IBTSOME Chapter 82 Part 2

I BECAME THE STEPMOTHER OF MY EX-HUSBAND

 

Chapter 82 Part 2: Adoption

 

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"Gao Ke." The old madam said the name silently. She had been the lady of the Duke Mansion for more than 30 years, and she didn’t lack an overall outlook. To be recommended by Yan Wangfei herself, this alone was already extraordinary. Duke Yingguo old madam said the name several times in her heart to make sure she had remembered it. After a while, she had to let people find out who Gao Ke was.

 

Duke Yingguo old madam nodded and said: "This old body have note it down, Thanking Wangfei for the care."

 

"What did the old madam say?" Lin Wei Xi paused, glancing to the side. How could the Duke Yingguo old madam fail to understand what this meant, she was surprised, what did Yan Wangfei want to say that it couldn’t be said in front of anyone?

 

Duke Yingguo old madam felt strange, her face unconsciously became serious, and she waved the servants out, leaving only close servants in the room. Lin Wei Xi actually had nothing to say, she just wanted to avoid the eyes and ears of Han shi and Gao Ran. Seeing that the coast was clear, Lin Wei Xi approached Duke Yingguo old madam slightly, and whispered: "Old madam, I dare to mention, I hope you don't think I'm nosy. I'm afraid there is something wrong with Shizi."

 

Duke Yingguo old madam’s face suddenly changed: "What does Wangfei mean by this?"

 

"It doesn't mean anything, but it feels weird." Lin Wei Xi said, "If there is no reason and in a stable mood, who would go out for a horse racing in the middle of the night? Shizi’s behavior on that night is really abnormal. Maybe the old madam can check who he has been in contact with during this time, or maybe deal with what."

 

Duke Yingguo old madam had never thought in this direction. After Lin Wei Xi said this, the old madam suddenly became clear. Yes, Han shi said that everything was normal when Shizi left her, but if he was really relaxed and calm, why did he go out late at night without letting the servant follow him? Could it be that after coming out from Han shi’s place Shizi met someone else?

 

Duke Yingguo old madam secretly noted this down, determined to investigate immediately after Lin Wei Xi left. She called the people around Shizi and asked them one by one, she didn't believe that the truth could not be found. She only had this one son, but he was inexplicably die outside. How could Duke Yingguo old madam accept this? As long as there was a little doubt, she must investigate it.

 

Gao Ran went tidying herself for a long time, and after a while Duke Yingguo old madam found it unreasonable. It's just washing face and tidying up your appearance, was it need this long? When Gao Ran and Han shi finally came back, Duke Yingguo old madam gave Gao Ran a displeased look, but she restrained herself because of the occasion.

 

Gao Ran finally returned. Lin Wei Xi sat down for a while then got up and returned to Yan Wang Mansion. Gao Ran looked absent-minded in the whole journey, and her mind was completely occupied by Duke Yingguo Shizi’s selection.

 

Her brother was going to be the Duke, how could this not made Gao Ran happy. When she heard the news she was still shocked, but now she only thought it’s good that Duke Yingguo Shizi had died. If the father has not die, how could the son be promoted?

 

Gao Ran resisted her joy and returned home. Now that she lost her nominal father, nevertheless she should look sad. The news of Duke Yingguo Shizi’s death gradually spread, and the news about Duke Yingguo Mansion’s desire to adopt did not know how also spread.

 

It took Gao Ran several days to hear the news, and she was taken aback for a moment: "Adopting? Why they want to adopt? Isn't there my brother."

 

"Young Master Chen is a shu son. I heard that Duke Yingguo did not want to downgrade the title, so he want to adopt a boy under Wei shi. But these are just rumors, still don't know how it will ended up." Tao Mama comforted Gao Ran, she paused and couldn’t help adding, “But I heard from the people at the old house that in recent years there is a young man who has become very popular. I heard that his name is Gao Ke. He is said to never forget. It seems that several clan elders likes him, and even the Duke Yingguo sent someone to pick him up. After meeting him, he let him live in the duke mansion’s guest courtyard, and given the same treatment as the young masters in the mansion."

 

Undoubtedly, if they really want to adopt, this boy named Gao Ke was Gao Chen's greatest threat.

 

"How old is he?"

 

"He is fifteen years old."

 

Gao Ran let out an exasperated sigh. Gao Ke’s background was very suitable for adoption. Their own incense fell on the nephew, and parents and brothers were dead. In other words, the relationship between Gao Ke and his family was very weak. After he was adopted could concentrate on serving Wei shi and Duke Yingguo Shizi, without worrying about the adopted son’s closeness to his biological parents. And Gao Ke had really good memory, and could remember just by reading. His talent was far more than Gao Chen, and what was worse was that he was older than Gao Chen.

 

In other words, as long as Gao Ke was adopted and trained for one or two years, Duke Yingguo Mansion would soon get a return, but how about Gao Chen? He was only seven years old now.

 

Even Gao Ran panicked. She was full of plans to let her younger brother be Duke Yingguo Shizi. If she was intercepted, what could she do? Moreover, if the future Duke Yingguo was not Gao Chen, then Han shi’s matters couldn’t be hidden anymore.

 

Gao Ran stared blankly for a long time, and when she recovered, she couldn't help but gritted her teeth: "Who proposed the adoption? Who recommended Gao Ke?"

 

Tao Mama looked around, bent over to Gao Ran's ears, and whispered: "I heard it was Wangfei who raised the idea to the old madam, and then later the old madam inquired about Gao Ke.

 

Otherwise, buried under numerous side branches of the Gao family, Gao Ke would have nowhere to go with both his parents died, who would actually know who he is.

 

Gao Ran was surprised, and gritted her teeth again: "Why is she being nosy?"

 

Tao Mama spread her hands, who knows. Gao Ran gritted her teeth and sat for a while, still unable to swallow this breath. Lin Wei Xi already relied on her identity as mother-in-law to treat others harshly, and now she wanted to touch her brother's things, simply crazy. Lin Wei Xi stretched her hand too far, she probably think that there was no one in this world who could give her a lesson.

 

Gao Ran's eyes were gloomy, and she motioned Tao Mama to come over: "Tao Mama, go and use Wangfei Shen's things, let people reveal it to Lin Wei Xi. Cannot spoil her by letting her think herself as the tip of Yan Wang’s heart, little did she know, she is the unnecessary one."

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