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Yu Qinwangfei was stunned, "Why... is that? Did Jing Kong disagree?"
Gu Jiao bluntly said, "He doesn't agree, and neither do I."
Yu Qinwang spoke coldly, "I'm afraid it's not up to you to decide this matter. Your State of Zhao’s Emperor will be the one to make the decision!"
Seeing that the two people were at the verge of arguing, Yu Qinwangfei stood in the middle of them and said to Yu Qinwang, "Speak nicely!" then told Gu Jiao, "Young Miss Gu, don't get angry. It's our fault for not giving you enough time to prepare... If Jing Kong is unwilling, I can wait for him... I'll stay in the capital no matter how long... I'll only take him back when he agrees... If you really can't bear to be away from Jing Kong, if you’re willing, you’re also welcome at Yu Qinwang’s Estate. I'll treat you as my own daughter too..."
This was the best concession Yu Qinwangfei could make.
She could wait. If her son was unwilling for one day, she would wait for one day. If her son was unwilling for one year, she would wait for one year.
But she would never give up.
Because that was her son, and she was his mother!
Gu Jiao paused, looked at Yu Qinwangfei and said, "You don't have to wait."
Yu Qinwangfei's eyes lit up, "You agreed?"
Gu Jiao shook her head.
Yu Qinwang seemed to realize what Gu Jiao was going to say, his expression changed and he snapped, "You, shut your mouth!"
How could Gu Jiao be intimidated by him?
Gu Jiao said to Yu Qinwangfei, "Jing Kong is not Wangfei's son, so Wangfei doesn't have to wait."
Yu Qinwangfei hurriedly shook her head, "No, he is my son! He is! Isn't he four years old? Was he not born in the twelfth lunar month? So is my son! Furthermore... I liked him so much the moment I first met him... He can't be not my son... "
Liking someone at first glance could be a sign of affinity, or it might just be a projection of one’s most inner feelings.
Gu Jiao stared firmly into Yu Qinwangfei's eyes without the slightest trace of evasion.
Yu Qinwangfei's heart sank.
Yu Qinwang hurried forward and protected Yu Qinwangfei behind him, blocking the line of sight between the two.
His unfriendly eyes fell on Gu Jiao's face, "What are you talking about! He is the son of this prince and Wangfei!"
"If he is your son, then what is this?"
As Gu Jiao spoke, she took out an old swaddling cloth that contained something inside from her back basket.
Yu Qinwang's complexion changed in an instant.
His eyes changed from unfriendly to fierce, and the veins in his forehead were threatening to burst at any time. He extended his hand towards Gu Jiao and tried to snatch the swaddling cloth away.
But how could he have foreseen that a state general such as himself would only grab empty air!
Gu Jiao's movements were so quick that she not only avoided Yu Qinwang's attack, but also got around him and arrived in front of Yu Qinwangfei. She asked, "Wangfei, are you familiar with this swaddling cloth?"
Yu Qinwangfei froze.
This swaddling cloth was certainly not unfamiliar to her. She personally selected it for the baby in her womb that year. She also asked her embroidery lady to embroider two small flowers on the swaddling cloth.
Countless nights, she dreamt of that child who died young as he was wrapped in this swaddling cloth.
However, the color of the swaddling cloth before her right now had already faded a little, was stained with dust and had torn parts.
Yu Qinwangfei's expression suddenly tensed up, "Young Miss Gu, where did this swaddling cloth come from? What is inside... "
Before Yu Qinwangfei could finish speaking, Yu Qinwang stepped in front of her, squeezing himself between her and Gu Jiao once again. Gnashing his teeth at Gu Jiao, he said, "Don't think a fake swaddling cloth is enough to fool people! There are many such swaddling clothes in the State of Zhao! What do you really want to achieve by coming here?"
Gu Jiao said indifferently, "There are indeed many swaddling clothes in the State of Zhao, but there is only one buried in the Dongcao slope. Since you think this is just a fake, then fine, I'll set it on fire!"
Having said that, she turned her wrist and doused the lamp oil on the table over the swaddling cloth, then with a swipe of the flame, she threw the swaddling clothes to the yard of the drawing room.
The swaddling cloth burst into flames in no time!
Yu Qinwang's expression changed dramatically!
In fact, the instant he heard about Dongcao slope, he was already a bit tense, but he reminded himself to stay calm and not to fall for this girl's trick, but who knew that this girl would actually be so ruthless that she wouldn't even spare the bones of a dead baby!
In the blazing fire, a piece of white bone was exposed. Yu Qinwang could no longer pretend to be calm. He flew out and ripped apart the part of the swaddling cloth that caught fire, revealing the small bones wrapped within the swaddling cloth.
The bones fell apart on the ground, and Yu Qinwang's whole face twisted in anger and heartache!
He couldn't be bothered with Gu Jiao as he quickly took off his coat to wrap up the bones, but the moment he touched those bones, he felt something was wrong.
Wait, these weren’t real bones.
…They were wood!
Correct. This was the result of Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng's hard work all night.
Although their craftsmanship wasn’t as good as Gu Xiaoshun's, they did manage to make it with a pair of eyes and a nose. At first glance, one couldn’t see any flaw.
It was just that the production process was really troublesome. Gu Chengfeng was afraid of ghosts, and he almost fainted from fright a few times.
Gu Jiao didn't touch anything in the wooden coffin, even the swaddling cloth was something she had Gu Chengfeng stole from a clothing store, and they just tweaked it a little so it would appear old.
Yu Qinwang finally realized that he had been set up by the little girl in front of him.
How dare this girl trick him?! Even the Emperor of the State of Zhao wouldn’t have the guts!
Yu Qinwang still tried to cover up something, but it was too late.
Yu Qinwangfei wasn’t a fool. How could she not tell what Yu Qinwang's desperate pounce meant?
Her whole person quickly withered down like a flower in winter. In an instant, her eyes lost all brightness, and her body swayed sideways and almost fell to the floor.
Yu Qinwang threw away the wooden bones in his hands and quickly walked over to support the trembling Yu Qinwangfei. He said, "It's not the baby’s bones... It’s just wood... Don't be sad... You... let me explain..."
Yu Qinwangfei's tears fell down profusely.
Gu Jiao had done what she had to do. Whatever followed was entirely up to the couple.
Yu Qinwangfei was innocent, but her tragedy was not caused by Gu Jiao. It was Yu Qinwang who should reflect on his actions and decisions.
He let her indulge in this feeling of great hope, and now the despair that Yu Qinwangfei had to endure was more than she could bear. It was like she had experienced the pain of losing her son one more time.
She huddled herself in her room and cried herself hoarse.
In another room, Ming'er woke up to the sound of his mother crying.
He had never heard his mother cry so sadly since he could remember. He put on his shoes and ran out to see his father standing anxiously outside the door at the end of the corridor.
"Jing Kong’s matter, I was wrong... I shouldn't have done this... It's all my fault..."
Jing Kong?
The younger brother they were going to recognize and take back home?
"We still have Ming'er... Even if you don't think about yourself, think about Ming'er..."
What did his father mean? What did he mean, think about him?
Was he not going to have a younger brother anymore? Was his younger brother not going back with them?
That was great.
Without a younger brother, his mother belonged only to him again. His other siblings were now older and were already past the age of robbing him of his mother’s love.
But ... Why didn’t he feel happy?
Mother was sad, and so was he.
Ming'er's nose felt sour.
He wiped the tears in his eyes, gritted his teeth, turned around and ran out!
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