FSC [QT] Chapter 111.1

After dinner, Yu Yan dismissed everyone. When he finished washing and went to bed and drew the curtain, there was already a letter in his hand.

He read it along.

Looking at the contents of the letter, Yu Yan’s expression was a little deep.

Selfishly, he didn’t want Ah Wu to enter the palace. Because once she entered the palace, it would be inevitable that she would have some contact with him.

Although his appearance was now much different from when he was young, and his sister might not be able to recognize him, Yu Yan didn’t dare to gamble on the possibility of his identity being exposed in front of his sister.

In fact, Yu Yan didn’t know whether his sister still remembered him. After all, when they separated, his sister was only three years old, far from the age of understanding.

More than eight years had passed, and the people who had been with his sister had always been the villagers of Xiaoxi Village, Aunt Li, and Uncle Li.

Perhaps he, who was once the most important to his sister, had become insignificant as time passed.

The so-called worry that his sister would recognize him was just his wishful thinking and sentimentality on his part.

Every time he thought of this, Yu Yan would feel sad. His mood was so contradictory.

On the one hand, he didn’t want Xiao Wu to know his current situation, while on the other hand, he didn’t want Xiao Wu to forget him.

Because if she didn’t even remember him after sacrificing for the person he wanted to protect, his life would be too ridiculous.

The secret letter said that Xiao Wu’s parents treated her very well, and it seemed that they were trying to make up for it. In the Marquis of Changping mansion, Xiao Wu was the most noble.

The madam of the Marquis of Changping specially hired several old nannies to teach her the rules, fearing that the outside world would blame Xiao Wu on the grounds that she had been living outside for eleven years and had poor conduct.

Xiao Wu had been beautiful since she was a child, but her family conditions were not good before, and that woman never took Xiao Wu seriously. If he hadn’t urged that woman, the other party would not even bother to feed Xiao Wu milk.

The premature Xiao Wu grew thin and small, and her head was much smaller than her peers, but even in that case, the thin and yellow Xiao Wu was still beautiful.

Not to mention Xiao Wu, who was recognized by the Marquis’ Mansion and carefully nursed back for a period of time.

Recalling the glimpse of beauty that day, Yu Yan truly realized that after eight years of separation, not only he had changed, but Xiao Wu had also grown into someone he could not recognize.

If it were not for the strange sense of familiarity and the fact that the information he found when he sent people back to Jiangzhou happened to match the girl newly recognized by the Marquis’ Mansion, Yu Yan would not have been sure that she was his sister whom he had not seen for eight years.

She was even more beautiful. Even when she stood among the pampered young ladies, she was the one who attracted attention immediately.

She was also the one who shone like a star in the dark night.

Such Xiao Wu made Yu Yan feel a little more strange, and at the same time, a little more proud.

Such Xiao Wu should have the best of everything in the world, a beautiful appearance, an outstanding family background, flawless character, and most importantly, she would definitely have a husband who is devoted to her and could accompany her for life.

The last one was exactly the reason why Yu Yan was so hesitant now.

No matter how much the Marquis’s mansion tried to build momentum for Ling Wu, her weakness was that she had lived away from home for eleven years.

Just as Mrs. Fan thought before taking her daughter back to the mansion, she wanted to choose a husband for her daughter who had an ordinary family background and good character and ability.

It was not because Xiao Wu was only worthy of such a man, but because her past experience limited her path to marrying into a high-ranking family.

Once she becomes a companion to the princess, it will be different. Especially since the Third Princess is the most favored princess of Emperor Qian.

With this friendship with the princess, Ling Wu’s weight in the hearts of those noble madams will inevitably increase, and she will have more choices in the future.

These days, Yu Yan inquired about the temper and personality of the Third Princess and used his status to place his people in the palace of the Third Princess. All this was done to pave the way for his sister in advance.

As for the other one…

Yu Yan looked at the other girl who was less mentioned in the secret letter, the sixth daughter of the Marquis of Changping, who was most likely his biological sister, Ling Zhuo.

For that girl, Yu Yan’s feelings were much more complicated.

If he had known the truth when he was still Yu Yan, he might be willing to accept this sister, try to love her, and care about her. He might not be able to treat her as wholeheartedly as he treated Xiao Wu, but he would still treat her as an important relative of his.

But unfortunately, Yu Yan died eight years ago. Now the one who survived was Yan Yu, a monster that even he himself despised.

During the eight years in the deep palace, he had become cold from the inside out. Even after learning the truth, he no longer had any extra energy to devote to Ling Zhuo.

She appeared at a bad time. The only humanity left in Yu Yan’s heart had been occupied by the name Xiao Wu.

But not liking her doesn’t mean hating her. After all, they are related by blood. As long as she behaves well, Yu Yan won’t deal with her. He will even take care of this girl while protecting his sister.

After crumpling the secret letter into a ball, Yu Yan opened the curtain and got out of bed.

The weather was already very cold after nightfall. There was a brazier in the corner of Yu Yan’s room. Because of his special status now, the fire in the room was silver charcoal that only noble masters could use, without any smoke or fire.

He threw the letter into the brazier. The silver charcoal quickly ignited flames when it came into contact with the paper. In the dark night, Yu Yan’s expression became even more obscure under the flickering light of the fire.

 

 

 

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