Reborn to Be A Noble Wife

Chapter 105: The Whereabout of Her Younger Sister

"Emm..." Xiao was stunned by Qu Moying's sudden change of the topic.

"The Crown Princess has deceased. Earl Ling'an and Cousin Yanyue are the only two people left in her family. Please allow us to meet her, Madam," said Yue Wenhan as his eyes fell on Old Lady Ji's face. He started to feel weird about their attitude, so he supported Qu Moying.

"Please, Madam," Qu Moying immediately followed.

Behind the veil, her eyes were cold and sharp. She knew her father and younger sister probably had passed away already. Still, she wanted to see the Ji Family's reaction. Now, she was sure that Xiao and even Old Lady Ji both knew what had happened to her father and younger sister. She couldn't believe why Old Lady Ji could be so cruel to let her own son get killed!

Old Lady Ji fell into silence for a few seconds. "Yanyue passed away." Then she lowered her head and wiped her tears with a hanky.

"What?" Yue Wenhan was truly shocked by this answer that he didn't expect at all. He pulled a long face. "Why did I never hear of it? How did she die? Why didn't you even hold a funeral for her?"

Ji Yanyue was also Earl Ling'an's daughter given birth by his wife, but no one knew she was dead. There was no funeral, no death announcement. If Qu Moying didn't ask today, Yue Wenhan would only think Ji Yanyue didn't feel well. It would not be strange for a little girl like her if she had a mental breakdown after what happened to her older sister and father.

Ji Yanyue didn't show up, maybe just because she was taking care of Earl Ling'an at home, who was heavily sick, or she wasn't feeling well. However, Yue Wenhan never considered the possibility that she was dead.

Qu Moying had known about her younger sister's death long ago, but the pain of hearing it again could still tell her heart apart. Suppressing the grief, she stood up with Yue Wenhan and asked Old Lady Ji sternly, "Madam, how did Cousin Yanyue die? Why have we never heard of it before? Did someone murder her?"

Startled by her questioning, Old Lady Ji's hand trembled as tears formed in her eyes. "Yanyue had been feeling unwell for a while. She died of sickness on the day before the Crown Prince's wedding. The whole empire was ready to celebrate the big day. How could we let her death affect the Crown Prince's wedding? We had to decide to cover up her death and bury her quickly, which was approved by the Crown Princess too."

"Yeah, we were all in a panic after it. Both Earl Ling'an and the Crown Princess thought it would be better to not announce it. So, we held a private funeral in our family for Yanyue and didn't even dare to wear mourning clothes. Earl Ling'an took some people to bury Yanyue in the end. However, no one knew bad things would've happened to the Crown Princess at the wedding. Suffering from sudden anxiety and worry, Earl Ling'an himself broke down too," Xiao explained while wiping her tears.

So, Earl Ling'an's sudden sickness was not only because of the heavily injured and dying Crown Princess but also his little daughter Ji Yanyue's death. This seemed to explain well why Earl Ling'an, who had always been a robust man, suddenly fell sick. It would be weird if it was only because the Crown Princess was heavily injured in the assassination.

But actually, it was because of his two daughters.

"We didn't expect something would happen to the Crown Princess too. Our initial plan was to announce Yanyue's death after the wedding. But then the assassination in the Eastern Palace took place, and the Crown Princess had been at death's door. We had to delay the announcement, fearing that it would bring bad luck to the Crown Princess's recovery... So, it ended up like this..."