate sons and that illegitimate sons are useless.
Compared to Qin Zheng and Sun Cai, he didn't even qualify to be valued by Da Yu.
"My lord, if I may be so bold, are you troubled by the matter of whether you are the legitimate son or the illegitimate son?" Yunwei steadied herself. "If you had fallen ill because of this, it would have been truly not worth it."
Seeing Gong Liuming look up at her, Yun Wei knew that Gong Liuming had taken her words to heart.
"In any case, Father only has two sons, you and my second brother. Although you are a son born out of wedlock, as the saying goes, troubled times produce heroes. Now that the aristocratic family is in turmoil, it is actually a good opportunity for you."
Yun Wei's words were actually extremely dangerous. If they were to reach the ears of the Yun family head, she would be accused of sowing discord.
"My good chance?" Gong Liuming smiled sarcastically. "I was defeated and have disgraced the Gong family."
“But that plan was proposed by my second brother; you just went to fight in his place.”
Yun Wei looked directly into Gong Liuming's eyes and asked, "Since you returned to the Gong family, have Grandmother and Father ever complained about you? Has my second brother ever uttered a single complaint about you?"
"Never, because everyone knows in their hearts that your failure this time is the failure of the aristocratic family, not your personal failure, nor the failure of the Gong family."
“Wei’er, I don’t think as clearly as you, a woman.”
As if awakened, Gong Liuming's previously dull eyes lit up again.
"In my opinion, my husband should recover his health as soon as possible and then participate in the battle between the aristocratic families and Dayu."
After saying that, Yunwei reached out and grabbed Gong Liuming, "Husband, you are full of talent, I believe you will do better than your second brother."
After an incense stick had burned, Gong Liuming held a military treatise in his hands, and his recent dejection had completely vanished.
As Yunwei stepped out of the house, her expression suddenly turned cold. She picked up a handkerchief and carefully wiped the places where she had just touched Gong Liuming.
"Madam, if you keep wiping your hands, they'll get raw." A maidservant whispered to Yun Wei, who paused and then threw the handkerchief she had used to wipe her hands on the ground.
Every time she had contact with Gong Liuming, she felt disgusted.
"Let's go see Grandma."
......
"Wei'er is here, come in quickly." When Madam Gong saw Yun Wei coming, she immediately told someone to make tea for Yun Wei. "It's freezing outside, you don't need to come to see this old woman every day."
“My husband has been bedridden lately, and he’s always worried about you, Grandmother.” Yunwei quickly pleased the old lady with her words. “I come here every day to reassure you that I’m taking good care of my husband!”
“I know that you’ve had a harder time than anyone else in this family lately.”
After all, she was her granddaughter-in-law who had been with her for so long, and even the old lady Gong softened her heart for once. "As for Ming'er... if it weren't for your daily persuasion, I don't know what he would have done."
"Grandmother's words make me feel ashamed."
Yunwei lowered her eyes. "This incident has been a huge blow to my husband. I have tried my best to persuade him, but... it's just my husband's personality, so I can't accept these words from my grandmother."
"If I say you deserve it, then you deserve it."
Madam Gong gestured for Yun Wei to come closer to her, saying, "Now it seems that my granddaughter-in-law is the most sensible person in the Yun family."
“Grandmother…” Yunwei squatted down, looked up at Old Madam Gong, her eyes full of filial piety.
“Sometimes Grandmother thinks that you just had a bit of bad luck.” A glint of light flashed in the old lady’s somewhat cloudy eyes. “You said that your second sister only took advantage of not being married, so she became the head of the Yun family, and did such a rebellious thing against the ancestors, and was named the King of Yun by Dayu.”
"I think there must be many people in Luoming who are unwilling to submit to Dayu, but they keep it to themselves because of Yunhui."
"Grandma means..."
Yunwei looked at Old Madam Gong with a horrified expression and disbelief.
"Grandmother thinks you are no less capable than Yun Hui," the old lady Gong said slowly. "Since both Yun Hui and Yun Mo have defied the ancestors, then the head of the Yun family should naturally be you."
"Am I... really a suitable granddaughter-in-law?"
"With the Gong family backing you up, as well as the Qin, Sun, and Pei families, Wei'er, don't be afraid."
After returning to the room, Yunwei sat down at her desk.
She had endured for so long, and finally this day had come. These people began to plot against her, wanting to use her name to "prosper" the Yun family and preserve the reputation of the aristocratic family.
Thinking of this, Yunwei picked up her pen and began writing a letter in a flash.
She had to tell the Empress Dowager this news.
......
Zhaoning Palace.
"Mother, why does the baby in your belly move every day?"
For several days in a row, Jiang Yu felt the baby move. Gu Qingyan couldn't help but ask, "Isn't such frequent fetal movement harmful to your body?"
"Ayan, you'll be attending court again tomorrow, so don't worry about me. Enjoy this rare moment of comfort today."
Upon hearing Jiang Yu's words, Gu Qingyan's face immediately turned ashen.
"Time flies when you don't have to attend court."
"If this gets out, your reputation for diligence will be ruined." Gu Lin's voice rang out without any politeness. "Also, remember to go to bed early tonight."
“Father, I heard from Ling Ku that you used to skip court every few days, and you beat up all the opposing officials at first. Why do I have to attend court obediently?” Gu Qingyan’s words almost made Jiang Yu spit out the tea in her mouth.
Gu Lin remained calm and composed upon hearing this, saying, "I am me, and you are you. Da Yu is not Da Ning."
Besides, Ayu wasn't with him at the time.
If Gu Qingyan dared to do that now, Ayu would be the first to twist his ear.
"Hmph!" Gu Qingyan pouted. "So be it. A thousand years from now, the history books will only say that I was a good emperor who was skilled in both literature and martial arts!"
"Both scholarly and martial?"
"I am both scholarly and martial!"
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