Xie Xuan was startled. He looked at Yun Chuwei and asked, "How could this happen? Didn't you say that your body was fine and you wouldn't die?"
Yun Chu pursed her lips slightly, then slowly said, "He won't die anytime soon. But he probably won't live long either."
Xie Xuan frowned deeply: "There must be a way, right?"
Yun Chuwei pursed her lips slightly, then simply changed the subject: "When will the Yue family be beheaded? When will Hero Zhu leave the capital?"
Although Zhu Anshi was guilty of trespassing into the palace, he was meritorious for reporting the crime, so his merits and demerits canceled each other out.
He was neither punished nor rewarded.
Yun Chuwei thought that Zhu Anshi would not leave until he had witnessed the beheading of the Yue family members.
Xie Xuan frowned slightly upon hearing this and said, "The day after tomorrow, after the Yue family members are beheaded, Master Zhu will leave."
Yun Chuwei nodded slightly.
Xie Xuan then spoke up, "Yun Chuwei, why can't you answer my question directly? Why are you changing the subject?"
Yun Chuwei looked at Xie Xuan, feeling helpless: "Xie Xuan, you asked me how to survive, that's my Achilles' heel. Do you think I should just casually say it out loud?"
Xie Xuan was taken aback.
It has to be said that Yun Chuwei was right.
Yun Chuwei continued, "If one can live, who would want to die?"
As soon as Yun Chuwei finished speaking, the carriage stopped, and the driver's voice came from behind.
"Your Highness, we have arrived at the Marquis's residence!"
Yun Chuwei stood up and said, "I'm going back now!"
After saying that, she immediately got out of the car.
Xie Xuan sat in the carriage, remaining silent for a long time.
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Yun Chuwei returned to the Marquis's residence and was immediately summoned by the old lady.
After exchanging pleasantries, Grandma Yun finally asked the question she had been longing to ask.
"Why did His Majesty keep you here just now? Did he say anything to you?" the old lady asked Yun Chuwei.
Yun Chuwei looked at the old lady and said slowly, "Don't you think you're being too good to your mother?"
"No way!" the old woman waved her hand. "I often scold her!"
"You scold her for being useless, but hope she becomes strong and can protect herself at all times?" Yun Chuwei said quietly.
The old lady coughed lightly twice: "Isn't it right for a mother-in-law to treat her daughter-in-law well? Is that what His Majesty asked you?"
Yun Chuwei nodded.
"What did you say?" After saying that, the old lady pretended not to care, picked up her teacup, brought it to her lips, and slowly drank it.
“I’m telling you, you two aren’t mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, you’re mother and daughter!” Yun Chuwei said calmly.
"Pfft—" The old lady spat out a mouthful of tea and coughed violently.
Yun Chuwei: ...
She reached out and gently patted the old lady's back to help her catch her breath.
The old lady finally calmed down: "You...you child, why are you talking nonsense?"
"Yes, yes, yes..." Yun Chuwei said obediently, "I was just talking nonsense..."
The old lady choked.
She sized up Yun Chuwei for a moment and asked, "Did that old man teach you these things?"
Yun Chuwei said casually, "Face reading, divination, and calculating kinship—aren't these basic services? Would Grandmother like a reading? It'll only cost ten taels!"
old lady:……
She always felt that her granddaughter was planning to use the title of fortune teller to swindle and deceive people everywhere.
This old woman needs to be careful of being scammed!
Yun Chuwei felt the old lady's gaze and slowly said, "It seems that it is not necessary!"
"What did His Majesty say?" the old lady asked, as if remembering something.
When Yun Chuwei asked, she said, "His Majesty seems to feel indebted to you and your grandfather, and it is understandable that you want to change the heir to a man."
Speaking of this, the old lady couldn't help but grit her teeth: "I could never do such a terrible thing! What good would it do if your mother were to suffer and inherit the marquis's title?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Chuwei asked curiously, "Could there be another story behind this?"
The old lady sighed and said, "Madam He and I were quite close. When I was about to give birth, I asked her to help me find a wet nurse. She brought me several women who were also pregnant, and I chose two that I liked. One of them gave birth to a son half a month before me, but told me that the child died."
Hearing this, Yun Chuwei could roughly guess what had happened.
She asked, "This person swapped her son with you?"
The old lady nodded: "Because your grandfather was injured at the time, his health was severely damaged. He could no longer have children, so everyone hoped that I was carrying a son. Madam He actually suggested that I prepare a boy, so that if a girl was born, we could exchange her to avoid the court taking back the title. I did not agree at the time."
The old lady paused, then continued, "However, Madam He still felt I needed it. Coincidentally, that woman also wanted her son to become the heir of the Marquis's mansion. She had already done Madam He a favor. By using the life-saving debt as leverage, Madam He agreed. So the two of them actually plotted this behind my back!"
The old lady's face was gloomy: "It's also my fault! Because your grandfather was injured and I was pregnant, I agreed to let Madam He handle the affairs of the mansion. After she got real power from me, she started to make her plans. I only found out about this by chance when my child turned one year old."
Yun Chuwei was somewhat surprised to hear this.
"At that point, nothing could be changed. We could only make the best of a bad situation!" the old lady said.
The old lady sighed, then said, "Fortunately, His Majesty did not pursue the matter."
Yun Chuwei said slowly, "His Majesty did not pursue the matter against you and your grandfather, but he felt that Yun Xian should not occupy this position!"
The old lady was startled and asked, "Does His Majesty intend to revoke the title?"
Yun Chuwei shook her head slightly: "His Majesty's intention is to let the Marquis's heir inherit the title."
The old lady breathed a sigh of relief again.
Fortunately, the title wasn't revoked.
If the Marquis's mansion loses its title in her hands, how will she have the face to face the ancestors of the Yun family in the afterlife?
"What should we do about this?" the old lady asked.
Yun Chuwei thought for a moment and said, "His Majesty will handle this matter; you don't need to worry about it."
The old lady listened, her lips moved, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally asked, "Yunxian..."
Yun Chuwei didn't wait for her to finish speaking before saying, "It can't be saved!"
The old lady's eyes widened.
Although Yun Xian is not her biological son, she has raised him for so long, so there is bound to be some affection between them.
Although she despised and loathed the actions of this so-called son, he was, after all, the child she had raised.
After a long silence, the old lady finally spoke: "Very well, he should have been dealt with when he poisoned your mother. Now, consider it atonement!"
Yun Chuwei looked at the old lady and smiled, "It's good that you can think things through!"
Just then, a maid knocked on the door and said, "Old Madam, the Marquis has been carried over!"
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