jdhmnovel Chapter 128 Not his biological son!
Chapter 128 Not his biological son!
"Taking Hua'er out of trouble? How could you say such a thing? You were originally a high-born daughter of the Prince of Jin's mansion, you should never have experienced such suffering! It was your mother's negligence back then that caused you to suffer for so many years!"
Prince Jin awkwardly stepped forward and said, "Don't cry. I'll hold a family reunion banquet another day and acknowledge you as the legitimate daughter of my Prince Jin's mansion."
"No! What about my sister? I can't take her things."
"Fool, how could it be stealing? These things are yours to begin with. On the contrary, since you and your sister are both legitimate children, she is the one who is sharing your things."
"No, the Prince's Mansion belongs to my elder sister. I can earn my own living..."
However, Prince Jin interrupted her directly: "What are you trying to earn! Can't such a large palace support you? Going out and showing your face in public will only make you a laughing stock!"
Xia Li felt wronged: "I know Father and Mother mean well, but I've already taken away half of your favor since I came back. If I take away half of the family fortune too, how heartbroken my sister will be. It's not fair to her. Besides, the Marquis's mansion doesn't like me. I've always earned money to support myself since I was little, and I'm used to the freedom outside. I can rely on myself for everything. But my sister, she learned etiquette and manners from a young age. I'll leave those to her as a guarantee. I'll earn even more money for her in the future. I want to be her support!"
"Good child!" The Prince of Jin and his wife could no longer hold back and hugged Ali, tears streaming down their faces.
From this moment on, they truly considered each other as family.
Inside the house, Prince Jin and his wife were deeply in love with their child, but no one noticed that behind the door, someone was weeping.
She felt guilty and remorseful for having taken over a decade of someone else's life for no reason.
Nothing in the Prince's mansion belonged to her, and the Prince and his wife were not her parents.
The fact that she can still claim to be the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Jin is already an injustice to Xia Li.
I never expected Xia Li would always be thinking of giving herself to me.
Her younger sister is truly, truly kind!
She must work hard and become her sister's support!
Xia Li was unaware of what the people in the Prince's mansion were thinking. She climbed over the wall and returned to the Marquis of Beiliang's residence in the middle of the night.
"younger sister!"
"younger sister!"
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he was caught on the spot by his two older brothers.
Xia Jingwen asked impatiently, "Sister, why didn't you come in through the front door?"
Compared to his younger brother, the older brother Xia Jingyuan was much more composed. Although he was also excited, he led the group back to their room before speaking:
“Sister, while you were away, a major event happened at the Marquis’s mansion! The mansion was burned down, and Father… was assassinated.”
"Huh?" Xia Li was stunned.
Although her father was not human, she never intended to harm him.
Aren't cultivators supposed to be forbidden from attacking mortals?
She thought that at most the other party would teach her a lesson and then let it go.
"Then...when will Father be buried?"
"He was buried yesterday."
For a while, the atmosphere was a little dull.
Xia Jingyuan spoke first: "There's something else. We found a note with the birth date and time engraved in Father's study..."
Xia Li took the note and saw the words "July 7th" in large characters.
Taiyin Nu (太阴女).
The ultimate cultivation furnace.
This is why she was favored by the Golden Toad Palace and the Qingxu Sect in both her past and present lives.
With just one glance, she knew for sure: "This is my birthday."
Xia Jingwen immediately burst into tears: "My sister really isn't our biological daughter, waaaaah! This was found in Father's study. Father already knew. Mother has always disliked my sister, so maybe she knew all along too..."
Xia Li: "..." Speechless!
However, she still hugged her two brothers tightly and comforted them, saying, "No matter whether we are related by blood or not, in A-Li's heart, you are both A-Li's good brothers."
"You are also the only sister we truly acknowledge."
Xia Li thought to herself, this was a real fake heiress.
Thinking of this, she asked, "How did you manage to evade them? What about Madam Cui and Xia Wanwan?"
“During those days, my father sent my mother to the temple to pray for blessings and she did not return home. Wanwan had already married into the Gu family, and my brother and I returned to the army, so we escaped this calamity.”
"Wanwan?" Xia Li raised an eyebrow. Had they already started to accept Xia Wanwan after just a few days?
Xia Jingwen hurriedly said, "Sister, don't be angry. We rushed back to handle the aftermath after hearing the news. Mother was so heartbroken that she fainted several times. It was Wanwan who took care of her day and night, even though she was pregnant... Although Wanwan did many things wrong, she really cared about Mother."
Xia Li chuckled: "I was just curious. This is fine too, it gives Madam Cui something to look forward to."
"Sister, where have you been these past few days? We went to the Prince of Jin's residence but couldn't find you. We were so worried."
"I was also worried that you might suddenly come back, so I was constantly on edge," Xia Jingwen said.
This is why they often come to Xia Li's courtyard to wander around.
"I went to Duzhou for a trip. This happened right under the emperor's nose, what will the emperor say?" Xia Li rubbed his hands, thinking, "Won't he give me some reward or something?"
Xia Jingyuan said, "His Majesty, upon learning of the tragic state of the Marquis of Beiliang's residence, issued an edict to appease the family and granted me the title of commander of the Imperial Guard, ordering me to lead troops to strengthen the defenses of the capital."
Xia Li sneered after hearing this: "Heh, if you really want to appease people, why not give them some real money? What inheritance? It's your turn to inherit the title since the Marquis died. The emperor just opens his mouth and loses nothing, and even makes the officials sigh that he is a benevolent and wise emperor."
Xia Jingyuan quickly stepped forward and covered her mouth: "Sister, be careful what you say! Besides, this is a blessing in disguise for the Marquis's mansion. Now it has become a proper and real Marquis's mansion. At least for now, with the emperor's attention, its status is more than ten times higher than before when it was just an unknown nobody."
After saying that, he pulled Xia Jingwen away, saying, "Alright, it's getting late. Let's not disturb you any longer, sister. You should get some rest too."
……
After his brothers left, Yu Yang climbed over the wall and came in.
Seeing her lost in thought at the table, he asked:
Are you thinking about having a house full of gold and jade?
Xia Li sighed: "The city lord of Duzhou is shameless. In order to sever ties with him and avoid him causing me trouble later, I basically risked all my assets. Now I have to start all over again."
"Then why didn't you do him back then?"
"I want to leave it for my older sister to practice on."
"I knew it! Even without lifting a finger, you had a million ways to deal with him, yet you still came back without a word. You're so good to your sister!"
Xia Li didn't speak, but her expression seemed to say, "That's my sister!"
"...So what are you planning to do with your Golden Abundance? You need to stock up on goods soon, and the New Year is only two months away, so you need to receive dividends."
"Speak, what's your idea?" Xia Li looked at him leisurely. Since he had spoken, he must have come with a suggestion.