Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chapter 427 Extra - Wei Ye (1)

My name is Wei Ye, and I’m the young master of the Duke’s Mansion. But I remember when I was very young, someone seemed to call me “Xuan’er”. I don’t know if I remembered it wrong.

I once asked my father where my name came from, and my father replied that "Ye" is homophonic with a certain word, but he did not answer which word it was.

I saw that my father didn't want to answer so I didn't ask any further questions, but in the end I still found out what the word was.

After my father came back from the Western Territory, one day he suggested taking me to Hangzhou City.

My mother's face turned ugly when she heard the news, but she didn't say anything at that time.

When I went to look for my mother afterwards, I heard her complaining to the servants around her, saying that my father still couldn't forget that bitch Ye Xi, and that he still missed her even though the person had been gone for so many years.

I didn't feel anything at the time.

Ever since I can remember, I have heard a lot about my father's romantic affairs. Even if the servants in the Duke's Mansion didn't say anything, there were plenty of rumors in the streets.

So I knew that the person my mother was talking about was probably the mistress my father kept in Beijing.

But I don’t know why my father wanted to take me to Hangzhou City and why my mother mentioned this.

It was not until I arrived in Hangzhou that I realized that my father came for her, and it was only then that I learned her name - Ye Xi.

It suddenly dawned on me that the character "Ye" in my name is homophonic with "Ye".

I heard rumors that Aunt Ye once gave birth to another son of my father, but the son died young.

I privately asked Uncle Xue, who had followed my father for many years, and asked him why, since my father loved that concubine so much, he did not give the character "Ye" to her son, but gave it to me instead.

Uncle Xue revealed something to me, saying that my mother was pregnant first and my aunt was pregnant later.

When my father was thinking of the name, he did want to give the character "Ye" to my aunt's child, but it was accidentally seen by my great-grandfather.

My great-grandfather liked this name very much, so he gave it to me. This is a story of coincidence.

I don’t know why my father insisted on taking me with him when he went to see Aunt Ye, but at that time I clearly felt that Aunt Ye seemed to like me very much.

Although my aunt pretended to be indifferent, she didn't know that her eyes never left me. This kind of look expressing kindness is hard to ignore.

I was not surprised that Aunt Ye followed my father to the capital. Somehow, I had this premonition when we were in Hangzhou.

After my father finished his work, he actually asked me to accompany him to Yuexi Cottage to visit Aunt Ye every day off.

This surprised me.

I have always been puzzled, but because I can be myself with Aunt Ye and don’t have to be a little prince, I like it very much.

There was a time when I didn't like Aunt Ye, but slowly, I changed my mind.

I know my mother doesn't like me to go there, so except on my father's days off, I try not to go there so as not to hurt her feelings.

Everything changed after Aunt Ye left for Mocheng.

When the news came that she had been kidnapped, the first person I suspected was my mother.

Because I remembered that when I went to see my mother one day, she seemed to be giving instructions to her personal maid.

I didn't hear clearly what was said, but when my mother found me, her face was obviously not right, and the maid's expression was also a little flustered. I knew they must be planning something.

I have grown up and know that there are many secrets in the backyards of noble families, but since they don't involve me, I pretend that I know nothing.