Chapter 99 Secret

  Sheng Siyan quietly glanced at the pond and thought to herself that this was probably where that great literary master "was born".

  Leaving Zhen's late residence, Wanqingxuan, and turning over a corridor is Zheng Yuer's Yaohualou.

  Yao Hua Lou may have an impressive name, but the interior decorations seem rather low-key, of course, this low-key is in comparison to Zheng Xiuyan's Wan Qing Xuan.

  The boudoir of the eldest daughter of a big family, no matter how simple it is, can't be too simple.

  Only Sheng Siyan and Wu Chanjuan were shocked by the luxury of Wan Qingxuan, and they couldn't speak for a long time.

  Compared with Zheng Yuer, this place is no longer impressive.

  Zheng Yuer didn't think much of it, smiled and poured them tea, personally handing the cups to them, saying: "Come, calm down."

  Wu Chan-Ying felt a bit unaccustomed and curiously asked: "The things inside Lian Qing Xuan that night..."

  Zheng Yuer nodded, "The vast majority of them were bought by the Second Prince for my younger aunt."

  Sheng Siyan sat beside him, silently reminiscing about the young Second Prince and Zheng Xiangrong's love at first sight, and their deep affection for each other.

  He would give up his life for her sake with just one smile.

  She paid with her whole life.

  "But," Wu Chan-yin said in puzzlement, "it's clear that the daughters of the four major families are not allowed to intermarry with the imperial family. This isn't a new rule, so why did your family allow..."

  Unexpectedly allowed the second prince to interact with Zheng Xiang Rong.

  To be precise, this rule has been in place since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty a thousand years ago, and was established at the same time as the blood oath of the four major families.

  For a thousand years, no one has dared to cross this red line.

  It may also have existed, but was silently erased.

  Zheng Yuer and those little girls don't understand why, but someone always knows the reason.

  Those who know the reason will stop at nothing to eliminate this possibility.

  Sheng Siyan was completely unfamiliar with the events of that year. She returned to the Sheng Guo Gong Fu, and in just a year and a half, she didn't know much about these past events. Even if she did know, she wouldn't think much of it. —— Perhaps Zheng Xiang Rong thought the same way as her?

  For her, she only acknowledges people with blood ties cannot fall in love and get married.

  The rest is up to each person's fate.

  But thinking of Zheng Xiang Rong, who became ill with depression because she couldn't be with the one she loved, and finally left the world. It's really too ridiculous, probably Qiong Yao has read too many (romance novels). —— Sheng Si Yan secretly scolded in her heart.

  Zheng Yuer sat on one side and talked with Wu Cuilian.

  "I've heard my mother mention it once or twice, and at that time I was still young, so I only remember that it seemed like the people in our household didn't know about Little Aunt's relationship with the Second Prince back then. My mother is still puzzled to this day, wondering how Little Aunt managed to break through all the obstacles and leave the Duke's estate to secretly meet with the Second Prince."

  Sheng Siyan was shocked. This scene was so familiar, wasn't it just like how her parents were together in the past?

  But then she thought again and shook her head.

  Her parents' situation is completely different from Zheng Xiang Rong and the Second Prince's.

  The biggest difference is her mother's maiden home. In fact, it was a matter of turning a blind eye and eventually defaulting to her parents being together.

  But Zheng Xiang Rong and Second Prince are absolutely impossible.

  The ancestors' teachings forbade it; even if they were killed, they would not be allowed to be together.

  So the Zheng family would never turn a blind eye and condone their relationship.

  Then how did Zheng think of going out?

  Sheng Siyan's mind was wide open, and she even shamefully thought of dressing up as a man. However, all her ideas were rejected one by one by Zheng Yuer.

  Originally, it was impossible to leave Zheng Guo Gong's mansion unless you could turn invisible and fly out.

  Sheng Siyan admitted defeat. She smiled and said: "I couldn't guess it anymore. I think only asking the Second Prince would know."

  Zheng Yuer quietly smiled, she looked around and saw that there were no outsiders here, then secretly said: "I heard my mother say before, when the second prince was forced out of the house, he also mentioned that he didn't know how his little aunt went to see him. He still thought that my grandfather would permit them to be together and help them fight for it."

  Wu Chan-yin suddenly came to, and sighed: "Actually, the Second Prince was sincere towards your younger aunt. Even if she were aware of it in the afterlife, she would be smiling all the way to the underworld."

  Sheng Siyan nodded along with him, "The Second Prince can be considered a romantic and sentimental person."

  "I heard that the second prince originally wanted to die and follow my little aunt. However, Concubine Jiang desperately stopped him and finally made him agree not to die, but he was disheartened and insisted on becoming a monk." Zheng Yuer sighed.

  Wu Chan Ying raised an eyebrow and said, "I seem to have heard another rumor that the Second Prince was actually forced out of the house, otherwise he would not have survived..."

  Everyone suddenly understood who was forcing the second prince to become a monk and fell silent.

  A few people sat down and had a snack before leaving Zheng Yuer's Yao Hua Lou and returning to Green Willow Pavilion.

  They sat there for a while longer, waiting for the banquet in Qingfeng Pavilion and the outer courtyard to disperse, and everyone went to find their own family members.

  Sheng Siyan started telling Sheng Qigong about what she saw in the inner courtyard of the Zheng family as soon as she got on the carriage.

  "Zheng Xiang Rong's case is too suspicious," said Sheng Qi Ye in a low voice. "When the news of her serious illness suddenly came out, I remember it was in the 14th year of the Ming calendar. At that time, I already felt something was off. When I left you and your mother, it was in the next year, the 15th year of the Ming calendar, and that's when she passed away."

