And the palace servants sent by the emperor to invite the queen mother also came back: the queen mother was not in the imperial temple at all.
Everything fell into place. Dongfang Jin looked at the civil and military officials in the dynasty and understood in his heart that he was finally gaining momentum.
Sure enough, the next day, the Queen Mother issued a statement, saying that the civet cat-for-prince incident in the palace had only been found out now. Emperor Yunqi was definitely not the blood of the late emperor, but Prince Shou was the pure bloodline. She asked Emperor Yunqi to apologize to the world and immediately
Issue an edict of abdication.
Once her edict was issued, it meant that King Shou had officially launched a rebellion.
Dongfang Jin sent people to Prince Shou's Mansion, knowing that no one would stay, but seeing how empty the building was, he was really moved.
He was only worried about An Qingran and her son at the moment.
Where is she?
Was he kidnapped by Dongfang Run?
Use her as a threat.
Dongfang Jin had not slept all night. The corners of her mouth were dry and cracked, there were bloodshot eyes, and her eyes were red. He had been thinking about countermeasures all night. If she was really kidnapped by Dongfang Run, it would be better to say that at least she would be safe.
What if it was robbed by King Shou and used as a threat?
He couldn't imagine it.
My father would never give up his throne for the sake of An Qing.
It’s just that I don’t want this country, it’s just...
Because Emperor Yun Qi suddenly accepted the truth, he couldn't think of anything right for a moment, and his already fragile body suddenly collapsed. His mother, whom he had always respected, actually treated him like a bastard and thought of him so badly.
He gave Dongfang Jin full authority to handle the matter.
Dongfang Jin immediately mobilized his troops and sent secret guards everywhere to search for An Qingran's mother and son.
An Zhongtao was even more worried because his daughter's whereabouts were unknown, and Lian Jinyu cried almost every day.
So where is An Qingran?
Things have to be pushed forward half a month.
Half a month ago.
An Qingran decided to make the decision for her mother and stayed in the general's mansion.
She quickly received a reply to what she asked Lonicera to do.
Lian Muhan comes to visit.
And brought a man, tall and handsome.
Lian Jinyu saw that the man looked familiar. After a moment, she said in surprise: "Isn't this Butler Wu? He resigned ten years ago because his mother in the country had no one to support her. How did you meet him?"
She was curious as to why her nephew brought him here and why he came to see her.
Lian Muhan was the first to frown and jump: "Aunt, this is really the work of the Crown Princess. If she hadn't had the foresight, I really wouldn't have been able to find out. It turns out that Lian Jinrong did such things behind her back."
"How do you mention her properly?" Lian Jinyu was very surprised. At the same time, he saw an ugly expression on Butler Wu's face, at least he felt very uncomfortable.
Lian Muhan sat down and crossed his legs: "Butler Wu, please tell me all the good things you have done. There are no outsiders here. If you don't tell me, then if the general comes, if you tell me again, I'm afraid,
He will die."
When Butler Wu heard this, his legs went weak immediately: "Princess Lian, you promised me to protect my life. I still have an eighty-year-old mother to support."
"We don't care whether you have an eighty-year-old mother or not. Now we just want you to tell us what good things you have done?"
"This incident is definitely not the villain's fault. It was all because Aunt Lian scared the villain and drugged him..." Butler Wu then told what happened more than ten years ago.
It turned out that after Lian Jinrong gave birth to An Yanran, the emperor rewarded the general with four concubines. Because her figure was out of shape and her temper became bad during confinement, the general rarely came to her room. She was too different.
, I felt depressed, and An Yanran was always sick at that time, so she asked the housekeeper to keep asking for the imperial doctor, so she got to know Butler Wu. At that time, Butler Wu was definitely more handsome than the general, and he had a sweet mouth.
It was a coincidence that she was willing to chat with him. What's more, they had many opportunities to contact each other at that time, because Lian Jinrong was in charge of major affairs in the family and had to check accounts with the housekeeper a lot. When An Yanran was half a year old, the general happened to go on an expedition.
, so she couldn't bear the loneliness. At first, Butler Wu was very scared and refused to meet, but he couldn't stand her tricks and finally got stuck together. The two behaved very carefully and no one suspected it. This relationship has always been
It lasted for more than a year, and then she found out she was pregnant. She was so frightened that the general came back and Butler Wu ran away.
At this point, he turned pale with fright: "Madam, please don't kill me. I really don't know what happened next, but I heard from Mr. Lian that Aunt Lian gave birth to a young man. I don't know what happened."
Is he the child of a villain?"
"Can you remember clearly when you said she was pregnant?" Lian Jinyu's face turned red with anger when she heard this. She never thought that Lian Jinrong would do such a shameless thing. Originally, she
Competing for favor means competing for favor. At least she feels that she has the general in her heart. Now when this person mentions this matter, she can't help but think of An Mingxuan who was not born at full term, but when he was born, he weighed more than six pounds.
