Splendid Twins

The Duke of Zhenguo didn't mean to embarrass Zhou Wan. It was just that Si Yao was too conspicuous. He had quite a few students under his tutelage, but none of them treated their own future as a joke like he did!

Seeing Zhou Wan's distorted face in public, he said in a deep voice: "You are now the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Your every word and action is watched. If you are not feeling well, go back and rest."

Zhou Wan had been feeling very uncomfortable for a long time. Upon hearing this, she stood up and bowed to the old lady and the Duke of Zhenguo:

"Wan'er will go back first. I hope grandma and father will forgive me."

"Go back and rest quickly. Someone will take good care of you."

The old lady looked at Zhou Wan with a smile, and when her gaze inadvertently met the third wife, she looked away calmly, with a hint of disgust flashing across the depths of her eyes.

The Duke's wife knew that her husband was angry because her son was implicated at the border. The two of them had not gotten along well in recent days. She did not dare to openly favor her daughter. Seeing that he looked tired, she asked softly:

"Do you want to take a break too?"

The Duke of Zhenguo looked up at his haggard-looking wife and his heart softened:

"I am a little tired, so I'll trouble you, Madam."

The Duke's wife was in a much better mood and chuckled, "It's what I should do."

The couple stood up, bowed to the old lady and left. The second and third wives also bowed to each other and left. Only the old lady and a personal maid were left in the room.

"Do you think I am helping the evil?"

The old lady was filled with anger when she thought about how her granddaughter was swapped because of her. Now that it was a foregone conclusion, even she was powerless to do anything about it. If Yaoyao didn't go back...

"You can't be blamed for this. It's others who are greedy!"

The nanny added a cup of tea and comforted her softly, then stood behind the old lady and massaged her shoulders and neck.

"Madame Wang is my person. Your Duke hid the incident from me. Although Madam never complained, you can see her expression... It's all my fault for letting the wolf into the house."

"Don't think too much. The Duke is watching over everything."

The old lady sighed imperceptibly, and her brows darkened as she thought of the troubles that had happened recently.

Zhou Wan suppressed her anger and returned to her yard. She went into the house with her sleeves swung. She was so angry that she smashed several cups before she stopped. Her face was extremely ugly. She stared at the broken pieces on the ground with angry eyes and frowns in deep thought...

After a while, he suddenly thought of something and a hint of malice flashed across his eyes. He shouted to the maid at the door:

"Come in and serve."

The maid had become familiar with Zhou Wan's style of doing things these days. She entered the house and lowered her head to pick up the debris. Zhou Wan spoke to stop her:

"Don't worry about it for now. I have something to ask you."

"Miss, please tell me."

"I remember you have a brother who works as a manager in a casino?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"Take my jewelry and exchange it for cash and give it to him. Ask him to do something for me quietly."

Zhou Wan originally wanted to make Si Yao a force to be reckoned with, but she didn't expect that he would be so disappointing that he made her a laughing stock!

It's all that bitch's fault!

Considering that Si Yao had been quite polite to her before, she could only start with Si Yang. She wanted to see how far that bitch would be implicated...

She leaned over and whispered something in the maid's ear. The maid lowered her eyelids and nodded, then went to her dressing table, picked out a few inconspicuous pieces of jewelry, and quietly left.

Old Man Si and his wife stood at the entrance of the town, looking anxiously. They had been waiting here for almost two hours but still hadn't seen Yao Ge'er come back. Old Man Si stamped his feet and said:

"I'm afraid Brother Yao is entertaining the teacher and his classmates. Let's wait a little longer..."

Suddenly, there was a voice coming from the front. The two looked up and saw that it was the carriage of Wencheng Academy coming back. There were a group of students and teachers sitting in the carriage. Old Man Si hurriedly stepped forward with a smile to stop the carriage:

"Please wait a moment, everyone. Allow me to ask where Si Yao is?"

"You mean Si Yao?"

"Hahaha, he's feeling really bad right now..."

"Who are you to him?"

One of the teachers looked at Old Man Si with a sullen face. Old Man Si felt inexplicably panicked and quickly replied:

"I am his grandfather, can you tell me about Brother Yao..."

Before Old Man Si finished speaking, the Master spoke to him angrily:

"A rotten tree cannot be carved. He is the worst student I have ever taught. He has brought shame to Wencheng Academy!"

Old Man Si's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly asked:

"What do you mean? My brother Yao didn't pass the imperial examination?"

"You should go back. Your Si Yao was expelled for sleeping in the examination room and talking back to the supervisor."

The teacher was so angry that he turned his head away and ignored Old Man Si. A considerate student next to him helped to explain.

These words startled Old Man Si so much that after a moment he bent over as if someone had pulled out his spine, and he looked several years older in an instant!

The carriage passed them and entered the town. Old Man Si looked at Mrs. Si in confusion. He didn't believe what these people said from the bottom of his heart. He stubbornly asked Mrs. Si:

"What did you just hear?"

Mrs. Si wiped away her tears with her rough hands, and tears started to flow out again when she opened her mouth, crying:

"He, they said Yao Ge'er was expelled!"

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

Old Man Si suddenly exploded with anger and unwillingness on his face. He had placed high hopes on Yao Ge'er and the rest of his life was dependent on him. How could he be kicked out?

No! He must wait until Yao Ge'er comes back, and he wants to ask Yao Ge'er in person!

The wind was piercingly cold. Old Man Si wrapped his clothes tightly around him, sniffed, and tried to comfort Old Lady Si:

"They must be joking with us. Yao'er has beautiful handwriting and the teacher often praises him. They are just jealous of Yao'er..."

When he turned around and saw someone coming not far away, his face became extremely ugly. The Taoist priest in shackles also saw Old Man Si. Two guards with swords on their backs escorted him forward on the left and right. When they saw the Taoist priest looking at Old Man Si, one of them said in a cold voice:

"be honest!"

Mrs. Si glanced at Old Man Si and spoke with all her strength:

"May I ask what crime this man committed?"

"This guy pretends to be a Taoist priest to tell fortunes for people, and then he abducts and sells women and children."

These words frightened Mrs. Si so much that she took two steps back and lowered her eyes to hide the fear in them.

"Thanks to you for bringing this evil man to justice. It is a blessing for our Yongning Town."

"Human traffickers are rampant recently, so you must pay attention to your children at home."

The guard saw that Old Man Si was good at talking, so he gave him some instructions. Old Man Si bowed his head in fear and gestured. The Taoist priest was so anxious that he wanted to jump up because his mouth was sealed. The reason why he was caught was because of this damn old man! !

Seeing that he was still not behaving himself, the guard drew his knife and beat the Taoist priest hard with the back of the knife, causing him to cry in pain. He was then pushed and shoved forward by two guards.

Old Man Si's face was so gloomy that he clenched his fists. Mrs. Si beside him didn't dare to say a word. She just stood there quietly, crying.

"I didn't intend to sell that girl, who knew he was actually a human trafficker."

Old Man Si didn't know whether he was explaining it to Mrs. Si or to himself. Right now, these were not the most important things. The important thing now was to wait for Brother Yao to come back.

As night was about to fall, Old Man Si finally waited for Si Yao who was late. Seeing that Si Yao was drunk, his face was flushed, and he was mumbling something unclear, the old couple hurriedly helped Si Yao up and walked back. There was an indescribable atmosphere between the three of them.