Daddy actually secretly had a child with another woman!
He refused to acknowledge any child born to another woman as his own brother!
Hmph!
His brother was Yun Xiaojing, born to their mother.
Gu Xiaofeng blinked his beautiful big eyes. Could he be born to Ye Wang and Mother? Suddenly, his heart filled with anticipation.
Zhan Tianye was shocked by Zhan Xiaoli's little head-scratching thought, "No."
The light in Gu Xiaofeng's eyes instantly dimmed.
So it wasn't.
Zhan Xiaoli was stunned.
Zhan Tianye looked at his two sons, unsure how to explain. He decided to wait until they were brought before Yun Shu and they all called her mother, then there would be no need for explanations.
"It will still take a few hours to get back to Prince Ye's mansion. You two should sleep first," Zhan Tianye told them.
The two little ones exchanged glances.
Zhan Xiaoli was already sleepy. Although he didn't want to accept Gu Xiaofeng, he couldn't resist his drowsiness and closed his eyes.
Gu Xiaofeng hadn't slept all night yesterday, and then at the Qianqiu Banquet, his heart was troubled with many thoughts. He didn't last a moment before falling asleep.
Zhan Tianye looked at his two sleeping sons, and a new, unfamiliar feeling suddenly surfaced in his heart.
A scene flashed by his eyes at lightning speed: their mother holding them with him...
"Your Highness, we are almost at the Prince's mansion," Qiu Lu said from outside the carriage.
Zhan Tianye pulled himself back from his fleeting thoughts, "Mm."
...
The next day.
Gu Residence.
Yun Shu stood before the main gate of the Gu family, waiting quietly.
A'cha followed beside her.
Seeing that the gatekeeper of the Gu family had gone in and not come out for a long time.
A'cha frowned slightly and whispered, "Miss, why are they taking so long to report inside?"
"No hurry," Yun Shu waited patiently.
At the same time, she pondered the Gu family through the original owner's memories.
But unfortunately, the original owner had always been silly. She only knew that Miss Gu Zhiruo was nice to her. As for Gu Zhiruo's situation in the Gu family, the original owner knew nothing.
A moment later, the gatekeeper who had gone to report finally came out.
The gatekeeper approached Yun Shu, "Please forgive Miss Yun Er, but Miss is ill and does not wish to spread her illness to Miss Yun Er. Please visit again after some time."
Yun Shu's eyes flickered, and she nodded directly, "Alright."
Then she left with A'cha.
Watching them board the carriage, the gatekeeper ran back into the mansion.
On the carriage.
A'cha voiced her doubts, "The reason the gatekeeper gave is a bit far-fetched. Miss just explained her purpose, knowing Miss Gu was ill and came to visit. Then he said he was afraid of infecting Miss and asked her to come back later. I suspect this isn't Miss Gu's response at all."
Yun Shu smiled faintly and nodded, "Your observation is keen, A'cha, you are truly intelligent. Now your lady here can even save herself the trouble of thinking."
"Miss!" A'cha blushed, surprised that Yun Shu was teasing her.
Yun Shu lightly tapped her leg with her finger and made a decision, "If I try to see Gu Zhiruo through someone else, it's probably impossible. I'll go see her tonight."
A'cha immediately nodded. Although Miss hadn't used much martial arts in front of her, she knew very well that Miss's martial arts were incredibly powerful!
Jing Heng said he couldn't defeat Miss, which showed how unfathomably profound her martial arts were!
Thinking of this, A'cha lowered her head and said, "Miss, can I learn martial arts from Jing Heng?"
"Of course. Learning martial arts can help you protect yourself and strengthen your body. Learn from Jing Heng," Yun Shu agreed with a smile.
A'cha was overjoyed, "Thank you, Miss."
"Don't thank me, thank Jing Heng. You are the first person he's willing to teach," Yun Shu said meaningfully.
A'cha's cheeks flushed rapidly, "This servant thanks him."
"Study hard. He never teaches anyone easily. Since he's willing to teach you, you must have a talent for martial arts," Yun Shu added.
A'cha immediately nodded, "Yes, Miss!"
They chatted for a while longer.
Passing by a pastry shop, Yun Shu got out of the carriage to buy some.
Coincidentally, she overheard some gossip.
It was all about the Regent King being impotent, told in vivid detail.
Everyone's expression while discussing the matter was animated.
Yun Shu felt like laughing. If Zhan Ming heard these rumors himself, he would surely be so angry his nostrils would flare.
Good, good.
At this moment, the person who would be most restless would probably be Yun Yueyin.
Her gaze deepened slightly.
It was time to draw the net. Once Xiao Feng knew Yun Yueyin's true face, he would send Yun Yueyin directly to meet the original owner.
...
At the inn.
Old Madam Yun, with a tired face, looked at Yang Shi, who was crying poverty before her, and reluctantly handed over a stack of banknotes. "This is all I have. We are staying at an inn and the expenses are high every day. Why don't we return to the mansion?"
"Mother, absolutely not! Yueyin said that Master said our current residence has very poor feng shui and affects Yueyin's and the Master's fortunes. If we go back, our whole family will be doomed!" Yang Shi's expression eased slightly upon seeing the banknotes, but she couldn't hide her worried look.
These banknotes would not last for many days.
Old Madam Yun sighed helplessly, "And buy another house? Living in an inn every day, what does that look like?"
"Don't we have a home we can't return to? As long as we can go back to the General's mansion, all difficulties will be solved. Mother, we must find a way to go back!" Yang Shi furrowed her brow. For some reason, she felt increasingly uneasy these past two days.
Old Madam Yun exhaled a breath, "Return? Impossible. Changfeng no longer acknowledges us and will never let us return."
Yang Shi wanted to say more, but she felt as if there was truly no way.
After much thought, she got up to find Yun Yueyin.
At this time, Yun Yueyin had hardly slept all night.
She sat in her room, looking at her reflection in the bronze mirror, her body stiff and completely immobile.
She didn't even hear someone knocking on the door.
Yang Shi sensed something was wrong and immediately came to push the door open.
As the door opened, she saw Yun Yueyin sitting motionless at the dressing table, facing away from her. Suspicious, she asked, "Yueyin, why aren't you responding? Are you feeling unwell?"
While asking, she walked over.
But Yun Yueyin remained silent.
As she got closer, Yang Shi noticed something was wrong, "Yueyin, why are you trembling all over?"
Then she looked down.
She was so startled that she fell to the floor with a thud.
With a deathly pale face, she exclaimed, "Yueyin, what happened to your face?!"
Yun Yueyin trembled even more violently. She grabbed the bronze mirror and threw it. "No, this isn't real! It's a nightmare! Yes, it must be a nightmare!"
At this moment, Wen Shu, who was bringing the meal, saw the bronze mirror on the floor, then saw Yang Shi sitting on the ground with a bloodless face, and then looked at Yun Yueyin.
Just then, Yun Yueyin also turned her face.
Wen Shu, startled, loosened her grip, and the things she was holding fell to the ground, shattering everywhere.