Chapter 695
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"Did he ask you to come?"
"Yes. I just went to the Ministry of Justice because of Wei Shuo and happened to hear that Consort Duan was banished to the cold palace. He said that you would definitely do something impulsive and go to the palace to look for the emperor. He had something to do and couldn't leave, so he asked me to stop you."
So that's what happened!
Wei Ziyao immediately changed her expression. She smiled mischievously and moved to Wei Heng's side, hugging his arm.
"Aiya, Father ~ Don't you know me? When have I ever done anything impulsive? Have you forgotten? When Qi Minghao rebelled, you were the one who personally handed the tiger tally to me. If you want to talk about impulsiveness, you're the one who's impulsive. I'm just going to the palace to take a look. How can I be impulsive? "
She was twisting words and forcing logic, but she was actually very worried.
Consort Duan had hidden too many things for the imperial family for so many years.
Wei Ziyao could see that they had feelings for each other.
But how did the two of them end up in such a situation?
"Don't give me that. I was asked to watch over you. No matter what you say, I won't let you go."
Alright … If it was one of her three brothers who came, she would definitely be able to escape. But it was the grand marshal, so Wei Ziyao should just stay put.
"Fine! If I don't go, then I have something to ask Father. You must answer me truthfully. "
"You want to ask about my relationship with the emperor and the consort?"
"Oh, Father is so smart."
Wei Ziyao smiled mischievously, but Wei Heng sighed in melancholy.
"The three of us were childhood sweethearts and grew up together. Speaking of which, I was the real king of the children at that time. Because your grandfather had a very high position in the court at that time, he and the current Prime Minister had a very good relationship. Therefore, Concubine Duan and I played together since we were young. At that time, the adults saw that we had a good relationship and set up a marriage contract for us."
"What!?" Wei Ziyao couldn't help but be shocked.
Her mother-in-law almost became her mother back then!?
Most importantly, there was too much information.
"That's right. Consort Consort Duan was once engaged to Father. At that time, both of our families were well-off, so we received the Retired Emperor's permission to enter and leave the palace freely. It was at that time that we met the current Emperor."
"It's just that back then, His Majesty … wasn't favored, so the Retired Emperor didn't really allow us to play with His Majesty. The two of us were practically the two pillars of the civil and military forces. The Retired Emperor was more inclined to let us play with the children he admired, so as to gain the support of our families. Unfortunately, we still played very well together, and could be considered as absolute confidants."
Wei Ziyao did not doubt this at all, because only Wei Heng could act rashly in front of the Northern Wen Emperor.
"But why did Consort Duan, who was clearly engaged to you, marry His Majesty?"
Weren't they good brothers? Didn't you say that you shouldn't bully your friend's wife? Why didn't they act according to common sense?
"Isn't that simple? It's because the two of them developed feelings for each other. Although Consort Duan and I grew up together, we definitely didn't have any romantic feelings for each other. Our fathers were each other's masters. My father taught Consort Duan martial arts, while Minister Wen taught me knowledge. Although it seemed like we were in love, we definitely didn't have any romantic feelings for each other."
Wei Heng was a straightforward person. If he said that he didn't have any romantic feelings for each other, then he definitely didn't.
"Furthermore, after I got to know your mother, I threw all my heart into her. How could I have the mood to think about Consort Duan? Consort Duan had a boyish personality when she was young. Her temper was always worse than mine, and she would hit people whenever she didn't like them. She wasn't like your mother, who was gentle and kind. "
It turned out that this Hundred Tempered Steel liked the gentle and virtuous type.
"Father, then tell me about my mother."
Wei Ziyao suddenly remembered what Ki Chien-chul had said before.
When her mother died, her body was filled with Gu worms. Wei Ziyao had never dared to rashly ask her father about her mother, for fear that he would discover something.
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