PFC Chapter 340 Difficult Task
Chapter 340 Difficult Task
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Liu Yun left, Lu Hanting took out the exquisite little porcelain doll that He Yuyan had left behind.
He stroked the doll, his heart overflowing with emotion.
Yan'er is dead.
He is really dead.
However, due to Shen Bazhi's instigation, he also fell out with the Eldest Princess.
The emperor is still in a coma, and the empress and crown prince are making their move.
He also heard that the Empress sent people to suppress the Nanzhao Kingdom, and that the Duke of Qin wanted to return under some pretext, apparently because he was resentful about his grandson Qin Baiwan's affairs.
He should think carefully about his next move.
Although he has been forced into a corner by these people, he is not someone who easily admits defeat.
They want to see Lu Hanting make a fool of himself? Hmph! I'm afraid they don't have the ability!
Phoenix Palace.
"Your Majesty, the Duke has replied. He has found out about the Emperor's childhood..."
Only after Granny Sha recounted the story did the Empress learn the truth.
It turns out that when the emperor was a hostage in Xiliang, he had a relationship with the daughter of a tribal chief, but because it was not allowed at the time, the two later separated.
If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad.
However, not long after Emperor Mingcheng returned to the Wei Dynasty, he heard that the girl named Luo Ke'er was pregnant.
"Pregnant? Then, could this child be the Emperor's?"
At this moment, the Empress vaguely recalled that after her marriage to Emperor Mingcheng, the Emperor had been in low spirits for a period of time.
Now that I think about it, could it be that Emperor Mingcheng was still thinking about that woman named Luo Ke'er?
"Granny Sha, how is that woman named Luo Ke'er now?"
The Empress asked this question with a hint of urgency.
"Your Majesty, she's dead!"
"died?"
The Empress looked at Granny Sha in surprise.
"Yes, she died in childbirth."
"So, did she give birth to the baby in her womb?"
What she cares about now is whether the baby in her belly has been born.
Judging from the Empress's expression, Granny Sha naturally guessed what she was thinking.
"Your Majesty, according to the Duke of Chen, the last baby boy was indeed born, but because he was born with a disease, he was abandoned by the leader of the Luohe tribe!"
"So, the Emperor has an illegitimate child outside of his marriage?"
The Empress spoke directly.
Granny Sha nodded.
"Yes."
"Investigate! Have the Duke of Chen investigate thoroughly and find out exactly who the Emperor's illegitimate son is!"
This person is related to the Crown Prince's throne, and she doesn't want any changes to happen.
"Yes, ma'am."
It seems that the Duke of Chen was right; that woman named Luo Ke'er is the Empress's unresolved issue.
However, the Emperor is currently in a coma and may suddenly pass away at any time. It seems a bit excessive for the Empress to be so concerned about the Emperor's illegitimate child.
Granny Sha felt helpless and had no choice but to leave.
While the Empress was preoccupied with matters concerning the throne, Liu Yun discovered something while investigating Wu Weiwei.
She found Granny Fang, who had been working in Meilong Lane that day.
"Old woman Fang, tell me the truth, was Madam Wu already pregnant when you first came to her side? If so, how many months pregnant were you?"
When Granny Fang was led to the dark room, she looked at Liu Yun and her eyes flickered.
"Sir, I'm just an uneducated countrywoman, how could I possibly be so accurate in predicting a woman's pregnancy..."
Seeing this, Liu Yun gave a wink to his subordinate beside him.
The subordinate placed a silver ingot on the table.
"Can we talk now?"
Liu Yun looked at her with impatience.
Unexpectedly, this old woman was quite shrewd.
Granny Fang stared at the gleaming silver coin and immediately beamed with joy, saying, "Of course, of course."
Sir, I could tell when my mistress first moved to Mei Lane that she was pregnant.
However, I was still very young at the time and wasn't sure.
It wasn't until I saw her nausea for several days that this old servant realized she was pregnant, and it wasn't the child of that young master named Qingzhu at all..."
According to Granny Fang, Wu Weiwei and Qingzhu didn't do anything at all back then, so how could she have gotten pregnant with his child?
Upon hearing Granny Fang's words, Liu Yun's expression immediately turned strange.
"Okay, sign here!"
Liu Yun looked at his subordinates and saw that they had taken a piece of paper and pressed Fang Pozi's handprint on it.
In this way, this can be considered an explanation for what Ru Feng said.
When Liu Yun returned to the Marquis's residence with his men, he saw Zhang Mama rushing out.
He glanced at his subordinate and saw that he had followed him with good judgment.
Although the old lady had long since discovered the prince's identity, it didn't stop her from having other ideas.
During the time the Crown Prince was imprisoned, seeing no hope for him, the Old Madam set her sights on the Second Young Master of the household, Lu Hanjun, the fifteen-year-old son of Concubine Ping.
It seems that everyone in the Marquis's mansion has their own agenda.
Now that Liu Yun had discovered the old lady's intentions, he had to be on guard.
Soon, the servant returned.
"Lord Liuyun, we've found out! Granny Zhang has gone to the Ping family!"
Liu Yun frowned.
What was she doing at the Ping family's house?
"I heard that Aunt Ping's younger brother passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, so the old lady sent someone to deliver a gift to the Ping family..."
Giving gifts?
Normally, it was the Ping family who would fawn over their Marquis's residence; the old matriarch wouldn't even give the Ping family, a mere sixth-rank official, a second glance. But now…
The old lady made Zhang Mama do such a shameful thing. Could it be that she has feelings for the young master?
"There's one more thing. A couple of days ago, the manager of Chengde Mansion sent over a letter saying that it was left by Granny Mei before she died!"
"Bring it to me and see!"
Liu Yun read the letter from beginning to end, but after reading it, all he could see was a gloomy expression on his face.
Upon seeing this, the attendant couldn't help but move a little further away.
In his heart, he thought that Guard Liuyun was becoming more and more like a prince.
"I ask you, why did it take so long for Granny Mei to send this letter?"
Thinking of what the young master had done to Concubine Wu in Chulong Prefecture, Liu Yun couldn't help but curse inwardly.
If he had seen the letter earlier, perhaps the Crown Prince wouldn't have done something so irreversible.
Thinking of the consequences if the Crown Prince found out about this, Liu Yun's eyes burned like fire.
The Crown Prince's wrath is not something anyone can withstand.
And the first to suffer were him and Rufeng.
“Guard Liuyun, I… I heard from Steward Huang that Granny Mei hid this letter under the bedding. If she hadn’t been tidying up the room a couple of days ago, she probably wouldn’t have found it…”
The servants complained bitterly, never expecting that a mere letter would cause Liu Yun, the guard, to become so angry.
Alright! This is Steward Huang's fault, not the servants'.
Liu Yun swallowed his anger for the time being.
"Okay, go down!"
He would definitely tell the Crown Prince about this, but he certainly couldn't do such a difficult task himself.
Qingsong Courtyard.
"Grand Tutor Liu, please take care!"
When Liu Yun returned, he saw Ru Feng seeing Liu Taifu off.
As Ru Feng saw Liu Taifu off, he saw Liu Yun looking at him with a 'deep affection' on his face.
"What? Thinking about getting married?"
Seeing Liuyun circle halfway around him, Rufeng joked.
"Ru Feng, brother, I'm entrusting you with a difficult task!"