Chapter 1172 - 270: Up to No Good
Grandma Jiang was startled when she heard that Eldest Young Master An was in critical condition, "Wasn’t it said that he was in good health not long ago? Otherwise, Grandmother An wouldn’t have the heart or the time to attend banquets!"
Zhou Yeqin sighed, "An Zhouyuan has always been in poor health, and the turmoil caused by the Wa Ci invading the border has worsened it, and now he can’t hold on any longer."
Yet, Grandma Jiang thought of something else. Lady Mo’s hostility towards Pei Qin could still be seen as a disdain for Mo Heng, who had been expelled from the family, extending the same hatred to Pei Qin as well. But Wei Shu’s targeting of Pei Qin had a different purpose.
A decade ago, throughout Bei Zhili, everyone was talking about who the young scholar Mo Heng would marry, as countless young ladies admired and adored him. However, she had heard that the Mo family and the Wei family had already an oral agreement. If it hadn’t been for Mo Heng’s expulsion from the family, Wei Shu might have been the one to marry Mo Heng.
Now Wei Shu was married to An Zhouyuan, and she had neither son nor daughter. With An Zhouyuan close to his death, she would become a widow. It was the An family who insisted on the marriage back then, and if An Zhouyuan passed away, it was unlikely the An family would prevent Wei Shu’s return to her maiden home.
But Pei Qin could no longer bear children, only having two daughters. Now that Mo Heng had become independent from the Mo family, would he tolerate not having a son to continue the family line?
Thinking of this, Grandma Jiang’s eyes flickered as she quickly gathered clear information about the situation, and also asked whether the Wei family had decided to let Wei Shu return to her maiden home.
Knowing that his sister was always eager to inquire about such matters, Zhou Yeqin didn’t think too much of it. He told her all he knew and even brought her two boxes of shelled abalone and conch.
Grandma Jiang instructed him to send someone to inform her immediately if there was any news.
"Why are you suddenly so interested in the affairs of the Wei family? Aren’t you on bad terms with the ladies of the Wei family?" Zhou Yeqin teased his sister with a smile.