Mo Yixuan, the prince of the Duke of Yu, sat on a chair with a heavy face. His eyes fell on the bluestone floor tiles in front of him, but he was at a loss.
For so many years, he always thought that he was really the son of Duke Yu and served his mother wholeheartedly. However, he did not expect that he would be suddenly told that he was not. He was the child rescued from someone else by Duke Yu. At that time, the child born by Duke Yu's wife was snatched away by someone, and Duke Yu chased after them, but it was him who was retrieved.
"Xuan'er, this matter... I didn't want to tell you at first, but your mother wanted you to know. This matter... is your business, and it's our business as well." Duke Yu sighed, his expression tangled, "Your biological mother is gone, and your biological father is like this, it's better for you to stay in Duke Yu's mansion."
“Father…” Mo Yixuan’s eyes were red. Even though he was always calm, he was only a teenager of a dozen years old after all. He was so shocked by what was said that he could hardly believe it, and he was still at a loss.
Minister Qu, the former minister who caused so much gossip, the one who favored his concubine over his wife, the one who even used his own daughter to squeeze out the last bit of her value, was actually his biological father.
Originally he was just a spectator, but now he finds out that he has been in the game all along.
This was unbearable for him. He pushed the coffee table in front of him away and stood up. "Father, I want to be alone."
After saying that, he turned around and walked away with staggering steps.
The father who had always taught him well was not his biological father, and the mother who had always been kind and gentle to him was not his biological mother.
Why did things turn out like this.
A while ago, he was happy about returning to Beijing and happy to see his mother, but the next moment, such a thing happened to him.
Duke Yu stood up and reached out to hold Mo Yixuan, but in the end he could only sigh in vain, feeling a pain in his heart. His son, the son he had spent so much effort to raise, turned out to be someone else's.
He was sad too.
His daughter came back, but he lost a son again. For him, the best outcome was not to let his son know. His son was still his son, and his daughter was found again. From then on, the family lived together happily.
It was the lady who said he was too greedy...
Mo Yixuan stumbled out. He didn't know where to go, nor did he know where he should go. He just walked out based on his inner feelings. All the servants he met on the way were polite to him. To him, they were just a little noise in his ears that didn't attract his attention. He was only thinking about what his father had just said to him.
"Brother, where are you going?" A voice seemed to come from his ear, but Mo Yixuan didn't care and continued to rush forward with his head down.
Even though his sleeve was grabbed, he didn't stop and kept walking forward almost subconsciously.
Ji Yanyue's hands could hardly hold on, but she still pulled Mo Yixuan's sleeves hard. She had never seen Mo Yixuan so dispirited. She rushed forward a few steps and then saw Mo Yixuan stopped with a confused look on his face. He was looking at people, but it made people feel inexplicably empty.
The gaze seems fixed, but in fact it is loose.
"Brother... what happened?" Ji Yanyue's heart trembled, and she inexplicably recalled the feeling of being panicked and helpless at the beginning, and asked hurriedly.
His cuffs were tightly grasped, and when he looked up and saw Ji Yanyue, Mo Yixuan had to use a lot of effort to see clearly that the person in front of him was Ji Yanyue.
The voice was dark and said: "I... nothing happened."
It's like this, how could nothing happen
"Where are you going, brother?" Ji Yanyue asked cautiously, her hand still holding his sleeve. Even though it was not in accordance with etiquette, she did not dare to let go at this time. She had never seen Mo Yixuan like this before. When did Mo Yixuan, who was always high-spirited and acted with a sense of vigor, become like this
“I… don’t know.” Mo Yixuan raised his head and looked into the distance, only to find that he had arrived at a side courtyard, and not far away was a horse farm in the mansion.
"I want to ride out on horseback to take a look." He was now in a state of confusion. He didn't know where to go or what to think. He even felt like riding a horse out.
Anxious and confused.
"Brother, it's getting late now. Let's go out tomorrow." How could Ji Yanyue let him leave at this time? She pulled his sleeve again and pointed to a place not far away. "Brother, there is a pavilion over there. Can we go sit there first?"
Mo Yixuan didn't really want to go out, he just didn't know what to do, so he was almost dragged by Ji Yanyue to sit in a pavilion.
"Brother, who did you meet just now?" Seeing him sit down and lower his head with a decadent look, Ji Yanyue asked softly.
At the same time, he asked the maid to go to the kitchen and get a pot of water.
“Father.” Mo Yixuan leaned back and answered weakly.
"Is it... because of the Princess of England?" Ji Yanyue asked tentatively. Her cousin had already told her some things. Even if she was not her real cousin by blood, she was still her sister.
