klisemfg Chapter 197: The Cannon Fodder Sister Who Was Married Instead in Ancient Chinese Literature 77
Chapter 197: The Cannon Fodder Sister Who Was Married Instead in Ancient Chinese Literature 77
"Okay, you go down first!"
Just as I was thinking this, the emperor's voice suddenly came.
The emperor, who was in a very good mood, finally noticed the beads of sweat on his minister's forehead.
Feng Guang then stretched his stiff body and quietly retreated.
After court session the next day, the emperor changed his clothes and quietly left the palace.
Only when the carriage slowly drove to the back door of Xinglinxuan did he slowly get off the carriage.
Feng Guang, in disguise, was about to knock on the door for him, but was stopped by the emperor the next second.
"Wait... I'll come."
Feng Guang stepped back with some doubt, and the emperor turned around again.
"You don't have to follow me later. Wait for me in the carriage!"
"I obey your order!" Feng Guang bowed.
After saying this, the emperor straightened his clothes somewhat awkwardly, and suddenly felt a little annoyed that he didn't bring a mirror.
He hesitated for a few seconds and looked back at Feng Guang reluctantly.
Feng Guang: “…?”
"How about it?"
Feng Guang: ???
"......What?"
The emperor's face darkened a little, but he returned to normal the next second, "How do I...how do I look? Is there anything wrong with my appearance?"
Feng Guang understood, looked him up and down, then shook his head.
"No, Your Majesty looks very good!"
The emperor then breathed a sigh of relief, walked to the back door, took a deep breath, and raised his hand to knock.
He also raised a fixed arc of smile on his face and waited for the door to open.
The door opened quickly, and the emperor's breathing became lighter as he looked at the visitor with expectation.
The next moment, his face was full of disappointment again. The person who opened the door was not her, but a medicine boy.
"Who are you looking for, guest?"
"Is this Xinglinxuan?"
The emperor almost said the wrong thing, so he quickly changed his words.
The medicine boy nodded, "It is Xinglinxuan."
"Ah, I have an appointment with Miss Fang."
The medicine boy was a little confused. There was an Aunt Fang here, but he wondered if it was the Miss Fang he mentioned.
He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Does the guest bring half a jade pendant?"
"Yes."
Hearing this answer, the medicine boy hurriedly made way.
"This guest please!"
The emperor hurried in through the door.
Feng Guang watched his master go in before he muttered to himself.
I really don't know who this girl the master is talking about. Her behavior today is really strange. I have never seen her like this before.
The emperor followed the medicine boy to a room and knocked on the door.
A familiar female voice suddenly came from the door.
"Who?"
"Aunt Fang, I'm Xiao Ding. Today a young man came through the back door and he said he brought that half of the jade pendant!"
The emperor felt inexplicably hot on the face when he heard the medicine boy mention "Aunt Fang". After he finished speaking, he looked around the room anxiously, waiting for the reaction of the people inside.
Suddenly, there was a "pop" sound in the room, and after a few breaths, the woman's slightly hoarse voice was heard.
"Okay, let him in!"
The medicine boy looked at the man tactfully and then left on his own.
The emperor looked at the door with difficulty. He wanted to push it open and walk in, but he was worried that it would be too abrupt.
After hesitating for a moment, he pushed the door open on impulse.
The woman in the room responded and looked over, and their eyes met.
The emperor couldn't help but shout, "Yan Yan!"
Fang Ruyan's eyes instantly turned red, and tears flowed down her face as she heard this long-lost name.
The emperor looked at the woman's tearful face and felt a little overwhelmed. He hurried into the house and tried to persuade her awkwardly.
"What's wrong with you? Yanyan! Stop crying!"
He suddenly remembered the sound he heard just before he entered the door, and looked around nervously. Sure enough, he saw broken teacups on the ground.
He panicked and quickly pulled Fang Ruyan's hand over to look at it, "What's wrong? Are you injured? Where does it hurt?"
A series of concerned words came at her, making Fang Ruyan's heart ache and she couldn't stop crying.
The emperor became even more panicked. He checked Fang Ruyi's hand several times but did not find any wound. He was so anxious that he was ready to take Fang Ruyi out to find a doctor.
Fang Ruyi then choked up and said, "No...it's okay."
She grabbed the emperor who was about to run towards the door. Although she didn't have much strength, the emperor still stopped due to her force.
