Chapter 404: No
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Luo’er.” Wei Wan held her son’s hand with heartache.
Xu Luo’s expression changed slightly. The blood-red “ghost face” on her back became even redder, as if it was about to bleed. It also seemed to be alive.
He pushed Wei Wan away impatiently. When he got agitated, his originally perfect facial features became a little ferocious. The expression on his face instantly became like the evil spirit on his back.
Wei Jiaoniang thought that she was bold. She couldn’t help but gasp, and her hair stood on end.
“Second Lady Gu, what’s wrong with my son? Is he possessed?” Wei Wan looked at Gu Yanfei nervously.
Gu Yanfei’s expression didn’t change. She lowered her eyes and stared quietly at the blood-red scar on the boy’s back without speaking for a long time.
Wei Wan’s heart skipped a beat and she almost held her breath. She wanted to ask, but she didn’t dare to disturb Gu Yanfei.
After scrutinizing her for a moment, Gu Yanfei retracted her gaze and gestured for the wet nurse to help Xu Lu put on his clothes.
Gu Yanfei stared at Xu Luo’s face for a while more and said, “I have to take a look at his birth characters.”
This involved his birth characters. It was indeed strange.
Imperial Duchess Wei and Wei Wan looked at each other.
Since there were no outsiders around, Wei Wan told her Xu Luo’s birth characters.
Gu Yanfei casually pinched her fingers and calculated. She looked back and forth between Xu Luo and Wei Wan and asked inexplicably, “Madam, your daughter’s birthday is two hours earlier?”
“Yes, yes.” Although Wei Wan didn’t know why Gu Yanfei asked about her daughter, she still nodded and answered.
Gu Yanfei continued, “Three months ago, a red mark suddenly appeared on this child’s skin. At first, it was on his chest, but it gradually spread to his back. The color deepened and turned into this blood-colored scar until it formed a ‘ghost face’ half a month ago.” “He’s getting more and more impatient recently, right?”
“Indeed.” Wei Wan nodded repeatedly and looked at Gu Yanfei hopefully. She was even more convinced of her.
Everything was right. Second Lady Gu was right.
Her son’s illness was too strange.
In the past two months, the Ji’an Mansion had already used all kinds of methods. Be it the imperial physicians, Daoists, monks, medical women, or sorcerers, the Ji’an Mansion had already looked for them. She had even invited the Shangqing Spiritual Master from Wuliang Temple. She had taken a pile of random medicine, talismans, and tried to give her son internal medicine and external applications, but it was completely useless.
The blood-colored “ghost face” on Xu Luo’s body grew bigger and bigger, as if it was being pestered by an evil spirit. It almost occupied a third of his skin. A child who used to have a good temper had recently had a drastic change in personality because of this. He often lost his temper at his mother and sister, making the entire residence worried.
Wei Wan asked solemnly, “Second Lady Gu, do you have a way to resolve this evil spirit for my son?”
Gu Yanfei stared at the blood-red “ghost face” on Xu Luo’s back for a moment as if she didn’t hear her. After a while, she retracted her gaze and said faintly, “We have to send this child away today.”
“Otherwise, Madam and your child will definitely die!”
The room fell silent for a moment.
What?! Wei Wan’s eyes widened in shock.
“I don’t want to!” Xu Luo’s expression instantly changed. He stomped his feet in exasperation and shouted, “I don’t want to leave!”
“Mom, you’re not allowed to send me away!”
Wei Wan came back to her senses and was about to comfort her son when she heard Gu Yanfei continue, “The deathly aura on you and your child is because of him. According to the divination, they aren’t a pair of twins…”
“Clap!”
Wei Wan slammed her palm on the table, interrupting Gu Yanfei.
Wei Wan’s face was filled with anger. She was no longer as eager and polite as before. She pointed angrily at Gu Yanfei’s nose and said, “Shut up!”
She was about to go crazy from anger. Her beautiful face was filled with monstrous anger.
Although her son wasn’t in good health, he was probably possessed. He was usually unwell and was fine when he played and studied. He had seen so many imperial physicians and Daoists, but no one said that his life was in danger.
Her daughter was fine and had no problems.
This pair of children were her precious children. Now, Second Lady Gu was cursing them to die. How could she tolerate this as a mother!
The more Wei Wan thought about it, the angrier she became. Her voluptuous chest heaved rapidly.
She had heard from her sister-in-law that Gu Yanfei had saved her brother’s life and that she had even saved the Eldest Princess. She really thought that she was capable. It turned out that she was just boasting.
