Three months dragged by, but Duan Yifan still refused to agree to marry her.
Ruan Xi tormented him until he fell ill again, then cured him once more.
This time, when she asked Duan Yifan whether he would marry her, she finally heard an answer that satisfied her.
Unfortunately, after the two of them married, no one else came to Corn Town looking for him.
Ruan Xi, meanwhile, gave birth to one child after another, like a sow churning out piglets.
Duan Yifan was the eldest son and eldest grandson of the Duke of Anguo's Residence, and the grandson the old matriarch doted on most.
After learning that her grandson had disappeared, the old matriarch fell ill and never recovered. Her greatest wish before she died was to see Duan Yifan one last time.
Sadly, even as she drew her last breath, Duan Yifan's whereabouts remained unknown.
After hearing Wenren Luoshui's thoughts, everyone at the table wore a different expression.
The Duke of Anguo's Residence had never given up searching for its eldest young master over the years, but had never received any reliable news.
The Duchess of Anguo had worried herself sick and had been taking medicinal decoctions constantly all these years.
Some had urged the Duke of Anguo to let his second son inherit the title, but the late matriarch had left instructions. Even if the duke wanted his concubine-born son to inherit, he could not pass the title on to him without definite news confirming Duan Yifan's death.
The Duke of Anguo's current wife was a close childhood friend of Sui Yun's mother, and Sui Yun had also spent these years searching for Duan Yifan.
He had never imagined that the man he had spent years searching for was actually right near the Capital City.
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