When she just realized this, Ji Yanyue hadn't reacted yet, and then the more she thought about it, the more panicked she became, and the more anxious and helpless she became. She now regarded Qu Moying as her cousin and her blood relative, but now she was said that she was not her biological cousin and the two of them had no blood relationship. Ji Yanyue almost experienced the feeling of losing the support of her relatives all over again.
Fortunately, Qu Moying discovered it quickly and explained it to her, explaining the whole cause and effect of the matter clearly, which allowed Ji Yanyue to get rid of the demons in her heart.
"You know?" Mo Yixuan opened his eyes and finally set his gaze on Ji Yanyue.
"I know something, but I'm not sure. It may be related to my cousin's life experience, or maybe... it may be related to my eldest brother's life experience." Ji Yanyue said softly, her eyes gentle and clear.
"Although my cousin is not my biological cousin now, she has always been my cousin in my heart. No matter who she is or where she is, she is my relative." Ji Yanyue said firmly, with the corners of her lips slightly raised. She seemed to be smiling, but people could feel the endless sadness.
"I have lost my home and my family. My cousin is one of the few relatives I have left. I cannot lose her again. She is very good to me, just like my own sister. Sometimes I even feel that she is my sister. She is also very good to me. I can feel it. So no matter what, she is still my cousin and will not change because of other factors."
"Will not change?" Mo Yixuan frowned.
"It won't change." Ji Yanyue looked him straight in the face and said with certainty once again, "As long as the feelings are still there, none of this matters. Blood ties are sometimes not as important as we think. Otherwise, if we really talk about it... isn't Ji Youran closer to me? But she did a lot of things in secret to harm my sister."
Qu Moying also told Ji Yanyue about Ji Youran's affairs implicitly. Combined with some rumors outside, how could Ji Yanyue not know that Ji Youran's superficial appearance in front of her sister was all a false appearance. In fact, she had always been jealous of her sister and entered the East Palace to secretly plot against her sister. What happened afterwards might have more to do with her.
Now when I mention Ji Youran, I only feel deep hatred.
"As for the so-called blood relationship, if there is one, it is naturally the best, but if there is none, it doesn't matter. Some people are selfish and calculating by nature, and blood relatives will only make them more calculating. On the other hand, some people, even if they are not blood relatives, are actually relatives. Whether they are relatives or not, blood relationship is not the only thing."
Ji Yanyue said slowly, these words were not what she heard from others, but her personal experience. The second branch of the Ji Mansion betrayed her relatives and stabbed them in the back. They were not her relatives. The prince of Yuguogong saved her, and the wife of Yuguogong was kind to her. They were her relatives.
As for her cousin, she always felt that she was her sister, her dear sister!
Seeing the determination in Ji Yanyue's eyes, Mo Yixuan was shocked. The originally gentle girl was a little childish, and even had a determination that she shouldn't have, but she was so determined and believed that everything was beautiful. Ji Yanyue used to be the third lady of Ling'anbo's mansion, but now she is in this state and her life can be said to be tragic.
How could Mo Yixuan not be shocked that he could still be so firm until now
"So... blood relationship doesn't matter?"
"It doesn't matter." Ji Yanyue nodded, and reiterated in a cold tone, "It's all in the mind!"
Whether it is good or bad, no one knows, only you know it best. It is up to you to decide how to go on this road and how to make the decision.
My father and mother raised me since I was a child, and their kindness to me is as heavy as a mountain. Even if they did not give me birth, their kindness in raising me is as great as the sky. If I had not been adopted by my father and mother, I would never have survived as a baby, let alone been appointed as the crown prince so early.
The kindness my father and mother have shown me is boundless.
His biological mother was also a good person, and he heard that the lady of the Qu family was also very good. However, Mo Yixuan did not like his biological father.
He can admit that he has such a biological father, but he will not identify with such a biological father.
He had an idea in his mind, and the heavy stone pressing on his heart slowly dissipated. The so-called biological father was actually not that important. Since he was so ruthless to himself and his son, why should he care
"Yan Yue, thank you." Mo Yixuan said in a deep voice, even with a faint smile on his face.
"Brother, you're welcome. I don't know if I can help you, but I'm very happy. Brother, are you... okay now?" Ji Yanyue breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Mo Yixuan was no longer in the distraught state he had just been. She was afraid that Mo Yixuan would rush out in the same manner as before, and if something really happened at that time, it would be bad.
"I'm fine, don't worry." Mo Yixuan said.
“Prince…Prince…” A servant stumbled over, out of breath. He was Mo Yixuan’s servant, and had just followed Mo Yixuan. After he stopped, he held his knees and took a few breaths before wiping his sweat and said, “Prince…Prince, someone is coming from the Ying Palace. The Duke invites you to come over.”