Parents are present, so there is no division of the household.
Moreover, Gu Yan Chen was the eldest son by the legitimate wife, so he could not be separated even if the family were divided.
However, the Emperor's reward was not sent to Marquis Guangling's mansion, but directly to the newly acquired residence of Gu Yan Chen. The deeper meaning behind this was truly thought-provoking. The Emperor's will is unfathomable. Could it be that the Emperor knew of the discord between father and son and specifically intended to support Gu Yan Chen?
Oh, this is truly remarkable. The Emperor even interferes in such private matters, which shows how highly he regards Gu Yan Chen.
But why is this so?
As the saying goes, there is no love without reason, and no hatred without reason. Throughout the entire Spring Festival, officials in the capital were constantly pondering how Gu Yan Chen had managed to capture the Emperor's favor. Unfortunately, they knew too little, and no matter how hard they thought, they couldn't come up with a satisfactory answer.
Pingning Marquis's Mansion.
Zeng Wei Yang lay weakly on the bed, listening to Yin Qiao report every detail of the events of the past two days. She bit her lip fiercely. In recent days, the events in her dreams had been coming true one by one, but whenever these events involved Lu Nian Fu, they all went awry.
Lu Nian Fu, who was supposed to have fallen into disrepute, was living well in Xiangshui County, and had even gotten married.
It would have been fine if she had just gotten married, but the man she married had also risen steadily in rank, from an unknown constable to the Commander of Jiangnan, holding military power. At that time, Zeng Wei Yang was filled with worry. How could the legitimate wife of a third-rank official be imprisoned in Pingning Marquis's Mansion and have her blood drained like herself? As expected, her father soon abandoned the idea of bringing her back.
Zeng Wei Yang had once felt despair, and the despair deepened when Yin Zhu told her that the man Lu Nian Fu married was named Gu Yan Chen.
Gu Yan Chen!!!
A major event had occurred in Marquis Guangling's mansion in her dream. Gu Yan Chen, the eldest son by an concubine, was actually the child of the late Consort Rong. After a blood test, he was brought into the palace as the Seventh Prince, bestowed with the given name Rui, and enfeoffed as Prince Rui.
Zeng Wei Yang had not taken this matter to heart. What did Prince Rui have to do with her? She was merely a pitiable creature who couldn't even control her own life.
However, she never expected that this Gu Yan Chen would marry Lu Nian Fu.
She was almost consumed by despair. In her dream, Lu Nian Fu was Prince Ning's secondary consort, and her father had not dared to harbor any ulterior motives. Now, Lu Nian Fu had become Prince Rui's legitimate wife, so how could her father dare to harm her? Her only comfort was that Gu Yan Chen was not like in her dream, having recognized his ancestors two years ago. Perhaps time had changed, and everything would be different.
Who would have thought that the dream and reality would converge so quickly.
Gu Yan Chen, just like in her dream, had taken control of the Dali Temple, although the process was different.
So, she still couldn't escape that ending, and had to die early due to excessive blood loss? But she truly didn't want to die.
If nothing could be changed, what was the meaning of her precognitive dreams? Yin Qiao was startled by her vacant stare and the bloodstains on her lips that she didn't seem to notice. She quickly called out to her, "Eldest Miss, Eldest Miss, don't scare this servant!"
Zeng Wei Yang finally came back to her senses and waved her hand, "You may go first. I need to think carefully."
"Eldest Miss, don't be too disheartened. Regardless, it's a good thing that she has returned to the capital. In the past, she was in Yangzhou, so far away. Even if the Marquis had all the abilities in the world, he couldn't use them. But now that she's back, it's different. As long as the Marquis is sincere, even if she hesitates due to public opinion, she will have to acknowledge this relationship. As long as there is interaction, are you afraid the Marquis won't succeed?"
Zeng Wei Yang gave a bitter smile, "That would also require your Marquis to have the courage."
The Princess of Rui? How could he dare?
Yin Qiao didn't quite understand and tilted her head to think, "How could he not have the courage? If he didn't have this intention, why would the Marquis have sent the Madam to visit with gifts so early in the morning?"
"The Madam went to see her?"
"Yes, she prepared many gifts."
What good were prepared gifts? Madam Ban was clearly reluctant to let her daughter jump into this fiery pit. No, she couldn't give up just like this. Zeng Wei Yang sat up with a sudden movement. She at least had to let her father know her mother's intentions. Otherwise, with Madam Ban's mindset, she would only push Lu Nian Fu further away, making her utterly disheartened with Marquis Guangning's mansion.
Once Gu Yan Chen's identity was exposed, what hope would she have?
Would she have to marry an unknown impoverished scholar like in her dream, and then be controlled by her father for a lifetime? Zeng Wei Yang's eyes suddenly lit up at this thought. Marriage.
Lu Nian Fu could prevent her father from easily harming her by getting married. So if she also married someone with high status and power, could she escape her father's control?