noffsinger Chapter 617 Aunt Liu Comes to the Door
Chapter 617 Aunt Liu Comes to the Door
Ling Silang laughed uncontrollably, "Okay, okay, I'll talk to Fourth Uncle later."
Du Mingxian nodded emphatically, "Then I'll just wait for your arrangements. Once you've made them, just let me know so I can fake my death."
"Don't worry, you've already worked very hard. You don't need to worry about what happens next. I'll take care of it."
With someone to take care of things, Du Mingxian focused more on enjoying herself, simply lying down to take care of the baby, spending her days playing with the child, eating, and sleeping.
When Xia Yu returned that day, he asked, "Madam, should we get involved in Guo Miaomiao's matter?"
"Oh right, I forgot about that person."
"So, have you found out where she is?"
After the fake Guo Miaomiao appeared, she kept this matter in mind. When she returned to Ping County, she immediately asked Xia Yu to investigate. However, there was no news for many days, and she had completely forgotten about it.
"We found out. Guo Miaomiao suspected that her father was not dead. When she went to investigate, she was discovered and taken to the shaman."
Du Mingxian was about to give up, "It's so far away, it's not realistic for us to go see her."
Xia Yu fell silent.
Du Mingxian didn't want to get involved, but the fake Guo Miaomiao was a shady character, so it was something she could try to manipulate.
That evening, when Ling Silang returned, she asked, "Guo Miaomiao is in Tara. I was thinking, could we have the Crown Prince negotiate with them to see if we can bring her back?"
"A replacement is possible, but it needs to be done properly." Ling Silang also felt this was feasible. "But should we save her?"
"Save her! Guo Miaomiao is quite an interesting person. Save her if the Crown Prince doesn't have to put in too much effort."
“Alright, the princess of that dharma haven’t been sent away yet. When the time comes, the Crown Prince’s men will escort her back. We can write a letter and have it delivered to the Crown Prince.”
"You can arrange it however you like."
There was nothing for Du Mingxian to worry about here. Before she could get away, she overheard two juicy pieces of gossip.
Aunt Liu of the Zhao family, who was traveling outside, was arrested because the young master of the Zhao family lent his house to Guo Miaomiao. After her arrest, Liu Ruyan cared for her deeply, treating her even better than her own son.
Everyone assumed that this was a story of deep sisterly affection between Aunt Liu and her deceased sister.
Actually not.
Aunt Liu had a fiancé before, and the two had a very good relationship, but the man cheated on her with Madam Zhao. In the end, Aunt Liu's fiancé died to save Madam Zhao.
Madam Zhao is pregnant. This child, also known as Young Master Zhao, is not Master Zhao's child, but rather the child of Concubine Liu's fiancé.
Hearing this, Du Mingxian felt that Aunt Liu was usually quite intelligent, but when it came to love, she completely became love-struck.
A man who cheated on her with another woman, yet she still loved him so much that she devoted herself to taking care of that man's child and making all sorts of plans for the child.
Even Xiangyang was extremely surprised; it was all perfectly normal.
"When this news broke, Master Zhao was furious and wanted to kick Young Master Zhao out immediately. But Aunt Liu stopped him and even said that if Master Zhao kicked him out, she would go out with him."
Du Mingxian didn't think much of Aunt Liu. "She's just a concubine. She can be different from the principal wife. Concubines don't have freedom. If Master Zhao doesn't let her go, she has no way to leave."
"The rumors outside are quite incredible. Some people even say that if Master Zhao drives away Concubine Liu, they wouldn't mind and could marry her directly."
"Adding fuel to the fire, Aunt Liu is indeed not wrong. She is a woman who can do big business. In fact, half of the Zhao family's business depends on Aunt Liu. But now it's really not working out."
The three of them were chatting animatedly when a maidservant came to deliver a message: Aunt Liu was requesting an audience.
Du Mingxian asked in surprise, "The Zhao family should be making a scene right now, what is she doing here?"
Xiang Yang didn't speak, but Xia Yu said, "As a concubine, it won't be easy for her to leave Master Zhao. Could it be that she wants to ask Madam to help her leave the Zhao family?"
“I can’t make that decision. It’s their family matter. If Master Zhao doesn’t want it, she’ll find another way and come to me. What can I do?”
Upon hearing Du Mingxian's words, Xiang Yang asked in a low voice, "Madam, shall we still see her?"
"Look, everyone's here. I haven't been out much for a while, and it's been tough being cooped up at home. It's nice to have someone come and talk to me." Du Mingxian decided to meet them right away.
Aunt Liu was sitting in the flower hall lost in thought when she saw Du Mingxian coming over. She was very surprised and quickly got up to greet her.
"sit down."
The two sat down, and Xiangyang served tea before standing to one side.
Aunt Liu spoke first, "How is Madam feeling? I heard that Madam was not feeling well and I had been wanting to come and visit her, but I heard that Madam was not seeing any guests, so I did not come to disturb her."
"I'm much better. My health wasn't very good before, but I recently picked up a child. Now that I have a child by my side, I feel like life is so vibrant, so I'm doing pretty well."
"That's good. Madam looks quite well today."
Du Mingxian smiled and said, "It's alright."
Taking her complexion as a topic of conversation, Du Mingxian naturally asked, "You look tired; have you had any upsetting things happen at home these past few days?"
Aunt Liu's expression darkened slightly. "There are some things that are quite difficult to deal with. I came here today to hear Madam's advice."
"you say?"
Seeing that Du Mingxian didn't mention her matter, Aunt Liu took the initiative to explain, "Things in my Zhao family are a bit messy. The eldest son was found out a couple of days ago that he is not the master's child."
"Huh?" Du Mingxian looked surprised.
Xiangyang stood to the side, full of admiration. Just moments ago, the lady was talking about this, but now she was acting as if she knew nothing. What excellent acting skills!
"The eldest son is the child of my wife and my fiancé."
“This…” Du Mingxian showed an embarrassed expression at the right time.
Xiang Yang explained, "That's right. The eldest son is the child of my wife and my fiancé. I didn't know this before. It was only later that I felt the child was growing up to look more and more like him, which aroused my suspicion. So I found out after investigating."
"So it was you who told Master Zhao about this?"
“No, it wasn’t me who said it. Of course I wouldn’t tell him these things. I hope he never finds out.” Xiangyang said anxiously. “As for his child, I naturally hope he’s alright, but the master still found out. Some things can’t be kept secret forever.”
Du Mingxian nodded emphatically, "That's true. There are many things we can't hide. Imagine how angry Master Zhao would be if he suddenly discovered that the son he raised with such care wasn't his own."
When Aunt Liu heard that Du Mingxian sympathized with Master Zhao, she looked very embarrassed. "Master is angry, but he also raised this child himself. The biological child and the raised child are the same. I don't know what Master is thinking."
“You don’t know, he actually thought of… sending the child directly to a temple to become a monk, saying it was to let the child atone for his sins. What could a child possibly know?”