Chapter 403: Bewitched (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The beautiful twins were about 40-50% similar. They were wearing one-colored aqua blue clothes. When they stood up, they were as beautiful as children under the Guanyin.
Gu Yanfei smiled and gave the boy and girl a pouch filled with golden melon seeds as a greeting gift. The girl said, “Thank you, sister,” and obediently accepted it. The boy pursed his lips and silently reached out to take the pouch.
From his wide sleeves, Gu Yanfei could see the blood-red scar on his fair wrist. It was like a whip mark, but also like the mark of a chain. It disappeared into the depths of his sleeves.
Gu Yanfei took a few more glances at Xu Luo. She frowned slightly and quickly looked away as if nothing had happened.
Imperial Duchess Wei liked Gu Yanfei very much. She pulled her hand with a smile and said, “Yanfei, don’t worry. Jiaoniang is fine. She just caught a cold from the wind last night.”
“Talk about her later. It’s only the first month of the lunar calendar. She doesn’t close the windows when she sleeps at night.”
Imperial Duchess Wei teased her granddaughter and asked Gu Yanfei to stay for a while before instructing the maidservant to personally lead Gu Yanfei to Wei Jiaoniang.
After Gu Yan flew away, Wei Wan asked Imperial Duchess Wei excitedly, “Sister-in-law, 1 heard that the last time Big Brother vomited blood in the Tianyin Pavilion, it was also this Second Lady Gu who saved him, right?”
Her eyes were abnormally bright. She had also heard that Gu Yanfei had saved the Eldest Princess at Chengtian Gate. However, she didn’t expect Second Lady Gu to be so young and not even of marriageable age. She couldn’t believe it for a moment.
“That’s right.” Imperial Duchess Wei nodded and said with admiration, “Yanfei is a good person. Moreover, she’s magnanimous. As expected of a daughter from a general family.”
Wei Wan’s heart skipped a beat. She looked at the boy sitting beside her and asked softly, “Sister-in-law, do you think 1 should ask Second Lady Gu to take a look at Luo’er?”
Xu Luo lowered his head and played with puzzle rings, while Xu Yao leaned close to him and watched him play. She asked him fawningly, “Brother, do you want some candied plums?”
Xu Luo acted as if he didn’t hear her and continued playing with his puzzle rings.
Imperial Duchess Wei frowned and stared at Xu Luo for a while. She also lowered her voice and whispered into Wei Wan’s ear, “Is Luo’er still ill?”
“Yes.” Wei Wan nodded her head with a frown. The corners of her eyes were slightly red. “And it’s even worse. I think he has been possessed… I’m so worried that I can’t sleep.”
The more Wei Wan spoke, the more she frowned. Her hands unconsciously messed up her handkerchief.
“You should have said so earlier. I can ask Yanfei to take a look.” Imperial Duchess Wei also revealed a worried expression.
Her sister-in-law had married into the family for many years and only had these two children. Naturally, she treated this only legitimate son as a treasure.
“…” Wei Wan looked outside hesitantly, feeling a little regretful.
Imperial Duchess Wei patted her hand and comforted her gently. “Later, let’s go to Jiaoniang’s place together.”
“However, Yanfei is a guest. If Yanfei is unhappy, don’t force him. Next time, Jiaoniang and 1 will accompany you to the Gu family personally.”
Imperial Duchess Wei had watched Wei Wan grow up. Although she was said to be her sister-in-law, she actually had some kinship with her. She had always been convinced by her sister-in-law’s words and replied repeatedly, “Don’t worry, Sister-in-law. 1 know.”
Imperial Duchess Wei instructed the nanny to quickly prepare some of the girls’ favorite refreshments.
When the refreshments arrived, the nanny brought the food box and the pair of twins to Wei Jiaoniang’s courtyard with a group of servants.
The servant girl quickly ran to report. In the inner room, there was laughter. When the two girls gathered, they had endless things to say.
As Imperial Duchess Wei had said, Wei Jiaoniang had just caught a cold at night and was in good spirits. She kept talking like a sparrow.
“…This book is too interesting. I wanted to sleep after reading it for two more hours, but I accidentally saw the time when the chicken crowed.”
“Yanfei, do you want to see it? You can take it back and read it slowly.”
“I still have a bookshelf full of books. Pick whatever you want,” Wei Jiaoniang said generously.
She wished that Gu Yanfei would move all these books away. She thought that they could talk about the books she liked next time.
At this moment, the servant girl lifted the curtain and came in to report that Imperial Duchess Wei and the others had arrived.
Wei Jiaoniang was slightly stunned. She was a little surprised that her grandmother and 12th aunt would come.
Imperial Duchess Wei asked the servant girl to serve the refreshments she had prepared.
The kitchen knew that an esteemed guest had arrived and chose a petal-shaped plate. Every “petal” had an exquisite dessert placed on top. Poria cakes, date mud cakes, cornsweet, dragon whisker crisps, iced rice cakes, flower cakes, osmanthus cakes, and so on filled the table.
Wei Jiaoniang called Gu Yanfei to eat some snacks and told her which were crispy, which were sweet, which were soft, and which were salty…
After Gu Yanfei ate some snacks, Imperial Duchess Wei got someone to carry Xu Yao to the room next door to play. Only then did she reveal her intentions.
“Yan Fei, this sister-in-law of mine only has these two legitimate children and treats them like treasures. Recently, for some reason, Luo’er seems to have been possessed. He wants you to help take a look…”
Imperial Duchess Wei only said this much. Then, with her eyes, she gestured for Wei Wan to continue.
Wei Wan frowned and said in a low voice, “1 don’t know where he got such “dirty stuff’.
On his back… Sigh!”
“Luo’er, come here.” She simply called Xu Luo over and instructed the wet nurse to help him undress.
The wet nurse carefully loosened his outer robe a little and pulled down the robe and chinos, revealing his thin back.
The boy’s fair back had a shockingly large blood-red scar. It was shaped like a ferocious and twisted ghost face and occupied most of his back.
The scar was as red as blood, as if large patches of skin had fallen off, revealing the flesh under it.. When the boy breathed, his back rose and fell, and the blue blood vessels under his skin could be vaguely seen bulging slightly…