“Sister-in-law, you heard what she said just now.” Wei Wan frowned and complained to Imperial Duchess Wei, “Why are you still keeping such a liar?! It’s better to chase her out quickly so that she won’t lead Jiaoniang astray.”
Imperial Duchess Wei’s temples throbbed.
As her sister-in-law was the daughter of her in-laws, her family had given in to her since she was young. They doted on her and raised her to have a bad temper. Fortunately, Madam Ji’an had a good temper and had never quarreled with her before.
“Twelfth Sister…” Imperial Duchess Wei wanted to persuade her sister-in-law to apologize to Gu Yanfei, but she was interrupted by Wei Jiaoniang excitedly.
“Grandaunt, you really don’t know how to appreciate kindness!” Wei Jiaoniang was even more agitated than Gu Yanfei and was so angry that her face was red. She glared at Wei Wan, who was sitting opposite her, and said, “Yanfei kindly reminded you because you begged her. Why are you still scolding her!”
“Our Yanfei doesn’t just calculate for anyone. If it weren’t for me and Grandma, Yanfei wouldn’t even bother to look at you!”
Wei Jiaoniang raised her neck and looked into Wei Wan’s eyes. Her aura wasn’t inferior to hers at all.
What she said just now was also what she really meant. Gu Yanfei came and went as she pleased. If not for her grandmother leading someone to beg her, Gu Yanfei might not have interfered in this matter.
“You… Jiaoniang, is this how you talk to your elders?!” Wei Wan stomped her feet in embarrassment. She felt that she and her sister-in-law were clearly bewitched by Gu Yanfei.
Wei Wan stood up and flicked her sleeves before leaving. She said disdainfully,
“Just treat that charlatan as a VIP!”
She took her son and called her daughter, Xu Yao, who was next door, before leaving angrily.
Furious, she rudely lifted the curtain embroidered with dragons and phoenixes playing with pearls and slammed it down again. The curtain rustled in midair.
Charlatan? Gu Yanfei couldn’t help but laugh.
No one had ever called her a “charlatan.”
Imperial Duchess Wei wouldn’t doubt Gu Yanfei’s ability. She quickly comforted her. “Yanfei, don’t argue with my sister-in-law. She has been anxious since she was young and it was difficult for her to have children after marriage. It wasn’t easy for her to give birth to her children.”
“The doctor said that she suffered from dystocia and injured her body. I’m afraid it’ll be difficult for her to have children in the future.”
Because of this, Wei Wan valued her children more than anything else.
Gu Yanfei smiled without any ill feelings. Her eyes were still clear.
Imperial Duchess Wei carefully examined Gu Yanfei’s expression. Seeing that she didn’t seem to take it to heart, she secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
She composed herself and asked carefully, “Yanfei, what did you mean just now?”
Gu Yanfei supported her chin with one hand and stared at the dragon and phoenix embroidered on the brocade curtain in front of her. She completed her unfinished words and continued, “They aren’t brother and sister, but a pair of twins.”
“There was a baby girl who should have died not long after she was born.”
What did she mean?! Gu Yanfei’s words made Imperial Duchess Wei’s hair stand on end and her scalp tingle.
“Really?!” Imperial Duchess Wei couldn’t help but ask.
Gu Yanfei nodded.
Imperial Duchess Wei also looked at the curtain embroidered with dragons and phoenixes playing with pearls and muttered to herself, “How could this be…”
How did a dead baby girl become a living son?!
Imperial Duchess Wei’s mind was a little chaotic. For a moment, she thought of the terrifying blood scar on Xu Luo’s back. Her first thought was: Could it be some evil technique?
“I understand!” Wei Jiaoniang clapped excitedly and said seriously, “Xu Luo isn’t my grandaunt’s biological daughter!”
“Yanfei is definitely right!”
Wei Jiaoniang said with certainty, her eyes bright and firm.
*Bang! Bang!*
Wei Jiaoniang’s words were like a heavy hammer hitting Imperial Duchess Wei’s heart.
She took a deep breath and her heart trembled. Even her voice was a little tense. “Du Juan, call Ah Wan back.”
Imperial Duchess Wei, who usually had a strong personality, revealed a rare trace of vulnerability at this moment.
The maidservant, Du Juan, quickly complied and ran out to chase after Wei Wan. Her heart was also beating wildly, and she didn’t dare to think too deeply.
“Yanfei.” Imperial Duchess Wei stared intently at Gu Yanfei and said in a deep voice, “Could the dead baby girl…”
She couldn’t help but think: Could the strange “ghost face” behind Xu Lu be the baby spirit of that baby girl?