Both brothers' expressions changed.
"This... Miss Chang, my parents ordered the matchmaker to marry my mother. Naturally, her grandfather asked her to marry her, so she got married." Gong Mingcheng replied.
"Did the Gong family and the Yu family have any relationship in the past?" Wei Qingyan asked.
"No." Gong Mingcheng shook his head, "The Gong family moved to the capital later."
"As the saying goes, marry a girl with a high head and marry a wife with a low head. Women often marry high. In the previous dynasty, Yu Mansion was the target that the princes wanted to win over.
It's because your grandfather didn't want his daughter to join the royal family. It's impossible that there aren't people who are close friends with your mother in Beijing who value love and righteousness.
And your father was a minister after the founding of the Wei Dynasty. When he married your mother, he was just a white man, but he still liked to wear women's clothes. This kind of thing that is not tolerated by the world is difficult for ordinary people to accept, let alone the officials who value reputation most. s home.
But your grandfather accepted it and married off his legitimate daughter. "
Wei Qingyan said quietly, "Don't you think this matter is weird?"
"What's weird?" Gong Minglu's voice was almost lost.
I finally accepted my father's strangeness, but I really didn't dare to think that my mother had any unspeakable secrets.
"I don't know what it is exactly."
Wei Qingyan said as if sighing, "But it may be related to your mother's brother-in-law. Tomorrow, you will have to go to Yufu again."
It's just that, I'm afraid it's hard to hide the ghost grudges.
The Yu Mansion has survived two dynasties, and there is absolutely no one who is confused. The Gong brothers came to ask about old things one after another, how could they not be suspicious.
The two uncles of the Yu family were able to tell the truth about Gong Changying's hobbies, but they hid the matter from Mrs. Gong, fearing that it would be difficult to talk about it.
And she found out a useful picture in Yu Mansion tonight. Mrs. Gong had a concubine who was disliked by the old man of the Gong family because of her. He achieved nothing in his life and hated Mrs. Gong until his death.
When he was depressed, what he said was, "You entered that room by mistake. What does it have to do with me? My father ruined my life because of it. Yu Mingzhu, it's obviously your own fault, why is it me who bears the consequences?"
You are already married, loving and have children, why do you still punish me? I just want to get ahead, what’s wrong with me..."
Yu Mingzhu is Mrs. Gong’s maiden name.
The quarrel between the concubine and the legitimate daughter is nothing unusual in this world where the legitimate concubine and the legitimate concubine have different ways of life, but the Gong family's reason for marrying off their daughter at a low age is too far-fetched.
Judging from the fact that Gong Changying still wears women's clothing after marriage, it seems that he has never thought about giving up this habit.
The old man of the Yu family must also know.
Whether it is from the name Mingzhu, or from the fact that the old man of the Yu family abandoned his concubine because of his daughter, it can be seen that Mrs. Gong was extremely favored by her mother's family.
Mr. Yu, who loves his daughter, will tell her about Gong Changying before marrying her, so that she will not find out the clues and cause trouble after the marriage.
Mrs. Gong knew about it before she got married, so she got married anyway and cooperated with Gong Changying to hide it from the world.
It would be possible if she liked Gong Changying and didn't care about his hobby.
But how many opportunities does a boudoir woman in a wealthy official family have to have contact with a foreign man before getting married? She is still a man with no fame.
Combined with the concubine's words, Wei Qingyan concluded that it was not that simple at this time. Mrs. Gong must have experienced something when she was young.
The quickest way to know what happened back then is to ask the old uncle of the Yu family.
The brothers stayed up all night.
Early the next morning, I went to Yu Mansion again with a haggard look.
When they came back, their steps were sloppy, their eyes were black and their faces were full of dejection.
No information was found, but an old man with a majestic face was brought.
Wei Qingyan recognized him.
Madam Gong's biological brother, now the Minister of Household Affairs' biological father, and former cabinet minister, Yu Liangzhi.
I used to play with Shi Yu in the late emperor's study, and I often saw this old man, who was highly valued by the late emperor.
Yu Liangzhi looked at Wei Qingyan, "Is it true that there is a ghost complaint?"
Gong Mingcheng looked at Wei Qingyan apologetically.
The first time I was able to find excuses to talk to my two uncles, but the second time it was difficult, and I was forced to ask about family matters by my uncles.
The old man would come. As Wei Qingyan expected, she leaned forward slightly and said, "Yes."
The old man also has a good relationship with his father in private.
The old man half-squinted his eyes, examined Wei Qingyan, and after a long while, he said in a deep voice, "The boy who accompanied their brothers to my house last night was you."
"Yes." Wei Qingyan looked directly into his eyes.
"Then what did you see in my house?" Yu Liangzhi said in a casual tone, as if chatting, but his eyes seemed to have a light that penetrated people's hearts.
Otherwise, the Gong brothers would not have been defeated under his gaze.
But Wei Qingyan has been in the court since she was fifteen years old, so she is not afraid of such a look.
He raised his hand to signal the old man to sit down, and said in a casual tone, "What was in the room that Yu Mingzhu accidentally entered back then? Why did it involve your concubine? What has she experienced that prevents her from getting married normally?"
Yu Liangzhi's butt was not yet firmly seated. Hearing this, he firmly grasped the edge of the chair with his hands to prevent himself from losing his composure.
He and his second brother are the only living people who know what happened back then.
What this girl can know is that she is not following the path of a living person.
Take the path of the dead?
He did know such a person.
He suppressed the shock in his heart and kept his face calm, "What is your relationship with Monk Lian?"
This time, Wei Qingyan's heart fluctuated.
Yi Lian is the Buddhist name of Fat Monk. He thought he was too effeminate, so he called himself Fat Monk. Not many people in the world knew his Buddhist name.
"Why do you ask, Sir?"
"You didn't deny it. In this way, you two know each other." Yu Liangzhi stroked his beard, and his expression really relaxed, "I have lived for decades, and I have only seen extraordinary abilities in him, girl. But learn from him?"
Wei Qingyan did not hide anything, "Yilian is the family teacher, what is the relationship between the boss and the family teacher?"
Yu Liangzhi smiled and said, "Young and old friends, speaking of it, my younger sister's marriage was still pointed out by Yi Lian."
Fat monk?
Wei Qingyan lowered his eyelids, but the fat monk had never said that he had an old friend in the capital, and it was not just a casual acquaintance who knew his name.
I just don’t know what the origin of these two people is.
Seeing that he took the initiative to bring up Mrs. Gong's matter, the Gong brothers hurriedly bowed deeply to Yu Liangzhi, "I also ask my uncle to tell me the truth so that I can help Miss Chang relieve my father's resentment."
Raising his hands to let his two nephews sit down, Yu Liangzhi sighed, "It's been many years, so there's nothing that can't be said.
It's just that you suddenly came to ask about this matter, and I noticed something strange, so I was worried, so I had to be more careful. Now that I know that I am the disciple of Monk Yilian, I have no choice but to tell you. "
He looked at Wei Qingyan, "When my little sister was ten years old, a prince from the previous dynasty was invited by my brother-in-law to be a guest at his house. That prince was a drunkard.
After drinking too much, I rested in my brother-in-law’s guest room. The little sister’s kitten ran into the guest room. She didn’t know there was anyone in the guest room, so she looked for the cat and entered..."
After all, it was his mother's experience. After hearing this, the Gong brothers clenched their fists subconsciously.
Wei Qingyan saw him pause and remained silent for a long time, then continued, "That prince insulted Mrs. Gong?"
Yu Liangzhi shook his head.
