Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 171 Brothers and Sisters (Part )

Gu Zhai.

Pei Nian and Yin Wanqing originally planned to wait for Gu Jingnian to discover that Zhao Boheng was refining his supernatural powers, and then take people to the Imperial Hospital to confirm the matter, but from the results, it seems that they were probably fooled by Zhao Boheng.

"Obviously, Zhao Boheng knew that we wanted to cause trouble for him, so he deliberately led us to the Imperial Hospital in order to make us retreat."

"Forget it, as long as everyone is alright." Yin Wanqing stood up, "Then I'll take my leave."

"Stay for dinner." Pei Nian said, "The food at Chengye Marquis's Mansion is very good these days."

There was a hint of sarcasm in her last words, because ever since Feng Niang took control of the Gu family's finances, she always had major restaurants in Yongjing City cook and deliver dishes to them. Every meal was delicious and everyone in the family enjoyed it very much.

Since Pei Nian wanted to keep her as a guest, Yin Wanqing also stayed for dinner without hesitation.

But after waiting for a long time, no food was delivered. After asking, I learned that Feng Niang had almost spent all her money and did not order any meal at the restaurant today.

Finally, Zhang Xiaofang brought up a table of home-cooked dishes.

After the meal, everyone praised her cooking skills. Taking advantage of this atmosphere, Pei Nian casually suggested that Zhang Xiaofang was better at managing the household, and that she was more suitable to manage the household affairs than Feng Niang.

"No, no, no." Zhang Xiaofang was shocked when she heard this and waved her hands quickly, "I am used to being poor. I can only save small amounts of money, but I don't know how to manage big amounts."

Although Feng Niang likes to spend money recklessly, she actually doesn't care much about these things in her heart, so she said: "It's fine if you manage it, but there is one thing, the food, clothing, housing and transportation of those money-losing goods will also be your responsibility in the future."

This is how she calculated it. Gu Jingnian's salary and fiefdom were not that much, so he was restricted in spending it. If she handed over those money-losing items to a reliable person, she would actually still make a profit.

Zhang Xiaofang was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Gu Jingnian. Seeing him nod, she felt slightly happy and said, "Then... OK."

Everyone smiled and was in a good mood.

If there were no disputes, they would be more comfortable living in Yong State than in Rui State.

Suddenly, there was a noise in the front yard, and soon Wei Li and Zhao Boheng arrived.

"So the princess is here too." As soon as he arrived at the lobby, Zhao Boheng quickly bowed to Yin Wanqing, "I'm sorry."

"I am studying incognito, not leaving the palace as a princess, so there is no need to be polite." Yin Wanqing said, "But the Princess of Yue Kingdom left her residence without permission, which is probably against the rules."

Wei Li ignored her and swept her eyes across everyone, landing on Zhang Xiaofang's face and never moving away.

"what happened?"

Everyone else was surprised and wondered why the Princess of Yue would behave like this.

Only Gu Jingnian looked calm, as he had already guessed that this might be the outcome.

Afterwards, Pei Nian and Yin Wanqing guessed what was going on, looked at each other, and said that this was such a coincidence.

Zhang Xiaofang finally panicked and looked at Gu Jingnian for help, saying, "Master, this..."

Gu Jingnian then met Wei Li's gaze and said, "Princess, are you sure?"

"Yes, I am quite sure."

Wei Li had a lot to say to Zhang Xiaofang, but she hesitated. In the end, she answered Gu Jingnian's question and chose to let him speak for her.

Gu Jingnian then looked at Zhang Xiaofang and said, "She might be your mother."

"What?" Zhang Xiaofang didn't believe it at all. "I have parents."

"They saved you and took care of you, I'm grateful." Wei Li said: "But, you are my daughter."

Zhao Boheng was standing behind her. Seeing this, he couldn't help but sigh. He thought Wei Li was still too anxious. Speaking directly like this would probably only scare Zhang Xiaofang.

Sure enough, Zhang Xiaofang immediately grabbed Gu Jingnian's sleeve, shrank back slightly, and showed a gesture of resistance to Wei Li.

"Really!" Wei Li could read what she was thinking and said anxiously, "I really am your mother..."

Facts have proved that even the ability to read minds may not be useful when it comes to relationships between people.

Zhang Xiaofang just shook her head and said, "No."

At this point, she didn't even know who Wei Li was.

"I am your mother, the Princess of Yue State, and you are my daughter. Your actual name is Wei Yushi..."

"No, don't say that."

Gu Jingnian signaled Feng Niang to take Zhang Xiaofang away first, and said, "Princess, how about we talk again?"

