"You are bullying me. How can a girl be a child bride? That is something that families who cannot afford to raise their daughters would do." Xiaocao became even angrier, completely forgetting that she was still a little girl in the general's mansion. She reached out to help Weiyang: "Girl, let's go."
Wei Yang, who had been silent from beginning to end, raised her head and looked at General Yan: "Do you have any evidence?"
"Yes." General Yan was slightly startled when he saw the little girl in front of him. He felt sorry for her, but he still waved his hand and called the steward: "Go to my study and bring the box in the secret compartment."
"Yes." The manager took the order and left.
Wei Yang watched the butler disappear into the night, and her heart ached. Yan Gui stood behind her, and she couldn't see his expression clearly.
Soon, the steward came in holding a box.
What's in the box
Wei Yang looked at the box on the table and didn't dare to move.
She was scared.
She was not afraid that her parents would sell her to become Yan Gui's child bride. What she was afraid of was that there was some secret hidden in the box that she didn't know about.
The courtyard outside the greenhouse was silent. Under the high-hanging lights, the shadows of the trees were heavy, and everything unknown was hidden in the darkness.
General Yan put his hand on the box, ready to open it, but Yan Gui held down the old general's hand and the box tightly.
He shook his head slightly at the old general.
Yes, at this moment he suddenly couldn't bear it.
Wei Yang looked at the serious-looking old general, then looked at Yan Gui who looked nervous, and smiled, "Let me see if there is any?"
The girl's voice was as tender and clear as ever, but it cast a shadow over Yan Gui's heart.
He loosened his hand, and the old general also loosened his hand, and the box was once again exposed in front of Weiyang.
Wei Yang stretched out her hand and pressed lightly on the box. The lock opened with a "click" and the box was lifted up. Inside lay a letter.
Wei Yang picked up the letter, pulled it out, and saw the first line of the letter read: "Nannan, my child:", and tears began to flow.
She is the oldest daughter of her parents. Her mother gave birth to her and her sixth brother, twins, when she was in her forties. It is said that when her mother found out that they were twins, her father did not want them. After all, she was in her forties and had several grandchildren.
Being old and having twins, the risks of pregnancy and childbirth increased exponentially. It was my mother who insisted on having a baby, saying that her only daughter had married into the imperial family for the sake of the family, and she wanted to have a good girl to stay by her side.
The sixth brother was born first, strong and healthy, with a loud cry. She was born later, and she couldn't even cry, let alone be strong and healthy.
Mother said that this was a gift from God, and she fed and cared for her personally. She slept in a small bed in her parents' room until she was five years old, and then she was assigned to sleep in the yard with her wet nurses and maids. Even so, mother personally went to her yard to sleep with her for more than half a year before she was willing to sleep alone.
Her mother always called her "Guan Nan" and her father sometimes called her "Nan Nan". No one knew this name except her parents and brothers and sisters.
Wei Yang read the two pages of letter very slowly, word by word, with tears in her eyes, afraid of missing a single word. The hateful tears often blocked her eyes, and she seemed to hear her father saying, "Nannan, don't cry." She seemed to hear her mother saying, "Dear girl, mother is here."
After finally finishing reading the letter, Wei Yang looked up at General Yan and his son in front of her and smiled sadly. It turned out that she was really sent to the Yan family as a child bride by her parents.
Wei Yang covered her mouth and trembled uncontrollably. She had no parents left, and she had nothing.
Yan Gui hesitated for a moment, then held her in his arms and patted her back gently. He had already read the letter and could recite the contents by heart.