With this interruption, Fang Ruyan finally managed to suppress the complex emotions that suddenly surged up in her.
She wiped her tears with a handkerchief, feeling somewhat embarrassed. Both of them had never imagined that their meeting again after more than 20 years would end up like this.
Only then did the two of them notice the stagnant atmosphere in the room.
Fang Ruyan opened her mouth, then lowered her eyes and said, "Your Majesty."
Although her voice was as soft and pleasant as ever, the emperor still felt very lost.
"Mrs. Yan... Marquis."
He opened his mouth, and the "Yan Yan" on his lips was replaced by Madam Hou because of Fang Ruyan's distant "Your Majesty".
Fang Ruyan also remained silent, feeling that these three words were extremely harsh.
"Your Majesty, may I be addressed as Madam?"
She raised her eyes, tears welling up in them, as if she was about to cry again.
The emperor's heart, which had just calmed down, began beating violently again because of her words.
Is she drawing a line between herself and the Marquis' Mansion?
Just thinking about the meaning behind this sentence, the emperor felt happy.
"Mrs. Fang!"
He called out in a low voice.
Fang Ruyan nodded, and the next moment she knelt down on the ground again.
The emperor was startled and he quickly bent down to help her.
"What are you doing? Get up!"
Fang Ruyan struggled to get up, her tone extremely sad, "I have something to ask Your Majesty to help me!"
"Okay, I promise, get up quickly!"
The emperor agreed without thinking. After all, he had endured not seeing each other for more than 20 years. As long as she asked, he would agree to anything.
Fang Ruyan burst into tears uncontrollably after hearing these words, and the emperor quickly helped her up.
"Mrs. Fang, tell me, don't worry, I will definitely agree to it!"
Fang Ruyan then wiped away her tears and said expressionlessly, "Your Majesty, Lu Zhao is not my child!"
When these words were spoken, the emperor was a little stunned.
Yanyan, what did she say?
Lu Zhao is not her child?
"He is a bastard! It was the Marquis! He was the one who swapped my child! He was the one who brutally killed my child! It was all done by the Lu family! Your Majesty, you must let me make the decision!"
Fang Ruyan's eyes were red and she became very emotional. She pulled the emperor's robe tightly with both hands and looked crazy.
The emperor had never seen Fang Ruyan in such a crazy state. He was worried and could clearly see that Fang Ruyan was in a bad mood at the moment, so he quickly spoke to comfort her.
"Okay! Yanyan, don't worry, I will never let the Marquis go. Don't worry, I will definitely make the decision for you! It's okay, Yanyan, you can do whatever you want to the Marquis of Loyalty..."
With the emperor's constant comfort, Fang Ruyan slowly calmed down. Her eyes were not so red anymore, and she kept breathing heavily.
The emperor looked at her with heartache and felt deeply guilty for not checking on her once in all these years.
Because she said that she didn't want him in her life, so he didn't even dare to look at him, he was afraid that he would do something that would make her hate him.
But because of this, she suffered such a tragic thing, and he had no idea about it and did not help her when she needed it. He deserved to die!
He didn't know how Fang Ruyan had been living all these years, but he didn't dare to ask her at all. He was afraid that a casual word from him would irritate her.
The emperor has already made up his mind. When he returns to the palace, he will ask someone to investigate how Yanyan has lived for the past twenty years. He will not let go of anyone who has wronged her.
Fang Ruyan also knew that she had just been very emotional. She calmed down for a while before speaking to the emperor with a little apology.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for making fun of you. I have had some illnesses in recent years, and I was stimulated just now and couldn't control myself for a while."
The emperor tried his best to control the tears that were about to flow out and smiled, "How could that be? How are you? I will send someone to call all the doctors from the Imperial Hospital to examine you later. Don't worry, no matter what disease you have, they can cure it!"
Fang Ruyan declined politely, and her expression softened as if she had thought of something happy.
"This is the pharmacy. It has doctors and herbs. The key is that there is also a little genius doctor here. With her here, I am much better than before. Otherwise, I am afraid that it would be impossible for me and Your Majesty to talk here."
Her words did not change the emperor's decision. He planned to send people to diagnose her pulse later.
He did not refute Fang Ruyan, but calmly turned the topic to the "little miracle doctor".
"Really? I've never heard of such a wonderful little doctor."
"She is not in the shop today. I think there will be a chance in the future."
