The Reborn Noble Girl Is Hard To Find

Chapter 134 : The Truth Comes to Light

When Prince Dong Hou married Xiao Qiao, many people were against it, including the old Prince Dong Hou and the late Emperor. The late Emperor wanted to marry his daughter to him, but Prince Dong Hou firmly refused and swore in front of the people of the world that he would only have Xiao Qiao as his wife in this life and would not take any concubines.

When she said this, Mei Shi sneered and said disdainfully: "It's nothing but sweet talk. How can you take a man's oath seriously?" After that, she looked at Han Yan meaningfully. In Mei Shi's heart, Han Yan was also the person Fu Yun Xi had made an oath with. At the beginning, all the women in the capital were jealous of Han Yan and envied Han Yan because of this, but what happened to her now? She was still driven out of the Xuan Qing Palace and watched Fu Yun Xi marry a princess from another country.

Han Yan, however, showed no emotion but felt a little emotional in her heart. Unlike Mei Shi who did not trust men, Han Yan felt that a man who dared to make such a vow must be a man who valued love and loyalty, not bound by worldly etiquette, and who threw aside the usual habit of having three wives and four concubines. The Prince of Dong Hou must be very much in love with the girl named Xiao Qiao.

Seeing that Han Yan did not show the sad expression she wanted, Mei Shi was a little disappointed, so she paused and continued her story.

The love between Prince Dong Hou and the martial arts world girl was known to everyone in the capital. Although Prince Dong Hou was arrogant, he was also a handsome young man. Many girls were jealous of Xiao Qiao. Wang Shi was also jealous, but she only hoped that the one she loved could be happy, so she silently blessed them in her heart.

The marriage of Prince Dong Hou and Xiao Qiao bore a daughter a year later. When the child was still an infant, Prince Dong Hou's family was annihilated with hundreds killed in his mansion. It was believed to be an act of revenge. Unfortunately, Prince Dong Hou's little daughter also perished.

Wang Shi, devastated, nearly took her own life but was persuaded by her family to carry on. Shortly after, Wang Shi married Zhuang Shi Yang.

At that time, Zhuang Shi Yang was not a high-ranking official. Compared to the well-known suitors pursuing Wang Shi, he was considered insignificant. This marriage was quite unexpected. Despite this, Zhuang Shi Yang was very devoted to Wang Shi. A young, gentle and beautiful woman who could help him in his official career, Zhuang Shi Yang's personality naturally made every effort to please her. Not long after, Wang Shi gave birth to a daughter, Han Yan.

After Han Yan was born, Zhuang Shi Yang changed his previous considerate attitude towards Wang Shi and became cold. It was unacceptable that his wife, who had just given birth to a child for him, was treated coldly for no reason. Rumors gradually spread in the mansion that Han Yan was a bastard born from Wang Shi's affair with someone else, and that Han Yan was not Zhuang Shi Yang's daughter at all, otherwise, why would Zhuang Shi Yang be so cold to Han Yan, completely unlike what a father should be.

Mei Shi kept talking and gazing at Han Yan's expression. Seeing that Han Yan remained calm, she even said, "Wang Shi is having an affair."

She was always indifferent, as if she had known everything for a long time. Now she was just listening to herself say it again. Mei Shi couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

In fact, these rumors spread by the servants in the mansion were just rumors. A woman living in seclusion in the boudoir could rarely see a man except her husband. In addition, Wang Shi was a quiet person. She seldom gathered and talked with the ladies in the capital. She didn't even have the opportunity to go out, so naturally she would not have an affair with anyone.

"In fact, the servants guessed wrong. You are indeed the daughter of Prince Dong Hou, but not from Wang Shi, but from Xiao Qiao," Mei Shi said.

When Han Yan finally heard that what she had guessed in her heart was confirmed by Mei Shi, she couldn't tell what she felt. She didn't seem as excited as she had imagined. There was a hint of loss in her calmness, as if she was regretting that the person who was so kind to her was not her biological mother at all, and that her biological parents were separated from her forever without even having the chance to meet each other.