coobybook Chapter 92 Did she leave?
Chapter 92 Did she leave?
“Yu Niang, you don’t need to blame yourself.” Wei Guangzheng felt his whole body go numb as she nestled against him. He lovingly hugged her and comforted her, “You haven’t been in the manor long and don’t know her temper. She’s a selfish and jealous person. Don’t take her words to heart.”
“Master, I have been waiting for you in the manor all day today. I have some good news to tell you in person.” Yu Niang’s eyes were filled with shyness. Her slender hand, which had been stroking Wei Guangzheng’s chest, suddenly moved to her lower abdomen. “My period has not come this month, so I asked the maid to secretly invite a doctor to take my pulse. I didn’t expect the doctor to say that I am pregnant.”
"what?"
Two exclamations sounded at the same time.
A wave of excitement and exhilaration washed over them.
A surge of excitement and anger.
Before Wei Guangzheng could say anything, Ge rushed towards them, trying to pull Yu Niang away from Wei Guangzheng—
"You slut from a brothel, you dare to have a child? Even if you did have one, you shameless woman who's slept with a thousand men, who knows whose child it is!"
"Ahhh..." Yu Niang screamed in fright.
No one knows where she got the strength, but despite Ge's tyranny, she clung tightly to Wei Guangzheng's clothes and refused to let Ge tear her away.
Wei Guangzheng's anger surged to the top of his head. He quickly pulled Yu Niang behind him and then swung his hand to slap Ge Shi hard!
'Snapped'!
The heavy slap was no less than Yu Niang's scream.
Ge Shi instantly knocked him to the ground with his brute force.
"Pfft!" She uncontrollably spat out a mouthful of blood, along with a large tooth that fell to the ground. She stared at the tooth with trembling eyes, then pointed at Wei Guangzheng and roared fiercely, "Wei Guangzheng, I'm going to sue you for favoring your concubine over your wife!"
Wei Guangzheng replied with a livid face, "Did I ruin you? It's clearly you who wanted to ruin the children in Yu Niang's household! If you have the guts, you can sue me. I also want people to judge whether you are selfish and jealous, unworthy of your position, or whether I favored my concubine over my wife!"
After saying that, he turned around and hugged Yu Niang, saying anxiously, "Yu Niang, go back to your room quickly, don't let this wicked woman hurt you! I'm so old, and I only have one son, all because that woman's womb was useless. Now that you've given me a son in my old age, I will never let you down!"
“Master, please don’t say that. You are in your prime, full of vigor and vitality, while Yu Niang is young and healthy. As long as you wish, Yu Niang will give birth to as many children as you desire.”
"Haha... Well, Yu Niang, you'd better keep your word!"
In the hall.
Watching their retreating figures embrace, and listening to their self-deprecating and shameless conversation, Madam Ge covered her swollen face with one hand and her aching and furious heart with the other. Her sharp gaze was like a thousand arrows hidden within, wishing she could shoot them to death!
The maid knelt down, her heart aching with tenderness as she carefully helped her up, choking back tears as she pleaded, "Madam, Master has been bewitched by that vile woman. You mustn't argue with him anymore. The more you dwell on that vile woman's affairs, the more you'll push him towards her!"
Madam Ge gritted her teeth in hatred, "But I'm not reconciled! I've been married to him for twenty years, how can he humiliate me because of a lowly woman from a brothel?"
As she thought of something, her gaze became even more shrewd.
That bitch still wants to have children...
dream!
She would never allow any bastard to take anything from her son!
the other side.
Wei Yonghuai, who is currently on duty at the Ministry of Rites, has also heard the news that Luo Lixian is the fifth princess of Beilin Kingdom.
He made an excuse to leave work, but instead of returning to the Wei residence, he went to a secluded tavern and got himself completely drunk.
The dream he once had remained in his mind.
He was certain that Ye Shishu had also had the same dream, which was why she abandoned their engagement and went to Prince Cheng's arms.
