kvmb Chapter 22 She is her biological daughter
Chapter 22 She is her biological daughter
After finally managing to get rid of the Marquis, Ali helped him get ready and lay him down on the bed to reflect on the day's events.
That Ji Qingluan is vengeful and will definitely not let me off the hook.
The scene at the city gate told her that Xiao Yu was definitely not a simple person.
What is his purpose in approaching me?
Wenwan seems much smarter today.
The way the people in the Marquis's mansion treated her was also rather strange.
Sigh, she's got this kind of constitution where neither her father nor mother cares for her. Oh no, her father does love her very much.
She also has two older brothers who love her very much. So why doesn't her mother like her? Why does her mother even seem to harbor hostility towards her?
Headache!
Cover your head!
sleep!
Damn it, if I can't figure it out, I'll just stop thinking about it. When she wakes up tomorrow, she'll be a hero again!
Ah Li was sleeping soundly, so she didn't know that when the old Marquis returned to the main courtyard, Cui Fangshu kept whispering in his ear, with Wen Wan chiming in. They were talking enthusiastically, unaware that the Marquis was becoming increasingly impatient.
Cui Fangshu was still rambling on: "My lord, Ali really doesn't respect me at all. I think it would be better to send her back to her hometown. She..."
The Marquis waved his hand impatiently: "Alright, you can say less. Ali has just returned. We'll talk about it in a few days. That's all, I'm going to the training ground to train the troops."
As marquises of the Azure Dragon Empire, they are allowed to train their own private armies. However, there are limits on the number they can have.
Late at night, the Marquis's training finally ended. The soldiers groaned in dismay, but after the Marquis left, they excitedly gathered together, speculating about what the Marquis had done to offend the Madam that day. Training at the drill ground had long since ended; the reason they were still training so late was undoubtedly because the Marquis didn't want to go home.
The Marquis always used them as an excuse to avoid his wife. They knew exactly what was going on.
On his way back, the Marquis felt increasingly uneasy and decided to speak with Wen Wan. He asked her to be more understanding of Ali, as they were family and should maintain harmony.
Thinking this, he headed toward Wanyue Courtyard, where Wen Wan was.
There was another person who also planned to go to Wanyue Courtyard.
That's Ali after she woke up. She had taken a nap in the afternoon and was full of energy now.
She thought for a moment, and since she couldn't sleep, she decided to eavesdrop. A dark and windy night was the perfect time to do something shameful.
The saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle." First, listen to what the gentle whispers are saying.
...Wanyue Courtyard...
"Granny Wen, what should we do?"
A maid in a willow-green dress was asking the head maid of Wanyue Courtyard that their second young lady had fainted.
Just now, the maid brought bird's nest to Wen Wan, but Wen Wan, who usually loves bird's nest the most, suddenly didn't want to eat it. The maid remembered that her mistress had said that she had to drink bird's nest porridge every day in order to be beautiful, so she mustered up her courage and tried to persuade her again. Unexpectedly, Wen Wan immediately flew into a rage, stood up and slapped the maid, and scolded her for disrespecting her mistress.
But Wenwan suddenly fainted from anger while she was scolding.
Granny Wen roared, "What are you crying about? It's not like someone's dead! Watch your mouth! Go and fetch the family physician right now!"
"Yes, yes, thank you, Granny Wen." The maid walked away in shame. Granny Wen was usually kind and gentle. She was only scolding her today because she was thinking of her—people from wealthy families were very afraid of death.
Little did Granny Wen know what the maid was thinking. She was extremely anxious, as this was her bargaining chip for turning her life around, and she couldn't afford to make any mistakes.
Finally, the royal physician arrived, and she quickly grabbed his hand: "Quick, quick, see what's wrong with Miss."
The physician looked at Granny Wen's anxious face, which resembled that of an ant on a hot pan, and sighed inwardly: "No wonder the Second Miss is so close to Granny Wen. Granny Wen's loyalty is truly rare. It's just a fainting spell, nothing serious. Look how worried Granny Wen is."
Granny Wen was completely unaware that the two people thought of her as kind and loyal. She was only worried about Wen Wan's health and urged her hurriedly, "Hurry up! If anything is delayed, can you afford to compensate me?"
The physician touched the second young lady's wrist, and soon stood up in shock: "Second young lady, what... what is this..."
Granny Cui asked anxiously, "What's wrong with her?"
"...Second Miss, this is...you're pregnant, but..."
Upon hearing this, Granny Cui exclaimed, "Oh no!"
She quickly glanced at everyone present, and the people in Wanyue Courtyard wisely lowered their heads and pretended to be deaf and dumb.
Granny Wen: "Physician, would you like to take another look?"
The physician nodded, and after taking her pulse carefully again, said, "It's definitely a pregnancy pulse, but the second young lady is not yet married, how could she be pregnant?"
Granny Wen was not alarmed at all; of course she knew.
A month ago, the Gu and Xia families discussed the marriage. Seeing that she couldn't refuse, she and Wen Wan devised a plan to make it a fait accompli.
I didn't expect to win on the first try.
But now, no one present could be left alive. A murderous glint flashed in her eyes, and just as she was about to kill them to silence them, she heard an angry shout: "How dare you! How could Wen Wan be pregnant?"
Everyone looked up and saw that the Marquis had arrived.
Everyone bowed and greeted her. Granny Wen glanced at everyone present, then looked at the Marquis. Perhaps now was a good opportunity to do that thing.
She slowly said to everyone, "You may all leave. I will explain this matter to the Marquis."
After everyone left, Granny Cui immediately knelt down: "My lord, Miss... is indeed pregnant."
"What?" The Marquis was furious. "How could she do something so disgraceful to the family?" After thinking for a moment, the Marquis immediately said, "Send her away from the capital and never let her come back."
"No! Your Excellency cannot send her away."
"Why not? I only spared her life because of our years of friendship, you know? If it were anyone else, I would have executed them on the spot for disgracing the family!" He detested adultery the most, because he had done it himself... Just thinking about it made him angry!
"My lord, she is your daughter."
The Marquis was furious and said fiercely, "Even if she were my own daughter, I would not allow her to disgrace the family, let alone that she is just an adopted daughter!"
"But she is your own daughter!"
"What?!" The Marquis was shocked. "How could that be? In my entire life, I only have one biological daughter, Xia Li."
Granny Wen cried and said, "She is Chanyi and your biological daughter!"
Upon hearing this, the Marquis was immediately stunned. That sordid past that he least wanted to recall, that existence that he had always wanted to erase, the only stain on his life! It was laid out before him without any warning.