usatvline Chapter 13 013 A Page Full of Absurdity
Chapter 13 013 A Page Full of Absurdity
Chapter 13 013 Full of Absurdity
After the people from the Prime Minister's residence made their trip to the Marquis of Anshi's residence, Lanxin Courtyard truly enjoyed a period of peace and tranquility. Ye Pianran, reborn into this life, felt an even stronger attachment to her mother and younger brother, and she found ways to visit Gongsun Yuan's room every day.
That day, when Ye Pianran stopped Gongsun Yuan from reading again, Gongsun Yuan finally couldn't help but look at her helplessly and said, "You're so idle every day, what, have you finished embroidering the sachet for Shaoyu?"
With tears welling up in her eyes, Ye Pianran asked, feeling utterly wronged, "Mother, do you not find me repulsive?"
Gongsun Yuan's gaze gently swept over the scars on her face. She sighed and tapped her brow helplessly: "My little rascal, how could your mother dare to dislike you? Speaking of which, why is your injury healing so slowly? Didn't we ask Doctor Mo to prescribe some medicine?"
Ye Pianran didn't answer, but instead asked, "Mother, have you been feeling any better these past few days after taking the medicinal meal prescribed by Doctor Mo?"
Gongsun Yuan shook her head gently, her face full of worry: "This is a long-standing illness, it can't be cured overnight."
Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. The recipe for the medicinal diet was prescribed by Doctor Mo, and the medicine prescribed by the Marquis's mansion for Mother is also fine. Why is Mother's health not improving?
Frowning deeply, Ye Pianran was filled with doubt: "Who is usually in charge of brewing medicine for Mother?"
“It’s Chunxiao,” Gongsun Yuan said, as if she knew what she was thinking. She added, “Ran’er, Chunxiao was sent by your father to take care of your mother. She has been with your mother for four years.” The implication was that Chunxiao would never betray her.
But Ye Pianran didn't think that way. Almost immediately, she thought of someone, someone who could influence her father's thoughts and hated her and her son so much—Xu Pingyue!
Ye Pianran looked at the few maids standing not far away without saying a word, and Gongsun Yuan immediately understood and called out, "You may all leave."
The maids responded with a "Yes," and left the room one after another. Only after confirming that there was no one else in the room did Ye Pianran sit up, tightly grasp her mother's hand, and whispered:
"Mother, Brother Xun is not your child, nor is he born to any of the other concubines in the mansion, right?"
Gongsun Yuan was startled, her expression instantly changing: "How did you know? Who told you?"
"I overheard it by accident," Ye Pianran said casually, "Mother, is Brother Xun really our Marquis's son?"
Gongsun Yuan stared at Ye Pianran for a long time before letting out a sigh and saying in a hoarse voice, "He is naturally your father's son, but his mother... is a mistress your father kept outside the mansion."
“Brother Ke Xun is a bit older than me…” Ye Pianran carefully chose her words, “Didn’t Mother marry Father before that mistress? So why did he come to the Marquis’s mansion and grow up by Mother’s side?”
Gongsun Yuan gently hugged Ye Pianran, her fingertips surprisingly cool: "This is a messy affair, even now when I think about it, I find it absurd."
"Back then, before your father was the legitimate heir of the Marquis of Anshi, he managed several businesses under the Marquis's estate, just like your third uncle. Once, while traveling for business, he met the eldest daughter of the Xu family, the richest family in Fuzhou. The two fell in love at first sight and secretly pledged their lives to each other. Later, your eldest uncle unfortunately died in battle, and your grandfather took the old lady as his concubine, so your father naturally became the heir of the Marquis of Anshi..."
Gongsun Yuan recounted the events of that year in a calm tone, but as Ye Pianran listened, her heart ached more and more. It turned out that Xu Pingyue had indeed met her father first.
"And then?" she asked.