But he didn't understand why Luo Lixian had no background or identity in her previous life, but suddenly became the princess of Beilin Kingdom in this life!
Both women were either wealthy or of high social standing.
They should all have belonged to him, but he didn't get any of them...
I didn't get any of them...
He didn't understand why it turned out like this?
……
The events at the morning court session also alarmed Consort Lan of Lanxia Palace.
Zhu Huaning happened to be right next to her, and upon hearing the news, her dignified appearance instantly turned pale.
Consort Lan suddenly realized, "No wonder the Crown Prince insisted on bringing her into the Eastern Palace despite the criticism; it turns out that woman has quite a background." Seeing the suppressed anger on Zhu Huaning's face, she rose and walked to her, taking her hand and comforting her with a smile, "Your Highness, there's no need to take this to heart. Even if she is a princess of Bei Lin, she's at most a pawn in repairing relations between the two countries. Even if she helps Da Ye and Bei Lin repair their relationship, as a princess sent for a political marriage, she will still be viewed with suspicion by the Emperor and the Crown Prince."
After hearing what she said, Zhu Huaning's complexion improved slightly.
Also.
Who would trust a princess from an enemy country who is sent as a bride for political reasons?
Even if the Crown Prince is foolish, the Emperor won't be foolish.
However, Luo Lixian's status truly disgusted her. Originally, she would look down on Luo Lixian, a withered flower who had been taken in by the Crown Prince, but in the future, she would probably have to treat such a lowly person with deference.
……
General's Mansion.
People from the palace came, along with a coroner, to examine Gu Simo's charred remains.
Three days later.
The imperial edict was issued, stating that Gu Yong, as the Grand Secretary, had disrespected his wife, abandoned his adopted daughter, and was morally corrupt. He was deemed unworthy of his reputation and therefore unfit for office. He was stripped of his position as Grand Secretary, stripped of his official rank, and demoted to a commoner.
Upon hearing this news, Ye Shishu's family felt unsatisfied, but it was also within their expectations.
After all, the Crown Prince had already cleared Gu Yong of any suspicion of treason. Seriously though, the mere fact that he was demoted to a commoner for his moral failings was already a severe punishment.
If an emperor were even slightly lenient, the worst that would happen is a demotion or punishment, but at least the official rank would be preserved, and there would be a chance to turn things around in the future.
On the day the imperial edict was issued, the General's Mansion held a funeral procession and burial ceremony.
The eldest daughter of the Gu family died in the fire that the Gu family set on fire. As Gu Yong's reputation for moral depravity spread, the Ye family took the opportunity to declare that they would no longer have any marital ties with the Gu family.
Gu Simo has now completely shed her identity as a daughter of the Gu family.
That night.
Ye Shijun couldn't wait any longer and went to Prince Cheng's residence to ask Ye Shishu for someone.
"Little sister, where is Mo'er now? Did she leave the capital without saying a word?"
"Second brother, what would you do if I told you that your wife has left?" Ye Shishu couldn't help but tease him when she saw his anxious look.
But to his surprise, Ye Shijun took it seriously, his shoulders slumping as he slumped into a chair. "She's gone? Just like that? Without a word?"
Ye Shishu feigned ignorance and asked him, "Second Brother, I overheard your conversation with Second Sister-in-law at the tavern. Your marriage was mutually beneficial. Now she has helped our Ye family distance itself from the Gu family, thwarting the Crown Prince's faction's schemes, while you helped her shed her Gu family identity. You've cooperated successfully, and everyone's happy. Isn't it normal for her to leave?"
She paused for a moment, then feigned surprise, "Second Brother, could it be that you've fallen for her and can't bear to let her go?"
“I like it…” Ye Shijun’s gaze suddenly became unfocused.
"What, you don't like her? If you don't like her, why are you so bothered? Isn't it better for her to leave like this?"