Very healthy. If An Mingxuan is really Butler Wu's child, what should we do?
Butler Wu recalled: "It was the winter lunar month of Shen Chen's year. It was the seventeenth day of the winter lunar month when I left the General's Mansion. I just discovered it at that time, and it only lasted about a month to two months..."
"An Mingxuan's birthday is in June of the Rensi year. So, he is really your son?" Lian Jinyu looked at Housekeeper Wu in disbelief. She breathed quickly, "This matter must not be done.
Let the general know. If he knew, I don’t know how angry he would be..."
Lian Muhan said indifferently: "I think we should let the general know. Otherwise, An Mingxuan will inherit the family property, and then Mingchen's family property will be divided into half. Isn't that an advantage for a villain like you?"
!”
As he said that, he raised his leg and kicked Butler Wu, "You want to take advantage of the general, how can I tolerate you? I promised to protect your own life, but I don't care about your son's life."
"I have told everything I know. As for the young master, I beg you two to be kind and spare his life. After all, he is just a child. He knows nothing. He only thinks that the general is his father...
"
"When it comes to being a father, men want to do it themselves." Lian Mu said with a cold smile, thinking that if Dongfang Ruoxue did such a thing, he would definitely not spare her.
And he wouldn't know how to raise the child he gave birth to. If he did, wouldn't he be constantly reminded that he had become a bastard?
I really didn’t expect that such a mighty man as the general would be tricked by my aunt in the end.
Fortunately, his biological aunt gave birth to An Mingchen again. Otherwise, even if he was angry, there was nothing he could do. Wouldn't the General's Mansion be without heirs? Of course, the General could continue to pamper those concubines in order to have heirs. When the time comes,
, Auntie doesn’t know how wronged she is.
Thinking of this, she felt even more about her cousin's wisdom and skills. How could she see her aunt's evil intentions? How could she think that An Mingxuan was not her biological child?
In fact, she knew that this was what An Yanran told her in her previous life. Of course, he didn't say it explicitly. He just told her while feeding her the bowl of Luozi soup: Your general's mansion has now fallen into the hands of my younger brother.
.
In fact, An Qingran not only suspected that An Mingxuan was not her biological child, she also expressed doubts about An Yanran's parentage.
But An Yanran is dead, so this matter will be buried with her.
When Lian Jinyu heard this, he didn't know what to do.
She subconsciously concealed the matter in order to protect her husband.
But when she thought of An Mingxuan bullying Mingchen, and even thinking that An Mingchen had robbed him of his family business, she felt a little depressed: "I still can't let the general know about this, I don't want to make him sad.
…”
As soon as she finished speaking, a voice came from behind the screen: "I already know."
Following the voice, a tall figure walked in.
But it was An Zhongtao.
Lian Muhan jumped up: "Uncle! Why are you here?"
"Are you afraid that I will know what you are doing in private?" An Zhongtao sat down, and as soon as he raised his eyes, Butler Wu fell to his knees on the ground.
"General, have mercy, General, have mercy. The villain is really helpless. He didn't mean to harm the general..." Butler Wu knew that his end was probably coming, so he kowtowed even more seriously, "The villain really has an old mother in need of support. If
The general is not relieved, he will wait until a hundred years after the villain's mother has passed, and then he will take the villain's head and make a chamber pot for you."
His forehead was bleeding.
An Zhongtao's face was ashen. He didn't speak and just stared at him coldly. Lian Jinyu stood beside him and wanted to say something, but looked at his expression and swallowed back the words. She didn't understand what happened to An Zhongtao today.
He suddenly came to Dong Nuan Pavilion. It had been so long since he had come to his place during the day. He came here at exactly this time today.
Could it be because of An Qingran?
In fact, it was An Qingran who sent someone to tell An Zhongtao that a man had entered Dongnuang Pavilion. She knew that her father would be unable to sit still. All he had to do was see that Butler Wu.
, at this time, it is really inconvenient for him to come forward. After all, Lian Muhan is a man, and his father will not think anything of it.
Finally, An Zhongtao said: "Okay, it's up to you."
Butler Wu was extremely grateful. He turned to Lian Muhan and said, "Please, please send him out."
Lian Muhan hurriedly stood up and pushed Butler Wu, and the two of them quickly went out.
Lian Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief and said softly: "General, Mu Han will handle this matter properly and no one will know about it. Although this child Mingxuan is a bit naughty, he has raised it for so many years. If he takes it seriously,
I drove him away just like that. Others suspected me and didn’t tell me yet, and they were reluctant to leave.”
An Zhongtao still had a calm face: "Why did Lian Muhan suddenly bring Butler Wu here? When did he become so concerned about our family affairs?"
Lian Jinyu was shocked when he heard this. He didn't think that he had planned this incident, right?
She couldn't say it was An Qingran's idea, so she said: "Even Mu Han happened to meet Butler Wu because of his own affairs. I don't know how he inquired about it, but he accidentally brought up this public case."