By evening, the Duke of England indeed arrived on horseback with his servant.
The two families were on friendly terms, and the Duke of England was a frequent visitor to the Du Mansion. He rely thought it was an ordinary dinner.
Du Wei set up wine and dishes in the pavilion of the back garden, and the servant led the Duke of England in.
The Duke of England, around forty years old, although often in the military camp, exuded a scholarly elegance. He bore a five or six-tenths resemblance to Jiang Youzhi, especially those willow-leaf eyes, which were almost identical.
As the Duke of England entered the pavilion, he glanced at the dishes on the table, nodded, and smiled, "I was just thinking of eating so of Sister-in-law’s handiwork. Is this spicy diced rabbit her specialty? Today, I’m truly in for a treat."
Du Wei, grinning, pulled him to sit down and first poured so wine.
The two drank while chatting about everything under the sun.
Today, Du Wei was particularly attentive in pouring wine, as Jiang Zhongxing had no defenses against him and drank freely.
Seeing Jiang Zhongxing’s eyes blur and his words beco sowhat slurred, Du Wei tentatively asked, "Zhong Xing, what was the reason you parted with your younger sister-in-law eighteen years ago?"
Before Jiang Zhongxing ca over, he had pondered for a long ti and decided to start with this matter.
Jiang Zhongxing paused for a mont, as it had been a long ti since anyone ntioned that woman in front of him.
Although he was sowhat intoxicated, his mind was still clear. He shook his head, "It’s been many years, why bring it up again."
Du Wei insisted, "Why shouldn’t we?"
"At that ti, we weren’t well acquainted. If I had been there, I would surely have resolved the misunderstanding between you and your younger sister-in-law."
Jiang Zhongxing shook his head, "How do you know it was a misunderstanding?"
"It was originally my fault, and her temperant was too stubborn, which led us to this point."
Du Wei was not satisfied, "If you still wish to reconcile with your younger sister-in-law, you must tell . Maybe I can find a way."
Jiang Zhongxing hesitated for a mont, then said, "Back then, not long after we got married, she beca pregnant."
Upon hearing this, Du Wei was shocked and listened more intently.
Because Jiang Zhongxing’s household only had one concubine-born son and no other children.
So what happened to the baby she was carrying?
"One day, when I was in the palace for an audience with the emperor, he had a new batch of girls from Jiangnan perform songs and dances. Perhaps I watched a bit too long, so when I was leaving, the emperor bestowed the most beautiful one to ."
"I couldn’t refuse, so I brought the girl ho."
"Yaoyao saw the girl upon my return and threw a fit, telling to send her away. I said she was a gift from the emperor and couldn’t be sent away, as that would be an affront to him."
"After much persuasion, I finally cald her down."
"Who could have known that shortly thereafter, I was careless and had an affair with that girl, and unfortunately, Yaoyao found out."
"Yaoyao and I had a huge quarrel, and I simply hid in the military camp outside the city, thinking to return after she cald down."
"After staying in the camp for several days, I returned ho only to find out that Yaoyao had gone back to her parent’s house!"
Du Wei couldn’t help but interrupt, "I rember her family is in the southern borders—"
Du Wei nodded with a bitter smile, "Yes, you know her father is the Great General guarding the southern borders."
"I hastily rode a fast horse out of the capital and caught up with Yaoyao only at the borders of Nanzhou Prefecture, but by then it was all too late."
Du Wei frowned, "Could it be that your younger sister-in-law still refuses to forgive you?"
Jiang Zhongxing smiled bitterly, "Not only does she refuse to forgive , but she doesn’t even forgive herself."
Du Wei exclaid in surprise, "Why is that?"
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