IBTSOME Chapter 81 Part 2

I BECAME THE STEPMOTHER OF MY EX-HUSBAND

 

Chapter 81 Part 2: People’s Heart

 

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No one had time to think about why Yan Wangfei was so emotional and how it was Yan Wangfei who gave orders in Duke Yingguo’s territory. Everyone subconsciously obeyed Lin Wei Xi's orders, staring while holding their breath, not daring to make trouble.

 

"Who was the last person who saw Shizi the day before yesterday?"

 

Han shi changed into a white clothes. She lowered her head and said softly: "It's this concubine."

 

"What did Shizi say to you? Why is he going out?"

 

"Shizi didn't say anything." Han shi kept her head down, and her voice was as thin as a mosquito. "He just asked some ordinary questions, asked about Chen boy's study, and then went out. This concubine didn't know where Shizi go after he went out, Shizi was obviously fine when he left this concubine."

 

The more Lin Wei Xi asked, the more she found it fishy, in the majestic Duke Mansion how could this thing happen? Duke Yingguo Shizi couldn’t move until it rained last night. During this day and two nights, if anyone found any clues and followed them, he would not have lost his life. A full fifteen hours, with a little bit of information, it’s unlikely to end like this.

 

Lin Wei Xi walked over and offered incense to Duke Yingguo Shizi. She stayed in front of the coffin for a long time, but still didn't have the courage to take a look. Today's obituary has just been issued, and the official condolences have not yet come. Those who came at this time were only close relatives. People in the Duke Yingguo Mansion all thought that Lin Wei Xi came so quickly because of Gao Ran, who could think of the real reason.

 

Gao Ran cried for a while, acted like a filial daughter, and then she was supported to go down to clean her face. Han shi also took the opportunity to follow, Gao Ran sent everyone out, and took Han shi's hand and asked in a low voice: "Yiniang, what is really going on with my father?"

 

Gao Ran knew a lot about Han shi, and Han shi's excuse could fooled the people of Duke Yingguo Mansion, but it couldn’t fool Gao Ran. Now that there was no one, Han shi paused for a moment, lowered her head and said, "He came to me the night before because he found out about the Yin Yang pot."

 

"What?" Gao Ran couldn't believe it, "How could he have that?"

 

"I don't know where he learned about it. In short, our Yin Yang pot fell into his hands. He found out about Yun Niang back then and came over to question me late at night. Later, he was very angry and spoke cruelly that the next day he would tell the old madam early in the morning to sell me, and even your siblings would be implicated. I was frightened all night, and when I went to pay respect the next day, I realized that he has not returned all night."

 

Gao Ran gradually heard that something was wrong, and she opened her mouth in surprise: "In other words, do you actually know where he went?"

 

"How could I know that he was there? How could I know that he had an accident?" Han shi couldn't help but raise her head to argue, but her voice became quieter as she said, "When the old madam asked me, I was too scared… Just say I don’t know anything and everything was normal. This should have no relations."

 

How could this not have any relation, if Han shi said that Duke Yingguo Shizi had a dispute with her earlier, Duke Yingguo old madam would not regard Shizi’s missing as gone out drinking, but would immediately realize that her son had an accident. At that time, Duke Yingguo Mansion’s manpower would all search, could they still not find the injured Shizi? But Han shi didn't say anything, it delayed the time and also delayed the chance to save Duke Yingguo Shizi.

 

Of course, Han shi knew that she had killed Shizi, by letting him suffer from blood loss in the wild. She was very scared in her heart, but at the same time a crazy and cruel idea came up. Duke Yingguo Shizi already died, then the Yin Yang pot’ matter, she killed two lives’ matter, and even Gao Ran and Gao Chen’ matter, no one knew. She would not be sold, and Gao Chen could be the only descendant of Shizi, and smoothly become the heir of Duke Yingguo Mansion.

 

Han shi were frightened by her own rebellious thought that her hands got cold, but she couldn't restrain herself and gave birth to infinite desire. If Shizi was dead, then this Shizi’s position was her son's.

 

Gao Ran was also shocked by the explosive news. She and Han shi sat in a relative silence for a while before suddenly reacting. Gao Ran held Han shi's hand tightly, and her strength almost crushed Han shi's bones: "Yiniang, you are doing the right thing, don't say anything, so no one know what happened, Shizi’s position is on younger brother. Now the title is on the grandfather. When grandfather dies, it will be passed on to father, and it will be passed on to younger brother after number of years. But now that he’s dead, and grandfather already has half his foot on the grave, don’t know how much times he has left. Very soon we will achieve the success, and when younger brother became the Duke, wouldn’t all of the Duke Yingguo Mansion become our world!

 

Han shi bit her lip and nodded. The mother and daughter looked at each other for a moment, and turned their eyes away in silence, not wanting to see themselves in each other's eyes. They were all accomplices in Duke Yingguo Shizi’s death.

 

However, huge benefits were waiting for them.

 

The Duke Yingguo’s hair turned white overnight, and he seemed to be ten years older. But the pain of losing a child was not the only crisis, and now a more realistic problem lied in front of Duke Yingguo Mansion. What’s to be done with Shizi’s candidate?

 

Duke Yingguo Shizi died unexpectedly, and it should be his son who assumed his position. But here was the problem. Duke Yingguo Shizi did not have a di son. But if it was the shu line, then why Shizi’s younger brothers wouldn’t work?

 

The worst case scenario was to let the shu son inherit. In order to limit the nobility family, the founding emperor set extremely strict rules on the succession of the titles. A Marquis position that was conferred because outstanding military service was only honorary Marquis, it couldn’t be passed on. And Duke Yingguo Mansion this kind of nobility, a noble beheaded after three generations, whether you could retain the ancestral name depended on the mood of the emperor. However, within these three generations, if ones want to inherit the nobility at the same level, the heir must be a di son, otherwise it would be downgraded one or two levels. In contrast, a Qinwang and Junwang could be passed on endlessly from generation to generation.

 

Their founding emperor always established double standard on his courtiers. Several highly respected elders of the Gao family have all received the news and rushed over. They sat in the same room, and the one with the oldest seniority came up with a new idea: "Shizi only leave one shu son, and there is no di son. If let the shu son inherits, according to regulation the title would be lowered. Although we can entrust it to Yan Wang, but after all it still risky. I and several other clan elders discussed a compromise on the road. If not pick a child from the clan and adopt him under the deceased Shizi Madam Wei’s name. In this way, he will be a proper heir. It’s easier to support an adopted successor than a shu son."

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