The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

Butler Zeng took the tea handed to him by Yun Mujiu, took a sip, and was then pressed on the shoulders by Wei Bai to sit on the chair.

Butler Zeng nodded slightly at them and continued, "However, that was only her stepmother's unilateral idea. After all, at that time, although Tianyi Zhai was not a very large medicine shop, it was also a medium-sized medicine shop in the capital. Many families with daughters were eyeing this good marriage."

"The young master of Tianyi Zhai found out through some inquiries that it was Wanying's stepmother who forced her to do so and she was unwilling to continue the marriage."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that at least Wanying would not be forced to marry, which was a good thing. At least she would not be used as a bargaining chip and it would be difficult for her to find happiness in a transactional marriage.

However, Butler Zeng's next words hit everyone hard on the head, leaving them confused and with a heart attack.

Butler Zeng's expression was calm, but his fluctuating eyes unintentionally revealed his inner emotions at the moment.

"But I thought that was it. I didn't expect that Wanying's stepmother would sell her to an old man as a concubine."

Every word of Butler Zeng struck at everyone's heart, and they could not calm down for a long time.

Yun Mujiu asked carefully: "Butler Zeng, have you expressed your feelings to each other?"

Housekeeper Zeng replied, "It was not stated explicitly, but we all knew it in our hearts, but we just didn't bring it up. I had planned to ask Wanying's father for marriage after I came back. I knew that if I had not accomplished anything and did not have a lot of money, his father would definitely not allow me to have any contact with Wanying."

Wei Bo asked again with a bitter face: "So you went out to work so hard, and a big part of the reason was that you wanted to come back and have the capital to marry Wanying?"

Butler Zeng nodded, and everyone felt as if their hearts were a little broken, and a feeling of pity came over them. The most frightening thing is that they like each other but cannot be together. It is better not to communicate with each other than to know each other's feelings but not be able to be together. The pain of that is quite intense.

Yun Mujiu felt a little depressed and asked, "What about the letters you wrote to Miss Wanying?"

"She never received any. They were all withheld by her stepmother and her father. She said she had been waiting for me, but unfortunately it was not her turn."

Yun Mujiu paused and lowered his eyes slightly.

Some women in the world are like dandelions, surging when the wind blows and dying when the wind stops.

They were forced to drift, and their so-called fate was not in their hands. Even if they wanted to change, they were already powerless to resist the environment that imprisoned them.

Destiny is not so easy to change. There are so many people in the world who have the will but not the power.

Yun Mujiu understood this, and she also believed that Miss Wanying must have resisted. But she was just a young girl at the time, and was suppressed by her family and social environment for many years. Later, when she had some ability, she wanted to change, but she still couldn't climb over the mountain that had been pressing on her for many years.

Yun Mujiu sighed softly, and a complicated look appeared in his eyes.

Wei Bo glanced at Fu Qian beside him, then glanced at the others, and finally patted Butler Zeng on the shoulder and said softly, "Butler Zeng, the past is over, I hope you take care of yourself."

He forced a smile and said, "Although you haven't got a family and don't have children, you can treat us as your children. Don't worry, we are all one family in the Night Palace. We will take care of your retirement in the future!"

"Let's not talk about others for now, I, Wei Bo, want to honor you first!"

"You are such a chatterbox!" Butler Zeng glared at Wei Bai's dress, but there was a hint of smile in his eyes.

Yun Mujiu nodded: "Yes, Butler Zeng is the elder of our Yewang Mansion."

Butler Zeng smiled helplessly: "Listening to what you said, I feel like I am already very old. I am not at the stage where I need to take a rest and enjoy my retirement. I can still work as a butler for a long time."

"That's the best." Yun Mujiu smiled.

The topic that Butler Zeng and Wanying were talking about just now naturally changed, and everyone's faces showed a look of expectation for the future.

I thought the chat about the past was over, and no one wanted to touch the wounds of Butler Zeng again, but I didn't expect...

At the last moment, Butler Zeng suddenly said, "I haven't finished yet. Please continue to listen to me."

Seeing that Butler Zeng wanted to share, everyone perked up and pretended to be obedient again. Let Butler Zeng finish speaking. He had been holding these things in his heart for so many years, and speaking them out was a good way to relieve his emotions.

After that one meeting on the street, housekeeper Zeng and Wanying never saw each other again.

At that time, Butler Zeng asked Wanying if she was doing well. Wanying said she was doing well and declined Butler Zeng's request to take her away.

Even though she was rejected, Butler Zeng still said that if she really needed him, she could come to him at any time. He would always be there and would do his best to help her.

Wanying agreed with red eyes, but Zeng Guanjia never heard from her again. It is said that Wanying followed the old official back to his hometown a month later.

Another month later, the person sent by Butler Zeng to gather information came back.

Wanying is dead.

Upon hearing this, Wei Bo started howling on the spot. "How could it be!"

"Ah! Ah! Ah!" Wei Bai wanted to go crazy. Why was every result so unexpected? It was like a knife stabbing into his heart.

If Wanying had not married when Butler Zeng returned to the capital, the two could have stayed together forever.

After Butler Zeng expressed his intention to protect Wanying, if Wanying is unhappy and has a chance to escape, she can still get back together with Butler Zeng!

However, these two turning points are both heart-wrenching. One result is marriage, and the other result is death.

Wei Bai felt uncomfortable, and the others also looked heavy-hearted.

Du Ziheng bravely asked: "Why?"

Why is Wanying gone?

Butler Zeng shook his head slightly. "No one knows the specific reason. I just know that she and the old man went to the new address, and she took her child and committed suicide by jumping into a well the next night."

He sighed slightly and said in a deep voice, "She was helpless. But why didn't she tell me?"

The old friend is no longer with us, so it is useless to talk about more ideas, because we are not that person. We are just guessing and cannot accurately say what that person is thinking.

Yun Mujiu expressed his thoughts. First, Wanying really couldn't stand that kind of life, so she chose to end it with death. Considering that housekeeper Zeng later found out that Wanying and the child were not favored in the mansion, it was speculated that the child was also forced to be born by Wanying, and she took the child away because she was afraid that the child would suffer in the world.

Secondly, Wanying didn't want to drag down housekeeper Zeng. The years of oppression at home and the two years of repressive life after marriage had suppressed everything in her for a long time. When she saw housekeeper Zeng on the street that time, she also wanted to end her feelings.

Yun Mujiu glanced at the people who were thinking, and did not say the rest of the words, because those words were too cruel...

She hid all those words and didn't want to speak them out directly to everyone. Because speaking them out would hurt everyone's heart, especially the heart of Butler Zeng, and she was afraid that Butler Zeng couldn't bear it...