Wei Li was anxious for the mother and daughter to recognize each other, but she also saw that Zhang Xiaofang was extremely dependent on Gu Jingnian, so she had to nod.

The two walked to a deserted area in the courtyard.

Gu Jingnian was not afraid of being overheard, so he got straight to the point and said, "Princess, you know what I want to ask."

"good."

Wei Li knew that Gu Jingnian wanted to ask who the father of her child was, and said, "I can tell you, but you have to tell her for me that I am really her mother."

"it is good."

There was a long silence.

When Wei Li opened her mouth, she still did not answer immediately, but said: "She has no father. She is the blood of Yue. I am her only parent."

"I know." Gu Jingnian said, "I won't let anyone force her to recognize her father."

Wei Li lowered her head, a gleam in her eyes, and after a little thought, she gave an answer.

"I can only tell you who took me by force back then." "Yes."

"You guessed it right."

Wei Li spat out a name word by word.

"Gu Beiming."

Gu Jingnian was speechless for a long time.

Instead, Wei Li smiled and said, "You know, this kind of thing is very common in the army. He is the victorious general, and I am her captive."

She seemed to have let it go completely.

Gu Jingnian smiled with relief and said, "I will protect this sister."

Perhaps it was destined that when he was in the most dangerous moment, his half-sister saved him.

Among all his brothers and sisters, their backgrounds are the most similar.

In short, this matter was expected and acceptable to Gu Jingnian.

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A few days later, I went to Yuewei School.

The person giving the lecture in the classroom was Yu Moxian. She was reading from a book as usual. She saw Zhang Xiaofang, who was always the most attentive listener, sitting there in a daze with dull eyes.

Yu Moxian then walked over, gently patted Zhang Xiaofang's shoulder with the scroll, and whispered, "Come find me later."

So, after class, the two of them walked on the corridor in the backyard of the school and talked for a while.

"Are you having any troubles lately?"

"Yes, sir."

Yu Moxian laughed and said, "Just treat me as a friend. If you have any worries, you can talk to me."

"But a gentleman is to be respected..."

"Haven't you heard of it?" Yu Moxian said, "There's a phrase called both teacher and friend."

Although Zhang Xiaofang was worried, she couldn't help but smile when she heard it, because she felt the ease and comfort when she was with Yu Moxian.

The two chatted for a few more sentences, and she really spoke out her thoughts unconsciously.

"It was something that I had never thought about and that was hard to accept. For example, I was called Zhang Xiaofang since I was a child, and suddenly I realized that I was not called this name and should use another name."

Zhang Xiaofang said a lot, but Yu Moxian just listened quietly. She solved her first problem with just one sentence.

“It’s not who you were, but who you want to be that matters.”

"gentlemen?"

Zhang Xiaofang was stunned.

She didn't actually explain the whole thing, but Yu Moxian seemed to know exactly what happened.

I guess you are smart, sir.

In any case, this sentence made Zhang Xiaofang feel much relieved.

"Any other worries?" Yu Moxian asked again.

"that is……"

Zhang Xiaofang hesitated and finally didn't say anything.

These days, she thought about it for a long time and was sure that she liked Gu Jingnian.

Although she was very sure that she would not be with him before, she still retained a glimmer of hope, or the expectation of trying to get closer to him until she could be with him side by side.

But when his life story was revealed, even this hope was extinguished.

That day, when she heard Gu Jingnian say to her, "You are my sister," she clearly felt that something was missing in her heart.

"It must be about love between men and women." Yu Moxian smiled and said meaningfully, "You have to know that life is very long. The person you think you can't forget may be forgotten one day, and the two people who are not destined to be together now may be able to stay together forever one day."

This sentence did not comfort Zhang Xiaofang. She and Gu Jingnian were destined not to be together.

She then decided to hide this shameful feeling and bury it deep in her heart forever.

When Yu Moxian saw her expression, a look of understanding emerged in her meaningful eyes. She casually brought up some old stories from her own youth. In short, she also had a relationship that ended without success.

After hearing this, Zhang Xiaofang couldn't help but ask, "Who is that person you are talking about, sir?"

"You've seen him, too."

Yu Moxian answered casually, waved her hand, and said, "Let's not talk about him. Between men and women, sometimes it is enough to help each other achieve self-realization."

Finally, she smiled calmly.

"The important thing is that I gradually stopped thinking about it and told myself to move on."

Zhang Xiaofang saw this and understood what to do.

Let's move forward. Achou has become a better Gu Jingnian, and she also wants to become a better herself.

(End of this chapter)