Chapter 405: Scar (1)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Du Juan didn’t hear what Imperial Duchess Wei said after that.
She rushed out of the house and ran towards the inner door with a clear goal.
However, she was still a step too late. The area around the door was empty.
An old woman at the door roughly guessed that Du Juan was here to chase after Madam Ji’an. She stammered, “Miss Du Juan, the carriage has just left…”
Wei Wan had already left with her children.
The Ji’an Mansion wasn’t far from Duke Wei’s Mansion and was only a journey of five minutes.
When she returned to the mansion, Wei Wan’s anger hadn’t subsided. Her plump lips were still tightly pursed.
As soon as she got out of the carriage, she saw a man in sky blue standing outside.
The 28 or 29-year-old man was tall and his facial features were handsome. Under the sun, his eyes looked even gentler than usual.
“Ah Yan, why are you here?” Wei Wan looked at her husband, Xu Yan, in surprise.
Before Xu Yan could speak, the twins had already gotten out of the carriage one by one. The boy, Xu Luo, threw himself into his father’s arms and shouted affectionately, “Dad.”
The little girl, Xu Yao, stood three steps away. She pursed her lips and smiled faintly as she bowed to her father obediently. “Father.”
Xu Yan touched the top of his son’s head and then his daughter’s. He smiled and said, “Wan’er, 1’11 start my break tomorrow. The two of us and our two children will go to the manor to stay for two days.”
“Aren’t you taking a break in three days?” Wei Wan’s eyes widened in surprise, her pupils shining. “1 haven’t packed my luggage yet. 1 can’t just go empty-handed.”
She had already agreed with her husband a few days ago that when he was free, they would bring their children to the manor in the suburbs of Beijing to stay for a while. At the same time, they would go to Wuliang Temple near the manor to ask for a peace charm for their son.
Wuliang Temple was well-known in the capital and although it was slightly affected by Shangqing’s incident some days ago, the people in the capital quickly associated the incident with the Yu family once they learned that the surname of the Shangqing leader was Yu. However, within half a month, the incense burning in Wuliang Temple had returned to its usual levels.
“I just wanted to give you and the children a surprise.” Xu Yan smiled and said, “Don’t worry. I’ve asked… Granny Wang to pack up everything that needs to be prepared.”
Xu Luo was amused when he heard this. He held Xu Yan’s big hand with a smile and urged anxiously, “Dad, let’s go quickly.”
Over the past few days, Xu Luo had been tortured by this scar that could be an evil spirit or a “strange illness.” He was either throwing a tantrum or feeling depressed. Today, he smiled for the first time in ages. Wei Wan was overjoyed and felt that she should have brought the children out to relax long ago.
Hence, Wei Wan and the twins returned to the carriage. Xu Yan boarded the carriage last.
The carriage was rather spacious and was more than enough for their family of four. Xu Yan sat on the left side of the carriage with Xu Luo in his arms, while Wei Wan and her daughter, Xu Yao, sat on the other side.
The carriage quickly drove out of the mansion again. This time, it drove in another direction away from Duke Wei’s Mansion.
Xu Luo took out his puzzle rings again and started playing.
Wei Wan looked at her son with a hint of love on her face. Then, she recalled what had happened in Duke Wei’s Mansion and frowned.
She had always said whatever she wanted to say. She complained to Xu Yan unhappily, “Ah Yan, when 1 went to Duke Wei’s Mansion today, 1 met a charlatan.”
“I originally wanted her to see Luo’er…” As she spoke, her pitiful gaze swept across Xu Luo’s small face. “1 didn’t expect her to curse me after saying a few words…”
“Curse you?” Xu Yan interrupted her and frowned slightly.
“She cursed me and our child to die! Bad luck, really bad luck!” Wei Wan became more and more indignant as she spoke. She pulled her daughter, Xu Yao, who was sitting beside her, into her arms and gently stroked her daughter’s slender shoulders.
Xu Yao leaned against her mother obediently with a look of admiration.
Wei Wan touched the top of her daughter’s head again and snorted angrily. “Hmph, 1 heard that she saved the Eldest Princess previously. In my opinion, she doesn’t deserve her reputation. Maybe she’s just lucky.”
“If 1 hadn’t left just now, she would probably have asked me to change my fate with a lot of money.”
“The person who saved the Eldest Princess…” Xu Yan frowned and looked at Wei Wan thoughtfully. His eyes were dark and filled with obvious unhappiness. “Are you talking about that Second Lady Gu?”
Ever since the incident at the Chengtian Gate, Second Lady Gu from the former Dingyuan Marquis Household had been famous in the court. Not to mention, because of her, the Yu and Feng families were implicated..