  In the 14th year of Mingli, Sheng Qiye was still living with Wang Shi. It wasn't until the following year that he encountered those men in black and left Wang Shi, who was six months pregnant, to go to a secret place to test his medicinal formula.

  Sheng Siyan was born on June 6th of the 15th year of the Ming calendar, after Sheng Qiye left.

  Sheng Siyan pondered for a moment and then let it go.

  Zheng Xiang Rong's affairs were none of her business, and she thought it was unnecessary for her to be so curious.

  "Dad, I also heard Niu Xiaoye talk about the northwest border." Sheng Siyan then told him everything she had heard about Zhou Huai Xuan.

  "This matter I have some hearsay, but it's much more complicated than this."

  Sheng Siyan felt a headache coming on and regretted bringing up this topic again.

  Everyone wants to speak but hesitates, each with their own secrets.

  She retreated back to her Womuye Pavilion and kept company with Xiao Cui and Ah Cai.

  ……

  On Wu's family car, Zheng Su-hen was also talking to Wu Chang-ge.

  "Mother actually said that Juan'er looks like Xiang Rong, I really don't know what to say." Zheng Su Heng sighed, "Juan'er obviously resembles me, how can she resemble Xiang Rong? I and Xiang Rong are not even related by blood."

  Wu Changge thought for a moment, and smiled: "You're right, the sparkle in her eyes is indeed quite similar. I was wondering why she looked somewhat familiar. Of course, her facial features and figure don't resemble yours at all. Not even the shape of her eyes is alike. —— Juan'er has a pair of round and bright eyes just like you."

  In short, Wu Yanjuan and Zheng Xiangru are spiritually similar, not physically similar.

  Zheng Suxin's face turned red with anger. She pushed Wu Changge and said, "Hey! Did you also have a crush on my sister back then?!"

  "Of course not!" Wu Changge was overjoyed, seeing Zheng Suyan's sour face for the first time. He hugged Zheng Suyan resolutely: "From head to toe, I only have eyes for you. But as for your sister, that beautiful woman, I must say I completely don't remember her, she must be deceiving you. Beautiful things are appreciated by everyone, and I think she's just like the flawless emerald cuff my father just gave me."

  Zheng Suxin's eyes sparkled as she smiled and leaned into his arms, "This is more like it."

  ……

  In Zheng Guo Gong Fu. The guests have all left, and Tian Shi, Zheng Yuer's mother, watched as the servants cleaned up the banquet hall before returning to her own quarters in the south wing.

  Zheng Yuer waited for her there and told her about the banquet today. After some thought, she still told Tian Shi about taking Sheng Siyan and others to see Wanqing Xuan.

  Tian heard the questions asked by Sheng Siyan and Wu Chanying, and let out a soft sigh. Looking at Zheng Yuer, he said, "You're really tired today, go back and rest."

  Zheng Yuer bowed and left.

  At night, Zheng Xinghui returned to rest. Tian Shi quietly told him about the events of the day, especially what Sheng Siyan and Wu Chanjuan had asked about Zheng Xiangrong. Finally, she whispered: "Why don't we tell Father and Mother, and seal off Meimei's Wanqing Hall? The servants can only enter through the back door to attend to things. If the front gate is sealed, outsiders won't be able to get in."

  Once you enter, you will be curious. Once you are curious, you will ask many questions.

  As for Zheng Xiang Rong's matter, what the Zheng family least wanted was to arouse other people's curiosity.

  Zheng Xinghui also thought it made sense and said, "That's reasonable. It should have been sealed twelve years ago. I'll personally tell Father and Mother tomorrow."

  "But Father has just passed his birthday and is still in high spirits. Why don't we wait a little longer?" Tian Shi advised cautiously.

  "It's not that I don't want to wait, but you see, outsiders have these doubts. Once everyone's curiosity is piqued again, I'm afraid it will be hard to keep it under wraps and affect the reputations of both Yu'er and Yue'er." Zheng Xinghui said with a bitter smile, "Yu'er is already engaged. You don't want any unnecessary trouble, do you?"

  The consequences were so severe that Tian's family hurriedly shut their mouths and stopped advising him.

  At first, these close relatives were all muddled about what had happened.

  She only remembered that year, seemingly the 14th year of the Ming calendar, when Old Master Zheng and Madame Zheng suddenly said that Second Aunt was ill, and had the Wan Qing Xuan sealed off tightly. Even food and daily necessities were passed in through a small door at the entrance.

  She thought Er-guniang had contracted a contagious disease and hastily kept a close eye on her own children, not allowing them to run over to the Wanqingxuan side.

  Then a year later, it was in May of the 15th year of Mingli, that countless rumors suddenly emerged in the capital, saying that the second daughter of Zheng Guo Gong Fu and the second prince were in love, which was not tolerated by the great Xia imperial family's ancestral teachings.

  They were shocked.

  Isn't Second Young Mistress Zheng Xiang Rong bedridden since last year? How could there be rumors of her having an affair with the Second Prince?!

  That night, her husband Zheng Xinghui went to see Zheng Lao Ye and Zheng Lao Fu with a gloomy face, asking what was going on with his sister.

  She had originally planned to have a midnight snack in the small kitchen and wait for Zheng Xinghui to come back and eat together before sleeping.

  But Zheng Xinghui did not return that night.

  The next day he came back with a dirty face and told her, "...... Second sister passed away."

  This is the first update. Today's three updates are done. 2 pm and 7 pm. Yesterday I said that Pink 300 would have three updates. It's the end of the month, everyone should hurry up and cast their pink votes. The next three updates will be Pink 400. Since it's the end of the month, I know everyone has plenty of pink ammo. o(n_n)o

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