Fang Ruyan changed the subject. Before she knew the emperor's intentions, she would naturally not expose the person to him.
"Your Majesty, although what I just said is extremely hard to believe..."
The Emperor interrupted, "No, I believe you!"
Fang Ruyan was rarely speechless, "......".
She changed her words, "Although it sounds extremely absurd, every word I said is true."
"My child's nickname is Kang'er. After I gave birth to Kang'er, the Marquis came back. It was clearly me who gave birth to him after ten months of pregnancy, but he has always been close to his father and wet nurse, and not to me. Once, I heard him say to the wet nurse that I was not his mother, and that his mother was someone else. At first, I thought it was because he was still young, but one day I realized that it was all a lie."
"That day, I brought soup to the Marquis, but I overheard their conversation. I heard the Marquis tell Kang'er to remember his identity and not to make false acquaintances, which would make his mother sad! I thought he was teaching Kang'er not to get close to his wet nurse, and I was happy. But the next second, I heard the Marquis call him 'Zhao'er.'"
"He is obviously my Kang'er! But the Marquis insisted on calling him that, and even asked him to call her 'mother' in front of a painting. Although I have never seen that painting, the Marquis has never painted for me. And if he is my child, why should I call him 'mother' in front of a painting when I am clearly in this mansion?"
Fang Ruyan paused, her eyes became red again, and the scene that had appeared in her dreams countless times in the past appeared again.
Lu Zhao, who was only five years old, asked his father in confusion, "Father, are you saying this is my mother?"
"Of course! Zhao'er, you must remember that you only have one mother. You must remember her appearance clearly and don't hurt her feelings!"
"But... why isn't my mother here? My father, mother and I are obviously one family. Why do people in the mansion say that the bad woman is my mother?"
"Zhao'er, of course it's because that bad woman is so bad that your father and you have to separate from your mother. You must not get close to her in the future, and you must not tell her about this!" Marquis Zhongyi said in a serious voice.
"Yes, father, I understand! But Zhao'er still has a question?"
"what?"
"That bad woman always calls me 'Kang'er', but my father calls me 'Zhao'er'? Why does that woman call me that?"
"Humph! That's because she treated you as her 'child'. Her child died because everything in this mansion belongs to you. That 'Kang'er' wants to compete with you, so he doesn't need to live! So Zhao'er, you must not let her know about this. You can't let her ruin your life!"
The cruel voice of Marquis Zhongyi was heard, and he showed his cruelty in front of a five-year-old child without any scruples.
Fang Ruyan, who was standing outside the door, felt her heart sink gradually when she heard the previous words. She couldn't believe that the child she had been thinking about and taking care of for so long was not her 'Kang'er'!
Until she heard the last words of Marquis Zhongyi, her whole brain went blank, and the words "her child is dead" kept playing in her mind!
Her child is dead!
The child is dead!
died!
No, she doesn't believe it!
It's impossible. She saw the child being born with her own eyes and heard his cry with her own ears. How could he die?
She wanted to question her husband in person, he must have been lying to them!
Then, she pushed the door open to the astonished eyes of the two men.
Without waiting for the two to speak, Fang Ruyan walked towards Marquis Zhongyi in a daze, her voice trembling.
"You're lying! My child is not dead, he is not dead, he is alive and well here."
She subconsciously pointed at Lu Zhao next to her and stared at the changes in Marquis Zhongyi's expression.
"Yes, he is not dead, he is still alive and well!"
Unexpectedly, her husband followed her wishes and said what she wanted her to say.
But she was still scared, she didn't know what was wrong with her?
Even though her Kang'er was standing there peacefully, she still couldn't believe it. The pain in her heart kept coming and going and she couldn't get rid of it at all.
why?
Why did he say that?
Why did he tell such a lie and then tell her that Lu Zhao was her child?
"No, I don't believe you. I want to see the midwife. I want to see the maid who was there that day!"
She yelled at the Marquis of Loyalty hysterically, completely losing her usual gentle and virtuous demeanor.
Marquis Zhongyi still didn't have any big reaction. He didn't panic after being exposed. He just stood there calmly and agreed.
After a while, the midwife, maid and nanny all came.
They surrounded the entire room, and Marquis Zhongyi also stood nearby.
They lined up and told the cruel truth one after another.
"Madam, the young master is so cute and adorable, even his cries are so loud! When his mouth and nose were covered, his hands and feet were so strong, and he struggled so hard..."